Asaganrei training montage

[Mre-face]

After his sparring with Kitsui, one thing was clear for Asaganrei in the aftermath he had a lack of stamina sure his strength and power were immense and his speed had during and after his fight he needed more than just a mindless brute strength strategy. It worked for short bursts but if he could turn that short burst into a longer one he could even use both his strength and stamina to drown his opponents.

Asking his father in the aftermath what he should do to improve his stamina and of course, he was told to do roadwork. A big sigh escaped his lips as soon as he was ordered to do a long run hauling around his ridiculous weight around the streets of forests of Konoha would prove difficult. Sure it would improve his lung capacity and V02 max. It wouldn't only increase his physical stamina but also his chakra if he could access and make his pool deeper then he could go and fight for longer.

The Akimichhi found his start and destination and as the sun shined down on him with the ripe air and birds tweeting in the sky he knew he was in for a long and painful session. Asaganrei started off slow with the idea to slowly ramp up by the end he felt very slow at the start but maybe that was just a mental thing he wasn't sure regardless he should instead focus on running instead of overthinking it and getting lost in his mind instead of lost on the tracks. It was fine for now it wasn't particularly exhausting and he knew he could do this for a while a sense of confidence was growing as he kept running. The bystanders looked at him run and a few of his fellow classmates and the kids he loved to bully in his own loving manner. A few cheered at the even the idea of him running but seeing him do it they knew they had the chance to make fun of them. "OI THAT YOU GANREI?" a voice echoed as one of them started jogging in his direction while the others started hopping on him for running. "Never thought I'd see this fat mess run." one of them snickered before they started slowing down. "OI YOU ALL LUCKY THAT I GOTTA DO THIS RUN OR I WOULD?" "Or I would what? Chase us?" they all collectively laughed before Asaganrei handwaved and focused on his run.

Step step step step each step was repetitive but zoning out instead of focusing on the insults or his breathing was essential. He turned to the left road which was the beginning of this long loop. He was by no means getting tired but he could definitely feel some fatigue build despite having a long way to go even now he knew that he would have to rely on his willpower to at least finish or even continue the run if he had underestimated the distance that was likely the case as it was always hard because his father never liked to gave him easy training days that would be holding Asaganrei back when they both had a lot to prove.

The bystanders watched as he was making his way to the forest where he would do another left continuing the loop. Tap tap tap or rather thud thud thud was the sound of his feet as he kept it felt constant as he realized he was only about halfway meaning that the longer this run would continue the longer it was beginning to feel. Ganrei shook his head as his heavy feet thundered and shook the ground with each step. It was only his mind playing tricks on him to quit instead of continuing his run as more and more fatigue started to build up. His long panting for air and his legs getting that familiar burning jelly-like sensation. A feeling very familiar to anyone that has done a run.

He had now entered the forest the birds were chirping and that nice nature aroma that forests exuded from the beautiful and bountiful trees of the hidden leaf. It almost restored his stamina to a certain degree but not enough for his pain to completely disappear he was getting more motivated as he started to make progress. That was usually how it starts, difficult at the beginning a breeze before the halfway point some doubt at the middle a breeze at two-thirds but a nightmare when the end getting closer in sight. He was only a little after the halfway point.

Asaganrei's feet and legs were beginning to hurt more and more hauling around the massive weight was detrimental to longer more endurance-based activities but being fair that was what he was doing right now and exactly the thing he wanted to improve so that he could make his large weight and colossal strength less detrimental for himself. Nonetheless, he grits his teeth and started to dig his feet into the dirt pushing off his legs harder despite beginning to slow down he needed to keep going otherwise he would be surpassed by his peers and he couldn't allow that to happen. He was a champion he was a warrior he was the strongest amongst his peers and he would like it to remain that way. I am a champion damn it show them why! He hyped himself up to lift his prideful borderline egotistical spirit anything to make sure that he wouldn't give up and finish the distance that was prescribed to him by his father.

While his father wasn't anything remarkable what was remarkable was his bond with his family always finding a way to improve and uplift their spirits the upcoming yokozuna was forever grateful for that. As he kept running he noticed an upwards hill which made Asaganrei bow his head down in exhausted disappointment. If one could read his mind it would go something like. No way there is a hill? Pressing on the angle made it immediately clear that this was by far the worst part of the run.

As soon as he noticed the incline it was as if he had slowed down to crawl every step was harder and it made it feel like has been running for far longer. As soon as he reached the top he could see where he started and his next turn but the idea of just walking there wasn't lost on him. In fact, he wanted to do that instead but knew he was never going to hear the end of it from his father.

So he pressed on luckily it was downhill now so he would get some relief as he felt far faster and didn't need to focus on breathing or pushing as hard. Reaching the bottom of the hill where he would make his way to the final turn, he rotated on the ball of his foot before continuing forward seeing the finish line gave him a shot of motivation like no other beginning to accelerate wanting to finish this more than ever before he wanted to outrun his lungs feeling like they would collapse even though it was massively contradictory for very obvious reasons however somehow it felt as thought it worked. Rushing forward he was only a few meters away before crossing the line and nearly collapsing from the exhaustion.

He had done it he had completed his training it was just as or even more difficult than he had expected just like his father usually did to challenge his son while he could report back Ganrei knew that his father would give him something else that was just as or even more difficult than this run.

An iron-y bloodlike taste filled his mouth alongside saliva his heart pounded feeling as though it would burst out of his chest. He could feel how his blood rushed into every part of his body. He had no choice but to lay on the ground as he recovered from his first proper run. He didn't want nor could stand up he knew that he wouldn't be able to move. A few walked passed him but a few familiar faces showed up pointing and laughing at him "He actually did it but I think he died" They all laughed before Asaganrei raised his fist all of them giving him a fist bump before moving forwards. As he lay there he felt a big sense of accomplishment at first he was dreading this run and even considered quitting but he was happy that he managed to push past his limits and was rewarded for it.

As his heart rate started to slow down and his breathing steadied he felt his stomach grumble his body was depleted and he needed to restore it by going for something to eat. And looking at the time around when his mother and father had begun their cooking together he knew what he was going to do as soon as he had recovered from his intense run.

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1510/1500 2 + Chakra pool + 10 words to his next training