At the age of 6, Zane displayed the unique abilities to be able to speak to ghosts. Just like his little brother, Zane too was special as well. He would often wander to the graveyard and speak to the restless ghosts there. That's when he met Ezio Auditore. Ezio was a hunter nin of Kirigakure, who died trying to fullfil a mission for the Mizukage. Not being able to rest for the shame he wrought for making a rookie mistake, Zane decided to help Ezio complete the mission. Submitting himself to Ezio, Zane spent the next two years training under him in the ways of the hunter nin. By the age of 8, Zane had achieved the strength of an upper ranked chuunin.
Thanks to the weapons that Ezio taught him how to make, Zane used his gauntlets to assasinate the shinobi that killed Ezio. Returning to Kiri, Ezio decided to be Zane's partner for the rest of Zane's life. Upon hearing the exploits of Zane, the Mizukage had Zane's little brother taken as a bargaining chip: "Become the leader of the hunter nins and your brother will be safe." Wanting to protect his brother, Zane went deep underground in order to hone his skills as an assasin. During the many years, Zane was submitted to the cruel and harsh life that is the Hunter Nins. He began changing, becoming cold and sadistic, able to go through endless bouts of torture and agonizing pain without so much as letting out a whimper. He was made to be a machine, one that killed upon order.
It wasn't until Zane was 20 in which he fully resurfaced from the underground. There would be stores of silent assasinations coming from the Mist village, as if a ghost would seek justice with a sword. It was how Zane got his name: The Phantom of the Mist. Zane continued fighting and serving the Mizukage, and unbeknownst to him his little brother was being experimented on deep underground.
To be continued...
Thanks to the weapons that Ezio taught him how to make, Zane used his gauntlets to assasinate the shinobi that killed Ezio. Returning to Kiri, Ezio decided to be Zane's partner for the rest of Zane's life. Upon hearing the exploits of Zane, the Mizukage had Zane's little brother taken as a bargaining chip: "Become the leader of the hunter nins and your brother will be safe." Wanting to protect his brother, Zane went deep underground in order to hone his skills as an assasin. During the many years, Zane was submitted to the cruel and harsh life that is the Hunter Nins. He began changing, becoming cold and sadistic, able to go through endless bouts of torture and agonizing pain without so much as letting out a whimper. He was made to be a machine, one that killed upon order.
It wasn't until Zane was 20 in which he fully resurfaced from the underground. There would be stores of silent assasinations coming from the Mist village, as if a ghost would seek justice with a sword. It was how Zane got his name: The Phantom of the Mist. Zane continued fighting and serving the Mizukage, and unbeknownst to him his little brother was being experimented on deep underground.
To be continued...
