By: Ro’mel Bryant-Oliveraz
Ninshu
In ‘The Sage Of Six Paths’, Hagoromo, filtered his power in a way humans can use. He didn’t want them to use it for violence so he invented Ninshu. Ninshu is taking the Chakra of everyone that can use Chakra, and sharing it with each other. This allowed humans to connect spiritually and mentally fully without speaking. This was meant to be very peaceful. Since humans lie with words, Ninshu allowed people to connect using their spiritual and physical energy and share their whole lives by just feeling and with no words. Ninshu is more ancient but it’s how all the rest are based on.
Ninjutsu
Is a way to convert Chakra into physical things using specific hand motions to manipulate the Chakra into specific shapes. It’s the most common and versatile use of human Chakra. This system was discovered by Indra, one of Hagoromo’s sons. He discovered that the Chakra people use to connect through Ninshu, can also be molded into certain shapes to create a reaction. He discovered certain hand signs trigger certain reactions. He also discovered the first Chakra Transformations, Lightning and Fire.
Chakra Transformations
It is Ninjutsu, but certain Ninjutsu require certain Chakra transformations, which everyone has an affinity to specific ones. The Chakra Transformations are Fire, Lightning, Wind, Water, and Earth. Everyone has a natural affinity towards one at birth, and can learn another through skill. The highest level ninjas, like Jonin, can usually use 2, but it’s possible to master more through sheer skill and knowledge.
In order to use for example, a fireball jutsu, you would want to have a natural affinity to the fire nature transformation. If your natural affinity was water, you could still learn fireball jutsu, but it’s much harder than for someone with natural affinity to fire. That applies to every jutsu that is specific to a transformation of Chakra.
Shape Transformation
While Chakra Transformations change the properties and elemental quality of Chakra, Shape Transformation focuses on manipulating the form, size, and movement of the Chakra. It molds the Chakra into specific physical manifestations without changing the elemental nature.
The most famous example of Shape Transformation is The Rasengan, created by Minato Namikaze. It is a ball of Chakra that is spinning in multiple conflicting directions at once at extreme speeds, giving it maximum chaos and tearing power. He also fully compressed that into a perfectly stable, compact sphere so it wouldn’t explode. Because it is a pure shape transformation any of the nature transformations can be integrated into it.
Taijutsu
Doesn’t require any coding with hand signs. Instead of projecting Chakra outside the body, you’re using it to enhance your body. You take your Chakra and instead of weaving it into a shape you are just expressing it on your body. This was likely discovered by Asura, the second one of Hagoromo’s sons, instinctively by doing physical labor and integrating Chakra in his body.
There are 8 Inner Gates on every human that try to limit the human body from using too much of its Chakra on its own body since your body will tear itself apart through overexertion. They can be bypassed if you know of them and through obscene physical training.
Genjutsu
Is taking the natural connection that Chakra has through Ninshu, and hacking that connection. Instead of connecting someone to “feel” them, you send your Chakra into their nervous system to override their Five Senses. For example, a basic genjutsu is making someone see you when you’re not there. You used the connection of getting into their brain, and corrupted it, making them see or feel things that aren’t real. This was discovered by Indra after purposefully corrupting his father’s Ninshu, it is the opposite of Ninshu.
Fuinjutsu
Is using Chakra to write complex formulas. That creates a logic gate that the universe has to follow. For example, being able to store massive objects in a tiny space. A common use is storage scrolls. A ninja writes a formula on the scroll, touch weapons, and the weapons are stored in the scroll. This usually requires a lot of Chakra control or quantity to handle complex formulas, or very very high IQ to condense those formulas to the minimum.
Senjutsu
Is not an invention of humans in any way. It is from the planet itself. Humans aren’t even the most native beings on earth, there are ancient Toads, Snakes, and Slugs that have lived for thousands of years. They can connect to nature energy much easier, since they have lived on earth much longer. For humans specifically, it’s adding another component to your Chakra rather than forming it. Instead of only the physical and spiritual energy to make Chakra, you also need to add Natural Energy, which creates Senjutsu Chakra. Though that is not easy at all, and very dangerous.
Earth energy is infinite compared to the Spiritual and Physical Energy in one person’s body, but you have to perfectly balance and only pull in the same amount of natural energy you need. It’s like trying to get a drop of water in a cup that you dip in an ocean. When a human is successfully able to integrate nature energy in their body they become much stronger, have enhanced senses, and can manipulate and feel the earth itself. When you achieve that state you are called a Sage.
Kekkei Genkai
Also known as Bloodline Limits, it is the ability to combine two Chakra Transformations to create something new. You cannot learn how to do this through skill or training alone, even if you mastered all nature transformations. You need to have a genetic mutation for the ability to do it.
Examples are Lava Release, being a fusion of fire and earth. There is also Magnet Release, being a fusion of wind and earth. As well as Boil Release, being the fusion of Fire and Water.
Dojutsu
Are also Kekkei Genkai. It is when a Kekkei Genkai manifests in the user’s eyes. The three Great Dojutsu belong to The Uchiha clan with the Sharingan, The Hyuga clan with the Byakugan, and a myth that nobody has really seen, wielded by The Sage of Six paths, called the Rinnegan.
The Sharingan
Allows the user to see Chakra flow, track high speed movement, and copy ninjutsu or taijutsu. The Sharingan has levels that unlock based on intense emotions like trauma. It starts as the first 3 tomoe stages, they all allow you to copy techniques, track movement, and cast genjutsu, getting better at the amount of tomoe.
The Uchiha also have The Mangekyo Sharingan, that unlocks when the Uchiha experiences the trauma of losing someone very close to them after having the tomoe Sharingan.
Upon activation the Mangekyo grants a unique ability. Examples are the Amaterasu that casts a black fire that can’t be put out, or Kamui that can teleport yourself or objects to a different dimension.
The Mangekyo also grants the Susano, which is a spectral avatar made of dense, pressurized Chakra. It surrounds the user like an indestructible suit of armor and moves perfectly in sync with their thoughts and actions. It’s the ultimate defense with its massive, near destructible, instinctive shield for the user. And also the ultimate offense because it is linked to the user’s thoughts and actions, and each Susano can manifest a unique weapon like swords, bows, shurikens or spears that can cut through anything almost.
The Susano only unlocks when the Mangekyo is present in both eyes. The drawback of the Mangekyo is that when you use it you go more and more blind, until you are fully blind.
The Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan unlocks when two users of a Mangekyo Sharingan that are very closely related, put their eyes into the other’s eyes. The EMS grants the ability to use the Mangekyo Sharingan without going blind. It also grants the Perfect Susano, which makes the Susano mountain sized, and grants the most amount of armor and body.
The Byakugan
Grants near 360 degree vision, telescopic and x-ray vision, and the ability to see Chakra flow and target the Chakra pathway system in fine detail. With near 360 degree vision the user can see everything around them besides one tiny blind spot at the back of their neck. With telescopic and X-ray vision they can see through solid walls, smoke, and several kilometers away with mastery. With Chakra pathway perception they can see the entire Chakra network and the 361 Chakra points in people’s bodies. This allows them to target those points to cut off and specifically damage Chakra to shut down or overload a body.
The Rinnegan
It was only wielded by The Sage Of Six Paths, Hagoromo. A human can only awaken it by combining the Chakra of his two sons, Indra and Asura, who have reincarnations. The primary ability is the Six Paths Technique which grants 6 distinct, reality warping abilities. 1: is the Devam Path that grants control over gravity forces. 2: isThe Asura Path that mechanizes the user’s body into cybernetic armor and weapons. 3: is the Human Path that can rip out human souls to read their mind. 4: is The Animal Path that summons massive, immortal, mythological or distinct creatures. 5: is The Preta Path that can absorb any form of pure Chakra or ninjutsu. 6: is the Naraka Path that can summon the King of Hell to interrogate enemies or instantly heal damage.
