"I TOLD YOU NINJA MAGIC WAS REAL!!!!!" Tobe screamed at the top of his lungs.
"Heard you the first seven times boss." Binggure replied, rubbing his ear.
"This is the best day of my life!" Tobe yelled, hugging Jing-Jing. "Truly the uncomfortable oracle was right! Love is the greatest power of all."
"I… I don't think I had anything to do with this Tobe." Jing-Jing replied, but made no move to get him to stop.
"We shall share in this mystical bounty together! We shall be the most magical ninjas of all time!" Tobe declared. "Now let's take a look."
Tobe unfolded the scroll slowly, glancing over the pages with a careful eye. "Hmm. It seems to be written in some sort of ancient and indecipherable dialect."
Jing-Jing flipped the scroll right side up.
"Ah. I see."
"I think it's in Cantonese." Jumong said.
"Do we speak Cantonese?" Binggure asked.
"I don't know, but it looks like it's mostly pictures anyway. We'll be fine."
"All right." Tobe breathed. "Okay. Hoo. Let's go."
Tobe read over the scroll and then, letting out a breath, launched into a complex series of hand signs.
"Uhhh." Binggure asked. "Are you doing shadow puppets boss?"
"What? No! These are ancient hand seals for focusing chakra!"
"But… the scroll doesn't mention anything like tha-"
"SHUT UP IT'S IMPORTANT. Ahem. I mean, you'll see. Any second now I'm going t- AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" Tobe screamed as a burst of energy flung him across the room.
"…Was that the Kamehameha?" Binggure asked.
"Looked more like a Habroken to me." Jing-Jing replied.
"Oh, you play Fight Fighters?"
"The Scrolls call it the Jo-Lan Chobatsu!" Tobe declared, pulling himself up from the smashed remains of a chair.
"Yep, they do." Jumong added, glancing over the scroll. "They also say it's a pretty advanced technique. Tobe, how the heck did you just pick that up and pull it off first try?"
The rest of the Vagabond Ninja looked disbelievingly at Tobe, who was still absentmindedly practicing his hand signs.
"Nooooooooooo."
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Further practice would prove that, in fact, Yes. Against all logic and reason, Tobe's hand seals formed a perfect technique for concentrating the mind, allowing much faster mastery over the esoteric techniques usually reserved for a guru of Jo-Lan. Within hours, the ninja had mastered the basic forms and were moving on to advanced techniques reserved for experienced masters.
"This technique is supposed to increase battle perception, and whoooaoaoa." Tobe said as his eyes began to cross. "I can see forever…"
"This one is supposed to make you immune to bullets!" Jumong cried. "Let's test it out."
"…"
"Okay." He admitted. "Maybe let's not test it out."
Jing-Jing stretched. "All right, I'm going to get some coffee. See if we missed any techniques, ok?"
"Yeah! Sounds good uh... honeybunch?" Tobe turned to Binggure. "Please tell me am I doing this right I don't want to lose my love powers."
"You're asking me? I'm wearing clown makeup."
"Point."
"Hey guys! I think I found something." Jumong hollered.
"Some sort of secret technique?" Tobe asked.
"Here, scribbled in the margins. It seems an ancient Jo-Lan apprentice invented some sort of transformation technique, but after demonstrating it, his master forbade him from ever using it again."
"A forbidden technique! Even better. I must try it!"
"Are you sure that's a good idea?"
"..."
"Carry on boss."
Tobe completed the technique with a grin on his face. Truly this would be the capstone of his newfound power!
There was a burst of smoke.
Tobe noticed a few things right away.
First, a few things were missing.
Second, a couple things were new.
Third, her center of balance was completely off.
Fourth, she was completely naked.
Fifth- she.
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Jumong and Binggure covered each other's eyes. That smoke was fading fast.
Jing-Jing chose this exact moment to walk in the door and drop her coffee. "Tobe?!?!?!"
"I-It's not what it looks like Jing-Jing!"
"WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?!?!?!"
"We can explain!" Tobe yelled.
"..."
Tobe looked back and forth. "Well, come on guys, explain!"
It took fifteen minutes to figure out how to reverse the jutsu. It was never mentioned again.
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Tobe's Occult has increased by 5!
Tobe has gained the trait Disciple of Jo-Lan; Tobe adds half of his Occult (rounded down) to Martial and Intrigue checks!
