A Jester's Tricks [T]

[Risan]

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Friction Grip
Rank: D Rank
Skill: Supplemental
Effect: Allows the yoyo to 'stick' to surfaces
Special: Handseals
Drawback: Constant drain of an E rank per post whilst in use, doesn't work against shiny / slippery surfaces
Description: By using chakra to stream down the string and excite the bearing, it makes the Yoyo spin faster. During this spinning the amount of friction builds up allowing the yoyo to grip a surface. In addition to this, Friction grip also creates a large amount of heat due to the increased rotation of the yoyo.
Limit:Must be Kyokugoma

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Risan returned back home from the Oto Tower. He had successfully signed up for the shinobi roster and the clerk had handed him another quest. Even if he wanted to jump right into getting that done, a good performer knows they had to start with a warm up. Can't just jump right into the main even, right? Well for this morning's warm up, Risan figured he would practice his yo-yo skills. Not only have they been popular while doing his shows - they would be beneficial when going out for real missions. 

He already had a few practice dummies set up in the field next to his home but for this trick, he wouldn't be destroying any of them. This trick was simple - allowing the yo-yo to stick to surfaces. Taking out his weapon of choice, Risan limbered up his fingers by tossing the yo-yo out a handful of times at different angles. The key to this was a trick he had already mastered [Unending Sleep] which allowed the yo-yo to spin continuously. 

Once he flicked his wrist and performed the skill, the boy watched as the yo-yo spin around just about an inch or two off the ground. Now the harder part was the add a bit more chakra down the string to create an adhesive layer around the spinning yo-yo...all without overheating it and snapping the string or breaking it apart. 

As the yo-yo spun, Risan concentrated and sent another layer of chakra down the string that enveloped the yo-yo. Although he immediately noticed that it began spinning too fast. Returning the yo-yo to his hand, he felt the heat that came with the increase in rotation. Good thing he didn't continue otherwise that either would have snapped or burnt his hand upon the return. 

Take two.

Risan flicked his wrist as before and sent the weapon straight down into it's [Unending Sleep] position. This attempt had him send a bit less chakra back down the string to help with the heat issue. Once he felt the rotation was in a decent place, he carefully bent his knees slightly so the yo-yo would make contact with the ground. As soon as it touched the dirt, it shot back up in the air and almost caused him to lose his balance to avoid the potential black eye he would have gotten. 

Well that was certainly an experience. 

Risan retrieved his yo-yo and brushed off the dirt that got on it. Attempt three would go better. Hopefully. He started the trick out just as the other attempts. This time, however, he made sure to keep his concentration as he began the yo-yo's decent to the ground. He could feel the extra layer of chakra he created whip against the ground as it came in contact. He felt that the layer was fluctuating too much so he closed his eyes to help his concentration and get his breathing right. 

The yo-yo crept closer to the ground and upon contact, Risan opened his eyes to see the yo-yo steadily spinning on the ground. But did it stick? He gently lifted his wrist to see...

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[Risan]

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Walked by the Dog
Rank: D Rank
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Allows the Yoyo to propel the user up a wall
Special: Handseals
Drawback: Constant drain of a D rank per post whilst in use, can only go straight, doesn't work on slippery surfaces
Description: By using Unending Sleep on a Yoyo when launched against the wall, the user can use it to travel up to 30 meters in a straight line before having to be recast.
Limit: Must know Unending Sleep, Must know Friction Grip

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Success.

The yo-yo struck right onto the ground. While these techniques didn’t have too many practical uses on missions or even during performances, they were the foundation for more important feats he would soon attempt.

Releasing his chakra from the weapon, Risan flicked his wrist upwards to retract the yo-yo so he could move on to his next task. The next trick he would attempt would be having the yo-yo scale up a wall. It would take more precision than simply sticking it to a surface, for sure, but it still was just another baseline technique.

Facing one of the walls of his home, strategically he chose the wall that lead to his room…just in case he accidentally put a hole in it, his parents wouldn’t as furious with him. Ideally he would master this skill without damaging anything…too bad.

Standing the appropriate distance from the wall, Risan focused his chakra in his hand into the yo-yo and flicked the weapon towards the wall. In his first attempt, he aimed to at least get the yo-yo on the wall.

With that first goal in mind - which was relatively easy considering he had gotten used to the chakra flow from his last skill - the yo-yo successfully stuck to the wall.

With a few tugs, Risan confirmed that the yo-yo wasn’t going anywhere. Now it was time for the more complicated part. He had to increase his chakra to create the spinning motion s the yo-yo could propel up the wall…all without breaking the damned thing apart from too much friction.

Sending more chakra down the string, his eyes focused on the yo-yo and watched it fall straight down the wall to the ground.

Snapping the thing back to hand, Risan let out a sigh. It seemed his control wasn’t enough to keep the yo-yo spinning and move it up. He certainly didn’t think his first attempt would be successful but still..wasn’t the best.

Risan flung the yo-yo back at the wall - again having it stick. This time his slowed his breathing down, each exhale sending a bit more chakra across the string and watched as the yo-yo began to start spinning.

As it continued to rotate, Risan kept his concentration and breathing in check. For a moment he thought he saw it creep up the wall a few inches..perhaps now would be the time to add more chakra to the spin to give it that final push…

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[Risan]

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Finger Gauntlets
Rank: D Rank
Skill: TaiJutsu/Supplemental
Effect: Allows the user to use Ninja Wire as String.
Special: --
Drawback: --
Description: User knows how to wrap their finger in such a way so that the Ninja wire won't harm their finger. It's very tricky but with some improvised materials the user can pad their finger so that it will supplement this technique. Improvised material can range from simple ninja tape, a bit of cloth, hand wrappings, anything that is of flexible material that can go around the finger without inhabiting it. After that is done user wraps the Ninja wire and ties a knot so that its loose enough yet tight enough to be functional.
Limit: Must be Kyokugoma.

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The yo-yo shot up the wall until it reached the limit of the string and came right back. Once retrieved, Risan noticed the constant use of the yo-yo not only had begun to break the skin of his finger but also bruised the palm of his hand. Not unusual to have some cuts and bruises when training. But prolonged abuse of his limbs would have to be curbed. There was a way to wrap one’s fingers in such a way that would pad his appendages to avoid any more pain.

The young Genin hurried into his home and grab some old clothes then headed back to his training spot. Tearing off a few pieces of fabric, he sat down and began to wrap his fingers with the cloth. Once done, he tried to put the yo-yo string over the cloth…but he had made the pieces of cloth too thick so the string wouldn’t fit over them..nor could he really move his fingers in a way to even be effective in using the yo-yo.

Taking off the string and removing the cloth, he tore a few new - thinner - pieces and carefully wrapped his fingers again. Once done, Risan tested his flexibility. The cloth felt weird, but not as bulky as his previous pieces of cloth. But since he wasn’t wearing this before, the knot that was on the yo-yo was ill fitted. Too tight now. So he spent the next few minutes fiddling with making a new one. It proved both beneficial and a nuisance since it gave him more time to grow accustomed to using fingers that were wrapped.

Once the knot was done, Risan placed it on his finger and gave the yo-yo a few tosses. It seemed okay for very standard playful uses but out in the field, it would have to matter much more. He would have to test the skills he had practiced earlier to see if the cloth could hold up…

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[Risan]

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String Equip/Un-Equip
Rank: D rank
Skill: Taijutsu/Supplemental
Effect: Able to equip or un-equip a Yo-yo string.
Special: --
Drawback:--
Description: The user can take their thumb and slip a string loop over a finger, or slip a loop off a finger without the hassle of using more than one movement to do so. Used for the quick exchange of Yo-yo’s or to free up the hand for other tasks. One way to learn this is put a rubber band over the thumb and pinky so that the rubber stretches over the back of the hand. Then the user must use that hand to take the rubber band off using only that hands thumb.
Limit: Must be Kyokugoma.

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With his fingers getting adjusted to having cloth wrapped around them, he figured he would have to get some special tape to wrap them if he were to go out on missions. But for now, it was working.

Now that the knot was holding, it was time to learn how to quickly equip and unequip with speed and precision. No one would wait around for you to free up a hand in the middle of battle. Although, if that were to happen..how nice of them.

When he went inside to grab some cloth for his previous skill, Risan had also gotten a few other items he would need for today’s practice. One of those items was a rubber band. Resuming his place on the ground, he placed the rubber band over his pinky and thumb so it would stretch over the back of his hand. This was supposed to help with finger dexterity but right now it just felt like the band was just stuck on his hand. The point was to get it off only using only his thumb.

Giving it a couple wiggles, he noticed how…unnatural it felt. The first couple of attempted resulted in the band snapping back against his finger. Obviously that wasn’t correct…but soon he got the band to flew across the ground from either snapping or creating a makeshift slingshot off his fingers

Neither of those were correct.

After about five or six rubber bands either breaking or being lose in the fields, Risan furrowed his brow and stared intensely at one of his last bands he had. He placed the band over his fingers again and gave it another shot. Stretching too far outward would cause the rubber band to snap and not stretching it enough would keep it on his fingers.

He carefully stretched his fingers outwards and then brought his thumb and pinky in towards his palm, he would attempt to cross these two fingers and wiggle both of them out of their respective rubber band prisons…

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[Risan]

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Yo-yo Roundhouse
Rank: D rank
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: Sends the Yo-yo arching 180 degrees around the user Horizontally (considered a strike).
Special: --
Drawback: Range is limited to string used.
Description: Like a how a baseball player throws a ball from the side, a Yo-yo artist can send their Yo-yo in an arch starting from the Yo-yo wielded side of their body and retrieving it form the other in a rough 180 arch in front of them. Though it is only a rough 180 degrees because the retrieval needs a line of sight back to the hand to prevent tangling with the users body.
Limit: Must know Basic Yoyo Knowledge. Must know Unending Sleep.

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Now that most of his preliminary skills were mastered, it was time to put them to use. Within the Kyokugoma there were different fighting styles - each representing the elements within the world. For Risan, the first style he hoped to master would be the Chains of Wind. It was the most versatile style and since he already adept at the Fuuton chakra nature - it seemed a good fit. 

Risan took a few moments to set up some practice dummies to help out with the next few skills he would attempt. He moved back a few meters and assumed his stance; his right shoulder facing the dummy, dominate leg in the back with yo-yo gripped in his left hand. 

Without letting the yo-yo go, he gave a few practice throws, shifting his weight between his legs to add more power to his “throw” and extending his arm out in a horizontal arc motion. 

Once he felt comfortable enough with the motions, he would attempt his first throw. Returning to his start position, Risan had his eyes set on the first practice dummy he set up. Just like he would throw a ball, he hurled the yo-yo with enough force to have it reach the dummy but it curved too much and wound up arcing downward towards the ground…where it now rested…after bouncing a couple of times. 

Flicking his wrist to retrieve his weapon, Risan took his stance once again. Throwing such a weapon in this way was a new experience so he knew he would have to adjust his grip and arm motion to account for the added weight of the yo-yo. 

Another throw was made and Risan watched as his weapon was sent flying out..listening to the sound of the wire unraveling as it hurdled towards the dummy…

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[Risan]

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Yo-yo it’s HAMMER TIME!
Rank: D rank
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: Sends the Yo-yo arching 180 degrees in front of the user Vertically (considered a strike).
Special: --
Drawback: May hit the ground and need retrieving.
Description: Like a woodsman using an axe, a Yo-yo artist can send their Yo-yo in an arch starting form over the users head and ending close to the ground in front of the user, before being retrieved.
Limit: Must know Basic Yoyo Knowledge. Must know Unending Sleep.

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Horizontal strike success. The yo-yo slammed into the dummy and Risan retrieved it with a flick of his wrist. Things were going quite smoothly, although these were rather basic skills he was working on. Nevertheless, he was thankful there were no issues.

Next skill was to have a vertical strike land on one of the dummies. The genuine resumed his stance and visualized the path the yo-yo was going to take. He even stretched his arm straight in the air and eyed his hand movements as he slowly brought his arm in front of his face, down towards the ground.

A few more tries at mapping out the trajectory and Risan figured he could attempt a serious throw. Gripping the yo-yo firmly, Risan raised it above his head, adjusting his finger placement for a more comfortable and optimal throwing stance, he quickly brought his arm down in an arc motion, making sure to release the yo-yo at the right time. Feeling the weapon in his hand flick off his finger tips, as his chakra was sent through the wire, causing the yo-yo to spin as soon as it left his possession, for some added stylized effect and brute force when the yo-yo [hopefully] hit it’s target.

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