Chakra

Body Energy is a vital force generated within the cells of living organisms. Combined with Spiritual Energy, or force of will and mental fortitude, it can be harnessed to a variety of uses, such as the production of the superhuman stamina used in taijutsu. It can also be used for formation of the energy known as chakra, essential to the use of even the most basic of jutsu.

Once created, chakra moves about the body to any of its release (Chakra) points, utilizing a network of passages not unlike the circulatory system. By various means -- handseals being the most common -- it can then be manipulated to the end materializing effects otherwise impossible under the laws of nature, such as walking on water or breathing fire.

The quality of chakra can be altered with what is called nature manipulation. There are six kinds of nature manipulation. Five basic kinds, more commonly known as the elements, and Yin and Yang nature manipulation. Nothing is yet known about the latter, except that it has to do with things like Genjutsu, medical jutsu, Multi-Size Technique and Shikamaru Nara's shadow jutsu.

The five basic kinds of nature manipulations are Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, and Lightning. Each element is stronger than the next, but weaker than the previous, with Lightning looping back into Earth. For example, a lightning based attack would be very effective against an earth based defense, but easily countered by a wind user. Additionally, elemental techniques can be countered by techniques of the same element, provided the technique being countered is of equal or lesser power.

There are a few alternatives to chakra, or chakra variations that Ninja or other warriors use. Here is a list of a few of these.


 * Gelel(stone)
 * Magis
 * (more will be added soon)