forest mountain. [spade]

[KEITH]

The sun had rose high over Kaminari, early within the morning. It had casted away the darkness of the night, and created a new day for the country. Upon one mountain within Kaminari no Kuni, a young shinobi who had spent a night within the country, he had went traveling, and came across a large mountain, which had been covered in large and powerful tree's, he had noticed it from a distance. Miles before he would have even reach the mountain; his eyes would scan the field, seeing if there was anyone else around him. He had been looking for a Kumogakure shinobi, one that would help him get into the village, one way or another.

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It was dark moments ago but it felt like life was given back to the earth as the light spilled from the Heavens giving birth to a new day. I was up bright and early at least a hour before the Sun rose, what could I say? The early bird catches the worm right? I was enjoying life but it's not like I was climbing these mountains for the hell of it. I was here to hunt me some food for today, it was a good way to save money and increase precision with weapons. "Where can I find me a deer?" I said as I looked down from the cliff I was currently on, my head panning left and right looking for the slightest sign of a deer.

"Who?!" Instead of catching a glimpse of a deer, my golden orbs noticed the appearance of a human silhouette in the distance. If I could see him, he could definitely see me. However I was high up from the ground placed atop a cliff (twenty meters from the ground) while he was standing in front of the cliff a few meters away (ten) most likely watching what I was going to do. The man wasn't familiar at all but I watched his presence as I called out to him.

"Hey, who are you? and what are you doing here!"

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[KEITH]

SENJU, KOTA

YOU SHOULD TRY NOT TO BE SO COURAGEOUS

The shinobi had continued to make his way through the forest field mountain; his mahogany hair had hung down from his head, in a long, flowing motion. His grey orbs had continued to look onward ahead of him as he had made his advancement, but they would soon cease. He had heard the voice of another, it would seem as if they were close by, his body was alert, but he didn't know of the exact location the voice would have come from. And then, the voice had questioned him, and he had adverted his vision into the direction of the one who would have called out to him, looking up at him.

He had wondered who he was, he had seemed to be young, and still a kid, but he couldn't be sure of that just by looking at him. Where did he come from? The thought had ran through the shinobi's head, could he be a shinobi of Kumogakure? Or, was he just a simple civilian kid? He had to find out which it was, for he didn't want to start up any unnecessary mess after all. His grey orbs would focus in upon the other, examining who clothing and overall appearance, looking for the slightest sign of proving that he was a shinobi, but his luck had seen to be against him at the moment.

["Oh, hi there. I'm just a traveler, but I think I've gotten lost."]

He was a simple ploy, but it could be believable. The shinobi hadn't worn anything to make one think he might have been a shinobi or a fighter, outwardly. He had sported casual clothing, like that of a white attire; a white pullover hoodie, white shinobi pants, and sandals. Any weapons he would have carried upon them would be concealed within his clothing, though he hadn't carried any large weapons, like swords or arrows.

YOU SHOULD TRY NOT TO BE SO COURAGEOUS

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Once the man acknowledged my presence I began to look him up and down. The man was unfamiliar to me, which caused me to be a bit more cautious than usual. I had everything I needed on my person to defend myself from this 'traveler' if it came down to a fight. Fortunately for me I hadn't worn anything to make the man think I'm a ninja that belonged to Kumogakure. I had a purple shirt on, black pants, and tennis shoes. The reason for my pouch of weapons, and the katana on my hip was because I was going hunting.

"A traveler? I thought you were a ninja oh my. I almost got worried for a bit! I'm just here to hunt for my small town, you see we don't really have a lot of food so they try to raise us from when we're really young."

The expression on my face was unemotional, my eyes covered by the bangs of my hair. I'd lower myself from the mountain and jump downward when there was only ten meters separating me from the ground. In the air my hair would blow back allowing him to see the golden glow that my eyes produced, however as soon as I reached the ground my hair returned to normal covering my elegant eyes. The distance separating the two of us was a mere ten meters that could easily be closed by either of us.

"What brings you to Kaminari, Traveler-kun?"

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[KEITH]

The grey orbs of the shinobi had watched the boy carefully, his eyes drawing toward the katana he had upon his hip, as he would begin to speak of his reason for why he carried such weaponry as he had done. It would appear that he was from a small town, meaning he couldn't have been a shinobi of Kumogakure, and it was a bummer that he wasn't anything more than that. He would watch as the boy would descend from his height to level with the shinobi who was nothing more than a few meters away from him, ten to be exact. But, the shinobi wasn't afraid of his foe, or anything that he could have possibly thrown at him, for he was fearless when it would come down to danger, though he didn't sense any form of hostility coming from the boy in front of him now.

He would shove his hands into the confines of his hoodie pockets, looking upon the boy with a gentle gaze, as he would continue to hide himself under the disguise of a normal traveler.

["Well, I am not here for myself, but for someone else. I came to see if I could find any of the special seeds that had grown here in Kaminari no Kuni. Their called the Stranded and Tower seeds, use to grow some pretty unique trees, and I promised my friend I would find them."]

The shinobi was skilled in the art of lying, though he didn't know of the boy would just fall for his lies or not, besides, he wouldn't even know if it was the truth or not anyway. He had no reason to be afraid of getting caught, and now that he would have known that the boy was from the country, maybe he would know how to enter into Kumogakure? He couldn't just come right out and ask for such a thing, he would have to lead up into it, and then when the opportunity would arise, he would pounce upon it, like a fierce white tiger. If he would even get the chance, that is.

Though it wouldn't be shown outwardly, the shinobi was on his toes, in case the boy would try something slick with him, or rather someone else would enter into the scene and try to catch him off guard. The shinobi who would one day become the greatest liar couldn't risk dying here, though the mountain forest was a befitting place for him to die.

["Would you happen to know where I could find them, hunter-kun?"]

STRANDED SEEDS
RANK c
TYPE secondary / supplementary
DESCRIPTION a very common seed produced in the few forests of kaminari no kuni. Used to grow the stranded oak, a massive tree which is normally grown in the valleys of kaminari countryside. These seeds are distinct in their pure white appearance which is often hidden behind a film of dirt. the tree itself is similar to most other oaks however is often distinct in it's pale beige bark, which is uncommon in many species of oak. the utmost unique portion of this tree is that unlike many species which surround it, the stranded oak is said to drain the chakra of those who touch it, making it impossible for many ninja to climb. this seed allows the use of the 'stranded oak technique.'
COST 1,000 Ryo / 50 per pack.

TOWER SEEDS
RANK c
TYPE secondary / supplementary
DESCRIPTION a very common seed produced near the shores of kaminari no kuni. used to grow the tower willow, a massive tree which is normally grown in the southern seaside of kaminari no kumi. these seeds are distinct in their star shaped appearance which is very unique to those unfamiliar with the species. the tree itself is similar to most other willows however is often distinct in it's incredible height and branch length. the utmost unique portion of this tree is that unlike many other willow species, the tower willow is said to be capable of growing at an incredible rate by absorbing water. this seed allows the user of the 'tower willow technique.'
COST 1,000 Ryo / 50 per pack.

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My golden orbs were observing the entire situation underneath the mask that my bangs of black hair provided. I noticed every little action that the man performed including putting his hands into his pockets, sure most people would assume that's a natural action, but us ninja know the slightest action could lead to something completely different. But as of now I didn't take the situation for anything more then what it really was, a confrontation between two strangers. None of us bore ill will towards each other so I wasn't too worried about being attacked at this point but I was ready in case he did try something.

"Stranded and Tower seeds you say? Well from what I learned from my parents, Stranded seeds are found in the forests and Tower seeds are found by the shores. I doubt you're going to find anything by these mountains man."

I knew a little bit about these seeds from when I actually paid attention in classes during my academy times. But I honestly didn't have any time to show him where to find these seeds I was just here hunting and being a ninja of Kumogakure I'd have to find out this man's true intentions, as I couldn't just leave without finding out where this man was actually going.

"You good now? Now that I told you where to look you'll be on your way right?"

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[KEITH]

["Well, honestly, I prefer not to waste time looking for them. I hear that they are picked often, and with my luck, I might not find any there. So, I was hoping if I could buy some."]

The shinobi had replied to what the boy had said last, he wasn't going to just give up so easily on what he had wanted, and he would drive out the conversation as long as he could. Finding out the location of Kumogakure was very important to the shinobi, it would not be in his nature to give up on something he had wanted, when it was just in front of him, and how could anyone else? His grey orbs were locked with the boys who were ahead of him, though his hair would seemingly block the vision of his eyes, the sharp eyes of the shinobi could see right through it. He figured that now was the time to push forward a bit more toward what he wanted, though still not wanting to give up the fact that he had been nothing more than a traveler, which was basically true.

The shinobi didn't really do anything but travel the world, as his mind would develop and grow, allowing him to discover many things in the world and build his chakra. If the boy had a problem with the push he was about to give him, then he would simply rely upon force and just taking whatever he would have wanted from the boy. The grey orbs would then grow to possess a tainted touch within it, as if he had been a person with a dark soul.

["I heard that there is a shop within Kumogakure which had sold them after they would have collected them. Would you know how to get to Kumogakure?"]

The boy wouldn't have known it, but the chakra of the shinobi would have began to spread out twenty-five meters into every direction of him, his chakra had began to merge with the surrounding trees of the forest, especially the ones behind the boy. With him not knowing of what was going on, unless he had the ability to sense chakra some how, if he wouldn't tell him where Kumogakure was, or helped him get there, then this would be his last chance to tell him. Without taking any kind of physical harm.

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Mokuton Ryouuken (Wood Dominion)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Type: Supplementary / Mokuton Kekkei Touta
Range: 0 - 50 meters
Handseals: No.
Chakra: High -> Low
Special: Establishes the area in which a user can control their wood creations, as well as the speed at which these wood creations grow/move. Because Mokuton is a solid essence with physical mass and is not a typical wood creation from nature, its creations have more endurance attributed to it; as such, each wood creation from the user will have have a natural, built-in defense against any single-ranked attack equally ranked or lower.

D: 10 meter range / 1 meter per second growth rate
C: 20 m range / 2 mps gr
B: 30 m range / 3 mps gr
A: 40 m range / 4 mps gr
S: 50 m range / 5 mps gr

Description: The basis behind the majority of Mokuton techniques lie in the user's ability to control the wood and trees the name implies. 'Wood Dominion' is just that, a fundamental supplementary jutsu of Mokuton nature that allows the user to intermingle their chakra with that of nature, harmonizing the two in order to create complete control over all wood around them. Once this link is achieved, the door is opened for greater creations to be made.
Domain: Mokuton.

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"Persistent, eh?" The man obviously wanted these seeds as I began to feel him being more aggressive than beforehand. It was cute though, I liked someone who fought for what they wanted. He did have a point though, why would he waste time searching for them if he could just buy them at a shop, right? But one thing that threw me off was that he mentioned Kumogakure no Sato. Sure I knew of the village it's where I was born, but I wasn't going to give him the information to the village without proper identification. But at this point I probably wouldn't believe anything the man would say, so to test my little hypothesis out I'd try something else.

"Kumogakure, eh? I haven't been there in weeks but yeah I know how to get there. However it is more then a day's travel while my town is only a half an' hour walk away, and we also have a shop that sells the seeds you are searching for."

Lying at it's best, but he wouldn't know if I was or not. The man didn't know how to reach Kumogakure so how would he have known if it'd take an hour or a day to get there. My plan was flawless and if there was something that I didn't like about him after this I'd be sure to act aggressively. Something just didn't sit right with me but I kept the same unemotional expression on my maw. My golden orbs watched his body intently, my body ready to react to whatever he had to throw at me. I didn't know what he was capable of, but he didn't know what I was capable of either.

[KEITH]

It would seem as the boy did know where Kumogakure was hidden, but to get there, it would take a day or so to travel. This wasn't part of his plan, he couldn't afford to take an entire day to travel to Kumogakure, and it was too long a ways to go. How could it have possibly been that far off from the village? But, he would just have to accept this, since he couldn't bare to break his character now, especially with the boy countering his motion of traveling to Kumogakure by saying that he had the seeds in his village that he was looking for.

This had made the shinobi a bit angry on the inside, but on the outside, he didn't show a single emotion, he would have to stay upon his feet and clever about what he had said if he were to get what he had wanted out of the situation. His hands would come out of his hoodie pockets, and would just lay his hands at his sides, the grey orbs now slowly moving down the shinobi figure to the ground beneath his feet, but his eyes would still see them. He had taken this time to think for a short bit, before his eyes would have come back up to greet the boy's through his hair blocking his eyes.

["Are you sure your village still has them in stock? You said yourself that your village is low on food. So, I would figure that if they were, they would sell all that they had needed for food. I wouldn't want to waste time going there if it takes time away from heading to Kumogakure. I rather not underestimate the daylight."]

He would hit the boy with something that he had said a few moments ago, to counter what he had just said, and if what he had said not too long ago was true, it would simply be a waste of time to head to his village. This had made him begun to think in a slightly different way now, since the boy would have been contradicting what he had said earlier, if his village really didn't have the seeds he would have claimed his poor village to have. Besides, he just happened to pick up a bit of knowledge about them due to what his parents had told him. But, did he even know what they had looked like or what they did?

The shinobi wondered, as his demonic stare continued to look onward.

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Oh? His hands were not out of his pockets and now at his sides. This didn't particularly worry me all that much I just focused some of my attention to his now revealed hands. This guy was really persistent and wouldn't stop bugging me, what did he want to do with those seeds or did he have an ulterior motive to what he was doing? I honestly didn't know especially since I didn't want to question him even further in case I'd accidentally give away my status as a ninja.

"Do you question me stranger? Do you not trust me? Here I am offering you help out of the kindness of my heart and you're trying to tell me what my village has, or doesn't have? You do not have to come with me but I'll be on my way."

I said with a serious tone in my voice while I turned my body halfway so that I could still see the man out of the corner of my eye. Deep down inside I knew something was up with this guy and there was just something that didn't go well with me. Regardless of him being a traveler I was still cautious of his actions. I didn't know what he was up to but I was sure to react if he tried anything else. This of course was my last offer for help and if he didn't take it I was going to be on my way.

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[KEITH]

The shinobi had continued to watch the boy, as his patience would continue to grow thin as he would have to wait before he could get to Kumogakure. If the boy didn't tell him how to get there soon, he didn't know how he would react to such a response, being in the highly annoyed state that he was in, after all. He could only hope for the safety of this boy that he would just take him to Kumogakure, and he didn't care how long it would take at the moment, he had just wanted to get there, so that he could become a step closer to his actual goals. His grey orbs had watched the boy's lips as they would begin to move, and with the tone of his voice, before he had even finished his speech, he could quickly tell that the boy wasn't going to give him the answers that he wanted.

By the time the boy would have been finished speaking, it had only confirmed that, and the shinobi wouldn't stand for it any further, it was time to attack.

I said with a serious tone in my voice while I turned my body halfway so that I could still see the man out of the corner of my eye.

The moment the boy would have finished his speech, a series of seals at a lightning fast pace had occurred, and by the time he would have turned half way and continued to look back, his seals and hand planting on the ground would have been completed, for it only took a mere two seconds. He had performed the seals faster than any normal person could even react to; even a shinobi with a lack of experience couldn't react to something like he had planned in a mere second. If the boy would have tried anything, before he would have known it, beams of wood would emerge from the ground, growing at five meters per second, binding all of his limbs, and then it would wrap around his chest as well. With the boy bounded by the wood, the shinobi would reach into his kunai holster, and grip a kunai from it, laced with an inked textile.

He would throw it into the wood that had crossed the boys chest, though he nothing didn't happen, he had only chosen to speak.

["If you do not tell me where Kumogakure is, I will be the last person you ever see."]

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Masteries Activated.

Mokuton Ryouuken (Wood Dominion)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Type: Supplementary / Mokuton Kekkei Touta
Range: 0 - 50 meters
Handseals: No.
Chakra: High --> Low
Special: Establishes the area in which a user can control their wood creations, as well as the speed at which these wood creations grow/move. Because Mokuton is a solid essence with physical mass and is not a typical wood creation from nature, its creations have more endurance attributed to it; as such, each wood creation from the user will have have a natural, built-in defense against any single-ranked attack equally ranked or lower.

D: 10 meter range / 1 meter per second growth rate
C: 20 m range / 2 mps gr
B: 30 m range / 3 mps gr
A: 40 m range / 4 mps gr
S: 50 m range / 5 mps gr

Description: The basis behind the majority of Mokuton techniques lie in the user's ability to control the wood and trees the name implies. 'Wood Dominion' is just that, a fundamental supplementary jutsu of Mokuton nature that allows the user to intermingle their chakra with that of nature, harmonizing the two in order to create complete control over all wood around them. Once this link is achieved, the door is opened for greater creations to be made.
Domain: Mokuton.

Jubaku no Jutsu (Tree Restraints Technique)
Rank: B
Type: Defensive / Mokuton Kekkei Touta
Range: See special!
Handseals: Yes
Chakra: High --> Low
Special: Strength of restraints, growth speed, and range at which the user can entrap a victim depends on their 'Mokuton Ryuuken'. Beams appear all around a single target after the user forms the desired handseals and slams their hands on the ground; a half-second delay exists between the end of the seals and the actual plant growth. Binding lasts until destroyed using a strike equally ranked to the restraints, or until it is dispelled by the user. Up to one victim can be bound at once, plus one more each time retrained; however, after every third retraining, chakra consumption will go up by one.
Description: Using his ability to utilize Mokuton, the user will form handseals and cause beams of wood to emerge from the ground below and around the targets feet. Emerging in the blink of an eye, these beams are quite malleable while still retaining their hardness. Best of all, these beams will wrap around the target to bind them entirely, preventing almost all forms of movement, including handseals!
Domain: Mokuton. Mokuton Ryuuken 'B'.

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I SAID WITH A SERIOUS TONE IN MY VOICE WHILE I TURNED MY BODY HALFWAY SO THAT I COULD STILL SEE THE MAN OUT OF THE CORNER OF MY EYE.

I was already finished with my speech when I had turned around and regardless of anything that he was trying to do my eyes never left his silhouette. I'd continue to look at him from the corner of my eye while I was turning my body halfway still giving me enough vision to see what he was doing.

The moment the boy would have finished his speech, a series of seals at a lightning fast pace had occurred

See, he attempted to try his trickery after I finished my speech. But you see once I finished my speech my body was already halfway turned and watching the man from the corner of his eye like I was doing the entire time. I wasn't dumb enough to give my back to some stranger I was a trained ninja that was capable enough of easily maneuvering out of such a situation. The moment I noticed his hand shuffle together I immediately ran forward from my position while my right hand reached into my pocket and grabbed a sharp projectile which would be launched at my opponent simultaneously while I ran towards his direction.

The ten meters would be closed in a matter of 2.5 seconds while the kunai that I threw at my opponent would be gaining in on him quickly—so he'd be left with one choice leave the current area and lose control of his technique or gamble with being hit by a kunai and then by a incoming kumogakure ninja with a thirst for blood? I was gaining speed and regardless of how fast I was going (4mps) I was ready to react to anything that would attempt to stop my forward movement. Sure his actions took two seconds but his attack also took half a second to actually activate itself and by that time I'd have already started moving from my original position and the owner of that technique would have a incoming kunai coming for his chest.

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[KEITH]

The grey orbs of the shinobi had caught the boy as he would turn around to face the shinobi and run toward him, a smirk had come across his face when the boy would have started coming his way. Why would the boy choose to come toward the direction of the shinobi instead of running away? This wasn't hardly the proper thing to do, but the boy wouldn't had known that this shinobi could control the forest, and without the need of handseals, he could simply just give it a little though, since every tree within his range was fused with his chakra. As the kunai would have sped in toward the chest of the shinobi, while his hands would have already would have been placed into the ground, simply due to his ability to manipulate the trees to his whim.

He used the nearby trees' to defend his torso from the oncoming kunai. The tree branches would extend out their branches, as if they were creating a wall of branches in front of him, thick enough to stop the kunai, and just in case it might not have been enough, while keeping his hands upon the ground. He would slide his hand across the floor and into the front of him; this would put his left arm to interject with the path of the kunai. Finally, with the tree branches creating a wall to stop the kunai, and the shinobi only a second or so behind it, the shinobi would perform one last seal in a split second.

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Mokuton Ryouuken (Wood Dominion)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Type: Supplementary / Mokuton Kekkei Touta
Range: 0 - 50 meters
Handseals: No.
Chakra: High
Special: Establishes the area in which a user can control their wood creations, as well as the speed at which these wood creations grow/move. Because Mokuton is a solid essence with physical mass and is not a typical wood creation from nature, its creations have more endurance attributed to it; as such, each wood creation from the user will have have a natural, built-in defense against any single-ranked attack equally ranked or lower.

D: 10 meter range / 1 meter per second growth rate
C: 20 m range / 2 mps gr
B: 30 m range / 3 mps gr
A: 40 m range / 4 mps gr
S: 50 m range / 5 mps gr

Description: The basis behind the majority of Mokuton techniques lie in the user's ability to control the wood and trees the name implies. 'Wood Dominion' is just that, a fundamental supplementary jutsu of Mokuton nature that allows the user to intermingle their chakra with that of nature, harmonizing the two in order to create complete control over all wood around them. Once this link is achieved, the door is opened for greater creations to be made.
Domain: Mokuton.

Prep¹

Prep²

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My eyes watched intently as I began to close in on my prey, my initial attack was guarded by wood rising from the ground instantly and easily causing the kunai to bounce of his solid defense. The man utilized the element that I had only heard about in fairy-tales; Mokuton. It was a scary thing to meet in person but the fact that it was such a legendary thing only excited me even more. The moment my kunai was blocked I had a small window of opportunity to adjust myself and prevent anything bad to happen to me. I took a quick turn to the right before I channeled the chakra into my arm while I still had my eyes peeled on the man before me.

Four meters separating me and the man I had swung my chakra filled arm towards him concurrently while I moved sideways to branch off to the side. The chakra filled arm would send a large current of wind capable of knocking back my opponent as well as moving the dirt, dust, and loose rocks found in the forestry below into the air and towards my opponent which was more then enough to block his vision unless he possessed some sort of eye or sensory technique. The moment I utilized this technique allowing the area around me and my opponent to becoming infested with dirt, dust and loose rocks blocking my opponent's vision I immediately moved.

Utilizing a retracting body-flicker¹ three times in a row my body would find itself thirty four meters away from my enemy in what would seem like a instant especially when the technique was coupled with a distraction. My body was still facing forward as I utilized the technique once more separating the two of us by forty four meters and at this point I'd turn my body and continue to sprint forward back to my village.

ATTEMPTED EXIT.

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Fuusajin (Dust Wind)
Rank: C
Type: Offensive / Fuuton Ninjutsu
Range: See special!
Handseals: No
Chakra: Mid
Special: Produces a 180 degree cone of wind that disrupts all loose footing. Distance at which the blast can travel depends on the user's Kiroku Gaijuu range, halved; speed remains the same as 'Kiroku Gaiujuu' however.
Description: With the user’s weapon in hand or their limb extended, they will channel chakra across it so that when the weapon or limb is swung, a strong wind current comes forth. This current, although not heavy enough to do any threatening damage, can in fact knock opponents over, as well as severe loose sediment across the ground, bring up dust and whatever else lies on the floor. Useful for creating vision inhibiting storms, knocking people off balance, covering one’s tracks, escaping, and many, many more!
Domain: Fuuton. Kiroku Gaijuu (Blasting Winds Reach) 'C '.


Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Technique)
Rank: D, D, D, D,
Type: Supplementary / Ninjutsu / High-Speed Movement
Range: 0 - 10 meters
Chakra: Low
Special: Flickering is near-instantaneous forward movement, meaning the user will rush almost instantly to wherever they are facing as chakra pushes their legs to inhumane levels. The user can flicker once per thread, plus once more each time retrained. One cannot attack or perform techniques during Shunshin.
Description: Shunshin no Jutsu is a basic ninjutsu technique used across the shinobi world by all, ranging from the most basic shinobi to the legends of lore. Considered is a high-speed movement technique, it allows a ninja to move short to long distances at an almost untraceable speed - to an observer, it appears as if the user has teleported. Such a feat is accomplished by using chakra to temporarily vitalise the body and move at extreme speeds they would otherwise be unable to reproduce. In the end, the user will appear and disappear in an instant, allowing them to retreat or attack suddenly should they need it. To facilitate the movement the ninja will often use nearby elements such as mist, sand or leaves to mask their appearance or disappearance.
Domain: Shunshin - Universal Ninjutsu.

Shunshin-Kakezori (Retracting Flicker)
Rank: B
Type: Passive / Ninjutsu / High-Speed Movement
Range: Shunshin
Special: Gives the user the option to perform Shunshin backwards.
Description: Although Shunshin is normally executed in a linear fashion towards the direction the user is facing, with enough training, the user is able to move perfectly opposite to wherever it is they are looking - that is, a backwards Body Flicker. Its usefulness is limitless, and carry the same rules as the parent technique.
Domain: Shunshin.

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[KEITH]

The boy hadn't known what he was dealing with; he had taken the abilities of Mokuton too lightly, and decided to stay within close proximity of the shinobi who had been utilizing Mokuton. By the time the boy would have brought his arm back, in an attempt to charge it with chakra and lash out a fierce attack, within a moment, he would find himself bound by beams of wood, from the ground underneath him. The beams had grown five meters per second (basically, sixteen feet per second, and you're only five ten, almost triple your height), instantly wrapping around his arms and legs, bounding the boy who was mid-way through performing his next technique and stopping him dead in his tracks. It wrapped around his neck and torso, though not squeezing or choking the boy, but simply holding him in place, so that he wouldn't be able to make any further moves.

Now with the boy captured, the shinobi would raise from his position upon the ground, looking at the boy who had only been a few feet away from him, in his wooden cage, that he wouldn't be able to break free of by any normal means. Across his face, his smiles would slowly curl up into a smile, knowing that the boy was fucked. He had drawn a kunai, laced in an inked textile, as he had began to approach the boy.

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Mokuton Ryouuken (Wood Dominion)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Type: Supplementary / Mokuton Kekkei Touta
Range: 0 - 50 meters
Handseals: No.
Chakra: High
Special: Establishes the area in which a user can control their wood creations, as well as the speed at which these wood creations grow/move. Because Mokuton is a solid essence with physical mass and is not a typical wood creation from nature, its creations have more endurance attributed to it; as such, each wood creation from the user will have have a natural, built-in defense against any single-ranked attack equally ranked or lower.

D: 10 meter range / 1 meter per second growth rate
C: 20 m range / 2 mps gr
B: 30 m range / 3 mps gr
A: 40 m range / 4 mps gr
S: 50 m range / 5 mps gr

Description: The basis behind the majority of Mokuton techniques lie in the user's ability to control the wood and trees the name implies. 'Wood Dominion' is just that, a fundamental supplementary jutsu of Mokuton nature that allows the user to intermingle their chakra with that of nature, harmonizing the two in order to create complete control over all wood around them. Once this link is achieved, the door is opened for greater creations to be made.
Domain: Mokuton.

Jubaku no Jutsu (Tree Restraints Technique)
Rank: B
Type: Defensive / Mokuton Kekkei Touta
Range: See special!
Handseals: Yes
Chakra: High
Special: Strength of restraints, growth speed, and range at which the user can entrap a victim depends on their 'Mokuton Ryuuken'. Beams appear all around a single target after the user forms the desired handseals and slams their hands on the ground; a half-second delay exists between the end of the seals and the actual plant growth. Binding lasts until destroyed using a strike equally ranked to the restraints, or until it is dispelled by the user. Up to one victim can be bound at once, plus one more each time retrained; however, after every third retraining, chakra consumption will go up by one.
Description: Using his ability to utilize Mokuton, the user will form handseals and cause beams of wood to emerge from the ground below and around the targets feet. Emerging in the blink of an eye, these beams are quite malleable while still retaining their hardness. Best of all, these beams will wrap around the target to bind them entirely, preventing almost all forms of movement, including handseals!
Domain: Mokuton. Mokuton Ryuuken 'B'.

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