

When the user uses taijutsu like Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms for example,
I understand that it uses chakra. However, what if the user is just
running/punching/kicking/etc? This still counts as taijutsu, right? Does this
use the user's chakra?

Punching and kicking will probably exhaust the user eventually, so is this
proof that it uses chakra? In other words, when a user uses up his/her chakra,
they feel exhausted. Does the reverse hold true(exhaustion means lack of
chakra left)?


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Does taijutsu drain chakra?


From <http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra>:

> Chakra is created when two other forms of energy, known collectively as
> one's "stamina", are moulded together. Physical energy is collected from
> each and every one of the body's cells and can be increased through
> training, stimulants, and exercise. Spiritual energy is derived from the
> mind's consciousness and can be increased through studying, meditation, and
> experience.

So, in case of taijutsu, the user uses kicks, punches, etc to fight. To
perform these actions the user definitely requires normal energy produced by
the cells in the body. Now this part of chakra (physical energy) is required
to produce chakra. If the user uses this "physical energy" faster, which is
the case for taijutsu, the amount of chakra produced will be less. So the user
doesn't use chakra, just its production gets limited. Now in case of the 8
gates also, no chakra is used. Opening the gates removes the physical
limitation on the body like more muscle movement.


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No, taijutsu by itself will not use chakra but it will use up a portion of it.
Let me explain.

Chakra is made by combining both the spiritual and physical energy in all of
the 13 trillion or so cells in the human body (as stated by Sakura in the
Naruto bridge arc).

While ninjutsu and probably genjutsu as well use up chakra (physical energy
and spiritual energy), taijutsu just uses up physical energy. So no it doesn't
use up chakra : just one of the ingredients.


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