
One week later
Yoriichi and Michikatsu stand a few meters away from each other. It had been a week since Sayo woke up and she was more staying in her room thinking about or helping out around the Shop. "Has he made a decision?" Michikatsu asked as he looked at his sister who was standing in front of him. It had been an entire week and none of them had spoken more than one sentence with him.
"I don't know." Yoriichi said slightly frowning. He knew that his brother was getting impatient with him. “Padahan, I think you will understand what he is going through.” Yoriichi retaliates when he takes the position, Michikatsu narrowing his eyes at Yoriichi before attacking his younger brother
Sayo watched and listened from the door. He knew that Yoriichi's twin didn't believe him and honestly he couldn't blame him.
“Do not bring that up.” Michikatsu growls as he tries to decapitate Yoriichi with his Sword. Yoriichi swung his sword to block it and retaliated with a kick to the left side of Michikatsu's ribcage. Michikatsu lands on his feet but is forced to jump out when Yoriichi comes to him with a Vertical slash. Sayo was surprised when the strong stone floor was shattered due to the power behind her slash.
'What strength!' He thought surprised at the power Yoriichi was able to unleash 'What have I done?!' He cried out inwardly as he looked at the overwhelming power that the two Swordsmen began to show as their fight continued. 'with some extremely graceful slashes, what techniques are they!'
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Evening Yoriichi was as usual still opening his shop, He was at the front while his older brother was already at the house they bought a few days ago.
"Yoriichi!" Yoriichi looked up from cleaning the freshly washed cup and saw two people enter his Cafe. One is female, the other is male. Both are Leone and Lubbock who have both remained in his Cafe since its opening 2 days. Although he doesn't know much about Lubbock other than he owns a bookstore, he quickly befriends Leone thanks to their similar personalities.
Lubbock is a young man with short green hair and red glasses on his head. He wore a long green jacket with a fur hood over a white and red shirt and blue jeans. Yoriichi smiled at the two, he prepared two glasses to be filled with the beverage of their choice.
The two sat on two benches in front of Yoriichi and were beckoned on the large selection of liquor for them to choose from.
"I'll just take some water." Lubbock told the blonde who nodded and filled the big cup with fresh water .
"I'll get you a bottle of your best sake!" Leone shouted while putting the amount of money that the bottle would take out on the table. Yoriichi chuckled as he placed the water cup in front of the green-haired teenager while going to the back to pick up a bottle of sake.
When Yoriichi returns, he sees a big man entering his bar. He was a large muscular man with black hair that started to gray near his temples. She has an unusual hairstyle with four horses or braids on the back of her head wrapped in white cloth. He also had a large star-shaped scar on his left eye that was missing, while the rest of his eyes were red with black sclera.
"I told you I'd come back, didn't I." The man said to Yoriichi while walking towards them.
Yoriichi glared at Ogre as he walked out from behind the cashier table and stood in front of the big man with his hands crossed. He knew that Leone and Lubbock were tense at the sight of the man and from the look in their eyes both would take action if needed. Although this made him curious, he decided to take care of the matter of the guard captain before him.
"Sorry, sir, but I'm afraid we're not offering a discount." Yoriichi said firmly to the injured man who snarled at him and raised his fist into the air. Yoriichi did not even blink when the fist hit him. Both Leone and Lubbock jumped out of their seats only to fall silent as Naruto caught the attack with one hand. "This is your last warning, sir, go now, I'll show you the hard way." Said Yoriichi exerting a slight pressure on Ogre's hand. The sound of a bone crack filled the crossbar as Yoriichi stuck in Ogre's hand.
"Good!" Ogre said before pulling his hand from the clutches of the blonde and rushing out of the bar. Yoriichi grinned as he walked past the sagging jaw duo and returned to his place behind the cashier table and smiled at the two as he poured a cup of sake for Leone.
"Hey, sit down you two, and what's up with those faces?" Yoriichi asked while laughing looking at the face the two made. It was rare here that one could stop a blow from the guard captain without effort, but it happened often. Of course almost breaking the man's hand was a bit difficult, but he needed a way to get his point across.
'What an incredible power! And he didn't bring Teigu.' Lubbock thought to himself as he sat down and drank the water. He knew that the man was hiding a skill because of the way he walked and from his athletic body, but he never expected him to be this strong.
Leone was a little more vocal with her thoughts on the scene. "Wow, that's so cool! How the hell did you do that? You just stopped the punch as if it was nothing!" He shouted cheerfully. He had always enjoyed seeing the empire placed in its place. 'Normally I'm worried that Yoriichi will be framed by Ogre now, but it looks like Ogre won't last all night.' He thought while giggling. Yoriichi is somewhat confused by the giggling coming from the busty blonde, but does not worry him.
"So you two want to know how I did that?" He asked the two who were leaning bodies. Yoriichi approached before whispering a single word into their ears, "Secret". Both of them inevitably fell off their benches because of a trick that the sun breathing swordsman did on them. The two get back up when Yoriichi laughs at the two.
Leone gave a small laugh before she ignored the cup that Yoriichi poured for her and drank it straight from the bottle. Yoriichi rolled his eyes as the blonde woman finished most of her bottle. A red hue slowly spread on his cheek as the alcohol started to work. "Hei Yorii where did you get this stuff? It's delicious!" He said to Yoriichi who chuckled at his behavior.
"Oh why must you be so evil Yorii!" She sneered while crying as she pressed him further into her bountiful chest. Yoriichi starts banging as he runs out of air. Leone grinned before pulling Naruto out and licking his cheek slightly. It was at this point that Yoriichi's facial hue surpassed anything that could be done.
Lubbock could not help but laugh at the sight of the blond girl. Leone was clearly drunk. "I've never seen Leone so drunk so soon! You must have some strong stuff there, Yoriichi." He said to Yoriichi who managed to escape from Leone and now took a deep breath.
Yoriichi grinned weakly at the green-haired teenager, "That's one of the best in the empire.
"Alright, I'd better take her home." Said Lubbock helping Leone stand up and start walking towards the door. Leone complains that she wants to stay even longer and continues drinking with 'Yoriichi'. Yoriichi rolled his eyes as he watched the two leave his Cafe. I saw no one left at the cafe.
"Well, I better close the shop." Yoriichi muttered as he got tired of waiting for customers but no one came in. As he closed the door, he started walking home.
As he walked down the street, he smelled a faint smell of blood in the air. Walk towards the source of the smell. Upon entering an alley, she sees the dead body of the man who tried to force her to give away some of his products. He said nothing but saw a brown-haired boy walking away from the fight with a half-surprised face.
Deciding not to stay silent, she returns home, she leaves the corpse to get any unfortunate sap to clean it up. As she walked back, she couldn't help but think about all the things she and her brother had done. They had become a major concern for the Imperial government as they led a series of heists and assassinations throughout the city. No one knows who they are because they move around at night and wear black robes. They had saved countless people since they decided to fight against the empire but never joined the revolutionary army as many of the people they had saved said. As far as they knew, revolutionary soldiers could be as bad as empires and they really did not want to take orders from groups they did not know much about.
As he entered the House he could hear Michikatsu talking to someone whose voice he did not recognize. He was immediately on guard as he walked towards the main hall. When he entered he found Michikatsu talking to a thin man with long white hair and purple eyes with marks on his forehead. The man was also wearing a priest-like robe. Yoriichi is shocked to see anyone other than his Brother or Sayo in his House because none of them told anyone.
Michikatsu looked at his sister with a sharp gaze, "Have you invited this person here?" The brother asked. It was obvious from his tone that he was angry because their location was known by a priest whom they did not know at all. He knew that he had never spoken to the priest before and Sayo was not allowed to go anywhere without either of the two swordsmen by his side. All that was left was his usual theme of working in the bar they had bought.
Yoriichi's eyes narrowed at the white-haired man smiling at him. "No. I didn't do it." He said as he watched the man bring the cup of tea to his lips, sipping it a little before lowering it. Naruto is confused because he feels to tell him that this man has no ill intentions towards them but Yoriichi feels that he is not a whole human being
"Sorry to interrupt, but my schedule is pretty tight." The man said before sipping his tea again. "I know you two are suspicious of me and how I know the three of you are hiding in this temple, but I hope you two will listen to what I want to say." The white-haired man said to the two brothers who looked at each other and nodded. Seeing the two agree to listen to him, the man continued. "I am the Ruler of the Way of Peace. We are a religious organization that for the past ten years has done what we can to fight the Empire without violence. However, after nearly a decade of activity and no results, many of our members became uneasy. I was thinking of rebellion. But like the two of you, I have special powers.
"Can you explain what you mean by 'special power'?" Michikatsu asked the Ruler of the Way of Peace. Now that he was a little worried because the man sitting with them not only found them easily, he also knew that they were different from everyone else in the Empire.
"I have the ability to see the future. This is how I know where you live and your strength. I didn't mean to do anything to the three of you." His speech included Sayo this time. After finishing his tea, he stared intently into his eyes, "I don't want to do this, I don't want to do this, I prefer to talk about problems but I can see that at this pace many members of my family will die. So I ask you to take this opportunity." Mission to kill the leaders of the splinter group that left us to join the empire along with many of our secrets and the special Teigu that we hid, he said, Sun Shooter-Houy. This is a bow-type Teigu with the power of firing an arrow that burns when it hits organic material. If you manage to stop the flake group, I'll allow you to keep it because I know it will fall into the right hands. This is their current location." The white haired man said as he placed the letter on the table before standing up and walking away towards the door. "I have to go now. Please careful. I'll never forgive myself if one of you dies." He said as he walked through the temple gate and into the forest.
The two watched the man leave until he was lost from sight. Naruto turned his head towards Sasuke who seemed to be thinking about what the man said. "So, what do you think, brother?" Yoriichi asked her brother who folded his hands and leaned forward.
"Yoriichi, are you sure he has no ill intentions?" He asked his sister who nodded. "Then I think we accept the job. If we do this right, we can get information about the empire and one of the Teigu's." Michikatsu said as he stood up and walked towards his room. "We leave tomorrow morning. Tell the girl she's coming with us." He said before closing the door behind him.
Yoriichi walked through the empty hall of the temple before arriving at Sayo's room. "Hey Sayo, can you open the door?" She asked. After a few minutes of moving, Sayo opened the door, her hair looking very messy and she was just wearing a loose robe that she seemed to be wearing at the last second.
"You know, it's three in the morning." He almost snarled at her. Yoriichi's sweat dropped due to the tired look he had pointed at her. "What's that?" He asked Yoriichi who was smiling at him.
“We will run a mission tomorrow and we decided to take you with us.” Yoriichi tells him the basis of what they are doing tomorrow. Sayo nodded before returning to her bed. Yoriichi chuckles at the girl's behavior before going to his room to prepare his belongings.
It took a while, but Sayo decided to stay with them until they could find Tatsumi. Michikatsu still did not believe him at all and insisted that one of them watch him at all times. Because he usually works at the Cafe or trains in the yard and Michikatsu is usually around the house to practice or gather information, most of his time is spent training with him or sitting around while Michikatsu trains. It was the one thing that made the black-haired teenager endlessly annoyed. He had trained Sayo in a hand-to-hand fight just in case she got into serious trouble or she didn't bring a bow.
Knowing Michikatsu, he would wake her up early to make sure that everything was done before they left. Yoriichi opens a closet In front of him there is now a black robe and head covering that he and Michikatsu use to hide their identity when they perform some unauthorized operation. After that came a pair of ditch knives similar to those used by Asuma from the Naruto series.
Speaking of murder, he remembered when he met a pink-haired girl. He meets her when he decides to kill a loan shark who takes people to the street. The two had the same target and in conclusion both spent the entire night trying to kill him only to be accidentally stopped by the other. Every time he throws a gun to kill his target, he shoots at his target but ends up hitting his weapon halfway. It took ten attempts before the loan shark broke into a mansion capable of infiltrating and personally killing.
She clearly remembered the sharp gaze she gave her as she exited the house with a hint of blood on her clothes. He could not help but laugh in the slightest at the thought that he had defeated the dreaded Nigh Raid during the assassination. He did not even blame her for it being said that Night Raid was the one who killed the man.