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Basically, microscopically, surfaces are not entirely smooth, no matter how they appear to the human eye. The extent of this roughness helps determine the amount of friction there is when another surface rubs against it. Essentially, this techniques works around using chakra to enhance/reduce the smoothness of a given surface.
By raising the smoothness of a given surface to the maximum, it reduces the friction the surface would undergo when in contact with another to pretty much zero. As such, surfaces affected by Amphibian Intervention would not able interact with other tangible, physical surfaces, and would simply slide past each other. Such surfaces include the ground, Earth based techniques that are not too huge in size, or even Taijutsu attacks. This pretty much ensures that the user is impervious to physical attacks up to A-rank, and also allows other uses in close-combat, or even evasion by sliding along surfaces.
Similarly, on the opposite end of the spectrum, a surface can become extremely rough and hydrophobic, thus attaining immunity against Water based techniques and also, pathogenic agents. It also increases the friction between two surfaces, which grants the user a better grip on other objects, and pretty much 'stick to a surface', defying gravity and stuff like that.
The usage limit of 5 times, along with the duration of 5 turns make this technique really useful, I guess. The continual switching between Rough Toad and Smooth Tadpole is also pretty useful.
I have some questions, of course.
When used as a coating for the entire body, does it count as a B-rank raw chakra full-body surge? In terms of genjutsu-releasing applications it probably isn't very useful given its rank, but it's nice to know.
In the case of Rough Toad, I understand that it grants immunity to microbes, but as for fungi and algae, does the immunity follow the rank restrictions? Also, since fungi and algae are generally physical attacks, wouldn't it be more effective to use Smooth Tadpole?
As for the immunity against Wind based techniques, since apparently this is useless against intangible blades, I'm assuming techniques like Wind Blade cannot be blocked, while more tangible, compressed, 'solid' wind techniques are counted as physical attacks that may be avoided with Smooth Tadpole?
By raising the smoothness of a given surface to the maximum, it reduces the friction the surface would undergo when in contact with another to pretty much zero. As such, surfaces affected by Amphibian Intervention would not able interact with other tangible, physical surfaces, and would simply slide past each other. Such surfaces include the ground, Earth based techniques that are not too huge in size, or even Taijutsu attacks. This pretty much ensures that the user is impervious to physical attacks up to A-rank, and also allows other uses in close-combat, or even evasion by sliding along surfaces.
Similarly, on the opposite end of the spectrum, a surface can become extremely rough and hydrophobic, thus attaining immunity against Water based techniques and also, pathogenic agents. It also increases the friction between two surfaces, which grants the user a better grip on other objects, and pretty much 'stick to a surface', defying gravity and stuff like that.
The usage limit of 5 times, along with the duration of 5 turns make this technique really useful, I guess. The continual switching between Rough Toad and Smooth Tadpole is also pretty useful.
I have some questions, of course.
When used as a coating for the entire body, does it count as a B-rank raw chakra full-body surge? In terms of genjutsu-releasing applications it probably isn't very useful given its rank, but it's nice to know.
In the case of Rough Toad, I understand that it grants immunity to microbes, but as for fungi and algae, does the immunity follow the rank restrictions? Also, since fungi and algae are generally physical attacks, wouldn't it be more effective to use Smooth Tadpole?
As for the immunity against Wind based techniques, since apparently this is useless against intangible blades, I'm assuming techniques like Wind Blade cannot be blocked, while more tangible, compressed, 'solid' wind techniques are counted as physical attacks that may be avoided with Smooth Tadpole?
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That about sums everything up nicely
It does not count as a full-body surge. It's more of a coating that a forceful expulsion of chakra.
The microbes strive in water, but your outer skin, with this technique is completely devoid of it. This mean you can't be infected any microbe, because there's nothing to support it. If the microbe is created through chakra directly ( Mushroom Release, Germ Release ), it means you are granted immunity up to A rank, so, if I cover you with parasitic fungus, it won't decay your skin. Though, since, like you said, it's a physical object, it can still compress you and bind you, or even throw you around. If you use Smooth, it is much harder for it to physically strike you, but, if you're caught, it will quickly feed on you. There's also a problem with Mushroom, because it's parasitic properties aren't limited to minerals and nutrients, it can also feed on chakra. As a whole, Amphibian is not very efficient against it. If, for some reason, the mushroom is devoid of it's chakra absorption, it goes exactly as I said, up to A rank, if not, amphibian's protection is only up to C rank at best. Depends on the circumstance.
Wind is considered an intangible attack, but it is not as intangible as say, energy itself. So, while all physical attacks are countered up to A rank, Wind is countered up to B rank, Energy up to C rank (Based on chakra/rank interaction alone, not the technique itself)
Pretty sweet. Do I pick another one, now?That about sums everything up nicely
It does not count as a full-body surge. It's more of a coating that a forceful expulsion of chakra.
The microbes strive in water, but your outer skin, with this technique is completely devoid of it. This mean you can't be infected any microbe, because there's nothing to support it. If the microbe is created through chakra directly ( Mushroom Release, Germ Release ), it means you are granted immunity up to A rank, so, if I cover you with parasitic fungus, it won't decay your skin. Though, since, like you said, it's a physical object, it can still compress you and bind you, or even throw you around. If you use Smooth, it is much harder for it to physically strike you, but, if you're caught, it will quickly feed on you. There's also a problem with Mushroom, because it's parasitic properties aren't limited to minerals and nutrients, it can also feed on chakra. As a whole, Amphibian is not very efficient against it. If, for some reason, the mushroom is devoid of it's chakra absorption, it goes exactly as I said, up to A rank, if not, amphibian's protection is only up to C rank at best. Depends on the circumstance.
Wind is considered an intangible attack, but it is not as intangible as say, energy itself. So, while all physical attacks are countered up to A rank, Wind is countered up to B rank, Energy up to C rank (Based on chakra/rank interaction alone, not the technique itself)