1 Katō Clan Mon Aug 12, 2013 1:56 am
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Clan: 加藤一族 {Katō Ichizoku ~ Katō clan}Kekkei Genkai: もコネ心身 {Mokone Mishin~ Body-Soul Connexion}
Elements: None.
Specialization: Medical Ninjutsu||Ninjutsu||Senjutsu
Location: Scattered.
Clan History: The Katō were originally simply a group of people that had their friends/family killed by Konoha hero Dan Katō; later, it could come to include the following of people who idolized him. They realized, however, that no amount of protest would ever give them the solace they deserved, and so decided to strike back against the shinobi world with the very weapon they were dealt. Over the years, they have been perfecting the technique that for so long they had hated; many a ninja died from trial-and-error. Only recently has the secret clan technique been developed, by virtue of previous mistakes and natural selection. Very few, though, have sheer natural talent enough to perform it.
Kekkei Genkai Description: The Katō are particularly attuned to the spiritual plane in general, and know the general workings of one's soul, enough so to create jutsu related to the spirit. The soul is the agglomeration of a person's mental energy as well as their physical energy. The mental energy governs one's actions while the physical energy (which is not the body, but merely inhabits it) allows one to carry out these actions. Ninja often combine these as one to form chakra; thus, the soul can be seen as each human being's source of chakra. The Mokone Mishin is a trait of the Katō, an extremely powerful life force; this allows clansmen to wilfully eject their soul from their bodies using the Reika no Jutsu without their bodies dying in the process. Being able to control their spirit outside their body, they can also mold pure spiritual energies and chakra, even while Spiritualized. Substituting natural energy in place of sheer life force to stabilize the body, they may also channel this ability to the souls of others.
- Clan members train extensively to be able to Spiritualize, and as such have pinpoint chakra control, letting them excel at whatever they apply themselves to; they may use techniques that they specialize in of 1 rank higher than their ninja or specialization rank would normally allow. (+5) In addition, the secondary specialization gains +1 in power. (+2)
Drawbacks:
- Due to focusing on their specializations, as well as honing their chakra for optimal Spiritualization, Katō clansmen cannot have tertiary or quaternary elements (-2); in addition, their elements begin at A-rank and C-rank, and are capped at S-rank (-1).
- Due to excelling in their specializations, it takes clansmen longer to learn a new one; Tertiary Specializations must be learned at Jounin, and Quaternary Specializations take 500 more words to learn and train at each rank. (-1)
- As the clan focuses on spying and/or attack from afar, they do not condone close-range combat; clan members may not take Bukijutsu or Taijutsu as a specialization (-1). Their disuse of physical attacks means that their physical strength is unmodifiably E-rank, regardless of their own ninja rank; they get D-rank strength when they become A-rank. (-3)
Members: Katō Yasuo [Clan Heir]
Kekkei Genkai Jutsu:
- Spoiler:
- Name: 霊化の術 {Reika no Jutsu ~ Spiritualization Technique}
Canon/Custom: Canon.
Rank: B.
Type: Supplementary.
Element: None.
Range: 200m. +100m per rank above Genin.
Specialty: Medical Ninjutsu||Katō Only
Duration: 3 posts. +1 post per rank above Genin. -5 per extra post.
Cooldown: 4 posts, -1 per post it was dispelled early.
Description: The signature technique of the Katō clan. Using pinpoint chakra control, they can make their mental and physical energies, and thus their soul, materialize and leave their body as a ghostlike version of themselves.
~They get a +1 in rank to their speed in spirit form, but can disguise their visual presence by moving at normal speed. The body cannot be detected by any technique that would do so via chakra; techniques that detect via heat signatures or electrical signals, etc, may find the body with -1 effectiveness, as it is still partially alive. The spirit itself has no physical form, but is essentially the source of all chakra in a person, so it may be sensed by chakra sensory techniques with -1 to their effectiveness.
~Genjutsu do not affect the user's soul as there is no cerebral Keirakukei to manipulate, and do not affect the body as there is no consciousness to manipulate. As a spirit, the user is immune to all types of jutsu that only exist on the physical plane. The body is still vulnerable to all non-Genjutsu; in addition, the consciousness having departed, the body is unable to dodge or block without outside intervention.
~As users can enter the bodies of other humans as easily as phasing with something else, this technique is perfect for reconnaissance or ambushes (similar to the Silhouette technique); the user can go completely unnoticed by detection-types and Doujutsu users if the sensor is not versed in that person's chakra signature (the user's chakra temporarily meshes with the host's). While the user cannot control the person they are possessing*, they can communicate with them within their mind, or even perform jutsu from inside the host body (though these cannot require any sort of manual cooperation from an unwilling or unknowing host). As the user's spirit is not affecting the host body, it is not anchored to it; thus, the user takes no damage if the host is harmed. If the user is somehow discovered, a Strong-Willed host (of not more than 2 ranks below the user) can expunge the user after 1 post.
~If the user's original body is hit by an attack of equal rank (strength of a Taijutsu/Bukijutsu blow or a jutsu), Chuunin must cease all action and return to their body within 2 posts. If the user's body is dealt a fatal blow while their soul is outside their body, their soul simply ascends and they die.
*Player Characters, NPCs with accounts, or key characters of missions cannot be controlled via possession. Errant NPCs such as random ninja and civilians, however, can be controlled (they are treated with the same specs/etc. as the user and are assumed to have no more weapons than the user). Player Characters or account NPCs may be controlled with explicit permission from the roleplayer.
- Spoiler:
- Name: 霊化: 遠路唯心の術 {Reika: Enroyuishin no Jutsu ~ Spiritualization: Ethereal Journey Technique}
Canon/Custom: Custom.
Rank: B.
Type: Supplementary.
Element: None.
Range: Same as the user's Spiritualization range.
Specialty: Medical Ninjutsu||Senjutsu||Katō Only
Duration: Same as the user's Spiritualization duration.
Cooldown: 8 posts, -1 per post it was dispelled early.
Description: This technique is an application of the Reika no Jutsu to another WILLING person. The user supplies natural energy to the target's body to stabilize it and prevent it from dying, in place of their own powerful life force. The target needs to 'train' for 500 words to become accustomed to a spirit form and use it correctly. The user needs to be in constant contact with the target's body to sustain this technique; alternatively, the target's
This technique has the same attributes as the user's Reika no Jutsu; however, at least 10 of this jutsu's cost needs to be Senjutsu chakra (collected by meditation). It takes 5 chakra plus 5 Senjutsu chakra per extra person the user Spiritualizes using this technique. (All Senjutsu chakra costs are negated if the user is in Sage Mode; activation cost would be 20 chakra instead of 10 chakra and 10 Senjutsu chakra.)
- Spoiler:
- Name: 生命カ検知 {Seimeikakenchi ~ Spirit Sensing}
Canon/Custom: Custom.
Rank: C-S
Type: Supplementary.
Element: None.
Range: 20m passive. 100m C, 350m B, 650m A, 1km S.
Specialty: Ninjutsu||Senjutsu||Katō Only
Duration: Passive. -5/-10 per post if active.
Cooldown: /
Description:Due to being so attuned to the spiritual plane, clan members have the special ability of sensing other human spirits; this is specific to their own self, so the radius of sensing is wherever their soul is. This is distinct from sensing chakra or biological functions, as it is impossible to suppress one's spirit, even by the Katō clan themselves. While it is technically more powerful in this respect, it is also much less versatile than a chakra-sensing technique. They see spirits as faint hitodama (balls of eerie fire, in legends thought to be 'death candles', the souls of the departed) in their field of vision, while a sixth sense tells them where other souls are. Clan members seem to have a penchant for remembering the distinct 'color' of each person's hitodama; however, inexperienced clansmen (Chuunin or below) tend to become frazzled by concentrating on this ability when there are many people about, giving them a -1 to reaction time. This ability allows Katō clansmen to perform some of their more intricate spirit/soul techniques (those that don't require their own but involve others'). If the clan member uses Senjutsu chakra for this technique's maintenance cost, or is in Sage Mode while using this technique, its range doubles; if the user has any chakra in their reserves from meditation or is in Sage Mode, this is also true for the passive range.