The Return Trip at Last (Open Travel and Training Thread)

[The Blind Beast]

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Indomitable Fortitude X2
Rank: "C" (Special, See Description)
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User has gained mastery over their own fortitude power.
Special: ---
Drawback: May learn at a maximum of 6 times.
Description: Each time learned the user gains 1 extra point to their Fortitude. When the user learns this technique the 1st 2 times they train as a regular "C" Rank Jutsu. When the user learns this technique the 2nd 2 times they train it as a "C" Rank Jutsu +10 Training Points. When the user learns this technique the 3rd 2 times they train it as a "C" Rank Jutsu +20 Training Points. This technique stacks with other Fortitude bonuses.
Limit: Universal TaiJutsu Technique.

It appeared that Shenjie found himself on the road once again; which was excellent as he had been hoping to return to the village after his quite long absence from the village. In all likelihood however, he was still being hunted, and thus forth would have to do some explaining as to why he had been away for so long. “Well as punishment for such a heinous failure, I shall walk back on my hands.” Shenjie said plainly to himself as he decided that his punishment would be to improve his body to the best of his abilities while making his way home. Quickly preforming an agile front flip onto his hand, Shenjie felt his arm muscles and core muscles strain as he began to test his physical mettle. As he did his best to adjust his balance as his body’s durability was now being tested like some of the great monks spread throughout the land, Shenjie couldn’t help but feel a sense of pride in himself as he began to press his body forward, using each extension of his arm forward to better his physical well-being to the point where it would ultimately making his body durable enough to handle the gates that he had so recently learned how to control to a decent extent.

Taking deep breaths, first in through the nose and then exhaling thought the mouth, Shenjie did his best to control his breathing to build up stamina as he slowly but surely began to make his way forward. He of course was not blind to the path that he was traveling on, as he was using his tremor sense to see about where he was going as he used his hands to strengthen his core, shoulders, arms and lower torso muscles. “I will not quite…” He said realizing that his body, though very fit indeed, was not quite prepared for such a hard workout quite yet. Shenjie felt as if he might even have to open one of the gates eventually to even support himself as he summered forward one palm at a time. It was about twenty minutes or so of this walking on his hands before he was drenched in a thin coat of sweat that was dripping down his brow. He was definitely building up his body’s fortitude; however it was still quite tiring. Shenjie, at this rate, would have to take frequent breaks to not only keep himself from exhaustion, but to also keep the blood from flowing all the way up to his head. Shenjie’s head was throbbing with pain as he figured his lightheaded ness would go away eventually. It was indeed his will to push on that kept him going for so long.

“If I can’t make it to waterfall country, then I may as well do 1,000 push-ups!” he threatened himself as he quickened his pace, quickly feeling his arms moving in order to carry his body as he had to stop a bit on the way, doing a set of 20 pushups to make up for stopping as he let the blood flow back down to his feet. Though tough, he was not invincible quite yet, and probably would never truly reach such a point. Shenjie had the feeling of success upon his spine as he continued to travel, figuring that without a compass and or a map that he couldn’t even read to begin with, He figured that going towards the direction that they had originally came from was the best. It wasn’t any easier holding his legs up like he was, as he had recently upgraded from the 50lb leg weights that he normally wore to a new set of 75lb leg weights, that forced him to hold his legs upright with his core muscles. He felt his abs aching with stress as he held his weighed legs up in the air as he forced his way forward on his hands. “Ugh…ugh…ugh…” Shenjie began to pant after an hour of the self-induced torture to further his body’s fortitude. He wasn’t getting very far on his hands, and his chest and arms were indeed quite shot after being worked so hard. “Man I could use a break…I suppose I’ll do sprints instead to make up for my failure…” Shenjie said as he quickly took the last burst of energy he had within his arms and thrusted himself back to a standing position, though his natural shitakuma balance definitely helped out quite a bit.

As he landed on his feet, Shenjie took off, letting his weighted legs take some of the work as he pressed forward in an attempt to make his way to waterfall country more quickly. His legs were much stronger than his arms, even though his arms were indeed quite strong. This made it easier for him to push forward, even with the leg weights. If he were to remove the weights, Shenjie figured that he would be able to dash about like a crazy person indeed, but alas at that moment he was training his physical endurance and fortitude. As he sprinted he moderated his breathing, taking the time to relax as his legs and hips did most of the work that he was exerting. He was ready for a new adventure, and surely would find more ways to further his body as he continued to the waterfall country. Indeed, maybe he could even climb a waterfall or something, who knew. He continued onward as he did his best to work his body to its fullest.

Traits

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Will of Men, The
Rank: "C"
Skill: Faith Trait
Effect: Men are creatures of will; their will carries them through a harsh world of politics and physical dangers.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User gains a +1 trait bonus to all Will Saves. At "C", "B', "A", and "S" Class level, gain an additional +1 trait bonus. This trait replaces 1 Freebies.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 Freebies.

Natural Drunkard
Rank: "C"
Skill: Trait
Effect: The moment alcohol touches the drinker's lips they instantly go under the effects of "Hammered".
Special: ---
Drawback: Unable to learn endurance techniques dealing with drinking Alcohol.
Description: The moment alcohol touches the drinker's lips they instantly go under the effects of "Hammered" gaining the benefits as well as the drawbacks of the effect. The user does not fall out of "Hammered" unless they fall unconscious from taking a series of too many blunt hits. The effects last for 1 hour in which they instantly sober up. The user can instantly fall out of the "Hammered" effect by taking "slashing", and "piercing" damage. The user stays in the effect of "Hammered" through elemental and chakra attacks as long as the effects of the damage does not include "slashing", or "piercing damage.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 of 5 Freebies.

Heavy Hitter
Rank: "C"
Skill: Regional Trait
Effect: User has trained in martial arts and so their blows are especially painful.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User gains a +10 Armour Points Trait bonus on damage made with Unarmed attacks. This trait replaces 1 Freebies.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 Freebies.

Life of Toil
Rank: "C"
Skill: Social Trait
Effect: User has lived a physically taxing life, working long hours for a master or to support a trade. Hard physical labor has toughened the user's body and mind.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User gains a +1 bonus on Foritude Saves. This trait replaces 1 Freebies.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 Freebies.

Beggar
Rank: "C"
Skill: Heritage Trait
Effect: User lived on the streets among the worst of humanity, relying on charity or your thieving skills to survive.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User has +20 Skill points to divide as they wish among History, Local, Tracking, and Pick-Pocket. At each Class Level the user gain an additional +5 Heritage skill Points to place in any one of these skills. User gains +1 Heritage Points per die roll when learning the skill. User chooses between having +10 bonus on Disguise and Forgery, or Heritage Bonus +30 Temporary Armour Points. User has a +5 competence bonus on History, Local, and Sleight of Hand. User gains a +1 bonus to Fortitude. This trait replaces 1 Freebies.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 Freebies.
(+30 to tracking)
(+30 temporary armor points)

Finite Life
Rank: "C"
Skill: Heritage Trait
Effect: A trait that enables the user to survive after death.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: To be human is to be flawed, limited, and finite; but some humans nonetheless struggle through and work against or despite these limitations. That they live short lives and die gives their time in this life meaning and fuel for art, science, and creativity. Once per day, they do not die until their Temporary Armour Points drop to 0 after taking a death attack, this effect lasts for 5 minutes per Class Level, activation of this technique takes up no movements and happens after a death strike takes place. The amount of Armour Points they gain is 20 points per Class Level. This trait replaces 1 Freebies.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 Freebies.

Thug
Rank: "C"
Skill: Heritage Trait
Effect: User was a killer, a brute, or a bully, capable of doing anything to get what they wanted.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User has +20 Skill points to divide as they wish among Appraisal, History, Intimidate, Local, and Tracking. At each Class Level the user gain an additional +5 Heritage skill Points to place in any one of these skills. User gains +1 Heritage Points per die roll when learning the skill. User gains a Heritage bonus on +10 Armour Points in Unarmed damage, or Heritage bonus on +30 Temporary Armour Points. In addition user gains a +1 bonus on all Fortitude Saves. This trait replaces 1 Freebies.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 Freebies.
(+30 tracking)
(+30 temporary armor points)

Orphan
Rank: "C"
Skill: Regional Trait
Effect: User grew up in an Orphanage. Whether or not they took to their teachings, their strict indoctrination has toughened their body against punishment.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User gains a +1 trait bonus on Fortitude Saves. This trait replaces 1 Freebies.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 Freebies

Shitakuma Passives

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Kusomimi (HellsEars) X7
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: Without this Jutsu the Clan is capable of just listening with sharpen hearing. What this Jutsu does is by using the chakra along their eardrum, labyrinth system, as well as the outer ear of the body the user makes their ear into something of a sonar. This sonar system enables the brain to remember certain points by sound wave frequencies that hits the ear from a pebble hitting the water, to a person walking along grass. The Sonar system enables the Shitakuma clan to basically see. This is greatly used when Rain falls down for every time a drop hits the ground it emits a sound so basically they are capable to see for the first time in their lives. When first learned the distance that one is capable of understanding and remembering is the distance of fifty meters. After each time learned the distance goes up by twenty meters.
Special: The first time learned the user must do the signs of Dragon, Rabbit, Dragon, Ram. After the first time there would be no need for the seals.
Drawback: Must be trained into this more then once. Without the proper training of a technique such as Kusokesuni and Advanced version sounds could cause dizziness or damage to the user. The sounds to create this must be sounds that are greatly abrupt and fast which must be near the ear like a Flash/Bang grenade.
Description: When sound frequencies hit the ear it creates a sonar in which the mind remembers in a certain distance until the sound waves hit the ear once again. It looks as if the user is capable of seeing in such a way but it is just a technique that enables the user to know where to go and how far objects are at. They are capable of seeing shapes, and size, but the thing is they are not capable of seeing defined objects.
Limit: Only a technique for the Shitakuma Clan

Tremor Sense X10
Rank: "D" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: By pouring their chakra into the ground, by using th earth release the user is capable of sensing or seeing in a sense what is along the ground, in the ground, identifying what is around them.
Special: ---
Drawback: Someone needs to touch the ground in order for the person to see. This means that even the user can see by stepping. This also means that the user must be touching the ground at all times. This technique does not work on water, sand, or metal or ice. The ground is to loose for the user to see the vibrations along the ground, or is to concentrated which creates less vibrations.
Description: When first learned the user is capable of seeing in a radius of five meters. After each time learned it increases by ten meters. When ever the user steps, or when another steps in the radius of tremor sense, the mind of the user picks up the vibrations along the feet creating a somewhat of a picture of the user. Since people have water constricted within their own bodies as well as metalic components of the body a user could see the movements of the body in blur like motion, where they can guess if an attack is coming towards them. This is the beginning stage of the tremor sense technique and is the foundation of the tremor sense techniques. When learned their is a thirty percent chance that the user is capable of defending against melee attacks within arms reach. This however does not mean that after each attack someone comes forth to role a die. It just means that the chances of trying to stop melee attacks is not as well or as concentrated as one would wish it to be.
Limit: Anyone can learn, but it takes an extreme amount of chakra unless they master earth techniques or is part of the Shitakuma clan. Can only be learned if learning the blind way of life.

Tremor Sense Advanced X5
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: By pouring their chakra into the ground, by using th earth release the user is capable of sensing or seeing in a sense what is along the ground, in the ground, identifying what is around them.
Special: ---
Drawback: Someone needs to touch the ground in order for the person to see. This means that even the user can see by stepping. This also means that the user must be touching the ground at all times. This technique does not work on water, sand, or metal. The ground is to loose for the user to see the vibrations along the ground, or is to concentrated which creates less vibrations. By this time the user has a more of a sense and understanding over the movement of vibrations. This is not a drawback but by now the user is capable of sensing vibrations off of the sense of ice. Now this does not mean that the user can see with the distance as Tremor Sense and Tremor Sense Advance for Ice, only Expertise gets to allow the user see with Ice vibrations.
Description: When first learned the user is capable of seeing in a radius of five meters. After each time learned it increases by ten meters. When ever the user steps, or when another steps in the radius of tremor sense, the mind of the user picks up the vibrations along the feet creating a somewhat of a picture of the user. Since people have water constricted within their own bodies as well as metalic components of the body a user could see the movements of the body in blur like motion, where they can guess if an attack is coming towards them. The technique here does not stack with the original version the first step of the technique. This means that this technique can never overlay the first step of Tremor sense. What this means is this. If a user knows Tremor sense of a Hundred meters, then they can not surpass that distance with Tremor Sense Advanced. The advanced form is much better to be capable of seeing then that of the First step. When learned their is a thirty percent chance that the user is capable of defending against melee attacks within arms reach. This however does not mean that after each attack someone comes forth to role a die. It just means that the chances of trying to stop melee attacks is not as well or as concentrated as one would wish it to be.
Limit: Anyone can learn, but it takes an extreme amount of chakra unless they master earth techniques or is part of the Shitakuma clan. Can only be learned if learning the blind way of life. Must have Tremor Sense that surpases in distance of Advanced

Tremor Sense Expertise X3
Rank: "B" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: By pouring their chakra into the ground, by using th earth release the user is capable of sensing or seeing in a sense what is along the ground, in the ground, identifying what is around them.
Special: ---
Drawback: Someone needs to touch the ground in order for the person to see. This means that even the user can see by stepping. This also means that the user must be touching the ground at all times. This technique does not work on water, sand, or metal. The ground is to loose for the user to see the vibrations along the ground, or is to concentrated which creates less vibrations. By this time the user has a more of a sense and understanding over the movement of vibrations. This is not a drawback but by now the user is capable of sensing vibrations off of the sense of metal. Mtal is to constricted and the vibrations is weaker so this is why this is needed. Now this does not mean that the user can see with the distance as Tremor Sense and Tremor Sense Advance for Metal, only Expertise gets to allow the user see with Metal vibrations.
Description: When first learned the user is capable of seeing in a radius of five meters. After each time learned it increases by ten meters. When ever the user steps, or when another steps in the radius of tremor sense, the mind of the user picks up the vibrations along the feet creating a somewhat of a picture of the user. Since people have water constricted within their own bodies as well as metalic components of the body a user could see the movements of the body in blur like motion, where they can guess if an attack is coming towards them. The technique here does not stack with the original version the first step of the technique, as well as the second step. This means that this technique can never overlay the first step of Tremor sense, and Tremor Sense Advanced. What this means is this. If a user knows Tremor sense of a Hundred meters, Tremor sense of Fifty Yards then they can not surpass that distance of fifty meters with Tremor Sense Expertise. The advanced form is much better to be capable of seeing then that of the First step. When learned their is a Ninty percent chance that the user is capable of defending against melee attacks within arms reach. This however does not mean that after each attack someone comes forth to role a die. It just means that the chances of trying to stop melee attacks is not as well or as concentrated as one would wish it to be.
Limit: Anyone can learn, but it takes an extreme amount of chakra unless they master earth techniques or is part of the Shitakuma clan. Can only be learned if learning the blind way of life. Must have Tremor Sense Advancedthat surpases in distance of Expertise

Shitakuma Actives

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Lie Sensing
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: This technique allows the user to sense if someone is or is not lieing, by sensing the vibrations of the body as well as heart rythm.
Special: Must have tremor sense, can either touch the opponent or must be in a distance of half of what you can do within Tremor Sense Expertise.
Drawback: If the opponent has special techniques that enables a calm body and heart, there is a chance that the user will not know if the person is lieing.
Description: By placing the hand of the user within the distance instructed or upon the opponent, the user sees the heart and body vibrations where the user is capable of seeing if the opponent is leing or not. In the mind of the user they are capable of seeing a cyloyte of the person as the body vibrations shoot in all directions
Limit: Anyone can learn, but it takes an extreme amount of chakra unless they master earth techniques or is part of the Shitakuma clan. Can only be learned if learning the blind way of life. Must have Tremor Sense Expertise. Shitakuma Clan technique

Sensory Breathing X1
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: When manipulating the chakra along their nostrils as they breathe out the Shitakuma clan is capable of producing out a sensory system of sound waves that is higher then that of a human ear can pick up. This is known as the Shitakuma Echolocation inner system. What is created is a sonar frequency that can not be heard by human ears by breathing out in a small distance that enables the user to almost see by their ears without relying solely on sounds around him. When first learned the user is capable of producing the sonic waves of hyper frequency to a distance at a maximum of ten meters. Each time learned the distance increases by ten meters.
Special: ---
Drawback: You are only capable of pushing off to a certain distance. The only way the distance can be increased is by how many times you train within the same type of Jutsu.
Description: It works like a Radar, or really is considered as a human Echolocation. When the sound waves pushes off bouncing against objects, the sound waves bounce back hitting against the users ears making it seem as if the user is capable of seeing in a sensor type manner. When the distance is increased it seems as if brain slightly remembers a certain area until the waves bounce off the objects once again. Using this they are capable of seeing shapes and figures, but not to the extreme IE reading, or how much money they have.
Limit: Only those of the Shitakuma clan is capable of learning.

Boxing Passives

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Boxers Mentality
Rank: ["D"], ["C"], "B", "A", "S"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: By fighting on and on, a boxer becomes more proficient when an attack may come by. This happens usually when the boxer becomes unable to see the attack. However by being in combat for so much they can feel when an attack is coming making them less able to be flanked.
Special: ---
Drawback: The user may only learn this technique by the class that they are. This means that in order to learn the "C" Rank version they must be "C" Class, if they wish to learn the "B" Rank version they must be "B" Class.
Description: A technique where the subconscious mind, where the subconscious body reacts just as they are attacked while flanked or while their back is turn. The body reacts in such a way to where they are capable of withstanding so much. This technique makes it where the Boxer is incapable of being surprised attacked, a sudden second sense kicks in as their body screams out to them yelling at them telling them to move, duck, dodge or anything else within that manner. This works on whenever they are being attacked. This technique however has a major flaw. The user is capable of dodging only whenever the opponent's class is equal or lower to that of the rank of the technique they know. This means that a "D" Class user that knows this technique cannot use this against an opponent that is "C" Class or higher.
Limit: Must learn in a gym that teaches Bokushingu (Boxing), Must know all Basics

Techs Used

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Move to Taki no Kuni Please :3

[Natsy]

+10 Learned. Moved to Taki.

[The Blind Beast]

Shenjie felt himself becoming fairly tired as he continued to travel only on his hands. It was quite the tiring trip, and Shenjie needed a break from the crazy training method that he had performed while he was moving. It was indeed quite the tiresome exercise as his front flipped back up to his feet. “Well I suppose this is enough of that.” Shenjie said stretching his shoulders as he blindly made his way onward, not really concerned about the direction, but now focused on the one goal of finding himself. It was indeed his goal, what he really wanted from this world, and what could he contribute. He had been a failure for the short period of his life that was with the stone village, and the village was now under the control of the evil Godric…whom he could never follow. “You know…I suppose it’s time to face the truth…I have nothing…and can do nothing…I’m worthless.” Shenjie said with a slight chuckle as he suddenly changed his course to move towards Kusa no Kuni.

It was his goal to discover who he was. Maybe in doing so he could find the nerve and the sense of self to return, but as it was he needed to take a break.

(please move to Kusa no Kuni)

[The Bearer of Bad News]

welcome to kusa.

[The Blind Beast]

(exiting)

[The Blind Beast]

Shenjie packed all his gear with him as he observed the cool breeze feeling it upon his face as she did his best to think about what it was that he wanted to do. "I have to find out who I really am, what is it is that I fight for...why." Shenjie said quietly as she did his best to relax a bit as he made his way towards his new destination, quickly changing up where it was that he would train and learn from. It was the journey of a warrior that always developed them into who they were in the end after all.

[Madame Loki]

-moved-

[The Blind Beast]

[Exit]

[The Blind Beast]

Having completed his warrior's journey, Shenjie turned his sights on returning home, his drive as a warrior more resolute than ever. He had experienced so many things on his journey, fought battles that were deserving of his status. It was true that he needed to return home, to teach others of the way of the Ansatusken, and how to control their rage. His barefeet and his torn Gi; which looked like it had when he had first returned after his time away form the village for meditation almost a year ago. He had to protect the things that were important to him, like freedom, and the innocent people of the land he called him. Making his way towards the mountainous terrain, following the path that he had taken years ago in search of returning to teach the feudal lord's son like he had agreed years ago. It was time for Shenjie to return home and take the title of Master, yet for some reason he felt as if his journey had only just begun as his struggle with his former master Goki and his rival was becoming much more present as he had to become stronger, and his path lead him back home.

Move to Tsuchi no Kuni (land of Earth)

[Madame Loki]

-move-

[The Blind Beast]

The landscape, changing from desert to mountains as Shenjie traveled into the land of earth, he found himself pleased once again to be back in his home soil, ready to begin making a difference for his people. Even though he was naturally a born outsider, the only Shitakuma in the village of stone, he was still determined to prove his worth, and to become someone worth of holding the position of an adviser. Shenjie knew that he would have to continue to learn about not only martial arts, but himself as well as he made his way towards the summer home of the Daiymo of the nation, determined to complete his mission that he had been issued so long ago. It was his duty that he had runaway from to find himself as a warrior, and now it was time to return, to finish what he had started. A warrior never left rope frayed, and he was about to embark on his first endeavor as Karate Ka Shenjie Shitakuma Shisho. He was ready to pick up the title of master from his dojo, and even more so determined to end the life of his once great master to better bring balance to the world, and his village.

[Exit]