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Kagune | Red Child | 赫子 Throughout history there have been several instances of known cannibalism to have taken place, however none of them except that of the Chitoka clan mentioned cannibalism within the shinobi world. Whether that was a group of people or an individual was dependent upon the individual circumstances, however one thing remained certain; those who consumed flesh had a belief that by eating humans they could assimilate their powers into their own body. There was a small number of the population that was genetically different from the rest, they had a chakra pool just as everyone else however, but they could also manipulate something that no one else could, their flesh and blood. By mixing their chakra into their flesh and deep tissue, members of the chitoka clan were able to manipulate and create new appendages or whatever the creator desired of the flesh, so long as it was still attached to their own body. Some of the more shinobi focused practioners utilized this power in a number of ways depending on their fighting style, most create between two and four 'tails' which they could use as two more sets of hands but better, since by moving them at incredibly fast speeds they could deflect small weapons or even some lesser ninjutsu attacks. The Chitoka by focusing their chakra to their lower back, are able to create a more sizable tail that they could use to launch themselves into the air getting far higher than any jump could ever hope to achieve. Or even armor, creating hardened layers of flesh on top of the skin that are meant to slow blades and protect the user. No one is sure if the reason for these cannibals regenerative abilities that were similar to that of the kaguya were a result of their consumption of human flesh, or if it was some other part of their genetic mutation that science hadn't discovered yet. The tales and legends of the cannibals had many names over the centuries, but the one that has always been around no matter what the popular way to describe them was at the time, was; The Red Children. Named for their necessity for cannibalism to survive. There are a few physical traits of the red children that set them apart from the rest of the general population, having pitch black sclera eye color, and a bloody red iris similar to that of the sharingan, but without any of the copying abilities or dojutsu at all really. The more hungry a red child is, the more bloodshot their eyes appear, even having its red veins extend past the part of the eyeball that is visible from within the socket, it can extend out as far as the ear lobes if it had been days since they last consumed human flesh. Kuton | Combinatorial; Flesh | 肉解放 Ranks may be taken every 20 levels. Rinkaku | Scale Red | 鱗赫 Effect: Characters with this skill gain the skill ‘Combinatorial; Flesh for 0 Skill Points. When purchased at character creation, the skill 'Combinatorial; Flesh' replaces their village, bonus skill. When purchasing the skill ‘Ninjutsu Mastery; Flesh, characters with this skill may purchase 2 ranks for 1 Skill Point. Description: Being the only practitioners of flesh release, one of the red children is able to use their chakra to make changes at a molecular level to create and or regenerate flesh or tissue, muscles which are more complex and energy consuming, but also possible given enough recovery time. A red child can use flesh release to make a second set of hands or even third set from various parts on their body for more control and versatility, in addition to a wide range of other effects. Cost: -2 Bikaku | Tail Red |尾赫 - Rank [ - ] Effect: Once per battle per rank in this skill the user may add one turn of the status effect 'Exposed' to a Flesh Release technique. Description: The red children's ability to harden and change the density of the flesh they create allows them to end up with flesh armor that can be extremely useful in creating openings or vulnerabilities with their targets, for example, manifesting the kagune at the base of the lumbar spine can be used to grapple onto an enemys ankle and with a swift pull of the cord flip the enemy over leaving an opening for them to strike. They could shape the flesh and its location or purpose to their will. Maximum Ranks: 2 Cost: -2 [For the first rank; -1 per rank after] Ukaku | Feather Red | 羽赫 – Rank [ - ] Effect: Flesh Release techniques gain +5x% to their base damage, where X is equal to the users rank in this skill. This bonus may only apply to one technique per turn. Description: This ability requires you to generate the kagune from your shoulder blades instead of the small of your back, in doing so the user has two pulsing glowing red 'feathers,' which they can then use to create hundreds of projectiles to launch at their enemy. Practiced use of this ability could evolve to being able to combine this skill with a jutsu for solid combination attacks. Maximum Ranks: 4 Cost: -1 Kokaku | Shell Red | 甲赫 - Rank [ - ] Effect: For each rank in this skill, increase X from flesh release's induced regeneration by 1.25%x where X is equal to the rank in this skill. Description: A red child's flesh release has powerful regenerative abilities, through the speeding up of the white blood cells making the blood coagulate and thanks to the chakra mixed in even repair some of the damaged tissue, only to a very limited amount, certainly pales in comparison to the kaguyas regenerative abilities, they are leagues apart. Requirements: Level 20; Rinkaku Scale Red Maximum Ranks: 4 Cost: -2 Kakuja | Red One | 赫者 Effect: This ability may be used as a free action in the setup phase, for the next 4 turns the user is afflicted with Enraged. During those 4 turns, the effectiveness of blood increasing pills are increased by 1.5x; where X = normal health gained. This ability may be used twice per battle. Description: Through repeated acts of cannibalism, a red child is able to control their kagune more effectively, once they hit a certain level of power with it some of the most powerful members of their clan were able to extend their Kagune across every inch of their body, in most cases transforming their appearance and augmenting themselves with superior abilities. What these abilities were varied with each case, but a more common trait is blind unending rage and extremely fast regenerative abilities while they are in their berserk like frenzy. Requirements: Scale Red; Shell Red Rank 2; Feather Red Rank 2; Tail Red Rank 2; Cost: -3