Chapter 11

"Start taking out the guards from right and left. I need to find a way to get in." Hikaru ordered the Black spider ninjas as she took out a single kunai from her side. They looked up at their master and nodded then separated into several directions. She then lit the kunai up with her fire technique and began to walk behind the building.

"Where's the damn back door? It should be around here somewhere.." Hikaru asked herself. Minutes later, she found the opening, which was locked down under high security. "Ha! They think they can stop me? Such idiots.." Beginning to perform her ninpo, she suddenly heard a high pitch battle cry. Looking to see what happened, but staying in the shadows, her grey eyes widen once she saw a red haired shinobi killing fiends that surrounded her form.

'What is she doing here? I..I thought she was dead! It seems like I have another job to do.' Hikaru smiled and watched her walk inside the lab. She then walked back to where she was and decided to wait until the shinobi left the area entirely.

"Kasumi..the runway ninja. The job was supposed to be yours Master Hayate..." She paused and lifted up the kunai. "And Miss Ayane couldn't even do that simple task. The poor kunoichi tried and tried."

Hikaru turned to see a fiend walking towards her and threw the burning kunai at the creature. It cried out as the kunai began to burn the its whole body. The stench of burning rubber filled the area as the body turned to ashes.

"Yuck. Someone needs to do something about that smell." She mumbled, holding her nose. "Stinks like shit.." She said and teleported elsewhere.


Ayane arrived at the Hayabusa village training grounds in under minutes. Running past the ninjas in training, she ran into Joe Hayabusa.

"Master Joe!" Ayane called as he turned in her direction.

"Master Hayate sent me with this." She bowed before him and lifted the Dragon sword for him.

Joe Hayabusa grunted as he began to grab the sword. Suddenly, the sword began to slowly turn to ashes and fell to the ground. He frowned as the ashes fell through his hand.

"What the shit?.." Ayane mumbled to herself as she stared down at the ashes.

"What's this foolishness about Ayane? Where's the Dragon sword?"

"I-I can explain! Your son, er..Master Ryu got into a major injury-" she stopped and began to grow angry at herself. Master Joe stood there waiting for her response when he sensed an unfamiliar era.

"Miss Momiji! Do you need assistance?!" He heard several villagers asked.

Ayane turned to see Momiji walking towards the Hayabusa Shrine with Hayabusa clinging in her arms. Several medical maidens followed Momiji as she began to loosen her grasp on her master.

"Find a clean room for the two! Master Ryu needs to be treated right away." Another maiden ordered.

'Way to create a scene..' Ayane narrowed her eyes and looked back at him.

"..Master...Ryu. He has been threatened by M.I.S.T if he doesn't let them use his Dragon blood, they'll k-kill the ones he loves." She finally gave him her response.

Joe crossed his arms over his chest and sighed with frustration.

"M.I.S.T? Damn..what do they want with our clan?" He asked himself out loud.

"To recreate the Greater fiend." Ayane mumbled and lowered her head.

"Ayane?"

"They want to recreate the Greater fiend! Master Joe! The blood of the Dragon is going to be used for the creation!" The kunoichi yelled and lifted her head to receive a fist flying towards her face.

Her eyes widen as she witnessed another Hayabusa ninja standing in front of her, having Joe's fist in his grasp.

"Master. You have many witnesses beyond this little ninja." He stated.

"Minoru?" Joe grunted.

Minoru then lowered his master's fist and began to walk towards the exit of the training grounds.

"Come my master. There is a task at hand."

He sighed once more and clenched his fist as he began to follow Minoru. But before Joe left the area, he turned for the final time.

"Ayane. Stop M.I.S.T from creating the fiend. And find the Dragon sword." Was his final words coming from him before Minoru guided the blind ninja out of the grounds.

The kunoichi stood her ground watching him leave the area. She then slightly bowed in her response of the order. Shortly, Ayane walked out the grounds, with the remaining ninjas having their eyes locked on the cursed kunoichi.


Earlier..

The shinobi entered the lab with her battle sword grasped in her hand. On reflex, she stood in her fighting stance and searched her surroundings. A light sigh escaped her lips as she put away her sword.

"Brother?" She called as she walked around the laboratory. Suddenly, she heard voices coming from the room ahead of her. Taking out her shuriken, she quietly walked towards the slightly cracked opened door. Glancing through the windows, a woman and a man laid close together.

'Momiji?!' She thought and moved her head away from sight. Kasumi then shielded her shuriken and decided to listen on what the two were talking about.

"..Don't leave his side."

"Master..."

"…He'll be alright. With you."

'That's..!'

Kasumi's eyes widen as she heard the male's voice.

'Brother..'

She then glanced through the window and saw the two holding hands as they moved slightly closer towards each other.

Her cheeks grew a bright red once she looked away from the scene. 'Momiji and brother. They're..! No Kasumi, stop thinking about that! There's other things at risk.' Telling herself, shaking her head forcefully.

Seconds later, the voices stopped and she heard a long, low sigh coming from her brother. "Might as well tell him. I'm sorry Brother." She said aloud quietly and pushed opened the door.


"She's our enemy."

Hayate then looked back down at his hand, which was still covered in Ryu's blood.

'Enemy..'

The word lingered in his thoughts as things slowly began to fall into place. Everything started to go wrong right after Hikaru's sudden disappearce. Now he's back on missions..with his sister. Those times are only for top missions that was called only if their clans were becoming targeted. The Black Spider clan had suddenly became quiet once they came back from their previous mission. 'Is it that she's..a Black Spider?' No. It couldn't be. The Dragon Eye wouldn't work on those bastards. 'But how?' How does the Eye work?

Clinching his bloody fist, he narrowed his eyes before his sister.

"S-she couldn't be!"

"B-brother?!"

Not aware of his actions, he quickly unshielded his sword and aimed for Kasumi's body. Reacting reflexively, she grabbed her sword and dodged all his attacks.

"What's wrong with you?!" She cried and clashed her sword against his.

"Everything you're saying..is a lie!" He answered and pushed her away with his sword.

Kasumi quickly did a backflip to avoid his swift cut of the wind.

He then teleported behind her and tried to attack her once more. Again, she clashed her sword against his.

"Hayate! Listen for once!" She yelled and pulled him by his collar of his shozoku. His eyes quickly widen as he stared into his sister's eyes.

Images flew through her eyes of her previous battles until he noticed a fiend that formed itself into a female with short brown hair. The female mumbled something he couldn't get from the view.

"Killing me..means...killing others."

He finally got the last of the sentence she told him.

Kasumi then closed her eyes and began to fall towards the ground.

Quickly, Hayate dropped his sword and caught her before she hit the ground.

"Kasumi..I'm sorry." He whispered and glanced back down at his bloody hand. 'Why? Is his blood the case why I did these actions?' Hayate was stubborn when it came to work. If it was family or not, he would do what he had to do in order to take down an enemy. But Ryu, he was protecting someone who was important to him. 'Is his thoughts running through my mind?'

Shaking his head, he lifted the shinobi and walked over towards his sword. Using his feet, he threw the sword above him and caught it with his bloody hand. A frown tugged at his lips and he walked out the laboratory, hoping to find out the real reasons behind everything.


"Minoru!"

The blind ninja silenced him during their long conversation they were having at his home.

"My master, believe me or not. But they haven't be in contact with any of our ninjas for quiet awhile." Minoru stated and sat down at the table, across from Master Joe.

"And the little girl is gone. Everything started after her disappearance.." He added, taking a sip of his tea.

"What does she have to do with any of this?" Master Joe asked and turned his head to the side.

Minoru lifted his eyebrow as he witnessed his master's reaction. He placed his cup down, sighing at the situation. Pausing for a few minutes, Minoru stood up from his seat and walked over towards the ninja.

"Master, are you not understanding?" He smirked and grabbed Master Joe's chin to force him to look at the blind master's face.

"Min..Minoru..."

"The girl is our enemy. Are you trying to doubt my theories? I don't think you'll like going down that path with me."

Feeling his breath upon his lips, Master Joe frowned as he stayed frozen in his seat.

"This conversation is over.." Minoru paused and moved his lips towards Master Joe's ear. "Unless you want to be punished by denying me."

Slightly, his cheeks turned a bright red as Minoru moved away from him.

He smiled and patted his master on top of his head.

"Now that's a reaction no one would ever see from the Master of the village. Not even Ryu.." Minoru laughed and left soon after.

Master Joe lowered his head and groaned once he heard the door closed behind Minoru.

"D-damn it!" He blushed again and grabbed his face.

"Now that's a reaction no one would ever see from the Master of the village. Not even Ryu.."

He repeated Minoru's words again.

'Ryu..'

Another sigh escaped his lips as he stood up from his seat.

Thinking for a few minutes, he then decided to go check on his son.