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Post by Ηεηgε on Mar 7, 2009 20:15:36 GMT -5
Tap tap tap--
Ta ta ta--
Shhshhh--
Ffwiisshh--
Three feet landed with a hop and a skid on the dirty street. The sun was high overhead, and the breeze casted by the gentle winds were fair and pleasant. A man with three swords at his waist, two on the left and one on the right, landed with his left foot, hopping two more steps to center his fall, followed by his left foot sliding against the ground to steady his balance. Two more feet, or rather, paws, landed at his side, making the same movement. A fuzzy pink tail swished back and forth, fanning at the dirty street.
"D--did we lose him...?" The man with the swords asked, nearly out of breathe. His chin peeked down towards the little ball of fur by his side, which only rose a head and looked at him with her golden eyes. Her mouth opened to reveal a sharp mouth, and her soon to be answer was cut short before it began, as their chaser continued the chase. The man was already booking it, hopping over a fence with the pink fox right on his heels.
Looking back was the worst mistake he could have made, as he ran directly into a light post, dropping his sprint to a zero in an instant. The fox stopped with a skid, and spun around and let out a yelp as the young kid walked up towards the man with the swords, who was now twitching on the ground. "Taaaaaaaaag~" The boy happily shouted as his pinky poked the man's nose. "You're iiiiitttt~!!"
"W--why yooooouuu!!! Get back heeeereeeee!!!" He jumped to his feet, chasing after the kid. The fox was by his side in an instant, and happily trotted along with his slowed pace. He'd give the kid a fair chance.
Panting tiredly, the Jōnin slicked a hand through his hair, and sat down with a grunt. Picking a piece of beef from his platter, he tossed it towards the pink fox, who happily caught it in her mouth, then proceeded to jump into a chair with a hup.
"Heeeeennngggeee-saaaannn~" She moaned playfully, hopping over the table onto his lap, looking up at him with her sad eyes. "Konkon wanna plaaaaayyy~" She nuzzled her head into his gut, attempting to get him to break down from her cuteness. That samurai's soul however wasn't about to be broken.
"Not now Konkon, maybe later. You now how your father gets when I spoil you." He scratched behind her ear, picked her up, then sat her down on the ground next to his chair before eating another piece of beef. It was a busy day today. They we're having a special on the bacon bits.
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Post by hadou on Mar 7, 2009 21:03:10 GMT -5
Hadou's eyes traveled to the places around him as he ran through the village at his quicker pace, jumping from side to side as he had turned and looked backwards, he then stopped. Watching the places of good eats, he sighed and then look back to the newest rice spot, though sighed as he went within.
He looked around to see all the people enjoying their foods and only smiled. "Well, lets see, if I can get orange mandarin, or something." He said with a short sigh once more going to the counter, his eyes studied the woman as he smiled. "Hm, a beautiful day for an orange, should i say?"
"Well yes." The woman said in a small smile.
"Well then my sweet, may I have rice and mandarin orange, I want to see how it tastes." He said as the woman only nodded. "Also, can I have the pleasure of taking you out for dinner one night?" Hadou said with a simple smile. The woman blushed.
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Post by Ηεηgε on Mar 7, 2009 21:49:21 GMT -5
His gaze shifted from his rice and beef to the teen with red spiky hair who sighed as he entered the building. Konkon didn't look however, but instead gracefully hopped onto the table, snatched a piece of beef from the bowl, and leapt down to eat it under the table. Banrai would have never missed it anyway. He was far too intrigued with the teen who had sighed his way into the place.
A sly smirk formed from his lips as the teen flirted with the girl working at his favorite restaurant. He had known her for many a year, and she looked like she was around the red haired youth's age. Truth be told, he never really asked what age she was, but he often pondered it, wondering if her intelligence was because of her age, or because of studies. Either way, that would be a question for another day. The question for today was a simple one. Who was this firey haired youth?
He grasped the bowl from the table and gently set it on the ground, where Konkon came out of her hiding place and happily wolfed down the remaining rice and beef. Banrai slid a hand against his swords, grasping all three by the sheathe. He'd tie them to his waist after he left the building. No need to mess around with weapons inside a restaurant, right?
On his way out, he rose a hand. "Oi, Yumi, thanks for the meal~" The blushing girl rose her head and nodded to the swordsman's back as he exited the building with Konkon skipping after him. It was an odd sight for a grown man wielding three katana's by the sheathe and string in a single hand with a pink fox following after him like a puppy, but hey, this was Konoha. Weirder stuff have happened.
"Henge-chaaan~" Konkon yipped, hopping up playfully to nibble at a dangling string from the katana sheathe. "What do we do nooooow~?"
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Post by hadou on Mar 7, 2009 22:15:31 GMT -5
"Yumi, a beautiful name, that means 'bow and arrow', how quaint, since you hit m heart right in the middle." He smiled. "Please, meet me by the Hokage Towers outer wall..." He said kissing her hand as his eyes closed and opened up to look to her, the girl blushed once more. 'Don't be late."
he then smiled after ten minutes of waiting, Yumi brought the rice herself, blushing at him. "See you tomorrow?" He only nodded as he went out the rice place, and waved back at her. He then started to go through the streets eating the rise as he did so. He took a few chomps and nodded. "Excellent."
He then looked backwards and began walking backwards, he ate more so and chuckled. "Hm, that old guy was watching me, wonder what he wanted." He said a she ate more so.
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Post by Ηεηgε on Mar 7, 2009 22:44:08 GMT -5
"HOOOOOO~!!!!"
"OH MY GOD!!!!"
"GET HIIIIM!!!"
The older man leapt into the air, kicking dust before his mighty leap. As he landed, he slammed the hilt of his sword into the gut of the rascal who's gang attempted to mug him. With a powerful and fluent motion, he dropped his elbow down and pounded it on the back of the man's head whilst he doubled forward from the blow of the hilt, all while the samurai rose a knee up to meet the face of the thug, which was being plummeted down by an elbow.
When both knee and elbow were between a head, he stepped backwards with one foot, grinding the heel of his other foot backwards into a drawing stance. Both hands rested on the blue hilted blade on his left side, while his hair flew with the gentle breeze. The gang boss lay on the ground, unconscious with blood leeking from his shattered nose, and a large bump growing from the back of his head.
"WH--WHO ARE YOU?!" One of the four remaining thugs gasped, stumbling backwards and falling on his ass. He waved his arms in a frantic fashion, attempting to swat away an invisible danger in front of him.
"Who am I...? WHO AM I?!?" The Samurai shouted out into the heavens, raising a foot then stomping it into the dirt. The pink fox happily sat on a fence, watching the scene in front of her. It was like one of those dramatic anime scenes. "THE FOX DEMON OF THE WEST!" He declared as he spun his head in a circular motion, tossing his hair about. "THE LEGENDARY SWORDSMEN OF THE EAST!!" He stomped his foot again, twice this time, and looked over his shoulder with his eyes closed in a dramatic fashion. "I AM NONE OTHER THAAAAAN..."
The thugs either sat on the ground with their jaws dropped in fear, or stood with a confused brow raised. Or a combination of both. Banrai turned his head and gave his hair one last flip.
"ICHIGENINIHIIDERU NO HENGE NO KONOHAGAKURE!!!!!!!"
Dust shot out from under his feet, and swarmed where he once stood. He now stood behind the four remaining thugs with his blue hilted sword drawn halfway, which was slowly being put back into his sheathe. The breeze had stopped completely, and dead silence covered the area. The only sound was the clank of his hilt being fully sheathed, and then the sound of four bodies hitting the ground. Hard.
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Post by hadou on Mar 7, 2009 22:51:32 GMT -5
Hadou watched the scene in front of him as he smiled. "Wow, that old mans pretty damn strong." He then walked towards him with his hands within his pockets slowly he stopped as he looked to the thugs. "That was a spectacle, as I may see it." He said as he then yawned and smiled.
"I would love to see you in action in a spar man, maybe your faster then me." He said as he looked to the men on the ground watching both of them talking as he stood away from the swordsman and watched him with a confident grin on his face, he was still eating his rice, as he did so. "Well, what do you say."
Hadou stood watching him eye for eye as he stood firmly, placing the bowl to his side.
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Post by Ηεηgε on Mar 7, 2009 23:26:47 GMT -5
As the dust cleared, Banrai looked up towards the kid he spotted earlier. Konkon had leapt down from the fence and scurried by his side, bearing her fangs. Banrai waved his hand however, dismissing the threat, and Konkon reluctantly sat down on her hind legs.
"A spar, eh?" Banrai rose a brow, standing up straight and resting a hand on his red hilted blade on his right side. He gave it a thought, and decided why not. He could use a warm up session. "Alright, you've got yourself a deal, but don't treat me as an enemy. I'd hate to end up hurting a fellow Konohagakure Shinobi." He motioned towards Hadou's headband. "Either way, we can't have a scuffle in the streets. That'd look bad, ya' know? Follow me, I know just the place."
Banrai had led both Hadou and Konkon to the training grounds, which rested not that far from the park. The place had served as a training ground for his squad when he was younger, along with many others in the past. It was perfect for training and peaceful spars, as there were hardly any trees to block one's way, but one could easily escape to the treeline.
His hand gently rested against the sword on his right, and with a swift fluent motion, he drew the blade and pointed it's black tip towards Hadou, who stood far enough that the blade wouldn't reach him through normal means. Konkon happily sat on a log, and awaited the next moves that would play out.
"You ready kid?" And without warning, the blade was pulled back behind Banrai, and was then swung downwards, skimming through the ground. As it rended through the earth, the blade ripped out of the ground and swung through the air at an invisible force. However, the attack didn't stop there. Even though the blade seemed to slice through the ground like butter, the earth in front of it didn't appear the same. A long and gaping cut tore through the ground towards Hadou, ripping the earth in two revealing a massive trench that would easily engulf the Chūnin if he didn't dodge it.
ZANSATSUSword[X]Much like the previous sword before it, Zansatsu was the second sword to be forged, and it was infused with the elemental affinity of Doton, Earth. The same effects apply for this blade as Zantetsuken, except for the channeling of jutsu. Zansatsu cannot form a pillar of stone out of it's blade, but it can rend through earth with ease, and shape the ground around it if placed into the soil. The main function of Zansatsu is to work and weave through the earth, and force the opponent out of their hiding place by intimidating them, or by sending a splitting earthquake towards their location. By channeling his chakra through the blade, Banrai can shape the earth to his whim, but only at a limited range. The more chakra infused into the blade, the large the range and effects able to use. Zansatsu is kept on his right side in a black sheathe. It's red and black hilt set it apart from Zantetsuken.
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Post by hadou on Mar 7, 2009 23:59:37 GMT -5
Hadou watched the man as the skies began to become silent, he only smiled as he placed his hands within his pockets watching him, waiting. He saw the sword unsheathe and then smirked, as soon as the wind cut the air, the Chunnin disappeared quickly and then with a simple slide, he stopped and smiled. "A way to cut air with a sword, utilizing a short ranged possibility with a long ranged attacked, excellent!"
Hadou came forth as his hands were still in his pocket and with a smirk he lifted himself through the air and threw his foot towards the man, quickly catching himself placing his arm down and with his hand catching himself once more, slipping within the attack, he kicked once more at high speed, and began to spin a she quickly shot up and came down for another kick. "Rapid Tempo Style!" He said quickly maneuvering backwards as he began to run around the man at amazing speed, even with weights on.
"Come on, catch me old man." He said as the smoke came forth from the ground and with a huge grin on his face he ran faster and faster. "Just think what would happen if this was real!" He said with a sudden burst from the cloud and flipped forward. "Step up!" He said quickly coming towards the man with another kick.
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Post by Ηεηgε on Mar 8, 2009 0:12:03 GMT -5
A joyful grin formed across his face, while Konkon's jaw dropped. Never before had she seen such speed, except from some of the other Foxes, such as her father. She had been paired with Banrai by orders of her father, so that she could be trained about the ninja world, and Banrai had happily accepted. Now was a good time to show why he was the legendary swordsmen of the east.
His single sword would block the high speed kicks of the clone, not attempting to riposte and finish him with a single movement. It was obvious that the kid had a lot of stamina, which meant a lot of chakra, so this fight could last quite awhile. Only a single thought came to mind as Banrai sheathed his blade whilst the smoke of the clone cleared. He'd fight this kid by his terms, through pure Taijutsu.
The speed was almost blinding, but even with his aged eyes, he could trace the kid's movements. Then, the kick came, and it flew head on towards the samurai shinobi. Banrai preformed a simple sidestep, and rose his knee up to gently touch the leg of his opponent, then slammed his elbow down ontop of the joint caught between both elbow and knee. If the interruption would succeed, then Hadou would be left with a very sore leg, and his speed would greatly lower as the joint would be nearly paralyzed. If the attack were to fail, however, Banrai would leap backwards and settle himself in a defensive stance.
Jutsu: Kōsa Ho (Interception Technique) Rank: C-rank Type: Defensive Description: In 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 disabling the joint from the impact.
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Post by hadou on Mar 8, 2009 0:30:23 GMT -5
"Damn!" He said as he quickly saw the technique, almost caught, he jerked his body backwards as he gasped. The interception technique was fresh in his mind. "That was a cheap trick, almost catching me with that damned technique, good thing my sensei showed me just how it works and i caught on before I could have a broken leg." He smirked.
"I see you can catch my movements, and react to them, meaning your at least above chunin or jounin level." He simply smiled. "Then again, I'm very powerful as chunin, and I'm a much higher class then a regular chunin." He said smiling. "I think I can take you." He said smirking, a huge grin forming on his face as he leaped towards him twisting his body.
Quickly moving once more towards the man as his leg went down above the mans head and in a quick motion, he began to spin on his arms twisting his body as he pushe dforth hoping for an opening of the man. "HIYA!"
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Post by Ηεηgε on Mar 8, 2009 0:49:44 GMT -5
"Nice of you to notice the fact that I noticed. Most people don't notice those sorts of things." He itched his nose and rubbed a knuckle against his brow as he went back into his defensive stance. The kid was still as fast as ever, and his kick would have caught any samurai by surprise, but not this one. It was obvious that the kid specialized in taijutsu, but to how far of an extent?
Banrai treated the move head on, and as the kid shot up next to him and attempted to kick him, Banrai ducked down and trusted his body forward, making a tackling type attack towards Hadou. Unlike most tackles, he wasn't grabbing Hadou, and he wasn't going to hit the ground with him. This was just to push the kid backwards by attempting to headbutt his gut.
If that we're to fail or succeed, he wound then spin on his heel, sweeping his foot at Hadou's hands to completely knock him off balance and turn his back to the Chū. After the sweep, he'd duck forward and roll, slapping his left hand on his red hilted blade, and his right on his black.
The swords would be drawn, and he would twirl them both once between his fingers to grasp them in a counter-balance formation. Rising up from his knee, he formed from a normal samurai stance to a twin swordsman stance, counter-balancing the blades.
Twirling the blades once more, he strikes them both into the ground and with speed that equals even his opponent, he formed several In, placing his hands on the ground next to his blades. Without much of a warning, many thin pillars of stone would pierce through the ground, surrounding the whole area that the two were in, resembling a bamboo-like thicket of wood.
After the jutsu finishes, Banrai would grasp his swords and leap up to the top of the thicket, standing on one of the thin bamboo-like pillars and balancing with grace as he wields both swords like a master.
Jutsu: Doton: Ganchōrou no Jutsu (Earth Release: Earth Pillar Prison) Rank: C-rank Type: Defensive Description: This jutsu creates a large amount of rock pillars from under ground. They can then be controlled to surround their opponent and create a bamboo-like thicket of wood. ZANTETSUKENSword[X]Zantetsuken was one of the first two swords Banrai had specially forged. Like most weapons, elemental manipulation can be used to form through them and reinforce their strength, speed, and durability. Banrai took this to the next level by infusing the elemental affinity of Raiton, Lightning, into it. The blade reacts only to Raiton chakra, and any other type will not work with it. If you were to infuse Suiton chakra into it, then it would act as a normal sword. By infusing Raiton chakra, the blade can strike at a longer range than normal weapons, by casting a length of lightning from it. The main use of having it elementally infused with Raiton, is that it allows him to use jutsu from it, rather than spitting out a lightning bolt, or sparking thunder from his fingertips, the lightning will channel through his blade to strike the opponent or target. This blade is kept on his left side in a black sheathe. ZANSATSUSword[X]Much like the previous sword before it, Zansatsu was the second sword to be forged, and it was infused with the elemental affinity of Doton, Earth. The same effects apply for this blade as Zantetsuken, except for the channeling of jutsu. Zansatsu cannot form a pillar of stone out of it's blade, but it can rend through earth with ease, and shape the ground around it if placed into the soil. The main function of Zansatsu is to work and weave through the earth, and force the opponent out of their hiding place by intimidating them, or by sending a splitting earthquake towards their location. By channeling his chakra through the blade, Banrai can shape the earth to his whim, but only at a limited range. The more chakra infused into the blade, the large the range and effects able to use. Zansatsu is kept on his right side in a black sheathe. It's red and black hilt set it apart from Zantetsuken.
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Post by hadou on Mar 8, 2009 1:04:34 GMT -5
Hadou was taken back by the blow to the gut and after his techniques had been missed he only flung backwards on his back. "Damn..." He said trying to get up quickly as he saw him unsheathe his swords once more, pillars of stone had arisen, he growled as the pillars came over them both he quickly came forth towards the man. "No you don't!" He said swiping his feet within the air.
He then came down as his he swept with his foot on the ground and smirked. "Hiya!" He said in quickened motion a she began to spin once more. "Here i come!" He said a huge grin was on his face as he flipped in the air quickly in three rapid flips while coming down hard. His eyes closed as he landed on the ground and watched the man.
"OK, I'm tired of this, time to get serious..." He said as he stood forth. "time to give it my all, utilizing my weights..." He said as he uncovered his leg weights from his chains and watched forth, he then slipped off his weights as he released them and they made small impacts he only closed his eyes. "Old man, sorry, but you are gonna lose, you were a good fighter, but I'm even better, and haven't shown all of my strength yet."
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Post by Ηεηgε on Mar 8, 2009 1:21:07 GMT -5
"Heh..." He tossed a single blade into the air, drawing his third, blue hilted blade. "We'll see about that." Without any revealing motions, he tosses his second blade in the air and catches the red hilted blade, then tosses the blue hilted blade and catches the black, followed by tossing the red and catching the blue, and tossing the black and catching the red, continuing the process until blades were being flipped left and right, with at least one always spinning above him.
No matter how much they spun and seemed like they would slice off his arm, he continued to catch them with style and skill. "Make your move. I'm waiting." He said as he tossed all three swords in the air, formed In, and caught two of the blades before tossing one again and catching the third, continuing the extreme juggling act.
One of the bamboo shafts forms a rather large spear and shoots out from the ground up towards Banrai, who skillfully catches after tossing two blades into the air. He then proceeds to throw it with great strength towards Hadou after catching his swords again.
Jutsu: Doton: Gansetsukon (Earth Release: Rock Staff) Rank: C-rank Type: Offensive Description: This jutsu allows the user to take a small chunk of rock and turn it into the shape of a staff. The user can then use it as a weapon or throw it with pinpoint accuracy at their opponent. A variation of this jutsu allows the user to create several staffs and launch them at the target, but with less accuracy. ZANBATOUSword[X]Earning it's name for being able to rend through the ocean's waves and slicing a seahorse in two without disturbing the water, Zanbatou is the third and final sword in Banrai's arsenal. Unlike the other two, Zanbatou has a blue hilt, but still carries the traditional black sheathe. It's elemental affinity was set to his final element, Suiton, earning it's place at his side as one of his favorite blades he has ever encountered during his lifetime. Through light uses of chakra, Banrai is able to move the blade through water and other liquids with ease, making hardly any disturbance on the surface, or within the water. It's elemental affinity makes it easy to move around when in the water, unlike the others which are slowed by the strong force of the water, Zanbatou can rend through a wave and slice it in two, much like Zansatsu with the earth. By channeling his chakra through the blade, he can control the water it is placed in, making many different combinations with his other swords. Like Zantetsuken, this blade is kept on his left side, leaving Zansatsu alone on the right.
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Post by hadou on Mar 8, 2009 1:35:14 GMT -5
Hadou actually disappeared from view from this attack and reappeared behind him with a smirk. "Sorry, those weights were heavy, I want to get heavier ones after this battle." He said as a extremely fast kick was shot towards the man at blinding speed, Hadou began to move at such speeds he reappeared and disappeared after each attack. "Not through yet." Hadou's body jettisoned towards the mans body once more, quickly causing a huge updraft and then with another flip, he kicked towards the mans body once more in a huge burst of unnatural speed. A sudden powerful thrust had arisen as well as he lashed backwards, and kicked upward with a third and final flip kick towards the chin. He would flip backwards with a quick show of agility and with this landed on his feet with a smirk. "Did I get him?" He said, that kick if hit, would crack the neck of the opponent, unless he barely was grazed then it would have been something of a burn on his chin. "I hope that you don't think I don't respect you, you are a really good fighter, gotta win though, need to keep score." Jutsu: Double Crescent Rank: C Type: Taijutsu; Offensive; Close Description: The user first dashes toward the opponent, then leaps and flips forward to execute an axe kick. If the attack succeeds, the user will then flip forward again for a second axe kick. If the initial attack fails, the user will back flip this time to hit the chin of the opponent.
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Post by Ηεηgε on Mar 8, 2009 1:59:25 GMT -5
His eyes widened as a leg slammed into his back, causing him to spit out a rather large bit of blood. Then, his head was smacked downward, then even further down, finished off by a kick into the chin. From the looks of it, Banrai was completely defeated, having had his old neck snapped in two, while blood trickled down his mouth. Konkon let out a startled yelp, as all three of the swords staked into the ground and the earth jutsu was canceled, reverting the earth back to the way it was before.
Without a single warning however, as Banrai laid on the ground broken and battered, a puff of smoke escaped his body, and his true form was revealed. There, staked into the ground without a scratch on it was his blue hilted blade. Though the blue hilted blade from earlier was already impaled into the ground by gravity, or was it?
A puff of smoke escaped the false blue hilted blade, and the sound of thunder and lightning ripped through the training grounds, as a bolt of lightning litterly echoed out of the black hilted blade, directly toward Hadou. The blast was not aimed ot kill, however, but to disable. It would strike Hadou's legs at the exact speed of lightning, and coat his muscles with electricity, tightening the joints and muscles inside the leg, causing them to lock up, rendering Hadou unable to move.
The trap was pure genius, and it was one of the reasons that Banrai was a Jōnin. It involved henging himself into the blade that he just threw, while simultaneously henging the thrown blade into an image of himself, and constantly reshaping that image to match the throwing motions. There's no telling when it first started, which makes it as flawless as it is, because it could have started the moment he drew his blue hilted blade. After the transformation, he would allow the blade to be struck, as it only appeared to be him. After his false defeat, he would land behind Hadou, still disguised as the blue hilted blade, right next to the black hilted blade. After the landing, he would disable the henge, and with lightning speed and skill, use Zantetsuken to channel Raiton Chakra through his body, into the blade, and shape the lightning that was to be fired out of it in an instant. This was the reason why he was called the Master of Henge.
ZANTETSUKENSword[X]Zantetsuken was one of the first two swords Banrai had specially forged. Like most weapons, elemental manipulation can be used to form through them and reinforce their strength, speed, and durability. Banrai took this to the next level by infusing the elemental affinity of Raiton, Lightning, into it. The blade reacts only to Raiton chakra, and any other type will not work with it. If you were to infuse Suiton chakra into it, then it would act as a normal sword. By infusing Raiton chakra, the blade can strike at a longer range than normal weapons, by casting a length of lightning from it. The main use of having it elementally infused with Raiton, is that it allows him to use jutsu from it, rather than spitting out a lightning bolt, or sparking thunder from his fingertips, the lightning will channel through his blade to strike the opponent or target. This blade is kept on his left side in a black sheathe.
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