Alas, that our time in the future... that is, in the present that existed 23 years ago... should be so brief. Because once again, our hero is called upon to battle evil, and so we must venture forth into the last story of our little trilogy...



Such an ominous, foreboding start. For this is evil according to someone's designs, presented in all kinds of dramatic flair. Because we are about to undertake the story... the quest of...



Prologue: Ninja is what ninja does.




"Who am I, you might ask? NO, I AM NOT THE SNUFKIN!... *cough* ...I mean..."



"It is I! Armakuni. And heaven knows why I'm just sent on yet another mission to defeat someone who really should know when to give up. And when it comes to the matters of not being seen, it's important to dress in midnight blue, and then dress in MORE midnight blue."



"And when you're dressed for stealth, it becomes more important than ever to look both ways before crossing the road. Hit-and-run is the number one cause of death among ninja. I bet you didn't know that. Well, we'd know for sure if we could only find the bodies."



"Alas, another boring day at work. Don't ask me why I'm standing with my back towards the area I'm supposed to be a lookout for. How else am I going to be taken unaware?"



"Just perfect. I'm going to remove half of my camouflage now, and then proceed to...."



"...climb this wall."



"Ah, just one guard, standing with his back towards me. Judging by the blue glow on the spire wall, he must be watching the game on TV or something. And we're going to have to do something about that now, aren't we?"



"Yessir! One shuriken to the neck. Total stealth kill with bonus surprise damage and all. Now THIS is what being a ninja is all about. They'll never see me coming, and neither will I."
"....."
"Wait, that didn't come out right. Anyway, let's see if I'll be allowed to keep this up."


Ready for his quest, our ninja hero goes over his weapon reserves and prepares for the long and arduous stealth mission he's about to undertake, and prays it will be free of unnecessary problems.



"GODDAMN IT!"


To be continued....
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