Old Man : "HELP...HELP..!!!! ANYBODY..!!!!" screams an old man, running around like a panicked chicken in the Mansion..

Old Man : "PLEASE ANYBODY!!! HELP HELP HELP!!!"

Shizumaru : "I'M HERE I'M HERE...!!!! Damn..!!" said Shizu, "What happened?"

Old Man : "My sweet sweet daughter...CELLA is KIDNAPPED..!!!!" Freaks the old man.......

Old Man : "MY POOR POOR DAUGHTER...."

Shizumaru : "What???!! That's not good.." said Shizu, hesitating..

Rimururu : "SHIZUMARU!!!" Rimururu joins him, "this Mansion is HUGE..!! I thought I couldn't find you in here..!!"

Shizumaru : "RIMURURU..!! I told you to stay outside..!!! It's dangerous in here..!!"

 (???????) : "WHOA, what happened, dude?"

It's Galford and his dog, Poppy. He looks like he just took a nap.......

Galford : "Hmm...where's the princess?"

Old Man :  "CELLA IS KIDNAPPED, YOU IDIOT!!!" shouts the old man, "YOU'RE SUPPOSE TO BE HER BODYGUARD..!!!! BUT YOU..YOU...YOU WENT AND TOOK A NAP??!!! @#$%@#$$%@%..!!"

Galford : "She is??? YES..!!! Oh I mean....that's sooo soo sad."

Galford : "She doesn't want me to bother her..!! so I left for awhile. who knows people actually kidnap a girl like HER?"

Shizumaru : "Hmm.."  Shizu takes a look on the ground, searching for clues........

Shizumaru : "..the kidnapper. He was here just now. Probably not far away from here."

Old Man : "The kidnapper..!! IT MUST BE THE PROPHET..!!! HE'S GONE TOO..!!! IT MUST BE HIM..!!" freaks the old man...

Old Man : "Ohhh..what have I done?"

Rimururu : "Prophet ??..He can tell the future???"

Old Man : "YES..!!! And very good at it too. But he took my dear daughter..." whispers the old man

Old Man : "AWWW...MY POOR POOR CELLA...."

Then he smiles........

Old Man : "HEY YOU...RED-HEAD..!!!! YOU ARE A SAMURAI, RIGHT?? TRACK DOWN THAT KIDNAPPER AND BRING BACK CELLA..!!"

Shizumaru : "Me?? Red-head??" blinks Shizu

Old Man : "YES YOU!!! If you bring her back safely, I'll pay you $100000..!!!!"

Rimururu : "WOW. That's a lot of zeroes..!!" smiles Rimururu

Shizumaru : "hmm...ok.... I do need the cash...."

Lord Shabu-Shabu : "GOOD..!! My name is Lord Shabu-Shabu, the richest man in this area. If you bring my Cella back, you will get your reward $100000." said the old man

Lord Shabu-Shabu : "AND YOU, GALFORD, YOU WILL ACCOMPANY RED-HEAD TO FIND CELLA..!!!"

Shizumaru : "Ya know, I do have a name..."

Galford : "Accompany HIM?? All right, I'll watch him...he's still a kid."

Shizumaru : "...I really don't like him.." whispers Shizu, to Rimururu

Shizu, Galford, and Rimururu leaves the village searching for Cella. They're in a small bamboo forest. Shizu doesn't care, he just keep on walking searching for the kidnapper so he can get the money and out of here. Galford keeps on blabbing bout how great USA is and blah blah blah. Rimururu plays with Poppy and tags along with Shizu.

Galford : "....AMERICA IS A GREAT PLACE..!!! I was the best fighter there..blah blah blah."

Galford keeps on blabbing, no one is listening to him.

Shizumaru : "..." Shizu stops and looks around, "..the kidnapper must be heading North. THIS WAY."

Galford : "No...the kidnapper is heading South..THAT WAY."

[silent]

There's a silent pause......

Shizu and Galford is getting pissed now...

Galford : "Noooo..we're going THIS way..South. My dog Poppy is a dog, you know?"

Shizumaru : "No, we're going to North. A samurai is skilled to learn to find it's opponent...and he went this way."

Galford went up to his face.....

  Galford : "YOU'RE GETTING ON MY NERVES, RED-HEAD..."

Shizumaru doesn't care, and stare at him in the eye.....

Shizumaru : "Or do you want me to CUT your nerves out???"

Galford : "DAMN YOU...!! @#$%..!!!" Galford takes out his katana....!!

Shizu does the same, ready to fight..!!

Rimururu : "HEY...WHY DON'T WE JUST GO AND ASK THAT MAN OVER THERE FOR DIRECTIONS???!" Pointing at a group of people not far away.

"HUH??" they stopped. They hesitated. Those people doesn't look like wearing normal clothes or anything...they look more like...NINJAS. Only one man, is not wearing a ninja suit. instead, samurai clothes..

Shizumaru : "..Hmm.ninjas....out here in the forest.." Whispers Shizu, thinking....

Rimururu : "C'MON..!! LET'S ASK THEM..!!" smiles Rimururu

And they went to the group of ninjas..

Ninja 1 : "He's not here."

Ninja 2 : " We've been searching for that asshole for 3 days...still nothing. "

(?????) : "But I'M POSITIVE HE'S HERE..!!!"

Then he turn to the leader of the group (the one with the samurai clothes)...

Ninja 3 : " Sir, he's probably is killed by venomous snakes or killed by a tiger. We should head back."

Sogetsu: "...We're not going anywere." said the leader. It's Sogetsu, "...he's here, he's still alive." Then he sighs and smiles, "ha ha...Kazuki. I underestimated you, to think you're easy to find...since I always find you when we were kids. Now you're just going to keep on running instead of facing me? Ha Ha. SHITSUBOU DESU..!!! (disappointing)"

Ninja 4 : "Hey, Sir. Someone is coming..!"

It's Rimururu and the others..

Rimururu : "HELLO MISTER..!!! Konnichiwa!!" smiles Rimururu, "We're on a mission to find a kidnapper. Did you see him?"

Sogetsu : "............." Sogetsu is surprised when he saw Rimururu. He only met his sister.... Nakoruru before in a battle. He is so amazed of how Rimururu have grown so beautiful...

The ninjas didn't say anything...they don't dare to answer......

Rimururu : "????.. something wrong?" blinks Rimururu

Shizumaru : "Ninjas aren't allowed to speak without their leader's permission."

Sogetsu : "VERY GOOD, stranger. That's correct." said Sogetsu, steps out to meet them, "Have you studied about ninjas before?"

Shizumaru : "..........." Shizu nods no, "..I travel a lot."

Sogetsu : "Oh I'm so sorry. Let me introduce myself." said Sogetsu, "My name is Sogetsu, the leader of the ninja clan, and the best of them all. We didn't see any kidnappers around."

Shizumaru : "...Which way is North?" said Shizu

Sogetsu : "Hmm...should be THAT WAY." said Sogetsu, pointing the direction with his katana.

Shizumaru : "ARIGATO." said Shizu, bows a little, and starts to walk away leaving the others behind........................................................................

Galford : "Hey, is that red-head going to leave without US??? That's not part of the mission.."

Rimururu : "SHIZUMARU...!!! WAIT..!!" shouts Rimururu, she turns to Sogetsu and bows, "ARIGATO, SOGETSU..!!! SHITSUREI (pardon me) but I have to go..!!! HOPEFULLY WE'LL MEET AGAIN IN OUR JOURNEYS!!!"

Then she and Galford went after Shizu, "WAIT FOR US, SHIZUMARU!!!!"

"[BARK!!]" Poppy barks, and follows...............

Ninja 6 : "That glow in his eyes...the red-head....it's scary.."

Ninja 8 : "....Aren't they Samurais?"

Sogetsu : "Yes......." said Sogetsu, watching Rimururu...

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Rimururu : "SHIZUMARU....WAAAIIIITTTT..!!!!" shouts Rimururu, running after him.......

Galford : "HEY, RED-HEAD..!!! HOLD UP, DUDE..!!!" shouts Galford

"......" Shizu stops, and turn around, "You don't have to come with me. I can handle it."

Galford : "Ok Ok..!! We're going NORTH, OK??? You think I WANT TO GO WITH YOU? I don't have a choice..!"

Galford : "And you're still a kid, can't leave you alone like that..!! It's always the older ones who watches the younger ones. That's how it works back where I'm from in AMERICA..!!"

Shizumaru : "..This is JAPAN. We don't a give a damn if you're young or not. If you're a samurai, you're a loner. Samurais don't depend on others.."

Galford : "Hmm..." Galford hesitates, "Huh? What's that??"

"???" They saw blood on the ground....near the bushes.
Someone is near the bushes...trembling in fear....

Shizumaru : ".....!!" Shizu went up to the bush, and move it aside, "WHATTA..??!!"

A woman is laying on the grass, her ankle is bleeding. She trembles in fear..and she looks like she's been running for hours......

(????????) : "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH..!!!!!"

All of a sudden, a ninja falls down from the trees.....his katana in his hands....!!

Shizumaru : "[GASPS]"

Shizu and the others look up..and quickly jump away just in time.

The ninja missed, but he doesn't care. He stands by the woman's side...

(????????) : "BACK OFF YOU @#$%...!!!! WHY WON'T YOU LEAVE US ALONE, DAMN IT..!!!!"

Galford : "Heeyyy...dude....CHILL OUT..!!" Freaks Galford, backs off
"[BARK!!] [BARK!!]" Poppy growls, and barks at the same time...

Shizumaru : "Leave you alone?" Shizu doesn't understand

(?????????) : "OUCH...!!!"

The ninja cries in pain. There's a cut near the waist...bleeding a lot... Shizu can tell that the ninja has just fought with somebody but lost the battle. One of his knees fall on the ground, very tired. He struggles to get up so he can defend the woman....

Rimururu : "You're wounded.." whispers Rimururu

Woman : "Please...don't hurt him!! IT'S NOT HIS FAULT..!!! IT WAS ME..!!" cries the woman, "please...can't you just leave us in peace????"

Shizumaru : "What..??" Shizu doesn't get it..

Rimururu : "I don't understand...we're not here to bother you." said Rimururu, "we're here because......"

Ninja 8 : "THERE THEY ARE..!!!"

(?????????) : "OH SHIT..!!!" , and struggles to get up, "RUN, SISTER..!! RUN WHILE I KEEP THEM BUSY...."

Woman: "But you're HURT..!! YOU'LL GET KILLED..!! SOGETSU IS TOO STRONG..!"

(?????????) : "GO..!!!" shouts (?????????), and attacks the ninjas.."

Shizu and the others watches him fight........ He fights pretty well, and beat almost any ninja that comes near him. He uses the fire element, which is quite surprising to Shizu. Maybe he's a demon? who knows....

"KAZUKI, STOP."

It's Sogetsu

Sogetsu : "Those ninjas are weaklings. If you want to fight, fight ME."

Kazuki: "YOU @$$HOLE..!!!" Kazuki attacks..!! But Sogetsu is too fast for him, and missed. Sogetsu uses his water element attacks, knocking Kazuki off his feet in seconds.

Kazuki's sister : "KAZUKI...!!!" cries his sister

Galford : "This sux..!!! Let's help him out, red-head..!!"

Shizumaru : "..." Shizu didn't do anything, "..it's none of my business."

Galford : "BUT, DUDE...!! HE'S GOING TO DIE IF WE DON'T HELP OUT..!!"

Shizumaru : "...I said it's none of my concern."

Shizumaru : "....!!!!" Galford is pissed, "MAANN....I'LL DO IT MYSELF..!!!" He went to where Kazuki and Sogetsu is...

Rimururu : "Shizumaru..!! shouldn't we help out?"

Shizumaru : "..." Shizu didn't say anything

Rimururu : "Hmm....!! Damn..!!" Rimururu wants to help. But if Shiz isn't going to, she can't either..

They watch Galford and Kazuki fight against Sogetsu. but Galford is not helping much. Sogetsu water attacks are really powerful, knocking them down... Rimururu watches them, really want to help out.

Kazuki : "AAAHH..!!"  Kazuki falls on the ground again, bleeding even more.

Rimururu : "...!!!" Rimururu wants to step out and help

But she stopped. She stares at Shizu. He didn't do anything. He just stands there, watching them fight. not really care. Galford and Kazuki will get killed for sure if they don't have any help.....

Chapter 7.......A New Ally....

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