This article is about the kekkei genkai made up of the earth and fire natures. For the nature based on physical energy that governs life, see Yōton.

Lava Release
Name
Kanji	溶遁; 熔遁
Rōmaji	Yōton
Literal English	Lava Release
English TV	Corrosion Style, Lava Style
Debut
Manga	Naruto Chapter #466
Anime	Naruto Shippūden Episode #121
Novel	Gaara Hiden: A Sandstorm Mirage
Movie	The Last: Naruto the Movie
Game	Naruto Shippūden 3D: The New Era
Appears in	Anime, Manga, Novel, Game, Movie
Data
Classification	Kekkei Genkai, Ninjutsu
Basic Natures	Fire Release Earth Release
Known Wielders Boro Dodai Karyū Etoro Konjiki (Novel only) Kurotsuchi Kyūsuke Rōshi Son Gokū Mei Terumī Naruto Uzumaki
Jutsu Allied Shinobi Forces Technique Flower–Fruit Mountain Lava Release Chakra Mode Lava Release: Ash Stone Seal Technique Lava Release: Expanding Flame Rings (Novel only) Lava Release: Melting Apparition Technique Lava Release: Planet-Branding Blast Lava Release: Quicklime Congealing Technique Lava Release: Rubber Ball Lava Release: Rubber Defence Lava Release: Rubber Rope Lava Release: Rubber Wall Lava Release: Scorching Armoured Fist Lava Release: Scorching Stream Rock Technique Sage Art: Lava Release Rasenshuriken Sage Art: Super Tailed Beast Rasenshuriken

Lava Release (溶遁; 熔遁, Yōton, English TV: "Corrosion Style" or "Lava Style") is a nature transformation kekkei genkai, a combination of fire and earth. Whereas most kekkei genkai are largely identical between users, Lava Release has a variety of forms depending on who's using it.

Forms

	Molten rock, both in solid and liquid states, is created by Son Gokū and its jinchūriki. Said to be able to melt anything.[1]
	Acidic mud is created by Mei Terumī of Kirigakure,[2] and Boro from Kara. In the anime, it is initially depicted as molten rock.
	Corrosive quicklime is created by several Iwagakure shinobi.[3] In the anime, it is also used by Kyūsuke of Amegakure.
	Vulcanised rubber, which is strong against Lightning Release,[4] is used by Dodai of Kumogakure. Sasuke Shinden notes that this form is in fact common among Kumo's leadership. Karyū also uses this version.
	Volcanic ash is created by Kurotsuchi of Iwagakure.[5] She also uses its quicklime form.
In Gaara Hiden, melting flames are created by Etoro Konjiki of Ishigakure.

Trivia

• There is a subtle difference in the meaning of the kanji used for this kekkei genkai. Although both mean "to melt", the kanji with the "fire" (火) radical (熔) is outdated and means "melting with fire", whereas nowadays the kanji with the "water" (水) radical (溶) is normally used. Mei Terumī's Lava Release: Melting Apparition Technique and Boro's Lava Release: Planet-Branding Blast, which both utilise strong acidic fluids, are the only Lava Release techniques written with 溶. This, along with Jin no Sho stating that Mei's Lava Release kekkei genkai can only be used by her,^[2] indicates a difference between 溶遁 and 熔遁.
  • In Sha no Sho, the "water" kanji is used in Rōshi's entry, whereas in the glossary, the "fire" kanji is used. In Jin no Sho, only the "fire" kanji is used for Rōshi's Lava Release.
  • In Naruto: Shinobi Collection Shippū Ranbu, both versions are specified separately in the description of "Sage Art: Super Tailed Beast Rasenshuriken" and its variations.
• In Viz's English translations of the series, this nature is initially referred to as "Corrosion Style" when it is first mentioned in chapter 353 and Naruto: Shippūden episode 121. In subsequent appearances, it is instead translated as "Lava Style". However, some video games use the two translations interchangeably.

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