[b][u]Name[/u][/b]: Sarutobi, Kaizen [i][u]Nickname/Alias[/u][/i]: Impulse [i][u]Gender[/u][/i]: Male [b][u]Age[/u][/b]: 31 [i][u]Age Appearance[/u][/i]: 28 [i][u]Sexuality:[/u][/i] Heterosexual [b][u]Village[/u][/b]: Konohagakure [i][u]Birthplace[/u][/i]: Konohagakure [i][u]Organization[/u][/i]: Ex-Twelve Guardian Ninja (100 Million Ryō Bounty) [b][u]Clan/Bloodline[/u][/b]: [url=http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sarutobi_Clan]Sarutobi[/url] [b][u]Rank[/u][/b]: 4th Hokage [b][u]Chakra Nature[/u][/b]: None [b][u]Appearance[/u][/b]: [spoiler][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/ZV2Y6.jpg[/IMG][/spoiler] [b][u]Eight Gates Appearance[/u][/b]: [spoiler][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/5XUDr.png[/IMG][/spoiler] [b][u]Personality[/u][/b]: Kaizen is a calm, concise leader. He only wants to do well and extinguish all the evil by taking down whoever takes it upon themselves to hurt his village or his loved ones. Soft-spoken, serene and humble, Kaizen Sarutobi’s usual demeanor suits his effeminate appearance perfectly. Always willing to put others before himself, both in terms of well-being and social standing, Kaizen usually refers to others with respect and nobility that everyone truly deserves. He carries himself with an air of amicable temperance, politely conversing with the people he encounters and freely giving his meager services to those who need a hand. Kaizen doesn't hesitate to put himself in the path of harm to shield those around him and often attempts to diffuse contentious situations with soft, calming words and a somewhat clownish personality involving feigned clumsiness. These traits lead those unfamiliar with Kaizen to view him as a dimwit or easily exploitable, but more perceptive people become aware in short time that his gift for the diffusion of disagreeable situations suggests a deep sense of wisdom. Tormented by his past as one of the Twelve Guardian Ninja, Kaizen has developed an acute appreciation for life and has taken a vow in his heart to never again kill another innocent person and to do everything within his power to protect people from being killed. Even with his natural talent Kaizen refrains from wielding his great combat strength for his own sake, battling only for the well-being of others when words fail to work. Spending much of his alone time in quiet contemplation of his past misdeeds and future retribution, Kaizen often ponders what the right path toward redemption is and laments each life lost due to his weakness. As such, he has a tendency toward trying to solve problems all by himself and preventing allies from becoming involved in his risky endeavors. Having lived his own life carrying heavy regrets, Kaizen is reluctant to judge others for their personal actions, beliefs or mistakes and always offers hopeful encouragement so that those who have stumbled onto the wrong path might redeem themselves in the future. However, when forced to draw his sword against those who abuse their power and undervalue the lives of others, Kaizen's calm temperament gives way to a marked intensity capable of intimidating even other shinobi, despite his compulsion toward diplomacy. But when his strength as a protector or the Hokage is insufficient to defend against a particularly threatening foe, Kaizen's restraint falters and his personality reverts to that of the days when he was part of the Twelve Guardian Ninja. He immediately abandons his serene humility; Kaizen's normally warm nature becomes cold and distant, allowing him to contemplate taking the life of his opponent and even make vicious, bloodthirsty threats. This side of his personality is one that Kaizen struggles to suppress despite the fact that it keeps emerging when he is under great stress and in need of extra strength. His greatest fear is that, one day; he will return to his former self and become a hitokiri once more. Kaizen tries to hide this side from others seeing as he works so hard to keep his village under the protection of a humble and kind hearted Hokage from the prosperous Sarutobi clan. His greatest fear is that, one day; he will he will return to his former self and become the man he was in the Twelve Guardian Ninja once more and throw away everything to become a cold blooded killer and become a criminal instead of the hero Konoha deserves. [u][b]History[/b][/u]: Kaizen’s history isn’t as humble as his personality and his position of power. Kaizen has come a long way since those days. And those days will start out from when he was a jonin; Kaizen was born into the Sarutobi clan and became one of its key members seeing as his natural talent and ability to learn such high leveled jutsu so fast was quite remarkable for his ninja academy days. Kaizen was already a full time Jonin by the time he was 17 and was able to participate in the first shinobi world war which is what defined him. His talent was nothing to laugh at and nor with his dedication to his training which is what set him to join the ranks of ninja defending the Hokage in the first world war. However being so young in a war such as that was too much to ask from any ninja around his age he was still so young and immature that he would become morphed by war into a tool of destruction and slaughter. And unfortunately that’s how events worked out for Kaizen. You see his two teammates in his squad including his teacher were ambushed amongst the epitome of the war and thanks to his velocity Taijutsu he was able to escape to carry on the will of his team. Returning to the village he spread the news to the Hokage at the time who took the news as only a hindrance in his plan. The hokage followed up by teaching Kaizen how to become stronger and using as it as a cover for Kaizen to learn how to keep everyone he holds dear safer due to his great strength. Slowly the hokage forged and created a killing device in such a young child that his emotion and remorse had vanished and the only thing that remained was a cruel calculated killer. And during the time Kaizen had no clue or control of the events for his young mind was easily bent by the will of others. For the rest of the year Kaizen spent his time in other villages and on the front lines becoming the infamous “Impulse” killer who wiped out waves of ninja in seconds. His name grew greater with wealth and he became a legend in the mist of the battlefield, however even one man couldn’t completely finish the war the villages started after the sages teachings were lost, hell even Kaizen was too young to know of the Sage and how he came into the world with such gifts. And so after a few years the war was over and no side had a clear winner each side had shed blood for blood and suffered heavy causalities to the point where each village was dilapidated and broken in a cruel stalemate. And as war warped the man’s sense of clarity the memories that he tried to suppress of his fallen allies resurfaced tearing his mind and soul into two sides. His clarity had returned to him and his mind was clear. He knew, he surely knew, the hokage had betrayed him and disregarded his team as anything more than a fly dying in battle and used his despair as a tool to forge into a weapon that could puncture even the heaviest guards. Disgusted by the man he had become he wanted to end his life and join the many men’s lives he had taken in hell, however before he could take his life he received a private letter from the Fire Daimyō in which the Fire Daimyō asked Kaizen to abandon his life as a tool under the Hokage’s control and become an elite ninja to guard the Fire Daimyō. Kaizen accepted and became an elite guard of the Twelve Guardian Ninja and gave up on the life he had in the leaf. While he spent his young adulthood with the twelve members they happened to be all veterans of the First Shinobi War, feeling more at home than ever Kaizen figured he would like it there amongst the Fire Daimyō. Unfrotunately fate had a funny way of showing up around Kaizen for the Elven other members decided that the Hokage need to atone for his sins during the war while he sat and watched his village men give their life for him to simply wait till he was declared victor, Kaizen if he was the murderous tool that he was before would have agreed a 100% without hesitation, but now he had matured and saw that their ideals would only lead to more disparity and pain in the village once more, but this time to everyone including women and children and to see such innocence be taken away was too much for him to accept. Kaizen had been a Guardian for already a few years and during that time he looked back on the deeds he’s committed and slowly watched his bounty rise on the black market and he couldn’t handle the blood on his hands anymore. From then on Kaizen decided to promise himself that he wouldn’t kill the innocent anymore, and he would carry out one more hit and that hit would be on the rest of the eleven guardian ninja. After their coup d’état failed and the reluctant return of the Hokage’s head not with them Kaizen confronted the eleven and without a single word carried out the execution of every last of the eleven until they had all fallen in a trail of death behind him. Emotionless Kaizen returned to the village where he began to atone for his sins and worked hard under as a pupil of the 3rd Hokage until his mind and soul began to turn clean once more. THe hokage knew there was good in Kaizen and his talent was already so polished he didn’t need a lick of training from the Hokage. And so after the natural death of the Third Hokage, Kaizen was dubbed his successor becoming the new Hokage and the fourth in his place. With such a responsibility and such trust the 3rd has for Kaizen that he would entrust an entire village he had once almost betrayed he felt like he was loved, something that he had never experienced since he was part of team 2. Today Kaizen is the humble man you know and love, but he constantly has his demons to fight, when they will stop haunting him? He may never know but the skeletons in his closet are rattling. [I][U]Theme Song[/U][/I]: [spoiler][url=http://soundcloud.com/jordanbellah/vacancy]Vacancy[/url][/spoiler] ========================================= [b][u]Weapons/Items[/u][/b][u][/u]: [spoiler] [b]Name of Weapon or Item:[/b] Sōshūga [b]Description:[/b] Sōshūga (双襲牙; Literally meaning "Twin Attacking Fangs") is the name of a pair of nunchaku. Each handle of these weapons is intricately carved into the shape of a Chinese dragon-like creature, with scales engraved along their length and a head near the handle's base, while appearing to be linked together by a length of twisted chord. Kaizen wields these with great dexterity, utilizing all of his limbs at times, making use of them particularly during situations where direct physical contact must be avoided. [b]Appearance:[/b] [Spoiler][img]http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120802145334/naruto/images/7/70/Soushuuga.png[/img][/spoiler][/spoiler] ========================================= [B][U]Special Traits[/U][/B] High Chakra Reserves Kaizen is able to easily master high-level techniques due to his Clan. Kaizen is a Taijutsu specialist which means he quite dexterous, agile, and acrobatic. His movements are so fluid and so elusive that prying eyes are hard to keep track of his movement a sensor might be able to keep up. His movements are even a match for the sharingan since his body is so dedicated to such strenuous situations that he’s trained for in order to use the right gates. He has proficient stamina where he can wear out his opponents while still being able to fight on for hours on end. Together his endurance and his chakra control proves quite lethal. [b][u]Kekkei Genkai[/u][/b]: [b]Name of Kekkei Genkai:[/b] N/A [b]Clan:[/b] N/A [b]Description:[/b] N/A ========================================= [b][u]Jutsu[/u][/b]: [hider=Canon Jutsu] [URL="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Dead_Demon_Consuming_Seal"]Dead Demon Consuming Seal[/URL] [URL="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Telescope_Technique"]Telescope Technique[/URL] [URL="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shadow_Clone_Technique"]Shadow Clone Technique[/URL] [URL="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Strong_Fist"]Strong Fist[/URL] [URL="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Eight_Gates"]Eight Gates[/URL] [URL="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Front_Lotus"]Front Lotus[/URL] [URL="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Leaf_Great_Whirlwind"]Leaf Great Whirlwind[/URL] [URL="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Leaf_Rising_Wind"]Leaf Rising Wind[/URL] [URL="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Leaf_Strong_Whirlwind"]Leaf Strong Whirlwind[/URL] [URL="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Leaf_Whirlwind"]Leaf Whirlwind[/URL] [URL="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Reverse_Lotus"]Reverse Lotus[/URL] [URL="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shadow_of_the_Dancing_Leaf"]Shadow of the Dancing Leaf[/URL] [URL="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Springtime_of_Youth_Full_Power"]Springtime of Youth Full Power[/URL] [URL="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Daytime_Tiger"]Daytime Tiger[/URL] [URL="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Leaf_Gale"]Leaf Gale[/URL] [URL="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Leaf_Rock-Destroying_Rise"]Leaf Rock Destroying Rise[/URL] [URL="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Little_Toe_Attack"]Little Toe Attack [/URL] [URL="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Morning_Peacock"]Morning Peacock[/URL] [URL="http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Violent_%E2%80%94_Leaf_Adamantine-Strength_Whirlwind"]Violent Leaf Adamantine Strength Whirlwind[/URL] [/hider] [hider=Custom Jutsu] [b]Name of Technique:[/b] Velocity/ Vector Style [b]Type of Jutsu:[/b] Taijutsu [b]Rank:[/b] S [b]Range:[/b] 5-25 meters [b]Nature Type:[/b] None [B]Handseals:[/B] None [b]Description:[/b] A special type of Taijutsu derived by the Hokage, this Taijutsu is more reliant on the laws of physics and the manipulation of such. Vectors allow Kaizen to redirect matter and energy either through direct or indirect contact sort of like telekinesis, while velocity allows Kaizen to control the Speed and Direction of any moving objects. This ability is rather complex with the more imagination used with it, simple things such as allowing the user to fly is the beginning of the array of capabilities the style can execute. The user can even control the velocity of another object and freeze it midair, but the most notable and most used ability of this style is the ability to forcefully push or blast an object away at high speeds, a sort of speed and strength augmentation. [b]Weakness:[/b] Freezing attacks or stopping the velocity in an object commits the user to focus the gaze and chakra into said object. ==================== [b]Name of Technique:[/b] Direction [b]Type of Jutsu:[/b] Ninjutsu [b]Rank:[/b] E-S [b]Range:[/b] 5-25 meters [b]Nature Type:[/b] None [B]Handseals:[/B] Ox Tiger Snake [b]Description:[/b] Kaizen simply focuses his chakra into an oncoming attack and depending on the strength of the technique, can deliberately change the direction of the attack. [b]Weakness:[/b] Chakra, Focused gaze. ==================== [b]Name of Technique:[/b] Muscle Vector [b]Type of Jutsu:[/b] Taijutsu [b]Rank:[/b] A [b]Range:[/b] N/A [b]Nature Type:[/b] N/A [B]Handseals:[/B] Ox [b]Description:[/b] Kaizen holds the Ox hand seal while he channels the vectors in his body to increase the power of his muscles. While velocity allows him to move faster vectors allow him to grow stronger allowing for harder strikes when using strong fist. [b]Weakness:[/b] Can’t use vectors while using velocity ==================== [b]Name of Technique:[/b] Reduce [b]Type of Jutsu:[/b] Taijutsu [b]Rank:[/b] A [b]Range:[/b] Melee [b]Nature Type:[/b] None [B]Handseals:[/B] None [b]Description:[/b] This ability is Kaizen’s original ability that his sword was derived from; this allows him to strike an object quickly, with only milliseconds between each attack. He completely destroys the object, letting the first strike destroy all the defenses of the object and the second strike destroys that object before it can recover. Sagara is able to use this technique with, not only his fists, but also with his head, elbows, knees and feet. However Reduce also has a defensive measure if his ability is copied and used against him, Kaizen can use Reduce to negate the first Reduce inflicted onto him by punching himself in the opposite direction of the first hit. [b]Weakness:[/b] 3 post cooldown ==================== [b]Name of Technique:[/b] Accelarate [b]Type of Jutsu:[/b] Taijustu [b]Rank:[/b] S [b]Range:[/b] 5-10 meters [b]Nature Type:[/b] None [B]Handseals:[/B] None [b]Description:[/b] Using velocity and vectors Kaizen changes the perception of his brain and increases it so his sense are increased and his perception of time is vastly increased to the point where it appears time is slowed around him and able to analyze, judge, and attack from the increased perception. [b]Weakness:[/b] Perception makes him increasingly susceptible to Genjutsu, 5 post cooldown. If used more than twice the user begins to have migraines. ==================== [b]Name of Technique:[/b] Decelerate [b]Type of Jutsu:[/b] Nin/Tai [b]Rank:[/b] A [b]Range:[/b] 5 meters [b]Nature Type:[/b] None [B]Handseals:[/B] None [b]Description:[/b] Kaizen release a sufficient enough amount of chakra to create an aura surrounding his entire body, upon engaging Kaizen in hand to hand combat the aura becomes increasingly intensive on the victim. Being exposed to the aura for a duration of time allows the user’s perception to slow. This allows for any attacks launched at normal speed seem incredibly fast to the victim and an increase in speed by Kaizen seem like he is moving at such incredible speeds. The aura is quite intoxicating and is absorbed through punches or direct contact. [b]Weakness:[/b] Lasts 2 posts once the secret is discovered the aura becomes useless. ==================== [b]Name of Technique:[/b] Blood Vector [b]Type of Jutsu:[/b] Supplementary/Taijutsu [b]Rank:[/b] B [b]Range:[/b] N/A [b]Nature Type:[/b] N/A [B]Handseals:[/B] Ox [b]Description:[/b] A simple supplementary jutsu that allows Kaizen to control the vectors in his blood to either increase or decrease the rate of blood flow, if he is severely injured he can control the vectors in his blood to slow the loss of blood from a sustained injury. Inversely when in the midst of battle Kaizen can control the vectors in his blood to increase the blood flow of his body to carry more oxygen to the rest of his body. Alternatively if the victim has an open wound and Kaizen targets the wound he can infuse the blood with one his vectors to immediately change the direction of the flow of blood in the victim causing internal damage resulting in blood clotting and [b]Weakness:[/b] ==================== [b]Name of Technique:[/b] Push [b]Type of Jutsu:[/b] Taijutsu [b]Rank:[/b] C-S [b]Range:[/b] Melee [b]Nature Type:[/b] N/A [B]Handseals:[/B] N/A [b]Description:[/b] The main ability in the style derived by Kaizen, which gives him the power to push anything at great speeds, this also allows him to move at the same speed as the objects he pushes. The power of the push is dependent on how much chakra is released, a feint glow of chakra is coated around the users hands forming the clan symbol of the Sarutobi’s in his hand that allow him to forcefully push the target. C ranked to A ranked generally range from pushing an object from a few feet to a drastic 20 meters inflicting great concussive force, however the S ranked version is the most potent of all the ranks for it allows the user to forcefully slap the target appearing to make them vanish from thin air, but in reality pushes them to a far off destination he chooses which would take days otherwise to reach. This is effectively both as an offensive capability, but also proves useful in a scenario where Kaizen must save someone. [b]Weakness:[/b] The S ranked version drains a good fraction of Chakra and can only be used once per 8 posts. ==================== [b]Name of Technique:[/b] Pain [b]Type of Jutsu:[/b] Taijutsu [b]Rank:[/b] A-S [b]Range:[/b] Melee [b]Nature Type:[/b] N/A [B]Handseals:[/B] None [b]Description:[/b] The name is a front for this jutsu, it has two sides of the same coin. Specifically when Kaizen uses said jutsu he is able to use it in two very different ways. The first is a supplementary version which allows him to ‘push’ fatigue or pain out of an ally’s body allowing them to feel like new without any drawbacks efficiently curing/healing the target, this is especially effective when Kaizen pushes a Genjutsu out of his body or an ally’s body, which is why it has a high rank. Secondly the offensive part is also quite potent; using the same push Kaizen doesn’t eliminate pain from the victim’s body but transfers the pain extracted from the ally into the target the user touches allowing him to successfully transfer the pain. [b]Weakness:[/b] If the pain cannot be transferred in 5 posts the pain is rooted into Kaizen. ==================== [b]Name of Technique:[/b] Disruption [b]Type of Jutsu:[/b] Taijutsu [b]Rank:[/b] B [b]Range:[/b]Melee [b]Nature Type:[/b] None [B]Handseals:[/B] None [b]Description:[/b] After charging enough chakra into his hands Kaizen engages the opponent in hand to hand combat, if he manages to land a punch in the upper torso of the victim he infuses the target with his own chakra. His chakra then roots itself into the victim’s body and effectively disrupts all the chakra points in the victim’s body making them shut down like a power outage in a family home. [b]Weakness:[/b] Disruption lasts 1 post. ==================== [b]Name of Technique:[/b] Deflect [b]Type of Jutsu:[/b] Taijutsu [b]Rank:[/b] D-S [b]Range:[/b] 5 meters [b]Nature Type:[/b] None [B]Handseals:[/B] None [b]Description:[/b] The best defense is a good offense, while this is true you still need a defense. Kaizen uses his pushing ability to repel the air around Kaizen at a very high speed that it creates an invisible barrier that allows incoming attacks to deflect or repel the technique without harming Kaizen or putting strain on his body. [b]Weakness:[/b] Scales with chakra. ==================== [b]Name of Technique:[/b] Impulse [b]Type of Jutsu:[/b] Taijutsu [b]Rank:[/b] S+ [b]Range:[/b] 5-40 meters [b]Nature Type:[/b] None [B]Handseals:[/B] None [b]Description:[/b] Kaizen’s signature move from using the velocity style which has also earned him his nickname is one of his most devastating jutsu. Kaizen essentially creates a "bomb" made of highly compressed air created by pushing the air between his hands. The highly compressed air starts off very small no bigger than the size of a rasengan, but after charging the ability for 3 posts the jutsu is ready to use. Kaizen then takes his clasped hands and using his ‘push’ rapidly shoots the compressed white ball of compressed air at the vicinity of the victim. After chanting the name of the jutsu the compressed ball explodes violently outwards until the small balloon sized ball engulfs the land surrounding it in a massive white orb obliterating everything inside even a small island. [b]Weakness:[/b] Requires three posts for charging. ==================== [b]Name of Technique:[/b] Friction Style [b]Type of Jutsu:[/b] Taijutsu [b]Rank:[/b] S [b]Range:[/b] Melee [b]Nature Type:[/b] None [B]Handseals:[/B] None [b]Description:[/b] Another fighting style implored by Kaizen from his devious creations, this Taijutsu style also focuses on the laws of physics however on energy rather than velocity and vectors. Kaizen uses this Taijutsu style to implore friction to his Taijutsu. While it might seem useless at first friction is the main ability that causes the generation of heat energy. By applying friction the two surfaces rubbing against each other causes the transfer of Kinetic energy into heat allowing the user to become a pseudo fire user such as Morning Peacock. [b]Weakness:[/b] ==================== [b]Name of Technique:[/b] Static Friction [b]Type of Jutsu:[/b] Taijutsu [b]Rank:[/b] B [b]Range:[/b] 5-10 meters [b]Nature Type:[/b] None [B]Handseals:[/B] None [b]Description:[/b] Static friction isn’t quite an offensive technique but a supplementary Taijutsu. Static friction allows the user to prevent oneself from sliding down a sloped surface or a surface coated with any sort of lubricant. This is especially useful if the opponent uses an environmentally changing jutsu such as Water Release: Starch Syrup Capturing Field. [b]Weakness:[/b] ==================== [b]Name of Technique:[/b] Kinetic friction [b]Type of Jutsu:[/b] Taijutsu [b]Rank:[/b] A-S [b]Range:[/b] Melee [b]Nature Type:[/b] None [B]Handseals:[/B] None [b]Description:[/b] Kaizen signature move in this style, when the user is using kinetic friction the user begins to create heat from the energy of Kaizen’s fist or legs making contact with the opponent’s body. The key to this Taijutsu is the more contact made with Kaizen the more kinetic friction is created. Meaning the more contact made with Kaizen the more heat is generated until Kaizen can easily create flames on contact with the opponent from a simple punch. Once he has generated enough heat energy the seal of the Sarutobi can on his palms prevent his limbs from being negatively affected by the flames he produces allowing him to freely use the flames. Once enough kinetic friction is built up a simple rubbing of the hands can ignite flames around his hand and his feet can also catch fire if rubbing against a hard surface. [b]Weakness:[/b] 3 posts of contact – Normal 5 posts – Heat begins to generate 8 posts flames begin to come to life 10 posts flames become able to use freely ==================== [b]Name of Technique:[/b] Frictionless [b]Type of Jutsu:[/b] Taijutsu [b]Rank:[/b] B [b]Range:[/b] Melee [b]Nature Type:[/b] None [B]Handseals:[/B] None [b]Description:[/b] Kaizen simply removes the friction that his body has between himself and any surface he travels on. In turn this allows Kaizen to move at great speeds and incredibly fluently since there is no friction between him and the ground below him. [b]Weakness:[/b] Cannot be used with Kinetic Friction, surfaces such as ice make him unbalanced and cause his motor controls to become nonexistent making it easy for him to fall and unable to move. ==================== [b]Name of Technique:[/b] Seizure [b]Type of Jutsu:[/b] Taijutsu [b]Rank:[/b] B [b]Range:[/b] Melee [b]Nature Type:[/b] N/A [B]Handseals:[/B] N/A [b]Description:[/b] Upon grabbing one of his opponent’s limbs Kaizen will jerk the limb with his hand, amplifying the motion with his Vector Style to create a jolt of kinetic energy to course through the held limb, splitting the bone inside the target in two. The bone will be shattered by the impact of the force, but the surrounding tissue will not be damaged by this. [b]Weakness:[/b] Requires Kaizen grab his opponent, only effects the bone ==================== [b]Name of Technique:[/b] Strain [b]Type of Jutsu:[/b] Taijutsu [b]Rank:[/b] A [b]Range:[/b] Melee [b]Nature Type:[/b] N/A [B]Handseals:[/B] N/A [b]Description:[/b] Once Kaizen makes contact with a physical structure he can apply a force to it through his Vector Style by striking it. The force will be evenly distributed through the structure and amplified with his vectors. The result of this is an increased strain on the structure which will build over time and eventually cause it to break. This technique is useful against strong barriers, even chakra-based ones [b]Weakness:[/b] Requires melee contact and multiple strikes to destroy a strong barrier ==================== [b]Name of Technique:[/b] Skin Friction [b]Type of Jutsu:[/b] Taijutsu [b]Rank:[/b] C [b]Range:[/b] Melee [b]Nature Type:[/b] N/A [B]Handseals:[/B] N/A [b]Description:[/b] While using his Friction Style Kaizen has the ability to reduce the friction between his solid body and fluids. This increases his maneuverability and speed while under bodies of water. [b]Weakness:[/b] ==================== [b]Name of Technique:[/b] Energy Transfer [b]Type of Jutsu:[/b] Taijutsu [b]Rank:[/b] A [b]Range:[/b] Melee [b]Nature Type:[/b] N/A [B]Handseals:[/B] N/A [b]Description:[/b] This is another fighting style developed by Kaizen. Using this style he increases the friction between himself and his environment which causes a larger amount of heat to be generated by his attacks resulting in strikes that may burn or incinerate foes. However to increase the heat generated by friction more energy must be added to the equation which must come from the user’s chakra, thus making this a chakra-costly fighting style. [b]Weakness:[/b] Large chakra cost ==================== [b]Name of Technique:[/b] Joint Vector [b]Type of Jutsu:[/b] Taijutsu [b]Rank:[/b] S [b]Range:[/b] Melee [b]Nature Type:[/b] N/A [B]Handseals:[/B] N/A [b]Description:[/b] Kaizen attacks his opponent by targeting their joints. If he should successfully harm a joint he applies a vector to it, destroying the cartilage in between the bones. Different joints being damaged have various effects on the body however damaging the spine with this ability is extremely dangerous due to the fact that the cartilage between joints on the spine support about 70% of the back’s weight. Without this support the opponent’s spine may break. Alternately, a strike to the jaw will damage the Gomphosis Joints between the teeth and jaws which will result in the loosening of the teeth which almost always results in the loss of many teeth with a successful strike to the jaw. These are just some examples of what joint damage can do, however there are many more applications of this technique on the human body. [b]Weakness:[/b] Requires harmed joint ============================================= [/hider]