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Sorry for the wait, tell me a bit about Wood.
Wood release consists of two elements combined into one, water and earth. Earth being supported by the the essence of water to bring about the laws of life; therefore leading to wood, plants, and even poison like hashirama once used before. Many people in the series have used wood release but the only person that could use it to its full execution was hashirama, although many others can use, some are almost equally as good, that being yamato, then obito being closely beside him regarding skill with the element in question. Regardless of the person it has always been used by a konoha resident or former resident like madara or obito, making it a unique and treasured element of konoha origin. The only weakness to wood that is are very sharp elements, although the well known element to use against it is lightning for its natural cutting ability. To conclude, Wood is a viable element in battle overall, even going as far as being one of the few elements that can suppress the chakra of a bijuu, and the only element in canon that can stop its most powerful attack; the tailed beast ball.
 

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Wood release consists of two elements combined into one, water and earth. Earth being supported by the the essence of water to bring about the laws of life; therefore leading to wood, plants, and even poison like hashirama once used before. Many people in the series have used wood release but the only person that could use it to its full execution was hashirama, although many others can use, some are almost equally as good, that being yamato, then obito being closely beside him regarding skill with the element in question. Regardless of the person it has always been used by a konoha resident or former resident like madara or obito, making it a unique and treasured element of konoha origin. The only weakness to wood that is are very sharp elements, although the well known element to use against it is lightning for its natural cutting ability. To conclude, Wood is a viable element in battle overall, even going as far as being one of the few elements that can suppress the chakra of a bijuu, and the only element in canon that can stop its most powerful attack; the tailed beast ball.
Good job. I see that you have a custom wooden biography huh? Alright then. Let me give you some information that has been passed on to me by one of the greatest wood users known around the base; Scary Yamato, Scorps, Gobi and Kerrah.

You can perform wood technique's whenever you want, on the ground, in the sky it doesn't matter, you can always perform wood technique's, and since you got Hashirama’s cells inside your body, you would be able to let wooden things erupt from your body, like when you perform a A-Ranked wood technique, you could easily say that you let the wood erupt from your arm/head/leg etc.

Anyway, wood is extremely weak against lightning, you can't let lightning travel trough wood since it would pierce trough it, however if wood get's in contact with fire, the wood will continue as a wooden structure covered with fire, let's say that an S-Ranked technique wood technique get's in touch with a B-Ranked fire technique, the wood would continue towards the one you are aiming it on, but the wood wouldn't be able to travel from a short range distance to long range, since it would collapse in ashes, it could be possible if it was from short range to mid however. Just try to keep logic in mind, and remember that wood is easily manufactured once mastering it.

Got any other questions regarding the Adv. Element?
 

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Good job. I see that you have a custom wooden biography huh? Alright then. Let me give you some information that has been passed on to me by one of the greatest wood users known around the base; Scary Yamato, Scorps, Gobi and Kerrah.

You can perform wood technique's whenever you want, on the ground, in the sky it doesn't matter, you can always perform wood technique's, and since you got Hashirama’s cells inside your body, you would be able to let wooden things erupt from your body, like when you perform a A-Ranked wood technique, you could easily say that you let the wood erupt from your arm/head/leg etc.

Anyway, wood is extremely weak against lightning, you can't let lightning travel trough wood since it would pierce trough it, however if wood get's in contact with fire, the wood will continue as a wooden structure covered with fire, let's say that an S-Ranked technique wood technique get's in touch with a B-Ranked fire technique, the wood would continue towards the one you are aiming it on, but the wood wouldn't be able to travel from a short range distance to long range, since it would collapse in ashes, it could be possible if it was from short range to mid however. Just try to keep logic in mind, and remember that wood is easily manufactured once mastering it.

Got any other questions regarding the Adv. Element?
I see, very good information there. Does this mean i don't need a source like water does? I can't imagine this to be true but i'd like to ask regardless since you're here replying so quickly.

Some last questions here:

Since wood is pretty neutral to fire for the most part, how does it fair against the other types of fire elements? Blaze, Blast, Lava, and Scorch? And seeing how its weak to sharpness, would it be a logical form of thinking that things like steel can easily pierce through it or would it be too thick for it to go through all the way?

Those are my last questions so far.
 

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If you have a Yamato skin body, nope. Yamato has Hashirama cells inside of him, so utilizing wood from your body is something Yamato can do. You can also create wood from a water surface, or a mere boulder.

Same goes for all the other fire-like elements. It takes a time before wood completely turns into ashes, or nothingness. Of course a D/C-ranked wood technique would stand no chance against a S/Forbidden-ranked one, but you can imagine a A/S-ranked wooden pillar thrust it’s way through a C-ranked fireball, but it’s strength would be weakened, but still in tact. If I were in your position I’d however quit focusing any further on your damaged wood to avoid petty quoting.

The question regarding the piercing part; keep in mind that wood is extremely versatile. If a thick sharp steel blade pierces through wood, you’d still be able to control the wood to such a degree that you can for example let the wood get pierced in half, and use the two wood pieces on opposite sides wrap around the steel sword and force it to stop it’s momentum.
 

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If you have a Yamato skin body, nope. Yamato has Hashirama cells inside of him, so utilizing wood from your body is something Yamato can do. You can also create wood from a water surface, or a mere boulder.

Same goes for all the other fire-like elements. It takes a time before wood completely turns into ashes, or nothingness. Of course a D/C-ranked wood technique would stand no chance against a S/Forbidden-ranked one, but you can imagine a A/S-ranked wooden pillar thrust it’s way through a C-ranked fireball, but it’s strength would be weakened, but still in tact. If I were in your position I’d however quit focusing any further on your damaged wood to avoid petty quoting.

The question regarding the piercing part; keep in mind that wood is extremely versatile. If a thick sharp steel blade pierces through wood, you’d still be able to control the wood to such a degree that you can for example let the wood get pierced in half, and use the two wood pieces on opposite sides wrap around the steel sword and force it to stop it’s momentum.
Interesting, okay, well, i have no other questions.
 

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Good. Post the D-ranked wood jutsu’s you’re allowed to learn please.
All of them

D rank

(Mokuton: Moku no Goku Rendan) - Wood Release: Wood Pole Combo
Type: Offensive
Rank: D
Range: Short
Chakra: 10
Damage: 20
Description: The user creates a thin pole of wood from either the ground or himself. The pole itself can be used as a hand to hand weapon to strike opponents or as a support tool.

(Mokuton: Moku Hasshi no Jutsu) - Wood Release: Wood Projectiles Technique
Type: Offensive
Rank: D
Range: Short-Long
Chakra: 10
Damage: 20
Description: Focusing chakra into his hands or the ground, the user will make 3 to 4 small (kunai sized) projectiles of wood and propel them against the enemy.

(Mokuton: Mokujin) - Wood Style: Wooden Man
Type: Supplementary
Rank: D
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra: 10
Damage: N/A (+5 for any hits landed by the dummy)
Description: The user creates a training wooden dummy to help him train or to fight against an opponent.

(Mokuton: Moku Henge) - Wood Style: Wood Transformation
Type: Supplementary
Rank: D
Range: Short
Chakra: 10 (-5 per turn to keep active)
Damage: N/A
Description: By focusing chakra and performing the Bird → Dog → Snake hand seals, the user makes wood pillars sprout from the ground and cover his whole body, while using chakra to cover it with precision to produce the desired effect. By covering the wood with his chakra the user is able to transform it into another shape or form with increased detail, by using his wood chakra. This is used to create an effect similar to the transformation technique but to a higher degree of detail and realism.

(Mokuton No Jutsu) - Wood Style Technique
Type: Supplementary/Offensive/Defensive
Rank: D
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra: 10
Damage: 20
Description: Creates small wood pillars or trees to trap, fight, or defenf with. These can be created from the users own body or from the ground.

(Mokuton: Mokuchū Noboru) - Wood Release: Wood Pillar Climb
Type: Offensive
Rank: D
Range: Short
Chakra: 10
Damage: 30
Description: The user manipulates their wood natured chakra to create a pillar of wood rise up beneath the opponent lifting them into the air.

(Mokuton: Mokuchū Sora Kikku) - Wood Release: Wood Sky Kick
Type: Offensive
Rank: D
Range: Short
Chakra: 10
Damage: 20
Description: The user will attack the opponent multiple times with several punches and kicks before turning their left arm into wood that extends out into a small pillar and pointing towards the ground and then lifting them towards the opponent where they finish them with a kick to the chin lifting them into the air.
 

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Alright. Give me a brief explanation of what the first three techniques purposes are. How strong is the wood? In what type of ways would you use them? Just a short but detailed summary of the techniques. Once you do that, I will check where I can correct you or brainstorm with you how to use explained techniques during a battle.
 

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Alright. Give me a brief explanation of what the first three techniques purposes are. How strong is the wood? In what type of ways would you use them? Just a short but detailed summary of the techniques. Once you do that, I will check where I can correct you or brainstorm with you how to use explained techniques during a battle.
(Mokuton: Moku no Goku Rendan) - Wood Release: Wood Pole Combo
Type: Offensive
Rank: D
Range: Short
Chakra: 10
Damage: 20
Description: The user creates a thin pole of wood from either the ground or himself. The pole itself can be used as a hand to hand weapon to strike opponents or as a support tool.

(Mokuton: Moku Hasshi no Jutsu) - Wood Release: Wood Projectiles Technique
Type: Offensive
Rank: D
Range: Short-Long
Chakra: 10
Damage: 20
Description: Focusing chakra into his hands or the ground, the user will make 3 to 4 small (kunai sized) projectiles of wood and propel them against the enemy.

(Mokuton: Mokujin) - Wood Style: Wooden Man
Type: Supplementary
Rank: D
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra: 10
Damage: N/A (+5 for any hits landed by the dummy)
Description: The user creates a training wooden dummy to help him train or to fight against an opponent.

1.) (Mokuton: Moku no Goku Rendan) - Wood Release: Wood Pole Combo
The purpose of this technique is to create a staff to use in battle, although weak i'm sure it'll come in handy in selective situations. Ideally, this technique can be used as any other basic elemental manipulation, that is with shape comes versatility. With this you can easily make it into a standing staff or javelin to either avoid a offensive or increase the separation between you and your opponent.

2.) (Mokuton: Moku Hasshi no Jutsu) - Wood Release: Wood Projectiles Technique
Like the last this technique is weak as well, although this technique is able to pierce the skin like any other kunai or shuriken. For a short roundup, imagine gaara's sand shuriken technique but with wood and that is this jutsu.

3.) (Mokuton: Mokujin) - Wood Style: Wooden Man

This reminds me of Yamato's awakening techniques in storm 4, where he summons a wood clone to attack the opponent but i doubt this is the same jutsu, probably somewhat similar but in a weaker form.
 

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(Mokuton: Moku no Goku Rendan) - Wood Release: Wood Pole Combo
Type: Offensive
Rank: D
Range: Short
Chakra: 10
Damage: 20
Description: The user creates a thin pole of wood from either the ground or himself. The pole itself can be used as a hand to hand weapon to strike opponents or as a support tool.

(Mokuton: Moku Hasshi no Jutsu) - Wood Release: Wood Projectiles Technique
Type: Offensive
Rank: D
Range: Short-Long
Chakra: 10
Damage: 20
Description: Focusing chakra into his hands or the ground, the user will make 3 to 4 small (kunai sized) projectiles of wood and propel them against the enemy.

(Mokuton: Mokujin) - Wood Style: Wooden Man
Type: Supplementary
Rank: D
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra: 10
Damage: N/A (+5 for any hits landed by the dummy)
Description: The user creates a training wooden dummy to help him train or to fight against an opponent.

1.) (Mokuton: Moku no Goku Rendan) - Wood Release: Wood Pole Combo
The purpose of this technique is to create a staff to use in battle, although weak i'm sure it'll come in handy in selective situations. Ideally, this technique can be used as any other basic elemental manipulation, that is with shape comes versatility. With this you can easily make it into a standing staff or javelin to either avoid a offensive or increase the separation between you and your opponent.

2.) (Mokuton: Moku Hasshi no Jutsu) - Wood Release: Wood Projectiles Technique
Like the last this technique is weak as well, although this technique is able to pierce the skin like any other kunai or shuriken. For a short roundup, imagine gaara's sand shuriken technique but with wood and that is this jutsu.

3.) (Mokuton: Mokujin) - Wood Style: Wooden Man

This reminds me of Yamato's awakening techniques in storm 4, where he summons a wood clone to attack the opponent but i doubt this is the same jutsu, probably somewhat similar but in a weaker form.
Remember that even the D-ranked ones can come in handy. Said techniques are utilized pretty easy and fast, so if you're short range from your opponent or w/e, he'd be put in quite the awkward position, and as you stated before, they're as sharp as kunai so take that as an advantage during battles. And nahh, they regular dummies. They can't do anything but be used as decoy or training purposes.

Next three!
 

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Remember that even the D-ranked ones can come in handy. Said techniques are utilized pretty easy and fast, so if you're short range from your opponent or w/e, he'd be put in quite the awkward position, and as you stated before, they're as sharp as kunai so take that as an advantage during battles. And nahh, they regular dummies. They can't do anything but be used as decoy or training purposes.

Next three!
Gonna go against that and do four instead, after the three there is only one left so to save time i'd rather just add it in.

(Mokuton: Moku Henge) - Wood Style: Wood Transformation
Type: Supplementary
Rank: D
Range: Short
Chakra: 10 (-5 per turn to keep active)
Damage: N/A
Description: By focusing chakra and performing the Bird → Dog → Snake hand seals, the user makes wood pillars sprout from the ground and cover his whole body, while using chakra to cover it with precision to produce the desired effect. By covering the wood with his chakra the user is able to transform it into another shape or form with increased detail, by using his wood chakra. This is used to create an effect similar to the transformation technique but to a higher degree of detail and realism.

(Mokuton No Jutsu) - Wood Style Technique
Type: Supplementary/Offensive/Defensive
Rank: D
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra: 10
Damage: 20
Description: Creates small wood pillars or trees to trap, fight, or defenf with. These can be created from the users own body or from the ground.

(Mokuton: Mokuchū Noboru) - Wood Release: Wood Pillar Climb
Type: Offensive
Rank: D
Range: Short
Chakra: 10
Damage: 30
Description: The user manipulates their wood natured chakra to create a pillar of wood rise up beneath the opponent lifting them into the air.

(Mokuton: Mokuchū Sora Kikku) - Wood Release: Wood Sky Kick
Type: Offensive
Rank: D
Range: Short
Chakra: 10
Damage: 20
Description: The user will attack the opponent multiple times with several punches and kicks before turning their left arm into wood that extends out into a small pillar and pointing towards the ground and then lifting them towards the opponent where they finish them with a kick to the chin lifting them into the air.

1.) (Mokuton: Moku Henge) - Wood Style: Wood Transformation
Completely useless ability that is 100% nonviable in a ACTUAL fight, that and having it come from the ground and onto your body for no purpose at all, shape doesn't change this opinion here. Its like any other elemental basic manipulation D ranked technique, but worse. The only real purpose this could have is to spy, otherwise don't use it ever.

2.) (Mokuton No Jutsu) - Wood Style Technique

Disregarding the horrible display of professionalism via the spelling error ''defenf'', although it is funny i'd rather not use this jutsu if it says something retarded like ''defenf''. This technique is a regular manipulation ability overall, making the possibilities endless regarding shape, form, and purpose. I'd say its the most viable D rank in this list.

3.) (Mokuton: Mokuchū Noboru) - Wood Release: Wood Pillar Climb
A pillar that raises from below the opponent, easy, not really that viable unless you set it up for a trap activation method.

4.) (Mokuton: Mokuchū Sora Kikku) - Wood Release: Wood Sky Kick
'' left arm into wood that extends out into a small pillar and pointing towards the ground and then lifting them towards the opponent '' so i can't understand this, its broken english so its rather hard to understand exactly where the pillar goes after the essential formation. I'm gonna assume the pillar hits the opponent in a form of a fist strike?
 

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First one is handy for NW purposes, since Yamato did the same with Sasori. But ninjas have sensing and mind reading these days, so you know. And yeah, the second one... I don't think you'd be able to defenf yourself either. (I'll let Sensei HQ know lol). It however is a low ranked technique, so if you want to save yourself some chakra in the future, these would come in pretty handy to for example defend yourself against kunais or shurikens and eventually even send them back to your opponent. This is also is a very versatile technique, meaning that you'd be able to release it from your body, head, feet, w/e. Also, a small tip for in the future if you ever come across with someone with EMS, since you've got Hashirama blood running through your veins, you're able to get rid of amaterasu with ease. How, is simply by letting yourself get hit, but force wood out your body (the part you got hit on) and force the fire to stick on said wood and get rid of it as you de-attach the wood from your body.

Alright now give me the first three C-Ranked ones and explain them to me. Also, if you have battle ideas throw them, so I can correct you or maybe give you extra tips to expand your battle ideas.
 

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First one is handy for NW purposes, since Yamato did the same with Sasori. But ninjas have sensing and mind reading these days, so you know. And yeah, the second one... I don't think you'd be able to defenf yourself either. (I'll let Sensei HQ know lol). It however is a low ranked technique, so if you want to save yourself some chakra in the future, these would come in pretty handy to for example defend yourself against kunais or shurikens and eventually even send them back to your opponent. This is also is a very versatile technique, meaning that you'd be able to release it from your body, head, feet, w/e. Also, a small tip for in the future if you ever come across with someone with EMS, since you've got Hashirama blood running through your veins, you're able to get rid of amaterasu with ease. How, is simply by letting yourself get hit, but force wood out your body (the part you got hit on) and force the fire to stick on said wood and get rid of it as you de-attach the wood from your body.

Alright now give me the first three C-Ranked ones and explain them to me. Also, if you have battle ideas throw them, so I can correct you or maybe give you extra tips to expand your battle ideas.
(Mokuton: Sanoru Moku Tate) - Wood release: Threefolds Wood Shield
Type: Supplementary/Defensive
Rank: C
Range: Short
Chakra: 15
Damage: N/A
Description: The user forms a shield of wood, which consists of three round parts out of his hand. The shield is very durable and can be removed and reconditioned any time the user wants to.

(Mokuton: Mokujin soujutsu) - Wood Style: Wooden Men Manipulation
Type: Supplementary
Rank: C
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra: 15
Damage: N/A
Description: The user creates a Wooden Men (similar to the (Mokuton: Mokujin) - Wood Style: Wooden Man technique) that mimics his opponents moves. While it can be created from existing wood, earth or water, its major ability is that if used with Wood Men Coffin it can drain way Chakra from the enemy.

(Mokuton: Shichuuka no Jutsu) - Wood Release: Four-Pillar House Technique
Type: Supplementary
Rank: C
Range: Short
Chakra: 15
Damage: N/A
Description: After doing the Snake → Rat → Ox → Ram → Snake hand seals and focusing chakra into the ground, the user creates a wooden home that can serve as a place to stay or as a defense.

1.) (Mokuton: Sanoru Moku Tate) - Wood release: Threefolds Wood Shield
A shield, good for blocking attacks as usual

2.) (Mokuton: Mokujin soujutsu) - Wood Style: Wooden Men Manipulation
Honestly, cant understand this at all really. Broken english again sadly...

3.) (Mokuton: Shichuuka no Jutsu) - Wood Release: Four-Pillar House Technique
I really like this one, its useful in both battle and the nw. I do believe yamato used this technique in his help to restoring konoha after pein attacked it. I can see me using this pretty often, in both nw and battle to trap the opponent, and of course defending but i'd rather form a dome instead of a complex house lol.
 

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(Mokuton: Moku Hinoki) - Wood Style: Wood of the Japanese Cypress
Type: Offensive
Rank: C
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra: 15
Damage: N/A
Description: User creates a wooden pillar that surges at the enemy from below, sending the opponent into the air. As the opponent is airborne, the user creates a second pillar from his arm and slams the enemy from above with it, sending him crushing into the ground pillar.

A technique where you will cause a wooden pillar to erupt from below the opponent, and then you create a wooden pillar from your arm. This is used to slam the opponent back into the one, that sent him airborne.

(Mokuton: Moku no Sutokuu Jutsu) - Wood Release: Wood Stocks Technique
Type: Supplementary
Rank: C
Range: Short
Chakra: 15
Damage: N/A
Description: The user will create a set of wooden stocks that will then entrap the target binding their movement.

A technique where you will create a set of wooden stocks, that aims to entrap the opponent.

(Mokuton: Moku Ibara Ringu no Jutsu) - Wood Release: Wood Spike Ring Technique
Type: Supplementary
Rank: C
Range: Short
Chakra: 15
Damage: N/A
Description: The user creates a semi-circle of wood around a captured target, and then form spikes within the ring, pointing at the said target, preventing them from making any sudden movements.

A technique where you will create a semi-circle of wood, that aims to capture the opponent. From it, spikes emerge and basically hold them in place.
 

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Just analysis, and questions if you have any.

(Mokuton: Moku Hinoki) - Wood Style: Wood of the Japanese Cypress
Type: Offensive
Rank: C
Range: Short-Mid
Chakra: 15
Damage: N/A
Description: User creates a wooden pillar that surges at the enemy from below, sending the opponent into the air. As the opponent is airborne, the user creates a second pillar from his arm and slams the enemy from above with it, sending him crushing into the ground pillar.

A technique where you will cause a wooden pillar to erupt from below the opponent, and then you create a wooden pillar from your arm. This is used to slam the opponent back into the one, that sent him airborne.

(Mokuton: Moku no Sutokuu Jutsu) - Wood Release: Wood Stocks Technique
Type: Supplementary
Rank: C
Range: Short
Chakra: 15
Damage: N/A
Description: The user will create a set of wooden stocks that will then entrap the target binding their movement.

A technique where you will create a set of wooden stocks, that aims to entrap the opponent.

(Mokuton: Moku Ibara Ringu no Jutsu) - Wood Release: Wood Spike Ring Technique
Type: Supplementary
Rank: C
Range: Short
Chakra: 15
Damage: N/A
Description: The user creates a semi-circle of wood around a captured target, and then form spikes within the ring, pointing at the said target, preventing them from making any sudden movements.

A technique where you will create a semi-circle of wood, that aims to capture the opponent. From it, spikes emerge and basically hold them in place.
dont have any questions, and you've pretty much analyzed them for me so. lol
 
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