Thanks to all those who reviewed and no thanks to those who didn't! No, I'm just kidding. But seriously guys, I really want to be a better writer, and I can't be one if you don't give me feedback! Huff, well here's my first chapter of the story! Critique it as hard as you want, I'm good with bad reviews. It makes me grow as a writer that much more. Hope you like it!

Narrator

After taking a deep breath of the late morning air, Kasumi untied her waist long, auburn hair, and decided to clean it. For there were leaves and debris that clung.

She walked over to the edge and sat down. This is the river that would bring her to Shunsaku's clan. She sighed and dipped her hair into the warm water, rubbing it with a rock, she took thankfully from the river.

Her mind was like a whirlwind, Why hasn't father brought anyone to stop me? Maybe he wants me killed, so he'll have an excuse to put my cousin, Akari, to be the future leader... she was always the dream daughter he wanted.

Frowning, she practiced her ninjutsu moves, for the battle she would soon have. She was superior, but was hungry for more knowledge to kill the bastard who had kidnapped her beloved brother.

She leapt and fought with invisible armies. Taking out her katana, she started to swing her arms ferociously.

A rustle brought Kasumi to a halt. The sharp noise was coming in at her direction. Realizing it was an arrow, she jumped up and spun, catching the arrow with both ease and elegance.

An envelope was attached to it. Studying the arrow, she found that it bore her clan's symbol.

I guess he does want me back.

She was about to open the letter when she saw a sudden movement behind a bush. She stuffed the letter in her belt and quickly positioned herself into a fighting stance.

Three ninjas, wearing a deep blue outfit dashed near her back. As her eyes shifted, she was able to spot a slower one and charged after him with her ready katana. The man was adequate, shielding himself with his own sword.

More men came pouring out. She was surrounded by seven of them.

They all came at her simultaneously. She protected herself from hits and got to hit many of her own. She killed two at the same time, pinning them together with her killer weapon.

Five left...

She quickly nudged a man with her knees and sliced his throat before he could regain his balance.

Men that were still alive, quickly ran towards her with there weapons pointing towards her. She was being swallowed.

Kasumi jumped at the perfect moment, which made two men accidentally, strike each other. They fell to the ground lifeless.

This is the easiest battle I've ever fought. But why would father bring such inexperienced fighters?

While landing to the ground, she aimed her whole body towards one of them and swiped at the man's neck.

One left...

The man seemed to be in a state of shock, for he stood there, wide-eyed. Expeditiously, she took out her katana, threw it in the air and pushed her palm to the base of it. The katana soared at him with astronomical speed, piercing his heart.

She let out an easy breath.

Soon after, she prayed hoping that it would help them go to the next world. For she knew that they only followed her father's instructions and never meant to hurt her.

She wiped her katana on the grass and took out the letter, and started walking onwards with the river. The letter was from her father, naturally.

She read it out loud:

Kasumi, you must return home and take your place as future leader. Your mother is worried about you and resents that you left.

Liar, Kasumi thought.

If you do not return home, then you may never call me father again. And I will have no choice, but to command my warriors to forcefully take you home.

She laughed at her father's absurdity, and shred it, then throwing it up, letting it be carried by the warm, subtle wind.

"I don't need you or anyone, but my brother." Kasumi said, smirking. "Bring your toughest men."

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