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The Earth Release (土遁, Doton, English TV: Earth Style) are techniques that allow the user to manipulate their Earth chakra-nature, enabling them to use the surrounding ground or earth for offensive and defensive purposes. Earth Release techniques have the ability to change the hardness and composition of all objects. A person who masters this element can cause an object to be as solid as metal or soft as clay using these techniques.
Earth ninjutsu is common among the ninja of Iwagakure, in the Land of Earth. Earth Release techniques are commonly affiliated with the Snake hand seal.
An earth jutsu is strong against Water jutsu, but will naturally be overcome by an lighting. Earth jutsu can be used with fire jutsu to force the created earth into lava.
A strong fire jutsu can melt rock to form lava, a Advanced Nature Transformation can naturally be blend the earth-natured chakra with the fire creating Lava Release, unique to the Four-Tailed Beast. It can also be blended with Water-natured chakra to produce Wood Release, unique to the First Hokage.