#1 mintywhistlemath fan

i do NOT draw him enough!!! i think about him so much all the time. i Understand

also, thank u sm!!!!! im glad :D!!!!

bonus under the cut of a v rough version i made of this at 7 in the morning right before i went to sleep that i still like:

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"Friends always make time," - Pop Start reading now:

i recently read the bansenshukai, an actual real-world ninja manual that was written during the edo period to preserve knowledge of ninja skills during peacetime, and the first two chapters are completely devoted to teaching "the right mind"

the very first chapter of this 22-scroll-long manual emphasizes that a ninja is a samurai, just one with a very particular skillset, and, outside of missions, should conduct himself as a model samurai. specifically, he should be honest, straight-dealing, respectful, benevolent, not even cracking jokes, completely loyal to his lord (but only to an intelligent and honorable lord who will use him properly!), all sorts of things like that, because otherwise his allies will not be able to trust him.

the author explains that this chapter is the very first one in the manual because, without "the right mind", someone using a ninja's skills is no ninja at all, but a mere burglar. it was extremely obvious, even being translated essentially twice (archaic japanese is difficult for modern japanese speakers to read!), that the author had a huge amount of disdain for burglars and anyone else who would selfishly misuse ninja teachings.