Name of Jutsu: Chakra Needle Technique
Rank: D
Range: 10 Meters
Handseals: N/A
Effect: After focusing chakra outside the body, it is then formed into needles and propelled at the target. By using Byakugan, this technique can be used to hit very small targets, such as bees.
Weaknesses: While technically anyone can use this technique, any hope of aiming requires the use of the Byakugan. The chakra needles will disperse in the next post.
Name of Jutsu: Hakke Kūsho (Eight Trigrams: Vacuum Palm)
Rank: C
Range: 10 Meters
Handseals: N/A
Effect: This technique is similar in practice to Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven, but has a specific target rather than a general area. To perform it, the user precisely pinpoints the enemy's vital points with the Byakugan and releases a high-speed palm thrust. A "vacuum shell" compressed using the Gentle Fist is formed to attack the opponent's vitals from a distance, blowing them off their feet with tremendous force, equal to the user's strength, before they even notice they were hit.
Weaknesses: The only damage is from the impact of hitting an object; simply stopping oneself before impact will cease all damage from this technique.
Name of Jutsu: Hakke Hasangeki (Eight Trigrams: Mountain Crusher)
Rank: B
Range: Touch
Handseals: N/A
Effect: A more powerful variation of Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm. The user hits the target at close range with a powerful wave of chakra. The attack sends them flying back into a rock or wall, causing severe damage. The force is equal to one and half times the user's strength.
Weaknesses: The hand must make contact for this to take effect. The only damage is from the impact of hitting an object; simply stopping oneself before impact will cease all damage from this technique. Requires knowledge of the Eight Trigrams: Vacuum Palm.
Name of Jutsu: Hakke Kūhekishō (Eight Trigrams: Vacuum Wall Palm)
Rank: B
Range: 15 Meters
Handseals: N/A
Effect: This technique is a variation of the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm where two Gentle Fist users attack alongside each other, sending a wave of chakra from their palms with great force at their opponent. The force is equal to the combined strength of both users.
Weaknesses: The only damage is from the impact of hitting an object; simply stopping oneself before impact will cease all damage from this technique. Requires knowledge of the Eight Trigrams: Vacuum Palm. Requires two users.
Name of Jutsu: Hakke Sanjūni Shō (Eight Trigrams: Thirty-Two Palms)
Rank: C
Range: Touch
Handseals: N/A
Effect: The Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms technique is a manoeuvre of the Gentle Fist fighting style. It is essentially a halved version of the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, but seems to be no less effective. This technique is used to close off the flow of chakra through thirty-two chakra points of an opponent's Chakra Pathway System. This eliminates their ability to use chakra for quite some time and makes it difficult for them to move.
Weaknesses: The paralysis effect wears off after one post, while the chakra blocking effect lasts two.
Name of Jutsu: Hakke Rokujūyon Shō (Eight Trigrams: Sixty-Four Palms)
Rank: B
Range: Touch
Handseals: N/A
Effect: The Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms is a taijutsu that should only be passed down in the main house of the Hyūga. It is a dangerous technique that is appropriately handed down from father to only a single child within the Hyūga clan. It is a manoeuvre of the Gentle Fist fighting style.
With the Byakugan's near 360° field of vision, the user envisions an Eight Trigrams circle. Then the enemy within this circle is hit with a series of violent blows. By striking sixty-four of the tenketsu throughout the opponent's Chakra Pathway System, their chakra flow is stopped, making them unable to even stand.
Once someone is within range of the user's field of divination, the user assumes a Gentle Fist stance and begins to deliver the attack:
First, two consecutive strikes to make two.
Second, another two consecutive strikes to make four.
Third, four consecutive strikes to make eight.
Fourth, eight consecutive strikes to make sixteen.
Fifth, sixteen consecutive strikes to make thirty two.
Sixth, another thirty two consecutive strikes in succession to make a total of sixty four strikes.
Each set of strikes is done at an exponentially increasing pace and strength. The attack not only disables the enemy but also knocks them back with every set of strikes.
Weaknesses: The paralysis effect can be overcome through the excretion of significant chakra: ten points per hit to overcome. The paralysis effect wears off after two posts, while the chakra blocking effect lasts four. Requires knowledge of the Eight Trigrams: Thirty-Two Palms.
Name of Jutsu: Hakke Hyaku Nijūhachi Shō (Eight Trigrams: One-Hundred-Twenty-Eight Palms)
Rank: A
Range: Touch
Handseals: N/A
Effect: The Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty-Eight Palms is a manoeuvre of the Gentle Fist fighting style. It is essentially a doubled version of the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms performed at twice the speed. This technique is used to close off the flow of chakra through one hundred and twenty-eight chakra points of an opponent's Chakra Pathway System. This eliminates their ability to use chakra for quite some time and makes it difficult for them to move. Alternatively, it can be used to hit a great number of targets very quickly.
Once someone is within range of the user's field of divination, they assumes a Gentle Fist stance and begins to deliver the attack:
First, two consecutive strikes to make two.
Second, another two consecutive strikes to make four.
Third, four consecutive strikes to make eight.
Fourth, eight consecutive strikes to make sixteen.
Fifth, sixteen consecutive strikes to make thirty two.
Sixth, thirty two consecutive strikes to make sixty four.
Seventh, another sixty four consecutive strikes in succession to make a total of one hundred and twenty eight strikes.
Weaknesses: The paralysis effect can be overcome through the excretion of significant chakra: ten points per hit to overcome. The paralysis effect wears off after four posts, while the chakra blocking effect lasts eight. Requires knowledge of the Eight Trigrams: Sixty-Four Palms.
Name of Jutsu: Hakke Sanbyakurokujūichi Shiki (Eight Trigrams: Three-Hundred-Sixty-One Palms)
Rank: S
Range: Touch
Handseals: N/A
Effect: This jutsu allows the user to strike all 361 chakra points of the opponent, paralysing them with each blow and instantly killing them upon the final hit. When using this technique, the speed of the user is comparable to that of the Reverse Lotus. It is the only technique of this type in the Gentle Fist that isn't a multiple of 32.
Weaknesses: The paralysis effect can be overcome through the excretion of significant chakra: ten points per hit to overcome. Requires knowledge of the Eight Trigrams: One-Hundred-Twenty-Eight Palms.
Name of Jutsu: Hakkeshō Kaiten (Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven)
Rank: B
Range: 1 Meter
Handseals: N/A
Effect: A secret taijutsu that is orally handed down only within the main house of the Hyūga, this technique utilises the chakra control gained through Gentle Fist training to release a huge amount of chakra from all the chakra points on the user's body. It is also a defensive manoeuvre to compensate for the Byakugan's blind spot as the released chakra blocks any possible attack on the user. After releasing chakra from every tenketsu in their body, the user then spins rapidly to parry the attack, both creating a rotating shield of chakra around themselves and tossing away any nearby attackers. The user can also actively control the size and power of the sphere to suit the situation. This technique is only effective when rotating, since the chakra itself is not enough to stop a physical attack thus if they cannot spin, the user becomes vulnerable. The strength of this technique is equal to the average of the user's strength and stamina.
Weaknesses: The cost of this technique raises three points for every meter increase in the sphere, with a base cost of seven points.
Name of Jutsu: Jūken (Gentle Fist)
Rank: A
Range: Touch
Handseals: N/A
Effect: The Gentle Fist (柔拳, Jūken) or Gentle Fist Art (柔拳法, Jūkenpō) is a form of hand-to-hand combat used by members of the Hyūga clan. It inflicts internal damage through attacking the body's Chakra Pathway System, subsequently injuring organs which are closely intertwined with the area of the network which has been struck. To do this, the user surgically injects a certain amount of their own chakra into the opponent's chakra pathway system, causing damage to surrounding organs due to their proximity to the chakra circulatory system. Even the slightest tap can cause severe internal damage, hence the name "gentle" fist.
Targeting the tenketsu can enhance the havoc and control a Gentle Fist practitioner can impose upon an opponent's chakra network. These special nodes, 361 in total, are key gatekeeping interceptions in the chakra circulatory network, thus forcibly opening or sealing them in whatever manner the Gentle Fist user sees fit is a powerful tactical option to have. The user's chakra can either increase chakra flow in the opponent's body, or disrupt it completely, preventing them from using techniques as seen in Neji's fight with Hinata during the Chūnin Exams.
Neji Hyūga remarked that any chakra-based substance can be destroyed by this technique. As seen in his fight with Kidōmaru, it is done by leaking chakra from the chakra openings in one's hands and moulding it into a needle-like shape to slice through the chakra. However it is unknown if this technique can be done by any Gentle Fist user or just those who can see the tenketsu.
Because the chakra pathway system is invisible to the naked eye, the Byakugan is required for this style to be used effectively. Since the Byakugan is unique to the Hyūga clan, it has become their signature style of combat.
The ability to inflict severe internal trauma with minimal external force, combined with chakra network manipulation, makes the Gentle Fist the most reputable and fearsome taijutsu style known in all of Konohagakure.
Weaknesses: Each hit costs the user one point of chakra when using this style, however, each attack's strength is increased by 1.5, and there is no activation cost. This technique is required to learn any of the Byakugan techniques. Requires at least three ranks in Taijutsu to learn.
Name of Jutsu: Jūkenpō Ichigekishin (Gentle Fist Art: One Blow Body)
Rank: C
Range: 1 Meter
Handseals: N/A
Effect: Using their ability to expel chakra from every chakra point on their body, a member of the Hyūga clan can hit their opponent with a blast of chakra that will send them flying away from the user with a force equal to half of the user's stamina.
Weaknesses: The only damage is from the impact of hitting an object; simply stopping oneself before impact will cease all damage from this technique. Requires knowledge of the Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven.
Name of Jutsu: Jūho Sōshiken (Gentle Step Twin Lion Fists)
Rank: C
Range: Touch
Handseals: N/A
Effect: The user forms two large lion-shaped shrouds of chakra around their hands, then attacks the opponent with them. Though its full power was not shown in the manga, in the anime, it was shown that this technique has enough power to destroy Pain's chakra rods, as well as momentarily stunning the target after the attack lands. For the duration of this technique, the user's strength is multiplied by 1.5, with the added effect of a two second stun with every hit.
Weaknesses: This technique, in addition to the activation cost, requires two points of chakra per hit to keep active. The stun effect can be overcome through the excretion of significant chakra: ten points per hit to overcome.
Name of Jutsu: Shōtei (Palm Bottom)
Rank: D
Range: Touch
Handseals: N/A
Effect: This attack consists of a quick, precise thrust of the users' palm to an opponent's body. Like other Gentle Fist techniques, it sends chakra into the target to cause internal damage which will temporarily paralyse an opponent for one post.
Weaknesses: The paralysis effect can be overcome through the excretion of significant chakra: ten points per hit to overcome.
Name of Jutsu:
Rank: C
Range: 1 Meter
Handseals: N/A
Effect: Created by Hinata, this technique allows the user to emit a constant stream of chakra from his palms, creating extremely sharp chakra blades. With natural flexibility, the user can reach any point around him, allowing him to hit any target within his field of vision. While using this technique, the user moves extremely fast (his movements become a blur), allowing him to hit hundreds of targets with extreme precision, much like the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms. It is so precise that it can cut smaller targets (like bees) in half. Additionally, the user can control the size of the chakra beams in his palms, allowing him to create larger, arc-shaped chakra beams that spread out across his entire attack range. The technique was powerful enough to knock back the Giant Bee.
With the addition of the user's flexibility, the technique creates an "absolute defence" effect similar to that of the Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven, though the cutting nature of the chakra prevents any outside force from restricting it. In this way, the technique can be used as both an offensive and defensive manoeuvre.
Weaknesses: This technique, while easier to learn, requires a bit more chakra than the Eight Trigrams: Revolving Heaven, costing a total of nine points. In addition, unlike the Eight Trigrams: Revolving Heaven, the user may not increase the size of this sphere.
Subject: Hyūga: Byakugan Techniques 
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