okay i have two main things to discuss about this:

1. do the # of hand seals really matter?

cause naruto uses kage bunshin, and that takes only one hand seal, yet its a jounin level skill...but like other skills (some of sasukes and other jounin) have other skills that take like 2-40 hand seals....

does # of hand seals mean more powerful, or more technique?

2. some techniques dont even REQUIRE hand seals...

what the...how are these strong too? (zaku, temari, etc.)



so basically, hand seals are optional, and the strength of them are varied?

i mean, shikamaru takes only one hand seal, but it can be stronger than "water dragon blast no jutsu" which took like 50 seals.