Akio was alone. What a surprise, eh? He stood facing a light brown log, no taller than 7 feet tall. There were all kinds of holes in it, from kunai, shuriken, you name it, it hit that log. Akio had taken the day of yesterday due to illness, so he decided to double up on training today. He usually started by running around the lake 3 times, but decided to do it twice, than twice after taijutsu practice, and twice after ninjutsu practice.
On his second lap around the lake, Akio broke a sweat. All of a sudden, he heard a voice. "Tired already boy?" Akio stopped dead in his tracks and did a 180 degree turn. "Who's there?" After waiting for about 15 seconds, Akio shook his head, and resumed his steady pace. "C'mon. Speed it up a little." This time Akio pulled a kunai from his weapon pouch, and lunged while turning around. Again, nobody was there. "You're not too bright, are you kid?" "Who is there!?! Come out!" "How about you come in." The voice bellowed, and all of a sudden, Akio was standing in front of a large cage. His jaw dropped as he gazed into the large red eyes of the Sanbi. "Hello Akio." "..Sanbi no Kyodaigame."
And in an instant, Akio awoke, and in excrutiating pain. "Argh...." He moaned as he rolled over onto the rocks.