The Tigers of Chi-Ha-Tan ReRise Volume 3: The Tigresses Trial

The Little Wolf Pups First Steps

A quietness had taken hold of the small patch of woods. The soft lights of rays from the high sun broke through these woods at sporadic points, giving an ominous look to the lightly lit woods. The ominous-looking woods was nothing next to the nervousness of the crew aboard Wolverton Academy's M4A3E8, or better known by its nickname "Easy 8". It had the tankery clubs colors of a green base, splash with a grey color scheme, with a grey wolf's head on either side of the turret bearing its teeth in defiance.

The reason for this nervousness was because the start of the match against some of their academies instructors was about to begin, and the chance to show up their main tormentor from that group in Linda Sickle.

This M4A3E8 tank commander was Fukushu Nishizumi who was standing tall in her commanders cupola, the young girl was feeling antsy with all the waiting, now look down to the side of her tank. Attach on both sides by strings were some logs that were situated against the side armor of her tank. Fukushu didn't understand why the academy had all tanks use them, she understood that they could be used to help a tanks traction in a muddier environment. While also using them for minor protection against high explosive shells, but against a high-velocity anti-tank shell they were useless. It made Fukushu wonder what the point of having them on was, but soon gave up pondering it over.

Still feeling great impatience made Fukushu take off her 1938 US tankers helmet to wipe some sweat from her forehead as the heat of the day was evident even in the shade of trees, while her long light brown hair was allowed some freedom. As she was still waiting for Jasmine's order to move out.

The helmet was like her tank that had the dark green color job, with a stripe camo of the grey to go over the base color. She turn it over to look at one of the ear flaps that had a wolf paw color in grey on it. All tank commanders and crews of the Wolverton Academy had to wear the helmet, which Fukushu did with pride.

This academy was her gateway to finally being in Sensha-do, away from her father Tsueno's stifling nature of being against the sport. She still remember growing up with him, though back then her name was Kiko Nishizumi before she had it changed thanks to Konomi to Fukushu.

Fukushu thought back to those days as Kiko Nishizumi and to what her life like was before Wolverton.

She still remember her father, Tsueno Nishizumi was a generous and loving man with corny dad jokes for her. He always love playing with her, yet there was always this unexplainable sadness in his eyes. Kiko as the years wore on, wonder if her father's sadness was because Kiko's real mom wasn't around and they weren't a complete family without her, yet even till the day she left home, she never understood the mystery behind his sadness, till one late night she found the truth behind her father's sadness years later.

It was when Kiko turn 12 that their relationship as daughter and father was to begin to deteriorate. Kiko discover the sport of Sensha-do, a girl-only sport in Japan that saw them fight in epic battles with World War Two tanks. Kiko felt an unknown pull towards the sport for some odd reason, she still wonder where it came from, yet it was there. A desperate need to be in the sport took root in her from that day forward, yet unfortunately, America didn't partake of the sport, so she was left stuck watching from afar.

Yet Kiko wasn't deterred since she found out the school carrier USS George Washington, that house the great Saunders University High School accepted applicants from America if they could pass their entrance exam. Fill with excitement that she could take part in Sensha-do when she turn 15, Kiko went to her father to ask for permission.

It was after she ask for his permission about taking the exam to join Saunders school, that she realize her father had a different opinion of Sensha-do. For the first time in their relationship, he yelled at her. Tsuneo said that she would never do Sensha-do and she needed to forget that sport existed. It shock Kiko who had never seen him so angry, yet the unknown burning need to be part of the sport made her fight back, which only made her father angrier.