[Doton] Earth with Tsūki

[Goetia]

*waits patiently*

 

[Tsuki]

Helloooo O_O

Ok, let's get started. First I'd like you to tell me what you know about shape and nature manipulation/transformation. Then tell me everything you know about the earth element and what you personally think of it.

 

[Goetia]

Alrighty.

Shape manipulation is, literally, a form of chakra control that allows a ninja to create techniques of varying scale and size. Shape manipulation is performed by manipulating the chakra during the moulding process or any time before you use the technique really. A good example of a technique that uses shape manipulation is the Rasengan, which has been described as a jutsu which takes shape manipulation to the highest level. This is indicative in the very appearance of the technique, as it is a perfect sphere of chakra that is self-maintaining due to rotation and compression of the chakra.

Nature manipulation is a type of chakra control that allows users to impart their chakra with specific elements or properties. There are 5 different chakra natures which are fairly common throughout most shinobi, and they are Fire, Wind, Lightning, Earth and Water. Each has their strengths and weaknesses against another element. When these kinds of techniques are used in battle [elemental techniques] elements of a superior nature, despite being of the same rank, will be the victor in a clash.

For example, if I used a C-Rank Fire technique to clash with a C-Rank Water technique, the Water technique would win because it has an elemental advantage (put very simply anyway, there are sciences behind it and other jutsu clashes between elemental techniques) though it would be weaker by the end of the clash. However, if I used a B-Rank Fire technique to clash with a C-Rank Water technique, neither technique would prevail since the Fire technique's strength compensates for it's elemental weakness to water.​

Doton, or Earth Release, is one of the Basic 5 elements. Earth Release jutsu mainly involve using pre-existing earth or earth you create to manipulate your position on the battlefield and create lethal offense and solid defense. I find that earth is a versatile element, but it's strength mainly lies in it's defensive capabilities, with nice attack oriented techniques here and there as well. The element of earth is tricky when it comes to it's offense, due to it's ability to manipulate the ground beneath you in most situations, which can put you in tight spots and are difficult to get out of. Though, in all the times I've seen it used, it's always played more of a support role when it comes to offense, whereas in defense it holds it's own very well. Overall, earth is a nice element that has many uses, and can be very deadly if used correctly.

 

[Tsuki]

Splendid, I like your description of Doton. As you said, it can often take a support role when it comes to offense. That is because most Doton techniques remain on the terrain even if you stop fueling chakra onto them and can possibly serve a certain purpose later on in battle. Another type of Doton techniques that is commonly seen are those generated/released from one's body such as techniques that covers your body (partially or entirely), or those spewed from one's mouth as projectile-type/stream-type attacks.

Ok, now one last thing before we start learning actual Doton techniques... *hands you a sheet of chakra paper* I want you to hold this sheet of paper and then send your Doton chakra to it. Describe in detail how you bring forth chakra from the center of your chakra system, turn it to earth chakra and how you control that chakra and send it to this sheet of paper. If done correctly, this chakra paper should turn to dirt and crumble away. Training with this paper will allow you to get the gist of bringing forth Doton chakra from within yourself and control it in a very basic manner.

 

[Goetia]

Holding the sheet of paper in my hand, I begin drawing chakra from within my system and focusing it to the hand holding the paper. The chakra flows through the circulatory system into my arm, eventually reaching my hand where the paper lay resting. Channelling the chakra into the paper, it begins to crumble away into dirt and dust.

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Not sure if I did it correctly, since I don't know how one turns chakra into earth natured chakra in their system. Though if I did it right, then nevermind o-o

 

[Tsuki]

You'll first need to use nature transformation to turn your chakra into doton chakra, before sending it to the chakra paper. You can do that by thinking of doton's various properties and try to perceive these properties with your 5 senses. Try to explain how you would feel about doton's properties when trying to give your chakra doton properties. Doton often takes the form of hard solid, heavy earth. But it can also become soft and sticky, like mud. Try to send your chakra through the chakra paper one more time please.


After that, we can start with the first technique. Please perform the technique while mentioning when you use nature and shape transformation. Then give me advantages and disadvantages that you can think of. Try to be as detailed as possible.

(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

Although of lowest rank and being the most basic of earth techniques, this one can actually serve many different purposes that are only limited to your creativity. You can use it in a supplementary manner by causing a pillar to rise up from beneath you, launching you upwards to evade an incoming attack. However you won't be able to evade large sized techniques or technique that move extremely fast. An offensive way of usage could be to cause a small chunk of rock to get launched from beneath the target, knocking them down by aiming for their chin. Again, those are just examples, there are many other possible ways for using this technique.

 

[Goetia]

As I focus some of my chakra into my arm, I then imagine the properties of earth. Earth is a solid, and rigid element, and is very dense and heavy. Just as I send the chakra into the paper, I imbue the chakra with the properties I thought of. As the chakra seeps into the paper, it begins to turn the paper into dirt. Eventually, the whole paper turns into dirt and crumbles away.

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Gathering my chakra and sending it into the ground in front of me, I give my chakra a dense and rigid quality. Then, using that chakra, I force up earth from the ground before me. Using shape manipulation as the earth rises through the ground, I turn the chunk of earth into a large pillar that bursts from the surface of the ground. Repeating the process, I send my chakra into the ground and give it properties characteristic of the element of earth. However, this time I launch multiple small chunks of earth at a nearby tree, causing damage to it.

This technique is simple, but it has a good amount of uses for it's rank. It's applicable in defense and offense, and can be used to just manipulate the battlefield in your favour as well. It's range is an advantage that helps your offensive ability more than your defensive ability, since you can launch surprise attacks from quite close to the opponent. The only disadvantages I can think of are the strength of the structures that you can create. While they're useful for defense and quick options for offense, they will only really serve as a small distraction for your opponent, and won't be much of a threat.

 

[Tsuki]

Well done.


(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.
Note: user must already be underground through the use of (Doton: Moguragakure no Jutsu) – Earth Release: Hiding like a mole technique

Don't perform this, simply give me advantages, disadvantages and pretty much what you personally think of the technique. Straight forward technique. It allows you to trap your opponent's entire body, except their head, underground and you must have used 'Hiding like a mole' beforehand so that you can pull them down.

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(Doton: Gansetsukon) - Earth Release: Rock Section Cane
Rank: D
Type: Supplementary/Offense
Range: Short (Mid on throw)
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.

Perform, advantages and disadvantages. By using a small rock, you manipulate it with chakra, shaping it into a staff. You can use the staff for CQC or throw it at your target with accuracy. Alternatively you can create multiple staffs to throw but without much accuracy.

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( 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.

Perform, advantages and disadvantages. By releasing earth chakra from your arms you create several rocks that together form a ring, which you then fling at your target. You can fling them simultaneously or in quick successions.

 

[Goetia]

Technique 1

The main advantage of this technique is being unseen due to being underground. Once you've grabbed the opponent to pull them underground, they won't really have a chance to form a counter, and it will be very easy to kill them once they are immobilised. Though, you won't have long to use this jutsu before the opponent realises where you are. This technique's main weaknesses is logic. This technique will be easier to use if you distract your opponent from trying to find you by using techniques and/or clones to keep them busy. Then, you can take them out without them noticing. That being said though, this technique is situational. Unless you can distract your opponent or otherwise ensure that they won't find you, this technique won't be of much use.

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Technique 2

Sending my chakra into the ground beside me, I imbue it with the properties of earth; rigidity and sturdiness. Using that chakra, which I had used nature manipulation on, I force the earth beneath it upwards, causing a chunk of earth to pop up from the ground. Grabbing it, I then imbue it with my chakra. Repeating the previous process with shape manipulation, I then turn the chunk of rock into a large staff.

This technique is a little more diverse in use from the last, and it's clearly for more direct combat purposes. There isn't much to say about it, it's a simple earth technique that allows for further range both in CQC situations and outside of them. However, it isn't just limited to just attacking the opponent. It can also be used to deal with smaller projectile attacks. However, it doesn't possess much strength and won't deal great amounts of damage to an opponent if it strikes, and it won't last long in a clash against other techniques.

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Technique 3

Drawing chakra from my circulatory system, I then focus it into my right arm. Holding the same arm up, I then release the chakra from the pores of my skin. Giving the chakra the qualities of earth, I create multiple small chunks of rock that hover in a circular fashion using shape manipulation. I then fling them at the opponent in a single unit.

This technique is similar to Rock Section Cane, except that it cannot be used in CQC to as great of an effect. It has the same advantages and disadvantages really.

 

[Tsuki]

Nice! Now onto C-Ranks O_O

(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.

Perform, advantages and disadvantages. After performing a hand seal, you control multiple sections of rocks around your opponent to form two large sections, one on each side of the opponent (could be right and left or front and behind). These two large sections of rock are controlled by you to crush your target in-between.


(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. While inside the earth, the user cannot make handseals and can only use Earth techniques below C-Rank. If he tries to do a higher ranked technique, he'll disrupt the Hiding like a mole technique and be left crushed.

Perform, advantages and disadvantages. A technique often used to escape certain situations. You manipulate the earth beneath you, turning it to fine sand, which allows you to dig through it. While underneath ground surface, you can travel underground from one place to another while also being aware of what is going on on ground surface (such as location of enemy, if they're actually in touch with the ground surface). You pretty much cannot use another technique besides below C-Rank earth techniques, since if you do use something else, then the effect of Hiding like a mole will wear off and you'll end up with yourself being crushed.


(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 if these are less dense. The pillars/spikes can be done in any earthen surface, including other earth techniques of the user.

Perform, advantages and disadvantages. You send earth chakra on the ground your opponent is standing on, manipulating it to cause few rock pillars to protrude from it to skew your target.

 

[Goetia]

Technique 1

Performing the Rat seal, I gather my chakra from my circulatory system and send it into the earth, imbuing it with the qualities of rigidity and denseness. Using this chakra, I then cause the earth underground to shift, sending a large amount of earth underneath the opponent. Then, I use shape manipulation to split the large concentration of earth into 2 pieces and force them through the surface of the ground, both masses of earth appearing as two large sections of rock on both sides of his opponent [in front and behind]. The rock sections then close in on the opponent, crushing him inbetween the confines of the earth.

This is a nice technique, good for getting the jump on the opponent. It's quick, so it won't leave much time for your opponent to react if he has a chance to. If you can use this at the right moment e.g. if the opponent was using a fire technique like, say, Grand Fireball technique, summoning the earth sections in front of the opponent will cause the technique to backfire. In that instance, the fireball would explode and cause burns and concussive damage at the very least. Which brings me to another point. Despite it's ability to catch opponent's off-guard via the speed of the technique, it isn't very powerful. Granted, it would kill the opponent if left undefended, but if they use Chidori Nagashi or a sufficiently powered technique, they'll be safe from immediate danger.

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Technique 2

Gathering a moderate amount of chakra, I send it into the ground beneath me. Then, I begin using that chakra to grind the earth into a fine sand. Tunnelling into the ground, I continue using the chakra to turn the earth in front of me into sand. Aware of my enemy's position, I begin digging through the ground towards him, moving rapidly. I then move a few metres behind the opponent, digging myself out of the ground without disturbing it. I then take out a few kunai and throw them, one aimed at the back of his head, another aimed at the base of the neck and the last one aimed at the base of the back.

This technique is good for getting yourself out of tricky situations and allows you to get some breathing room. It serves as a way to tactically reposition yourself and set up for other strategies, such as distracting the opponent with larger techniques and then moving in for the kill yourself. This technique's main weakness is common sense. If the opponent is not above, in front of or behind you, it is likely that they are underground. With this in mind, the enemy can then cave the ground in on you or use any appropriate technique to kill you.

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Technique 3

I draw chakra from my circulatory system and send it beneath the opponent, giving it dense and rigid qualities. Then, I split it into multiple portions. Forcing the chakra concentrations upwards, spikes of earth shoot up from beneath the opponent to skew them in places such as the arms, legs and stomach.

This technique is very similar in nature to the Bedrock Coffin technique, except this one is a little faster and arguably harder to counter. Also, this technique has the added advantage of being usable even on other earth techniques of your own. This allows for much diversity in it's uses, such as isolating the opponent on a panel or section of earth and then using this technique to deal a lethal blow.

 

[Tsuki]

Very well done!

if the opponent was using a fire technique like, say, Grand Fireball technique, summoning the earth sections in front of the opponent will cause the technique to backfire.

I like this o__o. In that scenario I'd say it'll only work against D-Rank fire techniques if the rock sections surround your target or C-Rank fire if you only make rock sections in front of your target. Higher fire techniques, depending on which one is used, might cause some burning damage to your opponent but would most likely continue towards you and harm you after breaking the earth sections.

From now on you no longer need to perform the techniques I post. Only comment on them similarly to how you did with the previous techniques (advantages, disadvantages and if there's anything else you'd like to add).

(Doton: Yochi no Douyou) - Earth Release: World Shaking
Rank: C
Type: Offensive
Range: Short - Mid
Chakra cost: 15
Damage points: N/A
Description: The user will concentrate and release their chakra into the ground to create a small tremer that can result in making the enemies lose their footing and fall to ground or miss the aim of a given technique.

A technique mainly used for the purpose of distracting your opponent. By sending doton chakra into your desired ground location within the range limit, you cause vibrations underneath and on ground surface that would cause your opponent to eventually loose balance and fall to the ground.

(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.

You concentrate doton chakra inside your mouth which you then turn into a globule of mud that you spit out. The mud globule you release is rather sticky, and so, can serve for various purposes depending on where you decide to shoot it.

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(Doton: Iwa Yado Kuzushi) - Earth Release: Stone Lodging Destruction
Rank: C
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short-Long
Chakra cost: 15
Damage Points: N/A (up to 60)
Descripton: The user will do one hand seal and cause nearby earth structures (either natural occurring ones on the field (such as cave ceilings, cliffs, etc), man made (buildings, etc) or jutsu made (up to C-Rank active structures)) to collapse and fall. This technique allows the ninja to control nearby stone and rock and dislodge any vulnerable or sensitive spots, causing the structure to collapse. 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. The damage depends on the size of the cavern or rock lodging above or nearby the target and not on the amount of chakra used which doesn't need to be high. A large cave with a thick ceiling can easily do the physical damage equivalent to an A-Rank technique but due to the damage not being focused or chakra fueled, its also easily defendable.

A technique ideally used if your target is nearby an high earth structure, even better if inside a cave. After performing a single hand seal, you send doton chakra into the earth structure that you wish to collapse, and by doing so, you dislodge and loosen the rocks of said structure, causing them to rain down on whoever is close-by it.

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