Hijikata has developed a type of combat synergy with his twin sister Akarui. Due to growing up with only each other, and learning to fight with only each other, they work extremely well together. In fact, they have never fought without the other. Therefor he is extremely tailored towards fighting with her, as they each make up one side of the same coin, so to speak. Together they make a strong machine of combat effectiveness, each one focusing on certain strengths while the other covers up the weakness with their own strength. That being said, their fighting style is two-fold, one relating to physical combat, while the other relating to their use of ninjutsu. When fighting, Akarui is the spear head. Her strong taijutsu techniques make her a force to reckon with. While she fights directly, Hijikata supports her with medical ninjutsu. He is either trying to disable the enemy while distracted by Akarui, healing Akarui whenever she takes a hit, or augmenting her weaker traits if she can't seem to get anywhere against an opponent. This creates a sort of sword and shield type combat synergy, where Akarui is the sword while he is the shield. By doing this they look out for each other. With an enemy focusing on the offensive threat, Akarui, they are limiting themselves because she is constantly being refreshed or they are distracted and fall victim to his offensive medical ninjutsu. On the flip side, if they focus on Hijikata, his endurance and medical ninjutsu can keep him sustained while Akarui takes care of the distraction, striking viciously.

When it comes to ninjutsu, however, the roles are actually reversed. Most of the jutsu in Hijikata's arsenal are offensive, and sometimes reckless. On the other hand, most of Akarui's are defensive in nature. Together she is able to keep them well defended while he takes pot shots with his abilities, or attack head on without much fear of being hurt in return. They also have a few jutsu combinations that take advantage of the fact that Akarui's jutsu often leave mass amounts of wood just laying around. In this case Akarui is the shield while Hijikata is the sword. They are, of course, not necessarily single gauged though of course. They will often use jutsu while fighting or fight whilst using jutsu. They have an almost frightening ability to communicate with each other without giving anything away to an opponent, allowing them to plan ahead and create sinister strikes, working together to overwhelm the enemy with strategy and complexity of attacks.

Of course, this all means that the two of them cannot fight with even half the effectiveness when not fighting together. This is mostly because they are used to fighting together, and fighting without the backup of the other makes them feel a bit nervous. Hijikata himself has to change things up a bit. Since he has nobody but himself to support in more open hand combat, and nobody to deal strikes for him, he cannot be as defensive as normal. He is also not very agile either, but he is a bit of a tank. Therefor, rather than trying to absorb damage dealt to him, he will do his best to get around attacks, parry them if possible, and use his medical ninjutsu to deal crippling strikes against the enemy. When it comes to his regular ninjutsu, he has to think alot more. He cannot afford to be so reckless and forceful with his attacks for fear of leaving himself open. Therefor he strikes out with ninjutsu at opportune moments, waiting for the right time to strike. This is difficult for him, since he normally does not focus on analyzing the enemy in such a way. Normally he just lashes out ferociously, and sometimes he does do this, using raw strength of jutsu to overpower an enemy. Either way, he fights much better with his sister, but does have some competence by himself. Whenever it does come to that, he basically just plays it by ear with what he has to use.

Name: Advanced Chakra Control.
Rank: D-S.
Type: Chakra Based.
Physical Requirements: Must specialize in Medical Ninjutsu or Genjutsu, and must not have an Increased Chakra Capacity or Bijuu.
Training Requirements: 700.
Description: An exceptional attribution that one is innately born with and further invokes during the course of their training. Chakra Control is key to preserving your stamina which will increase your vitality and enable you to use techniques to it's fullest capacity. It is essential for nearly all specialties of Ninjutsu but is heavily coveted in the areas of Medical Ninjutsu and Genjutsu which require good chakra in order to perform their techniques proficiently. Those with Advanced Chakra Control however are able to take it to the next step and preserve more noticeable chakra from their standard pool. Depending on the rank of the technique, a small quantity of chakra is preserved within the body when executed the Jutsu, which ultimately lowers the cost of your techniques. Furthermore because your Chakra Control is so flawless and exceptional, your Surface Walking and Water Walking techniques no longer cost chakra because you can now perform them effortlessly. This technique does not lower the cost chakra points going towards maintaining a jutsu, only creating them.
D - 1 cp reduced.
C - 2 cp reduced.
B - 4 cp reduced.
A - 8 cp reduced.
S - 12 cp reduced.

The tale of the twins Senju is an interesting one. Their lives have thus far been filled with trial after trial, danger after danger. From the day they were born, things have not been easy for them. When an entire world shatters and is replaced with confusion and hopelessness at an early age, anything can happen. The events that followed these two siblings have forced them to make a decision that many cannot do successfully: Stay together, or die. They were forced to make a bond even other identical twins don't create in their entire lifetime, just to survive. In the end though, it made them stronger, and made them close in more ways than one. Their story is both inspiring and bizarre. Those without an open mind may not see the true poetry and beauty of their struggles and rewards. However, those that do will find their story to be both moving, and romantic.

This account, of course, is in the point of view of Hijikata, the brother. He was born at the exact same time as Akarui, and their parents couldn't have been more excited. Two identical Senju children. To them this was more a blessing than anything, and they loved the siblings with all their heart from day one. But that did not mean everything was easy for them. They were part of the Senju clan elite, and they were very important figures in Konoha and its politics. Images and expectations had to be upheld, and they most certainly were. They lived in a house in the woods actually outside the gates of Konoha however, where they could be away from it all occasionally and function as a normal family. Rules were still strict though, and the two siblings were trained to be warriors and perfect members of society from a very very early age. Growing up, it was easy to see that the twins didn't share much else outside of shocking physical similarities. Their personalities were quite different. Hijikata was always a bit more serious than Akarui, and it kept them apart a bit when they were younger. Oh they were still friends of course, they didn't act hostile towards each other, they just didn't necessarily act buddy buddy all the time. You might say that they tolerated each other.

As they got older, however, and developed more, they began to drift further and further apart. They eventually started showing signs of distaste towards each other. They would get into little fights, and just get genuinely upset with the other. They were learning their clan arts well though, and at an extremely young age. Mostly it was just sibling rivalry, a completely normal thing between siblings, and so their family was healthy and happy for a good while. Not all good things could last, however. They were never destined to stay in Konoha, and they were never destined to have a normal, happy family. No, as fate would have it, they were condemned from the beginning to a twisted version of what life should have been like for them. Doomed to a dark and dangerous existence that no pair of small children should have to go through. And while this fate brought them together as siblings, it would end up doing so in a way that is not natural. And it all began on one fateful night.

The twins' lives were about to take a sudden and catastrophic change in direction, and it never be the same again. When they were only six years old, something happened that nobody could foresee. For some unexplained reason, the house suddenly burst into flames. Hijikata wasn't at home when it happened, and was out in the forests surrounding it. He was somewhat angry that day at some things that had happened, and he just wanted to be alone in the forest, where he really did feel the most at home. He was angry at his parents, and he was angry at his sister, and just needed to vent. While he was out, however, it became dark suddenly, and he looked up through the trees to see black smoke in the sky. He quickly knew what this had meant, and oddly enough, he just stared at the smoke. No sign of urgency in his face, no worry...just understanding. He knew that it was coming from the direction of his house, and it took him awhile before he looked down from the sky at the path back towards it. His inaction was strange, especially since it wasn't due to petrification of some sort. Eventually, however, he did will himself to move back towards the house, sprinting as fast as he could in order to get there in time to see what was happening exactly.

He was not surprised to find the house on fire. Again, though, rather than running straight in or trying to get some help, he just watched. He stared at the fire consuming the house with a chilling sense of passiveness, especially at such a young age. He was so fascinated by the fire that for a moment he didn't care that it was consuming his own house. When he finally did move again, the house was now a much more dangerous environment than when he had arrived. He darted into the house with a blank face, searching. He went through many rooms, but many more had already been blocked off by burning wood. Eventually he came to the living room of the house, and what he saw finally instilled a reaction within him. His eyes opened wide, horror griped him, and without even realizing it, he cried for the first time since he was a child. It was a silent weep though, the tears just streaming from his eyes silently. Before him were three dead bodies. Two of them were charred and unrecognizable, the third was burnt on certain areas of the body. These were the bodies of his parents, and sister. He was about to break down, when suddenly he heard a noise. That last body wasn't dead, it was very much alive, and it was screaming in pain, crying for help. It was his sister, and he was just now hearing her cries. Without thinking, he acted, scooping up his sister with strong arms, as it was clear she couldn't walk, and stormed through the fire of the burning building, fueled by adrenaline. When he got out of the house and to a safe area, he collapsed on the ground and passed out. He was unsure what his sister had done during this time.

When he finally woke back up, it was very early in the morning. Still night time, technically, but the dawn was not far off. He was covered in dirt, blood, and dried tears, and his sister was a crumbled mass beside him. He got up and went over to her, intense fear in his eyes and a display of concern for his sister he had never before shown. He thought she was dead, but it turned out she was just asleep, probably traumatized just like him. His tears then turned to those of relief, and he tried to gather himself. She was mangled alright, there were burns on one of her arms and legs, and her neck too. They looked bad, and he wondered if she would even be able to use those again. He rushed off to find some water with determination in his mind. When he returned with it, she still wasn't awake, which he was thankful for. He was going to try something that scared him to death. His mother had once done something called medical ninjutsu, and even showed him how to do it once. She only taught him what she could though, and it wasn't much, but he needed to do what he could to help his sister right now. He tried to use a basic healing technique on her burnt appendages, and it wasn't a very graceful process because it woke her up after a few moments.

She was obviously confused and scared, and an argument quickly ensued. She wanted to know what had happened, what was going on, and she didn't want to accept what he had to say. They were already fighting like they usually did before, and before they knew it, they were already bitter about being stuck together. The only compromise that they could come to was letting him try to finish healing her. The result was pitiful, but it was what he could do. Her burns didn't heal, in fact, they became permanent scars, but at least she was able to use them again, but not at first. She couldn't walk right away. All his healing really did was stop the wounds from getting any worse and start them on a track of self-recovery. The scars would remain, but she would eventually be able to walk and use these appendages again. Afterwards, they just continued to fight. The only time they calmed down is when it truly hit them that their parents were dead, and they were alone. But then fear and nervousness set in, and they were at each others throats, barking and yelling at each other, expressing how they only wanted to be away from the other one, even if Akarui couldn't walk. Their emotions were flaring, and they had no idea what to do.

Hijikata, being the ever serious and calculating one, eventually got his cool back, and calmly told her that they were all they had now. They had to stick together, or they would die, and not just because she couldn't walk. The weight of their situation finally came crashing down on both of them, and she cried. They were hopeless and afraid of the future, and they embraced each other as brother and sister for the first real time since they were born. Enveloped now in sadness and hopelessness rather than confused rage, they held onto each other as if the other was the only thing in the world that mattered, and in a way, they were. At that very moment, it felt like their world had ended. While it was true that nothing would ever be the same again, over time they would learn that the events that took place just a day ago, and the events that were yet to come, was just the beginning of a completely new world.

The next few months of their life was very hard for them. They did not know much about living out in the wilderness. Naturally, they tried to search for the village, but unfortunately they could not remember the way, and it was not called the "hidden" leaf village for no reason. Also ironically, nobody found them either, nobody found them wandering around and either offered to help them or maybe just capture them to take them somewhere else. No, they were completely on their own. At first, they only focused on survival. They didn't worry about continuing their training, just living. Of course, Hijikata had to carry Akarui everywhere for about the first year. She would slowly begin to be able to walk on her leg over the course of this year, but she would always need assistance in doing so, or couldn't do it for very long. Moving from location to location in search of food, shelter, and water was actually a strange thing for them. Since the day that they embraced, they didn't argue again. In fact, they didn't talk much either. Hijikata was always silent when carrying her, tending to her needs, never showing any joy or discomfort in helping her, but he was diligent. He was truly taking care of her, but it did seem more like a duty than something he wanted to do. This caused their earlier dislike for each other to sort of evolve into just tolerance. They were living in symbiosis, basically.

What they didn't realize though is that they actually were getting closer. Despite never speaking to each other very often, they began to pick up on things. They knew what the other was feeling just by looking at them, how they were acting. This was a bond that had subtly developed, and it showed that they were closer than they realized. When Hijikata first was taking care of her, what he was doing would hurt because he was awkward about it, didn't know what to do or how to make her feel comfortable. Now, he would read her like a book and his care taking was gentle and precise, making her feel as comfortable as possible. She once mentioned that he treated her like a princess sometimes, always doing exactly what she wanted without even asking, like he just knew. In return, she learned to read his blank expressions more, and started learning things about him. She found emotions buried in him that nobody else would have been able to. She learned that he was happy taking care of her. By the time the twins were 8, this phenomena had practically been mastered. They were almost communicating telepathically with each other. They knew each other more than most people came to know another.

By that point they had also become accustomed to living by themselves in the forest, and had even made a permanent home of sorts. Akarui was walking by herself by then, and had found ways to conceal her burns so that Hijikata didn't have to see them. She knew that he didn't like seeing the memory of that day, because it almost seemed like a sort of personal failure to him. They both worked together to gather supplies, but they went about it in different ways. Hijikata was direct about capturing food or gathering supplies. He would wrestle large animals head on, or take more than what one would think he could hold. This caused him to develop endurance over time, and his body showed it. He was becoming built, and doing this for many more years to come only made him more so. Akarui, on the other hand, enjoyed catching prey with stealth, and gathering supplies with intelligence. She became acrobatic and clever, but also quick and precise. Doing this throughout the years, she was able to maintain the womanly form that she was slowly developing. Up until they were 12, life stayed the same for them, and they became closer.

They rarely did anything but survive in the forest. They didn't go anywhere, didn't try searching for a village to call home. They once thought maybe they could find a small town, but it just didn't work out. They were Senju after all, the forest was their home, and after living in it for so long, it was what they knew. It was what they were comfortable with. They had also decided to continue their training. Together they explored their clan's bloodline, and began to develop ninjutsu techniques with wood. Akarui once made the comment that she felt bad for always being protected and taken care of by Hijikata, so she always focused her attention on learning more defensive ninjutsu, which he was okay with. He focused on more reckless, offensive abilities, and together they created some good battle synergy. Akarui also used her agility to her advantage and began learning to fight using taijutsu. Her spirit in doing this reinvigorated Hijikata's interest in medical ninjutsu, and took it upon himself to learn more. When they would stop temporarily at small towns, he would sometimes come across merchants that had medical techniques, and he studied them dutifully. He eventually came up with his own abilities, but they weren't exactly perfected for many years.

The two were close, obviously. They had gotten into a groove of relying on each other for certain things. They never again fought, and they felt safe when the other was nearby. As he grew up, Hijikata started breaking out of his shell a little bit. He was less serious as often, and started to act more genuine about the things he did. But he was only able to do this around her, because he felt comfortable about it. He felt he could do anything with her, and she would accept him, and he felt the same about her of course. His eventual change in personality led them to talk more than they ever had before, and they're synergy as brother and sister grew even more.

Soon, however, something unexpected happened, again. They could never figure out why it did, what the reason was, but it simply did. One day, when they were training their clan techniques with each other, a stranger appeared. He said nothing, and wasted no time in attacking the two of them. This person overwhelmed and defeated their still developing wood techniques with an inferno of fire that he spit at them. But then just like that, the stranger was gone. Their training ground was engulfed in flame, and both of them could not move, but for two different reasons. Hijikata was fascinated by the fire consuming the woods around them, while Akarui next to him was petrified by it. He was lost in thought, but she was gripped by fear, so neither of them moved at first. Eventually, she clung to him, breaking him from his trance. She was clinging to him desperately. She was crying, and she wasn't able to stand anymore, as though suddenly her burn wound made it impossible for her again. He had to give a great deal of effort to tear himself away from staring at the fire, but he was able to so that he could get them out of there. They found that their campground and all their collected goods had been engulfed in flame too, that the strange attacker had destroyed their home. Not only that, but the fire created back in the woods was quickly spreading into a wild fire. They had to leave, so Hijikata carried her away to safety.

This was another bonding moment for them, and it brought them ever closer together. Akarui expressed that she never ever wanted to be away from him again, even though they hadn't been separated. She wanted to always be with him, and he expressed similar feelings. These were not confessions of love, however, but rather revelations of dependence. Over the years, they had developed this sense, and this latest event made them realize that it would be difficult for them to live apart from each other. They also decided that it was too dangerous to stay in the fire country. Whoever that mad man was made them realize that one, Akarui was terrified of fire, and two, it was too easy to come across fire in this place. So they decided they had to leave, and made a journey out of the fire country. They had no real destination in mind, they just needed to be somewhere else. Where this was did not matter, but it certainly was different. The new environment meant that they had to adjust to the gathering of resources, as things were different in other places. But this didn't phase them much. Soon they had made up another camp out in the wilderness of wherever they were.

At this point, the twins were 13 years old. Things finally began to get complicated now that they were coming into adolescence, and there were many changes they did not understand. Their closeness as twins already had them acting in ways that even most other siblings would not. They shared things that some might find strange, there were no secrets between them. They would often sleep within each other's arms when something happened that day that scared them, making the greatest remedy for any kind of ailment or problem each other. But things were starting to get a little bit more intense than that. Their bodies were starting to grow in new ways, and strange urges they never had before were surfacing. They understood them, however, because they had seen them in the many visits to other towns. Grown people as couples kissing each other, they understood love. They had even known about it before the fire. This was just the first time it was affecting them directly. Without really discussing it with themselves, they would hug more often, they would go past boundaries without worry or refusal, because they both wanted these things, and they knew that they did. These were harmless things though, nothing perverted. If anything, it was sweet. But then, one day, they kissed.

It was random and unexpected, but it happened. It was an exciting occurance for the both of them, but it was clear that they were both confused right after it happened. They then began to talk about what was happening extensively. Even though they already knew it, they both admitted to having strange feelings about each other, feelings more intense than what they ever had as twins before. They both knew that these were signs of love...but they both felt that it was strange. They were siblings, brother and sister. Was it right for them to have these feelings with each other? They had never before witness other siblings acting this way. It was all so confusing, but they of course decided to face it together. They experimented, but it was always tentative. They each confessed that they thought they really loved the other, but they were always unsure. These feelings were more superficial than anything though. When they would hug, when they would kiss, when they would sleep in each others' arms, it felt good. They enjoyed the feeling of being so close, closer than they ever had before. Already their emotions were practically in sync with each other, and this only intensified that. There were never any disagreements between them on this. Every kiss was perfect and ecstatic, because they each knew what the other wanted, and it was usually the same as what they did. Even so, their minds got in the way.

They never got too...crazy about these things. They felt like there was some moral boundary that they couldn't cross. They eventually decided to stop this. They both felt that they needed to think, determine if this was right. Both of them wanted it to be, of course, but it wasn't an issue of social acceptance. There was something IN them that was not going to let them truly be in love. At the moment, everything was superficial. Kissing was more about physical pleasure rather than emotional fulfillment. If anything, the events of the past weeks drove them apart a bit. They learned that all of this was really more physical urges than emotional need, and they actually just were not okay with that. They were twins with a bond nobody else had, and they wanted it to stay special. Doing things for the urge of flesh took away from this bond, and they didn't want that. However, they soon got exactly what they needed.

While traveling, something terrible happened. They were walking alongside a river when Hijikata fell into it. The water was moving fast, and he ended up smashing his head against some rocks. When Akarui was finally able to fish him out, he had lost his memory. He didn't know who he was, or who she was. Not only that, but the connection they normally had was severed. They had been separated from each other in a way that no distance could create. They were isolated from each other in one of the most horrible of ways. Of course, Akarui helped Hijikata, tried to tell him who he was, who they were, but he couldn't remember anything. He didn't disbelieve her, but feelings he had had for her weren't there anymore. Their bond was gone. All he knew was what she told him, he couldn't actually remember it, so he never felt like the life she kept describing was his. This lasted a few weeks, and things didn't really improve. It was a heart wrenching chapter in their life. Akarui surely felt more disconnected than ever, and Hijikata was lost within his own mind. He went along with what she said, and kept living with her, but they way he acted was just...wrong. He was awkward, didn't know what he was doing, couldnt read her like he always did, so it never felt right. Still though, she stayed with him because he was her brother, and hoped that his memory would come back.

Eventually, it actually did. It was a sudden thing. One morning he just got up, and once again didn't know where he was. They had moved, of course, since the accident, so he wondered. Akarui was upon him in seconds though, because she sensed that that connection between them had suddenly been re-established. She was upon him, sobbing and hugging him, saying a million things at once. He was confused at first, but all the memories of the past few weeks came to him, and he realized. Suddenly he remembered being lost in blackness, where he couldn't reach her. It had been cold and lonely there, and he felt like he had shriveled up and died. But now, he was back with her, and without even thinking, their embrace soon turned into a kiss. It was full of feelings of joy and longing. They realized something just then. This kiss was nothing put pure emotion and joy, there was no physical temptation involved. This only made them continue with more fervor than before. It was an expression of pure joy to be reunited. They couldn't have been happier in that moment.

So for the next year they continued to live in closer synergy than ever before. That strange feeling they had before was gone, and there was nothing to hold them back. They were genuinely in love, and it was no urge of flesh. Every kiss was a poem, and every touch was a painting between them. They had never before experienced such a heightened sense of togetherness before, and they enjoyed every second of it. They spent every night together a way they never did before, and it all just felt so right. Soon though, they realized that they couldn't stay out in the wilderness anymore. They had to find a home...so they decided to find the closest hidden village. It turned out that they had been in the lightning country for some time now, and they both agreed Kumo would be a good idea. They were told by merchants and other travelers that it existed high in the sky, on the top of a huge mountain. Mountain and elevation pretty much meant almost no chance of fires anyway, so it sounded like the perfect idea. Really they had been thinking about this for some time, and they agreed that now was the time. Perhaps the reason they never did before was because they felt nervous about re-integrating back into society, but now they didn't care. They had each other, and they were ready to do so.

Joining the village actually wasn't as hard as they figured it would be. The Raikage was a kind woman, and accepted them without much complication. After demonstrating an actually impressive degree of combat readiness, shown through their clan and individual techniques, it was determined that they would be powerful assets to the village, and they were quickly made into genin, despite their age of 16. It was explained that they would just have to start there. They were provided some more traditional ninja garb, optional to wear, and given their headbands. They accepted these humbly, but also expressed that it was imperative that the two of them stay together. The Raikage agreed to eventually get them placed on the same squad, and set them loose upon the village. Since then they have obtained enough money to buy themselves a decent house which they now live in, and serve as shinobi of Kumogakure. This is where the true story of their lives begin, and they will face their future together.

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Beep. Beep. Beep. Long, consistent, persistent. It seemed to get louder every time, every other second that it went off. Yet even still it was quiet, or at least quieter than usual. So much more quiet, in fact, that it almost didn't wake the young man sprawled out over his desk on the other side of the room, book serving as his pillow. At first it was just an annoying buzz invading his dream, which was also about sleep. But it eventually became obvious that it was a noise from a world other than his dreams, and it become more recognizable every time it happened. Eventually he realized what the sound was, and his eyes slowly creaked open. He looked out through his long purple hair which was messily sprawled out all over his desk and face to see all the work he didn't get done the night before because a lack of sleep finally caught up to him. Upon this, he closed his eyes again, not in an attempt to go back to sleep, the beeping wouldn't let him do that, but rather in aggravation at his own dwindling will power. So much work...so much of it undone. He grunted and sighed as he picked himself up off his desk, a task much more exhausting than normal, and looked down at his messy desk with a grimace. As the beeping continued, his face slowly changed though, sliding to one of unhappiness to realization. His eyes widened, and all of a sudden his head flew down into the book, scribbling away furiously in a notebook next to it, pencil still in his hand from the night before. The alarm clock continued to beep.

He had remembered how he had anticipated this. He was so smart! He set his alarm clock forward an hour, because he knew he would probably pass out last night. This way, he would be able to catch up on what he lost. He would have to double time it though, because he now only had an hour to do what he would normally do in about two. As a result, his pencil was practically sizzling across his paper, all but creating a trail of smoke into the air as he went. He was so enthralled in his work that he had forgot all about his alarm clock which continued to beep and beep and beep. It was exactly an hour, just as he laid his now used up pencil on the desk that his mom opened the door and looked at him, sleepy eyed and just a tad bit annoyed, looking at him. "Were you planning on turning that alarm off any time soon? Its starting to disturb the dogs." he immediately looked over at her, and upon realizing what her words meant, he felt his cheeks get red with embarrassment. He passed off a soft apology and got up to turn off the alarm. He had had his specifically designed to not stop beeping until turned off, because sometimes when he crashed hard enough, it would take up to ten minutes of beeping to finally stir him. It was necessary, and now that he thought about it, even though he wasn't consciously hearing the beep, it was probably helping to keep him awake.

After his mom left, still looking drowsy, he looked at the work he had gotten done. Record time, that, but he really couldn't believe the quality didn't suffer because of that. He frowned, but he knew it would have to do. He spotted himself in the mirror in his room, and realized he was still wearing his uniform from yesterday. Not even yesterday, but even the day before. He sighed and rubbed the back of his head as he looked at himself and his worn out uniform. He'd been so busy the past few days that he hadn't even taken off the uniform once that he put on two days ago. His day off from the restaurant only ended up another day of hardcore working at home. Time for a costume change that was really just swapping in some old clothes for an exact pair, only fresher. Such was the result of school uniforms, but he didn't mind. He just saw it as less to worry about in the morning, and more time to do what actually needed to get done. Before he changed though, he did his morning duties of feeding his dogs, checking on them, playing with them a bit. This was probably his favorite part of the day, forgetting everything else to play with the dogs. It was a brief but welcome departure from the rest of his hectic life.

After getting done with the dogs, he went to change his uniform and gather up his things for school. It was still early, earlier than most people got up even, but this was normal time for him. He liked getting to school early, when it was still quiet. He would sometimes do some extra studying or catch up on work if he had to, or in cases liked today when he managed to get done with everything, catch a few more z's before everyone started showing up. He was always grateful for every second of blissful sleep that he could get, but oh it was never enough. Even as he got his shoes on by the door to his house, he could feel his eyes getting heavy already, weighing down his eyelids like weights. But he had to fight it, and he always did. He called out his goodbyes to his parents and headed out the door into crisp and bracing morning. That outta wake him up a bit.

On his way to the school all he could really think about was the amazing sleep he would get before everyone got there. He knew he couldn't go back to to his own bed, or he'd never get back up, and he was not about to miss a day of school. He had too much riding on this. He had to work hard, and he had to work constantly. After all, his parents basically put all their hopes in terms of monetary value into his attending this school. It was his obligation to be the best of the best, to turn his parent's risky decision into a great success. He couldn't slow down, he couldn't hold back, although he wished he could. If he took a nap at school, at least when he woke up he would be exactly where he needed to be. Even so, he had a smile on his face as he walked. As odd as it sounded, he was happy right now. He felt comfort in his hard work, felt like he was getting closer and closer to his goal every day. That was more than enough to inspire him to move forward, to keep his momentum and increase it.

Finally he arrived at the school, and promptly went straight to his homeroom class. Despite being early, he had no time to dilly dally. The sweet caress of sleep's veil awaited him on the hard yet familiar desk, and it would hopefully give him the needed boost to get through the day without passing out like he did last night. He quietly marched through the halls, and actually found himself thinking back to his dogs. He really did love them. They really helped him get through things sometimes, like they understood his struggle. Annie and Queenston would usually sit by his feet as he worked through the night, encouraging him without saying making a sound. His mind specifically drifted to the new dog, which apparently had come in while he worked hard last night, so he didn't realize it had. It was a Dalmatian, and as far as he knew she didn't have a name yet. She was a cute thing though, just a puppy, found on the street. Ah, his heart did bleed for the abused and the abandoned, and he felt good to be doing what he could to help, when he could at least.

It was because of these thoughts that, when he entered the room, he was taken by surprise and literally stopped dead in his tracks, almost jumping at the site of another person in the room. This had never happened before, nobody else got here as early as him, especially not earlier! He looked at her, because he knew he recognized her from the class (of course), but he was trying to remember her name. Ayame! That was it! Yeah, it took him a minute because she was actually kind of quiet in class, never spoke out too much. Shy he supposed, but that was understandable. He noticed that she hadn't him come into the room yet, as she appeared to be focused on something...drawing, it looked like. His curiosity got the better of him, and his mind temporarily went out the window as he forgot his manners. He quietly walked up behind her to see what she was working on, an innocently curious look on his face as he peered up and over her shoulder at the drawing. At the site, his eyes widened. A strange coincidence, she was drawing a dalmatian, and chibi or not, it even looked like the one that had been brought in last night. At first he was speechless, but he eventually composed himself enough and spoke with an even, kind, and soft voice in hopes to not scare her too much, since she hadn't caught on to his presence yet. "Is that a dalmatian?" he asked politely. Its obvious that it was, but he found that that was the best way to start a conversation. Really, he was more interested in asking whether or not that particular dalmatian had come from her imagination or if perhaps she had actually seen it before, and maybe if she too had a likeness towards dogs...

Name: Bunshin no Jutsu • Clone Technique
Rank: E
Type: Ninjutsu
Range: N/A
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.
Chakra Cost: 1

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 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.
Chakra Cost: 1

Name: Kawarimi no Jutsu • Body Replacement Technique
Rank: E
Type: Ninjutsu
Range: N/A
Element: N/A
Description: 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.
Chakra Cost: 1

Name: Explosive Tag: Activate
Rank: E
Type: Ninjutsu
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

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. This technique can only be used if the user is a higher rank then their captive.
Chakra Cost: 1

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.
Chakra Cost: Equivalent to the cost of the opposing jutsu +2

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: 3 [1]

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: 3 [1]

Name: Mokuton: Gosunkugi Enjin | Wood Release: Wood Spike Ring
Rank: D
Type: Ninjutsu
Range: Close (0m - 5m), Mid (5m - 10m), Far (10+)
Element: Mokuton (Wood Release)
Clan: Senju
Description: Mokuton: Gosunkugi Enjin is a ninjutsu technique used by the members of the Senju clan. In order for this technique to work the user must have their target surrounded in wood. The user forms spikes on their wood which surrounds their target in a spiked rings, preventing them from making sudden movements or even performing a substitution escape mechanic.
Chakra Cost: 4CP

Name: Mokuton: Shichūrō no Jutsu | Wood Release: Four Pillars Prison Technique
Rank: C
Type: Ninjutsu
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m)
Element: Mokuton (Wood Release)
Clan: Senju
Description: Mokuton: Shichūrō no Jutsu is a ninjutsu technique used by the members of the Senju clan. This technique lets the user summon a tree around their opponent to bind them. The user changes chakra into timber under the ground and makes it grow rapidly, while forming it into a wooden prison. The size of the prison is five meters in each side, making it capable of containing multiple individuals if used in one spot. The timber itself is treated with a chakra coating, making its destruction extremely difficult. During war, it has the great ability to detain prisoners, but it can also be used as a disciplinary measure for quarreling subordinates.
Chakra Cost: 8CP

Name: Mokuton: Semaijurin no Jutsu | Wood Release: Small Forest Technique
Rank: C
Type: Ninjutsu
Range: Close (0m - 5m), Mid (5m - 10m), Far (10+)
Element: Mokuton (Wood Release)
Clan: Senju
Description: Mokuton: Daijurin no Jutsu is a ninjutsu technique used by the members of the Senju clan.A technique that changes one's own arm into big trees. Using chakra, the tissues are transformed into trees at the cellular level. Then, by activating the trees, stimulating them to grow rapidly, they lengthen at high speed and fork into many branches. It is possible to capture the enemy with these branches and at the same time. These branches, though not sharp, are still capable of performing ranged blunt damage and bind the target. Though a powerful technique, it's not capable of destroying a solid surface very easily, and is a beginner's version of Mokuton: Daijurin no Jutsu
Chakra Cost: 8CP (2 per post)

Name: Mokuton: Sakuhen | Wood Release: Splinter
Rank: C-S
Type: Ninjutsu
Range: Close (0m - 5m), Mid (5m - 10m), Far (10+)
Element: Mokuton (Wood Release)
Clan: Senju
Description: This technique allows a Senju clansman to cause a portion of any wood that they have created to rapidly splinter at such a rate that it causes a huge and sharp outrush of energy identical in force and power of an explosion, with the splintered wood serving as shrapnel. The rank of the jutsu determines the force of the "explosion", and the rank is determined by how much wood is being splintered, smaller structures being lower ranks and so on. At C rank, the explosion is equal in power and area of effect as a typical exploding tag, but can become much more violent at higher ranks. Each increased rank, up to S, creates an "explosion" equal in force and power to 1 more explosive tag. Example: B rank is equivalent to 2 exploding tags, and so on.
Chakra Cost: 5 / 12 / 23 / 38

Name: Mokuton: Moku Shuuren | Wood Release: Wood Drill
Rank: C
Type: Ninjutsu
Range: Close (0m - 5m), Mid (5m - 10m), Far (10+)
Element: Mokuton (Wood Release)
Clan: Senju
Description: This technique allows a Senju clansman to manipulate a large chunk of wood, spiraling in on itself to come to a point, making the shape of a sharp and long drill. Its point allows it to have superior piercing capabilities, and it can be formed in one of two shapes. It can be made to encase the arm, or held by the end to have more reach but less stopping power behind it. Additionally, the drill can be made on a pre-existing structure of wood, pointing outwards. This can either be left alone to serve as a large spike on a surface, or it can be combined with Splinter, propelling off the surface due to the small, localized explosion at high speeds to serve as a high impact projectile.
Chakra Cost: 7

Name: Dochuu Senkou - Underground Submarine Voyage
Rank: C
Type: Ninjutsu
Range: Close (0m - 5m), Mid (5m - 10m)
Element: Doton (Earth)
Description: Doton • Dochuu Senkou is a Ninjutsu technique utilizing the Earth Element. After forming the needed hand seals, the user can sink below ground and quickly travel through the earth.
Chakra Cost: 6 / Per Post Afterwards: 2

Name: Doryuusou - Earthen Rising Spears
Rank: C
Type: Ninjutsu
Range: Close (0m - 5m)
Element: Doton (Earth)
Description: This technique lets the user condense mud or stone, from the ground, and shape them into spikes that will protrude from the ground in order to skewer the target. The spikes cannot penetrate targets of greater density.
Chakra Cost: 7

Name: Tsuchi Hokku - Earth Hook
Rank: C
Type: Ninjutsu
Range: Close (0m - 5m) Mid (5m - 10m)
Element: Doton (Earth)
Description: This technique lets the user manipulate any surface of earth, causing two large fists of earth to come charging out of it, trailing "arms" behind them, to fly forward and deal a heavy blow to enemies. This can be done from any surface, and the resulting fists remain where they were after swinging. They cannot be made to swing again after being propelled once, however the jutsu can be used again to redirect a punch mid swing if it misses. Each fist is 5 feet in diameter.
Chakra Cost: 7

Name: Haran Banshou - Stormy Upheaval
Rank: C
Type: Ninjutsu
Range: Close (0m - 5m), Mid (5m - 10m)
Element: Suiton (Water)
Description: This technique allows the user to summon a large volume of water; roughly the size of a waterfall, crushing it into the opponent. If needed, the user can cancel the technique in just an instant.
Chakra Cost: 8

Name: Suirou no Jutsu - Water Prison Technique
Rank: C
Type: Ninjutsu
Range: Close (0m - 5m)
Element: Suiton (Water)
Description: Suirou no Jutsu is a Ninjutsu technique that utilizes water to imprison an opponent. The ninja forms the necessary hand seals which causes the water to form around the target into a spherical prison which only allows for limited movement. The ninja must keep their body touching the water prison to maintain its existence. If the contact is broken, the water falls away and their target is released. When combined with a bunshin technique, the ninja can imprison their target but still allow for a clone to attack others nearby.
Chakra Cost: 9 / Per Post Afterwards: 2

Name: Water Release: Water Drowning Technique
Rank: C
Type: Ninjutsu
Range: Close (0m - 5m), Mid (5m - 10m)
Element: Suiton (Water)
Description: The ninja first does a string of hand seals, which causes a column of water to rise from a nearby water source. It can be guided to strike a target in a number of angles.
Chakra Cost: 5 / Per Post Afterwards: 1

Name: Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu - Water Clone Technique
Rank: C
Type: Ninjutsu
Range: N/A
Element: Suiton (Water)
Description: Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu is a Ninjutsu technique that utilizes water to create a Bunshin clone. Unlike a normal Bunshin, the Mizu Bunshin has the ability to interact more with the environment due to it having physical substance. This allows the clone to carry out limited attacks on its target, but none utilizing chakra. The range of the clone is limited however, it can not travel further than 10 meters from the original body. If the Mizu Bunshin is injured, the clone will usually revert back into its natural water state.
Chakra Cost: 7

Name: Shousen no Jutsu - Mystical Hand Technique
Rank: C-A
Type: Medical Ninjutsu
Range: Close (0m - 5m)
Element: N/A
Description: Shousen Jutsu is a Ninjutsu technique utilized by medical ninja. This technique allows the ninja to heal wounds by focusing their own chakra to their hands. If the higher the medical ninja's rank is the quicker they are able to heal more critical and serious injuries. Injuries of equal rank may be healed in 1 post, and completely restored in 2. If choosing to heal a wound higher than the rank of the Shousen used, it requires 2 extra post per rank. Thus C-rank Shousen healing an A-rank wound would require 5 posts to fully heal, while a B-rank wound would require 3 posts for instance. If healing a lower-ranked wound with a higher-ranked Shousen, the wound is fully healed in one post as opposed to two.
Chakra Cost: C- 8 (2 per post), B- 12 (4 per post), A- 20 (6 per post)

Name: Zoukyou Ryoku - Augment Strength
Rank: C-A
Type: Medical Ninjutsu
Range: Close (0m - 5m)
Element: N/A
Description: This is a medical ninjutsu Hajikata devised himself. By coming in direct contact with another person (touching), he pushes medical chakra into their muscles with a specific purpose of enhancing their performance to generate more force in their movements with less effort. Consequently, the strength of the person this happens to is temporarily increased while the effect lasts. The augment lasts for about three posts, regardless of rank, and cannot be reapplied for another three posts after it has worn off. The rank determines the percentage of increase, and the rank is determined by the rank/capability of the user. At C, it increases strength by 20%. At B, it increases strength by 40%. At A, it increases strength by 60%. The duration or cool down is not affected by rank, only effectiveness. This jutsu cannot be used on oneself, and cannot be used on a shinobi that has through extensive training already increased their strength (a strength SC)
Chakra Cost: 7 / 13 / 24