Signsforsummoningjutsu
Howtodosummoningjutsuhandsigns.Handsignsforsummoningjutsu.
Handsignsfortoadsummoningjutsu.
Narutohandsignsforsummoningjutsu.Whatissummoningjutsu.Handsignsforsnakesummoningjutsu.
Seals(印,In,EnglishTV:HandSigns)areusedtoperformmanyninjutsu,genjutsu,andothersecretartsotherthantaijutsu.InventedbyIndraŌtsutsuki[1]intheanime,theyaredesignedtoaidpeopleinproperlysummoningandmouldingchakranecessarytoperformatechnique.[2]Therearedifferentsequencesofhandsealsforeverytechnique,
requiringmemorisation.Whiletechniquesmayrequireanumberofhandsealstowork,askilledninjacanuselessorevenonetoperformthesametechnique.AnexampleofthisistheWaterRelease:WaterDragonBulletTechnique,whichrequiresatotalof44handsealstoactivate.[3]TobiramaSenju,theSecondHokage,onlyneededtouseone
handsealtocompletethetechnique,atestamenttohisskill.[4]Infact,byPartII,SasukeUchihahasmanagedtomastertheChidoritothepointofnotneedingasinglehandsealtoinvokeitandcoulduseFireReleasetechniqueswithonlyonehandseal.Byreadingthehandsealsoftheopponent,aninjacanpredictthenatureofthetechniquetobe
performed,whichisvirtuallyunavoidableifreadbytheSharingan.[5][6]Althoughrare,itispossibleforashinobitobeabletodohandsealswithjustonehand.ShinobiseencapableofthisincludeHaku,[7]Fudō,[8]Guren,[9]MinatoNamikaze,[10]NarutoUzumaki,[11]SasukeUchiha,[12]Shojoji,[13]andKawaki.[14]Itisalsopossibleforshinobito
formhandsealswithoneoftheirhandswhileusingthehandofanotherpersonasasubstitutefortheoppositeone.Thiscanhappenvoluntarily,likewhenNarutoandSasukejoinedhandstodispeltheInfiniteTsukuyomi,[15]orforcefully,suchasAnkoMitarashiusingOrochimaru'shandfortheTwinSnakesMutualDeathTechnique,[16]or(inthe
anime)ObitoUchihausingKakashiHatake'sfortheFireRelease:GreatFireballTechnique.[17]Evenrarerthanone-handedhandseals,areshinobiwhohaveabandonedthistraditionalpracticealtogether,usuallybecausetheirfightingstylerevolvearoundspeedandquickreflexesandhavedevelopedtechniquesthatrequirenohandsealsto
complementthisfightingstyle.Certainelementalreleasesoftenendinthehandsealstheyareaffiliatedwith.Forexample,FireReleaseoftenendswithTiger,EarthandWoodReleasesoftenendwiththeSnakehandseals.BasicHandSeals[]Therearetwelvebasicseals,eachonenamedafterananimaloftheChinesezodiac.Rat(子,Ne):Thishand
sealiscommonlyaffiliatedwiththespecialShadowTechniquesoftheNaraclan.Ox(丑,Ushi)Tiger(寅,Tora):ThishandsealiscommonlyaffiliatedwithFire[18]andEarthRelease.[19]Hare(卯,U)Dragon(辰,Tatsu)Snake(巳,Mi):ThishandsealiscommonlyaffiliatedwithEarth,[20]Lightning,[21]andWoodRelease.[19]Horse(午,Uma)Ram(未,
Hitsuji)Monkey(申,Saru)Bird(酉,Tori):ThishandsealiscommonlyaffiliatedwithWindRelease.[21]Dog(戌,Inu):ThishandsealiscommonlyaffiliatedwithWaterRelease[21][19][22]andthemovie-onlyIceRelease.Boar(亥,I)OtherHandSeals[]Besidesthetwelvebasichandseals,thereareuniquehandsealsusedforcertaintechniques.These
handsealsarerarelyseen,andcanbeconsidereduniquetospecifictechniques.
ElementalHandSeals[]Thefiveone-handedelementalseals.TouseanelementaltechniquethroughtheKote,onemustsealthetechniqueinascrollandputitinsidethedevice.[23]Dependingonthetechnique'schakranature,theusermustthenformoneoffiveone-handedsealstoreleasethetechnique.Thesesealsare:FireRelease:Aflathand
withallfingersextended.WaterRelease:Aflathandwithallfingersextendedexcepttheindexfinger,whichisputunderthethumb.WindRelease:Thumbandpinkyareextended,theotherfingerslieonthepalm.EarthRelease:Indexandmiddlefingerareextended,theotherfingersarecurledintothepalm.KnownasSealofConfrontation.
LightningRelease:Indexandlittlefingerareextended,themiddleandringfingerarehelddownwiththethumb.SealofConfrontation[]TheSealofConfrontation(対立の印,TairitsunoIn,EnglishTV:SparSign),whichlookslikeahalf-tiger/ram,isthesymbolofcombatandisauniversalsignofengagementbetweenshinobi.Itrepresentshalfofaseal
thatmightbeusedtoactivateaninjutsu.Thismotionisoftenusedtoconcentratechakra,andmanyshinobiareseeninitiatingsimple,basictechniquesaswellasfewcomplexonesaftermakingthisseal.Deidaraalsooftenusedthiswhenhedetonatedhisexplosiveclay,andSaiandInojinuseditfortheirSuperBeastImitatingDrawing.Madara
Uchiha'sandHashiramaSenju'sstatuesattheValleyoftheEndarebothformingtheSealofConfrontationwhilstfacingeachother.
SealofReconciliation[]TheSealofReconciliation(和解の印,WakainoIn,EnglishTV:UnisonSign)whilenotusedinbattleorfortechniques,isusedinTraditionalShinobiSparringasademonstrationthatthetwoopponentsarestillcomradesaftersparring.MangaHandSeals[]CloneSeal[]Thissealismostcommonlyassociatedwiththecreationof
clonesusingtechniquessuchastheShadowCloneTechnique,itsderivativeandtheMultipleWoodReleaseCloneTechnique,separatefromthebasictwelveseals,whereindexandmiddlefingersfrombothhandsarecrossed.[24]ThishandsealisalsousedinperformingtheWaterRelease:WaterSharkBulletTechnique.InKakashiHiden:Lightning
intheIcySky,priortoreceivinghisprostheticarm,Narutoadaptedthissealforone-handeduse,creatingtheseal'scrosswithhislefthand'sindexandmiddlefingers.ClapHands[]ThisismoreofaninitiationofatechniqueratherthanahandsealwheretheusersimplyclapstheirhandstogetherasexemplifiedwhenNarutoUzumaki,forexample,
summonschakraorisbreakinggenjutsu.ThehandsealsequenceforpowerfulsummoningkinjutsuliketheSummoning:ImpureWorldReincarnationandtheDeadDemonConsumingSealendwiththismotion;similarly,JiraiyapreparestoenterSageMode(summoningShimaandFukasaku)byperformingthismotionandsustainingit,Hashirama
usesittoenterSageModeaswell,GaarausesitforQuicksandWaterfallFlowathisfightagainstKimimaro.ItisalsousedtoperformtheChibakuTenseitechnique.Oncethesealsequenceiscompleted,theuser'shandsareheldinthispositionuntilthedesiredeffectisachieved.Whileenteringitsthirdtransformation,theTen-Tailshasbeen
observedtomakethisparticularseal.SlamSurface[]UsedintechniquessuchastheSummoningTechniqueandseveralEarthReleasetechniques,thisisalsomoreofaninitiationofatechniquethanaseal.
Theuserpressestheirhandtothesurfacethatisaffected.Haku'sSeals[]ThesealsusedforHaku'sThousandFlyingWaterNeedlesofDeath,arequitedifferentthanthebasictwelveseals,andarealsoperformedwithonehand.
CrossedTiger[]Haku'sDemonicMirroringIceCrystalstechniquecanbedonewithaspecialseal,whichresemblesTigerwithmiddlefingerscrossedovertheindexfingers.Interestingly,OrochimarualsousesthissealwhengivingtheCursedSealofHeaventoanindividual.[25]MirroredRam[]ThebasicRamsealismirrored.
Toformtheseal,thehandsarejoinedtogetherwheretherighthandthumbisontopoflefthand,andtheforefingerandmiddlefingersarefacingvertically.ThissealisusedbyObitoandMadaraforSixPathsTen-TailsCoffinSeal,[26]andalsoforSageArt:YinReleaseLightningDispatch.[27]JinSeal[]Thisisanotheroneofthesealsthatareusedin
normaltechniques,yetisn'toneofthebasictwelveseals.The"YangWater"(壬,Jin)sealisusedintechniquessuchastheWaterRelease:WaterDragonBulletTechniqueandtheShrineSeal.Intheanime,thissealisformedsimilartotheDogseal,butthelefthandisundertheright,andtheleft'spalmisfacingup.[28]FiveElements'Seal[]The
fūinjutsuFiveElementsSealusedbyOrochimaruusesasinglespecialseal,whichconsistsinbothhands'thumbsandlittlefingerstouchingeachothertips,withleftindexandmiddlefingersandrightindexfingerraised,withthelattertouchingtheleftmiddle.Theleftringfingerisplacedovertherightringfinger,withboththelatterandtheright
middlefoldeddown(justliketheOxsealinthelefthand).[29]AkimichiSeal[]TheAkimichiclanuseacertainsealintheirMulti-SizeTechnique,whichalsoresemblestheBirdsealfromfrontalview.However,itisconfirmedthatthisisadifferentseal,astheBirdsealhasbeenseeninasideviewintechniquessuchasWaterRelease:WaterDragon
BulletTechniqueandtheShadowSewingTechnique.Theindexandlittlefingersareraisedup,themiddleandringfingersareeachfoldedontopofthehandoppositeitselfandinterlockedwitheachanother,andthethumbsarepressedtogetherattheirendsegments.Intheanime,thereareseveral"variations"tothisseal,likelymistakes.
Sometimes,itisformedliketheHalfTiger,withthelittlefingersalsoraised.Othertimes,itisformedmoresimilarlyinfashiontotheBirdsealinstead,withindexandlittlefingersraised,andwiththethumbandmiddleandringfingersarefoldedinandpressedagainsteachother.Thissealisthereforeverycontroversial,asthissealwasusedinstead
oftheBirdsealmultipletimesintheanimeorinmovies,likelyamistake.YamanakaSeals[]TheYamanakaclan'sMindBodySwitchTechnique.TheYamanakaclanusesdifferentsealstoactivatetheirtechniques,suchastheMindBodySwitchTechnique[30]andtheMindBodyDisturbanceTechnique.[31]AnothersealwasusedtoreleasetheMind
BodySwitchTechniqueandreturntotheoriginalbody.Thissealresembledbothhands'fingersstraightenedandcrossedintoan"X",similartotheOxseal(howevernota"+"),butwithouttheleftmiddleandringfingersdown.TwinSnakesMutualDeathSeal[]AhandsealinvolvingboththeuserandtheenemyisusedinthekinjutsuTwinSnakes
MutualDeath.
MangekyōSharinganActivationSeal[]Probablyanothersealusedtogatherandfocuschakra,itwasusedbyKakashiinhisfirstbattlewithDeidara,whenheactivatedhisMangekyōSharingantouseKamuiforthefirsttimeseenintheseries.
ItisformedliketheTigerseal,exceptwiththeindexfingers'endsegmentspusheddownagainsteachother,formingahouse-likeshapeintheuser'spointofview.WhenKakashiusedit,hepositioneditinfrontofhislefteye.
Sasuke'sSnakeSeal[]Sasukeusedaseal,similartotheAkimichiseal,inhisbattlewithDeidara,whenheusedeitherHiddenShadowSnakeHandsorBindingSnakeGlareSpell.DaytimeTigerSeal[]ThissealisusedinDaytimeTiger.Itdoesnotreleasechakra,butratherkeepsitinsidethebodytouseasenergyandstrength.Thiscreatesamissile
typeoftechniquewhichisnotabodyofchakra.ThissealisactuallybasedoffoneoftheoriginalKuji-Inseals,thesealoftheOuterLion.Inthiscase,thehandsaremeanttoresembleatiger.Theindexfingers(the"eyes"oftheTiger)glowgreenwiththeevaporatinggreensweatoftheuser(resultofreleasingtheGateofWonder).GreatSharkBullet
Seal[]Kisame'sWaterRelease:GreatSharkBulletTechniquerequiresthisseal.PossiblyacomparisontoGuy'sDaytimeTigerseal,whichresemblesatiger,thishandsealisathrust,butwithbothhandstouchingatthewristandrighthandabovetheleft.Thefingersarealsofoldedinawaythatvaguelyresemblesshark'steeth.Thisoverallplacement
ofthehandsresemblesasharkwithanopenjaw.TearingEarthTurningPalmHandSeal[]WhenSumashiusesEarthRelease:TearingEarthTurningPalm,heusesaspecialsealthatisformedbycuppingthelefthandandturningitsothatitfacesthegroundandplacingtherighthandnexttoitwiththeindexandmiddlefingersraised.OtherHand
Seals[]HoshigakureHandSeal[]ThesignaturetechniqueofHoshigakureMysteriousPeacockMethodusesahandsealthathasthemiddleandotherindexfingerpusheddownandtouching,withtherightindexfingerandpinkietouchingtogethertoformanarch.ThisseallookssimilartotheBirdhandsignonafrontalview,butisinfactadifferent
handsignfromoppositeangles.ByakuganSeals[]Intheanime,certainvariantsealstoaidintheactivationoftheByakuganareseen.Mostaresomeofthebasictwelveseals,butseveralaredifferent.Inthemanga,sealsareindeedusedseveraltimes,butofcourse,theycannotbeseenwithdetail.WaterFormationWallSeal[]Intheanime,aspecial
sealisusedinsteadofwhatisseeninthemangafortheWaterRelease:WaterFormationWallTechnique.FūmaCurseMandalaSeals[]Intheanime,theFūmaclanusedvariousunknownhandsealsfortheirsecrettechniques,theCurseMandala.Guren'sUnknownCrystalSeals[]Several"unknown"sealsareusedinCrystalRelease:Crystal
EncampmentWall.CurvedTiger[]Intheanime,theMoonShadowTechniqueisperformedwithasealthatresemblestheTigerseal,butwiththerightindexandmiddlefingerscurvinginfrontoftheleftindexandmiddlefingers,alsocurvedthesameway.
CoveredSnake[]Intheanime,somejutsufeatureasealsimilartotheSnakeseal,butwiththerighthandfingersallontopoftheleftinsteadofinterlocking.[32][33]TornadoLightningSeal[]InNarutotheMovie:LegendoftheStoneofGelel,RankeusesanunknownhandsealtoactivateherTornadoLightning.However,consideringthatneithershe
norhercomradesknewwhatchakrais,hertechniqueisunlikelytobeninjutsu,andher"handseal"islikelymerelyanattackgesture.LandoftheSky'sSeal[]InNarutoShippūdentheMovie:Bonds,anunknownsealisusedtofocuschakrainpreparationforattackingfromtheFlyingDestructionMachine.Thesealisformedbypressingtheknuckles
ofeachhandtogether,withthebackofthehandsfacingoutwards.LandofDemons'Seals[]InNarutoShippūdentheMovie,theshinobiaffiliatedwiththeLandofDemonsuseuniquesealsunusedbytheusualshinobiseenthroughouttheseries.TaruhousedtheShadowMirrorBodyChangingMethod,whichusedhandsealslike:Tiger,butwithlittle
fingerspressedinwardsinsteadTiger/Ramwithlefthand,andrighthandwiththumbup"punching"theleftBoar,butwithlefthandpointedupwardsinsteadRighthandfacingdownaboveleft,lefthandfacingupbelowright;Eachhand'sindexandmiddlefingersfolded,andringandlittlefingersstraight.
Also,theShrineSealusedbyShion(Yomialsousedatechniquebyrepeatingthesamesealnames,althoughheonlyheldhispalmforwardthewholetime)usesanumerousamountofdifferentsealswithdifferentnamesasfollowed:Hatsu:Rightpalmfacingforward,fingertipsdirectingtotherightJin:RighthandTiger/Ramfacingdown,placedunder
theeyespointingtowardstheleftKai:RighthandTiger/Ram,pointingupwitharmstraight,facingforwardAftercompletingthefirstthreeseals,Shionbeginstolevitate,theseallightsup,abarrierisformedaroundtheseal,andthespheresinsidethesealmovearoundthecircle(Yomididnothavetodothis)Min:Bothpalmspushedforward,
fingertipspointingabout45degreesup/forwardShin:Bothpalmspressedtogether(likeaclap)Gan:Leftfist"punching"rightpalmReppyō:"Rep"seemsidenticaltotheSnake/Earthseal."Pyō"EachhandinhalfTiger/Ram,armsstretchedwithfingertipspointingforwardShōzen:Bothhandsinfists,leftaboveright;lookssimilartotheRatsealMika:
SeemsidenticaltoMinDan:EachhandsrevolvesaroundoneanotherintoTiger/Ram,righthandbehindleftRaku:Lefthandraisedupfacingdownwithmiddleandringfingersfoldedandindexandlittlefingersstraightpointingtowardstheleft,rightpalmpusheddownfacingdownpointingforwardShō:Leftpalmfacingdowninfrontwithfingertips
pointingright,rightfistpunchingleftpalmfrombelowAftercompletingthese9seals,thestonetabletsintheshrinewillariseinfrontofShion.Fu:HoldShōSai:HoldShōDan:HoldShōGika:HoldShōRagu:Lefthandpointingdiagonallyup/right45degrees,righthandmiddleandringfingersfoldedindexandlittlefingersstraightpointing
diagonallyup/leftplacedinfrontofleftforearmBagi:Rightpalmfacingleftwithfingertipspointingupinfrontofuser,leftforearmbehindrightsealandleftfistplacedaboverightelbowThefirstfouroftheseareunseenanditmaybethatsheonlyshoutsthesewordswhileholdingShō.Yomididnotusetheselastsixseals.Hiruko'sStormRelease
Seal[]InNarutoShippūdentheMovie:TheWillofFire,HirukousesaspecialsealfortheStormRelease:ThunderCloudInnerWave,whichresemblesTiger,butonlywiththemiddlefingersraised.Trivia[]Handsealusageisnotlimitedtoshinobi.ShimaandFukasakuaswellastheTen-Tailshavebeenobservedtomakehandseals,andMadara
Uchiha'sSusanoohasalsobeenseenmakingsealswhilepullingameteoritetowardtheearth.Intheanime,akunoichiknownasHanarecoulduseamindreadingtechniquethatrequiredtheuseofhereyeby"weavingseals"withherrighteye.Howshedoesthisexactlyisunknown.Thiswasnotadōjutsukekkeigenkaiasitcouldbecopiedwiththe
Sharingan.InthetenthNaruto:Shippūdenopeningsequence,Naruto,Sakura,andSaiperformatechniqueusingthree-handedseals.InHinduismandBuddhism,handsealsarecalledmudrā(印相,Sanskrit:)andareusedineverydaylife,butalsoinreligiouspracticesandevenindances.Theonemostsignificantwithsynonymousassociation
withninjawouldbetheKuji-InsetofMudra.TheusageofhandsealsintheartsofNinjutsuinNarutoislikelyareferencetothepowersofHoriki,beingfantasticalpowerssaidtobegainedinesotericJapaneseMikkyoBuddhismthroughintensemeditationtobecomeintunewithone'sbuddhahood.Intheloreofninjaandninjutsu,thesecretsof
HorikiweresaidtobegainedfromitsbeginningsinancientHeianeranobility,thenrevivedinpracticeandwasresponsiblefortheirmythicalpowers.References[]↑Naruto:Shippūdenepisode465↑Narutochapter90,page5↑Narutochapter15,page8↑Narutochapter120,page4↑Narutochapter333,pages16-17↑Narutochapter361,
page13↑Narutochapter24,page4↑Naruto:Shippūdenepisode59↑Naruto:Shippūdenepisode104↑Narutochapter664,page11↑KakashiHiden:LightningintheIcySky↑Narutochapter700+2,page3↑Borutoepisode146↑Borutochapter53,page25↑Narutochapter699,pages7-8↑Narutochapter50,page13↑Naruto:Shippūden
episode375↑Narutochapter5,page7↑19.019.119.2Narutochapter316↑Narutochapter361,page13↑21.021.121.2Boruto:NarutotheMovie↑Borutochapter1,page25↑ZainoSho↑Narutochapter1,page49↑Narutochapter49,page17↑Narutochapter663,page12↑Narutochapter674,page1↑Narutoepisode9↑Naruto
chapter49,page7↑Narutochapter55,page11↑Narutochapter137,page10↑Naruto:Shippūdenepisode60↑Borutoepisode147OneofthemostimportantpartsofninjutsuinNarutoarethehandsigns.Foreachspecialmove,thereisadifferentmainhandsign,ormultiplehandsigns,thattriggerstheability.Whilefansmaymarvelat
Sasuke'sfirebreathorNaruto'sshadowclones,it'sthehandsignsthathelpthoseflashymoveshappen.
Eachofthe12basichandsignstakesinspirationfromChineseastrology.Also,quiteafewofthemareassociatedwithspecificnaturereleasesandstyles.Forexample,theRoosterorBirdhandsignisparamountinWindReleaseninjutsu.Betweenthehandmotionsandthemeaningsbehindthem,thesesignscangetprettycomplex.IfanyNaruto
loversouttherewanttoquicklylearnaboutthebasics,hereisAGuideToNarutoHandSigns.
12ROOSTERFortheRoosterhandsign,usersconnecttheirthumbs,index,andpinkyfingers.
Otherwise,theotherfingersaredroppedbetweenthem.
Whilethesignshowsupinseveralninjutsu,itismostcommonlyusedinWindReleasenaturetransformations.ThismeansthatNarutousestheRoostersignquiteabit.However,allofthesealsareusedinvariousabilities.Forexample,GaarausesallbasichandsignswhilesummoningsomeofhisjinchurikipowersintheChuninExams.Temari,
Jiraiya,andMinatoareotherwell-knownninjathatrelyheavilyonWindReleaseandtheRoosterhandsign.WhiletheBoarhandsignisn'tconnectedtoaparticularnaturetransformation,itdoesserveanotherimportantpurpose:thissignisthefirstninjausinginanySummoningJutsu.AsNarutoprogresses,SummoningJutsubecomesmoreand
moreimportant.ThisabilitysummonsJiraiya'sfamoustoads,Orochimaru'ssnakes,orTsunade'sslugs.EventheThirdHokageusesthemovetosummonaprimatecompanioninbattle.Whenusingthishandseal,aninjahastohavetheirelbowsoutandtheirpalmsfacingdownward.Fromthere,makefistsandconnectthematthewrists.TheBoar
sealis,byfar,oneofthemostuncomfortableonestomaneuver.Byplacingtheirlefthandflatontopoftheirrightfist,aninjacreatestheDoghandseal.ThishandsealisusedmostinWaterReleaseninjutsu.InbothZabuzaandKisame,thehandsealisusedseveraltimestocreatetheirsignaturemoves.ForZabuza,that'sWaterDragonJutsu.Both
previousmembersofKirigakure,theyshinesomelightonthefearsomeandpowerfulnatureofthevillage.ThehandsignevolvesinNarutoTheMovie:ClashintheLandofSnow,wheretheDoghandsignalsoisusedinIceRelease.WhiletheDragonhandsignisverycomplicateditself,theJutsuitfeaturesmostinisprettyeasytofigureout.Afterall,
theyareDragonFlameJutsu,WaterDragonJutsu,andEarthDragonJutsu.ApparentlytheDragonsealisusedindragonninjutsu,whichisabitcrazyifyouthinkaboutit.Zabuza,Sasuke,andHiruzenallusethis.Whenitcomestomakingthehandsign,though,it'salittlemorecomplex.Auserstartsbyconnectingtheirpinkies,butafterthatit'sa
stackinggame.Eachcorrespondingfingermuchbestackedontopofoneanother(thumbtothumb,indextoindex,etc.)buttheleftonemustalwaysbeontop.Then,allfingersarefannedouttomakeasortofteardropformation.TheHarehandsignlooksalotmorecomplicatedthanitis.
Tostart,makeyourlefthandasingle-barrelfingergun.Then,layyourrighthandflat.Whileslidingtheleftthumbbetweenyourrightpinkyandringfinger,gentlycloseyourfist(otherthanthepinky).Annoyinglycomplexintheory,buteasyoncetried.Despitehavingsuchacomplexlook,theHarehandsignisjusttossedrandomlyintoabunchof
Jutsu.Forexample,thisawkwardmotionisshovedintothemiddleoftheChidoriandtheIceRelease:RougeNatureJutsu.Atruehandmasterisneededtodothissealquicklywithoutfumbling.
Byfar,anymoveSasukedoesoftenbecomesafan-favorite.Afterall,despiteanyofthebadthingshe'sdone,Narutoloversstilladorehim.OneofSasuke'smosticonicmovesisanUchihaclassic,astheFireballcanbeseeninSasuke'sFireballJutsu.Inaparticularlytremendousbattle,SasukeusesNaruto'shandstohelphimcreatethecorrectsigns
tosummonthefire.TheHorseisalsoonlyoneoftwospellsusedintheDispelJutsu.CreatingtheHorsesignisalittlemoredifficultthanothers.Tostart,aninjamustconnecttheirindexfingerswiththeirpalmsfacingin.Afterwards,theymuststacktheknucklesoftheirotherfingerswithrightdigitsalwaysontop.TheChidoriisoneofthetwomost
popularsignaturemovesinNaruto,theotherbeingtheRasengan.WhileNarutomasteredtheRasengan,SasukemasteredtheChidori.TheMonkeyhandsealisthevitalfinalhandsignusedinduringthefirsttwolevelsoftheChidori.However,theChidoriisn'ttheMonkeysign'sonlyuse.InsummoningZabuza'sinfamouslylongWaterDragonJutsu,
it'susedsixtimes.TocreatetheMonkeyhandseal,theprocessisprettysimple:resttherighthandontopoftheleft,pinkiesandthumbsflushtooneanother.WhiletheOxhandsigncanbeintimidating,it'soneoftheeasiesttomaster.Ifaninjaspreadsoutthefingersofbothpalmsandthenturnstheirrighthandhorizontalandlefthandvertical,
they'vedonemostofthework.
Now,justslidethefingersoftherighthandthroughtheleft.Finally,pressdownthemiddleandringfingersofthelefthandtocreateabullhornslook.ThissignisusedtwiceintheusedtwiceinPhoenixSafeFireTechnique.AFireReleasemove,everymajorUchihainNarutousesit,withtheinclusionofafewother,strongfireusers.Whenitcomes
toNaruto,theRamhandsignisprettyimportantforsomeofhisfavoritemoves.BetweenSummoningJutsu(itendsthesummoning)andShadowCloneJutsu(it'soneofthreehandsignsused),theRamisvital.
EventhoughNarutosometimesskipsoutonsomeofthebasichandsigns,theystillmatter.ForaninjatocreatetheRamhandseal,connectyourindexandmiddlefingers.Thencurlyourleftoverrighthandfingersinandcoverthemwithyourfreeleftfingers.Resultsmayvary,asthisisarguablythemostconfusinghandsigntoreplicate.There's
differingdescriptionsofhowtodoitallovertheinternet.ThoughFireReleasesaregenerally,butnotexclusively,fortheUchihaclan,theRathandsignisparticulartotheNaraclan.Afterall,theyaretheclanwithshadowabilitiesand,likeothersaretiedtonaturetransformations,theRatsignisforshadows.Fan-favoriteShikamaruNaraisoften
usingthissigninhisninjutsu.Hissignaturemove,ShadowPossession,usesthehandsignasatrigger.TocreatetheRathandsign,aninjamakesafistoutoftheirlefthand,butthenextendsthemiddleandindexfingers.
Then,theywraptheirrighthandaroundtheextendedleft-handdigits.Whenitcomestonaturetransformation,theSerpenthandsignismostversatile.Whileotherhandsignsmostlyonlyfocusonestyle,SerpentfeaturesheavilyinEarth,Lightning,andWoodReleases.ThismeansitcanbeseeninsparkyninjalikeKakashiorSasukeandalso
groundedones,likeHiruzenandHashirama.However,beyondnaturetransformations,thehandsealisusefulinShadowCloneJutsu.Thoughitisn'tLightning,Wood,orEarth,theSerpenthandsignisoneofthethreesignsused(evenifNarutoneverusesallthree).TomakeSerpent,allaninjahastodoisintertwinealloftheirfingers,makingsure
theirleftthumbisontheoutside.TheTigerhandsealwillmostusedbyUchihaclanmembers.Afterall,theUchihaclanisoneofthemostproficientinFireReleaseninjutsu.
ThesignisapartofmostofofSasuke'smostsignaturefireabilities.Furthermore,whenItachiandSasukeuseone-handednunjutsu,oftentheyarejustusingonehalfoftheTigerhandsign.TomakeaTigerhandseal,theusermustconnecttheirindexfingerandthumbstogetherandlaythemflat.
Meanwhile,alltheirotherfingersweavetogetherinatight-knitsealthatcancausealotoffiredamage.NEXT:20OfSasuke'sPowers,OfficiallyRanked