And Hon nodded back to his cousin, relieved to see him attend this class. Hon emphasized the importance of Ninjutsu and Taijutsu in unison with his own fighting style, and that method would be displayed in front of them all today. Interestingly, Eichi chose the knuckles – shaped to inhibit the Gentle Fist Style and the flat palm formation, he wondered what implored Eichi to go for it. However, that in and of itself was part of what they would learn from this class, so he accepted any explanation, really.
Besides… Eichi looked comfortable with them on. And Eichi likely would’ve noticed that while Hon’s left eye was azure-blue and crystal-like – an evolved Byakugan – his right eye… was simply a pale lavender, akin to many others of Hyūga blood.
Riko walked up to the box of items along with Honōme, two kunoichi that Hon had met while recovering at the Aesculapium prior. The latter, however, didn’t have a preference for any weapons and took a bit to decide… with quite a few, weird reasons behind her choosing. Tonfas were a bit heavy? Wakizashis were too sharp? Poking herself all the time with shurikens? Poor girl… no, he wasn’t being sarcastic. He’d learned of her blindness, and all the challenges that came with that disability. If anything… was it alright to bring all of these sharp, lethal weapons to her? No, no, no, he wasn’t only tutoring her… and she chose the fan, in the end! He could still leave behind a valuable lesson, after all.
…
He could’ve sworn he heard a loud siren go off. For the briefest of moments, a pair of ghastly red orbs floated behind him, increasing in size with black tomoe spinning about and the shivers resembling the sensation of ants running down your entire back following in tow. And just as quickly as the dread slammed into him, it disappeared… and the ANBU Sennin, Mirō-sama, had entered the classroom. He didn’t know why she decided to come here… but their eyes met. And she looked… entertained? Intrigued? He knew her better than that – this felt like a damn hostage situation all of a sudden.
But he couldn’t show it… it’d be too confusing and make certain secrecies fall apart. Therefore, he simply smiled back and replied: “I see… understood!” He looked rather bashful, even resting a hand behind his head as if this was a mere soft surprise, but there was more to it than the typical eye could see…
“Now that you’ve picked up a weapon, I can showcase today’s topic – Elemental Channeling,” he explained to all, following up by picking up a single tonfa and pointing the long pole to one side, “It’s a very special kind of Ninjutsu. It manifests when you channel your Elemental Chakra through a weapon, and the results vary between elements. Say, if one possesses the Lightning Element-”
*BRRRRRRRRRRZZZZZZZZZZZZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!*
The entire classroom lit up, and particles in a crooked line excited with the surge of excessive energy traveling through them. They formed a forked, dancing wither of hair that turned out to be living lightning flickering through the tonfa that Hon was holding, with the sound alone brimming in the backs of people’s heads. Yet shinobi were accustomed to this level of decibels, and those who had an affinity for lightning would barely be startled. The cloak of lightning shrank in size, until a flickering outline of the tonfa was created from it, surrounding the weapon like a cloth hung over it. “This tonfa, which could normally just be used to cave an enemy’s skull in, now also has the ability to run electricity through their bodies upon mere contact… but that’s just when channeling the Lightning Element through it. Lightning often travels in very sharp lines, so a weapon that compliments such a straightforward approach could prove most optimal, but not all of you chose a tonfa now.”
He'd end channeling Lightning through the tonfa, and the room would return to its normal hue once more. Hon had to readjust the frequency at the beginning, given that he… might’ve overdone it for a split second. Just a little bit. Either way, the channeling was now over, and he’d look over the class again. “You all chose different weapons – knuckles, wakizashis, and fans. What elements do you think would suit when channeled through your chosen equipment?”