[CFS] You have failed this city

[Negative Knight]

Waits z.z

 

[Mathias]

Oliver Kidomaru shows up in a forest located in the blood prison island of Lian Yu, on clearing with countless straw dummy targets throughout.

Tell me everything you know about Sniper Arts and how would you personally apply it into your style or fighting.

 

[Negative Knight]

Lancelot looks up to regard his teacher as he begins to speak. He waits until he's finished before replying.

Sniper Arts is a fighting style which utilizes bows and arrows. As a knight, Archery is one of the many forms of combat I must master. I would incorporate the techniques into my ranged combat, as an alternative to long-range techniques or potentially be used alongside them. I would also use it with my element of steel and possibly with certain seals.

 

[Mathias]

Lancelot looks up to regard his teacher as he begins to speak. He waits until he's finished before replying.

Sniper Arts is a fighting style which utilizes bows and arrows. As a knight, Archery is one of the many forms of combat I must master. I would incorporate the techniques into my ranged combat, as an alternative to long-range techniques or potentially be used alongside them. I would also use it with my element of steel and possibly with certain seals.

Interesting, I'm intrigued to see what you could accomplish with your Steel KG..

Kidomaru proceeds to reach into his pouch and grabs a medium sized scroll from his hand, thereafter under-tossing it towards the man.

"Within the scroll lays all the information regarding the style in detail, alongside the techniques themselves. I want you to perform it individually, and summarize them slightly alongside any questions or concerns you may have. Two of the techniques in the style are forbidden from being used, only by me. Both power & drawbacks are far too great; I shouldn't have created them. Once I've adjusted both accordingly, I'll teach them to you. (OOC: Update them)

- Sniper Arts​

Type: Kyūjutsu
Background: Sniper Arts also known as Kyūjutsu/Kyudo, is the traditional Japanese martial art of wielding a bow. Although the samurai of the Land of Iron are perhaps best known for their swordsmanship with a katana (kenjutsu), kyūjutsu was actually considered a more vital skill for a significant portion of Ninja World War history. Later on, the traditional martial art got introduced with ninjutsu and chakra usage. That's when bow wielding ninjas started combining archery with their ninjutsu creating very useful and powerful techniques. Sogeki Geijutsu is practiced in many different ninja academies, some of which descend from military shooting and others that descend from ceremonial or contemplative practice. Therefore, the emphasis is different. Some emphasize aesthetics and others efficiency. Contemplative academies teach the form as a meditation in action. In certain academies, to shoot correctly will result inevitably in hitting the desired target. For this a phrase seisha hicchū, "true shooting, certain hitting", is used. According to the Nippon Kyudo Federation (World Government of Archery) the supreme goal of kyudo is the state of shin-zen-bi, roughly "truth-goodness-beauty", which can be approximated as: when archers shoot correctly (i.e. truthfully) with virtuous spirit and attitude toward all persons and all things which relate to kyudo (i.e. with goodness), beautiful shooting is realized naturally. A master sniper will gain increased tracking speeds to help them keep up with faster targets. This was achieved by being so used to tracking moving targets throughout the years.

Description on the Abilities and Inner Workings of the Style: The whole style mainly revolves around the infusion of chakra into arrows, create arrows out of a certain elemental/pure affinity or the usage of Ninjutsu and Kyūjutsu to create combinations.

Additional effects and Restrictions:

- A Master Sniper will gain increased tracking speeds to help them keep up with faster targets.
- The arrows used in Sniper Arts travel at the speed of a regular arrow unless enhanced by certain techniques.

Spoiler

B-Rank:

1. (Sogeki Geijutsu: Kyougaku!) - Sniper Arts: Surprise!
Type: Attack
Rank: B
Range: Short - Long
Chakra Cost: 20
Damage: N/A
Description: This technique is a variation of the Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu with the slight twist being arrows instead of Shuriken. The user will create copies of a single physical or chakra based arrow within range.

Notes:
- Requires a Bow
- Must be taught by Mathias

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2. (Sogeki Geijutsu: Mohaya yu-bekarazu touhou, Mohaya yu-bekarazu!) - Sniper Arts: Now you see me, now you don't!
Type: Attack
Rank: B
Range: Short - Long
Chakra Cost: 25
Damage: 40
Description: The user will channel his earth chakra into the ground through his feet. He then will cause the earth to start shifting at fast speeds in a zig-zag manner. The user will make a full "Z", zig-zag shifting left/right/left. Each shift travels the distance of 5 yards. So the user will go 5 yards forward/towards the left, 5 forward/towards the right, and so on. From the earth shifting a small cloud of dust will rise from the ground big enough to conceal the users body from the neck down as he shifts.(A means to confuse the opponent by blocking his view, but not entirely.) As the earth is shifting, the user will be shooting an explosively tagged arrow at great speeds in each shift he performs (so three) causing the arrows to reach the target from different angles 5 yards apart. Speed wise, the arrows are faster than throwing a regular kunai, so it will reach the target faster than normal, giving the target less time to react. Due to the dust cloud, the opponent won't be able to clearly see the user and will get confused from the zig-zag shifting the earth is causing. Due to the great field of vision and accuracy a sniper has, he will have no problem accurately hitting his desired target. This whole process is performed in a fast and swift motion.

Note: Requires the use of a Bow.
Note: Can be used three times per battle.
Note: Must be taught by Mathias.

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Members able to use it:
Ushiro

3. (Sogeki Geijutsu: Kouseitan'i Ojigi-Shukun) - Sniper Arts: Elemental Bowmaster
Type: Attack
Rank: B
Range: Short - Long
Chakra Cost: 25
Damage: 40
Description: Through the art of Kyūjutsu, the user will concentrate his chakra into a specific elemental type. Using shape manipulation, the user will form an arrow completely made up of the selected element. Once the arrow is shot, the user can choose to split the arrow into three smaller versions to pierce multiple areas of the selected target. With the use of a single hand seal, the user can turn the arrow into a small blast to defend against certain techniques depending on their size. (Ex. Small/Medium sized fireballs, water shots, mud shots, wind blades etc.)

Wind - If the extra hand seal is used, the wind arrow will turn into a small gust of wind.

Lighting - If the extra hand seal is used, the lighting arrow will turn into a small crescent shaped blade that can cut through solid rock.

Water - If the extra hand seal is used, the water arrow will turn into a small slash of water big enough to evaporate small/fire balls/blasts.

Fire - If the extra hand seal is used, the fire arrow will turn into a small sized blast of fire hot enough to evaporate small scaled water techniques.

Earth - If the extra hand seal is used, the earth arrow will turn into a small rounded shield that can be used to block certain techniques.

Note: Requires the use of a Bow.
Note: Can be used three times
Note: If the user chooses to multiply the arrows he can not perform the hand seal to convert them into their other forms and vice versa.
Note: Must be taught by Mathias

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Members able to use it:
Ushiro

4. (Sogeki Geijutsu: Kakutou Ya Dagekinami) - Sniper Arts: Grappling Arrow Shockwave
Type: Supplementary/Attack
Rank: B
Range: Short - Long
Chakra Cost: 25
Damage: 40
Description: While airborne, the user will shoot an arrow at great speeds towards the ground. The arrow is attached to a very strong chakra string. The string is attached to the bow's grip so that once the arrow makes contact with the ground, it can reel in the user to avoid aerial techniques or simply to get back into the ground faster. As the user is coming down with great force, he charges earth chakra into his feet. Once his feet make contact with the ground, a 360 degree wave of earth (B-Ranked) will be made and spread out in the form of a shockwave. This is due to the intensive landing and earth chakra concentration when stomping/landing on the ground. The user will receive no harm to his feet when landing at such speed, the reason being because while landing, the user softened the earth while stomping the ground and creating the shockwave, and thus landing on a pillow of earth as the shockwave forms. This technique does not necessarily have to be used while being airborne, the user can choose to be reel'd into other objects or even gain height by hooking onto flying objects.(Not kunais or anything of that sort. More like stabbing through a summoning, or maybe even a flying piece of earth etc..)

Note: Requires the use of a Bow.
Note: Can be used three times per battle.
Note: When used to gain height, the shockwave will not form unless the user stomps/lands onto the ground.
Note: Must be taught by Mathias.

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Ushiro

A- Rank:

5. (Sogeki Geijutsu: Kyougaku Atakku!) - Sniper Arts: Surprise Attack!
Type: Attack
Rank: A
Range: Short - Long
Chakra Cost: 30
Damage: 60
Description: Before a solid/chakra based arrow is released from their bow, the user will further focus chakra throughout it highly compressing it. This will leave the projectile unstable, ready to detonate within the command of the user, having the blast reach anything within a short range radius of the arrow.

Notes:
- Requires a Bow
- Can be used five times per battle
- Must be taught by Mathias

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S-Rank:

6. (Sogeki Geijutsu: Niji Danmaku) - Sniper Arts: Rainbow Barrage
Type: Attack
Rank: S
Range: Short - Long
Chakra Cost: 40
Damage Points: 80
Description: The user imbues large amounts of chakra into his bow which manifests a web-like crosshair in front. The user will then pull back the string of the bow as if he were about to shoot. However he will keep his hand at a stand still pulling back the string as he channels elemental chakra into the crosshair.(Water,Wind,Fire,Lighting) Once the element is chosen, the user will release up to 100 arrow shaped blasts of the selected element. Once all 100 arrows are released the chakra that was used to create the web-like crosshair will combine together creating one big shaped arrow. This is when the user will actually let go of the string of his bow and release that last powerful elemental arrow.

Note: Can only be used twice per battle
Note: Requires the use of a bow
Note: Pure chakra can also be used without having to choose an element
Note: Earth chakra will not be able to be channeled into the crosshair due to the weight that it would cause to shoot the last arrow.
Note: No S-Ranked or above of the selected element used for one turn after use
Note: No Sniper Art techniques for the next turn
Note: Must be taught by Mathias

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Members able to use it:
Ushiro

7. (Sogeki Geijutsu: Ransōtengai) - Sniper Arts: Cloak of the Heavens
Rank: S
Type: Supplementary
Range: Self
Chakra Cost: 40 (-10 chakra per turn)
Damage Points: N/A
Description: Ransōtengai was created by Sellanes, he was Mathias' grand-father. Sellanes was the first and only bow master of his time. During the first great ninja war, Sellanes created the technique so that he could continue fighting and shooting arrows while having dislocated and immobilized limbs. This technique has been passed down from generation to generation between sniper prodigies. The technique involves pushing shape manipulation to its absolute limits. The user will gather up and release a large amount of his chakra reserves. As the chakra is pouring out of his body, it will manifest a very bright blue angelic web-like cloak that coats the immobilized limbs and dislocated joints to forcefully move them. However, it does come with some drawbacks. The user will only be able to use Taijutsu, Kenjutsu, Sniper Arts, and Regular Ninjutsu while this technique is active. This technique does not enhance speed nor strength but does protect the body against minor impacts of basic weapons and low rank taijutsu (up to C-Rank).

Note: Can only be used once per battle
Note: Must have knowledge over Sniper Arts
Note: The technique lasts for three turns
Note: No Sniper Arts for the rest of the battle after the technique ends.
Note: No ninjutsu of any kind including elemental ninjutsus for one turn after this technique ends.
Note: The user wont be able to run or walk for two turns due to exhaustion and chakra loss after the technique ends.
Note: Can only be used by Mathias.

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Forbidden:

8. (Sogeki Geijutsu: Za Tama Hogosha) - Sniper Arts: The Soul Guardian
Rank: Forbidden
Type: Attack
Range: Short - Long
Chakra Cost: 50
Damage Points: 90
Description: Mathias will gather up and release 50% of his chakra reserves. As the chakra is pouring out of his body, it will manifest a very bright blue angelic wing on his left shoulder, surging with energy. He will then hold out his hand and gather all that chakra into a very powerful arrow, while pulling the string of his bow, releasing the arrow towards his target. As the arrow is travelling it will leave shock wave-like effects throughout the air. The speed in which the arrow is travelling can only be tracked by 3T sharingan or above. As the arrow is travelling it will expand in size, leaving a huge crator throughout the path that it is travelling.

Note: Can only be used once per battle
Note: No usage of bow or sniper art techniques for the rest of the battle
Note: No ninjutsu of any kind (including elemental ninjutsus) for one turn after this technique is performed.
Note: The used hand to pull the string can not be used to perform hand seals for 2 turns.
Note: 40 damage to the user
Note: 50% of the user's chakra is drained.
Note: The user wont be able to run or walk for two turns due to exhaustion and chakra loss.
Note: This counts as 2 of the 3 moves per turn
Note: Can only be used by Mathias

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[Negative Knight]

Lancelot catches the scroll with his right hand and then opens it with the other. He reads through all of the techniques listed and commits them to memory. After memorizing the six he's capable of learning, he tosses the scroll back towards Kidomaru and removes the bow strapped to his back with his left hand. He places that same hand on the grip to hold the bow before him while removing a single arrow from the quiver with his other hand. He then nocks the arrow, draws back the bowstring and looses it at a nearby tree. As soon as it's released, he focuses his chakra into it in order to create ten duplicates of it, all of them centered around the original.

The next technique would require Earth Release, his main specialization. He begins focusing his doton chakra into the ground to initiate a series of shift in the ground. Each of the shifts is accompanied by a small cloud of dust which conceals his body from the neck down. In time with the first shift, which takes him 5 yards to the left, he removes an arrow with an explosive-tag attached from his quiver. He fires the shot towards a nearby target and just as he does so, the next shift occurs. This one takes him forwards and to the right in a diagonal path. As with before, he fires another explosive arrow while his bow is concealed by the dust cloud. The third shift takes him 5 yards to the left and he repeats the same process for the final time.

The third technique is applicable to all five of the basic elements. He would use wind release for this particular one. After creating an arrow composed of solid-like wind, he would fire it towards the same tree as earlier. With a simple shrug of his armour's pauldron (shoulder-part), he would turn the arrow into a small gust of wind.

For the fourth technique, he focuses his chakra into an arrow as he nocks it in order to create a single but very strong string of chakra between the back of the arrow and the bow's grip. He then fires the projectile towards a different tree and once it strikes into the top of it, he reels himself in. He then positions himself on one of the upper branches and fires another arrow with a chakra string attached in the same way as before, this time towards the ground below. As he descends towards the ground, he channels his doton chakra into his feet before releasing it into the earth once he lands. The chakra serves two purposes. First, the softening of the ground immediately around him to prevent him from taking any damage from the fall and second, creating a devastating shockwave that spreads outwards in every direction.

The next technique is seemingly simple in use but requires expert chakra control. After removing another arrow from his quiver, he focuses his chakra into it. The channeled chakra is highly compressed and thus unstable. He then fires the arrow towards a nearby target and once it's a considerable distance away (mid-range), he detonates the arrow to encompass the area surrounding it in a powerful explosion.

For the final technique he begins channeling his chakra into the bow to create a web-like crosshair made of chakra in front of it. He will then draw back the bowstring while channeling raiton chakra into the crosshair to release 100 arrows towards a grouping of trees in the distance. With the crosshair still intact, he forms it into a single large arrow of lightning and finally lets go of the bowstring. The large arrow trails behind the others and is aimed towards the base of the biggest tree in the group.

 

[Mathias]

Lancelot catches the scroll with his right hand and then opens it with the other. He reads through all of the techniques listed and commits them to memory. After memorizing the six he's capable of learning, he tosses the scroll back towards Kidomaru and removes the bow strapped to his back with his left hand. He places that same hand on the grip to hold the bow before him while removing a single arrow from the quiver with his other hand. He then nocks the arrow, draws back the bowstring and looses it at a nearby tree. As soon as it's released, he focuses his chakra into it in order to create ten duplicates of it, all of them centered around the original.

The next technique would require Earth Release, his main specialization. He begins focusing his doton chakra into the ground to initiate a series of shift in the ground. Each of the shifts is accompanied by a small cloud of dust which conceals his body from the neck down. In time with the first shift, which takes him 5 yards to the left, he removes an arrow with an explosive-tag attached from his quiver. He fires the shot towards a nearby target and just as he does so, the next shift occurs. This one takes him forwards and to the right in a diagonal path. As with before, he fires another explosive arrow while his bow is concealed by the dust cloud. The third shift takes him 5 yards to the left and he repeats the same process for the final time.

The third technique is applicable to all five of the basic elements. He would use wind release for this particular one. After creating an arrow composed of solid-like wind, he would fire it towards the same tree as earlier. With a simple shrug of his armour's pauldron (shoulder-part), he would turn the arrow into a small gust of wind.

For the fourth technique, he focuses his chakra into an arrow as he nocks it in order to create a single but very strong string of chakra between the back of the arrow and the bow's grip. He then fires the projectile towards a different tree and once it strikes into the top of it, he reels himself in. He then positions himself on one of the upper branches and fires another arrow with a chakra string attached in the same way as before, this time towards the ground below. As he descends towards the ground, he channels his doton chakra into his feet before releasing it into the earth once he lands. The chakra serves two purposes. First, the softening of the ground immediately around him to prevent him from taking any damage from the fall and second, creating a devastating shockwave that spreads outwards in every direction.

The next technique is seemingly simple in use but requires expert chakra control. After removing another arrow from his quiver, he focuses his chakra into it. The channeled chakra is highly compressed and thus unstable. He then fires the arrow towards a nearby target and once it's a considerable distance away (mid-range), he detonates the arrow to encompass the area surrounding it in a powerful explosion.

For the final technique he begins channeling his chakra into the bow to create a web-like crosshair made of chakra in front of it. He will then draw back the bowstring while channeling raiton chakra into the crosshair to release 100 arrows towards a grouping of trees in the distance. With the crosshair still intact, he forms it into a single large arrow of lightning and finally lets go of the bowstring. The large arrow trails behind the others and is aimed towards the base of the biggest tree in the group.

Not quite sure why you aimed at all the trees throughout the entirety of the lesson when you had these perfectly sound straw dummies as targets... *sigh* You seem to have gotten down the gist of the style quite easily. I'm not sure how you activated the gust of wind without the hand sign but it was a neat trick, well done.

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OOC: Sniper Art's Student Slots
1. Ushiro
2. Gitanshu
3. Mattobi
4. Lord of Kaos
5. Crutch Kaguya
6. Negative Knight