Earth Release: Jaws of the Earth

After performing the required hand seals, the user will extend their arms, with the palms facing outward, the knuckles touching, and the fingers outstretched. They will kneel down and pierce the earth beneath them with their hands. In this moment, the user will distribute their chakra in a radiating, fan-like pattern from their own body towards the opponent. The chakra will permeate the earth, and destabilize the ground beneath the feet of the opponent. The earth underneath the opponent is churned and displaced in preparation of the technique while also making it difficult for the target to maintain their footing which hampers their ability to make an escape. The ground itself will appear to crack like a plate and shall tremor, which means that it is ripe for the usage of the jutsu. The user must then forcibly part their hands, as if pulling open something that has been pried shut. The diverging forces exerted by the user will tear open a massive fissure in the earth, lifting tons of dust around the affected area into the air while also creating a suction effect that will pull the target into the ground. The fissure is meager, only a few milimeters wide where the user plants their hands, but opens up several meters around where the user concentrates their attack. The depth of the trench is such that little light will reach the bottom. The density and roughness of the rock used can be freely manipulated. It can be made to be smooth as glass to make climbing out difficult, or jagged and sharp to injure anyone who falls inside. The user may also forcibly close the fissure with a similar motion, but in the opposite direction. The user will grasp the earth around the edges of the fissure, and bring their palms together. The earth will reunite, and in time can crush even tempered steel in its vicegrip. Without any foreign objects inside of the fissure creating resistance, a 10 meter wide gap in the earth can be entirely closed in just a few seconds. However, while the ground can quickly be enclosed around a victim in a similar time, for an average man it will take about half a minute for them to be crushed to death, giving them an opportunity, albeit very faint, to escape the earth's grasp. This jutsu requires a great amount of stamina and chakra, and also demands great mental focus.