Maranosuke

Momoi, a female ninja, is assigned a mission to kill a demon boy before he reaches the city of Edo. She tracks him through the wilderness, ready to strike. But when she finally confronts him, she hesitates.

As she observes him, Momoi discovers the demon boy is not the monster she expected. He is lonely and isolated, shunned by the world for what he is. Torn between her duty and her growing feelings, she must decide whether to complete her task or protect him from those who hunt him.