Sands of Iron {Training/Private}

[tetsu]

+10, 10/30.

[cardcaptor]

Rakurai Shunshin no Jutsu (Bolt Instantaneous Body Skill)
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu/TaiJutsu
Effect: This jutsu is a high-speed movement technique, allowing a ninja to move short distances at an almost untraceable speed. To an observer, it appears as if the user has teleported. This technique allows a user to move from one point to another at speeds double of their speed potential of up to ten meters.
Special: ---
Drawback: This technique may only be used within the same knowledge capability of a user who may be capable of using Shunshin no Jutsu, 瞬身の術, (Body Flicker Technique). This means that a user is incapable of using this technique more then they can use Shunshin no Jutsu, 瞬身の術, (Body Flicker Technique).
Description: This jutsu is a high-speed movement technique, allowing a ninja to move short distances at an almost untraceable speed. To an observer, it appears as if the user has teleported. A technique in which the user creates an electrical current within a fast moment as a flashing light, not enough to blind someone quickly occurs as the user moves from one place to another. Nothing to dramatic occurs as the user simply does it within arm's length of the user. It is accomplished by using chakra to temporarily boost the user's reflexes. The amount of chakra required depends on the overall distance between the user and their intended destination.
Limit: Must know Shunshin no Jutsu, 瞬身の術, (Body Flicker Technique), To Start user must be in The Hidden Village of Cloud. Must have Lightning Release.

0/30

Silence, she did well in such an situation. Since she had only went to strike half-heartedly, her movement halted mid way, she was prepared for the oncoming orb of iron which seemed to be fast approaching. Just like before, she'd utilize the sensory pole in order to tip the orb of iron away. This time, she'd be sure to bat it towards her left. What a coincidence, for on that side the giant whom had taken to the ground prior, pushed off of it it with his hulking form. His arm moving to grasp her in a hook. Might as well play a little baseball and see how he liked the orb of iron heading towards his stomach, though he could probably stop it at moments notice. Now a new development had occured.

Rustling from the dune some feet away, the supposedly sleeping Keda-kun didn't seem to get much sleep. He shifted this way and that, he attempted to move his arms back in an attempt to create a makeshift pillow. She couldn't tell what he was up to, except that he was no longer "resting". With the imminent attack from the giant coming towards her now, no sooner did a new element emerge. Bring the lightning! Within the instant that he tried to hit her with his punch, his arm hooked as it attempted to collide with her side, the bolt of lightning would occur. With assistance from Keda, that arm would not be useable and more imporantly she was able to appear behind him. Her pole aiming to whack the giant in the head. It would be a playful act, though he could just as easily avoid her strike.

Either way, the Shitakuma was on red alert now. A bolt of lightning occuring within her newfound position. Chakra surged throughout her entire form, sending her clos to the dune that Keda resided in. She had to perform some hand seals to trigger her mind's eye once more, wind blowing along the dune, ruffling the clothing of the two present. Some leaves from the unusual tree were blown along also. This built the flash of an image within her mind. He was no longer in that tree but rather, a form was standing erect, parallel in position to the tree."Did you sleep well...?" his answer would determine if he was ready to jump back into the fray once more. More than likely, he probably was, though she had yet to determine if he actually assisted her just now.

Considering she would have to keep on the move, her goal being to mask her movements with the elements, no sooner did the lightning nature manipulation occur within her body. Sparks would emit from along her hands and legs. The buzzing sensation acted to provide her with the necessary sound waves, thus becoming like a sonar of sorts. Since she wanted Tetsu to specifically focus on her, she had to activate her mind's eye to check in on his situation. Striking the soles of her sandals with the pole, she'd use the sound emitted to gain a better image of the area. Her mind racing with the newfound information, light pooling into the dark world once more. Her eyelids would close to focus better on the mental image. She'd taken a snapshot of it, so as for the image to not become fleeting.

To the right was another dune, further down depth wise compared to the one she was close to. This would be her area to retreat and form another strike on her opponent. Focusing on the lightning element, a bolt of lightning would emerge from her position. Within her former position, there was nothing. The raven haired girl had taken off once more. When she remerged, her form was crouched down within the dune. She was awaiting Tetsu's next course of action in the spar. Would he attempt to attack her from long range with his iron? Perhaps another quick strike? He did seem to love getting in close before attacking her. With those muscles of his, it shouldn't come to a surprise to the former priestess, yet her mind had already wondered about the many possibilities. Either way, her good senses were certainly ready. Things seemed to be heating up quite a bit.

['~,Kohei,~']

"Karada Kousatetsu"(Iron sand Body Armor)
Rank: C-rank
Skill: Ninjutsu, defensive
Effect: Allows the user to create a suite of armor from iron sand
Special: Hold Dragon while Iron sand forms around user
Drawback: Cuts polarity field in half. Reduced movement.
Description: By allowing the iron sand to cover there body, the user can transform the iron powder into a suite of armor. The Iron powder will begin to surround the user, with some parts solidifying,while others remaining in a powdered form. The solidifying Iron sand acts like strong plates of Iron (think like scales), while the none solidified portions still allows for movement. The users, from head to toe is covered in this plated armor (with eyes, ears, etc exposed for senses), armor is extremely durable, and can withstand "3C-ranks" jutsus before being destroyed. This does consume much more chakra to maintain, as well as it does effect the polarity field of the user (meaning that the field emitted will be having a much more difficult time extending outward)
Limit:Masamune , Kekkai Genkai. C-rank in Polarity field, Iron sand Transmutation and Iron sand Domination

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His fist flew in from the side of the girl who stood before him, but he was stopped moments from impact as an invisible force grasped his arm halting it before it could make contact with anything but air. For a second he was in shock of what happened trying to figure out, until he calmed his mind a bit and thought about it. It felt as if there were strings wrapped around his forearm, and there were no visible signs of anything around his arm; Tetsu had known Keda long enough to know his ability with puppets and could tell these were the strings he used to control them.

His head tilted upwards to look up the rolling dune where his rival was attempting to ’sleep’ or so he was pretending. Keda rose to a standing position beneath the leaves of the lonesome tree.

"Hitting a lady? That's just down right rude, Tetsu!"

The sarcastic remark hung in his minds for a moment before he formulated a response to his old friend’s sharp tongue. “Ha! You know she could have dodge that just as well as…” his response was cut short by a sudden pain in the back of his head, his neck twisted to peak over his shoulder at Kasumi who had gotten behind him while he was focused on Keda again. ”Oh you little…”

With the aid of every bit of his weight and his natural muscle, he grasped his right bicep with his left hand and dug his feet into the ground before yanking back his arm with all his might with intention of pulling the other Genin off balance. After the violent tug, he dropped his shoulder and slid the heavy gourd of his back and onto the ground where it sank a few inches into the loose sand.

Together his hands formed the dragon seal, chakra surged through his body, and the polarity field expanded ever so slightly to reach the gourd no more than a foot or two behind him. Iron powder quickly filtered out of the gourd in a constant stream, swirling around Tetsu created a flurry of iron particles around his body. Then, slowly the iron would attach to his skin and stick bit by bit creating a suit of armor that encased his body.

The effect of the armor made it hard for his polarity field to escape its form and would cut his reach by a significant amount, but that had little effect on his intentions for the next few minutes. The armor was not entirely completely, and he was well aware that it would not be able to with stand all the punishment that it should be able to had it been done properly; but that was what this was all about, training.

With the incomplete armor covering almost his entire body except his head, he slammed a large and powerful fist against his chest before raising it high into the air with a balled fist. ”Come on you two… let’s see what you guys really got!” he shouted it at the top of his lungs for both Keda and Kasumi to hear before digging his feet back into the sand and awaiting their attacks.

[Tenkai]

+10 Kasumi
`10.30]

+8 Tetsu
`8.30]

[shigetsu]

[ 10 | 30 ]

Keda had quite the grin upon his lips as he watched his teammate, surprised it'd actually taken him that long to figure out what had exactly happened. The puppeteer strengthened his "grip" upon the man's arm as this revelation dawned upon him, knowing some brutality was surely to come. That seemed to be more along Tetsu's style anyway: raw, unadulterated power of the mind, body and soul.

Out of the two, between Tetsu and Keda, the latter was far weaker in terms of physical strength. Even the chakra threads had limits, capable of being broken if stressed far past their limits; such was the case as Tetsu held firmly upon his own forearm, jerking forward with a force truly uncanny to even this universe. Were the threads corporeal, Kedamono would have surely found himself soaring into the skies en route directly for the behemoth linear with his person. Fortunately, they would simply "snap" - he could feel them disengage, as would Tetsu - and remain somewhat unsettled.

That's when Kasumi dared rear her gorgeous facade beside him after delivering a teasing blow to Tetsu's head, her question charming. "Wouldn't say I even got a drop of sleep -- you two are so damn loud sometimes." He chuckled before giggling childishly - he'd said a dirty word.

Yet before they would have time to continue their childish demonstrations Kasumi had vanished, subject to the shunshin no jutsu of the lightning elemental. It was truly a spectacle to view as the bolt consumed her figure, leaving nothing but a thin cloud of dust and sand in the wake. Keda would've lofted a brow in curiosity were the circumstances different, yet the fervor of battle remained stern upon his face, his demeanor hardening. With Kasumi out of the way, it seemed it would be a battle between the titans: brains versus brawn, which would prove victorious?

His fingers danced intricately while the hands reared back, the chakra within those willowy digits growing more intense by the second. This simplistic action wrought more chakra strings from within himself, expelling from the soft pads of his ten fingers - they moved far too fast, an effortlessly moving to wrap around his comrade's eastern (right) leg while he himself dealt with a jutsu. A plume of iron dust had erupted from within his gourd, furthermore tightly compacting around his figure - it was the Masamune's secret ability, that of which gave them the means to manipulate the iron they carried.

But it mattered little as the puppeteer's hands clamped together, digits coiling around one another as if hanging onto a massive rope. With all the might in his body he'd wrench his arms back toward his own figure, hopefully enough to render him such a powerful stance - his leg would only need to move the slightest bit, maybe even take a step forward, for Keda to charge head long across the dunes of sand. The chakra threads would be dismantled then, whipping back around to to wait for an opportune moment.

Eyes of lavender burned with a feral intensity, a mere hint at his state of mind. He was on guard, prepared to handle both Tetsu and Kasumi, if she were to interfere.

[Tenkai]

+10 Genbu
`20.30]

[cardcaptor]

10/30

Repositioned and now ready to go, Keda had stated his lack of sleep. Though vulgar in explanation, it was natural that the two sparring would be loud enough to keep him awake. Though Kasumi knew better than that. She shook her head, raven locks swishing back and forth. A small smile graced her fair features as one thought came to mind. "He felt left out..." Keda couldn't possibly keep on the sidelines and let her have fun with Tetsu, she was hogging his rival after all. Worse yet, Tetsu wanted them both to come after him. Brains vs brawns...with assistance from divine grace? Since the two boys seemed to always get caught up in there little bouts, she had to play mediator even in their three way spars.

Let it Thunder!the very surge of electricity that had left Keda in a bit of awe prior was beginning to course through her frame once more. This time she would need to show them both not to count her out of a fight. Honestly, boys sometimes, if she wasn't a patient and good natured teen, she'd have barked out some colourful words of her own. Alas, it wasn't in her nature to use such profane words. Once more her pole was sent to strike against the soles of her sandals. It would emit a soundwave that only those of her clan were familiar with, allowing her to get a better idea of the field within her mind's eye. Illuminated with the white light, a snapshot was frozen in place. It seemed there were two figures standing erect. One of them was much taller than the other, form covered in...metal? The next was a shorter figure but still taller than herself. Considering the circumstances it was safe to say who was who in that situation.

Pushing off from the ground, the built up lightning chakra exiting her body from the soles of her feet, as well as all around her petite frame. Bolts of lightning would extend around arms length, leaving but sand within her former position. As for herself, she had taken off so that she could reappear behind the young puppeteer. With his hands distracted with the strings, the sudden spark he'd receive to his shoulder would surely give him a bit of fright. It was a light spark, a childish prank really. Just as before, she used weaker attacks to issue a warning. "I'm in this too, remember that." was what she thought and just as quickly as her form had appeared to send the spark to her comrade, another bolt of lightning manifested her previous position. This time the bolts actually hit the ground, causing sand to fly up around the Seichi's heels.

As for the 'Iron Giant' that was the Masamune, he too would be receiving her gracious warning. With his form taking on that of iron,once she reappeared she'd combine basic principles of the lightning release and the instant spark in order to slap his thigh. Since iron coated his form, the metal ingredient from the earth itself, the sparks and lightning chakra would do well considering it conducted electricity. Yes he may have been safe from her prior childish hit but if he was going to use metal, he best be prepared for a good shock. More importantly, since she was moving around issuing her warnings via lightning nature manipulation, she had to focus on the element once more within her body. No sooner would she take off once more, in order to gain spacing.

Considering she took off with another bolt of lightning, the loud sound may surprise the Iron Giant somewhat. Though depending on his actions, he may not even be able to move from his position. This was because his rival and best friend Keda had entrapped him or attempted to ensnare him with strings once more. Kasumi herself wasn't quite aware of this but once more she'd take advantage of Keda's help, assuming he didn't loose concentration and release the strings. At the same time, now that she'd positioned herself to the east of both of them, they would appear in a triangular formation. Her shoulders were starting to act up now also, utilizing shunshin the way she did. She'd remember to take it easy after her next set of strikes, focus on defense. After all, they'd only allow her to get in their way so long before they'd come after her. There was a new jutsu she wanted to try out on the boys should they do so, one that she kept preparing for by using this jutsu as her base.

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Setsuna Hibana(Instant Spark)
Rank: E
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Creates a spark instantaneously at said target location
Special: Ox
Drawback: --
Description: The user focuses chakra at a certain point on the target and creates a small amount of friction in the air, sparking the area. This can be done almost instantaneously, but causes almost zero damage due to the small nature of the spark. It cannot cause paralysis or blindness, nor any other sort of damage. Usually a prank children use on each other like a game of tag, but with sparks for a small kick.
Limit: Lightning Release

['~,Kohei,~']

8 | 30

Skin coated in a jet black suit of armor, the large body of Tetsu was fixed in place as if there were roots growing from his feet, binding him to the spot which he stood awaiting an attack from either of his two friends. The first move, as was expected, was made by the male puppeteer, Keda; the lavender eyed Genin flaunted his fingers ever so slightly, leaving suspicion in the mind of Tetsu. Moments later his leg was jolted forward causing him to take a slight step lest he be sent falling backward.

The puppet strings were wrapped around his leg this time but he had not noticed due to the fact that all they had wrapped were his armor and never actually touched his skin or clothing. At this point, the armored figure of Tetsu was poised to attack the moment the opportunity presented itself to him. His eyes fixed upon the motions made by Keda as he swiftly crossed the sandy stretch between himself and Tetsu.

With the distance between the two considerably shortened, he could feel the resistance that had been present against his leg disappear; and indication to the breaking of the pestilent puppet strings that had previously constricted his leg. Within the very same instant, his back foot – left foot – would push against the rough sand send him forward. With each powerful step, there was a resounding crunch of sand being turned beneath the near four hundred pound monster.

He continued to charge the fellow shinobi until his lumbering form was less than a foot in front of the other; from his posture, it was obvious he was well on guard for any form of attack that Tetsu might come up with, but it at this point that mattered little. The deep sapphire eyes of the beast were alight with the flames of battle, and there was a satisfied grin spread ear to ear across his face. There was nothing better than a good spar with his long time rival. His focus was entirely on Keda, however this time he did not forget about Kasumi who was still present in this battle they were having.

Chakra flowed through the armor that surrounded his figure, with the technique incomplete it was rather hard to maintain and was taking up a lot of his concentration just to do so. The armor was slowly cracking, starting from his feet that had been pounding against the sand while he ran toward the man who was now within arm’s reach.

An audible chuckle escaped the lips of the invigorated Tetsu as he raised his hand high over his head, extending his towering form to its fullest extend with eyes locked upon the target beneath him, Keda. His hands clasped tightly together in the air, he would tilt the angle of his hands ever so slightly to reflect the light from the hot sun over head using the shine from his armor, towards the face of the one below him. Just as he would do such a thing, his right knee would buckle and his body would drop to one knee, all the same bringing down his hands which were still held tight together, straight down. If left unchecked, the massive armored hands would crash down across the top of his head.

Within his motion, a slender figure appeared directly behind him; he was sure of who it was, her sleek black hair trailing with the wind. Her hand made brief contact with his cracked armor, the physical contact he could not feel because of the thick armor, but the resulting jolt sent a shiver through his entire body. The shock did not throw him off entirely, but it did slightly lessen the force of the impending attack.

[Tenkai]

+10 Kasumi
`20.30]

+10 Tetsu
`18.30]

[shigetsu]

[ 20 | 30 ]

Alas, Keda's technique proved useful against the lumbering iron hulk. As stated, this means that the Gennin had begun a very fast and hasty trek toward his teammate - his speed was far greater than his strength, considering his size, and so it's quite plausible to say he was considerably fast. Furthermore, as he hadn't forgotten about his other teammate, not for an instant, his reaction came swiftly.

Simply appearing behind a moving target was about as useless as hunting a fugitive and standing still; it would be merely a sliver of a second before Kedamono's body was out of Kasumi's reach, considering he never once stopped moving. Fortunately, the technique would simply "leap" to his shoulder; his face distorted in 'shock' - it was a weird feeling. She'd be gone before he could do anything. "Ouch!"

Turning to fully set his gaze on Tetsu, he would find the behemoth's arms held high above his head as he readied himself for a powerful blow. The iron wrapping around his arms glinted somewhat-- but nothing too unbearable. At best it'd force him to squint ever so lightly.

Yet it would be of no consequence to the puppeteer's next actions. With the man's next movement obvious, Keda took the next best road out of harms ways; using the unnatural speed and momentum he'd gathered through from his run he would spring-board heavenward, bringing himself into a complete flip over the downward soaring arms. He used the arc of the swing to his advantage, making it easier for him to cross over due to its curved trajectory.

Though still airborne, Keda and Tetsu's backs would be facing one another. His arms, extended out as if crucified, would hastily sweep inward before crossing in a self-imposed hug - it was obvious, yes? Once again he'd summoned chakra threads to do his bidding, five from each hand latching onto the ankles of his gargantuan teammate as his body would reach the trough of his descent. This means his already kneeling leg would be swept out, while the other would be pulled to the knee and then out; which, when combined with the force of his downward pull would've been enough to send him flat on his belly.

Due to the positioning of his body while in the air, Keda would come to a skidding halt against the loose sheets of sand that pooled around them. A cloud would emit from the tracks her created, his body somewhat unstable from the gymnastic maneuvers he'd demonstrated. Several feet behind Tetsu, an attack from him was completely out of the question-- however, Kasumi was more than set up to strike out.

[Tenkai]

(Go team training xD)
Learned Genbu.
Add it.

[cardcaptor]

20/30

Speed. Through the use of lightning chakra, she had boosted her reflexes entirely. So far her warning strikes were successful, keeping both the boys on alert. What more could she do that would keep the three way fight more interesting? At the moment she wasn't taking any sides, rushing in to attack both sides the moment they dropped their guard. Speaking of which, thanks to Keda's new attack, the two of them were both open once more. Back to back, albeit a few feet apart. Striking down her sensory pole on a rock infront of her, she'd use her sonar once more. With a new assessment of the situation at hand, complete with a newfound image of beauty, her work would resume. Her obvious pattern of appearing behind them would be easily predicted this time around were she to repeat her process. As such, she'd be mixing her game up in a different way entirely. Pushing off the sandy terain, she'd be in full sprint as she headed towards both of the boys.

Keeping low to the ground, she'd swoop her hand up picking up a trench knife she'd tossed earlier. Next she'd scoop up some sand, the grains felt hot to the touch. Feeling the cool breeze against her cheeks, she'd read the direction of the wind and begin to let the sand flow from the direction in question. At this point she began to kick up more of the sand, clouding her movements by utilizing the Lightning element shunshin in a very creative mannor. Of course, her actions could be once more interpreted as childish fun, simply playing in the sand. Considering the positioning of the two, the sand moving there way wouldn't do much other than cause them to shield their eyes a bit. Yet that was exactly what she wanted them to do, now choosing her target on a whim.

It began with a bolt of lightning from her position after kicking up all that sand. Rather than appear behind Keda, she would actually emerge infront of him in a flash. Her sensory pole aimed to thrust directly into the boy's gut. Should he double over by the sudden action, her next goal would be to push him backward so that he'd sprawl over towards Tetsu. With his form on the ground, a bolt of lightning would come down to disguise her movements as sand would be kicked up in her wake. Basically, she aimed to give him a sand job, covering him up like he was at the beach. Of course, this is what she'd do assuming she had her way.

In the event that she could not get a quick strike on Keda, her form would simply disappear with a bolt of lightning. Her new target would of course be the other boy. His form now kneeling down in the sand. She'd simply kick some sand into his direction before proceeding to attack. Her sensory pole would be placed to her side like a sword (twas how she handled it) and her real sword would be unsheathing. Though it's form was thin, it was quite long. With that iron armour, it'd actually be safe to make quick slashes at him. She'd aim precise cuts within a moment. Aimed for his shoulders in particular, no sooner would she leave within the instant the second slash went through. However, this wouldn't be through the use of shunshin. Rather, she'd turn on her heel and again kick up sand in order to mask her movements, naturally.

One had to save chakra when they could, after all...she'd need it for her next maneuver. The sudden crackle from the lighting bolt, the sound being rather close by, especially with the giant's formed hunched over in the sand. Lightning chakra was coursing through her as she reappeared within the middle of the two. Her sword, would be placed to his back. "Don't move Tetsu-kun..." This was the result of letting her go largely untracked for most of the spar thus far. Though she had to refrain from anymore shunshin, the pain from her shoulder was really acting up now, which caused her to think of a different lightning jutsu she could use with the build up that was within her body. Despite her sudden actions, the spar was far from over. Though of course her tone seemed to indicate otherwise, one would say: This is where...the real battle begins.

[Deleted]

Plus Nine and 3/4 to Kasumi!








Plus 1/4. (Learned.)

['~,Kohei,~']

18 | 30

A fluent and rapid movement resulted in the failure of Tetsu’s attack, his hands smashing down to the ground cracking the armor off of his hands revealing the simple black gloves that he always wore. At this point many sections of the armor were missing, as they had either been knocked off or had just fallen off in the process of his heavy movements. There was no need to try and locate his previous target, moments after losing sight of the puppeteer who passed over his head, there was a swift jerk on his legs from behind; with his legs already bent there was no time to correct himself and he feel down into the sand.

His body crashed down to the ground sending sand off in every direction, and a few pieces of his armor crumbling back into dust on the ground underneath him. Placing a hand down on the hot sand, he pushed himself back up to his knees in time to see the third member of their battle approaching in a cloud of sand. From the angle of her movements he could tell that she was headed for Keda first, but that didn’t stop him from preparing himself. He turned his back to the two of them in order to somewhat conceal his next motion.

His fingers intertwined in front of his body as his hands formed the dragon hand seal, now while he was training some defensive moves was the best time to put something he had learned earlier in the day to the test, something that the two shinobi who were now located behind him had yet seen him do. No sooner had his hands met, then did he feel a flurry of sand scatter across his armored back.

He tilted his head back to see the smaller female coming at him, her hand reaching for the blade strapped to her back. Normally this would mean trouble for Tetsu, he had plenty of scars to tell of that resulted from their training when she got a bit carried away; but for the time being while his armor still held… somewhat strong… he was ok. The whistle of a sword slicing through air, followed by the resolute clash of metal hitting metal; a small bit of force against his shoulder and the crumbling of yet more of his armor, he could see the tip of her sword sticking over his shoulder while the blade rested against his shoulder having met it’s mark.

With another swift uplifting of the sands and the sounds of lightning, the blade vanished from the corner of his vision. It was then that he would make his move, his hands which were still clasped together in the distinct form of the dragon hand seal were now surging with chakra. The bits of iron sand that had fallen from his arm quickly swarmed up from beneath to form a black halberd in front of him. He took hold of it and whipped it around almost weightless in his polarity field to knock the sword pointed to his back away.

Now holding the long weapon with one hand pointed at the throat of the girl in front of him, obviously with no intentions of cutting her, he stared at her with a grin he knew she could not see. “Didn’t think I’d forget about you did ya?”

"Spear of Okazaki"
Rank: D-ranked
Skill: Ninjustsu, offensive
Effect: Creates a special weapon favored by the Masamune clan, slashes, cuts and pierces enemies.
Special: Holds "Dragon" during its creation.
Drawback: (see below)
Description: By solidifying a mass of Iron sand while holding the dragon hand sign, the user can create a large 6 foot, black halberd/spear like weapon. Its has a small round nob at its end and near the blade itself. This weapon is very special, as the Clan leader once wielded it during battle and as a tool in the mines. There are no special properties behind the weapon itself, beside the fact that it is very sharp and easy to wield/control in the Polarity field (feels very weightless in the field). The weapon is durable, but can break just like any other weapon, and return to its Iron sand state.
Limit: Masamune , Kekkai Genkai. C-rank in Polarity field, Iron sand Transmutation, and in Iron sand Domination.

[Deleted]

It's all 28 of 30.

[shigetsu]

Weapon Proficiency
Rank: "D" "C" "B" "A"
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Increases the users accuracy with long range secondary weapons.

D - Increases Accuracy by 10%
C - Increases Accuracy by 20%
B - Increases Accuracy by 30%
A - Increases Accuracy by 40%

Each additional A rank training increases the Accuracy by a further 5% (e.g one extra training would be 45%) up to a maximum of 75%.
Special: None
Drawback: None
Description: A weapon specialist devotes their training to improve their proficiency with large range attacks using secondary weapons. The main aspect of this training is to improve the accuracy of attacks and therefore make the weapon specialist more deadly.
Limit: Must be a weapon specialist.

[ 0 | 30 ]

It was to be expected. Not even a moment after Keda had touched down on the ground he found himself attacked by his other teammate; Kasumi had used her openings wisely and caught the nimble puppeteer off guard. While his own technique had proved useful against the titan, something he would've grinned about were he in the position to do so, he knew well and full he'd placed himself in a vulnerable situation. Usually, he would've preplanned and been able to counter; however, due to the momentum of his forward movement in play against him he was subject to the full force of her blow.

"Oof!" he groaned as the rod slammed into his stomach beneath his crossed arms, forcing him to buckle over. It was nothing more than a push that would topple him now, sending him to the dunes of sand where he'd further be-- covered by it? Did she honestly just kick sand on him? Such a childish antic was welcomed - it let them know that the spar was far from over, yet far from becoming serious.

Kedamono was quick to his feet, yet before he stood fully erect his teammates had once again clashed. Both hand manifested quite the impressive weapons to do their bidding, leaving the puppeteer out of the fray; only a mere handful of seconds had passed post-fall, and Keda was never one to slack. They'd be mistaken to think he was out for the count.

With a quick movement from either of his arms he'd managed to garner two kunai from the folds of his attire, his fingers curling about the-- sharpened edge?

You see, the moment that the sword and halberd would connect the puppeteer would launch the projectiles forward. Though reserved, the blunt ends would easily "knock some sense into them" and divert their attention away from one another and onto himself. Being that they were both occupied with their own movements at the time, the point where their weapons would connect, Kedamono highly doubted they would be able to out maneuver the linear flying objects.

His eyes had narrowed prior to the "shots," focusing solely upon his two teammates and their figures. Almost instantly he sized them up, a way to target which "section" of their body he would assault. His fingers, though carefully, were positioned in a way to give him the utmost accuracy and precision for both throws (they were simultaneous). His weight had shifted as well, giving him utmost balance which could then be converted into sheer force for his next movement, this being the throws themselves.

Yet as the kunai connected they would be jerked back toward the puppeteer, for once more he'd summoned his chakra threads to latch onto the items. This time, however, with a simplistic twitch of the finger they would land properly within his hand - the blades were facing Kasumi and Tetsu now. Placing one in his mouth so that his empty hand could grasp his headband, he fit cloth over his crown in a "cap" like style, the steel protector resting on the side.

Kunai back in hand, he smirked. "Time to get serious."

[|Ayame Unbound|]

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[cardcaptor]

Raiton: Hirameki no Jutsu (Lightning Flash)
Rank: D
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Causes a blinding flash that can disorientate enemies (up to 10m)
Special: Rat
Drawback: ---
Description:The user holds the rat handseal and closes their eyes, gathering chakra into them. The user then opens them suddenly, and emits an extremely bright flash from their eyes that can temporarilly blind and/or disorientate enemies. The blinding effect usually lasts one turn.
Limit: Lightning Release

Before her little fun could continue, her teammates, as expected; were up and ready to counter he motions. First, just as she issued the threat of not moving to tetsu, he had reversed the situation on her. She could hear her sword spinning in the air before piercing the sands to her left. The motion of his limbs snapping to hold out a weapon to her throat was noted. Alas before this was complete they were both hit upside the head with the dull ends of a kunai. Hearing the direction of the kunai and considering the changed circumstances, she whirled around. Her "gaze" fell upon Keda whom uttered a serious notion. It really was time to get serious, which meant she'd be pulling out two deadly jutsu that she was briefed on prior to arriving. Before that however, she had a sword to regain and knew just the jutsu to acocmplish such.

Her hands moved to form the rat seal, the built up lightning chakra from within ready to take it's course. Her Gaze momentarily closed, the lightning chakra surging into her ice blue eyes. Once she opened them a blinding flash was unleashed all around her. This quick distraction would be just what she needed in order to cover her tracks and better reposition herself. Within the limited time, chakra was sent to her feet as she took off to her left. Her form was low to the ground as she removed her sword from the sandy terrain. Once she was re-equiped, she'd begin to back flip to gain some distance. She wanted to have both boys within her "sight", before she could truly get serious. Her sword would be temporarily sheathed since she'd be focusing on Ninjutsu for the next little while. Once more, her hands gathered to create the rat handsign.

It was a good thing she had built up so much lightning nature chakra, it was starting to come in really handy. The energizing element rushing through her system before finding solice within her eyes was quite the sensation. She closed her eyelids for a moment, stringing together some more quick hand seals to gain a new look at the situation. This allowed her to comprehend the floating objects which may have fallen to the ground after the sudden flash. It would also give her an understanding of her comrades new position before she'd continue. It was best that she hide her location for now, so as to build up more chakra for her next technique. Before that could happen though...Flash! her eyelids would open, wide eyes seemingly looking into the distance. Once more another flash had filled the area, this was to hide her position.

With all the shunshin training she did prior, she was really developing more and more ways to mask her movements. This would be necessary in order to better space herself and her opponents. Likewise, she'd able to launch more deadly attacks if she could properly utilize her spacing strategy. She had moved away to an older location discussed prior. The small dune that contained the unusual tree. Instinct had propelled the blind girl to move there. Hidden behind the very tree Keda was sleeping in, she now had more time to think and analyze the situation. If Keda was breaking out his weaponry, it was only a matter of time before he began to use his puppet. She'd have to listen very carefully to that puppet and possibly iron sand once the situation escalated. Either way, there was no point in hanging aroud one spot for too long, not in this type of spar.

She'd focus on bending her chakra to the lightning element once more. She needed to be ready for anything and the principles of the next jutsu she wished to train required plenty of focus. Seeing it wise to build the necessary chakra from now, she'd utilize one more distraction. With the right amount of lightning chakra prepared at her disposal, she'd close her eyelids once more. Those eyes which could not behold the light became the host for lightning element chakra once more. Reading the flow of the wind, she'd grasp for sand with both her hands and feed it to the wind. Likewise, she then formed the rat seal, emitting one more burst of blinding light before she took off again. Where would she reposition herself this time? Behind a rocky formation that lead off onto an unusual route. For some reash she heard the sounds of water within the distance. This made her curious and she wanted to lead the boys within this direction.

['~,Kohei,~']

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The body of armored Tetsu turned sharply, halberd piercing the air quickly nearing the throat of the young woman previously behind him. Mere inches from where he planned to stop, he was interrupted by a dull pain in the side of his head; the back end of kunai had just struck him in the side of the head, just above his ear. The distraction from the kunai was enough to throw him off while the female performed some hand seals and unleashed a highly disorienting flash.

Fortunately he had yet to fully turn himself to face her due to the interruption brought in by the kunai. Even still the flash washed over his vision forcing him to cover his eyes for a moment, when he uncovered them there was an image burned into his vision of what he had just seen, it’s faint outline overlapping that which he was actually seeing. He had wasted a bit of time once again; he chose his target and began to act.

His target now was Keda, who had gotten ’serious’. Tetsu spun the halberd between his fingers before grasping it tightly in a reversed position, in such a way that one would hold a spear before they threw it or a javelin. In his polarity field the spear was nearly weightless, he pulled his arm back over his shoulder and threw it using all his strength; to add to the force of the throw his polarity field would further speed it up until it would hit its target. It was not on a path to hit Keda but it would stick into the sand just between his legs.

The moment that the spear was thrown, two orbs would form from the iron that had crumbled away from his armor, each about five inches thick. The first would swing around and try to hit Keda in the left side below his arm, while the other would travel the opposite path and try to hit his right leg from behind in the back of the knee.Next was to find the girl who had vanished in the flash, he turned to view the direction he had knocked the sword assuming that was what she had went for; no sooner had he turned, he was met by yet another flash this one causing him to stumble sideways, disoriented.

[shigetsu]

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Say cheese! The flash that was emitted from Kasumi's eyes could barely dampen the puppeteer's line of sight, though it did (as earlier) force him to half-mast 'em to subdue the aggravation. And while Tetsu had been subject to the bulk of the blinding rays, Keda was more occupied with his more fragile teammate that had broken into a run toward her sword; she was a crafty little devil, however, Keda was one step ahead of her.

Being of the weapon specialist shinobi class, he was exceptionally skilled in the art of weapons: close-range, long-range, primary or secondary. He could wield a sword just as expertly as he could a kunai, senbon or shuriken - training further would only increase his ability to properly wield such talents. And there was no time like the present, no better moments to increase his knowledge and potential. With his two kunai back in his hands prior to the girl's brilliant flash, Kedamono was more than ready to foil her plans.

Seeing as how Kasumi ran to her sword it was quite obvious what she was doing - Keda would intervene with this action, occurring in the moment Tetsu would still be coming down from the effects of the rays of light.

Keda's feet shifted against the hot dunes of sand, widening his stance as he prepared for yet another throw. His grip upon both projectiles was more than tight, almost as if her were choking the life out of them. His eyes narrowed as he focused on his target, almost seducing himself into what is known as "tunnel vision" - it was a side effect from the intensity of his mind's concentration, blocking out all interruptions from the outside world (aside from important aspects like his opponent's whereabouts); he could see the weapon clearly against the golden sand.

With a powerful movement from both hands the kunai cut through the thin air en route for her blade. If they were to connect there would be a loud "clank!" followed by the weapon skimming even further across the sand while his own weapons were sent in opposite direction, resting lifelessly against the tender dunes.

That's when he saw it, the halberd.

It was no surprise that such a massive weapon was tossed so casually by his beastly friend, landing smack between the puppeteer's legs. After that, two spheres came in fast and hard with polar opposite trajectories. Yet Keda would not fret, his wide stance shrinking as his feet slipped inward - his legs bent at the knees, his arms once more compacting to the torso of his figure.

With a brief twist of his body he launched himself into the air, oblique with the earth beneath them. The spheres would simply cross above and beneath him, leaving the puppeteer to land soundlessly against the ground. Yet he was far from finished, and using the hulk's polarity field against him, chakra threads would attach onto the iron spheres and sling-shot them back toward his monolithic frame. Being that it was within the man's magnetic "circle" they would be next to weightless indeed, even to Keda.

Of course, that is unless Tetsu caught onto what was happening prior to the "counter" and simply shrunk his field. Well, then the threads would've simply snapped.