Guide - Jutsus and Chakra



In order to have victories on one's opponent, ninjas have developed a variety of jutsus (literally techniques) which help them defeat any opponent. In order to perform a jutsu, a ninja must first perform the necessary hand seals for a specific jutsu and to mold the correct amount of chakra, depending on the jutsu rank.

Jutsus have the following types:

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Taijutsu Taijutsu is the art of fighting hand to hand with your oponent unarmed. However, on this forum, armed fights are also considered Taijutsu. There are a lot of variations of Taijutsu styles, some that base on speed, others on power, and others that have specific traits and techniques of their own, being them armed or unarmed styles. Genjutsu The art of illusion and deception, Genjutsu is used to confuse or disctract one's oponent by messing with his senses, in order to grant the user the upper hand. Some more powerfull Genjutsus can even cause the oponent to become out of combat, by putting them asleep, or making them insane. Ninjutsu Ninjutsu is, as the name says, ninja techniques. These are the most usual way for a ninja to fight and extend into the most whide range of types than any other fighting method. Ninjutsus can be divided into two different groups, which can then have an uncountable ammount of sub-types. The first group are the Elemental Ninjutsus, which use the five elements (fire, wind, lightning, earth and water) as base for offensive or deffensive techniques. There are other variations of Elemental Ninjutsus which result from the mixure of these elements, but these are usualy Kekkei Genkais. The other group is the Ninpo's group, simple ninja arts that use sorroundings, or special ninja abbilities, such as concealment, spying methods, or arts as a base. Example of Ninpo Ninjutsu are jutsus that use pure chakra (such as Rasengan), jutsus like the ones Akimichi and Nara clans have, and every other ninja art that doesn't envolve the five elements.

Also, Jutsus have the following ranks:

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Rank E: Academy Student level jutsus. These are the most basic jutsus a ninja can have. Every ninja, in every village can learn this from the beginning if they wish. Rank D: Genin level jutsus. More powerful than rank E jutsus, they are usually basic techniques of simple attacks or support. They consist on the basic "handset" of jutsus a Genin has. Rank C: Chuunin level jutsus. More powerful than rank D, this jutsus cost more chakra also. Some rank C jutsus are great attacks or defences for Chuunins, and some Genins use them as triumph cards. Rank B: Jounin level jutsus. Here the true power begins. These are very powerful jutsus, used to finish fights against lower ranked ninjas for Jounins, and an ultimate jutsu for some Chuunin. Rank A: Saanin level jutsus. Extremely powerful and with a great chakra cost, this jutsus are usually used to put an end to any battle. Jounins also have a couple of these techniques, although they only use them in more extreme situations. Rank S: Kage level or forbidden jutsus. These are the most powerful jutsus there are, usually secret weapons or forbidden techniques. Even Kages have difficulty using these, due to their danger level and chakra cost. There are also some rumours that some Jounins managed to use one of this but only with dangerous consequences.

As a ninja grows up, its power grows as well. The following ninja ranks have the following amount of chakra :

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	Genin: 60 CP High Genin: 65 CP Chuunin: 70 CP Special Jounin: 75 CP Jounin: 90 CP Sannin/ Kage: 135 CP

In order to perform jutsus of certain ranks, one must use the following amount of chakra:

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	Rank E: 1 to 2 Rank D: 2 to 5 Rank C: 5 to 8 Rank B: 8 to 12 Rank A: 12 to 18 Rank S: 18 to 25