Chum in Da Water [p]

[Testament]

Mountain plataeu approx. 100x100 meters and littered with rocks ranging from pebbles to massive boulders. No vegetation in sight.

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Satsui sat in the middle of the expanse with his hand on his sword; his eyes kept careful watch over the environment as he awaited news of the other combatant's arrival. The invitation he'd received was strange and yet it had filled him with excitement and anticipation. A scroll that had been dipped in blood and then dried which detailed the area in which he now sat. Who had sent it was a mystery just as the identity of the other fighter was as well. Standing, Satsui dusted himself off and inspected his robes for traces of dirt but found none. He was growing impatient quite quickly which turned his mood from neutral to surly.

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[wanizame]

Fuji had no proposal as to whom or what had wanted the genin to journey to the said location, which had turned out to be some uninhabited mountainous region. Varying sized boulders and loose sediment was scattered about.

One thing was certain was the taste of the blood on the scroll had continued to dance on his taste buds. He would be sure to recognize whoever it was once he acquired that familiar tang again. Methodically hovering over the rocky landscape, his pure black eyes searched the vicinity for someone …why? Because the verbal content of the parchment told him he was to do battle.

It was thrilling, pretty damn thrilling to be honest. He had the chance to fight, combined with the chance to enjoy pain, married with the idea of causing pain. Altogether it was fucking intoxicating, no drug in Fuji’s eyes could match the nostalgia of warfare. Bending a stony curve is when he saw twenty meters from his straight-line view a dark haired individual.

He tossed the scroll at the feet of the unknown fighter. When the fighter would initially lay eyes on Fuji, he would see a hooded fiend giant in size with a sheath strapped to his shoulder housing a spear. The entity’s face remained hidden from the world under the darkness of his hood. Only his oddly colored gray flesh could be seen as his arms were the only things about him exposed, but that quickly warped as his gray hand removed his spear momentarily as the shark man with his opposite free hand then extracted his cloak to reveal the Hoshigaki’s external beastly appearance. Fuji would emerge from his unveiling as a strange manifestation of man and shark, and planted on his face was a serrated grin that only demons were fabled to conjure.

After picking up his spear and re-sheathing his primary weapon of combat, the genin solid pitch-black optics looked about briefly scanning his environment once more. At the moment no one had the higher ground which was good, but the male across from him carried a sword. He also was much shorter than him, but he carried a formidable appearance that was solid.

Fuji would wait, no words would be said as they were not needed. The look in his steeled diabolical eyes said far more than what words could express.

Fuji's Battle Theme

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ARMAMENTS

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• Primary Weapon(s)
  
  Spear
  Rank: C
  Type: Primary/Melee
  Range: 2 meters (7 feet)
  Description: A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head. The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with bamboo spears, or it may be made of a more durable material fastened to the shaft
  Cost: 1,000
  
  
• Secondary Weapon(s)
  
  Kunai (Throwing Knife)(x3)
  Rank: D
  Type: Secondary / Melee + Ranged
  Special: 2 per pack
  Description: This throwing knife is one of the common weapons of a ninja. It is often kept in a holster on the leg in a pouch attached to the belt. What makes it so versatile and universal is the fact the Kunai can be used in conjunction with explosive tags and other weapons to form deadly combos out of simple, easily accessible items.
  Cost: 100 Ryo per Pack
  
  Smoke Grenade
  Rank: C
  Type: Tool / Area of Effect
  Range: 0 - 10 meters
  Special: 3 per pack
  Description: This explodable comes in the form of a long, skinny cylinder, no more than a few inches long. At the top lies a pin which, when pulled, activates the grenade's internal components. Within seconds, thick, dark smoke begins to spew from the cylinder, covering a wide area and leaving all those nearby blinded and gagging.
  Cost: 600 per pack
  
  Explosive Note
  Rank: D
  Type: Tool / Area of Effect
  Range: 0 - 5 meters
  Special: 10 per pack
  Description: The exploding note is a piece of parchment paper infused with special chakra, layered over with a special script on it that serves to enable and facilitate its explosive properties. Its execution is simple - the ninja can attach the note to another object such as a kunai or log, and upon activation, the note is set and begins either a slow countdown burn, which eventually results in a large explosion, or the explosion in itself upon command.
  Cost: 500 per pack
  
  
• Items
  
  Training Weights
  Rank: C
  Type: Accessory / Self
  Special: 'C' ranked version is for Tai Tertiaries; 'B' for Tai Secondaries; finally, 'A' ranked version is for Taijutsu Primaries. When worn, all leg related Taijutsu is improved by the equivalent weight rank, but the user suffers a speed loss equivalent to half their normal movement speed. However, when removed, a large speed boost is gained, equal to double the user's normal speed, and lasts for as many turns as the user had the weights equipped for. Once a boost is used, another cannot be performed until the user re-equips the weights for double the amount of turns used to charge the previous boost - i.e. if the user has it on the first time for 3 turns and took it off, then they can only boost again in the same thread if the user now wears it for 6 turns. The recounter is restarted once the user leaves the thread.
  
  Description: Though an old fashioned training method, taijutsu specialists use these extremely heavy weights to increase their speed and movement. These weights are usually worn under the warmers on the user's lower legs. When removed, the user gains a great increase in their speed and mobility. The weights are marked with the kanji for "guts".
  
  Cost: 5,000 // 10,000 // 20,000 Ryo (prices per weight!)

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[Testament]

Satsui wasn't exactly sure what to expect when answering the mystery combat summons but he damn sure wasn't envisioning the monster that presented itself to him. The hood removed, a full vision of frightening proportions came to light yet Satsui was not the sort to allow the creeping menace to take place in his heart. The man was obviously from Kirigakure no Sato; his hitai-ate and the legwarmers were dead giveaways which would soon adorn a dead man. The Kumo Genin was the standard killer in training that most shinobi ascribed to be and he wouldn't back down from any enemy no matter their size or gruesomely strange appearance.

From within his robes there emerged a kunai, tagged for effect, and glistening in the dwindling light of day. Satsui transferred the kunai to his mouth then began running toward the Hoshigake, as he wove handseals, and watched the grey behemoth play with his spear. Once it had been resheathed, and Satsui had closed the distance between them to just over twenty feet, the kunai would go flying toward Fuji's face. It wasn't intended to do any real damage; Satsui just wanted to see what would happen if the blade grazed the monster's skin as that would tell him just what in the hell he was going up against.

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Kunai (Throwing Knife)
Rank: D
Type: Secondary / Melee + Ranged
Special: 2 per Pack.
Description: This throwing knife is one of the common weapons of a ninja. It is often kept in a holster on the leg in a pouch attached to the belt. What makes it so versatile and universal is the fact the Kunai can be used in conjunction with explosive tags and other weapons to form deadly combos out of simple, easily accessible items.

Exploding Note
Rank: D
Type: Tool / Area of Effect
Range: 0 - 5 meters
Special: 10 per pack
Description: The exploding note is a piece of parchment paper infused with special chakra, layered over with a special script on it that serves to enable and facilitate its explosive properties. Its execution is simple - the ninja can attach the note to another object such as a kunai or log, and upon activation, the note is set and begins either a slow countdown burn, which eventually results in a large explosion, or the explosion in itself upon command.

Hiraishin Kiru (Human Lightning Rod)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Type: Supplementary / Raiton Ninjutsu
Range: Touch
Chakra: Mid - Very High
Special: Once the victim is struck by lightning, the user is required to re-apply the effects. If the victim is not struck by lightning before they leave the given battle thread, the effects are neutralized and the jutsu must be reapplied. Highest rank determines the strength of the charge placed on the victim, and thus, the strength of lightning that can strike them.
Description: As the name implies, this simple technique allows the user to alter their internal electric charge temporarily, so that all Raiton chakra subsequently made by the user (as well as natural lightning!) is more susceptible to strike the victim, as well as damage them higher than normal. This alteration usually occurs during some form of contact, where the user’s charged appendage can simple tough, strike or graze the victim and quickly place the effects on them.

[wanizame]

The look in Fuji's eyes matched the forthcoming intensity as his opponent was swift and wasted little time to begin the festivities. As his opponent charged forward, he distinguished the rapid hand motions as seals but discovered no immediate effect when he completed them. Did he fully complete them? For now it was too hard tell, maybe it was mumbo jumbo, and could be summed up as just a distraction.

Soon only twenty feet would separate them and the Hoshigaki had quickly decided to take the same direct approach as his opponent, but with a twist. He saw a nearby object no more than five meters away that may be of use if things go erratic, except for now he was going to play his current situation. Shortly after the shark man had decided to take off straightforward seconds after his adversary as he slithered by the in transit kunai and continued on with his progressing momentum.

When no more than five feet separated the two, Fuji launched himself in the air easily clearing an opponent that may still be advancing. When he landed he hastily rotated to face his opponents back, assuming that if he still has his back turned. He would then produce a distance of ten meters in between himself and his challenger. Next his hands would cycle through a string of hand motions that were not gang signs and a gloomy mist would creep into existence obscuring his form completely.

Now that his actions would be hidden, he performed another series of seals and a water clone would be birthed standing next to the genin. The mirroring figure was quickly given two kunai, one tagged with an explosive note, the other with no additional features.

He would then send his clone to the edge of the mist back towards where he suspected his foe to be. Waiting to attack an opponent as the explosive note in his right hand was primed and would explode on command from the original shark lurking in midst of the smokescreen fog.

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Kirigakure no Jutsu (Hidden Mist Technique)
Rank: D
Type: Supplementary / Suiton Ninjutsu
Range: 0 -10 meters
Chakra: Low
Special: Fills a large, 10 meter area with mist as long as the user keep the technique flowing. Each time retrained, area of mist expands by 10 more meters. Mist blocks out all doujutsu requiring clear visibility.

Description: Though very basic, the Hidden Mist Technique allows for the stealthier side of combat to rule. After forming a few simple handseals, the user causes the area surrounding their target to be covered in fog. The low visibility allows the ninja to silently and secretly assassinate their target, as they can move unseen, and if careful, unheard.

Domain: Suiton.

Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu (Water Clone Techqniue)
Rank: C
Type: Supplementary / Suiton Ninjutsu
Range: Self
Chakra: Mid
Special: Clone speed matches that of the user. Up to one clone can be made at a time, plus one more each time retrained. Explosion range covers 5 meters. For every 4 clones simultaneously detonated over an opponent, the effects of 'Water Prison' can be achieved without needing physical contact. Same 'Prison' effects apply.

Description: With this technique, the Suiton user is able to call upon aid from a perfect copy of themselves. Comprised purely of water, this clone retains the user movement speed and can share linked mental judgment. Best of all, physical strikes fixed on a point within their body will force it to break up into a puddle and join the mass below, able to avoid danger and regenerate anywhere the water exists. Finally, when defeated, the clone explodes into a blob of water that aims to take over the nearest opponent available. If found, the water envelops the victim whole, drowning them in the user's cursed water and setting up more attacks of the same nature.

Domain: Suiton.

Kunai (Throwing Knife)(1 pack used)
Rank: D
Type: Secondary / Melee + Ranged
Special: 2 per pack
Description: This throwing knife is one of the common weapons of a ninja. It is often kept in a holster on the leg in a pouch attached to the belt. What makes it so versatile and universal is the fact the Kunai can be used in conjunction with explosive tags and other weapons to form deadly combos out of simple, easily accessible items.
Cost: 100 Ryo per Pack

Explosive Note
Rank: D
Type: Tool / Area of Effect
Range: 0 - 5 meters
Special: 10 per pack
Description: The exploding note is a piece of parchment paper infused with special chakra, layered over with a special script on it that serves to enable and facilitate its explosive properties. Its execution is simple - the ninja can attach the note to another object such as a kunai or log, and upon activation, the note is set and begins either a slow countdown burn, which eventually results in a large explosion, or the explosion in itself upon command.
Cost: 500 per pack

[Testament]

Satsui had prepared a contingency, expecting his opponent to evade the kunai and the man left himself open to attack by not putting more distance into the maneuver. A mere half second after the tagged kunai passed the Hoshigake it would detonate due to a command from its owner and the ensuing shockwave and ball of fire would expand far enough to catch the gray-skinned nin. Due to the fact that Fuji had not yet activated his bloodline abilities, the pressure wave would affect him as it would any other being by subjecting his body to certain levels of blunt force trauma. The fireball would also singe the man's clothing if not his shark skin and hair as well. Not enough damage was taken to end the fight but it would set the up for later without question.

Satsui was somewhat impressed that the man could jump so high after being nearly blown up but his mind was focused enough for him to want to keep a distance between them. As Fuji leaped into the air, Satsui would drop to one leg as if sliding into home plate and allow the shark man to pass directly over him but he would not pass unmolested. Satsui's hand were pointed directly at Fuji as he neared the apex of the arc that would carry him over the Kumo nin sliding below. From those hands would come two, twin bolts of lightning would stream forth, without the need for handseals, and travel upward through the air to impact Fuji dead on. The was little to no way he could avoid them because of their speed and because of the fact that he vulnerable while being in midair. As the forces of momentum slacked off and Satsui's ground sliding speed diminished he would quickly make it to his feet just around the time that Fuji was landing.

It seemed the opponent wanted to move behind the cover of mist, Satsui couldn't blame him, but there was a price to be paid for concealing the battlefield from sight. Satsui would have the upper hand in this sort of fight due to his long range techniques unless the shark man could approach without being noticed. Satsui also called a clone into existence and positioned himself behind it as he awaited the next move from his opponent.

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Danpen Inazuma (Shooting Thunder)
Rank: D, C, B, A, S
Type: Supplementary / Raiton Ninjutsu
Range: 0 - 50 meters
Chakra: Low - Massive
Special: Does not require handseals. Highest rank known determines range of bolt, as well as the level (rank) at which it is shot out.



D: 1/5th (20%) Karai Shin range

C: 2/5th's (40%) Karai Shin range

B: 3/5th's (60%) Karai Shin range

A: 4/5th's (80%) Karai Shin range

S: Full Karai Shin range

Description: Meant more as a reactionary technique than a main avenue of offense, this jutsu allows the user to essentially shoot out small lightning bolts from a free hand to anyone within a small range. This requires no seals to conjure, and can be shot out from one’s appendage during the most heated of combat. The damage is light and the bolts shoot off in a relatively straight line, at rapid speeds.
Domain: Raiton. Karai Shin.

Raiton Bunshin no Jutsu (Shocking Clone Technique)
Rank: C
Type: Supplementary / Raiton Ninjutsu
Range: See special!
Chakra: Mid
Special: Up to one clone can be made at a time, plus one more each time retrained. Because of its light essence, most physical strikes pass through the clone, and when struck, the clone's thundery essence submits whatever struck it with intense shocks, as if it had just struck the center of lightning bolt delivered directly from Zeus himself. Clone cannot perform any jutsu, but when defeated, it explodes in a burst of bolts, spreading its shocking essence everywhere. Explosion range covers 5 meters all around the clone, and leave victims caught in it paralyzed for a whole turn, friend and foe alike. User's 'Karai Shin' range determines how far the clones can travel from the user before dissipating, and once the user exits the thread in which they were created, clones automatically disperse.
Description: With this technique, the Raiton user is able to call upon aid from a perfect copy of themselves. Comprised purely of lightning, this clone retains the user movement speed and can share linked mental judgement. Best of all, due to its flowing essence, many solid attacks pass through the clone, shocking instead whatever was used to strike them. Finally, when defeated, the clone explodes into a storm of lightning that aims to take over the nearest opponent available, taking over their body whole as it is shocked.
Domain: Raiton. Karai Shin 'C'.