Name: Gentle Fist (柔拳, Jūken)
Rank: C
Power: C (True Damage)
Activation Cost: -
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 Coordination, Taijutsu Skill (Cannot be bypassed by intellect), 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 (True) 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 the remainder of the topic 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, or any outside source of chakra being channeled into the user specifically to unblock the Tenketsu), 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 fall unconscious.
Additionally, Gentle Fist can be used to perviate chakra-based substances, be it 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
- True Damage:
True Damage is a damage source that allows the damage of the technique to bypass physical armor (Such as a breastplate the target is wearing) and skin. This damage bypasses the damage resistance given by constitution. Although a character’s constitution stat will still give an idea as to how much damage they can take overall. Essentially ‘True Damage’ cannot be ignored by the constitution stat. For the sake of clarity the following list shows how many damage instances of each rank add up to the next rank.
2 D = 1 C
2 C = 1 B
2 B = 1 A
2 A = 1 S
3 S = 1 X
So 2 C rank instances of ‘damage’ would equate to 1 B rank instance of damage, and 4 C rank instances of damage would equate to 1 A rank instance of damage. This would overtime add up essentially giving a user of Gentle Fist the ability to eventually overcome anyones constitution provided they can land enough strikes.
True Damage however is capped at A tier power. Meaning an individual Gentle Fist Technique that does ‘True Damage’ cannot hit the target for more than A rank Damage. Techs can still have S rank power for other purposes (stat buffs, etc) but its cap for the damage is A rank. Chakra armor, such as from bijuu cloaks, Lightning Release Armor, or other such sources cannot be bypassed by True Damage.
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 targeting. 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: Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven (八卦掌回天, Hakkeshō Kaiten)
Rank: C
Power: Varies
Activation Cost: Varies
Upkeep Cost: One rank below initial payment
Range: 0-2m per rank past C
Speed: User's Base Coordination
Element: N/A
Skill: Taijutsu
Classification: Hyūga Clan Exclusive
Requirements: B-Rank Coordination
Parent Technique: Gentle Fist
Hand Seals: N/A
Description: This technique utilizes the chakra control gained through Gentle Fist training to release a large amount of chakra from all the chakra points on the user's body. It is also a defensive maneuver to compensate for the Byakugan's blind spot as the released chakra blocks any possible attack on the user. After releasing chakra from every tenketsu in their body, the user then spins rapidly to parry the attack, both creating a rotating shield of chakra around themselves and tossing away any nearby attackers. The user can also actively control the size and power of the sphere to suit the situation. The technique is also capable of reflecting an opponent's chakra against them. It is an extremely chakra efficient technique, with most of its difficulty coming in keeping the form of the chakra up rather than the simple expenditure of chakra.
Physical attacks are all repelled by this violent rotation, making it very difficult to penetrate the defense. Chakra of any kind may be repelled, as the rotating shield of chakra simply forces any chakra that touches it off for the duration of the spin. The user may increase the range and power of the Rotation at will to encompass a larger area or produce a denser shield for stronger attacks. This is done by increasing the amount of chakra used to activate the technique, with a C-Rank payment resulting in forming a rotating shield of chakra possessing C-Rank Power and spreading 2 meters out around the user. This allows the technique to defend against C-Rank and below attacks or techniques that do not destabilize the user's ability to spin. By increasing the amount of chakra paid, the user is able to increase this technique's defensive capabilities.
Weaknesses: This technique is only effective when rotating, since the chakra itself is not enough to stop a physical attack thus if they cannot spin, the user becomes vulnerable. The chakra rotation can be disrupted by some kind of hardy threading such as chakra flowed ninja wire or chakra threads, which slows down the user, binding and tangling them in, and ultimately forces them to stop. The user must also remain stationary for the usage of the technique, meaning a foe must simply wait for the user to stop spinning before attacking again.
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: 0-10m
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. 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, raises the power to B, 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 maneuver 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 the remainder of the topic.
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 (-), with the debuff lasting six posts.
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 of the topic. 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, beyond that this jutsu does not actual damage to the target. With the technique focusing more on quantity of strikes more than simply quality of it’s power.
