Shinra Tensei is a technique used through the Deva Path of the Rinnegan, said to be its pinnacle ability.[1]
Overview
Shinra Tensei can only be used by those who can manipulate the five basic nature transformations.[1] The user creates a "repulsive force" (斥力, sekiryoku), which pushes away everything in the vicinity. This repulsive force is most commonly created around the user as a defense, repelling nearby opponents or incoming ninjutsu;[2] it can also be used to disperse ninjutsu that have already struck the user, such as Amaterasu.[3] Alternatively, the repulsive force can be created away from the user, destroying whatever is at the designated location.[4]
Shinra Tensei's strength and area of effect are determined by how much chakra is used. In its typical usage, it repels only within a few feet's distance and has enough force to destroy earthen constructs.[5] Nagato, after cutting off control of his other Six Paths of Pain and channeling all his chakra to the Deva Path, performs a Shinra Tensei that is large enough and powerful enough to reduce Konohagakure to a deep crater; doing this shortens his life[4] and afterwards dulls the responsiveness of his Six Paths of Pain.[6] At its standard strength, opponents can resist Shinra Tensei by securing themselves to the ground: coating their feet with chakra to increase traction,[7] digging in deeply enough to counter repulsion,[8] or grouping together to minimize the repulsive force's influence.[9]
After Shinra Tensei is performed, there is a brief cooldown period during which it and other Deva Path abilities cannot be used. At a minimum, this cooldown is five seconds. During large-scale uses, such as the one that destroyed Konoha, the cooldown takes several minutes.[10]
Influence
The names of Shinra Tensei and its companion ability, Banshō Ten'in, are derived from Shinra Banshō (神羅万象, Literally meaning: Everything Covered by God), a Japanese four-character idiom and homophone variant of Shinra Banshō (森羅万象, Literally meaning: All-Covering Forests and Ten Thousand Things), a Buddhist idiom which has come to mean "All of Nature" or "All of Creation".
Trivia
The Shinra Tensei orb.
- In the anime, Shinra Tensei is sometimes depicted as an orb of varying colours which surrounds the Deva Path.
- In Naruto Shippūden: Shinobi Rumble, an enhanced, "Full Throttle" version of the technique called "Shinra Tensei: Seiatsu" (神羅天征・征圧, Literally meaning: Heavenly Subjugation of the Omnipresent God: Subjugating Pressure) can be performed.
See Also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jin no Sho, page 260
- ↑ Naruto chapter 421, page 14
- ↑ Naruto chapter 550, page 14
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Naruto chapter 429, page 10-13
- ↑ Naruto chapter 420, page 10
- ↑ Naruto chapter 430, page 14
- ↑ Naruto chapter 429, page 1
- ↑ Naruto chapter 438, pages 5-6
- ↑ Naruto chapter 443, pages 16
- ↑ Naruto chapter 434, page 9-10
