Absorption Soul Technique

Absorption Soul Techniqueedit
吸魂の術­ (Kyūkon no Jutsu)
Name
English games	Soul-Sucking Jutsu
Debut
Manga	Volume #45, Naruto Chapter #419
Anime	Naruto Shippūden Episode #157
Game	Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
Appears in	Anime, Manga, Game
Data
Classification	Kekkei Genkai, Ninjutsu, Dōjutsu
Class	Offensive, Supplementary
Range	Short range (0-5m)
Other jutsu
Parent jutsu	Human Path
Users
Nagato Obito Uchiha

This technique, accessed through the Human Path ability of the Rinnegan, allows the user to learn everything that the target knows simply by placing their hand on the said target. Once this is done, the target's soul is ripped from their body, killing them. Because this technique must end with the target's death, it is not suited to use on hostages who have value while alive.

Trivia

• Although the use of this technique usually resulted in the victim's death, the person's soul could also be stored within the King of Hell.
• While unnamed in the manga and anime, this technique was explicitly named in Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3.