

I'm not talking about Sharingan specific moves like Amaterasu, but the ones he
had copied with the Sharingan like Water Dragon Jutsu.

With the sharingan he has copied and can use over a thousand moves. Lets say
he no longer has it (removed), does he retain the skills he had copied?

Does it depend on Sharingan or the skill of the user?


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Can Kakashi use the jutsu he copied without the Sharingan?


It's a good question you there. Kakashi uses the Sharingan to copy ninjutsu
that he has seen from other ninjas like the Water Dragon Jutsu and to continue
using them, he has used his memory and experience to remember the seals to
perform them. The Sharingan is a tool which he uses it to learn other ninja's
ninjutsu the fast way and his brain memorises the ninjutsu so that he can cast
it instantly whenever he needs it.

Hope I have answered your question.


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Indeed a good question.

Yes, but there is a limit. Based on the
[wiki](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sharingan):

> _The Sharingan's second-most prominent ability grants the user an incredible
> clarity of perception. This allows the user to pick up on subtle details,
> enabling them to read lip movements or mimic something like pencil
> movements._

Now, if a Sharingan user has this _incredible clarity of perception_ , he can
easily copy hand seals. The result is that he can copy that jutsu and store
that in his memory for other use. On the other hand, since it is a _copied
jutsu_ , it doesn't mean that he _master_ that jutsu. As a result, Kakashi
requires more chakra to perform that jutsu thus giving him a limitation to use
them frequently.

In addition, he can't fully utilize/copy if a jutsu requires [Kekkei
genkai](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kekkei_Genkai) (not just hand seals).


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I agree with Bryan Se To above.

In terms of copying, I see the Sharingan as a camera. It takes crystal clear
images of the jutsu being perform from hand seals to chakra. Kakashi remembers
these images and can perform the same jutsu providing he have the same type of
chakra and able to perform the hand seals. He probably have images of jutsu he
can't perform like bloodline limits, but still have knowledge of it.

With the sharingan like a camera, so long as he have the mental images in his
brain he can perform the jutsu even if the sharingan is destroy/removed. Kind
of like taking photos of your girlfriend. Doesn't matter if she destroy the
camera, you still have the photos.


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Yes he can. His sharingan enables him to see the hand seals movement of the
enemy, where then he do the same seals, thus copying the jutsu. However,
during Naruto's training of Rasen Shuriken, he told Naruto that he can copy
the Rasengan but only up to the level where the Rasengan is on the palm in its
sphere form. **He cannot copy beyond that** despite the fact that Rasengan is
not a Kekkei Genkai jutsu. What this means is that the Sharingan is not the
reason he can copy other people's jutsu. Sharingan helped him copying jutsu by
seeing the hand seals, but what enabled him to perform the jutsu is that **he
has the elemental affinity for the jutsu**. So far, it has been shown that
Kakashi is able to use 4 of the 5 basic elements (fire, water, earth, and
lightning). His main affinity is lightning, though.

Also, based on the manga where ninjas not from Village of the Hidden Rock used
earth jutsu to stop the bijuudama, it seems that up to a certain level, people
can use jutsu of elements that they don't have the affinity for. But,
considering that Rasengan was said to be an A rank jutsu (or S, not sure) it
is possible that people's element affinity itself has its level. Meaning that
Kakashi had the affinity for 4 of the 5 basic elements with lightning being
the strongest considering his only original jutsu (Raikiri a.k.a Chidori) is
of that element. This fits the fact of him being able to use Rasengan, an A
rank jutsu, but not being able to use Rasen Shuriken, an S rank jutsu which
requires elemental transformation.


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Well...yep he can use those jutsu which he sees with Hus
sharingan....sharingan notes those hand seals which a ninja performs and
Kakashi at the same time remembers them. After remembering them it's easy for
him to perform the jutsu in future however more chakra is required for him.
... \+ we may not forget that he has a affinity for lightning element...which
certainly means that other jutsu which he copies....cannot be performed by
their fullest potential.. However with time and experience he can perform
those abilities with their required amount of chakra and less burden


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Kakashi can use wind style, too. He uses the Rasengan, which is a wind style
jutsu. This is during his teaching Naruto with the wood user Yamato. So, I
guess I have my answer: he can use all styles.


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