January 28. 1940 Manchukuo imperial palace

Kong Xiuqiang the Han Chinese official Ali met with during his stay in the puppet state held in his hands the telegram from their overlords across the bay not an official telegram from Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe but one from one of the imperial army's most fanatic generals Hideyoshi Takaoka as he and other members who grew angry at what they perceived as spinelessness from Konoe's cabinet and administration for his refusal to go to war with western countries and instead focus all of his efforts on China.

Kong wasn't very keen on the Japanese after all he wished the restoration of a Han Chinese empire rather than a republic(1) which proved to be a failure still relaying on foreign loans and disunity amongst the parties made the traditionally raised and morale man to hold on to the Mandate of heaven idea(2).

Like many of his fellow Hans he disliked the Manchus(3) seeing them as barbarians from the steppes that destroyed the superior Chinese culture and forced their traditions upon them not so different from Mongols many centuries ago but like the Mongols he or another enlightened Han ruler would claim the mandate and bring forth a new golden age that can rival that of Han, Tang and Ming empires and to do that he needed to be at the Japanese side for the time being and it also happens that like them he also dislikes the west and wishes for a pan Asian unity to drive off the Europeans and Americans from their exotic continent for that end he'll follow these unofficial orders to bring down Konoe and replace him with the more vicious Hideki Tojo(4).

The officer made sure none of the servants saw him exit the telegram room not that many would come here they were nothing more than labourers brought here to make the fool that reigned as the last Manchu emperor feel as if he was still an Emperor and not a puppet at the hands of the Japanese, making his way to the room of his guests Kong knocked on the door it was opened by none other than the man himself Ali "So what can I do for you?"

"Ali tell me do you wish for a pan Asian unity against western aggression?"

"Silly question though you and the Japanese are Polytheistic and worship false deities I do understand the need for unity amongst all Asian nations to bring an end to the western aggression of the entire globe."

Kong smiled the man is willing to join this plan "Then I got a proposition for you in a few days a boat from Korea will travel to Nagasaki from their you can contact one of the secret societies of pan Asian nationality which has contacts to some of the sickest military personnel from the Empire of the rising sun."

Ali smirked at this "So when does the boat leave?"

Present

"Things just keep getting worst" Springer complained as she laid her belly against the swing and pushed herself with it.

Milk and Mint were sitting on the swings on either side looking at her with closed eyes.

"What happened exactly?" Mint asked after the phone call their friend just kept crying about how things are getting worst since Kaori found out about her they asked her that question a good number of times already and she won't answer.

"Did that woman perhaps talk to a sheet writer?" Milk asked.

"If so don't worry nobody believes dirt sheets unless their conspiracy geeks" Mint assured.

"No!" Springer groaned as she switched her position instead laying her back on the swing while covering her masked face in tiredness.

"Then say what is wrong already!" Mint demanded in complete anger frustrated at her friend.

"Please" Milk added in an effort to ease the harshness.

"Naoto" she said simply.

Mint began to tear up as she got off her swing and began patting her friends shoulder "I'm sorry Springer I shouldn't have asked."

"Huh?"

Milk followed suit and began patting the opposite shoulder "It's really terrible and the timing wasn't ideal."

"What are you guys-"

"Shh" Mint silenced her placing a finger on her lips "It's alright you don't need to act tough in front of us."

"Indeed your not the problem your great and if he can't see that then he's a jerk" Milk added.

Having enough of the misunderstanding Springer pushed them away "What are you guys thinking!"

"Comforting you?" Milk answered uncertainty before finding her voice and continuing more confidently "To ease your broken heart."

"What?"

"You said it has something to do with the guy you like so we thought that you were rejected" Mint answered.

"NO! Besides our relationship is professional!" Springer roared before she slumped down again "At least I hope to still have the professional part."

The Candy Pair shared a look of fear as they looked back at their friend "Who called you?"

(…)

"Put your back into it Tiger!" Mammy demanded as her star was carrying two sand bags on his shoulders and was circling around the track until he finally reached the finish line putting the sandbags on the ground as he cracked his stiff shoulders "Something is on your mind."

Mammy spoke it more as a statement rather than a question "I guess."

"There no guess it's either yes or no if the former than solve it already and if it's the latter than focus more on the training we can finally make greens on Mexico with this opportunity so until then we can't do things that risk us" Mammy chuckled "Well more for me since your too much of a goody two shoes."

Tiger remained silent as the two continued on with their day though Naoto would take time to get out of his mask and meet up with his mentor though he wished for Haruna to be there for a reunion of the trio she was too busy with her new career and is preoccupied with this problem of hers the supermodel of the future as she called herself.

"Feeling lonely?" Kentaro asked when Naoto came to his house.

"No just felt like visiting for as long as I can to be here" Naoto answered rather nervously.

"I get it come in" once inside the two men sat down "So how are things on your end with getting Mexico up and running?"

"Things are good Mammy is actually willing for once not to ruin her situation and warned me and herself not to jeopardize this opportunity" Naoto chuckled.

"You want to help Haruna but fear the risk right?"

"W-what? How did you-"

"It's written all over your face and body language" Kentaro pointed out "Haruna is a strong woman she hadn't encountered a problem she can't solve on her own if she ever needed help she knows who to call."

*Knock-knock

The two men looked up at the door surprised snapping of his trance first Kentaro opened the door greeting the visitor "Haruna?"

The young woman had her head down but immediately raised it up with a smile so wide "Good evening uncle I hope I'm not bothering you."

She let out a nervous chuckled while scratching the back of her head "No not at all rather Naoto is already here so you may and join us."

"N-Naoto?" Haruna stuttered causing her uncle to smirk as he grabbed her by the arm and let her in.

"Haruna what are you doing here?" her former client asked.

"I-I just needed to talk to uncle about something is all" Haruna answered.

"Well sit down and tell me all about it Naoto mostly came for the thing that was eating you" Kentaro offered.

"Uncle you know about that woman?" Haruna asked before sighing "Everyone might as well already know and I leave the ring."

"What was that?" Kentaro asked in a serious tone.

"N-nothing" Haruna quickly stammered and waved her hands around.

Kentaro's critical eye subsided at her gaze "Well sit down."

"Thanks" Haruna took her seat sitting in front of her former client "Hey Naoto."

"Hey so you need the coach's help?"

"Well more like advice as something came up and none of my close friends had an answer for me" Haruna spoke in a defeated tone.

"Well maybe I can offer some insight of my own?" Naoto suggested.

"I-I would rather speak of this privately with him."

"You kids need something to eat or drink?" Kentaro offered.

"No I'm good not hungry at all" Haruna answered.

"something light not heavy" Naoto followed.

While Kentaro was fixing something he left an awkward silence amongst the two unmasked Wrestlers Naoto twirled with his fingers as he tried to think of something to say "I saw your match with Queen Elizabeth quite intense too bad for the loss though."

"Don't remind me" Haruna sighed "I can't believe I won over Mana but lost to her."

"Being the ace doesn't always mean your invincible."

"I already got that from the first day in my match with Mother Devil."

"What are you kids talking about?" Kentaro suddenly asked as he took a seat.

"I was just giving Haruna advice about her match with Elizabeth and how she would have won."

"That's good a veteran's job is to offer words of advice to the new upcoming stars."

"I'm already a star uncle" Haruna growled.

"Yeah an upstart not an actual one not yet no matter how many pros and monsters you defeated" Kentaro reminded much to Haruna's ire "Say any reason in particular to come here tonight?"

"I wanted your advice on something."

Kentaro was taken aback by Haruna's desperate tone "It's something private so I'll go to the restroom a bit."

Naoto excused himself leaving the uncle and niece to converse "So what is it?"

Haruna took a deep breath "Uncle that woman that found out my secret had exposed me to a street gang that caught her fighting in the street and their leader wants to fight Naoto or rather Tiger Mask W."

"I don't know much about setting up matches between a star like Naoto and some fighter from the street in an official show but-"

"In a street fight she wants to fight Naoto in the streets" Haruna caught him off revealing her dilemma.

"Have you told him?"

"Of course not it was because of my carelessness that woman found me out I'm not dragging him to this issue of mine especially by tarnishing his name by fighting some girl in the street" Haruna answered.

Kentaro caressed his chin for his niece's dilemma and looked up "Well if you won't trouble Naoto then you have to fight her instead."

"That is what I and the Candy Pair had thought of if she can't beat me then I won't set her with Naoto but she is a thug so I doubt she would take my words or honour them and just expose me."

"Your strong Haruna and stubborn just like your father and mother I know you can do this and I'll help you train to be a very despicable street fighter."

"Thank you uncle" Haruna gleamed and smiled.

(…)

Kisara Nanjo threw her leg at the sand bag snapping it out of its metal chain and unto the floor spilling sand.

Kisara wiped the sweat she developed while one of her cronies a beautiful boy with long blonde hair brought her a water bottle "Spectacular as always Ms. Kisara."

The kicking thug took her water bottle opening it up and chugging down "But will it be enough to fight Tiger Mask?"

"Will she really tell Tiger?" Taichi asked as he pointed back at Kaori who was still held hostage "We do have her as a bargaining chip along with the secret but the guy already has a new manager and would risk be caught with us."

Kisara frowned as she glared at him "I-I-"

"You made a good point we need to make Takaoka desperate for that end that barking lady would need to get hurt more" Kisara made her way towards Kaori who struggled against the chains wrapped tightly around her as she barked like a hound at Kisara.

"Kisara message!" a goon screamed getting her attention he kneeled down offering Kaori's phone to her.

Picking it she read a message from Haruna which stated the following:

I had already contacted Tiger Mask W and he feels that wasting his time with a cute street gang isn't making it to his rather busy schedule, I offered to him to gauge you myself and he would be interested if I spoke a good opinion of you to him in a match

"That bitch I said I wanted to fight him in a street fight not a stupid match!" Kisara growled as she began typing:

I want him in a street fight and that's final!

Haruna: I'll fight you in a street fight first then convince him

Kisara: So I'm too low for him?

Haruna: Yes

Kisara clutched the phone she wanted to crush it in her hands men and their masculine pride thinking their better from her who trains day and night, she was an honest competitor who trained rigorously but was never given her dues all because she was a girl for this reason she turned to the streets as gender doesn't matter only strength and skill.

"Ms. Kisara?" the blonde boy asked in worry only for her to chuckle "What's wrong?"

"Guess men or rather show men will always look down on me" Kisara threw the phone back into the goons hand the angle was way off put the goon had to fall face first to catch it and not let if fall.

"HEY WATCH THE PHONE GIRLY! IT ISN'T CHEAP!" Kaori roared.

"Boys" Kisara called to her crew without paying mind to Kaori, the entire gang stood up on command facing their leader "Tiger Mask W had turned down a challenge from me all because he's too busy showering in the spotlight hearing these stupid animals known as people cheer for him, we are Raganorak we'll not allow anybody of fighting Calibur regardless of their pros or amateurs to look down on us are we?"

"NO!" the entire gang yelled in unison.

"For now we'll observe Tiger Mask W and pick him off when he's alone until then you!" she pointed at the thug.

"Yes!"

"Text Takaoka and tell her of a place we'll face off, she replied to me and offered to fight me even if just to gauge me up she didn't dismiss me so I'll not insult her by not answering the challenge."

"Alright Kisara" the goon began texting.

Kisara turned to he technique trio along with the blonde boy "Cripple Tiger and unmask him."

"With pleasure" Taichi spoke with a smirk on his face.

(…)

Groaning as she laid back on her chair examining the photos she took Jasper Jones kept her eye on the fleeing shadow that always escaped her cameras whoever that person is their sneaky no divine intervention could escape her picture by picture cameras so easily "Could it be a spirit? No spirits are transparent in photos, so it could be someone who's really fast or possibly."

Jasper stopped leaning and sat straight "Ninja?"

Contrary to popular belief that Ninjas are nothing more than a relic of the past like the Samurai and warrior monks that seized to be after the Meiji restoration and modernization of Japan many clans continued to operate in the shadows either for their country or other nefarious schemes, typing on her laptop Jasper opened a folder she kept of suspected Ninjas like Kunimitsu who competed in the King of iron fist tournament, Kage-Maru who competed in the World fighting tournament and Ibuki in the world tournaments but one tournament had more Ninja styled fighters than others and that tournament goes by the name "Dead or alive."

It's an international tournament held by big corporations it was held by DOEATECH whom the conspiracy theorist had been suspecting to provide studies on people's biology to make them stronger to surpass the bounds of nature but it is still running mostly thanks to wise investments by current CEO Helena Douglas along with the Zack Island thing that tabloids have field day trips with, she scrolled through the competitors of Ninjitsu style such as Ryu Hayabusa, Ayane, Hayate until her eyes fell on the unofficial poster girl of the tournament Kasumi who won the very first tournament but failed to show up making Tina Armstrong named the winner.

Jasper looked back to the photos she took and began maximizing the picture of the shadow and using a software to unblur the vision just slightly seeing Kasumi's signature crimson hair in a ponytail "Kasumi really?"

*Historical breakdown*

(1) The Republic of China (ROC), between 1912 and 1949, was a sovereign state recognised as the official designation of China when it was based on Mainland China, prior to the relocation of its central government to Taiwan as a result of the Chinese Civil War. At a population of 541 million in 1949, it was the world's most populous country. Covering 11.4 million square kilometres (4.4 million square miles),[2] it consisted of 35 provinces, 1 special administrative region, 2 regions, 12 special municipalities, 14 leagues, and 4 special banners. The People's Republic of China (PRC), which rules mainland China today, considers ROC as a country that ceased to exist since 1949; thus, the history of ROC before 1949 is often referred to as Republican Era on the other hand The ROC, now based in Taiwan, today considers itself a continuation of the country, thus referring to the period of its mainland governance as the Mainland Period.

(2) The Mandate of Heaven: is a Chinese political philosophy that was used in ancient and imperial China to legitimize the rule of the King or Emperor of China.

(3) Anti Qing sentiment: refers to a sentiment principally held in China against the rule of the Manchu-led Qing dynasty (1636–1912), which was criticized by opponents as being "barbaric". The Qing was accused of destroying traditional Han culture by enforcing policies such as forcing Han to wear their hair in a queue in the Manchu style. It was blamed for suppressing Chinese science, causing China to be transformed from the world's premiere power to a poor, backwards nation. The people of the Eight Banners lived off government pensions unlike the general Han civilian population.

(4) Hideki Tojo (December 30, 1884 – December 23, 1948) was a Japanese politician, general of the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA), and convicted war criminal who served as prime minister of Japan and president of the Imperial Rule Assistance Association for most of World War II. He assumed several more positions including chief of staff of the Imperial Army before ultimately being removed from power in July 1944. During his years in power, his leadership was marked by extreme state-perpetrated violence in the name of Japanese ultranationalism, much of which he was personally involved in.

*Milk and Mint suggestions*

Chibi Springer was being gloom as she sat on the swing "I might as well not bother and wear a mask anymore."

"Hey that's actually a good idea after all Haruna has a cute face that rebels against her rock hard body you'll be famous" Chibi Mint assured.

"No the mask will stay it's cooler" Chibi Springer argued.

"Sure but too bad it's a knock off Tiger Mask."

"It's not a knock off it's something else entirely!"

"Girl you took it from a merch so it is worse than a knock off" Chibi Mint pointed out much to Chibi Springer's anger.

"Hey why not fight her yourself and kick her ass to prove she's not worth Tiger Mask's time" Chibi Milk suddenly spoke up while she was thinking and her friends argued.

"That's not a bad idea that's why your my favourite" Chibi Springer smiled with a thumbs up.

"Oh we're playing favourite friends now are we?" Chibi Mint asked with an angry red mark on her head.

"C'mon there's no need to fight" Chibi Milk tried to calm them as she turned to the readers "Thanks for reading and have a nice day."