Chakra
Chakra is essential to even the most basic
technique; it is the moulding of the physical energy present in every cell of the body and the spiritual energy
gained from exercise and experience. Once
moulded, it can be channelled through the chakra circulatory system, which is to
chakra as the regular circulatory system is to blood, to any of the 361 chakra
points (called
tenketsu
) in the body. Through various methods,
the most common of which is hand seals, the chakra can then be manipulated to
create an effect that would not be possible otherwise, such as walking on water, exhaling fire or creating illusions.
By moulding different ratios of the two energies, new types of chakra can be
formed. Most ninja have a natural affinity to one type of chakra, but they have
the capacity to create elemental chakra apart from their own affinity. There are
five basic types, each stronger and weaker to another, but their relations,
weaknesses, and strengths to each other are all explored. There is also the
dealing of Yin and Yang and the balance of mental and physical energies. In addition
to these five elements, certain kekkei genkai can mix
elemental chakra to form new natures, for example it is possible
to mix water and wind into ice. While many ninja can use more than one type
of chakra, very few are able to use them simultaneously.
Normal Chakra EditThe Two Elements of Normal Chakra, Spiritual Energy and
Physical Energy.
Normal chakra is a form of energy all living individuals naturally produce to
some degree. Contained in the "chakra
coils" that mainly surround and connect to each chakra-producing organ, the
energy circulates throughout the body in a network called the "chakra
circulatory system" (similar to the cardiovascular system).
Certain groups, such as ninja, have learned to generate more chakra and release
it outside their bodies through their "chakra points" (tenketsu) in order to perform special techniques (jutsu). Chakra is not normally visible to the
human eye, though chakra can be seen in situations where a person releases as
much of their chakra as possible. This is rarely seen due to the restrictions of
certain chakra points (Eight Gates), limiting the amount of chakra an
individual can release at a single given time. Chakra can also be visible when
doing a specific techniques (such as the Rasengan) which take a high degree of chakra
control to perform.
Of the many different types of techniques, ninjutsu, genjutsu, dōjutsu, and so on, all require the use of
chakra. However, taijutsu is different, usually requiring no
chakra use whatsoever; stamina is all that is needed. While the ninja still
needs a set amount of chakra to live (i.e. life force energy), regular taijutsu
doesn't require any active moulding or manipulation of chakra (with few
exceptions). A standard attack like a punch or kick falls into this technique
category.
Chakra is the resulting form of energy when two other forms of energy are
mixed together. The two energies are referred to as "physical energy" and
"spiritual energy". Physical energy is collected from the body's cells and can
be increased through training, stimulants, and exercise. Spiritual energy
is derived from the mind's consciousness (i.e. the soul) and can be increased
through studying, meditation, and experience. Having these two energies become
more powerful will in-turn make the created chakra more powerful. Therefore,
practising a technique repeatedly will build-up experience, building up one's
spiritual energy, and thus allowing more chakra to be created. As a result, the
ninja is able to do that same technique with more power. This same cycle applies
for physical energy, except this time, instead of doing things like meditation,
the ninja could, say, do push-ups.
The general term for the source of chakra, the overall physical and spiritual
energy an individual has, is called "total stamina". The maximum amount
of chakra an individual can create and retain at a given time is called their
"chakra level".
Chakra Control In Naruto, chakra takes time and a great deal of training to gradually
build up. Thus, the key is not actually having chakra, but being able to
sufficiently control and conserve it. Everyone has chakra, but only skilled
ninja can correctly "mould" and "manipulate" it to its fullest extent.
Moulding chakra involves the extraction of energies from both the body's
cells and the mind's consciousness, then mixing them together within the
individual. The amount of each energy will differ based on the type of technique
the ninja wishes to execute. In other words, a ninja could create too much or
too little chakra for a given technique, resulting in the chakra being used
inefficiently. In addition, even if a ninja is able to mould the correct amount
of chakra, if they cannot manipulate the chakra properly, the desired technique
will not be as effective or will not execute at all. Wasting energy will also
create weaknesses like early exhaustion, which would hinder the ninja's capacity
to fight long-term battles. General training methods for improving one's
moulding and manipulation of chakra are the Leaf
Concentration, Tree Climbing, and Water Walking exercises.
As an in-between stage, some ninja can partially manipulate their chakra.
This means they can use their chakra, but not effectively control it, which
results in a poorly executed technique, a prime example is Naruto trying to use
the Academy Clone Technique. To manipulate their chakra more easily, hand seals can be used. With these hand seals,
users can control their chakra with higher efficiency, allowing them to execute
their techniques more effectively. Different techniques also require the use of
different hand seals.
When creating a ninjutsu, the two methods of manipulating chakra are referred
to as Shape Transformation and Nature
Transformation:
Shape Transformation deals with controlling the form, movement, and potency of
chakra.Nature Transformation usually deals with changing the physical properties
of chakra into an element. There is also the Nature Transformation of Yin and Yang, which deals with changing the ratio of
spiritual and physical energies within chakra.
These two methods can be implemented separately or together in order to
create a technique.
The general term for the exact moulding and proper manipulation of chakra is
called "chakra control". People with skilled chakra control are usually
Medical-nin or Sensor-types, both of which requires extreme
control over chakra to be effective. Genjutsu apparently also requires good chakra
control.
A good way to build up chakra in the body is to spin it into a tight spiral.
Whether to spin the chakra left or right is dependent on the way the user's hair
grows, either to the right or left. An opponent can negate a
technique by absorbing it and reversing the spin of the chakra
within their own body.
Shape of Chakra Main TransformationMost techniques take a certain shape
that is usually precisely controlled from one hand to another, through chakra. A
good example of this is the Rasengan. Naruto uses one of his hands to control chakra,
and moves it over the other in a circular motion, which eventually creates a
sphere of pure chakra.
Elemental Chakra
EditA circular diagram of the different elemental weaknesses.
Clockwise from the top: Fire, Wind, Lightning, Earth, and Water.
Added by ShounenSuki
Main article: Nature
TransformationBased on which ninjutsu the ninja uses,
the amount of chakra will be different, as would the element the ninja employs.
The five main elemental types are also the names for the Five Great Shinobi
Nations: Fire, Wind, Lightning, Earth and Water. Each ninja has the potential to better
utilise one of these styles and potentially more. Rinnegan users somehow have the ability to more
easily control all five elements.
Advanced elements such as Wood Release and Ice Release are created by combining different
elemental chakra types. Doing this is only possible with a kekkei genkai or having a tailed beast with such an element in canon.
However, the first movie has shown that shinobi of the Land
of Snow are able to perform Ice Release techniques without a
bloodline by manipulating the ice around them. Kajika was also able to use a water technique
that produces ice.
Senjutsu The Three Elements of Senjutsu Chakra. Spiritual, Physical,
and Natural Energy in Complete Balance.
Added by ShounenSuki
Senjutsu chakra is the chakra needed to perform senjutsu, which contains the energy found in
nature itself. It is a powerful source of energy, able to grant a ninja
increased strength, speed, and endurance for taijutsu, as well as enhancing the
power of one's ninjutsu and genjutsu. Sage chakra is created through the
three-way mixing and balancing of one's physical energy and spiritual energy, as
well as the natural energy from the atmosphere/air and terrain/ground. Since the three energies need to be
equally balanced, the higher one's personal chakra capacity (physical energy and
spiritual energy), the more natural energy they can add to the mix. Only those
with a such large chakra capacity can gather the natural energy needed for
entering a powerful state called Sage Mode. Also, only when a person remains
"perfectly still", no longer disrupting the flow of nature around them
like ripples in a pond, can they properly feel and harness natural energy.
Remaining completely still for a period of time takes a great deal of
concentration and patience, requiring a highly motivated and calm state of
mind.
Star Chakra using the chakra enhancing meteorite, shinobi from Hoshigakure can manipulate their chakra into a
wide variety of skills at the cost of extreme damage to their bodies.
Hoshigakure's method gets its name, Mysterious Peacock, from the chakra's raw
manifestation as pinkish purple chakra tails similar to a peacock's tail
feathers.
Gift of the Hermit
gift of the Hermit GroupThe Gift of the Hermit Group is a special kind of chakra used by the ninja
monks of the Fire Temple. It requires daily, unrelenting training to master. This chakra is required to unseal the Sealed Iron Wall granting access to the Fire Temple. It is also required for the technique Welcoming Approach: Thousand-Armed Murder.
Dark Chakra Zero-TailsDark Chakra is a special chakra formed from the negative emotions of
the heart. Created by the Zero-Tails, as it feeds on the negative emotions of
the people around it, it is shown to be extremely powerful, being used to power
the Land of the Sky's Ancor Vantian and grants Shinnō
powerful techniques with seemingly no drawbacks, though it eventually destroys
the mind, and rots the soul of the user
technique; it is the moulding of the physical energy present in every cell of the body and the spiritual energy
gained from exercise and experience. Once
moulded, it can be channelled through the chakra circulatory system, which is to
chakra as the regular circulatory system is to blood, to any of the 361 chakra
points (called
tenketsu
) in the body. Through various methods,
the most common of which is hand seals, the chakra can then be manipulated to
create an effect that would not be possible otherwise, such as walking on water, exhaling fire or creating illusions.
By moulding different ratios of the two energies, new types of chakra can be
formed. Most ninja have a natural affinity to one type of chakra, but they have
the capacity to create elemental chakra apart from their own affinity. There are
five basic types, each stronger and weaker to another, but their relations,
weaknesses, and strengths to each other are all explored. There is also the
dealing of Yin and Yang and the balance of mental and physical energies. In addition
to these five elements, certain kekkei genkai can mix
elemental chakra to form new natures, for example it is possible
to mix water and wind into ice. While many ninja can use more than one type
of chakra, very few are able to use them simultaneously.
Normal Chakra EditThe Two Elements of Normal Chakra, Spiritual Energy and
Physical Energy.
Normal chakra is a form of energy all living individuals naturally produce to
some degree. Contained in the "chakra
coils" that mainly surround and connect to each chakra-producing organ, the
energy circulates throughout the body in a network called the "chakra
circulatory system" (similar to the cardiovascular system).
Certain groups, such as ninja, have learned to generate more chakra and release
it outside their bodies through their "chakra points" (tenketsu) in order to perform special techniques (jutsu). Chakra is not normally visible to the
human eye, though chakra can be seen in situations where a person releases as
much of their chakra as possible. This is rarely seen due to the restrictions of
certain chakra points (Eight Gates), limiting the amount of chakra an
individual can release at a single given time. Chakra can also be visible when
doing a specific techniques (such as the Rasengan) which take a high degree of chakra
control to perform.
Of the many different types of techniques, ninjutsu, genjutsu, dōjutsu, and so on, all require the use of
chakra. However, taijutsu is different, usually requiring no
chakra use whatsoever; stamina is all that is needed. While the ninja still
needs a set amount of chakra to live (i.e. life force energy), regular taijutsu
doesn't require any active moulding or manipulation of chakra (with few
exceptions). A standard attack like a punch or kick falls into this technique
category.
Chakra is the resulting form of energy when two other forms of energy are
mixed together. The two energies are referred to as "physical energy" and
"spiritual energy". Physical energy is collected from the body's cells and can
be increased through training, stimulants, and exercise. Spiritual energy
is derived from the mind's consciousness (i.e. the soul) and can be increased
through studying, meditation, and experience. Having these two energies become
more powerful will in-turn make the created chakra more powerful. Therefore,
practising a technique repeatedly will build-up experience, building up one's
spiritual energy, and thus allowing more chakra to be created. As a result, the
ninja is able to do that same technique with more power. This same cycle applies
for physical energy, except this time, instead of doing things like meditation,
the ninja could, say, do push-ups.
The general term for the source of chakra, the overall physical and spiritual
energy an individual has, is called "total stamina". The maximum amount
of chakra an individual can create and retain at a given time is called their
"chakra level".
Chakra Control In Naruto, chakra takes time and a great deal of training to gradually
build up. Thus, the key is not actually having chakra, but being able to
sufficiently control and conserve it. Everyone has chakra, but only skilled
ninja can correctly "mould" and "manipulate" it to its fullest extent.
Moulding chakra involves the extraction of energies from both the body's
cells and the mind's consciousness, then mixing them together within the
individual. The amount of each energy will differ based on the type of technique
the ninja wishes to execute. In other words, a ninja could create too much or
too little chakra for a given technique, resulting in the chakra being used
inefficiently. In addition, even if a ninja is able to mould the correct amount
of chakra, if they cannot manipulate the chakra properly, the desired technique
will not be as effective or will not execute at all. Wasting energy will also
create weaknesses like early exhaustion, which would hinder the ninja's capacity
to fight long-term battles. General training methods for improving one's
moulding and manipulation of chakra are the Leaf
Concentration, Tree Climbing, and Water Walking exercises.
As an in-between stage, some ninja can partially manipulate their chakra.
This means they can use their chakra, but not effectively control it, which
results in a poorly executed technique, a prime example is Naruto trying to use
the Academy Clone Technique. To manipulate their chakra more easily, hand seals can be used. With these hand seals,
users can control their chakra with higher efficiency, allowing them to execute
their techniques more effectively. Different techniques also require the use of
different hand seals.
When creating a ninjutsu, the two methods of manipulating chakra are referred
to as Shape Transformation and Nature
Transformation:
Shape Transformation deals with controlling the form, movement, and potency of
chakra.Nature Transformation usually deals with changing the physical properties
of chakra into an element. There is also the Nature Transformation of Yin and Yang, which deals with changing the ratio of
spiritual and physical energies within chakra.
These two methods can be implemented separately or together in order to
create a technique.
The general term for the exact moulding and proper manipulation of chakra is
called "chakra control". People with skilled chakra control are usually
Medical-nin or Sensor-types, both of which requires extreme
control over chakra to be effective. Genjutsu apparently also requires good chakra
control.
A good way to build up chakra in the body is to spin it into a tight spiral.
Whether to spin the chakra left or right is dependent on the way the user's hair
grows, either to the right or left. An opponent can negate a
technique by absorbing it and reversing the spin of the chakra
within their own body.
Shape of Chakra Main TransformationMost techniques take a certain shape
that is usually precisely controlled from one hand to another, through chakra. A
good example of this is the Rasengan. Naruto uses one of his hands to control chakra,
and moves it over the other in a circular motion, which eventually creates a
sphere of pure chakra.
Elemental Chakra
EditA circular diagram of the different elemental weaknesses.
Clockwise from the top: Fire, Wind, Lightning, Earth, and Water.
Added by ShounenSuki
Main article: Nature
TransformationBased on which ninjutsu the ninja uses,
the amount of chakra will be different, as would the element the ninja employs.
The five main elemental types are also the names for the Five Great Shinobi
Nations: Fire, Wind, Lightning, Earth and Water. Each ninja has the potential to better
utilise one of these styles and potentially more. Rinnegan users somehow have the ability to more
easily control all five elements.
Advanced elements such as Wood Release and Ice Release are created by combining different
elemental chakra types. Doing this is only possible with a kekkei genkai or having a tailed beast with such an element in canon.
However, the first movie has shown that shinobi of the Land
of Snow are able to perform Ice Release techniques without a
bloodline by manipulating the ice around them. Kajika was also able to use a water technique
that produces ice.
Senjutsu The Three Elements of Senjutsu Chakra. Spiritual, Physical,
and Natural Energy in Complete Balance.
Added by ShounenSuki
Senjutsu chakra is the chakra needed to perform senjutsu, which contains the energy found in
nature itself. It is a powerful source of energy, able to grant a ninja
increased strength, speed, and endurance for taijutsu, as well as enhancing the
power of one's ninjutsu and genjutsu. Sage chakra is created through the
three-way mixing and balancing of one's physical energy and spiritual energy, as
well as the natural energy from the atmosphere/air and terrain/ground. Since the three energies need to be
equally balanced, the higher one's personal chakra capacity (physical energy and
spiritual energy), the more natural energy they can add to the mix. Only those
with a such large chakra capacity can gather the natural energy needed for
entering a powerful state called Sage Mode. Also, only when a person remains
"perfectly still", no longer disrupting the flow of nature around them
like ripples in a pond, can they properly feel and harness natural energy.
Remaining completely still for a period of time takes a great deal of
concentration and patience, requiring a highly motivated and calm state of
mind.
Star Chakra using the chakra enhancing meteorite, shinobi from Hoshigakure can manipulate their chakra into a
wide variety of skills at the cost of extreme damage to their bodies.
Hoshigakure's method gets its name, Mysterious Peacock, from the chakra's raw
manifestation as pinkish purple chakra tails similar to a peacock's tail
feathers.
Gift of the Hermit
gift of the Hermit GroupThe Gift of the Hermit Group is a special kind of chakra used by the ninja
monks of the Fire Temple. It requires daily, unrelenting training to master. This chakra is required to unseal the Sealed Iron Wall granting access to the Fire Temple. It is also required for the technique Welcoming Approach: Thousand-Armed Murder.
Dark Chakra Zero-TailsDark Chakra is a special chakra formed from the negative emotions of
the heart. Created by the Zero-Tails, as it feeds on the negative emotions of
the people around it, it is shown to be extremely powerful, being used to power
the Land of the Sky's Ancor Vantian and grants Shinnō
powerful techniques with seemingly no drawbacks, though it eventually destroys
the mind, and rots the soul of the user