To initiate Shōtai, Satoru stretches his hand out with a flat palm near the face of the opponent. He usually renders his opponents immobile with a hectic volt, which allows him to prepare his technique at ease. By doing so, Satoru channels an amount of lightning, yin and the "unknown" mutated chakra, which results into his hand being surrounded by a blue glow. With the use of lightning chakra, Satoru can send false signals to the neurons of the victim and increases the paralysation effect: these are meant to numb the senses of the victim and affecting the mind. Using the synaptic connections as a pathway for the yin energy, Satoru can separate and analyse the information that is stored in the brain, even going as far that he is able to intercept specific memories from a certain period. And