Speed of Hand Sealing
Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2017 9:59 am
So Zippo's thread about concealed hand signs made me look into them a bit more. Reading a few things and doing research I found something that I believe might make more sense ((At least in my eyes)).
So in the stat rules I found this: Ninjutsu: The ninjutsu stat determines the number of concentration slots you’re able to utilize for ninjutsu, and the rank of the jutsu you’re able to learn. Additionally, the ninjutsu stat determines how fast you’re able to perform your hand seals for your ninjutsu.
Specifically the part that caught my attention was the part about you being able to weave hand signs faster. Instead of weaving hand signs faster it should take less hand signs to activate a jutsu. Here is proof that it can be done. This comes from the hand seal section off of narutopedia: While techniques may require a number of hand seals to work, a skilled ninja can use less or even one to perform the same technique. An example of this is the Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique, which requires a total of 44 hand seals to activate.[2]Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage, only needed to use one hand seal to complete the technique, a testament to his skill.[3] In fact, by Part II, Sasuke Uchiha has managed to master the Chidori to the point of not needing a single hand seal to invoke it and could use Fire Release techniques with only one hand seal. By reading the hand seals of the opponent, a ninja can predict the nature of the technique to be performed, which is virtually unavoidable if read by the Sharingan.[4][5].
So my question is that can we change the stat definition to allow for this to be possible?
So in the stat rules I found this: Ninjutsu: The ninjutsu stat determines the number of concentration slots you’re able to utilize for ninjutsu, and the rank of the jutsu you’re able to learn. Additionally, the ninjutsu stat determines how fast you’re able to perform your hand seals for your ninjutsu.
Specifically the part that caught my attention was the part about you being able to weave hand signs faster. Instead of weaving hand signs faster it should take less hand signs to activate a jutsu. Here is proof that it can be done. This comes from the hand seal section off of narutopedia: While techniques may require a number of hand seals to work, a skilled ninja can use less or even one to perform the same technique. An example of this is the Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique, which requires a total of 44 hand seals to activate.[2]Tobirama Senju, the Second Hokage, only needed to use one hand seal to complete the technique, a testament to his skill.[3] In fact, by Part II, Sasuke Uchiha has managed to master the Chidori to the point of not needing a single hand seal to invoke it and could use Fire Release techniques with only one hand seal. By reading the hand seals of the opponent, a ninja can predict the nature of the technique to be performed, which is virtually unavoidable if read by the Sharingan.[4][5].
So my question is that can we change the stat definition to allow for this to be possible?