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 It's probably some kind of hybrid clone/transformation technique, where the log or substituting item is used to give it solid form. 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. Since it's labelled as one technique, this is presumably all included in a single cast. It also doesn't work against people who have no blind spot in their jutsu (IE when Rock Lee flinched from the pain of the Gates, Gaara substituted out while leaving his sand shell behind)

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