Kairi was patiently waiting sitting under the tree contemplating her future, with this mysterious note. It's not as if she couldn't defend herself but she was curious about who would reach out to her. During mid thought she caught a whiff of a scent on the breeze. It was strange to have this sleep in this area, and Kairi was no slouch when it came to recognizing smells. She always had acute sense of smell, even particularly when it came to taste as well, being able to recognize different flavours and smells that were coming from a different house. Every now and then when out on missions Kairi would be able to smell strange scents as if it were people around her, but she never concentrated on it before. This new smell, this scent, was pleasuring and dreamy, and as it suddenly vanished, Kairi saw a bright young woman standing opposite her.An alluring aroma peppered the fine summer breezes that flowed through the air; lingering in the calmness of the world around us – soothing the soul. It truly was a bliss, accompanied with the voice of an angel whom speaks from the other side. "So, you’ve come my child. It will be a delight watching you indulge on the true essence of beauty." the voice said, its tone was genuine as the feeling of a gentle kiss glanced on her face. A maiden, themed after the very popular flavor of Neapolitan Ice cream appeared before Kairi, it made her feel at home, like this was truly the place she needed to be but with a snap of a finger the feeling swiftly vanished as fast as it came.
Standing in the distance was the same person, hands on hips as she approached Kairi but unlike that minor show of power, Neo was voiceless in the real world. A mute with the ironic power of Sound Ninjutsu but she conjured a bulletin board with the writing “Hello!” written on it as she pranced joyously across the grassy plains, sitting in front of Kairi with her legs crossed. There was pure silence.
Alright so this training will be a mix of OOC and RP, though we’ll be focusing on the OOC part more seriously than the in character part. So, first thing is welcome to the Ganmi! Id like for you to briefly tell me what you know about the clan as just a warm up before we get into the real training session. We will be going over things in this order: Taste Sensory > Ganmi Genjutsu > Black Tongue Arts (Saliva Ninjutsu) and you’ll be ranking up accordingly as you go more into each lesson. So now the stage is yours
So the question or rather assignment I have for you to do is look at all the custom clans and tell me which clan energy (unique element most clans have) we as Ganmi can and can’t sense. Also ask any questions if you have any. One last thing to note is that your rank is currently.Taste Sensory Skill
(Mikaku Henkanshi no Ki)
It's similar to specific techniques, like Sound Release's Inner Sonar Skill, but always active. Unlike skills, this ability is basically an enhanced form of a sense that any animal possesses and, as such, is always active and unconsciously controlled. It works by passively engrossing the chakra flow around the mouth, throat and tongue areas, associated with Taste, augmenting their sensitivity, like the Sonar Skill increases the chakra flow around the ears.
This permits the user to acquire a super-human sense of taste, allowing one to sense even the faintest remnants of substances and pinpoint their origin, concentration and nature and, through this ability, the user acquires the ability to taste chakra itself.
Every person has a unique chakra signature, which leaves behind a unique chakra taste. Simultaneously, each element stimulates different parts of the tongue, and is thus associated with the different base flavors ( Sweet - Fire, Sour - Wind, Bitter - Lightning, Salty - Earth, Savory - Water ), which can then complexity into the advanced Elements. The Ganmi's taste sensory perception is heightened and quite dexterous. A Ganmi is able to taste the different concentrations of a sample, in order to gauge the quantity and distance from the taste source, as anyone would a smell or a sound, for example. The nature of the taste, is associated with a taste map, every chemical and mineral will activate a different cell, which will be associated with several taste groups. Each individual taste will activate more than one taste group, and the brain will come to the conclusion of the nature of the taste through this cross checking. A lemon may activate group B, C, D and not A, and that is the composition of what the brain perceives as Lemon. The more exposed a Ganmi is to the elements, the more complex their taste map is. An unknown taste will still activate a specific set of groups, and it is up to the user to associate with with something, for future reference.
This, of course, makes their chakra nature sensing, while quite better than sharingan's, still similar, in the sense that there is not a direct link to a chakra nature, as if each had a specific taste ( or color in the sharingan's case), which it actually doesn't have, but it does allow an experienced user to deduct it quite accurately ( through heat, ashy smell, carbonization, etc for Fire, liquidy, mineraly, wet and cold for Water, etc etc ), along with other sensory cues, like sight, sound, etc.
The complexity of the Gamni Taste is similar to that of other advanced chemical-sensor animals, such as the highly advanced dog smelling sense. Emotions are nothing but hormonal and chemical unbalances, and even dogs, with their subpar intelligence, are able to innately distinguish a wide range of emotions in other animals, humans inclusive, from Happiness to Fear, Sadness to Excitement. It's a fusion between body language and heightened sensory. A panicked person will sweet more, which the dog is able to smell. Lust will invariable release sexual hormones, that, while not as noticeable as pheromones in other species, are still there and noticeable to someone with heightened senses. Gamni thus ally their animalistic advanced senses with the human innate brain capabilities, to bring these Emotion sensing to new heights, in a much more complex sensory map than dogs, capable of greater empathy and thus, better distinguish the nuances of similar emotions.
Restrictions:
• Every chakra signature is different and individual, and so is it's taste..
• Every chakra modulation is distinguishable by user, quantity, nature and type.
• Basic Chakra, Elemental Chakra, Bijuu Chakra, and other type of chakra related energies are able to be tasted, even if the user can't access them or is able to understand or define them.
• Non-Chakra related Energy sources can't be tasted unless they come from a chakra-requiring technique, this only entails alternative spiritual sources, like untouched Force, or un-gathered Natural Energy, for example.
• The user is able to taste certain emotions or conditions in people, similar to other animals with highly advanced chemical senses (like Dogs). They thrive in it and developed the Taste Genjutsu with it.
• The power and range of the sensory technique varies with the rank of the user both in power and in the clan.
• According to the speed chart, Ganmi's natural prowess would be somewhat equal to that of an Inuzuka clansmen, thus 1.5x. Upon reaching the highest level within the clan, this ability is increased to x3, similar to that of Emotion Sensing.
So note your sensory range is in there though in most cases its irrelevant since most people will have to still attack you.Bud or Tonsil [Rank 1]:
Lowest rank among the clan. They possess the clan's inherited ability of Taste Sensory, allowing them to pinpoint tastes and their sources with great accuracy within a radius of 50 meters. They are able to distinguish between different people and animals, and a huge variety of different molecules and elements. The men are referred to as Buds and variants, and the female are referred to as 'Sils or Tonsils. The same connotation are used to refer to people outside the clan, as a mocking/familiar name. They don't have access to the Clan's techniques.
So with that said and done, let’s see what you know about Ganmi Genjutsu. Tell me what you know/understand about it and then Ill go more into detail about it.Taester [Rank 2]:
They possess the clan's inherited ability of Taste Sensory, allowing them to pinpoint tastes and their sources with great accuracy within a radius of 120 meters. They are able to distinguish between different people and animals, and a huge variety of different molecules and elements. They are known as Taesters, due to the introduction to the Taste Arts, and thus have access to some Clan's techniques, namely those related to Taste based Genjutsu.
So Ill touch on each one briefly and give a minor example if unclear.Taste Illusionary Arts
Ganmi no Genjutsu
These techniques combine concepts of Ninjutsu and Genjutsu. The Taste Genjutsu pertain to a set of illusions that use Taste/Smell as a medium. To do so, the Gamni exude a type of toxin, pheromone-based, that, through inhalation or ingestion/absorption through the mouth's mucosa ( Taste or Smell ) are carried on to the brain, together with chakra and trigger an illusion. Through this type of Genjutsu, the user acquires a greater grip on the target's physiology and psyche, going as far as being able to induce emotional disturbances in addition to the distortion of the senses, as is normal with any Genjutsu.
Apart of Taste and Smell, which trigger the illusion, these Ganmi Toxins are almost imperceptible (if one looks carefully and in certain conditions, a slight distortion in the air (similar to the effect of hot air rising from the ground in a very hot day) is present around the user). Yet they are produced through chakra, and, thus, are easily detected by any Chakra Sensing Ability, such as Doujutsu or the default Chakra Sensing Technique or any similar technique. They can be destroyed by Lightning and pushed by Wind or Water ( Rain, for example, lessens the Toxin's spread ), disabled by cold and are enhanced by Fire, otherwise being unaffected and unphased by other elements (Earth and most simple solid elements). The Toxins are exuded from the users body or mouth or can be a byproduct of the users own Saliva.
Fundamental Effect - Flavor
These deal with the main body of the Gamni Toxin and it is used to modulate the taste in order to get the whole variety of flavors possible. This allows the user to mimic any taste, and is used to give certain hues of flavor to every technique, or simply be used to create more diverse and realistic flavors. In essence, it means any genjutsu cast by a Ganmi can have a different perceived flavor, apart from the illusion the toxin triggers. This flavor will stay present throughout the duration of the illusion and cannot be hidden or masked by the illusion itself; its the trigger, the signature but also the weakness of the skill.
Primary Effect - Illusion
This is the illusion triggered by the Toxin. It works similarly to any normal Genjutsu, where the chakra, carried and inserted by the pheromone-based toxin, is absorbed by the Taste and Smell receptors of the target and carried on to the brain, where they will disturb the chakra system and create an illusion, following the rules of Genjutsu. These do not necessarily pertain to Taste-based illusions, they can be as diverse as normal Genjutsu in terms of effects.
Secondary Effect - Emotion
This is essentially the difference between Ganmi Genjutsu and normal Genjutsu, as the pheromones , unlike other Genjutsu, can infuse the target with different Emotions, varying in degree, that will condition the target when perceiving the Illusion.
• Anger - The sense of anger will usually prompt the target to react, normally negatively, against the object of anger. This can be used to make the target focus on something, by making it the object of anger. Anger is usually accompanied with the need to get rid or destroy the object of anger. Anger will remove the ability to perform complex mind techniques, such as Genjutsu, and incite the target to utilize offensive techniques (by preventing Supplementary and Defense) up to a certain extent.
• Disgust - The sense of disgust will usually prompt the target to avoid and even repudiate something. Rather than meaning to destroy, the target will be less willing to come in contact with the object of disgust, and is usually accompanied with personal sickness and repulsion. Disgust will remove the target's sensory abilities, clouding the user's perception of reality ( doujutsu, chakra sensing, etc) and incites the target to utilize defensive techniques, ( by preventing Offensive and Offensive) up to a certain extent.
• Fear - The sense of fear will usually prompt the target to suspect and even shut down when exposed to the object of fear. It works, essentially, to create paranoia or actual paralysis, in a more refine version of Killing Intent. Fear will remove the target's ability to act, or, at least, hesitate, when exposed to the object of fear, up to a certain extent.
• Happiness - The sense of happiness will usually prompt the target to become content, or even attract the target to the object of happiness. It will essentially calm and lure the target, creating a sense of comfort or want for contact. It will usually lessens the target's intention of harming or negatively targeting the target ( with the exception of non harming binding techniques ), and prevents the target from using offensive techniques, while summons won't be able to attack at all, up to a certain extent.
• Sadness - The sense of sadness will usually remove the will of the opponent, when exposed to the object of sadness. It evokes negative and exhausting reactions on the target. Sadness will prevent the target from using Taijutsu techniques, as well as Supplementary techniques, opting for the more instantly gratifying Defensive or Offensive techniques, up to a certain degree.
The degree of which these effects take place depend on the technique used and are specific to each of the Genjutsu that will be submitted as clan arts. However, they are illusionary effects that can be countered same as any Genjutsu. Not only that but, since they are toxin/pheromone induced, they can be countered if the toxin/pheromone is removed from the system of the target. Because the pheromone has to be absorbed and introduced into the targets body, there is a small time window between tasting/smelling the pheromone and feeling the effects of the Genjutsu, normally one turn, with higher and complex techniques requiring sometimes more time. Basic rules also spread across all techniques in which a paralysis due to Fear (or similar) can only be affect up to same ranked targets; technique restrictions vary and are defined in each technique specifically; rain, extremely dry environments and other hindering environmental conditions reduce effects by half and increase induction time by x2.
After-Taste
This is the remnant of the Ganmi Genjutsu after it is countered. For twice as long as the Ganmi Genjutsu was in place, the target will still experience the fundamental flavor that triggered the technique. This will mean that the target will taste that (bitter, sweet, etc) despite being out of the illusion which in turn will prevent him from tasting any other Ganmi Genjutsu within that time frame.
Restrictions:
• All 3 types of Effect happen simultaneously in a Ganmi Genjutsu Technique.
• Only one type of Secondary Effect can happen per Ganmi Genjutsu
• Throughout the duration of a Ganmi Genjutsu, no other Ganmi Genjutsu can be used.
• Ganmi Genjutsu follow Genjutsu Layering and Countering Rules, as well as the normal restrictions and mechanics of regular Genjutsu.
Alongside this you can now use the clan Genjutsu up to B rank now instead, and now with even less hand seals – but alas we enter the Saliva Ninjutsu aka Saliva Manipulation aka Black Tongue Arts. Now this is the easier portion to teach so read through these and let me know if you have any questions.Biiter [Rank 3]:
They possess the clan's inherited ability of Taste Sensory, allowing them to pinpoint tastes and their sources with great accuracy within a radius of 300 meters. They are able to distinguish between different people and animals, and a huge variety of different molecules and elements. They have access to more Clan's techniques, including Saliva techniques. They're known as Biiters, due to their introduction to Saliva Manipulation.
To achieve this rank, one needs to be at least Jonin.
Corrosive Saliva
( Tsuba no Ki )
With the constant output of chakra into the user's mouth, they began developing a much greater control over the their own saliva, altering it's toxicity to accomodate the constant tasting and taste-related actions, and even using it in battle. This allows the user to passively manipulate their own saliva through basic chakra, Ninjutsu, similar to Cloth, Paper and Flower users, by infusing their Glands and actual Saliva with their own chakra.
It does not stand as the ability to turn chakra into Saliva, as this is not an Elemental Technique. If the user's saliva producing glands are inviable, he/she won't be able to access this ability. This ability will have actual techniques to support it, created with the proper format. The techniques are similar to Water jutsu, and have similar strength and weaknesses, with the exception of its corrosive properties which are able to dissolve all biological matter ( strong against biological elements like Wood, Mushroom, Plant, Flesh, etc ).
The ability came into play from the Ganmi's natural curiosity and earn for experiencing multiple tastes, to increase their Taste Map. Over the time, their saliva would pick up toxic waste and pathological bacteria, that that would adapt to and control. The Ganmi Corrosive Saliva adaptation, which they refer to as Black Tongue, is similar to the adaptations of Komodo Dragons, or other poisonous (but not venomous) animals and plants. They are able to mask the natural fetid scent (which is actually alluring and pleasant to other Ganmi, in their passive and unfocused state), through innate taste-manipulation techniques, making their breath smell as normal as other humans, but still allowing the alive to be toxic and corrosive to biological matter, which helps with their digestion.
In offensive usages, the techniques will unleash their smell restriction, and will be corrosive even to other Ganmi. They achieve this increase in their saliva's toxicity by augmenting the concentration and volume, through chakra stimulation and infusion.
Restrictions:
• The user cannot create Saliva from chakra, only induce the production of Saliva.
• The user is able to change the toxicity and corrosion of the saliva and is granted a degree of immunity to only his own saliva, not other user's or other toxic/poisonous/corrosive elements.
• Saliva is manipulated in liquid form, similar to water
• Saliva follows Water's elemental S&W, except in it's strength against Biological Elements (Wood, Mushroom, Plant, Germ, etc)
• If the user's glands aren't functional, saliva production ceases as normal.
• Saliva techniques will be submitted individually.
• Power and quantity depends on the user's rank in power and within the clan.