January 3. 1940 Korea under Japanese colonization

"The war rages on the eastern side of China with the great Japanese army pushing back the KMT Chinese nationalise against a corner(1)" the voice of a man was heard through the radio channel "The whereabouts of the communist Chinese party remains a mystery with reports of finding corpses of their members scattered across the land of China(2). Meanwhile in Europe the forces of Nazi Germany grow ever increasingly powerful with comments of Mussolini Benito Prime minister of Italy claiming that Britain and France times as superpowers is impending, however Prime minster of Great Britain Winston Churchill is left standing even with the fear of Kasparia's barbarians joining the fold of this war whilst the United states of America still claims and maintains neutrality in this conflict" Korean children stood outside a store listening to the radio as the broadcast finished.

"So are the communist really dead?" asked a Korean girl in distraught.

"They said corpses of course their dead" a Korean boy yelled at her.

"No that means he might be dead as well the Tiger" the Korean girl said in distraught.

"No way the Tiger will never die!" yelled another boy "He'll come back and save us from the bastard Japanese!"

Before any of them could say anything a gun sound was fired a bullet hitting the ground they were standing on, the air turned cold as footsteps echoed on the ground until a Japanese soldier arrived carrying a rifle. He glared at the children making them stand in fear "Who dared call us bastards?" the man demanded in a threatening tone as he pointed his rifle towards the children "Who was it?"

The children remain still until the child that said it came before the soldier with a determined look "I did it" he answered as he spat on the Japanese soldier's boots "The Tiger will come and liberate us from you and slay that four-eyed creep of an Emperor!"

"You bastard!" the Japanese soldier yelled as he shot his rifle hitting the boy's leg making him cry out in pain as he fell face first.

"Scatter!" a boy cried out as the children ran away.

The soldier grabbed the boy by his neck as he glared at him "You dare speak ill of the great Emperor and praise of a criminal!" the soldier then snuck his hand unto his pocket getting a knife out which he then used to cut boy's tongue.

The boy cried as blood filled his mouth and tears filled his eyes, meanwhile a crowd of Korean's gathered around all carrying disapproving expression some of hate others of fear and those who tried to take away their gaze which Sin-rak was one of. The Japanese soldier got up holding the boy's severed tongue up as a trophy whilst putting his foot down on the boy's body stepping on it "Let this be a listen to you all Josenjin scum never ever dare speak ill of the great Emperor whilst praising a criminal otherwise you'll remain speechless for the reminder of your days" the soldier than glared at the crowd "NOW SCRAM!"

The Korean's began leaving the area one by one, Sin-rak held his chest as if he loosened his hold on it his heart is going to jump out of it 'That man he's nothing like Minosuke, Minosuke he's kind albeit goofy, I wish the other Japanese were like him things would have been much easier.'

The boy finally sat on the ground in order to relieve himself as much as he could he looked up seeing a wooden board which had numerous posters on it promoting Japanese propaganda, however one poster stood out it was a drawing of a smiling Korean man with slicked back raven hair with a pair of yellow glasses covering his eyes the man was smiling. Which didn't match the description of the poster which had the words 'Wanted dead or alive the Tiger Kim Il-Sung' (3) despite being a member of the Chinese communist party this man was in fact a Korean national born in the city of Pyongyang a city on the far western side to this one Sin-rak called home, the man had long spoke of Korean freedom and to drive the unjust Japanese out thus many of the region including the children began to revere him as a hero that'll come to their aid "Sin-rak greetings" said an old woman's voice snapping the boy out of his reflections as he turned to her.

"Oh hey Mrs. Yun I didn't see you there" Sin-rak greeted the woman who had been giving free education on the streets to the Korean children especially regarding their own language which is being replaced by the Japanese language in schools.

The old woman turned her wrinkly eyes laying on the poster about Kim Il-Sung "That troublesome child."

Sin-rak looked at the old woman "You knew him?"

"Of course before I came here I used to be a teacher in Pyongyang and he was a student in that school" the woman recalled gazing into the sky recalling a time from long ago "His name was Kim Song-Un he was a tall and bossy child he always played captain in the school football games. I didn't see much of him since after his family were forcibly relocated in China by the Japanese."

Sin-rak chuckled "Mom told me there was a time when China was the big dog of Asia bossing Japan and Korea around."

"It feels so long ago now ever since the Europeans arrived the status quo around these parts changed drastically, Japan is the only one that benefitted from them Europeans as they learned to evolve and modernize from them(4)" the old woman casted her gaze down "Not that it matters the extinction of humanity is upon us."

"What are you saying?" Sin-rak asked curious and scared.

"The war it'll cause the destruction of the world" the woman answered.

"Well from what you taught me there was a war of this scale that happened before, what's the difference between this one and the one previous?"

"It'll breed more war and one day us foolish humans will lead ourselves into our own extinction, too bad I'll be dead by then otherwise I would have loved to have seen it with my own eyes."

The boy remained silent out of the old woman's grim sense of humour "Okay I need to get back home."

"We're all going to die and rot into empty carcases someday you can at least live an accomplished life before that happens. Even if said accomplished life is being a Japanese slave."

Sin-rak ignored the woman as this wasn't new for him it became a scandal when his Mother began crying about the evil Japanese enslaving her boy into a fight pit to fight to the death, an obvious exaggeration of Minosuke's offer to turn him into a Sumo Wrestler.

(…)

The farm house

Sin-rak got used to the mocking and even envied looks of his brothers that he has a chance if even it's a trick one to leave this hellish peninsula and go to a much prosperous island he simply ignored them not even bothering to glare back.

Reaching the upper floor of his house he opened the door "Argh! Who is it?" complained the voice of a tired man albeit his voice sounded less human and more like something that shouldn't be alive at this point it would make the calmest of people scared but the Korean boy already got used to it.

"It's me dad I brought your medicine" the boy answered causing the man to look up, his face was pale more than one grey strand on his facial hair both moustache and goatee ,whilst his head was completely balding with a few grey strands on the side of his head being the only indication something called hair was once upon his head.

The badly ill man snarled bearing his yellow teeth which had many empty spaces between them "I'm sick of the Snake oil!" he yelled before he fell into a coughing fit.

Sin-rak closed his eyes shaking his head disapprovingly as he came to the man sitting next to his bed hitting his back before he brought a bottle up forcing it down his father's throat, the man's face twisted out of the bitter taste before he grabbed the cup of water as if his life depended on it. once the water was gulped the sick man fell on his pillow "Feeling better?"

The man eyes began losing color "Sin-rak you're still young" the man suddenly began speaking surprising the boy "The path to a better life is before you escape this hell and be surrounded by people that love you make it a beautiful end" he began coughing again.

"What are you saying all of a sudden?" Sin-rak asked with a broken voice.

"No matter what tough people stand in your way even if their monsters you can still beat them with your own fist, you must get stronger not with the fist of a monster but of your own fist the fist of a man" was the last to come out of the man's lips for his eyes had completely lost color and air stopped coming in or out from his nose and mouth.

"Dad?" Sin-rak asked "Dad!" the boy with more depression held on to his father shaking him alas to no success.

Making it down the stairs Sin-rak got glimpse of his mother and brothers who began their glaring but the boy's eyes were saddened promoting fear "Sin-rak?" the mother asked.

"Dad is gone" was all the boy said the house was now a mourning one.

(…)

Present day- Ramen shop

Aster sat in opposition to a tall Japanese guy with short black hair wearing casual nice looking clothing "So let me get this straight first she tells you she's a cosplayer and now she tells you she's a real Ninja?" Aster nodded "Not just any Ninja but the one and only Kasumi the one who competed in the Dead or alive tournaments."

"Yes it's her Sanji" Aster answered, normally things like this are better to stay secret but Aster trusted Sanji the two were best friends since childhood and Sanji's family looked after him and his sisters before the older reached adulthood the younger began living in her school dorms when their parents were abroad.

This Ramen shop was built and still owned by Sanji's family so it served a good place for private conversations between them and it helped they can get a secluded table to discuss things of this scale, Sanji cracked his thumb with his teeth and shook his head before replying "If it were anyone else telling me this I would advise them to seek professional help."

"Trust me I'm considering it" Aster admitted as he sucked on his straw.

Sanji narrowed his eyes seemingly looking for something "So where is she?"

"Beats me, I told her I want to be alone and she disappeared after school" Aster answered.

"That is exactly what she wants you to believe" Sanji suddenly said after banging the table disturbing Aster who sighed and rolled his eyes "Hey c'mon if she's an actual Ninja she could be watching you right now and you wouldn't know it."

"It's possible."

Sanji chuckled amusingly despite the concerned look he gave his friend "Is it me or you're not amazed at this as I am?"

"Shock, I guess" Aster answered "I mean this type of shit only happens in Manga and Anime or even some creepy fanfic online."

"Ask Shin he's the expert in these stuff" suddenly Sanji felt something grabbing his pants making him look down and receive a toy being thrown at his face.

Aster chuckled as he looked down seeing a cute baby girl "Good throw Ami."

"Ha, ha real funny" Sanji said as he grabbed the baby up "Bad girl Ami bad!"

"First a cook and now a big brother, quite the reputation."

"Hey being a big brother isn't easy" Sanji complained as he tried to calm the angry baby girl "Too bad she isn't here though I would love to have seen her, she's hot right?"

"I suppose."

Sanji stared at him blankly "You suppose?" he asked blankly before shaking his head "You my friend need to appreciate the female form a lot more."

"I'm not a perverted skirt chaser like you. Besides, I'm used to girls staying away from me to really feel any attraction to them."

"All men are stupid and all women are insane it balances out" Sanji joked before his expression turned serious "And it's about time you stop that loner act of yours or else you'll end up alone for the rest of your life and before you say that's what you want, I already know it's bullshit."

Aster furrowed his brow he hated how people pointed their snipers at the chinks of his armour "Hey Sanji!" yelled a gruff voice of an older man who approached them with a cigar in his lips "I need your help in the back. You can talk to your friend later."

"Right away pops" the man was satisfied with the answer as he left back, one he was gone Sanji sighed deeply "Idiot he finds out recently he got lung cancer and he still smokes a whole back in a single day."

"I'm sorry about your dad" Aster said solemnly.

"So am I" Sanji replied before he got up with baby Ami still held firmly in his arms, he patted Aster on the shoulder "Tell the other guys hi for me would you? Call me later to tell me all about your new girlfriend."

"We're not like that" Aster interjected with a heavy drowned voice but Sanji was already out of ear shot.

(…)

Haruna's apartment

The girl who adopted the name Springer smiled at her phone gazing at the ticket to the next show of Chikara which will be held tonight so with a smile she picked herself up while also grabbing some notes for her to carry, she stole a look towards the drawer where she keeps her mask "I hope I can learn something tonight to be better" she mused to herself before feeling her phone vibrating bringing her attention picking it up Haruna's eyes widened seeing a message from Naoto saying 'I'm back.'

(…)

Earlier in the airport

Mammy along with her new champion Tiger Mask W exited the plane the former breathing before letting a huge satisfactory sigh out "Do you smell this Tiger?"

"Smell what?" Naoto asked.

"Sweet, sweet victory soon I'll have a full roster" Mammy boasted as she laughed whilst Tiger Mask sighed and silently prayed that her new extreme tactics won't cause too much harm and turn him heel by force. "C'mon we don't have time to waste we got to make for it now!"

(…)

Aster's apartment

Dinner was served after the boy returned from his short visit to his friend, an unbearable silence too much to bear but Aster didn't really have much to say other than what would make this already bizarre predicament the two are at even weirder. Across from him at the table Kasumi ate with etiquette which betrayed the barbaric way she ate dinner with him the first time showing it was a onetime thing, this made Aster to question whether or not proper table manners are requirements for every Ninja or even part of their training "There appears to be a lot of rumours about you" Kasumi suddenly spoke breaking the silence.

Aster blinked "What?"

"At school most of my new friends told me to stay away from you that your creepy and other things that aren't too flattering."

Aster rolled his eyes if he got a penny every time this topic was brought to him he would match Jeff Bezos in riches "I already know this and frankly I ran out of crap to give."

"I'm not saying you should" Kasumi argued "But your not helping yourself by being at odds with everyone. I'd rather not protect you against the whole school" Aster gritted his teeth and clutched his spoon every-time she spoke about protecting him it triggered something in him he doesn't what it is but he hates it, seemingly unaware of her new master's anger the Kunoichi continued "I have discovered several groups in school that wish you harm some are just boys big mouths, but their exists dangerous people who'll go with their threats."

"Why are you doing this?" Aster demanded angrily.

Kasumi stopped hesitating for a moment but she tried to reason "I am your Kunoichi it is my duty to-"

"Why?" the teen demanded again cutting her off "Why did you agree to something so stupid? Why are you making it seem like there is a huge conspiracy against me in school?" Kasumi remained silent letting the boy vent his frustration for she knew they were nothing more than rhetorical questions "I don't need your help. I can defend myself I always have and always will" his voice was filled with hate but the hate wasn't directed at the runaway Ninja "I know" his voice calmed into a broken sob which he immediately recovered from "I know that everyone I meet has a problem with who I am, but for some reason I attract the most vicious of people. So I have to fend for myself because-"

"No one else would?" Kasumi finished in a question which she seemingly already the answer of "Didn't I say I'll protect you?" Aster was dumbstruck as he simply closed his eyes "When I asked my new friends about you, do you know what they said?"

"…" silence was the only replay Aster gave.

"They thought you were too quite at times and too distant. They found it amazing that you have some friends but they didn't speak out of fear but out of pity."

Aster sighed "Pity from that clique of girls?" he asked sarcastically, Kasumi to him unfortunately befriended what he considers the worst girl clique not in bullying but in bothersome they only actively bully one guy a senior who happens to be the only member in the art club. There are rumours that he and his main bully are in fact secretly dating but he didn't care about that especially when one of the clique members destroyed a circle of friends because they were talking too loudly in the lunch break.

Kasumi slowly got up from her chair and reached out for him when she was close Aster backed off not letting her touch him in any form "There is someone in my village who is also looked down upon for what she is, she's so wrapped up in her hate that I fear it'll destroy her one day. I see that in you too" Kasumi turned to the windows greeted by the city lights "You asked me why I agreed to your proposal, correct?" Aster nodded as he mentally rolled his eyes seeing where this's going "I'll admit it was to stay here to shake off my pursuers long enough for them to switch location and for me to leave safely. But after I found out more about you I was reminded of that girl and how I failed to save her when I could" she began walking towards the bedroom she occupied "But maybe there is something else to it. I was told when a Ninja pledges him or herself to someone, then they must stay at their side loyally and faithfully. I went against the clan's laws once and dishonoured myself perhaps this's my atonement. I have a purpose now instead of just running away and hiding for the reminder of my days or perhaps it is both. I don't know all I know is that I said I'll be your kunoichi and stay by your side standing by my word."

"I was joking" Aster admitted stopping her in her tracks momentarily to listen "I just wanted you gone."

Kasumi didn't hesitate in her answer "You might have not meant it but I did."

Kasumi's footsteps and the sound of her door closing rang through his ears for the rest of the night but not as much as her words.

(…)

Chikara arena

The people cheered entering the arena as the show began with lights "Hello and welcome to Chikara ladies and gentlemen" one of the commentators welcomed "Tonight is backed with a huge assortments of star power. For the first match we'll have Smile man go one on one with Chain N Toad , the second match will be a tag match Food battler Futoshi and his partner Pineapple against Spring Moustachio and Golden Ball, the third match will be a woman's match between Twin Tail and Pink Hornet, the fourth match will bit Lightning Max against Suiryu and finally the main event the LGC World champion Blast will face Superalloy Dark-shine! I hope your all excited as I am."

Haruna watched the cheering crowd she would be cheering if she wasn't here to learn and not received that text 'I wounder where is he now? I hope he doesn't do anything stupid like tell uncle I'm not a good Wrestler and put me back in square one, wounder if he saw any of my matches?' her face turned crimson when she remembered the last match against Bunny Bomber and how it ended and quickly shook her head "Oh please no he didn't see that" she whispered her beg.

Meanwhile standing behind a pillar Mammy bared her devilish smirk "Prepare for the attack Tiger."

Naoto rolled his eyes quickly and sighed internally 'Somethings just never change' he mentally mused as he saw the fans before his eyes seemingly caught someone making him gasp.

"What?" Mammy demanded.

"No it's nothing" Naoto lied quickly as he looked to the ring meanwhile Haruna turned around having heard a gasp she never thought she'll hear again before quickly dismissing it.

(…)

*Historical breakdown*

Hey guys this's something new I'll put in the end of the chapter mostly during the past flashbacks. For a long time I knew during the past flashbacks we'll go through real events that took place and people that lived during the eras the flashbacks takes place in, so I decided to make trivia's about them through (Number) and explain it here:

(1)The second Sino Japanese war (1937–1945): was a military conflict that was primarily waged between the Republic of China (The KMT who are stationed in modern day Taiwan) and the Empire of Japan. The war made up the Chinese theatre of the wider Pacific Theatre of the Second World War. The beginning of the war is conventionally dated to the Marco Polo Bridge Incident on 7 July 1937, when a dispute between Japanese and Chinese troops in Peking escalated into a full-scale invasion. This full-scale war between the Chinese and the Empire of Japan is often regarded as the beginning of World War II in Asia.

(2)The long march: was a military retreat undertaken by the Red Army of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the forerunner of the People's Liberation Army, to evade the pursuit of the Kuomintang (KMT or Chinese Nationalist Party) army.

(3)Kim Il-Sung: was a North Korean politician and the founder of North Korea, which he ruled from the country's establishment in 1948 until his death in 1994. Before that however he joined the CCP where he staged guerrilla warfare against the Japanese army which nicknamed him the Tiger and got good word put on him by the CCP high officers convincing their leader at the time Mao Zedong to put him in charge of his half of Korea following Japan's surrender.

(4)The Meiji restoration: was a political event that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. Although there were ruling emperors before the Meiji Restoration, the events restored practical abilities and consolidated the political system under the Emperor of Japan. Before that the Shogunate controlled Japan until the arrival of the Black ships and Japan started it's efforts of modernization.

*The course of updates*

The Chibi Candy Pair appeared before the readers as they looked to the wall seeing the hidden Naoto watching Haruna "So are they going to be a thing or what?" Chibi Mint complained.

"Well some couples like to take it slow so let's leave at that and do our short" Chibi Milk reasoned.

"Hmph shorts that's what we get and we're supposed to be main characters yet this author keeps pulling stuff out of nowhere" Chibi Mint insulted Awesome ax10 because she's ungrateful "Hey! Why did you write me as ungrateful?" she demanded like she's a goddess of some-kind "Oi are you messing with me or something I'll get you" she attempted to pick a fight with the author but Chibi Milk like the beautiful fair angel she is stopped her.

"They'll make sense and the author can just get rid of you if he wanted" Chibi Milk reasoned with a beautiful sound earning her a short strawberry cake from the author, Chibi Milk cheeks turned red "Thanks" she then ate her cake in a cute way.

"Hey, no fair" Chibi Mint complained her childish attitude is getting at the authors nerves "Hey what the hell is your problem describing me like some evil bitch?"

"Anyways the Chikara characters from One punch man the author doesn't own them obviously" Chibi Milk said cutting her brash partner before she picked she couldn't win in thousand years as she barred her teeth at the author like a wild animal "The next update will be the Chikara matches and the next three updates will be the Halloween special. Unlike the last time this special will be an OVA."

"Weebo" Chibi Mint attempted to insult but too bad for her he prides himself as one and enjoys the frustrated look upon her face that's about to break into years "Why you?" Chibi Mint never reached the author as he created a glass wall that his her head and made her fall.

"Um please don't do that she hates being underrated" Chibi Milk begged the author and earned herself a pat on the head reddening her cheeks "Anyway it'll be non-canon the first chapter of it will be an interlude something that all future specials will have describing us enjoying the event since he got the idea when he planned the Chinese new year special and the next two chapters after it will be matches. Thanks for reading and have a nice day."