User:ShounenSuki/Third Databook Translations

Akahigi: Hyakki no Sōen (p.223)

 * Ninjutsu, S-rank, Offensive, Defensive, All ranges
 * User: Sasori

The black-blooded sea of puppets that destroyed a country!!

One can tell the true power of a puppet user by the amount of puppets they can handle. "A puppet per finger," in short ten puppets, was the highest peak achieved so far, but this technique overthrows common sense. By directly connecting the puppets to the "core" inside the body, using one's fingers becomes unnecessary. The user can make the puppets move with their will. Even a hundred puppets can be successfully manipulated, as if using one's limbs.


 * ↑↓ Because the puppets are directly connected to the core, there is no time lag between the user's will and the puppets' movement. Such war potential is powerful enough to even make a country fall.

Asa Kujaku (p. 224)

 * Taijutsu, A-rank, Offensive, Short range (0–5m)
 * User: Might Guy

Visiting unexpectedly from the depths of one's heart Dancing in the sky are successive attacks of a wondrous bird!!

Utmost speed and utmost strength should be collected into one's own fist with all one's heart—— The Morning Peacock is the certain-kill taijutsu born from this philosophy of Guy. The principle of this taijutsu is to rapidly increase the body's abilities by opening the Eight Gates up to and including the sixth gate and then strike the enemy down with countless punches. With speed so high that the friction produces flames, the destructive power of the successive attacks doesn't even give the victim time to say his farewells. All enemies that faced this technique in the past were utterly destroyed! When Guy looks forward to certain victory, the flames from his fists paint the sky. As bright as the sunrise, as brilliant as a peacock's tail feathers!!


 * ↓ Surely only Guy could remain safe even after opening up to the sixth gate!!


 * ← The technique is started by kicking up the enemy. For an ordinary person, this one shot would result in inevitable death.

For the person receiving the attack, nothing remains, but to get burned and die!!

Ukojizai no Jutsu (p.225)

 * Ninjutsu, No rank, Supplementary, All ranges
 * User: Pain

Is this heavenly net of rain, falling down and enclosing, the tears of a god grieving for his village?

A perception ninjutsu, allowing one to freely manipulate rain infused with the user's own chakra. In the village of Amegakure, it rains each week on Sunday... This rain falls from rain clouds, formed with Pain's own chakra. During this technique, the falling raindrops are closely linked to Pain's senses. When the rain is obstructed by chakra belonging to someone not of the village, the existence of the intruder can be detected. Also, in order to function in the "place" where the technique was invoked, the rain will keep on falling until Pain uses the seal to cancel it. Therefore, when Pain leaves the village, he always uses this technique, keeping a close eye on the village of Amegakure.


 * → When Pain unleashes the technique, the rain falls. The hunt for intruders begins...

Covering the village is a strict, vigilant net!!


 * ↑ The rain seems convenient for infiltrating. However, it is a definite trap.

Oiroke: Otokonoko Dōshi no Jutsu (p. 226)

 * Ninjutsu, D-rank, Supplementary
 * User: Konohamaru

Forbidden terrain already!? A bewitching ninjutsu for the use of women only!!

A technique that implements the Sexy: Girl on Girl Technique. A forbidden(?) technique that confuses and excites women by changing into two naked men. Unlike when changing into girls, other things are vital besides proportions, like the selection and combination of the men one transforms into and how they pose.


 * ↑ By being well acquainted with the person the technique is targeted to and adjusting the transformation accordingly, one can deliver an even greater impact.

Oiroke: Onnanoko Dōshi no Jutsu (p. 226)

 * Ninjutsu, D-rank, Supplementary
 * User: Konohamaru

Pushing the development even further The evolved line of erotic ninjutsu!!

Naruto's Harem Technique, as arranged by Konohamaru. It is consecutively using the Shadow Clone Technique and Transformation Technique, but by having the user himself and the shadow clone change into different people on the moment of transformation, an epoch-making evolution has been achieved. Because several different seducing girls appear, the chances of meeting the preferences of the target are upped significantly. The bewitching transformation of wild joy will make an adult shinobi have no doubt they've died and gone to Heaven!!

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People are wont to recognise this as "superhuman strength," but it is an application of medical ninjutsu, demanding the ability to concentrate and minute chakra control.

In an instant, the highest grade of chakra is kneaded inside the body, and a moment later all of it it is gathered into the right fist!! That chakra is dispersed into the target, together with the impact of the punch, spreading the damage to every nook and corner! Any kind of strength is meaningless before this technique. With the damage done dependent on the amount of chakra used, it is also possible for a skilled shinobi to amass it in their fingertip.


 * ← The ground, showered with punches, is pulverised into minute pieces by the excess shock, which are then scattered like flower petals, giving rise to the name "Cherry Blossom Impact".

The scattered fragments become like flower petals, blooming and fluttering about!!

Ōdama Rasengan (p. 228)

 * Ninjutsu, A-rank, Offensive, Short range (0–5m)
 * User: Naruto Uzumaki

A masterpiece of destructive force!!

The enormous amount of swirling chakra becomes a huge projectile, destroying the enemy!!


 * ↑ The terrifying offensive power breaks through the target of the attack and even gouges out the surrounding ground!! The impact created by the compressed chakra of the Nine Tails can be compared to a collision with a small meteorite...!!

A ninjutsu with pre-eminent destructive power, caused by wildly spinning chakra inside one's palm and compressing it to a high density—— The Rasengan. Using the same essentials, but rapidly increasing the amount of chakra used; that is the Big Ball Rasengan. Compressed to an even higher density than ever before, the chakra is released all at once as soon as the technique hits the target, releasing an extraordinary destructive power...!! Proportional to this power, the amount of chakra it consumes is also extraordinary. With him possessing the near-inexhaustible supply of the Nine Tails' chakra, it could be said that this technique is for no-one but Naruto

Kaiwan no Hiya (p. 229)

 * Ninjutsu, No rank, Offensive, All ranges
 * User: Pain

Launched like a missile, a heavy punch of certain, crushing death!!

After having made modifications to one's own body, this technique launches a detached part of an arm, using it as a projectile weapon. With a small-scale explosion, caused by chakra collected in the cut end, the arm portion gains propulsive power and flies off in a straight line with tremendous force. Its destructive power is great enough to easily break through even thick bedrock, but the arm portion is protected with chakra, allowing it to remain unscathed. The chakra in the cut end draws it back like a magnet, reattaching it again.


 * → The propulsive power is acquired by making chakra explode in the cut end of the launched wrist.

Kaeru Kaeru no Jutsu (p. 229)

 * Ninjutsu, C-rank, Supplementary, Short range (0–5m)
 * User: Jiraiya

Although the silence is broken, the party is over The frog's cries resound in vain

This technique has the user place their hand on the forehead of the target and then, according to a mental image, instantaneously changes the opponent into a frog. This technique is used when interrogating several prisoners of war. Seeing a comrade change into a frog before their eyes, the prisoners of war cave in, becoming what could be described as a "frog chorus," sonorously chanting information. This terrifying technique will, without a doubt, make an "information leak" open up.


 * ↑→ From tree frog to toad... Terrified by their comrade's shape, they will spontaneously start croaking out information!!

Kagura Shingan (p. 230)

 * Ninjutsu, Hiden, No rank, Supplementary, All ranges
 * User: Karin

With the mind's eye, sense those yonder and survey a thousand ri

Because Karin has excellent perception abilities, it is possible for her to use this enemy-searching technique across an extremely vast range. By closing her eyes and opening her mind's eye, she can perceive abnormal chakra activity within a radius of dozens of kilometres. Also, if she has a specific chakra in mind, she can perceive its location and movements in minute detail.


 * ← She accurately grasps as much as her target's numbers, characteristics and speed of movement.

100 Leafs Collection #38: Search Techniques
Konoha One Hundred Leafs Collection ~ Number Thirty-Eight

Using Diverse Methods, the Target is Found!! —Search Techniques—

When it comes to methods with which a shinobi can search for or pursue a target, there are many methods borrowing the power of animals with they excellent senses of sight and smell. There are also methods of searching for the chakra released by the target, but these can only be used by excellent sensing-type shinobi.


 * ↑ With the opponent's search method found out, it is possible to use this against them and hinder their search.


 * ↑ Kiba uses his own sense of smell, exceeding even that of ninken, to search for his target.


 * → By trading senses with animals like birds, one can also search across a wide range.

Kagenui no Jutsu (p. 231)

 * Ninjutsu, Hiden, No rank, Offensive, Supplementary, Short to mid-range (0–10m)
 * User: Shikamaru Nara

Changed into sharp needles, the shadows pierce through numerous enemies!!

A ninjutsu from among the Nara clan's secret techniques that make good use of shadows, this technique uses materialised shadows to attack and capture. Transforming one's own shadow into several sharp needle shapes and controlling each separately...! One can attack several targets simultaneously and at the same time snatch away their ability to move by sewing them stuck with the shadow threads. Because it is a physical attack, like the Shadow Imitation Technique, it is impossible to capture someone without harming them, but on the other hand, since the speed of invocation and the time of duration are excellent, it can be used when urgent restraint is required.


 * ←↓ This technique is usually used to go through the target and capture them, but depending on the opponent, it can also be used as an attack to bring them down. This special characteristic finds its greatest effect when used as logistical support.

Kagemane Shuriken no Jutsu (p. 232)

 * Ninjutsu, Hiden, No rank, Supplementary, Short to mid-range (0–10m)
 * User: Shikamaru Nara

A blade infused with one's own power, thrown through the shadow of an enemy, stopping their movement!

A union of the ninjutsu characteristic of the Nara clan and a ninja tool, this ingenious ninjutsu could only have come from Shikamaru. By infusing the chakra blades with his own chakra beforehand, they are given the effect of the shadow techniques. By using these weapons to pierce the enemyies' shadow, the Shadow Imitation Technique that forces the opponent to make the same movements as the user, is invoked. As it is more difficult for the enemy notice it, this ninjutsu also compensates for the weak point of the similar Shadow Imitation Technique, being its limited effective range.

An ingenious ninjutsu using chakra blade and wit!!


 * ↑→ To pierce the shadow, it is necessary to avoid the target just barely. Shikamaru solved this difficult problem by attaching a fake explosive tag to the blades.


 * ↓ When the chakra blades are combined with Shikamaru's intelligence, this technique shows the infinite reach of its potential!

Kageyose no Jutsu (p. 233)

 * Ninjutsu, Hiden, No rank, Supplementary, Short to mid-range (0–10m)
 * User: Shikamaru Nara

Agile shadow tentacles, moving at the user's request!!

Obeying one's request, they gather together


 * → From the number of shadow tentacles stretching out, to their length, up to their direction, it all follows the user's will!!

A ninjutsu using materialised shadows, but compared to the Shadow Sewing from the same line, this technique places emphasis on the minute control of the shadow's movements. Basically, this technique is taking one's own shadow and transforms and stretches it into countless thin tentacles, which are then used to grab objects and pull them in. Also, one can also skilfully make use of the tentacle-shaped shadow tendrils by using them to lift up and throw weapons like kunai and such. This technique has many possible applications and uses.


 * ↑ When used in combination with ninja tools, the technique displays the greatest effect!


 * → The user has minute control, accurate enough to even make the tentacles go through tiny holes.

Kagerō (p. 234)

 * Ninjutsu, No rank, Supplementary, All ranges
 * User: Zetsu

Using roots to glide through the ground, this is a espionage and subterranean travel technique——!!

This infiltration technique is characteristic of Zetsu. It allows him to merge his body with the ground and flora and travel at high speed. His insectivorous plant-like shell has the ability to merge with the ground, because it is tinged with his chakra. Then, using the underground network of organic matter, consisting of things like plant roots and water veins, he can travel everywhere with high speed. While using this technique, his presence is completely concealed. No person would be able to perceive Zetsu's existence.


 * ↑→ Zetsu can conceal himself in trees, sand, and the like. When seeing fellow shinobi fight, this technique conceals his presence.

Katon: Endan (p. 234)

 * Ninjutsu, C-rank, Offensive, Short to mid-range (0–10m)
 * User: Jiraiya
 * User: Jiraiya

A sudden strike is the harbinger of death A surprise attack of mysterious flames...!!

One holds oil, created with chakra, in one's mouth and spits it out together with a Fire Release technique, igniting it. This technique simply shoots a flame bullet at the enemy. If the amount of oil that is prepared is kept down, the time it takes to invoke the technique is reduced. This allows the enemy to be stricken unaware, allowing the oil-containing flame bullet to burn them up completely. It is also possible to shoot out a series of of flame bullets by partitioning the oil...!!


 * ↑ If this technique is fired after covering the enemy with oil using the Toad Oil Bullet, it has plenty of power to wound or kill. As this also keeps down the chakra consumption, it kills two birds with one stone!!

Katon: Gōryūka no Jutsu (p. 235)

 * Ninjutsu, B-rank, Offensive, Supplementary, All ranges
 * User: Sasuke Uchiha

An ascending dragon of flames, consuming the enemy with sharp fangs burning brightly!!

Compressing a great amount of chakra build up inside the body and changing its shape into that of a blazing dragon. Then skilfully manipulating that great fire, one attacks the enemy before one's eyes! If this technique is mastered, it is also possible to fire off several flames after each other. Even outside of the attack range, its power and reliability are stressed. The flames have such a high temperature, they can create updraughts which in turn give rise to cumulonimbus clouds ! The fate of the person caught in the sharp fangs of the dragon flame is to be reduced to ashes in an instant...!!

The roar of the dragon that scorches even the Heavens!!


 * ↑→ The released flames are shaped into the form of a dragon and rush down on the target! The pursuit won't stop until the helpless target is consumed by flames!

Katon: Zukokku (p. 236)

 * Ninjutsu, B-rank, Offensive, All ranges
 * User: Kakuzu

Advancing is a tsunami of hell-fire! All one sees is turned to dust!!

This technique drops a small fireball on the ground, but in just a moment, the flames spread to the surrounding area, scorching the entire surface. By adding Wind nature, the vigour of the fire is increased, causing a burning so tremendous, it will reduce the are to a field ravaged by fire...!!


 * → The raging flames strike the enemy from underfoot!! Because the extent is wide, this technique is difficult to evade.

100 Leafs Collection #39: The Principle of Counterbalancing
Konoha One Hundred Leafs Collection ~ Number Thirty-Nine

Nature Transformation —The Principle of Counterbalancing!!—

With the rivalling relationships between the Five Basic Elemental Natures established, what would happen if two techniques of the same nature would hit each other——? If the same amount of chakra was put into the technique and transformed, the techniques would cancel out each other.


 * ← Kakuzu's Lightning Release: False Darkness is counterbalanced by the equivalent Lightning Release Lightning Cutter.


 * ↓ Sasuke and Itachi attack each other with the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique. By using the power of the "State 2" of the Cursed Seal, Sasuke overwhelms Itachi——!!

However, if one of the techniques had more chakra put into it, it would overcome the other technique. In that case, since the loosing technique is overtaken and absorbed, the damage the looser can receive will be unfathomable.

Katon: Daiendan (p. 237)

 * Ninjutsu, Senjutsu, B-rank, Offensive, Short to mid-range (0–10m)
 * User: Jiraiya

A huge projectile of wondrous flames is released Completely burning Heaven and Earth, there is no escape

The mouth cavity is filled with oil, created inside the body with senjutsu chakra. This oil is then spit out and at the same time ignited with the a Fire Release technique!! This creates a giant flame, equivalent to ten-odd Flame Bullets. This flame will completely cut off the front escape route of an enemy cornered in a hallway or room, or it can thoroughly burn each respective escape route.


 * → Sage Mode Jiraiya's mouth is swollen out and filled with the toad oil created inside.


 * ↓ Just a single shot releases a giant flame bullet, filling up the pathway...!!

Katon: Haisekishō (p. 237)

 * Ninjutsu, B-rank, Offensive, Mid-range (5–10m)
 * User: Asuma Sarutobi

Blocking one's field of vision is an ashen-grey formation, turned into a burst of flames with live coals!!

Chakra-altered gunpowder is scattered in the surrounding region and ignited with a flint placed in one's molars beforehand!! The area where the gunpowder is scattered is swallowed up in a large explosion. This technique demands keen senses to read the air currents, the insight to read the movements of the enemy, and the tactical experience to not also enfold one's allies in the flames.


 * ↑→ It explodes in just an instant, destroying the surroundings with fire. Careful attention is vital for the timing of the ignition.

Gamagakure no Jutsu (p. 238)

 * Ninjutsu, C-rank, Supplementary
 * User: Jiraiya

Using the mouth of a toad as cover A waterside infiltration technique!!

The user of this infiltration technique summons a from Mt. Myōboku and hides themselves inside its stomach. This toad can dive up to 100 metres in fresh water. It is particularly effective when infiltrating an enemy camp surrounded by a lake or river. Inside the stomach is also a chakra-blocking barrier space, protecting the user from detection-type ninjutsu.


 * ↑→ Jiraiya crawls out of the barrier space inside the stomach of the diving toad. This is the moment one needs to be most careful for detection-type ninjutsu, but...

Gamadaira - Kageayatsuri no Jutsu (p. 238)
User: Jiraiya
 * Ninjutsu, B-rank, Supplementary, Short range (0–5m)

The body is as flat as thin paper Pulling the strings to their heart's content through the shadow!!


 * ↓ While the technique is in effect, the victim is temporarily paralysed and serves as the user's shield!!


 * ← By taking a deep breath, the ultra-thin body expands again. The victim's temporary paralysis is also cancelled.

After putting chakra into the victim's shadow, the user makes their body as flat as possible. Then, by becoming one with the shadow, this technique temporarily snatches away the control over the victim's mind and body. The user has to hold their breath, but they can talk through the victim. As soon as the user resumes breathing, the technique is cancelled and their body retakes it original thickness.

Gama Yudan (p. 239)

 * Ninjutsu, C-rank, Offensive, Supplementary, Short to mid-range (0–10m)
 * User: Jiraiya

A sticky bullet, overwhelming those unprepared A hell of movement-restricting oil!!

A technique that changes chakra prepared inside the body into oil and spits it out as a huge mass. When this extremely sticky oil touches the target, their entire body is covered, preventing them from moving. Furthermore, if a Fire Release technique is thrown at the target after this technique is used, they will be enveloped in flames in an instant.


 * →↓ The "Oil Bullet" covers Konan's body, making it stick!! Because it is oil, simply washing it away with just water won't be easy...!!

Kami Shuriken (p. 239)

 * Ninjutsu, D-rank, Offensive, Mid- to long range (5+m)
 * User: Konan

Scraps of paper, sharpened with chakra become sky-splitting blades!!

A technique that consists of pouring one's chakra into a scrap of paper in a split second, hardening and sharpening it, so it can be used as a shuriken. Its sharpness is equal to that of a shuriken made of metal. The user can further increase the power of the shuriken by making it into certain shapes.


 * → It is an emergency measure for when one's ninja tools have run out, but if used by an expert, it becomes a powerful weapon!!


 * ← The accumulation of time and effort put into the paper raises the sharpness to the utmost limits.

Kamui (pp. 240–241)

 * Ninjutsu, Kekkei Genkai, No rank, Offensive, Defensive, All ranges
 * User: Kakashi Hatake

Changing the dimension in one's field of vision. A lavish, unparalleled dimensional dōjutsu!!

Kakashi's original dōjutsu, released from the Mangekyō Sharingan. It allows one to transfer anything to another dimension. If one spends a lot of time and trains one's chakra over and over again, this technique can be invoked. The target is enveloped with a barrier space and the user concentrates their mind to what they gaze at... The target can struggle helplessly, but against this technique no defence is possible. No matter what, the space will distort and draw the target in.


 * → One glare with the Mangekyō Sharingan. The location and size of the barrier can be specified at will.


 * ↓ The aim is a little off the mark, hitting the arm... Nevertheless, that part of the arm is pulled apart into small pieces and sent to another dimension in an instant...!!


 * ↑ When the technique is invoked, the space at the centre of the barrier is distorted and the target inside the barrier is drawn in completely... There is no technique that can compete against this one. It is a dreadful technique that, with skilled use, can even pull an entire human being into another dimension.

'The scenery becomes twisted. And after that———!!'

The trap created by great power

The Mangekyō Sharingan is a dōjutsu that, with continuous usage, burdens the user with the loss of their eyesight. Since this is the source of Kamui, using it in rapid succession puts Kakashi's body at risk as well.


 * ↑ Kakashi obtained his Sharingan though a transplant. The strain his body suffers may be far more severe than the a member of the Uchiha clan would suffer.

Karasu Bunshin no Jutsu (p. 242)

 * Ninjutsu, C-rank, Supplementary
 * User: Uchiha Itachi

A human-shaped servant is created for get-togethers, inheriting his master's powers!!

A technique that produces a clone by projecting one's own chakra towards dozens of "crows". Because it uses crows as an medium, it requires less chakra then the normal Shadow Clone Technique, while still being able to perform techniques.


 * →↓ The dozens of crows come together to form the body of a clone. When the chakra projected by the user is severed, the crows disperse.

Kikō Junbū (p. 242)

 * Ninjutsu, B-rank, Defensive, Short range (0–5m)
 * User: Chiyo

A mysterious chakra shining with splendour becomes a shield boasting a strong defence!!

A chakra shield used in the puppetry art. A mechanism inside the puppet opens its arms into a couple of segments, through which the user radiates their chakra. The chakra spreads out like a thin film and turns into a protective sheet, preventing all physical attacks and keeping the user safeguarded...!!


 * ← Chakra threads are still let through, so the user is still able to flow chakra to their puppets.

Kishō Tensei (p. 243)

 * Ninjutsu, S-rank, Supplementary, Short range (0–5m)
 * User: Chiyo

A kinjutsu that transcends death, using one's own life as an intermediary

The reincarnation technique developed in Sunagakure. Giving one's life force to the target, using all one's chakra as an intermediary... This technique can be used on both the living and dead, but when used on the dead, the user will find certain death in exchange for the soul of the deceased. Out of humane motives, Sunagakure labelled this technique as a "kinjutsu" immediately after its development. Nowadays, the only one who can use this technique is its developer, Chiyo.

The act of thinking about the future and entrusting one's life to it


 * ↑ While the technique is invoked, the released chakra shines pale-blue!!


 * ↑ In case one's own chakra is insufficient, a third party can assist.

100 Leafs Collection #40: The Feelings of Remorse That Triggered the Creation of a Kinjutsu
Konoha One Hundred Leafs Collection ~ Number Forty

—The Feelings of Remorse That Triggered the Creation of a Kinjutsu!!—

One's Own Life Reincarnation was originally a technique developed to give a soul to the puppets of Sasori's parents. Underlying that were the feelings of sorrow for a child wrapped up in battle, carrying the future on his shoulders...


 * ↓ Chiyo's intention was to give up her own life so she could give back to her grandson Sasori the warmth of his parents...

Kibaku Nendo (pp. 244–245)

 * Ninjutsu, Hiden, No rank, Offensive, Defensive, Supplementary, All ranges
 * User: Deidara

By sculpting and blowing up, the enemy is destroyed! Ultimate art, interweaving destruction with plastic beauty!!

Art—— That is, an object with a certain form that, in an instant, is bereaved of that shape and sublimates... in other words, an "explosion"! ——Deidara's characteristic technique takes that sort of definite view of art and puts it to practical use by uniting it with ninjutsu... That is Exploding Clay. The clay is endowed with explosive properties by biting into it with one of the several mouth found across Deidara's body and mixing it with chakra. In a flash, the clay, moulded into various forms, gives rise to a giant explosion by yelling "Katsu". Because the statues can be remotely controlled at will with chakra, it is possible to launch an attack from anywhere, be it land sea, or air. Also, by varying the chakra mixed in with the clay, one can create a great variety of Explosive Clay, all with different effects and scope.


 * ← He can easily use the "mouths" in either of his hands, but he uses the left one the most.


 * ↑ The user can make the clay explode at any time.

Depending on the of chakra kneaded through, there are different methods of Exploding Clay!!

●C1● This small-sized Exploding Clay, its explosive power restrained to the utmost, is mainly used for covert actions, surprise attacks, and the like. The design of the bombs often takes the shape of deformed beetles.

●C2● While the user is riding on the back of this giant dragon -shaped Exploding Clay, the target is pursued by the guided missiles spit from its mouth! It is utilised to its greatest effect when combined with landmines, placed beforehand.

●C3●
 * ↑ Deidara himself calls this his "pride". The explosive power is especially great, capable of even destroying a village!

It is a simple type, dropped down from the sky, but when only considering explosive power, it boasts the highest level. The scale and beauty of the explosion and the humanoid design of the Explosive Clay, doing away with any and all excess lines, are something to be proud of.

●C4● When this gigantic puppet, modelled after Deidara himself, ruptures, extremely small bombs are released and scattered across a wide range. When these nano-sized bombs —impossible to be seen with ordinary human eyes— are inhaled, they will set themselves everywhere inside the body. The countless small explosions occurring throughout the body will destroy the target's body from within at the cellular level. The person themselves will be dead before they notice the attack!!


 * ← Using the blast of the figure's explosion, the tiny bombs are scattered across a vast range!!

Kyōmen Shūja (p. 246)

 * Ninjutsu, A-rank, Offensive, Short range (0–5m)
 * User: Pain

Nature and abilities are almost exactly the same!! One's own clone, as if reflected by a full-length mirror!!

A double trap laid under the Five Seal Barrier. This technique is automatically started when the "Forbidden"-fuda are removed. The remover's appearance, battle skills, and so on are copied perfectly by a duplicate body that suddenly appears and attacks!! Because the double has a fixed amount of stamina, it is at a disadvantage in a drawn-out battle. In order to cancel this technique, the one who removed the fuda has no choice but to grow beyond how they were at the time they removed it.


 * ↑→ The instant the "forbidden"-fuda are removed, this technique is invoked. As the copies rise from the ground, they take on the shape of the one who removed the fuda!!

The only way to win is to exceed oneself!?

Kirin (p. 247)

 * Ninjutsu, S-rank, Offensive, Long range (10+m)
 * User: Sasuke Uchiha

The neighing of an angry divine beast goes down in an attack that shakes the Heavens and moves the Earth!!

The technique Sasuke thought out, said to be the culmination of the Lightning nature. First one uses a technique from the Fire Release line, like the Great Dragon Fire, to radically heat up the atmosphere, creating a violent updraught. The updraught creates cumulonimbus clouds and from the cumulonimbus clouds breaks forth lightning...!! One changes the shape of this lightning, guides it to the target, and uses it to destroy the enemy in a roar that makes even the Heavens tremble. Because this ninjutsu makes good use of a natural phenomenon, one can invoke it using only a small quantity of chakra. Sasuke, aspiring to become the pinnacle of shinobi, finally tamed even "lightning" itself——.

The enemy is destroyed by the sound of thunder!


 * ↑← The lightning is formed into the shape of the legendary divine beast Kirin and used to attack the target! This light-speed attack is impossible to evade. The enemy will be obliterated before they can even blink!!

Kūsa Bōheki (p. 248)

 * Ninjutsu, No rank, Defensive, Mid- to long range (5+m)
 * User: Gaara

Amassing an inexhaustible amount of sand and turning it into an air defence shield!!

This air defence technique creates a giant shield, suspended in mid-air, by raising a great amount of sand from the ground. By gathering the best possible mineral-rich sand, the hardness of the shield is very high. Furthermore, the sand had its defensive strength raised by flowing chakra through it. Also, the important point of this technique is Gaara's strong sense of duty as Kazekage to "protect the village"...!


 * ↑ Even though Deidara used his "favourite trick", C3, because of the solid shield, not a single injury was caused...!!

Kusanagi no Tsurugi: Chidorigatana (p. 248)

 * Ninjutsu, B-rank, Supplementary, Short range (0–5m)
 * User: Sasuke Uchiha

The pallid, sharp blade that pierces through everything sings the song of thunder!!

Among those techniques that use a chakra flow to raise cutting ability or make use of the Chidori, this technique in particular is called Chidori Katana, because it flows Lightning-natured chakra through a katana. The radiating and chirping blade can easily cut up even steel. Furthermore, the body of the person cut by the sword goes numb, taking away their freedom of movement!!


 * ← The Chidori flows through the blade and into the enemy's body. The muscles hit by the electrical current go stiff, making it impossible to move!!

Kuchiyose: Gama Mise no Jutsu (p. 249)

 * Ninjutsu, B-rank, Offensive, All ranges
 * User: Jiraiya

The sweet invitation is a toad trap!! Helplessly imprisoned inside a stomach!!

This technique summons a, living on Mt. Myōboku, and imprisons the enemy within its stomach. The shop toad is capable of changing into a building and with their chakra, the user gives the building a design they imagined themselves. Lured in with the temptation of "all you can drink for 500 ryō ," the visiting target is instead drunk up themselves...!!


 * ↓ From the moment the cancellation hand seal is performed, it takes only a few seconds for the shop toad to return to its original, small shape...!!


 * ↑ As soon as the hand seal is performed, "Club Frog" retakes the shape of a toad!! Inside, the intruders, caught in the stomach lining let out a shriek of terror.


 * ↓ When the the shop toad has gulped down the enemy and returned to its original shape, it quietly takes its leave on account of "closing up shop".

Perfect capture!!

Kuchiyose: Sanjū Rashōmon (p. 250)

 * Ninjutsu, A-rank, Defensive
 * User: Orochimaru

Receive - reduce - disperse: The three steps of an absolute prison gate defence!!

A defensive wall that waits with firm pose and open mouth to gulp down every attack—— The Rashōmon that is supplied in threefold by Orochimaru's physical defensive technique!! The first gate takes the attack head-on, the second gate specialises in decreasing its power, and the third gate disperses the pressure... Because each of the three gates has a different duty, all attacks will have lost their power before reaching the user. Summoning three Rashōmon in an instant, while just one consumes a massive amount of chakra... Being able to use this ultimate absolute defence just shows why Orochimaru was once called Sannin. The gates of carnage, arrived from hell easily chase away the opponent's power, seemingly if ridiculing their screaming. After that, nothing remains but for the person bitten back by Orochimaru to embrace great despair...


 * ← The unique absolute gates, called out from the depths of the Earth, make Orochimaru swell up with self-confidence, no matter what the circumstances.


 * ↓ In an instant, the three great gates rise above their surroundings like mountains! While protecting, the bizarre style of the gates and their malicious aura threaten the opponent......

The "unopenable demons," invited with a double hand seal

Kuchiyose: Raikō Kenka (p. 251)

 * Ninjutsu, B-rank, Supplementary, Short range (0–5m)
 * User: Sasuke Uchiha

A variety of sealed battle tools At the request of their master, they make their appearance!!

This is a kind of "ninja tool summon" that, by sealing ninja tools like swords or kunai into, for instance, a scroll or one's clothes beforehand, allows them to be called upon when needed. The greatest advantage of this technique is that the time between "taking out" a ninja tool, taking the right "stance" and actually "throwing" it is greatly reduced. The ninja tools are thrown with the actual speed of a "flash of lightning," ruining the opponent's outset of the battle, and snatching away the initiative...!! Furthermore, because the summonable ninja tools can remain hidden until right before they are used, if this technique is mastered, there are an exceptional number of possible tactics.


 * ↑ Just by touching the "marks" that can be drawn anywhere, the ninja tools are summoned in an instant!!

Now is the time to win or lose! Returning to my hand is a long-serving warrior's tool!!


 * ↑ When a weapon is summoned, the time needed to throw it can be further shortened by having prepared the weapon in fully extended form beforehand.

Gufū Suika no Jutsu (p. 252)

 * Ninjutsu, B-rank, Offensive, Defensive, Short to mid-range (0–10m)
 * Users: Naruto Uzumaki, Yamato

A hurricane and a stream of water interweaving A shielding curtain of white mist!!

This combination ninjutsu uses the wild rotation of the Rasengan to swallow up the water current created by the Water Release: Tearing Torrent, creating a large quantity of water vapour. Once invoked, a strong wind whirls around inside the highly concentrated mist, turning it into a solid barrier, repelling techniques, attacks, and such. The mist created by the violent rotating of the Rasengan also has the effect of taking away the enemy's field of vision. Of course, the mist can be used as a smokescreen when escaping, but the confusion it creates can also be used, for instance, to launch a surprise attack. It can be said that this technique has exceedingly many practical uses.


 * → Naruto's Wind Release and Yamato's Water release unite!! If one can use multiple natures, it is possible to perform this technique alone.

Kekkai: Gama Hyōrō (p. 253)

 * Ninjutsu, B-rank, Supplementary
 * User: Jiraiya

In the gourd is a tranquil and terrifying barrier space where no escape is possible.

After summoning a from Mt. Myōboku, one drags the target into its stomach. There exists a barrier space that is isolated from the outside world. It is also possible to push the target into an acid lake and dissolve them.


 * → Within the toad's stomach, silence rules. However, the lake is filled with a powerful acid!!


 * ↓ At the contractor's command, it is possible to enter or exit in an instant.

Kekkai: Tengai Hōjin (p. 253)

 * Ninjutsu, B-rank, Supplementary, Short to mid-range (0–10m)
 * User: Jiraiya

An wide scope barrier tactic that detects all those who enter it!!

This technique creates a spherical detection barrier with the user at the centre. At the user's command, the detection barrier can expand, grasping everything in the room. The user is able to detect anyone who moves inside the barrier space with their own "sense".


 * ↑→ Jiraiya's detection barrier easily envelops even Gamaken's big frame. He can fill any space required for the battle...!!

Gentōshin no Jutsu (p. 254)

 * Ninjutsu, No rank, Supplementary, All ranges
 * User: Pain

Floating in the darkness are virtual images of the Akatsuki!!

The Akatsuki members sit down and send out "though waves", converted into chakra. These thought waves are then picked up by Pain, acting as a kind of control tower. This technique amplifies the thought waves and broadcasts them to a specific location through illusionary bodies. The illusionary bodies differ from being mere reflections. While Pain is relaying the members' thoughts, they can still use varying techniques.


 * → The chakra of the Akatsuki members is perceived by Pain. The amplified thought waves are then broadcast through the illusionary bodies.

Konoha Shōfū (p. 254)

 * Taijutsu, C-rank, Offensive, Short range (0–5m)
 * User: Rock Lee

Like a rising dragon that dances and rises on the wind—— An attacking kick that breaks from the Earth and thrusts into the Heavens!!

This jump uses the entire body as a spring, by amassing power through taking a posture where the back of the body falls down! With this powerful taijutsu, the user kicks just above their head, similar to Guy's speciality, the "Dynamic Entry". Because the power of the kick from the ground is losslessly converted into a blow, the enemy hit with this attack will be launched high into the sky!!


 * ↑ A hard-to-see attack from below!! It has to power to easily kick the Samehada from Kisame's hand!!

Gofū Kekkai (p. 255)

 * Ninjutsu, C-rank, Supplementary, All ranges
 * User: Pain

A solid connection between five fuda  Without exception keeping everyone from opening the door!!

By spreading "forbidden"-fuda, connected to each other by the user's chakra, to five locations with the location to be protected in the centre and attaching them to a flat surface, this technique turns the entire range surrounded by the fuda into a barrier space. Inside the space, the material destruction is "forbidden". To cancel this, it is necessary to search for the five fuda and tear them off.


 * ↑→ Inside the barrier, using any kind of physical attack to try and destroy something is folly, as it will only lead to injury.

100 Leafs Collection #41: Overtaking the barrier with two platoons
Konoha One Hundred Leafs Collection ~ Number Forty-One

—Overtaking the barrier with two platoons—

To break into an enemy base protected by a Five Seal Barrier, it is best to have two four-man platoons. One party goes to cancel the four fuda, as the other party cancels the final fuda at the base, and breaks in at the same time. From this, it is possible to plan an infiltration while maintaining the war potential. If a detection-type shinobi is present, it is possible to deal with the barrier even faster.


 * ↓ Being vigilant of an ambush directly after breaking in, and determining and affirming a quick method of infiltrating.


 * → Breaking in as soon as the barrier is released!! Not giving the enemy the time to come up with a counter-plan...!!

Saikan Chūshū no Jutsu (p. 256)

 * Ninjutsu, B-rank, Supplementary, Short range (0-5m)
 * User: Haruno Sakura

Asserting the pathogen entered into a human body by the enemy and removing it all!

By perceiving the disturbances of chakra in the body, the poison, pathogen, or such that is causing the injury to the human body can be traced. Using a chakra scalpel, the affected part is cut open, then the toxin is drawn out, while the injury is simultaneously treated. This technique is considered extremely difficult, even among medical ninjutsu. Usually, after treatment from this jutsu, an antidote or other medicine is used for a complete recovery.


 * ↑The diagnosis ability to see through the affected part, the skill to properly incise it, together with unmatched chakra control is required for this technique.

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Konoha One Hundred Leafs Collection ~ Number Forty-Two


 * Vast Knowledge and Great Skill - The Abilities That Allow for Medical Ninjutsu |

During the "Shinobi World War," Tsunade proposed including a medical ninja with every platoon. However, because realising that idea would vast amount of time, it was rejected. In reality, being a medical ninja demands a variety of skills and knowledge of the human body and medicine, in addition to delicate chakra control. Nowadays, the training system used has increased the number of medical ninja. Still, people who have completely mastered the techniques are still scarce. As they are still hard to come by, these skills are very precious.


 * ↑Despite being hit by an attack, she still heals her own wounds. A technique, said to be perfection of external medical treatment.


 * ↓The knowledge and technical skills needed to mix medicines are also required from medical ninja.

Satetsu Kaihō (p. 257)

 * Ninjutsu, Kekkei Genkai, No rank, Offensive, All ranges
 * Users: Sasori, Sandaime Kazekage

A needle hell of despair, created from poisonous Iron Sand!!

By combining two high-density Iron Sand masses with opposing magnetic fields, the magnetic force increases immediately, and the repellent forces of the magnetic fields scatter the Iron Sand across a vast range. Because the paths of the Iron Sand branch off irregularly, it's difficult to get a complete overview. The Iron Sand is drenched in poison, so even one scratch can become a fatal wound. Furthermore, even if the branches are evaded successfully, the target will lose their path of retreat, allowing the real body to attack next! A dreadful evil power, filled with trap after trap!!

The air is filled with a fine-weaved network of Iron Sand needles!!


 * ↑The poison-drenched jet-black Iron Sand needles turn the world in front of the target's eyes into a picture of Hell.


 * →Even if the needles and poison are avoided, the Sandaime Kazekage is waiting to attack. When the enemy is stuck in that situation, there is nothing more to do then wait imminent death...

Satetsu Kesshū (p. 258)

 * Ninjutsu, Kekkei Genkai, No rank, Offensive, All ranges
 * Users: Sasori, Third Kazekage

A piercing and pressuring "concerto" technique that gives birth to a mortal "mass" of Iron Sand!!

Gathering enormous volumes of Iron Sand and compressing them into high-density shapes! As the hardness is greatly increased, gigantic steel-like weapons can be created in an instant...! Because the source is Iron Sand, the shapes can be whatever the user wants. When it is tapered off into a sharp point like a triangular spindle-shape, it becomes a "giant spear". When the area of contact is increased by shaping it like a solid rectangle, it becomes a difficult to evade "giant iron hammer". By taking into account the opponent type and battle arena terrain, the best attack shape can be selected. Naturally, because the Iron Sand has a strong magnetic field, the opponent cannot use metal weapons or tools.


 * ↓With such weight, even the bedrock is easily broken through and shattered into small pieces!! Even if such an attack is evaded, the unstable foothold allows for even more attacks!!


 * ←Strong consecutive attacks, by creating weapons with various shapes!

One-hit piercing A defence-shattering cooperative attack!!

Satetsu Shigure (p. 259)

 * Ninjutsu, Kekkei Genkai, No rank, Offensive, All ranges
 * Users: Sasori, Sandaime Kazekage

This pitch-black, incessant rain is a prologue wielding power over life and death

Going into the minutest details, this mass adapts to the circumstances


 * ←↑The Iron Sand, suspended in mid-air, is changed into solid shapes in an instant. If the enemy is a moment too late in judging the situation, it will already be impossible for them to escape!!

This gunshot-like attack uses Iron Sand, hardened into microscopic grains, to attack simultaneously across a vast range. The bullets are so fast, they're difficult to see. From the moment the user has finished preparing the attack, evading it will be extremely difficult...!! Furthermore, the user can also use an attack pattern where the Iron Sand bullets are shaped into sharp needles, increasing their ability wound or kill the enemy. Since the Iron Sand carries magnetic force and is also drenched in poison, defending against this technique is almost impossible. This technique is especially threatening to puppet users, since the puppets can be made completely unable to fight.


 * ←↓Using the repellant force of magentism, the speed of the bullets is rapidly increased after they are shot. It also makes it possible to alter their shape!!

Sabaku Rō (p. 260)

 * Ninjutsu, B-rank, Defensive, All ranges
 * User: Gaara

A vast sea of surging sand captures and binds the enemy entirely

An enormous quantity of flowing sand envelops the enemy from every direction like a raging, surging sea! Using ordinary sand, a perfectly airtight space is created, in which the enemy is captured; a capturing ninjutsu is characteristic to Gaara. Since the sand's speed, hardness, and scope depends on the amount of chakra that is poured into it, it can be adjusted to match the target's size and special characteristics. Running on the ground, or flying in the air - Anyone who becomes Gaara's enemy is awaiting a fate of certain capture. Also, even if the target manages to escape from the sand's prison, an attack like "Sand Binding Coffin" can be used immediately, creating a two-fold set-up.


 * ↓The powerful arm of sand can even cover the heavens! Even Deidara, flying through the air, was inside its hands in an instant!!

A prison of sand, rushing in from every direction

Sanzengarasu no Jutsu (p. 261)

 * Ninjutsu, C-rank, Offensive, Supplementary, All ranges
 * User: Yamashiro Aoba

The fluttering of black wings blocks one's field of vision Dazzled, one is wrapped up in darkness!!


 * ↑The crows dye the target's surroundings in darkness...!!


 * ←The "Scattering Thousand Crows" can also be used to rescue one's comrades.

This support ninjutsu summons a countless number of crows, dazzling the enemy. One can freely manipulate the crows by emitting chakra from one's fingertips and altering it into high frequency waves. While the crows continuously clone themselves, the target is surrounded, completely obscuring their field of vision. It is also possible to use this technique as an attack, but it is generally invoked as the beginning of a joint attack.

Sanbō Kyūkai (p. 261)

 * Ninjutsu, Fūinjutsu, B-rank, Offensive, Short to mid-range (0-5m)
 * User: Chiyo

Three puppets press their hands together in prayer and create a whirling wind, sucking in all things and crushing them

A performance by three of the puppets from the "Chikamatsu Collection". The three puppets get into a triangular formation and by opening the mechanisms marked with "Buddha," "Dharma," and "Sangha," respectively, they invoke this technique. A terrifying tornado breaks out and suck the target into the centre of the formation. Everything that is sucked into the centre of the formation is completely crushed and shot out from the back.

↑→The tornado that breaks out sucks dozens of puppets at once into the centre of the formation and crushes them with tremendous force.

C0 (p. 262)
C0¹ (pronunciation: see-oh) Ninjutsu, Hiden, No rank, Offensive, All ranges User: Deidara

Sublimating², the user's life is traded in to create a superb explosion!

The technique that boasts the greatest scaled explosion of all ninjutsu that use "Exploding Clay,"³ and that Deidara himself brags about as the "Ultimate Art"*... that is "C0". Unlike the other techniques that use the hands on the palms of his hands, this technique bites the clay with the mouth on his chest. It kneads chakra directly from the meridians of the heart and keeps doing it without interruption until the moment of the explosion. In other words, the explosion begins inside the body. While life's radiance is released, the user's soul, together with their surroundings, are completely sublimated.

[picture of the mouth on Deidara's chest opening] ↓→Because the mouth on his chest has a direct connection to his heart, a great amount of chakra can be mixed in with the clay.

[picture of the explosion caused by C0] ↑This technique gambles one's life, but piercing even the Heavens, the great explosion = art carves its mark into the Earth.

The radiation of life shines intensely!!

¹ This name, as well as the names of Deidara's other types of explosive clay, come from the real-life lineage of RDX-based plastic explosives going from the WWII-era C to C-4 in the 1960s and present-day. ² Sublimation is the transformation from solid form directly into a gas, without first becoming liquid. However, it can also mean "to transform into a purer or idealised form" and carries the meaning of transcending the ordinary world. ³ Explosive Clay (起爆粘土, Kibaku Nendo)
 * Ultimate Art (究極芸術, Kyuukyoku Geijutsu)

C0【シーオー】 忍術・秘伝・ー・攻・近、中、遠 デイダラ

昇華せし 術者の命を対価とし 絶佳の爆発を生み出さん！

゛起爆粘土゛を用いた忍 術の中でも最大規模の爆 発を誇り、デイダラ本人 が「究極芸術」と自負す る術…それが゛C0゛で ある. 手の平の口を用い る他の術とは異なり、こ の術では、胸部の口にて 粘土を咀嚼. 心臓部の経 絡系より直接チャクラを 練り込み、しかも爆発の 瞬間まで、その作業は間 断なくつづく. つまり爆 発は体内にて起こり、生 命の光華を放ちながら、 術者の魂もろとも周囲の 一切を昇華するのである.

[picture of the mouth on Deidara's chest opening] ↓→胸部の口は心臓部に直結しているた め、大量のチャクラを粘土に混入可能. [picture of the explosion caused by C0] ↑命を賭した術は天をも衝く大爆発＝芸術となり、その跡を大地に刻む.

激しく光る 命の照射！！

Jiongu (p. 263)
Earth Grudge Fear* (地怨虞, Jiongu) Ninjutsu, Hiden, No rank, Supplementary User: Kakuzu

Interweaving one's life with the battlefront Squirming jet black tentacles!!

Using chakra to manipulate black tentacles produced from inside the body itself, this grotesque technique allows for remote attacks. This allows Kakuzu to use a strategy without having to wait for the right oppertunity. Also, by using the tentacles to steal the hearts of other people, one takes in their respective chakra natures, allowing the use of techniques requiring any of the basic five elemental natures. This also gives the user semipermanent longevity.

↓Tentacles with sharp pointed ends can also be used as sutures... [picture of Kakuzu using his tentacles to stitch Hidan's head back on]

[picture of Kakuzu using his tentacles to seperate his arm from his body, allowing him to cancel the Shadow Imitation Shuriken] ↑By detaching it from the main body, the arm can move about freely like a seperate living creature...!!

[picture of Kakuzu showing off his tentacles] ↑By changing freely into, for instance, an elongated shape, one can turn any circumstances into their advantage. When Kakuzu is using "Earth Grudge Fear," he has no blind spots...


 * The names of Kakuzu's techniques don't make much sense at first sight. This is because Kishimoto took the names from the legendary mecha anime "Mobile Suit Gundam" (機動戦士ガンダム, Kidou Senshi Gandamu), slightly altered them in some cases, and thought of kanji for them. Jiongu comes from the MSN-02 Zeong (ジオング, Jiongu), a mecha that can detach its arms for ranged attacks. The arms remains attached to the main body with wires.

地怨虞【じおんぐ】 忍術・秘伝・ー・補 角都

戦地で命を織り込まん 蠢く漆黒の触手！！

体内より生じた黒き触手 をチャクラで操り、遠隔 攻撃を可能とする異形の 術. これにより、角都は 間合いを問わない戦法を 可能とする. また、触手 を使って他者の心臓を奪 い、チャクラ性質ごと体 内の取り込むことで、基 本五大性質全ての術を行 使し、半永久的に生き長 らえることを可能にした.

↓先端が鋭く尖った 触手は、肉体の縫合 にも利用される…. [picture of Kakuzu using his tentacles to stitch Hidan's head back on]

[picture of Kakuzu using his tentacles to seperate his arm from his body, allowing him to cancel the Shadow Imitation Shuriken] ↑本体から切り離されても、腕は別個の生物のように自在に動き回る…！！

[picture of Kakuzu showing off his tentacles] ↑長さや形状を自在に変えて、あらゆる状 況と間合い制する. ゛地怨虞゛を発動した角都に死角はない….

Shikigami no Mai (p. 264)
Dance of the Shikigami* (式紙の舞, Shikigami no Mai) Ninjutsu, B-rank, Offensive, Supplementary, All ranges User: Konan

Butterflies performing a bewitching dance	A beautful "paper art" with an everchanging appearance

↓While the technique is invoked, all parts of her body start peeling off... [picture of Konan's head unravelling into sheets of paper]

[picture of Konan's body unravelling into paper sheets] ↑Countless pieces of paper scatter, their shapes disappearing like an illusion...

[picture of Konan's paper sheets flying away and folding into origami butterflies] →The many scattering and dancing pieces of paper, are folded into the shaped of butterflies, like origami. The fly away, leaving nothing behind but their lingering scent.

Confetti, dancing in the wind

By converting one's own body into countless small pieces of paper, they can move freely and have the ability to change form! It has many uses from reconnaissance to suprise attacks. Furthermore, the magical way the countless pieces of paper dance in midair, changing shape, gives them a fascinating charm.

[picture of Ryuusui's body covered in Konan's paper sheets, while Konan herself is partly reassembled and holding a paper spear] ←The enemy entangled in the paper looses all ability to move, allowing Konan to attack with a paper shaped into a weapon.


 * Shikigami, when written as 式神, refer to a kind of spirit summoned to serve an Onmyouji (a kind of sorcerer). These spirits are often depicted as changing into small pieces of paper once harmed or finished with their task. In the name of this technique, the kanji for "god" (神, kami) has been replaced with the kanji for "paper" (紙), which is pronounced the same. This is likely done to emphasise the paper nature of Konan's shikigami and to point out the subtle difference between them and traditional shikigami.

式紙の術【しきがみのじゅつ】 忍術・B・攻、補・近、中、遠 小南

艶やかに舞う胡蝶が演ずる　変幻自在なる美しき「紙技」

↓術の発動と同時に、体のあ らゆるぶいが剥離してゆき…. [picture of Konan's head unravelling into sheets of paper]

[picture of Konan's body unravelling into paper sheets] ↑無数の紙片が飛散し、姿は幻の如くかき消える….

[picture of Konan's paper sheets flying away and folding into origami butterflies] →舞い散る紙の一片一片が折り紙のように蝶の姿を象り、残り香のみを後にし飛び去る.

紙吹雪 風に舞い

自らの体躯を無数の紙状 の砕片と化すことにより、 自在なる移動、変形を可 能せしめる忍術！その用 途は、偵察から奇襲まで 多岐に渡る. また、無数 の紙が姿を変え宙を舞う 幻想的な様は、蠱惑的な 魅力をも砂えている.

[picture of Ryuusui's body covered in Konan's paper sheets, while Konan herself is partly reassmbled and holding a paper spear] ←紙で絡めて敵の動きを奪い、 象った武器で攻撃を仕掛ける！

Shikoku Fūin (p. 265)
Finger Carving Seal (指刻封印, Shikoku Fuuin) Ninjutsu, Fuuinjutsu, C-rank, Supplementary, Short range (0-5m) User: Jiraiya

The Fire of Life shines from his fingertip The carved words are sent back in cipher!!

The technique Jiraiya used while he was covered in wounds and in the middle of a fight to the death with Pain in Amegakure. The user collects chakra in their fingertip and carves letters into a target object with the high temperature this produces...!! From living skin to iron plates, it's possible to carve into a variety of objects, but minute chakra control is required.

[picture of Jiraiya's index finger flaming with chakra] →The light coming from his index finger is the Fire of Life with which he entrusts the future to his last pupil...!!

↓The code is carved into Fukasaku's back. [picture of Jiraiya engraving his code in Fukasaku's back]

指刻封印【しこくふういん】 忍術・封印術・C・補・近 自来也

指先の灯せし命の火 刻みし言ノ葉暗に帰さん！！

雨隠れの里における、ペ インとの死闘の最中、満 身創痛の自来也が発動し た術である. 術者の指先 にチャクラを集約させ、 その熱量を以て、対象物 に文字を刻み付ける…！！

生物の皮膚から鉄板まで、 様々な物体に刻むことが できるが、繊細なチャク ラコントロールを要する.

[picture of Jiraiya's index finger flaming with chakra] →人差し指に灯りしは、最後の 弟子に未来を託す、命の火…！！

↓フカサクの背に暗号を刻む. [picture of Jiraiya engraving his code in Fukasaku's back]

Jibaku Bunshin (p. 265)
Suicide Bombing Clone (自爆分身, Jibaku Bunshin) Ninjutsu, Hiden, No rank, Offensive, Supplementary, All ranges User: Deidara

An explosive art that detonates at the word "Katsu"*!! Be that as it may, it is the pinnacle of counterfeiting!!

This technique makes a Shadow Clone take in "Explosive Clay" and causes it to explode, creating a diversion that can be used to escape. With a "Suicide Bombing Announcement" the enemy's wariness is heightened and this oppertunity is used to switch places with a Shadow Clone. A technique that requires one to be adept at verbal tricks; with this foundation of using many "arts" to trifle with the enemy, it certainly fulfills its purpose.

[picture of Deidara's Suicide Bombing Clone expanding] ←"Behold the ultimate art"!! With these words, this omniously squirming body draws the enemy's attention


 * Katsu (喝, "scold") is a shout used in Zen Buddhism to express one's own enlightened state and to induce another person to move beyong rationality and logic and possibly even achieve an initial enlightenment experience.

自爆分身【じばくぶんしん】 忍術・秘伝・ー・攻、補、近、中、遠 デイダラ

「喝」と散りゆく爆発芸術！！ されど其は 贋造の極み！！

影分身に゛起爆粘土゛を 摂取させて爆発を起こし、 それを陽動に遁走する術. 「自爆宣言」で敵の警戒 心を強め、その隙に影分 身と入れ替わる. 口述ト リックの才を要する術で あり、数々の「芸術」で 敵を翻弄するという土台 があってこそ成立する.

[picture of Deidara's Suicide Bombing Clone expanding] ←「究極芸術を見せてやる」！！ その言葉と、不気味に蠢く体で 相手を警戒させる.

Jagei Jubaku (p. 266)
Binding Snake Glare Spell* (蛇睨呪縛, Jagei Jubaku) Ninjutsu, C-rank, Offensive, Supplementary, Short range (0-5m) Users: Orochimaru, Uchiha Sasuke

From one's sleeves come two big snakes, capturing the spellbound target!

Two big summoned smakes crawl out from one's cuffs, and coil around the enemy before one's eyes, capturing them. This technique is great for capturing someone alive, great for inflicting damage by constriction, and if the situation calls for it, it's even great for having the snakes bite the victim with their poison fangs...!! With the summons specified beforehand, the procedure can be shortenend by using blood on a summoning "contract seal" (結印, ketsuin), making it possible to invoke the technique immediately

The person captured Their fate is in the hands of the user...

[picture of Sasuke stopping Suigetsu and Juugo] [picture of Orochimaru appearing next to Kabuto] ↑→Compared to normal summons, these summoned snakes are on a whole other leven with intelligence and strength. It is said that even shinobi with great skill are unable to escape from this restraint!


 * Jubaku is really just a Japanese word for "spell," or "curse". However, the kanji literally mean "spell/curse bind". Since this is a restraining technique, I decided to emphasize the "bind" part of the word. The "glare' part of the name also has the additional mean of "keeping someone down with fear".

蛇睨呪縛【じゃげいじゃばく】 忍術・C・攻、補・近 大蛇丸／うちはサスケ

袖より出ずら二匹の大蛇 妖しい絡まりて獲物を捕らえん！

口寄せした二匹の大蛇を 袖口より這わせ、眼前の 敵を絡め取る！生きたま ま捕獲するも良し、締め 付けてダメージを与える も良し、場合によっては、 蛇の毒牙の餌食とするも 良し…！！予め召喚先を特 定することで、血を触媒 とした口寄せの「結印」 を省略し、即座に術を発 動することが可能である.

拿捕されし者ーー その命運は術者の掌中に…

[picture of Sasuke stopping Suigetsu and Juugo] [picture of Orochimaru appearing next to Kabuto] ↑→口寄せされた蛇は、通常のそれと は知能も力も桁違い. 熟練の忍と言え ど、その拘束から逃れること能わず！

Jujutsu: Shiji Hyōketsu (p. 267)
Curse Technique*: Death Controlling Possessed Blood (呪術・死司憑血, Jujutsu: Shiji Hyouketsu) Ninjutsu, Hiden, No rank, Offensive, All ranges User: Hidan

A person is cursed, but there is only one grave** An omnious link of injuries!!

The Curse Technique Hidan acquired from "Jashinism". This absolutely inescapable curse is invoked using the opponent's blood as an intermediary and gives the opponent the exact same injuries as the user receives Because this technique cannot be used without the user themselves getting injured, the only person who can use this more than once is Hidan with his immortal body...

↓The first step of this technique is taking the opponent's blood into one's own body!! [picture of Hidan licking blood off his scythe]

[picture of Hidan stepping into his ritual circle] ↑The second step is stepping into a circle drawn with the user's own blood. If one is to leave the circle, the effect disappears.

A ritual that freezes the body in rapturous delight!!

[picture of Asuma receiving the damage Hidan inflicted on his own leg] ↑When wounded while inside the circle, the target receives the same wound!!


 * Jujutsu is usually translated as "sorcery," or "incantation". The kanji seperately mean "curse technique," or "spell technique". I chose the more literal translation of "curse technique" as it is more fitting.


 * This comes from the Japanese proverb 「人を呪わば穴二つ」(Hito o onowaba ana futatsu), meaning "he who curses someone else will see two graves"; the Japanese equivalent of the English proverb "curses like chickens come home to roost". It basically means that if you do something bad to someone else, it will come back at you.

呪術・死司憑血【じゅじゅつ・しじひょうけつ】 忍術・秘伝・ー・攻・近、中、遠 飛段

人は呪えど穴一つーー 疎ましき傷痍の連鎖！！

飛段が゛ジャシン教゛で 身につけた呪術. 相手の 血を媒介に発動し、術者 が受けたものと全く同じ 傷を対象者に与える、絶 対不可避の呪いーー術者 自身が傷つかねば発動し ないため、この術を幾度 も使えるのは不死の体を 持つ飛段のみである….

↓術の第一段階は、相手の血 を己の体内に取り込むこと！！ [picture of Hidan licking blood off his scythe]

[picture of Hidan stepping into his ritual circle] ↑第二段階は、術者 の血で描いた陣に入ること. 外に出てしまうと効果は消える.

身も凍る 奪魂の儀式！！

[picture of Asuma receiving the damage Hidan inflicted on his own leg] ↑陣の内で自らを傷つければ、 対象者も等しく傷つくーー！！

Shōten no Jutsu (p. 268)
Shapeshifting* Technique (象転の術, Shouten no Jutsu) Ninjutsu, No rank, Supplementary, All ranges User: Pain

Transferring one's chakra to a sacrifice and possessing them As long as they stay alive, they'll play the part of a strong person!!

Pain allocates chakra from an "Akatsuki" member to a target person, allowing them to fight via an eleborate "copy". The power of the copy is in proportion to the volume of allocated chakra. The original's abilities are also availabe...!! However, once the chakra runs out, the technique is cancelled and the copy dies. As it even uses up the target's chakra, this is an incredibly brutal technique.

↓The one who performs the technique and decides how much chakra is allocated is Pain... [picture of Pain]

[picture of Kisame's clone, holding the Samehada] →The "Shapeshifting Technique" also imitates the weapons and tools held by the original person, allowing the copy to fight with them...!!

For a short time a part of "Akatsuki"!!

[picture of Itachi's clone] ←The appearance of the person on whom the "Shapeshifting Technique" is performed is 100% identical to the original person.

[picture of Itachi's clone performing the Great Fireball Technique] ←Of course, the techniques used by the copy are the same as those of the original person. Even the pride of the "Uchiha clan," the "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique"**, can be flawlessly reproduced!!


 * The kanji literally mean "shape," "imitation" and "shift," "revolve" respectively. "Shapeshifting" is a perfect translation for these kanji, but "shouten" isn't the word normally used as the Japanese translation for "shapeshifting," which would be "henshin" (変身).
 * Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique (火遁・豪火球の術, Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu)

象転の術【しょうてんのじゅつ】 忍術・ー・補・近、中、遠 ペイン

チャクラ転じて生贄に憑き 命が限り強者を演ず！！

ペインが゛暁゛メンバー のチャクラを対象者に分 与し、精巧な「同一体」 として戦わせる術. 同一 体の実力は、分与された チャクラ量に比例し、本

体の能力も使用可能…！！ だが、チャクラが底を突 けば術は解除され、対象 者は死に至る. 対象者の チャクラさえも使い果た す惨たらしい術である.

↓分与するチャクラの量を決め、 術を施すのは、ペインである…. [picture of Pain]

[picture of Kisame's clone, holding the Samehada] →゛象転の術゛は、本体の 持つ武器や忍具までも象 り同一体と共に戦う…！！

一時の ゛暁゛入り！！

[picture of Itachi's clone] ←゛象転の術゛を施された対象者 の容姿は、１００％本体と同様である.

[picture of Itachi's clone performing the Great Fireball Technique] ←むろん、対象者が 施す忍術は本体と同 じものだ. ゛うちは一 族゛が得意とする゛火 遁・豪火球の術゛も、 完璧に再現できる！！

Shirohigi: Jikki Chikamatsu no Shū (p. 269)
White Secret Technique: The Chikamatsu* Collection of Ten Puppets (白秘技・十機近松の集, Shirohigi: Jikki Chikamatsu no Shuu) Ninjutsu, S-rank, Offensive, Defensive, Supplementary, All ranges User: Chiyo

The ten masterpieces of the pioneer of puppetry, each one boasting a military prowess capable of matching a thousand!!

The main point of this technique is summoning The "Chikamatsu Collection of Ten Puppets," the masterpieces of the first puppet user Monzaemon* and using the "Puppet Technique" to manipulate them at will. Called "An amount matching ones fingers," with this puppet collection it is literally possible to use "one puppet with each finger," each boasting a power matching a thousand...!! However, to use all of these secret mechanisms demands extremely high class expertise and skill!!

[picture of Chiyo unrolling the scroll holding these puppets] ↑The scroll Chiyo unrolls. The Chikamatsu Collection appears from the "Gate" (門, mon) crests...!! ↓The "Ten strongest puppets," that are said to have once "conquered an entire castle"!! [picture of the unsealed puppets surrounding Chiyo]

[pictures of the puppets fighting] ←↑Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, projectile weapons, and so on. The "Chikamatsu Collection" reveals they have terrifying prowess in each of these!! Furthermore, as they can change their numbers by combining, the number of abilities they can show becomes even greater!!


 * Chikamatsu Monzaemon is a famous Japanese playwright, sometimes called the Shakespear of Japan. He's most famous for the plays he wrote for Bunraku, the traditional Japanese puppet theatre. Both "mon"s in Monzaemon are written with the kanji for "gate" (門), explaining the crests on the scroll.

白秘技・十機近松の集【しろひぎ・じっきちかまつのしゅう】 忍術・S・攻、防、補・近、中、遠 チヨ

一機当千の武勇を誇る 傀儡始祖の十傑作！！

初代傀儡使い・モンザエ モンの傑作゛十機近松の 集゛を口寄せ、自在に操 る゛傀儡の術゛の極意. 「指に数」と称されし、

この傀儡集は、 文字通り「一指 にて一体」の操演が 可能であり、各々が 一機当千を誇る…！！ だが、秘められし全 カラクリを開放する には、練達の超高等 技術が要求される！！

[picture of Chiyo unrolling the scroll holding these puppets] ↑チヨが広げし巻物. 「門」 の紋より近松の集が出現…！！ ↓「一城を攻め落とした」伝説 を誇る「最強の十機」なり！！ [picture of the unsealed puppets surrounding Chiyo]

[pictures of the puppets fighting] ←↑体術、忍術、飛び道具など、゛近 松の集゛は、各々が凄まじいまでの戦 闘力を披露！！さらに、数体が可変、合 体することで、更なる能力を魅せる！！

Suika no Jutsu (p. 270)
Hydrification Technique (水化の術, Suika no Jutsu) Ninjutsu, Hiden, No rank, Supplementary User: Hoozuki Suigetsu

Protean whole-body melting!!

By liquefying the whole body at will, this technique makes it impossible to receive damage from physical attacks. Be it to evade an enemy's attack during a short range battle, to inflitrate a structure, or to launch a suprise attack from one's liquefied state, this technique boasts a high strategic value.

[picture of Suigetsu rising up from the water] →When locked up in an airtight container, he cannot move about.

↓From a single hair to the skin and muscles. Everything can be liquefied and solidified at will. [picture of Suigetsu's face in half-solid, half-liquid state]


 * Suika is the Japanese term for "hydration," which is basically adding water to something. However, since Suigetsu actually changes into water, I used a term that signifies this: "hydrification". "the proces of turning something into water".

水化の術【すいかのじゅつ】 忍術・秘伝・ー・補 鬼灯水月

変幻自在の 五体融解！！

肉体を自在に液化させ、 物理攻撃によるダメージ を無効化する術. 近距離 での戦闘中に敵の攻撃を 回避できるほか、建造物 内への潜入や液化した状 態からの不意打ちなど、 高い戦略性を誇っている.

[picture of Suigetsu rising up from the water] →密閉された容器内に閉じ込め られると、身動きがとれない.

↓髪の毛一本から肌・筋肉に至るまで 融解・凝固を自由に行うことができる. [picture of Suigetsu's face in half-solid, half-liquid state]

Suiton: Gōsuiwan no Jutsu (p. 270)
Water Release: Great Water Arm Technique (水遁・豪水腕の術, Suiton: Gousuiwan no Jutsu) Ninjutsu, Hiden, B-rank, Supplementary User: Hoozuki Suigetsu

Collection the whole body's great power in one spot!!

By putting the "Hydrification Technique"¹ into practical use the muscles of the arm are temporarily enlarged and strengthened...!! Moisture is gathered from the whole body and compressed into the entire arm. An instant pump-up. However, because it is essential to properly control the moisture balance inside the body, this technique's degree of difficulty is very high.

[picture of Suigetsu slashing through a door the wall its in] ←Water from the whole body is collected in the left arm! This gives rise to a superhuman strength, capable of cutting through both rock walls and steel doors!!

¹ Hydrification Technique (水化の術, Suika no Jutsu)

水遁・豪水腕の術【すいとん・ごうすいわんのじゅつ】 忍術・秘伝・B・補 鬼灯水月

満身の豪力を 一点に集極！！

゛水化の術゛の応用形で 腕部の筋肉を、一時的に 膨張・強化…！！全身から 集めた水分を腕全体に圧 縮. 一気にパンプアップ する. ただし、体内の水 分をバランスよくコント ロールする必要があるた め、その難易度は高い.

[picture of Suigetsu slashing through a door the wall its in] ←全身より集めた水 を左腕に！鉄の扉を 岩壁ごと切断する、 怪力を生み出す！！

Suiton: Goshokuzame (p. 271)
Water Release: Five Feeding Sharks (水遁・五食鮫, Suiton: Goshokuzame) Ninjutsu, B-rank, Offensive, All ranges User: Hoshigaki Kisame

From five fingers come ferocious sword-like teeth!!

From the tips of five fingers, chakra is released into the water, changing it into ferocious sharks, striking down on their prey!! The five sharks circle the target with high speed, creating a raging stream that takes away their prey's freedom of movement. Then, their sharp teeth tear into the enemy A technique symbolic of Kisame's extremely cruel nature!!

[pictures of Kisame touching the water surface and streams coming from his fingers] ↑↓The sharks' massive circling motion creates a great whirlpool underwater. There is nothing the one caught in the whirlpool can do. They will be eaten!! [picture of a submerged Guy being surrounded by the water sharks]

水遁・五食鮫【すいとん・ごしょくざめ】 忍術・B・攻・近、中、遠 干柿鬼鮫

五指が導く 獰猛なる歯刀！！

五本の指先から水中に放 たれたチャクラが、獰猛 なる鮫と化して獲物を襲 う！！五匹の鮫は、標的の 周囲を高速で旋回し、生

じた激流で獲物の自由を 奪い去る. そして鋭い牙 で無防備な相手を食い千 切るーー残忍極まる鬼鮫 の性質を象徴する術だ！！

[pictures of Kisame touching the water surface and streams coming from his fingers] ↑↓鮫の巨大がうねり、水中に大渦を作り出す. その渦に飲まれた者は、為す術なく捕食される！！ [picture of a submerged Guy being surrounded by the water sharks]

Suiton: Takitsubo no Jutsu (p. 271)
Water Release: Waterfall Basin Technique (水遁・滝壺の術, Suiton: Takitsubo no Jutsu) Ninjutsu, C-rank, Offensive, Supplementary, All ranges User: Yamato

Bringing about diversity A picturesque high waterfall

A technique that creates a waterfall by developing springwater in a place without water veins and manipulating the resulting water current!! A very convenient technique. One the one hand, it has practical use for things like training and relaxation. On the other hand, because it changes the enviroment on such a grand scale, it also has the effect of hiding one's location from the enemy by confusing them.

↓The width of the water source, waterfall, and basin can be expended, as long as one can continue to send chakra in. [pictures of the waterfall being expanded]

水遁・滝壺の術【すいとん・たきつぼのじゅつ】 忍術・C・攻、補・近、中、遠 ヤマト

多様性もたらす 絶景の飛瀑

水脈のない場所に 湧き水を起こし、 水流を操ること で滝を生み出す 術！！修業や休息 に活用できる一方、 景観を大きく変えるこ とによって、敵に自分の 所在地を錯覚さ せる効果を持 つ、利便性の 高い術だ.

↓水源と滝と滝壺は、 チャクラのつづく限 り幅を拡大できる！ [pictures of water bursting from the ground and turning into a waterfall]

Suiton: Bakusui Shōha (p. 272)
Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave (水遁・爆水衝波, Suiton: Bakusui Shouha) Ninjutsu, B-rank, Offensive, Supplementary, All ranges User: Hoshigaki Kisame

An assault by a wild tsunami An unprecedented flood disaster!!

After spitting out a great volume of water from his mouth, the enemy is swallowed up by this advancing surge and crushed...!! The user can ride the wave, allowing them to move at high speed, and attack the enemy, now swept off their feet, without fear of counterattacks. When used with Kisame's enormous chakra, even dry wastelands will turn into an ocean!!

[picture of a Kisame riding on a large wave, towards Team Guy] [picture of Kisame doing a handseal] ↑→The water is a field in which Kisame acts unchallenged. When this technique is invoked, the combat area is changed, allowing Kisame to fight in a place where he is at his utmost strongest!

水遁・爆水衝波【すいとん・ばくすいしょうは】 忍術・B・攻、補・近、中、遠 干柿鬼鮫

荒津波が陥れる 未曾有の水禍！！

口から大量の水を吐き出 し、押し寄せる大波で敵 を飲み込み押し潰す…！！ 波に乗って高速移動すれ ば、水流に足を取られた

敵を一方的に攻撃できる. また、鬼鮫の膨大なチャ クラを以て発動すれば、 乾いた原野ですら、荒れ 狂う大海原と化すーー！！

[picture of a Kisame riding on a large wave, towards Team Guy] [picture of Kisame doing a handseal] ↑→鬼鮫にとって、 水上は己が独壇場. 術の発動と同時に 戦闘領域を変え、 自分の最も得意と する場所で戦う！！

Suiton: Hōmatsu Rappa (p. 272)
Water Release: Wild Bubble Wave (水遁・泡沫乱波, Suiton: Houmatsu Rappa) Ninjutsu, C-rank, Offensive, Supplementary, All ranges User: Pain's summon

A wide-angle discharge, instantly covering the target!!

[picture of Pain's summon performing this technique] [picture of Konan being hit by this technique] ↑→The torrent of white bubbles completely negate Jiraiya's "Toad Oil Bullet"!! Furthermore, the ground that is covered by the bubbles looses its friction, considerably limiting the opponent's movements.

The summoned big crab spits out a large volume of bubbles, instantly colouring the entire surface in white!! In addition to their smokescreen effect, the bubbles, spit out with violent force, also have a cleaning effect. Flames, oil... the effects of all techniques are washed away!! Any back-up plans will also just pop like bubbles when this technique is used......!!

水遁・泡沫乱波【すいとん・ほうまつらっぱ】 忍術・C・攻、補・近、中、遠 ペインの口寄せ

瞬間埋没もたらす 広角発砲！！

[picture of Pain's summon performing this technique] [picture of Konan being hit by this technique] ↑→自来也の゛蝦蟇油弾゛を、完全 に無効化する白き泡の奔流！！さら に泡にまみれた地面は摩擦力を失 い、相手の動き著しく制限する.

口寄せした大蟹が大量の 泡を吐き、瞬時に一面を 白く染める！！猛烈な勢い で吹き出される泡には、 目眩ましの効力に加えて

浄化作用があり、炎、油 など、一切の術の効果を 洗い流す！！練り抜かれた 策もこの術の前には泡と なって消えるのみ……！！

Suiton: Mizuame Nabara (p. 273)
Water Release: Starch Syrup* Capturing Field (水遁・水飴拿原, Suiton: Mizuame Nabara) Ninjutsu, C-rank, Supplementary, All ranges User: Kamizuki Izumo

Everyone who touches it becomes caught in this fettering pond!!

High-viscosity, chakra-mixed water is spit out, aimed at a surface of wide scope. When entering it unprepared, moving about will become impossible, but one can still move if they sent chakra to the soles of their feet first. One can effectively reduce their enemy's area of activity with this technique.

[picture of Kakuzu about to get caught in this technique] ↑It has the effect of being able to take complete control over the battlefield. The normal scope is just a few metres, but if prepared, it is also possible to make an entire pond of starch syrup.


 * Mizuame is a Japanese sweetener made by converting starch to sugars. It takes the form of a clear, thick, and most of all sticky liquid. It can be literally translated as "Water Candy," emphasizing its likeness to water and explaining why it is used in a Suiton technique.

水遁・水飴拿原【すいとん・みずあめなばら】 忍術・C・補・近、中、遠 神月イズモ

触れしものみな 絡めとる桎梏の池！！

チャクラを混ぜて、粘度 を高くした水を広範囲の 地面めがけて吹き出す. 不用意に入ると身動きが できないが、足裏にチャ クラを流すと事由に移動 できるため、効果的に敵 の行動範囲を狭められる.

[picture of Kakuzu about to get caught in this technique] ↑戦場での空間制圧にも効果を発揮. 通常の範囲は数メートルだが、準備 すれば水飴の池を作ることもできる.

Suiton: Mizurappa (p. 273)
Water release: Wild Water Wave (水遁・水乱波, Suiton: Mizurappa) Ninjutsu, C-rank, Offensive, Short to mid-range (0-10m) User: Yahiko

A water pistol, gushing out from between one's lips!!

Water gushes out from the mouth like a waterfall and washes away the enemy! One can freely control the power of this technique with the amount chakra one releases. Having many variations, this is a basic Suiton technique.

↓With the final seal, one's ability to control chakra is revealed. It's simple, but nevertheless it has a variety of uses. [picture of Yahiko performing this technique]

水遁・水乱波【すいとん・みずらっぱ】 忍術・C・攻・近、中 弥彦

口唇より迸る 水鉄砲！！

口元から瀑布の如き水を 吹き出して、敵を押し流 す！放出するチャクラ量 により、その威力は自在 にコントロールできる. 多くのバリエーションを 持つ、水遁の基本術だ.

↓印の結びとチャクラコントロールができ れば出せる. 簡単だがその使い道は多彩だ. [picture of Yahiko performing this technique]

Susanoo (pp. 274–275)

 * Ninjutsu, Kekkei Genkai, No rank, Offensive, Defensive, All ranges
 * User: Itachi Uchiha

Protecting the user while destroying the enemy!


 * →↓ As the strongest dōjutsu, only they can reach it who have taken the Mangekyō Sharingan —feared by those around it— to its extremes; a godly state to achieve. It is the user's guardian deity, but at the same time, it consumes the user's life.

Dwelling in the eyes that grasp the truth of Heaven and Earth is a valorous, sword-wielding, shield-bearing, fierce god!!

Amaterasu, denoting the "light of the material world" and Tsukuyomi , symbolising the "darkness of the spiritual world"—— Only they who have activated the Mangekyō Sharingan —the heavenly eyes that see without obstruction the truth of all of creation— are permitted to use these two dōjutsu. Dwelling only in they who have grasped both of these technique is the power of a tempestuous god... that is Susanoo. The materialised chakra takes on the form of a god of war with a commanding face and powerful physique. His fierce soul will not calm down until he has destroyed all enemies before his eyes...!!

There is a reason Susanoo boasts absolute perfection in both offence and defence— That reason is the Sacred Treasures he holds in both hands. In his right hand is the Totsuka Sword that will strike down any kind of enemy and the shield in his left hand is the Yata Mirror that will reflect all attacks. Whether they be material or spiritual, ninjutsu or physical attacks, they all lose their meaning before this god's potency.


 * ↑ Sake flows from the gourd, taking on the shape of a sword and transforming into the Totsuka Sword! The souls absorbed by the sword are also sealed in there.

In his left and right hands are the unparalleled Sacred Treasures of miraculous efficacy

The Totsuka Sword
 * ← It is a type of Kusanagi Sword, equipped with the power to throw the person it stabs into a genjutsu world of drunken dreams, sealing them for all eternity. The sword itself carries a fūinjutsu.

The Yata Mirror
 * → The incorporeal shield of the "Sacred Treasures". Endowed with all nature transformations, it can change its own characteristics depending on the characteristics of the attack it receives, making the technique ineffective.

Sumigasumi no Jutsu (p. 276)
Ink Mist Technique (墨霞の術, Sumigasumi no Jutsu) Ninjutsu, C-rank, Supplementary User: Sai

Making one's body disappear in a mist of ink, as if painting it out

Wrapping one's body in ink infused with chakra, and obscuring yourself from the eyes of your pursuers A jutsu most suitable for the missions of the secrecy-demanding "Root". If used in combination with the "Body Flicker Technique," the user can quickly leave the battlefield for safety.

[picture of Sai jumping up in the air] →When created around Sai's light body, it creates an effective smokescreen.

墨霞の術【すみがすみのじゅつ】 忍術・C・補 サイ

塗りつぶすが如ぐ 墨の霧にて身を隠さん

チャクラを使って墨を身 に纏い、追っ手の目を眩 ませるーー隠密性の求め られる゛根゛の任務には 最適の術. この術と共に ゛瞬身の術゛で移動すれ ば、術者は迅速かつ安全 に戦場を立ち去れるのだ.

[picture of Sai jumping up in the air] →サイの軽い身のこな しがあれば、さらに効 果的な目眩ましになる.

Sumi Bunshin no Jutsu (p. 276)
Ink Clone Technique (墨分身の術, Sumi Bunshin no Jutsu) Ninjutsu, C-rank, Supplementary User: Sai

A body made up of a black splash The user remains hidden in the darkness

Using ink as a medium, this clone technique is characteristic of Sai. This clone, made from a small amount of ink, carrying chakra, is different from the ordinary "Clone Technique" in that it has actual substance and mass, making it difficult to see through. Regarding the many "Root" missions involing things like surprise attacks, infiltration, and assassination, this technique is extremely useful.

[picture of Sai's Ink Clone dissolving after being stabbed by Orochimaru's Kusanagi sword] ←An exquisite clone, capable of even fooling Kabuto. When it is hit by an attack, it turns back into ink.

墨分身の術【すみぶんしんのじゅつ】 忍術・C・補 サイ

黒き飛沫は躰を成し 術者は闇に潜むーー

墨を媒介としたサイ独自 の分身術. 少量の墨にチ ャクラを宿して作る分身 は、゛分身の術゛と違っ て質量を持つ実体なので 看破されにくい. 不意打 ち、潜入、暗殺などの多 い゛根゛の任務において、 非常に有用性が高い術だ.

[picture of Sai's Ink Clone dissolving after being stabbed by Orochimaru's Kusanagi sword] ←カブトさえ欺くほ ど精巧な分身. 攻撃 を受けると墨に戻る.

Zessenzan (p. 277)
Fighting Tongue* Slash (舌戦斬, Zessenzan) Ninjutsu, Senjutsu, No rank, Offensive, All ranges User: Fukasaku

If one has a tongue, one is ready to bisect The flavour of that slash is like a battle axe!!

By kneading Senjutsu chakra, Fukasaku's long tongue gains utmost solidity and a slash flavoured like an excellent sword. It then leaps from his mouth with great speed, even tearing a hole in the bedrock. With that ground-splitting power, the enemy is cut in half

↓Fukasaku's tongue flies at the target with tremendous force. [picture of Fukasaku shooting out his tongue]

[picture of Pain's chameleon summon being cut in half] →The way the both the enemy and the ground itself are cut apart is reminiscent of the strike of a great sword.


 * Zessen is written with the kanji for "tongue" and "battle". It can be translated as "To battle with tongues". I decided to lay the emphasis on the use of tongues, turning it into "fighting tongue". In normal use, however, it means "war of words," or "verbal dispute". Just like Fukasaku and Shima are having all the time.

舌戦斬【ぜっせんざん】 忍術・仙術・ー・攻・近、中、遠 フカサク

舌を振るわば即両断 其の斬れ味は戦斧が如し！！

フカサクの長い舌は、仙 術チャクラを練ることで、 極限の硬度と、名刀が如 き斬れ味を得た. それは 口腔から急速に飛び出し、

先端にて岩盤にさえ穴を 穿ち、地割れが如き勢い を以て対象者を両断する.

↓フカサクの舌は、凄ま じい勢いで獲物へと飛ぶ. [picture of Fukasaku shooting out his tongue]

[picture of Pain's chameleon summon being cut in half] →大地もろとも敵を切り裂く様 は、大剣の一振りを思わせる！！

Zessenbaku (p. 277)
Fighting Tongue* Bind (舌戦縛, Zessenbaku) Ninjutsu, Senjutsu, No rank, Offensive, Supplementary, All ranges Shima

A sticky acid that dissolves all detected creatures A tongue binding that makes it impossible to move!!

By using Senjutsu chakra, Shima's tongue has grown to its utmost limit and has been shaped like a face. It then scents out the peculiar stink released by living beings. When the target's location has been discovered, the tongue extends with terrifying speed. With it whip-like flexibility, it ties up the target and dissolvels it with a highly acidic mucus released from the warts.

[picture of Shima shooting out her tongue] [picture of Pain's chameleon summon being caught] ↑→In contrast to Fukasaku's "Fighting Tongue Slash," Shima's tongue is highly flexible!! The captured target is dissolved with a highly acidic mucus while still alive.


 * Zessen is written with the kanji for "tongue" and "battle". It can be translated as "To battle with tongues". I decided to lay the emphasis on the use of tongues, turning it into "fighting tongue". In normal use, however, it means "war of words," or "verbal dispute". Just like Fukasaku and Shima are having all the time.

舌戦縛【ぜっせんばく】 忍術・仙術・ー・攻、補・近、中、遠 シマ

生物探知に溶解粘酸 身動き不可の舌縛り！！

仙術チャクラを駆使し、 極限まで発達させたシマ の舌は、面を象る. それ は、生物が発する独特の 臭気を敏感に嗅ぎ分ける.

獲物の位置を把握すると、 舌は凄まじい速度で伸長. 鞭の如く柔軟に獲物を縛 り上げ、疣から放出せし 強酸性の粘液で溶解する.

[picture of Shima shooting out her tongue] [picture of Pain's chameleon summon being caught] ↑→フカサクの゛舌戦斬゛とは 対照的に、シマの舌は柔軟性に 富む！！捕らえた獲物は、強酸の 粘液で生きながらに溶かされる.

Sen'ei Tajashu (p. 278)
Many Hidden Shadow Snake Hands (潜影多蛇手, Sen'ei Tajashu) Ninjutsu, B-rank, Short to mid-range (0-10m) User: Orochimaru

A wave of wild snakes, biting and binding

By increasing the amount of snakes summoned with the "Hidden Shadow Snake Hands," the diversity of this ninjutsu is increased!! The swarm of big snakes appear in an instant, each snake individually doing something like intimidating, diverting, or capturing the enemy in a cooperative attack. Without giving them the time to react, the enemy is entangled!!

[picture of Orochimaru shooting numerous snakes from his arm] [picture of Yamato being caught by these snakes] ↑→Snakes entangling limbs, snakes sinking their teeth into vitals... As the number of snakes increased, so did the control over their movement. When there are multiple enemies, they are also endowed with the intelligence for a divided attack.

潜影多蛇手【せんえいたじゃしゅ】 忍術・B・攻・近、中 大蛇丸

Ｘり縛る乱蛇のうねり

゛潜影蛇手゛で口寄せす る蛇の数を増やし、多様 性を高めた忍術！！瞬時に 出現した大蛇の群れはそ

れぞれが威嚇、牽制、捕 縛などの役割を担い、連 携して攻撃！！反応する暇 も与えず敵を絡め取る！！

[picture of Orochimaru shooting numerous snakes from his arm] [picture of Yamato being caught by these snakes] ↑→四肢に絡みつく蛇、急所 に牙を立てる蛇…数が増えて 蛇の動きはより統制されたも のに. 敵が複数であれば分担 して攻撃する知能も備える.

Senju Sōbu (p. 278)
Thousand Hands Manipulation Force* (千手操武, Senju Soubu) Ninjutsu, C-rank, Offensive, Short to mid-range (0-10m) User: Sasori

A figure/scheme controlling a thousand arms, tearing away one's life

[picture of the Sandaime Kazekage puppet using this technique] ←With one command of the puppet user, the arms, prepared with poison, will continue to extend. When necessary, they can be detached.

A thousand arms suddenly rush out from the puppet. The key to this technique is the fuda** the puppet's arm is prepared with!! When they are noticed, it is already too late. The enemy will be surrounded by the approaching arms. After that, whether they capture the enemy or teasingly kill them is up to Sasori's whim.


 * The bu (武) in Soubu can be translated as both "military force" and "the art of war".
 * A fuda, or o-fuda (御札) is a kind of talisman or charm, made of paper. It is placed on walls, pillars, doors, and windows as a guard against evil spirits and such. They are often seen in manga and anime as a kind of mystical weapon. The exploding tags in Naruto are fuda, for example.

千手操武【せんじゅそうぶ】 忍術・C・攻・近、中 サソリ

命を毟り取る 千手総攬の図

[picture of the Sandaime Kazekage puppet using this technique] ←毒の仕込まれた 腕は、傀儡師の操 作一つで伸びつづ ける. 必要に応じ、 切り離しも可能だ.

傀儡か ら突如飛び出す千 もの腕. この術の鍵 は、傀儡の腕に仕込 んだ札！！そう気付い た時は既に、敵は迫 りくる腕に囲まれて いる. 後は捕らえる も嬲り殺すもサソリ の意のままである.

Sennin Mode (p. 279)
Sage* Mode (仙人モード, Sennin Mo-do) Senjutsu, No rank, Supplementary User: Jiraiya

The lion-like child of the toads is overflowing with spirit!! Wielding the "Senjutsu" that surpasses Ninjutsu!!

The form form Jiraiya showed to use Senjutsu during his decisive battle with Pain. He summons the Two Great Toad Sages from Mt. Myouboku into his body and by borrowing their power, his body absorbs a great amount of "nature energy". By kneading this with his own chakra, he gains the ability to use Senjutsu (仙術, Sage Techniques), rapidly increasing the level of all techniques, be it Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, or Genjutsu!! By uniting with the Two Great Toad Sages into one body, they can cooperate like a Trinity. This is certainly the domain of Sages.

[picture of Jiraiya drawing an extra line on his face with his blood] →↓He Draws a line under both his eyes using his own blood. Using this as a substitute for the "contract seal of blood,"** he can summon the legendary Two Great Toad Sages into his own body. [picture of Jiraiya in Sage Mode, with Fukasaku and Shima on his shoulders]


 * Sennin (仙人, "sage") are a kind of immortal super-humans from Chinese and Japanese mythology. They are basically humans (or the spirits of humans) that have lived as hermits and have become so great that they gained the power to perform certain miracles and became immortal. One of the most famous Sennin is the Gama Sennin, or Toad Sage, from whom Jiraiya got his nickname.
 * Keiyaku no Keppan (契約の血判); the blood one needs to sacrifice before summoning something.

仙人モード【せんにんモード】 仙術・ー・補 自来也

神気溢るる蝦蟇獅子童子！！ 忍術越えし「仙術」振るわん！！

ペインの決戦に際し、 自来也が披露せし、仙術 使用形態. 妙木山の二大 仙蝦蟇を肉体に口寄せ. その力を借りることによ り、膨大な゛自然エネル ギー゛を体内に摂取. 自 身のチャクラと練って、 「忍」「体」「幻」全ての「術」 レベルを飛躍的に上昇さ

せる「仙術」を扱うこと が可能となる！！また、二 大仙蝦蟇との合体は、一 身にて三位一体の連携も 可能たらしめる. まさに 仙人の領域なのである.

[picture of Jiraiya drawing an extra line on his face with his blood] →↓両目の下に己の血液で隈 取りを描く. これを「契約の 血判」の代わりとして、伝説 の二大仙蝦蟇を自身の肉体に 口寄せすることができるのだ. [picture of Jiraiya in Sage Mode, with Fukasaku and Shima on his shoulders]

Sennō Sōsa no Jutsu (p. 280)
Memory Concealing* Manipulative Sand** Technique (潜脳操砂の術, Sennou Sousa no Jutsu) Ninjutsu, A-rank, Supplementary, All ranges User: Sasori

Buried in the brain is a marking needle What is sealed is loyalty!!

This technique seals away the target's memories by burying an extremely small needle into the brain's memory centre. The memories can be restored by cancelling the technique, thereby destroying the needle. If a subordinate ha this operation done on their brains and has infiltrated sn enemy camp, they can safely perform spy activity over a long period of time.

[picture of this technique being lifted off Yuura] [picture of Yuura regaining his memories] ↑→If the user cancels the technique, the target will once again remember their mission.


 * Sennou, when written as 洗脳, means "brainwashing". The first kanji means "wash" and the second means "brain" or "memory". In this technique's name, the first kanji has been replaced with the kanji for "conceal," "hide," emphasising the fact this technique doesn't actually wipe one's memories, but merely conceals them.
 * Sousa, when written as 捜査, means "investigation".

潜脳操砂の術【せんのうそうさのじゅつ】 忍術・A・補・近、中、遠 サソリ

脳に穿たれた標針 封ぜられしは忠誠心！！

極小サイズの針を、脳の 記憶中枢に穿つことで、 対象者の記憶を封じる術. 術の解除で針は消滅し、 記憶を戻すことができる.

部下の脳に施術し、敵陣 に潜入させれば、長期に 亘るスパイ活動をより安 全に遂行させられるのだ.

[picture of this technique being lifted off Yuura] [picture of Yuura regaining his memories] ↑→術者が術 を解除すれば、 対象者は使命 に目覚める.

Senpō: Kebari Senbon (p. 280)
Sage Art: Hair Needle Senbon* (仙法・毛針千本, Senpou: Kebari Senbon) Ninjutsu, Senjutsu, No rank, Offensive, Short to mid-range (0-10m) User: jiraiya

Sweeping over like a rainstorm An extremely fast mountain of needles of unkempt hair!!

A technique that hardens the hair on one's head and continuouslu shoots it at the enemy. The sheer speed of this technique makes it the fastest attack possible in "Sage Mode"...!! Also, at the same time that Jiraiya kneads the chakra needed for Senjutsu and fires the hair needles, Fukasaku and Shima activate Jiraiya's hair roots, making limitless rapid-fire possible!!

[picture of Jiraiya performing the Kebari Senbon] [picture of Pain's panda summon with many needles in it] →↓Without a doubt, the "Hair Needle Senbon" hit ceaselessly like rain!! The sharpened points of the needles turn the target's entire body into a pincushion.


 * Senbon are a special kind of needle, used, for example, in acupuncture. Haku fought using these.

仙法・毛針千本【せんぽう・けばりせんぼん】 忍術・仙術・ー・攻・近、中 自来也

嵐雨が如く吹き荒れる 神速乱髪針の山！！

己の頭髪を硬化し、連続 して対象者に撃ち放つ術. その速度は゛仙人モード゛ の攻撃の中で最速…！！ま た、自来也が仙術チャク ラを練り込んだ毛針を放 つと同時にフカサクとシ マが自来也の毛根を活性 化することで、ほど無制 限の連射が可能である！！

[picture of Jiraiya performing the Kebari Senbon] [picture of Pain's panda summon with many needles in it] →↓まさしく雨の如く撃ち まくられる゛毛針千本゛！！ 研ぎ澄まされし先端が、対 象射の全身を針山に変える.

Senpō: Goemon (p. 281)
Sage Art: Goemon* (仙法・五右衛門, Senpou: Goemon) Ninjutsu, Senjutsu, No rank, Offensive, All ranges Users: Jiraiya, Fukasaku, Shima

Fire is poured into the wind! When filled with oil, it's Hell boiling in a pot!!

A combination Sage Art performed by Jiraiya in "Sage Mode" and the Two Great Toad Sages. After having driven the enemy into a corner (e.g. indoors or in a pit), Jiraira releases large quantities of oil, Fukasaku performs a large Katon, and Shima a large Fuuton. Within an instant, that place will be filled with oil burning at temperatures of thousands of degrees.

↓Fukasaku and Jiraiya respond to the voice of Shima, coordinating the technique. This is why he changed into the "Sage Mode": perfect cooperation!! [picture of Jiraiya, Fukasaku and Shima performing the Goemon]


 * Goemon comes from the legendary sixteenth-century ninja Ishikawa Goemon (石川五右衛門) who was boiled alive in oil after a failed assassination attempt on the daimyo Toyotomi Hideyoshi (豊臣秀吉).

仙法・五右衛門【せんぽう・ごえもん】 忍術・仙術・ー・攻・近、中、遠 自来也／フカサク／シマ

注がれたるは火に風！油 満ちたる様は釜ゆで地獄！！

゛仙人モード゛自来也が 成す、二大仙蝦蟇との合 体仙法. 屋内や窪地に敵 を追い詰め、自来也が油 を、フカサクが火遁を、

そしてシマが風遁を大量 に放出. 一瞬にして、そ の場を煮え滾る数千度の 油で満たすことができる.

↓司令塔のシマの声に、フカサクと自来也が応じる. ゛仙人モード゛だからこそ成せる、絶妙の連携！！ [picture of Jiraiya, Fukasaku and Shima performing the Goemon]

Sōen: Hitomi Gokū (p. 281)
Puppet Performance*: Skillful Achievement with a Human Body** (操演・人身冴功, Souen: Hitomi Gokuu) Ninjutsu, A-rank, Supplementary, Short to mid-range (0-10m) User: Chiyo

When one can use puppets with transcending skill, one can even manipulate living bodies!!

[picture of Sakura evading one of Sasori's attacks thanks to Chiyo's puppetry skills] ↑The origins of this technique lie on the battlefield. When a puppet user's puppets where all destroyed, they would begin using corpses. To perform this technique with a living person requires both parties to trust each other deeply.

A puppet performance technique where chakra threads are attached to various spots on a person's body; the head, torso, both arms, and both legs. The person being manipulated by gains the ability to not only use their own techniques, but the skills of the puppeteer as well...!!


 * Souen (操演) literally means "manipulating performance". This obviously refers to puppets being manipulated in a show. I translated this into simply "puppet performance".
 * When written as 人身御供, hitomi gokuu means "human sacrifice", or "sacrificial victim". This gives a somewhat dark deeper meaning to this technique's name.

操演・人身冴功【そうえん・ひとみごくう】 忍術・A・補・近、中 チヨ

超絶技巧傀儡が調べ 生きとし身をも踊らせん！！

[picture of Sakura evading one of Sasori's attacks thanks to Chiyo's puppetry skills] ↑その起源は、戦場で傀儡を破壊された 術者が、屍を用いて戦ったことに由来. 生者との競演は、信頼関係を要する.

チャクラの糸を、人間の 頭、胴、両腕、両足の各 所に結び付け、操演する 術. 操作中の対象者は、 傀儡使いの持つテクニッ クと自らの術の双方を駆 使することが可能だ…！！

Sōshuriken no Jutsu (p. 282)
Manipulated Shuriken Technique (操手裏剣の術, Soushuriken no Jutsu) Ninjutsu, D-rank, Supplementary, All ranges User: Uchiha Sasuke

A subtly hidden blade, reeled in with a string!!

With this technique a translucent string, both elastic and highly durable, is attached to a shuriken, making it possible to alter its path after having thrown it. An expert will have the ability to freely glide the shuriken in any direction with just a single movement of their fingertip.

[picture of Sasuke literally pulling the strings] →↓The first attack, challenging the enemy, is avoided and after a timelag of several seconds, it will come from behind. Depending on the performance, the possible tactics can be infinite. [picture of the shuriken hitting Deidara]

操手裏剣の術【そうしゅりけんのじゅつ】 忍術・D・補・近、中、遠 うちはサスケ

一糸にて手繰り寄せる 繊細なる秘剣！！

高い耐久性と柔軟性を兼 ねた半透明の糸を手裏剣 に結びつけ、投じた後の 軌道を変化させる術. 熟 練者は指先の動き一つで、 手裏剣を縦横無尽に滑空 させることも可能である.

[picture of Sasuke literally pulling the strings] →↓あえて一撃目を敵に避けさ せ、数秒のタイムラグの後に、 後方から襲撃するなど、操作次 第で戦略性は、無限に広がる. [picture of the shuriken hitting Deidara]

Zōfuku Kuchiyose no Jutsu (p. 282)
Amplification Summoning Technique (増幅口寄せの術, Zoufuku Kuchiyose no Jutsu) Ninjutsu, B-rank, Supplementary, Short range (0-5m) User: Pain

The heads multiply with each hit!! An endlessly continuing attack Samsara*

[picture of Pain's multi-headed dog summon] ↑Pain's giant dog summon multpilies each time it is "hit". With its limitlessly multplying heads, it's like a watchdog of Hell**!!

A "Summoning Technique" appended with a special condition. The summoned creature is given a condition like "when hit by an attack, multiply". When that condition is met, the technique for multiplying oneself is invoked.

↓Of course, it can also be used to attack dispersed enemies...!! [picture of the multi-headed dog splitting into several single-headed dogs and attacking Jiraiya and Gamaken]


 * Samsara, or Rinne (輪廻) in Japanese, is the endless cycle of death and rebirth in Buddhism. This term is also used in Pain's -Rinne-gan.
 * Jigoku no Banken (地獄の番犬, "Watchdog of Hell") is the Japanese term used to refer to the three-headed Cerberus of greek and Roman myth.

増幅口寄せの術【ぞうふくくちよせのじゅつ】 忍術・B・補・近 ペイン

一撃ごとに増える首！！ 果てなくつづく襲撃輪廻

[picture of Pain's multi-headed dog summon] ↑ペインが口寄せした巨大 な犬は「殴られる」度に増 える. 無限に増えていく頭 部は、まるで地獄の番犬！！

特殊な条件を加えた゛口 寄せの術゛. 口寄せされ た者は、「攻撃されると 増殖する」などの条件を 与えられており、その条 件に符合すると、自らを 増殖させる術を発動する.

↓もちろん、分散して敵を 襲撃することもできる…！！ [picture of the multi-headed dog splitting into several single-headed dogs and attacking Jiraiya and Gamaken]

Chidori Eisō (p. 283)
Chidori* Sharp Spear (千鳥鋭槍, Chidori Eisou) Ninjutsu, A-rank, Offensive, Short to mid-range (0-10m) User: Uchiha Sasuke

A piercing spear of lightning, composing a song of death!!

The original "Chidori" gained its power by shaping it into a form sufficient for an electrical discharge and using it together with one's own "thrust". This technique uses "shape transformation" to form the original "Chidori" into a spear-shape, adapting it for mid-range attacks. Although it's less powerful than the "Chidori," it's increased range means there is less of a risk to the user. It also has teh advantage of being able to be used for suprise attacks and capturings.

[picture of Sasuke piercing Itach with this technique] ↑ With the "Chidori" shaped into a spear, the enemy's body is pierced. Furthermore, by using "shape transformation" to turn it into a radiating shape, a final blow can be dealt.


 * Chidori (千鳥) means "a thousand birds". It's from a story about a sixteenth-century military commander named Tachibana Dousetsu, who owned a sword named the Chidori. One day, he was struck by lightning while sitting under a tree. Acting quickly, he drew his sword and cut the Thunder God riding the lightning. This saved his life and after this incident, he changed the name of his sword from Chidori to Raikiri (雷切, "Lightning Cutter").

千鳥鋭槍【ちどりえいそう】 忍術・A・攻・近、中 うちはサスケ

死の歌を綴り貫く 雷の槍！！

本来は放電に適した形態 を持ち、自らの「突き」 と併用することで威力を 発揮する゛千鳥゛を、槍 状に゛形態変化゛させ、 中距離攻撃に適応させた 術. 一撃の威力は゛千鳥゛ に劣るものの、射程距離 が長いために術者のリス クが低く、奇襲や捕獲に 使えるのも利点である.

[picture of Sasuke piercing Itach with this technique] ↑槍と化した゛千鳥゛で敵の体 を貫き、さらに放射状に゛形態 変化゛させて追い討ちをかける.

Chidori Senbon (p. 283)
Chidori* Senbon** (千鳥千本, Chidori Senbon) Ninjutsu, A-rank, Offensive, Short to mid-range (0-10m) User: Uchiha Sasuke

Assaulting the enemy with a "Chidori," shaped into flock of thousands of needles!!

This is also a variety of "Chidori" "shape transformation". The same technique as the pinnacle of Lightning nature, it is specialised in more speed, by being transformed into countless sharp "senbon," all aimed and fired at the enemy. As this flock of dazzling needles soars, the chakra gives off a sound like "chichichi," really making it seem like a thousand birds! It can become even more effective by using it together with the "Sharingan," allowing one to precisely shoot for the enemy's vitals.

[picture of Sasuke shooting out his Chidori Senbon] ↑By increasing the amount of chakra used, the number of "senbon" also increases!


 * Chidori (千鳥) means "a thousand birds". It's from a story about a sixteenth-century military commander named Tachibana Dousetsu, who owned a sword named the Chidori. One day, he was struck by lightning while sitting under a tree. Acting quickly, he drew his sword and cut the Thunder God riding the lightning. This saved his life and after this incident, he changed the name of his sword from Chidori to Raikiri (雷切, "Lightning Cutter").
 * Senbon are a special kind of needle, used, for example, in acupuncture. Haku fought using these.

千鳥千本【ちどりせんぼん】 忍術・A・攻・近、中 うちはサスケ

千の針と化した゛千鳥゛が 群れを成して敵を襲撃！！

こちらも゛千鳥゛の ゛形態変化゛の一種. 雷性質の極みである 同術を、よりスピー ドの特化させるため 無数の鋭い゛千本゛ 状に変え、敵めがけ て打ち放つ！チャク ラが放つ「チチチ」 という音と共に飛翔 する眩き針の群れは、 正に千の鳥の如し！ また゛写輪眼゛と併 用することにより、 相手の急所を狙い撃 ちすることができ、 より効果的である.

[picture of Sasuke shooting out his Chidori Senbon] ↑消費するチャクラ量を増やすことにより、放てる゛千本゛の数も増える！

Chidori Nagashi (p. 284)
Chidori Current (千鳥流し, Chidori Nagashi) Ninjutsu, A-rank, Offensive, Short range (0-5m) User: Uchiha Sasuke

A Chidori flapping its wings into every direction A profusion of purple lightning, giving both offence and defence at the same time!!

[picture of Sasuke repelling team Kakashi with the Chidori Current] →The body of the person touched by the "Chidori" will misintepret the Lightning nature as "electrical signals from the nerves," making its muscles contract. This causes the body to involuntarily go stiff, while at the same time receiving damage.

The one who approaches this body will be attacked all over!!

This ninjutsu makes practical use of the "Chidori" by extending its attack range, in order to make use of the Lightning nature's special characteristic of "temporarily making the muscles of the touched person go stiff," and attempt to enfold multiple enemies. By releasing the "Chidori" in every direction, an electrical discharge flows from one's entire body. This allows one to attack everyone within a specific range. Also, when using this attack on a great number of enemies at once, it also effectively doubles as an instant defence.


 * Chidori (千鳥) means "a thousand birds". It's from a story about a sixteenth-century military commander named Tachibana Dousetsu, who owned a sword named the Chidori. One day, he was struck by lightning while sitting under a tree. Acting quickly, he drew his sword and cut the Thunder God riding the lightning. This saved his life and after this incident, he changed the name of his sword from Chidori to Raikiri (雷切, "Lightning Cutter").

千鳥流し【ちどりながし】 忍術・A・攻・近 うちはサスケ

全方位へと羽ばたく千鳥 攻守一体の紫電繚乱！！

[picture of Sasuke repelling team Kakashi with the Chidori Current] →゛千鳥゛に触れた者は、その雷性質を「神経からの電気信号」と誤認し筋 肉が収縮する. ゆえに体が硬直してしまい、同時にダメージも受ける.

この身に近づく者 遍く迎え討たん！！

『触れた者は一時的に筋 肉が硬直する』という雷 性質の特性をいかし、多 くの敵を巻き込むべく攻 撃範囲を広げた゛千鳥゛ の応用忍術. 全身より、 放電するように全方位へ

゛千鳥゛を放つため、特 定の範囲内に居る者全て に攻撃を仕掛けることが 可能. また、多数の敵か ら同時に攻撃を仕掛けら れた場合の、とっさの防 御策としても効果的だ.

Chōōdama Rasengan (p. 285)
Super-Big Ball Rasengan (超大玉螺旋丸, Chouoodama Rasengan) Ninjutsu, Senjutsu, No rank, Offensive, Short range (0-5m) User: Jiraiya

Blowing violently from the palm of his hand is a raging storm!! Tearing up the sky and swallowing everything!!

[picture of Jiraiya in Sage Mode] [picture of Jiraiya attacking Pain with this technique] ↑→In an instant Jiraiya creates an extra-large raging storm that can completely swallow a human being with ease...!!

Maximum whirling chakra!!

The "Rasengan" is wildy rotating chakra in one's hand and containing it in a sphere. The "Big Ball Rasengan" uses an increased quantity of chakra between the hands of the real body and a Shadow Clone. "Sage Mode" Jiraiya adds natural energy to this, rapidly increasing the size to gigantic proportions!! The created ball of light is a raging storm, coiling like a whirlpool. If it explodes, it can easily hollow out an entire mountain...!!

超大玉螺旋丸【ちょうおおだまらせんがん】 忍術・仙術・ー・攻・近 自来也

掌／て／に吹き荒れるは大嵐！！ 空切り裂きて全て飲み込む！！

[picture of Jiraiya in Sage Mode] [picture of Jiraiya attacking Pain with this technique] ↑→自来也が一瞬で作り 上げたのは、容易に人間 一人を丸呑みにしてしま うほどの、特大大嵐…！！

渦巻くは 極大チャクラ！！

手中のチャクラを乱回転 させ、それを球状に留め る゛螺旋丸゛. 本体と影 分身の手を介し、チャク ラを増量した゛大玉螺旋 丸゛. ゛仙人モード゛の自

来也は、そこに自然エネ ルギーを加え、飛躍的に 巨大化させる！！生み出さ れし光球には大嵐が渦を 巻き、炸裂すれば山一つ を容易に抉り取る…！！

Chōjū Giga (pp. 286–287)
Super Beast Imitating Drawing* (超獣偽画, Choujuu Giga) Ninjutsu, B-rank, Offensive, Supplementary, All ranges User: Sai

Imitating life, the beasts move to the will put into the brush!!

The moment the brush, through which chakra is flown, is removed, the drawn images will leap from the paper and act according to the user's will!! There are few techniques in existance that have so many different uses. During the many special missions given out by "Root," there are many situations where one must take spontaneous or independant action. This technique, characteristic to Sai, which allows one to adapt to the circumstances of any confrontation, must be a lifeline.

[picture of one of Sai's lion drawings] ↑The figures are filled with the feeling of life, even though the source of the drawings has no emotions.

[picture of Sai opening his drawing scroll] ↑He doesn't panic, even in emergencies, and quickly finishes his drawing!

[picture of Sai opening the ink compartment of his drawing scroll] ↑The shaft of the scroll is prepared with ink and a small brush. Perfectly equipped to use this technique at all times.

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[picture of Sai flying on the back of his bird drawing] →Riding the drawn "bird" through the sky has many uses from reconnaissance to high-speed travel.

The greatest feature of the ninja art "Super Beast Imitating Drawing" is that depending on the beast drawn, various effects can be obtained. If it's necessary to do reconnaisance from the sky, a bird can be drawn. For attacking from a distance, one can draw beasts of prey. Furthermore, if one draws a countless number of mice, it even becomes possible to perform an unworkable number of searches Depending on the user's inginuety, this technique certainly is an all-purpose power.

On occasion flying through the sky or lurking in the darkness Changing freely to the circumstances of the mission!!

[Picture of Sai drawing a row of lions] →↓By drawing several pictures, the number of embodied beasts is also increased. [picture of the lion drawings attacking Naruto]

[picture of Sai's mouse drawings scurrying away] ←By not taking roads to travel, the "mice" are inconspicuous, making them the most suitable, not just for searches, but also for delivering information obtained from enemy camps to Konoha.

[pictures of Sai's snake drawings and of those snake drawings capturing Naruto and Yamato] →After being drawn quickly, the "snakes" can be used as ropes to restrain someone. With the ability to soundlessly enter through even the smallest crevice, they can also be used for assassination purposes.


 * The name of this technique comes from a famous set of picture scrolls called the "Wildlife Caricatures" (鳥獣戯画, Choujuu Giga). Consisting of four parts, it features anthropomorphic animals and is considered one of the national treasures of Japan. It is sometimes called the oldest work of manga.

超獣偽画【ちょうじゅうぎが】 忍術・B・攻、補・近、中、遠 サイ

筆に込めたる意志を受け 偽りの生にも獣は踊る！！

チャクラを込めて筆を走 らせる時、描かれた絵は 紙から飛び出し、術者の 意のままに動く出す！！現 存する術の中でも、これ ほど高い汎用性を持つ術

は数少ない. 特殊任務が 多い゛根゛は、自然と単 独行動をとることが多く なる. あらゆる直面で臨 機応変に対応できるこの サイ独自の術は、生命線 ともいうべき術 なのである.

[picture of one of Sai's lion drawings] ↑躍動感に満ち た姿は、元が絵 とは思えない.

[picture of Sai opening his drawing scroll] ↑有事においても慌 てることなく、素早 く絵を描き上げる！

[picture of Sai opening the ink compartment of his drawing scroll] ↑巻物の軸には墨と小型の筆が仕 込まれている. いつ何時でも術が 行使できるように、備えは万全.

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[picture of Sai flying on the back of his bird drawing] →絵に描いた「鳥」 に乗って空を舞う. 偵察や高速の移動な ど、その用途は広い.

忍法゛超獣偽画゛最大の 特徴に、描く獣によって 様々な効果が得られると いう点がある. 空からの 偵察が必要ならば鳥を描 き、猛獣を描けば遠隔攻 撃もできる. さらに無数 の鼠を描けば、動かずし て数に頼んだ捜索活動さ えも可能となるーー術者 の工夫次第では、正に万 能の力を発揮する術だ.

時に天を駆け闇に潜むーー 任務に際し変化自在！！

[Picture of Sai drawing a row of lions] →↓複数の絵 を描くことで、 具現化する獣 の数も増加. [picture of the lion drawings attacking Naruto]

[picture of Sai's mouse drawings scurrying away] ←探索だけでなく、 敵陣で入手した情報 を木ノ葉に届ける伝 令としても、道を選 ばない上に目立たな い「鼠」は最適だ.

[pictures of Sai's snake drawings and of those snake drawings capturing Naruto and Yamato] →手早く描ける上に、拘束用の縄と しても有効な「蛇」. わずかな隙間か らでも、音もなく内部に侵入できる ため、暗殺に使われることも….

Chōharite (p. 288)
Super Open Hand Slap* (超張り手, Chouharite) Taijutsu, B-rank, Offensive, Short to mid-range (0-10m) User: Akimichi Chouji

Like thunder, these two palms come down from the Heavens and shake the earth!!

Chouji, after having grown to a gigantic size by using the "Multi-Size Technique," brings down both his hand for a sure-kill hand slap...!! The weight and power of the hands are greatly increased because of the larger size, the muscles are activated with concentrated chakra, and the thickness has also increased. This gives this attack the power to even cave in the earth.

[picture of Chouji becoming huge] [picture of Chouji's palms while doing this technique] ↑→With so much chakra that it becomes visible, Chouji's palms are made as massive as an iron hammer...!!


 * A Harite is a technique from Sumo wrestling where one slaps the opponent with their open hand.

超張り手【ちょうはりて】 体術・B・攻・近、中 秋道チョウジ

雷が如く天より落ちて 地を震わせる掌底二つ！！

゛倍化の術゛によって巨 大化したチョウジが、両 の掌にて打ち下ろす必殺 の張り手…！！倍化するこ とによる重量とパワーの

増量に加え、チャクラを 集約し筋肉を活性化さ せ肉厚を増した 掌の一撃は、大 地をも陥没させる.

[picture of Chouji becoming huge] [picture of Chouji's palms while doing this technique] ↑→視認可能なほど のチャクラが、チョ ウジの掌を鉄槌の如 く分厚く変える…！！

Tensha Fūin: Amaterasu (p. 289)
Transcription Seal: Amaterasu (転写封印・天照, Tensha Fuuin: Amaterasu) Ninjutsu, Fuuinjutsu, No rank, Supplementary, Short range (0-5m) User: Uchiha Itachi

A ranging fire of black flames, handed out using the "Sharingan" as a medium

[picture sequence of Sasuke's Sharingan morphing into Itachi's Mangekyou Sharingan] →The "Sharingan" with the "Amaterasu" sealed into it seizes the target determined by the user...

"Amaterasu," only usable by those who activated the "Mangekyou Sharingan," is the highest ranked ninjutsu from the Fire Release group. "Transcription Seal: Amaterasu" seals this effect into the Sharingan of a third party. Once the eye wherein the jutsu is sealed sees the specific target, the seal is broken and the "black flame that even consumes other flames" swoops down on its prey!!

[picture of Tobi being hit by the Amaterasu] ←Jet-black raging flames spring forth from the eye, attacking the target! There is no way to escape from this fury!

Now burning brightly A jet-black world-destroying conflagration!!

転写封印・天照【てんしゃふういん・あまてらす】 忍術・封印術・ー・補・近 うちはイタチ

゛写輪眼゛を媒介とし 「分け与え」たる烈火の黒炎！！

→゛天照゛を封じられた゛写輪眼゛が、 術者に定められた標的を捕らえ….

゛万華鏡写輪 眼゛の開眼者 のみが操れる、 火遁系の最上 級忍術゛天照゛. その効力を第三者の゛写 輪眼゛に封じるのが゛転 写封印・天照゛. 術を封 じられた瞳が特定の標的 を映した時、封印は解け、

『炎をも食 らう黒炎』は、 獲物へ襲い掛ける！！

←漆黒の猛火が瞳から躍り出て、目標を襲撃！その猛威より逃れる術は無し！

いざ燃え盛らん 漆黒の劫火！！

Doton: Dochū Senkō (p. 290)
Earth Release: Subterranean Voyage*	(土遁・土中潜航, Doton: Dochuu Senkou) Ninjutsu, C-rank, Offensive, Supplementary, Short to mid-range (0-10m) Hoshigaki Kisame

A great shark's fang, swimming in the ground!!

A jutsu that transforms the earth surrounding the user into a fluid. Closing in on the enemy with high speed by swimming underground. The underground is a blind spot, so the target has no warning, allowing the user to launch a surprise attack. Kisame lets the "Samehada" protrude from the ground. By using this technique in conjunction with a weapon, it also gains a high assault ability.

↑The "Samehada" draws near like a shark's dorsal fin!!


 * Dochuu means "underground". Senkou means "submarine voyage". The kanji for Senkou seperately mean "submerge" and "navigate/voyage". So together they mean "A voyage while 'submerged' under the earth". Or in better English "Subterranean Voyage".

土遁・土中潜航【どとん・どちゅうせんこう】 忍術・C・攻、補・近、中 干柿鬼鮫

大地を泳ぐ大鮫の牙！！

術者の周りの土を、チャ クラによって流体状に変 質させる術. 土中を泳ぐ ように高速移動する ことで速やかに 敵に接近. 無警戒の 相手に、 死角とな る地中から奇襲 が掛けられる. 鬼鮫が゛鮫肌゛ を地上に突き出 して使ったよう に、武器と併用 することでより 高い「強襲用忍 術」としての効 果を発揮する.

↑゛鮫肌゛が 鮫の背鰭ぼ如 く迫りくる！！

Doton: Domu (p. 290)
Earth Release: Earth Spear* (土遁・土矛, Doton: Domu) Ninjutsu, B-rank, Supplementary User: Kakuzu

A body like diamond, repelling everything!!

With the chakra flowing through all parts of one's body, the skin is hardened, increasing its defense power to its utmost limits. Furthermore, the destructive power of human bullet attacks** is increased, making this a great all-purpose technique. The amount of techniques that can break through the areas hardened by the "Earth Spear" are close to zero, not including its undeniable weak point: "Lightning Release Ninjutsu".

[picture of Kakuzu's arm turning dark] ←With one hit of Kakuzu's hardened fist, the gates of the Temple of Fire are destroyed.

[picture of Kakuzu's face being cut by Raidou's sword] ↑By invoking this technique the instant an attack hits, one gains an immortal body.


 * The names of Kakuzu's techniques don't make much sense at first sight. This is because Kishimoto took the names from the legendary mecha anime "Mobile Suit Gundam" (機動戦士ガンダム, Kidou Senshi Gandamu), slightly altered them in some cases, and thought of kanji for them. Domu comes from the MS-09 Dom (ドム).
 * Attacks involving the use of one's own body as a direct weapon. E.g. punches.

土遁・土矛【どとん・どむ】 忍術・B・補 角都

万物を弾くその肉体 金剛石の如し！！

体内各部へと流し込んだ チャクラで皮膚を硬化し、 防御力を極限まで高め、 さらに肉弾攻撃の破壊力 を上げる汎用性の高い術.

硬質化させた箇所は動か せないという弱点もある ものの、゛雷遁忍術゛を 除くとこの゛土矛゛を打 ち破る術は皆無に等しい.

[picture of Kakuzu's arm turning dark] ←角都は硬化 した拳の一撃 で、火の寺の 門を粉砕した.

[picture of Kakuzu's face being cut by Raidou's sword] ↑攻撃に合わせて瞬時に発動し、不死の体を演出.

Doton: Doryūkatsu (p. 291)
Earth Release: Earth Flow Divide (土遁・土流割, Doton: Doryuukatsu) Ninjutsu, B-rank, Offensive, Supplementary, All ranges User: Yamato

Following the hidden Dragon Veins*, one can split the earth at will

[picture of Yamato slamming his palm to the ground] ↑↓How long and wide it will be, and whether or not it will be a straight line is in complete control of the user!! Yamato sets the scope by flowing chakra from his palm and splits the earth apart!! [picture of the ground splitting in apart]

Tearing the earth apart by flowing concentrated chakra from the palm of one's hand into the "Dragon Veins" flowing underground. Manipulating these Dragon Veins requires fine chakra control, but if one has such skill, they can divide the space between the enemy and their own team in two, destroy destroy enemy camps or defenses, and even use it as an attack.


 * If I'm not mistaken, dragon veins are a concept from Feng Shui. They are similar to the concept of ley lines, I think.

土遁・土流割【どとん・どりゅうかつ】 忍術・B・攻、補・近、中、遠 ヤマト

潜みし龍脈従えて 大地を自在に両断せん！！

[picture of Yamato slamming his palm to the ground] ↑↓縦横にも直線にも自由自在！！ ヤマトが掌からチャクラを流し込 む限り、大地は裂けるのである！！ [picture of the ground splitting in apart]

掌に集約したチャクラで、 地中に流れる「龍脈」を 利用し、大地を切り裂く. 龍脈を操るには、繊細な チャクラコントロールを 要するが、熟練すれば、 敵と自軍の間を分断する 防御と、敵陣を破壊する 攻撃としても応用できる.

Doton: Doryū Jōheki (p. 291)
Earth Release: Earth Style Rampart (土遁・土流城壁, Doton: Doryuu Jouheki) Ninjutsu, B-rank, Defensive, Close to mid-range (0-10m) User: Yamato

The rising earth is changed into a solid rampart!!

[picture of Yamato forming a handseal] [picture of the ground rising up under Yamato's feet] ←↑The ground itself doesn't just appear out of nowhere. After increasing the volume of earth that much, one is forced to keep doen their chakra consumption!!

This jutsu makes a gigantic rampart rise up beneath the user's feet, by shaping the ground and increasing the amount of earth with chakra. Depending on what the user imagines, the shape of the rampart can be anything from leven ground to a steep, needle-like mountain.

土遁・土流城壁【どとん・どりゅうじょうへき】 忍術・B・防・近、中 ヤマト

隆起せし大地は 堅牢なる城壁と化す！！

[picture of Yamato forming a handseal] [picture of the ground rising up under Yamato's feet] ←↑土そのものを生み出すのではなく、増量 することで、チャクラ消費を抑えられる…！！

大地を形成する土をチャ クラで増量することによ り、術者の足元より巨大 な土壁を隆起させる術. 土壁の形状は、術者のイ メージによって、平坦な 大地から針のように切り 立った山まで変化できる.

Doton: Moguragakure no Jutsu (p. 292)
Earth Release: Hiding Like a Mole Technique* (土遁・土竜隠れの術, Doton: Moguragakure no Jutsu) Ninjutsu, C-rank, Supplementary Deidara, Tobi

Moving freely while being hidden underground That is this escape technique's main point!!

←By sensing the magnetic force, the user can pinpoint where they are, despite being underground.

Thus technique changes earth into fine sand by flowing chakra through it, allowing the user to dig through it like a mole. While underground, one can sense what is happening on the surface and use that information to launch a surprise attack on the enemy. One can also hide deep in the ground, escaping to a depth where the enemy can't reach.


 * The kanji of "mogura" literally mean "earth dragon". Yes, the Japanese decided to call their moles earth dragons**. I love this language more with every minute.
 * It probably comes from the verb moguru (潜る, "to dive," "to get in," "to go underground"), though, but why let etymology stand in the way of a bad-ass name?

土遁・土竜隠れの術【どとん・もぐらがくれのじゅつ】 忍術・C・補 デイダラ／トビ

土中に潜み自在に移動 これぞ遁甲術の極意！！

←術者は磁力を感 知するため、地中 でも自身の位置を、 見失うことはない.

チャクラを流して土を細 かい砂に変え、土竜の如 く地中を掘り進む術であ る. 潜りながらにして地 上の様子を感知するため、 奇襲や工作に敵している. また、地中深く潜ること で、素早く敵の手の届か ない場所に逃走できる.

Nendo Bunshin (p. 292)
Clay Clone (粘土分身, Nendo Bunshin) Ninjutsu, Hiden, No rank, Supplementary User: Deidara

An earthen puppet that decieves and captures! There is no way to escape from this sticky power!!

Above all other "Bunshin Jutsu*" this one has the double role of acting as a substitute and capturing the enemy. A highly convenient technique, characteristic of Deidara. Made from clay, this clone can take attacks and capture the enemy by taking them into its own body. If "Exploding Clay" is added to the clone, it can then make itself explode, taking the enemy with it!!

[picture of Sasuke being caught by Deidara's Clay Clone] ↑An earthen puppet that shows its natural shape the instant a body goes through! While the clay changes in hardness, the enemy's arm is skilfully entwined!


 * Bunshin jutsu (分身術, Clone Techniques) is the collective term for all types of bunshin, from the normal Clone Technique to the versatile Wood Clone Technique.

粘土分身【ねんどぶんしん】 忍術・秘伝・ー・補 デイダラ

欺き捕らえる土の傀儡！ その粘力より逃れ術なし！！

数ある「分身術」の中で も、身代わりと捕獲の二 役をこなす、利便性の高 いデイダラ特有の術. 粘 土にて作られた分身は、

攻撃を受けると、敵の体 をその身に取り込み捕獲. ゛起爆粘土゛を混入して おけば、そのまま敵ごと 爆発させることも可能！！

[picture of Sasuke being caught by Deidara's Clay Clone] ↑体を貫かれた 刹那、本来の姿を現す土の傀 儡！粘土は硬度を変えながら、 巧みに敵の腕を絡め取る！

Hakke Kūshō (p. 293)
Eight Trigrams* Vacuum Palm (八卦空掌, Hakke Kuushou) Taijutsu, Kekkei Genkai, No rank, Offensive, Short to mid-range (0-10m) User: Hyuuga Neji

Push the air and shoot it at enemy A secret Hyuuga super-fast palm attack!!

Taking aim at the enemy's vitals and releasing an ultrahigh-speed palm thrust!!

A "vacuum shell" compressed using the "Gentle Fist" is shot out at the enemy's vitals under tremendous pressure!! A short to mid-range attack that more than covers the weakness of Taijutsu

↓With the scope of the "Byakugan," the enemy's vitals can be precicely pinpointed!! The targeted enemy will be blown off their feet before they can even notice the impact. [pictures of Neji using this technique and hitting Kisame]


 * The Eight Trigrams (Bāguà in Chinese) come from Taoist cosmology and are closely related to the concept of Yin-Yang.

There is a Chinese martial art based on this concept: Bāguàzhǎng (八卦掌, Hakkeshou in Japanese), literally meaning "Eight Trigram Palm". It's an "internal" (nèijiā, 內家) martial art, like Tàijíquán.

The Hyuuga-style Taijutsu is obviously based on this martial art. Not only is this evident from the names of their techniques, but also from the symbolism surrounding them. E.g. when Neji does the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, a Bāguà diagram appears beneath him.

八卦空掌【はっけくうしょう】 体術・血継限界・ー・攻、近、中 日向ネジ

空を圧して敵を討つ 日向秘伝の超速掌撃！！

敵の急所に狙いを定め、 超高速の掌抵を放つッ！！ ゛柔拳゛を帯びて圧縮さ れた「真空の砲弾」は、

凄まじい圧力を以て敵の 急所を撃ち抜く！！体術の 弱点をカバーするに、余 りある近・中距離攻撃だ.

↓゛白眼゛を「スコープ」として急所を的確に見抜く！！ 撃ち抜かれた敵は、衝撃に気づく間もなく吹き飛ぶのだ. [pictures of Neji using this technique and hitting Kisame]

Hijutsu: Mushidama (p. 293)
Secret Technique: Insect Sphere (秘術・蟲玉, Hijutsu: Mushidama) Ninjutsu, Hiden, No rank, Offensive, All ranges User: Aburame Shino

The Mysterious Destruction Insects* spread out!! Swarming towards chakra, they become a sphere!!

This technique covers the enemy's entire body with the "Mysterious Destruction Insects" living inside the user's body. The chakra sensing "Mysterious Destruction Insects" spread over a wide range. The moment they locate the enemy, the insects, following the user's orders, gather at once. They restrain the enemy and start eating away at his chakra bit by bit. Before long, death will arrive...

[picture of Shino being surrounded by his bugs] [picture of Tobi being covered in Shinos' bugs] ↑→The person inside the "Insect Sphere" will taste the fear of having their chakra eaten while they are still alive!!

I used "mysterious" instead of "strange" because I found it more fitting for the Aburame.
 * The kanji for Kikaichuu (奇壊蟲), the name of Shino's insects, literally mean "Strange Destruction Insects". Both the first and last kanji of "kikai" appear in words also pronounced a kikai. When written as 奇怪, kikai means "strange," or "mysterious". When written as 毀壊, kikai means "demolish," "destroy".

秘術・蟲玉【ひじゅつ・むしだま】 忍術・秘伝・ー・攻・近、中、遠 油女シノ

分散せし奇壊蟲！！ チャクラに集いて玉となる！！

肉体に宿る゛奇壊蟲゛で、 敵の全身を覆いつくす術. チャクラを感知する゛奇 壊蟲゛を広範囲に拡散. 敵の位置を捕捉すると同 時に、術者が指令を発し

蟲を一気に集約. 敵を拘 束して、そのチャクラを ジワジワと食らい尽くし、 やがて死に至らしめる….

[picture of Shino being surrounded by his bugs] [picture of Tobi being covered in Shinos' bugs] ↑→゛蟲玉゛に された者は、生 きながらにチャ クラを喰われる 恐怖を味わう！！

Fūinjutsu: Genryū Kyūfūjin (p. 294)
Sealing Technique: Phantom¹ Dragons Nine Consuming Seals (封印術・幻龍九封尽, Fuuinjutsu: Genryuu Kyuufuujin) Ninjutsu, Fuuinjutsu, S-rank, Supplementary User: Pain

The captured jinchuuriki² are generally sealed inside this giant statue!

The users are ten of the greatest shinobi. With all members deeply concentrating, the sealing statue is started up and with the "absorption chakra" released from the mouth, the Bijuu's³ chakra is extracted and then sealed. The chakra of the "Bijuu" is massive; the invocation of this technique spans several days, even for Akatsuki-class users. For regular shinobi, even just starting up the statue would be impossible.

[picture of the nine dragons emerging from the statue's mouth] [pictures of the statue's eyes opening] ←↑The "absorption chakra" is shaped into nine dragons and the chakra of the "Bijuu" is consumed and sealed. After the sealing is complete, the statue opens his eyes.

¹ The "gen" in "Genryuu" is the same as the "gen" in "genjutsu". It means "phantom" or "illusion" and although it is usually translated as "illusion," I went with "phantom" here since it fits better in my opinion; although the dragons are ethereal, they are not illusionary. ² Jinchuuriki (人柱力) means the "power of human sacrifice". They're the hosts of the Bijuu. ³ Bijuu (尾獣), the "Tailed Beasts".

封印術・幻龍九封尽【ふういんじゅつ・げんりゅうきゅうふうじん】 忍術・封印術・S・補 ペイン

捕らわれし゛人柱力゛を 遍く巨像の内に封じん！！

最大十名の忍が術者とな り、全員の意識を結集す ることで封印像を起動し、 その口腔から放出される ゛吸引チャクラ゛で゛尾 獣゛のチャクラを抽出、

さらには封印する. 膨大 なる゛尾獣゛のチャクラ は、゛暁゛級／クラス／の術者をし て数日に渡る発動を要し、 並の忍では像を起動させ ることすら不可能である.

[picture of the nine dragons emerging from the statue's mouth] [pictures of the statue's eyes opening] ←↑゛吸引チャクラ゛は九 体の龍を象り、゛尾獣゛の チャクラを封印し尽くす. 封印完了後、像は開眼する.

Fūinjutsu: Shishi Heikō (p. 295)
Sealing Technique: Lion Closing Roar (封印術・獅子閉哮, Fuuinjutsu: Shishi Heikou) Ninjutsu, Fuuinjutsu, A-rank, Supplementary, Short range (0-5m) User: Chiyo

From the ball of light comes a lion With a roar, the enemy is crucified and dealt with!!

↓The ninja tool "Lion-Headed Kannon*" (獅子首観音, Shishikubi Kannon) transforms from a sphere into a lion's head and then grows huge. [picture of the Lion-Headed Kannon opening its mouth]

[picture of the small light ball being thrown at Sasori] ↑Furthermore, the tool is prepared with a sealing formula and then thrown to the target.

[picture of the Lion-Headed Kannon nearing Sasori] [picture of Sasori's body being sealed] ↑→Its huge mouth opens and crucifies the target against the surface of a wall, while at the same time, the sealing formula develops!!

Chakra is completely blocked!!

This jutsu draws a "sealing formula" on, for instance, the ground or a wall and completely blocks the target's chakra. In the centre of the sealing formula is the "閉" ("close," "shut") symbol. Furthermore, the tenketsu of the person caught in the centre are all closed. However, getting the target exactly inside the sealing formula is difficult. Therefore, one can make use of various measures, like preparing a puppet or ninja tool with the sealing formula.


 * Kannon is the bodhisattva of compassion. She is also widely known under her Chinese name, Guan Yin.

封印術・獅子閉哮【ふういんじゅつ・ししへいこう】 忍術・封印術・A・補・近 チヨ

光玉転じて出ずるは獅子 咆哮以て磔刑に処す！！

↓忍具・゛獅子首観音゛ は、球体から獅子頭へ と変形、巨大化する. [picture of the Lion-Headed Kannon opening its mouth]

[picture of the small light ball being thrown at Sasori] ↑封印式を仕込 んだ忍具の投入 も一つの手段だ.

[picture of the Lion-Headed Kannon nearing Sasori] [picture of Sasori's body being sealed] ↑→大口を開け、対象者を 壁面に磔にすると同時に、 封印式を一気に展開する！！

チャクラ完封！！

「封印式」を、地面や壁 などに描き込み、チャク ラを完全に抑え込む術. 封印式の中央にある「閉」 に印. その更に中心部に 触れた者の゛点穴゛を悉

く「閉」じる. だが、対 象者を封印式内にピンポ イントで誘い込むことは 困難なため、傀儡や忍具 に封印式を仕込むなど、 様々な手段が用いられる.

Fūin Teppeki (p. 296)
Sealed Iron Wall (封印鉄壁, Fuuin Teppeki) Ninjutsu, Fuuinjutsu, B-rank, Defensive User: Chiriku

A gate impossible to open for those impure A solid, secure fuuinjutsu!!

A seal placed on the Fire Temple's gate, in order to defend against intruders from the outside world. The two statues placed on either side of the gate form a barrier. The seal can only be cancelled by pouring in the "Gift of the Hermit Group" (仙族の才, Senzoku no Sai), special chakra peculiar to the shinobi monks (忍僧, ninsou).

[picture of Kakuzu and Hidan standing in front of the gates of the Fire Temple] ↑Usually, the only ones going through this gate are the shinobi monks. However, "Akatsuki" managed to invade the temple by destroying the statues and terminating the seal itself.

封印鉄壁【ふういんてっぺき】 忍術・封印術・B・防 地陸

不浄なる者開門能わず 堅牢強固の封印術！！

外界からの侵入者を防ぐ ため、火ノ寺山門にかけ られた封印. 門を挟んで 立つ二体の石像が結界を 形成しており、゛仙族の 才゛と呼ばれる忍僧独特 のチャクラを流し込むこ とで、封印を解除である.

[picture of Kakuzu and Hidan standing in front of the gates of the Fire Temple] ↑通常この門を出入りできるのは忍僧だけ. だが゛暁゛ は石像を壊し、封印自体を消滅させて寺内に侵入した.

Fūjutsu Kyūin (p. 296)
Blocking Technique Absorption Seal* (封術吸印, Fuujutsu Kyuuin) Ninjutsu, Fuuinjutsu, No rank, Defensive, Short range (0-5m) User: Pain

An inexhaustable vortex, absorbing all techniques!!

By spinning the chakra flow within one's body in the opposite direction, all of the opponent's techniques aimed at oneself will be absorbed. The absorbed chakra is dispersed within the body. Like a bottomless swamp, the power is swallowed.

[picture of Pain's Preta Realm absorbing Jiraiya's Super-Big Ball Rasengan] ↑All techniques are absorbed and made ineffective, regardless of the nature of the chakra.


 * In my opinion, the way this name is written, with the kanji for "technique absorption" placed between the two kanji used to write "seal," emphasises the blocking and stopping aspect of the seal. Technically, it could also ahve been translated as "Sealing Technique Absorption Seal," but that felt a bit redundant.

封術吸印【ふうじゅつきゅういん】 忍術・封印術・ー・防・近 ペイン

万象の術を吸い込む 無尽の渦！！

体内のチャクラ循環を逆 回転させ、自らに向けら れた相手の術を吸い込む. 吸収したチャクラは体内 で霧散し、底なし沼の如 く、その力を飲み込む.

↑チャクラの性質に関わらず、 全ての術を吸収して無効化する.

Fūton: Atsugai (p. 297)
Wind Release: Pressure Damage* (風遁・圧害, Fuuton: Atsugai) Ninjutsu, B-rank, Offensive, All ranges User: Kakuzu

A blast of heavy artillery, leaving behind a severe scar!!

A violent "Wind Release ninjutsu" released by one of Kakuzu's five hearts. A tornado-like mass is compressed until it has a very high density and is then released. With the wind pressure raised to its utmost limits, once this technique hits the target, everyone will be swept off their feetShounenSuki (talk. If this technique is used by someone who has mastered Wind "nature transformation," the whirling storm can blow up a vaste range, inflicting massive damage on both the target and their surroundings.

[picture of Kakuzu's mask about to perform this technique] ←Because it comes from mask's mouth so sudden, it is extremely difficult to predict the use of this technique.

Destructive power like that of a natural disaster......!!

[picture of this attack levelling a forest] →An overwhelming mass of wind come forth with a thunderous roar!!The raging wind mows down every tree and gouges the Earth's surface!!


 * The names of Kakuzu's techniques don't make much sense at first sight. This is because Kishimoto took the names from the legendary mecha anime "Mobile Suit Gundam" (機動戦士ガンダム, Kidou Senshi Gandamu), slightly altered them in some cases, and thought of kanji for them. Atsugai comes from the MSM-04 Acguy (アッガイ, Aggai).

風遁・圧害【ふうとん・あつがい】 忍術・B・攻・近、中、遠 角都

苛烈なる爪痕を残す 爆風の超重砲！！

角都の五つの心臓の一つ が放つ猛烈な゛風遁忍術゛. 高密度に圧縮した竜巻の 塊を打ち出し、標的に命 中すると、極限にまで高 められた風圧を以てあら ゆる者を薙ぎ倒すーーー.

風の゛性質変化゛を極め た者が使えば、渦巻く暴 風が広範囲に炸裂し、標 的とその周囲へ甚大なる 被害を与えることとなる.

[picture of Kakuzu's mask about to perform this technique] ←面の口から突如吐き出さ れるため、発動を予測する のが非常に困難な術である.

天災さながらの 破壊力……！！

[picture of this attack levelling a forest] →圧倒的質量の風が轟 音と共に伸し掛かる！！ 荒れ狂う風は木々を薙 ぎ倒し、地面を抉る！！

Fūton: Rasen Shuriken (pp. 298–299)
Wind Release: Spiralling Shuriken (風遁・螺旋手裏剣, Fuuton: Rasen Shuriken) Ninjutsu, S-rank, Offensive, Short range (0-5m) User: Uzumaki Naruto

The "Wind" sharpens the "spiral," turning it into a blade who's one hit means certain death!!

"Extreme" Certainly, that's the most appropriate word for this technique. Adding "Wind" "nature manipulation" to the Rasengan, already boasting tremendous destructive power by having raised "shape transformation" to its utmost limits...!! With this sharp blade of wind, the killing power is drastically increased...!! Its weak point is that one needs to get close to and a hit. On the other hand, there is no-one who can withstand a direct hit. Even so, currently it's only 50% completed. The destructive power it will have once completed is unimaginable!!

The technique left behind by a great hero is brought to a new height!!

[picture of Naruto using two Kage Bunshin to infuse Wind chakra into the Rasengan] ↑The completed "Rasengan" is infused with "Wind" chakra!!

[picture of Naruto nearing Kakuzu with the Spiralling Shuriken] ←While the "shuriken" is spinning at high speed, it is thrust directly into the opponent's chest!!

The countless blades produced by the violent wind pierce and destroy everything!!

↓Countless blades cut into the target!! It's impossible to see through that number of attacks. [picture of the Spiralling Shuriken destroying Kakuzu]

[picture of the vortex created by the Spiralling Shuriken] ↑The tornado-like gale resounds with a thunderous roar!! Afterwards, nothing remains but the ruins of the enemy and the silence after the storm.

The "Wind" nature transformation that makes the "spiral" what it should be: the strongest!!

As the name suggest, its shape resembles that of a gaint shuriken. However, it is actually composed of microscopic blades. The wind chakra whirling around the "spiral" is changed into countless blades, all striking the target at once......!!

[picture of the Wind Release: Rasengan] [picture showing how cells are destroyed with the Spiralling Shuriken] →↑The chakra, shaped like tiny swords, directly severs the meridians* tying the body's cells together...!!


 * The pathways connecting the vital points in the body, as used in acupuncture.

風遁・螺旋手裏剣【ふうとん・らせんしゅりけん】 忍術・S・攻・近 うずまきナルト

「風」が「螺旋」を研ぎ澄まし 一撃必殺の刃とならん！！

「究極」ーーそれは、この 術にこそ相応しい言葉だ. ゛形態変化゛を極限まで 高め、絶大な破壊力を誇 る゛螺旋丸゛に「風」の ゛性質変化゛を付加…！！

鋭利なる風の刃で殺傷力 を大幅に上げている…！！ 接近しなければ当てられ ない弱点はあるが、直撃 すれば耐えられる者はい ない. それでも、現在の 完成度は五割. 完成時の 破壊力は想像を絶する！！

英傑が遺せし術は 新たな境地へーー！！

[picture of Naruto using two Kage Bunshin to infuse Wind chakra into the Rasengan] ↑完成した゛螺旋丸゛に「風」 のチャクラを組み込んでいく！！

[picture of Naruto nearing Kakuzu with the Spiralling Shuriken] ←「手裏剣」を高速回転 させたまま、相手の懐 に直接叩き込むーー！！

烈風が生む 無数の刃が 全てを貫き粉砕す！！

↓無数の刃が標的 を刻む！！その攻撃 回数は見切り不能. [picture of the Spiralling Shuriken destroying Kakuzu]

[picture of the vortex created by the Spiralling Shuriken] ↑竜巻の如き暴風と響く轟音！！後には 敵の残骸と、嵐の後の静寂が残るのみ.

「螺旋」を 最強たらしめる 「風」の性質変化！！

その名の通り、巨大手裏剣の ような形に見えるが、その実 は微小な刀の集合体. 「螺旋」 の周囲をうずまく風のチャク ラは、無数の刃へ形を変え、 標的を一斉に襲うのだ……！！

[picture of the Wind Release: Rasengan] [picture showing how cells are destroyed with the Spiralling Shuriken] →↑小刀の如き形状 のチャクラが、体細 胞に繋がっている、 経絡を直に断つ…！！

Fūton: Reppūshō (p. 300)
Wind Release: Gale Palm (風遁・烈風掌, Fuuton: Reppuushou) Ninjutsu, C-rank, Offensive, Supplementary, Short to mid-range (0-10m) User: Nagato

When he presses his hands together, a violent wind sets out faster then the speed of sound!!

This technique transforms chakra and creates wind. When one's hands are clapped together, this wind is compressed and evolved into a firece gale. The "Gale Palm" as just a isolated attack has the power to easily knock over a human. However, it's true value comes from using it in an attack together with projectile weapons like shuriken or kunai. The speed with which they fly through the air, the power with which they hit, and their ability to wound or even kill are all increased several times!!

[picture of Konan's Paper Shuriken being accelerated] ↑The sudden acceleration of the Paper Shuriken gives them the power to go straight through the enemy with one hit!!

風遁・烈風掌【ふうとん・れっぷうしょう】 忍術・C・攻、補・近、中 長門

合掌と共に放たれしは 音速を超え荒ぶ烈風！！

チャクラを変 質して風を 生み出し、 その風を柏 手を契機に 圧縮し、凄まじ い烈風へと進化さ せる術. ゛烈風掌゛単体で の攻撃においても、人間 一人を容易に弾き飛ばす ほどの威力を有する. だ がその真骨頂は、手裏剣 やクナイなどの飛び道 具と併用する連携攻撃. 滑空時の速度と、ヒッ ト時の威力、殺傷力 を数倍に上げる…！！

[picture of Konan's Paper Shuriken being accelerated] ↑紙手裏剣を急加速さ せ、一撃で敵を貫くほ どの殺傷力を与える！！

Hokage-Shiki Jijunjutsu - Kakuan Nitten Suishu (p. 300)
Hokage-style Sixty-year-old Technique - Kakuan Entering Society with Bliss-bringing Hands* (火影式耳順術　廓庵入鄽垂手, Hokage-shiki Jijun Jutsu - Kakuan Nitten Suisha) Ninjutsu, Kekkei Genkai, Supplementary, Short range (0-5m) Users: Yamato, Shodai Hokage

Laid out on the ground is a formaton of ten pillars. Supressing even "calamities"!!

↓What appears on the palm is the order from the user facing the Bijuu. [picture of Yamato holding out his hand with the kanji for "seat" (座, za)** on it]

A technique that uses the power of the "Wood Release Technique" and forcably supresses a Bijuu's chakra. To invoke this jutsu, it is necessary for the Bijuu or Jinchuuriki to be in the possession of the "Crystal Gem" (結晶石, Kesshouseki) that responds to the Shodai Hokage's chakra. Touching the Bijuu's chakra with their hand, the user then supresses the chakra inside an area lined with ten pillars.

However it can also be interpreted as "at sixty, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of truth," and "at sixty, I heard them with docile ears," which might be a bit more relevant to this technique.
 * This name requires a lot of explanation. First of all, I'll explain the "jijun" part. This is the Japanese term for a man's sixtieth to sixty-ninth age. It comes from a saying by Confucius: 六十而耳顺 (liùshí ér ěr shùn). It has a variaty of interpretations, but the most popular one is that of master Nan Huai-Chin: "At sixty I was able to listen to everything without feeling unhappy". The reasoning behind this is that at sixty, one is able to know clearly the difference between good and bad, allowing one's mind to become calm and thus allowing one to be able to listen to everything without feeling unhappy.

Next is the last part of the name: "Kakuan Nitten Suishu". "Nitten Suishu" comes from comes from a famous series of short poems and accompanying images, called the Ten Bull Pictures (十牛図, Jūgyū-zu; Chinese: Shíniú-tú). The pictures and poems are intended to illustrate the stages of Zen discipline. They were drawn by a twelfth-century Chinese Zen master called Kuòān (廓庵, Kakuan in Japanese). The tenth poem talks about how the fully-enlightened herdsman returns to the city to help others reach enlightenment. This poem is called Rùchán Chuíshǒu (入鄽垂手, "Nitten Suishu" in Japanese), which can be translated as "entering society with bliss-bringing hands" (i.e. hands that teach how to reach enlightment).


 * This kanji is probably short for the term "osuwari" (お座り), meaning "sit down". This is the order given to dogs when they are told to sit in Japanese.

火影式耳順術　廓庵入鄽垂手【ほかげしきじじゅんじゅつ　かくあんにってんすいしゅ】 忍術・血継限界・補・近 ヤマト／初代火影

地に敷かれしは十柱の陣 「災厄」さえも打ち鎮めん！！

↓掌に現れるの は、゛尾獣゛に対 する術者の指令.

゛木遁の術゛の力を駆使 し、゛尾獣゛のチャクラを 強制的に抑制する術. 術

の発動には初代火影のチ ャクラに反応する゛結晶 石゛を゛尾獣゛もしくは ゛人柱力゛に所持させる 必要があり、掌で゛尾獣゛ のチャクラに触れ、十本 の柱にて拘束するのだ！！

Magen: Kasegui no Jutsu (p. 301)
Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique (魔幻・枷杭の術, Magen: Kasegui no Jutsu) Genjutsu, Kekkei Genkai, No rank, Supplementary, Short range (0-5m) Users: Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Sasuke

A make-believe yoke piercing the limbs and body, completely snatching away one's freedom to move!! Once caught in the mind world created by the user, the victim will be tormented with the sensation of having wedges driven through their limbs, completely taking away their body's freedom. At the same time, the physical pain accompanying the illusion reveals the great use this technique has for primarily torture and such.

[picture of the Sharingan] ↑Performing handseals is unnecessary. All that is needed to use this technique is to have the enemy meet one's eyes!

[picture of Orochimaru being caught in this genjutsu] ↑In front of this technique, even Orochimaru is like a frog being glared at by a snake.

魔幻・枷杭の術【まげん・かせぐいのじゅつ】 幻術・血継限界・ー・補・近 うちはイタチ／うちはサスケ

肢体を貫くまやかしの軛が 躯の自由を全て奪わん！！

゛写輪眼゛が有する゛催 眠眼゛の能力による幻術 の一つ. 術者が築く精神 世界にとらわれた者は、 四肢のあらゆる部位に楔 を打ち込まれた感覚に苛 まれ、体の自由が一切利 かなくなる. 同時に、物 理的な痛みをも錯覚的に 伴うため、主に拷問など で大きな効果を発揮する.

[picture of the Sharingan] ↑結印を必要とせず、 相手と目を合わすだ けで術は発動する！

[picture of Orochimaru being caught in this genjutsu] ↑大蛇丸ですら、この術の 前では蛇に睨まれた蛙同然.

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Konoha One Hundred Leafs Collection ~ Number Forty-Six

｜The Solution to the Common Traits of Genjutsu｜

[picture of Naruto trying to escape from Itachi's Genjutsu] ←It's possible to master "genjutsu escaping" by training. Even those who don't use genjutsu will want to learn this.

As there are different types of genjutsu –those that are invoked using handseals and those that make use of doujutsu like the "Sharingan"– so are there different ways of dealing with them.

Against doujutsu: The general rule is to fight with two against one. When one person falls victim to the technique, their comrade can attack the user and cancel it.

Against genjutsu (other then doujutsu): Either intentionally disarrange the flow of chakra inside ones body, or have a third party disturb it.

木ノ葉百葉集…其の四十三

｜幻術の類型と｜ ｜　その解法　｜

[picture of Naruto trying to escape from Itachi's Genjutsu] ←「幻術破り」は修業 によって体得可能. 幻術の使用者以外も 身につけておきたい.

幻術には、印により発動 するものと、゛写輪眼゛な どの瞳術を用いるタイプ があり、その対処法もそ れぞれで異なってくる.

対瞳術 二対一で挑むのが 原則. 一人が術に 堕ちたら、仲間が 術者を攻撃し解く.

対幻術（瞳術以外） 体内のチャクラの 流れを意図的に乱 して、相手からの 干渉を妨げる.

Magen: Gama Rinshō (pp. 302–303)
Demonic Illusion: Toad Confrontation Chant (魔幻・蝦蟇臨唱, Magen: Gamarinshou) Genjutsu, Senjutsu, No rank, Offensive, Supplementary, All ranges Users: Shima, Fukasaku

When it reaches your ears, you're the prisoner of the demonic illusion A one-hear certain kill vocal duet!!

[picture of Fukasaku and Shima singing together, while sitting on Jiraiya's shoulder] ↑On both shoulders of "Sage Mode" Jiraiya are the "genjutsu" singing married toad couple...!! After several centuries of married life, the exquisite harmony of the Two Great Sage Toads distorts even the airspace!!

The person who hears it is lured into a "genjutsu world that binds the mind" When two or more toads come together and sing the secret musical scale passed down on Mt. Myouboku, the person who hears the harmony is lured into a "genjutsu world that binds the mind". Because learning it requires many long years of training, the husband and wife Great Toad Sage are the only one's with the skills to perform it.

[picture of the sound reaching Animal Realm's ears and him feeling the effects of the genjutsu] ↑The "Toad Confrontation Chant" only has to reach the target's sense of hearing to be a success. On the other hand, because it uses sound, it also has a weakness in that it gives away the users' whereabouts

[picture of Human Realm, Preta Realm, and Animal Realm caught in the barrier] ←↓Even if there are several hundred targets, they are completely disconnected from each other!!

The person whose ears the "Toad Confrontation Chant" reaches has both mind and body completely sealed between the hands of giant unmoving toads!! [picture of the four giant toads holding the barrier between their hands]

With four toads standing motionless on all sides, both dream and reality become bound by hand and foot!!

Inside the genjutsu world, the target is surrounded North, East, South, and West, by giant toads, imprisoning them in a barrier. The four unmoving toads won't lift the complete binding until the user gives the order. All that is left to do is to strike the finishing blow in the real world.

[picture of Jiraiya stabbing the immobile bodies of Pain] →Mt. Myouboku's secret stone swords³ are driven into the targets' hearts like a wedge. The targets are finally released into the realm of the dead.

¹ When written as 輪唱, "rinshou" means "to sing in canon". ² Sage Mode (仙人モード, Sennin Mo-do) ³ Stone Sword (石剣, Ishiken)

魔幻・蝦蟇臨唱【まげん・がまりんしょう】 幻術・仙術・ー・攻、補・近、中、遠 シマ／フカサク

耳に届かば魔幻の虜 一聴必殺の二重唱！！

[picture of Fukasaku and Shima singing together, while sitting on Jiraiya's shoulder] ↑゛仙人モード゛を発動せし自来也の双肩にて、「幻術」を歌う蝦蟇夫婦…！！ 夫婦生活数百年の二大仙蝦蟇による絶妙のハモりは、空間すら歪曲させる！！

妙木山に伝わりし秘伝の 音階に合わせ、二体以上 の蝦蟇によって歌唱され しハーモニーは、聴く者 を「精神縛る幻術世界」 へと誘う. 習得には長年 に亘る修練を要するため、 現在では二大仙蝦蟇夫婦 のみが成せる業である.

[picture of the sound reaching Animal Realm's ears and him feeling the effects of the genjutsu] ↑対象者の聴覚の届きさえすれば成功する゛蝦蟇臨唱゛. 反面、音によって居所が知れるという弱点も併せ持つ.

[picture of Human Realm, Preta Realm, and Animal Realm caught in the barrier] ←↓対象者が何百 人存在しようとも、 全く関係なしッ！！ ゛蝦蟇臨唱゛を耳 にして者の精神と 肉体は、巨大なる 不動蝦蟇の手中に 悉く封じられる！！ [picture of the four giant toads holding the barrier between their hands]

四面蝦蟇にて不動の構え 夢も現も金縛りなり！！

幻術世界にて、対象者は 東西南北を巨大な蝦蟇に 取り囲まれ、結界に閉じ 込められる. 四体の不動 蝦蟇は、術者が令を発す るまで金縛りを解くこと はない. 後は現実世界で とどめを刺すだけである.

[picture of Jiraiya stabbing the immobile bodies of Pain] →妙木山秘伝の石剣にて、対象者の心臓に楔を打 ち込む. 対象者は漸く、冥界へと解放されるのだ.

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Konoha One Hundred Leafs Collection ~ Number Forty-Four


 * The melody passed down on Mt. Myouboku |

On Mt. Myouboku, there exists the musical score of a "genjutsu," written down since time immemorial. By combining the melody and the lyrics that only the toads can utter, an extremely powerful "genjutsu" is invoked.

[picture of the sheet music for this melody] ↑The song was written for the vocal range of toads. It is impossible for humans to sing.

木ノ葉百葉集…其の四十四

｜妙木山に伝わる｜ ｜　メロディ　　｜

妙木山には、古来より認め られし「幻術」の楽譜が存 在する. 蝦蟇にのみ発声が 可能な歌詞とメロディを組 み合わせることにより、最 強の「幻術」が発動する.

[picture of the sheet music for this melody] ↑蝦蟇の声域を対象に書かれた曲 は、人間には歌唱不可能である.

Mandara no Jin (p. 304)
Formation of Ten Thousand Snakes* (万蛇羅ノ陣, Mandara no Jin) Ninjutsu, B-rank, Offensive, Defensive, All ranges User: Orochimaru

The wonder of an infinite number of snake blades squirming and slithering over the ground!!

A wave of swarming snakes spreads from the mouth!!

[picture of Orochimaru releasing snakes from his mouth] [picture of Orochimaru lying on the ground] ↑→↓Snakes as far as the eye can see ensnare the enemy, rendering them powerless. After that, the motionless enemy is pierced violently with poison fangs!! [picture of a multitude of snakes coming towards Four-Tailed Naruto]

The countless number of summoned snakes crawl out of Orochimaru's mouth and shunt down the enemy... In front of such overwhelming numbers, a true"wall of snakes," defense and evasion mean nothing. The enemy can do nothing but become buried by the snakes. Furthermore, when the inexhaustibly crawling snakes gather, they become a defensive wall, blocking any kind of attack!!


 * "Mandara" is the Japanese pronunciation of the word "mandala," a concentric diagram with great spiritual and ritual significance in both Buddhism and Hinduism. It's written as 曼陀羅 in kanji. The first kanji is pronounced the same as the kanji for "ten thousand" (万) and actually overlaps somewhat in meaning. The second kanji bears a strong resemblance to the kanji for "snake" (蛇). The last kanji is the same in both words and means "silk," or "gauze". It's only used for it's sound, though.

万蛇羅ノ陣【まんだらのじん】 忍術・B・攻、防・近、中、遠 大蛇丸

大地を這い蠢く 無限蛇刃の怪！！

口前に拡がりし 群蛇の波ーー！！

[picture of Orochimaru releasing snakes from his mouth] [picture of Orochimaru lying on the ground] ↑→↓見渡す限りの蛇が敵を絡め取 り、無力化する. その上で、身動き できない相手に毒牙を突き立てる！！ [picture of a multitude of snakes coming towards Four-Tailed Naruto]

口寄せした無数の蛇が、 大蛇丸の口より這い出て 敵を襲う…. 「蛇の壁」と でもいうべき圧倒的な数 の前に、防御も回避も全 く意味を持たず、標的は ただ蛇に埋もれゆくしか ない. そして、尽きるこ となく這い出る蛇が集う 時、いかなる攻撃をも阻 む防御壁と化すのだ！！

Mokuton: Shichūka no Jutsu (p. 305)
Wood Release: Four Pillar House Technique (木遁・四柱家の術, Mokuton: Shichuuka no Jutsu) Ninjutsu, Kekkei Genkai, No rank, Supplementary, Short range (0-5m) User: Yamato

In an instant a splendid Wood Release retreat is build from the ground up!!

By sending chakra into the ground, the roots of the plants are converted into raw materials. This technique allows for a building to be constructed, by forcing accelerated growth. Just like with the "Four Pillar Prison Technique," the size and shape of the building are taken from the user Yamato's imagination or memories. By placing fuda* around the "Four Pillar House," one creates a barrier, making it impossible for the enemy to detect it and allowing on to "camp" in peace!!

[picture of wooden beams growing from the ground] [picture of Yamato doing a handseal] ↑→As soon as the handseal is made, trees break through the ground. In order to build the house immediately, they are already prepared to act like timber.

A two-story building adorned with the Konoha symbol!!

[picture of the house created with this technique] [picture of team Kakashi inside the house] ↑→Straight out of Yamato's imagination, Konoha Hot Spring's high-class inn town: the "Fallen Leafs Retreat" (落葉庵, Rakuyouan). It's created out of consideration for his subordinates need to rest, but... one should really avoid overkill.


 * A fuda, or o-fuda (御札) is a kind of talisman or charm, made of paper. It is placed on walls, pillars, doors, and windows as a guard against evil spirits and such. They are often seen in manga and anime as a kind of mystical weapon. The exploding tags in Naruto are fuda, for example.

木遁・四柱家の術【もくとん・しちゅうかのじゅつ】 忍術・血継限界・ー・補・近 ヤマト

須臾にて聳え建てるは 精巧なる木遁の庵！！

地中にチャクラを流し、 植物の根を資材に変換. 急速な成長を促すと共に、 建築物を組み上げるの術. ゛四柱牢の術゛と同様、 そのサイズと形状は、術 者であるヤマトの記憶や イメージに委ねられる.

゛四柱家゛には札を駆使 して結界を施しておくこ とで、敵から発見される こともなく、安全に「野 宿」ができるのである！！

[picture of wooden beams growing from the ground] [picture of Yamato doing a handseal] ↑→印と共に、地を 突き破り出る樹木は、 既に家屋を構築すべ く、材木として 錬成されて いるのだ.

木ノ葉造り 二階建て！！

[picture of the house created with this technique] [picture of team Kakashi inside the house] ↑→ヤマトがイメージしたのは、木ノ葉温泉の高級宿場「落葉庵」. 部下を安息させるための気遣いだったが…やり過ぎは禁物である.

Mokuton: Shichūrō no Jutsu (p. 306)
Wood Release: Four Pillar Prison Technique (木遁・四柱牢の術, Mokuton: Shichuurou no Jutsu) Ninjutsu, Kekkei Genkai, No rank, Supplementary, Short range (0-5m) User: Yamato

An inescapable wooden prison!! Piercing from the ground, it is constructed in an instant!!

Changing chakra into timber under the ground and making it grow rapidly, while forming it into a wood prison. The size of the prison is based on Yamato's imagination. From insect cage to a great prison, one make it into whatever they want by regulating the amount of chakra used. The timber itself is treated with a chakra coating, making destruction extremely difficult.

[picture of Yamato with behind him the Four Pillar Prison] ↑In but an instant, the prison from Yamato's imagination appears!! During war, it has the great ability to detain prisoners of war, but it can also be used as a disciplinary measure for quarrelling subordinates.

木遁・四柱牢の術【もくとん・しちゅうろうのじゅつ】 忍術・血継限界・ー・補・近 ヤマト

脱獄不能の木監獄！！ 地を突き瞬時に建ち上らん！！

土中でチャクラを材木に 変化させ、急成長させな がら木監獄を形成する. 監獄のサイズはヤマトの イメージに基づき、虫籠

から大監獄に至るまで、 チャクラ量で自在に変え られる. 木材にはチャク ラのコーティングが施さ れ、破壊は困難を極める.

[picture of Yamato with behind him the Four Pillar Prison] ↑一瞬にして、ヤマトのイメージする監獄が出現ッ！！ 戦闘中には、捕虜を留置するために威力を発揮し、仲 たがいする部下には、懲罰のためにも利用される….

Mokuton: Daijurin no Jutsu (p. 306)
Wood Release: Great Forest Technique (木遁・大樹林の術, Mokuton: Daijurin no Jutsu) Ninjutsu, Kekkei Genkai, Offensive, Defensive, All ranges User: Yamato

The trunks of great trees grow thickly from the arm, then become stake piercing down the enemy!!

↓Changing the left arm about the shoulder into tree trunks. They can also function as a tough shield...!! [picture of Yamato performing this technique]

A technique that changes one's own arm into big trees. Using chakra, the cells are transformed into trees. Then, by activating the trees, stimulating them to grow rapidly, they lengthen at high speed and fork into many branches. It is possible to capture the enemy with these branches and at the same time, if one changes the ends into sharp stakes, turn them into countless, sharp, spear-like piercing weapons.

木遁・大樹林の術【もくとん・だいじゅりんのじゅつ】 忍術・血継限界・攻、防・近、中、遠 ヤマト

腕より茂る大樹の幹 杭となり捕らえ貫く！！

↓左肩から腕にかけて を幹に変化. 硬質な盾 としても機能する…！！ [picture of Yamato performing this technique]

自らの腕部を巨木へと変 化させる術. チャクラで 細胞を樹木に変質し、さ らに活性化と急成長を促 すことにより、高速で伸 長、枝分かれしていく. 枝部で敵を捕らえること が可能であると同時に、 先端を杭状に変形させれ ば、尖鋭なる無数の槍と なって貫く武器にもなる.

Mokuton no Jutsu (p. 307)
Wood Release Technique (木遁の術, Mokuton no Jutsu) Ninjutsu, Kekkei Genkai, No rank, Offensive, Defensive, Supplementary, All ranges Users: Yamato, Shodai Hokage

A unique secret technique that creates life, tearing through the ground!!

A legendary technique that turns chakra into a source of life. Now, Yamato is the sole user of this "Secret Technique" (秘術, Hijutsu). With the "Kekkei Genkai" allowing the simultaneous use of the basic chakra natures "Earth Release" and "Water Release," plants and trees are created. The transformation of these displays a tremendous power in both offence and defence.

[picture of Yamato doing a handseal] [picture of trees growing from Yamato's Earth Style Rampart] →↓When Yamato puts his hands together to form the Wood Release handseal, trees grow from the steep bedrock!! If he feels like it, he can even turn a desert into a forest!!

木遁の術【もくとんのじゅつ】 忍術・血継限界・ー・攻、防、補・近、中、遠 ヤマト／初代火影

地を裂きて生命を生ず 唯一無二の秘術！！

チャクラを生命の源に転 じる伝説の術であり、現 在は唯一ヤマトだけが扱 うことのできる「秘術」.

「土遁」と「水遁」の、 チャクラの基本性質を同 時に発動する゛血継限界゛ であり、植物や樹木を発 生させ、そ れを変形す ることで、 攻守に絶大 な威力を発 揮するのだ.

[picture of Yamato doing a handseal] [picture of trees growing from Yamato's Earth Style Rampart] →↓ヤマトが木遁の印を 組めば、切り立った岩盤 に樹木が！！その気になれ ば砂漠を森に変えること ですら可能なのである！！

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Konoha One Hundred Leafs Collection ~ Number Forty-Five


 * Coping with All Situations - Wood Release Survival |

There is no jutsu with such a great variaty of uses as Yamato's "Wood Release Technique" That is why, while performing missions, Yamato displays a magnificent power in every circumstance. This is why his mission success rate keeps climbing.

 [picture of Kabuto being tied up with wooden beams] ←By froming his wood into ring shapes, he creates restraints that are stronger then rope!!

 ↓Reinforcement, for when the bridge on his path is destroyed. Or else, he can create the very bridge itself!! [picture of Wood Release being used to support the collapsing Tenchi Bridge]

 [picture of Yamato's Wood Release-Change of Body Technique combo] →In an instant, a wooden figure is created in his likeness, to be used with the "Change of Body Technique"!!

木ノ葉百葉集…其の四十五

｜あらゆる状況への対応｜ ｜木遁サバイバル　　　｜

ヤマトの゛木遁の術゛ほ ど多彩な用途を誇る術は、 他にない. そしてそれは、 ヤマトの任務遂行中、あ らゆる状況下で、抜群の 威力を発揮. 任務成功率 の上昇に繋がるのである.

〈捕縛〉 [picture of Kabuto being tied up with wooden beams] ←輪状に変形させることによって、 ロープ以上の強度で、敵を拘束！！

〈補強〉 ↓行く手の橋が破壊されれば、補強. もしくは橋そのものを創造する…！！ [picture of Wood Release being used to support the collapsing Tenchi Bridge]

〈変わり身〉 [picture of Yamato's Wood Release-Change of Body Technique combo] →一瞬にして、自分と酷似した木人形を 製作し、゛変わり身の術゛で使用する！！

Mokuton: Mokujōheki (p. 308)
Wood Release: Wood Locking Wall (木遁・木錠壁, Mokuton: Mokujouheki) Ninjutsu, Kekkei Genkai, No rank, Offensive, Defensive, Short range (0-5m) User: Yamato

A solid barrier that closes up from left and right!!

This technique uses chakra to acticate the roos in the ground and, using Yamato as a reference point, makes wooden pillars appear from left and right. The wooden pillars join together in a dome-shape with Yamato at the centre. This process can be used to catch the enemy in a pincer attack!! Also, in case one confronts the enemy at a short distance, the enemy can be locked up inside the dome, setting the situation for a one-on-one fight. Furthermore, it functions as a easy shelter against the enemy's long-distance attacks, like shuriken and kunai. It certainly is an all-purpose wall.

[pictures of the wooden beams closing over Yamato] ↑While locking up the enemy, it also acts like a protective wall...!! Since its size can be adjusted at will, it has the ability to save a great number of people!!

木遁・木錠壁【もくとん・もくじょうへき】 忍術・血継限界・ー・攻、防・近 ヤマト

左右より組み閉じる 堅牢なる障壁！！

チャクラで地中の根を活 性化し、さらにヤマトを 基点にして、左右から木 柱を出現させる術である. 木柱はヤマトを中心に、

ドーム状に組み合わさり、 その過程で敵を挟撃する ことができる！！また、近 距離にて敵と対峙せし際 には、ドーム内に敵を閉 じ込めることや、一対一 の状況を作り出すことも 可能. さらに、手裏剣や クナイなどの、敵の遠距 離攻撃に対しては、簡易 シェルターとしても機能. まさに万能の壁である.

[pictures of the wooden beams closing over Yamato] ↑敵を閉じ込めることを前提としながらも、防護壁の役割を果たす…！！ サイズも自在に調整することができるため、大勢を救うことも可能だ！！

Moku Bunshin no Jutsu (p. 309)
Wood Clone Technique (木分身の術, Moku Bunshin no Jutsu) Ninjutsu, Kekkei Genkai, No rank, Supplementary User: Yamato

The protean Wood Clone, reflecting one's whole soul!!

A clone created by alterion one's own cells with chakra. It has more endurance than the normal Shadow Clone and doesn't disappear when hit by the enemies attack. Moreover, since it has the ability to merge with plants and trees, it is also great reconnaissance missions!!

[picture of the Wood Clone sprouting from Yamato's body] ↑A Clone created by using chakra and one's own cells!!

[picture of the Wood Clone pursuing Orochimaru, Kabuto, and Sai] →The clone can also enter the battlefield on its own, being endowed with plenty of offensive and defensive power.

木分身の術【もくぶんしんのじゅつ】 忍術・血継限界・ー・補 ヤマト

己が全霊投映せし 変幻自在の木分身！！

自らの細胞をチャクラで 変質し、分身を作り出す. 通常の影分身よりも耐久 度が高く、敵の一撃で消

失してしまうということ がない. かつ植物と一体 化する能力も備え、偵察 任務に威力を発揮する！！

[picture of the Wood Clone sprouting from Yamato's body] ↑チャクラと、自 らの細胞を利用し て生み出す分身！！

[picture of the Wood Clone pursuing Orochimaru, Kabuto, and Sai] →十分な攻撃、防 御力を備えた木分 身は、単身で戦場 に投入することも.

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Konoha One Hundred Leafs Collection ~ Number Forty-Six

｜The Technique Falsely Similar to the Shadow Clone｜

"The information the clone possesses will be collected by the real body". This basic concept of the "Shadow Clone Technique" also applies to the "Wood Clone Technique". However, the chakra-composed Shadow Clone and the cell-bases Wood Clone are completely distinct techniques.

[picture of Yamato transforming his Wood Clone] ←By directly touching the Wood Clone with his hand, Yamato absorbs the information it gathered and changes the shape of the clone.

↓When it is changed into a seed, it becomes a transmission device that resonates with Yamato's chakra. [picture of Naruto holding a chakra seed]

The Wood Clone is made up of Yamato's own cells, transformed into vegetation. Because of this, when it is changed into a seed and taken into the body, it can be used as a "transmission device". This and all other uses make this technique extremely convenient.

木ノ葉百葉集…其の四十六

｜影分身とは似て非なるもの｜

「分身の持つ情報は、本 体に蓄積されていく」と いう゛影分身の術゛の基 本概念は、゛木分身の術゛ にも当てはまる. だが、 チャクラで構成される影 分身と、細胞を基盤とす る木分身は全く別の術だ.

[picture of Yamato transforming his Wood Clone] ←木分身に直接手を当てて、情報 を吸収しながら形状を変形させる.

↓種子状に変化させれば、ヤマト のチャクラに共鳴する発信機に. [picture of Naruto holding a chakra seed]

ヤマト自身の細胞を、植 物に変質させて成される 木分身. それは、種子状 に変化させて対象者が体 内に摂取することにより、 「発信機」にすることが できるなど、非常に利便 性の高い術なのである.

Yamata no Jutsu (pp. 310–311)
Eight Branches¹ Technique (八岐の術, Yamata no Jutsu) Ninjutsu, S-rank, Offensive, Defensive, Supplementary User: Orochimaru

An eight-headed colossal serpent² spanning eight mountains It's wicked excellence is the reincarnation of long-standing resentment!!

Captured inside Uchiha Sasuke, Orochimaru took his chance when Sasuke had used up his "suppressing chakra" to use the power of his final moments and unleash this secret technique. Using the "power of reincarnation" possessed by the "White Snake" as an intermediary, Orochimaru appeared out of Sasuke's "Cursed Seal," transformed into a white snake white snake with eight heads and eight tails. Trampling down the "Uchiha" hideout by merely crawling on the scales of his abdomen, this could only be Orochimaru's greatest, strongest technique; the incarnation of his far-reaching tenacity...!!

[picture of a close-up of one of the Yamata's heads] →Boasting a giant body, even larger than that of Manda, who is feared as the "strongest colossal serpent," it has a sinister appearance as it bares it ferocious fangs. Having transcended the "Orochi³," it became like a "Dragon God"...!!

Manifested is the single desire of the Orochi...!!

That ambition hasn't broken yet!!

No matter how far he crosses over the threshold of death, Orochimaru will find a way to "reincarnate". The origin of this tenacity is the power of the "White Snake" that governs "good luck and rebirth". After many years of research, Orochimaru obtained the reincarnation ability of the "White Snake".

[picture of a young Orochimaru holding the skin of a white snake] →↓The symbol of "reincarnation" that he held in his hands in his younger days gulped him down into an obsession with "immortality" and a "darkness" called insanity.

[picture of Orochimaru's eye as his soul is about to be overtaken by Sasuke]

¹ The "eight branches" (八岐, yamata) comes from the legendary snake Yamata-no-Orochi (also ultimately the source of Orochimaru's name). This snake was defeated by the god Susanoo-no-mikoto, who got him drunk on sake and cut him up using the Totsuka-no-Tsurugi. Cutting up one of the Yamata-no-Orochi's tails, he broke his sword on the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi, which he then took and gave as a present to his sister Amaterasu-oomikami. The fight between Orochimaru and Itachi obviously parallels this legend. Orochimaru used the Yamata Technique and has the Kusanagi inside of him, while Itachi used Susanoo with the Totsuka Sword which is kept in a sake bottle. ² The word used here for "colossal snake" is "uwabami" (蟒蛇). It is often translated as "python" or "anaconda," but really means neither. It is a somewhat poetic name for a very large snake and may even be another name for the Yamata-no-Orochi. It emphasises the hugeness of the snake more than "orochi³," so I translated it as "colossal serpent". ³ Orochi (大蛇) literally means "big snake". See above for the tale of the Yamata-no-Orochi.

八岐の術【やまたのじゅつ】 忍術・S・攻、防、補 大蛇丸

八峰跨ぐ八頭の蟒蛇 邪傑が宿意の権化なり！！

うちはサスケに取り込ま れた大蛇丸が、サスケの 「抑えのチャクラ」が尽 きたことを契機に、最期 の力を解き放った秘術.

サスケの゛呪印゛より出 現したのは、゛白蛇゛の 持つ「再生の力」を媒介 に、大蛇丸が変化した八 つの頭と尾を持つ白蛇.

腹鱗にて蠢くだけで゛う ちは゛のアジトを蹂躙す るそれは、大蛇丸最大最 強の術にして、長きに亘 る執念の化身なのだ…！！

[picture of a close-up of one of the Yamata's heads] →「最強の蟒蛇」と怖れられたマンダ以上の巨 躯を誇り、獰猛なる牙を剥き出す禍々しき容貌. それは「大蛇」を超越した「竜神」が如し…！！

示現せしは 大蛇の一念…！！

その野望未だ潰れず！！

如何なる死線を越えようと「再生」を 果たしてきた大蛇丸. その執念の源が、 「幸運と再生」を司る「白蛇」の力で ある. 大蛇丸は、長年の研究によって 「白蛇」の再生能力をも手に入れた.

[picture of a young Orochimaru holding the skin of a white snake] →↓幼き日に手にし た「再生」の象徴は、 大蛇丸を「不滅」へ の執着と狂気という 「闇」に飲み込んだ. [picture of Orochimaru's eye as his soul is about to be overtaken by Sasuke]

Raiton: Gian (p. 312)

 * Ninjutsu, B-rank, Offensive, All ranges
 * User: Kakuzu

A great spear of lightning shoots out from the strange mask!!

A Lightning Release technique fired by the monstrous being inside Kakuzu's body. The converged lightning is shaped like a sharp spear and pierces the enemy. Hiding an astounding destructive power great enough to even pierce rock, this is a technique with an extremely high killing ability.


 * ↓→ If the number of lightning bolts is increased, this attack gains the ability to slaughter multiple enemies in an instant. Dodging this thunder that comes flying at high speed is next to impossible!!

Ranjishigami no Jutsu (p. 312)

 * Ninjutsu, B-rank, Offensive, Supplementary, All ranges
 * User: Jiraiya

The white beast king sprints through the wasteland battlefield!!

This technique uses chakra to temporarily enhance the head's metabolism and manipulate the hair that grew longer as a result of this. There is also chakra flowing through the lengthened hair, making its hardness comparable to that of steel wire. By thickly bundling the hair, its strength is further increased, also increasing its destructive power.


 * ↓ In an instant, the surroundings are completely covered with hair!!


 * → The attack captures the opponent and constricts tightly!! Its power so incredible, it can even crush the shell of the giant crab into small pieces!!

Rinnegan (p. 313)

 * Ninjutsu, Kekkei Genkai, No rank, Supplementary
 * User: Nagato

The supreme eyes that appear during troubled times Will they bring about creation or destruction——

The dōjutsu wielded by the founder of the shinobi, the "Sage of the Six Realms". Its most distinctive feature being the ripple pattern spreading out over the eyeballs, the Rinnegan are called the "most exalted eyes" among the, the other two being the Sharingan and Byakugan. Admired as being able to bring forth all ninjutsu, the holder of these eyes can completely master the five elemental nature transformations that form the basis of ninjutsu. It is said that in times when the world is in disorder, this person is sent down from the heavens to become either a "God of Creation" who will calm the world, or a "Destroyer" who reduce everything to nothing.

Spreading out like ripples on water The secret of the origin of ninjutsu!!


 * ↓ Sharing their field of vision, the Six Realms of Pain boast a cooperation leaves absolutely no gaps!!


 * ←↑ The Rinnegan wielding Pain not only have a "shared field of vision," but also have "the same chakra-disturbing weapons" and "immortal bodies". However, if these are part of the powers of the Rinnegan is still a mystery.