Shira (Naruto)

==Summary==
Shira (シラ, Shira) is a chūnin of Sunagakure.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , with Seven Heavens Breathing Method
Name: Shira
Origin: Naruto
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Human, Ninja
Powers and Abilities:
* Superhuman Physical Characteristics (Shira, like all Shinobi, is capable of using Chakra to enhance his strength to superhuman levelsItachi Shinden: Book of Bright Light; Chapter 1, Page 28)
* Chakra Manipulation 
** Statistics Amplification (Shinobi are capable of enhancing their physical capabilities with the use of chakra. The Shunshin no Jutsu allows Shinobi to greatly enhance their speed by focusing chakra in their feetRin no Sho, Page 197Naruto Chapter 24Naruto Chapter 71)
** Surface Scaling and Water Walking (By focusing chakra at the soles of their feet, Shinobi can scale and cling to vertical surfaces, and even walk on waterNaruto Chapter 18Naruto Chapter 90)
*Acrobatics
*Martial Arts (Is proficient in a variety of fighting styles and battle tactics. His signature style is the Silent Fist, which lets him strike with no sound by masking with chakra, making it almost impossible for his attack to be anticipated)
*Pressure Point Strikes (Proficient in pressure point strikes similar to the Gentle Fist-style, regulating certain chakra moulding feats in the enemy)
*Statistics Amplification(Can enhance his physical capabilities with chakra, and further enhance it with Seven Heavens Breathing Method, which increases his lung capacity fourfold)
Attack Potency: City level+ (Fought toe to toe with base Rock Lee), Mountain level with Seven Heavens Breathing Method (Can fight equally against Rock Lee with five of the Eight Gates activated)
Speed: Massively Hypersonic+ (Can easily manoeuvre through Gaara's sand attacks. Block one of Lee's kicks with one hand, and block all the strikes from Neji Hyūga's Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms. Can keep up with Rock Lee without his weights), higher with Seven Heavens Breathing Method (Comparable to Lee with five gates)
Lifting Strength: Class M (Comparable to Rock Lee)
Striking Strength: City level+, Mountain level with Seven Heavens Breathing Method
Durability: City level+, Mountain level with Seven Heavens Breathing Method
Stamina: Superhuman. As noted by Neji, because of his larger frame, he has very high stamina and endurance, being able to withstand enemy blows much easier than most.
Range: Standard melee range, several meters with Silent Fist.
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: Above Average. Shira is very observant and analytical, elaborately deducing his enemies' strengths and weaknesses after seeing them fight only once. He has also shown his intelligence in other fields, such as being capable of creating powerful techniques of his own and is likewise very knowledgeable of other techniques and their specific mechanics. Shira is also a very effective teacher, training Gaara to rely less on his automatic sand defence and more on actual direct combat skill.
Weaknesses: None notable
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Silent Fist: The Silent Fist is a fighting style unique to Shira. With it he is able to render his movements completely silent by cloaking himself in chakra. Neji Hyūga likens its usage to the feathers of an owl, as the chakra cloak makes Shira's movements virtually unpredictable.
*Tenketsu Blocking Strikes: A taijutsu technique that allows the user to disable an opponent by performing a two-fingered thrust at the opponent's tenketsu. By doing so, the user can manipulate the flow of chakra within their opponent, similar the the Gentle Fist fighting style. Shira can unblock his opponents' tenketsu, with a single impact with his fist. While seemingly not hampering the opponent in any other way, it seems to prevent the opponent from initiating the surge of chakra when the Eight Gates are opened.
*Seven Heavens Breathing Method: A taijutsu breathing method that Shira invented by gathering up large amounts of oxygen to increase his lung capacity fourfold, he is granted strength similar to the Eight Gates, even including similar physical changes to the user. It is unknown if it comes with the same repercussions as the Eight Gates.
**Activations: Much like the Eight Gates, this technique has several stages or "activations" (活性, kassei):
**The first activation (第一活性, daiichi kassei) causes Shira's eyes to go completely white and he starts to give off a yellow aura.
**The second activation (第二活性, daini kassei) causes his body to expand slightly, his muscles becoming distinctly more prominent.
**The third activation (第三活性, daisan kassei) causes his skin to go red and appears roughly equivalent to the Gate of Life.
Note: Shira exclusively appears in the anime only "In Naruto's Footsteps: The Friends' Paths" arc and as such no canon Naruto characters can scale from him or the entire arc.
==Notable Matchups==
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Category:Acrobats
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Category:Pressure Point Users
Category:Energy Users
Category:Surface Scalers
Category:Free Movement Users
Category:Statistics Amplification Users