Nuru Higyou (Selfish)

[Katsumaru]

Nuru Higyou (Anointed Strike)
Rank: C
Type: Offensive
Range: 0-3 Meters
Handseals: -
Chakra: Mid x3
Special: Takes one use of Hatoronshi no Kami’s ability to turn a Shikigami’s limb into paper. For one more use of Hatoronoshi no Kami and an additional x1 mid chakra, the Shikigami can transform the second arm. The arm remains hard for only one turn, plus one additional turn for every time retrained to a maximum of five, at which the chakra consumption increases to x2 Mid. As it simply transforms a limb into paper, which is natural for the Shikigami, this technique requires no chakra to maintain. While active, the user cannot perform any techniques which require hand seals, nor can they maintain any techniques which drain chakra per turn to stay in effect. The arm can extend up to one meter in a straight line, plus an additional half a meter for every time retrained, to a maximum of three. Cannot be used on a limb that has been struck by katon, suiton, or their respective sub-elements. After the technique is deactivated (either by will or when the turn limit has been used), neither Nuru Higyou nor Senshi Busou can be used for one turn.
Description: Nuru Higyou is an unusual technique for the Shikigami as it does not use the advantage of their ability to fight over incredibly long ranges, and instead risks the danger of hand to hand combat, as it was designed specifically for taijutsu. The ability to turn one’s limbs into paper through the use of Hatoronshi no Kami is a basic ability of the Shikigami; while quite versatile, it is limited in its ability to directly cause damage. The transformation of a limb into paper, through the aforementioned Hatoronshi no Kami is so simple to perform that it requires virtually no effort on the Paper Angel’s part. Hence Nuru Higyou was created, to build upon the simplicity of their most basic ability, not much more complex than the skill upon which it is build. The user pours additional chakra into the transformed arm, granting it the same hardness and sharpness as steel. As the arm consists of numerous sheets, it is capable of stretching, and stretches as fast as a kunai flies.


Domain: Shikigami, Hatoronshi no Kami (Crafting Paper Skill); C

• Senshi Busou (Soldier’s Armament)

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Rank: B
Type: Offensive
Range: 0-5
Handseals: -
Chakra: Mid x3
Special:Must first use Nuru Higyou, essentially making it cost a High amount of chakra. Takes two uses of Hatoronshi no Kami’s ability to turn a Shikigami’s limb into paper for a total of three uses for a single limb. Duration depends on the amount of times Nuru Higyou has been retrained. While active, the user cannot perform any techniques which require hand seals, nor can they maintain any techniques which drain chakra per turn to stay in effect. If the technique is retrained a single time, the user can turn the second arm into a weapon, but this costs an additional mid amount of chakra and takes an additional use of Hatoronshi no Kami. As it simply transforms a limb into paper, which is natural for the Shikigami, this technique requires no chakra to maintain. Cannot be used on a limb that has been struck by katon, suiton, or their respective sub-elements.After the technique is deactivated (either by will or when the turn limit has been used), neither Nuru Higyou nor Senshi Busou can be used for two turns. The weaponized limb cannot be transformed into any other Shikigami paper creation.
Description: Instead of simply turning an arm into paper, the Shikigami takes the concept of Nuru Higyou even further, and transforms the limb directly into a weapon of choice, capable of cutting like steel. Senshi Busou can imitate only primary weapons.

It is capable of cutting like steel, and is as hard as steel, meaning that it is capable of accomplishing feats such as deflecting projectiles, or parrying weapons such as swords and axes. Should the arm come into contact with katon, suiton, or their sub-elements, it falls apart, and the limb returns to their original, flesh form. As the Shikigami are naturally resilient to taijutsu and the likes, if a more powerful weapon cuts or breaks the weaponized limb, the arm simply turns back into its true, human form.
Domain: Shikigami, Hatoronshi no Kami (Crafting Paper Skill); B, Nuru Higyou [/li][/ul]

[Naitome]

So your arm can turn into a 15 foot steel-blade/weapon, essentially. I'm a bit confused as to what this has to do, thematically, with paper at all, though I understand the wording of 'was made specifically for taijutsu'....why would THIS be the thing they created for Taijutsu? What does turning into overview weapons have to do with Shikigami?

[Katsumaru]

I have removed the ability for Senshi Busou to extend. If staff prefers it, I will also remove Nuru Higyou's ability to stretch the fist.

My justification for Senshi Busou are below, in regards to what it has to do with Shikigami. I understand if staff does not agree with them, and if it is still a problem after my explanation, I'll remove the technique. I apologize for the lengthy explanation, but it was necessary that I covered all points:

From the Shikigami clan description:

Able to manipulate paper to their liking, to the point they can turn their entire body and clothing into thousands of sheets of paper

...and to attack, they harden the sheets and fold them into arrows, shuriken, and other deadly projectiles.

Befitting and likely inspiring the clan moniker of 'Paper Angels', the papers can also form large wings for further weaponry or simply improved flight and movement.

They possess the ability to freely shape the paper for the use of projectiles, and the Shikigami also possess the ability to manipulate their physique, as they can turn into paper, and can even create extensions to their physique, as shown by the creation of paper wings.

It has to do with the Shikigami in the sense that they are not stepping out of the boundaries of what the Kekke Genkai focuses on, the manipulation of paper for both physical advantages, and to use it in place of weaponry. Instead of manipulating the paper to use as a projectile, Senshi Busou creates a weapon to expand upon their physical limitations in a similar way to Paper Angel Wings, allowing them to what their body otherwise could not through the use of paper - flying in the case of the example above. As further evidence that the technique fits thematically I use Kami no Hitoku (Concealment of Paper) as an example, which allows the Shikigami to change their physique, distorting their body as they change dimensions, showing that the Shikigami also focus on the manipulation of their body.

Essentially, Shikigami do not only create projectiles, but use their malleable paper form and the Paper Angel wings to accomplish things their body otherwise could not.

To summarize. I believe that turning their arms into paper weapons can be justified because it employs the same concept mentioned above, making full use of their natural ability to change their physique, and using that to do what their body cannot do naturally and also sticks with the theme that they use their paper in place of weaponry. In this case, it combines those two ideas, manipulating their physique and employing the paper as weaponry.

[Comatose]

Thematically, it's fine. Konan is seen making herself into paper several times, for several reasons. It's not farfetched to believe that this could and would be possible, even just off of base canon. It's limited enough and logical enough to be fine, really. While I have a feel Katsumaru would use it offensively, most things can easily beat these techniques, and I feel they serve as last ditch efforts to not get stomped melee by D-Ranked Taijutsu attacks more than it being a roflstomp weakness side stepper.

So unless someone has issue, 1 / 3, I suppose.

[Naitome]

Approximately how fast does the extension occur? How durable is the weaponized arm (i understand having the same cutting ability as steel, but can you also deflect actual weaponry with this, what happens if someone has a more durable weapon/relic and breaks/pierces the pseudo-weapon, if after its transformed its hit with an element paper is weak towards, does it act like real steel or because its actually paper does it fall apart, etc.) Can this technique transition into other ones, such as making it turn from a sword into a bombardment of shuriken, since its still paper? The second ability also says it takes two uses to turn the arm into paper, while the first says it takes one...i'm guessing the two turns is how long it takes to turn the specific limb into an actual overview weapon, so clear that up.

[Katsumaru]

Added the information below to their respective techs.

Changed it so that it stretches as fast as a kunai flies.

The weaponized limb cannot be transformed into any other Shikigami paper creation.

It is capable of cutting like steel, and is as hard as steel, meaning that it is capable of accomplishing feats such as deflecting projectiles, or parrying weapons such as swords and axes. Should the arm come into contact with katon, suiton, or their sub-elements, it falls apart, and the limb returns to their original, flesh form. As the Shikigami are naturally resilient to taijutsu and the likes, if a more powerful weapon cuts or breaks the weaponized limb, the arm simply turns back into its true, human form.

Changed it so that the first tech takes two uses, and the second tech takes three uses.