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When Tobi uses his selective teleportation power that causes objects to pass
through him, does he have to think about it when he does it, or is it
automatic? I'm trying to find out if he is vulnerable to a sneak attack.

I know he is able to teleport at will, but I'm wondering more about his
"ghost" ability that causes objects to pass through him.


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Does Tobi control his teleportation consciously?


I'm thinking that it is voluntary, since he uses his Magekyou to do it, and it
is the same technique as Kakashi's.

Also because he is able to quickly change between using (to dodge an attack)
and not using it (to attack someone). Furthermore, Naruto headbutted him and
he did not dodge it.

Later, Naruto hits him with a rasengan, breaking his mask and revealing his
identity as Obito. Although he was 'trapped' (because of the Bijuu-dama) on
the other dimension, if it were automatic, I'm guessing he wouldn't have been
able to **not** dodge it, being fried by the Bijuu-dama 'back here'.

**EDIT:**  
Although I say voluntary, it may be seen as **semi-automatic** (or even
automatic, for that matter), in the sense that he does not actually _think_
about it, but rather acts _instinctively_. However, I think it is triggered by
his will, and not entirely automatic.


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I think it's somewhat semi-automatic.

When he wanted to touch Rin, he forgot to undo his jutsu, and went through
her. This tells us he doesn't necessarily consciously control which parts of
himself he is sending to the other dimension.

He can however activate and deactivate it on will, like a master switch.


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To complete the answer of JNat, I think a better example could be the fight
Tobi (or Masked Man) VS Minato, while Kyûbi is attacking Konoha.

If I remember well, as the final move of the fight, Minato throws a Kunai on
Tobi's face and runs to Tobi directly after : to counter it, Tobi wants to let
the Kunai pass through his head with his jutsu, then come back "real" and
attack Minato.

But at the exact time the Kunai has finished to pass through his head and he
becomes "real" again to attack Minato, Minato uses Hiraishin - Level 2
(teleports instantly over Tobi and hits him with Rasengan).

If it was automatic, Tobi would have dodged it, but the thing that it was so
fast that it hit him, proves that **he consciously uses it**.


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