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Ninja
The shadows flickered around him as he walked down the empty street. Kiyotaka-sama had promised his safety, but his nervousness betrayed him. Something moved in the corner of his eye, and he jerked. He glanced around wildly, but saw nothing. He tried to convince himself of that using the words Kiyotaka-sama had told him.
He walked a little faster. So he missed the flash of light from behind as the blade severed his spinal cord. Hizumi looked down at the man in disappointment. Just another of Kiyotaka that would get him no closer to where Ayumu had gone.
"I'm sorry," he said to the dead man. Ayumu was more important than him anyways, so the young ninja faded into the shadows to continue his search.