Hatake (Bloodline)

## Tale of the Raijin

Born from the midst of the chaotic first Shinobi war that forged the Leaf Village, the Hatake clan was one of the founding members of the village. Time and time again their stoic personality and great capacity for intelligence earned them the respect of their colleges. Loyal to a fault, they served as the moral watchdogs for the Leaf through all of it's trials and tribulations.Their affinity for the lightning element makes them formidable by itself, however their clan having first formed the Chidori technique, they excel with it's exploitation and are able to use it much more freely than their standard ninja opponents.

## Hatake Clan Traits

* Clan techniques can be performed with one-handed seals.
* Requires Lightning Element.
* The Raiton Techniques the user performs appear the same color as the user's chakra.
* All primary members of the Hatake Clan are automatically contracted to the dogs/canine summons of Inusekai Park and are able to summon them once they learn the summoning technique. Must travel to Inusekai Park to become a sage. If you sign any other contract then you lose access to the dogs.

## Bloodline Attributes

**▱▰▱ Hatake's Fury |** Bloodline and Raiton techniques have their chakra cost reduced by five per rank of the technique and gain an additional 4 Ninjutsu slots per body rank for raiton techniques. Additionally, the Hatake can now use their Raiton based techniques with single handed seals.

**▱▰▱ Chidori Specialist |** Grants [3] custom techniques to be used as variants of Chidori, these custom jutsu are considered a Chidori Variant. The user may also apply clan Augment techniques to Chidori, Chidori Variant and Raikiri Jutsu. In addition, the user's chidori techniques bypass all armor entirely. Raikiri is considered a Chidori Variant technique. Only techniques with the name [Chidori] or [Raikiri] are effected by this PA.

**▱▰▱ Sonic Boom |** Lightning based techniques used by the Hatake are granted a concussive blast in the form of a sonic boom upon impact. This concussive blast has a range of five feet per rank of the parent technique. Those within the area of the blast have a knock-back effect applied if their body rank is lower than the parent technique. In addition, deafness is applied upon impact for two posts.

## Hatake Techniques

**▰ Way of the Hatake | Rank E | Passive**

The clan member can convert simple basic combat Taijutsu and Bukijutsu to complex techniques, this adds the lightning element to all the user's techniques. In addition, Basic combat, complex, and spiritual techniques gain this lightning affinity as well if specified when utilizing the technique.

**▰ Call of Lightning | Rank E | Spiritual | Variable**

The user holds their hand out towards a weapon that is not under the influence of any other person or foreign chakra. The weapon targeted will be be surrounded by thin wisps of electricity that are connected to the user's hand, pulling the weapon back to themselves. This can be used at C rank to apply a rapid spinning effect to the blade the blade, slicing anyone in it's path. By paying an A rank amount of chakra, the user may treat this as a Chidori technique, applying it's cutting effects and other abilities to the blade while it whirls through the air, safely landing back in their hand.

**▰ Lightning Step | Rank X | Complex**

The user channels raiton chakra through their body, as they step forward. The charged step allows the user to move forward in a straight line. The user may move ten feet at E rank and an additional five per rank after that. This speedy action is able to be used both defensively and offensively, allowing the opponent to evade attacks while charging at their opponent. If the user does not make physical contact with the foe along this straight path, they gain a [1] point increase in speed their following post per rank of the technique.

**▰ Lightning Field | Rank X | Spiritual**

The user projects their chakra out of their body causing a field of electricity spanning ten feet in any direction. The electrical current in the air takes hold of projectiles and raiton techniques within its range and allows the user to throw them back at their sources. This technique may only be used on techniques lower in rank and potency than itself.

**▰ Lightning Riposte | Rank X | Spiritual**

The user combats an incoming Raiton technique of the opponent's with a complex or spiritual Bukijutsu/Taijutsu technique. When clashing with the incoming attack, the user treats the opponent's technique as a Korabo partner, returning it at the opponent with it's new found strength. This requires the Korabo technique be known by the user and they must be able to use techniques equal to the total rank of the created combination. This technique's chakra cost must be paid atop the combined techniques but requires no activation.

**▰ Chidori | Rank C-A | Spiritual**

The signature base skill of the Hatake Clan. Chidori uses it's elemental manipulation to create a powerful electrical chakra that crackles and surrounds the user's hand. This technique generates a high pitched chirping noise, giving it the name, Chidori. This version of the Chidori is able to be freely used, slashing and thrusting at an opponent to augment their attacks with fierce piercing abilities that treat defensive Ninjutsu or spiritual armor (such as Kaiser Armor) as one rank lower, has no effect on normal armor unless altered by its associated PA. Flesh, bone and even metals easily give way to the cutting and piercing abilities of this technique. This technique requires an upkeep cost two ranks below it's original cost per post it remains active.

**▰ Chidori Eisou | C-A Spiritual**

Another variation of the Chidori that manipulates the lightning chakra into a long, slender spear. This concentrated spear of the Chidori can extend outwards to a limit of five feet per rank, and like the Hatake's version of the Chidori this condensed spear of lightning can cut as well as pierce a target. This technique can be channeled through a bladed weapon for ease of use while counting an independent technique for collisions. Anyone stricken by this technique at C Rank suffer [Tier 1 Paralysis]. B-A Rank cause [Tier 2]. This technique has an upkeep of chakra two ranks below it's original cost per post.

**▰ Chidori Senbon | C-A | Spiritual**

A technique derived from the Hatake's signature technique, Chidori. This technique applies the piercing abilities of it's parent technique to projectile needle bolts of lightning. Twenty needles are created for each rank of this technique, and can all be cast in a singular direction or in an expanding circle as a wave of senbon around the user. When attacking multiple opponents with the waves of senbon, each person being attacked must defend with a technique equal in rank and potency to this one. Each senbon carries the piercing abilities of Chidori, meaning that exposed and unguarded flesh will be pierced with ease. For every five needles that penetrate a target's flesh, they have a [1] point decrease to their agility stat for three posts.

**▰ Chidori Nagashi | C-A | Spiritual**

The user spreads their arms, releasing a raging mass of electrical arcs that carry the chidori properties, surrounding the body. This pulse of cutting and piercing potential travels five feet per rank of the technique. When used offensively, it carries the cutting properties of the technique to cut into anything within this zone of control. As an alternative offensive method, this can also cloak the user's limb or weapon and act as a second attack in collisions. Used defensively, this technique automatically seeks out to attack those deemed hostile by the user, any person struck by this current of the Chidori will suffer [Tier 1 Paralysis] at C Rank and [Tier 2] in B-A Ranks. This technique requires an upkeep cost of chakra two ranks below the technique's original casted rank. If colliding with a technique of equal rank, the technique must be repaid in full to continue usage.

The user channels chakra into their limb and any weapon they might be holding, augmenting their Complex or Spiritual Taijutsu or Bukijutsu techniques along with Complex, Basic Combat, & Weapon techniques for six posts. This imbues the blade with a white hot electrical chakra that saps targets of a [1] point in the speed and agility stats per rank of the parent technique each time contact is made for three posts, refreshing the duration if additional contact is made while this technique is in effect. This reduction in stats can only be applied to a single technique per post. Techniques A rank and above used with this skill remove an activation from the target the following post. This technique does not apply any additional damage to augmented techniques. Does not affect Simple Techniques.

**▰ Raijin's Spear | Rank B-S | Spiritual**

The user clenches their hand, forming a long spear of raiton chakra that shares similarities with that of Chidori Eisou, however this remains a separate technique. Those who look upon the blindly bright spear suffer [Tier 1 Blindness]. This six foot electric spear is then able to be launched at an opponent, traveling until making physical impact. At any time during the flight of the spear, the user may form a single hand sign for no activation, causing the spear to separate into a maximum of four spears, dividing the technique's power in half of its resource each time (Ex: S Spear becomes 2 A-Ranked projectiles, each can split into 2 B-Ranked Projecties). Each time the spear is divided, the new spear may choose a new trajectory.

The user channels an additional A Rank amount of chakra into their Complex and Spiritual Bukijutsu, Taijutsu, Basic Combat, or Complex techniques, adding an additional B rank amount of damage when interacting with techniques. In addition, if the parent technique strikes a foe, their endurance stat is negated for the collision. This supplementary action has a single post cool down.

The user channels an additional S Rank amount of chakra into their Complex and Spiritual Bukijutsu, Taijutsu, Basic Combat, and Complex techniques. This ranked chakra impacts techniques before the technique collides with the technique, allowing the user's melee attack to continue with their action. This supplementary action has a three post cool down.

**▰ Raikiri | Rank S | Spiritual**

The culmination of the Clan's skill. Raikiri is renown for giving it's users the ability to cleave lightning bolts in half. Their chosen hand or weapon is coated in a blindingly bright electrical chakra that chirps as the parent technique does. Anyone looking at this technique as it is in motion suffers [Tier 1 Blindness]. The user rushes forward, slicing through their target in an instant. Upon contact, this technique slices through techniques, armors ( spiritual, Ninjutsu) as though they were one rank lower, has no effect on physical armor unless augmented by appointed PA. Opponent's stricken by this single action assassination technique suffer [Tier 3 Paralysis] which applies to the entire body. If colliding with a technique of equal rank, the technique must be repaid in full to continue usage.

**▰ Hatake Shift | Rank S | Spiritual**

A two part technique that builds off of Lightning Step, a shunshin dash and electrical jutsu. The user moves at such a speed that they accelerate at body ficker speeds, launching themselves up to fifty feet from their current position as a bolt of lightning, rendering the user unable to be hit during the transition. With their super charged raiton chakra laced with volatile energy trailing them from their starting and stopping points and striking the ground just as they appear in their new location. This bolt of lightning creates a concussive explosion that is mixed with the mass of expanding arcs of lightning, similar to that of Chidori Nagashi. This, however, expands fifty feet shredding those within its range with deep lacerations. This jutsu consumes an activation of Shunshin when used. Only the movement used to maneuver the user in place takes place at body flicker speeds, the rest of this attack remains unboosted. Alternatively, the Hatake can utilize this shunshin movement to internalize the generated power and upon coming out of the shift, they invigorate their strength and speed by [2] points for this and the following post, this method still consumes a shunshin use.

**▰ True Raikiri | Rank S+ | Training**

While many adapt the Chidori for their own use, only the Hatake have truly mastered control over the Raikiri and thus upon learning the Raikiri, this can be learned to transform their attacks. They can utilize the Raikiri in place of Chidori as a C-S technique. Additionally, the Hatake can now use their Raikiri at S+ Rank upon this training. Tiers of Paralysis at lower ranks is reduced to Tier 1 at C Rank, Tier 2 at B-A Rank, Tier 3 at S Rank.