Now answer these questions for me please..
1. Can you think of any uses for this technique?
2. Any distict advantages/ disadvantages that spring to mind?
3. Can you think of any combinations that might work well with this technique?
4. Can you think of a decent way to counter this technique?
1. This technique can be used with jutsu that hide the user from sight, as well as the user could create a clone, and hide themselves elsewhere (ie. underground). Then, as the opponent is preoccupied with the clone (works best if the opponent believes the clone is the real one), the user can emerge from the ground behind his opponent, and use this to sneak up on them without their opponent knowing.
2. An advantage is that you can sneak around without being heard, while a disadvantage would be that this technique isn't very useful without a jutsu to hide the user from sight, which would pretty much give away that this jutsu is going to be used.
3. This and Hidden Mist Technique, or any other technique that blocks the opponent vision. Possibly even throwing kunai with explosion tags, and when they explode, using this jutsu to run at the opponent without them hearing you comming through the smoke and flames.
4. Chakra Sensing Rain, or a simmilar jutsu that allows the user to sense their opponent by means other than hearing, or sight (as this would most commonly be used with jutsu that block vision).