Fire Release: Burial Pyre Jutsu

While this technique may be named for something noble as a burial pyre, in reality its usage is for totally different reasons.

This jutsu was developed by the ANBU in order to discretely burn bodies while in the field. What separates this jutsu from most Katon (Fire Release) jutsu is that while it does in fact burn with flames, the light it gives off is unnaturally low and limited to a few yards at best, whereas normal Katon can be seen like "a flare in a coal mine".

This means that if a body was burned in the middle of a forest, then the low-burning flames would conceal the activity, and the chance of the body disposal being interrupted would be less likely.

The flames also produce little to no smoke, dependent on the user's control of the element's required, and also burns away all traceable odors. The only part of "cleanup" left is to scrape up the ashes and be on one's merry way.

The only drawback to this technique is that the user must have a knowledge of Futon (Wind Release) chakra manipulation, because it is with the added wind element that the flames are both suppressed to the point that it can't be detected at a distance, yet stoked enough that they can burn a body to ashes within minutes.

The required handseal for this technique is a mixture of the Tiger and Serpent seal, with the left hand formed into the Tiger seal, while right index finger is placed above the left to form the Serpent seal.