Unmei To Shiawase's

Chapter 168 Life in the Shadow 2

Raku

"Oi!!! I told you I wouldn't give up!!!" I screamed as I slowly stepped back.

Tonight, again, I was chased by some ninjas from the Shogunate. The reason they didn't and didn't is to kill me. And also the little girl I was carrying on my back. We were on the roof of one of Natsu's city buildings. I can't jump on the roof of another building because it's surrounded by ten jonin ninjas whose strength is on par with mine.

"Raku! Surrender yourself! We've surrounded you!" Shouted one of the ten ninjas.

Hmh! Although I still have one more plan but ...

"Oi oi! Do you remember the ninja rules that can't be broken?" My words made them all pause for a moment.

Right, in Shogun's rules. Ninja can't kill his own friend. We were trained and trained at the same place. We grew up together. And there are some basic ninja rules that we have to obey. First, we can't kill each other. Second, we cannot betray. Third, friends are number one.

And their mission now is to kill me, of course it's against the rules. But of course they have a reason.

"You have betrayed!" Excited one of them.

"Oi! I wouldn't be like this if you didn't come after me first!"

"You picked the wrong opponent!" I slammed three small balls and at the same time smoke started to envelop me. In the blink of an eye I had already disappeared from before all of them. The teleportation technique that ninjas used to do was indeed very useful.

Srak!!

I was immediately in the middle of Hagume forest to just hide this Yukki I carried on my back. I lowered her down and asked her to hide behind a bush flanked by two large tree trunks.

"Yukki! Wait for my brother here! Don't go where!" I opened my face for a moment to talk to her.

"Will you fight again?" Yukki looked very frightened and confused.

"Hmm, relax, you must be back!" I rubbed his head slowly.

"Promise yes!" Yukki clasped my right hand tightly.

"Yes!" I covered my face again and ran away from Yukki's hiding place. I deliberately went to an open field in the middle of this forest. I came here on purpose so they'd all be lured. They might be able to track me, but not Yukki.

"Oc!!! Are you still looking for me!!!" My screams provoke a commotion.

Swush!!! Trank!!!

Some Shuriken shot towards me from within the forest. I casually repeled all the toys with my katana. Not only that, a ninja arrived behind me and was about to slash my head with his sword. Of course I turned around and held back the attack. Our blades clashed against each other until sparks spread out in any direction. Next, one ninja plunged down from the sky trying to stab me in the head with his sword.

I jumped backwards and then he just hit the ground I was on. Before I could get my foot to the ground, one of the ninjas was already holding me and ready to stab me in the back.

"Don't joke!" I shouted while turning my body and fending off his attack.

"Aagh!!!" I swung my leg and kicked the ninja. And how surprised I was to realize he had turned to wood after receiving my attack.

Broken it!!!

"Agh!!!" And when the least I like comes. A shuriken stuck in my back and made me no longer able to move in surprise. Of course they took this golden opportunity, one of them stabbed me in the right shoulder with his knife then hit me in the stomach until I bounced far back.

"Cih .. suck!" I fell down and could only endure the pain all over my body. Blood began to wash over my ninja costume.

"Haha!! Raku, is that all you're capable of?" Unexpected things happen. An old man with a bandage tied his head. A white yukata and a sword on his left waist. Black eyes that stared intently at me.

"Sensei?!" I was wide-eyed to realize the supreme teacher was before me at this moment. The ten jonin ninjas just kneeled behind him to pay their respects. The supreme teacher, who is not known by name, never came out of the ninja training ground at the shogun's headquarters. I don't know why he's in front of me now.

"The others back off, let me face this kid!" Sensei said to the ten jonins in his branch.

"Good!" They shouted in unison and then disappeared just like that.

What'sthis?! One on one?! My opponent is the supreme teacher?!

"Sensei?! Why are you here?!" I got up and pulled out the knife that was stuck on my right shoulder.

"Your last test ...," one word that made me even more confused.

"What's that?"

"And you're going to rise to become a ninja master like me." Clearly with a thin smile.

"Why does Sensei do that?" Next asked.

"I'm just like you, I picked the wrong side. But I'm not gonna betray my friend." Sensei pulls the sword out of its sheath and points the tip at me.

So Sensei also realized being on the Shogun's side was wrong. But he still does not want to betray his friend, he is a true ninja. But his strength far surpasses mine. I'm the weakest jonin in the Shogunate.

Can I?!

"Curtainly, then!" I immediately ran forward grasping the sword in my right hand and the knife in my left.

Trank!!! Bwush!!!

Sensei restrained my attack with his one katana and made a considerable wind rage. Sparks of fire also came out as our sword blades clashed against each other.

"Ohahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!" I tried to attack sensei with a swing of my right leg, but it was in vain. He could read my attack dodging. And now Sensei is trying to attack me with hundreds of super-fast swings of his sword. I could only fend it off and continue to step back. A few minutes passed and I felt the speed of my movements decrease bit by bit. But not with Sensei, his sword swing speed was still the same from the start.

"Raku, you're not a swordsman!" Sensei screeched then my sword blade just broke. And now I can't use my sword anymore to fend off his attacks.

"Damn!" I jumped backwards to avoid the dangerous attack that was definitely coming. Without a second thought I threw my broken katana in any direction. Now all I can count on is a knife that stabbed me in the shoulder.

"Raku, you are the strongest ninja in the prophecy .. Please believe in yourself." Said Sensei stepping forward slowly while grasping the handle of his katana tightly.

"Currently, I can't trust anyone! Including myself!!" Without any fear I shot towards Sensei and tried to injure him with a knife in my right hand. Of course Sensei can deflect all my efforts casually. His feet did not even move in the slightest while holding all my attacks with his sword.

"Raku, open your heart to someone ..," Sensei said as he parried all my efforts.

"I can't!!!" Without me realizing I opened a gap for Sensei and he could make good use of it. He kicked me and made me accidentally remove the knife I was holding. My body floated backwards again, but this time I was able to land using both of my legs.

"Sister Raku!!!!" Suddenly, Yukki ran out of the forest and caught the attention of the two of us who were busy fighting this.

Nah! Why is he out!?

I turned back to Sensei, he was about to throw Yukki using my fallen knife earlier. This is the thing I least want to happen. Of course I didn't stand by to see a knife darting towards the little girl. I ran with all my might to get ahead of the knife. I hope I make it before the knife stabs Yukki's little head.

"Yukkii!!!!!"

Broken it!!!

The knife was stuck in my back. Luckily I was on time, I hugged Yukki first before the knife touched her. I don't care how much pain it is, the important thing is that I can protect this little girl. He is the only one who accompanies me at this moment. Seeing her smile and hearing her little voice of laughter had already calmed my heart.

To believe? Should I believe again?

"Relse ... Raku?!"

"Yukki, I told you not to come out!" I said while enduring the pain all over my body. I could feel blood starting to flow out of my back.

"Yukki, can you ask for something?" I took off my arms and stood up straight again.

"What's that?" Yukki looked confused and scared.

"Hope .. Give me hope ...," I turned and pulled out the knife that struck my back.

"I am indeed weak .. but I will protect the hopes of even the slightest person!!"

"I will be the sun that continues to shine no matter what!"

"Can I?" I looked back for a moment just to see her cute face. Yes, of course Yukki could only be silent and confused to hear the words I said earlier. But the tears on her face were enough to answer all my questions.

"Yukki!!! Thank you!!!" I squeezed the knife in my right hand until it shattered into pieces. My whole body started to glow bright orange. My eyes also glowed brightly just like my body color. This is it, the power I've been hiding from everyone.

"Yukki, wait here yeah!"

With the speed of light I was directly behind Sensei. Without a second thought I swung my foot towards his head. But of course he immediately turned around and deflected my kick with his left arm.

"This is what I'm waiting for!!"