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Hiruzen Sarutobi using Fire Release
The Fire Release (火遁, Katon, English TV: Fire Style) area of elemental Nature Transformation are offensive-type techniques that allow the user to create fire by increasing the temperature of their chakra. Commonly affiliated with the Tiger hand seal, Fire Release techniques are mid-to-long-ranged that cause burning and destructive damage. Fire Release Ninjutsu is common among Konohagakure ninja, the Uchiha Clan were known to be especially proficient with its use.
Fire Release is strong against wind; because wind naturally feeds fire but weak against water due to its ability to extinguish the flames. When used in either a combination or a fusion, a Fire Release technique augmented by wind can be strong enough to evaporate its natural weakness of water as in the case of the former or it can be used to produce both Lava Release with earth and Boil Release with water as in the case of the latter. In addition, Fire Release possesses an advanced variant known as Blaze Release which is used through the manipulation of Amaterasu.
Known fire element users:
- Anko Mitarashi (anime only)
- Aoba Yamashiro (anime only)
- Asuma Sarutobi
- Ebisu (anime only)
- Fugaku Uchiha
- Fūka
- Gamakichi (anime only)
- Gitai
- Hanzō
- Hiruzen Sarutobi
- Hōki
- Itachi Uchiha
- Jakō Ryūdōin (game only)
- Jiraiya
- Kagerō Fūma
- Kakashi Hatake (anime only)
- Kakuzu
- Kankurō (game only)
- Kigiri
- Nagato (anime only)
- Obito Uchiha
- Sakura Haruno (game only)
- Sasuke Uchiha
- Shizuku