Hiding in Mist Technique[1]
Name
Kanji	霧隠れの術
Rōmaji	Kirigakure no Jutsu
Literal English	Hiding in Mist Technique
Viz manga	Kirigakure Jutsu
English TV	Ninja Art: Hidden Mist Jutsu
Other	Water Release: Hiding in Mist Technique (水遁・霧隠れの術, Suiton: Kirigakure no Jutsu)[2]
Debut
Manga	Chapter #12
Anime	Naruto Episode #7
Game	Naruto: Clash of Ninja
OVA	Naruto Shippūden: UNSG anime cutscenes
Appears in	Anime, Manga and Game
Data
Classification	Ninjutsu
Type	Water Release
Rank	D-rank
Class	Supplementary
Users Mei Terumī (Manga only) Zabuza Momochi Kakashi Hatake (Anime only) Raiga Kurosuki (Anime only) Yūkimaru (Anime only) Itachi Uchiha (Game only) Kisame Hoshigaki (Game only)

This displacement technique is a speciality of the ninja from Kirigakure, where one causes a mist to spring forth by lifting up some water from either a pre-existing source or expelled from their mouth,^[2] then goes in and out of sight at will from within the pearly-white realm. The mist's thickness is controlled by the amount of chakra kneaded into it. It can't fool the Byakugan, but, due to the mist being created with the user's chakra, any Sharingan and Rinnegan-user will see the mist coloured by their opponent's chakra, which will effectively hide the user from the dōjutsu.

Trivia Edit

• When Kakashi Hatake uses this in the anime, Itachi Uchiha claims that the mist does not prevent him from using his Sharingan, contradicting both the manga and earlier anime scenes.^[3]
• Certain skilled users, such as Zabuza Momochi,^[4] can utilise this technique without an identifiable water source.

See Also Edit

• Secret Technique: Mist Rain
• Water Release: Hiding in Water Technique

References Edit

1. ↑ First Databook, page 179
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Naruto chapter 563, page 11
3. ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 15
4. ↑ Naruto chapter 522, page 8