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To truly appreciate Hayabusa you need to understand the foundations of the clan. Let's begin with the fundamental idea, without being overtly philosophical. So there is this concept in Taoism called Creation of all things or Creation of 10 thousand things, a part of it is called 8 trigrams. You've heard all those names before, because Naruto takes a lot from them.
This is the philosophical part where I discuss the foundational basis of our abilities. Creation of all things quite literally attempts to describe the creation of everything. In the beginning, you have nothing (Wuji). Nothing gives birth to everything (Taiji, supreme ultimate). Assume a force, a manifestation of nothingness and a manifestation of everything you could imagine. Try to imagine what they are and what they represent. But the biggest question you should ask is what sets them apart. On one end you have nothing, on the other you have everything, they are different yet the same. Like a continuum.
To prove that to you let me give you an example: Lets dumb it down with an experiment, lets say only A and B exists in the entire universe. If and A & B are both everything, what sets them apart from each other? One way to describe A would be as 'Not B' and vice versa. In a universe where only A and B exist you could only define them relative to each other. But if they are both everything, there may as well be nothing because they have no definition. Hence, in order for things to exist, they need definition. Which means they need to be different from each other.
Lets do that then, Lets define A as 'Not B' And B as 'Not A'. This gives A and B polarity. Now they are opposite yet equal forces. If it helps you understand, we can put this entire concept in algebra A=B > A - B = 0. If maths isnt your thing, lets give them names. Let's call A 'Yin', and B 'Yang'. BOOM! Things beginning to make sense huh? ( I hope they do).
This is why we refer to Yin and Yang as 2 extremes or 2 polarities. Of course when used together, they are capable of Wuji and Taiji. Hopefully this is informative and provides insight into some of the techniques used in naruto, including creation of all things and the nullifying abilities of Truth seeking balls. From Yin/Yang, we can separate 4 seasons. And from them, the 8 trigrams.
From 8 trigrams, everything else. You keep on dividing and combining the components we split apart from Wuji/Taiji > Yin Yang to create everything else found in the universe. This is why all things relate somehow to Yin/Yang, because this is the creation of everything. Its quite literally called the creation of all things. That's as far as my explanations would go for today, anything more would be diving into the realms of Yin/Yang training.
Sources:
Tao te ching
Kevin's weeb ass
Now unfortunately, Naruto never went too deep in the concepts of Wuji and Taiji. Fortunately for as a clan however, it left a conceptual void we filled. Hayabusa abilities circulate around 2 key concepts being, Wuji and Taiji.
History
So Hayabusa history begins way back to the time of Kaguya Otsutsuki (I wont go into details, that is a self study assignment to learn Hayabusa History. But do not assume that youre exempt. Every now and then, take the time to ask about it. ). Hayabusa were originally peasants, artisans and merchants. For context, just like British and Germanic social systems, Asiatic cultures also had several tiers of social classes. In the case of Japan: The Royal class, involved the Emperor, and the Royal family. Followed by the nobles, which included Shoguns, Daimyos, Generals and Samurai. The lower class involved artisans, merchants and farmers. This is consistent with the idea that ninjutsu probably developed among the lower class, and honed by villages that specialized in it. (Material:
During Kaguya's rampage our 3 patron deities protected us. We call them Watatsumi Sanjin (
Their names were Sokotsu ( of the bottom waters), Nakatsu (of the middle waters), Uwatsu (of the upper waters). In Japanese mythology, Watasumi Sanjin are the 3 water deities hence the names and their meaning.
Dragon Chakra
Hayabusa like all other shinobi possess chakra. They have, physical and spiritual energy. But they also possess a third component, remnant energy from our patron kami. The same way Sages combine Physical and Spiritual energy with Natural energy. Hayabusa combine Physical and Spiritual energy with the Essense inside of us to create Dragon Chakra. Its a 3 component energy. Now it is important to note that unlike with Sages, we dont experience difficult balancing our chakra. We are born with this gift, and it comes naturally to us. It does not restrict Hayabusa from using any ninjutsu, we have the qualities of ordinary shinobi. It also does not restrict a Hayabusa from adding a 4th component to his chakra i.e. Natural energy to enter Sage mode. And just like Senjutsu chakra empowers the user, so does Dragon chakra. We will discuss how it does that later.
Natures of Dragon Chakra
So chakra has natures, 5 (Fire, Water, Earth, Lightning, Wind) of them to be specific. We have access to those, but Dragon chakra have its own natures as well.
1. Upper Dantian: Relates to Spirituality
2. Middle Dantian: Relates to energies, plasma and so forth
3. Lower Dantian: Relates to matter, physical objects and so forth
(If you haven't already noticed it. The 3 natures correspond to the Watatsumi Sanjin. )
Just like how you can combine multiple natures in naruto, i.e. combine Water and Wind to create Ice (idea behind of creation of all things is reflected here btw). You can combine multiple dantian to an effect in your techniques.
What does Dragon Chakra afford us?
So I said Dragon Chakra empowers us like Senjutsu empowers its users. I'll come back to this. In summary, Dragon chakra affords us:
1. Neidan: Hayabusa's own brand of techniques, the equivalent of ninjutsu and developed independently of other ninjutsu. Meaning, Neidan is NOT a derivative of ninjutsu. I dislike hearing that. Mostly involved manipulation of specific or multiple dantian to an effect of Wuji or Taiji.
2. Wujin: Not to be confused with Wuji. A passive ability that makes Hayabusa undetectable to others, unless detected using basic senses. Advanced forms of sensory dont register a Hayabusa.
3. Taijin: Not to be confused with Taiji. A passive ability that gives the Hayabusa complete knowledge of his being. Down to your very last molecule. Example, cover someone with your blood. No matter where your opponent is, as long as he is covered with your blood, you can tell where he is. Because that blood is part of your being. Another example, you were poisoned, its your body. You're aware of it.
5. Enhanced spirituality: As the name suggests, gives you higher resistance to genjutsu.
(Above descriptions are not complete, use it as a list only. Each individual concept will be individually explained to you later)
After reading everything, take the next 5 m to appreciate me. The next 5 after that to think about what was said. And the next 5 to ask questions that you have. Use discord if you must. Your next response wont be soon so dont be like, 'i dont got questions lets move on quickly'.
To truly appreciate Hayabusa you need to understand the foundations of the clan. Let's begin with the fundamental idea, without being overtly philosophical. So there is this concept in Taoism called Creation of all things or Creation of 10 thousand things, a part of it is called 8 trigrams. You've heard all those names before, because Naruto takes a lot from them.
This is the philosophical part where I discuss the foundational basis of our abilities. Creation of all things quite literally attempts to describe the creation of everything. In the beginning, you have nothing (Wuji). Nothing gives birth to everything (Taiji, supreme ultimate). Assume a force, a manifestation of nothingness and a manifestation of everything you could imagine. Try to imagine what they are and what they represent. But the biggest question you should ask is what sets them apart. On one end you have nothing, on the other you have everything, they are different yet the same. Like a continuum.
To prove that to you let me give you an example: Lets dumb it down with an experiment, lets say only A and B exists in the entire universe. If and A & B are both everything, what sets them apart from each other? One way to describe A would be as 'Not B' and vice versa. In a universe where only A and B exist you could only define them relative to each other. But if they are both everything, there may as well be nothing because they have no definition. Hence, in order for things to exist, they need definition. Which means they need to be different from each other.
Lets do that then, Lets define A as 'Not B' And B as 'Not A'. This gives A and B polarity. Now they are opposite yet equal forces. If it helps you understand, we can put this entire concept in algebra A=B > A - B = 0. If maths isnt your thing, lets give them names. Let's call A 'Yin', and B 'Yang'. BOOM! Things beginning to make sense huh? ( I hope they do).
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This is why we refer to Yin and Yang as 2 extremes or 2 polarities. Of course when used together, they are capable of Wuji and Taiji. Hopefully this is informative and provides insight into some of the techniques used in naruto, including creation of all things and the nullifying abilities of Truth seeking balls. From Yin/Yang, we can separate 4 seasons. And from them, the 8 trigrams.
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From 8 trigrams, everything else. You keep on dividing and combining the components we split apart from Wuji/Taiji > Yin Yang to create everything else found in the universe. This is why all things relate somehow to Yin/Yang, because this is the creation of everything. Its quite literally called the creation of all things. That's as far as my explanations would go for today, anything more would be diving into the realms of Yin/Yang training.
Sources:
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Tao te ching
Kevin's weeb ass
Now unfortunately, Naruto never went too deep in the concepts of Wuji and Taiji. Fortunately for as a clan however, it left a conceptual void we filled. Hayabusa abilities circulate around 2 key concepts being, Wuji and Taiji.
History
So Hayabusa history begins way back to the time of Kaguya Otsutsuki (I wont go into details, that is a self study assignment to learn Hayabusa History. But do not assume that youre exempt. Every now and then, take the time to ask about it. ). Hayabusa were originally peasants, artisans and merchants. For context, just like British and Germanic social systems, Asiatic cultures also had several tiers of social classes. In the case of Japan: The Royal class, involved the Emperor, and the Royal family. Followed by the nobles, which included Shoguns, Daimyos, Generals and Samurai. The lower class involved artisans, merchants and farmers. This is consistent with the idea that ninjutsu probably developed among the lower class, and honed by villages that specialized in it. (Material:
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)During Kaguya's rampage our 3 patron deities protected us. We call them Watatsumi Sanjin (
You must be registered for see links
). When the deities disappeared, each left their essence within us. A part of their power. Their names were Sokotsu ( of the bottom waters), Nakatsu (of the middle waters), Uwatsu (of the upper waters). In Japanese mythology, Watasumi Sanjin are the 3 water deities hence the names and their meaning.
Dragon Chakra
Hayabusa like all other shinobi possess chakra. They have, physical and spiritual energy. But they also possess a third component, remnant energy from our patron kami. The same way Sages combine Physical and Spiritual energy with Natural energy. Hayabusa combine Physical and Spiritual energy with the Essense inside of us to create Dragon Chakra. Its a 3 component energy. Now it is important to note that unlike with Sages, we dont experience difficult balancing our chakra. We are born with this gift, and it comes naturally to us. It does not restrict Hayabusa from using any ninjutsu, we have the qualities of ordinary shinobi. It also does not restrict a Hayabusa from adding a 4th component to his chakra i.e. Natural energy to enter Sage mode. And just like Senjutsu chakra empowers the user, so does Dragon chakra. We will discuss how it does that later.
Natures of Dragon Chakra
So chakra has natures, 5 (Fire, Water, Earth, Lightning, Wind) of them to be specific. We have access to those, but Dragon chakra have its own natures as well.
1. Upper Dantian: Relates to Spirituality
2. Middle Dantian: Relates to energies, plasma and so forth
3. Lower Dantian: Relates to matter, physical objects and so forth
(If you haven't already noticed it. The 3 natures correspond to the Watatsumi Sanjin. )
Just like how you can combine multiple natures in naruto, i.e. combine Water and Wind to create Ice (idea behind of creation of all things is reflected here btw). You can combine multiple dantian to an effect in your techniques.
What does Dragon Chakra afford us?
So I said Dragon Chakra empowers us like Senjutsu empowers its users. I'll come back to this. In summary, Dragon chakra affords us:
1. Neidan: Hayabusa's own brand of techniques, the equivalent of ninjutsu and developed independently of other ninjutsu. Meaning, Neidan is NOT a derivative of ninjutsu. I dislike hearing that. Mostly involved manipulation of specific or multiple dantian to an effect of Wuji or Taiji.
2. Wujin: Not to be confused with Wuji. A passive ability that makes Hayabusa undetectable to others, unless detected using basic senses. Advanced forms of sensory dont register a Hayabusa.
3. Taijin: Not to be confused with Taiji. A passive ability that gives the Hayabusa complete knowledge of his being. Down to your very last molecule. Example, cover someone with your blood. No matter where your opponent is, as long as he is covered with your blood, you can tell where he is. Because that blood is part of your being. Another example, you were poisoned, its your body. You're aware of it.
5. Enhanced spirituality: As the name suggests, gives you higher resistance to genjutsu.
(Above descriptions are not complete, use it as a list only. Each individual concept will be individually explained to you later)
After reading everything, take the next 5 m to appreciate me. The next 5 after that to think about what was said. And the next 5 to ask questions that you have. Use discord if you must. Your next response wont be soon so dont be like, 'i dont got questions lets move on quickly'.
