Earth Release

is one of the five basic s. Earth Release is commonly affiliated with the Snake .
== Overview ==
Earth Release encompasses a range of earthen materials, from dirt to stone to clay, and often involves transforming one material into another. For most Earth Release jutsu, users place their hands on the ground and use their chakra to alter its form. Less commonly, users generate earth within their bodies and expel it from their mouths. Simpler applications involve changing the terrain around the user. Offensively, Earth Release can clump earth together for use as projectiles or break it up to create hazards for enemies. Targets can be trapped by creating a rock dome around them or a muddy pit they sink into. Defensively, earth can be raised as a fortification, with Earth-Style Wall being a common option. Alternatively, users can burrow underground to escape harm and combat.
Earth Release is common among Iwagakure ninja, who apply it in varied ways: Such as make targets too heavy to move or so light they can fly; Create Rock Golems to fight alongside the user and allies; Summon a mountain's worth of earth to crush targets.
Earth Release is naturally strong against Water Release and weak against Lightning Release, this weakness is attributed to impurities in the earth that naturally conduct electricity. This weakness can be negated if Earth Release is changed to glass, but this is so difficult it is thought impossible. Combining Earth Release with other natures produces various : earth and water create Wood Release; earth and fire create Lava Release; earth and wind are suggested to make Magnet Release; earth and lightning are suggested to make Explosion Release; earth is also suggested to have some role in Crystal Release], earth and water also make Mud Release. The combination of earth, wind, and fire produces the , Dust Release.
== Trivia ==
* "Doton-no-jutsu" is a real-life ninja art, examples of which include curling into a ball and remaining motionless in order to appear like a stone.
== See Also ==
== References ==
Category:Chakra Natures