Earth with Akihiko

[Adachi]

Excellent. So I'll teach you a bit about zoning now, an important term.
Originally a term from a game that I play a lot, it basically means manipulating or forcing your opponent to go where you want to. For example, a jutsu from the sky like Lightning Fang would keep them from going into the air to use jutsus there, and a move such as Swamp of the Underland would prevent them from staying on the ground. Lastly, something that is very dangerous close range, such as Lightning Plasma Barrier would discourage them from getting near you to use Taijutsu or such.

How does this move apply to zoning?

 

[-S-]

Ah, I get the idea!

So say if your opponent was about to run towards you to attack you with taijutsu, you could use this technique to drag them away from you forcefully.

Another thing I can think of, is if there was something in the center of the spiral, like spikes, so as the user was dragged towards the center by force, they would get injured by the spikes in the center. That's considering the spikes are strong enough to withstand the crushing force of the earth chakra channeling through the earth.

 

[Adachi]

Excellent! Now, you are thinking ahead.
One more concept.
Cause and effect. For example, you used a Wind Jutsu to blow away the explosive tag, thus, I can follow up with a prepared fire move to disregard your Wind Jutsu, so that it overcomes it and is sent back at you two times stronger.
By taking the upper hand, you can juggle your opponent around and have them react the way you want to, as we are all forced to make moves and survive in a battle. This is most often used in chess, where it is necessary to be able to predict several moves ahead of the opponent.
Now, relate it to this jutsu.

 

[-S-]

Great!

Well... you could launch a fire attack at your opponent; if they respond by countering with a water attack which would negate the fire, the area would become damp since the water would scatter, making the ground muddy; at which point you would use this technique causing the ground to spiral inwards faster since the ground would be damp and muddy making it flow much more easily.

 

[Adachi]

Excellent, excellent, well done. Think one step early.

Spoiler

(Doton: Retsudo Tenshō) - Earth Release: Tearing Earth Turning Palm
Rank: C
Type: Offense
Range: Short/Long
Chakra Cost: 15
Damage Points: 30
Description: After performing the required hand seals Boar → Ox → placing hand on the ground, the user causes the ground surrounding the enemy to spiral inwards on itself, burying them alive or crushing them. This technique is capable of causing quite a bit of damage to the area. This technique is much more damaging if used in rocky mountainous areas, or inside a cave.

Proceed by charging Doton chakra into your hands. Then, slam the ground with it, sending it towards my clone, causing the earth to split in half underneath him.

 

[-S-]

Awesome! Thanks!

Okay, here goes:

*I begin the channelling my earth chakra into my palms, and then I proceed to slamming my palms onto the ground, sending out two streams of earth chakra, relatively close and parallel to each other, towards the clone. As I do this, I then manipulate my two streams of chakra, and force them apart, causing the earth to split apart as the chakra move away from each other. The earth splits underneath the feet of your clone, causing him to fall straight into the gap*

 

[Adachi]

Excellent. So you can control the depth, the shape, the size...in what other ways could you use this?

 

[-S-]

Well... I'm thinking, that if you opponent channelled a lightning attack directly towards you, you could split the earth to prevent it from reaching you, since a gap means air, and air is a bad conductor of electricity.

You could probably cause a deep crack in the ground, and then fill it with water to use as a water source on a terrain where there is no source available.

I'm thinking back to the time when Sakura smashed the earth, revealing Kakashi who was hidden under it. I believe you could do the same with this technique, to reveal an opponent hiding under the ground.

 

[Adachi]

Ah, I've never thought of your first tactic, well done though it would be hard to counterattack that one...hm...
You would have to specify on how deep you can make this if you feel it with water though. And I've never heard of your last one either. xD

Spoiler

(Doton: Doryūkatsu) - Earth Release: Earth Flow Divide
Rank: C
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short/Long
Chakra Cost: 15
Damage Points: N/A
Description: The user will first perform the required hand seals Rabbit → Boar → Rat → Horse → Tiger → Snake and then by flowing concentrated chakra from one's palms into the Dragon Veins flowing underground, one can tear the earth apart, creating large chasms by firstly raising the earth in the desired location and then splitting that peice of earth through the center. The length, width, direction, and curve of the chasm are all up to the user. Manipulating the Dragon Veins requires fine chakra control, but if one has such skill, they can use this technique to divide the space between the enemy and their own team in two, destroy enemy camps or defences, and even to attack.
Note: This does not split the earth apart directly to cause opponents to fall in the fissure.

Anyways, proceed to slam the ground with your fist, sending out your earth chakra to create small chunks of rubble and rock to start popping out of the earth, creating a lot of noise and potentially hinting at something ahead.
What might this be used for?

 

[-S-]

I think the last one was from the beginning of shippuden, can't remember if it was canon or not, but it shouldn't matter. I doubt it would work accurately though, since the region where the earth would split might now even be where the opponent is hiding xD

Moving on!

*I begin to channel my earth chakra into my fists, and them slam the into the earth, channelling them to a point on the ground; I manipulate my chakra to give it a rapid, but subtle vibration, causing rocks in the ground to start popping up and breaking apart; creating a loud rumbling sound!*

Well, the noise generated could distract my opponent, allowing for an opening attack as he/she turns his head to see where the noise is coming from; believing it is an incoming attack!

 

[Adachi]

Excellent job and well put. You are correct, such moves can also indicate the coming of a larger one and can be potentially dangerous to the enemy. Turn those heads!

Spoiler

(Doton: Tsuchi Douyou no Hira) – Earth Release: Earth Shaking Palm
Rank: C
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short - Mid
Chakra cost: 15
Damage points: N/A
Description: After performing snake hand seal the user slams their hand on the ground. The result is that the ground becomes heavily turned up with chunks of rubble popping out of the ground. This technique is used as a means to distract opponents to either create an escape or follow through with a surprise attack.

Okay, so proceed to form the Snake handseal. After that has motivated you, begin by sending your earth chakra into your dominant arm, encasing it in rock. What might this be used for? (Besides the fact I'd give it Megaman designs...O_O Sorry, I'm bored.)

 

[-S-]

Okay!

*I begin channelling my earth chakra into hands and then performing the snake seal; after this, I then begin to channel the majority of my earth chakra into my left arm, and as I do this, I focus on making my chakra strong and tough and making it flow to the surface of my skin. By making it flow to the surface of my skin, it then begins to form a layer of rock around my arm; gradually as it builds up, a shell-like casing is formed around my arm!*

LOL, you could do that!

Okay, well of course, you could use this to land a direct attack on your opponent, and since it's pretty tough, it would deal a great deal of damage. You could also use this to break through a wall of defence... like a wall of rock. Or even just obstacles in the way!

 

[Adachi]

Yes, swing that arm! O_O!
So how would this move change if you utilized Earth Release: Added Weight Technique or the Earth Release: Super Added Weight Technique?

 

[-S-]

xD

*Starts swinging my left arm around*

Hmm.. well, if weight was added, the force delivered from the impact would be greatly increased! Since F = MA...

On the other hand, if the technique was lightened, it would be easy to manoeuvre and you could use the technique to give you extra support as you threw some weapons or objects!

 

[Adachi]

Ah, the good ol' force = mass x acceleration. *AP Physics flies out of head*

Spoiler

(Doton: Kengan no Jutsu) - Earth Release: Fist Rock Technique
Rank: C
Type: Offensive
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 15
Damage points: 30
Description: After performing the snake → Seal of Confrontation and then by encasing their arm in rock, the user can deal a powerful hardened punch against an opponent while being protected from direct contact with their target. If necessary, the weight of the rock can be increased to further increase the punch's destructive power through the Earth Release: Added Weight Technique or the Earth Release: Super Added Weight Technique.

Perform the handsigns of Ram → Dog → Rat → Bird and then cause anywhere within short-range, a tunnel to be made. Basically compressing the earth in said area, outward, creating a tunnel. Which will allow you go undetected (by the naked eye) to other locations.

 

[-S-]

xD

*I begin my channelling my earth chakra into my arms and as I focus on doing this, I then perform the Ram → Dog → Rat → Bird hand seals and then slamming my hands onto the ground. As I do this, I send my chakra down like a stream; resurfing it at a short range point near me. After this, I then send a surge of chakra into the ground and focus on compressing this chakra, like the walls of a pipe, causing the earth to compress from a center point, following the direction of the stream of chakra; forming a tunnel in the ground!*

 

[Adachi]

Excellent. So an underground tunnel has many many uses.
What can you think of it, including using as an utility, defensively, and also, offensively.

 

[-S-]

Okay, so you could use it to avoid an attack, but you would have to buy yourself time first since you need time to make the tunnel!

You could also use it to sneak up behind your opponent and attack him/her! You could even use it to form the exit to the tunnel under your opponent's feet, making him fall in so you can attack him from within the tunnel

 

[Adachi]

Well put. How about sending fire throughout the tunnel and Nara techniques? xD

 

[-S-]

Ah yes! With that, you could manipulate the fire techniques like a stream through the tunnel!