We enter the school.
Arata: *Blush* W-wait...Night time? Empty school? Are...Are we gonna do something lewd?
Asuka: Okay Sakamachi-Kun, I need you to trust me on this.
I was straight up ignored!?
Arata: on...on what?
Asuka: ....I promise...I'll explain everything to you LATER!
Arata: eh-?
Asuka knocks me out.
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Uugh...
"Is this really THE Sakamachi Arata?"
"Is he even alive? How hard did you hit him?"
What's going on....?
Am I blindfolded?
"W...well in any case, I wish you informed me before you decided to go and do something so reckless"
"I'm sorry Sensei but as soon as I learned his name I didn't hesitate."
Should I....should I talk?
Arata: um...can you please remove my blindfold? Also I'm not into BDSM so please remove these chains while you're at it.
"Oh! He's alive after all!"
"We're truly sorry about this! Asuka! You apologize too!"
I feel someone poking my cheek.
Am I gonna be torn apart? Are my organs gonna be sold on the Black market? Are they gonna make me into Tempura!?
"Pardon my student's rudeness but....Could you please tell us your name?"
Arata: Sakamachi Arata.
"Are you really though? You don't look like a Shinobi to me."
Suddenly I feel another person poking my cheek.
Arata: Maybe because I'm not a Shinobi....could you please stop poking me?
"I really think this is the one that was mentioned in the scroll!"
Arata: Hey! Is that Asuka!? I knew it! You ARE trying to kill me!
"Hm?"
"Oh. I forgot to mention, I saved him from a bunch of Evil Ninjas."
Arata: Evil Ninja? You mean Rika? That was just kinky cosplay crap right? Anyway can you please get this blindfold off me? It's starting to hurt my eyes.
"....Katsuragi."
"Got it."
My blindfold gets removed.
Arata: hah..I can finally see again.
???: We apologize for uh... Kidnapping you Sakamachi-Kun.
Arata: oh? So you're not gonna rip out my organs and sell them? Hm?
It seems the people that have been poking me all this time were this girl with the eyepatch and this chick with blond hair.
Arata: could you please stop?
???: This is part of our investigation.
Arata: Show me your warrant! *Blush* Hey blonde! Stop poking my ass!
???: This is part of the investigation! We've learned that despite you being a man you have a fine butt!!
Arata: *Blush* Stop touching it!!!
???: Katsuragi. Yagyu.
The girls named Yagyu and Katsuragi stop touching me.
Arata: Are you the bossman around these parts?
Kiriya: Not at all. Just a teacher teaching his students. My name is Kiriya.
Arata: ...Right............so uh......Can I go home now?
Kiriya: Before that I'd like to confirm something......Are you at all related to a person named Sakamachi Mei?
Arata: Wait! How do you know my Great Grandma's name!?
Kiriya: ....
Arata: .....Are you...MY BROTHER!?
The blonde starts laughing.
Katsuragi(?): That's the first thing that came to mind?
Yagyu(?): Not the brightest are you?
Arata: Wait...So you're not my brother?
Kiriya: No, I have no relation to you whatsoever. Ikaruga, enlighten Sakamachi-Kun here on his lineage please.
Ikaruga: Understood. Sakamachi Mei was a brilliant Shinobi, some might even call her a prodigy. She, at the age of 10, Defeated countless undefeated Evil ninja using her skill of clairvoyance. When she turned 16 she walked away from the world of Shinobi in order to be with the man she fell in love with. However....
Arata: ......
Kiriya: ...Go on.
Ikaruga: She left behind a scroll...a scroll containing what you might call a prophecy since she apparently used her skill of clairvoyance.
She opened the scroll in front of my face.
"My great grandson Sakamachi Arata, Will prove most useful in your endeavors. Please take good care of him."
Arata: w...woah...
Kiriya: .....
Asuka: is something wrong sensei?
Kiriya: I'm just wondering how evil ninjas got hold of this information.
Katsuragi(?) Maybe someone snuck in here and read the scroll while we were training?
Arata: No...my childhood friend who claimed to be an evil ninja said she only became friends with me so she could kill me.
Kiriya: Then that would mean....the information was leaked a LONG time ago.
Arata: Wait...if what you're saying is true, then if Asuka wasn't there to save me.....MY CHILDHOOD FRIEND WOULD HAVE KILLED ME!?
Yagyu(?): ...Not the brightest one are y-
Arata: Yeah yeah I get it!
Kiriya: ........ Sakamachi-Kun, This may be sudden but....Would you be interested in walking the path of a Shinobi?
Arata: eh?
Kiriya: You are the great Sakamachi Mei's great grandson, right now you are being targeted by people who will stop at nothing to kill you, one of them is a person who knows you too well. What I'm offering you is the chance to fight and defend yourself, a place where you can feel safe....and friends who will always stand by your side.
Katsuragi(?): That's us by the way.
Why does she look so proud of herself? (///=v=)
???: U-um..!
Hm? Woah! Where did this chick come from!?
???: We may be just students studying to become Shinobi but...we will do our best to help you out.
Arata: .....
Kiriya: So? What do you say to our proposal Sakamachi-Kun?
Arata: ...w-what happens if I say no?
Kiriya: Then you will wake up tomorrow in the shopping district without any memories of the events that transpired here.
Katsuragi(?): Naked.
Kiriya: ... Don't listen to her. We will try to take care of the people who are after you...but we cant make any promises.
Arata: .....
What should I do?
I mean becoming a ninja sounds cool and all but...
....this isn't some fucking anime or video game. I could die the moment I start training.
But....
....it's better than dying without remembering the reason for my death.
Arata: ....I accept.
Kiriya: Good choice. Hibari, Untie him please.
Hibari: Right!
The girl named Hibari removes the chains binding me.
Arata: S...so? What now?
Kiriya: time for introductions I guess.
Asuka: You already know me. I'm Asuka.
Katsuragi: The name's Katsuragi, feel free to call me Big sis though.
No way in hell.
Ikaruga: My name is Ikaruga, it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance.
Yagyu: Yagyu.
Yagyu bows her head.
Hibari: I'm Hibari.
......
Since none of them have given me their family name.....I have a feeling that these people are merely using codenames. However I don't touch on the subject as I'm not that convinced.
Kiriya: Well then, we expect great things from you Sakamachi-Kun.
Arata: uh...Yeah...
........Is this the orgin story of a multiverse batman? Am I gonna become batman!?
To be continued....