Author: Whoo! The weekend's over and new chapters have been written!
Editor: Hurry up and post it already!
The next morning, Sakura kept avoiding Yagami whenever she saw him but couldn't when it was time for training. Naruto, being cheeky went up to Sakura, "So last night, you were checking out on Hokage sensei right?" Blushing, Sakura gave a punch to Naruto.
"Naruto, Baka! Stay out of my affairs!" Just than Yagami instructed them on using chakra to break blades. Than he proceeded to Kenshin, who was busy hanging out the dry laundry. He apologized to Kenshin for forcing him to bring out the inner demon in him. Finishing his chores, Kenshin took a break to chat with Yagami. He relived the day he abandoned his past…
Flashback
During a particular mission, the Shogun assigned Kenshin, than known as Battousai, to assassinate a member of the underworld who was a former advisor, tracking the man down. He easily took care of him. A few days later, news of the advisor was spread and Battousai came to realize he had a family who had little money to stay alive. Realizing that he had murdered a man who was the sole breadwinner, Battousai decided to stop the ruthless killing and become a noble swordsman.
At night, Yagami trained alone in the training room when Sakura came in. Feeling nervous, she plucked up enough courage to ask him, "Hokage sensei, can you train me on swordplay?" Always helping others, Yagami handed her a kendo stick and taught the basics. Training for a few hours both parties decided to take a break. Yagami knew Sakura had other intentions of seeing him suddenly in the night and than she finally admitted, "Yes, I like you Hokage sensei." All the Hokage did was smile and replied, "It's alright to love someone Sakura, what matters most is that you must let go of that thought when in battle." Finishing his part, he caught a firefly and sealed it in a jar and gave it to Sakura.
"Take this as a token of my appreciation of your love." As Sakura went back to bed, Kenshin came in. He handed Yagami his Izayoi before getting ready in his battle stance.
"You're right Yagami san. If I want to defeat the Shinsengumi, I must become Battousai." Seeing how determined his battle partner was, Yagami wasn't going to be easy on him as the Hokage struck serious and swift strikes. Than the moment of truth; Yagami went for a forward thrust that when Kenshin dodged it, the blade whizzed past his face and left a small cut by his cheek. As Kenshin saw blood on the opponent's blade, it triggered Kenshin to become a different man. He sheathed back his blade and stood in his stance patiently.
"C'mon, strike! If you won't than I will!" As Yagami ran towards Kenshin, the unexpected turn of events was about to happen; Kenshin dodged the blade coming towards him, followed by a 360 degree turn and than drawing his sword to strike at Yagami's neck, knocking him down with tremendous force. It was a sign Kenshin was reverting back to being Battousai. As Yagami got up, Battousai sheathed back the blade; the Hokage knew at once he was using the Battu-jutsu sword style.
"Interesting, real interesting…" Yagami changed his stance and placed his Izayoi in a thrust formation. For minutes no one moved an inch until Kaoru opened the door slowly. Sensing the slightest vibration, Yagami went in for the kill, "Migozuchi Haito Ryu: Gatotsu Nisen!" Swiftly the Hokage moved as he plunged the sword towards the ground as Battousai jumped in time to evade it. He than gave Yagami a little of his own, "Battu-jutsu: Hiryu sen!" Yagami anticipated that move and quickly retreated, that was where the opening for Yagami came.
"Migozuchi Haito Ryu: Gatotsu Kaisen!" The Izayoi went through Battousai, barely missing his body and tore a hold in his kimono. The fire inside Battousai was burning intensively as he shouted in agony and ran towards Yagami with the sheathed blade. Using the Sharingan, Yagami sensed something was wrong; Battousai was going on a killing rampage and making the Hokage the next victim. Yagami tried calling out to him countless times but to no avail. Kaoru could only watch in horror as the man she loved became a mindless killer.
"Kenshin…Kenshin! Stop!" Kaoru shouted but the swordsman just continued running towards his opponent.