July seventh!
Before the day off Senju Tsukika had given him began, the two of them returned to the training ground at home.
Standing on the small sparring platform at home, she looked at the boy across from her.
Senju Tsukika said calmly, "Fists first!"
"Okay!"
Senju Uka nodded and unfastened the sword at his waist.
He walked to the edge of the platform and flung the sword, sheath and all, into the ground below.
Turning back, he looked at the middle-aged woman standing quietly across from him.
Senju Uka started by activating Senju Nintaijutsu's "Chakra Coating" mode!
He flexed his hands slightly, feeling the state of his enhanced body.
He dropped into a lunge, shifted his weight forward, and pushed off hard with both legs!
With Chakra empowering him, he shot toward her like an arrow loosed from a bow.
His first punch went straight for Tsukika's throat. Just as his fist was about to connect,
a thin blue film appeared over Senju Tsukika's body as well.
Her slender palm moved after Uka's fist but arrived first, blocking its path.
His first strike failed, but Uka paid it no mind.
His left fist was already flying toward Tsukika's waist.
As Senju Tsukika blocked the attack at her throat, her right hand moved to guard her waist at the same time.
Bang!
Fist met palm, and she caught his right hand.
Senju Uka followed through by driving his knee toward her abdomen. Fists, palms, knees, elbows, and legs-
the two exchanged blows in rapid succession.
At first, Senju Tsukika only defended, slowly feeding Uka openings to practice against.
Once she understood his problems, Senju Tsukika gradually put more force into her hand movements.
Every punch and palm strike targeted a point where Uka had made a mistake.
A moment later,