Daisuke, Haruto [WIP]

Name: Lotus Seal: Messages
Rank: B
Cost: D
Type: Kinjutsu
Element: --
Range: Self
Clan: Lotus Brotherhood
Description: This is the seal of the Lotus Brotherhood. It confers proof that one is a brother of sister of the brotherhood. It is also required to read secret messages used around the entire world by the brotherhood. To begin, one must pass entrance examinations. From there, a clan member will sit the initiate down and start writing several symbols in specific spots on the back. After this is done, using a series of hand seals, they will merge and form into the clan's symbol and tattoo. This requires a 1,500 word count. From then on the initiate is considered a member of the brotherhood. The may not gain access to brotherhood jutsu. This marking is only about 3/4ths of an inch both wide and tall, and ban be palced on several sections of the body. On the collarbone, between the webbing of the thumb and forefinger, on the upper arm, the wrist, ankle, behind an ear, and the hip. Many places that could be easily shown to give proof. In addition, all members are able to simply tell by sight if a mark is authentic. It's automatically obvious for anyone else who is marked. Those who see another seal, assuming they are marked, will automatically be able to distinguish their name and rank, instantly. Those who do not bear the mark see only a black tattoo.

When one willingly and knowingly violates a rule of the brotherhood, this marking turns a vivid red. But has no other effect, other than telling people who see it they are in trouble. A jounin or higher can simply focus B rank chakra into the seal and turn it back to it's normal black. However once a person reaches A rank, the symbol will only reset if the current leader does this, no one's attempts will work other than the kage, and even trying will trigger their own seal.

This marking can be on new characters as well, taking up a single starting jutsu/style/poison/etc slot. It allows the reading of messages written by brotherhood members. For D rank chakra one can see written messages. For C rank chakra one can hear spoken messages, and for B rank chakra, one can see visual messages such as pictures and movies. Written messages appear, and yet anyone not marked with this seal will see nothing. The same is true for audio messages. Only a person with the seal will see or hear a message. In addition, they can place marks themselves, and, according to their rank, different types of messages may be placed.

C Rank ~ D rank cost ~ May, after carving the symbol, imbibe a simple written message. These are not to exceed one sentence. For example: "Bandit ambush spot ahead, 1 mile"

B Rank ~ D rank cost ~ At this level a person may simply concentrate their chakra, and use the chakra to create the marking, without manually carving it. They may place elloqent messages in written form. Using the former example, this would be like: "Bandit ambush ahead, .8 miles, 5 men, one a ninja who uses fire, the others are civilians." Messages are much more complex. At this rank a person can add to a message already there, though they can only add things they can at their rank.

A Rank ~ C rank cost ~ Perfectly written messages. A person could hide several paragraphs of written information. Such as noting how one bandit has a slight limp in the left leg, and the ninja uses wind as well as fire, and focses mainly on ninjutsu. A jounin can even, without speaking, imbibe their voice into the messages, so that people checking the may hear their voice say it audibly instead of in written form.

S Rank ~ B rank cost ~ Those of this rank may even focus on mental images, and ingrave actual pictures from their mind into the markings. For A rank cost, even, using their memory of a situation, create a movie like effect which plays out in the readers mind.
Canon: Yes?