Ciera recognized that cloning jutsu. She was practicing that too, after all. In fact, it was one of the many techniques that she was currently looking into or practicing outright. Her biggest mistake in the last practice spar was that she did not have enough variety of techniques in order to counter the acidic gas that Tsurugi tended to release. The consequence of that was more than just a ruined kimono. It was also to her pride as a Hoshigaki. While it was not a very visible aspect, unlike many of her clan members, it was still something that she was raised with. It was no easy to suppress, even when the loss was logical.
For that very reason, she had looked into a variety of jutsu’s that could help turn the tides against the Boil user. Wind, in particular, was effective to disperse the acidic mists that he had thrown, only needing a few moments to summon the wind since some of those techniques did not require any kind of hand seal at all. Merely, it required concentrating and manifesting her chakra into wind. That was good for those moments when there was no time to make the seals for a proper jutsu, which was just proven moments ago with the violent clash of fire and wind that caused the tornado to take place on the training field.
Maybe the training was getting a bit too heavy handed. They were testing out many different techniques, though instead of being a simple game of aiming and dodging, it was starting to turn into a real spar. It started out simple enough, but things had gone farther with the hidden mist technique and now, a straight-out charge with some water clones. He was expecting her to simply dodge in melee combat?
Forget that. It was one of her weakest points at the moment. She knew that she needed to improve on her close range skills as it would leave her vulnerable, but the fact of the matter was that she didn’t really have anything to supplement it with. Taijutsu and Bukijutsu were out of the question at the moment, though it was definitely something to consider when she finally reaches jounin rank. However, for the time being, her close range skills were pitiful at best. She was an amateur; sure, she could throw a punch. However, that punch would probably be clumsy and lacking the necessary power to truly hurt.
Luckily, Tsurugi wasn’t that much better than her at it. If he was, then she would have gotten her butt handed to her on a platter. Though, even now, his amateurish brawling skills were still better than hers, and she knew this full well. That was why she had spent some time learning some techniques that could keep her opponent away or at least build some space between them. And that was just what she needed at the moment.
It looked like this might turn into a spar anyways, despite their previous agreement. Well, it wasn’t her fault. He was the one who broke it first by trying to charge into melee range instead of simply just shooting something out. Maybe it was part of his Katon elemental nature? He had always been sort of aloof, but maybe—deep, deep down—he was actually passionate?
Ciera almost snorted. Well, he was ambitious, so she supposed that it was kind of true.
Still, less talk, more business.
Her hands and fingers rearranged themselves to form the awkward seals that made up the jutsu, sequencing them one after the other as she poured chakra into the technique. Her mouth filled with water, and she spewed it towards her feet. As the gallons of water poured out in an unending tide, she sent chakra to her feet so she could stand on the water as layer after layer of water began to build up. Higher and higher, the water rose, first exceeding one story and then two. By the time that she ended the technique, she was standing on top of a pillar of that was three stories high, towering over Tsurugi who she could see below.
She smiled and waved.
“Enjoy!” Ciera back-flipped off of the pillar of water as it began to fall forward, turning into a tidal wave that would crash towards Tsurugi and his clone.
As she stood behind the falling wave of water, she decided not to pursue a follow-up action. Normally, she would have went into the seals of the gunshot technique, holding on the last hand seal. This was so she could call on the jutsu at any moment and use the resulting water bullets on her enemy if they managed to surface from the wave or even dodge it somehow. Each water bullet was fast and deadly, a true marksman’s weapon.
However, this was simply a training session so it wasn’t necessary to go that far. Besides, she wanted to see if Tsurugi could get out of it. After all, while it wasn’t deadly, it was a hard technique to counter. If she had some close range skills, she would have rode the waves and attacked Tsurugi while he was being carried away by the water, or even attack him while he was escaping it. After all, the tidal wave was a good enough transport that would have certainly added both speed and power to any punch or slice that she did.
Maybe a lariat while riding a tidal wave would be fun. It certainly wasn’t out of the realm of possibilities.
- Chakra 130/220. +1 power (clan):
Name: Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave
(水遁・爆水衝波 --Suiton: Bakusui Shōha)
Canon/Custom: Canon
Rank: B-S Rank
Type: Offensive, Supplementary
Element: Suiton
Range: 0.5 Acre Feet ~ 1.5 Acre Feet (616 cubic meters to 1850 cubic meters)
Specialty: Ninjutsu
Duration: Water stays on battlefield for 6 posts, stunning only lasts 1-2 posts
Cooldown: May be used again after it wears off (6 posts)
Description: The user spits an abundance of water from their mouth. The exact amount is dependent on the amount of chakra used: 20 chakra (B-Rank) can only make 1/2 of an acre foot of water, 25 chakra (A-rank) can make 1 acre foot, and 30 chakra (S-Rank) can produce a total of 1.5 acre feet of water. This is primarily used to give the user an advantage by providing lots of water for their other jutsu, but it can also be used to knock to opponent over with a wave, stunning them for 1 post if the wave is B-Rank, and 2 posts if the wave is A-rank or higher. This stun only takes effect if the opponent hit by the wave is within 20 meters of the user, when the wave still has plenty of force.
Name: Supernatural Walking Practice (Shūgyō'shikachō ~ 修業歩然超)
Canon/Custom: Canon.
Rank: E.
Type: Supplementary.
Element: None.
Range: Self.
Specialty: Taijutsu (Chakra Flow).
Duration: -5 chakra every 3 posts (every 2 posts if using on water).
Cooldown: None.
Description: Supernatural Walking Practice is a basic ninja technique. It involves using chakra flow to channel chakra to one's hands or feet, allowing him/her to walk on, or cling to, surfaces that normally do not allow it. This includes, but is not limited to, walls/ceilings, trees, and even water. Should the flow of chakra stop for any reason, the user will immediately fall off of the surface they are walking on, or plunge underwater.
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WC: 1000/1000 Gale Palm
WC: 491/1500 Exploding Water Colliding Wave