Chapter 45
Family Is Forever
As all the time has passed Kenji and Kenzo have been on Kenzo's mountaintop training relentlessly and Kenji is finally ready for his final exam as Kenzo and Kenji are standing behind Kenzo's Dojo and Kenji says
"This doesn't feel real, after all the waiting I can't believe this will be my final exam. It has truly been a different feeling training alongside you, Thank you Sensei. I see why my father has come this far, but what is my final exam?" Kenzo says
“Now for the final test of training you must face me” Kenji *smiles* as he says
“It’s been a long time since I’ve fought someone seriously, are you sure Sensei? You could get hurt” Kenzo *laughs* as he says
“I could get hurt!? You are your fathers son, he said the same thing but I'll let you in on a secret. He lost as well" Kenji stretches as he says
“Sensei I'm nothing like my father, when I tell you something I mean it. So I'd really advise you rethink this decision before you get hurt” Kenzo says
“I am one hundred percent sure about what I want to do” Kenji says
“Fine, let’s go” Kenji rushes Kenzo and they clash fist and Kenzo slides behind Kenji and tries to punch him but Kenji is able to dodge all of his strikes until Kenji catches both of Kenzo’s wrist and freezes them both and he knees Kenzo in the stomach and trips Kenzo as he throws him over his shoulder slamming him into the ground and Kenji stands over Kenzo and *laughs* as he says
“I told you Sensei” Kenji turns around and walks back towards the Dojo until Kenzo stands up and says
“You’ve gotten stronger and faster, but that still isn’t enough to beat me” Kenji uses his foot to cover the ground with ice and two Ice Golems that pull themselves out of the ground and Kenzo thinks
"They're even bigger than when he first got here, now let's see how strong they've become" Kenzo rushes the Golems and tries to punch one of them but it leans out of the way and punches Kenzo in the chest launching him back and as he lands on the ground he thinks
"They are faster and they definitely can throw a punch now, this could be a problem if he summons too many" The Other Golem rushes Kenzo and tries to punch Kenzo but Kenzo catches it's fist and pushes it away as he jumps up and uppercuts it making it fall back onto it's back but suddenly the Golem liquefies and sinks into the ground as it suddenly shoots up right behind Kenzo reforming and punching Kenzo in the back launching him forward as The Other Golem punches him in the stomach launching him back into the other Golem as it kicks Kenzo into the air and they both jump into the air and blast Kenzo with there ice and as Kenzo is being frozen he notices ice dragons pulling through the ice on both of the Golems arms and as they fly out they swarm Kenzo and blast him with more Ice and Kenzo thinks
"They're smarter now, more adaptive. And now they're even making more allies to help them in combat, good" Kenzo snaps launching a shock wave that destroys all of the dragons and half of one of the Golems body and as Kenzo lands on the ground the other Golem's body slams into the ground and Kenzo watches as the Ice Golem lands on the ground and walk over to the destroyed body of The Other Golem and grabs it's body and it starts fusing into The Other Golem as it creates a sword out of the ice as it absorbs the rest of The Golem and Kenzo is *shocked* and says
"Wow, he really has come far" The Golem turns around and faces Kenzo as it rushes him and tries to slash him and Kenzo able to dodge the slashes and as he does he *laughs* and thinks
"Damn, it even has a different fighting style than Kenji. Damn kid, you're definitely Kingsman's son" Kenzo punches The Golem's sword destroying as he jumps into the air and tries to punch it but suddenly ice slams into his hand freezing it and as he looks around he notices all the shards of ice starts flowing towards him and as it surrounds him he's sealed in a ball of ice and The Golem grabs it and infuses more ice into it freezing Kenzo and The Golem sits Kenzo's seal down in front of Kenji and Kenji steps up and looks at Kenzo's frozen face as he says
“We’re done Sensei” Kenzo *laughs* and thinks
“I guess it’s time to get a bit serious” As Kenji turns around his Ice Golem grabs him and lifts him into the air and he's *confused* as he says
"What are you-" Suddenly The Golem's hand explodes throwing Kenji to the ground and as he looks up he notices both The Golem and Kenzo's Ice Seal are both completely gone and Kenji is *confused* and thinks
"Where the hell did they go!?" Suddenly The Golem is slammed on top of Kenji pinning him into the ground as it melts back into him and Kenzo stands over Kenji and says
"We aren't done yet are we?" Kenji slowly gets to his feet and tries to punch Kenzo but Kenzo catches his wrist and punches him in the stomach knocking the wind out of him as he slams Kenji into the ground and stomps him in the chest as he says
“Are we done?” Kenji says
“I’m not done ye–” But Kenzo moves his foot to his throat and says
“I thought so'' Kenzo moves his foot off of his throat and starts walking back towards the back porch of the Dojo but from behind him he hears
“Absolute Zero” As before Kenzo can react he’s frozen solid and he can see as Kenji walks in front of him and he thinks
“Just as smart as your father” Kenji turns around and grabs Kenzo’s head unfreezing it as he says
“I win Sensei, you shouldn’t have challenged me” Kenzo says
“You truly are strong Kenji” Kenji *smiles* as he says
"I'm not my father, I just keep getting better" Kenji turns around and walks towards the Dojo but suddenly a hand grabs the back of Kenji's head and Kenji is *shocked* as Kenzo punches him in the back making him fall on his face and as Kenji looks back he sees Kenzo is gone but he hears Kenzo voice say
“Just not strong enough” He looks around as he thinks
"I can't let him do it again, not on my final exam" Kenji surges with his ice freezing everything around him and he closes his eyes as he thinks
"I'll be able to sense him the moment he steps on the ice" Kenji opens his eyes as he stands up and says
"Come out!" But suddenly all the ice explodes underneath him and as he looks over and sees Kenzo standing in the middle and he puts his hand up as all the ice shards flow towards Kenzo and he rushes up and tries to punch Kenzo but Kenzo's able to dodge all of Kenji's strikes as he dodges the ice shards flowing all around them and Kenji claps making his hands explode with Ice pushing Kenzo back but he's still able to dodge all the ice shards as they turn into mosquitoes and tries to bite him and Kenji rushes him and starts trying to punch him but he's able to dodge most of Kenji strikes as he's being pushed back by his punches and ice mosquitoes and he thinks
"He's applying very good pressure, but even when you do that you still most watch for your opponents tricks" As Kenzo dodges Kenji punch, he punches Kenji across the face and grabs him by his shirt and slams him into all of the ice mosquitoes as he slams him to the ground and he lets go of Kenji shirt but Kenji grabs his wrist as the ice mosquitoes explode through his chest and swarm Kenzo from all sides but suddenly all of the mosquitoes stop in place and Kenji can't move either as he thinks
"Even if I overwhelm his senses he can still use his ability, one day I'll find out if I can summon enough things to cause strain to his eyes so he can't use his ability" Kenzo snaps launching a shock wave that destroys all the mosquitoes and Kenzo crouches down and grabs Kenji by the head as he says
"We're done now" Kenji thinks
"Damn it, I really failed my final exam" Kenzo drags Kenji with him as he walks over onto the back porch of the Dojo and he let's go of Kenji dropping him on the porch as he opens the back sliding door and Kenji is able to pull himself to his feet and he walks into the Dojo and as he sits down at the table, Kenji says
“Damn, you're still too fast" Kenzo walks over and sits a bowl of ramen in front of him as he says
“Today is the day we go back to the village” Kenji is *shocked* and says
“Really!? Last time I failed an exam you didn't let me continue on until I beat it" Kenzo says
"This challenge wasn't for you to just defeat me, it was to show me that you can adapt to someone no matter how big the gap in power between the two of you are. You have truly shown your adaptability and your father would be proud, I know when he sees how far you've come he'll be afraid of your growth" Kenji *laughs* as he says
"I've done this for no other reason than just that, If you're the reason my father became as strong as he is now I'll devote the rest of my life to training with you just to be like him. I want him to see the fire in me he sees in Itsuki, I want to prove to him even when he's gone we'll be ok. I also want him to be proud of me and know I'm teaching the world in his way, allowing him to live with us forever. But honestly it will just be good to see him,Mom and Hana again and have just some family time" Kenzo says
“I…Uhh, Kenji your…” Kenji notices Kenzo is *nervous* as he says
“What is it Sensei?” Kenzo says
“...Nothing just…I’m sure Hana missed you. We can go when your ready” Kenji says
“I really appreciate you training me Sensei” Kenzo says
“Your father asked me to do so” Kenji says
“Is that what he asked you about when you two walked off?” Kenzo says
“Somewhat, but it’s a little more complicated. He already asked me to watch over all of you if he couldn't, but he asked me to make sure I would still do it and for something a bit more complicated for me” Kenji finishes his ramen as he says
"Well I still thank you all the same" Kenji stands up as he stretches and says
“Your a bit faster than I thought so I want to see your real speed so I can start to close the gap between us” Kenzo *smiles* as he says
“I can–” But as he tries to stand up he realizes he’s frozen to the floor and Kenji opens the front door and says
“I'll need a little bit of a head start first though, good luck Sensei!” Kenji runs out of the house and as he looks down the path of the mountain he thinks
"This would take all day, that's why I always make my own path" Kenji jumps off the mountain edge and as he falls he freezes the side of the mountain and starts sliding down the side of the mountain and *laughs* as he says
"Now this is a way to travel!" As Kenji makes it to the bottom of the mountain he drops to the ground and says
"Now I really need to stretch my legs, let's see how fast I've gotten!" Kenji starts running through the forest and as he dodges through trees he notices a tall dirty skinny man sitting by a tree but suddenly something hits his leg and as he falls onto the ground he slides out of the treeline and as he gets to his feet, he sees he's in front of the village and he's *shocked* as he sees the village has only gotten more beautiful and Kenji walks up to the front gates and throws them opens and as he steps into the village he's *amazed* as he thinks
"Everything's changed, but yet it still feels so familiar. As if I've seen it thousands of times already" Kenji walks through the village but as he makes it to Kaito's office he sees Kenzo sitting on the roof and Kenzo *smiles* as he says
“Hello Kenji, welcome to my village!” Kenji is *amazed* as he says
“I can’t believe how fast you truly are! You might even be as fast as father is” But before Kenzo can say anything a voice from behind Kenji says
“Brother!” Kenji turns around and he's *shocked* as he sees Hana and he notices shes gotten a bit taller and she tackles Kenji to the floor while hugging him and says
“It’s been so long Kenji and I missed you so much” Kenji says
“I’ve missed you too Hana” Kenji and Hana get to there feet as Hana says
“Have you seen Mother or Father yet?” Kenji says
“No I haven’t, I would have thought you would have after all these years. Maybe we should check on them, you know how mother gets when we’re gone to long. And this time we have been gone a couple years” But Kenzo drops down between them and says
“I think you should visit your Uncle first since you also haven’t seen him in a long time and your right here” Kenji says
“I guess it would be good to see Uncle Kaito once more” Kenzo looks at Hana and says
"How are you Hana?" Hana says
"I'm good, are you and Big Brother going to leave again Grandpa Kenzo" Kenzo *laughs* and says
"No, me and your brother will not be going anywhere again" Hana walks up to Kenzo and hugs him as she says
"Good, I've missed you too" Kenzo hugs her back as he says
"As I have missed you, would you like to go get some candy while your brother is busy?" Hana says
"Are we going to come back and see Big Brother again?" Kenzo says
"Of course" Hana *smiles* as she says
"Then yes please" Kenzo and Hana walk off as Kenji enters Kaito’s office and as Kenji is walking upstairs he’s thinking
“I can’t wait to see the shock on Uncle Kaito’s face when he’s seen how strong I’ve gotten” But as he makes it to Kaito’s office door, he can hear Kaito and Saigo talking through the door as Kaito says
“Thank you for always stopping by Saigo, I truly am grateful to have you here” Suddenly Kenji's grabbed from behind and slammed into the wall as a voice from behind him says
“Who the hell are you?” Kaito's office door opens as Saigo and Kaito walk out and see Gyomei pressing Kenji against the wall and Kaito is *confused* as he says
“Who is this?” Gyomei says
“I don’t know my lord” Saigo says
“Probably one of Kei’s spies, it’s been to long since he’s been activate I knew he would be plotting something” Kenji *laughs* as he says
“I can’t visit my own uncle” Kaito is *shocked* and says
“Kenji!? You’ve grown, and unfortunately your starting to take after your father” Gyomei *smiles* as he says
“So my little punching bag has gotten taller, you're up to my chest now. I still remember when I could knee you in the face with ease, I probably still could” Saigo is *amazed* as he says
“I couldn’t even recognize you, your voice is even different” Gyomei *laughs* as he says
"Still squeaky though" A voice comes from behind them says
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“I wouldn’t have recognized them either if I wasn’t with him for two years” Everyone turns around and sees Kenzo standing there as Kaito walks up to him and hugs him as he says
“I’ve missed you Kenzo” But Kenzo whispers to Kaito
“Kenji wants to go visit his parents and so does Hana, I think we need to tell them” Kaito grabs Kenzo's shoulder and says
“I’ll handle it” Kaito walks back over to Gyomei,Saigo, and Kenji as Gyomei's looking Kenji up and down and Kenji *smiles* as he says
"Can I get off of the wall now?" Gyomei says
"Oh yeah" Gyomei lets go of Kenji as Kaito says
“Can you both give us a second?” Saigo says
“Sure thing, we’ll talk later Kenji” Saigo hugs Kenji as Gyomei *smiles* and says
“My little punching bag” Gyomei ruffles Kenji’s hair as him and Saigo walk away as Kaito and Kenji goes into Kaito’s office and Kenji sits at the table as Kaito says
“Kenji, we need to talk” Kenji says
“What’s going on uncle?” Kaito *sighs* as he says
“I…Me and your father fought, but I was being mind controlled and as we finished fighting he knocked me down and–” Suddenly he’s interrupted as a large lightning bolt crashes down outside and Kenji is *excited* as he says
“He’s back!” Kenji gets up and rushes to the door but he turns around and looks at Kaito and says
“Wait what else were you going to say about my father?” Kaito *smiles* as he says
“Nothing...Let’s go” Kenji and Kaito both go outside as they see everyone in the village outside and looking around as Gyomei is *confused* and says
“What the hell was that?” Kenji *smiles* as he says
“He’s back!” Saigo says
“Who?” But Kenji walks past them and stops as he puts his hand out and another large lightning crashes down right in front of him and a hand grabs his hand as Kenji says
“Good to see you again brother” As the lightning disappears Kaito, Gyomei, and Saigo are *shocked* as they all see Itsuki and Itsuki says
“Good to be back” Kenji notices Itsuki sword is now on his back as he says
“I’ve missed you” Itsuki says
“I’ve missed you too, but where’s Sensei?” Kenji says
“I’m not sure, last time I heard about our father him and mother we're taking some time away from all of us. But he must have come back because uncle was telling me a story about him and father fighting, but you interrupted it” Gyomei walks up to them both and hugs them both as he says
“Both of my punching bags have really gotten big, but where is the third one? He’s always running his mouth and I want to see him now” Itsuki says
“Don’t know, I haven’t spoken to Dai since we first left. He said we would come see each other, but he never came” Itsuki turns and walks up to Kaito as he says
“Where’s Sensei, Kaito?” Kaito *laughs* as he says
"Wow, not even a hello. I thought we had a better relationship than that Itsuki" Itsuki says
"I'm sorry, hello Uncle Kaito. I didn't mean to be rude, but I'm just so excited to show my father how much I've grown" Kaito says
"I also noticed, did you start wearing your sword on your back to symbolize your growth as a swordsman?" Itsuki says
"Yes, plus Sensei told me that I'd need a sheathe and he told me to make one. And as I did I realized it helped me master certain new moves I have faster" Kaito says
“Good, but he’s…Training, he said he’s coming to get all of you when he’s done. But I haven’t heard from him since he left so I can’t give you an exact date on when he’s going to return” Itsuki *chuckles* as he says
“Yeah that seems like Sensei, alright I’ll wait for him to get back” Kenji walks up to them and says
“Until then we can train together and…Wait a minute Uncle Kaito?” Kaito says
“Huh?” Kenji says
“We were suppose to fight when I got back, weren’t we?” Kaito *laughs* and says
“Oh yes that’s right, if you would like to do this now we can'' Itsuki says
“I could use a good training session without having to hold back that much” Kaito says
“The two of you against me doesn’t seem fair” Gyomei and Saigo both say at the same time
“I’ll be your partner” Gyomei and Saigo are both *shocked* and Gyomei says
“What do you think your doing? These are my punching bags!” Saigo says
“You!? You aren’t even that strong'' Itsuki says
“Sure, that seems fair” Kenji says
“Yeah you two should be able to give Itsuki a good warm up” Saigo is *shocked* and says
“You think Itsuki can–” Itsuki says
“Yes!” Itsuki snaps as he calls down his lightning sending them to an open field and as they land, Itsuki says
“Are you ready?” Kaito is *shocked* and says
"Wait that one had no pressure behind it, how did the first two shake the entire village but this one doesn't even push a leaf on a tree?" Itsuki says
"Sensei told me I need to work on my land and dispense less lightning as I do, and as I land I strip all my lightning away putting us down softly. The first two we're meant to get everyone's attention" Kaito *laughs* and says
"You really hang on to everything he tells you" Itsuki says
"Sensei is the man he is because he understood himself, and if he can understand me then I will listen to everything he can tell me to be better" Gyomei says
"Kingsman isn't-" Itsuki kicks Gyomei in the stomach sliding him back as Itsuki says
“Your not strong enough to speak about my father, now focus on this battle” Saigo *laughs* and says
"All right, now it's time to bring you all back down to earth. And show you who the top dogs are" Saigo rushes up and tries to punch Itsuki but Itsuki leans out of the way of Saigo's punch as he says
“So you all haven’t trained at all huh, honestly I'm disappointed” Itsuki punches Saigo in the stomach launching him back as he says
“I don’t think I should use them for my training, Kaito–” But Itsuki leans back as Gyomei tries to punch him and he grabs Gyomei’s arm and Gyomei is *confused* as he can't move his body at all and he says
“What the hell did you do to me!?” Itsuki says
“I used my lightning to paralyze all the nerves in your body…But I guess because I need to limber up I’ll let you go” Itsuki punches Gyomei in the face sliding him back and Gyomei *laughs* as he says
“I’ve allowed you to get a bit to cocky, this stops now” Gyomei rushes Itsuki and tries to punch Itsuki but Itsuki's able to dodge all of his strikes and Itsuki thinks
"He's fast and applying good pressure, but he's leaving his stomach to open" Itsuki pushes Gyomei's hand away and tries to punch him in the stomach but Saigo catches Itsuki’s wrist and Gyomei punches him into the stomach and Saigo steps to the side of Itsuki and swipes his legs as he slams him to the ground as Saigo stomps on his chest and Gyomei grabs Itsuki arm and pulls him out of the dirt and throws him into the air as both of them jump into the air and Gyomei punches Itsuki in the stomach as Saigo grabs his face and slams him into the ground as Gyomei still forces his fist into Itsuki's stomach and as they stand over Itsuki, Gyomei says
“Next time don’t forget who's the strongest man you know” Itsuki *laughs* as he sits up and says
“He isn’t here yet” Saigo is *shocked* and thinks
"He's still moving!? Damn this kid is stronger, have we really gotten gaped by them this much?" But Gyomei *smiles* as he says
“Kingsman isn’t even on my level” Itsuki stands up as he says
“You're right, my Sensei is a god. So unfortunately I can't be talking about him" Suddenly a giant crash comes from the village and Saigo is *shocked* and says
“What the hell was that?” Itsuki says
“Only one way to find out” Itsuki snaps as lightning comes down on top of them and returns them to the village as they land in front of Kaito's office and they look around but don't notice anything and Saigo says
"What the hell caused that noise?" Kaito says
"Let's look-" Itsuki says
"Above!" As everyone looks up they see one side of the village gate flying towards them but a giant ice hand reaches up and catches the gate and sits it to the side and Itsuki *smiles* as he says
"Good reflexes" Kenji *smiles* as he says
"Been training hard" Kaito steps in front of them as he notices a man in a cloak slowly walking towards them and Kaito says
“Who are you!?” But The Man doesn’t respond and Itsuki says
"Let's find out" Itsuki snaps as lightning slams down towards The Man but The Man shoots fire in the air slamming against Itsuki's lightning causing them both to surge across the sky and everyone is *shocked* but Itsuki *smiles* and says
“Let’s see how strong you are then” Itsuki summons his bow and fires three arrows at The Man but The Man blows fire out from his mouth destroying them and The Man keeps slowly walking towards them and Gyomei *laughs* as he says
"I like this one, Itsuki fall back. My turn!" Itsuki says
"Alright" Itsuki jumps back as Gyomei rushes The Man and Gyomei tries to punch The Man but The Man grabs Gyomei’s wrist and pulls him towards him as he headbutts him and punches him in the stomach and as he lets go of Gyomei's wrist, Gyomei falls to his knees as The Man kicks Gyomei in the chest launching him back into a building and The Man starts walking towards them again and Itsuki *laughs* as he says
"Anybody else want a turn?" Kenji *laughs* and says
"No, I'll let you have fun until I feel you're getting beat" Itsuki says
"Not even you Kaito?" Kaito *laughs* and says
"Normally I wouldn't hesitate too, but this will be a good test to see how far you've come. Go ahead Itsuki, show us your strength" Itsuki *laughs* and says
"Well for my fans I always will" Itsuki walks up to The Man as they clash fist and as there pushing there fist against each other, Itsuki’s lightning and The Man's fire are surging and clashing as well as they destroy the ground underneath them and The Man jumps back as lightning slams down exactly where he was and Itsuki thinks
"He's got good reflexs, now dodge this" Itsuki summons his bow as he fires arrows at The Man but The Man dodges all of the arrows and Itsuki *chuckles* as he says
“Looks like I’ll have to get a bit more serious” Itsuki pulls his sword off of his back and Kenji notices Itsuki's sword is bigger and more defined as Itsuki rushes The Man but The Man swings his fist towards the ground launching a giant fire wall into the air but suddenly he feels a presence behind him and as he turns around Itsuki swinging his sword at The Man's chest but Itsuki is *shocked* as he phases through The Man and Itsuki feels a presence behind him but as he turns around The Man punches Itsuki in the stomach with a flaming fist launching him back and sending him slamming against the wall of fire and the fire starts cover Itsuki’s body and Itsuki tries to pull himself off of the wall but the fire grabs him and pulls him back and Itsuki is *shocked* as he thinks
"Is this fire grabbing me!? There's no way!" Itsuki *screams in pain* as The Man walks through the wall of fire onto the opposite side and The Man opens his hand and the fire wall opens up exposing Itsuki’s back and The Man covers his hand in a fire gauntlet but lightning slams against the wall splitting it open and dropping Itsuki to the ground and Itsuki slowly get back to his feet and he picks up his sword and says
"Now, you're pissing me off!" Itsuki rushes The Man and The Man doesn’t move but he says
“Away” Suddenly Itsuki erupts into flames dropping his sword and falling to the ground but as the fires all over him he's sealed inside the fire as it turns into a sun and everyone is *shocked* and The Man flicks his fingers up and the sun floats into the air as he points his hand at the sun and uses
“True flame Detonation” The sun starts super heating as it explodes with so much force and heat it discolors the entire sky turning it red as Itsuki falls to the ground and Kenji says
“I guess it’s time to end this” Kenji rushes The Man and touches his wrist and The Man's wrist starts freezing as The Man's arm erupts into flames but the ice doesn't melt as Kenji grabs The Man's shoulder and says
“You cannot melt my ice, it’s infused with the power of my soul. Plus it takes the water from inside of you constantly making it stronger faster than you can react” But Kenji notices the fire stops surging on his arm as the fire concentrates underneath his ice and Kenji thinks
"What is he trying to do?" The Man tries to punch Kenji but Gyomei catches his wrist as he says
“You should focus on all of your enemies” Gyomei punches The Man in the stomach launching him back and as The Man's flying back, he creates a giant fireball but Itsuki punches him in the back with his lightning stunning him making him fall to the ground and The Man is *shocked* as he looks up towards Itsuki and says
“What!? How?” Itsuki *laughs* and says
“I’m not stupid, before you ever touched me I covered my entire body in my lightning and as your sun exploded I clashed your flames with my lightning and protected myself. But I will admit had I not done that in the beginning of the battle I would have died" Itsuki pulls The Man up by his shirt and looks him in his eyes as he says
"I didn't, but let's see if you do though!" Itsuki throws The Man into the air as The Man tries to blast Itsuki with his fire but suddenly he's hit in the spine with lightning and The Man thinks
"What the hell!? I can't move!" Gyomei jumps into the air as he fist covers in a deep blue tint and Gyomei says
“Let me show you real power!” Gyomei punches him in the stomach launching him back and sending him flying back so far he's sent out of the village as he goes crashing in the forest outside of the village and Gyomei lands on the ground and *laughs* as he says
“That’s enough of him” Itsuki says
“I don’t know who that was, but he was strong. Too strong, actually he reminds me of-” Suddenly a giant explosion comes from the front of the village and Itsuki *laughs* as he cracks his knuckles and The Man comes flying towards them with flaming wings on his back and The Man's fire surging around him causes his cloak to burn away and everyone is *shocked* as they see Dai's face and Kenji *smiles* as he thinks
"You both have really grown, to bad I'm still stronger" Itsuki covers his hand in lightning as he turns around and swings towards Dai but Kenji appears next to them right before they clash as Kenji uses
“Absolute Zero” Dai and Itsuki are both frozen inches before their fist clash but the ground is still destroyed underneath them and Kaito says
“Good job Kenji, if they had clashed I have no doubt that it would have destroyed the village” Kenji turns around and opens his mouth but suddenly he hears his ice crack and he's *shocked* as he sees the ice on Dai's chest cracking and he takes a step back as he says
“His heart!?” Kaito walks up next to Kenji and says
“What’s going on?” Kenji says
“I froze him from the inside out, but I didn’t freeze his heart to keep him alive. But now his heart is pushing out so much force it’s starting to break my ice” The crack grows and Gyomei walks up as he says
"I'll handle it!" Gyomei grabs Dai and throws him high in the air as the ice around him shatters and he flies extremely fast into the air and as he throws his punch it’s so much fire blast directly into the sky as it destroys a quarter of the moon and as Dai lands back on the ground, Kenji unfreezes Itsuki and Kenji says
“It’s been such a long time Dai” Itsuki turns around as he sees Dai and says
“Damn…You’ve gotten even uglier” Dai says
“Who the hell do you think you're talking to!?” Itsuki *laughs* as he says
“It’s been to long Dai” Itsuki shakes Dai’s hand but Itsuki covers his hand in lightning electrocuting Dai as Itsuki punches Dai in the stomach sliding him back and he *laughs* as he says
"We've all changed, but you can't fix stupid" Itsuki runs as Dai gets to his feet and starts throwing fireballs at Itsuki and Kaito *laughs* and says
“I’m starting to realize I haven’t missed them as much” Kenji *smiles* as he says
“I’ve missed them so much, but they can be a handful sometimes” But as Itsuki is running someone tackles him to the ground and as he looks down he sees Hana is wrapping him in a hug and Hana says
"Itsuki!" Itsuki *smiles* as he says
“You’ve got a really big Hana” Itsuki and Hana get back to there feet as Hana says
“Did you bring back my bear?” Itsuki puts his hand on her shoulder as he says
“Of course" As Itsuki lets go of Hana's shoulder he turns it up towards the sky as lightning hits his hand but as it does Hana's teddy beat appears and he sits it on her head and Hana takes the bear off her head and hugs it as Dai walks up next to them and says
“Still not going to ta–” But Dai is *shocked* as Hana hugs him and says
“I missed you both so much” Dai hugs her back as he says
"I've missed you too" Kenji walks up to them and says
“So you both have gotten really strong, but as we’ve already seen neither one of you are strong enough to beat me” Dai lets go of Hana and looks at Kenji as he says
“You got lucky, you think you can beat me!?” Itsuki says
“You really think you can stop me!?” Kenji *smiles* as he says
“Would you like to try it?” But Kaito steps up as he says
“No, all of you have done enough damage to the village” Dai says
“Fine then old man, where’s Sensei?” Itsuki says
“Sensei’s training and when he gets back he’s going to come get us” Dai says
“So we’re living with the old man now?” Kenji says
“Actually that's a good question, it'll give us more time together. Can we uncle?” Kaito says
“I don’t think my office is big enough to hold all of you” Kenji is *confused* as he says
“Not your office, your house” As Kaito hears that he gets flashbacks of Akemi and Emi on the floor and Saigo notices Kaito's silence and he says
“My lord, are you ok?” Kaito doesn’t respond and Saigo grabs his shoulder shaking him out of his thoughts and Kaito says
“What!?” Saigo says
“Are you ok my Lord?” Kaito says
“Ye-Yeah, I’m fine just in my head is all'' Kenji says
“Uncle if you don’t want us to live with you I can manage all of us at our house" Kaito says
“No it’s ok, you can stay with me…I just haven’t been home in a while” Dai says
“Are we going to eat anytime soon? I’m starving” Itsuki *sighs* as he says
“Still the same dumb ass who can’t read a room” Kenji says
“I’ve been waiting so long to eat my moms cooking again” Kaito says
“Your mother…Left” Hana is *shocked* and Kenji says
“What!? Where’d she go?” Kaito says
“...Kingsman wanted her and Tadashi to get closer so they both have gone somewhere together, but Kingsman didn’t tell anyone where he sent them” Kenji *sighs* as he says
“Sounds just like father, so are we going to eat with Akemi and Emi then?” Kaito is *stunned* as he says
“Ak…” But Saigo steps forward as he says
“No, her and Emi have gone to visit her family. So we’ll just be eating some ramen'' Dai says
“It’s been so long since I’ve had good ramen'' Kenji says
“Where?” Saigo says
“Uh I don’t know, probably just a restaurant” Kenji says
“No, where did Akemi and Emi go?” Saigo says
“...To visit her mother, she hadn’t seen Emi so she wanted her to meet Emi'' Kenji says
“Oh! But-” Gyomei says
“Enough talking let’s eat” Everyone starts walking except Kaito and Saigo and Saigo hugs Kaito as he says
“I know it hurts, but someday you’ll have to return to your home. I don’t want to see you sleeping in the office anymore” Kaito says
"I'm fine...After all the things we've spoken about I cannot keep running from this. A piece of my family may be gone, but that does not mean I've lost everything" Kaito walks towards everyone else as Saigo is *shocked* and thinks
"You've truly come far, but when you're surrounded by everyone it will only remind you of what you lost. Hopefully you can truly handle it" Saigo catches up with everyone as they all walk into a ramen shop and sits down and start eating but Gyomei says
"Itsuki?" Itsuki looks at Gyomei as he says
"Hmm?" Gyomei says
"You want to tell us a story of what you've been doing since you've been gone?" Itsuki says
"Well there's not much to tell" Gyomei says
"Didn't you go back there to fight someone? How'd it go?" Itsuki says
"I beat him, but it took multiple attempts" Gyomei says
"Come on, what was hard about beating him? Was he on par with Kingsman's skill, is that why it took multiple attempts?" Itsuki says
"No, Sensei was far stronger and faster than him. But when it came to a battle with the blades he wanted to show me something more than he wanted to test my skill, he would try and allow me shallow victories. But after I showed him I wasn't the same child he fought all those years ago he got serious and we had our true first and final battle" Saigo *laughs* as he says
"Do your favorite two uncles need to take a visit down there and set him straight?" Itsuki says
"Uncle Kaito and Kenzo don't need to go down there" Gyomei and Saigo are *shocked* but Kaito,Kenji and Dai all start *laughing* and Gyomei slams his fist down on the table as he says
"We go out of our way to try and help you but you want to disrespect us!?" Itsuki *smiles* as he says
"Do something about it!" Gyomei and Saigo both get up and Itsuki slides his chair back but Hana stands up on her chair and says
"Stay away from my brother!" Gyomei and Saigo start *laughing* and Gyomei reaches for Hana but as he looks around the table he sees Dai with his fire gauntlets activated, Kenji with his ice flowing around him, Itsuki with his hand on his sword, and Kaito with his Icy Sun flames flowing across his body and Gyomei and Saigo both sit down and Hana turns around and looks at Itsuki as she says
"It's ok, I'll protect you" Itsuki *smiles* as he says
"Thank you!" Itsuki high fives Hana as she sits back down in her chair and Dai says
“Good fight, good food, now it’s time for a good nap. Where’s your house old man?” Kaito says
“I…Don’t know” Kenji says
“Are you ok uncle? You must have been training really hard to forget where you live, but don’t worry I know where it is'' Everyone stands up and walks out of the ramen shop but Saigo grabs Gyomei’s arm stopping him as everyone else keeps walking and Saigo says
“We’ve done all we can, now we let his family help him”