11 Sword Techniques
The sounds of blades clashing filled the air. Ichigo and Master Gyatsu were sparring with their own blades.
"You've gotten more powerful, Ichigo! But power doesn't compare to years of experience!" Gyatsu shouted as he dodged another swipe from Ichigo's curved claymore
"Show me then, old man!" Ichigo growled as he appeared in front of Gyatsu and swiped down with his khyber knife.
"Ha!" Gyatsu jumped back. He disappeared and appeared behind Ichigo. Ichigo jumped away. He jumped away just in time to avoid Gyatsu slashing his katana on the ground.
*SHING!!!*
*CRACK!*
Ichigo widened his eyes as the ground he was previously standing on was sliced open. He looked at Gyatsu who got into a fighting stance.
"What was that master?" Ichigo asked him with wide eyes.
"Ho ho ho. That was my secret technique." Gyatsu grinned at him. Ichigo was very interested.
"Can I learn how to do it?" Ichigo asked curiously. Gyatsu sighed and sheathed his katana.
" I was planning to teach you how to perform it anyways. You have advanced so much that there's really not much to teach you anymore." Gyatsu told him.
"But! " Gyatsu added just to stop Ichigo from talking.
" That doesn't mean that there's nothing else to teach you. You still have so much to learn. You haven't unlocked the full potential of a human yet, my student." Gyatsu told him with a mysterious aura around him.
" Now I'm very interested. " Ichigo grinned.
" Good. It'll do you well to be interested. Now let us begin our next lesson...
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'So that's Ichigo's Kung Fu master. For some reason, he looks like Captain Commander Yamamoto. And also, how can a human, a very old one as well, slice the ground open? I must get closer.' Yoruichi thought while staring at Master Gyatsu.
"In.... out... Good... Good. Now continue repeating the pattern yourself." Master Gyatsu muttered while circling Ichigo. Ichigo was sitting in a meditative position. He was breathing in a specific pattern Master Gyatsu told him to.
"When you truly master this specific pattern of breathing, you will raise your body and mind's capabilities to your utmost limit. This technique is called, Zen Shūchū no Kokyū (Total Concentration Breathing). This specific technique was used by a group of people many centuries ago. It will do you good to master this technique. " Gyatsu explained.
'Wait. Demon Slayers exist?' Ichigo thought to himself but he dismissed it instantly. He had better things to do than worrying about these types of things.
[Skill learned
Zen Shūchū no Kokyū Lvl 1
Raise your physical and mental prowess by 10%.]
"One more thing, Ichigo. Try to be in the Total Concentration Breathing state at all times. There's an immense difference between someone who maintain Total Concentration Breathing at all times and someone who cannot. " Gyatsu advised. Ichigo nodded while still breathing in a specific pattern.
'I was going to do that anyways. ' Ichigo thought to himself.
"Now stand up." Gyatsu ordered. Ichigo opened his eyes and stood up. He was still maintaining breathing in a specific pattern.
Ichigo saw a metal pole in front of him. He understood the mission. Ichigo raised his curved claymore and slashed diagonally.
*SHING!!*
The metal beam was sliced in a diagonal line from the right side down. The top of the beam fell onto the ground.
"Previously, you can't even leave a small dent to this beam. Now look at you." Master Gyatsu smiled proudly at Ichigo.
"Heh." Ichigo grinned.
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[Zen Shūchū no Kokyū Lvl 2
Raise your physical and mental prowess by 20%.]
For the rest of the lesson, Ichigo and Master Gyatsu kept working on the Total Concentration Breathing technique.
But now, he was walking home while carrying Yoruichi with his hands.
"You're so obsessed with me. You're very cute, Yoruichi." Ichigo muttered as he kissed Yoruichi's head.
"Meow!"
"Yes you are. Don't think I didn't saw you spying on me while I was training with Master Gyatsu." Ichigo grinned slyly at her.
'Did berry boy just kiss my head!!! ' Yoruichi was panicking in her mind.
"And we're home...." Ichigo muttered. When he was about to open the front gate to his house, he heard someone calling his name.
"Ichigo!!" Orihime shouted excitedly. Ichigo smiled and turned around.
"Hime. Tatsuki." Ichigo smiled happily. The two girls ran over to him. Ichigo noticed the big tray Orihime was carrying.
"Wow. That's a lot more than I imagined." Ichigo commented. Orihime giggled sheepishly.
"I baked enough for the three of us, some are for your sisters and father too." Orihime explained.
"Meow~"
"And also, Tatsuki bought goat milk for Yoruichi." Orihime looked at Tatsuki who was holding a bottle of milk.
"What are we waiting for? Let's go in already." Tatsuki whined. Ichigo chuckled and opened the front gate to his house.
They arrived in front of the front door. The girls immediately hid behind Ichigo.
Ichigo opened the door. The girls were surprised that his father didn't come out swinging his fists.
"He's still at work." Ichigo explained as they took off their shoes and entered the house.
"Karin. Ichigo brought girls to the house again. It's the girls from last week. " Yuzu whispered to Karin. Karin looked up from her book to see Orihime and Tatsuki walking in the house.
Yoruichi jumped off Ichigo's hands and dashed towards Yuzu and Karin.
"Meow~!"
Yuzu smiled and picked her up. They sat down on the sofa and Yuzu kept petting Yoruichi's head.
Meanwhile with the trio, they were in Ichigo's room. They were enjoying Orihime's baked bread.
"This is good." Ichigo told her while his mouth is full of bread. Orihime giggled.
"Thank you Ichigo. I'm glad you're enjoying it." Orihime replied to him.
They finished about half of the amount of bread Orihime baked. They weren't able to finish the rest, so Ichigo told Orihime to bring the tray down to the kitchen.
" But why should I be the one to bring it down with you?" Orihime asked for the third time. Ichigo chuckled and kissed her forehead.
"Don't worry Hime. You'll be fine. I'll be your knight in shining armor." Ichigo puffed his chest up proudly. Orihime sighed with a smile on her face.
"Alright. Let's go."
They then walked down to the living room. Yuzu and Karin immeasurably looked at them. Orihime was shy but she steeled herself.
"Umm.... I baked some bread. Do you guys want some?" Orihime smiled and held up the tray of bread for them to see.
"Yuzu. Can you go get two plates?" Karin asked her sister. Yuzu nodded. She put Yoruichi down on the ground and went to the kitchen.
Yuzu came back to the living room with two plates on her hands. Orihime put the tray on the empty coffee table beside the sofa.
They proceeded to put the bread on the plates. Half on Yuzu's plate and the other half on Karin's plate.
When Orihime was about to go upstairs with the empty tray on her hands, Yuzu called her.
"Big sister!" Yuzu called Orihime. Orihime turned to her and smiled warmly.
"Yes?" Orihime answered. Yuzu blushed a little and fidgeted a little.
"I just wanna say, you're very pretty big sister." Yuzu complimented her shyly. Orihime widened her eyes and blushed a little.
"Thank you so much! Ummm....Can I hug you?" Orihime asked nervously. Yuzu smiled and nodded.
Orihime gave Ichigo the bread tray and ran towards Yuzu. They hugged each other. Orihime released the hug after five seconds, then she looked at Karin.
"Can I??" Orihime stretched her hands wide open. Karin smiled a little and they hugged each other.
"Ichigo! What's going on? Why did you want to bring me down?" Tatsuki asked Ichigo while they were holding hands and walking down the stairs.
"I'm just introducing you to Yuzu and Karin." Ichigo explained and they arrived at the living room.
"Karin look!" Yuzu pointed at Tatsuki. Karin who just finished hugged Orihime, looked at Tatsuki.
"She's so beautiful!!" Yuzu screamed and ran up to her. Tatsuki gasped as Yuzu enveloped her in a big hug.
Karin walked over to her and pulled Yuzu away from Tatsuki. "Calm down Yuzu. You haven't even asked for their names yet." Karin reminded.
"Oh yeah I forgot!" Yuzu rubbed her head sheepishly. Ichigo chuckled.
"I'll start. My name's Orihime Inoue. You can just call me Orihime." Orihime introduced herself.
" My name is Tatsuki Arisawa. Just call me Tatsuki. " Tatsuki smiled at them. Yuzu stayed silent for a while.
" So, do you guys want to play Uno with me?
To be continued.....
