The Lost War and Heart: Finding Hope and Courage to Fight

[Shadows Fall]

The rattling of chains echoed throughout the dark, damp room. A black human-like wolf wearing a black fishnet shirt along with bottom half of a red ninja-gi was the one causing all of the commotion. Its wrists were chained to a set of two-ton iron balls, preventing it from ripping apart what appeared to be a man standing in front of it, all calm and showed no fear against the ravaging wolf. "Derek, you have to control yourself." said the man who turned out to be Zeke himself. He watched as the wolf, now revealed to be Derek, showed no progress and seem to tire himself out after his violent nature kicked in.

After a while, the wolf dropped down to one knee, attempting to attack but ended up giving up, thus reverting back to Derek's human form. Panting, Derek assumed a position and rested on both knees, his hands laying down at his side while Zeke just sighed. "You're still not showing any progress at all, Derek. It's been months already and you have yet to control your wolf form. You may be one of the youngest experts here but you still have to finish learning this one goal." he explained while Derek just bowed his head, not saying a word either. ".... But... that doesn't mean you won't fail at doing so. It'll take time and hopefully, one day you'll succeed." he added as he took off Derek's restraints.

The teen stood up, his head still bowed as shame loomed over his head. The fact he has yet to even control what appeared to be an easy task bothered him. He was an expert at speed including strength but his disadvantage was controlling his wolf form. He just wishes that his training would pay off soon enough so he could live up to his rank. If not, then what was the point of him being an expert in the first place?

[Roxas Returns]

The castle of Yamamata was huge. Countless hallways lead to countless rooms. A person who did not have a map and a compass could get lost there whole life. Towards the top where the elite ninjas and of course Yamamata and his right hand Shade. Towards the bottom of were the students and the veterans, and at the very bottom where the dungeons.

There those who were to be corrupted by the darkness would stay till they inevitably gave into the darkness they were surrounded by.

Hanzo knew his mission though. Throught the last couple of days Hanzo had been very busy he started in the wind village where he found out it had fallen into complete dissarray. The leader had recently gone away for personal reasons and then the leaders cousin had been recently abducted from the village. Although they have become much more stable they are saddedend by the abduction of the leaders cousin. Hanzo took it upon him self and said that he would bring her back. He figured that through this mission he would be able to find out who killed his master.

So he eventually found himself at a the castle of the new dark ninja clan. He took three days to scout the caslte and find where the prisoners where.

Today was the day and it was now or never. Hanzo soon teleported into the lower level of the castle. Hanzo started running downt he hallways at a speed at which you could almost not see him and most to the dark ninjas could not. Hanzo finnaly came to the point where the doors leading to the dungeons where he knew the cousin was. There where two expert ninjas at the door one was a ex-water ninja and the other was a ex-thunder.

" A complementive combo huh" Hanzo thought. "Too bad I'm much better." Hanzo held out his hand and the one ninja stoped all movement. Hanzo then twisted his wrist once the ninja began moving up and down his body hitting the ceiling and the floor violently. When the movement stopped the ninja coughed up blood and then stoped breathing altogether. Then Hanzo took out his Kurisamagama which he always called Hiru. He took it by the Chain end and then throuth the blade end at the last ninja surprised from the the actions of the first ninja he did not notice the blade til it was to late. The motion was quick the blace cut across the ninjas neck his hands immdiatly shot up to cover the cut but it was in vien. The ninja fell over motionless. Hanzo walked over to the door carfully stepping over the bodies.

He walked down several flights of steps. Thats when he saw her. She was exactly as the villiagers dipicted her.

"You must be Midnight Yamamoto." Hanzo said it almost hash yet friendly tone. "I'm here to rescue you." Hanzo then took out his weapon and cut the chains.

Hanzo then stood up. "Hurry we have not time to lose."

OCC. Ill post my other two tonight kk

[Skitty Cat]

Hearing the question, she looked at the figure ticked off that the Dark Ninjas found out; fighting off the Ninjas she tossed back, "Yeah, so?! Incase, you couldn't see I'm kinda busy at the moment!" Dodging an attack she watched as he destroyed; looking at him she listened as the ninja said, "Hurry we have not time to lose."

A laugh escaping her lips, she said swiftly, "You ain't gotta tell me twice, now let's stop talking and get moving!" As she raced ahead a few steps, she stopped and tossed back to him,

"I never heard your name, since you never dropped it. Now, what is it? Anywho, let's get going, shall we?" Waiting silently she felt Sasori heading this way, remembering the wind talk power she thought, Go to Hallow Bastion, now, I'll meet you there; I've got this feeling we'll be meeting others there as well.

Looking at Hanzo she said, "I think, it'd be best if we went to Hallow Bastion." She waited silently for a reply, glancing around she held one of her weapons ready; turning to face Hanzo she waited to hear his comment on it.

OOC: Will do something for the others next time.

[Roxas Returns]

Yamamata did not seem so surprised when hearing that the prisoner had escaped. The others of his clan were however the alams where going off the sounds of footsteps roared through the castle. There had also been word that a intruder had been spoted in front of the castle.

But Yamamata also was not worried about it, this was all part of there plans. He had already did what he had to with little miss Yamamoto. She had the darkness is her and thats all he needed she would come back on her own. But it was inconvienite that all these people knew where his headquarters was.

It was time for a change of scenery. Yamamata started rasing his hand the darkness started pooring out of his hand. The entire castle began lifting up the dark clouds began moving around the castle.

OCC ill have to finish this later.

[Roxas Returns]

Midnight seemed to ready to leave as much as Hanzo was. She then said. "I never got your name." Hanzo just looked at her. "My name is Hanzo."

The castle began to shake the ground from which it was anchored began to crack. The entire castle started levitatting the outside walls were covered with clouds of darkness.

The inside was the same story, Hanzo could bearly stand. The other ninjas seemed uneffected though, they were comming and quick. He struggled to get his footing and grabbed midnight by her hand quickly this way. He began running down the hallways backtracking his way in, when all of a sudden they passed a room that caught his intrest. In the room placed all around the walls, where the ancient artifacts of his clan the books of the first leaders.

"Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha" the voice was one that Hanzo never noticed. "It was so easy, to corrupt your villiage." A man standing tall with one arm raised came from door on the other side of the room. Darkness completly surrounded him his even his eyes seemed to poor out dark mater.

"Didn't you ever wonder who killed your master Hanzo." Hanzo was taken back not just by the fact that this man seemed to know about the murderer of his master but he also know his name. "Ill say that your clan was very strong but when I finnally talked to your leader, we came to a understandding that was benifecial for both of us."

"Thats not true." Hanzo yelled. "Our leader would never talk much less bargian with somone like you." The man just smilled then he walked to another door. "Oh really, Lord Oda could you come here."

"Yes my lord." The voice was of a older gentallman but at the same time was very kind and sincere. The voice was the same Hanzo heard since he was a little boy when he first met his master. Soon a man about half Hanzos' size came from out of the room adjecent to the room Hanzo was standing in. Hanzo reconized him immediatly but still could not believe his eyes. Had his leader truley sold his whole clan to the darkness.

"Lord Oda, you cannot tell me that what this man said is true" The old man smiled and simply said. "Why yes Hanzo I did." The old man just smiled. The other man put his hand on Oda's shoulder and said, "Tell him what else you did." The old man just smiled more "Oh yes, I almost forgot, to prove to my lord Yamamata I promised I would kill the one who would not accept our merger to the darkness clan." The words came from Odas' mouth like it was the most natural thing in the world.

"So after I killed Kunoichi I told the others that we where to weak that we would get stronger if we joined the darkness clan. Some went with it some did not, but after a few days of being seeded with darkness, they soon seen reason. Your all thats left Hanzo your alone."

Hanzo fell to his knees the words in his head where both confusing him and killing him the emotions where flowing through his mind. He tried to focus but nothing was working. For the first time in a long time he was alone."

"I see your with him my little miss Yamamoto" Yamamata said with a laugh. "You can fight you can resist but the darkness will find you. Do you know what your name means in english? It means the point at which it is most dark you see your name seals your fate you will become darkness."

Hanzos' head was pounding he did not know what to do he could bearly think. He quickly grabed midnights hand. "Dont be scared." Both he and Midnight disappered.

In a split second they reappered back outside the castle. The dark clouds soon swallod the castle whole. There was nothing left where the castle stood but scorched land.

There Hanzo lay unconsious.



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Sasori could not understand the sight that he was seeing the castle which he stood before was lifted by the clouds of darkness. Just then like at the plains before here he heard Midnights' voice. "Meet me at Hallow Bastion." With out a seconds hesitation Sasori turned back to a tornado and soon flew away to his destination.


OCC. Whew Sorry for it being so big but had to lay in the foundation for hanzo's story my hands are kiling me lol.

[Skitty Cat]

OOC: Bump! Sorries I'm kinda busy, I'll post later.

[Skitty Cat]

As her sad amethyst pools stared out the wind, she felt the sun's own gaze trying to meet her's. Frowning the teen felt her own happiness trying to return. Knowing that there was no such thing within war, she blocked it out and let her sadness take over. As she heard something outside, she titled her head to the left side a little. "More ninjas?" She asked gently.

~- World That Never Was -~

"You can fight you can resist but the darkness will find you. Do you know what your name means in english? It means the point at which it is most dark you see your name seals your fate you will become darkness."

Oh, how much Midnight loathed this. Snarling the woman spat, "Shut up!" Feeling Hanzo drag her with him, as they landed on the ground she knew it was her turn. Closing her eyes she whispered,

"Hallow Bastion." As the wind took them to said location, she looked around as they ended up in an allyway. Looking down at Hanzo, she began taking care of some of his wounds. Looking up she waited silently for her cousin to find them.

~- Back at the Dark Ninjas HQ -~

Looking at him with that child-like glow, Shade asked softly, "So, you do believe little Midnight will come back?"

~- Where Derek and his master is! -~

As she chased after the dark ninja, she not meaning to stepped on a other ninja's foot. As the ninja she was chasing disappeared Kira growled, "Man, I hate that!" Remembering what happened she spun around, seeing two people then she remember she brushed pass the other one.

Bowing quickly then straightening she rushed, "I'm sorry I didn't mean to hurt you guys. Name's Kira." Sheesh, she was making a fool of herself today.

OOC: Sorries to double post, but we needed to get going again.

[Shadows Fall]

Derek felt something crush his foot, though he didn't wince or budge once it had happened. He just shrugged it off and well, practically ignore the oncoming ninja. After she had introduced herself, Zeke crossed his arms and examined the girl. "You don't appear to be one of us, so then what brings you here?" he asked while eyeballing her. It was obvious that none of the two had seen what had happened, especially the fact that Kira here was being chased by an opposing ninja. "Well whatever the reason is, it can wait. I didn't get the chance to introduce myself. The name's Zeke and that over there," he said as he pointed over to Derek who was busy putting on his red Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars.

"He's Derek. He doesn't talk much. Actually it's rare to see or hear him speak. Heck, I don't even know why he's always on mute." explained Zeke as he shook his head, never really understanding as to why his student never spoke to anyone, including Zeke himself. "Anyway... back to my question. Why did you decide to come here?"

[Roxas Returns]

The city of Hollow Bastion was huge, thousands of people, and hundreds of homes. This was one of the few neutral places where all ninja could be found. There was a dojo for every clan here, this city was suppose to be a place to show that peace between all the ninja clans could be kept. What the place really was, was somthing different entirely. This was the center of all espionge and disinformation. The truth is the other ninjas cant trust each other, they are very paranoid and send spies out to make sure that there would be no sneak attacks.

Sasori arrived there a day ago waiting for his little cousin. But, like a good leader Sasori was a multitasker immediatly at his arrival he went to the wind ninja dojo and arranged for his best spies to recieve a new assiment find out anything and everthing about this dark ninja clan.

Finnaly after a day of waiting the almost fimiliar aura of midnight was eminating from a street close to Sasoris position. But somthing was wrong the aura that midnight emited was always like a greenish blue color this had a trace of black in it. It was faint yet noticiable enough for Sasori, somthing was up.

Still he had to meet them so with out a seconds hesitation he started over there. As Sasori turned a corner that led to a alley. He found not just Midnight but another ninja too.

"Well its good to see you, but who is this?"

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yamamata was standing up at the one of the towers of his castle looking at the landscape around him. "Yes this will do nicely."

Shade came up from behind him, looking at him with those curious eyes of hers. Yamamata called them curious eyes cause of all the people he seen, all the ninja he converted he had never seen anyone elses like hers.

"Do you think that little Midnight will come back."

Yamamata just laughed, then turned around at her his eyes glowing red with ambition.

"I'm counting on it."

[Skitty Cat]

OOC: Okay, I liked your post, Roxas, but please don't power-play mine or anyone's characters again...please. I'll let the fact you pp Shade go this one time, if you want to use anyone's characters at all; please ask them first. Oh yeah, is this your first time rping? If so, then you're pretty good.

IC: As Kira listened to the question and then Zeke, she tried her hardest not to go extremely pale. As he asked for the second time, "Anyway... back to my question. Why did you decide to come here?"

Sighing she replied calmly, "I need to speak to either the leader or the expert, of this clan...do you know where either one is?" As she waited for a reply from either one, she glanced around wondering about the leaders of the other clans. Looking back she asked,

"Do you know anything about this Darkness Clan? I was hoping that the other clan leaders...or experts would give me a hand, in beating this clan." Not meaning to she felt her hand clench into a fist, then once more she mumbled something she seemed to always do at the mention of the clan,

"I'll make them pay, one of these days I'll make them pay for all the pain they've caused. Why attack innocent people? Why can't they mind there own business? Don't they have their own lives to worry about instead of ours?" Snapping her head up since she was staring at the ground, she looked at them and quickly hurried making it hard to understand,

"I'msorryIdidn'tmeantosaythat!" She calmed down and then waited silently for the others to reply, well at least Zeke out of the two boys.

OOC: Sorries, but I'll do something for the others next time. Please, try to get others to join...pm them! We need more people, now, off to try to get Dream to join! *runs off to try to get Dream to join*

[Shadows Fall]

"So you need to talk to either the leader or one of the experts here, eh?" Zeke chuckled, shaking his head as he then took a step to the side so that Kira could see Derek. "Well, you're looking at one of the youngest experts here. Though... I'm not even sure if you can get answers from - " but before Zeke could ever finish his sentence, he quickly clamped his hands over Kira's mouth once she had mentioned the Darkness Clan. He didn't want anyone, especially Derek, to hear anyone mention that clan, EVER. But it was too late as he felt a hand being placed on his right shoulder, pulling him away from Kira.

Derek had already heard and it was apparent that he too had a grudge against this specific clan. He just nodded over to Zeke before glancing over at Kira, motioning for her to follow him as he headed towards the doorway that led to the outside world. Zeke just sighed, slapping himself on his forehead. "Before you go... you have to know one thing." he said, trying to explain as to why the clan expert wanted to suddenly talk. "Never mind. Just go... you'll find out soon enough."

[Roxas Returns]

OCC: Sorry about that kari'heart i got confused and thought that was your actions from your last post. I was just trying to repeat it. My bad. Sorries!

[Skitty Cat]

OOC: Opps, MY bad! You're okay Roxas, I forgot I asked that. *ish bricked* Anyway, sorries for the shortness. But it'll have to work for now, I didn't want to double post again.

IC: Nar stared out at the thunder clan, watching as a child raced through the streets of Hallow Bastion. "Nar, easy up. I know how up tight you are now a days. But please, take a chill pill." Nodding her head to what Mikoto had said, it was true she had been so up tight lately. "I understand, Mikoto." She mumbled, a bit annoyed with the young spirit.

~- In the allyway! -~

Hearing the question Midnight replied swiftly, "Hanzo, this guy seems okay. He's from the psychic clan, but not such a bad kid." She waited for her cousin to reply, standing up she had taken care of most of Hanzo's wounds.

~- With Yamamata! -~

Shade tilted her head to the side, her eyes still so curious she met his red gaze with her blue one. "I'm counting on it."

Smirking the young dark ninja replied quite happily for some reason, "'Kay!" She knew that most of the others, couldn't pull this stunt off and live 'cause Yamamata was quite unhappy with this. Looking up at the ceiling she noticed the patteren on it, tilting her head again she began counting the pattern. Strange, I haven't seen that before. She thought.

~- Back with Dreke! -~

As Kira felt a hand get placed over her mouth, she looked at Zeke quite confused. As Dreke removed his teacher away from her, she had already begun following Dreke when Zeke said, "Before you go... you have to know one thing."

Stopping she looked back at him, through the blindfold she waited to hear what Zeke would say. But then Zeke told her never mind, she'd find out sooner or later. Quickly not wanting to be stopped again, she broke into a run and caught up with Dreke. Slowing down Kira stayed silently, looking down she waited for Dreke to say something.

[Roxas Returns]

OCC: O uh kari i don't know if this is just part of your story but hanzo is of the psychic clan.

[Roxas Returns]

Hanzo couldn't understand where he was. Looking around he saw a vast village full of people doing there jobs. "Come on lazy, how do you plan to get stronger by just laying on the grass." Hanzo recognized the voice almost immediately he turned around to see his master standing next to the clock tower that marked the center of Twilight town. "Master is it really you? Was all that happened a dream?"

"No Hanzo what happened was real, I am dead." The words came off her lips as if she was talking to a child, the words were low and calm. "Then it was true Lord Oda really killed you?.

"No" she said abruptly. "But that is what Oda said." Hanzo interjected. "Hanzo listen carefully to what I am about to tell you. My death was not directly by the hands of Lord Oda. As our lord grew older and his mind became less protected, another force saw this as a opening and used or lords weakness, against him. That man you met, implanted our lord with darkness. From then on Lord Oda could no longer account for his actions. that man was pulling the strings when our lord killed me, that is why I hold not malice towards our Lord."

All around Hanzo the scenery changed the village that was once blooming with life was now dead and deserted with broken doors and windows. This is our home know Hanzo, and if there is anyone to blame its..."

She took a long pause. "...Yamamata"

Hanzo woke up almost screaming but right before the sounds where about to come out he stooped. He realized that midnight was standing over him with a man he did not even know. He stood up, but almost lost his footing, and fell back to the ground. He was severely injured though as he examined his wounds they appeared to look bandaged. Hanzo guessed it was midnights doing. Hanzo tried again to stand up this time he was successful though he had a head rush as soon as he straighted out. Hanzo thought for a second about what happened in his dream. He wondered if any of it was true or if it was only another nightmare.

As Hanzo started to walk he noticed the unknown man. "Names Hanzo" he said, being as always, straight forward. "I am of the..." Hanzo paused for a second and almost laughed. "...No I am the Psychic Ninja Clan."

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Sasori was amazed at how this ninja acted. One moment he was passed out on the ground then he pulls himself together and stands up. All the while showing no emotion like he was a straw puppet. He then said "Names Hanzo I am of the..." "...No I am the Psychic Ninja clan."

Sassori did not believe what he heard. His intelligence always spoke of a hidden clan one that would not even interact with the other clans, one that had the ability to manipulate objects with their minds. Though Sassori never believed there was such a clan here one was and yet he said that he was the whole clan. Something was not right. Yet Sassori thought that they had said to much already there where to many spies from other countries ready to twist stories into acts of war.

"Are you good enough to move." Hanzo just nodded. "Good were going to the wind ninja dojo here. At least there we will be able to speak clearly without worry of others listening. Sassori began to move jumping to the first rooftop. Hanzo looked back at Midnight she looked different then when he freed her from the jail. She had a different aura around her and yet Hanzo could not keep from looking.

"Are you OK? I hope i did not worry you?" He said coldly as always.