Sharingdork teaches me some shocking skills

[Scarecrow.]

Arashi sits on a tree branch, whistling while waiting for Sharingdork-senpai.

 

[Sharingdork]

I appear in a bolt of lightning.

I can do that. O__O

So, I will be replaced in about nine days, approximately, as I'll be leaving for the summer. With that in mind, I'll make sure you know all the basics before my replacement comes.

First off, tell me everything you know about lightning, both in the real world and in the narutoverse. I urge you to not use external sources, as I'm looking for your actual knowledge. Also, be wary of how you type; I use this first post to determine your grammar and I use it when considering how much effort you'll actually put into this training. First impressions are hard to erase, so make sure that the kind of response you put here (length, style of writing, grammar/spelling) reflects how you'll be responding up until and after I'm gone.

 

[Scarecrow.]

I don't know if everything I say will be correct but I'll give it a try.

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Lightning Release, or Raiton is one of the five Basic Elemental Chakra Natures. Raiton is strong against Doton due to the fact that lightning can easily break through it. Lightning's weakness is wind because wind is a natural insulator of electricity. Raiton has a special relationship with Suiton because water is an electrical conductor, which means that Suiton can be used to augment the power of a lightning attack and vice-versa. Katon can also be used in conjunction with lightning. The user can use a powerful Katon technique to alter the weather conditions in preparation for a powerful Raiton attack utilizing natural lightning (Kirin).

In real life, lightning (I think) is a form of plasma. It is formed from thunderclouds which are usually darker than normal clouds. A bolt of lightning looks like a spear of light protruding from the clouds and coming to the ground. The chance of being hit by lightning is very small.

 

[Sharingdork]

Actually, all very good. Lightning is in fact a form of plasma, just like fire, giving this "fourth state of matter" two representations in the Narutoverse Elements, whereas the other three elements have but one representation (in the Basic Elements, at least). I especially liked how you incorporated all other four elements' relations to Raiton, instead of just Doton and Fuuton's relations; good job. This'll be fun getting you started.

So, before we begin, there are essentially four different types of Raiton techniques:

• Expulsion
• Coating
• Surge
• Striking

I firmly believe that these are the only types of Raiton techniques we have, and if you understand these concepts, you should be able to master any technique from this element easily. Here's how each category works:

Expulsion

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Explanation: This is the "I shoot a bolt of lightning from my hand at you" type technique. Basically, any technique which involves you shooting lightning either from your hand, or your mouth, or something like that falls into the Expulsion category (makes sense, right?). Some expulsion techniques require that you only expel the lightning so far, which creates something like a whip or a sword.

How it Works: Concentrate Raiton chakra throughout your entire body, and then focus it to the point on your body where it's expelled from. Once the lightning is expelled into the air, you can control it for the specific jutsu from there (ie. hold the lightning close to make it a whip).

Coating

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Explanation: Chidori ring a bell? Coating techniques are just what they sound like; they're techniques which require that you coat something, generally your own body, with lightning. Weather it's a part of your body, or your whole body, coating techniques are generally close-range, unless you're coating a projectile, or something.

How it Works: Concentrate raiton chakra to the point on your body where it'll be coating (or your hand if you're coating something else). Then, release the lightning overtop of what's being coated. From there, the only difference between coating jutsu is power, and localization (ie. only coating your hand for a Chidori, or a C-rank whole-body technique versus a D-rank whole-body technique).

Surge

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Explanation: So, surge techniques require you focus your Raiton chakra into the ground, and manipulate it from there. For example, there's a technique which causes boulders to fall after you if you're running up a mountain (yes, it does sound a LOT like a doton technique), and a technique which creates a triangle of lightning in the ground which shocks and burns anything touching it. These require contact with the ground.

How it Works: You release your chakra into the ground, generally through your feet unless the jutsu says otherwise, and from there manipulate the lightning for the specific jutsu (ie. creating tendrils of lightning which travel through the ground versus creating a triangle of powerful, hot lightning energy).

Striking

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Explanation: There are only two striking jutsu I'm aware of; Lightning Fang and Kirin. From the sound of the name, it should be fairly obvious that these techniques call lightning down from the sky to strike an area on the ground. That's the basics of it.

How it Works: There are only two of these; it'll be better if you just let these techniques be explained by themselves when you get to that point.

Now, if you understand (and can answer my next question), we can move on; if you have questions, you are encouraged to as as many as possible now so that later you can just RP and have fun, instead of having to ask sensei's and mods about the usage of your own techniques. =D

So, a final little questions before we get into actual jutsu: How do you think "Raiton chakra" works? Sui/Do/Fuuton works by channeling your chakra into pre-existing water/earth/air and manipulating it from there (generally), so I want to know how you think Raiton chakra works. Do we control pre-existing lightning (all the time)? Do we create it ourselves (and how)? It's always best to know how your techniques work so that you can fully understand the techniques themselves.

 

[Scarecrow.]

I honestly don't know how Raiton chakra works.
Could you explain it please?

 

[Sharingdork]

Raiton, essentially, is our chakra being forced into the open air around us, and then vibrating quickly and at specific frequencies. The vibrations created through our sheer-energy chakra then ionizes the air around it, creating small, localized, controllable bolts of lightning which is, essentially, our chakra incarnate, meaning we have complete control over it. Now, Kirin is a tad different since you're telling a real bolt of lightning where to strike, but I'm sure you'll get into that more in-depth when you reach the Kirin stage in your training.

So, if you have any question about this "theory" part of the training, please ask. If not, we can move onto the first technique (and I'll get to try out a new form of training for me).

 

[Scarecrow.]

I have no questions. Let's start the first technique .

 

[Sharingdork]

Here is your first technique:

(Raiton no Jutsu) - Lightning Release Technique
Rank: D
Type: Offensive
Range: Short - Mid
Chakra cost: 10
Damage points: 20
Description: The user will manipulate their chakra to create small bolts of lightning to attack their target.

This is a very basic Expulsion-type Raiton jutsu, so I'd like you to just explain how you think it would be performed with that information.
After that, I'd like you to tell me how you would use it, and how you would defend against it. Just tell me as many ideas as you have for each of those categories, until you think "this may be too much". Some techniques may only have one for each, some techniques you may get to five uses and think "That should be enough". Just remember, you can't put too many uses or defenses: this is so that while you're training, you're already thinking of good ways to utilize this technique, and how to beat it if you ever came up against it. Oh, and the more creative the use/defense is, the better; if you have a wrong answer in training, it's not a big deal. Use a wrong answer in a fight, that's a huge deal, so think of the most creative/fun way to use/defend against each technique, and then ask about it to see if it would really work.

 

[Scarecrow.]

I think it is performed by the user forming Raiton chakra in their body and then focusing it into their hand or mouth, shooting small bolts of lightning at the opponent.

How you would use it:
• You could use it to destroy earth
• You could use it to shock an opponent standing in or touching water
• You could use a water jutsu to enhance its power
• You could send the bolts of lightning in a straight line so all the damage goes to one target, or you could send the lightning in different directions to attack multiple targets, such as clones.

How you would defend against it:
• You could use some sort of insulative material too block the attack
• You could use a wind jutsu to counter it
• You could use a Raiton jutsu of higher rank or equal rank to cancel it out




I'm so not good at this training thing :x3:

 

[Sharingdork]

No, no; that was good. And the sparks can essentially be forced out of any part of your body. Chest, foot, shoulder; whatever part of your body fits the situation you're using it in. And just be wary when spitting any technique; all the parts of the technique (ie. every individual bolt of lightning), when combined together, equal the rank of the technique. Which means, if you shoot multiple bolts with this jutsu, each bolt will be weaker than a D-rank jutsu, getting weaker still if you make more and more bolts. So now here's the next technique:

(Raiton: Raikou Oonami) - Lightning Release: Lightning Surge
Rank: D
Type: Offensive
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 10
Damage points: 20
Description: The user will concentrate their chakra and slam their hand on the ground to release a surge of lightning across the ground to the opponents feet to shock them.

So, this is a Surge-type Raiton jutsu, and it's literally "Lightning into ground, goes in a straight line, shocks target if touching ground." D-ranks are about as simple as it gets. <.<

Oh, and one last thing. When thinking of uses/defenses, try thinking specific to the jutsu. Yes, lightning chakra can destroy earth, and is weak to wind, but the jutsu specifically can sometimes have special uses just by its description. Now, it may be hard to think of specific uses for specific jutsu right now, as D-ranks are simple and incredibly straight-forward, but it's just something to keep in mind.

 

[Scarecrow.]

How you would use it:
• You could use it to prevent an opponent from going in a certain direction
• You could use it as a distraction; while they avoid this technique you could use another technique to attack
• You could use it to break up the earth around the opponent's feet to make them fall

How you would defend against it:
• You could jump
• You could use some sort of armour
• You could counter it by sending a stronger jutsu into the ground

PS: Can I use these jutsu now?

 

[Sharingdork]

As soon as I respond to your post in regards to a jutsu's usage/defenses saying it was good enough description and that we are moving on, you can feel free to use that technique in battle. Lol But just as something to say, you wouldn't be able to use a technique while this is going on; that requires Yin/Yang training (though you could throw a kunai and then use this technique for your "distraction" method). And just keep in mind that this specific jutsu only travels in a straight line in one direction, so breaking up the earth to a point where the opponent would fall would be difficult. But your defenses are all good (just when "jumping", you would need to be able to move to either side quickly as your feet leave the ground; just something to keep in mind). Next jutsu:

(Raiton: Raijingu Sanda) - Lightning Style: Raging Thunder
Rank: D
Type: Attack
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 10
Damage Points: 20
Description: The user hits the opponent with an electric field shield that covers the users body.

Basic full-body Coating technique, here you simply shroud your whole body with a field of electricity (lightning is comprised of electricity, yada yada yada). From there, it simply augments your taijutsu by making it shock people as you touch them.

 

[Scarecrow.]

How you would use it:
• It could be used to make the opponent reluctant to make physical contact with you
• It could be used to make taijutsu attacks more powerful because of the electricity
• It could be used to protect the user from weak attacks
• It could be used to send electricity through conductive materials by touching them

How you would defend against it:
• You could use a powerful jutsu to destroy the lightning shield
• You could avoid making contact with the user of the technique to avoid getting shocked

 

[Sharingdork]

Another way to defend against it: drop a load of water on the person using this technique. They'll shock themselves. But that's good:

(Raiton: Sandaa Saaburu) - Lightning Style: Thunder Saber
Rank: D
Type: Attack
Range:Short
Chakra cost: 10
Damage Points: 20
Description: Hits opponent with an electric field shield that explodes and can blow back the enemy.

So, after doing my research, both this and the previous technique are from the Naruto movie "Legend of the Stone of Gelel". Here's the difference between the two techniques: the previous one makes a large, spherical barrier of lightning chakra (only short-range radius), whereas this one allows you to create a really small spherical barrier around a part of your body, which then "explodes" outwards when it makes contact with something. Both of these techniques, in the movie, are far beyond D-rank in strength, but perhaps we weakened it here because the true power was augmented by the Stone of Gelel; who knows. All I know is: last one, large barrier around you. This one, small barrier around a hand or foot or something which explodes outwards.
EDIT: Oh yeah, this is a Coating-type jutsu.

 

[Scarecrow.]

How you would use it:
• You could use it to make strikes more deadly because of the explosion of electricity


How you would defend against it:
• You could avoid the part of the user's body that is coated
• You could use a stronger jutsu on it to make it explode on the user
• You could pour water on them

 

[Sharingdork]

Don't forget that it requires no handseals, and you can coat your hand as you throw a punch, making it more deadly. It's basically improv-Bakuton. xD Also, for a weakness, if they for some reason hit their own body, or have their hand come close to their body... Use trickery to defeat them with their own technique.

(Ration: Ikazuchi Kashou) - Lightning Release: Thunder Burn
Rank: D
Type: Offensive
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 10
Damage points: 20
Description: The user fires a wave of lightning bolts at the opponent.

Another basic Expulsion-type, except here you release the lightning as a wave, rather than a bolt. The difference is the accuracy change. With the bolt, you have to aim with something literally an electron wide, maybe a few, whereas a wave of lightning is more of a wide "wall" of unfocused bolts, to such a point that you can't really call them 'bolts' anymore. If you want to electrocute water, a wave is better than a bolt; just a heads-up.

 

[Scarecrow.]

How you would use it:
• You could use it to prevent the opponent from coming near you
• You could use the wider range to your advantage
• If your opponent is in water, you could send the wave through the water, electrocuting them

How you would defend against it:
• You could use a jutsu to get yourself out of the range of the wave

 

[Sharingdork]

Right, the wave is only short-range from the user, so it'd be hard to use it well. Also, you could probably survive such a spread-out, weak wave of lightning, you'd be hurt a bit but we've seen Shinobi fight through so much more than a shock.

(Raiton: Jibashi) - Lightning Release: Electromagnetic Murder
Rank: C
Type: Offense
Range: Short
Chakra Cost: 15
Damage Points: 30 (+5 if used in conjunction with a water jutsu)
Description: This jutsu allows the user to create a wave of electricity from the user's hands. This jutsu can vary in power from a small surge to shock an opponent to a powerful stream of lightning capable of ripping through solid rock. It is ideal to use in conjunction with a water jutsu.

So, here we have another Expulsion-type jutsu, working essentially the same as the last one. However, as you can see, this wave is stronger than the last one, and can be used to shock, or tear through rock. As I said before, as it's a wave, it goes well with water.

 

[Scarecrow.]

How you would use it:
• You could use it to tear through rock made by an earth jutsu or destroy an earth jutsu
• You could use a water jutsu to increase the damage
• You could use it to prevent the opponent from coming near you

How you would defend against it:
• You could use a stronger jutsu to stop the wave
• You could try to avoid the wave
• You could use a jutsu to get yourself above the wave

 

[Sharingdork]

Aside from getting out of range, it would be difficult to avoid the wave (though, it only goes in one direction, so remember that), and to go above it would either require a fuuton technique, in which case you may as well simply blow the lightning away, or something to jump off of which would primarily fall under the jurisdiction of doton (that's just how I see it).

(Raiton: Raikyu) - Lightning Release: Lightning Ball
Rank: C
Type: Offense
Range: Short/Mid
Chakra Cost: 15
Damage Points: 30
Description: By gathering chakra in their hands, the user can create a ball of electrical energy and launch it at the enemy.

Here is an Expulsion-type which requires molding. Here, you'll expel the raiton into your hands, and then mold the shape into a ball of electrical energy. From there, you can throw it, hold your hand still and "launch" it with chakra, or hit people like Rasengan.