Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Chakra |
| Original name | 查克拉 |
| Role | Energy used to perform ninjutsu and fuinjutsu 11 374 |
| First Appearance | Seen flowing within the infant Uzumaki Kuming 1 |
Nature and Control
- Chakra circulates through the body's meridians. It is ordinarily extracted from the body's cells, though Kuming's chakra grows and circulates naturally while he sleeps 6.
- Hand seals guide chakra along different pathways; combining seals creates the circulation pattern used to perform a ninjutsu 374.
- Fuinjutsu uses formulas rather than hand seals to guide chakra's release. Constructing those formulas requires exceptional control 11.
- A technique's duration and strength depend on the chakra supplied. Kuming estimates that he could sustain Lightning Pillar for about an hour with his reserves at the time 44.
Forms and Applications
| Form | Documented properties |
|---|---|
| Elemental chakra | Chakra can take on natures such as Lightning Release. Kuming uses lightning-natured chakra to disable Earth Release clay bombs; his own unusually powerful lightning nature causes an uncontrolled surge during early training 10 29. |
| Sage chakra | Formed through the use of Natural Energy. Kuming's Sage Mode strengthens his techniques, but its available chakra begins to dissipate after three uses of Falling Thunder in one battle 113 421. |
| Tailed Beast chakra | Can be drawn upon by a jinchuriki. Kurama's chakra carries negative emotions that affect Kuming when he releases its seal 261. |
| Chakra stored in a Yin Seal | Provides Kuming with reserves he can release when his available chakra is insufficient; he uses it to continue fighting and to attempt to seal Shukaku 29 113. |
Chakra can also be sensed. Kuming's Mind's Eye of the Kagura lets him detect signatures at a distance, including Jiraiya's chakra lingering on his students and an abnormal surge in Rōran 75 134. Barriers can obstruct that perception 30 261.
History
Kuming tells Yoriichi Namikaze that chakra entered the world through a fruit borne by the God Tree and first obtained by Princess Kaguya. In his account, her son Hagoromo later spread chakra through the Ninjutsu Sect, believing it could connect people and foster peace. Kuming argues that its spread instead intensified warfare by giving people ninjutsu 362.
The Sage of Six Paths likewise describes sharing chakra in hopes of creating understanding between strangers. He recounts how the differing beliefs of his sons, Indra and Asura, contributed to generations of conflict 480.