K.I.P. II - Incendiary Blast [M][T][P]

[Kanae]

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Name: Knowledge is Power Part II
Rank: C
IIC Length: 2 Days (48 Hours)
Difficulty: Easy - Medium
Objective: Learn a C ranked technique.
Description: To encourage strengthening the village and interaction the missions has come up to learn a C ranked technique. Once you learn this technique you must show proof of the skill either inside or outside the tower depending on its destructive capabilities! This can only be repeated once per month.
Reward: 1,000 Ryo for a single Non-Ninja, 2,500 Ryo for a single Ninja. 3,100 Ryo if taken with at least one other person.

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“Incendiary Blast”
Rank: C-ranked
Skill: Ninjutsu
Effect: A clay bomb that burns its enemies in its explosion.
Special: Refer to “Katsu”
Consumes 2 slots for one mouth.
(Maximum size: small sized creature)
(Maximum amount: 1 creature for two slots used)
Drawback: Time and preparation.
Description: After molding and infusing a piece of clay, the user may form any creature they wish from the clay (spiders, birds, etc., Small size). This clay creation moves about, fulfilling the users desires. Upon command, this clay creature will explode, releasing intense heat from its blast. This explosion reacts violently with the air, allowing for a special combustion, which emit more heat then normal. This explosion covers a 10 meter radius, and can cause anywhere from 2nd and 3rd degree burns (depending on how close you are). Anything past 10 meters, receives intense heat that singes clothing, hair and most like leave minor burns (past 16 meters is harmless).
Limit: Must know "Katsu", Kuchisaki Seichuu (Mouth Control) at least once, C-ranked "Touji Hyu-zu" (Clay Infusion) and C-ranked "Touji Itonami "(Clay Life)

Kanae and Gracie headed towards a large clearing so Kanae could train. When they arrived, Gracie, her wolf animal companion, curled up and lay down, while Kanae pulled out her scroll off Sankuchi techniques that her grandmother had given her. After about a minute of searching, Kanae decided to learn Incendiary Blast. Incendiary Blast looked like it was a much stronger version of Grenade. As Kanae worked on the technique, she said each step out loud so Gracie could hear.

“The first thing I need to do is get two slots of clay.” Kanae reached into her clay pouch and removed two slots of strawberry flavored clay. This clay tasted better than the regular kind, but retained its explosive power. “Now I need to infuse the clay with my chakra.” Kanae placed the lump of clay in her mouth and began chewing.

Using the Clay Infusion technique, she sent tiny bursts of chakra into the clay in her mouth. Chewing the clay helped Kanae keep the chakra uniform. Since this was a C-rank technique and used two slots of clay instead of just one, Kanae spent more time on the Clay Infusion technique than she usually did. Kanae infused extra chakra to compensate for the additional clay. Within a few minutes, Kanae was confident that she had infused enough of her chakra into the clay.

Kanae spit the clay in her mouth into her palm before speaking again. “Now I need to use Clay Life to create a clay creature.” Before she started molding the creature, Kanae looked at the scroll again. Some jutsus had restrictions on the amount and sizes of the clay creations used. For this jutsu, Kanae could only create one small sized creature for every two slots of clay she used.

“Usually, I’d make a wolf or robin, but those creatures are too big,” Kanae informed Gracie. “Spiders are an excellent size for this jutsu, so I’m going to make one.” After that, Kanae fell silent as she shaped her clay spider. Even though she was just going to blow it up, Kanae wanted to make sure it was her best work. In an actual battle, she wouldn’t have time to add so many details, but right now she was just training.

Kanae enjoyed working with clay and sculpting clay creatures helped make her training more fun and less repetitive. Once she was satisfied with her two inch clay spider she showed it to Gracie. “Now I have to use the Katsu handseal to make it come to life. Usually the Katsu handseal makes the clay creature bigger too, but I want to keep my spider this size.” Kanae set the spider down and directed it to start crawling away from them.

“Come on, Gracie. Let’s move back a little too.” Kanae’s creature had to be within her line of site in order for Kanae to make it move, so Kanae backed up while still facing her clay creature. The jutsu Kanae was trying to learn had a maximum radius of 10 meters, but anything up to 16 meters away could still be singed or burned. Kanae had no desire to be hurt by her own jutsu and made sure that she and Gracie were at least 20 meters away before proceeding to the next step.

“Now all I need to do is form the Katsu handseal again and my spider will explode,” Kanae explained. Kanae performed the Katsu handseal and a large explosion lit up the field where the spider had been standing. As soon as Kanae saw the explosion, she decided that Incendiary Blast was her new favorite jutsu. She’d just have to be careful when demonstrating the jutsu for Evangeline at the Takikage Tower.

Kanae was far enough away that the blast didn’t hurt her, but she and Gracie still felt a strong gust of wind. Kanae allowed the dust to settle before checking the results of her first attempt. According to the scroll, the explosion was supposed to be 20 meters in diameter, and Kanae didn’t think hers had gotten that big. Sure enough, when Kanae measured the charred ground she saw that her explosion only had about a 3 meter radius. The 3 meters around that had patches of charred or burnt grass here and there, but it was obvious the actual explosion hadn’t reached that far.

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Kanae and Gracie moved back to their original positions after examining the results of Kanae’s first attempt. Kanae believed she was performing the technique correctly; she just needed to practice to make it more powerful. Once again, Kanae removed two slots of flavored clay from her pouch while Gracie looked on. Kanae placed the clay in her mouth and began chewing. She couldn’t wait until she was finally skilled enough in Sankuchi techniques to acquire a handmouth.

While Kanae chewed the clay, she sent tiny bursts of chakra into it. Chewing the clay for a longer period of time and adding more chakra didn’t seem to affect the jutsu very much. Because of this, Kanae just used the Clay Infusion technique for the standard 12 seconds. Kanae was trying to become more efficient each time she performed the technique. After 12 seconds, Kanae’s chakra was evenly spread throughout the 2 slots of clay.

Kanae removed the clay from her mouth and started kneading it with her fingers. In an effort to perform the jutsu faster, Kanae didn’t put as much detail into her clay spider. Once her clay creation was complete, Kanae showed it to Gracie. Gracie sniffed at it a little before Kanae set it on the ground. Kanae performed the Katsu handseal and the clay creature came to life.

Kanae and Gracie backed up again while Kanae had the clay creature move forward. When they were far enough apart, Kanae performed the Katsu handseal once again. Kanae braced herself for the large gust of wind she knew was coming. This time the gust was more powerful and the explosion was louder. Kanae thought this was a very good sign and showed that her technique was improving.

Once the smoke had cleared and the dust had settled, Kanae and Gracie moved forward to check the results. Kanae carefully picked her way through the scorched grass – some of it was still very hot. This time the explosion had covered a radius of 5 meters. The grass 3 meters out from that point was charred here and there, but Kanae could tell the explosion hadn’t reached that far. Kanae was satisfied with the progress she was making on this jutsu.

It was only her second attempt, and she was already halfway to performing it correctly. Excited, Kanae moved back so she could attempt the jutsu again. Kanae removed another chunk of clay from her clay pouch. This chunk of clay was about 2 slots in size. Kanae then repeated the entire jutsu, starting with the Clay Infusion technique.

Kanae placed the clay in her mouth while Gracie found a shady area to lie down in. Kanae chewed the clay, sending her chakra into it at the same time. The chewing helped ensure that Kanae’s chakra was evenly distributed throughout the lump of clay. After 12 seconds, the clay was completely infused with her chakra. Kanae spat the clay into her palm and began molding it.

Kanae decided to continue using a spider for her clay creature. This time, however, Kanae wanted to make it bigger. She had been using a 2 inch spider for the jutsu, but according to the scroll, the jutsu would work with a clay creature up to 6 inches in size. When Kanae was finished sculpting the spider, she performed the Katsu handseal. The spider enlarged and came to life through the Clay Life technique.

Kanae set the spider on the ground and had it crawl forward as she and Gracie moved backwards. The spider quickly reached the same positions as the 2 other spiders before it. Kanae performed the Katsu handseal with her right hand and the clay creature exploded. This explosion was even more powerful than the last two. Kanae was considering moving even further back than 20 meters for her next attempt.

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Kanae and Gracie waited for the air to clear and the dust to settle before checking the results. The jutsu wasn’t quite perfect yet, but it was very close. The explosion had covered a radius of 9 meters and charred ground stretched out 5 meters beyond that. Kanae was confident that the next time she attempted the jutsu it would be perfect. Kanae and Grace walked back to where they were standing while watching the explosion.

Once again, Kanae retrieved 2 slots of clay from her large clay pouch. This time she decided to use strawberry flavored clay. As she stuck the clay in her mouth, Kanae idly wondered if there were any other flavors of clay besides strawberry, chocolate, or vanilla. Something like mint or cherry would be nice. Pushing the thought aside, Kanae began chewing on the clay.

Using the Clay Infusion technique, Kanae sent small bursts of her chakra into the clay. She chewed the clay to ensure that her chakra was evenly spread throughout the clay. The entire process only took about 12 seconds. Kanae removed the piece of clay from her mouth and started fashioning a spider. She decided to keep the spider small this time – enemies were much less likely to notice a 2 inch spider than a 6 inch spider.

Once the clay spider was sculpted, Kanae set it on the ground. She performed the Katsu handseal and the clay creature came to life, but stayed the same size. Once the Clay Life technique was complete, Kanae and Gracie moved backwards while the spider crawled forward. This time, Kanae put a distance of 22 meter s between herself and the spider. Once the spider reached the place where all of the previous spiders had exploded, Kanae performed the Katsu handseal again.

A large explosion lit up the field in front of Gracie and Kanae. Once everything had calmed down, Kanae and Gracie picked their way through the embers to examine the results of Kanae’s latest attempt at Incendiary Blast. This time, the explosion had a radius of 10 meters. According to the scroll, that was the maximum radius of this jutsu. In addition, the ground was scorched 6 meters beyond the explosion.

Kanae walked back to where she had performed the jutsu and gathered her stuff. She wanted to practice the jutsu some more, but the area where she had been practicing was now too charred to be of any use. “Come on, Gracie!” Kanae called as she moved to an area of the field that wasn’t scorched. When Kanae found a big enough area, she set her stuff down and Gracie lay down beside it. This time, Kanae wanted to try the jutsu out using two clay creatures.

The first challenge would be to use Clay Infusion on 4 slots of clay. Most of the jutsus Kanae used clay for required less clay for each creature. Kanae removed 4 slots worth of clay from her pouch and jammed it in her mouth. She carefully used the Clay Infusion technique on the clay, which took longer than normal. After a while Kanae got used to working with so much clay and using Clay Infusion became easier.

The next step was easy. Kanae removed the clay from her mouth and split it in half. She formed two clay spiders, using only one hand form each spider. Then she set the two spiders on the ground and formed the Katsu handseal. The two small spiders came to life and started crawling forward on Kanae’s command. Kanae had the two spiders move 22 meters away from her and Gracie and 10 meters away from each other.

After everything was in position, Kanae formed the Katsu handseal again, this time to detonate the clay spiders. Both spiders exploded simultaneously. The blast knocked quite a bit of dust, grass, and debris into the air. Kanae and Gracie were both safely out of the range of the explosion and they patiently waited for everything to settle. Once it had, they moved forward to check the results.

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