Hello, Laughing.  Sorry to have bothered you with the PMs if you were busy, but I wanted to go ahead and hammer down any details that may come up in the story early on, clarify some things so everything moves more smoothly.  Thanks for dropping on in and answering the questions   :-)<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=213034.msg10509394#msg10509394">Quote from: Laughing Hyena on 19-09-2014, 09:50:20</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">The blood puppeteer does affect other people but with a more crude nature. In short it doesn't hold up in essence to a true puppeteer's techniques. Employed as a means of say using a corpse as a suicider or to try and make an enemy miss by making him overextend or misstep. Im sure I could come up with other methods of employment but the idea was it is defensive against living attackers. Employed against say multiple attackers, crowd control.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>So, the main focus of the jutsu is disruption rather than a weapon?  In that case, since it's not as refined as a true Puppeteer technique, I think that this works well enough.  I'm satisfied with this technique.<br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Most issue is with the Weeping Blood technique. Basically its a true jutsu, not a genjustu. The idea was he maintains eye contact  with a person to take control of their own chakra within the bloodstream and force said blood to flee their body however it can. Theres several limitations to this technique because of how deadly it is. One is he cannot blink and has to maintain the technique during the entire time, meaning it is not good against multiple targets. Two, theres a period for the opponent to do something since it is not an instant kill move. Finally forcing his eyes to turn away or shut breaks it. Naturally there is also the obvious flaw in that this technique doesn't work against a substitution, clone, shadow clone or puppet or anything without blood. Against a ninja, he'd really have to wound them in order for it to be effective enough to avoid being counterattacked. In short it's meant as an assassination technique. <br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>That sounds fairly reasonable, I guess.  My main issue was if he had mastered it already or if it was skill he had to 'unlock' the usage of as it appears to be the clan's most powerful technique.  Aiden had the more specific questions regarding this technique, so I'll let him make his thoughts on it.<br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Blood Mantra Technique's strength in my view lied with reach and versatility since the bandages are effectively soaked in blood and animated to cut and snare, enhancing basic taijustu. If you have suggestions on how to make it more suitable for A Rank please do so. It was meant to be a signature technique amongst Chisiho clan.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>The way I saw the technique, the Blood Mantra's bandages stiffened and sharpened into blades when coated in the user's blood.  In that case, it would be a versatile weapon that most would never consider a weapon.  As for A-Rank, you had it classed as B-Rank originally.....but I suppose that if you want it to be A-Rank, there could be two stages to this technique:  The C-Rank technique I described above and the A-Rank technique as I will now describe:<br/><br/>The way it feels now, simply making your character's blood-soaked bandages into weapons is creative and strong, but not exceedingly so.  If you want an A-Rank version, then you could make it so that, using an immense outpouring of concentration and chakra, your character can control the movements of the bandages, redirecting them mid-flight, curving the bandages to chase after a target.  This allows for a much more powerful version of the technique as well as gives a reason for it.<br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">As for Hunter Vision Technique, it is near perfect recon, able to detect living targets from their clones and substitutions since they wouldn't have blood in them. Think of Detective Mode for ninja's and you get the idea. It makes hiding from him a lot more difficult and makes him an impressive tracker in regards to a wounded quarry.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>As I said before, I love this idea, but I still feel it should be C-Rank at the highest.  Just allowing him to detect living targets and blood doesn't seem to be anything that requires more than a blindfold and a little focus.<br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I have no problem lowering the justus you deemed too weak or making them suitably stronger, I also have no issue raising the grade of those you have deemed stronger.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>That's quite fine with me.  I just wanted to express my thoughts on the initial glance.  Feel free to change them if you want, or keep them at their current levels of power.  Just remember that the higher the Rank, the more Chakra/concentration is required to maintain them.  I still feel that the Blood Puppet technique does need to be either A or B Ranked regardless.<br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">As for further backstory I figured to make it up as we go. Basically the man was out to be inducted into his own clan. Unless he proves worthy of the title than he is in a sense less than a person.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>True, and that is how I expect everyone's backstories to unfold throughout the story.  I just figured it would help us know more about the character than the clan, let us know how he got to this point.<br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">EDIT: I am sorry to hear about your loss King. I lost my father a year and a half ago and I can relate to this big time.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Thank you.  Though she wasn't as close as a mother or father, she was a major influence on my childhood.  It hurts, but is also a relief to know that the pain she's been in for the last few years is over.