Me: . . .

Yugao: Uh, gtmaster-kun?

Me: . . .

Terry: Don't tell me he's...

Me: (snoring)

Terry: Oh great, he fell asleep again.

Yugao: Oh dear, in that case I'll have to take over for this chapter.

Terry: Or as he would say...

Yugao: On with the show!

Chapter II: The hunt begins

(Yugao POV)

I couldn't sleep that night, knowing that... demon was alive and well. ESPECIALLY after Hayate gave his life protecting me from him.

~Flashback~

"Hayate, no! You don't have to do this!" I remembered crying as he struggled against Geese and that powerful technique of his. "REPPUKEN!" And I swear, that man was enjoying every moment of the fight... "Come now, Hayate. Are you really that weak that you can't defeat me?" "Ngh, Geese... I will never let you win!" "Well it's too late now, now that I have THIS!" And as he said that, I saw him gather up so much energy until he formed a blade on his arm and... That's the last I remember.

~End Flashback~

So now, I must avenge my fallen lover and defeat that man. However, I can't do it alone; though I won't have to. For I have heard stories lately about two other fighters who are trying to avenge their father's death caused by that Geese Howard. So I figure that if I can train with them, then I will be stronger. After thinking about all of that, I was finally able to drift off to sleep with little difficulty.

After the night passed, I awoke to oddly enough find a messenger bird outside my window. So I got the message off it and it read,

Yugao, report to the Hokage's office immediately

for an important mission.

After reading it, I quickly gathered my things and set off to the Hokage's mansion. Shortly later, when I arrived at the mansion, Lady Tsunade didn't waste any time. "Yugao, I have called you in here because of a mysterious invitation that was sent to me regarding you." I was surprised by that as I thought, "What could this be about?" Funny thing; Lady Tsunade must have read my mind as she spoke, "Rather, an invitation to something called the 'King of Fighters' tournament."

At this, I was curious and asked "Where is this tournament going to be held?" "I'm not sure, but perhaps Maki can help you." I wondered about this and said, "Maki Yakushi, isn't she Kabuto's sister?" "Yes, and as fate would have it she did NOT leave us. So she can surely help you." "I see. In that case, I'm off." were my last words as I left in search for Maki Yakushi, Kabuto's younger sister who was undoubtedly looking for me as well.

Yugao: And there you have it!

Me: (starts to wake up)

Yugao: Oh, gtmaster-kun!

Me: Hey there, did you do the story already?

Yugao: Yeah, I even introduced your first OC character!

Me: My WHAT? And WHERE was I?

Terry: You were asleep... AGAIN.

Me: (falls back asleep)

Yugao: Great, he's out again...

Terry: In that case, I'll do the honors. Gtmaster doesn't own Naruto or SNK Playmore, but he does own the OC characters in this story! Once again, read and review please!