Ep 2: Good news, bad news

At school, Ryu was reading a book.

Ryu: Those punks tried to steal the Ancient katana but it was a fake. I remember my family was in charge to keep a mysterious katana.

Student 1: Something bad happened in the museum?

Student 2: Yeah, the police said some punks were murdered wildly!

Student 3: Who could do something like that?

Ryu: (Little worried) I should have been more cautious!

Student 1: But also you heard the news from the journalism club?

Student 2: About a mysterious shadow from the school?

Student 3: What a weird story. What kind of news were those?

Ryu was little worried to remember his actions. Then Mio came to him.

Mio: Hasashi-san, it seems nobody believes what I saw before. It looked a human but very fast. (Showing a photo) I took this after that day. (Imagining she saw the shadow and took a picture when it escaped) I wasn't clear so nobody believes me.

Ryu: (Funny worried) Well… it's hard to believe that, even me.

Mio: Geez! I must get a great news! This could be a great story!

Then a school girl was heading to Ryu's class. It's the mysterious school girl.

Ryu: What should I do?

The male students were amazed and in love to see the school girl.

Student 1: What? She came!

Student 2: Wow! She's a beauty!

Student 3: The great maiden of school!

Student 4: Oh my! It's her!

Student 5: No way! She came to our classroom?

Student 6: The senpai is in first year class!

It's seen she's a beautiful girl with long black hair.

Mio: (Realizing her presence) Is her?

Mysterious school girl: Where's Ryu Hasashi?!

All the students were surprised to hear that name. Ryu noticed her voice.

Ryu: Me?

The school girl headed to Ryu's seat and tap his desk.

Ryu: (Confused) Yes?

Mysterious school girl: (Upset) Why? Why are you here?

Ryu: What?

Mysterious school girl: Don't you know me?

Ryu: (Thinking) No!

Mysterious school girl: (Funny upset) Idiot!

Ryu: Hey, hey! What's wrong with you?

Mysterious school girl: Listen this! Even our families made this! I won't accept you as my fiancée! Remember it!

The students were in funny shock to hear her words. Then she leaves.

Students: FIANCEE!

Ryu: (Funny confused) Her fiancée? Me?

Mio: No way! Hasashi-san you're her fiancée?

Ryu: Hey! Do you know her?

Mio: What? Don't you know her? She's Sakura Nakahara-senpai of third year class! The most popular girl in our school during 2 years!

Ryu: Sakura Nakahara? Where I heard that name?

Mio: She's a beauty, like a princess. She rejected many confessions and you were her attention just some seconds. That will bring you troubles.

Ryu: Troubles? (Realizing some male students were funny angry at him) Oh! I'm in a big trouble!

Later, Ryu was thinking worried but also being observed by jealous students.

Ryu: (Thinking) "Sakura Nakahara, I think I know her but where? Our families? Maybe I should ask my parents."

At other side, in a village; some ninjas were fighting but were being murdered by strange warriors. A clan house is being destroyed, a couple were very injured.

Ninja: We can't keep going…

Female ninja: We must tell Ryu about that katana…

Suddenly a projectile hit her head killing her immediately.

Ninja: (In shock) Kira!

Then a group of warriors appeared and surrounded him.

Warrior: Kyosuke Hasashi, you are the last one, tell us where's the Ancient katana and we let you live.

Kyosuke: I won't tell you! But… (Doing hands position) I'll send this to him before you can find it!

At that moment the warriors run and pierced him with their weapons, killing him.

Kyosuke: (As dying) Ryu… take care… protect the katana…

Warrior: (Using a device) Boss, we killed all the ninjas of this village.

Boss's voice: Excellent! The Hasashi clan was the last of the ninja groups. Check the village! Found the Ancient Katana!

They didn't notice a bird was summoned and flew away of the village.

At school, Ryu was walking, then Mio came to him.

Mio: Hey, Hasashi-san! I have good news about the incident in the museum. It could be related with the shadow I saw.

Ryu: Really?

Student 1: Hey look the school reporter has an exclusive.

Student 2: Yeah about the shadow? What could it be?

Student 3: Maybe a watchman?

Mio: I don't think so! The fast way it moves, it could be a ninja.

The students laughed a lot.

Student 1: A ninja?

Student 2: Yeah like what? A famous ninja from the Leaf village? Or a turtle which came from the sewers?

Student 2: Very funny!

Student 3: Make a better exclusive, nerd.

Mio: Geez! They don't believe me! You believe me, Hasashi-san?

Ryu: Sorry, but I have something to do.

Ryu headed to the terrace. Up there he was worried.

Ryu: What kind of ninja am I? If I were cautious, I wouldn't have these suspicions!

Then a bird was flying to him. It was a hawk.

Ryu: (Realizing) Hey you are… Taka?

The hawk landed at the terrace. Ryu went to it. It has a little note on its leg.

Ryu: Taka, you flew from my village. I planned to go. What it is? (Reading, then he was in shock) Eh? No way!

Ryu was walking down, Mio realized his presence.

Mio: Hasashi-san, can we…?

Ryu: (In depression) Sorry, I want to be alone.

Mio: Eh? What happened?

Ryu was with his head tilted.

Ryu: Father, mother…

Later at night in his home, Ryu was holding the note.

Ryu: Father, mother… who could have make to you? I must go.

He used hands position, then he changed into ninja costume.

Ryu: Ninjutsu; ancient martial arts which is used by shinobis many years ago. It's supposed we can use it in killing mission. I must be the only ninja left if my family is killed. I have to to go to my village.

At other day, in the destroyed village, Ryu in his ninja costume was checking the place. He found the corpses of the villagers, including his parents.

Ryu: (Angry) I can't believe my home was killed because of that weapon.

Then, Ryu buried all the villagers, at the end his parents.

Ryu: Father, because of our clan names, we doomed our homeland. Who are the responsible?

He imagining his childhood training with some ninja weapons. His parents was watching him as other kids were training with him.

Ryu: (Removing part of his face clothes) The real Ancient Katana wasn't here, where it could be?

Then he took the note.

Ryu: It was buried in an unknow place? The only way is by summoning? I should use my blood as sign to tie with my clan symbol. Then… (He took his kunai and made an injury on his finger making it blooding) Now… (Drawing a symbol on his hand with his blood) I hope this works, I didn't have too much practice in summoning skills.

Ryu made hands position then he touched the ground.

Ryu: Summoning jutsu!

Then after a smoke, a katana appeared.

Ryu: This is… The Ancient Katana, the Dragon blade!

Ryu's voice: The legend said this katana was made with scales of a dragon many years ago. This katana is considered the best with its great sharp edge. (Imagining what he said)

The katana was in its sheath, which has a symbol on it.

Ryu: My family exists, due of my ancestor, the legendary ninja Hanzo Hasashi. He was one of the greatest ninjas in history. He killed millions of enemies by his ninjutsu skills. After years, he founded his clan, my family followed his legacy. (Imagining what he said)

He unsheathed the katana, looking its blade.

Ryu: My family perished for protecting this. Even I hate it its my duty to protect it. Geez! I wanted a peaceful life as teenager. But I have to follow my ninja way too even it means I have to kill my enemies. I'll have to work harder if I want peace.

At next day, Mio was walking as checking some notes.

Mio: I must found more evidence about that shadow. (Realizing Ryu was walking) Hasashi-san!

Ryu: Kaname?

Mio: I was investigating something about that watchman from the museum.

Ryu: That won't be easy. (Thinking nervously) "Sorry, but my ninja identity must be a secret"

Mio: Maybe I can find something if I check the video camera.

Ryu: (Thinking nervously) "Damn!"

Then they noticed a group of warriors who carrying blades.

Warrior 1: There's no ancient katana in other antique shops. We must go to inform our boss.

Mio: Look! Mysterious warriors! This could be a great news!

Ryu: Those warriors? They seem dangerous! We must go back! (Thinking) "They look strong; I must be able to beat them, but not in front of Kaname"

Mio: No way! These news made me famous in school! I must take some pictures. (Taking her camera and some pictures)

The warriors noticed the flash.

Warrior 1: What? Those teens saw us! Get them!

Ryu: Oh no! We must escape…

But suddenly other warriors appeared behind them.

Warrior 2: Don't move if you love your lives.

The warriors pointed their weapons to them. Then they took them to an old factory.

Mio: This place is abandoned. What do you think they are going to do with us?

Ryu: Beats me. (Thinking) "I could kill them right now, but I can't expose my skills in front of Kaname, I must do something"

They were walking to the four floor, Ryu saw a window.

Ryu: Excelent! (Pushing a warrior) Let me go! Asshole!

Warrior 3: (Angry) You little…! That's enough!

Ryu: Yeah? Why don't you throw me through the window? You could finish one of us.

Warrior 3: As you wish!

The warrior pushed Ryu to the window, making him fall to outside, crashing in some boxes.

Mio: (Worried) Hasashi-san!

Warrior 3: Shut up! Or you're going to be next!

Outside, Ryu was injured but alive.

Ryu: That was risky but unless I'm free. (Using hands position, transforming his ninja costume) I can act now, but first I have to put Kaname out of danger. I won't let anyone dies because of me, like that time. (Imagining his childhood self hugging another boy who seems dead) I won't let that happen again!

At the upper place, the warriors tied Mio on a column.

Mio: What are you going to do?

Warrior 1: You saw us, we can let anyone knows!

Warrior 2: We must advise our boss about that village we destroyed.

Warrior 3: Also I found something about the last ninja clan, someone is still alive.

Warrior 1: No way! Is that ninja of the museum incident? Maybe he's from that clan, the Hasa…

Suddenly he was hit by a box which was launched, shutting him up.

They realized someone was walking from the shadows. It was Ryu in ninja disguise.

Warrior 1: You are…!

Ryu: I came to talk but after I heard what you did to my clan… I'll kill you!

Warrior 1: You bastard!

Mio: (Amazed) No way! A ninja?!

Ryu: (To Mio) you'd better be quiet!

Mio: Eh?

Warrior 1: He's just one! We killed a completed village of ninjas. You're nothing!

The warriors took their weapons and attacked. Ryu moved very fast and began to slash some warriors. Mio was in panic to see that.

Warrior 1: No way! He's young, how he could kill some of our men?!

Ryu: I trained physically and mentally in secret.

Warrior 1: Dam! I see why your clan was the guardian to protect the Ancient katana. Is that what you carry?

Ryu: Yeah, only blood members of my clan can obtain it!

Warrior 1: As expected of a ninja from the Hasa…

Ryu: (Throwing another box to silent him) My clan name shouldn't be named here!

Mio: You're clan was destroyed?

Warrior 2: Maybe you're a ninja but what about this?

That warrior pointed a blade on Mio.

Warrior 3: Throw your weapons, or I'll slice her neck.

Ryu: You bastards!

Warrior 1: Do it or she will die because of you!

Ryu was upset then he threw his weapons including katana.

Warrior 1: The rest of the warriors, kill him!

Mio: That's not fair!

Warrior 1: Shut up! He shouldn't come here, maybe you could live.

Other warriors surrounded Ryu and ready to attack him.

Ryu: Unarmed fighting style, Taijutsu!

Ryu was ready to fight without his weapons.

Warrior 1: Kill him!

The warriors attacked Ryu with their weapons but moved fast and stroke back with punches and kicks, defeating more of them.

Ryu: I told you I trained after I leave my home. Not just the ninjutsu and weapons. This is the result of my taijutsu.

Warrior 1: Forget him! Let's tell our boss about this! Next time you won't be alive!

The remaining warriors run and escaped.

Ryu: Damn! I should kill them all, but… (Looking to Mio who was in funny scared) You saw too much blood for today.

Then he untied Mio who was still scared.

Mio: Please mr. ninja, don't kill me!

Ryu: Easy, easy. Maybe I'm a murder but I don't enjoy it.

Mio: Eh? So you let me go?

Ryu: You're lucky I was near. I wanted to ask some of them but they were disposed to kill us.

Mio: (Taking her camera and took a picture) Then, let me keep this. This is going to be the greatest news I'll publish… (Suddenly Ryu cut the camera with a fast slash) Aaaaaaaaaaaah! Why did you do that?

Ryu: Sorry but my identity can't be revealed. Also you will be in danger if those guys discover you know me. You'd better go and don't anyone about this.

Mio: Yeah… (Realizing something) Oh no! I forgot Hasashi-san! fell from a window! Is he alright?

Ryu: (Little nervous) Eh? You mean that boy who's unconscious out there? He's okey I think.

Mio: What? You saw him?

Ryu: Yeah, you'd better go to see him if he needs support. Bye!

Ryu run and jumped out from a window. He didn't noticed Mio used her cell phone to take another picture.

Mio: Got it! I have to see if Hasashi-san is fine!

Then Mio went out and found Ryu on some destroyed boxes.

Mio: Hasashi-san, are you okey?

Ryu: (In normal disguise) Yes, I was lucky I fell on these. What happened?

Mio: I'm glad you're okey.

Ryu: Yeah. (Thinking) "Thanks to my ninja skill I was able to make it at time before Mio discovers my skills"

Mio: You won't believe this. Those warriors, fought against a ninja. He could be the same in the museum and he's the one who has the Ancient katana!

Ryu: Really?

Mio: Yeah, also they mentioned his ninja clan but it wasn't clear.

Ryu: A ninja? But that's ridiculous!

Mio: That ninja is too bad, he cut my camera with the pictures I took. But unless I was able to take this one in my photo but it's not clear.

Ryu: We must go, maybe some cops will came.

Mio: Sure.

At next in school, Ryu saw a newspaper published on a wall. Ryu was little nervous to see that. The head says "A ninja in the city?"

Ryu: Well unless that photo wasn't clear.

Student 1: Did you see? A ninja?

Student 2: What a silly story. Also that shadow seems fake.

Mio: (Coming to Ryu) Despite I published that difficult picture, it wasn't enough to convince what I saw.

Ryu: Don't worry, maybe you need another story to be better than that.

Mio: I won't give up! I'll find who is that ninja and my story would be the greatest in the world!

Ryu: I don't know, it won't be dangerous?

Mio: Probably, but I must do it! For my career, like my family.

Ryu: (Worried) Family… (Imagining his family and village killed) eh.

Mio: Hasashi-san?

Ryu: It's nothing! Good luck with your story.

Mio: Yes! I have to return to the journalism club, see ya!

Mio leaves, Ryu was thinking.

Ryu: I must be careful, who are those groups who want the Dragon blade. Who ordered them to kill my village and family?

Then he saw through the windows some girls running in P.E uniforms during their class. One of them was Sakura.

Ryu: (Looking at her) Sakura Nakahara, I wonder where I met her. She said our families made an engagement of us? Nakahara? (Trying to remember something) Damn! What happened in my childhood? I can't remember at all.

At a hideout, the warriors arrived and meet the boss.

Boss: You dare to come after losing some of my men.

Warrior 1: My lord, we have news, the Ancient katana is in the hands of a teenager.

Boss: What? A teenager and he…

Warrior 1: We found out that teenager is from the Hasashi clan. His skills are from that clan.

Boss: I supposed that! So he survived from the massacre I ordered.

Warrior 1: Boss, let us to find him and kill him.

Warrior 2: We won't fail!

Warrior 3: Give us this chance!

Boss: You'll have your chance next time. Well, let's find out who is he. I'll send some of my clan to kill him and take that katana. I'm the only one worthy to possess that!