Chapter 3
Unexpected Invitation
The sun had set and the whole country of Waves is in darkness, without the moon to light it. In a room was Yori, together with her teammates Ennai and Jae. "You are one lucky girl, you know." The girl called Ennai, praised her. "Of the ten missions we had, 6 are for you alone." Yori just put her black hair behind her ear and laughed," Well, they always do that. But I would want to work with you all, y'know, the more the merrier." "Glad you still remember us." Said Jae, another one of her teammates. Yori stared outside the window, basking in the peaceful night silence. It is another one of these time when she had to work alone. Yori was adopted by the Mizukage and was personally trained by him, along with her teammates. With her talent, she quickly became a genius ninja. Soon, people acknowledged her powers, and it was not long before they name her second to Mizukage. From then on, people approached her to do important missions. Jiraiya is one of them.
Is it I, or is there really something there, Yori thought as she began to suspect something. Yori could feel there was someone there, and she was confirmed when she saw a gleam of light pass through her. In a split second, an intruder came from another window and came after her with a sword. She blocked all his attacks with her bare hands, but was pushed to the wall and the intruder threw something and chained her to the wall. Ennai rushed towards the intruder with a kunai, but was kicked harshly to a wall and got chained there like Yori. Last person standing (or not stuck) was Jae. After deciding to use Taijutsu, her specialty, she rushed towards the sword-wielding intruder. He never tried to chain her to the wall, but drew out his sword and made his move. Jae swiftly dodged his attacks, but however hard she hit him, he did not seem to feel anything. The intruder made his killing move, and cut Jae fatally on the shoulders. Both Yori and Ennai were both shocked beyond measure. Yori had seen many deaths before, but a close's friend death was more horrifying and carried a bigger blow to her. They took their eyes off Jae's bloodstained body when the intruder freed Ennai. The intruder is obviously trying to single out Yori. Wanting to avenge Jae, Ennai rushed to him with a kunai at lightning speed. Clashes of metal could be heard as Ennai tries to attack him. "What a waste of time!" the intruder said, before stabbing Ennai with his sword. The sword went right through her and pointed to Yori's face. "Now you are alone. Fight me, and we shall see whether you live up to your name!" After saying that, he pulled out his sword, which swung Ennai to another side.
To think the starting of her mission was also the end of her friends' life. She remembered the time when she worked with Jae and Ennai. Ennai was always the reckless but strong ninja, always itching for a fight. Both Jae, and Yori always tried to stop her, but they'll sometimes get into huge trouble. When they encountered strong enemies, Yori was the one that helped cleared up the mess. Despite all these, she did not think they were a burden. But now, they are dead. Yori wanted to cry out loud, but perhaps after all these years of training and experiences, her heart has hardened a little and her eyes do not let tears go easily, and so only managed teary eyes. Incredibly, she broke off from the wall on her own, and then staggered to him like a zombie. Grief had seem to convert into anger in her, and when courage finally grew in her, Yori pulled out a giant kunai and made her move……
Blood splattered all over the floor when Yori shook the blood off her kunai before putting it back. The night was mixed with black and blue of the darkness and crimson from the blood. Yori just stood beside the intruder she killed, with tears and blood dripping from her face. Not long, another ninja came when Yori was still numb to her surroundings. He hit Yori at the back, making her unconscious. Instead of killing her, she carried her off to another place.
A man came to where Yori was laid. He first examined the strange seal on her back, and then looked at her white face. "She's the one……"