Flame Breathing

Flame Breathing (の) is one of the five main Breathing Styles directly derived from Sun Breathing.

Description
Flame Breathing is a Breathing Style that mimics flames and replicates it with the user's movements, techniques and abilities. Most, if not all, known techniques and forms involve extremely powerful singular strikes which 'burn' their opponents, with most attacks being initiated from a high stance. Users of Flame Breathing also visualize themselves seemingly creating and manipulating fire when unleashing its techniques.

This Breathing Style was created from one of Yoriichi Tsugikuni's students who attempted to learn Sun Breathing, but due to not being as innately powerful as Yoriichi, they were instead taught an alternated personalized Breathing Style that focused on their individual strengths and weaknesses, which eventually evolved into Flame Breathing.

Known Techniques
Flame Breathing has 9 techniques in total, with six known forms. Among these, the Ninth Form: Rengoku is an esoteric art exclusive to the Rengoku family.


 * First Form: Unknowing Fire (ノ) - The user charges towards their opponent at high speeds and aims to decapitate them in one slash.


 * Second Form: Rising Scorching Sun (ノ　り) - The user releases an arching sword slash upwards.


 * Third Form: Blazing Universe (ノ) - The user swings their blade downwards in an arc.


 * Fourth Form: Blooming Flame Undulation (ノ　のうねり) - The user swings their blade in a circular motion that can defend them from incoming attacks or decapitate multiple enemies at once.


 * Fifth Form: Flame Tiger (ノ) - The user performs a series of powerful sword slashes that seemingly takes the form of a flaming tiger.


 * Ninth Form: Rengoku (ノ) - A devastating dashing slash that the user initiates from a high stance, the technique had enough power to carve a deep impression that burnt the ground where it was unleashed. In the movie and anime adaptation, this technique seemingly took the form of a fiery Japanese dragon that envelopes the user while charging towards the target.

Demonstrations

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Trivia

 * It is implied that the reason Flame Breathing (の) should never be referred to as Fire Breathing (の) is because its pronunciation is exactly the same as Sun Breathing (の).
 * In the Manga, Flame Breathing only shows 5 techniques, while the anime adaptation shows 6 techniques, due to the '''Third Form: Blazing Universe (ノ) never being illustrated in the manga