{"id":"kagutsuchi","name":"Kagutsuchi","japanese":"加具土命","category":"techniques","subtitle":"Shaping the black fire.","summary":"An ability of Sasuke's Mangekyō that manipulates the shape of Amaterasu's flames.","facts":[["Usuario","Sasuke"],["Función","Shape transformation"]],"lvl":1,"sections":[{"h":"Shaping the black fire","t":"Kagutsuchi (Enton, “Blaze Release”) is the technique Sasuke uses to manipulate Amaterasu's black flames. He shows it at the Kage Summit: after the Raikage burns his arm striking him, Sasuke starts molding the black fire to cover himself and strike back. The flames take the shape of shields, spikes or projectiles instead of staying put on whatever they burn. It is his personal development of the Mangekyō: Itachi lights the fire, Sasuke also learns to direct it.","lvl":1,"ch":"naruto-464","pos":464},{"h":"What it needs and what it does not solve","t":"Kagutsuchi needs flames that already exist: first they have to be lit with Amaterasu, then shaped. That is why it is neither a separate fire technique nor a stronger Fire Release. Sasuke can also withdraw or contain the flames when it suits him, but that does not remove the strain on his eyes, which at this stage lose sight with every use of the Mangekyō. Nor does it remove the risk to allies: a fire that does not go out by itself is still dangerous to anyone nearby, including his own team.","lvl":1,"ch":"naruto-464","pos":464},{"h":"Weapons and defenses","t":"Over time, Sasuke works Blaze Release into his Susanoo. The black flames become part of its weapons and attacks, and the chakra figure starts carrying the fire he once lit only with his gaze. In close combat it lets him create a defense that burns whoever touches it, which makes him very hard to attack hand to hand. An easily missed detail: his use of the black fire shifts from a single-shot technique to a resource he can sustain and reshape during a fight.","lvl":1,"ch":"naruto-478","pos":478},{"h":"Teamwork","t":"Kagutsuchi's best-remembered use in the war is the joint attack with Naruto: Sasuke adds his black flames to the Rasenshuriken, and the wind makes them grow and extends the fire's reach. It is one of the first times the two combine their techniques as teammates, and it shows that malleable flames can adapt to someone else's technique. The limit remains the same: against enemies who can withstand the black fire, shaping it is not enough to win.","lvl":1,"ch":"naruto-634","pos":634}],"characters":["sasuke"],"related":["amaterasu","mangekyo"],"reference":"Naruto, chapters 463–464.","sources":[{"title":"Sasuke: la verdad sobre Itachi y un nuevo camino","url":"https://naruto-official.com/en/news/01_1858"}],"figures":["
FLAMESCONTROLLED SHAPE
Kagutsuchi · Original diagramShaping Amaterasu: Sasuke can turn his flames into weapons or defences. Creating the flames and moulding them are different abilities.
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