Last time on A New Player: Kyle is sent out on a delivery that is revealed to contain an ingredient used in hollow bait while the other residents of Urahara Shop discuss their plans for the teen. Afterwards, the group go to retrieve the Mod-Soul accidently sold to Rukia, eventually allowing the de-powered Shinigami to keep the product after unknowingly backing her into a corner.
A New Player
Chapter 14
"Jinta, Ururu, how much do you two know about video game classes?" The three of us stood in the middle of the training room, the two of them facing me with their weapons drawn.
"About as much as every other kid. What does that have to do with you taking our training seriously?" Jinta answered, his club resting on his shoulder.
"Simple. For the next while, we are going to be training as if we were actually in a specific class. Now for your classes, we have an Artillery, a Gladiator, and a Rogue." I pointed at Ururu, Jinta, and then myself as I spoke. At first, I was gonna call Jinta a Berserker, but I decided to lay off of him for today.
The pair nodded their heads before Jinta furrowed his brow. "Hey wait, Rogue is a standard class but ours are specific. What gives?"
I scratched my head and let out an embarrassed laugh. "Well, I made the mistake of collecting a few too many skills and now I'm still sorting out which ones to train. Putting my lack of fore-thought aside; Party Invite: Ururu and Jinta."
I waited until they accepted the invite before telling them to open up their skills. "Good, now let's see what we have here."
Ururu Tsumugiya
Techniques
Two-handed Gun Mastery (Adept), Lv: 22
Scattershot, Lv: 16, Base Damage = (Standard Attack – 42%) per shot, max number of shots: 6
Natural Charm (Type: Cute) Lv: 25, 12.5% chance of inflicting Charmed status on enemy when battle begins (Chance is doubled if target has Status: Easily Charmed (Cute))
Spiritual Sense, Lv: 20, Range of Spiritual Sense: 100 meters, Semi-Descriptive Reiatsu classification/Related Skills: Spiritual Suppression/Reiatsu
Jinta Hanakari
Techniques
Club Mastery (Adept), Lv: 18
Jinta Homerun, Lv: 10, Base Damage = (Standard attack + 10%), Accuracy is decreased by 18%. Can redirect projectiles.
Fastball, Lv: 8, Base Damage = Item weight (Kg) + (STR + DEX)/2, Accuracy decreases by 10% every 10 meters.
Spiritual Sense, Lv: 16, Range of Spiritual Sense: 80 meters, Semi-Descriptive Reiatsu classification/Related Skills: Spiritual Suppression/Reiatsu
Huh…this actually worked out better than I thought it would, at least for Jinta; he's got the high-power/low accuracy that most warrior classes have, and he's got a long range attack which means he won't be completely helpless against a long-distance fighter, even if the accuracy is something to be desired. A Buff or a crowd control skill and he's all set, at least for a while.
Ururu already has a multi-enemy shot and a status inflictor, so a power attack or an evasive or blocking technique will do her good.
"Okay you two, I'm going to help develop a technique for each of you, and then we're going to increase the levels of all your skills. Jinta, you're up first. Ururu, try to increase the level of your Spiritual Sense by suppressing it while running." As the two nodded, I smiled, and hoped, that I didn't screw up. Or get killed. Or both.
A new Quest has been created.
Training Camp
Objectives:
Help Jinta learn/create a new technique
Train the technique to Lv: 5 or Higher
Train Jinta's Club Mastery to Lv: 20 or Higher
Train Jinta's Jinta Homerun to Lv: 15 or Higher
Help Ururu learn/create a new technique
Train the technique to Lv: 5 or Higher
Train Ururu's Two-Handed Gun Mastery to Lv: 24 or Higher
Train Ururu's Spiritual Sense to Level Lv: 22 or Higher
Success: 60000 Exp
Failure: 6000 Exp
Bonus Objectives:
?
8000 Exp added per bonus completed
….That is one long list.
Jinta
"Jinta, I want you to scream."
"…Huh?"
"Sorry, bad choice of words. What I mean is, a lot of warrior classes have a yelling technique that works either as a buff, or as a way to scare off weak enemies. Ergo, I want you to scream."
Jinta looked at me like I was crazy but seemed to go along with it when he took in a gulp of air.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaa…." Woah, kid's got a set of lungs.
"Okay, that was good." I told him as he gasped for air. "Again, with feeling."
Huh, he's got a nice glare too.
For the next five minutes I watched Jinta scream his head, half of me wondering what else I could be doing to help him.
The other half was laughing like a hyena. Not sure at whom.
"Big…GASP…Bro…GASP…I don't…GASP…think it's…GASP…working." Jinta fell down at the last gasp. I hope he doesn't pass out, Urahara will be pissed if…I…that's it.
"Jinta, I think I figured it out!" Standing the boy up, I dusted him off and looked him in the eye. "Jinta, what makes you angry?"
"Lots of things. Why?"
"Because I want you to get angry. Think about them. All the things that piss you off. Remember those feelings, every bit of frustration, annoyance, rage, everything. Hold it in, keep holding it in until you can't do it anymore, and then let it out. Let the whole world hear you roar." I took a step back as I let his mind go to work. It may have been better to just annoy him into getting mad, but then he might not listen to me, and I think he could use a good stress yell. He and Ururu have seemed so stressed since yesterday.
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3rd person POV
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The seconds ticked away as Jinta thought about what made him angry. It was weird, he had a hair-trigger temper, he knew that; it got him in trouble more times than he could count. He looked up at Kyle, who looked back and simply…waited. The teen didn't belittle or look disappointed at the younger boy's progress, he just waited.
Jinta hated it. Kyle would laugh whenever he did something dumb, but never insult him about it. He didn't treat him like he was stupid, or worthless, or like a disappointment like his family did back before he ran away and got taken in by Urahara. He just…treated him like he did every other person in the shop.
He never told anybody, but the few occasions he managed to dodge Kyle's morning punch, the older boy didn't get mad or annoyed, he actually smiled and congratulated him. Like he was proud.
That was what Jinta hated. It would have been so much easier if Kyle acted like a jerk all the time, or sneered and looked down on him like his real big brother. It would make spying on him feel justified, it wouldn't make him feel ashamed for thinking about weaseling information about him.
Jinta hadn't even realized he had been clenching his fists until he heard Kyle tell him to yell. So that's what he did, with all the anger he had just built up along with it.
"GRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-"
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Kyle's POV
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"-AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" I threw up my guard as I felt something almost like a wall slam into me as Jinta continued to scream. I knew I told him to scream, but this was way better than I was expecting. I kept up my arms as the wall kept trying to push me. It wasn't going to budge me any time soon, but I would bet most normal people wouldn't be standing in the same place.
I felt the wall weaken until it finally disappeared before I dropped my arms and walked over to Jinta, who looked up at me before a blue screen appeared in front of his face. "Nice job, Jinta! That was even better than I was expecting. Now let's see what we got here."
A special skill has been created through a special action.
'Angry Roar' has been created.
Release your rage and sorrow in a mighty roar, pushing your enemies away and strengthening your resolve.
Angry Roar (Active) Lv: 1 Exp: 0.0% - All damage is increased by 2% for 10 seconds. Consumes 25 MP. Enemies of equal total RP are pushed away by 5 meters. Enemies of lower total RP are pushed back by 10 meters and have a small chance of fleeing.
"Haha, now that's what I'm talking about!" I smiled before turning to Jinta. "Now do it again, but this time your going to be attacking me."
"Alright, but don't go crying to the boss when I knock your ass out!" Jinta grinned as he took in a big breath. I quickly took off my shirt and activated Shunko just as Jinta finished his roar and slammed his club into my side. Good, he seems a lot less tense now.
I stood rooted to the spot, letting Jinta alternate between using his new technique and raining down blow after blow. It hurt like a bitch, and I could feel my bones protest with each strike, but I'd rather I get banged up then let him accidently run out of MP and get swarmed by zombies or ghosts in one of the IDs. It also helps that it will hopefully level up Shunko.
Shunko Leveled Up.
Shunko, Lv: 6 Exp: 0.00%, Physical and Spiritual Damage increases by 35%, Physical and Spiritual Damage received is decreased by 25% and consumes 50 RP per second. Can be released in a concentrated wave that deals a base damage of Total RP used. Deals continuous damage for every 3 seconds target is exposed to attack Maximum time of attack is 6 seconds. 10% chance of attack backfiring and dealing 75% damage to user.
Ah, sweet vindication.
After a few minutes, Jinta tried to release another roar, only to let out a gasp of air as his MP finally ran out. Thank Gaia too, my HP is down to 20%, I have no RP, and every part of my body is either in serious pain or numb.
"Heh, nice job. A minute more and I would have had to stop you. Now let's see how your skill looks." I congratulated him before he brought up his new skill.
Angry Roar (Active) Lv: 7 Exp: 0.0% - All damage is increased by 8% for 16 seconds. Consumes 25 MP. Enemies of equal total RP are pushed away by 5 meters. Enemies of lower total RP are pushed back by 10 meters and have a small chance of fleeing.
"Not bad. It's gonna be a little while before it's battle worthy, but when it is, you're gonna be one hell of a heavy hitter."
"Damn right I am! Just wait, I'll be knocking hollows out of the park in no time!" Good, he's back to his old self. Now for Ururu.
"Alright Jinta, see that boulder over there?" I pointed towards one of the smaller boulders in the training room before handing him a pair of Mana Potions. "I want you to start using your Jinta Homerun on that boulder, and don't stop until either you smash through it, or I stop you."
"What do I do when I'm done busting it up?"
"Oh? You think you can smash through it before I'm finished with Ururu?"
"Hell yeah!" Jinta smirked before chugging one of the potions and rushing towards the rock with his club held high above his head.
I looked around for Ururu before I spotted her sitting atop the largest boulder in the clearing, my spiritual sense unable to pick her up even when I Shunpo'd right next to her. And here I thought I was supposed to be the rogue class; if I hadn't seen her with my eyes I never would have found her. "Hey Ururu, what's your Spiritual Sense at now?"
Ururu looked up at me before she brought up her skills. "Umm, Level 23."
"…Huh, I expected one level, not three. Nice. Come on, it's your turn for training." I offered my hand to her and helped her up before Shunpo-ing back into the clearing. Letting go of her hand, I kneeled down so we were both eye level. "Alright Ururu, you have to choices for your training. Do you want to learn a defensive technique, or an offensive one?"
She hesitated for a moment, looking towards the oversized gun that she held in the arm I hadn't held onto before looking back at me. "D-defensive."
I raised an eyebrow, less out of confusion and more for theatrics. "Are you sure?"
Ururu nodded her head. "I…don't like hurting people. I know that sometimes I have to, and I've done it before, but I don't like to fight. People get hurt, and when people get hurt, they get angry, and it's scary when people get angry." She ducked her head a little, but didn't break eye contact. "Am…am I weird?"
I blinked a few times before I smiled and patted her head. "No more than anyone else in the shop. Besides, the world needs that kind of thinking. Otherwise people like me would never realize that even if it's not to our tastes, there is a world outside fighting. Never lose that kindness of yours Ururu, it's a gift that few others possess."
The younger girl gave a small smile before she nodded her head…and then looked almost sad for a moment before she swung her gun onto her shoulder, a surprisingly determined stare on her face.
Hmm, well I'll ask about it later. "Ururu, what kind of recoil does your cannon have?"
The younger girl put her hand to her chin and looked up at the ceiling in thought. " Umm, it's really strong. If I don't plant my feet, it throws me backwards."
As if to illustrate her point, Ururu dropped the cannon from her shoulder and pointed it towards a nearby boulder before pulling the trigger, the room echoing with a resounding explosion as the cannon turned the large stone to ruble while simultaneously throwing the small girl back a good six meters before her feet hit the ground and she slid to a stop.
Hmmm…I just had an idea. "Ururu, can you do that again? But this time aim sideways."
Nodding her head, the younger girl swung the barrel so it was parallel to her body, took aim, and pulled the trigger again, repeating the previous event with equal success; boulder destroyed and sticking the landing. I had her repeat the process multiple times, instructing her to point the barrel in a variety of different angles until I was sure that my idea could work. "Alright Ururu, now you're going to be dodging these rocks using the recoil until you either get a window or I hit you with one of these stone. Think you can do it?"
"Mmhm, I'm ready!" Heh, she doesn't even realize she's almost yelling. Nice to know she's got a voice setting above 'Quiet'.
"Good! Now watch your head!" I yelled back as I chucked a stone a little smaller than a golf ball (like hell I was gonna use anything bigger, I'm not that stupid!) at her, Ururu already having swung the cannon to her side and fired before it got half way to her, pulling the trigger again when she saw that I had already chucked another rock at her. Snatching up a handful of rocks in both hands when I saw she had evaded again, I swung my arms sideways this time, forcing her to point the cannon barrel down before jumping up, the recoil sending her up towards the sky before she aimed down to dodge another rock, letting another round loose as she approached the ground to slow her decent, a pair of windows appearing as she landed. Good thing too, cause I was out of rocks.
"So, what's the verdict?" I asked as I looked at the little blue screens alongside her.
Two-handed Gun Mastery Leveled Up.
Two-handed Gun mastery is Lv: 23
A special skill has been created through a special action.
'Recoil Dodge' has been created.
Have a blast dodging your enemy's attacks with a simultaneous hit-and-run technique.
Recoil Dodge (Active) Lv: 1 Exp: 0.0% - Maximum dodge distance: 10 meters. Base Damage: 35. Consumes 25 RP per use.
"Nice! Now to level it up." I smiled at Ururu as I began walking around and picking up any small rocks I could find before turning to the younger girl. "Get ready, cause now the fun begins."
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10 minutes later
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Training Camp
Objectives:
Help Jinta learn/create a new technique
Train the technique to Lv: 5 or Higher
Train Jinta's Club Mastery to Lv: 20 or Higher
Train Jinta's Jinta Homerun to Lv: 15 or Higher
Help Ururu learn/create a new technique
Train the technique to Lv: 5 or Higher
Train Ururu's Two-Handed Gun Mastery to Lv: 24 or Higher
Train Ururu's Spiritual Sense to Level Lv: 22 or Higher
Success: 60000 Exp
Failure: 6000 Exp
Bonus Objectives:
?
8000 Exp added per bonus completed
Quest Complete!
Level Up!
Kyle Wilson
The Gamer
Title: Ghost Buster
Level: 23 Exp: 33000/1000000
HP: 925/925
MP: 600/600
RP: 1870/1870
STR: 31
VIT: 37
DEX: 48
INT: 24
WIS: 24
LUK: 21
Points: 18
Status: Intermediate Martial Artist (+1 STR, +1 VIT, +1 DEX every second level, Learn Hakudo/Martial Arts based techniques +25% faster), Yoruichi's Apprentice (Gain +2 additional points to all stats per level gained while under Yoruichi's Apprenticeship, Hakudo Exp gain +50%, Shunko Exp gain +50%, Shunpo Exp gain +75%)
I closed the windows, a little ticked that I didn't get the bonus objective, before looking at the tired forms of Ururu and Jinta before I gave the two a proud smile. "Well done, both of you. Jinta, you managed to smash through the boulder before I was finished with Ururu just like you said you would, and Ururu, you managed to evade all the rocks I threw at you without getting hit once. What do you say I take you two to the new arcade that just opened up a few blocks away as a reward?"
"Really? You mean it? Awesome!" Jinta jumped up and raced for the exit, his fatigue vanishing apparently forgotten. I laughed as I walked after him, Ururu following behind me.
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5 minutes later
Karakura Arcade
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As the three of us walked through the glass entrance doors, we were bombarded by a barrage of flashing multi-colored lights and the noise of a hundred different machines. Gaia damn it, I feel like I'm gonna throw up, my eyes and ears are getting way too many mixed signals!
Get out of my he-…oh screw it. If she hasn't stopped yet, she isn't gonna stop now.
"Ooooh! Big Bro, check it out!" Jinta drew my attention away from the seizure inducing mess of color and sound to show that he and Ururu were both pointing at a pair of small (compared to me) green and purple bikes with the English words 'Soul Cutter' written in on the frame that were hanging on the prize wall. "Those are the new Soul Cutter BMXs! Most stores don't even sell them yet!"
…Soul Cutter. Really? That's what they're called? Now that's just lazy…or is it ironic? Or maybe a really stupid coincidence? Shaking my head, I looked at the tags hanging underneath them…that's a lot of zeros.
"Well, if you two want them, you're gonna have to earn them." Looking around the arcade, I saw what seemed to be a token machine before I reached into my pocket and grabbed a set of bills before handing a few to each of them.
The two of them gladly took the bills before they turned to the balding, middle-aged man who was leaning against the counter. "Hey mister, do you have Whack-A-Tanuki and Mansion of the Dead in this place?"
…Two things. One, face-palm. Two, they're deliberately looking for games where they can exploit their respective weapons expertise and their near super-human physical abilities and senses. I'm so proud!
The man behind the counter looked over at the two before dismissing them with a lazy hand gesture. "Yeah, I think they're somewhere around here. Now unless you've got tickets, beat it."
Wow, what a jackass.
Following after Ururu and Jinta as they ran to the token machine, I waited until they had their tokens before grabbing a few of my own and telling them to find me in an hour before we dispersed. Walking through the various games, I tried to find one that caught my interest, an activity that took a good ten minutes before I spotted what I assumed to be the section of the arcade dedicated to more 'physical' arcade games: A Dance-Dance Revolution (Yay, no pun!), a few 'test-your-strength' games, and… Battle Mania: Punch of the South Star.
Guess I spoke to soon.
Deciding to save that one for last, I walked up to one of the power punching games, inserted a pair of tokens, and took a step back to let the bag drop before I reared my fist back and sent it forward.
I learned a few things the moment I made contact with the bag. First, even if it's not my highest stat, my STR still makes me much stronger than a normal person. Second, these machines were made for the average, everyday human to use.
Not people like me, as evidenced by the fact that the CLOTH-FILLED leather bag had smashed through, and was now embedded in the HARDEND PLASTIC pressure plate that was used to tell a person how hard they punched. The fact that sparks, electronic bits, and on the brighter side tickets were now shooting out of the machine were also pretty good indicators…
Walking away now. Just whistling and walking away from something that has absolutely nothing to do with me. After grabbing the tickets of course; far be it from me to look a completely coincidental gift horse in the mouth.
After I was sure no one was looking for me, I continued to simply walk around for a bit before Jinta, most of his body now completely covered in tickets, came running up to me. "Hey Big Bro, check out all my tickets. That Soul Cutter is mine!"
"Nice job Jinta, how did you manage to-" I looked over the paper cluster that covered the youngest Urahara shop resident to see the mangled wreck that I assume used to be Whack-A-Tanuki. "Never mind."
"U-umm, do you think we have enough?" I turned my head to see that much like Jinta, Ururu was also covered head to toe in tickets…nope, I'm not gonna look at her game of choice. I know it's most likely fine due to likely being a non-contact game like my world's version and Ururu's inherently kind nature, but I'm not gonna risk it. I refuse to risk it.
The three of us walked to the prize counter, the man looking like he was gonna wave us off again before he caught sight of our tickets, his eyes bulging out of his head and his jaw dropping as we placed the tickets on the counter. "We would like the Soul Cutters please."
The man just gaped as he seemed to count the tickets before his face went from shocked to cruel. "Oh I'm sorry, you have enough but I'm afraid these are yesterday's tickets, so I'm afraid they're invalid."
"Excuse me? That's bullshit, we won these tickets fair and square, and there aren't even dates printed on them!" I growled as I slammed my hand down on the counter. I'd love to let my Reiatsu loose and threaten to snap this guy like tooth pick, but there are too many kids in here. I may not be hero or even pretend to be one, but I'm not about to start harming a bunch children because one guy is trying to cheat me.
"We don't use dates, we use color to differentiate between the tickets."
"Then you wouldn't mind showing me now would you?"
"Sorry, but I can't leave the counter unattended to go get them. I'm afraid you're gonna have to come back another day."
"Sorry? I'll show you sorry old man!" Jinta yelled as he tried to climb over the counter before I pulled him back.
"Hmph, kids these days. No respect for honest work. Your parents should be ashamed of you." Jinta froze in my grip, his face going from red to pale as a sheet in moments, unshed tears at the corners of his eyes. I didn't need to know Jinta's story to decide what was gonna happen to this asshole.
He was gonna pay. Dearly.
"Jinta, Ururu, we're going." I didn't give the bastard a second glance as the three of us left. If he was gonna be a greedy jackass, then I knew exactly how to make him pay.
As the three of us walked out of the building, I stopped and knelt down so I was eye-level with them. "You two head back to the shop. I've got a few personal errands to run."
Ururu looked worried before nodding, while Jinta just kept his head down. "Jinta."
He looked up at me. "I don't know the story behind you being upset, and I won't ask if you don't want me to, but don't let anything that comes out of the mouths of jackass' like that get to you. You're a lot stronger than that."
Not one of my better speeches, but from how he wiped his eyes and nodded his head, I think I got my point across. "Good, now get going."
I waved at the two as they walked away before ducking into a nearby alley and Shunpo-ing up to the roof of the arcade. Now it was time to wait.
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Midnight
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I watched as the man from the counter locked the doors to the arcade before walking away. I waited a few minutes before focusing my senses, making sure no one was around before I hopped down to the street and turned to the glass double doors. I didn't have to have INT and WIS to figure out it probably had a security system in place in case anyone tried to force the doors open, so how to get in...
Oh, I just had a brilliant idea.
Raising my hand to the sky, I created a standard ID. After all, damage done in the ID doesn't affect the outside world.
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3rd person POV
The next morning
Urahara Shop
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"Jinta, Ururu, I have a present for the two of you!" Kyle called out as he opened the shop door.
"What kind of present Big Br-" Jinta was cut short as he spotted the Soul Cutter bike leaning against the teen's hip before a smile broke out across his face, a sentiment shared by Ururu, who had just walked into the front of the shop. "No way! Are those real? How did you get them?"
Kyle chuckled. "Well, I decided to go back and…'persuade' the owner. Now get going you two, I'll handle the chores today."
Walking into the back of the shop as the two kids rushed outside, Kyle sat down at the table for some breakfast and turned on the little TV that Urahara kept in the corner, the little screen popping up to show the news channel.
"And todays early morning story: the robbery of a new arcade has police baffled due to a seeming lack of entry point. We now go live to our field reporter Takashi Takanawa. What's the story, Takashi?"
The picture changed to show an average looking reporter standing next to the owner of the arcade. "I'm here with Manzan Hito, the owner of Karakura Arcade. Mr. Manzan, can you tell us what was stolen from the building?"
"Everything! They took everything that wasn't nailed down, and they took the stuff that was nailed down, including the nails! I don't even know who did it because they also took the security cameras!" Kyle laughed at the owners distressed, glad that the arcade machines and counter had fit in his inventory.
AN: So yeah, nothing serious this chapter. I know some of you were hoping for Uryu, but he's coming within the next two or three chapters. I just really wanted to get this out in time for Halloween. The next chapter will be longer, I promise.
Omake Time!
VG Omake 2: Ururu and Jinta (Like the Ice Climbers or Rosalina and her Luma)
Specials
Neutral Special
Cannon Shot: Ururu fires her cannon, creating an explosion in front of her if the button is tapped or launching a small energy blast if held
Side Special
Jinta Homerun: Jinta releases a powerful swing that has a small chance of automatically smashing an opponent out of the ring a la Homerun Bat, however it causes atrocious lag if it fails to hit anything
Up Special
Recoil Dodge: Ururu fires her cannon downwards, propelling her and Jinta up and damaging anyone below or to the sides
Down Special
Angry Roar: Jinta releases a loud scream that damages enemies and reflects projectiles
Final Smash
Scattershot: Ururu fires a barrage of large player-seeking energy blasts that create a large explosion on contact
Taunts
Up Taunt: Ururu aims her cannon up and causes a very small explosion
Down Taunt: Jinta slams his club on the ground like a baseball bat
Side Taunt: Jinta grabs onto Ururu's bangs and starts pulling on them