There was a wild Squeakers in the area, which wasn't extremely uncommon--while the recluse had a tendency to keep himself tucked away in the shadows beneath the city, he had many roles and responsibilities in the surface world. And he was happy to do them! He loved his job! Even if the demon in his spirit was convincing him otherwise.
Today, the short man had decided to check out the academy and see if there were any students struggling with any of their lessons, where he might be able to step in and offer some extra-curricular training to get them caught up on their studies. He was getting tired of teaching the students how to make clones or the transformation technique for the trillionth time, but training up the next generation of shinobi was something he felt endlessly important--even if incredibly dull. And Squeakers liked dull things--but he much preferred them for his own tasks. Training
for himself, missions
for himself, studying
for himself. He'd never minded helping others--training with or lecturing peers and those of lower ranks, but when it was
all you did...
Sheesh...
Squeakers rubbed the base of his neck, the downpour of rain tapping against the hood of his rain coat. In the dark of Amegakure, Squeakers was a bright beacon of--well, he wasn't really sunshine, but he
was yellow.
His internal monologuing and conversations with his beast were temporarily placed on hold when he heard scampering from above and glanced up to see a child running around on the higher surfaces.
Amegakure didn't have the usual constructions that other villages did--everything was warped, twisted, slanted, and otherwise more dangerous in constructed design. And the addition of rain making everything slippery made it all the more so. Squeakers wasn't going to say a child shouldn't be taking to higher places--many
homes were located high up in the village within the mighty towers of the city--and many children did know how to safely operate despite the dangerous conditions. It was their native village, after all, and those kinds of skills were vital.
But they weren't inherent.
And Squeakers knew that, too.
So while he wasn't about to start barking at the kid to get down and stop doing dangerous things, he was prepared for things to turn south--and there was little surprise in him, either, when it did.
Quickly rushing forward and leaping up the side of the building, Squeakers reached out his hands to catch the child and successfully snatched her from the air where she had been otherwise falling. Only for the flailing girl to connect her hand with the hard surface of his mask--a loud
slap! following.
Thankfully
for him, the mask was always placed rather securely, and it wasn't made out of light materials that could be so easily destroyed.
Still, though, the strike did move it slightly--not flying off of his face but surely shifting to the side more than he would have liked.
"Whoa there!" Squeakers jumped from where he'd landed himself on the side of the building, leaping up to the nearest platform that he could before setting the girl down once more. He readjusted his mask to fix it into place.
"That was pretty dangerous! You could have gotten seriously injured, you know, or worse!" He chuckled, then waved a hand that was concealed in black fabric in a dismissive nature.
"You don't look like a regular civilian, though."
NAME: Shunshin no Jutsu [Body Flicker Technique]
RANK: D
CHAKRA USAGE: Low
CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu [General]
ELEMENT: None
HANDSEALS: 1
DESCRIPTION:
By invigorating one's entire body with chakra, a shinobi can seemingly disappear and reappear in another location faster than most people can see. Often times one's movements are disguised with the use of an extra element, be it a smoke bomb, leaves, water, sand, etc. in order to hide the user's trajectory from those with skilled eyes. Though it mimics teleportation, it is important to remember this jutsu merely boosts the agility of its user. As useful as this technique is, it can only be used 4 times in a battle thread, compounding in exertion and difficulty each time. with any more usages beyond that result in muscle tears in the legs from overexertion. The hand seal for this technique must be held until the shinobi reaches their destination, making it impossible to utilize other techniques regardless of any preparation.
NAME: Kinobori no Waza [Act of Tree Climbing]
RANK: D
CHAKRA USAGE: Very Low [Continuous]
CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu [General]
ELEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION:
An advanced genin level technique, it serves as a means to both enhance chakra control when mastered as well as a means to change one's advantages on the battlefield. By applying chakra to the soles of the feet, the shinobi gains the ability to walk and stand on vertical surfaces or even upside down.
NAME: Suimen Hokou no Waza [Act of Water Surface Walking]
RANK: D
CHAKRA USAGE: Very Low [Continuous]
CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu [General]
ELEMENT: None
DESCRIPTION:
A slightly more advanced version of the Tree Climbing Skill, this technique allows a shinobi to walk on water as if it were a solid surface. What makes this so difficult is a very precise amount of chakra ust be applied, as balance is harder to maintain on a not so tangible and even moving surface.
