[center][b]A blade in the dark. Harumi Uchiha. The start of the operation. Nina's first victim.[/center][/b] Glancing at the dead body, Harumi sighed. Walking to the corpse, Harumi bit on her lower lip. Her right hand was covered in blood while there were some spots on her clothes and face. With a cold face, she crounched at the corpse. It was of the Mayor of the port Harumi had arrived in. Her slim fingers wrapped around the handle of the kitchen knife. It had been lunged and impaled in the man his neck. Blood was still flowing over his skin and was flowing on the carpet. [i]Now for the next.[/i] Harumi thought as she yanked the knive out of his body. ----- [center][b]Several hours before the murder.[/center][/b] It was strange. On a mission without any weapons on her. Nothing concealed, other than information and skills. Walking in a calm pace, Harumi had eaten some sushi at a nearby restaurant. The quality wasn't too shabby at all, but she suspected it had to do with the place being a port. Sighing, Harumi was very pleased with her current condition. Even the name she had taken was nice. Nina. A short and pleasant name. Further walking down the street, Harumi noticed a few Kirigakure shinobi. Probably chuunin, but she couldn't be too sure. Walking past them, she smiled at them and one of the men smiled back. While she lowered her head, a smile crept on her lips. The man almost bumped against a comrade, who grumbled. As Harumi continued to walk, she could hear the laughter. [i]Yes, I hope you'll have a nice evening.~[/i] Harumi thought, walking towards the tavern she had rented a room. --- Exiting the room, Harumi looked at her right. A body was laying on the ground, half leaning against the wall. Blood was dripping from the wall as he looked surprised. Passing the body, she was wondering what his thoughts where when they had exchanged smiles briefly. Now the man stared, his expression filled with agony and surprise. Threading the hall down lightly, Harumi was sure that nobody in the villa would bother her. The mayor's few guard were strangled, stabbed and murdered in any manner she had seen fit. [i]Chuunin guards.[/i] Harumi thought, peeking around the corner. --- [center][b]Several hours before the murder.[/center][/b] No weapons. Neither on person or able to buy one, Harumi was considering her plan. Her mission was clear. Sitting on the bed, Harumi stared out of the single window of the small room. Right now she was also thinking about her way out of the port. Considering that she would have to go with speed, it would be a priority to find a transport to exit the island and keep moving on. Sighing, a plan was being formed inside her mind while she tied her hair into a ponytail. [center]If she had no weapon, she would borrow theirs.[/center] --- Walking quickly out of the backdoor, Harumi threw a quick look at the sky. It would soon be morning and she had to find a way to refresh herself aswell as getting new clothes. Walking at a steady pace through the streets, Harumi had thought of stealing the clothes of the spouse of the mayor. But sadly, her figure wasn't that big as the now freshly made widow. Sticking to the shadows, Harumi felt an almost forgotten feeling. A sensation she hadn't felt for a long time. Excitment. Her heart was pounding in her chest as she knew the risks of her deed. Bloodied and an outsider, the people would accuse her of the murder. Her priority was to prevent that she would be seen as a cold murderer. Though she had been trained to be an ANBU, trained for situations like these, she still felt the rush. The excitment and thrill. While Harumi kept sneaking around, she finally noticed an open window. It wasn't sure if it would give her a chance to get a new disguise as to get rid of the blood, but did she had any other choice. Scaling the wall with the wall climbing technique, Harumi cautiously approached the open window. Leaping inside, she was a bit surprised. She had entered the room of an infant. The decorations on the wall, toys and the obivous part. The crib where she had heard some sound from. Flipping the bloodied knife, Harumi approached the crib. Slowly, she threw a glance at the infant. Not sure if it was a boy or a girl, Harumi couldn't really care for it. Turning around to the door, her clean and free hand went to the door handle. [i]What?[/i] Harumi's eyes widened as the infant suddenly decided to blurt out a cry. Out of instinct and reflex, Harumi's head whipped to throw a glance at the crib. Why of all the times? Narrowing her eyes, she already moved away from the door. Taking a position, the door went open just a moment later. [b]''Aawww, sshhhh.''[/b] A woman, maybe just a bit older than Harumi walked in. [b]''Mama is here. Shhh. I will keep the monsters away.~''[/b] There was a growing smile on the face of the woman as she walked towards the crib. The door slowly moved as Harumi stared at the woman's back. [i]If that was only true.[/i] [b]''Nina was it?''[/b] The man asked, looking with a suspicious look at the woman. The long hair reached Harumi's shoulder as she held her shoulderbag. Moving the bag so it would be leaning in a more comfortable way on her, she nodded. [b]''Yes sir. I want to travel to some old acquaintance.''[/b] Was her answer. Coated in a honey sweet tone and with a friendly smile, the man grumbled. He stepped aside. [b]''Alright, fine. You're coin is genuine and you seem okay.''[/b] Making a bow, Harumi kept smiling as she proceeded to board the ship. It wasn't as big as the one she had used as transport before. And for some reason she could already feel her stomach protesting against this way of going to the next island. Soon the small ship was sailing away from the port. Heading to the back of the ship, the light breeze played with Harumi's hair. But the smile had vanished as she looked with a cold look at the port. Within a few hours the people would be confused, angry and scared. That was what Harumi was expecting. Or would they somehow rejoice? The port became smaller and smaller, soon to be a spot on the horizon. Turning around, the smile had came back on Harumi's lips. [center][i]If that was only true.~[/i][/center]