{"id":"chakra","name":"Chakra","japanese":"チャクラ","category":"basics","subtitle":"The energy behind every technique.","summary":"Energy that shinobi mold by combining physical and spiritual components to perform techniques.","facts":[["Componentes","Physical and spiritual energy"]],"lvl":0,"sections":[{"h":"Body and spirit","t":"Chakra is the energy ninja use for their techniques. Kakashi explains it to his team as the combination of the physical energy of the cells and the spiritual energy built up through training and experience. Having a lot of chakra is not the same as controlling it well. In the exercise of climbing trees without hands, Sakura succeeds right away thanks to her fine control, while Naruto and Sasuke, with larger reserves, need much more time. Hand seals help mold it, but not every technique needs them.","lvl":0,"ch":"naruto-18","pos":18},{"h":"Two chakras in one body","t":"Naruto has the Nine-Tails sealed inside him, and Jiraiya explains that two chakras live within him: his own and the fox's. By forcing him to draw on the second, Naruto learns to tap that enormous reserve, though still without control. The case shows that chakra can come from another source and mix with one's own, with consequences for body and temperament. It also explains why Naruto's stamina seems beyond normal: it is not just willpower, it is also a resource he carries inside.","lvl":0,"ch":"naruto-95","pos":95},{"h":"What the eyes cost","t":"Some abilities consume a lot of chakra. Dōjutsu are a good example: Kakashi, who carries a transplanted Sharingan, spends chakra the whole time he keeps it open and ends up exhausted after using Kamui against Deidara, to the point of not being able to walk. The most powerful techniques demand a balance of reserves, control and physical endurance. That is why a ninja with large reserves does not always win: if they spend them badly, they have nothing left at the key moment.","lvl":1,"ch":"naruto-278","pos":278},{"h":"Shape and nature","t":"For the wind-natured Rasengan training, Kakashi and Yamato explain two ways of working chakra. Shape transformation changes its form and movement, as in the Rasengan. Nature transformation changes its properties: fire, wind, lightning, earth and water. Each person has affinities; Naruto's is wind. Combining two natures at once belongs to certain kekkei genkai, and the Sharingan does not grant new affinities. With shadow clones, Naruto speeds up that training because each clone adds its accumulated experience.","lvl":1,"ch":"naruto-333","pos":333},{"h":"Natural energy","t":"There is an energy that does not come from the body: natural energy. For Sage Mode, Naruto learns on Mount Myōboku to stay perfectly still and absorb it, mixing it with his chakra to form senjutsu chakra. That balance is delicate: absorb too much natural energy and the user turns to stone. With that chakra his strength, his senses and the power of his techniques grow. It is another demonstration that chakra can be expanded, but always with conditions and risks.","lvl":1,"ch":"naruto-418","pos":418},{"h":"The origin of chakra","t":"At the end of the war, the origin of chakra is revealed. Kaguya Ōtsutsuki ate the fruit of the Sacred Tree and gained enormous power. Her son Hagoromo, the Sage of Six Paths, later shared chakra among people and taught ninshū to connect them through it. Over time, that use turned into combat ninjutsu. The story of Hagoromo and his sons explains why certain chakras, like Indra's and Asura's, keep being reincarnated in characters of the saga.","lvl":1,"ch":"naruto-671","pos":671}],"characters":["sakura","sasuke"],"related":["ninjutsu","genjutsu","katon","byakugo","naturalezas-de-chakra","sellos-de-manos"],"reference":"Naruto, chapters 17–18 and 315–316.","sources":[{"title":"Sakura: formación médica, fuerza y maternidad","url":"https://naruto-official.com/en/news/01_1743"},{"title":"Sasuke: su familia y el camino de la venganza","url":"https://naruto-official.com/en/news/01_1856"}],"figures":["
PHYSICALSPIRITUALMOULDED CHAKRA
Chakra control · Original diagramChakra combines physical and spiritual components. The amount available and the precision to use it are different qualities.
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