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Rank Upgrade List
The following rank upgrades have no pre-requisites, meaning they are stand alone RUs. Note that in many cases, the feats listed are not the only ones that may be taken under a RU, they simply represent current feats or those proposed by others that have made it onto the page.
- Water Release
For techniques that manipulate water chakra, such as the Water Dragon Bullet Technique or Water Wall Jutsu.
- Earth Release
For techniques that manipulate earth chakra, such as the Earth Spear Technique.
- Lightning Release
For techniques that manipulate lightning chakra, such as the Chidori.
- Fire Release
For techniques that manipulate fire chakra, such as Fireball Jutsu.
- Wind Release
For techniques that manipulate wind chakra, such as the Vacuum Bullets Technique.
- Ice Release
For techniques that require the ice release kekkai genkai.
- Wood Release
For techniques that require the wood release kekkai genkai.
- Dust Release
For techniques that utilize the dust release kekkai tōta.
- Boil Release
For techniques that require the boil release kekkai genkai.
- Cloth Release
Manipulation of cloth to function offensively and defensively in combat.
- Lava Release
For techniques that require the lava release kekkai genkai.
- Storm Release
For techniques that harness the storm release kekkei genkai.
- Blood Release
Manipulation of blood.
- Pure Release
For techniques that involve the manipulation of 'pure' energy.
- Chakra Manipulation (Rasengan)
Gives access to taking the Rasengan and its many different varients, as well as the ability to skillfully shape chakra for various effects.
- Crystal Release
A kekkei genkai allowing for the creation of crystals.
- Sand Release
Allows for the manipulation of sand.
- Static Release
Kekkei genkai combining wind and lightning natures.
- Steel Release
Kekkei genkai allowing for the manipulation of steel.
- Medical Ninjutsu
Techniques that involve healing, and also certain related offensive techniques such as the Chakra Scalpel.
- Poison
For access to poison related feats, such as a poisoned sword or the expulsion of poisonous gases. (Mechanically this is a debuff RU.)
- Sealing Specialist
Opens up different sealing related feats to be taken.
- Taijutsu Specialist
Allows a character to take taijutsu-related feats, such as the Eight Gates.
- Genjutsu
Required to take genjutsu feats. An excellent way to slow your enemy or impact their abillity to fight against you. (Mechanically this is a debuff RU.)
- Summoning Contract
Allows the summoning of animals you have signed a summoning contract with. Visit the link for information on how to set up your summons animal(s).
- Animal Companion
Allows characters to take feats for fuzzy friends of the combat effective sort. Non-combat effective pets can be acquired in the ryo shop or via missions.
- Curse Mark
Can be taken to have a curse mark. Be sure to explain this in your character's history or come up with an interesting character development.
- Puppet Mastery
Allows a character to use feats to get puppets and deck the puppets out with all sorts of tricks.
- Weapons Specialist
For all types of weaponry and related feats. This includes kenjutsu, bo-jutsu, onojutsu, item related feats, etc. This also includes legendary weapons like special swords, staves, axes, and other ninja tools.
- Legendary Armor
Allows the user to take a special armor with unique properties and excellent protection.
- Ink Techniques
The combat use of ink drawings.
- Seishin Hosuto
Seshin Hosuto are chakra beasts from the Spirit World. They are creatures of immense power and function like weaker bijuu.
- Gravitation Release
Manipulation of gravity forces around the individual and enemies. (Mechanically this is a debuff RU.)
- Shikotsumyaku
The Kaguya clan's kekkei genkai; manipulation of the user's skeleton.
- Yamanaka Clan Hiden
Specialized techniques of the Yamanaka Clan.
- Akimichi Clan Techniques
Specialized techniques from the Akimichi Clan.
- Kikaichu Host
Allows a character to take feats to become a host for the enigmatic Kikaichū.
- Shadow Manipulation
For techniques that manipulate shadow, such as the Shadow Imitation Technique. A trademark ability of the Nara clan of Konoha.
- Paper Style Ninjutsu
Techniques involving the manipulation of paper in combat.
- Magnet Release
The magnetization of objects and manipulation of magnetic energies.
- Plasma Release
The use of high energy techniques that generate plasma.
- Ninja Monk
Techniques learned by the ninja monks and passed down via training.
- Eye of Kagura
Sensory abilities similar to those of Karin Uzumaki.
- Swift Release
A kekkei genkai centered around swift movements and attacks.
- Explosion Release
The ability to generate explosions.
- Telekinetic Energy Manipulation Release
The ability to manipulate things through mysterious means.
- Gen'ei Specialist
Misdirection and defensive techniques (mechanically a barrier RU)
Dojutsu
- Sharingan
Gives access to Sharingan related abilities. For more information on how to set up sharingan rank upgrades and abilities, click on the link above.
- Byakugan
Allows the user to take the byakugan and Hyuuga-clan related abilities.
Advanced Rank Ups
The following rank ups are rank restricted and/or have prerequisites that must be met to take the rank upgrade.
- Scorch Release
High level kekkei genkai involving the manipulation of scorching hot flames. Requires fire release.
- Tar Release
A rare kekkei genkai that is an evolution of boil release. Requires boil release.
- White Snake Techniques
Snake-y feats like Orochimaru's abilities. Requires snake summoning RU and a minimum of jonin level.
- Hydrification Technique
Ability to turn the body into liquid form. A signature of the Hozuki clan. Requires water release.
- Mangekyou Sharingan
Unlocks the famous Mangekyo Sharingan and related jutsu can be taken as feats. (See Sharingan page for more information.) Requires sharingan RU + jonin level or higher.
- Sage Mode
Allows for Sage Mode. Requires summoning contract and is restricted to S-rank or higher.
- Immortality
Rank upgrades that convey immortality are restricted to jonin and higher.
- Human Puppet
The ability to make human foes into puppets. Requires the puppet RU.
- Puppet Body
The ability to replace one's body with a puppet, attaining a form of immortality. Requires puppet RU and jonin-level or higher.
- Space-Time Manipulation
Ability to manipulate the flow of space-time and unlock powerful combination abilities like the legendary Flying Thunder God technique.
- Jakangai Eye
Strange dojutsu that grants some time-space abilities.