"If I may, Aska, there is a man on the island I come from, he has a physical enhancement quirk, he isn't an official hero or anything, but he is much stronger than anyone I know, and is proficient in multiple styles of martial arts" Mr. Zenitsu suggested.
"Really?!" Aska was surprised a bit. Even though Mr. Zenitsu is somewhat of a goofball, when he gets serious, he really is strong and for him to acknowledge someone like that, he really must be strong.
"Yes, he was such a trouble maker when he was younger, and he is really strong now. People call him the ogre" Mr. Zenitsu continued.
'HOLD UP! Does he mean THE ogre? I'm not sure how I feel about this' thought Aska to himself.
'If it's the ogre, Yujiro Hanma, then this could be good for me. I mean he was an absolute beast in a world without quirks, but now, SHIT! no wonder an island that is a tourist hotspot, only needs one hero' thought Aska excitedly, but then he remembered who Yujiro Hanma really is
'If he is the same Yujiro Hanma, then he could say no to training me, which is fine, but if he says yes then what? Train me to be an opponent for him?!.....actually that's not as bad as it sounds. If he only has physical enhancement, then I should be able to overtake him' thought Aska to himself
In Mr. Zenitsu's eyes Aska's facial expression went through many emotions he was a bit confused, but he didn't ask.
"What is his name Mr. Zenitsu?" Aska wanted to confirm.
"His name is Yujiro Hanma" Mr. Zenitsu
"We should talk to my parents first, and then decide" Aska said before he started to do more thinking
"Let's go talk to them now" Mr. Zenitsu turned and walked towards the house.
Aska and Mr. Zenitsu went inside the house, Aska's mom and dad were sitting on a sofa enjoying some tea. Aska alond with Mr. Zenitsu sat with them/
Aska's mom offered some tea, Aska obviously refused and asked for apple juice instead.
Once they were settled in, Mr. Zenitsu explained the whole thing to the parents of his student.
"So what you're saying is, you want to take my son away for the summer break to train with someone we don't even know" Mom with a concerned voice
"Don't worry ma'am, Yujiro Hanma is a friend of mine, we grew up together, besides he is the best at martial arts." Mr. Zenitsu
"Why are you going this far for our son?" Asked Aska's dad with a raised eyebrow.
"I've been training Aska for six years now and I saw his potential. I don't consider teaching Aska as just some job that I have to fulfil. To me Aska is my own disciple, as a swordsman, a disciple is like my own son, I would never put him in harms way. And I won't lie to you and tell you that Yujiro is a nice guy, or a great teacher, but I can promise you that under his tutelage, your son would learn many things, that would put him ahead of his peers." Mr. Zenitsu said as he looked straight into my father's eyes
"But what about his lodging?" mom said, but at this point she is just looking for excuses
"Don't worry, during his stay, Aska will be staying at my house" Mr. Zenitsu
"I understand. But we still need to think about it" Aska's dad added
"No problem. I have to leave, let me know what you decide, have a goodnight" Mr. Zenitsu bid his goodbyes and left the Minamoto household shortly after.
After Mr. Zenitsu left, Aska's parents started talking. His mom was against the idea, but his dad was somewhat convinced.
"What do you think Aska?" His dad turned to him.
Aska is a very mentally mature child. His parents trusted his point of view. Besides, they can veto whatever opinion he has anyway.
"I think it's a great opportunity, besides I will only be a couple of hour flight away from here" Aska said with a shrug.
"You know Aska, we will go back to I-ISLAND this summer, so we won't be so close to you for about a week. And besides, you sure you don't want to come with us?" His dad asked while he reached for his tea cup.
"Why are asking him! Aska is too young to go on his own!" His mom didn't even give Aska the chance to answer.
"Listen honey, Aska is right. This is an opportunity for him. let's let him go, besides Mr. Zenitsu already said he will look after Aska" His dad was already convinced
"NO!" But his mom was really against it
"God knows who that Yujiro Hanma is, and besides, didn't you hear Mr. Zenitsu say he isn't nice guy or a good teacher!?!?" Aska's mom was really not backing down. She looked at Aska and then said, "Aska I know you wanted to learn martial arts since you were four, but lets enroll in a dojo near by, and when its time to go to I-ISLAND you can come with us, isn't that better?" She tried to persuade him.
"But I think I will learn more if I go with Mr. Zenitsu" Aska whined
She just had this sad look on her face, then she looked at her husband wanting him to maybe change his mind, but he just shock his head.
After a moment of silence
"Fine, I let you go, BUT you need to call me once you wake up in the morning, and once before you go to bed at night, whenever I call you, you need to answer, and if for whatever reason I tell you to come back I expect to be on the next flight. I will also come with you for the first week, no objections or you're not going" She said, she added the last part when she saw Aska was about to object.
"I think that's fair Aska, you should know, we get worried about you" His dad jumped in
"I don't mind" Aska
"I'll talk to Mr. Zenitsu about it tomorrow" His dad said as he got up from the couch
"*sigh* I'll go prepare food, you should go get washed up, Aska" His mom also got up.
"Yes ma'am"
The next day, Aska and his dad spoke to Mr. Zenitsu. They informed him that they agreed to his idea.
Mr. Zenitsu was happy to hear that. He really believed in Aska, and he knew just how far one could go with good techniques.
Aska's dad tried to give money to Mr. Zenitsu for Aska's lodging, but he refused.
Three days later Aska was in the air port, Mr. Zenitsu, and his mom, were with him. They said goodbye to his dad.
"Don't forget to call me when you land" His dad said as he saw them off.
After a few more exchanges, they were finally on their way.
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(1st Person POV)
The flight was alright, we were able to make it safely with no issues. Mom called dad and let him know that we made it safely.
After we landed we met up with one of Mr. Zenitsu's friends. He was waiting for us and gave us a ride. When we arrived to Mr. Zenitsu's house, I was impressed. It was a house the same size as ours, if not bigger. It had a small dojo for training, a gym, and it was over all big and comfortable.
Mr. Zenitsu showed us to our rooms, but mom insisted that her and I sleep in the same room, which was fine by me.
Though it was more about her sleeping in a stranger's house rather than worried about my safety.
The next day, Mr. Zenitsu took us in his car to meet Yujiro Hanma. I was so excited to meet the ogre.
When we got there, it was a quite house in the middle of the woods on the back of a mountain. We got closer, but Mr. Zenitsu, suddenly put his hand on the hilt of his sword, mom saw that,
"Why are you on guard Mr. Zenitsu? Are we in danger?" mom garbed me closer to her when she saw Mr. Zenitsu's actions.
"No ma'am you're not in danger, it's just Yujiro's way of saying hi to me is a bit... special" just as Mr. Zenitsu finished a fist the size of my torso, came out of nowhere and was about to smash into Mr. Zenitsu in the face if he didn't block it with his sword, even when the sword was against the fist, the fist wasn't cut at all.
"Nice to meet you too Yujiro. How was my day you ask? It was great" Mr. Zenitsu said sarcastically to his "friend"
"You know I don't waist my time on stupid things like greetings. It seems you've gotten rusty. Did those few years on the main land make you soft?" we could hear a voice, that sounded like a beast was talking.
I looked up to see the face of Yujiro Hanma, man he is massive.
He was a man over six feet tall, I think he is 6'3 or so, he had massive muscles, red hair and a very thick and muscular neck.
After their "greeting" Yujiro Hanma looked at mom and I. Even though she is scared of him, I could tell from her facial expression, she still stepped in front of me.
But I couldn't appear weak and scared in front of the ogre, or he would just send me away without any training, and I can't have that.
Mustering up my courage, I steeped in front of mom, as if I would defend her if he did anything.
"What do wee have here? Is that the runt you told me about?" Yujiro held eye contact with me. I didn't waver however
"Yes, his name is Aska, I want you to teach him to the best of your ability, don't half-ass it, you hear?" Mr. Zenitsu took a step closer Yujiro
"Why would I do anything you want, you sword loving bastard?" Yujiro scoffed.
"Because you still owe me a favor, or have you forgotten?" Mr. Zenitsu
"Tch, fine I'll teach the kid on one condition, no one has a say in how I train him" Yujiro turned around, as if he was done with this whole conversation.
"As long as you don't do anything to hurt the kid, I'm fine with that" Mr. Zenitsu agreed.
"Wait! Aska let's rethink this" mom was not happy with Yujiro at all, she was scared that he will kill me or something, and seeing him up close, I feel the same thing, but I have to be strong.
Besides, there is this feeling in the pit of my stomach. I can't put my finger on it, but I know that I shouldn't back down.
"No mom, it's ok I can do this" I said with confidence, this time it was not and act. I really felt confident I can handle whatever he threw my way.
"Well kid, you will start your training now!" Yujiro's voice came like an animalistic growl.
"Huh?!" before I could even react, he had already garbed me from my shirt, carried me on his shoulder like a sack of potatoes and took off running. I could hear mom shouting behind me, but he didn't even slow down at all.
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Hello everyone, I hope you like the chapters so far.
We went from a nice teacher who had to take mom's opinion before doing anything, to a teacher who would slap mom if she said anything out of line.
I know some may not like the approach I took, but realistically speaking, you can't awaken haki learning in some dojo, with some average teachers, you need someone like the ogre to push you.
Feel free to leave any suggestions for future chapters.