NINJA ACADEMY GENERAL SKILLS

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Before becoming full fledged Genin, each aspiring shinobi must first pass through their respective village's shinobi academy. Aside from the obvious lessons one would learn from a Ninja Academy, all students receive essential knowledge, such as reading, writing, mathematics, science, geography, etc. Special lectures read by highly experienced shinobi are sometimes held.

Taught mostly by Chuunin instructors, all ninja potentials are lectured on tactics and strategies. They are instructed on the basics of trap-setting, and taken through the handling of ninja weapons and tools, like shuriken and kunai, learning how to throw and wield them through target practice. Taijutsu classes serve as the Ninja Academy's equivalent of Physical Education class. In taijutsu class, students are engaged in physical activities to help train their bodies and develop their stamina. Ninjutsu classes provide the bulk of what potential ninja learn at the Academy. The subject of Ninjutsu encompasses techniques that use chakra and allows the user to do something that they otherwise would be incapable of doing.

Techniques such as the Transformation Technique and the Clone Technique are taught to students at the Academy that will build up to what they'll learn from their Jounin sensei. Finally, Genjutsu classes are not touched much upon except for explaining what each jutsu is. When learning about genjutsu, students are advised to determine if they are trapped in an illusion, and then how to release themselves from it.

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ALL SHINOBI AUTOMATICALLY KNOW THESE TECHNIQUES!

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Kawarimi no Jutsu (Body Replacement Technique)
Rank: E
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m)
Type: Supplementary
Description: A true shinobi must know how to evade danger! The instant before they are to be struck by an attack, the user replaces themselves with a block of wood or something similar. Because the attack does hit something, opponents may briefly believe that they've successfully struck their target. But this is merely an optical illusion and opponents will quickly notice what's happened. However, if users are fast enough, they can use this brief lapse in the opponent's attention to stage a counterattack, as well as exploit the opportunity to devise an escape.



Henge no Jutsu (Transformation Technique)
Rank: E
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m)
Type: Supplementary
Description: A true shinobi must know how to change their appearance to fit the situation at hand! With this technique, the user is able to take the appearance of whatever - or whomever - they choose to be. However, any immediate contact, or break in concentration or chakra flow will result in the user reverting back to their original appearance in a puff of smoke.



Bunshin no Jutsu (Clone Technique)
Rank: E
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m)
Type: Supplementary
Description: A true shinobi must know how to deceive! This is a basic technique that every shinobi can use. In fact, most academies prevent students from graduating unless they master this technique. When employed, the user can create one or more afterimages of themselves that will move alongside them. Unlike most other clone techniques, these afterimages have no substance and thus are incapable of damaging opponents. Because of this, it is only useful for distracting enemies while other attacks are prepared. How do you discern the fakes from the original? Opponents can identify clones from their original through careful observation, as clones won't crush grass, kick up dust, or leave other permanent marks and changes onto the world around them that a true person would.



Kakuremino no Jutsu (Cloak of Invisibility Technique)
Rank: E
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m)
Type: Supplementary
Description: A true shinobi must know how to be out of sight and out of mind! The user covers themselves with a cloak that has a color and pattern matching their nearby surroundings, concealing their presence by seamlessly blending in. The user can then gather intel from their position, or wait for an opportunity to stage an ambush on unsuspecting targets. Although skilled ninja can make effective use of this technique, unskilled ninja using it can be particularly ineffective.



Nawanuke no Jutsu (Rope Escape Technique)
Rank: E
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m)
Type: Supplementary
Description: A true shinobi must be able to escape imprisonment! A tenet of shinobi is that they must escape any situation, no matter how difficult things may seem. As such, this is usually the first jutsu taught at the academy. When the user is bound, they do what they can to escape, such as by finding a way to untie a knot that binds them, or dislocating their joints in order to get free of their bindings. Although this is the most basic of the escape-based jutsu, it is still fairly complicated to perform if not taken seriously.



Kinobori no Waza (Act of Tree Climbing)
Rank: E
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m)
Type: Supplementary
Description: A true shinobi must know how to reach unconventional heights! This training method is used improve one's skill with their chakra control. This training involves focusing a fixed amount of chakra to the bottom of one's feet, and using that to climb a tree without using one's hands. If the stream of chakra is too weak, the user will lose their footing on the tree and fall off. On the other hand, if it is too strong, the user will be pushed away from the tree, causing the tree to fracture around the point of contact and the user will fall. The concept of this exercise is similar to magnetics.



Suimen Hokou no Waza (Act of Water Surface Walking)
Rank: E
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m)
Type: Supplementary
Description: A true shinobi must be able to walk on water! This training method is used to gain better chakra control. To do this, the user has to be emitting a constant stream of chakra from the bottom of their feet and using the repellent force to walk across the water's surface. This technique is more difficult to master than the Tree Climbing Practice, because the amount of chakra that needs to be emitted changes constantly due to the unstable and fluid nature of water. The more one trains this technique, the closer they get to reaching a state where they stand on water without even noticing or trying. Furthermore, this technique allows its users to walk on sticky surfaces without being affected. It doesn't have to just be at the feet. A user under water can focus chakra on their hands or any other body part that makes contact with the water's surface. If they were submerged, they can climb atop the water as if they were climbing out of a pool.