Five years or so ago, the news about the appearance of Satoshi's Alpha Gene was delivered to Grado, and he was ecstatic about it. Needless to say, the appearance of the Alpha Gene confirmed that Satoshi would awaken a superpower. The wait was arduous for Grado since he was more excited about Satoshi's awakening than his parents. He wanted to train his grandson as soon as possible so he could follow in the footsteps of strong superheroes in their lineage.
But after a couple of years, there were no signs of Satoshi ever awakening his superpower, and this disappointed everyone greatly. Of course, Satoshi felt the most pressure since he was the son of the number one and two superheroes. Being powerless meant that he'd got a massive target on his back. He became a laughingstock, an insult to his parents. Some even said that his Alpha genes were probably fake, and at one point, Satoshi believed that such was the case.