Shinmeiryuu: Mugen no Yaibi [God's Cry Style: Blades of Infinity]
Description/History: Shinmeiryuu was created long ago by the prominent Aoyama family. They were a family of swordsmen and mercenaries. The Aoyama family began acting as their own village to attract more swordsmen. The Aoyama estate was located in the Land of Rain where many skilled combatants passed through. With every new swordsmen Shinmeiryuu got more powerful. Many branches of Shinmeiryuu began to sprout up as swordsmen combined their previous styles and abilities to their Shinmeiryuu techniques.
When the Aoyama family grew powerful enough they challenged the young Amegakure for dominance of the Land of Rain. The battle raged for several days, but it was increasingly noticeable that the swordsmen just couldn't handle the shinobi. The remnants of the Aoyama family disbanded and moved across the land. The branch of Shinmeiryuu known as Mugen no Yaibi stayed in the Land of Rain, and eventually integrated themselves into Amegakure.
Shinmeiryuu at its core was a kenjutsu style that emphasized the bond between swordsman and his sword. They commonly use katanas or nodaichis. Shinmeiryuu: Mugen no Yaibi still focuses around this core principle while making use of abilities to make it appear as if they have more than one blade.
Status: Open for Amegakure, Closed to others
Techniques:
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Rank D:
Name: Zanganken [Stone Splitting Blade]
Type: Taijutsu
Sub-type: Kenjutsu
Rank: D
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Effects: The user coats the blade of their sword with chakra that increases the cutting potential of their sword. The user can cut through stone like simple foliage.
Name: Ishigakishisu [Stone Wall Sheath]
Type: Taijutsu
Sub-type: Kenjutsu
Rank: D
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Effects: The user coats their sheath with chakra increasing its durability. The sheath can be used as a striking weapon or a defensive weapon without worry of the sheath breaking.
Rank C:
Name: Zankuusan [Air Cleaving Flash]
Type: Taijutsu
Sub-type: Kenjutsu
Rank: C
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Effects: The user coats their blade in chakra. When the sword is swung the chakra leaves the blade in the form of a crescent shaped shock wave. The shock wave can create a two inch deep cut on most surfaces it impacts on including flesh.
Name: Ourougekka [Gazing Moon Petal]
Type: Taijutsu
Sub-type: Kenjutsu
Rank: C
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Effects: This is one of the few unarmed techniques used by Shinmeiryuu swordsmen. The user coats their palm with chakra. They can strike the opponent with it to increase the force of their blow by two fold.
Name: Mugen no Yaibi [Blade of Infinity]
Type: Taijutsu
Sub-type: Kenjutsu
Rank: C
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Effects: The user coats their blade with chakra. The chakra distorts the blade's image when swung. Several afterimages of the sword appear during the swing making the location of the original sword nearly impossible to pinpoint.
Rank B:
Name: Hyakuretsu Oukazen [Hundred Raging Cherry Blossoms Slash]
Type: Taijutsu
Sub-type: Kenjutsu
Rank: B
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Effects: The user coats their blade and arm with chakra. The user slashes in all directions in a sweeping motion. The chakra creates a tornado in appearance that bursts into cherry blossoms when the user finishes their attack.
Name: Tsukimi no Yozakura [Evening Cherry Blossoms]
Type: Taijutsu
Sub-type: Kenjutsu
Rank: B
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Effects: The user coats their blade and arm with chakra. The user makes a circular slash which makes a large tower of cherry blossoms. The user moves quickly between the cherry blossoms around their target while making slashes at every pass. The cherry blossoms disguise the user's movements. When the user completes the jutsu the cherry blossoms blow away in the wind.
Rank A:
Name: Kyokudai Raimeiken [Greatest Crying Thunder Sword]
Type: Taijutsu
Sub-type: Kenjutsu
Rank: A
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Effects: The user charges chakra into their blade and strikes toward their target. When they near the target the chakra is released in a large explosive shock wave. The strike is more than capable of breaking steel. The shock wave creates a large amount of concussive force. As the chakra discharges into the air it looks like a large thunderbolt.