Hand seals ???

[Uxellius]

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Would someone clear it me what's the whole point of hand seals, I mean when Kakashi fought Zabuza and copied those 40 seals to create water dragon bullet made me think that the same seal combo make the same Jutsu, but when reading the manga about konoha invason I've seen Tobirama performing the latter jutsu with one seal (a variation of tiger seal) and that when I became confused, and when Kakashi is performing Raikiri he used ox, Hare, then monkey despite when explaining to Naruto about combining Shape with Nature manipulation he said that chidori (and raikiri) are also combination between lightening nature with the shape of an electric field, yet Sasuke used chidori without seals .... my questions are:
1- Are seals essentials to make jutsus? or they're just a shortcut to pull out a jutsu?
2- If someone Pro in Raiton like Darui performed the same seals of raikiri will he be able to make it?
3- Do seals have something to do with nature manipulation ( Tiger for fire, snake for earth and wood, and dog for wind)?

 

[Moon eye plan]

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[markdabomb22]

The amount of seals required for any jutsu varies between the skill of the user with that particular jutsu
As long as darui knows how to manipulate raiton into chidori/raikiri's form yeah he would be able to use it with seals and if he mastered it he would need very minimal to none at all
and i do believe seals have something to do with chakra nature

 

[Urda]

Jutsu, or skills/techniques, are the mystical arts a ninja will utilize in battle. To perform a jutsu, the ninja will manipulate their chakra and may use some form of hand seal. Some techniques like Taijutsu do not require hand seals, however the ninja may use them to focus their chakra to certain areas of their body. Also some Ninjutsu like Rasengan and various weapon utilizations do not require any hand seal use.

By forming hand seals, the ninja is able to mold their chakra and manifest the desired jutsu. Because of the extensive number of hand seals and different combinations, there are thousands of potential jutsu to be discovered and used. The hand seals themselves come from the twelve signs of the Chinese Zodiac. The appearance of the seals stem from Hindu and Buddhist iconography, and are called "Mudra" meaning "seal" or "sign" in Sanskrit. These hand gestures helped identify the nature and function of the deity who used them. Over time the positions and traditions changed as they were adopted and moved from country to country.

In addition to these hand seals, certain jutsu have their own unique hand and finger positions, such as the gestures used in Kage Bunshin, Shintenshin, etc.. Every ninja in the series save for one has used both hands to form seals. Haku used one-handed seals in his Hyouton bloodline limit techniques. It is unknown if this was a skill unique to the whole of the bloodline or merely Haku himself. Note this is different than the one handed chakra focusing gesture one sees a lot of ninja use.

Additional Information:

Spoiler

Ne - Rat

Ne is the First sign of the Chinese zodiac, the Rat. It is associated with North and the month of November. Note: Rat is used in the Nara clan's shadow manipulation.
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Ushi - Ox/Cow

Ushi is the Second sign of the Chinese zodiac, the Ox. It is associated with North-Northeast and the month of December.
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Tora - Tiger

Tora is the Third sign of the Chinese zodiac, the Tiger. It is associated with East-Northeast and the month of January. Note: Tiger has been associated with Fire Element manipulation.
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U - Rabbit/Hare

U is the Fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac, the Rabbit. It is associated with East and the month of February.
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Tatsu - Dragon

Tatsu is the Fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac, the Dragon. It is associated with East-Southeast and the month of March.
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Mi - Snake/Serpent

Mi is the Sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac, the Snake. It is associated with South-Southeast and the month of April. Note: Snake has been associated with Earth Element manipulation.
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Uma - Horse

Uma is the Seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac, the Horse. It is associated with South and the month of May.
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Hitsuji - Ram

Hitsuji is the Eigth sign of the Chinese zodiac, the Sheep. It is associated with South-Southwest and the month of June. Note: Ram has been officially depicted in the manga as having either the right thumb or index finger extended upwards.
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Saru - Monkey

Saru is the Ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac, the Monkey. It is associated with West-Southwest and the month of July.
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Tori - Bird

Tori is the Tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac, the Rooster. It is associated with West and the month of August.
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Inu - Dog

Inu is the Eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac, the Dog. It is associated with West-Northwest and the month of September.
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I - Boar/Hog

I is the Twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac, the Pig. It is associated with North-Northwest and the month of October.

~ Leafninja

 

[SashaUchiha]

This is purely my opinion--- Hand seals are probably used as means of directing the flow of chakra/ chakra molding. If someone has mastered their chakra to a certain level where they do no need hand seals they'd be able to do seal-free ninjutsu... I am saying this because Taijutsu and certain Genjutsu don't require chakra manipulations and those are the ones used without seals...

 

[~Anubis~]

1. The exact amount of chakra necessary to perform a technique is manipulated through hand seals.so in order to perform a complete technique on has needs to do the seals.

2. yes he may if he needs to.

3. yes hand seals are affiliated to nature manipulation/.

 

[SashaUchiha]

Jutsu, or skills/techniques, are the mystical arts a ninja will utilize in battle. To perform a jutsu, the ninja will manipulate their chakra and may use some form of hand seal. Some techniques like Taijutsu do not require hand seals, however the ninja may use them to focus their chakra to certain areas of their body. Also some Ninjutsu like Rasengan and various weapon utilizations do not require any hand seal use.

By forming hand seals, the ninja is able to mold their chakra and manifest the desired jutsu. Because of the extensive number of hand seals and different combinations, there are thousands of potential jutsu to be discovered and used. The hand seals themselves come from the twelve signs of the Chinese Zodiac. The appearance of the seals stem from Hindu and Buddhist iconography, and are called "Mudra" meaning "seal" or "sign" in Sanskrit. These hand gestures helped identify the nature and function of the deity who used them. Over time the positions and traditions changed as they were adopted and moved from country to country.

In addition to these hand seals, certain jutsu have their own unique hand and finger positions, such as the gestures used in Kage Bunshin, Shintenshin, etc.. Every ninja in the series save for one has used both hands to form seals. Haku used one-handed seals in his Hyouton bloodline limit techniques. It is unknown if this was a skill unique to the whole of the bloodline or merely Haku himself. Note this is different than the one handed chakra focusing gesture one sees a lot of ninja use.

~ Leafninja

guess I should have waited for you to post and said ^^^this xd sorry, can't rep you again yet

 

[ziggyZ]

Tobirama is dope at 'Suiton' so he just needs one seal. Whilst someone like Zabu needs the right amount of seals.
Sasuke mastered his chidori jutsus which made him a master of it, allowing him to perform with no hand signs. Although against Naruto post Danzou fight he used the hand signs since his chakra was heavely deplited.

 

[Urda]

guess I should have waited for you to post and said ^^^this xd sorry, can't rep you again yet

Its alright. I kinda cheated xd was a bit to lazy type.

 

[luluxiu]

I already do that but I still cannot collect my Chakura, why?

 

[OWanime]

it's all about the user but yeah tobirama is known as the greatest water manipulator xd and once you make the seals for chidori/ raikiri you don't have tom make them again if you use another within a few minutes

 

[lehgzil]

i agree with most of the above explanations, that is also why i think orochimaru despite his hands sealed, can do a number of techniques.

and for 3, i think its not only nature manipulation but also it have something to do with what clan you belong.

 

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