Yozei’s arms raised reflexively as he saw the crackling electricity in the man’s eyes. He was prepared to retreat into the ground and counterattack with Doton Kinesis as his instincts took over. However, as the man opposed him lowered his guard, so too did the Fire country Prince.
“I should have given you more warning” he admitted, appraising the man once again. Raiton was a powerful counter to his own Doton style, this Tenzin individual was quite dangerous indeed. Walking across the room, Yozei led them through a corridor for some way and then into a back room until he was far enough away from the main rooms of the palace above. Then, placing a hand on the stone wall of the dungeon he tunnelled a path that led outside of the palace walls.
All the while he was already focusing on his breathing, igniting a flame in his hand to act as a torch. With each breath out the flame engorged and then diminished again with each inhale. Breath control was essential to Katon, but he could feel the call of something greater now within his blood. The ability to utilize Katon and Doton simultaneously. In his right hand he formed a fist-sized rock, even as they emerged to the surface. It was still dark, daybreak would be soon approaching but he intended to experiment with his own awakening. Holding the fireball in his left hand and the sphere of rock in his right he levitated them toward one another, combining them quite physically as a simple introduction to the style. Then, as they swirled around one another he began to infuse the two properties, binding them as one. The form and structure of Doton, with all of the heat and ignition of Katon. Together it formed something new, a sphere of crackling, molten rock that glowed and radiated heat.
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Youton • Lava Bomb
D-Ranked Ninjutsu
Channelling chakra to their hand, the user will form a sphere of lava, anywhere from 10cms diameter to 1m. This sphere can then be launched at [Control] Speed up to a distance of 15 meters. Upon contact with a substance or with a half seal the sphere will detonate with [Control] Strength, spreading lava over a 10-meter diameter area and causing great destruction. After 3 posts the lava will harden and become brittle.
Then empowering the sphere of lava further, Yozei launched it forward at a small stream that flowed out from the palace walls. The ground was muddy and relatively barren, the outskirts of the city where it transitioned to countryside. The lava sphere impacted and exploded, spraying molten lava around the area with 15 Strength. The river hissed and sizzled and the lava cooled to brittle black rock.
“That felt…good. Natural. It’s like channelling Doton and Katon at the same time” he considered. He simply needed to start with a Doton base, reflecting that in his hand seals of primarily combinations of snake and dog and then adding in the occasional Dragon or Tiger seal in order to better imbue the Katon properties. “I can do more” the young man considered, a powerful gleam in his cerulean blue eyes.
He would form seals similar to how he might create a split in the earth, and then he began flowing Katon chakra into the technique before stomping the ground as he felt the two natures mix and balance one another. The ground turned to lava, flowing in a large swath like a river as it connected and merged with the body of water. The air filled with steam as the water flowed into the river of lava.
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Youton • Lava Flow
D-Ranked Ninjutsu
Channelling chakra into their foot the user will stomp the ground. Then at a speed of [Control] the ground will be turned to lava in a 5-meter deep, 10 meter wide and 15 meter long line, capable of melting whatever stands in its path with [Control] Strength.
The prince hummed for a moment, considering some of the techniques the old man had used against him during their brief battle.
“I suppose I can draw inspiration from Katon, Doton, or even Suiton type techniques. If I increase the Katon output the consistency should be more like a liquid and with more Doton to maintain better shape” he considered. He would form handseals again and then scan the area, focusing on a barren patch of land as he directed his chakra through the ground. Imagining creating a pillar with Doton he once again infused in a large amount of his Katon natured chakra until he felt what seemed to be a natural balance.
This time lava erupted from the ground like a geyser, creating a thick column. He was still holding back his power, both to conserve chakra and to try to mitigate damage to the landscape. After all these were his lands and he didn’t want to leave too much evidence of his training to clean up afterward.
“Youton techniques are naturally strong against Doton, I should be able to apply its effects directly or through weaponry” he considered. Though this would require much more fine chakra control as to protect whatever was being coated.
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Youton • Geyser
D-Ranked Ninjutsu
After forming the necessary hand seals or channeling chakra the user will send their chakra through the ground. Then at any point within 15 meters of them the user can create a 5 meter wide, 10 meter tall geyser that will erupt from the ground at [Control] speed and [Control] Strength, spewing forth lava for three posts before hardening and becoming brittle.
Clearly in a determined trance of sorts as he continued to focus only on his techniques, Yozei reveled in this newfound power. It rivaled Sankaton in its destruction power, though where Sankaton needed to be precise and limited to a small scale, with Youton he could consume entire battlefields with ease. The drain on his chakra reserves were far less taxing and much more Youton could be produced, comparable to creating persisting Katon techniques. The only real drawback was the fact that Youton became brittle after a certain time. Already he noted the river of lava was visibly beginning to cool. Therefore Youton was better as a way to set up a combination than an outright attack against heavily armored targets.
Still, he could utilize that well with his projectiles. This time he would attempt to channel chakra directly as he withdrew a kunai. His first attempt he managed to coat the weapon but didn’t create a strong enough barrier to protect his hand, burning himself lightly as the weapon was consumed. Wincing he tried it again with a new kunai, this time focusing lava on just the blade of the weapon and keeping a barrier of chakra between his hand and the weapon.
“That’s a little better” he considered, tossing the kunai at a boulder about 20 meters away and watching as it embedded into the stone before the rock began to melt.
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Youton • Molten Weapons
D-Ranked Ninjutsu
Channelling chakra into a weapon they are touching, the user will coat the object in a layer of Youton. There will be a thin layer of raw chakra that will protect the weapon, insulating it against the melting effects. However, any other substance that touches the coated area of the weapon will have [Control] Strength melting and burning applied to it. This technique only lasts for 3 posts before the cases becomes brittle and breaks away revealing the weapon in its original condition.
The next step, naturally, was to apply lava directly to his hand. He knew how to create an aura of Katon around himself so the principle was essentially the same. Utilzing his expert precision of chakra control he formed a coating a raw chakra around his hand, watching it closely as he stretched it out before him. Then, slowly he began to flow additional chakra, mixing Doton and Katon but putting slightly more emphasis on Doton as he attempted to create enough structure that it wouldn’t just drip right off his hand.
It took a minute or so of adjusting actively until he got the consistency quite right, but once he was satisfied with it he looked over his hand one final time. Stomping the ground he formed a pillar of earth. Pressing his hand against the substance he could feel just how effective the lava was, knowing precisely how strong he had made the earthen pillar (10 Strength) and feeling how the lava quickly began to melt and weaken the stone.
“Not bad, that could come in handy” he muttered to himself. Close combat wasn’t exactly his strong suit so it always helped to have a few more ways to contend with hardy opponents up close.
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Youton • Melting Touch
D-Ranked Ninjutsu
Channelling chakra into their hand the user will coat their hand(s) in a protective chakra before enveloping it in youton. Anything the user touches over the next 4 posts will have the melting passive applied to it, weakening any physical substance by ¼ of the users [Control] and similarly inflicting burns equal to strength of control. After three posts the coating will harden and become brittle, crumbling away.