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Tucking the note into her pocket, she continues on her way back t the village. She makes her way over to the hut where the elders and her father are. They are already gathered together, so they must have found out some more about Akira.

"I see you're back Yusa, how did things go?" Her father keeps his face blank but she can see a trail of sweat on his face.

"It turns out that the target was Akira Koga of the Koga clan." Her father covers his eyes since hearing this confirmed his fears.

"Did you kill him?"

"No, not once did he try attacking back, even after I had injured him. All he did was prevent me from attacking him more. He claims to have left the clan officially, not as a rogue. And as a Koga, even if he was a rogue, any attack should have resulted in retaliation. Not only did he not retaliate but he also let me tend to his wounds from my attacks." Her father sighs in relief, then looks up at her like normal.

"It's good that he doesn't hold a grudge against his, he is the adoptive son of the leader of the Koga clan and just like you has been tried to be an assassin since he was a child. I don't want you to go anywhere near him again. I'll have another mission for you in a few days."

"...Father, I won't be taking anymore missions." His eyes and the eyes of the elders go wide in shock, "All I've ever done was fight and kill since I was a child, and I'm tired of it."

"What could you possibly do besides that? That's all you know!" One of the elders is furious at this remark from her. She turns and glares at her.

"That's because no one ever taught me about anything else, they just wanted to turn me into a weapon. I've been jealous of my sisters for years because they were allowed to do something other than kill people at your beck and call. Meeting Koga today made me realize I don't have to bow down to you and take orders like a dog. And there are other ninjas that are almost as good as me."

"Where would you go? You'd have to leave the village and everyone knows you as a murderous demon. There will be those out there who want your head."

"If they try to kill me, I'll just kill them, simple as that."

Leaving without saying anything more, Yusa goes back to her home, gathers up what few possessions she has besides weapons she thinks she'll need, then leaves the village. As she leaves she hears the others asking if she's gone rogue or something, all of them stepping back and away from her. Ignoring them she makes her way back to the village, taking refuge in the tree outside of Koga's room, keeping a weapon ready as she drifts off to sleep.