List of Common Genjutsu

Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique: This is a genjutsu that reveals the fears that dwell inside people's hearts. Everyone has an image of the one thing they wouldn't want to ever see. This genjutsu is a technique that draws forth such an image from within the heart and has one mistake it for reality. First, an imaginary circle of leaves will spin around and envelop the target, falling away shortly after. After a short period, the illusion will begin. This is to make the illusion more convincing, since the user will likely have moved before the illusion sets in. If the mental image is a gruesome one, the shock will be accordingly great.

Mist Servant Technique: This genjutsu creates eerie black ninja illusions, which appear one by one from trees and rocks, and corner the enemy. Their movements are slow, but when attacked they multiply, and in this way they appear like ghosts inhabiting the mist. Kunai are added to this technique, by throwing them to match illusions movement, making them seem real. As the clones continue to multipy, the victim will eventually be worn down.

Demonic Illusion: Butterfly Evolution: Ino creates an illusion in which countless butterflies surround the enemy. The enemy sinks into the ground, giving Ino the chance to place an exploding tag on their face before cutting off the illusion, revealing that all the butterflies were exploding tags that all detonate alongside the original.

Demonic Illusion: False Surroundings Technique: This jutsu changes the appearance of a nearby object or area in order to disorient the opponent.

Demonic Illusion: Flowery Head Death: Kurenai traps the opponent in a flower bud and explodes it in a flowery release.

Genjutsu Binding: As the name suggests, the user binds the opponent in a genjutsu, rendering them incapable of movement. As Tsunade demonstrates when facing the Legendary Stupid Brothers, this genjutsu can be used on more than one target at the same time. Once the target is bound, the user or an ally can rush up to the enemy, able to easily deliver a devastating killing blow.

Illusionary Technique: Mist: Kurenai creates an illusionary clone that charges towards the enemy, jumps, then explodes in a cloud of cherry blossom petals.

Lightning Illusion Flash of Lightning Pillar: This genjutsu blinds the enemy with an extremely bright light that appears to emanate from the user. A secondary genjutsu can then be used, such as an illusion of the Fourth Raikage smashing the enemy into the ground.

Sly Mind Affect Technique: This jutsu causes the enemy to walk around in circles for hours by making it seem as if they're walking straight to their desired destination. The enemy eventually becomes exhausted after traveling the same path over and over.

Demonic Illusion: Descending Hell Technique: This jutsu causes the illusion of a tremendous ball of fire falling from the sky into a designated area. Anyone in the area will instinctively flee.

Demonic Illusion: Double False Surroundings Technique: This jutsu places another illusion on top of a previous illusion created by the user. If and when the target dispels the first illusion, they will not realize that a second is in place.

Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death: One of the genjutsu that have been passed along since ancient times in Konoha. The target is completely robbed of their mobility as they see the mirage of a tree coiling itself around them. Given that the subject remains conscious, this jutsu proves extremely efficient for information-gathering. Once the target is immobile, the user can then attack the enemy.

Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death Explosion: After using Demonic Illusion: Tree Bind Death, the tree that trapped the opponent explodes.

Dusk Crow Genjutsu: This unknown genjutsu can trap a victim in an illusion with no eye contact, similar to Ephemeral. The genjutsu traps the victim in a torrent of crows, leaving them at the user's mercy.

Ephermal: Itachi activates this technique by simply pointing at his target. Crows flock from Itachi and turn into shuriken that bombard the opponent, then attempts to put the target to sleep. If that fails, they then experience the sensation of their body parts turning into their closest friends who then torture the victim psychologically.

Genjutsu Shiranui: This jutsu causes the opponent to see six copies of the user that all detonate simultaneously.

Kakko's Interrogation Jutsu: Kakkō uses this genjutsu to break the will of his (captured) target, to make him or her give as much information as possible. Either way, if the target has strong will (like Rin) the technique will be useless.

Poison Moth Genjutsu: Fuen first uses poison that is thin and tiny enough to be taken in the air. Her target will inhale the poison and start to see the things that Fuen chooses, like caves, moths, or allies of the target trying to kill the target. When her target is imprisoned in her genjutsu, Fuen charges and kills her target.

String Bean Binding Illusion: As with Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death, the user makes themselves disappear, while the target sees several bean vines growing from the ground. These vines bind the victim's body, lifting them into the air. Then, a bean pod raises and opens to reveal the user, ready to strike. However, a skilled Genjutsu user like Kurenai Yūhi can revert the effects to the user.

Time Reversal Technique: This technique puts the target in a state of reverse hypnosis, allowing them to remember details that they otherwise would not. The target will comply with interrogation, but seems to retain his or her personality while under hypnosis. For example, when the ANBU used this technique to bring back Naruto's memories about his conversations with Gennō, Naruto was more specific about the ramen he shared with the old man rather than their conversations, which the ANBU were asking about.

Bringer-of-Darkness Technique: A genjutsu which exerts an hallucinatory effect upon the eyesight, stealing all light away. A world of darkness, as if a thick, jet-black curtain had been dropped. No matter how skilled someone is, they have no option besides turning into sitting ducks. This effect allows the user to attack unseen. Although it negates sight, it does not stop the other senses. In essence, the opponent can sense, hear and smell out the user of the technique and break its effects by landing one hit. In the anime, Tobirama Senju was the one to initiate this technique. In the manga, it was Hashirama Senju.

Genjutsu: Flower Petal Escape: When trapped inside of a genjutsu or wishing to appear trapped, Kurenai uses this jutsu to dissolve her body into many flower petals which then consume her enemy's body.

Jibakugan: The user casts a Genjutsu on the target by bringing out the victims negative or hateful feelings within their subconcious, allowing them to turn it in their favor, therefore bringing in there favor and controlling the victims actions.

Temple of Nirvana Technique: This jutsu causes everyone within a specific area to fall into a deep sleep. From the target's point of view, it seems as if feathers are falling from the sky, which serves as a distraction to allow the jutsu to take effect. The downside, however, is that any experienced ninja have more than enough time to dispel it.

Tyrant's Calling: This technique enables the user to make an image of themselves in the skies of a village or country or more to send a message.

Soulbane: This is a powerful genjutsu known to be forbidden among the Konohagakure ninja. It targets the mind and causes the target to believe that anyone is a foe. While under the effects of the genjutsu, anyone affected will attack those who they believe to be enemies, even their closest friends. They will act completely coherent, however, almost as if it is of their own volition, but they will not listen to reason. Once defeated, they return to normal with no memory of the events.