Ninja Assassin Page #2

The report caused "problems"

for Alexei's career

the way Moses caused problems

for the Pharaoh,

very unpleasant.

What happened?

About two years ago,

after the assassination of Zhukov,

the report drew attention.

After that,

everything was different.

Alexei hired men to change all the locks,

and put in more of them.

Locks on the windows, locks on

the doors, locks on the locks.

He put in cameras and motion sensors

and lights.

Everywhere, lights.

"There can be no shadows," he said.

"No shadows."

Then, one day, a man came to the door.

They talked in Alexeis study for

sometime and then...

the young man left.

My husband was a soldier.

A member of Russian Intelligence.

He wasn't a man to frighten easy.

But when I came to the door,

in his eyes I saw fear.

And then he stood up he kissed me

and told me that he loved me very much.

He said...

I should always remember that.

Do you know what they talked about?

No.

He said it was safer that way.

Can I ask how he died?

The lights went out.

You are the first person who has

taken my husband's work seriously.

It would be good to know

that he did not die without cause.

He would want you to have this.

Who are you?

Yeah.

Go!

Did Takeshi's blow hurt you?

You think this is pain?

You are mistaken.

That is true pain.

This is your first test, Raizo.

Survive the night.

Very good, Raizo.

Very good.

Oh you look like a dog

xxx computer, aren't you?

Excuse me?

Agent Zabranski.

Internal Affairs.

Need to ask you

a couple of questions.

You are Mika Coretti, yeah?

Forensic researcher.

You work a lot with an Agent Maslow.

That right?

A few cases.

Yeah.

You have something of

a social relationship.

Excuse me?

You had lunch with him on the 13th

and again on the 18th.

How do you know that?

Is it not true?

Im not sure. We do have lunch together

sometimes, usually when were working---

Has Agent Maslow seemed

different to you lately, in any way?

Has he said or done anything

that struck you as unusual?

No why.

Has Agent Maslow

done something?

Just routine.

The agency cares about

its field operatives.

We monitor for signs of stress,

fatigue, mental exhaustion.

Agent Maslow has

a serious case load.

That much work

can wear on a man.

- Zabranski came around.

- Yeah. I crossed Zabranski too.

He mean it really clear, Ryan.

They're watching us.

I don't get full picture quiet here,

but i know warning when I see one.

- But why?

- Why? It's obvious.

If this little fantasy of yours has

any chance of being real,

then these Clans is gonna have some

pretty major juice protecting them.

So what are you going to do?

We are going to tip-toe,

very carefully from here on out.

You understand? You do nothing

without checking with me first.

Got it?

Okay.

The 14.th century scroll refers

to one of the oldest of the Nine Clans,

as the clan of Black Sand.

Islamic explorer Ibn-Battuta

journey to the group of orphans

that are being taken

to the real Shido.

hidden among the rocky mountains.

Battuta describes a ceremonial dinner

followed by a display of martial skill.

The combatants were children

neither beyond the age of ten.

His host explains that a mans life

must be made meaningless

compared to the life of the Clan.

Own the meaning of a mans life

and you own his heart.

You shouldn't do that.

It's against the rules.

- If they catch you---

- Then they catch me.

They'll put you in the box.

I believe the heart of the tree

knows which way it needs to grow.

Trees don't have hearts.

Everything has a heart.

I don't.

Really?

Let me see.

Hello?

Its saying hello back.

And that its happy to meet me...

but it misses you.

Liar.

Im not lying.

I can deny it.

For an entire year, you shall live

without one of your senses,

beginning with the sense

you rely on the most.

You must see with more

than your eyes.

Cut him Kiriko.

All failure must be sown into the flesh.

Cut him!

You know the law.

I told you.

I tried to warn you.

Yes.

You did.

Why Kiriko?

Why?

Why am I in here?

Why are you there?

Kiriko!

Why are you doing this?

I have to.

You know the law.

He will cut your heart from your chest.

No.

He can never touch my heart.

Come with me.

Where?

What is out there?

Life.

My life is here.

MIKA Coretti

Alexanderplatz 10, 179

F***ing Christ, Ryan---

I'm sorry I couldnt talk earlier, Mika.

Theyre watching me. Get in.

Ryan, where have you been?

I've been calling your office all day.

I know how Sabatin

must have felt.

What happened?

Right now I've got internal affairs,

Homeland Security, CIA,

and for all I know the Martian

F***ing Military in my office

tearing the place apart.

What are we going to do?

You are going to go home.

Pack your bags and go on holiday.

- No way.

- Dont argue with me, Mika.

I trusted you.

Now youve got to trust me.

I'm sorry. I cant let you lose

your job because of me, Ryan.

Im not talking about

losing my job.

Take this. Its clean.

Untraceable. No serial

Ryan...

Yeah. I know.

Ive investigated,

world bank organizations,

drug cartels, arms dealers,

and Ive never faced this kind of heat.

For ninjas.

F***ing unbelievable!

Excuse me.

- Hey.

- Hi.

Hey.

What's going on?

Power's out. Us, the building behind us,

that one across the street.

Seems like every few months,

boom, the lights out.

Okay.

Thanks.

More will come.

What?

They wont stop

until you are dead.

Oh, God.

The gun wont help you.

Well I dont have a lot of options, okay.

I once took a Tae Bo class,

but thats the extent of

my Kung Fu abilities, right?

I can help you

but you have to trust me.

Okay.

Do you know me?

No.

Security camera in New York,

and fought with one of them.

You know about them?

A little.

Nine Clans.

And apparently they've been supplying

assassins to governments

or anyone who has

a hundred pounds of gold

for the last thousand years.

His name was Jin.

You knew him?

He was not born an Assassin.

Youre from his Clan?

Then why did you stop him?

They're coming.

Who?

Run little brother.

Run.

Weakness compels strength.

Betrayal begets blood.

This is the law of the Nine Clans.

We have been betrayed.

A child of mine, my daughter,

betrayed us.

She refused my gifts.

Rejected our clan.

A shame can only be purged with blood.

You...

You my son who returned her

shall have this honor.

Where are we going?

Does not matter.

You think theyre following us?

I know theyre following us.

I dont see anything back there.

They have our scent.

Following our scent?

Like dogs?

No.

Like Wolves.

My name is Mika by the way.

Raizo is the name I was given.

So, you were an orphan?

If its okay with you, Im gonna try

to fill in some of the blank here.

So you must have been taken by the

Ozunu Clan, trained to be an assassin,

but something happened and

you decided to opt out of the program.

Now I dont imagine

that went over so well

and since theyre after me for

just peeking through the keyhole,

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