----Timeskip 10 months----
"Well, here we go." Kazuto said and rushed towards Kenji with his Bokuto in his hand. Kenji blocks with his Bokuto. Kazuto rains down attacks on Kenji, who was keeping up with the attacks, but it wasn't completely effortless.
This was because Kazuto was now as strong, if not slightly stronger than Kenji and since the last three months, their duels all came down to skill and technique. Kazuto obviously had the advantage in this and till now, he hasn't lost a single match.
Kazuto used armament haki, coated the Bokuto with haki, and executed a downward slash. Kenji tried to block the attacks, but the haki coated Bokuto effortlessly broke Kenji's Bokuto and the strike connected with Kenji's head.
Luckily Kenji was wearing protective gear ever since Kazuto started coating his Bokuto with haki. He was able to do it for the first time two months ago.
Since then, he has been using haki on his Bokuto to get used to it. Coating weapons with haki is way harder than coating your arms with haki. This is because you have to release the armament haki out of your body and that is the core concept of Ryo. It is slightly easier than Ryo because in Ryo, you won't have a medium to direct haki. Here we have our weapon.
So, since he started using haki on his Bokuto, the damage that these dealt to Kenji also increased. He was getting bruised everyday and since then, he decided it would be wise to wear protective gear.
Kazuto however continued to duel without protective gear since he was also training his armament haki to defend. He would harden the places he was about to get hit, which he knew using observation haki.
Back to the duel, Arashi shouted "Men-Ari".
Kazuto won the duel again and this had become common in the dojo for a while. No one was surprised by the results.
Kenji went to change when Arashi called Kazuto. Kazuto approached him and Arashi said "You have your UA entrance exam in 2 days, right? Don't train tomorrow. Give your body proper rest. Make sure you are in perfect shape when you get there. All the best."
Kazuto nodded and thanked him with a smile "Thanks for the wishes. I will follow your advice."
Kazuto then changed and went to the martial arts club with Kenji. They got to the club, changed and warmed up.
Old man Fuji walked up to Kazuto and said "Ready to fight against Asahi. He is the only one you haven't fought against, and he is the strongest in the club. I heard from Kenji that you are trying to get into UA. If so, he shall be a perfect opponent to see if you are ready for your exams."
Asahi, a 25 year old man with a huge shiny bulky body. He was 6'2" and he had very good quirks for a fighter. He could turn his skin into metal and he also had superhuman strength. He was stronger than Kenji.
He was called the strongest in the club not because of his quirk, but because of his dedication and hardwork he put into learning different martial arts. Even without his quirk, he could easily win against 70% of the members of the club.
Kazuto looked at the old man and then at Asahi, who was already in the ring, ready and waiting for Kazuto.
Kazuto looked at the old man and said "You just want to see me beat up, right?"
Old man Fuji replied "Isn't that why you joined, to become a punching bag?"
Kazuto smirked and said "A punching bag that defeated almost all your students."
Fuji smiled back and said "I can't wait to see Asahi wipe that smirk off your face".
Kazuto didn't say anything more and let his actions talk. He walked into the ring and stood before Asahi. None of them had protective gear. Asahi had already turned his skin into metal and was ready.
Fuji looked at them and shouted "Begin".
Others in the club gathered around the ring, since they all wanted to see Kazuto beat up. Like Fuji said before, Kazuto had defeated everyone in the club except Asahi, with only 10 months of training.
Everyone were cheering for Asahi. Kazuto and Asahi were just staring at each other, ignoring the cheers. Both were waiting for the other to make the first move.
Kazuto then slowly approached Arashi, closely monitoring every movement of Asahi. Kazuto decided to first test out Asahi's strength to know where he stands. He could then plan what to do next.
So, he decided to risk getting countered to see how strong his opponent is. Kazuto put all his strength, while also coating his fists with haki, threw a punch at Asahi. Asahi raised his left forearm to block the punch, intending to counter with a punch to Kazuto's face with his right hand.
The punch connected with his forearm, but nothing went according to Asahi's plan. As soon as the attack connected, he immediately felt weak for a few seconds and he was pushed back.
The cheers died down and there was complete silence in the club. Everyone was completely shocked, including Kazuto.
Asahi looked at his hands and they were back to normal. That's when Kenji shouted "I knew it. Your quirk can cancel quirks for a few seconds."
When people heard it, they immediately started recalling their fights with Kazuto. There were a few with superhuman strength and they immediately felt weak for a few seconds when Kazuto's attacks landed.
Kazuto had never noticed this because everyone he fought didn't have any visible changes after their quirks were negated. Since Asahi had metal skin, he was able to find this out.
"Can my haki cancel out quirks like how it used to cancel devil fruit powers in the show? This is crazy. I have to test this out." Kazuto said to himself.
Kazuto now had a smile on his face while Asahi was still shocked by what Kenji had just said. However, he quickly recovered when he heard Kazuto approaching. He turned his skin back to metal.
Kazuto rushed at him again, intending to throw a punch. Kazuto got careless when he heard that his haki can cancel out quirks.
Asahi, who was experienced, noticed how reckless Kazuto was and immediately dodged the punch and countered with an uppercut.
Kazuto already anticipated this with his observation haki and used haki to harden his skin under his jaw.
When the attack connected, the same happened. Asahi's skin immediately turned back to normal and Asahi winced in pain since his punch connected with a hard surface.
"That confirms it. Haki can cancel out quirks for a while. I am going to have a lot of fun with this." Kazuto smiled and said to himself.
Asahi recovered from it immediately and while Kazuto was distracted from talking to himself, Asahi wrapped his arms around Kazuto's neck, placed his leg behind Kazuto's, and pushed him down. This is a jodo move called 'Osotogari'.
Kazuto was back to reality when Asahi's arm wrapped around his neck, but he couldn't escape at that moment.
Asahi slammed him to the ground. Kazuto hit the floor and while he had haki on his back, the shock from being slammed to the ground still travelled through his skin.
Asahi didn't let go of the opportunity and immediately pulled him into a lock by wrapping his arms around Kazuto's waist and his arms tightening around Kazuto's neck.
"Shit....shit....shit....shit...." Kazuto was cursing in his head while struggling to escape the lock.
Kazuto was trying to use his haki, but he was not able to focus. He still needed to focus a little to activate his haki.
Asahi was completely focused on Kazuto, then suddenly, his skin returned to normal. Asahi expected this, but his attention was then drawn to the screams outside the ring.
A few students in the club were passing out and a few even started foaming from their mouths.
Fuji screamed in panic "What is happening?"
Asahi and Kazuto stopped fighting and got out of the ring. Asahi was confused and went to check out a knocked out kid nearby.
Kazuto however had a look of shock, surprise, disbelief and excitement. "Oh god! Is that what I think it is? Conqueror's haki!" Kazuto said in his head.
He was practically jumping inside, but stopped himself from doing that.
Fuji shouted at Kenji "Kenji, call the ambulance and the police. This could be the work of some criminal."
Kazuto then came forward and said "Old man, I think this happened because of me."
Everyone still standing, looked at Kazuto, waiting for him to explain.
Kazuto continued "When I was struggling in the lock, something in me snapped and this could be the result of my powers."
Fuji didn't know how to even react to this info. Everyone else was also in the same situation.
'He can cancel out quirks and also knock people out. Good that he wants to become a hero.' was what everyone was thinking.
Fuji then asked "What happened to them?"
Kazuto replied "They are just knocked out. They will wake up in a while."
Everyone relaxed and Kazuto decided to leave for today. He had to process everything he learnt that day. Kenji followed him and after changing, Kazuto headed home, with Kenji following him.
Kazuto said "I would prefer if my stalkers are women."
Kenji clicked his tongue and said "Shut up brat".
Kazuto chuckled and asked "So, what do you want? If you are looking for an explanation of my powers, you can forget it."
Kenji replied "You should never reveal your quirk to anyone. It's not about that. I just wanted to wish you all the best for your entrance exam. I am sure you will get in. Don't stop training even after you get in. The crime is increasing daily and the villains are getting stronger. Also, never underestimate your opponent. Everytime you lost in these past 5 months, it was due to carelessness or overconfidence. In real life, mistakes like these will lead to death."
Kazuto did a dramatic gasp wit his palm in front of his mouth and said "Kenji, is this your character development arc? I am moved to tears." wiping a non-existent tear.
Kenji clicked his tongue in annoyance and said "You know that you are really annoying. Keep the same attitude and you will "
Kazuto chuckled and said "I can't help it. I didn't expect life lessons from you. Also, why are you talking like we aren't going to see each other? I will still come to the dojo and the club after school."
Kenji replied "The only reason Arashi let me come to the dojo was because he wanted to train you and needed me to help you push yourself harder. Now that you are stronger than me, he probably won't even allow me into the dojo. As for the club, I only go there to see you beat up. I don't need such a high level of proficiency for my job. So, I don't think we can see each other often."
Kazuto looked said, but tried to cover it up by chuckling awkwardly and said "Can't believe the grumpy Kenji could talk. I thought your vocabulary only consisted of growling and clicking tongue, with the occasional terrible thrash talk."
Kenji noticed the sadness in his eyes and placed his hand on Kazuto's shoulder. He smiled and said "All the best kid. I will miss you."
Kazuto couldn't hold himself back and hugged Kenji, who although surprised, did the same. Kenji patted his back and handed him his business card. "Call me if you are ever in trouble." Kenji said.
Kazuto nodded and Kenji smiled one last time before he left. Kazuto stood there in silence for a while, holding Kenji's business card before heading home. He skipped gym that day.
When he arrived at his apartment, he sat on his bed and recalled everything that happened that day. As he recalled the things that happened that day, he remembered conqueror's haki.
Kazuto immediately turned on his observation haki to see who was around and found that only the annoying couple to his left were in the apartment. The rest were out for various reasons.
Kazuto hated the couple because they had sex everyday. With the walls being thin, he could practically hear everything and with his observation haki, he could even see everything.
Kazuto hated this, and being the hormonal teenager he was, he was not able to sleep till they were done.
Using his observation haki, he found out that they were watching a movie together. He immediately closed his eyes and started recalling the feeling he felt when he activated his conqueror's haki. He obviously didn't choke himself to recreate the scenario.
It didn't take him so long like when he first tried to feel haki, because he was already used to it. He had to concentrate for a while before he was able to release a wave of haki out of himself.
The couple next door, who were watching a movie, were suddenly knocked out.