When Do Go?

[TyDie]

The frozen wastes of northern Frost Country were a barren tundra to most sane folk. The ripping winds and bitter cold were unlike anything felt by the rest of the world, it could regularly reach as low as 40 below in the colder months of the year. Fortunately for a certain frog, the temperature was currently a nice, toasty 5 degree Fahrenheit, and the winds were a subtle chill as opposed to a whirlwind of frost and snow. Either way, it was a terrible cold, and there was no reason for most people to roam these treacherous lands. Of course, Fuhen was not most people...

Word had spread among the lower regions of Frost Country of a terrible beast that roamed the north, calling forth gales of freezing wind and leaving ice-encased corpses in it's wake. The beast stood on two legs and towered over most people, covered in white fur and bulky muscle. And, for the sake of perhaps improving relations with the likes of Frost Country and it's peoples, Fuhen was on the case. The frog man would find himself on the beast's path, following the winds in the hopes of making his way into the torrential gales the beast had been reputed to control. And he knew he was on the trail because of what he could see ahead of him, half buried by snow...

The frozen corpse of a large bear.

[Nick]

When his court had been presented with the quest of a horrifying monster, Fuhen immediately leapt at the chance to help. Frost Country was a second home to Fuhen, he'd spent a long time there, learning a variation of their Zantou style from an old master who had taken him under his wing when he was still young, as much possessed with becoming the strongest as he was with helping people. Of course, his aide recommended sending a small delegation of Heart Empire samurai out to deal with such things, but not only was it personal... Fuhen needed a break from politics.

He'd set off on his own, knowing that the freezing winds of Frost would likely kill Kosho, despite her insistence that she get to come along. Oban likely would have come with as well, but she was still building the academy, nearing its completion it needed her oversight more than ever. Only the finest final product could be delivered, this academy was more than just a school, it was a message. "Look what the minor country hillbillies can make."

He had discovered the corpse of the bear and looked down on it, poking at it with his foot, frozen solid. He'd seen the beasts of frost country turned like this before, but only during the worst storms, not in the relatively warm summer they were in. It was a clue. The winds and lightly falling snow were already starting to obscure the tracks of the beast that was leading away from the frozen bear, but Fuhen was an expert tracker thanks to his time in Fur Country, and with a glance, he started to follow in the creature's footsteps.

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Zantou • Effect Focus
B-Rank Kenjutsu Stance
Prerequisite: 15 Willpower
A technique requiring just as much mental focus as the ability to control one's body and a core technique of it's style, the user learns to plant their feet in unison while setting their shoulders and lifting their sword, drawing all of their thoughts away from anything but the opponent or target. This technique is meant to be complimented with drawn out breathing practice and meditation to create a state, temporarily, where the senses are narrowed towards a specific goal. This allows the user of the stance to ignore outside stimuli in a fight incredibly easily, focusing solely on the body movements of their opponent, aiding in predicting their moves based on muscle tensions. This also focuses the user to a point where things such as extreme heat or cold no longer bother them on a mental level, even while physically being burned or frozen.

Hard Work Style Promising Soldier
S-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
Despite being full of limitless potential and filled with vigor, Fuhen appears as nothing more than your average man in all aspects. This 'technique' implies that nothing about Fuhen's body language portrays that he is a trained/experienced killer, and everything from the way he walks to how his chakra appears to casual observers reinforces the idea that he is, if anything, clumsy and likely incapable of fighting. This is most useful in passing himself off as nothing special, putting most into a false sense of security, though with minimal effort Fuhen can break out of this technique to reveal his true self.

The Victor of Fur Country: On The Hunt For The White Stag
S-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
Through the many competitions of Fur Country, Fuhen found victory again and again. Whether it be hunting, dueling, or any number of tasks, nobody in his bracket could match him. This is due in large part to his experience in all manners of things martial, but also thanks to his extraordinary senses. All five of his senses have been highly tuned through years of practice and dedication, and while none of them are necessarily more sensitive, even the slightest bit of change from another slight bit of change can be read and interpreted in a split second. This first jutsu in the series makes his nose is good enough to be able to track someone by scent better than a bloodhound up to five miles away, and notice any sudden changes in scents easily. With the two senses so strongly interconnected, this also effects his sense of taste, allowing him to detect differences in blood or soil samples, or taste even otherwise tasteless poisons in his food.

The Victor of Fur Country: First Round of The Tournament
S-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
This second jutsu in the series makes him an excellent visual tracker, able to control his eyes independently to better follow multiple moving targets, or noticing even the slightest changes in the scenery, whether it be the way dust particles move around in the wind, or the slightest breeze barely nudging grass. This effect can go outwards up to two miles, with his regular vision still being effective past that.

The Victor of Fur Country: Semifinals of The Tournament
S-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
This third jutsu in the series makes him an excellent auditory conduit. Able to hear the slightest pitch changes in someone's voice, the whistle of an arrow over a mile away, or make out a distinct conversation even in the din of a workshop or busy market from up to 100m away.

The Victor of Fur Country: The Finals!
S-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
This final jutsu in the series gives Fuhen an ultimate sense of touch on all things. His sense of touch is so great that he can even feel vibrations on the ground of people moving nearby, even in thick snow like that present in Fur. This vibration sense has a 50m range, and while he can't tell exactly what each vibration is caused by unless he's felt them before, he can get a distinct impression on the number, weight, and size of objects and people within range.