(Sup guys, sorry I haven't updated in some time. I've been preoccupied, but I didn't forget about this one.)

In class 2A, Ryuzaki had just finished his regular lessons before class ended, "Ok class that's it for now, I'll see you all when the weekend is over."

"See you later sensei!" the girls say as they started leaving.

Ryuzaki stretched his arms and was about to leave the class, until he was called back, "Sensei."

Ryuzaki turned seeing it was student number twenty Kaede Nagase and Baka Ranger Blue of the Baka Rangers. "Kaede, can I help you with something?"

"Actually sensei I was wondering if I could help you." Kaede replied.

"Help me Nagase?" Ryuzaki asked with a raised brow.

"Hai, not to mean any disrespect but I seem to have noticed you rely very much on more modern devices, and always eat sugar." Kaede began.

"Well sorry if my lifestyle isn't one you would prefer." Ryuzaki said as if she hated his living.

"Oh no, I don't have any problems with that, but I want to know, have you ever had any experience with living in nature?" Kaede asked.

Ryuzaki looked struck by her question, he never did have wilderness training because he was always surrounded by Watari and aided by the Wammy House.

"I ashamed to admit I never have." Ryuzaki said even though he said he was ashamed he didn't show any signs of it.

Kaede smiled, "Well in that case how about joining me for a little time in the wild?" she offers.

Ryuzaki looked taken back by her offer, "You mean go out in the woods outside campus?"

"Yes, whaddaya say prof?" Kaede smiled.

Ryuzaki thought, 'It is very essential for a human being to know how to survive in the wild when cut off by signs of life.' He thought before reaching a decision, "Very well Nagase, I shall accompany you."

"Perfect, you won't need to bring anything; I'll have it all taken care of." Kaede instructs her teacher.

"Thank you Nagase." Ryuzaki said as he left to return to Watari to tell him the news.

Soon Ryuzaki was back at his private apartment and finished telling Watari of Kaede's offer, "Oh I see, well then Ryuzaki if you really want to."

"I do Watari, this is something I should've been taught like any one else." Ryuzaki answered.

"Well just make sure you stay safe." Watari said like he was L's parent.

"I will." Ryuzaki said as he heard the doorbell, "That'll be Kaede, I'll see you in two days Watari." He said before leaving.

Soon Kaede and Ryuzaki left the campus and headed for the woods hiking up a trail until they came to a waterfall, "So Kaede, this is where you go during the weekends?" the detective asked his student.

"That's right, during the weekends I hike up here to do my training." Kaede explained.

"What sort of training?" Ryuzaki asked curiously.

"Come on sensei you know we all have our secrets." Kaede said knowing he'd ask her.

"Fair enough." Ryuzaki admitted, "So you said you show me how to live off the land in a survival training method?"

"Yeah, let's start by catching some fish, without using fishing gear." Kaede said.

"Without poles?" Ryuzaki asked.

"Come on." She takes him by a stream where some char were swimming around, "Char can sense danger so you'll have to walk lightly or they'll bolt."

"So what'll we use to catch them?" Ryuzaki asked.

"With this." Kaede holds out a ninja kunai.

Ryuzaki noticed it, 'A ninja's kunai, looks like the girl is training to become a ninja.' He thought.

He was brought out of thinking as he witnessed her nail three char with three kunai, "See three in one go."

"That truly is amazing." Ryuzaki looked impressed.

"Thanks, now it's your turn to try sensei." Kaede beckons him.

"Very well." Ryuzaki said taking a position while holding a kunai Kaede gave him to use. He launches it but the char swam away before he could nail it, "That was unfortunate."

"Don't worry sensei, these things take time." Kaede said not wanting her teacher to feel down. "What you need in your aim is more 'zing'!" she said as she launched more while twirling in the air nailing more char.

"I think that's out of my skill." Ryuzaki said knowing he couldn't move like that.

After they caught enough Kaede looked to the woods, "Now we'll need to harvest some mountain vegetables."

"Sounds easy enough." Ryuzaki admitted, but suddenly saw there were sixteen Kaede's harvesting in the woods.

"By dividing yourself into sixteen people, the job can get done sixteen times faster than normal." Kaede explained as her shadow clones were harvesting.

'This girl is full of surprises.' Ryuzaki thought.

Soon they were cooking the char on sticks in front of an open fire, "There truly is a difference from watching others do this kind of work on nature channels, and actually doing it." Ryuzaki said.

"Yup, but you've been doing ok so far sensei." Kaede said as they ate.

"While this normally goes outside my regular diet, this char is very good." Ryuzaki said.

"I'm glad you agree, but we're not done with training yet." Kaede said as she got up.

"We aren't?" Ryuzaki asked raising a brow.

"Nope, evening training is finding ingredients for dinner." Kaede said as she was jumping down from rock to rock while Ryuzaki followed her form behind.

"You don't say?" Ryuzaki asked.

"Yes, after all out here you need to find food for yourself." Kaede reminds him.

Soon enough Kaede and Ryuzaki were mountain climbing to find some edible mushrooms on the peak of the mountain, followed by running from a grizzly bear that they stole part of a beehive he was chowing on.

Next they were standing in a brook catching fish with their bare hands, Kaede was catching schools of them while Ryuzaki was catching a few at a time. "See prof you're getting the hand of it."

"This has to be the most I've ever done without having to rely on anything." Ryuzaki said as he tried to grab a fish but tripped and fell into the water. When he lifted his head up Kaede couldn't help but giggle, "That's a new way of catching fish."

Ryuzaki saw a fish was flopping on top of his head and couldn't help but smile at how he was learning. Soon enough the sun was setting and the two were heading back to camp.

"I'm exhausted, and I'm covered with sweat and muck." Ryuzaki said in a pant.

"This calls for a bath." Kaede replied.

"They have baths up here?" Ryuzaki asked.

"You'll see." Kaede smiled.

When nighttime came the moon shined in the star filled sky, Ryuzaki was sitting inside a steel barrel filled with water which was on top of two cinderblocks surrounding a campfire underneath it to heat the bath up. While Ryuzaki was inside it, Kaede was fanning the flames to make a good fire.

"An outdoor bath, I never knew." Ryuzaki said enjoying the feeling.

"Yup, a drum bath in the mountains. There's nothing better." Kaede said.

Ryuzaki relaxed, "You know I've never been one for bathing, but this feels very good."

Kaede smiled, "Good to hear, I'm glad to see you've lighten up." She said and Ryuzaki looked confused. "You are my homeroom teacher, I got to make sure you stay happy here. The same way you do for all of us."

Ryuzaki thinks, 'She's right I do so much as a teacher, and it's good to see my work is appreciated.'

"Well prof mind making some space, I could use a soak too." Kaede said as she stripped down and struggled to get behind him inside the bath.

Soon enough Kaede was relaxing with her arms on the outer ring of the drum, while in front of her was Ryuzaki in his fetal position between her legs while trying not to move, "See so long as you don't splash around its fine." The ninja girl said.

Ryuzaki nodded and made the most of it before speaking, "You're a real fine piece of work." Ryuzaki started. "You seem a lot older than you look."

Kaede smiled and replied, "Yeah I know, it's the boobs." She said thinking he thought she was much older than she was because she had a rack size no Junior High student would have.

Ryuzaki's eyes widened and looked back at her, "Not exactly what I was going for. I mean that your actions are mature, you're competent and strong, almost as if nothing can slow you down. That's very admirable."

Kaede couldn't help but laugh, "You're calling me mature, speak for yourself you're a teacher of 31 students."

"Trying to teach, despite how things have been going I still feel like my best isn't enough." Ryuzaki explained, "Even when others say I'm doing great, I still feel like I could do better."

"Well that's nothing to be too down about." Kaede said, "After all no matter how gifted you may be you're still a regular persons, we all have our problems. And if you have to run away it's al right, because when you get the courage you'll run back to it."

Ryuzaki was impressed by her choice of words, "It's as if you took the words directly out of my own mouth."

Kaede smiled, "You're going to be fine sensei." She said as she and the detective look up at the stars, "And when things get tough for you, you can always come up here. You can be certain a warm bath will be waiting for you."

Ryuzaki turned to look at his student, "Really?" he asked her and she nodded in assurance.

So after their bath they slept inside a tent Kaede packed and the next day they continued the training exercises as before as soon enough Ryuzaki was starting to learn how to survive in the wild, even his fish catching improved better than before. And the night after their second day of training they partook in another bath that soothed Ryuzaki's fatigue and muscles just as the first one.

When the weekend was just about up, Ryuzaki returned to the apartment where Watari was waiting, "Oh Ryuzaki welcome back."

"Thank you Watari." Ryuzaki said as he sat on an armchair.

"Did you enjoy your time out in the wilderness?" Watari asked.

"You know Watari I did, and I learned a lot about survival training from one of my own students." Ryuzaki answered, "And I thought I was the teacher." He made a funny. Next to him was his class roster where written under Kaede's name was 'Wise Ninja'.

(And that's the chapter, Ryuzaki has bonded with Kaede. And next time he gets a tour of Mahora courtesy of the walking club girls.)