also,not cannon , but ova showed rai went through YUKIS RACKET gut. this doesnt diminish yuki's skill as he went straight to returning rai bu faILED DUE TO GUT BEING TORN.
SO WHEN DOES THE GUT always BREAK AND NOT?
i'm asumming yuki didnt think guts break vs rai, cuz he would have avoiding losing a point if possible.
but still only a couple people faced rai. not sure in the beginning of u-17 before Jrs eliminations, if the gut broke vs other HSers, unarthorized Jrs vs Hsers match
edit sorry 4 caps