DDP: G.I. Joe A Real American Hero Snake Eyes Declassified #5 (2005)
 
In 2001, Devil's Due Press, initially using Image Comics to distribute their titles, revived the G.I. Joe property in comic book form. The success of the G.I. Joe comic allowed Devil's Due to branch out to more properties and eventually break off from Image to be their own company. While primarily continuing the stories from the Marvel Comics series, Devil's Due experimented with creating its continuities.
 
The Arashikage Clan meets to honor Snake-Eyes as he is becoming a full member, and heir apparent to the leadership, of the Arashikage Ninja Clan. The Faceless Master and Zartan set their plan to kill Snake-Eyes in motion. Mistaking the Hard Master for Snake-Eyes, Zartan kills the wrong person with Storm Shadow's arrow. Storm Shadow is mistaken as the Hard Master's killer and flees the compound in pursuit of the assassins. Snake-Eyes then leaves the clan and goes to hide in the High Sierras. This is where Stalker and Hawk find him and recruit him as one of the original members of the GI Joe team.