Wood Release Armour



A Wood Release technique invented by the shinobi known as Dragon/Ex/Ryu.

The technique was created with the Mokuton: Henge as a basis. After forming the necessary handseals, wood emerges and covers the user's entire body - sometimes, a poof of smoke or chakra may be used to conceal the procedure.

The technique essentially forms a layer of wood that covers the user's body like a costume of sorts, much like its parent jutsu, though the costume works as an armour instead.

The wood created has a chakra coating that makes its destruction much harder than it should be - your average kunai and shuriken won't be able to penetrate it, and an average punch or kick won't do much either. At the same time, the wood retains its flexibility, thus not hampering the users mobility in the least.

The technique doesn't use up any more chakra after it is initiated, though the armour doesn't repair itself in case of any damage. If the user wants to repair damage to it, all they have to do is re-initiate the technique, after which wood will simply grow out of the remaining armour and cover up the gaps within a short amount of time.

While this armour is not capable of completely shielding the user from all attacks, it is very convenient due to several reasons.

First, no more concentration is needed to keep it up, giving the user an extra wall of defense without dividing his concentration.

It can be discarded at any time, as well as be used for the Substitution Technique.

It is especially good at absorbing blunt damage.

As wood is a bad conductor of electricity, it can shield the user from lower-tier Raiton ninjutsu (mostly those that focus on paralyzing their target without having piercing or cutting capabilities).

While wood burns easily, it is still a bad conductor of heat. As such, it can shield the user from heat - provided that the flames do not touch the wood and thus set it on fire. In that case the armour should be abandoned as soon as possible.