Talk:Ultimate Burning/@comment-5227407-20140903084658/@comment-25046389-20160112015437

That's not actually true. Yes Amatarasu can be defended against but any defense put in its path is typically destroyed completely. Amatarasu, though powerful, does not instantly incinerate whatever it touches and can therefore be avoided by putting something between you and it. If you're directly hit by it you're pretty much screwed unless you cut off the affected body part before the flames can spread to the rest of your body (like the Raikage did when he fought Sasuke) or have some sort of transportation Jutsu to relocate or redirect the flames (like Obito did when Sasuke's Mangekyo spontaneously activated in response to his Sharingan) Obito specifically said that it weren't for what he knew (referring to Kamui) he'd have died since Itachi setting that trap caught him completely off guard. Ultimate Burning is the power to burn anything completely, but unless the burning is instantaneous (which in Amatarasu's case it is not) it's possible to avoid damage by quickly putting up a defense and withdrawing from the immediate area.