Ryu gave Natorima nod before turning back to Kombei, and just in time as rocks began to fly his way. Ryu quickly set about dodging them, easily at first, but as time went on it got harder and harder, especially with the pillar under him shrinking. He almost fell at one point, but was able to stay on through his use of chakra, though he did get peltted by a few stones while he got his balance back.

'Man, this training's starting to get tough, but I have to persevre. I especially can't lose to Natori on our first real training session.'  And so Ryu continued on, though he was clearly beginning to struggle as time went on and the stones began to fly at an increased pace, making Ryu have to keep a good bit of his attention focused on the direction they were com8ng from. Less attention, how ever, was being put into watching his footwork, something that was sure to bite him in the ass.