She had tried to make herself, for all intents and purposes, look like and behave like a normal regular person. She had taken to gardening in the community garden, and had found that she was rather terrible at it because she was impatient and over watered her little plot. It hadn’t even been a week yet, but she was thinking of what to do next. Send for Kirari? Send for Hanako? They were considered Missing Ninja and she had to lay low and pretend to be a good Iwagakure Citizen who didn’t know Missing Ninja.
A sigh escaped her as she looked at her shinobi outfit, left unused that was draped over the back of a steel chair. There was a lot more iron and steel here, but Iwa had a very antiquated feel to it.
Sorting through her clothing that she had managed to procure with the stipend that she was given by the Tsuchikage for her services in future, she found a casual set of clothing, and squeezed into some tight-fitting pants and a white blouse, pulling her hair out of the back.
Chiaki looked in the mirror, ran a finger over the scar that she had left as a memento of her father, the reason that she detested attempting to kill anything, and set off for the day. It was a nice enough morning, a little blustery though as the wind ripped through her hair and tossed it about in a childlike way.
She took a step to the left, to let a cart pass her by when Natsumi appeared next to her, Chiaki jumped about two feet in the air, limbs akimbo before she settled herself. Natsumi’s expression remained stoic.
“If you’re going to live here in Iwagakure no Sato and not cause troubles for the Tsuchikage, we are going to have to have you do things to show that your allegiance is actually here and not elsewhere.” Natsumi started in, as if they had been in the middle of a conversation last she had seen them.
Chiaki wracked her brains as to what she was saying and then as it dawned on her that she was talking about what she had been scolding Tatsuo about, her eyes widened with realization. “Ah, yes miss Natsumi, I believe that would be a good idea indeed. Did you need help with the hospital or-”
“No, we have another task for you, one that seems to be suited to the needs of the village, and one which a Jounin” she stressed the word, raising an eyebrow in a challenge to the word, “such as yourself shouldn’t have a problem with.”
“I ah, what would that be then?” Chiaki put her hand behind her head and laughed nervously.
“Please don’t act innocent around me, we both know that you are powerful, and the sooner that you stop acting like it the better.” She reached inside of her robes and pulled out a scroll that was concealed there, “Therefore, if you’d like to stop acting the part of the fool, and living off of Tatsuo’s good graces and pocketbook and start earning your keep, I suggest you read this and get to work.”
“One moment, I might have questions.” Chiaki held up a finger as Natsumi started to step through another portal. Natsumi waited as Chiaki read the scroll, it was a mission to find the culprit, whoever it was, that was killing people in the middle of the night. It seemed to her that it might be coming from somewhere that was well-known in the village, but Chiaki had no idea where that would be.
“Could you please show me where these instances have been happening and then I promise that I would be happy to help out in any way that I can.” Chiaki asked, some desperation coming into her voice.
Natsumi stopped, sighed, and made an irritated beckoning motion. Chiaki walked through the streets, following the robes of purple that her companion had. Natsumi seemed to know the best way to get to where they were going, moving about as if she had walked these streets a thousand times. Chiaki tried to keep a hold of where she was, where her bearings were, but still ended up totally lost. Her sense of direction was not the best, and she was the first to admit it. It had happened to her when she had come across the greaves with Shinjiro and Maido and had almost lost her life that day. Wasn’t a great thing to live with now.
As they neared the site of the crime that was being perpetrated, she came up on a couple of Iwagakure chuunin. At least she assumed they were chuunin, since murders were usually the jurisdiction of chuunin. It made her wonder why she was on the job, perhaps to prove that she could do this faster than a chuunin did? “I am er, I am Chiaki.” She dipped her head in a bow and came up, “So what are we working with, and what are the signs that you can see?”
“If that is all, I will be going now, I wish you good luck Kyoukan, Chiaki, and I hope that your mission is a success.” Natsumi opened a portal and vanished through it, it snapping shut behind her.
The two Chuunin looked at one another and the female shinobi, dark tan from the days spent in the harsh sun took the lead, answering Chiaki, “I am afraid we don’t know, there aren’t any signs of a struggle.” She pointed at the neck, “There is a single puncture wound but the body has been exsanguinated, completely.” She pointed to the tissue around the puncture, “There is also no bruising to indicate that the wound was suctioned at all, either orally or otherwise. We assume that there was some sort of jutsu that was used. We suspect a Kirigakure Chiton user.”
Chiaki had visions of Maido rush through her head before she blinked them away and cleared her throat, “It looks like there is a tattoo or something that was covered up by a skin-graft there?” She crouched down next to the corpse of the man and scratched at it, to see if it was a physical skin graft or whatnot. It looked like there was a seal beneath it.
“Right, that one then.” Chiaki wove some hand seals, talking to herself and forgetting that the Chuunin were even there, “and there we are, hello little beauty.” She said to the fuuinjutsu that was there. It was a simple one, one to keep the wound from showing up. There were bruises around the hole, looked like a human mouth, and she looked up at the two Chuunin, “Care to explain?”
“Uh, there are spirits known to wander the labyrinth but none that are known to use jutsu.” The male chuunin answered, “And if there is one then we should know about it, since we’re the security detail that is in charge of this district and entrance to the Labyrinth.”
“We were told you were a Jounin right?” The female asked, “Does that mean that you’re going to be the one that deals with this spirit?”
Chiaki nodded, standing up and looking at the body, “Looks like it is too late for this one, at least for me, which is sad because I would have liked to have had this mission produce no deaths.”
“He was dead when we arrived, what do you mean it’s too late?” The chuunin asked.
“Forget about it, lead me to the labyrinth entrance, looks like I am going in and looks like I am looking for the culprit.” Chiaki got up, dusted herself off and walked to the entrance of the labyrinth with the two Chuunin.
“Alright, so this is it eh?” She looked at the doorway. It was indescribably old with a door that was iron and had an iron hinge. Inspecing it she found that the hinges were more for show than anything else, and that it hadn’t been opened recently by the looks of the scrapes on the stones outside. It opened from the inside out and looked like the doors were barely hanging on, “Don’t oil these do you?”
“They’re to keep the things in, and to keep visitors out, as you can see from the lock.” The chuunin stated, which earned a sharp look from Chiaki.
“This lock?” Chiaki jiggled it and it snapped in her hand, “This lock is supposed to keep people out?” She scoffed, “This wouldn’t keep a genin out.”
“The stories would, we have lost many shinobi to the labyrinth, and we only let those of special Jounin or above in now.” The other Chuunin, the lad, said crossing his arms, “There have been higher ranks than you that’ve gone into the labyrinth and been eaten by the spiders or worse.”
“Spiders?” Chiaki shuddered, “If there is something that gives me the heeby jeebies, it’s spiders.” She started to take out bits of paper and draw on them, slapping them to the doorway, “Right, I want you to Kai these if anything comes out and it’s not me.” She looked at the both of them. “And I want one of you to take this rock to Natsumi, tell her that it’s from Kyoukan, Chiaki.”
She handed them the rock and they looked at it puzzled, “I er, I’m not supposed to leave my post.”
Chiaki rolled her eyes and sighed, “Fine, I’ll just have to wait here then. But if you see someone or something coming through this door, I want you to activate these tags right away. I am going back to the corpse to see what else I can see.”
“What are they?” The chuunin asked, watching Chiaki turn away, looking at the tags, apparently not a Fuuinjutsu expert.
“Barrier trap seals, four of them, creating a barrier of your strength from the time that you activate it. Or is it mine? It’s mine, yes, that’s it, it’s my strength, should be enough to keep anything else from getting through for a while.” Chiaki told them.
As she sped off the chuunin took a look at each other and then looked at the rock, then looked after her, “She’s not only full of herself she’s also insane.”
“I mean, I’m not one to call the higher-ups anything, she’s a Jounin, newly registered too.” Then gave the other chuunin a look that said that they agreed silently. They were, after all, holding just a regular rock and were told to give it to Natsumi.
She took off down the street, moving toward the corpse quickly. There were now people gawking at him. She waved her hands, open palmed at people, “Alright folks, we are doing an investigation so if you could all please take a step back, we can do our jobs.”
“What are you going to do about the demon?” One of the onlookers asked, a woman with a child clinging to her front, face buried in her dress.
Chiaki wove hand seals hastily and touched a large scroll, pulling the body into the newly created hole by her fuuinjutsu she asked, “What demon are you talking about?” the body plunged headfirst into the scroll, and new fuuin appeared on it telling her that the seal was now full, containing the body.
“The demon that came in the night, the demon that everyone knows about but that people are afraid to talk about.” The people around her did seem to be starting to wander off, carefully avoiding the woman as if her words would bring misfortune on them.
“Do you mind if we talk somewhere private, perhaps a private residence or somewhere that we are not going to be bothering other folks.” Chiaki asked, stepping out of a person’s way before raising an eyebrow at the woman like she was making a point.
The woman nodded, her black hair falling in front of her face for a moment, “We were on our way home, please come and join us for a meal.”
Chiaki walked with the woman for a couple of blocks in silence, the child was making a conscious effort to look anywhere but where Chiaki was. His green eyes looked here and there, stopped and was dragged along when he tried to pick up a rock that he thought was interesting. Chiaki stooped and picked it up for him before taking one skip to keep up.
The mother let her in. Chiaki slipped off her shinobi sandals and took out her headband, adjusting it onto her head so that it would look official, what she was doing here, should anyone ask.
“Ah, please make yourself at home, I’ll just put a pot on for tea.” The woman said. Chiaki nodded and proffered the rock to the child, it was a smooth stone, one that had either been worn that way by either the winds or the water here.
The child, green eyed and black haired grabbed the stone and ran to his room. The day was coming to a close, and the lights of the town started to drown out the light of the sun. Chiaki usually felt more relaxed during this time, but she couldn’t help feeling that this was going to be rather a chore to take care of this spirit.
“Please have a seat.” The woman waved her open hand in a giving gesture to one of the seats at her table. Chiaki sat on the cushion, her feet under her and waited for the woman, lost in her own thoughts of Maido, what she knew of the spirits of the land, and why they would be angry with the people here.
“So you’re Kyoukan, Chiaki?” the woman sat down, taking out the pot and the two cups.
Chiaki nodded, half lost in thought still, “I am, and have been assigned to the mission, but I don’t know what I am working with.” She sighed, “Or even who I am hunting.”
The woman poured them two cups of tea, touching the bottom lightly with her hand as she did so, then passed Chiaki her cup, a handmade clay cup with green tea in it. She reached inside of her robe, “This is the youkai that you’re looking for, it’s Yoruichii, the piper. He is a powerful mind controller. He can control people’s movements without them even knowing, and he lures people to the entrance of the catacombs before sucking them dry.”
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Chiaki looked at the picture that was painted stylistically. It almost looked harmless when it was crouched down like that in ancient robes. It was holding some sort of woodwind, either a clarinet or a flute or something of that make. It seemed to have long hair or fur and was boney or made of reeds of some sort. She recognized the symbol on its head; someone had tried to seal it.
Chiaki was still looking at the painting and tilted her head, “I don’t get how you know how it looks, did you see it then?” She looked up and stood up, making seals quickly at what she saw.
The woman’s eyes had started to glow green, and she smiled at her head twisted at a ninety degree angle, “Kyoukan, Chiaki, Ah how your accolades have spread, and you don’t even know it yet. Or you suspect and you are playing it down.” She raised her hand to her mouth and rested her fingers against her cheek, looking contemplative, contorted like that.
Chiaki’s eyes flared up with a maroon chakra, she looked at the spirit within her, it was only a fragment, she could see a tether that was going out the front door, no, two tethers.
“What do you want with the woman and child?” Chiaki asked, her voice going lower with authority. If only Natsumi was here, she could get the child and the woman away safely. She started to channel chakra, her own chakra boiling on the outside of her skin.
“Are you thinking of stopping me?” The spirit asked through the woman’s voice, it didn’t sound distorted or anything, just hollow. The child started to step out of the room and Chiaki froze, she didn’t have jutsu that would stop both of them without hurting the child or the woman badly.
“I want to talk, Chiaki Kyoukan, but I want to talk through only one person, I couldn’t just take control of one or the other, so you’re going to have to make a decision. Mother or son?” The spirit grinned at her with both faces, “I don’t need either alive to talk with you, so choose or I will just kill both of them.”
It was the impossible choice, the one that she had to make when performing medical duties for births. Usually she had the input of the father, but it looked like there was no third party unless he was the man that she had in her seal.
“Yes, he is the dead one you have in your paper.” The spirit answered her, “And you need to work on your bedside manner, it’s atrocious, I can’t even talk with you in a calm manner with your hands fidgeting like that.” The spirit pointed at her hands with both people, “Make your choice or I kill the both of them, this is your last warning.”
“I choose the child.” Chiaki looked to the child as the mother’s neck twisted around, easily snapping her neck and killing her painlessly. She choked out a couple of gasps as the spirit left her body, the trail running outside the door.
“Now, Chiaki-chan I am giving you a test. I heard that you were able to defeat some fox-spirits at the temple. We have connections there, oh yes, connections to the spirit world. You are an up and coming tenkujutsu user and we believe that you might have contact with the beast genma’s host.”
The look on Chiaki’s face told it all, she was shocked that it knew so much about her.
“How did you know that I would get assigned to this mission and not someone else?” Chiaki asked, “How did you know?”
“We took a calculated guess, never do know who is going to turn up. If it had been someone else we would have made our intentions clear. It was you we were looking for.” The child looked at his nails, “Come into the Catacombs, I’ll draw you a map of where we are. If you do not, we will continue to kill those in this district, and then we will reach into Iwagakure proper, killing until you get the message. Each night we will kill one person until we can chat, face-to-face Chiaki.”
The child crossed over to the table where his mother had fallen, he moved her hand as if it were a paper weight and drew a rudimentary map, listed directions on the left side of the map and handed it to her, “There, now you shouldn’t get lost.” The spirit said through the boy, “As insurance I am going to have you escort this boy to the catacombs. Ah ah-” Chiaki started to form seals, and the boy’s neck twisted until Chiaki heard a loud pop, “Don’t try anything, he’s still alive, we will watch him until you’re there with us.”
Chiaki glared at the boy, the spirit within the boy as it grinned at her, “That’s a good doctor, always wanting to spare the child.” Chiaki’s eyes looked to the woman, perhaps it wasn’t too late.
“Leave her, or I kill the boy.” The spirit stated flatly, walking toward the door, it opened it with the boy’s small hands, “Come.”
Chiaki walked with the boy to the catacombs, “Don’t worry, the shinobi here have long since gone, they went to get reinforcements.” The boy rounded the corner and Chiaki saw the carnage that was happening in the street, “You really should train your senses better, a kage would never have let this happen when they were so close to the scene. Made an awful racket, but you were so focused on the woman that you let them through.” The child explained as Chiaki saw spiders leading people wrapped in webs into the catacombs, one of the chuunin was dead, froth coming from their mouth, their face purple and contorted in pain. The other Chuunin was nowhere in sight.
“I think I will have enough food for about a week, the killings will continue though, one per night that you keep me waiting.” The child smiled up at her, walking through the doors, waving goodbye as the spiders surrounded the child and they walked into the catacombs, slipping out of sight as they turned the corner to the right. Chiaki rushed a set of hand seals and ten of her lept toward the injured and dying, performing damage control.
It took a bit longer, not much, Chiaki was just administering an antidote to one of the people, the lights of the night were on, and the street was eerily quiet as Chiaki worked on the people. Sighing in relief Chiaki stood up.
Natsumi strode over and slapped Chiaki hard, her strength almost that of Chiaki’s own, Chiaki was sent careening backward by the force of the slap. The golden eyes held Chiaki’s own orange ones as well-maintained cold anger drove Natsumi over the cured person’s body. They were resting, but at the slap they started to scramble backward.
“I give you an assignment, I give you a direct order from the Kage, and this is how you handle it?” Natsumi growled, “One Chuunin dead, countless others kidnapped or injured, I told you to take care of this, but apparently I am going to have to do this on my own.” She seethed, her purple shinobi’s dress fluttering with each step she took toward Chiaki as Chiaki inched back. Her clones all poofed, giving her back the chakra that she had expended on them.
“I have a description of the perpetrator and a map to their lair.” Chiaki produced it.
Natsumi snatched it out of Chiaki’s hand, snarling at her audibly before looking it over. It took a couple moments before Natsumi’s hard eyes looked Chiaki over, a new respect for her veiling much of the anger, “So you know where this monster is. Do you know why it is doing this?”
“I-I don’t yet, I just know that it wants me there.” Chiaki was still holding her cheek, long since stopped stinging, but still looking rather stricken, it was a habit from when she was human.
“And how are you privy to this information?” Natsumi asked, Chiaki striking the wall she continued to advance before crossing her arms under her bosom and leaned in to look at Chiaki.
“It has taken control of a child, and gave me that information.”
“A trap.” Natsumi interrupted with a wave of her hand, “It just wants to eliminate a Jounin here. Nothing you have told me suggests we should send you into the catacombs.”
“Every night that I am out here, it will kill another person. It said that it will use any entrance it needs, and any means necessary.” Chiaki stated.
“What the fuck makes you so special?” Natsumi laughed, “You’re powerful, sure, but what makes you so-” She stopped and looked Chiaki up and down, “Unless it wants your Kyoukan abilities for something.” She sneered, “I am not going to just hand you over, which means that you have already failed your mission.”
“No.” Chiaki set her jaw, “I have a duty to that boy and to Iwagakure for housing me.” Her eyes burned with anger, “No, I will not just stand by and do nothing.”
“Look around! I think you’ve done quite enough as it is! You’d have to be deaf not to hear this horrible din!” Natsumi made a wide sweeping gesture, “If you want to help you’ll stay out of the way of the professional Tenkujutsu users that we’ll send in.”
“It will kill the kid if I don’t go in.” Chiaki clenched her fists, “It’ll kill one more person each night.”
“It won’t if our guards have anything to say about it. We’re going to assign Jounin to each entrance we know of until we can deal with this thing. You’re not a combatant.” Natsumi waved her hand, “Go home, you’re done with this mission.”
Chiaki grabbed Natsumi’s hand as she started to channel. Natsumi turned around and attempted to slap Chiaki again. Chiaki was too quick and caught Natsumi’s other hand, “You’re going to let me clean up my own mess.” Chiaki stated.
Natsumi considered it for a moment before sighing, a portal leading to a training grounds it seemed opened, “Fine, you have one day to change my mind and keep on this mission.” She jerked her hands free of Chiaki and took out a scroll, scrawled on it some techniques, “Go to the library, find these techniques and I’ll see if you are worthy of teaching some other techniques that’ll help you with this spirit. We are going into the catacombs tomorrow at six, when it starts to get dark if you can master these techniques.” She frowned, “I am not going to to easy on you, if you can’t show me that you’ve mastered these techniques, then you are going to be left behind.”
Chiaki opened her mouth to protest, but Natsumi held up her hand.
“You’ve argued your point enough, it’s time to grow up and show that you’re actually an asset to the village and not just a walking disaster-magnet.” She looked Chiaki straight in the eyes, “Show that I’m wrong about you. I am making a full report to Tatsuo about whether you should stay here based on your performance of these techniques at noon tomorrow. That gives you fourteen hours to master those techniques.” She motioned Chiaki through the portal and as Chiaki turned back around to talk to Natsumi she found that the library was where Natsumi should be.
“Hmmm, these shouldn’t be too hard I suppose. I mean, I learned many jutsu in just one afternoon. I have taught techniques to people before, these shouldn’t be too hard to learn right?” She walked toward the library, dipping her head at the shinobi in question that was working the scrolls, “I need these.” Chiaki showed the man the scroll that Natsumi had written on.
“I need to see papers.” He looked at the headband and then narrowed his eyes at Chiaki.
She proffered them to him with a bit of embarrassment, her cheeks reddening as she dipped her head to him a couple times.
“Jounin hmm?” He raised an eyebrow, unimpressed and handed her papers back to her, “Alright, wait here.”
Chiaki waited until he brought the scrolls back for her, “They’re copies, but you have them for three days, return them when you’re done with them.”
Chiaki dipped her head and headed out from the library, the scent of the old scrolls mixing with the cool air of the night. The training grounds were well-lit, apparently people trained at night too, as she saw a couple sparring in hand to hand fighting, and she also saw a man meditating. There was what looked to be a jounin that was supervising a couple of genin who were attempting to master the tree climbing technique. It would be a good place as any to sit down and pour over the scrolls.
The sun started to come up soon thereafter and Chiaki found herself laying on the ground, looking at the scrolls, nodding to herself. She had indeed mastered them, now to show Natsumi that she had.
Like someone had rang a bell for Natsumi, she appeared, “So have you been looking at them all this time?” She looked rather put together, Chiaki’s eyes snapped to her hair, the smell of Natsumi, she had just recently showered.
“Yes, It seems like they’re going to be rather easier to master than what I had thought.”
Natsumi nodded, “Show me.” She put a hand behind her back and made a ‘come at me’ movement with her finger.
Chiaki wove some seals, touched a seal on her chest, and three kunai that she had made of megallium not an hour ago rushed at Natsumi. She was taken aback, making seals, Natsumi opened her hand and the kunai disappeared, which were replaced with a seal on that palm.
“Impressive, Chiaki, I didn’t see you had a seal on your chest. What are these weapons made out of?” Natsumi asked as Chiaki placed her hand next to her, creating a Kai seal, her weapon that she had made and stored with the depth seal snapped up next to her. It was a spear. She hucked it at Natsumi, rushing her with a flash of new hand seals.
“Megallium, so that you don’t get hurt.” Chiaki replied. Natsumi wove seals herself and the projectile that Chiaki had shot at her froze not five meters away. Chiaki knew this technique, stopped dead in her tracks.
“Alright, how about this?” Natsumi asked, allowing a portal to open behind her, then shutting it. A man stepped out. Chiaki stopped and waited, her hands in front of her, waiting bare centimeters away from one another, ready to make seals again.
The man channeled chakra all around himself, a big man, impressive, and then tossed the scroll, pointed at it and a very large eagle swooped, aiming its claws at her head.
“It’s a spirit.” Natsumi smirked at the bird as Chiaki dodged out of the way of the talons which were each as long as she was tall, and wove some seals as it started to ascend.
“Here you go little birdie.” Chiaki wove some seals as she hit the ground and made a clutching motion, rolling into an upright crouched position she held the bird in a prison, just a little off the ground with a prison made from maroon chakra.
“And since I know that you will not be permanently hurt by this-” Chiaki wove some other hand seals and reached out with her hand making a set of armor around the bird. Its bones snapped, neck snapped, wings snapped, legs snapped, all at right angles. The bird poofed.
Chiaki dodged out of the way of Natsumi as she shot kunai at Chiaki and as soon as they came within a couple feet of Chiaki she blinked into existence next to her, “Too slow Chiaki.” Natsumi said as she wove some other hand seals, her hand glowed with five seals on each finger. Chiaki knew this from the scroll, she wove hand seals at the same time. Attempting to duck out of the way at the same time. Their jutsu came off at the same time, Natsumi tried to touch Chiaki, Chiaki had four arms shoot out of her shoulders at a blinding speed, grasping both of Natsumi’s arms, applying paralysis to her.
Chiaki was left breathing hard, her eyes wide. She bent down, weaving some more seals, she placed a hand on Natsumi, to make sure that she was still breathing. The gentleman also ran to Natsumi’s side. Natsumi gave him the barest nod dismissing him. He gave Chiaki an alarmed look and ran from the field.
“That was a good technique. I wasn’t expecting you to be able to deal with close combat as well as with long range. As soon as I saw that you were able to deal with the long range combat, closing the gap seemed like it would be an all or nothing technique. I thought perhaps I could seal your elemental body away, making it so that you were not able to do seals, and then I would have won. I didn’t use my swarm, but then again neither did you.” She looked at the sky, the birds and the butterflies seemingly doing small dances around. The birds were agitated.
“Didn’t know you had a swarm.” Chiaki said, a tone of apology creeping into her voice.
“Don’t you dare apologize to me.” Natsumi warned, “You earned my respect, and another chance at taking a shot at this spirit.” She jerked as Chiaki’s tether started to glow a dark red color, as did she. The paralysis was negated.
Chiaki sighed with relief, “Ah, there you are, all better.”
Natsumi gave a small almost imperceptible chuckle and smile and nodded at Chiaki, “I am going to go and rest up, I recommend you do the same. We might not have time to do it when we are in the catacombs.”
“I will.” Chiaki nodded, “That and I’ll make sure that I am well-equipped for the journey.”
“I am coming with you, at least for the first part. I cannot believe that there is a spirit such as the one that was described to you last night.” She shook her head, “It’s almost unbelievable. A spirit that can take control of more than one person, it sounds almost like-.”
“Maido.” Chiaki finished. She nodded, “I almost thought so, but she wouldn’t be using tethers like that. She would be using their blood.”
“You know much about the blood witch.” Natsumi gave her a glance, suspicion coming once more into her eyes.
“I studied under her once.” She nodded, “It should have been in my file, but I have seen her fight twice now, not a fun thing.”
“I imagine not.” Natsumi nodded, “I am off to home, I need to get the dirt off of me, and rest.” She opened a portal and left Chiaki standing there.
Chiaki picked up another pebble, took out a kunai and scratched a circle with a line through it, then wove some hand seals.
Two pebbles that were precisely the same occupied her hand after the seal. Chiaki dropped it, focused on another pebble in her pocket, the one which had the kanji for ‘home’ on it and stepped, finding herself already inside of her home.
She sighed and cracked the joints in her megallium bones in her neck, alleviating the pressure there from the silicone muscles. What a morning.
She looked at the clock, it was a good five hours until she had to meet Natsumi back at the entrance, might as well get a shower, or a bath, eat, get ready, and get there early.
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Chiaki did, indeed, arrive at the aforementioned place early. She looked about in broad daylight and saw the carnage for the first time since the night before. It was a stale battlefield, not even swept up yet. There were two guards now again, one was clearly a jounin by the way they handled themself, and the other one was probably a chuunin. The reason that she could tell was the Jounin moved to keep their back against a wall to look at her, whereas the Chuunin just turned to see who was coming up on them.
Chiaki used the same trick that she had before to get to where she was now, a simple teleportation jutsu to get back to the entrance. She dropped another anchor next to the entrance. She would at least have a way out, and could give it to Natsumi should she need it.
The Chuunin saluted her, the Jounin just gave her a slight smile and looked again at the entrance.
The Jounin seemed to be a male of large build, apparently a Taijutsu user, his muscles rippled underneath his tight fitting shinobi onesie, it was all black and he had a mask on. His dark black hair hung down on either side, unkempt and braided in the back. He had a large sword, and while he looked relaxed, Chiaki could tell that he was a coiled spring, waiting for someone or something to strike out at.
The Chuunin, however, was visibly relieved at seeing Chiaki, a girl that had black skin and red hair. She grinned and waved at Chiaki, “You must be the jounin that we heard about that is supposed to be going into the catacombs. So far there haven’t been any spiders!” She grinned at Chiaki and waved a hand towards the jounin, who regarded her and Chiaki with a cool, bordering on cold look, “We’ve been here all day and nothing to report which I suppose is a good thing.”
Chiaki looked and saw that the seals were still there from the night before, she nodded to the Chuunin, “Thank you for keeping an eye on the entrance for me. I had to learn some mission specific jutsu that are supposed to help.” She looked to the Jounin who was still regarding the two of them, but was keeping his ear pointed at the entrance.
“Those seals are mine, I would like you to use them if you see or hear anything out of the ordinary.” She was speaking to the Jounin now, but he seemed nonplussed.
“Don’t take orders from you.” He said simply, “Besides, if you’re the jack off that let the spiders through in the first place I don’t know why we are letting you inside. Can’t handle yourself as far as I can tell, and that’s saying something. I told ‘em that I would much rather just collapse this entrance to the catacombs for good, the people have already had enough of a scare.”
So he did talk, Chiaki thought, raising an eyebrow.
The chuunin chuckled nervously, waving her hands in front of her in a non-confrontal sort of way, “Hey now, we’re all Iwa ninja, we can get along right? Besides, this jounin is the one that is supposed to specialize in Tenkujutsu right?” she looked to Chiaki for some help with her claims, looking for an affirmation that Chiaki wasn’t sure she was comfortable giving at this point in time. She had a basic understanding, but she didn’t know many S-rank techniques. The basics might not help her, nor would they help Natsumi in this instance.
Natsumi stepped through at that point and waved the chuunin and Jounin back to their posts. They snapped back to attention and pretended like Chiaki and her didn’t even exist anymore, and as Natsumi continued walking toward Chiaki, she murmured in a low tone, “I think that we are fine, I have reinforcements stationed outside of the catacombs, but I am not guaranteeing our safety. You’re going to have to do a lot of the heavy lifting. They’re mainly going to step in to help us with the last part.”
Chiaki gave Natsumi a questioning look, to which Natsumi lifted a finger to her lips in a ‘silence’ gesture. She started walking toward the other two shinobi, Chiaki trailing behind her, and got the same information out of the two of them as Chiaki had, albeit on better terms with both of them.
While the Chuunin respected Chiaki’s rank, the Jounin apparently wasn’t at all pleased to be in the company of someone who had, as he had heard through rumors, let this destruction be wrecked on his village. Chiaki grit her teeth and looked at the unused symbols. She wondered why the other two hadn’t used the seals, wondered if they even had time to do it or not.
“I see that there are seals here, they should have been activated by someone had something happened.” Natsumi stated at the seals on the doorway, seemingly reading Chiaki's mind, "must have missed them when I arrived here yesterday. They seem particularly potent." She raised an eyebrow to Chiaki who nodded.
Natsumi shrugged, her face resuming its bored expression, and continued into the entrance to the catacombs.
Chiaki looked back at the chuunin who was standing at attention, "those are mine. Make sure you activate them if anything comes though here." She nodded to the girl.
The goal nodded back and waved her hand, "good luck! We are counting on you two!"
The sun was setting, and as they ventured further and further in, Chiaki made a set of seals, a small helmet forming over her head, allowing her to see in the dark. She looked at Natsumi, who seemed to be at home with the darkness.
"You been in here before?" Chiaki asked quietly, her voice reverberating off of the smooth stone walls of the upper catacombs, echoing around her, the consonants sounding like the hum of distant drums.
Natsumi shrugged in a noncommittal way before she kneeled down and looked at the recently disturbed ground, "there are footprints of a child that passed this way. You said it was holding him hostage?"
Chiaki nodded, "not in the conventional sense. It took him over and he was escorted by some very large spiders." Chiaki's voice, barely above a whisper seemed to echo on forever.
"Let me teach you another seal." Natsumi said, "We should be as quiet as possible while we are down here." Slowly she performed the hand seals and Chiaki performed the same ones, practicing the movements and then Natsumi touched Chiaki on the arm, she felt a surge of chakra and warmth spread between her shoulder blades and then Natsumi spoke directly to her mind.
'This is mind communion, we don't need to worry about others hearing us now, unless we make unnecessary noise, can you track?' The voice of Natsumi reverberated in Chiakis mind and Chiaki nodded, opening her mouth before closing it and replying with a non verbal affirmative thought.
She moved to follow the tracks, they were rather easy to follow, but then again, the spirit said that it wanted her to follow it.
She wondered what kind of yokai would provoke her, and the entirety of Iwagakure to make a point. It said something about helping?
The conversation would continue, from then on inside of their heads, not only keeping their hearing sharp, but letting Chiaki know exactly how noisy she actually was. Each footfall was a thunderstorm, each breath a gust of wind. Natsumi seemed to know more about stealth than she did. She wondered whether or not she was even cut out for this type of work.
She shook her head and focused on the task at hand, finding the boy.
Natsumi stopped and sighed, “You actually probably should know some more seals.” She took out her kunai, showed one seal, and then another seal, “One is called the control seal and the other one is called the directional seal. The chakra that you want to expel from one goes through the other. I was told that you were a user of Jikukan techniques, correct?” Chiaki nodded to say that she was, indeed a user of Jikukan techniques. “Well,” Natsumi continued, “These allow for your jutsu to pass through the control seal and into the directional seal, so if I were to want to perform a jutsu on you, say, I would mark my hand as thus,” She formed a seal on her palm, “And then I would form a seal on you, like so.”
She drew a seal on Chiaki, then wove some hand seals, and the seal disappeared on her, ‘I don’t get it.’ Chiaki looked all over herself, ‘where did the seal go?’
‘It was a secondary seal that I sent through the directional seal from the control seal, which means that I am able to make seals from further away and transfer them through this seal to you.’ Natsumi looked to see whether Chiaki had an understanding of this or if it was going over her head.
‘Kind of like my Kyoukan techniques actually, except that you can’t see the tether, which would be helpful I suppose in a battle. More often than not I am picked out because of the tethers that I have with my friends, and that is a little scary. Not only that but it also seems like it only takes chakra when you use it, which would be helpful as well. I wonder if it takes more chakra than usual.’ All of these thoughts ran through her mind like water through a sieve before Natsumi turned around and opened her eyes, making a shushing noise audibly in Chiaki’s mind as she stopped.
‘Ah, right, can hear my thoughts, sorry.’ Chiaki winced as she took the lead again. The tunnels were dark, darker than she had thought, and because they were only using Chiaki as a guide with her helmet that allowed her to see her way, the place looked eerily unkempt and unlit. She could see darker shadows moving as she passed between the rocks on the walls and on the ceiling, which made her think that they weren’t alone, even in this passageway.
Natsumi confirmed this with a mental nod, and pointed Chiaki in the direction that she needed to go. Not far after, Chiaki and Natsumi made their way to a ladder which almost seemed to be hanging on by its fingernails as it trailed down into the endless darkness.
‘This is where the map just says down, so I am assuming that it means all the way down.’ Natsumi nodded to Chiaki in a polite way of saying that she should descend into the very pits of the underworld first. Chiaki gulped and looked down. She hadn’t ever been afraid of heights. She had gone for walks in the mountains, had sat at the edge of cliffs, but the cavernous maw that yawned below her now made her wonder whether or not anyone would ever find her body if she fell into it.
‘Probably not, so don’t.’ Natsumi said, not reassuring Chiaki of anything as she started the descent on the ladder. The condensation of the cold metal in the warm tunnel made the ladder that was hanging on by pitons that were jutting out of the wall even harder, and it was a straight descent downward into the abyss. They would need to conserve their chakra, so slowly, and gently they made their descent down.
As they got lower, even the dim light of the upper tunnels of the caverns gave way into a blackness that her helmet could not produce light anymore. She gulped and shuddered, the ladder rattling as she did so, echoing both up into safety and into the abyss below her. She looked up to see whether or not Natsumi was even following her, and Natsumi’s foot planted right in her face.
‘Sorry, I am not accustomed to the lower levels.’ Natsumi apologized, ‘We are going to have to work out some way of illumination when we get down there.’
‘I have a Raiton shield that I could just power endlessly for light, once we get down there.’ She gulped, ‘It doesn’t have to protect me, just has to give off enough light for us to see by, the problem is that it will ruin our perception of distance.’
‘We really should have brought some sort of light if we were going this deep.’ Natsumi regretted it, ‘that or we could have dropped an anchor into the bottom and been there already.’ She mused to herself about whether or not they should just do that now.
‘If it is eaten by something, I don’t exactly want to end up a meal by proxy.’ Chiaki said, still telepathically to Natsumi who agreed back to her.
On they went, down into the abyssal depths, and as they did the air smelled more stale, older, and was thicker. It seemed like there was plant life down here, since the air was thicker, but also easier to breathe. She wondered what was lurking in the murky darkness. Probably nothing good. She had a sense that the cavern widened at this point, but she had no idea how much or into what, she just heard the echoes getting less and less close as she descended the ladder, each ‘tik TINK tik TINK’ of her sandals and Natsumi’s own against the metal were getting more and more muffled by something.
Finally Chiaki jarred herself on the ground that she couldn’t see and warned Natsumi mentally that they had found the bottom. There was some scuffling as they divested themselves of each other, trying to make sure that Chiaki didn’t accidentally shock her. Chiaki wove her seals and a flash of brilliant light flashed to life around Chiaki as she stared into the darkness. The void was only deepened, it seemed, from the light that she produced but at least within a few meters they could see. The plant life around them looked alien and closed in around them. The ladder looked like it had been ready to give, and Chiaki wondered at the fact that it was still able to hold the both of them.
A cool breeze was flowing from the tunnel, which at first alarmed Chiaki, but it made sense, if there was plant life down here and it wasn’t completely overgrown then there must be something that ate the plant life, of course. If there wasn’t then it would be much more overgrown and the plants would have outcompeted each other or ended up root bound and died from lack of pruning. Her mother had taught her some herbology.
‘Eyes ahead Chiaki, we will need to make sure that we are aware of things before they are aware of us.’ Natsumi took out one of her kunai, probably as a ward against whatever could attack them in close combat. Chiaki, however, was not a close-combat combatant, and she had absolutely no intentions of starting that right now.
‘I have an idea, it will cost me some chakra, but I can maintain one clone for a while, which can maintain this jutsu and walk ahead of us, that way if we’re ambushed, it will go for the clone and not me.’ Chiaki nodded to Natsumi, who nodded back as an affirmative.
Chiaki wove some more hand signs and a clone of herself, with the same jutsu sprang forth from her, she nodded to it, and it nodded to her, knowing what was wanted of her.
Chiaki dropped her own jutsu and it instantly got as dark as before the clone, but she wasn’t the source of light anymore. She felt strangely nude in the darkness that surrounded her now, and as she looked around, she couldn’t find any walls or anything that they could use as a reference point.
‘We’ll have to make our way along the wall with the ladder in order to get to where we’re going.’ Natsumi snapped at the clone and indicated that it should walk near the wall to guide them on the right side.
‘The first turn that we’re going to encounter is a right, so we should stick to that wall. Looks like the directions are rather scarce and sparse, and the map is rudimentary at best. It doesn’t even look like it belongs to any of the maps that we have made of the catacombs so far.’ Natsumi grumbled in her mind, forgetting momentarily that she was linked with Chiaki.
It was fine, as it gave Chiaki’s mind time to wander, and to wonder about what was waiting in the dark for them. The light was a bane and a boon, because, as Chiaki had been taught by Shinjiro and Maido, if you lit up in the darkness, more often than not you would be seen well before seeing what was coming at you.
Sure enough, a spider slammed into her clone, extinguishing hers and Natsumi’s light, they caught a glimpse of it as it ran into the clone, destroying it with its long fore-pincers. Chiaki and Natsumi were both surprised, seemingly by the encounter, and Chiaki could only think to make another light, another jutsu to protect herself since she wasn’t accustomed to fighting while blind. She found that the spider had moved towards her and was already getting ready to strike when she found the jutsu to make the light. She dodged out of the way of its pincers this time, kicking its alienesque visage, with mandibles clacking and beady lidless eyes staring into her, out of her way. The jutsu held true, and she found that the spider, while it was strong, wasn’t as strong as she had been led to believe by the taking of the people around town. Which meant that it was probably an ambush-predator, relying on toxins of some sort. From the fangs, she guessed a venom.
It twitched a couple of times, the Raiton jutsu doing its work to paralyze it, while Natsumi shook her long mane of blonde hair, “Can’t let it live Chiaki, I know you’re soft but you have to kill this thing.” Chiaki gulped and stared at its alien face. She had killed mosquitos before, but usually she actually preferred to release spiders back into the environment.
“Chiaki, focus, that thing will kill others if you leave it alive. That thing does not deserve your pity, nor does it deserve your mercy. You are a ninja of Iwagakure and you will act as such.” Natsumi commanded, and Chiaki felt that if she didn’t do this then she would be disobeying a direct order. Natsumi was already weaving hand seals for herself, and covered herself from head to toe in a jutsu that Chiaki could only guess at as Chiaki approached the drooling spider. It screeched at her, hateful creature that it was and Chiaki read fear, and anger, and hate in its alien eyes, all eight of them.
Sighting, she wove some hand seals and took her staff from her back, it wreathed itself in raiton Chakra. “Destroy it Chiaki and let’s be on our way, the longer you make the spirit wait, the longer that it will be holding that child hostage, and who knows, it might actually kill again.” The warning tone in Natsumi’s voice brooked no argument. Chiaki plunged the staff between the eight eyes and she felt the spider go limp, the legs curling as the life drained out of it. She couldn’t watch the eyes as she knew that they would coat with a film, the soul being severed from the body. She felt sick.
Chiaki pulled the staff out of the head of the spider, but didn’t release the jutsu. She might as well keep it going for the entire length so that they could have a light. She could maintain a small amount of chakra on it and herself and give her that much time to react.
“I am proud of you.” Natsumi said, a bit of pride welling up in her voice, and Chiaki could hear, rather than see the smile that Natsumi gave, it was a cold, calculating one. She saw only the potential for this thing to kill more of her people, and why not? Chiaki had to make the choice between putting this monster of a spider down or loosing more people. She gripped the staff tighter and as she approached the wall again, she saw that Natsumi was weaving more hand seals, “This will make sure that you keep quiet about what you saw down here, you saw the weaving right?”
Chiaki nodded, “Yes I did, what is it?”
“It’s the mute seal, it is what we use for our black ops specialists in order to keep them quiet about what they know about these situations.” She indicated that Chiaki should open her mouth by opening her own. Chiaki did as she was bade and Natsumi placed her finger on Chiaki’s tongue. She found that her ability to talk was actually all but taken away from her. Natsumi motioned for Chiaki to open her mouth again as she almost panicked, forgetting the mind link.
‘Open your mouth again, I will show you how to open the seal.’ She wove the same hand seals and placed her fingers on Chiaki’s tongue again, before Chiaki knew it she could talk again, “Thanks.” Chiaki said out loud, her voice echoing throughout the tunnel.
“It’s not like they don’t know where we are right now, they’re just probably waiting for us to make a mistake to strike.” Natsumi murmured, it might as well have been a shout, the echoes making it seem all the more eerie, ‘but we should continue our communication through the telepathic link if at all possible.
Chiaki nodded, knowing that the other Jounin’s advice was sound enough for her to follow it without question. She wondered how much of it was just nerves, and how much she didn’t know about the labyrinth and that was what was bothering her, but Chiaki felt a growing sense of dread as they walked on, taking the turns that were described on the map that she had received from the possessed little boy, she remembered his face, the glow of his eyes as she found out that he was possessed, it sent a shudder up her spine and into her limbs.
‘You seem troubled, Chiaki-chan.’ Natsumi spoke to her mind through the telepathic link, ‘if you are worried about something perhaps you should talk to me.’ They were continuing on in the dark, Chiaki leading the way, while Natsumi kept a watch on their back, it was slow going, and the cavern seemed rather endless, the wet stone beneath Chiaki’s feet made for a rather poor foothold as they continued to descend. The air was becoming less close as they continued on.
‘No, I am… well, I suppose I am troubled after all, I don’t know what we are going to do when we get there.’ Chiaki’s brow furrowed, ‘I don’t know how to face a monster such as this, one that can possess people, and I don’t know how to extract it from the child without harm to him.
‘More likely than not the child has already been burned from the inside out, there is probably little left of him and you should get over any sentiments that you have of saving him at this point. It would be pointless to have this exercise if it is going to just hurt you.’ Natsumi stated flatly, ‘If he is alive by the end of this, he will have no parents, and while we have systems for children such as him that are orphaned by the line of duty, we do not have the best conditions for all of them. There is a surplus because of the movements of Iwagakure of children that just never leave the group home until they become contributing members of society.’
All of Natsumi’s words hit Chiaki like a stone to the head. She felt the stone drop into her stomach, resting there, weighing her down. Gulping, she decided to press on. That was the world that they lived in, a cruel one, one without mercy, one with pain and misery, and they all just had to suck it up and learn to live with the hand they were delt.
‘Why are we even down here, if it is too late then?’ Chiaki asked, the question that she knew she didn’t want to hear the answer to but knew that she probably should hear the answer to anyhow, as it would be good for her.
‘Because while that thing is down here, it is a threat to the people of Iwagakure no sato, and we need to burn it out of its hole. It threatened all of the people of Iwagakure, killed a Chuunin, dragged the citizens down here, and seemingly feasts on the people and has done so for a while now. I don’t know what it meant by it needed your help, but that is not why you are down here Chiaki.’ The light of Chiaki’s jutsu started to fade, but as it did they noticed that the light around them had grown, the darkness wasn’t full darkness anymore, and they could again see vague shapes. Chiaki was able to see with her helmet jutsu much better than Natsumi, assuming that she was correct.
‘It looks like we are nearing the end of our trek, I am going to show you something that is called, “Fight the Power”. It is a jutsu that I used on myself just a bit ago, and wards against all sorts of blows, which is more than one can say for a lot of jutsu. You have to take into account their elements and in some circumstances they can even fail.’ Natsumi and Chiaki walked a bit further, noticing that they had made their way, inexplicably into a tunnel, though the tunnel was rather vast in dimensions, about 20 meters by 20 meters all said and done, and Chiaki was able to stop to see Natsumi in the growing light. She let go of her Raiton shield and coating on her weapon.
‘This is the seal that I used.’ Natsumi showed Chiaki the mother-seal and then wove the hand seals for it, showing the sequence. She had picked up on the fact that Chiaki was a quick study. Chiaki nodded to herself and wove the seals before placing her hand on herself, the sensation of the tattoo for the Iijutsu spreading over her body felt like a warm bath. She looked around as the seal wove itself like a second skin but an armor around her body.
‘Neat trick.’ Chiaki flexed her hand and nodded to Natsumi, ‘Thank you for this!’
‘Not a trick, a tool, use it well.’ Natsumi looked around at the chamber that it had deposited them both in. It seemed like it was some sort of a lush forest, but underground. The trees didn’t seem to want for lack of light, and there was an eerie glow to the place around it, a sort of were-light that permeated the place in a pink and green tinged soft tones.
‘I think that we’re here.’ Chiaki stated the obvious in the interim, wondering whether or not she was going to get to see the surface ever again. She looked around the place and she noticed the distinct lack of something that she had taken for granted. The sound of the trees was gone, their movement stilled in the stagnant air of the catacombs. They made even less noise here than on the slick stone behind them. Chiaki wondered whether or not that was a good thing here, because if they had their footfalls dampened, surely their enemy had the same advantage, right? She looked around, sniffing the air, wondering whether or not there was something to this whole thing.
“Welcome, Chiaki-chan, Natsumi-chan to my lair, please, if you would, come to the shrine in the middle. Be careful of the plants, they bite.” A sultry voice was coming from the middle of the cavern, but it reverberated around them, throwing the voice into many different places all at once.
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To Be Continued
Jutsu training: 10,541/23,400Show
Jutsu trained so far: 25 below-S rank techs and 1 S rank tech.
54 jutsu: 14 of which are S rank. 23,400 words needed
Chiaki can train all jutsu except S rank at 400 words (due to perk) S ranks are trained at 500 words (due to perk). Training from Natsumi with Niro’s permission.
13 are custom and are marked with the ~ sign:
Booby trap check, seal analysis, directional seal, control seal, group link, antisensory, self-destruct, memory erasure, fight the power, mind communion, domain of the gods, extended domain, Guiding storm, guiding thunder, near and far, acceleration of mind and body (both), formula seal, all from Tatsuo
[Space-Time - Formula Seal]
C-rank Augment Fuuinjutsu
A fuuinjutsu developed by Nyūsen, Natsumi. This fuuinjutsu serves as the anchor and location for the teleportation of the [Space-Time - Acceleration of Mind and Body] jutsu. The fuuinjutsu can be rubbed off with a strength of [Control] and is able to be placed by the user on inanimate such as kunai, blank tags, animate objects, and even people.
[Space-Time - Acceleration of Mind and Body Tag]
C-rank Charge Fuuinjutsu
Prerequisite: [Space-Time - Acceleration of Mind and Body]
The carrier of this seal will be able to channel chakra into the seal and activate the [Space-Time - Acceleration of Mind and Body] jutsu, opening space around themselves and anything they are touching to teleport instantly to a [Space-Time - Formula Seal] within 25 meters of the user.
[Space-Time - Acceleration of Mind and Body]
C-rank Jikukan Ninjutsu
The user will channel chakra to their body as they focuses on one of their [Space-Time - Formula Seal]s which act as a conduit for this technique. As long as they focuses on a specific object or place tagged with this fuuinjutsu the user can open space around themselves and anything they are touching to teleport there instantly as long as its within 25 meters of the user.
[Open Space • Near and Far]
B-rank Jikukan Ninjutsu
Prerequisite: [Space-Time - Formula Seal]
The user will channel chakra throughout their body before holding out their hand as if grasping something. After doing so, the users chakra will reach out through space itself to grab hold of anything bearing the [Space-Time - Formula Seal], bringing the object in question to their hand regardless of distance or who currently possess it.
[Guiding Thunder]
B-Rank Space-Time Ninjutsu
The user will channel the needed chakra and spawn a 20m diameter Space-Time portal leading to the void between realms. The portal draws in anything, whether it be attacks, debris, or even people, with [Control] Strength and Speed and deposits whatever is sucked up into the empty between realms or directed to a specific location with the aid of a [Space-Time - Formula Seal].
[Guiding Storm]
A-Rank Space-Time Ninjutsu
The user will channel the needed chakra and spawn four 40m diameter Space-Time portal leading to the void between realms. These portal draws in anything, whether it be attacks, debris, or even people, with [Control] Strength and Speed and deposits whatever is sucked up into the empty between realms or directed to a specific location with the aid of a [Space-Time - Formula Seal].
~[Space-Time - Perfected Acceleration of Mind and Body]
S-rank Jikukan Ninjutsu
The user will channel chakra to their body as they focuses on one of their [Space-Time - Formula Seal]s which act as a conduit for this technique. As long as they focuses on a specific object or place tagged with this fuuinjutsu the user can open space around themselves and anything they are touching to teleport there instantly as long as its within 25 meters of the user.
~[Space-Time - Perfected Acceleration of Mind and Body Tag]
S-rank Charge Fuuinjutsu
Prerequisite: [Space-Time - Acceleration of Mind and Body]
The carrier of this seal will be able to channel chakra into the seal and activate the [Space-Time - Acceleration of Mind and Body] jutsu, opening space around themselves and anything they are touching to teleport instantly to a [Space-Time - Formula Seal] within 25 meters of the user.
*Fuuinjutsu • Removal
D-Rank Fuuinjutsu
After performing the necessary hand seals, the user will hold their hand over a seal, and begin to remove it. This removal will be successful as long as the user has more [Control] than that of which the Fuuinjutsu was sealed with.
~Charge Fuuinjutsu • Barrier Trap
D-Rank Fuuinjutsu
After placing up to four barrier tags in a square, line, or triangle, the user draws a line connecting each of the tags. When kai'd, all the tags are set off simultaneously throwing up a barrier at a strength and speed of the user’s [Control] with the tags on the inside of this barrier. This barrier lasts for 4 posts.
*Storage Fuuinjutsu • Tool Storage
D-Rank Fuuinjutsu
After drawing a seal formula on a surface, ensuring it is large enough for the object that is about to be stored. The user will then begin placing the object into the seal. The user can only seal objects up to their ([Control]*2)m^3 in size.
*Storage Fuuinjutsu • Storage Strike
C-Rank Fuuinjutsu
Used in conjunction with storage seals, the user forms the needed hand seals then touches the storage seal causing it to release up to three of the objects stored in it simultaneously, as if they were thrown at a strength of the user’s [Control]. The three objects will be released in a small spread, only a few inches apart from each other.
~Storage Fuuinjutsu • Depth Seal
C-Rank Fuuinjutsu
After drawing a seal of appropriate size for the object but no larger than 1 meter, the user is able to store things at depth within this seal to near limitless lengths. The user is able to store up to [Control]/2 of the same item within this seal regardless of the depth of the surface. They may use the Kai hand seal to retrieve these objects.
*Augment Fuuinjutsu • Strengthen and Enhance
C-Rank Fuuinjutsu
After drawing the necessary seals on the object, the user will imbue the object with a strength equal to their [Control]. The size of this fuuinjutsu is contextual in terms of the object it is applied to and the strength it is enhanced to. For example, if imbued with 50 strength the object will have 90% of its surface space covered, while if only imbued with 25 strength roughly under half of its surface space would be taken up by the seal.
[Booby Trap Check]
C-rank Removal Fuuinjutsu
The user will perform the correct hand seals and trace the outline of a seal. They will carefully probe the seal in question with their chakra to check if there is any countermeasures attached to removing the seal. This will reveal traps added to fuuinjutsu casted or placed with less than or equal [Control] to the user.
[Seal Analysis]
C-Rank Removal Fuuinjutsu
Fuuinjutsu is an extremely formulaic style of jutsu, the seal itself almost forming a "source code" of sorts to the actual purpose of the seal. After the appropriate hand seals, the user will touch the seal, scanning it carefully with their chakra and analyzing the handiwork of the seal. This will reveal the complexity and rank of fuuinjutsu casted or placed with less than or equal [Control] to the user.
*Augment Fuuinjutsu • Secret Seal
C-Rank Fuuinjutsu
After performing the necessary hand seals, the user will chant off a list of words, then they’ll then touch the target’s tongue as the seal forms on it. As long as the seal remains on the target's tongue, their ability to speak those words is removed.
[Directional Seal]
C-rank Augment Fuuinjutsu
The user will channel the needed chakra and touch a single ally to grant them the [Directional Seal]. The user can direct jutsu they cast through the [Control Seal] to the [Directional Seal] to apply to their ally.
[Control Seal]
C-rank Augment Fuuinjutsu
The user will channel the needed chakra and touch themselves to cause a [Control Seal] to form on their palm. While this seal is active, the user may elect to send their jutsu through the seal to affect the individual with the [Directional Seal].
Augment Fuuinjutsu • Group Link
B-Rank Fuuinjutsu
By performing the necessary hand seals, the user will can touch a number of targets up to her [Chakra Pool] on their ear and the lips, this creates an audio link between themselves and up to [Chakra Pool] targets they personally place this seal combination on. While hearing is always active, channeling chakra into the seal allows affected targets to speak, their words being stored and transmitted to the other seals. The act of speaking charges negligent chakra.
Ranged Augment Fuuinjutsu • Mute
B-Rank Fuuinjutsu
The user will perform the necessary hand seals then touch one of their butterflies, which will then attempt to touch their target. Upon that butterfly coming into contact a 10x10 inch seal on their target will form, completely removing their ability to speak until the seal is removed or deactivated. If the butterfly should travel further than 60 meters from the user: the fuuinjutsu fails.
[Trap Fuuinjutsu: Anti Sensory]
B-rank Augment Fuuinjutsu
By making adjustments and adding linework to a previous fuuinjutsu, the seal will be only able to be detected by Sensory jutsu with equal to or greater [Control] to the caster.
[Trap Fuuinjutsu: Self-destruct]
B-rank Augment Fuuinjutsu
By making adjustments and adding linework to a previous fuuinjutsu, the new seal will be booby-trapped. If any of the other fuuinjutsu this is tied into are messed with before this one is disarmed, the object the original seal is placed on will explode with [Control] strength.
[Fuuinjutsu: Memory Erasure]
A-rank Augment Fuuinjutsu
The user will draw out the needed seal on to another person's head and perform the needed hand seals to start. Once the hand seals are done and chakra is flowing into the seal and brain, any memories, conscious or unconscious, experienced during this time will not be recorded by the brain and therefore unrecoverable. Once chakra is no longer being fed to the seal, it will stop preventing conscious and unconscious memories.
*Augment Fuuinjutsu • Chakra Forbid Seal
A-Rank Fuuinjutsu
After forming the necessary hand seals, the user will have their hand glow with five seals on each of their fingers before they make contact with their target transferring the seals. This seals off the target's tenketsu, disturbing their chakra flow and blocking it, essentially making the target incapable of utilizing their chakra for jutsu as long as the seal is on them.
*Augment Fuuinjutsu • Paralysis
A-Rank Fuuinjutsu
After forming the necessary hand seals, the user will have their hand glow with five seals on each of their fingers before they make contact with their target transferring the seals.This seals off the target’s ability to move their body and limbs disrupting their nervous system. This does not affect jutsu casting or ability to think.
[Fight the Power]
A-rank Charge Fuuinjutsu
The user will channel the needed chakra and touch either themselves or an ally. Depending on the [Control] it is casted with, the fuuinjutsu will cover between 25%-90% of the users body. Once struck, the fuuinjutsu will activate and reflect strikes until broken. Ninjutsu will bounce back in the direction they came from and taijutsu strikes will rebound upon the opponent's body. Attacks that break through will not be reflected.
[Mind Communion]
A-rank Augment Fuuinjutsu
The user will channel the needed chakra before they touch up to 3 allies and grant them a [Mind Communion] seal which forms between their shoulder blades. Those with the seal are able to communicate and share thoughts with each other.
[Imminent Domain of the Gods]
S-Rank TenkuJikukan Charge Fuuinjutsu
The user will channel the needed chakra and place their hand on a surface. A large fuuinjutsu will spread from the contact and cause an array of effects on summons and spirits. Summons and spirits tethered to the Human Realm by those with a [Control] stat lower than the users [Control] will find themselves banished back to where they were called from. Those tethered to the Human Realm by those with a [Control] stat equal to the users [Control] will find the initial and periodical drain they cause to their caster to double.
[Extended Dominion]
S-Rank Space-Time Tenkufuuinjutsu
Prerequisite: A combined CP between Caster and Subject of least 70
By studying what little information she was permitted by Kirigakure about the shinobi Kozaki, she developed a fuuinjutsu which allows him to extend his [Dominion] out over 250 meters. This also requires others who use Space/Time or Summoning Jutsu to pay double the cost to work against the [Dominion] unless their [Control] is greater than the casters. This fuuinjutsu requires a constant effort by the Caster and Subject, requiring them to be immobile.
~Ranged Augment Fuuinjutsu • Chakra Forbid Seal
S-Rank Fuuinjutsu
Requirements: *Augment Fuuinjutsu • Chakra Forbid Seal
After forming the necessary hand seals, the user will have their hand glow with five seals on each of their fingers before they make contact with their butterflies. The butterflies can then travel up to 160 meters with [synch] speed to touch the target transferring the seals. This seals off the target's tenketsu, disturbing their chakra flow and blocking it, essentially making the target incapable of utilizing their chakra for jutsu as long as the seal is on them.
~Ranged Augment Fuuinjutsu • Paralysis
S-Rank Fuuinjutsu
Requirements: *Augment Fuuinjutsu • Paralysis
After forming the necessary hand seals, the user will have their hand glow with five seals on each of their fingers before they make contact with their butterflies. The butterflies can then travel up to 160 meters with [synch] speed to touch the target, transferring the seals.This seals off the target’s ability to move their body and limbs disrupting their nervous system. This does not affect jutsu casting or ability to think.
~Augment Fuuinjutsu • Blind, Deaf, Mute
S-Rank Fuuinjutsu
Requirements: Ranged Augment Fuuinjutsu • Mute
The user will channel chakra and then form a seal out of their butterflies, then the butterflies will fly at a speed of [synch] and if they touch the target a 15x15 inch seal on their target will form, completely removing their ability to speak, hear, or see until the seal is removed or deactivated by a fuuinjutsu with [control]. If the butterflies should travel further than 160 meters from the user, the fuuinjutsu fails.
54 jutsu: 14 of which are S rank. 23,400 words needed
Chiaki can train all jutsu except S rank at 400 words (due to perk) S ranks are trained at 500 words (due to perk). Training from Natsumi with Niro’s permission.
13 are custom and are marked with the ~ sign:
Booby trap check, seal analysis, directional seal, control seal, group link, antisensory, self-destruct, memory erasure, fight the power, mind communion, domain of the gods, extended domain, Guiding storm, guiding thunder, near and far, acceleration of mind and body (both), formula seal, all from Tatsuo
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[Space-Time - Formula Seal]
C-rank Augment Fuuinjutsu
A fuuinjutsu developed by Nyūsen, Natsumi. This fuuinjutsu serves as the anchor and location for the teleportation of the [Space-Time - Acceleration of Mind and Body] jutsu. The fuuinjutsu can be rubbed off with a strength of [Control] and is able to be placed by the user on inanimate such as kunai, blank tags, animate objects, and even people.
[Space-Time - Acceleration of Mind and Body Tag]
C-rank Charge Fuuinjutsu
Prerequisite: [Space-Time - Acceleration of Mind and Body]
The carrier of this seal will be able to channel chakra into the seal and activate the [Space-Time - Acceleration of Mind and Body] jutsu, opening space around themselves and anything they are touching to teleport instantly to a [Space-Time - Formula Seal] within 25 meters of the user.
[Space-Time - Acceleration of Mind and Body]
C-rank Jikukan Ninjutsu
The user will channel chakra to their body as they focuses on one of their [Space-Time - Formula Seal]s which act as a conduit for this technique. As long as they focuses on a specific object or place tagged with this fuuinjutsu the user can open space around themselves and anything they are touching to teleport there instantly as long as its within 25 meters of the user.
[Open Space • Near and Far]
B-rank Jikukan Ninjutsu
Prerequisite: [Space-Time - Formula Seal]
The user will channel chakra throughout their body before holding out their hand as if grasping something. After doing so, the users chakra will reach out through space itself to grab hold of anything bearing the [Space-Time - Formula Seal], bringing the object in question to their hand regardless of distance or who currently possess it.
[Guiding Thunder]
B-Rank Space-Time Ninjutsu
The user will channel the needed chakra and spawn a 20m diameter Space-Time portal leading to the void between realms. The portal draws in anything, whether it be attacks, debris, or even people, with [Control] Strength and Speed and deposits whatever is sucked up into the empty between realms or directed to a specific location with the aid of a [Space-Time - Formula Seal].
[Guiding Storm]
A-Rank Space-Time Ninjutsu
The user will channel the needed chakra and spawn four 40m diameter Space-Time portal leading to the void between realms. These portal draws in anything, whether it be attacks, debris, or even people, with [Control] Strength and Speed and deposits whatever is sucked up into the empty between realms or directed to a specific location with the aid of a [Space-Time - Formula Seal].
~[Space-Time - Perfected Acceleration of Mind and Body]
S-rank Jikukan Ninjutsu
The user will channel chakra to their body as they focuses on one of their [Space-Time - Formula Seal]s which act as a conduit for this technique. As long as they focuses on a specific object or place tagged with this fuuinjutsu the user can open space around themselves and anything they are touching to teleport there instantly as long as its within 25 meters of the user.
~[Space-Time - Perfected Acceleration of Mind and Body Tag]
S-rank Charge Fuuinjutsu
Prerequisite: [Space-Time - Acceleration of Mind and Body]
The carrier of this seal will be able to channel chakra into the seal and activate the [Space-Time - Acceleration of Mind and Body] jutsu, opening space around themselves and anything they are touching to teleport instantly to a [Space-Time - Formula Seal] within 25 meters of the user.
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*Fuuinjutsu • Removal
D-Rank Fuuinjutsu
After performing the necessary hand seals, the user will hold their hand over a seal, and begin to remove it. This removal will be successful as long as the user has more [Control] than that of which the Fuuinjutsu was sealed with.
~Charge Fuuinjutsu • Barrier Trap
D-Rank Fuuinjutsu
After placing up to four barrier tags in a square, line, or triangle, the user draws a line connecting each of the tags. When kai'd, all the tags are set off simultaneously throwing up a barrier at a strength and speed of the user’s [Control] with the tags on the inside of this barrier. This barrier lasts for 4 posts.
*Storage Fuuinjutsu • Tool Storage
D-Rank Fuuinjutsu
After drawing a seal formula on a surface, ensuring it is large enough for the object that is about to be stored. The user will then begin placing the object into the seal. The user can only seal objects up to their ([Control]*2)m^3 in size.
*Storage Fuuinjutsu • Storage Strike
C-Rank Fuuinjutsu
Used in conjunction with storage seals, the user forms the needed hand seals then touches the storage seal causing it to release up to three of the objects stored in it simultaneously, as if they were thrown at a strength of the user’s [Control]. The three objects will be released in a small spread, only a few inches apart from each other.
~Storage Fuuinjutsu • Depth Seal
C-Rank Fuuinjutsu
After drawing a seal of appropriate size for the object but no larger than 1 meter, the user is able to store things at depth within this seal to near limitless lengths. The user is able to store up to [Control]/2 of the same item within this seal regardless of the depth of the surface. They may use the Kai hand seal to retrieve these objects.
*Augment Fuuinjutsu • Strengthen and Enhance
C-Rank Fuuinjutsu
After drawing the necessary seals on the object, the user will imbue the object with a strength equal to their [Control]. The size of this fuuinjutsu is contextual in terms of the object it is applied to and the strength it is enhanced to. For example, if imbued with 50 strength the object will have 90% of its surface space covered, while if only imbued with 25 strength roughly under half of its surface space would be taken up by the seal.
[Booby Trap Check]
C-rank Removal Fuuinjutsu
The user will perform the correct hand seals and trace the outline of a seal. They will carefully probe the seal in question with their chakra to check if there is any countermeasures attached to removing the seal. This will reveal traps added to fuuinjutsu casted or placed with less than or equal [Control] to the user.
[Seal Analysis]
C-Rank Removal Fuuinjutsu
Fuuinjutsu is an extremely formulaic style of jutsu, the seal itself almost forming a "source code" of sorts to the actual purpose of the seal. After the appropriate hand seals, the user will touch the seal, scanning it carefully with their chakra and analyzing the handiwork of the seal. This will reveal the complexity and rank of fuuinjutsu casted or placed with less than or equal [Control] to the user.
*Augment Fuuinjutsu • Secret Seal
C-Rank Fuuinjutsu
After performing the necessary hand seals, the user will chant off a list of words, then they’ll then touch the target’s tongue as the seal forms on it. As long as the seal remains on the target's tongue, their ability to speak those words is removed.
[Directional Seal]
C-rank Augment Fuuinjutsu
The user will channel the needed chakra and touch a single ally to grant them the [Directional Seal]. The user can direct jutsu they cast through the [Control Seal] to the [Directional Seal] to apply to their ally.
[Control Seal]
C-rank Augment Fuuinjutsu
The user will channel the needed chakra and touch themselves to cause a [Control Seal] to form on their palm. While this seal is active, the user may elect to send their jutsu through the seal to affect the individual with the [Directional Seal].
Augment Fuuinjutsu • Group Link
B-Rank Fuuinjutsu
By performing the necessary hand seals, the user will can touch a number of targets up to her [Chakra Pool] on their ear and the lips, this creates an audio link between themselves and up to [Chakra Pool] targets they personally place this seal combination on. While hearing is always active, channeling chakra into the seal allows affected targets to speak, their words being stored and transmitted to the other seals. The act of speaking charges negligent chakra.
Ranged Augment Fuuinjutsu • Mute
B-Rank Fuuinjutsu
The user will perform the necessary hand seals then touch one of their butterflies, which will then attempt to touch their target. Upon that butterfly coming into contact a 10x10 inch seal on their target will form, completely removing their ability to speak until the seal is removed or deactivated. If the butterfly should travel further than 60 meters from the user: the fuuinjutsu fails.
[Trap Fuuinjutsu: Anti Sensory]
B-rank Augment Fuuinjutsu
By making adjustments and adding linework to a previous fuuinjutsu, the seal will be only able to be detected by Sensory jutsu with equal to or greater [Control] to the caster.
[Trap Fuuinjutsu: Self-destruct]
B-rank Augment Fuuinjutsu
By making adjustments and adding linework to a previous fuuinjutsu, the new seal will be booby-trapped. If any of the other fuuinjutsu this is tied into are messed with before this one is disarmed, the object the original seal is placed on will explode with [Control] strength.
[Fuuinjutsu: Memory Erasure]
A-rank Augment Fuuinjutsu
The user will draw out the needed seal on to another person's head and perform the needed hand seals to start. Once the hand seals are done and chakra is flowing into the seal and brain, any memories, conscious or unconscious, experienced during this time will not be recorded by the brain and therefore unrecoverable. Once chakra is no longer being fed to the seal, it will stop preventing conscious and unconscious memories.
*Augment Fuuinjutsu • Chakra Forbid Seal
A-Rank Fuuinjutsu
After forming the necessary hand seals, the user will have their hand glow with five seals on each of their fingers before they make contact with their target transferring the seals. This seals off the target's tenketsu, disturbing their chakra flow and blocking it, essentially making the target incapable of utilizing their chakra for jutsu as long as the seal is on them.
*Augment Fuuinjutsu • Paralysis
A-Rank Fuuinjutsu
After forming the necessary hand seals, the user will have their hand glow with five seals on each of their fingers before they make contact with their target transferring the seals.This seals off the target’s ability to move their body and limbs disrupting their nervous system. This does not affect jutsu casting or ability to think.
[Fight the Power]
A-rank Charge Fuuinjutsu
The user will channel the needed chakra and touch either themselves or an ally. Depending on the [Control] it is casted with, the fuuinjutsu will cover between 25%-90% of the users body. Once struck, the fuuinjutsu will activate and reflect strikes until broken. Ninjutsu will bounce back in the direction they came from and taijutsu strikes will rebound upon the opponent's body. Attacks that break through will not be reflected.
[Mind Communion]
A-rank Augment Fuuinjutsu
The user will channel the needed chakra before they touch up to 3 allies and grant them a [Mind Communion] seal which forms between their shoulder blades. Those with the seal are able to communicate and share thoughts with each other.
[Imminent Domain of the Gods]
S-Rank TenkuJikukan Charge Fuuinjutsu
The user will channel the needed chakra and place their hand on a surface. A large fuuinjutsu will spread from the contact and cause an array of effects on summons and spirits. Summons and spirits tethered to the Human Realm by those with a [Control] stat lower than the users [Control] will find themselves banished back to where they were called from. Those tethered to the Human Realm by those with a [Control] stat equal to the users [Control] will find the initial and periodical drain they cause to their caster to double.
[Extended Dominion]
S-Rank Space-Time Tenkufuuinjutsu
Prerequisite: A combined CP between Caster and Subject of least 70
By studying what little information she was permitted by Kirigakure about the shinobi Kozaki, she developed a fuuinjutsu which allows him to extend his [Dominion] out over 250 meters. This also requires others who use Space/Time or Summoning Jutsu to pay double the cost to work against the [Dominion] unless their [Control] is greater than the casters. This fuuinjutsu requires a constant effort by the Caster and Subject, requiring them to be immobile.
~Ranged Augment Fuuinjutsu • Chakra Forbid Seal
S-Rank Fuuinjutsu
Requirements: *Augment Fuuinjutsu • Chakra Forbid Seal
After forming the necessary hand seals, the user will have their hand glow with five seals on each of their fingers before they make contact with their butterflies. The butterflies can then travel up to 160 meters with [synch] speed to touch the target transferring the seals. This seals off the target's tenketsu, disturbing their chakra flow and blocking it, essentially making the target incapable of utilizing their chakra for jutsu as long as the seal is on them.
~Ranged Augment Fuuinjutsu • Paralysis
S-Rank Fuuinjutsu
Requirements: *Augment Fuuinjutsu • Paralysis
After forming the necessary hand seals, the user will have their hand glow with five seals on each of their fingers before they make contact with their butterflies. The butterflies can then travel up to 160 meters with [synch] speed to touch the target, transferring the seals.This seals off the target’s ability to move their body and limbs disrupting their nervous system. This does not affect jutsu casting or ability to think.
~Augment Fuuinjutsu • Blind, Deaf, Mute
S-Rank Fuuinjutsu
Requirements: Ranged Augment Fuuinjutsu • Mute
The user will channel chakra and then form a seal out of their butterflies, then the butterflies will fly at a speed of [synch] and if they touch the target a 15x15 inch seal on their target will form, completely removing their ability to speak, hear, or see until the seal is removed or deactivated by a fuuinjutsu with [control]. If the butterflies should travel further than 160 meters from the user, the fuuinjutsu fails.
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*Shizumeru • [Shackles of Authority]
C-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
After performing a set of hand seals, the user focuses chakra towards their hand. A chain made of Maroon chakra will shoot from their palm towards the target at [Control] speed, up to 20 meters away. If it hits a spirit, a jinchuuriki, tsukimogami, or other such being, the chain will wrap around them, placing their arms, if they have any, to their side, stopping them from performing hand seals. These chains cling to the chakra of the Spirit itself, and are unable to be broken through physical means. If the target has a related Mastery stat or a Spirit has a strength stat higher than 10, they are able to break the binding. If the chains are able to stay on their target, they will drain away -1 Mastery from hosts or -1 Strength from Spirits until broken free of.
*Shizumeru • [Vision of Spirits]
C-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
Pre-Requisite: Sensory Concentration
After performing the needed hand seals, the user focuses chakra to their eyes, causing the Maroon chakra to flare up around their eyes. This works similar to a doujutsu, but with no physical change to the eye itself, allowing the user to see the chakra of spirits and spirit related objects/people as an aura of Maroon. While useful for a quick glance, it can be used up to [Chakra Pool]/5 posts, before needing to be refreshed.
*Shizumeru • [Voice of Spirits]
C-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
After performing the needed hand seals and focusing chakra into their hand, the user places their hand on the head of a Spirit host, or on the object containing a spirit. This allows them to speak directly to the spirit in a telepathic link.
*Shizumeru • [Containing Spirits]
C-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
After doing the needed hand seals, the user will create a 10 meter cubed barrier within 15 meters of their location at [Control] Speed with [Control] Strength. This barrier is created of pure Maroon chakra and will only stop things that are related to spirits, normally jinchuuriki. As a result, those that are stopped by the barrier are unable to make their way through unless they can break it. Those untainted by spirits are able to pass through the barrier at their leisure. This barrier lasts for 4 posts.
*Spirit Binding • [Seishin Kanri]
C-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
After preforming the necessary hand seals, the user shoots out a chain of Maroon Chakra at [Control] speed that wraps around the spirit up to 25 meters. If the spirit stays sealed within this chain for 4 posts, the spirit is subjected to the control of the user of the technique, regardless of contracts up to 4 posts. If the spirit has more than 10 strength it can break the chain. This jutsu can only be used on D-Rank spirits.
*Shizumeru • [Unconnected Connection]
B-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
After performing the needed hand seals, the user focuses chakra into their body, giving them a slight Maroon glow. For the next 10 posts, whenever they speak, they are able to communicate with Spirits of all sorts, including those inside of jinchuuriki within 20 meters.
~Shizumeru • [Heal the beast]
B-rank Tenkujutsu (Iijutsu)
Pre-Requisite: Iijutsu concenteation
After forming the needed hand seals, the user will reach out with their own spirit and touch a spirit. This will heal wounds caused to the spirit from Tenkujutsu at +5 mastery (up to original mastery or strength) for every post that the spirit maintains contact. This can be passed through the Kyoukan link per the Kyoukan tether.
*Shizumeru • [Intention of Spirits]
B-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
Pre-Requisite: Sensory Concentration
After performing the needed hand seals, the user focuses chakra to their eyes, causing the Maroon chakra to flare up around their eyes. This works similar to a doujutsu, but with no physical change to the eye itself, allowing the user to see the chakra of spirits and spirit related objects/people as an aura of Maroon. Additionally, they are able to see how the spirit is interacting with their host, be it a jinchuuriki, or a joruri. While useful for a quick glance, it can be used up to [Chakra Pool]/5 posts, before needing to be refreshed.
*Ochiiru • [Minor Possession Removal]
B-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
Pre-Requisite: Storage & Force Fuuinjutsu Concentration
After performing the needed hand seals, the user will place their hand on an object that is being possessed by a spirit, such as a joruri of Common Soul size or lower. Over the course of a full post, as long as contact is maintained, the spirit will be banished from the object.
*Kuchiyose • [Numa Seitai]
B-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
Pre-Requisite: Charge Fuuinjutsu Concentration
After placing the necessary fuuinjutsu and preforming the needed hand seals, the user summons an area up to 20x20x20 meters that lasts for 5 posts. This barrier creates a swamp overlay transferred from the spirit realm, that is layered with a thick heavy bog, and the sound of muck bubbling up due to carbonation. This allows the user to summon spirits cost free at the cost of one lump sum of chakra up-front.
*Shizumeru • [Deny the Master]
A-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
After doing the needed hand seals, the user will point their finger towards a target and fire off a beam of pure Maroon chakra. This beam of chakra has a diameter of 1 inch and flies at [Control] Speed, up to 60 meters away. While unable to move during the firing of the technique, the user is able to control the direction of the beam, allowing them to move in any direction they desire to make sure contact is achieved. If the beam hits a spiritual host who is in a form higher than 0, this will cause a drop of -6 Mastery or if it hits a spirit will cause a drop of -6 Strength for 5 posts.
*Shizumeru • [Shackles of Authority]
S-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
After performing a set of hand seals, the user focuses chakra towards their hand. A chain made of Maroon chakra will shoot from their palm towards the target at [Control] speed, up to 80 meters away. If it hits a spirit, a jinchuuriki, tsukimogami, or other such being, the chain will wrap around them, placing their arms, if they have any, to their side, stopping them from performing hand seals. These chains cling to the chakra of the Spirit itself, and are unable to be broken through physical means. If the target has a related Mastery stat or a Spirit has a strength stat higher than 35, they are able to break the binding. If the chains are able to stay on their target, they will drain away -9 Mastery from hosts or -9 Strength from Spirits until broken free of.
*Ochiiru • [Temporary Housing]
S-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
Pre-Requisite: Storage & Force Fuuinjutsu Concentration
After doing the needed hand seals and writing the correct seals or having them premade on a storage device (such as a pot), the user is able to take advantage of a spirit that has been recently ejected from a host/object or one that has been defeated. As long as this jutsu is used the post after the spirit was ejected/defeated, the fuuinjutsu consumes the spirit, trapping them inside until the seal is broken or it is purposefully released.
*Ochiiru • [Tsukumogami Creation]
S-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
Prerequisite: Storage & Force Fuuinjutsu Concentration
After doing the needed hand seals, while having the *Shizumeru • [Temporary Housing] of a spirit close by, the user will attempt to seal a greater soul spirit within an object. By writing a seal onto the object, the spirit will then be sealed within the object. This takes a total of 10 posts to complete.
*Shizumeru • [Complete Dominion]
S-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
Prerequisite: 45 Control, Augment Fuuinjutsu Concentration
By placing the correct seals on the person and placing their hand making contact onto a spirit or a spiritual being, and then by performing "Chakra Kai", the caster is able to temporarily stop the spirit from influencing an object that it is possessing or sealed into, prohibiting the ability for the host to call upon the spirit's chakra until the seal is broken.
*Ochiiru • [Jinchuuriki Creation]
S-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
Prerequisite: 45 Control, Storage & Force Fuuinjutsu Concentration, (optional) multiple people
After doing the needed hand seals, while having the *Shizumeru • [Temporary Housing] of a spirit close by, the user will attempt to seal the spirit within a living host. By writing a seal onto the host, the spirit will then be sealed within the host. Users with less than 40 Chakra Pool who attempt to perform this jutsu will die after its completion. However if the user has additional help, they can use an additional person to supplement the stamina they do not have as long as the grand total equals 40 Chakra Pool. This takes a total of 10 posts to complete.
*Ochiiru • [Spiritual Extraction]
S-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
Prerequisite: 45 Control from the jutsu caster, a minimum of 200 Chakra Pool, Storage & Force Fuuinjutsu Concentration
Each participant must share their chakra with the unsealer, as they perform the needed hand seals. The user will then pump this vast amount of chakra into the seal of a grand soul host, such as a jinchuuriki. This process takes a total of 200 Chakra Pool from the group to extract the spirit from the host, who will in turn die. If the total sum of stamina is not met, the participants will all die. It only takes one individual in the group to know this jutsu. This takes 10 whole posts to complete.
C-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
After performing a set of hand seals, the user focuses chakra towards their hand. A chain made of Maroon chakra will shoot from their palm towards the target at [Control] speed, up to 20 meters away. If it hits a spirit, a jinchuuriki, tsukimogami, or other such being, the chain will wrap around them, placing their arms, if they have any, to their side, stopping them from performing hand seals. These chains cling to the chakra of the Spirit itself, and are unable to be broken through physical means. If the target has a related Mastery stat or a Spirit has a strength stat higher than 10, they are able to break the binding. If the chains are able to stay on their target, they will drain away -1 Mastery from hosts or -1 Strength from Spirits until broken free of.
*Shizumeru • [Vision of Spirits]
C-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
Pre-Requisite: Sensory Concentration
After performing the needed hand seals, the user focuses chakra to their eyes, causing the Maroon chakra to flare up around their eyes. This works similar to a doujutsu, but with no physical change to the eye itself, allowing the user to see the chakra of spirits and spirit related objects/people as an aura of Maroon. While useful for a quick glance, it can be used up to [Chakra Pool]/5 posts, before needing to be refreshed.
*Shizumeru • [Voice of Spirits]
C-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
After performing the needed hand seals and focusing chakra into their hand, the user places their hand on the head of a Spirit host, or on the object containing a spirit. This allows them to speak directly to the spirit in a telepathic link.
*Shizumeru • [Containing Spirits]
C-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
After doing the needed hand seals, the user will create a 10 meter cubed barrier within 15 meters of their location at [Control] Speed with [Control] Strength. This barrier is created of pure Maroon chakra and will only stop things that are related to spirits, normally jinchuuriki. As a result, those that are stopped by the barrier are unable to make their way through unless they can break it. Those untainted by spirits are able to pass through the barrier at their leisure. This barrier lasts for 4 posts.
*Spirit Binding • [Seishin Kanri]
C-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
After preforming the necessary hand seals, the user shoots out a chain of Maroon Chakra at [Control] speed that wraps around the spirit up to 25 meters. If the spirit stays sealed within this chain for 4 posts, the spirit is subjected to the control of the user of the technique, regardless of contracts up to 4 posts. If the spirit has more than 10 strength it can break the chain. This jutsu can only be used on D-Rank spirits.
*Shizumeru • [Unconnected Connection]
B-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
After performing the needed hand seals, the user focuses chakra into their body, giving them a slight Maroon glow. For the next 10 posts, whenever they speak, they are able to communicate with Spirits of all sorts, including those inside of jinchuuriki within 20 meters.
~Shizumeru • [Heal the beast]
B-rank Tenkujutsu (Iijutsu)
Pre-Requisite: Iijutsu concenteation
After forming the needed hand seals, the user will reach out with their own spirit and touch a spirit. This will heal wounds caused to the spirit from Tenkujutsu at +5 mastery (up to original mastery or strength) for every post that the spirit maintains contact. This can be passed through the Kyoukan link per the Kyoukan tether.
*Shizumeru • [Intention of Spirits]
B-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
Pre-Requisite: Sensory Concentration
After performing the needed hand seals, the user focuses chakra to their eyes, causing the Maroon chakra to flare up around their eyes. This works similar to a doujutsu, but with no physical change to the eye itself, allowing the user to see the chakra of spirits and spirit related objects/people as an aura of Maroon. Additionally, they are able to see how the spirit is interacting with their host, be it a jinchuuriki, or a joruri. While useful for a quick glance, it can be used up to [Chakra Pool]/5 posts, before needing to be refreshed.
*Ochiiru • [Minor Possession Removal]
B-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
Pre-Requisite: Storage & Force Fuuinjutsu Concentration
After performing the needed hand seals, the user will place their hand on an object that is being possessed by a spirit, such as a joruri of Common Soul size or lower. Over the course of a full post, as long as contact is maintained, the spirit will be banished from the object.
*Kuchiyose • [Numa Seitai]
B-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
Pre-Requisite: Charge Fuuinjutsu Concentration
After placing the necessary fuuinjutsu and preforming the needed hand seals, the user summons an area up to 20x20x20 meters that lasts for 5 posts. This barrier creates a swamp overlay transferred from the spirit realm, that is layered with a thick heavy bog, and the sound of muck bubbling up due to carbonation. This allows the user to summon spirits cost free at the cost of one lump sum of chakra up-front.
*Shizumeru • [Deny the Master]
A-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
After doing the needed hand seals, the user will point their finger towards a target and fire off a beam of pure Maroon chakra. This beam of chakra has a diameter of 1 inch and flies at [Control] Speed, up to 60 meters away. While unable to move during the firing of the technique, the user is able to control the direction of the beam, allowing them to move in any direction they desire to make sure contact is achieved. If the beam hits a spiritual host who is in a form higher than 0, this will cause a drop of -6 Mastery or if it hits a spirit will cause a drop of -6 Strength for 5 posts.
*Shizumeru • [Shackles of Authority]
S-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
After performing a set of hand seals, the user focuses chakra towards their hand. A chain made of Maroon chakra will shoot from their palm towards the target at [Control] speed, up to 80 meters away. If it hits a spirit, a jinchuuriki, tsukimogami, or other such being, the chain will wrap around them, placing their arms, if they have any, to their side, stopping them from performing hand seals. These chains cling to the chakra of the Spirit itself, and are unable to be broken through physical means. If the target has a related Mastery stat or a Spirit has a strength stat higher than 35, they are able to break the binding. If the chains are able to stay on their target, they will drain away -9 Mastery from hosts or -9 Strength from Spirits until broken free of.
*Ochiiru • [Temporary Housing]
S-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
Pre-Requisite: Storage & Force Fuuinjutsu Concentration
After doing the needed hand seals and writing the correct seals or having them premade on a storage device (such as a pot), the user is able to take advantage of a spirit that has been recently ejected from a host/object or one that has been defeated. As long as this jutsu is used the post after the spirit was ejected/defeated, the fuuinjutsu consumes the spirit, trapping them inside until the seal is broken or it is purposefully released.
*Ochiiru • [Tsukumogami Creation]
S-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
Prerequisite: Storage & Force Fuuinjutsu Concentration
After doing the needed hand seals, while having the *Shizumeru • [Temporary Housing] of a spirit close by, the user will attempt to seal a greater soul spirit within an object. By writing a seal onto the object, the spirit will then be sealed within the object. This takes a total of 10 posts to complete.
*Shizumeru • [Complete Dominion]
S-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
Prerequisite: 45 Control, Augment Fuuinjutsu Concentration
By placing the correct seals on the person and placing their hand making contact onto a spirit or a spiritual being, and then by performing "Chakra Kai", the caster is able to temporarily stop the spirit from influencing an object that it is possessing or sealed into, prohibiting the ability for the host to call upon the spirit's chakra until the seal is broken.
*Ochiiru • [Jinchuuriki Creation]
S-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
Prerequisite: 45 Control, Storage & Force Fuuinjutsu Concentration, (optional) multiple people
After doing the needed hand seals, while having the *Shizumeru • [Temporary Housing] of a spirit close by, the user will attempt to seal the spirit within a living host. By writing a seal onto the host, the spirit will then be sealed within the host. Users with less than 40 Chakra Pool who attempt to perform this jutsu will die after its completion. However if the user has additional help, they can use an additional person to supplement the stamina they do not have as long as the grand total equals 40 Chakra Pool. This takes a total of 10 posts to complete.
*Ochiiru • [Spiritual Extraction]
S-rank Tenkujutsu (Nin)
Prerequisite: 45 Control from the jutsu caster, a minimum of 200 Chakra Pool, Storage & Force Fuuinjutsu Concentration
Each participant must share their chakra with the unsealer, as they perform the needed hand seals. The user will then pump this vast amount of chakra into the seal of a grand soul host, such as a jinchuuriki. This process takes a total of 200 Chakra Pool from the group to extract the spirit from the host, who will in turn die. If the total sum of stamina is not met, the participants will all die. It only takes one individual in the group to know this jutsu. This takes 10 whole posts to complete.
Megallium jutsuShow
~ A ranked Iryo-Tetsu Jutsu - Megallium Chain Mail: The user claps their hands together to create a specific set of hand seals and then Megallium springs from the ground in a suit of armor made from interwoven almost microscopic loops and has up to [control/10] layers which form a skin-tight layer over the target’s body made of Megallium. This armor has [control] strength, and lasts for [control/5] posts before it becomes the inert metal Megallium (60% cobalt, 20% chromium, 5% molybdenum, 5% gold).
~ S ranked Iryo-Tetsu Jutsu - Megallium Hell Mail:
The user claps their hands together to create a specific set of hand seals and sends chakra through the ground at [control] speed toward the target. Megallium springs from the ground in a suit of armor made from interwoven almost microscopic loops which form a skin-tight layer over the target’s body made of Megallium. This armor has [control] strength and it attempts to twist the arms, legs, neck, and torso at 90 degree angles once per post at [control] strength, If the armor succeeds in bending or breaking any of these into unnatural angles, it mends the bones at these angles. Those without sufficient taijutsu will find their body mended in horrific ways. These wounds have to be re-broken and re-mended or they are permanent. This jutsu’s armor lasts for [control/5] posts before it becomes the inert metal Megallium (60% cobalt, 20% chromium, 5% molybdenum, 5% gold).
~ S ranked Iryo-Tetsu Jutsu - Megallium Hell Mail:
The user claps their hands together to create a specific set of hand seals and sends chakra through the ground at [control] speed toward the target. Megallium springs from the ground in a suit of armor made from interwoven almost microscopic loops which form a skin-tight layer over the target’s body made of Megallium. This armor has [control] strength and it attempts to twist the arms, legs, neck, and torso at 90 degree angles once per post at [control] strength, If the armor succeeds in bending or breaking any of these into unnatural angles, it mends the bones at these angles. Those without sufficient taijutsu will find their body mended in horrific ways. These wounds have to be re-broken and re-mended or they are permanent. This jutsu’s armor lasts for [control/5] posts before it becomes the inert metal Megallium (60% cobalt, 20% chromium, 5% molybdenum, 5% gold).
Tenketsu jutsuShow
~Tenketsu Tethering: Surveillance
B-Rank Ninjutsu/Iijutsu
After a set of hand seals, the Kyoukan family member will close both of their eyes, then connect themselves to the vision of all current links they possess. A mentally taxing technique, the clan member must possess a sharp mind capable of weaving together the different sets of vision, but those capable can unlock an outstanding field of vision and view of the battlefield around them. Kyoukan family members may keep this technique running for up to [control]/10 posts (minimum of 1 post). Opening their eyes at anytime during the duration of the technique will cancel the technique.
~Tenketsu Tethering: Protect
A-Rank Ninjutsu/Iijutsu
After a set of hand seals, the Kyoukan family member will channel into one of their links specifically. This will cause a pink barrier of hard chakra just a few inches larger than the target to form around them almost instantly. The barrier has a strength of [Control] and if not destroyed or cancelled by the caster lasts up to 5 posts.
~Tenketsu Tethering: Purge
S-Rank Ninjutsu/Iijutsu
After a set of hand seals, the Kyoukan family member will channel into one of their links specifically. This will cause the person to erupt into a dark red chakra, purging two of the effects that would grant blindness, paralysis, deafness, tastelessness, anosmia (can’t smell), anhidrosis (unable to sense touch), or a - to any stat. One of these effects returns to normal per post as long as this tether remains in effect. The restoration of stats happens at +20 to that stat per post until it reaches its previous maximum (up to 50).
B-Rank Ninjutsu/Iijutsu
After a set of hand seals, the Kyoukan family member will close both of their eyes, then connect themselves to the vision of all current links they possess. A mentally taxing technique, the clan member must possess a sharp mind capable of weaving together the different sets of vision, but those capable can unlock an outstanding field of vision and view of the battlefield around them. Kyoukan family members may keep this technique running for up to [control]/10 posts (minimum of 1 post). Opening their eyes at anytime during the duration of the technique will cancel the technique.
~Tenketsu Tethering: Protect
A-Rank Ninjutsu/Iijutsu
After a set of hand seals, the Kyoukan family member will channel into one of their links specifically. This will cause a pink barrier of hard chakra just a few inches larger than the target to form around them almost instantly. The barrier has a strength of [Control] and if not destroyed or cancelled by the caster lasts up to 5 posts.
~Tenketsu Tethering: Purge
S-Rank Ninjutsu/Iijutsu
After a set of hand seals, the Kyoukan family member will channel into one of their links specifically. This will cause the person to erupt into a dark red chakra, purging two of the effects that would grant blindness, paralysis, deafness, tastelessness, anosmia (can’t smell), anhidrosis (unable to sense touch), or a - to any stat. One of these effects returns to normal per post as long as this tether remains in effect. The restoration of stats happens at +20 to that stat per post until it reaches its previous maximum (up to 50).
