chapter 8: Fighting back.

For the last 6 months after the observation haki awakening, I have been adapting to it and tried to make my response according to it. Adapting to the observation haki is as difficult as getting the haki itself if not even more. I have to change my fighting sense, which I have been using in my short life. For the past few months I have been using observation haki like it's one of my sensory organ and the results are fantastic.

I can sense a lot of things in the environment like airflow, my other senses are also enhanced a bit, I can easily sense about 10 meters in my surroundings. If I concentrate very hard I can sense everything in about 15 meters. This is a good start if you ask me.

For last 6 months I can avoid most of my grandma's attacks and this is my time to fight back. Today as always she just stood there in her form. I was thinking of a strategy but it always goes useless because she reads me like I'm some kind of open book.

I went in with my full power for the first strike. We were pretty much used to eachother's fighting style but she always makes a twist at the end so it's a little difficult to guess her. I went straight for her head. She had to forcefully block it with her hand but before she could change her posture I caught her hands which were in a block with both of my hands and kicked her with both my legs. Unsurprisingly she put full weight on me at the last moment and jumped over my head. We both landed on the ground and turned towards eachother.

There was a foot print in her T-shirt but it was very light. I know it was not a solid hit buta hit nonethless. Actually this is my first hit on her. Seriously this is very difficult to understand, I thought I was very bad at combat and had no talent for it. I asked my grandma that why can I never seemed to hit her and asked her that I don't have talent for it. For that she said,

Grandma: Ken-chan, You are not the only one who is working very hard in this fight I'm also doing my utmost in every single one of these fights. Don't underestimate your talent you are the most talented kid in combat I have ever seen, atleast till the extent of my knowledge. Nowadays it's very difficult to keep up the fight like this, I can trade blows easily but to avoid getting hit is very tough and you are going to overcome the barrier very soon. Don't worry.

It seems today is the day I break my barrier. I want to use my cool quirk in fights and not just use my physical strength and combat technique. As we were standing opposite to eachother stare for a second. My grandma could see the resolution in my eyes. It's seems today is the day and she also knows it.

We both charge out at the same time. I'm not surprised I knew she would charge through observation haki ( A/N: From here on out I'm gonna use O.haki for observation haki. It's a very long word to type.)

We both traded blows, most of my attacks hit her blocks and she dodged some. It's the same for me. It went on for a while and I was starting to get exhausted, suddenly I remembered a move from an anime where a character stomps the ground so hard to offset the balance of the opponent. But I didn't know I had that much physical strength.

Anyway with a now or never face I create a distance between both of us. She thought I was going to do some ultimate move. So suddenly became very attentive. I put all my concentration in my leg and just ran straight into her, when I reached just one metre close to her I lifted my legs like I was going to do a staight kick. She had a smug smile and put on a low block with her hands to block my kick.

I just lifted my leg a little higher and concentrated all my power in my leg and stomped the ground near my grandma's legs. What we both didn't expect was the ground sunk for a depth of 30 centimetres in a two meter radius. I was shocked and extremely exhausted seeing my grandma go off balance. Using my remaining strength I punched her with a right hook. It hit her face and she was sent tumbling.

Grandma didn't get up soon, she just kept her hand over the area of the face that I hit her. I started panicking because I thought I hurt her very badly.

Kenji: Grandma are you alright? Did it hurt? Sorry grandma I just wanted to land a hit on you and punched very hard. Are you ok?

My grandma just laughed. She stood up and laughed like she won a lottery . I was confuse "man did I hit grandma so hard that she became like this" I think I said it out loud.

I felt a hit on my head. I turned around and saw that my grandma was standing there smiling at me.

Kenji: what happened grandma why are you laughing like that?

Grandma: I laughing because I'm happy.

Kenji: Happy that I hit you. Ok grandma I'll make you more happier. Though I don't like doing it I'll do it for your happiness.

Grandma: Idiot , what are you talking about. I'm happy about what you have achieved.

Kenji: My achievement? Is it because I hit you. Are you really that much happy for that.

Grandma: Sigh no ken-chan it's not that. You used a move before you hit me remember? I think you used a ancient martial art i.e, utilising Qi.

Kenji: Qi?

Wait a minute. while I was stomping the ground I concentrated all my strength and it did a pretty bad damage. I didn't think I would cause this much damage to the ground . I thought it would just shake a bit and stop at that but it did an extensive damage. Maybe .. I awakened armament haki?

To check that I tried to do the same but nothing happened. I think I'm exhausted I'll try again tomorrow. So I can't tell my grandma that I used a haki, so I'll just go with the flow.

Grandma: Yes Qi, Qi is spiritual energy that originated within the body which can enhance the body or the attack cause by the martial artist. I don't know the full extent of its abilities but grandfather was a martial artist. He told me lot of stories and without any quirk he could blast a boulder to smithereens with bare fist. I couldn't practise with it because I didn't have talent for it but I think you inherited his talent.

Kenji: Wow grandma. I didn't know you had a martial background. You must have been trained by your grandpa a lot. That's why you fight so good.

Grandma: yes, my grandpa trained me how to fight. He was the strongest non quirk user inhave ever seen. He was even stronger than most of the quirk users at that time. He told be Qi is a versatile tool that can be used according to the imagination and hardwork.

Thank god. I was thinking of how to explain my haki to everyone but my grandma gave me enough. Ok grandma whatever floats you boat. I'm cool with this.

Kenji: Cool grandma so can I learn more about this chi. Because I want to use it again.

Grandma: Sure I don't know anything about it but my grandfather gave a handwritten book about this topic. I think you can study it and can improve yourself.

Kenji: thanks grandma. Grandma now that I landed a solid hit are we going to use our quirk to fight from the next sparring match?

Grandma: No ken-chan. Tomorrow is a rest day. I'll take you somewhere day after tomorrow.

Kenji: where grandma?

Grandma: It's a secret for now. Go on now, take a bath or wash yourself and get rest. you must be exhausted.

Kenji: you should also take rest grandma. you look like you just fought a very strong opponent who made you eat dirt.

While he was saying this he already ran away from her. Grandma just stood there and laughed for a bit. She then looked at the sky and said I finally found a suchit for you grandpa. Your grandchild finally fulfilled her wish.