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| − | {{translation|'''Tenketsu'''|点穴|lit meaning=Pressure points|engtv=Chakra Points}} are simply nodes from which [[chakra]] can be released. There are 361 tenketsu in the body, each one a checkpoint on the [[Chakra Pathway System]]. Though ninja use chakra regularly, very few ninja possess any great control over their tenketsu. Even [[Jonin]] are only capable of releasing a small amount of chakra through their hands or feet to increase the power of punches, jumps, or kicks. The [[Hyūga clan]], whose entire fighting style is based around manipulating the chakra pathway system, controlling the tenketsu is a regular matter. |
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| + | {{translation|'''Tenketsu'''|点穴|lit meaning=[[Wikipedia:Pressure point#Energy|pressure point]]|engtv=Chakra Points}} are nodes from which [[chakra]] can be released. The human body has 361 tenketsu, each of which is located along the [[chakra pathway system]]. Most ninja, even experienced [[jōnin]], are only able to release chakra from the tenketsu on their hands or feet in order to augment their physical strength. Members of the [[Hyūga clan]] are uniquely able to expel chakra from any or all of their tenketsu, and have created jutsu such as the [[Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven]] to specifically take advantage of that. |
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| + | Tenketsu are very small, too small for even the [[Sharingan]] to see. Only the [[Byakugan]] is able to see another person's tenketsu, enabling a Byakugan-user to attack the tenketsu directly in order to prevent targets from using chakra;<ref>Chapter 101, page 13</ref> the [[Gentle Fist]] style of combat is focused around doing this. |
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| − | [[Neji Hyūga|Neji]] and [[Hiashi Hyūga]] in particular have demonstrated the ability to use [[Eight Trigrams Palms Heavenly Spin]] expelling chakra from all 361 tenketsu simultaneously in order to guard and repel enemy attacks. The [[Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms]] closes sixty-four tenketsu.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 101, page 13</ref> Though not explicitly stated it is logical to say that the Hyūga clan (and Neji independently) calculated the exact tenketsu that would be required to shut down an opponent's combat ability, leaving them without the strength to even use [[taijutsu]] let alone [[ninjutsu]]. |
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| − | This attack is not lethal as a lethal blow can be accomplished with one strike by attacking the tenketsu linked to the heart. On the other hand, if all 361 tenketsu [[Eight Trigrams Three-Hundred-Sixty-One Style|are closed]], all chakra flow in a person's body will stop, and they will die. |
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| − | * [[Chakra]] |
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| − | * [[Chakra Pathway System]] |
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| − | == Other Reading == |
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| − | * For the real world equivalent, see [[Wikipedia:Pressure_point#Energy|Pressure Point]] |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 22:27, 7 August 2015
Multiple tenketsu.
Tenketsu (点穴, English TV: Chakra Points, literally meaning: pressure point) are nodes from which chakra can be released. The human body has 361 tenketsu, each of which is located along the chakra pathway system. Most ninja, even experienced jōnin, are only able to release chakra from the tenketsu on their hands or feet in order to augment their physical strength. Members of the Hyūga clan are uniquely able to expel chakra from any or all of their tenketsu, and have created jutsu such as the Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven to specifically take advantage of that.
Tenketsu are very small, too small for even the Sharingan to see. Only the Byakugan is able to see another person's tenketsu, enabling a Byakugan-user to attack the tenketsu directly in order to prevent targets from using chakra;[1] the Gentle Fist style of combat is focused around doing this.
References
- ↑ Chapter 101, page 13