Kiri Skyline

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Tsubasa Sodachimasu no jutsu (Wing Grow Technique)
Rank: C-Rank
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: Lets the user grow wings of a bird out of their shoulders.
Special: Ram
Drawback: The user may feel some pain, due to the initial outburst of the extra shoulder bones that are used for the rest of the wings to grow on. Cannot Re-grow wings that were ripped or severed from the body. If one wing is removed then it is impossible to retract the wings. If a wing is injured somehow, once retracted they cannot be used for 2 weeks OOC.
Description: The user forms the handseal, and then the extra shoulder bones that come from the Ritual of Talon and Feather burst through the back of the user and they start to grow into wings of any given bird, through chakra increasing the length of the bones, (user chooses) that are twice the length of the user’s arms. Chakra will numb the pain, but it will still hurt. The chakra will also accelerate the growth of the skin, but it will come out with feathers, having stimulated the chemical. The user may then use the wings to fly and perform other techniques that require this jutsu. When the Tsubasa wishes it or has an injured wing they can retract the wings into their body to heal over time or simply to hide them.
Limit: Must be a Tsubasa, must have Ritual of the Talon and Feather performed on them.

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The titular mist of this village rolled below, covering the buildings in a blanket of white. "Do you know why I brought you here?" Akiko's foster-mother had asked brought her to the top of a the village's clocktower. Now, after climbing countless stairs and ladder rungs, made all the more difficult for the golden-haired child by a combination of her size, or lack there of, and her fatigue after completing the Ritual or Talon and Feather, marking her formal entrance into the Clan Tsubasa, the foster-mother and foster-daughter now stood on top of the clocktower, what would be called the bell chamber if it had a roof.

But the view was worth it. This spectacular view, looking out over the mist covered town as the sun rose in the East was a breathtaking sight. Akiko shook her head. It was just barely daybreak. Both Akiko and her surrogate mother had been up all night, almost 24 hours now.

In truth, the sun had yet to properly rise over the horizon, though it's first golden rays were refracting off the ether, giving everything a gold-red glow. The buildings that stretched out below were of all sorts and shapes and sizes of buildings, most still cloaked in shadow; waiting for the first kiss of morning's golden light.

Behind the two was space for a single large bell, uninhabited, and two rows of three smaller bells, though still loud enough to reach the far edges of the village. It wasn't yet the turn of the hour, but it soon will be. The air is filled with the sounds of chirping birds. Before, they sounded lovely, but fairly random.

But now she could hear the symphonies, the conversations and emotions behind them. Perhaps it was the ritual, perhaps the sleep deprivation, perhaps it was a combination of the two, breaking down and/or being too tired to maintain her preconceived notions. Either way, it didn't matter. It was absolutely beautiful; the golden light of the slowly rising sun illuminating the top of the Kage's tower and diffusing through the mist, the symphony of the birds filling the air.

"I really don't know, was it for this view?" She asked as she turned around. Her foster mother ruffled her hair with a smile. "Naw, well, sorta. True, I wanted you to see this sight, but I wanted to teach you how to grow your wings." As Akiko watches with wonder and amazement, her foster mother performed a quick series of handseals, and a pair of large wings, with large bronze feathers on all but the trailing edge and the underside.

She reached down and closed her foster-child's open mouth. She began to tell her of the methodology of growing a pair of wings: "You know Healing Hands, right?" the child nodded, "it's sorta like that, but you elongated the bones that the ritual placed at your shoulderblades, while at the same time attaching the muscles to the right points and growing the feathers. It's not quite that simple, but you'll get the hang of it on your own."

[N A T S U M I]

+10; Learned.

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Wing Control
Rank: C-Rank
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: Allows the Tsubasa to properly use their wings for flight.
Special: ---
Drawback: Guidance of an experienced Tsubasa. [PC or NPC]
Description: This training will allow the Tsubasa to control their wings properly after growth. Without the training control of the Tsubasa's wings will be jerky and extremely difficult. The control will be harsh enough that the Tsubasa will be unable to fly without it and merely have the wings for show. With the simple exercises and control methods taught by the experienced Tsubasa, the user will rid them self of the problem of controlling a new appendage and be able to use their wings as if born with them naturally.
Limit: Must be a Tsubasa, must know Wing Grow, must have Ritual of the Talon and Feather performed on them.

The pair sat down, and the elder of the pair began to try and explain the psychology behind it. "Everyone's wings are different, it has nothing to do with the ritual ingredients or genetics. It's a matter of the heart. You need to find the shape of your wings already inside you and bring it out."

As the sun rose ever higher towards the horizon of the village, Akiko began to wonder what she had meant about that. Her explanation was a little clumsy, but it was good enough. But still, how does one go about finding the wings in their heart? All this symbolism was headache worthy.

Well, joy and happiness evoke a certain lightness of heart. Maybe that was it? I should start with the physiological changes, but... Akiko performed the handseals she had seen her foster-mother perform. As her hands blurred, her chakra became agitated, flowing more swiftly about her body and concentrating on her back. At the same time, the young golden haired child took the advice she had been given, and began to try and recall the joys she had felt since that day.

She felt a particular unpleasantness; a combination of an intense itching with the sensation of something squirming under the skin, and a decided feeling of a slightly dull pain. It wasn't pleasant, but it lightened considerably in intensity after a bit. The nubs of flesh that were the beginning of her wings began to struggle against her jacket.

Without thinking, Akiko removed the jacket and continued the jutsu. The sensation of unpleasantness continued, but the pain was less than half as intense as before. It was enough to make her skin crawl, goose flesh develop, but was only unpleasant, not unbearable.

It began to itch more intensely then before, as the feeling of unpleasantness continued. And suddenly it all faded away. Akiko opened her eyes, and looked back to see a pair of wings as white as snow. "White wings..." they weren't just white, but immaculately white. They held a slight golden hue of refracted dawnlight.

Akiko's foster-mother began to examine the wings, to make sure everything was formed correctly. The wings were quite sensitive, enough that the gentle touches caused Akiko to blush slightly. The tall woman nodded to herself and began to walk Akiko through some simple exercises to get used to the wings. It didn't take long for the young girl to adjust completely.

The small bells began to ring at the top of the hour. The two stand up and Tsukasa speaks to her ward. Well, she says something, but in the chiming of the bells, any meaning behind her words is lost. Trusting in Akiko's abilities, she give the child a small push on her chest. Pushed off balance, Akiko reflexively took a step back, unfortunately it wasn't enough, and it put her on the edge of the platform.

Her bare foot slipped, and Akiko began to fall from the heights. It was frightening. She thought she was going to die. Her body twisted in mid air, so that she was facing the rapidly approaching pavement. She could see the headlines now. The chalk outline on the concrete. It was all over for her.

Her wings caught the air and flared. They folded and her body leaned forward. Then spread and caught the wind. Her consciousness fighting the fear back down, she pulled up, using a thin membrane of chakra between her legs in substitute for a proper tail. Her arms lay unused at her side as she slowly climbed around the tower, flapping hard. She looked down. Everything seemed so small from up here. But above all, the wide openness...it felt...free.

[Ravenous]

+10

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Tasukeru (Seeing Life)
Rank: C, B, A, S
Skill: Doujutsu
Effect: Allows a full three hundred and sixty (360) degree field of vision and some predictability to physical attacks. Unlike Byakugan, the user sees life in its normal colors during this tech, no details spared. Signs of life, thermal readings and X Ray vision is near perfect. Can also read a determine the difference of a regular shinobi to that of one with a bloodline or if they house any foreign presence by the different chakra waves displayed when observed through Tasukeru. This does not mean one knows the BL right away. Must have encountered the BL before in order to know exactly who they are. The ‘C’ ranked version grants the user up to 50 meters of observing. Each new rank for the Jutsu will add 50 more meters. This can be trained multiple times after all the ranks are achieved in order to add 50 meters onto one’s total. Each extra training is worth an S ranked training.
Special: Although one is born with this jutsu, one must activate the eyes through training.
Drawback: Heavy chakra drain over time, especially when multiple phases of the Tasukeru are accessed. While Taijutsu can be predicted, the Onigami are not designed to have fast twitch muscles. As such, perfect blocking simply won’t happen all the time.
Description: Summoned through will, the scarlet eyes of the Onigami will grow a very vibrant neon red and all life becomes theirs to fully observe. Once activated, the user has a three hundred and sixty (360) degree field of vision, as well as the ability to see into other people’s bloods. For those allied to an Onigami, this jutsu is revered for making the Onigami known as the ultimate scouts.
Limit: Must be part of the Onigami BL.

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The sight was beautiful. Akiko climbed higher and higher into the air. Her blood called out to this sight. The city, half-covered in a thick mist, refracting golden-orange light from the rising sun. The bells continued to chime. Their sound resonated through the air as the golden haired child climbed and climbed, gaining altitude until she was at least a hundred feet above the top of the Kage tower.

And below the village, more like a small city really, spread out below her. Her wings were dyed the same gold as the diffuse light enveloping the city. It was beautiful. Akiko banked to the left, tucking her wings in and performing an aileron roll. As she came out of the manuver, she spread her wings and continued the tight turn.

As she passed by a building, she became aware of those within. It was vague, but it wasn't her imagination. She had heard of a number of special abilities some people's eyes held. They had to be born with them, but she knew little of her lineage. And her eyes had tingled at that moment. Maybe...maybe she has one. That would be awesome. She smiled to herself and turned back towards the bell tower.

She landed clumsily, that was something she'd need to work on. She talked it over with her foster mother, and they decided that it would be worth a try. Akiko sat down and folded her wings over her body. Her foster-mother sat down as well in the early morning sun, pulling a small sewing kit from who knows where.

While her caregiver set about doing whatever it was she decided to so, Akiko set about learning if she had any special powers she didn't know about, like superman or something.
But how to go about that? Well, there was the obvious of focusing chakra to the eyes. There was also several other methods, but they all required more than she knew.

So why not take the obvious path even more obvious than the other obvious path and simply will it to be. Like that could work. But the simple use of chakra could suffice to unlock any powers she might have. And so she did exactly precisely that. She summoned forth her will and focused on her desire. There was little in thus world that could match the tenacity of a 5 year old. And that was exactly how she acted half the time.

Combine that with the expereinces of an extrodinary twelve year old, and the self-awareness of a very tired 70 something, and you have an incredible force of will. The kind of will that can force a body's chakra into motion all on it's own. Her eyes began to take on a sapphire glow, a natural illuminessence caused by the reaction of her chakra with the pigments in her iris.

[Solus]

+8

Moar on training the tech itself

[Corvus]

[8/10]

Her eyes glowed a lovely sapphire, dyed with an orange-gold hue by the rising sun. All of a sudden, she became aware of virtually everything around her. Everything within over a hundred-fifty feet. She saw her foster-mother sitting behind her working on her jacket. She could see that there used to be a bronze bell in the center of the bell tower, but it was lost now.

She watched a number of birds fly by the tower as the Bells came to rest. Though nothing slowed, she could see the every mechanic of the pigeons that flew by the tower. Her eyes told her that this was all part of her special ability, the unique ability of her eyes. And it also told her that there were countless other powers to unlock. These eyes gave her tremendous analytical abilities.

And the range was terrific as well. And speaking of which, she had heard somethifn about Aniki. This was the perfect chance to go see him. They hadn't met in ages.

[Solus]

+2

[Corvus]

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