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Madara has awakened Rinnegan in both eyes. He also has Senjutsu chakra and
able to perform many high level technique. One of his technique is to be able
absorb all ninjutsu/element. But I wonder why he cannot absorb Gai's Evening
Elelphant technique. I knew it's stated in narutowiki that: `

> The Evening Elephant is a high-level, forbidden **taijutsu** that can be
> performed by those users who have opened all Eight Gates.
>
> This technique is a continuous assault of five punches, with each "foot" as
> they are referred to being performed faster than the one before. It creates
> a cannon of pressurised **air** which bears the appearance of an elephant's
> leg, causing devastating damage to the opponent.

Why didn't Madara just absorb the **air/wind** from the attack? If it's a
direct hit from the fist Madara may not be able to absorb it.[![enter image
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Why didn't Madara absorb this technique?


The Rinnegan lets you absorb any ninjutsu technique.  
For elemental ninjutsu, you can absorb the chakra of the attack, therefore
nullifying it.  
But since an air "cannon" isn't ninjutsu, there's nothing the rinnegan can do
about it.


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This has been explained before, during the battle of Gai with Kisame.

Kisame's technique absorbs chakra from the Ninjutsu technique and grows
stronger while the opposite attack grows weaker, but it couldn't do anything
about the Sonic Punch, Hirodora (Afternoon Tiger). This is because unlike
nature manipulation techniques Gai's Gate technique utilizes pure Taijutsu.

Rinnegan can absorb any and all Ninjutsu techniques, because Ninjutsu **uses
Chakra to achieve nature manipulation** , whereas Gai's technique utilizes the
speed achieved by the Gates to create the destructive power of his attack from
the atmospheric air itself, and which can't be absorbed.

Also, it is stated in the Manga that Madara in ten-tails Jinchuriki form only
Senjutsu and Taijutsu work since he can absorb all Ninjutsu.


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