Chapter 15: A New Friend

[A few days later]

Within a small Dojo with no decoration apart from a picture frame with "Mind, Skill, Body" inscribed on the wall, Hitomi and Mr Aizawa enter and greet a large muscular man wearing a white mask with spiked back mint green hair, a partial blue body suit and large revolver chamber themed bracers.

The man waves "It's nice to see you again Eraser!"

"Yeah... You too Gunhead..."

Gunhead turns and grasps Hitomi's hands in his own much larger hands "And you must be Miss Hitomi Sekizō! Is so great to meet you, how are you doin'?"

Hitomi is a touch overwhelmed from the difference between appearance and personality! Then internally berates herself for judging a book by it's cover when that's what people are doing and have done to her... "H-hi Mr Gunhead, it's really nice to meet you, thank you for agreeing to see us" she bows, with her hands still held by the Pro

Gunhead lets her go and rubs the back of his head "Ah it's no trouble! It's my pleasure to help a new Heroine take her first steps into our wonderful profession" he gives a thumbs up! "You're in good hands Young Lady"

"Well you two seem to be getting on well... You'll be fine..." He heads for the door

Gunhead tilts his non-gun head "Eh? You're not staying Eraser?"

"No... I've got my own person to train... I hope you learn a lot Miss Sekizō..."

"Oh uhh... Ok? Thank you for setting this up Mr Aizawa"

"Mhm..." He waves over his shoulder as he leaves

They stay in silence for a moment... Before Gunhead breaks it! "Ok! I will be saying now that I do not care about your Quirk"

"Uhhh... Ok? That's nice to hear?" She chuckles

"Mm! All I care about is your physical capability and how you'll fare in the martial arts! Now." He raises a finger and leans forward "What are the main fighting styles?"

"Uhhh... I don't know... There's a lot right? Kung-Fu, Karate, Judo, Kendo, Boxing" she keeps ticking them off on her fingers

Gunhead waggles his finger! "No no no no! Those are Martial Arts NOT Fighting styles"

Hitomi and her snakes tilt their heads "What's the difference?"

"Hmm... What's the difference between the Mona Lisa and the concept of Oil Painting?"

"Ummm... The Mona Lisa is a painting and Oil Painting is a style of painting?"

"Correct!" He gives another thumbs up! "There are three" he holds up three fingers "Three fighting styles"

"Wait only three?" She frowns

"Yes! There is! Striking" he lowers a finger "That consists of things like punching, jabbing and kicking, elbows, knees and all the rest"

She nods

"Wrestling" he lowers another finger "Consisting of clenching and throwing"

She nods twice

"And finally Grappling" he lowers the final finger "Locking joints, pinning down and submission holds"

She nods three times!

"Now in our lessons I will be teaching you, not any one martial art but instead multiple different techniques from different martial arts! From the well known like Jiu-Jitsu to the more obscure like Pankration. This is how you will nurture your very own style... As I also developed my own style that I teach here known as" he points to the sky! "Gunhead martial arts!"

Hitomi claps! And Gunhead bows "Thank you thank you" He rests a big hand on her shoulder "Now then, tell me about yourself"

"Huh? Myself?"

"Mm! I don't want us to be just Master and Student I want us to be friends!" He puts his fingers together under his chin "Do you wanna be my friend?"

Hitomi takes a critical hit! 'Cuuuuute!!' "Y-yeah! Yes of course we can be friends!"

Gunhead spreads his arms! "Yaaaay!"

"Ok... Myself... I'm like totes a basic teenage gurl!"

"Noooo you're not" he chuckles and folds his arms

"Yyyyeah I'm not... Don't get me wrong I do love clothes but I don't go mad for them"

"Mm mm, how about makeup?" He rubs his chin

"Well I uhh... Don't actually... Need any... I know that sounds really vain...!" She lowers her head

"Hey if you've got good skin you've got good skin" he shrugs "Plus you save on the eyeliner, mascara and eyeshadow with those bandages"

"Heh... Yeah... Thanks... I do like nail polish though"

"Mm, does it matter to you if they get chipped?"

"Not really... That just gives me chance to do something different?"

"That's a good outlook on it" he nods approvingly

"Ah! These are my girls" she runs her hands through her snakes "They don't have names but they know when I'm talking to a specific one, they're venomous so no affectionate nips from you girls ok?" They hiss!

"Nice to meet you all" he waves and all the snakes hiss in greeting "Venomous eh? Hmmm... Could be useful to incorporate into a martial art..."

"Yeah... Paralytic venom to be specific... Anyway I like to read quite a bit... I do Yoga regularly... I just have standard hobbies I guess?" She shrugs "Oh and I hang out with my friend"

"Friend Hmmm? Is it a boooooy?" He leans closer!

"Yes but we're more like siblings! And he said it first! And I never want a boyfriend!"

"Awwww ok... I just love gossip is all"

"It's fine Gunhead Sir" she chuckles 'Interesting guy'

"Awwww you called me Sir... Ok! Well as your teacher it's time to learn about your capabilities!" He drags over a table and sits on one side "Please sit"

She sits across from him and he slips off his bracer "Wonderful... Now!" He slams his elbow onto the table and keeps his hand up! "Roll up your sleeve and then show me what you got"

She blinks! "Arm wrestling? Are you kidding!? Look at the size of you compared to me! You'll throw me through the wall!"

He chuckles "Trust me, this is a simple test" he wiggles his fingers

"Fiiiine... If you brake my arm my girls will bite you" she rolls up her sleeve then props her elbow and takes his big hand in her's

"Heh, fair enough... Now begin!" He obviously doesn't use his full strength and starts applying pressure! Hitomi grunts and does the same! Surprisingly keeping them in the middle!

Gunhead hums 'Interesting... Let's see how she handles more' he applies more pressure but they stay stuck in the middle! 'Her grip strength is impressive too just like he said... Very promising...' he examines her arm, specifically the straining muscles he can see through the skin 'Yes. She's got great potential' "Ok stop, I've got all I need" he lets her hand go and she gasps a breath!

"W... What did you... Need...?" She huffs!

"You can tighten your muscles to an incredible degree" she pants and nods

"This implies that you have the potential to apply tremendous pressure when it comes to things like submission holds" she nods again, getting her breathing under control

"This also implies you can build up the energy in your body like a coiling spring before releasing it all at once for an enhanced effect" he gets in the position of a professional sprinter with his hands on the floor his one leg kneeling and the other bent under him on it's tip toe. He pats the tip toe leg "This one is the spring"

He stands and pulls his fist back so it's beside his head with his elbow behind him, he pats his arm "This is the spring" he drops the pose "You won't be the next All Might but get the right support items for your hands and you'll be punching through things no sane person should be punching in no time!" He folds his arms "Ready to get started?"

Hitomi starts to grin wide at the possibilities she'd never realized before! "Yes Master Gunhead!"