Catching a few other random bits and pieces...
Eimii wrote:
Perhaps, perhaps not. I reserve the right to ignore parts of Naruto
canon that make no logical sense ^_^.
Always a good plan! :)
As far as i'm concerned, the most basic genjutsu dispelling technique,
which involves the manipulation of your own chakra to effectively
'freeze' it, in hopes that the genjutsu will break, is _not_ 100%
effective.
Actually, post-timskip in Chapter 259 (which contains the most canonical
information on genjutsu to date) it is indeed demonstrated that the
basic dispelling technique is less than 100% effective. So this isn't
actually a part of canon that needs to be altered.
The Eternal Lost Lurker wrote:
Er...Itachi's most devastating techniques are not genjutsu. They're
doujutsu. Completely different level of mindfuck.
I could always be wrong, but my understanding is that "doujutsu" is a
different sort of category than the ninjutsu/genjutsu/taijutsu triad; a
doujutsu technique is also a ninjutsu or a genjutsu. (I find it hard to
come up with a concept for a doujutsu taijutsu technique, but more
creative minds might manage it.)
Itachi's Tsukiyomi is a doujutsu genjutsu and is referred to a number of
times as a genjutsu in canon; Amaterasu and the unnamed Mangekyou
technique we see post-timeskip (being vague to avoid spoiling anyone)
are presumably doujutsu ninjutsu.
Tsukiyomi is indeed a completely different level of mindfuck, but that's
because it takes place instantly, with no time for counter-genjutsu
methods on the part of the victim or others, not just because it is a
doujutsu.
Back to Eimii, quoting Lurker:
Man, every fic that sticks Sakura with Anko involves snakes in the
bedding.
This chapter of Suiren first came out in 2003. I claim prior art! Lawsuit no Jutsu!
Err... guilty as charged? :)
Can't say I was specifically imitating this bit with my own "snakes in
the bedding" bits, but it'd be awfully hard to convince anyone who's
read both stories that my Anko (and the Anko/Sakura relationship in 100
Days) was not heavily influenced by Suiren.