Author's Foreword: Hello Everyone! Sorry I'm late, I was helping out someone with their story, and now I'm back. In this chapter we will see a little of Naruto and Hinata's training and a fight scene. I hope Everyone enjoys this. Now, on to the chapter!
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Chapter 3
Training Days, New Hokage, and Ne Attack
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Training Grounds
Shadow Alliance Hideout
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Naruto was simply awed by the size of the SA(Shadow Alliance) Training Grounds, they had training dummies with marks of varying sizes for training in striking the pressure points in the human body, another section was meant for weapon training where several students of varying ages were currently training, they had a massive training mat for taijutsu as well as a realistic city setting for assassination training. Overall, Naruto's first impression was: awesome.
"Impressive isn't it?" asked Ryu as he lead Naruto around the Training Grounds. Said blonde could'nt even answer as he was too mesmerized by the size of the training grounds. It was then a voice caught their attention.
"Well now! So this is one of the New Recruits, eh?"
Asked a voice from behind them, turning Naruto saw a beautiful woman about Ryu's height with gold/yellow eyes and chin length brown hair wearing a forest green version of the standard assassin outfit and carried a longer than normal katana on her back and several trench knives across her chest "Are you a cute one."
Ryu chuckled "Naruto meet Reina Hisanaga," He introduced "She is the current Sealmistress of the Shadow Alliance and our weapons trainer."
Reina grinned at the boy "I have son about your age," She murmured "Although you seem a bit too scrawny for your age."
Ryu scowled at that and Reina took notice, "You can thank the villager's of Konoha for that," he said with an edge to his voice.
Reina gave a look of understanding of what he said, it was well among the high ranks of the SA that the boy's life in Konoha was far from pleasant. An thought then snapped in her head, as she looked at Naruto and gave him a kind smile.
"Say youngling, how would you like to meet my son?" Naruto's reaction was obvious, he was shocked beyond belief! I mean, why would'nt he? Someone asked him if they would like to meet their son.
"R-really?" Naruto asked hesitantly looking up at the woman and seeing no deceit in her eyes nodded slowly.
Reina grinned "I'll bring him along sometime then," She announced clapping the boy's shoulder "He lives in Konoha with the rest of the clan, I suppose you could say I'm on loan to the SA."
Naruto nodded and said he would like that, and then Reina left the two to attend to a trio of younglings who were in the weapons section of the training grounds. Unknown to him a certain shy Indigo haired, pale lavender eyed former Clan Hieress was watching from her hiding spot.
'Naruto-kun' thought Hinata as she looked at her blonde crush, it was then a voice sounded behind her "Yo, you Hinata Hyuuga?" whirling around Hinata was surprised to see a young women about 19 with dark blue hair that went to her waist and spiky at the top with orange colored eyes wearing a sleeveless white shirt with a red trim and loose white pants, from elbow to hand her left arm was covered in bandages.
"A-ano, H-hai" Hinata stuttered out nervously bowing.
The women sighed slightly at the girl's nervousness "Right, the name is Yuuki Niji," Yuuki said introducing herself "I'm supposed to give ya a tour of the facilities here, your senseis are occupied right now."
"A-alright, a-arigatou, Niji-san," stuttered Hinata, and Yuuka could only sigh.
"No problem kid, and just call me Yuuka. Niji-san makes me sound old," she told Hinata, and said girl just nodded timidly, and she turned her head to have one more glance at Naruto and left with Yuuka, who saw her glance toward the blonde, a small grin plastered on her face, and a conspiring gleam in her eye.
"So, you like the blond kid eh?" She asked grinning as Hinata's face light up in a bright blush "What do you like about him?"
"A-ano," Hinata stuttered "H-he's really n-nice and happy t-to everyone, a-and h-he's so c-courageous too."
Yuuka looked at the girl and sighed again "Why didn't you introduce yourself then?"
Hinata lowered her at that, "I-I t-tried, but e-everytime I get c-c-close to him, I faint or s-stutter like a fool," she said sadly as tears begin to leak from her white lavender tinted pupiless eyes. Yuuka looked at the girl and realized she REALLY needed a confidence boost.
Yuuka hummed "Well, I think first we need to boost up your confidence," She declared "Your training will help with that, that and we need to get you some new clothes, those are nice and all, but a pretty girl like yourself needs to dress prettily." Hinata shot her head, eyes widened a little, and her mouth slightly agape.
"Huh?"
Yuuka looked at her in the eye and replied, " Don't 'Huh?' me, if you want Blondie to notice, then you need to get some proper to do it. Now come with me," And with that she grabbed Hinata's hand and led her away, all the while Hinata was thinking, 'How did THIS happen?'
Over with Naruto the blond sneezed rapidly several times in succession as Ryu watched "They say whenever a beautiful women is talking about you, you sneeze." Ryu mused chuckling "Either that you have a cold."
Naruto scowled at the laughing man and continued to jog after the man's long strides as he continued the tour.
They continued the tour for 2 more hours until Ryu said it was time for training.
"The first thing you will be training in Naruto, is endurance," Ryu explained as he and Naruto stood in front of death trap of a course "I hope to have you running this in a year in under a minute, until then you will be doing laps around the yard till I say stop."
"But I thought you were teaching me to be a ninja and assassin?" Naruto asked wonderingly "What does running laps have to do will sticking a knife in someone?"
Ryu sighed slightly "Everything, you have to get close to stick a knife in someone right?" He asked rhetorically "That it builds up your strength allowing you to stick the knife straight through to the heart, you will also have to run through the country to get to your destinations and chase after your target or escape from authorities, so START RUNNING!"
Naruto didn't waist a minute and took off starting his first lap while Ryu watched him to make sure he completed his laps correctly, all the while thinking about all the training Naruto's going to go through, and it won't be pretty.
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Meanwhile, back in Konoha
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Tsunade sighed as she looked out over Konoha from overtop the Hokage tower as the citizens cheered her coronation of Konoha 'Too long,' She thought 'Too long has the civilians held power of a shinobi village, well no more.'
Certain members of the council shivered as Tsunade stalked past them towards the council chamber, the look on her face... well, let's just say some people would have killed themselves to save themselves from Tsunade if they had known what was about to happen.
Hiruzen and Jiraiya watched his student/teammate stalk off toward the Council Chamber, and had one thought when they saw the look on her face.
'This will NOT end well,' with that they followed her to the council Chamber with the remaining Civilian Members, along with Leonardo, followed suit. Leonardo had one thought for the look Tsunade had.
"Sigh," 'Something tells me that this will not end well for some people,' He predicted frowning as he followed the others into the council chambers.
Tsunade sat in the Hokage's seat facing out towards the village as the council members filed into the room, she remained silent as the last member took his seat and Homura stood "Tsunade-hime," He began respectfully as Sarutobi and Jiraiya took seats flanking her "We of council would like for you to place a bounty on the escaped Kyuubi-"
"The Kyuubi?" She asked interrupting him "I have not seen a massive nine tailed fox walking around, and I have seen no reports from Jiraiya that the it broke free of its seal." She turned around to face the collected civilians and shinobi "Or perhaps you mean the son of Minato and Kushina? Both of whom perished sealing the Kyuubi into Naruto."
The Elders and what was left of the civilian council, but had their power stripped away, flinched at her tone. Koharu, after mustering SOME courage decided to try to give her the usual excuse.
"You must understand Tsunade, we-" before she could finish, Tsunade slammed her fist into her desk, breaking it in two, and scaring the civilians and making the shinobi and Leonardo smirk.
"That's "Hokage-sama" to you, YA OLD BUZZARD!" she yelled the last part leaking KI (Killing Intent) out in waves, making the civilians MORE scared shitless as she continued, "And I DON'T want to hear that it was for the "Good of the Village"! That is the biggest pile of HORSE-SHIT I've ever heard!" It was in that moment on, that the Elders and their lapdogs knew they are scre- no, downright, big time FUCKED!
"Let go over what you may have brought down upon us shall we?" Tsunade said her eyes flashing with rage "You abused and spat on Naruto for his entire life, over a hundred counts of attempted murder were it not for the valiant efforts of certain shinobi, may Kami bless their souls. Naruto contain within him the Kyuubi true, but the seal was designed and done by Minato, it is slowly draining the Kyuubi of its Chakra, meaning by the time he hits eighteen Naruto will have access to ALL of the Kyuubi's power, and pray thee, what would happen if he directed it towards us in revenge for YOUR misdeeds?"
The Elders and their lackies paled at that, if Naruto becomes of age, and he had access to ALL of Kyuubi's chakra, the village will undoubtley suffer his wrath for their abuse of him. It was then Danzo decided to make a comment.
"Which is precisely why we must find and capture it, if failling that kill the Jinchuriki," he said as the Elders, Civs, and Fugaku nodded at that, while Leonardo, Hiruzen, Jiraiya, and the other Shinobi glared hatefully at them.
Danzo's smirk died instantly as he felt a tremendous KI envelop him, looking at Tsunade everyone paled at the sight of her brown eyes glaring at Danzo "ANBU!" Tsunade barked "Arrest Danzo for conspiracy against Konoha."
Before Danzo could even think of using Shunshin, he was slapped on the face by none other than Jiraiya, the Toad Sannin, as he removed his hand a seal appeared on Danzo's forehead, as the ANBU grabbed him.
"I knew I was right when I wrote that seal," Jiraiya said with a smirk on his face, as he dropped a piece of paper in the trash bin, "That seal I placed your forehead has suppressed your Chakra, in other words, no Shunshin no Jutsu, no quick escape," he said all the while wagging his finger in a "Tsk Tsk Tsk" fashion. Danzo glared at his rival's students, as the ANBU dragged him out, he decided to give one more defiant outburst.
"You think you've won Tsunade, but just you wait, I'll come back, I SWEAR IIIITTT!" he shouted as the door slammed shut.
"Have him watched 24/7," Tsunade decreed to the remaining ANBU "Those who you are certain are loyal," Turning back to the council she laced her fingers together in front of her face "I give you this warning now, the next one to try and move against me will be executed immediately, understood?"
The council nodded with the shinobi smirking as the civilians sans Leonardo, who was also smirking, shook in fear as they fled from the room.
"Good riddance," Inoichi growled out, as the rest nodded.
"Still, something tells this will not be the last of him," Tsunade noted.
"Yeah, but at least now, with them out of the way, you can make this village as it was suppose to be, Tsunade-hime," Jiraiya reminded as Tsunade nodded her head. Konoha had grown arrogant and corrupt ever since Minato died, and it was filled to the brim with hypocrites and power-hungry morons that had to wake to reality, and shown the difference between the contained, and the container.
Meanwhile, Fugaku was seething, with Tsunade here, and the civilians loss of backbone, him and his collaberators will have to postpone the coupe for now, because his agent in Danzo's group informed him that he informed Sarutobi of the plot, and it is probably certain that he told Tsunade in turn. Still he smirked inwardly.
'I may have had a minot setback, but I'll have time to prepare. Soon, Konoha will belong to the Uchiha, and in turn ME!' He chuckled inwardly as Tsunade dismissed the Shinobi Council and the group went back to their homes.
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Konoha, Main Road
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Kakashi Hatake, aka Kopi Ninja Kakashi, son of Sakumo Hatake, was walking down the main with his nose in his favortie book, Icha Icha: Paradise, all the while thinking of the c\events these recent days.
First Naruto had disappeared, Naruto alone had often had Kakashi pondering, on the one hand he was Sensei's son, the resemblance was obvious, but on the other hand the Kyuubi was what killed not only his Sensei but Kushina, a very mother like figure for him, but what had happened to the boy? He was wondering where he went, he knew none of the clans were hiding him, and the reports of the white robed figure spiriting Hinata away from the Hyuuga compound had him wondering if the two were connected. He was about to continue a voice caught his attention.
"Kakashi"
He turned his head to an alley, and saw an female ANBU wearing a Wolf mask with purple markings.
"Hello Rin," Kakashi greeted in his usual lazy-tone.
"We need to talk, now." She said in a voice that broke no argument, Rin grabbed Kakashi's upper arm and shunshin'd the two of them to Kakashi's apartment "I need to know, are you with Naruto, or against him."
"Rin?" Kakashi questioned confused "Why, what does it matter?"
Rin's eyes narrowed at that as she clenched her hands into fists, "What does it matter? What does it MATTER!" she yelled the last word causing Kakashi to stop reading his book and look at his teammate from their Genin days, as she gave him a look that was mixed with shock, anger, and hurt.
"I can't believe you would even say that, Kakashi! This is Sensei's son we're talking about!" Rin almost shouted, as Kakashi flinched a little at the tone.
"And not to mention, Komachi and Yuugao are starting to get worried sick!" she continued, reminding Kakashi of Kushina's students, Yuugao Uzuki, and Komachi Gurin, two of Konoha's top Kenjutsu Specialists and surrogate daughters/older sisters to Kushina and Naruto. "And here you are asking 'what does it matter?' without a care in the world, I knew you were cold Hatake, but cruel? Obito would be furious, and I-I don't even know who you are anymore."
Kakashi stood rock solid at the accusations as they continued to ring through his head and Rin vanished in a swirl of leaves 'Obito.' He thought touching his slanted forehead protector.
Meanwhile, Rin appeared on a roof near the Namikaze Estate, under her mask, tears poured from her brown eyes.
'Minato-sensei, you would be furious with Kakashi and this village for what they did to Naruto-Otōto,' Rin thought sadly as she, Kushina's students, and Itachi Uchiha were the ones who visited Naruto on his birthday, so he will know he's not always alone.
"Hey," She turned her head to the source of the voice and found the two females she talked, or rather shouted, about to Kakashi.
"Is everything alright Rin?" Yugao asked her friend in concern as she rested a hand on her shoulder.
"That fucking bastard doesn't even care about Naruto," Rin raged furiously "All he bloody fucking cares about is that damn book and increasing his own damn fame!"
"Sad." Komachi said distastefully shaking her head.
The trio were so absorb in their conversation they never noticed the squad of ANBU with the 'Ne' symbol emblazoned on the foreheads as they surrounded the group, the squad captain gave the order to attack as the squad leapt forward surprising the trio.
"What the hell!" Komachi shouted in shock as she deflected a blow from a "Ne" ANBU's Ninjato with her own, and then grabbing one of her Hair-Needles, she threw with precise accuracy nailing the ROOT in the eye killing him. Yugao was attacked by two ROOT members, but when they got close to her, they were already dead as two flashes of silver later the two ROOTs were sliced in half with their upper torsos seperated from their hips. Rin took out another by using chakra scalpels and severing the bastard's arteries in his legs, and his neck.
"What's the meaning of this!" Yuugao demanded as the rest of the ROOT ANBU surrounded them, the squad captain answering them in a cold monotone voice like a robot.
"Danzo-sama demands your death," The three women growl at the name of the war hawk.
"So that bastard managed to bust out, huh? I should've known," Rin snarled as she and her friends stood back to back as the remaining 9 ROOT including the captain closed in.
"It matters not, Danzo-sama has given his orders, and he demands your death," with that he signaled five of the drones to attack, the three prepared to fight them off, but then all of a sudden, the five ROOT-nins just stumbled and fell to the ground, not moving. This shocked the three women and the remaining ANBU.
"What the-?" Yugao began, but a new voice interrupted them.
"My, my, you three certainly gotten yourselves into quite the trouble." A voice called out, turning they saw squad of white robed figures being led by a woman wearing an eagle's mask and a black vest over top the standard ANBU uniform "You were lucky that we were passing by, and hold no love for Danzo-teme."
The trio stiffened "Who are you?" Rin demanded "You are not any ANBU I recognize."
"Of course you wouldn't," Eagle responded "We are members of the SA."
The trio's jaws dropped in shock "Shadow Alliance?" Komachi whispered in a mixture of fear and awe "But I thought that was just a legend."
Eagle smirked under her mask as she shifted her stance, unknown to the group another squad of Ne ANBU had been present "Get them." The captain ordered at the launched themselves at the group.
"What!" One of the white robed figures shouted in surprise as one of the Ne managed to nail him in the arm as the group fought back.
"Ah!" Rin shouted as she slipped on a loose pebble leaving her open to an attack that a Ne ANBU moved to exploit.
"RAIKIRI!"
But did'nt get the chance a lightning covered hand pierced his back out his chest, destroying his heart, thus killing him. The hand was then removed and the Ne operative fell over, revealing Kakashi with an angry, but concern look in his eye. Rin's eyes widen behind her ANBU mask.
"Kakashi? What are you-" she began only to be cut off by Kakashi.
"I promised Obito that nothing bad happened to you," he answered her unfinished question, as her eyes widened more, "And...I'm sorry...I was just-,"
He did'nt get to answer as Rin enveloped him in a hug, "It's okay Kakashi. We'll talk about it later," Rin told as Kakashi returned the hug. Rin then grabbed the front of his Jonin Vest and brought him close to her face. "But don't even think you're off the hook yet, pal," she reminded in a dangerous voice which made Kakashi rub the back of his head and eye smiling nervously.
"Eh, hehehehehe, Oki doki," he replied nervously, and then the two hugged each other again.
"Well as nice as this is, but could you please HELP US OUT HERE!," yelled Komachi as she dueled with another Ne ANBU, she did'nt the second one that was coming up behind her and said nin was about to impale her with his tanto, but then...
"Like fuck you're killing my fiancé!" shouted a shinobi wearing a brown long sleeved muscle shirt, a black Jonin vest, woodland camo pants, black traditional ninja Tabi boots, black Kevlar gloves that protect the whole hand and the wrist, and a white-clothed Konoha Hitai-Ate tied around his fore-head as well the same kind of mask that Kakashi wears at all times, he had a lean build, chocolate brown hair in a military side cut, and brown eyes with a dark grey trim, as he threw his Gim Jian sword straight at the Ne ANBU hitting him in the temple killing him as another man with brown hair and eyes wearing a red and black ANBU outfit sans armour leapt forward his twin Gim Jian swords flashing as he sliced the Ne operatives surrounding Yugao.
"You weren't thinking of having a party without us were you?" He asked drinking deeply from a sake bottle "Cause I'm in the mood for some bloodletting! HORAH!"
To say the four Konoha were relieved, but were shocked at the same time.
"What the? What are you two doing here?," Yugao asked the two New Arrivals.
The one with the white clothed Hitai-ate answered after removing his sword from the dead Ne ANBU and got into a Kendo fighting stance.
"Well, I was trying to find Komachi here and ask her if she was available tonight, and Tom decided to come along and help me find her, and you know the rest," he said in a intimidating/amused tone.
Tom grinned as he took another swig of his sake holding the bottle by the cord as he gripped his swords "C'mon pussies, Yuuka's been a bit occupied so I need some, entertainment," He said walking forward, his grin seemed eerily reminiscent to that of a certain snake Sannin, less pedophilia and more stabby stabby kill kill though "So, amuse me."
The pair blurred into action as the white clothed Hai-ate shinobi leapt forward cutting through a Ne with little ease while Tom formed some hand seal and took a swig of Sake "Katon: Ookii Yakedo!(Fire Release: Big Burn)!" He intoned spitting out a massive wall of flames consuming another pair of Ne ANBU burning them to cinders.
"Alright, my turn! Himitsu no ken-waza: Reijinguookami no sutoraiku (Hidden Sword Technique: Strike of the Raging Wolf)!" the White clothed Hai-ate Shinobi became a blur as he slashed up 4 unlucky Ne to pieces. And when he was done, what was left of the poor fools was red paste.
Kakashi's single eye widened in shock at the technique the white-clothed hitai-ate shinobi used. 'N-No way! That's one of the Ookamikaze Clan's Kenjutsu! I thought they left the village after the Kyuubi Attack! How does he know it?'
Tom grinned as he witnessed his partners technique "My turn!" He shouted " Himitsu no ken-waza: Sen ha no Ame!(Rain of a Thousand Blades)." Tom leapt into the air swinging his swords as an afterimage trailed behind the blades, when he landed the two Ne on each side of him froze and slowly fell into bloody pieces.
Kakashi could'nt believe it, from what he heard from fellow shinobi, the three man team known as Team Akuma was known to get the job done, but in a sorta messy way, and now he just saw these two intiate not one, but TWO A-Rank borderline S-Rank Kenjutsu techniques, he also heard that Team Akuma was very quiet at how they talk about their skills. Before he can ponder further, the white-clothed Hitai-ate turned to his companion and eye smiled.
"Impressive as always, Tom-san," he said in a care-free tone.
"Eh D.J. what's the total up to now I forgot." Tom replied taking another swig with a slight stagger "All that blood jus' made me so excited."
Kakashi couldn't help the sweat drop that was forming at the back of the head, while Team Akuma was one of the more feared teams in Konoha, they also were known for their... sanity issues, yeah that works, sanity issues.
"Hmm, let me think, aaahhh, 650 kills total so far, couting the five I've just wasted right here...655 kills. You?" He asked as if it was'nt a care in the world and the sweatdrops on Kakashi, the SA members, and the female ANBU only got bigger.
Tom hummed as he took another swig "You're beating me by one dammit!" He shouted growling slightly as the observers prepared themselves for a fight "Ah well, it's just a game, who cares?"
They could feel the ground shake in Iwa as the collected observers faceplanted into the ground, their sweat drops to large for their bodies to hold up properly.
'What the HELL is up with those two?' was the collected thought on everyone's mind. Eagle sighed irritably at this, these two cannot act normal for once!
"Will you two keep your mind at the battle at hand?" she ordered with a stern tone.
"Hmm, what was that Eagle?" Tom asked his words starting to slur slightly as his eyes glazed over "I didn't hear ya." Tom blinked as if trying to straighten himself "Why is room spinning," he went to take another swig of Sake "And why is the Sake gone?"
Kakashi just fell over anime-style, from he heard, one of the members of Team Akuma was a total drunkard, and acted wierd...er. Tom continued to sway but soon got his balance as he realized what happened to the Sake.
"Oh! That's why." he said as the rest of the people on the roof just looked at him, as if he were insane. Which he is.
"O-Kay! Time to wrap this up!" D.J. exclaimed as he went through a set of hand-seals, "Suuiton: GurētoTaifū (Water style: Great Typhoon)!" he shouted as a typhoon of water shot up out of the water main near the building and with the control of his hands swept a majority of the Ne Anbu away.
Tom grinned as he walked forwards before suddenly sliding into the ground "W-where is he?" One of the ANBU questioned slightly panicked.
"Johnston Hijutsu: Fainaru Chiru(Final Fall)." Tom's voice intoned as the ANBU began to slid under the ground.
"WHAT!" One of them shouted in fear desperately trying to pull himself out.
"There is no escape, from my realm." Tom stated laughing in a way that made Orochimaru seem sane.
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Meanwhile, Hokage's Office
2 hours later
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Tsunade sighed in irritation, why? Because she was doing paperwork, while not as massive when the Civillian Council tried to take over, it was still a pain. She smiled suddenly with sadistic glee as she saw the last piece of paper, waiting to be signed, and shelved.
'Yes! Oh HELL yes! Just one more, and I'm finished for the day! MUAHAHAHAHA!' but just as she was about to stamp it...
"HOKAGE-SAMA!" Jonin shouted bursting into the room only to be met by a hyper velocity stamper.
"WHAT IS IT!" Tsunade shouted enraged that he would interrupt the sacred moment.
The jonin groaned as he slowly stood up seeing triples of everything "A squad of rouge ANBU attacked ANBUs Wolf, Panther, and Neko," He reported his words miraculously unslurred "They were fended off with the aid of ANBU Eagle, a squad of white robed individuals claiming to be the SA, jonins Kakashi Hatake, D.J. and Tom Johnston, property damage is massive and Tom is now interrogating a prisoner." The jonin's eyes rolled back into his head once the report was finished and fainted dead away.
Tsunade's eyes widen at this, it had only been a few hours since she became Hokage, and already, THREE of her ANBU were attacked. She was about to question the Jonin further, but just now realized he was out cold. Sighing in annoyance, Tsunade knew that her time as Hokage was about to get VERY complicated.
'Sigh, how can it more complicated than this?' Tsunade wondered as there was another knock on the door.
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CLIFF HANGER! Sorry about that folks! You have to wait till next time. Hope you enjoyed the fight scene, I know I did! Looking forward to hearing from y'all! Ja Ne!