The King of Hell being used in the Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique.
- Name: Outer Path: Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique (外道・輪廻天生の術, Gedō: Rinne Tensei no Jutsu)
- Type: Kekkei Genkai, Supplementary
- User: Nagato
- Hand Seals: Ram, Serpent
- Debut (Manga) Chapter 449
By summoning the King of Hell, Nagato can release the souls of those recently killed, bringing them back to life. The jutsu targets all souls killed, even those not necessarily killed by the Six Paths of Pain, such is the case with Kakashi Hatake who died from overuse of chakra. There also seems to be a time limit to when this technique can be used, as Nagato can only use it in a area where he is stationed nearby and not in far-off places. However this technique requires a massive amount of chakra, due to which it resulted in Nagato's death due to chakra overuse. Also, Nagato became severely weakened, and his hair became increasingly thinner and grayer during his use of the technique. In a conversation involving Zetsu and Team Hawk, Akatsuki leader Madara Uchiha monologued that Pain had betrayed him as the skill was supposedly intended to be used on Tobi himself.
Influences
- As with many of Nagato's techniques, it is influenced by Buddhist terminology. Gedō (外道, lit. "Outer Path"), derived from the Sanskrit Tīrthika, refers to any doctrine which "treads the outer path" to enlightenment. This is opposed to the teachings of orthodox Buddhism (the "inner path"), and is thus considered misguided and heretical.