"The Wanderer" <inverseparadox@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Hand-of-Omega wrote:
>
>> Since we've been talking about both series in another thread, I thought
>> it'd be fun to put them head to head, the Old Big Boss vs.
>> the New! This doesn't have to be a Fight Thread (remember those?^_^),
>> tho it certainly can be if you want to discuss such a thing. Hell,
>> let's discuss merchandise sales and viewing figures, if you want!
>>
>> To start: Are Chakra and Ki the same thing?
>
> Probably not.
>
>> If not, how do they differ?
>
> "Ki", by the standard definitions, is life energy - the energy of the
> spirit.
>
> The "chakra" of Naruto, on the other hand, is defined fairly early on as
> being the 'smoke' which results when you mix that spiritual energy with
> physical energy and burn the mixture.
>
>> If so, then could Ranma, who excels at mastering advanced moves after
>> seeing them just a few times, pick up various Naruto-style Jutsu?
>
> If he had first learned how to produce and mold chakra, I don't see why
> not. That is, however, a fairly big "if".
IIRC, all people HAVE chakara, so producing it isn't a problem. Molding
it
is. That's what differentiates a ****nobi from a normal.
Granted, the best evidence I have is late filler-arc, so it's nothing I
could validly cite. But it followed what i seemed to see throughout.
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