Thief!!! 

Get that Thief!!!

An old man shouted pointing towards the direction of a young lad 

The young boy wore tattered clothes no saddles or slippers to cover his leg, he had long dark red hairs and a dull eyes, with some herbal mixtures in his hands. The young lad isTatsuya

Tatsuya swiftly avoids all the passerby on the road to avoid contact which may slow home down as he ran for his dear life

As he ran he noticed that the attention of the ninjas on security patrol as being signaled because of the attention the old shop owner was getting 

He began to pick up his pace on became more agile because ninjas, especially those on patrol are not as normal as the common men, they were strictly trained and masters of their own craft.

Tatsuya began to change direction here and there trying to avoid being caught and to lead them astray, he shifted from one road to another changing direction, he was swiftly making decisions and at thesame time criticized them, he thought about jumping from roofs to roofs but then remembered that was the den of ninjas and it will make him an open target 

He then resulted to one option, which was blending with the crowd. Tatsuya ran with full speed to the market but before he entered the crowd he took note of the people chasing him, two ninjas above on his right, two above on his left and two right behind him 

It's no surprise that this many ninjas are after him because he is now becoming popular as the small demon 

When Tatsuya manage to successfully blend with the crowd he decide to remain at a place and concentrate to check for any strange movements around him. After 30 minutes of utmost silence and concentration Tatsuya decided to move, he left the market and ran home 

After some minutes Tatsuya arrived at a big wooden house with lots of beautiful designs on it and hard a bold kanji inscription on it "Lord"

Tatsuya stared at the inscription for a while and cursed 

"Tck, Lord my ass"

He looks at a small ban used for storing dried foods for the sheep

Inside was a woman coughing heavily strapped in tattered clothes she also wore one herself she laid on the silage and used it as a bed to rest 

Tatsuya immediately ran towards her and calms her down

"o kaasan dont worry I'm back"

Tatsuya gently supports her her as she leans on the wall, he immediately ran towards a wooden bucket of water and scooped it with a bowl and gave her to drink 

"Welcom back Tatsuya"

She forced herself, she was really pale her eyes were so dim, her bones were so visible it was as if she had reached her limit

"Don't stress kaasan, I'll immediately prepare your drugs for you"

Tatsuya said as he sets some dried words and a little hay and begins to jam a pair of rock together to light the fire.

"Where did you get the money from Tatsu"

"Like I told you, i was working"

Tatsuya says as he tries to control the little flame in front of him 

"I hope you are not lying to you mother, tatsu, some ninjas came the other day looking for a small boy around your age, they said they suspected you for stealing, and goes by the name small demon"

She says while coughing 

"O kaasan there are many kids around my age and besides while will I steal when you warned me not to"

 

Tatsuya drops a metal kettle filled with water on the fire and begins to grind and mix the herbal mixture 

"Tatsu, I must tell you something before I leave this world"

"You are not going anywhere kaasan"

"Just keep quiet and listen to your mother, Tatsu you must serve the lord of this small clan Tatsu, the lord is kind and..."

She stops mid way as she noticed her son's change in mood

"Kaasan you have to not mention that 'lord' shit near me, I've already told myself I'll be the person to end that cowards life"

Tatsuya burns with rage as he said those word 

"Them do as you like, I won't warn you anymore"

After sometime the drug was now ready, Tatsuya served her the medicine slowly

After sometime When she had finsh drinking the medicine 

She called Tatsuya and hugged him as she said her last words 

Her last words were "You look just like your dad, pls don't seek revenge..."

After hearing this words Tatsuya burst in tears

After hours of weeping 

He buried his mother in the barn, filled with overwhelming rage he picks of his dagger and went straight to the house 

He kicks down the door and interrupts the little harem party going on in the house 

"And who the fuck are you"

One of the bodyguards steps forward and tried to hold Tatsuya hands and in that instant Tatsuya made him one handed for life 

The bodyguard screamed in pain which made all the female to run away for their lives 

"You little brat..."

Another bodyguard tries to grab him but was quickly interrupted by the lord 

"Wait a minute, if it isn't Tatsuya the son of the slave, how is your mother doing, let me guess she's dead buhahahaha"

An old man like in his 60s with gray hair and wrinkled face, he wore a white robe as if he just came out from his birth

The rage within Tatsuya boiled he uses outstanding speed to pass the remaining three bodyguards and went directly for the Lords head 

But to Tatsuya greatest surprise the lord swiftly grabs his and twist it and breaking some bones making him to drop the dagger and puts him under submission 

"I'm a pro ninja for fuck sake Tatsu-kun didn't your mother tell you that"

He whispered into his ears 

"Usless bodyguards, a little kid can evade you and you can't even do anything about it, this is why I chose against bringing outsiders into this village, this is a shinobi village, it's meant for ninjas and kinoichi nobody else and nothing else"

The lord shouts loudly 

"Now hand him over to the ninjas they will know what to do about him, he isn't up to 16 so they can't kill him maybe a beating will do"

The old man says as he drops the boy down with some broken bones 

"Meet you again Tatsu"