Shard Arts

The Shard Arts are a style of ninjutsu that focuses on compressing chakra beyond its normal means, and thus allowing it to assume different physical characteristics. While the exact method of this skill is unknown, extreme chakra control is necessary to master it.

When utilized on raw non-elemental chakra this method is known to create "shards" of sharp glass-like chakra for a variety of purposes. These shards break down slowly while in the with an opponent's chakra, making the use of each technique limited. While not traditionally used with elemental chakra Nōsei has devised a method of compacting his wind chakra with the Shard Arts. By doing this he is able to create techniques with much more potency than normal. To this end, it is unknown what effect the Shard Arts would have on other elements.

It is unknown who the Shard Arts have originated from and who Nōsei learned it from. It is known though that Nōsei's merchant benefactor has ordered him not to utilize these skills in public for some reaason.