[FFML] [Naruto] Memories Lie chapters 3-4

[Juho Saarikko]

Will Lathan wrote:
> My understanding of this is that jutsus in Naruto are like spells in 
> D&D, each one must be learned separately.  Knowing the one that turns 
> you into a girl doesn't help you turn into a hawk.
>   

But didn't Naruto turn into a shuriken (or kunai, can't remember which) 
in the manga? And into Kiba's dog? And the teacher was surprised when 
Naruto turned into a girl, so clearly _he_ didn't teach him that; and 
frankly, Naruto's not smart enough to come up with a brand new jutsu on 
his own, at least not at that point. So it would seem to be a general 
transformation magic, rather than a form-specific one.

Coming to think of it, if Naruto tranformed into a dog and a shuriken, 
then I answered my own earlier question: neither mass nor basic shape 
are conserved. So either the transformation is purely an illusion - so 
turning into a hawk wouldn't give Naruto an ability to fly - or he 
simply didn't think of it.