Kitsunetsuki (Akashogan Jutsu)

Kitsunetsuki is the second one of Takatsuke Uzumaki's Akashogan special techniques. It stems from his right Akashogan eye, the Eye of Space, and is a powerful spatial technique. The power of this technique is to redirect strikes intended for Takatsuke into another location, usually to the enemy; this means that a strike intended for Takatsuke strikes the attacker instead. When used, this technique surrounds Takatsuke with a space that is linked directly to another location in space.

The major weakness of this technique is that it takes a heavy toll on Takatsuke's body and chakra to be used long periods. This is why he prefers to use it only when an attack is about to connect and there is no other way to evade it. It also suffers from the default Akashogan techniques' weakness: extended or repeated usage eventually causes pain or even bleeding in the eye using that technique.

Trivia

 * The name of this jutsu is based on Japanese folkore about kitsune, fox spirits. In the folklore, kitsunetsuki refers to a state where a person is being possessed by a fox spirit.