Wind Release

The area of elemental Nature Transformation are offensive-type techniques that allow the user to manipulate wind: One way of wind nature manipulation is achieved by first splitting their chakra in two and shaping their chakra to be as sharp and as thin as possible, before grinding the two bodies of wind chakra together, very much like the blades of a pair of scissors, cutting or slicing through targets from two points of attack. Another way of wind nature manipulation is achieved by either manipulating already existing wind currents, or by producing your own wind currents.

The rarest of the five basic elemental chakra natures (though the affinity appears to be common among ninja of Sunagakure), Wind Release techniques are suited for short-to-mid-range combat, and combine brute force and precision to deal cutting and slashing damage. Users can even channel wind-natured chakra into blades to increase their range and cutting power. Wind Release manipulation is achieved by learning how to split a leaf in two with chakra and then learning to halt the flow of water. Wind Release is naturally strong against Lightning Release techniques, and likewise naturally weak against Fire Release techniques. In the case of a combination, it augments the strength of a Fire Release technique as well as increases the concussive power of a Water Release technique. Wind-natured chakra, when combined with water-natured chakra, produces the Ice Release Kekkei Genkai.