Mini Event: What Lies Below

Sand Council · Nov 16, 2018

OOC: What's this you've stumbled upon?! A mini-event/mission! These random events can range from various plotlines lying within the current, past or future storylines of Sunagakure no Sato! All you need is to read the following and decide one simple thing; do you have what it takes to complete this quest?

Out in the massive desert, well outside of the village of Suna, would be a figure crawling slowly. There was nothing else around this figure, at least nothing any longer, but it would be clear from just one glance that this individual had been involved in something harrowing. His body, covered in sand and blood, looked as if it was about to give out at any moment. The only saving grace, at least what he had hoped would be his only saving grace, was that he had previously completed two actions before collapsing to his barely mobile prone state; he had made a call on his headset and he had fired off a signal flare. All he could do now was hope and wait.

A few moments prior
The static would pop across the headset frequency; "This... this.... help... desert... firing a... flare... help...hel...hel...help...."

Shortly following this a blistering ball of light would rocket upwards before creating an illuminating and brilliant explosion in the clear night sky.

OOC: Vague setup, ahoy! So with this, what do you need to do? Well this quest is needing at the most 4 participants, but can be completed with fewer but having 2 would help. If you are interested, respond to this thread with your rp receiving the distress call and/or seeing the signal flare and responding.

There will be a 72 hour window to gather participants. Failure to attract at least 1 person will result in a "Failed Quest", which may or may not impact Suna Plot *insert spooky ominous music*

The Mod for this Event: Roku (which means he will be taking over starting with the next round of posting; if you have any questions PM/DM him).

There is no minimum power or rank requirement, and the event will tailor to fit participants--so all Sunan are welcome to give this a shot!

Ryu Hime · Nov 16, 2018

Hakuren was more than just a book worm. After finding his mother’s book he has started to become quite the tinkerer. Often he would try to use traps in unusual ways, however today he was making something different. Today he was testing a piece of equipment that he created himself out of scrap. It was interesting the things people throw out. Some of these thing still has some use left in it; a broken headset that can no long hold a charge, a spoil of ninja wire, a small wooden box, an antenna and a capacitor. The last part he had to find himself, which was a small crystal. Together he made a crystal radio, which is the simplest type of radio receiver. It uses only the power of the received radio signal to produce sound, needing no external power.

Hakuren was out in the desert expanse laying down on a large sand dune. Hakuren was adjusting the crystal to see if he could pick up any signals. What he found was something he did not expect. He was receiving a distress call and immediately looks around when the person on the other end mentions sending a flare. He saw it over on his left a few miles away. The crystal radio only receives and thus he is unable to send any messages. He could not quickly relay the call to Sunagakure nor they the person he was on his way.

Running across the desert sands Hakuren was already pulling out a talisman from his black book. Within the talisman was a offensive jutsu and he wanted it ready just in case he was running into trouble. There are many beasts that roam these barren lands and he would like to be prepare if he is to fight one.

Sunaku Harupia · Nov 17, 2018

Harupia was also out in the desert, a bit of way of from the village entrance, in one of the usual spots he used for his practice. Right now he was partially resting, partially meditating after a good while of pushing his abilities to the limit. He already had a fair idea of just what his newly acquired abilities let him do, though he never quite pushed himself to the edge... He already could feel the destructive potential, the area around him looking like a small battlefield of its own, cracked rocks littering the sandy floor, sturdier ones having large cracks and glasses. If one would look around closer they would see even some parts of the sand turned into the glass from high temperatures.

Right now he was calming himself, while using his powers to shift the sands, clear out the mess, even out the ground. Much more mundane, but he still needed to learn and control this... it reminded him of the high he got whenever he made a breakthrough during training in his early years. A lot of pots and accessories were broken during those days, but he always had his teachers, his parents to correct him and teach his control. This...was a whole different level. And something he needed to tame by himself.

As this went on he did hear the headset starting to come alive. While it wasn't directly on his ear he never really switched it off. Picking it up from his robes he started to hear the crackling communication...whoever was calling clearly was having interference... by the sound of his voice, he didn't seem to be in good shape at all. By the time the flare was in the air, he was already prepared to move, clad in his Desert Walker robes and sliding through the sand with trained ease. Seemed fate had a funny way of interrupting his training as of late.

Mikaboshi · Nov 18, 2018

NPC: Masashi Reiko

He tasted it on the wind long before he could see the man. To other men, the taste of blood was a distinct sickly metallic scent to it but to Reiko the common tongue failed to describe it's allure. The sweetness that the substance contained for him. The smell scratched at a mental itch in the back of his mind, a yearning that normally was beaten into submission by his rational thought and emboldened it. Generally Reiko did his hunting in the dead of night in the depths of the Obsidian Palace, pitting himself against the half-formed beasts that seemed to come alive from the darkness of the deep below the prison but when his brother Katsuo had found out about Reiko's nightly visits to the Palace he had grown concerned for Reiko's mental state. Katsuo was perhaps the only other person on the planet aside from a kindly old man who had found Reiko in the desert freshly risen from an unmarked grave that knew about Reiko's cursed affliction and when he'd found out that Reiko was intentionally delving into the Obsidian Palace he had initially feared that Reiko was victimizing some of the inmates still kept there and was thankful that was not the truth once Reiko had explained his purpose.

He found that the Hunger was much easier to control on a regular basis if he put effort into "purging" those predatory instincts from time to time and Katsuo had bought into the idea fairly easily without further questioning. What Reiko had purposely left out was that the cravings were getting worse and that "time to time" had turned into "every night" in order to simply keep them from overwhelming him. They'd reached a compromise that instead of descending into the dark of the Obsidian Palace each night, Reiko could put his retreats to use for the village and go on patrol and-- at the time having seen no other option --Reiko had reluctantly agreed. There was something about the dunes that failed to calm the Hunger the way that hunting the dark creatures of the Obsidian Palace did but it helped to some extent at least.

So it was that Reiko had been out on patrol when the wounded man's flare screamed up into the air, splitting the night sky with an angry red light. Reiko didn't have his headset on him and didn't receive the message that had been sent out... but the signal flare was enough to draw Reiko's attention. In the dark of the night, such an act was dangerous as it could draw predators from miles around-- both human and animal... and worse. It was his duty as a ranger to respond to people in peril in the desert and Reiko intended to fulfill that duty to the best of his ability.

Moving like a tremendous hunting cat through the gloom of the desert night, Reiko's sense of Lifehunt thrummed steadily with the lives of the creatures all around him. Like a chorus of drums and percussion instruments he could feel the heartbeats of the desert fauna beating in tune with his own slowly pulsing heart. Often the desert was thought of by people as a lifeless place of desolation but for someone who possessed an form of extra-sensory perception like Reiko-- the desert could not be more alive and he found it a nice change of pace from the thrum of a thousand beating human hearts all around him.

At the very least the Hunger didn't seem as interested in eating the hearts of the smaller creatures.

OOC Notes
Just a quick OOC sidebar-- I acquired permission from the event mod to join as an NPC as the NPC was a former PC of mine. Below are the stats for him which will be used for this mini-event and is 90% accurate (excusing things which no longer exist due to version change) such as his jutsu list to when he was a PC. I will not be claiming rewards for participation as I am not here as my PC-- I am just here for the fun. If this troubles any of the other event participants, please feel free to let me know and I will rescind my participation post with no hard feelings.

Gift of Lifehunt said:
The Red Prince [Veteran]
HP: 48,000 (65 + 15 x 600)
CP: 33,000 (40 + 15 x 600)
Class Bonus: Kinjutsu [Jashinism], +1 Ninjutsu Accuracy
High: Ninjutsu Accuracy
Medium: Melee Accuracy
Low: Genjutsu DC, Ranged Accuracy

BL/CA: Chigokai
Kinjutsu: Jashinism

Ninjutsu: 600/600
Taijutsu: 600/600
Genjutsu: 600/600
Agility: 600/600
Stamina: 600/600
Chakra Control: 600/600

Melee Accuracy = 23 + 2 = 25 (26 with weapon)
Ranged Accuracy = 19 + 2 = 21
Ninjutsu Accuracy = 27 + 2 = 30
Melee Dodge = 24 + 2 = 26
Ranged Dodge = 24 + 2 = 26
Ninjutsu Dodge = 24 + 2 = 26
Genjutsu Difficulty = 24
Genjutsu Save = 24

Relevant Modifiers:
• +2 Accuracy/Dodge [Chigokai Passive "Bloodlust"]
• +1 Ninjutsu Accuracy [Class Bonus]

Abilites

Shinobi 101: Visual Genjutsu with Ninjutsu Accuracy

Blood Magic [Kinjutsu Ability]

Blood Annointed [Kinjutsu Ability]

Journeyman [Branch Ability]

Willpower

Implacable

Gift of Lifehunt [Cursed Seal]

Jutsu Expansion

Sixth Sense

Healing Factor

Tracker

Weapon Mastery: Slashing

Stalker

Kinjutsu [Jashinism]

Kinjutsu [Jashinism]

Kinjutsu [Jashinism]

Gift of Lifehunt - Cursed Seal
Lifehunt refers to the innate sixth sense that all beings which have the blood of Orochi possess. It confers on them the ability to sense the heartbeats of living creatures around them in much the same way that a bat uses echolocation to detect objects. Each beat of a heart creates a ripple effect that Lifehunt senses and communicates to Reiko giving him a greater sense of his surroundings and making it much harder for living creatures to sneak around in his presence without his being aware of them. Lifehunt also represents a general sensitivity to the negative emotions created by the mortal soul during moments of hostility which are often referred to by martial artists as "bloodlust". Due to the Hunger he is drawn towards large concentrations of bloodlust like a shark to bloodied waters.
Effect(s):
• Melee Accuracy raised to "High".
• +5% chance of inflicting Bleeding. (2 Points)
• Failed Bleed/Suppression/Called Shot attempts add their % chance to the next attempt made during the same round (bypassing caps); the user's Bleed rank increases by 1 each round, cannot be lowered, and the user takes x1.5 Bleeding damage. (4 Points)
Cost: -6 CP Mod/rnd

Affinities and Sense Masteries
- Will Genjutsu [Knowledge]
- Kinetic Genjutsu [Knowledge]
- Water [Major + Minor Affinity]
- Non-Elemental [Minor Affinity]
- Fire [Minor Affinity]
- Blood [Minor Affinity]
- Vapor [Minor Affinity]
- Shadow [Minor Affinity]

Advanced Elements
- Shadow
- Blood
- Vapor

Inventory
- Pouch [Tool]
- Light Armor
- Antivenom

Weapons

"Reiko's right arm is a complex prosthetic limb that encompasses the hand, forearm, bicep and shoulder area of his right side. Crafted from synthetic polymers and carmont-enhanced steel, the arm itself has remarkable durability before taking any of it's other wonderous capabilities into account. With a synthetic chakra-system running through it, Reiko is able to mould and wield chakra just as proficiently as with his natural arm and the steel claws which adorn each of his fingertips are retractable to avoid any damage to his left hand when performing handseals."

Damage Type Unarmed
Accuracy/Damage Modifiers: +2 / -10%
Augments: Re-energize/Recovery/Steady

Jutsu Known

B-Rank
Reaper of Faith (Master Rank)
Prayer - Malicious Intent (Master Rank)

A-Rank
Prayer - Last Breath (Master Rank)

S-Rank
Prayer - Divine Judgement (Master Rank)

E-Rank
• Hot Weapon [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Stun [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• 1,000 Years of Pain Kai [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Mimic [Master Rank - Visual]
• False Surroundings [Master Rank - Visual]
• Eye Strain [Master Rank - Visual]

D-Rank
• Body Switch [Mastered -Non-elemental]
• Transformation [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Snapshot [Rank 1 - ANBU]
• Amensia [Master Rank - Will]
• Drunken Stupor [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Facepalm [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Basic Clone [Master Rank - Visual]
• Blur [Master Rank - Visual]
• Rorshach Eye [Master Rank - Visual]

C-Rank
• Cancel [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Chakra Sense [Rank 1 - ANBU]
• Active Camo [Mastered - ANBU]
• Crimson Tide [Master Rank - Blood Element]
• Red Tide [Master Rank - Blood Element]
• Hidden Mist [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Bloody Mist [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Specter Shade [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Dark Displacement [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Shadow Dance [Master Rank - Buffing]
• Crippled [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• After-Image [Rank 1 - Visual]
• Verse of Darkness [Rank 1 - Visual]

B-Rank
• Leech Seal [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Rasengan [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Chakra Blast [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Sanguine Shield [Master Rank - Blood Element]
• Curse of Anemia [Master Rank - Blood Element]
• White Mist [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Burning Mist [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Ebony Nightmare [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Underworld Prison [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Oblivious Rapture [Master Rank - Will]
• Phoenix Embrace [Rank 1 - Kinetic]
• Lingering Spark [Rank 1 - Kinetic]
• Bass Drop [Rank 1 - Audial]
• Advanced Clone [Master Rank - Visual]

A-Rank
• Perfected Rasengan [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Morality Sealing [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Gate of Enma [Rank 1 - Non-elemental]
• Drain Claw [Blood - Master Rank Element]
• Red Haze [Blood - Master Rank Element]
• Blood Thrall [Blood - Master Rank Element]
• Black Mist [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Steam Snare [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Shadow Summoning [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Absolute Void [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Zantetsuken [Rank 1 - Slashing]
• Higuma [Master Rank - Slashing]
• Annihilation [Rank 1 - Slashing]
• Fist of Sin [Master Rank - Unarmed]
• Fist of Virtue [Master Rank - Unarmed]
• Dance of the Waxing Moon [Master Rank - Unarmed]
• Devastating Aura [Master Rank - Buffing]
• Torment of the Physical Plain [Master Rank - Will]
• Corruption of the Earthly Plain [Master Rank - Will]
• Chaos of the Mental Plain [Rank 1 - Will]
• Delayed Agony [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Hemorrhagic Fever [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Tree Binding [Rank 1 - Kinetic]
• Blank Slate [Master Rank - Audial]
• Devil's Whisper [Master Rank - Audial]
• The Reaper's Gaze [Master Rank - Visual]
• Body Double [Master Rank - Visual]
• Night [Rank 1 - Visual]
• Invisibility [Rank 1 - Visual]

Gift of Lifehunt said:

Name of Jutsu: Gift of Lifehunt
CRPJ's Effect: Lifehunt refers to the innate sixth sense that all beings which have the blood of Orochi possess. It confers on them the ability to sense the heartbeats of living creatures around them in much the same way that a bat uses echolocation to detect objects. Each beat of a heart creates a ripple effect that Lifehunt senses and communicates to Reiko giving him a greater sense of his surroundings and making it much harder for living creatures to sneak around in his presence without his being aware of them. Lifehunt also represents a general sensitivity to the negative emotions created by the mortal soul during moments of hostility which are often referred to by martial artists as "bloodlust". Due to the Hunger he is drawn towards large concentrations of bloodlust like a shark to bloodied waters. The Gift of Lifehunt's effects are generally restricted to a localized area of around 15-20 meters around him.
Example RP of how it will be used: Closing his eyes, Reiko could no longer "see" in the traditional sense but he was still fully aware of those around him. There were two men standing directly in front of him and a third in the room beyond the hall that was attempting to hide his presence. Perhaps if the third man were more studied in the ways of stealth he might have been able to slow his heartbeat or conceal his presence through chakra-based means but as it stood he was a sheep that was unwittingly trying to hide from the sight of a predator that was entirely beyond him. With each beat of their hearts Reiko could feel the rush of blood surge through their blood vessels and each thump caused a surge of anticipation to hit him as the Hunger ached to taste their blood.
Reason why it cannot be used in battle: Gift of Lifehunt is the RP behind my character's Sixth Sense and Cursed Seal abilities. Technically during battle Gift of Lifehunt does not function but Sixth Sense and Cursed Seal abilities do.

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Patient Zero said:

Name of Jutsu: Patient Zero
CRPJ's Effect: Having consumed the blood of Orochi and awakened the latent ancestry in his blood, Reiko's body ebbs and flows with the corruption inherent in the Mad Ancient's blood. His lineage and his perhaps ill-conceived choice to drink Orochi's blood have given him complete immunity to the disease but the virus known as the Red Death lingers in his blood and is a threat to anyone who becomes exposed to his blood. Those that come in contact with his blood, saliva or the poisonous black vapor that he sometimes exhales risk contamination. The first stage of infection is an increase in hostile emotions which rapidly transitions to an unnatural feeling of hunger that can't be sated. Finally it manifests in a bottomless hunger for living flesh and blood making a feral "zombie" out of the infected person.

Infection is completely optional by the player of any character which comes into contact with Reiko's blood, are bitten by him or breathe in his vaporous breath weapon. Any character which is bitten, comes into contact with his blood or breathes his poisonous breath is at risk for infection but may be completely ignored if a player so chooses. Players which are infected by Reiko's Patient Zero effects are considered non-contagious and can't pass on their condition to others. In addition, being infected by Patient Zero cannot be used as a reason to initiate a modded battle unless all participating players agree.
Example RP of how it will be used:

!
!! Contamination !!
Contact with Reiko's blood, saliva and poisonous breath causes contamination with a mind-affecting hemo-virus. After an incubation period lasting the remaining duration of this thread you will become 'hungry' for human flesh but you will maintain the cognitive capacity to not attack anyone for the next 3 threads you are in. After that you will start to become like a zombie (but with ninja powers) and become aggressive beyond control or reason. You are aware that you are sick almost immediately and can put two and two together but you must do so in-character. There are a number of cures (which you might have to ask around to find as they were developed by in-character medical staff). If you are uncomfortable with this disease process, I will negate this effect because everything I do requires consent from players and i maintain a stance that it would be inappropriate for me to do otherwise. However, this might be an enjoyable story arc for you.

Reason why it cannot be used in battle: Patient Zero has an incubation period and does not happen immediately. If a player which interacts with me chooses to be infected then it cannot have any impact on the battle which is currently being fought.

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Miroku Riyota · Nov 18, 2018

Riyota's foot dug into the cool soft sand beneath him. The crunch would be barely audible if it wasn't for the eerie stillness of the expansive desert in the dead of night. He was dressed in his typical attire. A hooded longcoat with loose breathable clothing strapped under various separate armour platings. Currently he also had a scarf wrapped around his neck and tucked into his shirt, part of it covering the back of his head and his mouth and nose to prevent loose granules of sand from entering those orifices. He wasn't out for any particular reason tonight, not tracking down a lead like he might be usually. He was just out to experience the nothingness and be alone with his thoughts. To allow his cursed blood to cool for a short while.

A searing light shooting into the sky swiftly put an end to his reminiscence. He cast an eye up to its light and had to squint when his retinae burned from the sight. It was a sight he had seen before, one that rarely meant anything good. Rotating his wrists on both his real and his prosthetic limbs he charged forward to see what help he could provide.

Trying to run on the soft sand beneath would prove difficult for many. However like all Shinobi of the Sand, Riyota had been given many years to practice and knew all the tricks and secrets to quickly traversing the difficult terrain. As such he was making his way towards the flare at breakneck speeds. Swiftly passing by ruined buildings and wild animals.

He could see the sight the flare was launched from not far up ahead. There were multiple figures that Riyota could not make out the details of in the dim glow of the dying light. He slowed his pursuit slightly and approached slower, ready to enter combat if he was about to be jumped.

Raizo · Nov 19, 2018

His eyes would be growing hazing, his sight starting to fade out, the thought of just taking a little nap seemed to feel more and more appealing. Before he could drift off, his senses, though dulled from his condition, would be alerted to the sound of movement all around him. It may have been foolish, but he could not think of any other course of action. Straining, using the energy that might not have been there to give, he would begin to forcefully send his chakra pooling into his left eye. The eye's complexion would turn a greyish white, activating his Transplanted Byakugan. With his vision increased exponentially, he was able to discern that he was being approached by four figures. His enhanced vision would begin to come over the figures until finally finding what he was looking for; a Sunan Headband symbol. He did not care whether it was worn or not, just seeing at least one of the figures he scanned carrying that symbol with them caused him to let out a long sigh of relief as he would push his body over. His prone state now was upon his back as his two-toned eyes were gazing up into the night sky. How the hell did everything turn out this way, would be all he could ponder.

Upon the first arriving, even though it would seem pretty close between all of them, he would bring his blood covered left hand up to his temple. Chakra would begin to infuse into his fingertips, causing them to glow a bright white color, as he would touch them to his skin. His non-Byakugan eye would begin to glow like an old-timy projector as light would shoot upwards from his ocular cavity. He did not have the strength to speak, but maybe he didn't need to in order to convey his details. This would be his variant of the ANBU Skill: Snap Shot

First Memory:

The imagery would be within a building, maybe a living room of some sorts. The figure would move around a bit, giving a brief glimpse of other figures before ultimately stopping in front of a mirror. Within the reflection of the mirror would be a much healthier version of the young man laying on the ground.

"Hello, my name is Ataru. I am currently a Chuunin within Suna, and if..."

"Bro, are you seriously making a video will?"

The voice would come from off in the distance as Ataru would smilin caset before continuing.

"Not a will, just in case... I dunno... you never... anyways, I am recording this for identification. I am a member of Niji squad."

"Tell them more of the glorious Rainbow Warrior, go on... gush about our senpai!"

"Guys... chill... shit... how does this stop?"

Second Memory:

The scene within this memory would now be in the waning twilight hours, as the sun was finishing its final descent below the horizon allowing the night to take over. The assumption one might have would be that this scene was taking place earlier today.

"Niji-sama, what is the course of action again?"

"We are an exploratory group. The former Kage, Takahashi Sousuke, reported of a battle that took place under the ground that involved the Sovereign. The mission had been floating for a while until I decided to take it up. We are being sent to make sure the area is clear, close the hole and bring back anything of importance or suspected importance."

"Why the hell would there be anything of importance?"

"The hole, the one we are entering, was created by the resurrected Barynx. That beast was said to not only cause death by its thrashing or feeding, but just from being within the presence of it. Sousuke's report mentioned the Red Death. This hole has been left unchecked for too far long. Time to correct that."

Third Memory:

This memory would start out with glimpses of the group of four finding the large hole in the surface, them descending and creating footholds to aid them in their return climb, exploring around the large cavernous passageways, and ultimately coming upon a strange looking door that seemed to be very new. Things would seem to become distorted and hazy as the memory seemed to be damaged or interfered with. Then there would be a frantic scene as the images of this memory would be out of focus due to the running of Aratu. His heavy breathing could be heard very loudly. In the distance, there would be the sounds of screaming and yelling. It would be hard to decipher what was going on, and Aratu did not seem interested in turning around. There would be the sound of several guttural, beast-like growls before a panicked Aratu would let out a yelp.

The memory would go black.

Thanks to his meticulous need to record keep the moment, an advanced preparation that almost seemed foolish, would be validated in his actions as he laid upon the ground struggling to breath. His left hand would collapse to the ground, ending the transmission of his memories as he would hazily look up towards the gathered group. His right hand, clenching something tightly, would tap against one of his pockets on his chuunin vest.

"Coo...rd...nate..s....coord....i...nates..."

He would then turn his hand over and release his grip exposing to the onlookers a small creature, around the size of a banana, within his clutches. The thing, now crushed from his tightened grip, looks like it might have been a worm or eel... maybe even a strange breed of fish that had been living down in the depths of this land. Either way, it was not clear.

His breathing was starting to slow as the blood soaked shinobi was reaching his final breaths. If someone was to reach into the pocket he had tapped they would find his mission dossier page that detailed the location of where his squad had been going along with some points he had marked using pen, potentially during the actual mission itself. The last marking would be of a circled question mark that seemed to be in the depths of the desert, if anyone else happened to have a map of the country it might potentially reveal something else of relevance, but for now it would seem, if someone in the group took up the item, they would have a map to lead them towards what happened to the rest of the Niji Squad.

If they chose to go forward. There were four of them, each of differing skill sets and powers, each of them excelled at something, but there was no real unifying bond. Would they choose to go towards the coordinates? Would they choose to split up? Would they choose to return back to the village to report what they had just seen? It was time for them to decide.

OOC: Individual Choice - Do you decide to take the map and go towards the hole, do you decide to take the shinobi and his findings back to the village to see if he can be saved, do you decide to split the group... each of you much decide upon your own and give an OOC Declaration to start your post (Example: OOC - I am choosing to go with the group to the coordinates // OOC - I am choosing to take the body back to the village)

I will also need you all to do me a favor to assist with some of the potential scenarios. Please determine your Secondaries using the following information:

Action Points
Action points (AP) are what determine how much you can do in a round. A round of battle is defined as 10 seconds. You use action points to do just about every action in a modded battle. Each OOC Rank has a set determined amount of actions points:
E-Rank: 1 AP
D-Rank: 2 AP
C-Rank: 4 AP
B-Rank: 6 AP
A-Rank: 8 AP
S-Rank: 10 AP
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Secondaries
The following are the formulas for how to calculate secondaries, based on stats and class values:
Melee Accuracy = [(Taijutsu x .7) + (Agility x .3)]
Ranged Accuracy = [(Taijutsu x .6) + (Agility x .4)]
Ninjutsu Accuracy = [(Ninjutsu x .7) + (CC x .3)]
Melee Dodge = [(Taijutsu x .3) + (Agility x .7)]
Ranged Dodge = [(Taijutsu x .2) + (Agility x .8 )]
Ninjutsu Dodge = [(Ninjutsu x .3) + (Agility x .7)]
Genjutsu Difficulty = [(CC x .3) + (Genjutsu x .7)]
Genjutsu Save = [(CC x .6) + (Genjutsu x .4)]
Bonus Conversion Table

The following charge is used by taking the total from above. Where that total lands determines the actual secondary.
5 = +1
15 = +2
30 = +3
50 = +4
75 = +5
105 = +6
140 = +7
180= +8
225 = +9
275 = +10
330 = +11
390 = +12
455 = +13
525 = +14
600 = +15

Class Bonuses
And below are the bonuses applied by having a stat in high, average and low at each character level.

Stealth Values wrote:
Stealth Value = (.6 Stat Average) + (.4 Agility)
Awareness Value = (.5 Stat Average) + (.3 Genjutsu) + (.2 Chakra Control)

Once you've formulated it out use the following format to list out your Secondaries, your Chakra and your HP. Starting in the next round of posting you will be using chakra to use jutsu, lose hp if injured and will need to list out all of your jutsu should you use any.

Code:

[b]Chakra:[/b]
[b]Health Points:[/b]
[b]Action Points:[/b]
[b]Melee Accuracy:[/b]
[b]Ranged Accuracy:[/b]
[b]Ninjutsu Accuracy:[/b]
[b]Melee Dodge:[/b]
[b]Ranged Dodge:[/b]
[b]Ninjutsu Dodge:[/b]
[b]Genjutsu Difficulty:[/b]
[b]Genjutsu Save:[/b]
[b]Stealth:[/b]
[b]Awareness:[/b]
[b]Inventory:[/b]
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-
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- (If having Item Hoarder Card)

Ryu Hime · Nov 21, 2018

If the man was looking for a headband, he was not going to find one on Hakuren. Being a student he has yet to have the honor of being given one. As of right now he was not an officially recognized shinobi. Give him a few more months and he will have the headband and will wear it with pride. Fortunately Hakuren was not the only one responding to the man’s call for aid. Three others also heard the call and came running.

Hakuren was the first one on the scene and his pace only increase at the sight of the man laying on the ground. The man does something he never seen before; he projected images out of his eye. Hakuren pays some concern to the recordings and takes mental notes of stuff that might be important. However as important as the memories may be, his primary concern was the man projecting them. He came here to help a man in distress and that is what he is going to do. Hakuren made it his personal mission to keep this man alive. While the man was showing the second memory, Hakuren was getting him to ingest a soldier pill in order to keep him from passing out. “Don’t you dare give up on me.”

During the third memory, Hakuren checks the body for injuries. If he comes across any lacerations, he will take the ninja wire from the crystal radio and a sewing needle and stitch will him up. If the man’s injuries are to minor for stitches, he will take a handkerchief or some piece of cloth to tightly wrap around the wound to stop the bleeding. Hakuren was an aspiring field medic; it was his goal to join the medical field after graduating from the academy. Hakuren found that he was good at using stuff that was at hand.

I hope I did this right

Chakra: 2350
Health Points: 2350
Action Points: 2
Melee Accuracy: +4
Ranged Accuracy: +5
Ninjutsu Accuracy: +5
Melee Dodge: +4
Ranged Dodge: +4
Ninjutsu Dodge: +5
Genjutsu Difficulty: +4
Genjutsu Save: +4
Stealth: +4
Awareness: +4
Inventory: Thank you class bonus
slot 1: Respirator
slot 2: Smoke Bomb
slot 3: Soldier Pill
slot 4: Pouch (Poisons)
slot 5: Pouch (tools)

Weapon
Weapon Damage Type: Puppet (non-offensive jutsu used with it modded .25 AP faster)
Damage Modifier: -10%
Accuracy Modifier: +2
Augment 1: Explosive Seal
Augment 2: Wired
Trap 1: Chakra Gauging Seal
Trap 2: Hidden Launcher
Trap 3: Acid Trap
Trap 4: Oil Trap

Jutsu
Castling(Puppet)
Chakra Emissions(Puppet)
Guided Strike(Puppet)
Swift Spin(Puppet)
Stone Bullet(Earth)
Gravel Shift(Earth)
Infernal Ember(Fire)
Thermal Maw(Fire)
Transformation(NE)
Body Switch(NE)

OOC - I am choosing to save this man

Sunaku Harupia · Nov 22, 2018

With Harupia the wounded Shinobi would see a headband, though it was worn around his waist like a belt buckle of sorts. He would follow not too long after Hakuren, waving through the dark desert night. He did see the smaller frame ahead of him but he didn't suspect much as to who it could be until he was at the source of the flare.

Before he could say anything the surprisingly young man began projecting an image into the air before them, seemingly from his eye "A Snapshot...could he..." he pondered to himself as the first image played out. He knew this was one of he signature techniques the Anbu Crops had come up with, though he also knew it was a technique which was made available to the general Shinobi populace. Regardless, it was quite the foresight from the young man to prepare these messages. As the memories flashed back, he could see clearly now who was the one person before him...a familiar blue-haired boy, trying to tend to the Shinobi Wounds. He seemed intent on doing so and had the basic means to try and stabilize the man, while the messages played out. Ataru, a young chunin, on a mission along several other Shinobi to explore the whole from which Barynx crawled out... and apparently, they have found something... and it was not a good discovery.

He would move closer kneeling before the wounded Chunin, cursing the fact he still didn't manage to take up the extra medical teachings he spoke with Shin before... He could only provide basic first aid, though the young student before him seemed to be doing quite well with that "Your doing well here, but these wounds are serious Hakuren... he'll need more specialized help if he's' to make it out of here" he would say trying to encourage him, while he tried to use his own headset to contact the village, particularly the Hospital. As he did so he noticed the wounded Shinobi point at the pocket in his vet, which he reached into, careful not to get into Hakurens way. He managed to fish out the dossier and map with relative ease, after which he turned to the other two men joining them, one familiar, one not as he said "Whatever happened out there, the rest of his team might still be out there, and we have a way to try and find them...or at the very least, make sure whatever they found doesn't come any closer to the village... But we also need something more to stabilize Ataru..." he mused, as he presented the documents he gather from the chunin, still trying to contact anyone from the village via headset if he couldn't reach them until that point.

MFT
(Cant help but feel unsure but in the end Ill want to move forward twaords the team/hole)
Stats

Chakra:
Health Points: 45.000
Action Points: 33.000
Melee Accuracy: 23
Ranged Accuracy: 19
Ninjutsu Accuracy: 27
Melee Dodge: 23
Ranged Dodge: 23
Ninjutsu Dodge: 23
Genjutsu Difficulty: 19
Genjutsu Save: 23
Stealth: 15
Awareness:15
Inventory:
None atm

Weapon
Name: Assault Sand Arms
Weapon Type: Arm and leg Gauntlets Gauntlets
Weapon Damage Type: Unarmed (Suppression)
Bonuses: +2 Acc/ -10% Damage
Augment: Swift, Rough Divide, Recovery

Jutsu List:

Sand Jutsu

Sand Stars (Mastered)
Sandstorm Veil (Mastered)
Cluster Attack (Mastered)
Desert Deflection (Mastered)
Sand Missile (Mastered)
Sand Clone (Mastered)
Sand Shower (Mastered)
Sand Coffin (Mastered)
Desert Tendril Unleash (Mastered)
Terror of the Dunes (Mastered)
Sand Tsunami (Mastered)
Desertification (Mastered)

Earth jutsu

Stone Bullet (Mastered)
Gravel Shift (Mastered)
Earth Flow River (Mastered)
Sinkhole Fist (Mastered)
Mud Clone (Mastered)
Inner Earth Reflection Lure (Mastered)
Earth Flow Wave (Mastered)
Rock Golem (Mastered)
Earthen Coating (Mastered)
Bedrock Coffin (Mastered)
Weighted Rock Technique (Mastered)
Earth Spiker (Mastered)
Antlion Sinkhole (Mastered)
Fist of Gaia (Mastered)
Earthen Magnitude (Mastered)
Earthslide (Mastered)
Petrification (Mastered)

Wind Jutsu

Wind Slash (Mastered)
Pressure Burst (Mastered)
Whirlwind Spin (Mastered)
Air Bullet (Mastered)
Shredding Touch (Mastered)
Wind Scythe (Mastered)
Tempest (Mastered)
Gale Force (Mastered)
Wind Release (Mastered)
Great Wind Scythe (Mastered)
Wind Scar (Mastered)
Vacuum Sphere (Mastered)
Cyclone Movement (Mastered)
Tatsumaki (Mastered)
Hurricane (Mastered)
Ambiance of the Forbidden (Mastered)
Zephyr's Grace

Fire Jutsu

Infernal Ember (Mastered)
Thermal Maw (Mastered
Fireball (Mastered)

Water Jutsu

Pressurized Mist (Mastered)
Water Gun (Mastered)
Water Whip (Mastered)
Rinse Off (Mastered)
Grand Waterfall (Mastered)
Impaling Hydro Jet (Mastered)
Water Prison (Mastered)
Rain Dance (Mastered)
Torrential Vortex (Mastered)
Water Shark Bomb (Mastered)
Hydro Tidal Shockwave (Mastered)
Mystical Pond (Mastered)
Grand Hydra Excavation (Mastered)
Water Dragon Bullet (Mastered)
Scorn of Aquarius (Mastered)
Supreme Aqua Realm (Mastered)

Ligthning Jutsu

D Rank
Storm Bolt (Mastered)
Thunderfist (Mastered)
Thunderclap (Mastered)
C-Rank - 3250
Zeus Flash
Lightning Torrent
Thunderstruck
Volt Charge

B-Rank - 7500
Gigavolt Cannon
Chidori
Lightning Beast
Amp Field

A-Rank - 12500
Raijin's Vengeance
Chidori Control
Kirin
Thunderdome

Crystal

C-Rank - 3250
Topaz Tempest
Fluorite Spikes
Emerald Emitter
Ruby Rain

B-Rank - 7500
Goldstone Clutch
Moonstone Shower
Sapphire Storm
Amethyst Casing

A-Rank - 12500
Diamond Cutter
Obsidian Dragon
Amber Beacon
Crystalline Passage

Ice

C-Rank - 3250
Ice Shards
Frigid Ice Blast
Hypothermic Touch
Arctic Aether

B-Rank - 7500
Ice Transmutation
Snowflake Shuriken
Crystallize
Ice Prison

A-Rank - 12500
Hailstorm
Koorikan
Falling Snow
Subzero Purge

Wood

C-Rank - 3250
Vine Tangle
Armor of Thorns
Ingrain
Wood Hammer

B-Rank - 7500
Piercing Timber
Pit of Crimson Tears
Evergreen Thicket
Glow Moss

A-Rank - 12500
Frenzy Plant
Sleeping Forest
Wrath of Nature
Grand Gaia Impalement

Paper:

C-Rank - 3250
Folded Shuriken
Paper Clone
Burst of Confetti
Origami Shower

B-Rank - 7500
Cocoon Sheets
Paper Blade
Streaming Cloak
Loose-leaf Wall

A-Rank - 12500
Shredding Torrent
Shredding Tsunami
Torn Downpour
Maelstrom Document

Kinetic Genjutsu:

E-Rank - 450
Hot Weapon
Stun
1000 Years of Pain Kai

D-Rank - 1200
Drunken Stupor
Influenza
Tickling
Facepalm

C-Rank - 3250
Mist of Deceit
Crippled
Masochism
Silly Fingers
Crossed Wires

B-Rank - 7500
Phoenix's Embrace
Petrification
Lingering Spark
Crush Depth
Puppet Betrayal
Pox

A-Rank - 12500
Curse of the Leper
Hemorrhagic Fever
Delayed Agony
Parasitic Infestation
Tree Binding
Shared Torment

None Elemental Jutsu

Transformation (Mastered)
Bodyswitch (Mastered)
Basic Summoning (Mastered)
Combination Transformation (Mastered)
Crystal Eye (Mastered)
Cancel (Mastered)
Contract Summoning (Mastered)
Spirit Lantern (Mastered)
Jutsu Sealing (Mastered)
Stunt Double (Mastered)
One Element Sealing (Mastered)
Elemental Negation
Elemental Clone (Mastered)
Barrier (Mastered)
Energy Transfer(Mastered)
Leech Seal (Mastered)
Chakra Shield (Mastered)
Chakra Blast(Mastered)
Rasengan (Mastered)
Perfected Rasengan (Mastered)
Five Element Seal (Mastered)
Morality Sealing (Mastered)

Unarmed Taijutsu:

E-Rank - 450
The One-Two
Low Sweep
Janken
Uncalled For Shot
D-Rank - 1200
4-Hit Combo
Spinning Wind
Dynamic Entry
Dynamic Finish
Nut Buster
C-Rank - 3250
Dragon Assault
Tiger Hook
Step-In Flash
Shoryuken
Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku
Roaring Combination
Grapple
B-Rank - 7500
Suplex
Primary Lotus
Shadow Step Strike
Seismic Toss
Submission
Spear Hand
16-Hit Combo
A-Rank - 12500
Falcon Punch
Eagle Drop
Dance of the Waxing Moon
Fist of Virtue
Fist of Sin

Buffing Taijutsu:

E-Rank - 450
Charge
Grip
Fleeted
Block
D-Rank - 1200
Shadow Play
Eagle Vision
Muscle Control
Brandish
Basic Safeguard
C-Rank - 3250
Dynamic Art
Chakra Extension
Shadow Dance
Gather
Barrage
Expel
Feint
Chakra Absorption
B-Rank - 7500
Unbound
Endure
Counterstrike
Cover
Anabolic Frenzy
Concealed Steps
Focused Assault
A-Rank - 12500
Insatiable Hunger
Devastating Aura
Awakening
Unleash
Limit Break

Jinjuriki Jutsu:

Demon Cloak Alpha - C-Rank 2500
Demonic Burst - C-Rank 4000
Demonic Howl - C-Rank 4000
Destructive Shield - B-Rank 7500
Demon Cloak Omega - B-Rank 7500
Demon's Edict - A-Rank 12500
Menacing Blast - A-Rank 12500
Poisonous Chakra - S-Rank 22500

Mikaboshi · Nov 25, 2018

NPC: Masashi Reiko

Reiko was not a medic nor had he ever been trained as one owing to the fact that his people were desert nomads, there was a certain level of basic things about battlefield first aid that any ranger learned as part of their training. He knew how to clean and dress a wound, he knew how to set a broken bone and among a handful of other basic things he understood that it was important to keep someone who was bleeding profusely from going into shock.

As he arrived on the scene, Reiko found that there were a handful of others already present, standing over the wounded young man as his eye replayed his mental snapshots of his mission into the air before them. From the sound of it, this mission should have been a simple scouting and report exercise assuming no dangerous predators had moved into the area left vacant by the enormous mass of Barnyx the Ancient and even if such creatures had made roost there a team of shinobi would be a match for any natural creatures save a very small number that Reiko knew of and those creatures didn't tend to leave bodies behind.

Were he any other ranger, he might have been able to get close enough to examine the wounds and maybe tell what sort of creature had done this but... as it stood the smell of the youth's blood threatened to overwhelm his rational thoughts even at the distance that he stood which was a good several paces away still.

Drink.

When was the last time he'd eaten? It felt like he hadn't eaten in weeks even though his memory reported that he had in fact eaten only a few hours earlier. With the urge to feed that crashed into him, Reiko suddenly became aware of the pulsing heartbeats of the other human beings around him in a much more specific way. Each one of them was a pulsing sack of fresh blood for him to take. After all, they were only using to stay alive. Didn't he need it for the same reason? To survive? Wasn't it the imperative of every creature to survive, even at the expense of others? In a flash all of those thoughts danced through Reiko's mind and he scowled through the cravings behind the bone-white visor he wore on his face that made it impossible to see the top half of his face.

Drink.

Approaching where Hakuren knelt next to the bleeding youth, Reiko lifted left arm and rolled the sleeve up for access to the metallic surface of the prosthetic before tapping his index and middle finger against one of the panels, causing it to loosen and pop open with an audible depressurizing noise as the chakra seal on the storage container was temporarily undone and a magazine of small cylindrical scroll-capsules was revealed. Plucking one from the container and flicking it shut, the compartment resealed itself and with a deft maneuver made of many hours of practice, Reiko shuffled the scroll-capsule over his fingers and with a spin it poofed into a small cloud of white smoke, revealing a thinner and longer cylinder about the side of a thick formal pen. This was an adrenal stimulant-- the only one that he had on his person in his supply kit. [Using Adrenal Stimulant from my Pouch: Tool.]

"Here. Use this to help stabilize him." Reiko instructed as he attempted to transfer the Adrenal Stimulant to Hakuren. If Hakuren looked open to receiving, Reiko would simply toss it to him to avoid closing any further distance with the bleeding meat kid laying prostrate and... defenseless... on the ground.

Drink and be complete.

Those four words repeated like a religious litany in the back of his mind as Reiko positioned himself near Harupia to take a look at the map which had apparently been located on the chuunin's person. Harupia went back to attempting to contact someone via headset and Reiko took the presented map from him to look it over. He didn't add his voice to agree with Harupia but agree he did. Ataru's snapshot showed that they had been a full team and whatever tore him up like this probably did a number on the rest of the kid's team. Reiko knew from his experience as a ranger that given the state Ataru was in-- alone and bleeding out while near death --meant that the likelihood of his team still being alive was extremely low but even if he couldn't recover them it was his duty to seek out whatever did this and put that wrong thing right.

[Reiko intends to join the group investigating the coordinates marked on the map.]

OOC Notes
Just a quick OOC sidebar-- I acquired permission from the event mod to join as an NPC as the NPC was a former PC of mine. Below are the stats for him which will be used for this mini-event and is 90% accurate (excusing things which no longer exist due to version change) such as his jutsu list to when he was a PC. I will not be claiming rewards for participation as I am not here as my PC-- I am just here for the fun. If this troubles any of the other event participants, please feel free to let me know and I will rescind my participation post with no hard feelings.

Gift of Lifehunt said:
The Red Prince [Veteran]
HP: 48,000 (65 + 15 x 600)
CP: 33,000 (40 + 15 x 600)
Class Bonus: Kinjutsu [Jashinism], +1 Ninjutsu Accuracy
High: Ninjutsu Accuracy
Medium: Melee Accuracy
Low: Genjutsu DC, Ranged Accuracy

BL/CA: Chigokai
Kinjutsu: Jashinism

Ninjutsu: 600/600
Taijutsu: 600/600
Genjutsu: 600/600
Agility: 600/600
Stamina: 600/600
Chakra Control: 600/600

Melee Accuracy = 23 + 2 = 25 (26 with weapon)
Ranged Accuracy = 19 + 2 = 21
Ninjutsu Accuracy = 27 + 2 = 30
Melee Dodge = 24 + 2 = 26
Ranged Dodge = 24 + 2 = 26
Ninjutsu Dodge = 24 + 2 = 26
Genjutsu Difficulty = 24
Genjutsu Save = 24

Relevant Modifiers:
• +2 Accuracy/Dodge [Chigokai Passive "Bloodlust"]
• +1 Ninjutsu Accuracy [Class Bonus]

Abilites

Shinobi 101: Visual Genjutsu with Ninjutsu Accuracy

Blood Magic [Kinjutsu Ability]

Blood Annointed [Kinjutsu Ability]

Journeyman [Branch Ability]

Willpower

Implacable

Gift of Lifehunt [Cursed Seal]

Jutsu Expansion

Sixth Sense

Healing Factor

Tracker

Weapon Mastery: Slashing

Stalker

Kinjutsu [Jashinism]

Kinjutsu [Jashinism]

Kinjutsu [Jashinism]

Gift of Lifehunt - Cursed Seal
Lifehunt refers to the innate sixth sense that all beings which have the blood of Orochi possess. It confers on them the ability to sense the heartbeats of living creatures around them in much the same way that a bat uses echolocation to detect objects. Each beat of a heart creates a ripple effect that Lifehunt senses and communicates to Reiko giving him a greater sense of his surroundings and making it much harder for living creatures to sneak around in his presence without his being aware of them. Lifehunt also represents a general sensitivity to the negative emotions created by the mortal soul during moments of hostility which are often referred to by martial artists as "bloodlust". Due to the Hunger he is drawn towards large concentrations of bloodlust like a shark to bloodied waters.
Effect(s):
• Melee Accuracy raised to "High".
• +5% chance of inflicting Bleeding. (2 Points)
• Failed Bleed/Suppression/Called Shot attempts add their % chance to the next attempt made during the same round (bypassing caps); the user's Bleed rank increases by 1 each round, cannot be lowered, and the user takes x1.5 Bleeding damage. (4 Points)
Cost: -6 CP Mod/rnd

Affinities and Sense Masteries
- Will Genjutsu [Knowledge]
- Kinetic Genjutsu [Knowledge]
- Water [Major + Minor Affinity]
- Non-Elemental [Minor Affinity]
- Fire [Minor Affinity]
- Blood [Minor Affinity]
- Vapor [Minor Affinity]
- Shadow [Minor Affinity]

Advanced Elements
- Shadow
- Blood
- Vapor

Inventory
- Pouch [Tool]
- Light Armor
- Antivenom

Weapons

"Reiko's right arm is a complex prosthetic limb that encompasses the hand, forearm, bicep and shoulder area of his right side. Crafted from synthetic polymers and carmont-enhanced steel, the arm itself has remarkable durability before taking any of it's other wonderous capabilities into account. With a synthetic chakra-system running through it, Reiko is able to mould and wield chakra just as proficiently as with his natural arm and the steel claws which adorn each of his fingertips are retractable to avoid any damage to his left hand when performing handseals."

Damage Type Unarmed
Accuracy/Damage Modifiers: +2 / -10%
Augments: Re-energize/Recovery/Steady

Jutsu Known

B-Rank
Reaper of Faith (Master Rank)
Prayer - Malicious Intent (Master Rank)

A-Rank
Prayer - Last Breath (Master Rank)

S-Rank
Prayer - Divine Judgement (Master Rank)

E-Rank
• Hot Weapon [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Stun [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• 1,000 Years of Pain Kai [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Mimic [Master Rank - Visual]
• False Surroundings [Master Rank - Visual]
• Eye Strain [Master Rank - Visual]

D-Rank
• Body Switch [Mastered -Non-elemental]
• Transformation [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Snapshot [Rank 1 - ANBU]
• Amensia [Master Rank - Will]
• Drunken Stupor [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Facepalm [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Basic Clone [Master Rank - Visual]
• Blur [Master Rank - Visual]
• Rorshach Eye [Master Rank - Visual]

C-Rank
• Cancel [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Chakra Sense [Rank 1 - ANBU]
• Active Camo [Mastered - ANBU]
• Crimson Tide [Master Rank - Blood Element]
• Red Tide [Master Rank - Blood Element]
• Hidden Mist [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Bloody Mist [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Specter Shade [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Dark Displacement [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Shadow Dance [Master Rank - Buffing]
• Crippled [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• After-Image [Rank 1 - Visual]
• Verse of Darkness [Rank 1 - Visual]

B-Rank
• Leech Seal [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Rasengan [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Chakra Blast [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Sanguine Shield [Master Rank - Blood Element]
• Curse of Anemia [Master Rank - Blood Element]
• White Mist [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Burning Mist [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Ebony Nightmare [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Underworld Prison [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Oblivious Rapture [Master Rank - Will]
• Phoenix Embrace [Rank 1 - Kinetic]
• Lingering Spark [Rank 1 - Kinetic]
• Bass Drop [Rank 1 - Audial]
• Advanced Clone [Master Rank - Visual]

A-Rank
• Perfected Rasengan [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Morality Sealing [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Gate of Enma [Rank 1 - Non-elemental]
• Drain Claw [Blood - Master Rank Element]
• Red Haze [Blood - Master Rank Element]
• Blood Thrall [Blood - Master Rank Element]
• Black Mist [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Steam Snare [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Shadow Summoning [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Absolute Void [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Zantetsuken [Rank 1 - Slashing]
• Higuma [Master Rank - Slashing]
• Annihilation [Rank 1 - Slashing]
• Fist of Sin [Master Rank - Unarmed]
• Fist of Virtue [Master Rank - Unarmed]
• Dance of the Waxing Moon [Master Rank - Unarmed]
• Devastating Aura [Master Rank - Buffing]
• Torment of the Physical Plain [Master Rank - Will]
• Corruption of the Earthly Plain [Master Rank - Will]
• Chaos of the Mental Plain [Rank 1 - Will]
• Delayed Agony [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Hemorrhagic Fever [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Tree Binding [Rank 1 - Kinetic]
• Blank Slate [Master Rank - Audial]
• Devil's Whisper [Master Rank - Audial]
• The Reaper's Gaze [Master Rank - Visual]
• Body Double [Master Rank - Visual]
• Night [Rank 1 - Visual]
• Invisibility [Rank 1 - Visual]

Gift of Lifehunt said:

Name of Jutsu: Gift of Lifehunt
CRPJ's Effect: Lifehunt refers to the innate sixth sense that all beings which have the blood of Orochi possess. It confers on them the ability to sense the heartbeats of living creatures around them in much the same way that a bat uses echolocation to detect objects. Each beat of a heart creates a ripple effect that Lifehunt senses and communicates to Reiko giving him a greater sense of his surroundings and making it much harder for living creatures to sneak around in his presence without his being aware of them. Lifehunt also represents a general sensitivity to the negative emotions created by the mortal soul during moments of hostility which are often referred to by martial artists as "bloodlust". Due to the Hunger he is drawn towards large concentrations of bloodlust like a shark to bloodied waters. The Gift of Lifehunt's effects are generally restricted to a localized area of around 15-20 meters around him.
Example RP of how it will be used: Closing his eyes, Reiko could no longer "see" in the traditional sense but he was still fully aware of those around him. There were two men standing directly in front of him and a third in the room beyond the hall that was attempting to hide his presence. Perhaps if the third man were more studied in the ways of stealth he might have been able to slow his heartbeat or conceal his presence through chakra-based means but as it stood he was a sheep that was unwittingly trying to hide from the sight of a predator that was entirely beyond him. With each beat of their hearts Reiko could feel the rush of blood surge through their blood vessels and each thump caused a surge of anticipation to hit him as the Hunger ached to taste their blood.
Reason why it cannot be used in battle: Gift of Lifehunt is the RP behind my character's Sixth Sense and Cursed Seal abilities. Technically during battle Gift of Lifehunt does not function but Sixth Sense and Cursed Seal abilities do.

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Patient Zero said:

Name of Jutsu: Patient Zero
CRPJ's Effect: Having consumed the blood of Orochi and awakened the latent ancestry in his blood, Reiko's body ebbs and flows with the corruption inherent in the Mad Ancient's blood. His lineage and his perhaps ill-conceived choice to drink Orochi's blood have given him complete immunity to the disease but the virus known as the Red Death lingers in his blood and is a threat to anyone who becomes exposed to his blood. Those that come in contact with his blood, saliva or the poisonous black vapor that he sometimes exhales risk contamination. The first stage of infection is an increase in hostile emotions which rapidly transitions to an unnatural feeling of hunger that can't be sated. Finally it manifests in a bottomless hunger for living flesh and blood making a feral "zombie" out of the infected person.

Infection is completely optional by the player of any character which comes into contact with Reiko's blood, are bitten by him or breathe in his vaporous breath weapon. Any character which is bitten, comes into contact with his blood or breathes his poisonous breath is at risk for infection but may be completely ignored if a player so chooses. Players which are infected by Reiko's Patient Zero effects are considered non-contagious and can't pass on their condition to others. In addition, being infected by Patient Zero cannot be used as a reason to initiate a modded battle unless all participating players agree.
Example RP of how it will be used:

!
!! Contamination !!
Contact with Reiko's blood, saliva and poisonous breath causes contamination with a mind-affecting hemo-virus. After an incubation period lasting the remaining duration of this thread you will become 'hungry' for human flesh but you will maintain the cognitive capacity to not attack anyone for the next 3 threads you are in. After that you will start to become like a zombie (but with ninja powers) and become aggressive beyond control or reason. You are aware that you are sick almost immediately and can put two and two together but you must do so in-character. There are a number of cures (which you might have to ask around to find as they were developed by in-character medical staff). If you are uncomfortable with this disease process, I will negate this effect because everything I do requires consent from players and i maintain a stance that it would be inappropriate for me to do otherwise. However, this might be an enjoyable story arc for you.

Reason why it cannot be used in battle: Patient Zero has an incubation period and does not happen immediately. If a player which interacts with me chooses to be infected then it cannot have any impact on the battle which is currently being fought.

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Miroku Riyota · Nov 29, 2018

It would appear Riyota was the last to arrive on the scene. The man would perhaps be able to take comfort in the fact that their was a Sunan headband wrapped around Riyota's upper left arm. The young man skidded to a halt a fair few feet away from the group, relaxing as he saw the familiar face of Harupia and two faces that seemed somewhat familiar but ones that he couldn't quite place. Nevertheless, it seemed that the man the group were all focused on was critically injured. Two of the members seemed to be at least attempting to salvage the situation whilst Haru proposed a strategy.

Riyota smiled slightly and approached from behind, clapping the Sunaku on the back as he did so. "Not a bad plan! And one I am happy to work around." He greeted his acquaintance with a grin, will all these meetings the two were engaging in, it was probably safe to call the two friends now. Riyota took a quick glance over the wounded Chuunin, eyeing up the wounds as the student attempted to patch them. 'This gives me the most remarkable sense of deja vu...at least this one doesn't have garish prosthetics strapped to his arms.' The recent Jonin glanced towards the young student and nodded. "That's good work you're doing there, I wish I'd learned some medical techniques at some point. This whole thing has me feeling a tad useless." He let out a small chuckle, trying to lighten the mood. "Helpful as your work is though, he won't make it through with field work. He needs to be taken back to the village, if you reckon you can get him into a state where he can be transported, I'll help you carry him back."

Riyota looked to Haru, then to the red-haired man, then back to Haru, then back to the red-haired man. He extended a hand out to the masked vampire and smiled. "I don't believe we've met, I'm Riyota. It seems either directly or indirectly we'll be working together." He would've also introduced himself to the student but they seemed preoccupied and he determined that it could probably wait until later.

"Harupia, if you're planning on heading to those coordinates." He nodded towards the papers, whomever was holding them. "I'll assume he's going with you." He nodded his head towards Reiko. "For my part, as important as those co-ordinates are I can't justify leaving this guy to bleed out in the sand. So I'll carry him back to Suna with the kid to do first-aid if needs be." He began turning away to attend to his duties, turning his head back to Haru only to give a hearty "Good luck to you both!"

With that wish of luck he would kneel down next to the unconscious body, presuming Hakuren had managed to get it into a transportable state. Briefly he would turn to the student and smile. "I'm Riyota, pleasure to meet you." Introductions concluded he would lightly slap the left cheek of the chuunin to try to rouse him. If he was successful he would greet him with a "Evening sleepyhead, my name's Riyota and I shall be your driver tonight." Witty remarks out the way, or even if the man remained unconscious Riyota would lift him up, gently cradling him and trying to not disturb his form to much. He would begin walking, presumably with the student in tow. At the fastest pace they could go back towards Suna without injuring the Chuunin.

[Hakuren is the paramedic and I am the ambulance, I am choosing to take the man back.]
MFT

Heir of the Miroku
HP: 42,000 (55 + 15 x 600)
CP: 30,000 (35 + 15 x 600)
Class Bonus: Kinjutsu [Abomination], +5% Damage Reduction
High: Melee Accuracy
Medium: Evasion, Ninjutsu Accuracy, Genjutsu Save
Low: Genjutsu DC, Ranged Accuracy

BL/CA: Kaguya
Kinjutsu: Abomination

Ninjutsu: 600/600
Taijutsu: 600/600
Genjutsu: 600/600
Agility: 600/600
Stamina: 600/600
Chakra Control: 600/600

Melee Accuracy = 27 (29 with weapon)
Ranged Accuracy = 19
Ninjutsu Accuracy = 23
Melee Dodge = 23
Ranged Dodge = 23
Ninjutsu Dodge = 23
Genjutsu Difficulty = 19
Genjutsu Save = 23

Abilites

Shinobi 101: Kinetic Genjutsu with Melee Accuracy

Adaptive Mutation [Kinjutsu Ability]

Viral Affliction [Kinjutsu Ability]

Journeyman [Branch Ability]

Facetank Seal [Curse Seal]

Slashing – Physical Style

Healing Factor

Ambidexterity

Defensive Technique

Deflection

Implacable

Willpower

Fearless

Tracker

Kinjutsu [Abomination]

Kinjutsu [Abomination]

Kinjutsu [Abomination]

Facetank Seal - Cursed Seal
The ‘Facetank Seal’ is the layman name given by Riyota to the seal emblazoned on his left pectoral. The seal is actually known as the ‘Scalae Pyros Symbiotica seal.’ Which eventually got quite difficult to keep on repeating to those whom needed to know. It grants the user increased durability, constitution and resistances at the risk of great cardiac strain. This seal is one of few to have a from that completely shifts the users physical appearance.
Effect(s):
• Ninjutsu Accuracy raised to "High".
• +3 Accuracy. (6 Points)
Cost: -4 CP Mod/rnd

Affinities and Sense Masteries
- Kinetic Genjutsu [Mastered]
- Fire [Major Affinity]
- Earth [Major Affinity]
- Water [Major Affinity]
- Lightning [Major Affinity]
- Wind [Major Affinity]
- Non-Elemental [Major Affinity]
- Explosive [Major Affinity]
- Metal [Major Affinity]
- Crystal [Major Affinity]
- Mirror [Major Affinity]

Advanced Elements
- Explosive
- Metal
- Crystal
- Mirror

Inventory
- Heavy Armour
- Soldier Pill
- Antidote
- Chakra Gauging Seal

Weapons

"Two long black blades made of black reganium steel alloy. These weapons spend most of their time concealed within Riyota. The prosthetic on his right arm has a hand that can split and roll back to allow the right blade to slide through and lock into place via a simple mechanism. The left blade is stowed within his left arm bone, which he can will to protrude out of any side of his arm. Allowing the blade to extend as well. Due to these methods the length of the blades can be manipulated at will.

Fun fact: Despite the name meaning ‘Twin Deaths.’ The swords have never been used to take a life.

Damage Type Slashing
Accuracy/Damage Modifiers: +2 / -10%
Augments: Dual-Weapon/Recovery/Steady/Vanguard

Jutsu Known

E-Rank
Slashing:
Slash [M]
ArcingSlash [M]
Dynamic Slash [M]
Overhead Strike [M]
Unarmed:
The One-Two [M]
Low Sweep [M]
Janken [M]
Uncalled for Shot [M]
Lightning:
StormBolt [M]
ThunderFist [M]
Fire:
Infernal Ember [M]
Thermal Maw [M]
Earth:
Stone Bullet [M]
Gravel Shift [M]
Water:
Pressurised Mist [M]
Water Gun [M]
Wind:
Wind Slash [M]
Pressure Burst [M]
Non-Elemental:
Transformation [M]
Gen (Kinetic):
Hot Weapon [M]
Stun [M]
1000 Years of Pain Kai [M]

D-Rank
Slashing:
Full Circle [M]
Cross Rip [M]
Crimson Flash [M]
Gasher [M]
Heavy Tow [M]
Unarmed:
4-Hit Combo [M]
Spinning Wind [M]
Dynamic Entry [M]
Dynamic Finish [M]
Nut Buster [M]
Lightning:
ThunderClap [M]
Electroshock [M]
Electrocution [M]
Fire:
Fireball [M]
Immolation Armour [M]
Combustive Seal [M]
Earth:
Earth Flow River [M]
Sinkhole Fist [M]
Mud Clone [M]
Water:
Water Whip [M]
Aqua Fang [M]
Rinse Off [M]
Wind:
Whirlwind Spin [M]
Air Bullet [M]
Shredding Touch [M]
Non-Elemental:
Combination Transformation [M]
Crystal Eye [M]
Cancel [M]
Spirit Lantern [M]
Contract Summoning [M]
Gen (Kinetic):
Drunken Stupor [M]
Influenza [M]
Tickling [M]
Facepalm [M]

C-Rank
Slashing:
Vanishing Slash [M]
Lunar Steps [M]
Whisperer [M]
Sword Juggle [M]
Zero Slash Counter [M]
Top Spin [M]
Blade Trail [M]
Unarmed:
Dragon Assault [M]
Tiger Hook [M]
Step-in Flash [M]
Shoryuken [M]
Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku [M]
Roaring Combination [M]
Grapple [M]
Lightning:
Zeus Flash
Lightning Torrent
Thunderstruck
Volt Charge
Fire:
Dragon Fire [M]
Searing Eruption [M]
Scalding Ash Cloud [M]
Heat Wave [M]
Explosion:
Landmine [M]
Bang Bullet [M]
Explosive Touch [M]
Blast Wave [M]
Metal:
Steel Slam [M]
Quality Break [M]
Mercury Poisoning [M]
Steel Clone [M]
Crystal:
Topaz Tempest [M]
Fluorite Spikes [M]
Emerald Emitter [M]
Ruby Rain [M]
Mirror:
Mirror Clone [M]
Reflective Surface [M]
Shattering Shards [M]
Breaking Glass [M]
Earth:
Inner Earth Reflection Lure [M]
Earth Flow Wave [M]
Rock Golem [M]
Earthen Coating [M]
Water:
Grand Waterfall [M]
Impaling Hydro Jet [M]
Water Prison [M]
Rain Dance [M]
Wind:
Wind Scythe [M]
Tempest [M]
Gale Force [M]
Wind Release [M]
Non-Elemental:
Jutsu Sealing [M]
Stunt Double [M]
One Element Sealing [M]
Elemental Negation [M]
Elemental Clone [M]
Barrier [M]
Gen (Kinetic):
Mist of Deceit [M]
Crippled [M]
Masochism [M]
Silly Fingers [M]
Crossed Wires [M]

B-Rank
Slashing:
Magnum Breaker [M]
Focal Blade [M]
Steel Weaving [M]
Flight Aerial Strike [M]
Kill Driver [M]
Executioner [M]
Lotus Flower [M]
Unarmed:
Suplex [M]
Primary Lotus [M]
Shadow Step Strike [M]
Seismic Toss [M]
Submission [M]
Spear Hand [M]
16-Hit Combo [M]
Lightning:
Gigavolt Cannon [M]
Chidori [M]
Lightning Beast [M]
Amp Field
Fire:
Infernal Hellfire [M]
Firestorm [M]
Spontaneous Combustion [M]
Ring of Fire [M]
Explosion:
Atomic Blast [M]
Volatile Fireworks [M]
Starlight Nova [M]
Minefield [M]
Metal
Alloy Spiral [M]
Reinforced Wall [M]
Iron Breakout [M]
Density Crush [M]
Crystal:
Goldstone Clutch [M]
Moonstone Shower [M]
Sapphire Storm [M]
Amethyst Casing [M]
Mirror:
Synchronised Reflection [M]
Speculum Sphere [M]
Reflective Rain [M]
Mirror Edge [M]
Earth:
Bedrock Coffin [M]
Weighted Rock Technique [M]
Earth Spiker [M]
Antlion Fist [M]
Water:
Torrential Vortex [M]
Hydro Tidal Shockwave [M]
Water Shark Bomb [M]
Mystical Pond [M]
Wind:
Great Wind Scythe [M]
Wind Scar [M]
Vacuum Sphere [M]
Cyclone Movement [M]
Non-Elemental:
Shadow Shuriken Replication [M]
Energy Transfer [M]
Leech Seal [M]
Chakra Shield [M]
Chakra Blast [M]
Rasengan [M]
Cursed Sealing [M]
Gen (Kinetic):
Phoenix Embrace [M]
Petrification [M]
Lingering Spark [M]
Crush Depth [M]
Puppet Betrayal [M]
Pox [M]
Kinjutsu:
Chrysalis [M]
Metamorph [M]

A-Rank
Slashing:
Zantetsuken [M]
Higuma [M]
Annihilation [M]
Heavenly Sword [M]
Fatal Draw [M]
Unarmed:
Falcon Punch [M]
Eagle Drop [M]
Dance of the Waxing Moon [M]
Fist of Virtue [M]
Fist of Sin [M]
Lightning:
Raijin’s Vengeance [M]
Chidori Control [M]
Kirin [M]
Thunderdome [M]
Fire:
Dragon Flame Bomb [M]
Sol Fire Tempest [M]
Abysmal Harbinger [M]
Flame Shield [M]
Explosion:
Meteor Aura [M]
Big Bang Flash [M]
Flare Execution [M]
Blast Infusion [M]
Metal:
Silver Flash [M]
Senbon Coating [M]
Burdening Touch [M]
Super Alloy Tempest
Crystal:
Diamond Cutter [M]
Obsidian Dragon [M]
Amber Beacon [M]
Crystalline Passage [M]
Mirror:
Fun House [M]
Spitting Image [M]
Reflective Storm [M]
Mirror Coat [M]
Earth:
Fist of Gaia [M]
Earthen Magnitude [M]
Earthslide Wall [M]
Petrification [M]
Water:
Grand Hydra Excavation [M]
Water Dragon Bullet [M]
Scorn of Aquarius [M]
Supreme Aqua Realm [M]
Wind:
Tatsumaki [M]
Hurricane [M]
Ambiance of the Forbidden [M]
Zephyr’s Grace [M]
Non-Elemental:
Perfected Rasengan [M]
Five Element Seal [M]
Morality Sealing [M]
Nature’s Guard [M]
Stardust Nova [M]
Gate of Enma [M]
Gen (Kinetic):
Curse of the Leper [M]
Haemorraeghic Fever [M]
Delayed Agony [M]
Parasitic Infestation [M]
Tree Binding [M]
Shared Torment [M]
Kinjutsu:
Malevolent Annihilation [M]

S-Rank
Kinjutsu:
Virulence [M]

Raizo · Nov 30, 2018

It seemed this party was composed of heroes and adventurers, those that choose the save the life before them and those who choose to save the potential lives still remaining...or maybe just those who had an odd habit of thirsting for the danger. Either way, it seemed that each person would take upon their own moral compass and begin a plan of action.

Through the use of some minor triage work from the untrained academy student, some use of medical and military supplies, Ataru's eyes would snap open as his grasp would clench tightly once more on the crushed creature in his grasp. Gritting his teeth his upper body would attempt to snap upwards to a seated position, but even with this newfound vigor, his strength would not be there. He would crumble over once more as Riyota approached to aid him. His eyes would begin to blur from the pain coursing through his whole body once more, but a 'friendly' slap from his soon to be ambulance would cause his vision to center and his mind to focus. He would not put up any effort to oppose the two trying to take him back to the village.

Those who attempted to use their headsets to call for assistance would notice a heavy amount of static feedback coming through. While they could have made contact with those within the village, there would be no certainty that their message would be fully conveyed, especially since they would not be able to fully understand those responding back to their call.

Before the party would divert from one another, several things would occur. The first, and probably the most troubling, would be a rumbling that would seem to quake through the area, emanating from the area Ataru's coordinates would be leading Harupia and Reiko and surging past the very ground all of them currently stood on and towards the direction of the village, the area Hakuren and Riyota would be venturing back with the heavily wounded Ataru.

The second thing, troubling in its own way, would be the faint sounds of howls... or maybe growls... or perhaps nothing animal at all. The sounds would be from far enough out that it would be hard to decipher, yet close enough that whatever it was couldn't be all that far away. If an animal, would the smell of blood be drawing them out? If not animal, would they be pursuing Ataru? If just a simple reaction to the tremor, would there be anything to worry about? Only time and decision made would tell that tale.

The final thing to happen before the break of the groups would be potentially the least troubling thing. Ataru would attempt to speak.

"Sa...sa...save....the...the...m...m....sa--"

He would give up, tear welling up within his eyes and rolling down his dirty face. He hoped the two going towards the area would understand his wishes, and ultimately what his request, even if incomplete, meant. Either way, he would bury his face into the chest of Riyota.

Riyota and Hakuren, your new adventure back to the village can be found here: What Lies Ahead and Behind

Harupia and Reiko, we will continue in this thread:

The travel there, regardless of when the two would find themselves departing (either sticking around to make plans or making plans while in transit), would carry a tension with it. The background noise of the howls, if that is what they were, would begin to grow fainter and fainter the closer they made it to the coordinates, the large hole in the ground, so whatever was out there did not seem to be coming for the two of them.

Upon reaching the large hole they would see some ground flares still lit from the previous adventurers. The hole would be something terrifying and majestic, leaving the mind to wonder of those who did not experience the resurrected Barynx and as a dreadful reminder for those that did. Peering into the hole, Harupia and Reiko would seem more flares marking the initial trail down the side of the hole, a trail that was comprised up kunai jabbed into the earthen walls to make DIY hand and footholds. For the time being, it would seem that this would be a rather simple adventure getting into the whole, all the hard work had been completed for them.

OOC: Harupia and Reiko, pretty simple for now--just roleplay your travel to the hole and your scaling downward. I will say there will be rolls attempted for your scaling, to see if you are blessed with fortune or misfortune--and upon figuring that out we will continue moving forward!

Sunaku Harupia · Dec 3, 2018

The Sunaku was a bit startled by the sudden pat on the back he received but he did nod with a very smile at Riyota "Good to see you...even if the circumstances are a bit more dire". He would attempt to clear the signal of his headset several times while allowing the red-haired men to look into the map. IN the end he was not able to get a clear signal, muttering a curse under his breath. He was heavily considering what to do. There was a wounded young man, perhaps stabilized with the assistance he received but that wouldn't last long, and also there was a young academy student outside of the village in this situation. They couldn't be left alone...but they also couldn't stay there, and they needed to try and confirm what happened with the rest of the squad...as obvious as it may have seen.

The rumble that went through the ground made him lose his balance, and the howls coming from the desert only added to the already grim situation As he pondered Riyota spoke up. He looked at him as he considered the options before slowly nodded saying "Understandable. Trust me I would very much like to see us all return safely... But someone needs to try and see just...what in the Mother's name happened there..." He trusted him enough to keep the two safe...and in spite the tremors moving towards the village, he hoped they'd manage to at least gain the attraction of whatever was out there before it moved closer to the village.
In spite of the bad reception he would give out a general call on the vilalge frequnct while they were preapring to move out "Jounin Sunaku Harupia speaking. There has been an incident on the outskirts of the village. Niji squad encounter unknown assailants during a mission to inspect a cave for a potential source of read Death. Mameber Ataru Confirmed alive, but in critical condition. Will be escorted back by Sunan Shinobi and Academy students. Requesting assistance at approximately..." he would finish by giving a more or less coordinated location of wherer they were at the moment. It probably had its inacuracies but assuming someone would hear it they would at least know a rough direction.

After that, he would see the young Chunin regain a modicum of consciousness for a brief second before passing out while being held up by Riyota. He would turn to Hakreun first before saying "Stay Close to Riyota-senpai, and don't worry. We'll be back safe and sound" before nodding towards the other Shinobi "Stay safe, and we'll try to do the same". He would finally turn to the masked Shinobi with a nod and would start heading towards the direction of where the map led them.

He would stay silent unless spoken to first on the track, trying to focus on the tremors under the sand to try and sense to any degree just what in the hell was causing all of this, while also mulling over his decision. As much as he hated spliting the group up, whatecver happend out there couldnt ahve been left unatended, and it was safer for the more expraince Shniboi to move forward. He was not expecting the partner he recived for this impromtu mission. He had heard a bit about the name. Reiko, an... "enforcer" of sorts for the current Kage. he found himslef knowing not as much as he'd want about the current leader of the village. And he was trying to not let the factt he had openly coperated with the cabal members cloud his judgment...but it was tricky. But he couldnt let himslef be distracted now.

After a while they would reach the destination, a gapin hole in the desert before them. While the silence was a nice change fromt he holwing, it did worry him to some extent. Were these...things moving deeper down? Or perhaps, in the oposite direction? he couldnt secodn guess himslef now. He could only iamgine if the Chuning team caught thier attetnion, the two of them would to. The hole was a sight to behold. Almost baffling in size, though he was there at the day it was made, when the corpse of Barnyx rose from the sands... Even in death it still haunted the lands in some way it seems. He did see the makeshift footholds made of tools used to scale down. After a moment of poundering and a wave of his hands, the sand from under their feet would shift above the hole and create a solid platform, large enough to fit the two of them if just bearly "Soo... Im ready as I'll ever be" he said matter of factly to Reiko as he steped onto the Sand Cloud, and waited for him to join. It it became clear the masked man decided to choose a difrent route to go down he wouldnt wait and follow, but regadless he would start to lwoer the hovering sand paltfrom down, staying close to the wall in case something did happen so they could grab onto it if necesarry.
MFT

Mikaboshi · Dec 9, 2018

NPC: Masashi Reiko

"You have a kid to save."

Reiko didn't look away from the map as he responded to Riyota'ss offer to introduce himself. Focused as he was on preventing his bloodlust from overwhelming his rational thought, Reiko had no space in his thoughts for pleasantries. The only thing keeping the lot of them alive was the thin line of Reiko's conviction not to tear them limb from limb to get at the crimson gold that pumped just beneath their skin.

There could only be the mission until Ataru was safely at a distance from him.

"You should get going." He wasn't in a position to give orders and so Reiko's words were more of a strongly worded recommendation rather than anything else.

Riyota and the student Hakuren departed with Ataru in tow leaving Reiko and Harupia to pursue the mission that had left Ataru torn to shreds and the rest of his team missing in action. Harupia nodded to Reiko to which Reiko responded with a silent nod of his own and then they were off. The trip itself was made in complete silence as Harupia was unsure of his companion and Reiko was too focused on the mission to make small-talk. He'd caught his ally's name but it hadn't occurred to him to offer his own in the short time it took them to arrive at the tremendous hole in the ground left by Barnyx the Ancient.

Reiko had seen sandworms before in his travels, mostly at a distance but once or twice closer than most would care to be. The groves they left in the desert were truly a thing of colossal size but even those were dwarfed by the gargantuan hole created by Barnyx. Even with his hindered sight, Reiko could perceive the flickering of the flares set into the rock and it wasn't hard to deduce how Ataru's team had made their way to the bottom of the crevice. Kneeling down at the edge, Reiko's mind tossed between ideas for scaling the wall himself. He could just try and walk it down using chakra to cling to the wall but a tactic like that in a situation of unsure footing was a good way to have a shelf give way under his feet and go tumbling into the darkness. It seemed like the best way to do things would be to just use the kunai that had been stuck into the ground but as he considered his options he momentarily cast his senses back to his companion and found Harupia... floating in mid-air in front of him?

Snapping his head up in surprise, it only took a moment for Reiko to realize that what Harupia was standing on was a solid cloud of flying sand.

"Soo... I'm ready as I'll ever be."

Standing up, Reiko hopped the short distance between the rock ledge and the cloud of sand and stood next to Harupia.

"Ready when you are." He said quietly, a little embarrassed he hadn't noticed immediately.

That was certainly an easy solution, wasn't it?

OOC Notes

Gift of Lifehunt said:
The Red Prince [Veteran]
HP: 48,000 (65 + 15 x 600)
CP: 33,000 (40 + 15 x 600)
Class Bonus: Kinjutsu [Jashinism], +1 Ninjutsu Accuracy
High: Ninjutsu Accuracy
Medium: Melee Accuracy
Low: Genjutsu DC, Ranged Accuracy

BL/CA: Chigokai
Kinjutsu: Jashinism

Ninjutsu: 600/600
Taijutsu: 600/600
Genjutsu: 600/600
Agility: 600/600
Stamina: 600/600
Chakra Control: 600/600

Melee Accuracy = 23 + 2 = 25 (26 with weapon)
Ranged Accuracy = 19 + 2 = 21
Ninjutsu Accuracy = 27 + 2 = 30
Melee Dodge = 24 + 2 = 26
Ranged Dodge = 24 + 2 = 26
Ninjutsu Dodge = 24 + 2 = 26
Genjutsu Difficulty = 24
Genjutsu Save = 24

Relevant Modifiers:
• +2 Accuracy/Dodge [Chigokai Passive "Bloodlust"]
• +1 Ninjutsu Accuracy [Class Bonus]

Abilites

Shinobi 101: Visual Genjutsu with Ninjutsu Accuracy

Blood Magic [Kinjutsu Ability]

Blood Annointed [Kinjutsu Ability]

Journeyman [Branch Ability]

Willpower

Implacable

Gift of Lifehunt [Cursed Seal]

Jutsu Expansion

Sixth Sense

Healing Factor

Tracker

Weapon Mastery: Slashing

Stalker

Kinjutsu [Jashinism]

Kinjutsu [Jashinism]

Kinjutsu [Jashinism]

Gift of Lifehunt - Cursed Seal
Lifehunt refers to the innate sixth sense that all beings which have the blood of Orochi possess. It confers on them the ability to sense the heartbeats of living creatures around them in much the same way that a bat uses echolocation to detect objects. Each beat of a heart creates a ripple effect that Lifehunt senses and communicates to Reiko giving him a greater sense of his surroundings and making it much harder for living creatures to sneak around in his presence without his being aware of them. Lifehunt also represents a general sensitivity to the negative emotions created by the mortal soul during moments of hostility which are often referred to by martial artists as "bloodlust". Due to the Hunger he is drawn towards large concentrations of bloodlust like a shark to bloodied waters.
Effect(s):
• Melee Accuracy raised to "High".
• +5% chance of inflicting Bleeding. (2 Points)
• Failed Bleed/Suppression/Called Shot attempts add their % chance to the next attempt made during the same round (bypassing caps); the user's Bleed rank increases by 1 each round, cannot be lowered, and the user takes x1.5 Bleeding damage. (4 Points)
Cost: -6 CP Mod/rnd

Affinities and Sense Masteries
- Will Genjutsu [Knowledge]
- Kinetic Genjutsu [Knowledge]
- Water [Major + Minor Affinity]
- Non-Elemental [Minor Affinity]
- Fire [Minor Affinity]
- Blood [Minor Affinity]
- Vapor [Minor Affinity]
- Shadow [Minor Affinity]

Advanced Elements
- Shadow
- Blood
- Vapor

Inventory
- Pouch [Tool]
- Light Armor
- Antivenom

Weapons

"Reiko's right arm is a complex prosthetic limb that encompasses the hand, forearm, bicep and shoulder area of his left side. Crafted from synthetic polymers and carmont-enhanced steel, the arm itself has remarkable durability before taking any of it's other wondrous capabilities into account. With a synthetic chakra-system running through it, Reiko is able to mould and wield chakra just as proficiently as with his natural arm and the steel claws which adorn each of his fingertips are retractable to avoid any damage to his right hand when performing handseals."

Damage Type Unarmed
Accuracy/Damage Modifiers: +2 / -10%
Augments: Re-energize/Recovery/Steady

Jutsu Known

B-Rank
Reaper of Faith (Master Rank)
Prayer - Malicious Intent (Master Rank)

A-Rank
Prayer - Last Breath (Master Rank)

S-Rank
Prayer - Divine Judgement (Master Rank)

E-Rank
• Hot Weapon [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Stun [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• 1,000 Years of Pain Kai [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Mimic [Master Rank - Visual]
• False Surroundings [Master Rank - Visual]
• Eye Strain [Master Rank - Visual]

D-Rank
• Body Switch [Mastered -Non-elemental]
• Transformation [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Snapshot [Rank 1 - ANBU]
• Amensia [Master Rank - Will]
• Drunken Stupor [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Facepalm [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Basic Clone [Master Rank - Visual]
• Blur [Master Rank - Visual]
• Rorshach Eye [Master Rank - Visual]

C-Rank
• Cancel [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Chakra Sense [Rank 1 - ANBU]
• Active Camo [Mastered - ANBU]
• Crimson Tide [Master Rank - Blood Element]
• Red Tide [Master Rank - Blood Element]
• Hidden Mist [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Bloody Mist [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Specter Shade [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Dark Displacement [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Shadow Dance [Master Rank - Buffing]
• Crippled [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• After-Image [Rank 1 - Visual]
• Verse of Darkness [Rank 1 - Visual]

B-Rank
• Leech Seal [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Rasengan [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Chakra Blast [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Sanguine Shield [Master Rank - Blood Element]
• Curse of Anemia [Master Rank - Blood Element]
• White Mist [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Burning Mist [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Ebony Nightmare [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Underworld Prison [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Oblivious Rapture [Master Rank - Will]
• Phoenix Embrace [Rank 1 - Kinetic]
• Lingering Spark [Rank 1 - Kinetic]
• Bass Drop [Rank 1 - Audial]
• Advanced Clone [Master Rank - Visual]

A-Rank
• Perfected Rasengan [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Morality Sealing [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Gate of Enma [Rank 1 - Non-elemental]
• Drain Claw [Blood - Master Rank Element]
• Red Haze [Blood - Master Rank Element]
• Blood Thrall [Blood - Master Rank Element]
• Black Mist [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Steam Snare [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Shadow Summoning [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Absolute Void [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Zantetsuken [Rank 1 - Slashing]
• Higuma [Master Rank - Slashing]
• Annihilation [Rank 1 - Slashing]
• Fist of Sin [Master Rank - Unarmed]
• Fist of Virtue [Master Rank - Unarmed]
• Dance of the Waxing Moon [Master Rank - Unarmed]
• Devastating Aura [Master Rank - Buffing]
• Torment of the Physical Plain [Master Rank - Will]
• Corruption of the Earthly Plain [Master Rank - Will]
• Chaos of the Mental Plain [Rank 1 - Will]
• Delayed Agony [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Hemorrhagic Fever [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Tree Binding [Rank 1 - Kinetic]
• Blank Slate [Master Rank - Audial]
• Devil's Whisper [Master Rank - Audial]
• The Reaper's Gaze [Master Rank - Visual]
• Body Double [Master Rank - Visual]
• Night [Rank 1 - Visual]
• Invisibility [Rank 1 - Visual]

Gift of Lifehunt said:

Name of Jutsu: Gift of Lifehunt
CRPJ's Effect: Lifehunt refers to the innate sixth sense that all beings which have the blood of Orochi possess. It confers on them the ability to sense the heartbeats of living creatures around them in much the same way that a bat uses echolocation to detect objects. Each beat of a heart creates a ripple effect that Lifehunt senses and communicates to Reiko giving him a greater sense of his surroundings and making it much harder for living creatures to sneak around in his presence without his being aware of them. Lifehunt also represents a general sensitivity to the negative emotions created by the mortal soul during moments of hostility which are often referred to by martial artists as "bloodlust". Due to the Hunger he is drawn towards large concentrations of bloodlust like a shark to bloodied waters. The Gift of Lifehunt's effects are generally restricted to a localized area of around 15-20 meters around him.
Example RP of how it will be used: Closing his eyes, Reiko could no longer "see" in the traditional sense but he was still fully aware of those around him. There were two men standing directly in front of him and a third in the room beyond the hall that was attempting to hide his presence. Perhaps if the third man were more studied in the ways of stealth he might have been able to slow his heartbeat or conceal his presence through chakra-based means but as it stood he was a sheep that was unwittingly trying to hide from the sight of a predator that was entirely beyond him. With each beat of their hearts Reiko could feel the rush of blood surge through their blood vessels and each thump caused a surge of anticipation to hit him as the Hunger ached to taste their blood.
Reason why it cannot be used in battle: Gift of Lifehunt is the RP behind my character's Sixth Sense and Cursed Seal abilities. Technically during battle Gift of Lifehunt does not function but Sixth Sense and Cursed Seal abilities do.

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Patient Zero said:

Name of Jutsu: Patient Zero
CRPJ's Effect: Having consumed the blood of Orochi and awakened the latent ancestry in his blood, Reiko's body ebbs and flows with the corruption inherent in the Mad Ancient's blood. His lineage and his perhaps ill-conceived choice to drink Orochi's blood have given him complete immunity to the disease but the virus known as the Red Death lingers in his blood and is a threat to anyone who becomes exposed to his blood. Those that come in contact with his blood, saliva or the poisonous black vapor that he sometimes exhales risk contamination. The first stage of infection is an increase in hostile emotions which rapidly transitions to an unnatural feeling of hunger that can't be sated. Finally it manifests in a bottomless hunger for living flesh and blood making a feral "zombie" out of the infected person.

Infection is completely optional by the player of any character which comes into contact with Reiko's blood, are bitten by him or breathe in his vaporous breath weapon. Any character which is bitten, comes into contact with his blood or breathes his poisonous breath is at risk for infection but may be completely ignored if a player so chooses. Players which are infected by Reiko's Patient Zero effects are considered non-contagious and can't pass on their condition to others. In addition, being infected by Patient Zero cannot be used as a reason to initiate a modded battle unless all participating players agree.
Example RP of how it will be used:

!
!! Contamination !!
Contact with Reiko's blood, saliva and poisonous breath causes contamination with a mind-affecting hemo-virus. After an incubation period lasting the remaining duration of this thread you will become 'hungry' for human flesh but you will maintain the cognitive capacity to not attack anyone for the next 3 threads you are in. After that you will start to become like a zombie (but with ninja powers) and become aggressive beyond control or reason. You are aware that you are sick almost immediately and can put two and two together but you must do so in-character. There are a number of cures (which you might have to ask around to find as they were developed by in-character medical staff). If you are uncomfortable with this disease process, I will negate this effect because everything I do requires consent from players and i maintain a stance that it would be inappropriate for me to do otherwise. However, this might be an enjoyable story arc for you.

Reason why it cannot be used in battle: Patient Zero has an incubation period and does not happen immediately. If a player which interacts with me chooses to be infected then it cannot have any impact on the battle which is currently being fought.

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Raizo · Dec 11, 2018

The headset call of Harupia would only feedback into his ears the sound of static and the occasional words, such as "Come..." "...in..." "re__at...". One could only wonder if the other end of this conversation was hearing Harupia much better.

Our daring adventurers would embark on a course of action that had them straying from their predecessors' plans, those who scaled down the wall. Instead, they would rely on their use of ninja magic. Harupia, whose very blood seemed to have an ingrained affinity towards the sand, would call upon a sand based platform to levitate them downwards. The risk here was two-fold; did he have enough chakra to ferry them both down and did his jutsu, one not normally intended for two, have enough strength to carry both?

Fortune would favor the bold in this case, as the answer to both of those questions would be a resounding yes! While this attempt was a complete success, it wasn't without some minor consequences as Harupia would not only find himself drained of the normal amount of chakra needed for the Desert Nimbus jutsu, but an additional amount due to carrying a second individual. All-in-all, it was a rather small price to pay for now.

Before reaching the ground, both shinobi would immediately sense two things, one very clearly and another very faintly. The first, and most clear, would be heat. Instead of the temperature dropping in their descent, and overwhelming wall of heat would greet them at about the midway point down. It wouldn't be unbearable warm, at first, but by the time they reached the bottom of the hole both would more likely than not be sweating.

The second feeling that both would more than likely experience was a draining sensation. Not because it was hot, though that did play a part into it, more so because it felt like something was pulling away at their essences, their chakra seemed to just be leaving their body. The drain would not be an overwhelming one, but the light tug at their life force would be ever-present, like a very tiny tug upon their core.

Aside from those two feelings, the visual before both would be an immense tunnel. This was simply the remainder of Barynx burrowing through the ground, but this passageway would be immense. There wouldn't be a need for further clues, for at this time there was only one direction to travel aside from making their way back up and out of the hole, and that was to move forward.

Their next big landmark would be the inevitable fork in the road, but maybe not all that hard of a choice to make. To the right, was the path clearly carved out by the movements of Barynx. To the left, a path much smaller than might have been man made but something about the cut of the walls seemed very similar to that of the much larger path.

Would they go right? Would they go left? Would they split up? Would they turn back? It was now time to decide.

Reiko's chakra drain (0.09) = 30030 CP remaining
Harupia's chakra drain (0.03) - 540x2 = 30930 CP remaining

Roll Log

Wrathful RokuToday at 11:29 AM
misfortune in traveling
t!roll 1d20
TatsumakiBOTToday at 11:29 AM
:game_die: Rolling Dice!
[d20 : 6]
In the end, the result was: 6
Wrathful RokuToday at 11:29 AM
Success in traveling attempt
t!roll 1d20
TatsumakiBOTToday at 11:29 AM
:game_die: Rolling Dice!
[d20 : 10]
In the end, the result was: 10
Wrathful RokuToday at 11:30 AM
Katsuo and Harupia succeed, :tada:
Wrathful RokuToday at 11:48 AM
Reiko drain percentage (0.01-0.1[10=0.1])
t!roll 1d10
TatsumakiBOTToday at 11:48 AM
:game_die: Rolling Dice!
[d10 : 9]
In the end, the result was: 9
Wrathful RokuToday at 11:48 AM
Harupia drain percentage
t!roll 1d10
TatsumakiBOTToday at 11:48 AM
:game_die: Rolling Dice!
[d10 : 3]

Sunaku Harupia · Dec 15, 2018

Harupia did consider raising his companion out of his pondering on how tog et down lower though he did notice his solution sooner than later. He moved aside to make a bit more room. It wasn't a luxurious space but enough for both of them to stand comfortably. His right hand twitched a bit at the added weight, but it wasn't something he could handle. Took slightly more effort to sustain a heavier load on the Cloud but he had a bit of practice with doing this with an additional person.

During the descent, he would speak up to say "I know you probably heard me say it over the radio but technically I didn't introduce myself... Sunaku Harupia. As much as the circumstances are unfavorable, its good to meet you" he finished extending his hand in greeting. He probably knew a lot less about the men than he should, but as far as the Kazekage trusted him (and said Kage was trusted enough by Sosuke to give the mantle to him), he was a much-needed ally in his eyes.

As he suspected the lower they went the more the climate change around them, what did surprise him was the temperature actually rising. He was adjusting the collar at his shirt as the moved down while saying "As much as I prefer warmth over cold, I am worried what's causing all this hear" while at the same time looking at his left hand, which seemed to shiver ever so slightly. Sandy dust rising from his fingers... which coincided with the general feeling of being drained. After a second he would say "Can you feel it too? Its as if something down there is gnawing at my chakra. If the team ended up down here with hostile forces and their power drained..." he let the sentence hang with a sigh. As if they didn't have a looming timer over their heads.

They did at least manage to move down without incident, and for the first few minutes, their path was pretty straightforward, with there being one direction. They did reach a crossroad of course, eventually. He looked at the two ways, the massive cavern clearly made by sandworm movent, the other smaller, but at the same time also looking as if it was burrowed. As they reached the spot he would muse for a second as he said "Sadly, I'm not really well versed with tracking in the open like this... I do remember in the snapshot the young chunin showed it seemed the place they were attacked was rather spacious. So unless you can find anything which may suggest otherwise I think we should go the right way" he finished wiping some sweat of his brow, while looking around the calm stillness of the cave. It was a magnificent sight in a way...shame he had little time to take it in.

OOC:
(Initial decision to go right assuming Reiko doesn't suggest otherwise. Also if I can ask to Clarify, does every choice need to be made in the spam of one posting turn?)

Mikaboshi · Dec 16, 2018

NPC: Masashi Reiko

There was some time of awkward quiet between them as the two slowly levitated into the tremendous hole in the ground which was broken at last by Harupia who turned slightly to look at Reiko and introduce himself with a handshake and by giving his name. Reiko was generally used to being treated as background radiation by others around him given the way that visitors to the Kazekage Tower typically had their attention fixated on their business with the Kazekage so the attempt at politeness surprised him lightly and for a moment it seemed like perhaps the Kazekage's guard dog might not respond at all but finally he clasped Harupia's hand with his left hand-- the cold steel of his prosthetic fingers masked underneath the leather of his glove.

"Masashi Reiko." He said, giving his name but saying nothing else. Even at the best of times, Reiko had always been a man of few words.

As they began to descend past the half-way point in their mid-air journey, Reiko felt the creeping sensation wash over him and with it steal away a portion of his body's chakra.
It was not an entirely unfamiliar feeling-- it was something he'd grown accustomed to while hunting beneath the Obsidian Palace --but coming into contact with it here was startling. Wind Country was a land of dangerous mysteries but eerie sinkholes that consumed the chakra of living creatures were not generally considered naturally occurring phenomena. For his part, Reiko didn't mind the rising heat. His body always ran hotter than most of the other people he encountered but the way his chakra seemed to simply leave his body was worrying.

"I feel it. Something down here is drawing it out of us." He responded to Harupia, answering his question about whether or not Reiko could feel the draining sensation as well. It was a bit of a jump to a conclusion but Reiko couldn't think of any naturally occurring circumstance which could create an effect that could lift chakra directly out of living creatures which meant that more than likely there was something causing it.

Pulling his left glove off of his hand, Reiko flexed the dermal muscle fibers in his prosthetic arm and with a crackle of angry dark red chakra he kicked the arm into gear [Equipping Mechanized Arm which has the Re-Energize augment that restores 2% maximum CP each round]. In addition to storing a small arsenal of useful medical and tracking supplies, the arm itself was constructed to be able to pull residual energy out of the air, re-purpose it and then feed it back into Reiko's chakra coil system to restore his bodily energy something like an oxygen reclamation system. The energy he'd already lost to the draining effect of the cavern felt greater than what he knew his arm's "backup generator" was able to produce but it would help in the long run by slowing the rate by which he lost energy.

"Sadly, I'm not really well versed with tracking in the open like this... I do remember in the snapshot the young chunin showed it seemed the place they were attacked was rather spacious. So unless you can find anything which may suggest otherwise I think we should go the right way."

"No, I agree. The snapshot showed them proceeding through the upcoming area before finding a door." Reiko explained in agreement with Harupia's assessment. "Keep your eyes open as we go forward. Whatever attacked the kid's team could be right around here."

The team hadn't said anything about the draining effect in the snapshot. That implied that they were either cripplingly inexperienced or it simply wasn't present when they'd descended the tunnel the first time. If that were the case then whatever it was that they'd disturbed down here was almost certainly the cause of it and if they were feeling it's effects already it meant whatever that source was would likely be in local proximity to them.

[Going with Harupia down the right path.]

OOC Notes

Gift of Lifehunt said:
The Red Prince [Veteran]
HP: 48,000 (65 + 15 x 600)
CP: 33,000 (40 + 15 x 600)
Class Bonus: Kinjutsu [Jashinism], +1 Ninjutsu Accuracy
High: Ninjutsu Accuracy
Medium: Melee Accuracy
Low: Genjutsu DC, Ranged Accuracy

BL/CA: Chigokai
Kinjutsu: Jashinism

Ninjutsu: 600/600
Taijutsu: 600/600
Genjutsu: 600/600
Agility: 600/600
Stamina: 600/600
Chakra Control: 600/600

Melee Accuracy = 23 + 2 = 25 (26 with weapon)
Ranged Accuracy = 19 + 2 = 21
Ninjutsu Accuracy = 27 + 2 = 30
Melee Dodge = 24 + 2 = 26
Ranged Dodge = 24 + 2 = 26
Ninjutsu Dodge = 24 + 2 = 26
Genjutsu Difficulty = 24
Genjutsu Save = 24

Relevant Modifiers:
• +2 Accuracy/Dodge [Chigokai Passive "Bloodlust"]
• +1 Ninjutsu Accuracy [Class Bonus]

Abilites

Shinobi 101: Visual Genjutsu with Ninjutsu Accuracy

Blood Magic [Kinjutsu Ability]

Blood Annointed [Kinjutsu Ability]

Journeyman [Branch Ability]

Willpower

Implacable

Gift of Lifehunt [Cursed Seal]

Jutsu Expansion

Sixth Sense

Healing Factor

Tracker

Weapon Mastery: Slashing

Stalker

Kinjutsu [Jashinism]

Kinjutsu [Jashinism]

Kinjutsu [Jashinism]

Gift of Lifehunt - Cursed Seal
Lifehunt refers to the innate sixth sense that all beings which have the blood of Orochi possess. It confers on them the ability to sense the heartbeats of living creatures around them in much the same way that a bat uses echolocation to detect objects. Each beat of a heart creates a ripple effect that Lifehunt senses and communicates to Reiko giving him a greater sense of his surroundings and making it much harder for living creatures to sneak around in his presence without his being aware of them. Lifehunt also represents a general sensitivity to the negative emotions created by the mortal soul during moments of hostility which are often referred to by martial artists as "bloodlust". Due to the Hunger he is drawn towards large concentrations of bloodlust like a shark to bloodied waters.
Effect(s):
• Melee Accuracy raised to "High".
• +5% chance of inflicting Bleeding. (2 Points)
• Failed Bleed/Suppression/Called Shot attempts add their % chance to the next attempt made during the same round (bypassing caps); the user's Bleed rank increases by 1 each round, cannot be lowered, and the user takes x1.5 Bleeding damage. (4 Points)
Cost: -6 CP Mod/rnd

Affinities and Sense Masteries
- Will Genjutsu [Knowledge]
- Kinetic Genjutsu [Knowledge]
- Water [Major + Minor Affinity]
- Non-Elemental [Minor Affinity]
- Fire [Minor Affinity]
- Blood [Minor Affinity]
- Vapor [Minor Affinity]
- Shadow [Minor Affinity]

Advanced Elements
- Shadow
- Blood
- Vapor

Inventory
- Pouch [Tool]
- Light Armor
- Antivenom

Weapons

"Reiko's right arm is a complex prosthetic limb that encompasses the hand, forearm, bicep and shoulder area of his left side. Crafted from synthetic polymers and carmont-enhanced steel, the arm itself has remarkable durability before taking any of it's other wondrous capabilities into account. With a synthetic chakra-system running through it, Reiko is able to mould and wield chakra just as proficiently as with his natural arm and the steel claws which adorn each of his fingertips are retractable to avoid any damage to his right hand when performing handseals."

Damage Type Unarmed
Accuracy/Damage Modifiers: +2 / -10%
Augments: Re-energize/Recovery/Steady

Jutsu Known

B-Rank
Reaper of Faith (Master Rank)
Prayer - Malicious Intent (Master Rank)

A-Rank
Prayer - Last Breath (Master Rank)

S-Rank
Prayer - Divine Judgement (Master Rank)

E-Rank
• Hot Weapon [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Stun [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• 1,000 Years of Pain Kai [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Mimic [Master Rank - Visual]
• False Surroundings [Master Rank - Visual]
• Eye Strain [Master Rank - Visual]

D-Rank
• Body Switch [Mastered -Non-elemental]
• Transformation [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Snapshot [Rank 1 - ANBU]
• Amensia [Master Rank - Will]
• Drunken Stupor [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Facepalm [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Basic Clone [Master Rank - Visual]
• Blur [Master Rank - Visual]
• Rorshach Eye [Master Rank - Visual]

C-Rank
• Cancel [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Chakra Sense [Rank 1 - ANBU]
• Active Camo [Mastered - ANBU]
• Crimson Tide [Master Rank - Blood Element]
• Red Tide [Master Rank - Blood Element]
• Hidden Mist [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Bloody Mist [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Specter Shade [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Dark Displacement [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Shadow Dance [Master Rank - Buffing]
• Crippled [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• After-Image [Rank 1 - Visual]
• Verse of Darkness [Rank 1 - Visual]

B-Rank
• Leech Seal [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Rasengan [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Chakra Blast [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Sanguine Shield [Master Rank - Blood Element]
• Curse of Anemia [Master Rank - Blood Element]
• White Mist [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Burning Mist [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Ebony Nightmare [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Underworld Prison [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Oblivious Rapture [Master Rank - Will]
• Phoenix Embrace [Rank 1 - Kinetic]
• Lingering Spark [Rank 1 - Kinetic]
• Bass Drop [Rank 1 - Audial]
• Advanced Clone [Master Rank - Visual]

A-Rank
• Perfected Rasengan [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Morality Sealing [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Gate of Enma [Rank 1 - Non-elemental]
• Drain Claw [Blood - Master Rank Element]
• Red Haze [Blood - Master Rank Element]
• Blood Thrall [Blood - Master Rank Element]
• Black Mist [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Steam Snare [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Shadow Summoning [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Absolute Void [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Zantetsuken [Rank 1 - Slashing]
• Higuma [Master Rank - Slashing]
• Annihilation [Rank 1 - Slashing]
• Fist of Sin [Master Rank - Unarmed]
• Fist of Virtue [Master Rank - Unarmed]
• Dance of the Waxing Moon [Master Rank - Unarmed]
• Devastating Aura [Master Rank - Buffing]
• Torment of the Physical Plain [Master Rank - Will]
• Corruption of the Earthly Plain [Master Rank - Will]
• Chaos of the Mental Plain [Rank 1 - Will]
• Delayed Agony [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Hemorrhagic Fever [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Tree Binding [Rank 1 - Kinetic]
• Blank Slate [Master Rank - Audial]
• Devil's Whisper [Master Rank - Audial]
• The Reaper's Gaze [Master Rank - Visual]
• Body Double [Master Rank - Visual]
• Night [Rank 1 - Visual]
• Invisibility [Rank 1 - Visual]

Gift of Lifehunt said:

Name of Jutsu: Gift of Lifehunt
CRPJ's Effect: Lifehunt refers to the innate sixth sense that all beings which have the blood of Orochi possess. It confers on them the ability to sense the heartbeats of living creatures around them in much the same way that a bat uses echolocation to detect objects. Each beat of a heart creates a ripple effect that Lifehunt senses and communicates to Reiko giving him a greater sense of his surroundings and making it much harder for living creatures to sneak around in his presence without his being aware of them. Lifehunt also represents a general sensitivity to the negative emotions created by the mortal soul during moments of hostility which are often referred to by martial artists as "bloodlust". Due to the Hunger he is drawn towards large concentrations of bloodlust like a shark to bloodied waters. The Gift of Lifehunt's effects are generally restricted to a localized area of around 15-20 meters around him.
Example RP of how it will be used: Closing his eyes, Reiko could no longer "see" in the traditional sense but he was still fully aware of those around him. There were two men standing directly in front of him and a third in the room beyond the hall that was attempting to hide his presence. Perhaps if the third man were more studied in the ways of stealth he might have been able to slow his heartbeat or conceal his presence through chakra-based means but as it stood he was a sheep that was unwittingly trying to hide from the sight of a predator that was entirely beyond him. With each beat of their hearts Reiko could feel the rush of blood surge through their blood vessels and each thump caused a surge of anticipation to hit him as the Hunger ached to taste their blood.
Reason why it cannot be used in battle: Gift of Lifehunt is the RP behind my character's Sixth Sense and Cursed Seal abilities. Technically during battle Gift of Lifehunt does not function but Sixth Sense and Cursed Seal abilities do.

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Patient Zero said:

Name of Jutsu: Patient Zero
CRPJ's Effect: Having consumed the blood of Orochi and awakened the latent ancestry in his blood, Reiko's body ebbs and flows with the corruption inherent in the Mad Ancient's blood. His lineage and his perhaps ill-conceived choice to drink Orochi's blood have given him complete immunity to the disease but the virus known as the Red Death lingers in his blood and is a threat to anyone who becomes exposed to his blood. Those that come in contact with his blood, saliva or the poisonous black vapor that he sometimes exhales risk contamination. The first stage of infection is an increase in hostile emotions which rapidly transitions to an unnatural feeling of hunger that can't be sated. Finally it manifests in a bottomless hunger for living flesh and blood making a feral "zombie" out of the infected person.

Infection is completely optional by the player of any character which comes into contact with Reiko's blood, are bitten by him or breathe in his vaporous breath weapon. Any character which is bitten, comes into contact with his blood or breathes his poisonous breath is at risk for infection but may be completely ignored if a player so chooses. Players which are infected by Reiko's Patient Zero effects are considered non-contagious and can't pass on their condition to others. In addition, being infected by Patient Zero cannot be used as a reason to initiate a modded battle unless all participating players agree.
Example RP of how it will be used:

!
!! Contamination !!
Contact with Reiko's blood, saliva and poisonous breath causes contamination with a mind-affecting hemo-virus. After an incubation period lasting the remaining duration of this thread you will become 'hungry' for human flesh but you will maintain the cognitive capacity to not attack anyone for the next 3 threads you are in. After that you will start to become like a zombie (but with ninja powers) and become aggressive beyond control or reason. You are aware that you are sick almost immediately and can put two and two together but you must do so in-character. There are a number of cures (which you might have to ask around to find as they were developed by in-character medical staff). If you are uncomfortable with this disease process, I will negate this effect because everything I do requires consent from players and i maintain a stance that it would be inappropriate for me to do otherwise. However, this might be an enjoyable story arc for you.

Reason why it cannot be used in battle: Patient Zero has an incubation period and does not happen immediately. If a player which interacts with me chooses to be infected then it cannot have any impact on the battle which is currently being fought.

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Raizo · Dec 18, 2018

The duo, utilizing their memories, were able to deduce rather easily which was the correct location. With that decision out of the way, they would continue onward on their path for whatever it was that might be at the end. If they had taken the left path instead, however, what would they have found?

A headache. The left path would lead for a bit further before it would start to slowly shrink in size until finally reaching a point they could not have traveled any further. It would be weird, like something small was drilling through the rock and suddenly started to increase in size. That was an odd drilling tactic and that was abnormal to Sandworms, the duo would have probably found themselves perplexed by such a thing, or they would have ultimately found themselves frustrated by the waste of time and chakra.

Instead, they would find themselves in a rather spacious pathway that seemed to remain constant. Looking around, they would not be able to ascertain anything potentially new; this passageway was probably made from the movements of Barynx. The further they traveled in, however, they would begin to notice the remnants of battle or at least a struggle. The scars in the rock would be old, some of the markings showing signs of fading, and the remains of dead scorpions and what appeared to be the rotting corpses of baby sandworms could be seen around. These were the remainders of a previous battle, one that took place well before the previous exploration crew, well before Reiko and Harupia entered the hole.

If either of them had eyes for tracking, or maybe were just lucky enough, they would notice fresh tracks on the ground, but not just heading forwards. Of course, they were would be some tracks running in the opposite direction, they already knew for certain Ataru had ran out of this area. Yet, there would tracks all around the remains of the scorpions and worms, not to mention not all the tracks appeared human. There would be sliding marks as if something was drug across the ground, and there would be strange paw-like marks. They would not be recognizable for most animals, being too big to be hykals or wolves.

All of this alone could have been enough, but there would be one more thing that one of them would notice. Reiko, the one who seems to be drawn to those around him like a predator to its surroundings. If his LifeHunt was working, he would feel it, heck he might even smell it; there was someone else close to them, and they were covered or at least strongly masked in the smell of blood. The heartbeat would be faint and the breathing heavy.

It would not be a matter of if they chose to investigate, the location of this new person would be directly ahead, they would be going towards this individual one way or another anyway. Heading a bit further they would come upon another individual in the prone, heavily damaged. While this one shared a lot of similarities to Ataru, they one they didn't share was a lowering of their tenacity. Upon seeing the approaching duo, the stranger would grit his teeth as chakra began to well up inside of himself. Pushing the chakra into the ground there would be a slight rumble as the defiant eyes of this new person locked on Reiko and Harupia.

"There are more of you... I will avenge my fallen brothers... my master... you all will pay..."

Reiko's chakra drain (0.04) = 29,463 CP remaining (received 660 back for Re-Energize)
Harupia's chakra drain (0.03) - 540x2 = 30,002 CP remaining
A wild ??? has appeared - will you fight or attempt something else?!
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Reiko
t!dice 1d10
TatsumakiBOTToday at 1:40 PM
:game_die: Rolling Dice!
[d10 : 4]
In the end, the result was: 4
RokuToday at 1:40 PM
Harupia
t!dice 1d10
TatsumakiBOTToday at 1:40 PM
:game_die: Rolling Dice!
[d10 : 3]
In the end, the result was: 3

Sunaku Harupia · Dec 23, 2018

Well, at least he was getting along with his teammate, as stiff as their interaction was. They had literary just met in rather strange circumstances. Still, he was glad to have the handshake accepted, though he did note the grip seemed to be rather harsh... He was ready to simply chalk it to Reiko's nature, though as they reached the ground and he took off his glove he saw his arm was... special. He blinked at the metallic gleam and the crackle of energy which came from it. Looked like something Sousuke would build... then again he assumed he wasn't the only person with the know how to make such a hand. As curious as he was about the details, those would need to wait for now.

They quickly agreed on the bigger cavern being most likely the one they saw in the snapshot and so they ventured forward, with him simply nodding towards his companion. A coin flip to be certain, and also there was a question of whether the other tunnel was there before or made later on...but investigating that would probably need to wait if necessary. They moved in silence, with Harupia looking around with a steady gaze, a glint of curiosity in his eyes. He kept mostly to the surface fo the desert, not the undergrounds. There was something awe-inspiring in the thought they were roaming the path breached through by the legendary Menace of the village...though all the rotting bodies of desert insects did bring the glamour down a bit. Though as he did with those he did see the mess of tracks under their feet. Human feet, a skid mark as if something was dragged or slithering through the floor, some...animal-like paws "Something has definitely happened here...do you think these were made by Ataru's team during one of their own out...or something dragging them back in?", again, not being well versed enough in the art of tracking to discern more detail.

For better or worse they would find something along their way. Another human, in almost as bad of a shape as the boy the ground before...but with a lot more fight in them. He was almost ready to dash over but Harupia could quite directly feel the rumble of earth underneath their feet, which caused him to take a step forward with one hand moving to the side to signal Reiko from not moving forward, the other board itself before him as if he was trying to signal he wasn't hostile as he said "Calm down now...I can feel you shifting the ground under us. Are you truly in a shape to try and assault those who seek to help you and any of the others who were wounded here?" As he said so his own sense was on high alert, ready for anyone else to come in view, and to try and defend himself from a potential attack. They may be close, but conjuring a shield with so much sand around him would be a matter. He was cautious, not moving into any questions, first wanting to calm down the one in front of them.

There was a different reason...perhaps a minor quibble but as much as the person before they looked as if they could be a member of Ataru's squad... the talk of brothers, and a master. He had no idea what kind of hierarchy the madman behind the Cabal of whatever pack of dogs the Daimyo raised in his kennel used, but not referring to her companions as a squad or leader did... rub him the wrong way. Perhaps more of a sign of the bond between the team...but they knew there was some kind of door in their way. Was it a door made by the lack of the Wind Countries leader? Did they come down at the same time as the Shinobi team? For now, he was watching, trying to see if he could spot any distinct mark of a Sunan Shinobi on the person before them, not making any threatening mobe, but being prepared to deflect any incoming attack.

(In case of an incoming attack I am preparing to use Desert Defelction[url] as a reflexive jutsu per its special action to defend against it)

MFT

Mikaboshi · Dec 30, 2018

NPC: Masashi Reiko

"Something has definitely happened here...do you think these were made by Ataru's team during one of their own out...or something dragging them back in?"

Kneeling down as Harupia wondered out loud about the tracks, Reiko ran one of his metallic fingers around the edge of one of the tracks. It was too large for most of the terrestrial predators which had feet with which to make tracks that made Wind Country their home and even if it weren't Reiko would have found it suspicious to be finding hykal or sand wolf tracks this deep underground when they primarily kept to the surface and caverns with shallow depths. There was one possibility that sprang to mind about terrestrial land predators but Reiko tucked that particularly fearsome thought away.

Ba-bump.

Like a ripple across a still surface of water, Reiko sensed the soft pulse of another heartbeat nearby causing his head to snap up to attention. It was... struggling. In his mind's eye he could see the rushing of blood as each of the heart's valves expanded and contracted to create the tell-tale heartbeat as it echoed through his being. It had the erratic cadence of a heart that was struggling to stave off an inevitable end as it raged against the coming dark and tried to keep the body it was housed within alive. Turning his head to Harupia, Reiko brought his index finger to his lips to indicate quiet and then motioned with his head to indicate that they were not alone as he quietly crept forward towards the source of the heartbeat.

The two came upon it quickly enough and the source was revealed to be a young man close to Ataru's age slumped against the wall and again regrettably soaked in his own blood. Unconsciously sucking in a sharp breath as he steeled himself against the returning avalanche of thirst and hunger, Reiko felt a hand on his chest as Harupia indicated that he shouldn't proceed any further. He was not attuned with the earth quite the same way as Harupia was and as a result had not felt the rumbling sensation nearly as early as his Sunaku contemporary had but following the advice of his ally, Reiko stayed put and after a moment or two the reason why Harupia had called a halt to their egress became clear as the gravely injured youth struggled to his feet and the earthen rumbling began to magnify.

"Calm down now...I can feel you shifting the ground under us. Are you truly in a shape to try and assault those who seek to help you and any of the others who were wounded here?

"There are more of you... I will avenge my fallen brothers... my master... you all will pay..."

"Kid if you keep shaking the ground like that whatever it was that did that to you is gonna figure out you're not dead and come back here real quick." Reiko cautioned, turning his head and keeping his senses open for the arrival of any other potential predators. They were in an unknown ground with an unknown number or type of hostiles which had torn a team of chuunin to shreds. Him shaking the ground as he was could bring an entire cavern of subterranean predators down on them if they weren't careful.

OOC Notes

Gift of Lifehunt said:
The Red Prince [Veteran]
HP: 48,000 (65 + 15 x 600)
CP: 33,000 (40 + 15 x 600)
Class Bonus: Kinjutsu [Jashinism], +1 Ninjutsu Accuracy
High: Ninjutsu Accuracy
Medium: Melee Accuracy
Low: Genjutsu DC, Ranged Accuracy

BL/CA: Chigokai
Kinjutsu: Jashinism

Ninjutsu: 600/600
Taijutsu: 600/600
Genjutsu: 600/600
Agility: 600/600
Stamina: 600/600
Chakra Control: 600/600

Melee Accuracy = 23 + 2 = 25 (26 with weapon)
Ranged Accuracy = 19 + 2 = 21
Ninjutsu Accuracy = 27 + 2 = 30
Melee Dodge = 24 + 2 = 26
Ranged Dodge = 24 + 2 = 26
Ninjutsu Dodge = 24 + 2 = 26
Genjutsu Difficulty = 24
Genjutsu Save = 24

Relevant Modifiers:
• +2 Accuracy/Dodge [Chigokai Passive "Bloodlust"]
• +1 Ninjutsu Accuracy [Class Bonus]

Abilites

Shinobi 101: Visual Genjutsu with Ninjutsu Accuracy

Blood Magic [Kinjutsu Ability]

Blood Annointed [Kinjutsu Ability]

Journeyman [Branch Ability]

Willpower

Implacable

Gift of Lifehunt [Cursed Seal]

Jutsu Expansion

Sixth Sense

Healing Factor

Tracker

Weapon Mastery: Slashing

Stalker

Kinjutsu [Jashinism]

Kinjutsu [Jashinism]

Kinjutsu [Jashinism]

Gift of Lifehunt - Cursed Seal
Lifehunt refers to the innate sixth sense that all beings which have the blood of Orochi possess. It confers on them the ability to sense the heartbeats of living creatures around them in much the same way that a bat uses echolocation to detect objects. Each beat of a heart creates a ripple effect that Lifehunt senses and communicates to Reiko giving him a greater sense of his surroundings and making it much harder for living creatures to sneak around in his presence without his being aware of them. Lifehunt also represents a general sensitivity to the negative emotions created by the mortal soul during moments of hostility which are often referred to by martial artists as "bloodlust". Due to the Hunger he is drawn towards large concentrations of bloodlust like a shark to bloodied waters.
Effect(s):
• Melee Accuracy raised to "High".
• +5% chance of inflicting Bleeding. (2 Points)
• Failed Bleed/Suppression/Called Shot attempts add their % chance to the next attempt made during the same round (bypassing caps); the user's Bleed rank increases by 1 each round, cannot be lowered, and the user takes x1.5 Bleeding damage. (4 Points)
Cost: -6 CP Mod/rnd

Affinities and Sense Masteries
- Will Genjutsu [Knowledge]
- Kinetic Genjutsu [Knowledge]
- Water [Major + Minor Affinity]
- Non-Elemental [Minor Affinity]
- Fire [Minor Affinity]
- Blood [Minor Affinity]
- Vapor [Minor Affinity]
- Shadow [Minor Affinity]

Advanced Elements
- Shadow
- Blood
- Vapor

Inventory
- Pouch [Tool]
- Light Armor
- Antivenom

Weapons

"Reiko's right arm is a complex prosthetic limb that encompasses the hand, forearm, bicep and shoulder area of his left side. Crafted from synthetic polymers and carmont-enhanced steel, the arm itself has remarkable durability before taking any of it's other wondrous capabilities into account. With a synthetic chakra-system running through it, Reiko is able to mould and wield chakra just as proficiently as with his natural arm and the steel claws which adorn each of his fingertips are retractable to avoid any damage to his right hand when performing handseals."

Damage Type Unarmed
Accuracy/Damage Modifiers: +2 / -10%
Augments: Re-energize/Recovery/Steady

Jutsu Known

B-Rank
Reaper of Faith (Master Rank)
Prayer - Malicious Intent (Master Rank)

A-Rank
Prayer - Last Breath (Master Rank)

S-Rank
Prayer - Divine Judgement (Master Rank)

E-Rank
• Hot Weapon [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Stun [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• 1,000 Years of Pain Kai [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Mimic [Master Rank - Visual]
• False Surroundings [Master Rank - Visual]
• Eye Strain [Master Rank - Visual]

D-Rank
• Body Switch [Mastered -Non-elemental]
• Transformation [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Snapshot [Rank 1 - ANBU]
• Amensia [Master Rank - Will]
• Drunken Stupor [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Facepalm [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Basic Clone [Master Rank - Visual]
• Blur [Master Rank - Visual]
• Rorshach Eye [Master Rank - Visual]

C-Rank
• Cancel [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Chakra Sense [Rank 1 - ANBU]
• Active Camo [Mastered - ANBU]
• Crimson Tide [Master Rank - Blood Element]
• Red Tide [Master Rank - Blood Element]
• Hidden Mist [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Bloody Mist [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Specter Shade [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Dark Displacement [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Shadow Dance [Master Rank - Buffing]
• Crippled [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• After-Image [Rank 1 - Visual]
• Verse of Darkness [Rank 1 - Visual]

B-Rank
• Leech Seal [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Rasengan [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Chakra Blast [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Sanguine Shield [Master Rank - Blood Element]
• Curse of Anemia [Master Rank - Blood Element]
• White Mist [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Burning Mist [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Ebony Nightmare [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Underworld Prison [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Oblivious Rapture [Master Rank - Will]
• Phoenix Embrace [Rank 1 - Kinetic]
• Lingering Spark [Rank 1 - Kinetic]
• Bass Drop [Rank 1 - Audial]
• Advanced Clone [Master Rank - Visual]

A-Rank
• Perfected Rasengan [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Morality Sealing [Mastered - Non-elemental]
• Gate of Enma [Rank 1 - Non-elemental]
• Drain Claw [Blood - Master Rank Element]
• Red Haze [Blood - Master Rank Element]
• Blood Thrall [Blood - Master Rank Element]
• Black Mist [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Steam Snare [Master Rank - Vapor Element]
• Shadow Summoning [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Absolute Void [Mastered - Shadow Element]
• Zantetsuken [Rank 1 - Slashing]
• Higuma [Master Rank - Slashing]
• Annihilation [Rank 1 - Slashing]
• Fist of Sin [Master Rank - Unarmed]
• Fist of Virtue [Master Rank - Unarmed]
• Dance of the Waxing Moon [Master Rank - Unarmed]
• Devastating Aura [Master Rank - Buffing]
• Torment of the Physical Plain [Master Rank - Will]
• Corruption of the Earthly Plain [Master Rank - Will]
• Chaos of the Mental Plain [Rank 1 - Will]
• Delayed Agony [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Hemorrhagic Fever [Master Rank - Kinetic]
• Tree Binding [Rank 1 - Kinetic]
• Blank Slate [Master Rank - Audial]
• Devil's Whisper [Master Rank - Audial]
• The Reaper's Gaze [Master Rank - Visual]
• Body Double [Master Rank - Visual]
• Night [Rank 1 - Visual]
• Invisibility [Rank 1 - Visual]

Gift of Lifehunt said:

Name of Jutsu: Gift of Lifehunt
CRPJ's Effect: Lifehunt refers to the innate sixth sense that all beings which have the blood of Orochi possess. It confers on them the ability to sense the heartbeats of living creatures around them in much the same way that a bat uses echolocation to detect objects. Each beat of a heart creates a ripple effect that Lifehunt senses and communicates to Reiko giving him a greater sense of his surroundings and making it much harder for living creatures to sneak around in his presence without his being aware of them. Lifehunt also represents a general sensitivity to the negative emotions created by the mortal soul during moments of hostility which are often referred to by martial artists as "bloodlust". Due to the Hunger he is drawn towards large concentrations of bloodlust like a shark to bloodied waters. The Gift of Lifehunt's effects are generally restricted to a localized area of around 15-20 meters around him.
Example RP of how it will be used: Closing his eyes, Reiko could no longer "see" in the traditional sense but he was still fully aware of those around him. There were two men standing directly in front of him and a third in the room beyond the hall that was attempting to hide his presence. Perhaps if the third man were more studied in the ways of stealth he might have been able to slow his heartbeat or conceal his presence through chakra-based means but as it stood he was a sheep that was unwittingly trying to hide from the sight of a predator that was entirely beyond him. With each beat of their hearts Reiko could feel the rush of blood surge through their blood vessels and each thump caused a surge of anticipation to hit him as the Hunger ached to taste their blood.
Reason why it cannot be used in battle: Gift of Lifehunt is the RP behind my character's Sixth Sense and Cursed Seal abilities. Technically during battle Gift of Lifehunt does not function but Sixth Sense and Cursed Seal abilities do.

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Patient Zero said:

Name of Jutsu: Patient Zero
CRPJ's Effect: Having consumed the blood of Orochi and awakened the latent ancestry in his blood, Reiko's body ebbs and flows with the corruption inherent in the Mad Ancient's blood. His lineage and his perhaps ill-conceived choice to drink Orochi's blood have given him complete immunity to the disease but the virus known as the Red Death lingers in his blood and is a threat to anyone who becomes exposed to his blood. Those that come in contact with his blood, saliva or the poisonous black vapor that he sometimes exhales risk contamination. The first stage of infection is an increase in hostile emotions which rapidly transitions to an unnatural feeling of hunger that can't be sated. Finally it manifests in a bottomless hunger for living flesh and blood making a feral "zombie" out of the infected person.

Infection is completely optional by the player of any character which comes into contact with Reiko's blood, are bitten by him or breathe in his vaporous breath weapon. Any character which is bitten, comes into contact with his blood or breathes his poisonous breath is at risk for infection but may be completely ignored if a player so chooses. Players which are infected by Reiko's Patient Zero effects are considered non-contagious and can't pass on their condition to others. In addition, being infected by Patient Zero cannot be used as a reason to initiate a modded battle unless all participating players agree.
Example RP of how it will be used:

!
!! Contamination !!
Contact with Reiko's blood, saliva and poisonous breath causes contamination with a mind-affecting hemo-virus. After an incubation period lasting the remaining duration of this thread you will become 'hungry' for human flesh but you will maintain the cognitive capacity to not attack anyone for the next 3 threads you are in. After that you will start to become like a zombie (but with ninja powers) and become aggressive beyond control or reason. You are aware that you are sick almost immediately and can put two and two together but you must do so in-character. There are a number of cures (which you might have to ask around to find as they were developed by in-character medical staff). If you are uncomfortable with this disease process, I will negate this effect because everything I do requires consent from players and i maintain a stance that it would be inappropriate for me to do otherwise. However, this might be an enjoyable story arc for you.

Reason why it cannot be used in battle: Patient Zero has an incubation period and does not happen immediately. If a player which interacts with me chooses to be infected then it cannot have any impact on the battle which is currently being fought.

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Raizo · Jan 8, 2019

It might not have been clear to the two who had just appeared, but upon the face of the blood covered shinobi there would be a mixture of many different emotions. Confusion, disbelief, frustration, consternation and ultimately back to rage. He could not be certain if they were telling the truth or if this was a trap.

"No, this is another game... another trap... can't trust... anyone..."

Something had him spooked, something he had seen down in these depths had caused this emotion and high level of distrust, but none of that seemed important at the moment. His chakra would continue to focus until something would cause his focus to shatter completely. A voice.

"Stand down, Akito."

From behind the bloody young man would be a female covered in all black clothing, with red trim and tremendous amounts of blood splatter. Within his left hand was a blade that seemed to reflect light in a way that a rainbow aura seemed to be emanating from it. Upon her face, aside from glasses, would be an etched scowl. It was a rather cold expression...

"Niji-sama..."

For the one known as Niji, The Rainbow Warrior.

Akito would collapse to the ground as if he had seen a ghost. Niji, keeping her distance but holding her sword down to the side as to not come off as aggressive without showing that her guard was completely lowered. Her right hand, if noticed, would be wrapped in a deep, dark blood-stained cloth, completely concealing the whole hand.

"Who are you? Did Ataru escape?"

It was cold and stern responses, but it might be understandable for how things had been going thus far. There was still the gnawing of a draining sensation filling up the atmosphere, and now there were two injured shinobi before them. Just what had transpired?

"Did you kill him?"

An even colder question as her left hand seemed to reaffirm its grasp on her blade.

Reiko's chakra drain (0.04) = 29,463 CP remaining (received 660 back for Re-Energize)
Harupia's chakra drain (0.03) = 30,002 CP remaining
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OOC: Still make some small tweaks to this but wanted to get this up to keep it rolling, sorry for the delay!

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