By Chris Bradford and Sonia Leong
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Explosive second installment in the Ninja trilogy. Taka has proven his worth as a ninja warrior, but now he must prepare for an attack by the samurai leader Lord Oda. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers of 9+
Lord Oda has sworn to destroy all ninja. Now Taka and Cho must help to protect their village from the invading samurai army, but they are outnumbered ten to one. Will they be able to save everyone? Action-packed sequel from bestselling Young Samurai author Chris Bradford. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers of 9+
Chris Bradford
Chris Bradford is the multi-million copy selling author of the Young Samurai, Bodyguard and Jake and Jen series. Renowned for his dynamic author events and his ‘method writing’ technique, Chris is a black belt martial artist, qualified professional bodyguard and former musician. His life goal is #GettingKidsReading
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- Chris Bradford
For Matthew Ashman, a true ninja reader
Contents
Title Page
Dedication
1 Life Force
2 Digging
3 Autumn Leaves
4 Fatal Message
5 Invisible Defences
6 Ten to One
7 Traps and Trenches
8 Coward
9 Death Touch
10 A Price to Pay
11 Deadly Mission
Copyright
Chapter 1
Life Force
Japan, Year 1580
Pain rages across my chest like fire and I collapse onto the wooden floor of the temple.
An old man with a wrinkled face, pale eyes and a long grey beard stands over me. He is the Grandmaster of my ninja clan. And he’s just given me the Death Touch.
The Death Touch isn’t about power,
the Grandmaster explains to the other ninja students who stand around my shaking body. As you saw, I hardly even hit Taka.
A girl with long black hair drops to her knees beside me. She is my best friend, Cho, and her dark brown eyes are full of concern.
What have you done to him?
Cho asks as I fight for breath.
"I’ve blocked his chi," the Grandmaster replies.
Among the students is Renzo, a boy of 16, with a shaved head and large muscles. He frowns in confusion. The Grandmaster is blind, but he senses the frown and turns to Renzo.
The student who asks a question is a fool for a minute. The student who does not ask stays a fool forever,
the Grandmaster says.
The rest of the class turn to stare at Renzo too and his face burns red with shame. All the while, I twist in agony on the floor.
After an embarrassed pause, Renzo asks, "What’s … chi?"
It is your life force,
the Grandmaster replies with a smile. "It’s vital to