Sōku

Sōku (想苦, Conception of Pain) is a Genjutsu and a Hiden belonging to the Inreki Clan. One of their most direct offensive maneuvers, even this lies behind a layer of obscurity. Through a premeditated Genjutsu that mimics the casting of an offensive technique, Sōku is used as a supplementary technique that targets an advanced neurological function. In this case, Sōku targets the of the brain through flowing chakra into the pain receptors within it. Due to this methodology, Sōku can manipulate the pain receptors to either enhance or dampen pain dependent on their preferences at the time. It is known to be a technique of a similar vein and scale to Mikaboshi.