Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-30168130-20170706050832/@comment-734582-20170709064950

Lorenzo.r.1st wrote: even when u say it, I still don't get it. its not genjutsu, since the sub can hurt the enemy, and not just run around and dodge Where exactly did this happen? Lorenzo.r.1st wrote: like a genjutsu would do Genjutsu can be used to influence the one you're dodging on. The substitution however is some form of transformation jutsu on the solid object. Lorenzo.r.1st wrote: and how can a person move outta the way so fast, that he can get something, put in his place, and hide, all in a sequence? u might as well just dodge it, right, if ur that fast? I don't think they retrieve anything. Presumably some sort of summon or other form of retrieval jutsu is used on the object. The user is simply about to get hit, distracts the opponent (or relies on enemy tunnel vision), uses Shunshin to get out of the way while leaving a decoy behind.

But it's essentially an enhanced dodge since it's a dodge+decoy.