Chapter 5

Momiji and Ayane teleported to pass through the Black Spider territory, eliminating all the ninjas that got in their way. Once they entered in their village, Momiji noticed one of the black spider ninja walking over to them with a little blonde girls in his hands.

"Canna?" Momiji called out as she shielded her sword, trying not to scare the girl. "Drop the child you idiot." Ayane told the ninja in an annoyed tone of voice then grabbed her Flash Kunai that was strapped on her hips.

The ninja got out a smaller knife and held it above his head. "If you decide to kill me, the child dies as well." He said with a serious tone of voice. Other ninjas arrived to the area, surrounding the one with Canna.

"Help!" Canna called out as he ran off with her. The rest of the ninjas got their weapons out, ready to go and attack Momiji and Ayane.

"You really think yall Can stop us?" Ayane laughed as she asked the ninjas. They then ran towards them, but Ayane stopped them by performing the Art of the Raging Mountain God ninpo, which killed all the remaining ninjas.

"I say we find Hikaru first then go and get Canna." Momiji explained and looked over at her. "We will find Canna." A voice from behind Momiji replied. Ayane turned around to see Master Hayate and Master Ryu approaching them.

"Master Ryu?!" Ayane was shocked as they came closer towards them. "You guys go look for Hikaru..don't worry about Canna." Hayate said glancing at Momiji. "But Hayate-sama, we must find Kasumi as well." Momiji told him. Ayane's red eyes widen as Momiji blurted out her sister's name.

"Kasumi?" Ryu and Hayate both questioned Momiji's response. "Um..Ayane let's go find Hikaru." Momiji said trying to avoid their confused looks. "Momiji wait..Hayate and Ayane, go find Hikaru." Ryu ordered them. Hayate nodded and turned to the kunoichi. "Let's go Ayane." He said. "Sir." She replied, disappearing leaving violet Irish petals followed by a gust of wind.

"Kasumi is here?" Ryu asked as he approached the maiden. "Yes Master Ryu.." She admitted to him. "For how long has she been here?..Why?" He demanded. "Since her last mission, she was ordered to take out the threat. But then they poisoned her to join the clan." Momiji explained. Ryu sighed and looked back at her. "Let's go find her and Canna..bring them back home to Japan." He told her then walked around her to go deeper into the area.

"Master Ryu!, Are you upset that I haven't told you this sooner?" Momiji asked in embarrassment looking down at the ground. She didn't want to fail her master nor wanted him to get upset at her. Having this moment of him getting upset will haunt her forever.

Ryu then stopped in his tracks and turned to face the maiden. He wrapped his muscular arms around her torso, making her face bury into his well-built chest. "I'm glad you just informed me in time, Momiji. With this being a secret, Kasumi could have been dead anytime soon." He whispered into her ear. She sighed with relief in Ryu's chest, glad she hasn't yet disappointed her master.

They were holding onto each other for several minutes, until they heard someone run their way. Ryu released his embrace and unshielded his sword. Then a little girl ran into Ryu's right leg, hiding behind him sobbing with fear.

"Ryu! They're chasing me! Protect me please!.." Canna whispered with sobs in his leg. "Canna?" He was surprised that she managed to escape them. "You're alright." Momiji said with relief.

"I..ran off..and now..they want..to..use me..as a..." Canna couldn't finish, all she did was cry, burying her face in Ryu's leg. He kneeled down to Canna and wrapped her into a protective hug, causing her to release from his leg and wrapped her small arms around him.

"It's okay, Canna. They won't hurt you as long as I'm here." Ryu said as he pick her up and strapped his sword back into its place.

"I might have a clue to where Kasumi will be." Momiji said as they walked deeper into the Black Spider woods. He turned to take a glance at her and then back at Canna. Ryu nodded and started to walk closer to her. "Teleport to the lab..Kasumi will be somewhere there." Momiji told him as she disappeared leaving gases of fire.

"Canna, listen to me. Close your eyes. Don't listen to anything, don't look at anything. Shut everything out." He told the girl. Canna nodded and did as she was told. With said, he disappeared leaving only green leaves behind.


"Master Hayate! She's in here." Ayane called out as she entered a cell room with a short brown haired teenage girl unconscious inside the cell. Hayate then teleported into the cell and scooped her into his arms, making sure she was still alive.

"She's still breathing. We need to take her to Momiji right away." Hayate told her as he teleported back to Momiji.

Ayane was about to follow, but a small doll caught her eyes. She kneeled down to pick up the doll Canna asked her to keep. A single tear rolled down her cheek and landed on one of the doll's black button eye.

'I hope you're safe Canna.' She thought as she disappeared with the doll still in her hand.


Once Momiji, Ryu, and Canna entered the lab, no one was there. Suddenly, a tall girl with long auburn colored hair wrapped in a ponytail also wearing all black entered the top level of the lab.

"Kasumi?"Momiji questioned as she tried to recognize the girl. Beside her came a man wearing a white tux and a white face mask entered the lab.

"Donovan.." Ryu said in frustration. "Yes, like my ultimate weapon? I found her killing innocent ones and changed her entire personality..An excellent plan, don't you think?" Donovan said with a laugh. "Oh yes, I also found this one wondering around." He added as a woman with short white hair dragged another girl with a brown ponytail and pink headband wearing green ninja attire appeared chained up.

"Is that...?" Ryu's emerald green eyes widen as he saw Hitomi trying to escape the white haired woman.

"Let me go!" Hitomi yelled at the woman struggling to break free. "We are just getting started." The woman said as a guard come towards them and held a knife above Hitomi's forehead. "Finish her off?" The guard asked as he tightened his grip around the knife, moving it closer to her head.

"Go ahead." She said. But right before Hitomi was about to get stabbed, the guard fell down to her feet. She shrieked as the guard fell before her. Hitomi looked up to see Ayane standing there, strapping her weapon back onto her.

"Ayane?" Hitomi was shocked to see the one person that hates her the most saving her life. "Don't flatter yourself." She replied in an annoyed and cold tone of voice. 'It's back again.' She thought rolling her eyes. Then Ayane got out one of her kunai and cut through the chains on Hitomi.

Once she was released, she punched the white haired woman in the face causing her to fall unconscious on the ground.

Several ninjas began to run toward Momiji and Ryu, who was still holding Canna in his arms. Momiji began to fight multiple ninjas at once while Ryu could only fight one at a time, since he had a child in his arms.

Soon, Momiji got tired from fighting as more and more ninjas approached them with multiple weapons attached on them. "They just won't stop." She told herself and looked over at Ryu. It seemed like he was losing energy as well, so she ran towards him and faced her back against his.

She then performed something similar to Ayane's ninpo, but it took all the life's out of every ninja. "Thank you." Ryu said as he shielded his sword. She nodded and turned to see a familiar ninja running towards her.

"Momiji!" The figure called out as he ran to her with Hikaru in his arms. "Hayate? What happened?" She asked as she studied Hikaru. "Ayane found her in this state inside her cell..she's still breathing, luckily." He told Momiji putting her down on the ground.

Canna turned her head and saw Hikaru laying down and not moving. She was trying to to released from Ryu's arms, so he put her down and she ran to Hikaru. "Hikaru, wake up!" Canna called as she was shaking her with all her strength.

She didn't move nor wake up after Canna's actions. Momiji kneeled down besides her and pulled out the Eye of the Dragon out of her pocket. "This might help. If not..." Momiji said as she looked from Hikaru to Canna. "It has to.." She sounded worried after her answer.

Momiji wrapped her hands around the Eye and it began to glow as she passed it over her body. Afterwards, the Eye stopped glowing and wrapped itself around Hikaru's neck. She slowly opened her eyes seeing Momiji and the others looking at her. "Momiji?" She asked as she pushed herself up from the ground. Canna then ran into her arms and buried her face in her leg. She then kneeled down to her level and embraced the little girl. "I'm okay Canna..don't cry." She whispered in Canna's ear and wiped her tears away.

Hikaru then stood up to face Ryu, who was telling Momiji something and she disappeared, leaving gases of fire. "I know where Kasumi is." Hikaru told him as he turned to face her.

"Hitomi might of seen her while she got taken by that woman." She added turning around to see Hitomi walking over to Hayate with an annoyed Ayane following behind. "Hitomi?" Hayate questioned as he felt someone wrap their arms around him. "Yes, it's me Hayate." She said walking around to be face to face with him.

"Kasumi is, well was with Donovan but-" "I'm right here Hitomi." She was cut off when she heard a familiar voice from behind her. Everyone turned to see Kasumi and Canna's mother, Mizuki following behind the ninja.

"It's nice to see you again Kas." Ayane said greeting her with a hug. "You're alive.." Hayate said going over to hug both of his sisters. After a couple of seconds, Kasumi released their embrace and walked over to Hitomi.

"I thought I would have to go and get you after a while." She told her. "Hey, you sound like someone I know.." Hitomi said and glanced over Kasumi's shoulder to see Hayate, looking confused. Kasumi giggled and wrapped her into a hug.

"Let's go back to the village. This place is creeping me out." Hitomi said releasing their hug. Kasumi smiled and looked over at her baby sister. "Race you?" She asked. Ayane smirked and disappeared leaving violet Irish petals followed by pink cherry blossoms.

"Do they ever grow up?" Hayate chuckled looking over at Hitomi. "Nope! Neither will I." she giggled as she was hoisted into his arms like a bride. "That's what I love about you." Hayate said and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek then disappeared leaving a gust of wind behind.