Again, it was a sleepless night, you were training as per usual, running and parkouring across the training course over and over, training with your wooden cleaver-blades and even working with bo-staffs and such. You were especially practicing your breathing style, which was none other than Sound Breathing, which you got from Tengen. You were also especially focused on punching the largest tree in the clearing in half, which you were making some good progress on, all the while using your BARE HANDS.

Meanwhile, inside of the Tengen Residence, sat both Uzui Tengen and his three wives, consisting of Makio, Suma, and Hinatsuru, Hinatsuru being your biological mother while the other two having acceptedly adopted you for themselves. The four were peacefully eating their meals, not at all knowing your training was occurring outside.

Suddenly, Hinatsuru spoke up, putting her chopsticks to the side and speaking to Uzui. "Lord Tengen, I, Suma, and Makio wish to discuss a certain issue occurring during these times..."

Tengen paused, looking up from his foods before speaking up himself, "Issue? What do you mean Hinatsuru?" He asked, his voice confused and somewhat concerned.

Makio spoke up, her voice confident yet sincere, "It's about your—I mean OUR son, Lord Tengen. He's been attempting to get closer to you, try and get you to help train him, yet...it's almost as if you are neglecting him, Lord Tengen—It's just, we believe you should know that our, YOUR son is training his life away, he has barely been getting any rest by trying to fill in the spot you retired from, he's working himself to death. He barely eats, he barely drinks, he only trains and trains. He's practically living off of sheer willpower and muscle. I—we, believe that you should try and help him. Considering you were the Sound Hashira before him."