Name: Gentle Fist (柔拳, Jūken)
Rank: C
Power: C (True Damage)
Activation Cost: 5 (3 if not disturbing tenketsu)
Upkeep Cost: 5 point upkeep (3 if the user does not close/open tenketsu)
Range: Touch
Speed: N/A
Element: N/A
Skill: Taijutsu
Classification: Hyūga Clan Exclusive
Requirements: Stage One Byakugan, C-Rank Speed & Coordination, Taijutsu Skill, Be a Hyuuga (if learning on your own)
Parent Technique: N/A
Hand Seals: N/A
Description: The Gentle Fist is a form of hand-to-hand combat used by members of the Hyūga clan of Konohagakure. The fighting style itself is one based on redirection, quick strikes, parries, and counters. It inflicts internal damage through attacking the body's Chakra Pathway System, subsequently injuring organs which are closely intertwined with the area of the network which has been struck. To do this, the user surgically injects their own chakra into the opponent's chakra pathway system, causing C-Rank internal damage. If aimed right, this can cause damage to surrounding organs, as well.
By employing the use of the Byakugan they can target the tenketsu to actively seal the opponent's reservoir. These 361 nodes are key gate-keeping interceptions in the chakra circulatory network, and can be actively opened or sealed by Gentle Fist users. The affected person's chakra flow can either be increased or disrupted completely, preventing them from using techniques or making them use more doing so. Since blocking a tenketsu takes only the slightest tap, the user can focus their entire attention on striking quickly and numerous times in a short span of time.
As Gentle Fist users are able to open tenketsu, this is beneficial to those they do it for. For every 32 tenketsu opened, the afflicted person gains an additional 15 chakra points. This effect last five posts, and after they're done the target suffers an exhaustion penalty of one minus to all physical stats for two posts while they recover. This effect can also end early if the afflicted person burns through the excess chakra they've been given.
When closing tenketsu, every tenketsu that's sealed drains 1 chakra from the target. Tenketsu remained closed for a total of six posts, after which they will open back up. They can also be forcibly opened by an outside source of chakra (i.e a bijuu or curse seal), though this requires that source of chakra to equate to the maximum chakra that's already been locked away from the user. If all 361 of a single person's tenketsu are sealed they die.
Additionally, Gentle Fist can be used to perviate chakra-based substances, beit webs, armors and even barriers of up to B (in rank and/or durability). While in use, Gentle Fist boosts a user's Speed by a + and Coordination by a ++. Hyuugas are also able to stun opponents for one post based on how many strikes they've landed (and tenketsu they've sealed), in comparison to the opponent's Constitution.
E-tier Con: 4 hits
D-tier Con: 8 hits
C-tier Con: 16 hits
B-tier Con: 32 hits
A-tier Con: 64 hits
S-tier Con: 128 hits
Weaknesses: Chakra armor that isn't Twin Lion Fists or a unique booster neutralizes a Hyuuga's capability to seal tenketsu as well.
Name: Tenketsu Needle (柔拳・点穴針, Jūken: Tenketsushin)
Rank: C
Power: C (True Damage)
Activation Cost: 5
Upkeep Cost: N/A
Range: Contact
Speed: N/A
Element: N/A
Skill: Taijutsu
Classification: Hyūga Clan Exclusive
Requirements: N/A
Parent Technique: Gentle Fist
Hand Seals: N/A
Description: Targeting a single chakra point, the user delivers a two-fingered strike at the opponent, in an attempt to plug the chakra that's being used and halt its flow. Due to the nature of the technique involving using two fingers instead of one, this allows a Gentle Fist user to inject more chakra into the single tenketsu in which they're targetting. This spreads the injected chakra from the single tenketsu that's sealed, spreading to up to four more to seal a total of 5 and seal 5 chakra points from the opponent.
Weaknesses: General Gentle Fist weaknesses.
Name: Palm Bottom (掌底, Shōtei)
Rank: B
Power: C (True Damage)
Activation Cost: Varies
Upkeep Cost: N/A
Range: Contact
Speed: N/A
Element: N/A
Skill: Taijutsu
Classification: Hyūga Clan Exclusive
Requirements: N/A
Parent Technique: Gentle Fist
Hand Seals: N/A
Description: This attack consists of a quick, precise thrust of the user's palm to the opponent's body. The attack sends chakra into the area of the foe where struck to either stun them, or if a more sufficient amount of chakra is used, cause severe internal damage. Should the user inject the amount of chakra necessary, they are able to stun their opponent for one post. The amount of chakra and by proxy, activation cost required to pull this off varies based on the opponent's Constitution:
E-tier: 3
D-tier: 5
C-tier: 10
B-tier: 15
A-tier: 25
S-tier: 35
X-tier: Unable to stun.
Weaknesses: General Gentle Fist weaknesses.
Name: Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm (八卦空掌, Hakke Kūshō)
Rank: C
Power: C (True Damage)
Activation Cost: 5
Upkeep Cost: N/A
Range: 0-5m
Speed: User's Coordination -1 tier
Element: N/A
Skill: Taijutsu
Classification: Hyūga Clan Exclusive
Requirements: Byakugan (to pinpoint tenketsu)
Parent Technique: Gentle Fist
Hand Seals: N/A
Description: This technique is similar in practice to Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven, but has a specific target rather than a general area. To perform it, the user precisely pinpoints the enemy's vital points with the Byakugan and releases a high-speed palm thrust. A "vacuum shell" compressed using the Gentle Fist is formed to attack the opponent's vitals from a distance, blowing them off their feet with tremendous force before they even notice they were hit.
This technique's vacuum shell is a cone 2 meters in diameter. It seals 10 tenketsu if it strikes directly, and keeps them sealed for six posts. Furthermore, unless the opponent possesses Constitution equal to or higher than the technique's Power, they're knocked back 5 meters. This technique can also be used with two hands, which raises its cost to 10. In exchange, it seals 15 tenketsu, and the cone expands to 4 meters in diameter. This is referred to as the 'Vacuum Wall Palm' method, and can simply be used by two Hyuugas using the base technique for the same effect.
Weaknesses: Requires extremely impressive aim to effectively land the tenketsu sealing effect.
Name: Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms (八卦三十二掌, Hakke Sanjūni Shō)
Rank: C
Power: C
Activation Cost: 5
Upkeep Cost: N/A
Range: 0-6m (to target), Contact (to hit)
Speed: N/A
Element: N/A
Skill: Taijutsu
Classification: Hyūga Clan Exclusive
Requirements: Byakugan (to pinpoint tenketsu), Stage Two Byakugan
Parent Technique: Gentle Fist
Hand Seals: N/A
Description: The Eight Trigrams Thirty-Two Palms is a manoeuvre of the Gentle Fist fighting style. It is essentially a halved version of the Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms, but seems to be no less effective. This technique is used to close off the flow of chakra through thirty-two chakra points of an opponent's chakra pathway system. This eliminates their ability to use chakra for quite some time and makes it difficult for them to move, barring them off from the use of A-Rank and above techniques for a total of six posts.
Once someone is within range of the user's field of divination, they assume their Gentle Fist stance and begin to deliver their attack: This technique boosts their Coordination by two pluses (++), and their Speed by two pluses (++) for the duration of the thirty-two strikes. Each plus is added for every step of the technique completed, starting out with Speed and then transitioning to Coordination. This technique takes a full post to complete.
First, two consecutive strikes to make two. This seals away an initial 2 total chakra.
Second, another two consecutive strikes to make four. At this point in time, the opponent suffers the standard 4 points of total chakra reduction from four tenketsu being sealed.
Third, four consecutive strikes to make eight. This tacks on the sealing away of 4 more chakra points.
Fourth, eight consecutive strikes to make sixteen. This adds another 8 sealed chakra points.
Fifth, another sixteen consecutive strikes in succession to make a total of thirty-two. At the apex of the technique, the opponent is knocked 5 meters away and 16 more points of the opponent's total chakra are sealed from use. This technique drops their Coordination & Speed by one minus (-), and lasts six posts with the rest of the tenketsu.
Assuming a user is able to land all thirty-two strikes, this seals away a total of 32 points of chakra from the opponent for the duration specified above. If they're able to escape the technique beforehand, they only suffer based on the amount of palms they were struck with. If the technique is cut off by the opponent avoiding the second last 32, it becomes 32 Palms and its drain to the user changes to fit that.
Weaknesses: Stated above
