Open Creatures [Class]

[Honnou]

”Hmh… I haven’t held a class in a while,” Hon spoke to the large, coiled-up serpentine beast whose side he was currently resting on. They were both outside of the large three-story pagoda that was the Aurora Eruditio, the Academy of the Hidden Cloud Village. Outside were large flats, circle formations of rocks, wooden target dummies, and other disciplines and meeting areas. Hon was suggested by one of the instructors of the Academy to hold a class about Summoning Contracts of all things… and not Taijutsu.

“Crazy things often happen in my classes, though. Maybe I’m ridden with bad luck,” he pondered with a pout, causing the large, black dragon to grunt. Kokurenga was a beast of no words, but even with his large, ferocious face, he had a way of grimacing and responding with facial traits. Oh well. The instructors had informed several Academy Students and recently graduated Genin about this class, and Hon was simply waiting for them to show up outside of the pagoda.

Now, the sight of a giant dragon such as Hon’s pal Kokurenga – who was easily longer than two busses and could carry multiple people on his back – might’ve caused panic in days of yore… but dragons were real. They’d reappeared a while ago, and while the world was still trying to catch up, these dragons had sort of re-integrated themselves back into the natural cycles.

But the sight of a giant dragon coiled around like a snake outside of the pagoda? It was certain to make or break a bunch of students’ days, but Hon was sitting down and leaning against the creature's scales with no worries.

WC: 274
TWC: 274

 

[Tenshi Ono]

Stretching her arms out wide and letting out a yawn the young kunoichi was heading to the academy for another day to prove that she was the very best. "I wonder who's ass I get to kick today? I hope that mouthy little Aiko and her stupid faced friend Akari aren't in this class or I'll just have to stomp them into the dirt again, dumb bitches."

She chuckled, touching the sealing scrolls that rested on the back of her waist band. If anything happened that she didn't like in this class she'd just conjure the massive weapon she used frequently. She may be small, but her strength was obnoxious.

Stepping into the outside section of the academy where she was instructed to meet for her class her eyes landed upon a small ugly man and his large snake. Her eyes narrowed down staring at the two of them before looking around.

"Hey, Uncle, I am looking for a shinobi class out here. Have you seen a ninja by chance? "

Sne looked him up and down, unimpressed. She would begin to continue to walk around slightly looking up and down trying to find where her sensei would be located.

"You snake better not have ate my sensei, Uncle."

she crossed her arms staring at the man she didn't realize was the sensei she was searching for was actually this man she was talking to. She let out a sigh before looking over her back towards the entrance of the school. She wonders if the sensei went back inside to take a piss.

MFT:264

 

[Asano Kairen]

Stepping onto the outside section of the academy, Kairen barely glanced at the familiar surroundings. The usual sight of wooden dummies and training formations lined the open space, but today, an unfamiliar presence loomed over the area—a massive, coiled dragon.

"…That's not something you see every day."

His steps slowed, his eyes tracing the enormous creature's form, the glint of scales reflecting in the daylight. He’d read about summons before, of course, but seeing a dragon in person was something else. It was… unsettling. Not out of fear—no, fear would’ve made sense. Instead, his mind wandered in a different direction.

"What does a dragon’s insides look like?"

It was a fleeting thought, a whisper of curiosity that came as naturally as wondering how a clock worked after taking it apart. But he pushed the idea aside just as quickly. He wasn't stupid enough to test it. For now.

His gaze flickered toward the man leaning against the beast, seemingly at ease. That has to be the instructor. If not, then someone here was about to have a very interesting day.

A loud voice cut through the quiet, and his attention shifted toward a girl who carried herself with a mix of arrogance and aggression. He watched as she addressed the supposed instructor with an almost comical lack of awareness.

"She’s either fearless or painfully unaware."

He lingered a few paces away, making no move to announce himself. He preferred to take in the situation first—to observe the dynamic between the students and the teacher before deciding how to engage. For now, he simply watched, hands in his pockets, waiting for the lesson to begin.

[WC: 274]

 

[Tamashi Seto]

Walking down one of the many corridors that made up the academy, the more loose portions of his armor clanks as he kept tilting his head over his shoulders, his crimson red eyes eying the numerous room as he walked by. In annoyance, he sighed briefly at his predicament. Where was that boy at? He remembered Kei muttering something about training at the academy or something like that. He couldn't remember, and frankly, he didn't understand why he even come here. He thought that, but deep down, he knew the reason. With himself now more busy than ever, he didn't always have the time he needed to oversee his training, much to his distain. Today was supposed to be different since he wasn't on assignment, giving him some free time, and this was how Kei was repaying him? He shook his head slightly in disappointment before arriving outside, landing himself straight into a training courtyard.....that was currently occupied. He raised a eyebrow before he caught view of the massive, serpentine beast. Recognizing it immediately as a dragon from one of the bestiary scrolls he had read in the past, he was, for a moment, taken back by it's majestic form. He never thought he see one, and he was, standing only a few dozen feet away from one. When his eyes laid on Hon, he immediately snapped back to reality however with a quick, subtle shake of his head. He than cleared his voice before speaking, despite being slightly caught off guard.

Tamashi Seto
"Apologies Hon Sensei for interrupting. I was not aware you still taught classes here. I was just looking for my Genin apprentice. I'm going to assume you didn't see him? Dark hair ponytail boy with ginger highlights? Oh, and of course, one with a overly eager, super positive attitude?~"

He said that last part with a smirk. He was just teasing, but If Kei heard him, he probably pout, knowing him. Still, he was surprised to find Hon Sensei at the academy. He figured he be on a important mission or something of the like, than again, he vaguely remembered his days at the academy, and attending one of his taijutsu classes. "Good Times" He thought to himself. It was one of the few classes he enjoyed back than, compared to the others, which were usually a snooze fest.
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[Honnou]

Uncle? Damn, he didn’t know he’d gotten old enough for that title already… huh… h-huh? What a weird question. There were ninjas everywhere, if she meant the likes of passing Genin, Chūnin, and Jōnin. But her rather judgmental gaze and strolling about… was she being sarcastic? Why? Uh…

He chalked it up to a missing chromosome and ignored her blatant disrespect. “I’m the Sensei you’re looking for, kid,” he responded, nonchalantly and uncle-like. He might as well play into the role he’d been graciously gifted, although he was still wary of making too much of a scene – especially since another curious student was observing the dragon from a distance.

Oh? He caught the voice of a Genin this time, Seto-san, who was looking for a Kei – oh, the guy trying to hide under the dragon’s tail, pouting away? He fit the description. “Yeah, he’s trying to ambush you, so keep your eyes open,” Hon jested in return, looking around, “Good. I should begin the lessons, in case anyone else forgets I’m the Sensei.”

That was mainly aimed at Ono, but regardless.

Kokurenga, the name of the black serpentine dragon that suddenly rose up in the air, leaving Kei exposed- rest in peace. The black dragon swirled around unlike any other creature, swimming in the air unlike serpents swimming in the seas, until he began flying in a wide circle around the Academy. Hon rolled out a scroll, a pretty large one, and showcased upon its paper surface a list of creatures:

Fox​	Toad​	Feline​	Marine Mammal​
Slug​	Ungulate​	Cephalopod​	Mustelid​
Monkey​	Turtle​	Canine​	Dragon​
Spider​	Plant​	Fish​	Leporidae​
Lizard​	Snake​	Shark​	Bird​
Insect​	Rodent​	Crustacean​	Marsupial​

"Tell me - what's your favorite Summoning Contract? Don't be shy, whatever is the coolest or cutest."

 

[Tamashi Seto]

(OOC: Sorry if this is short, I ended up damaging one of my fingers that makes it hard to type since I can't put any pressure on it.)

Hearing Hon's response, he rolled his eyes, not at Hon, but at the thought of his apprentice doing something so idiotic as predictable as that. The last time he "tried" to ambush him, he got flown into a tree Sunako style. At least he was more merciful than that woman, though, not by much. "Of course Kei would try another one of his "ambushes"......he's too eager to prove himself...." He muttered under his breath, before he returned to his attention to Hon, who just reasserted himself as the Sensei for the teime being. He wouldn't complain. Teaching Kei was sometimes, a full blown job. At least Hon was getting paid for it....Or does? Hmm, questions for later. When the black serpent arose from it's resting place, he gave Kei the stink eye from the corner of his eyes. He didn't need to say anything to know Kei had failed once more, and in more ways than one. His silence on the matter was enough. Returning his attention to their teacher, he folded his arms, paying closely attention as Hone revealed a girthy scroll, showing today's lesson was about summoning's. At the mention of favorites, a faint smirk arose on his face, followed by a chuckle.

Tamashi Seto
"I don't really have one, but I have been cursed with little Kami's. Does that count?~"

He kept chuckling, albeit only briefly & quietly before he returned to his normal, serious demeanor. He than looked at the beast that was gracing their presence with it's magnificence. He certainly wouldn't mind a dragon as a partner. Instead, he was stuck with a clan of Loli Youkai's. He resisted the urge to pout at the thought, not wanting to be rude, especially since he was essentially a guest.​

 

[Tenshi Ono]

Ono squinted at the approaching students, eyeing them up and down trying to get a read on how powerful they were. She wasn't impressed, nor did the old man leading the class impress her. She shifted her heels and turned towards the boy that had the shorter hair. "Yo, I'm Tenshi Ono, an' I am going to be the strongest Shinobi within the Land of Lightning. That's a guaranteed fact. Maybe if you're lucky I'll let you on my squad so you can get famous by standing in my shadows." She smiled and extened a fist towards him. Her face was reading as genuine and kind, as did her tone, even if the actual words could be considered condescension.

Turning to look back to the sensei, she raised an eyebrow, a Summoning Contract? Walking towards the large sheet of paper she began to read it over. "What the hell is a Musty-eye-lid?" she said while pointing at Mustelid. Flipping her hair over her shoulder. "I don't care what kind of contract comes begging to me so long as they are able to put up a good fight, so I guess that counts out plants and insects, because lets be honest, what the hell is a flower or an ant going to help you do in a fight?" She chuckled, covering her mouth some.

"The one that sounds the toughest would have to be like the dragons or sharks. Something big and intimidating is the way to go!" She crossed her arms and nodded to confirm her words.

MFT:250+

 

[Tamashi Seto]

Despite himself still being entranced by the magnificence beast before him, swimming and gliding through the air with such elegance It may even make the great Kami's of old envy, he found his attention diverting when he finally heard the Kunoichi finally speak up. Hearing her boisterous words, he found himself drawn to her, forcing his head to tilt in her direction. He smirked with a grin. He liked this one, especially as she made a fist toward the other student he didn't recognize. Kei and the other Genin could be more like her, fearless and eager. Kei was still too soft for his likening, though deep down, he knew he couldn't force him to harden, well not realistically anyway unless he wanted to throw ethic's out the window, something he never do.

Tamashi Seto
"Your a strong one alright....Maybe you can put these two in their place. Northing works better on a whelp than a strong woman kicking their asses in~"

He crossed his arms as he spoke up to the Kunoichi. That was probably the first time he had use profanity in a long time, but there was no better way to describe how he felt on the matter. It was perhaps a little mean maybe, but he knew from prior experience It was a good way to harden up someone, for good or bad, and Kei certainly needed, dreadfully so since he had little experience with women, especially ones who carry themselves like this one. Watching her approach Hon, and make another outburst about strength, there was some truth's in her words, though life taught him that even strength can come in the smallest packages. Still, with her boisterous attitude and her eagerness for battle, he wouldn't mind having her as his apprentice to further complete Kei's team. He doubted she agree, but he doubted she could turn down fighting ronin and rogue shinobi the village couldn't be bothered with. A battle was a battle after all...​

 

[Kaguya Chika]

Just as the instructor conjured the massive chart, Chika rushed from outside towards the teaching area where the class was being held, a piece of jellied toast flopping in her mouth as she hurries to make up for lost time. Yet as she approached, her foot caught on one of the rocks, and she tumbled the rest of the way and landed face first right in front of Hon.

"Ow~" she bemoaned as she slowly sat herself up and dusted the loose dirt from her clothes and skin. Then she reaches for the piece of toast that had been on the ground way past the allotted time for the five-second rule, but stops just as she looks up and sees her teacher right there.

"Oh hi!" she greets him with a nervous chuckle before she stands up and bows towards him. "Sorry I'm late! It won't happen again! I swear!" She glances down at the fallen slice of toast and frowns.

"I promise I was not going to eat that without cleaning it off first," she fibbed, and poorly at that as she picked up the toast, dusted it off and . . . had it confiscated by her own pet ferret that was hiding in her satchel. "Oro!~ That was my breakfast!"

The small mustelid slinks his way up onto her shoulder and nuzzles her cheek, causing her to giggle again. "Oh well~ you're lucky you're my favorite," she coos to him as she scritches his chin. She then turns towards the teacher and notices the list of animals.

"What's that?"

MFT: 266 Words

 

[Honnou]

Little… Kamis? How little, now? Kamis, a type of more complex entities of more… spiritual… compositions, were often embodying humanoid of cryptic forms. Did he mean small humanoids or something like a human-sized giant? You could never be assured about the nature of Kamis. Even Hon knew very little about them.

“I mean… even Kamis can be contracted with. I tried to, once, but the one Kami I met was…”

Flashbacks to the flying lemur-cat-bat-creature made Hon a bit sad. He missed the little critter. “… Unique.” In the end, a younger Hon helped the charismatic guy free his friend – a much, much, much larger Kami – from imprisonment, having been treated like a rabid animal – encaged and abandoned. Where they were now was beyond his guess.

…

Hon blinked slowly as the whirlwind of toast, clumsy limbs, and questionable breakfast etiquette collapsed at his feet. However, his lips twitched faintly when her satchel wriggled, and a small ferret emerged to claim the spoils. This new face, this new student, and her ferret friend… perfect timing, paired with Ono’s question about Mustelids. “That’s a mustelid, by the way, Ono. Perfect timing. And living proof that mustelids take what they want, when they want. Boldness runs in their blood.”

And with that, he could elaborate.

“Mustelids are mammalian creatures of the haired, milk-giving kind – specifically otters, minks, and ermines should come to mind,” he explained, weaving a few handseals and manifesting a small, living body of Lightning Release chakra that took the form of a small badger running around the scroll. It was a unique variation of the Lightning Beast Technique, “Wolverines, weasels, badgers, polecats, martens, grisons, all these are mustelids. Our friend’s ferret here, too, is an exemplary mustelid. They’re not the biggest, nor the fastest. They’re not the strongest, and in the wild, they don’t usually have a numbers’ advantage against prey or predator. They compensate by dominating the fields with pure, wild fighting spirit. To have so much courage that others flinch in fear of what you're capable of, that's their greatest strength.”

… And with that insight, maybe these people's opinions on Mustelid contracts would be different?

“… They’d fit you better than sharks, maybe.”

WC: 360 [MFT]

 

[Tamashi Seto]

At Hon's mention of a individual being able to make a contract with a Kami, he sighed on the inside but kept himself serious on the outside, his arms still crossed. He kept his sight on Kokurenga momentarily before one of his eyes turned to Hon.

Tamashi Seto
"Tell me about it. It would have been a blessing....had I made a contract with a majestic beast like the one before me....but instead, my younger self was tricked...and forced into a contract I cannot escape from."
He eyes closed for a few seconds. In that brief moment, he sighed before smiling briefly.
"Well, no point in crying over spoiled milk. It's been the hand I've been dealt...."
Tilting his head upwards, his eyes flashed open before he return to look at Hon.
"That said, you be wise to be on your guard when your around Yami's of the nine tailed variety~"
He smirked somewhat after that before allowing Hon to continue with the lesson. He hoped no one else would be the plaything victim of those mischievous foxes. They were troublesome to say at the least, and at worst, were soul eaters.

Just when he thought things would jump into high gear, the sound of hastily made footsteps caught his attention. Turning towards the source, his head shifted over his shoulder, revealing a young girl, perhaps an academy student? He had no idea, but given her clothes, and her desperation to reach where Hon was holding the lesson, It was a safe bet she was. His eyes opened slightly as she lost her step and sent herself flying to the ground. His instincts jumped into gear, urging to move If she was ok, but he had to force himself to stop. There wasn't any need, not with Hon here, who was one of the most powerful Shinobi in the village. He could tend to her If she somehow broke something. He did feel bad for her breakfast on the ground however. Once she made her apologizes to their sensei, as well as be a little weird with her breakfast, which was beyond saving by this point, he tapped her on the shoulder, his one eye looking down at her while the other he kept on Hon. "If you pay close attention to Hon Sensei's lesson, I'll buy you breakfast after this. It's important to be at one hundred percent when studying or training." It wasn't his intent to come off as creepy or anything of the sort, but from prior experience, females in this village would often jump to conclusions and jump down his neck over the most mundane things.He returned his attention to back to the lesson, but not before he took notice of the small mustelid. He eyed it momentarily. Was it the norm now to have tiny pets when in the academy? He didn't remember anyone having pets when he was an academy student. He shrugged very faintly at the idea before he listened to Hon explain Mustelids.​

 

[Kaguya Chika]

Chika's face flushes red as she turns towards her sensei and bows. "I'm so sorry for interrupting!" she confesses as she hurries over next to the only male student--the other girl looked too scary. "Um, I'm Chika! Nice to meet you all!"

Her stomach growls as she listens to the boy's offer to buy her breakfast, prompting her to look at him with eager eyes. "Do you promise?" she asks innocently, her eyes growing wide with anticipation. "Then I will pay extra close attention for extra food!" Determined to remember every word that Hon-sensei spoke during this lesson, she turned her attention to the chart as Oro the toast-thieving weasel feasted on his ill-gotten grains.

Of course, seeing the chart listing the various animals and such behind her sensei, the Kaguya girl can't help but raise her hand before blurting out a question: "Hon-sensei? What is an un-ga-late? Is that like a caveman or something?" Despite the awkward delivery of her question, her tone betrayed no hint of playful joking that one might have expected from older, more sarcastic students.