That Technique

is an expression which has been used through the series to refer to a number of techniques or abilities without revealing their nature, creating expectations about them.
* During Gaara's match against Sasuke in the Chūnin Exams, Temari used the term when the One-Tailed Shukaku's arm appeared from the Shield of Sand, referring to his Shukaku forms.Naruto chapter 112, page 17
* During Orochimaru's fight against Hiruzen, Enma used the term upon seeing Hiruzen perform the hand seals required to use the Dead Demon Consuming Seal.Naruto chapter 122, page 12
* During Kiba and Akamaru's battle against Sakon and Ukon, Akamaru signals to Kiba to use "that technique" (in barks; Kiba was the one who used the phrase), referring to Fang Wolf Fang.Naruto chapter 203, page 10
* After Tayuya activates the second state of her Cursed Seal, Shikamaru uses the term to refer to Shadow–Neck Binding Technique.Naruto chapter 208, page 14
* When Team Kakashi left to Sunagakure, Jiraiya used the term to refer to the nine-tailed fox cloak, telling Naruto not to use it.Naruto chapter 251, page 14 Later in the anime, Kakashi remembers what Jiraiya stated and sees Naruto using the cloak while he is enraged.
* Both before and after Chiyo used One's Own Life Reincarnation on Gaara, SakuraNaruto chapter 278, page 17 and KankurōNaruto chapter 290, page 7 used the term when talking about the technique.
* Nagato, through the Deva Path, used the term to refer to the Shapeshifting Technique while Akatsuki was sealing Shukaku.Naruto chapter 255, page 13
* When Naruto and Sakura first met Sasuke after the time-skip, Orochimaru used the term when he prevented Sasuke from using an unspecified technique.Naruto chapter 309, page 13
* After Team 8's battle with Team Guren, Kakashi uses the term to refer to Crystal Release: Crystal Pentagonal Prison when presuming that the user of the technique was nearby.Naruto: Shippūden episode 96
* Jiraiya uses the term when talking with Gerotora, about Minato wanting Naruto to complete an unknown technique.Naruto chapter 370, page 10
* During his senjutsu training, Naruto used the term to refer to Wind Release: Rasenshuriken, which he practised at night.Naruto chapter 415, page 14
* Before receiving the key to the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style, Gerotora used the term when saying that the key was essential to control the Nine-Tails and to complete an unknown technique.Naruto chapter 489, page 15
* In the anime, Danzō Shimura uses this term to refer to Torune's Parasitic Destruction Insect Technique (using rinkaichū).Naruto: Shippūden episode 208
* After demonstrating Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation to Tobi, Kabuto uses the term while thinking to himself that he has nothing to worry about as long as he has Impure World Reincarnation and another unknown technique, presumably his mastery of perfect Sage Mode.Naruto chapter 521, page 4
* After Naruto frees himself and Sasuke from Kaguya's grasp, Naruto uses the term while Sasuke mentions a fūinjutsu to seal Kaguya.Naruto chapter 681, page 17
== References ==
Category:Naruto Terms