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Sankuchu-ru (Seamless)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Weaves two pieces of fabric together.
Special: "Hand Seals"
Drawback: Only works on fabrics.
Description: Used originally to create 'seamless' clothing this technique has been adapted for uses in battle. The user causes the fabric weave to open and re-weave itself with another piece of fabric to create a seamless bond. This can be used to do things such as sewing sleeves together, or sew a group of people together tightly. The bond of this sewing is quite strong and takes force equal to the rank of the technique known to break the bond. Depending on the rank of the technique knows the user may sew together fabric in that range.
D Rank: Fabric must be touching
C Rank: 5 meters
B Rank: 10 meters
A Rank: 20 Meters
S Rank: 40 Meters.

Limit: Must be a Karinui.

0|10 [D Rank]

Though her family was primarily made of orange growers she was still born to the art of sewing. As a child she had to learn to weave together two piece of fabric. Her hands came together as the young girl sat with her tongue poking out from her mouth. Her hands came together to form the needed hand seals. As a child she had struggled with seals, forming them with clumsy fingers. Eventually she worked her way through them. As a child she never bothered actually practicing the seals, she simply formed them and began to gather her chakra.

The chakra gathered sloppily, though she did not know that at the time. She let it press into the cloths. Two squares of different colors laid before her on the table, overlapping at the edge. One square was blue and the other green. Her task was to weave them together at the ends to prove her adeptness. The threads wriggled free from their seams and tangled into a giant mess. Pearly teeth sank into her full lower lip. She forced herself to steady as tears began to rise to her eyes. This was not how it was supposed to work. How was she going to fix this?

She formed the seals once more. She had to fix this somehow. Chakra rose and she bore down with her thoughts, attempting to focus her chakra more. The energy streamed down into the cloth and the threads slowly began to untangle. It was much harder to do this than it was to tangle them. Finally they were laid out flat, free from their seams. Slowly and cautiously she began to weave the two together, working to create a seamless swatch of the two cloths. The problem would be working them together without a visible seam though she would be able to mark her progress easily.

Where the two joined the yellow and green of the cloths would meld together to make blue. Carefully the tiny threads began to interlock. She worked the ends into the weave of the fabric, making the weave tight enough that the edges would not be visible, nor would they come loose. Exhaustion began to set in but she refused to let that happen now. The skill was actually working and she was determined to see it through. She would prove to her mother that she could do this. Sewing was not her idea of a good time but it beat overseeing farms.

Finally the two cloth squares had worked their way together. She let her chakra abate and picked up the cloth squares to look over her handiwork. The yellow and green had worked their way together to create a patch of blue between them, the colors fading in and out from each other. It looked pretty to her though at the time she had no idea what the power of the skill was. Still she showed her mother what she had accomplished . Her mother was critical but not overly so. She pointed out loose areas in the weave and where the colors ran into each other poorly, but she said it was an excellent first attempt which brought a smile to Song's face.

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Surudoi Ito (Sharp Thread)
Rank: C, C, C, C, C, C
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Sharpens the end of a thread.
Special: "Hand Seals"
Drawback: Only sharpens one end of a thread. Once the thread is broken the end reverts back to normal.
Description: Using their skill with thread the Karinui will sharpen the ends of the thread to resemble needles. With each instance of the technique learned the user will be able to sharpen ten points with a maximum of sixty sharpened threads.
Limit: Must be a Karinui. Must Know "Ito Seichuu"

0|10 [1st Training]

At first the idea of sharpening her threads seemed ridiculous. Then she realized it eliminated the need for a needle. That was a whole step she could avoid and being as young as she was, cutting corners was one of her passions. Thus she delved into the technique. Her hands came together to form the seals. She was a bit older at this point, not quite so lazy as she was previously. She took her time to form the seals, though she had become more accustomed to them overall. After a few quick repetitions of the zodiac symbols she began to call upon her chakra.

Ten threads were laid out before her. Each one was laid carefully and separate from the rest. She let her chakra flow over the tips of the threads, coating them in the energy and forcing them to sharpen. In her mind she envisioned the tiny threads becoming like little needles in and of themselves. She forced her mental image upon them, using her chakra to accomplish the task. She reached down and lifted up the first of the threads. Carefully she touched it to her fingertip. A small gasp passed her rosy lips as a droplet of blood swelled upon her finger.

She lifted the second thread and could see immediately that it was not sharpened. In retrospect she realized she simply could have observed the thread as opposed to stabbing herself. She formed the seals once more and allowed her chakra to flow down into the threads, carefully forming each one into its new image. She pressed down with her chakra, focusing on each thread individually so she could change it into its own weapon. She lifted the first thread and saw that the end did not bend. Carefully she tested it upon the table and watched as it left a tiny pinprick.

She lifted the second thread and tested it as well, happy to find that it too had become much sharper. Not only had she effected two of the threads, but the third and fourth had transformed as well. That was the end of her success however. Obviously she needed to add more chakra into the mix should she hope to succeed at sharpening all ten of the threads before her. With this knowledge she began the hand seals once more and called more chakra from within her. She pressed the newly gathered energy into the threads. This should serve to sharpen them all.

The energy sparkled as it set into the threads. She focused on bringing each one to the fine pinpoint that a needle would have. Her thoughts drifted as she envisioned the technique, strengthening it as she did. Each thread picked up on her thoughts and began to sharpen. Soon she had finished and it was time to test the threads. One at a time she lifted the ends and inspected them, looking for the lack of flexibility caused by the stiffening. She went so far as to test each thread on the table, gouging miniscule holes into the wood with each thread to test its strength.

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Kawa Nuime (Skin Suture)
Rank: C
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Sews shut any wounds upon the skin.
Special: "Hand Seals"
Drawback: This works only on your own skin or on a willing person.
Description: A simple technique. The Karinui uses their sharpened threads to quickly sew shut any cuts within their skin. This takes a short amount of time depending on the size of the wound. It is a messy process due to the blood coming from the wound. This skill can also be performed on a willing person with ease, though it is useless against an unwilling individual.
Limit: Must be a Karinui. Must Know "Surudoi Ito" and "Ito Seichuu"

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It had been a difficult battle. The caves of Payon could be dangerous in its lowest levels. Arrow had attained a stunning gash upon his arm. They could not yet leave however. They had a goal and they would reach it. They sat at the entry way to the next level as she inspected the wound upon his arm. She had cut away his shirt sleeve and cleaned away what she could. She disinfected it with ease. "This is going to hurt, but I am going to have to stitch it." She warned him as she drew forth a spool of thread.

Her hands came together to form the seals. She hadn't actually attempted this before but she knew she could do it. As her hands formed the seals she called upon her chakra and used it to sharpen the thread. "Alright here." She shoved a leather pouch at him for him to bite down upon if he chose. Her chakra lifted the thread and carefully positioned it at the start of the wound as she tried to quickly decide which stitch was best to use. She decided on a simple running stitch. The needle jabbed through his flesh and she watched his teeth grit.

Song forced herself not to focus on his reaction and instead continued her stitches. Each time it stabbed through his flesh or pulled taught she could hear the reactions from Arrow but she forced herself not to think of it. Instead she worked her way down the long inches of the cut before having the thread knot itself on top of his flesh. "Are you okay?" She asked softly, laying a hand upon his leg. He nodded and rotated his arm. In that simple movement the stitches popped. He stifled a noise and Song gasped. "It must have been deeper than I thought." She murmured.

"I'm so sorry. This will be the last time. I can do it this time." She promised as she formed the seals once more. She was going to use a simple interrupted stitch. It would be more difficult but she was sure this would work. It could bind more layers than her running stitch. Once more the thread punctured his flesh, deeply this time. It ran over and came up on the opposite side. She tied the stitch closed and moved down mere millimeters to repeat the process. It was a time consuming stitch, and surely more painful for Arrow, but it would be much better in the long run.

She moved down tiny millimeters at a time. It created more stitches than any other but it was a secure binding. Finally she had mastered ignoring his reactions and instead focused on her work. The more stitches she placed the faster she was able to work. This allowed her to work more quickly and save Arrow having to spend forever enduring this pain. Finally her stitches were placed. "Okay I finished." She told him. Experimentally he moved his arm. The stitches stayed secure and a smile crossed her face. "Alright, let's go." They rose to their feet and she bandaged the wound to keep the stitches safe.

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[Crystal Song]

Puranto Ninpou: Haeru
Rank: "E"
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: A basic technique of the Ikebana, where the user molds a certain type of chakra to feed it to the clan’s special seeds and make them sprout into flowers. With other techniques, the seeds can grow into different kinds of plants.
Drawback: ---
Special: “Hand Seals”
Description: This is the first clan technique for the members of Ikebana to learn, since it’s needed for many other techniques. The user spreads the needed amount of seeds in the desired area and uses then the hand seals to make the seeds sprout into flowers instantly – almost as soon as the seals have been formed the flowers are ready for use. The seeds will always respond to Haeru chakra, no matter where the seeds are when the technique is used: One bag of the Silene seeds can become a full-sized, flower filled meadow even in sand and snow, or while floating on water. The basic form of Haeru creates red, blue, white and yellow daisies, but by molding their chakra in a slightly different way, the user can also create other kinds of flowers.
Limit: Must be in the Ikebana Clan.

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Though she had not been born to the Ikebana it was a clan she quickly became enamored with. The first thing she learned was how to grow the seeds into beautiful flowers. They carefully showed her the hand seals which she mimicked easily. It was not a long set of seals after all, and she was no stranger to the chakra arts. She molded her chakra and let it flow into the seeds before her. Daisies were the most common form of flower grown by the Ikebana and that's what she was to begin with. She let her chakra stimulate the natural growth within the seeds.

Small roots streamed from the seed and began to plunge into the earth as a stem began to grow. She watched, entranced, as a red daisy grew forth. It was not a difficult concept but to grow different flowers would take a different approach, or so they explained to her. She nodded and began to form the zodiac symbols once more. She was going to attempt to grow a lily, one of her favorite flowers. The chakra streamed into the seed once more and she focused on this new type of flower. The elegant bell shape of the Lily was implanted within her mind.

Once more the flower began to grow. The roots wriggled into the earth and took hold as the step began to grow. A bud appeared atop the stem and slowly began to unfurl into the elegant shape that was a lily. When they told her she could grow them on any surface she was skeptical, her next step was to grow the plants in water. Once more she scattered the seeds and watched them bob upon the surface. She formed the seals once more and watched the roots stream across the surface of the water as the flowers blossomed at her command in an elegant display.

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Hokorobiru (Come Apart At The Seams)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Causes sewing within a certain range to literally fall apart at the seams.
Special: "Hand Seals"
Drawback: Affects friends and foes alike until the user learns the 'B' and 'A' Rank Versions. Only works on sewn seams.
Description: Using their excellent skill of stitchery the Karinui reaches out and finds any seams in the area and causes them to unravel. This includes but is not limited to clothing, holsters, and pouches. The distance of this technique starts at twenty meters and extends another twenty meters with each additional rank known. Once the user attains the B ranked version of the technique they are able to refine the skill to only certain people within the range. Once they learn the A rank version they can refine the technique down to certain elements, meaning unraveling only certain things on a person instead of everything on their being.
Limit: Must be a Karinui.

0|10 [D Rank]

Her mother had always preached about taking care of cloth and working it to splendor. She had never considered that learning to take apart seams would help her one day. She was flying solo in the Payon Dungeon when the zombies hit. Normally she would simply do some fancy work with her whip and be on her way but she seemed to find herself in the throes of a mob. As she backed away from the shambling creatures her hands came together to begin to form the seals. The thought was simple. If she could unravel the rags these creatures were wearing it would trip up their feet and give her free time to slay them.

Chakra streamed up from within as her mother's voice echoed in her head, preaching lessons long lost. The chakra streamed from her fingertips to the rags the zombies were wearing. The precise energy sought out the seams of the ragged articles. Once she discovered the seams her chakra would hold and in a flash tear out the thread that held them together. The very closest zombies to her, those less than five meters away, suddenly had a peculiar look. Half of their seams had torn and half had held, leaving them to look even more dilapidated than before.

She continued her retreat as she took out the closest zombies with her whip. As soon as she had cleared some space she hooked her whip and went back to forming hand seals. She drew forth more chakra, making sure it remained precise. Using a technique such as this in the heat of battle was unusual for the young dancer. Finally the dancer had gathered enough chakra. It left her in a rush as it slammed into the incoming forces of zombies. Her chakra raced along their clothing to find the seams within their clothes. Once the seams were found her technique would begin.

Once more the seams would begin to fray and drop. The zombies, with their less than average intelligence, were unaware of what was happening. Their feet quickly tangled in the fallen clothing sending them smashing to the floor, and taking others out in the process. The zombies in the first five meters had fallen victim to her skill, she dispatched them quickly. She knew however, if she extended the range just a bit further she could reach her end game. This horde would be dispersed and she would be free to move on.

One last time she formed the seals, gathering more chakra than before. Residual sparks of blue energy began to dance over her creamy skin. She released the gathered energy in a wave, focusing on pressing her chakra out further than she had before. It was a physical sensation, the energy racing over their poorly stitched clothing and seeking out the connecting seams. As the seams were found the clothing would tear to shreds, falling in useless heaps upon the floor and tangling the feet of the shuffling zombies, exactly as she had planned. This was quick work now for her to dispatch the zombies.

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