{"id":"fuinjutsu","name":"Fūinjutsu","japanese":"封印術","category":"techniques","subtitle":"Containing is not the same as destroying.","summary":"A set of techniques for sealing, storing or restricting objects, chakra and beings. Effects and costs depend on the specific seal.","facts":[["Tipo","Sealing techniques"],["Tradición","An Uzumaki specialty"],["Límite","Each seal has its own requirements"]],"lvl":1,"sections":[{"h":"Containing and restricting","t":"Fūinjutsu covers sealing techniques: they contain or restrict chakra, objects or beings, and can be released or modified. Several appear in Part I: Orochimaru places a seal on Naruto that disrupts his chakra, Kakashi seals Sasuke's curse mark, and Jiraiya removes Orochimaru's seal. Naruto's seal, which holds the Nine-Tails, is the Fourth Hokage's work. Not every symbol on the skin is an Uzumaki seal: hand seals, Flying Thunder God marks or the Byakugō are different things.","lvl":0,"ch":"naruto-91","pos":91},{"h":"The Shinigami's seal","t":"During the invasion of Konoha, the Third Hokage uses the Reaper Death Seal against Orochimaru: he summons a death god that tears out the target's soul, at the cost of the user's life. He cannot take all of Orochimaru, but he does take his arms, which are left useless. It is the same kind of seal the Fourth Hokage had used against the Nine-Tails. It shows that the most powerful seals usually demand an enormous price from whoever uses them.","lvl":0,"ch":"naruto-137","pos":137},{"h":"The seals on Naruto","t":"Naruto's seal is not an unbreakable prison. Jiraiya uses a seal to hold back the Nine-Tails' cloak when it gets out of control, and in the fight against Pain, the Fourth Hokage appears from inside the seal to reinforce it when Naruto is about to break it. That mechanism had been prepared in advance. In other words, the seal allows adjustments and extra safeguards: it is a living structure that others can strengthen or loosen.","lvl":1,"ch":"naruto-440","pos":440},{"h":"The night of the seal","t":"Kushina's and Minato's memories show the night of the Nine-Tails' attack. Kushina holds the beast with chakra chains, and Minato summons the Shinigami to seal one half into himself and the other into Naruto, with the Eight Trigrams Seal. Part of the seal stays linked to a key kept elsewhere, so it can be opened or reinforced. That plan by Naruto's parents explains many details of the seal readers have seen from the start.","lvl":1,"ch":"naruto-504","pos":504},{"h":"Seals in the war","t":"In the war, sealing becomes key to dealing with those brought back by the Reanimation Jutsu: since they cannot be killed, there are teams dedicated to immobilizing and sealing them. Earlier, the Gold and Silver Brothers' tools, such as the Benihisago, had already shown seals that trap whoever says a certain word. Orochimaru, with an Uzumaki mask, frees the Hokage's souls from the Shinigami. Fūinjutsu proves it can be as decisive as any combat technique.","lvl":1,"ch":"naruto-618","pos":618},{"h":"Final seals","t":"The manga's last great sealing is Kaguya's: Naruto and Sasuke lock her away with a joint Six Paths technique. Afterward, Sasuke uses his own powers to capture the tailed beasts. In Boruto, Jigen seals Naruto in a special vessel, with a technique that goes far beyond anything seen before. Sealing remains one of the most versatile and dangerous tools in the story.","lvl":2,"ch":"boruto-38","pos":738}],"characters":["mito","kushina","minato","naruto"],"related":["uzumaki","jinchuriki","chakra","hiraishin","uzushiogakure"],"reference":"Naruto, chapters 500–504: the Uzumaki tradition, Minato and the sealing of the Nine-Tails.","sources":[{"title":"Kushina: Uzushiogakure, Mito y la familia de Naruto","url":"https://naruto-official.com/en/news/01_1833"},{"title":"Minato: el nacimiento de Naruto y el sellado del Nueve Colas","url":"https://naruto-official.com/en/news/01_1519"}],"figures":["
CONTAINMENT · DECORATIVE FORMULA
Fūinjutsu · Original diagramContaining chakra with a seal. The formula is decorative: it does not reproduce the Eight Trigrams Seal or any canonical seal.
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