Here's the 4th chapter.
Morning soon approached, and a sleeping Kasumi suddenly awakened after feeling the warmness of the sun's rays. Getting up, she headed over to Akemi's leaf pile to wake her up. "Good morning!" She greeted with a happy smile. There was no reply, for the green eyed Ninja was gone from the pile. It was strange. Kasumi's ears were very sensitive and could hear just about anything, even in her sleep.
Akemi must have been really quiet to just walk off and not even have Kasumi notice. Wandering about, the young red head searched the area for her missing friend. "Akemi! Where are you?" She called, worriedly. There was no answer. The only reply she had gotten were the sounds of birds chirping up in the trees.
Splashing water was heard a few feet away near the river. Kasumi walked over, peering through the bushes, and saw Akemi catching fish by the dozens. Her skills in fish catching seemed to have vastly improved. Clapping loudly, Kasumi emerged from the bushes, feeling quite impressed with Akemi's fast learning. "Wow, you sure caught a lot of them," Kasumi giggled. "Yeah, you think this is enough for breakfast?" Akemi snickered, holding up all the fish she caught. "That's more than enough," Kasumi noted.
There was nothing better then the taste of fresh fish in the morning—at least that's what the red haired ninja believed since she was so use to having it bright and early. Akemi brought the fish over in large sac and began to cook them. Kasumi and her feasted just as soon as everything had been cooked in place. Akemi appeared to be starving as she was seen shoving tons of fish down her mouth. In seconds, the pile of cooked fish got smaller and smaller, thanks to her.
Kasumi laughed as she watched her newfound staring friend eat. She had never seen somebody eat so fast before, not even a hungry animal like her sister, Ayane. "Whoa, slow down their not going anywhere," Kasumi teased. "I can't help it. My stomach's been growling all morning," Akemi said, with her mouth full of chewed up fish. Once all the food had been eaten up, the two ninja's were ready to continue on their journey.
They walked deeper into the forest, discovering a large building up ahead. "Hey, what's that?" Kasumi asked, walking closer to get a better look. "That must be their fortress," Akemi snarled. The two moved in, examining the area. A few guards were seen standing watch in the front.
Kasumi rushed over to the nearest wall for cover, to avoid being spotted. Akemi did the same and followed suite. The courtyard was massive, crawling with dozens of guards standing by on duty. These soldiers didn't seem like pushovers. If they were to spot any intruders, no doubt there would be trouble.
Kasumi and Akemi snuck inside the fortress through a small door that lead to the first floor of the building. Once inside the two ninjas put their backs to the wall and went up the stairs. Kasumi heard yelling further up the steps. When they reached the second floor, the yelling got even louder. It seemed to be coming from one of the rooms.
Stepping closer to check it out, Kasumi peeked into the room with her back still against the wall, and saw groups of Ninjas practicing their skills in a large room. It appeared to be some type of training section they were going through as they followed each other's movements. Akemi tugged at Kasumi's collar, grabbing her attention away from the room. They both head up to the 3rd floor trying hard not to make any noise. At the top of the steps, Kasumi could see another room coming up.
Once at the top, she bended over and pressed her ear to the wall, listening to the conversation going on inside. "At last, I finally have the Stone of Rejuvenation in my possession! Now, with its power, I will be unstoppable!" laughed a deep voiced old male." "What shall we do about the two intruders we captured, master?" said another voice." Keep them alive until tomorrow, suggested the deep voiced male, I'll give them the privilege of seeing just how powerful their precious stone really is. They don't understand what power truly is and I am merely going to show them a sample of it. This stone can do much more than what they know. If they had studied their information on the stone a little more, they would have known that not only does it have the power to heal, but it also contains the power to restore youth!"
Kasumi's heart skipped a beat, unaware of the stones true potential. She had no idea it possessed that kind of power the old man had just spoke of. The stone wasn't just an ancient rock for healing. It could also make the elderly young again. Whoever the man was it was clear to Kasumi that he had the Stone of Rejuvenation in his clutches and he seemed to be fully aware of what the stone was actually capable of.
She could feel the warm glow of the stone's power touching her skin frominside the room. "How am I going to get that stone back?" she wondered. The conversation ended shortly after Kasumi began trying to formulate a plan on how to retrieve the stone. As the ninja pondered, loud footsteps exiting the room filled her ears. "Someone's coming," whispered Akemi.
Hurriedly, the two Ninjas jumped up and clung to the wooden ceiling like spiders before they were spotted. Out of the room walked a tall, brash, elderly man dressed in black armor with the Stone of Rejuvenation held tightly in his grip. Kasumi gasped in shock after seeing the stone in the elderly man's hands. There had to be a way to get it back, but how? The old man walked straight past them and down the hall to the stairs.
Being thankful they were not spotted, the two girls sighed heavily in relief. But they didn't realize they had been tricked. The elderly man turned around with a devilish smile on his face. He knew they had been there the whole time. Quickly, he chucked two knifes up at the ceiling which forced the two ninjas to come down and do battle.
Looks like Kasumi and Akemi's cover has been blown. What are they going to do now? Be sure to Read and Review to find out!"