Kongōkai Mandala

The is one of the signature techniques of the Meiō Clan.

Overview
This technique is a highly advanced version of the Meiō Clan's Taizōkai Mandala technique.

In a similar fashion to the Taizōkai Mandala technique, members of the Meiō Clan convert and infuse their chakra into special pieces of paper. However, where the activated papers used in the Taizōkai Mandala transform into paper dolls, the papers used in the Kongōkai Mandala will instead manifest an aura made up of Chakra, which then take the form of the casters familiar. Rather than being made up of paper, the shikigami created through the Kongōkai Mandala are made up almost entirely out of Chakra and are semi-transparent as a result, giving them a "spectral" appearance.

These ghostly shikigami are semi-autonomous beings that defend their caster and pursue their targets almost relentlessly. Along with this, they also have much more staying power than their paper counterparts and are also more versatile. These shikigami are strong enough to defend against low level attacks, as well as being fast enough to dodge, have showcased the ability to fully communicate through both oral and physical means.

Notes and Trivia

 * This technique utilizes special "Spiritual" Chakra, which is governed by Yin Release. Thus, the Kongōkai Mandala is classified as a Yin Release technique.