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The question is based on my theory from the recent manga chapter (Naruto 661):

> Sasuke, when stabbed by Madara is the effect of Tsukuyomi from Sasuke.

Now, to prove my theory, is there an episode in manga/anime that Sasuke used
Tsukuyomi?


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Can Sasuke use Tsukuyomi?


I believe Sasuke did use Tsukuyomi while he fought against Hachibi. **Bee was
immobilized for a moment**

![Tsukuyomi Effect on Hachibi](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FEnSJ.jpg)

As per the definition of Tsukuyomi in wiki it states that:

> Tsukuyomi is noted to be one of the most powerful genjutsu in existence.It
> is unique to the Uchiha clan and only those who have awakened the Mangekyō
> Sharingan can perform it. It is said to represent the "Spiritual World and
> Darkness" (精神界と闇, Seishinkai to Yami), the antipode to Amaterasu — a
> ninjutsu of similar power.

The wiki also states the disadvantages of the technique:

> Such a powerful technique is not without its disadvantages however. Due to
> the complexity of the illusion and the quickness with which it is executed,
> an enormous amount of chakra is necessary and an added amount of stress is
> placed on the left eye, leaving Itachi's vision more blurred. Before using
> it on Kakashi in Part I, Itachi stated that Tsukuyomi can only be broken by
> a Sharingan user that shares the same blood as him; as demonstrated when
> Sasuke overcame Itachi's Tsukuyomi in their battle.

**Itachi casting Tsukuyomi on Kakashi**

![Itachi casting Tsukuyomi on Kakashi](https://i.stack.imgur.com/K0SAg.jpg)

**Both Sasuke and Itachi had to go through a lot of pain while casting it. It
consumed a lot of their chakra. Obvious disadvantages were blurred vision
after use.**

And last but not the least, the wiki also states that:

> **Sasuke can also perform Tsukuyomi with his right eye** , though his
> illusion is considered inferior to Itachi's Tsukuyomi since it does not
> alter the opponent's perception of time indicating he has yet to master it

In the wiki page, it also states that **the users who can cast Tsukuyomi are**
:

  1. Uchiha Itachi
  2. Uchiha Sasuke
  3. Uchiha Madara
  4. Uchiha Obito [in movie]

## Reference

  * [**Tsukuyomi**](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tsukuyomi?file=Tsukuyomi-sharingan-genjutzu.jpg)


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EDIT: It's really simple to be quite honest. Sasuke has Itachi's eyes.
Itachi's eyes are capable of using of Tsukuyomi. Therefore Sasuke can use
Tsukuyomi.

This stays consistent with the rest of the manga, for example how people can
take the Rinnegan and use it for themselves like Tobi x Pain. Danzou took
Shisui's eyes and then used Shisui's MS power for himself as well.

* * *

Here is the proof that Sasuke actually used Tsukuyomi.

Recall the fight versus Danzou. Sasuke casted Tsukuyomi on Danzou and Danzou
proceeds to comment on it. ![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4ZGuh.jpg)

As for your theory, there is one easy criteria you can use for confirmation.
Techniques like Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi cause excessive eye strain, which
leads into bleeding. When Sasuke used Amaterasu on Madara, his eyes also bled.
When Sasuke stabbed the sword through Madara, there were no signs of bleeding,
and therefore we can determine he did not use Tsukuyomi there.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qLLxY.jpg)


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I can't remember exactly, but when Itachi (Edo Tensei) and Sasuke battled
Kabuto in the cave, they were trapped at the same time in a genjutsu. They
undid it by using genjutsu on each other. I'm sure that Itachi used Tsukuyomi,
but I'm not sure if Sasuke's genjutsu was a normal one or a Tsukuyomi.
However, I'm sure that Itachi used Tsukuyomi at least once when he fought
Danzo...

By the way, it's a fact that you must be able to use Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi
to achieve Susano'o, so the answer for your question is yes, Sasuke can use
Tsukuyomi for sure.


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Sasuke definitely CAN'T use Tsukuyomi!

It's a manga/anime! That means it follows some rules. If Sasuke were able to
use Tsukuyomi, then the technique would be introduced properly, like when they
introduced Amaterasu and Kagutsuchi.

However, Sasuke didn't say "Tsukuyomi" even once (!!!) in the whole manga! Why
did he always scream "Amaterasu" and "Kagutsuchi", but not "Tsukuyomi" even
once?! It doesn't make any sense!

Furthermore, every Uchiha has one technique in each eye. It's clearly said
that one of his eyes has Amaterasu, and the other one has Enton: Kagutsuchi.
There is no place for Tsukuyomi!

(For Susanoo you need both eyes' powers, but it doesn't matter if it's
Amaterasu and Enton Kagutsuchi or Tsukuyomi)


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# Short answer

Sasuke can not use Tsukuyomi.

  1. When fighting Kabuto, Sasuke used a regular Sharingan genjutsu on Itachi.
  2. Sasuke's left eye creates Amaterasu, and his right eye manipulates the flames. There is no place for Tsukuyomi.

# Long answer

Mostly from a reddit
[post](http://www.reddit.com/r/Naruto/comments/2i6hgr/why_sasuke_does_not_have_the_tsukuyomi/):

Sasuke does not have the Tsukuyomi. **What Sasuke uses is the Sharingan's
standard ability to cast genjutsu through eye contact with its "eye of
hypnosis"**. In the past, Sasuke had personally it used on Sai, Orochimaru and
Deidara, and we've seen it used by Itachi, Kakashi, Obito and Madara on
different occasions. What Sasuke had been doing since Itachi's death was
channeling these Sharingan Genjutsu through his Mangekyou Sharingan, which
apparently had the effect of amplifying its strength, rendering him capable of
instantly incapacitating his opponents.

Sasuke was shown casting genjutsu with one eye of his Mangekyou, like how
Itachi cast Tsukuyomi with his left eye (and Amaterasu with his right). But
whilst Sasuke typically cast it with his right eye, he had also done it with
his left eye. Against C too since he appeared to be holding his left eye, and
a third time, if you count his domination of the bijuu.

And even regular Sharingan Genjutsu had been used through a single eye, as
demonstrated by Madara and Itachi. Itachi himself used Sharingan Genjutsu with
the Mangekyou after his Tsukuyomi eye had been blinded. Madara had done the
same.

**Sasuke has never once called his genjutsu, Tsukuyomi.** Both Danzo and Tobi
compared it to Itachi's Tsukuyomi - which was understandable since they're
brothers and both had used Amaterasu and Susanoo - but neither of them
actually called it Tsukuyomi. Only twice had Sasuke "named" it where he called
it "Sharingan" and "Genjutsu - Sharingan" respectively (just like Madara).
When he called it "Genjutsu - Sharingan", the difference is also made explicit
by showing it side-by-side with Itachi's Tsukuyomi.

Tobi implied that Sasuke had received Itachi's eye techniques, but Itachi had
only sealed a single use of the Amaterasu inside Sasuke with the Transcription
Seal: Amaterasu which Sasuke had no actual control over. From what I've heard,
it came from a misunderstanding over how the Japanese language doesn't
differentiate between singular and plural. And when the jutsu was unsealed,
his eye transformed into Itachi's Mangekyou Sharingan temporarily. So if
Sasuke used a Tsukuyomi (or another Amaterasu) from Itachi, his eyes would
have changed to show it.

The genjutsu Sasuke used against B (when he still had to implant Itachi's
eyes) resembles the Tsukuyomi with its inverted colours, but this was also the
only time it happened. Every other time we saw the genjutsu itself, it didn't
have that visual effect. It was also said by Itachi and the second databook
that the **Tsukuyomi can only be broken by his own blood** (presumably someone
of the Uchiha bloodline with a powerful Sharingan), which we later saw proven
and explained. **Yet B was essentially freed with just a genjutsu dispel.**

Ultimately, Sasuke only has Amaterasu, Kagutsuchi and Susanoo with his
Mangekyou Sharingan. Amaterasu was first used with his left eye against Killer
B. Kagutsuchi was used to quell the flames and then used and named it against
the Raikage where he shaped the black flames and dubbed it "Enton:
Kagutsuchi". **The most blatant evidence of these two being his Mangekyou
jutsu is when he fought Kaguya and freed himself from ice using both of his
eyes.**

Even after Sasuke took Itachi's eyes to awaken the Eternal Mangekyou
Sharingan, he has never revealed the Tsukuyomi. You can implant the Mangekyou
Sharingan and use the abilities of the original holder (e.g. Kakashi using
Kamui or Danzo using Kotoamatsukami), but when those eyes are used to evolve
to the next stage, it instead empowers their own abilities from what we've
seen. Or at least removes the drawbacks.

Once the third databook stated that you would need Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi to
awaken the Susanoo, but the above tells us that this is outdated information.
If anything, I'd believe that Kishimoto had originally intended to give Sasuke
the same jutsu as his brother (with different preferences, perhaps) but
decided otherwise at crunch time. As far as we know, the only character with
the Tsukuyomi is Uchiha Itachi.

Also, the current revision of
[Tsukuyomi](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tsukuyomi) from Naruto Wiki shows
only Itachi Uchiha under the list of users.


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**Yes, he can.**

Besides everything else that has been pointed out on other answers here trying
to prove that Sasuke can use the Tsukuyomi, I'd just like to point out a piece
of **information that comes straight from[ _Naruto: The Official Character
Databook_](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Naruto-Official-Character-Data-
Book/dp/1421541254/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362417911&sr=8-1)** , pointed out
in [this answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/13336/49) and in [this
one](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/2784/49) before it:

  * Amaterasu, "representing the light of the material world", is performed with the right eye.
  * Tsukuyomi, "the nightmare realm, representing the world of the mind and darkness", is performed with the left eye.
  * **Susano'o** is "the strength of the tempestuous force that **resides only within those of have mastered" both of the above techniques**. 

Notice that you have to master _both_ Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi in order to be
able to perform Susano'o. This means that Indra, Itachi, Madara, Kakashi and
**Sasuke** must be able to perform both Amaterasu _and_ Tsukuyomi - even if we
haven't seen them doing it ever - since they all can use Susano'o.

Either that, or the official databook has incorrect data. [Aman Singh's
answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/15018/49) is also very compelling,
and makes some good points.


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Sasuke can't use Tsukuyomi, it's just a manga and anime fact.

The user of the MS must awaken the abilities of both eyes to achieve the
Susano'o, it isn't specifically Amaterasu or Tsukuyomi. Also, Sasuke can use
genjutsu..but not the Tsukuyomi. With his left eye, Sasuke can cast Amaterasu,
with his right he can shape and manipulate the flames. Those are his two
abilities, Tsukuyomi has no spot.

In the Manga, Sasuke states that Susano'o can only be awakened when someone
awakens both powers in their eyes, Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu belong to Itachi
only. As a parting gift, Itachi gave Sasuke the Amaterasu.


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Sasuke can't use it, and if he had used it on Danzo and Killer Bee, they
wouldn't have been able to escape it without Sasuke releasing them from it.

Itachi states that only someone with Uchiha genetics and the Sharingan can
undo the Tsukuyomi. This is a manga fact, meaning Sasuke never used Tsukuyomi.
Sasuke may have Itachi's eyes, but it's never been stated that the abilities
of the eyes are transferred through the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. Seeing as
though Madara is the only other person with the EMS, and the fact that he has
no unique Mangekyo abilities, proves that abilities really aren't transferred
through the EMS.

The Tsukuyomi is only used by Itachi, stop making up theories because it
_seems_ possible.


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