Aconitum Techniques​

Aconitum Techniques  are a series of techniques developed by Hatsuyo clan based on the poison of aconite plant.

Background
Also known as “the queen of poisons” this is possibly the most poisonous plant in the Land of Water. The pretty purple flowers are a fairly common sight on the foothills of mountains.

They grow to around 2m tall with all parts of the plant containing deadly aconitine. Just touching the plant can cause severe symptoms whilst ingesting often proved fatal. The effects are immediate and begin with a burning in the mouth. This is followed by drooling, vomiting and diarrhea. As the poison progresses victims may experience numbness, tingling, irregular heartbeat and ultimately death from respiratory failure. Only 1mg of this plant is enough to kill an adult of 80 kgs.

Abilities
For those capable of use their poison, the aconite turns out to be their best weapon. Beginners often use liquid aconite poison but only in throwing weapons and katanas. This requires good marksmanship since hurting a partner by mistake would be fatal. Intermediate users usually have the necessary experience to use the poison in liquid form safely. For this it is required that they ingest a pill that contains the concentrated poison. Once in the body, the user will use his chakra to mold the poison and expel it in liquid form. Advanced users can dispense the pill since their bodies have incorporate aconite in their regular diet. While the plant is disintegrated by stomach acids, the poison persists and condenses in the organism to be subsequently used in the liquid form or gas form.

Limitations
Only users who are inmune to the poison of the aconite can actually manipulate it and develop poisons from it. This is why the member of Hatsuyo clan are in contact with the plant since a very young age, starting from small doses.