Kenkou flash stepped to the northern gate of Seireitei and looked up at what seemed to be an insurmountable wall. "Wow, that's high, but I think I can do it…" Kenkou ran at the wall at full speed and before he came to it, he jumped and flash stepped to the middle of the 100-story wall and proceeded to run up the wall for three stories and he flash stepped again, this time coming 20 feet above the top of the wall. When he landed crouched on the top of the wall, two guards looked in shock at who landed at their post.

"What the hell…?" The kid flash stepped away and landed 300 feet away from Seireitei.

"Any idea who that was," one guard questioned.

"No idea. All I know is that child has some wicked flash steps…." Both guards looked off into the distance where Kenkou was going towards…

Kenkou made it into the first Rukongai in the Northwest sector, the highest district of the Soul Society without entering the Seireitei, and flash stepped towards the source of the spirit ribbon he was still holding on to. I'm starting to feel beyond the ribbon… I sense that Yamamoto isn't much farther, Kenkou thought, flashing his way towards his target. He came up on a park of sorts and tall trees were everywhere. He's here, I can feel it. I'm gonna find you, master… Kenkou jumped to the tree tops and he flashed from branch to branch of each tree. He stopped on the ground in a cleared patch in the forest and looked up and saw Yamamoto napping in a tree. Perfect opportunity… Kenkou smiled and jumped to meet him and screamed, "I FOUND YOU, MASTER!!"

Yamamoto jumped so badly out of his sleep that he fell with his cane to the ground and he landed on his left shoulder.

"DAMN IT, BOY!" Yamamoto clenched the shoulder from the impact, but nothing was seriously injured. Kenkou rolled on the ground laughing from how badly he scared Yamamoto.

"HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!! I got you good, Master!" Kenkou smiled and got up to see if his master was alright from the fall. Yamamoto got up, using his cane as a crutch.

"Very funny Kenkou, now let's get back to training. You've learned a new technique and I want you to master it soon so we can get to the next phase of our training."

"Sorry Master, I couldn't resist! I like funny!" Kenkou smiled at his master and they began to walk back towards Seireitei.

"Do you think you can race me there, boy?"

"I don't think I'll win, but I think I can give you a run for your money," Kenkou smiled again at Yamamoto, but it was more of a competitive smirk than a full blown smile.

Kenkou took a few running steps towards the Seireitei and flash stepped a few hundred feet with Yamamoto following him step for step. Kenkou and Yamamoto continued to flash step towards the wall of Seireitei matching each other's movements. They finally reached the wall of Seireitei, instead of the gate, and they both looked up. "Did you climb this once before, Kenkou?" Yamamoto looked to his right, but Kenkou wasn't there.

"HEY! I'M UP HERE! YOU COMING OR WHAT?!" Kenkou yelled waving his left hand emphatically.

Yamamoto immediately appeared next to Kenkou and said, "Now what, boy." Kenoku jumped off of the top of the wall and landed smoothly on the ground within the Seireitei—Yamamoto was right in front of him when he landed. "Keep trying to get ahead of me, don't stop."

Yamamoto disappeared and Kenkou sneered at Sougyoku Hill where he knew that Yamamoto would be waiting. He ran a few strides toward the Hill and flash stepped 500 feet forwards it. He kept flash stepping more and more and blew past a few soul reapers as he was doing so.

Kenkou appeared at Sougyoku Hill panting heavily from flash stepping so much. Yamamoto was already there, meditating. "So glad you could join me, Kenkou." Yamamoto's eyes were closed and the wind blew gentle and warm for it was July in both the world of the living and the Soul Society.

"I had to come from the edge of the Seireitei, straight to here, and there was a huge vertical flash step for me. I had to flash step about six times up here!" Kenkou tried to scream while he was still a bit out of breath.

"You just need training. Calm down and focus," Yamamoto said sternly before he got up and walked to his student. Kenkou took one last deep breath and focused his energy into his body. It worked slowly through his body, but after ten seconds, Kenkou was fine. "There's a faster way to pool your energy without drawing into emotions like you like to do during training. Clear your mind," Yamamoto commanded.

"Always with the clearing…"

"Mind your manners, young one!" Kenkou snapped into a relaxed stand and he did as he was told, for Yamamoto's voice commanded like no other; save his mother. Kenkou cleared his mind and let his body just be. "Good. You're blank. Now, I want you to draw a circle in your mind and the inside of that circle is a pool of your energy. Do you see it?"

"Yes, Master, I see it, but I don't think I should go in there…" Kenkou saw a pool of black and white energy that continuously fought itself—it was imbalance and chaos in its purest forms.

"Do not be afraid to obtain power. To have power and use it wisely is the path of righteousness. Embrace this power, Kenkou."

"Yes, Master."

Kenkou, in his mind, jumped through the pool of uncertainty and as he did, the realm came to balance and calm came to the area. "We are your power, Kenkou. We are parts of you. But we cannot come out until you show us that you're worthy to fight alongside us…" Two voices said in unison—one on the left and one on the right of Kenkou.

He opened his eyes to see black and white streams of energy pour out the ground he was standing on as well as from his body. His body felt warm, but not a blistering heat: it was the warmth that you'd get from being in a parent's embrace. Kenkou looked up and smiled. "This is the best I've ever felt. I know I'm only seven, but this is wonderful! Maybe there's more!" Kenkou closed his eyes once more and drew another circle within the pool of energy that he was already in. The circle's inside was a solid gray and since Kenkou was naturally curious, he went in without hesitation. When his body was completely engulfed in the gray pool, Kenkou shot his eyes open and the energy just streamed off of him. "Control yourself, Kenkou, don't overextend yourself!"

"But I feel so good! I think I can go one more!"

"NO! You must control it—that is the true mark of a warrior."

"Yes, Master." Kenkou focused the energy into his left hand and it stabilized as it was compacted into a ball that rested in Kenkou's open hand.

"Very good, young one! You catch on very quickly. Now fire it at the dead forest over there." Yamamoto pointed towards the petrified forest and Kenkou turned towards it. Kenkou faced the ball towards the dead trees and chose one to aim it at.

"Now what, Master?"

"It's your energy, I don't know how to release it!"

"Fine!" Kenkou put his right hand on his left forearm to brace for the release of energy. "Shoot!" The ball of energy screamed out of Kenkou's palm and the shot threw him back 80 feet. The ball directly hit a tree and explosively blew away the trees surrounding it and smashed a crater where the trees used to exist which spread 40 feet wide and ten feet deep.

"Impressive, Kenkou, but we need to work on everything you've learned today." Kenkou lay on his back, drained of energy, sleeping calmly. "I guess we'll have to wait for tomorrow, then. But from tomorrow, you're in for a year of hell, young one…"