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Thihi... Miu giggled at his last comment, it was just too sweet not to giggle at.

"You shouldn't underestimate yourself Kazuma-chan... I think you're a great fighter! And even though you might not be as scary as that man you would most probably be a tough opponent anyways... who says cute people can't be just as scary as scary people?" She tried looking as scary as she could, but she didn't manage to do much more than pull a funny face.

"RAAAAAWR!"

"There were females?? How unusual, I haven't met more than a handful of female warriors in my whole life. Halbard? I would've thought that was a weapon most women would stay away from." She smirked and started scraping off the crud once again.

"Form a group together? It sounds like you're expecting them to sometimes soon do just that... but it does sound like a scary thought. It also sounds like a very unlikely thing to happen, since if these swordsmen are just killers like you said, they hardly want to work in a group. Besides, who would be their leader? Is there anyone of these 7 killers that could possibly beat all the others or at least a few of them? Someone that is especially dangerous?"

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Kazume stopped momentarily and looked at Miu, blinking, a slightly confused look on his face. "Kazuma-Chan..?" He certainly hadn't been reffered to as that often at all..

"Tough opponent..maybe, if you were to help, but i'm still uncertain. Either way, I of all people should know that cute people're dangerous. I mean, look at you. Tried to wake me up my pouring one of those nasty concoctions down my throat. I spent so much time in bed, I could barely get up. I was afraid to sleep in the same house as you for a while." He grinned. He was joking, of course, but he thought a little playful ribbing wasn't bad for a person every once in a while.

Masamune looked at the girl he knew as Yumi slowly. "He will be able to control them...because of his power. They will flock to him, because they want to change Japan, and become better, especially with how the Meiji government works. They want to eliminate the old ways as you know. He'll pul..." Masamune was cut off and looked as a messenger bird flew in. He lifted a hand and the bird landed on his hand. He pulled the message out and let the bird go.

Masamune stared and read the message. His face was grave. "I see..." He walked over to the furnace and threw the note in. He looked down to Yumi. "The war is over...Meiji has won. The wheels are starting. According to my contact...a man known to be an assasain was captured...it is planned that he will be killed as a traitor to the Meiji government...his name is Kashi." Masamune walked back to his place and sighed. "Those fools...those great fools. And a fight between good and evil? The fight between a Yin and a Yang...except the Ying...has a great amount of Yang in it that he must deal with in order to fight the Yang. And the Yang has a deficit of Yin...there is no balance in the two Yumi...the fight will be a tremendous one, with trouble for all..."

Sakura stood in Tokyo watching them put Kashi away. Sakura shook his head and turned walking to the road. He saw a messenger and two people on the road as he appraoched them. His eyes scanning them. He pulled the hood of his cloak up over his head. He continued walking, the sky darkening from night and a storm of rain. Maybe the heavens were mourning for the blood that would begin being shed tonight...that man Kashi...would not die.

Sakura watched them as he walked silence surrounding, despite him being there, he wouldn't be noticed till he was about 10 feet away. His aura seemed completely void, his presence was not there. He was almost the complete opposite of Kashi, and the other side of the coin to Chaos.

The man Sakura was looking over his shoulder and holding his hand up with the letter. He nods in agreement. "Yep...it looks like they won alright. At least the war's over huh?" He smiled at the man and then stepped away without seeming to make a sound. His body in tune with everything, and his aura even fading in with the environment, which is why...he is invisible as far as his aura and or presence.

Hakkyou sat in Edo slowly eating from his bowl. He had known the outcome before it started. He was just around to work, and find the strongest he could besides on that damned island...

Chochmah watched the tower in Tokyo, the one Kashi had been dragged into. He shook his head slowly and shifted his blade just slightly. He turned and began walking from it. That man was powerful. He wanted to meet him...he would be sure to do so. He could almost swear he had met him before though...somewhere else.

Mouki sat, not seeing, not moving. He was in meditation, in a small temple. The monks kept looking over to him. They were uncomfortable with the blood and death that surrounded him. Then again, he lacked eyes, so maybe it was just the wish to do so. Who knew, but they didn't want him there in any case.

Sakura walked around to look at the front of the man. "Life is important no matter who you are. If you kill ever man to the last man, you lose. Both lose. This way, you can fight, and continue to fight, while keeping your life precious. If you don't keep it precious...then is there any reason that you should fight? War kills, but it should be realized that someone's parent, child, sibling, relative or friend is dying. Maybe they are right, maybe they aren't...your choice as a man, is if you will accept that or not, and if you don't, who is there to fight about it? The leaders of your movements won't be living for more than another day..."

The man smiles and turns beginning to walk away again. "My name is of no consequence. For two I own, and one I use. The other for other times when now is not here. I am Sakura. Tis a pleasure."

Sakura stopped and looked at the sky for a little bit. "You may...you know my master though Kazuma Yoshikuni, the man who killed his master and took the name of iaijutsu as his own, and is one of Juukonouenai-kenkaku. I know who you are...but you might know my alternate name better. The other man who resides in me, and who I once was. Chaos...The hitokiri who created chaos from the shadows..."

Sakura looked back with a soft smile. "Goodbye for now Kazuma...stay strong." He turned and continued to walk off again.

Kazuma watched the man walk off. He knows who I am..He sighed slightly, collecting himself. He turned around and walked over to the messenger, giving him a bit of money for his troubles. "Thank you very much. You can go back now. Safe travels." He turned back to Miu, and put on a fairly happy face. As happy as one could be at that moment, anyway. "Miiiuu..i'm really tired. Can we go to town and get somewhere to sleep?"