We'll move on to full body releases now:
(Doton no Yoroi) - Earth Release Armor
Rank: B
Type: Defensive
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 20 (-15 per turn to remain active)
Damage points: N/A (+10 to taijutsu moves)
Description: This Technique coats the users body with stones, making them much more resistant to attacks, at the cost of their speed. Whilst using this technique, the user can even change their appearance, but once the technique is either defeated or worn off the users original appearance is shown. The user whilst in this armor is resistant to B rank ninjutsu techniques but is vulnerable to Lightning Techniques.
So, you gather a good amount of Earth chakra in your entire body, and release it all at once, from every single tenketsu from your body, as a burst, which you then manipulate to form stones, which coat your entire body. You have the choice of coating your entire body or leaving a body part uncoated, so that you're not robbed of your sight, meaning you can only coat upto your head or neck level. You can also change your appearance by picturing a mental image of whatever you want to look like, as long as it's logical, and use the same principle of releasing chakra from every point in the body, but you give your chakra the shape and form of whatever you've imagined. It can protect you from Taijutsu attacks and B-Rank Ninjutsu attacks, but A-Rank Ninjutsu will rip off the armor. As logic states, C-Rank Lightning can neutralize the armor, but it won't harm you, although B-Rank and above Lightning techs will destroy the armor as well as continue on, as C-Rank or above. You gain physical strength, because of how hard and durable the stones are, but in turn, you lose speed. Best used at short range.
(Doton: Domu) – Earth Release: Earth Spear Technique
Rank: B
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 20
Damage points: N/A (+10 to physical attacks)
Description: After performing the Snake hand seal the user will channel their chakra throughout their entire body, which then hardens their skin to a steel-like quality. This increases their defensive power to the utmost limits. The user’s skin also becomes much darker, an almost black colour. The destructive power of physical attacks is increased, making this a great, all purpose technique. But this technique when activated leaves the user vulnerable to lightning based techniques.
Note: Kakuzu bios can use this technique without the need for handseals
This was shown by Kakuzu first, when he destroyed the door to the Fire Temple in Konoha. You weave one handseal, and like the previous technique, release Earth chakra from every point in your body, as a burst, manipulating your chakra to harden your skin, which turns it into a blackish like colour. Same principle..you're vulnerable to lightning techniques C-Rank and above. You gain immense physical strength, and can use it to smash away earthen constructs, and +10 to physical attacks, so it's good to use when your opponent forces you in CQC.