Medical Ninjutsu

is a branch of ninjutsu associated with healing, as well as the manipulation of their own, or anothers' body, practised by shinobi categorised as "medical-nin". The use of medical ninjutsu requires very good chakra control, as well as extensive knowledge on such things as herbs, medicines, the human body and even poisons.

The knowledge of medical ninjutsu can be used for a variety of purposes apart from pure healing, such as creating and treating poisons as seen with Shizune who uses her extensive medical knowledge to create a poisonous gas, performing autopsies or surgeries, or attacking a person's body directly, deranging the target's nervous system or sending them into a comatose state by overriding their body with chakra. Medical Ninjutsu in itself can also be used offensively, witnessed in Kabuto Yakushi's use of chakra scalpels in battle, overriding his opponents body with medical chakra and Tsunade has also demonstrated the ability to use medical ninjutsu offensively as shown when she attempted to use medical ninjutsu to kill Orochimaru. Tsunade, renowned as the most celebrated medical-nin in the world, was able to applicate the extreme chakra control required for medical ninjutsu to engineer chakra-enhanced strength, which she has taught to her student Sakura Haruno as well.

Trivia

 * The Creation Rebirth technique is considered to be the absolute pinnacle of all medical ninjutsu, and the ultimate regeneration technique.
 * Hashirama Senju could use medical ninjutsu with such proficiency that he could heal himself without the need of forming hand seals — a feat initially thought that even Tsunade is incapable of doing without the use of her Strength of a Hundred Technique.