Jojutsu

**Jōjutsu** (浄術, *Pure Jutsu*) are a specialized field of jutsu that involve the use of the natural energy of the Pure Land. Jōjutsu practitioners, known as **Mediums** (媒人, Bainin), learn to draw the otherwordly energy of the Pure Lands, blending it with their own chakra to create **Jōjutsu chakra** (浄術チャクラ, Pure Jutsu Chakra). This chakra adds a new dimension of power to the user's techniques, while also allowing for the use of techniques that would not otherwise be possible.

## ***Overview***

**Jōjutsu** is very similar to Senjutsu in principle but it is a type of technique which requires more planning and preparation to use than normal Senjutsu normally since to even attain Pure Land Energy one must first open a pathway to the pure land using Space-Time Ninjutsu in a manner not entirely dissimilar from the infamous Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu, or alternatively be cursed with having a portal. Once this portal is established and one is able to draw in the Pure Land Energy they must then learn to balance this energy with one's own physical and spiritual energy. Despite the name most Jojutsu portals only lead to Purgatory not the Pure Land itself and it is said that it's impossible to establish such a connection with a living body.

Like Senjutsu if one absorbs too much Pure Land Energy they will begin to transform, notably unlike nature energy one's body will not become more animal-like but rather instead one's body will become undead like. This transformation can be interrupted by stopping the balance and absorption of the Pure Land energy forcibly but if the transformation is complete one's soul will depart into the Pure Land through the portal and the body left behind will become possessed by a vengeful spirit becoming a **Hōfuku** (Kanji: 報復; English: Revenant/Zombie). Those who are successful in this training learn to enter a state called **Spectral Mode** and are capable of using Jōjutsu.

### *Spectral Mode*

**Spectral Mode** (スペクトラルの­モード­, Supekutoraru no Mōdo) is a special state that can be achieved by blending Pure Land Energy with one's own physical and spiritual energy, in this state one is able to use **Jōjutsu** and will experience an overall increase to their techniques and physical attributes. One's Spectral Mode can be considered complete or incomplete dependent on the quality of the balance achieved between the 3 energies: physical, spiritual and pure land.

An *incomplete* spectral mode user will appear quite pale and their skin will be appear very dry and maybe even cracked, and sometimes even a bit blue. An incomplete Spectral mode grants the following benefits:

* The user's physical strength, speed, stamina, reflexes, perception, and durability are enhanced.
* The user's ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu become more powerful.

A *complete* Spectral mode can be distinguished by the user no longer having corpse like skin, additionally it also grants the following benefits:

* The benefits of an incomplete Spectral Mode are strengthened further.
* The user can perceive the souls of people rather than just their physical forms allowing one to ignore a super majority of camouflaging technique.
* The Pure Land energy around them will become controllable to an extent granting them an additional benefit based on the school of Jojutsu they learned the technique from.

### *Jōjutsu Users*

The following are a list of people who can use Jōjutsu:

* Wip

## ***Hōfuku***

The **Hōfuku** (報復; Revenant/Zombie) are a type of undead "creature" which are created by a failure of achieving even an incomplete Spectral Mode. They are essentially corpses possessed either by the negative thoughts of deceased people or sometimes actual vengeful spirits with agendas and vendettas to carry out.

Because the Hōfuku are undead their appearances tend to be corpse like and because most of them are little more than a collection of negative thoughts trashing about randomly rather than an unified whole they are easily identifiable and disposed of by powerful combatants who simply render them too damaged and thus destroy whatever portal exists which allows them to make use of the Pure Land Energy. Certain rare Hōfuku are however created much smarter than the norm and have managed to survive in society disguised as normal humans for many years, perhaps even centuries.

### *Kegare*

**Kegare** (穢れ, Defilement/Impurity) is a class of "Jōjutsu" used by the Hōfuku and theoretically any person without chakra but access to Pure Land Energy, similar to Sage Power it is a class of techniques of techniques which bring about supernatural effects using only Pure Land Energy and they are the trademark techniques of rampaging Hōfuku.

The most basic ability that can be performed with Kegare is the generation and manipulation of a kind of deathly miasma which poisons and deteriorates the soul of an opponent dealing spiritual damage rather than physical damage. Although this may sound deadly the soul itself heals naturally as spiritual energy is generated but this process can be quickened with the use of special Yin-release techniques as well. Because Hofuku lack a soul entirely they suffer no damage from this miasma.

### *Hyōko*

**Hyōko** (憑拠, Curse/Devil Possession) is the name of a technique and the name of the resulting phenomena which certain **Hōfuku** are able to inflict on unsuspecting victims. A Hyōko is a portal to the Pure Lands created using only Kegare and is the Hōfuku's main method of "reproduction" allowing them to generate armies of mindless minions from corpses to attack settlements or even cursing an enemy to become an Hofuku once they die.

When a person bearing chakra is afflicted with a **Hyōko** their natural ability to generate chakra will make them immune to the possession effect unless they actively try to learn how to use Jōjutsu and put their life at risk by willingly allowing the pure land energy in. Those with chakra and hyoko may go their entire lives unaware of the portal they possess leaking pure land energy into their vicinity.