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It is the year 1947 and Japan almost lays in ruins after World War II. With the Americans dissolving the powers of the Emperor of Japan and creating a Democratic body of government. Tokyo, where the story starts. There a boy named Shiro Raiguu, age 16, goes to Matayashi High School grade 2C. Shiro lives with his parents Akito and Juli, ages 50 and 47, as well as his older sister Mei, age 22. His father, Akito, works as a construction worker for the Sakigahara Commission Committee. His mother, Juli, works as a masseuse at the local spa. His older sister, Mei, goes to Tokyo University second year working on becoming a doctor in the field of medicine. But one day while in class Shiro gets a call from his older sister saying that there was an accident at the work site and that their father had been caught under a giant steel beam and died instantly. Days after the accident the family holds a funeral service for their departed husband/father.
A month passes after the death of Akito and Juli realizes that she alone cannot make the mortgage payments on the house alone. So that night at dinner she announces that they are moving to Shinjuku where her parents live. But as for Mei she decides to move out and live with a roommate at the University to continue with her studies. A few days later Juli and Shiro arrive in the suburbs of Shinjuku at a small empty house. After the move Juli finds herself a job as a masseuse at the Cherry Blossom River Spa. While pressured by his mother, Shiro disobeys and does not enroll himself into the local high school but chooses to spend most of his time at the arcade or at the comic book shop. But one day while receiving a new shipment of manga Shiro finds a manga called "The Four Beasts of Ninjutzu". The owner tells Shiro that the manga was Anonymously written about the "Four Great Ninja". Shiro enticed by what the owner told him decides to buy it not knowing that this manga would change his life forever. The manga detailed the legend of Four Great Ninja; Suzaku, the Red Mist, Seiryu, the Blue Whisper, Byakko, the White Flash, and Genbu, the Green Blur. Mesmerized by the tale in the manga Shiro continued to read as if possessed. Then one day his life would be forever changed.
One day while leaving the arcade Shiro ran into a man completely dressed in black. Man saw Shiro carry the manga and asked him a few questions about it. During their conversation Shiro expressed that he would want nothing more than to become a legendary ninja himself so that mangas would be written about him. The man tells Shiro it was possible for him to become a ninja would he accept to which Shiro rapidly replies "yes". The man tells Shiro of a place called "The Sea of Trees" in the old part of Shinjuku. There he would find the Shinnigami School of Ninja Arts. And while Shiro looked away for a second the man disappeared in the blink of an eye. Not knowing to believe the man Shiro ignored everything he had told him and returned home. That night Shiro had a strange dream, as if he was led by the hand to the Sea of Trees. There he stood in front of the school and the same man saying "Welcome Shiro to your destiny. This is where you belong" and the dream ended. The next morning Shiro set out to find this school following the way he had seen in his dream. And after three hours of searching he had found the steps which lead to the school's gates. There at the steps the man awaited him but this time dressed in full ninja gear. "I knew you'd find this place Shiro, my name is Raiken I am the main Sensei here. I will be the one administering this years preliminary exams."
Shiro and Raiken walked up the steps together and through the gates to the main grounds. There Shiro saw lines of kids his age all awaiting for the preliminaries to begin. In the crowd Shiro would meet who would become his best friend, Akira Takemichi. Raiken announced that there would be three exams; Ninjutzu, The Art of Combat, Saijutzu, the Art of Weaponry, and Reijutzu, the Art of Energy Control. For three days the preliminaries continued until the end with what once was a giant group of people was reduced to only 10. Now was the time of announcing rankings out of the 10 people only two were granted the rank of Ninja Red; Zero Saito and Kira Yamada. The rest where either Ninja Whites or Greens. As Shiro's turn came to be assigned a rank, in his head he believed that out of the two announced he was one of the Ninja Red, but to his surprise he was only granted a Ninja White.
Facelesskiller · Wed Dec 09, 2009 @ 02:36pm · 0 Comments |
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