Top of the Worl--Er, Apartment [T]

[Father 'Suke]

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[Drawl]

Instant Diversion
Rank: "D"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: Creates Illusory doubles of the user.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: Affects anyone who sees the user. The user is able to perform this technique on themselves. The duration of this technique lasts for 5 rounds per class level. This technique may be disbelieved once interacted with. As the user spins around, they produce residual images of themselves, each of which splits off from their body and moves away. 1 + 2 Per Class Level illusory doubles of them appear, spinning off from their original location as they turn in a circle. The user is then free to go elsewhere while their doubles move away in a manner of their choosing. The doubles move at the user's speed and can emit minor sounds such as footsteps or metal clanking, but they can only be made to move, withdraw, or run. Any successful attack against an illusory double destroys it. Figments seem to react normally to area attacks such as looking as though they are being burned alive through a Fire Jutsu.
Limit: Must know the Figment Perception.

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The stiffness in Oe's legs told him it was time to stand, and in turn, time to train a technique that required a little movement. Sorry, brother, but my toying with you has ceased for now. Though his presence was still beneficial, though, simply to judge the capability of the technique. All genjutsu were meant to fool, and what was a sibling for but being your fool?

Oe pushed himself to his feet, standing in a casual position, feet close together and shoulders slumped; there were no stances for him, just whatever he felt was suitable for the particular jutsu he intended on using. Feet wider apart, Oe told himself while he took in the environment around him, following his mental orders. I have space to work with and no need to risk tripping up over my feet like Aoki. Note: Must learn to adapt spin with surroundings, so as not to disrupt the technique mid-performance by running into a wall or another person. Oe now stood with his feet parallel to his shoulders, similar to Aoki's ready stance with his umbrella, though Oe's hands were held at abdomen level, Oe's preferred position for forming seals, as it require little movement from a casual position to start his seals, speeding up his process.

Oe began channeling chakra, sending the required amount into his hands, as well as coating his entire body in a thin veil of his spiritual energy, as minute as his instructors had ever taught him to muster. Instant Diversion, a technique that will allow me, though movement in a circular fashion, to create illusory doubles of myself. Tactical advantages include providing myself a means of distraction as well as escape in the opponent is pressing on my position. Illusions can do little than move around; no attack mechanisms possible.

Oe looked down at his body, mentally taking in the clothing he wore for reference during the technique. Black screamed back at him in the form of long-sleeved V-neck, form fitting pants, and black combat boots. He knew to visualize black atop his head as well, damp from the drizzle and a wild mop, having done little to it before coming to the rooftop for training. Of course, he couldn't see his head, but he trusted in his ability to formulate an illusion that successfully imitated him visually. Besides, he knew his brother was not observant enough to really note a stray hair off here and there.

Oe took a deep breath, buckling his knees slightly as he prepared for the spin. Then, like the "lightning strike" that had blinded his brother earlier, he sprung into action. His hands flew from seal to seal until the final one was struck, at which point he moved his entire right side of his body into motion, beginning the required spin for the technique. Right foot over left, left foot over right, a constant motion that was contained, though awkward for the guest twin who disliked movement. At each peak of the twirl, Oe's chakra that he had coated his body in pulsed, forming into the image Oe had held onto in his mind, creating an illusion that spun off of him in the opposite direction. Oe performed three full rotations, creating a total of five illusory doubles that clustered together to his right; despite Oe's lack of experience overall as a shinobi, his extensive experimenting with figment illusions during his time at the academy allowed him a better understanding of them, leading to better illusions. What should've been no more than three was suddenly five, an addition Oe was certainly satisfied with.

Oe cast out a mental order to his illusions to move until they were lined up side-by-side; Oe was pleased to hear footfalls as they listened to him with ease. Most figments at this stage are terrible at producing auditory sounds for added belief. Additional tactical advantage is to use illusions in stealth operations, using noise as distractions to nearby opponents while the user can move silently. Now to see just what they could do.

Oe sent out a barrage of one-word orders towards the illusions, testing words that they would follow and would not. The first illusion began to move to the left, though the second would not charge to the right. The third withdrew to stand by Oe while the fourth remained in place, not heeding the call to climb the post. Meanwhile the fifth just looked him; it seems he would not trot, no matter how humorous Aoki thought it would look. Movement to the flanks are capable, as is stepping back. That leaves only one position to go.

Oe looked at his brother, giving him a small smile. Then he gave the illusions a final command: Run! Five figments obliged, running towards the position that their master had last cast his visage. They could not attack, he knew that, but did Aoki?

[Gohan]

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[Drawl]

Name: Sliding strike
Rank: D
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Description
Special: --
Drawback: puts the user off balence and open for counter attack.
Description: The user gets in close to the enemy for what looks like a frontal attack, then at the last minute the user puts all their weight on one foot and slides so that they are beside the opponent and alse facing them, using the sudden momentum the user swings out their parasol for a chest or face strike at the enemy.
Limit: Must be in parasol fighter stance, must have a parasol.

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Aoki turned at the sound of his brother moving around to his left, catching the tail end of his latest technique as five illusions peeled off of Oe. Impressive, was the only thought it Aoki could muster before he suddenly had all five running directly at him. He suddenly found himself with real targets to work with, which was perfect for the next technique he had been itching to try out.

Aoki shifted the umbrella out of of ready position, which he had fallen into on instinct at the first sight of the illusion's movement, balancing it on his shoulder so it wouldn't trip him up. Taking a deep breath, Aoki launched forward, sandaled feet splashing in the stray puddles as he rushed the Oe directly across for him. Let's dance, brother, he thought, drawing ever closer to the illusion.

The illusion pulled up within two meters of Aoki, which was the distance in which Aoki set his attack into motion. Planting his right foot in front at the two o'clock position, Aoki set his left foot down and pushed off, like a runner at the sound of the gunshot at the start of the race. He slid forward and to the right of the illusion, who made no effort to defend, so that he was now on the left flank of Oe's mirror. The sudden movement through him completely off-balance, though, which limited the striking power of his technique. He didn't fall, though, so he was still able to lash out with a backhanded strike against the back of the illusion's head, which took the blow for the briefest of moments before disappearing. The other four illusions stopped in their tracks.

Need to account for the sudden shift of my balance, else I'm going to fall flat. Should probably also plant my left foot, to open up my strikes. Could help strengthen my blows that way. It seemed that Oe was going to let him waste his other illusions, so he wasted no time to attack the second one. Charging forward, he swapped the roles of his feet, planting his left foot and pushing off of his right. This time, to account for the balance shift, he buckled his left foot, hoping it would aid in his weight. Though he still felt off-balance--maybe it couldn't be helped--the change of his leg's positioning allowed him to halt his momentum suddenly and then push off, giving his strike some extra oomph. Another successful strike, another dissipated illusion.

The third and the fourth illusion were ended in the same fashion, but when he charged the fifth, it suddenly bolted, running back towards where Oe was standing, watching. Not today, thought, changing his trajectory so that he was running behind the illusion. Putting on an extra boost of speed, he pulled alongside it, pacing it step for step along the rooftop. Then, suddenly, he planted the right foot and pushed forward, carrying himself up and around so he was directly in front of the illusion, swinging with all his might with the umbrella, cracking it against the illusion's skull. He had put a lot of force into that swing, sending him continuing forward after the illusion disappeared. Aoki landed on his knee in a crouch; from there, he looked up at Oe.

"More, brother," he said, simply. He had grown tired of hitting an unmoving post, craving a moving opponent, even if it didn't attack back.

[Gohan]

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[Drawl]

Conceal
Rank: "D"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: A Jutsu that conceals a weapon.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: The user is able to perform this technique by touching the target. The duration of this technique lasts for 5 minutes per class level. This Jutsu causes 1 item the use is carrying that is 1 size category smaller than the user (or smaller) to become invisible. The object remains invisible until the user uses the item to activate a Jutsu or other chakra effect, to open a door, to strike an opponent, drop it, or in any way use it to affect the world around you. This Jutsu is most effective for sneaking items past guards or otherwise making the user appear less prepared than they are. The item still creates a noticeable bulge in clothing or packs, but it cannot be seen.
Limit: Must know the Glamour Perception.

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After a few more rotations, Oe walked off to the entrance to the roof, leaving behind five illusory doubles behind for Aoki's amusement. He set his sights on his brother's cloak, which he had hung on the handle of the door, not wanting it to get in his way while he trained; propped up against it was his brother's new umbrella, a small metallic version with a bamboo handle and plated cloth. Grabbing the handle, Oe took its place against the door, cross-legged with the umbrella resting on the concrete before him. Oe eyed it closely while he ran through the next technique in his head.

Conceal, a technique that will turn a weapon invisible for a short time. Tactical advantages include sneaking a weapon past a guard in an operation requiring stealth or surprise. The run-through was seamless, like clockwork, passing the time while he took into consideration, mapping out his course. A blink, registering a complete course of action, followed by a breath to initiate the channeling of his chakra.

Pushing his spiritual energy into his hands, he began to manipulate a portion of it (the amount that would not be used to trigger the handseals) into an ethereal state, lighter than the gaseous form he had taken on before with prior techniques. Like a hot knife against cheese, he sliced the chakra away until it was as thin as he could obtain at his skill level, maintaining a mental image of of transparency; he needed his chakra to coat the umbrella and then allow for the naked eye to see through it and, in turn, through the weapon.

All the while, he ran his hands over the umbrella, creating a mental image of the umbrella as well. This technique was only targeting a single sense, sight, which meant four others would still be present, though hard to distinguish. In Oe's case, he was unfamiliar with the weapon in front of him, its length and texture unknown to him. He tried his hardest to familiarize himself with it, so as to adapt the chakra's density to the texture; in his mind, metal felt as if it would require a different chakra coating than the bamboo. But maybe he was stalling, this technique foreign to him.

Taking a deep breath, Oe launched himself into the seals, fingers dexterously flying from seal to seal, until the final one was struck. Then reaching out, almost gingerly, Oe pressed his right hand against the umbrella, releasing his chakra out at the same moment to wrap itself around the umbrella. He blinked, out of instinct, only to find that the umbrella was not there any longer.

Oe reached forward, hefting an unseen weight, the smoothness of bamboo rubbing against his hand. Well that worked. Now what? An idea came to mind, something he needed to test, so he pressed the umbrella against his shirt, noticing a bulge appear in the fabric. He slid it up his sleeve next, where a would-be assassin might contain a hidden blade, noticing an umbrella shaped bulge appear. Note to self: conceal the weapon beforehand in a location where it is not likely to be noticed. Bulges can be just as suspicious as a weapon itself.

Satisfied with his tests, Oe tossed the umbrella back onto the ground; it landed with a soft thud, visible once more to the naked eye. Furthermore, technique will not allow for an attack to be made with the invisible weapon. This technique is for stealth only. Oe nodded to himself, locking this new found information away, as he pondered his next course of action. . .

[Celaena Kamyuja]

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