Raiga Has Arrived
Two days had passed since I first heard of the gossip about the assassinations in Kirigakure. The gossips are getting more intense as time goes by and the people of the Katabami gold mine village had started to prepare for the worst.
The stock of grain rapidly decreased as more and more people are buying in huge amounts.
That night, after rushing home from work, I finally met him. While I was on my way home, from the corner of my eyes I saw an anbu wearing the traditional kiri anbu uniform with a white mask with thin, short curved, eyeholes, a mischievous smile and two red wave design on top and bottom on the right side, as well as the kirigakure symbol on the forehead.
Why can I tell you say? It was because of his waist-length green hair with the top two bangs falling down his cheek, blue eyes with a darker ripple around the pupil behind the mask, and of course I won't forget the iconic kiba blades on his back, considered to be the sharpest swords ever made that could cut through anything.
The moment I landed my eyes on him, he noticed me.
'F@#$!!!!!!'….'F@#$ this Sh@+... Ke…Keep it calm and pretend that nothing is weird'.
I immediately shifted my gaze away from him and pretended that I didn't know him.
I walked briskly when a hand suddenly landed on my back halting me on my steps. I stiffly turned my head when a voice that I don't recognize reached my ears.
"Oii, kid." When I looked at the owner of the hand that stopped, my heart sank but I didn't show it on my face. Who is it other than that F@#$ing Raiga. What does he want from me?
"Wha—what is it uncle?. I feigned fear as an act because most people especially children are afraid of the shinobi and this is their instinctive reaction. Especially when they look at you with their emotionless, dead fish eyes, you can almost taste the despair of those that they have slain.
'Is this the aura that they are talking about in novels? It feels so dark and sinister.' I didn't notice that my back was already starting to get soaked with sweat.
Raiga noticed my nervousness, but he didn't took it to heart. He is already numb with the stares he gets every time when he is outside on missions.
"Where is the inn here?" He asked.
"ahh… Yesshh!.... you just need to go that way and turn to the left after the second corner then continue for three blocks and you will arrive in your destination." f@#$ that.. I sounded so pathetic.
I need to toughen up, this is only a conversation and not a fight so I don't need to be afraid him. But that man is a cruel person with a screw loose. He loves to bury people alive and like to kill people randomly.
When I came out of my thoughts, I noticed that Raiga was already gone so I walked back to my house nervously and collapsed on the bed after reaching my home.
I need to be careful when I go out tomorrow and the next few days. I may meet him on the way to work or home. In the anime, Ranmaru met Raiga outside probably because he had nothing to do and doesn't go for work. So, Raiga probably took pity on him when he saw the kid's condition so Raiga decided to send Ranmaru on his way to the pure world but he stopped when Ranmaru saw through Raiga's pain. Ranmaru can feel emotions and surface thoughts of the target when using his dojutsu.
That's where it probably started, I think. Good thing that I don't look so pitiful now and not covered in rags. My new shirts and pants were given to me by grandma Sho from Karashi's old out-grown clothes.
When I calmed down, I started my yoga exercise again and weight training.
After my meditation, I activated my dojutsu which I named myself 'yureigan' or ghost eyes. I named it like this because of the similar characteristics of a ghost, for some of my abilities.
Hiding ability which prevents most of the sensors not notice my presence by covering myself with red dust from the eye's power.
The chakra ghost technique, which was developed by the original Ranmaru in the anime, used for distractions and mostly compatible with the hidden mist jutsu.
The characteristic color of the eyes which is glowing red when activated. And possibly, the ability to siphon others life force, the opposite of giving life force to others which is the original ability of this dojutsu.
Eyes glowing red, like a demon in the dark. I looked around the neighborhood, noticing that there were no interesting things, I moved my gaze into the direction where Raiga was staying. Of course I didn't forget to mask my chakra. I better be prepared because I may lose my life in one wrong move by underestimating people.
When I looked at the inn, there were no chakra signature of any shinobi in there. I only saw few people with normal chakra level for civilians. So, I then shifted my gaze around and look for his trace.
After looking for a few moments I notice a huge chakra signature in one of the mansions outside and few people with lower chakra reserves standing around like guards inside the mansion. The person outside was squatting on a branch of a tree while leaning his hand on the trunk. The next moment, he disappeared. It was probably Raiga.