: Re: How does one go about describing someone doing Naruto like hand symbols? Like how do I describe if someone is doing symbols with their hands like this? I want to describe specific hand formation

Just spent some time reading up on Naruto. It seems that they are gestures that Ninjas can use to summon certain types of energy in combat. I think therefore the signs should not really be the focus of any description.

Additionally, I think that practically, a skilled Ninja would be using them so rapidly that they would be a meaningless blur to the casual bystander (aka reader).

Instead focus on describing the effects of the Naruto-like gestures. This could be in terms of a description of the energy flow, the effect it has on the intended target or, better, both.

Once you break it out like that, a description of fingers and hands is replaced by one of energy and effect, which becomes much like describing any interaction between two bodies.

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