Water Release: Water Cutting Star

After making the appropriate hand signs, the user gathers water from an available source, compresses it, and shapes it into a large shuriken. Once a shuriken has been formed, The user will grab it and wield it as a close quarters blade. The shuriken's cutting power is determined by how much the wielder compresses it. At the peak level of compression, the shuriken is sharp enough to cut through most metal, other blades and shuriken. It is effective at defending against other ninjutsu as it is able to cut through them with little difficulty. It is most effective at countering Fire Release because can rapidly cool flame at the point of contact. Though its main purpose is for close combat, it can be used as a projectile weapon.

This justu shares the same limitations as its parent jutsu. It possesses a time limit on how long the jutsu can be maintained, and the limit is based on how mush water is compressed into it. The shorter the time limit is. Another drawback is that the user must focus on keeping the water compressed when formed. Masters of the parent jutsu can eliminate the flaws in this jutsu as well through training

The user can also combine this jutsu with the Shadow Shuriken Technique to increase it lethality when thrown.