Squatting on the fence which surrounded the academy grounds Keniwa would wait in anticipation for each and every one who would come to learn. Most of them he expected to be his friends, as he didn't really advertise the class so much, yet there could always be surprises. His training demanded things which would not be expected of any regular shinobi, to keep his skin rough and tough he'd usually have to smash it against trees, boulders, metal anything with a hard surface, yet it'd gotten to the point which most of them break after a few jabs. It wasn't always this way, certainly not, for a while he was a runt with you barely being able to tell that his skin was different to any other boy or girl. No. Years of intense forging and moulding had constructed him in to the ninja he was today, and for everyone who would show they were going to get a mouthful of the life which he has lived.
Crumbling could have happened at any stage in his training, if he had just given in for one moment in the heat of the battle. All over, with just a second of weakness, it was the same in this line of work. One clean hit is all it takes for the loss of life. Today he'd teach anything he could to help prevent that fate befalling any of his friends and peers, no matter how much they cry, bleed, scream he knows it'll all be worth it in the end. That isn't to say he'll be happy about it. His face cold and unflinching as he waits.
Crumbling could have happened at any stage in his training, if he had just given in for one moment in the heat of the battle. All over, with just a second of weakness, it was the same in this line of work. One clean hit is all it takes for the loss of life. Today he'd teach anything he could to help prevent that fate befalling any of his friends and peers, no matter how much they cry, bleed, scream he knows it'll all be worth it in the end. That isn't to say he'll be happy about it. His face cold and unflinching as he waits.