Chapter 35: Hidden answer.
" Now, that you can control your breathing form, we should proceed to the second step ",
turning around urokodaki looked at Akira before saying, followed by a surprising look at Akira.
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" I am ready for the second step sensei! ",
soon, the surprised expression of Akira quickly transformed into a firm and serious look as the latter exclaimed enthusiastically, and excitement arose in his heart.
" I am taking you to a certain part of the forest, so follow me behind and don't forget to maintain your breathing ",
Urokodaki said in his usual tone, turning around he took a step forward but halted halfway before saying
" focus on, what is around us ".
*swoosh...
A gust of wind blew as Urokodaki zigs through the forest.
" Hai ",
Akira nodded and followed him.
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They continued through the forest, Akira's expression grew stiff as he trailed behind Urokodaki, attempting to follow
his wish on focusing on the environment.
' I have been focusing for a while now, but I haven't found anything out of ordinary...everything looks the same as usual and where is this place, the way that tress and snows blend together make it difficult to really know where we are at! ',
Akira held his haori by crossing his arms, trying to understand the location where Urokodaki wanted to take him. Instead, the forest seemed never changing, nothing stood out of the ordinary for Akira, to him every tree was like the last one he observed.
' What am I supposed to be focused on? ',
thought Akira with a little confused expression on his face.
Several and dozens of minutes later...
" Here we are ",
Urokodaki comes to a halt.
Akira who is behind Urokodaki looks on ahead of him and eventually stands in front of him.
" This...this is beautiful ",
Akira mumbled as what was in front of him was a marvellous view of the entire forest as well as the wonderful mountain that surrounded it. The sun shed a warmth upon Akira as he looked up and smile before looking at Urokodaki.
" Your training has ended for today! try to find the hidden answer that lies in the environment...any incorrect answer will prevent you from progressing to the next step...we will try this again the next day ",
Urokodaki said as he gazed at the marvellous view in front of him while placing his arms behind his back.
' A hidden answer, what could it be? I haven't been able to perceive anything extraordinary on the way! everything looked simple to me ',
Akira thought desperately, his desperation was visible on his face.
" Stay calm, Akira ",
seeing the desperate expression on Akira's face, Urokodaki said as he patted his back.
" we will return tomorrow and you will reflect on what have you learned today ",
Urokodaki said before withdrawing his hand and starting to proceed back into the forest, Akira followed in silence and again focused on the environment around him, trying to spot anything that stand out of the ordinary.
However, all he could notice was the same dark trees with the same white snow, Akira still couldn't find any clue that stood out.
' I hope you will find out the answer soon, but still, you surprised me, within one month you were able to control total concentration form is not something ordinary people can do...I believe in your extraordinary eyes ',
Urokodaki said in his mind as he looked back and spotted Akira who was looking around with a firm expression as if he was trying to spot something.
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Urokodaki didn't teach anything new to Akira for over a week as he was waiting for the answer before moving on to the next step.
Akira continued to fail day after day unable to perceive the environment around him and provide a hidden answer.
Akira spent those nights of failure wondering what would be the hidden answer, he didn't ask anything related to this to the Giyu and the others as he believes they are still too young to answer this question.
At a point, he even becomes frustrated because of not being able to perceive the hidden answer, However, he calmed himself down by talking with Makomo and the others.
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Two days later...
In front of the Urokodaki house stood two figures opposite each other.
" Let's begin your training ",
Urokodaki said as he caught a glimpse of Akira's determination today was different from the previous days. It's like he was getting close to the hidden answer.
' Hope, you find out the answer today, Akira ',
Urokodaki thought before turning around and starting to run in the same direction as usual.
Akira, who had been completely silent for the whole time, trailed Urokodaki through the forest.
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Credit: Doubleeye3000.
This chapter is inspired from, another fanfic, that was written by Doubleeye3000 but unfortunately, there was no update for 1 year.
I really wanted to say something long but I couldn't think of
any.
And yeah, you can read his fanfic, it is one of the best, sadly he dropped it, I guess or he is on a hiatus for one 1 year.
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