Author's note: well hello to all my readers my parents gave me a computer and that means a gift for you to a new chapter and more frequent updates. Well with that said let's get this started.
Disclaimer I don't own histories strongest disciple Kenichi. This story is strictly fan made and is not for profit in anyway.
Ch. 9 Unforeseen events let the fun and the fighting begin
Yami meeting room 3 months later
It is amazing how quickly time had flown by days melded into weeks and those weeks into months. It was once again time for the legendary one shadow nine fist. The nine masters sat in a circle tension deep in the air as everyone awaited
"Let us not waste time with formalities we shall proceed with business and evaluate the young prospects to be the one who will inherit it all. After all there is still much to do in preparation for the tournament as well as other plans. " The one shadow stated with his monotone voice from behind his pitch black curtain.
"Before we can proceed lord one shadow I regret to say there is something we must address and that is the actions taken to send away one of the candidates." Kensei stated knocking some strands of white hair from his face "isn't that correct Agaard you have sent Heimdall back to Ryouzanpaku after the two week period, did you think no one would notice?"
"I was aware that someone would notice saint fist but I stand by my decision it was the honorably thing to do and now we can continue forward." The sovereign of knees and elbows stated calmly looking down the room noticing something that left him truly unnerved even if he would not show it, he couldn't feel even the slightest of killing intent in the room not even from the saint fist. He had come here with the thought he'd have to fight to defend his position but no one even seemed affected.
A gruff cough sound came from behind the curtain of the one shadow bringing all attention back to him "this is a serious accusation against a fellow member of yami as well as me and my decision and I cannot simply ignore this" the man said in a raised tone showing he was serious "though I do realize that you were attempting to be honorable and uphold traditions those morals are what separate us from the path of demons and for that reason I shall not punish you though you will be obliged to compensate the saint fist in some way I know you will do so as you both are 'honorable' men."
"Well then with that being said I guess Sho Kano wins by default this is not at all Diego quality" the smiling steel fist said seeming disappointed despite visually still smiling.
The demon god fist wearing his trademark demon mask could not be seen scowling under it "if I remember correctly you were in favor of Sho Kano, so then why on earth are you complaining Diego?"
"No competition, no drama, absolutely no intrigue even if the candidate I voted for won it is truly a hollow victory with no show of skills." Diego responded in a matter of fact tone.
The saint fist smirked "quite the contrary my comrade, you see in spite of everything I was shocked to find that my disciple had on his own accord continued to train to be the one who shall inherit it all and he is here now to do just that." The silver haired man stated putting emphasis on the words his disciple.
'What on earth could've compelled Apachai's disciple to return here it makes no sense' Agaard thought to himself frustrated at this concept but remaining cool externally.
Kensei smiled seeing surprise in the eyes of the yami Muay Thai master 'you underestimate shirihama and his desire to help those he cares for he would never abandon people he's come to love and respect. Now that he has formed bonds here he is going to try and preserve them.'
While the conversation was going on the large doors to the yomi meeting room opened as two figures emerged from it one of which being the young Sho Kano the other being Kenichi Shirihama though he looked very different. His Tan was quite present especially when contrasting his hair which was now practically white his build was a bit bulkier then previously but the strangest thing was the appearance of his face that makes him look slightly younger. His outfit of choice consists of kung fu pants, muay Thai fingerless wrappings, with a jiu jitsu gi, and an Indian garment wrapped around his waist. Sho Kano was wearing his traditional outfit the simple change that instead of his pony tail he had let his hair hang down the two looked at each other Sho giving Kenichi I knowing smirk before they both step forward bowing to the one shadow and the other yami masters.
Saiga, unknown to the others in the room was smiling at the two young prospects in front of him both of which seemed to have developed quite nicely "so you have both begun your training that is excellent now it is time to demonstrate what you have learned and earn your position in the dofd tournament." With that the middle aged fuurinji pulled out 10 envelopes handing five to each of them "these are the invitations for every team participating excluding certain special cases you will be sent to deliver them if you want to participate then you will have to defeat a team of your choice if you succeed you will compete in their place if you fail well then you are not worthy of being the sole disciple. You will both leave immediately and there will be profiles of each team, and if you are successful you will be able to bring teammates but in the end the decision of the victor will be made entirely by your skills and abilities. Now go and let us commence the festivities"
The two boys looked at each other before stepping away sharing a passing glance the two enter separate helicopters on their way to accomplish their goal. Sho Kano smiling as he thinks over what he could feel from his new rival. 'Seems the insect has formed a cocoon perfect this will be the opportunity to crack it open either he will spread his wings and fly making him a true challenge or he will die I hope it is the former I long for a true challenge.'
Kenichi sat in the helicopter looking at the profiles 'honestly there are so many teams and each one seems strong it would be a shame to take away their opportunity to compete but I have to pick one I guess it would have to be this team. The New York street fighters they were once a group of street thugs who had trained creating a street style of combat for survival on the streets but they soon became greedy and violent using their skills to take advantage of others they are actually I japan hoping to join yami to gain more power and influence.' As Kenichi was thinking the airplane landed and he stepped off deciding to go and find the New York street fighters
As the young disciple walked down the street he noticed some people he knew to be his schoolmates walking by none of them even seemed to recognize him or perhaps they simply weren't paying attention, either way it had filled him with curiosity about school and whether people were concerned about his absence. As he was engrossed in thought he was knocked down as he bumped into something quite firm.
"Oh dear I'm afraid I'll have to call you back it seems I've knocked over a nice boy on my way to pick up food" a tall man with medium length brown hair with glasses and a suit said to an unknown person on the phone before hanging up and offering a hand for Kenichi "are you alright young man"
Kenichi accepted the man's hand "I'm fine thank you sir."
The man stopped for a moment looking at Kenichi's unique outfit "I'm guessing from what you are wearing your some sort of martial artist am I correct?" he asked with a straight face and calm smile on his face.
"Yes I am my name is Kenichi by the way" Kenichi says kindly offering a handshake to the polite man.
"Hmm well hello Kenichi my name is Tsutomu Tanaka and I was on my way to pick up food for my family so I will have to get going" Tanaka said as he walked away
'Tanaka why does that name seem important waith that's it' kenichi thought to himself "Mr. Tanaka I have something for you it is an invitation for team Tenchi Mushin Ryu to participate in the dofd tournament." He says handing Tanaka his invitation.
The man looked at the invite before smiling "so I take this to mean you're related to yami in some way tell me do you know anything about isshinsai ogata or perhaps you know him better as kensei ."
Kenichi was not comfortable as someone addressing him as being connected to yami but this man seemed rather interested in yami so he felt it was better to just be honest "um at the moment I would say that he is my sensei why are you a friend of his."
"I wouldn't say friend but I am interested in meeting him and I'd like to ask if you wouldn't mind having a sparring match with me I'd love to see how I stack up against one of his disciples." Tanaka asked politely but anyone could feel the forceful killing intent coming off of him.
Kenichi stood strong looking the man in the eyes 'something seems strange about him I guess there's only one way to figure it out.' He bowed to the other Tanaka "id be honored to engage you in battle as long as we can battle in private" with that kenichi and the man walked until they reached an empty park Tanaka proceeded to remove his watch and suit jacket leaving on his glasses. "I hope this doesn't bother you but I have a stigmatism and must keep on my glasses."
Kenichi motioned that it was fine before he took a defensive stance waiting for the man to strike hoping to get a feel for his fighting style when Tanaka suddenly lunged a knife hand strait forward at kenichi's chest. Kenichi used a swift ba gua motion to avoid the shot and deliver an elbow to his gut before taking the footing away from him and delivering a swift judo toss with one hand. 'Remember what master mikumo taught me technique when balance and technique meats leverage and strength there is nothing the opponent can do' he thought to himself as he followed through with the toss
Tanaka quickly caught himself and returned to his battle position launching a palm strike which collided with kenichis chest with great force sending the boy back a few feet. 'That strike was insane and it feels like this guy wants to kill me but something still doesn't feel right.' Kenichi was broken away from his thoughts as Tanaka lunged at him kenichi quickly shifted to defend against the attack with a muy Thai shoulder block only to feel a sharp pain
"Eisatsu Shoudouzan!" Tanaka said delivering a clenched palm strike to kenichis shoulder. As the attack hit resulting in griping pain but when this happened kenichi was prepared with a strike of his own grabbing Tanakas outstretched arm pressing the pressure points in it "Killer Samudamushika" kenichi says just as tanaka pulls away his arm moving slower than previously 'when facing an opponent that is stronger then you there is no luxury for backing down you must find the opponents weak points through them off balance unless you want this battle was unfair to be the last things you say' as kenichi used the move the fist of brahman's words echoed through his head.
Tanaka was growing frustrated it was clear he was the more skilled fighter yet this disciple was countering his every move 'if I can't even defeat his student how can I ever hope to get my revenge on him I can let this kid stand in my way.' Tanaka increased in ferocity delivering a devastating and never-ending series of palm strikes on kenichi who was only capable of putting his hands up in a small defense but he was being clearly over powered "this is the Tenchi Mushin Ryuu Mogaridachi"
'This is insane this guy has to at least be expert level at the least this was not a smart idea im fairly certain that he can kill me if he wanted wait that's it that's what's wrong' Kenichi thought as he was being completely overpowered. As he was slipping out of consciousness he knew that if he wanted to win there was only one thing he could do "sei dou goi!" kenichi shouted as his two kis collided and he quickly put up a seikuken to defend against the barrage with his sei dou goi moment of hesitation he shifted his seikuken from inward to expanding outward Kensei's words in the back of his head 'the seikuken is an extension of your strike radius using sei ki to anticipate and deflect the opponents attacks this is the alternative the dokuken it uses your strike reach to find gaps in your opponents defenses and break through them further with do ki allowing for devastating strikes' these thoughts spurred kenichi on as he realized his two hands outward striking Tanaka's stomach "double palm!"
The force struck Tanaka hard sending him doubling over he looked up to see kenichi all he saw was kensei staring back mocking him this boy was almost an equal to him with this technique. 'I can't be delayed I will destroy you' he thought lunging with a knife hand out behind kenichi while the other hand was aiming to sweep across if this technique hit it would kill Kenichi almost instantly 'the best defense is a counter attack even if you can't block or evade you can reduce the damage by matching and stricking the opponent.' These were the words of wisdom from Agaard jum sai and they were the same words that saved his life as he sent a Muay Thai punch directly into Tanaka's stomach reducing the force of his strike. The two both reeled back as kenichi once again found himself fighting to retain his conciousness. Tanaka dropped to a knee for a brief moment but quickly picked himself up his breathing slightly ragged as he prepared to strike the weekend kenichi and finish this battle
"That feeling I got from you it was uncertainty the desire to kill but the indecision about whether you're doing the right thing you clearly have a lust for revenge and im not sure that is healthy you may want to give this all more thought." Kenichi said as he prepared to defend himself knowing there was no way he can win.
"You are right I do desire revenge on kensei for killing my wife's father my sensei but I am unsure if I am ready to cross that line I was hoping facing you would provide some insight. I mean you are that man's apprentice surely you know what it is to walk the killer's path."
"I am not a killer even though I do stand by the belief that to defend those you care about you must be willing to do anything, I have not and do not intend to kill. But I have spent my time around those who use martial arts to kill and while I do not agree with their beliefs I must commend them for standing firm in them if you can't` even do that then you might want to take the time to learn how. Find what matters to you in life then once you are set in your convictions then and only then should you act upon them" Kenichi stated dropping his guard as the battle seemed to be paused at the very least.
Tanaka smiled as he seemed to calm down "I believe you are right kenichi and it seems you have found your beliefs and stand firm in them and that determination allowed you to stand strong and fight me no matter what I threw at you and for that I concede this sparring match to you, you are the winner. Now if I could have my invitation to the dofd tournament I will allow you to continue on your way I still need to pick up food for my wife and kid."
Kenichi shook his head "im afraid not you see in order for me to get an invitation I had to defeat and earn someone elses and I must enter in order to protect those I care about, besides I think it would be best if you took some time to think about your choice and hopefully make the right one ." Kenichi was honestly hoping that tanaka wouldn't fight him for it he didn't have the strength but he felt it would be unwise if ogata was there to watch kenichi fight and Tanaka tried to fight him he would most likely be killed especially with his wavering spirit he hoped that over time tanaka would come to piece and realize revenge is wrong.
"Well perhaps your right I hope to see you again and I hope you can win for the people you care about please stay kind Kenichi and don't become like your sensei…. Or me either way im sure there is something else I can do to get where I need to be but until then take care. With that Tanaka walked away.
Kenichi on the other hand let his body slip down for a moment after a hard fight letting himself take a break. 'man that was one of my toughest fights ever and the tournament hasn't even started yet if it wasn't for the training I gained in yami there is a good chance I would be out cold or worse against that guy, thank you sensei's.' with that kenichi got up to finish delivering the invitations so he could rest for a moment and prepare for what was truly going to be a crazy tournament.
End of chapter 9
Authors note: not exactly how I planned the chapter going but I actually preferred this though I hoped to get more development and interaction between everyone but that will have to wait. Next chapter we will look back in on honoka and the rest of the shinpaku and I think you will be surprised. then we look at sho kano who he knocks out the tournament and whats going on with ryouzanpaku but for now just read review enjoy and know the next chapter will be in a week two at the most.