Clan: Gekido

Location: Scattered

Clan History: The Gekido are a fighting clan who, since ancient times, have lived a violent and inhumane lifestyle, where they attack numerous villages to build up wealth and goods. For years, the Gekido clan lived on the battlefields as mercenaries who sold themselves to the highest bidder for glory and fame. The bloodier the battle, the more they reveled in it. Their prowess with their  Kekkei Genkai and Taijutsu made them a feared force to oppose, often leading nations to go into extreme debt in order to have them join their armies. But the Gekido were a fickle clan; they'd just as soon turn on their former benefactors as soon as the war was over.

The Gekido have a long standing birth contract with the Monkey Kingdom, dating back to the clan's earlier days as a mercenary clan. In exchange for strengthening their bodies and allowing them to summon members of the Kingdom, the Gekido were to never attack the Monkey Kingdom, nor any other Kingdom they were allied with.

The Gekido agreed to the terms, unknown that it would not affect the current generation. However, the first child born after the contract was born with a tail, and the ability to manipulate the world around him via his chakra. Over time, as the older generation died off, the clan was left populated with nothing but members with tails. They came to realize that the Oozaru transformation could be controlled if trained correctly...

However, such fame did not come without its own cost. The Gekido were feared for their battle tactic; the complete and utter destruction of any village they were unleashed upon. The Gekido often took it a step further; they raided any and all villages between them and the target village. They cut a violent path throughout history, so much that that just before the start of the First Great Ninja War, they were hunted down to near extinction to prevent them from entering on any faction's side. It was thought that if the Gekido entered the war, they would eliminate the vast majority of the opposing forces; in addition, no country was financially stable enough to purchase the clan's military might.

A few members escaped the extermination however, fleeing to the outskirts of Iwagakure. When the First Tsuchikage heard of their arrival, he sent a military force to intercept them, with orders to kill them if they showed any signs of being hostile. What the Iwa shinobi found however, was a mere shadow of the military force that was once the Gekido army, asking for asylum. Given the Gekido had never crossed Iwa in the past, but highly mis-trusting of them, the Tsuchikage allowed them to enter the village on the condition that the clan would be relocated to what was known as the Gravity Fields.  The Kage reasoned that if the clan was willing to endure with the location, he would allow them to remain.

Not only did the Gekido endure the location, they thrived in it. The Gravity Fields were known for the rocks in the location. A strange energy radiated from them that interacted with the gravitational properties of the area, seeming to increase the gravity. The Gekido took this as a blessing from the Kage, using the properties of the area to train themselves vigorously once more. In time, they came before the Tsuchikage and properly pledged their loyalty to the Kage.

As time went on, the clan was contacted by the Monkey Kingdom once more. The elders apologized for being unable to assist thier protectors, and presented them with the knowledge of Senjutsu in order to strengthen them even more. The new 'clause' to the contract allowed the Gekido to keep thier orginal power to manipulate things via chakra, but added an additional ability; with the introduction of sage chakra, the clan members were able to focus themselves and ascend to a super-human form of mind, all the while still strengthening the body to perform feats unheard of.

While traditionally, the Gekido were known to live in Iwagakure, in recent times, the clan is mostly known to live in the forests of old Konoha with the Great Ape and Monkey sages.

Elements: /
Specialization: Taijutsu | Ninjutsu | Senjutsu

Kekkei Genkai: Ashla
Kekkei Genkai Description: All pure-blooded Gekidos are born with tails, monkey-like in appearance and covered in brownish fur, and is directly linked to their inherent contract with the monkey kingdom. The tail is a particularly sensitive area for Gekidos who have not trained it. When grabbed or injured, it causes great pain to the owner, and temporarily immobilizes the whole body. However, the Gekido can train themselves to overcome this weakness. The tail is very prehensile, and can be used to grasp things, much like certain primates do.

The true power of the Gekido's clan is thier kekkei Genkai, Ashla, which is complete mastery of Senjutsu chakra combined with overwhelming Bukijutsu skills. Users of Ashla believe that there is no barrier between the types of chakra, and that each creature is connected through chakra. Therefore, by manipulating chakra as a primal source of power, the user can achieve feats that will baffle the mind of normal people. Members of this clan are taught from a young age the principles of harnessing senjutsu to increase thier prowess in fighting [They are able to attain senjutsu at chuunin rank rather than spec jounin. All other specializations can be attained as per normal rules].
Drawbacks: Members of this clan are limited to only three elements. Also, if the clan member's tail is cut off, the clan member instantly looses thier ability to absorb senjutsu, thus rendering the spec 'dead' until the tail is either reattached with an A rank medical ninjutsu [performed by an A rank ninja] or the ninja relearns senjutsu through the 'normal' methods.

In addition, the clan members are never allowed to utilize genjutsu, due to the erratic nature of their clan, and take an extra rank of damage from it (-1 resistance to genjutsu).

Due to thier fighting belief and pride, members of this clan can never run from a fight, even if it means death.

Kekkei Genkai Jutsu:

Name: Chakra Grip
Canon/Custom: Custom
Rank: D-SS
Type: Offensive | Defensive | Supplementary.
Element: /
Range: Within eyesight
Specialty: Ninjutsu | Senjutsu
Duration: [Maintainable; 4 post max]
Cooldown: Duration + 3 posts
Description: By manipulating chakra in a manner similar to that of the Temporary Paralysis technique, the user is able 'grip' a person or item, and manipulate the in whatever manner that they choose; typically, this manner includes pushing people or items away as a defenive measure, lifting them up into the air to imobilize it, or capturing it in a grip to prevent it from harming something. This ability is directly tied to the user's strength stat, being that can only perform feats in relation do this. [If you cannot do it with your bare hands, you cannot do it with this jutsu.] To perform this jutsu, the user must be able to see the target to grab them [Althought 'reaching blindly' very possible] as well as within ten meters of the user; the user must then concentrate on the intended target to ensnare them. The air around the user will 'shimmer' as the chakra builds around them. The moment the 'shimmer' stops, the chakra used becomes visible and the user thrusts thier dominant hand in the direction of the target.The chakra condenses into a rather large, spectral hand, moving at [D: 10m/s | C: 20m/s | B: 30m/s | A: 45m/s | S: 65m/s | SS: 85m/s] with the intent of closing around the target in a fist. The user must then utilize thier dominant hand, miming the actions that they wish to commit. This jutsu can only be utilized on a single target at a time at low ranks [D-B] and  and two targets at once at higher ranks [A-SS].
The size of the hand can vary. At lower ranks [D-B], the user is only capable of of projecting the large scale version, which is roughly four feet across the 'palm'; at higher ranks [A-SS], the user can condense the chakra down to the size of thier own hand for more 'delicate' handling. Desipite the size, the strength of the hand's grip remains the same; equal to the user's. It is possible to overpower/destory the requiring the target to either physically overpower the hand, or use a chakra requiring jutsu of equal rank.
Ashla: When sage mode is active, the strength limitation is removed at S rank, allowing the user to litteraly do as they wish with ensnared targets.