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The Shinobi Saga

A Fighting Legend

by Zedrick


"Have you seen Ein by any chance?" asked Hitomi.
"No I haven't actually. Seems like he just disappeared last night after showing up everybody here." came the reply.
"Damn. Need to talk to him." said Hitomi as she wandered off to resume her search.
She didn't have to look long though, when she went into her room, she saw Ein standing there.
"You were looking for me?" said Ein.
"How'd you know that? And what are you doing here?" asked Hitomi, her brows arched in puzzlement.
"I am pretty sure that that was not what you intended to ask me." replied Ein casually.
"Uh..what? No, that wasn't it. I uh-" stuttered Hitomi, even more confused at his response.
"Take a breath." said Ein. Hitomi stopped talking and drew a deep breath.
"Sorry about that. Not sure what happened." replied Hitomi.
"Are you alright? Your cheeks are red." asked Ein.
"What? Are they? well, how about that." Hitomi didn't know what came over over her. She mentally scorned herself
for acting like a fool.
"Is this going to take long?" asked Ein.
"Oh, my father wanted me to ask you something." answered Hitomi after regaining her composure.
Ein just stared at her, signaling for her to continue.
"Well, after that demonstration of yours, my father wondered if you would stay. He said he saw your potential as
a fighter and he hopes you will stay and so he can train you to be the best." explained Hitomi.
"I'm already at my best." replied Ein.
"You're full of it aren't you?" retorted Hitomi with a sneer. "I bet I could beat you."
Ein's eyes opened in surprise. "Is that a challenge?" he asked.
"Um...yes." replied Hitomi. She had not initially planned to fight him.
"I don't fight girls." came the reply.
"What?!" exclaimed Hitomi, insulted by the response. "I'm not a girl! I'm 18 years old! I'm a WOMAN now!"
Hitomi was fuming now. Ein had definately struck a nerve.
"I'll see you tomorrow at the centre arena!" cried Hitomi as she stormed out.
Ein was shocked at her sudden tantrum. He began to walk back to his temporary quarters.

When he got there, an unfamiliar figure was waiting for him.
"Hello there, Ein." said the person.
"Who are you?" asked Ein.
"Me? I'm the top student/instructor at this dojo. I'm Salas." came the reply.
"Would you like something?" asked Ein.
"Yes." replied Salas as he walked up to Ein. Then, Salas grabbed Ein by his shirt collar. "Listen here, Ein.
I've been at this dojo practically my entire life, and you've just been here for two days. Don't think
you're such a big-shot 'cuz of your little show yesterday. And don't think for a moment that your gonna
just waltz in here and take Hitomi from me."
"I highly advise you let go of me and remove yourself from by room." returned Ein calmly.
"Stay away from Hitomi, or I'll beat you down." warned Salas as his grip grew tighter.
"It is a strange wonder as to why you speak to me as if I should care." retorted Ein.
"What?!" cried Salas as he let go of Ein. "If that's how you want it, then here goes nothing."
Salas then threw a punch at Ein, but he easily grabbed his hand.
"You're right, this is nothing." mocked Ein. Salas pulled his arm back and proceeded to throw a kick at Ein.
Ein managed to grab his leg, then he flipped him over and slammed him into the ground. Salas quickly got up
and tried to swing at Ein's head. Once again, Ein grabbed his arm, and rolled over Salas's back and kicked him
in the rear with such force that it sent Salas flying through the wall and into another chamber.

In the next chamber, Hitomi's father was eating his lunch as he looked at the hole in the wall, and the
body of Salas on the floor.
"Huh, well I'll be damned." he said. "Never seen that before, though I bet I'll be seeing alot more of it."

Later that night, Hitomi came into Ein's room.
"What the hell happened here?" asked Hitomi, pointing to the wall. Ein, sitting on his bed, raised his head up to
look at her.
"Nothing." he replied.
"Nothing? look at the hole in the wall!" exclaimed Hitomi. Ein just shook his head.
"I was talking with your father, and I've decided to stay." said Ein.
Hitomi's eyes lit up. "Really?! That's great!" cried Hitomi.
"Ummm..by the way..." Hitomi's expression became serious. "Sorry about what happened earlier today, I didn't
really mean to get mad at you. It's just that my father, he keeps treating me like a kid. I try to act grown
up, but he just doesn't see it."
Ein just stared at her.
"Anyway, I just wanted to apologize. And don't worry, we won't be fighting tomorrow." apologized Hitomi. Then she
walked out. Ein fell back on his bed and rested.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the hole, Hitomi's father sighed and shook his head.


Two weeks later.....
Ein was now standing in front of a group of people.

Throughout the two weeks under the guidance of Hitomi's father, Ein
had miraculously managed to master every single maneuver in karate. His stance and technique were perfect.
Hitomi's father claimed he must be some epitome of fighting itself.

"I am master Ein, and this is my assistant, Salas." announced Ein. "With his aid, I will be teaching you
in the advance arts of karate.

Showing such great skill, Ein was now able to teach the same skills to others.
Salas on the other hand was continuously bested by Ein within those two weeks. His anger did not subside, but
he had to obey the head master's orders or be kicked out of the school.

"Now, I need two volunteers to demonstrate a maneuver." said Ein.
All the the girls in the class shot their hands up wildly.
Hitomi was standing on the side of the room looking at Ein with a smile on her face.


-----Author's Note-----
Yes I realize that was a short and rushed chapter, but hey, I am in a rush. I'm trying to get a much done as possible
before I have to go to school where I will be bombarded with homework.
(That's specific to you Kochan, so don't go ranting my ass into the floor. j/k)
Anyway, depending on the reviews for this chapter, I'll revise it. A couple of other things to note:
-Yes, I realize that there is no Ayane so far, but that's because I don't know where to put her in. Maybe not at all.
But to make up for that, I'll most likely give Ayane her own separate fic.
-This message is specific to [ juunanagou18 ] and [ Auron ]. I realize that at this point it doesn't look like there
will be any Hayate X Ayane, and chances are there won't be any in this story. Sorry about that. But I'll probably
do a fic specific to it later on.
- Oh and an important thing, Ein's story is not exactly parallel to Ryu's in term of time. Sorry, I should've
mentioned that earlier.
- I'm estimating about three chapters left before I finish
- Well, that's it. Thanks for reading.