Hello, welcome to chapter eight of Senran Kagura: Shinobi Chronicles.
Now, onto the story.
Enjoy
"Speaking"
'Thinking'
*Sounds*
[Shinobi Driver]
Special Attacks
At Earth Realm…
Abandoned Shinto Temple's ruins…
With the shinobi students and Yukio's group…
"It's done. The ritual can finally begin." Midori(Mr. Chan) said as all eyes turned towards him.
"So that means..." Katsuragi trailed off as she and the other shinobi girls wondered what was about to happen next.
Shirogane(I-Pin) finally finished writing some mysterious sigils on the temple's ground with chalk while Ao(Junpei) placed candles all over the area, lighting all of them.
The blue-masked man then turns towards the good and evil kunoichis.
"In order to open a portal for Yami Shibai, we will need a vast amount of spiritual energy. That's where the talismans each of you were given come into play." Ao explains to the Hanzo and Hebijo ninjas.
"The talismans…?" Yomi ponders, looking at the said item in her hands and wondering about it.
She noted how it was imbued with strong spiritual energy.
"Channel your auras into the talismans by simply focusing on the one you wish to save." Shirogane instructed next as the rest of the girls let the fox-masked individual's words sink into their minds…
"Homura/chan/san..." The Hebijo shinobis think about their leader.
"Asuka/san/chan..." The Hanzo kunoichis think about the brunette with a red scarf.
At this, the air around all of the shinobi girls changes as several different colored auras started to manifest around each of them.
"It's working!" Ao speaks relieved after witnessing the phenomenon before his eyes.
He and Shirogane also pulled out their respective paper talismans, conveying strong feelings to them while hoping that Yukio is safe. As a result, a blue aura forms around Ao while a red one manifests around his fox-masked companion.
Noticing that everybody else was already fulfilling their respective roles, Midori prepares to execute his part as well...
"Yu Mo Gui Gwai Fai Di Zao..." The green masked elder chanted in Cantonese as a green energy spiritual aura manifests around his body. Once done, the Chi Wizard brings out his magic dried pufferfish and points it towards the sky, more specifically, at the full moon.
As the moonlight finally bathes Midori's body, the elder Chi Wizard fires a green energy beam from his enchanted fish towards the full moon.
*Zap!*
*Blink!*
This causes everybody else to see that the moon's color briefly changed from white to green before reverting back to its normal color.
Soon after that, the white sigils around the ruined temple's ground began to glow strongly as Shirogane contemplated her work.
Meanwhile, at the same time, the candles Ao lit earlier were now releasing a fire even more powerful than it normally should.
"What's going on!?" Haruka asks, looking around in confusion.
Everybody could soon feel a high amount of spiritual energy started to be gathered around the premises.
'It's begun.' Ao and Shirogane think as they keep focusing on their respective paper talismans.
Eventually, everybody's spiritual auras began to leave their bodies as they converged into the center of the ruined Shinto Temple's remains. The amount of gathered spirit power began to take the shape of a green vortex, soon taking the form of a magic portal.
"*Gasp!* That's-!" Ikaruga was speechless, still not believing what she and the other kunoichis are now seeing…
"That's right! It's working! The portal to Yami Shibai is about to be finished!" Shirogane pointed out, surprising the other girls.
And as soon as she said that, the portal to Yami Shibai was complete…
It was a circular green one that showed Asuka and Homura, on the other end of it, both injured and exhausted as they could be seen in some sort of dark forest. The two girls were resting against one of its trees.
"Asuka/san/chan!"
"Homura/chan/san!"
Both shinobi groups called out for their respective comrades, at the same time. However, neither Asuka nor Homura seemed to have heard their cries. It was as if the two girls in question seemed to be more focused on something else.
But what exactly?
'What's going on?' Mirai wonders, narrowing her eyes at the portal.
'Where exactly are they?' Yagyu thinks, analyzing the events before here.
As if on cue, the portal's other end changes to focus on someone else. A person Junpei, I-Pin and were all worried about:
'Yukio!' The trio thought simultaneously.
"That's-!" Hikage began.
"Kamen Rider Shinobi!" Hibari finished.
Everybody watched the portal as Kamen Rider Shinobi - Wind was currently facing Majin Karasu on the skies of Yami Shibai, above Asuka and Homura.
What is happening there in the Realm of Darkness?
Narrator: Shinobi were once servants of the feudal lords that ruled Japan in the past, specializing in espionage, subversion, and assassination.
With the influx of western culture after the Meiji Restoration, the feudal system began to collapse, causing them to fade from public consciousness.
However, even in modern times the need for shinobi still exists. Their employers are primarily politicians and corporations. Most employ them merely as tools to satisfy their own greed.
As a result, shinobi are responsible for crimes throughout Japan, and the government moved to confront them. This spawned the creation of Good Shinobi schools to combat Evil Shinobi who break the law.
[In some sort of battlefield, we can see the Hanzo Ninja Academy students and the Hebijo Academy elite group preparing to fight each other, with Asuka and Homura leading their respective teams.]
Narrator: However, they are nothing compared to the forces of a greater danger on the loose in the form of the Serpent Society: an organization of dark ninjas that aim to take over the world with their ninjutsu.
[A battalion of Dustards appears from out of nowhere as it begins to attack both ninja teams, with Karasu leading them while Orochi is observing the fight from the distance, resting on a throne.
The dark forces quickly corner the shinobi girls, who now look injured and full of bruises.]
*Several shurikens being thrown*
*Boom!* *Boom!* *Boom!*
[When things were about to get worse, a new figure appears and uses many shurikens to destroy all the Dustards, leaving only Karasu, who avoids the attack at the last second.
Now everybody looks at the newcomer, who is standing on the top of a Japanese castle, with the light of the full moon illuminating him. It is revealed to be Kamen Rider Shinobi as he has his arms crossed and stares back at them.]
Insert Opening Theme: IZANAGI by Sakuramen and Hideya Tawada - Opening theme of Rider Time: Kamen Rider Shinobi
(Instrumental)
Narrator: The only one who can fight the Serpent Society on equal grounds is the legendary ninja… Kamen Rider Shinobi!
Higashi no sora wo
Akaku so mete
Kodo o hajimeta
Yumeutsutsu
(My heart began throbbing as the eastern sky grew red)
We see Yukio looking at the sky, clenching a fist as he adopts a serious expression.
Hikari ga shimesu
Shinjitsu e to
Haruka ayumitashite
(Walking on the path stretching out to the truth,
Revealed by the light shining between dream and reality)
The Rider walks through the busy streets of the city, passing through the Hanzo Ninja Academy students and the Hebijo Academy elite group. Asuka and Homura both stop to look back worriedly at him as he disappears.
ikuseiso wo o hete kawaranu
tayutau negai ni mi o kogashi
ima o motome tsudzukete
(Suffering as my wandering ideals persisted endlessly,
I desperately sought after the present.)
An injured six years old Yukio walks through an endless darkness, crying while also refusing to give up. He has the Twilight Ninja Scroll firmly in his hands.
The scene changes to show Junpei thinking sadly about his little brother, Touma, who seems to be in a hospital room while looking to be in a critical condition with several medical machines attached to him.
tokini kizutsuki tsukare hatete
utsumuita to shite mo hitomi ni wa
moyuru chishio ga tagiru
(Though at times I may fall with wounds or falter in my goals,
The boiling blood in my eyes will always rise up again.)
An army of Dustards is awaiting Yukio, all looking ready to kill him. Orochi and Karasu can be seen in the background, commanding them to attack the Rider.
At this, the two female ninja groups suddenly arrive to help him, with Asuka smiling at him while Homura sports a grin towards Yukio.
Hazeru!
(Blossom out!)
hitohira no omoi kakete
mugen ni saita chigiri wa kagayaku
(Even just the petals of your dreams
Can bring your dreams to fruition)
The wind blows strong for a moment as the petals of a cherry blossom fall around Yukio.
He then summons the Shinobi Driver on his waist and becomes Kamen Rider Shinobi!
He uses several combinations of fire, water, earth and wind techniques together with the shinobi girls as they easily keep destroying all the Dustards around them.
Asenu!
(Blossom out!)
chikai wa oozora o mai
yuukyuu no toki koete
(Those vows will soar across the sky for all eternity)
Karasu charges at them, creating a powerful energy slash against the group. This makes Shinobi, Asuka, and Homura combine their attacks to counter the attack of the dark shinobi.
Shinobi no michi e izanau~
(Calling for the way of the shinobi!)
The final scene shows Shinobi and Kasaru crossing blades with each other with a burning Japanese castle on the back while the rest of the scene is divided into two:
All ninja girls are on the left rooting for the Kamen Rider.
On the right, Orochi is imposing a dark aura while being accompanied by several Dustards.
An explosion of energy happens and the full title of the fanfic appears, with Kamen Rider Shinobi's Shuriken Starter behind the title:
[Senran Kagura: Shinobi Chronicles]
NinPow 8: Wound etched into the heart
At Yami Shibai…
Dusk Forest - Deepest Area
With Asuka and Homura…
'Yukio-kun...' Asuka thinks, grimacing as she looks above to watch the ninja Kamen Rider exchange blows with Karasu. Her body felt heavy, making the brunette unable to stand and try to assist the young man with whatever she could.
The same could be said about Homura, who was resting against a tree, with Asuka at her side.
'Water… Fire… And now, wind… Kamui Yukio… Even for shinobi standards, that guy is definitely abnormal. How can someone control three different elements of nature just like he did? That's unheard of! Could it be because of the Twilight Scroll or the Seireis that made a pact with him? No… It can't be… There's something off about this… That guy is definitely hiding something else… Kamen Rider Shinobi… Just who exactly are you?' The tanned girl thinks, narrowing her eyes at the duel that was taking place upwards.
Other than pondering about the Kamen Rider's data that they managed to gather so far, Asuka and Homura were wondering how the three of them would now return to the Human World. Could they find another Seirei that would open a portal to Asakusa for them? Neither good nor evil shinobi girls had an answer for that, trying not to think about the worst outcome.
*Clash!* *Clash!* *Clash!*
Hmmm!?
That's right! There's only one thing Asuka and Homura could do now. And it was to hope that their male companion would prevail against his Majin opponent.
'Yukio-kun… Please, be careful.' Asuka prays as she and Homura look above, trying to spot Kamen Rider Shinobi and Majin Karasu.
With Shinobi and Karasu…
*Clash!* *Clash!*
Two figures were fighting in the sky, clashing against one another…
"Ha!" Karasu summons a blade of darkness and makes a dark energy slash towards Kamen Rider Shinobi - Wind.
In response, the green Kamen Rider spins very fast in order to negate his foe's attack.
The two combatants then charge towards each other, with their respective blades in hand as the two ninjas get into a sword lock.
"Hmph. To think that one of the children from the incident from 10 years ago would become a shinobi and stand in the Serpent Society's way… This must be fate indeed." Karasu muses.
"Tell me! What was the reason the Serpent Society caused that tragedy 10 years ago!?" Shinobi growls, pressing his opponent after applying more force into his Shinobi Saber.
"..." The Majin remained quiet, deciding to speak nothing in response.
Seeing that he won't be getting the answers he seeks from Karasu, Shinobi breaks the sword lock by pushing his opponent away with a powerful green tornado attack that comes from his mechanical wings.
"Argh!" The Majin grunts in pain as he is blasted away.
"Take that!" Shinobi says as he fires several feather-shaped green energy projectiles, from his Scrambler's wings, towards the crow-themed ninja.
Karasu blocks or destroys most of the feathers, with the exception of one that hits his helmet, leaving a scratch on its left side.
*Slash!*
"Argh!" The Majin grunted in pain again, now starting to get furious with his young adversary.
'Kamen Rider Shinobi...' Karasu narrows his eyes at the green masked ninja Rider.
"Time to end this!" Shinobi declares as he prepares to execute a Rider Finisher in his Wind form.
[Finish NinPow! Wind!] The Shinobi Driver chants as the Kamen Rider spins his Kaze Ride Shuriken.
A green aura coats Shinobi's body as his metallic wings grow bigger, spreading further as well.
"NinPow: Rider Kick no Jutsu!" The green Kamen Rider chants as he flies higher before performing a spinning kick towards Karasu.
"Hmph. Don't think things will go as you wish, Shinobi!" Karasu cries in response as his body is set on black flames. The Majin then heads towards the Kamen Rider as his flaming body takes the shape of a giant crow(or technically phoenix).
*Boom!*
The two attacks clash as a powerful explosion happens, as a result, engulfing the two ninjas in it.
"Yukio/Kamui!' Asuka and Homura both shout in horror towards the sky after witnessing what just happened.
Soon after that, green and black feathers start to fall from the sky, falling around the girls' surroundings.
"Those are..." Asuka trailed off as a green feather fell right into her hands, quickly recognizing to whom these belonged to…
'Yukio-kun...' The brunette starts to fear for the worst.
However…
*Thud!*
At the last instant, an injured Kamen Rider Shinobi lands in front of the duo of shinobi girls as the explosion above finally dissipates.
"Argh!" The masked Rider winces in pain, clutching his right arm while now staying on one knee.
"Yukio!" Asuka speaks, relieved, as she tries to approach him, but to no avail. Her body still feels heavy, refusing to move.
"So you actually survived, huh? I guess I shouldn't expect any less..." Homura remarks to the armored ninja with a small smirk.
"What about the Majin, Yukio-kun?" Asuka asked the young man.
"I wasn't able to finish him off. He is not dead yet." The masked Rider replies as he points a few meters away from them.
The trio of young shinobis could now see a slightly injured Karasu emerging from the flames, a few meters away from them. The Majin was now looking hatefully at the Kamen Rider and his companions.
"Shinobi!" Karasu yells, summoning a black katana as he slowly approaches Shinobi, Asuka and Homura.
The masked ninja Rider grimaces as he looks between his Majin adversary and his two kunoichi tagalongs. He starts to become worried about the girls getting accidentally caught in his fight.
'Damm… What should I do?' The young man ponders about his next course of action, drawing his Shinobi Saber.
But as if on cue…
A green circular portal suddenly manifests before Majin Karasu and the young shinobi trio.
"What the?" The crow-themed Assasin Kaijin says, taken aback by the magical portal.
"A portal?" Homura asks aloud, also surprised.
The green portal immediately starts to act, as an invisible force begins dragging Kamen Rider Shinobi, Asuka and Homura towards it.
"Whoa!" Asuka yelps in surprise as she is the first one pulled towards the mystic gate.
"Ah!" Homura is the next, following after her brunette target.
"Argh!" Shinobi is the last one pulled towards the magic portal. But before he is fully dragged towards it, the Kamen Rider exchanges glares with Majin Karasu one last time.
Once the trio of young shinobis finally enters the portal, the spiritual gate closes itself, leaving no traces behind.
"..." Now alone in a ruined Dusk Forest, Karasu releases a dark aura as rage takes over his body. His prey may have escaped, but they won't be so lucky the next time they cross paths.
At Earth Realm…
Abandoned Shinto Temple's ruins
"Whoa!" Asuka yelps as she, Homura and Kamen Rider Shinobi fall from out of the green magic portal, landing before the other shinobi girls and Yukio's allies.
The mystical gate closes after that, disappearing for good.
"Ah..." Asuka felt her head was still shaking, making her feel dizzy.
"Ouch..." Homura winced, rubbing the side of her head in pain.
The two girls finally registered that they were no longer at Yami Shibai. But rather, at the abandoned ruins of a Shinto Temple in the Human World.
And before them were…
"Asuka/san/chan!" The brunette was greeted by her four classmates and companions, from Hanzo Academy, as Ikaruga, Katsuragi, Yagyu and Hibari rushed towards Asuka.
"Everyone..." Asuka seemed to be on the verge of tears, joy taking over her for being reunited with those she cherished.
"Homura/san/chan!" The evil kunoichi in question was also received with looks of relief from her comrades as Haruka, Hikage, Yomi and Mirai were all glad that she somehow managed to return safe and sound from the Realm of Darkness.
The two groups of shinobi girls started to celebrate for a moment until they finally turned towards each other, with the tearful reunions soon being brought to an end as the 10 girls remembered about the conflict involving the Hanzo/Good and the Hebijo/Evil factions.
Both squads were now looking warily at each other...
"Homura-chan..." Asuka looks upset, but firmly, at her enemy/rival's green eyes.
"Asuka..." Homura narrows her eyes, looking deeply into the red scarf girl's hazel eyes.
It seemed that conflict was imminent as both teams prepared to attack one another.
However...
"*Cough!* *Cough!* Argh..."
The sound of someone in pain got the kunoichis' attention. The 10 girls all turned towards the source to find out that it was coming from the third person that returned from Yami Shibai: Kamen Rider Shinobi.
The masked Rider was struggling to move, slowly dragging his body away from the Temple's Ruins as he limped, now breathing hard. Until his transformation was finally canceled as purple energy particles dissolved around him, leaving his body.
"*Gasp!*" Some of the shinobi girls couldn't help but gasp and cringe after noticing how badly injured Yukio was.
'Yukio/Kamui...' Asuka and Homura both softened their expressions at this, remembering the Kamen Rider's duel against Karasu.
The others present in the area also witnessed the masked ninja's fight against the crow-themed Majin, deducing that this was how the ravenette got so much hurt in the first place.
"Yukio-kun, wait! You're hurt! You need treatment!" Asuka tried to call after him, but the young man ignored her.
Suddenly, three masked individuals appeared before the Kamen Rider: Ao, Midori and Shirogane.
"You guys..." Yukio's eyes widened as he muttered, recognizing the trio before him. The boy soon passes out after that.
"Rest, Yukio… Leave the rest to us..." Ao said softly as he proceeded to gently grab his friend's body, now carrying the unconscious Yukio bridal style.
The blue masked individual then turns towards the shinobi students.
"We have fulfilled our part of the accord. Your respective companions have safely returned into your hands through the magic portal Midori conjured. We shall now take our leave." He explains calmly.
What?
Both Asuka and Homura became alarmed at this, there were still so many things they wished to talk about with the raventte ninja.
"Wait!" The two girls in question tried to protest, extending their arms towards the unconscious Yukio, as if trying to reach him.
But...
"Bye-bye!" Shirogane waved to the shinobi girls before throwing out a smoke bomb, allowing Yukio's group to escape...
*Poof!*
"*Cough!* *Cough!* Not again!"
The girls all cough as some feel frustrated that the owner of the Twilight Scroll escaped once again…
Once the curtain of smoke dissipates, there are no traces left of Yukio's group. They are completely gone...
'Yukio-kun...' Asuka thinks, adopting a disheartened look.
Some days later…
At Hanzo Academy - Shinobi Classroom
With Asuka's group…
"I see..." Kiriya muttered as he and the other girls just finished hearing about what Asuka went through back at Yami Shibai. They were all glad that the red scarf brunette safely returned to them.
After Yukio's group left the ruins of the abandoned Shinto Temple, the Hanzo and Hebijo teams did the same. Nobody decided to fight after what happened that night. The conflict between good and evil would be put on hold for now…
The most pressing matter right now is…
"Kamui Yukio… This is Kamen Rider Shinobi's true identity. Is that right, Asuka?" Kiriya asks his student as he brought out a file of said ravenette for the Hanzo shinobi students to take a look at.
"Hai, Kiriya-sensei." The hazel-eyed brunette confirmed as she looked at Yukio's student data with mixed feelings.
"He has recently transferred to study at Hanzo National Academy, posing as an ordinary student. I can't believe how he has been hiding in plain sight all this time, right under our noses." Ikaruga comments with an expression of pure disbelief.
"Heh. He looks interesting. I can't wait to find this guy now that we know what he looks like." Katsuragi says with a cocky grin, looking at a photo of Yukio with sharp eyes.
"Kiriya-sensei, when are we going after Shinobi?" Yagyu asks bluntly, prompting alarmed looks from Hibari and Asuka, but for different reasons.
"Eh? We are going to fight him, Yagyu-chan!?" The pinkette cries, a bit frightened at the idea.
"Wait, what!? What do you mean, Yagyu-chan? Kiriya-sensei?" Asuka looks gobsmacked between the two of them.
Kiriya releases a sigh before answering:
"Asuka, I understand that he is the one responsible for helping you back at Yami Shibai. But remember, he still has the Twilight Scroll in his possession. While he is not our enemy, he is not our ally either. We still don't know what Kamui Yukio plans to do with the scroll. Its power can bring a great disaster in the wrong hands."
"But…!" The red scarf girl tries to protest, wanting to believe that Yukio is a nice person.
But she suddenly stops as her mind begins to work…
Despite everything that happened, she still doesn't know much about Yukio's personal life and past. And what does the young man even think of her? Could it be that he sees her in little contempt just like Homura?
But just then, Asuka remembers something crucial about the black-haired ninja Kamen Rider...
"Wait, there's something I just remembered about Yukio-kun." She says as the others look curiously at the hazel-eyed brunette.
"What is it, Asuka-san?" Ikaruga inquiries.
(Flashback)
"I see… I have been waiting for this moment… 10 years ago… The Serpent Society tore my soul apart!" The evident anger and hatred only kept getting louder in Kamen Rider Shinobi's voice.
"10 years ago? Wait… *Gasp!* It can't be… You are a survivor from that incident of ten years ago!?" Karasu exclaims in genuine surprise at the purple masked ninja.
'10 years ago?' Asuka thinks, worried.
'An incident?' Homura wonders, narrowing her eyes at Kamen Rider Shinobi.
Clenching his fist in front of the Majin, Shinobi presses Karasu even further.
"I have only one objective in mind: To destroy the Serpent Society and uncover the truth!" Shinobi declares firmly as everybody listens to his words.
(Flashback ends)
"An incident?" Katsuragi asks, raising an eyebrow as the five girls turn towards their instructor, who was now sporting a somber expression.
"Kiriya-san, do you know anything about an incident that happened 10 years ago involving the Serpent Society?" Asuka questions, hoping to find a lead as she grows concerned over Yukio's actions.
She remembers and learned how the young man bore deep hatred towards the dark ninja organization because of something that happened a decade ago. But what exactly?
"I will look into it later, Asuka. For now, I want the five of you to be prepared in case we end up stumbling upon Kamui Yukio. Finding him is one of our main priorities at the moment." Kiriya instructs his students.
"Hai sensei." The girls obey, preparing for whatever the future has in store for them from now on.
As the five shinobi students later leave once classes are over, Kiriya is left alone to ponder about what he has learned…
'An incident from 10 years ago… Connected to the Serpent Society… No… It can't be...' The shinobi teacher adopts a horrified look once the realization hits him.
'I must inform Hanzo-sama immediately about this… If Kamui Yukio is really who he appears to be...'
Hanzo National Academy - Front Entrance
Afternoon…
Several students were leaving Hanzo Academy, with Yukio being one of them.
"..." The young man keeps an unreadable expression on his face as he keeps walking towards the exit, with his school bag hanging lazily on the back.
Things seemed fine…
Until five certain girls appeared in his sight, who clearly seemed to have been waiting for the ninja Rider at the Academy's entrance.
Once the Hanzo shinobi squad noticed him, the five shinobi students all looked towards Yukio, expecting something to happen.
"Hey." The young man greets halfheartedly, his voice is devoid of any emotions.
"Yukio-kun..." Asuka is the first to speak, sporting a strained smile.
"I can't believe it… This guy actually had the nerve to casually come here as if nothing happened… Why are you still showing up at Hanzo Academy?" Katsuragi asks the armored ninja with suspicion, wondering why he didn't run away once his identity was discovered.
"I still have to finish my education here. Being a shinobi isn't everything, you know.'' The ninja Rider states, as a matter of fact, not having a choice but to complete his school education in order to continue his future.
What?
The girls look confused at the boy, taken aback by his answer. Is he really studying at Hanzo Academy and not posing as an ordinary student? Why?
The girls remember that Hanzo National Academy is also a famous and prestigious prep school, renowned around the country.
"Do you really expect us to believe that, Kamui Yukio?" Ikaruga demands, frowning at the dark-haired Rider.
However, Yukio only shrugs nonchalantly in response, looking back at the Class Representant with an apathetic look.
"It's not like I care about what any of you think. Besides, there's no point in running away since I'm the holder of the Twilight Scroll. I also have things that I must do here. Now then, are we done or you five will keep blocking my way?" He replies flatly.
Ikaruga, Katsuragi and Yagyu were looking disapprovingly at the Kamen Rider's rude replies while Asuka and Hibari felt uncomfortable.
The mood around them turned tense…
But before things got ugly…
"Yukio-kun, we're not here to fight. We just want to talk with you." Asuka speaks softly, slowly approaching him.
"..." Silent, Yukio narrows his eyes at the brunette, trying to see if Asuka is deceiving him, which she is not.
"*Sigh* Alright… Asuka, let's suppose I believe what you're saying. That said, why should I comply? It's not like I have any reason or obligation to obey any of your kind, you know?" The young man points out.
Asuka can already see where this line of thought is going as she notices that Ikaruga, Katsuragi and Yagyu seemed ready to fight. Hibari seemed hesitant, unsure of what to do now.
'Is there no way we can avoid this fight?' The red scarf brunette ponders, grimacing about the worst outcome.
However…
"Fine. I will come with you." Yukio answers, scoffing as he folds his arms.
Eh!?
"..." The girls look surprised at his change of heart.
Why did he suddenly decide to cooperate now?
"Yukio-kun..." Asuka trailed off, hopeful. But what is he plotting?
"Don't get me wrong, Asuka. I'm simply going to amuse your friends by going along with this facade." The ravenette explains, rolling his eyes.
"It's not like you can refuse, Kamui Yukio." Ikaruga warns with a stern expression.
"Yeah! If anything, we would just kick your ass before dragging you along." Katsuragi says defiantly to the male ravenette, who only looks back, unimpressed, at the blond.
"I faced foes way stronger than you, Katsuragi. You cannot beat me at your current level." The Kamen Rider remarks coldly, sending chills upon the girls' spines.
'This guy… He is dangerous!' Yagyu thinks before turning towards Hibari. "Hibari, get behind me. He is not someone we can take on lightly."
"Yagyu-chan..." The pinkette mutters, with a bead of sweat trailing off from the back of the head, as the Hanzo squad could feel Yukio's silver eyes piercing inside of their hearts, full of bloodlust.
All except one of them…
"Yukio-kun. Please, stop." Asuka grabs the young man's wrist, facing him with a determined expression while being unaffected by his gaze.
'Asuka...' The ravenette looks back at her hazel eyes before eventually conceding to the brunette's plea.
The pressure around them is gone as the other kunoichis sigh in relief.
"Alright. Lead the way..." Yukio says, now acting more calmly.
Hanzo Academy - Shinobi Classroom
"So you're Kamen Rider Shinobi. Kamui Yukio." Kiriya says as he addresses the young man, who has just arrived with the Hanzo shinobi students.
"Kiriya." The ravenette says back.
In a way, the two were already acquainted with one another, given that the older man happened to teach math at the class Yukio transferred to.
"So, what do you want?" The Kamen Rider goes straight to the point, folding his arms.
"I suppose you already know, Kamui. First of all, I would like to thank you for looking after Asuka when she was transported to Yami Shibai with you and Homura." The teacher starts.
"Is that so?" Yukio briefly glances at Asuka.
"With that said, I would like to offer you a position here at Hanzo Academy's shinobi classroom as a student."
"Eh!?" The five kunoichi girls look shocked at this, not expecting their sensei to offer something like this to an outsider.
"But Kiriya-sensei-!" Ikaruga tried to protest.
However, the gray-haired teacher only shook his head in response.
"I believe you girls have all seen how Kamui is actually a very talented shinobi. The good faction could benefit from having someone like him on our side." Kiriya explained.
'That's true… Yukio-kun… If someone like him became our ally...' Asuka reflects.
Unfortunately, Yukio's reaction to the offer wasn't what the good shinobis hoped. The black-haired boy had a scowl on his face.
"No." The way he immediately replied was filled with distaste towards the ninja instructor.
"What!?" The Hanzo squad's girls couldn't believe that. Yukio actually refused the offer!? But why!?
"May I ask why, Kamui?" The black-clothed teacher questions, now frowning.
Yukio releases a sigh before explaining:
"I will tell you the same thing I told the Hebijo Academy's students: I have no interest in the petty fights between the good and evil factions." The young man says flatly.
"Petty?" Yagyu says, looking sternly at Yukio.
"Hey! What did you say!?" Katsuragi demands, now growling at the ravenette.
But Yukio paid no mind to them, now heading towards the exit.
"My only concern is the Serpent Society. If that's everything, I will take my leave." He tells Kiriya, eyeing each of the girls one last time before stopping at Asuka.
'Yukio-kun...' The brunette thinks, downcast.
Things were never easy…
"Unfortunately, I can't let you leave yet, Kamui. I just learned about it. Of what happened ten years ago at the Shinobi Community. And what happened to you." Kiriya suddenly speaks, prompting Yukio to stop in his tracks.
'Eh?' The girls looked curious at this, noticing the Kamen Rider tensing. Judging by his reaction something was going on. But what exactly?
"So you have investigated that, haven't you?" The young man narrows his eyes at the shinobi teacher.
"You must be a victim of the incident… No, from the tragedy of ten years ago."
"What incident?" Hibari wonders.
"I have no idea, Hibari." Yagyu replies to her friend.
"... If you know what happened, then leave me alone, Kiriya." Yukio warns the older man.
"I can't do that. Because you are the current holder of the Twilight Scroll now, aren't you?" The black-suited instructor asks, confronting the Kamen Rider.
"..." Yukio didn't reply to this, but he decided to show that he was indeed in possession of the mystic artifact in question. No point hiding about it anymore.
'So that's the Twilight Ninja Art Scroll. I can feel it… There's a lot of power inside of it.' Asuka comments, worried, as a bead of sweat falls on the back of her head.
"I wanted to have you join the good faction, so we could keep an eye on it. But since that is no longer an option… Kamui, please give us the scroll and back off. In the wrong hands, the Twilight Scroll's powers could even destroy the world. I promise you that the good faction will bring an end to the Serpent Society and uncover the truth." Kiriya tries to ask Yukio, hoping to convince him, while the girls all adopt a grim expression at the reminder.
The young man only looks repulsive at this...
"No matter the reason, I won't let the others handle this. This is my problem. My fight. And the Twilight Scroll is the means I need to fulfill my mission."
"Now you're being selfish, using such power like that. How can we be sure you won't use the scroll for anything else?" Ikaruga demands, looking incredulously at the black-haired ninja.
"Three. There are three reasons why I have to do things my way:
#1: I'll personally uncover the truth behind the incident.
#2: This has nothing to do with any of you.
#3: But if you insist on getting involved, you people know how to stop me." Yukio tells the others, raising three fingers.
"..." Nobody else said anything, fully knowing what the Kamen Rider meant.
At a Gym inside of Hanzo Academy
The five shinobi girls were currently facing Yukio, who was looking especially at Asuka.
"A fight. That's the only way we can get the Twilight Scroll from this guy." Katsuragi says, grinning in excitement as she cracked her knuckles.
"That's right. If you win, I'll accept your demands. I'll trust you all, give the Twilight Scroll and leave." Yukio tells the girls.
"I see. I will remember those words, Kamui Yukio." Ikaruga points out.
"But if I win, you will all get out of my way." The Kamen Rider warns the Hanzo Squad.
"Fine. We challenge you to a fight!" Yagyu says to the young man, readying herself.
"Very well. I accept!" Yukio says back, clenching his fist in front of them.
"..." Asuka had a feeling this would happen. The six of them headed towards the Academy's gym while Kiriya cast a Shinobi Barrier around the area. The teacher wanted his students to face the armored ninja while he stood at the sideline to watch them.
With the exception of Yukio, the others weren't aware that a certain someone would also be watching the fight from one of the surveillance cameras installed within the gym.
With Junpei…
Inside Café Hana's Food Truck
The hacker/cook was currently watching the Hanzo shinobis and Yukio interaction through a laptop, having just hacked one of the cameras that existed inside the gym after the ravenette texted him telling Junpei what was going on.
"Yukio..." The man sighs, soon narrowing his eyes at the PC's screen.
He hopes that his companion knows what he is doing, risking the Twilight Scroll like that…
Junpei and the others got worried once Yukio told them what happened during his stay at Yami Shibai. With his secret identity now compromised, the brunette suggested that the Kamen Rider left Asakusa once his wounds were treated.
However, Yukio refused. The ravenette explained that as long as he possessed the Twilight Scroll, he wouldn't be safe. That there was no longer any point in trying to hide or run away.
'If it isn't the Hanzo nor the Hebijo groups, then there will be others soon coming after him… Dammit! We have to fight against the Serpent Society! We don't have the luxury to waste time dealing with the battles between the Good and Evil Factions!' The hacker thought, rubbing the temple of his forehead as a new headache was starting to form.
Surprisingly, Mr. Chan was calm about the whole ordeal. The elder Chi Wizard apparently had an idea to make sure that the Good Faction, at least, wouldn't try bothering Yukio too much. As for what exactly the old Chinese had in mind, nobody was sure. Not even I-Pin...
"*Sigh*... Yukio… Just be careful..." Junpei mutters, resuming to watch the events being played before him on the notebook's screen.
"Shinobi Tenshin!" All five girls exclaim in unison, activating their scrolls and changing into their shinobi outfits.
Yukio brings forth his Shinobi Driver through the Shinobi Hyoutan, proceeding to make some ninja poses before chanting:
"Henshin!" Yukio chants as he transforms into Kamen Rider Shinobi, inserting the Shuriken Starter in the Shinobi Driver and activating it.
[Dare ja?! Ore ja?! Ninja!]
*Poof!*
Kurogane Oogama assembles behind Yukio. It opens its mouth, bringing out pieces of armor that surrounded the teen's entire body, eventually slamming into him. The Seirei disappears after the process is done.
[Shinobi Kenzan!]
"So that's how he transforms… It's different from our Shinobi Tenshin." Hibari points out.
"Hibari, be careful. He is very dangerous." Yagyu warns the pinkette, brandishing her red oil-paper umbrella.
Drawing his Shinobi Saber, Kamen Rider Shinobi charges towards the girls at a quick pace.
"What the-!" Ikaruga is the first to be surprised.
"He is even faster than last time!" Katsuragi says next.
The Kamen Rider jumps and gets between the five girls, separating them.
*Crash!*
Asuka and her companions try attacking Shinobi from all directions, but the lone warrior spins his body very fast to nullify their blows. The masked ninja does a handstand and spins on his hands with the legs outwards, forming a hurricane.
*Clash!* *Clash!* *Clash!*
'Our attacks are not working!?' Ikaruga thinks, shocked.
Shinobi then decides to strike Yagyu first, relentlessly attacking her with a series of consecutive sword strikes while the eye patch girl stays on the defensive.
The other girls quickly came to Yagyu's rescue, attempting to hit the Kamen Rider from behind. But in response to this, Shinobi makes a series of breakdance-like moves to confuse the kunoichis, kicking them all away from each other.
"Argh!" Hibari cries in pain.
"Hibari!" Yagyu calls her friend before turning towards Shinobi with eyes filled with hatred.
*Clash!*
The Shinobi Saber and the oil-paper umbrella clash as their respective owners get into a weapon lock. With one trying to overcome the other.
However, Shinobi was physically stronger than the twin-tails girl, which allowed him to soon start cornering Yagyu.
"Grrr..." The eye patch girl would get on the defensive again, but she was not going to be defeated without putting up a fight.
"Hiden Ninpo: Sweeping Tentacles!" Yagyu chants as she opens her umbrella and begins to spin. A blue giant squid Seirei soon materializes above the umbrella, spinning just like Yagyu.
*Smack!*
The squid's powerful tentacles manage to hit Shinobi, making him crash against one of the gym's walls.
*Crash!*
"Argh!" Pieces of the wall fell upon the young purple Rider.
Once Yagyu's Hiden Ninpo was over, the squid Seirei disappeared at the same time she stopped her spinning dance.
"Anybody that harms Hibari won't get away from me!" The eye patch girl states firmly to her adversary.
However…
[Finish Ninpow!]
Huh?
Yagyu notices that Shinobi quickly recovered from her attack, already preparing to execute a special technique of his own.
A purple energy aura covers the Rider's body as he clasped his hands together, ready to perform a new Jutsu:
"Kuchiyose: Yatai Kuzushi no Jutsu(Summoning: Food Cart Destroyer Technique)!" Shinobi chants.
*Poof!*
"What the-!?" Yagyu barely had time to process what just happened as Kurogane Oogama manifests above her, through a poof of smoke.
*Crash!*
Kamen Rider Shinobi summons his toad Seirei in the air, which then falls to the ground. On impact, the ground shakes, structures are destroyed, and the Rider's target is pinned beneath the toad's weight, preventing Yagyu from moving. The giant spirit completely crushes the eye patch girl under it, knocking her out before disappearing through a smoke poof.
*Poof!*
"What!?" Asuka and Hibari both looked shocked as everything happened so fast.
"One down. Four to go." The purple armored ninja speaks, glancing at Yagyu's unconscious figure.
"Yagyu-chan!" Hibari cried.
"You bastard!" Katsuragi growled as she decided to attack the Kamen Rider next, charging recklessly towards him.
"Time to get fired up!" Shinobi declares as he places the Honou Ride Shuriken in the open slot of the Shinobi Driver, while avoiding some of Katsuragi's blows.
[Honou! NinPow: Flame!]
Fire is generated around the Kamen Rider as it takes the shape of Hinoarashi, who is now floating over him.
"*Gasp!* What is this-!?" Kiriya becomes surprised, soon adopting a look of disbelief. 'It can't be… The girls already told me that Kamui Yukio has a natural affinity to both water and wind elements… Now he also happens to have some compatibility with fire!? This can't be a coincidence! Could it be that Kamen Rider Shinobi...' The shinobi instructor trailed off, now sweating nervously.
"Come forth, Hinoarashi!" Shinobi chants as he spins the Honou Ride Shuriken.
"Graurr!" Hinoarashi unleashes a loud roar as he becomes fire and envelopes Shinoby's body, transforming the purple Rider's armor into a new form.
The armor's color changes from purple to a strong red tone.
The kunai figures in the legs and the shuriken emblem in the chest were gone. Now replaced by symbols of flames respectively.
[Honou no Ninja! Flame Shinobi!]
'Yukio-kun can also use fire...' Asuka ponders, narrowing her eyes at the masked Rider.
"Huh… You should try to cool your head sometimes, you know?" Katsuragi says to Shinobi while grinning nervously. The blonde started to sweat as she noticed how hot it was to approach and even touch Kamen Rider Shinobi - Flame. A lot of fire was being released from his body.
'It's as if staring into the sun. But… I won't back down! Not until I defeat that green-haired chick! I can't afford to lose! I have to become a great shinobi! For my parent's sake!' Katsuragi thinks, fully determined.
When Katsuragi was still a little girl, she lived a normal life while playing with her pet dog, Choco. Her parents were both shinobi as they fulfilled missions that were issued to them by the higher-ups. However, one day, both of Katsuragi's parents failed at one particular mission and were told to give up their lives as punishment. To avoid getting Katsuragi involved, the two decided to become renegade shinobi and ran away while abandoning their daughter.
Feeling sad and abandoned, Katsuragi thought to herself and decided that she will become a strong shinobi in order to atone for her parents' crimes while hoping that she'll be reunited with her family someday. At some point, she eventually enlisted in Hanzō Academy.
"Ha!" The 3rd Year student charges towards her masked opponent, trying to hit him with her kicks. Her legs were now covered in a green energy aura.
Shinobi manages to dodge all of Katsuragi's blows. However, he noticed that her attacks were slowly improving, becoming faster and more precise each time the blonde tried once more.
'Not bad… This girl's resolve is the real deal… However...' The Rider thinks as he evades another kick, now getting tired of prolonging this any further.
"Katsuragi… Your kicks or mine. Wanna check out who is stronger?" Shinobi challenges the blonde.
"What?" Katsuragi looks surprised at this, not expecting Shinobi to challenge her straight away like that.
But with that said, she was never one to turn down things…
"Sure! Bring it on! I'm gonna kick your ass!" The 3rd Year shinobi student replies with a confident grin.
"Very well." Shinobi replies.
Both combatants prepare to unleash their respective special kick techniques.
A green spiritual laura forms around Katsuragi's body while Kamen Rider Shinobi gains a crimson fiery one around him.
"Hiden Ninpo: Tornado Spindle!" Katsuragi chants.
Katsuragi leaps into the air, points both legs outwardly and begins spinning towards her opponent like a drill, releasing wind that coats her entire body.
Following that, a dark green long-bodied energy dragon would revolve around her as she spun.
[Finish Ninpow! Flame!] The Kamen Rider spins his Honou Ride Shuriken, ready to perform another special Jutsu.
"Ha!" The masked armored ninja jumps high. Fire energy covers his legs as Shinobi prepares to perform a dropkick. [A/N: Imagine that Kamen Rider Shinobi is performing Kamen Rider Garren's Burning Divide Rider Kick.]
"NinPow: Rider Kick no Jutsu!" The masked ninja Rider chants.
*Boom!*
Both attacks connect, causing a powerful explosion.
"Katsu-nee/Katsuragi-san!" Asuka, Hibari and Ikaruga called for their companion.
*Thud!*
Once the explosion settles down, Kamen Rider Shinobi is the first to land down, getting on one knee.
"..." Although silent and not showing it, the young man actually felt some pain from Katsuragi's kick.
It just actually gave him a little difficulty to stand up.
*Thud!*
"Argh!"
Soon after that, Katsuragi falls down on the other side of the gym, a few meters away from her masked opponent. The blonde was heavily injured, with her body full of bruises.
"D-Damm..." Katsuragi cursed one last time before passing out.
"Katsu-nee!" Asuka and Hibari quickly cried as they quickly rushed towards their senpai, checking her condition. Thankfully, the 3rd Year's injuries were not life-threatening.
"..." Kamen Rider Shinobi quietly observed Asuka and Hibari, noticing their expressions of relief. 'They truly care about one another… Almost as if they were sisters in all but blood...' The young warrior thinks, contemplating who he should fight next.
As if on cue…
"Kamui..." A voice called him.
It was Ikaruga.
The long black-haired girl seemed ready to face him, preparing to draw her Hien in order to slash the masked armored Rider at any moment.
Turning towards her, Shinobi accepts Ikaruga's unspoken challenge as he decides to change into another one of his forms.
"Enshrouded by wind, the green gale!" Shinobi chants as he inserts the Kaze Ride Shuriken in the open slot of the Shinobi Driver.
[Kaze! NinPow: Wind!]
"That's-!" Asuka realizes what the Rider was going to do next.
Green energy wind is generated around the Kamen Rider as it ends up taking the shape of Fujin Tornadus - Therian Forme, who was now flying over Shinobi.
"Come forth, Tornadus!" Shinobi chants as he spins the green Kaze Ride Shuriken.
"Kyaahhh!" The green bird Seirei screeches as it becomes a green tornado that envelops Shinobi's body, giving the purple masked ninja access to a new form once the whirlwind disperses itself.
The masked ninja's armor's color changes from his default purple into a green tone.
The Kunai figures in the legs and the shuriken emblem on the chest were gone, now replaced by wind symbols.
Lastly, there was a pair of mechanical wings-like wings called Scrambler on Kamen Rider Shinobi's back that allows him to fly and launch feather-like energy projectiles.
[Kaze no Ninja! Wind Shinobi!]
"That form… It's just like how Asuka described… So you really obtained a new power after making a pact with a Dark Seirei at Yami Shibai?" Ikaruga questions, narrowing her eyes at the green form of Kamen Rider Shinobi - Wind.
"What of it?" Shinobi questions the older girl.
"You're using the power of a Dark Seirei, aren't you? They are monsters that kill people, just like the Majin! How can you use such a dangerous spirit like that!?" The black-haired girl inquires, adopting a stern expression.
"I don't care about the source of my powers. As long as I can stop the Serpent Society, I don't care what happens to me!" The Kamen Rider remarks, surprising everybody.
"What?" Ikaruga is taken aback by that. She could feel now, by staring more attentively at the Kamen Rider, that this young man didn't seem afraid of dying at all.
But how is this possible!?
With Junpei...
"Yukio..." Junpei adopts a disheartened expression once he heard his friend's answer. Like his ninja friend, the brunette wanted to bring an end to the Serpent Society. Especially after how they harmed his younger brother.
However, unlike the masked teenager, Hanamura wasn't willing to die. He wished that he and Yukio survived after taking down the Serpent Society together. The man wanted everybody that suffered under the dark ninja organization's hands to move on and live a happier life.
It saddened Junpei to hear that Yukio could act so detached towards his own life sometimes. What should he tell him to convince the Rider otherwise about his value and importance as a person?
{How can you say something like that!?}
Hmm?
Junpei turned back towards the screen, noticing that Asuka just cried in protest to the Rider's apathetic words.
"This girl… Could it be..." The food truck owner decides to now pay attention to the red scarf girl.
He couldn't tell exactly why, but he felt that Asuka might be the one Yukio needs to listen to in order to change his view of life…
Back to Asuka, Shinobi and the others…
"How can you say something like that!?"
"Asuka..." Shinobi looked towards the brunette, wondering what she wanted to say now.
"Yukio-kun. Please, tell me you aren't serious about throwing away your life! Don't you have people who care about you!?" Asuka tried to persuade him.
"..." Shinobi becomes silent, looking away from the hazel-eyed brunette.
Seeing this, Asuka notices that he seemed to be in pain. But she didn't know what to say now to convince the Kamen Rider.
Suddenly, Kiriya decides to step in:
"Shinobi… No… Kamui. You are about the same age as Asuka, aren't you?" The black-clothed teacher calls, getting the Rider's attention.
"Kiriya-sensei?" Ikaruga calls, confused. What is her sensei planning to do?
"In that tragedy of ten years ago, I don't exactly know about what sort of pain you had to endure. But I do know the pain of losing someone."
'What's he talking about?' Asuka wonders, now intrigued.
Kiriya comes from a long line of elite shinobi. So, naturally, he was trained as a shinobi himself since birth. He quickly became an elite shinobi like the rest of his family. But at some point, he began to question the way shinobi were treated as disposable objects should they fail a mission. Not agreeing with the view that shinobi were disposable, he decided to become a teacher instead.
His first student was a girl named Rin who had a big impact on his current personality and views. When Rin was taking her final exam to become a shinobi, Kiriya intervened against his better judgment in order to save her from a wooden dummy that she didn't notice, covering his interference and saving her from failing. Because of this, Rin was able to pass the exam and graduate. But months later, he was informed that she died while on a mission.
Kiriya blamed himself for interfering during Rin's exam and allowing her to graduate before being fully prepared, believing that he was responsible for her death. Rin's death has haunted him since which is the reason why he refuses to help out against the battle against the Hebijo, believing that if he doesn't allow his students to grow on their own then the same thing that happened to Rin will happen to them.
Now, as a teacher, he believes in providing his students with the tools and training they need to succeed so that they may grow into fine shinobi. Though he rarely lets it show, he is quite protective of his students and cares for them deeply.
However, when Kiriya learned what happened to Kamui Yukio ten years ago...
This was now another matter, he became shocked to learn about something that was out of anyone's control.
"If any of my students experienced what you did… If the Serpent Society kidnapped them… My spirit would've broken." Kiriya says, closing his eyes while now looking mournful. Rin's figure comes into his mind.
"Kidnap?" Hibari tilted her head at this. Who was kidnapped?
"What's Kiriya-sensei trying to say?" Ikaruga wonders.
"Yukio-kun..." Asuka looks concerned at the Kamen Rider, still feeling frustrated for not having any idea about what exactly happened ten years ago.
But...
With Junpei…
*Thud!*
Junpei slammed his fists against the table, in anger.
"You… How dare you..." He growled.
Unlike when he heard Asuka trying to talk with Yukio, the male brunette now felt enraged towards Kiriya as the black-suited ninja instructor tried to play the hero in other people's personal issues, acting as if he knew about what happened to him, Yukio and many others…
'Touma...' The hacker/food truck owner starts to think about his younger brother, who was another victim of the Serpent Society, just like Yukio.
Back to Asuka, Shinobi and the others…
"I ask you one last time, Kamui. Trust me and let the Good Faction handle everything!" Kiriya tried to persuade Shinobi.
His students could tell that their gray-haired sensei truly meant every single one of his words.
As for the Kamen Rider...
"!?" Asuka became startled upon noticing how the mood around Shinobi changed, with the young man now feeling furious towards Kiriya. The red scarf brunette could almost tell that Yukio was glaring at her sensei under his helmet.
"You know nothing..." The Kamen Rider snarled at the black-suited sensei.
With Junpei…
"Who the hell do you think you are?" The hacker glared at Kiriya's figure, which was being shown on his PC's screen.
"You know nothing about us!"
Yukio and Junpei cried at the same time, finally snapping.
Back at the gym…
"*Gasp!*" Kiriya and the girls became startled by the Rider's sudden outburst before the shinobi instructor quickly recomposed himself.
"Kiriya, you and your students are probably good people. But none of you know me! You all only know a fictional version of me! A mask I use to talk with others!" Kamen Rider Shinobi cried, pointing his index finger at Kiriya.
The sensei backs down at this, seeing that it would be pointless trying to talk with the young man anymore for the moment.
'Yukio… Is there nothing I can do to help him?' Asuka thinks, downcast.
"Shinobi, so you're really going to keep fighting? Fine, so be it!" Ikaruga speaks to the armored ninja, now ready to face him as she draws her Hien.
[Shinobi Saber!]
The Kamen Rider also pulls out his personal weapon, ready to face the long black-haired kunoichi.
"Bring it on!" The armored ninja challenges the 3rd Year student.
"Ha!" Kamen Rider Shinobi - Wind and Ikaruga clash, locking their blades.
*Crash!*
A powerful shock wave washes over the area before a dark blue fiery phoenix-shaped aura forms around Ikaruga. On the other hand, a dark green one manifests around Shinobi, taking the shape of Fujin Tornadus - Therian Forme.
"Ikaruga-san! Yukio-kun!" Asuka cried, worried about the two that were now fighting before her and the others.
The final scene of the chapter shows Kamen Rider Shinobi's Shuriken Starter and the Kaze Ride Shuriken side by side while the Twilight Scroll and the Shinobi Saber glow strongly behind these two items.
- Shinobi Chronicles -
NinPow 8: Wound etched into the heart
- End -
Author Notes:
And this concludes chapter eight of Senran Kagura: Shinobi Chronicles
Thank you for reading!
Took me some time to write this chapter, but I finally managed to complete it. Not sure when I will post the next one. I guess I will update some of my other stories first.
Random fact: The Kuchiyose: Yatai Kuzushi no Jutsu(Summoning: Food Cart Destroyer Technique) is a Jutsu that comes from Naruto, used by Naruto and Jiraya.
Just because the girls now all know Yukio's identity, that doesn't mean they will get along immediately. It will take some time before the Kamen Rider opens himself to Asuka and the others.
If you guys have any ideas or suggestions that I could use for this story, you're free/welcome to share!
Now onto the Reviews:
Guest DCDGojira: Regardless if someone was posing as you or not, I will put all of my answers here for you(and the impostor) to see:
Thanks! Your idea and suggestions about how the events you mentioned seem to be interesting, but I'm not sure for now if I really plan to use them later for now. Maybe I will later.
In any case, you certainly help me by being an unexpected source of inspiration sometimes.
Not sure yet about how Yukio and Junpei will meet and deal with Daidoji. In this story, they don't know her yet since they never met each other before the start of the events pertaining to this fanfic.
Awesome ideas for the Karakuri Robots of the four extra ninja Kamen Riders! Maybe I can use them later!
Not sure yet about implementing the different Rider Kicks suggestions for each element. But if I end up using them, I will tell you.
I have no comments about Nahariyanash's stories because I didn't have time to read some of his recent stories. But I think he is a good author.
Yeah, for now, I'm aiming more for the OC x Asuka route rather than the harem one.
No, I don't plan to use the Monkey Staff Shen Gong Wu in this story. As much as funny as it would perhaps be.
Yes, there will be an ice form. Not sure yet about how the Rider Kick for this form will be tough.
Ok, interesting ideas for Rider Punches despite the fact that I haven't even started to make Rider Kicks for each of the natural elements. I will think about maybe using them later and tell you if I do so.
Also, cool idea for Henshin Ninja Arashi's debut. But again, let me take some time to reconsider first.
You know, it's kinda funny that you randomly bringing up Spider-Man to the Review Section actually gave me a crazy idea to make a spider-themed Ride Shuriken for my Kamen Rider Shinobi. So thanks again, I guess.
Alright, I will also try to include Jiraya into this later. But I still don't know how I plan to do that.
What exactly are you talking about voice actors? Why would this even matter in the fanfic? But since you asked, try to imagine that Kamui Yukio's voice comes from Shouya Ishige, the guy responsible for the Japanese voice of Yusaku Fujiki in Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS.
As for Orochi, I agree with you that the voice actor who voiced Shredder in the TNMT 2003 TV show fits perfectly.
prayogatama52f5: I see. Interesting. I still haven't started watching Kamen Rider Saber.
Not sure about when I plan to introduce the 3rd Kamen Rider in this story. Obviously, Kamen Rider Hattari is the second to debut in this story.
Dcraus: After I finish the first arc of this story. The first secondary Kamen Rider to debut will be Kamen Rider Hattari. Not sure yet about making a Dark Rider for this story.
MagatsuIza: Why would this even matter in a fanfic? But since you asked, try to imagine that Kamui Yukio's voice comes from Shouya Ishige, the guy responsible for the Japanese voice of Yusaku Fujiki in Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS.
So, what do you guys think? Please give me some reviews if possible.
If you are interested, please go check my other stories.
Also, thanks to everybody that followed, favorited the story and gave reviews.
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