"Brace yourself. This is my ultimate technique." - Ai Mizuumi. The Water Release: Tidal Wave is a jutsu of Ai Mizuumi's own creation. According to Ai's former teammates and several shinobi who have witnessed the technique in action testify that it is Ai's strongest techniques - and perhaps one of the strongest Water Release techniques in creation (Ai never claims this and states such a claim is an exaggeration). The Tidal Wave simply appears as a huge wave of water, several stories high. Ai has stated (and further demonstrated) that he could only use this technique once a week; the requirement of chakra is simply too high for frequent use and leaves the user exhausted afterwards. Ai has said that he created the technique only for utter attack and destruction on a battlefield and that it wa