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<section begin=summary/>{{translation|'''Dōjutsu'''|瞳術|engtv=Visual Jutsu|lit meaning=Eye Techniques}} are [[Kekkei Genkai|genetic ninja abilities]] that utilise the eyes, granting the wielder ocular abilities. Being a by-product of specific [[kekkei genkai]], dōjutsu are not classified as one of the major [[jutsu]] types. They do not require the use of [[hand seals]] and in some cases facilitate in the use of or defence against [[genjutsu]], [[taijutsu]] and [[ninjutsu]] and then defeat their opponent. All known dōjutsu also provide the user with some unique abilities, such as an extended field of vision or predictive capabilities. The use of dōjutsu often-time consumes a great deal of chakra. It should also be noted that along with the eye itself, techniques that stem from the eye's use are also known as dōjutsu.<section end=summary/>
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<section begin=summary/>{{translation|'''Dōjutsu'''|瞳術|engtv=Visual Jutsu|lit meaning=Eye Techniques}} are [[Kekkei Genkai|genetic ninja abilities]] that utilise the eyes, granting the wielder ocular abilities. Being a by-product of specific [[kekkei genkai]], dōjutsu are not classified as one of the major [[jutsu]] types. They do not require the use of [[hand seals]] and in some cases facilitate in the use of or defence against [[genjutsu]], [[taijutsu]] and [[ninjutsu]] and then defeat their opponent. All known dōjutsu also provide the user with some unique abilities, such as an extended field of vision or predictive capabilities. The use of dōjutsu often-time consumes a great deal of chakra. It should also be noted that along with the eye itself, techniques that stem from the eye's use are also known as dōjutsu. Some of those techniques can be used without an activated dōjutsu and even if the user does not actually possess eyes at all.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 658, page 8</ref><section end=summary/>
   
By transplanting the eye in question, it is possible for people to possess the dōjutsu, despite not being in the clan that the dōjutsu originates from. Among all known dōjutsu, the [[Byakugan]], [[Rinnegan]], and [[Sharingan]] are known collectively as the {{translation|Three Great Dōjutsu|三大瞳術|engtv=Three Great Visual Jutsu|San Daidōjutsu|lit meaning=Three Great Eye Techniques}}.<ref>Third Databook, page 313</ref>
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By transplanting the eye in question, it is possible for people to possess the dōjutsu, despite not being in the clan that the dōjutsu originates from. Among all known dōjutsu, the [[Byakugan]], [[Rinnegan]], and [[Sharingan]] are known collectively as the {{translation|'''Three Great Dōjutsu'''|三大瞳術|engtv=Three Great Visual Jutsu|San Daidōjutsu|lit meaning=Three Great Eye Techniques}}.<ref>Third Databook, page 313</ref>
   
 
== Known Dōjutsu ==
 
== Known Dōjutsu ==
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Image:Tokuma Byakugan activated.png|'''The [[Byakugan]]'''
 
Image:Tokuma Byakugan activated.png|'''The [[Byakugan]]'''
Image:Tobi's Rinnegan.png|'''The [[Rinnegan]]'''
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Image:Sasuke Sharingan.png|'''The [[Sharingan]]'''
Image:Sasuke3.jpg|'''The [[Sharingan]]'''
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Image:Madara's Rinnegan close-up.png|'''The [[Rinnegan]]'''
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Image:Uchiha Ancestor Anime.jpg|'''The [[Uchiha Clan Ancestor]]'s dōjutsu'''
 
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Image:Eyes.png|'''[[Ranmaru]]'s [[Ranmaru's Kekkei Genkai|dōjutsu]] (anime-only)'''
 
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=== Non-Canon Known Dōjutsu ===
Image:Future Telling.JPG| '''The priestesses' [[Future Telling|dōjutsu]] (movie-only)'''
 
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Image:Eyes.png|'''[[Ranmaru]]'s [[Ranmaru's Kekkei Genkai|dōjutsu]]'''
 
Image:Future Telling.JPG|'''The priestesses' [[Future Telling|dōjutsu]] '''
 
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== Possible Dōjutsu ==
 
== Possible Dōjutsu ==
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Image:Zetsu's dojutsu.png|'''[[Zetsu]]'s eye''': Zetsu has been shown to possess the ability to record events using his eyes. These recordings can later be played back for viewing through unknown means.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 255, page 10</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 396, page 7</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 487, page 13</ref>
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Image:Zetsu's dojutsu.png|'''[[Zetsu]]'s eye''': Black Zetsu has been shown to possess the ability to record events using his eyes. These recordings can later be played back for viewing through merging with the intended viewer.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 255, page 10</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 396, page 7</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 487, page 13</ref>
 
Image:Kidōmaru Stage 2 Curse Seal.jpg|'''Kidōmaru with his third eye open''': When [[Kidōmaru]] enters the second stage of his cursed seal, the eye on his forehead opens up. This eye seemingly grants him greater accuracy in his attacks as well as what appears to be the ability to see chakra.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 196, pages 4-5</ref>
 
Image:Kidōmaru Stage 2 Curse Seal.jpg|'''Kidōmaru with his third eye open''': When [[Kidōmaru]] enters the second stage of his cursed seal, the eye on his forehead opens up. This eye seemingly grants him greater accuracy in his attacks as well as what appears to be the ability to see chakra.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 196, pages 4-5</ref>
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=== Non-Canon Possible Dōjutsu ===
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Image:Puppet Curse 2.PNG|'''[[Kakashi Hatake]] being controlled by the technique''': In ''[[Naruto Shippūden 3: Inheritors of the Will of Fire]]'', the major antagonist [[Hiruko (missing-nin)|Hiruko]] uses a technique that [[Puppet Curse|controls a person's mind]], seemingly through eye contact to create the original connection. However, it is not confirmed that the user's eyes or even eye contact is needed to set this technique, so it is unlikely to be a dōjutsu.
 
Image:Puppet Curse 2.PNG|'''[[Kakashi Hatake]] being controlled by the technique''': In ''[[Naruto Shippūden 3: Inheritors of the Will of Fire]]'', the major antagonist [[Hiruko (missing-nin)|Hiruko]] uses a technique that [[Puppet Curse|controls a person's mind]], seemingly through eye contact to create the original connection. However, it is not confirmed that the user's eyes or even eye contact is needed to set this technique, so it is unlikely to be a dōjutsu.
Image:Eye-contact.png|'''Mind-controlling dōjutsu''': In the anime, a shinobi was able to use an ocular-based ability to take control of [[Rock Lee]]'s body. When used, the caster's iris and pupil shrinks and the veins in the sclera become more prominent.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 237</ref>
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Image:Eye-contact.png|'''Mind-controlling dōjutsu''': In the anime, a shinobi was able to use an ocular-based ability to [[Body Controlling Technique|take control]] of [[Rock Lee]]'s body. When used, the caster's iris and pupil shrinks and the veins in the sclera become more prominent.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 237</ref>
 
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The concept of dōjutsu may have been inspired by [[Wikipedia:Futaro Yamada|Futaro Yamada's]] 1959 novel, {{translation|''[[Wikipedia:The Kouga Ninja Scrolls|The Kōga Ninja Scrolls]]''|甲賀忍法帖|Kōga Ninpōchō}}, which featured two warring clans of ninja that had developed mutations and abilities through selective breeding, with the young heirs to each clan possessing mysterious dōjutsu.
 
The concept of dōjutsu may have been inspired by [[Wikipedia:Futaro Yamada|Futaro Yamada's]] 1959 novel, {{translation|''[[Wikipedia:The Kouga Ninja Scrolls|The Kōga Ninja Scrolls]]''|甲賀忍法帖|Kōga Ninpōchō}}, which featured two warring clans of ninja that had developed mutations and abilities through selective breeding, with the young heirs to each clan possessing mysterious dōjutsu.
   
Another possible inspiration for dōjutsu in the series may also be found in the [[Wikipedia:Journey to the West|Journey to the West]] classic's titular character, the Monkey God-King, [[Wikipedia:Sun Wukong|Sun Wukong]]: After having eaten all of the 'peaches of immortality', the 'pills of longevity' and drunk all of the 'wine of immortality', and then was captured after a long rebellion against Heaven, the Monkey God-King, Sun Wukong, was then sealed into [[Wikipedia:Lao Tzu|Lao Tzu's]] Eight Trigram furnace to be burned to ash in order for Lao Tzu to reclaim his pills of longevity. But after 49 days, Sun Wukong broke out--stronger than ever--his body having been refined by the flames instead of being reduced to ash, His eyes had also become a fiery red and golden colour, becoming known as his {{translation|"''Fiery-eyes golden-gaze''"|火眼金睛|Huǒyǎn-Jīnjīng}}; an eye condition that allowed Sun Wukong to now see what's really there just by looking and the ability to see and recognise the real form of evil despite whatever form that it took on — but, likewise, it also gave him a weakness to smoke, fogging his vision.
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Another possible inspiration for dōjutsu in the series may also be found in the [[Wikipedia:Journey to the West|Journey to the West]] classic's titular character, the Monkey God-King, [[Wikipedia:Sun Wukong|Sun Wukong]]: After having eaten all of the 'peaches of immortality', the 'pills of longevity' and drunk all of the 'wine of immortality', and then was captured after a long rebellion against Heaven, the Monkey God-King, Sun Wukong, was then sealed into [[Wikipedia:Lao Tzu|Lao Tzu's]] Eight Trigram furnace to be burned to ash in order for Lao Tzu to reclaim his pills of longevity. But after 49 days, Sun Wukong broke out--stronger than ever--his body having been refined by the flames instead of being reduced to ash. His eyes had also become a fiery red and golden colour, becoming known as his {{translation|"''Fiery-eyes golden-gaze''"|火眼金睛|Huǒyǎn-Jīnjīng}}; an eye condition that allowed Sun Wukong to now see what's really there just by looking and the ability to see and recognise the real form of evil despite whatever form that it took on — but, likewise, it also gave him a weakness to smoke, fogging his vision.
   
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 21:23, 25 June 2014

Dōjutsu (瞳術, English TV: Visual Jutsu, literally meaning: Eye Techniques) are genetic ninja abilities that utilise the eyes, granting the wielder ocular abilities. Being a by-product of specific kekkei genkai, dōjutsu are not classified as one of the major jutsu types. They do not require the use of hand seals and in some cases facilitate in the use of or defence against genjutsu, taijutsu and ninjutsu and then defeat their opponent. All known dōjutsu also provide the user with some unique abilities, such as an extended field of vision or predictive capabilities. The use of dōjutsu often-time consumes a great deal of chakra. It should also be noted that along with the eye itself, techniques that stem from the eye's use are also known as dōjutsu. Some of those techniques can be used without an activated dōjutsu and even if the user does not actually possess eyes at all.[1]

By transplanting the eye in question, it is possible for people to possess the dōjutsu, despite not being in the clan that the dōjutsu originates from. Among all known dōjutsu, the Byakugan, Rinnegan, and Sharingan are known collectively as the Three Great Dōjutsu (三大瞳術, San Daidōjutsu, English TV: Three Great Visual Jutsu, literally meaning: Three Great Eye Techniques).[2]

Known Dōjutsu

Non-Canon Known Dōjutsu

Possible Dōjutsu

Non-Canon Possible Dōjutsu

Inspiration

The concept of dōjutsu may have been inspired by Futaro Yamada's 1959 novel, The Kōga Ninja Scrolls (甲賀忍法帖, Kōga Ninpōchō), which featured two warring clans of ninja that had developed mutations and abilities through selective breeding, with the young heirs to each clan possessing mysterious dōjutsu.

Another possible inspiration for dōjutsu in the series may also be found in the Journey to the West classic's titular character, the Monkey God-King, Sun Wukong: After having eaten all of the 'peaches of immortality', the 'pills of longevity' and drunk all of the 'wine of immortality', and then was captured after a long rebellion against Heaven, the Monkey God-King, Sun Wukong, was then sealed into Lao Tzu's Eight Trigram furnace to be burned to ash in order for Lao Tzu to reclaim his pills of longevity. But after 49 days, Sun Wukong broke out--stronger than ever--his body having been refined by the flames instead of being reduced to ash. His eyes had also become a fiery red and golden colour, becoming known as his "Fiery-eyes golden-gaze" (火眼金睛, Huǒyǎn-Jīnjīng); an eye condition that allowed Sun Wukong to now see what's really there just by looking and the ability to see and recognise the real form of evil despite whatever form that it took on — but, likewise, it also gave him a weakness to smoke, fogging his vision.

References

  1. Naruto chapter 658, page 8
  2. Third Databook, page 313
  3. Naruto chapter 255, page 10
  4. Naruto chapter 396, page 7
  5. Naruto chapter 487, page 13
  6. Naruto chapter 196, pages 4-5
  7. Naruto: Shippūden episode 237