Familial Tribute

[Toge Ikebana]

TOGE IKEBANA

I WILL SHOW

NO MERCY

TO THOSE WHO DARE TO TRAMPLE

UPON THIS WORLD'S NATURAL BEAUTY!

Rules:

• Neither player may attack on the first round. This includes setting up techniques.
• Neglecting to mention something that you are supposedly in possession of in the beginning will count against you
• Yes, I am aware that I am not in possession of ten freebies, and have 125 TP that I can allocate. I intend on doing so after this thread, as I just want to see if I can get back into the grip of things. The Barabuki related techniques in my profile do exist; they were relocated to the Ikebana family tree.
• I just like the number four. There is no fourth rule, aside from obeying standard NFRP rules.

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It hurt.

Crouched over the graves of his sister, Amarisu, and his half brother, Kenta, Toge frowned deeply. He failed to protect them. Kenta, from himself, and his little sister from whatever it was that had did her in. He was a failure as a shinobi. As a kage. But, most regrettably, he was a failure as a man, now. Time had passed, and he had grown. He didn't feel any stronger though. Perhaps, because he hadn't grown stronger. The only thing that had grown was his sorrow; his loneliness.

Within his cloak, Toge stored sixty-three of his clan's silene seeds, twenty campion leaves, and two rafflesia leaves. In addition, however, he also had forty silene leaves. Holstered within his cloak was the tanto he used. It was quite old at this point, but served him well, regardless.

This was on the outskirts of Kusagakure, a cemetery unofficial. It was not affiliated with the Ikebana or Kusagakure. Toge, in truth, had committed a crime and robbed the graves to rebury his siblings out of it. They deserved better than to sit in a village that did nothing for them. Located in the midst of a forest, lush foliage littered the scene, overlooking a cliff side. Trees weren't particularly close together, although there was plenty.

Of course, Toge knew that the village wouldn't have understood what he had done. They'd brand him a criminal, a traitor. The act of grave robbing was a rather serious crime. But he felt that the village had robbed him of the only family he had left. Because of this realization, however, he was on as best alert as he could be for any possible attackers.

Toge Ikebana was all alone now.

And it hurt.

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[jintai]

[yu]

Himayi was casually moving through the unfamiliar trees of the Land of Grass. She had been sent out to travel the world for training purposes and for that was on the hunt for a strong partner. Her faithful partner Karasuna was at home in the Village under careful supervision at a kennel. Both her arms are bandaged up to where the armpit is. On her left arm she wears a separate white long sleeve with a black arm band. Around her waist will be a single grey sash. She wears black loose pants that end past her knees and the rest is wrapped with bandages as well. She will wear a pair of long grey shinobi boots that go along with the outfit. Her black hair flows freely. On the small of her back was a butt bag which carried 10 slots of kunai. The hidden Rain headband wrapped firmly around her forehead.

However she did spot something below her or a person more likely. Jumping of course she used an adjacent tree to change her direction and traveled to the ground. Landing with a soft thud she looked at the individual she had spotted earlier. From what she could tell from this cloaked person was next to none so she simply called them out. "What ya doing over there huh?" Himayi spit out with a playful tone as she put her arms behind her back.



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.

Resilient
Rank: "C"
Skill: Combat Trait
Effect: Growing up in a poor neighborhood or in the unforgiving wilds often forced the user to subsist on food and water from doubtful sources.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User has built up their Constitution as a result of harsh environments, and gain a +1 Category in their Natural Resistance in Fortitude. Example: Non TaiJutsu Specialist is considered a TaiJutsu Specialist when determining their Natural Resistance in Fortitude. This does not increase beyond TaiJutsu Master. TaiJutsu Masters do not benefit from this Trait. This trait replaces 1 Freebies.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 Freebies.

River Fighter
Rank: "C"
Skill: Combat Trait
Effect: User is used to fighting while swimming.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User may swim and fight in combat in a downstream or cross-current without losing any movements. This trait replaces 1 Freebies.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 Freebies.

Supplementary

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Strong Nose
Rank: "C"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User is able to learn the Scent technique tree.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User is able to learn the scent technique tree. Learning this technique user starts with “D” Rank Scent in the Scent Technique Tree.
Limit: Must be an Inuzuka member.

Wild Runner
Rank: "C" Always 20 Training Points
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User gains a bonus against exhaustion and fatigue.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A user receives a +4 Competence bonus to Fortitude Saves to avoid fatigue and exhaustion, as well as any ill effects from running, forced marches, cold or hot environments.
Limit: Must be an Inuzuka member.

Wolf Empathy
Rank: "C"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User gains competence bonus to Animal training and can speak to canines.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User receives a +20 competence bonus on Animal Training checks when dealing with wolves, dire wolves, or any other canine type. User may speak to canines as if they can speak to humans. The user can ask questions of and receive answers from canines, but the technique does not make them any more friendly than normal. Wary and cunning canines are likely to terse and evasive, while the more stupid ones make inane comments. If a canine is friendly towards you, it may do some favor or service for the user.
Limit: Must be an Inuzuka member.

Agile
Rank: "B"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: User can move faster than normal.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: user gains +1 competence bonus to Movements. User may only learn this technique once.
Limit: Must be an Inuzuka member.

[Toge Ikebana]

TOGE IKEBANA

I WILL SHOW

NO MERCY

TO THOSE WHO DARE TO TRAMPLE

UPON THIS WORLD'S NATURAL BEAUTY!

snap

He heard it. The sound of movement through the trees. The moment he heard it, Toge scattered a handful of about twenty-one of his silene seeds by reaching into the bag within his cloak, before immediately following it up with the usage of his clan's Puranto Ninpou: Haeru technique, causing the flowers to burst into a myriad of bright and beautiful flowers, one of which was kept within two meters of where he stood.

Of course, the Ikebana male had to ascertain first whether or not he was about to be attacked. And his way of asserting that was if he was confronted. It didn't matter if they harbored hostile intentions or not. Because they would. They would be coming for him. Why would anyone speak to him? He was just a shadow; a spectre. He was no longer truly living. The petals of his life had all fallen long ago.

Upon her descent, the deranged man child wasted no time. Nine seals, swiftly and expertly woven went off with out any effort, causing twenty of the flowers near Himayi to spiral, creating four clones of Toge all together. Of those four clones, three charged the girl, aiming to close what would have been at least a ten meter gap.

Words were spoken, but not exchanged. He saw the forest for the trees, but he did not see people for their true intentions. They all wanted to hurt him. This world wanted to hurt him.

Although Toge wove these seals, he was ready to weave more as needed. This was a starting point.

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Puranto Ninpou: Haeru
Rank: "E"
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: A basic technique of the Ikebana, where the user molds a certain type of chakra to feed it to the clan’s special seeds and make them sprout into flowers. With other techniques, the seeds can grow into different kinds of plants.
Drawback: ---
Special: “Hand Seals”
Description: This is the first clan technique for the members of Ikebana to learn, since it’s needed for many other techniques. The user spreads the needed amount of seeds in the desired area and uses then the hand seals to make the seeds sprout into flowers instantly – almost as soon as the seals have been formed the flowers are ready for use. The seeds will always respond to Haeru chakra, no matter where the seeds are when the technique is used: One bag of the Silene seeds can become a full-sized, flower filled meadow even in sand and snow, or while floating on water. The basic form of Haeru creates red, blue, white and yellow daisies, but by molding their chakra in a slightly different way, the user can also create other kinds of flowers.
Limit: Must be in the Ikebana Clan.

Hana Bunshin (Flower Clone)
Rank: "C"
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Creates a clone from Flowers
Special: ”Hand Seals”
Drawback: Weak to Katon.
Description: After forming hand seals flowers from around the user begin to swirl and form together. Being made of flowers, these clones will disintegrate after a single hit. After they fall apart, the flowers can still be used in flower techniques unless destroyed. These clones are capable of performing Ikebana techniques. At the cost of the clone destroying itself, it can use the flowers of its own body to perform a technique.
Limit: Must be in the Ikebana Clan.
Seals: 6 | 60

Movements:

• Tossing seeds
• Standing up to face Himayi
• Hand seals

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[yu]

In just no time of her descent it seemed that Himayi was met with her a hostile welcome. Her opal Hyuuga eyes gleamed as flowers danced among the air and formed into clones. Apparently she had found herself some opponent to challenge to a match. She had such great luck to find someone to level against and get some good experience.

(1) 3 of the 4 clones charged towards her as Himayi prepared some seals of her own. With a heave of her breath she blew out a large ball of water that hurtled dead ahead towards the charging clones. (2) Her aim would be aligned to the main body of her opponent and follow a straight path.  (3) Soon after her jutsu was released Himayi jumped back 2m to create 12 distance to allow for breathing room from her initial target,all the while drawing two kunai from her butt bag.

She stayed wary not knowing how strong these flower clones were but that just made it more fun. It's a shame Karasuna had to miss out on this but the pup was still not ready for combat despite her spirit. Getting back to the battle Himayi decided to maintain her distance and play the long range game.




Jutsu Used

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Suiton - Teppodama
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: Allows a user to shoot a ball of water out of their mouth.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: The Teppodama is a Ninjutsu technique utilizing the Water Element. The ninja does some hand seals which then causes a a big ball of water to come from the users mouth and then hit their target.
Limit: Water Release

[Toge Ikebana]

TOGE IKEBANA

I WILL SHOW

NO MERCY

TO THOSE WHO DARE TO TRAMPLE

UPON THIS WORLD'S NATURAL BEAUTY!

Hand seals in response to hand seals, that ten meter gap was close enough now. Of the three, the one that lagged behind exploded into a giant ten by ten 'wall', interconnected by chakra-hardened vines and flowers. Himayi's technique did not pass. Of course, this now meant the Inuzuka girl only had to deal with two clones now.

The two clones came at her from an angle, one of which leaped towards the girl, aiming to tackle her to the ground. The other one, however, weaved nine hand seals, before joining the fray, eyes staring right into the girl's own as he went for it. The safest method of attack would have been right down the center, avoiding both clones. Jumping back two meters, making a total distance of twelve, meant that she had entered the forest again. This did mean she had cover, but it also meant she was limiting her potential escape routes.

The clone that was protecting Toge, however, blocked the path down the center, too, as Toge quickly knelt down to the flower that he had tossed two meters in front of him, imbuing more chakra into it. The result caused the flowers to fold up, creating a ball of a sort. He was, of course, prepared to stop his action if needed.

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Ninpou: Chi Daria no Fuwatto Mipon (Floating Seeds of the Blood Dahlia)
Rank: "B"
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Using an existing flower to create 20 seeds which sprout into chakra eating flowers on a targets flesh.
Special: Hand Seals - Hold Bird for Control of the Seeds.
Drawback: Does not Discriminate against friend or foe. The seeds are fragile, and even a D ranked strike can break them.
Description: After performing hand seals, the user channels charka into a flower, causing it to grow larger and its petals to fold up, creating a small ball. The ball will form for one turn, and when the user forms the bird sign, the orb will rupture and the seeds will float into the air. 6 Inches tall with pinwheel like tops and quarter sized seeds, the user can control the seeds to fly towards a target by spinning the tops of the seeds with chakra. Moving as fast as a kunai can be thrown, as soon as the seeds contact human flesh, sharp roots break from the bottom and bore into the victim’s skin. Feeding on the blood and chakra of the target, these flowers grow to full size in a few seconds. They can be removed, but the flesh containing the parasitic plant must be cut completely out of the body. Each flower will drain an additional D Rank of chakra from the opponent until they run out, the user is killed, or the user dispels the jutsu.
Limit: Must be in the Ikebana Clan. Must know Puranto Ninpou: Ueru Tsuru.


Hana Ninpou: Hanakabe (Flower Ninja Art: Flower Wall)
Rank: "B"
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Creates a wall of flowers no more than ten meters wide and ten meters tall which is used to block an incoming attack.
Special: Handseals
Drawback: The attack is only capable of blocking attacks that are of the same rank or lower as the user's Difficulty Class. Weak to fire.
Description: Sometimes, the absolute defense of the user or his or her allies becomes necessary. In those situations, the Ikebana will perform the required hand seals, channeling chakra into the flowers around them, causing them to rise up and rapidly create a wall of flowers that is imbued with the user's chakra. With the user's chakra within them, the flowers will be hardened and will resist attacks, allowing the wall to sustain an amount of damage equivalent to the user's Difficulty Class. If the user gains Mastery in the Ikebana Clan, then the amount of damage that their wall is capable of sustaining before crumbling is equal to their Difficulty Class + One Rank [Meaning if they were C Class, they could block a B Rank technique, or in the case of mastery and the user is S rank, S+D Rank]
Limit: Must be in the Ikebana Clan.

Seals: 28 (Clone: 9) | 60
Movements: 

• Hand seals
• Hand seals
• Clone tackle
• Clone hand seals
• Clone rush

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[yu]

(1) Himayi charged through the middle past the two clones as she dropped both of her kunai as she darted forward 3m.(2) Performing the needed seals Himayi ran off the side of the cliff but not before jumping 10m into the air. (3) Her body would start to transform giving her fangs and sharper claws mid-air. (4) It would have only taken her 5m of falling to reach enough speed before she would start spinning  as she would soar through the air. (6) Himayi would tear through the air moving past the barrier of flowers from the side of the cliff. (7) With a turn she curved to get a straight shot at the main body of her opponent.



Jutsu Used

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Four Legs Technique
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: This technique grants animal-like accelerated fighting instinct and reflexes to the user.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A personal technique. Duration is 5 rounds per Class Level. The user’s feature become more feral and they become more beast than man. A simple stare from the predator has become enough to instill fear in the heart of their enemy. For the duration of this technique, the user gain a claw and bite attack that deals damage equal to 2 per Class Level. They also gain a +20 enhancement bonus to Intimidation. In addition, the user now gains +3 enhancement bonus to Movements for the duration of the technique. If the user falls unconscious, the transformation is dispelled.
Limit: Must be an Inuzuka member.

Piercing Fang
Rank: ["B"] + "C"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: The user spins at a ferocious speed and delivers many powerful beast-like attacks when contact is made with the target.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Target is 1 Creature. A charging technique. Duration is instantaneous. The user spins at a ferocious speed and delivers many powerful beast-like attacks when contact is made with the target. The technique can inflict extreme damage on a human target, as it can readily tear through thick tree branches and chakra reinforced earth wall; all of which with a radius thicker than the user itself. This attack is done alone but can also be done with a partner, making it more effective. This technique can only be used while in Four Legs Technique state, with enough space between the user and his opponent to execute a Charge. The user makes a charge with their claws. The user also ignores 5 Armour Points of Hardness from objects when using this technique and deals 12 Armour Points of Damage per Class Level. The user ignores an additional point of Hardness of objects for every time learned as a “C” rank technique. Cannot perform underwater.
Limit: Must be an Inuzuka member. Must know Four Legs Technique.