#;;skills

[woodblxssomcrowned]

No but this sword is her baby. 

She'll care for that sword before she cares for her own injuries. 

She have been gifted or offered other swords, new ones made especially for her, but she have either declined them, or they have ended up as decoration.

When Ashina Uzumaki gifted this sword to her when she was just five years old, he did tell her that it had a name Shinku no hana no ame - Crimson flower rain 

The samurai enjoyed giving names to their swords, to further add distinction to them as something alive and a part of their souls. Kaname doesn't talk about her sword with that name though, she thinks it's a bit much. During the era of warring states and the first few decades of the village era, chakra blades were incredibly rare to see in the hands of shinobi. The method of forging such blades had been created and largely safeguarded by the Samurai, and it was a craft that demanded immense skill and rare and expensive materials that few shinobi clans could get their hands on. (A few shinobi clans had by one way or another figured out the method, and were known to experiment with it in combination with ninjutsu to create blades with a far greater variety of characterizations. The samurai, who viewed ninjutsu as detrimental to the soul and a gross bastardization of chakra, were repulsed by these clans and their activities, seeing it as a unimaginable insult of their craft and philosophies, and they would be severely punished for it. This experimentation sometimes created truly deadly monstrosities few could wield, and other times it ended with disastrous results. The swords later posessed by the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were swords created by such clans long before the group was formed. ) Few could commission such weapons, and having them was a mark of status. Not even all samurai had them or could commission them, and those who did have them had usually acquired them through inheritance or a battle trophy. In certain regions of the continent it was even illegal for anyone who was not noble or a samurai to be in possession of a chakra blade. When shinobi were able to obtain them, it was usually in the form of payment for a job (these blades were extremely valuable), or picked up from a corpse on the battlefield. When the samurai fell from grace after the founding of the hidden villages, chakra blades started appearing more frequently among shinobi, and with the knowledge how to forge them acquired, were often reforged into other types of weapons aside from the most commonly found katana. Kaname's sword had originally been made for a samurai, but had over time found its way into Ashina Uzumaki's extensive collection of swords and eventually gifted to her. The only thing that was changed for her was the tsuba - hand guard, which he had made to include imagery related to strength, nobility, tenacity and persistence against adversity.

Although she spent her life mastering kenjutsu, in my main verse, Kaname doesn't get much use of it, keeping it on display and carefully looks after it to make sure it stays clean and sharp and free of rust. But in my WS au, it is the only sword she uses, even if she often carries a second one into the field with her. Although she has no intention of letting go of it long enough to need a back-up, and she's more than lethal enough with just one blade. If you get to to touch it, it's probably because she's in a position where she can't stop you for one reason or another. It's her baby. A very deadly baby.

And they make for a very, very deadly pair.

[jesusinstilettos]

I’m about to save you thousands of dollars in therapy by teaching you what I learned paying thousands of dollars for therapy:

It may sound woo woo but it’s an important skill capitalism and hyper individualism have robbed us of as human beings.

Learn to process your emotions. It will improve your mental health and quality of life. Emotions serve a biological purpose, they aren’t just things that happen for no reason.

1. Pause and notice you’re having a big feeling or reaching for a distraction to maybe avoid a feeling. Notice what triggered the feeling or need for a distraction without judgement. Just note that it’s there. Don’t label it as good or bad.

2. Find it in your body. Where do you feel it? Your chest? Your head? Your stomach? Does it feel like a weight everywhere? Does it feel like you’re vibrating? Does it feel like you’re numb all over?

3. Name the feeling. Look up an emotion chart if you need to. Find the feeling that resonates the most with what you’re feeling. Is it disappointment? Heartbreak? Anxiety? Anger? Humiliation?

4. Validate the feeling. Sometimes feelings misfire or are disproportionately big, but they’re still valid. You don’t have to justify what you’re feeling, it’s just valid. Tell yourself “yeah it makes sense that you feel that right now.” Or something as simple as “I hear you.” For example: If I get really big feelings of humiliation when I lose at a game of chess, the feeling may not be necessary, but it is valid and makes sense if I grew up with parents who berated me every time I did something wrong. So I could say “Yeah I understand why we are feeling that way given how we were treated growing up. That’s valid.”

5. Do something with your body that’s not a mental distraction from the feeling. Something where you can still think. Go on a walk. Do something with your hands like art or crochet or baking. Journal. Clean a room. Figure out what works best for you.

6. Repeat, it takes practice but is a skill you can learn :)

[draconym]

I know this is the Anti Small Talk Website but small talk is one of the most effective social glues out there for getting to know people and forming friendships with them.

When I was just starting out at a job right after college I had a coworker who I thought was the nicest person alive and after a few weeks I realized this was just because she consistently asked other people things like, "How ya doing? Whatcha having for lunch? Got any weekend plans? Seen any good movies lately?" instead of politely ignoring everyone around her.

[bumblebeebats]

Every time i purchase a moderately expensive item the Karl Marx on my shoulder is like "For shame... you purchase yet another pair of jeans when you have 5 already at home, you despicable commodity fetishist? In my time, a man with five outfits would consider himself blessed beyond measure, and yet you want for more, while there are children starving in the world??" to which the second Karl Marx on my other shoulder says "Objection! Those 5 pairs of jeans all wildly uncomfortable or have holes in the ass, due to the decline of clothing quality driven by the fast fashion industry, unfortunately making this purchase a necessity... Plus, by purchasing a slightly more expensive pair of jeans from an independent brand, seeking quality over 'brand recognition', they are deliberately trying to avoid engaging in conspicuous consumption!" to which the third Karl Marx clinging to my back like that beetle from Doctor Who says "Remember, my friend; the less you eat, drink, buy books, go to the theatre or to balls, or to the pub, and the less you think, love, theorize, sing, paint, fence, etc., the more you will be able to save and the greater will become your treasure which neither moth nor rust will corrupt — your capital. Buy the jeans," to which I say "I don't know if any of you have actually read Karl Marx"

[dooldebob]

some of your goofy asses for the past 20 years

[starbuck]

i say i like tragedies and everyone’s all like ‘why do you like sad stories? are you depressed?’ and never ‘how was the catharsis? was the catharsis fun?’

[koko2unite]

this is how I imagine having a werewolf boyfriend looks like

[woodblxssomcrowned]

HC/Brain storming: Kaname's skills (WIP) Notes on Kaname's abilities, both ones she has in the main verse, and ones she has in the WS!AU.

Kaname's chakra control is incredibly advanced. Throughout her life refining her ability to channel and control the flow of her chakra has been an invaluable cornerstone in her training and that has allowed her to master several generally considered advanced techniques, in spite of being unable to use any Ninjutsu or Genjutsu and her abilities for Fuinjutsu being very limited. 

Channeling - Directing chakra to specific points in your body at will, used for eg waterwalking, and ofc to direct a technique to the part of your body where it will be utilized (hands, mouth, feet etc). Hand seals can help with this. 

Chakra - Chakra is the combination of physical energy and spiritual energy. All living things have chakra, although not everyone can consciously manipulate it. Many old shinobi clans have developed a genetic affinity for the ability to access and manipulate heir chakra, which is why you won't find as many shinobi who have no ancestral ties to a clan. They do for sure exist and it became more common to see them after the Hidden Villages were founded, but compared to those born of civilian and non-shinobi clans and families if you are born a Senju, Uchiha, Inuzuka, Yamanaka or any such clan the odds that you will have absolutely no ability to access and manipulate chakra is very slim. Samurai clans are also known to produce individuals who have the affinity for accessing and manipulating chakra.

Shape transformation - Defines the shape, range, and general purpose of the chakra used for a technique. Often lumped together with chakra channeling.

The rasengan is a technique solely based on advanced shape transformation of raw chakra. 

Basic chakra threads used by puppeteers are also an example of highly advanced shape transformation. Both of these techniques require refined ability for chakra channeling as to control the ever fluctuating flow and nature of chakra. 

As a rule techniques based solely on shape transformation can't be used at a range if the connection between the chakra pathways of the user’s body and the technique is separated, which is why the basic rasengan can't be thrown at a target. There are a few exceptions to this rule, but it requires highly concentrated chakra and impeccable timing or the chakra will simply dissipate and the technique will fail. The samurai’s Chakra Sabre technique is an example of this as well.  

Nature transformation - alters and defines the properties of the chakra. Eg, specifying it as a specific elemental technique with its corresponding general properties.

Naruto's modified versions of the rasengan where he integrated nature transformation allowed it to gain the cutting properties of the wind release in combination with the rotational shape of the rasengan. 99% of Ninjutsu require both of these techniques to be used to some degree in order to define the jutsu. If not they are generally classified as chakra channeling techniques, and may or may not entail shape transformation. However, while there are techniques that only use shape transformation, no techniques can be used with only nature transformation. 

Body flicker technique - The body flicker technique, as it is known among shinobi, is a common technique that entails channeling a boost of chakra through one's body in order to allow speed of movement otherwise impossible to achieve. The larger or the more precise the boost is the more effective the technique will be, making it appear like you are teleporting when you really just move faster than the eye can perceive.

Thanks to having trained extensively with this technique, and highly advanced forms of chakra channeling and control in general, Kaname is highly proficient with it and is incredibly fast. She can give an unsuspecting sharingan user a run for their money, especially but not exclusively if she utilizes one or two of the eight gates, even if it may put a strain on her body.

(Note:: Just to be clear; she can't move faster than Tobirama because the FTGT is actual teleportation through space-time that occurs instantly, not just a channeling technique that lets a person move at superhuman speed.)

Samurai saber technique - A technique typically only utilized by samurai but adopted by Kaname as she was inspired by their aversion to using any techniques that entails transforming the nature of their chakra, which is what she can't do and that prevents her from using ninjutsu.  It entails highly advanced methods of channeling, shaping and manipulating chakra externally. The philosophy behind it is more or less to make the sword a part of one's body and soul, which explains the way they train. They train to channel chakra (the soul) into and around their sword as if it was a part of their body. When done correctly, the user can manipulate the shape and density of the chakra at will, altering the blade's properties such as making it shaper or blunt, longer or wider, to suit their needs or fighting style. It is a notoriously difficult technique to master, and that takes years, which is why most shinobi don't bother with it and focus on easier or more versatile techniques. Some put it into a category similar to that of puppeteers, who also channel and manipulate chakra externally.

Chakra suppression - Although often classified as a ninjutsu, as a sensing technique specifically, it is actually an advanced channeling technique that entails suppressing the flow of ones chakra to the point where it is indiscernible, making you more or less invisible to sensors or to the shinobi's general ability to vaguely perceive chakra within their immediate vicinity. When done, the user will however be unable to use any techniques that require active and conscious use of chakra, such as ninjutsu, genjutsu, sensing techniques or other channeling such as the body flicker technique.

Doing it wrong will make the presence of your chakra appear and reappear which can draw attention to it. Alternatively if you suppress it too much you can end up making yourself feel disoriented and weak, similarly to cutting off blood flow.

Not a problem for Kaname who has never been able to use ninjutsu or genjutsu for her fighting style in the first place. She knows how to fight efficiently entirely without consciously using chakra to enhance her performance.

Puppeteers also train in chakra suppression to try and hide the chakra threads they use for their techniques, as the amount of concentrated chakra needed will normally make them visible to the naked eye. When Kaname learned of this, she immediately started trying to learn how to use that with the samurai sabre technique but with not particularly efficient results.

The eight gates - Also a chakra channeling technique that can have a multitude of uses depending on the needs of the individual.

Everyone has the gates within themselves, and many will unconsciously open the first or even the second at some point in their life in moments of great stress or desperation, and theoretically anyone can learn to access them.

This being said, opening any of gates consciously at will is notoriously and intentionally difficult to learn even for highly skilled shinobi, and takes years of extensive training and a very keen awareness of one's chakra, not to mention how it is an undeniably risky technique to use, with the personal risks sometimes outweighing the benefits.  So risky that it is very rare to encounter someone who has learned to do it and not caused irreparable damage to their body in the process, and it's why by the end of the era of warring states the technique became considered a kinjutsu, a forbidden technique. But it was never officially classed as such, which still made it legal, albeit risky and controversial, to teach and practice the technique.  However, someone actually trained in the use of the gates is rarely not considered a genuine threat. Opening the gates bypasses an individual's ability to feel pain, allowing them to use amounts of chakra that the body would normally subconsciously stop you from accessing, as well as numbing your sense of fear.

The Strength of a Hundred Seal / Yin Seal - (This only applies to Kaname in the WS!AU) The Strength of a Hundred seal is a Sealing Technique that demands highly advanced skills of chakra control and chakra channeling to manifest. By delicately channeling and storing away small amounts of chakra into a specific point on their body over an extended period of time, the seal can be created once an amount has been gathered that roughly equates to an individual's normally accessible 20% times 100. This usually takes at least three years, but more for some.  Once the seal has been created, the user can choose to activate the seal and access the chakra stored within it, which gives them the resources to perform very powerful techniques or numerous powerful attacks that would otherwise be impossible to achieve without turning to risky techniques such as the Eight Gates. Although it is generally considered a safer alternative to the Eight Gates, it is a far more difficult one to not only manifest, both techniques are still incredibly advanced, difficult and even dangerous to learn and use, and although it is not often you find someone actually trained in the use of the Eight Gates, it’s even rarer to meet someone with the Strength of a Hundred Seal. While this pool doesn't have the same restrictions as the eight gates that need to be worked through, it's not without limitations to use. Letting too much chakra run through your body at once will still injure it severely, so using any more than an amount equal to 20% of your naturally accessible chakra at once is not advised since it's what your body is built to be capable of physically handling. Besides, 20% of it will more often than not be an insane amount of chakra to use for a single technique or attack anyway.

Unlike the Eight Gates however, the Strength of a Hundred Seal doesn't bypass your ability to feel pain while you’re using it, so any damage done to your body by overexerting it will be felt instantly, and it will be painful and debilitating. A Strength of a Hundred Seal user would not likely be able to handle releasing an amount of chakra more than 40% (at most) of their natural reserves at once without being quickly incapacitated from the pain alone, while an Eight Gates user would have shut off their ability to feel pain in the process of opening the Gates. So the Strength of a Hundred Seal requires not only refined chakra control to create, but also to use safely and efficiently.

There have been cases where someone managed to painstakingly create the seal after many years, only to end up killing themselves instantly by pulling too much chakra at once from it in a moment of overconfidence. Someone opening the 8th Gate and accessing 100% of their chakra will die. And someone using the Strength of a Hundred Seal releasing an amount of chakra from it equal to or higher than their natural 100% (or even anything above 50%) in a short amount of time will swiftly meet the same end. The Strength of a Hundred seal has its origins in the Sage of Six Path’s era, but towards the end of the era of Warring States the Uzumaki clan were the only clan known to have the knowledge of how to create this seal and how to use it. Senju Tsunade would create techniques such as Creation rebirth, which utilized the sealed chakra to forcibly stimulate the body’s cells, allowing for rapid healing and recovery. 

In the WS!AU, this technique has not been invented, and if it had, Kaname would not be able to use it as it is a form of ninjutsu. 

She would still be able to make good use of it as simply additional, very useful storage of chakra without having to resort to the risky usage of The Eight Gates. 

- Enhance her physical strength and speed to extreme levels.

- Use more powerful attacks but still have vast amounts of chakra left. For example she could use an amount of chakra equal to her naturally accessible 20% several times over without having to suffer the consequences of opening the Eight Gates to access more.

- Revitalize her body, but not heal, by channeling additional chakra through it. Think giving her body a boost of energy and adrenaline and numbing pain temporarily.

- Be able to use more powerful attacks with the chakra sabre technique

- Activate stronger seals.

[official-lucifers-child]

still thinking about the brainrot that fast fashion has caused in people, like i made this pair of pants that are black and white with a cool flowery design, and an acquaintance saw them and said "wow i'd pay like 20 dollars for you to make me a pair" and i could barely think with how utterly horrified i was at that; i told them that 20 dollars wouldn't even cover the materials, let alone the hours of work that went into cutting, sewing, ironing, hemming, altering, etc. they just had this look on their face when i told them that, when i said i wouldn't make them a pair for even 100 dollars because that was still way too low of an amount, a look that said "you're crazy for thinking that those cost 100 dollars" and maybe i am crazy but holy shit, 20 dollars for a pair of handmade, durable, lined pants fitted specifically to your measurements? 20 dollars for upwards of 60 hours of work? 20 dollars for several yards of high-quality fabric, thread, and buttons? 20 dollars???

[creature-wizard]

Since the r-slur is making a comeback (you know, the word that starts with R, has six letters, and ends in D), I'm gonna make a little PSA:

Yes, it's an ableist slur.

Terms like "asshat," "head-up-ass," "up their own ass," and "high on their own farts" exist. There's also words like crap, dogshit, half-assed, assclown, and chucklefuck. And on the less vulgar side, there are terms like ridiculous, nonsense, train wreck, pointless, insipid, self-absorbed, pretentious, annoying, boring, contemptible, vile, and disgusting.

Substituting words like restarted, poptarted, brain damaged, smoothbrain, etc. is still ableist, because either 1. you obviously still mean the r-word, or 2. you're still using disability as an insult.

[votive-candle]

29 / 08 / 2024 🪩💪🏽🌈

this is one of the stupidest things ive ever come up with! 💘

#suggestive #nsfw talk

[illiardbilliard]

Group art therapy or teambuilding exercise or something, Hell if I know.

[klngfili]

lord of the rings bigatures my beloved