"It's been a year now hasn't it dear "
Wrapped in many's furs Tera ushered while she sat next to the fire inside there small home beside her was her husband simply nodding basking in the warm air
"It has"
Winter has come no one knows how long it will last some say at most a couple of months but others say otherwise lost in thought Tera began to hum
"That boy every since that day he's buried himself in training I swear if I don't remind him once in a while to come eat I bet he will starve himself to death"
Covering her mouth she chuckled as Arashi nodded once more
"He reminds me of my father so stubborn that old crow hated losing and now it passed on to little Zoro"
Sighing loudly Tera was able to see a hint of a smile on Arashi
"Your right and I thank your father for that every single day after all the boy trains Harder than anyone I've ever seen he's even gone and made that Strange Sword style work the boy never ceases to amaze me"
Smirking in happiness Tera wrapped her arms around his back as she listened to him the more he spoke the prouder he got
"He has it Tera he has it! "
Laughing with glee he patted his knee
"What I failed to do will soon be accomplished by my son MY SON!!! HAHAHAHA!!!"
As a hand gently wiped the tears from his eyes he realized he was crying after all what his son didn't realize was he and him shared the same dream yet he never had a chance he wasn't talented as the Yamada Asaemon wasent as strong as his late father Roronoa Pinzoro
Instead he was forever cursed with a weak body and a bad sense of direction passed on from his father
the only good thing that came out of his life was meeting his wife Tera the daughter of a mountain bandit boss and even that was a stroke of luck or maybe it was fate
He still remembers the day they met after losing all hope of ever reaching his dream he wandered the lands until one day lost in the middle of the mountains he saw her a beautiful woman bathing in the river that was the day he learned of the feeling called Love
And also his newly found hobby peeping but she dosent have to know that
Smiling widely Arashi lifted his wife in the air as he spun her around
"I STAKE MY LIFE ON IT ONE DAY EVERY CORNER OF THIS WORLD WILL KNOW THE NAME RORONOA ZORO THE WORLDS GREATEST SWORDSMAN!!!"
Oh Arashi thought Tera as she saw the immense happiness he was in to the point where she started to cry
"Zoro make us proud" she whispered yet it was covered by the laughs of a proud father
….
Meanwhile in the middle of the snow covered fields was a young boy covered in sweat and dried blood as he carried a huge boulder on his back
"580…..581"
Gritting his teeth he squatted not carrying of the pain
STRONGER!!!!STRONGER!!!!STRONGER!!!!!!
Screaming internally his eyes turned bloodshot as the drool began to leak from his mouth
"Mooo!"
Looking at Zoro in worry Ucy neck was wrapped in a green scarf as she called out to him
"582...583.....584…..585...586!"
But it was for naught he was to far gone to even hear her
"587...588....589...…..590!!"
Almost falling to his knee ucy tried to help him but he stopped her With a piercing glare
shaking for his wellbeing she was anxious terrified for his life
"MOOOOO!!!!"
Kicking her hoofs he ignored her As he struggled to lift his body he roared out
"591!...592....593....594...595...596...…597...598….599!!!!!!!!!!"
His fingers were dripping in blood as the scratches left on his back screamed to him in pain but they would receive no answer
"600!!!!!!!!!!"
Pushing every fiber of his body to the limit he did it as he stood watching the setting sun while panting in exhaustion
[BOOM!]
The boulder fell and he along with it but before he could even touch the ground Ucy caught him
"Thanks ….girl"
Feeling the warmth radiating from her fur he snuggled against her
"MOOO!!!!"
Yelling in anger she dropped him to the ground for his foolishness landing face first into the ground
"Ow….but I guess I deserve that I'm sorry Ucy"
Sighing she rolled her eyes but she knew she couldn't be Angry with him
Leaning down over him she pressed her head and his together
"Mooooo….moo moo MOOO …moo ..moooo"
Smiling Zoro nodded completely understanding her
"Alright I'll be more careful don't worry "
Picking himself up it been a year since he lost to his father and since then he has been pushing himself every single day to the point where he dosent even train with him anymore
Everyday he come here to the middle of the fields and remembers every single detail of their short fight
Down to the last speck the way he swung his sword the way his eyes twitched when he's about to attack and even the way he uses his foot work everything no matter how small it was important to him
Closing his eyes he cleared his mind as he took deep breaths it helped to slow down his heart rate as he simulated the moment his father delivered his finishing blow
[!!!!]
Gripping the wooden swords on his waist he grabbed all three as he bit down on one of them and held the other two in his hands he vanished
[WHOOSH!]
[THREE SWORD STYLE-ONI GIRI]
Simultaneously slashing all three it ripped through the fields leaving three gigantic Crevices in its wake
Panting as he opened his eyes a smile began to form on his face before
"SHISHISHISHISHISHI!!!!!!"
Falling to ground in a laughing fit leaving a confused and scared shit less Ucy as she backed away in concern
While deep in his mind stood a victorious Zoro standing over his shaken father