Physical Nature Manipulation.
The true masters of Physical Nature Manipulaton in Konohagakure are the Akimichi clan; it is a supplementary technique, more Ninjutsu than Taijutsu. This type of Nature Manipulation allows the shinobi to alter their very body, and combined with Shape Manipulation it may cause bizzare and unnatural growing and stretching. The lowest form of Akimichi-style Physical Nature Manipulation (3pts, C-rank) allows the shinobi to grow their body up to twice that of its normal size, increasing Strength by 15%; at moderate levels (4pts, flawed B-rank) the shinobi may manipulate only part of their body and increases Strength by 20%; then, with highest performance (5pts, perfected B-rank) size multiplication raises to x4 and Strength enhancement to 25%. There are also styles to soften, harden, or stretch the body or parts of the body, or even change its composition into something other than flesh and blood.
Puppetry.
Shinobi puppetry is very different from theatrical puppetry, although many of the principles are the same. Special chakra-sensitive fibers are used to connect the puppet to the puppetmaster that allow the shinobi to control it with subtle Shape Manipulation. The wires themselves are so small that they cannot be seen with normal eyes, and because puppetry is a ranged technique the shinobi is most vulnerable when they themselves are engagued with Taijutsu. Traditionally, ninja puppets are equipped with a variety of hidden weapons: grenades, needles, gas canisters, and blades of all kinds. The more wires that are connected to a puppet the easier it is to control; controlling more puppets lowers the shinobi's ability to control them. At the beginning stages (3pts, D-rank) the shinobi may only use one puppet equipped with few weapons and increases Skill by 15%; with moderate ability (4pts, C-rank) the shinobi is able to control one puppet with each hand.
Familiar.
One of the most varsatile specialties is to have animals who are trained in the ninja arts, which work symbiotically with the shinobi. Among the Leafs, the Inuzuka's Canine Familiars and Abrume's Destruction Bugs are the most reknowned. The Inuzuka breed their animals for special purposes and they are life-long companions with the shinobi; the Abrume clan's chakra-eating bugs are generally less important on a personal level but they are easily replaced with bugs that are newly caught. For Inuzuka, the (3pt, D-rank) Beast-Man Clone technique transforms both the animal and shinobi into identical hybrids of canine and human which increases Strength by 15%; the higher form (4pt, flawed B-rank) Combination Transformation: Rare Beast fuses the familiar companion with its master to form a single monster of great power and increases Strength by 40%.
Restricted Jutsu: Uchiha Sharingan, Hyuuga Byakugan, Fuuma Rinnegan, Kaguya Bone Pathways, Yamanaka Mind-Body Change,
The true masters of Physical Nature Manipulaton in Konohagakure are the Akimichi clan; it is a supplementary technique, more Ninjutsu than Taijutsu. This type of Nature Manipulation allows the shinobi to alter their very body, and combined with Shape Manipulation it may cause bizzare and unnatural growing and stretching. The lowest form of Akimichi-style Physical Nature Manipulation (3pts, C-rank) allows the shinobi to grow their body up to twice that of its normal size, increasing Strength by 15%; at moderate levels (4pts, flawed B-rank) the shinobi may manipulate only part of their body and increases Strength by 20%; then, with highest performance (5pts, perfected B-rank) size multiplication raises to x4 and Strength enhancement to 25%. There are also styles to soften, harden, or stretch the body or parts of the body, or even change its composition into something other than flesh and blood.
Puppetry.
Shinobi puppetry is very different from theatrical puppetry, although many of the principles are the same. Special chakra-sensitive fibers are used to connect the puppet to the puppetmaster that allow the shinobi to control it with subtle Shape Manipulation. The wires themselves are so small that they cannot be seen with normal eyes, and because puppetry is a ranged technique the shinobi is most vulnerable when they themselves are engagued with Taijutsu. Traditionally, ninja puppets are equipped with a variety of hidden weapons: grenades, needles, gas canisters, and blades of all kinds. The more wires that are connected to a puppet the easier it is to control; controlling more puppets lowers the shinobi's ability to control them. At the beginning stages (3pts, D-rank) the shinobi may only use one puppet equipped with few weapons and increases Skill by 15%; with moderate ability (4pts, C-rank) the shinobi is able to control one puppet with each hand.
Familiar.
One of the most varsatile specialties is to have animals who are trained in the ninja arts, which work symbiotically with the shinobi. Among the Leafs, the Inuzuka's Canine Familiars and Abrume's Destruction Bugs are the most reknowned. The Inuzuka breed their animals for special purposes and they are life-long companions with the shinobi; the Abrume clan's chakra-eating bugs are generally less important on a personal level but they are easily replaced with bugs that are newly caught. For Inuzuka, the (3pt, D-rank) Beast-Man Clone technique transforms both the animal and shinobi into identical hybrids of canine and human which increases Strength by 15%; the higher form (4pt, flawed B-rank) Combination Transformation: Rare Beast fuses the familiar companion with its master to form a single monster of great power and increases Strength by 40%.
Restricted Jutsu: Uchiha Sharingan, Hyuuga Byakugan, Fuuma Rinnegan, Kaguya Bone Pathways, Yamanaka Mind-Body Change,
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