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|ref=<ref name="Databook1">First Databook, page 171</ref>
 
|ref=<ref name="Databook1">First Databook, page 171</ref>
|image=Shadow Imitation Technique.JPG
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|image=Ep70shikamaru.png
 
|kanji=影真似の術
 
|kanji=影真似の術
 
|unnamed jutsu=No
 
|unnamed jutsu=No
 
|romaji=Kagemane no Jutsu
 
|romaji=Kagemane no Jutsu
 
|literal english=Shadow Imitation Technique
 
|literal english=Shadow Imitation Technique
|english tv=Shadow Possession Jutsu
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|english tv=Shadow Possession Jutsu, Shadow Paralysis Jutsu
|other names={{translation|Shadow Bind Technique|影縛りの術|Kageshibari no Jutsu|eng tv=Shadow Paralysis Jutsu}}, {{translation|Leaf Secret: Shadow Bind Technique|木ノ葉秘伝・影縛りの術|Konoha Hiden: Kageshibari no Jutsu|lit meaning=Tree Leaf Secret: Shadow Bind Technique}}, {{translation|''Shadow Imitation Shadow Bind''|影真似影縛り|Kagemane Kage Shibari}}
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|other names={{translation|Shadow Bind Technique|影縛りの術|Kageshibari no Jutsu|eng tv=Shadow Paralysis Jutsu}}, {{translation|Leaf Secret: Shadow Bind Technique|木ノ葉秘伝・影縛りの術|Konoha Hiden: Kageshibari no Jutsu|lit meaning=Tree Leaf Secret: Shadow Bind Technique}}
 
|jutsu classification=Hiden~Nara, Ninjutsu
 
|jutsu classification=Hiden~Nara, Ninjutsu
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|jutsu type=Yin Release
 
|jutsu class type=Supplementary
 
|jutsu class type=Supplementary
 
|jutsu range=Short, Mid
 
|jutsu range=Short, Mid
|users=Ensui Nara, Shikaku Nara, Shikamaru Nara, Kakashi Hatake~game,
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|users=Daen Nara, Ensui Nara, Kasuga Nara, Maen Nara, Shikaku Nara, Shikamaru Nara, Suzaku Nara, Kakashi Hatake~game,
 
|hand signs=Rat
 
|hand signs=Rat
 
|debut manga=55
 
|debut manga=55
 
|debut anime=33
 
|debut anime=33
 
|debut shippuden=No
 
|debut shippuden=No
|game debut=Naruto: Ultimate Ninja
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|game debut=Naruto: Ninja Council
|movie debut=Naruto the Movie 2: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
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|movie debut=Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
 
|ova debut=Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival!
 
|ova debut=Hidden Leaf Village Grand Sports Festival!
 
|jutsu media=Anime, Manga, Game, Movie
 
|jutsu media=Anime, Manga, Game, Movie
 
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The '''Shadow Imitation Technique''' allows the user to extend their shadow on any surface (even water)<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 535, page 6</ref> and as far as they want as long as there is a sufficient [[Wikipedia:Area|area]].
The '''Shadow Imitation Technique''' allows the user to extend their shadow on any surface (even water)<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 535, page 6</ref> and as far as they want as long as there is a sufficient [[Wikipedia:Area|area]]. Once it comes into contact with a target's shadow, the two merge and the target is forced to imitate the user's movements. Therefore, the two can throw [[shuriken]] at each other at the same time if the user desires that (of course, to prevent hurting themselves, the user just has to have the shuriken holster in a place where you don't normally have it, like the back, so that the opponent draws nothing when the user draws a shuriken). If the target is out of range, the user can produce a [[Flash Bomb|better light source]] to increase their shadow's size or rely on pre-existing shadows for their shadow to freely travel through.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 207, pages 17-18</ref> It's also possible to split one's shadow, either to trap more opponents at once, or to create a distraction. The shadow can also be attached to people without binding them, letting the "victim" move freely. Doing that has the purpose that the person, the shadow was attached to, makes contact with a third person, to bind the latter one with the shadow.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 523, pages 7-8</ref>
 
   
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== Advantages ==
 
Once it comes into contact with a target's shadow, the two merge and the target is forced to imitate the user's movements. Therefore, the two can throw [[shuriken]] at each other at the same time if the user desires that (of course, to prevent hurting themselves, the user just has to have the shuriken holster in a place where you don't normally have it, like the back, so that the opponent draws nothing when the user draws a shuriken). If the target is out of range, the user can produce a [[Flash Bomb|better light source]] to increase their shadow's size or rely on pre-existing shadows for their shadow to freely travel through.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 207, pages 17-18</ref> It's also possible to split one's shadow, either to trap more opponents at once, or to create a distraction.
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== Disadvantages ==
 
The major downside of the Shadow Imitation is that it is tiring to use repeatedly; [[Hidan]] notes that the ability is subject to some form of diminishing return and decreases in potency after repeated use ([[Shikamaru]] can only maintain it for 5 minutes per use).<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 336, page 7</ref> If the user is low on chakra, the performance rate of the technique also deteriorates. Insufficient lighting will make the technique less effective. A particularly strong opponent can also resist the shadow's forced imitation.
 
The major downside of the Shadow Imitation is that it is tiring to use repeatedly; [[Hidan]] notes that the ability is subject to some form of diminishing return and decreases in potency after repeated use ([[Shikamaru]] can only maintain it for 5 minutes per use).<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 336, page 7</ref> If the user is low on chakra, the performance rate of the technique also deteriorates. Insufficient lighting will make the technique less effective. A particularly strong opponent can also resist the shadow's forced imitation.
   
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
 
* It was originally created somewhere in Konoha's region as a way to capture deer for their antlers. From there, it was treated as a secret technique, and transmitted to the following generations.<ref name="Databook1"/>
 
* It was originally created somewhere in Konoha's region as a way to capture deer for their antlers. From there, it was treated as a secret technique, and transmitted to the following generations.<ref name="Databook1"/>
* [[Shikaku Nara]] calls this technique by its old name: the {{translation|Shadow Bind Technique|影縛りの術|Kageshibari no Jutsu|engtv=Shadow Paralysis Jutsu}} (exactly {{translation|"Leaf Secret: Shadow Bind Technique"|木ノ葉秘伝・影縛りの術|Konoha Hiden: Kageshibari no Jutsu|lit meaning=Tree Leaf Secret: Shadow Bind Technique}}. Shikamaru also uses this name in ''[[Naruto Shippūden 2: Bonds]]''. The old version simply paralysed the target. The imitation aspect was apparently added sometime between [[Orochimaru]]'s defection from [[Konoha]] and his later invasion of the village.
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* [[Shikaku Nara]] calls this technique by its old name: the {{translation|Shadow Bind Technique|影縛りの術|Kageshibari no Jutsu|engtv=Shadow Paralysis Jutsu}} (exactly {{translation|"Leaf Secret: Shadow Bind Technique"|木ノ葉秘伝・影縛りの術|Konoha Hiden: Kageshibari no Jutsu|lit meaning=Tree Leaf Secret: Shadow Bind Technique}}. Shikamaru also uses this name in ''[[Naruto Shippūden the Movie: Bonds]]''. The old version simply paralysed the target. The imitation aspect was apparently added sometime between [[Orochimaru]]'s defection from [[Konoha]] and his later invasion of the village.
* [[Ensui]] initially referred to this technique as the {{translation|''Shadow Imitation Shadow Bind''|影真似影縛り|Kagemane Kage Shibari}}<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 523, page 7</ref> but later refers to it simply as "Kagemane".
 
 
* It does not appear to affect the opponent's face, allowing them freedom of speech, thus this technique can be used for interrogation purposes.
 
* It does not appear to affect the opponent's face, allowing them freedom of speech, thus this technique can be used for interrogation purposes.
 
* In the ''[[Naruto: Clash of Ninja (series)|Naruto: Clash of Ninja]]'' series, Kakashi can perform this technique by copying it with his Sharingan.
 
* In the ''[[Naruto: Clash of Ninja (series)|Naruto: Clash of Ninja]]'' series, Kakashi can perform this technique by copying it with his Sharingan.
 
* In ''[[Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2]]'', using this technique on multiple opponents at once gives it the name Eight Way Shadow Imitation Technique.
 
* In ''[[Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2]]'', using this technique on multiple opponents at once gives it the name Eight Way Shadow Imitation Technique.
 
* The user of the technique has been shown to move the same way as the target if they are moved.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 96, page 19</ref>
 
* The user of the technique has been shown to move the same way as the target if they are moved.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 96, page 19</ref>
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* An error occurs when Shikamaru leads Hidan through a wooded area, but doesn't cause the technique to be cancelled due to a lack of a shadow here.
   
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 19:37, 18 November 2014

The Shadow Imitation Technique allows the user to extend their shadow on any surface (even water)[2] and as far as they want as long as there is a sufficient area.

Advantages

Once it comes into contact with a target's shadow, the two merge and the target is forced to imitate the user's movements. Therefore, the two can throw shuriken at each other at the same time if the user desires that (of course, to prevent hurting themselves, the user just has to have the shuriken holster in a place where you don't normally have it, like the back, so that the opponent draws nothing when the user draws a shuriken). If the target is out of range, the user can produce a better light source to increase their shadow's size or rely on pre-existing shadows for their shadow to freely travel through.[3] It's also possible to split one's shadow, either to trap more opponents at once, or to create a distraction.

Disadvantages

The major downside of the Shadow Imitation is that it is tiring to use repeatedly; Hidan notes that the ability is subject to some form of diminishing return and decreases in potency after repeated use (Shikamaru can only maintain it for 5 minutes per use).[4] If the user is low on chakra, the performance rate of the technique also deteriorates. Insufficient lighting will make the technique less effective. A particularly strong opponent can also resist the shadow's forced imitation.

Trivia

  • It was originally created somewhere in Konoha's region as a way to capture deer for their antlers. From there, it was treated as a secret technique, and transmitted to the following generations.[1]
  • Shikaku Nara calls this technique by its old name: the Shadow Bind Technique (影縛りの術, Kageshibari no Jutsu, English TV: Shadow Paralysis Jutsu) (exactly "Leaf Secret: Shadow Bind Technique" (木ノ葉秘伝・影縛りの術, Konoha Hiden: Kageshibari no Jutsu, literally meaning: Tree Leaf Secret: Shadow Bind Technique). Shikamaru also uses this name in Naruto Shippūden the Movie: Bonds. The old version simply paralysed the target. The imitation aspect was apparently added sometime between Orochimaru's defection from Konoha and his later invasion of the village.
  • It does not appear to affect the opponent's face, allowing them freedom of speech, thus this technique can be used for interrogation purposes.
  • In the Naruto: Clash of Ninja series, Kakashi can perform this technique by copying it with his Sharingan.
  • In Naruto: Path of the Ninja 2, using this technique on multiple opponents at once gives it the name Eight Way Shadow Imitation Technique.
  • The user of the technique has been shown to move the same way as the target if they are moved.[5]
  • An error occurs when Shikamaru leads Hidan through a wooded area, but doesn't cause the technique to be cancelled due to a lack of a shadow here.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 First Databook, page 171
  2. Naruto chapter 535, page 6
  3. Naruto chapter 207, pages 17-18
  4. Naruto chapter 336, page 7
  5. Naruto chapter 96, page 19