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Super Beast Imitating Drawing^[1]edit

超獣偽画 (Chōjū Giga)

Name

Viz print media

Art of Cartoon Beast Mimicry

English anime

Ninja Art: Super Beast Scroll

English games

Ninja Art: Beast Scroll Replicas

Alternative names

Ninja Art: Super Beast Imitating Drawing (忍法・超獣偽画, Ninpō: Chōjū Giga)

Debut

Manga

Volume #32, Naruto Chapter #283

Anime

Naruto Shippūden Episode #33

Novel

Kakashi Hiden: Lightning in the Icy Sky

Movie

Naruto Shippūden the Movie: Bonds

Game

Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EX 2

Appears in

Anime, Manga, Novel, Game, Movie

Data

Classification

Ninjutsu, Fighting Style

Rank

B-rank

Class

Offensive, Supplementary

Range

All ranges

Hand seals

Seal of Confrontation

Derived jutsu

Users

The Super Beast Imitating Drawing is a technique that allows the user to animate ink drawings, which act upon the user's will.

Usage

Using chakra-infused ink, the user can quickly and expertly draw objects onto their scroll. The moment the brush is removed from the scroll, the images leap from the paper, grow to life-size, and act according to the user's will. Because they are made of ink, a single blow is usually enough to dispel them. For discreet communiques while undercover, Sai is able to turn the words he writes into small animals, allowing them to travel unnoticed to the intended target, after which the ink animal requires a scroll to revert back into written information.^[2] In addition to the animals it is normally used to create, Sai can produce explosive tags.^[3] In the anime, for the drawings to retain stability upon emerging, the user's emotional state must have a true passion for them. Otherwise, the drawings will immediately splatter.^[4]

List of Drawings

Sai's

Inojin's

Influences

This technique is in reference to the Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga (lit. Animal-person Charicatures), or Chōjū-giga for short, a set of four picture scrolls belonging to the Kōzan-ji Temple in Kyōto, Japan and sometimes credited as the first manga. The scrolls depict various anthropomorphic animals dancing and playing about in a lively ceremony, which seems to be the basis for Sai being able to animate his own drawings for various purposes.

Sai Training Inojin — Two different aesthetic designs used for the technique.

Inojin Yamanaka's usage of the technique differs from his father's in terms of the aesthetic design. Unlike Sai's round drawings, Inojin's have sharp, straight lines. Inojin remarked that his father's sense of style appears to be "old-fashioned" compared to his own.^[8] Appropriately, his design is named Super Beast Imitating Drawing: Modern Era (超獣偽画・現代, Chōjū Giga: Gendai).^[9]

Trivia

According to both users of this technique, it does not work as well in rain.^[10] Despite this, in the anime, Sai was shown using this technique to create a fish and an umbrella.^[11]
In Rock Lee's Springtime of Youth Full Power Ninja Chronicles, Rock Lee was able to paint mice with the head of Might Guy. Tenten painted a large, "cute", humanoid bunny and panda bear. Sai still had to perform the technique to animate their drawings.
In the anime, Inojin uses coloured ink for his Super Beast Imitating Drawing creatures in addition to the black ink Sai uses.
In the anime, Sai noted that Boruto Uzumaki's passion and love of his drawings could possibly make him well-suited for this technique.^[4]

References

↑ Sha no Sho, pages 286-287
↑ Naruto chapter 457, page 4
↑ Naruto chapter 520, page 19
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Boruto episode 33
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 5
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 Naruto Collectible Card Game
↑ Naruto chapter 700+1, page 10
↑ Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Volume 2's Inojin's Profile
↑ Naruto chapter 573, page 12
↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 81

[1] Sha no Sho, pages 286-287

[2] Naruto chapter 457, page 4

[3] Naruto chapter 520, page 19

[B33-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Boruto episode 33

[UN5-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 5

[UNS2-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2

[TCG-7] 7.0 ^7.1 ^7.2 Naruto Collectible Card Game

[8] Naruto chapter 700+1, page 10

[Inojin_Volume_2-9] Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Volume 2's Inojin's Profile

[10] Naruto chapter 573, page 12

[11] Naruto: Shippūden episode 81

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 |jutsu classification=Ninjutsu, Fighting Style
 |jutsu class type=Offensive, Supplementary
 |jutsu range=Short, Mid, Long
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+|users=Inojin Yamanaka, Sai
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 |debut manga=283
+|boruto=No
 |debut anime=33
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-The '''Super Beast Imitating Drawing''' is a technique that allows the user to bring ink drawings to "life" and act accordingly to the user's will.
+The '''Super Beast Imitating Drawing''' is a technique that allows the user to animate ink drawings, which act upon the user's will.
 == Usage ==
-The ninja uses [[chakra]]-infused ink to quickly draw objects onto his [[scroll]]. The moment the brush is removed, the images leap from the paper, grow to life-size, and act according to the user's will. Because they are made of ink, a single blow is usually enough to dispel them. For discreet communiques while undercover, Sai is able to turn the words he writes into small animals, allowing them to travel unnoticed to the intended target, after which the ink animal requires a scroll to revert back into written information.<ref> Chapter 457, page 4</ref> Few techniques rival it in terms of versatility.
+Using [[chakra]]-infused ink, the user can quickly and expertly draw objects onto their [[scroll]]. The moment the brush is removed from the scroll, the images leap from the paper, grow to life-size, and act according to the user's will. Because they are made of ink, a single blow is usually enough to dispel them. For discreet communiques while undercover, Sai is able to turn the words he writes into small animals, allowing them to travel unnoticed to the intended target, after which the ink animal requires a scroll to revert back into written information.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 457, page 4</ref> In addition to the animals it is normally used to create, Sai can produce [[explosive tag]]s.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 520, page 19</ref> In the anime, for the drawings to retain stability upon emerging, the user's emotional state must have a true passion for them. Otherwise, the drawings will immediately splatter.<ref name="B33">''Boruto'' episode 33</ref>
+{{-}}
 == List of Drawings ==
+=== Sai's ===
-The strongest feature of this ninja art is its ability to create various effects based solely on the user's ingenuity. In addition to the animals it is normally used to create, Sai can produce [[explosive tag]]s.<ref> Chapter 520, page 19</ref>
-<gallery hideaddbutton="true" spacing="small">
+<gallery hideaddbutton="true" columns="3" position="center" widths="200">
-Super Beast Imitating Drawing Lions.png|Lions - for attacking from a distance. They are usually created in small groups to attack foes directly.
+Tomoe Lion.png|{{translation|Tomoe Lion|巴獅子|Tomoe Shishi}}<ref name="UN5">''Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 5''</ref> - for attacking from a distance. They are usually created in small groups as {{translation|Wild Lions|乱獅子|Ranjishi}}<ref name="UNS2" /> to attack foes directly.
-Ink Eagle.png|Falcon - can be ridden for reconnaissance or high-speed travel. Smaller variants can be used to carry [[explosive tag]]s or be used to deliver messages.
+Ink Eagle.png|{{translation|Hawk|鷹|Taka}}<ref name="TCG">''Naruto Collectible Card Game''</ref> - can be ridden for reconnaissance or high-speed travel. Smaller variants can be used to carry [[explosive tag]]s or be used to deliver messages.
-Ink Mouse.png|Rat - can swarm across an area to search for a target much faster than the user would be able to on their own. Being so small, the rats are inconspicuous, also making them suitable for covert message delivery.
+Ink Mouse.png|{{translation|Rat|鼠|Nezumi}}<ref name="TCG" /> - can swarm across an area to search for a target much faster than the user would be able to on their own. Being so small, the rats are inconspicuous, also making them suitable for covert message delivery.
-Super Beast Imitating Drawing Snakes.png|Snake - 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.
+Super Beast Imitating Drawing Snakes.png|{{translation|Snake|蛇|Hebi}}<ref name="UNS2">''Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2''</ref> - 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.
-Sealing Technique Tiger Vision Staring Bullet.png|[[Sealing Technique: Tiger Vision Staring Bullet]] - as with lions, this tiger be used to swarm a target and attack. Also used for [[Sealing Technique: Tiger Vision Staring Bullet|sealing]] his enemy.
+Sealing Technique Tiger Vision Staring Bullet.png|[[Sealing Technique: Tiger Vision Staring Bullet|Tiger]] - as with lions, this tiger be used to swarm a target and attack. Also used for [[Sealing Technique: Tiger Vision Staring Bullet|sealing]] his enemy.
-Super Beast Imitating Drawing - Dragon.png|Dragon, used in the anime's [[Power (Arc)|Power arc]].
+Super Beast Imitating Drawing - Dragon.png|{{translation|Dragon|龍|Ryū}}<ref name="UN5" />, used in the anime's [[Power (Arc)|Power arc]].
-Super Beast Imitating Drawing Bat.png|Bat, seen in the anime - can morph into a makeshift umbrella, or attach themselves to the enemy's face and blind them
+Super Beast Imitating Drawing Bat.png|Bat,<ref name="TCG" /> seen in the anime - can morph into a makeshift umbrella, or attach themselves to the enemy's face and blind them.
 Super Beast Imitating Drawing Fish.png|Fish, seen in the anime - Useful in delivering messages in water.
-Super Beast Imitating Drawing Leech.png|Leech, seen in the anime - used as a low damage projectile-like attack. Larger and heavier leeches can also be drawn.
+Super Beast Imitating Drawing Leech.png|Leech, seen in the anime - Larger and heavier leeches can also be drawn.
-Super Beast Imitating Drawing Crab.png|Crab imitation of the [[Gatekeeper]], in ''[[The Last: Naruto the Movie]]''.
+Super Beast Imitating Drawing Crab.png|Crab imitation of the [[Gatekeeper]], seen in ''[[The Last: Naruto the Movie]]''.
-Super Beast Imitating Drawing Animals.png|Cat, rabbit, and squirrel, used in [[Sai's Day Off|the anime]].
+Super Beast Imitating Drawing Animals.png|Cat, rabbit, and squirrel, seen in the [[Sai's Day Off|anime]].
 Super Beast Imitating Drawing Owl.png|Owl, seen in ''[[Naruto Shippūden the Movie: Bonds]]''.
+</gallery>
+=== Inojin's ===
+<gallery hideaddbutton="true" columns="3" position="center" widths="200">
+Super Beast Imitating Drawing Dogs.png|Dog.
+Super Beast Imitating Drawing Hawk.png|Hawk, used for transportation and picking up objects.
+Super Beast Imitating Drawing Sparrow.png|Sparrow, used for distraction.
+Super Beast Imitating Drawing Lizard.png|Lizard, used for intimidation.
+Super Beast Imitating Drawing Creatures.png|Anomalocaris, used to detonate.
+Super Beast Imitating Drawing Bird.png|Shoebill, used for transportation.
 </gallery>
 == Influences ==
-[[File:Sai and Inojin training.png|thumb|Two different aesthetic designs used for the technique.]]
 This technique is in reference to the [[Wikipedia:Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga|Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga]] (lit. ''Animal-person Charicatures''), or Chōjū-giga for short, a set of four picture scrolls belonging to the [[wikipedia:Kōzan-ji|Kōzan-ji Temple]] in Kyōto, Japan and sometimes credited as the first manga. The scrolls depict various anthropomorphic animals dancing and playing about in a lively ceremony, which seems to be the basis for Sai being able to animate his own drawings for various purposes.
+[[File:Sai Training Inojin.png|thumb|Two different aesthetic designs used for the technique.]]
-[[Inojin Yamanaka]]'s usage of the technique differs from his father's in terms of the aesthetic design. Unlike Sai's round drawings, Inojin's have sharp, straight lines. Inoji remarked that his father's sense of style appears to be "old-fashioned" compared to his own.<ref>Chapter 700+1, page 10</ref>
+[[Inojin Yamanaka]]'s usage of the technique differs from his father's in terms of the aesthetic design. Unlike Sai's round drawings, Inojin's have sharp, straight lines. Inojin remarked that his father's sense of style appears to be "old-fashioned" compared to his own.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 700+1, page 10</ref> Appropriately, his design is named {{translation|Super Beast Imitating Drawing: Modern Era|超獣偽画・現代|Chōjū Giga: Gendai}}.<ref name="Inojin Volume 2">''Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Volume 2's Inojin's Profile''</ref>
+{{-L}}
 == Trivia ==
-* According to Sai, this technique does not work as well in rain.<ref>Chapter 573, page 12</ref> In the anime, however, Sai can use this technique as an umbrella, possibly using a water-resistant ink.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 81</ref>
+* According to both users of this technique, it does not work as well in rain.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 573, page 12</ref> Despite this, in the anime, Sai was shown using this technique to create a fish and an umbrella.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 81</ref>
 * In ''[[Rock Lee's Springtime of Youth Full Power Ninja Chronicles]]'', [[Rock Lee]] was able to paint mice with the head of [[Might Guy]]. [[Tenten]] painted a large, "cute", humanoid bunny and panda bear. Sai still had to perform the technique to animate their drawings.
+* In the anime, Inojin uses coloured ink for his Super Beast Imitating Drawing creatures in addition to the black ink Sai uses.
+* In the anime, Sai noted that [[Boruto Uzumaki]]'s passion and love of his drawings could possibly make him well-suited for this technique.<ref name="B33"/>
 == See Also ==