Wind Release: Vortex Armor

This technique conjures an aura of shredding winds around the user. In actuality, this technique is a two-fold defense. First, a layer of pressurized and compressed air is "hardened" and generated around the body of the user, coating the skin. A second layer then swirls around the body at intense speed. This outer layer is the emphasis of the technique: the wind is moving and revolving at such a high speed that it effectively slices and cuts whatever it comes into contact with.

This technique can be used either defensively or offensively. In terms of defense, it offers an excellent deterrent to close quarters combat and other techniques, namely projectiles, as the winds will tear and disrupt whatever gets close. A constant stream or a larger, powerful and coordinated attack could breach the barrier. In terms of offense, this skill has good synergy with taijutsu, adding a layer of protection while lending physical strikes the devastating power of tearing winds.

Like the rest of Wind Release techniques, Vortex Armor suffers a weakness from Fire Release. In the worst case scenario, even a simple Fire Release technique can spiral into a raging inferno, trapping the Vortex Armor user in the heart of the flame. This technique also requires a high amount of chakra to use, as well as a continuing supply to maintain. Should the user run out of chakra, enough to cause the protective layer on their skin to fail, they run the risk of being sliced to ribbons by their own technique.