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[/center]Smash the Bottle
Rank: B
Skill: Taijutsu
Effect: (in description)
Special: --
Drawback: --
Description: While facing the opponent, the user flips onto his hands, causing his back to be facing the opponent, a normal forward handstand. Next the user performs six backward kicks, striking the opponent in the face with his heels. Finally the user pushes off of the ground and flips in the air backward, appearing to be trying to regain their feet, but this is a feint for those who would attempt to trip the user as he lands. Instead the user keeps their body rotating in the air, their feet eventually reaching the opponent's chest while bent against the user's body. With as much force as possible, the user sends his feet flying into the opponent's chest to send them backward, the user sailing forward and rolling on the ground to regain their footing.
Limit: Must be drunk to do.

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✘ Almost got this one in the bottle!

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So as I perused the streets of Takigakure, I found an area where urban buildings pretty much left the map, to be replaced by sparse copses of trees, mainly tall and of the 'pine' variety. Curiosity led my feet up and over a railing and into this 'forest', whereupon I quickly found a secluded clearing, not visible or even within earshot of the streets. It was 'peaceful' I guess, but peace wasn't really my kinda thing.

Perhaps an hour or two ago, I had fought off that massive black dude and his goons in the pub, using maneuvers that made me both gasp and laugh now that I was slightly less drunk. Somehow though, I thought I hadn't really perfected the technique. There was still a certain familiarity that I hadn't quite obtained yet, and as my first task in my new-found practice area, I decided to rectify that.

I went through the technique in my mind first (Parts of the experience were blurry), taking careful note of the way that I first performed the handstand; then several upside-down kicks, followed by a double-flip and an airborne heel thrust. I chuckled aloud as I ran through the footage of my performance in my head. The next step was to replicate the attack in body, rather than in mind.

Somehow, even though my first experience of the technique had been clouded and hazy, I still felt like I was following clear guidelines as I performed the move. I first flipped forward to land on my hands, balancing awkwardly there for a moment, before I stepped forward on entirely the wrong limbs and began to punch at the air with my feet. After several rounds of that had been accomplished, I would then propel myself up into the air with my arms and twist around while airborne, using all the momentum I could muster to perform the coup de grâce; the double-heel kick.

As my final attack swooshed out at mid air I didn't replicate my previous mistake of simply staying idle while I did so. I continued to move my entire body backwards, flipping right over for a total of two-and-a-half revolutions, landing squarely on my feet.

I laughed jovially. I definitely had this move down now.

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[/center]Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi (Body Flicker Technique - Push)
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu/TaiJutsu
Effect: A Jutsu that allows a user to rush forward in almost instantaneous speed. Used to draw the user close to the opponent.
Special: ---
Drawback: May use 3 times a day. May perform 1 more each time learned. Passing amount renders the user's legs immobile due to severe pain. Unable to perform again unless gained medical treatment. Must move through an opening. Unable to maneuver around obstructing objects. Can't attack while performing any Shunshin or Variation.
Description: User is able to move forward 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. It is accomplished by focusing the user's chi along the ankles and foot. User mostly moves just with their ankles and feet. Jutsu takes up no movements. User may only use this Jutsu half of the movements may allow in a single round while rounding down. Example: User has 5 movements, user is able to perform Jutsu 2 times per round.
Limit: Universal NinJutsu or Universal TaiJutsu.

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✘ Time to speed things up a little!

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So there I was, smack dab in the middle of an urban forest clearing, wondering what in the heck I was gonna practice next. Now that my brain wasn’t addled by alcohol I couldn’t quite think of any more quirky but effective techniques, and every time I came close to inventing one I marked it off as ‘too dangerous’ and moved on. Then, as I mused, biting my lip in consideration, my mind resurrected a rumour that I’d heard told in the Market District once. Something about a guy who could move himself so fast that he literally disappeared from view. A feat that would be awesome to achieve, but seemed a little farfetched. Only, I’d also seen it on a scroll once: It was named the Shunshin no Jutsu.

Apparently, even though it was pretty easy to do with your chakra – which I lacked – it was also possible to do simply by controlling your chi, which is somewhat similar, but much more basic and unrefined, or so I’m told; perfect for me. I’d never really thought about controlling any sort of inner energy, but I supposed meditation was a good start. I pulled a face at the thought, but nonetheless strolled over to a shady patch under a tree – the temperature dropped considerably - and sat down in front of it, facing toward the centre of the area. It felt totally weird doing this – against my usual demeanour in like, every way – but I really wanted that super-speed. So without further ado, I sighed loudly and bowed my head, shutting my oculi to the world.

I entered a realm of darkness instantly. Very little sunshine pierced the branches of these trees, so almost no plasma clouds broke the shield of my eyelids. It was a quiet demesne, the only sound leaking through the illusion being the passing breeze as it whispered through the trees, the leaves brushing against one another in complete harmony…

Anyway, enough with distractions; I had to find my ‘chi’. So I progressed into the depths of my mind and soul, screwing my eyes shut in concentration. After a short while I felt something, deep in… well, somewhere, who knows where the heck you go when you meditate? So anyhow, there was definitely a tugging feeling, pulling me deeper into the blackness, making the zephyrs passing over my face less and less real.

A few minutes passed, and my mind had almost totally left our dimension. I was with the energy now; it swirled inside my being, snaking, of it’s own accord, through my body, which I could hardly feel at this point. I breathed out, totally at – thoroughly uncharacteristic – peace, in which I felt surprisingly comfortable. I felt like a battery, being supercharged with extremely potent energy that was sourced from a generator inside myself. But such thoughts were beyond me at that moment. I continued to breathe regularly, totally off guard, not thinking about anything around me. I, too, was at harmony with the world around me.

But then, a sudden gust of wind rushed through the clearing, fracturing my concentration, and my eyes flew open. For a moment I was disoriented, the brightness somewhat blinding. I shielded my eyes with my hands as I stood up, groaning as I did so. My awakening felt oddly rude. How long had I been half-asleep for? ...It didn’t matter though. I slowly came to the realization that, thought the peaceful feeling had gone, the raw power that was seeping through my veins was still evident. I clenched my fist in front of my face a few times, feeling the movement more than I ever had.

I shut it then, and kept it closed. I grinned. Looks like I’d found my chi.

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[/center]Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi (Body Flicker Technique - Push)
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu/TaiJutsu
Effect: A Jutsu that allows a user to rush forward in almost instantaneous speed. Used to draw the user close to the opponent.
Special: ---
Drawback: May use 3 times a day. May perform 1 more each time learned. Passing amount renders the user's legs immobile due to severe pain. Unable to perform again unless gained medical treatment. Must move through an opening. Unable to maneuver around obstructing objects. Can't attack while performing any Shunshin or Variation.
Description: User is able to move forward 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. It is accomplished by focusing the user's chi along the ankles and foot. User mostly moves just with their ankles and feet. Jutsu takes up no movements. User may only use this Jutsu half of the movements may allow in a single round while rounding down. Example: User has 5 movements, user is able to perform Jutsu 2 times per round.
Limit: Universal NinJutsu or Universal TaiJutsu.

❖ 0 || 30 ❖

✘ Time to speed things up a little!

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So now that I felt all this raw power coursing through my veins, what to do with it? I had been told that the skill required manipulation of chi, but what exactly did manipulation mean?

I pondered this for a moment, gazing out at the sun-bathed section of the clearing. The idea of the technique was basically just to run really fast. So where did running source from? Well, obviously, the legs. So it stood to reason that perhaps, if I directed all of my chi to my legs, it would give me the ability to put on a momentary burst of speed and strength, perhaps even enough to move 'like lightning'. I was skeptical, naturally, but I'd seen Ninjutsu-users do some pretty crazy shit. And maybe, just because I had no control over my chakra, I could do that shit too. Besides, the energy that seemed to flow within my being, heightening my senses and making me feel both relaxed and totally focused at the same time, was pretty incredible. Perhaps it could cause me to move that fast.

There was only one sure-fire way to know. So, standing there in the clearing, light bathing my back, I let a gust of oxygen escape my being, a good percentage of my worldly distractions departing with it. I shut my eyes once more, trying to grab hold of the raw energy that glowed inside every cell of my being – resurrected by my meditation – so I could transfer it’s amazing power down into my legs. This was no easy task. After a moment I lifted up my arms so that they were spread out horizontal to my shoulders – I wasn’t sure why I did this, it just seemed to feel right – and, rather than trying to control my chi, I let the chi control me.

But it was a part of me still: My ally, my comrade and my helper. So even though I had given my will to it, letting all my other thoughts leak away into blackness, it still obligingly went where I wished it. A tremor shot up my spine and a tingle shook my body as the energy washed down into my lower half, flowing down into my legs till they felt electrified, urging me to move them with every atom of their mass.

I would obey them. I opened my eyes, letting the light and colour of our realm flood them once more; I lowered my arms to my sides, lifted only slightly in a pre-take-off position. I then bent my entire figure to the ground till my body was configured like an Olympic runner before a race, and then, when I couldn’t stand the super-power that was forming inside my legs anymore, I took off like a rocket, scuffing up dirt and grass with my first step as I shot off like a bolt, my legs fuelled by the intense power of my inner energy.

I didn’t feel any need to stop and for what felt like quite a long time I didn’t. I just kept running, my feet barely touching the ground in my flight. The wind whipped my face and tugged at my entire frame, disapproving of the unearthly speed that I had acquired. Then, abruptly, my battery ran out, and I almost toppled over as suddenly my legs ached and the muscles in them felt strained. I took a moment to wince and gasp, feeling that I’d been running for at least a few minutes straight. But as I looked behind me, at the trail of freshly unearthed dirt from my travel, I realised this wasn’t so. I’d only been moving for a second or two, perhaps, only I’d been moving so fast that it’d seemed like far longer than that.

There was a second of bewilderment, which was quickly pushed over by joy. I’d moved fast. Really fast. If I could learn to summon up that energy and perform that feat in battle, there was no way anyone could catch me.

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[/center]Shunshin no Jutsu - Oshi (Body Flicker Technique - Push)
Rank: "C"
Skill: NinJutsu/TaiJutsu
Effect: A Jutsu that allows a user to rush forward in almost instantaneous speed. Used to draw the user close to the opponent.
Special: ---
Drawback: May use 3 times a day. May perform 1 more each time learned. Passing amount renders the user's legs immobile due to severe pain. Unable to perform again unless gained medical treatment. Must move through an opening. Unable to maneuver around obstructing objects. Can't attack while performing any Shunshin or Variation.
Description: User is able to move forward 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. It is accomplished by focusing the user's chi along the ankles and foot. User mostly moves just with their ankles and feet. Jutsu takes up no movements. User may only use this Jutsu half of the movements may allow in a single round while rounding down. Example: User has 5 movements, user is able to perform Jutsu 2 times per round.
Limit: Universal NinJutsu or Universal TaiJutsu.

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✘ Time to speed things up a little!

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I had just managed to channel my inner energy through my legs, and utilized it to put on a sudden burst of speed that had sent me speeding across the clearing in which I presented myself. I turned around fully to observe the devastation I had created. A large trail of dirt had been ploughed out of the ground in my wake, and now my legs felt sore and worn out. I raised them each in turn up to my chest, gripping them there for a moment, trying to warm them up and get a bit more circulation going in there.

There was still a little of the chi circulating my body, but it was once again roaming free, rather than being centred around my lower half. I wasn’t quite satisfied with my current level of education in the Shunshin, since not only did I come up a little worse for wear, but I had also destroyed a good deal of the ground that I had covered. I was determined to attempt the technique again, and perform it more adeptly: Hopefully so that my flight over the ground was a little less destructive.

Firstly I would turn to my left, so that I was once again facing the centre of the clearing. I would then shut my eyes and bow my head, taking a deep, clearing breath. The residual chi still floating around inside me was weaker than before, but hopefully I could refine its use with a little concentration. The world around me slipped away for a moment, and suddenly I could delve around inside my inner being, latching onto stray threads of the magical energy and stringing them together into one concentrated mass. I then exercised all of my will to push all the mystical power down into my legs, exhaling as I did so.

As I then unveiled my oculi to the world, I felt an incredible surge of power in my lower half, as if it were some kind of godly embodiment sent down from somewhere far above; like it didn’t belong on this world, because it was simply too powerful. To some it might’ve felt incredibly wrong, but to me it felt just about right. I laughed a couple of times at the intense power built up there, and then I focused my gaze ahead. Time to really test out this stuff.

Letting go of all other thoughts I dug my feet deep into the ground and then pushed out, shooting off the ground like a rocket. Suddenly everything in the clearing around me was moving sluggishly, and I was racing ahead. As I moved forward I made sure to make as little contact with the ground as possible, all the while forcing my body on through the atoms as I sped through some kind of alternate dimension of infinite speed.

As quickly as it started, it ended. Suddenly I was just a regular person, standing there in the clearing, with no ungodly strength surging inside my body. A few moments later and the feeling came back to my legs, but they weren’t quite as sore as I’d predicted. Looking back, I also saw that I had not left an intense path of destruction, probably thanks to my increased awareness as I moved.

“Hmm. Good.” I said, and smiled.

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[/center] 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)

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✘ Time to speed things up a little!

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So, I could move forward with my Shunshin no Jutsu, but what if – on rare occasion – I wanted to retreat? That would definitely require a different approach to the technique, one based on perhaps leaping backwards or a quick flight of backward steps combined with the flickering manoeuvre. It was this variation of my newly acquired skill that I would now try.

The sun shone down from above, not exactly boiling hot but certainly warm. I raised my eyes to the heavens for a moment, placing a shielding hand over my eyes as I wondered how I was going to go about this. There was still perhaps enough chi circulating through my being for one more round of Shunshin, but rather than going forward, now I’d be moving backward. The way I saw it, there were two ways to go about the jutsu. One, attempt to run rearward really fast, or two, to simply try and push ones self off the ground with enough force to shoot themselves a sufficient distance from their starting point. Seeing as option one seemed a little ridiculous and probably not at all practical, I decided to try the latter first.

I nodded, and lowered my vision to ground level, taking note of the tall trees surrounding me in the almost perfectly circular glade. I lifted my arms up either side of me, till they formed a rough horizontal line, and closed my eyes, summoning up as much of the residual chi in my body as I could. After a few moments, I felt the onrush of power from the mystical energy, and I gasped and dropped my arms as my body screamed at me to move.

I took a pre-Shunshin stance then, shuffling my right foot forward and bending both my knees to the ground slightly. I counted quietly to myself, preparing my mind and body for the incredible rush of power and speed that came with the body flicker technique. “One.” I whispered, taking a quick glance behind me. “Two.” I continued, swivelling my head back around and gritting my teeth. “THREE!” Quite a bit louder this time, and I bunched down on my knees almost to their fullest extent, fling my arms up behind me and throwing my chest forward, using the jolting motion to create enough force to spring back on. My left foot forward came to stand beside my right, and I used their combined force to push myself off the ground, letting the energy inside me take over and dramatically increase the power in my legs.

I shot off the ground backwards, allowing the chi to flow through my entire body as I was suddenly pulled backwards by the hand of some sort of invisible spirit – that or a great hurricane. I felt somewhat helpless as the clearing rushed past me in a terrifying instant of adrenaline. There was nothing beneath my feet, and then my body hit the ground with a mighty thud. I wouldn’t stop moving, but would instead cleave through the moist dirt for a second longer as the world around resumed normal speed and the epic charge of chi inside me subsided.

I felt wide-awake as the technique wore off, not at all disoriented or woozy; a good sign. I gazed forth at my path and recognized the patch of dirt than had been unearthed when I’d launched. It seemed a suitable distance away, which meant I’d succeeded. I smiled happily.

“Some technique.” I remarked.

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[/center] 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)

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✘ Time to speed things up a little!

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This whole Shunshin No Jutsu deal was probably the coolest thing I'd ever done. That thought just sort of strutted up to me and pulled my mouth into a wide, enthusiastic grin. There was just something in having the whole world soar past me that felt right. Unfortunately a pang of envy followed this elation as I realized that these sort of miraculous feats were everyday occurrences to those who were lucky enough to be able to use their chakra. My lips almost curled back in a snarl as I remembered all the times I'd been persecuted in the Academy - and beyond - for lacking any Ninjutsu ability. I mean, it wasn't my fault! I just couldn't do it. It wasn't fair. Why did all the maggots get to play around with fire and chakra and all that shit?!

I closed my eyes and attempted to steady my breathing. I reminded myself that it didn't matter that I couldn't mold chakra; I had my fists. That was all I needed to crush anyone and achieve anything. I attempted to channel all my tamed anger to raw energy, and just to spite the Ninjutsu-wielding world at large, I decided to attempt the Shunshin one more time.

I unveiled my eyes and took a moment to breathe deeply, first in, then out. Following this, I'd harness my newly discovered inner energy, finding that drawing breath sharply seemed to assist in summoning it from my subconscious levels into a more worldly state. I held this air for a moment, glanced behind me, and surged all my chi down into my feet as I kicked off the ground.

I could literally feel the pulse of energy as it escaped me, and with my athletic physique coupled with a burst of supernatural propulsion, normal, sluggish reality was whipped away from me, and I almost literally flew backwards. The earth outside of myself passed in a blur, and even as I attempted to concentrate upon it, the ground rushed up to my feet and was torn up as I skidded along it for a good meter before coming to a halt. Reality resumed it's usual pace. As I absorbed what had just occurred, I stared at my starting point, clearly indicated by the churned dirt patch. I judged that I'd traveled a good ten meters.

"...Should be sufficient." I said, and cracked a smile.

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[/center]Kitsui Kaba (Close Bull Rush)
Rank: "C"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: You become an expert at delivering a Bulrush. One who delivers a devastating blow capable of blowing though concrete, charging forth with such strength that obstacles does not matter. A full power bulrush feels as if it is much stronger then it should be. When the user learns this technique they are capable of using Sensai Kaba (Master Bull Rush) without a running start.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: With this technique, the user does not have to rush, or really the user does not need a running start. This technique enables that of the Sensai Kaba (Master Bull Rush) capability without taking a running start. The user takes the understanding of Bulrush to a newest degree to where whenever they make connect, a rush is more powerful, more dangerous then how most people are capable of using the Bulrush. This technique feels as if the strength of the technique increases depending on the Class level of the user. Whenever the user first learns this as a "D" Class character, the technique feels as if it is a "B" Rank technique. This means that whenever a user bulrushes through a defense, the defense takes the hit as if it is trying to stop a "B" Rank technique. When the user becomes a "C" Class character, the rank of the technique feels that of an "A" Rank technique. Finally when the user reaches "B" Class, the technique feels as if it would be considered as a "S" Rank technique.
Limit: Must know Sensai Kaba (Master Bull Rush)

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✘ Packing a punch!

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Satisfied that I had, at least for the moment, attained a sufficient level of mastery over the Shunshin, I began to ponder exactly how else I could better my Taijutsu arsenal. One thing I remembered from my last brawl was my inability to break the defenses of my opponents. Despite the fact that the opponent in question could probably have taken a wrecking ball to the face, I decided that the physical power behind my attacks needed augmenting.

A simple method of increasing raw impact power was to take a run-up - the Bull-rush attack. It was one I was familiar with, but preparation was just too cumbersome. In the time it took to take the aforementioned run-up you could already have been hit by something devastating. But I reasoned that if I could get the same amount of impact from a much shorter preparation then it would become a truly useful combat maneuver.

With this in mind, I strolled over to the edge of my personal little glade, where an unsuspecting tree sat rooted to the ground. It looked moist, but somewhat solid, and I reasoned that hitting it would be an ample way to gauge my power level. I drew my metal cestus from my coat, and coated my right hand in it's steely embrace. I took a good few steps back, lined up directly with my wooden adversary.

The usual run-up distance was a little under ten meters for this technique. I was a little closer than that, and I hoped that a greater determination and physical exertion would enable me to draw an equal amount of power from a shorter prep. I took a deep breath, gritted my teeth, and kicked off the ground, sprinting at the target with all the speed I could muster, my feet flying over the moist surface of the grass.

The wind tore at my face, and I picked up my arm and whipped it forward, hitting the tree full-on to devastating effect. My fist tore through the bark, shredding through wood and sending splinters flying, causing the impact area to literally cave in on itself. The tree creaked warningly, but did not immediately topple. I pulled my fist from the wreckage, my metallic glove shielded my hand from the army of splinters that would have shredded my hands otherwise.

A side view of the damaged plant told me that I'd broken almost halfway through it's considerable width. Almost the level of damage I could have dealt with a full ten-pace run up. Mine had only been about six. While this result was definitely an improvement, it was nowhere near a satisfactory endpoint. I wanted to take a mere couple of paces and blow a hole right through a tree like this. A twin plant, probably quite horrified by his brother's fate at this point, lay a mere few meters from my victim. A reset gauge. Time to retry.

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[/center]Kitsui Kaba (Close Bull Rush)
Rank: "C"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: You become an expert at delivering a Bulrush. One who delivers a devastating blow capable of blowing though concrete, charging forth with such strength that obstacles does not matter. A full power bulrush feels as if it is much stronger then it should be. When the user learns this technique they are capable of using Sensai Kaba (Master Bull Rush) without a running start.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: With this technique, the user does not have to rush, or really the user does not need a running start. This technique enables that of the Sensai Kaba (Master Bull Rush) capability without taking a running start. The user takes the understanding of Bulrush to a newest degree to where whenever they make connect, a rush is more powerful, more dangerous then how most people are capable of using the Bulrush. This technique feels as if the strength of the technique increases depending on the Class level of the user. Whenever the user first learns this as a "D" Class character, the technique feels as if it is a "B" Rank technique. This means that whenever a user bulrushes through a defense, the defense takes the hit as if it is trying to stop a "B" Rank technique. When the user becomes a "C" Class character, the rank of the technique feels that of an "A" Rank technique. Finally when the user reaches "B" Class, the technique feels as if it would be considered as a "S" Rank technique.
Limit: Must know Sensai Kaba (Master Bull Rush)

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✘ Packing a punch!

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The essence of the Bull-Rush technique was basically to create a blow that only needed to be powerful, not quick. One that was used to pierce any sort of defense an opponent may be cowering behind, with no threat of counter-attack. While it was useful, it wasn't always practical. Sometimes one needed to execute an assault of such magnitude in the heat of a battle. I was attempting to figure out how.

My previous try had basically involved me taking a smaller run-up - six paces, compared to the usual ten. While it had produced admirable results, it had still been slow. I had to figure out how to amplify my power enough to execute the attack with just a couple of preparation steps. Still pondering these thoughts, I stood in front of a second tree that would hopefully meet the fate of it's predecessor.

Figuring out how to scientifically improve technique that was meant to rely on brute strength was criminal, but as I stood in front of the tree I tilted my head to the left, unable to really formulate a solid plan. It exposed a lack of any scientific ability in me that I’d always known was there, but one that I’d never really chosen, or essentially needed, acknowledge.

Thus, I went with the simplest thing that came to mind. If I couldn’t rely on my lower body to support the blow, I’d simply need to source power from my upper body alone. My ‘plan’ was to simply take a few steps – perhaps four, as a test case – and throw almost my entire body backwards before unleashing my punch, hopefully creating a blow on par with my usual run-up attack. So I moved up to the tree, placing a palm against it’s wooden surface, and then taking four paces back from that location. I breathed in deeply, absorbing my focus absolutely, then my eyes went alight and my teeth gritted as, all at once, I made my charge on my wooden adversary.

On my second heavy pace I attempted my newly formed round-up, throwing my arm out and then using the rebound of that motion to pull my entire body over in a massive arc, till I would have almost fell over had I not rather exceptional natural talent in this sort of reckless Taijutsu. With my whole body tipped over, as I set my next foot forward I would take advantage of a second natural counter-motion to heave my entire body over itself, grunting with the strain, and bring the massive punch powering through the air with such force behind it I felt sure it would snap the tree in half. …Well, I was fairly close in that expectation.

My fist hit the tree with a resounding crack, and the power of all that motion transferred itself through the point of impact and almost basically blew a hole in the tree. Specifically, out the back of the tree. Chunks of wood exploded out of the opposite end of the attack area as my final step connected with the ground, my fist creating a small cave-in in the front area of my target.

First to register was my jovial surprise at such a result.

Second to register was the pain.

“Agh!” I exclaimed, pulling my hand from the splintered mess and clutching it with my opposite hand. Several – rather painfully large – splinters had wedged themselves in my knuckles. It seemed I had missed some crucial aspect of the technique, but for now my immediate concern was retrieving the bloody splinters.

…Though as I would come to reflect, the tree had come off a little worse.

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CONSIDER THIS LAST HURRAH
THE COUP DE GRÂCE!
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[/center]Kitsui Kaba (Close Bull Rush)
Rank: "C"
Skill: TaiJutsu
Effect: You become an expert at delivering a Bulrush. One who delivers a devastating blow capable of blowing though concrete, charging forth with such strength that obstacles does not matter. A full power bulrush feels as if it is much stronger then it should be. When the user learns this technique they are capable of using Sensai Kaba (Master Bull Rush) without a running start.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: With this technique, the user does not have to rush, or really the user does not need a running start. This technique enables that of the Sensai Kaba (Master Bull Rush) capability without taking a running start. The user takes the understanding of Bulrush to a newest degree to where whenever they make connect, a rush is more powerful, more dangerous then how most people are capable of using the Bulrush. This technique feels as if the strength of the technique increases depending on the Class level of the user. Whenever the user first learns this as a "D" Class character, the technique feels as if it is a "B" Rank technique. This means that whenever a user bulrushes through a defense, the defense takes the hit as if it is trying to stop a "B" Rank technique. When the user becomes a "C" Class character, the rank of the technique feels that of an "A" Rank technique. Finally when the user reaches "B" Class, the technique feels as if it would be considered as a "S" Rank technique.
Limit: Must know Sensai Kaba (Master Bull Rush)

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A sizable period of wincing and tugging later, and my hand was bare of wood-chips, though still stinging from several areas. Fortunately the blast effect of my attack had mostly knocked the splinters away from my hand, the result being that they hadn't bitten too deep. I'd had worse. But I would still reach into my coat and slide my metal glove over my right hand, letting me continue my painfully logic-based practice at full capacity.

I hated this, this science; I wasn't the dumbest human being ever to exist, but I probably wasn't as far off as I'd like. I had begun contemplating that recently; all these Shinobi with their jutsu and strategies... much as I'd hate to admit it, I was jealous. I knew I'd never be able to manipulate chakra: Tons upon tons of medics had told me nope, that shit can't be done. It was a bummer. But just because I couldn't use chakra, doesn't mean I had to be a dolt, right?

This was pretty much my only motivation. I would figure this out, just to show them. Show the world.

There was an idea just sort of revolving round the edges of my mind, taunting me, laughing at my inability to grasp it. I frowned at my new wooden adversary now, though I couldn't really see it. My brain was working on other things. The solution wasn't a form, so much as a... loose mist. Or clay. It wanted me to meld it. To take the next step. The next step... or perhaps the next jump. Could that be it? The solution?

I decided it couldn't hurt to try. In a method that was now familiar to me, I placed my hand against the brittle wood of the tree, then took only three paces back. I concluded, to heft such a massive blow, this would have to be the minimum distance. It just wasn't fucking possible to do it from a complete standstill... or at least as far as I was concerned. I took a preparatory deep breath, then let raw energy flood my body; adrenaline, anger and something extra, till I practically charged without conscious thought.

One step, slammed hard into the ground with my front foot. A powerful move, that I would then use to propel myself up. I lifted from the ground, not too far, not even half a meter, really, but it added a great deal of force to my approach. I swung back during my jump, and as my feet solidly contact with the ground once more, I was ready to fling all the weight - now sourced from two different angles - into - no, through - the tree.

My steel-enveloped fist tore through the timber like it was made of cardboard. It positively crushed it, blowing it apart and yet sucking it inward at the same time; imploding and exploding; devastating. My fist pretty much tore through to the other side. Granted it wasn't a particularly thick tree but shut up; this was an accomplishment. Tangible. I wriggled my fist, lodged in the plant, till I eventually broke it free with a shower of sawdust.

"Easy." I commented, without much truth.

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[ladymia]

hey kaizu. gurl, where did you go? "/

HERP.

+20.

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I looked upon the row of trees I'd massacred and decided that perhaps I had done enough deforestation for the time being. But this spot was awfully convenient for usage with targets who didn't fight back. But it lacked a certain thrill, this tree-smashing, as well as an essence of practicality. You weren't exactly able to meditate for hours in the heat of combat, you had to do shit right then or you'd end up on the ground. Or in it. Besides, there were some things you just couldn't do without something trying to hit you. Defensive techniques, and the like.

I ingrained this glade's location into my brain; I would return, perhaps soon. But for now I'd take yet another trip to the pub. Or as I liked to think of it, the Arena.

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