Steel Genesis [T][P]

[Kimi Minamoto]

Bukitai no Jutsu (Weapon Form Technique)
Rank: "D", "C", "B", 'A", "S"
Skill: Ninjutsu, Supplementary
Effect: Allows the user the ability to utilize specific Bukitai techniques to shift their body into weaponry.
Special: Must have gained knowledge from the Koutetsu no Karada Ritual.
Drawback: Required to be learned before the user can perform any other Bukitai techniques.
Description: Bukitai no Jutsu is the basis of combining all the forms of knowledge gained from the Koutetsu no Karada Ritual. With this technique, the user will gain the capability of performing Bukitai (Weapon Form) techniques of the same rank of this technique. As the user gains more knowledge into this technique, they will be capable of performing stronger and stronger Bukitai techniques. At any point, the user is capable of returning their body to its' regular shape for a "D" Ranks worth of chakra.
Limit: Must have received the Koutetsu no Karada Ritual.

It was a typical day in the Kobayashi household. Typical in the sense of the usual chaos, that is. Ever since Kimi moved in five years ago, the house had turned into a battlefield on a daily basis. One of Daisuke's friends, Keitaro Sunohara, had come to accept her somewhat, but that didn't excuse him from being used as target practice anyway.

Kimi had undergone a ritual some seven years ago, turning most of her body into a malleable mass of steel. Until now, she hadn't given much thought to what could be done with this, but that didn't stop her from steel-punching someone out a window now and then. If she could transform part of her into a real weapon, that would be a sight to behold.

Pulling out a scroll she had managed to pilfer from her old house, she studied the handseals carefully. Handseals are important, because the wrong combination could blow up when it's least expected. She already knew how to shift the strength of her body, changing the form came next.

As she finished the string of seals, chakra flooded her right hand, transforming the tough metal inside into a soft, moldable substance. Spiraling her chakra around in her hand, she fused her fingers together into a steel-plated gauntlet that somewhat resembled a fist, which was perfect timing for what happened next.

Keitaro walked into the room, and was promptly met with a punch to the face. As he skidded along the floor, an argument erupted. "What the hell was that for?!" Kimi stared at her hand, now squashed in one place by the impact. "Damn it, Sunohara, you messed up my hand!"

Sending a small amount of chakra to the now-squashed gauntlet hand, she returned it to its normal, fleshy state. She then realized she had forgotten to reform it, and after some clumsy improvised handsealing, she managed to bring her hand back to how it was before she had begun practicing. She smiled at what she had done, knowing that if she could do this, living up to her clan's reputation wouldn't be far off.

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[Kimi Minamoto]

There are several kinds of steel. In the most basic form, there is iron, which is steel that still contains oxygen. Oxygen causes the metal to become brittle and rust with time, so while iron weapons are cheap to make, they fare poorly against real steel. In order to turn iron into steel, it needs to be heated and deoxidized, which makes pig iron—an ingredient for steel.

There is steel. Unlike its airy cousin iron, steel is durable, and while heavy, can be used for all sorts of things due to its strength. In the modern world, we use steel for buildings, though some still prefer making buildings out of hard stone.

Then there's "living steel", which is the malleable material that makes up most of a Seitetsu clan member's body. Using their chakra, they can change the density and form of this steel at will, and that's exactly what Kimi was doing.

Making the handseals once more, she turned each individual finger into something just barely resembling a knife--her entire hand would look like a claw now--and turned to Sunohara, grinning. He knew only too well what would happen next, and ran like hell, Kimi chasing close behind.

"Get away from me!" "I am not some prissy grandma!" "I never said that!" "You said it yesterday!" "You're the one chasing me around with a bunch of knives!" Chaos erupted once more, as Kimi never took kindly to someone mocking her naturally silver-white hair. Calling her 'grandma' always provoked an overreaction; something like this.

*THWACK* Kimi had hit him with the 'knives', though to be honest, it was more of a slap than anything else. "Ugh, damn it! You bent my hand again!" After more clumsy improvised handsealing, she managed to return her hand to normal. The little episode with the 'knives' gave her a very nasty idea, though...

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Learned.

[Kimi Minamoto]

[Shift of NPCs because I suck at portraying Sunohara. See Daisuke's training thread for how he's supposed to be RP'd. Will now use a pair of young blacksmiths unless I absolutely must abuse Sunohara for a tech, and even then, he will be RP'd by Takashi/Daisuke.]

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Leonus and Ainna Fujibayashi; blacksmith siblings.

Koutetsu Katansei (Steel Malleability)
Rank: "D", "C", "B", "A", "S"
Skill: Clan Ninjutsu, Supplementary
Effect: This is the basis technique for conforming and manipulating the Steel within the body.
Special: Must have the same rank of this technique as the rank of Clan techniques that the user wishes to learn.
Drawback: Without this technique, the user is incapable of moving.
Description: A basic understanding of how to utilize chakra in a manner that allows it to seep into the user's steel body and change it. This is the primary basis of all techniques within the Clan, and as such it is a requirement to learn this technique to the same Rank of any Clan technique that the user wishes to obtain. An example would be, if the user wanted to learn a "C" Rank technique, they would need the "C" Rank of this technique. If they wanted to learn an "A" rank Clan technique, they would have to learn the "A" Rank of this technique first.
Limit: Must be a member of the Seitetsu Clan.

"A blacksmithing job?" Kimi looked up from the magazine she was reading. "Why would I want that?" She had been doing quite well as a thief, and the thought of having to do some honest work didn't exactly appeal to her. Sunohara said nothing—he seemed lost in his own thoughts, or would fantasies be the better term?—and simply tossed an envelope in her direction.

Regardless, the thought of paying the blacksmith a visit was an interesting prospect. Not only could she stand to learn more about her special skills, she could also possibly walk away with one of their prized swords. Not that she needed one, since she could just turn into one eventually, but that didn't stop her from wanting to take it.

As she entered the workshop designated in the letter, a huge sword came crashing down upon her, though with her body being made of steel, it clanked off the surface. "Just as I thought." The voice came as a shock to Kimi, who was expecting an old man to be the smith.

A girl's voice chimed in from the area near the forge. "Leo, must you always attack potential assistants?" This came as an even greater shock to Kimi. "So...where's the blacksmith?" The girl from a moment ago walked over to Kimi. "You've already met them."

"...what? You two run a forge all by yourselves?" This was totally not what she had anticipated. The two young smiths nodded, speaking in unison. "Leonus and Ainna Fujibayashi, at your service." Ainna offered a handshake first. "If you're going to be working here, you can call me Ai for short."

[|Ayame Unbound|]

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No unfinished training posts sorry.

[Kimi Minamoto]

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Kimi accepted the handshake. "I'm Kimi. Kimi Minamoto." This introduction was interrupted by Leo, who displayed the same old habit of poking Kimi with the large sword he held. "Yep, just as I thought." Ai shoved her brother away. "Quit poking her already, will ya? What are you trying to prove?"

Leo shook his head. "Nothing, nothing." Laying his sword against the wall, he stretched for a moment. "Anyway, I've got a delivery to make. Ai, can you show her the basics?" Ai sighed. "Alright, alright. No side trips, okay?" Leo grinned, trying to ease his sister's doubt. "Yeah, I got it. I'll be back in an hour or so. See ya." That said, he left, taking a small axe with him: probably the item the client had ordered.

"Kimi, over here." Ai motioned to Kimi from the corner where the forge resided. "Okay, so how much do you already know about making weapons?" Kimi sweatdropped. "Uh, nothing, actually..." Ai shook her head, though she couldn't hide a smirk. "Figures. Alright, from the beginning."

The young blacksmith began handsealing before breathing a massive jet of flames into the furnace. "Key point is heat. If it's not hot enough, you can't melt the ore." Pulling a piece of paper out of her pocket, she threw it at the silver-haired newcomer. "Catch!" Kimi caught it, and it ripped into shreds instantly. Ai shook her head again. "Doton. Not what I'd call optimal for someone who makes weapons, but it's better than some elements, that's for sure."

Kimi tried to cram some of the iron ore in the workshop into the pockets of her jacket while the girl's back was turned, but Ai displayed some sort of sixth sense, whirling around to pin Kimi against the wall with a thin sword of her own. "Put the ore back, Kimi. Leo and I gathered that by hand, we can't just let people steal it." This display frightened Kimi, who had never met such violent resistance on other thieving attempts. While she hated the thought of giving up loot, she preferred to keep her life—she was starting to sense killing intent from Ai.

As soon as she took the ore out of her pockets, Ai swiped the rocks, arranging them carefully in a metal pot of sorts. "Blacksmiths don't use weapons made by another person. It'd be like...wearing someone else's underwear. Yuck." Kimi was confused by this analogy. "And this topic came from where...?" Ai had already begun heating the ore in the furnace, singing quietly to herself. "Craftknight's Code. Ask Leo, he knows it better."

Watching the iron melt was boring, to say the least, but it gave her an idea. Channeling chakra into her arm, Kimi attempted to 'melt' the steel inside herself to make it easier to mold. Her attempt met moderate success, and she managed to turn half her arm into one big rod of metal, but she couldn't get the form to stay for long: it wouldn't solidify again. After a few more tries at getting it to its steel form again, she gave up, reverting her arm back to the way it was before.

It was a deep hole she had dug herself into, and a long road to walk to get out of it...

[✗ Kaeor ✗]

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[Kimi Minamoto]

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