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As the series went on, more information about this power was revealed to the fans, and currently, it ranks as one of the greatest power sources in the entire Boruto series, if not the greatest already. So far, quite a few bearers of the Karma have appeared in the story with each of them demonstrating different abilities.
6 Chakra Absorption
Chakra absorption is one of the basic powers that the Karma seal offers to its user. This power can be used quite early into the extraction process of the seal and, as the name suggests, it allows them to absorb chakra from any source.
Boruto Uzumaki was able to steal Naruto’s chakra when he felt low on reserves during his fight against Boro. By merely placing his palm on Naruto’s body, he was able to absorb as much chakra as he wanted. This power of the Karma seal is quite similar to the Rinnegan’s ability to absorb chakra from someone’s body and relies heavily on contact. However, this is also one of its biggest drawbacks.
5 Ninjutsu Absorption
Just like the Karma can absorb chakra directly from someone’s body, it can also absorb any ninjutsu that is fired at them. The world of Naruto and Boruto relies heavily on the usage of ninja techniques and various elemental jutsu. All of them can easily be countered using the Karma seal.
By merely holding it in front of the technique, any form of ninjutsu can easily be absorbed. However, no technique that naturally manipulates elements, such as the water dragon jutsu or Kashin Koji’s flame jutsu that he summons from the burning mountains, can be absorbed. Nonetheless, it is still extremely useful in combat and grants a major advantage to any user of karma.
4 Space-time Ninjutsu
Space-time ninjutsu are rare in the Naruto world and those who do possess it hold a significant advantage over those who don’t. The likes of Minato Namikaze excelled at the usage of these techniques. These Jutsu allow the user to open a portal for instantaneous travel to either a different location or even a different dimension completely. Any user of Karma also has access to space-time ninjutsu, as seen on various occasions now.
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Boruto Uzumaki and Kawaki are both capable of using this jutsu. Initially, the two needed to use their karma together to open a portal to any dimension. Now, they have grown strong enough to individually use these techniques, granting them near godlike abilities that will only get stronger with time.
3 Otsutsuki Abilities
The Karma is basically the encrypted data of an Otsutsuki that is embedded into another person. Slowly, the seal extracts itself and once this extraction is complete, the Otsutsuki is then reborn. As such, it is natural for the seal to also grant Otsutsuki abilities to its users.
For instance, the karma seal gives Kawaki the ability to use Sukunahikona and Daikokuten, both of which belong to Isshiki Otsutsuki. These abilities allow him to shrink himself or any other non-living object instantaneously to microscopic sizes and return them to normal size, and store anything in a dimension where time doesn’t flow and summon it from there, respectively. Any ability that is unique to the Otsutsuki is also granted to the user of the Karma.
2 Stage 2
The karma also grants a significant power boost to the base abilities of the user. Upon the activation of the seal, the fighting capabilities of the user shoot through the roof. This was seen when Boruto Uzumaki used the seal in combat against his father. Prior to using it, he was not able to keep up with Naruto’s advanced techniques, yet after using it, the gap between the two shortened.
The seal, when fully unleashed, grants the features of Otsutsuki, such as the horns and even the Dojutsu. This is widely known as the second stage of the Karma seal. During this stage, their fighting capabilities are enhanced to the point where the user almost feels like an Otsutsuki. This can only, however, be accessed when the seal has extracted most of its data and the process is close to completion.
1 Otsutsuki Experience
Apart from granting the abilities of the Otsutsuki, the Karma seal also grants the fighting experience that they possessed. As the seal extracts itself slowly over time, all the experience that the Otsutsuki gained over the years is also stored within the bodies of the karma bearers.
As such, fighting comes as second nature to them. This was evident from Boruto Uzumaki’s fight against Code, where just using the seal gave him abilities and experience that Momoshiki once possessed. This makes the Karma seal an incredibly dangerous power and is one of the major reasons why this seal might just well be the greatest power to exist in the Naruto world.
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