ASATO (Paper Manipulation)

[Jae]

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The Asato are a lesser known clan that began as a traveling entertainment troupe during the Warring States period. The clan, using their unique ability to animate paper with their own chakra, would orchestrate theater shows during times of armistice as a way to earn money and avoid the widespread conflict.

Since the advent of the shinobi world, the Asato Clan have found a home in Sunagakure, and at the behest of their new leaders, turned their art into something worth bringing to the battlefield.

Able to manipulate paper to their liking, to the point they can cloak their entire body and clothing with thousands of sheets of paper, Asato clan members are incredibly versatile as shinobi.

They can fold their small papers into creatures capable of flight, harden the sheets and fold them into deadly projectiles, or restrain opponents by blanketing them in countless sheets of their paper, restricting their movement and asphyxiating them in the process.

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affiliation,
sunagakure

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Shikigami no Mai (Dance of the Shikigami)
Rank: B
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m), Far (10m+)
Type: Offensive, Defensive, Supplementary
Description: This is the Asato clan's signature technique. By converting their chakra into paper, the clan member transforms their body (and clothing) into numerous sheets of paper. Serving as the base and bridge to other clan techniques, the initial creation and dispersal of the paper can mesmerize opponents, and the user controls and shapes the paper into various things, such as spears for attack, origami butterflies for spying, clones for supplementary purposes, and even paper wings on their backs to fly, as well as use them to shoot paper in rapid succession. The user can also wrap their target in paper, restricting their movements and asphyxiating them. Although the paper is somewhat resistant to the elements, Asato paper is still affected in similar ways as normal paper to specific ones, such as fire, which will burn it, albeit at a slower rate than normal paper, and oil, which will cause it to stick together, making their paper manipulating much harder. Interestingly enough, the clan paper can still be used effectively despite rain or water, though extreme amounts may hinder its performance. Finally, any paper based consumables, items and accessories on the user can be combined with their own clan techniques (i.e. scrolls, explosive tags, sealing tags, etc.)

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Kami Shuriken (Paper Shuriken)
Rank: D
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m), Far (10m+)
Type: Offensive
Description: This clan technique consists of using chakra to harden and shape paper into shuriken. The clan member can increase the power of the shuriken by further altering its final shape. The user can also fold the paper shuriken into different shapes, including the normal four-pointed star shape, as well as a more kunai-like shape. By combining it with other techniques and items, like Fuuton techniques, or with explosive tags, the user is able to increase their lethality.



Kami Kibaku Fuda (Paper Explosive Tags)
Rank: C
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m)
Type: Supplementary
Description: This clan technique consists of using chakra to create their own makeshift explosive tag. Infusing their own chakra within their paper creations so that it creates a sudden explosion, these tags are unique to the clan in that they are less fiery, and more energy based. Still, they can be just as lethal, and carry a very similar yield and explosive range. The only difference between this and regular tags is that they do not last long. As such, once created in battle, if they are not used in a timely manner, their explosive power dissipates, and they revert to regular paper. Still, this, when combined with other clan techniques, can lead to deadly results.



Kami Bunshin (Paper Clone)
Rank: C
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m), Far (10m+)
Type: Supplementary
Description: A technique which employs the use of the clan member's ability to manipulate the shape and color of their paper by forming it into a replica of themselves. When a clone is hit, it will merely turn back into sheets of paper, and if the user adds extra chakra, said paper can flutter away to reform back into another clone. If need be, the clan member can also conceal explosive tags within the paper clone in order to allow it to deliver a deadly surprise attack.



Kami Habataki (Paper Wings)
Rank: C
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m), Far (10m+)
Type: Supplementary
Description: Once the clan member engages in the Dance of the Shikigami, they are able to produce paper wings on their backs, large enough to support the user's weight, and exceed their own in size. These winds allow the clan member to hover in place, as well as reach great heights through flight, while maintaining moderate to swift flight speeds and patterns.



Kami Shigure (Paper Drizzle)
Rank: B
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m), Far (10m+)
Type: Supplementary
Description: After creating Paper Wings through the use of the Dance of the Shikigami, the clan member uses them to launch a multitude of paper in rapid succession at the target, raining down in the form of razor sharp spikes that aim to cut through their target. The user has the option of either using part of their paper for this, keeping their wings in use by producing more paper while firing a steady stream of projectiles, or using all of the paper in her wings in one violent, sudden burst.



Kami Chakram (Paper Chakram)
Rank: B
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m), Far (10m+)
Type: Offensive
Description: The clan member gathers a large quantity of paper sheets into a single chakram-like shape, which they then throw at the intended target. While in flight, the disc spins with tremendous speed, with its trajectory and inclination being freely manipulated by the user. This presents opportunities to attack an enemy from all angles, even if the disc is initially avoided. The discs spins so fast that a collision between the two result in a considerable impact, and can slice through most organic material, as well as basic armor.



Kami no Shisha no Jutsu (Paper Person of God Technique)
Rank : A
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m), Far (10m+)
Type: Offensive
Description: The ultimate Asato technique, the clan member disguises an insurmountable amount of either their own paper explosive tags, or regular explosive tags as part of the surrounding scenery, be it earth or water, with enough sophistication that even advanced doujutsu cannot see through it. When the target is in position, the clan member causes the scenery to split in half, resulting in the rapid creation of a huge abyss beneath the target. Due to the sudden lack of any available foothold, the target inevitably descends ever deeper into the depths of the chasm. As the target falls, the clan member guides the explosive tags to stick to the victims body and thus detonate, resulting in a very lethal outcome.