Summoning: Rashōmon[1]
Name
Kanji	口寄せ・羅生門
Rōmaji	Kuchiyose: Rashōmon
Literal English	Summoning: Rashōmon
English TV	Summoning Jutsu: Rashomon
Debut
Manga	Chapter #204
Anime	Naruto Episode #120
Game	Naruto: Gekitō Ninja Taisen! 4
Appears in	Anime, Manga and Game
Data
Classification	Ninjutsu, Space–Time Ninjutsu
Rank	B-rank
Class	Defensive
Hand seals	Snake
Other jutsu
Parent jutsu	Summoning Technique
Derived jutsu Summoning: Quintuple Rashōmon Summoning: Triple Rashōmon Sound Four: Summoning: Four Beasts Encirclement Formation
Users Hashirama Senju (Manga only) Orochimaru Sakon and Ukon

Shut tightly, this menacing gate when summoned provides a tremendous defence for its summoner and is able to completely intercept an opponent's physical attack. According to Sakon and Ukon, this technique boasts an ultimate defence and the fact that Kiba Inuzuka and Akamaru managed to dent it was no small feat. In the anime, this gate also possesses offensive capabilities, able to launch a giant swarm of blades at the opponent, though the gates themselves are vulnerable to attacks that cripple their base, causing them to collapse.^[2]

Trivia Edit

• The summoned Rashōmon is based off the main gate of old Kyōto with the demonic face inspired by the legend that Kyōto's Rashōmon was the home of an oni named Ibaraki-dōji.
• This technique is used offensively in the video games, summoning the gate directly beneath the target. Some versions open and drop the target into another dimension.
• When Sakon and Ukon first summoned it, they claimed that it was Orochimaru's strongest defence.

References Edit

1. ↑ Second Databook, page 213
2. ↑ Naruto: Shippūden episode 305