Footsteps
His soft footsteps on the cobblestones are the only sounds he hears on the empty village street tonight.
Baki knows he has two ANBU following him this evening the same as every other evening before.
His steps could be as silent as theirs but why bother?
One of his followers is new, however.
A momentary glimpse of the pointed ears on an unfamiliar ANBU cat mask tipped him off.
Ghosts
Streetlights cast eerie shadows in the rising fog that flit and flicker like ghosts.
Baki supposes that Konoha, like Suna, must have its share of ghosts.
He can tell precisely when the second ANBU departs and wonders if the cat-ANBU had used a handsign or if it had all been prearranged.
His thumb slides over the loop of the kunai at his belt.
It's time to meet a ghost.
Shinobi
The cat-ANBU is fast but he's ready.
Her kunai presses at his throat while his own is at her chest.
"Tell me how he died," she hisses.
"Like a shinobi. Would you dishonor that?" he answers.
Then Baki adds. "I don't want to kill you but I will."
"I want to kill you," she snarls, "but I won't."
Tossing her kunai away in disgust she vanishes into the night.
A/N: For Afalstein who suggested I write something about Baki and Yugao.