| About Nen : Basic Nen Techniques |
Ten
Once a person has had their shouko opened, they must learn to keep their nen
from leaking away from their body. Ten is the process of keeping the shouko
open, but also having nen flow through and around the body rather than away
from it. Having a field of nen surround the body is the most basic defense against
the physical or emotional attacks of another nen user. Another use of Ten is
the prevention of old age; since the energy powering the body is no longer leaking
away, one can keep the body from breaking down.
Zetsu
While Ten allows a user to keep nen from leaking away from their body, Zetsu
stops the flow of nen from their body altogether. By closing all of their shouko,
the user is able to stop almost all outflow of nen. Because the user is no longer
surrounded by their own aura, they can become more sensitive to the nen of others.
This can be useful when tracking another person, and it will also prevent other
nen-users from noticing them. However, since Zetsu involves releasing no nen,
it can be dangerous since it leaves the body defenceless to any physical or
nen attacks.
Ren
Ren is a direct application of Ten. Since a user is capable of keeping nen from
leaking away from the body, it's also possible for them to have more nen around
them without having to worry about losing it. Ren focuses on outputting a high
amount of nen and keeping it on the body, expanding the size of one's aura.
This increases the user's physical strength and durability and provides a large
pool of nen for any advanced techniques or indivudual skills they decide to
use.
Hatsu
The Hatsu is the releasing of a nen-user's nen so it can be projected to carry
out a certain function. In essence, the Hatsu is a nen-user's special and unique
ability that they themselves create. A good Hatsu should reflect the nen-user's
own character; a nen-user can never truly master nen if they only copy other
people's abilities. Hatsu has several different categories, and the nen of each
individual user is aligned with one category. Upon learning their affinity,
a user can set about learning to apply nen in a unique way that suits their
type and personality, which can develop into a unique skill.
Although each nen-user's Hatsu is different and unique, Hatsu can be divided
into 5 rough categories, and a 6th category for anything that does not fit into
the five.
The most popular way (and the only sure-way seen in the series) of determining
one's nen category is the "Water Test" created by the Kung-Fu Shingen
School. The test requires a leaf floating in a glass of water. It consists of
a student placing their hands around the glass and applying Ren to it - the
effect of their Ren determines the student's affinity.
The character Hisoka also claims that he is able to judge a nen-user's nen type
based on their personaility (so according to him, all people of one nen-type
are generally of the same personality type.)
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