Listening to the boy speak the swordsmith considered his words for a moment.
Tilting his head a bit he nodded slowly.
"Definitely different... probably a lot more peaceful." It was a deeper subject surely. The merits of weapons of war. Morbidity played its ugly hand and for a moment he pondered how much blood his clan alone had on their hands... but those were surely thoughts for later. Training to get done.
As he waited for the youth's response something odd might catch his eye. Slender, near-imperceptible strings glowing a subtle blue color. They appeared to be emanating from the wanderer's pocket where his right hand was. And leading to both the frog atop his head and the rabbit. The
Puppet Technique, in all of its glory. Up until now the animals movements had been slight. Only requiring subtle manipulation. But now that a bout was about to ensue the threads were in full effect. Only a few for each animal... but they were surely there. Active completely now.
Multiple opponents.
"You never know when you'll be outnumbered." He commented with a nod. A great skill to hone. And one in particular that his skillset was near perfect for. Removing his right hand from his pocket his thumb flicked, the white rabbit standing on its hind legs. The swordsmith formed a
Tora hand seal with his hands. Four puffs of smoke appeared, two on either side of the small creature. When they dissipated four identical duplicates stood in their place thanks to the
Puppet Clone Technique. Just as handy as it was confusing in a battle.
"I'll throw Tsuki and co. here at you." He said taking a few steps back as several more threads extended from his fingertips. Latching onto the doppelgangers.
"Keep an eye out for surprises." An unusual warning to be certain. But this tiny creation of his had a few tricks up its sleeve. Fur? Wherever rabbits kept surprises.
Middle finger flicked and the original rabbit darted forward with surprising speed. A latch on its belly flipped open and a Smoke Bomb dropped out, a large cloud of smog erupting from the small black pellet. Pinky and thumb moved, causing two more clones to dart into the smoke and rush at the boy in an attempt to
headbutt him from opposite sides. May have been small, but getting rammed into by something made of thick wood and black iron was still sure to sting. He took the opportunity provided by the cloud to slink behind some nearby trees.
With a hiss a small circular area on his frog's belly hummed to life. Displaying a POV feed of a camera. With this he could keep an eye on his rabbits from a distance. And test the thing's reliability.
"Let's see how he reacts..."
OFFENSIVE TECHNIQUES:
NAME: Kugutsu no Jutsu - [Puppet Technique]
RANK: C
CHAKRA USAGE: Very Low [Continuous]
CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu [Puppetry]
ELEMENT: N/a
DESCRIPTION:
The fundamental and most used technique of the style, Kugutsu no Jutsu allows a puppeteer the ability to use puppets in battle. While the degree in skill determines the number of puppets that can be controlled, for starters the user can control only one. By making near invisible strings of chakra from each of their ten fingertips and attaching them to their puppets they are able to control the puppet from various distances. However there is a delay between the puppeteers orders and the puppets movements, meaning puppet movement will not be instantaneous, and the response time increases based on distance.
SUPPORTIVE TECHNIQUES:
NAME: Kugutsu Bunshin no Jutsu [Puppet Clone Technique]
RANK: C
CHAKRA USAGE: Very Low - Medium (Per Clone)
CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu [Puppetry]
ELEMENT: -
HANDSEALS: 1
DESCRIPTION:
After performing the necessary hand seal the user is able to create a physical clone of a puppet. Multiple clones can be created though the amount of chakra needed to perform this jutsu increases with each one. Naturally more complex puppets require more chakra to clone as well. These puppets retain all weapons and mechanical abilities of the original, though do not retain chakra-reactive/conductive abilities and will disperse after being struck. This does not bypass the necessary chakra strings required to control puppets but with some clever implementation or additional techniques the duplicates can used effectively.
ITEMS USED:
NAME: Smoke Bombs
CLASSIFICATION: Offensive
DESCRIPTION:
Smoke bombs create a clouds of smoke when it detonates. They may look like small spheres wrapped in paper. Smoke bombs are typically used to blind opponents and make them easier to attack. Alternatively, ninja can use smoke bombs on themselves so that opponents cannot see what they are doing. The smoke itself isn't particularly dangerous, and only induces a slight cough from those trapped in its 5 meter radius.
SPECIAL ABILITIES:
STRING THEORY - ENHANCED CHAKRA CONTROL
Necessary for his Puppet Ninjutsu and applicable to his other techniques, Uemon has trained extensively in order to mitigate the amount of chakra he uses with his techniques. Compensating for his average chakra reserves this allows him to stay in the fight that much longer.
PUPPETMASTER - INTELLIGENCE
A natural strategist with a quick mind, Uemon is always observing even in the midst of combat. This allows for him to find gaps and weaknesses in his opponent's techniques easier than some, and allows him to formulate strategies and deceptions to take advantage of these shortcomings. His knack for tactics cues him on which approach should work best depending on his target.
ASHIZUKAI WORK - SPEED
Honed after years of fighting and training in Jujitsu with samurai as a child in the Land of Iron, Uemon is surprisingly light on his feet and his hand-to-hand strikes are faster than most expect. Able to strike and weave with deft swiftness he is capable of holding his own against Taijutsu specialists of his rank and outright overwhelming those of lower ranks in a straight up slugfest.
