Thread:SahaTo/@comment-39969631-20190704193328/@comment-39969631-20190704202537

So something I've noticed in Naruto is what I believe to be an strong imbalance of elemental natures, particularly with regards to lightning.


 * Lightning is indisputably the fastest of the elements.
 * Wind is supposed to be great at cutting, but lightning can literally do the same thing with its speed and penetrating power.
 * Fire never burns people in Naruto and is much slower and more "visible" than lightning (big ball of flame is easy to see.)
 * Water just drowns people? That's so bad.
 * Earth is the worst (unfortunately). Literally nobody I've ever met thinks earth is cool. It's not flashy and its perceived to be pretty lame. It's supposed to be some "super defense", but lightning also does things to the body so a person can be super defensive. Water just goes around mud walls, and once a shinobi gets to a certain level, it's expected that they be fast enough to simply dodge an attack that would require such a defense. Furthermore, lightning counters earth, so this defense element isn't so defensive anymore.
 * Additionally, weapons can conduct electricity making them faster, stronger, and so they can cut through metal/other weapons. If feels like if you use a sword and don't use lightning, you lose against someone who does. Water also conducts lightning.
 * Boruto, Sarada, and Mitsuki all use lightning, which to be fair, does make sense, however, it's redundant and expected.
 * Lightning can be manipulated into many different forms that unbalance it compared to other elements. Ex: Chidori, Chidori Stream, Chidori Senbon, The Sasuke Chidori Laser, Raikiri, etc. Earth, on the other hand, is very simple, predicable, and slow. Most of it's "good" stuff is kekkei genkai Ex: Lava Release.
 * Electricity can power technology.

I'm probably overexaggerating here and making a big deal out of nothing, but I think certain elements, particularly Earth and Water, pale in comparison to lightning.

What do you think?