A Sandwich with No PB [M]

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PEANUT BUTTER JELLY TIME
Rank: B
Minimum Participants: 1
Details: This has to be the strangest thing we’ve ever brought in before; a creature composed entirely of sticky gooey jelly. To be honest, we actually have no idea how to defeat it ourselves. All melee skills seem to do nothing more then separate the shape shifting amorphous blob of goo. Good luck, and don’t get swallowed up.
Rewards: 300 EXP & 5,000 ryō

Reading over the mission parameters one more time, despite nothing changed since his last three viewings, Rael shook his head before rolling up the scroll and returning it to his satchel. At least with the prostitution bust, he could understand having to deal with it at some point in his career; infiltration and seduction went hand in hand with the job. But, how often did one come across a blob-like entity with a perchance for swallowing people whole. At first, he thought the entire scenario was rather amusing, with one of his colleagues likening the mysterious creature to a living mass of jelly. All they needed was some peanut butter and toast, and voila, instant breakfast or lunch; enough to last a grown man for several weeks, if it didn't go bad.

Everyone's humorous outlook evaporated when they received news it had devoured Hayashi-san, after dissolving his flesh and bones, leaving not even his gear behind.

For Kami's sake, what do they expect us to do about it.

He used the term 'us', because someone else would be accompanying him on this unanticipated mission. Initially, he believed HQ would assign Yokumaru-senpai as his superior once again, especially after their last successful B-rank together. If the above was not possible, even a Chuunin to supervise the coming operation would have made sense. Yet, time and time again, the higher-ups made him question just what they were thinking, or smoking. His only consolation was knowledge that the other party possessed the Hyuuga bloodline, making their task of identifying any potential weaknesses or exploitable features that much simpler, as well as the fact they were significantly older. If Rael had to put up with someone the same age as his students, or himself for that matter, he might just be tempted to jump into the blob and let it do its thing.

Ten minutes before their designated meeting time of fourteen-hundred hours, Rael found himself waiting for his yet-to-arrive new acquaintance outside the guarded entrance of Kiri's Torture and Interrogation facility. It was enough away from the village's busier districts, thereby avoiding possible civilian interference. More importantly, it was one of the few locations in the entire village with a subterranean division able to temporarily house the unidentified being. He could almost envision the faces of the interrogators as they tried interrogating the sentient blob, only for it to make squelching sounds while trying to cover them and enjoy its meal.

He chuckled a bit before the subsequent images became a tad too graphic.

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An ear-piercing scream for mercy rang out from somewhere within the facility, loud or desperate enough to escape the silencing seals; he turned a deaf ear while doing his routine equipment inspection for the umpteenth time. Not that there was a lot he could change last minute; his gear was more or less the same as before, only he'd opted to leave the tantō and fūma shuriken behind. Checking his explosion tags only took seconds to complete, and he was soon without anything to do while waiting for his already-late partner. Even the sentry stationed outside looked bored, watching the young Genin slowly pace in circles. Granted, he was obligated at first to eject the boy from the premises, and only stayed his hand because of the mission report presented to him beforehand.

The five-minute mark passed, and Rael was debating whether or not to file a brief missing person's report and just proceed with the mission alone when someone new entered his field of vision. Appearance-wise they checked out upon drawing near, possessing the pupil-less eyes of the Byakugan as he tilted his head up to glance at her. The female's inquiries confirmed her identity, and he offered a small nod.

"I am. Our mission will be taking place within the T&I compound, where they have relocated the specimen. Come, let's not keep them waiting any longer."

Turning away, he fished out out the report he'd initially shown the TI sentry, keeping both arms in full view while approaching them and handing over the scroll. For him, the procedure was for formality's sake, having already done so earlier. However, the same would be expected from Hikaru, ensuring that her presence here was for the sake of their assignment and nothing more. The last thing they needed was their integrity coming into question, especially with so many 'specialists' further inside.

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The trio walked in comfortable silence, a welcome change from the petty small talk he often had to indulge in. Ahead of the lower-ranked pair, Tokubetsu-Jounin 'Nagisa' played the role of chaperone, but otherwise ignoring the two while leading them through dimly-lit corridors; they were prohibited from venturing off-course, and denied access to anything outside the boundaries of their immediate assignment. Rael's interest in these areas was piqued, but he knew better than to stick his nose where it didn't belong. The path they were following soon began to slope downwards, indicating they were venturing below ground level to where the specimen was held. In the worst case scenario, should anyone or anything attempt to escape, they could forcibly collapse the entire underground portion of the facility. A temporary solution, to be certain, but hopefully it wouldn't come to that.

Especially since it implied neither he nor the Hyuuga would be making it out alive.

Rael's expression remained withdrawn, but he paid rapt attention as Hikaru's described this odd jelly-like creature to the best of her abilities, nodding periodically to show he was still listening. The extra tidbit about the entity possessing a core of sorts, he mentally jotted down, wondering if it perhaps functioned as the 'brain'. If that was the case, they would need to somehow isolate it from the rest of its aqueous body. However, their immediate problem lay in the fact they had no sure-fire method of dealing with the blob in general. Regular taijutsu was out, as he had no intention of maintaining physical contact with the thing that somehow ate Hayashi.

"Unfortunately, your guess is as good as mine at the moment. There is a chance that exceptionally powerful Katon-based ninjutsu or even Youton might work to evaporate the liquid. However, those with mastery in these two releases are rare in Kirigakure. There is also the option of carving out an underground fissure where it could be left, but that would be outside the scope of our mission. Plus, it would require a permanent sentry to keep tabs on making sure it didn't come back." He briefly focused on the woman up in front, but she gave no sign of listening to their conversation, and thus did nothing to confirm or refute his assumptions. A bit strange, really; he'd have thought she would at least tell them what others tried so far, lest they wasted time on an approach that already failed.

"What do you suppose would happen if it were released back into the ocean?" He had no idea where the creature originated from, but it seemed a bit farfetched to think it wandered here from somewhere like the deserts of Wind Country. Mizu no Kuni was surrounded on all sides by larges bodies of water, so perhaps it emerged from the depths somewhere around the many outlying islands.

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It wasn't much, but at least now they had a slightly better insight into what they were dealing with. For the Intelligence division to be willing to sacrifice their entire workplace to contain this budding threat, Rael's apprehension towards the situation multiplied several-fold. Knowing that it was already beginning to seep through its temporary prison disturbed him, and he conveyed as much with a deep frown. Their escort's easy dismissal of his proposal was vexing, especially since it was obvious they'd found a way to transport the blob here in the first place; why not just repeat and bring it to the ocean this time. Apparently the Tokubetsu-Jounin sensed what he was about ask, since they continued without his asking.

"Hayashi was the only one able to store the creature via fūinjutsu before releasing it here, and then...well, you've probably heard. Anyways, we haven't managed to contact any other sealing specialists in the village, not that there's many of them to begin with, and it's too dangerous for us to try meddling with ourselves," she finished lamely, giving them a nervous laugh. Rael's eye twitched ever so slightly.

And yet, we are expendable. If they walked away from this, he would be having words with the higher-ups. Resisting the urge to sigh, he listened to Hikaru's suggestion, pondering over her idea for a bit before slowly shaking his head. "I am not familiar with the exact specifics of the Hyuuga clan's 'Jūken', Hikaru-san, but I do know it is centered around attacking the victim's tenketsu system; it is highly unlikely this creature possesses anything remotely similar to a regular human's chakra network." He was running out of ideas, at least those which could be applied to them. There were several more farfetched ones, but now was not the time to be entertaining vain notions. "However, you are certainly more knowledgeable of your clan's techniques than myself. If you believe there is a possibility of them working, please disregard what I said earlier."

Finally, they arrived at the iron-set doors keeping the jelly-like being from running rampant, the janitorial guard running to and fro with a tin bucket down the passageway. He hoped the man knew what he was doing, scooping it up with his hands like that; someone get the clod a pair of gloves or something, before he accidentally dissolved both limbs. It was impossible to miss the widening spider-line cracks in the walls, spreading one centimeter at a time. Before long, this entire barrier would come crumbling down; they needed to work fast. A gleam of metal shone as he produced a pair of shuriken from his weapon's satchel, holding them between his knuckles while the other hand formed the appropriate modified seals exclusive to the Fuuton-ninjutsu he was preparing.

Keeping eight meters away from the barred entryway, as he would be providing the mid-range support, Rael gave a curt nod to his fellow Genin, indicating he was ready at her call. They would only have a short window of opportunity once the door opened to get the drop on this thing, before its frenzy mode turned active. Every second was going to count.

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Kaiten Shuriken [Rotating Shuriken]
Rank: D²
Type: Supplementary / Fuuton Ninjutsu
Range: See Special
Handseals: No
Chakra: Low
Special: Can control one projectile per use, plus one more each time retrained. Projectiles cannot be altered in flight once thrown. The distance that they can travel depends on the user's 'Kiroku Gaijuu' range. However, every fifth training increases the chakra consumption by one.
Description: One of the simplest Fuuton techniques, this supplementary technique allows the user to take any secondary/projectile weapon they have and coat them in Fuuton chakra. This allows the user to shoot them at high speeds under the wind manipulation, adding rotation and tumbling power to increase the speed and deadliness of normal weapon attacks.
Domain: Fuuton. Kiroku Gaijuu 'D'

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It's been over 5 days since Hikaru has posted in the mission. Unless she decides to resume activity, I'm going to continue on alone.

Time slowed to a crawl, every instant feeling like an eternity to the young Genin as he watched the following disaster unfold. At Hikaru's hand signal, the guard playing janitor secured a firm grip on the lever-type handle, one hand undoing the multiple chain locks meant to help thwart its prisoner within from escaping. As the interlocking, heavy links fell away, the guard 'Mura' grunted as he began pulling at the square-shaped iron door, which began to give inch by inch as it swung open. Their Tokubetsu-Jounin escort positioned herself two meters to Rael's left, the same distance from the widening entrance as him while slender fingers prepped to immediately begin forming handseals. In an ideal world, the creature they were meant to subdue would have politely waited for them to be finish, then sluggishly retaliate against them striking first. In reality, the blob took that idea and took a massive shit on it.

Before the door even fully opened, a surge of watery goo slammed against the iron gate from the other side, smashing it wide open and nearly breaking the Hyuuga's nose as it missed by less than three inches. Without even giving her a chance to retaliate, a stream of translucent liquid shot out from within the massive cell and wrapped itself around the girl's ankles, binding them as it lifted her entirely off the ground. The water sentient obviously did not give a rat's ass about her dangerous predicament, and proceeded to repeatedly slam the kunoichi onto the floor. She was unconscious by the third time her head touched ground, and the creature easily tossed her further down the passage, nearly colliding against Rael as her body when sailing past and landing over twenty meters away, crashing into the stone wall and slumping into a broken heap.

...Bloody hell.

By some small act of benevolence from the higher powers, both Mura and Nagisa were quicker on the uptake. With a shout of "Doton: Doro Gaeshi!", the former called forth an enormous slab of rock from beneath them, swinging upwards at an angle and slamming against the cavern roof, severing the 'arm' from its main body and trapping it behind another wall. Before the lost appendage could make any attempts to flee and somehow squirm its way back to the original source, his partner had already completed her set of handseals, bringing a closed hand up to her mouth. "Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu!" Expelling a stream of fire that instantly consumed the living puddle now writhing on the ground, Nagisa maintained her attack for another three seconds before ending the jutsu with a loud gasp, wheezing as she tried to regain her breath; apparently her chakra reserves left much to be desired.

However, their offensive wasn't all for naught. As the flames dissipated, the jelly-like substance comprising their target's limb was clearly 'dead', burnt into a coagulated mess that remained unmoving. Rael frowned, before flicking his two shuriken coated in Fuuton chakra towards the scorched slime, watching the steel projectiles slice cleanly through and each embedding themselves a good six-inches into the ground. Still no sign of retaliation, causing the Genin to eye the pair of higher-ranking nin with an odd look.

"That combination seems to work just fine; why didn't you deal with it this way earlier?"

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Doro Gaeshi (Mud Overturn)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Type: Defensive.
Range: See Special
Handseals: 6.
Chakra: D - Low, C - Mid, B - High, A - High, S - High x2
Special: Size of mud wall depends on the user’s level of Doton Ryouuken. Blocks a single attack equal to the highest rank known.
Description: Doro Gaeshi is a defensive Ninjutsu technique utilizing the Doton affinity. After striking the ground with their hands, a large wall of earth will rise into place as defense. This allows the user to protect themselves from a variety of physical attacks, both ninjutsu and taijutsu. The defense is not perfect though, as a hard or drilling impact can puncture the wall.
Domain: Doton. Doton Ryouuken of equal rank.

Goukakyuu no Jutsu (Great Fireball Technique)
Rank: C
Type: Offensive.
Range: See Special
Handseals: 4.
Chakra: Mid.
Special: Produces an intense stream of fire that can move as far as one's 'Enkou Shinka' rank, halved. Because the flames are slightly more intense than other Katon jutsu, each time this is retrained, the user can stack 'C' ranked burning damage. However, for every fourth retraining, chakra consumption will go up by one. Can be trained a maximum of 8 times. Stream can last up to a whole turn, but when using this jutsu, the user must be standing still.
Description: Goukakyuu no Jutsu is a fundamental Katon ninjutsu technique which allows the user to freely control fire itself as it leaves their body. The ninja does the necessary hand seals, draws chakra from their mouth into their chest and them immediately exhales it. During this point, they then blow a stream of fire which erupts into a large sphere of flames. To better manage the flames the ninja will bring their hand to their mouth to control it.
Domain: Katon. Enkou Shinka 'C'.

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The answering was left to Nagisa, as her male counterpart rushed back down the passage to examine the state of their incapacitated ally. "Neither of us are ninjutsu specialists, so we don't have enough chakra to keep this up. Our regular taijutsu didn't work well against it, so we thought about trying out the Hyuuga's 'Jūken';" she shot an irritated glare down to where Hikaru still lay motionless, "so much for that idea." The Tokubetsu-Jounin looked like she wanted to further reprimand the second Genin, but a loud shout from Mura subdued her obvious ire. "She's alright, just looks like a bad concussion! Got a ton of bruises too, but they don't look life-threatening." Rael immediately frowned at his quick assessment.

"A mere concussion should not have been enough to render her unconscious; there is a high chance she is suffering from a cerebral contusion. Mura-san, please quickly take her to the hospital for emergency treatment." The subject of his address seemed affronted by his taking charge, especially in the presence of two higher-ranking shinobi. "Kid, it's better if you go instead. Nagisa and I ca-" "You are faster Mura-san; time is of the essence for her. We will hold it off until you return, preferably with reinforcements." The guard made as if to further argue, before reconsidering and huffing in resignation. Scooping up the unconscious Hyuuga, he gave them a brief "Don't die," and was soon hurtling away, living baggage in tow, just as the earthen wall began to crack near the center, a spiderweb of lines running along its surface before the entire thing came crumbling down.

"Any reason you decided to stick around kid?" quipped the kunoichi beside him, as they witnessed the rest of the jelly-like being rise up like a brewing tidal wave, prepared to dash against them like an unprepared harbor. "To be honest, I wouldn't even really blame you for ditching right about now; mess this up, and it won't be like failing one of your petty D-rank missions," she chortled grimly, bending low in preparation for a chakra-enhanced jump, fingers aligned into the tiger seal. However, she was not given a chance to repeat the same jutsu as before, three long tendrils extending from the watery mass and spearing forward to impale her. Only the woman's quick reflexes saved her, as she sprang all the way to the cavern roof, hands glued to the surface mimicking the tree-walking exercise.

"And tarnish my record this early into my career? I think not," retorted the Genin, as he too was forced onto the defensive, rapidly sidestepping towards the left and narrowly avoiding the blob surging to envelope his legs as he sought higher elevation. Luckily, their target was apparently unable to further increases its volume. Provided they never ran out of chakra, though how much faith Rael had in that idea he could juggle, the walls themselves and subterranean 'ceiling' could be used as permanent 'safe zones', where all they had to worry about was more limbs reaching out to clobber or pierce them.

Although, this isn't going to last forever. I need to come up with a plan, and fast.

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And fast he would need to be. Even while standing sideways and looking towards the rear of the blob from this odd angle I need to give this thing a name, Rael could see that the 'core' his ex-partner had mentioned was retreating further into the center of the mass, making it that much more difficult to isolate its body. Hard to tell, but it almost seemed as though the creature was becoming more and more self-aware, and saw the need to protect its brain with greater importance. Or is it using the water as its host? Either way, they couldn't afford to waste time, lest the entity discover some new previously-untapped power and completely overwhelmed the pair of them.

Fishing out another pair of his remaining shuriken, Rael tilted his head awkwardly to address the older kunoichi, all while keeping an eye on the pulsing mass below. "Nagisa-san, lend me your ear," he was met with a swift grunt, "I need you to somehow force that abomination into overextending itself. I can only just barely see its nucleus right now; with less resistance between us, I may be able to snipe it from a distance. Before you ask why I'm not acting as bait," he added without missing a beat, already sensing the question on her lips, "My agility is not nearly on par with yours, I have no intention of making the same mistake as Hayashi-san." The woman tsked, obviously annoyed that she was being unofficially demoted to lure; Rael would probably have to buy her a drink to assuage her wounded pride later.

"If this gets me killed newbie you can bet your ass I'll be coming back to haunt you," she declared, quickly forming a half-dozen seals and inhaling deeply. "Katon: Housenka no Jutsu!" Expelling a trio of fist-sized fireballs towards the blob down below, Nagisa gathered chakra into her legs once more and pushed off the ceiling, landing further down the passage and back in the direction they originally came from. "Come on, you slimy son of a bitch! Dinner's being served!" And with that, the kunoichi took off running, hoping the unnamed sentient got the hint and followed suite. She wasn't disappointed, as the blob actually gurgled before squishing its way after her, ignoring the wall-perching Genin for the time being.

²Eyes narrowing in concentration, a thin film of chakra surrounded his tightly-held projectiles as he waited for the opportune moment to strike. It was during times like this that Rael almost wished he invested more time into learning large-scale destructive ninjutsu. This cloak and dagger business meant nothing against something like their target, and if he screwed up, chances were he was going to pay for it.

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Housenka no Jutsu [Mythical Fire Phoenix Technique]
Rank: C
Type: Offensive
Range: See Special
Handseals: 6
Chakra: Low
Special: Distance of fireballs depends on the highest rank known of 'Enkou Shinka'. Up to one fireball can be made, plus one more each time retrained. However, after every fourth retraining, chakra consumption will go up by one. Fireballs travel in a straight line, but can be manipulated individually if the user is still, is holding the last seal of the jutsu, and has eye contact with the fireball they wish to control.
Description: Basic yet very effective within the Katon arsenal of jutsu, this technique allows the ninja to emit a series of small fire balls after a simple set of handseals are made. The ninja can also hurl a projectile which is covered in these same flames. To the opponent the attack appears to be only the balls of flame, because they do not see the hidden threat within the flames. The flames can be used to cover different projectiles like shuriken or kunai, and only select doujutsu and bloodline abilities allow the user to see through the deception.
Domain: Katon. Enkou Shinka 'C'.

2__Kaiten Shuriken [Rotating Shuriken]
Rank: D²
Type: Supplementary / Fuuton Ninjutsu
Range: See Special
Handseals: No
Chakra: Low
Special: Can control one projectile per use, plus one more each time retrained. Projectiles cannot be altered in flight once thrown. The distance that they can travel depends on the user's 'Kiroku Gaijuu' range. However, every fifth training increases the chakra consumption by one.
Description: One of the simplest Fuuton techniques, this supplementary technique allows the user to take any secondary/projectile weapon they have and coat them in Fuuton chakra. This allows the user to shoot them at high speeds under the wind manipulation, adding rotation and tumbling power to increase the speed and deadliness of normal weapon attacks.
Domain: Fuuton. Kiroku Gaijuu 'D'

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Cursing to herself as she sprinted through the underground corridors, Nagisa was forced to check her speed as she realized the water entity was unable to keep up. Under normal circumstances, she would have taken full advantage of this leeway, and gotten the hell out of the compound without a backwards glance. However, if she did that and her quarry lost interest, it would most definitely go after the Genin instead. Under normal circumstances, the Tokubetsu-Jounin couldn't care less about the kid, having never even laid eyes on him before less than an hour ago. However, he was a shinobi of Kiri, and she had a responsibility to look out for her juniors, so to speak.

Nonetheless, dedication to her sworn duty didn't mean she liked the chances of dying to protect someone not even past puberty.

Her reduced speed yielded the results she needed. Rounding the stone corner thirty yards behind her, IT was quickly covering ground, much like a rolling tide as it intuitively surged towards her retreating form. Whether the creature had regular eyes that were indiscernible, and could detect body heat or chakra, it didn't matter; IT obviously only cared about the never-ending hunger, and how to best satiate it. Too bad for it, Nagisa still had a few tricks up her sleeve. She couldn't play this following card earlier with the Genin around, as he would've inadvertently died from prolonged exposure to her technique.

"Katon: Atsui Haigara no Jutsu," she intoned, completing a rather long set of handseals for a fire-based ninjutsu. Immediately, the surrounding air became stifling hot, especially this far underground. More importantly, as the blob began catching up to her and entered the heated field, the entire creature began to literally sizzle, despite its composition, and the surfaces directly in contact with the ground started to blacken and congeal. A horrible screeching emanated from the being, a bizarre and quite frankly terrifying feat, as it had no mouth. To her shock though, it didn't slow down in the least bit, and aside from losing several literally charred pieces, kept right on chasing her.

Come on kid, hurry up!

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It was not easy, keeping up with the creature as it sloshed off in hot pursuit, pun unintended. Rael switched from running along the sides of the passageway, to sprinting while upside down along the ceiling, much like he had gotten used to during his last mission. However, IT moved each portion of its giant mass in perfect unison, never allowing its body to be spread too thin. Even with his shuriken coated in Fuuton chakra, the Genin doubted they would be able to cut all the way through the water-like substance to reach its core. His supply of projectiles was not unlimited, and once they ran out, there was nothing left in his arsenal that could potentially deal with this entity.

Come on woman, hurry up!

A horrible screeching noise filled the air, and Rael took that as his cue to double time it. The stale air beneath the compound became stifling, abnormally so, and he knew it whatever it was at work, the kunoichi was behind it. As he ran at full speed, the sight of numerous piles of burnt goo caught his attention, the Genin wrinkling his nose at the smell. Nagisa-san was apparently more proficient with Katon than she let on; her unknown jutsu did a serious number on this thing.

Actually, this might very well work.

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Atsui Haigara no Jutsu (Silent Flame Geyser Technique)
Rank: C
Type: Offensive.
Range: See special!
Handseals: 13.
Chakra: Mid.
Special: Heat spreads all around the user with them in the center; thus the radius of the heat depends on the user's highest 'Enkou Shinka' rank, halved. Ground cannot be moist or wet in general. Additionally, if the technique is in play and rain is brought upon the area the technique will cease. Although the user is not damaged by the heat, their heat can still set anything nearby ablaze if it's susceptible, which in turn CAN harm the user. Suiton jutsu 'B' ranked and above can automatically cancel the heat. Finally, this technique can produce a small, near invisible geyser of heat 1 meter in diameter randomly around the range of the heat, plus 1 more each time retrained. However, after every fourth retraining, chakra consumption goes up by one.
Description: Once the user performs and finishes a string of handseals, the ground the user stands upon will heat up. The heat is so extreme that anything within a specific radius will slowly melt. Due to this, any caught victim will find their movement's decrease considerably, their footwear stuck due to the fusion of heat and melted material. Even better, if the opponent isn’t wearing any footwear the technique will cause first degree burns upon the soles of their feet and grow into second degree burns if they remain atop the burning ground for too long!
Domain: Katon. Enkou Shika 'C'.

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"Nagisa-san! Whatever you just did, do it again!" Rael's sharp demand carried through the long corridor, halting the Tokubetsu-Jounin in her tracks as she spun around, eyes frantically searched for her 'backup' behind the creature before his words registered in her mind. She wasted no hesitation in complying, fingers desperately forming the dozen-plus handseals as quickly as possible. "Katon: Atsui Haigara no Jutsu!" Just like moments before, everything in nearby vicinity instantly became superheated, including their quarry. This time, the sentient being noticeably slowed down, struggling to close in on her even as more and more of it either burned to a crisp or evaporated.

Sensing that their lives were riding on what actions they took over the next minute, Nagisa pressed on with the assault. Gathering her chakra for a technique that would drain her reserves considerably, the kunoichi spat out a quartet of dragon-headed fireballs, gaining no small amount of satisfaction watching the creature actually shrink backwards, more and more water surging in from the back to protect its front that was under fire, literally. She couldn't see it from her perspective, but to a certain Genin that was running forward towards them, it made all the difference.

"Ceiling and fire-mix!"

Deciphering the shorthand message with the speed of a veteran Intelligence Officer, Nagisa leaped towards the aforementioned roof, sticking to the surface while preparing a smaller jutsu, feeling herself already nearly drained to the point of exhaustion. The white-haired youth was sprinting full speed towards the back of the creature, now with minimal fluids between its core and the rapidly approaching Genin. In his right hand, a thin film of Wind-nature chakra shaped into a blade hovered, and she knew instantly what needed to be done. Conjuring the last dredges of her reserves, the woman managed a weak "Housenka no Jutsu", unleashing a single fireball that sped towards Rael's figure, igniting with the 'sword of wind' just as he reached his target.

Slashing forward with the hybrid jutsu thrown together on the fly, his dual-element blade sunk through the creature like a hot knife through butter, cleaving the miniature nucleus without a hint of resistance. A sound like steaming water in the kettle broke out and filled the entire TI compound's underground division, as the surrounding body of water began to shrivel and dry. Seconds later, all that remained was a jelly-like paste that coated the ground. Rael vindictively stomped on the nearest pile, mentally noting how it resembled the jam he occasionally put on his morning toast.

All it needs is some peanut butter, and there's a perfect sandwich..

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Atsui Haigara no Jutsu (Silent Flame Geyser Technique)
Rank: C
Type: Offensive.
Range: See special!
Handseals: 13.
Chakra: Mid.
Special: Heat spreads all around the user with them in the center; thus the radius of the heat depends on the user's highest 'Enkou Shinka' rank, halved. Ground cannot be moist or wet in general. Additionally, if the technique is in play and rain is brought upon the area the technique will cease. Although the user is not damaged by the heat, their heat can still set anything nearby ablaze if it's susceptible, which in turn CAN harm the user. Suiton jutsu 'B' ranked and above can automatically cancel the heat. Finally, this technique can produce a small, near invisible geyser of heat 1 meter in diameter randomly around the range of the heat, plus 1 more each time retrained. However, after every fourth retraining, chakra consumption goes up by one.
Description: Once the user performs and finishes a string of handseals, the ground the user stands upon will heat up. The heat is so extreme that anything within a specific radius will slowly melt. Due to this, any caught victim will find their movement's decrease considerably, their footwear stuck due to the fusion of heat and melted material. Even better, if the opponent isn’t wearing any footwear the technique will cause first degree burns upon the soles of their feet and grow into second degree burns if they remain atop the burning ground for too long!
Domain: Katon. Enkou Shika 'C'.

Gouryuuka no Jutsu (Great Dragon Fire Technique)
Rank: B
Type: Offensive.
Range: See special!
Handseals: 7.
Chakra: High
Special: Distance that the dragon heads can travel depends on the user's highest 'Enkou Shinka' rank. Dragon heads measure 20% of one's 'Enkou Shinka' distance. Up to 1 dragon head can be fired, plus one more each time retrained. However, after every third retraining, chakra consumption shall go up by one. Upon contact, dragon heads explode in a napalm like nature, spreading the flames all around in a radius equal to the size of its head; each explosion contains bonus burning damage equivalent to the stacked 'Great Fireball' retraining (up to a maximum of 'S' rank damage!). As with 'Great Fireball', when using this jutsu, the user must be standing still in order to control the powerful blasts of fire.
Description: An evolution of the Great Fireball, the user is now able to take the flames expelled and morph them into fast moving projectiles. Fierce and potent, this Katon ninjutsu allows the user to expel fireballs in the form of a dragon’s head after forming the needed hand seals. Shot from the mouth, these powerful fireballs can punch through concrete and wood with ease, and leaves a terrible fiery explosion in its wake.
Domain: Katon. Enkou Shinka 'B'. Goukakyuu no Jutsu.

Housenka no Jutsu (Mythical Fire Phoenix Technique)
Rank: C
Type: Offensive.
Range: See special!
Handseals: 6.
Chakra: Low
Special: Distance of fireballs depends on the highest rank known of 'Enkou Shinka'. Up to one fireball can be made, plus one more each time retrained. However, after every fourth retraining, chakra consumption will go up by one. Fireballs travel in a straight line, but can be manipulated individually if the user is still, is holding the last seal of the jutsu, and has eye contact with the fireball they wish to control.
Description: Basic yet very effective within the Katon arsenal of jutsu, this technique allows the ninja to emit a series of small fire balls after a simple set of handseals are made. The ninja can also hurl a projectile which is covered in these same flames. To the opponent the attack appears to be only the balls of flame, because they do not see the hidden threat within the flames. The flames can be used to cover different projectiles like shuriken or kunai, and only select doujutsu and bloodline abilities allow the user to see through the deception.
Domain: Katon. Enkou Shinka 'C'.

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Kaze no Yaiba (Sword of Wind)
Rank: A
Type: Offensive.
Range: 1 meter blade of wind.
Handseals: 1.
Chakra: High
Special: Creates a sharp, near invisible wind blade in one's dominant hand. Standard blade length maximum is 1 meter. Can be retrained once to stack an extra 'A' rank damage. However, after every second retraining, the consumption will go up by one.
Description: A very deadly Fuuton technique, the Yaiba is as its name implies – a pressurized sword of wind forms at the user’s appendage, long and sharp, able to cut through almost anything. This is because unlike a real sword which can face resistance, the wind blade will be able to slice with little difficulty.
Domain: Fuuton. Kiroku Gaijuu 'A'.

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