Karma Linchpin (Strange Taste)

> *"When button held, disables enemy Ninja Tools, Ninjutsu, and resets enemy N-cooldown, drains ST gauge. Release to reduce use N-cooldown, increase ST gauge. Ninjutsu attacks also hit harder."*
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**Karma Linchpin (Strange Taste)** is one of the Ninjutsu available in Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker, as a part of Season Pass 4.

## Overview

The user sticks their left hand out, creating a sphere of energy in front of themselves that absorbs most Ninjutsu, ninja clones from Substitution and Ninja Tools. On contact, this resets the opponent's Ninjutsu stocks, drains their Secret Technique gauge 5% at a time and deals damage over time to the enemy; if that has already happened, the user's secondary Ninjutsu slot & Secret Tech gauge is refilled faster and attack power is increased for 7 seconds once the barrier has disappeared. The user has Super Armor while the Jutsu is active.

This Jutsu can be used in the air and held for 3 seconds.

This technique cannot absorb:

### Ninja Tools

* Kunai (Ninja Tool)
* Senbon
* Demon Wind Shuriken
* Scientific Ninja Tool "Crimson Star"
* Scientific Ninja Tool "Jade Sky"
* Scientific Ninja Tool "Thunderous Needles"
* Scientific Ninja Tool "Mitsudomoe"
* Paper Bombs
* Paralysis Seals
* Sealing Tag: Fake
* Weighted Seals
* Raging God Medicine
* Flash Medicine
* Super Tough Medicine
* Master of Medicine

### Ninjutsu

* Leaf Whirlwind
* Summoning: Great Snake
* Leaf Flash
* Leaf Rising Wind
* Sharingan (will sub at the contact but the clone will get absorbed)
* Universal Pull (but will still give some gauge)
* Octopus Hug
* Acrobat Technique
* Dynamic Entry
* Kurama Twin Impact (but will not harm the karma user)
* Uchiha Shuriken Jutsu: Oboroguruma (and stops it)
* Imperial Wrath
* Summoning: Salamander (but sometimes can be instantlly absorbed if karma is used at the center of the body)
* Amaterasu (but will still give some gauge)
* C2 Dragon (but will absorb it's projectile)
* Multiple Striking Shadow Snake
* Shurado
* 8 Trigrams Palm Rotation (will be triggered and work on other enemies even if inside Strange taste)
* Summoning: Toad (but will absorb it's projectile)
* Partial Expansion Jutsu
* Snake Thrust
* Ripple
* Earth Style: Earth Dragon Bullet
* Demon Hunter
* Gentle Fist Technique: Body Blow
* 8 Trigrams Hazan Strike
* Hidden Jutsu: Sukunahikona
* Karma
* Paralysis Jutsu
* Heavy Boulder Jutsu
* Cherry Blossom Clash
* Chakra Scalpel
* Crimson Drizzle
* Heavenly Foot of Pain
* Nervous System Rupture
* Tsukuyomi (and stops it)
* Summoning: Blade Dance
* Wind Style: Sea Dragon

Unlike Karma Linchpin (Wild), it cannot absorb any Secret Technique, except Super Uzumaki Rasengan. Summoned animals, except Summoning: Slug (and sometimes Summoning: Salamander) which gets instantly absorbed, will not despawn but will still get damage from it and will refill Secret Technique gauge. Bubbles from Utakata's Bubble Pipe will get absorbed. Kunai from Angelic Advent will get absorbed as any justu. Will stop Kamui Climax and Kamui Bond but not Time Space Hop.

## Usage Tips

Try to get used to audio cues before you use this, as the startup is rather slow. Mastering this can allow you to almost perfectly defend against any technique coming your way. This can be best used in Base Battles when getting targeted by the enemy team.

## History

Reduced the Secret Techinque Gauge-increasing effect when absorbing a succession of Ninjustu.