December 27th
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"Greetings, I am Yahatsu Kumo. I am your instructor and Sensei. But before we get going we should get to know each other and our companions. You there, with the Puppy."
"Yo, I'm Kiba Inuzuka, and this here is Akamaru."
"Bark."
"Good, now tell us about why you became a ninja, and what you hope to become in the near future."
"Me and Akamaru are an unstoppable team! We are going to be the best team in the history books!"
"Interesting..." The man adjusted his tinted glasses and the spider on his shoulder chittered a comment only its master understood.
"Nishikon, you're next, inform the team of the same things."
"I am Nishikon Kumo, and this is Yakakyaku."
The large Tarantula on his back chittered in response, only the Sensei understood its words.
"It is my mission to unite all clans, instead of having each with pointless rivalries and wars inside the villages they inhabit. It is my hope to give peace between ninja worlds."
"Interesting...Aburame child, inform us."
"My name is Shino. I control an infestation of Destruction beetles. My mission is personal, and doesn't need to be known to my team, but perfection is the goal I and my family pursue."
"Hmm..." Yahatsu pondered to himself silently. After a few seconds of odd silence he looked at his team. "No doubt some of you have realized what kind of team this is?"
"A beast master team." Shino was the only one that responded.
"Correct, I expected your abilities in observation would give this away. We are a beast master group, and as your Sensei I am going to toughen you, your partner, and your abilities to make you all a formidable team. I and my wife are going to train all of you, I am the combat trainer and my wife will teach you how to tend to your pets and improve your friendship and bonds."
"May I ask why I am here then?" Shino raised his hand. "I do not have a pet like my partners, I have a colony. I am sure you are aware of that."
"Yes, I am fully aware of your colony. But it was a choice based on other observations that you where added to this team. For now, we are going to see how well your pets can perform Clone Jutsus. Have them imitate you, I will identify any flaws in their execution."
Without further instruction, the three young boys stood to the side and gave the commands. With a puff of smoke and a wild buzzing noise, a second set of each of them was displayed before Yahatsu. "Very good..." Yahatsu looked very closely at the Shino clone. With only a small groan his Spider launched at the clones face. Mere millimeters away from his face, Yahatsu grabbed the spider, but sadly the clone dispersed in an attempt to prevent any loss in numbers. "Image was perfect, however without you they lack the ability to foresee a taunt or fake move. Other then that you have very little to work on. Now then, Akamaru..."
He looks the clone up and down, seeing nothing flawed. He even tried scratching the belly and chin as most dogs enjoy, but it held, even with a serious tone. "Tell me your name." Yahatsu commanded the dog.
Silence.
"I said tell me your name." Yahatsu looked at the dog. "You can't talk as a clone can you?"
"No he can't Sensei. He's just a regular dog."
"I wasn't asking you, and even then, in this form he is human, he has vocal cords. This will be your objective: teach the boy to talk. And perhaps work on casual reactions, he tried to hard to conceal any action when I scratched him."
"Yes sir!"
"Now then, Nishikon?"
He looked at the clone very closely, seeing absolutely no mistakes. He even tried fake strikes and Tarantula soft spots. The clone acted as expected. "Very good..." The clone sighed in relief, but as she opened her mouth Yahatsu jammed his fingers into it and pulled out two fangs from the roof of her mouth. "And what's this?!" He pulled on the fangs until they were almost forced out, Yakakyayu screeched and transformed back with an angry chitter.
"I know you do that as defense precautions, but this was merely a clone exercise." He responded to the spider. "Very good all of you. Now then, see my wife at Area 12, your time will determine the quality of your partner's meal. GO!" With a small dust cloud Yahatsu was off running the roof tops. The three boys and their pets quickly followed suit.
Near ten minutes later, the boys arrived at Area 12, tired out from all the webbing they had to dodge.
"What the hell!...huff...huff. You set traps!? What kinda Sensei are you!?"
"That was me." A beautiful young woman in bright various colored robes and gowns stood up, she had clear glasses on, unlike the rest of her family's blackened and tinted ones. "It was merely a small test to see if you could foresee traps. It appears that your vision also needs to be improved."
"This is Yametsuki Kumo. She will teach you how to tend to your pets."
"But first an observation test. You obviously see the difference in our clothes, tell me, why do I dress this way, Nishikon do not give the answer."
"Predators often conceal themselves with their environments, making them harder to see, however, bright colors also warn predators of the danger of attacking this target." Shino said in matter of fact tone.
"Very good, now then, second observation test. This one will always be going, so you don't need to worry about getting it right away. Reifujin is not on me, but is hiding, watching all your movements. You must each find and capture her. Now then, time for the food. I am surprised you all made it at the same time. However, you are slower than expected. But, we shall introduce you to the special meals I shall feed each of you with jobs well done. Shino..." She pours a pile of dark purple pellets on a plate. "These are special pellets, containing chakra so that your bugs will feed on them, but they have an effect on their stomachs, allowing them to hold more chakra, hence allowing you to drain more from an enemy. Kiba..." She pours a bowl of green pellets for Akamaru. "These will steadily improve Akamaru's intelligence and his speed and strength, Making him easier to train under my husbands demanding regime. Nishikon..." She placed a cooked steak on a plate, evidence of spices and herbs have been added. "This is specially prepared to allow better chakra molding and reserves to Yakakyayu."
"My colony has strict diets I am unsure that these pellets are acceptable to add to their meals." Shino raised his hand concerned.
"It's ok, I had made sure to run this by your parents before giving it to you, they say it is acceptable."
"Now then, I must learn of your daily activities with your friends. Kiba?"
"I take Akamaru for walks in and outside the village almost daily. We train and play games, we pretty much do everything together."
"I see, Does Akamaru tell you what he wants to do?"
"Yeah, but chasing the cats is what he wants to do all day."
"Well, as bad as it is for the cats, give him some alone time to do things he wants. Other than that, you have made great progress as a tamer. Nishikon?"
"I train with our cousin in the ANBU squad, providing traps and webbing to hinder his progress. I also hunt and help builders."
"Do you listen to Yakakyayu from time to time?"
"She tends to just silently think to herself, not telling me anything about it."
"Hmmm..." Yametsuki thought to herself. "I'll look into it, it might be something over your head."
"Ok." Yahatsu called out to them. "After they are finished eating, you are free to go about your day. Remember the mission Yametsuki gave you."
"Yes sir!"
And so, closes the day for Squad 10. With high hopes Hinata's team might have more trouble coming their way...