Mental Power {T|P}

[Takeuchi]

Hertbalism (Grassland)
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: Those with the herbalist knowledge can create potions and other assortments out of herbs.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Those with herbalist knowledge can identify plants and fungi and prepare potions, poultices, powders, balms, salves, ointments, infusions, and plasters for all purposes while using Herbal components. They can also prepare natural poisons and purgatives. A character with both Herbalism and First Aid: Healing skills gain bonuses when using their First Aid: Healing skill. Each Skill level allows the user to mix Herbs of each category (Example: Novice can mix Common Herbs, Master can mix Nearly Impossible Hearbs) within a region. When learning the user must learn for each Region. Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: Must know Botany.

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The Uchiha walked through a small meadow in the Kusagakure, a small stream cutting through it. The Uchiha lay on the ground beside the stream within the grassy area, his trench coat hanging off his Banryuu which was planted beside him and shock enhanced gloves on his hands. As he rested his eyes, he thought back to a time during his travels.

He was out in the countryside of Kusa no Kuni about a year before his return and the Uchiha was seeking out some herbs he could treat some burns had had received during a careless moment of training. After about an hour of searching he came across a plant with thick fleshy, green leaves that were spiked. Recognizing it as Aloe he thought back on the proper way to harvest the plant itself and retrieving a small knife lent to him for the task, the male began. Using the blade he cut away one of the leaves, yet as the leaf came away he saw the a good portion of it was left on the plant and while still usable, there would not be enough.

Moving on to another of the leaves, her began to cut more closely to the base, he did not want to debilitate more of the plant, he needed as much as he could to use for the burn. After cutting away a few more pieces of the plant he began to remove the teeth of the plant without removing too much of that which was inside of it. After that he slowly began to skin the the fleshy skin layer from the inside of the leaf, repeating the process for the other few leaves he had obtained as well. Pain shot up his side as the painkillers he had taken earlier began to wear off and after removing his shirt the Uchiha removed the bandages that covered his burn.

After applying the aloe to the burns which soothed the burning sensation and covering it with bandages. He had luckily also been given some Kargele which was used as a painkiller and had already been prepared. It had been done a which ago in case of need by wrapping the crushed seeds in leaves steamed in brandy vapors and then baked in a wooden mold for an hour to let sit for twenty days afterwards. Now the Uchiha simple sliced open the leaf bundle and chewed them, falling into a deep sleep shortly after with the pain gone.

[Father 'Suke]

+5 TP
+28 SP

28/125 SP

[Takeuchi]

Herbalism (Grassland)
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The man continued laying in that meadow as he continued on down through memory lane.

He sat in the library of a small town that had barely registered on his map a book in hand, but not some simple novel. He was reading a book about the various herbs in Grassland regions and their capabilities as well as gathering methods. Some were strange but others rather normal, like Arkasu it was a simple Milkweed that grew in the Autumn with a yellow sap. To gather it one simply had to cut away the stalk as a forty five degree angle and wait for the sap to drip down into a collecting container of the person's choosing. The sap could then be smeared on wounds classified as 'Light' to aid in the healing process while the rest could be used for nourishment.

After Arkasu there was also Arlan, another herb with a simple preparation process and used for healing as well. Arlan is a tall grass that is dark green in coloring and grows only during the fall. To gather it all a person had to do was remove the leaves and apply them to a wound to help speed up the healing process of 'Light' wounds. There were a lot of simple healing plants the could be found in the Grasslands, so he skipped over the next which was Arnumina and began to look over Atigax. It being a carrot the grows during the winter and is most commonly found in rich, well watered soil.

To get this plant one had to extract it from the soil with minimum to no damage done to the roots which then needed to be removed at the point where the stem meets the root. After the root and plant are separated the root itself needs to be brewed over a low flame for twenty four hours. The resulting brew could then be drunk to protect the one who drinks it from losing sight to glare and blinding light for a period of eight hours.

[Father 'Suke]

+5 TP
+20 SP
48/125

[Takeuchi]

Herbalism (Grassland)
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The Uchiha continued to flip through the pages of the book skipping around a bit to try and find some more interesting plants. Stopping on a page at random he looked over the plants and the Garthash Tree caught his eye. A mid sized bush roughly five feet tall and wide, the stocky plant is often protected by the creatures that eat it's berries. The bark itself could be skinned from the bush while it was in bloom during the spring and then mashed into a paste which can be used to act as a counter agent to a person's chakra flow, making a person unable to use chakra techniques.

That would be something to get later, for now he continued to read on another page. This time the plant called Harfy came up, a tiny gray barrel cactus that grows to be about fifteen inches tall with two inch thorns and three inch bright red flowers which had a yellow center. The resin was the most valuable part of the plant and requires a simple copper tap to extract it. Once extracted no further preparation is needed for it to be able to stop critical bleeding, one simply had to apply it to the bleeding wound.

Closing the book, Mukuro opened it to another random page and the Pipeweed known as Black Leaf came up. For those who smoked the prepared plant they would become more efficient with the way they moved for a short period of time. To harvest from the fifteen foot tall black oak the leaves must be delicately cut from the branches and will poison a person if eaten or smoked before being prepared. After being harvested the leaves are then dried and then smoked a full day after being cut, however, lengthening the period before smoking leaves allows the flavor to ripen.

[KoKoKo]

63 /125 Sp

+5 Tp

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[Takeuchi]

Herbalism (Grassland)
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After contemplating Black Leaf for a moment the Uchiha looked through the pages once again before coming to a dead stop on another plant. This time is was a tree of a colossal size, reaching up to twenty meters in height that can live for incredibly long periods of time. The leaves were dark blue and the wood of the tree was red with radiantly white flowers that grow in bunches. As he read a smile played across his features, the nuts of the tree had the effect of being able to increase the agility and energy capacity of a person for a short time. They needed no preparation to do this and his smile widened as he saw that there was a small chance that those enhancements could be permanent.

That was something he filed away as one of the first things he would gather when he had the time and experience to do so and thus he turned his attention to another herb in the book. This one was called Wizard's Temptation, and once properly prepared the herb was able to increase a person's mental acuity. Looking more closely at the rare herb he noticed it was also located in the hills and is identifiable mainly by the seven finely toothed leaves it had. As it turned out from his reading, the plant did not require much in terms of preparation as it turned out, one simply had to chew a thumb sized piece of the root.

He looked back through the pages to see what other gems he may have missed and so the Uchiha stopped on a page in the D section. Dagmather could heal light cartilage damage if the spines of it were properly brewed in fresh water and the brew later drunk. Then there were also dandelions, a plant that was used more for the long term health benefits such as lowering cholesterol and reducing weight rather than temporary effects like Wizard's Temptation.

[KoKoKo]

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[Takeuchi]

Herbalism (Grassland)
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Still flipping through the book he would stop on the F and G sections, he would skip over the Garthash Tree when it came up, though. First was the only plant in the F section, the Floure-De-Luce, the plant could be identified by it's long, blade-like leaves and purplish blue flowers. The reddish brown roots of the plant do not dig under the surface the way most things do, but instead stretch along the surface. To get the medicinal effect that quickly removes bruises in up to twenty four seconds one must carefully extract the roots and then they must be mashed and boiled in water. After standing for twenty days the brew reaches full potency and can be drunk to make use of it's healing properties.

Next up after the Garthash Tree, which he had already checked, the Uchiha began to read about the Grape Vine. It was a rare plant, yet commonly used by major producers to make wines and other types of alcoholic beverages or sold by grocers as a snack. The book labeled seven standard colors being crimson, black, dark blue, yellow, green, orange, and pink with white, actually a shade of green, being a mutation. There wasn't anything particularly special about the plant so he moved on after a brief skim of it. The next item in the book was the last one in the G section and had been given the name 'Guard's Eye'.

This one was a perennial plant, one that lives for at least two years, that grows to forty centimeters in height with a wooden stem. The leaves of the plant are a dark blue hue and white flowers with a cup-like shape and purple specks on the interior side of the petals. The leaves are what must be gathered and despite the plant dying almost completely in autumn, save for a fifty centimeter root, the leaves remain on the plant and capable of effect even while it dies. The leaves of Guard's Eye are steeped in water to create a tea that, when drunk, allows the drinker to detect all life within a five hundred meter radius of themselves which includes those who were hiding, invisible, ethereal, phased, or creatures in various other states.

[Draven]

+5tp, Herbalism 79-87sp

[Takeuchi]

[Exit]

[Takeuchi]

Speed of the Mind
Rank: |"C"|, "B", "A"
Skill: Skill / Knowledge / Taijutsu
Effect: This type of knowledge and technique grants the user with the capability of withstanding the elements of the Hachimontonkou. They must learn this multiple times. Without this, the Celestial Gates become more destructive toward the mind. This allows the user to endure the intense increase of all the body's perception demanded from the gates.
Special: ---
Drawback: Must be learned each time before they go into a new gate.
- For Gates 1-3, they must learn the "C" Rank version.
- For Gates 4-6 they must learn the "B" Rank version.
- For Gates 7 and 8, they must learn the "A" Rank versions.
Description: ---
Limit: Must become a Chakra Gate User.

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Once again the Uchiha walked through that small meadow in the Kusagakure and sit on a rock beside the stream. His trench coat hanging off his Banryuu which was planted in arm's reach of him and shock enhanced gloves on his hands. Closing his eyes the man decided that now would be as good a time as any to meditate, to train his mind to withstand a great strain. There were different ways and methods to do such things, this one would be a method to strengthen his mind to withstand the powerful rush of energy that would flow through it on the opening of Muladhara.

Allowing chakra to flow into his body he decided a basic exercise that many used to maintain calm. The image of a flame was formed in his mind and emotion was fed into it, within his mind the void was created where emotion could not penetrate that took merely a heartbeat to form. With the void in place the man's mind was steeled and he began to pull chakra into his Keirakukei. It started as a trickle through which he easily maintained the calm of the void, yet he began to draw more and more of the power. The strength pulled by the Kage was becoming a massive strain on his capabilities, yet he drew on.

Quickly the raging torrent of power shattered his the void he had created, the oneness that he could make was not capable of withstanding such power. Still, Muladhara would draw much more than that through both mind and body and he had to be prepared for such strength. Assuming the void once again, the Uchiha began to draw upon the chakra of his body once again. His network of energy was flooded for a second time, first a trickle, then a stream, and soon a torrent of power flowed through him. The raging avalanche of fire and ice poured through his veins as he fought to maintain the void.

It was very rare that people drew on their limits of what their limiter gates would allow, few ever experienced this ecstasy that boarded pain. He could feel cracks forming in the emptiness of his mind and quickly fed the emotion that leaked through into the flame of his void. His mind must be steeled, it must be prepared for the onslaught of energy that would tear his body to pieces with slime coated bliss. The man could feel his muscles tighten as he fought to keep peace within his mind, this was just another form of combat, if one lost their cool to anger or emotion then it could easily lead to death.

Sweat beaded on his forehead as he continued to battle with the energy flowing within, his mind feeling as if it would split apart, yet this was not the limit of what he could hold. Further and further the man drew upon his chakra and greater the power that flowed throughout his body became. It was a fine thread that allowed him to hold onto the void that swallowed his emotions into the flame to leave him in a state of calm. His focus grew and soon the void was holding much stronger than it was before and the Kusakage was holding onto his composure with greater ease than he has at any time before that. There was still much to strengthen in his body, however, before the man would be ready to unleash the gate.

[Nira]

Let go your earthly tether, enter the void. Empty, and become wind. -Guru Laghima

Learned!

[Takeuchi]

Power of the Soul
Rank: |"C",| "B", "A"
Skill: Skill / Knowledge / Taijutsu
Effect: This can be considered as "the battle within" and is a key element toward unlocking the Hachimontonkou. This is the driving force that finally pushes the user over their natural limits and, much like personalities, varies from person to person. Be it a maniac's uncontrollable lust for murder or a child's will to protect his loved ones, this strong surge of intent acts as the user's "nail in the coffin" and sets the gears necessary toward unlocking one's latent abilities in motion.
Special: ---
Drawback: Must be learned each time before they go into a new gate.
- For Gates 1-3, they must learn the "C" Rank version.
- For Gates 4-6 they must learn the "B" Rank version.
- For Gates 7 and 8, they must learn the "A" Rank versions.
Description: ---
Limit: Must become a Chakra Gate User.

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The Uchiha ended his meditation, exhaling lightly as he opened his eyes to gaze upon the landscape before him. It had been around noon on his arrival to the meadow and now the sun stood low in the evening sky, it seemed that his meditation took longer than expected. The next step should not require so much effort, but there was also the chance that it could take a great deal more as well. Closing his eyes once again, the Kusakage began a different kind of meditation where he would go through a battle with himself. He sank deep into a waking dream while he worked to conjure up a world that would confront him with his turning point, so to speak.

Within the recesses of his mind, the warrior found himself on a plain landscape where he would be confronted with several things, things that could be his tipping point. There were several things that could be a cause of it, the first he decided to check was to see if a desire to protect was the key. A woman, both nameless and faceless, was formed from nothing behind him and a horde of enemies began to appear before him. There was a slight stirring within himself as the man fought against the assailants, but it was nothing that seemed close to a turning point. Releasing the conjuration of his mind the Uchiha pulled in a new one to the surface.

This time a desire for murder was pulled into mind, would the senseless slaughter of others be what would unleashed the limits of his power. That was something only a test would tell and within his mind he created a new scene, a small village filled with people that would work perfectly for his purposes. People walked about this village in his mind and it was time to thin this mental herd, though he was curious if it would feel the same as killing a real person. His fist swung and met the skull of a person, the feeling of flesh and bone beneath his knuckles and the feeling of the impact was so very real.

With the doubts that what he would feel from this would not be sufficient erased the man began to do what he had set out to from the beginning. Pushing another of the people against the wall he slammed his fist against their head, the force causing bone and brain to splatter everywhere. There was already a restlessness from the earlier punch, but then a panic began to ensue and people ran left and right. He felt no stir within from the murder he had just committed yet that could simply mean that he needed to kill more in this manner to achieve the breaking point he sought.

The man began to chase after these other people the were fleeing from him within his mind when his concentration became disturbed by outside sources. Opening his eyes, the man felt a flare up within himself, these people were disturbing his peace and his eyes opened and the man stood up. Cold black eyes looked upon the hooligans who had no idea whom they had disturbed and the consequences of such a thing. As the fire began to build within and the Uchiha truly became more roused than he had in a long while he began to suppress it, perhaps this was the answer that he had been looking for in his meditations.

[|Ayame Unbound|]

Learned~

[Takeuchi]

Book of War and Valor, The
Rank: "S"
Type: Main, Book, Reference
Effect: A book pertaining to combat dealing with honor and valor.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Page Count: 534 pgs. By Mijon Sun. Little is known about the Warlord Mijon Sun, except for the fact that fighters and warriors hail him as a genius. Those who have read his book credit the information therein with saving their lives on more than one occasion. Part physical training, part motivational handbook, the text explains mot only the fundamentals of combat, but expounds the virtue of honorable fighting and the dignity of valor. In life, Mijon Sun had been the youngest son of a wealthy warlord. Though given basic training in weaponry and tactics, he was forced to study warfare like his older brothers. Content to inherit neither his father’s power nor responsibilities, Mijon Sun studied art and literature and led the life of a spoiled noble. That is, until war broke out and his father and two older brother’s died in combat. Forced to take command of his family’s battered army, he tried to defend his people. But he was beaten down by the opposing warlord on the battlefield. Before his opponent delivered the fatal blow, he mocked Mijon Sun and said he would take his dear sister as a concubine. The thought filled Mijon with a renewed sense of purpose, and he focused the purpose into his blade. He managed to defeat the enemy warlord and finally drive back the enemy army. He then took to devout study of the art of war, and combined this knowledge with his own literary skills to create a masterpiece of warfare. The tactics in the book rely heavily on ideas of honor, valor, integrity, and personal fortitude. Power comes not only from practice and natural skill, but recognizing what is of importance and using it to fuel your battle. Characters of LG, LN, N, and NG alignment readily understand the concepts in the book, and gain a +10 Armour Points in Striking Damage against defenses, a +1 Competence Bonus to Saves pertaining to GenJutsu and other forms of similar persuasion. Characters of CG or CN alignment can understand the concepts, but do not necessarily grasp the finer points. They gain only a +10 Armour Points in Striking Damage against defenses or a +1 Competence Bonus to Saves pertaining to GenJutsu and other forms of similar persuasion. Evil aligned characters cannot gain any benefit from this book. It takes about a week of careful study to understand the contents of the book.
Limit: These items may be bought inside any Special Book Shop. 5% chance finding.
Cost: 50,000 Ryo

Opening his eyes the man decided to take a break from thinking of the past and instead he cracked open The Book of War and Valor. Sitting up for a better reading posture, the man looked over the pages, skimming through it for an initial run through rather than diving in blind. Smiling lightly to himself, the man returned to page one and began to pour over the pages, it seemed like quite the interesting book. Written by Mijon Sun, what he had skimmed over showed that it covered various aspects of combat, including tactics and striking principles.

He eyes absorbed the words of the first few paragraphs, there was not truly much great information in this beginning, but it would still aid those unused to combat. The descriptions it gave of the chaos combat could become were quite accurate and had he not experienced it before. Yet after that introductory chapter, came some tales there were not commonly known, tales from Mijon Sun's early years of before he had any desire to inherit his father's power or responsibilities.

[Takeuchi]

Kage Bunshin no Jutsu (Shadow Clone Technique)
Rank: "B"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: This technique creates clones of the user. However, these clones are actual copies, not illusions.
Special: "Clone Seal"
Drawback: The user's chakra is evenly distributed among every clone, giving each clone an equal fraction of the user's overall power.
Description: The clones are capable of performing techniques on their own and can even bleed, but will usually disperse after 1 or 2 solid blows. They can also disperse on their own. The clones will be created in roughly the same condition as the original. Shadow clones cannot be distinguished from the actual person even by the Byakugan because the clones have the exact same amount of chakra and aren't made from any other substance. A characteristic that is unique to the Shadow Clone Technique is that any experience the clones gain during their existence is transferred to the user once they are dispersed. This makes the technique ideal for spying, since the user can simply send a clone to spy on a target, then have the clone disperse itself without returning to pass the information back to the user. (Cannot gain extra training points through training with Shadow clone.) User is able to make up to 5 clones at a time. Takes the amount of time to perform a "B" Rank Jutsu. Shadow Clones may travel between different threads within the same board.
Limit: Universal NinJutsu Technique. Must be Chūnin or gain Village Scroll.

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The Uchiha returned to his grassy training field, new scroll for the Kage Bunshin technique in hand, it was finally time to learn to make clones like that. First thing the was absolutely necessary was the hand seal, it only made use of one, but it was a unique symbol for the technique. Opening up the scroll he examined the description for the sign and the illustration of it as well, not too difficult. He made certain to commit this to memory, but that would not be enough to continue onto the next step. His hands moved into position to imitate the seal that was described, for instead of simply relying on the mental, his muscle memory should be able to form the symbol on instinct whenever he wished to call upon the jutsu.

For his right hand, both his middle and index fingers stood straight while the pinkie and ring fingers were curled for a fist and his thumb was touching the first knuckle of his ring finger. By the look of both the illustration and the picture depicting the positioning of his hands, his left hand would be taking the same form, with the exception of being horizontal rather than vertical. Taking both hands and moving his fingers into position he formed the seal by crossing his left behind the right and began to examine it. As he looked it over, Mukuro corrected any small imperfections his fingers may have and then repeated forming the symbol. Some might find this step superfluous, but the former Kage always found that gaining proper muscle memory for the physical aspect of an ability essential to eliminate precious time in combat.

With a nod of satisfaction at the formation of the symbol the Uchiha sat down and began to focus on the internal portion of the Shadow Clone ability. This would be a far more complex portion of the power, for unlike normal clones formed from Genjutsu it was solid or those formed from the elements, this one had no true base. With legs crossed and hands cupped in his lap, thumbs arched over with their tips touching, the man began to meditate. His consciousness focused inward upon the internal rage that was his chakra stream, and he began to draw upon that power within and shift it throughout his body. The goal for portion this would be to create a shape for the power, his thinking brought it around to something similar to a cross between both the Genjutsu clones and the elemental clones.

Allowing the energy to course through his body the Uchiha continued to focus inward and began to shape it as he went, beginning to base it off of the standard Genjutsu clones. It was at this point that he realized he had no knowledge of any of the elemental clones to use as a base, so to try and create a solidity to the power he began to feed more energy into the weave. He also shifted the weave a little to create a sort of chakra membrane to contain the power and create the pseudo-solidity that a Shadow Clone possessed. The man experimented with the weave that would form a shadow clone and after gaining a certain level of satisfaction, the man allowed the flowing power to recede back into his chakra well. Opening his eyes, the man stood and prepared himself, it was time to experiment with his first attempt at creating a Kage Bunshin, a clone that was almost human.

[Zetsumei]

Wrong account

[Zetsumei]

Wrong Account

[Takeuchi]

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Standing tall in the middle of the field his gaze focused on the horizon and the man took a simple stance and his hands moved on instinct as he prepared the technique. The power of life itself swirled sweetly throughout his body as the Uchiha release energy from his core. While he made only a single symbol with his hands, the time consumed was equal to that of any other B Ranked jutsu, just as the scroll had indicated. With that signalling that he was on the right track the power continued to flow within and started taking the shape he believed would lead to a successful Shadow Clone. Upon the completion he unleashed the power that welled up, ready to burst from his chest as if some kind of alien.

A plume of smoke filled his vision and after a moment it cleared and facing him the man saw the image of himself, well it was certainly a clone. The real question was, was it a proper Kage Bunshin or simply the first failure on the path of this ability. Reaching out he touched the form of it, it seemed solid enough, but there was almost an odd feel about the image before him. It was as if he were touching a balloon filled with water rather than a human body. With his eyes turning red and the tomoe forming in them he examined the form of the clone. Bah, it was just as he had suspected upon first feeling the texture of the clone, it was little more than loose chakra inside of a semi-solid membrane of power. There was still plenty of work before he reached the completion of this technique. With a wave of his hand he dismissed his Sharingan and hit the clone, causing it to disappear into nothingness.

The bulky man stroked his chin for a moment, contemplating the issues he was having, he needed to do more than simply create something of a container, he needed to look more in depth inside of himself to get this to work. So for the time being, he sat back down and allowed his body to assume the meditative position once more and focused his mind inward. He focused on his internal network of power and allowed chakra to flow into the veins of energy and focused on those, recreating them would be a part of the technique itself, it would also allow him to more accurately recreate the core of energy within his being. Power swirled inside and he traced the flow, memorizing the paths it took, each avenue the energy flowed through and way it moved inside, trying to factor in how to create such a shape within. He could not rush the process, the Uchiha needed to take careful note, but it was now time to work on the shape of power that would form his clones.