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Chapter 1 : Ryu and Kasumi

Unknown forest somewhere in Japan.

"... It's morning already?"

Ryu, the young wandering warrior wakes from his slumber on a hilltop of giant tree in the forest. He slowly standing up and tied a white headband around his head while looking at the invitation letter he received from an entertainment company named DOATEC.

"The tournament is next week, and there will be many strong fighters who will participated. Maybe Ken will be there too. Better start training now."

After he grab his bag, he jumps from the 10 storey building like-tree to the ground. As he started his journey to training, he hear something in the depth of forest, a sharp weapon clashing sound. Curious, he walk to where the sound came from. As he reached the place, he saw a young girl with copper colored long hair tied in ponytail and brown colored eyes, dressed in a rather skimpy blue and white kunoichi outfit, carrying a short sword while breath in panting beat. There are many ninjas surrounding her, and some of the ninjas laying in the ground unconscious.

A girl with lavender short-hair with purple headband tied around her head, and red colored eyes, dressing in a mainly purple colored kunoichi outfit that revealing her body appeared from the ninjas crowd. "Give it up, fugitive!" she shouted.

"No! You don't understand! I have to do this!" the surrounded kunoichi says. She still breath in panting beat and sweat flowing from her body.

"Silence! Everyone, attack!"

The fugitive kunoichi is preparing her stance, but Ryu suddenly appeared and knock out some ninjas.

"What the? What are you doing?" The lavender kunoichi furiously shout in shock. The fugitive kunoichi surprised too.

"A bunch of man fights one girl. That's not something warriors would do, right?" Ryu said while preparing his Ansatsuken Stance.

"That stance, Ansatsuken?" The purple kunoichi thought. "You don't know anything. Step away from that girl, she is to be executed."

"Executed?" Ryu looking at the fugitive kunoichi. "I can't sense any evil or bad intention from this girl. Maybe the outfit is revealing but it's not evil. By the way, your outfit is revealing parts of your body too. You need to cover it with some clothes."

"Shut up! I don't need your lectures about outfit you tramp!" The purple kunoichi shouts as her face become red because of anger.

"You have no right to insult her outfits. We love her outfits!" one of the ninjas said.

"Yeah! We love her sexy outfit!" added another ninja. The ninjas crowd became louder.

"ALL OF YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH!" The purple kunoichi yelled in anger, makes the ninjas frightened. Then she is calming down. "Move, or else." She said with cold stern look.

"No." Ryu simply answered.

"Attack them!" the purple kunoichi shouts as the remaining ninjas storming at Ryu and the fugitive kunoichi.

Ryu easily evading the ninjas attacks and knocking out them one by one until nothing left. All of the ninjas laying in the ground unconscious.

"Tch, you're quite strong. No problem, you can't beat me. Be thankful I'll deal with you myself." The purple kunoichi starled.

"Then let's fight!" Ryu smirked.

The purple girl began her move with punch and high kick combo but Ryu parried it. Then she doing a whirlwind kick as Ryu sidestepping avoid it.

"I am dissapointed. All you do is just blocking and avoids my attack without attacking back." The purple kunoichi said as she barraging Ryu with her kicks combo while Ryu parrying. "I will end this so called fight quickly."

The purple girl muttered a long spell as she moved both of her arms to aim energy. She unleashed an energy blast-like ninpo from her arms. In response, Ryu jump backwards as he charging ki energy on both of her arms. "Hadouken!" He unleashed his hadouken

"What?" The purple girl shocked. The attacks collided. "Kyaaaa-!" the impacts makes the purple girl blown away to bushes as she not even had time to block because of her shocks.

"Huff, it's nice to fight with a strong person." Ryu said as he wiping his sweat with his palm. "This fight opens my eyes. There are many stronger warrior in this world. I need to train harder." Then he looked at the fugitive kunoichi. "Are you allright miss-"

Ryu widened his eyes, the fugitive kunoichi is not in a good condition. She heavily breathing in pant beat, the sweat is flowing like a rain "Thank, huff, you-" she said as she began to collapse. Ryu quickly catch her body before it touch the ground.

"Cold sweat?" Ryu said as he touch the fugitive ninja's forehead. "She got a fever. I need to get her out from here." Ryu carefully carried the fugitive ninja, leaving the scene in a hurry.

After Ryu left, the purple girl appeared from the bushes. "Damn it! I'm not lose... yet!?" she said as she pointing at nothing because Ryu already left the place.

"DAMN IT!" She yelled in frustation, waking the unconscious ninjas.

"Hayate... my brother... HAYATE-" The fugitive ninja open her eyes.

"Oh, you wake up." Ryu said while cutting a fish.

The fugitive kunoichi slowly rise woke up. Then she looked around her. It's already night time, they are now in a river bank on another part of the forest, far from the place where Ryu and the purple kunoichi fight.

"You had a fever. Fortunately I always carrying many medicine in my bag. Always buy one if i found drug store on my journey." Ryu said as he preparing a bonfire.

"... S-sorry..." She said in guilt.

"No problem. My name is Ryu, what's your name ?" Ryu asked as he grilling two fish in the bonfire.

"...Ryu?" The girl titled her head.

"That's my name. What's wrong?" Ryu said.

"No, it's just, your name reminds me of my friend." The girl said. "My name is Kasumi, thank you for saving me."

"No problem, Kasumi. What a beautiful name you had." Ryu said, make Kasumi blush a little. "And in your fever codition, you fights the ninjas and beat some of them. A beutiful but strong fighter. Such a great combination."

"T-thank you..." Kasumi said while blushing.

"So, why you surrounded with the ninjas? Why the purple kunoichi calls you fugitive?" Ryu asked.

"It's a rather long story..." Kasumi said.

"It's okay if you don't want to tell it." Ryu said. "It's impudent to intervene another person's business after all."

"No,I t's okay. I will tell you. It's for my gratitude too." Kasumi said. "Well, I am a kunoichi from... or used to be a kunoichi from Mugen Tenshin clan. Now I become a Nukenin (Runaway Ninja). Please don't tell everyone in this world about Mugen Tenshin clan whereabout okay, because shinobi clan is a secret society."

Ryu nodded. "Mugen Tenshin clan... i've ever heard before. Master Gouken said that he had a friend, a ninja from Mugen Tenshin clan." Ryu thought.

Kasumi continuing her story. "it's starts when my big brother Hayate, who will become the eighteenth leader of the clan, fell into coma for unknown reason. My father, who is the leader of the clan, decide that I will become the next clan leader replacing Hayate. He made me start training for the post, but he always refused to tell me how Hayate ended up in his critical state."

"So Hayate is your brother." Ryu nodded. "You calling his name in your sleep."

"D-did I do that?" Kasumi's face became red as she ashamed of herself. "A-anyway, I want to know the truth. So I asked Ayane, the kunoichi who you fought this morning."

"Ayane..., I will remember her name." Ryu thought.

"She told me that Hayate was injured by a nukenin named Raidou. He tried to steal Torn Sky Blast, a ninpo spell learned by the clan leaders. My brother tried to fight Raidou off with the Torn Sky Blast, but was overpowered and his spinal cord was damaged in the brawl, causing him to fall into his coma." Kasumi said while holding her anger and tears. "The clan decided to left him be because he is a nukenin, but i couldn't. I decided to run away from village to take revenge on Raidou for my brother, even though it meant that I would likely be killed by my own clan for leaving the village without permission."

Ryu began to ate the grilled fish. "So that girl named Ayane with the other ninjas was sended by your village to track you down and kill you, isn't it?" Kasumi nodded. "I see... I understand your feeling..." Ryu said as he remembering how his teacher and father figure Gouken, killed in Akuma's hand. "But revenge is not a good way to settle things. What will happen after you took your revenge? Will your brother be back in full health? Will he feel happy seeing his dearest sister tainting her hands with blood? And you can't come back to your village too."

"I know! I know that..." Kasumi said with teary eyes. "But... this is something I must to do. For my brother."

Ryu shrugged. "I will not stop you, you already made your choice."

"In my runaway, I met two people, named Christie and Bayman, who know where Raidou is." Kasumi said while weeping her eyes. "They told me that I would find Raidou taking part in the Dead or Alive World Tournament, and she told me that I should take a part in this tournament too."

"What a coincidences, I take a part in this tournament too." Ryu said makes Kasumi surprised. He showed his invitation letter. "Special invitation letter for me, from DOATEC."

Kasumi's eyes widened. "I knew it! You are that Ryu right? The one who beat Sagat?"

Ryu laughed a little. "It was a close call match. I almost lose. How did you know?"

"Everyone in this world knows that. Sagat is one of the strongest fighter in the world. And the news about a young warrior defeat Sagat in a tough fight is spread around the world." Kasumi said. "Can you tell the full story how you defeat Sagat?"

"Well, Sagat is the strongest fighter I've ever met..." Ryu telling the story until midnight. "It's late night already. We better go to sleep. I had a hammock that I rarely use, you can use that to sleep. I will sleep on the top of tree."

"Ryu-san..." Kasumi suddenly called.

"Yes?"

Kasumi looking on the ground. "...You know..., now I don't have any place to stay. If it's not a bother, can I accompany you in your journey and training? At least until the day of tournament?"

Ryu smiled. "I usually prefer to journey alone. But for now, let's become stronger together until the tournament Kasumi-san."

Kasumi happily bowed. "Yes, thank you Ryu-san!"

End Of Chapter 1