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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 [[Shinobi|ninja]], even experienced [[jōnin]], are only able to release chakra from the tenketsu on their hands or feet in order to perform [[jutsu]].<ref>Naruto chapter 101, page 7, 8</ref> 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 the size of the tip of a needle, too small for even the [[Sharingan]] to see.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 79, page 17</ref> Only the [[Byakugan]] is able to see another person's tenketsu, enabling a Byakugan-user to attack the tenketsu directly in order to block them, disrupting the flow of chakra and preventing their opponent from using chakra;<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 101, page 13</ref> the [[Gentle Fist]] style of combat is focused around doing this.
[[Neji]] and [[Hiashi Hyūga]] in particular have demonstrated the ability to use [[Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven]], expelling chakra from all 361 tenketsu simultaneously in order to guard against 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]]. This attack, however, is not lethal, though a lethal blow can be accomplished with one strike by attacking the tenketsu linked to the heart, or by [[Eight Trigrams Three-Hundred-Sixty-One Style|attacking all 361 tenketsu]], though the one strike to the heart would be much more efficient.
 
   
== See Also ==
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== Trivia ==
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* Tenketsu are similar to the [[wikipedia:Touch of Death|Touch of Death]], a fictional ability to kill a person by merely hitting a single point on the body.
* [[Chakra]]
 
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* Despite it being stated that the Sharingan cannot target the tenketsu, in ''[[Naruto Shippūden the Movie: Bonds]]'', [[Sasuke]] was able to do so to disrupt [[Shinnō]]'s tenketsu with his [[Chidori Senbon]].
* [[Chakra Pathway System]]
 
 
== Other Reading ==
 
* For the real world equivalent, see [[Wikipedia:Pressure point#Energy|pressure point]].
 
   
 
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Latest revision as of 20:56, 27 December 2023

Chakra Enhancing Music Effects

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 perform jutsu.[1] 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 the size of the tip of a needle, too small for even the Sharingan to see.[2] Only the Byakugan is able to see another person's tenketsu, enabling a Byakugan-user to attack the tenketsu directly in order to block them, disrupting the flow of chakra and preventing their opponent from using chakra;[3] the Gentle Fist style of combat is focused around doing this.

Trivia

References

  1. Naruto chapter 101, page 7, 8
  2. Naruto chapter 79, page 17
  3. Naruto chapter 101, page 13