The Tale of Black Jaguar (Young Justice Fanfic)

training session

I watched as the teens took turns sparring with each other, they weren't using any powers or weapons, just hand to hand combat. I realized how the less each one relied on powers or weapons, the better they were at this.

Robin was probably the best in hand to hand, considering he had no power. Artemis and aqualad are also very good, superboy was pretty skilled, and it appeared to me as if kid flash and miss Martian are doing fine, but it's a good thing they have powers in a real fight.

But their way of training is strange, in my old clan, training was more...

I was cut out of my thoughts when I felt a hand on my shoulder, I had been so deep in thought that I didn't hear someone come up behind me.

I ducked and rolled forward, landing in a crouch while facing whoever had been behind me, it was the batman. I stood back up.

"I assume you would normally be aware of my approach, but you were distracted. What's on you mind?" He asked.

I gave him a calculating glance. I guess there's no harm in answering, so I turned back to the rest of the team while batman walked up to stand next to me and watched as well. I subconsciously side-stepped.

"Your ways of training are strange to me. In the clan there was no mercy, but here..... here you fight like it's a game." I commented.

He gave me a curious look. "Do they injure their own people in your clan while training?"

"When they fight they don't play around. Training is the real deal. If you're not careful, you'll be killed." I replied grimly.

"Have you killed anyone in training?"

My eyes widened in surprise that he would even suggest such a thing. "Never!" I exclaimed, "only the most barbaric of the ninja ever killed their clan mates, I was lucky enough to have few fights with one of them on an off day."

Batman looked like he took a moment to consider this, then, "I see."

I wasn't lying. I did catch one on a bad day. And that memory still haunts my nightmares.

~*~*~*~

"Black jaguar"

"Yes master?" I said kneeling before my mentor. I despise calling him by that name, but I've been forced to the entire 2 years I've been here so far. If I refuse, I get beat.

"I don't have any assignments for you today, so I want you to go to the training room. Room E."

My eyes widened in surprise, well, that and fear. You see, we have a system here, rooms A through D are different rooms for specific ninja's skill levels. a being beginners, and d being some of the most skilled ninjas. B and c are of course levels in between. But room e, that room is special. In room e ninjas of all levels train together. Only in here and a beginner and master fight, though for the rookies sake, I would avoid that.

I was only just about to leave room b and go on to room c, I wasn't ready to fight a full-fledged ninja.

Hopefully I won't have to.

When I reached the doors to dojo e I pushed them open and walked inside. There were about fifteen other ninja in there, four level A's, three level d's, and the rest were b's and c's. Some were training while others talking.

"Hey runt, why don't you go back to the rock you crawled out from under? You don't belong here." It was the group of level d's picking on a level a. The smaller ninja looked about 14, he must of just joined, but I wonder what he's doing in this room. On the other hand, the 3 others were looking about the age of 21, they were much larger and more intimidating to the littler ninja.