Jutsu Rules

by **Admin** Mon Apr 16, 2018 3:01 pm

Jutsu are the ninja arts that are performed by shinobi, whether it be from the use of chakra or simply physical ability. This set of rules covers the basics of the various jutsus that are available on this site.

Obtaining Jutsus

Learning Justus requires technique points (TP). You must be jutsu training in order to learn moves and all instructors will teach jutsus for a set amount of TP per jutsu. Some jutsus, however, require a specific master to learn them, whether it be a bloodline related jutsu or simply a jutsu that is specific to a certain village or person. These moves will be marked as master-specific on the jutsu page. In order to actually claim the jutsu, you must also submit a roleplay of how you learned to perform the jutsu.

Custom jutsus can be created by submitting a jutsu application in the appropriate board, although there are restrictions on doing so. These custom jutsus will be specific to an individual or clan and thus can only be taught by that individual or clan if they deem you worthy.

Jutsus can also be leveled up and mastered by training the move repeatedly once you have learned it. Doing this requires sinking more TP into the jutsu and providing more roleplay training its use.

Jutsu Levels

As with missions, there is a ranking system to help determine how powerful a specific jutsu is in relation to others. The ranking starts at E-rank for academy student level jutsus and then continues up to S-rank for the most advanced jutsus.

Each rank of justu requires more roleplay in order to successfully learn the technique. It is a fairly simple concept, as each jutsu rank requires half of the word count of an equivalent ranked mission in order to learn the jutsu. For example, while a D-ranked justu would require half of the word count of a D-ranked mission (500 words) to learn, a C-ranked justu would require half of the word count of a C-ranked mission (1,000 words) to learn. This word count can be split between multiple threads if you so desire.

The TP requirements change depending on the jutsu as well. As a general rule of thumb, these are the requirements:

E-ranked: 3 TP
D-ranked: 5 TP
C-ranked: 10 TP
B-ranked: 15 TP
A-ranked: 25 TP
S-ranked: 50 TP

Elements
Each shinobi is born with an innate chakra nature manifested as one of the five major nature transformations. It is possible to train and gain additional nature transformations, although doing so is difficult and is dependent on your shinobi rank. Everyone is born with a single nature transformation. When a shinobi has achieved the rank of Chuunin, they can undergo training to unlock another one. At the rank of Jounin, a third element can be unlocked. The Sannin of a village can unlock a fourth nature transformation. Finally, the Kage of a village can unlock the fifth nature transformation in order to ensure the safety of their village.

Each of the five nature transformations has both a strength and a weakness. The five transformations and their strengths/weaknesses are as follows:
Water is strong against Fire and weak against Earth.
Fire is strong against Wind and weak against Water.
Wind is strong against Lightning and weak against Fire.
Lightning is strong against Earth and weak against Wind.
Earth is strong against Water and weak against Lightning.

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Each shinobi also possesses the yin and yang elements, which are used in conjunction to perform non-elemental jutsus such as genjutsu, medical ninjutsu, shadow clones, substitutions, etc.

If a justu of one element goes up against the element that it is weaker against, the weaker elemental jutsu is completely negated with no effect to the stronger. If two jutsus from the same element go up against each other, they will either completely negate each other if they are the same power, or the stronger will add half of the power of the weaker to its own power. If, however, two elements go up against each other that are not related, the weaker will be negated and the stronger will have its power reduced by the power of the weaker.

Collaboration jutsus can also be performed with multiple people or by using a summon. By using a collaboration jutsu, a weaker element jutsu can amplify the stronger element jutsu by adding their power together.

Finally, some bloodlines have clan-specific elemental affinities that are combined elemental transformations. This includes things such as the Senju Clan’s Wood release or the Yuki Clan’s Ice release. If a character is part of a clan that is gifted with one of these combined elemental transformations, they will receive the ability to use it at the rank of Genin, along with both of the affinities that make up the transformation. The clan-affinity does not count toward your maximum elemental transformations, and the acquisition of the two affinities that make up the combined elemental transformation means that you don’t get to choose a new affinity until the rank of Jounin.

Specializations
Each shinobi has a talent or focus for a particular type of jutsu. These talents are known as specializations on this site. Each time you gain a rank, you are given a certain number of specialization points (SP) which can be spent to gain specialization levels. Each specialization level will provide bonuses and access to higher ranking jutsu for that particular specialization.

The specializations and levels are as follows:

Ninjutsu: The most common form of jutsu and includes most elemental jutsus. almost any technique which allows the user to do something that they otherwise would be incapable of doing. More complex ninjutsu manipulate one's surroundings or utilise the elements, respectively serving such tasks as healing others or manipulating nature transformations. Ninjutsu, most of the time, relies on chakra and hand seals to be effective.

Untrained: You've received no training in this particular specialty. As such, you can only perform E-rank ninjutsu at double the base chakra cost.
Novice: You've received some measure of training in this specialty and can now use both E and D-rank ninjutsu at their base chakra cost. You gain +10 to your chakra when you pick up this level.
Apprentice: You've spent time training this specialty which has allowed you to learn to use up to C-rank ninjutsu. Your practice has also increased your chakra control when using ninjutsu, allowing you to lower the chakra cost for your techniques by 5%. You gain +20 to your chakra when you pick up this level.
Adept: Your training has really paid off, allowing you to use up to B-rank ninjutsu. Your chakra control has increased as well, allowing for a 10% chakra cost reduction on ninjutsu abilities. You gain +30 to your chakra when you pick up this level.
Expert: You've become an expert in your field with this particular specialty, allowing you to use up to A-rank ninjutsu without too much effort. Your chakra control is impressive, allowing for 20% chakra cost reduction for your ninjutsu techniques. You gain +40 to chakra when you pick up this level.
Master: You're known far and wide as a master of this specialty and you are now able to use even S-rank ninjutsu. You have the chakra control of a master as well, giving you a 30% chakra cost reduction on ninjutsu techniques. You gain +50 to chakra when you pick up this level.
Legend: Your ninjutsu skills have reached legendary proportions, allowing you to use all levels of ninjutsu including X-rank. With the amount of training and natural skill that you possess, you've managed to reduce your chakra cost by 50% for each of your ninjutsu techniques except for the X-ranked techniques. You gain +75 to your chakra when you pick up this level.

Genjutsu: Techniques that are employed in the same fashion as ninjutsu, requiring chakra and hand seals. However, the primary difference between the two is that the effects of genjutsu are illusory; instead of attacking the victim's body, like taijutsu or ninjutsu, genjutsu techniques manipulate the flow of chakra in the victim's brain, thus causing a disruption in their senses.
Genjutsu is subject to review by battle refs in order to ensure they are not abused.

Untrained: You've received no training in this particular specialty. As such, you can only perform E-rank genjutsu at double the base chakra cost and escape E-rank genjutsu.
Novice: You've received some measure of training in this specialty and can now use both E and D-rank genjutsu at their base chakra cost and can escape up to C-rank genjutsu at 125% the cost of the genjutsu. You are capable of affecting a single sense through your genjutsu techniques. You gain +10 to your chakra when you pick up this level.
Apprentice: You've spent time training this specialty which has allowed you to learn to use up to C-rank genjutsu and you can escape up to B-rank Genjutsu at 125% the cost of the genjutsu. Your practice has also increased your chakra control when using genjutsu, allowing you to lower the chakra cost for your techniques by 5%. You are capable of affecting two senses through your genjutsu techniques. You gain +20 to your chakra when you pick up this level.
Adept: Your training has really paid off, allowing you to use up to B-rank genjutsu and you can escape up to A-rank genjutsu at a cost equal to that of the genjutsu. Your chakra control has increased as well, allowing for a 10% chakra cost reduction on genjutsu abilities. You can now affect three senses through your genjutsu and can layer two genjutsu over your target. You gain +30 to your chakra when you pick up this level.
Expert: You've become an expert in your field with this particular specialty, allowing you to use up to A-rank genjutsu and break out of S-rank genjutsu at the chakra cost of the genjutsu. Your chakra control is impressive, allowing for 20% chakra cost reduction for your genjutsu techniques. You can now affect four senses through your genjutsu and can layer three genjutsu over your target. You gain +40 to chakra when you pick up this level.
Master: You're known far and wide as a master of this specialty and you are now able to use even S-rank genjutsu and can break out of X-rank genjutsu at 1.25x the cost of the genjutsu and anything S-rank or below for 90% of the chakra cost of the genjutsu. You have the chakra control of a master as well, giving you a 30% chakra cost reduction on genjutsu techniques. You can now affect all five senses through your genjutsu and can layer up to four genjutsu over your target. You gain +50 to chakra when you pick up this level.
Legend: Your genjutsu skills have reached legendary proportions, allowing you to use all levels of genjutsu including X-rank and break out of X-rank for the same chakra cost as the genjutsu and anything S-rank or lower at 75% of the cost of the genjutsu. With the amount of training and natural skill that you possess, you've managed to reduce your chakra cost by 50% for each of your genjutsu techniques except for the X-ranked techniques. You can now layer up to five genjutsu over your target as well, so long as they aren't X-rank genjutsu. You gain +75 to your chakra when you pick up this level.

Taijutsu: Any techniques involving the martial arts or the optimization of natural human abilities. It typically does not require chakra, though chakra may be used to enhance its techniques. Taijutsu generally requires no hand seals to perform, occasionally making use of certain stances or poses, and are far quicker to use than ninjutsu or genjutsu.

Untrained: You've received no training in this particular specialty. As such, you can only perform E-rank taijutsu at double the base chakra cost.
Novice: You've received some measure of training in this specialty and can now use both E and D-rank taijutsu at their base chakra/life force cost. You gain +10 stats that can be distributed to strength, speed, or endurance when you pick up this level.
Apprentice: You've spent time training this specialty which has allowed you to learn to use up to C-rank taijutsu. Your practice has also increased your chakra control when using taijutsu, allowing you to lower the chakra/life force cost for your techniques by 5%. You gain +20 stats that can be distributed to strength, speed, or endurance when you pick up this level.
Adept: Your training has really paid off, allowing you to use up to B-rank taijutsu. Your chakra control has increased as well, allowing for a 10% chakra/life force cost reduction on taijutsu abilities. You gain +30 stats that can be distributed to strength, speed, or endurance when you pick up this level.
Expert: You've become an expert in your field with this particular specialty, allowing you to use up to A-rank taijutsu without too much effort. Your chakra control is impressive, allowing for 20% chakra/life force cost reduction for your taijutsu techniques. You gain +40 stats that can be distributed to strength, speed, or endurance when you pick up this level.
Master: You're known far and wide as a master of this specialty and you are now able to use even S-rank taijutsu. You have the chakra control of a master as well, giving you a 30% chakra/life force cost reduction on taijutsu techniques. You gain +50 stats that can be distributed to strength, speed, or endurance when you pick up this level.
Legend: Your taijutsu skills have reached legendary proportions, allowing you to use all levels of taijutsu including X-rank. With the amount of training and natural skill that you possess, you've managed to reduce your chakra/life force cost by 50% for each of your taijutsu techniques except for the X-ranked techniques. You gain +75 stats that can be distributed to strength, speed, or endurance when you pick up this level.

Bukijutsu: Techniques that entail the use of any handheld weapons in combat, whether the users be shinobi or samurai..

Untrained: You've received no training in this particular specialty. As such, you can only perform E-rank bukijutsu at double the base chakra cost. An untrained Bukijutsu user can only use weapons up to D-rank and can only carry 3 types of weapons.
Novice: You've received some measure of training in this specialty and can now use both E and D-rank bukijutsu at their base chakra cost. A novice bukijutsu user can use weapons up to C-rank and can carry 5 types of weapons. You gain +10 stats that can be distributed to strength or speed when you pick up this level.
Apprentice: You've spent time training this specialty which has allowed you to learn to use up to C-rank bukijutsu. Your practice has also increased your chakra control when using bukijutsu, allowing you to lower the chakra cost for your techniques by 5%. An apprentice bukijutsu user can use up to B-rank weapons and can carry 6 types of weapons. You gain +20 stats that can be distributed to strength or speed when you pick up this level.
Adept: Your training has really paid off, allowing you to use up to B-rank bukijutsu. Your chakra control has increased as well, allowing for a 10% chakra cost reduction on bukijutsu abilities. An adept bukijutsu user can use up to A-rank weapons and can carry 7 types of weapons. You gain +30 stats that can be distributed to strength or speed when you pick up this level.
Expert: You've become an expert in your field with this particular specialty, allowing you to use up to A-rank bukijutsu without too much effort. Your chakra control is impressive, allowing for 20% chakra cost reduction for your bukijutsu techniques. An expert Bukijutsu user can use S-rank weapons and can carry 8 types of weapons. You gain +40 stats that can be distributed to strength or speed when you pick up this level.
Master: You're known far and wide as a master of this specialty and you are now able to use even S-rank bukijutsu. You have the chakra control of a master as well, giving you a 30% chakra cost reduction on bukijutsu techniques. A master bukijutsu user can use X-ranked weapons with a 15% penalty and can carry up to 9 types of weapons. You gain +50 stats that can be distributed to strength or speed when you pick up this level.
Legend: Your bukijutsu skills have reached legendary proportions, allowing you to use all levels of bukijutsu including X-rank. With the amount of training and natural skill that you possess, you've managed to reduce your chakra cost by 50% for each of your bukijutsu techniques except for the X-ranked techniques. A legendary bukijutsu user can use X-ranked weapons with no penalty and can carry 10 types of weapons. You gain +75 stats that can be distributed to strength or speed when you pick up this level.

Medical Ninjutsu A branch of ninjutsu associated with healing, as well as the manipulation of their own, or anothers' body. The use of medical ninjutsu requires very advanced chakra control, as well as extensive knowledge on such things as herbs, medicines, the human body and even poisons.

Untrained: You've received no training in this particular specialty. As such, you can only perform E-rank medical ninjutsu at double the base chakra cost.
Novice: You've received some measure of training in this specialty and can now use both E and D-rank medical ninjutsu at their base chakra cost. You are also able to create and purchase E and D-rank poisons.You gain +10 to your chakra when you pick up this level.
Apprentice: You've spent time training this specialty which has allowed you to learn to use up to C-rank medical ninjutsu. Your practice has also increased your chakra control when using medical ninjutsu, allowing you to lower the chakra cost for your techniques by 5%. You are also able to create and purchase poisons and antidotes up to C-rank. You gain +20 to your chakra when you pick up this level.
Adept: Your training has really paid off, allowing you to use up to B-rank medical ninjutsu. Your chakra control has increased as well, allowing for a 10% chakra cost reduction on medical ninjutsu abilities. You are also able to create and purchase poisons and antidotes up to B-rank. As an adept mediical-nin, you are able to perform surgeries as well. For a surgery to be successful, you must perform a dice roll with a d10. If it is higher than a 7, the surgery will be successful. Otherwise, the subject will die. You gain +30 to your chakra when you pick up this level.
Expert: You've become an expert in your field with this particular specialty, allowing you to use up to A-rank medical ninjutsu without too much effort. Your chakra control is impressive, allowing for 20% chakra cost reduction for your medical ninjutsu techniques. You are also able to create and purchase poisons and antidotes up to A-rank. As an expert medical-nin, your surgeries now require only a 5 to be successful. You gain +40 to chakra when you pick up this level.
Master: You're known far and wide as a master of this specialty and you are now able to use even S-rank medical ninjutsu. You have the chakra control of a master as well, giving you a 30% chakra cost reduction on medical ninjutsu techniques. You are also able to create and purchase poisons and antidotes up to S-rank. As a master medical-nin, your surgeries now require only a 3 to be successful. You gain +50 to chakra when you pick up this level.
Legend: Your medical ninjutsu skills have reached legendary proportions, allowing you to use all levels of medical ninjutsu including X-rank. With the amount of training and natural skill that you possess, you've managed to reduce your chakra cost by 50% for each of your medical ninjutsu techniques except for the X-ranked techniques. Your surgeries are also automatically successful without any dice roll. You gain +75 to your chakra when you pick up this level.

Fuinjutsu: A type of jutsu that seal objects, living beings, chakra, along with a wide variety of other things within another object. Fūinjutsu can also be used to restrict movement or unseal objects either from within something or someone.

Untrained: You've received no training in this particular specialty. As such, you can only perform E-rank fuinjutsu at double the base chakra cost.
Novice: You've received some measure of training in this specialty and can now use both E and D-rank fuinjutsu at their base chakra cost. You gain +10 to your chakra when you pick up this level.
Apprentice: You've spent time training this specialty which has allowed you to learn to use up to C-rank fuinjutsu. Your practice has also increased your chakra control when using fuinjutsu, allowing you to lower the chakra cost for your techniques by 5%. You gain +20 to your chakra when you pick up this level.
Adept: Your training has really paid off, allowing you to use up to B-rank fuinjutsu. Your chakra control has increased as well, allowing for a 10% chakra cost reduction on fuinjutsu abilities. You gain +30 to your chakra when you pick up this level.
Expert: You've become an expert in your field with this particular specialty, allowing you to use up to A-rank fuinjutsu without too much effort. Your chakra control is impressive, allowing for 20% chakra cost reduction for your fuinjutsu techniques. You gain +40 to chakra when you pick up this level.
Master: You're known far and wide as a master of this specialty and you are now able to use even S-rank fuinjutsu. You have the chakra control of a master as well, giving you a 30% chakra cost reduction on fuinjutsu techniques. You gain +50 to chakra when you pick up this level.
Legend: Your fuinjutsu skills have reached legendary proportions, allowing you to use all levels of fuinjutsu including X-rank. With the amount of training and natural skill that you possess, you've managed to reduce your chakra cost by 50% for each of your ninjutsu techniques except for the X-ranked techniques. You gain +75 to your chakra when you pick up this level.

Kugujutsu: Kugujutsu uses chakra threads to control puppets like marionettes. The threads basically move the puppets by their joints, but can also activate any traps and hidden weapons. Any number of chakra threads can be used to control a puppet, but users with more skill can use fewer strings per puppet.

Untrained: You've received no training in this particular specialty. As such, you can only use E-rank puppets and only a single chakra string for double the base cost.
Novice: You've received some measure of training in this specialty and can now use both E and D-rank puppets and kugujutsu at their base chakra cost. You can control up to two puppets at once and they will move at the same speed as your own. You gain +10 to your chakra when you pick up this level.
Apprentice: You've spent time training this specialty which has allowed you to learn to use up to C-rank puppets and kugujutsu. Your practice has also increased your chakra control when using kugujutsu, allowing you to lower the chakra cost for your techniques by 5%. You can now control up to four puppets at once, although using more than two will result in the puppets moving at 75% of your speed. You gain +20 to your chakra when you pick up this level.
Adept: Your training has really paid off, allowing you to use up to B-rank puppets and kugujutsu. Your chakra control has increased as well, allowing for a 10% chakra cost reduction on kugujutsu abilities. You can now control up to six pupets at once. Using one puppet will allow you to move it at 110% of your speed, 2-4 puppets at your own speed, and 5-6 puppets at 75% of your speed. You gain +30 to your chakra when you pick up this level.
Expert: You've become an expert in your field with this particular specialty, allowing you to use up to A-rank puppets and kugujutsu without too much effort. Your chakra control is impressive, allowing for 20% chakra cost reduction for your kugujutsu techniques. You can now control up to eight puppets at once. If you control 1-2 puppets it will be at 110% of your speed, 3-5 puppets at your own speed, and 6-8 at 75% of your speed. You gain +40 to chakra when you pick up this level.
Master: You're known far and wide as a master of this specialty and you are now able to use even S-rank puppets and fugujutsu. You have the chakra control of a master as well, giving you a 30% chakra cost reduction on fugujutsu techniques. You can now control up to ten puppets at once. If you control 1-3 puppets it will be at 110% of your speed, 4-6 will be at your own speed, and 7-10 will be at 80% of your speed. You gain +50 to chakra when you pick up this level.
Legend: Your fugujutsu skills have reached legendary proportions, allowing you to use all levels of puppets and fugujutsu including X-rank. With the amount of training and natural skill that you possess, you've managed to reduce your chakra cost by 50% for each of your fugujutsu techniques except for the X-ranked techniques. You can now control 1-5 puppets at 125% of your speed and 6-10 puppets at your own speed. You gain +75 to your chakra when you pick up this level.