Yay! Anyways I now figured out what the numberical value in technique rank means; besides it's guideline for techniques rank requirements (and how difficult to learn), they are also the minimum level a char needs to be in to able learn the technique at all. So even if shinobi has somehow modifier and skill ranks to learn rank 9 technique, he cannot if he is below 9th level (unless using ninjutsu adept, genius ninja etc feats increase skill threshold).<br/><br/>So wonder will Inerrant Lust reinforce this as I realized I have rank 9 technique (the<em>Jizan Rendan</em>). Done with edits on my sheet (assuming it's still okay swap technique masteries to other jutsus than the one which jutsus were sacrificed for technique mastery).