Yamanaka | Mind Users

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Yamanaka, "In the Middle of the Mountain"

Control the heart, control the people...

History

The famed Yamanaka clan has had very few skilled users, and even fewer masters. They are most well known for their unrivaled understanding of connecting jutsu directly into their theory of the human mind. Their origin is an old one, oddly from Kusa no Kuni's current rival nation, Iwa no Kuni. Before hidden villages, the Yamanaka were a small clan compound in the heart of a large mountain range, and they were an expensive clan to recruit. The leader of this clan was aptly named Yamanaka Yamamikuro, for his unrivaled ability to control the minds and bodies of 3 opponents at a time.

When the hidden villages began, the Yamanaka moved from Iwa, since many of the people there had begun to fear and hate them, and moved to Kusa. This brought some considerable animosity between the two nations, since Iwa's administration had wanted the Yamanaka to remain with them.

From then to now, Yamanaka have led Kusagakure, Yamanaka Yamakin becoming the first Kusakage. The famed Yamamikuro left the village after the villages were started. His whereabouts are relatively unknown, but he was rumored to have started a family in Hi no Kuni that formed a separatist clan.

Organization

The Yamanaka clan is operated through a complex hierarchy of skill and connections. The clan heavily values connections to others, connections within the clan, and connections with political power, primarily because a good number of these connections are often 'helped' along by the family's unique jutsu. The members of the family like to surround themselves with people, with friends, because friends provide protection, and ideas. The other marker of status is mastery of clan techniques. The higher the level of clan technique mastered, the greater the status.

The clan is fairly obvious outside of a large crowd, being known for having sandy blonde hair, blue eyes, and favorable facial features.

Restrictions

Must belong to the land of Kusa, or Konoha, elsewise being a missing-nin.

Special Abilities

Positive/Negative Influence: The Yamanaka are so heavily ingrained with mental jutsu, they can passively generate a friendly or stifling influence from themselves at others. The stifling influence is powerful enough that if the user is A or S ranked, they can cause a D ranked user to seize up in terror for a short time in combat. The Konoha family is only known to use the Positive influence.

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Shintenshin no Jutsu, "Mind Body Switch Technique"
Rank: C, B, A, S
Skill: Ninjutsu
Handseals: Diamond
Chakra Consumption: Low
Description: The signature technique of all Yamanaka shinobi, becoming more and more powerful as the user graduates in skill level. The technique lasts 6 rounds + 1 for every level of the technique the user knows. The technique has a 20% chance to fail every round past the second round.
The C ranked skill is the weakest level, the user projects his entire being into another person at a slow speed, taking total control of the target, but not gaining inner knowledge of their abilities or memories, and taking all damage the target takes.
The B ranked skill is higher in power, the user is able to take over a body at the loss of their own, gaining no inner knowledge, but they do not take any damage the target takes. They cannot commit suicide.
The A ranked skill is very powerful, where the user is capable of using his own body as well as the captured body. They cannot gain inner knowledge of the target's kekkei genkai yet, and take no damage from attacks unless they target his actual body. They cannot commit suicide.
The S ranked skill is exceptional, enabling the user to control his own body, a captured body, the captured body's inner knowledge and memories of techniques, including kekkei genkai, and even taking no damage that the target takes. They cannot commit suicide.

Shinranshin no Jutsu, "Mind Body Disturbance Technique"
Rank: C
Skill: Ninjutsu
Handseals: Rectangle
Chakra Consumption: Low-Mid
Description: The user projects a spirit of confusion and destruction into a target, causing them to lose control of themselves and attack and destroy anything they see for a short time. For 2 rounds, the target becomes an animalistic berserker, attacking the closest moving object he can find with whatever he has. This technique takes 1 round to reach its target after being cast.

Yama no Omoi, "Heart of the Mountain"
Rank: C, B, A
Skill: Ninjutsu
Handseals: Circle
Chakra Consumption: None-Low
Description: The C ranked technique allows the user to delve into the target's mind deeply and slowly, requiring great time and concentration, but having infinite limits on reading memories and thoughts. Must be out of combat to perform.
The B ranked technique is faster, lighter, and less effective. Requiring a full round, the user can gather enough information to draw out their worst fears, or secret knowledge that is directly searched for.
The A ranked technique allows the user to delve deeply and quickly, drawing out the target's techniques if the user is currently using the Mind Body Switch A rank, even their kekkei genkai at S rank.

Chuushin Kire, "Heart Cut"
Rank: B
Skill: Ninjutsu
Handseals: Circle, Diamond
Chakra Consumption: Mid
Description: The user causes a migraine-like pain in the target for 1 round, causing pain with light, sound, and increasing sensitivity to touch.

Rasen-Nentou, "Spiraling Mind"
Rank: B
Skill: Ninjutsu
Handseals: Circle, Rectangle, Circle, Diamond
Chakra Consumption: Mid-High
Description: Alters the visual center of the brain, causing the optic nerve to process information mirrored upside down or left to right for up to 3 rounds.

Ishindenshin, "Telepathy"
Rank: C, A
Skill: Ninjutsu
Handseals: None
Chakra Consumption: None-Low
Description: The Yamanaka have developed very powerful mind links, family links being powerful enough to be passively ingrained. Learning the C ranked version allows the user to speak to other Yamanaka mentally. The A ranked version allows the user to communicate one way with another person out of the clan.


Branch of Power, Kusagakure

Taibu Shinranshin no Jutsu, "Greater Mind Body Disturbance Technique"
Rank: B, A
Skill: Ninjutsu
Handseals: Rectangle, Circle
Chakra Consumption: Mid
Description: The user generates a massive spirit of confusion and destruction around himself, causing any human within 25 yards to become an animalistic berserker, destroying the closest moving object for 2 rounds with whatever they have. This technique takes 1 round to take effect.
The A ranked skill allows the Yamanaka to choose who around him is struck with the effects of the jutsu, and causes himself to become so stoic and unmoving that the affected cannot sense him as a target.

Jigoku no Bijon, "Visions of Hell"
Rank: B
Skill: Ninjutsu
Handseals: Rectangle
Chakra Consumption: Low-Mid
Description: The user projects their sight over top of the target's sight, swapping the target's vision for the user's, and letting the user keep his own. This lasts for 4 rounds.

Nentou Kirema, "Mind Break"
Rank: A
Skill: Ninjutsu
Handseals: Rectangle, Diamond
Chakra Consumption: Mid-High
Description: A technique in which the user puts the full pressure of his will against his opponent, where if the user is one rank lower, equal, or higher rank than the target, they will be stunned with the assault for 1 round + 1 round for every rank the user is past the lowest rank the technique works.

maybe more if it can be thought of.