Magic Lantern Body Technique


 * Name:
 * Type: No rank, Supplementary, All ranges
 * User: Pain
 * Debut (Anime): Naruto Episode 135
 * Debut (Manga): Chapter 238

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

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