Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique

This technique creates a volley of small fireballs, which are sent flying in an unpredictable manner assaulting the enemy. In addition, the flames are controlled one by one with chakra, so avoiding them all is extremely difficult. Shuriken can also be concealed within the flames, creating an unexpected secondary surprise attack. Like the flames, the shuriken can be controlled with chakra. For the most part, however, this technique is used as a distraction.

Tenjai has mastered this technique to the extent of only needing two hand seals to perform it as well as creating a jutsu derived from this one.

Kenji Kayuga has attained total mastery over this technique, to the point where he does not need to form hand seals to perform it, as well as having created a large-scale, far more destructive version; the Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Destruction Technique

When Ace Korimachi was in the academy, he studied this jutsu when used by his best friend, Kiaku Uchiha. Just from the result of watching his friend preform this technique, he created a more extremely powerful and fast verion; Fire Release: Hyper-sonic Phoenix Flower. Tiny fire balls stream from Aces mouth at 5 times the speed of sound, growing in size and power as the make distance.

Kagerin Nara taken this technique to the next level not only by making it higly explosive, but also by doing it with white fire. He has even mastered the thecnique to an extent where only 3 handsigns is needed.