Gardener's Square [Konoha Participants only]

[Minoru Hyuuga]

"Ooooh? Information? What kind of information?" inquired the woman asked as she sat down at the opposite side.
The male had already checked her insides. He noticed that her muscles plus her skeleton were weaker compared to an average adult.

"Where I was last night? I was sleeping of course, it is just me and kitty here you see. I wonder where that cat is though, have not seen him all day. Maybe you could keep an eye out dear? I said it to Jenny yesterday, I said 'see what this village has become of! It is growing so enormously and quickly, I cannot even find my cat back is what I said.'." told the female.

Minoru immediately made a mental note of her friend's name plus the cat. "I am an old lady young man, I go to sleep early and rise late. I haven't noticed a thing" informed the old woman.
The young man did not spot any indications of lying so far. But she clearly wanted to milk as much information from him as possible.

'I better be careful. The sheriff won't be too happy if I spill the beans' thought the Chuunin.
"Thank you for the information obaa-san. I will keep an eye out for you cat if you tell me how it looks like. Especially since we have a murderer on the loose" replied the male in a polite voice.

"Do you mind telling me who Jenny is by the way? I don't want her to be in danger either. It's my duty to do a proper job even if I'm not a policeman" assured the black-haired guy with a friendly smile at his face.
He hoped that his byakugan would not scare the woman too much. Lavender irises with no pupils was definitely in the uncanny valley area.


Toshio:

The human looked down at him. "Can you track scent?" inquired the male. "Yes!" replied the animal, but it would sound like a clear 'meow' for a human.
He started to sniff at the spot around the window. Toshio felt sick when he realized it was not animal blood...this was from a human.

The creature then glanced upwards to see what was outside the window. He saw that the window was not very high up from the ground. His human owner could have easily climbed in without using a chair or something to step on.
But the scent continued beyond the window. The person who owned the blood had definitely gone through here.

Golden eyes scanned the surroundings. There was a house not too far away from where they stood. The Abyssinian looked up at Kyodai without making a sound.
His yellow eyes were wide open while his pupils were not as thin anymore. The animal was on alert for something - or someone.

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Jutsus and skills used [Minoru]:


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


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


All-seeing eye. Range: 10 meters.
Rank: “B” Rank.
Skill: Supplementary.
Effect: The user sees all that is around them and nothing can escape their all-seeing eye.
Special: ---
Drawback: User gains a small blind spot located at the back of the neck above the first thoracic vertebra.
Description: Taking the time of a “B” Rank technique in hand seals, the user may activate this technique. By activating this ability, the byakugan gives the user a near 360° field of vision, except for one blind spot at the back of the neck above the first thoracic vertebrae. The distance of this vision is 1/5th of the user's knowledge in telescopic eye (maximum distance 40 meters). Please note that the further the user may see, the larger the blind spot becomes. User is still subject to eye attacks.
Limit: Must be in the Hyūga clan.


Sense motive. Level: Advanced [63/125].
Rank: “E” Rank.
Skill: Skill.
Effect: User is skilled at detecting falsehoods and true intentions.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A successful check lets you avoid being bluffed (see the acting skill). The user can also use this skill to determine when "something is up" (that is, something odd is going on) or to assess someone's trustworthiness. Sense motive does not, however, allow a character to determine whether a given statement is a lie. In addition, a character can use this skill to make an assessment of a social situation. With a successful check (very difficult difficulty), the character can get the feeling from another's behaviour that something is wrong. Also, the character can get the feeling that someone is trustworthy and honourable. A sense motive check may be made as a reaction to another character's acting check. Try again: No, though user may make a sense motive check for each acting check made against the user. Look in task skills thread found in the skills and traits index for more information. If user has 25 or more ranks in evidence analysis user gains a synergy bonus +10 to sense motive. If user has 25 or more ranks in cultures user gains a synergy bonus +10 to sense motive when interacting with someone of said culture. Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---


Acting. Level: Expert [76/125].
Rank: “E” Rank (5 TP at all times).
Skill: Skill.
Effect: Acting enables a character to skilfully portray various roles.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Acting is most often used as a form of entertainment, though it can also be useful in aiding a disguise or pulling a scam. A skilled actor knows how to research their role in order to provide a realistic portrayal to include mannerisms, speech patterns, dialect or jargon. The acting skill also confers a cumulative 5% bonus (per level above unskilled) to disguise skill check rolls. The list below gives examples of mastery and what the character can do.

• Expert: Can independently 'invent' a role such as a lord, member of a cult, wealthy merchant, etc., and can dress and act the part with such skill that he can pass as that person.

Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---



Jutsus and skills used [Toshio]:


Scent.
Rank: “D”, “C” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: This extraordinary special quality allows a creature to detect approaching enemies, sniff out hidden foes, and track by sense of smell.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The creature can detect opponents within 10-meters by sense of smell. If the opponent is upwind, the range increases to 20-meters; if downwind, it drops to 5-meters. Strong scents, such as smoke or rotting garbage, can be detected at x2 the ranges noted above. Overpowering scents, such as skunk musk, can be detected at x3 normal range. When a creature detects a scent, the exact location of the source is not revealed—only its presence somewhere within range. The creature can take a movement to note the direction of the scent. Whenever the creature comes within two meters of the source, the creature pinpoints the source’s location. When finding herbs and animals (random), scent may improve searching for them (must have Scent of object previously before searching). Learning “D” Rank allows the user to search for common things, while “S” Rank for nearly impossible. Each rank user learns increases chance of finding by 2% for the rank of herb, and increases per rank thereafter. Example: At “S” Rank, user gains 10% increase chance in finding common herbs and animals, but only 2% increase for nearly impossible herbs and animals.
Limit: Must be an animal, fey, monster or vermin. Innate animal jutsu.


Detect evil.
Rank: “C” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: A technique where an animal companion is able to sense if there is evil in a person by using their animal instincts.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: An animal has a keen sense that no other person has. With this type of keen sense it can read one's body type, feel the intentions emitting from the body, as well as get an understanding of everything. It doesn't matter what a person does, the way they stand, how calm they are, how much they move, how they walk, or even the heartbeat of the person, an animal is able to sense the type of person they are. With this technique the animal is capable of figuring out of the person is perhaps an evil intentioned character. This will help the animal feel threatened or feel more at eased, or to perhaps not even care or feel if one is perhaps suspicious in some way.
Limit: Must have an animal companion.


Sekondo nen (Second sense) [10 + 20].
Rank: “D”, “C” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: The brawler depending on the rank of the technique the user is capable of reacting through subconscious mind against attacks against the user in different manners such as being flanked, and from behind. This technique makes the brawler incapable of being surprise attacked.
Special: ---
Drawback: The user may only learn this technique by the class that they are. This means that in order to learn the “C” Rank version they must be “C” Class, if they wish to learn the “B” Rank version they must be “B” Class.
Description: A technique where the subconscious mind, where the subconscious body reacts just as they are attacked while flanked or while their back is turn. The body reacts in such a way to where they are capable of withstanding so much. This technique makes it where the brawler is incapable of being surprised attacked, a sudden second sense kicks in as their body screams out to them yelling at them telling them to move, duck, dodge or anything else within that manner. If an opponent comes to a brawler at a bar, and attacks with a sword, or a club, the brawler gains the urge to dodge to the left, or to the right, where they are capable of reacting before the action is completed. This works on whenever they are being attacked. This technique however has a major flaw. The user is capable of dodging only whenever the opponent's class is equal or lower to that of the rank of the technique they know. This means that a “D” Class user that knows this technique can not use this against an opponent that is “C” Class or higher.
Limit: Must be a brawler.

[Solus]

Kyodai Hyuuga

I

t seemed your killer was a secretive one, or at least an elusive one. Outside you saw a single bush between the trees that covered the site from the sight of other houses. The dimensions of the bush were difficult to assess; it was roughly two meters in diameter but also thoroughly flattened. Scuff marks, roughly 30 centimetres long surrounded the bush as the killer had scrambled to his feet, but no discernible marks like hand of foot prints. The bush was covered with trace splatters of blood though, brushed off the attacker when he had leapt into the bush.

Minoru Hyuuga

”Oooh! She’s black as night young man. Yes, very hard to spot at night as of that you know. Should be easier to find during the day she is. Is she in danger? I hope not, my little Mimi never stayed longer away from house than a few hours I tell you!” The old woman said in a melodramatic voice. ”Jenny? Just a friend, she is married to the cooper you know. Lives just across the main square. Lovely person, she is. I don’t like the amounts of cinnamon she uses you know. Moderation is the ey with cinnamon, surely.” Suddenly she seemed to realise that what went for her cat also went for poor Jenny. ”Is she in danger then young man? Who is it then? Why would he go after poor Jenny. Sure, too much cinnamon is unforgivable but hardly something to die for!” She rambled.

Toshio:

The trail was very easy to follow from here. The undefined scent seemed to lead towards the main square of the village and if desired to be followed further, who knows where it might lead…

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Kyodai Hyuuga: If you decide to follow the trail I am going to move you a bit the next post, so be aware of that. If you are done searching for trails here or want to confer with Minoru first or whatever, just be aware of that ^^

[Minoru Hyuuga]

((OOC: Kyodai, you have my permission to follow Toshio's trail without my permission))


"Oooh! She’s black as night young man. Yes, very hard to spot at night as of that you know. Should be easier to find during the day she is. Is she in danger? I hope not, my little Mimi never stayed longer away from house than a few hours I tell you!" told the old woman in a melodramatic voice.

'One black cat missing. Noted' thought the male while he gave her a polite nod. "Jenny? Just a friend, she is married to the cooper you know. Lives just across the main square" informed the female.

"Lovely person, she is. I don't like the amounts of cinnamon she uses you know. Moderation is the key with cinnamon, surely." replied the old woman.
Minoru made sure to remember where the friend lived plus who she was married to. This could prove to be important later on.

The woman suddenly went pale. "Is she in danger then young man? Who is it then? Why would he go after poor Jenny!? Sure, too much cinnamon is unforgivable but hardly something to die for!" exclaimed the female.

"Calm down miss. We're going to do what we can" assured the young man in a calm voice. His eyes looked at the area where her eyes were.
"I need to go now. Thank you so much for the information you have given me - it's much appreciated" told the Chuunin as he stood up.

"Have a nice day" said the male before he exited the house. 'A missing cat plus a woman named Jenny who's married to the butcher. They live across the main square.
A missing black cat plus a woman named Jenny who's married to the butcher. They live across the main square' repeated the black-haired guy as he looked towards the skies.

He waved his hand. It did not take long for his second animal companion to ascend from the heavens. "We're looking for a missing black cat - please keep an eye out" told the guy.
Shimoko nodded before she took off flying again. Minoru however decided to go to Jenny's house.

He turned off his byakugan for a moment so he could see the house she was talking about. 'There is the main square. Let's see if she's home' thought the male as he approached the house across the main square.
He looked at the windows as well as the chimney. Were there any clues there that could tell him if they were home or not?

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Jutsus and skills used [Minoru]:


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


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


All-seeing eye. Range: 10 meters.
Rank: “B” Rank.
Skill: Supplementary.
Effect: The user sees all that is around them and nothing can escape their all-seeing eye.
Special: ---
Drawback: User gains a small blind spot located at the back of the neck above the first thoracic vertebra.
Description: Taking the time of a “B” Rank technique in hand seals, the user may activate this technique. By activating this ability, the byakugan gives the user a near 360° field of vision, except for one blind spot at the back of the neck above the first thoracic vertebrae. The distance of this vision is 1/5th of the user's knowledge in telescopic eye (maximum distance 40 meters). Please note that the further the user may see, the larger the blind spot becomes. User is still subject to eye attacks.
Limit: Must be in the Hyūga clan.



Ikimono supîchi (Animal speech).
Rank: “C” Rank.
Skill: Skill/ninjutsu.
Effect: A shinobi, or a warrior is capable, gaining the ability to speak as well as to understand the language between a type of family of creatures. This type of technique can be used to where they can accuratly speak, and concise in a normal like speech pattern to where the animal will understand the user, and the user will understand the animal.
Special: ---
Drawback: The user is only capable of going into this depending on what type of animal helper they have.
Description: ---
Limit: This technique must be known multiple times. The user however must have a helper that is according to the correct speech. What this means is if the user has an animal helper of the canine breed, then they are capable of communicating within a speech form towards that type. If the user has a helper of the birds of prey breed, then they are capable of communicating within a speech form towards that type. Must have completed all basis of the animal helper performance. Must learn animal friendship, control, understanding and teamwork. Must also have at least have fifty training points with the partner past that of the friendship, understanding and teamwork before learning.


Sense motive. Level: Advanced [63/125].
Rank: “E” Rank.
Skill: Skill.
Effect: User is skilled at detecting falsehoods and true intentions.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A successful check lets you avoid being bluffed (see the acting skill). The user can also use this skill to determine when "something is up" (that is, something odd is going on) or to assess someone's trustworthiness. Sense motive does not, however, allow a character to determine whether a given statement is a lie. In addition, a character can use this skill to make an assessment of a social situation. With a successful check (very difficult difficulty), the character can get the feeling from another's behaviour that something is wrong. Also, the character can get the feeling that someone is trustworthy and honourable. A sense motive check may be made as a reaction to another character's acting check. Try again: No, though user may make a sense motive check for each acting check made against the user. Look in task skills thread found in the skills and traits index for more information. If user has 25 or more ranks in evidence analysis user gains a synergy bonus +10 to sense motive. If user has 25 or more ranks in cultures user gains a synergy bonus +10 to sense motive when interacting with someone of said culture. Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---


Acting. Level: Expert [76/125].
Rank: “E” Rank (5 TP at all times).
Skill: Skill.
Effect: Acting enables a character to skilfully portray various roles.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Acting is most often used as a form of entertainment, though it can also be useful in aiding a disguise or pulling a scam. A skilled actor knows how to research their role in order to provide a realistic portrayal to include mannerisms, speech patterns, dialect or jargon. The acting skill also confers a cumulative 5% bonus (per level above unskilled) to disguise skill check rolls. The list below gives examples of mastery and what the character can do.

• Expert: Can independently 'invent' a role such as a lord, member of a cult, wealthy merchant, etc., and can dress and act the part with such skill that he can pass as that person.

Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---



Jutsus and skills used [Toshio]:


Scent.
Rank: “D”, “C” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: This extraordinary special quality allows a creature to detect approaching enemies, sniff out hidden foes, and track by sense of smell.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The creature can detect opponents within 10-meters by sense of smell. If the opponent is upwind, the range increases to 20-meters; if downwind, it drops to 5-meters. Strong scents, such as smoke or rotting garbage, can be detected at x2 the ranges noted above. Overpowering scents, such as skunk musk, can be detected at x3 normal range. When a creature detects a scent, the exact location of the source is not revealed—only its presence somewhere within range. The creature can take a movement to note the direction of the scent. Whenever the creature comes within two meters of the source, the creature pinpoints the source’s location. When finding herbs and animals (random), scent may improve searching for them (must have Scent of object previously before searching). Learning “D” Rank allows the user to search for common things, while “S” Rank for nearly impossible. Each rank user learns increases chance of finding by 2% for the rank of herb, and increases per rank thereafter. Example: At “S” Rank, user gains 10% increase chance in finding common herbs and animals, but only 2% increase for nearly impossible herbs and animals.
Limit: Must be an animal, fey, monster or vermin. Innate animal jutsu.


Detect evil.
Rank: “C” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: A technique where an animal companion is able to sense if there is evil in a person by using their animal instincts.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: An animal has a keen sense that no other person has. With this type of keen sense it can read one's body type, feel the intentions emitting from the body, as well as get an understanding of everything. It doesn't matter what a person does, the way they stand, how calm they are, how much they move, how they walk, or even the heartbeat of the person, an animal is able to sense the type of person they are. With this technique the animal is capable of figuring out of the person is perhaps an evil intentioned character. This will help the animal feel threatened or feel more at eased, or to perhaps not even care or feel if one is perhaps suspicious in some way.
Limit: Must have an animal companion.


Sekondo nen (Second sense) [10 + 20].
Rank: “D”, “C” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: The brawler depending on the rank of the technique the user is capable of reacting through subconscious mind against attacks against the user in different manners such as being flanked, and from behind. This technique makes the brawler incapable of being surprise attacked.
Special: ---
Drawback: The user may only learn this technique by the class that they are. This means that in order to learn the “C” Rank version they must be “C” Class, if they wish to learn the “B” Rank version they must be “B” Class.
Description: A technique where the subconscious mind, where the subconscious body reacts just as they are attacked while flanked or while their back is turn. The body reacts in such a way to where they are capable of withstanding so much. This technique makes it where the brawler is incapable of being surprised attacked, a sudden second sense kicks in as their body screams out to them yelling at them telling them to move, duck, dodge or anything else within that manner. If an opponent comes to a brawler at a bar, and attacks with a sword, or a club, the brawler gains the urge to dodge to the left, or to the right, where they are capable of reacting before the action is completed. This works on whenever they are being attacked. This technique however has a major flaw. The user is capable of dodging only whenever the opponent's class is equal or lower to that of the rank of the technique they know. This means that a “D” Class user that knows this technique can not use this against an opponent that is “C” Class or higher.
Limit: Must be a brawler.

[Kyodai Hyuuga]

Kyodai thought for a moment and then decided better than moving forward without Minoru. For two reasons he did this one was because Minoru might have information he didn't know. And the second reason it was usually a bad idea to head after a multiple count murderer without back up. So far what he knew of the murderer was not at all good. He either had extreme strength or something on his side. That makes it likely candidates of certain clans but doesn't limit it to them.

The murderer as far as he concerned came in through the front but left out the back. Somehow had little blood on him or her self until the person butchered the mother. The father some how was cracked against a wall hard enough maybe to dislocate the eye he carried but left very little blood otherwise.

One thing was certain the daughter was not a target but just in the way or a witness to be silenced. The fact there was little reports of disturbance also meant that the person had some way of making what happen in here silent. Which is odd considering there was evidence of at least the daughter screaming.

Also almost forgotten is the missing toddler. Kyodai rechecked the size and distances of the trails left behind to see if the toddler could have wondered out that way. Curiousier and Curiousier, Kyodai thought. Then he looked to the cat. "Before we travel this trail we should get your master. "

Okay, Kyodai thought, now what to look at and do. He took out a blank scroll and a writing utensil and started sketching the scenes with all the detail he could. It could be used as evidence later or to help when questioning. He had amazingly accurate and quick sketches drawn up in no time. As he drew, he contemplated the psychology of the person who committed the crime.

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Gahou Tenrai (Divine Art of Drawing & Painting)
Rank: E-Rank, Supplementary
Effect: A skill that lets the user draw in amazing detail and speed.
Description: This technique cannot be classified as a Nin, Gen, or Taijutsu because it is not a technique but rather a developed skill for members of the Li Clan. It allows them to draw what they see or from memory with exact detail and amazing speed. This is the clan’s most basic technique needed for them to use most clan jutsus.
Limit: Clan Jutsu

Psychological Profiling
Rank: "C"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: Psychologists and psychiatrists can link visible evidence to personality types.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: As a science, it is not exact. Characters can ask for psychological profiles, but only in big events. The Ninja use profiling when there is no main suspect. The ANBU is the biggest user of profiling; its own study found that only seventeen percent of cases were solved by the use of profiling. Profilers draw most of their evidence from the scene of the crime. It is not unusual for profilers to disagree. Example profiles include:
•An urbane intellectual who is a manipulation freak.
•A blue-collar worker of low intelligence and no remorse.
•A victim of great personal loss or anguish connected with the MO.
•An antisocial personality looking to articulate themselves.
These would be good profiles to receive if the user is a character assigned to a case. They represent a big clue from the person telling the story. When writing a story, a Game Master needs to think about the psychology of their criminals; however, in game, a Game Master should not want to give too much away too soon. In reality, profiling adds flavor rather than facts. Profiling only gives clues and signals, not a detailed description (for example, the suspect is a highly intelligent person, etc.) By using Sense Motive -40, and Evidence Analysis -40, the user can gain the flavorful insight of a target.
Limit: Must learn from Universal Miscellaneous. Must know Evidence Analysis (20 Points). Must know Sense Motive (20 Points).

[Solus]

Minoru Hyuuga

W

ithout much of a hitch the old lady allowed you to leave the premises, though your exit was accompanied by a large amount of warnings to be careful. At the square you were greeted by 3 buildings. There was a blacksmith shop (1) that oddly was fashioned completely out of wood , a fishmonger (3) whose odour was washing vastly over the square. There was a man fashioning barrels at a stone house with a wooden second floor (between 2 and 3) and a man was chopping up a whole leg of what appeared to have been a pig at a house (2) whilst loudly declaring that his meat was the freshest. There was also a treehouse atop a mighty stem (4) but from below it was hard to assess if the building had any secondary function besides living.

Kyodai Hyuuga

Contemplatively you pulled out your scroll. In the distance you could hear Minoru talk to his other animal and moving off towards the square, leaving you here to philosophise about the mental state of the murderer. What was clear so far was that there was indeed some kind of strength factor factored in. The path the killer took could have been contemplated, but also be a random occurrence. The state of the mother indicated a great amount of uncoordinated rage. It was clear that the killer (or killers) had been let in, become somehow enraged and then moved from target to target. The path was also clear. There was thus a chance that there had been little thought behind the path and the killer had found himself confronted with the window as an easy exit at the end of his path of rampage. This pointed to some kind of mindless rage possessing the killer. Perhaps anger issues?

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The numbers refer to the map in my second post on the first page

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[Minoru Hyuuga]

The lady told him to be careful on his way out. 'What a nice lady' thought the male as he approached the square. There were three buildings there where people could be living.
The first house gave itself away immediately due to its smell. 'Must be a fishmonger or something' thought Minoru while he turned off his byakugan for a moment.

He noticed that the blacksmith shop was completely made out of wood. Last but not least was a treehouse atop a huge stem. The man noticed that there was a man fashioning barrels close to a house with a wooden second floor.
Another man was chopping up something that looked like a pig's leg. But what kind of house would Jenny live in?

'The woman said that her husband was a cooper. I bet it's the guy who is making the barrels' concluded the Chuunin. He tried to keep his face friendly while he walked over to the supposed cooper.
"Hello there. Do you have a moment?" inquired the male in a polite voice.

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Jutsus and skills used [Minoru]:

Byakugan is turned off for the moment.


Sense motive. Level: Advanced [63/125].
Rank: “E” Rank.
Skill: Skill.
Effect: User is skilled at detecting falsehoods and true intentions.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A successful check lets you avoid being bluffed (see the acting skill). The user can also use this skill to determine when "something is up" (that is, something odd is going on) or to assess someone's trustworthiness. Sense motive does not, however, allow a character to determine whether a given statement is a lie. In addition, a character can use this skill to make an assessment of a social situation. With a successful check (very difficult difficulty), the character can get the feeling from another's behaviour that something is wrong. Also, the character can get the feeling that someone is trustworthy and honourable. A sense motive check may be made as a reaction to another character's acting check. Try again: No, though user may make a sense motive check for each acting check made against the user. Look in task skills thread found in the skills and traits index for more information. If user has 25 or more ranks in evidence analysis user gains a synergy bonus +10 to sense motive. If user has 25 or more ranks in cultures user gains a synergy bonus +10 to sense motive when interacting with someone of said culture. Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---


Acting. Level: Expert [76/125].
Rank: “E” Rank (5 TP at all times).
Skill: Skill.
Effect: Acting enables a character to skilfully portray various roles.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Acting is most often used as a form of entertainment, though it can also be useful in aiding a disguise or pulling a scam. A skilled actor knows how to research their role in order to provide a realistic portrayal to include mannerisms, speech patterns, dialect or jargon. The acting skill also confers a cumulative 5% bonus (per level above unskilled) to disguise skill check rolls. The list below gives examples of mastery and what the character can do.

• Expert: Can independently 'invent' a role such as a lord, member of a cult, wealthy merchant, etc., and can dress and act the part with such skill that he can pass as that person.

Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---



Jutsus and skills used [Toshio]:


Scent.
Rank: “D”, “C” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: This extraordinary special quality allows a creature to detect approaching enemies, sniff out hidden foes, and track by sense of smell.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The creature can detect opponents within 10-meters by sense of smell. If the opponent is upwind, the range increases to 20-meters; if downwind, it drops to 5-meters. Strong scents, such as smoke or rotting garbage, can be detected at x2 the ranges noted above. Overpowering scents, such as skunk musk, can be detected at x3 normal range. When a creature detects a scent, the exact location of the source is not revealed—only its presence somewhere within range. The creature can take a movement to note the direction of the scent. Whenever the creature comes within two meters of the source, the creature pinpoints the source’s location. When finding herbs and animals (random), scent may improve searching for them (must have Scent of object previously before searching). Learning “D” Rank allows the user to search for common things, while “S” Rank for nearly impossible. Each rank user learns increases chance of finding by 2% for the rank of herb, and increases per rank thereafter. Example: At “S” Rank, user gains 10% increase chance in finding common herbs and animals, but only 2% increase for nearly impossible herbs and animals.
Limit: Must be an animal, fey, monster or vermin. Innate animal jutsu.


Detect evil.
Rank: “C” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: A technique where an animal companion is able to sense if there is evil in a person by using their animal instincts.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: An animal has a keen sense that no other person has. With this type of keen sense it can read one's body type, feel the intentions emitting from the body, as well as get an understanding of everything. It doesn't matter what a person does, the way they stand, how calm they are, how much they move, how they walk, or even the heartbeat of the person, an animal is able to sense the type of person they are. With this technique the animal is capable of figuring out of the person is perhaps an evil intentioned character. This will help the animal feel threatened or feel more at eased, or to perhaps not even care or feel if one is perhaps suspicious in some way.
Limit: Must have an animal companion.


Sekondo nen (Second sense) [10 + 20].
Rank: “D”, “C” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: The brawler depending on the rank of the technique the user is capable of reacting through subconscious mind against attacks against the user in different manners such as being flanked, and from behind. This technique makes the brawler incapable of being surprise attacked.
Special: ---
Drawback: The user may only learn this technique by the class that they are. This means that in order to learn the “C” Rank version they must be “C” Class, if they wish to learn the “B” Rank version they must be “B” Class.
Description: A technique where the subconscious mind, where the subconscious body reacts just as they are attacked while flanked or while their back is turn. The body reacts in such a way to where they are capable of withstanding so much. This technique makes it where the brawler is incapable of being surprised attacked, a sudden second sense kicks in as their body screams out to them yelling at them telling them to move, duck, dodge or anything else within that manner. If an opponent comes to a brawler at a bar, and attacks with a sword, or a club, the brawler gains the urge to dodge to the left, or to the right, where they are capable of reacting before the action is completed. This works on whenever they are being attacked. This technique however has a major flaw. The user is capable of dodging only whenever the opponent's class is equal or lower to that of the rank of the technique they know. This means that a “D” Class user that knows this technique can not use this against an opponent that is “C” Class or higher.
Limit: Must be a brawler.

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[Kyodai Hyuuga]

Kyodai hummed for a minute than decided to go catch up to the chunnin. So he quickly moved out to the direction in which he was heard heading. It wasn't hard to figure out that Minoru was heading to the square. It was time to collaborate with his partner and start figuring this out. They had at least one but probably more killers. One for sure exited out the back after the over kill with the mother. But the father was stolen and probably dead.

[Solus]

Minoru Hyuuga

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ooking up at you the cooper gazed at you with steel blue eyes. He wore a faded leather apron and mottled thick grey working clothes, his hands also clad in thick leather gloves to protect his hands. The man had clearly already passed the middle age, judging from his grey windswept hair and droopy moustache. Despite his age he was still barrel chested and probably still strong from years of manual labour. ”Not exactly, but if you could humour me by holding this barrel together whilst I hammer on the first hoop would help, I’ll try to answer any questions you have in the meantime.” He said, pointing at a stack of wooden planks, held together by twine. It was already arranged in the shape of a barrel, waist high and looking like you could just about wrap your arms around it.

Kyodai Hyuuga
In the distance you could see Minoru standing in the square, eventually choosing to move over to the cooper and addressing the older man, who was just inspecting a steel hoop for inconsistencies, but lowering the item as he was being addressed by the Chuunin.

[Kyodai Hyuuga]

Kyodai quietly walked up to just beside the chunnin and decided not to interrupt his talking to people. His eyes shifted about looking for signs of disruption and anything not quite right. They still had a fading trail to follow but also the father and toddler was missing. Kyodai blinked as he recalled up any pictures of the two so he could recognize either upon sighting of either. The father was probably dead but he still needed to be found for a proper funeral. When Minoru would look at him he would give a subtle signal that they needed to talk away from ears of others.

[Minoru Hyuuga]

"Not exactly. But if you could humour me by holding this barrel together whilst I hammer on the first hoop would help. I’ll try to answer any questions you have in the meantime" replied the man.
The male glanced at the cooper for a moment. He was clearly in his late forties or early fifties since his hair was already grey.

But his physique however would not have looked out of place on someone in their thirties. 'I bet the physical nature of his job has kept him in shape. He would probably make a good taijutsu specialist' observed Minoru.
He suddenly heard a familiar 'meow' behind him. The guy turned around and saw his animal partner plus the other shinobi.

"Can you excuse me for a moment? I need to talk with my friend here. He was kind enough to take my cat to the veterinarian" told the Chuunin.
He picked up Toshio before he followed Kyodai to a more quiet place. His other animal companion was most likely in the forest nearby or sitting at some random rooftop.

"So - how was the veterinarian visit? Were there anything unusual stuff?" asked the male in a somewhat quiet voice. His partner seemed intelligent enough to understand that he was speaking in code.
'Veterinarian' would refer to the crime scene while the 'unusual stuff' referred to the clues. Speaking in codes like caused less suspicion and made it harder for listeners to understand.

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Jutsus and skills used [Minoru]:

Byakugan is turned off for the moment.


Sense motive. Level: Advanced [63/125].
Rank: “E” Rank.
Skill: Skill.
Effect: User is skilled at detecting falsehoods and true intentions.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A successful check lets you avoid being bluffed (see the acting skill). The user can also use this skill to determine when "something is up" (that is, something odd is going on) or to assess someone's trustworthiness. Sense motive does not, however, allow a character to determine whether a given statement is a lie. In addition, a character can use this skill to make an assessment of a social situation. With a successful check (very difficult difficulty), the character can get the feeling from another's behaviour that something is wrong. Also, the character can get the feeling that someone is trustworthy and honourable. A sense motive check may be made as a reaction to another character's acting check. Try again: No, though user may make a sense motive check for each acting check made against the user. Look in task skills thread found in the skills and traits index for more information. If user has 25 or more ranks in evidence analysis user gains a synergy bonus +10 to sense motive. If user has 25 or more ranks in cultures user gains a synergy bonus +10 to sense motive when interacting with someone of said culture. Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---


Acting. Level: Expert [76/125].
Rank: “E” Rank (5 TP at all times).
Skill: Skill.
Effect: Acting enables a character to skilfully portray various roles.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Acting is most often used as a form of entertainment, though it can also be useful in aiding a disguise or pulling a scam. A skilled actor knows how to research their role in order to provide a realistic portrayal to include mannerisms, speech patterns, dialect or jargon. The acting skill also confers a cumulative 5% bonus (per level above unskilled) to disguise skill check rolls. The list below gives examples of mastery and what the character can do.

• Expert: Can independently 'invent' a role such as a lord, member of a cult, wealthy merchant, etc., and can dress and act the part with such skill that he can pass as that person.

Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---



Jutsus and skills used [Toshio]:


Scent.
Rank: “D”, “C” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: This extraordinary special quality allows a creature to detect approaching enemies, sniff out hidden foes, and track by sense of smell.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The creature can detect opponents within 10-meters by sense of smell. If the opponent is upwind, the range increases to 20-meters; if downwind, it drops to 5-meters. Strong scents, such as smoke or rotting garbage, can be detected at x2 the ranges noted above. Overpowering scents, such as skunk musk, can be detected at x3 normal range. When a creature detects a scent, the exact location of the source is not revealed—only its presence somewhere within range. The creature can take a movement to note the direction of the scent. Whenever the creature comes within two meters of the source, the creature pinpoints the source’s location. When finding herbs and animals (random), scent may improve searching for them (must have Scent of object previously before searching). Learning “D” Rank allows the user to search for common things, while “S” Rank for nearly impossible. Each rank user learns increases chance of finding by 2% for the rank of herb, and increases per rank thereafter. Example: At “S” Rank, user gains 10% increase chance in finding common herbs and animals, but only 2% increase for nearly impossible herbs and animals.
Limit: Must be an animal, fey, monster or vermin. Innate animal jutsu.


Detect evil.
Rank: “C” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: A technique where an animal companion is able to sense if there is evil in a person by using their animal instincts.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: An animal has a keen sense that no other person has. With this type of keen sense it can read one's body type, feel the intentions emitting from the body, as well as get an understanding of everything. It doesn't matter what a person does, the way they stand, how calm they are, how much they move, how they walk, or even the heartbeat of the person, an animal is able to sense the type of person they are. With this technique the animal is capable of figuring out of the person is perhaps an evil intentioned character. This will help the animal feel threatened or feel more at eased, or to perhaps not even care or feel if one is perhaps suspicious in some way.
Limit: Must have an animal companion.


Sekondo nen (Second sense) [10 + 20].
Rank: “D”, “C” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: The brawler depending on the rank of the technique the user is capable of reacting through subconscious mind against attacks against the user in different manners such as being flanked, and from behind. This technique makes the brawler incapable of being surprise attacked.
Special: ---
Drawback: The user may only learn this technique by the class that they are. This means that in order to learn the “C” Rank version they must be “C” Class, if they wish to learn the “B” Rank version they must be “B” Class.
Description: A technique where the subconscious mind, where the subconscious body reacts just as they are attacked while flanked or while their back is turn. The body reacts in such a way to where they are capable of withstanding so much. This technique makes it where the brawler is incapable of being surprised attacked, a sudden second sense kicks in as their body screams out to them yelling at them telling them to move, duck, dodge or anything else within that manner. If an opponent comes to a brawler at a bar, and attacks with a sword, or a club, the brawler gains the urge to dodge to the left, or to the right, where they are capable of reacting before the action is completed. This works on whenever they are being attacked. This technique however has a major flaw. The user is capable of dodging only whenever the opponent's class is equal or lower to that of the rank of the technique they know. This means that a “D” Class user that knows this technique can not use this against an opponent that is “C” Class or higher.
Limit: Must be a brawler.

[Kyodai Hyuuga]

"So - how was the veterinarian visit? Were there anything unusual stuff?" asked Minoru in a somewhat quiet voice. Kyodai's narrowed a moment and then nodded as he got the idea fairly quickly. " It was a mess honestly. Though the cat, was strong as an Ox. Bulldozed right through the exam. There was some things to follow up on however. While we were at the Vet a few interesting items popped up but nothing conclusive. Very disorganized, it was."

[Minoru Hyuuga]

The other guy narrowed his eyes with a thoughtful look in his eyes. "It was a mess honestly. Though the cat, was strong as an ox. Bulldozed right through the exam. There was some things to follow up on however.
While we were at the vet a few interesting items popped up but nothing conclusive. Very disorganized, it was" told Kyodai.

The male tried to decode the information he had told him. 'I think he's trying to say that the murder scene was quite messy. The cat may refer to the killer...we're dealing with someone strong here.
Kyodai-san or Toshio-kun has already found some clues that may be worth checking up on' concluded Minoru.

"Good to hear that. Thanks for helping me out so fast with the cat. You did great too Toshio-kun" told the young man while he scratched the said animal between its ears.
"The people living close to the vet did not hear the cat yesterday. But they said someone named Jenny is quite good with cats" informed the Chuunin.

He tried to keep his voice a bit neutral. A male clad in shinobi gear who would talk in a cutesey way would be even more suspicious than the murder. Especially since there had not seen many pets in this city.
"I was about to ask the man over there if he knew where Jenny was. All I know about her is that her husband is a cooper" told the black-haired guy.

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Jutsus and skills used [Minoru]:

Byakugan is turned off for the moment.


Sense motive. Level: Advanced [63/125].
Rank: “E” Rank.
Skill: Skill.
Effect: User is skilled at detecting falsehoods and true intentions.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A successful check lets you avoid being bluffed (see the acting skill). The user can also use this skill to determine when "something is up" (that is, something odd is going on) or to assess someone's trustworthiness. Sense motive does not, however, allow a character to determine whether a given statement is a lie. In addition, a character can use this skill to make an assessment of a social situation. With a successful check (very difficult difficulty), the character can get the feeling from another's behaviour that something is wrong. Also, the character can get the feeling that someone is trustworthy and honourable. A sense motive check may be made as a reaction to another character's acting check. Try again: No, though user may make a sense motive check for each acting check made against the user. Look in task skills thread found in the skills and traits index for more information. If user has 25 or more ranks in evidence analysis user gains a synergy bonus +10 to sense motive. If user has 25 or more ranks in cultures user gains a synergy bonus +10 to sense motive when interacting with someone of said culture. Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---


Acting. Level: Expert [76/125].
Rank: “E” Rank (5 TP at all times).
Skill: Skill.
Effect: Acting enables a character to skilfully portray various roles.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Acting is most often used as a form of entertainment, though it can also be useful in aiding a disguise or pulling a scam. A skilled actor knows how to research their role in order to provide a realistic portrayal to include mannerisms, speech patterns, dialect or jargon. The acting skill also confers a cumulative 5% bonus (per level above unskilled) to disguise skill check rolls. The list below gives examples of mastery and what the character can do.

• Expert: Can independently 'invent' a role such as a lord, member of a cult, wealthy merchant, etc., and can dress and act the part with such skill that he can pass as that person.

Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---



Jutsus and skills used [Toshio]:


Scent.
Rank: “D”, “C” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: This extraordinary special quality allows a creature to detect approaching enemies, sniff out hidden foes, and track by sense of smell.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The creature can detect opponents within 10-meters by sense of smell. If the opponent is upwind, the range increases to 20-meters; if downwind, it drops to 5-meters. Strong scents, such as smoke or rotting garbage, can be detected at x2 the ranges noted above. Overpowering scents, such as skunk musk, can be detected at x3 normal range. When a creature detects a scent, the exact location of the source is not revealed—only its presence somewhere within range. The creature can take a movement to note the direction of the scent. Whenever the creature comes within two meters of the source, the creature pinpoints the source’s location. When finding herbs and animals (random), scent may improve searching for them (must have Scent of object previously before searching). Learning “D” Rank allows the user to search for common things, while “S” Rank for nearly impossible. Each rank user learns increases chance of finding by 2% for the rank of herb, and increases per rank thereafter. Example: At “S” Rank, user gains 10% increase chance in finding common herbs and animals, but only 2% increase for nearly impossible herbs and animals.
Limit: Must be an animal, fey, monster or vermin. Innate animal jutsu.


Detect evil.
Rank: “C” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: A technique where an animal companion is able to sense if there is evil in a person by using their animal instincts.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: An animal has a keen sense that no other person has. With this type of keen sense it can read one's body type, feel the intentions emitting from the body, as well as get an understanding of everything. It doesn't matter what a person does, the way they stand, how calm they are, how much they move, how they walk, or even the heartbeat of the person, an animal is able to sense the type of person they are. With this technique the animal is capable of figuring out of the person is perhaps an evil intentioned character. This will help the animal feel threatened or feel more at eased, or to perhaps not even care or feel if one is perhaps suspicious in some way.
Limit: Must have an animal companion.


Sekondo nen (Second sense) [10 + 20].
Rank: “D”, “C” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: The brawler depending on the rank of the technique the user is capable of reacting through subconscious mind against attacks against the user in different manners such as being flanked, and from behind. This technique makes the brawler incapable of being surprise attacked.
Special: ---
Drawback: The user may only learn this technique by the class that they are. This means that in order to learn the “C” Rank version they must be “C” Class, if they wish to learn the “B” Rank version they must be “B” Class.
Description: A technique where the subconscious mind, where the subconscious body reacts just as they are attacked while flanked or while their back is turn. The body reacts in such a way to where they are capable of withstanding so much. This technique makes it where the brawler is incapable of being surprised attacked, a sudden second sense kicks in as their body screams out to them yelling at them telling them to move, duck, dodge or anything else within that manner. If an opponent comes to a brawler at a bar, and attacks with a sword, or a club, the brawler gains the urge to dodge to the left, or to the right, where they are capable of reacting before the action is completed. This works on whenever they are being attacked. This technique however has a major flaw. The user is capable of dodging only whenever the opponent's class is equal or lower to that of the rank of the technique they know. This means that a “D” Class user that knows this technique can not use this against an opponent that is “C” Class or higher.
Limit: Must be a brawler.

[Kyodai Hyuuga]

Kyodai nodded slowly an then with a serious look in the eyes. With a labored sigh that was mostly feigned he spoke once more. "So those few things I spoke about was a possible infection. And the vet said you probably give your input before he decided on what medicine to put the cat on. Though he did say he had a limited supply of the best stuff. " HE wondered if the message got completely through. They needed to track down that scent before it faded but the Chunnin was right for wanting to find this jenny.

[Minoru Hyuuga]

"So...those few things I spoke about was a possible infection. And the vet said you probably give your input before he decided on what medicine to put the cat on. Though he did say he had a limited supply of the best stuff." suggested the younger guy.
The male frowned a little as he tried to figure out what he was trying to tell him. His animal companion was rather calm since he was a little tired.

'The word 'infection' may refer to something he or Toshi-kun found. Perhaps it's something that could go away like an infection' concluded Minoru. "Thank you for telling me, it helps a lot.
I suggest you take Toshio-kun with you to find out what infection that is. I'm sure that will make it easier for the vet since medicines are different" told the young man.

He let Toshio down at the ground so he could follow Kyodai. "I'll see if I can find Jenny. I'll let you know once I've found out something. See you later" told the Chuunin in a somewhat serious voice. He knew they did not have a lot of time.

The male walked towards the cooper again. "Sorry about that. I can help you hold some of the wood there if you're willing to answer my questions" told the black-haired guy. 'BYAKUGAN!' thought the guy as he activated his bloodlimit again. What kind of body did this guy REALLY have?

'If those muscles are real, I need to be careful. Kyodai-san said that the murderer was strong as an ox. This guy may fit the criteria quite well if those muscles are real' thought Minoru.
He would start to prepare his chakra network for a jutsu in case he had to defend himself. His sword may not have the power to break the axe this man was using.

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Jutsus and skills used [Minoru]:


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


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


All-seeing eye. Range: 10 meters.
Rank: “B” Rank.
Skill: Supplementary.
Effect: The user sees all that is around them and nothing can escape their all-seeing eye.
Special: ---
Drawback: User gains a small blind spot located at the back of the neck above the first thoracic vertebra.
Description: Taking the time of a “B” Rank technique in hand seals, the user may activate this technique. By activating this ability, the byakugan gives the user a near 360° field of vision, except for one blind spot at the back of the neck above the first thoracic vertebrae. The distance of this vision is 1/5th of the user's knowledge in telescopic eye (maximum distance 40 meters). Please note that the further the user may see, the larger the blind spot becomes. User is still subject to eye attacks.
Limit: Must be in the Hyūga clan.


Improved uncanny dodge.
Rank: “A” Rank.
Skill: Supplementary.
Effect: The user can no longer be flanked.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This defense denies an opponent the ability to sneak attack the character by flanking them, unless the opponent has at least 4 more class points than the target does. class points is the invisible number found in between class levels.

* 5,500 to infinite training points: There is 1 class point every 800 training points.
* Total for Minoru [7140 TP]: 9 class points.

Example: User has improved uncanny dodge with 535 training points. An opponent with 900 training points can still perform sneak attacks while flanking the user.
Example: User has improved uncanny dodge with 1,660 training points. An opponent with 2,100 training points cannot perform sneak attacks while flanking the user.
Limit: Must learn from a master of burēdono kenseijin. Must know uncanny dodge.


Sense motive. Level: Advanced [63/125].
Rank: “E” Rank.
Skill: Skill.
Effect: User is skilled at detecting falsehoods and true intentions.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A successful check lets you avoid being bluffed (see the acting skill). The user can also use this skill to determine when "something is up" (that is, something odd is going on) or to assess someone's trustworthiness. Sense motive does not, however, allow a character to determine whether a given statement is a lie. In addition, a character can use this skill to make an assessment of a social situation. With a successful check (very difficult difficulty), the character can get the feeling from another's behaviour that something is wrong. Also, the character can get the feeling that someone is trustworthy and honourable. A sense motive check may be made as a reaction to another character's acting check. Try again: No, though user may make a sense motive check for each acting check made against the user. Look in task skills thread found in the skills and traits index for more information. If user has 25 or more ranks in evidence analysis user gains a synergy bonus +10 to sense motive. If user has 25 or more ranks in cultures user gains a synergy bonus +10 to sense motive when interacting with someone of said culture. Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---


Acting. Level: Expert [76/125].
Rank: “E” Rank (5 TP at all times).
Skill: Skill.
Effect: Acting enables a character to skilfully portray various roles.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Acting is most often used as a form of entertainment, though it can also be useful in aiding a disguise or pulling a scam. A skilled actor knows how to research their role in order to provide a realistic portrayal to include mannerisms, speech patterns, dialect or jargon. The acting skill also confers a cumulative 5% bonus (per level above unskilled) to disguise skill check rolls. The list below gives examples of mastery and what the character can do.

• Expert: Can independently 'invent' a role such as a lord, member of a cult, wealthy merchant, etc., and can dress and act the part with such skill that he can pass as that person.

Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---



Jutsus and skills used [Toshio]:


Scent.
Rank: “D”, “C” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: This extraordinary special quality allows a creature to detect approaching enemies, sniff out hidden foes, and track by sense of smell.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The creature can detect opponents within 10-meters by sense of smell. If the opponent is upwind, the range increases to 20-meters; if downwind, it drops to 5-meters. Strong scents, such as smoke or rotting garbage, can be detected at x2 the ranges noted above. Overpowering scents, such as skunk musk, can be detected at x3 normal range. When a creature detects a scent, the exact location of the source is not revealed—only its presence somewhere within range. The creature can take a movement to note the direction of the scent. Whenever the creature comes within two meters of the source, the creature pinpoints the source’s location. When finding herbs and animals (random), scent may improve searching for them (must have Scent of object previously before searching). Learning “D” Rank allows the user to search for common things, while “S” Rank for nearly impossible. Each rank user learns increases chance of finding by 2% for the rank of herb, and increases per rank thereafter. Example: At “S” Rank, user gains 10% increase chance in finding common herbs and animals, but only 2% increase for nearly impossible herbs and animals.
Limit: Must be an animal, fey, monster or vermin. Innate animal jutsu.


Detect evil.
Rank: “C” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: A technique where an animal companion is able to sense if there is evil in a person by using their animal instincts.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: An animal has a keen sense that no other person has. With this type of keen sense it can read one's body type, feel the intentions emitting from the body, as well as get an understanding of everything. It doesn't matter what a person does, the way they stand, how calm they are, how much they move, how they walk, or even the heartbeat of the person, an animal is able to sense the type of person they are. With this technique the animal is capable of figuring out of the person is perhaps an evil intentioned character. This will help the animal feel threatened or feel more at eased, or to perhaps not even care or feel if one is perhaps suspicious in some way.
Limit: Must have an animal companion.


Sekondo nen (Second sense) [10 + 20].
Rank: “D”, “C” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: The brawler depending on the rank of the technique the user is capable of reacting through subconscious mind against attacks against the user in different manners such as being flanked, and from behind. This technique makes the brawler incapable of being surprise attacked.
Special: ---
Drawback: The user may only learn this technique by the class that they are. This means that in order to learn the “C” Rank version they must be “C” Class, if they wish to learn the “B” Rank version they must be “B” Class.
Description: A technique where the subconscious mind, where the subconscious body reacts just as they are attacked while flanked or while their back is turn. The body reacts in such a way to where they are capable of withstanding so much. This technique makes it where the brawler is incapable of being surprised attacked, a sudden second sense kicks in as their body screams out to them yelling at them telling them to move, duck, dodge or anything else within that manner. If an opponent comes to a brawler at a bar, and attacks with a sword, or a club, the brawler gains the urge to dodge to the left, or to the right, where they are capable of reacting before the action is completed. This works on whenever they are being attacked. This technique however has a major flaw. The user is capable of dodging only whenever the opponent's class is equal or lower to that of the rank of the technique they know. This means that a “D” Class user that knows this technique can not use this against an opponent that is “C” Class or higher.
Limit: Must be a brawler.



Preparing for next round [if required]:


Hakkeshou: Daikaiten (Hands of the eight divination: Great whirl).
Rank: “B” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: An advanced version of hakkeshou: kaiten, the user releases a greater amount of chakra from their tenketsu while spinning like a top, creating a defensive chakra dome of a greater size.
Special: --
Drawback: --
Description: The user begins to spin like a top, excreting chakra from their tenketsu at a much higher level than the hakkeshou: kaiten. This creates a dome of spinning chakra that will repel or stop taijutsu, projectiles, and ninjutsu of “B” rank or less. The radius of the giant dome is ten meters, and is capable of blowing opponents backward up to fifteen meters.
Limit: Must learn from a jyuuken teacher or at the Hyuuga mansion. Must be a Hyuuga. Must know hakkeshou: kaiten and jyuuken advanced stance. Main house only.

[Solus]

C

onfused the old man looked up. ”Veterinarian? There is not one around for miles.” He shook his head and started to hammer the hoop down around the barrel. It was only when Minoru returned to the cooper and just stood there a few moments later, just looking without saying a thing that he looked up confused. ”Uhm…. Is there anything I can help you with, otherwise I would love to get back to work.”

Once again the Byakugan did not reveal much specific information. He was just a man with a hammer, though very much on the strong side. A life of solely hard work seemed to have done this.

[Minoru Hyuuga]

"Uhm…is there anything I can help you with? Otherwise, I would love to get back to work" told the man.
"I was wondering if you or the people in your house were here last night? We've heard complaints about strange sounds and missing pets. I'm sure you would have noticed given that you seem to be younger than some of your neighbors" told the male in a polite voice.

'Looks like his organs matches his age. They do not have any excess fat around them. Same goes for the arteries' noticed Minoru.
'Those muscles aren't fake either. He seems to be at the same level as a Chuunin taijutsu specialist' observed the guy. The distance between him and the cooper was 4 meters.

The Chuunin tried to not stare too much. It was not polite or 'normal' for anyone who was not used to shinobis.
'I wonder if Shimoko-chan has found anything. Toshio-kun has definitely done a great job, I need to buy him a gift tomorrow' decided the male. He kept his senses sharp in case someone tried to sneak up on him.

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Jutsus and skills used [Minoru]:


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


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


All-seeing eye. Range: 10 meters.
Rank: “B” Rank.
Skill: Supplementary.
Effect: The user sees all that is around them and nothing can escape their all-seeing eye.
Special: ---
Drawback: User gains a small blind spot located at the back of the neck above the first thoracic vertebra.
Description: Taking the time of a “B” Rank technique in hand seals, the user may activate this technique. By activating this ability, the byakugan gives the user a near 360° field of vision, except for one blind spot at the back of the neck above the first thoracic vertebrae. The distance of this vision is 1/5th of the user's knowledge in telescopic eye (maximum distance 40 meters). Please note that the further the user may see, the larger the blind spot becomes. User is still subject to eye attacks.
Limit: Must be in the Hyūga clan.


Improved uncanny dodge.
Rank: “A” Rank.
Skill: Supplementary.
Effect: The user can no longer be flanked.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This defense denies an opponent the ability to sneak attack the character by flanking them, unless the opponent has at least 4 more class points than the target does. class points is the invisible number found in between class levels.

* 5,500 to infinite training points: There is 1 class point every 800 training points.
* Total for Minoru [7140 TP]: 9 class points.

Example: User has improved uncanny dodge with 535 training points. An opponent with 900 training points can still perform sneak attacks while flanking the user.
Example: User has improved uncanny dodge with 1,660 training points. An opponent with 2,100 training points cannot perform sneak attacks while flanking the user.
Limit: Must learn from a master of burēdono kenseijin. Must know uncanny dodge.


Sense motive. Level: Advanced [63/125].
Rank: “E” Rank.
Skill: Skill.
Effect: User is skilled at detecting falsehoods and true intentions.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A successful check lets you avoid being bluffed (see the acting skill). The user can also use this skill to determine when "something is up" (that is, something odd is going on) or to assess someone's trustworthiness. Sense motive does not, however, allow a character to determine whether a given statement is a lie. In addition, a character can use this skill to make an assessment of a social situation. With a successful check (very difficult difficulty), the character can get the feeling from another's behaviour that something is wrong. Also, the character can get the feeling that someone is trustworthy and honourable. A sense motive check may be made as a reaction to another character's acting check. Try again: No, though user may make a sense motive check for each acting check made against the user. Look in task skills thread found in the skills and traits index for more information. If user has 25 or more ranks in evidence analysis user gains a synergy bonus +10 to sense motive. If user has 25 or more ranks in cultures user gains a synergy bonus +10 to sense motive when interacting with someone of said culture. Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---


Acting. Level: Expert [76/125].
Rank: “E” Rank (5 TP at all times).
Skill: Skill.
Effect: Acting enables a character to skilfully portray various roles.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Acting is most often used as a form of entertainment, though it can also be useful in aiding a disguise or pulling a scam. A skilled actor knows how to research their role in order to provide a realistic portrayal to include mannerisms, speech patterns, dialect or jargon. The acting skill also confers a cumulative 5% bonus (per level above unskilled) to disguise skill check rolls. The list below gives examples of mastery and what the character can do.

• Expert: Can independently 'invent' a role such as a lord, member of a cult, wealthy merchant, etc., and can dress and act the part with such skill that he can pass as that person.

Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---



Jutsus and skills used [Toshio]:


Scent.
Rank: “D”, “C” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: This extraordinary special quality allows a creature to detect approaching enemies, sniff out hidden foes, and track by sense of smell.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The creature can detect opponents within 10-meters by sense of smell. If the opponent is upwind, the range increases to 20-meters; if downwind, it drops to 5-meters. Strong scents, such as smoke or rotting garbage, can be detected at x2 the ranges noted above. Overpowering scents, such as skunk musk, can be detected at x3 normal range. When a creature detects a scent, the exact location of the source is not revealed—only its presence somewhere within range. The creature can take a movement to note the direction of the scent. Whenever the creature comes within two meters of the source, the creature pinpoints the source’s location. When finding herbs and animals (random), scent may improve searching for them (must have Scent of object previously before searching). Learning “D” Rank allows the user to search for common things, while “S” Rank for nearly impossible. Each rank user learns increases chance of finding by 2% for the rank of herb, and increases per rank thereafter. Example: At “S” Rank, user gains 10% increase chance in finding common herbs and animals, but only 2% increase for nearly impossible herbs and animals.
Limit: Must be an animal, fey, monster or vermin. Innate animal jutsu.


Detect evil.
Rank: “C” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: A technique where an animal companion is able to sense if there is evil in a person by using their animal instincts.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: An animal has a keen sense that no other person has. With this type of keen sense it can read one's body type, feel the intentions emitting from the body, as well as get an understanding of everything. It doesn't matter what a person does, the way they stand, how calm they are, how much they move, how they walk, or even the heartbeat of the person, an animal is able to sense the type of person they are. With this technique the animal is capable of figuring out of the person is perhaps an evil intentioned character. This will help the animal feel threatened or feel more at eased, or to perhaps not even care or feel if one is perhaps suspicious in some way.
Limit: Must have an animal companion.


Sekondo nen (Second sense) [10 + 20].
Rank: “D”, “C” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: The brawler depending on the rank of the technique the user is capable of reacting through subconscious mind against attacks against the user in different manners such as being flanked, and from behind. This technique makes the brawler incapable of being surprise attacked.
Special: ---
Drawback: The user may only learn this technique by the class that they are. This means that in order to learn the “C” Rank version they must be “C” Class, if they wish to learn the “B” Rank version they must be “B” Class.
Description: A technique where the subconscious mind, where the subconscious body reacts just as they are attacked while flanked or while their back is turn. The body reacts in such a way to where they are capable of withstanding so much. This technique makes it where the brawler is incapable of being surprised attacked, a sudden second sense kicks in as their body screams out to them yelling at them telling them to move, duck, dodge or anything else within that manner. If an opponent comes to a brawler at a bar, and attacks with a sword, or a club, the brawler gains the urge to dodge to the left, or to the right, where they are capable of reacting before the action is completed. This works on whenever they are being attacked. This technique however has a major flaw. The user is capable of dodging only whenever the opponent's class is equal or lower to that of the rank of the technique they know. This means that a “D” Class user that knows this technique can not use this against an opponent that is “C” Class or higher.
Limit: Must be a brawler.



Prepared in case of emergency:


Hakkeshou: Daikaiten (Hands of the eight divination: Great whirl).
Rank: “B” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: An advanced version of hakkeshou: kaiten, the user releases a greater amount of chakra from their tenketsu while spinning like a top, creating a defensive chakra dome of a greater size.
Special: --
Drawback: --
Description: The user begins to spin like a top, excreting chakra from their tenketsu at a much higher level than the hakkeshou: kaiten. This creates a dome of spinning chakra that will repel or stop taijutsu, projectiles, and ninjutsu of “B” rank or less. The radius of the giant dome is ten meters, and is capable of blowing opponents backward up to fifteen meters.
Limit: Must learn from a jyuuken teacher or at the Hyuuga mansion. Must be a Hyuuga. Must know hakkeshou: kaiten and jyuuken advanced stance. Main house only.

[Solus]

No Kyodai Hyuuga?

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owering his hammer the man would stop with adjusting the hoop around the planks. On his face was a slightly astonished look as he straightened his back, standing tall for the first time. The man towered over you, standing tall far above two meters in height. ”Strange sounds? Missing animals? This is what you are busy with?!” You could see his heart rate accelerating and his face flush. ”There are people dead! A whole family murdered and this is what you are busy with? NOISE COMPLAINTS!?” He bellowed waving his heavy hammer as if it were a feather.

Approaching you with his unarmed arm outstretched the man would continue to holler. ”Away! I have no answers for the likes of you! Go bother someone else or go do something that actually matters!”

[Minoru Hyuuga]

"Strange sounds? Missing animals? This is what you are busy with?!
There are people dead! A whole family murdered and this is what you are busy with? NOISE COMPLAINTS!?" roared the cooper while he waved the hammer like it weighed nothing.

The man walked closer to the male. "Away! I have no answers for the likes of you!
Go bother someone else or go do something that actually matters!" shouted the guy. He was at least ten inches taller than him with a temper to match.

"Please calm down" told Minoru in a firm voice as he took one step back. He had to maintain his distance in case this man tried to attack him.
'I think there is at least three meters between us. Perfect if I have to use the kaiten jutsu' thought the young man. He tried to stay calm despite being in the presence of such an angry man.

'Toshio-kun is with Kyodai-san. Shimoko-chan is somewhere close and ready to help me if she needs to. I wonder if he have something to do with this.
I never said to him that I was investigating a murder for starters. Kyodai-san told me that the murderer was a strong person as well' recalled the Chuunin.

The angry cooper in front of him certainly fit the latter criteria. The male knew he could take him down if he decided to attack. But he was here to investigate a murder, not cause a new one.
'Worst case scenario, I have to hurt him in self-defence. I doubt the police is going to get angry for that' thought the inky-haired guy.

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Jutsus and skills used [Minoru]:


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


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


All-seeing eye. Range: 10 meters.
Rank: “B” Rank.
Skill: Supplementary.
Effect: The user sees all that is around them and nothing can escape their all-seeing eye.
Special: ---
Drawback: User gains a small blind spot located at the back of the neck above the first thoracic vertebra.
Description: Taking the time of a “B” Rank technique in hand seals, the user may activate this technique. By activating this ability, the byakugan gives the user a near 360° field of vision, except for one blind spot at the back of the neck above the first thoracic vertebrae. The distance of this vision is 1/5th of the user's knowledge in telescopic eye (maximum distance 40 meters). Please note that the further the user may see, the larger the blind spot becomes. User is still subject to eye attacks.
Limit: Must be in the Hyūga clan.


Improved uncanny dodge.
Rank: “A” Rank.
Skill: Supplementary.
Effect: The user can no longer be flanked.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This defense denies an opponent the ability to sneak attack the character by flanking them, unless the opponent has at least 4 more class points than the target does. class points is the invisible number found in between class levels.

* 5,500 to infinite training points: There is 1 class point every 800 training points.
* Total for Minoru [7140 TP]: 9 class points.

Example: User has improved uncanny dodge with 535 training points. An opponent with 900 training points can still perform sneak attacks while flanking the user.
Example: User has improved uncanny dodge with 1,660 training points. An opponent with 2,100 training points cannot perform sneak attacks while flanking the user.
Limit: Must learn from a master of burēdono kenseijin. Must know uncanny dodge.


Sense motive. Level: Advanced [63/125].
Rank: “E” Rank.
Skill: Skill.
Effect: User is skilled at detecting falsehoods and true intentions.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: A successful check lets you avoid being bluffed (see the acting skill). The user can also use this skill to determine when "something is up" (that is, something odd is going on) or to assess someone's trustworthiness. Sense motive does not, however, allow a character to determine whether a given statement is a lie. In addition, a character can use this skill to make an assessment of a social situation. With a successful check (very difficult difficulty), the character can get the feeling from another's behaviour that something is wrong. Also, the character can get the feeling that someone is trustworthy and honourable. A sense motive check may be made as a reaction to another character's acting check. Try again: No, though user may make a sense motive check for each acting check made against the user. Look in task skills thread found in the skills and traits index for more information. If user has 25 or more ranks in evidence analysis user gains a synergy bonus +10 to sense motive. If user has 25 or more ranks in cultures user gains a synergy bonus +10 to sense motive when interacting with someone of said culture. Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---


Acting. Level: Expert [76/125].
Rank: “E” Rank (5 TP at all times).
Skill: Skill.
Effect: Acting enables a character to skilfully portray various roles.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Acting is most often used as a form of entertainment, though it can also be useful in aiding a disguise or pulling a scam. A skilled actor knows how to research their role in order to provide a realistic portrayal to include mannerisms, speech patterns, dialect or jargon. The acting skill also confers a cumulative 5% bonus (per level above unskilled) to disguise skill check rolls. The list below gives examples of mastery and what the character can do.

• Expert: Can independently 'invent' a role such as a lord, member of a cult, wealthy merchant, etc., and can dress and act the part with such skill that he can pass as that person.

Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---



Jutsus and skills used [Toshio]:


Scent.
Rank: “D”, “C” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: This extraordinary special quality allows a creature to detect approaching enemies, sniff out hidden foes, and track by sense of smell.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The creature can detect opponents within 10-meters by sense of smell. If the opponent is upwind, the range increases to 20-meters; if downwind, it drops to 5-meters. Strong scents, such as smoke or rotting garbage, can be detected at x2 the ranges noted above. Overpowering scents, such as skunk musk, can be detected at x3 normal range. When a creature detects a scent, the exact location of the source is not revealed—only its presence somewhere within range. The creature can take a movement to note the direction of the scent. Whenever the creature comes within two meters of the source, the creature pinpoints the source’s location. When finding herbs and animals (random), scent may improve searching for them (must have Scent of object previously before searching). Learning “D” Rank allows the user to search for common things, while “S” Rank for nearly impossible. Each rank user learns increases chance of finding by 2% for the rank of herb, and increases per rank thereafter. Example: At “S” Rank, user gains 10% increase chance in finding common herbs and animals, but only 2% increase for nearly impossible herbs and animals.
Limit: Must be an animal, fey, monster or vermin. Innate animal jutsu.


Detect evil.
Rank: “C” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: A technique where an animal companion is able to sense if there is evil in a person by using their animal instincts.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: An animal has a keen sense that no other person has. With this type of keen sense it can read one's body type, feel the intentions emitting from the body, as well as get an understanding of everything. It doesn't matter what a person does, the way they stand, how calm they are, how much they move, how they walk, or even the heartbeat of the person, an animal is able to sense the type of person they are. With this technique the animal is capable of figuring out of the person is perhaps an evil intentioned character. This will help the animal feel threatened or feel more at eased, or to perhaps not even care or feel if one is perhaps suspicious in some way.
Limit: Must have an animal companion.


Sekondo nen (Second sense) [10 + 20].
Rank: “D”, “C” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: The brawler depending on the rank of the technique the user is capable of reacting through subconscious mind against attacks against the user in different manners such as being flanked, and from behind. This technique makes the brawler incapable of being surprise attacked.
Special: ---
Drawback: The user may only learn this technique by the class that they are. This means that in order to learn the “C” Rank version they must be “C” Class, if they wish to learn the “B” Rank version they must be “B” Class.
Description: A technique where the subconscious mind, where the subconscious body reacts just as they are attacked while flanked or while their back is turn. The body reacts in such a way to where they are capable of withstanding so much. This technique makes it where the brawler is incapable of being surprised attacked, a sudden second sense kicks in as their body screams out to them yelling at them telling them to move, duck, dodge or anything else within that manner. If an opponent comes to a brawler at a bar, and attacks with a sword, or a club, the brawler gains the urge to dodge to the left, or to the right, where they are capable of reacting before the action is completed. This works on whenever they are being attacked. This technique however has a major flaw. The user is capable of dodging only whenever the opponent's class is equal or lower to that of the rank of the technique they know. This means that a “D” Class user that knows this technique can not use this against an opponent that is “C” Class or higher.
Limit: Must be a brawler.



Prepared in case of emergency:


Hakkeshou: Daikaiten (Hands of the eight divination: Great whirl).
Rank: “B” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: An advanced version of hakkeshou: kaiten, the user releases a greater amount of chakra from their tenketsu while spinning like a top, creating a defensive chakra dome of a greater size.
Special: --
Drawback: --
Description: The user begins to spin like a top, excreting chakra from their tenketsu at a much higher level than the hakkeshou: kaiten. This creates a dome of spinning chakra that will repel or stop taijutsu, projectiles, and ninjutsu of “B” rank or less. The radius of the giant dome is ten meters, and is capable of blowing opponents backward up to fifteen meters.
Limit: Must learn from a jyuuken teacher or at the Hyuuga mansion. Must be a Hyuuga. Must know hakkeshou: kaiten and jyuuken advanced stance. Main house only.

[Kyodai Hyuuga]

(OOC: Sorry still trying to get back from a rough week last week. )

Kyodai's eyebrow rose at the sudden and loud reaction from the cooper. Something was not right but it was a small town. Either way the situation was going to get unwanted attention shortly. So Kyodai quickly but unobtrusively moved around to where he was behind the man a few meters away. Close enough to react quickly but far enough not to get caught unaware. Two things he was looking for as the situation deteriorated. One he was sizing the man up against the clues he already gathered. Second he was looking at points that would quickly disable but not injure the man if he became violent.

Kyodai could already see that he met the strength requirements but did he meet the others. Well the fact he was a neighbor meant he would be familiar enough to open the door for, and familiar enough with the layout to know to go out the window. It was to convenient that the perpetrator could sneak out the that window unseen. But the who mess inside that house had spoke of disorganization. Using his special eye he was noting to see if the cooper appeared to match that mental description.

Another point of the blood bath which more investigation could ferret out. Kyodai had noted over kill on the mother and the missing father. Overkill on the mother would suggest she was the target and the missing father could be probable simple method of trying to throw off suspicions. Either way questions worth asking after the cooper was calmed. Maybe the other neighbors could be of use.

[Solus]

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eing told to calm down did not seem to do anything. It was odd how telling people to calm down always resulted in the diametrically opposed effect. ”CALM DOWN?!” the man bellowed, his nostrils flaring. Of course by now certain villagers had noticed the proceedings and were stopping to watch wordlessly at the proceedings. By now you had gathered an audience of three women who had interrupted their shopping to watch and the fishmonger from across the street. ”I’ll calm down when you lot are out of my sight!” He yelled, continuing to approach Minoru with one arm outstretched and the other still clinging his hammer. ”Away with you! Go bother someone else!”