Those 6 days passed like water, it was really impressive how time move fast when you do not notice it while doing the thing that keep's you out of reality.

The clone technic i was trying to learn, was hella hard, i just can't seem to grasp how will i do with it. I mean, it eats a lot of chakra, even if i train 'til chakra exhaustion for 6 days straight, i saw no improvement.

Well a +5 minutes, but it was probably of me extending my chakra reserve.

Anyway, the last day was when my brother returned from what i guess his patrol on the hopefully not soon-to-be-a-battlefield, and we took our first picture. While i hated doing pictures, i guessed it was a special day because everyone is here and i passed the test to be a Shinobi of the clan, so we took it.

But the thing is that it was proposed to be done earlier that day, the day of my return to shinobi service so we took it with my usual shinobi outfit of the clan, much to the protest of mother.

Anyway, after that, i got with my team and returned to service. We got our sparring days, daily choirs, and small patrol around the clan that i knew like the back of my hands.

It lasted about a month of constant simple and boring missions, well set aside the sparring match. Anyway, today was a day that i expected to be like the other usual days. Sparing, choirs, patrol etc. But to our surprise, it was something else.

So we got to the agency like usual to get our missions, the only thing that was different was that this time, it was the Head of the Central Shinobi Agency himself that summoned us.

We entered the same room that looks like a bunker 'It is a bunker', and the same blond middle aged man sitting in front of us as well as the secretary on our left side.

We greeted each other, formalities included. While i am indeed the clan heir, it does not give me a choice but to be like others when in duty, even my own father can't do nothing against rules, equality, quality, and peace above everything else in the agency.

Anyway, we got our first mission outside of the compound area, and here i thought that i do not have the right to go away from the compound for more than 20km until i had at least 6 months of experience in the agency, but it seems to be false.

My team and I brought the subject, but the men just looked at us with indifference and said that we are already ready, my two teammates were already above the 6 months minimum, and i can gain experience thought that with two seniors.

Another thing is, i heard Inu brought up that we needed at least our Taicho to do that kind of high risk mission, while he just shrugged it off and said that they needed all the shinobi and kunoichi available to patrol the large extend of the border and the compound. Much to the questioning of Inu of why the patrol were that frequent, did not get a proper answer, i guess they didn't know.

So we took off, but before we left the agency, the middle aged men said that for every big mission, we needed a communication device, who worked for about 100 km around the compound.

It was a black box (WW2 communication device of the deployed troupes who in case they needed it for backup or support, but with some modern capabilities), backpack sized, with a specified channel to call the agency in case something happened. They all said that i, who was the green men of the team, needed to carry the device.

And here we are now, leaving the compound, moving north on our way to the sector of the our supposed patrol area, at least 50km from the compound, the farthest i've been out of the compound, i was on high alert, on which Kuma said.

"Damn Yurei, stop being paranoid, it's just a patrol mission, nothing more, nothing less. I don't wand to imagine what will happen to you if you were really in a spy mission or anything like that." He said while we were hopping through the trees to our designated patrol area.

I turned to the right, seeing Kuma looking at me, i said "I don't know men, just feel something off, even if i try to loose up a bit, it eats me right away, can't help it."

This time, Inu who is the captain, turned his head slightly to see me, he is in front of us, leading us. He said "Kuma's right Yurei, you are being unnecessarily paranoid, we don't need you to freak out when a single movement is spotted, calm yourself and be efficient, it's our first major mission." he turned to see his way in front of him, he continued "Again, it's just a patrol mission, we've been in peace for years, hell since the warring state, so no danger even if it's a major mission."

I sighed, "I tried guys, really. But this feeling of uneasiness, i can't shake it off, just cop with it guys. Like you said, it's just a mission, i do my things, and you yours. But if something happens, i won't be that one paranoid guy who survived a mission where his teammates died because they thought that their mission will be easy."

They turned to me, Kuma said "What do you mean by that? aren't you exaggerating?"

Next was Inu "Yurei, i don't know what you are talking about, but you made me uneasy all of a sudden, and i don't like it, explain yourself."

Kuma turned to Inu, still hopping trees, he shouted "Inu! you too?! come on!"

I looked at the ground, feeling like i was flying, i said "I am not supposed to say it to you guys, but you know that i am the potential heir in case my brother happens to be MIA or KIA right?" they nodded, "so to explain a bit, i know a bit more than you guys do, so please just trust me and be serious for this mission. I don't know how other missions will be, but keep up the alert."

Inu and Kuma were silent, Inu looked like he was in deep thought, while Kuma looked like he was in the verge of exploding, he said "You better have an explanation for this, Yurei!"

I just nodded, we continued to hop on the trees, until we arrived at our destination. It was a still a forest land, but with less trees than the areas we were hopping on.

They thought about separating the team, but i insisted to be together, even if it hurt my pride, because of Kuma calling me scarred cat, but Inu understood thankfully, and we were together for the patrol.

It will take time, but at least we are safe together, well i hope so. Anyway, we were walking around the area, surveying everything, especially me and Inu, not surprised of Inu who took my warning seriously, but Kuma looks like a tourist, with a slight tenseness in his posture somehow, it really made me angry, but carried on with the mission nonetheless.

We continued walking, i remarked Inu slowing his pace, his hand slowly taking his tanto from his back hips, i asked "Inu? something wrong?"

He looked at me, he said "I don't know, i don't like it, i feel like my chakra is a bit weird," I nodded to him, confirming that i too felt it, he activated his sharingan, "Activate yours, it helped me."

I nodded, activating my sharingan, then looked at my left, where Kuma supposed to be.

Supposed.

I panicked, tapped one time for Inu to make him look back, while i looked back instinctively, i saw Kuma talking, but to what? i didn't hear anything coming from him, like he was talking with a ghost.

Then it hit me, i saw his chakra was being disturbed, slightly enough for him who didn't have any training with Genjutsu to be fooled, i took my hand, then made a seal of concentration, i was a sensor, so i tried to sense something odd.

I felt it, an unknown living being approaching Kuma from his right, a human, a very good concealed shinobi.

I yelled with all my might, "Contact on 5!" i unsheathed my Tanto, "Genjutsu Ku-!"

Anything that i wanted to say, or yell, couldn't come out of my mouth after what i saw.

Kuma, who somehow saw the shinobi at his right, instinctively raised his hand to defend himself, and the other in direction of his pouch.

But unfortunately, the red haired enemy had a Tanto, and rook off his right hand.

A scream of agony ensued, filling me and Inu with deadness.

Kuma is most likely out of combat, a two novice against probably a highly trained shinobi.

"ебать/yebat/fuck!"

The end of the first volume: The beginning after the end.

Well, i think i am about to stop writing for a while, focusing on myself and dealing with that shit of a depression, studying, working out and shit. Especially with the incoming graduation test of my last year of high school. Anyway, thanks for reading, and don't forget to review the story or point out the flaw and problems here, as well as fav the chapter in wattpad if you liked it.

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See you for about 15 days.