Noble Eightfold Path (Hasshōdō )
Type: Jyuken Kenjutsu
Background:
A style developed by Susabi using the Main Family Heirloom after he united the two halves of the Hyuga.
Description on the Abilities and Inner Workings of the Style:
The Noble Eightfold Path was a fighting style developed by Susabi, combining both his proficiency in Kenjutsu and Jyuken into one form. The Noble Eightfold Path, NEP, or Hasshodo is based on many concepts seen in Gentle Fist that were developed by Susabi such as Divine Fire and Fires of Suzaku. The style also takes from his family heirloom, The Heaven Carver, being able to apply its general mechanics.
In a brief summary, The Heaven Carver or Tengoku no chōkoku-ka is a sword wielded by the head of the Hyuga Clan main house. The blade itself is covered in a thin coat of chakra akin to a chakra scalpel that is innate to the blade. Through usage of one's Byakugan and/or Tenseigan and the blade, the opponent's tenketsu can be targeted by strikes with the blade, able to destroy their tenketsu.
For Reference:
Tengoku no chōkoku-ka - Heaven Carver
Noble Eightfold Path or Hasshōdō can be broken up into three sections or stances: Insight or Prajna, Meditation or Samadhi, Virtue or Sila. Each of these styles branches off a unique aspect of Noble Eightfold Path. The first stance that will be explained is Insight or Prajna.
Prajna - Insight
Prajna or Insight is a stance within Noble Eightfold Path that takes advantages of the Heaven Carver's ability to target tenketsu with its strikes. It's namesake is derived from ones own ability to deliver insight on themselves, their condition and their skills. This stance takes directly from the Eight Trigrams of Gentle Fist using similar movements replacing the pointed strikes of the finger with the sword. As such, Prajna subset techniques can be used to mimic Eight Trigram Based Jyuken techniques and effects through similar mechanisms. On a fundamental level, Prajna is the most basic and foundational stance of the Noble Eightfold Path as each of the subsequent stances build off of it.
Samadhi - Meditation
Samadhi or Meditation builds off of the foundations of Prajna, the use of the blade to replicate Jyuken techniques. Samadhi typically borrows concepts from Fires of Suzaku and Divine Fire, two Jyuken techinques centered around accessing the weaknesses of techniques and opponents alike. Using the Heaven Carver as a conduit to transmit chakra, Samadhi allows the user to build on Prajna's fundamental concept of using the heirloom as a proxy for Jyuken techniques. Using their Byakugan and/or Tenseigan, the user accesses the weak points of an opponent or technique and uses their blade to release a burst of chakra into the target. For techniques, this burst of chakra targeting its weak points will cause the technique to disperse. For opponents, directly attacking their chakra systems weak points would weaken the integrity of their chakra system, effectively causing their chakra to begin to "leak" much like its parent technique. The amount of chakra that leaks from the opponent will be dependent on the Noble Eightfold Path technique itself.
Samadhi's effects can even be extended to disrupting Fuuinjutsu, finding weak points in seals and breaking down their structure. This can extend to piercing barriers, activation of Fuuinjutsu techniques such that materials, entities etc cannot be sealed or unsealed due to a malfunction within the Fuuinjutsu, and even disrupting absorption techniques.
Differentiating from its parent techniques, Noble Eightfold Path, through the stance of Samadhi can affect the user's own tenketsu essentially causing leaks within their own chakra system. This concept can be used in a myriad of ways, defense against foreign chakra such as genjutsu, purposeful limitation of ones own chakra usage etc. These usages all deal direct pain and injury to the user, having to stab himself with it to work.
(Jyuken: Dibainfaia ) - Gentle Fist: Divine Fire (Reference)
(Jyuken: Suzaku no hi) - Gentle Fist: Fires of Suzaku (Reference)
As stated, Jyuken's capabilities enhance when one advances from the Bykaugan to the Tenseigan and the same logic applies to Noble Eightfold Path as it is an offshoot of Jyuken itself. Thus when the user's Tenseigan is active, the capabilities of the techniques themselves increases. These increases will be outlined within the actual techniques themselves.
Example Techniques:
(Hasshōdō: Gitai) Noble Eightfold Path: Mimicry
Type: Supplementary/Offensive
Rank: B
Range: N/A
Chakra: 20
Damage: N/A
Description: Gitai or Mimicry is a Noble Eightfold Path technique based on its basic stance Prajna. The user begins by focusing chakra through Heaven Carver while performing another kenjutsu or Noble Eightfold Path attack. Mimicry allows the practitioner of Noble Eightfold Path to replicate the supplementary effects of another Jyuken Technique through their blade in the same time frame as another Kenjutsu or Noble Eightfold Path technique. As a result, the target will suffer drawbacks from the substituted technique. If used in the same time frame as another Noble Eightfold Path technique, the supplementary effect of the mimicked Jyuken technique will stack on top of the main technique. However, there are restrictions. Mimicry can only mimic the effect of another Jyuken technique up to A rank while the user has Byakugan active. While the Tenseigan is active, the user is able to mimc the effect of another Jyuken Technique up to S rank. Logically, Mimicry cannot be used to mimic boosts of any kind nor can it mimic any modes.
(Hasshōdō: Indriya ) Noble Eightfold Path: Indriya
Type: Supplementary/Offensive
Rank: A
Range: Short - Mid
Chakra: 30
Damage: 60
Description: Indriya is a Noble Eightfold Path technique based on the Samadhi stance. The user begins by drawing Heaven Carver and focusing chakra along the blade. The user then lunges forward towards the target, releasing a burst of dense chakra the infiltrates the opponent's chakra system through a single tenketsu point. Like a wildfire, the chakra will begin to spread in the immediate vicinity to target the weak points within the opponent's chakra system. Damaging the weak points within the chakra system functions as if the user chipped away at a crack in a dam. The weakened area of the chakra pathway system begins to leak making the opponent "bleed chakra" over a certain amount of time. The chakra lost from the opponent is 50 chakra per turn for four turns. If Tenseigan is active, this number bolsters to 70 chakra per turn for the same duration of time.
(Hasshōdō: Bodhisattva ) Noble Eightfold Path: Bodhisattva
Type: Supplementary
Rank: S
Range: Short - Mid
Chakra: 40
Damage: N/A
Description: Bodhisattva is a Noble Eightfold Path technique based on the Sila stance. Using their Byakugan or Tenseigan, the user accesses the weak point the target's chakra system. Next using their blade, the user will quickly strike and release a burst of chakra from Heaven Carver that infiltrates the opponent's chakra system and spreads through it like wildfire with the aim of affecting the weak points. The chakra plugs up the weak points, stopping the opponent from using more than two techniques that turn due to the strain on their chakra system.
Additional effects and Restrictions:
Noble Eightfold Path Techniques are classified as Jyuken Techniques and thus receive boosts from Jyuken boosting techniques, when logical. Twin Lion Fists related techniques cannot enhance Noble Eightfold Path techniques. Conversely, techniques that limit or restrict Jyuken techniques also affect Noble Eightfold Path techniques
Must have Byakugan and Mastered Gentle Fist
Type: Jyuken Kenjutsu
Background:
A style developed by Susabi using the Main Family Heirloom after he united the two halves of the Hyuga.
Description on the Abilities and Inner Workings of the Style:
The Noble Eightfold Path was a fighting style developed by Susabi, combining both his proficiency in Kenjutsu and Jyuken into one form. The Noble Eightfold Path, NEP, or Hasshodo is based on many concepts seen in Gentle Fist that were developed by Susabi such as Divine Fire and Fires of Suzaku. The style also takes from his family heirloom, The Heaven Carver, being able to apply its general mechanics.
In a brief summary, The Heaven Carver or Tengoku no chōkoku-ka is a sword wielded by the head of the Hyuga Clan main house. The blade itself is covered in a thin coat of chakra akin to a chakra scalpel that is innate to the blade. Through usage of one's Byakugan and/or Tenseigan and the blade, the opponent's tenketsu can be targeted by strikes with the blade, able to destroy their tenketsu.
For Reference:
Tengoku no chōkoku-ka - Heaven Carver
Type: Weapon
Rank: S
Range: N/A
Chakra: N/A
Damage: N/A
Description: Tengoku no chōkoku-ka is a legendary weapon passed down by generations of the Hyuga Clan within the main
D - C Rank Kenjutsu techniques: When utilizing D to C rank Kenjutsu techniques, opponents struck with the technique will have their tenkestu severed resulting in the following drawbacks: Opponents will be unable to mold chakra effectively, disabling the ability to use techniques higher than S rank. This effect lasts for five turns.
B - A Rank Kenjutsu techniques: When utilizing B to A rank Kenjutsu techniques, opponents struck with the technique will have their tenketsu severed in the respective areas resulting in the following drawbacks: Opponents will be unable to mold chakra effectively; stripping away their ability to use techniques within the same timeframe as another technique (extending to passives as well). This drawback lasts a total of three turns.
S - Forbidden rank Kenjutsu techniques: When utilizing S to Forbidden rank Kenjutsu techniques, opponents struck with the technique will have their tenketsu severed in the respective areas resulting in the following drawbacks: Opponents will be unable to mold chakra effectively; disabling the usage of the Element/skill(s) they primarily specialize in. These effects last for a total of two turns.
Tengoku no chōkoku-ka cannot be used by it lonesome and can only be used to strike when utilizing a Kenjutsu/Sword based technique with the blade. However, freeform usage of the blade is still possible but with no tenketsu effecting drawbacks. Due to the conditions of it's use, it can only be used by Hyuga bios with access to the Byakugan and/or Tenseigan. This sword is not indestructible, capable of being destroyed by techniques exceeding 100 damage when it's not in usage. However, it can be repaired at the cost of 60 chakra and this can be done twice
Rank: S
Range: N/A
Chakra: N/A
Damage: N/A
Description: Tengoku no chōkoku-ka is a legendary weapon passed down by generations of the Hyuga Clan within the main
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branch of the clan. Dating back to the time of Otsutsuki Kaguya, Tengoku no chōkoku-ka was claimed to have the ability to shape the Pure World itself, it's blade being used to carve out its ethereal valleys. Tengoku no chōkoku-ka is a katana with a white hilt and white scabbard with gold decoration on its hilt. Gold ornamentation can also be found half way down the scabbard with a small red gem at the design's center. Tengoku no chōkoku-ka was designed to work with the Byakugan as it allows the users to perceive the Tenketsu of the opponent to a degree no other dojutsu can match. As a result, Hyuga's can focus chakra through this blade, making a "chakra scalpel" across the length of the blade, similar to what they do for Jyuken techniques. Using the combination of these principles, Tengoku no chōkoku-ka allows the user to use this sword to target the Tenketsu of an opponent with it's slashes/stabs etc causing damage to them. Logically, this would extend to Kenjutsu used through Tengoku no chōkoku-ka also. Thus resulting in a form of Jyuken/Kenjutsu. Like Jyuken, damaging Tenketsu has adverse effects on the opponent depending on which tenketsu are damaged. The level of drawbacks depend on the Kenjutsu technique used through Tengoku no chōkoku-ka:D - C Rank Kenjutsu techniques: When utilizing D to C rank Kenjutsu techniques, opponents struck with the technique will have their tenkestu severed resulting in the following drawbacks: Opponents will be unable to mold chakra effectively, disabling the ability to use techniques higher than S rank. This effect lasts for five turns.
B - A Rank Kenjutsu techniques: When utilizing B to A rank Kenjutsu techniques, opponents struck with the technique will have their tenketsu severed in the respective areas resulting in the following drawbacks: Opponents will be unable to mold chakra effectively; stripping away their ability to use techniques within the same timeframe as another technique (extending to passives as well). This drawback lasts a total of three turns.
S - Forbidden rank Kenjutsu techniques: When utilizing S to Forbidden rank Kenjutsu techniques, opponents struck with the technique will have their tenketsu severed in the respective areas resulting in the following drawbacks: Opponents will be unable to mold chakra effectively; disabling the usage of the Element/skill(s) they primarily specialize in. These effects last for a total of two turns.
Tengoku no chōkoku-ka cannot be used by it lonesome and can only be used to strike when utilizing a Kenjutsu/Sword based technique with the blade. However, freeform usage of the blade is still possible but with no tenketsu effecting drawbacks. Due to the conditions of it's use, it can only be used by Hyuga bios with access to the Byakugan and/or Tenseigan. This sword is not indestructible, capable of being destroyed by techniques exceeding 100 damage when it's not in usage. However, it can be repaired at the cost of 60 chakra and this can be done twice
Noble Eightfold Path or Hasshōdō can be broken up into three sections or stances: Insight or Prajna, Meditation or Samadhi, Virtue or Sila. Each of these styles branches off a unique aspect of Noble Eightfold Path. The first stance that will be explained is Insight or Prajna.
Prajna - Insight
Prajna or Insight is a stance within Noble Eightfold Path that takes advantages of the Heaven Carver's ability to target tenketsu with its strikes. It's namesake is derived from ones own ability to deliver insight on themselves, their condition and their skills. This stance takes directly from the Eight Trigrams of Gentle Fist using similar movements replacing the pointed strikes of the finger with the sword. As such, Prajna subset techniques can be used to mimic Eight Trigram Based Jyuken techniques and effects through similar mechanisms. On a fundamental level, Prajna is the most basic and foundational stance of the Noble Eightfold Path as each of the subsequent stances build off of it.
Samadhi - Meditation
Samadhi or Meditation builds off of the foundations of Prajna, the use of the blade to replicate Jyuken techniques. Samadhi typically borrows concepts from Fires of Suzaku and Divine Fire, two Jyuken techinques centered around accessing the weaknesses of techniques and opponents alike. Using the Heaven Carver as a conduit to transmit chakra, Samadhi allows the user to build on Prajna's fundamental concept of using the heirloom as a proxy for Jyuken techniques. Using their Byakugan and/or Tenseigan, the user accesses the weak points of an opponent or technique and uses their blade to release a burst of chakra into the target. For techniques, this burst of chakra targeting its weak points will cause the technique to disperse. For opponents, directly attacking their chakra systems weak points would weaken the integrity of their chakra system, effectively causing their chakra to begin to "leak" much like its parent technique. The amount of chakra that leaks from the opponent will be dependent on the Noble Eightfold Path technique itself.
Samadhi's effects can even be extended to disrupting Fuuinjutsu, finding weak points in seals and breaking down their structure. This can extend to piercing barriers, activation of Fuuinjutsu techniques such that materials, entities etc cannot be sealed or unsealed due to a malfunction within the Fuuinjutsu, and even disrupting absorption techniques.
Differentiating from its parent techniques, Noble Eightfold Path, through the stance of Samadhi can affect the user's own tenketsu essentially causing leaks within their own chakra system. This concept can be used in a myriad of ways, defense against foreign chakra such as genjutsu, purposeful limitation of ones own chakra usage etc. These usages all deal direct pain and injury to the user, having to stab himself with it to work.
(Jyuken: Dibainfaia ) - Gentle Fist: Divine Fire (Reference)
Type: Defensive/Supplementary/Offensive
Rank: C - S
Range: Short - Mid
Chakra: 15-40
Damage: N/A
Description: Divine Fire is a Jyuken Technique that takes advantage of the Byakugan/Tenseigan's ability to pin point the weaknesses of incoming attacks and using their fighting style, Gentle Fist are able to expel chakra from their chakra points to disperse a technique. This application was first seen when Neji Hyuga dispersed Kisame's water barrier through similar methods. Taking this concept, the user can intercept incoming techniques by first analyzing the technique with their Byakugan/Tenseigan, determining its weak point, then releasing a targeted burst of chakra from their body. This burst can be release from any point in the body to accommodate the versatility of this technique. The burst of chakra then directly targets the weak point of the incoming technique . When interacting with energy based techniques, Divine Fire will cause the technique to fizzle out and disperse, for example reducing a large fireball into harmless embers. When interacting with solid or liquid techniques, Divine Fire would cause those techniques to crumble or burst. This technique when used in this defensive manner interacts with techniques through chakra quantity, where S rank usage of this technique can disperse techniques of 40 chakra points and lower. This logic applies to the subsequent ranks as well. Upon activating the Tenseigan, Divine Fire's usage becomes stronger, capable of dispersing techniques up to 70 chakra and lower, however this is only possible with the S rank variant of this technique.
Note: Can only be used if Byakugan or Tenseigan is active.
Note: The A ranked variant of this technique can be used 4 times per battle with a 1 turn cooldown in between usages. The S ranked variant can be used three times per battle with a two turn cool down in between usages.
Note: When the S Rank version is used with the Tenseigan, S rank and higher Gentle Fist or Tenseigan techniques cannot be used the next turn.
Rank: C - S
Range: Short - Mid
Chakra: 15-40
Damage: N/A
Description: Divine Fire is a Jyuken Technique that takes advantage of the Byakugan/Tenseigan's ability to pin point the weaknesses of incoming attacks and using their fighting style, Gentle Fist are able to expel chakra from their chakra points to disperse a technique. This application was first seen when Neji Hyuga dispersed Kisame's water barrier through similar methods. Taking this concept, the user can intercept incoming techniques by first analyzing the technique with their Byakugan/Tenseigan, determining its weak point, then releasing a targeted burst of chakra from their body. This burst can be release from any point in the body to accommodate the versatility of this technique. The burst of chakra then directly targets the weak point of the incoming technique . When interacting with energy based techniques, Divine Fire will cause the technique to fizzle out and disperse, for example reducing a large fireball into harmless embers. When interacting with solid or liquid techniques, Divine Fire would cause those techniques to crumble or burst. This technique when used in this defensive manner interacts with techniques through chakra quantity, where S rank usage of this technique can disperse techniques of 40 chakra points and lower. This logic applies to the subsequent ranks as well. Upon activating the Tenseigan, Divine Fire's usage becomes stronger, capable of dispersing techniques up to 70 chakra and lower, however this is only possible with the S rank variant of this technique.
Note: Can only be used if Byakugan or Tenseigan is active.
Note: The A ranked variant of this technique can be used 4 times per battle with a 1 turn cooldown in between usages. The S ranked variant can be used three times per battle with a two turn cool down in between usages.
Note: When the S Rank version is used with the Tenseigan, S rank and higher Gentle Fist or Tenseigan techniques cannot be used the next turn.
(Jyuken: Suzaku no hi) - Gentle Fist: Fires of Suzaku (Reference)
Type: Supplementary/Offensive
Rank: C - S
Range: Short - Mid
Chakra: 15-40
Damage: 30-80
Description: Based on the concepts found in Divine Fire, The Fires of Suzaku is a Jyuken Technique in which the user releases a burst of chakra from their body that targets the opponent. Similarly through the mechanisms of it's defensive or supplementary usage, the user uses their Byakugan or Tenseigan to access the weak points in the opponent's chakra system. This allows the burst of chakra produced from the user's body to target the opponent's weak points within their chakra system leading to devastating effects, damaging their chakra system. By compromising the target's chakra system, their chakra begins to "leak" from their body over time causing progressively and transient loss of chakra. C ranked application of this causes a loss of 5% of their chakra total chakra value per turn for a total of two turns, with each increase in rank adding on 5% (capping out at 20% for S ranked usage). Naturally, this loss in chakra over time also affects the senjutsu of those within Sage Mode (the chakra will be deducted from their Senjutsu pool instead. However, if their senjutsu pool were to runout, the effects will carry on to their normal chakra pool). The Fires of Suzaku can be coupled with another Jyuken technique within the same time frame, but if used this way the Fires of Suzaku loses it's base damage value and only causes the detrimental effects to the chakra system.
Note: Can only be used if Byakugan or Tenseigan is active.
Note: The A ranked variant of this technique can be used 4 times per battle with a 1 turn cooldown in between usages. The S ranked variant can be used three times per battle with a two turn cool down in between usages.
Rank: C - S
Range: Short - Mid
Chakra: 15-40
Damage: 30-80
Description: Based on the concepts found in Divine Fire, The Fires of Suzaku is a Jyuken Technique in which the user releases a burst of chakra from their body that targets the opponent. Similarly through the mechanisms of it's defensive or supplementary usage, the user uses their Byakugan or Tenseigan to access the weak points in the opponent's chakra system. This allows the burst of chakra produced from the user's body to target the opponent's weak points within their chakra system leading to devastating effects, damaging their chakra system. By compromising the target's chakra system, their chakra begins to "leak" from their body over time causing progressively and transient loss of chakra. C ranked application of this causes a loss of 5% of their chakra total chakra value per turn for a total of two turns, with each increase in rank adding on 5% (capping out at 20% for S ranked usage). Naturally, this loss in chakra over time also affects the senjutsu of those within Sage Mode (the chakra will be deducted from their Senjutsu pool instead. However, if their senjutsu pool were to runout, the effects will carry on to their normal chakra pool). The Fires of Suzaku can be coupled with another Jyuken technique within the same time frame, but if used this way the Fires of Suzaku loses it's base damage value and only causes the detrimental effects to the chakra system.
Note: Can only be used if Byakugan or Tenseigan is active.
Note: The A ranked variant of this technique can be used 4 times per battle with a 1 turn cooldown in between usages. The S ranked variant can be used three times per battle with a two turn cool down in between usages.
As stated, Jyuken's capabilities enhance when one advances from the Bykaugan to the Tenseigan and the same logic applies to Noble Eightfold Path as it is an offshoot of Jyuken itself. Thus when the user's Tenseigan is active, the capabilities of the techniques themselves increases. These increases will be outlined within the actual techniques themselves.
Example Techniques:
(Hasshōdō: Gitai) Noble Eightfold Path: Mimicry
Type: Supplementary/Offensive
Rank: B
Range: N/A
Chakra: 20
Damage: N/A
Description: Gitai or Mimicry is a Noble Eightfold Path technique based on its basic stance Prajna. The user begins by focusing chakra through Heaven Carver while performing another kenjutsu or Noble Eightfold Path attack. Mimicry allows the practitioner of Noble Eightfold Path to replicate the supplementary effects of another Jyuken Technique through their blade in the same time frame as another Kenjutsu or Noble Eightfold Path technique. As a result, the target will suffer drawbacks from the substituted technique. If used in the same time frame as another Noble Eightfold Path technique, the supplementary effect of the mimicked Jyuken technique will stack on top of the main technique. However, there are restrictions. Mimicry can only mimic the effect of another Jyuken technique up to A rank while the user has Byakugan active. While the Tenseigan is active, the user is able to mimc the effect of another Jyuken Technique up to S rank. Logically, Mimicry cannot be used to mimic boosts of any kind nor can it mimic any modes.
(Hasshōdō: Indriya ) Noble Eightfold Path: Indriya
Type: Supplementary/Offensive
Rank: A
Range: Short - Mid
Chakra: 30
Damage: 60
Description: Indriya is a Noble Eightfold Path technique based on the Samadhi stance. The user begins by drawing Heaven Carver and focusing chakra along the blade. The user then lunges forward towards the target, releasing a burst of dense chakra the infiltrates the opponent's chakra system through a single tenketsu point. Like a wildfire, the chakra will begin to spread in the immediate vicinity to target the weak points within the opponent's chakra system. Damaging the weak points within the chakra system functions as if the user chipped away at a crack in a dam. The weakened area of the chakra pathway system begins to leak making the opponent "bleed chakra" over a certain amount of time. The chakra lost from the opponent is 50 chakra per turn for four turns. If Tenseigan is active, this number bolsters to 70 chakra per turn for the same duration of time.
(Hasshōdō: Bodhisattva ) Noble Eightfold Path: Bodhisattva
Type: Supplementary
Rank: S
Range: Short - Mid
Chakra: 40
Damage: N/A
Description: Bodhisattva is a Noble Eightfold Path technique based on the Sila stance. Using their Byakugan or Tenseigan, the user accesses the weak point the target's chakra system. Next using their blade, the user will quickly strike and release a burst of chakra from Heaven Carver that infiltrates the opponent's chakra system and spreads through it like wildfire with the aim of affecting the weak points. The chakra plugs up the weak points, stopping the opponent from using more than two techniques that turn due to the strain on their chakra system.
Additional effects and Restrictions:
Noble Eightfold Path Techniques are classified as Jyuken Techniques and thus receive boosts from Jyuken boosting techniques, when logical. Twin Lion Fists related techniques cannot enhance Noble Eightfold Path techniques. Conversely, techniques that limit or restrict Jyuken techniques also affect Noble Eightfold Path techniques
Must have Byakugan and Mastered Gentle Fist
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