Elemental Triad

Irikuchi, using his Animal Path ability, summons a trio of animals, each a master of either Fire, Lightning or Water Release, each corresponding to their colors.

Red Beast
The red beast can use Fire Release techniques. The three under its usage are: Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique, Fire Release: Running Fire, & a Fire Release armour of sorts, which covers it in an armour of fire, hot on the outside only. Cannot melt things, but can set them on fire.

Blue Beast
The blue beast can use Water techniques. The three under its usage are: Water Release: Water Mirror Technique, Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave, and Water Release: Water Prison Technique.

Yellow Beast
The yellow beast can utilize lightning techniques. The three under its usage: Lightning Release: False Darkness, Lightning Release: Lightning Rod, & Lightning Beast Running Technique.

All
All of the beasts cannot be defeated by the element they control.

Drawbacks
Each summon is especially weak to the nature that trumps theirs in the table, and still be affected by the other three they don't control as well. Also, they can be hit by genjutsu, however, it requires more chakra to do so then on a human due to their sheer size, almost two tall trees tall. They can also be weak to fatal taijutsu or bukijutsu.