Inugami Style: Call of the Grand Guardian

Phantom Hound Technique creates a phantom hound that envelops Dan's entire arm and a portion of his chest. The hound serves as an extension of his inner wild-animal spirit. A beast that shares Dan's bestial consciousness as it is a manifestation of his inner dog. It is Dan in his true being. But through this technique, Dan must remain mentally and emotionally strong. Prolong usage once resulted in Dan's mind giving into his bestial urges and him losing control; Attacking and harming all, including his allies. His mind darkens as his feral instincts grow strong. Causing his phantom to become the wild dog he truly is. Throughout his years, Dan boasted that he tamed his phantom hound. Allowing him to use it for an impressive amount of time by controlling his emotions. But a strong enough disruption, especially by rage results in him losing control and his phantom becoming feral. During these episodes, his behavior is monstrous. He loses the ability to tell the difference between friend and foe. He views all as targets fort he hunt. He becomes a true beast. And his phantom hound carries out his every desire. The hound possesses an unmatched sense of smell and hearing. So through its shared conscious, it can sniff out its designated targets. Dan also shares it's senses as it is simply an extension of himself. So he is able to experience what it does, making for a powerful scouting tool. A monster of speed, his phantom hound is one for chase. And through feeding it his chakra, Dan's phantom hound will expand indefinitely. Stretching and twisting in unbelievable directions. Dan once used this technique to hunt his target through an entire forest while remaining stationary. It is shown to be able to phase through physical objects. However, his phantom hound can become tangible enough to combat enemies.

There are two versions of this technique. At base level, his phantom hound remains intangible, but it's strength is weaker than its second version. This dog is white in color, mimicking mist. One eye glowing through sheer power. It's eye is capable of sending fear through all who look into it. Although not as strong. Version two is one that is rarely mastered. It involves succumbing to one's primal instincts, their bestial arts yet channeling it through their body and into their soul. Allowing it to manifest outside of his body. For this, only one trained atop The Hill of Dogs by the Dog Sage Yatsufuse can truly master it. During version two, the dog loses it's mist composition. It becomes a beast of darkness composing its flesh. It's power is increased exponentially, ribbing through defenses with an unforeseen ease. It's fear inducing eyes twice as powerful. In this form, it possesses a roar that can dispel powerful ninjutsu as well as send opponents flying.