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Ready to get the training started on Katon with Naruto senpai. As he waits, he starts counting every bug that passes by!
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[Katon] Fire Release training with Naruto
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Okay, so our training's going to be different from the normal trainings you see on the base wherein they teach you 2-3 jutsus per post in order. I assume this is one of your first trainings on the base. We're going to follow the method system.
Method System
Now the easy part. Before we start with the actual methods, lets brush up your knowledge on basics. I want you to tell me what is chakra, ninjutsu and handseals, in your own words. You can refer the wikia, but don't copy paste from it or other training sessions of other RP'ers. Also, can you tell me what fire in real life personifies for you? Like, how Lightning signifies/personifies destruction. Most of the Rp'ers fail to define basic concepts. <.<
Method System
In this system, each jutsu is grouped into the 'method' or category it falls in, irregardless of rank. There are several methods for Fire Release, which I will post and explain in detail soon. After each method is covered, I'll ask you to list the jutsus of that method which would test your understanding. Once you do that, I will teach you the jutsus of that method and then move on to the next method.
Now the easy part. Before we start with the actual methods, lets brush up your knowledge on basics. I want you to tell me what is chakra, ninjutsu and handseals, in your own words. You can refer the wikia, but don't copy paste from it or other training sessions of other RP'ers. Also, can you tell me what fire in real life personifies for you? Like, how Lightning signifies/personifies destruction. Most of the Rp'ers fail to define basic concepts. <.<
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Ok got it.
Chakra- It's the most essential part of a shinobi cause with chakra is how someone can get to use ninjutsu. Chakra is a blend between physical energy which can become stronger with training your body, and spiritual energy that can get better through experience.
The more you train the more powerful the chakra can be, allowing you to do stronger versions of the the move or jutsu performed. You can train to increase the amount of chakra you have till the point where it reaches the highest level of chakra one can have depending on the shinobi.
Ninjutsu- Ninjutsu are attacks shinobi's use on battle. In order to use ninjutsu one must mold their chakra to some point where then it takes shape, that is known as shape transformation, it also takes form of an element which is known as nature transformation. In order to do ninjutsu one must do hand signs according to the jutsu you want to use. There are 5 basic form of Ninjutsu, Water: Fire: Earth: Wind: Lighting. And there are some advanced ones which uses a combination of two or three of the basic elements for example ice release which I think is a combination of wind and water not sure.
Hand seals- Hand seals are the method a shinobi uses in order to cast ninjutsu. Each jutsu has it's own set of hand signs which the caster does to use the jutsu, although in certain point there are some ninjutsu which become like a part of the caster enabling him to cast the jutsu without hand signs. For example Kakashi and his lighting blade
For me fire can mean lots of things like for example destruction. Why cause fire can burn everything up till everything gets destroyed. But it can also mean Purification because we use fire to purify things like when we cook we use the fire to prepare the food and kill any germs or bacterias the ingrediants your using can contain. Fire basically is a way of life for human beings without fire we would freeze to death just like without water we would die of dehydration there are so many things fire can mean, but that's what it means for me.
Chakra- It's the most essential part of a shinobi cause with chakra is how someone can get to use ninjutsu. Chakra is a blend between physical energy which can become stronger with training your body, and spiritual energy that can get better through experience.
The more you train the more powerful the chakra can be, allowing you to do stronger versions of the the move or jutsu performed. You can train to increase the amount of chakra you have till the point where it reaches the highest level of chakra one can have depending on the shinobi.
Ninjutsu- Ninjutsu are attacks shinobi's use on battle. In order to use ninjutsu one must mold their chakra to some point where then it takes shape, that is known as shape transformation, it also takes form of an element which is known as nature transformation. In order to do ninjutsu one must do hand signs according to the jutsu you want to use. There are 5 basic form of Ninjutsu, Water: Fire: Earth: Wind: Lighting. And there are some advanced ones which uses a combination of two or three of the basic elements for example ice release which I think is a combination of wind and water not sure.
Hand seals- Hand seals are the method a shinobi uses in order to cast ninjutsu. Each jutsu has it's own set of hand signs which the caster does to use the jutsu, although in certain point there are some ninjutsu which become like a part of the caster enabling him to cast the jutsu without hand signs. For example Kakashi and his lighting blade
For me fire can mean lots of things like for example destruction. Why cause fire can burn everything up till everything gets destroyed. But it can also mean Purification because we use fire to purify things like when we cook we use the fire to prepare the food and kill any germs or bacterias the ingrediants your using can contain. Fire basically is a way of life for human beings without fire we would freeze to death just like without water we would die of dehydration there are so many things fire can mean, but that's what it means for me.
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Good. I'll add my own:
Fire in RL: Fire is a chemical change in the atmosphere, and forms heat, light, smoke and flames, which happens due to the oxidation of a substance. It is a symbol of life, as well it has the capability to destroy in seconds. It can range anything from a small flame to a gigantic hellfire. It gives light and illuminates homes, as well as acts as a fuel for cooking and is a provider of warmth. It can also be used to turn things into instant waste, as fire consumes certain materials by it's entirety and turns them to ash. Without fire, humans would almost cease to exist. However, fire requires oxygen to burn, meaning it is dependent on the atmosphere for it's survival and materialization. For me, fire personifies hope, as I have described above, as well as destruction; the ability of flooding entire forests with hellfire and rampaging everything in it's path. One last thing I want to mention is that, when used in a certain way, fire can heal wounds; cauterization.
Fire Release: Fire Release is one of the elemental releases used in the Narutoverse and in the RP that utilizes one Fire nature chakra inside their core. It is a very violent element that breaths and spreads its power and destruction. It, in short; is the usage of superheated chakra to create flames and heat focused attacks. Its commonly created through channeling chakra to the user's lungs and heating it upto extreme levels, and forming Fire natured chakra, and then exhaling the built chakra in various forms. Fire chakra is most commonly used in its fire-based form, but it can also take the shape of superheated ash or flammable gas. Its considered the least versatile element among the basic 5 elements as it excels in offensive capabilities, and lacks very heavily in supplementary usage and is okayish as a defense. It's a fast element although not as fast as Wind or lightning. The main property of fire, is that it possesses a great level of heat, capable of incinerations. As mentioned above, the user, when generating fire superheats their chakra giving them this ability and it's usually generated from the mouth (though can be released from other points of release, i.e. hands, legs and other parts of the body). However, this property of heat can be used in various other ways. For example, one could add fire chakra to their bladed weapons, allowing them to easily cut harder objects like metals with ease, as well cause blunt force damage, along with violent burning power, which can potentially cause 3rd degree burns. One can also use heat to affect their opponent without actually burning them or requiring contact with the fire. The concept of the heat stroke, the amount of heat generated can be used in ways to increase body temperatures beyond safe points and initiate fatigue or illness that hinders your opponent. The heat of the element makes it capable of reducing earthen structures to molten mud, and form molten earth, if used right. Also, waves generated by the heat can be used to alter the density and behavior of the air. On a molecular level, the molecules in fire move at a rapid pace, which allows them to generate the type of heat they do. When speaking on the molecular structure, the rapid pace of this plasma element makes it a great element to work in conjunction with Lightning release. For one both are able to keep up with each other and Fire also covers for Lightning's weakness of Wind. Wind>Lightning for it being a natural insulator however Fire>Wind due to the augmenting properties the wind has to feed fire with the oxygen in the air (though not the case when Wind and Fire oppose each other necessarily). Joining a fire technique right after a lightning technique helps fortify a much stronger technique. Fire Release is naturally stronger to Water Release, and can turn entire bodies of water into steam and scorching mist, within seconds. Last, but not the least, Fire is the most ferocious element due to its sheer raw power and is the hardest to tame, due to it's near uncontrollable nature.
Chakra: "Chakra" is basically life essence or life force which exists in human bodies and animals. Without it, a shinobi can die. It can be considered "blood" and soul for a ninja. It is the molding of physical energies and spiritual energies in the body. Physical energy is the energy given off by the body cells and can be increased with more stamina and practise. Spiritual energy is derived from the consciousness of the mind and can be increased through great concentration and meditation. It is the basis for all almost all the ninja skills like Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, except Taijutsu in some special cases. It flows through the chakra circulatory system, and in it, there are 361 points aka nodes in the body known as tenkutsu. The function of the tenketsu is to regulate and control the flow of chakra. If these weren't present, then chakra would flow through some specific organ, thus there wouldn't be a balance in the chakra flow. Every ninja in the narutoverse possesses a chakra pool. Shinobis with a very high chakra pool like Naruto can perform a lot of higher ranked techniques like Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, etc. without having the fear of getting their chakra depleted at once. Senju Clan members for eg, have very high chakra reserves and a high physical energy aka high "Yang" energy, thus their naturally strong bodies and on the other hand, the Uchiha clan members have a very high spiritual energy, i.e. high "Yin" energy, thus their proficiency in genjutsu and visual prowess. It is possible to have high chakra if you possess very strong willpower. If chakra runs out completely in a shinobi, then he dies as shown when Kakashi died due to his chakra completely running out against Deva Pein. It can be divided into several types like:
Elemental Chakra
Senjutsu chakra
Bijuu Chakra
Ninjutsu: Ninjutsu means "Ninja Arts" and is something that allows the shinobi to do something that a normal human can't do, like walking on water, manipulating elements, the usage of special as well as bladed weapons, stealth, transformation, etc. The effects of ninjutsu are real. Most of the time, it heavily relies on the usage of handseals as well as chakra. Regular ninjutsu doesn't incorporate the usage of elements for it, like stealth, a basic Rasengan, etc. Elemental Ninjutsu is an advanced form of ninjutsu, which incorporates the usage of basic 5 elements, as well as advanced combinations to create stronger jutsus which have the respective properties of the 5 elements. Elemental ninjutsu is stronger to regular ninjutsu, since regular ninjutsu only uses raw chakra, whereas, elemental ninjutsu uses both Shape Manipulation and Nature Transformation. The perfect Rp example would be that, a Wind natured or a Lightning natured Rasengan would have a greater destructive force than a standard Rasengan, obviously because the elemental Rasengan contains violently rotating chakra as well as the violently rotating chakra is given the property of the respective elements.
Handseals: Handseals are hand gestures, which primarily manipulate chakra and dictate the exact amount of chakra needed for the respective specific technique. Weaving of handseals makes chakra take different "patterns". Some techniques require a large number of handseals, which is related to the complexity of performing that technique and if not weaved properly, in order, or if the user loses focus in between, then the technique is either executed in a weaker state, or it is dispersed midway, depending on the specific technique. A good example is Water Dragon Bullet Technique. It was shown that the technique required a string of 44 handseals to perform, however the Second Hokage, Tobirama could perform it with a single handseal, due to his unparalled Water mastery. It is shown in the manga that with time, a shinobi after mastering the specific technique, requires one-literally no handseals to perform it, an example being Chidori, which required some handseals when Sasuke just learnt it. In our RP, the user can perform any 2 elemental releases of his choice, depending on the elements he has placed as specialties, with one-virtually no handseals/faster handseals. Usually, handseals are performed with both the hands, but Haku, Minato, etc have demonstrated the ability to perform it with only a single hand. The 12 basic handseals are Monkey, Ram, Dog, Horse, Dragon, Boar, Rat, Snake, Ox, Hare, Bird, Tiger.
Fire in RL: Fire is a chemical change in the atmosphere, and forms heat, light, smoke and flames, which happens due to the oxidation of a substance. It is a symbol of life, as well it has the capability to destroy in seconds. It can range anything from a small flame to a gigantic hellfire. It gives light and illuminates homes, as well as acts as a fuel for cooking and is a provider of warmth. It can also be used to turn things into instant waste, as fire consumes certain materials by it's entirety and turns them to ash. Without fire, humans would almost cease to exist. However, fire requires oxygen to burn, meaning it is dependent on the atmosphere for it's survival and materialization. For me, fire personifies hope, as I have described above, as well as destruction; the ability of flooding entire forests with hellfire and rampaging everything in it's path. One last thing I want to mention is that, when used in a certain way, fire can heal wounds; cauterization.
Fire Release: Fire Release is one of the elemental releases used in the Narutoverse and in the RP that utilizes one Fire nature chakra inside their core. It is a very violent element that breaths and spreads its power and destruction. It, in short; is the usage of superheated chakra to create flames and heat focused attacks. Its commonly created through channeling chakra to the user's lungs and heating it upto extreme levels, and forming Fire natured chakra, and then exhaling the built chakra in various forms. Fire chakra is most commonly used in its fire-based form, but it can also take the shape of superheated ash or flammable gas. Its considered the least versatile element among the basic 5 elements as it excels in offensive capabilities, and lacks very heavily in supplementary usage and is okayish as a defense. It's a fast element although not as fast as Wind or lightning. The main property of fire, is that it possesses a great level of heat, capable of incinerations. As mentioned above, the user, when generating fire superheats their chakra giving them this ability and it's usually generated from the mouth (though can be released from other points of release, i.e. hands, legs and other parts of the body). However, this property of heat can be used in various other ways. For example, one could add fire chakra to their bladed weapons, allowing them to easily cut harder objects like metals with ease, as well cause blunt force damage, along with violent burning power, which can potentially cause 3rd degree burns. One can also use heat to affect their opponent without actually burning them or requiring contact with the fire. The concept of the heat stroke, the amount of heat generated can be used in ways to increase body temperatures beyond safe points and initiate fatigue or illness that hinders your opponent. The heat of the element makes it capable of reducing earthen structures to molten mud, and form molten earth, if used right. Also, waves generated by the heat can be used to alter the density and behavior of the air. On a molecular level, the molecules in fire move at a rapid pace, which allows them to generate the type of heat they do. When speaking on the molecular structure, the rapid pace of this plasma element makes it a great element to work in conjunction with Lightning release. For one both are able to keep up with each other and Fire also covers for Lightning's weakness of Wind. Wind>Lightning for it being a natural insulator however Fire>Wind due to the augmenting properties the wind has to feed fire with the oxygen in the air (though not the case when Wind and Fire oppose each other necessarily). Joining a fire technique right after a lightning technique helps fortify a much stronger technique. Fire Release is naturally stronger to Water Release, and can turn entire bodies of water into steam and scorching mist, within seconds. Last, but not the least, Fire is the most ferocious element due to its sheer raw power and is the hardest to tame, due to it's near uncontrollable nature.
Chakra: "Chakra" is basically life essence or life force which exists in human bodies and animals. Without it, a shinobi can die. It can be considered "blood" and soul for a ninja. It is the molding of physical energies and spiritual energies in the body. Physical energy is the energy given off by the body cells and can be increased with more stamina and practise. Spiritual energy is derived from the consciousness of the mind and can be increased through great concentration and meditation. It is the basis for all almost all the ninja skills like Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, except Taijutsu in some special cases. It flows through the chakra circulatory system, and in it, there are 361 points aka nodes in the body known as tenkutsu. The function of the tenketsu is to regulate and control the flow of chakra. If these weren't present, then chakra would flow through some specific organ, thus there wouldn't be a balance in the chakra flow. Every ninja in the narutoverse possesses a chakra pool. Shinobis with a very high chakra pool like Naruto can perform a lot of higher ranked techniques like Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, etc. without having the fear of getting their chakra depleted at once. Senju Clan members for eg, have very high chakra reserves and a high physical energy aka high "Yang" energy, thus their naturally strong bodies and on the other hand, the Uchiha clan members have a very high spiritual energy, i.e. high "Yin" energy, thus their proficiency in genjutsu and visual prowess. It is possible to have high chakra if you possess very strong willpower. If chakra runs out completely in a shinobi, then he dies as shown when Kakashi died due to his chakra completely running out against Deva Pein. It can be divided into several types like:
Elemental Chakra
Senjutsu chakra
Bijuu Chakra
Ninjutsu: Ninjutsu means "Ninja Arts" and is something that allows the shinobi to do something that a normal human can't do, like walking on water, manipulating elements, the usage of special as well as bladed weapons, stealth, transformation, etc. The effects of ninjutsu are real. Most of the time, it heavily relies on the usage of handseals as well as chakra. Regular ninjutsu doesn't incorporate the usage of elements for it, like stealth, a basic Rasengan, etc. Elemental Ninjutsu is an advanced form of ninjutsu, which incorporates the usage of basic 5 elements, as well as advanced combinations to create stronger jutsus which have the respective properties of the 5 elements. Elemental ninjutsu is stronger to regular ninjutsu, since regular ninjutsu only uses raw chakra, whereas, elemental ninjutsu uses both Shape Manipulation and Nature Transformation. The perfect Rp example would be that, a Wind natured or a Lightning natured Rasengan would have a greater destructive force than a standard Rasengan, obviously because the elemental Rasengan contains violently rotating chakra as well as the violently rotating chakra is given the property of the respective elements.
Handseals: Handseals are hand gestures, which primarily manipulate chakra and dictate the exact amount of chakra needed for the respective specific technique. Weaving of handseals makes chakra take different "patterns". Some techniques require a large number of handseals, which is related to the complexity of performing that technique and if not weaved properly, in order, or if the user loses focus in between, then the technique is either executed in a weaker state, or it is dispersed midway, depending on the specific technique. A good example is Water Dragon Bullet Technique. It was shown that the technique required a string of 44 handseals to perform, however the Second Hokage, Tobirama could perform it with a single handseal, due to his unparalled Water mastery. It is shown in the manga that with time, a shinobi after mastering the specific technique, requires one-literally no handseals to perform it, an example being Chidori, which required some handseals when Sasuke just learnt it. In our RP, the user can perform any 2 elemental releases of his choice, depending on the elements he has placed as specialties, with one-virtually no handseals/faster handseals. Usually, handseals are performed with both the hands, but Haku, Minato, etc have demonstrated the ability to perform it with only a single hand. The 12 basic handseals are Monkey, Ram, Dog, Horse, Dragon, Boar, Rat, Snake, Ox, Hare, Bird, Tiger.
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Ok I get it. So Chakra can be a sort a life source for a shinobi I didn't know that thanks for the info. And I didn't know it divided into those types, Elemental, Senjutsu and bijuu. And I get the info on ninjutsu so It's not only elemental but theres also normal types of ninjutsu good to know. Hand signs I knew they where imporatant but didn't know they carried out that much of a function so it's good to know. Thanks for the info.
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Yeah. If you noticed, Naruto was about to die, because his chakra was about to get over completely. It's because he was born with chakra. Humans before Kaguya were born with no chakra. Chakra is like blood to a shinobi. Anyway, next. A simple question. Do you know how Fire chakra(also called as Katon chakra) is formed? Try to remember Naruto's Rasenshuriken training; Asuma taught him how Fuuton chakra was formed.
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I really don't know how it's formed or maybe I just cant remember at the moment. How is it formed?
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Naruto discovered he had the Wind affinity, after which Asuma told him how to form Wind chakra and channel it to the leaf he was holding; first, he gathered his raw chakra within his body and channeled it to his hand, focusing upon it. Secondly, one he was pretty focused, he imagined "splitting" his chakra into two equal halves and grinding these halves against each other, causing them to sharpen one another into fine pieces. This would form Wind chakra; in short, Naruto made his chakra mimic the properties of sharp wind, thereby forming Wind chakra. Similarly, other chakra natures are formed by focusing upon them and making your chakra mimic the properties for the respective element; for lightning, you increase the high frequency vibrations of your chakra, etc. Similarly, what would you do for Fire?
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Ok well i'm guessing fire chakra is formed by heating up chakra inside your lungs to the point where chakra starts gaining fire particles and finally releasing it from your body through your mouth.
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You're almost right. Fire chakra is formed by 'superheating' your chakra, and giving it the properties of actual fire. Thereby, you form Katon chakra aka Fire chakra. Now, you'll actually perform this procedure.
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Sit on that rock nearby, and meditate. Feel your chakra flowing within your body. Then take control of it and imagine a flame. Focus on it's properties. Keeping the properties in mind, slowly heat up your chakra, gradually heating it up to very high levels, forming Katon chakra. Channel this new chakra nature into your hands, and into the paper. If done right, the paper should catch fire, and turn to ash.
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Ok got it!
I slowly start walking towards the rock and sit on it. Starting to meditate and focusing on my chakra I start to imagine a flame and I focus on it's properties and start heating up my chakra to super high levels, after a while my chakra turns into Katon chakra, finally realizing I turned my chakra into Katon chakra I start to channel my newly chakra nature to my hands finally getting the paper to catch fire and turn to ash.
I slowly start walking towards the rock and sit on it. Starting to meditate and focusing on my chakra I start to imagine a flame and I focus on it's properties and start heating up my chakra to super high levels, after a while my chakra turns into Katon chakra, finally realizing I turned my chakra into Katon chakra I start to channel my newly chakra nature to my hands finally getting the paper to catch fire and turn to ash.
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It feels good, really good I feel my body heating up every time I think about it, like If I've had a sort of fever but a good kind of fever
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Good. Now that you've learnt to knead Katon chakra, next up are the concepts of streams and projectiles, which is a very important part of the training. Can you define what projectiles and streams are? Just a general definition.
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Streams- A continuous flow or succession of something, example water.
Projectiles- A body projected or impelled forward mainly by impulse. example rocket.
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A stream in fire element is a flow of pure fire which is normally forced out with some kind of air in a shinobi's case it's breath and it creates a constantly flow of a fire which could burn anything in it's path.
A projectile for fire element is something which is normally created, for example Sasuke's phoenix flower jutsu which creates a projectile of small fire balls.
That's what I can put it into for the fire element but I don't know if its correct.
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Correct. You've got the basic concept in mind.
Projectiles: Projectiles are objects which are propelled into the air. For eg: shurikens, kunais, etc. These are thrown towards the opponent. Now, projectiles move in a certain fixed direction, unless their direction is externally changed by blowing wind, water, etc. Coming to the element, fire projectiles are fire jutsus which are "flung" at the opponent. For eg: Fireballs. Several fireballs are released from the mouth, hand or from the body. Once these projectiles are released, one can't alter their trajectory and it is out of your control now. With projectiles the user gathers all their chakra into one central focus point and releases the chakra all in one burst or divided in several bursts of compact fire chakra with its own set of energy, meaning the chakra is concentrated at one single point and thus the area of damage is short compared to streams, however due to the concentration being large, one single point when hit by a projectile faces massive damage.
Based on what I wrote above, what do you think are the advantages/disadvantages of projectiles?
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Ok based on what you wrote projectiles can be really powerful and destructive, and can probably injure a person badly if not kill. Also it can cause massive damage to the area where projectiles are thrown. But the disadvantage is that it's really hard to land the attack because once you fire it, it heads the way you fired the attack and can't be moved after that meaning that if its a slow attack it'll be really difficult to land the attack allowing the enemy to dodge it. So based on what I read there powerful but inaccurate.
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Not bad.
Advantages Of Projectiles: Techniques in this category are quick releases, designed to attack in short to long range scenarios against big single targets, with normal movement speed. Once they leave your hand it frees you up to attack again with more projectiles or even other types of techniques. Techniques in this category allow for you to launch several shots in succession in most cases allowing you to barrage your opponents from several different angles possibly or use them as a distraction or ploy to force them in directions that would be beneficial to you. Large enough projectiles will make it difficult for your opponents to avoid, but not impossible. There can be issues with visibility, allowing you to block your opponent's vision while you plot a sneak attack. However visibility aspect is a double edged sword in most cases. You won't necessarily be able to see them unless you have sensory abilities. These techniques are better used in closer distances to disable both the ability to dodge and counter but also to make full use of the speed of these projectiles. The closer you are, the less time they have to hit the opponent.
Disadvantages Of Projectiles: Though quick in release, once projectiles are released you have no control over them. It's generally the same in every case with projectile based weaponry minus attachments like wire that allow you control. However in the case of chakra based projectiles like these, after exhaling exit from the point of release there is no real control over the projectiles. The direction you've launched is where it will go and it could be very easy to avoid them with basic techniques that could move you out of the line of fire, like Earth Release Technique or the popular hurricane fist into the air. There is the problem of the rapid fire projectiles. As said previously, as you're allowed to fire multiple shots from certain techniques, yet they don't all have the power of that particular rank, their collective power combined = the rank of the technique as a whole. What this means is, as you divide the projectiles into several shots, they considerably get weaker allowing for your opponent to exploit the weakness. Some techniques may converge at a single point (usually the target) so that they may not be able to avoid harm by just attacking individual shots, there is still that possibility. Those who try to cover a wider range with more projectiles will leave themselves at a disadvantage. The opponent can protect just their frontal or the area of where they're attacking by using weaker attacks protect against individually weaker fireballs or fire projectiles. Another big disadvantage is this method is that these techniques aren't very prone to combos with other techniques, especially those of other elements. The projectiles are generally so compressed and dense that they explode on contact, preventing them from melting or heating earth that could be used in a combo with them. The sheer concept of a projectile makes it less prone to be comboed with wind or lightning as the projectiles would require insane precision to be comboed with a wind or lightning technique. Projectiles aren't also very usable with water for the same reason as earth as the projectiles would simply "rupture" and not deliver its effect due to the small time in contact with the combo technique. The main disadvantages are that projectiles are fast yes, but less versatile in combat and for the most part, easy to defend.
If you're wondering, projectiles would fall under method 1, which we'll do in a couple of posts. Any questions?