* The technique's name is a pun, similar to certain techniques of [[Kumogakure]] ninja, in which it has an [[Wikipedia:Gairaigo|English name with a given kanji that somewhat match the pronunciation]].
* The technique's name is a pun, similar to certain techniques of [[Kumogakure]] ninja, in which it has an [[Wikipedia:Gairaigo|English name with a given kanji that somewhat match the pronunciation]].
* The light blue flames seen in this technique are likely a reference to the "Will-o-Wisp," as the {{translation|"Dark"|冥|kurai}} in {{translation|"Dark Release"|冥遁|Meiton}} means 'gloomy; ghostly; night; underworld'.
* The light blue flames seen in this technique are likely a reference to the "Will-o-Wisp," as the {{translation|"Dark"|冥|kurai}} in {{translation|"Dark Release"|冥遁|Meiton}} means 'gloomy; ghostly; night; underworld'.
Hiruko converts the chakra absorbed from the Dark Release: Inhaling Maw technique into light blue flames, turning it back on his enemies with amplified strength to blow them away. The flames are expelled through the lower square of the mark in Hiruko's left hand.
The light blue flames seen in this technique are likely a reference to the "Will-o-Wisp," as the "Dark" (冥, kurai) in "Dark Release" (冥遁, Meiton) means 'gloomy; ghostly; night; underworld'.