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|kanji=傀儡の術 |
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|english tv=Puppet Master Jutsu |
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|viz manga=Art of the Puppet Master |
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|jutsu rank=C |
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|jutsu classification=Ninjutsu, Bukijutsu, Fighting Style |
|jutsu classification=Ninjutsu, Bukijutsu, Fighting Style |
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|jutsu class type=Offensive, Defensive, Supplementary |
|jutsu class type=Offensive, Defensive, Supplementary |
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|jutsu range=Short, Mid |
|jutsu range=Short, Mid |
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| − | |users=Chiyo, Kankurō, Monzaemon Chikamatsu, Sasori, Shamon, Shinki, Araya~anime, Asura Path (character)~anime, Kokuyō~anime, Komushi~anime, Korobi~anime, Mizuki~anime, Saya~anime, Suna Assassin Captain~anime, Yaoki~anime, Mukade (movie)~movie, Setsuna~movie, Toneri Ōtsutsuki~movie canon, Gandō~game, Ibushi~game, Malice~game, Menō~game, |
+ | |users=Chiyo, Kankurō, Monzaemon Chikamatsu, Sasori, Shamon, Shinki, Araya~anime, Asura Path (character)~anime, Hako Kuroi~anime, Kokuyō (puppeteer)~anime, Komushi~anime, Korobi~anime, Mizuki~anime, Saya~anime, Suna Assassin Captain~anime, Urashiki Ōtsutsuki~anime, Yaoki~anime, Mukade (movie)~movie, Setsuna~movie, Toneri Ōtsutsuki~movie canon, Gandō~game, Ibushi~game, Malice~game, Menō~game, |
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|novel debut=The Last: Naruto the Movie |
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| − | The '''Puppet Technique''' is |
+ | The '''Puppet Technique''' is the core skill of a {{translation|puppeteer's|傀儡使い|kugutsutsukai}} fighting style, whereby they control a [[puppet]]. |
== Overview == |
== Overview == |
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| + | The modern version of the Puppet Technique used by [[shinobi]] was first created by [[Monzaemon Chikamatsu]] of [[Sunagakure]].<ref>''[[Sha no Sho]]'', page 269</ref> Monzaemon originally intended the Puppet Technique for purely entertainment purposes, but by collaborating with shinobi he adapted the skill for combat.{{Citation needed}} In the years following the technique's creation, Suna's shinobi became pioneers in the art of puppetry, with its [[Puppet Brigade]] being given the specific mandate of finding new ways to use and exploit puppets for battle.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 280, page 9</ref> |
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| − | This technique uses [[chakra threads]] to control [[puppet]]s like marionettes. The threads basically move the puppets by their joints, but can also activate any traps and hidden weapons. Any number of chakra threads can be used to control a puppet, but users with more skill can use fewer strings per puppet. Both Chiyo and Sasori demonstrated the ability to control entire puppets perfectly using just one thread. |
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| + | Performing the Puppet Technique involves emitting {{translation|[[chakra]] threads|チャクラの糸|Chakura no Ito}} from a user's fingers to connect to a puppet, with the fingers' movements controlling the puppet's actions.<ref name="d1"/> Less experienced users will connect all ten of their fingers to a single puppet, with each finger controlling a specific joint or mechanism. As a user becomes more experienced they require fewer threads to control a single puppet, until finally they can control a puppet using only one thread. With this growing mastery, users also become able to control multiple puppets at a time, ten being the normal limit (one per finger).<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 272, page 12</ref> No matter how many threads are being used per puppet, the user's will plays a large role in a puppet's movements, thus creating an inevitable time lag between the user's commands and the puppet's response.<ref name="time">''[[Sha no Sho]]'', page 223</ref> |
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| − | While most puppeteers would normally be able to control ten puppets at most (one per finger), Sasori's self-modification allowed him to control up to one hundred puppets at a time. |
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| + | Controlling a puppet requires most of a puppeteer's attentions and maintaining the threads is a constant drain on their chakra.<ref name="d1"/> Not only does this mean a puppeteer is vulnerable when they are controlling a puppet, it also tends to mean they cannot fight very well without a puppet, as their combat style relies so heavily on them. As such, puppeteers try very hard to hide or at least keep their distance from opponents.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 126, page 5</ref> In the event that an opponent gets too close, some puppeteers have devised countermeasures: certain puppets created by [[Sasori]], such as [[Sanshōuo]] and [[Hiruko]], are intended to be controlled from the inside, acting as shields for their puppeteers;<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 265, page 5</ref> [[Chiyo]] replaced one of her arms with a [[Mechanical Light Shield Block]], giving her a defensive option to use in emergencies;<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 269, pages 4-5</ref> [[Kankurō]] is in the habit of disguising puppets as himself, causing opponents that attack him to instead fall into his puppets' clutches.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 70, page 17</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 213, pages 18-20</ref> |
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| − | == Known Styles == |
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| + | Because puppeteers rely on their puppets for almost all aspects of combat, keeping the puppets safe is of paramount importance. At the simplest, this means not allowing the puppets to be destroyed or otherwise disabled.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 126, page 13</ref> More than that, it is also vital to keep how a puppet works secret from opponents. If an opponent knows what weapons or traps a puppet is outfitted with, the puppeteer will lose the advantage of surprise that so often gives them the upperhand.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 106, page 14</ref> If an opponent knows how a puppet is designed – which, unlike weapons and traps, cannot be greatly altered by the puppeteer – they can focus their attacks on the puppet's structural weaknesses.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 251, page 3</ref> |
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| − | == Drawbacks == |
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| − | * According to [[Shino Aburame]]'s observations during his fight against [[Kankurō]], the Puppet Technique is a long range style, meaning that the puppeteers are weak against close range fighters. While controlling the puppet, the user is wide open if the opponent bypasses the puppet. For this reason, puppeteers avoid hand to hand battle, relying almost exclusively on their puppets instead. |
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| − | * Since most puppeteers use their hands to manipulate the puppets, if their hands are disabled, then the technique can be neutralised. And because the puppet's movements are based on the mechanisms that were installed inside, interfering with said mechanisms can stall the puppet entirely. This was demonstrated by Shino during his fight against Kankurō, where he used his bugs to infiltrate [[Karasu]]'s joints, rendering the puppet immobile, and then again by Sasori, who used the Third Kazekage's Iron Sand to stall Chiyo's mechanical Chakra shields. |
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| − | * Another weakness is that a puppet's movement is dependent on the will of the user, and as such there will be a time lag between the user's commands and the puppet's response.<ref>Third Databook, page 223</ref> |
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| − | * Should a puppeteer be using puppets created by another person, then they risk having said puppets' weaknesses exploited if their opponent is said creator. When Kankurō faced Sasori with the three puppets created by the latter, this was exactly what happened, as Sasori knew of all the possible combination techniques and weak spots of the three and countered them completely, leaving Kankurō to suffer a complete defeat. |
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| − | * As a puppeteer's main weapon are the puppets, if all puppets are destroyed or disabled, then the puppeteer in question is left vulnerable. |
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| + | If a puppeteer does lose their puppet in battle (or if they merely opt not to use one), the chakra threads remain a versatile tool. The threads can be connected to opponents to impede their movements, such as by tripping them, or to take [[Puppet Performance: Skilful Achievement with a Human Body|control]] of their body, using them as a puppet.<ref name="d1"/> To prevent opponents from noticing that they're being manipulated, puppeteers will use a minimal amount of chakra to create the threads, rendering them invisible. If chakra threads are [[Manipulating Attack Blades|attached to weapon]]s, such as [[kunai]], this not only allows users to throw multiple weapons at a time, but also allows them an easy method of connecting their threads to distant targets.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 266, page 5</ref> Puppeteers can attach chakra threads to faraway targets even without this subterfuge, giving them a quick way to bring objects to their side.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 272, page 9</ref> |
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| − | * If a puppeteer loses all puppets, it does not mean they are rendered completely helpless, as they could utilise the technique with corpses strewn across the battlefield; performing this tactic with a live person requires great cooperation and coordination or weakening the resisting enemy beforehand. |
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| − | * Kankurō has managed to work around close-range combat by switching places with his puppets, preventing his enemies from closing in and also allowing him to potentially set a trap for them, as shown when he fought against Sakon and Ukon. |
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| − | * [[Sasori]] has managed to create innovative methods that can bypass such weaknesses, such as [[Hiruko]], which is worn like a disguise, serving as armour and defending himself from attacks, and converting himself into a puppet, he can fight at close range without worrying about leaving himself wide open for a counter-attack. Being connected directly to his core, his puppets have no lag in time between command and movement. |
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| − | * To compensate for his nervousness in battle, [[Araya]] used a decoy disguised as himself (likely through use of a puppet and the [[Transformation Technique]]) and controlled it from outside of the [[Chūnin Exams]] arena. In addition to be a formidable close-ranged combatant, Araya's duplicate displayed little response to attacks and later a complete immunity to [[Genjutsu: Sharingan]]. However, taking its aforementioned "strengths" into consideration - along with the Hidden Sand's specialty, his opponent [[Sarada Uchiha]] suspected Araya's usage of the Puppet Technique. Using her [[Sharingan]] to confirm her suspicions and see through his battle strategy, Sarada was quickly able to visually identify Araya's chakra-based threads along with the caster's unidentified location. |
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| + | Centuries before Monzaemon created his version of the Puppet Technique, the [[Ōtsutsuki clan]] used a different version that had fewer of the above drawbacks.<ref>''[[Retsu no Sho]]''</ref> The Ōtsutsuki were able to control their puppets (or other people) remotely from seemingly any distance. The novelization of ''[[The Last: Naruto the Movie]]'' explains that this was achieved by placing orbs of chakra within the puppets' bodies, allowing the Ōtsutsuki to control their puppets through thought alone. Over time, these puppets became mostly autonomous, requiring no conscious effort to control and only needing the [[Tenseigan (Energy Vessel)|Tenseigan]] to power their movements. In ''[[Gaara Hiden]]'', after Kankurō studies reports of the Ōtsutsuki's puppets, he achieves a similar effect by using imperceptibly thin chakra threads; although this doesn't make his puppets autonomous, it does significantly increase the range he can control them from. |
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| − | == In Other Media == |
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| ⚫ | In ''[[Naruto Shippūden the Movie: The Lost Tower]]'', Mukade |
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+ | == Known Styles == |
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| − | * It was thought that the inventor of this technique is [[Monzaemon Chikamatsu]], originally using it for entertainment purposes. He worked diligently with other shinobi to convert the theatrical art into a unique form of combat. However, the [[Retsu no Sho|seventh guidebook]] claims that this technique originated from the [[Ōtsutsuki clan]]. |
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| − | * In some media, the drawback of the technique's long-range usage is mitigated somehow if the user has a solid degree in taijutsu; however, this is mainly apparent for characters such as Kankurō in the ''Clash of Ninja'' series where he fights with haymakers and other forms of hand-to-hand combat mixed with puppet control. |
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| − | ** Chiyo, on the other hand, takes the brunt of the drawback due to her possessing no standard taijutsu attacks and relying on complete re-positioning of her puppets due to the combat system of the series. |
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+ | == Trivia == |
| + | * Sasori converted himself into a puppet in order to overcome many of the Puppet Technique's shortcomings: he can control one hundred puppets simultaneously, experiences no time lag between command and movement because his puppets are directly attached to his "core",<ref name="time"/> and close combat doesn't have any lasting impact on him since his body isn't flesh and blood.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 271, pages 5-8</ref> |
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| − | * [[Puppets]] |
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| ⚫ | * In ''[[Naruto Shippūden the Movie: The Lost Tower]]'', [[Mukade (movie)|Mukade]] could use this technique to control thousands of puppets at a very long range. He achieved this by connecting his chakra threads to pipes that distributed chakra across [[Rōran]], expanding the number of threads and distance he could cover. |
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| − | * [[Human Puppet]] |
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| + | * In some ''Naruto'' video games, Kankurō demonstrates greater versatility in hand-to-hand combat than puppeteers are said to possesses, as he mixes his puppet control with haymakers and other forms of taijutsu. |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 10:49, 15 September 2019
The Puppet Technique is the core skill of a puppeteer's (傀儡使い, kugutsutsukai) fighting style, whereby they control a puppet.
Overview
The modern version of the Puppet Technique used by shinobi was first created by Monzaemon Chikamatsu of Sunagakure.[2] Monzaemon originally intended the Puppet Technique for purely entertainment purposes, but by collaborating with shinobi he adapted the skill for combat.[citation needed] In the years following the technique's creation, Suna's shinobi became pioneers in the art of puppetry, with its Puppet Brigade being given the specific mandate of finding new ways to use and exploit puppets for battle.[3]
Performing the Puppet Technique involves emitting chakra threads (チャクラの糸, Chakura no Ito) from a user's fingers to connect to a puppet, with the fingers' movements controlling the puppet's actions.[1] Less experienced users will connect all ten of their fingers to a single puppet, with each finger controlling a specific joint or mechanism. As a user becomes more experienced they require fewer threads to control a single puppet, until finally they can control a puppet using only one thread. With this growing mastery, users also become able to control multiple puppets at a time, ten being the normal limit (one per finger).[4] No matter how many threads are being used per puppet, the user's will plays a large role in a puppet's movements, thus creating an inevitable time lag between the user's commands and the puppet's response.[5]
Controlling a puppet requires most of a puppeteer's attentions and maintaining the threads is a constant drain on their chakra.[1] Not only does this mean a puppeteer is vulnerable when they are controlling a puppet, it also tends to mean they cannot fight very well without a puppet, as their combat style relies so heavily on them. As such, puppeteers try very hard to hide or at least keep their distance from opponents.[6] In the event that an opponent gets too close, some puppeteers have devised countermeasures: certain puppets created by Sasori, such as Sanshōuo and Hiruko, are intended to be controlled from the inside, acting as shields for their puppeteers;[7] Chiyo replaced one of her arms with a Mechanical Light Shield Block, giving her a defensive option to use in emergencies;[8] Kankurō is in the habit of disguising puppets as himself, causing opponents that attack him to instead fall into his puppets' clutches.[9][10]
Because puppeteers rely on their puppets for almost all aspects of combat, keeping the puppets safe is of paramount importance. At the simplest, this means not allowing the puppets to be destroyed or otherwise disabled.[11] More than that, it is also vital to keep how a puppet works secret from opponents. If an opponent knows what weapons or traps a puppet is outfitted with, the puppeteer will lose the advantage of surprise that so often gives them the upperhand.[12] If an opponent knows how a puppet is designed – which, unlike weapons and traps, cannot be greatly altered by the puppeteer – they can focus their attacks on the puppet's structural weaknesses.[13]
If a puppeteer does lose their puppet in battle (or if they merely opt not to use one), the chakra threads remain a versatile tool. The threads can be connected to opponents to impede their movements, such as by tripping them, or to take control of their body, using them as a puppet.[1] To prevent opponents from noticing that they're being manipulated, puppeteers will use a minimal amount of chakra to create the threads, rendering them invisible. If chakra threads are attached to weapons, such as kunai, this not only allows users to throw multiple weapons at a time, but also allows them an easy method of connecting their threads to distant targets.[14] Puppeteers can attach chakra threads to faraway targets even without this subterfuge, giving them a quick way to bring objects to their side.[15]
Centuries before Monzaemon created his version of the Puppet Technique, the Ōtsutsuki clan used a different version that had fewer of the above drawbacks.[16] The Ōtsutsuki were able to control their puppets (or other people) remotely from seemingly any distance. The novelization of The Last: Naruto the Movie explains that this was achieved by placing orbs of chakra within the puppets' bodies, allowing the Ōtsutsuki to control their puppets through thought alone. Over time, these puppets became mostly autonomous, requiring no conscious effort to control and only needing the Tenseigan to power their movements. In Gaara Hiden, after Kankurō studies reports of the Ōtsutsuki's puppets, he achieves a similar effect by using imperceptibly thin chakra threads; although this doesn't make his puppets autonomous, it does significantly increase the range he can control them from.
Known Styles
- White Secret Technique (白秘技, Shirohigi) - practised by Monzaemon and Chiyo.
- Red Secret Technique (赤秘技, Akahigi) - practised by Sasori and Kankurō.
- Black Secret Technique (黒秘技, Kurohigi) - practised by Kankurō and Shinki.
Trivia
- Sasori converted himself into a puppet in order to overcome many of the Puppet Technique's shortcomings: he can control one hundred puppets simultaneously, experiences no time lag between command and movement because his puppets are directly attached to his "core",[5] and close combat doesn't have any lasting impact on him since his body isn't flesh and blood.[17]
- In Naruto Shippūden the Movie: The Lost Tower, Mukade could use this technique to control thousands of puppets at a very long range. He achieved this by connecting his chakra threads to pipes that distributed chakra across Rōran, expanding the number of threads and distance he could cover.
- In some Naruto video games, Kankurō demonstrates greater versatility in hand-to-hand combat than puppeteers are said to possesses, as he mixes his puppet control with haymakers and other forms of taijutsu.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Rin no Sho, page 180
- ↑ Sha no Sho, page 269
- ↑ Naruto chapter 280, page 9
- ↑ Naruto chapter 272, page 12
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Sha no Sho, page 223
- ↑ Naruto chapter 126, page 5
- ↑ Naruto chapter 265, page 5
- ↑ Naruto chapter 269, pages 4-5
- ↑ Naruto chapter 70, page 17
- ↑ Naruto chapter 213, pages 18-20
- ↑ Naruto chapter 126, page 13
- ↑ Naruto chapter 106, page 14
- ↑ Naruto chapter 251, page 3
- ↑ Naruto chapter 266, page 5
- ↑ Naruto chapter 272, page 9
- ↑ Retsu no Sho
- ↑ Naruto chapter 271, pages 5-8
