Kuro-u turned and took note of the two on horseback, nodding slightly she turned back to Tomoko. "I may call for your assistance later on, I will be out for most of the day."
And with that she made her way swiftly indoors, donning a suitable kimono and grasping the handle of her weapon she rushed from the home and to the border of the village.
Orin, who had been through hell and back, finally arrived back in his home village of the Shinzi. He took a deep breath of the fresh village air, and looked around the villa. One of Orin's peers, the one from the forest, came and embraced Orin deeply. "We thought we lost you, Orin!" The man smiled, and Orin did as well. "Don't worry, I'm back! Where is my horse?" "Um... He ran off after you dissapeared, but don't worry, knowing him he will return." Orin nodded gloomily and looked around the village. "Hmm... Doesn't look like anything has changed." He spotted someone up ahead, someone he didn't know. He walked over to Tomoko and held out his hand, "Hello... Um... Are you part of the Clan?"
(You two have been Rp'ing since Page 3 o.o 😆 )
Kuro-u made it to the border without any trouble at all, she'd heard of Orin's dissappearance and had grown concerned for the young warrior, he was a great asset to the clan but his actions were too rash for her liking.
Walking out passed a guard, she sighed and shook her head as Orin and several of the warriors of the village began to walk back to the village.
(I was around, just didn't want to 'intrude' 😛 )
Orin smiled at the mention of Lady Kuro-u. "Yes... She has a knack for kindness, but watch your back with her, she is as venemous as a viper!" He joked, and then turned to the stables, "Nice to meet you, Lady Tomoko!" He called from over his shoulder, and trotted over to the stables, smiling greatly when he saw Lady Kuro-u.
"Heeey! Lady Kuro-u!" He smiled, and ran over to where she was, bowing deeply. "Miss me?"
Nakamura grinned, the pathetic Inuzuki had not even expected an attack. He silently signaled the captain of the fire squad. He nodded and set fire to one of the houses... the signal for the main force to sweep in and assault. After about a minute of silence, men were heard yelling out battle shouts, and suddenly, a thousand samurai ran down the narrow streets of the Inuzuki village. "Charge men! We shall bring Japan into a new era!" Nakamura shouted as he cut down two guards.
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Kazomaru Inuzuki smiled as thousands of Utenzaki men charged through the village. He yelled aloud, "Let them come, we shall teach them not to mess with us!" He waited until the Utenzaki men could be clearly maken out, and him and his men charged them. It was a horrific sight. Kazomaru sliced an unlucky Utenzaki soldier in half, and cut anothers head off. Blood spattered the ground, and walls of the nearby houses.
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Nakamura had just finished stabbing a Inuzuki samurai through when he spotted young Kazomaru. He fought like a demon. Nakamura laughed aloud and charged the young samurai. Kazomaru neatly dodged the attack and made an attempt to slice Nakamura in half. Nakamura on the other hand had been expecting this, and blocked the attack with one of his swords, and he sliced Kazomaru's chest with the other. "You wield two swords but you do not know how to fight with them both." He said aloud to the now bleeding Kazomaru.
"Shut up and fight." The young samurai responded.
The two clashed swords until the break of dawn, and finally, Nakamura could see that his men were growing tired. He pushed Kazomaru up against a house and slammed him hard, so he smashed through the wall. Nakamura then turned and killed two nearby Inuzuki samurai with a single blow. "We almost have them!" He turned and continued his charge through the town.
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Horjo awoke the next morning to a peaceful nothing. He pushed open his door and stepped outside into the castle hallway, there was nothing save for a few guards. One of them ran to him and bowed, a messager. "My lord, the Lord Nakamura has sent a message scribed to you." The messager said, bowing before running off. A message? Perhaps a victory. He read the message to himself, it was old.
Dear Horjo,
We have prepared for combat and are ready to strike the Inuzuki, if things at the castle do not bode well, send a message at once and we shall return.
Sincerely,
Nakamura Utenzaki
Horjo smiled, so he had known about the recent attacks. He walked into the grand dining hall and sat down, a few officers were there conversing in low tones... nothing out of the ordinary. Suddenly, the officers turned towards him and he realized they were not Utenzaki men. He drew his sword which he had hidden underneath his robes. The imposters charged him. He cut one down, his blood flowing over a nearby table. Another imposter attempted to behead him, but Horjo was quicker and he cut the imposter neatly in half. Suddenly, ninja poured into the room, Horjo couldn't believe his eyes... what was going on? The ninja dashed towards him, and Utenzaki guards did their best to fight them off... but they were fighting a losing battle. Horjo cut three more ninja down before calling a retreat. As he ran from the dining hall, he grimaced in pain as he felt a sharp blast in his left shoulder. A ninja had threw a shuriken and it smashed into his shoulder blade... nothing he could do about it now. He gritted his teeth and ran down the hallway... something was going on. He had to send a message to the Lord at once.
Tomoko continued to walk on the streets in the rain, she stood in the middle of the street and looked up, as she closed her eyes she got another flashback.
- "Stand up straight!" - the trainer yelled.
Tomoko's body was soaked in water and blood. She struggled to get up in the mud. The trainer ran and kicked her in the face. Blood pouring from her nose and mouth.
- "Weak girl, you'll never be part of the clan if you continue to mess up. When the lord gives you an order to kill, you will kill!" - the trainer said.
- "No, not in cold blood" - Tomoko managed to say and the trainer ran once more to her and kicked her several times in many places. Tomoko rolled on the mud until she stopped on a wall. The trainer walked to her and grabbed her head pulling her up.
- "There might come the day when I am assigned to execute you and let me tell you that it will be a horrific experience for you" - the trainer said and kicked her one more time leaving her unconcious.
She opened her eyes and looked down. The children she met were smiling at her and she smiled back, she got on her knees and began playing with them.