Storm Release: Laser Armour

Shikizaki's favourite technique. Using the massive chakra afforded by the 8 Gates, the user may convert the lasers from Storm Release: Laser Circus into an armour around himself. This creates an extremely powerful defense that is far hotter than even Fire Release Chakra Mode. literally evaporating everything that passes through it through the user of powerful lasers repeatedly circulating around the user. To maintain it, however, requires a degree of Chakra Control that is pristine and perfect, and a massive amount of reserves. This technique, like its constituent Lightning Release Chakra Mode and Water Release variant, gives Shikizaki huge speed boosts as well as the versatility of water.

This renders the user almost impossible to engage in Taijutsu combat, as even the slightest touch can create third degree burns on the enemy's body, or even obliterate them. The user may even freely direct the Lasers forming the armour to target the enemy, literally incinerating them from point blank range.

This technique's weakness is that any object, such as Kunai, striking the user would be heated up to an extreme extent, damaging the user severely, though lasers can be used to deflect it.