*yawn* Bored

[hotaru]

Same rules as NFRP bla bla bla....

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A large grassy field that stretches as far as the eye can see. The grass is aproxametly a foot high. A single tree sits in the center next to a small pond.

First post to the challanger,

Hajime!

[DeeDub]

This foreign land that Kotaro had wandered into was unlike any he'd ever seen. Unlike the ocean he traveled for many years he was staring out onto a sea of grass. A lone tree and pond was stranded by the many waves of grass. Kotaro stood at the pond edge under the tree as his reflection looked back at him. Long, black hair... a somber look and a white jacket with black feathers. Kotaro sat on the edge staring past the pond and out.

[hotaru]

Hotaru was walking through the sea of grass, the wind sweeping across the plain causing the vegetation to wave like the ocean. Her umbrella was held lazily over her shoulder, blocking the sunlight from kissing her fair skin. Breaking the monotony of the grass, a single tree at the edge of a pond stood came into her vision...almost like a mirage. Of course she had never heard of a mirage in a meadow, but out of curiosity the raven haired girl decided to investigate.

Upon walking closer to the "illusion", Hotaru spotted a boy under the tree. Her hands that were holding her parasol began to spin the handle, causing the intricate design of flowers and cherry blossoms on the top to kaleidoscope. Was the dark haired man real? He certainly was taller then her, and she couldn’t shake the feeling he was strong. Casually her hand would drift to her item pouch, removing and concealing a single glass senbon filled with poison behind her wrist as it rose back to the handle of the umbrella out of the mans vision. Prepared for the worst, the girl would speak "So, what brings you here?" If he was an illusion, no harm was done…she simply would look foolish to the sparrow residing in the tree. If a friend, no crime was committed, she was just being cautious.

[DeeDub]

Kotaro was drawn into the pond's reflection. A voice broke his daze... "Hmmm...?" Kotaro turned his head his long bang joining the long hair covering his back. A young woman stood behind him... seemingly out for a walk going by her umbrella. Kotaro stood his hair falling back into place.

He turned to the woman his somber eyes hidden by his black hair. "Just out for a walk..." If the woman knew where he was from calling this a "walk" would be absurd. His past left no time for chivalry or manners as his short answer revealed nothing but the simple answer to her question.

[hotaru]

Hotaru’s eyes squinted as she tried to analyze her “companion”. A sword was on his side, obviously making him some sort of warrior. She searched for a headband…but found none. “Well, are you lost? I’m from around here so I’m sure I could point you to the nearest road!” Chipper to the point it sickened herself, a pearly smile was plastered across her complexion, and her eyes would glisten with happiness.

Her hand still kept the senbon pressed to the hilt of the umbrella, hidden from his vision. Despite her exterior, her mind would remain calculating, analyzing the situation

[DeeDub]

Kotaro was asked if he were lost and was asked if he needed help. Something in Kotaro 's mind snapped reminding him of prey. The human in fornt of him suddenly reminded him of the many small animals that were hunted, eaten and digested by Kotaro in his feral days.

Kotaro felt as if a rabbit were scratching his ears in front of him unknowingof his presence. Kotaro walked over the grass walking closer to his prey. He closed the distance repressing of his blood lust. His hand found home around his katana's sheath. His thumb slowly nudged the blade out from the sheath. Kotaro's desire to snap this rabbits neck with his bare bands would be sated as he quickly placed his hand onto his katana's hilt, unsheathing it and swing ing diagonally from left to right going low to high the motion quick like the wind. The strike was aimed for his prey's stomach. Hit or miss, Kotaro would sheathe his sword as if by second nature

Battojutsu Stance
Rank: E Rank
Effect: Allows the use of Battojutsu forms
Special: None
Drawbacks: None
Description: The practitioner moves into a bow stance, their main hand gripping the hilt of the sword and their offhand resting halfwaydown the sheath; they stand slightly crouched, able to easily move to a kneeling of standing position for their forms.
Restrictions: Must have a Senpai/Sensei of a Kenjutsu Dojo to learn.

# Quick Strike Training (D, C, B)
Rank: D, C, B
Effect: D Rank - Improves strike speed and power marginally; C Rank - Improves strike speed and power slightly; B Rank - Improves strike speed and power moderately.
Special: None
Drawbacks: Cannot learn Reflex Training.
Description: The practitioner is put through a series of rigorous repetitive movements to improve their ability to strike effectively with their sword. As they develop their training, their speed and power slowly increase.
Restriction: Must have a Senpai/Sensei of a Kenjutsu Dojo to learn.

Kesagiri (Diagonal Cut)
Rank: D Rank
Effect: A weak (D Rank) strike to an approaching attacker
Special: None
Drawbacks: None
Description: Commencing from a standing position, the practitioner draws and strikes an approaching attacker then quickly sheathes
Restriction: Must have a Senpai/Sensei of a Kenjutsu Dojo to learn; must have Quick Strike Training (D)

[hotaru]

Hotaru watched the man walk towards her, bloodlust in his eyes. It was time fight. As he slowly approached, he reached for his katana at his side. As his hand moved closer to the handle, she would quickly throw her senbon by dropping her hand away from the hilt of her umbrella and forcefully loosing it into his chest as he was in mid step, surely catching him off guard. The tip of the glass senbon would break as it punctured his skin and pump a dose of poison into his blood.

A quick shunshin[1/3] backwards would put her at a safe distance from his sluggish blade assault. Her own sword would be unsheathed from her umbrella, tossing the empty sell to her right side. A quick motion of the hand would untie a string around a bag of seeds attached to her belt. The girl quickly ran to the mans left in a circular shape, keeping the same distance from him the whole while as seeds spilled from the pouch onto the ground in her wake.

Name: Omoi Muchitsujo (Mind Chaos)
Rank: C Rank
Materials:
Tubocurarine chloride
Location: Forests
Preperation:
By finding the plant, and crushing it, the user quickly creates a powder, which, when added with water, forms a very weak poison, which can be used on swords, or anything with a point, or blade.
Description:
A very weak poison. It gives the victim a weak pain killer that weakens the hold on the brain. For ten minutes, the poison quickly changes the user into a drunk. Their vision is blurred, and their movements are slow.
*Lasts Three posts, takes Four posts to take effect.
Drawback:
Limit: Must be of the Hitokiri No Doku
Cost: 400 Ryo.

Name: KoppuJutsu (Glass Technique)
Rank: E Rank
Skill: - -
Effect: - -
Special: - -
Drawback: N/A
Description:
This is less of a jutsu, and more of a way to use glass weapons created by the clan. By practicing channeling chakra into the glass weapon, the user learns how to shift the moving molecules in the glass inorder to make parts of it hard, and other parts extremely brittle, which allows the clan member to use the glass weapons.

Poison takes effect in four posts

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[DeeDub]

As Kotaro neared his intentions were more overt than covert as the female in reaction sunk a hidden senbon into his chest. It broke as if on cue. As the female body flickered away and drew a hidden weapon in her umbrella. She ran as if trying to get around Kotaro but Kotaro noticed the open bag whose contents were falling out. Kotaro's hand formed into a tiger handsign as he focused his chakra into his feet. Kotaro left hand steadied his blade as he took a step trying to cut off his opponent. Kotaro would disappear as if he'd used a shuunshinbut it was only a burst of speed well above that of a C rank as he stopped ahead of his opponent in her circular path.

As Kotaro appeared in his opponent's path Kotaro drew his sword. Kotaro slashed as he unsheated his sword aiming low around the females left thigh... an upwards slash aiming for the left shoulder and the final cut around her stomach. Without fail, Kotaro's sword would find it's way back into its sheath The wind would gust from Kotaro's sudden wind aided motion...

Name: Kaze Ashi no Jutsu (Wind Foot technique)
Rank: D
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: The user becomes faster due to the fact he has wind behind his movements which pushes his body harder. It will boost your speed to that of the rank above you. I.e D to C to B to A as you progress through your ranks, keeping you above the average speed for your rank. This will push you 10 to 15 metres in genral but you can end the flow of wind when you choose.
Special: Tiger
Drawback: The user leaves a gust of wind behind him this can be used to track your movements. It also doesn't leave an after image.
Description: The user’s molds chakra round his limbs so that when he places a foot on the ground and pushes off, the wind chakra sends him further forward, faster in one Continues motion.
Limit: Wind

Sandangamaegiri (Triple Cut)
Rank: C Rank
Effect: Three moderate (C Rank) strikes on one opponent
Special: None
Drawbacks: Cannot be done twice in a row - needs a moment before being performed again
Description: Commencing from a kneeling position, the practitioner rises and draws to make three fast strikes at one opponent
Restrictions: Must have a Senpai/Sensei of a Kenjutsu Dojo to learn; must have Quick Strike (C Rank); cannot learn if mastering Iaijutsu

[hotaru]

Her eye trained on her opponent, the man suddenly disappeared with amazing speed. Perhaps he was too fast, for he had ended up far infront of the raven haired kunoichi. Upon reaching his destination, he would begin to slash through the air at his anticipated opponent. Unfortunatly for him, Hotaru was a good 10 meters away and was forming handseals as he swept his blade through the air. Grass needles would shoot from behind the sword wielding man into his back, and Hotaru began to backtrack, running back to where her seeds had fallen. As she ran, an explosive tag was wrapped around the handle of a kunai and thrown at the feet of a hopefully stunned opponent.

Provided the man hadnt moved from his position, the tag would detonate, burning and pushing back anything in its radius.

Blades of Grass
Rank: "D"
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Blades of grass cut opponent for mild damage
Special: Handseals
Drawback: Can only be used when grass is present.
Description: User summons up the grass with his/her chakra, using the chakra to straighten and sharpen the grass. Then, the grass is launched at an opponent at about the same speed as a bullet. The grass can stab into or cut the flesh of an oppenent just like a needle. (Ten grass needles)
Limit: only ninjas of grass can learn

Exploding tag activate if you havent moved 3 meters

Poison activates in three post

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[DeeDub]

Kotaro's sword flashed through the air as it was for naught. As his sword fell back into its sheath. Kotaro would body flicker(1/3) to close the distance and another (2/3) to appear behind the female. As Kotaro appeared behind his backtracking opponent well within range of his range of his blade. Both of his hands quickly grasping the hilt. The most deadly and gamble of a Battojutsu art would be unleashed. From the sheath, Kotaro would draw his blade and slash heavily from left to right low around the female's lower back.

Kotaro could imagine his opponent being cleaved in two by the attack. No matter the outcome Kotaro's sword would find its way back into it's sheath.

Morote-giri (Two Handed Cut)
Rank: C Rank
Effect: A strong (B Rank) strike at an approaching attacker (can be easily struck afterwards)
Special: None
Drawbacks: Weakened defensive ability shortly after attack is made, allowing for simple attacks to hit with ease.
Description: Commencing from a kneeling position, the practitioner rises and strikes with his sword in both hands, performing a strong attack but weakening his defense due to the time taken for the strike.
Restriction: Must have a Senpai/Sensei of a Kenjutsu Dojo to learn; must have Quick Strike Training (C); cannot learn if mastering Iaijutsu

[hotaru]

Somehow the man managed to dodge her needle assault. He then disappeared and reappeared once again to her side. She needed a defence, and fast. Fingers contorted into hanseals as the man disappeared for a second time, and out of her site. As her opponent would have to spin around and draw his sword from behind her, he would be interupted with a little surprise.

Suddenly, for five meters all around the raven haired kunoichi wooden spikes would shoot from the ground, their sharp points directed outwards effectivly stopping a projectile attack or a charging close range taijutsu. After the spikes had impaled the earth, Hotaru ran up a nearby spoke and left the porcupine like barrier in a quick jump to the ground. Hotaru would then turn around to look for her opponent and provided she saw him, a quick shunshin would carry her backwards near her kunai.

Mokuton: Kasui No Mokuzai Reizu No Jutsu (Spikes of Wood Raising Technique)
Rank: D,C
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Spikes raise up from the ground at the user’s command to stab the enemy.
Special: Handseals “Ox” “Tiger” “Snake” “Ram”
Drawback: The “D” level training allows the user to raise wooden spikes from the ground around them with a radius of five meters. The “C” level training allows this jutsu to be lengthed by ten meters.
Description: The user gathers chakra and sends it into the ground, at first the user can only extend this chakra fie meters away from their feet in circle around them. After the user does the next level of training, the distance is lengthened by ten meters. The spikes rise from the ground diagonally to hurt an opponent.
Limit: Mokuton Jutsu

Poison takes effect in two posts

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