Pain pierced through my back, and I felt warm blood trickling down my back as I got surprised by the stab. Whoever stabbed me, must have hated me to do something so personal, like stabbing me in the back when he could have just swiftly shot a bullet through my head.
I responded quickly by backing away, clutching my wound to stop it from bleeding before I pressed my back against the cold wall to confront the stabber.
Silent Bear had a smirk on his face while slowly walking towards me. "You're too kind, too soft...using those toys instead of real weapons." He picked up a bullet I used against the guards and looked closely. "Rubber. tch! Where did you even get these things." He said before throwing it away.
"Why not just kill them and be done with it!" He drew his katana, preparing to behead the scared target with a sadistic smile on his face.
BANG!
A gunshot rang out, and my bullet deflected his katana from his grip. He winced as his weapon clattered to the ground, the force of my shot jarring his hands.
"You..." He fumed. His eyes narrowed at me as he flicked his hands in my direction sending kunais at my face(Throwing knives). I barely evaded them as some hit me on my shoulder, it wasn't serious so I ignored it and tried to continue escaping his range of attack but he anticipated my movement and delivered a swift punch. The wall that took the impact of his fist shattered, luckily I wasn't hit by that attack because if it did, I would have immediately died.
"I'll show you why they call me Silent Bear. So step aside or die!" He snarled, attempting to impose his dominance with his display of power.
"Sorry, not happening bro." I retorted. His next strike was almost impossible to hear, but my instincts saved me. A graze on my cheek sent me sprawling, dazed. He charged with an eerie silence, his steps measured, and I finally understood the origin of his name.
His strength was inhuman, but it came at a cost. He moved slower, and I seized this opening to mount my counterattack. Leaping off a wall, I cleared him, and he failed to catch me. I capitalized on the opportunity and landed behind him...
I had a few kunais I could throw but that wasn't my style, instead, I spread makibishi (Spike traps) or caltrops around Silent Bear creating a minefield of spikes that halted his advance, wary of the spikes around him, he could do nothing but stand vigilant on things that I would launch at him
Using my last utility item, I threw 3 bolas consecutively entangling his hands and feet he tried to dodge the last one but he stepped on one of my traps which led him to stagger and take the last bola on his body which fully restrained his movements, he struggled in vain before ultimately collapsing to the ground. I took a few steps, pondering what decision I should make. 'Should I kill him and be done with it or just let him go?'
"YOU'RE NO NINJA, YOU ARE A WEAKLING. ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE AND KILLING IS OUR ONLY WAY. YOU FOOL!"
"I only kill those who deserve it big guy, so don't make me reconsider killing you."
"YOU IDIOT! THE MASTERS WILL HEAR OF THIS, AND YOU'LL PAY!"
"Unlikely, the objective comes first. Killing is nothing more than reveling in the blood of the weak, so even if you tried to report me. They would just dispose of you as you have failed, you are nothing more than a pawn for them Silent Bear. Think of that, your life means nothing if you failed a mission or became unamusing in their eyes."
"I DON'T BELIEVE YOU, YOU'RE A LIAR AND A WEAKLING. PHEW!" I dodged his spit and turned my back on him.
"Don't say I didn't warn you about this, but if you really insist then report me. I don't need weaklings like you who cry to their dadda when they fucked up." I said, taking hold of the captive and binding him before returning to my vantage point, knowing that I had finished my first-ever mission averagely. I grinned. It's only a matter of time before the seeds I planted would grow.
'I guess I still have a lot of years before I graduate...8 more years and I will be free from this hellish place. I wanted to taste food again too...talk to reasonable people...but fate seems to hate me.' Once I was finished monologuing in my mind, I turned to the target I tied up and started having a "Normal" conversation while I took some medicine to patch my wounds up.
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------Ninja Village Leader's POV------
"The time is near when we will conquer the world with our ninjutsus. They will soon know how much we have hidden in the shadows and they will feel terror as we kill their champions." I said in my raspy voice while facing blurry humanoid figures.
"Blast. I'm coming for you." I muttered, then like the shadows I hid in darkness.