genjutsu

genjutsu

Genjutsu (Illusion Techniques)

Genjutsu techniques are the illusion techniques of a ninja, they normally require hand seals. Genjutsu will use hypnotism to cause hallucinations in others. By causing such illusions they can cause their target mental pain and suffering just as real as physical hurt. Genjutsu is created when a ninja extends their chakra flow through the cerebral nervous system of their opponent to control their minds chakra, thereby affecting their five senses.

To combat the effects of Genjutsu, there are two options. The first option is for the ninja to stop the flow of chakra in their body, and then apply an even stronger power to disrupt the flow of the casters chakra. The second option is to have an outside ninja unaffected by the Genjutsu make body contact, and use their chakra to disrupt the casters flow.

Izanagi - Forefather God

Character Use: Rikudou Sennin, Shimura Danzou, Uchiha Madara
Rank: -
Note: Special Bloodline Technique
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m)
Type: Supplementary
Fun Note: In myth, the god Izanagi beget the gods Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi and Susanoo.

Izanagi, named for a god who helped spawn many islands and deities, is a Genjutsu technique which was declared a Kinjutsu by the Uchiha Clan. Using Izanagi grants the user the ability to turn wounds and disadvantages into nothing more than dream. It also makes attacks and advantageous maneuvers real, thus giving one complete control over their own reality through an illusion cast on themselves. The creative power of Izanagi was first used the Rikudou Sennin. Izanagi uses the mind and spiritual power of Yin to shape reality, and the vitality and physical power of Yang to give it life. The Rikudou used that same power to create the Bijuu from the Juubi. The Rikudou's powers were passed on to the Uchiha and Senju, and only one containing both of their power can use the jutsu.

When jutsu is cast on one's own self, any damage received while it is active is negated. Their crippled form will shudder away like an illusion into nothingness while they appear unharmed away from the danger. For those who do not possess the Rinnegan, using the jutsu has a drawback, as using the jutsu will cause their vision to be lost forever. This result caused the Uchiha to declare it forbidden.

The jutsu normally has a short time limit which varies from Uchiha clan member to clan member. This was extended through the experimentation of Orochimaru, which granted almost a minute of immortality for each eye sacrificed. This was used to full effect when ANBU Root leader Danzou had a portion of Senju Hashirama and numerous viable Sharingans implanted in his right arm. This extended time was active at the cost of an ongoing drain on Danzou's chakra. So when active, it allowed him to absorb numerous fatal attacks at the cost of one of the Sharingan eyes permanently closing on his arm and becoming useless. Should Danzou need to conserve chakra and protect the eyes, he would cancel the jutsu and attempt to avoid critical hits.

Kakkou's Genjutsu Interrogation Technique (Unnamed)

Character Use: Kakkou
Rank: -
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m)
Type: Supplementary

Hidden Rock ninja Kakkou used this Genjutsu interrogation technique on Leaf kunoichi Rin. Because it was a war-time situation, Kakkou hoped he could extract troop movements and battle plans from the young ninja. To try and break her will, he put her under a Genjutsu sensory spell. Because of Rin's strong will she was able to resist the pressure and not reveal any information.

Kamira's Genjutsu (Unnamed)

Character Use: Kamira
Rank: -
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m)
Type: Attack
Special Note: Movie Two Only

This unnamed Genjutsu is a technique used by Kamira. Kamira will cause the area around the target to be enveloped by darkness. Once inside the black space, the target will see grotesque figures said to be tortured criminals, the previous victims of the technique. These grotesqueries will reach out and grab a hold of the target. They will then be thrown into the void to the mercy of a spectral dragon. The horrifying oni can even extend from the targets own body to attack them. All aimed at transfixing the victim with fear and shock while Kamira herself chokes and kills the target.

Kasumi Juusha no Jutsu - Mist Servant Technique

Character Use: Kagari, Mubi, Oboro
Rank: D
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m)
Type: Supplementary

Kasumi Juusha no Jutsu is a Genjutsu technique that creates false attackers to delay and confuse the enemy. Though these servants are not real, the actual ninja is able to remain hidden and throw kunai and shuriken matching the movements of the servants. This makes it appear the false servants are capable of attacking. When the enemy attempts to attack the servant, they will merely disrupt the servants illusion body but not destroy it.

Kokohi no Jutsu - False Place Technique

Character Use: Hagane Kotetsu
Rank: C
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m), Far (10m+)
Type: Supplementary

Kokohi no Jutsu is a simple Genjutsu technique which changes the appearance of a nearby object.

Kokuangyou no Jutsu - Journey into Black Darkness Technique

Character Use: First Hokage (Manga), Second Hokage (Anime)
Rank: A
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m)
Type: Supplementary

Kokuangyou no Jutsu is a Genjutsu technique which causes the ninja's opponent to be enveloped in total darkness. While in the black void, the ninja will be unable to see any incoming attack or threat.

Kori Shinchuu no Jutsu - Sly Mind Affect Technique

Character Use: Kagari, Mubi, Oboro
Rank: C
Range: Mid (5m ~ 10m), Far (10m+)
Type: Supplementary

Kori Shinchuu no Jutsu is a Genjutsu technique which causes the target to travel around in circles. If the ninja is unable to detect the illusion very quickly, they can become exhausted mentally and physically when they are unable to reach their desired target by traveling along the same path over and over.

Kurama Clan String Bean Bind (Unnamed)

Character Use: Kurama Clan
Rank: -
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m)
Type: Supplementary
Special Note: Anime Only

This unnamed String Bean Bind is a Genjutsu technique user by the Kurama Clan. After forming the needed handseals, the target will see bean vines grow from the ground. These vines will snake and wind all around the victims body, lifting them into the air. A bean pod will raise and open to reveal the clan member with weapon in hand ready to strike. A skilled Genjutsu user can reverse the technique and escape its effects.

Kurenai's Flower Petal Dissolve (Unnamed)

Character Use: Yuuhi Kurenai
Rank: -
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m)
Type: Supplementary
Special Note: Anime Only

This unnamed flower petal technique is a Genjutsu utilized by the Leaf Jounin Yuuhi Kurenai. If Kurenai becomes trapped in a Genjutsu or wants to appear to be trapped she can disperse into a shower of flower petals. With this technique these petals will fly around and consume her targets, dissolving their bodies away.

Kurenai's Flower Petal Escape (Unnamed)

Character Use: Yuuhi Kurenai
Rank: -
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m)
Type: Supplementary
Special Note: Anime Only

This unnamed flower petal technique is a Genjutsu utilized by the Leaf Jounin Yuuhi Kurenai. If Kurenai comes under attack, she can use this technique to cover her escape. After forming the needed hand seals, Kurenai's body will disperse into a shower of flower petals. These petals will confuse and distract her opponent while she escapes or hides.

Magen • Gamarinshou - Demonic Illusion • Toad Confrontation Singing

Character Use: Shima + Fukasaku
Rank: -
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m), Far (10m+)
Type: Attack, Supplementary

Magen • Gamarinshou is a Genjutsu utilized by Fukasaku and Shima. The Genjutsu affects the user by attacking their sense of hearing. By combining their voices into a melody only toad's can sing, they can bind the body and mind of the one who hears it. The victims will feel themselves trapped within a binding cube held in place by four large toads. While under the Genjutsu, they will be vulnerable to outside attack. The Genjutsu's weakness stems from the length of time it takes for the toad's to come into harmony, and that as a hearing-based Genjutsu, it gives away their location immediately.

Magen • Jigoku Gouka no Jutsu - Demonic Illusion • Hell Fire Technique

Character Use: Akadou Yoroi
Rank: -
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m)
Type: Supplementary
Special Note: Anime Only

Magen • Jigoku Gouka no Jutsu is a Genjutsu technique that causes its target to see a vision of fire. After Yoroi forms the needed handseals, a huge ball of fire will descend from the sky to envelope his target. The victims of the genjutsu will believe they are being engulfed by a torrent of fire and flee their location for safety.

Magen • Jubaku Satsu - Demonic Illusion • Tree Binding Death

Character Use: Yuuhi Kurenai
Rank: B
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m)
Type: Supplementary

Magen • Jubaku Satsu is a Genjutsu technique utilized by the Leaf Jounin Yuuhi Kurenai. After forming the needed hand seals, Kurenai will disappear and approach her target. Once near her target, a tree will grow at their feet and its branches will bind them so they can no longer move. Once the illusion makes them believe they are captured, Kurenai will appear from the tree itself and stab her target with a kunai.

Magen • Kasegui no Jutsu - Demonic Illusion • Shackling Stakes

Character Use: Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Sasuke
Rank: -
Note: Special Bloodline Technique
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m)
Type: Supplementary

Magen • Kasegui no Jutsu is a Genjutsu technique unique to the Uchiha bloodline Sharingan holders. After activating their Sharingan, the clan member will look into the eyes of their target to bind them with a paralyzing illusion. This illusion takes the form of giant spikes which stake them in place and restrict their movement. A powerful enough ninja will be able to fight the bind to give themselves an opportunity to gain freedom.

Magen • Kyouten Chiten - Demonic Illusion • Mirror Heaven and Earth Change

Character Use: Uchiha Itachi
Rank: -
Note: Special Bloodline Technique
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m)
Type: Supplementary

Magen • Kyouten Chiten is a Genjutsu technique unique to the Uchiha bloodline Sharingan holders. Using the copy and counter functions of the Sharingan eye, the Uchiha clan member can stop the sensory spell cast on their body and reverse it back on their opponent.

Magen • Narakumi no Jutsu - Demonic Illusion • Hell Viewing Technique

Character Use: Hatake Kakashi
Rank: D
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m)
Type: Supplementary

Magen • Narakumi no Jutsu is a Genjutsu technique that causes its target to see a horrifying vision. The ninja will use the serpent hand seal to cause a circle of leaves to spin and envelop the target and then fall away. Once cast the world will appear normal to the target until they see the illusion.

Mateki • Mugen Onsa - Demon Flute • Illusion Tune Chains

Character Use: Tayuya
Rank: B
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m), Far (10m+)
Type: Supplementary

Mateki • Mugen Onsa is a Genjutsu technique utilized by the Sound ninja Tayuya. To use this illusion she needs to enter her cursed seal level two form. When she plays the music for this illusion on her flute, her opponent's mind enters a barren wasteland. While in this illusion the ninja feels retrained by chains which bind the user as their skin and muscle begins to melt off their bones. Because they feel restrained in the illusion, they are retrained in real life as well.

Nehan Shouja no Jutsu - Temple of Nirvana Technique

Character Use: Kabuto
Rank: A
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m), Far (10m+)
Type: Supplementary

Nehan Shouja no Jutsu is a Genjutsu technique that allows the caster to place a large body of people into a unconscious state. The target can avoid the spell by forming and using the dispel skill.

Raigen Raikouchuu - Lightning Illusion Lightning Flash Pillar

Character Use: Shii
Rank: Unknown
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m), Far (10m+
Type: Supplementary

Raigen Raikouchuu is a Genjutsu technique that generates a large flash of light which blinds the enemy. Shii will first do a string of hand seals, then he generates a large pillar of lightning which hinders the eyesight of his target. Shii will use this jutsu in conjunction with fellow ninja, as the act of blinding his targets will grant an opening for his comrades to strike. Like many Genjutsu, the Sharingan can pierce the illusion and defeat it.

Shiin's Kanashibari Music (Unnamed)

Character Use: Shiin
Rank: -
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m)
Type: Supplementary
Special Note: Anime Only

This unnamed Genjutsu technique is used by Rice Field Country ninja Shiin. Using his clan's well known musical abilities, Shiin will play a tune on his flute which will bind in place anyone he targets.

Tsukuyomi - God of the Moon

Character Use: Uchiha Itachi, Uchiha Sasuke
Rank: -
Special Note: Special Bloodline Technique
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m)
Type: Supplementary

Tsukuyomi, named for the God of the Moon, is a Genjutsu technique which uses the Mangekyou form of the Sharingan eye to generate a powerful illusion. This jutsu is generated by the left Mangekyou eye. This highly advanced technique can not be used extensively because of the toll it places on the user. To utilize the illusion, the clan member will look into the eyes of his opponent and cast a Genjutsu spell on them. The illusion takes place in the mind of the one affected, while under the jutsu the victim is at the total mercy of the user. The user has full control over space and time in the jutsu and can place the one affected through any hell they desire for any length desired. The technique itself only lasts for but a second in reality, but the one affected could have lasted through several days of torture.

It is said only a natural born member of the Uchiha Clan can overcome the illusion. To counter the technique, however, Mangekyou is not required. A highly trained normal Sharingan user can break the illusion, causing the Mangekyou user to experience additional weakness from using it.

Utakata - Ephemeral

Character Use: Uchiha Itachi
Rank: Unknown
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m)
Type: Supplementary

Utakata is a Genjutsu technique utilized by Akatsuki member Uchiha Itachi. Itachi will start this technique by using only one finger on his right hand. His target does not have to look into his eyes, a glance at the hand itself will be enough. Once inside the illusion, he can control the visions the ninja sees. This illusion can also be used to play on the fears of the target, causing them to see and hear those who they care about degrade them.