RE: The Naruversity
datakim said:
Who do you think would be the most likely target for The Bringer of Darkness genjutsu? Maybe its just me, but it almost seems like custom built to be used against the Uchiha. I mean sure, it would be nasty against most, but especially so against doujutsu users.
Bringer of Darkness being custom made for fighting the Uchiha is a pretty clever idea. I once speculated that Kage Bunshin was invented by Hashirama as a non-kekkei genkai dependent variant of the Mokuton Bunshin, so his clansmen would be able to use them for flanking sharingan users and tanking their genjutsu (since Kage Bunshin seem to be at least partially immune to the effects of genjutsu). Bringer of Darkness fits into that narrative quite well. I wonder if the Uchiha ever invented any jutsu specifically for countering the Senju?
nixofcyzerra said:
I suppose they'd be a third dimension for the scale, for AoE:
Good point, scale also needs to be incorporated into my system. Also we need to differentiate between "scale" and "range". A large scale genjutsu can affect many people at once, but a long range jutsu can affect someone from far away. For example, when the White Zetsu army infiltrated the Allied Shinobi Camp with their transformation techniques, Shikaku suggested genjutsu, and Ao responded "Uchiha Itachi is the only one who could take control of someone from outside the range of our sensors... but even he couldn't be controlling so many people in so many places over such a wide area!"
I'm not sure how to begin qualifying range though (is it how close they have to be to be caught in the jutsu? How far the caster can move away from those caught in the genjutsu before it wears off? How many feet for each jutsu rank?)
There's also duration to take into account. Most genjutsu likely will only last a few minutes if not dispelled earlier (whether by Kai or the victim's death) but then there's genjutsu like Sly Mind Effect which had Team Seven wandering lost for hours in the Forest of Death, and Kotoamatsukami which is apparently permanent.
Let my try again:
Bring of Darkness
Complexity: C-rank (somewhat powerful, causes blindness but does not impede movement)
Fragility: S-rank (immensely difficult to break)
Scale: B-rank (cast over area several dozen meters across, it can ensnare roughly up to a dozen people)
Range: unknown, probably short
Duration: unknown, probably a few minutes
Overall Difficulty: A-rank
Tree Binding Death
Complexity: A-rank (very powerful, binds victim's limbs with an illusionary tree but doesn't completely restrict movement)
Fragility: C-rank (somewhat difficult to break)
Scale: D-rank (only affects one person)
Range: unknown, possibly medium range
Duration: unknown, probably a few minutes
Overall Difficulty: B-rank
Toad Confrontation Chant
Complexity: SS-rank (phenomenally powerful, victim is rendered utterly helpless)
Fragility: S-rank (extremely difficult to break)
Scale: SSS-rank (unlimited, anyone who hears the song is captured)
Range: C-rank (only those within a few hundred feet seem to be affected)
Duration: E-rank (jutsu must be sustained, victims are immediately freed is song is ended)
Overall Difficulty: SS-rank (generally impossible for a single human to cast)
Hell Viewing Technique
Complexity: D-rank (weak, merely draws forth an image of someone the victim cares about in a state of horrible injury)
Fragility: D-rank (weak, even a genin should be able to break this)
Scale: D-rank (only one person can be affected)
Range: unknown, probably very short
Duration: D-rank (image only lasts a few seconds)
Overall Difficulty: D-rank