Changes: Transformation Technique

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Given all the missions ninja are assigned to - battle, intelligence gathering, diversions - this is a priceless ninjutsu. It is typically used to change into people other than oneself, but one also has the ability to change into animals, plants, and even inanimate objects like weapons. This gives this technique an abundance of uses. The transformation of a skilled shinobi will be exactly like the genuine article, so it will be impossible to tell the two apart. On the other hand, a transformation performed by an inexperienced person will have obvious discrepancies. It will be impossible to deceive anyone with it. This is one of the most basic ninjutsu, as such most shinobi know how to perform it.

The transformation technique is considered to be among the more difficult E-ranked techniques, since it requires constant emission of chakra while mentally maintaining the form. On top of that, the user would be, most likely, interacting with the environment. This puts mental strain on an inexperienced ninja. Thus the best way to determine if it is indeed a transformation is to cause this strain upon the user; though this is of course not always successful.^[2]

Tsunade of the Sannin possesses a more advanced version of the Transformation Technique, where she disguises her 50-year-old self to appear younger. Her technique is unique as it seems to be permanent, and she does not need to exert herself to maintain it for a long time, whereas a normal transformation would be dispelled when the user is injured or attacked. The only time this is broken is when Tsunade releases all the chakra from the seal on her forehead.

Trivia

Wood Release: Transformation is the only transformation technique known to have a chakra nature.
Kagerō's transformation into a grotesque, hunchbacked man is similar to Tsunade's, as it did not dispel after being wounded.
The Land of Demons possesses a variant of the Transformation Technique that is purportedly permanent.
Kazan earned himself the moniker "Hundred Transformations" due to his mastery and extensive usage of the Transformation Technique.

References

↑ First Databook, page 220
↑ Chapter 46, page 8

[1] First Databook, page 220

[2] Chapter 46, page 8

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 {{Infobox/Jutsu
 |ref=<ref>First Databook, page 220</ref>
-|image=Transformation Technique part 1.png
+|image=Transformation Technique part 1.png;The user gathers chakra…
-Transformation Technique part 2.png
+Transformation Technique part 2.png;…to transform into something else.
 |kanji=変化の術
 |unnamed jutsu=No
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 |literal english=Transformation Technique
 |english tv=Transformation Jutsu
+|related jutsu=Substitute Technique
 |jutsu rank=E
 |jutsu classification=Ninjutsu, General skill
 |jutsu class type=Supplementary
+|users=Tsunade, Kagerō~anime, Kazan~movie
 |hand signs=Dog, Boar, Ram
 |debut manga=1
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 |debut shippuden=No
 |game debut=Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3
-|movie debut=Naruto Shippūden 3: Inheritors of the Will of Fire
+|movie debut=Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison
 |jutsu media=Anime, Manga, Game, Movie
 }}
-Given all the missions ninja are assigned to - battle, intelligence gathering, diversions - this is a priceless ninjutsu. It is typically used to change into people other than oneself, but one also has the ability to change into animals, plants, and even inanimate objects like weapons. This gives this technique an abundance of uses. The transformation of a skilful shinobi will be exactly like the genuine article, so it will be impossible to tell the two apart. On the other hand, a transformation performed by an inexperienced person will have obvious discrepancies. It will be impossible to deceive anyone with it. This is one of the most basic ninjutsu, as such most shinobi know how to perform it.
+Given all the missions ninja are assigned to - battle, intelligence gathering, diversions - this is a priceless ninjutsu. It is typically used to change into people other than oneself, but one also has the ability to change into animals, plants, and even inanimate objects like weapons. This gives this technique an abundance of uses. The transformation of a skilled shinobi will be exactly like the genuine article, so it will be impossible to tell the two apart. On the other hand, a transformation performed by an inexperienced person will have obvious discrepancies. It will be impossible to deceive anyone with it. This is one of the most basic ninjutsu, as such most shinobi know how to perform it.
-The transformation technique is considered to be among the more difficult [[E-rank]]ed techniques, since it requires constant emission of [[chakra]] while mentally maintaining the form. On top of that, the user would be, most likely, interacting with the environment. This puts mental strain on an inexperienced ninja. Thus the best way to determine if it is indeed a transformation is to cause this strain upon the user; though this is of course not always successful.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 46, page 8</ref>
+The transformation technique is considered to be among the more difficult [[E-rank]]ed techniques, since it requires constant emission of [[chakra]] while mentally maintaining the form. On top of that, the user would be, most likely, interacting with the environment. This puts mental strain on an inexperienced ninja. Thus the best way to determine if it is indeed a transformation is to cause this strain upon the user; though this is of course not always successful.<ref>Chapter 46, page 8</ref>
-[[Tsunade]] of the [[Sannin]] possesses a more advanced version of the Transformation Technique, where she disguises her 50-year-old self as younger versions of herself. Her technique is unique as it seems to be permanent, nor does she need to exert herself to maintain it for a long time, whereas a normal transformation would be dispelled when the user is injured. This implies that the form is a physical transformation and that it only breaks when Tsunade is low on chakra.
+[[Tsunade]] of the [[Sannin]] possesses a more advanced version of the Transformation Technique, where she disguises her 50-year-old self to appear younger. Her technique is unique as it seems to be permanent, and she does not need to exert herself to maintain it for a long time, whereas a normal transformation would be dispelled when the user is injured or attacked. The only time this is broken is when Tsunade releases all the chakra from the [[Yin Seal: Release|seal]] on her forehead.
+== Trivia ==
+* [[Wood Release: Transformation]] is the only transformation technique known to have a [[chakra nature]].
+* [[Kagerō]]'s transformation into a grotesque, hunchbacked man is similar to Tsunade's, as it did not dispel after being wounded.
+* The [[Land of Demons]] possesses a [[Shadow Mirror Body Changing Method|variant]] of the Transformation Technique that is purportedly permanent.
+* [[Kazan]] earned himself the moniker "Hundred Transformations" due to his mastery and extensive usage of the Transformation Technique.
 == See Also ==