[OOC: Assuming that my ruse makes your first chakra usage true with Clone Synergy. You're free to react differently, though, and my next post will have adjusted chakra amounts accordingly.]
“I will not let you harm my village! You will not leave here today!” Right, like I wanted to harm your village....did I say anything about that? Doi.She had decided to charge straight against him. Such imprudence....were all Kumo-nin like this?
Can't we just talk this all out?, he projected to her in a 'voice' that sounded so genuine it could easily be told as a fake; he had even gotten adept at mimicking acoustics, so the sentence seemed to come from him. As he did so, a thick vapor enveloped the area. Indubitably the Raikage's infamous cloud ninjutsu, of her Kekkei Tota; the Misora clan, or any clan that boasted a release of their own, never ceased to astound him. Except that of the Yamada clan, which he had spared the shame of a Missing-Nin by changing his name....yes, he had a full grasp on what Crystal Release could do. He was the only known man in the world who had such sway over the clan's ability. The clouds began to fill the tall room, eventually completely making the sense of sight useless.
Silly, silly girl.
Had she not noticed? This jutsu....essentially a cloud equivalent of the Hidden Mist Jutsu....did she not know he had obscured his own vision intentionally? What was she trying to do....? She had the advantage in Kumo, she had no need to create her own clouds....unless she was planning something. Focusing inward, Tame would not allow himself to be caught off-guard. Having intentionally blocked his own vision, he began to see even with a blindfold. Forms....of chakra, energy, life. They moved with crisp clarity, in real time, as if he had sight after all. Such was the power of his sensory jutsu....such a technique couldn't obstruct him, as it wasn't a Doujutsu. Sharingan was nothing to the Itagaki; this evidenced, of course, by his inaction in transplanting at least one of them into himself.
Either way, he would begin his strategy, formed within his million-miles-a-minute mind at the minute mistake of the Raikage. The missing-ninja first performed a clone technique. Not even the Crystal Clones jutsu he'd been working on....that would not be necessary for this. No, just the simple, Academy-level Bunshin no Jutsu. Five in all. Two were hiding farther behind the middle one at 5 meters behind him, which was left in Tame's position after he fled the scene. Another two flanked him to the left and right within 3 meters. All of them brandished one sole arrowgun, aside from the center clone, who held a combined rifle-arrowgun. As the two Reikas (one of which was a clone, the one on the center clone's front-right being the real one) approached the position of the clone, Tame would hide to the left of even the leftmost clone, in the projected blind spot of at least one of the Raikages. And then....the poor clone was smashed into dust. It curved and dodged the strikes of Reika's cloning-clone(?) jutsu, but ended up falling on its rump; this, of course, all by Tame's direction. Then, Reika delivered what would have indubitably been a killing blow.
However, all four of the other Tame clones were upon her, moving close enough to see. Except one....
The first two brandished illusory versions of Grieve Edge (which Tame had admittedly not mastered, but was wearing anyhow) and performed a spin and axe kick, one aiming at each of the Lightning Shadows, aiming to divert their field of vision. Then, the other two, which were situated farther away and hopefully behind or in the blind spots of the Raikages, shot at the clone of the Misora. Yes, they shot.
No, you idiots, they did not shoot.
It was Tame's technique that let them shoot, of course. His Warp Snipe Jutsu....it gave the appearance of this. While in his self-named 'Arbalest' mode of shooting, Tame fired one bolt (which admittedly moved at quite the speedy pace) for each clone that was pretending to shoot, curving their trajectories so that it would seem that these clones actually were attacking. The bolts themselves, having not curved much to give the facade that they were being emitted by the clones' arrowguns, could also change their path a tad more. Whichever direction the clone of Reika would go, the bolts---as of now, parallel to each other but a little less than 2 meters apart---would veer up to seventy degrees to hit her. Tame, in the meantime, fled to another location, keeping tabs on Reika the entire time. He went to a 180'd position of where he was before, now flanking an unknowing Raikage. Quite simply, he flicked a crystal at her. In all the commotion it would be lost....but this would be her downfall.
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Name: Doppelganger Technique (影分身の術 ~ Bunshin no Jutsu)
Canon/Custom: Canon
Rank: E
Type: Supplementary
Element: N/A
Range: Short (0-5m)
Speciality: None
Duration: Clones last 4 posts, or until dissipated.
Cooldown: Six posts after all clones are dispersed.
Description: Using this technique, the user can create up to five intangible clones that appear physically identical to the user. The clone has no physical form, and as such cannot attack. When any object passes through the clone, be it a fist, a rock or a blade, the clone will evaporate. It's mainly used to help mask the user, helping them attack an opponent who is superior at dodging. The clones do not disturb the area around them, don't have shadows or body heat, and as such experienced ninja can easily pick them out. Costs 5 chakra to create clones.
Name: 晶遁・投げ矢の術 {Shōton: Nag'ya no Jutsu ~ Crystal Release: Bullets Technique}
Canon/Custom: Canon.
Rank: A.
Type: Offensive.
Element: Shōton
Range: 400m. Variable.
Specialty: Ninjutsu.
Duration: Toggle: -5 per post.
Cooldown: Non-Applicable.
Description: Tame's primary technique that makes use of the Shardstinger arrowguns; since they're made of crystal, he can summon and dismiss apparati for shooting at will. The barrel of the gun as well as the reserve of crystal dust in the 'magazine' (both abrasive) are utilized; crystal dust is manipulated with Shōton and Fuuton, both to compress it slightly and sharpen it while keeping its form. The bolts dissolve back into crystal dust upon stopping, and so cannot be retrieved by anyone by Tame. These 'bullets' can pierce targets akin to how a regular arrow would, though are not arrows by any means.
~~This jutsu is simply a conduit for the Shardstingers' special ability, which, while prohibiting their use without this jutsu, allows them to pierce through chakra-based defenses equal to the rank of armor it can pierce. This technique is a conduit and modifier for the arrowguns' original power, and does not actually deal this damage by itself.
~~He has three 'modes' of using the projectiles; each affects the rate of fire, as well as speed of the projectile (which translates into piercing power).
第一: 斉射 {Daichi: Seisha ~ First: Fusillade} A rapid-firing style primarily used by the double Arrowguns, though uncommonly used with the combined version; it sacrifices power to overwhelm targets. In this mode, the range of all shots made is halved. In addition, the piercing power is reduced by 2 inches (and 1 rank for defense purposes) to increase the rate of fire to 2 bolts per second (per arrowgun). The bolts travel at 70 m/s instead of the normal 90 m/s. Two 'Fusillade' shots are equal to one 'Snipe' shot. The octrahedral bolts are 3½in long by 1½in wide.
第二: 狙撃 {Daini: Sogeki ~ Second: Snipe}[i/] A style that can either use combined Arrowguns or individual ones. It is used for precision shots that don't have too much time to be prepared for; this is the standard, unaltered damage of the arrowguns. Each shot made in this mode is the standard used for measuring remaining ammo. The octahedral bolts are 4½in long by 2in wide.
[i]第三: 石弓 {Daisan: Ishiyumi ~ Third: Arbalest} A more powerful style using combined Arrowguns. In this mode, the range of all shots made is increased by 100m, and bolt speed is increased by 30m/s. In addition, the piercing power is increased by 1 rank. However, this mode does not boost piercing depth, and decreases rate of fire to 1 bolt per 2 seconds (with the combined arrowguns). The octahedral bolts are 5in long by 3in wide.
Name: 矢銃法: シギひがみ {Yajūpō: Shigigami ~ Arrowgun Arts: Warp Snipe}
Canon/Custom: Custom.
Rank: D.
Type: Supplementary||Offensive.
Element: Fuuton||Shōton
Range: Range of Bolt||30m for Style 3
Specialty: Ninjutsu||Bukijutsu {Kyuujutsu}
Duration: -5 per post|1 post|2 posts
Cooldown: N/A|6 posts|4 posts
Description: Only usable with Nag'ya no Jutsu. A maneuver used to alter the way bolts are shot, or their path.
Tame can shoot crystal bolts at the target, but, manipulating the air around them, he causes them to curve in their path in a different direction, up to 70°.
Cannot be used with Fusillade mode, and must be used with Shoujin no Mai's speed boost active. Tame uses Fuuton to speed himself up and blur into the path of one of his already-shot bolts. He then stops the bolt in midair when it's about to hit him, and smacks it in a different direction, making it go just as fast. He can hit up to 3 bolts per post in this fashion.
Only usable with Shoujin no Mai, and cannot be used while in Arbalest mode. Tame uses dissolved crystals as a type of Bunshinjutsu. He scatters crystal dust everywhere within the jutsu radius, and then can form bolts from anywhere within it, and shoot them at targets as if he himself did so. He can shoot from as many places as he'd care to within the duration, provided he has enough ammo. However, all bolts shot this way lose 1/2 inch in piercing depth, and he cannot shoot from his arrowguns while firing bolts with this jutsu.
Name: 晶遁: 青石種子 {Shōton: Aoishishushi ~ Crystal Release: Sapphire Seed}
Canon/Custom: Custom.
Rank: B.
Type: Supplementary||Offensive
Element: Shōton.
Range: Seed can be shot 20m.
Specialty: Ninjutsu.
Duration: 9 posts. -5 per post.
Cooldown: 15 posts.
Description: The technique Tame uses to crystallize his marks into statues; however, it does have some battle application. Tame shoots a small, incredibly-compressed orb of crystal (1cm diameter) at the target; it lodges in the target's flesh, using cellular-size thorns to stay in place. The thorns grow and advance 1 foot per post through the target's body for 9 posts. After the sixth post, the target's body has almost completely been speared on the cellular level with crystal thorns. After this point, they start to fill in the holes in-between, completely crystallizing the target's body. If used on a person that is nearing death, the lack of chakra/life force/cellular activity lets this technique activate instantly.
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