Cloud Release: Ghost Body

is an advanced application of Cloud Release whereby the user can manipulate their own body in order to become completely intangible. This works by infusing their own body with a perfect blend of lightning and wind chakra. The electricity serves to attract and meld the user’s body with the surrounding atmosphere, while the wind allows them to keep a somewhat structured (not completely amorphous) form.

While incorporeal, the user is also mainly transparent, and they seem to “shimmer” in and out of the air. This homogenous body allows physical attacks to pass completely through them without harm. They are also able to pass through some physical objects, such as bars or even thin cloth, although solid walls remain impassable as they can only move the molecules composing this intangible form around an object, not completely phase through it. While the technique is primarily a form of defense, there is one known offensive technique which incorporates electrocution. The Ghost Body technique is also excellent for surveillance when used while hiding within an actual cloud.

Limitations

 * As previously stated, the user can only move the molecules of their body around a physical object, meaning they can be trapped behind solid walls.
 * This technique is vulnerable to some flame-based attacks, if the fire serves to evaporate the water vapor necessary in forming a body of cloud.
 * The user’s form can also be disrupted by wind techniques, although the enemy’s abilities must be strong enough to counter and overcome the wind that is already a part of their body.