Fukusho was caught completely off gurd by his sensei's jutsu. The shot sent him flying back towards Mikone and knocked both ninja to the ground. This guy guy has done this before and a simple strike like that was probably something that would have worked maybe a decade ago. Fukusho saw the look in his sensei's eye and it was an entire universe of experience. Fukusho was eager to learn more from his master but to do that he had to pass this test and prove he was ready for that kind of training. If he wasn't ready then he would be the guy that Akihiko-sensei would probably leave him out of the cool missions and tough training sessions. There was no way he would become the best if that happened. After Kuro helped him up he knew what he had to do. "Man, I'm not going to waste my breathe trying to get your help, but when I pull Masa-ken out of there then take your shot. The quicker we watch your butt get handed to you the quicker we can win this." He said as he began testing the pain in his foot.