[Chuunin Exam] Of Devotion and Heresy

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[Chuunin Exam] Of Devotion and Heresy

Post by ShinobiTruth » Wed Oct 02, 2019 8:50 pm

Mikado Akihito rose before the dawn. A man of intense and devout faith, his day began first with a thorough cleaning in the bath before ascending to the roof of his home, meditating as he faced the coming sunrise. In this way, he made his worship pure, presenting himself clean in both body and soul. Though it was not required as per the traditional tenets of Yuumagure, Akihito fervently believed that his worship, however small a part it played, helped protect Sunagakure and its prosperity. As the sun peaked over the horizon, Akihito would bow, prostrating himself as he repeated one of many mantras in the holy texts. He would repeat this many times for several hours, until the sun was well overhead. Akihito knew he was strong, but with that strength also came the humility that he was not all-powerful. There were certain impurities that he could not wash away, particularly those of the heart. Even after so many years of pushing himself to be the best man, servant, and shinobi he could be, even he knew this fact was inescapable, revealed under the glorious, effervescent light of the sun. Thus, it was his belief that the sun itself, the truest symbol of the might, majesty, and kind grace of Yuumagure, would cleanse the deepest impurities within his heart. Even though the desert heat brought beads of sweat, such a sacrifice was necessary to purge his heart of the taint of human evil.

Finishing his morning worship, Akihito returned to his bath for an expedient cold shower before donning his official black and red robes, the frigid waters revitalizing his senses through their icy embrace. As he finished clothing himself and descended the stairs, the elder councilman refrained from taking his breakfast. He would not touch food or drink until his evaluation of the jinchuuriki's Chuunin Exam was complete. He was not blind to the putrid darkness that was sealed inside the young girl Sakaki, a once potentially pure vessel of Yuumagure's compassion and might forever tainted by the most vile and evil of darknesses, one whose necessity for protecting their beautiful village was the only reason its continued existence was allowed. Akihito began his walk to the Training Grounds below the village well in advance of the exam, taking the time to softly utter prayers and mantras in an undertone as he steeled himself for the inevitable meeting with the same dark spirit that had stolen away their beloved Kazekage and had corrupted other faithful shinobi in the past, fine young men and women whom had offered themselves in service to their village... and had paid the same ultimate price at the hands of the foul demon that exacted it. Those who saw Akihito on the street knew not to disturb him in his present state of mind, the intensity of his facial features making said thoughts and emotions unmistakably clear.

In your grace, oh holy light, I pray one day you will shine on the path that will free us from this insult to your majesty once and for all, the councilman prayed as he entered the tunnels leading toward the Training Grounds. And until you deem our faith worthy of such release, please give me the strength to continue standing against the darkness. Praise be to the ancestors. Praise be to the sun!
"Honey! Where is my flak vest?!"

"What?"

"WHERE. IS. MY. FLAK VEST?!"

"I, uh, hung it up to dry!"

"Where?!"

"WHY do you need to know?!"

"I need it!"

"Uh-uh! Don't you think about wearing that ragged flak vest again. You haven't had it properly washed in two months!"

"I NEED it for village duties, love!"

"I NEED to protect my sense of smell!"

"YOU TELL ME WHERE MY VEST IS, WOMAN! WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE GREATER GOOD!"

"Greater good?! I am your wife! I am the greatest good you are ever gonna get! Wear your spare one, you lazy bum!"

Manza grit his teeth as he jumped from roof to roof, partially in order to chew on the onigiri in his mouth and partially in order to find some semblance of comfort in his spare flak vest, which was just a tiny bit too small and didn't have that same "broken-in" feel that his normal vest had. His wonderful, loving *coughHAGcough* wife was right, of course. He'd gotten so used to the musk that had settled in on the fabric of his normal vest and the way the aged garment had flexed and stretched to fit him just right that he hadn't bothered to tend to it properly. There were times where her stubbornness and willful nature threatened to inflict him with momentary madness, but what could he do? It was that same nature that made him fall in love with her in the first place! Unlike Akihito, Manza had possibly almost completely forgotten about this Chuunin Exam he'd been asked to proctor with his fellow councilman. It was by no means because he was disorderly or incapable. Perish the thought! Rather, it'd been so long since a second councilmember was needed to proctor an exam due to the lack of jinchuuriki that had made it that far that he didn't realize it was his turn on the rotation. Thus, the normally confident, composed councilman was blitzing across the village to make sure he made it on time.

He grinned to himself as he thought about Akihito standing there in his red and black robes. The old man's concerns were warranted, of course. The Soul Genma had proven to be a much more volatile sword for the village to wield than the Creation Genma, a sword which often proved how double-edged it was. Still, he found it difficult to separate the Genma from its host, and considering the host was presently a literal child warrior, making sure she knew she had the village's backing was of the utmost import. He would serve as a crucial practical balance point to the revered Akihito's undying zealotry.
The Training Grounds were massive, so much so that it was unlikely that the two genin that would square off today would ever approach the borders of the space for the entirety of their fight. Despite how massive it was, however, it seemed that to test the village's nascent jinchuuriki's current skills, the proctors had spared no effort. All over the battlefield, there were large stone pillars of varying sizes but no fewer than three meters in diameter that dotted the entire battlefield, with a fifty-meter clearing in the center of the training ground that would serve as the genins' starting point. Through the middle of the clearing, splitting it evenly in two, ran a fast-flowing river. Using powerful Suiton techniques, the shinobi charged with manufacturing this testing area had forced underground aquifers to burst forth and form four winding streams, flowing from the west corners of the battlefield through the middle and branching out to the east corners of the battlefield. These would provide breaks in terrain and further diversified the arena. All in all, the prepared space covered an almost 300-meter diameter space.

Akihito huffed as he noted Manza entering the viewing balcony on the opposite side of the Training Grounds. It was important that the two proctors remain separate, so that they were not restricted to judging based on one solitary point of view, both physically and philosophically. Both were seated and awaited the arrival of the two genin.

Kaen would arrive first.
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  • Ninjutsu: 10
  • Taijutsu: 20
  • Genjutsu:1
  • Stamina: 10
  • Control: 15
  • Strength: 20
  • Speed: 16
  • Instinct: 15
With calculated steps he made his way to his starting position, where he'd be sitting roughly about forty meters away from Sakaki's starting position. He would sit cross-legged on the sand in anticipation of the fight ahead. It was hard for him not to hide his grin. It was not a smile of arrogance or confidence but of excitement. He got the chance to finish his genin fighting in front of two council members! He'd never heard of such a thing happening and had no clue why things were the way they were. All Kaen knew...

...was that he was really feelin' it!

(OOC: Not sorry in the slightest. :3)

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[Chuunin Exam] Of Devotion and Heresy

Post by TyDie » Wed Oct 02, 2019 9:36 pm

To say that Sakaki was nervous was an understatement of the highest order... Today was the big day, the day where she would put herself to the test and show her skills to Sunagakure. Today, she would attempt to ascend to the rank of chuunin. Naturally, on so important a day, she arose just before dawn and stepped out on to the back porch of the orphanage, ascending up the wall to the roof to watch the sunrise. While she did not prostrate herself as many did, she would sit in meditative silence as the sun broke the horizon, bringing a calm to her stressed out nerves as best she could... which wasn't very well. After a half hour's meditation or so, she would descend the roof and take a quick shower, brush teeth, and all manner of morning rituals. Miss Miami, the woman who ran the orphanage, knew how big of a day it was for the young girl, and had set out a small bento of Souta's sushi for her, knowing just how much she loved that man's cooking.

By the time she exited the bathroom, clothed and ready to go, she saw Miss Miami with the bento and smiled at the woman. "You're so good to me, Miss Miami... Thank you." She would approach, take the bento from the woman, and give her a warm hug. The raven haired woman, clad in her pink kimono, would return the hug with her own smile. "Of course, child. You know I am always here for you. Now quick, you don't want to be late right?" Sakaki broke from the hug and nodded, a resolute look on her face. "I'm gonna do it, Miss Miami. I'm gonna be a chuunin!" "That's my girl... Now go on." Sakaki bowed before the woman, giving her a wave goodbye as she left the orphanage.

On her way to the specified location, the girl would pop a piece of sushi in her mouth every so often, wanting to get the food in her before the fight began. Meanwhile, a voice in her head felt the need to speak up. So child, today is the big day... Do you truly think you're ready? And how about Souta's warning hm? Will you heed it and hold me back? Remember what happened to your friend the last time you tried to succeed without me? Sakaki stopped for a moment, her blue and black eyes staring to the floor as the memory of Rika's arm came back to her. I haven't forgotten, Shishire. I doubt I ever will. However I agree with him, you know as well as I do that my status as jinchuuriki puts immense weight on my shoulders. But if pushed, I'll use everything at my disposal to win; including you. Ooh, what determination. But do not forget, child- I am not at your disposal. The genma retorted, annoyance clear in it's tone as Sakaki's words resounded through her own mind. Apologies, Shishire. I'll use everything available to me to win.

The genma made no verbal response, only a still annoyed huff. Sakaki let out a sigh of her own, one of worry and concern. Was she really ready? How harshly would the judges of the fight come down on her as a jinch? After all, the village wanted her to learn to use Shishire's power, right? So wasn't displaying control a good thing? It was all so confusing... So much so that she only ate about half of her sushi, dropping the rest in a trash bin with a small sigh. She normally hated to waste food like that, especially Souta's cooking, but it would've gone bad anyway in the heat. She continued on her way to the location of her fight, and when she arrived she could only marvel at the size of the 'arena', which was more of an open field full of obstacles of varying size and shape. pillars, sand, rocks, and even rivers to break up the otherwise monotonous wasteland that was a typical Sunagakure training ground.

When she made her way to the arena, she was expecting to be greeted and escorted. But instead, she simply walked to the center, where she saw another young shinobi, perhaps a tad bit older than her. The boy's yellow hair shone brightly alongside the desert sun, the sun making it seemingly brighter than normal. Meanwhile he held himself with a sort of confidence that she wished she had... Was he really so sure of himself? No, she was psyching herself out; she had to be resolute, like she had been speaking to Miss Miami. With a deep breath, she held her arms up in front of her and pulled them in close, as if pulling reins. "I am Izanami, Sakaki. A pleasure to meet you... Now how do we go about starting this? I see no proctors..."
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[Chuunin Exam] Of Devotion and Heresy

Post by ShinobiTruth » Wed Oct 02, 2019 10:19 pm

"We need not be seen for you to know we're here, child," a strong voice rang out, echoing along the cavernous walls of the Training Grounds, tinged with the icy chill of malevolence that only a true warrior could harness. "But, if you must know where we are, you need only look up."

If Sakaki looked to each side, she'd see her two proctors. She was likely prepared to face increased scrutiny as a jinchuuriki taking her Chuunin Exam. But how ready was she for her proctors to be two members of the High Council? Up to the left, she'd see the experienced and significantly more pleasant face of Sentouki Manza. "How's it going? We're going to be your proctors for today's exam," he offered, trying to break the silence with more than the loosely concealed verbal malice that tried to hide under his counterparts otherwise civilized tongue. His voice was different than the one who spoke first. Meaning...

If Sakaki looked up and to the right, she'd see the Head of Sunagakure's High Council, Mikado Akihito. His strength, sense of duty, and devotion to Yuumagure were all renowned throughout the village. These would all be things Sakaki would know. What she might not have known until now was that of all of the High Council members, Akihito's hatred for Shishire ran the deepest, a disciplined gaze serving as the only wall between the little girl and the storm of wrath behind his eyes. "The genin before you is named Gekimetsu Kaen, Sakaki. He will be your opponent for today's exam," Akihito declared, much to the chagrin of Kaen, who'd been preferring to introduce himself. "You will both test your mettle against each other to determine the first part of your qualifications for the position of chuunin: battle prowess! Are you both ready to begin?"

Kaen sighed before flashing a grin at the young girl. "Ya know, I'd normally feel weird fighting a kid as young as yourself, but you clearly did somethin' to get here, just like me. Doesn't matter if you're young, I'm not holdin' anything back. You better not pull your punches either, alright?" he challenged, his grin becoming more animated and his eyes sharpening as time rushed towards the start of their conflict. He was clearly an innocent guy that had a love for the fight.

The two proctors declared the start of the battle in unison: "By the authority vested in us by the Kazekage and Sunagakure no Sato, we declare this exam commenced! Izanami Sakaki versus Gekimetsu Kaen!"

"Hajime!"

Kaen wasted no time. Quickly beginning to channel chakra into one of his hands, he grabbed three shuriken and threw one leading shuriken at Sakaki before appearing to throw only once more afterward. The second shuriken he threw, the one that he channeled the Katon chakra he channeled into, would be hidden in the first shuriken's shadow. Meanwhile, the third shuriken would serve as a decoy of sorts, to divide her attention between the two shuriken and possibly cause her to miss the third charged shuriken. The Katon-charged shuriken would eventually split away from the first shuriken's shadow and aim for right between Sakaki's feet. The shuriken would then explode, releasing a large plume of explosive flame from the shuriken. The spinning, constantly intersecting nature of the two groups of shuriken could make it more difficult for Sakaki to determine which would hit first and where they might hit.
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Katon • Basic Flame Weapon
D-Rank Ninjutsu
After taking a projectile weapon into his hand, including an explosive or incendiary weapon, Kaen infuses it with volatile Katon chakra. Kaen has until the end of the post to throw the infused weapon, which will detonate either at the end of the post or on impact in an explosion with the strength of a D-Rank explosion and applies the Ignition passive. If Kaen infuses an explosive or incendiary weapon with this jutsu, the explosive force is added onto the normal explosive force of that weapon.

*[Flawless Aim Style • Tracking]
D-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
This allows the user to hit a moving target so long as it is moving in a way predictable to the user. They must still take into account travel time, and sudden changes in path will still affect the outcome.

[Flawless Aim Style • Rapid Reload]
D-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
After years of training, Kaen has learned how to quickly and accurately access his ranged weapon stores at all times in combat. This cuts Kaen's effective "reload" time by half, up to a maximum speed equal to his Speed score. This also applies to Kaen returning unused projectiles to their storage containers.

[Flawless Aim Style • Mapped Arsenal]
D-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
After years of training, Kaen has both memorized the layout of weapons in his arsenal and their relative location on his person. This Discipline represents Kaen's ability to immediately produce the exact type and number of projectile weapons from any storage container, pouch, or scroll on his person without having to worry about searching for the item and regardless of his current position, movement, or orientation, such as during acrobatic movements.

[Flawless Aim Style • Cross-Stream Shot]
D-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite(s): 8 Taijutsu.
Curving the trajectory of each of the weapons he launches, Kaen can cause the flight paths of his projectiles to cross each other's paths without colliding or losing speed or accuracy. This can make it more difficult to determine both the striking order of each of the projectiles and their final targeting points. This attack suffers a -1 Speed penalty since the projectiles must be thrown at slightly varying speeds to ensure the desired effect.

*[Flawless Aim Style • Hidden Shot]
C-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
By releasing two projectiles back to back the user attempts to create a decoy for the second. The first projectile is often larger or of equal size and the second is slightly behind and below it, usually attempting to hide in the first’s shadow. This masks the attack to some degree. However, perceptive opponents who have an instinct greater than the user’s Tai may be able to see through the charade, provided they have means to do so.

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[Chuunin Exam] Of Devotion and Heresy

Post by TyDie » Wed Oct 02, 2019 10:49 pm

Sakaki took in the words of the proctors as they spoke, feeling calmed my Manza and stressed by Akihito respectively. The whole design of this place was so strange to her, but none of that mattered now. What mattered was her opponent, who wasn't underestimating her it seemed. That was refreshing, she was used to getting looked down on for being so young. "I wouldn't ask you to, Kaen-san. Good luck to you." The girl did her best to remain prim and proper in addressing her foe, while Shishire egged her on in her head. Tch, banish this poor child's soul and be done with it. It'll only take a second... She couldn't show any kind of sign that Shishire existed, not yet, so she refrained from a head shake or scoff at the comment.

Instead, the two were about to begin it seemed... the announcement came out, her hands resting at her side for a moment as she closed her eyes and took in a deep breath...

And then: Hajime!

In a flash her eyes opened and her hands opened up into a series of hand seals, flowing through them with practiced ease as she gathered Katon chakra within her chest. She had no idea what her opponent was capable of, but her best bet at finding out was a bit of a bluff tactic. Starting off with a spray as opposed to a focused assault, Sakaki would let loose a plume of fifteen tiny fireballs, all flying towards Kaen's position with a speed of 9. While having little in the way of solid impact damage, the spray of flames impacting two of the shuriken in their path and setting them just slightly off course. However, in the midst of all of that, she only just barely noticed the hidden second shuriken, which managed to flow through her spray and impact just at her feet.

With a quick leap backwards about she aimed to mitigate the damage as much as possible, and in the end only her legs were caught by the explosion, her clothing tattering slightly and her legs being singed by the flames that erupted from the shuriken. She winced with pain, but given her own katon nature burns weren't a new thing to her. She couldn't let the pain break her focus, and without hesitation she began to focus chakra through her body whilst reaching for a Kunai in her ninja pouch, one with a flash tag attached to it. Once she had it in her hands, she'd funnel that chakra into her kunai before tossing it with all her might at Kaen's position. She then turned her back and made a single hand seal, a Kai to activate the flash tag attached to the kunai with a bright burst of light. Once the light cleared, if Kaen's eyes were quick enough, he'd see a plethora of kunai flying towards his location, a small cloud of projectiles that would turn him into a pin cushion if not dealt with.

Mostly though, both moves were a cover for Sakaki to get to safety and have a moment to evaluate her opponent; once the tag was kai'd she'd make a mad dash for the nearest pillar and get behind it, hoping that the tag and kunai storm would be enough to cover her disengagement.
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*Katon • Scattering Flames
C-Rank Ninjutsu
After performing the correct hand seals, the user will puff their chest before spitting out a torrent of 15 individual fireballs, each 2 centimeter diameter. The fireballs are shot for up to 10 meters away at a speed of 9 and a strength of 1.

[Multiple Shadow Clone Kunai]
C-Rank Ninjutsu
Sakaki will channel chakra throughout her body, funneling chakra into a projectile as she throws it. The projectile will then emit a puff of smoke that reveals a cloud of that projectile in a 5m^3 area moving at the same speed and strength. These projectiles cut just as sharp as the weapon thrown, and disappear after they've hit a target.
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Sunagakure no SatoKouseki TakumaGenin[color=#003893][b][/b][/color], [b][color=#AFBCDB][/color][/b]
Kirigakure no SatoKazuki RyuChuunin[color=#dc143c][/color], [b][color=#C71585][/color][/b]
Iwagakure No SatoHiraku KenjiBannin S-Rank Missing Ninja[b][color=slategray][/color][/b]
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[Chuunin Exam] Of Devotion and Heresy

Post by ShinobiTruth » Wed Oct 02, 2019 11:33 pm

Despite the silly grin on his face, Kaen actually remained quiet during battle. He'd noticed a strange physical quirk about his opponent, her eyes bearing a distinct coloration that he'd never seen before. Perhaps it was an ability she'd been born with? He'd need to keep track of any unusual developments in the battle. For now, he'd continue executing his attack plan. He seemed to have an edge on Speed against his opponent, and he was fairly confident if he got close enough, he could finish this battle pretty quickly.

He seemed unfazed by the fireballs Sakaki fired out to start covering her escape, dashing into the cloud of small flames and effortlessly batting them away using the gauntlets on his hands. His eyes caught the flash tag shortly before it exploded, and he was able to avert his gaze and close his eyes as the charge detonated, showering the area with blinding light. Kaen's eyes were quick to reacclimate, but he wasn't going to be able to simply jump over the large cluster of shuriken that were rushing towards him. "Alright! This is more like it! I'm really feelin' it!" he bellowed, a cathartic declaration of praise to the opening of the fight. In an impressive display of body control, Kaen fell forward, seeming like he was about to faceplant on the ground. With a sudden torque of muscles in his ankles and calves, Kaen burst forward, skimming a mere inch off of the ground as he sought to slip under the spray of shuriken instead of try to jump over it. Batting one shuriken in his way with a swipe of his gauntlet, he quickly reached into his pack and immediately produced three kunai. Leaning forward into a roll to get back onto his feet, he threw the three kunai down at a shallow angle towards the ground. The three kunai seemed to sweep back and forth close to the surface of the ground before arcing back up toward Sakaki. He'd managed to clip the girl with his first projectile attack. Whittling away at her by means of attrition might be a good way to reduce her speed and close the gap.
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Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Burrowed Desert Fox
D-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite(s): Steel Gauntlets and/or Steel Greaves.
A defensive technique developed to defend against the assault of long-range taijutsu and ninjutsu opponents until he can get close, Kaen has learned how to essentially deflect or destroy his opponent's techniques using his Steel Gauntlets and Steel Greaves. So long as his Strength is equal to or greater than the Strength of the technique he is defending against, Kaen can essentially bat away or split the technique using either a strike with his Steel Gauntlets or Steel Greaves. If a technique is a continuous stream or has multiple components, Kaen must defend against each component individually, and he must still be fast enough to defend against the attack.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Antlion's Den
D-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite(s): 8 Taijutsu, Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Shifting Sands.
Using his superior flexibility, Kaen momentarily drops towards the ground, almost as if he were falling on his face, planing his body until it is parallel to the ground. Then, torquing muscles in his ankles and calves, Kaen leaps forward an inch off of the ground, moving up to a number of meters equal to his Speed in a single direction, before rolling forward and returning to his feet, ready to defend or counterattack. This technique can be very useful for evading certain attacks from an unusual angle.

[Flawless Aim Style • Sidewinder]
C-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Momentarily crouching, Kaen throws any number of projectiles in a low arc, the weapon and flying close to the surface of the ground before arcing up in a single direction as it approaches their target. During their travel, their trajectories can cross over each other, making it difficult for the opponent to ascertain which projectile will rise up to strike them first.

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[Chuunin Exam] Of Devotion and Heresy

Post by TyDie » Wed Oct 02, 2019 11:53 pm

Her opponent was far faster than her it seemed, and judging by the shear speed of his projectiles he was easily stronger than her too. If she was to succeed in this brawl, she would have to rely on her spiritual abilities; her ninjutsu and chakra reserves. She didn't have time for sensory but if the boy was that good in tai, there was no way his nin was equal... right? It was all she could do to hope. Her back turned, she hadn't seen the man narrowly evade her kunai barrage, but luckily she managed to get her way behind the pillar she was hoping to hid behind before those kunai found their way into her body, the kunai whipping by her head as she ducked around the pillar.

Fast! That was close... Gotta think of something... Sakaki wasted no time, using her incredibly fast mind to form a tactic. With her back to the pillar, she did a small series of hand seals, and a moment later orange chakra would gather in front of her, forming a clone of herself out of katon chakra. The clone would take her place behind the pillar, poking it's head around the pillar to look for Kaen and generally be a distraction. Meanwhile, Sakaki would leap up while using the act of tree walking, aiming to stick herself to the pillar and ascend a total of 6 meters up the side of the pillar. She'd maintain the high ground, preparing another set of seals for if and when the boy rounded the pillar and mistook her clone for the real her. It was a big jutsu to cast, but if the clone bought her enough time, she'd be ready to light him up... literally.
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*Katon • Flame's Shadow
D-Rank Ninjutsu
After performing the correct hand seals, the user will create a copy of themselves out of katon chakra. The clone will be able to move with the stats labelled below, while also exploding with the force of a single exploding tag upon death into a burst of flames. The clone will only last for 3 posts.
Taijutsu: 2
Stamina: 1
Strength: 1
Speed: 2

*Katon • Flame Lash
B-Rank Ninjutsu
After performing the correct hand seals the user breathes out gently and sends a wire-thin line of flames at a target. The line can travel up to 20 meters from the user at a speed of 20. If it connects to a target, their body will suddenly burst into flames, igniting them and whatever they happen to be wearing in a searing inferno of flames.
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Kirigakure no SatoKazuki RyuChuunin[color=#dc143c][/color], [b][color=#C71585][/color][/b]
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[Chuunin Exam] Of Devotion and Heresy

Post by ShinobiTruth » Thu Oct 03, 2019 12:13 am

Kaen promised his opponent that he wouldn't hold back, and he was keeping to his word. The ruse seemed to work to a degree on Kaen, as he made a beeline straight for what he suspected was Sakaki herself but instead was her clone while channeling Fuuton chakra into his hands and feet. The sheer difference in capability between the two was so great that shortly after poking its head out from behind the pillar, Kaen's fist slammed through the clone's head. He had a fairly sharp instinct too and realized that something was wrong right after his fist made contact. It wasn't enough to avoid all damage from the clone exploding, but what would have resulted in a pretty decent chunk of damage was reduced to a few burns on his hand, arm, and a superficial burn on the side of his cheek, amplified by the fuuton chakra around his fist. Ending the technique, his eyes shot around, and his ears locked onto the sound of Sakaki weaving a string of hand seals. Thinking quickly, Kaen reached into his pack and pulled out a smoke bomb as he made a mad dash for one of the adjacent pillars while detonating it. The smoke covered a large area around Sakaki, completely obscuring her enemy from her sight.

Kaen had no idea if she would continue executing the jutsu she was forming seals for. Playing it safe, after reaching the first pillar, he immediately headed for the pillar directly north of his location to try and plan his next move.
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Fuuton • Basic Gust Infusion
D-Rank Nintaijutsu
Channeling Fuuton chakra into his hands and feet, Kaen's unarmed attacks gain the ability to cut for the next three posts. Aside from the Strength of the attack itself, Kaen's unarmed attacks apply the Cutting passive with an effect equivalent to a D-Rank ninjutsu with 5 Strength. Kaen can reflexively end this technique whenever he wishes to conserve chakra.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Desert Winds
D-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
After years of studying and training, Kaen has increased his auditory acuity and has learned how to track his opponents without using sight, instead relying on his sense of hearing to locate them. This technique allows Kaen to accurately isolate and track an opponent using only sound so long as they remain within a distance of meters equal to his Taijutsu score.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Desert Decay
D-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
After years of studying and training, Kaen has increased his olfactory acuity and has learned how to track his opponents without using sight, instead relying on his sense of smell to locate them. This technique allows Kaen to accurately isolate and track an opponent using only smell so long as they remain within a distance of meters equal to his Taijutsu score.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Shifting Sands
D-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
After years of training and specialized stretches focusing on the core, spine, and limbs, Kaen has become significantly more flexible. This Discipline represents Kaen's ability to both evade and defend against attacks by using his inherent flexibility as well as attack from unusual angles, such as bending around the opponent's attacks, maintaining balance even when crouching low to the ground and "rolling" with attacks, using his flexibility to reduce the amount of damage taken by moving with the force of the attack. This also allows Kaen to attack with his full Strength even if using acrobatic maneuvers or while stretching or contorting his body.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Twisting Desert Serpent
D-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
After years of training, Kaen is capable of moving at full speed while lessening the sound his footsteps and movements cause. This Discipline represents Kaen's ability to cut the noises his movements and steps cause by half. Opponents without some form of Enhanced Hearing techniques will find it difficult to accurately track his movements if he's outside of a ten-meter radius of their position.

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[Chuunin Exam] Of Devotion and Heresy

Post by TyDie » Thu Oct 03, 2019 12:33 am

Sakaki was astounded that the man was keen enough to realize where she was, cursing under her breath as he dropped a smoke bomb and made his escape. Damn... He's slippery. She stopped her hand seals, having no target to focus on rendered the jutsu she had planned ineffective. But that just meant she would have to make it so she wouldn't have to worry about particulates obscuring her vision; It would take a fair amount of chakra, but it would be worth it in the end she felt. Her hands weaved a different string of seals, gathering a large amount of chakra as she did so. Ahh, finally tapping in to me, hmm? I can't fight him if I can't see him, and your power can fix that. Come on.

Shihihihihi... so be it. The genma chuckled to itself as Sakaki funneled it's power into her eyes, causing them to glow with an eerie black vignette of chakra. With this, she'd be able to see easily, no matter what was in her way. In fact, she could clearly see him behind a pillar, no more than a dozen meters away from her. Perhaps some more Shijutsu, to coax him out of hiding... Another small set of seals and Sakaki would hold her arm out, allowing the soul of a hawk to perch on her shoulder before taking physical form. The black eyed raptor would await an order, and Sakaki would give it a simple one; "Attack." Without hesitation the creature would take wing, leaping from her arm and soaring above the pillars until it saw Kaen.

It would then swoop down on the boy, it's blackened eyes honing on on the boy's own eyes as it would attempt to gouge them out with it's talons.
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[Soul Vision]
B-Rank Shijutsu
A stronger variation of the [Soul Sight] technique, Sakaki performs a series of hand seals before funneling chakra into her eyes. With this more powerful version of the jutsu, Sakaki is able to see the souls of any target within 60 meters of her for the next 5 posts. This stronger version also allows her to sense the presence of a soul within 30 meters of her even if it is not in her field of view, able to pinpoint the location of anything with a soul within that range. However, she must still look at the soul in order to use follow up jutsu for thing such as evaluation or archival.

[Lesser Soul Revival: Weak Hawk]
D-rank Shijutsu
Sakaki will do a series of hand seals and hold a hand out in front of her, tapping into Shishire's power. So long as hawks are indigenous to the climate Sakaki is in, the soul of a hawk will be summoned on her arm, assimilating it’s body with it. This is a standard wild hawk, not a shinobi pet, but will be willed to abide by Sakaki's will, meaning it will attack if needed, or act as a patrol. The hawk will remain revived for 5 posts, or until release. Its discernible as a resurrection by it’s black sclera. It’s stat distribution is;
Ninjutsu: 1
Taijutsu: 9
Genjutsu 1
Stamina: 8
Control: 1
Speed: 9
Strength: 7
Instinct: 4
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[Chuunin Exam] Of Devotion and Heresy

Post by ShinobiTruth » Thu Oct 03, 2019 12:27 pm

Kaen’s enhanced hearing alerted him to the arrival of a new foe on the battlefield, along with Sakaki’s command to it. The young genin was confused. Where had the bird come from? He’d not seen her enter in with the pet. Had she somehow kept it hidden? He was certain of at least one thing: it was entirely legal. Had she managed to smuggle in a pet without authorization, the proctors would have likely immediately ended the match. Since that hadn’t happened, he had no choice but to face off against this airborne threat. The hawk would dive into the fog, but Kaen’s sharp ears would catch the sound of the rushing wind around its wings. With a flip, Kaen brought a crushing chop onto the bird’s skull, outright killing it if it made contact.

Weaving a set of seals, Kaen formed a cyclonic air current, taking the smoke from his smoke bomb and trapping it in its area of effect. Sakaki would immediately notice the effect: the smoke was dispersing much more slowly than it normally would. It was clear that Kaen was comfortable with fighting without his sight.

Right now, due to Sakaki’s superior positional advantage, his only option was to overload his opponent’s senses with information. That information would come in the form of incoming attacks. Closing his eyes to focus, Kaen pulled five kunai and five shuriken from his pack. He’d noticed that all of the pillars were evenly spaced on the battlefield. With that information, he was able to extrapolate the relative positions for the two closest pillars to his location. Also, based on the verbal command she’d just given, he knew Sakaki hadn’t yet moved from atop the pillar.

Sakaki would hear a chorus of ringing metal ricocheting off of rock pillars, shortly followed by ten different projectiles emerging from the smoke, all rising up and targeting her in a 180 degree radius in front of her.
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Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Scorpion Pincer
D-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
A fairly simple attack, Kaen performs a front flip before delivering a powerful chop to the opponent's clavicle, using the centrifugal force from the flip to add more power to the strike.

Fuuton • Smoke Recirculation
C-Rank Ninjutsu
After making the needed seals, Kaen can channel a flowing circular stream of Fuuton chakra moving at a Speed of 19 and a Strength of 1 within a 20-meter radius. Any smoke from a smoke-based ninja tool or technique will have the duration of its effect extended by four posts. This technique lasts for five posts but can be terminated at will, immediately ending the effect of any smoke-based tool currently active in its range. This technique does not apply the cutting passive.

[Flawless Aim Style • Shield-Breaker Paradigm]
B-Rank Taijutsu Stance
Focusing for half a post, Kaen focuses his chakra and physical stamina into the muscles needed for throwing projectiles and away from his chakra network. While in this stance, Kaen can throw projectiles using each of his fingers at their full Strength and utilize Flawless Aim Style techniques with those projectiles though control torquing of the muscles in his wrists to fire the projectiles. Projectiles thrown while in this Stance can freely ricochet off of a single surface or object to change direction without loss of Strength. While in this Stance, Kaen gains +6 Strength at the cost of -6 Ninjutsu.

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[Chuunin Exam] Of Devotion and Heresy

Post by TyDie » Thu Oct 03, 2019 1:32 pm

Sakaki hadn't expected the hawk to last for long; it was merely a distraction meant to keep the boy on his toes. She couldn't let him breath too much, who knows what kind of tactics the boy had in mind? She watched the boy move behind the pillar, a sort of chopping attacked, figuring that he had destroyed the hawk in the process. That told her a crucial piece of information; he had some sort of incredibly sensory capabilities, perhaps his hearing or sense of smell were heightened in some way. There was no way he could have seen the hawk after all, and her belief was only further confirmed as a dome of wind appeared to keep the smoke nice and tightly packed in the area. He most definitely didn't need his eyes to know what was going on.

The sudden movement of his soul alerted her to an incoming assault far before the sound of the ricochets did, and with a release of her chakra she'd let gravity pull her down the side of the pillar, looking up as the weapons dug in to the pillar with far more speed than the other weapons he had thrown. That's a lot stronger than before... he's somehow improved his capabilities. Fine then... I'll do the same. Shihihihi... About time, girl. A moment later, black chakra leaked from Sakaki's form and slowly began to take shape around her. The light around her seemed to darken a shade, and her bright blue eyes dimmed to a dull, dark blue. Transparent horns began to grow from her jawline out behind her head, while her legs appeared cracked and shattered; This was the power of Shishire's second form. Sakaki let out a small breath as the power of Shishire flowed through her, reinvigorating her chakra reserves and preparing her for what was ahead.

With a set of hand seals, Sakaki would once more call forth the soul of a desert creature. This time however, the creature would be of far greater strength, as the soul of a cheetah gathered before her and took physical form. Much like the hawk, the creature had blackened sclerae and was subservient to Sakaki's will, and her will was just the same as she gave the hawk, though her voice would sound twofold; her own female voice overlayed with the deep, demonic voice of the spirit within her. "Attack." The cheetah would follow the order to the best of it's ability, darting into the smoke with incredible speed and rounding the corner of the pillar the boy hid behind. While blind, it's sense of smell was good enough that it had an understanding of where Kaen was, and it would lash out immediately with both front claws, pouncing towards the boy with intent to maim.
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Form Two Ascended activated. Boosts: +8 Instinct, +6 Ninjutsu, +5 Control, +2 Stamina, -5 Speed

[Common Soul Revival: Cheetah]
C-Rank Shijutsu
Prerequisite: Form 1 or higher
Sakaki will do a series of hand seals and hold a hand out in front of her, tapping into Shishire's power. So long as Cheetahs are indigenous to the climate Sakaki is in, the soul of a Cheetah will be summoned in front of her, assimilating it’s body with it. This is a standard wild cheetah, not a shinobi pet, but will be willed to abide by Sakaki's will, meaning it will attack if needed, or act as a patrol. The cheetah will remain revived for 5 posts, or until release. Its discernible as a resurrection by it’s black sclera. It’s stat distribution is;
Ninjutsu: 1
Taijutsu: 10
Genjutsu 1
Stamina: 12
Control: 1
Speed: 20
Strength: 15
Instinct: 20
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[Chuunin Exam] Of Devotion and Heresy

Post by ShinobiTruth » Thu Oct 03, 2019 3:33 pm

Sakaki falling down to the ground did not escape Kaen’s notice as he channeled Fuuton chakra into his feet. Seeing his chance, Kaen ended the stance, broke cover, and started moving from pillar to pillar, slowly closing ranks with Sakaki in a randomized zig-zag pattern between each pillar. As the transformation Sakaki was undertaking did not exert notable physical force on the surroundings, Kaen was oblivious to the change. One he got into a ten-meter radius of the Chuunin hopeful, though, his softened steps stopped. What he did hear was the rising steps of a large animal, one much larger and more ferocious than the hawk he’d just dispatched. His hairs stood on end. This was fear, a fear of the unknown.

A silly grin arose on his face. Perfect! How much cooler could his exam be?! Fighting a child that was just as strong as he was under the watchful eye of two councilmen and his opponent could summon animals? Sure, he was scared, but that was part of the fun! ’Woo! I’m really feelin’ it!’ he thought to himself, even as the cheetah beelined straight for him.

He caught notice of the creature’s eyes even within the smoke from a decent distance away, a curious tell he realized the hawk must have also had. She was somehow summoning creatures that felt like flesh and bone from nowhere. Was it a genjutsu? There was an easy, if not somewhat painful, way of confirming.

Waiting for the cheetah to leap and attack, Kaen dodged slightly late as he channeled Katon chakra into his foot, allowing a swiping claw to rake across the top of his forearm, before jumping up onto the sides of one of the stone pedestals. Due to how close they both were to each other, Kaen was able to keep accurate tabs on their positions.

Kaen would next wait for the cheetah to attack again. It was strong, but it was an animal. It had predictable attack patterns. Waiting for the next charge, he’d counter the animal’s attack midway with a violent double front flip followed by a crushing axe kick. Momentarily before the strike, Kaen would unleash an explosion from the heel of his kicking foot to strengthen the attack on impact, driving the kick deeply into the feline’s skull. If he landed the blow and had the opportunity for a follow-up, he’d quickly take the beast’s head into his hands and snap its neck with all his might.

He was starting to breathe more heavily, as he’d used a number of jutsu in sequence. Taking a kunai from his pack, he sliced himself across the top of his other forearm. It wasn’t enough to cause lasting damage or inhibit his motor skills, but it hurt enough that it would break at least a weak genjutsu. Seeing that his original wound was still there, he concluded it wasn’t a genjutsu.

He couldn’t allow Sakaki to summon another one or those creatures. Jumping off of one of the nearby stone columns, Kaen would vault off of it and launch a simple spinning kick at Sakaki.
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Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Shifting Sands
D-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
After years of training and specialized stretches focusing on the core, spine, and limbs, Kaen has become significantly more flexible. This Discipline represents Kaen's ability to both evade and defend against attacks by using his inherent flexibility as well as attack from unusual angles, such as bending around the opponent's attacks, maintaining balance even when crouching low to the ground and "rolling" with attacks, using his flexibility to reduce the amount of damage taken by moving with the force of the attack. This also allows Kaen to attack with his full Strength even if using acrobatic maneuvers or while stretching or contorting his body.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Eyes of Sunlight
C-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
After years of studying and training, Kaen has significantly increased his visual acuity. Kaen can now accurately see out to a number of meters equal to his Taijutsu score in foggy, misty, or cloudy conditions (such as while in the effect of a smoke bomb), at night or other low light vision, or through natural distortions such as mirages. His normal range of sight is doubled in normal or favorable conditions.

Fuuton • Wind Step
D-Rank Ninjutsu
A channeled version of the Wind Skating technique, after channeling Fuuton chakra into their feet, the user is able to glide on air as if they were skating on ice. This allows them to move faster (+3 speed) but lowers their accuracy and agility (-3 Taijutsu). This doesn't allow them to fly, but rather to travel over things like land, water, and ice with greater ease. The user is only held several inches off of the ground. This Jutsu does not expire until the user’s chakra supply runs out or the user shuts it off. The Fuuton passive is not applied in this technique.

Katon • Basic Flare Jet
D-Rank Nintaijutsu
After channeling Katon chakra into one of his hands or feet, Kaen causes a burst of flame to erupt from the palm or sole of the targeted limb. This burst of flame erupts with the strength of a D-Rank explosion and can be used for a variety of purposes, such as extending the distance of a jump, increasing the damage caused by a taijutsu attack, granting him a double jump, or redirect his jump while in mid-air.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Diving Desert Hawk
C-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
An aerial variant of an axe kick, Kaen performs a double front flip before delivering a powerful downward vertical kick. Depending on where the kick lands, it can easily break through an opponent's armor, defenses, or bones, and a strike to the head can potentially knock an opponent unconscious.

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[Chuunin Exam] Of Devotion and Heresy

Post by TyDie » Thu Oct 03, 2019 5:18 pm

The Cheetah that Sakaki called forth from the realm of death did a number on the young boy it seemed, not that she could see the severity of the wounds he sustained at it's hands. But judging by the back and forth going on between the two souls in her vision, it was clear to her that the creature was an adequate match for the boy. That meant it was perfect for buying her more time to prepare jutsu, as she was performing a lengthy set of seals while their battle went on. By the time he broke the creature's neck, sending it back to oblivion, Sakaki's seals were completed, and as he jumped towards her for his kick she let out a deafening, ghastly wail. While she would no doubt receive a strong kick to the chest after the wail, if he was close enough to kick her he was close enough for the wail to effect him.

As she felt the boy's strength flow through her body, she let out a grunt of pain, her chest caving in slightly from the blow. She was also sent back a good 10 meters, rolling along the ground for a few moments before she stopped and rose quickly to her feet, already forming another long set of seals. It was taking a lot from her, her reserves were beginning to dwindle even with Shishire's assistance in refining and molding the power. And she wouldn't be able to finish the jutsu immediately, but she was moving as quickly as she could back towards the center of the arena, all the while keeping track of her opponent through the use of her Soul Vision jutsu's sensing capabilities. By the time she got back to the center of the area, she'd be ready to turn and unleash another technique on the boy.
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[Wail of the Banshee]
B-Rank Shijutsu
Prerequisite: Form 1 or higher
Sakaki will perform a series of hand seals while inhaling deeply, gathering Shishire's chakra in her lungs. Once complete, she will let loose an ear piercing, ghostly wail that causes everyone within 10 meters of her to feel as though they've been punched in the ears with 20 strength. In addition, those afflicted will find themselves rendered deaf for the next three posts.

Preparing for next post:

[Realm of Xibalba]
B-Rank Shijutsu
Prerequisite: Form 1 or higher
Sakaki will perform a series of hand seals, funneling the chakra into Shishire's cloak before causing a transparent wisp of Shishire's cloak to shoot off of her with 20 speed. This wisp can be controlled by her, though she cannot do anything else while she controls it. Should the wisp make contact with a target, it will wrap around their face and turn opaque for a moment before vanishing. The afflicted target will see nothing but darkness for the next 3 posts, effectively rendering them blind.
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[Chuunin Exam] Of Devotion and Heresy

Post by ShinobiTruth » Fri Oct 04, 2019 1:14 am

Sakaki had been fighting entirely from mid-range or further. Though Kaen had been expecting that she'd have some melee-ranged defensive techniques or strategies in place, he hadn't expected the rather frail young girl to take a direct kick to the chest in order to get an attack off. Kaen fell squarely into her trap, taking the brunt of the ear-shattering scream full-force. The flesh in his ears became so inflamed and swollen from the assault that they completely blocked off his hearing. His head was reeling from the assault, and he had no choice but to step back and separate even as blood dripped from his ears. He would be healing that wound alone for at least a week.

Based on the direction she'd headed after getting up from the roll, Sakaki was heading back toward the center of the battlefield. He certainly couldn't simply let her use more jutsu, but he couldn't simply approach, either. Sakaki had some dangerous jutsu which seemed well suited for fighting up close, and recklessly charging in as he'd just done would simply result in tanking another hit... which would spell the end of his exam. With all of the chakra and physical stamina he'd expended moving around, fighting the creatures she'd summoned, and using other jutsu, he wasn't far off from total chakra depletion. He had to use something he still had access to, something he'd not used for practically the entire fight: his eyesight. Yes, he could fight very effectively without his eyes, but that didn't mean he'd neglected them. On the contrary, they were still, by far, his strongest sensory tool he had.

He'd have to get the drop on her all at once. She thought herself safe, out of reach of his attacks by retreating back to the center of the arena. She'd pay dearly for that false assumption, but only if he scored this hit. If he didn't, he'd be on the back foot for the rest of the match. He didn't need much. Even without his hearing, he could still feel the wind, and so long as he got a single glimpse of her position, it would be enough.

Cutting off the chakra to his Wind Step technique, Kaen closed his eyes and focused for a few moments, the muscles on his body swelling yet again. He still managed to grin despite his muscles screaming out at him for the strain he was putting them under. He'd already used this Stance once before, and even if for only a short time, it drew rapidly off of his physical stamina reserves. Grabbing two of his Exploding Kunai, distinguishable by exploding fuuin chiseled into the surface of the kunai, the bright silver steel contrasting the dark matted finish of the kunai's surface, he began to channel Katon chakra into one of them. Once it was ready, Kaen ended the Smoke Recirculation technique, the smoke immediately falling down and away, its effect instantly terminated. At that moment right after the smoked dropped, Kaen caught sight of Sakaki weaving seals near the center of the arena.

The instant after his eyes caught sight of her, he torqued the muscles in his arms further, and with all his might, Kaen threw both Exploding Kunai, the Katon-infused kunai leading in front of its uninfused partner. They would each ricochet off of different stone pillars and converge on the same path roughly ten meters away from Sakaki's position near the center of the arena. The kunai sliced through the air as proficiently as any Fuuton jutsu, flying towards Sakaki at its maximum Speed straight from the start, and when it reached the five-meter mark, Kaen would detonate the uninfused kunai that flew behind its more powerful copy in front, further increasing the impact of the kunai. Regardless of if it landed on target or not, as soon as it was parallel with Sakaki's body, Kaen would detonate the infused Exploding Kunai, hitting with double the power of a normal exploding tag due to the extra Katon chakra.

After such strenuous exertion, Kaen's arms were shaking and uncontrollably spasming, and his chakra and stamina were dangerously low as he terminated the Stance. Save for making the most basic of defenses, his arms were out for the count. Only his legs and wits still offered any practical battle applications at the present moment. He was still feelin' it, no doubt... but he was hoping he could seal the deal with this attack.
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Posting the first discipline as a reminder, posted earlier in the match:

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Desert Decay
D-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
After years of studying and training, Kaen has increased his olfactory acuity and has learned how to track his opponents without using sight, instead relying on his sense of smell to locate them. This technique allows Kaen to accurately isolate and track an opponent using only smell so long as they remain within a distance of meters equal to his Taijutsu score.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Eyes of Sunlight
C-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
After years of studying and training, Kaen has significantly increased his visual acuity. Kaen can now accurately see out to a number of meters equal to his Taijutsu score in foggy, misty, or cloudy conditions (such as while in the effect of a smoke bomb), at night or other low light vision, or through natural distortions such as mirages. His normal range of sight is doubled in normal or favorable conditions.

[Flawless Aim Style • Shield-Breaker Paradigm]
B-Rank Taijutsu Stance
Focusing for half a post, Kaen focuses his chakra and physical stamina into the muscles needed for throwing projectiles and away from his chakra network. While in this stance, Kaen can throw projectiles using each of his fingers at their full Strength and utilize Flawless Aim Style techniques with those projectiles though control torquing of the muscles in his wrists to fire the projectiles. Projectiles thrown while in this Stance can freely ricochet off of a single surface or object to change direction without loss of Strength. While in this Stance, Kaen gains +6 Strength at the cost of -6 Ninjutsu.

Katon • Basic Flame Weapon
D-Rank Ninjutsu
After taking a projectile weapon into his hand, including an explosive or incendiary weapon, Kaen infuses it with volatile Katon chakra. Kaen has until the end of the post to throw the infused weapon, which will detonate either at the end of the post or on impact in an explosion with the strength of a D-Rank explosion and applies the Ignition passive. If Kaen infuses an explosive or incendiary weapon with this jutsu, the explosive force is added onto the normal explosive force of that weapon.

[Flawless Aim Style • Rocket Shot]
C-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Perequisite(s): Explosive Tag or equivalent weapon.
After throwing one or more projectiles towards an opponent, Kaen throws an Exploding Tag weapon or equivalent item slightly behind the grouping of projectile weapons. As the weapons approach the opponent, Kaen can detonate the explosive to add its concussive force to the group of weapons in front of it. For the remaining five meters of its trajectory, the projectile weapons propelled by the concussive force of the explosive are treated as being thrown with +6 Strength and -6 Taijutsu.

[Flawless Aim Style • Spear Shot]
B-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite(s): Strength equal to or greater than Speed, *[Flawless Aim Style • Forcible Redirection].
Torquing the muscles in his arms, Kaen launches one or more projectiles in a straight shot. These projectiles immediately accelerate to their maximum Speed and Strength, and the distance the projectile(s) can travel is doubled.

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[Chuunin Exam] Of Devotion and Heresy

Post by TyDie » Fri Oct 04, 2019 8:39 am

Sakaki prepared to rob the boy of sight along with the sound she already took from him, but as she finished her seals she watched as the smoke finally dissipated, and Kaen stood along amidst the scattering smoke. She witnessed the man toss his weapons out with ridiculous speeds, and knowing full well that he wasn't a man to miss his mark she really only had one option to avoid them with their incredible speed; fall. Gravity would once again be her saving grace as Sakaki's legs gave out, causing her to fall flat on her belly while still looking out towards the boy. The important thing was to hold her final seal; if she let go of that, the jutsu would be lost. Above all else that seal needed to be held...

During all of this, as the kunai was launched just over her body, Sakaki hadn't realized it was explosive.

With a resounding 'BOOM' her body was pushed deep into the dirt by concussive force, two of her back ribs fracturing as a result of the forceful detonation mere feet above her. The flames only enhanced the pain too, scattering embers along her back that would cause more burns like those already sustained on her legs. The pain shot through her body instantly, a cry breaking from her throat, and yet through all of it her hands remained together as if stuck by glue. While her body might break, she refused to drop the seal, he'd have to cut off her hands first. And so it was that once the explosion went off, she unleashed her technique, a wispy fragment of Shishire's cloak breaking off from around her and flying towards the boy with incredible speed. All the while her hand maintained the seal and she kept her eyes focused on him, refusing to let his soul out of her sight as she guided the wisp along with unerring accuracy, weaving and bobbing about to ensure it stayed on target.

If and when the wisp found it's way to the boy, he'd find that much like his ears, his eyes would be rendered ineffective as darkness enshrouded his face for a moment before the wisp faded away, robbing Kaen of his sight. It was all she could do to keep her hands in front of her, still not rising from the ground as she performed more hand seals. Her eyes fluttered as more chakra gathered within her, she was quickly running out of steam... This needed to end now.
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She finished her "Realm of Xibalba" jutsu, and is preparing this one for the start of next post:

Katon • Flaming Sphere
B-Rank Ninjutsu
Sakaki will perform a series of hand seals, funneling this chakra into an area within 40 meters of her position. The chakra then condenses itself into the form of a 5 diameter sphere of flames. The sphere can be directed by Sakaki if she takes the time to focus on it, doing nothing but focusing on the orb in order to direct it. When directed, it moves with 15 speed and impacts anything in it's way with 25 strength, burning the obstacle according to the Katon passive. When not controlled, the orb will simply float in place, burning anything that gets too close. The sphere will lasts for 5 posts before dissipating.
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Sunagakure no SatoKouseki TakumaGenin[color=#003893][b][/b][/color], [b][color=#AFBCDB][/color][/b]
Kirigakure no SatoKazuki RyuChuunin[color=#dc143c][/color], [b][color=#C71585][/color][/b]
Iwagakure No SatoHiraku KenjiBannin S-Rank Missing Ninja[b][color=slategray][/color][/b]
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[Chuunin Exam] Of Devotion and Heresy

Post by ShinobiTruth » Fri Oct 04, 2019 1:25 pm

Kaen gave an exasperated chuckle as he saw this durable young girl cleverly minimize the damage she took yet again. It was only now, when he was nearly at his wit's end, that he realized the crucial mistake he'd made. It was a subconscious bias against her, not because of knowledge of who she was or anything she'd done to him. No, it was purely from a strategic standpoint. He'd underestimated her. Somewhere, deep in his heart, he had become overconfident, and he'd simply assumed that getting into his preferred range would be enough. And now, he was on the cusp of defeat because she kept fighting even when he had the advantage, even when she was physically weaker.

He smiled to himself. He didn't care what the proctors said. In Kaen's eyes, she deserved her place as a chuunin.

Partially due to fatigue, and partially due to its superior speed, the cloak caught up with him. As soon as he realized that he was losing his sight, he quickly memorized his position by jumping back into a stone pillar, as well as her relative position in the center of the arena, even as he as trying to catch his breath. Using the pillar as a reference point, he mapped where the other pillars in his immediate vicinity were and where the clearing would be. She hadn't moved after the explosion hit her. Was she immobile? There was only one way to find out. He had but one option left: smell her out and try to clinch this.

Channeling what little chakra he had left into his feet, he began to levitate again as he dashed towards Sakaki with all his might. He had just enough chakra to close the gap and get off one more attack. If he could get close enough, he'd lock onto her exact position, assuming nothing else got in the way. It was all going into this next attack. If this didn't work, he had nothing left.
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First Discipline posted again, relevant to the present situation.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Desert Decay
D-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
After years of studying and training, Kaen has increased his olfactory acuity and has learned how to track his opponents without using sight, instead relying on his sense of smell to locate them. This technique allows Kaen to accurately isolate and track an opponent using only smell so long as they remain within a distance of meters equal to his Taijutsu score.

Fuuton • Wind Step
D-Rank Ninjutsu
A channeled version of the Wind Skating technique, after channeling Fuuton chakra into their feet, the user is able to glide on air as if they were skating on ice. This allows them to move faster (+3 speed) but lowers their accuracy and agility (-3 Taijutsu). This doesn't allow them to fly, but rather to travel over things like land, water, and ice with greater ease. The user is only held several inches off of the ground. This Jutsu does not expire until the user’s chakra supply runs out or the user shuts it off. The Fuuton passive is not applied in this technique.
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[Chuunin Exam] Of Devotion and Heresy

Post by TyDie » Fri Oct 04, 2019 3:50 pm

Sakaki watched her wisp of chakra wrap around the boy's face, silently cheering that her tactic was working... without sight or hearing, she hoped he was a sitting duck. And yet, somehow he wasn't: he began running towards the center of the arena, his nose to the air as he searched for Sakaki. "You've got to be kidding..."

She couldn't allow herself to falter now her hands flowing through seals as fast as she could muster as Kaen closed in. And finally, by the time he was within 10 meters of her, orange chakra began to gather directly in front of her as sweltering heat built up, forming a flaming orb between her and Kaen. If he had no way of detecting the orb in time, he'd find himself crashing into it instead of finding her.
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she finished her flaming sphere, but nothing other than that.
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Sunagakure no SatoKouseki TakumaGenin[color=#003893][b][/b][/color], [b][color=#AFBCDB][/color][/b]
Kirigakure no SatoKazuki RyuChuunin[color=#dc143c][/color], [b][color=#C71585][/color][/b]
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[Chuunin Exam] Of Devotion and Heresy

Post by ShinobiTruth » Fri Oct 04, 2019 5:11 pm

Kaen entered a ten-meter radius of Sakaki, but the sudden increase in heat on his skin and the smell of hot smoke forced him to halt, quickly jumping back. Sakaki’s defensive placement of the fireball had been a saving grace, the burning, melting sand and ignited organic matter having masked Sakaki’s scent. He now couldn’t guarantee she hadn’t moved, meaning he was a sitting duck. Yes, his nose was sharp, but without his eyes or other senses, he had no way of knowing what shape the fire took and how widespread the flames were. He also had no way of knowing if she could control those flames and had to assume she could. She’d directly controlled a number of her jutsu in this match, and he wasn’t strong enough to tank even a moderately powerful attack right now. He racked his mind for answers...

And found none. While he was brave, he wasn’t a fool. He was feelin’ it even in defeat, and he’d only gotten this far because of his humility, not pride. He’d done his best. For him, that was enough.

Between deep breaths, Kaen managed an audible chuckle. ”I was hopin’ I could win... but you’re a tricky one, Sakaki,” he admitted loudly before falling soundly to his knees, the chakra around his feet dissipating. ”Just... remember little ole me... when you’re up there gettin’ that flak jacket, alright?”

That statement’s meaning was unmistakable. The two proctors stood, Manza grinning and Akihito staring intently at Sakaki, surprised by and wary of her progress. Manza announced. ”Combatant Gekimetsu Kaen has conceded to his opponent! The victor is Izanami Sakaki!”

Medic ninja rushed to the scene, all trained in a special hybrid of Tenkujutsu and Iijutsu. Twisting maroon and green chakras spiraled around their hands as they tended to the combatants. Sakaki would find her injuries tended to. Likely a major source of annoyance to Shishire, the special maroon chakra was undoing the blinding and deafening effects of Sakaki’s jutsu.

Manza and Akihito, appeared on either side of the combatants. Akihito’s speech was too soft for Sakaki to hear. Manza knelt down near the small girl whose burns were slowly fading away. ”You fought well, especially against someone as proficient in Taijutsu as Kaen,” he complimented, a small grin on his face. He was wary in his own way, but Manza wasn’t so cold as to treat a kid only eleven years old like a hellspawn when she’d done nothing to deserve it. ”Don’t worry about talking for now, Sakaki. Let the medics do their work.”

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Post by TyDie » Fri Oct 04, 2019 8:16 pm

The very second that Kaen surrendered and she was deemed victorious by Manza, the cloak of Shishire immediately dissipated. Not long after, so too did the sphere of flames, leaving the battlefield empty. Sakaki lay there, a smile on her face as she panted, clearly worn out to the point that basic movement was an incredible strain. Yes... I did it... Shishire let out it's usual laugh in response. Shihihihihi... You're welcome.

The medics appeared as if from nowhere, patching up both Kaen and Sakaki as the two councilmen came down to speak to them. Sakaki was rolled onto her side, emitting a grunt of pain as the healers did their work. Manza told her that talking wasn't necessary, but she had at least one thing to say to Kaen. Looking up at the boy from the ground, she gave a small smile. "I hope that was fun for you too... But next time, don't underestimate me."

The smile turned a little sly at the end, Shishire's influence clear in her words, yet still she was happy that the boy wasn't harmed permanently by her techniques... though that happiness wasn't nearly as great as the happiness she felt as a result of her victory. This was a huge step for her...

Now she just had to speak to the council; another form of combat, if the rumor of Akihito's strenness was to be believed.
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[Chuunin Exam] Of Devotion and Heresy

Post by ShinobiTruth » Fri Oct 04, 2019 8:46 pm

Akihito's ears twitched at Sakaki's cautionary taunt. The boy was too busy listening to Sakaki to notice the flash of anger and suspicion that momentarily crossed his eyes. Manza looked at him for a moment, well aware of the criticisms entering the elder's mind.

Kaen merely grinned, still catching his breath. A momentary quizzical look crossed his face as he saw the evident physical quirks that came with being Shishire's host, but he didn't reside on that confusion. "Don't worry... I never have to learn the same thing twice," he vowed. "Next time we fight... won't be the same."

Akihito rose, his presence so powerful that every head turned to look save for Manza. "Stay your tongue, child," Akihito warned as he walked toward her, much like a stern grandfather might reprimand a grandchild. "There is no wrong in taking joy in victory, but pride quickly turns to poison if not properly pruned. Kaen's mistake was in underestimating you. Let not yours be seeding the grounds for your future defeat through a vacancy of humility."

Turning back to Kaen, Akihito addressed Kaen. "Young man, we'll discuss your future later. This one..." he said, looking back to Sakaki, "...requires our immediate attention."

Manza sighed. He was concerned it was going to be like this. He couldn't blame the old man, though. The spirit inside of Sakaki had been responsible for much suffering in the village, not the least of which was the loss of a precious and great leader in times past. Sakaki had won, but her journey of ascension was not over yet. "Akihito-san, the medics will be working with her a bit longer. Go get the files ready. I'll stay with her and bring her once they're done," he offered, looking up at his compatriot.

Akihito's eyes narrowed as they bored into Manza's. Manza was unmoved. With a sigh and a nod, Akihito gave in. "...You speak truth, Councilman," he relented. "I await your arrival. Please make haste. The day is short, and we've much still to do."

With a flicker of movement, Akihito seemed to fade from existence. Manzo offered a congratulatory pat on Sakaki's head with a smile. "We won't be much longer, I promise. These are some of the finest medics in the village," the man reassured her.

Sakaki would need to take what little reprieve she could now as she waited for her wounds to be healed. She was heading from one fire straight into another.
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Gekimetsu Kaen
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"I'm Really Feelin' It!"

General Information Age: 16
Gender: Male
Height: 5'0"
Weight: 125 lbs.
Physical Features:
  • Face/head: Abnormal for a child of the desert, Kaen was blessed with recessive golden blonde hair and deep blue eyes that seem to shine in the sunlight.
  • Body: Kaen is fair-skinned, yet to develop the sun-kissed quality of a desert child. His body is somewhat thin and lanky, but his short stature does not belie the rippling, compact muscles which give testimony to the harsh training he has endured as an aspiring taijutsu and ninjutsu master.
  • Notable Features: None to presently speak of.
Clothing/Accessories:
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Personality:
  • General: Kaen is a spry young lad with a "go get it" attitude. He's the kind of person who would start a street fight for the fun of it and buy everyone snacks after it was all over to make sure there aren't any hard feelings. He's an avid practitioner of Yuumagure and regularly venerates his elders and his ancestors, despite his rambunctious nature.
  • Hopes/Dreams: He hopes to craft his own style of ninjutsu-supplemented taijutsu that will be passed down in the village through the ages.
  • Fears: None, though this is due to an admittedly sheltered upbringing.
  • Combat Mentality: Intense, raw force and technique. His main strategy is to try and cause as much damage as quickly as possible over as wide of a range as necessary. He also very much enjoys taijutsu battles and will not hesitate to close distance with his opponent.

Battle Information Village: Sunagakure no Sato
Rank: Genin
  • Ninjutsu: 10
  • Taijutsu: 20
  • Genjutsu:1
  • Stamina: 10
  • Control: 15
  • Strength: 20
  • Speed: 16
  • Instinct: 15
Equipment:
  • (1) Pair of Reinforced Steel Gauntlets. Prevents Kaen from harming himself while using his own Ninjutsu techniques.
  • (1) Pair of Reinforced Steel Greaves. Prevents Kaen from harming himself while using his own Ninjutsu techniques.
  • (50) Kunai in waistpouch.
  • (50) Shuriken in waistpouch.
  • (10) Exploding Kunai - Exploding Fuuin etched into kunai, function identically to an exploding tag; kept in waisttpouch.
  • (3) Smoke Bombs in waistpouch.
  • (2) Light Bombs in waistpouch.
Companions: (0/1)
Primary Affinity: Katon
Abilities and Concentrations
Abilities
First Ability
Second Ability
Third Ability
Concentrations
Ninjutsu
Katon:
Katon Affinity
A character with this concentration is able to utilize Katon, and can make and use any custom or archived jutsu that require the Katon affinity. Katon has a passive ignition effect.
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Katon's effect is ignition, which means that all katon jutsu, regardless of effect, start and spread fire from their source. Once a jutsu has been performed, the fire from the jutsu spreads at 1/3rd the speed of the technique, rounded down. That means a C-rank katon jutsu that moves at 13 speed would create subsequent fires that spread at 4 speed. These secondary fires require flammable material to continuously spread, otherwise they will burn out on their own.

Additionally, the strength of burns on organic material from katon jutsu is determined by the strength stat of the individual jutsu.
  • 1-14 Strength Requirement: First Degree Burns
  • 15-24 Strength Requirement: Second Degree Burns
  • 25-34 Strength Requirement: Third Degree Burns
  • 35+ Strength Requirement: Fourth Degree Burns
Fuuton Affinity:
Fuuton Affinity
A character with this concentration is able to utilize Fuuton, and can make and use any custom or archived jutsu that require the Fuuton affinity. Fuuton has an cutting effect.
Passive (Cutting)Show
Fuuton has a natural cutting property to it, that exists in all jutsu unless otherwise stated. This gives fuuton a unique opportunity to strike with additional power, and to act as a offensive defense. Regardless of their purpose fuuton jutsu passively cut with no distinct pattern at 1/2 the strength of the technique rounded down unless otherwise stated. This means if someone punched a 20 strength fuuton wall, they would get cuts on their hand applied with 10 strength. This also means that fuuton jutsu specifically designated to cut things can create devastating wound by essentially striking twice.
Taijutsu
Close Quarters Combat:
The fundamental skill of [Close Quarters Combat] indicates the user's proficiently to efficiently utilize martial arts and advanced combat moves involving the body for example but not limited to, adv kicks, grapples, adv punches, etc.
Projectile Weapons:
The fundamental skill of [Projectile Weapons] indicates the user’s proficiency with weapons designed to attack from afar, such as bows, shuriken, senbon, launchers and the like. This facilitates their use of related Taijutsu.
Acrobatics:
The fundamental skill of [Acrobatics] includes the user’s ability to contort their body into unfamiliar positions in order to avoid attacks, as well as the user’s ability to fall safely and perform Ukemi and other feats of gymnastics. This facilitates their use of related Taijutsu.
Perception:
The fundamental skill of [Perception] describes the user’s practiced methods of more keenly focussing their senses for a short time. This facilitates their use of related Taijutsu.
Stealth:
The fundamental skill of [Stealth] describes the user’s proficiency in remaining silent, unseen and unnoticed as they go about tasks. This facilitates their use of related Taijutsu.

Jutsu
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*Katon • Heated Blade
D-Rank Ninjutsu
By channeling Katon chakra into a metal weapon or blade, the user will cause it to grow hotter and cover the blade in flames. The imbued weapon will be able to carve through defenses of 5 or less strength with ease.

Katon • Basic Flame Weapon
D-Rank Ninjutsu
After taking a projectile weapon into his hand, including an explosive or incendiary weapon, Kaen infuses it with volatile Katon chakra. Kaen has until the end of the post to throw the infused weapon, which will detonate either at the end of the post or on impact in an explosion with the strength of a D-Rank explosion and applies the Ignition passive. If Kaen infuses an explosive or incendiary weapon with this jutsu, the explosive force is added onto the normal explosive force of that weapon.

Katon • Basic Flare Strike
D-Rank Nintaijutsu
By channeling Katon chakra into his fist or foot before punching or kicking in a direction, Kaen launches a gout of flame roughly 1 foot in diameter up to 10 meters away with a Speed equal to his Strength and with a Strength of 5.

Katon • Basic Flare Infusion
D-Rank Nintaijutsu
By channeling Katon chakra into his hands and feet, Kaen's unarmed attacks gain the ability to burn the opponent on contact for the next three posts. Aside from the Strength of the attack itself, Kaen's attacks apply the Ignition passive with an effect equivalent to a D-Rank ninjutsu with 5 Strength. Kaen can reflexively end this technique whenever he wishes to conserve chakra.

Katon • Basic Flare Jet
D-Rank Nintaijutsu
After channeling Katon chakra into one of his hands or feet, Kaen causes a burst of flame to erupt from the palm or sole of the targeted limb. This burst of flame erupts with the strength of a D-Rank explosion and can be used for a variety of purposes, such as extending the distance of a jump, increasing the damage caused by a taijutsu attack, granting him a double jump, or redirect his jump while in mid-air.

*Katon • Erupting Burning Finger
C-Rank Ninjutsu
By channeling chakra into their fingers, the user then attempts to make contact with the opponent. In the event that the strike is successful, the fingers release a C-Rank Explosion of Katon outward towards the targets body. If unused, lasts 3 posts.

*Katon • Ripple
C-Rank Ninjutsu
By channeling Katon chakra into their body, the user will release a burst of flame around their entire body, coming outwards from them. This sphere of roiling fire pushes outward with 10 speed and impacts whatever it touches with 10 strength, the sphere extending roughly 3 meters in radius from the user's body.

Katon • Flare Beam
C-Rank Ninjutsu
After channeling Katon chakra into his hand, Kaen focuses his Katon chakra into a condensed beam of flames to continually attack the opponent. This beam strikes at a Speed of 10 and with a Strength of 10. Kaen can continue to channel Katon chakra into this technique to continue it for as long as he has chakra, but he can reflexively end this technique if he so wishes, controlling its overall chakra cost.

Katon • Flare Blitz
C-Rank Ninjutsu
Kaen channels Katon chakra into his hands and forearms up to his elbows, which begin to glow red with heat. For the next three posts, Kaen can release up to six explosions from anywhere on his hands, forearms, or elbows for a variety of purposes, such as boosting the Strength of an attack, defending against other jutsu, or even moving his position on the battlefield. Each explosion is equivalent to a D-Rank explosion. Only one explosion can be used per maneuver or attack. Attacks boosted by this technique are treated as if they were launched at +3 Speed and -3 Taijutsu.
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Fuuton • Wind Step
D-Rank Ninjutsu
A channeled version of the Wind Skating technique, after channeling Fuuton chakra into their feet, the user is able to glide on air as if they were skating on ice. This allows them to move faster (+3 speed) but lowers their accuracy and agility (-3 Taijutsu). This doesn't allow them to fly, but rather to travel over things like land, water, and ice with greater ease. The user is only held several inches off of the ground. This Jutsu does not expire until the user’s chakra supply runs out or the user shuts it off. The Fuuton passive is not applied in this technique.

Katon • Basic Wind Weapon
D-Rank Ninjutsu
After taking a projectile weapon into his hand, including an explosive or incendiary weapon, Kaen infuses it with volatile Fuuton chakra. Kaen has until the end of the post to throw the infused weapon, which will detonate either at the end of the post or on impact in an explosion with the strength of a D-Rank explosion and applies the Cutting passive. If Kaen infuses an explosive or incendiary weapon with this jutsu, the explosive force is added onto the normal explosive force of that weapon.

Fuuton • Desert Vortex
D-Rank Ninjutsu
A channeled variant of the Vortex Screw technique, the user channels Fuuton chakra into their hand and creates a small vortex of Fuuton chakra around a projectile in their hand that spins with a strength of 5. This causes the projectile to corkscrew through the air, allowing it to travel an extra 10 meters and applying the Fuuton passive when thrown. This doesn't make the projectile any faster, only increases its range and ability to cut.

Fuuton • Basic Gust Strike
D-Rank Nintaijutsu
By channeling Fuuton chakra into his fist or foot before punching or kicking in a direction, Kaen launches a gust of wind roughly 1 foot in diameter up to 10 meters away with a Speed equal to his Strength and with a Strength of 5.

Fuuton • Basic Gust Infusion
D-Rank Nintaijutsu
Channeling Fuuton chakra into his hands and feet, Kaen's unarmed attacks gain the ability to cut for the next three posts. Aside from the Strength of the attack itself, Kaen's unarmed attacks apply the Cutting passive with an effect equivalent to a D-Rank ninjutsu with 5 Strength. Kaen can reflexively end this technique whenever he wishes to conserve chakra.

Fuuton • Smoke Recirculation
C-Rank Ninjutsu
After making the needed seals, Kaen can channel a flowing circular stream of Fuuton chakra moving at a Speed of 19 and a Strength of 1 within a 20-meter radius. Any smoke from a smoke-based ninja tool or technique will have the duration of its effect extended by four posts. This technique lasts for five posts but can be terminated at will, immediately ending the effect of any smoke-based tool currently active in its range. This technique does not apply the cutting passive.

Fuuton • Gust Shield
C-Rank Ninjutsu
Kaen will channel Fuuton chakra around his whole body. At any point within the next three posts, Kaen can release this chakra out in a violent 360 degree rotating burst up to 10 meters away at a Speed of 5 and a Strength of 15. This can be useful for defending against ninjutsu attacks and projectiles but can also be used offensively in the right circumstances. If this technique is used in the

Fuuton • Improved Gust Infusion
C-Rank Nintaijutsu
Channeling Fuuton chakra into his hands and feet, Kaen's unarmed attacks gain the ability to cut for the next four posts. Aside from the Strength of the attack itself, Kaen's unarmed attacks apply the Cutting passive with an effect equivalent to a C-Rank ninjutsu with 10 Strength. Kaen can reflexively end this technique whenever he wishes to conserve chakra.

Fuuton • Flame Redirection
C-Rank Nintaijutsu
After channeling Fuuton chakra into his hands, Kaen uses his hands to shape two separate streams of Fuuton chakra up to ten meters away that flow around and away from him. Any equivalently strong Katon technique that is intercepted by the stream will be redirected by the Fuuton chakra, the flames consuming the wind streams and diverging from their original path. These streams form at a Speed of 5 and have a Strength of 15 but do not apply the Cutting passive.

Fuuton • Cyclone Wave
C-Rank Ninjutsu
After channeling Fuuton chakra into his hand, Kaen focuses his Katon chakra into a condensed circular stream of cutting wind to continually attack the opponent up to 20 meters away. This stream strikes at a Speed of 10 and with a Strength of 10. If this technique is used in conjunction with Katon • Flare Beam, the Katon chakra will consume the Fuuton chakra and grow stronger, increasing both the beam's Strength and Speed by 5. Kaen can continue to channel Fuuton chakra into this technique to continue it for as long as he has chakra, but he can reflexively end this technique if he so wishes, controlling its overall chakra cost.
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Flawless Aim StyleShow
Flawless Aim Style:
This style of combat is favored by specialists preferring to use projectiles, often serving as a staple for taijutsu-based projectile users. Focusing on the synergy between their hands and senses they strive to make their reach as far as possible with flawless aim.
Requires [Projectile Weaponry] concentration
D-RankShow
*[Flawless Aim Style • Tracking]
D-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
This allows the user to hit a moving target so long as it is moving in a way predictable to the user. They must still take into account travel time, and sudden changes in path will still affect the outcome.

[Flawless Aim Style • Rapid Reload]
D-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
After years of training, Kaen has learned how to quickly and accurately access his ranged weapon stores at all times in combat. This cuts Kaen's effective "reload" time by half, up to a maximum speed equal to his Speed score. This also applies to Kaen returning unused projectiles to their storage containers.

[Flawless Aim Style • Mapped Arsenal]
D-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
After years of training, Kaen has both memorized the layout of weapons in his arsenal and their relative location on his person. This Discipline represents Kaen's ability to immediately produce the exact type and number of projectile weapons from any storage container, pouch, or scroll on his person without having to worry about searching for the item and regardless of his current position, movement, or orientation, such as during acrobatic movements.

[Flawless Aim Style • Dead Angle Targeting]
D-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
A response to the normal close-range vulnerability of ranged fighters, Kaen has learned how to use projectiles at close range, even point-blank range, with the same Strength as attacks against more distant targets, though they will not necessarily be as accurate. This Discipline allows Kaen to use Flawless Aim techniques against melee-range targets without excessive exposure to counterattack.

*[Flawless Aim Style • Arcing Shot]
D-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
The practitioner is able to shoot in arcs up and over most obstacles, being able to accurately hit a target that is behind obstructions as if they were in the open. Granted, they must know of their target’s location or have another means of detecting them.

[Flawless Aim Style • Repeater Shot]
D-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Arming himself with up to 6 projectiles, Kaen launches each of the projectiles in rapid succession at up to 6 different targets. For each target beyond the first, the accuracy of each of the attacks is decreased, suffering a -1 Taijutsu penalty for each additional target.

[Flawless Aim Style • Cross-Stream Shot]
D-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite(s): 8 Taijutsu.
Curving the trajectory of each of the weapons he launches, Kaen can cause the flight paths of his projectiles to cross each other's paths without colliding or losing speed or accuracy. This can make it more difficult to determine both the striking order of each of the projectiles and their final targeting points. This attack suffers a -1 Speed penalty since the projectiles must be thrown at slightly varying speeds to ensure the desired effect.

[Flawless Aim Style • Bouncing Shot]
D-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite(s): 8 Taijutsu, Kunai weapon.
Utilizing the unique facets of a throwing kunai weapon, Kaen throws a kunai at full force at a shallow angle towards the ground or a hard surface. The throw is executed so as to cause the pommel of the kunai's handle to strike the ground and force the projectile to bounce off of the ground or hard surface, moving at -1 Speed and striking with -1 Strength after the bounce. This technique can be used to launch an attack from an unexpected angle or to shoot around, over, or under obstacles.
C-RankShow
*[Flawless Aim Style • Evasive Maneuvers]
C-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
The user has learned to maintain accuracy while on the move. This allows the user to move at full speed and even change directions without interrupting their rhythm.

*[Flawless Aim Style • Hidden Shot]
C-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
By releasing two projectiles back to back the user attempts to create a decoy for the second. The first projectile is often larger or of equal size and the second is slightly behind and below it, usually attempting to hide in the first’s shadow. This masks the attack to some degree. However, perceptive opponents who have an instinct greater than the user’s Tai may be able to see through the charade, provided they have means to do so.

[Flawless Aim Style • Forcible Redirection]
C-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Kaen first throws a projectile at -1 Strength. Then, he throws a second projectile at full Strength, targeting the first projectile. The second projectile ricochets off of the first projectile, capable of changing direction within 360 degrees of the location of the first projectile upon impact without losing Speed or Strength.

[Flawless Aim Style • Sidewinder]
C-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Momentarily crouching, Kaen throws any number of projectiles in a low arc, the weapon and flying close to the surface of the ground before arcing up in a single direction as it approaches their target. During their travel, their trajectories can cross over each other, making it difficult for the opponent to ascertain which projectile will rise up to strike them first.

[Flawless Aim Style • Trapping Shot]
C-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Throwing two or more projectiles at once, Kaen launches the projectile weapons in shallow arcs set to converge at one point roughly three meters in front of the opponent. The weapons lightly glance off of each other and change direction, flying in a cone up to an additional five meters away towards the opponent. The weapons travel at -1 Strength after the collision due to the lost force from the collision.

[Flawless Aim Style • Double Shot]
C-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Taking two projectiles in hand, Kaen throws one projectile directly behind the other. The flight path of the second projectile converges directly on top of the first projectile, impacting the projectile with its own force and transferring that force into the first projectile. If it connects, this attack serves as an immediate double-attack with each attack at its full Strength, making it useful for breaking through static defenses and attacking opponents behind them.

[Flawless Aim Style • Rocket Shot]
C-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Perequisite(s): Explosive Tag or equivalent weapon.
After throwing one or more projectiles towards an opponent, Kaen throws an Exploding Tag weapon or equivalent item slightly behind the grouping of projectile weapons. As the weapons approach the opponent, Kaen can detonate the explosive to add its concussive force to the group of weapons in front of it. For the remaining five meters of its trajectory, the projectile weapons propelled by the concussive force of the explosive are treated as being thrown with +6 Strength and -6 Taijutsu.
B-RankShow
[Flawless Aim Style • Shield-Breaker Paradigm]
B-Rank Taijutsu Stance
Focusing for half a post, Kaen focuses his chakra and physical stamina into the muscles needed for throwing projectiles and away from his chakra network. While in this stance, Kaen can throw projectiles using each of his fingers at their full Strength and utilize Flawless Aim Style techniques with those projectiles though control torquing of the muscles in his wrists to fire the projectiles. Projectiles thrown while in this Stance can freely ricochet off of a single surface or object to change direction without loss of Strength. While in this Stance, Kaen gains +6 Strength at the cost of -6 Ninjutsu.

*[Flawless Aim Style • Blind Sight]
B-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
The user is adept at following targets they may not be able to see. By using their other senses they can loose attacks at targets that may be behind, above, to their sides, or even behind terrain without sacrificing any accuracy. They must still be able to actually hit their target around any obstructions that may exist.

*[Flawless Aim Style • Uncanny Shot]
B-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
Having advanced in their arts the practitioner is able to launch projectiles from inconceivable positions. No matter what position their body is in they’re capable of releasing attacks without any detriment to their aim. In addition, rapid adjustments such as dodging or spinning has no effect on their aim.

*[Flawless Aim Style • Intercepting Shot]
B-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
The practitioner is able to launch a projectile in the direct path of an oncoming solid mass attack. This projectile carries with it the full force of the one who launched it and is intended to deflect or destroy the attack before it comes near them. The user’s stats must be capable of tracking and intercepting the attack as well as deflecting it.

[Flawless Aim Style • Advanced Hidden Shot]
B-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite(s): *[Flawless Aim Style • Hidden Shot].
Building upon the principles found in the Hidden Shot technique, Kaen throws two or more projectiles, the first projectile serving as the leading projectile and subsequent projectiles in the previous projectile's shadow. These projectiles can be thrown in complex twisting trajectories, allowing both leading and subsequent projectiles to slip in and out of the other projectile's shadows. This makes it more difficult for the opponent to determine both the actual number of projectiles as well as their targeting paths and the order in which they will strike.

[Flawless Aim Style • Spear Shot]
B-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite(s): Strength equal or greater than Speed, *[Flawless Aim Style • Forcible Redirection].
Torquing the muscles in his arms, Kaen launches one or more projectiles in a straight shot. These projectiles immediately accelerate to their maximum Speed and Strength, and the distance the projectile(s) can travel is doubled.
Sabaku Gensō RyuuShow
Style Description:
This is Kaen's personal unarmed Taijutsu style.

Requires: [Close Quarters Combat], [Acrobatics], [Stealth], [Perception] Concentrations.
D-RankShow
Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Desert Winds
D-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
After years of studying and training, Kaen has increased his auditory acuity and has learned how to track his opponents without using sight, instead relying on his sense of hearing to locate them. This technique allows Kaen to accurately isolate and track an opponent using only sound so long as they remain within a distance of meters equal to his Taijutsu score.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Desert Decay
D-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
After years of studying and training, Kaen has increased his olfactory acuity and has learned how to track his opponents without using sight, instead relying on his sense of smell to locate them. This technique allows Kaen to accurately isolate and track an opponent using only smell so long as they remain within a distance of meters equal to his Taijutsu score.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Shifting Sands
D-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
After years of training and specialized stretches focusing on the core, spine, and limbs, Kaen has become significantly more flexible. This Discipline represents Kaen's ability to both evade and defend against attacks by using his inherent flexibility as well as attack from unusual angles, such as bending around the opponent's attacks, maintaining balance even when crouching low to the ground and "rolling" with attacks, using his flexibility to reduce the amount of damage taken by moving with the force of the attack. This also allows Kaen to attack with his full Strength even if using acrobatic maneuvers or while stretching or contorting his body.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Twisting Desert Serpent
D-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
After years of training, Kaen is capable of moving at full speed while lessening the sound his footsteps and movements cause. This Discipline represents Kaen's ability to cut the noises his movements and steps cause by half. Opponents without some form of Enhanced Hearing techniques will find it difficult to accurately track his movements if he's outside of a ten-meter radius of their position.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Scorpion Pincer
D-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
A fairly simple attack, Kaen performs a front flip before delivering a powerful chop to the opponent's clavicle, using the centrifugal force from the flip to add more power to the strike.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Quicksand
D-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Hopping toward the opponent to generate more forward momentum, Kaen crosses his feet, landing on the back foot first. Then, while planting his forward foot towards the opponent, he drives a palm heel strike into his opponent's torso. If Kaen's opponent has a lower Strength than Kaen's Strength, the opponent will be violently knocked to the ground.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Scorpion Stinger
D-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Used both as a counterattack and as an offensive maneuver, Kaen will either attempt to clinch the opponent's wrist or block an opponent's punching attack with an inside sweeping block. Kaen will then immediately pivot his hip and slam his opposing forearm into the back of the opponent's elbow joint. If Kaen's Strength is equal to or higher than the opponent's Strength, their elbow joint will be hyper-extended if not outright ruptured, disabling motor functions in the attached hand until they receive medical treatment for the injury.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Burrowed Desert Fox
D-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite(s): Steel Gauntlets and/or Steel Greaves.
A defensive technique developed to defend against the assault of long-range taijutsu and ninjutsu opponents until he can get close, Kaen has learned how to essentially deflect or destroy his opponent's techniques using his Steel Gauntlets and Steel Greaves. So long as his Strength is equal to or greater than the Strength of the technique he is defending against, Kaen can essentially bat away or split the technique using either a strike with his Steel Gauntlets or Steel Greaves. If a technique is a continuous stream or has multiple components, Kaen must defend against each component individually, and he must still be fast enough to defend against the attack.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Poisonous Cactus
D-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite(s): 8 Taijutsu, Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Shifting Sands.
Using his superior flexibility, Kaen supports his weight on one leg as he swings his torso down, parallel with the ground, before immediately launching a punch towards the opponent's midsection. Kaen then flips either forward or backward to return to a normal fighting stance.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Antlion's Den
D-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite(s): 8 Taijutsu, Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Shifting Sands.
Using his superior flexibility, Kaen momentarily drops towards the ground, almost as if he were falling on his face, planing his body until it is parallel to the ground. Then, torquing muscles in his ankles and calves, Kaen leaps forward an inch off of the ground, moving up to a number of meters equal to his Speed, before rolling forward and returning to his feet, ready to defend or counterattack. This technique can be very useful for evading certain attacks from an unusual angle.
C-RankShow
Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Eyes of Sunlight
C-Rank Taijutsu Discipline
After years of studying and training, Kaen has significantly increased his visual acuity. Kaen can now accurately see out to a number of meters equal to his Taijutsu score in foggy, misty, or cloudy conditions (such as while in the effect of a smoke bomb), at night or other low light vision, or through natural distortions such as mirages. His normal range of sight is doubled in normal or favorable conditions.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Diving Desert Hawk
C-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
An aerial variant of an axe kick, Kaen performs a double front flip before delivering a powerful downward vertical kick. Depending on where the kick lands, it can easily break through an opponent's armor, defenses, or bones, and a strike to the head can potentially knock an opponent unconscious.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Desert Hawk Talons
C-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Commonly known as a butterfly kick, Kaen performs a vertical aerial flip but inverts the body slightly more sideways, striking his opponent's face with a powerful double kick. This technique can be useful both as a normal attack and as a simultaneous evasion and counterattack of an opponent's own attack.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Stomping Camel Hooves
C-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
A quick, brutal kick attack, Kaen jumps forward and stomps on the opponent in the air, unleashing three vicious downward kicks. With the third kick, Kaen will push himself off of the opponent or their defenses to create distance between himself and the opponent, making it difficult to counterattack against this technique.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Stampeding Camels
C-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Meant to overwhelm the opponent when in range, Kaen unleashes a barrage of alternating kicks and jumping spin kicks in rapid succession, changing legs with each kick and hopping or jumping forward or backward to continue moving with the opponent. This technique is normally meant to be executed for the remainder of the post, but Kaen can end this technique prematurely if he wishes.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Descending Desert Twister
C-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite(s): 15 Taijutsu, 15 Strength.
A series of six powerful kicks, Kaen jumps and delivers three powerful spin kicks aimed toward the opponent's torso and head before quickly dropping low to the ground and aiming the fourth kick at the opponent's feet to sweep their feet from under them. The fifth and sixth kicks are a rising upward kick followed by a falling axe kick, aimed to strike both sides of the opponent's ribcage, potentially breaking ribs and causing serious internal bleeding.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Desert Heat Strike
C-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite(s): 15 Taijutsu, 15 Strength.
Jumping toward the opponent while spinning to build torque and forward momentum, Kaen ducks low and rams his elbow into the opponent's lower torso. This is followed by a rising elbow to the opponent's face and two alternating straight punches to the chest to drive the opponent away.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Brutal Sandstorm
C-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite(s): 15 Taijutsu, 15 Strength.
Often performed immediately out of a roll to counterattack and surprise the opponent, Kaen lifts his body up using his arms and assaults his opponent with a flurry of kicks. Kaen can continue to follow his opponent at a pace equal to his Speed while using this technique by moving himself forward using his hands, but due to the strain the technique causes on his arms, Kaen can only use this technique continuously for a number of posts equal to his Strength/3, rounded down.
B-RankShow
Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Meld with the Mirage
B-Rank Taijutsu Stance
Taking half of a post to enter into a passive state of mind, Kaen purges all surface thoughts, emotions, and distractions from his mind, focusing purely on locating the opponent. While in this stance, Kaen stills his chakra and inner energy to the point where it becomes imperceptible from the surroundings, masking Kaen's chakra signature from the senses of opponents so long as his Taijutsu score is equal to or higher than the average of their Ninjutsu and Control Scores, rounded up. While in this stance, Kaen cannot take any aggressive action against the enemy, and any direct attack against the opponent will immediately end the Stance.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Great Desert Migration
B-Rank Taijutsu Stance
Taking half of a post to focus his chakra and energy into his legs, Kaen enters a stance where his kicking attacks are enhanced. While in this Stance, Kaen is restricted to using only attacks and techniques that strictly use kicks. However, due to focusing his chakra and physical stamina into his legs, he is granted a +9 increase to his Speed at the cost of a -9 penalty to Ninjutsu while in this Stance. Kaen can exit this stance reflexively if he so wishes.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Rising Heat Wave
B-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Closing in on the opponent, Kaen starts by driving a fierce upward kick into the opponent's torso. If Kaen's Strength is equal to or higher than the opponent's Strength, the opponent is launched into the air. Kaen will then jump after them, assaulting the opponent with a barrage of spinning straight kicks before slamming down on the opponent with a frontal flip aerial axe kick, sending the opponent rocketing towards the ground.

Sabaku Gensō Ryuu • Sudden Sandstorm
B-Rank Taijutsu Maneuver
Prerequisite(s): Strength must be equal to or higher than Speed.
Momentarily torquing the muscles in his legs, Kaen suddenly launches himself forward into a tight multi-directional flip to generate powerful rotational force, instantly accelerating to his maximum Speed before driving into his opponent with a vicious double heel kick. If Kaen's Strength is equal to or greater than the opponent's Strength, the opponent's ribcage is crushed and the opponent is sent violently spinning and flying away a number of meters equal to the difference in their Strength stats.

History
Historical AccountsShow
Kaen suffered his first defeat at the hands of Izanami Sakaki.

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