[Doton] Crutch teaches me how to use rocks.

[Leathercandle]

Saito walked to the place that he was instructed to meet up with his new sensei.



OOC: Saito bio in sig

 

[Crutch Kaguya]

Since this is your first lesson in earth before I teach you techs you'll need to tell me some things.

The first thing that you will need to do is explain the earth element to me. I would like you to tell me the basic strengths and weaknesses of the element, how these strengths and weaknesses can be used to your advantage or your disadvantage, what the earth element personifies to you, and why you find the earth element interesting or if you don't find it interesting, why you have that opinion. And basically anything else you want to say about earth relevant to the training and RP.

We'll discuss it then move on to the techniques afterward.

 

[Leathercandle]

*Saito listened to his new sensei and then responded accordingly*

Earth release is as the name states, using parts of the Earth to create ninjutsu. Rocks, mud, and dirt are common in earth style. A common way to create mud is by mixing dirt from earth style and water from a water style technique. Earth release is weak to lightning release and strong against water release. It is a very diverse element, as it has good supplementary, offensive, and defensive jutsu. I like earth release because as I said before, it is very good at all 3 kinds of ninjutsu (supplementary, offense, and defense). And so that is why I asked you to teach me doton! Saito said.

 

[Crutch Kaguya]

Before you can start manipulate earth chakra in the form of jutsu you need to be able to manipulate earth chakra at lower levels so that your control of it is strong enough. I have prepared a hole for you, you will enter the hole, then I will cover the hole will dirt up to your head. You will not be able to move. Now feel the earth around you, and feel what it personifies. All those emotions I told you to tell me about earth, let those emotions race through your body. Find the perfect balance between your mind and body for the earth element. Then channel your chakra into the earth below your feet while channeling those emotions into the chakra and feel the chakra become one with the earth. Force your chakra to rise up beneath your in the shape of a pillar to lift you out from the dirt.

 

[Leathercandle]

*Saito listens closely as you explain the exercise to him.*

Sounds good. Saito said as he jumped into the hole which you prepared.

*you cover up the hole*

*Saito shuts his eyes and concentrates on his chakra, going through the kinds of chakra he already knows how to control, water, fire, and regular chakra. He started to concentrate on his emotions, and he realized that he was feeling very relaxed and calm.*

...Release my emotions and feelings into my chakra, and then my chakra into the earth. Thought Saito as he did just that.

*Suddenly Saito felt a slight shaking and heard a quiet rumbling as his chakra started to mix with the earth.*

This must be it! Saito thought as a small pillar of stone started to lift Saito up, pushing him through the dirt, and soon up to the surface.

I did it! Saito said as brushed some dirt and pebbles off of him.

 

[Crutch Kaguya]

The earth beneath you rises up and lifts you out of the ground as you stand atop the pillar you created.

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This is how I will train you: I will first post the technique and the describe it in my own words, and then state a few sentences about the usefulness of the technique both offensively and defensively. I would like you to respond by by telling me:

- how you would perform the technique in battle
- how you will use the technique offensively
- how you can defend against the tech
- whether or not you find the technique useful or interesting

I would like a few sentences for each point or a few bullets. Whatever you prefer. I'll be going at 2 to 3 techniques per post to keep the training moving. I may go one at a time if I wish.

(Doton No Jutsu) - Earth Release Technique
Rank: D
Type: Attack/Defence
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra cost: 10
Damage Points: 20
Descripton: Creates small pillars of earth, small tools, and small shields of earth


This is the technique you just used, answer the question I have given you for each technique about this one. Be sure to include how to use this technique in combination for "how to use offensively."

 

[Leathercandle]

If I were to use this in battle I would
-use the pillars to help evade
-use shields to defend

I will use the technique offensively by
-making ninja tools like kunai (not really a good idea through because a regular kunai costs no chakra)
-forcing an opponent up with a pillar while I crash maybe a wind technique down from above them

I can defend against the tech by
-using this tech, as I can make a shield to defend

I do find this technique very useful, as I can use it to evade techs by having the pillars shoot me upwards.

 

[Crutch Kaguya]

(Doton: Shinju Zanshu no Jutsu) - Earth Release: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique
Rank: D
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra Cost: 10
Damage Points: N/A
Description: The user, emerging from the ground below the target area, pulls down the opponent so that only their head is above ground. Unable to move, the opponent can easily be decapitated or tortured.


Now unlike that technique, this technique involves focusing the earth chakra in your body not into the earth. Focus your chakra into the outside of your entire body and especially focus on your arms and legs. Then use the earth chakra in your arms and legs to dig into the earth while simultaneously using the earth chakra to move the earth around you. Burrow under ground beneath your opponent and move the earth beneath their feet so that when you drag them down they are dragged into the earth an stuck. This is good offensively to attack your opponent when they do not know your location or when you have a clone do this and the opponent is unaware of the clone. To defend if you see your opponent use it, send lightning into the ground, if you don't, as soon as they grab you respond by using a lightning tech to attack.

 

[Leathercandle]

*Saito listened to Gohan/ Madara explain the next technique to him* (not sure which one your rping as rn)

Sounds cool, here I go then! Saito said as he created a water clone to preform the technique on.

*Saito next clapped his hands together to help him build up his chakra, which he then focused all around his body, specifically his arms and legs as instructed. He then started to dig into the ground, making a nice little tunnel. He then broke his arms out from the earth, grabbing the legs of his clone and essentially switched places with him by pulling him under and jumping out from the ground in one swift motion. Only the head of Saito's clone remained above ground.*

WOAH! We rock! Saito's clone said to Saito.

Don't we?! Saito said as he let the clone turn back to raw water.

So, in battle I would use this to avoid a technique from the enemy and swiftly pull him/her under the ground, which is awesome because its all done in one technique. Offensively, I would obviously use it to get the opponent under the earth so I could get an easy attack on them, which probably would not work most of the time because releasing lightning chakra into the ground stops this technique. To defend against the technique, I could use an earth pillar, or if I knew how to control lightning chakra I could release it into the ground. I think this technique is interesting, but maybe not all too useful. As I said, it can be used to avoid techs, but then you have to go in to pull the opponent under the earth which can be negated with lightning chakra as I've said many times, and how you explained. Saito said.


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Questions:

When you said sending lightning into the ground can stop it do you mean:

"As Madara dove into the ground suddenly, most likely to drag Saito underground, he released a quick burst of lightning chakra into the ground to negate the technique."

Or did you mean literally using Chidori Nagashi?

 

[Crutch Kaguya]

No, you have to either send lightning into the ground via Nagashi or use a lightning technique that rips through the ground.


(Doton: Gansetsukon) - Earth Release: Rock Section Cane
Rank: D
Type: Supplementary/Offense
Range: Short
Chakra Cost: 10
Damage Points: 20
Description: This technique allows the user to take a small chunk of rock and turn it into the shape of a staff. The user can then use it as a melee weapon or throw it with pinpoint accuracy at their opponent. A variation of this technique allows the user to create several staffs and launch them at the target, but with less accuracy.


This is similar to the first technique you learned. You send your earth chakra into the earth to then manipulate the earth into the desired shape. This one specifically allows you to turn a small chuck of rock and make it thinner and longer to form a staff. The staff can be used for physical attacks or it can be used as a projectile and thrown as if it was a javelin. Or you can use it to make your opponent guard against a wide area by making several staffs and launching them all at the opponent. The first method is more of a direct attack and the second method is a distraction meant to be followed up with a surprise attack. To defend against the first method, a simple lightning technique or fire/wind blast with physical power would work. Second method a larger fire/wind blast would work, but a earth wall would work as well.


( Doton: Iwa Rendan ) - Earth Release: Rock Barrage
Rank: D
Type: Offensive
Range: Short – Mid
Chakra cost: 10
Damage points: 20
Description: The user will concentrate their chakra into their arm and then release their chakra creating a ring of rocks that are then flung at the opponent.



To break it down, this technique is just throwing rocks. You focus your earth chakra in your arm and then release small amounts of it and materialize the earth into small chunks of earth. You create several rocks and momentarily create a ring around your arm, then fling all the rocks at your opponent. Offensively, I find it useless. You better off using kunai or shuriken. Defensively, the opponent is throwing rocks, I think you can figure this out yourself and tell me how to defend.

 

[Leathercandle]

Shoot, accidentally closed the window responding -__-

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*Saito sent his chakra into the ground, which in turn forced a pole-like rock to come out of it. Saito then picked up the staff and swung it around a bit to get a feel for it's weight and such. He then threw the staff at a tree, hitting almost exactly where he had aimed.*

Woah, that is pretty acurate. Saito said as he focused even more of his chakra into the earth, forcing more staffs out of the ground. Saito picked these staffs up too, then threw them at a much thicker tree. Only about 4 of the 7 hit the tree.

And just like you said, this version of the technique is much less accurate. Saito said as he turned back to look at you.

So, in battle I would probably use the less accurate version in which I launch more staffs at the opponent so I had time to set up for something better. If I were to use this technique offensively, I would use the accurate version and launch it at the opponent, same thing with the less accurate version. Using the staff as a weapon in close quarters is a waste of chakra, as a sword can do essentially the same things and cost no chakra. As you said, defending against both versions of this technique is easy enough. For the first version, I could use a fire jutsu of higher rank or equal rank (I havent learned any fire jutsu yet which causes an explosion if thats what you meant by physical power). For the second one, I could use the stationary version of fire ball jutsu, as it would probably be big enough to block the attack. Now, I don't find this technique all the interesting, and not too useful either, as other techniques can launch rocks at the opponent at higher speeds and more powerfully (I think). Also, swords can be used instead of the pole in a CQC fight, along with the fact that the other version of the technique isn't very accurate. Saito said.

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Question : for the second version of the technique, the staffs aren't launched on their own correct? Also, the launches staffs would all be sent from the same general area if the user is throwing them, so a really wide range attack/defense wouldn't be necessary to defend right?
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Now on to the next one. Saito said as he focused doton chakra into his arm. He slowly released it out of his arm, creating rocks which spun around it. Saito then sent more of his doton chakra out of his arm in an outwards direction, which also sent the rocks flying.

In battle, I probably wont use this, but if I were to I would use it as a distraction, while maybe a clone ran from behind or from a bind spot to attack. Offensively, as I said, I would really only use this as a distraction, maybe trying to hit them in the process too. I can defend against this technique in many ways, I could use a D rank water shield (because not each rock counts a d rank I'm pretty sure, just the technique as a whole. I could use a rock pillar if I really wanted to also. I dont really find this technique useful, as a kunai as you said or shuriken do the same thing basically. I do find it kind of cool though. Having the rocks circle my arm then shoot out at the opponent is just kind of interesting. Saito said.

 

[Crutch Kaguya]

(Doton: Ganban Kyu) - Earth Release: Bedrock Coffin
Rank: C
Type: Offense
Range: Mid/Long
Chakra Cost: 15
Damage Points: 30
Description: After performing the Rat hand seal, the user to control multiple sections of rock and move them around their opponent. The user then forms two gigantic sections that crush the opponent.


This is a more advanced technique than the ones that you just performed. This one requires you to perform the Rat hand seal. Hand seals are used to precisely channel chakra in the required amounts to manipulate the elements the way you desire. This technique is very simple. By sending your own earth chakra into the ground beneath your opponent you can cause the earth on both sides of them to form two large sections of rock to move around and crush the opponent in the middle. The technique can be used offensively to cause the opponent to defend their sides while you attack from the front or back. It is mostly used to widen the array of your attack and cause you opponent to defend more. To defend you can just smash one side of the sections using lightning or other earth and escape.


(Doton: Moguragakure no Jutsu) – Earth Release: Hiding like a mole technique
Rank: C
Type: Supplementary
Range: Long
Chakra cost: 15
Damage points: N/A
Description: The user changes earth into fine sand by channeling chakra into it, allowing the user to dig through it like a mole. While underground one can sense what is happening on the surface and use the information to launch a surprise attack on the enemy. Once can also hide deep in the ground, escaping to a depth where the enemy cant reach. It also appears that after digging, the ground can be returned to its original state, leaving no trace of where the user entered the earth.


This is like one of the previous techniques except a bit more advanced.

"Now unlike that technique, this technique involves focusing the earth chakra in your body not into the earth. Focus your chakra into the outside of your entire body and especially focus on your arms and legs. Then use the earth chakra in your arms and legs to dig into the earth while simultaneously using the earth chakra to move the earth around you. Burrow under ground beneath your opponent and move the earth beneath their feet so that when you drag them down they are dragged into the earth an stuck. This is good offensively to attack your opponent when they do not know your location or when you have a clone do this and the opponent is unaware of the clone. To defend if you see your opponent use it, send lightning into the ground, if you don't, as soon as they grab you respond by using a lightning tech to attack."

Read this again as the concept is essentially the same and doesn't garner another write-up. Key thing to keep in mind is that you do not merge with the earth, you dig through it. So spikes underground can still stab you and you can still get crushed.

 

[Leathercandle]

Saito listens to his sensei talk to him about hand seals, which he was already familiar with, but nonetheless he kept his ears open.

Bedrock Coffin, eh? This one looks useful. Saito thought as he focused his doton chakra into the earth. He then preformed the rat hand seal and sent more doton chakra into the earth. Soon parts of the earth started to rise up and slam against each other in the spot where Saito was channeling his chakra.

Woah, I like this technique. It seems really cool. I would use this technique in battle to either aim to crush the opponent or distract them while I prepare something to hit them from the front or back, even though there isnt much time to do so as it encloses on the target pretty quickly. As I said, I would try to crush the opponent if I were to use this offensively. To defend against the technique, as you said I could use raiton or doton to crush a side and run (can I run? I mean thats freeform.) I think this technique is interesting and useful. It crushes the target from two sides (it looks like all sides when I saw a picture, but whatever), it can help stall for time to set up for something better, etc. Saito said.

(You said I didnt have to write something up for the hiding like a mole tech)

 

[Crutch Kaguya]

(Doton: Ganchūsō) - Earth Release: Stone Spikes
Rank: C
Type: Attack
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra Cost: 15
Damage Points: 30
Description: This technique lets the user create a few rock pillars that will protrude from the ground to skew the target. The rock pillars will even pass through obstacles to reach their target.


This jutsu uses your earth chakra to manipulate existing earth. The user will send their earth energy into the ground and move it beneath their opponent. The user will then merge his own energy with the energy in the existing earth beneath the opponent. The user will then call their energy to rise from the ground while sharpening it. Since the energy has now become one with the earth, this will cause the earth to rise up with the user's energy. The earth is sharp enough to pierced flesh. This technique is used mostly as a pure distraction technique. It has not other true offensive uses. A fighter would use this to create spikes under his opponent to make him cheaply respond to give time for the fighter to follow up with another attack. I personally find it somewhat cheap to just start out with this technique first turn, but in certain situations, if can give you the upper hand. To guard, either use a lightning techniques to make the pillars crumble, or if your bio has the speed and reflexes for it, use a technique that strengthens your feet and smash the pillars with kicks as they rise. The latter is mostly for finesse points.


(Doton: Yochi no Douyou) - Earth Release: World Shaking
Rank: C
Type: Offensive
Range: Short - Mid
Chakra cost: 15
Damage points: 30
Description: The user will concentrate and release their chakra into the ground to create a small tremer that can result in harming the enemy target.


The user sends their chakra into the ground and then wildly manipulates it underground. This will be enough to cause a small tremor in the earth enough, not strong enough to make your fall, but strong enough to make your lose your balance. Though it reads offensive this is more of a supplementary technique. Mostly it is used to occupy the opponent to give time for the user to use another technique. By itself, it is not very strong. To defend against it, I would first channel chakra to my feet to stick to the ground as it shakes. This will prevent me from losing balance. Then I would take to the air to perform an aerial attack rendering the tremors useless. Or use a lightning jutsu that travels through the earth to cancel out the earth chakra while also attacking your opponent.

 

[Leathercandle]

Saito listens to Madara as he talks to him about the technique "Stone Spikes". Saito then follows the given instructions, by sending his earth chakra into the ground in a very similar way like how it is done for the Earth Release Technique to create a pillar. He mixed his energy with the energy of the earth below him, creating several spikes to protrude from the earth.

In battle, I would use this technique as either a distraction or a cheap way to cause a bad situation for my opponent if they jumped up for example. Offensively, it could be used to ruin the enemy's legs, then attack them with something stronger as they cant really respond well with spikes in their legs. To defend against the technique, I could send lightning into the earth or use a strong enough taijutsu attack to destroy them. I find this technique useful and interesting, as it can cause bad situations for the opponent quickly as well as lay traps. Saito said.

After Madara explained the next technique, Saito tried it out himself. He sent a much larger amount of earth chakra into the ground to affect a larger area, and started to make his earth chakra vibrate, moving the ground as well, putting Saito a little off balance himself.

I could use this technique in battle to make an opponent miss their target if it required aim by making the ground shake. Offensively, it doesnt really do much, but I can see a part of the earth coming up from the tremor and hitting the opponent in the leg or something. To defend against this technique, I could simply focus chakra into my feet to help keep my balance. I could get into the air to render the effect of the tremor useless, or send lightning into the earth. I find this technique interesting, but maybe not too useful. The opponent can simply focus chakra into their feet to prevent them from losing balance, which in a fight costs no chakra. The whole ground shaking aspect of this technique seems interesting to me though. Saito said.

 

[Crutch Kaguya]

(Doton: Dorosandan) – Earth Release: Mudshot
Rank: C
Type: Offensive
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra cost: 15
Damage points: 10
Description: The user spits a thick globule of mud at the target. If aimed correctly, it can blind the target's vision and choke them. It can also be used to create a sticky patch on the ground.


This jutsu is a little different than other earth jutsu. It doesn't require any hand seals, and also does not harden the earth chakra completely to give it a solid appearance. This earth jutsu involves focusing earth chakra in your stomach and moving it up to your mouth while making the earth chakra softer. The end result will be that instead of a solid sphere of earth, you will release a glob of mud at your opponent. This is useful offensively as unlike other earth techniques that are solid, this one has more malleability and can used to stick to targets instead of just striking them. The technique is useful in close range as you can suddenly spit out the glob of mud at one of your opponents body parts without the use of hand seals to create an opponent for your to strike. It can also be used in conjunction with fire jutsu since the its mud like properties allow it to be heated up much faster. Guarding against this can be similar to any other blast technique like a fire ball or wind blast. Creating a wall of earth to stop the glob is simple, or overpowering it with a lightning blast to cause the mud to harden and crumble also works.


(Doton: Iwa Yado Kuzushi) - Earth Release: Stone Lodging Destruction
Rank: C
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra cost: 15
Damage Points: N/A
Descripton: This technique allows the ninja to control nearby stone and rock. This can be especially useful if in a cave or a stone lodging. The technique can loosen the rocks and cause them to come raining down on whomever is trapped inside.


This jutsu is only useful in a cave or near a cliff. It has not real offensive uses or defensive uses. It works by using earth chakra to weaken existing rocks to cause them all fall down on top of the opponent. The user doesn't exactly have precise control over the where the rocks fall just the general area since the user only loosens the rocks. Since it doesn't require hand seals it is a good jutsu to use as distraction. To possibly follow up with an earth technique from below. To defend against it, you can use a tech that allows you to skillfully avoid the rocks, blast to the rocks, or one that shields you from the rocks.

 

[Leathercandle]

After Madara explains the first technique, Saito starts to focus his doton chakra in his chest, and then he moved it quickly to his mouth. He shot it out at one of his clones by sending all the focused chakra in his mouth out at once. The clone reported back that the mud was in fact, very sticky, although not too painful.

Interesting. Saito said as he released the jutsu.

In a battle, I would use this over the C rank suiton syrup jutsu most of the time probably, as this jutsu seems to be like that only it does a little bit of damage. Offensively, its okay. It has low damage which is a down side, but it required no handseals which is an up side. To defend against this, I could use a fire jutsu, an earth wall, or a lightning attack. I find this technique interesting and a little useful. The interesting part is that this is mud, not dirt or stone. Also it does damage and is sticky. It doesn't do too much damage though. Saito said to Madara.

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Question : is this stickiness of this tech anywhere near the stickiness of the syrup capture field c rank water jutsu?
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Saito listens to Madara explain the next tech as he creates a small cave which rose out of the ground for Saito to use the jutsu on. Saito focuses his doton chakra into the air, quickly sending it over to the ceiling of the cave. He made the chakra vibrate a little bit, loosening the rocks and making the ceiling collapse.

In battle, it would be useful if the enemy was near a cliff or in a cave. Offensively, its useless unless the opponent is in a cave or by a cliff. To defend against the technique, EIG would allow the user to jump up the rocks which were falling easily. Rotation or Shinra Tensei would also work really well. Less exclusive techniques would include a gust of wind to help avoid the rocks by pushing the user away from the rocks, or pillars to do the same thing. Strong enough taijutsu would probably work too. This is a very interesting and at times very useful technique. Moving boulders from a distance is really cool, and it is a good thing to use to distract the opponent while you use a stronger jutsu. Saito said.

 

[Crutch Kaguya]

Around that or more.

(Doton: Doryudan) - Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet
Rank: C
Type: Offense
Range: Long
Chakra Cost: 15
Damage Points: 30
Description: When used with Earth Release: Earth Flow River, the user will then perform the Ram → Horse → Dragon they can create a dragon-like head to fire concentrated mud at an opponent. This can also be combined with a fire jutsu to shoot lava toward an opponent.

(Doton: Doryū Taiga) - Earth Release: Earth Flow River
Rank: C
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra Cost: 15
Damage Points: N/A
Description: After forming the needed hand seal Tiger, the user transforms the ground underneath their opponent into a river of mud that throws them off balance and away from the user. The mud created by this technique can also be used as a medium for the Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet technique.



These techniques are in the wrong order on the jutsu list. I will do them in the reverse order as above. I will explain both techniques at once but I want you to explain both techniques separately as you did all the techniques before. Earth Flow River is a basic technique. It uses one hand seal to turn the ground underneath the opponent into a river of mud. Similar to the last earth jutsu you learned that does no completely solidify the earth, this technique also keeps the earth as mud. As I mentioned before, this is done by keeping the user's earth chakra loose giving it a mud-like appearance. This technique is not offensive by itself but can be used to follow up with an offensive counter. This technique is mainly used to distract the opponent. It can be increased in power by using a fire technique to heat the mud. You can easily defend against it by solidify the mud with lightning and breaking out, or by using a technique that will enable you to block or avoid the river. This technique is prerequisite to the Earth Dragon Bullet which uses 4 hand seals to change the shape of the existing mud to that of a dragon's head. The dragon's head can release bullets of mud at the opponent which can then be combined with a fire technique. The user can block these bullets with another earth technique, or a wind or fire technique with physical force to push them away.

 

[Leathercandle]

Saito listens to Madara explain the technique to him and then he tries it out for himself. He sent a large amount of doton chakra into the ground, mixing it with water in the earth to create mud, he focuses his chakra in the ground to appear several meters in front of him. A river of mud suddenly started to flow from the ground, speeding across the earth quickly.

In battle this technique seems awesome because it can force the opponent to move, set them off balance, and it sets up the requirements for another earth jutsu to be used. Offensively, it does no damage, to defend against this tech, one could use a pillar to shoot them out of the river. I find this technique very useful and interesting as it does 3 things in 1 jutsu as I explained earlier. Saito said.

Saito next focused his "mud chakra" which was flowing in the river. He preformed the hand seals: Ram → Horse → Dragon, then raised a dragon of mud from it. It slowly rose out with glowing red eyes and was dripping mud everywhere. Saito then shot a small fireball at it which made it turn into a lava dragon.

Woah. Saito said as the lava beast sat in the river of mud.

(question, does the fire tech need to be weaker so the dragon isnt harmed or destroyed, or does it not matter?)

In battle, one would need to set up for this by making a river of mud. Offensively, it can be used to send a barrage of mud at the opponent or even lava. Offensively, its a cool way to create lava without knowing how to control the Kekkei Genkai. To defend, one could use an electric attack to harden or nullify the dragon and its projectiles. I think this technique is very interesting and sort of useful. Interesting because, well, LAVA. And usefull kind of becuase it cant move like a regular dragon (or can it?) Saito said

(question, does the fire have to be a stream or big enough to make all the earth bullets become lava?)
(Question, is the dragon just a head, or can it be used to slam into the opponent like water dragon jutsu?)

 

[Crutch Kaguya]

It should be at least the same rank or one rank higher. And they have to be compatible. A large blast of fire would just overpower the mud. It should be some sort of fire stream, and it should be big/strong enough to make the bullets not into lava, but just molten earth. It's not the same as the lava KG. It is just the dragon head, but you can make the head slam into opponents.


(Doton: Ganchūrō no Jutsu) - Earth Release: Rock Pillar Prison Technique
Rank: C
Type: Defence/supplementary
Range: Short/Mid
Chakra Cost: 15
Damage Points: N/A
Description: After performing the required hand seals Rat → Horse → Dog → Snake and they then create a large amount of rock pillars from under ground. They can then be controlled to surround their opponent and create a bamboo-like thicket of rock.


These jutsu requires 4 hand seals. It works by the user sending their earth chakra into the ground below the opponent and merging their earth chakra with the existing earth itself. After the user's earth chakra merges with the earth, the user causes their chakra to rise up from the from different points from the ground. The result is that instead of the earth rising as one slab, many pillars of earth rise up and surround the opponent. The user can make it so the opponent is completely trapped in a pillar prison with each pillar having the thickness of bamboo. The key is that though each pillar is weak, the sheer number of pillars fortify the prison and give it strength. The technique has not true defense purposes other than defense by offense. The technique doesn't directly damage the opponent but can be used to rob the opponent of his senses and limit his range of motion. Of course, it can easily be broken down with a lightning jutsu or by blasting your way out with an appropriate energy jutsu.


(Doton: Doroku Gaeshi) - Earth Release: Earth Shore Return
Rank: C
Type: Defence
Range: Short
Chakra Cost: 15
Damage Points: N/A
Description: After striking the ground with their hands, the user creates a large wall of earth in front of him/her. The defence is not perfect though, since a hard or drilling impact can puncture the wall. Also, since this technique only guards frontal attacks, the enemy can easily attack from the side or even from above.


All in all the typical earth wall jutsu. This jutsu doesn't require any hand seals but does require you take the time to slam your hands on the ground. If done carelessly your opponent can use that short gap to his advantage. The technique truly has no offensive capabilities (these two techs are kinda opposites). It is only short range so it basically just defends against techniques in front of you. It can be used to block water streams or bullets, or fire/wind bullets appropriately of the same rank. If your opponent uses it against you, most likely you won't have to guard against it as it'll cancel out with another one of your technique. But if you do have to guard against it, the a lightning blast or anything with cutting or blasting power stronger than the wall can handle will work.