*CHAPTER S — SPECIAL*
Now I'm going to tell you how Haru and his friends ended up in this mission—and who they were before it all began.
In the world of Ninjas, there exists a vast and complex structure.
*Sixteen Nations:*
- HEIWENG
- GIVNOM
- SIKO
- HIRIGAKURE
- GONLAND
- HIBIRAMA
- GOJO
- HIMIRE
- NOMURA
- CHI-LAND
- SAKI
- KOTOAMSKI
*GIVNOM* is the largest among them, controlling three nations under its name.
Two other nations, *HIJIKATA* and *GISAN*, went extinct due to immigration and famine.
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*HEIWENG*, a powerful nation, is home to over 30 ninja villages.
The strongest among them is *NIRI* — *The Village of Water*.
Niri has played key roles in the great ninja wars and produced some of the strongest shinobi in the world:
- *Jubi Irugen*
- *Yitori Irugen*
- *Shoto Xumi*
- *Giwán Iminaqo*
…and more legendary figures.
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After a devastating civil war in Niri—an event remembered as *"The Blood Night"*, many powerful ninjas were lost, including the village's strongest at the time, *Jubi Irugen*.
With their forces depleted, the *Hekai* (*the village leader*) made a desperate move.
He recruited a special unit: one heir from each clan in the village. This team was created as a secret weapon—used only in disasters like the Blood Night to reduce village losses.
They were called the *Death Squad*.
A 32-member team.
Haru was among them.
But they were not yet official ninjas. They hadn't taken the selection exams. So they remained *Unranked*—though stronger than most.
They were only assigned *D- and C-rank missions* to build morale and keep the village running.
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*The Mission That Changed Everything*
It was supposed to be a low-risk *D-rank* mission—dealing with a few bandits disturbing a small village of non-ninjas.
But when the Death Squad arrived, they were trapped.
The village was empty. The bandits were gone.
They remained stuck inside for *three days*.
That's when Haru separated from the group to investigate the truth. To find out:
- Where did the villagers go?
- Who were these "bandits," really?
- Why was this mission... off?
Then the truth hit.
These were *not bandits*.
They were *S-rank demons*.
And they weren't after the village.
They were after *him*—Haru.
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*And that's where the real mission begins.*
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