"Are they going to be in the tournament too?" Kiro questioned curiously, as this was the first time he had ever heard of a school powerful enough to rival that of Master Roshi. He couldn't wait to see how their training fared off against this other school in the end; if they had any chance of beating these guys, however, they had to learn some techniques. It was the only way, in Kiro's mind, at least.

"Well, kids." Master Roshi sat up, as his program finally ended. "Don't stay up too late, things are only going to get tougher tomorrow! So you better get your rest! I know i need mine; it takes quite the beauty sleep to keep up these good looks." The master explained, as he headed upstairs for a good night's sleep.

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(some unspecified amount of time later...) 

Once again, the four were now doing their usual routine of taking the trail back to the house after a another long day of training. 

"Master Roshi! Wait!" Kiro called for him, as the three pupils had all stopped in their tracks, as Roshi continued on.

"Huh?" He murmured, as he turned his head back to see what was going on, hesitantly stopping.

"Come on, Akita." Kiro gave her a small nod before racing over to the giant boulder Ally had moved way back. "If we can move this, you'll teach us some techniques, right?" Kiro tried to reassure their deal.

Master Roshi simply nodded, as Kiro responded by giving a hard push on the rock, using every ounce of strength he had.

Beads of sweat ran down Master Roshi's face, as it seemed like the two were going to try to move it together! '[i]They might actually pull it off...[/i]' Master Roshi nervously thought, knowing he had to act quickly. "What are you nincompoops doing!? Anyone could move that rock!" He pointed to a boulder right behind the one they were trying to move, this one being over twice as large. "That's the boulder I was talking about! Yeah! Now that'll take some strength!" He laughed, knowing it was almost impossible for either of the kids.

Kiro stopped pushing, just as it was starting to move, as he began to scratch his head. "Okay, I guess. We can handle it!" He assured Roshi, as he ran over to the new challenge. They hadn't tried anything this big before, but Akita and Kiro had both been practicing, and he was determined to complete this task, and finally learn some techniques. He pressed his hands against the boulder, waiting for Akita, it'd be better, with something this big, if they used all their strength simultaneously.

Roshi nervously stood there, attempting to look as calm and collected as possible.