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La Rapière des Saint-Didier

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Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: The basic lunging thrust used with many attacks within La Rapière des Saint-Didier.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: (Left Handed) The user takes a left step toward the opponent creating a lunge in the step as the right leg stays planted on the floor. During the lunge the user extends their right arm behind them for balance. In the lunge the user extends their left arm toward the opponent aiming their sword against the opponent's mid-section. This attack is used to impale the opponent with a strong piercing attack. When the user learns the "C" Rank version they are able to knock the opponent away along with the piercing strike. Great way of gaining distance between the opponent and the user. This technique has a knockback distance of 5 meters.
Limit: Must learn from a La Rapière des Saint-Didier Master. Must know Balestra.

Retraite
Rank: "E"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A quick movement away the opponent to create distance between the two.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: (Left Handed) The user bends to their left leg, bending the leg at 90° while their right leg is fully extended out. The user hops on their legs away from the opponent while landing back in the same position.
Limit: Must learn from a La Rapière des Saint-Didier Master. Must know Terza.

Spinal Crusher
Rank: "C"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A single slash horizontally across the opponent's mid to high-section.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: (Left Handed) The user twists their upper body clockwise while bringing their left hand to their right pointing the blade up to the sky. The user twists their leg clockwise while they turn their body. The user then immediately swings by twisting their body counter clockwise from right to left performing a horizontal slash against the opponent's mid-section. The user extends their right arm behind them for balance.
Limit: Must learn from a La Rapière des Saint-Didier Master. Must know Basic Techniques.

Quarta Guardia
Rank: "E"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: The Quarte is when the user holds the sword in such a manner with an extended arm, that the outside of the hand looks towards the ground, but the inside upwards.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture, Picture, Picture Quarta is commonly used to defend the inside line against possible thrust attacks. It is used extensively in obtaining blade constraint against opponents.
Limit: Must learn from a La Rapière des Saint-Didier Master.

Lowered Attack in Seconda
Rank: "C"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: The user defeats the disengagement by lowering their body and attacking underneath the opponent's thrust attack.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: (Left Handed) A passing step on the inside line style of attack. The user takes a left step toward the opponent creating a lunge in the step as the right leg stays planted on the floor. During the lunge the user extends their right arm behind them for balance. As an opponent attacks with their own piercing strike against the user's mid-section the user bends down and to their right during their lunge to avoid the piercing strike. The user is close to their left leg as it is bent 90° with the back leg fully extended. The user aims a piercing strike against the opponent's mid-section.
Limit: Must learn from a La Rapière des Saint-Didier Master. Must have Mastered La Rapière des Saint-Didier.

Punta Riverso
Rank: "B"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: User enters and force with a passing step while striking against the opponent's mid-section.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: (Left Handed) User is able to apply this technique to any lunging piercing strike. A passing step on the inside line style of attack. The user takes a left step toward the opponent creating a lunge in the step as the right leg stays planted on the floor. During the lunge the user extends their right arm behind them for balance. Simultaneously the user extends their left arm out to pierce the blade into the opponent's mid-section. As the user lunges into the strike the user places their blade against the bottom of the opponent's weapon and they twist their wrist 90° clockwise while raising their elbow. This is used in order to deflect the opponent's weapon up, and away from the user's body while allowing the user to simultaneously attack against the mid-section with a piercing strike.
Limit: Must learn from a La Rapière des Saint-Didier Master. Must have Mastered La Rapière des Saint-Didier.

Inquartata
Rank: "B"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: The user takes a half sidestep to avoid an opponent's piercing strike as they perform a counter against the opponent's mid-section.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: (Left Handed) As an opponent performs a piercing strike against the user's midsection they quickly take their right leg and step to the left so the right leg is a couple of feet behind their left leg parallel to the opponent. The user arches their upper-body backwards to avoid the piercing strike as they user extends their right arm behind them for balance with their left arm pointed directly in front of the opponent. This technique is great against piercing attacks where the opponent leans into the attack as they will tend to lean into the user's blade. If the user knows Punta Riverso they may apply the same deflecting technique against the opponent's weapon to further avoid the attack from the user while simultaneously driving the weapon into the opponent.
Limit: Must learn from a La Rapière des Saint-Didier Master. Must have Mastered La Rapière des Saint-Didier.

Scanso del Pie Dritto
Rank: "C"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A void where the user arches their back to avoid high striking attacks while piercing against the opponent's mid-section to high-section.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: (Left Handed) This void is the opposite leg equivalent to the Inquartata as both are voiding high inside line thrusts. The determining factor on which to use rests partially on personal preference and partially on which leg is weighted. If the user's stance is rear weighted it is easier to void offline using a sloping motion to the front. Note the layering of the defensive concepts. The void is the primary defense in this situation but the counterattack is still performed in Quarta along the high line so that the sword creates an additional barrier.
Limit: Must learn from a La Rapière des Saint-Didier Master. Must have Mastered La Rapière des Saint-Didier.

Hilt Strike
Rank: "C"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A strike while using the hilt of the weapon.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: (Left Handed) The user brings their blade up and swings it around the user's head clockwise. The user takes a left step toward the opponent creating a lunge in the step as the right leg stays planted on the floor. The user aims a strike against the temple of the opponent's head with the bottom of the hilt of the user's weapon.
Limit: Must learn from a La Rapière des Saint-Didier Master. Must know Basic Techniques.

Wyvern's Tail
Rank: "B" + "C" for Variation
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: An upward spinning strike. Will knock opponent up.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: (Left Handed) The user steps toward the opponent with their right leg turning their body 180° counter clockwise. The user extends their left arm behind them. The user performs an uppercut slash with their left arm as they step toward the opponent with their left leg. The user places their left foot just a 6 inches in front of their right foot as they turn their body 360° clockwise on the soles of their feet while performing the uppercut slash. Capable of knocking the opponent into the air. User is able to stop the attack within mid uppercut to confuse the opponent. This technique has a knockup distance of 20 meters.

Rising Wyvern - The user learns how to perform this technique in a crouching position without losing power in the attack. Used to catch the opponent off guard.


Limit: Must learn from a La Rapière des Saint-Didier Master. Must know Assalto Montante.

Montante el Fin
Rank: "B" + "C" for Variation.
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: A single vertical slash. Will knock opponent up.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: (Left Handed) This technique is different from most vertical strikes or most Lunges. Most techniques the user must step forward with their forward leg first, however with this technique the user must step forward with their back leg. The user takes a right step toward the opponent creating a lunge in the step as the left leg stays planted on the floor. The user's left leg is extended straight back while their right leg is bent in 90°. The user brings their left arm (blade arm) back within the step behind them before performing a vertical upward strike in a 180° arc. Capable of knocking the opponent into the air.

High Arc - Instead of taking a right step forward the user takes a left step forward. The user takes a left step toward the opponent creating a lunge in the step as the right leg stays planted on the floor. During the lunge the user twists their body to right, placing the blade to their chest while it faces away from the opponent. The user then grasps the handle with their right hand. Using both hands the user forcefully performs a vertical upward strike in a 270° arc. Capable of knocking the opponent into the air and behind the user.
Limit: Must learn from a La Rapière des Saint-Didier Master. Must know Basic Techniques.

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Earth Release

Earth Mastery
Rank: B, A, S
Skill: Passive
Effect: Causes earth based techniques to develop a natural hardness, more so than what the standard ability would allow.
Special: ---
Drawback: This does not negate the natural effects of enemy attacks. Example: While a fire jutsu may not instantly destroy something created, it can still burn it.
Description: Earth Ninjutsu, typically, are based around defense. After much time and dedication, the user understands how to enhance these defensive capabilities even further, hardening their techniques to, at times, and ridiculous strengths. At B-rank, the users techniques harden to the point of iron, and are capable of withstanding a C-rank’s worth of damage before the damage begins to affect the technique. At A-rank, the techniques retain the hardness of steel, capable of withstanding a B-ranks worth of damage. At S-rank, the techniques become as hard as titanium, capable of withstanding an A-ranks worth of damage before they are affected as normal.
Limit: Earth Release. Once the user has gained 500 TP in Doton Ninjutsu, this skill is gained automatically. A rank is gained when 750 TP has been obtained, and S rank when 1000 TP has been gained.

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Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Creates Senbon out of the earth and fires them at the opponent.
Special: "Hand Seals"
Drawback: Must be learned more and more in order to be capable of performing better, and capable of producing more Senbon. Cannot be used on Sand.
Description: Forming the hand seals, the User begins to use the Earth Creation Technique to form Senbon in the ground wherever they choose. These Senbon can then fire from the ground at the same speed and strength as if someone had thrown it. These earthen Senbon are shaped like those that are sold in stores and are just as sharp. At D rank, this jutsu forms five Senbon wherever the caster wants. This can be five in different spots, or five all together. The D rank can be learned 4 times for 20 Senbon. Then this jutsu can be learned C rank for 10 more and then B rank for 20 more. Fifty Senbon (after learning 4 D, 1 C, and 1 B rank Jutsu) can be fired from all around the opponent, aimed wherever the caster chooses.
Limit: Earth Release.

Doton: Rikujou Douyou no Jutsu (Earth: Ground Shaking Technique)
Rank: "D" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: The user slams their hands against the ground as the user creates a miniature like earthquake in order to try and unbalance the enemy or opponents all around for a more of a deadly like attack.
Special: "Hand Seals"
Drawback: The user's hands must stay upon the ground at all time. When the user is capable of reaching "A" Class the knowledge of placing their hands onto the very ground becomes obsolete, and the user is capable of performing the technique without having their hands along the ground.
Description: As the user slams their hands against the ground, the user is capable of creating a miniature like earthquake along the ground. The ground rumbles lightly as the very earth moves in all directions in a ten-meter radius. Every time the user gains ranking in difficulty class the distance of the technique increases by ten meters.
Limit: Needs the Earth Release.

Doton: Tamaishi Danmaku (Earth Element: Pebble Barrage)
Rank: "D" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: A simple technique used as a distraction in which the user uses a few hand seals concentrating along the chakra towards the ground. Doing so, the user takes the chakra and the rocks to push forth sending multiple small grape sized like pebbles towards the opponent.
Special: "Hand Seals"
Drawback: The amount of pebbles depends on the rank of the user.
Description: Small like stones are created along the ground in pebble form as they are pushed up along the ground and sent flying towards the very enemy or enemies depending on the type of distance the enemy or where the enemy is standing. This type of attack is somewhat of a basic like attack and is to be considered more of an annoyance or distraction.
Limit: Needs the Earth Release.

Doton - Shinjuu Zanshu no Jutsu (Double Suicide Decapitation Technique)
Rank: "D" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu / TaiJutsu
Effect: A technique where the user hides within the ground for a brief moment to surprise attack the opponent from under ground.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The user takes the time to push into the ground by using their Earth Release. The user pushes into the ground quickly so that to be used against the opponent later on. The user at this point cannot necessarily move within the ground at this moment, but the user does know by feel of when an opponent is right above. When an opponent is right under the user reaches up to take the opponent and drag them back down to the ground in one fell swoop without movement or notice. The opponent is unable to move for one post and the user is capable of slamming out of the ground with one movement.
Limit: Needs the Earth Release

Doton: Ba-di-Kawaii no Jutsu (Earth Release: Art of the Pretty Birdies)
Rank: "D" Rank
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Creates up to five birds made out of earth that fly towards the opponent and attempt to inflict damage equivalent to kunai.
Special: "Hand Seals"
Drawback: The technique must be relearned a number of times in order to make a large amount of birdies. The technique is fairly easy to dodge.
Description: After performing the required handseals, the user is then capable of channeling chakra into the earth. For each time that the user has learned this technique, they become capable of creating up to five birds of the user's choice, made out of stone. These birds have sharpened beaks and are used to attack the opponent, moving at the same speed as the normally thrown kunai as well as dealing approximately the same amount of damage. The technique is only capable of being learned up to a maximum of ten times.
Limit: Must know Doton no Jutsu.

Doton - Dochuu Eigyo (Underground Fish Projection)
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: By using the similarity of Doton - Shinjuu Zanshu no Jutsu (Double Suicide Decapitation Technique) the user is capable of moving through the earth and all around.
Special: "Handseals" before performing
Drawback: Technique cannot be used through Sand
Description: The user uses the basic Doton - Shinjuu Zanshu no Jutsu (Double Suicide Decapitation Technique) as they slam down into the ground. Doing so the user is capable of moving about within the ground capable of rising, singing and capable of pushing through the very ground in multiple types of ways. This type of attack may be used so then the user may move away from the very opponent and attack at the moment's notice.
Limit: Needs the Earth Release, Must have knowledge of the Doton - Shinjuu Zanshu no Jutsu (Double Suicide Decapitation Technique)

Doton no Yoroi (Shield of Earth)
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: A Thin like layer of earth is used to surround the user as a protection against on coming like attacks. The stronger the user is the stronger the technique becomes means the stronger the defense is to help the user.
Special: ---
Drawback: This Technique is ineffective against Lighting Techniques. The user becomes weighed down and is unable to perform fast movements such as the After Image technique.
Description: A thing layer of earth is used as a protection around the user. The layer makes the user seem a little darker then usual but this type of technique takes up a lot of concentration, chakra and understanding. When attacked by certain attacks such as TaiJutsu attacks the feel of the attack seems less then that of normal. This technique is capable of protecting the user against two "D" Rank like attacks before the shield begins to break. For every Difficulty class the user increases the technique increases in strength allowing the user to withstand more. When the user becomes a C Rank difficulty class the user can withstand Two “C” Ranks of Jutsus before they start to break within the user. When the user becomes a new difficulty of "B" then the user is capable of withstanding One "B" Ranks of Jutsus before they start to break within the user. When the user becomes a new difficulty class of "A" Rank the user is capable of withstanding One "A" Rank of Jutsus before they start to break within the user. When the user becomes "S" Difficulty class the user is capable of withstanding Two "A" Ranks of Jutsus before they start to break within the user
Limit: Needs the Earth Release

Demon’s Necklace
Rank: A
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Shoots 5 iron chains out of the earth, which can be manipulated by the user of the jutsu. These chains can be used as a whip as well as holding the opponent down. The main purpose of this Jutsu was to restrain people and other creatures. These chains continue to grow until the user takes his hands of the earth.
Special: Tiger; Dragon; Ox
Drawback: The moment the user removes his hands from the ground the chains disappear.
Description: The user does the required handseals and places his palms on the ground, causing chains to shoot out from the ground.
Limit: Must know earth release.

Doton - Shiokiba no Jutsu (Grounds of Execution Technique)
Rank: "A"
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effects: The user opens a great sinkhole to trap and kill one or several targets.
Special: Rat - Dragon - Horse - Bird - Serpent
Drawbacks: The user could be trapped within the technique and injured, or killed. Technique is only usable twice per day.
Description: Once the shinobi forms the necessary hand seals and brings forth their chakra, the Shiokiba no Jutsu will cause the ground beneath the target(s) to turn into mud and sink rapidly, creating a kind of deep crater. While sinking, the concave walls will overturn and protrude with hardened spikes as if the ground is eating the victim(s) before sealing itself closed, leaving behind only a mildly disturbed. The technique is a mid to long-range ability and will not distinguish between friend and foe. All creatures caught within the sinkhole will be devoured and crushed. The size of the sinkhole is directly proportional to the skill level of the shinobi, being ten meters per character class.
Limits: Earth Release

Kekkaimon Gofuu Jutsu, Hachimon Heijou (Five Point Barrier Seal Technique, Hachi's Gate)
Rank: S
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: A Defense barrier that does not allow anything come inside or go outside the barrier.
Special: Ram, Hare, Snake, Dragon, Rat, Ox, Tiger, Hare, Snake, Dragon, Rat, Ox, Tiger, Snake, Tiger, Ox, Snake, Tiger, Hare, Horse, Dragon, Rat, Snake, Tiger, Snake, Rat, Ox, Tiger, Hare, Snake
Drawback: Must have drawn the barrier and what is being sealed inside on a scroll blueprint. Must be within 100 meters of target area and the user can only seal an area of 1000 meters in diameter.
Description: After creating an accurate blueprint of the area they wish to seal, the user forms a long string of handseals. Once completed, the user summons five large alters at equidistant points around the target area. These gates take 3 turns to erect, but once completed, they form an impervious barrier of pure chakra around the selected area. Anything that contacts the walls of the barrier will instantly be engulfed in flames. This barrier works both ways, damaging anything that wishes to go in or out. Only those specifically designated by the user are granted the ability to pass through. This jutsu is dispelled only when the user releases it, or they are killed.
Limit: Earth Release.

Doton: Ganban Kyuu (Earth Release: Bedrock Coffin)
Rank: "A" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: Large pillars of rock shoot up and around the opponent before coming together crushing the opponent.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: It is impossible to tell what is going on inside the coffin.
Description: After performing the necessary handseals, the User will utilize the earth element and form a coffin of stone around their opponent, crushing them. After a bit of earth quaking, not enough to throw one off balance, six small walls of earth will burst from the earth in a circle around the opponent and converge trapping them in a coffin. One final but smaller in thickness, wall will wrap around imprisoned opponent, keeping them from escaping. At this point, two halves of a rock/boulder will smash together, completely crushing the opponent. Once the opponent is caught within the walls that rise from the ground, there is no way for them to escape.
Limit: Earth Release

Secret Tunnel
Rank: B
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Ninjutsu
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: The user after forming the needed handseals for the technique will put one of his hands on a rock formation (mountain, hill, wall, etc.). Once that happens the rock formation will suffer a deformation, part of the rock formation will be transformed, sucked and/or moved, this by using the chakra coming from the user's hands which would cause the formation to be pulled or in some cases pushed from their original position leaving some kind of tunnel in front of the user with a bulky edge, the reason of this edge is that the rocks were being replaced to leave a hole in the middle of said formation, as if something would have pulled the rock to the edges but in fact is the chakra from the user and their Earth Release Skill. This technique is more used for travels or for secret rooms. This technique does not works with any other jutsu, this means that the user cannot perform this technique to make part of an Earth based jutsu to dissapear.
Limit: Must know Earth Release.

Doton: Diyu Maze
Rank: B
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Creates a square maze from the place the opponent stands until where you stand. The walls and ceiling are immensely sturdy and being kept up with the user’s chakra.
Special: "Hand Seals"
Drawback: As long as the maze is up, the user slowly runs out of chakra.
Description: Holding the snake seal and hitting it on the ground, resulting a 3 meter[10 feet] high maze to rise up from the earth and directly forming a ceiling on top within a second.
Limit: Must know the earth release.


Doton: Deido Bunshin no Jutsu (Earth Release: Mud Clone Technique)
Rank: C
Skill: Ninjutsu Defensive, and Offensive
Effect: Allows the user to create clones out of Mud.
Special: Dog, Rat, Boar, Ox
Drawback: Needs a source of mud that can supply enough mud to make the desired amount of clones. Ex: If there is only enough mud to make four clones, you cannot make eight, only four.
Description: Using mud in the area, the user can create mud clones depending on his/her ninja rank/class. Because the clones are made of mud, they are more durable than most other clones. May take two hits to destroy instead of one. The personality of the clones depends on the user’s personality. The user can channel thoughts with the clones. The weight of the clones and amount of mud needed depends on the user's body weight. Finally, the user can control what the clones say, and control the clone’s actions. The Mud Clones are capable of using any technique that deals with mud.
D Ranked Ninjas: Up to four Clones at a time.
C Ranked Ninjas: Up to eight Clones at a time.
B Ranked Ninjas: Up to 16 Clones at a time.
A Ranked Ninjas: Up to 32 Clones at a time.
S Ranked Ninjas: Up to 64 Clones at a time.
Limit: Must know Earth Release.

Boketsu Hando (Hands of the Grave)
Rank: "C" [Five Times]
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: By coating a select radius of earth, the user creates a field of restraining earthen substance to hinder the opponent.
Special: "Hand Seals"
Drawback: This techniques does not discriminate between friend or foe.
Description: Upon expelling chakra across a given plot of land, the earth will become sensitive to all who move across it. At any time a person or creature steps on the earth, amorphous earth will rocket forth to grasp the intruder's ankle. The ground will hold on with a vice-like grip for two turns before it crumble. The earth will likewise crumble if struck with a C rank amount of damage. This technique when first preformed will create a field with a 15 meter radius that spreads from the user as a focus, but additional C rank training will increase that range by 10 meters up to 85 meters. The field will remain active for 5 turns, increasing one turn proportionally with the range training.
Limit: Doton no Jutsu.

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Art of the Bard

Auditory Comprehension
Rank: B, A, S
Skill: Supplementary Ninjutsu
Effect: The user comprehends various types of sounds instantaneously
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A Bard has experienced many different types and used use many different type of sound. At this point, hearing and interpreting sound becomes second hand. The user can now interpret sounds heard, rather then just hearing them, deciphering what type of sound is made, location, what caused the sound, etc. This can even help the bard ascertain the general physical strength of the being that caused the sound. The user must train to understand the different types of sound made, listed below.
B Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 25 meter radius.
A Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 50 meter radius.
S Rank: The bard may accurately identify and decipher sounds within a 100 meter radius.
Limit: Automatically gained once the user has mastered Art of the Bard by gaining 500 Training Points. Every 500 Points extra unlocks another rank of this technique.

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Skill: Ninjutsu, Vocal
Effect: Reflects a single skill back upon the caster.
Special: Singing
Drawback: May only reflect techniques of equal or lesser rank of the technique known, there is a chance to fail.
Description: Creating a deep echoing sound the bard is capable of reflecting a technique back upon the caster. Depending on how close the technique is the user may take some collateral damage from the technique but the most of it will be reflected back upon the original caster. This skill only works on ninjutsu attacks. It does not work against defenses. This skill has a chance of success depending on what rank the user is trying to use. If the user has mastered Bard there is a ten percent increase to the percentage chance.
• D Rank- 80%
• C Rank- 60%
• B Rank- 40%
• A Rank- 20%
• S Rank- 10%

Limit: Art of the Bard. 'Singing'.

Thunder’s Shout
Rank: C
Skill: Ninjutsu, Vocal
Effect: Deafens and mutes those in the surrounding area.
Special: Singing.
Drawback: Works on allies and enemies.
Description: The bard lets out a forceful shout that will deafen and mute everyone in a thirty meter area for three posts. When you use this skill there is a five percent chance of muting yourself for ten posts.
Limit: Art of the Bard. 'Singing'.

Curse
Rank: “B”
Skill: Ninjutsu, Vocal
Effect: Curses an opponent with a vocal cue.
Special: Singing
Drawback: Single target only.
Description: By uttering a curse or insult of choice the bard sends forth a sonic wave length with their voice. This skill has a range of sixty meters. The hit of this skill will cause an opponent to cough blood as well as become dizzy for three posts with no lasting side effects. Whilst not a highly damaging skill this is often only a show of what is to come for those who cross a bard.
Limit: Art of the Bard. 'Singing'.

What You Wanted to Say
Rank: B
Skill: Ninjutsu, Vocal
Effect: Causes a person to speak the truth
Special: Singing
Drawback: Single target. May sense the skill.
Description: A Mind Affecting technique. By using their skill with words the Bard will lead a conversation with his subtle influence. The bard may affect one person within a ten meter radius and trick them into answering a number of questions truthfully. The amount of questions that will be answered truthfully depends on the rank of the bard, it being one question per rank. There is a five percent chance the target will realize something strange is happening per question asked. So five for the first question, ten for the second, ect.
Limit: Art of the Bard. 'Singing'.

Duress
Rank: B
Skill: Ninjutsu, Vocal
Effect: Draws forth the most painful thoughts and feelings.
Special: Singing.
Drawback: Only works on a single target.
Description: A Mind Affecting skill. ‘Not every thought is a good one’ This mournful dirge brings forth memories from the users past. Every painful and upsetting memory will rush forth, filling the opponents mind. This skill lasts for four posts unless the user stops playing, then it will end instantly.
Limit: Art of the Bard. 'Singing'.

Tarot Card of Fate
Rank: B
Skill: Ninjutsu, Vocal
Effect: Many different effects depending upon the 'luck of the draw'
Special: Singing
Drawback: Effects enemies and allies alike.
Description: A strange technique where the bard releases a burst of chakra with unpredictable effects. None of these effects hit the caster unless specifically stated. This skill has a thirty meter range and effects each person the same way.
1- Steals a B Rank worth of Chakra
2- Prevents chakra based skills for two posts
3- Removes all stat changes
4- Hits for a B rank worth of damage and breaks one item
5- Cuts physical strength in half for two posts
6- Heals caster for B rank of health and dazes everyone else for one post.
7- Causes the effects of two other cards
8- Stuns for two posts
9- Causes confusion, meaning the body will move opposite to how you intend
10- A rank worth of damage. Halves all skill damage for two posts. Slows movement speed.
11- Feels as if on fire, movement speed slowed, unable to speak. All for two posts. Caster is unable to speak or use song arts for three posts.
12- Deals a C Rank worth of damage
13- Extremely dizzy and nauseous for two posts.
14- Lowers defenses and attacks by one rank for three posts.

Limit: Art of the Bard. 'Singing'.

Note of Death
Rank: S
Skill: Ninjutsu, Vocal
Effect: Sings the life out of a being
Special: Singing
Drawback: If the song is interrupted the technique will end. This skill can only be used once per thread.
Description: Various rumors of this skill have existed over time. From sirens to soul pipers this concept has been explored. The bard sings a wailing tune that essentially sings the life out of a human. This song takes five posts to sing, which is the duration of the song. Each post of the song will draw its own effects and during this time there is a chance of death. The targeted opponent must be within fifty meters of the bard and visible. Any effects of this skill stack while the song is being performed but end after the five turns though the percent chance does not stack.
• First Post - A loss of one movement per post. 5% Chance of death.
• Second Post - Vision blurs. Sense of smell fades. 10% Chance of death.
• Third Post- Muscles tense. Balance wavers. 20% Chance of death.
• Fourth Post- Blood leaks from orifices. Breath labored. 40% Chance.
• Fifth Post- Joints lock painfully. Vision blackens. 60% Chance of death.

Limit: Art of the Bard. 'Singing'.

Inmetsu Koukyoukyoru (Destruction Symphony)
Rank: S
Skill: Ninjutsu, Vocal
Effect: Creates a frenzy of slicing sound waves that extend from the user in all directions.
Special: Singing
Drawback: The user cannot perform hand seals while utilizing this technique. Requires lots of chakra, the user cannot use voice techniques for ten posts afterwards.
Description: The user screams, releasing a huge burst of chakra from their throat. This blast divides into any number of thin, slicing sound waves that cut the area all around the user, capable of slicing through a human like butter and cannot be stopped by any defense weaker than A Rank and no Doton technique can stop it. The sound waves cut in a fifteen meter area all around the user, in a complete sphere, meaning underground and airborne targets are also struck. The user is left drained and voiceless afterwards.
Limit: Art of the Bard. 'Singing'.

Saturday Night Fever
Rank: S
Skill: Ninjutsu, Vocal
Effect: Sends all characters into a frenzy.
Special: Singing
Drawback: Forced to sit once the technique ends. If too many people are affected they will take damage.
Description: This song when sung will affect everyone in a sixty meter radius with the user at the center. This skill sends every person into frenzy, the caster included but severely messing with the inner ear as well as other bodily fluids due to the frequency. While in a frenzy you cannot recover chakra or health. Your attack power increases by one rank while your defense and evasion drop by two ranks. You cannot use skills or items. When the frenzy is over everyone is forced to sit and remain still for three posts. If more than seven people enter the frenzy at once all the people will receive an S rank worth of blunt force trauma from the ‘God of Madness’
Limit: Art of the Bard.'Singing'.

Bodily Decipher
Rank: C-rank
Skill: Ninjutsu, supplementary
Effect: Explained below
Special: ---
Drawback:---
Description: The user interprets sound waves emitted by opponent. By understand the sound waves created by walking, breathing, heartbeat, etc. The user is able to gauge their enemy’s bodily specification, such as their height, weight, muscle mass, etc. until they have literally gathered an extremely accurate ‘picture’ of the person with sound. This also allows them to sense fluctuations within breathing, heart rate, pulse which can help the bard know how tired or ill a specific person is. This is extremely useful in gathering information on opponents before ever encountering them. This jutsu can also be used to retrieve information on multiple opponents as well, when first learned they can discern the information of ten opponents, this can be retrained for an additional ten people each time with the maximum of one hundred. Each time this skill is learned it also gives a 3% chance of discerning if an opponent is telling a lie, with a maximum of thirty percent.
Limit: Art of the Bard, must unlock Auditory Comprehension

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[/u]", "C", "B", "A", "S" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: A wind technique using winds to lift and control a certain amount of weapons or people using powerful and at some points violent winds after utilizing the wind release. However, this can only be done to a certain extent.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: Must be learned multiple times, last hand seal must be held for the technique to work. Once the seal is broken the technique will end.
Description: Performing the necessary hand seals, the user will affix their wind release chakra and summon a small to large amount of powerful wind around a certain number of objects. At this point they can be suspended and controlled, moved through the air. However, the ability and amount of things possible to be moved varies along the rank learned for the technique. The winds if commanded can be very dangerous at any point in time, however it may only maim or move. When first learned at "D" Rank, the user is capable of having lifting a total of 10lbs. When dealing with weaponry, the weight of each weapon will be added together to result in the max; same with shinobi. When "C" Rank is reached the user is capable of lifting 50lbs. At "B" Rank, 200; At "A" Rank, 500; and finally at "S" Rank, 1000lbs.
Limit: Must have Wind Release

Fuuton Kaze no Senbon (Needles of the Wind)
Rank: "D"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User hurls a mixture of senbon needles in the form of wind to cut into the opponent.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: The ninja gathers air with his hands and mixes it with chakra, by doing this he transforms them into sharp and deadly needles. The needles are almost invisible so it is hard for the enemies to see them. This technique may be blocked by large objects, however something small such as a sword, or a staff will allow the needles to separate still moving towards the object it was originally sent to. Not a powerful technique as the user is capable of hurling up to ten senbon wind needles that gives out minor cuts. However this could be used as a more of a set up technique to allow the user to perform a more dangerous technique.
Limit: Must have the Wind Release

Kaze Ya no Jutsu (Wind Arrow Technique)
Rank: "D"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User is capable of breathing inwards and exerting outwards a large like arrow to pierce into the opponent's body.
Special: User takes in a deep breath filling their lungs with air.
Drawback: Only one may be created at a time.
Description: The user molds chakra and breathes in. He or she then blows out and an arrow made of wind is shot from the user’s mouth. This arrow may be blocked as it is just a large consumption of wind, however it cannot be deflected away. This means that the object must be large in size enough to defend from one against the wind. The size of the arrow is the size of the opponent's mouth with the length of three feet as it can travel up to the distance of twenty meters. This technique is used for short range to steer an opponent away from the user.
Limit: Must have the Wind Release

Fuuton - Daitoppa (Great Breakthrough)
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User hurls out a large blast of wind capable of leveling almost anything within its path.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: User performs the handseals as they take in a deep breathe. Holding it for a brief moment they quickly exert it as a large blast of air the size of the user's head, and double the length is sent out towards the opponent within the distance of twenty five meters. This technique is capable of crushing an opponent's ribs if hit directly, or capable of dislocating a shoulder if hit along the shoulder. This technique is sometimes used to break down large doors, or to smack an opponent away from the user when the user comes into a bind. Depending on the user's class level depends on the distance this technique may be used. When the user is "D" class the distance is that of twenty five meters. Each class the user is higher then that of "D" The distance increases by five meters. When the user masters the art of wind, the blast increases by doubling it size as the distance is increased by ten meters.
Limit: Must have the Wind Release, Must know Fuuton Kaze no Senbon (Needles of the Wind), Must know Kaze Ya no Jutsu (Wind Arrow Technique)

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