Earth Release

Overview
Earth Release is one of the five basic nature transformations. Earth Release is commonly affiliated with the Snake hand seal and is most common in Dokutsugakure. Earth Release encompasses any earthen material, from dirt to stone to clay, and in fact often entails changing one to another. For most Earth Release jutsu, users place their hands on the ground and use their chakra to alter its form. Less commonly, users create earth within their bodies, which they eject from their mouth. Simpler applications of Earth Release involve changing the terrain around the user. Offensively, Earth Release can be clumped together for use as a projectile or broken up to create hazards for enemies. Targets can be trapped by creating an rock dome around them or a muddy pit that they sink into. Defensively, earth can be raised around the user as a fortification against attack, Earth-Style Wall being one of the more common options. Alternatively, Earth Release users can burrow underground in order to escape harm and, indeed, combat.

Earth Release is naturally strong against Water Release and weak against Lightning Release. When Earth Release is combined with other natures, certain kekkei genkai are produced.

Known Users
Kenji Nara