Masahige no Jutsu

DOTON MASTERY | No Rank
Masahige is a master of Earth Nature chakra, and as a result is capable of performing extraordinary feats with Earth Release techniques at a reduced cost of chakra than normal. He is so experienced that he may even reduced the number of hand seals required to perform a technique, or sometimes remove the need for them altogether, with little to no adverse affect on the performance or power of the technique.

MAN MADE OF TAR | Hijutsu
This ability is unique to Masahige, and it is part of his infamy. Masahige has the ability to transform his body into tar at will, either in parts or in it's entirety (much like how Suigestsu transforms into water). He can manipulate his body in a variety of ways and produce vasts amounts of tar using chakra. He can use this form, also, to traverse through bodies of tar.

EARTH RELEASE SHADOW CLONE | No Rank
This technique creates a shadow clone made of mud of the user. Since its made of mud, it can continue to reform and mold itself back to its original shape. Once reverted to mud, the clone can serve as a powerful restraint that is capable of completely halting the opponents movements.

EARTH RELEASE: TAR LAKE | B Rank
Instead of creating small pits of tar, this technique creates a vast lake of tar (not asphalt) out of the surrounding earth. Skilled users are capable of creating winder and deeper lakes. Masahige is famous for turning an entire battlefield into tar.

EARTH RELEASE: EARTH-STYLE WALL | B Rank
The user creates a solid wall of earth as a form of defense. Chakra is either converted to earth within the body and then spat out to form the wall or the user can manipulate preexisting earth to form the wall. The earth then instantly rises up and takes form. The barrier itself is also coated with chakra, making its strength incomparable to that of a normal mud wall. Because of the earth's special characteristics, the wall is highly resistant against, for instance, fire and water. Also, for a Kage-class shinobi it is possible to create a vast volume of earth.

EARTH RELEASE: TAR PIT | C Rank
This technique creates a pit of tar (not asphalt) within the user's range of sight. Like those naturally occurring, escape from this tar pit is unlikely once you've fallen in. Experienced users of this technique are capable of producing multiple tar pits.

EARTH RELEASE: EARTH FLOW RIVER | No Rank
After forming the needed hand seal, the user transforms the ground underneath their opponent into a river of mud that throws them off balance and away from the user. The mud created by this technique can also be used as a medium for the Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet technique.

EARTH RELEASE: EARTH DRAGON BULLET | No Rank
When used with Earth Release: Earth Flow River, this technique can create a dragon-like head to fire balls of mud at an opponent. This can also be combined with a fire technique to shoot searing hot rock towards an opponent.

JURASSIC TRANSFORMATION | A Rank
Jurassic Transformation is a technique taught to Masahige by Rekkusu, the Boss T-Rex. It is an ability that draws on natural energy, similar to Sage Techniques, in order to transform Masahige's body from a man into a dinosaur. This can be done either fully or partially. Because of the natural energy, Masahige's general abilities are increased beyond their usual limitations.

Partial transformations can be done in a variety of ways, either to give him razor sharp claws or teeth, or to grow a tail to slam into enemies or protect himself from an attacker. Full transformation gives Masahige the entire physical form of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, as well as an extreme increase in strength, speed, and durability. His full transformation doesn't cause him to grow in height, but it does internalize the weight of a fully grown T-Rex without reducing his speed.

Masahige's ability to perform ninjutsu is limited, although his mastery in Doton still allows him to perform some techniques without the use of hand seals. As such, even his short arms and the inability to form hand seals does not bar him from using any ninjutsu.

EARTHEN SENSORY | No Rank
Masahige has a unique type of sensory skill. His sensory abilities are directly linked to the earth, where he has the ability to detect most things within a five mile radius of himself as long as they are touching the earth itself. He is also aware of any shifting in the earth's surface within that radius, making him able to detect the use of earth-based ninjutsu or the destruction of landmass. Masahige does have to be touching the earth himself in order to make use of this sensory ability.

TECTONIC SENSORY | A Rank
Masahige focuses his sensory ability directly into the earth, and is able to detect the nearest tectonic plates and fault line.

FORBIDDEN EARTH STYLE: TECTONIC SHIFT | S Rank
After performing the proper hand seals, he slams his foot into the ground and uses his chakra to trigger a shift in the tectonic plates below, causing the creation of a natural earthquake. Masahige then can use his chakra to increase the magnitude of the earthquake to cause devastating effects. He is also able to increase the magnitude of the aftershocks.

The technique is also a double-edged sword, so to speak, as it doesn't differentiate between friend and foe. Using this technique is taxing on chakra, and noticeably decreases the usual level at which Masahige can perform in combat.

KUNITSUKAMI 国津神
Kunitsukami is the name given to Masahige in reference to his total mastery over Earth Nature chakra. He is capable of multiple extraordinary feats, including casting a variety of Earth Ninjutsu with the exact chakra requirement met and reduced hand seals. In the case of most general Earth Ninjutsu, he can drop hand seals completely with little to no drawback on the performance and effectiveness of the technique itself.

The earth surrounding Masahige is constantly being affected by his chakra. Though his chakra itself is not unique, Masahige has developed a unique method of molding his chakra into the earth in order to make it an extension of himself, and as such allow him to manipulate it to his will. This is done in the same manner as Gaara of the Sand controlled his sand. Masahige can also change the earth in his immediate vicinity from being solid earth, to mud, or into tar at will.

Usually, Masahige is accompanied by multiple fist-sized spheres of mud or tar constantly encircling him from above.

TSUCHI NO EREMENTO 土のエレメント
Masahige is also highly regarded for a technique which makes him alternately regarded as an Earth Elemental. He can, at will, morph his body into different earthen substances. These substances range from solid rock, to mud, to tar, and more. In these different forms, he can manipulate his body in the same way that the Hōzuki Ichizoku from the Hidden Mist are able to manipulate their liquid body states.

KASEKI 化石
Fossilization is a space-time sealing technique developed by Kusunoki Masahige. When a target has been engulfed by a sufficient amount of earth, preferably mud or tar, a seal is placed on them that causes instant fossilization. The target remains perfectly preserved in a fossil prison until the sealing is undone, in which they will emerge completely unharmed. If the fossil is destroyed while something is sealed, that person or object will be destroyed as well.