Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi

Sasuke Uchiha uses this technique to apply Shape Transformation to the inextinguishable black flames of Amaterasu manipulating them at will. While Amaterasu is cast from Sasuke's left eye, he uses his right eye to manipulate the flames.

Variants
Sasuke shapes Amaterasu in different varieties such as shields or swords.


 * Sasuke can create a barrier that not only shields him, but also burns and pierces any opponent that touches the flames which shaped like spikes. The technique can also be used in conjunction with his Susanoo, and its weaponry.
 * After obtaining the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, Sasuke can now use Kagutsuchi in the form of a sword, using it to slice through Kabuto's Spider Web Unrolling technique with relative ease. Sasuke is also shown to be able to wield the flames like a sword without being incinerated himself as well as firing spikes for a long-ranged attack. This ability can be used with or without Susanoo.

Influence
Similar to other Mangekyō Sharingan abilities, Kagutsuchi's name is derived from Japanese myth and religion. Kagutsuchi is the God of Fire in Shinto and the one who brought death into the world by burning his mother Izanami to death as she gave birth to him. This made his father, Izanagi, kill him with the Totsuka sword.

Trivia

 * Although the sword version is simply called "Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi" in the manga, in Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3, it is named.
 * When this technique was used for the first time, the furigana were written in katakana. In chapter 585 they were written in hiragana instead.