There he was again, the shinobi stood tall as a new group of Academy Student walked into his ‘Dojo’. A young boy from the last session was here again, Shigo. This actually brought a smile on his face as Shigo walked with a matching grin. Koonta was glad to see that his work was having some results. This group was much smaller than the last group with only two students, Shigo and another Academy Student who looked confident in his abilities. Koonta did mention to Shigo that perhaps, the duo could spar next time. He got into his typical southpaw stance and eyed the two students. The two students looked at each other with a grin, they were excited to actually spar someone. A two-against-one opportunity against a genin did not occur very often, the experience should be very rewarding. Apparently the other student’s name was Tono and one of the best students at the Academy. Koonta could easily fend off two Academy Students in a Taijutsu competition. He was qualified to teach basic Taijutsu, which meant he had to have mastered it first. His speed and strength were also much more adept than the students and even his ability to take damage was higher.

The confident genin showed off a grin as the two students charged at him. Their footwork obviously needed work and their movements could be telegraphed. Shigo went for some awkwardly formed flying kick while the other student went for a sweep. A seemingly good tactic but it simply would not be executed properly enough to have a lasting effect. Koonta’s right leg checked the sweep as his hands blocked the attempted kick to the chest. The two students jumped back and charged once more. With proper footwork and a poise statue, Koonta successfully defending his body from the attacking students. It did not take long for the first bead of sweat to drop and the chest to pound. Their hands were increasingly lowering and their body was easily fatigued.

Koonta then went after Shigo with a light kick to the body. It did not perfectly connect due to Shigo’s partial block but Tono also helped by throwing rocks at Koonta. The rocks did little damage but enough to notice. The very fact that they were throwing rocks was heartbreaking enough. Luckily, none hit his face or he could have been on trial for murder. The genin then charged at the student who seemed to freeze and immediately block his face. Koonta did not want to hurt the student too much so he simply tripped him with a simple push as he landed on his butt.

“ You two have plenty to learn, but most importantly you two need to condition your body. “

The two students confusingly looked at each other, as they panted and attempted to regain their energy.

“ Not only are you both out of breath but you both have obtained some damage. Come to me and I will show you what it means to have a conditioned body. “

The two students then charged at Koonta with fists of fury and intent to do damage. The students had little strength and could not inflict much damage with punches or kicks but they did have to work with what they had. Koonta easily absorbed the simple punches and kicks. “ You see that…” He said with an array of confidence. Shigo then delivered a sneaky punch to Koonta’s balls…yup, his balls. The boy’s poise was obviously broken but he was not going down. His stomach tensed and his eyes watered. He wanted to scream but his voice seemed to disappear into a high pitched squeal. The two students were still beating him but Koonta could not feel anything other than the throbbing pain in his pants. The students seemed to be snickering at the event and Koonta would have been also if he was not the target. After performing some basic breathing techniques, he was able to gather himself and become the teacher once more. Koonta displayed a more than nessacsary punch to Shigo’s shoulder and knocked him back a little. Tono seemed to have gotten scared. “ The more damage you take during practice than the more damage you will be able to take in combat. “ These words seemed to make the punch seem reasonably but there was a bit of hesitation coming from Shigo.

“ So now that I have shown you that the body can endure attacks, you two will get to spar each other. “ The two looked at each other with a smile. But, within the second turned into demons and charged at each other with no technique, no plan and little intention. They just seemed like beasts who were trying to eat each other, you could make this determination by all the clawing, biting and pinching they were doing as they were rolling around on the ground to win a dominate position. Koonta shook his head with disappointment but could not stop himself from letting out a few chuckles.

“ What are you two doing? How is that even close to any Taijutsu?! You two obviously need to work on your technique and composure. ”

The two students knew what Koonta wanted. They stood up next to each other and watched Koonta perform simple punches with technique. Koonta was certain that the students hated this part of training but performing punches with proper techniques a million times is necessary to develop proper muscle memory. Many taijutsu users think too often and too much while fighting, but when the user lets the body take control, then the fighter can unlock new horizons. The three then went to simple kicks. Koonta had reviewed this many times before but apparently they needed another lesson. Koonta could see how Shigos shoulder was and Shigo was wincing in minimal pain as if it were bruised. Hopefully, Shigo will toughen up by the time he finishes the Academy because the life of a shinobi is tough, rough, and short.

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Koonta then looked at the two bored shinobi and waved them over in a stance. The two were seemed to be taking this session much more seriously as they punched and kicked with proper technique. Koonta was able to block and dodge effectively with proper footwork and technique, he was also able to telegraph many of the punches and perform trips and other forms of take downs. However, Koonta was not able to block every punch. Since the students were fighting with proper techniques, there punches caused maximum damage. One punch in particular went straight for the liver and almost dropped Koonta. The gasping pain was not caused by sheer force or speed but with proper connection and technique. The teacher was proud that his student was capable of delivering such a good punch, but the pain was also clouding his mind. Since there were two genin, this meant that Koonta had to look for four different arms and four different legs, let along elbows and knees. This meant that Koonta was going to have to move a lot, he was going to have to get an much reaction time as he possibly could so he could evade or counter; and, he also had to make sure he was not easy to telegraph nor run into one of his students combos.

It was not easy for Koonta. Not before long, the three begun to sweat and pant yet the intensity was still measurable. However, the three maintained their momentum. The students were learning and Koonta was also becoming a stronger shinobi. It seemed like the students were becoming faster even though they were getting more tired; with their increase in speed, Koonta needed to increase his speed as well. Bruises and red sore bumps were developing over the hands of the fighters and their legs and shins. They had a strong flow and made good training partners. It was incredible how much work they have put in. This no longer seemed like an extra-credit assignment but more like...fun? An intense sort of fun that involved a lot of sweat and a lot of pain, the fun was something that he could see himself doing much more often. Was this the rush of fighting multiple opponents? The very thought of a simple mistake or error could lead to drastic and dramatic changes and shifts in the fight. Over time, the student’s technique started to become lazy and Koonta had more openings to provide counter attacks but he had to be tremendously quick to evade attacks while attacking. The rush was real and so was the damage. He was glad that these students had a strong will to succeed and defeat their teacher.

Koonta would easily do this again because he felt like he was becoming stronger every second. Although, every second was becoming increasingly difficult. There was a point in which his arms began to sink and he started to take some damage himself. Luckily, he found an opening and was able to block further damage. He could see punches and kicks coming and he felt like fighting was in slow motion, like he could see the enemy and react faster than in reality. He read about this stuff with Uchiha, but he never knew what it felt like. With this feeling, he knew that he could conquer the world but he would need to be the best and this was one step in the journey to become the best. He never imagined how training with students could push him to his limit, how he could fight off two students with taijutsu and win so easily. To be fair, these students were learning very quickly and often looked for openings and were unfair in their fighting style. They would do small things that disrupted Koonta’s movement like stepping on his feet or hold onto his clothing. It might not have been a realistic fighting style but it sure was effective, probably much more effective than the students perceived. However, the students speed simply was not enough to overtake Koonta. Koonta needed to work on his speed but for now, he felt like his ability to react to things were increasing. His flitches turned into accurate reflexes that found openings in stances and body movements. The two students seemed to stop fighting at the same time and simply dropped onto their backs to catch their breath. Koonta tried to stand as straight as he could and gathered himself. “ Woah Koonta, you sure are strong. “ said Tono.

“ Same for both of you.”

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