Formation of Ten Thousand Snakes[1]
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Name
Kanji	万蛇羅ノ陣
Rōmaji	Mandara no Jin
Literal English	Formation of Ten Thousand Snakes Silk
English TV	Ten Thousand Snakes Wave
Debut
Manga	Chapter #294
Anime	Naruto Shippūden Episode #42
Game	Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Impact
OVA	Naruto Shippūden: UNSG anime cutscenes
Appears in	Anime, Manga and Game
Data
Classification	Ninjutsu, Space–Time Ninjutsu
Rank	B-rank
Class	Offensive, Defensive
Range	All ranges
Other jutsu
Parent jutsu	Summoning Technique
Users Orochimaru

With this technique, a countless number of summoned snakes crawl out of Orochimaru's mouth and hunt down the enemy. With such overwhelming numbers, a true "wall of snakes" is formed, making defence and evasion meaningless. The enemy can do nothing but become buried by the snakes. The snakes can bite the enemy with their poison fangs and open their mouths to extend Kusanagi-like blades, making them even more deadly. Furthermore, when the inexhaustibly crawling snakes gather together, they become a defensive wall, and can block any kind of attack.

Trivia Edit

• Mandara is the Japanese pronunciation of the word mandala, a concentric diagram with great spiritual and ritual significance in both Buddhism and Hinduism. It's written as 曼陀羅 in kanji. The first kanji is pronounced the same as the kanji for ten thousand (万) and actually overlaps somewhat in meaning. The second kanji bears a strong resemblance to the kanji for snake (蛇). The last kanji is the same in both words and means silk, or gauze. However, it is only used for its sound.
• This technique is part of other technique that appears in Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 5, called "Uwabami", but the snakes that Orochimaru spits don't spits swords, but instead attack the enemy like a tsunami.

References Edit

1. ↑ Third Databook, page 304