Off the top of my head, Ninjutsu are the basic form of any technique used by Ninja. Ninjutsu have a wide array of effects and uses, examples are Substitution Jutsu or the Shadow Clone Jutsu, the first allows you to dodge attacks and damage, while setting yourself up for a counter and the second splits your Chakra in two and allows you to perform more combinations simultaneously.
Ninjutsu are performed when you combine physical energy which is limited by your body's own capacity and spiritual energy which can be increased through training and meditation. There are more combinations of energy, like the addition of Natural energy, used in Sage Mode and Yin and Yang Chakra, but these are far too advanced for me to go into detail right now.
Hand seals are usually required to perform Ninjutsu where the user molds and manipulates their chakra using the hand seals, but after a while these techniques may become second nature and will require less hand seals to perform.
Elemental natures can be used in conjunction with Ninjutsu with two types of Ninjutsu being created. Basic types are techniques with specific elements (wind, lightning, earth, water, fire). Advanced types combine two or more of the basics elements and creates a new ones (Ice, Storm, Wood, Dark, Blaze,etc.)
"Ummm... That's everything off the top of my head. Is that good enough?"
Oh god, that Levi sig!! XD Looks like a mod trying to keep NB clean!! XD
And... Wait... GAY!? I have the manliest run EVER!!
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"Duuude... I think you mean... Uuuuuum.... Catra."
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Chakra is the essential energy that is needed for even the most basic techniques. It's created by combining the previously stated physical and spiritual energy that resides in the body and channeling them through hand seals. Once it's molded it can be channeled through the Chakra Circulatory System, and interwoven system of chakra that are so close in proximity to the bodies vital organs, that if they are struck, they can cause that organ or the body to shut down.
Chakra can be used in so many ways, offense, defense, supplementary, construction, survival and many more. These abilities can involve such abilities like Walking on water or walls, controlling enemy minds through illusions, breathing fire, creating matter from nowhere, multiplying yourself and even bringing the dead back to life. More advanced forms of chakra can include healing wounds or entering powerful modes, like Sage Mode or the Cursed Mark level 2.
Chakra can be mixed in with the user's elemental affinity and mixed with other forms and make a new Elemental Nature Release. Such releases like Storm, Ice, Wood, Blaze, Dark, Boil or Dust can be created, but only when a sufficient bloodline tries it.
Chakra's shape and Nature can be manipulated to create new and diverse jutsu. Naruto's Rasengan can be manipulated by changing it's nature it creates Rasenshuriken. This technique is especially dangerous, as prolonged exposure or direct contact with it means you lose the ability to wield chakra, this is becuase it attacks the Chakra Circulatory system at a cellular level.
"In summary, without Catra, we shinobi are nothing... In fact without Catra we shinobi may never have existed, it is only thanks to the Sage of the Six Paths that we learned our aptitude for Catra and nyanjutsu and the like. *Meow*..."
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I start to focus chakra in my feet, hoping that I can get this one straight away. My feet start to stick to the tree and I start walking. I feel a small amount of pride, almost like it was too easy. Because it was... My feet slip and I fall to the ground with a mighty thud...
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I batter my head off the ground.
"Aaaargh... Stupid tree..."
I give it another try. This time I apply more force with each step. After 3 or 4 steps I get pushed off, this time I land on my feet. Now I know that not enough force and you simply fall, too much and your chakra breaks the tree and pushes you off. I believe I have the right amount and give it one last shot.
"Here goes..."
This time I have a better grasp of how much force I need to apply to stay fixated to the tree. I make it all the way up and let out a slight sigh.
"Don't... use my chakra? And only using my feet? O... Kay..."
I start by holding my hands behind my back, like a soldier in attention would. Then I try and find leverage, a place to try and get started, but none exist. I take a few steps back and run full speed at the tree, hoping the momentum would carry me up. As I near the tree I give it my all, running as if my life, or training, depend on it... As they kind of do...
"Aaaaaaaaaah!"
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Running like a madman I get nowhere near the top of the tree and fall down to the ground with another mighty thud... I simply look at the tree and sigh, knowing that I just epically failed. I look at my Sensei with a slightly tired expression and ask,
Once again I look at the tree, sizing it up. This time I focus chakra to the soles of my feet and stare intently at the tree, hoping to get further than I did without chakra. I dash at the tree and start to run up, but my feet slip as I start to go up, and thanks to the way my feet slipped, I end up planting my face into the tree...
"Damn tree..."
I dust myself off and try a different approach. I add more pressure and chakra to my feet with each step, even if I am running. This time I get a bit further up the tree than last time before my chakra becomes too strong and it pushes me off, so I take into account how much chakra it took for me to slip off and get pushed off, and try and find middle ground.
"Here goes, I'm going all the way this time!!"
I dash at the tree and using the momentum from the sprint and the fact I've found a middle ground in my control and speed all the way up the tree. I make it to the top, and from there size up the distance from this tree to all the other ones in the immediate area, as I don't want to unknowingly leap to my rather untimely death...
"This should be fun... So long as I don't muck it up and fall..."
I carefully make my way down the tree, and ready my chakra for one last effort. I dash, giving it my all, and sprint right up the tree, almost near the top I bend my knee's. I start to jump from that tree to the next, taking every precaution not to fall. After a series of leaps of faith or stupidity I believe I've pushed my luck far enough and make my way back down to you.
"Is that enough Sensei? Or is the sight of me in immediate danger too good, and do you want me to continue?"
"But... Okay Sensei... But I ain't getting my clothes wet!!"
*Strips down to small clothes*
"And no staring!!"
Shayde stares at the pond... This is obviously going to be embarrassing, cold and silly, and in that order... Shayde starts to walk to the water and as he nears the edge he dips his foot in...
Freezing... Great... =____=
Shayde did the only thing he could do in this situation... He walked through the freezing water to show his sensei he was serious. Although a Fire Jutsu may help make it a bit comfier...
"Okay... This is freezing. If I catch a cold it's your fault... Sensei."
*5 minutes of severe awkward silence later*
"Ummm... Can I get out now and try it with my chakra?"
>_>
I walk out of the freezing water and put my clothes back on.
"Seriously... That water shouldn't be THAT cold."
I take a moment to think carefully about my words...
I would start by pooling my chakra in my feet, focusing it like I would for the tree climbing exercise. But since the tree is a solid and item with a fixed mass it's easy to adjust your chakra to it, Water is much more complex as it shifts it's shape with every movement that comes into contact with it.
You have to constantly change the concentration of chakra in your feet to compensate for this constant change in shape. It should emit a faint blue light at the soles of the users feet.
Once this training is complete the user will have better control of their chakra, and after a while the user can walk on any surface, without even trying or realizing it.
"Should I try and perform the technique now? Or do you need more detail before we continue?"
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