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Flying Thunder God Technique is a space–time ninjutsu originally developed by Tobirama Senju. It was later recreated by Boruto Uzumaki.
Description
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The name Hiraishin is also the phonic of the Japanese word 避雷針, which means "lightning rod". This may suggest the reasoning as to why the technique is restricted towards a seal, because lightning is attracted to lightning rods.
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The Flying Thunder God Technique has sometimes been referred to as the Body Flicker Technique,
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Although it's been said that the technique formula can't be removed, its marking has disappeared from individuals that have tailed beasts sealed into them and extracted from them.
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In the anime, Minato's technique formula appears to say 忍愛之剣, made up of the kanji for endurance (忍, nin), love (愛, ai), of (之, no), and sword (剣, ken). Tobirama's is more reminiscent of the formula used for seals – a random assortment of Kanji, Hindi script, and other symbols.
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In video games, Minato's use of the Flying Thunder God Technique creates a yellow flash, in reference to his nickname.
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Originally, before Tobirama's second revival, the Flying Thunder God technique was said to be Minato's unique ninjutsu (独自の忍術, Dokuji no Ninjutsu), but it was then retconned to him learning it.