As Xiang was transported into the new Chunin Exams arena, set for her and her new opponent, she thought back on a story character from some of the books she used to read on her free time. They were about a relentless warrior that had, overtime, had became the strongest of them all. Through years of rigorous training and strife, he was molded into the perfect fighter that could never be beaten by the enemy. The only thing that could stop him was nature. Yet, despite nature, he could still push along until his last, dying breath. Despite all of his power, however, he kept a cool, collected mind, and never thought himself as a God among men; simply carrying out his missions without wavering, and believing that there could be something to match him, one day. Until that happened, though, there was a singe line he always said before a fight, one of which Xiang was going to mimic at this very moment...
"Lets do this."Fueled by the anger she felt at her chance of a fair battle being completely shafted versus Koryu, she was eager to make certain that Zinan was not the same way. He made it past the first round, so of course he had to be much stronger, right? Maybe more skilled? Xiang didn't know, but what she did know was she was still going to try her hardest, and filter her rage into productive battle strategy. The long, grassy area she was put into, around seven feet high, obscured her ocular sight to a point where she could only see around a one meter radius. While the Byakugan would still provide her something her opponent did not have - being in the form of seeing through said grass like an X-Ray, in order to see chakra pathways - she did not feel like relying on it for now. She had to be careful, as she figured any movement she made would give away her position. So, what was an aspiring Shinobi like her supposed to do? Transformation Technique, of course! While it wouldn't give her any natural weapons, the fact that she could take on a much smaller, lighter form would be critical for her success in the arena. It couldn't be just any animal, though, as she needed mobility on top of certain body functions that could help her find the opponent. Now, obviously, her senses themselves wouldn't be bolstered, but having more than two eyes still kinda helps, if provided.
That being said, before she did change, she decided to take a bit of prep time. She ripped a few of the blades of grass in front of her into around ten pieces out of two blades of it, then stored it in her pouch. That way, she had a few platforms to use later on for combat purposes. After that, she was ready to transform, forming the hand seals necessary. With a soft, white cloudy 'poof' under the grass, Xiang was now not even two inches tall, having transformed herself into a ringneck snake, though in length was at least a foot long. This little reptile are already capable of crawling at high speeds, so it was built for speed, just like she was. On top of that, because she was now so small, there was going to be little disturbance caused by her slithering along the grass. So, now with her plan in action, she took a random direction to the northwest, moving at a moderate pace of six meters per second, occasionally stopping after twenty-four meters to look for any signs of her opponent, tongue twitching and tiny eyes seeking out the minutest of details. Who knew what they would do, though? She never even seen Zinan fight before...even though they have met!
[Current WC: 640]
- Chakra/Jutsu Used:
Chakra: 250/255
Name: Transformation Technique (変化の術 ~ Henge no Jutsu)
Canon/Custom: Canon.
Rank: E.
Type: Supplementary.
Element: None.
Range: Self.
Specialty: Ninjutsu.
Duration: -5 every other post.
Cooldown: Duration +1 post.
Description: Given all the missions ninja are assigned to--battle, intelligence gathering, diversions--this is a priceless ninjutsu. It is typically used to change into people other than oneself, but one also has the ability to change into animals, plants, and even inanimate objects like weapons; however, the object can be no smaller than 1 foot long in at least one dimension. Despite this, this technique has an abundance of uses. The transformation of a master of this technique (which is generally an Academy graduation requirement) makes the user physically and visually the same as the transformed person or object in question, giving the user the exact mass and physical qualities of whatever they transformed into. This is one of the most basic ninjutsu, as such most shinobi know how to perform it. This technique does not give a ninja the abilities or jutsu of a person they transform into, nor can give the user the damaging ability of a weapon (however, this can be used as a bluff). Sensory techniques can easily pick out someone transformed using this jutsu: the user's chakra would be active, as well as the fact that their biological functions and scent are not masked by this jutsu. Costs 5 chakra on activation, and an additional 5 chakra every other post after that.
- Picture of Snake Transformed into: