As if on cue, a flurry of shuriken whistled through the air. Ittoki reacted by instinct, his Iga-built suit whirring to life, enhancing his speed just enough to deflect the steel. Out of the darkness stepped Haruka, a Koga student whose eyes held a fanatical gleam.
The air in the Koga training grounds was thick with the scent of ozone and damp earth. Ittoki Sakuraba stood at the edge of the simulated forest, his lungs burning. He wasn't just fighting his classmates anymore; he was fighting the shadow of a father he never truly knew and a future he never asked for. Shinobi no Ittoki (Dub) Episode 5
In a desperate maneuver, Ittoki used his suit’s exhaust to create a smoke screen, not to escape, but to close the distance. He didn't strike with a blade. Instead, he used a palm strike to the chest, a move his mother had taught him—not to kill, but to disarm. As if on cue, a flurry of shuriken whistled through the air
"The Iga heir," Haruka sneered, spinning a kunai between his fingers. "A boy playing dress-up. Do you think that suit makes you a ninja? You’re just a relic of a dying clan." The air in the Koga training grounds was