Spirit Transformation Technique

This highly versatile technique allows the user's spirit to leave their body. By taking possession of a target, the spirit can suppress and collapse the victim's spirit, killing them, or freely manipulate their actions. This technique can also be used to communicate information or transfer chakra.Naruto chapter 591, pages 7-13 This technique will always reach the intended target, even when their whereabouts are unknown to the user. Having become a living ghost, the spirit has no substance and cannot be affected by enemy attacks.
With the release of the Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation technique, a reincarnated Dan was capable of taking control of his ascending spirit for a short period of time using this technique. Dan Katō noted that this technique had been used to kill a great number of shinobi during his lifetimeNaruto chapter 591, pages 6-7 and that the only way to counteract the technique is to trap the user within a barrier, such as the Four Violet Flames Formation, before it is activated.Naruto chapter 530, page 7
== Trivia ==
* Dan's ability to cause his soul to exit his body makes him reminiscent of an , from Japanese folklore. An ikiryō is a person whose soul can dwell outside his or her body.
* Tobirama Senju is capable of using a similar technique, where he can send his soul into another person's body if they were still alive, but unlike this technique, it is labelled a kinjutsu.Naruto chapter 663, page 8
== See Also ==
* Mind Body Switch Technique
== References ==
fr:Technique de Spiritualisation
pl:Reika no Jutsu
pt-br:Técnica de Transformação em Espírito