In Naruto, genjutsu is one of the Jutsu techniques created when a ninja prolongs his or her chakra flow through the nervous system in the opponent’s brain, in order to control the chakra in the opponent’s mind. their five senses.
However, the effect of magic is just fake. Instead of attacking the victim’s body, genjutsu affects the chakra flows in the victim’s brain, creating an illusion or causing pain. And each type of magic has its own unique method of trapping opponents.
Here are 10 interesting magic trap methods in Naruto.
1. Sharingan – Eye contact
Sharingan is very popular among Naruto fans. The wielder of an awakened Sharingan can trap the target in genjutsu if the target makes eye contact with them.
Sharingan itself is also one of the three most powerful jutsu in the ninja world, it has helped the Uchiha clan become a nightmare for any enemy with its extreme magic moves.
2. Kokuangyo no Jutsu – Instantly darkens target’s vision
This genjutsu is used by Hashirama in the manga, but in the anime by Tobirama. When Kokuangyo no Jutsu is activated, the target will immediately be stuck and the vision will go black, but other senses such as smell and hearing will still be active.
3. Magen: Jubaku Satsu – Create the illusion of a tree
Kurenai and Itachi
Female ninja Kurenai is famous for her magical techniques with nuances associated with plants, the most popular of which is Magen: Jubaku Satsu. With this technique, she creates the illusion as if her target is trapped and tied up by a tree.
4. Mateki: Mugen Onsa – The opponent who hears the flute will fall into a trap
Tayuya has a demon flute that can trap opponents in genjutsu if he hears the sound of it. Once hit by magic, the victim will be trapped, tied up in a desolate land surrounded by skeletons.
What happens next will make the victim’s psyche severely hurt, and can even lead to death if believing all that is happening is real.
5. Raigen Raikochu – Binds opponents with bright light
Raigen Raikochu is a magic technique belonging to C from Cloud Village. He uses the elemental lightning to make his body glow and disturb his opponent’s vision. If successful, the opponent will fall into a magic trap.
6. Kijō no Rōkaku – Illusion of steam and light reflection
Mizukage Second Gengetsu Hozuki is a very powerful ninja who specializes in genjutsu. He can summon a giant scallop, and it helps him increase his magic power.
When performing genjutsu, he creates illusions using steam and smoke, plus the reflection of light causing Gengetsu Hozuki’s own shadow to appear. Since this genjutsu directly creates an illusion, it can hit many targets.
7. Gama Rinshō – Magic trap through the call of toads in Mount Myoboku
Jiraiya and Naruto can also use genjutsu with the help of Fukasaku – an 800 year old Toad elder. The toads of Mount Myoboku can trap their target in genjutsu if they hear a song from their cry.
8. Izanagi – Changing Reality
Konan and Obito
Izanagi is a powerful genjutsu that is classified as a forbidden technique of the Uchiha clan. When Izanagi is activated, the barrier between reality and illusion seems to be removed, allowing the user to control their own existence in the surrounding space.
Using this technique, Obito was able to escape death from Konan’s continuous and rapid explosions, but at the cost of losing a Sharingan eye.
9. Izanami – The endless cycle with no way out
Itachi and Kabuto
Izanami is a genjutsu born to counter Izanagi.
To begin this jutsu, after choosing any moment at will, the castor will use the Sharingan to remember the physical sensations of their body and the opponent’s body in that moment like a photograph. (represented by A).
The user must then deliberately recreate those sensations in the same way, remembering the moment with their Sharingan (represented by A’). Izanami will overlap and connect those two similar bodily sensations (A and A’), down the flow of time occurring between them, creating an endless cycle of events and inserting into the mind. opponent’s knowledge.
Under the influence of this jutsu, the target will remain motionless while the cycle of events continues to repeat within their mind.
There is only one way to solve Izanami, that is to accept fate and stop running, the magic will automatically dissolve.
10. Mugen Tsukuyomi – Through the reflected moonlight
Mugen Tsukuyomi – Eternal Tsukuyomi is the most powerful genjutsu in the Naruto series. This technique allows the user to reflect the Rinne Sharingan onto the moon, and the light of the Moon Poison will illuminate the entire world, trapping them in an illusory world forever.
Since the target is all living things in the world, even those who are hiding will be hit.