Erwin's Updates

Name: “A touch of color.”
Rank: E
Type: Chakra Flow (Ninjutsu?)
Used For: Aesthetic
Element: N/A
Range: Self
Duration: Until Changed
Hand Seals/Charge up: N/A
Description: A very simple yet slightly complex technique that allows the user to change the color of externally visible chakra by altering the wavelength of the light given off by relevant techniques. This affects the color of all techniques that don’t use elemental chakra but still have visible chakra flow, such as the Samurai Saber or Mystical Palm techniques in Erwin’s case. However this technique does not alter the color of the users internal chakra, and those capable of seeing the internal chakra network through sensory or activated dojutsu wouldn’t even notice the color difference. It is purely an aesthetic change of color that can be used for personal preference or psychological warfare. The user isn’t required to sustain the technique and only pays once to change the wavelength of light and once more every time they wish to change it again.
Weakness: Apart from visual aesthetics this doesn’t really do anything, unless someone is deathly scared of a specific color for some reason.

Name: Body Replacement Technique
Rank: E-rank
Type: Ninjutsu
Used For: Supplementary
Element: None
Range: Contact
Duration: 1 Post
Hand Seals/Charge up: Tiger → Boar → Ox → Dog → Snake
Description: With this technique, users replace their own body with some other object, generally with a block of wood, the moment an attack lands. This creates an optical illusion, making the enemy think the attack was successful. From this, the user can use the lapse in the enemy's attention to attack or flee from the battlefield. Explosive tags can be attached to the replacement for an added surprise. It's a basic ninjutsu even taught at the Academy, but it's a useful art that can be applied in variety of situations.

Name: "Clear eye for the one-eyed guy."
Rank: E
Type: Medical
Used For: Supplementary
Element: N/A
Range: Self
Duration: 1 Post
Hand Seals/Charge up: N/A
Description: A technique created by Erwin to minimize his need to blink during combat, or surveillance, or just general life as he saw fit. All this technique actually does is re-moisturize the eye as if the user had blinked and clear away any minor irritants in the process like dust or sand.
Weakness: Doesn’t really do anything other than provide a “blinkless blink”, the user still has to fight the urge to blink in any situation that would normally call for it. (Bright lights, high winds, a lot of debris, etc.)

Name: Cloak of Invisibility Technique
Rank: E-rank
Type: Ninjutsu
Used For: Supplementary
Element: None
Range: Self
Duration: Lasting Jutsu Cost [E-5]
Hand Seals/Charge up: None
Description: This technique allows a ninja to take a cloak or a piece of cloth to blend into an object, making them invisible.

Name: Clone Technique
Rank: E-rank
Type: Ninjutsu
Used For: Supplementary
Element: None
Range: Clone can travel up to 10m
Duration: Lasting Jutsu Cost [E-5]
Hand Seals/Charge up: Ram → Snake → Tiger
Description: A ninjutsu that creates an intangible copy of one's own body, without any substance. Since the clone itself doesn't have the ability to attack, and thus can only be used to confuse the enemy, it is mainly used in combination with other ninjutsu. It's a basic technique, but depending on one's ingenuity, it can be used effectively. The clones may not dissipate when they come into contact with something. These clones can be easily distinguished by persons with dōjutsu. A person with normal eyes can also distinguish the clones from the original, since the clones do not have shadows and will not disrupt the area around themselves with their movement (i.e. won't kick up dust, crush grass, etc.).

Name: Rope Escape Technique
Rank: E-rank
Type: Ninjutsu
Used For: Supplementary
Element: None
Range: Self
Duration: 1 Post
Hand Seals/Charge up: None
Description: A basic technique taught at the Academy. It allows a ninja to free themselves if they have been tied up. How this is done is unknown.


Name: Transformation Technique
Rank: E-rank
Type: Ninjutsu
Used For: Supplementary
Element: None
Range: Self
Duration: Lasting Jutsu Cost [E-5]
Hand Seals/Charge up: Dog → Boar → Ram
Description: Given all the missions ninja are assigned to - battle, intelligence gathering, diversions - this is a priceless ninjutsu. It is typically used to change into people other than oneself, but one also has the ability to change into animals, plants, and even inanimate objects like weapons. This gives this technique an abundance of uses. The transformation of a skilled shinobi will be exactly like the genuine article, so it will be impossible to tell the two apart. On the other hand, a transformation performed by an inexperienced person will have obvious discrepancies. It will be impossible to deceive anyone with it. This is one of the most basic ninjutsu, as such most shinobi know how to perform it. The transformation technique is considered to be among the more difficult E-ranked techniques, since it requires constant emission of chakra while mentally maintaining the form. On top of that, the user would be, most likely, interacting with the environment. This puts mental strain on an inexperienced ninja. Thus the best way to determine if it is indeed a transformation is to cause this strain upon the user; though this is of course not always successful.

Name: Tree Climbing Practice
Rank: E-rank
Type: Ninjutsu
Used For: Supplementary
Element: None
Range: Self
Duration: Lasting Jutsu Cost [E-5]
Hand Seals/Charge up: None
Description: Tree Climbing Practice is a training method used to gain more skills with chakra control. This training involves focusing a fixed amount of chakra to the bottom of one's feet, and using that to climb a tree without using one's hands. If the stream of chakra is too weak, the user will lose their footing on the tree and fall off. If it is too strong, the user will be pushed away from the tree, causing the tree to break around the point of contact and the user will fall.

Name: Water Surface Walking Practice
Rank: E-rank
Type: Ninjutsu
Used For: Supplementary
Element: None
Range: Self
Duration: Lasting Jutsu Cost [E-5]
Hand Seals/Charge up: None
Description: This training method is used to gain better chakra control. To do this, the user has to be emitting a constant stream of chakra from the bottom of their feet and using the repellent force to walk across the water's surface. This technique is more difficult to master than the Tree Climbing Practice, because the amount of chakra that needs to be emitted changes constantly. It has also been shown that one can use their chakra to "skate" across the water surface, like an ice skater, instead of just walking or running. It is noted, that shinobi reach a state where they stand on water without even noticing it or basically even trying.

Name: Cliff Climbing Practice
Rank: E-rank
Type: Taijutsu
Used For: Supplementary
Element: None
Range: Self
Duration: Lasting Jutsu Cost [E-5]
Hand Seals/Charge up: None
Description: This is a training method which involves climbing a high or steep cliff using only one arm. It is meant to improve one's strength and discipline.

Name: Generic Sealing/Unsealing Technique
Rank: E
Type: Fuuinjutsu
Used For: Supplementary
Element: -
Range: Contact
Duration: -
Hand Seals/Charge up: Seal Mark must be inscribed or carried ahead of time.
Description: With this technique the user is able to store a variety objects or jutsu within a scroll or other surfaces with the seal inscribed, depending on the user's skill with Fuuinjutsu. While sealing an object takes a considerable amount of concentration for those unskilled with Fuuinjutsu, unsealing an object is simple enough and can be performed on the fly so long as the symbol is accessible to the user and thus making it possible to unseal a weapon in the midst of battle. Sealing in battle, however, is not possible for those who are unskilled in Fuuinjutsu.
Weakness: Seal Marking must be drawn or prepared ahead of time.

Name: Body Flicker Technique
Rank: D
Type: Ninjutsu
Element: N/a
Range: Up to 50 meters of your original position
Duration: 1 Post
Hand Seals/Charge up: Ram
Description: The Body Flicker Technique is a high-speed movement technique, allowing a ninja to move short to long distances at an almost untraceable speed. To an observer, it appears as if the user has teleported. A puff of smoke is occasionally used to disguise the user's movements. It is accomplished by using chakra to temporarily vitalize the body and move at extreme speeds. The amount of chakra required depends on the overall distance and elevation between the user and the intended destination. (May not attack immediately after or during its use. This applies to all techniques akin to this jutsu.)

Name: Temporary Altered Signature
Rank: D
Type: Sensory
Used For: Supplementary
Element: N/A
Range: Self
Duration: 3 Posts
Hand Seals/Charge up: N/A
Description: Essentially this technique causes the user’s chakra signature to temporarily mimic the chakra signature of another person. It can be activated in one of two ways, either the user physically touches the intended target or copies their signature from range with the assistance of the standard sensing technique. Cannot change signatures for the duration once an altered signature is chosen.
Weakness: Doesn’t last very long. Requires sensing to be active if copying from range. Sensors of higher mastery tier than the user’s can see through the illusion. Illusion is shattered if user uses chakra within the duration. Requires Sensory Basic.

Name: Contact Combat
Rank: C
Type: Fighting Style
Used For: Offense/Defense
Element: N/A
Range: Self
Duration: Permanent Fighting Style
Hand Seals/Charge up: N/A
Description: A survivalist fighting style taught to Samurai involved with SOAR, black-ops style division, should they ever become disarmed or are attacked while not carrying a weapon. Contact Combat incorporates traits from numerous different martial arts and focuses on aggressive defense, namely precise, quick, and brutal preemptive/counter strikes. These attacks are designed to neutralize the opponent as quickly and efficiently as possible and are typically aimed at vulnerable points on the body such as the eyes, neck or throat, face, solar plexus, groin, ribs, knee, foot, fingers, etc. Practitioners are also trained in situational awareness to effectively assess their environment for potential threats, escape routes, tools to help neutralize threats, and even verbal/psychological ways to avoid physical conflict altogether when preferred.
Weakness: Requires Taijutsu Adept. Isn’t as efficient without the reaction speed and awareness of Bukijutsu practitioners.

Name: Forced Memory Reliving
Rank: C
Type: Medical Ninjutsu
Used For: Supplementary/Offensive
Element: N/A
Range: Self/Touch
Duration: As long as sustained.
Hand Seals/Charge up: N/A Requires a specific memory to trigger effect.
Description: Both a medical technique and a mental discipline this technique stimulates the brain into reliving a specific memory and every feeling associated to it. This can be used to recall an event with perfect detail, comfort oneself with the memory of a loved one, or even relive a past pain in order to break a genjutsu. The chosen memory can even be transferred on contact as long as you are physically touching the target(s) or they are touching you, which is an easy way to share the details of a past event or cripple an opponent with a brief sensation of your past pain. Must maintain contact to transfer.
Weakness: Requires a lot of concentration and reliving an entire memory in combat leaves one open to attack. Requires a legitimate memory with ties to previous threads or their history. Even if one is only reliving a specific aspect (pain/pleasure) the body will react as if it is actually happening, which may cause involuntary reactions to said memories.

Name: Flash
Rank: C
Type: Kenjutsu (Buki), Chakra Flow
Used For: Offensive
Element: N/A
Range: 25m
Duration: 1 Post
Hand Seals/Charge up: N/A
Description: A swift ranged attack where the user swings their sword at a target after coating it in chakra, releasing a sharp crescent of chakra in the arc that the blade was swung. ((Based off of the Samurai Sabre Technique and similar to the blasts of chakra that can do, only without the multiple different potential shapes and the need for the sustained chakra coating.))

Name: Sensing
Rank: C
Type: Ninjutsu
Used For: Supplementary
Element: N/A
Range: Based on Skill in Sensing
Duration: Instant
Hand Seals/Charge up: None
Description: Sensing is a skill used by sensor type shinobi to detect chakra. Using this technique, sensors can easily detect, and track down targets. The range of this technique varies between sensors.

Name: Sensing Transmission
Rank: C
Type: Ninjutsu
Used For: Supplementary
Element: N/A
Range: Based on Skill in Sensing
Duration: Instant
Hand Seals/Charge up: None
Description: By making physical contact with another individual, the user is able to transmit what they are currently sensing directly into the other person's mind.

Name: Shadow of the Dancing Leaf
Rank: C-rank
Type: Taijutsu
Used For: Offense
Element: None
Range: 5m
Duration: 1 Post
Hand Seals/Charge up: None
Description: A technique where a shinobi follows the opponent, closely matching his or her body's movement, just like a leaf that dances in the air is followed by its shadow. The technique is usually preceded by a swift upper kick that will launch the target into the air. It is mainly used to position an opponent into a vulnerable aerial position. This move by itself is harmless, but it is usable as a stepping stone for a great many powerful techniques like Front Lotus, Lion Combo etc. That being said, it also has a rather high degree of difficulty.

Name: Advanced Altered Signature
Rank: B
Type: Sensory
Used For: Supplementary
Element: N/A
Range: Self
Duration: Until broken or canceled.
Hand Seals/Charge up: N/A
Description: As the name would imply this technique is a more advanced version of Temporary Altered Signature, where the user alters their chakra signature to mimic someone else's. The difference between this technique and its predecessor is that the altered signature state will last until the user uses chakra again and in addition to the previous two methods of acquiring a new signature one can also mimic a previously sensed signature from memory. Changing signature while currently in an altered state will require the user to pay for the technique once more, apart from changing back to normal.
Weakness: Requires sensing to be active if copying from range. Sensors of higher mastery tier than the user’s can see through the illusion. Illusion is shattered if user uses chakra. Requires Sensory Adept.

Name: Intersection Method
Rank: B
Type: Taijutsu
Used For: Defensive
Element: N/A
Range: Close
Duration: 1 Post
Hand Seals/Charge up: N/A
Description: With this technique, the user is able to intercept and counter an oncoming taijutsu technique by raising the knee, and driving the elbow downwards at the same time. This catches the attacking limb between his two limbs, and drives the elbow down with great force, effectively shattering the bone. ((Could also be used against horizontally swung weapons as well, not without risk of course.))

Name: Rupture
Rank: B
Type: Kenjutsu (Buki), Chakra Flow
Used For: Offensive, Defensive.
Element: N/A
Range: 5-10m.
Duration: 1 Post
Hand Seals/Charge up: N/A
Description: The user violently swings their chakra-enhanced sword with the intention of striking an approaching opponent, releasing a wave of chakra to cut a target and/or defend from an attack. This wave is roughly 4m high, 8m wide, and behaves similarly to wind techniques in the sense that it decimates it's target with countless small cuts. However, it's far more condensed than most wind based area techs and as a result objects that enter this "wave" are torn apart in a method reminiscent of a grinder.

Name: Iaidō
Rank: A
Type: Bukijutsu (Katana Fighting style)
Used For: Offensive, Defensive
Element: N/A
Range: Weapon Reach
Duration: Fighting Style
Hand Seals/Charge up: No seals, requires weapon.
Description: The term Iaidō (居合道) refers to a specific style of kenjutsu that is concerned with the smooth, controlled movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard, striking or cutting an opponent, removing blood from the blade, and then replacing the sword in the scabbard. The linear motion and force applied to draw the sword from the scabbard results in slashes that are faster and stronger than ones executed with the sword already drawn.

The speed at which these techniques can be executed — the initial strike in particular — is such, that when performed by a skilled user, it can prevent enemy shinobi from forming hand seals (and thus ninjutsu), by exploiting the small opening that these movements create. This makes them highly effective against most shinobi. this is only effective against shinobi within reach of your speed or lower.
Restrictions: Land of Iron and descendants

Name: Iai Beheading
Rank: A
Type: Bukijutsu
Used For: Offensive
Element: N/A
Range: 10m
Duration: 1 post, 1 post CD.
Hand Seals/Charge up: no seals, requires sheathed katana
Description: Adhering to the principles of Iaidō, the user performs a quick and powerful slash with their sword in order to cut the intended target while moving, before immediately resheathing the blade afterwards. When used by Mifune, the technique was strong enough to cleanly slice open the large head of Hanzō's salamander, Ibuse, before being used again moments later to take down Hanzō. Like normal Iaidō, this technique can also be used to interrupt hand seals. If used for that purpose it can interrupt hand seals done at speed no greater then 1 rank above the users weapon speed that are done within the attack's range of 10 meters. This means that if hand seals are done within 10m of the user and the opponent isn't over 1 rank higher in hand seal speed then the user is in weapon speed the user can close the distance and interrupt the hand seals with this technique before the seals are completed.  
Restrictions: Land of Iron and descendants, requires Iaidō to be learned first, Adept weaponry.

Name: Mystical Palm Technique
Rank: A
Type: Ijutsu
Element: None
Range: Short
Duration: Upkeep of B-ranked chakra per post
Hand Seals/Charge up: Modified Ox → Tiger
Description: This medical ninjutsu allows the user to speed up the body's natural healing process by sending chakra from their hands into a wound or afflicted body part. This allows the user to heal a patient without the need for medical equipment or surgery, making it very useful on the battlefield. It can be used to treat both external and internal injuries. It is vital to match the amount of chakra used to the severity of the affliction or injury. This requires a great amount of chakra control. Because of this, only a few highly skilled medical-nin are able to use this technique.

Name: Samurai Sabre Technique
Rank: A
Type: Bukijutsu
Used For: Offensive, Defensive, Supplementary
Element: N/A
Range: Up to 3 meters from weapon, 30 meters as a ranged attack.
Duration: Until Canceled
Hand Seals/Charge up: No seals, requires weapon.
Description: Unique to Samurai, Through the use of chakra flow, the user channels their chakra through their swords, extending both the reach and cutting ability of the blade, while allowing the user to fire crescents of chakra whenever the blade is swung. This released chakra is capable of great destruction, being to able to cleave stone and still continuing upon their path

The samurai also have the ability to use shape transformation during the implementation of this technique, sculpting their respective chakra blades into various rudimentary weapons that extend beyond the natural dimensions of their original swords; such as broadswords, spiked shafts and even axes. This capability allows them to rely on smaller swords reminiscent of wakizashi, while attaining greater reach, damage and the possibility of conducting surprise attacks as necessary.

This transformational quality also extends to even the crescents of chakra launched from the blade, forming a diverse range of projectiles that includes giant buzz-saws and shafts of chakra, the shape of which are seemingly dependent on the structure of the previously formed weapon.
Restrictions: Unique to Land of Iron and their descendants.

Name: One Man Unit Technique
Rank: S
Type: Bukijutsu/Taijutsu/Chakra Flow
Used For: Offensive/Defensive/Supplementary
Element: N/A
Range: Arms length.
Duration: Until canceled.
Hand Seals/Charge up: N/A
Description: The One Man Unit Technique, or O.M.U.T. for short, is essentially the Samurai Sabre Technique on steroids and is known only by some of the most skilled officers in the Land of Iron. Utilizing the same principle of cyclical chakra flow the caster is able to generate extra arms made of pure chakra from anywhere on their torso, although these arms have no bones and aren't restricted in movement like standard arms, similar to tentacles just with hands on the end. These arms are the same size as the users arms, extend from the user at the same speed of one of their own punches, and are under complete control of the user. How the user utilizes these arms varies from person to person, some use them to surprise an opponent with a sudden punch or stab from the abdomen, others use them to gain a near 360 degree form of defense/offense, but nearly all samurai use them to wield multiple weapons in the face of numerous enemies. The O.M.U.T. allows the user to generate up to four additional arms, which all have the same strength as the user as well as the capability to use the Samurai Sabre Technique (excluding the bursts), although they cannot use any ranged chakra flow techniques. Defensibly these arms are just as vulnerable as normal arms to cutting/tearing attacks but have no bones to break for blunt attacks, they're also partially damaged by D-Rank ninjutsu and completely destroyed by anything C-Rank and above.
Weakness: Requires the Samurai Sabre Technique. Requires previously provided weapons in order to use the S.S.T., cannot make pure chakra weapons. Requires an extreme amount of concentration, especially for multiple extra arms, otherwise self harm is almost assured while wielding weapons with them. While this technique does utilize cyclical chakra flow to conserve energy it still requires the user to pay an E-Rank upkeep for the first arm and a D-Rank upkeep for every additional arm, as well as an additional D-Rank to repair or C-Rank to regrow.

Name: Silent Killing
Rank: S
Type: Fighting Style
Used For: Supplementary/Offensive
Element: None
Range: N/A
Duration: Combat Style
Hand Seals/Charge up: N/A
Description: As the name suggests, this technique is simply a very quiet method of killing an opponent, usually from behind with a blade. Additionally, because the user moves silently, it cannot be defended against, because the attack cannot be anticipated. The user will often slit their opponent's throat, preventing any cry that might give them away. The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist are shown to be masters of this technique, and were even good enough to track and kill opponents through sound alone. Some shinobi also opt to use a cover such as mist or even frost to rob their opponents of their field of vision and then attack them.

Name: Soul Saber Technique
Rank: S
Type: Bukijutsu, Chakra Flow
Used For: Supplementary, Debilitation
Element: The element of no element.
Range: Up to 3m from weapon, contact with chakra for “burst” effect.
Duration: As long as sustained. 2 Posts for “bullseye” effect.
Hand Seals/Charge up: N/A
Description: The Soul Saber technique is based off of the Samurai Saber technique only with Erwin’s trademark “chakra that only affects chakra” from his Soul: Sever and Soul: Terminate techniques. Just like the Samurai Saber technique Soul Saber allows the user to generate a near infinite different styles of weaponry simply through shape transformation, although that’s where the similarities end. Soul Saber is fainter and far more transparent than its parent technique and causes no physical damage whatsoever, instead it  temporarily rearranges the flow of chakra where it passes through the body, how this affects the target depends on the relation of the attacks location to the targets chakra pool within their chakra pathway system. It also passes through most physical object unhindered like the Soul: Sever/Terminate series. For example: If Erwin were to cut through a targets arm with this technique that target wouldn’t be able to move chakra into that arm for two posts, preventing them from forming hand seals (other than one handed seals) and thusly using any technique that requires hand seals or chakra flow from that arm for the duration. If he were to cut one or both legs they wouldn’t be able to use water walking or tree climbing techs with one or both legs. If he were to sever the head they wouldn’t be able to use Dojutsu or any techniques that require active mental control over the tech, such as genjutsu or ninjutsu that need the caster to control it, but “fire and forget” techs would still work. As a side effect this also removes any genjutsu currently affecting the target, but the consequences typically outweigh the benefits of doing this to an ally. Now if he were to hit a “bullseye” so to speak by directly hitting the target’s chakra pool, located at abdomen level, it would deal damage to the targets chakra pool equal to an A-Rank attack without rank or buki reductions (80cp), as well as forcing an entire system restart and making it more difficult to focus chakra for the duration. What this means is that any currently sustained techniques would be deactivated and and techniques used within the effect duration do not benefit from rank or mastery reductions.

Neutralize: Just like its parent technique Soul Saber has a “burst” effect as well, however its burst effect behaves significantly different than Samurai Saber’s. Instead of firing off devastating crescents of energy Soul Saber injects “anti-chakra” designed specifically to neutralize the standard chakra used in most jutsu, fusing with and dissipating all chakra within the targeted technique through controlled chakra flow destabilization and deconstruction. These “injection bursts” require the targeted technique to be in contact with Soul Saber’s chakra and the user must pay an equivalent rank of chakra to use them. (Neutralize C-Rank pay C-Rank, etc.) If the targeted technique is made completely out of chakra it would appear that the technique is being eaten away by faint blue chakra, this neutralization travels at the taijutsu equivalent of the users bukijutsu rank. If it’s a technique that takes control of the natural surroundings then this neutralization would “eat away” the chakra within the technique at the same speed but it would only appear like the opposing user simply lost control of the technique and it fell apart. It is also capable of neutralizing the chakra within fuuinjutsu seals, leaving the seal behind but rendering it inert. If used on an explosive technique before it actually explodes (IE: Great Fireball tech impact explosion or explosive seal) then it prevents the explosion from happening, but it cannot stop the force of the explosion after the fact just like the momentum from some earth/water techs already in motion.
Weakness:Requires Samurai Saber Technique, Bukijutsu Master, and Medical Basic for knowledge of the pathway system. Deals no physical damage whatsoever. Chakra coating can be blocked by chakra based attack/defense of equal or higher rank no matter the type or element (An equal or higher rank clone could even stop it). Burst ability cannot affect people directly and only affects jutsu with external usage of chakra (majority of ninjutsu, barriers, Buki/Tai chakra flow techniques), it cannot affect genjutsu or self supplementary techniques (sensory, some medical, purely physical Buki/Tai techs, etc.) and also has difficulty with widespread techniques that attack on multiple separate fronts where the user must hit each separate part of the technique individually.

Name: Soul: Terminate
Rank: S
Type: Bukijutsu
Used For: Debilitation/Offensive
Element: The element of no element.
Range: 25m
Duration: 1 post, until receiving medical attention for effect.
Hand Seals/Charge up: N/A
Description: The ultimate version of Erwin’s Soul: Sever technique series, Soul: Terminate transcends its predecessor’s weakness of being unable to cause physical damage by overloading all tenketsu along the path of the crescent's “cut”, dealing internal damage relevant to the location of the cut similar to the Hyuuga Clan’s gentle fist techniques. Instead of briefly redirecting the flow of chakra Soul: Terminate redirects the flow of chakra until the victim is able to receive medical attention, whether that be later in the thread or in a separate recovery thread, which can’t be self treated. As far as a “bullseye” is concerned this technique would deal 110 damage to the chakra pool of a C-Rank or below person/creature, deal A-Rank damage without rank or buki reductions to B-Rank and higher shinobi, as well as interrupt sustained techniques and remove any rank/mastery cost reductions for the duration like its predecessor. The crescent is 10m in length, 1 foot thick, and travels at the Tai equivalent to the users Bukijutsu rank.
Weakness: Deals no damage apart from the potential internal damage. Requires that the user have all 3 of the previous Soul: Sever techniques. Canceled out by another S-Rank technique. Cannot be trained or used if the user has an element. Requires Buki Mastery and Med Adept (Tenketsu Knowledge). Fuels techniques, items, etc. that absorb chakra. 7 post cd.

Name: Soul: Sever
Rank: C - B - A
Type: Bukijutsu
Used For: Debilitation
Element: The element of no element.
Range: 10m
Duration: 1 post. 2 for C-Rank effect. 3 for B-Rank effect. 5 for A-Rank effect.
Hand Seals/Charge up: N/A
Description: A series of techniques designed by Erwin to target and affect the flow of chakra, nothing else. It follows the principle of the Samurai technique Flash where the user infuses their blade with chakra and sends a crescent of energy in the direction of a swing, only the crescent of energy created by this technique is thinner, fainter, and doesn’t affect the physical world. It is made of chakra that can only affected by chakra, or in other words it’s completely intangible to everything physical. Instead of cutting everything in general like Flash and other similar techniques this techniques is designed to temporarily rearrange the flow of chakra, how this affects the target depends on where this crescent passes through the body in relation to the targets chakra pool within their chakra pathway system. For example: If this crecent were to pass through a targets arm as if it severed it off that target wouldn’t be able to move chakra into that arm for two posts, preventing them from forming hand seals (other than one handed seals) and thusly using any technique that requires hand seals or chakra flow from that arm for the duration. If it were to sever one or both legs they wouldn’t be able to use water walking or tree climbing techs with one or both legs. If it were to sever the head they wouldn’t be able to use Dojutsu or any techniques that require active mental control over the tech, such as genjutsu or ninjutsu that need the caster to control it, but “fire and forget” techs would still work. As a side effect this also removes any genjutsu currently affecting the target, but the consequences typically outweigh the benefits of doing this to an ally. Now if this crecent were to hit a “bullseye” so to speak by directly hitting the target’s chakra pool, located at abdomen level, it would deal damage to the targets chakra pool equal to the base cost of the attack without rank or buki reductions, as well as forcing an entire system restart and making it more difficult to focus chakra for the duration. What this means is that any currently sustained techniques would be deactivated and and techniques used within the effect duration do not benefit from rank or mastery reductions. C-Rank crescent is 3m long and 1 inch thick; B-Rank is 5m long and 3 inches thick; A-Rank is 7m long and 6 inches thick; and their travel speed is the Taijutsu equivalent to the users Bukijutsu rank.
Weakness: Deals no physical damage whatsoever. Can be blocked by chakra based attack/defense of higher rank no matter the type or element (A higher rank clone could even stop it). Cancels out/detonates early chakra based techniques of same rank while being canceled out as well. Literally feeds any technique, person, or item that can absorb chakra. Requires medical knowledge of basic rank, specifically knowledge of the chakra pathway system. Requires Bukijutsu Basic for C-Rank, Adept for rest. C-Rank has a 1 post cd, B-Rank has a 2 post cd, and A-Rank has a 4 post cd. Due to it’s advanced raw chakra nature it cannot be learned by someone who has already gained an element and gaining an element afterwards prevents them from learning/performing anything other than the C-Rank version of this attack. Each individual rank must be bought/trained individually and in order of lowest to highest. ((Put them in one single tech so you wouldn’t have to read the entire thing 3 times.))

Name: Body Flicker Technique
Rank: D
Type: Ninjutsu
Element: N/a
Range: Up to 50 meters of your original position
Duration: 1 Post
Hand Seals/Charge up: Ram
Description: The Body Flicker Technique is a high-speed movement technique, allowing a ninja to move short to long distances at an almost untraceable speed. To an observer, it appears as if the user has teleported. A puff of smoke is occasionally used to disguise the user's movements. It is accomplished by using chakra to temporarily vitalize the body and move at extreme speeds. The amount of chakra required depends on the overall distance and elevation between the user and the intended destination. (May not attack immediately after or during its use. This applies to all techniques akin to this jutsu.)

Name: Flash
Rank: C
Type: Kenjutsu (Buki), Chakra Flow
Used For: Offensive
Element: N/A
Range: 25m
Duration: 1 Post
Hand Seals/Charge up: N/A
Description: A swift ranged attack where the user swings their sword at a target after coating it in chakra, releasing a sharp crescent of chakra in the arc that the blade was swung. ((Based off of the Samurai Sabre Technique and similar to the blasts of chakra that can do, only without the multiple different potential shapes and the need for the sustained chakra coating.))

Name: Sensing
Rank: C
Type: Ninjutsu
Used For: Supplementary
Element: N/A
Range: Based on Skill in Sensing
Duration: Instant
Hand Seals/Charge up: None
Description: Sensing is a skill used by sensor type shinobi to detect chakra. Using this technique, sensors can easily detect, and track down targets. The range of this technique varies between sensors.

Name: Sensing Transmission
Rank: C
Type: Ninjutsu
Used For: Supplementary
Element: N/A
Range: Based on Skill in Sensing
Duration: Instant
Hand Seals/Charge up: None
Description: By making physical contact with another individual, the user is able to transmit what they are currently sensing directly into the other person's mind.

Name: Shadow of the Dancing Leaf
Rank: C-rank
Type: Taijutsu
Used For: Offense
Element: None
Range: 5m
Duration: 1 Post
Hand Seals/Charge up: None
Description: A technique where a shinobi follows the opponent, closely matching his or her body's movement, just like a leaf that dances in the air is followed by its shadow. The technique is usually preceded by a swift upper kick that will launch the target into the air. It is mainly used to position an opponent into a vulnerable aerial position. This move by itself is harmless, but it is usable as a stepping stone for a great many powerful techniques like Front Lotus, Lion Combo etc. That being said, it also has a rather high degree of difficulty.

Name: Intersection Method
Rank: B
Type: Taijutsu
Used For: Defensive
Element: N/A
Range: Close
Duration: 1 Post
Hand Seals/Charge up: N/A
Description: With this technique, the user is able to intercept and counter an oncoming taijutsu technique by raising the knee, and driving the elbow downwards at the same time. This catches the attacking limb between his two limbs, and drives the elbow down with great force, effectively shattering the bone. ((Could also be used against horizontally swung weapons as well, not without risk of course.))

Name: Rupture
Rank: B
Type: Kenjutsu (Buki), Chakra Flow
Used For: Offensive, Defensive.
Element: N/A
Range: 5-10m.
Duration: 1 Post
Hand Seals/Charge up: N/A
Description: The user violently swings their chakra-enhanced sword with the intention of striking an approaching opponent, releasing a wave of chakra to cut a target and/or defend from an attack. This wave is roughly 4m high, 8m wide, and behaves similarly to wind techniques in the sense that it decimates it's target with countless small cuts. However, it's far more condensed than most wind based area techs and as a result objects that enter this "wave" are torn apart in a method reminiscent of a grinder.

Name: Iaidō
Rank: A
Type: Bukijutsu (Katana Fighting style)
Used For: Offensive, Defensive
Element: N/A
Range: Weapon Reach
Duration: Fighting Style
Hand Seals/Charge up: No seals, requires weapon.
Description: The term Iaidō (居合道) refers to a specific style of kenjutsu that is concerned with the smooth, controlled movements of drawing the sword from its scabbard, striking or cutting an opponent, removing blood from the blade, and then replacing the sword in the scabbard. The linear motion and force applied to draw the sword from the scabbard results in slashes that are faster and stronger than ones executed with the sword already drawn.

The speed at which these techniques can be executed — the initial strike in particular — is such, that when performed by a skilled user, it can prevent enemy shinobi from forming hand seals (and thus ninjutsu), by exploiting the small opening that these movements create. This makes them highly effective against most shinobi. this is only effective against shinobi within reach of your speed or lower.
Restrictions: Land of Iron and descendants

Name: Iai Beheading
Rank: A
Type: Bukijutsu
Used For: Offensive
Element: N/A
Range: 10m
Duration: 1 post, 1 post CD.
Hand Seals/Charge up: no seals, requires sheathed katana
Description: Adhering to the principles of Iaidō, the user performs a quick and powerful slash with their sword in order to cut the intended target while moving, before immediately resheathing the blade afterwards. When used by Mifune, the technique was strong enough to cleanly slice open the large head of Hanzō's salamander, Ibuse, before being used again moments later to take down Hanzō. Like normal Iaidō, this technique can also be used to interrupt hand seals. If used for that purpose it can interrupt hand seals done at speed no greater then 1 rank above the users weapon speed that are done within the attack's range of 10 meters. This means that if hand seals are done within 10m of the user and the opponent isn't over 1 rank higher in hand seal speed then the user is in weapon speed the user can close the distance and interrupt the hand seals with this technique before the seals are completed.  
Restrictions: Land of Iron and descendants, requires Iaidō to be learned first, Adept weaponry.

Name: Mystical Palm Technique
Rank: A
Type: Ijutsu
Element: None
Range: Short
Duration: Upkeep of B-ranked chakra per post
Hand Seals/Charge up: Modified Ox → Tiger
Description: This medical ninjutsu allows the user to speed up the body's natural healing process by sending chakra from their hands into a wound or afflicted body part. This allows the user to heal a patient without the need for medical equipment or surgery, making it very useful on the battlefield. It can be used to treat both external and internal injuries. It is vital to match the amount of chakra used to the severity of the affliction or injury. This requires a great amount of chakra control. Because of this, only a few highly skilled medical-nin are able to use this technique.

Name: Samurai Sabre Technique
Rank: A
Type: Bukijutsu
Used For: Offensive, Defensive, Supplementary
Element: N/A
Range: Up to 3 meters from weapon, 30 meters as a ranged attack.
Duration: Until Canceled
Hand Seals/Charge up: No seals, requires weapon.
Description: Unique to Samurai, Through the use of chakra flow, the user channels their chakra through their swords, extending both the reach and cutting ability of the blade, while allowing the user to fire crescents of chakra whenever the blade is swung. This released chakra is capable of great destruction, being to able to cleave stone and still continuing upon their path

The samurai also have the ability to use shape transformation during the implementation of this technique, sculpting their respective chakra blades into various rudimentary weapons that extend beyond the natural dimensions of their original swords; such as broadswords, spiked shafts and even axes. This capability allows them to rely on smaller swords reminiscent of wakizashi, while attaining greater reach, damage and the possibility of conducting surprise attacks as necessary.

This transformational quality also extends to even the crescents of chakra launched from the blade, forming a diverse range of projectiles that includes giant buzz-saws and shafts of chakra, the shape of which are seemingly dependent on the structure of the previously formed weapon.
Restrictions: Unique to Land of Iron and their descendants.

Name: Silent Killing
Rank: S
Type: Fighting Style
Used For: Supplementary/Offensive
Element: None
Range: N/A
Duration: Combat Style
Hand Seals/Charge up: N/A
Description: As the name suggests, this technique is simply a very quiet method of killing an opponent, usually from behind with a blade. Additionally, because the user moves silently, it cannot be defended against, because the attack cannot be anticipated. The user will often slit their opponent's throat, preventing any cry that might give them away. The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist are shown to be masters of this technique, and were even good enough to track and kill opponents through sound alone. Some shinobi also opt to use a cover such as mist or even frost to rob their opponents of their field of vision and then attack them.