Chapter 2: When You Train With Your Ex Enemy, Don't Expect Them to Go Easy on You and Don't Go Easy on Them Either

It had been a week since Gin has joined Kamui. They've just started training, but Gin still hasn't been able to use his Yato abilities. Why? Because, the training exercises Kamui gave were not challenging enough.

Gin was slammed into a wall and his shoulders sunk. His eyes burned with fury and he lashed out again, attempting to whack Kamui in the head with his wooden sword.

"We're not bound by Earth's laws here. I can get you an actual sword," Kamui reminded, while he hopped away like a ballerina.

"Shut up!"

Gin's sword smashed into Kamui's head and knocked him across the room. It took him a few seconds to stop himself, and if he didn't, he would've crashed into the steel wall.

"Now, that wasn't to hard, was it?"

Kamui ducked and avoided Gin's next sword slash, then he punched Gin in the face, knocking him backwards. Gin huffed, and charged after he caught his breath.

Since Gin just started to tap against the surface of his newfound power, Kamui took his umbrella out and started to shoot at him. He didn't want to make it to easy for him, after all.

Kamui's eyes widened when he saw Gin block the bullets with his bare arms. Gin put his hands together and clenched them tightly, forming a massive fist, and attempted to punch Kamui's head in, only for Kamui to move to the right. Then, Gin took out his sword and attempted to attack the orange-heads neck.

"Do you need me to take those bullets out of your arms?" Kamui asked, only to have to avoid the tip of Gin's wooden blade.

"It doesn't hurt as much as it used to," Gin remarked, grinning, despite the lines of blood that ran down his arms.

Kamui avoided a hit to the face, having the same fake smile as always, though it was slowly becoming real, because of his strong thirst for blood, and the fact that he finally found an opponent that was strong enough to face him.

The size of Kamui's grin only increased. He pressed his feet against the wall, and launched himself towards Gin. Instead of blocking the attack, Gin moved to the side, and smashed the back of his arm into Kamui's head, knocking his face into the hard floor.

"Had enough?" Gin asked, pointing his sword at the back of the shorter male's head.

"I underestimated you, but don't think you'll get away with underestimating me!"

Kamui moved his hand back and grabbed Gin's sword, and flipped Gin onto his back. Then, Kamui pointed his umbrella at Gin's chest.

"Dead," Kamui stated.

"Sir, Takasugi wants to talk to you," one of Kamui's men said.

"I'll be there shortly."

"Aye!"

Gin noticed that Kamui's cheerful mood died down and Kamui faced Gin. The smile was still on his face, but once again, it had no true meaning.

"Looks like we have to cut this training session short."

"Yeah, seems like it."

"Go back to your room and make sure nobody sees you. I'll handle him."

Gin and Kamui parted ways.

Kamui ended up going to a different ship that had a walkway that attached the two. There were two armed guards at the entrance. They just let him walk by.

"Takasugi, he's here," Matako said.

"Let him in."

"Hello, Takasugi! It's been awhile, huh?"

"Kamui," Takasugi acknowledged.

Bansai was in the corner, watching, making sure that Kamui made no odd movements. Matako was on guard as well. She was right next to Takasugi.

"Matako, Bansai, leave us," Takasugi instructed.

"But, Shinsuke!" she started to protest.

"He can handle himself," Bansai said.

"Fine!" she huffed, before storming ahead of Bansai and boycotting the room.

"What is it you want to talk about, Takasugi? It must be pretty urgent since you sent your henchmen away."

"As you know, Edo was destroyed. However, Edo's people are stubborn, so there's no way all of them are dead. There's a pretty good certainty that he's still alive."

"Ah, you're talking about the perm, Gin, right? I've met him before. He had some fairy touch allies and my annoying sister with him the last I checked, unless some of them passed."

"If he's still alive, he will definitely try to gather people, start a resistance, and rebuild the town. His allies are just as dangerous. We need to send out an army and take out his strongest allies. Once he realizes they're dead, he'll show himself," Takasugi explained.

"And, you don't know who his allies are."

Takasugi didn't speak, so Kamui knew he was right.

"No worries, I already know a few of them! There's my annoying sister, glasses boy, the big dog, leaf woman, little boy, and Hinowa! He has a lot more than that, though."

"I need some names," Takasugi stated, a bit more forcefully.

"Fine, you're so picky! Kagura, Shinpachi, Sadaharu, Tsukuyo, Seita, and you already know the last one. Seita is just a kid, so he shouldn't he that hard to handle. He could probably identify some more people. He and Hinowa are in Yoshiwara, but I bet you already knew about her. So is Tsukuyo, and she has a bit of a fight in her."

"Oh?"

Kamui could tell that that caught his interest. It wasn't everyday when the name of a woman that could fight reached his ears.

"Interesting, isn't she? I remember her from the fight with Hozen. She's in charge of an elite ninja force. She claims to have thrown her womanhood behind, but I doubt it. Such a thing couldn't be possible, right?" Kamui said.

"Anything else?"

Kamui gave him the best description he could for Tsukuyo and Seita. He didn't bother with Hinowa, because Takasugi already knew what she looked like. The dog would be pretty easy to find, and he had seen Kagura before. Shinpachi had glasses, and not everyone did, so that already eliminated a bunch of people. It shouldn't take too long.

"You've been a good partner, Kamui. Don't disappoint me."

"Do I ever?"

Kamui left Takasugi's sight.

Takasugi watched him leave and blew some smoke out of his pipe.

"Matako, Bansai!" he called.

The two entered the room.

"Yes?" they asked, at the same time.

"Get your weapons ready. We're going hunting."

"A mission with Shinsuke?! Yes!" Matako exclaimed

Bansai was curious and excited at the same time. Deep down, he knew that Takasugi didn't really need help, but he was included in the adventure anyways. He would make sure to complete whatever task was ahead of him perfectly, no matter what the cost.

A/N That's the chapter! Gin is slowly using how to use his new abilities and Kamui and Takasugi are still a team. Takasugi is going to start hunting down some of Gin's allies as a hope to get to him. How long will Kamui be able to hide Gin?

Until next time!