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Post by Ruudwig » Wed Aug 21, 2024 9:05 am

A calm morning in Cresent Coalition. Dawnbreak. The first few rays of sun crept quietly over the village, like a golden wave washing away the darkness. The rays glid over rooftops and squares and into alleys, nooks, cranny's and windows. And as the early morning sun cast its first rays into the window of the room of a certain genin in a certain orphanage, that genin opened his eyes. And then Tategami Susen jumped out of bed.

Getting up early had become as much part of Susen's routine as eating, bathing and brushing his teeth. Back home his parents would wake everyone early to enjoy family breakfast before a family training session, putting Susen well ahead of his classmates. When he would arrive at school, most of his peers would still be rubbing sleep from their eyes while Susen was already warmed up and had his excercise done. Now that he was in this strange new place, those same routines gave him some sense of normalcy. That all would be alright and his family would some day come to pick him up and take him back to the Holy City of Towers.

It also made sure he had the training field to himself most of the time, which was just how he liked it. No amateurs distracting him, no one accidentally getting in his lane or targeting the same dummy. No one giving him unnessessary pointers because what did they know? The art of Kushou-Ryu Soujutsu was taught by the Holy City. Not like someone from here would know how to master it.

In only fifteen minutes, Susen had washed himself, brushed his teeth and was ready to head out. His bandolier contained his standard ninja tools on the front and Kukkyona, his trusty spear, on his back. Its weight was a familiar feeling that brought Susen comfort. His pack contained a flask of water and his breakfast: an apple, some energy bars and some yoghurt. Something he could eat on his way to the training fields that would give him the neccessary energy without filling his stomach and making him feel slow.

A ten minute walk later, Susen was at the field. By now he had eaten and was taking the last bite of his apple before throwing the core in a nearby bush. He looked across the fields with a sense of satisfaction. Empty. Positioning himself at the center of the field closest to him, he would take a couple of slow breaths as he began molding chakra in his body. Ready to begin practicing his newest jutsu.
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Post by Trusted Grader » Wed Aug 21, 2024 2:59 pm

Yume had promised himself that he was going to practice today, he had grown lazy the last couple of months and had let Ziv get ahead of him. Which he believed stemmed from their encounter which ranked both of them up, his victory had led to him stagnating, he had been defeated by victory, so here he was, pushing himself off the bed and onto the wooden floor. Yami picked him up before he hit the ground and dragged him across the floor to the kitchen, that's when the white-haired one pulled himself up, he grabbed his breakfast, put it in a lunchbox then started walking towards the bathroom where he made himself ready for the day.

Yami helped tidy up his room, and before long the duo was on the move. It would take them a hot minute before they reached the training ground, the Avian took the scenic route as he wanted to truly wake up, meaning he would reach the grounds after Susen, he passed the main house, the Aguin, and Lupine before he finally rounded the corner and saw some kid train by himself, he hadn't met him before, although he did spend most of his time training with the Avians, so that might be the explanation why he hadn't engaged with the kid before, perhaps today would be the day for them to get to know each other. Yami waved at Susen while Yume grabbed his gunblade and began swinging at the nearest dummy.

His form wasn't the greatest but through the year he had learned a thing or two, he had become better at dealing damage, triggering the bullet on time to create different explosive effects. He was thinking already of what other type of bullets he could create, perhaps a flaming one, or one that triggered Raiton which could paralyze his enemies, I'll have to make sure I talk to Ziv about this. Yume rested the gunblade on his right shoulder as he rubbed his chin with his left hand, he then snapped his fingers as he tossed the weapon up in the air and called it back to his hand as he slid towards his enemy to slice it by the stomach. This move was created in order for the kid to not only distract the enemy but also confuse them or even feint them. With this I should be able to trick the enemies that I will attack them unarmed.



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[Come to Me]
C-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite: Gunblade, [Stealth]
Yume uses the fact that Slither can crawl towards him to fake an attack against his enemy, he starts by either tossing the weapon or faking a punch then calls the weapon to his hand to slice at the enemy. If the enemy lacks equal rank [Perception] tech they won't be able to notice the sneak attack.
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Post by Ruudwig » Tue Aug 27, 2024 8:14 am

"Estimate the distance between you and the enemy and where to initiate the vault and.... strike!" From a standstil position, Susen would suddenly dash towards one of the training dummies as the edge of the field. At about halfway his charge, the boy would suddenly drive the blade of his spear into the sandy floor and launch himself off the ground, taking the spear with him as he went.

He was in the air now, spear dragging behind him. Now for the challanging part; getting his weapon into position fast enough to strike at the dummy from above before he touched the ground. He tried swinging the weapon overhead, but found that the wind resistance was greater than he had expected. By the time his weapon was in striking position, his momentum had already decreased too much. If he were to strike now, there was no way he would be able to regain balance in time to make a proper landing. No matter how powerful a move was, if it left him face-first in the dirt and wide-open to a counterattack then it wasn't gonna be useful against an enemy that wasn't an inanimate puppet made of wood, straw and fabric.

Choosing the less painful option and landing on both his feet, Susen got up and moved back to his starting position. As he did, he noticed another boy having just entered the area and waving at him. The Tategami orphan nodded and waved back. "Great.. he thought to himself. At the orphanage he was inured to the other kids trying to get to know him and make pointless small talk, which right now would just get Susen out of his flow. Thankfully the kid moved on to another field.

Arriving back at his position, Susen made his second attempt. Once again, he charged the dummy. Sticking the edge of his blade into the ground, he vaulted in the air. This time, however, when he attempted to drag the spear behind him, he felt resistance. The blade was apparently stuck in some big piece of gravel or clay and wasn't budging. Meaning that as Susen vaulted towards the dummy, the shaft of his spear slid from his hands. It was a sight for sore eyes, an unarmed Susen flying through the air as his spear stuck from the ground, lonely and abandoned. Landing on the ground again in a similar fashion, this time Susen cursed under his breath. He looked over to the other kid, hoping he was too focused on his own training to have noticed the redhead's pitiful display.
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The user will vault themselves into the air using their polearm and then unleash a powerful blow from above. This technique is used to disorient and surprise foes as well as overpower them as it strikes with all of the user’s body weight and momentum from the spin they perform in the air in order to strike with the spear that was touching the ground moments before.

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Post by Trusted Grader » Thu Aug 29, 2024 4:36 am

The custodian cut the grass outside of the arena and was taken back by the kids training, he had seen how they all slowly but surely grew stronger, heck some of the kids, especially the white-haired ones seemed to speed through years of training within what seemed like months. Especially the puppeteer and the one with a shadowy version of himself, to be honest, they freaked him out because his own son was about their age and he could barely prepare a meal, let alone take on what seemed like a small army. The fancy-dressed brunette was new, but he too showed great potential, perhaps he was a bit more normal.

Oban was going to introduce himself until the white-haired boy with the shadowy twin arrived at the arena, which caused him to turn around and continue his work, there was something off about the shadow one, he reminded him of a warrior that had entered his old village and sang some great songs that turned most of the people to fanatics of his music, which to him was rather insane but he did in fact sing some good tunes.

Good times. Oban watched as the kids trained and couldn't help but feel a bit jealous, he had been wanting to ask Ikanbi if his son could join the school without being an orphan, but he figured that his request would be declined. Oh well... It doesn't hurt to try. Oban bit down on a cookie that he found pretty saccharine taste, he strived for good taste as he felt weak against the orphans who were splendor compared to the rest of the children he had met.
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Post by Ruudwig » Tue Sep 10, 2024 8:07 am

Susen took a deep breath in order to steady himself. He was beginning to feel frustrated. And frustration was a bad mindset to be in while training. Seeing the other kid perform a maneuver of himself, Susen decided to take a break and observe him. He watched the kid approach a training dummy and draw an odd weapon. It appeared to be an ornate type of sword, about the size of a katana. Blue in color and adorned with various figurines. Despite being predisposed against anything that wasn’t from his hometown, the weapon did draw Susen’s attention. “Must be a weapon-user as well…”, he figured. Most shinobi who wielded such unusual weapons didn’t carry them around for show.

Susen’s eyes narrowed as he observed the boy starting his maneuver. He was curious what he could do with it and if the sword would reveal some hidden ability. He saw the kid throw the blade in the air, which was an unusual move. Maybe some sort of strike from above? Then, the kid snapped his finger and the sword reappeared in his hand, after which he quickly slid towards his dummy and cut it across the stomach. Susen’s face remained unmoving as he observed this, but on the inside, he was impressed. Being able to call back your weapon to your hand so easily seemed like an incredibly useful ability.

“He’s pretty good," Susen admitted. “Looks like I need to up my game.” While this was only an individual training, competition like this made it clear to Susen that he couldn’t sit around and slack off. If he wanted to get ahead of his peers, he needed to put in the work. Turning towards his training dummy once more, he lowered his body and bent his knees, bringing him closer to the ground and allowing for a quick takeoff.

Third time’s the charm!

Dashing towards his target, Susen quickly closed the gap and vaulted himself in the air with his spear. By focusing more muscle power and chakra to his legs, he was able to increase the size and reach of his jump in order to buy himself more time to move into a striking position.

“Keep it closer to your body, reduce air pressure….”

This time, instead of trying to swing the weapon overhead, Susen first pulled his spear back into both his hands, holding it diagonally in front of him. Then, as the boy began his descent, he slashed the weapon towards the dummy’s head.

Thwack.

The blade of Susen’s spear sliced across the fabric and straw and exposed the wood beneath. Quickly spinning his body along with the trajectory of the slash, Susen positioned himself into another striking position and began aiming a series of jabs at the dummy. Each consecutive jab, Susen used to push himself up and remain in the air as he rained down a fury of stabs on his immobile enemy.

After five stabs, a satisfied Susen landed gently in front of the dummy. A rare smile formed on his face. “Watch me go, dad.”, he thought to himself. The sight of Susen’s father, Tategami Rintarou, taking down entire platoons of enemies with just his spear was a spectacle to behold. Right now, Susen could almost imagine him one day doing the same. From what he heard, Iwa had been at war with both Suna and Konoha. Maybe they would turn against Crescent too, one day. Maybe on that day he would use these moves against the stone village as revenge for occupying the area that was rightfully his.

And still, the other kids' move was in the back of his mind. It wasn’t part of the Kushou-Ryu Soujutsu Style, but it could add to it. No reason to eschew other influences. It also meant having to talk to the kid. Blegh!

“Uhm… hey.” Susen would awkwardly wave at the kid as he approached him. “I saw you throw your sword into the air and summon it back in your hand. How did you do that?”
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Post by Trusted Grader » Mon Sep 16, 2024 4:01 pm

Yume continued to slide around and call the weapon back to his hand as he switched stances and flipped around the dummy, each strike would cause the dummy to shake violently. He would leave the weapon stuck on the dummy as he moved around and called the weapon forth, this was to train the technique some more for one couldn't just complete it once and believe they had mastered it, that he knew from experience. A snap kick, a roundhouse, and a shadowy uppercut were shared between the brothers on the unsuspecting dummy followed by the brothers sliding backward, only stopping momentarily once Susen spoke to them.

"Yo! Ehm... Yeah... That's Slither." Yume turned to face Susen and snapped his finger, causing the weapon to zip to his hand. "It's a handy tool indeed, but that's not the only thing special about it." Yume stopped himself from telling anything else because he was unsure how much he wanted to share with Susen. Yami sensed that the kid was alright so he proceeded to tell. "The weapon is upgraded and can carry various special abilities. I think it would be easier to show instead of telling."

Yami turned 2d and slithered towards the dummy, snapped his fingers, and triggered the sword to explode right as he rose, causing the entire thing to shake violently as he timed it so perfectly that the vibrations from the sword cut the head clean off. "As you can see." Yami landed next to Yume and grinned, while the white-haired twin sighed in disappointment. "You know, maybe not everyone should know everything about us and how we fight?"

"Bah, he's harmless, ain't that right? Sorry, what's your name again?" Yami grinned and tilted his head toward Susen.


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[Ride or Die!]
C-Rank NinTaijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite: Gunblade, Trigger Discipline, Come to Me, As I Raise Again With an Uppercut!.
Upgraded version of (AIRAWU) Yami rushes out of the ground and shifts from 2D to 3D, the umbral brother calls forth Slither as he attacks with an explosive slash, timing the bullet with the slash to maximize the strike potential. This technique lasts for 3 posts.
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Post by Ruudwig » Fri Sep 20, 2024 5:20 pm

As Susen approached the boy, he noticed that he was not alone. A second kid had joined in on the training. The two of them piled up on the poor, defenseless dummy, weaving in and out of its range and exchanging turns striking at it. The duo moved in perfect synergy, meaning they were used to fighting together. They seemed to have exactly the same fighting style too. Were they related?

Both of them looked up at Susen as he approached. The two were friendly enough. And while the white-haired kid seemed a bit hesistant to help, the other one was all too happy to give a demonstration. Susen watched closely as he seemingly sunk into the ground, slithering towards the dummy before rising again and slashing it. Then some kind of blast occured and the dummy's head came clean off. It landed on the ground with a thud, before rolling over and coming to a standstill right near Susen's feet.

The boy looked from the dummy to the two kids. The white-haired one was more hesistant to share his secrets with Susen. This was a sentiment that the orphan understood all too well. If their positions had been reversed, Susen would have acted more like the white-haired kid than his darker companion. But he was still grateful for the demonstration. While some skills, like the sinking into the ground, seemed beyond what he could do, Susen wanted to understand how it worked.
But that didn't mean he trusted the kids.

"Uhm. My name is Tategami Susen. And you are?", he replied. After waiting for the two boys to share their name if they wanted to, he would add "I fight mostly with my spear.", as he motioned with Stalward, which was still in his right hand. "Think you could teach me to do that myself? The summoning the weapon back to the hand thing, not the slithering across the ground thing." He hoped his request wasn't too trite. He wasn't used to socialising. The only reason he was even talking to them right now was because he had an ulterior motive, but being too blunt or antisocial wouldn't the boys them want to share anything with him.
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Post by Trusted Grader » Tue Sep 24, 2024 4:46 am

Yume crossed his arms as Susen introduced himself, this was the issue with the twins, when one was friendly the other acted differently, so when Yami bumped the white-haired brother, he would reach out and shake his hand. "Hōrō-sha, Yume." Said the white-haired brother, a gentle smile creeping on his face as he peered into Susens eyes, if he looked back at Yume he would see that his eyes slowly turned from blue to yellow, he was a bit hesitant in activating his doujutsu but when Yami moved forward to shake his hand he would activate it. "The name is Yami!" The shadowy twin could tell what his white-haired brother was about to do and tried to warn him to not do so as it could backfire.

Yume seemed to not care as he also wanted to make sure that they could perhaps get a better feel for each other if they did this, it was highly unethical but lately, he had noticed that there were small reasons to stay ethical in situations that didn't call for it. Sky-Reach had taught him that if you needed to cut corners then it was allowed, as long as it didn't hurt anyone, but perhaps this was the start of a bad journey if Yume began to invade people's minds, especially every time he felt that he couldn't trust them. The boy grinned right as he was about to cast his new jutsu he had been planning on, which was not what Yami wanted, especially not on an unsuspecting target that had done them no wrong.

Yume would cast his connecting ghost which would link their minds, he was unsure about who he could trust after all the strange events that had occurred in the school, from the members going missing to the kidnapping of Ziv. He had been attacked by an Aguin when he and Ziv were out on their daily duties, so he was unsure what to do with Susen, especially since he seemed to be a Lupine, for he had not seen him around the Avian House, nor did he seem like an Aguin. Susen would feel how Yume rummaged through his mind and began to force him to think about his past, seemingly going through his history in order for Yume to get a better understanding of him.

At the same time, he would make sure that he left nuggets of information pertaining to his history, that was in order to speed up the process, in fact, he made sure to insert himself in minor areas in order for Susen to gain some trust in Yume while he inspected his history. I see, Susen is not a bad person. Yume smiled as he pulled out of Susen and shut his doujutsu off. "Yume!" The black-haired twin smacked his brother in the shoulder, causing the twin to flinch as he chuckled. "Sorry, I had to know who he was and why he was trustworthy. Don't worry, I added some info about be, like every time he had seen us in school, etc, that way he has a stronger recollection of us." Though he kept some parts to himself, he didn't want to mention that he had inserted some thoughts into his mind as he didn't want him to fully understand the extent of his doujutsu, yet.

Though to be fair, the doujutsu would still work within his mind as he had not mastered the technique yet, Susen could if he tried to force his mind to fight what went on to remove the memories implanted in his mind, but that would only make their journey towards friendship longer, albeit more genuine. See, the issue with casting a new jutsu when it wasn't mastered was that they weren't perfectly tweaked, meaning that the headache that could follow the technique was inevitable, especially if the target resisted them. (In this case due to Yume not casting it at full Will strength, so there was leeway for Susen to resist) But, if he didn't then moving forward they would have a stronger bond of familiarity and Yume could cast away the doubt that had been growing in the back of his mind ever since the fight with Nozomi.

She had appeared to be but a child when she almost destroyed the brothers, she had wounded him after he had been knocked out by his teacher's sleep genjutsu, which proved that people out there, no matter how innocent looking would and could turn on you at any second. Yume peered over at Yami and smirked, while the black-haired one just shook his head in disbelief.


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Wana
Treasure Hunter
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The Cryomancer
Aisu, Yuri
Genin: Kiri
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Post by Ruudwig » Sun Sep 29, 2024 2:29 pm

The two twins took their turn introducing themselves. The white-haired boy was named Yume and the more extiteable one was called Yami. Two names that were as alike as their appearances besides the hair colour. While he hadn't confirmed outright that they were twins, the pieces of the puzzle were clicking together in Susen's mind.

Well, that wasn't the only thing happening to his mind.

He'd been feeling uneasy from the moment he saw Yume's eyes change colour. It began when they were shaking hands and as Yami took his turn shaking it, Susen kept his eyes on Yume. He saw the eyes shifts from blue to yellow and display a strange pattern. He knew of the existance of doujutsu in this world, had read about some of them in text books. But he didn't recognize this one. More importantly, why was he activating his? Then it happened. A strange sensation in his mind. Thoughts were forced to the surface, as if someone was rummaging through them.

Thoughts of home.

Looking down from the balcony, seeing the armies of enemies march through the street.

The house of a family friend where he stayed during the final battle. How he's pace around for what felt like hours through the guest room, praying for his parents to make it out alive.

The tearful face of the friend as he told him the news. One moment to the other, everything, his parents and siblings were gone.

He remembered how hollow he felt.

And then, his home was also taken away from him. He remembered arriving at a strange place and not wanting to be there.

"Stop that right now!", he would yell out at Yume. As he said this, he would slide back, putting five meters distance between him and the boys. He pointed his spear at Yume, a hypothetical barrier between the two of them. In his anger, he was able rescind the jutsu that Yume had cast. To push the thoughts to the back of his mind and force Yume out of his head. "That's private! What gives you the right to poke around in there?!" Gone was his desire to learn about their jutsu. Gone was his positive feeling over having mastered his technique. All that was left was a burning anger and a desire to stew in his own misery.
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Post by Trusted Grader » Sat Oct 12, 2024 3:58 pm

Yume wasn't sure how to feel about Susen, the way the young Avian felt about this young lad conflicted with Yami's train of thought, there was a large difference in the brother's view of him. The white-haired teenager stared him down while Yami slapped him in the back. "What's the matter with you? Why are you so damn hostile towards him?" Yume couldn't answer his brother, he just felt that something was off with Susen, but realistically it was because he had gotten overwhelmed by the school materials, so his mind seemed to reject anything new, and Susen just happened to be one of them, hence why he invaded his thoughts and tried to extract as much as he could.

"In this world there are three types of people, those who abide by rules, those who break them, and those who make them. I was unsure which side you stood on and therefore invaded your mind. If you can't stop the process your weakness becomes someone else's strength." Yume took a step forward as Susen leaped back, his sword slithered back to his hand as he rested it on his shoulder.

"Care to make a wager that I can enter your mind again and steal all the information I deem valuable. If you win, I'll respect your wishes and never do that again." Yume grinned as he tilted his head to the left. Yami shook his head in disbelief, how could he be so cruel as to threaten a young man with having his mind read just because he felt like it, it was out of character for Yume to act like this, the stress of school was affecting the kid, which left his black haired twin with only one option.

"This noxious mentality you carry will be your fall brother. But... If you truly insist on invading his mind then I'll do my best to assist him in this endeavor." Yami moved closer to Susen, it seemed that Yami wanted to covet the Lupine, so he placed himself next to him and created his umbral version of the gunblade. Yume was shocked but smirked as he shrugged. He pretended to not be hurt but one could tell from the look in his eyes that this betrayal hurt him. "If you think the two of you are enough to stop me... So be it." Yume twirled the sword as he readied himself for combat.
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Shoshiki, Amaya
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H.N.K
Wana, Ran
The Hunter
Inuzuka, Kitsui
Genin: Konoha
[Forestgreen]
N/A
Wana
Treasure Hunter
Amigaou, Mahalow
B-Rank: Suna
[Olive]
[N/A]
[N/A]
The Invisible
Nonki, Hotaru
Jounin / Spy: Kumo
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S.T.R.A.T.O.S
Kirie
The Mercenary
Nara, Chikara
S-Rank MN: Konoha
[Purple]
Setsuzoku
Chie, Yasu, Wakana, Ayuma, Shiryoku
The Cryomancer
Aisu, Yuri
Genin: Kiri
[Skyblue]
N/A
N/A
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Chishiki
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Post by Ruudwig » Fri Oct 18, 2024 4:39 am

"Alright, you're on!", Susen said without even thinking. As he said this, he slid his right foot back, shifting his weight and angling his left side towards Yume, spear still pointing at him. The kid had forced some unpleasant memories to the surface, which had trigged something in the redhead. With his current mood, he was willing to take on both brother if it came to it -whether this would be bold or plain foolish was to be decided later- but to his surprise Yami picked his side. An annoyance as despite Yami being more pleasant than Yume, Susen still wasn't interested in making friends. More importantly, he had something to prove here.

"I don't need your help.", Susen would bluntly bark at Yami without breaking his gaze on Yume. His gaze for now was fixed on his enemy's chest. He didn't know how his doujutsu worked, but if the effect was triggered by looking in his eyes then that wasn't a mistake he would make twice. While glaring at the boy, Susen began weaving his spear into a spinning motion. Slowly at first, to give the impression that he was initiating an attack. Then, he increased the speed, spinning the weapon as he fluently moved it from hand to hand and side to side. Right, overhead, left, back to right. Meanwhile, he would keep glaring at Yume as if to dare him to react.
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* Kushou・Low Wind Rising
D-Ranked Taijutsu Stance
The foundational stance of the Kushou style, Low Wind Rising involves the spinning of the user’s spear or polearm around their body constantly whilst remaining in motion. While in this stance, the user will be able to deflect projectiles with less strength than their own, while also making unpredictable movements of their spear.

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Yami chuckled as he raised his hands in the air, he took a step back and grinned. "I'll stand over here until you need my help, but you shouldn't underestimate my brother." Yami wanted to help the kid, but he seemed sure that he didn't want his help, which left the experienced fighter anxious, he didn't want his brother's introduction to Susen to be so violent. Yume was stubborn for some reason and there was nothing he could do to stop him, he just hoped that the fight wouldn't be too serious, each student was a potential ally after all.

Yume smiled as he watched Susen shift his stance, he too had trained in such a stance and therefore recognized the pattern, he could be off by a bit but chose to believe that he was right for the moment. This prompted him to take on his variant, he began to twirl the weapon around himself as he stopped to take a three-point stand. "You should've taken his help while you could." Yume chuckled as he channeled chakra, tossed the weapon up slightly, formed a set of hand seals then caught the weapon, he would then displayed his weapon in front of him as a form of protection and gesture that he placed some chakra on his weapon. This was a trick for the true trigger lay behind him rushing his foe, his steps would stop touching the ground and switch to barriers that sustained his maneuver.

If Susen inspected Yume rushing him, then a genjutsu would trigger, where a shadow of Yume rushed up to kick him in the hip at the speed of Yumes Will. The real Yume would run 5 meters above him and circle him like a bird, planning his next move while inspecting how strong the effect of the genjutsu was. I don't want to waste too much chakra on someone who can't handle the lower levels anyway. It wasn't that he wanted the information that was within Susen's head, it was that he wanted to break through the barrier immediately, Yume had sort of lost the meaning of safe space, his doujutsu that slowly began to affect him and this match was a lesson in breaking lines.

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[Anakin GroundWalker]
B-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite: Gunblade
Yume not only twirls his gunblade around his hands and wrist but also around his body, using the weapon to deflect incoming projectiles. The true use of this technique is to overwhelm their target by forcing them to keep their eyes on his weapon, which slowly tires them out as the visual sensory overload created. If the target uses a perception technique equal to this one then they start feeling their eyes growing exhausted from being forced to keep up with the swords movement. Yume and Yami can continue to twirl their weapons for as long as their endurance allows them, this technique can also be used on the move.

Avian
D-Rank NinTaijutsu Maneuver
A simple Nintaijutsu that allows the user to run in the air as they create small barriers under their feet that are capable of carrying triple their weight, these barriers seize to exist once they lift their foot, this jutsu lasts for as long as the user channels chakra to their feet.

[Johnny Would Be Proud!]
C-rank Illusion of Force
Yume starts by forming a series of hand seals, then rushes his target while focusing on a single individual in front of him. If they spot him rush them they’ll trigger the genjutsu, a shadow will rush from Yume and strike at [Will] strength, this attack is aimed towards their hip as its used to set up other attacks. The genjutsu and the effect only lasts for 2 posts.
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Wana, Ran
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Inuzuka, Kitsui
Genin: Konoha
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N/A
Wana
Treasure Hunter
Amigaou, Mahalow
B-Rank: Suna
[Olive]
[N/A]
[N/A]
The Invisible
Nonki, Hotaru
Jounin / Spy: Kumo
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S.T.R.A.T.O.S
Kirie
The Mercenary
Nara, Chikara
S-Rank MN: Konoha
[Purple]
Setsuzoku
Chie, Yasu, Wakana, Ayuma, Shiryoku
The Cryomancer
Aisu, Yuri
Genin: Kiri
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Kijo, Nehan
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Post by Ruudwig » Mon Dec 02, 2024 6:11 am

Susen observed Yume as a hawk while spinning his spear around his body. Not wanting to gaze into his doujutsu again, Susen instead settled for Yume's chest area which gave him a good overview of all of his opponents' limbs. He registered Yami stepping back and warning Susen not to underestimate his brother. He still seemed willing to jump in if Susen needed any help, but the redhead was determined not to let it come to that. Despite his bluntness, he was happy that Yami at least had the sense to take a step back. He had been friendly with Susen and the boy would feel like an asshole if he ended up accidentally hitting him with his spear.

But that feeling was barely registered in the inferno that was Susen's anger.

If one were to look at Susen, one would expect him to wait for Yume to make the first move. The way he stood there, glaring at his enemy, almost daring him to rush into his spear. But this stance had two benefits. It made it more difficult for enemies to approach, but also made it more difficult for them to predict the angle from which he would launch an attack. He ignored Yume's taunt, showing no visual sign of even having registered it. Instead he would wait for Yume to make a move.

Yes, he was waiting. But not for Yume to set up his little tricks and rush in. Instead, he was waiting for an opening. And he found it as Yume threw his weapon into the air and began weaving seals.

Suddenly, Stalwart spinning in his left hand, Susen would dash forward, closing the gap between them at maximum speed. While dashing, he would twist Stalwart around and behind him, moving it from his left to his right hand before fluently transitioning into a wide-arcing blow at Yume's chest just as Susen came within range of his own spear, but still out of range of Yume's own sword.
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* Kushou・Twisting the Wind
C-Ranked Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite: * Kushou・Low Wind Rising
This is the core technique of the Kushou Style. The user will begin in the Low Wind Rising stance and then approaches their opponent. They will begin with a wide arcing blow to begin this combination of blows. Following this they will spin their polearm and their body as they follow their opponent across the battlefield, chasing them down as they block and evade. This technique takes the user’s entire post, and can strike a number of times equal to half their speed. Those who block more than one blow will suffer a -3 to Strength for 3 posts as the weapon’s momentum and force jars their body.

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Post by Trusted Grader » Mon Dec 02, 2024 6:26 am

Susen was smart enough to let Yume make the first move, what the white haired boy didn't expect was for his opponent to rush him while he tossed the weapon in the air, no matter for the Avian was always ready to move. So when Susen rushed Yume he would start running towards his opponent, but his feet didn't touch the ground, no, he was running in what seemed to be the air. When in reality he was running on small barriers that formed underneath his feet. He grabbed the sword midair and blocked the incoming strike from the Lupine, also known as Alphan.

If Susen saw both the hand seals and Yume rushing back then the genjutsu would trigger, he would see a black umbral version of Yume spawn from his chest, the clone would rush Susen and kick him in the hip at the strength of his Will. The kick would be fast and swift but the pain wouldn't be unbareable, as it was meant to be a distraction while Yume would block and leap over Susen. Now, normally when flipping over someone they would attempt to land and then retaliate, but seeing as Avians are able to stay afloat he chose to kick off right behind Susen and attempt to strike him from behind.

He aimed to give him a shallow cut on his shoulder, his true target was to slow him down for this wasn't a mortal fight. Yume only needed to weaken him enough to be able to enter his headspace and defeat him from within. Or at least that was Yume's master plan.
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Shoshiki, Amaya
Bannin: Iwa
[Palegoldenrod]
H.N.K
Wana, Ran
The Hunter
Inuzuka, Kitsui
Genin: Konoha
[Forestgreen]
N/A
Wana
Treasure Hunter
Amigaou, Mahalow
B-Rank: Suna
[Olive]
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[N/A]
The Invisible
Nonki, Hotaru
Jounin / Spy: Kumo
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S.T.R.A.T.O.S
Kirie
The Mercenary
Nara, Chikara
S-Rank MN: Konoha
[Purple]
Setsuzoku
Chie, Yasu, Wakana, Ayuma, Shiryoku
The Cryomancer
Aisu, Yuri
Genin: Kiri
[Skyblue]
N/A
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Chishiki
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Post by Ruudwig » Thu Dec 26, 2024 5:21 am

Susen's opponent was quick to react to his strike. Most lesser opponents that the boy had faced had been caught completely by surprise by the sudden rush, but this kid was obviously used to actual combat. He finished his hand seals and leapt into the air to catch his blade. At this moment, several things happened. First of all, Yume seemed to stand on air. Second, a black figure emerged from his chest. As Susen was still aiming his strike, he would slightly adjust its direction to strike at the dark figure. The steel of the blade passed through the phantom without making connection. "Genjutsu?". The kid seemed fond of mind tricks after all.

Deciding to ignore the illusionary figure, Susen continued his attack. The blade passed through the illusion and connected with Yume's sword. The kid handily blocked it, but the strenght behind the blow would be felt by Yume through his whole body. The aim behind this technique was to tire an opponent's body through a relentless barrage of strikes which would become increasingly difficult to block.

Gritting his teeth and ignoring the painful but illusory kick from the genjutsu, Susen kept spinning his spear around his body while following Yume, keeping the front of his body turned towards Yume and never losing him from sight. He kept reading the boy's movements and looked for an opportunity to strike. As Yume landed in the air behind Susen and aimed a strike at Susen's shoulder, Susen made a move of his own. He swept his spear at Yume's legs just as Yume was initiating his strike, while also using the momentum of his own strike to twist his shoulder away from the trajectory of Yume's cut. The aim was to swipe Yume of his feet and send him tumbling back to the ground.

Or for all Susen knew, perhaps he would just float helplessly in the air. He wasn't familiar with whatever trick Yume was using to stay airborne, althought he took a mental note to research it later. Dealing with airborne opponents was difficult for close-ranged fighters like Susen, so being able to walk through the air would be a useful addition to his own arsenal.
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* Kushou・Twisting the Wind
C-Ranked Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite: * Kushou・Low Wind Rising
This is the core technique of the Kushou Style. The user will begin in the Low Wind Rising stance and then approaches their opponent. They will begin with a wide arcing blow to begin this combination of blows. Following this they will spin their polearm and their body as they follow their opponent across the battlefield, chasing them down as they block and evade. This technique takes the user’s entire post, and can strike a number of times equal to half their speed. Those who block more than one blow will suffer a -3 to Strength for 3 posts as the weapon’s momentum and force jars their body.

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