Bobbing for Apples Challenge Room

[👺 Usiel]

This was a large room. All participants who showed up in this room would find themselves in a room that was 50 by 50 meters. The ceiling was decently high with 12 meters. The smell of mist filled the air. The room was surrounded by industrial concrete. A single door located on the far south eastern corner with the color of orange. Cameras could be seen hanging from the ceiling pointing straight down.

What made this room so interesting however was dead center of the room that was 40 meters by 40 meters wide was a large pool of water. The depth was decently large. A sign on the eastern side of the room said the pool was 100 meters deep, and the rule of "No running".

On the most western part of the room were some tables with towels. On top of the table was a large blue crystal ball with a sign in common that said "Touch to Return" next to it.

There were several ladders placed all around the pool. One along the left and right corner of each side, and one along the center. This gave easy access to climb up if needed. There was nothing else that made this room really unique with the exception of what seemed to be lines in the water and lights. Approximately every 10 meters was a thick black line that ran across the whole pool walls and lights to indicate the level.

With a Difficult Difficulty Observation check a person would be able to see glimmering dots at the bottom of the pool. These dots were the apples a contestant must swim down, grab and come back up in order to receive their prize.

[Inoryu]

    Inoryu's idea of dressing up was wearing dark grey pants, a black short-sleeved shirt with a mesh collar and sleeves, and a men's kimono shirt tied at the waist with a dark grey obi to match his pants. His kimono shirt was mostly azure to match his eyes with cloud-colored borders following the collar, end of the sleeves, bottom and middle of the shirt, the right side overlapping the left. On the back of the shirt was the Yamanaka clan sigil in bold white lines covering the top half of his back. Underneath his shirt was fifteen hira shuriken and a sheathed oversized masterwork kunai concealed. Two of the shuriken and the kunai contained his unique hiraishin seal, 由. A separate hira shuriken with Itada's unique hiraishin seal was also concealed on his person.

    "So I guess I'm the first one to arrive," he thought. He took a brief moment to look over the edge of the pool and could see golden specks that were his objective. He felt a little nervous, mostly because he was being publicly monitored by virtually everyone at The Badger, and therefore he was putting himself out there to be judged. "Ah well, the sooner I can get this over with, the better."

    "When you're ready, proctor," Inoryu said, waving at him. 

[Utahhikari-Satu]

    Satu suddenly stood before a large swimming pool, his demeanor was confident and his shoulders were poised in parallel to his hips as he stepped forward with hands clasped. His hair was pulled out of his face and scattered throughout his silver locks were many colored gems. His attire was a white open fronted long sleeve jacket the length of which reached his waistline. Under the jacket he was almost shirtless wearing a white trimmed mesh tank. His white pants were held up by a black leather belt and cuffed at the bottom. For footwear he chose taupe combat boots. The ensemble was accented with a white gold piece appearing flat plated and worn like a necklace across his chest and his white gold chain that went from his piercing on his nose down to his index finger attached to his band.

    ^{"A dive of one hundred meters could sustain serious damage to me if I am not careful."} Satu placed his clothing into a pile of folded articulate construction to the far side of the room.  Satu was truly a desert lotus standing at 5' 7" his shoulders wide and angular with a strong broad budding chest. Supple glowing skin from exfoliating in the oasis' sands. A slim torso accented with a well defined back and abdominal muscles leading down to his prominent cuffed groin. His glute muscles full and firm softly perched atop his stoic hamstrings. His thighs also muscular and his calves cut like daggers. Does not have a single blemish or scar from head to toe.

    Placing a hand to his chest he conjured a healing hands moderate which turned into serious as his eyes began to glow with emerald elation_{(Blessed Touch)}. This was a method for bolstering the defenses of those in the field but when at play, Satu supposed it would do no harm to protect himself for the dive. His body would glow with teal incandescence as a signage that the jutsu bolstering healing hands serious was in effect. (+80ap Duration: 10 minutes)

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Healing Hands (Serious)
Rank: "A"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: A Healer gains the ability to heal Serious Wounds within an amount of time.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: When laying the hand upon a living creature, the user channels positive energy that cures Serious wounds within the amount of time performing a "A" Rank technique in handseals. While curing Serious wounds this technique brings higher wound levels down by 1 step. Since undead are powered by negative energy, this Jutsu deals damage to them instead of curing their wounds.
Limit: Must be a Medical Doctor. Must know Healing Hands (Moderate).

Blessed Touch
Rank: "C"
Skill: Faith Trait
Effect: ] User may have been raised in a devout family, studied the divine in a formal church environment, or even learned how to combine traditional healing techniques with those of divine users.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: In so doing, the user has focused themselves into being the perfect vessel for their deity. Divine power flows through them like a mountain stream, making their healing touch more potent than that of others. User heals one grade higher in damage when performing healing Jutsus (Minor becomes Light, Light becomes Moderate). This trait replaces 1 Freebies.
Limit: Must start with Character; replaces 1 Freebies.

Healing Hands, Bolstering Healing Hands
Rank: "C"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User can turn extra healing into bonus vigor.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: When performing a Healing Hands technique, if the healing exceeds the limit being cured (no harm is done on the body), the healed creature gains temporary Armoured Points, allowing the creature to withstand attacks before succumbing to real bodily damage. The amount of Temporary Armoured Points is equal to the Healing Hands technique performed. These temporary Armoured Points do not stack with themselves, or any other source of temporary Armoured Points. The temporary Armoured Points lasts for 10 minutes.
Limit: Must be a Medical Doctor. Must know Healing Hands (Light).

[neko bo beko]

Having only once or twice realistically teleported, Harue feels only a little off balance and woozy once she's materialized. Or perhaps that was the bit of alcohol left in her gut.

After collecting herself, Harue takes the time to be confused by her new surroundings. There wasn't an incredible amount of room to walk around the perimeter of the pool, and peering down into its depths revealed strange, glittering specks. Harue squinted, her scarlet eyes shifting vibrantly as she reflexively peers through her doujutsu. She felt as though she couldn't see past the room, but a colorful door in her peripheral suggested there was more than just it.

Sideways glances greets her with Inoryu, who was apparently here and ready to compete, and a stranger in tow. Why were they just standing there? Were they supposed to wait for instructions? She thought they already received instructions. Should she wait too?

Harue shrugs and wobbles as she slides out of her wedges and unlaces her shawl from around her shoulders, setting them as gently as she can muster atop a towel she dubbed hers. Although she wore an expression of pure determination and serenity, under the surface she was confused and flustered and really not wanting to be walking around in wet clothes after this - she steps out of her dress, leaving it with her towel and revealing black, nondescript undergarments that looked similar to a two-piece bathing suit, completely uncaring of the other participants. Harue was already on the momentum and once freed of her dry restraints and after double checking the nature of the pool, she jumps in after filling her lungs with a trace of fūton chakratype to render breathing unnecessary for at least some time.

She's not the world's greatest swimmer, so she relies heavily on her soul to anchor itself to the bottom in one 100m go. Her physical body catches up in a second, her darkvision and Tasukeru enough to reveal the lowest level to her even if it weren't for the lights that littered it. Even buzzed, Harue was confident as she grabs a golden apple and unfurls a pair of planar wings from her back, using them in tandem with a powerful push off the drowned floor in an attempt to resurface easily. She didn't want to be penalized for not actually bobbing for apples, so she carries it between her front teeth as she emerges, jaw locked, using the ladder at one of the corners to climb out of the pool. Unsure of what has caused the apple to be golden, whether it be something molecular or something painted, she's careful not to break its skin or rub her tongue over it.

[Minoru Hyuuga]

The male glanced around in the room. It was quite high up to the ceiling. A faint smell of mist made his nose tingle.
His lavender eyes took in the surroundings. This was a somewhat unusual scene.

'Seems like a giant swimming hall by the likes of it. I should have an advantage here given my releases. Not to mention that it takes more than water to stop my byakugan.
However, there are a lot of people here. Some of them may be quite skilled' observed Minoru.

His eyes glanced into the pool. 100 meters down was far deeper than what he could swim. The young man did a set of handseals to create some water clones.
"There are some apples at the bottom. Swim down and grab them" instructed the Chuunin.

All the clones swam down towards the bottom of the pool. The male used his byakugan plus his acting skills to see the apples. Each clone tried to get one apple each before they swam back up.
The black-haired guy tried his best to stay concentrated. Which of these apples held the sought-after prize?

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Jutsus used:


Byakugan. Has learned the jutsu four times.
Rank: “C” Rank (special, see description).
Skill: Ninjutsu.
Effect: An jutsu when activating allows the user the ability to constantly see chakra.
Special: ---
Drawback: May learn at a maximum of 5 times.
Description: An eye jutsu for the Hyūga clan. When activating the user's eyes dilate in the same white colour as veins bulge out of the corner of the eyes. The user can activate this technique as a “C” Rank technique taking up hand seals. The user is able to see through and thus ignore lighter forms of concealment, such as smoke or mist. The user may concentrate for an amount of hand seals equal to a “C” Rank technique while their byakugan is active to gain the see chakra and see through chakra effects for as long as the user concentrates and their byakugan remains active. Deactivating this ability takes up no movements. When the user learns this technique the first two times, they train it as a regular “C” Rank jutsu. When the user learns this technique the second two times, they train it as a “C” Rank jutsu +10 training points. When the user learns this technique the last time, they train it as a “C” Rank jutsu +20 training points.
Limit: Must be in the Hyūga clan.


Telescopic eye. Range: 50 meters.
Rank: “C” Rank (special, see description).
Skill: Supplementary.
Effect: The user is able to see much further than normal and access an X-Ray ability.
Special: ---
Drawback: Must have the byakugan active. May learn up to ∞ times.
Description: When concentrating to see through chakra, the character can also spend time equal to hand seals to gain the ability to see through objects with X-ray like vision up to 10 meters from the user. This does not impede the user's line of sight and the distance a user can normally see, however they simply will not be able to use the X-ray ability beyond 10 meters. When the user first learns this technique the user trains it as a regular “C” Rank jutsu. Each additional training allows the user to use the X-Ray ability for an additional 10 meters. For every 50 meters, the user trains an additional +10 training points added to their previous training. The user also suffers a penalty to observation checks every 15 meters instead of every 3 meters. If user loses an eye (has 1 eye) telescopic eye is reduced by 50%. Future learning also reduces distance by 50%.
Limit: Must be in the Hyūga clan. Must know byakugan.


Water replication. Duration: 25 rounds. Armour points: 10. Can make 7 clones.
Rank: “C” Rank.
Skill: Ninjutsu.
Effect: User creates a clone of water to control.
Special: “Handseals”.
Drawback: ---
Description: Range of this technique is personal. Duration of this technique is 5 rounds per class level. This technique requires a small source of water nearby. Using this technique, the user is able to create a replica of themselves with water. This version looks and carries equipment similar to the user except it being made of water. The user may create 2 clones + 1 per class level. While the replications are not capable of sentient thought, they share a bond of sort that allows the user to communicate orders to their clones; the bond is only one way, though, and the clones cannot send orders, thoughts or images to the user. As such, the clones follow the user's instructions to the letter. A water replication is its own person and if caught in a genjutsu, only the replica will be affected, and not the user and/or the whole group of clone. The clones have 2 armour points per class level of the user, saves equal to that of the user -2. It may not have more than 2 movements per round. It does not benefit from any temporary bonuses the user may currently have. A water replication has a bludgeoning resistance 15 and takes 1/2 as much fire damage. A water replication may not stray further than 1 mile from the user, although it if is not within 30 meters of the source it was created from, it suffers a -5 penalty skill checks. It cannot use any techniques at all, and carries the very same equipment as the user except chakra-dependent items such as exploding tags. Poison and mastercraft bonuses are not carried over to the clone's equipment. Lastly, it cannot normally perform any activities requiring particular attention, such as sensing chakra, setting off an exploding tag or carrying a serious conversation. Once the clone reaches 0 armour points, strays too far from another clone or the user or the duration expires, it disappears in a puff of smoke. While the user can freely replace any clones lost by using this technique more than once, the user cannot control a number greater of clone than the specified maximum. The user can also choose to dissipate a single clone (or more) of their choice rather than the whole group. The user also cannot control any other sort of clone while using this technique.
Limit: Must know water release.



Skills used:


Acting: 76/125.

Sense motive: 63/125.

[Christoff]

Isamu was pulled into the room. He paused for a moment to examine the device that brought him there. Teleportation was a new sensation for him and his mind was already spinning its gears wondering about the mechanisms that had brought him there. Isamu moved the edge of the pool and formed a long series of handseals and his body became coated in a white fire of chakra. His bankai would protect him and his sword from getting wet and protect against the weight of the water during the descent.

Isamu stepped forward from the edge and took the plunge into the water. His body lacked the two lungs that held most humans to the surface and the Sadojin sunk to the bottom in 45 seconds. At 100 meters he landed on the bottom of the pool walking over and picking up one of the apples. With the apple in his left hand he would walk to the ladder if it extended that far down and begin to pull himself up. IF the ladder did not reach the bottom he would begin to swim upwards. At 30 meters he would stop and wait counting to 60. While he did not have a traditional circulatory system he knew that his core might still be susceptible to the bends. Even with the Bankai it wasn't worth taking a chance and he wasn't faced with a shortage of air.

To be so deep for this long was a novel experience for Isamu. He might have gone deeper underwater than any Sadojin before him. Isamu pulled himself up another 30 meters and waited another minute to allow himself to adjust to the pressure. Finally he scaled the final 30 meters and sat 10 meters under the surface counting down the final minute. At the end of that last long minute he would pull himself up to the surface and climb the ladder out of the pool releasing his Bankai when he was completely out of the water, the apple still clutched in left hand.

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Total Fortitude Saves: 21

[/b]0 SP +5 from 2 points in Luck
Can hold breath for: 2x(10+(2*6)+1 from Swim Good= 45 rounds
Note: My interpretation has always been that Sadojin do not need to breath. But this should be completed within 4.5 minutes anyways.

Techniques Used:

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Bankai (Full Release)
Rank: "A"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: A form of Tenkai (Heavenly Release) that surrounds the user's body protecting the user from harm.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: An expert level of the Tenkai (Heavenly Release) technique tree that produces a powerful Tenkai (Heavenly Release) which surrounds and shields the user. Though the form can vary on the user, each Bankai (Full Release) tend to have a standard of a white, flame-like aura. Bankai (Full Release) has considerable offensive and defensive capabilities: it can corrosively destroy virtually any object foreign to the user, and can repel all but the strongest attacks. The amount of Damage it can perform is equal to 1/10th of the current amount of Armour Points. This means the more attacks the user is struck to defend against, the weaker the attack will become. The strength of Bankai (Full Release) is dependent on the user's ability of performing Tenkai (Heavenly Release). If the user knows Tenkai (Heavenly Release) 3 times then it will have 220 Armour Points. The Duration of the technique is equal to Tenkai (Heavenly Release). The time length to perform the technique is dependent on the user's ability to perform Tenkai (Heavenly Release).
Limit: Universal NinJutsu Technique. Must know Tenkai (Heavenly Shell).

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[Inoryu]

    Inoryu noticed Harue enter as one of the participants, "Alright Harue, go for it! Yeah!" Inoryu cheered before she submerged herself completely. He observed the other participants activate various kinds of ninjutsu before they dived. "Well, what am I waiting for? Good luck, Satu," he said as he began preparations. First he would weave through a series of hand seals, dog, bird, boar, monkey, tiger, ox, horse, dragon, ox, monkey, tiger, serpent, dragon, boar and rendered himself completely invisible by way of the glamour illusion 'Invisibility, Greater' [Will save: 28]. He actived the genjutsu because he didn't want to reveal the numerous weapons he had on his person, and secondly, he would make the dive nude as he did not want to spend the rest of the night in soaked drawers. The night was still young. 

    "Don't look at me, if you can see me," he would say out loud, to no one in particular, wondering if the cameras were picking up audio as well as video. He began by undoing his obi and removing his azure Yamanaka kimono shirt. He then relieved himself of all of the concealed blades on his person, placing them on the ground to be concealed by his kimono shirt. Then he removed his pants and finally his black boxer briefs, placing them under the kimono shirt, obi, and above the various weapons. He knew that genjutsu wasn't always effective, and was even less effective against those who possessed a doujutsu, but if anyone were to see him, they would find his member handsomely trimmed, slightly larger than average and very aesthetic.

    Now concealed by the glamour (for the most part), he would weave through a second series of hand seals, bird, monkey, dragon, horse, and ox, the sound akin to the cry of a crane would escape him, his lungs filled with air and would continue to so for some time [25 rounds + 24 rounds (+2 Indomitable Fortitude)]. "Now, all I have to do is handle the pressure," he thought. With perfect form, he dived right in, a subtle splash left in his wake.

    Inoryu swam down calmly, passing each line of ten meters at a comfortable pace, keeping track of them as he went to learn the limits of his body. "30 meters," he noted, so far he was able to resist the pressure. At 60 meters, he was starting to feel the pressure [-12 AP nonlethal], and it was a subtle kind of pain but tolerable. He persisted, his mind focused on nothing but the goal at hand. At 90 meters, he winced, because the pressure was greater and the pain was more prevalent, "Just ten meters to go. I can do it, but I have to do this quick before I take any more damage." Reaching the bottom of the pool, Inoryu fought through the pain crushing him from all sides, [-18 AP] and bit into the golden apple as he saw Harue do, gripping it between his teeth then lightly kicking off the bottom towards the surface.

    "I read about the bends in the Ninja Academy. As long as I don't surface too quickly, I could avoid the condition. I have still have lots of time." A few minutes later, he would resurface, swim to the edge of the pool and climb out with the apple in his mouth. Before standing and possibly causing himself pain he tried to determine what damage was caused to his body while on his hands and knees, the apple rolling away from him.

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 *This is my first swim good calculation, so please correct me if I am wrong and sorry for any inconvenience caused in my pursuit of learning how to calculate the skill.

Fortitude = 13// 195 AP Total

Jutsu Used-

Invisibility, Greater {Will Save: 28]
Rank: "B"
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: A stronger version of Invisibility.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: ---
Description: Affects anyone who sees the target. The user is able to perform this technique on the target they touch. The duration of this technique lasts for 5 minutes per class level. This technique may be negated. This Jutsu functions like invisibility, except that it doesn't end if the subject attacks.
Limit: Must know the Glamour Perception. Must know Invisibility.

Deep Breath
Rank: "D"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: User fills their longs with air.
Special: Handseals
Drawback: ---
Description: Range of this technique is personal. Duration of this technique is 5 rounds per Class Level. Target of this technique is the user. User lets out a quick cry and instantly feels their chest swell with air, as if they had taken a deep breath. Strangely, the user feels no need to exhale. The user's lungs instantly fill with air, and continue to refill with air for the duration of the Jutsu. When the Jutsu's duration expires, the user can continue to hold their breath as if they had just gulped down a lungful of air. The user can perform this Jutsu with an instant utterance, quickly enough to save themselves from drowning after being suddenly plunged into water.
Limit: Must know Wind Release.

    

[👺 Usiel]

Utahhikari-Satu
I'll allow it. You took damage but was able to heal it. This is a fun event really so not going to go ham.

neko bo beko
Act like you took some damage but you got it.

Minoru Hyuuga
Your Clones should have died before reaching lol. But I'll allow it cause this is a fun event.

Christoff
Will have to look at Bankai more on this because I don't think bankai should help against crushing damage in the sense of something as natural as this. I'll allow it though as this is a fun event.

Inoryu
You got it, actually the most realistic term I've seen.

[Inoryu]

    After moving his body, he felt relief rather than pain and was able to stand, retrieve a towel and dry himself off completely. He proceeded to weave a series of nine hand seals as he made his way to his gear, dog, hare, ox, dragon, tiger, horse, serpent, ram, boar, and cast an invisibility sphere around him so that his gear vanished in plain sight to all whom were susceptible. This would allow him to dress in relative peace, and hide his concealed blades from most.

    He started with his black boxer briefs, then his dark grey pants. He placed the sheathe of the oversized kunai inside of the waist using a holder enhancement. He used the same method for the fifteen hira shuriken parallel to his body and under non-fitted clothing as to not cut the fabric. He slipped on his black short-sleeve with mesh collar and sleeves over them, and finally his azure Yamanaka kimono shirt over that. He then dismissed all the glamours as he fastened the obi to his waist and donned his black socks and low-cut black boots. "How did you do Satu, are you okay?" 

[Utahhikari-Satu]

    Satu walked up to Inoryu and produced an apple with a smile on his face. After drying himself off thoroughly he would resume the night festivities in his original attire. The last glimmering of the bolstering healing hands would flicker from his body as he approached the side rail to listen to the next challenge.

[Christoff]

Isamu walked across the pool deck, apple in hand, taking a moment to observe the other competitors. It seemed one of them had used water clones to fetch the apple. Another also had some sort of aura around them. Clearly there were no shortage of chakra users at the badger tonight. Isamu strode back to the table with the orb and exchanged his apple for the prize. Once his money was in hand Isamu would touch the crystal ball and be teleported back to The Badger.

[Exit once paid]

[Minoru Hyuuga]

((OOC: Thank you for letting me know 👺 Usiel. I found it a bit odd given that they are made out of water. I let two of them dissolve to even things out a little))

'SHOOT! I did not take into account how fragile the clones were!' realized the male. His byakugan could not see all the way to the bottom either.
Two of his clones disappeared before they reached the bottom of the pool. Five of the clones managed to get an apple each.

"Awesome job guys" muttered Minoru as his clones resurfaced. He picked up the apples one by one. His byakugan would inspect the different fruits.
Hopefully, his doujutsu might reveal something about them. Pale purple eyes narrowed as they looked closer at each object.

The young man noticed that more contestants were resurfacing. 'Looks like I am up against some competent people. Better keep my guard up for now. Especially since I can't see any Konoha shinobis here' observed the Chuunin. His eyes moved onto the different contestants.

One of them had a highly developed chakra network. 'Looks like a medic to me' decided the male. Next was a guy who was in his late teens.
His well-developed muscles revealed that he was a taijutsu specialist. The upper body muscles in particular looked quite strong.

Next was the girl from the bar. She possessed a rather strong chakra network as well. 'She must be quite good with ninjutsu or genjutsu. Her chakra network is a bit similar to someone I know too. But who is it!?' thought the black-haired guy.

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Jutsus used:


Byakugan. Has learned the jutsu four times.
Rank: “C” Rank (special, see description).
Skill: Ninjutsu.
Effect: An jutsu when activating allows the user the ability to constantly see chakra.
Special: ---
Drawback: May learn at a maximum of 5 times.
Description: An eye jutsu for the Hyūga clan. When activating the user's eyes dilate in the same white colour as veins bulge out of the corner of the eyes. The user can activate this technique as a “C” Rank technique taking up hand seals. The user is able to see through and thus ignore lighter forms of concealment, such as smoke or mist. The user may concentrate for an amount of hand seals equal to a “C” Rank technique while their byakugan is active to gain the see chakra and see through chakra effects for as long as the user concentrates and their byakugan remains active. Deactivating this ability takes up no movements. When the user learns this technique the first two times, they train it as a regular “C” Rank jutsu. When the user learns this technique the second two times, they train it as a “C” Rank jutsu +10 training points. When the user learns this technique the last time, they train it as a “C” Rank jutsu +20 training points.
Limit: Must be in the Hyūga clan.


Telescopic eye. Range: 50 meters.
Rank: “C” Rank (special, see description).
Skill: Supplementary.
Effect: The user is able to see much further than normal and access an X-Ray ability.
Special: ---
Drawback: Must have the byakugan active. May learn up to ∞ times.
Description: When concentrating to see through chakra, the character can also spend time equal to hand seals to gain the ability to see through objects with X-ray like vision up to 10 meters from the user. This does not impede the user's line of sight and the distance a user can normally see, however they simply will not be able to use the X-ray ability beyond 10 meters. When the user first learns this technique the user trains it as a regular “C” Rank jutsu. Each additional training allows the user to use the X-Ray ability for an additional 10 meters. For every 50 meters, the user trains an additional +10 training points added to their previous training. The user also suffers a penalty to observation checks every 15 meters instead of every 3 meters. If user loses an eye (has 1 eye) telescopic eye is reduced by 50%. Future learning also reduces distance by 50%.
Limit: Must be in the Hyūga clan. Must know byakugan.


Water replication. Duration: 25 rounds. Armour points: 10. Can make 7 clones.
Rank: “C” Rank.
Skill: Ninjutsu.
Effect: User creates a clone of water to control.
Special: “Handseals”.
Drawback: ---
Description: Range of this technique is personal. Duration of this technique is 5 rounds per class level. This technique requires a small source of water nearby. Using this technique, the user is able to create a replica of themselves with water. This version looks and carries equipment similar to the user except it being made of water. The user may create 2 clones + 1 per class level. While the replications are not capable of sentient thought, they share a bond of sort that allows the user to communicate orders to their clones; the bond is only one way, though, and the clones cannot send orders, thoughts or images to the user. As such, the clones follow the user's instructions to the letter. A water replication is its own person and if caught in a genjutsu, only the replica will be affected, and not the user and/or the whole group of clone. The clones have 2 armour points per class level of the user, saves equal to that of the user -2. It may not have more than 2 movements per round. It does not benefit from any temporary bonuses the user may currently have. A water replication has a bludgeoning resistance 15 and takes 1/2 as much fire damage. A water replication may not stray further than 1 mile from the user, although it if is not within 30 meters of the source it was created from, it suffers a -5 penalty skill checks. It cannot use any techniques at all, and carries the very same equipment as the user except chakra-dependent items such as exploding tags. Poison and mastercraft bonuses are not carried over to the clone's equipment. Lastly, it cannot normally perform any activities requiring particular attention, such as sensing chakra, setting off an exploding tag or carrying a serious conversation. Once the clone reaches 0 armour points, strays too far from another clone or the user or the duration expires, it disappears in a puff of smoke. While the user can freely replace any clones lost by using this technique more than once, the user cannot control a number greater of clone than the specified maximum. The user can also choose to dissipate a single clone (or more) of their choice rather than the whole group. The user also cannot control any other sort of clone while using this technique.
Limit: Must know water release.



Skills used:


Acting: 76/125.

Sense motive: 63/125.

[👺 Usiel]

(Remember you can only turn in 1 Apple even if you grabbed a shit ton).

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She would enter the room after several other contestants, despite having been the first to touch the orb. Perhaps some weird mechanic of whatever spacetime ninjutsu had brought her here. No matter. She had masterful skills of Observation, and looked around the room, activating the enhanced gaze of the soulcaster, her ability to Know All That Is, to filter over her sight. She had one objective in this contest; the golden apple, and with this set in her mind as her goal, her Pathfinder senses would aid her in discovering its location, despite being unfamiliar with the watery depths in which it was held.

Her boy would shift, almost imperceptibly at first, becoming almost paper thin, though her overall appearance would not seem to change much. Her organs were being compressed away into nothing, and her limbs lost the detail of individual digits, becoming like simple thin pincered claws. She noted the depth of the pool, realizing that she would need to submerge a considerable depth, and eliminate her forms capacity to form the bubbles of nitrogen that might harm her upon resurfacing. She descended in a rush when her transformation was complete, a needle-like stick-figure of her former appearance, propelled through the water with the swirling of her still fully formed and plump tail, which emerged to push her strange being to the depths of the pool. She activated her doomward before descending, just to ensure that any unknown factors occurring would not disturb her victory.  She would attempt to perform her dive at the time when she was being least observed, to stealthily slip into the water while nearby attention was on the other guests.  Her shifting would occur, as best she could, concealed by a partial descent into the water as her transformation completed.

Guided by her senses, her darkvision would activate beneath the 100 meter depths, and she would search until she had found the golden apple, gripping it securely in her claws. She returned to the surface only after ensuring that an apple was on her person. Her blade thin appendages would shed the soft Akasin glow of light that would allow her to identify the apples by color in the otherwise lightless domain. She did not rise as slowly as a normal human would, though she was careful to note the overall integrity of her physical form as she rose, whirling her way up in a successful cloud of water and returning, up the ladder not too far away, to the edge with the other contestants. She would promptly return to her original form for the evening, allowing her tail to fall off at the base as it contorted from the bends, since she hadn't risen quite slowly enough to prevent it, fully weighted, from forming dangerous chemicals within the blood flowing through it. She would pick up the Anatomically Separated appendage and present her apple - hopefully the golden one - to the contests proctor, before returning to the previous area to participate in its hunt. Her body would have healed from whatever minor damage she had sustained in this time as her synthetic rinnegan swirled unnoticeably within the slit of her forehead, shielded by her hand stealthily wipe the water from her face.

[Minoru Hyuuga]

Pale purple eyes checked the five apples. 'Which of these will give me what I want? I think I'll go with...this one' decided the male.
"I think this one is a good one. Thank you guys" told Minoru with a polite voice.

The second water clone handed him the apple. All of the clones jumped back into the pool. Once they were submerged, they reverted into water.
The young man was about to return when he saw another contestant. What he saw sent a small shiver down his spine.

Her organs were the first thing he noticed. They were compressed in a very unnatural manner for a human.
Second was how her limbs looked like. He noticed that they looked more like pincers than a human limb. 'How did she do that!?' thought the Chuunin.

Once the eerie girl submerged, he went back to the party. The male knew this was not the last challenge he would face. 'I wonder what kind of people I will meet here. This could get quite interesting' realized the black-haired guy. One second later, the guy was gone.


[Exit Minoru].

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Jutsus used:


Byakugan. Has learned the jutsu four times.
Rank: “C” Rank (special, see description).
Skill: Ninjutsu.
Effect: An jutsu when activating allows the user the ability to constantly see chakra.
Special: ---
Drawback: May learn at a maximum of 5 times.
Description: An eye jutsu for the Hyūga clan. When activating the user's eyes dilate in the same white colour as veins bulge out of the corner of the eyes. The user can activate this technique as a “C” Rank technique taking up hand seals. The user is able to see through and thus ignore lighter forms of concealment, such as smoke or mist. The user may concentrate for an amount of hand seals equal to a “C” Rank technique while their byakugan is active to gain the see chakra and see through chakra effects for as long as the user concentrates and their byakugan remains active. Deactivating this ability takes up no movements. When the user learns this technique the first two times, they train it as a regular “C” Rank jutsu. When the user learns this technique the second two times, they train it as a “C” Rank jutsu +10 training points. When the user learns this technique the last time, they train it as a “C” Rank jutsu +20 training points.
Limit: Must be in the Hyūga clan.


Telescopic eye. Range: 50 meters.
Rank: “C” Rank (special, see description).
Skill: Supplementary.
Effect: The user is able to see much further than normal and access an X-Ray ability.
Special: ---
Drawback: Must have the byakugan active. May learn up to ∞ times.
Description: When concentrating to see through chakra, the character can also spend time equal to hand seals to gain the ability to see through objects with X-ray like vision up to 10 meters from the user. This does not impede the user's line of sight and the distance a user can normally see, however they simply will not be able to use the X-ray ability beyond 10 meters. When the user first learns this technique the user trains it as a regular “C” Rank jutsu. Each additional training allows the user to use the X-Ray ability for an additional 10 meters. For every 50 meters, the user trains an additional +10 training points added to their previous training. The user also suffers a penalty to observation checks every 15 meters instead of every 3 meters. If user loses an eye (has 1 eye) telescopic eye is reduced by 50%. Future learning also reduces distance by 50%.
Limit: Must be in the Hyūga clan. Must know byakugan.



Skills used:


Acting: 76/125.

Sense motive: 63/125.

[neko bo beko]

As soon as she's pulled herself out of the pool, she collapses beside it with the golden apple clutched close, below her heaving breasts, as she rakes in painful breaths on her back. It starts as a full body throbbing, a dull ache that made her knees tremble and cave under her when she tries to get up. So she lays there. A laugh starts in her gut and rolls up past her ribs, sending a sharp dagger of a charlie horse through her sides. It begins the second half of her momentary torment, a bright, searing pain echoing in her ears. Like she's being stabbed there too. The laughter grows louder, sloppy and drunken. The laughter was misplaced and from a place of pain.

When it subsides, she holds the golden apple up and examines it, a few giggles still coursing through her. She'd gotten one. She'd done it like an idiot, but she did it. Why did she forget the bends? Mostly she was glad she didn't shit herself.

After a few minutes of regaining herself, Harue gets up and towels off, gets back into her clothes and touches the crystal ball.

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Hopefully these people would inform her of the degree to which she had performed their task. She assumed she had adhered to all guidelines, but could never be sure when dealing exclusively with humans. She would exit after either hearing word of her prize, or of failure.

-exit after ??