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Truth-Seeking Balls are hand-sized orbs of black chakra that users can alter the shape of to serve a variety of purposes.

Acquisition

There are multiple ways to acquire the Truth-Seeking Balls:

Hamura and Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki both possessed Truth-Seeking Balls when they fought their mother,^[2] which they acquired through unspecified means.
Truth-Seeking Balls are automatically acquired upon becoming the jinchūriki of the Ten-Tails.
Entering Six Paths Sage Mode grants the user Truth-Seeking Balls.
Entering the Tenseigan Chakra Mode grants the user Truth-Seeking Balls.

Usage

The number of Truth-Seeking Balls that are acquired varies from user to user. Acquisition method may determine the number, as both Obito Uchiha and Madara Uchiha gain ten orbs upon becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki; Obito initially has only two orbs, gaining the other eight once he gains control of the Ten-Tails' power. Naruto Uzumaki instead gains nine orbs,^[3] and Toneri Ōtsutsuki is depicted with an inconsistent amount.^[4] When not being used, orbs generally float behind the user's back in a circular formation; Hagoromo's float beneath him while he's levitating, and Hamura's instead float behind him in a sigmoidal formation.^[4] The orbs are always on standby once created,^[5] and users cannot create additional orbs after the initial acquisition number; thus, orbs that are lost for whatever reason cannot be replaced. Clones are not created with orbs of their own,^[6] though they are able to use the original's orbs.^[7]

Truth-Seeking Balls are composed of all five basic natures,^[8] in a way similar to yet surpassing kekkei genkai and kekkei tōta.^[9] If imbued with Yin–Yang Release,^[1] they can be used to neutralize ninjutsu and by extension become impervious to it; this negates the regenerative qualities of the Impure World Reincarnation, making it possible to kill or permanently damage those who have been reincarnated.^[10] Only senjutsu has been shown to consistently counter Truth-Seeking Balls,^[10] though powerful taijutsu can also damage them.^[11] If users are killed or their chakra otherwise disappears, the orbs will disintegrate in a manner similar to black receivers.^[12]

Truth-Seeking Balls are extremely destructive, capable of turning targets to dust in a similar manner to Dust Release.^[9] The orbs are similar to Tailed Beast Balls,^[13] and in fact can be used by Naruto Uzumaki to create his Tailed Beast Ball Rasenshuriken.^[14] When kept in their default sphere form, they can be used as high speed projectiles,^[15] as explosives by making them rapidly expand,^[16] or to heal the user's injuries through physical contact.^[17] Whatever their shape, users can only control them within 70 metres of their location, allowing opponents to combat them by transporting the orbs elsewhere.^[18]

Shape Transformation

Truth-Seeking Balls can be controlled individually or combined together: in both cases, the power of "all things in nature" (森羅万象, Shinra Banshō) can be used to shape the orbs into different forms, with the shape's effects determined by how its natures are combined.^[1] Most users are able to manipulate Truth-Seeking Balls without any special effort,^[19] though Obito must pass the balls through holes that form in his hands in order to alter their form. Hiruzen Sarutobi theorizes that there is a time limit to how long the shape can be maintained,^[9] though this is never confirmed.

Trivia

The term Truth-Seeker (求道, Kyūdō; Gudō) comes from Mahāyāna Buddhism. The kanji 求 means to wish for, while the Way (道, Dō) in Mahāyāna doctrine is to find the ultimate truth within one's own mind.
By taking Madara's Six Paths Chakra,^[20] Obito is able to alter Black Zetsu's shape and use it as what is effectively a Truth-Seeking Ball.^[21]
In Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, Truth-Seeking Balls give off a purple glow. In his fight against Naruto and Sasuke, Obito also employs them in several ways, such as scythes, drills, spinning disks, and as hands with which to fire Tailed Beast Balls.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Fourth Databook, page 249
↑ Chapter 690
↑ Chapter 674, page 1
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 The Last: Naruto the Movie
↑ Chapter 669, page 6
↑ Chapter 675, pages 10-11
↑ Chapter 686, pages 10-11
↑ Chapter 689, page 5
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Chapter 639, pages 7-8
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Chapter 642
↑ Chapter 669, pages 15-16
↑ Chapter 680, pages 10-11
↑ Fourth Databook, 309
↑ Chapter 676, page 13
↑ Chapter 666, page 5
↑ Chapter 640, pages 5-8
↑ Chapter 643, page 3
↑ Chapter 669, pages 7, 14-15
↑ Chapter 673, page 1
↑ Chapter 665
↑ Chapter 666

[d4-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Fourth Databook, page 249

[2] Chapter 690

[3] Chapter 674, page 1

[The_Last-4] 4.0 ^4.1 The Last: Naruto the Movie

[5] Chapter 669, page 6

[6] Chapter 675, pages 10-11

[7] Chapter 686, pages 10-11

[c689-8] Chapter 689, page 5

[c639-9] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Chapter 639, pages 7-8

[c642-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Chapter 642

[11] Chapter 669, pages 15-16

[12] Chapter 680, pages 10-11

[13] Fourth Databook, 309

[14] Chapter 676, page 13

[15] Chapter 666, page 5

[16] Chapter 640, pages 5-8

[17] Chapter 643, page 3

[18] Chapter 669, pages 7, 14-15

[19] Chapter 673, page 1

[c665-20] Chapter 665

[c666-21] Chapter 666

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-'''Truth-Seeking Balls''' are spheres of malleable black [[chakra]] composed of all five [[nature transformation]]s and [[Yin–Yang Release]].<ref name="d4"/><ref name="chpt689">Chapter 689, page 5</ref> Each is about the size of a fist and hides within the power to completely obliterate a forest.<ref name="d4"/>
+'''Truth-Seeking Balls''' are hand-sized orbs of black [[chakra]] that users can alter the shape of to serve a variety of purposes.
 == Acquisition ==
 There are multiple ways to acquire the Truth-Seeking Balls:
+* [[Hamura]] and [[Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki]] both possessed Truth-Seeking Balls when they fought their [[Kaguya|mother]],<ref>Chapter 690</ref> which they acquired through unspecified means.
-* Entering [[Six Paths Sage Mode]] creates nine orbs which float in a circular formation behind the user's back.
+* Truth-Seeking Balls are automatically acquired upon becoming the [[jinchūriki]] of the [[Ten-Tails]].
-* One who [[Six Paths Ten-Tails Coffin Seal|becomes]] the [[Ten-Tails]]' [[jinchūriki]] gains ten orbs: nine which float behind their back in a circular formation, and a tenth in the form of a [[shakujō]], which can be transformed as desired. While [[Hagoromo]] was levitating, the orbs would float below him while his shakujō hovered behind him. [[Obito]] only had two orbs at first, which floated behind his hands, but gained an additional eight behind his back upon gaining control over the Ten-Tails. The orbs of the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki are similar to [[Tailed Beast Ball]]s.<ref name="d4"/>
+* Entering [[Six Paths Sage Mode]] grants the user Truth-Seeking Balls.
-* Fully manifesting the [[Tenseigan]] grants access to nine Truth-Seeking Balls. Normally, the orbs float behind the user's back, in a sigmoidal formation for [[Hamura]] and circular for [[Toneri]].
+* Entering the [[Tenseigan Chakra Mode]] grants the user Truth-Seeking Balls.
-* After losing the Ten-Tails, Obito created a makeshift Truth-Seeking Ball out of [[Black Zetsu]]'s mass upon absorbing [[Madara]]'s [[Six Paths Chakra]],<ref name="ch665">Chapter 665</ref> making it invulnerable to Madara's own Truth-Seeking Balls.<ref name="ch666">Chapter 666</ref>
 == Usage ==
+The number of Truth-Seeking Balls that are acquired varies from user to user. Acquisition method may determine the number, as both [[Obito Uchiha]] and [[Madara Uchiha]] gain ten orbs upon becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki; Obito initially has only two orbs, gaining the other eight once he gains control of the Ten-Tails' power. [[Naruto Uzumaki]] instead gains nine orbs,<ref>Chapter 674, page 1</ref> and [[Toneri Ōtsutsuki]] is depicted with an inconsistent amount.<ref name="The Last">''[[The Last: Naruto the Movie]]''</ref> When not being used, orbs generally float behind the user's back in a circular formation; Hagoromo's float beneath him while he's levitating, and Hamura's instead float behind him in a sigmoidal formation.<ref name="The Last"/> The orbs are always on standby once created,<ref>Chapter 669, page 6</ref> and users cannot create additional orbs after the initial acquisition number; thus, orbs that are lost for whatever reason cannot be replaced. [[Clone]]s are not created with orbs of their own,<ref>Chapter 675, pages 10-11</ref> though they are able to use the original's orbs.<ref>Chapter 686, pages 10-11</ref>
-Truth-Seeking Balls are a type of technique that is always on standby, rather than activating from nothing,<ref>Chapter 669, page 6</ref> and each of the orbs can be individually manipulated at will.<ref name="d4"/> By utilising the power of {{translation|''all things in nature''|森羅万象|Shinra Banshō}}, the balls can be [[Shape Transformation|shaped]] into a variety of forms, and the many natures comprising them can be combined to produce various effects.<ref name="d4"/> Obito shaped the balls by having them pierce through holes that temporarily formed in his hands,<ref name="chpt639">Chapter 639, pages 7-8</ref> whereas other users forego this process.<ref>Chapter 673, page 1</ref> The balls are able to serve a variety of functions, such as forming shields,<ref>Chapter 643, page 12</ref> launching as high-speed projectiles,<ref>Chapter 666, page 5</ref> and causing massive explosions through rapid expansion.<ref name="ch640">Chapter 640, pages 5-8</ref> As the chakra comprising them is highly durable, the balls can serve as an effective defence, only taking damage from extremely powerful techniques.<ref>Chapter 669, pages 15-16</ref> The balls can also be converted into [[black receiver]]s to activate [[Six Red Yang Formation|other techniques]],<ref>Chapter 643, pages 9-11</ref> as well as used to create the legendary [[Sword of Nunoboko]].<ref>Chapter 651, pages 4-5</ref>
+Truth-Seeking Balls are composed of all five basic [[nature]]s,<ref name="c689">Chapter 689, page 5</ref> in a way similar to yet surpassing [[kekkei genkai]] and [[kekkei tōta]].<ref name="c639">Chapter 639, pages 7-8</ref> If imbued with [[Yin–Yang Release]],<ref name="d4"/> they can be used to neutralize [[ninjutsu]] and by extension become impervious to it; this negates the regenerative qualities of the [[Impure World Reincarnation]], making it possible to kill or permanently damage those who have been reincarnated.<ref name="c642">Chapter 642</ref> Only [[senjutsu]] has been shown to consistently counter Truth-Seeking Balls,<ref name="c642"/> though powerful [[taijutsu]] can also damage them.<ref>Chapter 669, pages 15-16</ref> If users are killed or their chakra otherwise disappears, the orbs will disintegrate in a manner similar to [[black receiver]]s.<ref>Chapter 680, pages 10-11</ref>
-The Truth-Seeking Balls are capable of using attacks that instantly turn their target to dust, prompting [[Hiruzen Sarutobi]] to compare them to [[Dust Release]], though he noted that their fluid nature allows them to serve both offensive and defensive purposes, and they can be maintained.<ref name="chpt639"/> The balls can utilise [[Yin–Yang Release]] to nullify any ninjutsu they come in contact with; as a result, any damage done to a [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation|reincarnated]] individual — who can usually regenerate infinitely — cannot be repaired, and said individual can die.<ref name="ch642">Chapter 642</ref> However, this nullification effect does not appear to be automatic, as Obito's Truth-Seeking Balls did not display it prior to him gaining [[Tailed Beast Control|control]] over the Ten-Tails' power.<ref name="chpt639"/> The balls can also quickly heal the user through contact,<ref>Chapter 643, page 3</ref> glowing red while doing so in the anime.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 380</ref> Naruto's Truth-Seeking Balls are able to utilise his {{translation|[[Chakra#Six Paths Chakra|Six Paths Sage Chakra]]|六道の仙人チャクラ|Rikudō no Sennin Chakura}} to effectively damage shadows in the invisible world of [[Limbo]].<ref>Chapter 674, pages 9-10</ref> He is also able to use the balls as Tailed Beast Balls to create the [[Tailed Beast Ball Rasenshuriken]] without entering [[Tailed Beast Mode]].<ref>Chapter 676, page 13</ref>
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+Truth-Seeking Balls are extremely destructive, capable of turning targets to dust in a similar manner to [[Dust Release]].<ref name="c639"/> The orbs are similar to [[Tailed Beast Ball]]s,<ref>Fourth Databook, 309</ref> and in fact can be used by [[Naruto Uzumaki]] to create his [[Tailed Beast Ball Rasenshuriken]].<ref>Chapter 676, page 13</ref> When kept in their default sphere form, they can be used as high speed projectiles,<ref>Chapter 666, page 5</ref> as explosives by making them rapidly expand,<ref>Chapter 640, pages 5-8</ref> or to heal the user's injuries through physical contact.<ref>Chapter 643, page 3</ref> Whatever their shape, users can only control them within 70 metres of their location, allowing opponents to combat them by [[Space–Time Ninjutsu|transporting]] the orbs elsewhere.<ref>Chapter 669, pages 7, 14-15</ref>
-=== Shape Variants ===
-Although the Truth-Seeking Balls are usually orbs, their form can be freely changed into what the user desires. They can grab enemies far away in the form of hands, or be thrown in the form of weapons. Because the high-density chakra is in a condensed state, it can be pulled and stretched into a smooth and flat consistency, as well as freely manipulated into any other shape.<ref name="d4"/>
+=== Shape Transformation ===
-<gallery widths="200" heights="200" orientation="none" captionalign="center" position="center" columns="3" hideaddbutton="true">
+Truth-Seeking Balls can be controlled individually or combined together: in both cases, the power of {{translation|"all things in nature"|森羅万象|Shinra Banshō}} can be used to [[shape]] the orbs into different forms, with the shape's effects determined by how its natures are combined.<ref name="d4"/> Most users are able to manipulate Truth-Seeking Balls without any special effort,<ref>Chapter 673, page 1</ref> though Obito must pass the balls through holes that form in his hands in order to alter their form. [[Hiruzen Sarutobi]] theorizes that there is a time limit to how long the shape can be maintained,<ref name="c639"/> though this is never confirmed.
-Gudōdama 1.png|Defensive variant.
-Gudōdama 3.png|Blade variant.
-Gudōdama 2.png|Lance variant.
-Gudodama ball variant.png|A Truth-Seeking Ball preparing to expand.
-Obito generates Receiver.png|[[Chakra receiver]] variant.
-Obito stops Naruto and Sasuke.png|Arm variant.
-Obito on defensive.png|[[Sword of Nunoboko]] and shield variant.
-Obito Second Transformation.png|Obito's [[wikipedia:Khakkhara|Shakujō]] variant
-Madara Jinchuriki anime.png|Madara's Shakujō variant.
-Six Paths Sage Mode.png|{{translation|Six Paths Bō|六道の棒|Rikudō no Bō}} variant.
-Platform.png|Platform variant.
-</gallery>
+<gallery orientation="none" captionalign="center" position="center" columns="3" hideaddbutton="true">
-== Drawbacks ==
+Gudōdama 1.png|Stretched around the user as a defense.
-The user starts with a set amount of balls and can only control them within 70 metres of their location, allowing opponents to separate them from the user by [[Space–Time Ninjutsu|transporting]] them elsewhere.<ref>Chapter 669, pages 7, 14-15</ref> If they are somehow destroyed or otherwise not retrieved by the user, they appear to be permanently lost, as no user has demonstrated the ability to replace them. Similarly, any [[Clone Techniques|clones]] produced by the user will not have their own Truth-Seeking Balls,<ref>Chapter 675, pages 10-11</ref> though it is possible for the user to pass them over to a clone.<ref>Chapter 686, pages 10-11</ref> Also, if a Truth-Seeking Ball was split, it can be repaired and reverted to its original form. Hiruzen suspected that there is a time limit for how long the balls can undergo each shape transformation.<ref name="chpt639"/> When the Truth-Seeking Balls expand, they are capable of damaging the user's own body provided they are not protected by other balls.<ref name="ch640"/> Additionally, the balls are incapable of negating [[senjutsu]], and their form becomes disrupted upon coming into contact with senjutsu chakra.<ref name="ch642"/> In the event that the user is killed or their chakra otherwise disappears, the balls will disintegrate in the same manner as the black receivers.<ref>Chapter 680, pages 10-11</ref>
+Gudōdama 2.png|A weapon with adjustable length and thickness.
+Obito on defensive.png|The [[Sword of Nunoboko]] (left hand) and a shield (right hand).
+Obito generates Receiver.png|A [[chakra receiver]].
+Obito stops Naruto and Sasuke.png|Used similar to [[chakra arm]]s.
+Platform.png|Platform.
+Obito Second Transformation.png|Obito's [[wikipedia:Khakkhara|shakujō]].
+Madara Jinchuriki anime.png|Madara's shakujō.
+Six Paths Sage Mode.png|{{translation|"Six Paths [[wikipedia:Bō|Bō]]"|六道の棒|Rikudō no Bō}}.
+</gallery>
 == Trivia ==
-* The term {{translation|Truth-Seeker|求道|Kyūdō; Gudō}} comes from [[wikipedia:Mahayana|Mahāyāna Buddhism]]. The Kanji 求 means ''to wish for'', while the {{translation|Way|道|Dō}} in Mahāyāna doctrine is to find the ultimate truth within one's own mind.
+* The term {{translation|Truth-Seeker|求道|Kyūdō; Gudō}} comes from [[wikipedia:Mahayana|Mahāyāna Buddhism]]. The kanji 求 means ''to wish for'', while the {{translation|Way|道|Dō}} in Mahāyāna doctrine is to find the ultimate truth within one's own mind.
+* By taking Madara's [[Six Paths Chakra]],<ref name="c665">Chapter 665</ref> Obito is able to alter [[Black Zetsu]]'s shape and use it as what is effectively a Truth-Seeking Ball.<ref name="c666">Chapter 666</ref>
-* Suspecting this technique to be a combination of at least four nature transformations, Hiruzen concluded that it is beyond both [[kekkei genkai]] and [[kekkei tōta]].<ref name="chpt639"/> This was later confirmed by the [[Jin no Sho|fourth databook]].<ref name="d4"/>
-* In ''[[Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4]]'', the Truth-Seeking Balls give off a purple glow. In his fight against Naruto and Sasuke, Obito also employs them in several ways, such as scythes, drills, and as ways to fire multiple Tailed Beast Balls.
+* In ''[[Ultimate Ninja Storm 4]]'', Truth-Seeking Balls give off a purple glow. In his fight against Naruto and Sasuke, Obito also employs them in several ways, such as scythes, drills, spinning disks, and as hands with which to fire Tailed Beast Balls.
 == References ==