Beyblade

Zero Kurogane is in the midst of his training. Benkei Hanawa, an old friend of Gingka Hagane has a kindred spirit that Zero found in him. Zero's passion for becoming the next No. 1 and to defeating Shinobu Hiryūin showed Benkei his potential, and with this, he and Mal have agreed to be helping him. Zero starts off by running along the slope of a street hill, while tied to a platform, of which Mal is happily sitting on. Benkei is right next to them, riding on a sort of motorcycle, as he encourages Zero to get to his best. The process is difficult for Zero as he is trying his best to not giving up. Yet, when Benkei tells Zero that he'll never beat Shinobu if he does not pass this, Zero angers at the name and at the moment, Zero speeded up along the hill. For the next training, Benkei orders Zero to hold two pails of water, while his arms go straight. The catch is, he has to stay still and not move a single muscle at all. This too is very hard for Zero yet Benkei tells him he made the time; and as a result, caves in and collapses to the ground, in pain and agony. Later trainings include Zero getting into a bunked outside bed, and launching his Bey from there while not getting tied up, committing push-ups with Mal on his back, squat thrusts while carrying Mal, and lastly, sit-ups. Then comes dawn where Shinobu is seen, thinking to the previous battle. He finds Zero dashing at the hill, which startles Shinobu for a second. Later, at Benkei's burger-shop, the gang take a break and eat some of Benkei's famous burgers. Mal later talks to Madoka of some occurrence. The next day, Zero is seen doing the first exercise he made, running along a hill yet without Mal, instead three platforms this time. Zero puts full throttle into this yet finds an occurrence with a skateboarding young boy. He asks Zero what and why is he running alongside a hill, to which Zero responds to becoming the next No. 1 Blader. The boy questions this and wonders why; he even makes fun of Zero, much to Z