Regardless of whether or not Ori-chan answered her, Ara would gladly relinquish her communicator should her team mate truly need it due to giving hers to Toso-kun. Once everything was all settled, Ara would follow in behind Toso-kun and hurry along to the waterside. It was almost like a siren was calling for her to come to the water's edge to meet a very watery and horrifying end. Their squad leader seemed quite headstrong on something, though something seemed to be bothering him. Walking alongside the fellow Hojo member, Ara looked up to him before giving him an elated smile. Although initially tired at first, thanks to Ori-chan's expert use of her clan's jutsu to burn her cheeks, forcing her to fully awaken, the squidling seemed to be pretty hyped about her first mission. While on their way through the entrance, she noticed that the people they passed were pretty abundant with goods. This certainly was a trading port after all, only making their mission here all the more harder...Speaking of which, what was their mission again? Investigating some kind of weird thing or whatever? She would need to remember it sooner or later, and rather than straight up ask Toso-kun, she decided against it until it was brought up again by one of her two mates. "It's a pretty cool port at least. Do you think they have sweets here, Toso-kun? I should have brought my money. Ika~" Just as she spoke of inhaling sugary foods, Ara found something quite troubling about the stall they had just passed. It all started with a peculiar scent, one that irked her more than any other feature of the town so far. She craned her head around and discovered a sight that was most gruesome. Some sick b*****d was selling grilled and fried squids near their position. The mere sight of this was too much for the young Ara, forcing her head away as her mood dropped significantly. She did not know exactly why it felt as if a dagger had been inserted into her chest, but it probably had to do with the squids. Was she some type of mythical child of a squid god or something before her accident?
Speaking of which, Toso-kun seemed to be getting ready to interrogate some people about whatever, leaving Ara to her own devices. She spun around to face the other way and waved at Toso-kun to get his attention. "I'm gunna go search other places around the docks and stuff, Ika~ I'll yell if I need you or Ori-chan, Toso-kun. Stay out of trouble~" While certainly being playful around her only known relative, her advice was probably far better suited for her in every sense of the way. She bounded off towards the docks and part of town closer to the water, her arms out stretched and near the back of her as she turned a corner to go and investigate stuff. While not having a clue as to what exactly she was searching for, if anything did seem suspicious, she would most likely run to go inform Toso-kun. There was not much land to cover nearby, as she came to find out, that would not involve going to the wharf alone. A bit saddened by her findings, she crossed her arms and gave a pout while looking into the water below. Even though this place seemed kind icky and rather dirty, part of it still felt just right for her. Maybe it was seeing a large body of water or possibly even just simply being able to see her reflection. She felt like some type of weird mix between an adult and child, a person who was on a very mature quest, but had still some semblance of a childhood within them. She sat down and swung her legs some before wondering what to do with herself now that her plans to go explore the areas nearby Toso-kun were all washed up. "I guess I could go back. Not like there's anything out here anyway." She told herself, continuing to gaze out at the view in front of her for a little while longer. Once she was sated with what she had found, Ara picked herself up from sitting and began to the long trek back towards Toso-kun's last seen position, which was the inn that he had went to go investigate at. Along the way, she found a colorful tent giving away free candy to anyone who passed near. Her sweet tooth ringing, the squidling made a detour and stopped there to pluck some candy out of the stall owner's hands before putting it in her pockets to safe keeper. Once that was done, she hurried back to Toso-kun's location, where he would hopefully still be chatting up locales about whatever he was after.
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•·.·´¯`·.·•´Learning Reductions`•.¸¸.•´ ● Learn ninjutsu two (2) posts faster. ● Learn bloodline techniques one (1) post faster.
•·.·´¯`·.·•´Disciplines`•.¸¸.•´ ○ Blood Knight: Your bloodline techniques possess greater power, allowing them to overwhelm techniques of the same rank, and preventing them from succumbing to elemental weaknesses of techniques the same rank. Can cast bloodline techniques through one-handed seals. ○ Elemental Specialist: You are only able to have one (1) chosen chakra element. Your elemental ninjutsu possess greater power, allowing them to overwhelm techniques of the same element and rank, and preventing them from succumbing to elemental weaknesses. You begin with two (2) additional ninjutsu slots, and earn an additional three (3) ninjutsu slots whenever you rank up.
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boo boo booBLOOP_ BLoOp_ bLoOp ´¯`·.¸¸.->Tōsokurui Ashi Hojo <-.¸¸.·´¯`·. pup pup pup´¯`·.¸¸.->I'm not squidding around here...<-.¸¸.·´¯`·. pup pup pupNothing is ever just black and white.
With Ara's light hearted dispatch without Toso being able to get much of a word in he'd recieve the holier than thous disengenious assertion and leave Ara to her devices. His words however, weren't entirely useless. If the men near the wharf spoke of fanciful tales there had to have indeed been a source of which to produce said fanciful tales. Mildly satisfied Toso would then proceed downwards toward the sea side to the burly men porting their cargo with sweat gleaming off their brows. The smell of the salty briny air, the endless squawking, the sound of cranks pulling and pushing. How reminiscent it was of home. His trip here for now would be for leisure's sake first. First he'd inquire with a local odds and ends dealer about the purchase of a shoddy plate for one ryou. Then, approaching the ports end his tentacles rose from his shoulders out the collar of his coat causing many a confused and intrigued if not uncomfortable glances from the porters. Toso's tentacles would then go to town. Pulling fish straight from the ocean with ease. While they were catapulted into the air as if painting a morbid picture Toso removed one of his two brushes and as if drawing a picture in the air sliced each of the fish that flailed into a fine patchwork sashimi. The other hand then would catch each individual piece on the cheap yet efficient disposable platter. The tentacles there after then gathered the remnants of the fish and tossed them in the nearest barrel being used for waste. This was no five star meal for certain but he was pleased with the results. Perhaps he'd pursue a career as a sushi chef one day like his father did. It was the duty of the Hojo male to be the main one to cook the family meals after all. At least that was how it was in his family.
If Liori had gone with Ara Toso would attempt to communicate with one of them. If she hadn't he could only assume that Liori would have declined Ara's offer to her communicator and that the youngling squid still had it on her person. "Bloop this is your squad leader, I've procured our mornings sustenance. Please meet at the northernmost wharf where we will be taking our brief respite." Of course if Liori did happen to accept that offer and follow Toso...it would be a bit strange if not a completely dumb scenario where in he would hear the other communicator next to him which would be met with a sigh and a blank thought of how and why. If Liori was there however, as Toso cut the fish for the dish there was an almost sinister if not mildly eerie aura coming off the squiggly sensei but it left in an instant the minute the cutting concluded. To put it into perspective in would have appeared to be a purple and black glowing squid aura.
As Toso waited for whomever to gather and waited for some porters to pick their jaws back up. He'd ask one of the porters nearest him happening to be carrying a sack of wheat from the mountains about whether he had heard tales of barbaric men with the strength some would say could level mountains or if they'd happen to see signs of smoke or inhabitants in the distant northern coast whenever they had set sail. He also inquired if the boy had any knowledge of the environment since he seemed the bright eyed explorative youth. The porter boy appeared young, mayhaps only a few years older than himself and one of the few porters who didn't seem to be actively taking detours suspicious if not wary of squidman. Comparing him to the rest of the motley crew, seeing him with just this bag of grain while others carried and hauled crates seemed he was still trying to find his place. Hopefully the boy would have something to say that may aid the merry band in their quest. Toso was seeking any information he could before the intended trekking along the coastline. As he waited for the porters response and his squads rendezvous Toso would begin eating the sashimi...or at least it would be believed to be eating. He didn't open his jacket's collar and was simply sliding the pieces through the gap which could only be assumed as his mouth.
❞ ·.¸¸.-;Buffs<-.¸¸.·´❞ ○ ○ ○ ○ ❞ ·.¸¸.->Passives<-.¸¸.·´❞ • Kanboku(Formless Style) Post reduction +2 > B +3 > C • Kanboku(Ink Based Chakra Cost) Reduced by ½ to a minimum of 5 • Art of the Bloop: Ink & Brush Based Techniques Cost [10] less to cast • Art of the Bloop: Every other Technique Costs [5] more to cast • Santa's Knowledge 2: Ninjutsu Post reduction +2 • Class Bukijutsu Post reduction +2 • Class Bloodline Post reduction +2 • Squid At Heart: Post Reduction +1 For Hojo Clan Inking Methods/Blends • Multi-Jointed: Can contort body seamlessly for disturbing outcomes. • Endai Ika [ Far Reaching Squid ]: As if cracking a whip, the Hojo clan member is able to outstretch his arms up to 10 yards (30 Feet).
❞ ·.¸¸.->Disciplines<-.¸¸.·´❞ •Blood Bender: User receives an additional 3 custom bloodline techniques. To clarify, these are custom techniques that must involve and utilize the character's bloodline. +1 Locked Formless Slot
•Mystic Hero: The user is much like a hybrid warrior, focusing on mixing ninjutsu into their personal arsenal. Through their great devotion to this path the user can cast ninjutsu without hand seals while wielding a weapon, D at genin, C at chunnin, B at Jounin, A at Konin, and S at Sannin. These techniques maintain the same description and criteria to use, as well as require the same amount of time to mold the chakra through the weapon as would be needed to perform hand seals, meaning the techniques are not instantaneously cast. The user’s spirit is so strong, that they can utilize their physical bukijutsu techniques to negate ninjutsu techniques of the same rank or below.
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❞ ·.¸¸.->Equipment<-.¸¸.·´❞ ~Left Sleeve *Arsenal of the Sleight of Hand* Φ Wire 20 Yards Φ Suiton Brush Φ 2x X-ray lenses [In Case] Φ 2x Night lenses [In Case] Φ 2x Light Diffraction Lenses [In Case] ~Right Sleeve *Arsenal of the Sleight of Hand* Φ General Brush Φ Empty Expansion Atlases [2] ~Waist~ Φ Belt of Assorted Inks contained in flasks ~Feet~ Φ Silent Soles
❞ ·.¸¸.->Trivia<-.¸¸.·´❞ Φ Hojo Clan Ink can only be removed with hot water. Φ Locked Formless Style Brush: Rank A Φ Locked Formless Style Soft Mental: Rank B Φ Locked Formless Style Soft Physical: Rank C Φ 5' 9/175.3 cm : 172lbs/78 kg : A.k.A~Monochrome Squid
♥ Liori groaned to herself once they had entered the port town, it seemed everyone in her squad had different ideas of what to do in their down time. And after the effeminate man had given them no useful information besides how much of a right a** he was it took all her willpower not to give him the bird, whether it be the explosive one perched on her forearm or her middle finger... it was up for debate in her mind. 'I don't think anyone would miss the horses a**. No, mission wasn't to start fights with random strangers. Or fights in general.' She thought to herself with a resigned scrunch of her nose. Pulling herself from her thoughts was the young squidling shoving a communicator into her hands, apparently she thought Liori needed it more. 'Guess I need to keep recon going...' She thought to herself, slipping the tech into place. Her left eye fluttered back to a close as connection with her retina and the third eye implanted into the bird. In an instant light began to flood over her like holes being pinholes being poked through a hanging sheet. Resisting the urge to flinch she took in the sight of her, less then appeased, face staring at the bird. Lifting her forearm higher as it shook lightly from the clay birds take off. She guided it high above the town, just high enough that anyone spotting it might mistake it for a seagull but low enough so she could still make out the various things, places, and people she should be scouting for on a moments notice. With the prep all set up she looked around for her squad... who had ran off while she was getting the jutsu ready apparently. "Wow. I see how it is." She bit off with a small pout.
Part of her wanted to just turn heel and walk right out of the village out of spite, part of her told her just to explore until she gets radioed, and the last more reasonable part of her told her to find the one squad member without a radio and stick to her like glue. That was reasonable right? She wasn't just developing a slight over protectiveness for the squidling, that'd be crazy. 'I mean who knows what might happen to her with all these burly, and pretty shady looking, men walking around the pier. Only finding her for the better of the mission... Keep telling yourself that Liori.' She thought to herself, brows ever so slightly furrowed as her clay raven started it search for the squidling as she walked down the main street, what she assumed was the main street. Finding a squid in the middle of a port town was a lot harder than she had initially assumed, dont get her wrong she was able to find one of the squids she was watching for almost instantly after all Toso stood out like a sore thumb just be movement alone... Ara however was still a smol little child making her form a lot harder to notice with her sweeping glances. Her brows continued to furrow with the more time she spent unable to spot Ara. 'I'm lucky the mission target is supposed to be a giant beast of a man or whatever, if they were a half pint like the squidling this would be a lot more of a pain. Thought, I still have yet to even get a glance of the target. Maybe they just aren't he-' Her thoughts were interrupted by a familiar mop of blue hair springing around bellow her crow. Liori made a b-line straight for the squidling, to make matters more of a pain was Toso radioing through on the communicator. He was telling them to meet up with him at the towns wharf.
'Great, he assumes I'm with Ara.' She thought to herself, scolding herself for being unable to keep up with her announcement to keep an eye on the squidling while she wandered town. Tapping her mic softly she paused with silence for a moment. "Uh, this thing on...? Whatever, Liori responding. On my way to pick up Ara. Will relay the order shortly." She answered, her right eye spotting Ara walking towards what looked to be an inn."Whoa there squidling! Just got word in from the jell-o man himself. He wants us to meet him at the wharf." She yelled out to her smol squad mate, waving slowly for her attention, "Just a short walk this way, already got sight on his position." She waited for the squidling to acknowledge her before turning on her heel and making her way towards the meeting point. Compared to hunting down the squidling getting to the wharf was a cake walk, she knew the exact location... at least she did if Toso didn't happen to move form the position she observed him at last. Her clay bird currently tasked on keeping an eye on Ara, in the event she decided to get distracted with the town again. Now that she wasn't bothered, worried, with Ara she had time to take in the town itself. Discomfort started growing in her gut, she was starting to realize why she didn't want to come to this place. She stopped suddenly and gripped her head as her headache started flaring. Small flashes of memory drifted through her mind, this was the last place she saw her old squad... thought she wasn't really 'there' so to speak, she was struggling to keep her eyes open by the time they arrived int he port. It was the place Nathaniel had handed her off to someone as she lost consciousness completely. Peeling her hands off her face she starred at her apparently worried mending mouths, who had developed matching frowns. She peeked over at her young squad mate before making a small smile. "I'm alright. Just a small headache." She said with a laugh, picking her pace back up towards the wharf. She dropped the smile as she slipped her hands into her jacket pockets, eye trained forward as the wharf came into view. Before long she was able to spot the squad leader, who was talking to a young lad. "What did I say about cradles Toso." She mumbled to him once she was finally beside him. She was using the joke to keep her mind off her own thoughts, worrying about her old squad would get her nowhere.
[ -5 Chakra for Bakuhatsu-Tekina Kōkei (Explosive Sight) Upkeep ][Candies:: 5 + whatever rolled] Chakra Pool:: [470 //505] Stamina Pool:: [145 //145]
Quote; "To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing." Liori's Theme; Get Up :: Windmills
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Having been busy exploring the sights and views of the dirty little town, Ara had been unable to catch a glimpse or hear the effeminate sailor "help" the group with their mission goal. She also could have been gathering intelligence about what kind of stuff they might want to be on the lookout for, but it was not like any of that would ever reach through the child's head after she got feeling to go to the waterside and explore some. Although some stops seemed to be in a state of disrepair or just some semblance of having improvement done, it was still a pretty big let down for her. The small squidling had been expecting something far more impressive and probably cleaner that what had greeted the group. She felt a little bad for abandoning her squad members so suddenly, but both of them were much more suited for combat than she was. Ara knew some offensive jutsu, but she knew that Toso-kun and Ori-chan could take on an army of sailors, or hell, even the entire port population. It probably could have helped for her to mention to Toso-kun that he had forgotten to teach her that one technique he spoke about yesterday that he said he would before they moved out. Woe and behold, here tomorrow was, with Ara still not knowledgeable about whatever it was. She would not fret too much over it, as he was probably just thinking about the mission, which was far more important than teaching some amnesiac shinobi squid.
Continuing to scout about town, which would be Ara's way of explaining her sudden and mysterious disappearance from the mission for a short while, she made her way past the crowd of burly looking sailors and even more threatening people who gave her a glance over, almost as if they were sizing her up for a quick fight or whatnot. Attempting to recount her steps taken and find her way back towards the inn, she looked up to the sky to try and find Ori-chan's birds she might have been using still. She could not find it, though it was mostly because she was unaware of the fact that it was pretty much trailing her every move. Once in front of the inn, Ara looked around confused. She was almost certain this was where Toso-kun had been to before? Did he move away after his brief conversation with the weird sounding guy, or was he still inside. The little squid gal began to step inside before hearing the familiar sound of her Ori-chan calling to her.
Spinning around on her heel, Ara waved back, smiling to the white haired squad mate and hurrying over towards her. ""Ori-chan! I've been looking for you everywhere!" Once in front of the female, Ara walked longside her as the two made their way to Toso-kun's location. According to her, he had told them both to meet up at the wharf, with Ori-chan knowing his exact location after getting visual from him. That clay bird technique is super cool. Gotta figure out how to do that someday. The squidling thought to herself while beginning to explain to her friend what she was doing. "Sorry for running off, Ori-chan. I was busy scouting around and making sure nobody knew we were coming! I figured I could sneak around better because of being so small. I bet Toso-kun would say that it was another Shimizu blessing. Do you...Ori-chan?"
After noticing that the girl was not well, Ara's usual chipper and optimistic tone suddenly took on a very serious and concerned sound. She furrowed her brows and tried to check up on Ori-chan as best she could. "Ori-chan! What's wrong?" She did her best to pry her hands from her face to no avail. It was only when she moved them on her own accord did Ara get to experience a wave of relief. She laughed it off and said it was a small headache, something which the young squid was not going to buy. She gave a pout before walking closer to Ori-chan, almost like a pet would when its companion was wounded or temporarily weakened by whatever means. "It's okay, Ori-chan. I'll make sure nobody tries to mess with you. Just lead us to the wharf." After another short while, the two arrived at the destination with little hassle. Along the way, Ara had taken the liberty of checking up at Ori-chan every now and again. After that display earlier, there was no way she was going to let anything happen to her. While still not efficient at keeping enemies at bay, Ara knew more than her fair share of spitting ink everywhere and making a getaway. Toso-kun was busy mingling with another guy, the squidling simply falling into place and waving to the leader. She was debating on telling him about Ori-chan's episode, but would act out on her decision on a later date. Things were too important right now.
Candy Found: 8 + 3 + (5) = 16
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•·.·´¯`·.·•´Debuffs`•.¸¸.•´ ☒ ☒ ☒
•·.·´¯`·.·•´Active Techniques`•.¸¸.•´ ● [ Rank X ]
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•·.·´¯`·.·•´Passives`•.¸¸.•´ ● Shimizu Ika [ Clear Water Squid ]: Sacrificing the physical attributes of a squid and leaning toward a squid's vast intelligence, the Hojo clan member reduces the cost of Suiton based techniques by 1 Rank. [Does not Apply to Ink] ● Ancestor's Blessing: Bloodline techniques cost 5 less chakra to perform. ● Squiddly Body: Due to her heritage, Ara is quite flexible with her body, able to bend more easily than others.
•·.·´¯`·.·•´Learning Reductions`•.¸¸.•´ ● Learn ninjutsu two (2) posts faster. ● Learn bloodline techniques one (1) post faster.
•·.·´¯`·.·•´Disciplines`•.¸¸.•´ ○ Blood Knight: Your bloodline techniques possess greater power, allowing them to overwhelm techniques of the same rank, and preventing them from succumbing to elemental weaknesses of techniques the same rank. Can cast bloodline techniques through one-handed seals. ○ Elemental Specialist: You are only able to have one (1) chosen chakra element. Your elemental ninjutsu possess greater power, allowing them to overwhelm techniques of the same element and rank, and preventing them from succumbing to elemental weaknesses. You begin with two (2) additional ninjutsu slots, and earn an additional three (3) ninjutsu slots whenever you rank up.
The little boy watched with some level of confusion as the squidman ate his sashimi. Head cocked to the side, he had to shake it vigorously to clear it up completely before remembering what he'd been asked. "Yeah, big guys! I saw a few around the mountains, though they spoke weird. Some...musical gibberish. But they had axes and cut trees down with one hit!" There was awe clearly in his voice, but also trepidation, for he knew well that others tormented him for his 'fanciful tales'.
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 6:25 am
boo boo booBLOOP_ BLoOp_ bLoOp ´¯`·.¸¸.->Tōsokurui Ashi Hojo <-.¸¸.·´¯`·. pup pup pup´¯`·.¸¸.->I'm not squidding around here...<-.¸¸.·´¯`·. pup pup pupNothing is ever just black and white.
This was quite the well of information. Despite it being common sense that is. The main concern was whether or not these individuals that had Giant-san concerned was whether or not they were fictitious in the first place. As per this boy's witness account Toso would find confirmation within it even if it did sound like he was spinning a yarn. However, something concerned him, not in a frightful manner but more in a curious manner. 'musical gibberish' To Toso there was no such thing as musical gibberish as music was a form of art. In addition to knowing music is a form of art and self expression it also has a rather infamous reputation for being associated with ritualistic cabals and religious rites. Toso could only hope this 'musical gibberish' was simply just an act of eccentricism on the part of these alleged 'giants.' "Bloop, when you put it that way it seems you've seen these feats yourself. I'd like to thank you for this information Bloop. Feel free to carry on."
Whether or not the porter boy choose to stay or not Toso had at least a direction. Chances were the mountainous region along the coast northbound was their most likely location. "Bloop righto, I'd like us to take what this boys said to action. We'll survey the mountainous region specifically to the north. Liori-chan bloop, do tell if you see any recent deforestation in addition to trees that seem to level at fast almost inhuman like paces." Toso's head cocked slightly to the side realizing he was still holding the disposable plate of Sashimi. "Ah, bloop. Eat up to. Lest you've already found yourselves something to eat. Bloop. We're still on recess after all, though not for long. Bloop."
Placing the plate atop a crate for sake of convenience the still fresh Sashimi would sit looking a bit lonely without any soy sauce, wasabi, or even ginger to accompany it but this didn't seem to have bothered Toso who judging by the dent of already missing pieces of fish had already had his fair share of a serving. Then as if a signal went off inside of his head upon seeing Ara who seemed distraught looking at Liori. He came to two conclusions but decided to pursue the one with lighter inclination. "Ah bloop, no worries Ara-chan you must have thought I'd forgotten but my intentions were to show you here in a safe place rather than in the field bloop." The statement was light hearted despite the ever present monotony of the Squid - man's Tone. Seconds later came the unzipping of a collar and a stream of black barf that littered the ground seeping under the feet of the two girls.
Wiping away the excess a finally visible smile made itself known...while onlookers were rather...disgusted if not caught off guard by the display. "I'm going to show you one of my special techniques. I've aptly named it after myself in a sense. Tōsō inku. The pronunciation is almost the same don't you think? Bloop." At the end of his statement the squid seemed to have melted and vanished in a inky black vanishing act where his body seemed to melt like that of a drawing being smudged. There were no hand signs, no traces of his existence he just seemed altogether gone. It was pretty quiet for some time. Then Ara would probably feel a shifting beneath her feet as what could be considered a zombie rising from the dead motif occurred as the Squid-sensei rose with only his Torso showing. "Consider your ink to be an extension of your body. Bloop. Like our extra limbs our ink is no different. Bloop. One in the same bloop." Then Toso would shoot out another Bulb of ink...except this was more of a floating ball. It stood floating like a large balloon above Ara and Liori about Ten feet or so. If they were to look down again they would see that Toso was gone again. If they were to look up at the floating ball of ink he would be upside down dangling. "Unlike transportation via water puddle your ink needn't be connected."
Suddenly the sound of a pop came before Toso's ink mine burst. Taking into account it was made hastily for teaching purposes it was far from as durable as it should have been. The squid fell down rather...unimpressively on his face again. Proving utmost to be the shining example of a leader he quickly got back up on his feet and dusted himself off. "I was able to discover this by focusing inward into myself. Bloop. Believing in what could be simplified as calling my ink a friend Bloop. It may be different for you Ara-chan Bloop. Like the Hojo I may be uncertain if different inks have different...ah personalities bloop? Depending on the Hojo its formed in. Bloop. But the first step if you're interested is always trying. Of course it has to be your own ink bloop. That goes without saying. Bloop. I believe it to be quite the beneficial stealth tool." Toso didn't go much into detail about the bubble he just made although it might have peaked the Hojo's curiosity.
❞ ·.¸¸.-;Buffs<-.¸¸.·´❞ ○ ○ ○ ○ ❞ ·.¸¸.->Passives<-.¸¸.·´❞ • Kanboku(Formless Style) Post reduction +2 > B +3 > C • Kanboku(Ink Based Chakra Cost) Reduced by ½ to a minimum of 5 • Art of the Bloop: Ink & Brush Based Techniques Cost [10] less to cast • Art of the Bloop: Every other Technique Costs [5] more to cast • Santa's Knowledge 2: Ninjutsu Post reduction +2 • Class Bukijutsu Post reduction +2 • Class Bloodline Post reduction +2 • Squid At Heart: Post Reduction +1 For Hojo Clan Inking Methods/Blends • Multi-Jointed: Can contort body seamlessly for disturbing outcomes. • Endai Ika [ Far Reaching Squid ]: As if cracking a whip, the Hojo clan member is able to outstretch his arms up to 10 yards (30 Feet).
❞ ·.¸¸.->Disciplines<-.¸¸.·´❞ •Blood Bender: User receives an additional 3 custom bloodline techniques. To clarify, these are custom techniques that must involve and utilize the character's bloodline. +1 Locked Formless Slot
•Mystic Hero: The user is much like a hybrid warrior, focusing on mixing ninjutsu into their personal arsenal. Through their great devotion to this path the user can cast ninjutsu without hand seals while wielding a weapon, D at genin, C at chunnin, B at Jounin, A at Konin, and S at Sannin. These techniques maintain the same description and criteria to use, as well as require the same amount of time to mold the chakra through the weapon as would be needed to perform hand seals, meaning the techniques are not instantaneously cast. The user’s spirit is so strong, that they can utilize their physical bukijutsu techniques to negate ninjutsu techniques of the same rank or below.
❞ ·.¸¸.-Techniques Used<-.¸¸.·´❞ Φ Tōsō inku 逃走インク(Fleeing Ink/ Literal:Getaway Ink) Rank: C (Teaching) Description: The Hojo Clan member can pass through ink itself for the minor duration and travel through areas covered in their own ink to reappear in any subsequent area there is ink. Similar and not unlike Shunshin, this technique has a maximum usage of three times per battle. Combining the skill with the knowledge from water walking grants it's user the ability to slide,sled, or glide on their own ink. {Description Pending}
ΦJiraiinku 地雷インク (Explosive Ink Mine/ Literal: Ink Mine) Rank:X,(Trained As B) Description: Combining Suiton and Fuuton chakra with their bloodline the Hojo creates an ink bubble that floats singularly in place that explodes when touched or is remotely detonated via hand seal. This technique can be blended if Twin Blend 050 has been learned resulting in the combined inks inherent effects if applicable. It's strength and numbers can be increased with increased expenditure of Chakra. E-1, D-2, C-4, B-6, A-12, S-16. All Ink Mines start at the lowest size. The size can be Increased with further expenditure of Chakra. E-Golfball, D-Baseball, C-Basketball, B-Exercise Ball, A-Boulder, S-Bigger Boulder (Formula: Blend+Number+Size=Cost) The effectiveness of each mine shot wise is determined by size E=1/8th D=1/4th C=1/2 B-A=1 S-S+=2(I.e This would skip a Blend like Corrosive Blends setting phase and turn Constricting Blend to an Instant effect)
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❞ ·.¸¸.->Equipment<-.¸¸.·´❞ ~Left Sleeve *Arsenal of the Sleight of Hand* Φ Wire 20 Yards Φ Suiton Brush Φ 2x X-ray lenses [In Case] Φ 2x Night lenses [In Case] Φ 2x Light Diffraction Lenses [In Case] ~Right Sleeve *Arsenal of the Sleight of Hand* Φ General Brush Φ Empty Expansion Atlases [2] ~Waist~ Φ Belt of Assorted Inks contained in flasks ~Feet~ Φ Silent Soles
❞ ·.¸¸.->Trivia<-.¸¸.·´❞ Φ Hojo Clan Ink can only be removed with hot water. Φ Locked Formless Style Brush: Rank A Φ Locked Formless Style Soft Mental: Rank B Φ Locked Formless Style Soft Physical: Rank C Φ 5' 9/175.3 cm : 172lbs/78 kg : A.k.A~Monochrome Squid
♥ Liori took perch on a crate next to Tōso as he chatted with a young boy, who was going on about what seemed to be their mission target. She rubbed her temples gently for a moment before dropping her hands to her lap. She had been resisting the urge to look at the squidling she had accompanied to the wharf, the squid in question seemed to be watching her like a hawk now. She could practically feel her eyes attempting to peer inside her even now. Closing her own eyes she continued to listen to the conversation her squad leader was having while she soared freely through her clay bird, it helped sooth the raging headache that was storming through her forehead. She lead the bird away from circling her team, fearing it might stand out to the locals, and instead choosing to survey the parts of town she glossed over while on the hunt for Ara. 'Muscial gibberish? While working? Hm... They could be simply singing to pass the time, what with the monotonous activity of deforesting by hand. Or the songs might empower them? Do they produce it loud enough to scare away wildlife or humans? So many possibilities.' Liori through to herself, deciding to keep her theories on what the mountain men could be using the gibberish for until she could observe them. After all ideas can be powerful, if someone latched onto one single idea they might discount the other possibilities should evidence be provided. Tōso finished his talk with the young urchin, prompting her to open her right eye and at least return to the solid ground for a couple minutes while they regrouped their thoughts. She lifted her sight to her squad leader as he issued her new orders. "Got it. I can't get too far from the bird so I'll re-task it once we leave the town. Also, so far I've seen nothing resembling giant men in town... which was to be expected I suppose." She said, reaching for a piece of raw fish Tōso had placed on the crate between them. Popping one into her mouth she savored the craftsmanship of the simple dish. "Ya know jell-o man, if you ever tire from shinobi life I'm sure you'd make bank working as a chef." She complimented, resting her hands on the sides of the crate and leaning back slightly. Deciding to see how the youngest of the group was holding up she was met with the worried gaze. She sighed internally before putting a smile up to help defuse the tension. The squad leader soon joined in on the silent conversation, but thankfully for Liori he interpreted the anxiousness on the squidlings body language and face as eagerness to learn.
Not a moment later Tōso proceeded to vomit up some thick black substance all over the wharf bellow them. Liori lifted her feet off the wooden boards in time to avoid her shoes being mucked. She looked at him in confusion before looking at the Sashimi in an acquisitory way. Her nose was still scrunched when the jell-o man decided to speak up and clear up her misunderstanding. 'Tōsō Inku? So its ink? Man they really are squids.' She thought to herself, the disgust fading from her gut before picking up another piece of the fish Tōso had prepared and popping it in her mouth like the first. While this demonstration was all for Ara, she decided not to take the time to zone out and instead decided to catalog the technique to memory in the event it ever gets used on her. Once Tōso seemed to have melted out of existence only to bringing himself halfway out of the ink in front of the squidling Liori started to catch onto how it seemed to work. 'Ah, so its like when I use Tsuchi Gunjikoudou no Jutsu, but instead of merely submerging into the ground he can melt into the ink. Thats a very thin plane to hide his existence in, though it would seem to have a range problem if you don't use enough ink whereas I can go anywhere the ground exists.' She thought to herself before her leader blew a bubble of ink which floated in the air above them, her eye taken off of the submerged jell-o man for a few seconds and he was already gone again. Using reason she lifted her sight back up to the balloon where he was standing upside down. She nodded in understanding as he finished his demonstration before his balloon of ink popped, speckling the area bellow it. Liori groaned as she closed her right eye, irritation returning to her gut as she felt the ink speckle her clothing. Taking a deep breath to calm herself she reopened her eye and glared at the jell-o man. "Please refrain from doing that again." She said, restraining her anger as she looked down at her outfit. Her new jacket had little black dots all over it, whereas the ink didn't really show on her black shirt and shorts... she could also spot a couple places on her skin the ink had latched to. Attempting to rub the ink off provided to be impossible, even with spit. With a long sigh she stared up at the sky, the day couldn't keep getting worse could it? 'First the nightmare, then the fragments of memories teasing her, then the headache coming back in full force, now my only outfit is stained with this blasted ink?' She thought, seething on the crate before standing up on her feet. She was ready for the day to be over.
[ -5 Chakra for Bakuhatsu-Tekina Kōkei (Explosive Sight) Upkeep ][Candies:: 7 + 5 + whatever gets rolled] Chakra Pool:: [465 //505] Stamina Pool:: [145 //145]
Quote; "To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing." Liori's Theme; Get Up :: Windmills
Shooting Ori-chan a glance that straight out told her that she would be watching her every move now, Ara crossed her arms at whatever facade the squad mate was trying to shoot at her. While not really looking the part, Ara was certainly not going to let anybody she knew suffer like that and just allow them to walk out like nothing had happened. The issue was that she didn't want to ask what had caused her little mini breakdown, fearing that Ori-chan would either get angry, yell at her, or smack her on the head with one of her weird mouth hands that were still very cool. Maybe she could even have hands that could shoot ink out just like her. More thought on that later, as Toso-kun had spoken about their newest set of orders for the mission.
After talking with that boy, the squad leader gave them his plan to go scout out the mountainous area nearby to the north. After which, he asked Ori-chan to go and scout nearby for any signs of people mucking about with the forest. Naturally, Ara continued to silently pout at her friend as she did so, making sure to stay near her in case she want through another series of "headaches" that might break her concentration. Toso-kun also made it a point to show the girls their breakfast for the day, a plate of sashimi nearby which Ara and Ori-chan happily helped themselves too. It felt good to have something on her stomach, even if it was something from the sea. For whatever reason, the squidling always preferred land creatures for food rather than aquatic ones. Call it another part of her that she didn't know about. "This is good, Toso-kun. You're a really good chef. Ika~"
After the breakfast, Toso-kun seemed to have noticed Ara's expression, keeping his promise as he taught her a technique from their clan. Presumably, it was within that guidebook he had given her long ago before they were on the same squad, but it would be nice to have a live example shown before her. To begin, he unzipped part of his jacket and allowed what appeared to be chunky oil slosh onto the ground and stew while Toso-kun sunk into his pool of ink. While as disgusting as it was for everyone around, Ara's eyes were immediately drawn towards the technique. She tried to see what he was going to do next, but came up surprised when the little squid jumped back in surprise as the leader's torso appeared close by her, instructing her on how to perform the technique. He than spat out what looked like a water bubble of ink and dove back down into his little puddle. In another moment, he reappeared on the bottom of the bubble and showed that ink didn't need to be connected like a certain water technique. Before he could probably say anything else, the bubble popped, sending the teacher fumbling onto the ground as Ara laughed to herself.
She looked to the wall nearby before filling her mouth with ink and spitting out a large blob at the wall. Next, the young one repeated the series of events and spat out a large blob of ink at the ground while stepping on top of it and preparing herself. Silently, Ara viewed the ink splatter on the wall as an extension of herself as instructed before sinking down into her puddle of ink below her. All was silent for a few seconds before her bottom half began to surface out of the ink on the wall. Unfortunately, it appeared that she was stuck as her legs failed around, trying to free her top half as they used the wall as leverage to pry herself from her prison. Eventually, she was able to reform her top half and fall from the wall onto her rear. Shaking her head, Ara spun around and faced Toso-kun, looking at him for a peer review. "How was that, Toso-kun? Ika~ Did I do it right? What was that bubble from earlier though?" She turned her head to look at a very angry Ori-chan, who was now slightly dirty from the ink bubble bursting. She tried to rub off the ink, but to no avail. Ara found that her ink, and Toso-kun's as well, seemed to be impossible to get off without some type of cleaning solution or something. Maybe she could get it off back at the village? Or better yet, she had a walking encyclopedia right here with them. "Also, can our ink be washed off? It seems a lot like glue. Ika~"
Candy Found: 16
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•·.·´¯`·.·•´Buffs`•.¸¸.•´ ☑ ☑ ☑
•·.·´¯`·.·•´Debuffs`•.¸¸.•´ ☒ ☒ ☒
•·.·´¯`·.·•´Active Techniques`•.¸¸.•´ ● [ Rank X ]
● [ Rank X ]
● [ Rank X ]
•·.·´¯`·.·•´Passives`•.¸¸.•´ ● Shimizu Ika [ Clear Water Squid ]: Sacrificing the physical attributes of a squid and leaning toward a squid's vast intelligence, the Hojo clan member reduces the cost of Suiton based techniques by 1 Rank. [Does not Apply to Ink] ● Ancestor's Blessing: Bloodline techniques cost 5 less chakra to perform. ● Squiddly Body: Due to her heritage, Ara is quite flexible with her body, able to bend more easily than others.
•·.·´¯`·.·•´Learning Reductions`•.¸¸.•´ ● Learn ninjutsu two (2) posts faster. ● Learn bloodline techniques one (1) post faster.
•·.·´¯`·.·•´Disciplines`•.¸¸.•´ ○ Blood Knight: Your bloodline techniques possess greater power, allowing them to overwhelm techniques of the same rank, and preventing them from succumbing to elemental weaknesses of techniques the same rank. Can cast bloodline techniques through one-handed seals. ○ Elemental Specialist: You are only able to have one (1) chosen chakra element. Your elemental ninjutsu possess greater power, allowing them to overwhelm techniques of the same element and rank, and preventing them from succumbing to elemental weaknesses. You begin with two (2) additional ninjutsu slots, and earn an additional three (3) ninjutsu slots whenever you rank up.
boo boo booBLOOP_ BLoOp_ bLoOp ´¯`·.¸¸.->Tōsokurui Ashi Hojo <-.¸¸.·´¯`·. pup pup pup´¯`·.¸¸.->I'm not squidding around here...<-.¸¸.·´¯`·. pup pup pupNothing is ever just black and white.
((Ooc: So it's just been determined we're using the custom training base line for learning customs so it would only take 2 posts to learn Toso Inku since it's base rank is C.)) Toso provided a tentacled clap at Ara's performance she caught on quick to say the least. That was one truth of the Shimizu. Still when she got stuck Toso provided here with a little tutors insight. "Bloop. Try not to get too caught up with worldly distractions. The only thing that exists is you and your ink bloop when you're together. Bloop. Think of it as a easily envious lover. bloop. If you think about anyone or anything else it will get jealous and reject you." With that statement Ara would have plopped out on her butt leaving Toso internally amused with a jiggle but not showing a visible smile.
"Another technique that I hope to teach you one day bloop but we've no time now." Toso responded quickly with eagerness to her first question but as to her second a visible sweat drop formed. There was indeed a way to remove the Hojo ink stains but...divining that information could be dangerous. While the Hojo inks were indeed potent they all had one incredibly crippling weakness. Scalding water. It was ironic to think that one of the Hojo's greatest strengths was also one their greatest weaknesses. However, using the guise of trying to save time Toso responded with a simple "Yes. Bloop." After all Ara asked if there was a way not what it was. Toso figured he'd cheeky and let her find out herself. Certainly if she read the guidebooks first page she'd find out after the second line of text.
"Well then Bloop." He said academically with a firmness. "Once you've found yourself satisfied with your recesses we'll meet at the northern coast bloop." In an inky black haze with a short and sweet departure Toso was gone to wait along the northern coast. While he hadn't said anything about compliments in regards to his cooking his cockiness manifested itself when he was alone as he began to pantomime just how good he was blooping heartily with confidence.
Total Condoods: 17+10(Bonus Candoods)=27 Candoods.
❞ ·.¸¸.-;Buffs<-.¸¸.·´❞ ○ ○ ○ ○ ❞ ·.¸¸.->Passives<-.¸¸.·´❞ • Kanboku(Formless Style) Post reduction +2 > B +3 > C • Kanboku(Ink Based Chakra Cost) Reduced by ½ to a minimum of 5 • Art of the Bloop: Ink & Brush Based Techniques Cost [10] less to cast • Art of the Bloop: Every other Technique Costs [5] more to cast • Santa's Knowledge 2: Ninjutsu Post reduction +2 • Class Bukijutsu Post reduction +2 • Class Bloodline Post reduction +2 • Squid At Heart: Post Reduction +1 For Hojo Clan Inking Methods/Blends • Multi-Jointed: Can contort body seamlessly for disturbing outcomes. • Endai Ika [ Far Reaching Squid ]: As if cracking a whip, the Hojo clan member is able to outstretch his arms up to 10 yards (30 Feet).
❞ ·.¸¸.->Disciplines<-.¸¸.·´❞ •Blood Bender: User receives an additional 3 custom bloodline techniques. To clarify, these are custom techniques that must involve and utilize the character's bloodline. +1 Locked Formless Slot
•Mystic Hero: The user is much like a hybrid warrior, focusing on mixing ninjutsu into their personal arsenal. Through their great devotion to this path the user can cast ninjutsu without hand seals while wielding a weapon, D at genin, C at chunnin, B at Jounin, A at Konin, and S at Sannin. These techniques maintain the same description and criteria to use, as well as require the same amount of time to mold the chakra through the weapon as would be needed to perform hand seals, meaning the techniques are not instantaneously cast. The user’s spirit is so strong, that they can utilize their physical bukijutsu techniques to negate ninjutsu techniques of the same rank or below.
❞ ·.¸¸.-Techniques Used<-.¸¸.·´❞ Φ Tōsō inku 逃走インク(Fleeing Ink/ Literal:Getaway Ink) Rank: C (Teaching) Description: The Hojo Clan member can pass through ink itself for the minor duration and travel through areas covered in their own ink to reappear in any subsequent area there is ink. Similar and not unlike Shunshin, this technique has a maximum usage of three times per battle. Combining the skill with the knowledge from water walking grants it's user the ability to slide,sled, or glide on their own ink. {Description Pending}
ΦJiraiinku 地雷インク (Explosive Ink Mine/ Literal: Ink Mine) Rank:X,(Trained As B) Description: Combining Suiton and Fuuton chakra with their bloodline the Hojo creates an ink bubble that floats singularly in place that explodes when touched or is remotely detonated via hand seal. This technique can be blended if Twin Blend 050 has been learned resulting in the combined inks inherent effects if applicable. It's strength and numbers can be increased with increased expenditure of Chakra. E-1, D-2, C-4, B-6, A-12, S-16. All Ink Mines start at the lowest size. The size can be Increased with further expenditure of Chakra. E-Golfball, D-Baseball, C-Basketball, B-Exercise Ball, A-Boulder, S-Bigger Boulder (Formula: Blend+Number+Size=Cost) The effectiveness of each mine shot wise is determined by size E=1/8th D=1/4th C=1/2 B-A=1 S-S+=2(I.e This would skip a Blend like Corrosive Blends setting phase and turn Constricting Blend to an Instant effect)
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❞ ·.¸¸.->Equipment<-.¸¸.·´❞ ~Left Sleeve *Arsenal of the Sleight of Hand* Φ Wire 20 Yards Φ Suiton Brush Φ 2x X-ray lenses [In Case] Φ 2x Night lenses [In Case] Φ 2x Light Diffraction Lenses [In Case] ~Right Sleeve *Arsenal of the Sleight of Hand* Φ General Brush Φ Empty Expansion Atlases [2] ~Waist~ Φ Belt of Assorted Inks contained in flasks ~Feet~ Φ Silent Soles
❞ ·.¸¸.->Trivia<-.¸¸.·´❞ Φ Hojo Clan Ink can only be removed with hot water. Φ Locked Formless Style Brush: Rank A Φ Locked Formless Style Soft Mental: Rank B Φ Locked Formless Style Soft Physical: Rank C Φ 5' 9/175.3 cm : 172lbs/78 kg : A.k.A~Monochrome Squid
♥ Liori continued to scrub away at the dots off ink speckling her person while Ara played around in the ink. She wanted to be angry and complain about how much of a waste of time it was, but it was a useful technique and might very well save the squidlings life one day so she decided to let it slide... plus they were still on a break as Toso would point out later. Her eyes perked up when Ara asked if there was a way to remove the ink, seemingly for Liori's sake. Hope sparked in her body like a campfire being stoked, but was extinguished by Toso's answer. A simple yes. 'These squids. Calm Liori. Probably just a clan secret.' She tried to reason with herself as she pinched the bridge of her nose in frustration. She took a few minutes to compose herself as Toso wobbled around like a bowl of jell-o and announced their next meeting point. "Lets just get this over with." She grumbled under her breath as she started making her way towards the northern coast. She kept her clay bird trained around the edges of the bay town, its linking eye still spotting no giants to speak of. She bit on the inside of her cheek as the headache continued to drum along as if taunting her for failing to find their objective yet.
[ -5 Chakra for Bakuhatsu-Tekina Kōkei (Explosive Sight) Upkeep ] [ooc: Short post to keep this moving] Chakra Pool:: [460 //505] Stamina Pool:: [145 //145]
Quote; "To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing." Liori's Theme; Get Up :: Windmills
Listening to Toso-kun's feedback with the jutsu, Ara gave a nod of her small head as she looked back at the wall where she had just been expelled from. While he gave a short answer to her question of how to get Hojo ink off of everything, she figured it would be in the guidebook and would give it a read while they would travel towards their next destination. She spun back towards the ink coated wall before running headfirst and jumping towards the ink, allowing herself to instantly be consumed by the large splatter on the wall. Instantly, she soon expelled herself from the ink splatter on the floor where she originally was, landing in front of the two just as Ori-chan shot the captain a dirty look for not being of much help to her.
Once content with the information he received, the trio were off towards the mountains. Ara eagerly remained by Ori-chan's side, in case she had another spill or tried to slip away and have another episode. From her comment, she seemed like she was pretty much done with the mission, or at least tired of walking everywhere. For as evolved and wealthy as she thought Kumo was, didn't they have a better way of getting around? Deep down, Ara just wanted to swim the entire way to her heart's content, loving nothing more than to flop like the fish in the water. "Off we go!~" The inkling said while following suit with Ori-chan. She would grab the guidebook for the Hojo clan that was super cool of Toso-kun to make before looking at the girl beside her. "Hey Ori-chan, ika~ I need you to make sure I don't get in trouble, okay? I'm gunna try and find out what gets ink off of stuff." Without waiting for an answer, Ara would immediately reach for Ori-chan's hand before grabbing it if she could. She then used her free hand to look for any interesting tidbits in the guidebook as the traveled.
Candy Found: 16 + 10 = 26
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•·.·´¯`·.·•´Buffs`•.¸¸.•´ ☑ ☑ ☑
•·.·´¯`·.·•´Debuffs`•.¸¸.•´ ☒ ☒ ☒
•·.·´¯`·.·•´Active Techniques`•.¸¸.•´ ● [ Rank X ]
● [ Rank X ]
● [ Rank X ]
•·.·´¯`·.·•´Passives`•.¸¸.•´ ● Shimizu Ika [ Clear Water Squid ]: Sacrificing the physical attributes of a squid and leaning toward a squid's vast intelligence, the Hojo clan member reduces the cost of Suiton based techniques by 1 Rank. [Does not Apply to Ink] ● Ancestor's Blessing: Bloodline techniques cost 5 less chakra to perform. ● Squiddly Body: Due to her heritage, Ara is quite flexible with her body, able to bend more easily than others.
•·.·´¯`·.·•´Learning Reductions`•.¸¸.•´ ● Learn ninjutsu two (2) posts faster. ● Learn bloodline techniques one (1) post faster.
•·.·´¯`·.·•´Disciplines`•.¸¸.•´ ○ Blood Knight: Your bloodline techniques possess greater power, allowing them to overwhelm techniques of the same rank, and preventing them from succumbing to elemental weaknesses of techniques the same rank. Can cast bloodline techniques through one-handed seals. ○ Elemental Specialist: You are only able to have one (1) chosen chakra element. Your elemental ninjutsu possess greater power, allowing them to overwhelm techniques of the same element and rank, and preventing them from succumbing to elemental weaknesses. You begin with two (2) additional ninjutsu slots, and earn an additional three (3) ninjutsu slots whenever you rank up.
boo boo booBLOOP_ BLoOp_ bLoOp ´¯`·.¸¸.->Tōsokurui Ashi Hojo <-.¸¸.·´¯`·. pup pup pup´¯`·.¸¸.->I'm not squidding around here...<-.¸¸.·´¯`·. pup pup pupNothing is ever just black and white.
The guidebook stated very distinctly. "As with most clans, the Hojo have a weakness. While our inks aren't subject to alcohol it's weakness lies in something even more common. Bringing any form of water to a boil or an extreme temperature will result in a complete and utter denaturation of the Hojo ink. Adhesive properties and detriments affecting the skin can be alleviated on certain targets via a simple [Snake] hand sign but coloration on articles of clothing will remain indefinite until cleansed. Hojo typically on a subconscious level rid themselves of this coloration out of instinct in order to prevent being subject to predatory individuals but are still prone to accidental or intentional self staining of attire. It's highly advised to keep the properties of Hojo ink discreet from potential opponents. In the event one needs to rid an ally's garments of coloration it's highly recommended to casually invite them to a local hot spring and 'accidentally' push them in fully clothed or insist they smell bad. If all else fails remember 'Do not panic' and insist to buy them a new outfit of the similar make if not better to prevent them from asking too many questions. If having befallen this ill fate in the field there is no immediate method of removal excluding the following. -The Hojo must forcefully apply pressure and rub their bare skin on the afflicted areas using their natural oils to remove the ink in a an often time consuming effort.- In addition encounters with those of the Futton [ Boil Release ] heritage is strongly, strongly, incredibly, undeniably, suggested to be avoided at all costs. For more information on how coloration can make you a profit turn to [PG 64: Hojo Dyeing Services 101]"
When everyone rendezvoused at the norther coast Toso was looking expectantly. However, Liori's face showed apt discomfort and Ara was taking the time to brush up on the content he'd provided her. "I'll take the lead. It would be more beneficial if we fan out from here to cover more area. But..bloop..." Toso had placed a now spawning tentacle beneath his chin in a curious manner. "I think it best we have aliases. Feel free to refer to me as whatever you like. If nothing comes to mind I'll answer to Monosquid. Bloop." Raising a tentacle he'd then wave it around. "Blast Babe could you give Inkling your communicator. Bloop." Toso didn't know what inclinations the word Babe had in full more or less according to his father you use the term Babe for a girl that's banging or on fire and since Liori was of the explosive heritage she seemed a girl that was booming and banging a lot maybe she even did catch fire every now and then.
"I'll head dead center for the the mountainous region and see what I can find. My arms will spare me where everyone else's legs may fail. Inkling bloop. This may seem tasking bloop but if we get to the base of the mountain and find nothing I'd like you to swim along the coastline to get around the northern mountains to see if their are any encampments that may be hidden on the opposite coast but avoid any deep waters I don't want you getting caught in any swells or undertow or worse. Bloop. Blast Babe. You're our eye in the sky I'm leaving it to you to find anything out of the ordinary or if you see any encampments at the base of the northern mountains before we get too close. Bloop. Ara and I will remain in radio contact. If you've found something signal either of us with you avian bloop. Until we reach our destination feel free to fan out simply remain within eye contact of one another. Bloop." With the orders dispersed in same calm and collected manner as always Toso would proceed with a sprint down the coast towards the northern mountains. The recess was now over. He made that incredibly apparent as his pace was a swift one. Whether or not Liori and Ara choose to stick by him as they headed forward was up to them. Whatever hazards laid in wait as they proceeded forward would hopefully be discerned ahead of time or hopefully they'd be prepared for.
❞ ·.¸¸.-;Buffs<-.¸¸.·´❞ ○ ○ ○ ○ ❞ ·.¸¸.->Passives<-.¸¸.·´❞ • Kanboku(Formless Style) Post reduction +2 > B +3 > C • Kanboku(Ink Based Chakra Cost) Reduced by ½ to a minimum of 5 • Art of the Bloop: Ink & Brush Based Techniques Cost [10] less to cast • Art of the Bloop: Every other Technique Costs [5] more to cast • Santa's Knowledge 2: Ninjutsu Post reduction +2 • Class Bukijutsu Post reduction +2 • Class Bloodline Post reduction +2 • Squid At Heart: Post Reduction +1 For Hojo Clan Inking Methods/Blends • Multi-Jointed: Can contort body seamlessly for disturbing outcomes. • Endai Ika [ Far Reaching Squid ]: As if cracking a whip, the Hojo clan member is able to outstretch his arms up to 10 yards (30 Feet).
❞ ·.¸¸.->Disciplines<-.¸¸.·´❞ •Blood Bender: User receives an additional 3 custom bloodline techniques. To clarify, these are custom techniques that must involve and utilize the character's bloodline. +1 Locked Formless Slot
•Mystic Hero: The user is much like a hybrid warrior, focusing on mixing ninjutsu into their personal arsenal. Through their great devotion to this path the user can cast ninjutsu without hand seals while wielding a weapon, D at genin, C at chunnin, B at Jounin, A at Konin, and S at Sannin. These techniques maintain the same description and criteria to use, as well as require the same amount of time to mold the chakra through the weapon as would be needed to perform hand seals, meaning the techniques are not instantaneously cast. The user’s spirit is so strong, that they can utilize their physical bukijutsu techniques to negate ninjutsu techniques of the same rank or below.
❞ ·.¸¸.-Techniques Used<-.¸¸.·´❞ Φ Tōsō inku 逃走インク(Fleeing Ink/ Literal:Getaway Ink) Rank: C (Teaching) Description: The Hojo Clan member can pass through ink itself for the minor duration and travel through areas covered in their own ink to reappear in any subsequent area there is ink. Similar and not unlike Shunshin, this technique has a maximum usage of three times per battle. Combining the skill with the knowledge from water walking grants it's user the ability to slide,sled, or glide on their own ink. {Description Pending}
ΦJiraiinku 地雷インク (Explosive Ink Mine/ Literal: Ink Mine) Rank:X,(Trained As B) Description: Combining Suiton and Fuuton chakra with their bloodline the Hojo creates an ink bubble that floats singularly in place that explodes when touched or is remotely detonated via hand seal. This technique can be blended if Twin Blend 050 has been learned resulting in the combined inks inherent effects if applicable. It's strength and numbers can be increased with increased expenditure of Chakra. E-1, D-2, C-4, B-6, A-12, S-16. All Ink Mines start at the lowest size. The size can be Increased with further expenditure of Chakra. E-Golfball, D-Baseball, C-Basketball, B-Exercise Ball, A-Boulder, S-Bigger Boulder (Formula: Blend+Number+Size=Cost) The effectiveness of each mine shot wise is determined by size E=1/8th D=1/4th C=1/2 B-A=1 S-S+=2(I.e This would skip a Blend like Corrosive Blends setting phase and turn Constricting Blend to an Instant effect)
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❞ ·.¸¸.->Equipment<-.¸¸.·´❞ ~Left Sleeve *Arsenal of the Sleight of Hand* Φ Wire 20 Yards Φ Suiton Brush Φ 2x X-ray lenses [In Case] Φ 2x Night lenses [In Case] Φ 2x Light Diffraction Lenses [In Case] ~Right Sleeve *Arsenal of the Sleight of Hand* Φ General Brush Φ Empty Expansion Atlases [2] ~Waist~ Φ Belt of Assorted Inks contained in flasks ~Feet~ Φ Silent Soles
❞ ·.¸¸.->Trivia<-.¸¸.·´❞ Φ Hojo Clan Ink can only be removed with hot water. Φ Locked Formless Style Brush: Rank A Φ Locked Formless Style Soft Mental: Rank B Φ Locked Formless Style Soft Physical: Rank C Φ 5' 9/175.3 cm : 172lbs/78 kg : A.k.A~Monochrome Squid
♥ As she continued to follow after Toso she had called back her clay bird, to follow along just ahead of them while she took a breather from all this frustration by letting herself drift back fully into the bird while she walked. She almost jumped out of her skin when she was brought back down to the earth, right eye jolting open to the newfound pressure in her left hand. She was ready to cold-c**k who ever was touching her mending mouth without permission... but it wasn't some random stranger, it was just the squidling. 'Its fine Liori. It wasn't malicious, she's just a child.' She thought to herself before taking hold of Ara's hand properly as the squidling went nose deep in her little guide book. With a small sigh she abandoned her hope for taking a breather in the skies and took on the mantle of a responsible adult to make sure she didn't walk Ara into some light post. No soon then when the regrouped at the northern coast did Toso announce that they would be splitting up. 'Well at least i might get to blow off some steam by myself finally.' She thought to herself, the storm of anger being bottled in her gut was reaching its limit she needed to hit something. She looked up from the ground when Toso donned her with a new alias 'Blast Babe' a title she didn't mind, before asking her to give the newly titled 'Inkling' the communicator. With her free hand she pulled the small radio off of her and released Ara's hand before dropping it on her palm. She crossed her arms while listening to Toso's finally instructions before they would split off. "Alright, I'll keep my eye peeled for anything out of the ordinary. If I see anything I'll make the bird circle around one of you three times before splitting off in the direction of the anomaly. So keep one eye out." She answered and almost instantly Toso broke out in a dead sprint from the group. She was fine with this sudden increase in speed, the soon this was over the better. Stretching out her legs she looked over at the squidling and gave her a reassuring smile before making a small wave and dashing towards the base of the mountain. She chose to start the split up now, moving in groups would only make the likely hood of being spotted increase exponentially. The clay bird had continued its flight while they were still talking at the rendezvous point and was already nearing the mountains, its eye getting ready dart around for any sign of life.
[ -5 Chakra for Bakuhatsu-Tekina Kōkei (Explosive Sight) Upkeep ] Chakra Pool:: [455 //505] Stamina Pool:: [145 //145]
Quote; "To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing." Liori's Theme; Get Up :: Windmills
Thanks to the help of Ori-chan, Ara was able to be guided to their destination while she read up on the characteristics of her clan's ink. It was a pretty interesting read, the amnesiac content to be rediscovering her history that was swept from her mind after a rather nasty accident she had no recollection of. The first paragraph rotated around her mind about keeping it a secret from anyone who might be a threat towards her some day. Ori-chan could potentially be one if there was any type of mind control thing or something that would force her to fight against the two squids. Deciding to keep it a secret and do her best to follow the instructions of the book, Ara faked a sigh and looked to Ori-chan while still holding her hand. "It doesn't say. Maybe a bath or something will get it off. Ika~"
Toso-kun, in the meantime, paused to give them their code names for the mission. He called Ori-chan Blast Babe, a name which Ara had wondered held any meaning. She hadn't seen anything of hers explode yet, but maybe it was just some type of name boys gave to girls? Her name was Inkling, which she was pretty happy to take. It displayed her abilities perfectly, and made her feel like a true member of Team Squid. The assignment given to her depended on their findings at the base of the mountain, with her duty being to swim along the coasline in search of any signs of camps or whatever. "Yep! I'll swim super squid like us squids!" Before she could wait for a reaction from Papa Squid, he was off, leaving a trail of dust in his wake. Ori-chan shot her a smile as well before then following suit. Ara pouted at her teammates' dashing ahead before rocketing towards their direction herself, determined to be the first one there.
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•·.·´¯`·.·•´Debuffs`•.¸¸.•´ ☒ ☒ ☒
•·.·´¯`·.·•´Active Techniques`•.¸¸.•´ ● [ Rank X ]
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•·.·´¯`·.·•´Passives`•.¸¸.•´ ● Shimizu Ika [ Clear Water Squid ]: Sacrificing the physical attributes of a squid and leaning toward a squid's vast intelligence, the Hojo clan member reduces the cost of Suiton based techniques by 1 Rank. [Does not Apply to Ink] ● Ancestor's Blessing: Bloodline techniques cost 5 less chakra to perform. ● Squiddly Body: Due to her heritage, Ara is quite flexible with her body, able to bend more easily than others.
•·.·´¯`·.·•´Learning Reductions`•.¸¸.•´ ● Learn ninjutsu two (2) posts faster. ● Learn bloodline techniques one (1) post faster.
•·.·´¯`·.·•´Disciplines`•.¸¸.•´ ○ Blood Knight: Your bloodline techniques possess greater power, allowing them to overwhelm techniques of the same rank, and preventing them from succumbing to elemental weaknesses of techniques the same rank. Can cast bloodline techniques through one-handed seals. ○ Elemental Specialist: You are only able to have one (1) chosen chakra element. Your elemental ninjutsu possess greater power, allowing them to overwhelm techniques of the same element and rank, and preventing them from succumbing to elemental weaknesses. You begin with two (2) additional ninjutsu slots, and earn an additional three (3) ninjutsu slots whenever you rank up.
The view from the sky was marvelous, with the mountain below covered in many colorful rocks in strange shapes hewn from storm winds and seas of old. In many places it looked as if some sort of rock beast were reaching up from the earth to snatch at the creature who dared to mock it with its ability to fly, but such things were hardly more than childish meanderings, surely. Yet those same rocks made it difficult to see anything from above, for there were many alcoves, many caves and leanto's of natural original that would make finding someone who knew how to hide difficult. Still, there was something to see. Beyond the lower ridges there seemed to be stranger shapes within the rocks, though kept hidden from normal view by a bend in the stones. There, it seemed that possibly a quarry had begun to be formed, though from the height it would be difficult to say. All that could be known was that about a half hour north there was definitely a strangeness to the stones below.
