Disclaimer: I do not own YYH, 'The Last Samurai, Rurouni Kenshin, or Ninja Scroll.

Summary: It started with a simple question. One tiny question. About discovery when reaching a Warriors potential. So I did what any other logical person would do. I went to ask Hiei. But during my little visit, I unearth his secret past, and along the way I remember my own. But when an old enemy surfaces, things get a little hectic. H/B

Warriors; The Paths to Perfection

Bored.

That word described my mood perfectly, just perfectly!

…Well…angry too. But I got over that 2 hours ago.

And wouldn't you be, when your boss just decided to take a vacation, without taking you! Well…bosses aren't really supposed to take you on vacations with them, but I'm his top ferry-girl! He should give me a break! Instead of leaving me to do the work, although I do, do the work better then him.

Koenma is sometimes so impossible! Sometimes I wanna just wring his chubby, little, baby-sized neck!

Insert sigh.

But alas, I could never do that. He is my boss, though sometimes I wish he wasn't. Although it would be harder, I would gladly start working for his father. That's how much I hate Koenma right now.

And that's coming from a happy-go-lucky Grim Reaper who is almost always on sugar-high. Well, that's what Ayame said when I went complaining to her.

I was making the best of it though. Movies, popcorn, chocolate, I guess the ogres like me a lot better then Koenma. I guess it isn't all that bad, except for the paperwork, the e-vile paperwork.

Right now, I was watching 'The Last Samurai' while doing that paperwork. A friend from America said it was good, so I decided to give it a shot. It was about Japan, anyway, and it did turn out to be a good movie, though I would have preferred something with a little less seriousness.

After that movie, I ran out of others to watch, and I was getting a little bored, anyway.

"I wonder what the others are doing?" I asked myself, bored out of my mind.

I was leaning my head against my hand looking at the TV, with a remote held limply in my other hand. I'd yawn every few minutes and my eyes were getting watery since I was so bored and tired.

I pushed a button on the remote and up popped Yusuke in a fight against a whole gang.

"Should have known." I muttered.

I pushed the button again and up popped Kuwabara obsessing over Yukina.

"Should be in school." I muttered and pushed the button again.

Up popped Kurama in class taking a test.

"Gonna make a 100, and how the heck does this remote show me whatever I want…Oh, well." I muttered, still in a dead pan tone.

I pushed button again and up popped Keiko in class.

"That was obvious."

Next was Shizuru and she was in a bar.

"Won't get drunk."

That was the last of them. Nobody else I knew, or cared about, namely Koenma.

I wanted to go to Hawaii, too, Koenma!

"Well that was random." I muttered out loud, as I kept clicking the button out of sheer boredom.

I yawned again and…

"Rurouni Kenshin!" I cried as I came upon a channel that had the show, "I love this show!"

The episode was when Kenshin was trying to save Kaoru from Jinei, also known as Kurogasa. Jinei has just paralyzed Kaoru's lungs with that technique of his.

((The lines will not be exact. I might have messed them up a bit, since I can't remembered all what they said. But it is close enough. And to let you know, Boton will only have watched up to when Megumi joined their group.))

"To save Miss Kaoru…I will become a man-slayer once again!" Kenshin shouted.

… … … …

"Yes…Get angry Battousai! Awaken the man-slayer within you!" Jinei shouted.

Now…those two lines got me thinking.

Do all Samurai have to get angry to reach their full potential? That is what they are doing, right, reaching their full potential. I can understand why Kenshin would have to get angry, but what about others. Do all Samurai have to be emotionless to be the strongest they can be?

Or...Do Samurai or Warriors have to discover something to reach their potential?

Questions riddled my mind as I continued to watch the show.

More questions appeared, and I thought back over to the movie 'The Last Samurai.'

They had taken a realistic look on the Samurai, and there, they had to clear their minds to become their best.

But for different people…reaching their potential would be different, wouldn't it? Clearing your mind could work only to defeat the enemy, but…what if you didn't want to just defeat them…but kill them? Anger would help more there.

This is getting confusing! And no matter what I think, I get more questions!

Or…maybe you only need to be able to kill without regret or remorse? That was most likely the answer, and I accepted it.

I then conceded to watching other shows, and movies. Next was my Ninja Scroll DVD.

But during the whole show, I kept thinking back to those questions, until finally the part with the lava came, and the question entered my mind.

How was I supposed to know at that time, that this seemingly simple and innocent question would change my life forever?

Okay, a bit too dramatic, but still…it makes the story worth reading. But, ya, it did change my life...uh...or after-life.

…How would Hiei act and what would he discover when he reached his full potential?

To be continued

I know, I know. Another story! I'm hopeless! But I swear I'll finish this one and Dhurga, since that one is almost finished. But while I'm doing this story, I will be rewriting 4-soul and revising the last chapter of Ensyn. Do not expect this story to be updated quickly. I might have a update up every week or two.

I hope you people like this story. Most will like it better then Dhurga, since it's going to be funny. But, still read Dhurga, it's Hiei and Boton! Just like this one!