Test No. 002 (Open)

[Nira]

Testing out a new, unapproved character's killing potential~

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The setting is a wide open plain as far as the eye can see. There is no distance limit, there is nothing except grass, dirt, and rocks. Sunny day and all that.

1 (me) vs. Whoever the heck wants to enter.

2 day Time limit to post~

[Kvasir]

(OOC: Shit, let's have a GM battle. Should be fun as I haven't got the chance to use Kiyoshi since he was revamped. =3

All items and techniques in bio, stuff worn on belt, ect. ect.)

I'd walk into the area, searching for something with my friend Kaito walking beside me. My pockets full of things which I would use when needed, two small shields distended into tiny disks and two pieces of a metal staff would hang from my belt. This barren place was a hazard to my toes as I kept running into these damn grass covered rocks all day long, forcing me to walk. I was here for something, something that I couldn't remember... or was I? Was there even a reason for this at all? I guess we'd see.

[Nira]

Vanity walked down the plains, enjoying the winds of the sunny day alone. She recently got herself out of the city, and was enjoying the freedom of the untouched natural world. She had not picked a fight with anyone in a long time, given that she had to follow the laws of the city that she was in, but now that she was free again on the outside, in a nice spacious plain, there was no law to prevent her from fighting. She just had to be patient for someone strong to show up by miracle or chance.

And lo, there was one. He was pretty strong too, about the same level of power as Vanity. That's fantastic! It would indeed be an epic battle~

Today, Vanity was wearing a red tank top with black flower patterns. She also had on some black jeans with red skull symbols on the two empty pockets. A nice dark gray wolf fur scarf also flowed lightly on her shoulders, covering her neck and shoulders warmly. She had a red leather belt on as well, and strapped to it were six separate swords. She had been collecting...

Vanity had with her three steel swords, strapped to the belt she wore, to the right side of her waist. On the opposite side, the left side of her waist, she had three swords of bone, Kaguya-made swords of 'B' class hardness. Certainly it was weird to fight with swords made form other people's bones, but with Vanity's patterned clothing of flowers and skulls, it fit the theme nicely.

The handles of the three steel swords had matching flower patterns, since the Kaguya swords matched her jeans.

In her hair, a final accessory was snapped into her hair. A red flower with a black skull in the center. Vanity's left fingernails where also painted to match the theme of flowers. The pinky, middle finger, and thumb had a black background with a red skull symbol. The index and ring finger had a red background with black skulls. On her other hand, the pinky, middle finger, and thumb had a red background with a black flower symbol, and the index and ring finger had a black background with a red flower symbol.

To finish the outfit matching out, Vanity had a black jazz shoe on her left foot, and a red jazz shoe on her right foot.

Time to start~

"Yo~ You there! Wana fight?"

[Kvasir]

As I walked, I came upon a woman who would initiate a conversation by saying "Yo~ You there! Wana fight?" This threw me off... I mean, I'd seen other female ninja and such before but it was clear that this woman seemed overdressed for the occasion; my tan shirt, green cloaked, and black gloved outfit hardly stood a chance versus the woman's nearly majestic robe and style. I'd adjust my headband while looking, noting the lack of one upon this woman.

"I don-" At first I stalled, I wasn't in the habit of picking fights with seemingly non-combat women; but then I wizened up as I noticed the woman's look, her clear knowledge of combat... and of course the six blades on her person might also have been a good indicator. What the hell, it wasn't like I had anywhere to be right now, at least nowhere I could remember. I'd get ready, standing a good 20 meters distance from the woman as I replied. "You want to fight? Alright then! Let's do this! *Arf!*"

While it seemed that this woman was clearly dressed for more agile movements, my own outfit would be decidedly defensive. With two shields, a staff, and a belt of items, to the black protective gloves, chain-mail under-shirt, and black buckled elbow pads I wore on both arms it could very well be a challenge for a sword oriented combatant to strike a vulnerable area upon me. On the other hand, I could have trouble landing even a single blow, lacking mobility unlike my opponent whose attire was less... existent.

I had a plan that I hoped would remedy this. Kaito, my ferret friend, would ready himself as well; I knew just what I would do, a new tactic I'd never used in real combat before. I could already tell that this was going to be a great fight, even before it began!

[Nira]

Did he just... arf?

Interesting.

As soon as the offer to the challenge was accepted, Vanity snapped open her sensor capabilities. She would quickly memorize the chakra signature of the enemy, and get a good feel for the area around her. Wait... the oddly high powered and compact chakra signature close to the enemy, was... was that a ferret? That is... a surprisingly strong ferret as far as Vanity's sensor capabilities could tell, better keep a lock on it just in case. Sensory for the two in place, she would then proceed to cross her arms in front of herself, her left hand grabbing one of the steel swords to her right, her right hand grabbing one of the bone swords to her left. She drew the swords slowly, right now more to draw attention than to perform an attack, trying to get the enemy to focus at her waist and not at her head.

The purpose was so that she could initiate an initial sneak attack. Vanity would draw in a deep breath of air while slowly taking the swords out, and in her lungs the air would mix with chakra. Then, in a single exhale, an arrow made of wind would be released. Vanity did this slowly, and the arrow was released roughly while the swords would be halfway drawn assuming there was no interference. At her slow sword draw, which took longer than normal for distraction purposes, the arrow was basically released three seconds after Vanity started drawing her swords, and both swords would be out of their sheaths in roughly five and a half seconds after the enemy's acceptance to the challenge.

The arrow would just barely reach the enemy, since he was just perfectly within the range of the technique's twenty meters. It wouldn't be hard to dodge, but it was a formal and cheap way to start the battle.

[Kvasir]

I would watch as the woman would prepare to draw her blades... veeeeeeeery slowly in fact. During which time I would also prepare my own handsigns veeeeeeeery slowly, speaking to ferret. "Ready Kaito?" It was like a Mexican standoff without any Mexicans as the scene grew tense, Kaito answering with a dutiful *Yam!*

Kaito would rub up against me, and once my handsigns where complete, long before the swords would be drawn, I'd execute the newest of my techniques along with Kaito. "Combination Transformation! *Arf!*" It was about time I broke this technqiue in, merging physically with my pal Kaito in order to create a being with a combination of both mine and his skills and abilities.

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With only a minor smoke cover I would change, my green cloak would shorten and my the rest of my clothes would consist only of a black shirt and pants, which barely didn't come together and showed my middle, along with a black collar and a green belt which stashed all my stuff. But my clothes weren't all that changed, in addition my hair had grown and was now a Kaito flavored brown studded with a ferret-ish pair of black ears. My face would be given a 'mask' of dark skin similar to Kaito's and a brown and black tail.

This was still a battle! In the moment that I'd changed so to had my perception of the world, my new ears picked up on the attack which my opponent had hidden under her breath. With a strong push backwards I would flip over and beyond the reach of the shot just barely, had I not changed I would have been hit... then again, had I not changed I also would have likely noticed such a dick move...

"Hey! You almost had me with that one! That would have been a terribly boring end to this battle too! *Yam!*" More handsigns would be formed as I prepared my next technqiue while I spoke, if my opponent allowed it I would create an illusion upon my opponent where I would strike her from behind, moving impossibly quick as she would be struck; being a Phantasm Genjutsu such a technqiue would be painful so long as I finished the handsigns and so long as she would look at me at all.

I would bet money she would move first though, those blades look far too inviting to just be for show.


Techniques -

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Konbi Henge (Combination Transformation)
Rank: "B" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: A technique where the user is capable of performing Henge but not just upon themselves, but upon another person as well if they wish.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: Must know the Henge of up to B Rank Version.
Description: The user is capable of performing the Henge Technique, but is capable of performing it with themselves as well as another type of person or creature to form into a grander and more dangerous combination. An example would be three Dogs that would form into a giant like Cerberus.
Limit: Must know Henge up to B Rank Version before capable of going into this Very Technique.

Mortal
Type: Taijutsu
Rank: "D" rank
Effect: A backflip.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This is one of the many movements that separates Capoeira Regional from its grounded sister, Capoeira Angola. Capoeira is known for its acrobatics and the mortal is one of its many indicators. Always depending on the toque of the game and sometimes group, a mortal can be done at almost anytime during the game. Since many capoeiristas see the game of capoeira as an interacting physical dialogue between two bodies, the mortal’s place in capoeira is well received depending on its timing. Most mortals are done during the entrance into a roda with a fast paced game. With so many dynamic movements in capoeira, a mortal is done from almost any spinning kick or au. With all things in capoeira, there is some debate over the "overuse" of mortals and other flips as some see them as only shallow movements that take away from the effectiveness of the martial art.
* Salto - This is a generic term for a back somersault. Usually, but not limited to, entering into rodas and solos during performances. After executing a round off and back handspring (xango), the player jumps up while raising both his arms and knees. He/she continues over until landing on both feet. The variation that capoeira is known for is the landing on one foot.
Limit: Must be a Capoeirista

Ouda Kugiri (Striking Pause)
Rank: "B" Rank
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: A technique where the user vanishes from the opponent's eyes as the opponent becomes still without movement as they are stabbed within the chest of an attack.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: Must have a medium, as a contact to where the opponent concentrates on so they may become hypnotized for this technique will work.
Description: For this technique to work the user performs a few handseals as they use a certain piece of medium along their body. Doing so they push their chakra outwards towards a single opponent. The moment the opponent sees what has happened the user vanishes with a loud bang. When the technique ends, the opponent finds himself with the user's blade drives into them as the user appears in front of them. The opponent feels a blast of pain and the shock of being stabbed, but then the illusion of the user vanishes as the whole Jutsu was nothing but a GenJutsu as no pain occurs, however a terrifying feel would occur showing that the opponent is capable of being harmed.
Limit: Must know the Phantasm Perception

[Nira]

What the devil...

Vanity had expected some kind of way for the enemy to detect and dodge the arrow technique, but not a random animal transformation. The chakras of the two beings were now within the single morphed figure from what Vanity could tell with her sensoring, he looked sort of like a bandit. It was certainly an interesting ability, unexpected and seemingly efficient. No time to dwell on it though, she still had a fight to win.

"It would be boring to fight someone who couldn't dodge that, I would say!" Vanity replied to the comment of the bandit ferret. She took immediate notice of the next set of hand signs, and made sure to analyze the nature of the chakra behind it. From her senor ninjutsu detection, she could not feel any element from the hand signs. Thus it was obvious that the hand seals were either for non-elemental ninjutsu, genjutsu, or a fake out. The non-elemental ninjutsu and fake outs would be easy to take care of, but honestly Vanity didn't feel like dealing with any genjutsu should the bandit know any. There was a simple test to tell what was what though, and that was a good old fashioned charge.

Vanity went ahead and rushed the rest of the swords' unsheathing, and ran towards the enemy at full speed. The bone sword was arched back, and in a single fluid swing Vanity would send out a spiral of powerful compressed air, capable of slashing and piercing through more efficiently than the sword itself. Vanity was trying to force a dodge on the enemy, and hopefully have them break the hand seals.

However, as an added countermeasure, Vanity continued the high paced run, the other steel sword pulled back for a stab. She followed fulling behind her spiral cutting attack, her eyes and sensor capabilities following the enemy, so that she could move to whichever side she needed to in order to stab the enemy with a powerful sword impale technique immediately after the predicted dodge he would need to do in order to avoid the cutting wind.

[Kvasir]

My opponent wouldn't give me time to finish my handsigns, as I expected, charging forward as I watched her movement and naturally slid into a stance ready to counter. My left hand would quickly move towards the shield held upon my right hip, grasping the small round metallic disk as the first sword attack would come.

The shield would be swung, flying in front of me across my body into the blade which my opponent held. *Chunk!* With the Bear Claw Disarm maneuver the blade would be hopefully launched from my opponent's grasp as it's chakra attack would meet my chakra defense with harsh resistance. If successful the blade would land 9 meters away from our location, far out of reach for my opponent.

A second, more stealthy attack would come in the form of a stab; I would be forced to dodge using the momentum I gained with the shield swipe, Kaito's agile nature aided my efforts as I leaped up and over my opponent quickly. Twisting effortlessly through the air like a sideways corkscrew I would attempt to land on the other side of my opponent a short distance away.

I'd retort my opponent's words with my own as within a moment I would arm myself with a second weapon, my staff would be assembled with both hands as the buckler held upon my arm. "I have Kaito to thank for that, his dodging capabilities are far superior to mine. But that block you saw, that was all me." Smug with a heavy grin and holding the staff's end with my right hand like a lance I would thrust the 6 foot long weapon forward at my opponent, attempting to keep her shorter blades out of reach with a high defense but low offense attack.

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Bear Claw Stance
Rank: E
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: The user will know how to stand in the primary manner of the bear style
Special: None
Drawback: None
Description: With the shield hooked onto their dominate arm, the user will stand with their feet shoulder length apart, and squared to the enemy. They will then bend their arm at the elbow, to put the shield in between them and the opponent. With their body squared up like this, they are in the perfect position for defensive movements
Limit: Kumotate Style only

Bear Claw Block
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: Blocks certain levels and types of attacks with the users shield.
Special: None
Drawback: Your shield will break if the attack is one rank higher than your skill in this technique. It is very good against TaiJutsu, but has some difficult with certain NinJutsu.
Description: With this training, the user becomes proficient in blocking TaiJutsu, and some NinJutsu attacks. They have learned how to position the shield to where it will act almost like a wedge, splitting the attacks and rendering many of them useless. It can only block those techniques that the shield can be put in front of, meaning techniques that affect a large area of effect, such as tidal waves are generally too large to block. You essentially turn yourself into a mini wall.
Limit: Bear Claw Stance

Chakra Dampening
Rank: B
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: The user has gained the knowledge of how to coat their shield with a thin layer of chakra almost instantly.
Special: None
Drawback: None
Description: After much training with their shield, the user is able to stand up against elemental and pure chakra attacks even better. Their shield is able to gain and insulated type of effect by having a thin coating of chakra on it (roughly costing an E rank per turn). This coating allows the user to not only have the ability to use their shields as if they were pure chakra constructs (to give them the ability to block pure chakra constructs), but helps resist effects like heat, cold and electricity that the metal of the shield would generally conduct. All attacks still rely on the bear claw block technique to determine your ability to block. This merely makes you resistant to electrical shocks, burns and cold that would be conducted through your shield when blocking certain attacks. It also allows your shield to act as a chakra construct for the purpose of blocking techniques specifically designed to only be blocked by such things.
Limit: Must have mastered the Kumotate Style

Bear Claw Disarm
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: Using the shield to block, the user can further use the shield to disarm a weapon.
Special: ---
Drawback: The use of this technique depends on the user's rank within Bear Claw Bump. If the User understands the B-ranked version of Bear claw Block, hey may disarm weapons of the B-ranked range and below. So on and so forth.
Description: Utilizing Bear Claw Block and Bear Claw Bump, the user can generate such a forceful knock back with their shield, that they are able to disarm the colliding opponents weapon. Upon contact with the shield, the user counter attacks the collision, pushing forth a greater amount of force then what is exerted onto them and the shield. Doing so, the knock back created will forcefully cause the opponent to release their weapon . The weapon will be knocked away 3 meters by the user's shield. For every rank above D-ranked the user is, the weapon may be tossed aside an additional 2 meters.
Limit: Bear Claw Bump, Bear Claw Block of respective rank.

Mariposa
Type: Taijutsu
Rank: "C" rank/ D Rank To Learn Variation.
Effect: : A 360 degree sideways spin. Aka butterfly twist
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description:Stand with your legs as far apart as you would usually do before an Au. Twist your body away from the direction of your spin (your spin will go toward you natural spinning side, just think which side you do your best armada, clockwise/anti-clockwise), with your weight on the far leg. Next, transfer your weight onto the front leg as you swing your body around, spreading your arms. Follow the swing not across, but around, so that your back leg comes up into the air. Once your body is ready to take off like in a butterfly, jump off the grounded leg and twist your torso hard, especially the shoulders, bringing in your arms for greater speed. Your head should be facing the direction of the spin. Your body should naturally try to land on its feet, although this may mean your knees if you are not high enough.
Variations:
* 540 Mariposa (or Folha Secca start): Same as Mariposa, but the kick start is upward like Folha Secca rather than sideways so you get an extra half rotation.
* Vertical Mariposa: A Mariposa, only done upright and kicking out hard with the right leg. It's almost like a weird 540. It's like the Mariposa in that you take off and land the same way, except the body is upright.
Limit: Must be a Capoeirista

[Nira]

Vanity saw the shield, coming towards her sword. It seemed like the shield was strong enough to fend off the compressed air strike. She didn't make an attempt to keep a hold of the sword though, she had others and could recover them one by one later. Thus, she let go of the bone sword as it was struck by the sword, letting it fly a number of meters away. Vanity continued her stab, but the enemy was apparently good enough at shield combat to dodge the stab, going into a complex animal-like flip.

That animal transformation was pretty useful, Vanity could only think on how long they could hold it. Well, she would find out soon. As she saw the stab coming in, her free hand would grab the hilt of another bone sword while he slashed her steel sword at the spear to intercept and redirect away. The spear was six feet long, so the enemy was well within her technique range. With the momentum of her slash still going, Vanity's body would move in a spinning motion as she unsheathed her second kaguya bone sword, and around Vanity a huge tornado of slashing damage would form.

Since the head on sword attack failed, the tornado which covered the area within a six meter radius with slashing damage was a nice alternative. The slashing damage would threaten to try and lift the enemy with cutting force for a full forty five meters into the air, even the grass around Vanity would be cut clean with the technique as everything around her was sent upwards.

The technique was powerful enough to break through basic (overview) weapons with incredible ease. The spear would likely not survive~

[Kvasir]

My strike would be cleverly diverted as my opponent began an attack, forcing me to Pull back away 10 meters from her to avoid being frappe'd by the whirring blade vortex created by my opponent's attack. Unfortunately I would be forced to leave my staff behind, which would be blended into fine metallic chunks among the sword storm which successfully managed to both defend and counter-attack.

To counter I would play the bluff, forming two pairs of handsigns quickly, hopefully while my opponent still spun, I would create an illusion that my opponent's weapons had vanished from not only her own hands but also from her belt and the sword which had been knocked away earlier. The second illusion would create five identical blades on the ground around me and one within my right hand. Since the real ones would be impossible to see of feel for my opponent once her technqiue ended it would no doubt seem that I had taken all of her weapons while she spun!

"That's a nice trick, it's a shame my staff was destroyed, but I think my trick is just a little bit better." I'd toy with the fake bone blade I held within my hand, acting as though it was real as I felt the bone sharp edge. "You should really learn to hold onto your weapons better while spinning around like that." This was a great trick for sure, but I had to play the part; I'd hold the blade out as if I would use it myself, my shield still hanging on my left arm. "I've disarmed you, I would feel awful if I had to strike an unarmed lady; you should surrender."

I hoped that the trick worked, if nothing else I knew it would be disorienting for at least a moment... but I had seen similar tricks actually force an opponent into surrendering. Somehow though, I doubted that this fighter would give up so easily.


1 of Kaito's Shunshin used -

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Shunshin no Jutsu - Ken'in (Body Flicker Technique - Pull)
Rank: "D"
Skill: NinJutsu/TaiJutsu
Effect: A Jutsu that allows a user to rush backwards in almost instantaneous speed. Allows the user to retreat from the opponent.
Special: ---
Drawback: Takes away the number of usages Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi (Body Flicker Technique - Push). Same distance applications apply. Same drawbacks apply when over using.
Description: User is able to move backwards in a straight line along the ground in almost instantaneous untraceable speed while temporarily masking the user's movements within 10 meters. A puff of smoke is occasionally used to disguise the user's movements. Supplement of Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi (Body Flicker Technique - Push) while using same schematics.
Limit: Universal NinJutsu or Universal TaiJutsu, Must know Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi (Body Flicker Technique - Push)

Tenrai Meimu: Gunshuku no Jutsu (Divine Illusion: Complete Disarmament Technique)
Rank: “C” Rank
Skill: Genjutsu
Effect: Causes the opponent to perceive their weapon as disappeared.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: If the opponent accidentally injures themselves (say they run into their sword, which they cannot see or feel), the pain released will break the Genjutsu.
Description: The user performs the handseals, releasing a flow of chakra at the opponent. From that point on, the user’s main weapon will begin to blur, and within a turn, their weapon will seemingly completely fade away from existence. The user’s mind will not recognize the touch or sight of it, and as such they will most likely drop their weapon in confusion.
Limit: Must know Glamour Perception

Bakemono Ikken - (Phantasmal Item)
Rank: "D" "C" "B" "A" "S"Rank
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: This technique is similar to that of Bakemono NinJutsu (Ghost NinJutsu) but is quite different. Instead of taking the time to create a technique the user takes the time to push forth in a radius to create what is known as an inanimate object. This technique is quite similar to the at of Bakemono NinJutsu (Ghost NinJutsu) but what makes it quite different is because the master lets the opponent focus onto something else in which creates the very technique. The start of creating is what is difficult but to keep the image going longer then possible is quite simple and allows the user use less chakra then needed in order to keep the illusion up.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: Creates no damage, just a large life like illusion that only Specialists and Masters are capable of creating. When the user looses concentration the illusion just disappears.
Description: Depending on the size of the object that the user wish to conjure up in an illusionary manner is dependent on what rank the user knows. If the user wishes to make an illusion of an object that is Fine sized they must know the "D" Rank version of this technique. If the user wishes to create an illusion of an object that is Diminutive to Tiny they must know the "C" Rank version of the technique. If the user wishes to create a Small to Medium sized illusion they must know the "B" Rank version of the technique. If the user wishes to create an illusion that is Large to Huge creation they must know the "A" Rank version of the very technique. Finally if the user wishes to create a Gargantuan to Colossal creation of an illusion they must know the "S" Rank version of the technique. This technique is quite simple. The user uses the Magen: Kokoni Arazu no Jutsu as a concept but makes it slightly different. A user is capable of dropping a staff making it seem as if perhaps it was a snake along the ground.
Limit: Must know Figment Perception of GenJutsus Can only be done as a GenJutsu Specialist but up to only "B" Rank. A GenJutsu Master is capable of going into the whole technique.

[Nira]

Oh?

The swords Vanity held were gone, all of them...

Huh...

However, even though her inanimate swords could not be felt by the sensory capabilities she had, she did detect genjutsu was active and in use against her. It turns out the enemy had genjutsu after all. At this, Vanity suddenly opened up in a wide grin. Tricky, but not a hard genjutsu to crack if it was there. Besides, given the enemy's lack of swords when the fight began, it wasn't like she couldn't reclaim the sword with unarmed techniques. He probably didn't know any proper sword techniques.

"So, it seems that I am indeed disarmed..." Vanity began, making sure the genjutsu was still active as she brought her two arms in the position for her dual sword soaring phoenix technique. Her left arm muscles would suddenly seem to budge, and then her right arm muscles would do the same. She had increased her strength with her Ichi and Ni Gorilla technique. Vanity didn't see or feel any swords, but she did not let go of her grip. "So, I hope you don't mind if I just, swing my arms forward a bit, shouldn't do anything really, do you don't need to move, just need to stretch out my arms before I make a decision..." She continued, her grin now ear to ear, as her arms would then swing down, in the motion and strength of the actual seventy-two pound cannon technique but without swords.

The action was a simple genjutsu detection test, without the swords, the seventy-two pound cannon technique wouldn't work at all, even with the gorilla strengthening, and nothing would happen. If she still had her swords though, and the genjutsu was just affecting her vision, a powerful slashing wave, twice as large and many ranks higher in damage than the first one Vanity used would be launched at the enemy.

If the enemy could hide the compressed air waves of her own attack from her visual sight, he still couldn't just stand there, or else he would die from the slashing compressed air wave attack which was probably boosted beyond even high ranked invisible pure chakra shield jutsu. A powerful spiral tornado of slashing power that would drill forward in a cone for forty meters.

[Kvasir]

It would seem that my ruse was hardly even a distraction, somehow my opponent could notice my Genjutsu to some extent giving her own act in return. As she began to act strangely I would prepare myself to defend or dodge. The attack would come, similar to the first which had shredded my staff; I had to dodge.

As the attack came I dodged quickly to the left ten meters, Shunshining with an after image effect which would be obliterated among the steel. I had to switch tactics a bit, the battle was still too even for my taste and I had far more Genjutsu to use. With string of handsigns I would trap my opponent for a precious moment, the illusion striking my opponent's mind into making her believe that her leg was caught. Altogether she would be unable to see her own weapons, with the illusion that her leg was trapped; the illusionous swords had been destroyed by her own attack.

Using this quick advantage, I would perform several more handsigns with the hope that she had little in the way of breaking my illusion. With two simple techniques I would end my Combination Transformation, non-verbally giving plan details to Kaito while we where still connected; Kaito would spring forth as a human, looking similar to how I had previously with the tan shirt and green cloak. I myself would become invisible, carefully walking to the side as Kaito made his way forward with his strange stance.

I would prepare another technique, one of greater strength that would give me a degree of control over my opponent once completed. Kaito would hopefully act as defense while I prepared, I had no doubt that our teamwork would be capable of taking down this strange six sword woman with this combination!


Second of Kaito's Shunshin used.

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Shunshin no Jutsu - Zanzō (Body Flicker Technique - Remaining Image)Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu/TaiJutsu
Effect: Affects the enemy's mind and will power by making after images.
Special: ---
Drawback: Takes away the number of usages Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi (Body Flicker Technique - Push). Same distance applications apply. Same drawbacks apply when over using.
Description: A Jutsu to move so swiftly that an image of the technique's user is left behind while moving within 10 meters. Most often it is used to dodge an incoming attack and get behind the opponent to perform a counter-attack. When first learned user is able to perform 1 after image within 10 meters. Each time learned user is able to create an extra after image within 10 meters. May learn to perform up to 5 after images within a single Jutsu. Supplement of Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Technique - Push) while using same schematics. May be used with other Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi (Body Flicker Technique).
Limit: Universal NinJutsu or Universal TaiJutsu, Must know Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi, Ken'in, Ko, and Kaunta

Magen: Daichi Fusen (Demonic Illusion: Ground Slip)
Rank: "C" Rank
Skill: Genjutsu
Effect: Causes the opponent to believe that a part of their leg is caught within the ground.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: The effect is only illusionary, meaning that it does nothing to the opponent if they break the illusion.
Description: Gathering chakra via use of handseals, the shinobi releases this chakra to attack the opponent's brain. The brain, thus affected, will cause an illusion within the mind stimulating the senses of touch, sound, and sight. Within the opponent's vision, a small portion of the ground will gave way underneath either their right of left foot, causing them to lose their balance slightly. They will then find that the ground is seemingly closed again, except now their foot is caught within the ground. Unless dispelled, they become unable to move away from that spot.
Limit: Must know Phantasm Perception

Limited Invisibility
Rank: "D" Rank
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: The creature or object touched becomes invisible, vanishing from sight, even from dark vision.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: Only works for a short period of time, and it only works when the user does not move or is not touched.
Description: A technique that has a distance of that of ten meters from the user or who the user touches. The center of the effect is mobile with the recipient. The creature or object included becomes invisible, vanishing from sight, even from dark vision. If the recipient is a creature carrying gear, that vanishes, too. Those affected by this Jutsu can see each other and themselves as if unaffected by the Jutsu. Any affected creature moving out of the area becomes visible, but creatures moving into the area after the Jutsu are cast do not become invisible. Items dropped or put down by an invisible creature become visible; items picked up disappear if tucked into the clothing or pouches worn by the creature. Light, however, never becomes invisible, although a source of light can become so (thus, the effect is that of a light with no visible source). Of course, the subject is not silenced, and certain other conditions can render the recipient detectable (such as stepping in a puddle). Actions directed at unattended objects do not break the Jutsu. Causing harm indirectly is not an attack. Thus, an invisible being can open doors, talk, eat, climb stairs, summon monsters and have them attack, cut the ropes holding a rope bridge while enemies are on the bridge, remotely trigger traps, open a portcullis to release attack dogs, and so forth. This technique only lasts a round for every class level the user is starting at their class level "D".
Limit: Must know Glamour Perception of GenJutsus

Jūjin Bunshin 獣人分身 (Beast Human Clone)
Rank: "D" Rank
Skill: NinJutsu
Effect: A modified version of a transformation technique, this jutsu allows a user to transform their animal companion into a perfect copy of themselves. When combined with the Four Legs Technique, the user and the animal become virtually impossible to tell apart, since both act equally animalistic. Like any transformation, the jutsu can be broken by identifying and attacking the animal, thus dispelling the transformation. This jutsu is often followed by the Double Piercing Fang.
Special: "Handseals"
Drawback: This type of technique lasts until the object that has been changed is suddenly hit, smacked to knock the technique out, or if the user wishes for the technique to be dispelled.
Description: ---
Limit: Animal Companion Technique for User. Must know Henge no Jutsu (Transformation Skill) to size of corresponding creature.

Ginga
Type: Taijutsu
Rank: D rank
Effect: None
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: The ginga (literally: rocking back and forth; to swing) is the fundamental movement in Capoeira. To accomplished this stance is by maintaining both feet approximately shoulder-width apart and then moving one foot backwards and then back to the base. This movement is done to prepare the body for other movements.
The rest of the body is also involved in the ginga: coordination of the arms (in such a way as to prevent the body from being kicked), torso (many core muscles may be engaged depending on the player's style), and the leaning of the body (forward and back in relation to the position of the feet; the body leans back to avoid kicks, and forward to create opportunities to show attacks). The overall movement should match the rhythm of the person.
Limit: Must be a Capoeirista.

Empowered Suggestion
Rank: A
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: The user bends the victim's chakra in such a way that they drop into a semi-trance state, enabling the user to project some simple ideas into the victims mind, as well as make suggestions and GenJutsu more powerful and effective. This genjutsu is best used in team situations to augment allies and disable enemies.
Special: Handseals, eye contact (under B rank)
Drawback: If the user is not B ranked, he must hold eye contact with the target and focus his chakra for a full post for it to take effect. If the user is B ranked, it only takes 3 seconds to begin the genjutsu. Cannot fool the target into killing, severing limbs, or harming close friends, attempting to do so break the illusion.
Description: The user focuses chakra into the target's mind, friend or foe, to improve or impede their fighting ability. Using this genjutsu, the words of the user seem to be absolute truth to those affected by it. It can be used to increase the strength of other genjutsu cast on the target and the user can cause the target to be convinced he has to do certain actions that are not directly lethal, such as dodging or blocking a specific way when they are attacked.
Limit: Must have the Phantasm Perception.

[Nira]

Ugh, another genjutsu, this was really getting annoying. Vanity was going to have to start being a bitch. The whole feeling of getting the leg stuck was kind of awkward, but it wouldn't be hard to fix that problem later. The enemy had evaded with an after image technique like Vanity had, he had good reflexes, she would give them that. Since the visual sense was getting kind of annoying with the genjutsu, Vanity went ahead and focused on her sensor capabilities alone, closing her eyes and watching the chakra of the bandit.

Huh... they split.

Oh, the ferret got bigger, same size as the guy she was fighting, more transformations, fantastic.

Oh, another genjutsu? Seemed the opponent was using a genjutsu technique focused around himself. Well, he was definitely still physically there as far as the sensor capabilities indicated, so it wouldn't be much of a bother.

The ferret's body of chakra was getting closer, the guy's chakra was moving away. The ferret was engaging, so he was probably the distraction so that the guy could cast. She'd have to hit them both.

Fine.

Vanity would arc both swords back again, looking like she was going to fire another seventy-two pound canon at the ferret. It would certainly make the ferret feel the need to dodge, but since it would seem to be aimed at the ferret alone, the boy might feel relieved.

For like, maybe a fourth of a second...

Vanity would strike, but she would only swing her left arm, sending a single thirty-six pound canon at the ferret's chakra location. It would still be enough to kill, so the ferret would still need to dodge. Vanity would immediately swing her right arm down too, however, the second thirty-six pound canon was aimed right where the guy's chakra was, the one that thought, even for a fourth of a second, that he would be safe to cast. He would need to dodge as well, and given the sly nature of Vanity's attack, he probably had just a moment less to react.

She wasn't done there though, while the second sword was swung down, the first sword was arched back at the same time, arming the attack a third time. Thus, when the second sword finished firing the thirty-six pound canon, the third sword was swung down, firing another dangerous cutting attack at the ferret's chakra. Since Vanity was firing at the chakra signature, it wouldn't be easy to dodge, it would be like trying to dodge the attacks of a heat-seeking machine gun.

Given the little amount of time Vanity was giving the ferret, it might as well been halfway through a dodge, making it exponentially harder to dodge, especially if the dodge would have dislocated the ferret into the air, making the shunshins that the two enemies had been using to dodge the previous attacks utterly useless for as long as they hung in the air.

Vanity still wasn't done, she was doing this in a pattern, much like a machine, and while the third swing was swung towards the ferret, the second sword was arched back and armed again. A fourth thirty-six pound canon would be armed at the guy again, who may also be in mid dodge or movement, once again making it hard to get away from the cutting damage.

If either of them moved their position through a shunshin dodge, even if they dodged ten meters away they would not escape the two hundred meter sensor range Vanity had. She would continue to fire the thirty-six pound canon at their location. If they were hit by any single shot, it would likely incapacitate them and make them subject to the rest of the incoming canon slash shots. This patterned process would repeat a couple more times. Vanity could fit about nine to ten shots within six seconds, so five would be sent one by one at the ferret's chakra, and another five would be shot at the guy who was trying to cast.

So...

Just how many shunshins did those two have left, Vanity could only wonder~

[Kvasir]

I had used my Genjutsu to some effect, it was clear that the woman was now also struck by my newest Genjutsu as she stood in place. I reasoned that she must be able to know the Genjutsu is there but not able to completely break it, as long as this remained true I wouldn't be able to disarm my opponent like I wished.

The woman's use of six swords was ridiculous, but considering that most of her techniques so far used them I reasoned that without them she would be much less of a threat. This technique I was preparing would accomplish that, all I had to do was keep from breaking concentration and think of the right words to say. If I said something wrong then it could easily not have the desired effect, and if I say something too drastic I could loose the effect altogether!

I'd used this technqiue before, but never to use Genjutsu to make my Genjutsu work!

Kaito would be moving forward, waiting for the opportune moment to strike as the opponent made her move; the single blast towards the now human ferret would be deftly dodged as he Arced forward towards his target, landing not even a foot away from her. Rebounding from the quick movement he would lunge forward on all fours to prevent the second and sequent attacks. The ferret would leap literally into his opponent, attempting to grapple with the woman and quickly pin her arms down. Considering that the woman's leg would be pinned to the ground with Genjutsu, even if she noticed it, Kaito's rather simple counter could easily buy enough time for me.

So long as Kaito's counter was quick enough to stall the fighter for even a few moments I myself would be able to finish my technqiue after focusing it. Reaching out with my chakra I'd be able to subtly mold the fighter's mind as my body would turn visible due to the Invisibility technique being expended. "No Genjutsu has been or will be used in this battle! *Arf!*"

I'd call out my suggestion, if it worked then she would have to believe it and all of the Genjutsu I'd used since the beginning of the fight would begin to quickly stack. My opponent would have no weapons at all, she would be confusingly stuck in the ground, and this fight would turn drastically in my favor as my now nearly counter-less Genjutsu would now have the field.


Kaito 3/4 Shunshin used -

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Shunshin no Jutsu - Ko (Body Flicker Technique - Arc)
Rank: "D"
Skill: NinJutsu/TaiJutsu
Effect: A Jutsu that allows a user to rush in an arc in almost instantaneous speed. Allows the user to avoid the opponent's attack and gaze.
Special: ---
Drawback: Takes away the number of usages Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi (Body Flicker Technique - Push). Same distance applications apply. Same drawbacks apply when over using.
Description: User is able to move in an arc along the ground in almost instantaneous untraceable speed while temporarily masking the user's movements within 10 meters. User may move forward, or backwards if they know Tweh version of Shunshin. This Jutsu is used to get around and behind an opponent without sacrificing multiple Shunshins. Supplement of Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi (Body Flicker Technique - Push) using same schematics.
Limit: Universal NinJutsu or Universal TaiJutsu, Must know Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi (Body Flicker Technique - Push)

Angola variant
Type: Taijutsu
Rank: C rank
Effect: A run on all fours, giving a Headbutt.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Keep everything low. Get close to the ground, take aim and thrust yourself at your partner's stomach. You end up with only your hands and feet touching the ground but everything else hanging down. Arms remain stretched, legs spread a little bit.
Limit: Must be a Capoeirista

Empowered Suggestion
Rank: A
Skill: GenJutsu
Effect: The user bends the victim's chakra in such a way that they drop into a semi-trance state, enabling the user to project some simple ideas into the victims mind, as well as make suggestions and GenJutsu more powerful and effective. This genjutsu is best used in team situations to augment allies and disable enemies.
Special: Handseals, eye contact (under B rank)
Drawback: If the user is not B ranked, he must hold eye contact with the target and focus his chakra for a full post for it to take effect. If the user is B ranked, it only takes 3 seconds to begin the genjutsu. Cannot fool the target into killing, severing limbs, or harming close friends, attempting to do so break the illusion.
Description: The user focuses chakra into the target's mind, friend or foe, to improve or impede their fighting ability. Using this genjutsu, the words of the user seem to be absolute truth to those affected by it. It can be used to increase the strength of other genjutsu cast on the target and the user can cause the target to be convinced he has to do certain actions that are not directly lethal, such as dodging or blocking a specific way when they are attacked.
Limit: Must have the Phantasm Perception.

[Kama the Popcorn Kage]

And so destiny would bring me here. wearing the large white silk cloak whose softness could be compared to those of clouds I would be. Large and thin golden lines drawn all over the edges of suck cloth could be seen from the distance, though none of them making a real draw by themselves but to make the large cloak look prettier. As for the back, still unseen for the one I would find the draw of a large and amazingly golden ledoptera could be found. Large winds covering most of the place but thin lines should adress the rest of its thin but classy body. Such large cloak would be hidding another piece of clothes of the same color as the exterior one, though this time in a way where the space between it and my own body should be only big enough for me to comfortably and easily move around, that be my shinobi uniform.

Large white boots up to the middle way from my ankles to my knees could be appreciated, though the rest of it, which consisted on a normal ninja vest was not seen anymore, a ninja pants to allow fast movement, ninja gear for quick retrieval of items, for I had none at the moment, and finally a necklace resembling the same animal I had drawn on the exterior piece of silk. Despite the gear had no items within it mean not that my arrived the place without ones, between the large cloak and the ninja gear a large space was found, though not that big to allow another human being to be hidden without being noticed but small and miniature animals shall be found, a total of two dozens of different color, each gamma being more beautiful than the previous one, though all of them being of the same especie as the one before, the one of the necklace.

Twenty meters shall be the distance between the lady and myself, as for the man, the same but a fourth of it more would be. Even a dumb will notice what I just got myself onto, a battlefield, the perfect time to practice my skills. And the perfect place for it as well, the one I loved the most, an open place, no place to hid nor to run but just skills and techniques should suffice.

Green hair would wave as the air would pass though it, with the delicate breeze of the wind my eyes should blink eventually as they would need to, pale skin ready to be stained by the crimson red, crimson as the iris of my oculli who were still with the lack of their glowing aura. Though surely in no time that should change. Despite I was standing there in the middle of the nothing watching the adrenaline increasing between the fighting due I would never at any point let my defenses go down, as an skilled shinobi every single moment in my life was of danger, so my life should be protected at any cost. Closed lips and wide open eyes shall follow the movements of the ones in front of me, in no time I shall be part of this tea party that seemed to have not started a long ago.

[Nira]

Oh, well what do you know, the ferret was willing to jump at a high class fighter armed with swords.

Funny.

Just a split second before the ferret-boy would have collided with Vanity, her body would shift colors to gray, all color fading from her form, like she was turned into a three-dimensional pencil sketch. The ferret would just simply pass right through Vanity, as if she really was a ghost the whole time. As soon as the ferret's body finished passing through Vanity, the color of her body would return, and she would do a backwards stab with the kaguya sword over her shoulder, a powerful impaling attack with the power of an 'A' rank plus 'B' rank force, right at the spinal area. Since the ferret boy would have just passed through Vanity as if she was a ghost, it would be in the air, incapable of touching the ground to perform a shunshin and run.

Even if it overcame the surprise of just passing through a ghostly body and managed to shift his position in mid air, the close range would still cause him to be impaled with the sword at high ranking force. The animal would probably revert back to the original form of a ferret and be incapacitated~

As for the one who would still attempt to cast genjutsu, since the attempted tackle would have failed in disarming Vanity, the steel sword would still be swung down after Vanity solidified, and the powerful slashing force would still be sent towards the caster, he would still need to dodge. Vanity would probably still have time to send about two or three flying slashes at the enemy before he could initiate the technique. Plus, since the animal would be the target of a stab, after the stab the first sword would be open to use for targeting the caster alone. Vanity would be able to pull out two more slashes from that sword, meaning a total of about four or five flying S rank air slashes would fly in rapid succession towards only the caster.

So long as the ferret didn't move under what Vanity could tell from her sensory, she would not need to overdo anything and kill the poor animal.

Although, if he, the caster, took the S rank flying slash hits without dying under their rather enhanced power just for the sake of completing that genjutsu, then yeah, sure, all the previously used genjutsu that Vanity assumed very much as genjutsu would succeed. Although it would be questionable if the genjutsu would still hold, since the enemy would either be dead or dying from getting hit by just one of her slashes. Unless he could have physical attacks pass through him like Vanity could.

That would be pretty cool.

Although, that aside, another player seemed to enter the field. His chakra picked up easily by Vanity's sensory. He was pretty strong as well, raw power also being around the same of her and the guy she was fighting.

Fun.