What Does The Word Jutsu In Naruto Mean?

Jutsu - one of the words that you will hear in each andgenins. If they pass the chuunin exam, they will
every Naruto episode. You'll hear it just about as oftenbecome chuunins. Then Jounins and maybe,
as you hear Naruto say 'Dattebayo'. But what does itspecialized jounins, ANBU, even kages.
mean? Jutsu is a Japanese word that means 'skill' orThe last two ranks are kinjutsu and secret techniques.
'ability'. In the Naruto Universe, it is used to describe theKinjutsu are otherwise known as 'forbidden jutsu'.
various techniques used by ninjas during battle.These jutsu are forbidden because they are either
Jutsus are often done by manipulating the 'chakra' of'dark or evil in nature' or they cause harm to the user.
the ninja. The more stamina a ninja has, the moreExamples of kinjutsu are Naruto's Kage Bunshin and
chakra he can use since chakra is simply staminathe Juin Jutsu or the Cursed Seal technique used by
converted into energy. These jutsus are performed bySasuke. Secret techniques are jutsu passed down
doing hand-seals. There are 12 hand seals in all namely:from generation to generation of a ninja clan. Nobody
1. Birdoutside of the clan can know how to perform the
2. Boarjutsu. Included in this rank are the kekkei genkais or the
3. Dogabilities or skill passed down through the genes like the
4. DragonUchiha clan's Sharingan and the Hyuga clan's
5. HareByakugan.
6. HorseJutsus can be further classified into three categories
7. Monkeydepending on their type. These are:
8. Ox1. Taijutsu - taijutsu refers to any technique that uses
9. Ramthe ninja's stamina directly rather than converting the
10. Ratstamina into chakra. Simply put, taijutsu refers to all
11. Serpenthand-to-hand combat techniques. Examples are Lee's
12. TigerLotus and Sasuke's Shi Shi Rendan.
The jutsu that will be performed depends on the2. Ninjutsu - ninjutsu refers to any technique that uses
hand-seals that were used. For example, a fire jutsuchakra for various purposes, depending on the user.
typically ends with the seal of the tiger, as in the caseElemental techniques are classified into this. Examples
of the Uchiha clan's Katon Goukakyuu no jutsu.include Naruto's rasengan and Sasuke's chidori.
Jutsus are ranked according to their power and levelKawarimi no jutsu, a basic jutsu, is also classified into
of difficulty. But a jutsu's rank doesn't mean that it willthis.
be effective. It still depends on the user's skill and his3. Genjutsu - genjutsu refers to any technique that
usage of the jutsu. There are six ranks in all namely:involves using the victim's chakra against himself to
1. E rank - academy student-level jutsuaffect the person's nervous system. Genjutsus often
2. D rank - genin-level jutsurely on the ninja's intelligence. The more intelligent a
3. C rank - chuunin level jutsuperson is, the more he can perform genjutsu and the
4. B rank - jounin level jutsumore he can dispel it.
5. A rank - KinjutsuSo there you have it, this should give you some ideas
6. S rank - Secret Techniquesof what Jutsus mean in Naruto whenever a character
As you may have noticed, the first four ranks dependuses it. It's actually not all made up and there are
on the ninja's level. You see, ninjas start out asactually some depth to each Jutsus individually!
academy students. If they pass, they will become