Hiden: Mind Body Switch Technique [V7.2]

Name: Mind Body Switch Technique
Element: Yin Release
Rank: B/A
Specialty: Sensory
Particular Jutsu Type: N/A
Backstory: The Mind Body Switch Technique is the signature technique of the Yamanaka clan. This particular technique finds its primary use in interrogation. It is recommended to use this technique only on an immobilized or stationary target and never when outnumbered because the user's body will be completely defenseless.

Appearance: The user forms a unique handseal, placing the target in the center of a heart-shaped handseal formed by the user's fingers. The user's consciousness travels straight at the target in spiritual energy until it makes contact and hijacks the target's body. This beam is detected by Chakra Sensory or a sensory technique/chakra perception Dojutsu technique of a power equal to or greater than this technique.

Handseals:  
B: Tiger, Snake, Horse, Ram technique-specific handseal (shown above)
A: Tiger, Snake, Horse, Ram, Monkey technique-specific handseal.
Duration: 1 or until max range is reached. Possession lasts 2/3 posts.
Cooldown: Duration used +2
Range: 30/50 meters
Power: 30/50
Speed: 30/50
Health: N/A
Stat Boosts: --
What it does:
The user converts their consciousness into spiritual energy and sends it at the target in a straight-line beam of chakra. It extends outwards from the user's hands to form a cylindrical energy beam with a length of 30/50 meters and a radius of 1/5 meters. This cylinder does not interact with weapons, armor, or other equipment, and can travel through other techniques with a health/power less than this technique as well as the user's own techniques without a check. The attack can be detected with an active Chakra Sensory (not passive) or with any ability that allows a target to sense chakra so as long as that technique has power equal to or greater than Mind Body Switch Technique.

This technique allows the user to enter the mind of another person or even an animal. The user transfers their consciousness to the opponent when their target's body makes contact with the beam of chakra, giving them complete control of the target's body for the duration. The user can then learn the target's likes and dislikes, personality, elemental affinities, and the target's recollection of the events that unfolded leading up to this point within the thread. The hijacked body will use the target's speed and strength for movement and melee attacks.

The user may not use this technique to use the target's chakra but can use their sensory techniques by expending their own AP. Users may use any technique they have mastered from their new temporary body at A rank by expanding their own AP. The user can only use nonelemental techniques or elements known by the owner of the body that they are possessing. In both cases, these techniques scale off the user's original stats.

Their original body is left defenseless while this jutsu is active, leaving it susceptible to attacks until they return. Should any physical injury befall the victim's body while the mind link is active, it would cause the user's body to receive those same injuries, including loss of limbs and death. This can be rectified if the user cancels the jutsu before the victim's body receives the damage and is possible only if the user's reflex speed is higher than the speed of an incoming attack. In this case, the reflex speed of the original user, not the new body, would come into play.

A possessed target can force the user out of their body if their chakra stat is greater than or equal to the technique's power. The target may not attempt to break free under a successful paralysis effect until the effect wears off. Should the user run out of AP while the jutsu is in effect, the target will be released, and the user will be subject to the conditions followed by characters who run out of AP in a thread.

While using this technique, the user's body falls unconscious unless they currently use Mind Clone Switch Technique to clone their mind.

Character Specific: No
Wordcount to learn: 1500/2500
Action Cost: 30/40 initially, 15/20 upkeep
Mastery: Yes (AP only)
Bonus Requirements:  --
Canon, Custom, Bloodline, or Village Exclusive: Site Canon (Hiden)

*The revamp of this technique was approved by Redsun, aka as Aki Yamanaka here on the site.*

Hello! I'll be looking over your technique application for today. I do see quite a few things that need to be addressed, so the request changes are listed below. Once the requested changes have been made, please feel free to post in the "custom-creation-center" section of the Discord or message me on Discord.

- The number of hand-seals for a C-Rank technique must be between 3-6. Please add handseals to match this criteia.

- Please change in the range section where it says of "Short, Mid, Long (Max of 20 meters)" to just say "20 meters"

- The maximum power and speed for a C-Rank technique can only be capped at 29. It cannot be based on the user's individual Chakra stat.

- Where you say "The user converts their consciousness into spiritual energy and sends it at the target in a straight line in a beam.", I will need you to add the dimension of this cone and also the clause. (Example: The beam extends outwards from the user's hands to form a 20-meter long cone. the cone has a maximum radius of 5 meters at it's biggest point.).

- Where you say "The user is also, most importantly, able to retain the target's memory and even learn information that the target may not recall.", I would like for that to be removed. I do not see it being viable for a C-Rank technique and is not canon to how the technique is used in the show since you are trying to make it as accurate as possible to the anime's version.

- Where you say "The mind transfer is quick but moves in a straight direction, and takes a few seconds to return to the user's body if it misses.", i will need you to add this clause: "This transfer happens at jutsu speed."

- "While in possession of a target, the user can use their own jutsu..." This statement contradicts the statement made at the beginning of the app where you wrote "The target's chakra system will remain inaccessible to the user". Please change this to state that the user cannot utilize the target's chakra to perform other techniques as, in my opinion, it would give an unfair advantage.

- You wrote "A possessed target can force the user out of their body by using AP. The amount of AP required will be equal to the user's total stats plus the user's current health bar.". This is a very high stat cost, especially if the user has full stats. That would mean the target would have to spend over 1,000 AP just to break the Jutsu. I would need this to be changed to "If the target has a higher Chakra stat than the strength of this technique, the target can successfully break the user's hold on the target."

After lots of discussion via Discord with Saturn and changes having been made, Trial Approved!

Approved

Hotfixed to sensory and moved to appropriate directory

Pulled for hotfixing

Changes made;
>Changed stat check from chakra to vigor
>Removed the requirement of Sixth Sense that was previously a prerequisite for mastering this technique, in order to make this technique more accessible to others who may wish to play a Yamanaka character.
>Linked Mind Clone Switch technique for reference

Reapproved

Pulled because user wants to change Vigor stat check to Chakra

Yes sorry