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|jutsu class type=Offensive, Defensive
 
|jutsu class type=Offensive, Defensive
 
|jutsu range=Short, Mid, Long
 
|jutsu range=Short, Mid, Long
|users=Itachi Uchiha, Madara Uchiha, Sasuke Uchiha, Indra Ōtsutsuki~manga, Kakashi Hatake~manga, Shisui Uchiha~anime
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|debut anime=138
 
|debut anime=138
 
|debut shippuden=Yes
 
|debut shippuden=Yes
 
|game debut=Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3
 
|game debut=Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3
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|movie debut=Boruto: Naruto the Movie
 
|ova debut=[[Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations#Anime Cutscenes|Naruto Shippūden: UNSG anime cutscenes]]
 
|ova debut=[[Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations#Anime Cutscenes|Naruto Shippūden: UNSG anime cutscenes]]
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'''Susanoo''' is a gigantic, humanoid being made of the user's [[chakra]] that surrounds them and fights on their behalf. It is the strongest ability available to those who have the [[Mangekyō Sharingan]], and in fact is the rarest to achieve.<ref>Chapter 467, page 9</ref> The [[Sha no Sho|third databook]] states that the user must first unlock [[Tsukuyomi]] and [[Amaterasu]] before they can gain Susanoo,<ref name="d3" /> but this was merely the case for [[Itachi Uchiha]]. The only actual requirement is that they attain {{translation|"Double Mangekyō"|ダブル万華鏡|Daburu Mangekyō}}.<ref>Chapter 464, page 16</ref>
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'''Susanoo''' is a gigantic, humanoid being made of the user's [[chakra]] that surrounds them and fights on their behalf. It is the strongest ability available to those who have the [[Mangekyō Sharingan]], and in fact is the rarest to achieve.<ref>Chapter 467, page 9</ref> In order to use this ability, the wielder must have awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan in both eyes.<ref>Chapter 464, page 16</ref>
   
 
== Attributes ==
 
== Attributes ==
 
When activated, Susanoo forms around the user and becomes an extension of their will, acting and attacking on their behalf. By default, Susanoo is anchored to its user and they to it: in its less developed forms it will move around with the user; in its more completed forms the user will be suspended within Susanoo, being brought with it as it moves around.<ref>Chapter 589, page 2</ref> This connection allows Susanoo to shield against physical attacks, one that becomes more difficult to penetrate as it is manifested more fully. If it is damaged, Susanoo does not regenerate and it can only be repaired either by advancing it to the next developmental stage or by dispersing it and then forming it anew.
 
When activated, Susanoo forms around the user and becomes an extension of their will, acting and attacking on their behalf. By default, Susanoo is anchored to its user and they to it: in its less developed forms it will move around with the user; in its more completed forms the user will be suspended within Susanoo, being brought with it as it moves around.<ref>Chapter 589, page 2</ref> This connection allows Susanoo to shield against physical attacks, one that becomes more difficult to penetrate as it is manifested more fully. If it is damaged, Susanoo does not regenerate and it can only be repaired either by advancing it to the next developmental stage or by dispersing it and then forming it anew.
   
Although Susanoo is quite effective as a defense, it is able to discriminate about what it blocks. For example, the user can still perform [[jutsu]] while within Susanoo and the attacks will pass through it without complication.<ref>Chapter 477, page 6</ref> Others can be brought within Susanoo with the user's permission,<ref>Chapter 647, page 14</ref> and users can likewise choose to leave Susanoo's protective envelope.<ref>Chapter 552, pages 1-2</ref> The latter property can be used against the user, as if an opponent can bypass Susanoo however slightly and latch onto them, they can be pulled out of Susanoo.<ref>Chapter 560, pages 12-13</ref> Susanoo is also only able to defend against physical attacks, so they are still vulnerable to [[Sage Art: White Rage Technique|visual]]<ref>Chapter 580, pages 3-4</ref> or [[Demonic Flute: Phantom Sound Chains|auditory]] attacks.<ref>Chapter 585, pages 8-9</ref>
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Although Susanoo is quite effective as a defence, it is able to distinguish in what it blocks. For example, the user can still perform [[jutsu]] while within Susanoo and the attacks will pass through it without complications.<ref>Chapter 477, page 6</ref> Others can be brought within Susanoo with the user's permission,<ref>Chapter 647, page 14</ref> and users can likewise choose to leave Susanoo's protective envelope.<ref>Chapter 552, pages 1-2</ref> The latter property can be used against the user, as if an opponent can bypass Susanoo, however slightly and latch onto them, they can be pulled out of Susanoo.<ref>Chapter 560, pages 12-13</ref> Susanoo is also only able to defend against physical attacks, so they are still vulnerable to [[Sage Art: White Rage Technique|visual]]<ref>Chapter 580, pages 3-4</ref> or [[Demonic Flute: Phantom Sound Chains|auditory]] attacks.<ref>Chapter 585, pages 8-9</ref>
   
 
So long as it is active, Susanoo draws on the user's chakra in large amounts. [[Sasuke Uchiha]] describes the sensation of using Susanoo as feeling pain in every cell in his body, which only increases over time and at higher developmental stages.<ref>Chapter 466, page 5</ref> Being a Mangekyō Sharingan-based ability, it also places a strain on the user's eyes the more it is used. However, it is not actually necessary for one's Mangekyō Sharingan to be active while using Susanoo;<ref>Chapter 392</ref> in fact, [[Madara Uchiha]] is able to use it without any eyes at all.<ref>Chapter 658, page 10</ref>
 
So long as it is active, Susanoo draws on the user's chakra in large amounts. [[Sasuke Uchiha]] describes the sensation of using Susanoo as feeling pain in every cell in his body, which only increases over time and at higher developmental stages.<ref>Chapter 466, page 5</ref> Being a Mangekyō Sharingan-based ability, it also places a strain on the user's eyes the more it is used. However, it is not actually necessary for one's Mangekyō Sharingan to be active while using Susanoo;<ref>Chapter 392</ref> in fact, [[Madara Uchiha]] is able to use it without any eyes at all.<ref>Chapter 658, page 10</ref>
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== Development ==
 
== Development ==
 
[[File:Itachi Saves Naruto and B.png|thumb|Itachi's skeletal Susanoo.]]
 
[[File:Itachi Saves Naruto and B.png|thumb|Itachi's skeletal Susanoo.]]
As seen with Sasuke's learning how to use it, Susanoo has several developmental stages. Practiced users go through all the stages every time they manifest it, layering more advanced stages over earlier ones or stripping them away as is needed; they can choose to stop at any developmental stage along the way if they choose to. At its simplest level, users only manifest aspects of Susanoo's skeletal structure, such as a ribcage for basic defense<ref>Chapter 463, page 6</ref> or an arm for interacting with the surroundings.<ref>Chapter 476, pages 13-14</ref> Once a full skeleton is made, musculature and, later, skin forms until finally a complete humanoid is shaped. In these early stages, typically only the upper half of Susanoo is materialized, with legs becoming common once it reaches its full humanoid form.
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As seen with Sasuke's learning how to use it, Susanoo has several developmental stages. Practised users go through all the stages every time they manifest it, layering more advanced stages over earlier ones or stripping them away as is needed; they can choose to stop at any developmental stage along the way if they choose to. At its simplest level, users only manifest aspects of Susanoo's skeletal structure, such as a ribcage for basic defence<ref>Chapter 463, page 6</ref> or an arm for interacting with the surroundings.<ref>Chapter 476, pages 13-14</ref> Once a full skeleton is made, musculature and, later, skin forms until finally a complete humanoid is shaped. In these early stages, typically only the upper half of Susanoo is materialised, with legs becoming common once it reaches its full humanoid form.
   
 
In its next stage, armour starts to be created around the humanoid, causing it to resemble a [[Wikipedia:Yamabushi|yamabushi]]. In its final stage, users stabilise the chakra that comprises Susanoo to create a colossal form known as the {{translation|'''Complete Body — Susanoo'''|完成体 須佐能乎|Kanseitai — Susanoo|viz=Perfect Susanoo}}.<ref name="d4">Fourth Databook, page 245</ref> In this state, Susanoo gains a [[Wikipedia:Tengu|tengu]]-like nose, wings for flight, and is clad with robes and ornate armour. Its large sizes makes its attacks much more destructive. Users can [[Majestic Attire: Susanoo|shape]] this Complete Body form around the [[Nine-Tails]], improving its offensive and defensive capabilities.
 
In its next stage, armour starts to be created around the humanoid, causing it to resemble a [[Wikipedia:Yamabushi|yamabushi]]. In its final stage, users stabilise the chakra that comprises Susanoo to create a colossal form known as the {{translation|'''Complete Body — Susanoo'''|完成体 須佐能乎|Kanseitai — Susanoo|viz=Perfect Susanoo}}.<ref name="d4">Fourth Databook, page 245</ref> In this state, Susanoo gains a [[Wikipedia:Tengu|tengu]]-like nose, wings for flight, and is clad with robes and ornate armour. Its large sizes makes its attacks much more destructive. Users can [[Majestic Attire: Susanoo|shape]] this Complete Body form around the [[Nine-Tails]], improving its offensive and defensive capabilities.
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== Versions ==
 
== Versions ==
Susanoo differs between users, varying in terms of color, armor design, and weaponry used. Some features are consistent however, such as having two sets of arms - one of which can change to wings as part of its Complete Body form - and six fingers on each of its hands. All Susanoo wield at least one sword, though the type of sword varies.
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Susanoo differs between users, varying in terms of color, armour design, and weaponry used. Some features are consistent however, such as having two sets of arms - one of which can change to wings as part of its Complete Body form - and six fingers on each of its hands. All Susanoo wield at least one sword, though the type of sword varies.
   
 
=== Itachi Uchiha ===
 
=== Itachi Uchiha ===
 
[[Itachi Uchiha]]'s Susanoo is yellow in the manga;<ref>[[Naruto vs. Itachi!! (volume)|Volume 58]] cover</ref> in the anime, its skeletal and armoured forms are red and its humanoid form is orange.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 138</ref> In its humanoid form, its face is framed by locks of hair, with an appendage on its chin reminiscent of a [[Wikipedia:Pharaoh|Pharaoh]]'s false beard. When its armour is formed, Itachi's Susanoo resembles a long-nosed tengu and it wears a pair of magatama earrings.
 
[[Itachi Uchiha]]'s Susanoo is yellow in the manga;<ref>[[Naruto vs. Itachi!! (volume)|Volume 58]] cover</ref> in the anime, its skeletal and armoured forms are red and its humanoid form is orange.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 138</ref> In its humanoid form, its face is framed by locks of hair, with an appendage on its chin reminiscent of a [[Wikipedia:Pharaoh|Pharaoh]]'s false beard. When its armour is formed, Itachi's Susanoo resembles a long-nosed tengu and it wears a pair of magatama earrings.
   
Itachi's Susanoo possesses a curved blade that resembles a dagger or [[tantō]].<ref>Chapter 585, pages 14-15</ref> He rarely uses this, however, preferring his [[Sword of Totsuka]], wielded in its primary right hand and sheathed in a sake jar held by its second right hand. The Sword of Totsuka is an ethereal weapon with an enchanted blade that, in additiona to standard cutting, can [[seal]] anyone it pierces, trapping them in a [[genjutsu]]-like "world of drunken dreams" for all eternity. In its primary left hand, Itachi's Susanoo wields the [[Yata Mirror]], a shield that can change its [[nature]] depending on the attack it receives, thus nullifying it. According to [[Black Zetsu]], the simultaneous use of the Sword of Totsuka and the Yata Mirror made Itachi essentially invincible.<ref name="d3" /> For long-range attacks, Itachi can use Susanoo to perform [[Yasaka Magatama]].<ref>Chapter 551, page 12</ref>
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Itachi's Susanoo possesses a curved blade that resembles a dagger or [[tantō]].<ref>Chapter 585, pages 14-15</ref> He rarely uses this, however, preferring his [[Sword of Totsuka]], wielded in its primary right hand and sheathed in a sake jar held by its second right hand. The Sword of Totsuka is an ethereal weapon with an enchanted blade that, in addition to standard cutting, can [[seal]] anyone it pierces, trapping them in a [[genjutsu]]-like "world of drunken dreams" for all eternity. In its primary left hand, Itachi's Susanoo wields the [[Yata Mirror]], a shield that can change its [[nature]] depending on the attack it receives, thus nullifying it. According to [[Black Zetsu]], the simultaneous use of the Sword of Totsuka and the Yata Mirror made Itachi essentially invincible.<ref name="d3" /> For long-range attacks, Itachi can use Susanoo to perform [[Yasaka Magatama]].<ref>Chapter 551, page 12</ref>
   
 
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[[Sasuke Uchiha]]'s Susanoo was initially depicted as a dark shade of blue in the manga,<ref>[[Sasuke vs. Danzō…!! (volume)|Volume 51]] cover</ref> though it is purple in all other medias. Because Sasuke's development has often been marked by intense feelings of hatred, his Susanoo is noted to be much darker in composition compared to Itachi's.<ref>Chapter 464, page 17</ref> Whereas Itachi's Susanoo appears relatively "normal", Sasuke's possesses demonic horns, a long appendage on its chin, and a malevolent grin. Its armoured form initially appears largely the same as Itachi's save for having jagged teeth around its hood.<ref name="chpt484pg9">Chapter 484, page 9</ref> After Sasuke gains the [[Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan]], however, its appearance changes, the armour's mouth taking on a beak-like shape and generally becoming ghastly-looking.<ref name="ch553">Chapter 553, pages 15-17</ref>
 
[[Sasuke Uchiha]]'s Susanoo was initially depicted as a dark shade of blue in the manga,<ref>[[Sasuke vs. Danzō…!! (volume)|Volume 51]] cover</ref> though it is purple in all other medias. Because Sasuke's development has often been marked by intense feelings of hatred, his Susanoo is noted to be much darker in composition compared to Itachi's.<ref>Chapter 464, page 17</ref> Whereas Itachi's Susanoo appears relatively "normal", Sasuke's possesses demonic horns, a long appendage on its chin, and a malevolent grin. Its armoured form initially appears largely the same as Itachi's save for having jagged teeth around its hood.<ref name="chpt484pg9">Chapter 484, page 9</ref> After Sasuke gains the [[Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan]], however, its appearance changes, the armour's mouth taking on a beak-like shape and generally becoming ghastly-looking.<ref name="ch553">Chapter 553, pages 15-17</ref>
   
In its Complete Body form, Sasuke's Susanoo has a helmet that features a long tengu nose, two spikes over each eye, a slit stretching across its mouth, three gaps on each of its cheeks and one additional gap on its chin. Because of his [[Rinnegan]], Sasuke can use the wings of his Complete Body Susanoo to block out the light of the [[Infinite Tsukuyomi]].<ref>Chapter 677, page 14</ref> When drawing on the power of the [[tailed beasts]], the armour of the Complete Body form is reduced somewhat, exposing the humanoid within. Sasuke is able to perform his [[Chidori]] through this enhanced Complete Body Susanoo.<ref>Chapter 695, page 13</ref>
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In its Complete Body form, Sasuke's Susanoo has a helmet that features a long tengu nose, two spikes over each eye, a slit stretching across its mouth, three gaps on each of its cheeks and one additional gap on its chin. Because of his [[Rinnegan]], Sasuke can use the wings of his Complete Body Susanoo to block out the light of the [[Infinite Tsukuyomi]].<ref>Chapter 677, page 14</ref> When drawing on the power of the [[tailed beasts]], the armour of the Complete Body form is reduced somewhat, exposing the humanoid within. Sasuke is able to perform his [[Chidori]] through this enhanced Complete Body Susanoo.<ref>Chapter 695, page 13</ref>
   
Sasuke's Susanoo has a blade in all its forms: a [[Wikipedia:Sabre|sabre]] in its developmental forms;<ref>Chapter 465, pages 1-3</ref> an [[Wikipedia:Nodachi|Ōdachi]] in its humanoid form, wielded with its second right hand;<ref>Chapter 648, page 2</ref> a pair of katana in its Complete Body form.<ref>Chapter 676, page 14</ref> Its primary weapon, though, is a [[Wikipedia:Bow and arrow|bow]], manifested on the wrist of its left arm; the bow can double as a shield, a function that becomes more visually apparent in its armoured form.<ref name="chpt484pg9" /> Arrows are drawn from an orb held by its primary right hand and can be fired very quickly, such that only [[Kabuto Yakushi]], while utilising [[Sage Mode]], has been able to avoid one.<ref>Chapter 579, page 14</ref> The arrow's properties can be augmented, either with [[Blaze Release: Susanoo Kagutsuchi|black flames]] in its aromoured form<ref>Chapter 634, page 10</ref> or [[Indra's Arrow|lightning]] in its Complete Body state.<ref>Chapter 696, page 15</ref>
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Sasuke's Susanoo has a blade in all its forms: a [[Wikipedia:Sabre|sabre]] in its developmental forms;<ref>Chapter 465, pages 1-3</ref> an [[Wikipedia:Nodachi|Ōdachi]] in its humanoid form, wielded with its second right hand;<ref>Chapter 648, page 2</ref> a pair of katana in its Complete Body form.<ref>Chapter 676, page 14</ref> Its primary weapon, though, is a [[Wikipedia:Bow and arrow|bow]], manifested on the wrist of its left arm; the bow can double as a shield, a function that becomes more visually apparent in its armoured form.<ref name="chpt484pg9" /> Arrows are drawn from an orb held by its primary right hand and can be fired very quickly, such that only [[Kabuto Yakushi]], while utilising [[Sage Mode]], has been able to avoid one.<ref>Chapter 579, page 14</ref> The arrow's properties can be augmented, either with [[Blaze Release: Susanoo Kagutsuchi|black flames]] in its armoured form<ref>Chapter 634, page 10</ref> or [[Indra's Arrow|lightning]] in its Complete Body state.<ref>Chapter 696, page 15</ref>
   
 
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=== Madara Uchiha ===
 
=== Madara Uchiha ===
[[Madara Uchiha]]'s Susanoo is blue in colour.<ref>[[Crack (volume)|Volume 62]] cover</ref> His Susanoo is made up of two entirely different sides that are conjoined along their spine, both of which have a distinct face: the front face has elongated [[Wikipedia:Canine tooth|canine teeth]] in its lower jaw bracket and two tusks growing from said jaw, while the back face has similarly elongated canine teeth in its upper jaw bracket and a single horn protruding from its forehead. Int its armoured form, the usual tengu-like armour splits from its forehead down, revealing Susanoo's eyes while obscuring the rest of its face. Curiously, his armoured Susanoo appears to always form the Tiger hand seal with its front hands.<ref>Chapter 588, page 17</ref><ref>Chapter 620, page 17</ref> In its Complete Body form, its head gains a long tengu nose and two lines running down from its mouth to its chin area, as well as hair which is tied up at the sides.
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[[Madara Uchiha]]'s Susanoo is blue in colour.<ref>[[Crack (volume)|Volume 62]] cover</ref> His Susanoo is made up of two entirely different sides that are conjoined along their spine, both of which have a distinct face: the front face has elongated [[Wikipedia:Canine tooth|canine teeth]] in its lower jaw bracket and two tusks growing from said jaw, while the back face has similarly elongated canine teeth in its upper jaw bracket and a single horn protruding from its forehead. In its armoured form, the usual tengu-like armour splits from its forehead down, revealing Susanoo's eyes while obscuring the rest of its face. Curiously, his armoured Susanoo appears to always form the Tiger hand seal with its front hands.<ref>Chapter 588, page 17</ref><ref>Chapter 620, page 17</ref> In its Complete Body form, its head gains a long tengu nose and two lines running down from its mouth to its chin area, as well as hair which is tied up at the sides.
   
 
Madara's Susanoo wields distinct, undulating blades that resemble [[Wikipedia:Kris|kris]], held in the right hand of each side. He is able to throw the blades as guided projectiles.<ref>Chapter 577, page 12</ref> In the anime, Madara was able to manifest swords in all four of Susanoo's arms; the blades left traces of blue, fire-like chakra in the ground after impacting and could unleash shockwaves capable of obliterating numerous shinobi in a single strike.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 322</ref> In its Complete Body form, the swords more closely resemble traditional katana, complete with sheaths held in the secondary arms. These swords can cut through mountains across great distances.<ref>Chapter 589, pages 4-5</ref> For long-range attacks, Madara can use Susanoo to perform [[Yasaka Magatama]].<ref>Chapter 563, page 9</ref>
 
Madara's Susanoo wields distinct, undulating blades that resemble [[Wikipedia:Kris|kris]], held in the right hand of each side. He is able to throw the blades as guided projectiles.<ref>Chapter 577, page 12</ref> In the anime, Madara was able to manifest swords in all four of Susanoo's arms; the blades left traces of blue, fire-like chakra in the ground after impacting and could unleash shockwaves capable of obliterating numerous shinobi in a single strike.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 322</ref> In its Complete Body form, the swords more closely resemble traditional katana, complete with sheaths held in the secondary arms. These swords can cut through mountains across great distances.<ref>Chapter 589, pages 4-5</ref> For long-range attacks, Madara can use Susanoo to perform [[Yasaka Magatama]].<ref>Chapter 563, page 9</ref>
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=== Indra Ōtsutsuki ===
 
=== Indra Ōtsutsuki ===
[[File:Indra susanoo.PNG|thumb|Indra's Complete Body — Susanoo]]
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[[File:Indra's Susanoo.png|thumb|Indra's Complete Body — Susanoo]]
[[Indra Ōtsutsuki]]'s Susanoo has only been seen in a Complete Body form. In said form, it has accentuated eye-holes, a long tengu nose, a spike over each eye, a slit across its mouth and three gaps on each of its cheeks.<ref name="ch670">Chapter 670, pages 16-17</ref>
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[[Indra Ōtsutsuki]]'s Susanoo is purple in colour.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 420</ref> It has only been seen in a Complete Body form. In said form, it has accentuated eye-holes, a long tengu nose, a spike over each eye, a slit across its mouth and three gaps on each of its cheeks.<ref name="ch670">Chapter 670, pages 16-17</ref>
 
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=== Kakashi Hatake ===
 
=== Kakashi Hatake ===
 
[[File:Kakashi Susanoo.png|thumb|left|Kakashi's Complete Body — Susanoo.]]
 
[[File:Kakashi Susanoo.png|thumb|left|Kakashi's Complete Body — Susanoo.]]
The Susanoo used by [[Kakashi Hatake]] has only been seen in a Complete Body form. It had the characteristic tengu nose, a [[forehead protector]]-like plating on its head, two locks of hair falling on either side of its face, a hole in its chin, and a vertical mark extending across its left eye, similar to Kakashi's own signature scar. It wields a katana,<ref>Chapter 689, page 8</ref> but its most notable weaponry are the Mangekyō-shaped shruiken that can [[Kamui Shuriken|warp away targets]] on contact.<ref>Chapter 689, pages 1-2</ref>
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[[Kakashi Hatake]]'s Susanoo is blue in colour. The Susanoo he uses has only been seen in a Complete Body form. It had the characteristic tengu nose, a [[forehead protector]]-like plating on its head, two locks of hair falling on either side of its face, a hole in its chin, and a vertical mark extending across its left eye, similar to Kakashi's own signature scar. It wields a katana,<ref>Chapter 689, page 8</ref> but its most notable weaponry are the Mangekyō-shaped shuriken that can [[Kamui Shuriken|warp away targets]] on contact.<ref>Chapter 689, pages 1-2</ref>
 
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=== Shisui Uchiha ===
 
=== Shisui Uchiha ===
 
[[File:Shisui anime Susanoo.png|thumb|Shisui's humanoid Susanoo.]]
 
[[File:Shisui anime Susanoo.png|thumb|Shisui's humanoid Susanoo.]]
In the [[Ninja Escapades]] special included with ''[[Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution]]'', [[Shisui Uchiha]] can use a green Susanoo. It has blade-like appendages on its shoulders, the side of its face, and along its forearms. Its right arm wields a drill-like lance that can be used in unison with Shisui can coat with [[fire]] to create a vortex of flames. It is also able to unleash a [[Susanoo: Tsukumo|barrage of chakra needles]].
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In the [[Ninja Escapades]] special included with ''[[Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution]]'', [[Shisui Uchiha]] can use a green Susanoo, even after [[Danzō]] stole his right eye. It has blade-like appendages on its shoulders, the side of its face, and along its forearms. Its right arm wields a drill-like lance that Shisui can coat with [[fire]] to create a vortex of flames. It is also able to unleash a [[Susanoo: Tsukumo|barrage of chakra needles]].
 
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* In the anime, the armoured form of Sasuke's Susanoo had a few minor changes: it had straight teeth and was shown wielding a gourd in its secondary right hand instead of an orb, and in its left hand a shield akin to the [[Yata Mirror]], making it nearly identical to Itachi's armoured Susanoo.
 
* In the anime, the armoured form of Sasuke's Susanoo had a few minor changes: it had straight teeth and was shown wielding a gourd in its secondary right hand instead of an orb, and in its left hand a shield akin to the [[Yata Mirror]], making it nearly identical to Itachi's armoured Susanoo.
 
** Rather than a sword made of black flames, the anime rendition of Sasuke's Susanoo instead wields a sword which is capable of igniting those it pierces.
 
** Rather than a sword made of black flames, the anime rendition of Sasuke's Susanoo instead wields a sword which is capable of igniting those it pierces.
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* The [[Sha no Sho|third databook]] states that the user must first unlock [[Tsukuyomi]] and [[Amaterasu]] before they can gain Susanoo.<ref name="d3" /> Though generalised, this was only the case for Itachi.
 
* Prior to the completion of Sasuke's Susanoo, Sasuke's humanoid Susanoo was glimpsed as a shadowy figure in a [[Genjutsu: Sharingan|genjutsu]] he used.<ref>Chapter 462, page 6</ref>
 
* Prior to the completion of Sasuke's Susanoo, Sasuke's humanoid Susanoo was glimpsed as a shadowy figure in a [[Genjutsu: Sharingan|genjutsu]] he used.<ref>Chapter 462, page 6</ref>
 
* Sasuke's humanoid Susanoo bears a great resemblance to [[Wikipedia:Brave Raideen|Raideen the Brave]], one of a number of [[Wikipedia:Yoshiyuki Tomino|Yoshiyuki Tomino]] references in the series (another being the ''[[Wikipedia:Mobile Suit Gundam|Gundam]]''-derived names of [[Kakuzu]]'s techniques).
 
* Sasuke's humanoid Susanoo bears a great resemblance to [[Wikipedia:Brave Raideen|Raideen the Brave]], one of a number of [[Wikipedia:Yoshiyuki Tomino|Yoshiyuki Tomino]] references in the series (another being the ''[[Wikipedia:Mobile Suit Gundam|Gundam]]''-derived names of [[Kakuzu]]'s techniques).
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* In ''[[Ultimate Ninja Storm 3]]'', Madara's Susanoo's swords are capable of spinning, giving them a drill-like ability.
 
* In ''[[Ultimate Ninja Storm 3]]'', Madara's Susanoo's swords are capable of spinning, giving them a drill-like ability.
 
* Despite Madara, Indra, Sasuke and Kakashi all being shown to manifest a stabilised Susanoo in the manga, only Madara is listed as a user of the Complete Body — Susanoo in the [[Jin no Sho|fourth databook]].<ref name="d4"/>
 
* Despite Madara, Indra, Sasuke and Kakashi all being shown to manifest a stabilised Susanoo in the manga, only Madara is listed as a user of the Complete Body — Susanoo in the [[Jin no Sho|fourth databook]].<ref name="d4"/>
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* In a screenshot from ''[[Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4]]'', Madara's Limbo clones are shown using Susanoo.
   
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

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This article is about the ninjutsu. For the chapter, see Susanoo…!!.

Susanoo is a gigantic, humanoid being made of the user's chakra that surrounds them and fights on their behalf. It is the strongest ability available to those who have the Mangekyō Sharingan, and in fact is the rarest to achieve.[2] In order to use this ability, the wielder must have awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan in both eyes.[3]

Attributes

When activated, Susanoo forms around the user and becomes an extension of their will, acting and attacking on their behalf. By default, Susanoo is anchored to its user and they to it: in its less developed forms it will move around with the user; in its more completed forms the user will be suspended within Susanoo, being brought with it as it moves around.[4] This connection allows Susanoo to shield against physical attacks, one that becomes more difficult to penetrate as it is manifested more fully. If it is damaged, Susanoo does not regenerate and it can only be repaired either by advancing it to the next developmental stage or by dispersing it and then forming it anew.

Although Susanoo is quite effective as a defence, it is able to distinguish in what it blocks. For example, the user can still perform jutsu while within Susanoo and the attacks will pass through it without complications.[5] Others can be brought within Susanoo with the user's permission,[6] and users can likewise choose to leave Susanoo's protective envelope.[7] The latter property can be used against the user, as if an opponent can bypass Susanoo, however slightly and latch onto them, they can be pulled out of Susanoo.[8] Susanoo is also only able to defend against physical attacks, so they are still vulnerable to visual[9] or auditory attacks.[10]

So long as it is active, Susanoo draws on the user's chakra in large amounts. Sasuke Uchiha describes the sensation of using Susanoo as feeling pain in every cell in his body, which only increases over time and at higher developmental stages.[11] Being a Mangekyō Sharingan-based ability, it also places a strain on the user's eyes the more it is used. However, it is not actually necessary for one's Mangekyō Sharingan to be active while using Susanoo;[12] in fact, Madara Uchiha is able to use it without any eyes at all.[13]

Development

Itachi Saves Naruto and B

Itachi's skeletal Susanoo.

As seen with Sasuke's learning how to use it, Susanoo has several developmental stages. Practised users go through all the stages every time they manifest it, layering more advanced stages over earlier ones or stripping them away as is needed; they can choose to stop at any developmental stage along the way if they choose to. At its simplest level, users only manifest aspects of Susanoo's skeletal structure, such as a ribcage for basic defence[14] or an arm for interacting with the surroundings.[15] Once a full skeleton is made, musculature and, later, skin forms until finally a complete humanoid is shaped. In these early stages, typically only the upper half of Susanoo is materialised, with legs becoming common once it reaches its full humanoid form.

In its next stage, armour starts to be created around the humanoid, causing it to resemble a yamabushi. In its final stage, users stabilise the chakra that comprises Susanoo to create a colossal form known as the Complete Body — Susanoo (完成体 須佐能乎, Kanseitai — Susanoo, Viz: Perfect Susanoo).[16] In this state, Susanoo gains a tengu-like nose, wings for flight, and is clad with robes and ornate armour. Its large sizes makes its attacks much more destructive. Users can shape this Complete Body form around the Nine-Tails, improving its offensive and defensive capabilities.

Senjutsu Susanoo

Sasuke's Senjutsu Susanoo.

Users are able to mingle the chakra that makes Susanoo with chakra from other sources. Sasuke uses the chakra from Jūgo's Sage Transformation to make a "Senjutsu Susanoo" (仙術須佐能乎, literally meaning: Sage Technique Susanoo), with markings reminiscent of the Cursed Seal of Heaven spreading across it.[17] He later stores the chakra of the nine tailed beasts within his Susanoo, drastically improving its strength and causing lightning to emanate from its back.[18]

Versions

Susanoo differs between users, varying in terms of color, armour design, and weaponry used. Some features are consistent however, such as having two sets of arms - one of which can change to wings as part of its Complete Body form - and six fingers on each of its hands. All Susanoo wield at least one sword, though the type of sword varies.

Itachi Uchiha

Itachi Uchiha's Susanoo is yellow in the manga;[19] in the anime, its skeletal and armoured forms are red and its humanoid form is orange.[20] In its humanoid form, its face is framed by locks of hair, with an appendage on its chin reminiscent of a Pharaoh's false beard. When its armour is formed, Itachi's Susanoo resembles a long-nosed tengu and it wears a pair of magatama earrings.

Itachi's Susanoo possesses a curved blade that resembles a dagger or tantō.[21] He rarely uses this, however, preferring his Sword of Totsuka, wielded in its primary right hand and sheathed in a sake jar held by its second right hand. The Sword of Totsuka is an ethereal weapon with an enchanted blade that, in addition to standard cutting, can seal anyone it pierces, trapping them in a genjutsu-like "world of drunken dreams" for all eternity. In its primary left hand, Itachi's Susanoo wields the Yata Mirror, a shield that can change its nature depending on the attack it receives, thus nullifying it. According to Black Zetsu, the simultaneous use of the Sword of Totsuka and the Yata Mirror made Itachi essentially invincible.[1] For long-range attacks, Itachi can use Susanoo to perform Yasaka Magatama.[22]

Sasuke Uchiha

Sasuke Uchiha's Susanoo was initially depicted as a dark shade of blue in the manga,[23] though it is purple in all other medias. Because Sasuke's development has often been marked by intense feelings of hatred, his Susanoo is noted to be much darker in composition compared to Itachi's.[24] Whereas Itachi's Susanoo appears relatively "normal", Sasuke's possesses demonic horns, a long appendage on its chin, and a malevolent grin. Its armoured form initially appears largely the same as Itachi's save for having jagged teeth around its hood.[25] After Sasuke gains the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, however, its appearance changes, the armour's mouth taking on a beak-like shape and generally becoming ghastly-looking.[26]

In its Complete Body form, Sasuke's Susanoo has a helmet that features a long tengu nose, two spikes over each eye, a slit stretching across its mouth, three gaps on each of its cheeks and one additional gap on its chin. Because of his Rinnegan, Sasuke can use the wings of his Complete Body Susanoo to block out the light of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.[27] When drawing on the power of the tailed beasts, the armour of the Complete Body form is reduced somewhat, exposing the humanoid within. Sasuke is able to perform his Chidori through this enhanced Complete Body Susanoo.[28]

Sasuke's Susanoo has a blade in all its forms: a sabre in its developmental forms;[29] an Ōdachi in its humanoid form, wielded with its second right hand;[30] a pair of katana in its Complete Body form.[31] Its primary weapon, though, is a bow, manifested on the wrist of its left arm; the bow can double as a shield, a function that becomes more visually apparent in its armoured form.[25] Arrows are drawn from an orb held by its primary right hand and can be fired very quickly, such that only Kabuto Yakushi, while utilising Sage Mode, has been able to avoid one.[32] The arrow's properties can be augmented, either with black flames in its armoured form[33] or lightning in its Complete Body state.[34]

Madara Uchiha

Madara Uchiha's Susanoo is blue in colour.[35] His Susanoo is made up of two entirely different sides that are conjoined along their spine, both of which have a distinct face: the front face has elongated canine teeth in its lower jaw bracket and two tusks growing from said jaw, while the back face has similarly elongated canine teeth in its upper jaw bracket and a single horn protruding from its forehead. In its armoured form, the usual tengu-like armour splits from its forehead down, revealing Susanoo's eyes while obscuring the rest of its face. Curiously, his armoured Susanoo appears to always form the Tiger hand seal with its front hands.[36][37] In its Complete Body form, its head gains a long tengu nose and two lines running down from its mouth to its chin area, as well as hair which is tied up at the sides.

Madara's Susanoo wields distinct, undulating blades that resemble kris, held in the right hand of each side. He is able to throw the blades as guided projectiles.[38] In the anime, Madara was able to manifest swords in all four of Susanoo's arms; the blades left traces of blue, fire-like chakra in the ground after impacting and could unleash shockwaves capable of obliterating numerous shinobi in a single strike.[39] In its Complete Body form, the swords more closely resemble traditional katana, complete with sheaths held in the secondary arms. These swords can cut through mountains across great distances.[40] For long-range attacks, Madara can use Susanoo to perform Yasaka Magatama.[41]

Indra Ōtsutsuki

Indra's Susanoo

Indra's Complete Body — Susanoo

Indra Ōtsutsuki's Susanoo is purple in colour.[42] It has only been seen in a Complete Body form. In said form, it has accentuated eye-holes, a long tengu nose, a spike over each eye, a slit across its mouth and three gaps on each of its cheeks.[43]

Kakashi Hatake

File:Kakashi Susanoo.png

Kakashi's Complete Body — Susanoo.

Kakashi Hatake's Susanoo is blue in colour. The Susanoo he uses has only been seen in a Complete Body form. It had the characteristic tengu nose, a forehead protector-like plating on its head, two locks of hair falling on either side of its face, a hole in its chin, and a vertical mark extending across its left eye, similar to Kakashi's own signature scar. It wields a katana,[44] but its most notable weaponry are the Mangekyō-shaped shuriken that can warp away targets on contact.[45]

Shisui Uchiha

Shisui anime Susanoo

Shisui's humanoid Susanoo.

In the Ninja Escapades special included with Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution, Shisui Uchiha can use a green Susanoo, even after Danzō stole his right eye. It has blade-like appendages on its shoulders, the side of its face, and along its forearms. Its right arm wields a drill-like lance that Shisui can coat with fire to create a vortex of flames. It is also able to unleash a barrage of chakra needles.

Influence

  • Similar to other Mangekyō Sharingan abilities, Susanoo was taken from Japanese mythology: Susanoo is the wild god of sea and storms, brother to Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi. He was born from Izanagi washing his nose. Susanoo inherited his father's sword Totsuka no Tsurugi, which Izanagi used to kill his newborn son, Kagu-Tsuchi after his birth burned his mother, Izanami, to death. After his exile for his relentless harassment of Amaterasu, Susanoo redeemed himself when he used Totsuka to slay the serpent Yamata no Orochi and obtained the Sword of Kusanagi from the monster's corpse. He later gave the acquired blade to Amaterasu as a peace offering.
  • Susanoo's designs are based on Tengu (天狗), well known yokai that are associated with the ascetic practice of shugendō. In their final forms, the Susanoo are garbed in the attire of shugendō practioners, known as yamabushi, and wear hoods that resemble tengu masks, with Itachi's and Madara's appearing as long-nosed Hanataka Tengu and Sasuke's as a crow-billed Karasu Tengu. In Japanese myth, Susanoo produced the fiend Amanozako who is said to have been the progenitor of the Tengu.
  • Madara's Susanoo design may be influenced by Ryomen Sukuna (両面宿儺), a human-like being described in the Nihon Shoki (日本書紀) as having one body with two faces back-to-back, each with its own set of arms and legs.
  • The Yata no Kagami (八咫鏡, literally meaning: Eight Span Mirror) is one of the Three Imperial Regalia of Japan (三種の神器, Sanshu no Jingi), together with the Sword of Kusanagi and the Yasakani no Magatama (八尺瓊曲玉, literally meaning: Eight Shaku Curved Jewel).
  • Itachi's Susanoo carries the Sword of Totsuka in a gourd. An ethereal weapon inside a gourd could be a reference to the hyōtan-kozō, a gourd spirit from Japanese folklore.

Trivia

Sasuke's armoured Susanoo

Sasuke's armoured Susanoo in the anime.

File:Susanoo Kagutsuchi.png

Sasuke's sword of black flames in the anime.

  • In the anime, the armoured form of Sasuke's Susanoo had a few minor changes: it had straight teeth and was shown wielding a gourd in its secondary right hand instead of an orb, and in its left hand a shield akin to the Yata Mirror, making it nearly identical to Itachi's armoured Susanoo.
    • Rather than a sword made of black flames, the anime rendition of Sasuke's Susanoo instead wields a sword which is capable of igniting those it pierces.
  • The third databook states that the user must first unlock Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu before they can gain Susanoo.[1] Though generalised, this was only the case for Itachi.
  • Prior to the completion of Sasuke's Susanoo, Sasuke's humanoid Susanoo was glimpsed as a shadowy figure in a genjutsu he used.[46]
  • Sasuke's humanoid Susanoo bears a great resemblance to Raideen the Brave, one of a number of Yoshiyuki Tomino references in the series (another being the Gundam-derived names of Kakuzu's techniques).
  • Shisui's Susanoo resembles the eponymous mecha from the anime Steel Jeeg.
  • During the Sasuke vs. Itachi boss battle in Ultimate Ninja Storm 2, Susanoo appears behind Itachi rather than around him.
  • In Ultimate Ninja Storm 3, Madara's Susanoo's swords are capable of spinning, giving them a drill-like ability.
  • Despite Madara, Indra, Sasuke and Kakashi all being shown to manifest a stabilised Susanoo in the manga, only Madara is listed as a user of the Complete Body — Susanoo in the fourth databook.[16]
  • In a screenshot from Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, Madara's Limbo clones are shown using Susanoo.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Third Databook, pages 274-275
  2. Chapter 467, page 9
  3. Chapter 464, page 16
  4. Chapter 589, page 2
  5. Chapter 477, page 6
  6. Chapter 647, page 14
  7. Chapter 552, pages 1-2
  8. Chapter 560, pages 12-13
  9. Chapter 580, pages 3-4
  10. Chapter 585, pages 8-9
  11. Chapter 466, page 5
  12. Chapter 392
  13. Chapter 658, page 10
  14. Chapter 463, page 6
  15. Chapter 476, pages 13-14
  16. 16.0 16.1 Fourth Databook, page 245
  17. Chapter 648, page 4
  18. Chapter 696, page 11
  19. Volume 58 cover
  20. Naruto: Shippūden episode 138
  21. Chapter 585, pages 14-15
  22. Chapter 551, page 12
  23. Volume 51 cover
  24. Chapter 464, page 17
  25. 25.0 25.1 Chapter 484, page 9
  26. Chapter 553, pages 15-17
  27. Chapter 677, page 14
  28. Chapter 695, page 13
  29. Chapter 465, pages 1-3
  30. Chapter 648, page 2
  31. Chapter 676, page 14
  32. Chapter 579, page 14
  33. Chapter 634, page 10
  34. Chapter 696, page 15
  35. Volume 62 cover
  36. Chapter 588, page 17
  37. Chapter 620, page 17
  38. Chapter 577, page 12
  39. Naruto: Shippūden episode 322
  40. Chapter 589, pages 4-5
  41. Chapter 563, page 9
  42. Naruto: Shippūden episode 420
  43. Chapter 670, pages 16-17
  44. Chapter 689, page 8
  45. Chapter 689, pages 1-2
  46. Chapter 462, page 6