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"(Are you the boy known as Ryu?)" one of the black-clad ninjas asked, naturally in japanese.

"(I am,)" Ryu replied. The ninja motioned him forward. Ryu did so as Ken stepped over with the rest of the crowd, which was composed mainly of people from the village. Ryu sat his bag down that held his clothes and other supplies, then tightened his white head band.

"(Well where�s my opponent?)" Ryu wondered. Ryu blinked, and not even a fraction of a second later opened his eyes to find his opponent standing in front of him on the other side of the clearing.

"Whoa!" Ken exclaimed. "How the hell�d he do that?"

Ryu looked over his opponent. He wore ninja attire that was much like the others, but he had netting under the black clothing, and had no sleeves. His black hair was a little longer than Ryu�s, and hung out a little bit from his mask. But the thing that really caught Ryu�s attention was the chen strapped onto the man�s right hand.

"(Geki verses Ryu,)" an old man said. ""

Ryu charged and spun his foot forward at Geki. But to Ryu�s surprise Geki had moved. Ryu turned to find Geki�s foot slam into Ryu�s face and sending sailing to the ground. Ryu flipped back up to his feet only to be met by three ninja stars zooming towards him. Ryu dodged two, the third hitting his fighting glove and only pricking Ryu�s hand. Ryu pulled out the ninja star, and waited for Geki to strike. He was not disappointed, and Geki charged toward Ryu. But Geki moved so quickly that Ryu could barely block the attacks. Finally, Geki penetrated Ryu�s defense and cut into the boy�s arm with his chen.

"Argh!" Ryu cried out as the chen struck. He examined the wound as Geki disengaged. It wasn�t too bad, but it still hurt badly, and might leave a small scar.

Geki attacked again, swinging his claw left and right with lightning speed. Ryu dodged it as best he could, but Geki still managed to cut him multiple times. Finally, Geki grew frustrated, and swung his foot into Ryu�s side. Ryu winced and stepped back, but Geki had found his opening. He jumped forward at Ryu, who ducked the attack. Geki made up for his miss by raking Ryu�s back with his chen. The cut was much deeper than the first, and Ryu roared in agony as his gi was stained crimson. But Ryu wasn�t about to give up. He dashed forward, punching at Geki. But Geki once again mysteriously appeared behind Ryu and kicked the young Shotokan in the back, directly on the wound. Ryu gritted his teeth in pain as he fell to the ground.

"(He moves...almost inhumanly...fast,)" Ryu thought. "(But I can beat him...I think. I just have to stay one step ahead of him.)"

Ryu got back up to his feet, pain running up and down his vertebrae. Geki dashed forward, swinging his chen at Ryu�s head. Ryu ducked low and put his weight into the lower part of Geki�s legs, tripping the ninja. Geki was surprised by this, but still easily rolled back up to his feet. But Ryu planned for Geki to quickly rise from the trip, and he sent his foot crashing down on Geki�s shoulder. Geki fell to the ground, grabbing his arm in pain. But he was up to his feet again in seconds, and attacked Ryu with a vengence. Ryu blocked the shots as best he could, trying to go beyond the pain and find an opening. Geki hesitated for a second, and Ryu smiled, attacking. He rushed forward and rammed his elbow into Geki�s chest while pounding his elbow into Geki�s stomach. He knocked the wind out of Geki, and took advantage of Geki�s moment of weakness. He grabbed Geki�s shirt and threw him forward, throwing him into the woods. He heard a loud thud, and smiled, knowing Geki�s back had just met one of the trees. Ryu waited for the ninja to attack, but no movement was made. Suddenly, it hit Ryu and he spun around and was met by Geki. He jumped to the side to avoid another attack, but Geki managed to inflict a flesh wound on Ryu�s cheek with his chen. Ryu quickly countered by swinging his foot at Geki. Geki blocked it, but Ryu proceeded to hit the ninja with a one-two punch combination, then with an uppercut to the jaw. Geki stepped back, grabbing his bleeding jaw in pain. It was probably broken, and Geki wouldn�t be speaking for a long time. But then again, Geki had not made a sound the whole match. But finally he did, as Ryu dashed in and attacked. Geki swung his weaponless fist at him, but the attack was sloppy. Ryu grabbed the arm and twisted it, then sent his other elbow crashing down on it and forcing Geki to make the first sound he�d made the whole match. The sound of his breaking arm. But to Ryu�s surprise, Geki did not scream, but it was clear he was in pain, for he grabbed his arm, and fell to his knees.

"Kia!" Ryu cried, spinning around and kicking Geki in the face. Geki skidded across the ground, obviously in horrible pain. But he got up to his feet, his eyes narrowing. He glared at Ryu, then attacked, swinging his chen at Ryu wildly. By the time he had finished his attack. Ryu�s gi was more red then white, and cuts covered his body.

"(If I don�t do something, quick, I�m dead,)" Ryu thought as Geki circled around him. "(And Geki could come at me from any direction. The only way I can stop him is by attacking from all directions. But I can�t do that! Wait...maybe I can. I just hope I don't kill him.)"

Ryu watched Geki intently as he let his chi gather within him. He just hoped he could charge up enough before Geki attacked. Suddenly, Geki attacked, ready to deliver the killing blow.

"Tatsumaki..." Ryu said, jumping into the air.

"Oh God, no!" Ken gasped. "Ryu, don�t!"

"Senpuukyaku!"