Night Raid on Hanamura

Shimada Castle lay shrouded in silence that night. The rain had stopped, leaving the roads slick and wet. Guards in black suits stood throughout the streets, all members of the Shimada Clan. Tonight was an important occasion, and they were responsible for the safety of the Shimada elders.

Although this was the Shimada Clan's stronghold and few would dare trespass here, it was still best to remain cautious.

Two guards stood outside an arcade. This was the famous Hanamura Arcade—yes, the very Hanamura Arcade that was constantly getting smashed up and vandalized, the hometown of edgy teenagers and the nightmare of arcade owners. The owner of Hanamura Arcade said his heart was full of bitterness.

The two guards were chatting when a dark figure suddenly descended from the sky and landed before them.

In the blink of an eye, the shadow launched a fierce attack. He struck one guard in the throat with his palm, cutting off his breath, then knocked him unconscious with a chop to the neck. The other guard had just moved to attack when he was thrown to the ground with a shoulder throw and blacked out.

Hanzo emerged from the darkness. Carefully, he dragged the unconscious guards away without leaving a trace, as if he had never been there at all.

That was Hanzo's creed: fast, precise, ruthless. Before the enemy could even notice his presence, he had already successfully infiltrated the entrance to Hanamura.

A massive gate stood before him, bearing the double-dragon emblem of the Shimada Clan. The two dragons were linked head to tail, like an ouroboros.

Legend said that only members of the Shimada Clan could command dragons. Generally, the Shimada Clan produced only one descendant at a time with the power of the dragon. Yet unexpectedly, both of Shimada Sojiro's