Test 3 - <Shouran> vs. Genju

[Chuunin Examiner]

Test 3 – The Heart

The preliminaries were now complete. It seemed to have taken very little time for most, and many strong contestants had moved on. The examiners gathered the ninja after a nights rest so they could be at full strength. They stood outside one of the many arenas that were created for these battles. When all of them would gather, the examiner would speak to them as a whole.

”Congratulations to all of you. You have all made it to the Final Round of the Chuunin Exams. As such, each and every one of you has a shot at Chuunin. You do not need to win any of your matches to receive the title of Chuunin. It is at the sole discretion of your respective Kages that you receive a higher rank in your village or not.

As for the contents of the third task… It is, as with all Chuunin Exams, fights amongst each other. Behind me is one of the arenas that two of you will be fighting at. Only one person may emerge victorious in each fight, but in some instances, no one will emerge victorious. In each of the arenas for the first round, they hold elements from both the second round as well as the preliminary rounds we just held. Each arena is split in two, one half holding one element while the other holding a different. A randomizer decided which one was which, and which of you would be fighting in which arena.

As for what is taken from the Second Round… Traps…. 3 types of traps are throughout your arena. Each type takes up one sixth of the arena, leaving one full half untouched by traps. They are placed at random spots throughout the arena, and to those who cannot see beyond the naked eye, they will be unseen by you in most instances. Keep your senses sharp. Each and every one of you has been chosen to fight another by a randomizer. The examiners behind you hold a sign stating who you are fighting and will lead you to your arena.

For the next round after this, things change… Instead of 2 elements and 3 traps, its 3 elements and 4 traps. For the final round, it will be 4 elements and 5 traps. So! Without further ado! Good luck, and fight hard.”

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With that, they would be able to turn around and see who they were fighting and then be led to their arena. Things were nearly complete. The final test of the Chuunin Exams was here.

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And as usual, there is some OOC stuff. Now then… Unlike the preliminaries, there is NO specific examiner watching over your battle. ANY examiner can make a ruling, ANY examiner can change the field up, and ANY examiner can end a fight. Below lists the fighters in this round, the arena type, and traps in the thread, and a posting order.[/center]

Shouran Kamizuru

VS

Genju Kaishin

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ARENA TYPE

Element 1 - LIGHTNING: A place seemingly covered in dark clouds with lightning launching out at random intervals. Large lightning rods attract some lightning as well as sending it throughout the rocky ground in the form of shockwaves.
Element 2 - WIND/SAND: This arena is covered in sand everywhere with turbines underneath the sand to blow the sand around at random intervals. Some turbines are constantly going and no sand rests over it.

TRAPS

Trap 1 - KUNAI LAUNCHER: A pressure plate causes a small hatch to open near it and launch 3 kunai. One directly at the pressure plate, and one both behind and in front of it.
Trap 2 - PULLING ROPE: A rope in the ground with a pressure plate in the middle causes the rope to quickly close around the person’s foot and pulls them down quickly into the Earth. (Pressure plate moving down as well)
Trap 3 - BEAR TRAPS: Spiked clasps that will close on the person that steps on it. Normally it will close on their feet, but if they are feeling with their hand, it will hit that too. It is hidden in the ground.

[Keep note... You do not know which traps are in your arena. You can easily see what the arena looks like, but the types of traps are unknown]

POSTING ORDER

Person 1 (Shouran)
Person 2 (Genju)
EXAMINER
Person 1 (Shouran)
Person 2 (Genju)
Person 1 (Shouran)
Person 2 (Genju)

As with the last one, the person who is listed first is known as Person 1, the person listed second is known as Person 2. For the first battle, your arena looks like what is linked below. Pay attention to the legend explaining the placement of each element and each person.



As with the next rounds match ups, the arena’s appearance will be posted in a second post. This arena is 100 meters by 100 meters, with each of you starting 5 meters from the edge (Making 90 meters in between each of you). The traps that littered throughout the arena are hidden. Dice rolls will be given during each time an examiner posts. It will be out of 90. 1-15 gives you trap 1, 16-30 gives no trap, 31-45 gives you trap 2, 46—60 gives no trap, 61-75 gives you trap 3, and 76-90 gives no trap. The traps and elements are predetermined by dice roll.

There is one rule I am also putting into place for the finals. The final rounds are to be more challenging then the last. As such… You cannot give up in your match if an attack is about to hit you. There will be no magical saves this time. You can give up after dodging/accepting an attack, but only when there are no more attacks being launched at you can you say “I give up”. The only exception to this rule is if your opponent states “I would do this, unless they give up”. If something along that line is stated, then you may give up during that point.

As with the last test, if you send a PM to an examiner, please state that you have done so and state which examiner you have PMed. I also still want you to state when you change elements. For instance… If you are in a water/lightning field, and you are currently in Water, but move to lightning, just state that in brackets so it is well known. The 2 day IIC is still in effect.

Regarding Training… You may continue training during this test. Anything not learned by the time you post your entrance MAY NOT be used in the exam. If you have to complete something, do it before you enter, same with buying anything from the temporary item shop. Anything learned before the second round begins may be used in the second round and you have another chance to go off and buy what you need from the shop as well.

That is all I have to say regarding the first round of the final test. If you have any questions, Please PM me ASAP or ask in the Chuunin Exam OOC thread. Good luck and enjoy.

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[Shouran]

Standing amongst the sand, the Kamizuru nervously looked around the dangerous battlefield. Small twisters of sand whipped and whirled to his left while arcs of crackling electricity shot down from the sky on his right. Taking a deep breath and making sure he was far away from any turbines or traps, Shouran removed a painting scroll from his item pouch and began to doodle as he waited for his opponent. This helped him clear his mind and allowed him to prepare for the battle ahead.

Careful and quick strokes of his brush glided over the paper, momentarily taking his mind off of his situation. Occasionally glancing from his work to check for his opponent or the examiner, he managed to sketch out 5 drawings before the examiner would materialize. Hopefully this match would be over as quickly as the last one. . .

[Genju Kaishin]

Exciting! The very air teemed with energy under the dark sky. Examining all he could upon entering, he'd move to his starting spot, flicking a switch on his MPG's to get a closer view of his opponent who seemed to be drawing something? Wondering what his opponent worked on, Genju himself assumed a basic fighting stance, watching out for the multitude of lightning rods telling the danger of this field. At least his field was not the sand a short distance away.

He had arrived and his opponent had arrived, all that remained was for the examiner. While waiting he'd begin forming seals to call forth twin Demonic Ice clones, strong as Iron to stand on either side. This exam should be fun!

[Technically not an attack as I'm just creating them. I assume that's allowed examiner?]

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Passive D-Rank Water and Ice Creation; C-Rank Kuri Buki
Aisu no Bunshin (Demonic Ice Clone)
Rank: “B”
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Creates a clone made entirely out of ice which is capable of engaging combat.
Special: “Hand Seals” – Tiger, Rat, Serpent, Dragon
Drawback: The clone is only as strong as the user's level of Kuri Buki.
Description: By using an ice source or creating it, the user can create fully functional clones made of solid ice which can carry out limited attacks. Unlike other bunshins, the clone(s)’ rock-hard structure make it capable of withstanding multiple physical attacks before dispersing into the original source. The clones can preform techniques known by the user but only ice release techniques and they can only use the ice source from their own bodies. The clones cannot proceed too far from the user or they will revert to water. The range is dependent upon the user's level of Ice Creation. The hardness of the clones depend on the level of the user's Kuri Buki. When first learned the user is only able to create two clones. The user can then do C rank training to increase that number by one. When the limit of clones reaches five they then must do B rank training to increase the number by one.
Limit: Must be part of the Kaishin Bloodlimit. Ice Creation. Kuri Buki.

[Chuunin Examiner 3]

All is good. Proceed with the battle and remember to state field changes if any.

[Shouran]

Quietly watching as his opponent formed handseals, Shouran waited for the examiner to start the match before quickly flicking though a set of signs of his own. "Chouju Giga." He muttered under his breath, causing a quintet of cheetahs to leap from the page and prowl in circle around their creator, their lithe bodies slinking calmly as they awaited the chance to strike. As soon as his creations sprung to life, a quick sweep of his arm would bring his beloved instrument to his lips. A long puff of air and a few trills of the metallic triggers forced a tune to float through the air, most likely filling his opponents ears with the melancholy dirge heard by his Shouran's previous victim.

Just as before, thin metallic wires would shoot from the ground, wrapping around the Yuki shinobi's limbs to bind him in place. Once he was immobilized, the world would seemingly melt away, replaced with a whole new dimension void of sand and lightning. If the illusion was sucessful, the melody would continue to work on the boy's psyche, making him believe that his flesh was melting away from his body and leaving him in unrivaled pain. If his opponent was immobilized, it would be time for his felines to go to work.

Once the ink creations saw their prey open to a strike, four of the cheetahs would bolt from their position and make their way towards the enemy shinobi at top speed, razor sharp claws and fangs trained on his exposed flesh and neck. With the original most likely paralyzed, the two bunshin would simply stand in their place, vacantly observing the proceedings with no commands from their master to follow. Should his felines meet no resistance, tooth and nail would plunge into the Kaishin's flesh, including his neck and and various other vital locations including his kidneys and femoral artery.

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Ninpou: Choju Giga
Rank: “C”, “B”, “A” Ranks
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Allows the user to bring to life and control a set amount of drawings or paintings.
Special: “Hand Seals”
Drawback: The objects are made out of ink, and thus very weak. Most “D” rank attacks have the ability to completely destroy the ink creations, no matter of their own size.
Description: The user will rapidly draw several objects, usually animals, on a scroll. Then, performing the right handseals, the user will bring those objects to life and use them for offensive purposes. The monsters, made of ink, also share any special properties that the ink has.

“C” Rank- Allows for a maximum of ten small creatures at once or five medium sized creatures. This ability may be re-trained in order to increase the number of small creatures by two and the number of medium creatures by one each time this is learned. After the initial time learning this technique and four additional trainings, the user is required to perform “B” ranked training to learn more.

“B” Rank- Allows for a maximum of twenty small creatures at once or ten medium sized creatures at once, or one large sized creature at once. This ability may be retrained in order to increase the number of small creatures created at once by three, medium creatures by two, and large creatures by one. After the initial learning of the “B” Rank, it must be re-learned a total of four times before the “A” rank may be learned.

“A” Rank- Allows for a maximum of thirty five small creatures at once, or twenty medium sized creatures, or five large sized creatures at once, or one gargantuan sized creature. May be re-trained any number of times to increase the number of small creatures by five, medium creatures by three, large creatures by two, and gargantuan creatures by one.

Mateki: Hyoukai Nikutai (Demonic Flute: Melting Flesh)
Rank: C-rank.
Skill: Genjutsu.
Effect: A Genjutsu which makes traps the victim in a great state of pain, as if their flesh is melting from their body, restricting their movement.
Special: Flute melody.
Drawback: This technique can be canceled out by inflicting great pain upon the victim.
Description: When the sounds enter the opponent, that is when the "worldy" figure begins to appear. A numerous amount of wires shoot up from the ground as they wrap around the opponent creating a grand restriction of movement. As this occurs the flesh of the opponent then begins to melt off the of the opponent. The Flesh slides down along the wires as the muscles then begins to melt off as well from the very opponent.
Limit: Phantasm Perception, Sound Release, Mateki, and Makyo no Ran (War of Evil Men).

[Genju Kaishin]

The examiner's signal heralded battle. To Genju's left the clone moved into a swift flurry of seals, sacrificing its body as twenty swallows took flight, flying between foot and head level in a V formation toward his opponent. The clone barely stood, comparable to a mass of swiss cheese. To Genju's right, the clone had a simple command to guard Genju himself by intercepting or attacking anything that came close or if Genju began acting out of character and seemed to be in pain for no obvious reason. A simple strategy of attack and defense leaving Genju himself free to study his opponent.

The swallows in flight, Genju spied creations rise up and his opponent slide something like a flute or stick up to his lips. Shit. Unsure if it indeed was an instrument of some sort, Genju pushed the cloth of his hood deep in his ears holding it there as he tried to think up some way to keep it there. He took no chances, playing it safe with opponents holding possible instruments ever since he encountered the Band, The Five, and had suffered enough mind games to make him almost lose his sanity and his life. He'd free his hands should it seem his opponent lowered the flute, going into a set of seals to soak and freeze his hood targeted over his ears, creating a solid ice form of ear muffs. Frigid, but cold lessened through the fabric, it would hopefully dampen or silence all sounds. Coupled with the distance from his opponent, the blowing turbines in Sand and thunder resulting from the frequent lighting zaps in his current field, the other noises should hopefully stifle any songs trying to reach him.

Genju would prep several items from his pouches and vest as he retreated further into the lightning field watching out for the lightning rods and traps, the still solid clone following. Genju waited to see what his opponent and his creations would do, ready to create makeshift earmuffs the moment the opportunity presented itself.

[OOC: To save time if above was ruled insufficient]

Had Genju's attempt failed and he fell under sway of the Genjutsu, chains would appear out of the earth to wrap around him and an unending pain like his skin melting would begin to overtake him. Hopefully, his clone who had been ordered to guard him would proceed to punch him, hard, upon seeing such agonizing behavior from its creator as it had been instructed in the beginning stages. Otherwise as Genju's mind wallowed in pain, discipline from years of training and actual musical genjutsu experiences, Genju would fight back against it, realizing it was all in his mind given he had heard a melody and stood about 90 meters from his opponent. Logic dictated long odds against a direct attack like that. Still the fierce pain of melting flesh would tear away at him as he struggled to withdraw a kunai and stab himself hard with it to make the illusion pass. Had he succeeded or the clone punched him, the genjutsu would break and the clone would move in to counter the charging beasts. Genju, himself would pull out his whip and flick it in a forward sweeping motion to skewer the ones with the barbs, creating pools of ink around him.

Then rather than struggle onward in a fight with his self-inflicted injury or the pain inflicted by his clone, Genju would announce his Surrender. After all, he had no need to keep fighting, already making it to the final stage of the Exams.

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Clone 1:

Hyouton - Tsubame Fubuki (Snow Storm Swallows) [40 TP]
Rank: "D" Rank x 4 (20 Swallows)
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: Creates ice swallows to push forth to attack towards the opponent.
Special: "Hand Seals"
Drawback: Must be learned multiple times in order for the user to be capable of truly mastering.
Description: When first learned the user is only capable of creating up to Five Bird like swallows in the size of a large like kunai. The user either creates the snow or uses ice around them in order for the user to create the technique to push forward towards the user. Each time learned the amount of Swallows may increase by five. The maximum number a user is capable of using is Twenty each. Every time the user gains a new Difficulty Class the Maximum number increases by Ten.
Limit: Must have the Ice Release

Genju:

Suiton Soushi (Water Creation)
Rank: D, c, b, a, s
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: With this technique the user is able to create water from oxygen in the air for water techniques. When this water is created they can then manipulate the size and shape of the water, controlling it within their radius.
Special: This jutsu can be used as a source of Suiton jutsu without additional handseals.
Drawback: If the water is made for use outside specific jutsu or to manipulate the size/shape of water in their radius, then this jutsu requires handseals.
Description: By using their chakra a Kaishin member can manipulate the molecules in the air and allow them to take the shape and form of water. In doing so the user is capable of performing techniques that require a water source. The amount of water that can be made, as well as the radius depends on the rank of the jutsu. For D rank the user can create up to four cubic meters of water in a radius of four meters. At C rank eight cubic meters and a radius of eight meters. At B rank seventeen cubic meters of water in a radius of fifteen meters. At A rank thirty two cubic meters of water in a radius of twenty meters. At S rank fifty two cubic meters of water in a radius of thirty meters.
Limit: Must be of the Kaishin Bloodlimit. Must have Water Release.

Aisu Soushi (Ice Creation)
Rank: D, c, b, a, s
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: With this technique, the user is able to create ice out of any source of water around them.
Special: This jutsu when combined with Suiton Soushi can be used as a source for Hyouton jutsu without additional handseals.
Drawback: The water source must be within their Radius. When controlling or Creating Hyouton outside of Hyouton jutsu then the user must perform the required handseals.
Description: By using their chakra a Kaishin member can lower the temperature around a body of water at an incredible rate to freeze the water into ice instantly; allowing for ice techniques to be used. In order to go into a rank of this technique a member must first learn the water creation technique of the same rank. If one wishes to train into the C rank Ice Creation they must first learn the C rank Water Creation technique and so on. The radius at which ice can be made depends on the rank of the technique. At D rank four meters radius. C rank eight meters radius. B rank fifteen meters radius. A rank twenty meters radius. S rank thirty meters radius.
Limit: Must have Water Creation Technique rank by rank. ex: D for D, C for C, etc. Must have Ice Release. Must be of the Kaishin Bloodlimit.

[Chuunin Examiner]

[Not doing a field change or a dice roll, just stating that you wouldn't be able to see perfectly what he had put up to his mouth. You are 90 meters apart. That puts quite some distance between you. You wouldn't be able to see the flute, so you wouldn't be able to prepare and the second part of your post is what is done.]

[Shouran]

Please hold on a moment while I await an answer from the examiner. It hopefully shouldnt take too long for a reply.

[Chuunin Examiner]

[Note to self: Stop making rulings early in the morning.

I had missed that Genju had activated his MPG's to zoom in to see Shouran. As such, he could see the flute. Sound moves quickly, so I don't think he would be able to push the hood in quick enough to block the sound out, nor do I really think that would work anyway. However, he stated that a command was given to his clones, even though not actually stating what he said. So he would have a clone forming the Ice Swallows and one that would stand by to protect him. The second situation would be the one taken and the genjutsu would be broken when the clone had managed to punch him (Which is viable since he was command to protect or do something when he was acting out of character. Holding your arms out and showing signs of pain is something that I doubt Genju would do on a daily basis.)

As such, the clone's punch would break Genju out of it (If not giving a massive injury to him since the clone is as hard as iron). That being said, they would proceed to attack the cheetahs and a surrender would be given.... unfortunately... *sigh*]

When the attacks were done and a surrender was given, the examiner was displeased, but his voice thundered through the arena.

"By way of Forfeit, Shouran Kamizuru is the winner!"[/color]

That being said, the two would be allowed to leave the arena in the same way they had come in.

'Good luck getting Chuunin that way...' He thought, realizing that the Kaishin hardly showed what he was capable of.[/font]