Thank you to Aries Stephastone whose review gave me the inspiration to write this second part. And thank you to BlueDragonGirl1, who proof read this for me.

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The Ghost of Aibiki Square

As the story goes there was once a beautiful girl who was secretly seeing a Lord. They met every week at this square as the moon reached its highest peak. One week the Lord did not show up as he normally did. He did not show up the next week either, nor the next. Then one day the poor girl saw her love with another woman. Upon asking around, she found out that her Lord had married that another woman. Grief stricken, the girl killed herself at the fountain where they had once met to share their love.

Now it is said that the girl haunts that very fountain and from time to time will appear there, crying, and any man that comes near, she will bring with her to death. The accounts of the girls' looks all differ. Some say that her once beautiful expressive eyes had bled out their feelings the day she died and are now a cold white. Others say her eyes have become as cold as steel. While still others say they are just as expressive, but forever filled with tears of sadness.

One thing remains the same, any man that approaches her winds up dead and she disappears without a trace.

The city in which this tale is told is a very busy metropolis, bustling with politics and other such important figures. And as shiny as the top of the coin may be, the side on the ground will still be covered with grime. This city has many bars and places to gamble as well as many seedier places.

And many important people love to visit these places, and many important people love to try their chances with a heart broken girl.

At least one Kunoichi from each of the hidden villages has been the Ghost of Aibiki Square.

It had been decided she would be the best to play the part this time around. The target was just visiting the area for a short while as he surveyed his fathers' ownings'. And like his father, he loved women. It was well known that he visited the seedier places in town whenever he traveled there.

The only problem was that he always traveled in a group. It would be up to her to single him out in the group when the night came, and kill him before the others were even aware.

It would not be any problem with her gentle fist style of course.

The night came and she tracked down her victim while wearing an over done kimono. The Aibiki Square was the center point for the town, and the most commonly used way to pass through from the darker section of town on the way to the ritzier side.

She went ahead to wait for the loud and rowdy group, preparing herself for what was to come. In truth, she did not think this kind of killing was suited to her. She preferred a straight on fight. But this mission would have been no better for her sister, who did not have the heart to kill in any way.

But death was the ninja way, and this type of silent kill was better suited for a Kunoichi.

And she was Hyuga Hanabi, proud Kunoichi of the glorious village of Konoha. And just like any ninja, she was willing to do what it takes to keep it that way.

She tensed, then relaxed as the group drew near. Bringing a handkerchief to her eyes, that had some fresh onion wrapped with in it, she began to cry.

"Hey, what's wrong," said the target as he approached with his drunken friends, sounding a little too sweet.

"Do you need some help," he continued, "Perhaps we could help you?"

Smirking, while her head was still turned, at how easily the men fell into her trap she resisted the urge to laugh at mens' weakness.

Straightening her face, she slowly got up and walked demurely towards the men.

Stopping at the target she gently placed her hands on his heart for a moment, and then continued on her way.

"Did you see that? Her eyes were white," the others drunkenly muttered to themselves, unaware that their leaders' heart had just been stopped. At least, unaware until his body thudded to the ground.

And by that time she was already gone.