Bromine Release
Custom element Japanese name: Shusoton
Custom element English name: Bromine Release
The element is based on: Water + Fire + Advanced Chakra Control
Facts that prove the element to be possible (in the manga context): In the real world, Bromine exists both in the Earth's Crust and in large bodies of water. Its most commonly found along with Iodine in algae and seaweeds. These subterranean plant-like structures must exist since Yagura (Jinchuuriki of the Three Tails) has displayed the ability to utilize Coral, something found solely in the deepest regions of seas and oceans. In reality, Coral and seaweeds co-exist in the same regions, so the existence of one highly suggests the occurrence of the other. Additionally, because one of Itachi's favorite foods is onigiri with seaweed, this proves that seaweed, which commonly contains Bromine, exists in the Naruto world, further implying the existence of bromine.
To add further veracity to this claim, the ash of seaweed was once a popular source of obtaining bromine.
How it works:
The high solubility of bromide ions has caused its accumulation in the oceans and commercially the element is easily extracted from saline bodies of water (any body of water that isn't devoid of salt content). Pure, liquid bromine can be extracted from the salts in water (specifically sodium bromide) by adding sulfuric acid to it. The acid serves the purpose of liberating the bromine ions from bromide salts (predominantly sodium bromide) which are naturally occurring in saline bodies of water. We know that Suiton creates salt water rather than pure water since it conducts an electrical current. Thus by using Water Release to create the base of the element and Katon Release to acidify it (in the same way it acts in Boil Release) to a similar pH as concentrated sulfuric acid enables the user to mimic the laboratory procedure for the production of liquid bromine.*
It is a thick, fuming, red-brown coloured liquid which smells like bleach since it belongs to the Halogen group. It is also quite soluble in water but not enough so to be weak to Water Release.
Approved Techniques
1) (Shusoton: Fo-Ji no Kasai Shinsui) - Bromine Release: Forge of the Fiery Flood
Type: Offensive/Supplementary/Defensive
Rank: A
Range: Short - Long
Chakra cost: 30 (-10 chakra per turn to sustain creations)
Damage points: 60
Description: This technique allows the user to create waves, constructs and tools of liquid bromine directly from their body or from water sources using a simple handseal. The user can create a plethora of constructions and as such this technique's use is only limited by the user's imagination and the chakra put into the technique (scale can never exceed that of an A-Rank).
Note: Can only be used five times per battle
Note: All created constructs will amount to the collective power of an A-Rank
2) (Shusoton: Takedakeshii Izumi no Kazan) - Bromine Release: Ferocious Fountains of Volcanus
Type: Offensive/Supplementary/Defensive
Rank: S
Range: Short - Long
Chakra cost: 40 (-15 chakra per turn to sustain creations)
Damage points: 80
Description: This technique allows the user to create waves, constructs and tools of liquid bromine directly from their body or from water sources using 3 simple handseals. The user can create a plethora of constructions and as such this technique's use is only limited by the user's imagination and the chakra put into the technique (scale can never exceed that of an S-Rank).
Note: Can only be used three times per battle
Note: No S-Rank or above Bromine in the user's next turn
Note: All created constructs will amount to the collective power of an S-Rank
Approved Here
3) (Shusoton: Kasai Akaaka Sakurifaisu) - Bromine Release: Ignis' Incandescent Immolation
Type: Defensive/Supplementary
Rank: D-S
Range: Short - Long
Chakra cost: 10-40
Damage points: N/A
Description: This technique is predominantly used to neutralize earth-based techniques susceptible to liquid bromine and its variable rank is dependent on what it seeks to negate. The user will focus their shusoton chakra into the air moisture around a given substance, material or technique in order to convert the water into bromine. The liquid bromine will immediately begin corroding and/or reacting with the targeted substance in order to neutralize it in its entirety. The bromine will also be neutralized in the process as the purpose of this technique isn't to attack the opponent directly. For example, if the opponent is clad in the Hardening technique, the produced bromine will only corrode the chassis of earth and nothing more. As a result, the rank of the bromine is dependent on the rank of the technique it seeks to neutralize e.g. attempting to negate an S-Rank Earth technique will make this technique A-Rank in power. Non-metallic and organic earth-based elements such as Earth, Wood and Coal will be devoured by the crimson liquid at an astonishing rate. Despite this primarily technique's defensive nature, its capability to inflict harm stems from its interaction with other reactive chemical elements. Metallic elements (and some non-metallic chemical elements such as Phosphorus and Sulphur) will be corroded and/or react violently with the surrounding bromine in an extremely exothermic manner. High amounts of heat, fire and sound energy will be produced in this case and depending on the reactivity of the targeted element, the interaction of the two may very well culminate in an explosion. This will only happen with the most reactive of elements such as the alkali metals (francium), the earth metals (magnesium), sulphur, chlorine and fluorine. The explosion generated is short-ranged around the area the technique the bromine is reacting with encompasses. If this technique is used to target substances devoid of chakra such as kunai, swords and other basic weaponry, this technique will be D-Rank in power. This technique cannot be used on living beings (does not include sentient creations such as the Stone Golems).
Note: Cannot be used on consecutive turns
Note: Can only be used three times per battle
Note: S-Rank version can be used a maximum of twice per battle
Note: No S-Rank Bromine in the user's next turn if S-Rank version is used
Approved Here
4) (Shusoton: Houka Enkai Akunochimata) - Bromine Release: Infernal Oceans of the Underworld
Type: Supplementary/Offensive
Rank: A
Range: Short - Long
Chakra cost: 30 (+30 chakra if long-range version is used)
Damage points: N/A (60 Damage if user/opponent comes into contact with it)
Description: The user will focus their shusoton chakra into a source of water and convert it into liquid bromine by doing 2 handseals. Converting a body of water up to and within mid-range in terms of size into bromine expends the chakra of a single technique but converting water long-range away from the user will expend the chakra of two A-Rank techniques (60 chakra). This conversion will mean both the user and the opponent cannot use any water techniques from that source for this jutsu's duration. This technique can only be used on regular liquid water. Alternatively, due to Bromine's strength to Earth Release the user can even convert the moisture within mud-based techniques into bromine. The remaining residue of solid rock will be eaten away almost immediately by the produced chemical and all that will remain is a source of bromine. This jutsu cannot be used to convert the opponent's techniques. When on a water source, the user can simply seep their bromine downinto the water, it will begin to gradually spread outward in an omnidirectional manner, converting the source into bromine, this would be a streaming, so anyone can notice the travel of the bromine moving outward in such a directional manner, the water will even take a orange color as it spreads. This is an alternative method in creating this jutsu, to prevent the user from being harmed as the water is converting, they can channel chakra into their feet beforehand to be used as a protection mechanism, but this only lasts two turn before they must find a way to exit the water source and prevent harm to themselves.
Note: Can only be used thrice per battle
Note: Cool down time of two turns in between usages
Note: No other S-Rank and above Bromine in the user's same turn
5) (Shusoton: Watatsumi Yajuu Fukai Taku) - Bromine Release: Scylla's Abyssal Sanctuary
Type: Supplementary/Defensive/Offensive
Rank: S
Range: Short – Mid (Created within mid-range with long-range reach)
Chakra cost: 40 (-15 chakra per turn to sustain)
Damage points: N/A (20 damage if used to attack the opponent)
Description: The user will perform two handseals and focus their shusoton chakra into a moderate to large sized water source within mid-range of their position. A colossal portion of the body of water will be converted into a mass of liquid bromine which will swiftly assume the shape of a sentient creature which is little more than a mass of writhing tendrils. All of the tendrils collectively make up one, gargantuan creature which is partially sentient (like the Great Stone Golem) and as such it is capable of acting on the user's mental commands. The area this tentacled creature encompasses is a mid-range radial reach around the user and its epicenter resides directly below his or her feet on creation. The tendrils maintain themselves by passively leeching chakra from their creator every turn. Due to bromine's partial solubility in water, the creature's creation will result in the water source its inside/residing in to become strongly acidic. This dissolution of bromine in water will cause the body of water in question to become slightly discolored (becomes a murky orange but remains slightly translucent) and gain a distinct corrosive quality. Water techniques created from this source will now be corrosive in composition but their elemental strengths and weaknesses will remain completely unchanged. Supplementary and/or defensive techniques will become offensive and will inflict damage proportional to their rank (e.g. B-Ranks will inflict 40 damage) as they will become capable of eliciting severe chemical burns on sufficient contact. All of the effects described thus far can't be considered abilities of this creature but rather mere by-products of its creation. Scylla's only ability is her capability to "turn off" her corrosiveness, she can switch from being corrosive, to not corrosive at all, but only between these two forms. If she so wishes, she can interact with organic materials and living beings without destroying them by merely touching them. This is so she can aid her creator and allies in battle without harming them unintentionally. This is passive and unranked due to the nature of it. While this technique is active, the user will be restricted to Bromine, Fire, Water and any KG/CE which stem from them (e.g. Boil or Steam Release) as well as non-elemental abilities. Her physical attacks are equivalent to that of B-ranks, and are free-form in nature.
Note: Requires a Water Source
Note: Can only be used once per battle
Note: Lasts four turns (unless cancelled or destroyed)
Note: No A-Rank or above Bromine on the turn this is cancelled
Note: No Fire or Water above A-Rank on the turn this is cancelled