Chidori Nagashi

Chidori Nagashi (Thousand Bird Current)
Ninjutsu (Raiton; Requires Chidori (3)) [Electricity, Uchiha Sasuke Hijutsu]
Rank: 8 (B-Class);
Range: 0 feet;
Effect: 1 empowered weapon;
Duration: 1 round/2 levels (D);
Saving Throws: Fortitude partial;
Chakra Resistance: Yes;
Chakra Cost: 7.

The user empowers a single weapon with the containment weapon seal to carry the somewhat diluted power of Chidori. Attacks made with this weapon ignore 10 points of hardness from objects, 2 points of armor or shield bonus to defense and deal an additional 50 points of electricity damage on a successful hit, not multiplied on a critical hit.

The technique can be released as a swift action anytime the user wishes, on his turn. This allows him to deal 50 points of electricity damage to any creature within 10 feet, and forces them to make a Fortitude save to avoid being staggered for 1 round and knocked prone. A staggered creature may only take a single move action or attack action each round (but not both, nor can it take full-round actions).

If the user is disarmed or loses contact with the weapon for more than 1 round, the technique ends. Attacks made in this manner count as chakra-enhanced for the purpose of bypassing damage reduction.

Mastery
The third step of mastery in this technique allows the user to increase the cost by 4 and deal an additional 10 points of electricity damage on a confirmed critical hit. When discharged, the technique deals an additional 10 points of concussion damage.

The fifth step of mastery allows the user to increase the cost of the technique by 2 to increase the damage to 20 on a successful hit, and by an additional 20 points of electricity damage when released.

Material Focus: A melee weapon with a containment weapon seal placed on it.