Yuki smiled as Makoto arrived.  He took a stance.  "The goal of my training today is to grow stronger on the defense, so do not hold back on my account, Makoto-chan.  If you manage to knock me off of my feet or if I yield, though, I ask you to allow me to reset before you continue your...tests.  In return, I will be doing my best to ensure that you do not have an easy time of hitting me."<br/><br/>In some way, he could appreciate a puppeteer who wanted to meet face to face.  On the other hand, he had been on the receiving end of a beat down from her before.  It was humbling to lose to a machine, let alone the girl inside it who did not need to face him with her own strength.  That said, she wouldn't be here if she wasn't as good as any other kunoichi.  He knew he would take the fall for her and that she would fight to the last for him.<br/><br/>Having to fight her, however, was a test that half of him dreaded and another part of him loved.  He would dread every time she put him down, and love every bit of the fight that he managed to last against her.  As he was focusing on mastering his guard today, however, he would spend far more time getting knocked down than winning, though...