| The one-eyed snake technique was used by | | | | ninja caused damage from touch or mystically |
| ninja's as a form of illusion against opponents. | | | | from far away. |
| Ninja's relied heavily on illusion and mind | | | | This would create an enormous amount of fear |
| manipulation in order to gain the upper hand. | | | | regarding the powerful ninja warrior, and would |
| One form of the one-eyed snake was used in | | | | heighten the perception of the highly feared death |
| ninja training as a form of fake dim mak. Dim | | | | touch. |
| mak is known as "the death touch", where one | | | | Ninja training would also utilize the one-eyed snake |
| strike brought on near instant death. The snake | | | | technique in other manners as well. Sometimes a |
| technique pretended to be true dim mak through | | | | slow poison would be applied by one ninja, and |
| the use of poisons and specialized weapons. Here's | | | | then a second ninja would enter the scene posing |
| how it would work: | | | | as a mystical healer. This second ninja would then |
| The ninja would quickly and swiftly apply a poison | | | | provide the antidote to the poison, thus creating |
| to the skin area of a foe, or else would use a | | | | the illusion that he was a great healer. This |
| specialized weapon which would leave no mark. | | | | acceptance gained the second ninja much trust |
| The weapon strike would cause death, as would | | | | and respect, thus allowing him the inside |
| the poison which would seep through the skin and | | | | advantage needed to overcome the enemy! |
| into the bloodstream, thus appearing as if the | | | | |