fighting seasonal? probably

Having gathered a couple of the akitas that served the wolves of Tojo, Hattori tilted his head back and called for Keisuke. Most of his children were doing well attending to their studies, sparing and developing interests in the skills they wished to pursue. Knowing that another one of his sons wished to be a fighter, or at least capable of defending himself, Hattori thought it would be prudent to make use of the hounds. They were talented warriors in and of themselves, had grown up fighting alongside their masters- perhaps he could learn a thing or two from them.

That and Hattori wanted his children to be accustomed to fighting against multiple enemies at once, lest another siege rattle the long stalks of the Bamboo Maze.

And thus he waited in the training area, sitting atop the tatami mats as the dogs prepared the area, pushing the training dummies aside and making sure all of the equipment was slotted away in its proper place.