Ninja Assassin: The

“Iga no kozo,” Kuro hissed. Iga brat. “You should have stayed dead.”

The first Koga attacked—a spinning kick aimed at Kaito’s skull. Kaito flowed under it like water, driving the spike of his kusarigama into the man’s femoral artery. The second came low, a tanto thrust to the kidneys. Kaito twisted, caught the man’s wrist, and redirected the blade into the third Koga’s chest. In the space of a heartbeat, two were dead, and the third was screaming. the ninja assassin

He leaned close. His breath smelled of iron and rain. “Iga no kozo,” Kuro hissed

The chain wrapped around the sake cup, yanking it from Hidetora’s hand. The warlord’s eyes widened. Kaito closed the distance in two strides, his left hand seizing Hidetora’s jaw, his right drawing the tanto—his mother’s blade—from his belt. Kaito flowed under it like water, driving the