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Kekkei Genkai: Dead Hair Pulse (Chakra Control, Advanced)

Bussiness Cut [Novice] (Rank 1-2): People of the Kame clan, distantly related to both the Hyuuga and the Kaguya, are naturally born with thick, nearly indestructible hair. You are also blessed with the recessive and rare talent to move your hair around, grow it out at will, and channel chakra through its delicate strands. You can use your hair as a weapon to perform basic attack actions and maneuvers with, using the Dead Hair Pulse skill. The hair weapon's base damage is equal to the rank of this training. It leaves your hands free.

While CC-based, this skill uses either Taijutsu or Chakra Control to attack, and is subject to either Taijutsu Knowledge, or Ninjutsu Knowledge in the latter's case - though once the check is passed, it applies to both variants. Its actual damage is equal to, respectively, either Chakra Control+Medical Training+Dead Hair Pulse, or Taijutsu+Martial Arts+Dead Hair Pulse.


Noble Cut [Adept] (Rank 3-6): As one way of growing out your hair, you may grow it out into a Braid, making it into a ranged weapon. For 3 Chakra and a partial action, you may grow it out a number of squares equal to twice your rank, which will give the hair weapon that much range. This weapon can be used to perform fine manipulation of objects at distance, and channel chakra into objects away from your body. It also extends the range of the Chakra Scalpels stance, though it doesn't make it more effective. It may also be used to place tags, or place tools, but not wield weapons without an Unique Ability. Finally, it grants +1ASB for Grapple attempts using either itself or Martial Arts, per each two squares of hair that the enemy is standing at or past, thus giving +Rank ASB towards enemies who are adjectant to you.

Maintaining such a long braid is relatively tiring, and practicioners cut it off after combat.


Bowl Cut [Talent] (Rank 5): As another way of growing out your hair, you may grow it out into a Cradle, for 5 Chakra and 3 Grit. The Cradle is a mess of hair on the ground around you, which has the size of Burst (Rank). You cannot move out of the Cradle without severing yourself from the hair and rendering it inert, but standing in it gives you many benefits.

You can attack from any point within the Cradle using your Dead Hair Pulse training. If you have already had a Braid grown out, you can attack with the braid from any point in the Cradle, greatly extending your range. You can still grow a Braid after the Cradle is placed, to gain this benefit.

The Cradle typically does not take well to area of effect attacks. In particular, Fire, Earth, and Wind Element jutsus destroy all the squares that they hit, unless you pay 1 Grit per each square in the area. You can pick and choose squares, as long as the remaining ones stay adjectant to each other. You may create a Cradle while you already are standing on one, if you do, the new area will combine with the previous as the whole of your Cradle.


Flowing Cut [Master] (Rank 7-9): Though control of chakra is vital for its use, the usual main way of employing this Kekkei Genkai is for Taijutsu. At this rank, the bonus to Grapple from Braid extends to all Taijutsu-based attacks.

As another way of growing your hair, for 4 Chakra, you may grow it out into a Pillar: a mass of hair swirling under you, freeing your legs to attack your enemies with as well. Atop the Pillar, you cannot move more than one square at a time, unless you are within your Cradle: In that case, you can move anywhere within it, even when dodging.

Should you inflict Knockback on someone while standing upon a Pillar, you may snatch them and stop them in their tracks, making them take all of the damage, but not move. If you have a Braid or a Cradle, you may instead catch them at any point of their length or size. Additionally, for each form of hair you have grown out beyond the first, you may ignore half of the enemy's mundane DR with either Dead Hair Pulse attacks, or Martial Arts.


Dread Locks: [Master] (Rank 10): At the end of the day, what hair truly excels at is tangling up and restraining the enemy. At this rank, when you land a hit using Dead Hair Pulse, you may instantly apply one of these Fuuinjutsu effects: Exhaustion Twice, Beast Sealing, Vacuum, Disruption,or Prohibition.

These effects cannot be removed with Fuuinjutsu Release, since they are not truly Fuuinjutsu, but they automatically fade away if the affected enemy completely leaves the range of your Dead Hair Pulse techniques.


Crown Braid: [Grandmaster]: Negating the technique's main weakness with years of use, your hair is like a mobile fortress sweeping through the battlefield. The range of your Braids is doubled, Pillar no longer limits your movement, and when you take a basic move action, you may move your Cradle with you. Any foe that finds themselves standing on your Cradle will instantly suffer the Exhaustion Fuuinjutsu effect, which won't go away until the end of combat, though it's limited to one instance.