Konoha Research Facility [IC/NDE]

[Solus]

[Konohagakure's exquisite research centre]
" All of science is nothing more than the refinement of everyday thinking. "



On the east side of the village, close to the golden temple of might, lays one of Konoha’s largest complexes: The Research Centre. Formerly a largely ‘empty’ terrain that only housed the botanical gardens and the greenhouse, it has been transformed into one large facility of science and wisdom. Thanks to Konoha’s large layout there was enough room to be made around what already existed, making the entire complex being housed on a stunning eight hectare large area. Within this enormous facility there is everything the budding animalist, herbalist and other type of shinobi researchers could require.

The outer façade of the building in a baroque style itself is built to impress, just as everything the Godaime has built during his reign. Although the entire complex is situated on a hill the hillside facing the entrance has been dug out in five large ‘steps’ to make a perfect straight entrance towards the front of the building. It is however impossible to walk straight towards the entrance, because there is a complex of fountains in the way.

Consisting of twelve steps these fountains reach away from the entrance, each step descending a bit further down the slope towards the building. Each step is made from black granite and white quartzite and all sport a beautiful gilded decoration; each depicting a scene derived from either the world of flora or fauna. In the centre of the fountain there is a large pond with one big circular fountain that consists of many smaller ones. This pond lies below the top seven levels, separating the steps into two sets.

Whereas from the pond three more steps extend to the lowest level the top seven steps end in a steep wall that extends right to the lowest level that extends right to the lowest level. The steep walls around the central fountain and the wall that extends from the sides are built from a durable greywacke stone. There where the large pond intersects the walls there are empty niches in the wall. At the walls on the sides gilded faces protrude from the wall, their mouths ever spraying water from the higher levels to the lower ones. And to complete everything the entire fountain complex is decorated with gilded marble statues, these statues represent muses, gods, famous philosophers and ancient scientists.

On the sides of the fountains stairs extend to the large stone yellow baroque building that sports white trims representing window frames, door frames and columns. It is a square building of a massive size, excluding the gardens and greenhouse it is four hectares in size, mainly containing the vivaria which doubles as a zoo and is therefore open to the public. It also houses a library just behind the entrance which is free to enter for shinobi. Inaccessible to the public are the laboratories, which are also housed in the building.

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[ Library]
’Books, good reader, are the repository of wisdom.’




Within the research centre, upon taking a path which can be found from the lobby, lies a large library of which is open to the public for borrowing of books, scrolls and various items of learning. The Library was built in order to try and widen the hobby interests of Konohagakure's citizens, may it be through the taming of animals, or learning how to plant, harvest and find various herbs. The books which are available to be borrowed have all, generously been donated by members of the village.
The library has quite a vast size, no sight of wall to be seen as it is covered by hundreds upon hundreds of bookcases which are filled with books, scrolls and parchment which are able to be borrowed. The Library itself is made from fine oak- The bookcases included- whilst most wooden structures are coated with a lick of fireproofing which makes it hard for the library to burn. Despite the prominent colours of brown which are apparent within the library, there also seems to be color where the books are, scattering various colours across the walls of the building.
Within the room there also lies various desks with lamps upon them for reading and examining text, and leather chairs which scatter the place in order to be sat on whilst reading. All in all, the Library is a pleasant place with a comfortable atmosphere of which people are invited to come, read and relax.

Who can be found here;
• NPC Alexandria who generally stays at her desk and shouts at people who are being too loud. She accepts book borrowing requests.
• ANBU

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[The Vivaria]
If a man aspires towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals.

Inside the research centre the largest part of the building is reserved for vivaria. These double as a zoo, and it is mainly from the still quite cheap entrance tickets that the centre draws a lot of profit. Within the vivaria animals can be housed comfortably in a more or less natural environment. Due to different animal sizes and their specific needs there is a part with small vivaria, one with larger ones and some big aquaria.




These are the smaller vivaria, meant for well… Small animals. The largest that can be housed in these is a small colony of small dogs, but the most inhabitants are amphibians, reptiles, birds, insects, small mammals, fish and so on. All vivaria has a reinforced glass window, that makes sure that whatever is held within the vivarium will not escape. All vivaria are equipped with a climate system, allowing the internal climate to be precisely adjusted to the inhabitants of the cage. To make it even neater all vivaria are embedded in the wall, with the entrances being at the back where they are only accessible to shinobi, researchers and the caretakers.



The pride of the village; the large vivaria, here, spread over different pens, entire packs of animals up to mammoth size can be reared. Each pen sports a reinforced glass roof, making it unable for anything to either enter or exit through that roof except for the light. It is truly unique that each animal can live inside the building whilst exactly following the outside day and night pattern. Within the roof sprinklers are installed and each pen has its own climate system. This makes it possible to perfectly mimic the climate in the animals normal environment.

An durable electric fence that can extend all the way to the roof depending on whatever is held inside the pen separates the animals from everything outside their cage. Don’t be fooled, the fence is extremely strong and requires an amount of force that even outrageous for a mammoth before it breaks. Glass panes separate the public from the electric fence, since the last the village wants is the visitors to electrocute themselves. The pens can be accessed from the back where they are only accessible to shinobi, researchers and the caretakers.



Then finally there are the aquaria, once again these have a climate system that exactly monitors the water conditions in each aquarium, making life as comfortable as possible for those who inhabit it. These aquaria have been built to house the worlds largest and strongest sea animals too. The Perspex that separates the public from the water and the animals is more than a meter thick and reinforced, making it virtually impossible to make a dent in this defense, let alone allow the animals to get out. The entrances to these aquaria are on the top, where they are only accessible to shinobi, researchers and the caretakers.

Who can be found here;
• A number of scientists in white labcoats who walk about the area staring at the animals and writing down notes.
• Visitors
• Animal caretakers
• ANBU

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[Solus]

[Poison and mixture information and creation lab]



A room guarded by ANBU within the research facility and protected even more so with a door mechanism similar to a safe, formed out of thick, durable steel, this room is only able to be entered with permission of the desk assistant of one of the scientists who can usually be seen roaming around the facility. Upon given permission, you will then be escorted to the room and allowed to start, assuring you have the correct ingredients to form the poison. Various items can be found here, like pestles and mortars, measuring cupxs, glass rods and other scientific items of which will be of use whilst creating the mixtures. Once in this room, you can only exit with the Scientist unlocking the door.

Within this room too lies various jars marked with different labels, containing pastes and liquids. Some of the more dangerous ones are stored in refridgerators with locks. Herbalists and Animalists have been asked to donate various poisons to the facility in order for them to be used if the village came to a point where biological force would need to be used. Poisons and mixtures which have been given to the facility are kept safe in a protected safe-like store cupboard- All people within are asked to wear both eye goggles, gloves, proper clothes and are asked not to bring any drinks or food.

Who can be found here;
• A number of scientists in white labcoats who walk about the area staring at the plants and writing down notes.
• ANBU

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[Konohagakure's Botanical garden]
"Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too. "



Behind the research centre lies a large greenhouse which, by the appearance that it gives off, has survived the ages with its sturdy build- Yet, despite it still being standing after who knows how many years of being available for the village, the architecture has been left untouched, giving it the old, musty appearance that it has kept for years upon years which sort of stands out from other buildings in Konohagakure even with the many panels of glass to allow the sunlight in. It, unlike its modern counterparts, shows it's age inside, spiders nesting within the corners of the place, although all in all they add to the old atmosphere the greenhouse holds.

Within the greenhouse, plots to grow things can be found in numerous sizes, ranging from small which can hold one plant, to large plantations made to grow trees and large plants, similar to the ones in the Yondaime's old office of the Hokage tower. Many of these have been left unused, thus there being simply soil in its wake, although some seem to be full of life and greenery, ranging from lowly flowers to the grandest of oaks.

To introduce herbs from different regions, various situations have been simulated in order to achieve healthy growing of the plants in what is simulated to be their own natural environment. These rooms range from ones which are like the deserts of Kaze no Kuni, to being warm and sunny like the coasts of Sea country.
As with the soil-based plants, there also is a part of the Greenhouse which focuses on water-based plants like Lillypads or pondweed. This area has a large pool of quite impressive depth, featuring wildlife and plant life among it's depths, large lillypads floating along on its surface.

Who can be found here;
• A number of scientists in white labcoats who walk about the area staring at the plants and writing down notes.
• Gardeners
• ANBU

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[Solus]

[Storage of the facility]

’Ἀπόδοτε οὖν τὰ Καγε Καγε καὶ τὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ τῷ Θεῷ’

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[What's currently stored within the Laboratory:][/color]

Poisons stored	Type	Amount
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Mixtures stored	Type	Amount
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People are free to take and leave whatever they own, though it is encouraged to create your poisons and mixtures here due to the easy access to the village facilities.

[What's currently kept within the vivaria and aquaria:][/color]

Animals currently housed	Type	Owned by
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People are free to take and leave whatever they own, though it is encouraged to breed and store your animals here due to centralization and accessibility to the facilities like the village animals and the laboratory.


[Herbs and Animal parts that are currently stored within the facility:][/color]

Herb name stored	Amount
Mugwort	5
Saffron	4
Delrean	3
Chervil	2
Hawkweed	4
Rose campion	4
Allheal	3
Aloe	3
Arlan	3
Golden lungeworth	3
Klagul	3
Land caltrops	3
Orach	3
Arkasu	2
Eucalyptus	2
Goat's rue	2
Kelventari's	2
Sheperds purse	2
Sweet trefoile	2
Belramba	1
Dagmather	1
Saddilia	1
Elvish galingale	1
Thurl	1
Ginseng	5

[What is currently growing within the Botanic facility:][/color]

Things currently growing	Type	Planted by
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People are free to take and leave whatever they own, though it is encouraged to grow your plants here due to centralization and accessibility to the facilities like the village herbs and laboratory.

[What's currently stored within the Library:][/color]

Herbalist

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Coastal
Forest
Grasslands
Jungle
Underground
Urban
Volcanoes
Rivers

[ Book: Textbook: Cultivation Studies]

Coastal
Forest
Grasslands
Swamp
Volcanoes
Rivers

[ Book: Textbook: Agriculture Studies]

Coastal
Forest
Grassland
Volcanoes
Rivers

[Book: Textbook: Herbivore/Carnivore: Cooking/Baking For Your Region]

Coastal
Forest
Grasslands
Volcanoes
Rivers

[Book: Textbook: Creature Lore]

Coastal
Forest
Grasslands
Hills
Volcanoes
Rivers
Mountains

[Book: Textbook: Anatomy of the Unknown]

Coastal
Forest
Grasslands
Hills
Volcanoes
Rivers

[Book: Textbook: Animal Husbandry Studies]

Coastal
Forest
Grassland
Hills
Volcanoes
Rivers

[Book: Textbook: Herbivore/Carnivore: Cooking/Baking For Your Region]

Arctic 2x
Coastal 2x
Forest 2x
Grasslands 2x
Desert 2x
Forest 2x
Grassland 2x
Hills 2x
Jungle 2x
Mountains 2x
Rivers 2x
Rural 2x
Special 2x
Swamp 2x
Underworld 2x
Urban 2x
Volcanoes 2x

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Other

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•Reference Book (First Aid/CPR/AED Lesson 1-4)
•Reference Book (First Aid/CPR/AED Lesson 5-8)
•Reference Book (First Aid/CPR/AED Lesson 9-12)
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These books are available to be borrowed by the public at any given time, day or night, although borrowers are asked to stay in the Library whilst reading to assure no thefts of the books. When checking out a book, the staff of the research centre request they note it to the Librarian so prevent any unnecessary mix-ups.

[The Rules]

’Laws, in their most general signification, are the necessary relations derived from the nature of things. ’

• Fighting is strictly forbidden!
  
• All stored herbs and animal parts are village property, using them requires a mission or Kage permission.
  
• If you have animals breeding or plants growing here then please notify the Kage when you add or remove something so that the tables here can stay up to date.
  
• DO NOT USE ANYTHING THAT IS OWNED BY ANOTHER PC WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE OWNER!!!
  
• If you breed animals here and you have only one of a kind you may utilize one of the animals owned by the village for reproduction.
  
• All village herbs, animal parts, mixtures and poisons of which there are more than three examples are for sale at 70% of the buying prize. Buying these can be done at the Embassy in Tanzaku-gai or the Hokage tower.

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[Solus]

Reserved

[Minoru Hyuuga]

OOC: The books has been bought (look here for proof).

Hâbu Onzon Shitagoshirae (Herbal preserves and preparation).
Rank: “B” Rank.
Skill: Supplementary.
Effect: User gains the knowledge preparing herbs in a singular form, as well as learning how to preserve the herbs found in a region without harming themself.
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Drawback: User must learn this technique multiple times. User must learn this technique once per Region.
Description: User may take different types of herbs while keeping them safe, keeping them salvageable. A normal herb may only last for a few days, but with this an herb without mixture or preparation may last up to a few months and still have the potency. Every human is capable of learning types of herbs in regions found in the countries they are from. A user may only learn one region before going into Herbalist Specialist. The Regions a user may learn are regions they were brought up in which are the countries they are from, or the Hidden Village that their country is in. By knowing this technique the user knows and has basic knowledge of all Herbs found in one Region.
Limit: Must know Herbal gathering for the region they are trying to go into. Anyone is capable of learning unless they reach their limit, then user must be an herbalist. Must learn off of the Hâbu Onzon Shitagoshirae Bukku (Herbalist preserves and preparation book).

Grass region [0/50].


“Hello everyone! Welcome to the herbal preserves and preparation class!” announced the male as he looked at the students in front of him. “We will start with plant preparation today, which I’m sure many of you have looked forward too. You have to get an average on at least 50 to pass this class and you get seven-eight herbs to try out. I want you to come up here and get your first herb when I call your name” announced Kenichi.

“Hyuuga Minoru?” called the young man. The male went forwards and got his first herb. “Here’s your booklet…good luck” said the teacher with a smile.
‘And my first herb is…arkasu’ thought Minoru as he checked the booklet to find the matching herb. ‘It looks like I have to get the sap out of this thing. But where should I get it from without hurting the plant!?’ thought the guy as he bit his lip.

One of his fingers ran up the herb in order to find the somewhat sticky substance that was supposed to heal wounds. ‘Eeew. I think I just found it’ thought the Chuunin as his finger came in contact with a fluid that reminded him a bit of honey.
He opened one of the drawers in his desk in order to find a container of some sort that the sap could be stored in. The edge of the opening was then placed in an area where there was a lot of sticky sap.

‘I just hope there is more sap on this plant than this…it’s barely enough to heal a paper cut’ thought the male as he ran the jar up a little bit. Some more fluid came into the jar while the black-haired guy studied the stem in the hunt for more plant syrup.
‘Looks like there is some over here’ thought the guy before he removed the jar from the thick stem. The 50 ml jar was now almost half-filled; it was not as bad as he had feared. Perhaps he was able to fill it after the newly-discovered sap had been bottled up?

After a couple of minutes, the 50 ml jar was filled up with arkasu sap. Minoru raised his hand and the male came down to him after he had evaluated one of his classmate’s herbs. “Right…is that all the sap you can find without cutting up the herb?” asked the brunette as he studied the contents in the small jar.
“No, but it was kinda hard to collect the sap that was at the bottom of the stem” said the male as he pointed at some sap at the base of the plant. “I’ll give you 7,5 since you did not injure the herb in the process, keep up the good work” said the young man as he wrote up something on the clipboard.

The Chuunin could not help but to smile a little as Kenichi went back to the front of the room to get a new herb for him. “I think this one should be a little more challenging Hyuuga-kun” said the male with a smile.
He placed a one foot tall herb that looked a bit like a giant fern of some sort on his desk before he walked over to another student. ‘Right…that’s another new herb. And its name is arnuminas’ thought the guy as he read the booklet. He raised his eyebrows a little as he read the preparation of this herb.

‘Kami. This plant has to be grounded up in a glue-like mixture before it is applied to the damaged area on someone’s body. I suppose I need a bowl plus something I can crush this thing with’ thought the black-haired male as he went to the equipment cupboards in the back of the room.
He took a medium-sized plastic bowl plus a somewhat heavy, small wooden club that could be used to crush the arnuminas. But the big question now was how this plant should be smashed into the bowl?

‘From what I understand, I don’t need the roots in order to make the glue-like medicine thing. This means I just have to cut the arnuminas at the base of the stem before I crush it in the bowl. But it’s impossible for me to fit the whole thing into that bowl without breaking it up in smaller pieces. Guess I just have to give it a go’ thought the male as he let out a small sigh. He picked up the medium-sized brand new scalpel he had just bought, his lavender eyes looking right at the base of the stem.

[Minoru Hyuuga]

[Double]

‘Here we go…’ thought the male as he prepared his left arm for a quick cut that would separate the arnuminas stem from its roots. With a quick ‘swuish!’, the herb had been chopped in two.
‘Now to cut it up in smaller pieces; I can use the same scalpel I suppose’ thought Minoru as he studied the herb. He then started to chop up the herb in five pieces that were almost on the same size so it would be easier to ground it. All of the five pieces were then laid in the bowl one by one after they had been chopped up.

‘It’s crushing time!’ thought the guy as he took the small club in his left hand. The right hand held the bowl as steady as possible while the green herb was smashed in the bowl with the wooden club.
‘Perhaps it will go better if I try to spin it a little as well’ thought the Chuunin when he saw how the plant looked like. It was kind of half-smashed, but it was not near the glue-like texture it was supposed to be. He decided to give it a go and spun his left hand around while he crushed the herb.

After about ten minutes, the herb had achieved a consistence that was much more similar to the one described in the book. But it was a bit uneven…maybe it should be stirred a little as well?
The male studied the texture closely as he stirred it with the wooden club; it was a little harder since the mixture was a bit thicker. But the technique seemed to do the trick since the texture was more even now. He laid the bowl on his desk before he checked the cupboard under his desk for a container.

‘50 ml is not enough for this one. I think I need a 100 ml for this one, especially since the texture is so thick’ thought the black-haired guy as he searched the shelves. He found a container that seemed suitable and started to pour the arnuminas extract into the container. It took two-three minutes to get it transferred since it basically had the same texture as syrup. ‘Easy…I can’t spill anything now’ thought the guy as he studied the almost transparent glue-like elixir go into the container.

‘Looks like I should get the teacher over here to evaluate’ thought Minoru as he put the lid on the container. He raised his hand and the older male came over to him a minute later. “I just need to check the texture on the herb” said Kenichi as he opened up the lid on the container.
He put his ring finger into the elixir before he rubbed it with his fingers; the male felt a little anxious. “I’ll give 7,5 for this one too” said the young man as he wrote something up on his clipboard. The male put on the container before he cleaned the bowl plus the club he had used.

“I think you are ready for something that needs a bit further treatment. I’m sure you recognize this one from your former class” said the teacher as he laid something that looked like the spine of a herb on his desk.
“Isn’t that the spine of a dagmather sensei?” asked the Chuunin as he recognized the herb that lay in front of him. “It is…good luck on preparing it. The description says that the preparation takes a week, but you just have to keep the temperature steady until the end of the class” said the young man.

‘Let’s see…what I should do in order to prepare a dagmather?’ thought the guy as he flipped the pages in the booklet. ‘The text says that the herb has to boil for a week in water. I suppose I just have to find something I can boil this thing with’ thought the black-haired male as he headed for the cupboards once more. This time, he had a measurement cup in his hand in order to get the water. One of the cupboards near the corner had a paper on it that read ‘Boiling instruments’.

He opened it up and raised his ebony eyebrows in pure surprise. There were actually somewhat large bunsen burners that were able to boil two different things at once! ‘I think I should take one of those. It’s not unlikely that I will get herbs later on that have to be boiled at some point’ thought the male as he removed the burner.
He then went to the sink to get some water…being a herbalist could sure be busy sometimes!

[Ancestor Febrie]

+20

[Minoru Hyuuga]

[20/50]

‘Hm…this should be interesting. This is actually the first plant in my carrier that I’m going to boil!’ thought the male as he started to fill some water into the 0,5 liter measurement cup he had found in one of the cupboards.
‘I already have the spine; I just have to get the temperatures right before I put on the fire’ thought Minoru as he walked back to his desk with the two things he needed. He somehow made it back without dropping anything or tripping over one of the bags there. All of the items were laid at the desk as the guy looked at the dagmather spine.

‘Looks like it’s time to get ready’ thought the Chuunin as he looked for a kettle that he could use to boil the herb in. He opened up the cupboard and found a suitable kettle after some minutes of searching.
‘I need a little more water than I first thought since some of the water evaporates during the process. So 0,7 liters of water should be fine since the spine takes up a bit of room’ thought the male as he poured the water into the kettle. At the same time, two of his fingers tried to figure out a suitable temperature.

‘Perhaps I can start with a somewhat high temperature in order to warm up the thing before I turn it down. I have used that technique while boiling food, but I suppose I have to be a little more careful here. A plant is a lot easier to burn than a piece of meat’ thought the black-haired guy as he picked up the plant spine.
The plant spine was then dropped into the water in a careful manner as the blue flames licked the bottom of the kettle. Lavender eyes looked at the water with caution; the water could NOT overheat!

‘Maybe I should get my sensei over here to check if the temperature and the technique I use are all right?’ thought the guy. He raised a hand, noticing that the young man helped one of the youngest students who sat in the back.
‘Oh Kami…there’s steam coming out! I better turn down the temperature FAST!’ thought Minoru as he looked at the kettle. The water had started to bubble, which meant that it had reached the boiling point temperature-wise.

“What do you need help with Hyuuga-kun?” asked Kenichi as he made his way over to the said student. “I was just wondering if I’m using the right temperatures and whatnot on the herb. This is the first time I boil an herb so I want to make sure” said the male as he pointed on the kettle.
The older male looked at the kettle for a few moments while he looked down at his clipboard for a few moments. “It does not look too bad…you’ll get a 7 for that one if you keep the temperature stable” stated the teacher.

“I will go and get a new herb for you. Make sure you don’t push that thing down on the floor or burn something on the flames” said the young man before he walked up to the teacher’s desk.
‘Seven is not bad considering that I was almost being close to burn up that poor herb’ thought the Chuunin. He felt quite relieved until the brunette returned with a herb that he had never seen in real life. “This is a very rare herb called guardseye…be VERY careful with it!” said the male as he placed it on his students desk.

‘Oh Kami! WHY on earth did he give me an herb like that!? According to the text, the rate of finding one is only 5%!’ thought the guy as he felt some nervous sweat run down his forehead…this was a situation he hated to be in.
‘No, be strong Minoru! Remember what the Hokage told you when you were promoted, you can do this!’ thought the black-haired male as he mentally shook his head.

‘All right...the guardseye has to boil for only 20 minutes before it is ready for use. Not as hard as I had feared, I just have to keep a VERY close eye. If I burn this plant, Aoyama-sensei will fail me on this plant for sure!’ thought the male as he read the text.
He picked up his scalpel one again while his purple optics looked at the plant with intent. There was NO way that Minoru would fail this class and the Hokage if he could not prevent it!

[Minoru Hyuuga]

[Double]

Silver-coloured metal gleamed in the lamplight as the male prepared himself to cut the herb away from the rest of the stem. ‘At least this one has a thinner stem than most herbs I have sliced up so far’ thought Minoru. His left hand did a quick sweeping motion and the guardseye had now been separated from its roots.
A pair of long fingers turned on the bunsen burner, making sure that the fire was not too strong. He did not wanted to over boil this plant since this was the rarest one he had worked with so far.

‘I might need an alarm bell or something since I will probably prepare more herbs after this. Not to mention that there is about 45 minutes left of the class’ thought the guy as he laid the plant into the boiling water. He then raised his hand while waiting for the older male to check on his work so far.
“Right Hyuuga-kun, I will grade your herb when it’s done. Keep an eye on the temperature while you prepare the next herb” said Kenichi when he had inspected the guardseye current state.

‘So far so good…I just hope I will get a more common herb this time’ thought the Chuunin as he found an alarm bell in his cupboard. He put it on 20 minutes and sweatdropped when he saw what herb the young man had found for him.
“Looks like you are familiar with this one” said the teacher when he noticed the younger male’s reaction.
“I am” said the black-haired guy as the mugwort herb was placed on his desk. “Raise your hand when you’re done and don’t forget the boiling herbs” said the male as he went to another desk.

‘Let’s see. How to prepare a mugwort…’ thought the guy as he flipped a couple of pages in his booklet to find it. ‘I have to ground it up into a fluff. Should not be too hard I suppose’ thought Minoru as he looked at the herb. He went to the cupboards in the back to find a bowl and that mini wooden club he had used earlier to ground up another herb.

‘Mugwort is a big herb, so I need a somewhat big bowl in order to ground it all up properly’ thought the male as he looked at the bowls that were available. He found one that seemed to be of a decent size plus a club that matched too.
The Chuunin then noticed that one of the guys was grounding up a mugwort too; he did not seem to use a lot of force. ‘It makes sense. The herb has to be a fluff for Kami’s sake!’ thought the guy as he reached his working station.

‘First step: Break up the mugwort in not more than five pieces’ said the print on the page where the preparation was described. He laid the herb down on the cutting board before looking at the bowl that was next to him.
‘I think I should be able to get three pieces in there. Four is the maximum’ thought the black-haired male as he looked down at the mugwort. He picked up the scalpel and started to cut up the pant in four pieces.

Pale purple optics then flicked to the two plants that were currently boiling on the double bunsen burner he used. ‘It looks like the heat has died down on the dagmather’ thought the male when he noticed that the water did not bubble anymore.
He turned up the heat a notch while his eyes shifted to the alarm bell that would tell him how long the guardseye had. ‘15 minutes left. Should be all right…I doubt I will use more than ten minutes on the mugwort’ thought Minoru.

He then cut the mugwort up in two more pieces before he measured them side by side. ‘They seem to be on almost the same size’ thought the guy as he laid the four pieces into the bowl; better be safe than sorry. All of the four pieces were the right size and the Chuunin started to ground the mugwort herb into a fluff.
His right hand held the bowl while the left one tried to mash all of the mugwort first before going on the details. He was a little more than halfway now, but he was running out of time!

[Ancestor Febrie]

+20

[Minoru Hyuuga]

[40/50]

After ten minutes of grounding, the mugwort had now been transformed into something that looked like a ball of fluff. The male raised his hand while he looked at the boiling water in both of the kettles on his desk.
The young man came over with a clipboard, curious to see what his student had managed to do this time. “Not bad…I will give you 8 points for this one. I think your guardseye should be done soon, but I’ll give you a new herb in a moment” said Kenichi with a satisfied look on his face before going over to the teacher’s desk.

‘8 POINTS! ALL RIGHT!’ thought Minoru with a smile as he looked at the alarm clock; there was only three minutes left. The older male then came to his desk with an herb that had a lot of thick berries in it.
“You don’t have any time to ferment this, so just try to squeeze all the berries to a juice” said the teacher as he placed the herb on his desk. ‘This is a scruppernong…I better find that net thing to make the juice!’ thought the guy as he went over to the cupboard.

Right after he found the net, a loud RIIIING! went through the air. ‘THE GUARDSEYE!’ thought the Chuunin with wide eyes as he ran back to his station. He turned down the heat before he poured the liquid into a bottle.
The water now smelled like tea; it looked like the whole plant had dissolved in the water. ‘Time to make the juice’ thought the male as he started to pick all the berries as fast as he could. Fortunately, there were not a lot of berries on the plant so it would take short time to make juice.

His left hand then squeezed the net where all of the berries currently laid; some dark liquid emerged before it went into the small kettle where the guardseye had boiled for just moments ago.
‘We learn how to make wine in herbalist classes. How amusing’ thought the black-haired guy with a smile. When he was unable to squeeze more liquid out, he read the description once more to see if it had to be boiled. It looked like this thing could be used fresh, so the guy raised his hand right before the liquid was transferred into another bottle.

“I will give you 8 for the guardseye and 7,5 for the mugwort. I’ll give you two more herbs you have to prepare” said a voice from behind. The young man then went to the teacher’s desk again while Minoru was over the moon with the scores he had received.
“Here’s a yarrow and a saddilia. Those two should be enough since you don’t have much time left” said the brunette as he placed both of the herbs on the desk in front of him.

‘Yarrow has to be boiled in sugared water…I need 0,5 l of water and five spoons of sugar in order to get it ready. Saddilia requires leaves plus seeds to be crushed together’ thought the male as he read the descriptions.
He went to the back again to fill up with water plus finding the sugar that was required. The latter was found on a shelf with other seemingly household stuff; but what on earth did you needed BAKING SODA for in an herbalist laboratory!? The measurement cup was filled up to 5 dl and the Chuunin went back to his working station.

All of the clear liquid was poured into the clean kettle (someone had apparently cleaned it at some point) before the sugar was added into the mix. ‘Here we go!’ thought the guy as the plant was laid into the weird water.
He then started to remove all of the saddilia seeds and leaves by hand in order to crush them. There was only twenty minutes left of the class, which was little since all of the equipment had to be cleaned as well. ‘One more time now!’ thought the black-haired male as he laid the leaves and seed into the bowl.

He started to crush both of the things with medium strength since he had never crushed a saddilia before. And since this was a rather valuable plant when it came to what it could do, the male did not want to make any mistakes.
He felt stressed; would herbalist life be this stressing at all times!? ‘It stinks to be a Libra sometimes’ thought Minoru as he looked at the gritty paste in his bowl. It did not look half bad…perhaps he could use some more strength?

The wooden club hit everything with more force than earlier, which actually made the mixture a bit smoother in consistence. ‘I have 15 minutes left now…I’ll use five more minutes before I start to clean up’ thought the guy as he kept mixing.
The mixture was quite smooth after five more minutes, so he started to clean up his equipment. ‘Hm…I’ll give this one a 7,5 and that one a 7’ thought the older male as he wrote down the final scores. It was time to calculate the grades.

“ALL RIGHT EVERYONE, QUIET DOWN PLEASE! I will now hand out your grades!” announced Kenichi ten minutes later. He then handed out the grades to everyone while the Chuunin felt quite nervous.
The young man then handed him a note with his name on. The male opened it up and felt his eyebrows rise in a small shock. He had scored 60 out of 80 points, which meant that he had passed with good margins.

[Corvus]

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[Minoru Hyuuga]

Hâbu bâsu (Herbal re-creation).
Rank: “B” Rank.
Skill: Supplementary.
Effect: User gains the knowledge re-creating herbs in a singular form. This means to take seeds of an herb and be able to plant the herbs while growing new forms of the same herb.
Special: ---
Drawback: User must learn this technique multiple times. User must learn this technique once per region.
Description: User may take different types of herbs while keeping them safe, and begin to plant the herbs, creating new herbs of the same type. Without this even a wood master would not be able to create an herb of same effects. Every human is capable of learning types of herbs in regions found in the countries they are from. A user may only learn one region before going into herbalist specialist. The regions a user may learn are regions they were brought up in which are the countries they are from, or the hidden village that their country is in. By knowing this technique the user knows and has basic knowledge of all herbs found in one region.
Limit: Must know herbal preparation for the region they are trying to go into. Anyone is capable of learning unless they reach their limit, then user must be an herbalist. Must learn off of the Hâbu bâsu bukku (Herbal re-creation book).

Grass region [0/50].[/u][/color]


The male sat down at his desk; this would be his last herbalist class in quite a while. He had not brought the scalpels today since they would remove seeds from herbs as well as selling them.
“Hyuuga Minoru?” asked the older man, bringing him out of his reverie. “I’m here” said Minoru as he raised his hand in the air. Once the name call was over, the herbal re-creation class could begin.

“Now…Fuyumura-sensei told me that she had not learned you guys how to extract seeds from herbs. I will give all of you seven herbs that you need to extract the seeds from before you plant them.
I have information about soil and where to find the seeds on each herb in this booklet. You need at least 35 points in order to pass this class, which I think you can do since not all of them are that hard. You will receive the herbs in a minute or so; you only need one seed per herb” informed Kenichi as he looked at the class.

Slight panic went through the guy’s body as he realized that he would actually have to remove seeds from a herb before it could be seeded. “Hyuuga…here you go. Good luck” muttered the male as he laid the herb plus the booklet on his students desk.
The plant was not that big, but it looked rather familiar to the Chuunin. He opened the booklet on the first page and it did not take long before he found photography of the plant he had received.

‘Arkasu huh? The seeds are located underneath the dark pink buds…they’re a little robust so I can use a little force if necessary’ thought the male as he looked at the herb. He straightened himself up before he started to search for the pink buds on the plant he had been assigned.
It turned out that the buds were located at some thin branches, but he only needed one seed. Creamy beige fingers then plucked away the bud before they removed the seed inside it.

‘Right. Time to see what kind of soil and other nutrition this plant needs in order to grow properly’ thought the black-haired guy as he read the print that was a little further down on the page.
‘Arkasu has to be planted in a small pot. Use two shovels of compost soil and water with 2 dl of warm water in the winter. Use 2 dl of lukewarm water for other seasons’ said the small piece of text under the arkasu herb photograph.

The guy then went towards the cupboards with pots in it. He then continued his search in the cupboard with soil and took two shovels of compost soil in the small pot. Minoru then found a measurement cup in another cupboard before he went to the sink to get the water.
‘Now to seed the plant’ thought the male as he went back to his desk with the things that he needed. He made a small hole in the soil with his index finger, put the seed in it and filled the hole.

Warm water then poured over the dark soil; this was vital when it came to nourishment for the arkasu. He then raised his hand in the air and the teacher approached him after a minute of waiting time.
“That looks good…I’ll give you eight since you did not damaged the original arkasu that much. The amount of soil looks fine too” added the young man as he wrote down the grade on the clipboard. Eight out of ten was a good start, but there were six more to go.

“Here is a somewhat more demanding herb. Should give you a little more challenge” said the brunette when he returned with another herb that looked a little unfamiliar with the Chuunin.
‘What herb is this now?’ thought the guy as he searched through the booklet to find the answer. It turned out that the older male had just handed him an atigax, which required a bit more than the arkasu did. ‘All seeds are located at the top of the herb in buds that looks like capsules’ read the print under the picture of an atigax.[/font]

[Minoru Hyuuga]

[Double]

‘Capsules should preferably be removed by hand since scalpels or knives might injure the seed. Take a bit of care when you extract the seeds since they might cause mild rashes to the skin if they start leaking’ thought the male as he read the print.
‘I think I might need some gloves for this one’ thought Minoru as he opened the drawer in his desk. He removed a pair of bright orange rubber gloves and started to look for the capsules that were supposed to be on the top. ‘YATTA!’ thought the guy as he saw a couple of capsules near the stem.

One of them was removed and the Chuunin started to remove the capsule that surrounded the seed. It turned out that the capsule was made out of something that resembled thick grass, probably for protection.
‘Almost there…’ thought the male as he had almost peeled off the top layer of ‘grass’ on the capsule. The layer felt down on the desk; the inside turned out to contain a pale beige seed. ‘Now for the requirements!’ thought the black-haired guy as he looked at the requirements on the list.

‘Atigax needs to be planted in a medium sized pot that has two shovels of compost soil and one shovel of moist soil. Water it with 3 dl of lukewarm water that contains two drops of purple plant extract’ read the text that contained information about the herbs.
‘More demanding my back. At least I know where I can find all of this’ thought the guy as he headed for the cupboards again. He first removed a medium-sized pot from the shelves before he went for the part that had the different bags of soil in it.

Minoru first took two shovels of the compost soil; it appeared to be a brand new bag. But the same could not be said for the moist soil. ‘Great! There is barely any soil left in the bag…’ thought the male as he sweatdropped over the sight of an almost empty bag. ‘At least I only need one shovel’ thought the male as he took one shovel of the moist soil into his pot.

He then mixed all three of them in a way before it was time to mix up the water needed for the atigax. ‘I need to go back to my desk to find the measurement cup plus a pipette’ thought the Chuunin as he got up on his legs. He then managed to find the two items he needed and went back to the cupboard with plant extracts and oils.
‘There we go…’ thought the guy as he removed a bright purple bottle from the shelf. His pipette absorbed some of the liquid and the rubber part on it was then squeezed twice.

‘Now it’s time to plant the seed’ thought the black-haired male as he went back to the desk with the measurement cup. He made a small hole with his index finger before the soil was placed into it.
Water was then poured over the dark soil after the hole had been filled up again. Despite that there were not a lot of chemicals in two drops of extract, you could never be too careful. The male raised his hand so he could get the atigax evaluated by the older male present.

“I’ll give you a seven for this one. Just wait here while I take these” said Kenichi as he placed the two pots on a trolley he had brought with him. ‘One seven and one eight is good…but I doubt I have not faced the most demanding herbs yet’ thought Minoru as he saw the young man come back with another herb. “Here you go” said the teacher as the herb in his hands were parked on the desk. Slender fingers flipped through the booklet to see what herb he had been assigned this time.

‘Dagmather huh? Oh crap, the seeds are rather fragile. I better be careful so I don’t waste any seeds…I bet we get deduction for that’ thought the guy as he read the bolded part of the print that was in the dagmather section on the paper.
It appeared that all of the seeds had to be removed with a pair of tweezers from the tip of each branch. Things just got a bit harder for the young Chuunin…

[Corvus]

+twenty

[Minoru Hyuuga]

[20/50]

‘Where are the tweezers?’ thought the male as he looked through the cupboard for the item in question. He eventually found two pairs in the drawer; one small plus one slightly larger. Minoru took the smallest one and started his search for a seed that he could replant in another pot.
‘I have to remove the light green bud with the tweezers before I take the seed out of the bud. Kami, I wish I had smaller fingers’ thought the guy as he saw some light green buds at the tip of one of the branches.

‘Careful now’ thought the Chuunin as he started to tug slightly at the bud in order to separate it. The bud loosened without much effort, but he now had to separate the fragile seed.
Lavender eyes narrowed as the bud was turned upside down with the help of the small pair of tweezers. ‘Come on, get out now!’ thought the male as he shook the bud a little to get the seed out. A small brown seed then landed in the middle of his palm; it appeared that this had helped.

‘Now for the soil requirements’ thought the black-haired guy as his eyes looked at the print in the booklet to see what was needed. ‘I need a medium-sized pot, one shovel of lime-rich soil, one shovel of sandy soil and a spade of moist soil. The water should be warm with one drop of yellow plant extract plus a tablespoon of olive oil. Kami…what a high-maintenance herb!’ thought the guy as he rolled his eyes slightly. He headed towards the pot cupboard with his shovel plus the measurement cup so he could get started.

Both of his hands then removed a medium pot that stood in the back of one of the shelves there. ‘Soil is next!’ thought Minoru as he opened the doors to the cupboard that contained soil.
He found all the three bags and laid them on a table nearby so he could mix the soil types accordingly. “This is hard work, isn’t it?” asked the girl with creamy blonde hair that stood next to him. “Yeah…but it’s very useful” replied the male as the lime-rich soil was dropped into the pot.

‘I think I should have sand in the middle’ thought the Chuunin as he looked at the types he needed. The sand was not strong enough to be at the bottom while having moist at the top would make the sand less sandy in a way.
‘Moist soil…I hope they have replaced the bag’ thought the guy as he went to the cupboard again. To his relief, the bag had been replaced so it was time to get the last shovel into the pot. He smiled as he took the last shovel into the pot, put everything back into the cupboard and went to the cupboard where the extracts were.

Lavender eyes spotted the yellow bottle after some searching since it stood behind a jar with some sort of black powder. ‘I have to find the olive oil too’ thought the black-haired male as he removed the yellow extract from the shelf.
He found the olive oil a bit easier since it was not hidden behind anything on the shelf. The male removed the olive oil before he went to the sink so he could mix up the water as well. Once the 3 desiliters of water were ready, he started to measure up the olive oil.

‘The description said I only needed one spoon, but I better be careful so I don’t spill anything’ thought Minoru as he lifted the spoon towards the bottle. He measured up a spoon of that oil before it was poured into the warm water. ‘I better go and get my pipette’ thought the guy as he went back to his workstation with the pot.
He rinsed the pipette first before he started to mix the yellow extract into the warm water-oil thing. The Chuunin started to stir everything with the spoon so everything got blended properly.

“Hm…what kind of soil did you put at the bottom Hyuuga?” asked the young man before the male was about to seed the herb. “Pretty sure it was the lime-rich one” said the black-haired guy.
“Not bad; I’ll give you seven at that one too since the water looks nice. I will remove the plant once you’ve seeded it and watered it” said Kenichi. The guy did as he was told and handed the herb over to the older male once he was done.

[Minoru Hyuuga]

[Double]

When the young man returned, the male could not help but to gape since he had TWO herbs in his hands. “Don’t worry; neither of them is as demanding as the dagmather but they still require some care. Raise your hand when you have finished both of them” said Kenichi as he placed both herbs on his desk.
Minoru shook his head slightly before he turned up both of the herbs in his booklet. ‘The first one is floure de luce while the second here looks to be a harfy’ thought the guy after his eyes had flicked from the booklet to the herbs.

‘Floure de luce requires a small pot that contains two shovels of sandy soil plus two shovels of compost soil. The 2 dl of water can be any temperature but it must contain 3 spoons of olive oil.
Harfy has to be planted in a small pot that has two shovels of lime rich oil and two shovels of moist oil. I need 3 dl of warm water with one spoon of olive oil. Both of them have seeds that can be plucked from buds under the leaves’ read the Chuunin as he tried to not get stressed.

‘Soil is first on the list’ thought the male as he walked over to the cupboard to mix the right types of soil for the two herbs. Two small pots were removed from one of the shelves in the pot cupboard before the black-haired guy continued his quest in the soil storage.
‘I need two of this plus two of this…’ thought the guy as he read the labels. He mixed the soil for the harfy and went on to fill up the pot meant for the floure de luce. The next thing to do would not take long since both of them required almost the same thing for water.

‘Perhaps I should go back to my desk with the pots first’ thought Minoru as he looked at the water thing; he had forgotten the measurement cup. He went back to the desk with the pots and walked back to the sink with two cups plus a spoon.
‘Good thing that the floure de luce does not require any special temperature on the water’ thought the male as he removed a bottle of olive oil. He held the spoon he measured up the oil for the harfy. The oil was mixed with the 2 dl of water before three more spoons were filled in the measurement cup for the floure de luce.

‘I suppose it’s time to get back to my working station’ thought the Chuunin as another guy behind him appeared. He walked back to his desk and placed both of the cups on the flat surface. ‘Now to remove the seeds’ thought the guy as he looked at the two herbs he had been given.
Slender fingers lifted on the leaves in order to find the buds where all of the seeds were stored. ‘Found it!’ thought the black-haired male with a grin as he found the seed on the harfy.

The seed on the floure de luce was found just a minute later; it was time for the second last step on his ‘list’. His longest finger poked a hole in the middle of each soil-filled pot before the seeds were put into them. Both holes were then filled up again and the water was then spilled over them at purpose.
‘I hope I get a good grade at these two’ thought the male as he raised his hand to get the older male’s attention. The teacher arrived at his desk after he had checked the herbs belonging to one of the girls there.

“You are done with both herbs I see. Just give me a minute so I can take a look at the herbs you took the seeds from” said the young man as his eyes glanced at the two plants. Minoru bit his lower lip a little while the brunette checked both of the plants thoroughly.
“You get 7,5 points for both of them. I will give you the last ones in a minute; I need to fetch the trolley” said the male before he went to get the said item.

‘My scores are not that bad so far. If I get six or higher at the two last ones, I will pass this class’ thought the guy as Kenichi arrived with the trolley. He helped him with carrying the herbs over before he started to clean the items he had used.
‘PLEASE don’t let me get the hardest herbs on the list!’ prayed the Chuunin as the young man looked at some herbs with a thoughtful look on his face. He would not mind to get some that were a bit hard, but not the most demanding ones at the list.

[Corvus]

+another 20

[Minoru Hyuuga]

[40/50]

“Have you cleaned up the instruments Hyuuga-kun?” asked the young man as he arrived with two new herbs for him. “Most of them, but not the measurement cups” informed the male as he looked at him.
“Here are your last herbs for the class. Do your best” said Kenichi as he placed both of the plants on his desk. Minoru opened his booklet and started his search to find out what herbs he had to re-plant.

‘Looks like I have been handed a saddilia plus a yarrow herb. Both of them need medium pots filled with two shovels of lime-rich soil and two shovels of sandy soil. But the water thing looks worse…the saddilia needs 3 dl of cold water with one drop of yellow extract plus a drop of red extract.
The yarrow needs the same amount of cold water, but it has to be mixed with a spoon of olive oil and two drops of orange extract. Wonder if the seeds are hard to find’ thought the guy as his eyes went further down at the page.

Fortunately, it appeared that both of them had seeds that were not that hard to find compared with the previous ones. The Chuunin cleaned up both of the measurement cups before he went to find the pots that were needed.
‘Hm…ah, there they are’ thought the male with a smile as he saw two pots stand on the top shelf. He stretched his body and grabbed both of them without too much difficulty. It was time to find the soil, but how should the two types be mixed!?

‘I think I should have lime-rich mixed with sandy at the bottom, sandy and then lime-rich at the top. Being an herbalist is not easy’ thought the black-haired guy as he started to mix the soil needed for the herbs.
He used the shovel to stir while he was careful to not get the bottom layer into the blend for the middle one. ‘Time to get to the water works!’ thought the guy as he went to the cupboard with extracts. Minoru removed the bottles required before he filled up the measurement cups with water.

‘One drop of this plus one drop of this…there we go’ thought the male as an orange drop plus a red drop went into the water. He then took two drops of orange extract into the water before the olive oil was added into the mix as well.
The Chuunin had to take two trips back and forth to the sink in order to get all of his supplies with him. ‘Now to find those seeds’ thought the guy as he searched the saddilia for seeds. He found one after a minute and it did not take much longer to find a usable seed on the yarrow either.

‘Now to get them into the pot!’ thought the black-haired male as he made two holes with the handle of the small spade. The seeds were put into their respective pot before the hole was filled up with soil again.
Water was then showered over the herbs and the male raised his hands so his last herbs could be evaluated by the older male. He arrived at the desk after half a minute with the clipboard in his hands. “Not that bad…I will give you 7,5 for both of them” said the teacher as he wrote down the grades.

“Clean up your supplies please while I write down your grade for the class” said the young man as he placed both herbs on the trolley behind him. Minoru started to clean the supplies while his heart went to the roof; what kind of grade would he receive!?
He knew he would pass, but his parents required more than a passing grade in order to be satisfied. “You passed the class, congratulations” said the brunette as he came back with his grade. A smile formed at the guys face as he looked at the note.

‘I got 51 out of 70 points!? I bet my parents will be happy to see this!’ thought the Chuunin as he cleaned up the rest of his supplies. He then laid all of the tools back to their respective places before heading home.
‘Wait a second…I’m actually a full-fledged herbalist in two regions! I just have to learn that herbal mixture crafting now and I’m good to go’ thought the male as he exited the classroom and headed back to the Hyuuga mansion.

[✗ Kaeor ✗]

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