Tetsuya awoke with a small pain on his back.
He rolled over to help get rid of it.
'I'm back here?' he muttered out.

The young hero struggled to exit the bed. His broken bones had been tended to.
However they still hurt like hell. Slowly he put on his chain mail and gi.
Tetsuya checked his bag for some food. He noticed the umbrella.
'This feels familar.' Tetsuya muttered under his breath.

Stepping out of town he remembered a local hot spring not too far away.
He figured a dip might be a good idea.
Tetsuya entered the small heat-covered pond. Clothed only in his birthday suit.
Following him was Saya. She was hiding in a bush not too far away.
If Tetsuya looked near it he would see her cat ears.
Forgetting the outside world, both of them were in the same place and at the same time.
'Wonder how Sensei is doing?' Tetsuya mused to himself as he ran a hand past his headband.

Looking back, Mitsurugi was his only family. Well, as close as it could be. His parents died when he was young and he was unable to remember them. He was raised in a children's care home. Back then he was a loner finding his way in life. He picked up a stick one day. It was long and thin like a sword.
Alone he would practice with it. One day he met his future Sensei Mitsurugi. He closed his eyes and remembered that day.

'Oi old man!' a 12 year old Tetsuya yelled out at Mitsurugi.

The sword master turned to see the source of the sound. His frown ever present.
'What do you want little boy?' he muttered out.

Tetsuya smirked and yelled 'You got a blade! Take me on!'

Mitsurugi looked at the stick that Tetsuya was using.
He shook his head and muttered 'Kids these days. Fine if you insist boy!'

However Mitsurugi planted his blade into the grass.
Instead he held the scabard in his normal fighting stance.
'What's with that old man?' Tetsuya asked in a confused tone.

'I don't kill children. Now battle!' Mitsurugi yelled out.

Tetsuya dashed towards Mitsurugi with a loud war cry. However Mitsurugi just stepped aside and tripped the boy up with his left leg.
The boy fell down on the path with a thud.

He got back up and went for a whack at Mitsurui's mid section.
Mitsurugi simply blocked it and wacked Tetsuya on the forehead with the scabard.
Tetsuya staggered back and fell on his backside. There was a small red mark on the center of his forehead.

Time passed as Tetsuya kept attacking Mitsurugi to no avail. The sun was starting to set as Tetsuya got back up again.
Sweat was dripping from his body as he gasped for breath. Mitsurugi stood there waiting for the boy's next move.
'Why not give up?' Mitsurugi asked Tetsuya.

'Becasue I don't know how to!' the boy cried back out.
Just then Mitsurugi lifted his eyebrows. The face that Tetsuya made had reminded him of his own youth.
It was the same look of courage he, himself once had. Mitsurugi placed his scabard at his side as Tetsuya sprinted towards him. The sword master chaught the stick inbetween his hands and yanked it out of Tetsuya's hands.

He then held Tetsuya at arm's reach. Tetsuya kept trying to hit Mitsurugi but was not suceeding at this.
'That's enough lad!' Mitsurugi yelled out.

His tone of voice made Tetsuya stopped in his tracks. Once he stopped Mitsurugi began with 'I sense promise in you boy. Train with me and I will show you how to use a true blade.'

Tetsuya's eyes lit up and he blinked rapidly. Could this be the chance he was waiting for?
Grabing the bull by the horns, he nodded and said 'I thank you for this chance...Sensei.'

The young hero opened his eyes in surprise. His skin was getting wrinkeled by the hot spring water.
'I look as old as Sensei!' he cried out as he got out and began to dry himself off.

Saya watched the whole thing from nearby in a bush. The only thing she focused on was his toned body.
Just before Tetsuya wrapped his towel around his waist she saw his full naked body.
As much as she tried she was not able to stop herself from letting out a small moan.
'What was that?' Tetsuya said aloud as he looked near the bush.

Saya's eyes bugged and she quickly made a meow noise. With her cat ears she was an expert at doing this.
'Awwww. It's a cat. Come on out!' Tetsuya said as he bent down with a smile. He began looking around the bush for the 'Cat' but Saya kept moving around the bush to avoid him.

'Maybe it won't be that bad if he finds me. He's...naked after all.' Saya thought to herself.

Tetsuya gave up after he figured that he must have scared it off somehow. After getting back in his normal outfit he walked out of the hot spring. He began travelling down a forest path and the rain began to pour as the sun set.
The young man his under a tree and sat down. To make sure no rain would hit him, he took out his umbrella.
It was as long as his arms. He planted it into the ground and lied down with his bag as a pillow.
'This feels great. Time for a small nap.' Tetsuya thought as he shut his eyes.

Saya was close by as usual. She was behind Tetsuya's tree and lied down and saw Tetsuya's head asleep.
'He looks so cute. And he's still wearing his headband.' she smiled at this sight as she too retired for now.