Soushi Question

[Shinryu]

Now, there's been talk about being able to Perform Taijutsu and Ninjutsu at the same time, like being able to form handseals while using Shunpo. This is legal, apparently.

My question is would a dormant Soushi twin be able to use Nin or Genjutsu while the dominant twin was using Taijutsu?

[wanizame]

I would think that to be impossible since the dormant twin is basically too my knowledge or at least how I interpret it, in like a state of suspended animation. So although he is there he really is not there, you know what I mean. Because only one of them is in full control when they are conjoined I believe. Now when they are separated that's a different story.

[KEITH]

If you haven't already had this answered for you, I would like to put my two cent in by agreeing with Wanizame on the matter. When they are conjoined, they should have one chakra pool then (I could only assume, since the other went dormant), and, I couldn't imagine them double casting jutsu while combined. Maybe I could see the dormant one lashing out from time to time with some Taijutsu for sneak attacks, but, that is about it for when they are combined. When they are apart, with their own chakra pools then yeah, they are two separate entities that can work like two normal people, if you were facing two shinobi at the same time.

[Shinryu]

Okay, what?

It's been implied that you can use ninjutsu and taijutsu simultaneously. Hence the ability to use shunpo and prep a ninjutsu attack simultaneously. The point is, the Chakra and Stamina pools are considered separate entities. Taijutsu draws from stamina, and Ninjutsu draws from Chakra.

NOW.

Given that the above holds true, if one twin (The dominant twin) Were to launch a leaf whirlwind, would the Dormant twin then be able gather chakra in it's arm, extend it from the back, and launch a Daikamaitachi during the spin?

That's an example of what I mean. Given the fact that a Dormant twin can use Taijutsu to launch attacks with their limbs from the dominant twin, can they also then extend their limbs to perform handseals, and/or do other things? (Such as using kamaitachi)

[tigaevo]

Well

When conjoined, they cannot cast jutsu at the same time - only when separated!

Straight from the thread bro, they cannot preform any jutsu while they are dormant bro. So using any type of jutsu while they are conjoined would make no since broski.

[Shinryu]

That's where I'm hesitant, though, because it uses the word cast.

Cast implies having both twins using either Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, or a combination of the two; In other words, both of them molding chakra at the same time for two different chakra based techniques.

I can understand why that wouldn't work, because chakra needs to be molded and directed in order to be utilized, and using two chakra based jutsu at once, trying to form two different techniques, wouldn't make any sense.

However, since we've already established that Taijutsu can be used in conjunction with both Ninjutsu or Genjutsu, even among normal ninja, (because they draw from two different sources) my question is simply asking if that applies to both twins while they're conjoined, or if one can only use the dominant body for this.

If yes, then fair enough. If no, then the wording in the Soushi description should be changed to say that the Dormant body cannot perform any non-BL jutsu while Dormant.

[tigaevo]

If yes, then fair enough. If no, then the wording in the Soushi description should be changed to say that the Dormant body cannot perform any non-BL jutsu while Dormant

Thats the only thing that would make since, Because the dormant twin is dormant

meaning that it's essentially lifeless when there not separated bro.

[Shinryu]

Except that it's not?

Ukon was fully conscious in the Anime when he was joined with Sakon. Hell, two of the jutsu in the Bloodline involve the Dormant twin spawning his body parts from different places on the Dominant twin's body to launch attacks. They're not Lifeless. They're just not in primary motor control.

To give a real life ecample, think of it as a conjoined twin with two heads. Both of them may have control over all of the limbs, but one yeilds to the other so that they're not both fighting whenever they want to do something. The yeilding twin becomes the Dormant twin, where the Dominant twin assumes control of the body.

That's basically how the Dominant/Dormant thing works. The Dormant twin isn't sleeping., he's just not in direct control over the limbs.

Now, it's a different situation with Soushi twins, because each twin has it's own body that has its own limbs. They aren't sharing a body, so much as the dormant twin is riding along with the dominant one. Because of this, Each soushi has eight limbs at its disposal.

My question essentially boils down to whether or not the Dormant twin can make use of these limbs for anything other than Kekkei Genkai related jutsu. They must be able to use them at some level, as there are Bloodline related jutsu which allow them to do so.

Is my reasoning making any sense at all here?

[☆ F ☆]

Reviving this.

First off, no seal-prepping while using Shunshin/Shunpo. Period.

Now Masao...what other jutsu did you have in mind?