Prologue
A New Face
Long Ago…
A single youma challenged the emperor of the youma realm for the sake of mankind. The youma would prove victorious, and seal off the Youma Realm. That Youma was the Black Ninja Sato.
Sato's legend spread, and the Legendary Black Ninja was revered by mankind. But as the years slipped by, the memory of his deeds and the existence of youma faded from memory.
After 2000 years, the seal on the youma realm began to weaken. The Youma Emperor Madara sent his minions after Sato's wife and twin sons in an act of revenge.
Sato's human wife, Emika, stood no chance against the youma and lost her life. One of Sato's sons, Ryuki, went missing. The only survivor was Danzo, Ryuki's twin brother.
Decades later…
Danzo was reunited with his lost brother, Ryuki. Ryuki survived the years with the help of his father's sword, the youma blade Yamikaze, and longed to obtain even greater might by unlocking the power of Sato.
Akira, a man bent on obtaining greater power, knew that unlocking Sato's power, would weaken the seal on the youma realm. To this end, Akira manipulated Ryuki from the shadows to fulfill his deluded ambitions.
Conflicted over his feelings for his lost brother, Danzo set out to stop Ryuki and Akira. Along the way, Danzo met a kunoichi named Miyabi. Her lust for revenge against Akira, the man who killed her father, served to steel Danzo's resolve. Danzo later met the other kunoichi from three schools, a temple far away In Kyoto, and five rogues that were on the run.
Asuka: granddaughter of the legendary Hanzo.
Ikaruga: a young girl adopted by a rich family who inherited the Hien.
Katsuragi: a perverted kunoichi who aspired to do greater than her parents.
Yagyuu: a girl who lost her sister to an illness.
HIbari: A young innocent girl who wanted to become stronger.
Homura: a former student of Hebijo who had been deceived in the past by her former master.
Yomi: a slum dweller who wanted to fight for the poor.
Hikage: an assassin who masked her emotions.
Mirai: A young lady who despised ignorance and bullying.
Haruka: A mad scientist who wanted to become a master of puppets.
Yumi: The granddaughter of the late Kurokage.
Yozakura: Yumi's right hand woman of Gessen Academy.
Shiki: A girl who had very little priorities in her control.
Murakumo: A girl who feared her ugliness and hid behind a mask.
Minori: A young girl who enjoyed playing and eating sweets.
Imu: Miyabi's friend who refused to let anyone near her.
Murasaki: A shut-in who enjoyed reading visual novels, playing games, and hated being a ninja.
Ryobi: A former student of Gessen who defected and became a cold blooded killer.
Ryona: a crazed girl who found pain, name calling, and bullying very pleasing to her ears.
Renka: Eldest sister of the Mikagura clan.
Hanabi: explosive middle sister of the Mikagura clan.
Kafuru: youngest sister of the Mikagura clan.
Naraku: guardian of Kagura.
Kagura: destroyer of the Youma.
Fubuki: a human/youma hybrid who wanted to finish Kurokage's old ambition of destroying evil, but took his justice too far.
Senko: Fubuki's loyal friend and follower.
Gekko: Fubuki's friend who fell in love with Danzo during the crisis.
Ryoki: Ryobi and Ryona's deceased sister brought back from death.
Ayame: A student from Hanzo Academy who idolized Katsuragi.
After learning that Akira was the real threat all along, Danzo and Ryuki teamed up to fight the mad scholar. However, this comradery did not last long, as the two could not overcome their differences.
The battle between brothers was fierce but Ryuki met his match. In the end, he refused Danzo's help as he fell alone into the Youma Realm.
Soon after, Danzo opened his shop for business: Youma May Cry. Fronting as a local handyman, he used his business to hunt down youma and collect information on Madara.
The Slums of Asakusa were dark and foreboding. They were slowly recovering after several months repairs that made it seem a lot better than before. The stars shone brightly in the night sky above where the moon seemed to glow a bright silver. While the slum dwellers were walking to and fro, trying to keep themselves alive, a mysterious portal opened from above, and a woman with long blonde hair landed on the streets wearing a black choker, a black corset with a lightning bolt opening revealing her chest, Black leather pants with yellow lightning bolts, a leather double belt at the waist, high-heel boots, a black armband, and a pair of sunglasses. She turned to see a shop behind her with the words "Youma May Cry" above the doorway.
Inside the shop, Danzo was sitting at his desk reading a magazine when the phone rang. He put it down and picked up the receiver. On the walls were the heads of various youma he had slain in his numerous jobs from clients that called him all with swords sticking out of their mouths and foreheads. The front desk on the other hand was littered with beer bottles, pizza boxes, and overturned ice cream dishes. A song on his jukebox was beginning to come to an end.
"Youma May Cry," Danzo said into the mouthpiece.
The caller was asking him for a job, but Danzo looked up at the clock which told him it was too late.
"Sorry we closed at nine," Danzo said grumpily and hung up the phone.
"Again, no password. I can't seem to get any real business," he muttered.
But his thoughts were soon interrupted by the sound of a Motorcycle crashing through the door. It's rider stopped it, shut off the engine, and smoothly dismounted it to face him with her feet on the ground. Danzo had never seen this woman before.
"Whoa, slow down babe!" Danzo told her.
Danzo saw that this woman was also attractive, but he didn't want his girlfriend Gekko getting jealous and angry at him.
"Well well, what do we have here? Nature calls? It's in the back," He said pointing behind him.
The woman looked around her and saw that it was a youma slaying shop.
"So, you must be the handyman who will take any dirty job? Am I correct?" she asked.
Danzo nodded as he stood up and picked up his sword, Shadow-edge.
"Almost. I only take special jobs. If you know what I mean," Danzo said looking suspiciously at the woman.
"You're the man who lost a mother and brother to evil twenty years ago. The son of the legendary black ninja, Sato, Mr. Danzo," the woman replied nonchalantly.
"Well the way I figure it, in this business a lot of your kind comes around, and if I kill each one that comes, eventually I should hit the 'Jackpot' sooner or later," Danzo glowered pointing his sword at the woman.
The woman however was unfazed at having a sword near her throat.
"In that case, you should be used to this sort of thing," the woman said calmly.
She grabbed the blade and sent a surge of electricity into Danzo's body making him scream loudly. Then she proceeded to kick and punch him back sending him flying towards his desk smashing it to pieces. Seeing Shadow-edge in the air, she caught the broadsword in her hand, sent it flying towards the Youma Hunter pinning him to the remains of his desk, and began to zap him with her Youma powers.
"Are you really the son of the legendary black ninja, Sato? Didn't your daddy teach you how to use a sword?" the woman asked, as she grabbed her motorcycle and threw it towards him.
Danzo smirked pridefully as he pulled out his guns Silver-moon and Black-star.
"A sword? Time to go to work guys," he chuckled and fired wildly at the bike, sending it flying towards the woman who leapt out of the way.
The bike exploded in a shower of sparks setting fire to the interior of the shop. The woman then saw Danzo slowly stood up as he holstered his black handgun.
"Even as a child, I had powers, I have the blood of the youma in me," Danzo stated cooly.
"What strength," the woman said admirably.
You're the first one to know about my avengeance. It looks like I'm getting closer," Danzo told the woman as removed the sword from his body and pointed his silver hand cannon towards her.
The woman slowly stood up as she studied him carefully.
"It seems that way. But I'm not your enemy. My name is Tina. I came here to seek your help, to put an end to the Youma Realm," She said as she looked away.
Danzo looked confused, but watched as Tina removed her shades and turned to face him. To his surprise she had the same features her mother had in the picture he kept in the shop.
"20 years ago Madara, the emperor of the Youma realm resurrected," Tina explained to him.
"Madara?" Danzo replied, still in shock at Tina's appearance.
"Yes. His powers were sealed by Sato. He's attempting to gain control of the human world once again. He's been preparing to open the gate on Samoa Island," Tina replied.
Danzo couldn't believe his ears. He knew that this woman, Tina was right. Quickly he gathered his belongings and made sure to prepare himself for a big trip beyond.
"Okay then, I'll see you at Samoa Island. But first I need a little bit of help from some friends of mine," Danzo said quickly.
Tina nodded and raced off to Samoa Island. Once she was gone, Danzo began writing letters to his kunoichi friends in Asakusa that he was leaving Japan for a big job that had been given to him from a client that would ultimately lead him to his goal.
At Hanzo Academy, Asuka, Ikaruga, Katsuragi, Yagyuu, Hibari, and their master Kiriya had just finished training when they received word from the postman that Danzo was departing for Samoa Island.
"I'm afraid that this mission of your friend's seems very important, but after what transpired before, It's best to wait until anymore Youma start causing trouble," said their master.
"We understand master, and we'll train even harder than before if we are to defeat our enemies," replied Ikaruga, who bowed and walked off.
The Crimson Squad was now holding up signs for a new pizza place that had opened up as Danzo was preparing for a big assignment from his newest client. When they saw him, Homura dropped the sign and went up to him.
"Had a feeling we'd meet again bub," Asuka's rival said with a friendly grin.
"Yeah well, it turns out the ruler of the Youma Realm, Madara's planning to make a comeback and wreak his vengeance on humanity," replied Danzo.
Yomi, Hikage, Mirai, and Haruka suddenly turned and saw Danzo with their fearless leader. They decided to stop and take a break from their job for now and listened to the conversation between their two friends.
"Apparently some random girl called Tina showed up at my shop and told me about Madara. He's gonna appear on Samoa Island with his army of Youma to attack humanity. Unfortunately though, the other girls from Hanzo, Gessen, and Hebijo are gonna be training for a while with themselves and each other. I asked Rin and Daidoji to look after them alongside the guys they love from the US military," explained Danzo.
Homura was a little disappointed that Asuka, Yumi, and Miyabi wouldn't join them. She even learned from Gekkou, Danzo's new girlfriend, that she'd help Fubuki and Senkou help the Mikagura sisters, Naraku, and Kagura at the shrine. Before she could answer the rest of team Crimson arrived to greet him. Mirai smiled at her friend as she always felt happy being the first man to understand how ignorance felt.
"Count us in Danzo Darling," said Haruka, gently laying her hand on his shoulder.
"Okay Team Crimson, we're goin' to Samoa Island," announced Danzo.
Together the six friends headed off to a new location.
Sometime later after arriving at the island of American Samoa, Danzo forced the doors open to reveal what looked like a huge palace of towers constructed from feudal era architecture. Homura and the Crimson squad, stared at the structure in awe. The new girl, Tina, lead them in through the gates.
"The palace is above this cliff. Come on, let's go," she said.
Danzo nodded, then motioned for Team Crimson to change into their Shinobi outfits as Tina leapt upwards and disappeared from view. The doors slowly closed behind them as the strange girl vanished. They walked slowly and cautiously through the ruins until they came to an opening.
"This is making me feel uneasy," said Hikage.
"Are you sure we can trust this Tina?" asked Mirai.
Danzo nodded slowly at her. But Mirai sensed something strange in his eyes. They were full of suspicion about his new friend.
"Everybody keep on your toes," said Homura.
"Got it, and stay close to Danzo," added Yomi.
The rest of the girls nodded and went into the opening. Upon walking through, they turned around to see a brick wall seal them in.
"No point turning back now. We got ourselves into this mess and we're gonna see it through to the end," said Danzo, as he watched team Crimson split up and investigate the area.