Genkai's place.

"Well, Boton. I can't speak for them on this matter. It's far too dangerous, I'm not in the habit of sending my students off on suicide trips."

"But master Genkai, Yusuke went to the dark tournament with only a few months of training. Surely all the training they have had will be more than enough."

"The dark tournament was more of a calculated risk. It was also done with a death threat hanging over my dimwits' head. His energy responds to desperation, I knew there was a fairy good chance of him walking out. This is something all together different. This tournament was one that the Toguros only dreamed about. If they were alive now, they would have skipped the dark and gone to this one...we also wouldn't have to worry about them coming back."

"This tournament is really that bad?"

"Put it this way. If several A to middle S class got out only to head to the location of the tournament. We could all sit back drink tea and take naps."

"Kami! This is horrible, how will the living world make it out of this well...living?"

"That part is easy. The committee who runs this tournament is hard. Very hard mind you, but they are very honorable in a weird way. They do things their way, and there way is hard to figure out at best. They have no interest in seeing the living world over run. Most form the information I've found, cross over here a lot without killing or hurting any humans."

"Well that's good. Still Prince Koenma was rather upset. About some of the demons entering this year. He gave me a list to give to you, the names on it read like a who's who of breaking bones."

Boton handed Genkai the list and waited as the older woman looked it over. The list was long and was filled with some small time to large time demons. Most however were small fry small D to C middle who were trying to up there game.

Nothing too dangerous, if you didn't count their ambition to become big time. All of them would be dead before the opening match however. No one under Special B ever made it to the opening matches. Genkai could see a few names she didn't know. They must have been what the prince's underwear had gone wacky over.

Four were marked special B with potential to be higher. The four were young and raw, if they were smart. They could become very powerful, forces to be reckon with.

However form there brief profiles, they were far too full of them selves. They would most likely die in the first round. The ones that got the old physic's full attention were the ones marked unknown power levels.

Three half breeds, that was something you didn't see everyday. One was half Inu and looked to have the potential to become very dangerous. However the young Inu was by accounts of his bio, very desperate to become full youki.

Meaning he was reckless and prone to charging in without thinking. Still the Inu had made it to the age of 160 and managed to stay in the human world. The Inu would have to be watched, while he was reckless he did seem to learn quick.

Next on the list was a half bat demon male who was 200 years of age. The hanyuki was less prone to acting reckless and was a fairly powerful fighter. He seemed to spend most of his time training and working on his techs. He was by all accounts a show off, at least he was in battle with someone who could understand talent.

Still he would have to be watched, it seemed as if his plans were for creating some short of permanent feudal ear. An alternate world form both demon, sprit and living worlds. He wanted to have a new plane added. A plane where half breeds such as himself. Could run free, be left to them selves. Not be objects of ridicule or hunted just for being half-breeds.

The last one was the one that worried her the most. He held the most promise along with the sketchiest past. It looked as if the half wind youki was if his bio was any indication. The most driven of the three, he had money and power behind him as well.

He was a connected to many questionable beings. He was also the most knowledgeable of the three. He knew all about demon world, sprit world and much of the inner workings of them.

The third also seemed to be the most regressive as well. The wind youki was currently in demon world, looking for something or someone. Anyone who crossed his path so far had ended up dead.

Genkai sighed, this tournament was really shaping up to be ten times worse than the dark. Glancing up she saw that the ferry girl was waiting rather intensely.

"I will not speak for my current dimwits Boton. We will head over to the forest and both speak to them."

"Alright Master Genkai."

The two walked form the temple and headed for the forest. Boton unseen by Genkai smiled as she saw a certain ice master. She had been thinking about Touya for a while now. Boton was grateful that she was getting to see her secret crush.

She frowned when she saw Yukina hugging Touya. Boton wasn't one to hate, but she hated Yukina at the moment. It wasn't fair the young ice madien had what she wanted. Boton was so rapped up in her thoughts she didn't notice when Genkai looked back. Genkai rolled her eyes, kami love was such a bitch.