Talk:Senjutsu

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I am not sure about the translations, but shouldnt it be called Hermit Techniques, since the others are translated as hermits arts

I think this should be called "Sennin Jutsu" not "Senjutsu", since Senjutsu stands simply for tactical skills (it is proven in the Manga early on, where Sasuke's grades in various Ninja disciplines are shown).


 * It does? Well, in my prediction, the reason that they call it Senjutsu is because to make the term "Sennin Jutsu" shorter to "Senjutsu", this whole Senjutsu name has nothing to do with skill, but to simlify the term. --Rasengan888 15:26, 3 January 2009 (UTC)


 * It's called senjutsu. There's nothing we can do about that.
 * You're not completely correct, though. Although "senjutsu" is the Japanese word for "tactics," that senjutsu and the "sage technique" senjutsu are written with different kanji.
 * That said, I do believe we should decide on a standard translation for "senjutsu"/"senpō". I'd prefer "Sage Technique"/"Sage Art," since the practitioners of senjutsu aren't actually hermits. --ShounenSuki 15:30, 3 January 2009 (UTC)]
 * I've done, alot of searching about this. 仙 is hermit, not sage. If it were sage, it would be along hte lines of Seijin or 聖--TheUltimate3 16:10, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
 * And to prevent the inevitable headache I'm sure you're gonna give me with this Suki, please provide whatever source you have as proof.--TheUltimate3 16:13, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I've done, alot of searching about this. 仙 is hermit, not sage. If it were sage, it would be along hte lines of Seijin or 聖--TheUltimate3 16:10, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
 * And to prevent the inevitable headache I'm sure you're gonna give me with this Suki, please provide whatever source you have as proof.--TheUltimate3 16:13, 3 January 2009 (UTC)


 * A sage is a wise and learned person. A hermit is a person who secluded themselves from society
 * comes from . A sennin is a person (or the spirit of a person) who has gathered so much wisdom and merit that they became immortal and gained the ability to perform miracles and magic. They are said to live in the mountains as hermits. They are basically people who transcended human limitations.
 * In short, the term "sennin" can be translated as both "sage" and "hermit" (it can also be translated as many other things, but "sage" and "hermit" are the most common translations).
 * However, since the sennin in Naruto aren't actually true hermits (although the Toad Sennin do live on a mountain), "sage" seems the more appropriate translation here. --ShounenSuki 16:37, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
 * That depends on the person you ask. I actually do think they fit the idea of hermit, cause as you said they do live in a mountain, hermits can be all mystical and worldly with the best of them. Regardless, to be fair, and to avoid this going on much longer than it needs to be to avoid the headache I was talking about earlier, it would be best to use both Hermit and Sage in our translations or neither at all. Though that makes all the Hermit Arts techniques an oddity now...--TheUltimate3 16:42, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Right now, 仙/仙人 is translated as either "sage" or "hermit". This makes the translations inconstant and confusing and overall unprofessional. I believe it would be best to decide on a common translation and only use both where it is appropriate (like in this article, when Senjutsu is translated). --ShounenSuki 16:52, 3 January 2009 (UTC)