Human Path

This article is about information on the ability. For information on the character, see Human Path.

Human Pathedit
人間道­ (Ningendō)
Name
Viz print media	Ningendo
Alternative names	Human Realm
Debut
Manga	Volume #40, Naruto Chapter #369
Anime	Naruto Shippūden Episode #132
Game	Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
Appears in	Anime, Manga, Game
Data
Classification	Kekkei Genkai, Ninjutsu, Dōjutsu
Class	Offensive, Supplementary
Range	Short range (0-5m)
Other jutsu
Parent jutsu	Six Paths Technique
Users
Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki Madara Uchiha Nagato Obito Uchiha Sasuke Uchiha (Manga only)

The Human Path (人間道, Ningendō) grants a Rinnegan user the ability to read the mind of any target by placing his hand on the target's head or chest and yanking the soul out of the body. Though it provides intel by getting well guarded secrets, the technique inevitably kills the target. In life, Nagato channelled the powers of the Human Path through the corpse of a Takigakure shinobi.

In battle, the Human Path is relatively worthless compared to the other Paths as Nagato was quick to sacrifice it to protect the Animal Path against his final battle in life against Naruto.

Influences

In Buddhism, the Human realm (also known as the "Manuṣya realm") is based on passion, desire, doubt, and pride. It is widely believed that the Human realm is the form of rebirth most likely to attain enlightenment, due to both the availability of information and teachers, and the ability to reason without falling victim to the obsessive aggression or carnal delights inherited by the higher planes.