| Rōtasumāku | |
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| Kanij | ロータスマーク |
| Literal English | Lotus Mark |
| Viz Manga | Mark of the Lotus |
| Novel | Naruto: A Shinobi Story |
| Appears in | Novel |
| Data | |
| Clan |  Shunsoku Clan
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| Classification | Kekkei Genkai |
| Jutsu Type | Defensive, Supplementary |
| Nature Type |  Yang Release Yin Release
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| Known Wielders | |
| Raikō Shunsoku Kenshirō Shunsoku Toshirō Shunsoku Shindō Shunsoku | |
| Jutsu | |
| Chakra Skin, Ultimate Body, Thunder Dance, Lotus Flower | |
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The Rōtasumāku (ロータスマーク, Viz: Mark of the Lotus, Literally meaning: Lotus Mark) is a kekkei genkai of the Shunsoku clan which can be activated only by its male members. Much like the Byakugan, the Rōtasumāku is present at birth; however, like the Sharingan, the bloodline can only be activated if the user goes through intense emotional/psychological trauma. Once awakened, it permanently grants the user vast amounts of chakra at a constant rate throughout their tenketsu chakra network which grows larger over one’s lifetime. Because of the perpetual delivery of vast quantities of chakra, chakra control and mastery is near-impossible to do, but it comes with the same vitality as the Uzumaki clan and nigh-limitless stamina. The Rōtasumāku has earned the Shunsoku clan the moniker “Clan of Zero-Tailed Beasts” (零尾獣の一族, Reiojū no Ichizoku, Viz: Zero-Tailed Beast Clan) throughout the Warring States Period and the foundation of the Shinobi Organizational System and hidden villages as they can easily fight against tailed beasts alone and were one of the most powerful clans of all time.
Overview[]
Rōtasumāku
The Rōtasumāku is passed down through the X chromosome. Males have only an X and Y, meaning only male clan members can use the kekkei genkai, whereas female clan members can only carry the genes necessary to pass it on to a future male clan member since the extra X chromosome prevents them from using the bloodline. After a male Shunsoku is born, the mark is present at birth but remains inactive. Only by going through intense emotional trauma will the kekkei genkai activate. It is located on the first thoracic vertebra or the base of the neck.
Upon activation, the user train perfect chakra control to fully master the mark. The time of mastery varies on the user, but it is typically one to two years of consistent ten or more hours of chakra control training. Shindō, however, was able to begin mastering it in less than a month after receiving Orochimaru’s Cursed Seal of Earth which helped him accelerate his chakra control training and achieving mastery over his chakra which allowed him to defeat Dosu Kinuta.
The mark augments makes the user’s physiology and jutsu to superhuman levels and able to match a tailed beast in raw strength as demonstrated when Toshirō effortlessly contended with the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox when it attacked Konoha before Minato’s arrival.
Drawbacks[]
The Rōtasumāku makes chakra control, chakra suppression, and even chakra flow from difficult or near-impossible to achieve. Also, the Rōtasumāku does not activate until its user experiences significant psychological and emotional trauma like witnessing the death of loved ones. For example, Shindō Shunsoku awakened his Rōtasumāku after losing his mother to the masked man in an attempt to capture his foster brother, Naruto Uzumaki, getting fatally stabbed in the stomach by the intruder. The sudden influx of a massive amount of chakra throughout every tenketsu in his chakra system overloaded his body and mind which made him pass out in Naruto. Because of this, and with no prior training in using either one of his clan’s two kekkei genkai, he was barely able to move and was drifting into unconsciousness, but not before helping a semi-conscious Sasuke out and hearing from Itachi how he and Sasuke could avenge their families.
Due to constant chakra delivery, all forms of chakra control is very difficult for even a Jōnin-level Shunsoku clan member like Toshirō himself. Also, chakra control was something he worked the most on throughout his remaining four years with Sasuke at the Academy. After receiving the Cursed Seal of Earth from Orochimaru at the Forest of Death, and some further training from the Sannin upon leaving Konoha behind for three years, he was able to control the Rōtasumāku perfectly, able to hide his chakra signature and even several ninjutsu techniques with few hand signs.
Abilities[]
Main article: Chakra Skin
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Raikō Shunsoku’s Chakra Skin.
Main article: Ultimate BodyThe Ultimate Body (超人的の身体, Kyūkyoku no Shintai) is a technique utilizing the Rōtasumāku to perform inhuman feats of strength, speed, endurance, stamina, and durability. It usually takes at least a year to master since their vast chakra reserves are near-impossible to control to perfection; however, Toshirō Shunsoku and his son, Shindō, used fūinjutsu to master it in a month, respectively.
Main articles: Thunder Dance and Lightning Mode is the is a form of taijutsu requiring a vast amount of chakra—specifically a vast amount granted the Rōtasumāku—to perform and master it. It was first invented by Raikō Shunsoku, the founder of the Shunsoku clan, using both the mark and Rōtasugan to make a taijutsu technique to rival that of all five Kage and even contend with Tailed Beasts.
Trivia[]
- The Rōtasumāku is widely feared and revered by all ninja and ninja clans including the Senju, Uchiha, and Uzumaki which are some of the most powerful clans in the shinobi world. Only the Hyūga clan have expressed hatred towards the Shunsoku since the clan’s bloodline and hiden techniques render the Gentle Fist and other related techniques useless.
- The Shunsoku clan earned the moniker Clan of Tailed Beasts Without a Tail (零尾獣の一族, Reiojū no Ichizoku, Viz: Zero-Tailed Beast Clan) throughout the shinobi world upon revealing their kekkei genkai. With the Rōtasumāku, Kenshirō helped the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha subdue seven of the nine tailed beasts before Hashirama redistributed them as powerful weapons to the newly established Hidden Villages of the Five Great Shinobi Countries in the hope of ensuring peace and a balance of power amongst them.