Ninja Monk Quest #2

>Your name is Amon Shuu, a humble monk of the Water Temple.
>You have no family to speak of. Whether you had any to begin with is a question you don't have an answer to. You were just one of the many casualties of the 2nd Shinobi World War, an orphan. Your luck pulled through when a wandering monk snatched you from the debris of a border skirmish between Konohagakure and Kirigakure, your village having been reduced to rubble in the midst of battle. You were 4 years old. The monk, Myatsuu, brought you back to the Water Temple in the marshy coastlines of the Land of Water. This is where your story begins.

>Last thread you met a man named Sakumo Hatake, had a bout with the stern monk Tai, and had a go at trying out one of the sealing techniques you’ve recently studied.

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“Do you have any idea how dangerous that was, Amon? Seals are not toys to play with. You, our archivist, of all people should know this. The techniques I have allowed you to study are powerful, maybe even more than you understand.”

The disapproving face of Myatsuu, your teacher and friend, stares you down. Following your spar, Tai had gone and reported to the Head Priest of the Temple…unfortunately for you, also Myatsuu.

Tai nods his head in the corner of the priest’s meditation chamber, attempting to discreetly rub his (undoubtedly still somewhat numb) stomach when he thinks neither of you are looking in his direction.

“I know, Master Myatsuu, I let my curiosity get the better of me. I just wanted to see a technique for myself for once instead of reading about it in some dusty tome.” You finally concede. Tai lets out a loud humph at this.

“You spoil him too much, Myatsuu,” he chides, “a monk’s life is not discovery and adventure, but control and self-mastery. He is too young to be handling….magics...beyond his ability.” Tai leers at you as he finishes the last bit.

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“Tai, I recall correctly, you were a brash young man yourself when you were that age,” Myatsuu warmly smiles at the stern monk, “I even may remember a event involving a certain traveling musician? What was her name again…”

Tai coughs loudly. “That….won’t be necessary, sir.”

“Must I always be the one to remind you to call me Myatsuu, Tai?” the jovial monk smirks in his direction, “I think I’m more than capable of handling any discipline from here. You may leave.”

“But….” Tai begins to protest, hesitates, then nods slightly and walks out from the arched doors of the room. You can tell he expected to have a say in the matter of your sentence…

Myatsuu leans in closer to you until you are nearly eye-to-eye with his white beard.

“Now, I suppose you’ll need a punishment for your action,”
His eyes twinkle slightly before his rigid expression breaks into a grin,
“Namely not having me around to see the look on Tai’s face when it happened.”

“I’ll give you a say in what you’d consider a fair and just punishment, Amon.”

>Sentenced to a day in the Temple’s Gardens to “meditate” on what you’ve done
>You must have Tai as your permanent sparring partner from here on out
>You must spend the rest of your day in the archives, looking for some esoteric piece of information Myatsuu decides on
>You’re on guest duty for the forseeable future
>You must clean all of the temple’s relics and treasures
>You must teach the younger monks about sealing techniques
>You must sit and meditate with Myatsuu himself, so that you may benefit from the “wisdom” he imparts
>write in

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>You must have Tai as your permanent sparring partner from here on out.

>You must spend the rest of your day in the archives, looking for some esoteric piece of information Myatsuu decides on

QUEST FOR KNOWLEDGE

>Sentenced to a day in the Temple’s Gardens to “meditate” on what you’ve done

>You’re on guest duty for the forseeable future

calling vote in a little bit. If there isn't consensus then I'll let the dice decide

>>You must teach the younger monks about sealing techniques
>>You must sit and meditate with Myatsuu himself, so that you may benefit from the “wisdom” he imparts

Rolled 5 (1d6)

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1. Tai
2. Archives
3. Gardens
4. Guests
5. Teaching
6. Senpai

writing

>least cool option won
we are mere playthings to the cruel dice gods

at least you'll understand sealing more

for when you construct your own seals and techniques in the future

You stop to think for a moment as you consider the possibilities. You could take this as an opportunity to escape to the archives…but you’ve probably scraped the knowledge out of almost every book there already. You could meditate in the Gardens to focus your chakras or even spend some time learning from Myatsuu. As long as you don’t have to spar with Tai more, you’ll take it as a win. How about…

“I’d think teaching my own knowledge of seals to my peers would be a just punishment, si- Myatsuu.” You quickly correct yourself.

He laughs cheerily at this as he moves back to his favorite meditation spot, a single mat atop a small raised dais of earth in the richly-vegetated room. “Ah yes, teaching your own secrets then? Passing on your own efforts and powers to others. Some might even say it would be relieving yourself of your pride in the matter. How very wise of you, Amon…so be it. You’ll find them in the courtyard at this time.” He finishes with a wink before closing his eyes and reforming his familiar, stony expression of deep meditation as you turn to leave the small enclosure of the temple.
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“How do I make a summoning contract?”
“Can I seal people I don’t like into a book?”
“Was Myatsuu ever good at sealing?”
“Does that one guest know anything about this stuff? I think he’s from a hidden village”

You sigh wearily. A handful of monks slightly younger than you- a couple barely past single digit ages- are your students. Once they saw their teacher for the day was a teenager himself, they lost any sense of importance in the lesson and began to openly banter and ask questions. A dark-haired monk-in-training tries to blow a grass whistle.
He ended up making sputtering noises.

>Where to begin?

>Sealing and the nature of Chakra
>Heavenly and Earthen Seals
>Legends of great sealing sages and their powers
>Summoning Contracts?
>Barriers
> the gift of the sages
>The calligraphy and symbols of sealing + materials used

>Legends of great sealing sages and their powers
>Sealing and the nature of Chakra
Start with attention grabbing stories and then go over the basics

>Legends of great sealing sages and their powers
>Sealing and the nature of Chakra
>The calligraphy and symbols of sealing + materials used

>>Sealing and the nature of Chakra
>Legends of great sealing sages and their powers

Going with this.

You stop to think about this. The best way to go about this would be to start with the attention-grabbing stories to get them to focus on you. After you can cover the basics. Who knows? This may even end up being entertaining for you.

“Who here has heard the story of the Legendary Five Gates, the great sealing monks?” You finally call out to the group, standing up as you do so. Most of the eyes in the small crowd turn to you, puzzled.

“These five formed the basis of most sealing techniques we know to this day, and were said to possess extraordinary powers as well.”

“The Five Gates would become heroes in their time, the period of the warring clans. They traveled spreading a message of balance and harmony and spread the belief of the ninshu. Unfortunately, the time was too violent for their ideas. Realizing this, by necessity these five noble monks would transform their writings and philosophies into techniques to pacify those holding sway over populations and control power itself, the chakras.

The monks vowed to combat the evils of this world and parted ways to bring that dream to reality.
Where these enlightened ones walked, it is said that evil was banished and peace blossomed. In ending the evils of their time, the monks took action for those who could not, the oppressed and wounded. In time they would develop their own techniques and hold sway over the very hearts of men.” You finish.

“Tell us more! I bet they could blow fireballs!” multiple voices call out from the eager, now wide-eyed kids.

“Fire? In a way, you’re right,” you chuckle, “It is said that among their powers was the ability to manipulate and bind the chakra in another’s body. Legends say that one of the sages stopped a bloodthirsty warlord this way; the man, fueled with hunger for the fires of war, was literally consumed by them when the sage transformed the man’s own chakra into scorching flames... within his own body, burning him alive.”

There is a chorus of oooh’s and ahhh’s from the peanut gallery.

“Another sage was said to be a master of not only sealing arts, but physical as well. It is said he spent a lifetime developing a full-body seal along the lines of his own body's 8 gates. It was said he had more stamina, strength, and energy than any man alive…but at first glance would look like nothing greater than an old, crippled man. It is believed the seals he created and branded himself with would store, generate, and recycle his chakra utilizing the eight gates themselves. In the only recorded instance where he was seen using this technique, writings say people could see golden light for miles as if a second sun had risen.”

"All the sages could transform chakra into any element through use of seals and bindings. All of these sealing sages had achieved the titular 'gift of the sages' which we meditate and strive for every day as monks, a chakra affinity beyond- and indeed, without- element. Their chakra and minds were pure of any worldly attachment."

Some of the kids may actually be drooling now.....the perfect time to sneak in the educational section.

"So, how did they do it? What is chakra"? How can a simple design, a pattern of ink- and occasionally paper-, have such a sway over a person's energy?

The answer is deceptively simple, especially when realized. The universe finds it's given structure and meaning in numbers and symbols, these carry inherit meaning and powers...for example,"

You point to the sky above,

"the four cardinal directions determine position and place in this land. The five elements compose all matter in this universe. To create life, there needs to exist two of a kind or -in the case of the unique, or the abomination- there will be only one. Does chakra follow these rules of structure?"

The young monks look at each other, some nod and others vigorously shake their heads.

You smile and you point to a boy in the front row, nodding his head enthusiastically.
"You're right. Chakra is itself produced in certain forms and patterns within the body. You can see an example of this when you look at the pattern of your hair growth. It grows in the direction your chakra naturally flows, cycles, and churns throughout the body. While chakra may flow like water within one's body, sealing designs and patterns- combined with chakra themselves and in particular formations- can redirect, shape, and even entirely control this natural flow."

Yes, the art of sealing is quite literally the art of understanding the world's purpose...how and why it functions the way it does. Why it is what it is. This is something you have spent many nights wondering, even before you'd become a monk.

Maybe this is why you found a home in these practices of seals, ink, and design. In books.

"Mister Shuu, I need to go to the bathroom," the youngest kid in the class of monks calls out.

Food for thought you guess, probably for later.

You notice then that it's been at least an hour or two since you started this lecture. Given the amount of information you'd given them...you probably have fulfilled that punishment.

"Class dismissed"

As they quickly scurry to and fro, you decide to...

>Head to the guest house
>Report back to Myatsuu
>See if Tai is around, maybe apologize
>See if the temple quartermaster requires anything
>Archives for study
>Shrine for praying
>Write in

>Archives for study

>>See if Tai is around, maybe apologize

How the fuck can one be a ninja and a monk?

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>Archives for study

OP went and got pizza, continuing now

>Archives for study

you decide to retreat to the familiar archives. While blowing the minds of younger kids may be a fun pastime, it wouldn't have happened without the hours of study you've already put into that dusty space of scrolls and lore.

You make the walk through the courtyard and into the depths of the temple itself, where the papers and ink of the scrolls in the archives are free from the ever-humid air of the Land of Water.

The shelves contain a wealth of knowledge, a veritable treasure it itself. In this place is stored the writing of generations, the oldest document you've found going back more than several centuries.

Scanning the bookshelves, your eyes rest upon the familiar sight of your desk. You sit down and shift the weigh comfortably before you get to work on the latest project:

>An paper of unknown age, falling apart at the seams. The designs imprinted on it don't resemble any seals you know of and there is no lettering either. It bears some resemblance to a map of the continents?
>A single, well maintained scroll. This was the previous archivist's project as well. It is an old scroll believed to contain a journal or account of one of the Five Gates, the legendary sages. It needs to be restored and the ink is almost entirely faded in spots
>A lengthy document containing the techniques mastered, as well as accompanying instructional diagrams, of the previous high priest of the water temple. An autobiography of sorts
>Basic Instructional texts in medical jutsu and ninjutsu from the closest villages, Konoha and Kiri. Recently printed.
>A brand new book you haven't seen before. This literally must have been just delivered.

>An paper of unknown age, falling apart at the seams. The designs imprinted on it don't resemble any seals you know of and there is no lettering either. It bears some resemblance to a map of the continents?

>A brand new book you haven't seen before. This literally must have been just delivered.

>A lengthy document containing the techniques mastered, as well as accompanying instructional diagrams, of the previous high priest of the water temple. An autobiography of sorts

I'll call the vote in 10 minutes or so, with dice if no consensus

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>A single, well maintained scroll. This was the previous archivist's project as well. It is an old scroll believed to contain a journal or account of one of the Five Gates, the legendary sages. It needs to be restored and the ink is almost entirely faded in spots

Restoring it can be one of our little projects

Fair enough.

That's cool.

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