Did you know that the hand signs (hand seals) of the Naruto series were inspired by Buddhism and Hinduism? The hand signs are such a cool sight to watch, and it's one of the things that made us fall in love with this show. From Kakashi's fastest hand sign in the west to Minato's one-handed signs, there have been several neat users of his jutsu. This resulted in many of the fans trying to do the iconic hand gestures from Naruto. So let's take a look at the basic hand signs in Naruto and their meaning. Keep reading to learn how to make a perfect Naruto hand sign.
【NARUTO】ナルト忍術の印をリアルで完全道发【57分联合】火遁・水遁遁遁遢火遁ぷ・木遁・晶遁・氷遁・憔遁・塵遁・嵐遁・幻術・分身・秘術・口寄・結界/封印・忍宗【BORUTO】
Indra Ōtsutsuki, one of the strongest Uchiha clan members, is credited with inventing the hand signs in Naruto. The hand signs are meant to help shinobi properly gather and shape their chakra to perform Ninjutsu, Genjutsu or any other technique. A technique is performed by effectively performing the necessary basic hand gestures in a specific order.
To perform each technique successfully in battle, a specific set of hand signs for each must be memorized and summoned. But for that you need to remember the basic hand signs. So let's look at the 12 basic hand signs that every Shinobi must learn:
The Monkey (Saru) hand sign is an easy move to pull off. You just put your left hand on top of your right hand and there's one more thing to do. You need to lift up your left thumb and place it on the gap between your ring and little finger. Now you are good to go! This sign is not connected to any particular natural transformation. We have seen Sasuke use the apothecary several times when performing his signature move Chidori.
