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'''Tsukuyomi''' is noted to be one of the most powerful [[genjutsu]] in existence.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 389, page 1</ref> It is unique to the [[Uchiha clan]] and only those who have awakened the [[Mangekyō Sharingan]] can perform it. It is said to represent the {{translation|"Spiritual World and Darkness"|精神界と闇|Seishinkai to Yami}}, the antipode to [[Amaterasu]] — a ninjutsu of similar power.<ref name="d2"/>
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'''Tsukuyomi''' is noted to be one of the most powerful [[genjutsu]] in existence.<ref>Chapter 389, page 1</ref> It is said to represent the {{translation|"Spiritual World and Darkness"|精神界と闇|Seishinkai to Yami}}, the antipode to [[Amaterasu]] — a ninjutsu of similar power.<ref name="d2"/>
   
 
== Usage ==
 
== Usage ==
Tsukuyomi requires eye contact to be performed, trapping the target within an illusion completely under the user's control. Itachi's prowess with the technique has allowed him to alter the perception of time with ease within the genjutsu to make a few seconds seem like many days as a means to torture the target. This results in the victim suffering psychological trauma that incapacitates them for a considerable period of time. After Itachi used it on Kakashi in Part I, Kisame was surprised that Kakashi's mind was still intact.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 142, page 18</ref> Only [[Tsunade]] has been shown capable of curing this psychological damage.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 172, pages 15, 18</ref>
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Tsukuyomi requires eye contact to be performed, trapping the target within an illusion completely under the user's control. Itachi's prowess with the technique has allowed him to alter the perception of time with ease within the genjutsu to make a few seconds seem like many days as a means to torture the target. This results in the victim suffering psychological trauma that incapacitates them for a considerable period of time. After Itachi used it on Kakashi in Part I, Kisame was surprised that Kakashi's mind was still intact.<ref>Chapter 142, page 18</ref> Only [[Tsunade]] has been shown capable of curing this psychological damage.<ref>Chapter 172, pages 15, 18</ref>
   
 
In the anime during Part I, Itachi's use of Tsukuyomi typically featured a red moon casting a red light throughout the illusion with a cloudy atmosphere, giving the background a blood-red appearance while the victim within the illusion is in depicted in an inverted grey scale.
 
In the anime during Part I, Itachi's use of Tsukuyomi typically featured a red moon casting a red light throughout the illusion with a cloudy atmosphere, giving the background a blood-red appearance while the victim within the illusion is in depicted in an inverted grey scale.
   
Such a powerful technique is not without its disadvantages however. Due to the complexity of the illusion and the quickness with which it is executed, an enormous amount of chakra is necessary and an added amount of stress is placed on the left eye, leaving Itachi's vision more blurred. Before using it on Kakashi in Part I, Itachi stated that Tsukuyomi can only be broken by a Sharingan user that shares the same blood as him;<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 142, page 15</ref> as demonstrated when Sasuke overcame Itachi's Tsukuyomi in their battle.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 388, page 14</ref>
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Such a powerful technique is not without its disadvantages however. Due to the complexity of the illusion and the quickness with which it is executed, an enormous amount of chakra is necessary and an added amount of stress is placed on the left eye, leaving Itachi's vision more blurred. Before using it on Kakashi in Part I, Itachi stated that Tsukuyomi can only be broken by a Sharingan user that shares the same blood as him;<ref>Chapter 142, page 15</ref> as demonstrated when Sasuke overcame Itachi's Tsukuyomi in their battle.<ref>Chapter 388, page 14</ref>
   
 
== Influence ==
 
== Influence ==

Revision as of 02:54, 22 January 2015

Tsukuyomi is noted to be one of the most powerful genjutsu in existence.[2] It is said to represent the "Spiritual World and Darkness" (精神界と闇, Seishinkai to Yami), the antipode to Amaterasu — a ninjutsu of similar power.[1]

Usage

Tsukuyomi requires eye contact to be performed, trapping the target within an illusion completely under the user's control. Itachi's prowess with the technique has allowed him to alter the perception of time with ease within the genjutsu to make a few seconds seem like many days as a means to torture the target. This results in the victim suffering psychological trauma that incapacitates them for a considerable period of time. After Itachi used it on Kakashi in Part I, Kisame was surprised that Kakashi's mind was still intact.[3] Only Tsunade has been shown capable of curing this psychological damage.[4]

In the anime during Part I, Itachi's use of Tsukuyomi typically featured a red moon casting a red light throughout the illusion with a cloudy atmosphere, giving the background a blood-red appearance while the victim within the illusion is in depicted in an inverted grey scale.

Such a powerful technique is not without its disadvantages however. Due to the complexity of the illusion and the quickness with which it is executed, an enormous amount of chakra is necessary and an added amount of stress is placed on the left eye, leaving Itachi's vision more blurred. Before using it on Kakashi in Part I, Itachi stated that Tsukuyomi can only be broken by a Sharingan user that shares the same blood as him;[5] as demonstrated when Sasuke overcame Itachi's Tsukuyomi in their battle.[6]

Influence

Pulling from the ancient Japanese myth of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susanoo, where when Izanagi washed his face after escaping the underworld his right eye became Tsukuyomi, the Moon god. Interestingly, as Tsukuyomi is the Moon, he is also associated with the passing of time, and at times cited to be the God of Time (or at least of the calendar), fitting the genjutsu's ability to alter the perception of the passing of time.

See Also

Trivia

  • In Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm, Itachi uses Tsukuyomi in a different manner. He has the red moon crush the opponent while the image of the moon warps into a copy of his Mangekyō Sharingan eye.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Second Databook, pages 252-253
  2. Chapter 389, page 1
  3. Chapter 142, page 18
  4. Chapter 172, pages 15, 18
  5. Chapter 142, page 15
  6. Chapter 388, page 14