Tachihana Ukyo

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Q U I C K D R A W

Kyōku Ichiya
(虚空一夜, Empty Overnight Sky)
Unique - Offensive
Empty Overnight Sky is Ukyo's katana of choice. It is a guardless with a black scabbard and handle. A golden yellow piece rests between the handle and sheath that is attacked to the top part of the handle itself. Its final design point is two blue stripes that are spaced and wrapped around the bottom of the handle.

The blade itself was forged of chakra-reactive metal and made to be as sharp as possible. This maximizes the weapon's lethality by giving it such a sharp edge while also letting chakra be molded through it in techniques such as the Samurai Saber Technique.

Senkō
(潜行, Traveling In Disguise)
Common - Supplementary
In an effort to blend in and be less noticeable when traveling about, Ukyo adopted an unassuming second set of clothing to act as a disguise. It consists of dull gray pants and a sleeveless top, and a white undershirt with a straw hat. White bandages wrap the bottom of his pants from the top of the ankles to a few inches below his knees.

Often times, he will wrap his katana in cloth even though he will still carry it openly. So that he can still effectively use Kyōku Ichiya, a black belt also wraps his waistline.

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Samurai Saburu no Jutsu
(侍軍刀術, Samurai Saber Technique)
Unranked - Kenjutsu - Offensive
Through the use of chakra flow, the user channels their chakra through their swords. This extends the reach and the cutting ability of the blade, and also allows the user to fire crescents of chakra whenever the blade is swung. This released chakra is capable of great destruction as shown from how it destroyed a stone pillar. The samurai have also shown the ability to use shape transformation, as they can form their chakra blades into giant buzz-saws, broad swords, spiked shafts, and axes. This ability allows them to rely on smaller swords while retaining greater reach, damage, and surprise attacks as needed.

Ekusukaribaa
(エクスカリバー, Excalibur)
Unranked - Kenjutsu - Offensive
Excalibur is more of an acquired trait of a skilled Samurai than a standalone technique. Samurai, like shinobi, are warriors that are never to be in a fight without some kind of weapon, even if that weapon is produced from themselves. As such, after learning the signature Samurai Saber technique, some Samurai take it a step further and are eventually able to use another adaptation.

That adaptation is the use of Samurai Saber without their sword. Instead, the user grips their hand as though holding the handle of a weapon and executes the chakra flow for Samurai Saber through that instead. The power of the technique does not change, but its usefulness skyrockets as the Samurai is thus never without a sword, or whatever weapon the chakra is formed into.

The training regimen for this ability is, for the most part, uniform throughout all Samurai that learn its use. They train using Samurai Saber on weapons that become increasingly shorter over time [i.e. training with a shorter weapon as time goes on], until both the weapon's blade and eventually the handle are absent.

Kiba Hakkō
(牙薄光, Pale Light Fang)
Unranked - Kenjutsu? - Offensive - Defensive
An advanced Samurai technique used after one has sufficiently mastered the Samurai Saber Technique. Still done through one's sword, they point the edge of their weapon or hold it in either hand perpendicularly. Chakra emanates from the weapon and forms a flat circular shape from which a torrent of blade-like beams of chakra are fired. These chakra blades are very destructive and are also fast moving, making this a difficult technique to evade.

Of note, it is possible to use this technique defensively, as the ring of chakra can be used to block many forms of attack, be it taijutsu, kenjutsu, or ninjutsu. Sufficiently strong attacks may still break through, though a measure of defense is provided either way.

Umai Samurai
(巧い侍, Skillful Samurai)
Unranked - Passive Skill - Supplementary
Ukyo has been trained exclusively in the samurai arts since a very young age, before he was even a teenager. Blessed with an analytical mind and a father who was also a samurai, Ukyo has himself grown to be incredibly skilled.

Aside from his knowledge and understanding of swordplay, Ukyo specialized in Battōjutsu (抜刀術, Art of Drawing a Sword), the skill of drawing a sword and striking in the same motion, and Iaijutsu (居合い術, Art of Drawing One's Sword, Attacking, And Sheathing). Alongside being taught in these arts, Ukyo's physical training revolved around his physical speed and drawing his swords as quickly as possible. He is known throughout the samurai world as having possibly the fastest draw on the sword in his generation.

Now accustomed to constant swordplay and high-speed combat, Ukyo has developed a high amount of stamina and can easily follow the movements of another, a skill imperative to his style of swordsmanship. Adding to his combat prowess, Ukyo is also ambidextrous, able to use his sword and execute techniques from his left or right without any loss in efficiency or effectiveness.

Sensatsugeki
(閃殺劇, Flash-Killing Strike)
C-rank - Kenjutsu - Offensive
An Iaijutsu mastered by the samurai Ukyo. Sensatsugeki is an attack where one draws their sword, cuts down their target, and sheathes the sword back in one fluid motion. The speed at which this is performed prevents blood and other substances from adhering to the blade, taking away the need to wipe it before sheathing the weapon. It also takes skill to properly place the blade back in its sheath without missing the opening and cutting one's self.

Ukyo's skill is such that he can perform this entire maneuver in the blink of an eye, and can cut through wood, stone, and unarmored opponents with ease. Skilled users of this technique can easily unnerve their opponent because of how easily mistakes can be punished.

Konbunryū
(魂分流, Soul Splitting)
C-rank - Kenjutsu - Offensive
A Battōjutsu similar to Sensatsugeki. By removing the need to sheath the blade upon striking, the user is able to focus more power into their attack, allowing them to cut through larger, harder objects with greater ease. This can easily be a killing blow as the target's body can be cut completely through no matter the angle of the attack.

Shiden Denmaku
(紫電弾幕, Purple Lightning Barrage)
B-rank - Kenjutsu - Offensive
Purple Lightning Barrage is an advanced Iaijutsu used only after one has mastered a skill such as Sensatsugeki. This technique has the user draw their sword, attack their target, and re-sheath their blade multiple times in rapid succession. Essentially, this is Sensatsugeki done multiple times back to back.

This multitude of attacks leads to greater versatility, as various strategies can be implemented during execution. For instance, the first attack can be a feint that would cause a defensive reaction in the opponent, potentially opening them up to a surprise attack. Ukyo has also been seen mixing in the Samurai Saber Technique at random intervals to extend the reach of an attack without warning. Ukyo can execute three or four strikes with this attack before they lose their speed and efficiency.

Tsūsetsu Shinmon
(痛切審問, Acute Hearing)
Unranked - Passive Skill - Supplementary
Ukyo has developed a strong sense of hearing. This is due mostly to training that arose from his need to be aware of threats all around him during both war and peacetime. Developed especially during the second War, Ukyo is able to hear faint or distant sounds that would escape the hearing of any normal person, a trait that increases the closer he is to the source of the disturbance.

Kōshin Rinban
(昂進輪番, Accelerated Turn)
C-rank - Ninjutsu - Supplementary
Sometimes shortened to simply "Accel Turn", this is a high-speed movement technique used by Samurai that evolved from their use of chakra once they learned to walk on water and vertical surfaces. The user will gather chakra and compact it to the soles of their feet, releasing it in a powerful accelerating burst along with a lunge that will rocket them in the desired direction; the speed gained blurs the user's body

The "turn" of this technique comes in the second step using the opposite foot. Chakra is used to stick the foot to a surface much like what they would do when walking vertically. When this happens, the user pivots on that foot and turns, using the incredible momentum usually to deliver a powerful attack. Conversely, this can be used as an escape mechanism, using the lunge to accelerate the user out of harms way while the second step turns them back to observe whatever was assaulting them.

Daburu Kōshin Rinban
(ダブル昂進輪番, Double Accelerated Turn)
B-rank - Ninjutsu - Supplementary
An advanced form of the standard Accelerated Turn, this is often shortened to just "Double Accel". Instead of gathering the chakra for the lunge to one foot, both soles are used, an accomplishment capable only by experienced Samurai. The second burst of the twice accelerated lunge briefly takes the user out of normal visual perception, referring to both the user and those around them. As such, knowing when to be able to use it effectively is key.