Name: [Tier I] Improved Strength
Rank: C
Type: Physical
Prerequisites: -
Training: A 600 word training post is required to gain this special characteristic.
Restrictions: Amongst the Speed, Endurance, Strength, and Acrobatics SCs, members may only possess two of them, unless they possess both Weaponry and Taijutsu as their Primary and Secondary Specialties. If one possess Weaponry or Taijutsu as a Primary specialty, with one other specialty, and acquire Weaponry or Taijutsu as a Sub-Specialty, they may possess up to any three of them.
Description: Countless hours, days, weeks and even months of lifting weights, muscle stretching, exercise and pure raw-power training has built the shinobi’s strength to something comparable to an animal. These ninja are so talented in strength, they can lift objects of equal weight to the themselves, and strike with the ferocity of one and half of their peers. This boost is usually enough to cause serious damage to an enemy with a mere punch or kick; sometimes even fracturing or breaking a bone if struck in the right spot.

Name: Street Smarts
Rank: C
Type: Social Based
Prerequisites: -
Training: A 600 word training is required to gain this special characteristic.
Restrictions: -
Description: Being raised in a era of battle and war the ninja has sometimes faced instances where they must gain natural street smarts in order to survive in various situations. Those with this characteristic gains a natural ability of self-preservation which allows them to survive in nearly any society or community by any means necessary. They can hustle Ryo quicker than one could imagine and can hold their own in times of struggle. Ninja with street smarts tend to have a heightened sense of intuition, honor, and fear in their respective communities.

"I wonder why he told you I was here. He must like you, you're the first person whose ever been brought here while I was here, he knows how much I enjoy my peace and quiet. Quite peculiar, I'm still wondering why you."

Ryuu sat back at that statement, knowing exactly why the sailor had told him Ranmaru was here. Having been born and raised in Kumogakure, he knew exactly who Ryuu was and what clan he came from, which automatically implied a certain amount of awe and respect for the young Genin, even though it was forbidden for a civilian to let out any breath of a word on who Ryuu actually was. That and he had been bribed with a certain amount of gold on his trip over by Ryuu, easily enough to start his own trading fleet and empire should he so want.

That in itself, let alone the minimal knowledge that the Joushi clan had other clan members working under them for whatever reason, were the main factors in Ryuu finding out Ranmaru was down here. The sailor was probably assuming that Ryuu was a normal part of the Joushi clan, and most likely had not heard about the expulsion. Well, it was undoubtable that the sailor had not heard about the explusion, but he had no idea it was Ryuu.

Turning back around towards Ranmaru, Ryuu did happen to raise his eyebrow, the young Genin across from him extending his hand and giving out his name. Mildly amused at the gesture, and keeping such an expression off his face, Ryuu clasped the other Genin's hand and shook it, feeling the callouses that were on his hand. That was not a bad sign, just proving to Ryuu that what Ranmaru had said earlier about normally being all for a fight. He probably practiced his kata's and swinging his swords every night, and day, and in his free time too if he had a chance, which all in all wasn't bad.

Turning around, Ryuu really could not tell what the outside looked like, nor the height of the sun, but his internal clock was starting to act a little out of whack. And that was probably because it was getting darker outside, leaning more toward the dusk side, and Ryuu really did not want to swim the small length of water between the two islands back, especially not in the mist that was swirling the island more vigorously that it would have been when he came over.  Letting go of Ranmaru's hand, Ryuu fished into his pocket and flipped a coin at Ranmaru. In the depths of the cave, it would be extremely difficult, even with the torches and lighting, to see how rare and expensive the piece Ryuu had tossed over was, but later, when someone appraised it, Ranmaru would understand.

"That right there, when you take it to the correct person, will pretty much explain why I knew you were down here. There is more to the story, but as we just met, I do not know whether or not to trust you with the whole thing, so let us use that coin as a symbol of us meeting. If you want to know more then rise up and meet me near the top. Given your aptitude and personality, I figure you would be doing that anyway, so here is extra incentive."

With that, Ryuu bowed his head and left the cave, leaving Ranmaru to do whatever he wanted. The coin itself would probably confused the young Genin for a very good minute.

Name: Plain Quiver
Rank: E
Type: Long-Range
Quantity: 1 Quiver, 30 arrows
Description: Made of leather that's been dyed blue. Two and a half feet long, contains 30 33-inch long iron tipped arrows.

Name: Ninjato
Rank: D
Type: Close Range -  Short Blade
Quantity: 1
Description: Short and straight, this blade takes a similar form of a katana, but without the curvature in the blade. With the blade measuring no more than one and a half feet, and a square guard on top, this weapon has been popularized by many ninja, especially the ANBU, hence the name.

Name: Short bow
Rank: D
Type: Long Range - Bow
Quantity: 1
Description: A shortbow has a stave portion of about five feet in length and was the first of such launchers to be developed. Its lightweight frame relatively small size makes it a compact and agile weapon to use. It has the ability to fire approximately 120m with effective accuracy.

Name: Dagger
Rank: D
Type: Close Range -  Short Blade
Quantity: 1
Description: A dagger is a double-edged blade used for hitting, stabbing or thrusting. Short and small, it is wielded easily in one hand, and is perfect when wishing to perform quick stabbings.

Name: Chakram
Rank: D-Rank
Type: Long Range - Projectile
Quantity: 10
Description: Something like a shuriken, a chakram is a circle throwing projectile. The blade is an inch in width and sharp. There are some chakram that have the ability to return to the user after being thrown due to the designs in the metal and the way they are forged, but these chakram do not have this ability. Once thrown they remain in position until the user picks them back up.

Name: Maul
Rank: C
Type: Close Range - Blunt Weapon
Quantity: 1
Description: The maul is a powerful long-handled hammer with a heavy metal head, either of lead or iron. This weapon is very heavy and can only be wielded with two-hands. Though large and slow if the user is able to land a direct hit it can cause bone shattering force with only the most simple of strikes.

Name: Bubun Baika no Jutsu  | Partial Mutli-Size Technique
Rank: C-S
Type: Taijutsu
Range: Close (0m - 5m), Mid (5m - 10m), Far (10+)
Element: -
Description: Bubun Baika no Jutsu is a taijutsu technique used by the members of the Akimichi clan. Like the standard Multi-Size Technique, this jutsu expands the body, but expands parts of the body as opposed to just the stomach. Skilled clan members can alter the size of their body to a large scale with little trouble. With the larger body parts, the user's strength increases proportionally.The most commonly expanded body part is the arm. C-ranked nin can expand their limbs five times their average size. B-ranked nin can expand their limbs ten times their average size. A/S-ranked nin can expand their limbs twenty times their original size.
Chakra Cost: C5/B10/AS20 CP (Additional 3CP Per Post)

Name: Nikudan Sensha  | Human Bullet Tank
Rank: C
Type: Taijutsu
Range: Close (0m - 5m), Mid (5m - 10m), Far (10+)
Element: -
Description: Nikudan Sensha is a ninjutsu technique used by the members of the Akimichi clan. The user makes themselves into a human-sized ball, they tuck their limbs inside their clothes and use chakra to propel themselves into a powerful roll. The gain enough momentum to pummel through trees and squash everything under them.
Chakra Cost: 5CP (Additional 2CP Per Post)

Name: Baika no Jutsu | Multi-Size Technique
Rank: C
Type: Taijutsu
Range: Close (0m - 5m), Mid (5m - 10m)
Element: -
Description: Baika no Jutsu is a ninjutsu technique used by the members of the Akimichi clan. This is a secret jutsu passed down in the Akimichi clan that expands the user's stomach. This jutsu increases the user's body size by using up the user's food energy, converting calories into chakra. Akimichi clan members tend to eat fattening foods and have large physiques in order to support this technique.
Chakra Cost: 5CP (Additional 2CP Per Post)

Name: Dynamic • Entry - Dainamikku • Entorii
Rank: D
Type: Taijutsu
Range: Close (0m - 5m)
Element: N/A
Description: This jutsu simply appears to be a flying jump kick, often performed on the face of an enemy, while dramatically screaming the words "Dynamic Entry".
Chakra Cost: 3

Name: Konoha Kage Buyou - Leaf Shadow Dance
Rank: D
Type: Taijutsu
Range: Close (0m - 5m)
Element: N/A
Description: Konoha Kage Buyou is a Taijutsu technique that is used to position a ninja's opponent into a vulnerable aerial position. The ninja will first quickly appear below their opponent, then with a switch upper kick they will launch their target into the air. The ninja will then jump into the air to "shadow" the target with the target's back to their chest. This move is used before preforming "Omote Renge - Front Lotus" or "Shishi Rendan - Lion Combo".
Chakra Cost: 4

Name: Kaminari Tenohira - Thunder Palm
Rank: D-B
Type: Taijutsu
Range: Close (0m)
Element: Raiton
Description: Concentrating lightning chakra into their hand, the user strikes their enemy with a strong, open-palmed strike. Depending on the level of chakra concentrated, the assault can act akin to a taser at D-rank, momentarily stunning the opponent, a more powerful shock at C-rank, momentarily stunning the opponent and numbing the area around the blow for one post, and an even more powerful shock at B-rank, inflicting partial paralysis if struck on a limb, the limb being paralyzed from the shock for one post. A full body strike would only greatly numb the opponent's torso for a single post, afflicting the area of the strike with first degree burns, and inflicting minor internal damage if struck directly over an organ.
Chakra Cost:
D rank: 4CP
C rank: 7CP
B-rank: 13CP

Name: Konoha Shoufuu - Leaf Rising Wind
Rank: C
Type: Taijutsu
Range: Close (0m - 5m)
Element: N/A
Description: This jutsu uses the entire body as a spring by amassing power in the legs before kicking upwards. Because the power of the kick from the ground is instantly converted into a blow, the enemy hit with this attack will be launched high into the sky.
Chakra Cost: 5

Name: Shishi Rendan - Lion Combo
Rank: C
Type: Taijutsu
Range: Close (0m - 5m)
Element: N/A
Description: The user first uses the "Konoha Kage Buyou - Leaf Shadow Dance" to manuever his/her opponent in a vulnerable aerial position. While shadowing his/her opponent, the user will attempt to strike them from a vulnerable angle. If he/she is unable to make a clean strike, he/she will strike anyway as a feint, to draw his/her target's attention and defense to one area. The user can then strike the undefended area and begin knocking them downwards towards the ground. As the enemy falls back to the earth, the user will deftly rotate his/her body around to deliver a full force kick to their chest.
Chakra Cost: 7

Name: Youji - Toothpick
Rank: E
Type: Weaponry
Range: Close (0m - 5m), Mid (5m - 10m)
Element: N/A
Description: Though the toothpick looks like it might be a quirk of user’s, it actually functions as a weapon in battle. Similar to a senbon, the user can spit the toothpick at his/her opponents to injure them. He/she can also spit it at incoming projectiles to knock them away.
Chakra Cost: 1

Name: Supin - Spin
Rank: D
Type: Weapons
Range: N/A
Element: N/A
Description: Taking a throwing weapon, senbon and kunai generally working best, the user throws the weapon with a slight spin to it, akin to a bullet. The spin stabilizes the thrown weapon, increasing it's effective range and power. For example, a kunai thrown at long range would hold accuracy and damage close to that of being thrown at mid-range.
Chakra Cost: 3

Name: Soto Nise - Fake Out
Rank: D
Type: Weaponry
Range: Close (0-5M)
Element: N/A
Description: The user will draw their opponent's attention to their blade or blade-wielding handing, telegraphing an eminent attack with it. The user will begin to spin, as if building up momentum for the attack, before surging chakra through their feet to stick to the ground to arrest their momentum before swinging around to strike from the other direction. Alternatively, the user can simply release the original blade, letting it fly at the opponent, while quickly drawing forth another weapon and attacking with that.
Chakra Cost: 3

Name: Dengen Shotto - Power Shot
Rank: C
Type: Weaponry
Range: Long (10M+)
Description: The user briefly overdraws their bow, giving the following arrow increased penetrating power and range, easily capable of crippling a target with proper aim. Because the technique requires the user pulling back further than they normally would, this can be straining to the muscles of their arm. As such, without the Endurance SCs, the average user cannot use this technique in rapid succession (ie, minimum of 1 post between uses).
Chakra Cost: 6 CP

Name: Kyūsoku Shotto - Rapid Shot
Rank: C
Type: Weaponry
Range: Mid-range (5M-10M)
Description: Focusing on speed rather than power, the user rapid-fires arrows one after another, up to three arrows in quick succession. Because the user is aiming to fire more arrows faster, some power and accuracy is sacrificed in order to maintain the pace.

Name: Bunshin no Jutsu • Clone Technique
Rank: E
Type: Genjutsu
Range: N/A
Medium: Optical
Element: N/A
Description: This technique creates identical clones of the user. However, they hold no actual substance and will disperse upon impact of an attack or contact with an opponent. They cannot disrupt the area around themselves with their movements; won’t kick up dust, crush grass, etc. They are simply optical illusions used to momentarily fool others.
Chakra Cost: 1CP per 5 clones

Name: Henge no Jutsu • Transformation Technique
Rank: E
Type: Ninjutsu
Range: N/A
Element: N/A
Description: This technique transforms the user’s appearance to that of another object or person. However, it is not a permanent transformation and a mental image of what they are transformed into. Certain aspects of a ninja will not change merely by transformation, these things may include injuries, tool pocket placements etc. The jutsu will dispel should the user be injured. The user does not gain the properties of their transformation (ie. horse like strength), and may only transform into something ranging between 1/2 of their regular size, to 2x their regular size. Thus one cannot transform into large creatures.
Chakra Cost: 1

Name: Kawarimi no Jutsu • Body Replacement Technique
Rank: E
Type: Ninjutsu
Range: 10 meters
Element: N/A
Description: After performing a tiger seal, this technique allows the user to alter places in a speedy manner with another nearby object. This is done mere seconds before an attack lands, thus making the attacker believe his or her attack was a success. Whatever object was used to alter places will receive the brunt of the enemy’s attack instead.  The object that the user switches with must be preset somewhere else in the thread, meaning that the object must have received specific mention previously in the thread.
Chakra Cost: 2

Name: Explosive Tag: Activate
Rank: E
Type: Fuuinjutsu
Range: N/A
Element: N/A
Description: This technique allows the user to activate an explosive tag they have planted somewhere. Preferably they should be within close to mid range and visible to the user. You cannot activate another persons explosive tags unless your chakra has been channeled into them beforehand.
Chakra Cost: 1 (per 3 explosive notes)

Name: Kai • Release
Rank: D
Type: Ninjutsu
Range: Close (0m - 5m)
Element: N/A
Description: By stopping the flow of chakra in their body, and then applying an even stronger power to disrupt the flow of the caster's chakra; the user may dispel the effects of a genjutsu. This can also be used on another individual that is stuck in a genjutsu by preforming the necessary hand seal and then touching them, although it consumes half the chakra cost of the Genjutsu.
Chakra Cost: Cost of Genjutsu + 2CP

Name: Nawanuke no Jutsu • Escaping Skill
Rank: E
Type: Ninjutsu
Range: N/A
Element: N/A
Description: This technique allows the user to free themselves should they be tied up. It is extremely basic.  Using their physical training, the user will twist and contort their body to loosen their bindings, effectively relieving themselves of the tightness of their bindings and slipping through the restraints. This technique can only be used if the user is of equal or higher rank than their captor.
Chakra Cost: 1

Name: Chozou no Jutsu • Storage Technique
Rank: E
Type: Fuuinjutsu, Supplementary
Range: Close (0m - 5m)
Element: N/A
Description: A simple jutsu that allows a ninja to seal or unseal any item, mostly weapons, from scrolls or from their body. After forming the necessary handsigns, the ninja will seal the item into a scroll etc. Scrolls can also be used as ammunition for other weapons or have other seals inside of them, which expands the number of potential tricks a shinobi can use. The items themselves are unaffected by time. Ninjutsu can also be stored in scrolls, to be released when the scroll is opened, but require another person to cast said Ninjutsu; else it cannot be sealed.
Chakra Cost: 1 to seal; 1 to unseal.

Name: Suimen Hokou no Waza • Act of Water Surface Walking
Rank: D
Type: N/A
Range: N/A
Element: NA
Description: This technique allows the user to balance themselves on water by focusing a constant and steady stream of chakra to the user’s feet or hands. Because of water’s nature, this requires the user to be quick to adjust the amount of chakra they must emit to their feet in order to maintain a constant balance. Users may also walk, run and “skate” across the water when using this technique.
Chakra Cost: 1 (1 per post)

Name: Kinobori no Waza • Act of Tree Climbing
Rank: D
Type: N/A
Range: N/A
Element: N/A
Description: This technique allows the user to balance themselves on trees and vertical walls by focusing a constant and steady stream of chakra to the user’s feet. Gravity can easy be defined if this technique is mastered, allowing people to even stand upside down. If too much chakra is exerted the user will be pushed away; bark breaking and causing the user to then fall. If not enough chakra is exerted the user will lose their footing and fall.
Chakra Cost: 1 (1 per post)