Wind Release: Lingering Blade Technique

Wind Release: Lingering Blade Technique (風遁・余刀の術, Fūton: Yotō no Jutsu) is a technique wherein the user, after, allows their weapon to run free. Unlike the parent technique, the wind that coats the weapon does not solely empower the weapon's cutting ability, but rather, slowly dissipates and leaves a "scar" in the air. This scar is, in fact, the dissipating wind coating the now-empty space left by the blade of the weapon.

The coated empty space created by this technique, when making contact with an object of significant mass, such as a person, quickly opens. Due to the vacuum suddenly opening, it sucks in a considerable amount of air extremely quickly in order to fill the empty space, which works as a slash strong enough to cause superficial wounds to the body. While individual vacuum slashes will not bring an opponent down, by allowing these paths to cover an entire battlefield, it is virtually impossible to come out unscathed.