Saving a Hostage [Mission]

[Insanity within the Falls]

Name: Salvage
Rank: C
IIC Length: 2 Days (48 Hours)
Difficulty: Moderate
Objective: Quietly board the ship and collect the hostages and return the Feudal Lord’s daughter to her home safely.
Description: A ransom has been delivered to the Embassy of Takigakure stating that a malevolent ship captain demands a chest of prized possessions in exchange for the hostages that were taken from Seisui four days ago. Please note that one of the hostages is the Feudal Lord’s youngest daughter, Kiera and that the Feudal Lord would like for her to be returned to his home safely.
Reward: 7,100 Ryo for a Non-Ninja; 9,250 Ryo for a Ninja

After receiving his mission from the tower, Yamato gathered his supplies and then headed out. As he traveled to the destination that was giving in the mission scroll, he decided to mentally review what he needed to do. It seemed that a ship captain had managed to capture some hostages and wanted ransom money. Normally this wouldn't be a problem, but one of the hostages they had was quite valuable. It seemed that this captain had managed to somehow kidnap the feudal lord's youngest daughter. Naturally the feudal lord wanted her back, which was why this was posted as a mission.

The feudal lord's daughter was taken four days ago and he wanted her to be returned home safely. Yamato would try to return her home unharmed, but there were no promises. Anything could happen on this mission, so he needed to be prepared.

Now that he reviewed what the mission was about, Yamato needed to decide how he was going to accomplish it. He could barge on the ship loud and confident, demanding the captain to give the daughter back. But the likely hood of the captain agreeing to this was less than one percent. Plus it wasn't how ninjas did things. Ninjas were supposed to be silent and deadly. By the time you noticed one, you should already be dead. At least that was what Yamato believed.

Since the hostages were on a ship, Yamato would more than likely need to get on it by water walking. Luckily he learned that technique in the academy, so it wouldn't be a problem. Once he was on the ship he would need to locate the hostages and rescue them. He highly doubted that he would be able to pull them without being noticed, so he would need to come up with some plans in case things went awry.

The next couple of hours passed in silence as Yamato traveled to his destination. He didn't take any breaks along the way since he wanted to get to the ship as quickly as possible. Once he arrived at the location dictated on the map, he glanced at the sky. If he had to guess, he would say it was around four o'clock. Since he wanted to attempt to board the ship at night, he had a couple more hours to wait. Taking a comfortable position in a nearby tree, Yamato closed his eyes. All he needed to do now was wait.

[Insanity within the Falls]

Many civilians thought that the life of a ninja was glamorous, but that was not the case. When ninjas were assigned missions, they needed to carefully plan out what they were going to do in order to accomplish it. Once they finished doing that, they would need to wait for their plan to either work or fail. Wait was the key word here.

Although Yamato was trying to fall asleep, he had to make sure he didn't fall into a deep one. If he fell asleep for too long, he would miss the time he set for infiltrating the ship. And timing was very important. Late at night, many of the kidnappers would be sleeping. This would make it way easier to rescue the hostages. Yamato didn't know if he was strong enough to attempt the rescue in broad daylight, and he didn't really want to find out.

Clenching his fingers tightly, Yamato tried to ignore the shaking in his hand. He didn't know if it was excitement, nervousness, or a mixture of both. This was his first mission where he would have to kill after all. Plus he was doing it alone. He didn't mind though since someone else might actually hold him back. He was confident in his stealth, and he didn't want the plan he made to fail just for someone else's blunder.

Can you actually kill someone?

"Yes..... I think."

If he couldn't kill, then he wouldn't be much of a ninja would he? His brother had recommended to just not think about the people he killed. It was easier that way. He would have to see if that theory was correct.

The remaining hours passed by slowly as Yamato waited for the anticipated time to come. Once it was there, he got up and quietly moved toward the ship.

Since his outfit already consisted of dark colors, Yamato didn't have to worry about standing out in the darkness. The only thing he was worried about was his hair. Silver and darkness did not blend very well. He didn't plan on being seen though, so it shouldn't be that much of a problem. He should probably invest in a mask later that helped hide his hair.

Making his way out of the forest he was in, Yamato headed for shore where the ship was docked. He didn't really know why it wasn't anchored out in the ocean, but he was thankful nonetheless. It would be way easier to get the hostages to land this way, since he doubted any of them knew how to walk on water.

As he neared the ship, Yamato stayed close to the ground. Thanks to him not using any light, he could see fairly well in the darkness. Based on what he could see, there were two or three guards on lookout. Two were on opposite sides of each other while one was in the center. If he played his cards right, he should be able to take them out stealthily.

Sadly he couldn't use his clay bombs yet, since they would make too much noise. The moment they raised the alarm, if they ever did, then he would use them.

Taking a deep breath, Yamato plunged himself into the cold water. Ignoring the cold chill that was slowly permeating throughout his whole body, he began to quietly swim towards the ship. He didn't have to worry about his clay getting wet, thanks to the special pouch he had. What he did have to worry about though was the cold. It wasn't cold enough to give him hypothermia, but it was cold enough to be uncomfortable.

Since the guard that Yamato was heading for decided to walk around the ship spontaneously, he was forced to submerge himself beneath the water several times. The guard probably couldn't see him from this distance, but he didn't want to take that chance. After around fifteen minutes of hiding and swimming, he finally arrived at the ship.

Let's do this.

[Insanity within the Falls]

Concentrating chakra into his hands and feet, Yamato began to slowly climb the steel wall of the ship. He was forced to stay still several times in this endeavor in order to avoid being seen. The climb itself took around eight minutes do to how careful he was being. He was forced to hurry it up at the end because he didn't want to waste to much chakra. Once he was at the edge of the railing, he waited for the guard to pass before climbing up. Now it was time to make his first kill.

Sneaking up silently behind the guard, Yamato plunged his kunai into the back of his head with all his strength. Thanks to the strength he put in the swing, his kunai was able to slide easily into the guard's head instantly killing him. Grabbing the body before it could fall, Yamato place it gently on the ground. Several precious seconds were wasted however with pulling the kunai out of his head. One new thing he learned was that it was easier to put a kunai into someone than to pull one out.

The moment he pulled his kunai free, Yamato wiped it off on the guard's shirt. Placing the kunai back into his pouch, he took a moment to look at the dead guard. Should he hide the body or just forge ahead? The likely hood of somebody finding the body was slim, but it was still there. And if he was going to dispose the body, how? He couldn't just dump the body in the water. That would make too much noise. Hmm, what to do?

Just hide the body in a dark corner and quickly kill the rest of the crew.

While he was thinking, Yamato was given a suggestion by a voice in his head. Since time was of the essence, he decided to go with the suggestion. Dragging the body to a dark corner of the ship, he positioned it so it wouldn't be noticeable. If someone walked by the corner, they would see it. But by then he would have noticed them and hopefully dealt with them before they could raise an alarm.

Keep in mind that the weapons they possess include long swords and daggers.

Taking a glance at the dead body once more, Yamato noticed the weapons he had not seen before. If he assumed that the rest of the crew had weapons similar to this guard, then all he had to do was attack from a distance. The only problem with that was if they brought out the hostages, but he would deal with that then if that situation ever came to be.

Directing chakra toward his feet, Yamato began to walk up against a nearby wall. Once his back was facing the ground, he began to walk to the other side of the ship. He couldn't kill the guard in the center and move on because the likely of him being seen drastically increased. He didn't want to be attacking the guard only for someone to walk out of a door and raise the alarm. Being stealthy was the way to go.

In less than a minute, Yamato was on the other side of the ship. Unlike last time, he was above the guard. So the moment the guard passed him, he quietly slid down and slit his throat. As the guard choked on his own blood, he nodded in satisfaction. Killing this way was way easier than the kunai to the head that he did last time. Gripping his kunai tightly in his hand, he headed towards the guard in the middle.

The guard in the middle of the front part of the ship was in an annoying position. He was situated in a chair a couple feet from the front door. Due to the lantern by the guard's side, it would be quite challenging to sneak up on him. Sure he could kill him from behind, but then that would leave him open for someone to sneak up on him. After a few seconds of thinking, he came up with a plan. It was something that only someone in his clan would be able to do.

Placing a piece of clay into his mouth, Yamato began to quickly chew and infuse his chakra throughout the clay. Once his clay had enough chakra in it, he spat it out on his palm and began to mold it in the shape of a clay spider. Once the spider was finished, he performed the katsu hand seal and expanded it to a size of two inches. Placing it on the ground, he directed to crawl right beneath the doorway. This way if someone came out while he was in the middle of something, he could explode the clay, killing them.

Once his spider was in place, he stealthily made his way to the last guard that was on the outside of the ship. A quick swing of his arm ended the guards life, leaving the outside of the ship defenseless. Taking one last look around to make sure everything was alright, Yamato headed inside. It was time to complete this mission.

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Techniques Used

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Suimen Hokou no Waza - Act of Water Surface Walking
Rank: "B"
Skill: NinJutsu/Supplementary
Effect: Allows a Non-Ninja the ability to perform even more Advanced chakra techniques.
Special: ---
Drawback: Non Ninjas must learn in order to learn Advanced chakra techniques. Ninjas gain this technique for free in the beginning however does not add into Character Class like other starting techniques. Does not work on Animal Companions.
Description: A variation on the Kinobori no Waza (Act of Tree Climbing), the art of water surface walking allows a ninja to walk on water as if it was a solid surface. Focusing an even amount of chakra out of the soles of their feet, they can balance themselves on the very surface of the water. Allows a user to learn up to Any Rank Chakra related Techniques within the rightful restrictions.
Limit: Universal NinJutsu Technique.

"Touji Hyu-zu" (Clay Infusion)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S ranked
Skill: Ninjutsu, supplementary.
Effect: Allows the user to give a piece of clay explosive properties. Also determines the speed at which the user can produce a clay bomb(s). (See more below)
Special: Please refer to “Katsu”.
The clay bombs characteristics is directly dependent of the user rank of "Touji Itonami "(Clay Life).
The Amount of bombs; the amount of clay slots used to make a bomb; the size of the clay bomb; the maximum distance in which a clay creature may travel; and the amount of hands required to make a bomb will be stated within the bomb itself. (See more below)
Drawback: The user must load the piece of clay into a mouth begin to chew. Every clay creation requires a certain amount of clay slots and time to prepared. Certain bombs regardless of the users rank, will require additional time and perpetration (stated with the jutsu itself) (See more below)
Description: The user loads a piece of clay into there mouths (any mouth) and begins to command the mouth the chew at the piece of clay. What is truly occurring during this mastication process is that the user is injecting and infusing their chakra directly into the piece of clay. Due to the user's blood line trait, the relocation and concentration of their Tenketsu allows the user is able to pump and redirect a very large amount of chakra to there hands and into the piece of clay (more then humanly possible). The mouths of the user allow for rigorous chewing, ensuring that their chakra is evenly dispersed through out the piece of clay. Once the user feels that the piece of clay has been properly imbued with their chakra, the user commands the mouth to spit out the prepped piece of clay, allowing for the next stage in refinement to occur. (See "Touji Itonami "(Clay Life)). If the user knows the D-ranked version of "Touji Hyu-zu" (Clay Infusion), they may only create up to D-ranked Bombs. If the user knows the C-ranked version of this technique, they may create only C-rank bombs and the D-ranked bombs before that; and so on and so forth until S-ranked is achieved (though some Bombs may state other wise).

Each Ranked Clay bomb requires a certain amount of time to be prepped. The users class and the bombs rank directly effects the amount of time the user will have to spend in preparation. The increased speed is due to the fact that as the user grows in strength and skill, thus so does his or her abilities to handle clay and produce clay bombs. This amount of time has been measured in post lengths:
Creation Times D-Class C-Class B-Class A-Class S-Class
D-Rank Techs 1 Post = 6 secs 1 Post = 6 Secs 1/2 Post = 3 Secs 1/2 Post = 3 Secs 1/2 Post = 3 Secs
C-Rank Techs 2 Post = 12 secs 1 Post = 6 Secs 1 Post = 6 Secs 1/2 Post = 3 Secs 1/2 Post = 3 Secs
B-Rank Techs 3 Post = 18 secs 2 Post = 12 Secs 1 1/2 Post = 9 Secs 1 Post = 6 secs 1/2 Post = 3 Secs
A-Rank Techs XXX 3 Post = 18 secs 2 Post = 12 secs 1 1/2 Post = 9 Secs 1 Post = 6 secs
S-Rank Techs XXX XXX 3 Post = 18 secs 2 Post = 12 secs 1 1/2 Post = 9 Secs

Limit: Sankuchi blood line. Must be learned Multiple time as the user cannot gain A rank without first knowing D, C and B ranks. Must know "Kuchisaki Seichuu" (Mouth Control)


"Touji Itonami "(Clay Life)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S ranked
Skill: Ninjutsu, supplementary.
Effect: Allows the user to give a prepped clay certain desired characteristics. Allow the user to control the clay creature. (See more below)
Special: Please refer to “Katsu”.
The speed at which a user can infuse the piece of clay is directly dependent of the user rank of "Touji Hyu-zu" (Clay Infusion). The The amount of bombs; the amount of clay slots used to make a bomb; the size of the clay bomb; the maximum distance in which a clay creature may travel; and the amount of hands required to make a bomb will be stated within the bomb itself. (See more below)
Drawback: The user must have prepped a piece of clay using "Touji Hyu-zu" (Clay Infusion). (See more below)
Description: Clay Life is the true culmination of what a clay creation can really do. Directly after the user completes the fusion process derived from "Touji Hyu-zu" (Clay Infusion), he or she commands their mouth the spit out the piece of clay into their palm. The user further refines and molds this piece of clay using their fingers as it rests in his or her palms. During this refinement process, the users taps into their memory bank and focuses on a desired shape and characteristic they wish to endow their clay bomb with. This selected design is usually something which they have seen and witnessed from real life already. Once they are completed with the refinement process, a small clay version of what they desired rests within there hands. This refined piece of clay may take the shape of a variety of creatures; from insects to birds to reptiles or even mammals and must be stated by the user. (Some restrictions on what type of creature can be produced will stated by the jutsu itself).

From this point on, "Katsu" is used to enlarge their clay creature to a desired size. While enlarged and fully formed, the clay creature will Permanently act in the same mannerism as the creature it is molded after and Only the mannerism of the clay creature it is molded after. A Clay bird will fly, A clay spider will crawl, a Clay fish will swim, etc. Information and restrictions on the clay creature is stated within the jutsu. This entire process of refinement is far quicker then the infusement process and posting time is not required in this case. The user rank within this jutsu determines which bomb he or she can create. If the user only knows the D-ranked version of "Touji Itonami "(Clay Life) he or she may only control D-ranked bombs. If the user only knows the C-ranked version of "Touji Itonami "(Clay Life) he or she may only control C-ranked bombs, and D-ranked bombs before that; and so on and so forth until S-rank (though some Bombs can state other wise).
Each clay creature has a varying enlarged size and shape:
D-rank Clay life: allows for the creation of creatures of the small size, no larger then a foot ball (6 inches in length, unless otherwise stated by the jutsu itself).
C-rank Clay life: allows for the creation of creatures of the medium size, no larger then a small table (6 in- 4ft in length, unless otherwise stated by the jutsu itself).
B-rank Clay life: allows for the creation of creatures of the large size, no larger then a table (4ft-8ft in length, unless otherwise stated by the jutsu itself).
A-rank Clay life: allows for the creation of creatures of the Huge size, no larger then a car (8ft-12ft in length, unless otherwise stated by the jutsu itself).
S-rank Clay life: allows for the creation of creatures of the Epic size, (12ft- in length, stated by the jutsu itself).


The clay creature follows the users will on a near telepathic level. The user dictates which direction a clay creature may go and also dictates when the clay creature will detonate. A clay creature cannot act and attack on its free will and requires the users command. It cannot move to areas which the user does not know or see and detonate thereafter. (This does not apply to certain clay bombs). The clay creature cannot travel great distances from the user or last indefinitely. The maximum distance in which the clay creature can move is the same as the user's visual distance (a normal human visual distance). As this distance increases, it becomes harder to control clay creature(s). Beyond the visual range, the user is unable to maintain control of their clay creature and they become useless as they cannot detonate (though some Bombs can state other wise).The users chakra that has been imbued into the clay creature does not last longer then 1 minute if not detonated (unless the jutsu states differently as well). Afterwards, the users chakra completely dissipates form the clay creature, returning it into harmless lumps of shapeless clay, regardless of what rank bomb has been created.
Limit: Sankuchi blood line. Must be learned Multiple time as the user cannot gain A rank without first knowing D, C and B ranks. Must know "Kuchisaki Seichuu" (Mouth Control)


“Katsu”
Rank: E Rank
Skill: Special handseal.
Effect: ---
Special: ---
Drawback: If the user performs "Katsu" for detonation, their is no way to stop the detonation. The Bomb will explode no matter what (Though Certain bombs may be the exception to this rule, stated by the jutsu itself ).
If the user uses "Katsu" to enlarge a clay creature, that said clay creature Cannot revert back to its minuter version. The clay creature enlarges no matter what (Though Certain bombs may be the exception to this rule, stated by the jutsu itself).
Description: A special handseal. This seal denotes "Concentration". A sankuchi uses this sign for a variety of purposes; whether it is to alter the size of certain creations, cause a creation to detonate or give a special effect stated by a certain jutsu/clay creation. The handseal is one of the users hand head upward, his/her index and middle finger held upward, while his/her thumb, ring finger and pinky held inward towards the palm. The user may also hold both the index and middle fingers of both there hands together, crossing there pinky and ring finger, with there thumbs meeting as well. (Either way gives the same effect, no being superior to the other). Katsu is used in a the majority of the Sankuchi jutsus, and its effects are constant unless otherwise stated.

"Katsu" detonates any bomb the user selects, but detonates all of the same bombs for the same set. For example, if the user creates 2 clay spiders for "Tagging bombs" and 2 clay Birds for "Grenade", the user may choose to detonate the clay birds used for "Grenade" and Not the spiders used for "Tagging bomb".
However, the user detonates all the Clay birds at the same time and not one after another. In the case above, once the user decides to detonate the 2 clay birds used in "Grenade", they are both destroyed at the same time. (Some Jutsus may be the exception to this rule, stated by the jutsu itself).
Limit: Only useful to the Sankuchi. Anyone may learn this, but why?

[Insanity within the Falls]

Opening the door to the ship as quietly as he could, Yamato headed inside. Keeping one hand on his kunai and one hand on his pouch, he advanced quietly through the ship. Each room that he passed was quietly opened and examined. If there was a guard in them, they were killed. This task proved to be surprisingly easy seeing as how most of them were sleeping. There was a room however that held more than one person in it. Judging from the sounds, the people inside were playing some type of game. It seemed that there would be too many people for him to kill stealthily, so Yamato decided to save that room for last.

After ten minutes of killing and hiding, Yamato was finally down to the last room. Placing his hand against the handle, Yamato pulled slowly. Sadly the door wouldn't open. It seemed that the ship crew had locked it up tight. If the prisoners were in there, then it was a smart move. Now Yamato had to decide if he wanted to blow up the lock and get the prisoners and escape, or go back to the game room and kill everyone there.

In the end he decided to kill all of the crew. Not because he was being malicious, but because he couldn't see himself leaving with all of the prisoners quietly. While they were escaping, a prisoner would trip or something, letting the remaining crew know something was up. Yamato had been stealthy so far, and he wanted it to remain that way.

Walking back to where the game room was, Yamato created three clay eagle. He only made then eight inches long due to how narrow the ship was. If he made them any bigger, they would have a hard time flying through the doorway. With three eight inch eagles perched on his shoulders, Yamato knocked on the door.

"Come in."

Rather than do what he was told, Yamato knocked on the door once more. Muffled curses grew louder as he heard someone approach the door. Hiding against a nearby wall, he readied himself with a kunai in each hand. The moment the door was opened, he twisted his body around and plunged a kunai in the chest of one of the crew. As the crew member clutched the protruding kunai, Yamato kicked him down. He was in the way.

Directing his eagles towards the men at a nearby table, Yamato surveyed the cabin. There were three men at the nearby table looking at him in shock. It seemed that they had been playing cards before they had been interrupted. Each eagle dive bombed toward a man. Although they tried to scramble away, the eagle's were too fast. The moment they splattered onto their chests, Yamato performed the hand seal for Katsu and watched them explode.

As the explosion went off, Yamato turned toward the fallen crew member in front of him and finished him off. He didn't want an unpleasant surprise while he was fighting the rest of the crew. As the dust clear, the three remaining members of the crew began to moan in pain. Tch, it seemed his technique was too weak to finish them off. Pulling out shuriken from his vest, he tossed them at the crew members.

The one in the middle, which he assumed was the captain judging by his clothes, rolled to the side and began to run to the other side of the room. The crew member on the right took several shuriken to the neck and perished from his wounds. The enemy on the left block the remaining shuriken with his arm. As he watched the wounded crew member warily, Yamato popped a piece of clay in his mouth. He needed to finish this quickly.

Charging towards the wounded crew members, Yamato grabbed some marbles from his vest and lobbed them at his enemy's head. His enemy ducked to avoid the oncoming marble and met his charge with one of his own. By watching his opponent carefully, Yamato was able to notice how the kidnapper was directing his focus to his right arm. Based on what he was seeing, it was quite obvious that he was going to attack him there. When he did, Yamato easily dodged and finished him off with a kunai to the neck. Now all that was left was the captain.

Turning to where the captain had ran, Yamato narrowly dodged an axe to the head. Shit, that was too close. He needed to remind himself to stay wary of his surroundings. He and the captain circled around each other, both looking for openings. Seeing as how there was none in the captain's defense, Yamato lunged at him with a kunai. The captain managed to block it with the hilt of his action. As his kunai sunk into the wood, Yamato spat out the clay that was in his mouth and onto his opponent's face.

Recoiling in disgust, the captain tried to get the clay off of his face. But it was too late. Performing the hand seal for Katsu, Yamato watched as the clay exploded in his opponents face. As the captain screamed in agony, he pulled a kunai from his pouch and threw it at him. Due to the recent explosion that occurred on his face, the captain was momentarily blinded, allowing for the kunai to sink into his skull.

Once he made sure the captain was dead, Yamato patted him down. After a few seconds of this, he was able to locate the key for the prison door. As he left to free the prisoners, he never noticed the small grin that was perched on his bloody face.

The next few minutes passed by in a blur as Yamato freed the prisoners and headed back to his village. He had successfully accomplished the mission and learned a few new things. One was that he needed a mask, seeing as how his face was covered in blood. And two, he needed stronger techniques. But all in all, he thought he did quite good.

~

Techniques Used

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"Touji Hyu-zu" (Clay Infusion)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S ranked
Skill: Ninjutsu, supplementary.
Effect: Allows the user to give a piece of clay explosive properties. Also determines the speed at which the user can produce a clay bomb(s). (See more below)
Special: Please refer to “Katsu”.
The clay bombs characteristics is directly dependent of the user rank of "Touji Itonami "(Clay Life).
The Amount of bombs; the amount of clay slots used to make a bomb; the size of the clay bomb; the maximum distance in which a clay creature may travel; and the amount of hands required to make a bomb will be stated within the bomb itself. (See more below)
Drawback: The user must load the piece of clay into a mouth begin to chew. Every clay creation requires a certain amount of clay slots and time to prepared. Certain bombs regardless of the users rank, will require additional time and perpetration (stated with the jutsu itself) (See more below)
Description: The user loads a piece of clay into there mouths (any mouth) and begins to command the mouth the chew at the piece of clay. What is truly occurring during this mastication process is that the user is injecting and infusing their chakra directly into the piece of clay. Due to the user's blood line trait, the relocation and concentration of their Tenketsu allows the user is able to pump and redirect a very large amount of chakra to there hands and into the piece of clay (more then humanly possible). The mouths of the user allow for rigorous chewing, ensuring that their chakra is evenly dispersed through out the piece of clay. Once the user feels that the piece of clay has been properly imbued with their chakra, the user commands the mouth to spit out the prepped piece of clay, allowing for the next stage in refinement to occur. (See "Touji Itonami "(Clay Life)). If the user knows the D-ranked version of "Touji Hyu-zu" (Clay Infusion), they may only create up to D-ranked Bombs. If the user knows the C-ranked version of this technique, they may create only C-rank bombs and the D-ranked bombs before that; and so on and so forth until S-ranked is achieved (though some Bombs may state other wise).

Each Ranked Clay bomb requires a certain amount of time to be prepped. The users class and the bombs rank directly effects the amount of time the user will have to spend in preparation. The increased speed is due to the fact that as the user grows in strength and skill, thus so does his or her abilities to handle clay and produce clay bombs. This amount of time has been measured in post lengths:
Creation Times D-Class C-Class B-Class A-Class S-Class
D-Rank Techs 1 Post = 6 secs 1 Post = 6 Secs 1/2 Post = 3 Secs 1/2 Post = 3 Secs 1/2 Post = 3 Secs
C-Rank Techs 2 Post = 12 secs 1 Post = 6 Secs 1 Post = 6 Secs 1/2 Post = 3 Secs 1/2 Post = 3 Secs
B-Rank Techs 3 Post = 18 secs 2 Post = 12 Secs 1 1/2 Post = 9 Secs 1 Post = 6 secs 1/2 Post = 3 Secs
A-Rank Techs XXX 3 Post = 18 secs 2 Post = 12 secs 1 1/2 Post = 9 Secs 1 Post = 6 secs
S-Rank Techs XXX XXX 3 Post = 18 secs 2 Post = 12 secs 1 1/2 Post = 9 Secs

Limit: Sankuchi blood line. Must be learned Multiple time as the user cannot gain A rank without first knowing D, C and B ranks. Must know "Kuchisaki Seichuu" (Mouth Control)


"Touji Itonami "(Clay Life)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S ranked
Skill: Ninjutsu, supplementary.
Effect: Allows the user to give a prepped clay certain desired characteristics. Allow the user to control the clay creature. (See more below)
Special: Please refer to “Katsu”.
The speed at which a user can infuse the piece of clay is directly dependent of the user rank of "Touji Hyu-zu" (Clay Infusion). The The amount of bombs; the amount of clay slots used to make a bomb; the size of the clay bomb; the maximum distance in which a clay creature may travel; and the amount of hands required to make a bomb will be stated within the bomb itself. (See more below)
Drawback: The user must have prepped a piece of clay using "Touji Hyu-zu" (Clay Infusion). (See more below)
Description: Clay Life is the true culmination of what a clay creation can really do. Directly after the user completes the fusion process derived from "Touji Hyu-zu" (Clay Infusion), he or she commands their mouth the spit out the piece of clay into their palm. The user further refines and molds this piece of clay using their fingers as it rests in his or her palms. During this refinement process, the users taps into their memory bank and focuses on a desired shape and characteristic they wish to endow their clay bomb with. This selected design is usually something which they have seen and witnessed from real life already. Once they are completed with the refinement process, a small clay version of what they desired rests within there hands. This refined piece of clay may take the shape of a variety of creatures; from insects to birds to reptiles or even mammals and must be stated by the user. (Some restrictions on what type of creature can be produced will stated by the jutsu itself).

From this point on, "Katsu" is used to enlarge their clay creature to a desired size. While enlarged and fully formed, the clay creature will Permanently act in the same mannerism as the creature it is molded after and Only the mannerism of the clay creature it is molded after. A Clay bird will fly, A clay spider will crawl, a Clay fish will swim, etc. Information and restrictions on the clay creature is stated within the jutsu. This entire process of refinement is far quicker then the infusement process and posting time is not required in this case. The user rank within this jutsu determines which bomb he or she can create. If the user only knows the D-ranked version of "Touji Itonami "(Clay Life) he or she may only control D-ranked bombs. If the user only knows the C-ranked version of "Touji Itonami "(Clay Life) he or she may only control C-ranked bombs, and D-ranked bombs before that; and so on and so forth until S-rank (though some Bombs can state other wise).
Each clay creature has a varying enlarged size and shape:
D-rank Clay life: allows for the creation of creatures of the small size, no larger then a foot ball (6 inches in length, unless otherwise stated by the jutsu itself).
C-rank Clay life: allows for the creation of creatures of the medium size, no larger then a small table (6 in- 4ft in length, unless otherwise stated by the jutsu itself).
B-rank Clay life: allows for the creation of creatures of the large size, no larger then a table (4ft-8ft in length, unless otherwise stated by the jutsu itself).
A-rank Clay life: allows for the creation of creatures of the Huge size, no larger then a car (8ft-12ft in length, unless otherwise stated by the jutsu itself).
S-rank Clay life: allows for the creation of creatures of the Epic size, (12ft- in length, stated by the jutsu itself).


The clay creature follows the users will on a near telepathic level. The user dictates which direction a clay creature may go and also dictates when the clay creature will detonate. A clay creature cannot act and attack on its free will and requires the users command. It cannot move to areas which the user does not know or see and detonate thereafter. (This does not apply to certain clay bombs). The clay creature cannot travel great distances from the user or last indefinitely. The maximum distance in which the clay creature can move is the same as the user's visual distance (a normal human visual distance). As this distance increases, it becomes harder to control clay creature(s). Beyond the visual range, the user is unable to maintain control of their clay creature and they become useless as they cannot detonate (though some Bombs can state other wise).The users chakra that has been imbued into the clay creature does not last longer then 1 minute if not detonated (unless the jutsu states differently as well). Afterwards, the users chakra completely dissipates form the clay creature, returning it into harmless lumps of shapeless clay, regardless of what rank bomb has been created.
Limit: Sankuchi blood line. Must be learned Multiple time as the user cannot gain A rank without first knowing D, C and B ranks. Must know "Kuchisaki Seichuu" (Mouth Control)


“Katsu”
Rank: E Rank
Skill: Special handseal.
Effect: ---
Special: ---
Drawback: If the user performs "Katsu" for detonation, their is no way to stop the detonation. The Bomb will explode no matter what (Though Certain bombs may be the exception to this rule, stated by the jutsu itself ).
If the user uses "Katsu" to enlarge a clay creature, that said clay creature Cannot revert back to its minuter version. The clay creature enlarges no matter what (Though Certain bombs may be the exception to this rule, stated by the jutsu itself).
Description: A special handseal. This seal denotes "Concentration". A sankuchi uses this sign for a variety of purposes; whether it is to alter the size of certain creations, cause a creation to detonate or give a special effect stated by a certain jutsu/clay creation. The handseal is one of the users hand head upward, his/her index and middle finger held upward, while his/her thumb, ring finger and pinky held inward towards the palm. The user may also hold both the index and middle fingers of both there hands together, crossing there pinky and ring finger, with there thumbs meeting as well. (Either way gives the same effect, no being superior to the other). Katsu is used in a the majority of the Sankuchi jutsus, and its effects are constant unless otherwise stated.

"Katsu" detonates any bomb the user selects, but detonates all of the same bombs for the same set. For example, if the user creates 2 clay spiders for "Tagging bombs" and 2 clay Birds for "Grenade", the user may choose to detonate the clay birds used for "Grenade" and Not the spiders used for "Tagging bomb".
However, the user detonates all the Clay birds at the same time and not one after another. In the case above, once the user decides to detonate the 2 clay birds used in "Grenade", they are both destroyed at the same time. (Some Jutsus may be the exception to this rule, stated by the jutsu itself).
Limit: Only useful to the Sankuchi. Anyone may learn this, but why?

“Grenade”
Rank: D-ranked
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Creates a very weak explosion.
Special: Refer to “Katsu”.
Consumes 1 slot for one mouth
(Maximum size: small sized creature)
(Maximum amount: 1 creature for one slot used)
Drawback: Time and preparation. Very little destructive power.
Description: After molding and infusing a piece of clay, the user may form any creature they wish from the clay (spiders, birds, etc. Small size). This clay creation moves about, fulfilling the users desires. Upon command, this clay creature will explode, creating a small blast in its wake. This explosion is roughly the equivalent to 1/4 of an “Exploding tag”. Being caught in the explosion leaves very minor burns, burn marks and lacerations, but nothing to damaging. The radius of the explosion is roughly 1 meter in size.
Limit:Must know "Katsu", Kuchisaki Seichuu (Mouth Control) at least once, D-ranked "Touji Hyu-zu" (Clay Infusion) and D-ranked "Touji Itonami "(Clay Life)