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The sound of approaching footsteps caused Rael to look over at whom was likely his partner. He turned glum for an instant, noticing first thing that the masked boy was about a foot taller than him. Though he didn't know it at the time, it probably had something to do with him being nearly half the other Genin's age. However, he got over his dejection quick enough, and accepted the proffered hand with his own, giving a small half-smile in return. "Nice to meet you, Yogiri-san. My name is Hiraiyomi Rael. Looking forward to working with you." Short and simple; straight to the point. He didn't know if they'd ever be paired together after this, but hey, better to be acquaintances on friendly terms than accidentally upsetting and being at each others' throats. Given time after this was done, he might look a bit deeper into finding a bit more about his present colleague.

"It seems we're rather early, but let's see if we can't get an early start on things, hm?"

Turning the handle and pushing the door inwards, Rael entered first, looking around to see what his 'culprits' were like. He found them easily enough, all three crowded over the teacher's desk, looking for all the world to see like naughty children, caught with their hands in the cookie jar. It wasn't far from the truth either. One boy, a plump redhead, had his entire hand stuffed into the small glass jar on the table, trying to cram as many of the little foil-wrapped chocolates into his fist as possible. The other two, while it wasn't known whether they'd already taken their share, shared his 'deer in the headlights' expression, and he presumed they were easily guilty. Instead of flying off the handle, Rael merely sighed and shook his head, though with the hint of a grin.

"I know Marechiyo-sensei should cut back on his sugar intake, but that's probably not the best way to do it, heh."

Guiltily, though with obvious reluctance as well, the redhaired child and his two accomplices trundled back to the front row of seats, sitting down with a heavy thump. A combination of scared, agitated, boredom, and for just the briefest of moments, fear came over their faces. By now, Jett would have likely joined him in the classroom, facing the trio with his own comments to share or actions to take. He seemed like a calm enough person, though by this initial show of minor theft less than five seconds into their session, who knows what might happen.

Refunding

Genjutsu Kai [Release]
Rank: D, C, B, A, S [75]
Type: Supplementary
Range: --
Handseals: 1
Chakra: Low - Massive
Special: User can only release themselves from illusions of equal or lower rank. Chakra cost is equal to the Genjutsu being dispelled.
Description: 'Kai' is a Ninjutsu technique which allows the ninja to avoid the effects of a Genjutsu illusion. After forming the needed handseal, the Genjutsu technique will not affect the ninja. The ninja can also use the technique on another individual who was unable to avoid the attack. After forming the needed hand seals, the ninja touches the one affected to end the affect of the spell.
Domain: Universal Ninjutsu

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Purchasing

Nai Ningen [Dead Human]
Rank: A [150]
Type: Supplementary
Range: --
Handseals: 15
Chakra: x3 High [Initial] + Low [upkeep]
Special: Allows the user to slip themselves or a patient into a trance that is so close to death, it can fool all but the most skilled examiners. In order to bring a patient out of this state, a medic will need to perform this same technique.
Description: A powerful medical ninjutsu that forces the target into a deep sleep. While in this state, their bodily functions are reduced to the bare minimum necessary to keep an individual alive. The smallest sliver of a heartbeat, the shortest intake of breath; everything is reduced to the point that it is nearly impossible to tell that the one suffering from the technique is actually alive at all. Such is the case that, when the technique is performed, only those who have a mastery over the medical arts will be capable of telling if the afflicted target is alive.
Domain: Iryou Ninjutsu

Ranshinshou [Chaotic Mental Collision]
Rank: B [100]
Type: Supplementary
Range: --
Handseals: No
Chakra: High
Special: Forces all physical movement to be destroyed, to the point a normal movement produces the opposite effect. Lasts a total of one post, plus once more for each time retrained.
Description: 'Ranshinshou' is an advanced medical ninjutsu that allows for the severe disruption of the medic's victims. Changing the chakra in their hand into an odd electric-like pulse, the medic successfully mimics and creates an electric field to disrupt their target's nervous system. Because the brain and body communicate using electrical impulses, the medic uses the field to disrupt their target's ability to move. What results is commands to move one body part being relayed to another, making it near impossible for them to move efficiently.
Domain: Iryou Ninjutsu

Already purchased this skill before; adding another turn via retrain.

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Tier Three – Extensive Surgery: After spending so many years tending to the sick and curing illnesses, a medic adopts other unique skills – namely, the ability to transplant and perform low and high risk surgeries. With this, the user is capable of transplanting organs; they can also implant foreign DNA into a subject (this is the only surgery that has a 50% chance of failure, resulting in the subject’s death); they can even attach limbs to other bodies. This also grants the user the ability to access the Souin T3 mastery.

Before these purchases, I'm sitting at 2,750 exp in Iryou. With the additional 250 invested here, I should qualify for T3 right on the dot. Requesting permission to add T3 mastery to profile.

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Total: (-75) + 150 + 100 = 175 EXP to be removed from sidebar.

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Bully Beatdown
Rank: D
Minimum Participants: 1
Details: There is nothing worse than a bully and that’s exactly what we have. Some recent academy dropout is picking on kids as they walk to school. Confront the misguided youth and set him straight. Do not use any more force than necessary; he’s just a kid after all.
Special: This mission can be repeated indefinitely.
Rewards: 100 EXP and 500 ryō

Not everyone was suited for the life of a shinobi; he could understand and respect that. It took a certain type to withstand the level of pressure they faced. Even the lowest administrative positions in the village required a minimum rank of Chuunin, meaning every secretary or regular errand runner had brushed against death at some point in their career, probably more than once. Those that would be drafted into even more grueling departments, such as ANBU and the T&I Division, he could only imagine the trials they faced on a daily basis. So yes, Rael could tolerate individuals abandoning this way of living, as they found professions more suited to their personalities.

However, he had zero tolerance for those that couldn't cope, and in turn, tried to deter others from succeeding where they'd failed. One example was the boy mentioned in the scroll he now held; not that there was much in-depth information anyways, aside from a name and photo. To anyone harassing the children he'd come to view as his students, he had some choice words and medication for bad attitude. And while he now frowned on using force to prove a point, Rael could be properly motivated to dish it out if he didn't like the answers he heard.

The current time was seven-thirty, half an hour before morning class started. From what the victims told him, they were being bullied on the way to the Academy by ways of jeering and physical harassment. Even if they were only new students, some of them belonged to rather prominent clans, such as the Inuzuka and Hoshigake; how this apparent 'dropout' managed to even threaten the above was beyond him. Anyone with even the remotest control over their clan hijutsu or kekkei genkai could, quite frankly, beat the everloving shit out of some young punk.

It didn't take long for him to find the insolent cur. Four blocks away from school, the sound of obnoxious laughing rang out, grating against his ears. Going by his old personality, he would've silenced the culprit in his sleep, or at least somewhere he wasn't suspecting a confrontation. However, Rael was out to make a point this time, and so it wouldn't hurt to have a few eyewitnesses. Perhaps embarrassing him in public might yield better results.

"Are you sure this is a good idea sensei? Please be careful!"

Showing his appreciation for her concern with a slight nod, Rael carefully crept his way along the side of the building towards his prey.¹ The creature's back was turned to him as it sifted through the piles of rubbish, sniffing loudly as though in search of something. Too bad for it, the Genin wasn't about to devote the rest of his afternoon to letting it wander around like this. His right hand crackled once with blue electricity², and as the fiend tried to spin around on all fours, Rael had already pushed off the wall, speeding towards his target and swiping it once along the nape of its neck. His enemy stilled, then collapsed to the ground, legs twitching erratically in the air.

Maybe it was a bit much, using such a high-level jutsu on his quarry. But as Rael looked down at the passive pitbull lying akimbo next to his feet, all ninety-five pounds of it, he decided it was better to be safe than sorry. Sure, Mrs. Tojikano might be alarmed to see her dog walking all funny for the while, if it could even manage that, but whatever. The Genin wasn't about to risk having that thing sink its kunai-sized fangs into him, so better it than him.

"That turned out much better than I thought. Thanks a lot for your help, Asuka. Both you and Momaru were a big help." If it wasn't for the Inuzuka pair and their heightened sense of smell, Rael probably would have spent at least another hour or two looking for the mongrel. Making his way back out of the alley, where the two hid from view as Rael handled his chore, the white-haired youth rubbed the ninken affectionately on the head. eliciting a series of happy barks and yips.

"I've got to go hand the dog over to his owner and report in at the mission's office. Next time we meet, lunch is on me, alright?"

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la fin

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1. Kinobori no Waza [Act of Tree Climbing]
Rank: E
Type: Supplementary
Range: 0 - 5 meters
Handseals: No
Chakra: Low [initial], None [upkeep]
Special: --
Description: Kinobori no Waza, the art of tree climbing, serves a dual purpose by helping ninja learn how to focus their chakra, as well as teach them how to run up trees and walk on vertical walls. The training helps the ninja learn how to focus just the right amount of chakra to a particular part of their body. The amount needed to climb is small but it must be precise. The feet are regarded as the hardest location to master chakra focusing. So by gaining the art of this skill, the ninja will have any jutsu available (theoretically) because they will be able to focus their chakra as needed.
Domain: Academy Ninjutsu

2.Ranshinshou [Chaotic Mental Collision]
Rank: B
Type: Supplementary
Range: --
Handseals: No
Chakra: High
Special: Forces all physical movement to be destroyed, to the point a normal movement produces the opposite effect. Lasts a total of one post, plus once more for each time retrained.
Description: 'Ranshinshou' is an advanced medical ninjutsu that allows for the severe disruption of the medic's victims. Changing the chakra in their hand into an odd electric-like pulse, the medic successfully mimics and creates an electric field to disrupt their target's nervous system. Because the brain and body communicate using electrical impulses, the medic uses the field to disrupt their target's ability to move. What results is commands to move one body part being relayed to another, making it near impossible for them to move efficiently.
Domain: Iryou Ninjutsu

Whether it was done on purpose or not, Rael observed how their newest member had a tendency to pause longer than usual before speaking. He knew many people that liked to think their words through, but the other boy made it seem as though he was literally tasting each syllable. Though, upon revealing that he did belong to the clan of snake users, the Genin shrugged it off as coincidence. Maybe it was a habit shared by everyone with the Hebi bloodline. Still, he couldn't help but feel a bit perturbed by the other boy's eyes; there was just something about what they hid...

"Are you certain about this, sensei? We were rather fortunate with last week's mission, especially with how weak the guards turned out to be," he frowned at the scroll's details, some of his old expression showing through. "Is there any chance someone else might still be holed up in there? Simply avoiding some preset traps seems a bit bland for it to be labeled a B-rank?" Working their way around non-living mechanisms was one thing. Having to deal with a potential nutjob, or even several at the same time would undoubtedly be more challenging.

There was another issue he needed to address, though he did so as they moved along. "Also, sensei...I'm not sure how much my current abilities would benefit the group on this mission. I'm afraid with all my time spent learning medicine my other skills have deteriorated tremendously. Infiltration is no longer my forte by any means."

Despite his view on the situation, one thing Rael never brought up was the fact they were bringing a new graduate along for something normally handled by seasoned Chuunin at minimum. For one, it would have been hypocritical of him, since he wasn't much different at the time of the prostitution bust. Secondly, despite never seeing his new teammate in action, Rael was confident in his individual abilities. It was just a matter of meshing their skills together effectively that might bring up difficulties further down the road. But hey, that was what training and missions were for.

Shousen no Jutsu [Mystical Hand Technique]
Rank: D, C, B, A, S [300]
Type: Supplementary
Range: --
Handseals: --
Chakra: D - Low, C - Mid, B - x2 Mid, A - High, S - x2 High
Special: Heals and counters damage equal to highest rank known. If healing is stronger than the damage taken, remaining 'Shousen' chakra will course through the target's body until more damage is suffered, essentially helping the medic prevent future injury. Cannot be used on a target with perfect health. Aside from S-rank healing, which occurs instantly, all others require one full post to heal.
Description: 'Shousen' is one of the most fundamental yet vital Ninjutsu techniques utilized by medical ninja. This technique allows the ninja to heal wounds by focusing their own chakra to their hands, creating a special chakra designed to speed up the body's natural healing process exponentially. The chakra is represented by a faint glow around each of the user's hands, a perfect circle formed around the appendage, with the glow itself letting off a faint, blue hue. The higher the medic's skill, the stronger the healing process will be. As such, master medics can use their techniques to perform surgeries that otherwise would not be possible.
Domain: Iryou Ninjutsu

Already have ranks D-A

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Saikan Chuushutsu no Jutsu [Fine Affliction Extraction]
Rank: D, C, B, A, S [450]
Type Supplementary
Range: Self
Handseals: No
Chakra: Mid
Special: Allows the removal of poison through a similar chakra method as 'Shousen'. The rank of this technique determines the rank of the affliction that can be removed.
Description: 'Saikan Chuushutsu no Jutsu' is a skill used by medical ninja to remove harmful poisons from a patient's body. The ninja will infuse their chakra into liquid bubbles, which they will insert into the patient transdermally. Targeting the liver and kidneys, the medic can filter the patient’s blood rapidly, filling the bubble with the dangerous toxins which can be discarded once the procedure is complete.
Domain: Iryou Ninjutsu

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Total: 300 + 450 = 750 exp to be removed from sidebar