In the dark of the night, where only the moon light shined was a figure who stood on a rooftop looking down as guards walked by. The figure wore dark clothes that covered his entire body as well as his face making it where you could only see his eyes. The figures eyes were grey. He stood at 6"1 and looked to weigh about 165. The figure also wore armor. (Story picture) At his hip was a Shéng biāo. On his back strapped was a ninjato though instead of a square cross guard was a circular guard. He watched for a few minutes then vanished.

One guard walked up to two guards. "Seen any unusual activity?"

"Nope nothing."

"You know supposedly Hanzo is coming to assassinate lord Oda?" The other two guards looked confused.

"Hanzo?"

"Accordong to legend you never see him. Once you do he kills you. People have never seen him and lived to tell the tale..." The guard made a slicing sound as he ran his finger across his neck.

"If that is the case, then where do the legends come from?" One guard asked causing them all to be silent then started to laugh. "Oh man! I doubt he exists! Plus even if he does, there is no way we let him get to our lord."

"That's right!" The two then noticed one of them missing. "Huh? I guess he walked off when we weren't looking." The other guard shrugged his shoulders as the two walked off. Had they both looked behind them and up, they would of seen a body hanging with a blade piercing right between his eyes and a figure jumping.

Hanzo waited at a corner as a walked closer and when in range stepped around the corner stabbing the guard in the forhead and dragged his body into the shadows. Hanzo waited to make sure there were no guards and ran, jumping onto the roof, sprinting across it as he headed toward the main keep of the castle. He stopped once he reached the end of the rooftop and crouched down while peering over the side. When he saw it was cleared and jumped down and ran to the castle side and stared up at the top. He grabbed his Shéng biāo and threw it up embedding it into the side. Hanzo began to climb to the end of it and would throw another one while reclaiming the other one and continued to up the side.

Two guards stood outside of Lord Oda room wielding spears. One yawned. "Will you stop that! I will end up doing it to!" The other guard yelled.

"It's just so boring!" The other guard sighed. Before he could speak a kunai flew through embedding to his neck. "WHAT THE..." The guard was cut off as one embedded to his neck. The two guards choked on their blood. They both looked up just as a sword was swung down at them. Hanzo sheathed his sword and walked towards the door and slid it open, peering inside. He saw the person he was looking for sitting facing the picture of a dragon. Oda appeared to be a elderly man in his sixties.

"You can come out." Hanzo slid the door the rest of the way open and walked in and stood in the corner of the room.

"I'm guessing you are here for my head?" Oda asked as he sipped from his saki bow. Hanzo didn't say a word. Oda sighed as he stood up removing his robe to reveal he was wearing his armor. The armor was silver and covered every inch of his body except for his neck and head. At his hip was a katana.

"I guess it has come to this. We both know only one will come out of this alive." Oda spoke as he pulled his sword out. Hanzo stared at only to throw kunai which were blocked and Oda blocked a slice from Hanzo who disappeared back into shadows. "The darkness is your ally, I see." Oda swung his sword around to block a strike that was aimed at the back of his neck. "Is that the best you can do......assassin." Oda asked not mockingly but truthfully. Hanzo reply was to make illusions of himself appear, surrounding Oda.

"That's more like it." Oda sheathed his katana and stood in the quick draw stance as he scanned the illusions. The Hanzos jumped at Oda who pulled his sword out and connected with Hanzo sword. The illusions faded as the two pushed back against each other. Hanzo pushed his sword against Oda separating the two. The two traded blows with each other until Hanzo jumped back. Oda stared at him as he saw Hanzo make three more illusion of himself.

Oda sheathed his katana and stood in the quick draw stance waiting for Hanzo to move. Hanzo rushed him from all sides. Oda waited and then swung his sword through Hanzo. It seemed he connected until they all disappeared. Oda looked up  to see Hanzo falling down towards him with his sword ready to strike. Oda brought his sword up. He watched as a moon appeared behind Hanzo. There was a loud slicing sound. Hanzo was crouched behind Oda with his sword swung down.

Oda stood there and sheathed his sword. "Dance of the moon. A fitting end. Farewell.....Hanzo." Around Oda neck a red line appeared until it circled around his whole neck. Hanzo stood up and sheathed his sword and walked away, not looking back even as there was thud of something hitting the ground. Hanzo stood on the edge looking down. He simply let his body fall off. Hanzo body entered the shadows and simply disappeared.

In another place stood three people. One was in samurai armor that was red while the other person wore the same clothes as Hanzo without the sword and Shéng biāo. "You sure he won't fail?"

The person in the red armor was Lord Takeda, feudal lord of the dragon clan. Next to him was the grandmaster of the ninja clan known as the Iga. The grandmaster was named Ryu.

"Hanzo is one our best, my lord. He has not failed a mission."

The two were silent until they both heard a thud and turned to see Hanzo crouched down with his head bowed.

"Hanzo. Is oda dead?" Hanzo nodded his head. "Then the land is surly mine!" Takeda shouted. He looked at the other person in the room. "Tell the man we march immediately to the capital!" The soldier bowed and ran off to deliver the orders.

Takeda turned and looked at Hanzo. "I owe you much for this victory Hanzo. Speak you reward." Hanzo stood up and backed away into the shadows disappearing. "My lord, Hanzo does not seek rewards."

"How come he did not speak it then?"" Takeda asked as he rubbed his chin still staring at the spot where Hanzo was.

"Even among the Iga clan, he doesn't speak. I have only see him when there is a mission."

Takeda turned and stared at the moon as did Ryu. "A lone wolf."

Hanzo sat on the rooftop staring into the moon then down at Takeda army marching out of the gates towards the capital. "Hanzo." Ryu spoke as he appeared out of the shadows and walked to stand next to Hanzo. The two were silent. "You know you don't always have to be silent." Silence was all there was. Hanzo jumped into the disappearing causing Ryu to sigh. "One day. I hope to hear words from you....my friend." Ryu thought.

Hanzo stood next to Ryu and behind them were Iga clan. "Lord Takeda must have a good plan if it requires us." As always Hanzo didn't speak. They watched as warriors from the Oda charged at Takeda forces who were waiting in formation. The two watched as smoke began to appear around the Oda forces causing them to stop their advance. "Go!" The entire ninja clan ran into the smoke. Hanzo ran and threw three kunai killing three while he pulled his sword out and began to cut soldiers down left and right. In the smoke all you could hear were the sounds of soldiers being killed. The smoke finally began to disappear allowing the Oda warriors to fight back.

Iga ninjas fought back and were being cut down as they killed warriors. That changed as Takeda forced rushed in and began to help. "Perfect timing lord Takeda!"

Hanzo sliced threw a soldier neck and spin kicking another in the chest. Hanzo. "Dang it! All Iga pull back!" Ryu shouted. The Iga ninja began to retreat from the battle but some were cut down. Hanzo and Ryu both were able to escape but both cuts over their bodies. "That is why we stick to shadows." Ryu couldn't help but chuckle. The two watched the battle from top a hill as the Takeda were slowly pushing the Oda back.

"You know Oda son is supposedly able to use magic." Ryu spoke causing Hanzo to look at him. "Hey I don't know if its true." Ryu looked over and saw Oda son. "Well speak of the devil." Across the battlefield sat Oda son, Orochi wearing the same type of armor as his father. "Must run in the family I guess. Though it seems this battle is over though." As Takeda forces rushed at him. Orochi calmly stood up and pointed his hand and shot some fireball that exploded blowing away Takeda soldiers. "I guess the rumors are true."

Ryu and Hanzo watched as he walked toward the battlefield. "We better go stop him." Hanzo didn't speak but instead began to run over towards Orochi along with Ryu. The two went around the battlefield on a secret path. "Ok. Here's the plan. I'll distract mister fire ball guy and while he's distracted you slice his head off!" Hanzo nodded his head as the two approached Orochi and stopped behind a bush.

"Ok. Wait for it." Ryu spoke to Hanzo as he rushed Orochi who simply blocked the sword with his hands. Ryu jumped back throwing kunai which just bounced off Orochi armor. Orochi stared at Ryu only to raise his amrs to block Hanzo sword that would of taken his head off. Hanzo jumped backwards and landed next to Ryu. "How come nothing can ever be easy?"

"You must Ryu and Hanzo of the Iga clan." The two watched as Orochi summoned fire in his hands. "Today you die." Orochi threw the fire at the two who jumped and run around dodging the fireballs. "Hanzo!" Hanzo made illusions of himself and ran towards Orochi who threw his hands to the ground causing fire to shoot and dispel the illusions. Hanzo threw a kunai that hit Orochi in the back of his armor. "Fools!" That was when Orochi heard what appeared to be something burning. The next second there was a loud explosion.

Hanzo landed next to Ryu. "We need to make more of those!" The two stared into the smoke. "You figured he would of been stronger."  As the words left Ryu mouth a fireball flew at then two who dodged it. "Me and my big mouth." Orochi walked out of the smoke with his armor cracked and the left side of his face burned. "I am going to kill you both!"

Hanzo and Ryu stared at Orochi who did nothing but stood there. RYu narrowed his eyes and that was when he saw the archers aiming at Hanzo. As the arrows were released, time seemed to slow down as Ryu stood in front of Hanzo letting the arrows embed into his body. Ryu fell backwards but was caught by Hanzo. "Seems I save you this time friend." Hanzo grabbed his friend hand. "Hanzo...don't just live in...silence....my friend." Hanzo felt the hand release and he lowered Ryu to the ground. "How the mighty have fallen." Orochi mocked.

Hanzo stood up and looked over at Orochi who looked bored. Hanzo rushed at him and swung his sword repeatedly while Orochi just simply blocked it with ease. Hanzo swung his sword only to get uppercut into the air while Orochi grabbed his foot and slammed him into the ground. Orochi stood above Hanzo and pointed his hand down at him. Before he could fire off his spell, he felt a blade pierced him through his back. He looked back to see a rope in Hanzo hand. "GET OVER HERE!" Hanzo yelled as he pulled Orochi towards him.

Orochi landed on the ground only to grunt in pain as Hanzo lifted his body by the blade. "Ium...nook...sako...naru....saka....munk saka." Hanzo swung his sword down and through Orochi neck, separating his head from his body. Hanzo stared at Orochi then simply let his body fall to the ground. Hanzo stared at him then sheathed his sword and began to walk towards Ryu body only to become paralyzed. Hanzo watched as what appeared to be a portal open beneath him, dragging him through it. The last thing he saw was Ryu lifeless body.

Hanzo opened his eyes to see he was in a forest of some kind and immediately stood up and looked around with narrowed eyes. Hanzo relaxed and stood as he took his surroundings in. Not sure where he was going he jumped into a tree and began to jump from tree to tree heading in a random direction but stopped in one tree branch as he heard voices.

"Are you sure this was a good idea?"

"Well we did say we wanted to see if we could get our cutie marks by being explorers."

Hanzo watched as three ponies walked from a bush.

"Yeah but in the everfree forest?"

Hanzo followed the three sticking in the trees from being seen.

"I think we explored enough." Hanzo watched as the three checked for something only to groan in disappointment. "We are never going to get our cutie marks." Sweetie Belled said dramatically.

"I think you are becoming like sister." "I am not."

"You just did her sigh!"

"Well you one to talk who likes to hang out with Rainbow Dash!" The three stopped as they heard growling. Hanzo along with the ponies turned their heads to see wolves that were made out of wood. The three fillies stuttered then yelled and ran with Timberwolves right behind them. Hanzo simply followed after them. He watched the three evaded the Wolves. He saw one was about to grab one filly only for it to be picked by some purple aura and thrown into the other wolves.

"Sister!" Hanzo watched the three ran into six other ponies. One had her horn glowing with a purple aura while the yellow pony hid behind them with the fillies. The pink one seemed aloof. Hanzo watched as the orange pony growled. "How der you try to hurt fillies! Especially my sister!"

The wolves simply glowed and began to advance toward them. HAnzo watch, then reached into his pouch and pulled a smoke bomb and threw it at the wolves.

"What in the world?"

The ponies watched in confusion as smoke appeared and became even more confused as they heard the timberwolves whimpering.. When the smoke cleared they saw they were running.

"Twiligh....what just happened?" Twilight didn't speak as she was just confused.

"We can worry about that later!" Rainbow shouted with the ponies agreeing with her and they immediately began to leave. Hanzo stood on a tree branch staring at the ponies.