Katsumaru vs Anyone [1v1][Open]

Jiyuu was uncertain of what triggered that folly – revealing himself in the open – when the strength of shinobi lies in subtlety. Hubris? Or indifference towards the ultimate fate? The man trotted through the world with a grim frown, the sins of the past weighing heavily upon his shoulder. At times, Jiyuu believed to find absolution in death, and at other times, hoped for redemption through justice. None of that truly mattered to him. He denied the truth. The affirmation that the struggle gave him life.

As Jiyuu could clearly see the victim, he decided to employ a technique taught to him by the ANBU. Interlocking his fingers, the Shikigami formed the seal of the serpent, formed as his moderate run forwards began. The dirt around Kaku stirred, circling around him, hiding the true purpose of the technique as the chakra attempted to manipulate the senses to impart an image of utter horror upon the foes mind. Its effect of course, was purely illusionary, but the advantage laid in the intrusive nature of Narakumi no Jutsu, calling forth one of the targets greatest terrors. As soon as Jiyuu finished, which took only moments as it required but a single seal, he reached into his pouch to pull forth two shuriken. With a flick of both wrists, the Shikigami threw the projectiles, their gray metal covered by the white sheets wrapped around them.

When the sun’s light fell upon them, two lines seemed to glitter behind the shuriken as they crossed paths at ten meters, one lower than the other, approaching Kaku from the left and right. With the effects of the illusion, the shuriken became yet another problem - a slightly more troublesome one at that.

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Magen • Narakumi no Jutsu (Demonic Illusion • Hell Viewing Technique) [175 Exp]
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Type: Offensive.
Range: See special!
Chakra: x2 Mid.
Handseals: 1.
Special: Can only affect up to one victim at a time, and they must be within eyesight of the caster.
Description: Magen • Narakumi no Jutsu is a specialized Genjutsu technique utilized by ANBU to instill fear into their targets, either for combat or interrogation. The illusion is so strong that it essentially causes its target to see a horrifying vision. The ANBU will use the serpent hand seal to cause a circle of leaves or any loose particles nearby to spin and envelop the target and then fall away. Once cast the world will appear normal to the target until they see the illusion.
Domain: ANBU.

Sōshuriken no Jutsu (Manipulated Shuriken Technique) [50 Exp][Learned Twice]
Rank: D
Type: Offensive / Ninjutsu
Range: See special
Handseals: No
Chakra: x2 Low
Special: The user is able to manipulate one wire and shuriken, and another each time it is retrained, every fifth retraining the consumption goes up. The range of the technique depends on the length of the wires used.
Description: With this technique a translucent string, both elastic and highly durable, is attached to a shuriken, making it possible to alter its path after having thrown it. An expert will have the ability to freely glide the shuriken in any direction with just a single movement of their fingertip. The first attack, challenging the enemy, is avoided and after a time-lag of several seconds, it will come from behind. Depending on the performance, the possible tactics can be infinite.
Domain: Universal Ninjutsu. Shuriken. Wire

When the shuriken were but three meters from Kaku, as the earthen ward protected him, but before sinking into the earth, Jiyuu released his grip on the wires and immediately formed a seal, causing one of the tags around the shuriken to erupt. Should Kaku be struck, a possibility considering they were within range after the defensive jutsu, the explosion would not be fatal, as the doton armor protected him. Unfortunately, with the foe submerged, Jiyuu’s options were limited – hence he relied on something of which he was not too fond, the creation of bunshin, the seals quickly completed when he arrived five meters behind his previous position.

One bunshin formed a single meter ahead, one five meters to the left, and the last five meters to the right. The Shikigami reached into his pouch, retrieving an exploding tag and sticking it to the back of the bunshin in front, the maneuver swift as the tag was retrieved as the clones finished forming. That clone then charged directly forward. Unless the foe possessed some means to sense chakra or directly strikes the clones, they were indistinguishable from his normal self, potentially tricking his foe into attacking the charging bunshin - the former Hokage possessed no other means to draw the foe out of the ground. Jiyuu reached into his pouch, left hand pulling out a grenade, removing the pin, triggering the timer.

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Fuubaku Houjin (Exploding Seal Method Formation) [50 Exp]
Rank: C
Type: Supplementary.
Range: -
Handseals: 1.
Chakra: -
Special: This ability allows the user detonate his or her explosive notes, opposed to allowing them to be "timed" explosives. Without this technique, the user cannot automatically detonate their tags.
Description: Fuubaku Houjin is a Ninjutsu technique used by shinobi in conjunction with common explosive devices such as exploding notes. With this, the user can choose when their explosives detonate, opposed to being at the mercy of a countdown.
Domain: Universal Ninjutsu.


Pepa Bunshin no Jutsu (Paper Clone Technique) [300 Exp]
Rank: B
Type: Supplementary.
Range: See special!
Handseals: 3.
Chakra: High [Mid with Mastery]
Special: Up to one clone can be made at a time, plus one more each time retrained up to a maximum of five clones. When struck, the paper clone will disperse into a clump of paper which can then be reused (at another high cost of chakra) to form another bunshin. There is a one post duration between reforming these clones. These clones can use their hands and feet as weapons, being as how the paper created possesses the same sharpness as steel.
Description: With a sufficient amount of paper, the user forms a single seal and calls them together in order to form a perfect clone of themselves. Unlike regular bunshin, the paper clone has substance, can move at improved speeds, and best of all, scatters when struck for re-use. On the other hand, paper clones are not spawned with the user's inventory. These clones can perform c-ranked or lower Shikigami techniques.
Domain: Shikigami.

4 Mid chakra used, including this post and the last.

Jiyuu threw the grenade to his hindside upon spotting the foe again, the Shikigami weaving through the trees with two angled shunshin and a short burst, retrieved a tagged kunai with the right hand. His forward run, both that of the shunshin and the burst, was inherently quicker than the backwards retreat of the foe – the Shikigami arrived three meters to his left – those angled shunshin specifically to arrive at Kaku’s flank – still performing hand seals, as the technique took an entire six seconds to perform, and Jiyuu’s shunshin took less than half that time. Extending his left arm, the Shikigami transformed the limb to paper with but a thought. The many papers fluttered towards the foe’s face as a distraction while his other hand threw the kunai towards Kaku’s chest – Jiyuu hoped that the hit would be successful, the enemies backwards momentum combined with the distracting papers ruse and the approaching kunai, all while the foe was forming seals. Immediately upon releasing the Kunai, as he chased the foe, Jiyuu’s hands began to form seals, left arm flesh and blood again. All before Kaku completed his own lenghty seals.

The previous clone, the one initially in front of Jiyuu, covered three fourth of the distance at that point, whereas the clone to the left and right began to arc into their respective directions, have approximately covered half the distance between themselves and Kaku – clear in Jiyuu’s sight, hence the clones could be guided accurately. During their run, the bunshin initiated their own hand seals.

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Hatoronshi no Kami (Crafting Paper Skill); S