Shikigami no Mai l Dance of the Shikigami l 式紙の舞
Shikigami no Mai is no ordinary ability. It is a work of art. Through hours of practice and chakra manipulation, the user learns how to convert the chakra flowing throughout their body into paper. Once their chakra has been transformed into paper, their entire body, clothing and all, transforms into millions of sheets of paper. Said paper can then be used both offensively and defensively. As an offensive tactic, the user can create and hide Paper Bombs in their attacks in order to cause immense amounts of damage. Defensively, the user becomes more difficult to hit as they dematerialize briefly into paper. If their opponents are lucky, they’ll end up walking away with a story of witnessing a paper angel in flight.
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Requirements:
Activation/Upkeep Cost: 5% Total Chakra.
This is an Advanced System
Shikigami no Mai may be activated as a Setup Phase action and may be deactivated during any phase as a Free Action.
Activation/Upkeep costs are paid at the end of the Setup Phase.
All advanced Chakra & Stamina regeneration abilities are suspended
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Flight of the Shikigami
Effects: While Shikigami no Mai is active, the user's total Evasion is increased by 1.25x per level, rounded down, per rank of this skill.
Additionally, when the user would be affected by a terrain, they roll a 4-sided die. On a result of Y or below, the user is immune to the effects of the terrain. When the user has four ranks in this skill, they are immune to all terrain while Shikigami no Mai is active.
Y is equal to the user's rank in this skill..
Requirements: One rank may be purchased every 25 levels.
Ranks: 4.
Cost: -1 SP
Insight of the Shikigami
Effects: While Shikigami no Mai is active, the user’s Evasion is now only 20%-5X% lower when targeted by Area of Effect strikes. Additionally, the user’s chance to dodge against an attack is increased by X% per strike that attack has. X is equal to the user’s rank in this skill.
Requirements: One rank may be purchased every 25 levels.
Ranks: 4.
Cost: -1 SP
GIfts of the Shikigami
Effects: As a Setup Phase action while Shikigami no Mai is active, the user may spend X Chakra to create one Paper Bomb; Y consumable item. X is equal to 20 / 40 / 60 / 100 and Y is equal to 20 / 50 / 100 / 150, depending on the user’s ninja rank. The user may treat themselves as if they were any rank lower than their own when using this skill. Paper Bombs created in this way are removed at the end of the battle.
Any number of Paper Bombs may be consumed at one time as a Setup Phase action. When Paper Bombs are consumed, they increase the total damage of one Paper Element technique the user performs that turn. Every Paper Bomb consumed in one action must be applied to the same technique. Paper Bombs may only be consumed while Shikigami no Mai is active.
Requirements: Level 25
Cost: -3
Dance of the Shikigami
Effect: While Shikigami no Mai is active, the user may, as a Setup Phase action, add one turn of Opening; X to one Paper technique they perform this turn. X must be one Paper technique that the user knows.
This may be activated once per battle at Chuunin rank, and twice per battle at Jounin and Sennin.
Requirements: Level 50.
Cost: -3 SP