Ephemeral
Name
Kanji	泡沫
Rōmaji	Utakata
English TV	Genjutsu: Crow Ephemera
Games	Genjutsu: Bubbles
Debut
Manga	Chapter #258
Anime	Naruto Shippūden Episode #13
Game	Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EX
Appears in	Anime, Manga and Game
Data
Classification	Genjutsu
Class	Supplementary
Range	Short-range
Derived jutsu Dusk Crow Genjutsu
Users Itachi Uchiha

Itachi seemingly activates this technique by simply pointing at his target. When the technique was used on Naruto Uzumaki, crows flocked from Itachi and turned into shuriken that bombarded him, and then attempted to put him to sleep. When he resisted the sleep command, Naruto then experienced the sensation of his body parts turning into his closest friends who then tortured him psychologically.

Trivia

• This genjutsu is never named in the anime, manga, or manga databooks. It is instead given a name in Naruto Shippūden: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! EX. These video game variations only consist of the damage caused by the crow-turned-shuriken.
• In Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja 4, this technique is called "Genjutsu: Bubbles". This may be an allusion to the impermanence of bubbles and "Ephemeral" literally meaning something akin to "for a moment" or a short while.