Chapter 33: Rest and relaxation
While Tom was busy soaking in the spa Mitch was sparring with clones himself as Yoruichi watched on. "Why exactly are you training when Tom is the one who is supposed to be training?" she asked as Mitch parried away a blow and sliced through the chest of one clone before turning to face her. "Yeah I'm supposed to be training him but I still need to keep my skills up I mean it's been so long since I've fought opponents of the White Lotus Societies caliber so I can't be rusty".
Ducking underneath a swing from the second he continued to talk "Plus between training Tom and then Ania I have 1 day for myself so while they're resting and relaxing I may as well take some time to practice for myself". Shrugging her shoulders Yoruichi simply sat down as Mitch turned back around charging towards 4 of his clones Ashura arcing through the air leaving a trail of flames behind as it connected with their blades. Raising his blade and breaking free of the clash Mitch lunged forward as he elegantly sliced one after the other of his clones and sheathed his sword on his back after he was finished.
"Woah that was perfectly executed" Tom called out as Mitch looked down to find him standing there in awe at the way he had been fighting.
Raising his blade up and breaking free of the clash Mitch raced forward as he elegantly sliced one after the other of his clones then sheathed his sword on his back once he had done. "Woah that was nice", Tom called out as Mitch gazed down to find Tom standing there in awe at the way Mitch had been fighting. "So how are we feeling after the spa", Mitch said as he jumped down from the cliff and landed next to Tom "Yeah the spa's amazing I feel totally rejuvenated and all my wounds have healed", he said as Mitch unsheathed his sword from his back and leapt back up on top of the cliff as he called back down to Tom, "Alright good go get something to eat from my bag and then relax for the rest of the day I'm going to be up here training myself", as Tom walked over to the bag he felt the ground begin to shake as Mitch had flames erupting from around his body as he then arced his blade down and fired a giant fireball into a cliff causing it to explode and send debris flying everywhere, quick as a flash Mitch disappeared and re appeared slicing through the huge boulders that flew out from the wreckage, he was just a blur racing around the ground slicing the rocks to tiny rubble as he finally stopped moving and sheathed Ashura onto his back.
As the dust cleared a huge chunk of the cliff was missing as Mitch placed his hands in the shape of an X and began to chant "Raging fires of the north combine with the fire and sun god to obliterate the earth Destructive Art 88: Fire blast", two diagonally crossed blasts of fire erupted from his hand as they flew into the cliff and shattered the remaining rubble leaving nothing standing there anymore. "Phew I think I'll take a bath now", Mitch said as he removed his shirt and jumped from the top of the cliff into the spa as the water erupted from the impact of his body.
While Mitch splashed about in the water Tom took a seat against a huge rock while his mind pondered about what Tamashii Seigei had said earlier to him during their training session. "How can you defeat a man without killing him I mean if he's not dead then he can just get up and keep attacking you", he muttered to himself as the riddles revolved around his head until he threw his arms up in dismay as he had given himself a headache from thinking about it to much. Wandering over to where Mitch was laying in the hot springs his clothes resting on a rock and his head rolled back in a relaxed trance. "Mitch do you have any idea what Tamashii Seigei was talking about during our training", Tom asked as Mitch opened one of his eyes and wagged a finger at Tom "Maybe I do but it's your training so you have to figure it out yourself", he said as Tom sighed and walked back over to where his sleeping bag was located and unrolled it as he slide into it and slowly dozed off to sleep his thoughts revolving around the wise tiger's words, "There are more ways to attack a man than just brute force", was the last thing he thought of as he drifted off into a deep slumber.
"So how's the water Mitch", Yoruichi called out as Mitch waved a hand above his head "Yeah its nice and warm absolutely wonderful", he called out as Yoruichi slowly walked towards the water "Alright great I'll come in for a splash", she said as Mitch opened his eyes suddenly "Woah, woah back up! Can't you just wait till I'm done", Mitch said hysterically as Yoruichi just laughed and jumped into the water with a huge splash. "Come now Mitch last time we were training here you didn't complain if I recall", Yoruichi said as she grabbed a handful of water and began to wash her face "If I re call I acted the same way I'm acting now sheesh", Mitch said as he just averted his eyes away from the nude Yoruichi sitting in the water next to him. Suddenly the air of playfulness disappeared as Mitch got serious "So do you think he'll manage to achieve his bankai in 3 days' time", he said as Yoruichi turned to face him "Well he does have the determination so I'm pretty sure that will get him through it", "Yeah I guess your right", Mitch said as Yoruichi just glared at him "What do you mean you guess? I'm always right", Yoruichi said as she leapt across the water and tackled Mitch underwater who struggled to break free of her grip on him.