Type: Supplementary/Defensive
Rank: S
Range: Short
Chakra Cost: 40 (-15 chakra per turn)
Damage Points: N/A (+20 damage to physical Taijutsu attacks)
Description: This technique is often seen as a close counterpart to Steel Release: Impervious Armour. The user will channel and release their koton chakra from every chakra point on their body to turn their entire body (not just their skin) into black steel, making themselves invulnerable to virtually all types of basic weapons and physical taijutsu attacks (up to and including S-Ranks). While in this state the user is immune (remains completely undamaged like the Third Raikage) to A-Rank and below techniques of neutral elements/abilities (S-Rank and below of elements weak to Steel, B-Rank and below for elements strong to steel). This technique transforms everything on the user’s body or person into steel including their clothes, weapons and seals. Seals remain usable, the sealing script simply becomes as hard as the user’s body in this state. Even when the user merges with techniques via abilities like Kindess of Kay or Arrogance of Agravain, the seals will not be disturbed or compromised. They will also “rise” to the skin/surface of the user’s new/merged body to retain their usability. Due to transforming into steel, for the duration of this technique the user loses all of the disadvantages associated with a biological body (e.g. paralysis, poisons and feeling pain). They will still be capable of moving, performing handseals, placing seals on their transformed body and molding chakra/using techniques as well as anything they were capable of before the transformation. However while this technique is active, the user can only use Steel, Fire, Earth, any KG/CE combination of the aforementioned elements and non-elemental abilities.
Note: Lasts for four turns
Note: Can only be used twice per battle
Note: No S-Rank or above Steel techniques on the turn this is deactivated
Note: No Fire or Earth techniques above S-Rank on the turn this is deactivated