Group - The Zhang Clan

_____During the decline of the use of shinobi, the Koga began returning to their ministerial mannerisms, most of them resorting to praise the Akuma for power. That wish was granted but once this happened, the Zhang believed this type of worship was morally wrong. A civil war erupted in the Akumagakure no Mura between the Onikoga and Zhang. They took separate names, following the upper name off the generals who led each group of ninja. The leader of the Zhang clan was, in fact, Zhang He, a beautiful dancing shinobi, who used claws as his main weapon. The Onikoga was led by the ancestors of the former Onikage. After the Civil War of Akumagakure no Mura, the Onikoga and Zhang coexisted in the village for a few years. During this coexisting period, the Zhang began developing their own style of fighting, still being naturally bound to the Darkness Release. The growing Onikoga also began developing their unique styles and techniques. The Zhang never developed the same superhuman features as the Onikoga but they had developed something that could match and even maybe surpass their power; they had created the Doku Teashi. With this Kekkai-Genkai, they practiced long and hard and even then, only the most powerful of shinobi were able to master it. They kept this Kekkai-Genkai a secret, just as the Onikoga had done with their own. Of course, there was always tension between the two clans but it never erupted into another battle until one late night when the Onikoga launched an attack on the Zhang. One by one, they were killed off until one of the sensei used the Doku Teashi. This technique surprised the Onikoga and their thirst for power led that Onikage to learn it. Now, both Kekkai-Genkai are passed down to each Onikage as tradition as they originate from the same clan.

Name: Kage no Koto
Type: Defensive
Rank: C
Description: This is the first development of the Kekkai-Genkai. Users with the chakra of the Zhang clan will experience a metamorphosis of types where their skin will become a bit harder to break and cut into, especially around the wrists and the chest. There is an extremely thin layer of hardened dark ooze armor laced into their skin.

Name: Kage no Hone
Type: Defensive
Rank: A
Description: This is the final development that a user of the Zhang clan Kekkai-Genkai goes through clan goes through. After adapting and growing older, their bones will receive a strong reinforcement from the dark ooze that makes them harder than steel: extremely hard to break or harm.

Name: Doku Teashi: Kyukyoku no Kage Hitsugi
Rank: S
Type: Offensive (Kinjutsu)
Element: Dark
Range: Limitless
Hand Seals: Ki - Tiger - Rat - Dragon - Death
Clan/Bloodline: Zhang
Description: With this technique, the user is able to summon a large flood of the dark ooze quickly. The dark ooze then rushes around the enter battlefield and creates a dome (Similar to the Shi Mangeku Technique). The bottom of the dome goes down two feet from the ground, disabling the target from escaping by digging. This would place the user, the entire battle and the target within the dome. As the dome is forming, another cage forms simultaneously inside the dome. The dome then becomes a void in which the target and the user are inside. The user has the ability to shrink, enlarge or even disperse the dome in needed. Nothing that the user's concious or sub-concious sees as an enemy is able to escape the dome. Once the user has completed this technique, he will be drained of all his energy and most likely faint or become weakened severely.

Name: Doku Teashi: Yami no Uzumaku Boru
Rank: A
Type: Offensive
Element: Dark
Range: Short
Hand Seals: N/A
Clan/Bloodline: Zhang
Description: By focusing the dark ooze to an extreme extent, the user is able to create a small compacted ball surrounded by spiralling ring similar to that of a planetary ring. The ball of dark ooze explodes on contact when used with this technique. Depending on how much ooze is used can determine how powerful the ball will really be. If used to the fullest extent, the user can cause mass destruction on impact, able to destroy entire villages. Although, if the user were to use it to it's fullest extent they would put so much strain on their body and Ki points that they would most likely faint and be subject to severe injuries, also with a possibility of fatal results.

Name: Doku Teashi: Shado Hitsugi
Rank: A - B
Type: Offensive
Element: Dark
Range: Med. - Short
Hand Seals: Ki - Tiger - Rat - Death
Clan/Bloodline: Zhang
Description: Once performed, the user will produce enough of the dark ooze to consume the target and only the target. The target will then be targeted by the ooze and most likely be caught, then becoming encased in the ooze. The ooze will then harden while still on the target. It can be used to suffocate the opponent or even be used to prepare for an even deadlier technique, the Kage no Bakuhatsu Hitsugi. That particular technique does not require any hand seals, only to be prepared for by a prior Shado Hitsugi. After wrapping an opponent with the dark ooze with the Shado Hitsugi, the user is able to cause the sand to implode and crush whatever is within it. According to Zhang He, when used to kill a person, the death is so quick that there isn't even time for the victim to feel any pain. The pressure also produces a controversially large fountain of blood. The user is able to control the pressure used in the attack, which allows them to either break bones or completely liquefy an opponent.

Name: Kage no Yoroi
Rank: C
Type: Supplementary
Element: Dark
Range: Short
Hand Seals: Tiger - Rat - Dragon - Death
Clan/Bloodline: Zhang
Description: The user envelops their entire body in a coating of hardened dark that enhances the damage of their physical attacks. Due to the ooze already consuming their body, they are able to create weapons out of the ooze, often being used to create small kunai and spiked knuckles.. In addition to the offensive damage the armor can inflict, it can also be used for defensive purposes, as it acts as a deterrent towards those who wish to attack the user physically.

Name: Doku Teashi: Kage Bunshin
Rank: D
Type: Supplementary
Element: Dark
Range: Limitless
Hand Seals: Ki - Snake - Rat
Clan/Bloodline: Zhang
Description: A clone created directly from the ooze, with the ability to have artificial skin. It has more endurance than the normal shadow clones and doesn't disappear when hit by the enemies' attacks, apparently taking as much damage as a normal ninja would be able to. Moreover, since it has the ability to melt, spread and reform, it is also great for reconnaissance missions. They have the ability to travel far from the user and are able to communicate with the original. By directly touching the clone with his/her hand, the user can absorb the information it gathered and change the shape of the clone. The clone also has the ability to wrap around a target and implode them if the user if strong enough to perform such an act.