Chapter 2: Cat and Mouse
As I left Campus to return home I remembered that just this Morning in exactly the spot I was standing now I met Enju and Akari, it brought a smile to my face. A Smile I haven't had in a long time, but also that didn't last long. I pulled my head down as a Kunai-knife flew over my head and into a tree, I turned around to face the attacker and what I saw was a masked woman with blades made of ice, she didn't hesitate for a second and charged forward and swung her blades at me with all her might.
I dodged every attack and pushed her away "stop this, if you continue I won't hold back" I shouted she stood still for a moment
"Can not stop.. Mission to complete, Kill Kiba Inuzuka" she replied,
I get it now, she must be from my village, I tried to remember but my train of thought was stopped when the entire are around me turned white, wait! "The hidden snow Jutsu?" I asked, I looked at the girl to see her charging at me again, I dodged her charge and kicked her "you must be from the Machiyuki clan" I said, she stopped dead in her tracks, seems like I hit the mark on that one "and judging from the way you're dressed, you are most likely from the Black-ops Foundation"
she growled at my words and charged forward much faster then before, probably with more force then before
"you should have ran when you had the chance, now you'll find out why the village wants me dead" using a combination of wind and water Ninjutsu I shaped the snow into a thick wall between my attacker and me, and it worked. She ran through the wall and slowed down and instead of the thud you'd hear when colliding with someines body she heard the loud sound of metal striking metal, well more like Ice striking metal.
"What, When.. Where?" she stuttered, before my feet stuck into the ground was a giant longsword which I can use as a shield as the blade itself is very wide.
"i'll tell you what your assignment didn't" I began "you see, my left eye gives me access to a different dimension in which I am able to store objects, such as weaponry" I grabbed the sword with both my hands pulled the blade out of the ground and swung it at her. She dodged the attack but I still cut her left arm. The snow thickened as she attempted to blur my vision "one more thing" I said as my blade lit up in flames "a swordsman with Nature affinity is unbeatable" I swung my blade in her direction sending a wall of flames in her direction. The snow evaporated the moment the flames passed over it, she jumped backwards and ran for the hills as the snow disappear and I returned my blade to my left eyes dimension.
"Was that a NINJA?!" I heard a voice shout from the campus gates, it was John who looked in the direction my opponent ran off towards. Dammit, now I'm in trouble did he see the fight?
John ran up to me "Kiba, did you see that?" I made a confused face
"see what? I was just walking home when you suddenly screamed" I replied he threw his hands on top of his head and groaned
"come on! You must have seen it" he said I shook my head and shrugged
The next day I came into class very late to find Johnny telling Enju, Akari about what he saw yesterday, luckily Enju didn't believe a word he said but Akari was completely bound by the idea of Ninja's existing in our world today, the Teacher called for everyone's attention
"This is the new transfer student" he said looking at the White haired girl beside him
"Hello, Ricka Machiyuki" she said and my breath stopped, I coughed and tried to regain my composure, Enju was looking at me. I am one Hundred percent certain that she was my Attacker yesterday, and as it turned out I was correct, instead of being able to focus on the lesson I had to constantly fight off poisoned needles coming towards me from behind, from exactly where Ricka sat.
That wasn't the only problem, if she were caught attacking me in broad daylight and publicity then I would be exposed as a Ninja, and it had already begun, I could tell Enju sensed something but it seems like she wasn't sure she looked around class and at me a few times.
After class John and Akari rushed to my table asking me to remember yesterday and I said I didn't see anything
"I think Ninja's are real, and so does Johnny. We decided we are gonna look for Ninja's, to meet them and to talk to them. We are starting a club" Akari yelled
"and we are gonna call it: The Ninja Seeking Club!" Johnny chimed in,
"did I hear Ninja's?" a Girl asked from a little away from us
"Suou-san?!" Enju said a little surprised "since when are you back?" the other Girl laughed
"just yesterday" she replied, she looked at me
"Right," Enju said "Yamabuki these are John Spicer and Kiba Inuzuka" Enju introduced us
"Hey! I'm Yamabuki Suou" she replied cheerfully "now back to topic, I heard something about a Ninja Club and I want in!" Yamabuki said "I'll make costumes, for cosplay. That enough to get me on board?"
Akari and Johnny nodded "great that is member number four" Akari said "Johnny, Yamabuki, Kiba and me" I jumped out of my seat when Akari said this
"me?! I never said I'd join" I yelled but they completely ignored me.
Time passed and the Ninja seeking club was steadely forming, we had two new members, the small Pink haired Boob-wonder Myu Momochi and the all to sexual Tengge Yomoda, and a Ninja obsessed Sports Teacher as a overseer and advisor. We were missing one member for our club to get our Seven before we can officially start the club. The Schoolday passed normally except for one thing. Unlicke the past week, today has been peaceful. No Knives, no Needles, No poisoned food. Seems like Ricka calmed abit maybe I can talk to her now, but what should I say? I wandered aimlessly through the school building to the usual spot I go on my lunch break to be alone, the School's roof. I opened the door to the roof to see none other then Ricka standing there.
"i am leaving" Ricka said
"why?" I asked
she turned around and looked rather sad "Mission deadline reached, Punishment for failure to be received"
I sat down on the bench and looked at her "what do you think they'll do to you?" I asked, she looked away
"degrade rank, physical punishment" she replied
"I doubt that" I replied, she turned and stepped towards me with a confused look "they'll kill you" I said, "If the foundation found out you failed your mission they'll kill you, I've seen it happen. And you know things about me the village leaders want to keep from the villagers and Ninja at all cost, and they cant have word spilling from someone who failed to kill me" I said,
she sat down beside me, I grabbed her hand "I'm asking you this because we were once part of the same Village, don't go back. Abandon the life of cruelty and insecurity that our leaders have brought upon our village" she looked at me and tilted her head
"how?" she asked
I smiled, "I'll send a simple message" I said, I stood up and turned to look at Ricka once more, she was sitting in the Sunlight and suddenly began smiling
"Bitter Enemies, Better Friends" she said.