Stone Breathing

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

Overview
Stone Breathing is a Breathing Style that mimics earth and stone and replicates it with the user's movements, techniques and abilities. Most, if not all, known techniques and forms utilize the ground beneath the user and the vast surroundings to generate powerful and sturdy attacks that specialize in both offense and defense.

The Breathing Style was originally created by one of Yoriichi Tsugikuni's students who attempted to learn Sun Breathing, but, due them to not being as innately powerful as Yoriichi, they unable to master it and was instead taught an alternative personalized Breathing Style by their teacher that focused specifically on their strengths and weaknesses, eventually branching out completely and becoming Stone Breathing.

Based on the only user in the series, Gyomei Himejima, it can be assumed that Stone Breathing can only be used with a flail and/or axe. However, in Kokushibo's flashback, the progenitor of Stone Breathing is seen wielding a giant Kusarigama-like weapon.

Known Techniques
Stone Breathing has 5 known techniques and forms at minimum.


 * First Form: Serpentinite Bipolar (ノ　・) - The user throws both the flail and axe towards their intended target and manipulates the chain by rotating it thus causing the axe and flail to also rotate in order to drill and grind right through his target.


 * Second Form: Upper Smash (ノ　き) - The user throws both his axe and spiked flail for a pincer move before smashing down on the chain to cause the flail to then rebound and smash his target from afar.


 * Third Form: Stone Skin (ノ　の) - The user unleashes a series of slashes with his axe deflecting nearby attacks.


 * Fourth Form: Volcanic Rock, Rapid Conquest (ノ　・) - The user manipulates both the flail and axe weapons at both ends of the chain by swinging the chain on both sides in order to strike his opponents using a two pronged wide ranged attack.


 * Fifth Form: Arcs of Justice (ノ) - The user utilizes a powerful barrage with his flail and axe, doing a great amount of damage. The axe is destined to hit first with the trajectory of the flail following from the opposite side and slamming into the opponent.