The Legend of Hana Yuki

Hana Yuki was one of the most well-known mercenary and kunochi in 16th Century Hokkaido, Japan, having earned her money from the various Lords and Ladies of the land. While her skills were frighteningly good, the only things that surpassed them, however, were her arrogance and pride, believing herself to be the best of the best and acting holier than thou in an attempt to protect her reputation, honor, and dignity. This, unsurprisingly, led to her making many rivals and enemies...

And what led to the incident that made her a legend in all of Japanese history! To the point where her own descendents hang their heads in shame...

Yuki sighed blissfully as she sunk into the mountain hot springs on one particularly cold and snowy day, her clothes neatly folded on a rock nearby while her sash, sheath, and wakizashi were within arms reach just in case. The shinobi smiled as she felt the scalding hot water ease her sore muscles after walking several miles through the snow, closing her eyes.

However, the sound of crunching snow brought her out of her bliss as she stood up, grabbing her wakizashi and getting into a fighting stance.

"I know you're there! Show yourself!" Yuki challenged as she looked around the wooded area, thankful of the billowing steam coming off the water to hide her naked body.