Duck, Weave, Hide! [Training/Open]

[Skulking Shinzu]

Skulker
Rank: "C"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User is able to hide undetected from others with ease.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User is able to hide undetected from others with ease. User gains a +10 bonus to Stealth and may learn Stealth with a +1 per Die roll. If the user has 50 skill points to Stealth this bonus increases to +20.
Limit: Must be an Inuzuka member.

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As Zuruel headed towards the Raikage tower, he spotted an ANBU agent exiting. Spotting the tell-tale mask, he immediately ducked behind a tree to break the agent’s line of sight. Where was the man heading? Carefully, he peaked out but swiftly moved back behind the textured bark the moment he caught a glimpse of his target’s head turning. If he wasn’t careful, he’d be spotted.

Utilising his keen sense of hearing, Zuruel caught the sound of footsteps. The agent was moving away from him. Now was his chance. Utilising his Kedoin cells to silence his footsteps with the Hush ability, Zuruel creeped out from behind the tree and dashed behind another towards his right. The plan in his mind was simple. Carefully trail the operative while making use of any cover he could find along the way.

It took time, patience and coordination, but Zuruel knew he just needed to be careful. Silently, he dashed behind every object he could find that was tall enough to hide his frame. It took a lot of mental arithmetic. While scanning for a suitable hiding spot, he’d have to simultaneously dash towards it while avoid the gaze of the ANBU. He needed to be even stealthier than the stealthiest.

[Spectre of the Falls(Kuroki)]

Learned

[Skulking Shinzu]

[x1] Unlocked Potential
Rank: "C"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User has an incredible potential for improvement with 1 of their skills.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Choose a Skill. The Point limit for that skill is increased by 15. (Thus, the first time user applies this technique to a skill, its point limit becomes 140 instead of 125). User may learn this technique multiple times. User may apply this same technique to the same skill multiple times.
Limit: Must learn from Universal Miscellaneous.

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Zuruel blinked as the ANBU operative stopped. Had he been spotted? Grimacing, Zuruel decided to make use of his Kedoin abilities to protect himself. As the man glanced around the area, Zuruel’s keen sense of hearing picked up on the sound of the agent inhaling sharply. This gave away the fact he was using scent despite Zuruel being completely hidden away behind a tree.

Nodding to himself, Zuruel sent a command to his Kedoin cells to stop producing any odours. He also utilised this same ability to force his cells to produce a new odour. An odour that helped his scent blend in with the surroundings. With that complete, he’d now be completely invisible to scent-based abilities. This was an ability he had learned to use from experience.

Zuruel knew that completely shutting off one’s scent was a poor choice. Intelligent animals and scent-capable Ninja could easily spot a scent trail suddenly vanishing, which gave away a plethora of information. However, if his scent blended in with the surroundings, it became much harder to find the point where it stopped. It was the perfect defence against canines.

[Shallistera]

learned

[Skulking Shinzu]

Water Release Skill
Rank: "D"
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: A prerequisite technique that allows the user to perform Water Release techniques.
Special: Handseals
Drawback: ---
Description: This technique does not count against the user's Release Training Points. Water is one of the basic elemental nature transformation techniques allowing the user to manipulate pre-existing water by turning their Chakra into Water. It takes much more ability to create the water outside the body than to manipulate what is already available or expel it from their mouths (Need Water Creation Technique from Jutsu Enhancement Techniques). Water Release techniques can not only change shape but state as well. Moreover, the water becomes more solid in the process as well, and certain techniques can even allow the user to increase the water's density or viscosity, making it a suitable element to capture the targets. Offensive water techniques seem to inflict harm from the sudden force that they exert, which would cause massive internal damage to a human. Any Save Difficulty mentioned in a technique, whether Fortitude or Will is based off of 10 + 2 per Class Level + Impeccable Will. Some Ice Release techniques need pre-existing ice, snow, or water nearby in order to be used. Techniques that require a small source of water nearby is measured between 1.5 to 6 cubic meters. Medium is measured between 6 to 30 cubic meters. Large is measured between 30 cubic meters to 350 cubic meters. Huge is measured between 350 cubic meters to 1,500 cubic meters. Colossal is measured by anything more than 1,500 cubic meters.
Limit: Must learn for Water Release NinJutsu.

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While chasing the ANBU operative, Zuruel suddenly stopped as he felt something strange going on with his body. All this high-speed dashing and manoeuvring seemed to awaken something inside of himself. Glancing down at his hands, he felt the distinct vibrations of Chakra leaking out from his palms. However, not in the usual sense. The Chakra didn’t feel warm or sharp to signal it was Fire or Wind. This was something else.

Focusing, Zuruel felt the vibrations sweeping over his flesh like a gentle breeze or wave. The latter of which immediately conjured images of the ocean and tidal waves crashing into a cliff in his mind. These thoughts were immediately absorbed by the Chakra along with the calm emotions he was feeling due to the exhaustion from all this running around and exercise. By pure chance, this created something new.

The Chakra seemed to react with the Kedoin’s sweat. Pooling together like iron fillings to a magnet, the sweat was drawn towards the Chakra Zuruel released from his palm to form a single marble sized bead of water. Was this a new element? Suiton? Focusing, he sent a jolt of Chakra into his hand to force the ball of water to fire out and splash into a nearby tree. Immediately, he snickered. He could do some pretty interesting things with this.

[Shallistera]

learned

[Skulking Shinzu]

Stealthy
Rank: "C"
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User is good at voiding unwanted attention and slipping out of bonds.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User gets a +10 bonus on all Escape Artist and Stealth skill checks. If the user has 50 or more ranks in one of these skills, the bonus increases to +20 for that skill.
Limit: Must learn from Universal Miscellaneous.

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Zuruel blinked. A newfound power had just awakened inside of himself. What more could he do with it? Utilising his keen sense of smell, he followed the scent trail of the ANBU operative from before while focusing on his Chakra. It was no longer infused with fiery rage or the cutting potential of wind. It had taken on more slippery and calm qualities. Mirroring this, Zuruel felt a lot lighter on his feet. He felt able to duck and weave between obstacles while hiding behind them at a moment’s notice like he was a simple stream of water.

This seemed to come in handy. As he caught up with the ANBU agent, the man seemed to be alerted of Zuruel’s presence. Grimacing, he instantly ducked behind a slender tree. An awkward position due to the trunk’s lack of width, however, all this training in the Water element seemed to have made his body more flexible and responsive. In that split second before being noticed, he was able to assume a position that completely hid himself from the ANBU’s line of sight.

As his keen sense of hearing caught the sound of his target beginning to walk away, he blinked in astonishment. He seemed far stealthier and agile than before. It appeared Cloud had awakened something inside of him. Continuing, he cautiously stalked the agent while keeping his presence hidden. He could simply ask what agents did during the day – but that was no fun. He’d rather find out with his own ‘unique’ methods.

[Starnaess]

Learned