(ShuJiro's POV)

Oh no the pizza girl! If she goes, who will deliver my pizza. I forced open the door. A mugger had grabbed the girl.

"Gimme all your money, bitch!"

The mugger had grabbed her hair and had it wrapped around his fist. Okay time to try the Taser shurikens. I threw one. It gracefully landed in his chest.

"Oh yeah!"

He laughed and removed his jacket. A bullet proof vest?! The mugger took the shuriken and launched it back.

"Yeeeow!!!!!!"  I screamed in agony.

So they do work only if embedded in flesh. I gasped another wave of pain wracked my body.

I glanced at my leg. My pocket was tore. The pocket with the Taser shurikens. One had burrowed into my leg. So they need some improvements, I can fix that.  I pulled the shuriken from leg and the one the mugger lobbed at me from my chest. I flinched. My fingertips were singed from the electrified throwing stars. I'm such klutz.

"Okay, throwing knife time." I pull out several knives as I jumped to my feet.

Pain shot through my leg. I nearly buckled under my own weight. I began to pelt the mugger with the tiny knives.

Score! One knife hit its mark. I stumbled and collapsed on the pavement. I began to see red.

Red blotted out gray and black. White was stained over with red. Every shade of red swam in front of me. My head ached. The mugger pulled the knife from his bicep and tossed it to the ground.

Grumble!

My stomach growled. I swear it's beginning to eat itself. I should of gobbled down a slice of pizza quick.

Wait!! The mugger had released Kaia. Now I can make my move. I thought. The red began to recede from my eyesight. With one final heave, I pulled myself up. I sprinted forward ignoring the jelly like feeling in my unsteady legs. I pulled Kaia close and threw her over my shoulder. Her weight was almost too much for me to bare.

Almost there! I mentally encouraged myself. Around the dark corner and...and..

And... I collapsed exhausted. The girl was not with me. I pulled my bandana off my face.

"Kaia," I croaked. Where is the damn pizza girl? I searched the shadowy alley for her figure.

I crawled behind a Dumpster a few feet away.

"Someone help" I moaned, pressing my hands against my wounds.

Another wave of pain wracked my body. I groaned audibly.

"Food, please, I'll take anything,"

I slowly dozed off into a restless slumber, plagued by fitful nightmares. Alone, in the alley beside my warehouse.

Thanks for reading ShuJiro Modern Day Ninja. Please comment and vote. Sorry for any typos or bad grammar. Will continue in Chapter 4. 🍕🔪👍😄