#chakra theory

[imadumbshark]

The Senju Kekkai Genkai

I'm pretty sure the senju kekkai genkai isn't actually mokuton, that's just a by product of their actual kekkai genkai which was proably a genetic predisposition to nature chakra.

I believe the mokuton is a specific alignment of factors that correlate to create the perfect circumstances for it to present. Namely, a water and earth nature affinity, VERY good chakra control (which is clearly a trait of the main family senju line, if hashirama, tobirama, and tsunade are any indication), AND a predisposition, or at least a learned ability, to passively absorb nature chakra (which even Naruto couldn't do, he absorbed it actively).

That would explain why the mokoton is so rare despite kekkai genkai usually being dominant genetic traits in large blood-related family groups (Uchiha, Hyuuga, Hoshigaki, etc) because even if all the senju family could passively absorb nature chakra, few of them hit the rest of the necessary factors.

Take for example Tobirama, hypothetically he hit 3 of the 4 required factors to create mokuton (water affinity, chakra control, nature chakra) but because he was missing that 1 single factor (earth affinity) his kekkai genkai presented as an incredibly powerful water affinity and skill over healing and seals*, but no mokuton.

As well as that, despite being much smaller than the Uchiha, the Senju as a whole were able to compete with them on the battlefield. If we assume the disparity caused by the Uchiha's size and kekkai genkai was being bridged by a boost from nature chakra to each individual Senju, the Senju's ability to keep up is much more feasible.

It is also generally agreed within the fandom (never officially confirmed), that when the mokuton becomes too strong, the user gets turned into a tree. Now, that sounds VERY similar to nature chakra imbalance which Naruto was threatened with when he was was learning Toad Sage Mode, adjusted to suit a Tree Sage of course.

It would also explain why so many Shinobi (Orochimaru, Madara/Zetsu) throughout the Narutoverse struggled to recreate mokuton despite having direct access to Hashirama's cells. Unfortunately, I'm not overly familiar with cellular biology, but at least with kidney transplants (with modern science) the rejection rate is about 15% (correct me if I'm wrong, I googled it), not the ridiculous 99% we see when Orochimaru attempted to recreate it under Danzo's orders. Even accounting for the likely uptick in deaths due to adjusting genetic code being considerably riskier then a simple kidney transplant, it is not unreasonable to assume that most of the transfers were probably successful. Therefore, it is possible that the 99% fatality rate was due to the sudden and overwhelming influx of nature chakra into small bodies and minds that did not know how to handle or balance the sudden intrusion. In fact, we even see this when Tenzou's neighbour eventually succumbed to the experiment, and roots and branches grew out of her. Much like the cost that is described for those that wield mokuton, and also an imbalance of nature chakra.

Finally, that would explain why Sakura doesn't have mokuton when, if the show's description of the kekkai genkai is too be believed, she definitely should. Kishimoto's explanation for mokuton is that it is a perfect balance of earth and water nature affinities which, when combined, can cause plant life and vegetation to be manipulated and grow at extraordinary rates*°. However, if this explanation is to be believed, then there is no reason why Sakura should not have mokuton. It is generally agreed (again, never confirmed) that Sakura has earth and water affinities, and her chakra control is considered one of the greatest in the history of the Shinobi nations (canonically the greatest during her time). Therefore, if we're going by kishimoto's explanation, logically, Sakura should be able to use her chakra control to balance her water and earth affinities. However, if we rather consider it with the theory that the Senju kekkai genkai is nature chakra, then Sakura suddenly needs 4 prerequisites, not just 3. And Sakura has never shown any proclivity to nature chakra, so she does not hit the last requirement.

So. Yeah. The Senju had a genetic green thumb that gave them superpowers, not just trees. I think I had more points somewhere rattling around but I've forgotten them lol. I was also going to do a TL;LD but ehhhhhhh too hard. Do with this information as you like, thank you for coming to my TED talk.

*it is generally believed that one must have a certain mental predisposition towards healing and seals to be able to fully master them. Hence why the Uzumaki were so feared, because it was quite literally impossible for any other Shinobi (even other seal masters) to master some of their work because the logical progression (seals work somewhat like code, except WHERE you put each line of code mattered almost as much as WHAT it said) was incomprehensible

*weirdly enough, hashirama's mokuton generally uses pre-existing plants and seeds to create his constructs whereas Tenzou most often creates them from himself. Perhaps less control/balance over the nature chakra? Rather then using it in the traditional sense, he has weaponised the nature chakra's own side effect? Would also explain why his mokuton is weaker and why he's never shown to have Tree Sage Mode. Could also simply be because neither had formal training and simple made the mokuton entirely their own in how they used it lol

°according to kishimoto's explanation, mokuton is more akin to a release, like D's storm release (water and wind) or Mei's lava release (earth and fire), not a true kekkai genkai which CANNOT be recreated without the necessary genetic code, much like most dojutsus', the hoshigaki's sharklike appearances and skills (although that is often argued to be more as a result of their summons), and the hozuki's naturally transformative cellular structure (which is BONKERS by the way)

[nidaime-hokage]

log date 14.05.25 konohagakure no sato laboratory #01

I have been considering the amount of information I can write in this journal, and came to the conclusion that I am safe writing the date and location of my log entries — it's easy enough to transport to any of my hiraishin markers if it ever comes to that. It's a small risk compared to the guilt I would feel if I neglected the last gift Anija gave me before he left us, it's the least I can do.

I cannot write anything too revealing, as a security measure. Even if I redact things. However, I reckon writing about Chakra theory, sealing, or teaching, should be safe enough. If my notes on jutsu help whoever reads them in their learning, I cannot be truly opposed, at least not from a philosophical perspective: I believe knowledge itself should be free, otherwise it would hinder scientific discovery. Of course, sensitive information about some jutsu would consist of an intelligence leak from a military defense standpoint, so I shall refrain from discussing more advanced notes. Some advanced knowledge, though, I feel safe writing about, because just the notes aren't enough to actually execute jutsu, not without the proper technique. Having said all that, I feel like I can now write about what gave me the urge to write in this journal in the first place.

Upon his farewells, Anija gifted this to me in hopes that I would not bottle up the thoughts I usually shared with him, so I could have an outlet for them in his absence. Thinking of it this way, I have reason to believe that the mysterious workings of this journal were not an accident, but actually an intended function planned by Hashirama. I have been studying its functioning in order to possibly replicate this and turn it into an useful tool for our shinobi — I can already think of some potential uses, but I don't want to risk testing them until I understand better exactly how this journal works. Anyway. Anija was one of the only people who could keep up and be interested in my rambling, so there is always the possibility of my writings never even becoming an intelligence leak because most will be too bored or uninterested in what I write about.

This morning, Koharu and Asami came to me with questions about the hiraishin, and I was impressed by their ability to comprehend the theory behind it, even if it was something too advanced for them to actually execute. It made me ponder the possibility of writing instructions for some of my jutsu, in case they — or other Konoha shinobi from the future — reach a level where they can learn them after my death. Of course, those would have to be heavily guarded, but they would guarantee that my techniques won't die with me, and that newer generations can make use of them.

I started the explanation by going over the basics of Chakra theory, so they could understand not just how the jutsu worked, but why it worked.

As any shinobi should probably know, Chakra is a combination of one's spiritual energy (which I refer to as 心 — shin, which more generally would mean mind, but in this instance I intend to evoke one's consciousness and sense of self), and physical energy (体 — tai, body, in this instance meant as one's vital energy that keeps their organism alive). Combining these two is essentially the process of weaving Chakra. Therefore, Chakra control is one's skill of weaving said energies in increasingly complex forms (this is also the basis of Sealing theory, but that is something that would take another log to explain). Using Chakra requires technique ( 技 — gi), which is the process of weaving those two types of energy together.

The understanding of these three concepts is fundamental for the mastering of the hiraishin — something that led me to tattooing the seals in my face, each one standing for one of these aspects of Chakra control: 心・技・体, Shin – gi – tai This is the first step in explaining the hiraishin, and I didn't have enough time to go much further than that when they asked, but we did talk about a possible lesson about this where I can explain further. I don't expect many shinobi to attend, but I want at least the village's jounin to be there. This is an important topic for them to understand, even if they are not all sensors and therefore unable to actually learn the hiraishin.

I will set aside some time to actually plan such an event, but meanwhile I will keep helping my own students, who are already interested despite being only chuunin at the moment. I expect them to become jounin soon, their talents would certainly be a boon to our village, and I would finally be able to delegate some of my workload to others, instead of relying on my kage bunshin to manage everything.

[deepest-dope]

Chakra control and how it applies to different types

So I like to think about chakra alot instead of Naruto actual plot because it was going somewhere I liked and then all of a sudden became dragon ball style power leveling bullshit so I mostly just theorize about in universe mechanics and dig deeper and stuff that isn't explained past the start when I do anything n aruto related in writing

I should point out in basing alot of this off my own chakra type headcanons

I like tenten and I love her fighting style alot and I don't think she couldn't become a medical nin from any lack of chakra control on her part. I think it's probably because she's a fuinjutsu type chakra person and her chakra actively refuses to let her put it in anything with a preexisting system if chakra because it just does not vibe with that at all.

She has near perfect chakra control in terms of fuinjutsu type but because her chakra type actively avoids other chakras she couldn't be am iryonin like tsunade. This is how she pulls off crazy ass wire and scroll control stunts all the time. Looping and twisting them in unnatural ways to achieve the specific angles she wants.

Chakra control means different things to different types of chakra basically

Chakra control for fuinjutsu and genjutsu types means extremely fine manipulation of your chakra not only outside your body but inside something else for purposes like weaving genjutsu or healing someone else or maneuvering objects like puppets or in tentens case scrolls

Chakra control for taijutsu types is manipulating chakra inside your own body to achieve specific effects such as flushing your muscles of lymphic acid to keep yourself moving even longer. The highest levels of taijutsu type chakra control tends to require a lot of specific knowledge of the human body and how chakra effects specific functions of it. The highest level of taijutsu chakra control is the eight gates used by gai and lee.

Rapidly running out of steam rn so dripping this to come back to later hopefully

[deepest-dope]

Having my 1 naruto post that survived my writing purge in middle school reblogged and added onto awakened me like a sleeper agent and I no longer have the energy to be insecure about posting weird spitball theories about in universe mechanics

[apatheticdetermination]

Chakra Theory

It makes little sense to naturally have your body just have a bunch of energy right? So what if Chakra quantity is actually the amount your body can combine the two energies. Like, it's like a muscle pushing together two things, and you have to train this muscle by using it a lot. Chakra Exhaustion is just the muscle being pushed too much to actually combine them, like when someone does a bunch of push ups and then can't do anymore. This could also explain why Jinchuriki or however you spell it have so much chakra; the Tailed Beasts are like Simple Machines or like power armour that helps the muscles work more efficiently. It's also why they die from the extraction; their "muscle" has atrophied from all this help they've gotten almost all their lives and since chakra is a necessity that it can't produce easily, they die. Maybe Healing chaka/jutsu is helping the "muscle" combine the energy and then directing it. Maybe Gentle Fist is stressing the "muscle" to the point of " I did too many push up on no" but way quicker.

[nothingbutwizardryremains-blog]

A Theory on Chakra Meditation

Has anyone thought there might be something missing from the 7 chakras meditations. Ever since I’ve been practicing it and then recently started getting more into magick something had felt off about it for the past couple of months. What I’m talking about is there are chakra points missing from the meditation practices, that’s what it feels like to me. Does anyone else feel the same way. I feel like there should be chakras in the hands/wrists, in the elbows, possibly in the shoulders, in the knees, and in the feet/ankles.

The hand/wrist chakra I believe would provide as a balance in energy flow When we lose one, we find a way to make one become at balance with ourselves. The elbows are like a bridge, folding and compressing to hold and support our energy when we get knocked down, sometimes also recognized with the object of a spring, where the elbow is compressing and releasing energy at various times of the day and night. If damaged it’s like a reversal of energy being thrown back into you. The shoulders are more of like a rigorous metal beam of solidified energy in metaphor, that bends to your will. The joint between the upper arm and shoulder when represented by the chakra energy is similar to a seam between two beams, if there is a dislocation in the shoulder then the seam between the two beams are similarly disconnected for a moment in time.

The knee chakras would be good for keeping you from losing your balance in the world, and is mostly only useful if the feet/ankle chakras are in proper condition either. The knee chakras are similar to the elbow chakras as well in the identification that they are like springs as well. The feet/ankle chakras are what help keep you grounded to the earth, not just physically, but spiritually as well. It’s this energy that connects us to Mother Nature. And it’s also this energy that will help keep you grounded when meditating(note: help keep you grounded when meditating, not keep you grounded when meditating. If you ever wonder why earthing (walking barefoot onto the earths soil/dirt to feel nature in itself) feels so good sometimes, this is why. Because it excites the feet/ankle chakras that we have, as mother nature is giving us energy as we connect with her by the method of earthing. Damaging these areas does not remove the chakras though. Say that you had such a had infection in your foot because you had stepped on a large piece of broken glass, and the infection. Couldn’t be fixed so they had to remove your foot. Your chakra is still there, it’s not gone. Getting a pseudo foot(I’ve forgotten the medical term), as some people might say, just helps you to be able to get that chakra to connect with mother nature once more.

Have you ever felt like these chakras exist but have never seen them in a mark up of the chakras? I know I haven’t. I feel the Hindus have part of it, and this might be the rest. If there is something like this let me know. I have heard of Reiki, Chi, and the different acupressure points on the body, so I might be getting some of my information from that, I honestly dont know. But this feels more like what the chakras should be about now that I’ve looked it over and truly studied the 7 chakras. If anyone wants to discuss it, please by all means go ahead.

[awohali]

Chakra Theory

So assuming this was the Air Chakra episode, that deals with love and is blocked by grief, I think it fits pretty well?

It actually seems to fit Asami especially (maybe we're reading this wrong - and it's more an episodic theme thing than specific to Korra and her spiritual awakening).  But it works for Korra too, if you consider her putting aside her feelings for Mako at the end an unblocking of grief.

The next chakra is about truth and lies, which was also in this episode, but perhaps there is more to come on that front (oh lawd).

I dunno, I'm still a believer!

[whatwasibeforeiwasborn]

Let It Go

According to Chakra theory and Chinese acupuncture meridian theory, we hold grief in our lungs, anger in our inner thighs, trauma in our hips, and weakness in our knees. We also learn that the throat is the center of expression in our bodies—it’s where we hold all the words we didn’t say, where we get tired if we haven’t been listening hard enough, and where we lie to ourselves. Opening the physical throat and chest area can help to release old blockages in the throat chakra, opening up space for truth and honesty, and then its creative expression. The hips, on the other hand, are the source of the body’s creativity because it is related to our sexual center—svadisthana chakra, where we literally create life. Often if one is blocked, the other will follow—the anger seething in the hips needs to get out through the throat, and moving the physical body can help us access some of this stuff.