@faflec because quoting a post without words is silly:
So, being a clan ninja doesn't mean you don't go on dangerous missions (see: Akane and Yuno). It means we can give them some of our clan shinies, like the rocket boots (which did 100% save Haru a dozen chapters ago), though we always have the choice to make those free access if we want to, or negotiate with the KEI about it. If the goal is to find ninja without something to make them not fodder (which was previously desired in the thread), most of those are less likely to have someone in the highest risk bracket. Technique hackers, sealsmiths, and T&I specialists are all less likely to be thrown in the grinder. If the desire is to find someone with a distinct specialty AND who's at higher risk, that's fine, though examples would probably help (Yuno with beast slaying, I suppose).
With all that said, I still think we should adopt Kagome's sealing students, or at minimum Jinno. Here's why:
1) Kagome is already comfortable with them, even more than the average estate ninja he's already reluctantly caring about. Much easier to integrate into the clan when the most socially volitile (other than Mr Killbox sometimes) is already down with them and likes them.
2) We want people with specialties, and they have specialties. The fact that we'll help support ninja getting training, and then also still adopt them if they want, sends a great message.
3) It makes a great contrast to our own apprentice, for when we want him to eventually defect. Seeing Kagome's students be cared for, taught, and then adopted and welcomed into the clan might help him see how much better it is on the Goketsu side of the fence. Since they're someone who should be less advantaged, but otherwise similar (younger sealing student taught by the same family), who are ending up better off because they don't have the Hags holding them back, I think it could paint a really sharp picture.
4) We have a Lot of sealing projects on the go. Like, 3 in the Queue right now, which does not include the backlog, or the Dragon in the room. Kagome is still going to be busy for a little while with Wayshredder training, and after that with being a new summoner and doing great seal stuff, so having someone who can help us do research who's also allowed access to clan secrets could help us makes progress when the next Kaiju makes us put everything on the backburner again.
5) Picking someone who isn't living on the estate, or working hard, makes us look bad. We ran into that last adoption round. A lot of it is because named characters, especially those from canon, are more likely to be stuck in our brains, I get that. But unless we're going with "three until-just-now nameless ninja on the estate", this is the best we get. The reason it's a district point from #2, is that this way the QMs don't need to generate a ton more candidates for us to not end up inviting, since they're made and everything.
