Blessing of the Northern Snow

The Blessing of the Northern Snow (ほくぶゆきのめぐみ, Hokuboyuki no Megumi), known to many as the kekkei genkai Freezing Release, is a subset bloodline limit that appears in some Yuki members, particularly those who have a strong affinity for the clan's primary kekkei genkai. One of the few to possess this secondary kekkei genkai is Ruida Yuki a talented member of the Eigakure ANBU.

History
The Blessing of the Northern Snow is a unique ability that stems from a prevalence of Ice Release chakra in one's chakra pathways, however this merely the understanding of the Yuki clansmen and clanswomen. The true reasoning behind this secondary kekkei genkai appearing with select clan members had to do with the Rabbit Demon herself. In her battle with Naruto and Sasuke, she showed the encase people in ice almost immediately. Over the centuries this ability digressed into what is known as the Ice Release today. However, a few of inheritors of her legacy possessed a primary kekkei genkai said to be even more potent. Through continuous intermarrying it was initially thought that this ability was lost to the sands of time. However, examples like Ruida have proved that it hasn't been lost entirely. Most users of holders of this secondary kekkei genkai are born healthy, however they are noted to be rather pale, even by Yuki standards due to the large quantities of Ice Release chakra in both their pathways and their bloodstream.

As for the specific abilities of the so-called blessing, it maintains the ability to freeze objects and people that come into contact with the person or their chakra. This can even be expanded to abstract concepts such as Space-Time, resulting in masters of the ability being regarded as extraordinarily dangerous, hence it's the primary ability's rarity. This can also be used as a medium for absorbing chakra. The act of freezing is said to be something that can be controlled by the user and their emotions, making loose cannons rather detrimental to society's health. As a side effect of the ability, the holder most remain hydrated at all times, in a similar mode to Hōzuki clan members. It is a result of the high conversion rate from water to ice to freezing that is constantly occurring within the holder's body.