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'''Amaterasu''' is the highest level [[Fire Release]] technique,<ref>Third Databook, page 289</ref> and is noted to be Itachi Uchiha's strongest ninjutsu which stems from his dōjutsu.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 389, page 1</ref> It is said to represent the {{translation|"Material World and Light"|物質界と光|Busshitsukai to Hikari}}, the antipode to [[Tsukuyomi]] — a genjutsu of similar power and a fellow [[Mangekyō Sharingan]] [[dōjutsu]].<ref name="d2"/> Use of the technique puts a great deal of strain on the user, usually causing his eyes to bleed.

The jet-black flames of the Amaterasu, said to be "the fires from hell" that are as hot as the sun, ignite at the focus of the user's vision.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 390, page 3</ref> Though the flames have been stated to be unavoidable, Amaterasu has been avoided a few times; [[Sasuke Uchiha]] managed to dodge the flames when Itachi tried focusing on him, though Itachi did not actually want to kill him and managed to hit Sasuke shortly after regardless,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 390, pages 4-5</ref> and [[A]] using his [[Lightning Release Armour]] enhanced [[Body Flicker Technique]] avoided a short-range Amaterasu launched at him by Sasuke in an instant.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 463, page 12</ref>

The flames are capable of burning through mostly anything in their path, even smothering regular fire techniques with ease. Amaterasu is said to never stop burning; even when whatever is caught by the Amaterasu is completely reduced to ash or destroyed, it can still continue burning for seven days and seven nights. It cannot be extinguished with [[water]] or any other normal methods. The only thing that the flames have failed to burn into or through is Gaara's [[Shield of Sand|chakra-infused sand]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 464, page 12</ref> However, the flames burn fairly slowly, sometimes allowing anyone struck by Amaterasu an opportunity to remove whatever clothing or body parts have been caught ablaze. [[Nagato]] was able to deflect the flames from his body using [[Shinra Tensei]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 550, page 14</ref> [[Jiraiya]] was also able to seal the flames with the [[Fire Sealing Method]].

[[Itachi Uchiha]], who used it with his right Mangekyō Sharingan, is able to quell the flames to some extent. Prior to his death, Itachi [[Transcription Seal: Amaterasu|implanted]] some of the black flames into Sasuke's eye which activates upon seeing [[Tobi]]'s Sharingan. Sasuke, after gaining his own Mangekyō Sharingan, is later able to use Amaterasu on his own. Sasuke's Amaterasu originates from his left eye however, and [[C]] indicates he is more skilled with it than Itachi; he can put out the flames with greater ease and can even manipulate the flames themselves as part of the "[[Blaze]]" element.

== Influence ==
As from the ancient Japanese myth and religion of Shintō, [[Wikipedia:Amaterasu|Amaterasu]], [[Wikipedia:Tsukuyomi|Tsukuyomi]], and [[Wikipedia:Susanoo|Susanoo]] are all gods. When [[Wikipedia:Izanagi|Izanagi]] washed his face after escaping the underworld his left eye became the Sun Goddess, Amaterasu.

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