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|top={{Looking for|the original technique granted by the Rinnegan|the technique which uses different bodies|Six Paths of Pain}}
 
|top={{Looking for|the original technique granted by the Rinnegan|the technique which uses different bodies|Six Paths of Pain}}
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|ref=<ref name="ch606">''Naruto'' chapter 606, pages 15-16</ref>
 
|image=Nagato using the Asura Path.png
 
|image=Nagato using the Asura Path.png
 
|kanji=六道の術
 
|kanji=六道の術
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|romaji=Rikudō no Jutsu
 
|romaji=Rikudō no Jutsu
 
|literal english=Six Paths Technique
 
|literal english=Six Paths Technique
|viz manga=Six Paths Jutsu
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|english tv=Six Paths Jutsu
 
|related jutsu=Six Paths of Pain
 
|related jutsu=Six Paths of Pain
 
|jutsu classification=Kekkei Genkai~Rinnegan, Ninjutsu, Dōjutsu,
 
|jutsu classification=Kekkei Genkai~Rinnegan, Ninjutsu, Dōjutsu,
 
|jutsu class type=Offensive, Defensive, Supplementary
 
|jutsu class type=Offensive, Defensive, Supplementary
|users=Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, Madara Uchiha, Nagato, Obito Uchiha
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|users=Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki, Madara Uchiha, Nagato, Obito Uchiha, Sasuke Uchiha
 
|debut manga=379
 
|debut manga=379
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|boruto=No
 
|debut anime=132
 
|debut anime=132
 
|debut shippuden=Yes
 
|debut shippuden=Yes
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|boruto anime=No
 
|game debut=Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3
 
|game debut=Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Heroes 3
|movie debut=Naruto 6: Road to Ninja
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|movie debut=Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
 
|jutsu media=Anime, Manga, Game, Movie
 
|jutsu media=Anime, Manga, Game, Movie
 
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The {{translation|'''Six Paths Technique'''|六道の術|Rikudō no Jutsu}}<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 606, page 15</ref> is the origin of the unique techniques bestowed by the [[Rinnegan]]. In total there are actually seven of these ''paths'' that grant the user powerful and near god-like abilities:
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The {{translation|'''Six Paths Technique'''|六道の術|Rikudō no Jutsu}} is the origin of the unique techniques bestowed by the [[Rinnegan]]. Those who wield the Rinnegan have access to each of these techniques.<ref name="ch449">''Naruto'' chapter 449, pages 1-2</ref> Despite its name, there are actually seven of these techniques that grant the user powerful and near god-like abilities:
* The {{translation|[[Deva Path]]|天道|Tendō}}, which allows one to manipulate both attractive and repulsive forces.
 
* The {{translation|[[Asura Path]]|修羅道|Shuradō}}, which grants the user mechanised limbs, weaponry and armour.
 
* The {{translation|[[Human Path]]|人間道|Ningendō}}, which gives the ability to remove a soul and so, read a person's mind.
 
* The {{translation|[[Animal Path]]|畜生道|Chikushōdō}}, which lets the user summon a wide variety of creatures.
 
* The {{translation|[[Preta Path]]|餓鬼道|Gakidō}}, which can absorb all forms of chakra, including most ninjutsu.
 
* The {{translation|[[Naraka Path]]|地獄道|Jigokudō}}, through which one can summon and control the [[King of Hell]].
 
* The {{translation|[[Outer Path]]|外道|Gedō}}, which rules over both life and death.
 
   
 
* The {{translation|[[Deva Path]]|天道|Tendō}}, which is able to manipulate attractive and repulsive forces.
These were all originally abilities that were used by one person, but because [[Nagato]] was crippled early on in his lifetime, he would go on to create the [[Six Paths of Pain]]. Through the use of the Outer Path, he was able to control six corpses as additional bodies and channel one of the first six of the aforementioned abilities into each, thus compensating for his physical limitations. However, while the strength and speed of the techniques are greater when used through the main body than when used through the corpses,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 551, page 9</ref> and multiple Paths can also be activated simultaneously by the main body, there are advantages granted by the use of corpses. As the main body's vision is linked to the Rinnegan possessed by the corpses, the user is able to easily coordinate their movements and is given a form of protection, since the user can control the corpses from a distance, rather than putting their own body at risk.
 
 
* The {{translation|[[Asura Path]]|修羅道|Shuradō}}, which allows the user to augment their body with mechanised limbs, weaponry and armour.
 
* The {{translation|[[Human Path]]|人間道|Ningendō}}, which affords the ability to read a person's mind while also removing their soul.
 
* The {{translation|[[Animal Path]]|畜生道|Chikushōdō}}, which allows the user to [[Summoning Technique|summon]] a wide variety of creatures.
 
* The {{translation|[[Preta Path]]|餓鬼道|Gakidō}}, which is capable of absorbing all forms of [[chakra]], including most ninjutsu.
 
* The {{translation|[[Naraka Path]]|地獄道|Jigokudō}}, through which the user can call upon the [[King of Hell]].
 
* The {{translation|[[Outer Path]]|外道|Gedō}}, with which the user is able to preside over life and death.
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[[Nagato]], who was crippled early in his lifetime, utilised the Outer Path to create the [[Six Paths of Pain]]: six reanimated corpses that he controlled as additional bodies through the use of [[black receiver]]s. These bodies each possessed copies of the Rinnegan and the ability to use one aspect of the Six Paths Technique, thus compensating for Nagato's physical limitations. The Six Paths of Pain were each named after the ability Nagato channelled through them, while Nagato himself was regarded as the seventh Pain, the Outer Path.<ref name="ch449" /> [[Obito Uchiha]] would later make use of this method to create his own Six Paths of Pain, this time using six former [[jinchūriki]] that were [[Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation|reincarnated]] by [[Kabuto Yakushi]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 544, pages 16-17</ref>
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As the main body's vision is linked to the Rinnegan possessed by the corpses, this method allows the user to easily coordinate their movements and also offers them a form of protection, as they can control the corpses from a distance, rather than putting their own body at risk. However, in order to use some especially chakra-taxing facets of the Six Paths Technique, the user must either cut off the flow of their chakra to all but one body, as in the case of the large-scale [[Shinra Tensei]],<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 429, page 10</ref> or bring the body close to their position, as in the case of [[Chibaku Tensei]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 438, page 17</ref> In contrast, when a Rinnegan wielder uses the Six Paths Technique with their own body, they are capable of using multiple abilities at once, and the strength of the techniques are greater.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 551, page 10</ref>
   
 
== Influences ==
 
== Influences ==
Based upon the six Buddhist Paths of Reincarnation, each technique was named after one of the different "Paths": Deva, Asura, Human, Animal, Preta, and Naraka. Each of these Paths, or realms, represents one of the realms a being is reborn into after death, determined by the accumulated karma of their past lives. While the two lower Paths, Preta and Naraka, are hellish, and the two higher Paths, Deva and Asura, are heavenly, all six are considered to be Paths of suffering because they perpetuate the cycle of Reincarnation; the only way to break it and ascend to a higher state of existence is to attain enlightenment.
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The Six Paths share their names with the [[Wikipedia:Desire realm|six realms of reincarnation]] in Buddhism: Deva, Asura, Human, Animal, Preta, and Naraka. Each of these "paths" represents one of the realms a being may be reborn into after death, determined by the accumulated [[Wikipedia:Karma|karma]] of their past lives. While the two lower realms, Preta and Naraka, are hellish, and the two higher realms, Deva and Asura, are heavenly, all six are considered to be realms of suffering, as they perpetuate [[Wikipedia:Saṃsāra (Buddhism)|Saṃsāra]], the cycle of reincarnation; the only way to break this cycle and ascend to a higher state of existence is to attain enlightenment.
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The Outer Path, derived from the Sanskrit term ''[[Wikipedia:Tīrthika|Tīrthika]]'', refers to any doctrine that "treads the outer path" to enlightenment. This is opposed to the teachings of orthodox Buddhism, the {{translation|''Naidō''|内道|lit meaning=Inner Path}}, and is thus considered misguided and heretical.
   
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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* Despite neither possessing the Rinnegan at the time, [[Madara Uchiha]] taught Obito to use the Six Paths Technique, alongside [[Uchiha]] [[kinjutsu]] and [[Yin–Yang Release]] techniques, shortly prior to his death. He then created a [[Black Receiver|black rod]] out of his [[Will Materialisation|will]] and told Obito to use it when he performed the Six Paths Technique.<ref name="ch606" />
 
* In ''[[Naruto Shippūden: Shinobi Rumble]]'', a technique called "Six Paths Technique" is used by Nagato's Six Paths of Pain. In this variant, Nagato generates a moderately sized sphere of debris overhead, then thrusts his arms downward, sending it crashing into the ground like a meteor. An enhanced, "Full Throttle" version of the technique called {{translation|"Six Paths Technique: Collapse"|六道の術・崩壊|Rikudō no Jutsu: Hōkai}} can also be performed.
 
* In ''[[Naruto Shippūden: Shinobi Rumble]]'', a technique called "Six Paths Technique" is used by Nagato's Six Paths of Pain. In this variant, Nagato generates a moderately sized sphere of debris overhead, then thrusts his arms downward, sending it crashing into the ground like a meteor. An enhanced, "Full Throttle" version of the technique called {{translation|"Six Paths Technique: Collapse"|六道の術・崩壊|Rikudō no Jutsu: Hōkai}} can also be performed.
   
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
 
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Revision as of 09:02, 9 September 2019

This article is about the original technique granted by the Rinnegan. For the technique which uses different bodies, see Six Paths of Pain.

The Six Paths Technique (六道の術, Rikudō no Jutsu) is the origin of the unique techniques bestowed by the Rinnegan. Those who wield the Rinnegan have access to each of these techniques.[2] Despite its name, there are actually seven of these techniques that grant the user powerful and near god-like abilities:

  • The Deva Path (天道, Tendō), which is able to manipulate attractive and repulsive forces.
  • The Asura Path (修羅道, Shuradō), which allows the user to augment their body with mechanised limbs, weaponry and armour.
  • The Human Path (人間道, Ningendō), which affords the ability to read a person's mind while also removing their soul.
  • The Animal Path (畜生道, Chikushōdō), which allows the user to summon a wide variety of creatures.
  • The Preta Path (餓鬼道, Gakidō), which is capable of absorbing all forms of chakra, including most ninjutsu.
  • The Naraka Path (地獄道, Jigokudō), through which the user can call upon the King of Hell.
  • The Outer Path (外道, Gedō), with which the user is able to preside over life and death.

Nagato, who was crippled early in his lifetime, utilised the Outer Path to create the Six Paths of Pain: six reanimated corpses that he controlled as additional bodies through the use of black receivers. These bodies each possessed copies of the Rinnegan and the ability to use one aspect of the Six Paths Technique, thus compensating for Nagato's physical limitations. The Six Paths of Pain were each named after the ability Nagato channelled through them, while Nagato himself was regarded as the seventh Pain, the Outer Path.[2] Obito Uchiha would later make use of this method to create his own Six Paths of Pain, this time using six former jinchūriki that were reincarnated by Kabuto Yakushi.[3]

As the main body's vision is linked to the Rinnegan possessed by the corpses, this method allows the user to easily coordinate their movements and also offers them a form of protection, as they can control the corpses from a distance, rather than putting their own body at risk. However, in order to use some especially chakra-taxing facets of the Six Paths Technique, the user must either cut off the flow of their chakra to all but one body, as in the case of the large-scale Shinra Tensei,[4] or bring the body close to their position, as in the case of Chibaku Tensei.[5] In contrast, when a Rinnegan wielder uses the Six Paths Technique with their own body, they are capable of using multiple abilities at once, and the strength of the techniques are greater.[6]

Influences

The Six Paths share their names with the six realms of reincarnation in Buddhism: Deva, Asura, Human, Animal, Preta, and Naraka. Each of these "paths" represents one of the realms a being may be reborn into after death, determined by the accumulated karma of their past lives. While the two lower realms, Preta and Naraka, are hellish, and the two higher realms, Deva and Asura, are heavenly, all six are considered to be realms of suffering, as they perpetuate Saṃsāra, the cycle of reincarnation; the only way to break this cycle and ascend to a higher state of existence is to attain enlightenment.

The Outer Path, derived from the Sanskrit term Tīrthika, refers to any doctrine that "treads the outer path" to enlightenment. This is opposed to the teachings of orthodox Buddhism, the Naidō (内道, literally meaning: Inner Path), and is thus considered misguided and heretical.

Trivia

  • Despite neither possessing the Rinnegan at the time, Madara Uchiha taught Obito to use the Six Paths Technique, alongside Uchiha kinjutsu and Yin–Yang Release techniques, shortly prior to his death. He then created a black rod out of his will and told Obito to use it when he performed the Six Paths Technique.[1]
  • In Naruto Shippūden: Shinobi Rumble, a technique called "Six Paths Technique" is used by Nagato's Six Paths of Pain. In this variant, Nagato generates a moderately sized sphere of debris overhead, then thrusts his arms downward, sending it crashing into the ground like a meteor. An enhanced, "Full Throttle" version of the technique called "Six Paths Technique: Collapse" (六道の術・崩壊, Rikudō no Jutsu: Hōkai) can also be performed.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Naruto chapter 606, pages 15-16
  2. 2.0 2.1 Naruto chapter 449, pages 1-2
  3. Naruto chapter 544, pages 16-17
  4. Naruto chapter 429, page 10
  5. Naruto chapter 438, page 17
  6. Naruto chapter 551, page 10