Wind Release

The area of elemental Nature Transformation are offensive type techniques that allow the user to manipulate their wind chakra-nature. Wind Release Ninjutsu is common among the ninja of Sunagakure, in the Land of Wind. Some of its most prominent shinobi having learned to channel it through weapons such as blades to make them sharper to the point where they can cut through solid rock.

According to Asuma and Kakashi, out of the five main elemental affinities, the wind element is the rarest type that a ninja can have an affinity for. Wind Release training first involves learning how to cut a leaf in two with chakra and then works up to cutting a waterfall in half by producing enough chakra to temporarily halt the flow of water.

A wind jutsu is strong against a lightning jutsu of the same rank, but will only strengthen a fire jutsu with the same rank. Wind jutsu can also be used to great effect with water-natured chakra.

Furthermore, in the case of Advanced Nature Transformations, wind-natured chakra can be blended with water-natured chakra to form Ice Release.