Ignite

**Ignite** (発火する, *hakka suru*) is an inherited technique passed down in the Shround Family. Those of this clan can create flames which cover the body, allowing it's users to burn and strengthen their physical attacks and boost other physical attributes.

## Description

The Ignite Technique works in phases, to awaken it for the first time the user must either experience immense heat and copy that or create that heat via friction. If the user wishes to advance to any of the later forms, it is possible within first mastering the beginning phase but their body will likely not be able to withstand the heat.

Overtime when the user can withstand the first phase for a considerable amount of time that's when the second phase can be used to it's full compacities. The user can also activate Ignite without having to use friction and can instantly coat their bodies in their flames. This second phase instead allows for one to completely cover their bodies. This loosens the body allowing for faster movements and creates more heat allowing for higher burn rates but this allows works against the user as now they must adapt to this new burn rate themselves.

These forms are customizable allowing each user to have different appearances and advantages in each phase. This allows users to make even the first or second forms of the technique superior then the final two forms depending on their usage. Most users use the same form of Ignite's second phase only with outward appearances being the difference between users. For years this has been seen as the greatest possible appearance for the second phase as it's seen to have the least amount of disadvantages.

The third and fourth phases are practically the same as the first two, with the only differences being the temperature of flame. The third phase allows you to place flame on a single part of the body though now the flames are often blue, there can be other colors but that takes extreme mastery and has only happened once in the history of the Shround Family. Jin is the first person in 100 years to obtain and control the third phase and has shown the possibility of obtaining the fourth with due time and training which would make him the first in 300 years with a completed Ignite set.

The same applies for the fourth and for most final phase of the technique. These two phases haven't been seen in the Shround Family for over one hundred due to the divine expertise one must have over all three modes as the final one and all three combined. The flames on this final mode burn so hot even the few who have obtained it could only withstand the heat for mere seconds before exiting it. With a little seen of this phase the benefits heavily outweigh the cons as one's speed in this mode is completely untraceable unless one has the Six Eyes.

## Usage

The inherited technique of the Shround Family has been recognized as one of the most in the world as it caught the eye of the Zenin clan. This interest was so vast that it lead of the wanting of a child that bears it along with the Ten Shadows Technique as the potential would be completely unmatched, This lead to Jin Zenin's birth hoping for both but only retaining one and even still became known as a prodigy before even entering jujutsu high.

The main usage of this technique is scorching your opponent while breaking them done with the users heightened physical abilities. Jin Zenin was a prime and perfect example of what the technique should be used for as his speed and hand to hand combat abilities allowed him to win battles with ease. Though most of the Shround Family are used to the traditional ways and phases of their ancestors with enough creativity the limits of each phase can be surpassed and brought to an even higher standard. Zakai's creative mind was very helpful to Jin when wanting his own personalize second phase which reduced the heat and allowed for higher physical bonuses. This would lead to Jin's most used ability, the yellow coated he finds himself in the most. When Jin returned in the Shibuya Incident he once again bettered his second phase transformation as the third one had far to many drawbacks. By combining the average users second phase with his own personalize version he made what he believes to be the greatest second phase in history and the results have proven so as it allowed him to fight toe to toe in an intense battle with Ryomen Sukuna for quite some time and even gaining some advantages.

    While users cannot create things like as balls of flame using the ability to manipulate the shape of their size they can change the size and length of coat. This allows users to increase the growth of the arms of the coat to larger sizes and farther lengths which would be deemed Ignite: Arms. Just as the rest of the technique, it's powers all depends on the amount of cursed energy placed into it. Jin Zenin would make his own variation of this known as Ignite: Legs with utilizes the same capabilities but with better usage due to his skillset.

Once having mastered the Ignite arms ability the user can now stretch the limits of Ignite's shaping capabilities allowing one to make their own "Avatar". This Avatar can be whatever the user wishes it to be as long as they can maintain that form, it's size and strength all depend on the user as well along with the amount of cursed energy placed into it. Most choice for large and powerful figure that allow them to belittle their opponent and Jin is no exception. His Avatar takes the form of an enormous 15 meter nine tailed fox while most of the Shround Family instead create armor and weapons for themselves that match their abilities.

The Ignite technique allow harbors some more unseen abilities in the history of the users with it. Jin, just as many others, has made his own technique with the manipulation of his flames which he named Ignite: Jin Original. Even though the technique uses the first phase's ability to coat a single part of the body the technique is still the strongest in his arsenal and one of the strongest in Ignite's history. Ignite can also channel itself through weaponry. This has only been seen once so far when Jin switched places with Zakai grabbing his sword and attacking Kage, the blade glowed with the yellow light of Ignite and burned at Kage's cursed weapons. Even after it was returned to Zakai the flames on the blade remained for some seconds that allowed Zakai to get the pressure on the special grade.

Due to the immense flames being placed on the users body if one with Ignite were to come into contact with any kind of flame regardless of technique or not they will stand completely unfazed. Ignite can and will give it's user complete immunity to all fire. This would first be showcased when Jin was hit by Jogo's **Maximum: Meteor** and withstood the attack without a single injury.