I can't help but to feel slightly concerned, i really hope it's not something too serious. Feel better, Sensei!
( Raiton: Bakurai ) - Lightning Release: Depth Charge
- how you would perform the technique in battle I gather lightning chakra in my body and release it at all my chakra points. I proceed to release it in the outside of my skin, coating my skin with a thin shield of lightning chakra. I use nature manipulation to change the nature of my chakra into the properties of lightning, which turns it into actual lightning. Afterwards, i put my left hand out and gather lightning and direct it towards my hand. I then release it in the form of a ball of lightning.
- how you will use the technique offensively It is pretty straightforward and like you said, using this after a fire technique would work well. I can also use this technique to fire it up right after other elements, more specifically, water. If i use a water technique it would be likely for my opponent to defend with an earth technique, and because lightning is strong against earth, the lightning would easily pierce through the earth after the water technique fails.
- how you can defend against the tech I could use an earth technique to either lower the ground that my opponent is stepping on and/or raise the ground that i would be on so that we won't be at even pavement and they will miss. I could also defend against this technique by using a wind technique, like you said, to break through the lightning. Maybe hurricane fist, because i can punch the bolt and continue on ;3
- whether or not you find the technique useful or interesting I find it very useful as it does not need any handseals to perform and can go up to long-range.
There still is a few lightning techniques xD
(Raiton: Ikazuchi no Kiba) - Lightning Release: Fangs of Lightning
- how you would perform the technique in battle I take my newly approved CW (staff) and raise it up in the air, channeling my lightning chakra into it. I then release the chakra in the air, turning it into a bolt of lightning after nature and shape manipulation. I use my chakra and release a large amount to push it up in the air and navigate it when it is away from me. I use my chakra to bring down the lightning bolt and have it collide down quickly.
- how you will use the technique offensively I think this would work well if my opponent is using an earth technique like a wall to defend against it. They wouldn't really see me releasing it and if i can get it over the wall it would hit them. If theyre vision isnt being blocked, i would release it and once it gets in the air, i could perform a genjutsu (BoD) so they wouldn't see it, making them get hit. :3
- how you can defend against the tech Too easy, i think. I could use a wind technique like those many, many wind techniques that generate tornadoes. A way i could get out of the way is to use hurricane fist to punch myself out of the way or use a wind technique to blast a sphere of wind upwards.
- whether or not you find the technique useful or interesting I lub it, mainly because i just got a new CW and i can totally use it xD