Ep 3: The kunoichi

At night Ryu; in ninja disguise, was patrolling between building.

Ryu: A good night to put in practice my ninja run. I must be ready when those guys try to attack me. They could be after my katana.

Then he felt a presence was watching him.

Ryu: Who's there?

Suddenly a kunai was launched to him. He protected himself with his kunai.

Then a shadow was behind him, it tried to cut him, but he used his katana to defend.

Ryu: Who are you?

He saw it was a female ninja. She just kicked him and then she disappeared.

Ryu: (Amazed) Is that… a kunoichi?

At next day, in school, Ryu was thinking deeply.

Ryu: (Thinking) "Who was that kunoichi? Is she another member of that group who is after me?"

Mio came to him.

Mio: Hasashi-san, I was wondering if you are in a club.

Ryu: A club? No.

Mio: Then what about if you join with my club? After all we need more people.

Ryu: Why me?

Mio: Please, even it's temporally.

Ryu: Maybe.

Mio: Thanks! We can try with some news. It's not big like mine.

Ryu: Yours?

Mio: I'll discover the identity of that ninja. That would be the greatest news.

Ryu: Okey…

Then they were in the journalism club. She gave him a camera.

Mio: Here, you can use it to take some pictures.

Ryu: Are you sure of this?

Mio: This is a cheap item, I can't lend you mine, because that ninja cut my previous camera.

Ryu: (Funny worried as thinking) "Well, sorry for that but I can't let any tracks"

Mio: No matter what! I'll find the proofs of his existence!

Ryu: Well, so what am I going to take for newspaper?

Mio: I'll let you choose, good luck.

As walking through school, Ryu was thinking.

Ryu: (Thinking) "I must be ready to face another group who try to take my katana, but first I must take some pictures for Kaname"

Suddenly he crushed with someone on his way, both fell to the floor.

Ryu: Ouh! What was that?

Sakura's voice: Aw! Watch out…

Ryu noticed it was Sakura who he stroke.

Ryu: Hey… (Blushed) Eh…

Sakura: What? (She realized her legs were opened, showing him her panties. She blushed) Ah! (Covering her skirt)

Ryu: Sorry!

Sakura: (Blushed and upset) How dare you to see my panties?!

Ryu: (Blushed) Sorry!

Some students were watching that event.

Ryu: Nakahara? I didn't see you in my way.

Sakura: It's hard to believe my family accepted you for my future.

Ryu: Future? You mean our engagement?

Sakura: I told you I won't accept you!

Ryu: I don't know what's going on? Why you hate me so much?

Sakura: You really want to know?

Ryu: Just say it!

Sakura: First at all, you aren't good because of your grades! You are careless by crushing people! You are a savage in physic education! (Imagining what she said) and ultimately… you are a midget!

Ryu: (Funny in shock) What?

It's seen Sakura is taller than Ryu as a line was on their heads measuring their heights.

Ryu: A man's height is not something to be ashamed! It's just some centimeters! We are in the same age!

Sakura: Really? How old are you?

Ryu: I'm sixteen!

Sakura: I'm eighteen, you see?

Ryu was in funny shock to hear her words.

Ryu: (In his state) No way!

Sakura: Now you see? That's why I can't accept you. (As leaving) Effort, mostly in your height.

Ryu: (Upset) Damn you!

Later, Ryu was walking as looking for something.

Ryu: Kaname asked me to take good pictures but from what?

He saw a big building, with great statues on its corners and floors.

Ryu: Wow! This building seems interesting. Maybe I can try.

He saw the building is in the center of a lake, also fence surrounding it.

Guard: Listen people, the tour is finished so we're going to close the building. Please return tomorrow.

Ryu: No way! I lost my chance! Unless…

The guards were watching the area, but then a shadow was running fast as going up each floor. Ryu was moving fast in his ninja costume.

Ryu: Time to practice my ninja speed.

As moving and climbing, Ryu was taking pictures from each part of the building.

Ryu: Cool!

At next day; Ryu was in the journalism club.

Mio: Hasashi-san, you took great pictures.

Ryu: Thanks.

Mio: But those angles are awesome like you were close. I knew the tour was closed at that time, how could you do that? Did you use a drone?

Ryu: (Funny ignoring her) Well, I have my methods. The important thing is I got these pictures. (Thinking as imagining the little hawk carrying the camera) "I should have use Taka to take the pictures but that would be suspicious"

Mio: Okey, I'll use them for the building section.

Ryu: And what about your work?

Mio: I tried to find that ninja, but I didn't have luck.

Ryu: You'll have your chance. (Thinking) "I hope no"

Then Ryu was walking as thinking.

Ryu: (Thinking) "I can't let my guard down or Kaname will find out about my identity"

At that moment he remembered the attack of that female ninja.

Ryu: Well, I have to be careful, also that kunoichi could attack me. Was she sent to attack me?

At night; Ryu was running over some buildings.

Ryu: I have to practice my ninjutsu or else that mysterious kunoichi could attack me again.

Suddenly a kunai was launched but he used his katana at time.

Ryu: It's you again?

Then a fast wind run to him but he threw some shurikens to stop it.

Ryu: There you are!

He realized it was the kunoichi of that night.

Kunoichi: (Taking a kunai) Let's introduce ourselves by battle!

Ryu: Wait!

The kunoichi began attack him. But he used his kunais to defend. After a while he managed the battle.

Ryu: Who ordered you to kill me? Who's your boss?

Kunoichi: What are you talking about?

Ryu: I want answers!

Kunoichi: Sorry but I didn't receive any order to kill.

Ryu: Then why are you attacking me?

Kunoichi: To test your skill as member of Hasashi clan.

The kunoichi run to attack again. But Ryu grabbed her hand to stop her.

Ryu: You're good but I'm better.

Kunoichi: You midget!

Then she tried to kick him but he avoided at time.

Ryu: You failed…

Suddenly he was able to see her legs are opened by the kick, staring at her white panties.

Kunoichi: What?

Ryu: (Blushed) Would you mind to put down your legs?

Kunoichi: Eh? (Realizing her panties were shown) Ah!

She used her hands to cover her low body.

Ryu: Sorry, you must be careful in your combat moves.

Kunoichi: You midget! How dare you to take advantage in this situation!

Ryu: I didn't want that!

Kunoichi: Let's continue with our fight!

She launched some kunais to air.

Ryu: Bad target!

The kunoichi run to attack with her little katana. Ryu defended with his katana.

Ryu: Tantojutsu? The technique of using a small blade. Mostly used by kunoichis.

Kunoichi: You're good informed of ninjas technics.

The kunoichi kept attacking Ryu as he dodging and stopping her attacks.

Ryu: For being a girl, you're good in ninja fight.

Kunoichi: You should focus in your around.

Then she moved backward, as the kunais fell as a rain.

Ryu: (Realizing that) Shit!

He used his ninja run to avoid her attack.

Kunoichi: What a speed!

Ryu: It's my turn!

Ryu reacted fast and used his kunai to cut a part of her mask, showing her face.

Ryu: Eh? You are…

The kunoichi was revealed to be Sakura.

Sakura: (Blushed) Ah! Don't look at me! For kunoichis is a death penalty to show our faces!

Ryu: Hey hey! Don't go so fast! It's not from ancient time anymore!

Sakura: I didn't expect you manage a fight with me.

Ryu: Nakahara, is it really you?

Sakura: You doubt after seeing me?

Ryu: Well, I didn't know you know ninjutsu.

Sakura: Is a part than my family almost know. Well, I'm the only one from my family.

Ryu: What? You are from a clan like me?

Sakura: More or less, my clan are high-class people so we hire guards to protect us.

Ryu: You mean…?

Sakura: Some ninjas were working for us, but I thought I shouldn't depend from someone, so I learned the ninjutsu art to outside.

Ryu: Hard to believe you are a kunoichi. Also…

Sakura: Also what?

Ryu: I thought kunoichi are skillful also a kunoichi doesnt wear white panties. That doesn't combined with your costume.

Sakura: I didn't have time to change so use them just for today... (Blushed as launching many kunais to him) What kind of conversation is that? Pervert!

Ryu: (As dodging her attack) Wow! Calm down!

Sakura: But how could you get here, even in school I was studying? I thought you run away another side.

Ryu: I didn't know you were here.

Sakura: (Realizing something) Watch out!

A blade was launched to them. Sakura moved away and Ryu used his katana to defend.

Ryu: Who?

Then a group of warriors who use demon mask were in front of them.

Warrior 1: We meet again, ninja boy.

Sakura: Hasashi, you know them?

Ryu: Yeah once I was captured by them.

Warrior 1: I knew, you are from the Hasashi clan! I thought we killed all your family!

Sakura: What? Your family?!

Ryu: They killed my family to take this. The Dragon blade which was being protected.

Warrior 1: (Looking at Sakura) I didn't know that the daughter of Nakahara family was a ninja. Isn't supposed you hire brave warriors like ninjas to protect you?

Sakura: Don't underestimate me!

Warrior 1: I'll handle that little bastard, you attack that girly!

The warrior 1 went to attack Ryu as the others surrounded Sakura.

Ryu: Nakahara!

Warrior 1: Focus! You are fighting with me!

The others warriors began to attack Sakura.

Sakura: Do you think I'm weak? I'll show you! Kenjutsu!

Sakura took a little katana and attack the other warriors skillfully.

Ryu: Kenjutsu! The art of sword fighting.

Sakura was skillfully as defeating some warriors.

Warrior 1: I see your friend can handle my men, but our mission is take the ancient katana you have.

The warrior attack Ryu but he used his katana to manage the battle.

Ryu: Listen, I don't want to spill more blood, so give up and tell me who's behind this.

Warrior 1: He! I was ordered to take the katana, no matter what!

Suddenly there was a shot, he seemed to be hit by that. He was fainting.

Sakura: (Worried) Hasashi!

Ryu was on the floor very injured.

Warrior 1: Hahaha! We killed that bastard, now let's take the ancient katana!

The warrior was touching Ryu but he was in shock to see him.

Warrior 1: What the hell?

Sakura and the warriors were amazed to see that. He wasn't Ryu, he was a puppet who resembles him but its face was showing the tongue as mocking.

Warrior 1: What kind of trick is this?

Sakura: That's… Substitution!

Warrior 1: A ninja art?

Ryu's voice: I'm here!

Ryu was on the sky and slashed the warrior with his katana, killing him. After that a part of his mask was removed, revealing his face and head.

Warrior 1: (As dying) I knew… you are that brat… Ryu Hasashi…

Warrior 2: No way!

Warrior 3: Where's the sniper?

Ryu: You mean that guy?

He launched a shuriken, killing a warrior who was hidden in a fake wall.

Ryu: I detected all your presences so I was ready to face you again.

Warrior 2: Let's get of here!

The warriors were escaping.

Sakura: (Following them) You won't escape!

Warrior 3: Stay back!

That warrior launched dust to her eyes. Sakura was blind and then she was on the edge of the building. She was falling.

Ryu: Nakahara! (Catching her hand at time) I got you!

Sakura: Hasashi!

Ryu: Hold on! I'll take you up.

Sakura: Forget it! I failed as a ninja! So…

Ryu: Don't give up! You can still make it!

Sakura: Why you care? It's because our family propose?

Ryu: It's because I don't want to see anyone in danger like before. (Imagining his childhood, he was embracing another boy but he seemed dead) I won't let that happen again!

Sakura: Hasashi.

After that he helped her, they were sat and talking on a building edge. With their faces revealed.

Ryu: So you think I'm a bothersome because I came to same school like you?

Sakura: More or less, but I'm upset because you don't remember our childhood, after our family made our engagement. Do you remember something 10 years ago?

Ryu: 10 years ago? Wait!

Then he had a flashback about his kid-self with his family in front of Sakura who was in a kimono and her family.

Sakura: Did you remember?

Ryu: So vague, but I remember about a reunion with an important family.

Sakura: We met 10 years ago. My family solitude your clan as part of my family because yours was one of the best ninja clan, so my parents decided to join us.

Ryu: That was amazing but I forgot that because something bad happened. I lost a friend.

Sakura: A friend?

Ryu: I prefer not talking about that.

Sakura: Why you are here?

Ryu: I just… wanted a normal life, because I killed many people in my ninja life.

At next day, Ryu was heading to school.

Mio: (At his way) Hasashi-san, good morning.

Ryu: Good morning. (Yawning)

Mio: You seem tired. Didn't you sleep well?

Ryu: Well because I had some business at night.

Then someone was in front of them. It was Sakura.

Sakura: (As fixing her hair) You're late.

Mio: Nakahara-senpai!

Ryu: Hey! Nakahara.

Sakura: If you're going to be my fiancée, you must start calling by my name.

Ryu: Eh?

Sakura: (Blushed) As I said, you must call me by my name. Okey, Ryu.

Ryu: Well, okey, Sakura.

They didn't notice some students were amazed to see that event.

Student 1: No way! Nakahara accept that boy as her fiancée?

Student 2: No! Sakura-sama!

Student 3: Damn you Hasashi!

Mio: You must be ready to endure a lot of conflicts.

Ryu: (Little sad) No way! I'm losing my chance to have my peaceful life.

At the hideout, the boss was in the throne thinking.

Boss: That kid, is from the Hasashi clan. Now I know who is he. I'll send my ninja group to attack him. I'll take that ancient katana!

Then a group of ninjas came to him ready to enter in action.

Boss: Alright my clan. (Removing his demon mask) I'll show that brat that the Shimomura clan is the greatest ninja clan in this country!

At a mansion, a married couple were talking.

Husband: Where's Sakura?

Wife: It seems our daughter continues with her training. Even when we told her not doing that.

Mr. Nakahara: That girl. We can't let her continue with that double life. Nozomi!

Suddenly a female ninja appeared in a jump, she seems young.

Nozomi: Yes?

Mr. Nakahara: I'll send you to take a look of my daughter. I heard from her classmates that she was involved with a boy whom she took attention. I wonder if he is the one we know.

Nozomi: So I'll go after my lady?

Mr. Nakahara: Investigate that boy, put him in a test. I'll let you in your hands.

Nozomi: (With menacing eyes) Yes! I won't let anyone bothers my lady.