Lava Release: Rubber Ball

The user expels a large glob of lava from their mouth, which quickly solidifies into a hollow ball that can be used to protect an object by surrounding it with the durable rubber-like material . The properties of this substance mean that it can both absorb and dissipate the force behind a blow when struck, resulting in it either deforming or bouncing upon impact.

A skilled user of this technique, such as Dodai , is capable of making it appear as if they were intending to protect an object or individual within the sphere, when in fact they merely use the ball as a distraction in order to occupy an enemy, while instead covertly withdrawing the item in question from the ball during its formation.

Karyū 's rubber balls, dubbed "Lava Release: Rubber Spheres" ( 熔遁・護謨鞠 , Yōton: Gomumari ), are darker in colour and far more solid. Used offensively for ranged attacks, Karyū's spheres can vary in size, from being hand held to rivalling the size of a house. As projectiles, he can control them remotely and they continuously gain momentum when bouncing off surfaces. The damage each sphere can deal is proportionate to the amount of chakra put into the orbs.

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- In the game, Dodai uses the ball not for defense, but for attack in two variations. In the first case, he places a small ball in front of him and then kicks it forcefully towards the opponent, causing the ball to act as a projectile and hit the opponent multiple times, ricocheting off walls. In the second case, he enters a much larger ball and jumps inside it, crushing the opponent from above with the weight of the ball.
- In his victory pose, Dodai is also able to spin small balls around his palm, just as Karyū did.

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