Transcription Seal: Amaterasu[1]
Itachi seals Amaterasu within Sasuke's Sharingan. Which later activates upon seeing its target. 1 of 2
Name
Kanji	転写封印・天照
Rōmaji	Tensha Fūin: Amaterasu
Literal English	Transcription Seal: Illuminating Heaven
Debut
Manga	Chapter #397
Anime	Naruto Shippūden Episode #138
Game	Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
OVA	Naruto x UT
Appears in	Anime, Manga and Game
Data
Classification	Ninjutsu, Fūinjutsu
Class	Supplementary
Range	Short-range
Users Itachi Uchiha

This is a technique that seals the technique Amaterasu within the Sharingan of another person. After being sealed within the person it is involuntarily activated — indicated by the person's Sharingan taking the form of the sealer's Mangekyō Sharingan — when the eye sees its target, which is predetermined by the user.

See Also

• Time-Release Technique

References

1. ↑ Third Databook, page 289