Inuzuka Guide

The Inuzuka kekkei genkai, similar to Kaguya and senju is profoundly linked to the user’s body, those who possess it are sometimes considered as humans that due to evolutive changes have changed their phenotype and characteristics enough to be considered something in between human and beast.

Superhuman strength, speed, feral senses, sharp claws and very strong bite, in addition to their tracking techniques and their canine companion make them a very serious threat and it explains why such a primitive culture has never been conquered.

## **Inuzuka abilities**

* **Tracking fang:** the user may mark a target, when they’re physically touched or succesful targets of a previous technique, this grants the user the ability to keep track of this target even when techniques that meddle with vision or other senses are active (like Senju forests, Genjutsu, etc). Can also pinpoint the location of enemies via the sense of smell and comprobating said locations.
* **Marked prey:** Basic but efficient, the projectile ninjutsu techniques or Inuzuka combined techniques will be attracted in a “homing” motion towards their target even if they change trajectory as long as said target is marked by tracking fang, this costs extra chakra and increases the movement and projectile’s speed.
* **Beast within:** the user can have permanent boosts to their speed and strength, but also boost them via a light metamorphosis that changes their appearance to look more beastlike. Some Inuzuka have a permanent beastly look or prefer to keep beastly elements like ears, tails, etc.

Inuzuka and those related can train dogs and wolves, the majority does train dogs. (Herb country)

Tsukizuka and those related train Inuzuka wolves exclusively. (Haunted Forest)

## **D - rank = pup**

You’re new in the pack, your canine is basically a pup, but it can mark targets that get in contact with it. Its combat role is mainly supportive and can chain attacks in taijutsu with you making your combos longer.

**Tracking fang** the user marks the target and the mark may last 30 seconds unless the user begins a **marked prey** technique, only through physical touch on it is able to make the tracking fang available. **Touching weapons, gear, etc still counts as marking an enemy.**

**Marked prey** the user may mark their prey, though this technique will cost almost half of the original projectile to be “homing” towards the target, continuously consuming chakra until it’s dismissed or reaches its target. The user is able to be attracted like a magnet to their target from a medium range, to ensure their taijutsu lunge attack, signature with their 4 legs is even more precise and can land with a bite from both the user and the canine.

**Beast within** the Inuzuka, allows the user to mimic the speed and power of Goken D-rank by investing chakra intermittently to improve singular attacks; this won’t be continuous.

**C - rank = canine**

Your physique has improved and you naturally perform like D-rank goken in technique and strength, your claws are sharp enough to cause slash wounds even compromise chakra structures if chakra is infused into them but at this rank is just to what the claws cover which is minimal, but enough to reduce the full impact of some projectiles or close quarters chakra taijutsu like nintaijutsu. Your canine is regular sized in comparison to their normal adult size. Its combat role has improved, the strikes and bites are stronger and it can keep up with your attacks, coordinating itself with your attacks more effectively.

The dog can even perform ninjutsu nature techniques of the D-rank kind. (costs chakra to the Inuzuka).

**Tracking fang** the user marks the target and the mark may last 1 minute unless the user begins a **marked prey** technique, physical touch and being a successful target of a ninjutsu technique can leave a target marked as long as the user invest an extra amount of chakra to leave their chakra “scent” on them.

**Marked prey** the user may mark their prey, though this technique will have a medium chakra cost, continuously consuming chakra afterwards until it’s dismissed or reaches its target. The user is able to be attracted like a magnet to their target from a medium range, to ensure their taijutsu lunge attack, signature with their 4 legs is even more precise and can land with a bite from both the user and the canine.

**Beast within** the Inuzuka, allows the user to mimic the speed and power of Goken C-rank by investing chakra intermittently to improve singular attacks; this won’t be continuous. They may even be able to release ninjutsu techniques on standby while they’re fighting or running in fours.

## **B - rank = hound**

You look even taller and naturally muscular, you perform regularly as C-rank goken in technique and strength, your claws are sharp enough to cause slash wounds even compromise chakra structures if chakra is infused into them, even able to shoot chakra sharp projectiles from them and expanding the range of the slash. Your canine is bigger than the average natural canine and you may even mount it. The strength and speed of the hound is now comparable to yours (C-rank), they may release powerful chakra slashes as well.

The dog can even perform ninjutsu nature techniques of the C-rank kind. (costs chakra to the Inuzuka).The Inuzuka ninken can now transform into an exact copy of the user and perform in combat like the user.

**Tracking fang** the user marks the target and the mark may last 2 minutes unless the user begins a **marked prey** technique, physical touch and being a successful target of a ninjutsu technique can leave a target marked as long as the user invest an extra amount of chakra to leave their chakra “scent” on them.

**Marked prey** the user may mark their prey, though this technique will have a medium chakra cost, continuously consuming chakra afterwards until it’s dismissed or reaches its target. The user is able to be attracted like a magnet to their target from a medium range, to ensure their taijutsu lunge attack, signature with their 4 legs is even more precise and can land with a bite from both the user and the canine. Also the user may form a spinning drill like attack with their canine to turn into a flying missile-like projectile, upon reaching their target they may drill on it, release a chakra explosion or both bite and immobilize their target briefly. Ninjutsu structures a susceptible to this move except B-A-S rank Hyoton and Mokuton

**Beast within** the Inuzuka, allows the user to mimic the speed and power of Goken B-rank by investing chakra continuously. They may even be able to release ninjutsu techniques on standby while they’re fighting or running in fours. This may only last 2 minutes approximately, can be repeated.

## **A - rank = Top Inu**

You look strong and beastly without much effort, in a regular Inuzuka pack you would be among the strongest, you posses B-rank equivalent of goken in technique and strength, your claws are sharp enough to cause slash wounds even compromise chakra structures if chakra is infused into them, even able to shoot chakra sharp projectiles from them and expanding the range of the slash. Your canine is stronger than the average Inuzuka ones and you may even mount it. The strength and speed of the hound is now comparable to yours (A-rank), they may release powerful chakra slashes as well, plus they will be able to individually perform drilling jutsu and change direction with your command.

The dog can even perform ninjutsu nature techniques of the B-rank kind. (costs chakra to the Inuzuka).The Inuzuka ninken can now transform into an exact copy of the user and perform in combat like the user.

**Tracking fang** the user marks the target and the mark may last 3 minutes unless the user begins a **marked prey** technique, physical touch and being a successful target of a ninjutsu technique can leave a target marked as long as the user invest an extra amount of chakra to leave their chakra “scent” on them.

**Marked prey** the user may mark their prey, though this technique will have a medium chakra cost, continuously consuming chakra afterwards until it’s dismissed or reaches its target. The user is able to be attracted like a magnet to their target from a medium range, to ensure their taijutsu lunge attack, signature with their 4 legs is even more precise and can land with a bite from both the user and the canine. Also the user may form a spinning drill like attack with their canine to turn into a flying missile-like projectile, upon reaching their target they may drill on it, release a chakra explosion or both bite and immobilize their target briefly. Ninjutsu structures are susceptible to this move except A-S rank Hyoton and Mokuton. Can now generate smaller drilling chakra projectiles to combine with your main attack, also can summon chakra drilling slashes on their own.

**Beast within** the Inuzuka, allows the user to mimic the speed and power of Goken A-rank by investing chakra continuously. They may even be able to release ninjutsu techniques on standby while they’re fighting or running in fours.

## **S - rank = Alpha**

You look like the apex Inuzuka, imposing and to other Inuzuka recognized as someone that could host their own pack, in a regular Inuzuka pack you would be among the leaders, you posses A-rank equivalent of goken in technique and strength, your claws are sharp enough to cause slash wounds even compromise chakra structures if chakra is infused into them, even able to shoot chakra sharp projectiles from them and expanding the range of the slash. Your canine is stronger than the average Inuzuka ones and you may even mount it. The strength and speed of the hound is now comparable to yours (A-rank), they may release powerful chakra slashes as well, plus they will be able to individually perform drilling jutsu and change direction with your command.

The dog can even perform all ninjutsu techniques of the A-rank kind. (costs chakra to the Inuzuka). The Inuzuka ninken can now transform into an exact copy of the user and perform in combat like the user.

**Tracking fang** the user marks the target and the mark may last 10 minutes unless the user begins a **marked prey** technique, physical touch and being a successful target of a ninjutsu technique can leave a target marked as long as the user invest an extra amount of chakra to leave their chakra “scent” on them.

**Marked prey** the user may mark their prey, though this technique will have a medium chakra cost, continuously consuming chakra afterwards until it’s dismissed or reaches its target. The user is able to be attracted like a magnet to their target from a medium range, to ensure their taijutsu lunge attack, signature with their 4 legs is even more precise and can land with a bite from both the user and the canine. Also the user may form a spinning drill like attack with their canine to turn into a flying missile-like projectile, upon reaching their target they may drill on it, release a chakra explosion or both bite and immobilize their target briefly. Ninjutsu structures are susceptible. Can now generate smaller drilling chakra projectiles to combine with your main attack, also can summon chakra drilling slashes on their own.

**Beast within** the Inuzuka, allows the user to mimic the speed and power of Goken S-rank by investing chakra continuously. They may even be able to release ninjutsu techniques on standby while they’re fighting or running in fours.

## **Cerberus [TIER-1 EG]**

The ninken grows exponentially, boosting all Inuzuka techniques to make extra damage towards ninjutsu defenses, immunity to poisons and genjutsu as well. The dog grows extra heads and has the capability to fight against massive threats like summons or even Bijuu, being extra effective against their ninjutsu performance. This will last for approximately 15 minutes, may only be done once per fight and when undone it will limit the dog’s ninjutsu performance from D-C rank except if the user activates an End Game jutsu.

## **Summon the pack [TIER-2 EG]**

The user summons their pack of auxiliary ninken, several dogs (up to 6) will aid the user on their attacks, able to combine their efforts to perform Inuzuka jutsu, these auxiliary dogs may only perform Inuzuka techniques up to an A-rank power. They will be unsummoned after performing 15 techniques, for the rest of the combat. Their physical prowess will be of a B-rank Inuzuka and all of these auxiliary dogs can turn into a copy of the user and perform like them in taijutsu.

## **Werezuka [TIER-3 EG]**

The user and their ninken fuse, in a giant, humanoid looking beast. The user gains a permanent boost of S rank Goken equivalent of strength, speed and technique, boosts against ninjutsu defenses, immunity to genjutsu of ranks below A due to their beserk state and immunity to poisons below A rank. The Inuzuka will be only able to perform Inuzuka techniques with the exception of nintaijutsu techniques. This metamorphosis lasts approximately 20 minutes, but will make the user a bigger target for techniques, so it’s preferably used in the open. Any flesh eaten in this state will partially heal wounds that were sustained during battle or before, though beware of what lies on your menu, as some dishes are shunned.

## **Advanced sense of smell**

**D - rank:** The user can smell targets they got in contact with (marked prey) in the last 24 hours, they may follow their tracks and pinpoint their location after investing some chakra on their noses. They won’t recognize who or which scent this belongs to yet. Enemies nearby would be detected, an approximate number and if they’re carrying weapons.

**C-B  rank:** The user can smell targets they got in contact with (marked prey) in the last 48 hours, they may follow their tracks and pinpoint their location after investing some chakra on their noses. They may recognize the scent if it is from someone they met on this time gap.

**A-S rank:** The user can smell targets they got in contact with (marked prey) in the last 96 hours, they may follow their tracks and pinpoint their location after investing some chakra on their noses. They may recognize the scent if it is from someone they met on this time gap.

**Notes:**

* Inuzuka marking does not involve bodily fluids, you are marking them with your touch/chakra
* You may target one person to track at a time.

## **How to track known people from old tracks?**

If the Inuzuka finds a scent depending on their rank they may find accurate traces of the whereabouts of paths taken by their prey.

D-C rank: rolls 400

B-A rank: rolls 300

S-rank rolls: 200

May only be attempted once per 10 minutes and twice before the scent goes old.

0-20%: Vague scent, the user is only certain that one of their prey was here.

50%: besides the certainty, the user may be able to track them in the vicinity, learning to which direction they left.

80%: the user can lead to a specific region within the country, tracking the previous scent.

93-100% the scent found is totally identified, the user is certain of who this scent belongs to and may identify them if they met them before or marked them as prey.

## **Identifying evidence:**

requires a successful /roll of 1000 (700 min)

D-C rank: no bonus.

B-A rank: +100

S rank + 200

The user must have been in contact with the suspect, if not, this will save the scent for them to later compare it. Only one attempt when identifying evidence (per Inuzuka)