[Doton] -Sach-

[-Cobalt-]

Finally some elemental training *_*

 

[The Sach]

With a lot of excitement, followed by a bit of nervousness,

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makes her way to the battlefield. 'New day, new challenge and time for new element.'
Rangiku soon reaches the battlefield and sees her new sensei. 'I am here, sensei', she shouts in rather loud pitch, so as to call her sensei.^_^

 

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With a lot of excitement, followed by a bit of nervousness,

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makes her way to the battlefield. 'New day, new challenge and time for new element.'
Rangiku soon reaches the battlefield and sees her new sensei. 'I am here, sensei', she shouts in rather loud pitch, so as to call her sensei.^_^

Sorry for the wait, I was busy in RL.

Let's start with the theoretical part. Tell me all you know about Earth Release.

 

[The Sach]

Doton or Earth Release is one of the five basic nature transformations, which are found in Narutoverse.
Doton basically allows user to manipulate surrounding earth, rock or mud like structures, which can be then used for offensive or defensive purposes. It can make objects hard or soft and hence is widely used for defensive purposes.
Doton also allows user to transport himself using ground.
Earth release is majorly associated with Snake seal, and is affiliated to ninjas from Iwagakure. Earth is strong against water but weak against lightning as lightning can break apart earth. Earth release is also part of few KGs such as Lava Release or Wood Release and part of Kekkai Tota such as Dust release.
Most well known Earth release users are Kakuzu, Onooki, Akatsuchi etc.
Earth Release is ideal for defensive purpose but with combination with Earth Clone/Swamp of Underground it can also be used for attacking purposes.

 

[Ushiro]

A decent explanation. Feel free to ask if you ever have any questions. Keep your replies as detailed as possible. Btw your targets for jutsu are usually Pein and their summons.

Since you've never molded doton chakra before try acquiring a strong mental image of the nature of earth (a description of earth's characteristics) and mold a portion of your chakra to mimic that nature. Then channel a small amount of doton chakra into the ground and manipulate the earth to raise three small pillars from the ground, each with a different shape.

(Doton No Jutsu) - Earth Release Technique
Rank: D
Type: Attack/Defence
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra cost: 10
Damage Points: 20
Descripton: Creates small pillars of earth, small tools, and small shields of earth

 

[The Sach]

My first Doton tech, time to give it everything I have got.^_^

Rank: D
Type: Attack/Defence
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra cost: 10
Damage Points: 20
Descripton: Creates small pillars of earth, small tools, and small shields of earth

Rangiku first takes the deep breath and then thinks about different pillar structures including rectangular, triangular and cylinder.
She then tries to mold her chakra to mimic all the shapes simultaneously. She then channels the chakra through the ground to obtain rectangular, triangular and cylindrical structured pillars at different distance from her surrounding her and her sensei. This pillars are different from each other from shape perspective and also have different heights. Although since she is doing it for the first time, she finds out the she wasn't able to create 'fascinated artwork' although the shapes are pretty much recognizable.
I hope, I will do better next time, she murmurs.

 

[Ushiro]

*nothing happens*

Keep at it. Take your time and make sure to correctly mold doton chakra before attempting the technique. (By earth's characteristics i meant earth in general, not the jutsu you're doing)

 

[The Sach]

Oh seems like I sucked, but it's fine, someone told me some other day, if you fail at something just keep on doing it until you get it right.
So let's go for it again with 'will of fire' in her heart, Rangiku again starts with molding the chakra as she imagines nature of this tough element, Doton.
She forms the strong image of Earth in her mind. 'I can do it, why I need is that rigidness and that tough nature of Earth'. She then quickly molds a part of her chakra and then channels it through the ground. This time she feels like she was able to do some progress with rising at least a part of pillars.

 

[Ushiro]

*a few mounds of earth appear with no distinct shape*

You are almost there. Concentrate on your shape manipulation as well so the pillars could appear as you want them to.

 

[The Sach]

Well at least I made some progress.
Rangiku feels better as she was able to produce something.
With determined mind she again tries to mold doton chakra, by creating image of toughness of Earth in her mind, 'toughness,toughness, toughness'. After molding for about five minutes she then channels the Doton chakra through the ground and manipulates the earth by thinking about three different shapes(square, triangular and cylindrical) and tries to erect them from the ground.
Whew, I hope I improved a bit', she waits until her sensei confirms the results for her.

 

[Ushiro]

*three solid pillars emerge shaped exactly as you imagined*

You got it. Now find a small chunk of rock and apply shape manipulation to form a staff from it. It is possible to throw it or even create multiple staffs but you'll only need one for now. Fight off this guy.

*one of the Peins comes at you and throws a spinning kick to your side*

(Doton: Gansetsukon) - Earth Release: Rock Section Cane
Rank: D
Type: Supplementary/Offense
Range: Short (Mid on throw)
Chakra Cost: 10
Damage Points: 20
Description: This technique allows the user to take a small chunk of rock and turn it into the shape of a staff. The user can then use it as a melee weapon or throw it with pinpoint accuracy at their opponent. A variation of this technique allows the user to create several staffs and launch them at the target, but with less accuracy.

 

[The Sach]

Rank: D
Type: Supplementary/Offense
Range: Short (Mid on throw)
Chakra Cost: 10
Damage Points: 20
Description: This technique allows the user to take a small chunk of rock and turn it into the shape of a staff. The user can then use it as a melee weapon or throw it with pinpoint accuracy at their opponent. A variation of this technique allows the user to create several staffs and launch them at the target, but with less accuracy.

Finally done with first technique, Rangiku feels happy, as she moves towards her sensei to listen the description of the next technique.
Once she understood what she is going to do, she moves back to her original position, after grabbing a small chunk of rock.
She then uses her chakra to shape manipulate it in the form of a kunai.
It isn't the best that I can do, there is room for improvement.
She then quickly blocks the kick delivered by the pain running towards her, using Kunai and then attacks pain injuring him in the process.
This will be a useful tech, she murmurs.

 

[Ushiro]

A kunai? Try it again.

 

[The Sach]

Okay, seems like I should go for something bigger and better.
As Rangiku sees another clone running towards her, she picks up a rock and moves back to her original position, she then channels her Doton chakra through it, closes her eyes and thinks about a rod like structure, similar to

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, but made up of rock, rather than bamboo/wood.
She then uses shape manipulation to manipulate the shape of the rock in the stick/rod like structure she assumed, giving arise to the rod. Once her sensei's clone reaches at short distance from her and tries to deliver kicks she defends herself by using the stick and once she finds an opening she attacks the clone at his vital point to make it disappear. Making it wooden rod makes it heavy, though it also means I will be able to deliver good damage if I find an opening and take out my opponent's vital points correctly. This stuff is useful mostly in close combat and hence if I want to go for mid range combat, it is better to convert in other mid range throwing type of weapons, although few of them may go off target and hence may not strike my opponent accurately.

Rank: D
Type: Supplementary/Offense
Range: Short (Mid on throw)
Chakra Cost: 10
Damage Points: 20
Description: This technique allows the user to take a small chunk of rock and turn it into the shape of a staff. The user can then use it as a melee weapon or throw it with pinpoint accuracy at their opponent. A variation of this technique allows the user to create several staffs and launch them at the target, but with less accuracy.

I hope I did better this time Rangiku waits for her sensei to give his verdict.

 

[Ushiro]

Much better. Now i want you to release doton chakra around your arm and produce a ring of floating rocks near it before hurling them at your target using chakra. Strike him out.

*points out a Pein coming at you with a baseball bat*

( Doton: Iwa Rendan ) - Earth Release: Rock Barrage
Rank: D
Type: Offensive
Range: Short – Mid
Chakra cost: 10
Damage points: 20
Description: The user will concentrate their chakra into their arm and then release their chakra creating a ring of rocks that are then flung at the opponent.

Next, perform the Rat handseal and manipulate the earth to make several rock sections rise out of the ground surrounding your target. Then control them to form two larger sections you make come together and crush whatever is between them. Find your next victim.

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(Doton: Ganban Kyu) - Earth Release: Bedrock Coffin
Rank: C
Type: Offense
Range: Mid/Long
Chakra Cost: 15
Damage Points: 30
Description: After performing the Rat hand seal, the user to control multiple sections of rock and move them around their opponent. The user then forms two gigantic sections that crush the opponent.

 

[The Sach]

So finishing D-Rank? Rangiku smirks as she listens to the description given by her sensei.

Rank: D
Type: Offensive
Range: Short – Mid
Chakra cost: 10
Damage points: 20
Description: The user will concentrate their chakra into their arm and then release their chakra creating a ring of rocks that are then flung at the opponent

Once she is back to her original position after listening to the description, she concentrates her chakra into her arm, as she sees Pain's clone running towards her with baseball bat. Baseball bat? leave it I should focus. She again regains her focus and keeps on concentrating her chakra. Once she sees Pain's clone at short range from her she quickly releases her chakra creating a ring of floating rocks and directs them at Pain's clone using her chakra, to strike him down. I am improving in focusing doton chakra I think. She notes as the clone disappears leaving the baseball bat behind.
Hmmmmm..next jutsu, but I need target. she looks around as she finds a wooden dummy lying on the ground at about 20 meters from her. She moves near the dummy and makes it stand.

Rank: C
Type: Offense
Range: Mid/Long
Chakra Cost: 15
Damage Points: 30
Description: After performing the Rat hand seal, the user to control multiple sections of rock and move them around their opponent. The user then forms two gigantic sections that crush the opponent.

She then returns to her position and recollects the description given by her sensei beforehand, before performing rat hand seal. She then focuses her chakra through the ground and obtains control over earth. Later she controls earth to
and makes several section of rock rise from the ground around the wooden dummy and then surrounds the dummy using these sections, towards his opponent and crushes the wooden dummy in the process.
That is pretty interesting jutsu, with good range, she analyzes.

 

[Ushiro]

Nicely done. Here is the best method of underground travel. You will need to channel doton chakra around your body, transforming the ground you are touching into fine sand that will be easy to dig through swiftly. Not only that, while you are underground you should be able to sense your location and people on the surface through the earth's magnetic fields. Finish this obstacle course. I recommend cheating.

*points to a path filled with traps, lava, and giant animals. At the end is a gold trophy*

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(Doton: Moguragakure no Jutsu) – Earth Release: Hiding like a mole technique
Rank: C
Type: Supplementary
Range: Long
Chakra cost: 15
Damage points: N/A
Description: The user changes earth into fine sand by channeling chakra into it, allowing the user to dig through it like a mole. While underground one can sense what is happening on the surface and use the information to launch a surprise attack on the enemy. Once can also hide deep in the ground, escaping to a depth where the enemy cant reach. It also appears that after digging, the ground can be returned to its original state, leaving no trace of where the user entered the earth. While inside the earth, the user cannot make handseals and can only use Earth techniques below C-Rank. If he tries to do a higher ranked technique, he'll disrupt the Hiding like a mole technique and be left crushed.

Next, simply point your arm at your target and manipulate the ground, creating a few sharp pillars of rock to impale him from below. Pick one from the roster and do your thing.

*points to a line-up of 6 nervous Peins*

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(Doton: Ganchūsō) - Earth Release: Stone Spikes
Rank: C
Type: Attack
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra Cost: 15
Damage Points: 30
Description: This technique lets the user create a few rock pillars that will protrude from the ground to skew the target. The rock pillars will even pass through obstacles to reach their target if these are less dense. The pillars/spikes can be done in any earthen surface, including other earth techniques of the user.

Here is another easy jutsu. Send your doton chakra throughout the ground and manipulate the earth causing it to shake a bit and knock your target off balance. There's your target.

*points to a Pein running with a stack of manga. The others chase him furiously*

(Doton: Yochi no Douyou) - Earth Release: World Shaking
Rank: C
Type: Offensive
Range: Short - Mid
Chakra cost: 15
Damage points: N/A
Description: The user will concentrate and release their chakra into the ground to create a small tremer that can result in making the enemies lose their footing and fall to ground or miss the aim of a given technique.

 

[The Sach]

Okay sensei, moving onto next set of jutsu.^_^
Rangiku listens the really long description given by her sensei and then quickly moves to her original position and prepares herself for the small game that is set up by her sensei.
First she focuses and gathers her Doton chakra and once she has gathered enough of chakra, she channels it through the ground below her feet and softens it, converts it into fine sand and digs it like a mole to go underground. Once she is inside the ground she again focuses her Doton chakra and uses it this time to sense the obstacles above. She uses earth's magnetic field to sense them and the trophy which was set up on the other side of obstacles.
You don't need to tell me to cheat, I was going to cheat anyways.
She then makes move towards the location where trophy is and reaches to the spot where trophy is located. She then appears on the ground to collect her trophy.
That was easier than I expected

Rank: C
Type: Supplementary
Range: Long
Chakra cost: 15
Damage points: N/A
Description: The user changes earth into fine sand by channeling chakra into it, allowing the user to dig through it like a mole. While underground one can sense what is happening on the surface and use the information to launch a surprise attack on the enemy. Once can also hide deep in the ground, escaping to a depth where the enemy cant reach. It also appears that after digging, the ground can be returned to its original state, leaving no trace of where the user entered the earth. While inside the earth, the user cannot make handseals and can only use Earth techniques below C-Rank. If he tries to do a higher ranked technique, he'll disrupt the Hiding like a mole technique and be left crushed.

She then leaves the trophy to the place where it was and moves to the place where his sensei is. She listens the description given by her sensei and then observes that 6 nervous pains are standing near them.
I feel for those pain, but I won't go easy on them.
She then points her arm(to be more precise her palm) towards the six pains standing near her. Now before those pains can understand what is happening she channels her already focused Doton chakra in the ground and then manipulates the ground making six distinct sharp pillars of rock arise from the ground which then impale all six pains from all direction, mainly taking out there vital spots at waist, chest, abdomen, arm, mouth and stomach respectively. Severely injuring them in the process.

Rank: C
Type: Attack
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra Cost: 15
Damage Points: 30
Description: This technique lets the user create a few rock pillars that will protrude from the ground to skew the target. The rock pillars will even pass through obstacles to reach their target if these are less dense. The pillars/spikes can be done in any earthen surface, including other earth techniques of the user.

Wow third one looks easy as well. Rangiku observes pain running with copy of manga in his hand and others following him, while she was listening to the jutsu description.
She again focuses for few moments, gather her Doton chakra and then without wasting a moment channels her Doton chakra through the ground, manipulates the ground, causing small tremor directed at the running Pain, to make him off-balance, making him fall on the ground. Pain drops the manga due to the tremor, which others running behind the Pain lift and start reading.

Rank: C
Type: Offensive
Range: Short - Mid
Chakra cost: 15
Damage points: N/A
Description: The user will concentrate and release their chakra into the ground to create a small tremer that can result in making the enemies lose their footing and fall to ground or miss the aim of a given technique.

Three C-Rank techniques, I am getting stronger.
She murmurs.

 

[Ushiro]

Keep it up. Now simply produce mud in your mouth as a thick, sticky blob and spit it at your target. As an attack it's hardly damaging but aim at the face and you could blind and choke the enemy. It could also work as a sticky trap if aimed at the floor. Ruin his day.

*points to Pein merrily whistling a tune as he walks*

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(Doton: Dorosandan) – Earth Release: Mudshot
Rank: C
Type: Offensive
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra cost: 15
Damage points: 10
Description: The user spits a thick globule of mud at the target. If aimed correctly, it can blind the target's vision and choke them. It can also be used to create a sticky patch on the ground.

*leads you to a large cave*

Next, manipulate the rock in the ceiling of this cave to separate the rocks holding up the ceiling. This will make them come loose and cause the entire ceiling to collapse and fall on anyone inside. Not limited to caves only, the damage varies with the size of the earthen structure, meaning a large enough stucture can damage the enemy like an A rank technique. However, the falling rocks aren't fortified or manipulated by chakra so they are also easy to defend against. Try it out.

*a few Peins are in the cave telling scary stories around a fire*

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(Doton: Iwa Yado Kuzushi) - Earth Release: Stone Lodging Destruction
Rank: C
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short-Long
Chakra cost: 15
Damage Points: N/A (up to 60)
Descripton: The user will do one hand seal and cause nearby earth structures (either natural occurring ones on the field (such as cave ceilings, cliffs, etc), man made (buildings, etc) or jutsu made (up to C-Rank active structures)) to collapse and fall. This technique allows the ninja to control nearby stone and rock and dislodge any vulnerable or sensitive spots, causing the structure to collapse. This can be especially useful if in a cave or a stone lodging. The technique can loosen the rocks and cause them to come raining down on whomever is trapped inside. The damage depends on the size of the cavern or rock lodging above or nearby the target and not on the amount of chakra used which doesn't need to be high. A large cave with a thick ceiling can easily do the physical damage equivalent to an A-Rank technique but due to the damage not being focused or chakra fueled, its also easily defendable.

Now perform the Tiger handseal and transform the ground beneath your target into a river of mud to make him lose his balance as he is carried away from you. Watch out, one of these guys is getting a bit rape-y o_o

*points to Asura path trying to sneak up on you from behind with a creepy smile on his face*

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(Doton: Doryū Taiga) - Earth Release: Earth Flow River
Rank: C
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra Cost: 15
Damage Points: N/A
Description: After forming the needed hand seal (Tiger), the user transforms the ground underneath their opponent into a river of mud that throws them off balance and carries them away from the user. The mud created by this technique can also be used as a medium for the Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet technique.

 

[The Sach]

Damn you are telling me to ruin someone's face and ugh....day.:|
Rangiku knows it is going to be a bit dirty, though she also knew to become powerful she had to play dirty.
She gathers some doton chakra and then quickly turns it into mud which she aims at the whistling pain walking in front of her, aiming directly at his face. Since it was aimed correctly, it conceals the vision of pain and chocks him to make him disappear.
Oops sorry.

Rank: C
Type: Offensive
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra cost: 15
Damage points: 10
Description: The user spits a thick globule of mud at the target. If aimed correctly, it can blind the target's vision and choke them. It can also be used to create a sticky patch on the ground.

It was dirty but nonetheless really useful and pretty quick technique, something that she figured out unconsciously.

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Her sensei then takes her towards the nearby cave to perform the technique which looks certainly tricky one.
But knowingly that this is useful as well, she quickly performs single handseal and uses her doton chakra to manipulate the rocks which were holding down the cave, she makes the rocks fall apart and hence as a result makes the cave fall apart, crushing anyone who was inside the cave, due the impact of falling rocks.
Damn it is destructive, thanks to you know one of there, otherwise he would have been turned into pieces.
Really useful technique, though easy to avoid as I can't channel chakra through falling rocks to control them.

Rank: C
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short-Long
Chakra cost: 15
Damage Points: N/A (up to 60)
Descripton: The user will do one hand seal and cause nearby earth structures (either natural occurring ones on the field (such as cave ceilings, cliffs, etc), man made (buildings, etc) or jutsu made (up to C-Rank active structures)) to collapse and fall. This technique allows the ninja to control nearby stone and rock and dislodge any vulnerable or sensitive spots, causing the structure to collapse. This can be especially useful if in a cave or a stone lodging. The technique can loosen the rocks and cause them to come raining down on whomever is trapped inside. The damage depends on the size of the cavern or rock lodging above or nearby the target and not on the amount of chakra used which doesn't need to be high. A large cave with a thick ceiling can easily do the physical damage equivalent to an A-Rank technique but due to the damage not being focused or chakra fueled, its also easily defendable.

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But it wasn't over yet as some Asura path was sneaking behind on her with creepy smile on his face.
Damn it is quick, but I can manage, without wasting a moment she performs tiger seal and channels her doton chakra into the ground to turn the ground behind her into river of mud. The river had enough speed to carry out the enemy along with it, away from the opponent, due to the slide produced behind her, making the Asura path slide away.
Yey, done with one more

Rank: C
Type: Supplementary
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra Cost: 15
Damage Points: N/A
Description: After forming the needed hand seal (Tiger), the user transforms the ground underneath their opponent into a river of mud that throws them off balance and carries them away from the user. The mud created by this technique can also be used as a medium for the Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet technique.

Even though she was smiling, she knew still there is a long way to go.