Some types of weapons are used often enough in Naruto to be considered a specialised discipline within the broader "bukijutsu" classification: To be able to create new and powerful weapons makes one prized to one's village, allies, or customers in the anime, the Takumi Village was once the world's top provider of ninja weaponry. Weapons of all types, whether common or rare, are frequently sealed within scrolls or some other flat surface for ease of transport and accessibility in combat. Over time, a particular weapon or set of weapons may gain its own fame for one reason or another, as with the Treasured Tools of the Sage of Six Paths. Weapons can be just as useful on the battlefield as any other jutsu in a ninja's arsenal, either due to the weapon's design, its special abilities, or the unique way in which a ninja combines it with his or her other skills ninja frequently coat their weapons with their chakra to alter the weapon's properties, a process called chakra flow.
All ninja use a weapon at some point in their careers, but not all do so regularly. A shinobi employing the use of bukijutsu.Ī ninja's use of weaponry in combat is known as " bukijutsu" ( 武器術, literally meaning: Weapon Techniques).