Clan: Yanagi

Location: Scattered

Clan History: Founded by Cho Yanagi, the Yanagi were known almost instantly as the Earth Sages. Since it’s dawning the clan has been known for their earth affiliation, something every member is born with. They’re known for their teachings of taijutsu to the young, along with their sometimes intense and dangerous training exercises.
The Yanagi clan is a very private one, tending to keep to their own people and their own teachings. Because of this, inbreeding can sometimes occur, causing deformities; the most common being blindness. It is said that one in every two Yanagi are either born blind or become blind at some point in their lifetime, and because of this the clan has molded and created their own jutsu to compensate, along with rigorous sensory training so that when one sense goes another can pick up where the failed one left off.
Another consequence of this lack of socializing is little is known about them other than what seems to show up within the children they turn out to the Academy. It also means that their name is not well known, something that causes infighting a lot of the time as the clan seems to be divided down the middle between wanting to maintain secrecy or not.
Some of this infighting has caused small civil wars to break out, one in which, the most recent happened just 30 years ago, caused the slaughter of the current clan head. After realizing the great tragedy that this caused, and after days worth of council meetings it was decided that the war was to stop at once, the murderer was to be punished via death, and the clan heads next of kin was to become leader until an appropriate replacement was found or that leader proved to be good enough to continue to hold the position.
After peace had settled within the clan once more a new issue arrived; a breaking off of the village they once called their home - Iwa. A lot of conflict and strife occurred which caused the Yanagi's to vacate the village - just in time too, as the village was then later destroyed. The Yanagi's followed their other sage brethren, settling in villages like Kumo, and later Yokuchi, causing much of the clan to become scattered.


Elements: Doton

Specialization: Ninjutsu, Taijutsu

Kekkei Genkai: Shinsai

Kekkei Genkai Description: Given that most of the Yanagi members are either born blind or become so shortly thereafter each and every member is born with the ability to ‘feel’ the movement of others through the ground by both vibration and chakra. The range of the ability grows as the Yanagi ranks up and becomes stronger.

D Rank: The user can feel movement through their feet up to ten feet away; however the user is incapable of /feeling/ who exactly the person is - whether they be enemy or friend.

C Rank: The user can feel movement through their feet up to 20 feet away; the user is capable of identifying the /feeling/ of those who they know well.

B Rank: The user can now 'see' through the movement patterns for up to 3 city blocks away, either through their hands or feet. The Yanagi can also through chakra create the mental images of those they are feeling, but they are still blurry at best, making actual details such as height and weight to go unknown.

A Rank: The user can now 'see' through the movement patterns and chakra for up to half the village away, either through their hands or feet. The chakra images have become clearer by this point, allowing for the mental image of height and weight to be included as well as well as gender specification.

S Rank: The user can now 'see' through the movement patterns for the entire village. The clarity of the chakra picture on the Yanagi's head at this point would be like looking at a black and white photograph of the person.

Due to their high concentration of Doton and Taijutsu usage the clan gains a +1 in power and rank to Doton usage, and a +1 in rank and power to Taijutsu usage. They also gain a -2 in damage taken by Taijutsu and Doton based attacks.

Drawbacks: The user must be barefoot at all times for their Shinsai ability to work; or otherwise create special shoes/wrappings in which the vibrations and chakra are still clear.

All Yanagi members are incapable of taking Raiton as an element; cross clanned or otherwise. They also take a +2 in damage to all Raiton based attacked used against them.

Kekkei Genkai Jutsu: Name: Kazan
Canon/Custom: Custom
Rank: D-S
Type: Offensive
Element: Doton
Range: Mid - Far
Specialty: Taijutsu
Duration: 1 Posts
Cooldown: 2 Posts
Description: By ‘grabbing’ onto the earth by placing your hand palm down towards the ground (not touching it) closing your fingers and moving your hand upwards you raise a chunk of the earth up that when combined with taijutsu can be kicked and or punched at your opponent. This also works for boulders or other rocks lying around the area.
The higher the rank the larger of a piece of the earth you can move and project towards your opponent; regardless of weight.

D Rank: Roughly the size of a basket ball can be lifted and hurled at an opponent.
C Rank: Roughly the size of a giant beach ball can be lifted and hurled at an opponent.
B Rank: Roughly the size of a car can be lifted up and hurled at an opponent.
A Rank: Roughly the size of a small house can be lifted up and hurled at an opponent.
S Rank: At this rank the Yanagi is at its most powerful; allowing roughly the size of a small mountain to be capable of being lifted up and hurled at an opponent.


Name: Earth Meld
Canon/Custom: Custom
Rank: D-S
Type: Supplementary, Defensive
Element: Doton
Range: Close
Specialty: /
Duration: 2 - 5 Posts
Cooldown: Duration +2
Description: It’s the process of becoming one with the earth.
The length of time you’re capable of being underground depends on the rank, the lower the rank the less time you have within the ground before difficulties (i.e breathing, too much weight on the body) begin to take effect.

D Rank: You can remain in the earth for up to 2 posts, however you cannot move from the area in which you entered into the earth. You cannot be harmed while this jutsu is in effect.
C Rank: You can remain in the earth for up to 3 posts, however you cannot move from the area in which you entered into the earth. You cannot be harmed while this jutsu is in effect.
B Rank: You can remain in the earth for up to 3 posts, movement is now capable for up to 20 feet without disturbing the area above the earth and giving yourself away. You cannot be harmed while this jutsu is in effect.
A Rank: You can remain in the earth for up to 4 posts, movement is now capable for up to 40 feet without disturbign the area above the earth and giving yourself away. You cannot be harmed while this jutsu is in effect.
S Rank: You can remain in the earth for up to 5 posts. Movement is now capable for up to 50 feet without disturbing the area above the earth and giving yourself away. At this rank (and only this rank) you are capable of casting other jutsu while remaining underground. You cannot be harmed while this jutsu is in effect.

Name: Earth Binding Coffin
Canon/Custom: Canon
Rank: B
Type: Supplementary, Offensive
Element: Doton 
Range: 0 - 30 Meters
Specialty: Ninjutsu
Duration: - 5 Chakra Per Post
Cooldown: Duration + 2
Description: This jutsu works roughly the same as Sand Binding Coffin; only instead of sand the user uses fine earth particles to encase their opponent. This jutsu serves a duel purpose; it can be used to hold an opponent for an extended period of time in which the user must pay -5 chakra per post after the initial cost of 15 chakra, or it can be used to crush the opponent to death by tightening the earth particles around the opponent: this can do damage from anywhere between broken bones, to pure liquification of the opponent.

Name: Earth Release: Third Eye Technique
Canon/Custom: Custom
Rank: C
Type: Supplementary
Element: Doton
Range: 0 - 50 Meters
Specialty: Ninjutsu
Duration: -5 Chakra Per Post
Cooldown: Duration +2
Description: With chakra, the user connects an eye made of fine earth particles to their optic nerve, which enables them to know what happens in the artificial eye's field of vision, this is genuinely a third eye for its user. The user can control the size of the eye depending on its use. Its main purpose is spying, since it can form and disperse in any location on command.  In order to use it however the user must keep one of their eyes closed for the duration of the technique.

Members: 
Marquetta Yanagi
Kurai Yanagi
Hikari Yanagi

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