Deidara's Jutsu

[Deidara]

• C0
  S-Rank
  The highest form of Deidara's explosive clay (his "Ultimate Art" (Kyūkyoku Geijutsu)), C0 is a suicide technique used as a last resort. He reveals a mouth on his chest, which is stitched up. After undoing the stitches, Deidara feeds it a large ball of clay. The mouth on his chest has a direct connection to his heart so a large amount of chakra is built up. It then kneads chakra directly from the meridians of the heart and keeps doing it without interruption until the moment of the explosion. His explosive chakra then manifests itself in his veins, flowing through his body. These "veins" then condense into a sphere that slowly cracks open and detonates, producing a unique explosion that covers a ten kilometre radius.
  
  
• C1
  S-Rank
  Deidara's most basic and versatile form of explosive clay that is created from a single palm mouth. These are small animated dolls that often resemble animals. Depending upon which variation is created, they will retain the abilities of the creatures they where modelled after, i.e. those resembling birds can still fly. This feature combined with their little independent explosive power makes them excellent for covert operations. He can produce and release a significant number of them at high speeds.
  
  
• C2
  S-Rank
  One of Deidara's specialties, that requires the use of both of his palm mouths, creating a large dragon. The dragon itself is capable of flight and while Deidara is safely on its back, the dragon can spit out smaller clay figures that attack the opponent like guided missiles.
  
  These independent missile-like creatures take the form of a greatly reduced version of the larger dragon that created them, however, despite this decrease in size they are still relatively larger than a normal person. Each is capable of tracking their intended target and producing a significant explosion proportional to size upon contact but as they emerge, they consume a substantial amount of clay from the original dragon, initially extracting it from the creature's tail. This ultimately limits the number that each C2 "Dragon" is capable of creating, before clay must be sacrificed from more vital areas, such as the body or wings. By using more clay, the missile's size and explosive power can be substantially increased.
  
  The dragon can also produce clay mines at the expense of clay, that take the form of small spherical creatures, which can be subsequently manipulated to force opponents to fight in a limited space. This is achieved through the use of Tobi's Earth Release: Hiding Like a Mole Technique, to hide a large amount of these mines underground, without the opponents' knowledge to their exact location. When this tactic is combined with the previously mentioned missiles, it can confine the enemies' movements to such an extent, that they are forced to suffer an explosion.
  
  
• C3
  S-Rank
  Deidara's most powerful large scale bomb, that once activated becomes an enormous statue that Deidara drops on his target from above. Once activated, the bomb instantaneously increases its proportions before being subsequently dropped, where it extends both its "arms" outwards until they are completely horizontal.
  
  
• C4
  S-Rank
  With his clay, Deidara creates a giant doll that looks like him. When it ruptures, a cloud of microscopic bombs are released. Impossible to be seen by a normal person, the bombs will enter the bloodstream of anyone who inhales them. Once there, the countless micro-bombs explode at Deidara's command, causing the victims' bodies to disintegrate at the cellular level; literally turning them into dust. According to Deidara, he created C4 for the sole purpose to defeat Itachi, to combat his Sharingan and the genjutsu it could create. In creating this technique he eats the clay with his own mouth as opposed to the ones on his hands.
  
  
• Clay Clone
  S-Rank
  A highly convenient technique, characteristic of Deidara. Above all other "clone techniques", this clone has the double role. It acts as a substitute and a trap for capturing the enemy. Made from clay, this clone can take attacks and capture the enemy by taking them into its own body. The clone shows its natural shape the instant a body goes through. While the clay changes in hardness, the enemy is skilfully immobilised. If explosive clay is added to the clone, it can then make itself explode, taking the enemy with it.
  
  
• Earth Release: Hiding Like a Mole Technique
  C-Rank
  This technique changes earth into fine sand by channelling chakra into it, allowing the user to dig through it like a mole. This effect goes around the body (not just the hands), making it just large enough for a person to move through. The user can pinpoint where they are, despite being underground, by sensing the magnetic forces. They can also sense what is happening on the surface and use that information to launch a surprise attack on the enemy. One can also hide deep in the ground, escaping to a depth where the enemy can't reach. It also appears that after digging, the ground can be returned to its original state, leaving no trace of where the user entered the earth.
  
  
• Explosive Clay
  S-Rank
  This technique was developed from a forbidden technique that Deidara stole from Iwagakure. By using the technique's ability to knead chakra into objects through the mouths in the palms of his hands, Deidara can infuse clay with chakra. He then moulds it into a shape depending on the abilities he wants it to have and spits it out. After moulding the clay, Deidara can enlarge it to various sizes depending on the intended purpose of the clay. Once enlarged, the clay creations can be brought to life and controlled remotely by Deidara. Deidara can make the clay explode by saying Katsu, along with a hand seal that is similar to the tiger/ram, but with only one hand. Though the explosives are powerful, they are all earth-based techniques, and as such, can be defused by a lightning technique.
  
  
• Explosive Clay Minions
  S-Rank
  Deidara creates explosive clay that is connected to his hands with a thin cord of clay. The clay then rises from the ground, moulding itself into human-like forms. Deidara runs chakra through the cords of clay, manipulating the clay substances to attack the opponent. The density of the clay is strong enough to repel and suck in a sword. When cut apart, the clay substances form more human/animal like forms. Deidara then can connect more cords of clay to the fallen clay pieces. Furthermore, Deidara can then use the clay as explosives, attacking the opponent and covering them with clay, which then explodes. The minions, in their human form, were also able to fight with their club-like arms and to form spikes out of their bodies to stab the enemy.
  
  
• Explosive Landmines
  S-Rank
  After creating the C2 Dragon, Deidara has the clay dragon spawn numerous clay mines and has an ally bury them around the battleground.
  
  
• Iwagakure Kinjutsu
  S-Rank
  This kinjutsu that was passed down in Iwagakure allows the user to knead chakra into materials. It is likely that the mouths on the user's palms and chest are a direct result of using this technique.
  Deidara stole this technique in his quest to find the ultimate art. He used it in conjunction with his Explosion Release to infuse explosive chakra into clay, creating his Explosive Clay.
  
  
• Shadow Clone Technique
  B-Rank
  Similar to the Clone Technique, this technique creates clones of the user. However, these clones are actual copies, not illusions. The user's chakra is evenly distributed among every clone, giving each clone an equal fraction of the user's overall power. The clones are capable of performing techniques on their own and can even bleed, but will usually disperse after one or two solid blows. They can also disperse on their own. The clones will be created in roughly the same condition as the original.
  
  
• Suicide Bombing Clone
  S-Rank
  After creating a shadow clone it will then ingest some explosive clay and explode, creating a diversion that can be used to escape. With a "suicide bombing announcement" the enemy's wariness is heightened and this opportunity is used to switch places with a shadow clone. The explosion is said to be strong enough to destroy an entire forest. This technique requires an adept usage of verbal tricks; with this foundation of using many "arts" to trifle with the enemy, it certainly fulfils its purpose.