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More Gintama chapters. 114 to 116. Couldn't edit the last post with these since apparently post would be too large =_=;;;;;
Chapters 110-113 here
Chapter 114
Minami: Hey, Kita Oojitsuki, how does my face look? (aha all bloody since Okita shanked him)
Kita: I think it looks like a penis.
Minami: What. I wanted to you to look at how badly I'm injured.
Kita: You're covered in blood. I think you should go to the doctors and make it clean again. Make sure to not infect anything.
Minami: DON'T MAKE IT SOUND LIKE I HAVE AN STD!
Minami: Ehhhh? Doesn't this look cool though? Good-looking men looks even better while bleeding. Hey, help me take a picture of this. *at Kita*
Minami: Nishi, come here and take a picture too.
Nishi: Dammit, you're too immature.
Minami: It'll make for a good memory! We rarely get to get injured like this, you know. Isn't this cool---
Kita and Nishi: *pushes Minami out of the cellphone camera's way and hogs XDD* This fight should be interesting.
Kagura: I can't believe this. And look, their plates aren't even broken yet. If it was the Yoruzuya, I bet we can take care of it.
Okita: Do you miss them or something? You almost got beaten up.
Hijikata: So, Sougo you bastard, where'd you run off to earlier?
Kagura: HEY! WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE FIGHTING RIGHT NOW D:! *at Hijikata*
Hijikata: Best strategy in battle is targeting the enemy's weaknesses, then set the necessary traps. Hook, line, and sinker.
Kagura: WHO ARE YOU CALLING BAIT?! D:
Hijikata: Where's that guy from the Yoruzuya?
Okita: I'm sure he'll be fine.
Kagura: YOU ABANDONED GIN-CHAN! D: I'm going to go find him. He's lonely! I'm sure of it!!!!!
Hijikata: I THINK YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S LONELY. DON'T JUST RUN OFF LIKE THAT!
Nishi: *throws a boulder at Kagura* Hey. Stay still, girlie. It's only a matter of time before you guys are beaten, anyway. So it doesn't matter if you go help that guy (referring to gintoki) or not.
Hijikata: *thinks* Shit, he threw that boulder? That's some brute strength.
Minami: Ahh~ you messed up the house again. Koshinori-san is not going to be happy about that.
Nishi: Who cares. We only answer to the head (referring to Kyuu)
Kagura: *picks up a boulder and throws too!* Get out of my way. The other two (referring to Okita and Hijikata) will take of these guys here (referring to Minami and Kita, respectively). We'll have a good fight.
Nishi: *slams through the boulder and shatters it to pieces* I LIKE THAT STRENGTH OF YOURS! ALMOST LIKE A DEMON!!!! THEN AS YOU WISH!
Kita: Hey. *at Hijikata* Your opponent is here, Shinsengumi's Demon Vice-Commander.
Kita: You probably don't know this, but I've seen you around town quite a few times. You're the monkey king who's always leading that pack of animals who dare to call themselves samurais. Allow me to show you what being a samurai truly entails.
Hijikata: *TWITCH* Fine by me.
Minami: So I guess I'm suppose to fight you then? *at Okita*
Minami: My name is Minami Tosui. Since both of us are good looking men, let's fight fair, shall we? So let's not hit the face, okay? Otherwise, there will be some really sad women out there.
Okita: Oh, don't worry. We're just second-rate samurais anyway, so it's not like we have any luck with women.
Minami: Hey hey~ Do you really want that cute face of yours get messed up? You don't honestly think you third-rates can beat us?
Okita: Whatever. So besides the face, I can do whatever I want?
Minami: Hey. Don't forget you have to actually break the plate in order to win. Do you even know where my plate is?
Okita: *doesn't even bother with an answer, just starts attacking annnnnnnnd Minami is knocked down!*
Minami: *thinking* WHAT?!
Okita: Look. I'm not here to break plates or whatever. I'm just here to beat all of you up. *starts attacking again and Minami can NOT keep up at all XDDD*
Minami: *thinking* How...How is that possible?! This guy...he's too strong, and he---
Okita: *grabs Minami by his hair to expose the hidden plate, which is right at the nape of Minami's neck, tied to his necklace* So that's where your plate is. Ohh~ I should really be careful then, and not mess your face up, hmmm?
Minami: *thinking* AND HE'S A SADIST!
Okita: DON'T YOU DARE BELITTLE OUR COUNTRY SWORD FIGHTING ----- *GETS HIT BY KAGURA'S HEAD XDDDD; she er...bumped into him XD And both Kagura and Okita are down! XD*
Nishi: Minami, what are you doing? This is all because you're always running off looking for women and neglecting your training. Your plate okay?
Minami: Hoho, Nishi, that guy is troublesome. But, I look forward to it.
Okita: Hey, what are you doing? *at Kagura* Don't tell me you couldn't beat that big guy?
Kagura: Shut up! I'm....not so good right now. I think my wrist's dislocated.
Okita: You're not saying---!!
Nishi: Well, obviously, how can she still be okay after being attacked by us like that? She tried to protect her plate, and so her right hand got hurt. Give up!
Okita: *takes a look at the wrist* Hmmmm. If we make it go the other way, it should be okay.........
Nishi: Er...I don't think that's a good idea.....
Okita: *BREAKS THE WRIST! :D!*
Kagura: OWAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
Okita: Eh? Wrong way?
Kagura: OW!!! YOU STUPID--!!! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!?!?!? *kicks Okita in the shins. HARD.....and Okita's leg = broken!*
Okita: AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! MY LEG!! MY LEG!!!!!! IT'S BROKEN!!! DID YOU REALLY HAVE TO BREAK IT?!?!?!?!
Kagura: Gin-chan said you should go all out in a fight >O
Nishi: Looks like it's decided then. You guys are fighting amongst yourselves. There's no way you can win now. (and meanwhile, Kagura is trying to run off to inside the house, while Okita's clinging onto her leg and refusing to let go XD)
Nishi: Give me the plates.
Kagura: NO!
Nishi: *attacks, and Okita and Kagura barely dodges. One crawls, the other runs, and they're trying to hide from Nishi*
Nishi: It's no use. A samurai who's lost his arm and his leg...he's useless. A samurai values above all, a decisive end to things. You guys are pitiful, hiding and crawling away. You make me sick.
Okita: Hmph. A decisive end to things? Sorry, we're second-rates. We don't talk bushido. ...A samurai without an arm and a leg....
Okita: Oi! Which do you hate more: teaming up with me, or losing to that guy?
Kagura: ...I hate both.
Okita: Me too.
Kagura: But... Gin-chan said we have to go all out in fights. And I owe you one for earlier.
Nishi: GET OUT OF THERE, YOU PITIFUL SAMURAIS!
Okita: We're here, you big lump. Let's fight that last fight here and now! (............he's .....riding on top of Kagura XDD;;; Seated on her shoulders, basically, and the plate is tied around his head) COME ON! >O
Nishi: ........What the.
Okita: If the guy who doesn't have a leg teams up with someone who doesn't have an arm, then....
Kagura: HEY!! DON'T CLING TO ME WITH YOUR LEGS SO TIGHTLY!!! IT'S GROSS! >O
Okita: I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE!
Nishi: HAHAHAHHAHAA. Do you really think that'll work?
Okita: OF COURSE! We can even tap dance!
Kagura: I CAN'T TAP DANCE!
Okita: OKAY MAYBE WE CAN'T REALLY TAP DANCE!
Nishi: I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS!! *goes for an attack!*
Kagura: *dodges all the attacks since she's on the bottom, annnnd Okita basically gets hit with all the attacks XDDDDD*
Okita: Hey--ow---ow---hey stop---ow ow--- it's not fair if the person on the bottom is dodging and I'm getting hit --ow ow ow---it hurts-- ow.
Nishi: *tries to swing his sword, but too tall, and his sword = too big = STUCK IN THE CEILING!*
Okita: That's the moment we've been waiting for. In a narrow space, swinging that big weapon? God, you're stupid.
Nishi: D-Don't tell me you were planning this all along--!
Okita: GO!! ATTACK!!!!
Kagura: ACCK!!!! *Okita + Kagura = too tall, so er....Okita kinda...bashed his his head against one of the beams in the ceiling XDDD;;;;;;;*
Nishi: HAHAHAHAHAH LOOK WHO'S STUPID NOW!
Kagura: OH?!?!??!?! *GRABS the unconscious Okita by the foot and uses him as a club and swings him at Nishi XD...both are ...KO'd, of course. Complete with broken plates for both Okita and Nishi*
Chapter 115
(Shinpachi and Kondo show up at where the Kagura-Okita-Nishi fight was, and surveying the damage. Okita and Nishi are lying in a heap, unconscious, and bleeding)
Shinpachi: ....Okita-san...he...
Kondo: ....How is that...Sougo....
Shinpachi: Oh no. He's leg's broken (referring to Okita)
Kondo: This is just too extreme. Both of them are in really bad condition. But there's no way for Sougo to have gotten his leg broken but still manage to win like that? Someone must've done it on purpose after the fight or something...
Kondo: NO!! SOUGO, YOU CAN'T LOSE!! RIGHT, SOUGO!!! YOU'RE ALWAYS THE FIRST TO UNDERSTAND ANY NEW CONCEPTS BACK AT THE DOJO, RIGHT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Kondo: YOU'RE PLAYING A JOKE ON ME, RIGHT!! COME ON, ANSWER ME, SOUGO!!!!
Sougo: *out like a light*
Kondo: ...................Unforgivable.
Kondo: I WILL NOT FORGIVE WHOEVER DID THIS!!! I THOUGHT WE ONLY HAD TO BREAK THE PLATES!! THERE WAS NO NEED TO GO TO SUCH EXTREMES TO WIN A FIGHT!!!!! DO THESE PEOPLE ONLY CARE ABOUT TORTURING OTHERS?!?!?!?!?
Shinpachi: *sees a dropped cellphone and thinks!* Maybe there's a clue on there that could tell us who did this?????
Shinpachi: *plays with the cellphone, and sees Kagura posing by the unconscious Nishi and Okita, looking rather smug XD*
Shinpachi: .....................
Kondo: DAMMIT! WHO DID THIS!!! SOUGO! I'LL AVENGE YOU!!!!!!
Shinpachi: ER--YEAH!!! WHO WOULD DO SUCH A THING!! I'LL KILL THEM!!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
Kondo: Exactly! ...Wait, why are you all sweaty and nervous-looking?
Shinpachi: TOO HOT HERE!! I demand more AC!
Kondo and Shinpachi: YEAH COME ON OUT! WE'RE HERE TO AVENGE OKITA!!!!
Kondo and Shinpachi: *walks in on Kita and Hijikata having lunch together* .....
Shinpachi: Ah, sorry for interrupting your meal.
Kondo: Wrong room. Please excuse us. *both leaves*
Kondo and Shinpachi: *comes running back* HEY WAIT A MINUTE!!!!!!!!!!
Kita: If we're hungry, we can't fight. Do you wish to join us?
Kondo: HOW CAN YOU BE THIS RELXED, TOUSHI!?!?!?!? YOU'RE EATING THE ENEMY'S FOOD!!! ENEMY!!!
Shinpachi: Hijikata-san, what are you doing?!?!?? Maybe we should do a three-on-one?????????
Hijikata: All of you, stay out of it. Besides, that's my fried rice.
Shinpachi: Hijikata-san!!! NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO BE TALKING ABOUT FRIED RICE!
KIta: Oi. Hand me that bottle of ketchup. (at Hijikata)
Hijikata: Oh, this?
Shinpachi: What the...????
Kondo: They don't seem nervous at all.
Kita: You guys wouldn't understand. The fight between the two of us has already begun.
Hijikata: As a samurai, even if it's something as simple as eating or using chopsticks, you have to do it your way. Strict and precise.
Kita: Daily activities are all chances to hone your skills. That's how you become a real samurai.
Kita: Hijikata Toushirou. Do you truly understand that concept? The idea that you should limit yourself to become a samurai? *annnd he dumps a LOOOOTTT OF ketchup onto his rice XD*
Shinpachi: KETCHUP!?
Kondo: Fried rice with ketchup!?
Kita: Let me tell you something. People might think of me as a crazy ketchup lover, but I actually hate tomatoes. Looking at it makes me sick. But I eat the food that I hate the most, in order to train myself, and be a samurai.
Kondo and Shinpachi: *thinking* THAT'S NOT TRAINING. THAT'S JUST UNHEALTHY.
Kita: Can YOU do it? (at Hijikata)
Hijikata: *dumps a bunch of mayo on his rice XD*
Kita: AH!? What is that!??!?!?
Hijikata: This? That's mayonnaise.
Kita: *thinking* FRIED RICE WITH MAYO!??!?! HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?!?!? CAN HE REALLY EAT THAT?!?!? OR MAYBE HE'S ACTUALLY SURPASSI---!!!!!!!!
Hijikata: Let me tell YOU something. People might think I'm a crazy mayo lover, but that's not true. Just looking at the Kewpie doll (note: Kewpie = a brand of mayo in Japan) makes me want to vomit.
Kondo and Shinpachi: *thinking* THAT'S JUST AN OUTRIGHT LIE!! YOU'D LIE TO WIN!!!!!!!
Kita: Ohhh? No wonder they call you the demon vice commander. This was an interesting meal.
Hijikata: I want a smoke. Got an ashtray?
Kondo and Hijikata: *BOTH ATTACK AT THE SAME TIME!*
Kita: Before you have your smoke, shouldn't you say something like, "I'm finished with my meal?"
Hijikata: Thank you for such a nasty lunch.
Kita: HERE YOU GO! Here's your ash tray! *throws a saucer at Hijikata's giant ass plate that's over his chest XD;*
Hijikata: *catches, and Kita tries to attack using this moment, but Hijikata dodges, then is sent flying out the room into the courtyard*
Kita: Oh, you're much sharper and quicker than I expected. Your sense of athleticism and instincts are both extremely exceptional. And not to mention, both honed by years of fighting in real life-and-death battles. Definitely a fighting style to be feared. Other swordsmen have no chance against you. But, those swordsmen are all third-rates. When you fight against a real kendo master, you'd lose.
Hijikata: Are you calling yourself a master now? Please. Someone as spoiled as you probably have never killed a fly before.
Kita: Hacking things down isn't kendo. Come on and show me what you've got.
Hijikata: Don't talk so big! *attacks! With one giant swing*
Kita: I've already seen through your technique. You purposely make big movements to lure in your opponents, then when they're close enough, you rely on your well-honed instincts to attack. I'VE ALREADY SEEN THROUGH YOU!
Kita: You rely on your intuition too much. *and Hijikata looks surprised, as Kita sends him flying. Again*
Kondo: TOUSHI!
Kita: You purposely twisted your body to avoid the plate getting hit? That's some scary instinct and reaction time. But, that's also your weakness.
Kondo: Shit. That guy really has seen through Toushi's fighting habits. (note: Kondo and Shinpachi are just sitting there and watching and commentating)
Kondo: For the Shinsengumi, when we fight, it's always between life and death. The enemy fight to not only win, but also to kill us. So even if we're just injured, it'll most likely be a really bad injury. No different from being dead. Which is why we must always be alert and have a sense of impending danger.
Kondo: Toushi's been fighting on the front lines for years now, so his instincts are extremely sharp and can sense when to attack, and how to lead the attack to his advantage. He's stronger than all of us in that respect. But---
Kondo: That guy (Kita) isn't fighting to kill. He's been in the dojo for years, and they have a completely different style than us who fight out in the real world. For him, he scopes out the other person's INTENTIONS, then move in for victory. So Toushi's overly-sharp instincts just seem to be a weakness, and it's all because of the giant plate he's got. Toushi's instincts are sharper than usual, because he needs to protect that big plate, but that also means he'll react to any movement that Kita makes.
Kondo: That guy (Kita again) uses that to his advantage and can lure out Toushi anyway he wants. *annnnnd we see Kita sending Hijikata....Flying. Again. Straight for the pond (they were fighting on a bridge)
Kondo: He's (Kita) a well-trained kendo master, who can fight by controlling and determining how his opponents are planning to attack and thinking.
Kita: If this were a fight out in a dojo competition setting, I don't know how many points I just won. Even though you keep saying how in a real fight, you'd win, I don't think that's the case. Give up. That big plate is just going to put you on the defensive.
Hijikata: *jumps out from under the bridge, hacking parts of it to pieces in the process, and cuts through one part of Kita's outer coat*
KIta: You still want to fight?
Hijikata: I don't care if it's one point, or two points, or even more than that. I don't care if I lose an arm, a leg, as long as I'm still breathing, I"ll keep fighting. That's a real brawl for you.
Kita: And that's why I hate you country gangster types.
Hijikata: *holds up a saucer plate that looks a LOT like the plates Kyuu handed out to everyone in the beginning!* Oh by the way? I borrowed an ash tray from you. I really needed a smoke.
Kita: O_______O!!!!!!!!! *thinking* ...Is that...my plate....????? *at Hijikata* YOU BASTARD! WHEN DID YOU-- GIVE THAT BACK! (but, as he runs, he sees that the sash that holds his plate has been cut by Hijikata, BUT, his plate is still there and on his person. Just kinda ...hanging there. But still on him )
Kita: *thinking* wait what? I still have the plate...? Then...the plate he's holding is from when I threw that saucer during the meal...???
Hijikata: *moves behind Kita* I don't know what you mean by lures and baits, but if you're talking about playing tricks on opponents, I've got plenty of that. *WHACK AND SENDS KITA FLYING INTO THE POND XD*
Hijikata: No matter how much ketchup you put on your fried rice or whatever, that's still normal. Face it, you can't jump out of the confines of the dojo, and that's the limitations of your dojo fighting style. Always playing by the rules.
Hijikata: I put mayonnaise on desserts, even. Come on, let me show you how real men fight.
Chapter 116
Kita: *gets up from the pond, his glasses have fallen off* If it's not one thing, it's another. I've heard plenty of excuses from guys like you, who look down at dojo practices. You'll say things like "even though we lost in the dojo kendo competitions, if it's a real fight, we'd win." I'm sick of hearing that. Those are just excuses. Those are all excuses by people who don't practice and don't take things seriously. *he re-ties his sash that holds his plate in place, annnd puts on his glasses. His eyes, btw, look like inverted 3's. I'm not kidding. It's quite comical XDDD*
Kita: I don't care what you think, but it doesn't matter how many "real" battles you've fought. If you don't practice, you're still going to lose in the end.
Hijikata: Oi, why are your eyes like that?
Kita: There's nothing wrong with my eyes >O
Kita: In any case, while you were swinging that big sword of yours around senselessly, we were practicing. So there's no way you'd win.
Hijikata: You really like to argue, don't you. Whatever. My turn. YOU BASTARD CAN SHUT THE HELL UP AND GET A TASTE OF A REAL FIGHT! *annnd both move in for the attack!*
Kita: *thinking* He's still attacking. But it doesn't matter how you attack, as long as you have that big plate, you're still at a disadvantage. If I try to break your plate, you'd have to go on the defensive. I know exactly how you'll move. *swings from the side to try to hit Hijikata's giant ass plate* Come on, this is bait for you.
Hijikata: *does NOT fall for the trap, and instead returns it with a powerful swing*
Kita: *thinking* What????
Hijikata: I'M SICK OF STUPID AND CONDESCENDING BAITS LIKE THAT! If you really want to try and lure me, you gotta get some expensive cuisine and cover it with mayonnaise.
Hijikata: Right now, I don't care about your baits or whatever. I'M NOT going to be at a disadvantage!
Kita: *grimacing and thinking* He's continuously attacking, ack.
Kondo: Aha. With this, there's no way for that guy (Kita) to do anything to Toushi. Offense is the best defense. That's the Toushi I know!
Kita: Do you plan on settling this quickly? But in a place like this (they're fighting in the pond, so yeah), you're just going to end up using energy. Besides, you have a fatal weakness. I've already seen through you. You're just attacking unchangingly. There's no way that kind of method would win.
Kita: *gets hit though!*
Hijikata: I DON'T CARE IF YOU'VE SEEN THROUGH ME. I BET YOU CAN'T SEE THROUGH MY FOOT WHILE UNDER WATER! *kicks Kita across the face and whacks him on the head! Kita barely blocks*
Kita: Even though you said earlier that I can't leave the confines of the rules, but you're the same too, being limited, I mean. We've learned thousands of ways to counter all sorts of attacks. Any move you make, we know exactly how to block it because of practice. That's the difference between someone who's highly trained, and someone like you. You rely on your talents and instincts too much, and don't practice enough. *a slash at Hijikata's face!*
Shinpachi: KONDO-SAN! We should do something!! This doesn't look good! ...Kondo-san?
Kondo: *blocks Shinpachi's way* Sorry, please don't get in the way of that fight. He really hates losing, so if you're going to get involved, he'll be pissed, and you might die. He (Hijikata) knows better than anyone that just whacking and killing things won't get you anywhere. Certainly not winning. Am I right, Toushi?
Kondo: This all happened before we came to Edo...when we were still at that country dojo....
(scene shifts to flash back!)
Kondo: There was an annoying and scary guy, running around and fighting all the dojos, beating people up. Everyone was real pissed about that, but nobody wanted to challenge this scary guy one-on-one. So they banded together and went off to see him. That scary guy was truly scary. Even faced with all those people threatening him, he didn't budge. So obviously, he didn't apologize to any of them. He single-handedly beat all of them. *and we see young Hijikata fighting here*
Kondo: But they outnumbered him, and so he didn't win in the end. (annnd we see Hijikata lying in a heap, and Kondo looking over him)
Kondo: I was kind of hesitant, but in the end, I brought him back to our dojo. Besides, considering his injuries, he might've died.
(still flash back, but scene shifts to Kondo practicing at the dojo with a young Okita. VERY young XD)
Kondo: 323! 324!!! *swinging a giant tree branch for practice* GAH!! TOO MUCH! THAT'S ENOUGH SWINGS!! I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE!
Dojo master: WHAT?!?!?!?!? IF YOU'RE THAT PATHETIC, HOW CAN I LEAVE THE DOJO TO YOU!?!?!?!? I'M GONNA DIE SOON!
Kondo: SO?! I'm covered in blood already!! I don't want to keep swinging this stupid piece of wood!
Dojo master: KENDO ISN'T NECESSARILY ABOUT STRENGTH, IDIOT! AS LONG AS YOU PRACTICE, YOU'LL KNOW WHAT I MEAN!! Your hands are merely swinging the tree trunk, but you need to control your breathing AND your whole body!!!!! THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT!
Dojo master: *points at a young Okita currently swinging a giant tree branch!* SEE!! LOOK AT SOUGO! EVEN THOUGH HE'S TINY, HE CAN DO IT!!! HE REALLY IS A GENIUS!!!
Dojo master: Eh? What the---! *annnnd it's revealed that Okita merely rolled up a sheet of dried bark so it LOOKS like a thick tree branch that's really heavy, but it's....not XDDDD*
Kondo: -___-;;;;;;;;;;;;;; *looks at young Hijikata, who's sitting just outside the dojo entrance by himself* YOu wanna give it a try? Or I guess not, since you're injured. I think you really do have a lot of talent! Both your reaction time and instincts are very exceptional, and that's not something you can learn anywhere. So come on, how about it? Wanna practice with us? Talent alone won't get you anywhere. See, in the end, you couldn't beat all of them, right?
Hijikata: I have no interest in that. Holding a tree trunk isn't going to make me stronger.
Kondo: *thinking and narrating* I guess it couldn't have been helped. He was just a violent guy, after all.
Young Okita: Hey, what's up with that guy, huh? Can I tell him to die??? :x
Kondo: *still thinking and narrating* BUt he never left the dojo. He always just sat there and watched us practice. But one day, he left. His injuries weren't healed, though, so I was really worried, and ran off to look for him.
(still flash back, scene shifts to Hijikata faced with a WHOOOLLLLLE load of people who are trying to attack/fight Kondo's dojo)
Random people: I DON'T CARE! WE'RE GOING TO TEAR DOWN THIS DOJO!! THERE'S A RUMOR KONDO'S RECRUITING YOU!?!?? WHAT THE HELL!!!!
Hijikata: I already said I'm leaving. So don't make any trouble for him.
Random people: SO?!?!?! BESIDES, BEFORE WE BEAT UP KONDO, WE SHOULD BEAT YOU UP!!!
Hijkata: *doesn't even answer, and beats the guy up in one swing*
Kondo: *narrating* He was even more terrifying than before. Even though his injuries weren't healed, judging by his movements, they were more self-assured and much more powerful. But by the time I finally snapped out of it, he and I were surrounded by blood and bodies. We were the only two remained standing (both Kondo and Hijikata ended up fighting off the random thugs)
Hijikata: Why'd you come?
Kondo: Well, if you're going to use my dojo's style to fight off other people, that could be troublesome for my dojo, sooooooo.
Hijikata: WHAT. Since when did I joined up with your dojo?!
Hijikata: Geez. I didn't know you were that nice of a guy. I wanted to pay you back for taking me in earlier, but I guess I end up owing you more.
Kondo: You don't have to think that you owe me anything. You're always going to be welcome here. I've already considered you a disciple! All those bloody blisters on your hands? That's proof. (Hijikata's hands are covered in bandages, and bleeding. Nasty, yop)
Kondo: Haha. How many times did you practice and swing that big tree trunk? Even I'm not that into it. No wonder your injuries never healed.
Hijikata: Those are not bloody blisters. That was just me getting hit by the department store's automatic doors. (aha,an outright lie XD)
Kondo: *narrating* That's Hijikata Toushirou for you. He'll never let you know, and he'll never let it slip....but I know
(back to the present, where we see Kita and Hijikata fighting still)
Kondo: Back then...and even now, his entire head's filled with kendo, and how to improve himself.
Hijikata: *dunks his arm + sword in water and getting ready to attack*
Kita: *thinking* You're hiding your sword under water so I can't see how you plan on attacking? *at Hijikata* PLEASE! THAT'S PATHETIC!! LIKE I'LL FALL FOR THAT!
Kondo: *explaining to shinpachi* He doesn't like hearing other people saying how he never practices. Maybe compared to Yagyuu's fighting style, his does seem much more rough and unrefined. But, that sword of his is extremely sharp---
Hijikata: *slashes through Kita's defenses, breaks Kita's sword into pieces annnnd breaks Kita's plate too*
Kondo: His sword can cut through anything.
Kita: *lying in a heap!*
Shinpachi: HIJIKATA-SAN!!!!!!
Hijikata: Sorry. Let you guys wait.
Kondo: Toushi. Looks like you got injured during the fight too. *smiles*
Hijikata: Hah? This isn't from the fight. This is from that damn department store's doors.
Chapters 117-123 (end) here.
Chapters 110-113 here
Chapter 114
Minami: Hey, Kita Oojitsuki, how does my face look? (aha all bloody since Okita shanked him)
Kita: I think it looks like a penis.
Minami: What. I wanted to you to look at how badly I'm injured.
Kita: You're covered in blood. I think you should go to the doctors and make it clean again. Make sure to not infect anything.
Minami: DON'T MAKE IT SOUND LIKE I HAVE AN STD!
Minami: Ehhhh? Doesn't this look cool though? Good-looking men looks even better while bleeding. Hey, help me take a picture of this. *at Kita*
Minami: Nishi, come here and take a picture too.
Nishi: Dammit, you're too immature.
Minami: It'll make for a good memory! We rarely get to get injured like this, you know. Isn't this cool---
Kita and Nishi: *pushes Minami out of the cellphone camera's way and hogs XDD* This fight should be interesting.
Kagura: I can't believe this. And look, their plates aren't even broken yet. If it was the Yoruzuya, I bet we can take care of it.
Okita: Do you miss them or something? You almost got beaten up.
Hijikata: So, Sougo you bastard, where'd you run off to earlier?
Kagura: HEY! WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE FIGHTING RIGHT NOW D:! *at Hijikata*
Hijikata: Best strategy in battle is targeting the enemy's weaknesses, then set the necessary traps. Hook, line, and sinker.
Kagura: WHO ARE YOU CALLING BAIT?! D:
Hijikata: Where's that guy from the Yoruzuya?
Okita: I'm sure he'll be fine.
Kagura: YOU ABANDONED GIN-CHAN! D: I'm going to go find him. He's lonely! I'm sure of it!!!!!
Hijikata: I THINK YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S LONELY. DON'T JUST RUN OFF LIKE THAT!
Nishi: *throws a boulder at Kagura* Hey. Stay still, girlie. It's only a matter of time before you guys are beaten, anyway. So it doesn't matter if you go help that guy (referring to gintoki) or not.
Hijikata: *thinks* Shit, he threw that boulder? That's some brute strength.
Minami: Ahh~ you messed up the house again. Koshinori-san is not going to be happy about that.
Nishi: Who cares. We only answer to the head (referring to Kyuu)
Kagura: *picks up a boulder and throws too!* Get out of my way. The other two (referring to Okita and Hijikata) will take of these guys here (referring to Minami and Kita, respectively). We'll have a good fight.
Nishi: *slams through the boulder and shatters it to pieces* I LIKE THAT STRENGTH OF YOURS! ALMOST LIKE A DEMON!!!! THEN AS YOU WISH!
Kita: Hey. *at Hijikata* Your opponent is here, Shinsengumi's Demon Vice-Commander.
Kita: You probably don't know this, but I've seen you around town quite a few times. You're the monkey king who's always leading that pack of animals who dare to call themselves samurais. Allow me to show you what being a samurai truly entails.
Hijikata: *TWITCH* Fine by me.
Minami: So I guess I'm suppose to fight you then? *at Okita*
Minami: My name is Minami Tosui. Since both of us are good looking men, let's fight fair, shall we? So let's not hit the face, okay? Otherwise, there will be some really sad women out there.
Okita: Oh, don't worry. We're just second-rate samurais anyway, so it's not like we have any luck with women.
Minami: Hey hey~ Do you really want that cute face of yours get messed up? You don't honestly think you third-rates can beat us?
Okita: Whatever. So besides the face, I can do whatever I want?
Minami: Hey. Don't forget you have to actually break the plate in order to win. Do you even know where my plate is?
Okita: *doesn't even bother with an answer, just starts attacking annnnnnnnd Minami is knocked down!*
Minami: *thinking* WHAT?!
Okita: Look. I'm not here to break plates or whatever. I'm just here to beat all of you up. *starts attacking again and Minami can NOT keep up at all XDDD*
Minami: *thinking* How...How is that possible?! This guy...he's too strong, and he---
Okita: *grabs Minami by his hair to expose the hidden plate, which is right at the nape of Minami's neck, tied to his necklace* So that's where your plate is. Ohh~ I should really be careful then, and not mess your face up, hmmm?
Minami: *thinking* AND HE'S A SADIST!
Okita: DON'T YOU DARE BELITTLE OUR COUNTRY SWORD FIGHTING ----- *GETS HIT BY KAGURA'S HEAD XDDDD; she er...bumped into him XD And both Kagura and Okita are down! XD*
Nishi: Minami, what are you doing? This is all because you're always running off looking for women and neglecting your training. Your plate okay?
Minami: Hoho, Nishi, that guy is troublesome. But, I look forward to it.
Okita: Hey, what are you doing? *at Kagura* Don't tell me you couldn't beat that big guy?
Kagura: Shut up! I'm....not so good right now. I think my wrist's dislocated.
Okita: You're not saying---!!
Nishi: Well, obviously, how can she still be okay after being attacked by us like that? She tried to protect her plate, and so her right hand got hurt. Give up!
Okita: *takes a look at the wrist* Hmmmm. If we make it go the other way, it should be okay.........
Nishi: Er...I don't think that's a good idea.....
Okita: *BREAKS THE WRIST! :D!*
Kagura: OWAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
Okita: Eh? Wrong way?
Kagura: OW!!! YOU STUPID--!!! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!?!?!? *kicks Okita in the shins. HARD.....and Okita's leg = broken!*
Okita: AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! MY LEG!! MY LEG!!!!!! IT'S BROKEN!!! DID YOU REALLY HAVE TO BREAK IT?!?!?!?!
Kagura: Gin-chan said you should go all out in a fight >O
Nishi: Looks like it's decided then. You guys are fighting amongst yourselves. There's no way you can win now. (and meanwhile, Kagura is trying to run off to inside the house, while Okita's clinging onto her leg and refusing to let go XD)
Nishi: Give me the plates.
Kagura: NO!
Nishi: *attacks, and Okita and Kagura barely dodges. One crawls, the other runs, and they're trying to hide from Nishi*
Nishi: It's no use. A samurai who's lost his arm and his leg...he's useless. A samurai values above all, a decisive end to things. You guys are pitiful, hiding and crawling away. You make me sick.
Okita: Hmph. A decisive end to things? Sorry, we're second-rates. We don't talk bushido. ...A samurai without an arm and a leg....
Okita: Oi! Which do you hate more: teaming up with me, or losing to that guy?
Kagura: ...I hate both.
Okita: Me too.
Kagura: But... Gin-chan said we have to go all out in fights. And I owe you one for earlier.
Nishi: GET OUT OF THERE, YOU PITIFUL SAMURAIS!
Okita: We're here, you big lump. Let's fight that last fight here and now! (............he's .....riding on top of Kagura XDD;;; Seated on her shoulders, basically, and the plate is tied around his head) COME ON! >O
Nishi: ........What the.
Okita: If the guy who doesn't have a leg teams up with someone who doesn't have an arm, then....
Kagura: HEY!! DON'T CLING TO ME WITH YOUR LEGS SO TIGHTLY!!! IT'S GROSS! >O
Okita: I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE!
Nishi: HAHAHAHHAHAA. Do you really think that'll work?
Okita: OF COURSE! We can even tap dance!
Kagura: I CAN'T TAP DANCE!
Okita: OKAY MAYBE WE CAN'T REALLY TAP DANCE!
Nishi: I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS!! *goes for an attack!*
Kagura: *dodges all the attacks since she's on the bottom, annnnd Okita basically gets hit with all the attacks XDDDDD*
Okita: Hey--ow---ow---hey stop---ow ow--- it's not fair if the person on the bottom is dodging and I'm getting hit --ow ow ow---it hurts-- ow.
Nishi: *tries to swing his sword, but too tall, and his sword = too big = STUCK IN THE CEILING!*
Okita: That's the moment we've been waiting for. In a narrow space, swinging that big weapon? God, you're stupid.
Nishi: D-Don't tell me you were planning this all along--!
Okita: GO!! ATTACK!!!!
Kagura: ACCK!!!! *Okita + Kagura = too tall, so er....Okita kinda...bashed his his head against one of the beams in the ceiling XDDD;;;;;;;*
Nishi: HAHAHAHAHAH LOOK WHO'S STUPID NOW!
Kagura: OH?!?!??!?! *GRABS the unconscious Okita by the foot and uses him as a club and swings him at Nishi XD...both are ...KO'd, of course. Complete with broken plates for both Okita and Nishi*
Chapter 115
(Shinpachi and Kondo show up at where the Kagura-Okita-Nishi fight was, and surveying the damage. Okita and Nishi are lying in a heap, unconscious, and bleeding)
Shinpachi: ....Okita-san...he...
Kondo: ....How is that...Sougo....
Shinpachi: Oh no. He's leg's broken (referring to Okita)
Kondo: This is just too extreme. Both of them are in really bad condition. But there's no way for Sougo to have gotten his leg broken but still manage to win like that? Someone must've done it on purpose after the fight or something...
Kondo: NO!! SOUGO, YOU CAN'T LOSE!! RIGHT, SOUGO!!! YOU'RE ALWAYS THE FIRST TO UNDERSTAND ANY NEW CONCEPTS BACK AT THE DOJO, RIGHT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Kondo: YOU'RE PLAYING A JOKE ON ME, RIGHT!! COME ON, ANSWER ME, SOUGO!!!!
Sougo: *out like a light*
Kondo: ...................Unforgivable.
Kondo: I WILL NOT FORGIVE WHOEVER DID THIS!!! I THOUGHT WE ONLY HAD TO BREAK THE PLATES!! THERE WAS NO NEED TO GO TO SUCH EXTREMES TO WIN A FIGHT!!!!! DO THESE PEOPLE ONLY CARE ABOUT TORTURING OTHERS?!?!?!?!?
Shinpachi: *sees a dropped cellphone and thinks!* Maybe there's a clue on there that could tell us who did this?????
Shinpachi: *plays with the cellphone, and sees Kagura posing by the unconscious Nishi and Okita, looking rather smug XD*
Shinpachi: .....................
Kondo: DAMMIT! WHO DID THIS!!! SOUGO! I'LL AVENGE YOU!!!!!!
Shinpachi: ER--YEAH!!! WHO WOULD DO SUCH A THING!! I'LL KILL THEM!!!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
Kondo: Exactly! ...Wait, why are you all sweaty and nervous-looking?
Shinpachi: TOO HOT HERE!! I demand more AC!
Kondo and Shinpachi: YEAH COME ON OUT! WE'RE HERE TO AVENGE OKITA!!!!
Kondo and Shinpachi: *walks in on Kita and Hijikata having lunch together* .....
Shinpachi: Ah, sorry for interrupting your meal.
Kondo: Wrong room. Please excuse us. *both leaves*
Kondo and Shinpachi: *comes running back* HEY WAIT A MINUTE!!!!!!!!!!
Kita: If we're hungry, we can't fight. Do you wish to join us?
Kondo: HOW CAN YOU BE THIS RELXED, TOUSHI!?!?!?!? YOU'RE EATING THE ENEMY'S FOOD!!! ENEMY!!!
Shinpachi: Hijikata-san, what are you doing?!?!?? Maybe we should do a three-on-one?????????
Hijikata: All of you, stay out of it. Besides, that's my fried rice.
Shinpachi: Hijikata-san!!! NOW IS NOT THE TIME TO BE TALKING ABOUT FRIED RICE!
KIta: Oi. Hand me that bottle of ketchup. (at Hijikata)
Hijikata: Oh, this?
Shinpachi: What the...????
Kondo: They don't seem nervous at all.
Kita: You guys wouldn't understand. The fight between the two of us has already begun.
Hijikata: As a samurai, even if it's something as simple as eating or using chopsticks, you have to do it your way. Strict and precise.
Kita: Daily activities are all chances to hone your skills. That's how you become a real samurai.
Kita: Hijikata Toushirou. Do you truly understand that concept? The idea that you should limit yourself to become a samurai? *annnd he dumps a LOOOOTTT OF ketchup onto his rice XD*
Shinpachi: KETCHUP!?
Kondo: Fried rice with ketchup!?
Kita: Let me tell you something. People might think of me as a crazy ketchup lover, but I actually hate tomatoes. Looking at it makes me sick. But I eat the food that I hate the most, in order to train myself, and be a samurai.
Kondo and Shinpachi: *thinking* THAT'S NOT TRAINING. THAT'S JUST UNHEALTHY.
Kita: Can YOU do it? (at Hijikata)
Hijikata: *dumps a bunch of mayo on his rice XD*
Kita: AH!? What is that!??!?!?
Hijikata: This? That's mayonnaise.
Kita: *thinking* FRIED RICE WITH MAYO!??!?! HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?!?!? CAN HE REALLY EAT THAT?!?!? OR MAYBE HE'S ACTUALLY SURPASSI---!!!!!!!!
Hijikata: Let me tell YOU something. People might think I'm a crazy mayo lover, but that's not true. Just looking at the Kewpie doll (note: Kewpie = a brand of mayo in Japan) makes me want to vomit.
Kondo and Shinpachi: *thinking* THAT'S JUST AN OUTRIGHT LIE!! YOU'D LIE TO WIN!!!!!!!
Kita: Ohhh? No wonder they call you the demon vice commander. This was an interesting meal.
Hijikata: I want a smoke. Got an ashtray?
Kondo and Hijikata: *BOTH ATTACK AT THE SAME TIME!*
Kita: Before you have your smoke, shouldn't you say something like, "I'm finished with my meal?"
Hijikata: Thank you for such a nasty lunch.
Kita: HERE YOU GO! Here's your ash tray! *throws a saucer at Hijikata's giant ass plate that's over his chest XD;*
Hijikata: *catches, and Kita tries to attack using this moment, but Hijikata dodges, then is sent flying out the room into the courtyard*
Kita: Oh, you're much sharper and quicker than I expected. Your sense of athleticism and instincts are both extremely exceptional. And not to mention, both honed by years of fighting in real life-and-death battles. Definitely a fighting style to be feared. Other swordsmen have no chance against you. But, those swordsmen are all third-rates. When you fight against a real kendo master, you'd lose.
Hijikata: Are you calling yourself a master now? Please. Someone as spoiled as you probably have never killed a fly before.
Kita: Hacking things down isn't kendo. Come on and show me what you've got.
Hijikata: Don't talk so big! *attacks! With one giant swing*
Kita: I've already seen through your technique. You purposely make big movements to lure in your opponents, then when they're close enough, you rely on your well-honed instincts to attack. I'VE ALREADY SEEN THROUGH YOU!
Kita: You rely on your intuition too much. *and Hijikata looks surprised, as Kita sends him flying. Again*
Kondo: TOUSHI!
Kita: You purposely twisted your body to avoid the plate getting hit? That's some scary instinct and reaction time. But, that's also your weakness.
Kondo: Shit. That guy really has seen through Toushi's fighting habits. (note: Kondo and Shinpachi are just sitting there and watching and commentating)
Kondo: For the Shinsengumi, when we fight, it's always between life and death. The enemy fight to not only win, but also to kill us. So even if we're just injured, it'll most likely be a really bad injury. No different from being dead. Which is why we must always be alert and have a sense of impending danger.
Kondo: Toushi's been fighting on the front lines for years now, so his instincts are extremely sharp and can sense when to attack, and how to lead the attack to his advantage. He's stronger than all of us in that respect. But---
Kondo: That guy (Kita) isn't fighting to kill. He's been in the dojo for years, and they have a completely different style than us who fight out in the real world. For him, he scopes out the other person's INTENTIONS, then move in for victory. So Toushi's overly-sharp instincts just seem to be a weakness, and it's all because of the giant plate he's got. Toushi's instincts are sharper than usual, because he needs to protect that big plate, but that also means he'll react to any movement that Kita makes.
Kondo: That guy (Kita again) uses that to his advantage and can lure out Toushi anyway he wants. *annnnnd we see Kita sending Hijikata....Flying. Again. Straight for the pond (they were fighting on a bridge)
Kondo: He's (Kita) a well-trained kendo master, who can fight by controlling and determining how his opponents are planning to attack and thinking.
Kita: If this were a fight out in a dojo competition setting, I don't know how many points I just won. Even though you keep saying how in a real fight, you'd win, I don't think that's the case. Give up. That big plate is just going to put you on the defensive.
Hijikata: *jumps out from under the bridge, hacking parts of it to pieces in the process, and cuts through one part of Kita's outer coat*
KIta: You still want to fight?
Hijikata: I don't care if it's one point, or two points, or even more than that. I don't care if I lose an arm, a leg, as long as I'm still breathing, I"ll keep fighting. That's a real brawl for you.
Kita: And that's why I hate you country gangster types.
Hijikata: *holds up a saucer plate that looks a LOT like the plates Kyuu handed out to everyone in the beginning!* Oh by the way? I borrowed an ash tray from you. I really needed a smoke.
Kita: O_______O!!!!!!!!! *thinking* ...Is that...my plate....????? *at Hijikata* YOU BASTARD! WHEN DID YOU-- GIVE THAT BACK! (but, as he runs, he sees that the sash that holds his plate has been cut by Hijikata, BUT, his plate is still there and on his person. Just kinda ...hanging there. But still on him )
Kita: *thinking* wait what? I still have the plate...? Then...the plate he's holding is from when I threw that saucer during the meal...???
Hijikata: *moves behind Kita* I don't know what you mean by lures and baits, but if you're talking about playing tricks on opponents, I've got plenty of that. *WHACK AND SENDS KITA FLYING INTO THE POND XD*
Hijikata: No matter how much ketchup you put on your fried rice or whatever, that's still normal. Face it, you can't jump out of the confines of the dojo, and that's the limitations of your dojo fighting style. Always playing by the rules.
Hijikata: I put mayonnaise on desserts, even. Come on, let me show you how real men fight.
Chapter 116
Kita: *gets up from the pond, his glasses have fallen off* If it's not one thing, it's another. I've heard plenty of excuses from guys like you, who look down at dojo practices. You'll say things like "even though we lost in the dojo kendo competitions, if it's a real fight, we'd win." I'm sick of hearing that. Those are just excuses. Those are all excuses by people who don't practice and don't take things seriously. *he re-ties his sash that holds his plate in place, annnd puts on his glasses. His eyes, btw, look like inverted 3's. I'm not kidding. It's quite comical XDDD*
Kita: I don't care what you think, but it doesn't matter how many "real" battles you've fought. If you don't practice, you're still going to lose in the end.
Hijikata: Oi, why are your eyes like that?
Kita: There's nothing wrong with my eyes >O
Kita: In any case, while you were swinging that big sword of yours around senselessly, we were practicing. So there's no way you'd win.
Hijikata: You really like to argue, don't you. Whatever. My turn. YOU BASTARD CAN SHUT THE HELL UP AND GET A TASTE OF A REAL FIGHT! *annnd both move in for the attack!*
Kita: *thinking* He's still attacking. But it doesn't matter how you attack, as long as you have that big plate, you're still at a disadvantage. If I try to break your plate, you'd have to go on the defensive. I know exactly how you'll move. *swings from the side to try to hit Hijikata's giant ass plate* Come on, this is bait for you.
Hijikata: *does NOT fall for the trap, and instead returns it with a powerful swing*
Kita: *thinking* What????
Hijikata: I'M SICK OF STUPID AND CONDESCENDING BAITS LIKE THAT! If you really want to try and lure me, you gotta get some expensive cuisine and cover it with mayonnaise.
Hijikata: Right now, I don't care about your baits or whatever. I'M NOT going to be at a disadvantage!
Kita: *grimacing and thinking* He's continuously attacking, ack.
Kondo: Aha. With this, there's no way for that guy (Kita) to do anything to Toushi. Offense is the best defense. That's the Toushi I know!
Kita: Do you plan on settling this quickly? But in a place like this (they're fighting in the pond, so yeah), you're just going to end up using energy. Besides, you have a fatal weakness. I've already seen through you. You're just attacking unchangingly. There's no way that kind of method would win.
Kita: *gets hit though!*
Hijikata: I DON'T CARE IF YOU'VE SEEN THROUGH ME. I BET YOU CAN'T SEE THROUGH MY FOOT WHILE UNDER WATER! *kicks Kita across the face and whacks him on the head! Kita barely blocks*
Kita: Even though you said earlier that I can't leave the confines of the rules, but you're the same too, being limited, I mean. We've learned thousands of ways to counter all sorts of attacks. Any move you make, we know exactly how to block it because of practice. That's the difference between someone who's highly trained, and someone like you. You rely on your talents and instincts too much, and don't practice enough. *a slash at Hijikata's face!*
Shinpachi: KONDO-SAN! We should do something!! This doesn't look good! ...Kondo-san?
Kondo: *blocks Shinpachi's way* Sorry, please don't get in the way of that fight. He really hates losing, so if you're going to get involved, he'll be pissed, and you might die. He (Hijikata) knows better than anyone that just whacking and killing things won't get you anywhere. Certainly not winning. Am I right, Toushi?
Kondo: This all happened before we came to Edo...when we were still at that country dojo....
(scene shifts to flash back!)
Kondo: There was an annoying and scary guy, running around and fighting all the dojos, beating people up. Everyone was real pissed about that, but nobody wanted to challenge this scary guy one-on-one. So they banded together and went off to see him. That scary guy was truly scary. Even faced with all those people threatening him, he didn't budge. So obviously, he didn't apologize to any of them. He single-handedly beat all of them. *and we see young Hijikata fighting here*
Kondo: But they outnumbered him, and so he didn't win in the end. (annnd we see Hijikata lying in a heap, and Kondo looking over him)
Kondo: I was kind of hesitant, but in the end, I brought him back to our dojo. Besides, considering his injuries, he might've died.
(still flash back, but scene shifts to Kondo practicing at the dojo with a young Okita. VERY young XD)
Kondo: 323! 324!!! *swinging a giant tree branch for practice* GAH!! TOO MUCH! THAT'S ENOUGH SWINGS!! I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE!
Dojo master: WHAT?!?!?!?!? IF YOU'RE THAT PATHETIC, HOW CAN I LEAVE THE DOJO TO YOU!?!?!?!? I'M GONNA DIE SOON!
Kondo: SO?! I'm covered in blood already!! I don't want to keep swinging this stupid piece of wood!
Dojo master: KENDO ISN'T NECESSARILY ABOUT STRENGTH, IDIOT! AS LONG AS YOU PRACTICE, YOU'LL KNOW WHAT I MEAN!! Your hands are merely swinging the tree trunk, but you need to control your breathing AND your whole body!!!!! THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT!
Dojo master: *points at a young Okita currently swinging a giant tree branch!* SEE!! LOOK AT SOUGO! EVEN THOUGH HE'S TINY, HE CAN DO IT!!! HE REALLY IS A GENIUS!!!
Dojo master: Eh? What the---! *annnnd it's revealed that Okita merely rolled up a sheet of dried bark so it LOOKS like a thick tree branch that's really heavy, but it's....not XDDDD*
Kondo: -___-;;;;;;;;;;;;;; *looks at young Hijikata, who's sitting just outside the dojo entrance by himself* YOu wanna give it a try? Or I guess not, since you're injured. I think you really do have a lot of talent! Both your reaction time and instincts are very exceptional, and that's not something you can learn anywhere. So come on, how about it? Wanna practice with us? Talent alone won't get you anywhere. See, in the end, you couldn't beat all of them, right?
Hijikata: I have no interest in that. Holding a tree trunk isn't going to make me stronger.
Kondo: *thinking and narrating* I guess it couldn't have been helped. He was just a violent guy, after all.
Young Okita: Hey, what's up with that guy, huh? Can I tell him to die??? :x
Kondo: *still thinking and narrating* BUt he never left the dojo. He always just sat there and watched us practice. But one day, he left. His injuries weren't healed, though, so I was really worried, and ran off to look for him.
(still flash back, scene shifts to Hijikata faced with a WHOOOLLLLLE load of people who are trying to attack/fight Kondo's dojo)
Random people: I DON'T CARE! WE'RE GOING TO TEAR DOWN THIS DOJO!! THERE'S A RUMOR KONDO'S RECRUITING YOU!?!?? WHAT THE HELL!!!!
Hijikata: I already said I'm leaving. So don't make any trouble for him.
Random people: SO?!?!?! BESIDES, BEFORE WE BEAT UP KONDO, WE SHOULD BEAT YOU UP!!!
Hijkata: *doesn't even answer, and beats the guy up in one swing*
Kondo: *narrating* He was even more terrifying than before. Even though his injuries weren't healed, judging by his movements, they were more self-assured and much more powerful. But by the time I finally snapped out of it, he and I were surrounded by blood and bodies. We were the only two remained standing (both Kondo and Hijikata ended up fighting off the random thugs)
Hijikata: Why'd you come?
Kondo: Well, if you're going to use my dojo's style to fight off other people, that could be troublesome for my dojo, sooooooo.
Hijikata: WHAT. Since when did I joined up with your dojo?!
Hijikata: Geez. I didn't know you were that nice of a guy. I wanted to pay you back for taking me in earlier, but I guess I end up owing you more.
Kondo: You don't have to think that you owe me anything. You're always going to be welcome here. I've already considered you a disciple! All those bloody blisters on your hands? That's proof. (Hijikata's hands are covered in bandages, and bleeding. Nasty, yop)
Kondo: Haha. How many times did you practice and swing that big tree trunk? Even I'm not that into it. No wonder your injuries never healed.
Hijikata: Those are not bloody blisters. That was just me getting hit by the department store's automatic doors. (aha,an outright lie XD)
Kondo: *narrating* That's Hijikata Toushirou for you. He'll never let you know, and he'll never let it slip....but I know
(back to the present, where we see Kita and Hijikata fighting still)
Kondo: Back then...and even now, his entire head's filled with kendo, and how to improve himself.
Hijikata: *dunks his arm + sword in water and getting ready to attack*
Kita: *thinking* You're hiding your sword under water so I can't see how you plan on attacking? *at Hijikata* PLEASE! THAT'S PATHETIC!! LIKE I'LL FALL FOR THAT!
Kondo: *explaining to shinpachi* He doesn't like hearing other people saying how he never practices. Maybe compared to Yagyuu's fighting style, his does seem much more rough and unrefined. But, that sword of his is extremely sharp---
Hijikata: *slashes through Kita's defenses, breaks Kita's sword into pieces annnnd breaks Kita's plate too*
Kondo: His sword can cut through anything.
Kita: *lying in a heap!*
Shinpachi: HIJIKATA-SAN!!!!!!
Hijikata: Sorry. Let you guys wait.
Kondo: Toushi. Looks like you got injured during the fight too. *smiles*
Hijikata: Hah? This isn't from the fight. This is from that damn department store's doors.
Chapters 117-123 (end) here.