Travelling for Diplomacy [Mission]

[Sairo Zassou]

With the village behind me, I made my way out into the country that I'd been a part of for quite some time. I was ready to make my way out to the Land of Fire. It was time to speak with the Hokage. But I had to wait for the others to join me before we could get going. I pulled forth a map and a compass, marking the path that we would take to get to the embassy. This was a meeting that needed to happen.

Upon my body, my cloak covered all. Beneath the cloak, black pants were worn with no shirt. Holes were strewn along my body, holding the vines of the Zassou. A katana rested on my left side, a great sword on my back along with a Hira Shuriken that had greatly increased in size. Also on my back rested a large gourd filled with water. A large flagon was on my right, holding leaves for various techniques. My pouch filled with 6 Kunai, 12 Exploding Tags, 15 Hira Shuriken, 8 Exploding Pouches and 7 incendiary pouches rested on my right side as well. Special shoes were worn, designed with holes corresponding to the three on the bottom of my feet. It was an attire that many would recognize, especially the ones I was waiting on. It would just be a moment longer and we'd be on our way.

[The Blind Beast, [Calibretto], Draven, here's a travel thread. Draven, if you plan on going separately, feel free to create your own thread. But we need to get going.]

[The Blind Beast]

[enter]

Shenjie sprinted at full speed towards his Kage as he prepared himself for their assignment. Shenjie donned his brown Gi with his black headband around his waist. He wore black shinobi sandals so that he didn't appear completely unkempt. His arms and hands were wrapped up in bandages all the way up to about his elbow, covering the forearm portion of his Gi's sleeves. His a small portion fingers were exposed as he not only needed them to feel, but also it gave his hand better flexibility in total. His butt bag hung from his belt as well, proving that he was ready for the mission.

Inside his butt bag he carried an assortment of objects. These included his 6 kunai knives, 60 Hira shuriken, 6 blood clot pills, 5 thermal capsules, 3 sensory poles, 80 explosive tags, and 32 sound balls. Two of the sound balls hung upon the bottom portion of his butt bag for easy purchase, and for constant sound waves with his body's motion. His Tsue Aramusha staff was in hand as he continued forward.

"Tsuchikage-Sama, I have made it!" He exclaimed as he came to a
Skidding halt. For anyone who was not as physically fit as he was, they might be fatigued by the sudden run, however Shenjie being a Taijutsu master was still pumped and ready to go. With a high level of motivation Shenjie prepared for the long journey.

[[Calibretto]]

Michiko's body was wrapped in a dull black cloak and her village headband was worn today in the typical head placement. The hood drawn up and the edges held closed from the inside. Under the cloak wearing nothing but a pair of BDU Trousers held up by a Utility belt and a butt bag on the back. Inside the utility belt she stored 136 exploding tags. The other 15 she "wore" stuck to strategic places on her steel skin. In other seperate containment slots in the utility belt she held 38 Locking tags, 25 Incendiary Tags, 23 Lightning tags, 25 Ice tags, 15 Hira Shuriken and 1 Compass Baseplate. Inside the buttbag she kept a tightly rolled robe, Her AnBu initiate mask, 10 kunai and a wireless radio. Michiko's figure came bounding over the landscape and in no time was approaching both the kage and the other ninja she'd seen in the room with her when she got this mission. Godric however was not to be seen, surely she didnt make it here before he did. He must have had to pickup some supplies. Killing the Hokage wasnt going to be easy, but Michiko would gladly lend her aid to the group to do so. Afterall, the Hokage's eyes preserved and turned into a necklace would be a great trophy. "Tsuchikage. I am ready when you are ." She stated only seconds after reaching their location awaiting further orders. SPOILER: Click to show Items used. [0] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== =========================================== Active Jutsu [0] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== =========================================== Non-Draining and/or semi-Permenant Effects. [1] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== Koutetsu no Karada (Steel Body) -[90TP] Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S" Skill: Ninjutsu, Supplementary in Weapon Form. Effect: Determines the durability of the user's Steel Body. Special: "Hand Seals", supplementary in Weapon Form. Drawback: The more durable the body is, the less speed that the user has. The speed is of the user is reduced by one Difficulty Class from their current Difficulty Class for every Rank of the technique that the user has active. If at any point the user's Difficulty Class for movements reduces below "D" Rank, they will be considered to have zero movements per turn, unless they are performing the required handseals to obtain a lower Durability. Description: The Koutestu no Karada, or the Steel Body, is the understanding of just how powerful the user's steel has become. The Steel of the body is capable of resisting up to one strike of the same Rank as it before becoming injured. This technique, while not in weapon form, can be modified around, due to the fact that the lower the ranking, the faster that the user is capable of moving with less training. When the user has transformed into Weapon Form, they will automatically take the highest rank of this ability in order to state their durability. Limit: Must have Koutetsu Katansei of the same rank. =========================================== Passive Effects and Traits [7] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== Unscathed Rank: "C", Skill: Trait Effect: The user is amazingly resistant to energy attacks because of their upbringing or Chakra experimentation. Special: --- Drawback: --- Description: Each type of energy resistance the user has (if any) increases by 20 Armour Points. This trait replaces 1 of the 5 Freebies. Limit: Must start with Character; 1 Freebie. =========================================== Chakra Resistance Rank: "B", Skill: Trait Effect: Some Humans are even less affected by Chakra. Special: --- Drawback: --- Description: Increases the characters natural bonus on saves vs. Chakra Jutsus & Chakra-like effects to +4 Trait Bonus. Users gain a Damage Resistance against Chakra Techniques equal to 20 points Racial Bonus. This trait replaces 2 of the 5 Freebies. Limit: Must start with Character; 2 Freebies.. =========================================== Grendle Ancestry Rank: "B", Skill: Trait Effect: A trait that grants healing properties to the user. Special: --- Drawback: Cannot gain any other Ancestry Traits. Description: Some human bloodlines trace their linage back to a grendle, an offspring born of troll and human parentage. Living humans with this racial trait are immune to bleeding out. If they are also "C" Class they heal Minor damage per 15 rounds. If they "A" Class and they lose a limb, an organ, or any other body part, once per day the user's severed body members (fingers, toes, hands, feet, arms, legs, tails, broken bones, and ruined organs grow back. The physical regeneration is complete in 1 round if the severed members are present and touching the creature. It takes 15 rounds otherwise. Regenerate also heals Serious Damage within 15 rounds, and rids the subject of exhaustion and/or fatigue. It has no effect on nonliving creatures (including undead). This trait replaces 2 of the 5 Freebies. Limit: Must start with Character; 2 Freebies.. =========================================== Karada Sumiyaka (Body Speed) -[90TP] Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S" Skill: Supplementary Effect: Allows the user to learn to move at speeds equivalent to their Difficulty Class. Special: --- Drawback: Must learn the technique for every rank of Koutetsu no Karada or else the user will suffer from movement penalties. Description: This specialized form of training is given to those individuals within the Seitetsu Clan. Upon becoming an individual with the Steel Body technique, the user's own speeds will dramatically suffer. This training allows the user to act as if they were unaffected by the steel transitions within the body, allowing them to fight normally. Each Rank of this technique reduces the Difficulty Class Movement Penalty imposed by the Steel Body technique by one Difficulty Class, meaning that if the user only has the "D" Rank of this technique but switches to "B" Rank Steel Body, then they will have their movements reduced to the point that they would move as if they were two Difficulty Classes lower than they were, instead of three. If they have the "C" Rank Steel Body, then they will suffer only a singular class deduction with the "B" Rank Steel Body, and the "B" Rank of this technique would allow for no Difficulty Class Movement Penalty for the "B" Rank Steel Body. Limit: Must have the corresponding rank of Koutetsu no Karada. =========================================== Know Their Pain Rank: "B" Skill: NinJutsu Effect: Get an understanding of how much life a target has. Special: --- Drawback: This does not work on undead. Description: The user looks over another creature and can discern how close it is to releasing its soul. There are no hand movements, no actions, the user simply looks at the target and can simply know how much more life the target has before the soul finally leaves the body. This does not work on undead. This is normally used for NPC purposes. Opponent's cannot state how much life a PC character will have unless they are at the verge of death. Limit: Must be a Soulcaster. =========================================== Kikaichu no Jutsu (Destruction Bug Host Technique) -[10TP] Rank: D Skill: Ninjutsu Effect: Allows the user to control the kikaichu given to him by the Kikaichu Ishoku ritual. Special: N/A Drawback: The kikaichu feed from the shinobis chakra. Description: This allows the user the control the kikaichu in the use for their techniques. he bugs feed and live off the Chakra which the body stores and in return the Ninja gets to control and command the bugs, using them as their primary fighting technique. These bugs have the ability to drain chakra through physical contact with the enemy (and possibly consume a fraction of the host's chakra as well.) Limit: Must have Kikaichu Ishoku =========================================== Shishou no Koutetsu (Mastery of Steel) Rank: "B" Rank Skill: Ninjutsu, Supplementary Effect: Allows the user the capability of performing Seitetsu Clan Weapon Transformation techniques without the use of Handseals. Special: Must have obtained 500 TP in the Clan Jutsu. Drawback: Only "B" rank techniques or lower are effected by this ability. The user still loses the number of movements that the technique would normally require. Description: When the Weapon has learned enough about manipulating their body into different forms of Steel, they gain enough understanding of the transformations to become capable of utilizing those abilities without the use of handseals. In this manner, they will become capable of transforming in and out of different weaponry without pausing between the Human Form. This is primarily used so that the Human Weapon can transition between Weapon Forms while being Wielded by a Human Ally Specialist. Limit: Must have 500 TP in Seitetsu Clan Jutsu. When the user has obtained the required TP, this ability is gained automatically. ===========================================

[Sairo Zassou]

Michiko and Shenjie arrived shortly after I did. Godric was heading toward the Land of Fire ahead of us to ensure it's safety. I had already plotted the course for our trip. I turned toward the two new arrivals and nodded toward them.

"We'll be heading through the Land of Waterfall en route to the Land of Fire. From there, we'll be going to their Embassy in Tanzaku-Gai. They've been informed that we are on our way. Michiko and Shenjie, keep your senses sharp as we travel."

I said as I turned away and started making my way away from the Land of Earth. It had been awhile since I had been in Konohagakure. Back then, Aoshi was the Hokage, and he was the reason the alliance was made in the first place. I had not heard from him in some time and assumed he was no longer the Hokage, but it was impossible to tell who it could be at this time. I hoped they would be understanding, but this was why I had my backup.

[After you two post again, we'll ask for the thread to be moved.]

[The Blind Beast]

"Works for me lord Rokudaime." Shenjie said blindly following after his leader using his hearing to see where he was going. With each tap of his staff, a subsidiary sound wave was sent out so that he could see. He had no objections and was happy to go through Taki no Kuni. It was a lovely day, and Shenjie was glad to be spending it on the road. Shenjie felt the metal woman beside him as he slowed his pace so that he could talk to her for a bit while they traveled. "What is it like to be made of metal?" Shenjie asked quietly. With his curiosity peaked, he could barely imagine being made of the stuff that he had an extremely hard time seeing through. The entire concept just mesmerized him as he tired to stay close enough so that he could actually still see the woman as they walked along. Not really expecting an answer, Shenjie sighed and continued forward with the journey.

[[Calibretto]]

The Tsuchikage had explained their path and Michiko nodded along in agreement. Her cloak shuffling as she pulled 3 kunai out from her bag and 3 exploding tags from her belt. One by one she attached exploding tags to the kunai wrapping them around the handle tightly before returning them to their place in the butt bag. "As I said. I am ready." She states with no sarcasm and almost militaristically. While they move she makes sure to glance around almost as if she's paranoid but only because she's on a state of high alert watching for threats as they move. As they traveled the fellow ninja "Shinjie" made a slightly interesting inquiry. He'd asked her what its like to be made from metal. It was only interesting in she realized she doesnt get asked this nearly as often as she now thinks she probably should have. "Its like being made of flesh, but I live longer." Michiko stated and took note of the staff he continued to tap on the ground. The ninja moved as though he could see, sort of, and yet continued to make noise with the staff. Either he was feeling for his footing, trying to be annoying, or had some kind of heightened hearing and was listening for an echo. Either way the group was not your normal group of ninja. Shaking her head at the thought she corrected her own thoughts. No normal humans in the group, that IS normal from her stand point. SPOILER: Click to show Items used. [0] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== =========================================== Active Jutsu [0] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== =========================================== Non-Draining and/or semi-Permenant Effects. [1] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== Koutetsu no Karada (Steel Body) -[90TP] Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S" Skill: Ninjutsu, Supplementary in Weapon Form. Effect: Determines the durability of the user's Steel Body. Special: "Hand Seals", supplementary in Weapon Form. Drawback: The more durable the body is, the less speed that the user has. The speed is of the user is reduced by one Difficulty Class from their current Difficulty Class for every Rank of the technique that the user has active. If at any point the user's Difficulty Class for movements reduces below "D" Rank, they will be considered to have zero movements per turn, unless they are performing the required handseals to obtain a lower Durability. Description: The Koutestu no Karada, or the Steel Body, is the understanding of just how powerful the user's steel has become. The Steel of the body is capable of resisting up to one strike of the same Rank as it before becoming injured. This technique, while not in weapon form, can be modified around, due to the fact that the lower the ranking, the faster that the user is capable of moving with less training. When the user has transformed into Weapon Form, they will automatically take the highest rank of this ability in order to state their durability. Limit: Must have Koutetsu Katansei of the same rank. =========================================== Passive Effects and Traits [7] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== Unscathed Rank: "C", Skill: Trait Effect: The user is amazingly resistant to energy attacks because of their upbringing or Chakra experimentation. Special: --- Drawback: --- Description: Each type of energy resistance the user has (if any) increases by 20 Armour Points. This trait replaces 1 of the 5 Freebies. Limit: Must start with Character; 1 Freebie. =========================================== Chakra Resistance Rank: "B", Skill: Trait Effect: Some Humans are even less affected by Chakra. Special: --- Drawback: --- Description: Increases the characters natural bonus on saves vs. Chakra Jutsus & Chakra-like effects to +4 Trait Bonus. Users gain a Damage Resistance against Chakra Techniques equal to 20 points Racial Bonus. This trait replaces 2 of the 5 Freebies. Limit: Must start with Character; 2 Freebies.. =========================================== Grendle Ancestry Rank: "B", Skill: Trait Effect: A trait that grants healing properties to the user. Special: --- Drawback: Cannot gain any other Ancestry Traits. Description: Some human bloodlines trace their linage back to a grendle, an offspring born of troll and human parentage. Living humans with this racial trait are immune to bleeding out. If they are also "C" Class they heal Minor damage per 15 rounds. If they "A" Class and they lose a limb, an organ, or any other body part, once per day the user's severed body members (fingers, toes, hands, feet, arms, legs, tails, broken bones, and ruined organs grow back. The physical regeneration is complete in 1 round if the severed members are present and touching the creature. It takes 15 rounds otherwise. Regenerate also heals Serious Damage within 15 rounds, and rids the subject of exhaustion and/or fatigue. It has no effect on nonliving creatures (including undead). This trait replaces 2 of the 5 Freebies. Limit: Must start with Character; 2 Freebies.. =========================================== Karada Sumiyaka (Body Speed) -[90TP] Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S" Skill: Supplementary Effect: Allows the user to learn to move at speeds equivalent to their Difficulty Class. Special: --- Drawback: Must learn the technique for every rank of Koutetsu no Karada or else the user will suffer from movement penalties. Description: This specialized form of training is given to those individuals within the Seitetsu Clan. Upon becoming an individual with the Steel Body technique, the user's own speeds will dramatically suffer. This training allows the user to act as if they were unaffected by the steel transitions within the body, allowing them to fight normally. Each Rank of this technique reduces the Difficulty Class Movement Penalty imposed by the Steel Body technique by one Difficulty Class, meaning that if the user only has the "D" Rank of this technique but switches to "B" Rank Steel Body, then they will have their movements reduced to the point that they would move as if they were two Difficulty Classes lower than they were, instead of three. If they have the "C" Rank Steel Body, then they will suffer only a singular class deduction with the "B" Rank Steel Body, and the "B" Rank of this technique would allow for no Difficulty Class Movement Penalty for the "B" Rank Steel Body. Limit: Must have the corresponding rank of Koutetsu no Karada. =========================================== Know Their Pain Rank: "B" Skill: NinJutsu Effect: Get an understanding of how much life a target has. Special: --- Drawback: This does not work on undead. Description: The user looks over another creature and can discern how close it is to releasing its soul. There are no hand movements, no actions, the user simply looks at the target and can simply know how much more life the target has before the soul finally leaves the body. This does not work on undead. This is normally used for NPC purposes. Opponent's cannot state how much life a PC character will have unless they are at the verge of death. Limit: Must be a Soulcaster. =========================================== Kikaichu no Jutsu (Destruction Bug Host Technique) -[10TP] Rank: D Skill: Ninjutsu Effect: Allows the user to control the kikaichu given to him by the Kikaichu Ishoku ritual. Special: N/A Drawback: The kikaichu feed from the shinobis chakra. Description: This allows the user the control the kikaichu in the use for their techniques. he bugs feed and live off the Chakra which the body stores and in return the Ninja gets to control and command the bugs, using them as their primary fighting technique. These bugs have the ability to drain chakra through physical contact with the enemy (and possibly consume a fraction of the host's chakra as well.) Limit: Must have Kikaichu Ishoku =========================================== Shishou no Koutetsu (Mastery of Steel) Rank: "B" Rank Skill: Ninjutsu, Supplementary Effect: Allows the user the capability of performing Seitetsu Clan Weapon Transformation techniques without the use of Handseals. Special: Must have obtained 500 TP in the Clan Jutsu. Drawback: Only "B" rank techniques or lower are effected by this ability. The user still loses the number of movements that the technique would normally require. Description: When the Weapon has learned enough about manipulating their body into different forms of Steel, they gain enough understanding of the transformations to become capable of utilizing those abilities without the use of handseals. In this manner, they will become capable of transforming in and out of different weaponry without pausing between the Human Form. This is primarily used so that the Human Weapon can transition between Weapon Forms while being Wielded by a Human Ally Specialist. Limit: Must have 500 TP in Seitetsu Clan Jutsu. When the user has obtained the required TP, this ability is gained automatically. ===========================================

[zarak729]

Moved to Waterfall

[Sairo Zassou]

I heard the question posed by Shenjie toward Michiko. It was a valid question, but I knew the group I was traveling with was far from normal. Michiko was made of metal and also hailed from the Hyuuga clan. Those eyes of hers were quite powerful, and a wonderful asset to the village. Godric, while not traveling with me at the moment, was also from the Hyuuga clan, but also possessed different traits. He was, without a doubt, a vampire. It was what he was, no matter if you wanted to believe it or not. Shenjie on the other hand was blind. His method of seeing revolved around being able to feel the vibrations in the earth. This was why he kept tapping the ground. It created a constant sound with which to feel what was around him. Each of them had gifts that allowed them to see under most circumstance. As for myself... well I had quite the amount of tunnels within my body.

"Each member of the group going on this mission has certain specific traits. Myself for example..."

I said as vines slipped out from the bottom of my cloak. I then lifted up off of the ground as the vines walked for me. In the process, bees made their way out into the air, buzzing around a little before returning to my body as it lowered back to the ground so I could walk normally.

"With the vines of Zassou and the bees of the Kamizuru running through me, I feel as though my body has quite the amount of holes and tunnels all throughout."

I explained. Michiko had seen a little of what I could do when the tower was attacked. But she hadn't seen everything that I could do. Not by a long shot. During our conversations, the rocky earth of the Land of Earth slowly turned into moist grass. The Land of Waterfall was where we had reached for now. But I knew we had more to go.

I hoped they would enjoy the sights, or at least what Shenjie could see. With the rivers and waterfalls all throughout the land that got it's name from such a natural beauty, it was a shame we couldn't admire it more. But where we were headed was the Land of Fire. That land was filled with dense forests where one could easily get lost in.

[Again, we'll move after your posts.]

[The Blind Beast]

"Oh really?" Shenjie said placing his left hand on Hyuuga's metal arm without looking. He felt the cool metal with his sensitive sense of temperature gauging hands and felt how smooth the metal was to the touch. "That's pretty cool." He said as the Tsuchikage began to preform his own techniques to prove his clearly true point. Shenjie felt extremely in adequate in the presence of these two who were obviously capable fighters. He could handle himself in a fight, but he still thought highly of the pair as they continued on to the land of waterfalls.

As they entered the land of waterfalls, the pungent Oder of mists and the cool breeze of the interesting streams of water flowed abundantly as they traveled. The constant sound of falling water gave shenjie a fairly decent image of what was going on as they traversed Taki no kuni. "Man this is quite a place..." He said with a yawn before taking that moment to observe his teammates. Hopefully they were doing alright with the journey and all.

[[Calibretto]]

The instant Shinjie placed his hand on her arm her body reacted almost on instinct and twitched though she resisted the urge to allow it to continue as she almost forced a nail of steel to pierce his hand the instant it touched. Resisting the urge however she simply pulled her arm away. She was already on high alert, she didn't need the distraction. Her eyes darting around to make sure they weren't being followed or ambushed as they moved. During the Tsuchikage's explanation of his own augmentations Michiko smiled. She'd seen some of what he can do , and seen into his body enough to know what already lay beneath his skin. As he'd slid vines out from himself to lift and walk she did let out a longing sigh. She too wanted vines. But alas, her body was incompatible with that particular setup. Mostly because she cant convince a doctor to try creating a containment pod like the ones for her organs to house the vines, but whatever. Quietly she followed along ignoring the beauty of the surroundings and taking in the sights of potential threats as they moved along. If the leaf had suspected they were on an assassination mission they might have laid traps. Its what she would have done. SPOILER: Click to show Items used. [0] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== =========================================== Active Jutsu [0] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== =========================================== Non-Draining and/or semi-Permenant Effects. [1] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== Koutetsu no Karada (Steel Body) -[90TP] Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S" Skill: Ninjutsu, Supplementary in Weapon Form. Effect: Determines the durability of the user's Steel Body. Special: "Hand Seals", supplementary in Weapon Form. Drawback: The more durable the body is, the less speed that the user has. The speed is of the user is reduced by one Difficulty Class from their current Difficulty Class for every Rank of the technique that the user has active. If at any point the user's Difficulty Class for movements reduces below "D" Rank, they will be considered to have zero movements per turn, unless they are performing the required handseals to obtain a lower Durability. Description: The Koutestu no Karada, or the Steel Body, is the understanding of just how powerful the user's steel has become. The Steel of the body is capable of resisting up to one strike of the same Rank as it before becoming injured. This technique, while not in weapon form, can be modified around, due to the fact that the lower the ranking, the faster that the user is capable of moving with less training. When the user has transformed into Weapon Form, they will automatically take the highest rank of this ability in order to state their durability. Limit: Must have Koutetsu Katansei of the same rank. =========================================== Passive Effects and Traits [7] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== Unscathed Rank: "C", Skill: Trait Effect: The user is amazingly resistant to energy attacks because of their upbringing or Chakra experimentation. Special: --- Drawback: --- Description: Each type of energy resistance the user has (if any) increases by 20 Armour Points. This trait replaces 1 of the 5 Freebies. Limit: Must start with Character; 1 Freebie. =========================================== Chakra Resistance Rank: "B", Skill: Trait Effect: Some Humans are even less affected by Chakra. Special: --- Drawback: --- Description: Increases the characters natural bonus on saves vs. Chakra Jutsus & Chakra-like effects to +4 Trait Bonus. Users gain a Damage Resistance against Chakra Techniques equal to 20 points Racial Bonus. This trait replaces 2 of the 5 Freebies. Limit: Must start with Character; 2 Freebies.. =========================================== Grendle Ancestry Rank: "B", Skill: Trait Effect: A trait that grants healing properties to the user. Special: --- Drawback: Cannot gain any other Ancestry Traits. Description: Some human bloodlines trace their linage back to a grendle, an offspring born of troll and human parentage. Living humans with this racial trait are immune to bleeding out. If they are also "C" Class they heal Minor damage per 15 rounds. If they "A" Class and they lose a limb, an organ, or any other body part, once per day the user's severed body members (fingers, toes, hands, feet, arms, legs, tails, broken bones, and ruined organs grow back. The physical regeneration is complete in 1 round if the severed members are present and touching the creature. It takes 15 rounds otherwise. Regenerate also heals Serious Damage within 15 rounds, and rids the subject of exhaustion and/or fatigue. It has no effect on nonliving creatures (including undead). This trait replaces 2 of the 5 Freebies. Limit: Must start with Character; 2 Freebies.. =========================================== Karada Sumiyaka (Body Speed) -[90TP] Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S" Skill: Supplementary Effect: Allows the user to learn to move at speeds equivalent to their Difficulty Class. Special: --- Drawback: Must learn the technique for every rank of Koutetsu no Karada or else the user will suffer from movement penalties. Description: This specialized form of training is given to those individuals within the Seitetsu Clan. Upon becoming an individual with the Steel Body technique, the user's own speeds will dramatically suffer. This training allows the user to act as if they were unaffected by the steel transitions within the body, allowing them to fight normally. Each Rank of this technique reduces the Difficulty Class Movement Penalty imposed by the Steel Body technique by one Difficulty Class, meaning that if the user only has the "D" Rank of this technique but switches to "B" Rank Steel Body, then they will have their movements reduced to the point that they would move as if they were two Difficulty Classes lower than they were, instead of three. If they have the "C" Rank Steel Body, then they will suffer only a singular class deduction with the "B" Rank Steel Body, and the "B" Rank of this technique would allow for no Difficulty Class Movement Penalty for the "B" Rank Steel Body. Limit: Must have the corresponding rank of Koutetsu no Karada. =========================================== Know Their Pain Rank: "B" Skill: NinJutsu Effect: Get an understanding of how much life a target has. Special: --- Drawback: This does not work on undead. Description: The user looks over another creature and can discern how close it is to releasing its soul. There are no hand movements, no actions, the user simply looks at the target and can simply know how much more life the target has before the soul finally leaves the body. This does not work on undead. This is normally used for NPC purposes. Opponent's cannot state how much life a PC character will have unless they are at the verge of death. Limit: Must be a Soulcaster. =========================================== Kikaichu no Jutsu (Destruction Bug Host Technique) -[10TP] Rank: D Skill: Ninjutsu Effect: Allows the user to control the kikaichu given to him by the Kikaichu Ishoku ritual. Special: N/A Drawback: The kikaichu feed from the shinobis chakra. Description: This allows the user the control the kikaichu in the use for their techniques. he bugs feed and live off the Chakra which the body stores and in return the Ninja gets to control and command the bugs, using them as their primary fighting technique. These bugs have the ability to drain chakra through physical contact with the enemy (and possibly consume a fraction of the host's chakra as well.) Limit: Must have Kikaichu Ishoku =========================================== Shishou no Koutetsu (Mastery of Steel) Rank: "B" Rank Skill: Ninjutsu, Supplementary Effect: Allows the user the capability of performing Seitetsu Clan Weapon Transformation techniques without the use of Handseals. Special: Must have obtained 500 TP in the Clan Jutsu. Drawback: Only "B" rank techniques or lower are effected by this ability. The user still loses the number of movements that the technique would normally require. Description: When the Weapon has learned enough about manipulating their body into different forms of Steel, they gain enough understanding of the transformations to become capable of utilizing those abilities without the use of handseals. In this manner, they will become capable of transforming in and out of different weaponry without pausing between the Human Form. This is primarily used so that the Human Weapon can transition between Weapon Forms while being Wielded by a Human Ally Specialist. Limit: Must have 500 TP in Seitetsu Clan Jutsu. When the user has obtained the required TP, this ability is gained automatically. ===========================================

[zarak729]

Welcome to Hi no Kuni, home to the most Evil characters on site

[Sairo Zassou]

As the waterfalls and rivers gave way to tall trees and thick forests, I knew we had made it to the Land of Fire. It wouldn't take much longer to reach Tanzaku-Gai and be at the doors to the Konohagakure Embassy. Our meeting with the Hokage was close at hand. I looked forward to actually arriving.

After awhile of silent traveling, we found ourselves at the gates to the town named Tanzaku-Gai. It was here that their Embassy was located. I looked toward Shenjie and Michiko for a moment before nodding.

"Remember the parameters of the mission. I will not hesitate to put you down myself if you threaten this operation. Follow my lead and for the most part... Allow me to do the talking."

I ordered before making my way into the town and toward the embassy. The time was upon us at last.

[Exit]

[The Blind Beast]

"Will do lord Tsuchikage!" Shenjie said with determination as he charged forward with his leader. Taking his pace at the back, he decided to shrug off the fact that the metal woman seemed to be less than friendly as he anticipated their mission.

As the land of fire came into view, slowly the woodland landscape began to become more present even though Shenjie could not see an inch of it. "I hope this goes well." Shenjie muttered to himself as he followed his Kage to the embassy as best as he could. Not the most well trained ninja ever, he still hoped to Serve his village the best he could. With that thought in mind, he continued onward to Konohagkure's embassy.

[exit to embassy]

[[Calibretto]]

Finally they were arriving. The kage provided one last “warning” to keep face. Yes, we must “remember the parameters”. And we must ensure that we do NOT threaten the operation, after all.. how often is it you get to meet another kage face to face to kill him? With a smirk and a nod Michiko understood all too well her part to play. As the Tsuchikage lead the way in Michiko did one last shuffle of her belt and butt bag to guarantee everything was within immediate reaching range as she pulled her cloak into a more firm position covering her body better to prevent immediate identification. And with that she followed the kage in. [exit] SPOILER: Click to show Items used. [0] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== =========================================== Active Jutsu [0] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== =========================================== Non-Draining and/or semi-Permenant Effects. [1] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== Koutetsu no Karada (Steel Body) -[90TP] Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S" Skill: Ninjutsu, Supplementary in Weapon Form. Effect: Determines the durability of the user's Steel Body. Special: "Hand Seals", supplementary in Weapon Form. Drawback: The more durable the body is, the less speed that the user has. The speed is of the user is reduced by one Difficulty Class from their current Difficulty Class for every Rank of the technique that the user has active. If at any point the user's Difficulty Class for movements reduces below "D" Rank, they will be considered to have zero movements per turn, unless they are performing the required handseals to obtain a lower Durability. Description: The Koutestu no Karada, or the Steel Body, is the understanding of just how powerful the user's steel has become. The Steel of the body is capable of resisting up to one strike of the same Rank as it before becoming injured. This technique, while not in weapon form, can be modified around, due to the fact that the lower the ranking, the faster that the user is capable of moving with less training. When the user has transformed into Weapon Form, they will automatically take the highest rank of this ability in order to state their durability. Limit: Must have Koutetsu Katansei of the same rank. =========================================== Passive Effects and Traits [7] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== Unscathed Rank: "C", Skill: Trait Effect: The user is amazingly resistant to energy attacks because of their upbringing or Chakra experimentation. Special: --- Drawback: --- Description: Each type of energy resistance the user has (if any) increases by 20 Armour Points. This trait replaces 1 of the 5 Freebies. Limit: Must start with Character; 1 Freebie. =========================================== Chakra Resistance Rank: "B", Skill: Trait Effect: Some Humans are even less affected by Chakra. Special: --- Drawback: --- Description: Increases the characters natural bonus on saves vs. Chakra Jutsus & Chakra-like effects to +4 Trait Bonus. Users gain a Damage Resistance against Chakra Techniques equal to 20 points Racial Bonus. This trait replaces 2 of the 5 Freebies. Limit: Must start with Character; 2 Freebies.. =========================================== Grendle Ancestry Rank: "B", Skill: Trait Effect: A trait that grants healing properties to the user. Special: --- Drawback: Cannot gain any other Ancestry Traits. Description: Some human bloodlines trace their linage back to a grendle, an offspring born of troll and human parentage. Living humans with this racial trait are immune to bleeding out. If they are also "C" Class they heal Minor damage per 15 rounds. If they "A" Class and they lose a limb, an organ, or any other body part, once per day the user's severed body members (fingers, toes, hands, feet, arms, legs, tails, broken bones, and ruined organs grow back. The physical regeneration is complete in 1 round if the severed members are present and touching the creature. It takes 15 rounds otherwise. Regenerate also heals Serious Damage within 15 rounds, and rids the subject of exhaustion and/or fatigue. It has no effect on nonliving creatures (including undead). This trait replaces 2 of the 5 Freebies. Limit: Must start with Character; 2 Freebies.. =========================================== Karada Sumiyaka (Body Speed) -[90TP] Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S" Skill: Supplementary Effect: Allows the user to learn to move at speeds equivalent to their Difficulty Class. Special: --- Drawback: Must learn the technique for every rank of Koutetsu no Karada or else the user will suffer from movement penalties. Description: This specialized form of training is given to those individuals within the Seitetsu Clan. Upon becoming an individual with the Steel Body technique, the user's own speeds will dramatically suffer. This training allows the user to act as if they were unaffected by the steel transitions within the body, allowing them to fight normally. Each Rank of this technique reduces the Difficulty Class Movement Penalty imposed by the Steel Body technique by one Difficulty Class, meaning that if the user only has the "D" Rank of this technique but switches to "B" Rank Steel Body, then they will have their movements reduced to the point that they would move as if they were two Difficulty Classes lower than they were, instead of three. If they have the "C" Rank Steel Body, then they will suffer only a singular class deduction with the "B" Rank Steel Body, and the "B" Rank of this technique would allow for no Difficulty Class Movement Penalty for the "B" Rank Steel Body. Limit: Must have the corresponding rank of Koutetsu no Karada. =========================================== Know Their Pain Rank: "B" Skill: NinJutsu Effect: Get an understanding of how much life a target has. Special: --- Drawback: This does not work on undead. Description: The user looks over another creature and can discern how close it is to releasing its soul. There are no hand movements, no actions, the user simply looks at the target and can simply know how much more life the target has before the soul finally leaves the body. This does not work on undead. This is normally used for NPC purposes. Opponent's cannot state how much life a PC character will have unless they are at the verge of death. Limit: Must be a Soulcaster. =========================================== Kikaichu no Jutsu (Destruction Bug Host Technique) -[10TP] Rank: D Skill: Ninjutsu Effect: Allows the user to control the kikaichu given to him by the Kikaichu Ishoku ritual. Special: N/A Drawback: The kikaichu feed from the shinobis chakra. Description: This allows the user the control the kikaichu in the use for their techniques. he bugs feed and live off the Chakra which the body stores and in return the Ninja gets to control and command the bugs, using them as their primary fighting technique. These bugs have the ability to drain chakra through physical contact with the enemy (and possibly consume a fraction of the host's chakra as well.) Limit: Must have Kikaichu Ishoku =========================================== Shishou no Koutetsu (Mastery of Steel) Rank: "B" Rank Skill: Ninjutsu, Supplementary Effect: Allows the user the capability of performing Seitetsu Clan Weapon Transformation techniques without the use of Handseals. Special: Must have obtained 500 TP in the Clan Jutsu. Drawback: Only "B" rank techniques or lower are effected by this ability. The user still loses the number of movements that the technique would normally require. Description: When the Weapon has learned enough about manipulating their body into different forms of Steel, they gain enough understanding of the transformations to become capable of utilizing those abilities without the use of handseals. In this manner, they will become capable of transforming in and out of different weaponry without pausing between the Human Form. This is primarily used so that the Human Weapon can transition between Weapon Forms while being Wielded by a Human Ally Specialist. Limit: Must have 500 TP in Seitetsu Clan Jutsu. When the user has obtained the required TP, this ability is gained automatically. ===========================================

[[Calibretto]]

After having been abandoned at the mission Michiko angrily made her way home. She had a mind to gut her own vine weilding kage at this point. Sifting through BDU trouser pockets then her butt bag she rummaged around past 10 kunai and wireless radio she grabbed her for her baseplate compass. Mentally making note of the 136 Exploding tags, 15 others worn strategicly on her body, locking tags (38), Incendiary tags (25), lightning tags (23), ice tags (25), and hira shuriken (15) in her utility belt. With a single leap she led off back towards iwagakure. (OOC: move me towards home please. I'll take the route through Grass please) SPOILER: Click to show Current Attitude: Non-ThreateningBored. Items used. [0] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== =========================================== Active Jutsu [0] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== =========================================== Non-Draining and/or semi-Permenant Effects. [1] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== Koutetsu no Karada (Steel Body) -[90TP] Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S" Skill: Ninjutsu, Supplementary in Weapon Form. Effect: Determines the durability of the user's Steel Body. Special: "Hand Seals", supplementary in Weapon Form. Drawback: The more durable the body is, the less speed that the user has. The speed is of the user is reduced by one Difficulty Class from their current Difficulty Class for every Rank of the technique that the user has active. If at any point the user's Difficulty Class for movements reduces below "D" Rank, they will be considered to have zero movements per turn, unless they are performing the required handseals to obtain a lower Durability. Description: The Koutestu no Karada, or the Steel Body, is the understanding of just how powerful the user's steel has become. The Steel of the body is capable of resisting up to one strike of the same Rank as it before becoming injured. This technique, while not in weapon form, can be modified around, due to the fact that the lower the ranking, the faster that the user is capable of moving with less training. When the user has transformed into Weapon Form, they will automatically take the highest rank of this ability in order to state their durability. Limit: Must have Koutetsu Katansei of the same rank. =========================================== Passive Effects and Traits [7] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== Unscathed Rank: "C", Skill: Trait Effect: The user is amazingly resistant to energy attacks because of their upbringing or Chakra experimentation. Special: --- Drawback: --- Description: Each type of energy resistance the user has (if any) increases by 20 Armour Points. This trait replaces 1 of the 5 Freebies. Limit: Must start with Character; 1 Freebie. =========================================== Chakra Resistance Rank: "B", Skill: Trait Effect: Some Humans are even less affected by Chakra. Special: --- Drawback: --- Description: Increases the characters natural bonus on saves vs. Chakra Jutsus & Chakra-like effects to +4 Trait Bonus. Users gain a Damage Resistance against Chakra Techniques equal to 20 points Racial Bonus. This trait replaces 2 of the 5 Freebies. Limit: Must start with Character; 2 Freebies.. =========================================== Grendle Ancestry Rank: "B", Skill: Trait Effect: A trait that grants healing properties to the user. Special: --- Drawback: Cannot gain any other Ancestry Traits. Description: Some human bloodlines trace their linage back to a grendle, an offspring born of troll and human parentage. Living humans with this racial trait are immune to bleeding out. If they are also "C" Class they heal Minor damage per 15 rounds. If they "A" Class and they lose a limb, an organ, or any other body part, once per day the user's severed body members (fingers, toes, hands, feet, arms, legs, tails, broken bones, and ruined organs grow back. The physical regeneration is complete in 1 round if the severed members are present and touching the creature. It takes 15 rounds otherwise. Regenerate also heals Serious Damage within 15 rounds, and rids the subject of exhaustion and/or fatigue. It has no effect on nonliving creatures (including undead). This trait replaces 2 of the 5 Freebies. Limit: Must start with Character; 2 Freebies.. =========================================== Karada Sumiyaka (Body Speed) -[90TP] Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S" Skill: Supplementary Effect: Allows the user to learn to move at speeds equivalent to their Difficulty Class. Special: --- Drawback: Must learn the technique for every rank of Koutetsu no Karada or else the user will suffer from movement penalties. Description: This specialized form of training is given to those individuals within the Seitetsu Clan. Upon becoming an individual with the Steel Body technique, the user's own speeds will dramatically suffer. This training allows the user to act as if they were unaffected by the steel transitions within the body, allowing them to fight normally. Each Rank of this technique reduces the Difficulty Class Movement Penalty imposed by the Steel Body technique by one Difficulty Class, meaning that if the user only has the "D" Rank of this technique but switches to "B" Rank Steel Body, then they will have their movements reduced to the point that they would move as if they were two Difficulty Classes lower than they were, instead of three. If they have the "C" Rank Steel Body, then they will suffer only a singular class deduction with the "B" Rank Steel Body, and the "B" Rank of this technique would allow for no Difficulty Class Movement Penalty for the "B" Rank Steel Body. Limit: Must have the corresponding rank of Koutetsu no Karada. =========================================== Know Their Pain Rank: "B" Skill: NinJutsu Effect: Get an understanding of how much life a target has. Special: --- Drawback: This does not work on undead. Description: The user looks over another creature and can discern how close it is to releasing its soul. There are no hand movements, no actions, the user simply looks at the target and can simply know how much more life the target has before the soul finally leaves the body. This does not work on undead. This is normally used for NPC purposes. Opponent's cannot state how much life a PC character will have unless they are at the verge of death. Limit: Must be a Soulcaster. =========================================== Kikaichu no Jutsu (Destruction Bug Host Technique) -[10TP] Rank: D Skill: Ninjutsu Effect: Allows the user to control the kikaichu given to him by the Kikaichu Ishoku ritual. Special: N/A Drawback: The kikaichu feed from the shinobis chakra. Description: This allows the user the control the kikaichu in the use for their techniques. he bugs feed and live off the Chakra which the body stores and in return the Ninja gets to control and command the bugs, using them as their primary fighting technique. These bugs have the ability to drain chakra through physical contact with the enemy (and possibly consume a fraction of the host's chakra as well.) Limit: Must have Kikaichu Ishoku =========================================== Shishou no Koutetsu (Mastery of Steel) Rank: "B" Rank Skill: Ninjutsu, Supplementary Effect: Allows the user the capability of performing Seitetsu Clan Weapon Transformation techniques without the use of Handseals. Special: Must have obtained 500 TP in the Clan Jutsu. Drawback: Only "B" rank techniques or lower are effected by this ability. The user still loses the number of movements that the technique would normally require. Description: When the Weapon has learned enough about manipulating their body into different forms of Steel, they gain enough understanding of the transformations to become capable of utilizing those abilities without the use of handseals. In this manner, they will become capable of transforming in and out of different weaponry without pausing between the Human Form. This is primarily used so that the Human Weapon can transition between Weapon Forms while being Wielded by a Human Ally Specialist. Limit: Must have 500 TP in Seitetsu Clan Jutsu. When the user has obtained the required TP, this ability is gained automatically. ===========================================

[nira]

<Deathmatch Invitation>

<Sorry to see that your mission didn't work out. Would you like to relieve boredom with a fight?>

---

Mare Saina awaited in the middle of a flat and open plain. It stretched as far as she could see. The short grass was barely enough to veil her boots. Her crimson hair was draped back behind her ears, it was like curtains drawn back to reveal the pale face decorated by numerous scars. Golden eyes gazed forward, with a desire for pain and death above all else.

Mare had four shortswords with her. Two occupied her hands. One had its handle lodged between her teeth. The final one was strapped along her back, at waist height, to be drawn if needed. A pair of steel gauntlets covered her hands and forearms.

The bloodthirsty woman spotted a disgruntled traveler a good distance away. She didn't engage, since she had no desire to start a fight with a chase. Her plains were roughly in the traveler's path. Should the disgruntled girl come directly toward her, Mare would happily begin the journey to pain. Otherwise, she was not much more than a large scarecrow for the fields.

[[Calibretto]]

Michiko's aggrivation swelled as she thought about the annoying amount of time wasted prevoiusly and the fact she now had to treck home by herself. As she dashed her way home an opening ahead held an empty field and a large scarecrow holding the field down. Michiko figured the crops must be dead or just started to be so low and why a scarecrow was needed she was unsure. With a shrug she continued forward growing slightly closer to the field as she travelled. Should she have continued forward the field would have passed her by to her side with nothing more than a few minutes of travel. But as she approached the sun caught a glint off something on the scarecrow, catching her eye. Metal. And in an elongated piece across the face. No, wait. Mouth. The scarecrow had a sword attached to its face. Michiko's run slowed to a jog, then to a brisk walk and eventually to a stop. Her eyes unremoved from the scarecrow the entire time. She hadnt bothered to take into account its size before. The scarecrow was gigantic. Judging by the size relative to the distance she was at currently, this thing had to be at least 6 feet tall. If not taller. Michiko's body angled as she began her walk towards the scarecrow. Her head tilted to the side occasionally as she attempted to make sense of it. Then it hit her. She'd not been paying attention to the fine details, this was no scarecrow, this was a person. Approximately 50 meters out Michiko stopped. She'd left her robe behind a while ago, and thus her shiny metal skin covered in various exploding tags was visible as she wore only a pair of BDU trousers and nothing else for clothing (her belt/pouch/etc not being clothing.) This was a legitimate person. Carrying swords, and apparently trying to eat one of them. As she approached slowly she kept on guard, this 'thing' felt like it dwarfed her in size and stature. Though she came close, Michiko didnt even break 5' tall and her build was only lean and muscular. "You know..." Michiko called out. "If you're going to eat that, you'll want to chew thoroughly otherwise they sting on the way down. Trust me." Her statement came as she gestured towards the sword in the womans mouth. Michiko stopped, on full alert here in the open field now only approximately 30 feet out. SPOILER: Click to show Previous mood-tracker was broken. Previous was supposed to read: Aggrivated. Current mood-tracker now reads: Current Attitude: Intrigued. Items used. [0] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== =========================================== Active Jutsu [0] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== =========================================== Non-Draining and/or semi-Permenant Effects. [1] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== Koutetsu no Karada (Steel Body) -[90TP] Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S" Skill: Ninjutsu, Supplementary in Weapon Form. Effect: Determines the durability of the user's Steel Body. Special: "Hand Seals", supplementary in Weapon Form. Drawback: The more durable the body is, the less speed that the user has. The speed is of the user is reduced by one Difficulty Class from their current Difficulty Class for every Rank of the technique that the user has active. If at any point the user's Difficulty Class for movements reduces below "D" Rank, they will be considered to have zero movements per turn, unless they are performing the required handseals to obtain a lower Durability. Description: The Koutestu no Karada, or the Steel Body, is the understanding of just how powerful the user's steel has become. The Steel of the body is capable of resisting up to one strike of the same Rank as it before becoming injured. This technique, while not in weapon form, can be modified around, due to the fact that the lower the ranking, the faster that the user is capable of moving with less training. When the user has transformed into Weapon Form, they will automatically take the highest rank of this ability in order to state their durability. Limit: Must have Koutetsu Katansei of the same rank. =========================================== Passive Effects and Traits [7] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== Unscathed Rank: "C", Skill: Trait Effect: The user is amazingly resistant to energy attacks because of their upbringing or Chakra experimentation. Special: --- Drawback: --- Description: Each type of energy resistance the user has (if any) increases by 20 Armour Points. This trait replaces 1 of the 5 Freebies. Limit: Must start with Character; 1 Freebie. =========================================== Chakra Resistance Rank: "B", Skill: Trait Effect: Some Humans are even less affected by Chakra. Special: --- Drawback: --- Description: Increases the characters natural bonus on saves vs. Chakra Jutsus & Chakra-like effects to +4 Trait Bonus. Users gain a Damage Resistance against Chakra Techniques equal to 20 points Racial Bonus. This trait replaces 2 of the 5 Freebies. Limit: Must start with Character; 2 Freebies.. =========================================== Grendle Ancestry Rank: "B", Skill: Trait Effect: A trait that grants healing properties to the user. Special: --- Drawback: Cannot gain any other Ancestry Traits. Description: Some human bloodlines trace their linage back to a grendle, an offspring born of troll and human parentage. Living humans with this racial trait are immune to bleeding out. If they are also "C" Class they heal Minor damage per 15 rounds. If they "A" Class and they lose a limb, an organ, or any other body part, once per day the user's severed body members (fingers, toes, hands, feet, arms, legs, tails, broken bones, and ruined organs grow back. The physical regeneration is complete in 1 round if the severed members are present and touching the creature. It takes 15 rounds otherwise. Regenerate also heals Serious Damage within 15 rounds, and rids the subject of exhaustion and/or fatigue. It has no effect on nonliving creatures (including undead). This trait replaces 2 of the 5 Freebies. Limit: Must start with Character; 2 Freebies.. =========================================== Karada Sumiyaka (Body Speed) -[90TP] Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S" Skill: Supplementary Effect: Allows the user to learn to move at speeds equivalent to their Difficulty Class. Special: --- Drawback: Must learn the technique for every rank of Koutetsu no Karada or else the user will suffer from movement penalties. Description: This specialized form of training is given to those individuals within the Seitetsu Clan. Upon becoming an individual with the Steel Body technique, the user's own speeds will dramatically suffer. This training allows the user to act as if they were unaffected by the steel transitions within the body, allowing them to fight normally. Each Rank of this technique reduces the Difficulty Class Movement Penalty imposed by the Steel Body technique by one Difficulty Class, meaning that if the user only has the "D" Rank of this technique but switches to "B" Rank Steel Body, then they will have their movements reduced to the point that they would move as if they were two Difficulty Classes lower than they were, instead of three. If they have the "C" Rank Steel Body, then they will suffer only a singular class deduction with the "B" Rank Steel Body, and the "B" Rank of this technique would allow for no Difficulty Class Movement Penalty for the "B" Rank Steel Body. Limit: Must have the corresponding rank of Koutetsu no Karada. =========================================== Know Their Pain Rank: "B" Skill: NinJutsu Effect: Get an understanding of how much life a target has. Special: --- Drawback: This does not work on undead. Description: The user looks over another creature and can discern how close it is to releasing its soul. There are no hand movements, no actions, the user simply looks at the target and can simply know how much more life the target has before the soul finally leaves the body. This does not work on undead. This is normally used for NPC purposes. Opponent's cannot state how much life a PC character will have unless they are at the verge of death. Limit: Must be a Soulcaster. =========================================== Kikaichu no Jutsu (Destruction Bug Host Technique) -[10TP] Rank: D Skill: Ninjutsu Effect: Allows the user to control the kikaichu given to him by the Kikaichu Ishoku ritual. Special: N/A Drawback: The kikaichu feed from the shinobis chakra. Description: This allows the user the control the kikaichu in the use for their techniques. he bugs feed and live off the Chakra which the body stores and in return the Ninja gets to control and command the bugs, using them as their primary fighting technique. These bugs have the ability to drain chakra through physical contact with the enemy (and possibly consume a fraction of the host's chakra as well.) Limit: Must have Kikaichu Ishoku =========================================== Shishou no Koutetsu (Mastery of Steel) Rank: "B" Rank Skill: Ninjutsu, Supplementary Effect: Allows the user the capability of performing Seitetsu Clan Weapon Transformation techniques without the use of Handseals. Special: Must have obtained 500 TP in the Clan Jutsu. Drawback: Only "B" rank techniques or lower are effected by this ability. The user still loses the number of movements that the technique would normally require. Description: When the Weapon has learned enough about manipulating their body into different forms of Steel, they gain enough understanding of the transformations to become capable of utilizing those abilities without the use of handseals. In this manner, they will become capable of transforming in and out of different weaponry without pausing between the Human Form. This is primarily used so that the Human Weapon can transition between Weapon Forms while being Wielded by a Human Ally Specialist. Limit: Must have 500 TP in Seitetsu Clan Jutsu. When the user has obtained the required TP, this ability is gained automatically. ===========================================

[nira]

Mare's eye narrowed as a prey entered her domain. The conditions were proper, and her bloodlust burst into a frenzy. Her mind was filled with the desire for combat, and she let that torrent of will drive her every muscle. Just when the prey had stopped a little less than ten meters before her, she raised her weapon.

Mare lifted her right hand, letting the shortsword reach for the sky. In a great burst of strength, she swiped through the air with the blade. The raw physical power gave form to a crescent of compressed air. It flew parallel to the ground and straight for Michiko. It held the intent to bisect the intruder at the waist, as well as to fully express the beginning of the fight.

Ittoryu: Yakkodori (一刀流 厄港鳥, One Sword Style: Disaster Harbor Bird)
Rank: "C"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: User launches from his sword a crescent moon-like projectile of compressed air to the opponent with great speed, similar to San-Juu-Roku Pound Hou (三十六煩悩鳳, 36 Pound Cannon) / Single Sword Rising Phoenix.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Picture Similar to San-Juu-Roku Pound Hou (三十六煩悩鳳, 36 Pound Cannon) / Single Sword Rising Phoenix however instead of releasing a wave in a cone, they release a fixed size attack. The crescent moon-like projectile of compressed air is in the width of 2 meters. The strength of the attack depends on the user's knowledge in Ittoryu: Yakkodori (一刀流 厄港鳥, One Sword Style: Disaster Harbor Bird)
Limit: Must learn from a master of Santōryū (三刀流, Three Swords Style), Must know San-Juu-Roku Pound Hou (三十六煩悩鳳, 36 Pound Cannon) / Single Sword Rising Phoenix

[[Calibretto]]

Michiko barely got any words out before the giant of a woman lifted her arm raising the weapon into the air. Having already been on alert Michiko was relatively sure the creature might attack. As the blade moved through the air at lightning speed it vortexed a compressed blast of air that Michiko knew would deal significant damage to standard flesh and blood, and didn't want to test her steel just yet against its strength. As the crescent approached Michiko's left and right hands went to her belt and her body leaped back almost matching the waves speed, when her feet hit the ground behind her she let herself drop back allowing the crescent wave of air slash over her out of harms reach. Thankfully the nearly 6' wide sheet of wind was parallel to the ground and aimed more for her waist. As the wave flew past she'd retrieved the items she was after from her belt and allowed the momentum from the fall crest into a sort of roll. Using her elbows she continued the movement into a backwards somersault and uprighted to a kneeling/squat position facing the opponent. Both hands clutching paper tags of some kind , their symbols faced away from the opponent. Michiko simply continued to kneel , both feet prepped for a quick reaction should the woman make another fast movement. "You're fast for a half-giant. Sloppy, but fast." The movement had increased the distance between them to approximately 15 meters, but otherwise Michiko simply watched her foe with an unwavering stare. "However if that's all you've got, you're hardly worth my time." She stated matter-of-factly , hoping the woman had much more in her than that. SPOILER: Click to show Current Attitude: Still Intrigued. Items used. [0] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== =========================================== Active Jutsu [0] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== =========================================== Non-Draining and/or semi-Permenant Effects. [1] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== Koutetsu no Karada (Steel Body) -[90TP] Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S" Skill: Ninjutsu, Supplementary in Weapon Form. Effect: Determines the durability of the user's Steel Body. Special: "Hand Seals", supplementary in Weapon Form. Drawback: The more durable the body is, the less speed that the user has. The speed is of the user is reduced by one Difficulty Class from their current Difficulty Class for every Rank of the technique that the user has active. If at any point the user's Difficulty Class for movements reduces below "D" Rank, they will be considered to have zero movements per turn, unless they are performing the required handseals to obtain a lower Durability. Description: The Koutestu no Karada, or the Steel Body, is the understanding of just how powerful the user's steel has become. The Steel of the body is capable of resisting up to one strike of the same Rank as it before becoming injured. This technique, while not in weapon form, can be modified around, due to the fact that the lower the ranking, the faster that the user is capable of moving with less training. When the user has transformed into Weapon Form, they will automatically take the highest rank of this ability in order to state their durability. Limit: Must have Koutetsu Katansei of the same rank. =========================================== Passive Effects and Traits [7] SPOILER: Click to show =========================================== Unscathed Rank: "C", Skill: Trait Effect: The user is amazingly resistant to energy attacks because of their upbringing or Chakra experimentation. Special: --- Drawback: --- Description: Each type of energy resistance the user has (if any) increases by 20 Armour Points. This trait replaces 1 of the 5 Freebies. Limit: Must start with Character; 1 Freebie. =========================================== Chakra Resistance Rank: "B", Skill: Trait Effect: Some Humans are even less affected by Chakra. Special: --- Drawback: --- Description: Increases the characters natural bonus on saves vs. Chakra Jutsus & Chakra-like effects to +4 Trait Bonus. Users gain a Damage Resistance against Chakra Techniques equal to 20 points Racial Bonus. This trait replaces 2 of the 5 Freebies. Limit: Must start with Character; 2 Freebies.. =========================================== Grendle Ancestry Rank: "B", Skill: Trait Effect: A trait that grants healing properties to the user. Special: --- Drawback: Cannot gain any other Ancestry Traits. Description: Some human bloodlines trace their linage back to a grendle, an offspring born of troll and human parentage. Living humans with this racial trait are immune to bleeding out. If they are also "C" Class they heal Minor damage per 15 rounds. If they "A" Class and they lose a limb, an organ, or any other body part, once per day the user's severed body members (fingers, toes, hands, feet, arms, legs, tails, broken bones, and ruined organs grow back. The physical regeneration is complete in 1 round if the severed members are present and touching the creature. It takes 15 rounds otherwise. Regenerate also heals Serious Damage within 15 rounds, and rids the subject of exhaustion and/or fatigue. It has no effect on nonliving creatures (including undead). This trait replaces 2 of the 5 Freebies. Limit: Must start with Character; 2 Freebies.. =========================================== Karada Sumiyaka (Body Speed) -[90TP] Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S" Skill: Supplementary Effect: Allows the user to learn to move at speeds equivalent to their Difficulty Class. Special: --- Drawback: Must learn the technique for every rank of Koutetsu no Karada or else the user will suffer from movement penalties. Description: This specialized form of training is given to those individuals within the Seitetsu Clan. Upon becoming an individual with the Steel Body technique, the user's own speeds will dramatically suffer. This training allows the user to act as if they were unaffected by the steel transitions within the body, allowing them to fight normally. Each Rank of this technique reduces the Difficulty Class Movement Penalty imposed by the Steel Body technique by one Difficulty Class, meaning that if the user only has the "D" Rank of this technique but switches to "B" Rank Steel Body, then they will have their movements reduced to the point that they would move as if they were two Difficulty Classes lower than they were, instead of three. If they have the "C" Rank Steel Body, then they will suffer only a singular class deduction with the "B" Rank Steel Body, and the "B" Rank of this technique would allow for no Difficulty Class Movement Penalty for the "B" Rank Steel Body. Limit: Must have the corresponding rank of Koutetsu no Karada. =========================================== Know Their Pain Rank: "B" Skill: NinJutsu Effect: Get an understanding of how much life a target has. Special: --- Drawback: This does not work on undead. Description: The user looks over another creature and can discern how close it is to releasing its soul. There are no hand movements, no actions, the user simply looks at the target and can simply know how much more life the target has before the soul finally leaves the body. This does not work on undead. This is normally used for NPC purposes. Opponent's cannot state how much life a PC character will have unless they are at the verge of death. Limit: Must be a Soulcaster. =========================================== Kikaichu no Jutsu (Destruction Bug Host Technique) -[10TP] Rank: D Skill: Ninjutsu Effect: Allows the user to control the kikaichu given to him by the Kikaichu Ishoku ritual. Special: N/A Drawback: The kikaichu feed from the shinobis chakra. Description: This allows the user the control the kikaichu in the use for their techniques. he bugs feed and live off the Chakra which the body stores and in return the Ninja gets to control and command the bugs, using them as their primary fighting technique. These bugs have the ability to drain chakra through physical contact with the enemy (and possibly consume a fraction of the host's chakra as well.) Limit: Must have Kikaichu Ishoku =========================================== Shishou no Koutetsu (Mastery of Steel) Rank: "B" Rank Skill: Ninjutsu, Supplementary Effect: Allows the user the capability of performing Seitetsu Clan Weapon Transformation techniques without the use of Handseals. Special: Must have obtained 500 TP in the Clan Jutsu. Drawback: Only "B" rank techniques or lower are effected by this ability. The user still loses the number of movements that the technique would normally require. Description: When the Weapon has learned enough about manipulating their body into different forms of Steel, they gain enough understanding of the transformations to become capable of utilizing those abilities without the use of handseals. In this manner, they will become capable of transforming in and out of different weaponry without pausing between the Human Form. This is primarily used so that the Human Weapon can transition between Weapon Forms while being Wielded by a Human Ally Specialist. Limit: Must have 500 TP in Seitetsu Clan Jutsu. When the user has obtained the required TP, this ability is gained automatically. ===========================================

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Mare had reached an internal conflict. Unfortunately, her prey was one that danced. She preferred brutal force, because now she was forced into a passive hunt. No further attacks were needed.

Mare Saina walked forward, toward Michiko. She approached at a slow and steady pace. That would be the rate of the encounter if the prey didn't run. Her swords were still upturned, but went unused. After moving ahead by five meters, she stopped and waited. If the fight broke out, then a clash could begin. Otherwise, Mare just waited for an unguarded back to strike.