(Doton: Cho Kajugan no Jutsu) - Earth Release: Super Added Weight Rock Technique
Perform the technique:
Shadou raises his hands up towards his chest and weaves together the hand seal of the snake while envisioning the nature of earth. After gathering enough chakra, Shadou places his right hand onto a boulder and infuses his chakra with it. Using his chakra, Shadou starts to change the weight of the boulder, increasing it dramatically, making it impossible for anyone to lift.
Creative uses/strengths:
This technique can be used one oneself to add damage to physical attacks. Trapping an opponent so that he cannot move and then moving near him to and touching him to perform this jutsu could be a creative use or using this technique on mud or boulders and hurling them at your opponent. If close enough to the opponent, you can use this jutsu on him and increase your distance to send an onslaught of jutsus at him while they are slowed down. A strength is that this weight change last two turns which really could be helpful if used correctly.
Drawbacks/counters:
A drawback is if this technique is not used wisely, it can come back to haunt the user. Also using this technique on oneself can slow the user down which can be costly. Only being able to affect earth properties means that this technique could be pointless if the user is standing on water. A counter would be to send a strong enough lightning jutsu if sometime is thrown at u or use wind techniques to effectively evade.
(Doton: Kaido Shokutsu) - Earth Style: Opening Earth Rising Excavation
Perform the technique:
Shadou begins to gather a large amount of his chakra, his emotions becoming one with the properties of earth as he matches it with his chakra. Shadou then crouches over and slams his hand onto the ground, releasing his chakra into the earth. He begins to manipulate his chakra focused in the earth, causing a large volcano to erupt from the ground.
Creative uses/strengths:
If the user is using a technique like hiding like a mole, I could use this technique to get it from underground and when is launched into the air, send any jutsu at him to add insult to injury. If the user has a summon, I could also use this jutsu to boost the animal into the air.
Drawbacks/counters:
A drawback is that this technique must be used with some distance from the user. The technique also serves a small purpose so user who is not strategic might not find a use for this jutsu.
(Doton: Yama Eikyo) - Earth Release: Mountain Smash
Perform the technique:
Shadou performs three hands, concentrating on gathering a large amount of chakra in preparation for his next jutsu. After letting his chakra take on the properties of earth, Shadou slams his hands onto the ground, transferring his chakra into the earth. Two gigantic sections of rock emerge from the ground near his opponent and close in on him with tremendous force.
Creative uses/strengths:
If I have an opponent who is trapped, using this technique will be a good creative use. Placing my opponent under a strong genjutsu or using a strong jutsu to distract them would be a creative use as well. The strengths are that this technique is very dangerous. If an opponent is caught, it’s game over.
Drawbacks/counters:
The target will be able to hear the ground shifting as the rocks emerge which is a drawback. Also, the technique can only be used a limited amount of times during a battle, so the technique should be used wisely. Sending a technique right when the user performs this jutsu to break his concentration is a counter or strategically using a wide-scale, powerful lightning jutsu.