Chapter 7: The road they shall tread

Was what they were about to learn that important, that destiny-changing, that the aloof Sensei Hirokoshi was seriously talking to them in this manner. In a sense the phrase uttered could have sounded silly but the emotion and intensity in Hirokoshi's voice was astounding. The students under these two Sensei had never seen the eyes of the prior mentioned so Bloodshot!

How could they deal with such a rapid change in tone? Roshi raised his hand tentatively, with even Roshi understanding the gravity of the situation that they were currently in. " Is...is it poss,"

"Speak UP BOY!" Sensei Kurenai bellowed.

Yue chose to finish Roshi's sentence , as it was obvious to see how visibly shaken he was.

Still, even Yue faltered slightly.

"C.could u please clarify, give us more information on this fighter league?"

Hirokoshi stared harder, contemplating what he could give them. Kurenai raised his hoarse voice and coldly stated " I can't tell you all much, but understand the severity of this situation. What you might choose to enter has danger written on it in many ways. Though we shall do our best to protect you, you will need to train three, no three hundred times harder to protect those around you. Are you Crystal rock or FLEETING PAPER?!"

"CRYSTAL ROCK!"Shouted all the students of crystal rock.

"Oh the joyous meatheads," Gao said

"And I assume you can beat these glorious meatheads in a fight huh?"

"QQUUIETTTT!" Kurenai proclaimed, his shout thunder after a peaceful moment.

Any movement, any sound, any noise, was eliminated by the intense fury.

"Ohhhh."Hirokshi murmured, "This'll take a while, but we'll get there…. Eventually."

"We have informed your parents about this possible, change that could occur in your life.

Yue, your mother would only let you do this, if you still did intense schooling. The earlier you pass your GCSE, the faster you can, if you want, focus on martial arts. Yue was used to high standards, and thus she was already preparing to get Gcse done a year earlier. Not like her mother would let up then. She might wanna start preparing for Gcse as well. But if she could just do well enough in the Endless gym, if she could make money, if she could just show her mother…. "Focus on the present." Yue thought

"Do you accept Yue?" Hirokoshi questioned

"Yes, can't have those two knuckleheads enter a world as dangerous as you say without the spectacular me to guide them?" She smirked at her two fellow classmates.

"So Roshi, your Dad….

"Yo I'm joining, whether the world hates it or not." Roshi proclaimed, a fun look on his face.

"And you thought that we had meatheads on our side," Sensei Kurenai remarked.

Hirokoshi ignored him. "Gao, do you choose to tread this path?"

"I don't know Sensei, I don't want to put people close to me in danger by being weak. But in the end, it might come to me anyway. So I'll accept, and I'll surpass limits, and become stronger than the strongest, to protect one's close."

"Are you all sure this is the road you chose to tread?"

"This is the road I chose to TREAD!" They said in unison.

Even if I am in the wide shadow of a close one….