Outer Path


 * Name: Unknown
 * Type: Unknown, Offensive, Supplementary, Short range (0-5m)
 * Users: Pain (Naraka Path)

King of Hell is a ninjutsu technique that summons a giant demonic figure with the apparent use of interrogation. It is capable of discerning whether an individual is lying or not. When used a serpent like apparition emerges from the target's mouth and is consumed by the statue. If the target is telling the truth, nothing happens. If they are lying, they die. When the Naraka Path uses this technique, the figure possesses the Rinnegan eyes similar to how the Animal Path's summons all posses the Rinnegan. The King of Hell can only be seen by the ones it's being used upon.

Whatever enters the King of Hell's mouth appears be kept inside it and can be reused or healed upon need. When the pieces of the Asura Path, which was incapacitated by Kakashi Hatake, was eaten by the demonic figure, it emerged from the figure fully restored and even wearing the Akatsuki robe that the body had discarded. Once Naraka Path uses this technique, he needs time to recharge and possibly can't use King Of Hell at all since the other Pain bodies were protecting him. While the King of Hell is used for revival purposes, it seems that others can see it, unlike the interrogation purpose.

Trivia
This technique is likely based on the Japanese folk proverb that the god of hell will rip out your tongue if you lie, a tale told to children to scare them into telling the truth.