Becoming a ninja is just a childhood dream for sixteen-year-old Recca, until a fateful encounter reveals he has inherited ninja powers, including the ability to wield fire! As Recca learns to master the ancient ways of his ancestors, he swears to protect a mysterious girl named Yanagi from forces bent on possessing her extraordinary healing powers.
The final round of the assassins tournament has begun! With opponents like a warrior impervious to pain and a hooded swordsman with a fearsome slice, Recca's Team Hokage has its hands full - especially Recca, who is forced to fight his own dragons!
Volume 13Recca's teammate Tokiya learns the horrible truth about his sister's murder while facing a nemesis whose choice of weapon is beyond anything he imagined. In the ensuing battle, the usually cool-headed Tokiya finds himself fighting by the skin of his teeth!
Volume 14Soon into their battle, Recca's friend Fuko smashes her opponent, Uruha-Kurenai's Mikoto, and discovers that she has been fighting a machine. The girl controlling it swipes Fuko with her poisonous metal claw, and out of carelessness, Fuko takes a scratch that leaves her with only five minutes left to live!
Volume 15The assassins' brutal tournament is finally drawing to a close. Recca's teammate Kaoru unleashes the legendary Sixth Mode of his blade, the Kôgon Ankin, against the slippery Joker. And Recca faces down his psychotic stepbrother Kurei. Their fight isn't just about who gets to take home Yanagi - it's a battle that will decide who the rightful leader of the Hokage clan really is!
Volume 16
Recca and Kurei now face each other in a brutally decisive showdown. Both armed with the incredible power to control flames, they are locked in the final battle of the deadly assassins' brutal tournament. Worn down from the fight they both unleash one fantastic final blow that destroys the massive coliseum they battle in. From the rubble the winner will appear... but who will it be?
