Seals (印, In, English TV: Hand Signs) are used to perform many ninjutsu, genjutsu, and other secret arts other than taijutsu. Invented by Indra Ōtsutsuki in the anime, they are designed to aid people in properly summoning and moulding chakra necessary to perform a technique.There are different sequences of hand seals for every technique, requiring memorisation.
While techniques may require a number of hand seals to work, a skilled ninja can use less or even one to perform the same technique. An example of this is the Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique, which requires a total of 44 hand seals to activate.

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