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Gotonpo (5 ways of escaping) was the most secret of all the Ninja arts.
In the Togakure Ryu there are 12 forms (called the Tonko no Jutsu), which have been
handed down since the time of the 4th Soke. The philosophy behind the Gotonpo is
based in Gogyo and in the densho these secrets are only mentioned, not really gone
into in any detail.
Gotonpos Tonko no Jutsu is divided into the ura (inside) and the omote (outside).
After this there is the Tenton Juppo no Jutsu (10 ways of heavenly escapes) - Sun,
Moon, Stars, Clouds, Fog, Thunder, Lightning, Wind, Rain, and Snow. The list is as follows:
Mukuton no jutsu, Katon no jutsu, Doton no jutsu, Kinton no jutsu, Suiton no jutsu, Jinton no jutsu, Kinton no jutsu, Nitton no jutsu, Getton no jutsu, Seiton no jutsu, Unton no
jutsu, Muton no jutsu