CHAPTER. 02

"I.. I want to fight!"

"What?!"

"I'm okay dad, Kyoken doesn't need to be disqualified. I want to win this fight with my own power, nothing more, nothing less!"

Kyoken thought...

DAMN!... does he think I need his help!?"

The shogun thought...

"Incredible... his resolve is strong. "

"Huh... fine! Kyoken, your disqualification is hereby cancelled. The bout, is back on!"

The spectators were very excited. They kept cheering for Haru...

"HA-RU! HA-RU!! HA-RU!! HA-RU!!!"

...but Kyoken wasn't pleased.

"Shit!... they're all cheering for him?!"

Haru decided to talk to Kyoken.

"Yo Kyoken!"

"What do you want!?"

"Do you remember our first bout, the day we met?"

"Yeah, I do! Out of all my fights... "

"You were the only person who fought me and neither won nor lost. "

"That bout was both I and your's only draw. Now, let's end This!"

"Hmph... you read my mind. "

The two brother's smiled at each other knowing that this bout wouldn't only determine who gets qualified to participate in the "inter-continent youth samurai development programme development programme", but would also settle a feud born from the day they met over who the better samurai is.

The shogun gave his command...

"Alright! Both trainees in position!... "

Haru thought...

"Man... what was all that stuff about "secret forms of kendo?" Well, Kyoken is 6 years older than me, so I guess father trusts him with more secrets than me. But what if he tries that crazy fire dragon move on me again, should i dodge or fight back...?"

The shogun continued...

"If both fighters are ready, signify!"

Haru thought...

"No, I'm a samurai...!"

The shogun continued...

"Ready...?!"

Haru thought...

"I.. have to FIGHT!!"

Haru and Kyoken grabbed their swords.

The shogun continued...

"... BEGINNN!!!"

Haru and Kyoken pulled out their swords from their scabbards, then Kyoken was ready to use same move he used on Haru earlier...

"SECRET KENDO FORM: FIRE TEC... "

Haru rushed to Kyoken as fast he could since he was not ready to face the power of His brother's kendo he knew nothing about. Haru tried to knock Kyoken's sword out of his hands...

"GRRRGH!!... you've got a strong grip brother... GRRRGH!!!"

... But Kyoken was too strong.

"You can't win this Haru, just give up!!"

"GRRRGH!!... neverrrr!!!!"

"Psst.. okay you asked for it!"

Kyoken used his immense strength to knock Haru's sword out of his hands, then pushed Haru back to create distance between the two of them as he was ready to try his signature move again.

"Get ready! SECRET KENDO FORM: FIRE TECHNIQUE - FLAME DRAGON!!"

Flame engulfed the blade of Kyoken's sword again.

"That's the same move he used before! Should I dodge... "

"Now your done brother!"

"... No, I'll FIGHT! Let it come!!

The flames reached Haru, then he rose his sword and slashed through the flames.

"Whaaat!!! That's impossible, those flames weren't ordinary. It should be impossible for a normal human to cut through the flame dragon!!"

Kyoken and his father were both in shock.

"Kyoken!"

"Father!?!"

"Haven't you learned by Now, your brother isn't so normal.

Kyoken thought...

DAMN!!... shit, shit, shit, shit, SHIIIT!!!"

"Hey bro, it's gonna take a lot more than that to defeat me! Hahaha!"

Kyoken smiled after faking his anger.

"You know Haru, you may be a skilled samurai but you have one weakness. "

"Oh Yeah, what's tha...!!"

Suddenly, the crowd gasped, then all of the dojo was shrouded by silence.

The shogun yelled...

"Haru, NOOOO!!!!"

Kyoken continued...

"Your easily distracted!"

Kyoken pierced through his stomach.

"You're done Haru... You're done!"

The shogun yelled...

"Kyoken, how could You? You're...

Kyoken responded...

"Relax Father, I intentionally flushed my sword so precisely through the air that I missed Haru's stomach and other vital organs. He'll survive with a little patching up. "

"Son, how could you be so heartless?!... guards, get the medical team, tell them to hurry up!!"

The medics arrived a few minutes later.

"Alright! C'mon, get the bandages over here, quick!!"

The shogun decided to announce the winner...

"I hereby announce that the winner of this bout *EXHALES* is Kyo... "

The shogun was interrupted by one of the medics who took a look at Haru's injury.

"What the! It looks like electric sparks coming out of his injury!"

The shogun was confused...

"What!?!"

"Here! Take a look!!"

Kyoken was infuriated because of the delay of the announcement if him as the winner.

"Damn it!... what's going on?"

Huge sparks begun to fly out of Haru's injury. They spread through his body and then into his sword.

The villagers who weren't watching the bout were scared as they saw a bright flash of light coming from a distance.

Suddenly, Haru opened his eyes that were red, but for some reason had glowing blue.

He stood up...

The shogun could not believe his eyes...

"Huh?... son, y-you're alright!!"

Haru wasn't listening to his father. He surprisingly walked past him without saying a word.

Kyoken was shocked...

"H-how are you up right now, and what's happened to your b-body?!"

Haru's body was shrouded with lightening, including his sword.

Haru was being fuelled by anger.

"BROTHER!! I don't know how you could be so cruel to your own family!!"

"Just shut up, Alright!! You're the same old Haru."

"Oh you think so!?! Well let's test that theory!!"

"Alright then, come at me!!"

"Oh, I will!!"

*WHOOSH*

"Huh?... Haru?"

Suddenly, Haru vanished.

"I'm right here!"

Kyoken looked back then saw Haru.

"How did you get all te way there so fast?"

He vanished again, then his voice was being heared.

The shogun was trembling...

"Lightening fast speed, it can't be, it's not possible. Of all the people in the world why Haru, why Now!?!"

Haru recited the incantations...

"SECRET KENDO FORM: LIGHTENING TECHNIQUE - GOD FLASH SLASH!!"

Lightening curled around Kyoken's body. He was electrified until he lost consciousness. Then Haru appeared again, the both of them lost consciousness.

"Haruuu!!!"

Said, the shogun.

He stood and announced the winner...

"Due to Kyoken losing consciousness and Haru dealing the final blow, Haru is victor who will take the last spot on the team representing the kenshi nation!!"

The crowd cheered...

"Yaaay!!! Go Haruuu!!! Amazing!!... "

After the bout, the medical team had taken both Haru and Kyoken to the infirmary...

"DAAAMN IT!!! How did I lose to that shit bag!!"

... While their father had organised a meeting with the leaders of the hachimaru and tomoe clans in his palace...

The leader of the hachimaru clan had arrived...

"Greetings lord Sugimoto. "

"Oh, Suke. You know we're friends, just call me by my first name, Takashi. "

"Alright my friend, Takashi. "

A FEW MINUTES LATER...

"Are you sure my friend?!"

"Yes I'm sure! I saw him use the lightening form with my own eyes!"

"Then that must mean that Haru is HIS descendant. "

"NO! NO! It's not possible!"

"But we have all the evidence. "

"Fine, but we must hide this from the other shoguns. Speaking of shoguns, where is Yusuke?"

"Oh, right. He told me to tell you that he wasn't coming. "

"What!? That's the thing I hate about the Tomoe clan, they always think that they are above everybody else!!"

"Anyway, see ya later my friend. "

"Yeah, see ya. "

MEANWHILE, SOMWHERE IN THE TOMOE VILLAGE, KENSHI.

Tomoe Yusuke had been training his daughter, Tomoe Harada.

"HAYA! HAYA! HAYA!"

'Harder! Faster! Smarter and stronger!! You will not disgrace our family name, you hear me. You will be the best no matter what it takes, the you will be truly part of the Tomoe clan!"

"HAYA! HAYA!... "

ONE MONTH LATER... 12:00PM.

It was finally time for Haru to meet his new teammates. He was fully healed from his fight with Kyoken.

"So, you ready to meet your new comrades?"

"Of course dad, I'll probably be stronger than both of them anyway so there's no problem. "

"Now don't get to cocky, son!"

"Alright. "

"Now there they are... "

"Wow so those are them, Huh?"

NAME: TSUBARU HACHIMARU.

AGE: 12 YEARS OLD.

OCCUPATION: SAMURAI ACADEMY STUDENT.

HAIR COLOUR: BLACK HAIR.

STATS: 137 BOUTS, 43 WINS, 94 LOSSES, 0 DRAWS.

NAME: HARADA TOMOE.

AGE: 13 YEARS OLD.

OCCUPATION: SAMURAI ACADEMY STUDENT.

HAIR COLOUR: ROYAL BLUE.

STATS: 784 BOUTS, 783 WINS, 1 LOSS, 0 DRAWS.

One of Haru's new comrades approached him.

"Um... hi, my name is Hachimaru Tsubara, son of Yuri Suname and Hachimaru Suke. It is an honour to meet you. "

"Huh?... I mean, thanks. I'm Haru Sugimoto and this is my wonderful father Takashi Sugimoto. Now, who might you be, you lovely lady?"

Haru tried to talk to Tomoe Harada. She responded with...

"Back away, punk. We might be "teammates" now, but I'm from the Tomoe clan meaning I am in a way different world than you, got it?"

Haru thought...

"Sheesh... I have to work with her for the next six months? If had known I would have given Kyoken the place in an instant. "

The shogun begun to explain what their mission will be for the next six months.

"Anyways, you all know that you'll all be together for the next six months. I'll now tell you about what you'll be doing throughout that time period.

From a few hours from now you'll be headed for the city of shuto... "

"Shuto, you mean the capital city of kenshi...?"

"... that's right Tsubaru. As you probably already know the capital city shuto is very faraway from Sugimoto village, it'll take at least a couple of months to get there from here. Your task is to make it to shuto in under six months, on your way there you will stop at different villages. I have deployed multiple of my most trustworthy samurai to each village on the path to shuto. Each of my men will act as your guide in each village, they will send you on different mission and analyse your skill level. You already know what'll happen if you win or lose. So Go get some rest. You leave in three hours, go and prepare!

Haru thought...

"Well at least I get to rest a bit before we leave, but how did I get stuck with these two. Tsubaru is to timid and Harada's to much of a hothead. Well I better get as much rest as I can. "

THREE HOURS LATER, 15:00PM.

"Alright team Kenshi, from now on you'll have no one but yourselves and my trusty guides spread around the path to Shuto. May God be with you on your journey. "

Both Haru and Tsubaru said...

"Thank you sir!!"

"Psst... I dont need God, i can do everything by myself with my own power!"

The shogun sighed.

"Just like her father... unfortunately. "

Team kenshi went to the Sugimoto vilage's exit. They were ready to leave, then all the villagers came to say their farewells.

"Team Senshi! Represent this nation well Alright! I love you Haru. Haru you're the best!!"

"Love all of you guys to!!"

Finally team Senshi had left to begin their adventure.

TWO MONTHS LATER, SOMEWHERE ON THE PATH TO THE CAPITAL CITY SHUTO, KENSHI.

Haru was hungry.

"Ugh...! I'm so tired a hungry. Are we almost at the next village yet. "

"Shut up you dick!"

"You know you could try to be more nice, you know?"

"Whatev'...!"

"C'mon guys we're teammates Now, we should to be more nice to each other not fight... haha!"

Team Kenshi had spent most of their time together finding old ladies cats, paying people on behalf of others, the missions they were given weren't as exciting as they thought.

Tsubara saw something ahead so he told others.

"Hey guys! Follow me, I think I see a village ahead!"

"Um... Tsubara, I dont see anything. "

"C'mon guys just trust me. '

"Whatev'...!"

Team Senshi continued to follow Tsubara and stumbled upon their next Village.

"Tsubaru you were right! Whoa, is that what I think it is...? It's a ramen restaurant!!"

Haru immediately rushed with Harada and Tsubaru to get some ramen.

"Um.. hello sir! Three bowls of ramen, I'm paying for these two here. "

The owner of the restaurant responded...

"It's on the house for being new customers. "

"Oh, sweet!"

"We never even said we wanted any ramen, shitbag!!"

"Why do you always have to be such a bummer Harada?"

"Actually, I do love ramen, sooo... "

"See! At least Tsubaru gets it!"

"Pfft... "

Suddenly, a strange looking man with a sword came in an asked...

"So, you guys like ramen, huh...?"

"Umm... who are you?"

"Who am I...? I am the great Kurutta Okami, and I am your next and final guide on your journey! Hehehe!"

Team Kenshi didn't really care much.

"Um sure, let's just finish our ramen first... "

"Yeah, we hungry!"

"You won't come willingly, I See! Then I'm forced to use my secret abilities on you... "

Kurutta thought...

"... my NINJUTSU!!"

"SLEEPING MIST TECHNIQUE!"

Suddenly, a mist covered the shrouded the entire area. The entire of team kenshi fell asleep. When they woke up, they were in a secluded forest with Kurutta, who said he was their final guide.

"Alright kids, it's time for you guys to wake, it's time fooor...! KURUTTA OKAMI'S DAILY LESSONS ON THE SAMURAI LIFE!!!"

"What.....?"

TO BE CONTINUED...