The Enkouten explanation of Youton is inconsistent.
Quote:Youton, also known as Lava Release, is an elemental fusion that combines Doton and Katon to make a super heated lava based style. Youton flows like a fluid, but has a semi-solid quality to it that is further refined by its super-heated nature. Youton melts in all its techniques, making it a powerful offensive and defensive ability. Enkouton are resistant to Youton for short periods of time, but can be just as damaged by it as a normal person, even by their own techniques, if exposed for too long. The melting quality of Youton burns at such an high temperature that it tends to encapsulate everything in it's path. Despite this, however, weaker youton jutsu struggle to sustain themselves and tend to only give weaker burns to those who come in contact with it. Youton follow the same burn strengths as katon jutsu, but have been known to dull weapons, or even melt weapons at high levels, and flow through defensive jutsu. More importantly, the melting power of youton means that youton techniques passively reduce the strength of anything they're in contact with by 1/4th their strength per post after contact. This means a 20 strength youton technique would do 20 strength of damage at impact, then melt at 5 strength per post until it hardened. This allows youton jutsu to substantially weaken defenses over time.
And yet in the archives each technique is rather weak in burning power, regardless if it's D-Rank or S-rank each jutsu states that it can only cause 1st degree burns. Here are a couple examples.
*Youton • Kick Up
D-rank Ninjutsu
After performing a string of handseals, the user will kick one of their legs at the ground, skimming their foot just over the surfrace of the earth. Chakra at the bottom of the foot converts the ground into lava, splashing forward up to 5m with a speed equal to the strength of the user and an impact strength of 5.
This jutsu causes 1st degree burns. The lava hardens over the span of 3 posts, reducing the strength of impacted objects by 1 strength per post.
*Youton • Improved Lava Bomb
C-rank Ninjutsu
After performing a string of handseals, the user will form a sphere of lava the size of a tennis ball in one hand. The sphere can be thrown and explodes on impact, with a blast radius of 2x2x2m and a strength of 10.
This jutsu causes 1st degree burns. The lava hardens over the span of 4 posts, reducing the strength of impacted objects by 2 strength per post.
*Youton • Greater Eruption
B-rank Ninjutsu
After performing a string of handseals, the user will cover the surface of their body with Youton chakra. Physical contact with the user triggers the technique, causing lava to burst outwards from the point of contact with a speed of 10 and an impact strength of 30.
This jutsu causes 1st degree burns. The lava hardens over the span of 6 posts, reducing the strength of impacted objects by 7 strength per post. The jutsu lasts until triggered or for 6 posts, at which point it dissipates harmlessly.
*Youton • Major Wall
A-rank Ninjutsu
After performing a string of handseals, the user focuses chakra through their feet and into the surrounding earth. This causes a circular wall of lava to form directly around the user, shooting upwards from the ground with a speed of 35 and an impact strength of 15. This does very little to impede incoming projectiles (it does, however, dull them), but is good for keeping back taijutsu users.
This jutsu causes 1st degree burns on impact. The lava hardens over the span of 8 posts, reducing the strength of impacted objects by 8 strength per post.
*Youton • Supreme Eruption
S-rank Ninjutsu
After performing a string of handseals, the user will cover the surface of their body with Youton chakra. Physical contact with the user triggers the technique, causing lava to burst outwards from the point of contact with a speed of 25 and an impact strength of 45.
This jutsu causes 1st degree burns. The lava hardens over the span of 10 posts, reducing the strength of impacted objects by 11 strength per post. The jutsu lasts until triggered or for 10 posts, at which point it dissipates harmlessly.
As you can see this remains true for literally every jutsu in the archive.