Chiru (Bloodline)

## Blooming History

The Chiru Clan is an old clan which originates from Kusagakure, being a descendant of the life creating yang release. Chiru Hanaye was the original matriarch and the creator of the clan's ability, Sakidasu. Sakidasu allows the users to transform their body, parts of their body, or even just their chakra into razor sharp flower petals. It is said that Hanaye never returned to human form after passing down the ability to her disciples. The legends say she still dances on the wind through the forests and over the fields in Kusa no Kuni. The discovery of the Sakidasu ability caused the Chiru Clan membership to grow exponentially. The clan was separated into three hierarchical houses. Sakura Ichida, Ume Ichida, and Nashi Ichida. Cherry Branch, Plum Branch, and Pear Branch. The Sakura branch is the highest of the houses, Ume is the next highest, and Nashi is the lowest. All three Ichida have their own respective branch leaders which report to and follow the word of the clan head. Typically the clan head is from the Sakura house, whose members are not only raised to be strong shinobi but leaders as well. Ume members are traditionally raised to be healers and Nashi members are raised to be gardeners and perfume makers. Despite that, while rare, it is possible for Chiru Clan members to defy the expectations that come with their born or given Ichida. A Nashi has been a clan head before and some Sakura have been nothing more than gardeners in Kusa's famed botanical garden. If a clan member chooses to learn the clan technique, Sakidasu, then their petals resemble those of the Ichida they belong too.

## Chiru Traits

* Chiru clan members gain scent as a genjutsu resistance. This means that genjutsu which use scent as a sense deliver one less tier of mental stress or insanity, eliminating mental stress or insanity from techniques which only provide one tier of the status effect.
* Chiru clan members may heal a target while in To Begin Blooming by swirling around a target while in petal form. This counts as physical contact.

## Bloodline Attributes

**▱▰▱ Green Thumb |** Chiru members have a deep connection to flowering plants. This connection allows them to grow and manipulate them with simple gestures and movements, such as swiping their arm through the air or stomping their foot. Hanaton does not require hand seals and can be performed while in Sakidasu without needing to revert forms.

**▱▰▱ Wildbloom l** Casting flower techniques now causes ambient flowers to form around or on you. These flowers start out as E rank but will grow one rank stronger for every technique cast up to S Rank. These techniques may be used at any time with the user's techniques, combining with a ranked technique for a single activation to be treated as Korabo. Creating and strengthening these flowers costs one rank less than the original light technique used.

**▱▰▱ The Gift of Life |** Because of their connection to the yang release, the chiru's clan flowers restore their own longevity. Every increment of fifty chakra spent from flower techniques restores twenty five stamina to the user. Trauma is naturally restored at one tier per three post.

## Chiru Techniques

**▰ To Begin Blooming [ Sakidasu ] | Rank E | Passive**

Using their connection to the yang chakra, the user will turn their body into a plethora of flower petals. The user can passively transform as a whirlwind of these petals. When used in conjunction with the dodging mechanic, this technique allows the user to evade taijutsu and bukijutsu techniques with 2 points of agility of body ranks D-C, 4 points of agility for body ranks B-A, and 6 points of agility S-S+. The amount of times permitted to utilize this benefit depend on the rank of the user. E-D may use this twice per fight, C ranks may use this three times, B ranks may use it 5 times, A-ranks may use it six, S-ranks may use it seven times, and S+ ranks may use it eight times per fight. Spending a post as the petal whirlwind drains a post as well. Passive agility cannot exceed 8 even through the use of this technique.

**▰ Flower Release: Chakra Petal [ Hanaton: Kahen no Chakra ] | Rank E l Variable**

The user creates a plethora of flower petals and floating flowers from their body. These petals pour in excess from their body. While the initial cost of the technique is E, the variable aspect comes from the freedom the technique provides for additional attacks. After the initial activation the user may utilize a supplemental activation to launch a free form creation of flower petals at the opponent. The form can be any kind of weapon from kunai to spears. These attacks are utilized through simple somantic gestures. This technique last for six post and may be re-activated on the turn it is about to end.

**▰ Petal Clones [ Hana Bunshin ] | Rank D l**

The user manifest a clone of themselves entirely composed of petals. The clone may utilize the To Begin Blooming benefits while dodging at the body rank of D-ranked. It is treated as having 100 stamina which it can use for generic attacks.

**▰ Flower Release: Blooming Eye [ Hanaton: Kaika Manako ] | Rank C-S+ l**

The user manifest four flowers which take the color of the user's chakra. These flowers can be the focal points for any sensory techniques the user knows. The four flowers may freely relay any sensory information back to the user. Finally, if this technique is used at B-ranked or beyond, then the butterflies may either turn into deadly shurikens or detonate into explosive forces. Each flower has the destructive force of one fourth of the rank of the technique. (A B-ranked version means that each flower has D-ranked power. An A-ranked technique means each flower has C-ranked power. Etc).

**▰ Flower Release: Blooming Flowers [ Kami Hitoku ] | Rank B**

The user shoots chakra through their feet into the ground beneath them, causing flowers to bloom on almost any surface, including metal, in a large circle around them, reaching a thirty feet diameter from the user. The area becomes a bed of yang chakra, increasing the potency of all medical ninjutsu by one rank. This includes medical ninjutsu which causes injury. This field last for six post.

**▰ Flower Release: Rose Thorns [ Hanaton: Rōzu Ibara ] | Rank B**

The user has a flurry of flower petals fly from their body and surrounds the opponent. The petals operate differently than normal attacks where their designed to neutralize over damage. If the attack connects, then these petals can neutralize all armor by having the petals slide through the chinks and breaking apart the connecting parts. In addition, if this technique collides with a puppet, then the puppeteer will be unable to move that puppet for three post, as all of their joints will be clogged with flower petals.

**▰ Flower Release: Entangling Roots [ Hanaton: Ne o Kōraku ] | Rank A**

This technique can only be used at the same time as blooming field is used, although if used in conjunction with blooming field then this technique can be used without an activation. If an opponent tries to move into the field of flowers, then tendrils of petals can engulf the opponent into the grappling status effect. When rendered grappled the opponent must spend chakra equal to the rank of this technique to escape.

**▰ Flower Release: Guard [ Hanaton: Yobousen ] | Rank A**

Using petals, either from their body or chakra, the user creates a small barrier to protect against an attack. The petals harden together, strong as steel, to create a semi-sphere barrier big enough to protect one average sized human from an attack. Youbousen persists until struck with an attack of equal to higher rank. The shield lasts for eight post.

**▰ Flower Release: Petal Armor [ Hanaton: Hanabira Yoroi ] | Rank A**

The user manifests flower petals from their body which harden into a set of armor. The armor is as tough as steel but as light as a feather. The petal armor counts as spiritual armor but does not use the physical armor system.

**▰ Flower Release: Mend [ Hanaton: Naosu ] | Rank A-S+ Rank**

Using Hanaton: Kahen no Chakra (Flower Release: Chakra Petal) Chiru clan members can repair damage done to their body, to an extent. If the user has medical class, then the injuries restored to oneself are one rank stronger, as well as restoring trauma and stamina at equal rank of medical techniques of the same rank.

* A Rank - Cuts, large bruises, medium injuries (B-rank maximally)
* S Rank - Larger gashes, moderate injuries (A-rank Maximally)
* S+ Rank - Missing limbs, organ damage, serious injuries (S-rank Maximally)

**▰ Flower Release: Phantom of Flowers [ Hanaton: Hana no Youkai ] | Rank S**

The user creates a swarm of pure chakra petals that surround their target, and then the user seemingly fades into the petals as they change into their petal form. Their movement is masked by the whirling of petals as they attack their opponent by going in and out of petal state or manipulating the petals from anywhere inside the swarm. The technique lasts for three posts. The swarm can cover up to a radius of 10 yards. It may be used in combination of other techniques, hanaton or not, to strengthen the attacks or integrity of the swarm. User cannot be perceived by sensory or dojutsu, and the opponent is treated as suffering from tier three blindness while in the heart of the petal swarm.

**▰ Flower Release: Rampant Growth [ Hanaton: Ōkō seichō] | Rank S+**

The Chiru will pours chakra through their entire being which causes a literal flood of flowers to grow from the ground, expanding 100 feet in all directions, as well as surrounded the user's air space with thousands of petals. The user then can manipulate these petals to target one target, or can target multiple targets by breaking apart the rank of the technique, (two S-ranked, four A-ranked, etc). These streams of flower petals are sharped to the point of being each akin to the tip of a sword's blade, which allows them to literally slice through a person as though they were butter.

**▰ Flower Release: Once More [ Hanaton: Mōichido] | Rank S+**

A technique reserved for masters of the Chiru clan. Those who have mastered this clan have mastered the yang chakra which pours through their essence. As a result, when the user is struck by a fatal technique, once per fight the user may recover from the wound, and gather back one fifth of their total stamina. This technique cannot be used for the eight gates.