Last Chapter: The Inevitable Conclusive Finality.




"Final battle? What final battle? Who am I about to fight? What's going on?"



"Wait, what? THAT guy? It's just a regular chonmage thug."
"Well, excuuuuse me, Princess. It just so happens that I'm NOT the 'final battle'. I'm more like 'the pre-final battle' or 'the almost there battle'. Or maybe 'the one before the final battle just to remind you of the ass-whuppin' you are about to receive battle'. The opportunities are endless, you know."
"And he's a comedy act too."



"OK, so NOW it's the final battle. The REAL one."



"Oh, yes, this is a good omen. I can feel it in my bones."



"I can set these alight? Now that brings a whole new dimension to 'redundantly complex fights'."



"Well, this is all fun and stuff, but... I get the feeling there's something else I should do. Can't have a romantic evening inside if you don't know who you're dining with."



"A-HA! Now this here is... some kind of box in the wall, and it begs to be opened.



"Oh, it demands a code, eh? Well, it's a good thing I wrote down that code I got from the box in the office, or I would have been screwed at this point. I mean... what would I have to do if I hadn't done that? Take the choppah back?"



"What's this? A glass orb? What would I possibly need THAT for?"



"Oh. Well, if I... heeey, wait a second. I did that 'turn completely white' thing in our first encounter. You have to pay me royalities."
"What are you talking about, you buffoon?"



"I said 'you have to pay me royalities'. And you blew out the candles too? You unromantic lout."
"All these years, and you're STILL not making any sense. But that's how you got me last time, and I'm NOT falling for that again."



"Alright, just... stand there for a while, and I'll show you just how to fall."



"HYAH!"
"ARGH! My supplier of candles, pentagrams and secret ninja white magic warned me about standing in the center of the pentagram when all the candles were lit, but did I listen? NOOOO, I just had to be the bigshot, and look at me now? Reduced to a defeated heap on the floor..."
"Um...."
"Hey, look at me. I'm Kunitoki, the power hungry idiot, DUUUURH! I surmise that I could not find my ass, even with the help of dark magic and selling my soul to the Devil."
"Look, just..."
"Well, I've sure learned my lesson. Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Boy, is my face green underneath all the eggs. In fact, just call me 'green eggs and ham', because that's all I deserve. I, nitwit. I, donkey..."
"WILL YOU JUST SHUT UP FOR A SECOND?!"
"...sorry."



"OK, the pentagram blinking is all well and good, but what the hell am I supposed to do now? And what's happening?"



"Uh... I think he's.... hopping mad?"



"Well, letting one rip didn't help to disperse the spirit of Kunitoki. In fact, he seems more agitated now. Or maybe it's just the air circulation."



"Well, nothing to do, I guess, but stash this orb back where I found it. Sure, that makes sense, even if Kunitoki's spirit is still playing Dance Dance Revolution on the pentagram. Gotta try everything, right?"


And with that, Armakuni's surprise task is over. He can return to his students and continue teaching the art of the ninja to everyone who wants to share in the knowledge. And as for Kunitoki...



"And to think, that stupid idiot could just have entered our ninja school and taken the lessons instead of turning this one into a huge grand theft ninja... twice... in time."
"......"
"I just don't get some people."


THE END!
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