Bukijutsu

pertains to techniques that entail the use of any handheld weapons in combat, whether the users be shinobi or samurai. Students of the Ninja Academy are taught the use of of ninja weapons and tools, like shuriken and kunai, learning how to throw and wield them through target practice.

Bukijutsu can be used in combination with taijutsu, ninjutsu, genjutsu, chakra flow, and even other weapons in order to achieve more devastating effects, such as the flail used in conjunction with the Infinite Armour, Kakashi Hatake's use of lightning-infused kunai , and Asuma Sarutobi's use of wind-infused chakra knives for close-range fighting. Orochimaru was also able to effectively combine the sight-impairing effects of the Bringer-of-Darkness Technique with shuriken to increase the likelihood of hitting his intended target.

Bukijutsu, in some form, is used by almost all shinobi. Notable users of bukijutsu are Tenten and the Gold and Silver Brothers, Kinkaku and Ginkaku, who were well known for their usage of the Treasured Tools of the Sage of the Six Paths. In the anime, Seimei, the Takumi Village founder, was also considered a very powerful bukijutsu user.

Types of Bukijutsu

 * : A sub-type of bukijutsu that deals entirely with the use of swords in various manners for close-range fighting.
 * : A sub-type of bukijutsu, revolving completely around the use of shuriken, kunai, and senbon of various sizes to reach foes at longer distance.

Trivia

 * The Kōga-ryū, a historical school of ninjutsu located in the region of Kōka, taught, with several sub-groups, such as kenjutsu (sword techniques), bōjutsu (long staff techniques), and kyujutsu (archery).