{"id":"izanagi","name":"Izanagi","japanese":"イザナギ","category":"techniques","subtitle":"Rewriting an outcome at the cost of an eye.","summary":"A forbidden Sharingan technique that, for a limited time, changes the line between illusion and reality for its user.","facts":[["Tipo","Forbidden technique"],["Coste","Loss of sight in the eye used"]],"lvl":1,"sections":[{"h":"Rewriting the outcome","t":"Izanagi is a forbidden Uchiha technique that, for a limited time, turns an unfavorable outcome into an illusion: if the user dies or is wounded while it is active, they can undo it and carry on as if nothing happened. Danzō uses it in his fight against Sasuke thanks to the many Sharingan implanted in his arm; every eye he spends closes for good, with no light left. That is how he withstands several lethal attacks. The price is exactly that: losing the eye that sustains it.","lvl":1,"ch":"naruto-479","pos":479},{"h":"Sasuke's trick","t":"Sasuke studies Izanagi as he fights: he counts the eyes that close and works out how much time Danzō has left. When the last eye goes dark, he uses a genjutsu to make him believe the technique is still active and leaves him exposed. It shows that Izanagi, however powerful, has a visible limit and can be turned against whoever depends on it. The wounded Danzō takes Karin hostage, and Sasuke runs them both through to reach him.","lvl":1,"ch":"naruto-480","pos":480},{"h":"Another hidden user","t":"The Akatsuki's masked man also resorts to Izanagi. When Konan catches him in her trap of explosive paper and blows it up, he survives by undoing the outcome with the technique, at the cost of one of his eyes. Konan does not expect that way out, and the masked man defeats her. Izanagi thus appears as a resource for those with Sharingan to spare, because every use sacrifices an eye. The story shows it as a survival tool, not an attack.","lvl":1,"ch":"naruto-510","pos":510},{"h":"Its counterweight","t":"The story explains that Izanagi became dangerous within the clan: whoever used it could change any outcome in their favor and abuse that power. That is why Izanami was created, a technique meant to trap those who cling to an altered fate. The difference is clear: Izanagi changes outcomes; Izanami traps its target in a loop until they accept reality. Itachi explains this when he uses Izanami against Kabuto.","lvl":1,"ch":"naruto-587","pos":587},{"h":"Madara's survival","t":"Later it is revealed that Madara used a form of Izanagi to survive his fight with Hashirama: he set it to activate after his death and so faked his demise. That explains how he stayed alive for years. This revelation ties the technique to the origins of the war's grand plot and shows how far it can reach when planned in advance. Along with Danzō and the masked man, it is one of its main uses in the story.","lvl":1,"ch":"naruto-656","pos":656}],"characters":["obito"],"related":["izanami","sharingan","genjutsu","raiz","trasplantes"],"reference":"Naruto, chapters 476–480, 510 and 587.","sources":[{"title":"Sasuke: la verdad sobre Itachi y un nuevo camino","url":"https://naruto-official.com/en/news/01_1858"}],"figures":["
ILLUSIONOUTCOME PRESERVED
Izanagi · Original diagramAn unfavourable outcome becomes an illusion for a limited window. The eye used loses its light; history cannot be rewritten at will.
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