According to Sasuke Uchiha, the powers used by the Sage of the Six Paths involve a very special, refined, and unique chakra dubbed the . While the contents of this chakra are currently unknown, Sasuke notes that this chakra is needed—specifically—to harm the shadows created by Limbo: Border Jail and other similar techniques, indicating that this chakra is, in fact, separate from regular chakra. Konan has noted that the combined bloodlines of the Senju and Uchiha Clans comprise this power. Hagoromo himself later elaborates that his chakra is divided evenly between the bloodlines of Asura and Indra and that combining such power results in his unique chakra.