Summoning: Demonic Statue of the Outer Path


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 * Type: Offensive
 * Users: Nagato
 * Debut (Manga): Chapter 447

Nagato summons the giant statue used in Sealing Technique: Illusionary Dragon Nine Consuming Seals, which pierces his body with multiple chakra blades. When the blades are in place, Nagato uses the statue to spew a dragon-like creature from it's mouth, which extracts the victim's soul when touched. After serving it's purpose, parts of the blades break off, leaving the remaining pieces still wedged in his back. However, this technique seems to take a toll on Nagato, as his body becomes more and more emaciated as the technique progresses.



Trivia

 * The statue used looks exactly like it's future counterpart except that it has a cloth over it's eyes and it's arms aren't shackled. This is most likely because no tailed beasts were sealed in the statue yet and all of the eyes were closed.

Influences

 * As with many of Nagato's techniques, it is influenced by Buddhist terminology., derived from the Sanskrit Tīrthika, refers to any doctrine which "treads the outer path" to enlightenment, in opposition to the teachings of orthodox Buddhism (the "inner path"), and is thus considered misguided and heretical.