DEMON HUNTERS

My dad was doing fine at that time, he told me that he was fine, 'it's just a minor injury'.

"Give it to someone special to you." That was what he said before giving me a present and urge me to go to Academy and asked Yaze to train me.

Yaze agreed and I was forced to follow them and leave my dad at the hospital.

It was about a years later, after I've gotten a little better before Miss Tokoyami told me what was really wrong with him, since then I've made it my priority to heal him, no matter what.

***

"Ayaka, there is no mission for you now" Miss Tokoyami said to me. This is the fourth time I'm coming here today.

"But, don't you have at least any....." I tried to say something but Miss Tokoyami stopped me.

"No" Miss Tokoyami stopped me. She looked worried. "I told you to take the week off, you shouldn't stress yourself too much. Anyways, how much do you have now?"

I thought of it for a while. It's about ... But if I sum it up in dollars it will be about.

"Four million, eight hundred and thirty two thousand dollars"

"That means you need forty five million eight hundred and sixty eight dollars left" Miss Tokoyami sighed. "Okay, if you're able to get ten million dollars, I'll pay the rest for you"

"Okay, ma'am"

I walked out of Miss Tokoyami office, and looked around for while. Kakashi has been out since morning because of his training with Yaze-sensei. So, I tried to go on solo missions to gather more money, I don't want to tell Kakashi about it.

"Ayaka!!" Mira called out to me.

I turned around.

"If you want to go on a mission, I heard that there was a bounty on the demon that you and Kakashi encountered on your last mission" Mira said.

There were usually bounty set on demons who are too much trouble, this way there would be more supernatural that will try to kill it. There was a bunch of students who dedicate themselves to be demon hunters because of this. But it's dangerous because, bounty are only placed on a first class or special class demons.

"Really?" I asked.

Mira took a look at me, before saying another word.

"Kakashi hasn't come back yet, right?. You should ask him to join you on this mission"

"I don't want him to know, he might try to help me instead of him to focus on his own challenges" I said. "How much is the bounty?"

"Fifty million dollar" Kanade-sensei said, she was drinking from a bottle as she staggered towards us. "That's a little bit too much if you ask me,bit that's all the better for me"

"Sensei, don't you think you're drinking too much?" I asked. "It bad for your health"

"Yeah, sensei. Besides, mom asked you to not drink in academy grounds" Mira yelled. "Where did you get another bottle?"

"I don't know what you're talking about" Kanade-sensei said and sneezed loudly, it was pretty obvious that she was drunk. How she was able to walk around without tripping is was marvel me the most.

"I'm thinking of of becoming a demon hunter, but just this once" I said. "At least, after this I'll be able to save my dad"

I thought to myself, or maybe I said it out loud.

"Why don't I come with you?" Kanade-sensei said.

"But?...."

"But nothing." Sensei stopped me before I could finish. "It will be better if I come with you. You know that you can't go on a mission without the approval of miss Natski and she will not let you go in the first place, but if I tag along, I might be able to convince her"

"Okay" I answered.

"Can I come to?" Mira rise up her hand and announced proudly. "I can provide you guys with support"

"No, you're staying right here" Miss Tokoyami said as she walked up to us from behind.

"Why not?, I'm old enough to watch over myself, mom" Mira argued.

"But you have no experience, I can't throw you into battle with proper training" Miss Tokoyami said calmly then stopped front of Mira and patted her head as Mira plumped her cheeks in anger. "Since Kanade is joining you, I will let you hunt for the demon. Ohh, before I forget. Kanade, didn't I tell you not to drink in the academy?"

Miss Tokoyami stared creepily at Kanade-sensei as she quickly threw away the bottle. It was just like the effect of the alcohol had just disappeared, but Kanade still looked freaked out.

I don't know how miss Tokoyami does that but each time she stares at someone, I could feel a lot of karma pressing against me, making me feel very uneasy.

_KAKASHI P.O.V._

"Divergent fist!" I yelled as I punched the oak tree, backing the attack with my karma.

"Ouch!!!"

I held my hand in pain, there was a little mark on the tree.

"No, you're doing it the wrong way" Yaze walked up to the tree and punched it, he didn't yell 'divergent fist' like I did, but he told me to do that as a way to trigger the technique and to look cooler.

A large force of karma blew passed me and the tree fell down. He was really strong, just as Natski had said.

"You punch first without using much of your karma then you release it with full force to cause extra damage" Yaze explained. "It's all about precision. Do you get it?, Punch first without karma, then release it"

"Okay!"

I walked to another tree. Yaze backed off a little then sat on one of the fallen tree's trunk and continued with his magazine, he didn't even look at me.

'DIVERGENT FIST!!!!'

The impact from the punch was so strong that the tree fell ten metres away from it's trunk.

"How about that, sensei?" I yelled proudly.

He looked up then continued with his magazine.

"Huh?. Aren't you going to say anything?" I yelled.

"Eighty percent"

"What do you mean by that?"

"I score you eighty percent out of hundred"

"What about the rest twenty?" I said angrily. He kept quiet. "Come on, say something!"

He closed the magazine and folded it into his pocket.

"The eighty percent is for a successful punch, you missed the rest twenty because you used too much karma in that attack, if you keep that up, you'll end up exhausting your karma which makes you vulnerable to attacks from your opponent. You have to always maintain a certain amount of karma when you're in a battle"