Jutsu & Elements

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What is Jutsu?
If you are here to ask that question and rp, you are pretty much a dumb bastard and should leave, but I'm to be nice and tell you. Jutsu are the primary offensive and defensive skills of the modern day ninja, separate by elements, types, and styles, shinobi from different countries, backgrounds, and affinities very greatly even within a small area of each other. Many elemental affinities stay within villages to keep them secret as methods of combat allowing them to surprise the enemy with special skills and such. Even within Clans their are special jutsu elements that only they can make use of, for example the Senju Clans greatest affinity was Mokuton [wood style]. and Hyouton with Ice. Even Jinchūriki and their Bijuu have special elements such as the Yonbi and Gobi. one lava and the other steam. Ninjas use Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, Taijutsu, Fuuinjutsu, and lastly Kuchiyose No Jutsu.

Ninjutsu
Ninjutsu is the shinobi's primary method of attack, often using excessive hand seals and concentration methods consisting of thinking on ones feet. These skills often take the most chakra and involve the elements on a greater level than all the other forms of jutsu. Though they have universal forms of Ninjutsu, they are often molded to the users element. Ninjutsu are a very difficult to master especially at their highest levels, some coming with a terrible price upon use of their techniques other than chakra in take. Those who have mastered the chakra flow and control often are extremely skilled ninjutsu users.

Genjutsu
The best offense is a good defense and that is very true of the genjutsu, by disrupting the chakra flow through eye contact or forcing the opponent to catch a scent concentrate on an object you name it, you will initiate genjutsu. Genjutsu are illusionary techniques used by shinobi to trap the opponent and halt movement and thne make the kill or extract information and sometimes it is even a form of torture. Mastered by doujutsu users genjutsu is often used by them and hardly do they ever lose in that form of combat. Though there are ways to beat genjutsu, such as inflicting pain upon ones self or others stabilizing your chakras.

Taijutsu
another form of combat for the more physically powerful shinobi as opposed to using long range attacks with ninjutsu. It is the ninjas hands on approach to combat taijutsu consists of many forms of martial arts and deals with the physical aspect of the shinobi and even mental at some points. Many shinobi who use taijutsu are considered extremely fast and skilled this style is very intricate and involves great precision.

Fuuinjutsu
The sealing methods of shinobi a rare art, only used by great sages or shinobi of great skill. It is almost a lost art amongst the latest shinobi generation. It concentrates chakra to cancel something out or render it useless as most would of course think upon sealing something. It is used to seal forbidden scrolls and even the bijuu themselves, reserved fro special shinobi who are appointed as either kage's, sage's, or students of such ranks. Though regular shinobi can leanr such skills most see no need for them.

Kuchiyose
Summoning techniques are very useful to the shinobi an asset of the highest caliber. An easy way to conceal weapons and summon beasts with great abilities. used by sages and ninjas of all ranks kuchiyose no jutsu has been around since the beginning and may have been one of the first abilities used by the great sage himself as it is the easiest to learn and one of the most studied of abilities though very few sign contracts to summon beings, others often use it to hide weapons and barrage opponents.

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Ranks

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The standard academy type jutsu, effective for those in the academy and are often used for simple training and nothing more after that. Considered the stepping stones of learning higher ninjutsu and such, very simplistic and take an adept[average] shinobi hardly any chakra and effort. The standard jutsu, such as walking on water, tree running etc.

D-Rank
Standard but highly effective jutsu used by ninjas of all ranges though often making up a starting ninjas arsenal these skills are deadly but easy to use. Often injuring opponents none really come to close to killing an opponent. Often somewhat higher levels of standard jutsu. they talk upon a low amount of chakra to an adept though nothing for them to stress about. These jutsu are good basis for a ninja to learn his or her chakra control and affinity, also helping them control the amount of chakra they use.

C-Rank
Common amongst chuunin this is the average ninja's arsenal. Powerful enough to kill and dispatch these jutsu take up a moderate amount of chakra and are used by the quite skilled amongst genin and chuunin of course. These delve more into the elements as opposed to the D-Ranked Jutsu and often are more intense used as set ups for even more powerful jutsu. These jutsu can be used for training purposes though they are most likely to be skills used on the field of combat or investigation.

B-Rank
Used by Jounin rank and Chuunin Level ninjas these are what separate the novice from the master. These skills are all highly developed and used to increase training and your chances of winning on the battle field. Many shinobi of the upper ranks use these jutsu and they often involve the mixing of two elements to create something even more devastating than the last, these jutsu can cause moderate destruction and take a high amount of chakra on occasion.

A-Rank
used by Jounin, Kage, and Kage Level ninja, these skills are meant to utterly destroy your enemies body and psyche. Often special skills developed by certain shinobi these level skills are the ninja trump cards and cannot be messed with often on a greater level than that of an average ninja use these so you'd have to be pretty good to make a ninja use these techniques as they are essentially telling you they are pulling out all the rabbits. These techniques require great skill and concentration enough to be closed to labeled as forbidden.

S-Rank
Forbidden techniques not meant to be seen, simply no no due to their nature and severity.
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Elements

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Fire Element, takes the form of fire and flame attacks. These can be fire balls or extended flame throwing. Fire is a better known specialized offensive element. Common amongst leaf and stone ninja.

Suiton
Water Element, takes the form of water based attacks. These can be walls of water used as shields or water formed into large striking jets. In this regard, Water is very diverse when it comes to shape modification.

Doton
Earth Element often used to make walls of mud and such a very defensive style of elements just as water is. Most Iwagakure ninja specialize in this form of jutsu.

Fuuton
Wind Element, takes the form of wind based attacks. These can be huge gusts or sustained wind storms. Wind is specialized offensive element, good for close to mid-range attacks used in Sunagakure no Sato.

Raiton
Common in the land of lightning this element takes form of attacks and buffers of ones physical form. Excelling in speed or defensive and used as a chakra element to cut through most anything.

Hyouton
Ice style of jutsu limited to the shinobi of yukigakure they are all of a special ice styled bloodline giving them special domain over such jutsu. It involves mixing Fuuton with Suiton to create Ice Elements.

Futton
The element of Steam or boiling, the Jinchuuriki of the Gobi and mist shinobi makes use of this element mixing Katon with Suiton to create thick steams which boil the skin or set up for genjutsu and such. Also good for torturing.

Jinton
The Dust element is limited to Iwagakure and their elite shinobi the mixture inolves earth and wind, similar to sunaton but much more brutal and also involves less defensive matters around it a more offensive form of the Earth Element.

Mokuton
Limited to those of the Senju Bloodline, the arms of the forest used a mixture of Doton and Suiton to create wood and let the earth sprout trees and such. Offensive, Defensive, and extremely practical it is the rarest of all mixtures and is an almost extinct art.

Ranton
The Storm Element utilized by exclusively Kumogakure Shinobi it involves mixing Raiton and Suiton to create a powerful torrential element. Due to Kumogakure and their preferred isolation not much is known of this element though it is considered powerful.

Shouton
Said to be created from merging raiton and Doton the Earth Element crystal is known to be the absolute defense in the shinobi world. Quite powerful though it can be crushed, no known shinobi use this and it is extremely rare for people to come up with such a concoction.

Enton
Godfire exclusivly used by the Uchiha Clan, a mixture of amateratsu and practical attacks and defenses, nothing is known of this and very few master such elements.

Youton
Mixture of Earth and Fire and is the lava element. A powerful defense and slow killer used by the Yonbi and others with the bloodline limit, the element itself is not studied though it is known to be a superb mixture and requires a shinobi of great skill to master such.

Sunaton
Limited to the Ichibi vessel and those sand shinobi, similar to Jinton though slightly weaker, it is a powerful defense and good for offense as well though requires less mastery over Jinton, and you'd basically need to carry a gourd of sand to use this skill.
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