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In order to go into shape and nature manipulation, one must delve lightly into the core essence of chakra. Chakra is the physical and spiritual energy combination that exists in ones body. It constantly flows through a persons body, though some have greater amounts of it than others. There are those who have more physical than spiritual energies or chakra reserves than another. Now chakra can be released from one's body and be manipulated in various ways. These manipulations result in different effects and results, thus the basis of ninjutsu. Nature and shape manipulation, are the names given to specific types of chakra manipulations/mouldings. Without shape manipulation one cannot understand nature manipulation. Shape manipulation is literally the movement/shape of the chakra when being moulded, required for the technique to be performed. Certain techniques consist of higher degrees of shape manipulation than others, in some cases the more complex the technique is the more volatile it is. Though complex levels of shape manipulation tend to consume more chakra. This can clearly be displayed when you learn rasengan. For instance, one of the main reasons the technique does damage is not because it's a sphere of chakra rotating. But the fact that the chakra rotates at high speeds, at alternative angles making it more complex. The high speeds mixed with alternative chakra rotations, are severely compressed making it a solid mass of alternating, high speed rotations of pure chakra manipulation. Nature manipulation does involve shape manipulation but to a different degree which also gives you different result. Each nature is manipulated differently. Manipulating chakra in a certain fashion will result in the element being formed, but unlike basic ninjutsu. It consists of five basic elements, fire, earth, wind, water and lighting. Nature manipulation is very personal and relates differently to each individual. Allowing most shinobi to reach a maximum of two elements, with a few exceptions. Most have a natural affinity and secondary one, the secondary one generally needs to be found/trained out of him. To get into the specifics of nature manipulation, each one is moulded differently. Wind for example has an extremely lacerative nature. The manipulation requires is a multitude of small lines/threads of chakra fluctuating in a linear fashion against each other in opposing directions. This manipulation is still controlled and shaped then released to create wind currents and streams, which have that cutting nature, we all know.