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Wood Release: Hotei Technique | |||
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| Name | |||
| Kanji | 木遁・皆布袋の術 | ||
| Rōmaji | Mokuton: Hotei no Jutsu | ||
| Viz manga | Wood Style: Laughing Buddha Jutsu | ||
| Debut | |||
| Manga | Chapter #621 | ||
| Appears in | Manga only | ||
| Data | |||
| Classification |  Kekkei Genkai, Ninjutsu
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| Type | Wood Release
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| Class | Supplementary | ||
| Range | Mid to Long range | ||
| Hand seals | Technique specific seal | ||
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After performing the required hand seals, the user creates a number of gigantic wooden hands that erupt upward from beneath the ground, which encircle and then attempt to restrain a chosen enemy. The size of each of these hands is around the size of a tailed beast.
Influences 
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This technique seems to be influenced by Budai (布袋, Budai), also known as Hotei in Japanese. He is almost always shown smiling or laughing, hence his nickname: the Laughing Buddha. In Japan, Hotei persists in folklore as one of the Seven Lucky Gods of Taoism.