Bringing his elbow down with massive force, the opponent quickly lets go as he leaps back into Mid-Range. Releasing the fireball Gold executed against, the foe effectively dodges the attack. His feet was planted into the soil quite deeply. Gold came to a conclusion that this opponent did not want to engage him in short-range. Fair Enough. To be honest, Taijutsu is his weakness. In mere seconds, the man swiftly clenches his hilt as he takes his sword from his scabbard. Swinging his blade both horizontally and vertically, a crimson cross-shaped pressurized forms in front of the man as it heads for me with considerable speed. Quick to react, Gold gathers his Doton Affinity within his hands as he thrust his palm into the ground, causing 1/4 of a dome to appear, successfully blocking the attack sent by the opponent. Gold smirked as he spoke in his breath: My turn.. Forming a single hand seal, Gold looks at his opponent as the ground starts to loose its foundation, causing it to be sucked by a huge circular pit. As the opponent slowly gets lurked in, Gold performs 2 hand seals as a portal appears above the opponent. In an instant, a large amount of sticky earth-like mud drops down, trapping the opponent as he slowly enters the earth, never to be seen.
(Doton: Iwa Enchou no Jutsu) - Earth Release: Earth Dome Technique
Rank: B
Type: Defensive, Supplementary
Range: Short
Chakra cost: 20
Damage points: N/A
Description:The user slams his hands on the ground and creates a 1/4 dome of earth, which protects them from frontal external attacks. The domes shape is in a similar fashion to wood release: wood locking walls.
(Doton: Arijigoku no Jutsu) - Earth Release: Antlion Technique
Rank: B
Type: Offense
Range: Mid/Long
Chakra Cost: 20
Damage Points: 40
Description: The user performs the Ram hand seal and causes causes the ground and everything on and around it to be sucked in towards the middle of a large pit, much like the method an antlion uses to catch prey. Upon being dragged to the centre, the victim will then be sucked underground. There the victim, depending on how deep the user makes them sink, will be trapped and/or suffocated. The range of the pit is determined by how much chakra is put into the technique.
(Doton: Nentsuchi Otoshi) – Earth Release: Sticky Earth Drop
Rank: B
Type: Offensive
Range: Short – Mid
Chakra cost: 20
Damage points: 40
Description: The user does 2 handseals (Ram → Snake) and creates an opening within the sky, which drips down onto the opponent a large amount of sticky mud (in all similar to that of Swamp of the Underworld Technique), covering them. The mud is very heavy and thick as well as adhesive, making it impossible to move if caught and easily crushing an enemy underneath. It’s normally followed up by Lightning release: sixteen pillar bind to create a giant oven around the opponent and then using Fire release: Firing biscuit technique to ignite the oven, hardening the mud and immobilizing the enemy target.