Magic Lantern Body Technique

With this technique, Pain could convene the members of Akatsuki, even while the various members were in completely different parts of the world. The individual members sat down and turned their thought waves into chakra. These thought waves were then received by Pain, amplified, and then broadcast through virtual images of the respective members. This allowed them to have conversations and to perform the Illusionary Dragon Nine Consuming Seals.

These virtual images looked like the member they represented, the only difference being that they are standing up with their hands in a seal. The images were also transparent, save for the eyes. In the anime, the images were depicted refracting an array of spectral colors, much like a rainbow. Also in the anime, their bodies would also distort and flicker, as if receiving electronic interference. Also, in the Japanese version of the anime, their voices were also altered, although this was removed in the English version. These virtual images were not simple reflections of the members, though, as the members could still use varying jutsu while Pain was relaying their thoughts.