Name: Dark Release: Inhaling Maw
Rank: D-S
Type: Taijutsu
Element: Dark
Range: Touch
Description: The user touches a jutsu or person with their hand, hands, or mouth, and operates the technique, absorbing chakra from the target. Usage of this technique costs 0 chakra.
Vs. jutsu
After making contact with the jutsu, the user can absorb the technique in its entirety. The Dark Release chakra then emulates the technique, allowing the user to recast the absorbed jutsu within a certain period of time, this being one post per rank of the jutsu (D-rank = 1 post, S= 5 posts, etc). Should the jutsu require a specific physical bloodline feature, such as Juugo’s chakra canons, the jutsu cannot be recast, and must be used for Judgement. Physical jutsu (such as sand, earth, water, crystal, etc.) cannot be absorbed. Enhancers and jutsu with durations of more than two posts can be maintained for as long as the user desires. Only one technique can normally be stored at a time this way. Techniques absorbed must be used by this or other Dark Release jutsu in the same post they were absorbed, or they expire and vanish.
Inhaling maw can only absorb techniques equal to its rank (i.e. D-rank Inhaling Maw can only absorb up to D-rank chakra attacks). Should a user try to absorb a technique that is too high-ranked, the jutsu fails.
Should a user absorb nature energy/sage mode chakra/juugo techniques, the user will turn to stone if he doesn't have training or if he absorbs more than his capacity if he does have training. (N.B. Even if a dark release user does have training in Senjutsu, he can't use Senjutsu).
Vs. People/Summons/Familiars/Items/etc.
After coming into contact (either via hand, hands, or mouth) with a living being, the user can siphon chakra from them using this technique. This use of the technique requires greater control, and sets the jutsu on a 2 post cooldown. Rather than costing chakra, this takes from the victim and adds to the user’s pool. The amount of chakra drained goes as follows, according to the rank of the technique:
D - 20
C - 40
B - 70
A - 100
S - 130
Chakra cannot be drained from Fuuinjutsu unless the user has GM in Fuuinjutsu.
Requirements: Dark Release, clanless
Name: Dark Release: Judgement
Rank: D-S
Type: Taijutsu
Element: Dark
Range: Medium
Description: After absorbing a jutsu with inhaling maw, the user can do two things with it, either convert it into an attack or raw chakra.
Attack
The user converts a jutsu into a dark, fire-like attack from their hand or mouth that extends to the range of the jutsu (max width of 15 meters). Due to this being originally the chakra of another jutsu, the user need not pay chakra to produce such an attack. The strength of that is up to the rank of the absorbed jutsu. Alternatively, the user can release this as a stream of fire 2 inches wide and 45 meters in range, or as a fireball of 5 meters in diameter that travels for 60 meters.
Chakra
Rather than spit the jutsu out via inhaling maw, the user can convert the absorbed jutsu into chakra. The absorbed jutsu is lost, but the user regains chakra equal to the chakra spent to cast it.
Requirements: Dark Release, Clanless