Bold Words denote Kuwabara's excerpts
Italicized Words denote Kurama's excerpts
Underlined Words denote Hiei's excerpts
Chapter One – Sharpening the Mind: Concentration and Focus
You're probably some cocky kid that's only now just waltzing into Spirit World thinking you can kill off any demon that lunges at you. Well, this manual's here to tell you that you can't! And I would know, I was in the same situation you were, thinking I could take on anything at one point. And it just isn't true. I got the scars to prove it.
Now I know what you're thinking about this first section of my guide. "How the hell am I supposed to concentrate when some bloodthirsty freak is trying to tear my quivering limbs off?" With enough practice and some kickass determination on your part, this aspect of fighting will become natural and there won't be any need to worry.
First off, you gotta shed all those doubts. Fear, anger, all those things weigh you down like tying boat anchors to your ankles. I know you're gonna be scared, probably terrified of at least half the demons you're gonna fight in the future, hell I sure was at times. It's like seeing your worst nightmares manifested into flesh for crying out loud. But you have to tell yourself that they're just as mortal as you, and no matter how tough they are they gotta have a vulnerability somewhere; there's no such thing as a being who's perfect and unbeatable. Everyone, and everything, has their weaknesses.
And now with that shred of virtuous bullshit aside, I move on to the next aspect I mentioned. Anger. It can be your greatest friend and bitterest enemy, or so Kurama tells me. In fact I think I'll let him take over for this department of the guide for now.
Sorry about my abrupt excerpt, but Yusuke seems to think I would be better suited to explain this. Anger can indeed be your friend or your enemy, depending upon how you utilize it, and just how potent it is.
Anger can be a blinding factor when you are in the heat of battle, and can easily distract you. Revenge is something that can plague you to no end, and it will make you fight and think irrationally. It strips you of your sanity at times, and robs you of your senses all of the time. And when this happens, your attacks will weaken because your focus is not on their strength, merely its aftermath.
But anger can be a factor that leads you to become stronger as well. It is our bonds with our friends and the love for our families that can empower us, and you must concentrate on what is and was good, not of the evil that tainted it. It is only natural and instinctive that we become angry, hateful, letting our actions be judged by the blackness of our wrath, but you must overcome it with reasoning and the remembrance of happier times. Do you believe your allies and friends and loved ones would wish to see you a mindless fighter, bent on doing whatever it takes to win and nevertheless losing because of inaccuracy, or a leveled warrior who is able to remain collected and protective?
It is your choice if Anger will help or harm you, and I have had experience with both choices on my part. Just remember, either you must chose the force that drives the goodness with beings…or the darkness.
Okay…like I said he could explain it a bit better than me.
That's a bit of an understatement, isn't it?
Shut up, nobody asked you anyways runt!
Both of you shut up! I'm not writing this book up so we could argue throughout the entire thing, and stop entering your vulgar conversations into this! If anyone's going to be profane, it's gonna be me.
Now that is not an understatement.
All right, moving on to the next section…