Barrier: Canopy Method Formation[1]
Name
Kanji	結界・天蓋法陣
Rōmaji	Kekkai: Tengai Hōjin
Literal English	Barrier: Canopy Method Formation
Debut
Manga	Chapter #375
Anime	Naruto Shippūden Episode #131
Appears in	Anime and Manga
Data
Classification	Ninjutsu, Barrier Ninjutsu
Rank	B-rank
Class	Supplementary
Range	Short to Mid range
Users Jiraiya

This technique creates a spherical detection barrier with the user at the centre. At the user's command, the detection barrier can expand, grasping everything in the room. The user is able to detect anything that moves inside the barrier space with their own "sense". The user may also move, the barrier will follow them as they move.

Trivia

• Hō (法) means law, method, or ritual. Jin (陣) means formation or encampment. Hōjin (法陣) is the word used for, for instance, the circle diagrams used in alchemy.

References

1. ↑ Third Databook, page 253