Traditional Shinobi Sparring

Traditional Shinobi Sparring ( 伝統的の忍組手 , Dentōteki no Shinobi Kumite ) is a combat training method that has been passed down for generations in Konohagakure as a training method for Academy students . According to protocol, the two opponents must face each other and make the Seal of Confrontation ( 対立の印 , Tairitsu no In ), which represents one half of a seal that might be used to activate a ninjutsu and essentially means " I've come to face you in battle ". When the spar is over, both participants make the Seal of Reconciliation ( 和解の印 , Wakai no In ) by locking the fingers they used to make the " confrontation " seal, acknowledging that they are still comrades.

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- When Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha first sparred, they refused to make the " reconciliation " seal. However, years later when the two fought each other at the Valley of the End , they had a flashback of their younger selves making the " reconciliation " seal.

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