Yamome Senbou

Name: Nenkin Shuriken (Sticky Gold Shuriken)
Rank: D
Type: Ninjutsu
Hand Seals: Ox, Rat
Element: None
Description: After performing the required hand seals, the user expels several shuriken made of sticky gold from the mouth. The shuriken can be stored in the user’s pouch for further use. Up to five shuriken can be made with one technique.

Name: Nenkin Kunai (Sticky Gold Kunai)
Rank: D
Type: Ninjutsu
Hand Seals: Hare, Rat
Element: None
Description: After performing the required hand seals, the user expels several kunai made of sticky gold from the mouth. The kunai can be stored in the user’s pouch for further use. Up to ten senbon can be made with one technique.

Name: Nenkin Senbon (Sticky Gold Senbon)
Rank: D
Type: Ninjutsu
Hand Seals: Boar, Rat
Element: None
Description: After performing the required hand seals, the user expels several senbon made of sticky gold from the mouth. The senbon can be stored in the user’s pouch for further use. Up to five kunai can be made with one technique.

Name: Kumo Nento (Spider Sticking Spit)
Rank: C
Type: Ninjutsu
Hand Seals: Bird, Horse, Rat
Element: None
Description: After performing the required hand seals, the user expels a web-shaped net made of sticky spider gold from the mouth. For this technique the user specifically decreases the hardening properties of the gold, so that the web it is made of will stick to the body of whoever touches it, making it hard to escape from. The size of this technique depends on the user’s skill; Genin can make webs big enough to capture one, maybe two people whereas skilled Jounin can trap up to seven people in one web.

Name: Nenkin Yoroi(Amor of Sticky Gold)
Rank: C - A
Type: Ninjutsu
Hand Seals: Dragon, Rat, Boar, Tiger
Element: None
Description: After performing the required hand seals, the user expels sticky gold from his or her pores, which will then form a thin coating around the user’s skin. As a clansman’s skill increases, so does the potency of this technique. The C-rank version of this technique can block ordinary attacks and up to one C-rank jutsu, the B-rank version can block up to one B-rank jutsu and the A-rank version can block up to one A-rank jutsu. A user can only use up to the version of the technique equal or lower to their own letter rank. Thus, the B-rank version of the technique is unlocked at Chuunin and so on.

Name: Keta Jigou Bara (Piercing Hell Thorns)
Rank D
Type: Ninjutsu
Hand Seals Monkey, Snake
Element None
Description A technique that requires Nenkin Yoroi to be active first. After the required hand seals, the user manipulates the shape of his already existing armor of sticky gold to cause sharp spikes, five inches in length, to cover his entire body.

Name: Doton: Shinju Zanshu no Jutsu (Earth Release: Double Suicide Decapitation)
Rank: D
Type: Ninjutsu
Hand Seals: N/A
Element: Doton – Earth Release
Description: This technique conceals the user underground and drags the object of their attack down into the earth, robbing them of their freedom. In addition, they can start another attack.

Name: Ninpou: Kuchiyose no Jutsu (Ninja Art: Summoning Technique)
Rank: C
Type: Ninjutsu
Hand Seals: N/A
Element: None
Description: The Summoning Technique is a space–time ninjutsu that allows the summoner to transport animals or people across long distances instantly.
Before an animal summoning can be performed, a prospective summoner must first sign a contract with a given species. The contract comes in the form of a scroll, on which the contractor uses their own blood to sign their name and place their fingerprints and once signed it is valid even after the contractors death as long as the contract itself remains intact.After this they need only offer an additional donation of blood on the hand they signed the contract with, mould their chakra with hand seals and then plant the hand they signed the contract with at the location they wish to summon the creature.The amount of chakra used during the summoning determines how powerful the summoned creature can be.

Name: Hasu Fuusha(Lotus Windmill)
Rank: D
Type: Taijutsu
Hand Seals: N/A
Element: None
Description: A Taijutsu move utilizing a Yamome’s several limbs. Utilizing a kunai or otherwise bladed weapon in each hand, the user closes in on the enemy and attacks with a horizontal slash with the upper right arm. Using the momentum of the slash, the user transcends into a full-body spin, the arms extended to continue slashing at the opponent. The limbs will be positioned about twenty inches from each other, somewhat akin to a windmill, to ensure the time span in between each slash to be minimal. The spin itself takes two seconds to be completed. Since the technique is constantly aimed for the same spot on the body, this technique’s main purpose is to pressure instead of kill, denying the enemy any chance at making hand seals.

Name: Kage Kumo Soshaku(Shadow Spider Bite)
Rank: C
Type: Taijutsu
Hand Seals: N/A
Element: None
Description: A Taijutsu move utilizing a Yamome’s several limbs. Inspired by the Kage Shuriken technique. Utilizing a kunai or otherwise bladed weapon in each hand, the user performs a forward stab with a kunai towards the opponent with all three arms of one side of the body. However, the middle arm will be hidden precisely in the upper arm’s shadow, hiding it from the opponent’s vision. The third and lowest arm will be hidden in the middle arm’s shadow, adding an extra layer of deadliness to this move.

Senbou’s life was pretty much that of any Yamome. His early childhood was pretty normal, although also sheltered as he was raised strictly within the clan’s compound where everyone had.. well.. six arms. His friends were his cousins and other, further family and his crush was the daughter of the current clan head, who was expected to one day kill her mother, such was tradition, and take over as clan leader. From early on, Senbou had aspirations to become her first husband and first of her elite guard.

It was in academy that weird shit started to happen. When he reached the age of 6, he was suddenly thrown into a world were everyone had.. *gasp* only two limbs! While this was something he needed to get used to, the other kids needed even more time getting used to him. Sure, they had heard of those weird Yamome people, who had six arms and summoned big scary spiders into battle, but their parents had always told them the Yamome were weird and reclusive people. Naturally, this caused them to stay clear of Senbou most of the time, especially when the kid came running into class one day to show everyone the awesome cool tarantula he had just tamed and was now carrying around on his shoulder.

His teacher didn’t find it half as adorable as Senbou did.

Even more so when it bit him.

And to top it off, the teachers were considerate enough to increase the number of times he had to write “I will not take spiders, scorpions or any other kind of poisonous animal into the classroom.” to suit his extra limbs.

He did make some friends though. Outside of his clan that is. One of these was a Taijutsu-using Genin called Izuo who would soon become his best friend. Accepting him for who he was and all, and not really giving a fuck about the Yamome’s reputation were good things to earn Senbou’s favor, and Izou was a bit of a loner himself to. They became a duo that hardly ever parted.

His graduation was also something to be noted, as his high grades in Ninjutsu, along with his decent Taijutsu grades, were more than enough to make up for his unimpressive Genjutsu. Genjutsu being the rarest of the three main branches of combat, as well as the hardest to master, unimpressive Genjutsu grades were all but common.

What set him apart, though, was the fact that he mastered the Kuchiyose no Jutsu way earlier than usual, a fact he displayed by summoning more spiders to show off to the teachers. This time, no one was bitten.

Now, freshly out of the academy, Senbou is a ready and able Genin who can’t wait to go on real missions, and kill some real people.

Overseeing the training field was definitely one of the more mind-killing duties in a Jounin’s schedule. Every now and then, Kabikara Mujina was assigned to watching over the regiments of training shinobi, standing and observing from the side lines and waiting for the day to pass, which he would often do reading. The only situation during which he was supposed to actually do something was when a fight got out of hand. Whenever emotions flared up and a friendly spar turned into an actual battle for life and death, or whenever someone whipped up a technique that was simply too dangerous for the opponent or, in some cases, other shinobi sparring nearby, there would always be at least one Jounin watching over the place ready to step in. These occasions were rare, though. The mere presence of a Jounin was enough to scare most Genin and Chuunin into playing nicely. And while it was uncommon for other Jounin to train amongst the lower ranking shinobi, their frequent use of bigger and more destructive jutsu favoring a more secluded training spot where people wouldn’t get caught in the crossfire, whenever they DID appear on the common training field they were often mature and experienced enough not to use overly deadly and dangerous techniques carelessly.

Regardless, watching the fields was an important task indeed.

Needless to say, it was also incredibly boring.

Sitting with his back against one of the larger, although barely green trees bordering the training field, Mujina seemed more interested in the book he was currently reading than the handful of young shinobi sparring out in said fields, mostly Genin with a couple of Chuunin practicing Taijutsu somewhere in a far corner. This was only partially true. While the Enenra of Kumo did find the tales of how Shirano the Golden Dragon defeated a whole regiment of Kiri-nin by himself a lot more intriguing than the sparring of young shinobi, if any of them dared to step out of line he or she would discover that he was perfectly capable of dividing his attention between the two subjects.

No one dared.

”Maybe I should get into some action myself. Challenge one of these Genin to a spar to see how well the new generation is doing compared to mine.” There was a lot to be said about Mujina, but no one could deny that he always had the best intentions for the village, even though his methods were a point of many arguments. He had been put in charge of a Genin team some seven years ago, and he had been mercilessly harsh. He would have them spar until their bodies almost gave in, run laps until their feet were covered with blisters and have them practice ninjutsu until their chakra reserves were just enough to keep them conscious. His students often criticized him for this, loudly complaining and talking to their fellow Genin behind his back about how he was the worst possible teacher to have.

They were Jounin now. All three of them. Excellent shinobi that would fight for the Raikage with tooth and nail, even if it meant their death. Because death was a natural companion for any shinobi. From the minute someone graduates from the academy, they become both bringers and seekers of death. It wasn’t a tragedy for a shinobi to die. It was natural. It was part of their duty. What mattered was what they died for. Understanding and accepting this facts was a simple, yet fundamental quality any self-respecting shinobi should possess. A quality that, sadly, seemed absent from the majority of Kumo’s younger generation of ninja. By the looks of it at least.

”Perhaps I should sign up for teaching at the academy. The younger they are, the easier it is to shape them.” Mujina’s attention wavered from his book as he toyed with the idea…