Path of the sensor

[Starnaess]

Tiger of Will

Rank: "S"

Skill: NinJutsu

Effect: The user infuses Chakra into falling debris to find people within a very large vicinity.

Special: ---

Drawback: ---

Description: Range of this Jutsu is 1 City Board, or 200 meters per Class Level. Duration of the Jutsu lasts for 5 hours per Class Level. A perception ninjutsu, allowing the user to freely manipulate a natural weather occurrence or debris infused with the user's own chakra. For example, if rain falls from the clouds, the user infuses their own chakra into it. During this technique, the falling debris is closely linked to the user's senses. When this debris is obstructed by a Chakra belonging to someone the user is not familiar with, the existence of that person can be detected. The Detection of the Jutsu however is not specific as the user can only know if the person has entered the area of the debris but not where specifically they are. Upon knowing an intruder the user must use more specialized techniques to find the intruder's specific location. This debris can be anything small enough normally done through natural occurrences such as sand in sand storms, rain, and snow. If user is able to make these occurrences through other means the user may apply this Jutsu without sacrificing handseals, nor extra Chakra.

Limit: Must be a Sensor Specialist.

Post 1

I found myself on the top of a hill, grass that used to be green below my feet was now covered in blood – some of it was mine, i thought to myself as i looked at my hands as they dripped some more from the various injuries mixed in with previous scars that were now reopened. Most of it however, was that of my enemies – they dared to stand against the will of my masters, mocking them even – and that simply could not stand. I picked up my katana that was lodged through a corpse’s skull right next to me and with a rough swing to the side the blood that was still on it flew off into the distance.



Looking at my reflection on the blade, my face was completly covered in blood ,it dyed my beard and my eyebrows as it kept dripping down onto my dirty clothes – my eyes completly cold, almost dead like , yet a smile that made me look even more crazy than i already seemed was plastered on my face. Thats when i heard them, steps coming toward me ,splashing blood making him sound even more obvious than he already was.



I turned my body sideways so i could see him better. He was charging towards me – fear on his face, mixed in with sadness for tears were streaming down his face. Rage was present too for he screamed madly at me. His katana high up held with both hands over his head, his footing desperate and sluggish , his armor drenched in blood made him heavier than he was used to - he was not prepared for this fight.

[Starnaess]

Post 2



It all happened a day ago – the place for the battle had already been decided by my masters – the enemy unaware of this, of course. There were many reasons for this , some more simple than others – The first reason came down to pride and respect , the enemies had wronged them, they looked down on them , they mocked them. The second reason was economical – they had something my masters wanted, their money, their territories and especially their gold mines. You should not misunderstand, however – my masters are not some bloodthirsty gangsters – they had offered to buy their mines for a more than reasonable priceand they were laughed at. But the reason why i was chosen for this job was rather simple – they saw it as training.



You see, my specialty is finding people regardless of where they are, not through tracking or any other physical skill – but rather through chakra and my sensory abilities. However my masters saw limits to my ability. First of all one that focuses too much on the mind tends to forget about the body, and while i train my body rigorously through physical exercises, battle is something i dont dwell too much with , not because im afraid of it – but simply because my job does not require me to be on the front lines. The other limit they saw was both the range at which i could scan people as well as the number of them.



For that they created the perfect scenario for me to polish some of my rough traits while developing new abilities in order to reduce my current weaknesses – that's just how much they care about me, they are willing to go to war in order for me to become better, and that is why i smiled at their request and i humbly accepted, fully knowing that it was dangerous but also acknoleging the fact that my twins trusted me to accomplish this dangerous tank and come out victorious, they had no doubts about it and that by itself gave me courage.

[Starnaess]

Post 3



The village was in the middle of an artificially created desert – a byproduct of many shinobi battles that mostly involved ninjutsu masters. The whole area , which as my masters told me, used to be an oasis and now it is no more. However, not all was lost – the battle revealed a hidden treasure underneath all that magnificent nature – veins of rare metals spreading throughout the ground like rivers, mixing in with eachother creating not only a spectacular view but a more unique than rare source of income.

I arrived during the night and i kept my distance to remain unnoticed by the various guards standing at the many towers and the patrols with their chakra trained dogs. Those hounds were indeed skilled at finding their opponents the moment they either smelled them or felt chakra vibrate through the air – but they , just like me , had their limitations – limitations that i was sent to surpass.



If i so wished i could’ve spread my chakra in a magnificent cone in front of me and if i stepped close enough i might’ve sensed a good lot of them while at the same time endangering myself for both being too exposed and getting noticed by the dogs if not by the guards themselves and that would’ve meant trouble – i was strong, but not strong enough to handle an entire village by myself, not yet anyway.

[Starnaess]

Post 4



I had plenty of time to think on my way to the village but i still had not reached a solution on how to surpass my limits – the best thing i could do for now was to s tart chipping away at their numbers by taking care of the most vulnerable targets patrolling the area, after all – this training was also made to improve my fighting capabilities. And so i made sure to spread my chakra far away from the dogs and to locate all the patrols that were lacking a canine or that were simply out of help’s reach.



Three of them, two males and one female all wearing random clothes that did not match with eachother , i deduced they either were expendable mercenaries or villagers that needed to earn some more money to feed their families. Their aptitude did not show any sign of remarcable swordmanships to a ccompany their threee sheathed swords on their left side – and that was indeed good news. I approached them slowly, hiding in the shadow of the night – following them, stalking them like a predator.



The tiny female was the first to go down, her head cleanly separated from the neck with a single swing of my beautifully crafted katana – they did not even hear me coming , my steps matched theirs and their sound was covered by their voices. It took them a few seconds to realize their p artner was no longer part of this world. The bigger of the two immediatly placed his right hand onto the sword’ sheath as he turned, sadly for him i approached the group from the right position.

[Starnaess]

Post 5



It would take him longer to turn around from the closest side which means he would have to make a full turn to make a clean swing , but my katana was already out and thirsty for blood. A single step forward was all i needed in order for my katana to reach his back, pierce his ribcage, his lungs and then his heart. Since he was still turning when this happened my katana came out of his side and made his blood sprayall over the place meshing with the sand and their friend’s.



A silent “Thud” and then only one remained – my eyes squinted as my smile grew larger letting my madness roam free and creating panic in the man on my left. Everything felt in slow mition, his mouth opening wide as his lungs tried to capture as much air as possible in order to s cream – this process quickly interrupted as i pierced his throat, twisting the katana upside down and then with the help of my left hand a crescent motion upwards slicing his head into two.



Nobody saw anything, as if they never existed – no blood spilled onto me, and no wind to carry its smell back to the dogs , i made sure of that by waiting for the right time and by making sure i was in the right spot, wind on my back. A few chakra signs were all i needed to conveal their body heat, their fading chakra signature and their bodies. I stood there as i watched the sands of the desert eat their bodies like a starving demon in the night.

[Starnaess]

Post 6

My blade craved for more, and so did i – lucky for us we did not have to wait long before the next killing. I had calculated just how long a patrol took to complete their round and every time they did they would meet with another group and tell them if everything was calm. This time however the patrol was dead – this alerted the other group, this time made out of six people and one dog. There could’ve been many reasons for the delay with the patrol – more often than not it was a false alarm and they were just double checking something.



So rather than cause panic in the whole village they decided to not say anything and just check what had caused this delay, after all they felt safe amongst themselves – nobody would dare to a ttack them, right? Well the moment they back tracked the movements of the previous group their numbers had already diminished by one, the dog of course. I am a dog lover, as a matter of fact i own three dogs and i love them very much – this was not my most proud moment but it had to be done.



Catching his attention while slicing the hound’s throat while hiding under the sand concealed by my jutsu was easier than stealing candies from a baby. The guards didnt notice at first they were too focused on what was going on in front of them. Coming out of the sand after they had walked some distance away from me i threw the carcass of the dog right ahead of them. I waited for the precise moment when the carcass landed in front of them to dash as fast as possible.

[Starnaess]

Post 7



My body concealed by an invisibility jutsu , they turned around with anger painted onto their faces,four of them had their weapons midway from unsheathing, long swords – decently crafted, sharp edges – strongly held. They were far more experienced than the previous ones. The last two wielded a two handed axe, they were much taller and overall bigger than their other comrades – instead of facing where the others were facing they got closer together, one hitting the other’s back with his own.



They faced directly ahead of them – they knew this was an ambush. The other four formed a tight formation but i had the advantage. Their fout men formation had reduced to two in a couple of seconds, the third had his hand sliced off, and surprisingly enough his h and was still tightly gripped onto the flying sword. The last one was paralized, and as the wind hit him in the back i could smell a faint scent of piss – pitiful. My katana came down like death from above, but was interrupted from its designed path by one of the two axe wielding guards that placed his weapon right above his comrade’s head, blocking the hit.



A quick reaction from me came as my blade hit his, i immediatly shifted my weight and turned my wrist slightly so my blade could gently surf over the long wooden handle that formed more than 80% of the axe. Its destination? The man’s throat . He turned into a human fountain as i hid behind the massive mody in order to shelter from his other friend’s axe. He was fearless and smart, the moment he saw his friend’s die and me hiding behind him , he had no second thoughts regarding slicing in his direction inevitably cleaving his body in half in the attempt to cleave mine as well.

[Skulking Shinzu]

[7] +70 TP.