Lightning Release: Lariat

Lightning Release: Lariatedit
雷犂熱刀­ (Rariatto)
Name
Literal English	Lightning Plough Hot Sword
English anime	Lariat
Alternative names	Eighth (八本目, Happonme)
Debut
Manga	Volume #45, Naruto Chapter #413
Anime	Naruto Shippūden Episode #143
Game	Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
Appears in	Anime, Manga, Game
Data
Classification	Taijutsu
Class	Offensive
Range	Short range (0-5m)
Derived jutsu
Lightning Release: Double Lariat Tailed Beast Lariat
Users
Killer B A

The user charges at his opponent, striking them with a Lariat move, which can be coated in chakra. A successful strike can blow away a target's entire chest with a direct hit. The attack is rather straightforward, but very quick and powerful.

When Killer B uses this attack, he creates either a chakra cloak or chakra bones, both in the form of bull horns. He refers to this as his "Eighth" (八本目, Happonme) sword, next to his seven needle-like swords. In Killer B's Version 2, the Lariat gains an increase in power due to the ox-skull he creates. He was able to pierce Samehada while simultaneously blowing away Kisame Hoshigaki's chest.

When A uses it, he surrounds himself with his Lightning Release Armour, rather than tailed-beast chakra. His high-level chakra, which is comparable to that of a tailed beast's, would produce the same effect as Killer B's version. The two brothers can combine their efforts to perform a Double Lariat, which is strong enough to decapitate the victim, even without chakra enhancements, due to the brothers' immense physical strength.

Trivia

• As with many of the techniques of Kumogakure ninja, this technique has an English name given kanji that somewhat match the pronunciation. Usually, the kanji would be pronounced as Rairi Nettō.
• In Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! Special, B has a attack like Lariat that doesn't require him to go into his Tailed Beast Cloak.
• Similarly to the Fourth Raikage's Liger Bomb, the Lariat is a highly feared move within Puroresu (Japanese professional wrestling). Killer B even shouts "Wheee!" when attacking with the Lariat, a nod to pro wrestler Stan Hansen who popularised the Lariat in Japan.