Dead Soul Technique[1]
Name
Kanji	死魂の術
Rōmaji	Shikon no Jutsu
Literal English	Dead Soul Technique
English TV	Dead Soul Jutsu
Debut
Manga	Chapter #89
Anime	Naruto Episode #51
Game	Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3
Appears in	Anime, Manga and Game
Data
Classification	Ninjutsu
Rank	B-rank
Class	Supplementary
Range	Short to Mid range
Derived jutsu
Users Kabuto Yakushi

Using this technique, a person can temporarily reanimate a corpse, creating the illusion of a living person, and manoeuvre it at will with chakra. This is achieved by causing the heart to beat once more. The reanimated corpse can serve as either a short-time ally or an effective decoy. The said corpse can also use techniques. The traces of surgery can also be erased with chakra, because of which there's no difference, at first glance, with a live person. Kabuto adds plastic surgery to this, altering the corpse's face, and goes even further by erasing its bodily odour, so that the smell doesn't give him away, thus creating an effective body double for himself.

References

1. ↑ First Databook, page 189