Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-35155071-20180330190048/@comment-26107879-20180408230702

@Jason

You weren't in the regard of not needing your hand raised. There are two abilities shown that Preta Path does. 1) Absorb Chakra through contact from the host. 2) A barrier that absorbs techniques. We are only talking about the latter, the barrier itself. It has only been shown to be conjured whenever the user has his hand raised. In every case, the user's hand was raised. 1 time, is alright. 2 times, might be a coincidence. 3 times, can be debated. But 4+ times, it becomes a pattern. In that incident where Naruto uses his Rasengan, his hand was raised. I don't care if he was sucking souls out, absorbing Chakra, or anything else, his hand was raised, thus a barrier was conjured around him.