Hmmm... If only I could reply to Guest comments...

There's this guest: "Nya's True Story". She wants me to write a crossover with the anime Demonbane with another category. I just don't know what's the other category...

Anyway, continuing Senran Kagura: Last episode, Oyamada Kazuki met the academy's girls and rolled into it, not knowing that his ancestors are ACTUALLY ninjas. He's been researching about ninjas ever since he arrived at Hanzo, and now that he has the opportunity to be one, he's going to take it!

I'll upload a full character roster and soundtrack on this chapter, so that you know what music to play on certain parts.

But if you want Kazuki's theme, it's "Flash Hider"'s remix from Gaute Vist Grong!

Also, I'm planning to write a... *ahem* Queen's Blade fanfic *ahem*, but I'm a little scared to search for images of the girls, I might find... Some R18 Island stuff there... (References FTW!)

UPDATE: Whoops! I'll have to change the title of my story because there's already a story named: The Shinobi Way. My sincere apologies to the author of that story!

SENRAN KAGURA
MARK OF THE NINJA

Episode 2: Combats all around!

A new ninja needs hard work if he wants to prove himself in combat.

That's why before taking on the girls, I learned the basics of the ninja art and some of the easy jutsus, like the changing one where you change yourself with another object that you leave behind. Although in the case of the girls, they leave their CLOTHES behind... Leaving me with a red face when I find them in only their underwear, although Kiriya-Sensei doesn't scold them because this was normal... I guess I had to get used to it myself...

But even with these kind of complications, I was still training, and by the end of 2 long months of training, I was already a prepared combat ninja.

Patience is needed to learn the next moves of a ninja, but I was patient enough to find this school, so it wouldn't be a problem!

(Hanzo Secret Academy, 12:57 pm)

While we were waiting for the next lesson, I was having a talk with the girls of the academy, surprisingly, the man who created this academy, Narukame Hanzo, is Asuka's Grandfather.

"Wow, I never knew you grandpa created this school, Asuka! I wonder why?" I said to her.

"Gee, can't ya see? He wanted to give the kids a place to study!" She said "But he also created this space we are using so that he could allow the ninjas to train themselves here."

"Yeah, I can see him doing that." We were eating some futomaki. You know, those long sushi rices that look like something I WON'T describe here. Because my god, when I saw Ikaruga eating it, I HAD to turn around to NOT have such impure thoughts.

(Because she ate it like that in the first episode and OUCH... DID IT HURT MY GROIN...)

"Although... I wonder why are they so long like this..." I said that without conscience. Uh-Oh... Now the girls are looking at me with wide-eyes "Eh?! What the hell did I- You did NOT hear that! OK?! You DIDN'T hear that!"

"Aw, but it's too late now, Kazuki-kun!" Uh-Oh... Katsuragi Pervert mode activated... She jumped straight at me with her breasts pressing against my arm.

"K-KATSURAGI-SAMA!"

"Oh, drop the -sama, you little dirty boy! What were you thinking about watching Ikaruga, huh?" SHE NOTICED?! "Such thoughts like yours can't get away from Katsuragi's eagle eyes, you know!" Her face was REALLY close to mine at that moment, when I was going to even get used to HER?

On these past months, Katsuragi liked to put me under pressure, and LITERALLY. I mean, everytime I was on training, she tried to pressure my focus by using her BODY. I don't blame her, since it's really what she should do to her targets, but it feels like I'm a training pawn to her.

Which only led to Asuka get a little jealous for some reason...

But one month earlier she told me what it was. Katsu-Nee, as she calls her, has been playing with her BREASTS until I arrived, and only NOW she misses Katsuragi playing with them.

Although there had been some scenarios where Asuka asked ME to play with them, I refused all of them, I wasn't going to showcase myself as a pervert.

Except Asuka now thinks I like playing more with Katsuragi than her...

"Come on, Katsu-Nee! Stop doing this! He just thought that by accident!" Asuka pulled me to her side, and even if my back pressed against her chest, I was still relieved

"Th-Thanks, Asuka-San..." I said to her, which made her blush a little, but still smile.

"Aww... You can't keep all the boys to yourself, Asuka-Chan!" Katsuragi complained, wanting to grab me again, but I quickly dodged her hand and slid to the side.

(Play here: Battle is Toxic - Luna Umegaki)

"At least I was trained enough..." I said. I was trained various basic skills of a ninja, the one I was the best on was speed.

"Oh no you won't..." Katsuragi said shaking her head and then she started running towards me, but I dodged that again. I flashed my tongue at her and we began a little cat & mouse chase all over the place. I'm glad Ikaruga wasn't complaining...

"I'll get you!" Katsuragi said.

"You're welcome to try!" I mocked her and kept dodging every move she had on her sleeve, but when I dodged one more of her catches...

"Ooff!" I ended up bumping into poor Hibari, who I didn't even noticed!

"Ouch! Gomenasai, Hibari..." I said to her, when I looked back, the girls were all snickering, as in, holding laughter, I wonder why...

"Ka-Kazuki-San?" Hibari called me.

"Eh?" I looked up, but I could see her... Whoa... Now that's almost a F or G cup, but why... Wait... I looked down...

And IMMEDIATELY regretted doing that.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Both me and Hibari shouted and after that, we felt our cheeks heat up.

...I'm guessing this is already routine here...

You see, on my training, I've been having accidental panty-shots of the girls, there was even once where Katsuragi STRIPPED RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. God, was that embarrassing... And the master had scolded her a little for doing that in front of me.

Ninjas must protect their pride, but also their privacy, of course.

"Hehehehe! Are you all doing okay?" We looked at the side, it was Kiriya-Sensei.

"Oh, Kiriya-Sensei... Well..." I started, but then trailed off.

"Yes, I know, you'll get used to it eventually." Thanks for the reassurance! "Anyway. Kazuki, up until know, you only knew about this school and nothing else, right?"

"Well... Asuka did say her grandpa wanted to train shinobis here... But I guess you seven are not the only ones, right?"

"No" Kiriya said, confirming my suspicion "All the teachers of this school and the principal are secretly shinobi and kunoichi as well, but are not trained for combat, I'm the only teacher who trains young shinobi like you."

"Now wait just a second here..." I started, because I'm already getting confused "Are you training these girls to be shinobi or kunoichi?" Kiriya didn't seem surprised by that.

"You must be confused right? Well, while kunoichi literally means 'female ninja', these kinds of ninjas are trained for-"

"I know, using their body to take down their targets." I mean, seriously... One of them is VERY GOOD at this. "I'm well versed on ninjas ya know!"

"Right. But on this world, we refer to 'Shinobi' as combat and stealth ninjas, while 'Kunoichi' is refered to stealth and assassination, but the kunoichis are still girls." Ah... OK. "Changing the subject..." At his words, we formed a line.

"Kazuki, today you'll take on a training combat." That means I get to fight someone... NICE! "Follow me." The party followed Kiriya to a training gym, it's like the school's own sports gym, only difference is, it's underground.

"Kazuki, forward please." I went to Kiriya, the girls just kept waiting in the back. "Now, the girls have written their names on these pieces of paper." I looked at the tiny pot, sure enough there were five paper sheets... but...

"I'm assuming the colored one is Katsu's" It had two colors, blue and yellow. While everyone except me facepalmed, Katsuragi just smiled sheeplessly. "Well then" I spoke "Why don't we make this choice a little interesting, then?" Kiriya didn't know what I meant, but they I raised my hand with such force that the plate was knocked upwards.

"Points for attack stealth" Kiriya said. While the pieces were falling slowly, I just reached out my hand.

A paper landed on my hand after one minute. "AAAAWWWWWWW..." I can see it WASN'T Katsuragi's... Thank god!

But instead I got:

"Asuka!" She immediately perked up and also was a little nervous...? This isn't her first fight, why would she...

...Oh...

I get it. Because I'm a new guy.

"I'm nervous just as you, but if you want to take it easy, I don't mind." I tell her, which immediately makes her happy and she runs into my opposite side.

"Before we begin..." Kiriya said "You must know each one of these girls have a secret scroll that when used, will power them up for a fight, they can be used anytime."

"Scroll?" I look at Asuka, but... "I don't see any scroll here..."

"That's because we're guarding them." Ikaruga said "Problem is... We keep them on some... Obnoxious places..."

"Are you telling me you guard these scrolls on your bodies?" If that's true... I don't even want to know.

"I keep mine up my skirt, if you're wondering." Now it's my turn to facepalm.

"Please, don't tell me where you guard yours Asuka, just... do it..." I tell her, she thanks me for telling her that, because she kind of has the mistake of telling without noticing herself."

"Alright, hope you're ready!" She says "SHINOBI TENSHIN!" I close my eyes, because her transformation is too bright. When the light dissipates it reveals a different Asuka.

Her bust-revealing school uniform is out (Thank GOD), but that replaces it with a beige shirt over a green t-shirt and two blades.

"Cool beans." I say

"Thank you!"

Kazuki Vs Asuka

(Play here (with a little controversy): Nick Jonas - Teacher)

I hear a little happy tune start on my head when the fight starts, Asuka goes up to hit me, but I avoid it and start a chase, every attack she does I dodge it rhythmically with the song in my head. Then I start attacking with Asuka dodging a little, we then clash hits following my rhythm, the girls are kind of surprised about how our fight is almost turning out to be.

"It's like they're dancing!" Hibari says... Yeah... Almost like I'm practicing my favorite thing to do: Dance.

You see, I've found a good rhythm between my martial arts classes on the school and my dancing. Every time I practice, I mostly hear a music going on my head while I was on combat training. Kiriya also took notice of this, he was impressed, but it was like he knew I had that ability... I wonder why?

While I'm thinking all of this, I'm still attacking and dodging Asuka with perfect rhythm, I even dance a little to taunt her.

"No taunting me." She then throws some shirukens at me, but I easily dance-dodge them.

"Try this one for size!" She is now using one of her blades to attack me. Looks like she getting less and less capable of holding back. OK, so do I! I stop her swing with my kunai and proceed to start a rhythm combo, I keep that combo up until the music on my head ends.

"The winner is Oyamada Kazuki!"

I don't even have words to describe what did I do there, but it sure was awesome! I dance a little more to celebrate my victory, but my celebration is cut short when the girls glomp me. Except for Ikaruga and Yayoi, of course.

"Yay! Kazuki!"

"You were AWESOME dude!" Both Katsuragi and Hibari glomped me, congratulating me for winning the fight.

"Hey! Hey! Hey! Calm down! You're giving me too much credit me!"

"Nonsense! You were amazing, Kazuki!" Ugh... Can't they see they're almost INSULTING their own friend? I get out of their grasp and head for Asuka.

"You were great, Kazuki!" She said.

"Sure, sure, but I wasn't the only one who did good!" I tell her, I mean, not only the winner needs praise. The loser needs some points for trying at least, and for them doing very well on their fighting style.

"Points for humility, Kazuki." Kiriya said "You're growing to be a great ninja."

"Arigato, Kiriya-sensei..." I was blushing a little, I don't really need that much praise...

"Class is dismissed."

GOD-FREAKING-DAMMIT! SORRY FOR THE HIATUS!

Anyway, here is the second chapter of Mark of the Ninja.

The title has been updated because of another story with the same title, but a different author. Again, apologies for the author of that story.