The school bell rang allowing students to leave for the day. Students were still talking about the confrontation between Asuka and Kentaro. Asuka and Setsuna were waiting for Gohan by the school gates.

"I was hearing about it all day Asuka. You were really gonna thrown down with Kentaro," Setsuna asked with her hands behind her head.

"Damn right. His attitude is so annoying. It's nothing new to me but it still gets under my skin." Asuka had her back against the school gate.

"So tell me exactly what happened."

"I was in line getting lunch, then I heard an obnoxious laugh from where Gohan was sitting. Sure enough it was Kentaro trying to flex and I smacked him with a tray."

"Just like that?"

"Exactly like that. I really wanted to beat his face in, but I also don't wanna get suspended on my first week here. He just really gets my blood boiling."

"Yeah you and me both. You're the first person other than Gohan to challenge Kentaro like that. I don't think he's above hitting girls so watch yourself."

Asuka couldn't help but laugh at her warning.

"I'm more than capable in a fight against a woman or a man. I can tell he's more of the powerhouse type. No form or coordination, just a brawler hoping one punch connects. His type doesn't scare me."

"Oho, aren't we little miss cocky?"

"Well I'll admit I like to show off every now and then."

"Hey guys sorry I'm late." Gohan jogged to the girls a little out of breath.

"Shame shame Gohan, making us wait like that." Asuka said waving her finger in his face.

"My bad haha. Well let's get walking."

"I've been getting asked all day about what happened in the cafeteria. It's getting pretty annoying honestly." Gohan said.

"Sorry you had to go through that Gohan. People should learn to mind their own business. Don't let them affect you," Setsuna said comforting him.

"I'm not worried about them." Gohan looked at Asuka and gave her a reassuring smile. She smiled back and patted him on the back.

"Like I told Sets, I'm plenty strong. He can talk tough but can't back it up well. I've beaten guys like that all the time back home."

"Well if you say so- OUCH!" Asuka pulled Gohan's ear and gave it a sharp tug.

"Sounds like we got a non believer don't we Sets?"

"I believe we do Asuka." Setsuna giggled and pulled on Gohan's other ear.

"Is it necessary for you two to both pull my ear?! Alright you're plenty strong!"

"Good boy Gohan."

Asuka and Setsuna both let go. Gohan cried and rubbed both his ears.

"If you still aren't convinced, I can bring you to the dojo and show you how strong I am."

"Oh yeah, you told me that your mother is a martial artist."

"I'm the best in the class just letting you know. Even Sets can vouch for me. Isn't that right?"

"She's alright I guess," Setsuna said in a low voice.

"What she REALLY meant to say is that I teach the class with my mom and sometimes by myself when she's busy. I've been kicking everyone's ass in the dojo since day one."

"Is it really alright for me to be there?"

"Of course. If you want, I'll train you in the Kazama style martial arts."

"Kazama style? A fighting style that's been in your family for a long time I assume?"

"That's right. The Kazama style mainly is used to subdue and reflect oncoming attacks from your opponent. Joint manipulation, throws, stuff like that."

"Yeah what Asuka is trying to say is that the Kazama style is mainly defensive. It's good to know martial arts in case you need to defend yourself."

"Yeah, if only I knew martial arts beforehand, I wouldn't have lost to Kentaro. Alright, let's do it Asuka!"

"That's what I like to hear! Onwards to my place!"

After about ten minutes of walking they made it to her house. Asuka unlocked the door and took her shoes off.

"Hello anybody home," Asuka asked as she entered the room. Two creamy white couches laid in the living room, and a glass table centered in the middle. An expensive chandelier hangs above the ceiling. In the corner of the room was a shelf full of books. Setsuna and Gohan followed suit and took their shoes off.

"This house is really fancy," Gohan said eyeing the living room.

"That's the same thing I said when I first came here. Pretty swanky," Setsuna said.

"It's nothing special. I know someone's here. Come out come out!"

"Asuka pipe down will you? Gosh I'm coming."

Asuka Kazama's mother, Juna Kazama, came downstairs scratching the back of her head, waving her brown brunette hair in the air. She had a white tank top with a strap loose from her shoulder. Underneath she had turquoise green pajamas with one pink slipper on.

"Were you sleeping mom?"

"Maybe…" Juna lazily responded with a drunk look on her face.

"Jeez, you have a class to be teaching. Hurry up and get into your Gi already."

"Alright alright, you can teach the class just as well as I can. Hey Setsuna."

Setsuna quickly bowed to Juna. "Hello master."

"Who's the kid?" Juna asked pointing at Gohan.

"I'm Gohan, it's a pleasure to meet you ma'am."

"Gohan, well it's nice to meet you-" Juna's eyes grew sharp at the sound of that name. She quickly looked at Asuka, and Asuka gave her a subtle nod. Juna went back upstairs to change into her GI.

"Your mom seems nice." Gohan said.

"She can be a handful sometimes. Alright Gohan you stay here. Me and Setsuna will head to my room and change. You can sit on the couch and wait for us."

"Alright."

Setsuna and Asuka went upstairs while Gohan sat on the couch.

"Hey kiddo let me talk to you for a sec," Juna was waiting leaning on the hallway wall with her arms folded.

She had her Aikido uniform on, a white short sleeved traditional Japanese shirt with a black flower design at the left side of her also wears matching gray and white fingerless gloves with red and black knuckle guards and a white headband tied around her forehead.

"Setsuna you can go change in my room I'll be there in a sec."

"Alright." Setsuna bowed to Juna again and closed the door.

"What's up?" Asuka leaned on the other wall across from her mother.

"That's Chi Chi and Fiji's son right? The one Claire was wanting?"

"Yeah that's him. He hasn't shown any signs of spirit energy though."

"Did you show him anything? Did you take him to the Spirit World?"

"No, he'll definitely freak out. What I'm hoping to happen is him experiencing it on his own. My original plan was to take him by force and let Lightning explain everything."

"What changed?"

"Well…" Asuka began to speak but couldn't form any words. She furrowed her brow and crossed her arms, lost in thought.

"Now I'll ask you again. Why do you let him bully you like that? You need to fight back!"

"YOU DON'T THINK I'VE TRIED! I'M NOT STRONG ENOUGH!"

"I didn't want her to be bullied or harassed being with me. I know she's a martial artist and can handle herself, but no one should have to go through this everyday. I just suffer in silence."

"You don't have to carry this burden alone. Me and Setsuna are with you now. No high school punk is going to change that."

"AHHHHH!"

"GAAAA! What the hell!?"

Juna yelled in her daughter's ear, snapping her out her thoughts and causing her to jump.

"Don't ignore your mother when she's talking to you."

"I wasn't, I was just thinking."

"I see you have a soft spot for the boy."

"That weakling? No, I'm just trying to make this as convenient for him as possible. We all left Osaka for this kid so I'm gonna see this through. Right now he needs to learn how to fight."

"Awwww, my daughter has herself a disciple. You're gonna love it when he calls you "Master Asuka" or "Asuka-senpai."

"So embarrassing. Gohan said his mom didn't teach him anything so I thought I'd help him out."

"Chi Chi was a fierce fighter back in our days. I'd assume she'd teach Gohan how to properly defend himself. Maybe teaching him martial arts could've led him to awakening his power."

"Well that's where I come in. I'll teach him, and hopefully something good will come out of it."

"And what if he doesn't?"

"I'll knock him out and drag him to the Spirit World naturally." Asuka chuckled to herself and went inside her room to change.

Inside the Kazama dojo, students started filing inside one by majority of students were girls while about four boys. It was a spacious studio dojo, with kendo and real swords lined along the walls. The floors we're wooden with no windows visible. Gohan sat cross-legged while everyone began stretching. He marveled at his surroundings.

"This is my first time at a dojo. I kind of feel out of place," Gohan said to himself.

"Oh don't let that bother you." Setsuna sat beside him and stretched her arms out.

"How long have you been doing martial arts Setsuna?"

"Hmmm let me think… I wanna say since I was 13. I've been doing martial arts for four years. I was at a current gym but they closed down because they didn't have enough funds to keep it going."

"That's when you ran into Asuka?"

"I was at the store when I met her. We talked for awhile and that's when she told me she was this gang mediator or whatever back in Osaka. She came off kinda cocky but she can back it up. I asked if she went to any gyms and she said her mom had a dojo. I've been here ever since."

"You must've gotten stronger since you've been here."

"Well, only one way to find out."

Asuka stood at the front of the dojo and clapped her hands.

"Alright everyone, line up."

The students stood at attention and got in rows of four.

"I'm sure you've noticed that we have a new guest here. He's my friend Gohan. Say hi Gohan."

Gohan timidly waved to the students.

"Hi there, haha…"

"Now I'm sure you also noticed this lazy good-for-nothing log just sitting here like she doesn't have a class to teach!"

Juna was laying down on the mat with her elbow propped up and her hand on her cheek.

"Go get em tiger," Juna said stifling a yawn.

Hard to believe they're related, Gohan thought to himself.

"So here's what we're gonna do. We have twelve people here so this'll be perfect. We're gonna have open sparring. You all versus me."

The students murmured to themselves about the sudden challenge thrown by Asuka.

"Now this may sound crazy, but this is all to put your practice all to use, and for Gohan to see how to effectively use the Kazama style whether it's one on one or in a group." Asuka walked into the middle of the dojo and got into a fighting stache. Both her hands were out and her eyes grew serious.

"Alright, whenever you're-"

A boy quickly came from behind and threw an overhead punch. She grabbed his arm from behind and judo threw him over her shoulder.

"Gaaaa!" He landed square on the floor with a loud bang.

"Well someone couldn't wait to take a swing at me, but that's fine. We can treat this like a street fight. Now all of you come get some!"

One by one the students charged and swarmed Asuka. Using the Kazama style she was effectively dodging and parrying their attacks. They were being slammed to the ground, put in a hold, and clutching their arm or stomach. Juna was snoring softly to herself, as if she knew the end result of the entire dojo taking on her daughter. Gohan however watched the fight in amazement. His eyes were glued to Asuka's movement, and how she was able to dispatch her opponents with ease.

I was worried by how many she had to take on, but she's defeating everyone so easily. She's definitely a veteran fighter that's for sure. I wonder if I can fight like that someday…

After an easy fight, nearly all of the students were down for the count. Asuka dusted her hands a few times then put them on her hips.

"Not bad, I see everyone has been improving. Oh look at you glaring at me from across the room. If you wanted to you could've got me while I was distracted. Decided you wanna be noble and not blindside me?"

Setsuna smirked and got in the same fighting stance Asuka was in.

"I like fighting one on one. It wouldn't be a solid victory if I jumped in. Today I will defeat you."

Juna opened one eye at the declaration Setsuna made. She smiled and went back to her nap. Gohan bawled his fists, excitement and anticipation coursing through his body. Everyone else quickly moved away, giving them both enough room.

"Let's get fighting then. I'll show you what real martial arts looks like." Asuka smirked and got into her stance. They both glared at each other, waiting for the other to make a move. A trickle of sweat formed on Setsuna's forehead, but she still kept her poise.

The Kazama style primarily focuses on defense, countering, and parrying. In the past I've always been the one to attack first. That would put me in danger of getting countered. I'll just let her come to me and-

In the blink of an eye, Asuka was already within striking distance. She brought her leg up and roundhouse kicked Setsuna.

"Ghhh!" Setsuna quickly brought her arm up to defend, but the sudden attack knocked her off balance.

"The Kazama style is used for defense, so you waited for me to attack. I can do that, but you better know how to handle it!"

Asuka spun around and elbowed Setsuna in the stomach, knocking the wind out of her. Asuka grabbed one of Setsuna's arms and threw her over her shoulder. Using the leverage from the throw, Setsuna flew across the room, and was able to land on her feet.

"Ohhhh nice hops Sets," Asuka said impressed.

Setsuna winced and held her stomach.

Damn, she already knew what I was thinking. I wasn't expecting her to close the distance that fast. Whatever, that's not going to stop me from winning this fight, especially in front of Gohan!

Setsuna charged at Asuka with a series of quick strikes and kicks. Asuka was able to parry and defend against her onslaught of attacks.

"You're getting better Sets. Time for me to go on the offensive!" Asuka thruster her palm upward to hit Setsuna's chin. Setsuna leaned backwards just in time to avoid her strike. Asuka used the opportunity to sweep Setsuna's leg out from under her.

"I'm not finished yet-"

Asuka had her fist directly in Setsuna's face.

"Oh I think it's over. I'll have to stop going easy on you very soon if you keep progressing like this." Asuka helped Setsuna to her feet as the students clapped for the great match which was displayed. Asuka smiled at Gohan and shot him a peace sign.

"Did you see that Gohan? Did you see how I manhandled everyone?"

Gohan laughed and scratched his head.

"I did. You showed great skill, both of you did."

"I hoped you learned something from our fight then."

Setsuna was walking toward the door with her head down.

"Class isn't over just yet Sets." Asuka called out.

"I just remembered I have some homework to do so I'll see you guys tomorrow."

Setsuna left, leaving the dojo with an awkward silence.

"I guess we can end today's practice here then. Class dismissed."

The students gathered their bags and left. Juna stretched out her arms and gave a big yawn.

"Well that was a good practice session. I'm gonna get dinner started."

"Good practice my ass!" Asuka yelled. "You just sat there and napped the whole time! I don't know why you even got dressed!"

"Oh please, you wanted to flex on everyone just to show off. I was hoping Setsuna would kick your ass."

"Ha, she's good but nowhere near my level."

"I wouldn't be so sure about that." Juna said under her breath.

"Are you dissing me again?"

"No no I'll get dinner prepared. You're welcome to stay Gohan."

"Oh no, I wouldn't want to be a burden-"

Asuka threw an arm over his shoulder and gave Juna a thumbs up. "He would love to. Make sure to make extra."

"Alright then." Juna left, leaving Asuka and Gohan in the dojo alone.

"Are you sure that it's okay Asuka?"

"It's no big deal honestly. So, what did you think of my moves? You liked what you saw?"

"The Kazama style looks like a very hard martial art to master. They were all attacking you but you were unfazed and moved gracefully through every attack, and then using their own momentum against them. No matter how many came at you, you were able to keep your composure through it all."

"Nice very nice. Do you think you can do the same thing?"

"I, I'm not sure. I'm willing to try though. After seeing that, I want to be able to defend myself and fight back. I think with you teaching me I'll be able to do it."

"Well said very well said. With that in mind…"

Asuka got in her fighting stance and smiled at Gohan.

"Let's fight, one on one!"

I have the unfortunate pleasure of raising a cocky brat. True, you're stronger than the average woman thanks to your Spirit World training, but that attitude will get you hurt. I'm pretty sure someone among our class can snuff that out. Either Gohan, or maybe… - Juna Kazama