The Secret of Ninjas

In a breezy night in Japan,an old lady sat under a cherry blossom tree,praying for her daughter's wedding.She wrapped her twisted body with her frail hand and a gust of wind kissed her cheek.A black bag was thrown near her feet with a "Thump!"There was a gleam of light leaking in the bag through small holes.The old lady grabbed the bag,thinking it was a mirage.As she opened the bag,she couldn't believe her eyes.

Meanwhile,roars of laughter filled the entire wedding hall.A young man who was the leader of the gang was surrounded by guests with mischievous smiles.They had apple cheeks,but stinky odors. All the guests were staring at them,leaving the lonely bride.There was a frown on her pretty face,her gorgeous embroidery did not cover her sadness.At this moment,shards of glass splattered on the floor and smoke surrounded the whole wedding hall.I grabbed the girl and vanished in a flash of light.After the smoke receded,the young man found a shuriken on his sleeve and he was flabbergasted that the bride was missing!

"My lord, prince Hiroto, it's time for breakfast!"yelled Jin,my butler.

I struggled to get up from bed and rushed downstairs to meet my father,king Yamato and my elder brother,Naruto. My brother kept on sneezing because of my cherry blossom smell.My father reminded me and Naruto to prepare something special for the national day.In deference to the king's order, Naruto and I finished the congee hastily.We went to the town of Fuji to search for something special for the celebration of national day.

When they entered an alleyway,they heard someone yelling"Stop him!".

Naruto lurched forwards and grabbed the thief's neck.The shoplifter dropped the money and the stolen items instantly and stared at Naruto with fear.He knelt near Naruto's vivid shoes and begged for mercy.Meanwhile,the soldiers arrived and took him away.A young lady with an apron stepped out of her shop and greeted Naruto civilly. Naruto's cheeks became apples since he was obsessed by the charismatic appearance.However, Naruto started sneezing again hilariously.I was awakened by this aroma and knew her identity at once.

We followed her to the store that were crowded with customers.The customers were pushing and pulling each other for their favorite sushi.I figured that they used the gold coins that I gave to the old lady for this shop. Naruto and I convinced her that she would be in charge of the National Day's party food.The girl named Ako gave a small bottle of cherry blossom fragrance with a wide smile,showing that she knew my identity as her savior,the ninja.

"My life was changed because of you,"Ako said.

"Time to go,Naruto!"I said in a hurry.

Naruto remained glued on the floor with his eyes twinkling at Ako.I stepped on his shiny shoes and finally awakened to his senses.We immediately got on the carriage to the castle and waved at Ako.

"Did you guys meet in the past?"asked Naruto.

"Of course not!She must be infatuated with you,"I replied.

"Absolutely!I'm too handsome!"Naruto said in a ludicrous way.

"Confidence is always with you"I joked.

The sun and the moon always played hide and seek while the ninja appeared and I hid.The sky slowly turned dark blue as it was the sun's turn to hide.Stars winked and smiled at me,telling me that they will always support me during tough times. Armed with shurikens,I marched into the town again.I summoned the water and it swirled around in a circular motion.Water wrapped around me as the bodyguard before I attacked the enemies.Then,I shot out of the water and used stealth methods of walking.Despite the life of a ninja was not easy,I still fulfilled my dream.

When I was 5 years old,Naruto was the star of the family.He was always the achiever in academics,karate,sports,and even music.During one karate lesson,when I lost again while competing against Naruto,I kept practicing day and night no matter how hard it was.I always lacked confidence since I was the shadow of my brother.Uncle Kato, who was an expert in ninjutsu,helped me to regain my confidence by teaching me the skills of a ninja.During the training,I learned the moral of a ninja,that we should never give up and help the needy and the weak.

A passel of gangsters were having a quarrel with a merchant.Suddenly,one of the gang members wrapped the merchant's neck with a knife for his gold.Shurikens showered the gangsters as I descended to the scene.I removed the knife from his hand by my shape lifting skill.The gangsters were scared to death and fled immediately.

At this moment,Ako appeared with an expressionless face.She was panting constantly with the color of her face draining since she was kidnapped.I was encompassed by the return of the gang members.I had an ominous feeling.An uncanny figure stepped out of the shadows which I found very familiar.I couldn't believe my eyes that my elder brother Naruto appeared in front of me with a sly smile on his face.Incredulously,the man who was raised with me was evil and wicked!

"Well,it's time for the trouble making ninja to remove his mask!I'll just invite Ako to be our guest tonight,"Naruto cackled with triumph.

In order to save Ako,I had no choice but to reveal myself at last.I slowly descended my mask and everyone became wide-mouthed.

"Why is it YOU,the organizer of this gang!"I asked with fury in my scarlet eyes.

"Money is more important than having a smart brain!You are the stupid one who ruined my plans,Hiroto!Everything I did was to make myself more rich!"sneered Naruto.

I instantly used the invisibility power to protect myself and defeated the gangsters by calling the wind to carry them away to save Ako.My elder brother pointed a gun at Ako and forced me to return from hiding.Am I going to lose this time?When all hope was about to lose,Ako sneezed and winked at me.I was alerted and poured a cherry blossom fragrance bottle at my brother.Then,I used the water power which covered him and threw Naruto on the street.My brother kept on sneezing uncontrollably until I threw a shuriken at him that made him drop his gun.Finally,the king's petrified soldiers arrived and arrested Naruto along with his gang members.The king was infuriated by his son's actions and the queen was silently weeping bitterly.The queen pleaded with the king to give mercy to Naruto,however,Naruto shook off the 4 soldiers and drew a gun to shoot the king.I barged into the palace just in time to save the king.Vines shot up from the ground and wrapped Naruto's body.He was sentenced to prison for life and stripped of all his royal titles.

On National Day,the whole castle was decorated with cherry blossom flower.Ako prepared various types of sushi especially the cherry blossom sushi and tenshoku set meals for the party.The whole village was full of revelry for my engagement to Ako.The cherry blossom became the national flower of Japan that reminded people of peace,joy,and love.I was happily engaged Ako,the love of my life.