Red Threads of Fate

by Oturan Namikaze

There was once a woman who believed that a strong bond existed between people and clothing, and she died still believing that. Those beliefs were passed on to a teenage boy, one who would tip the scales between the battle of Humans and Life Fibers... His name is Naruto Uzumaki, and he is Ryūko Matoi's Unpredictable Blade. Pairing - NarutoXRyūko or NarutoXSatsuki.

2. She's Not the Only One Fighting!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto and/or Kill La Kill. The rights of Naruto belong to Masashi Kimimoto while Kill La Kill belong to Kazuki Nakashima and Trigger. I also don't own any other anime or video games, its characters, names, or abilities that might appear in this story. And so, without delay… Sit back, relax and enjoy the story.

People speaking: "Just who the hell…"

People thinking: 'Do you think we are!?'

Senketsu/Life Fiber speaking: "YOU VILE HELLHOUND!"

Senketsu/Life Fiber thinking: 'I love being ironed!'

Special Attacks: "SEN'I SŌSHITSU!"

Chapter 2 - She's Not the Only One Fighting!

The feeling of warmth and being surrounded by darkness. Those were the only things that Ryūko could process as her consciousness started to return to her. Ryūko noticed that her body seemed to feel heavy, like there was a pressure on top of her to hold her in place. But she pushed it off as thoughts started to come flood her head, 'Where am I? That's weird… why can't I remember anything after beating that stupid boxer? And why does my body feel so heavy and warm… it's making it really hard move.' The girl took in a breath as she decided to enjoy the strange warm surrounding her… though she could've done without the sounds of someone panting.

"I TOLD YOU TO STAY AWAY FROM HER, DAMN IT!" A familiar voice called out followed by the sound of something being hit and a male grunting several times, and to Ryūko's surprise the weight on top of her lightened greatly.

'… Naruto? He's so loud.' Ryūko thought to herself as her face scrunched up before opening her eyes. The girl was greeted by an unfamiliar ceiling, one that was covered with dirt and had clearly been worked on several times by the looks of all the plywood. Tilting her head downwards, Ryūko noticed a thick blanket was covering her form which explained the warmth she was feeling.

"I turn my back for one second to help out with dinner and I come back to see you hovering over Ryūko panting like a dog!" The gear-eyed teen turned her head to see Naruto, who wasn't wearing his overcoat leaving him in his white shirt and black pants, and was standing over a crouched over man who had blood on the ground surrounding his face. "You're supposed to be a doctor, aren't cha! What kind of doctor does stuff like that to their unconscious patients?"

"N-Now now Naruto-san, I was just checking up on her." The man replied as he lifted his face off the ground to reveal the swollen cheek where it seems Naruto had hit him, with blood pouring out of his nose and mouth.

"Like I'd believe that!" Naruto shouted as he gritted his teeth. A groan caught his attention and the blond turned to see Ryūko was raising herself off of the bed, revealing several bandages that were wrapped around her body… strangely enough there were some on Senketsu as well. "Ryūko!? Are you okay?"

Shaking her head a few times, Ryūko placed a hand on her head before she sent Naruto a deadpanned look. "I would be if some people weren't shouting. But more importantly…" It didn't take Ryūko more than five seconds to stand over the fallen man and kicked him in the side which sent him flying into a wall hard enough to leave an imprint. "WHAT WERE YOU DOING WITH MY BODY, YA FREAKIN' PERVERT?!"

"Wow little lady, you've certainly put a lot of strength in that kick." The large doctor whimpered as he slid down the wall with steam coming from the spot where Ryūko kicked him. "It wasn't bad at all, I'm going to be feeling it for a while."

"Of course, it was her and Naruto that saved my life after all."

"Damn right! Naruto and I are the badass duo from Kanto that… Huh? Mako?" Ryūko blinked as she recognized the voice speaking next to her and turned to see the chestnut brunette standing next to her holding her guitar case with her Scissor Blade inside. "What are you doing here?"

"I live here silly~!" Mako answered cheerfully before making her way over to the injured doctor, "As for you Dad, didn't you listen when Naruto told you to not try anything?"

"D-Dad?! Wait, this guy's your dad?" Ryūko squeaked as she looked back and forth between the two and turned to look at Naruto, who nodded his head to confirm her question. Bowing her head at the man, Ryūko quickly apologized. "I'm so sorry!"

Naruto let out a sigh as he plopped down next to Ryūko's bowing form, "Don't worry about it too much Ryūko. I warned the guy he would get hurt if he got any perverted idea."

"The name's Barazō Mankanshoku." The tall, overweight man introduced himself as he wiped away the blood on his face, flashing the two teenagers a grin once he finished. Barazō had lick-back brown hair and thick eyebrows, and brown eyes that had pince-nez glasses that hung on his nose. He was wearing a tan jacket with a white shirt and a black tie, along with a pair of salmon color shorts with blue stripes and a pair of white slippers. "After you guys helped my daughter it was the least I could do to help patch you up!"

"Luckily for us, despite how this guy looks he's a competent doctor and was able to help us out." Naruto explained as he motioned a hand to the large man, "From what Mako and her brother had told me, this guys a back-alley doctor."

"For real?"

"Right! It was thanks to his stolen medicine and tools to get you healed up!" Mako explained as she gave Ryūko and Naruto a thumbs up with a proud smile on her face, "If you count the number of people he's killed versus the number he's save, he's killed way more!"

"That… That's not a good thing at all," Ryūko replied with a deadpanned expression before turning her head to look at Naruto. "Were you really going to trust me in this guy's hands?"

"I honestly didn't know about that part of the story." Naruto's eyebrow twitched as he let his head droop with a heavy sigh, "I'm sorta glad I didn't take my eyes off of you while he was treating you."

"No need to worry, at least you can't get sued by the dead ones." Barazo waved his hand dismissively, "And look at it this way, you're one of my lucky ones."

"I have to admit, swinging that scissor around half naked was pretty bad-ass!" Matarō grinned as he slid close to an embarrassed Ryūko as she recalled the outfit she was wearing in her battle earlier, her face going red as she remembered the looks she had gotten from the crowd… not to mention the expression on Naruto's face when he saw it back underground. "I mean, nobody that's right in the head would even try to figh-!"

"Shut it, ya dick! It's a complicated situation, all right?" Ryūko interrupted as she cut Matarō off by slamming a fist into his head that sent him crashing to the ground.

Matarō let out a groan as he gritted his teeth, "That hurt, damn it! First blondie does it and now you, that's some way to show your thanks!"

Ryūko and Naruto's attentions shifted when they heard the sound of the door sliding open and both turned to see a beautiful, slim woman standing at the door. She had light brown hair that was tied up in a bun, leaving a rather thick fringe over her forehead and was wearing a pink dress with an apron over it and a light green jacket. In her hands was a tray that had several steaming cups of tea on it.

"If belting my husband and Matarō make you feel better, than feel free to continue to your heart's content." The woman said with a smile as she looked down at the two with her amber eyes.

"Oh Miss Sukuyo, did you need any help with making dinner?" Naruto asked as he looked up at the woman with a smile of his own.

"You've done more than enough with helping me. Dinner will be ready soon so leave the rest to me." Sukuyo replied as she placed the try on a nearby table before making her way out of the room to get everything ready.

"So how did we get here?" Ryūko looked down to examine her bandages as she asked her question, confused on why she was having a hard time remember anything. "The last thing I remember was saving Mako and beating that boxer."

"You don't remember? Well I suppose that would make sense… Senketsu had taken a lot of your blood earlier and you passed out pretty quick so that could have happened." Naruto commented as he crossed his arms, looking up to see Ryūko's confused look. "You really don't remember, huh? Well I'll start from the beginning after you defeated Takaharu Fukuroda, it won't take that long to fill you in."

(Sewing Club Workshop)

"The masses are fools…every single one of them are nothing than pigs in human clothing, completely domesticated by the established order. They have lost the right and will to govern themselves that is why they must be governed by Honnōji Academy and in turn by Satsuki Kiryūin." The sound of Sastuki's heel clicked on the ground echoed throughout the room as she walked along the lookout bridge over the hundreds of Sewing Club members working below. Walking behind her was the Sewing Club President and another member of the Student Council, Shirō Iori. "It was thanks to this country's choice for the school uniforms to be based on those from the military that inspired me to create personal combat uniforms for Honnōji Academy. It is the entire Sewing Club that are the chosen elite for our Human Conquest and Liberation Project, so I expect you to take care as you complete your work."

"Thank you Lady Satsuki, we will make sure to continue meeting your expectations." Iori bowed respectfully as he bowed his head, his oval glasses glinting as they reflected the lights coming from the various area surrounding them. He was a fairly slim teenager that had long, yellow-blond hair tied back in a ponytail that reached his upper back, while two long, split bangs frame either side of his face. Like the other members of the Student Council, Iori was wearing his own personal Goku Uniform that took the form of a long, white lab-coat that's ends touch the ground with two black stars on either flap, connected by a chain, while under the coat he wore a black turtleneck and pants, along with black boots.

Satsuki looked over the lines of One-Star Goku Uniforms being worked underneath her before turning her attention to a display board several feet away from her, displaying images of the sliced remains of Fukuroda's first boxing glove and the tatters of his remaining Goku Uniform. "Iori, have you had a crossed referenced the data Inumuta sent you on Naruto Uzumaki along with the remains of the Goku Uniforms that he and Ryūko Matoi had destroyed?"

"Yes, I have. Though what I have gotten from Inumuta is limited, it still gave me incredible data on the new students and their abilities, which I could put into my new uniforms later on." Iori turned his body to face the screens with a frown, "But there is one thing about what I learned that confuses me…"

"Oh?" Satsuki arched an eyebrow at that, "I take it you found something then?"

"I'm am not entirely sure, but it is something to take into account." Iori replied as he pulled out a tablet screen and pressed a few buttons on the touchscreen, causing the images of the two destroyed uniforms to zoom in closer. "From what I read in Inumuta's report, the Scissor Blade and these "Married" Swords are similar to your own blade, Bakuzan, in the ability to cut Life Fibers."

"Correct, though the legend of the swords in Naruto Uzumaki's possession originates long before the creation of either Bakuzan or the Scissor Blade. What is the point of this Iori?" Satsuki questioned as she narrowed her eyes.

Iori swallowed nervously as beads of sweat fell down the side of his face, "My apologies. Please take a look at this." The image on the screen focused on the remains of the Goku Uniform that Ryūko had destroyed. "As you can see, Ryūko Matoi's blows were powerful and struck multiple times in an instant, which can be explained by the increase in abilities that she gained from that strange outfit of hers. But at the same time you can see that she was merely swinging her sword at the uniform… Now, take a look at the boxing glove and One-Star Uniforms that Naruto Uzumaki had cut."

"… Interesting," Satsuki muttered as she studied the new image of the screen, already seeing the difference between the two thanks to her training under the sword. "It's almost as if he knew exactly where to cut."

"Exactly my thoughts, as you know Lady Satsuki, I have made it impossible for anyone to find the weaknesses of my Goku Uniforms. It is one of the safe guards that I am proud of next to the protection surrounding the Banshi, and yet it is obvious here that Naruto Uzumaki knew exactly which areas to cut in the uniforms to destroy them. He didn't waste a single movement." Iori explained as he narrowed his eyes at the sight of one of his creations being destroyed so easily, "Unlike Ryūko Matoi however, he does not have an outfit that gives him any enhancement, everything we've seen him do yesterday was his own natural abilities."

"So does that mean that he would be able to go on equal footing with a Two-Star Goku Uniform? Or perhaps a Three-Star?" Satsuki questioned as videos of Naruto and Ryūko's battles played on the screen, focusing on the very moments they defeated their opponent.

"From the limited data Inumuta was able to collect, it is unless for us to get a proper reading on Naruto Uzumaki abilities. But at the same time, if I were to make a proper deduction on his full power, I would say that it is obvious that his speed and power exceeds that of a standard Two-Star and could match a Three-Star Uniform with ease if he wanted to." Iori shook his head as he looked away the images to face Satsuki's back. "But it is mostly speculation on my part, Inumuta and I would need more data to make an accurate conclusion."

"…Very well, Iori. Keep me informed of any further developments." Satsuki ordered as she placed a hand on her hip. There weren't many that could go toe to toe with a Goku Uniform, and despite how she did against Fukuroda the first time, Ryūko was still able to fight off several One-Star students with ease. It would be interesting to see how far both Ryūko Matoi and Naruto Uzumaki would go in their time here at Honnōji Academy.

Iori bowed once again, "As you wish."

Satsuki was still staring ahead when a female voice respectfully spoke up from behind, "Tennis Club Captain Hakodate Hakodate reporting as ordered, Lady Satsuki."

"Hakodate," Satsuki didn't take her gaze off the monitors in front of her, the repeating videos of Naruto and Ryūko in action replaying several times in front of her. After a minute or so had passed, the School President turned her head slightly to glance back at the kneeling Tennis Club Captain behind her, Sanageyama standing next to Hakodate with his hands in his pockets. "How are the preparations for the Hokkaido interleague match coming along?"

"Everything is going fine, Milady," Hakodate answered neutrally, "Every single club member has been devoting every waking moment of their time to training. Our bumpkin bears opponents from the north will soon learn to fear the might of Honnōji Academy and Lady Satsuki Kiryūin."

"This is an armed suppression in the guise of an interleague match, meaning that our control over northern Japan will be complete upon victory." Sanageyama stated as he looked down at the confident Hakodate, "Failure is not an option for you or the Tennis Club."

"Yes sir, I understand." Hakodate replied instantly.

There was a loud hissing of escaping air as a container descended from above, opening as it lowered to the floor several feet away from the Tennis Captain. Walking towards the still kneeling Hakodate, Iori spoke up, "This is a Tennis-Spec Athleticism-Augmenting Two-Star Goku Uniform. Consider it a gift from Lady Satsuki for your complete devotion and loyalty."

Hakodate's one visible eye widened in greed as she stared at the Goku Uniform, "At long last I have my very own Two-Star Goku Uniform! I'm truly honored! Thank you, Milady!"

"Carry out your mission without fail," Satsuki ordered, dismissing the look on Hakodate's face as she headed to a nearby elevator, "Sanageyama, I'll the rest in your hands. Make sure everything is ready."

"Of course," Sanageyama nodded his head as he watched her walk into the elevator that went directly to a private room that overlooked the rest of Honnōji Academy as well as most of Honnō City. It was one of Satsuki's personal rooms that only a select few could enter and even then it was only when she permitted them to while she was there, the only person that Sanageyama knew that had unlimited access to this place was Satsuki's butler, Mitsuzō Soroi.

As the elevator doors opened, Satsuki was greeted with the familiar sight of her Soroi bowing at her. "Welcome back Miss, I have already prepared your tea for your relaxation."

"Thank you Soroi." Satsuki replied as she moved toward the lone seat located at the center of the room and silently seated herself, resting her Bakuzan against the armrest as Soroi approached her with a cup of tea in his hand.

"It has certainly been an interesting day for you, hasn't it Miss?" Soroi said as he handed the teacup to girl, who gracefully took it as she kept her gaze focused on the sight before her. "If you don't mind me asking, why do you not wear a Goku Uniform?"

"I have no need for one, my sword is more than sufficient to helping me achieve my goals." Satsuki stared down at the broth in the teacup, closing her eyes as she brought the cup to her lips and silently drank the soothing beverage. 'It wasn't as if Naruto Uzumaki needed one to escape earlier either.'

(Flashback Begin)

"This Scissor Blade was left behind by the person who killed my father!" Ryūko shouted as she pointed her blade up towards the top of Honnōji Academy where Satsuki Kiryūin was standing, ignoring the stares that she and Naruto were getting as she focused her glare on the long haired girl above her. "So you're gonna tell me right now! Who is the owner of this Scissor Blade, Satsuki Kiryūin?!"

"… New girl, you said your name is Ryūko Matoi? Interesting, so that means you're the daughter of Isshin Matoi." Satsuki countered with her own question making Ryūko's eyes widen.

"Y-You know who my father is?!" Ryūko shouted back as her body started to tremble, sweat pouring out of her body as steam escaped the outfit's wing-like shoulders. The dual-color haired girl felt the strength in her legs leave her before she was forced to take a knee, using the Scissor Blade to help keep her body up.

"Ryūko!?" Naruto exclaimed as he moved close to the girl to check on her, not letting his back face their enemies to show that he was prepared for anything they would try. "What's going on?"

"You're losing too much blood, Ryūko." Senketsu stated as his one eye moved back and forth between looking at Naruto and Ryūko, focusing more of its attention on the latter. "If this keeps up you'll fall unconscious in less than five minutes."

"Then maybe you shouldn't drink so much of it." Naruto whispered harshly.

"Both of you shut up!" Ryūko whispered through gritted teeth as she glared up at Satsuki's form, though this one was weaker due to her losing so much blood. "You're the one who wanted blood, Senketsu. And don't sound so calm about stuff like that!"

"We can come back another day, but right now your body is not-"

"I'm fine! I can handle this mu-!? Ugh!" Ryūko was cut off as she felt a blow that took her breath away, turning her head slightly to see that Naruto had rammed the bottom hilt of his Bakuya into her stomach. The last thing Ryūko saw was Naruto's concerned expression as he shifted the position of his arm to catch her falling form.

"Sorry Ryūko but I care more about you then finding out answers." Naruto replied as he secured the Scissor Blade on his back and place Bakuya back in its swords away quickly and hoisted Ryūko's unconscious form over his shoulder, turning his attention to Sanageyama, the large group of men surrounding them and finally Satsuki standing on the tower with the remaining Elite Four by her side. "We'll continue this another day, so be sure to get ready for a discussion."

"As if we'd let you escape! Get them!" Sanageyama ordered as his men charged at Naruto, who held up Kanshou with his free hand and seemed to disappear in an instant. To the surprise of many, Naruto reappeared in the center of several One-Stars and slashed through several of them before vanishing again leaving the frozen men behind before their outfits exploded into threads before they dropped to the ground. No one had time to react as Naruto repeated this several times and was soon standing in the center of the unconscious, naked One-Star students with his blade as his side and Ryūko still on his shoulder. "What the hell?!"

"Whoa~! Naruto's so fast!" Mako exclaimed comically as her cupped her hands around her eyes. "He's like a superhero! GO SUPER-NARUTO!"

"How the hell did he do that?" Nonon questioned with wide eyes as she and they others watched the battle below. While fighting off One-Stars wasn't necessarily hard to do, it was different when it came to fighting off a large group at once time if you didn't have some sort of enhancement.

Inumuta brought a hand to his glasses to push them up. "… If I didn't see it happen in front of me I wouldn't have believed it. This will require more data."

'He doesn't appear to have a Kamui like that girl…' Satsuki thought to herself as the corner of her lips turned upwards slightly into a small smirk, "Interesting."

Naruto grinned as he sheathed his remain sword, keeping his gaze on Sanageyama's face as placed a hand on Ryūko's back to make sure she was still secure. "As fun as this has been, I think it's time to call it a day."

"You're not going anywhere!" Sanageyama stated as he reached back and grabbed onto the shinai handle sticking out on his back.

The green haired man quickly pulled out his wooden sword and charged at Naruto, who continued to grin despite the speed attack coming at him. To the normal students, they were unable to keep up with Sanageyama's movements and thought he would beat the new student easily. But as Sanageyama got close, his eyes widened as Naruto moved towards him and leaped over his shoulder and landed on the boxing ring ropes in a crouch with the grin still on his face. The Athletic Committee Chair narrowed his eyes as he spun around and seemed to vanish from sight, causing Naruto's eyes to widen slightly and his grin to disappear before he snapped his head up to see Sanageyama hovering over him with his shinai held above his head in a striking position.

"Don't look so surprised, I can go a little faster too." Sanageyama stated before he swung downwards at Naruto's crouched form, and the impact created by his sword strike destroyed the side of the boxing ring and caused the wreckage and unconscious students to fly off in multiple directions. Everything went quiet as the students watched in silence to see what had become of the new students after that attack, but they were surprised to see that Sanageyama was standing on the ring's remains alone.

"You're not too bad! Hopefully you and I could have a match in the future!"

Multiple heads turned to see Naruto was perfectly fine with the unconscious Ryūko still on his shoulder with a large grin still on his face, but the shocking thing was that he was actually hanging on the wall with a hand holding onto the ledge on the second level star of the academy's gate.

'He went so fast he created an afterimage!? And then jumped all the way over there without my Tengantsu picking it up!?' Sanageyama thought to himself with grit teeth as tightened the grip he had on his sword's handle. He watched as Naruto pulled himself over the ledge and got into a standing position, sending him a mock salute before the blonde turned around and retreated through the academy gates. "Damn it!"

"Don't bother going after them." The sound of Satsuki's voice called out as the bottom of her sheath hit the ground, echoing throughout the area as everyone turned their heads to look up at Satsuki as a bright light shined from the top of the tower. No one noticed as Mako and her brother silently made their way through the crowd to leave the academy and follow after Naruto and Ryūko.

"B-But milady!" Sanageyama tried to speak up as he brought a hand up to block the light from hitting his eyes.

Satsuki shook her head as she spun around and started walking away, "They'll be back sooner or later. Leave them be until then."

"… As dazzling as ever, Lady Satsuki."

Meanwhile, Naruto was riding the troll back to the lower levels of the city with Ryūko laid completely back on the seats while Naruto was standing next to her. The blonde glanced up towards the academy for a second before turning his head back towards Ryūko's sleeping form, which was glowing seconds later in a pink-red light before it died down to sow that her revealing outfit had returned to its sailor suit form.

"… Good, at least that's one thing we don't have to worry about. I guess Senketsu can return to normal on its own... Huh?" Leaning closer to get a better look at the scarf of Ryūko's uniform, Naruto noticed Senketsu's single eye had shut itself slowly. "Is it me or did it look, tired?" Naruto's thoughts halted as he felt the trolley come to a stop and he looked outside to see they were back in the slums of Honnō City. The blonde teen bent down slightly and picked Ryūko bridal style before he exited the trolley with a sigh, "Now I just need to find a place for the night."

"Hey, over here!"

Naruto turned his head in the direction of the voice and blinked a few times, as he was greeted with three familiar faces from yesterday. "Aren't you…?"

(Flashback End)

"So that's what happened, huh?" Ryūko let out a hum as she listened to Naruto finished his story. She was a little annoyed that Naruto had knocked her out in the fight, not to mention so easily, but she understood his reasons for doing it… But that didn't mean she wouldn't get back at him for it later.

Nodding his head, the blond turned his head to the side to motion her to follow his gaze, to which she saw Matarō standing near them with his arms resting behind his head. "After we left the academy on the trolley, it was Matarō's gang that found us. They took us to a hidden alleyway where Mako and Matarō appeared moments later and they brought us here. The rest you already know."

"You know, I have to ask Naruto. How were you able to do all that stuff before? You were so strong and fast, not to mention you jumped even higher than anyone I've seen before… Are you some kind of superhuman? Or maybe you have a Goku Uniform like Ryūko?" Mako's rapid questions continued as her mother reentered the room with a large steaming pot in her hands and was walking towards the table that everyone was starting to sit around.

"It's nothing like that. I've always been able to do stuff like that." Naruto answered dismissively as he pushed Mako's head back once it got to close to his, "Also Ryūko's outfit had nothing to do with the Goku Uniforms, we don't even know what it is…"

Ryūko was silent as she remembered the first conversation she and Senketsu had when he had forced himself on her… that sounded really wrong the way she thought about it. Well, whatever Senketsu was, it had something to do with her dad and the stuff he was working on before he died. So if she could use Senketsu and get her answers then she could put up with the really embarrassing outfit and giving some of her blood to do it. Her thought were put on hold as Sukuyo heaved the heavy pot onto the table causing some of the brown… whatever it was, to splash over the pot's edge and hit the table. Ryūko grimaced as she studied the strange food spread on the table.

"I hope you are all hungry." Sukuyo said with a warm smile still on her face as she turn her attention to Ryūko and Naruto, "It's not fancy but I guarantee that you'll have you fill!"

The two watched as the smiling matriarch continued to place various plates of food on the table, each one looking more questionable than the last. Mako moved in between the two as she motioned for them to eat, "Go ahead, you guys! Don't be shy! It's unidentifiable stuff made into croquettes and unidentifiable stuff in miso soup!"

"… I think that croquette just moved." Naruto stated with a twitching eyebrow, noticing some of the objects sticking out of the food wiggled around.

"Is that… really miso?" Ryūko muttered uneasily as she studied the brown bubbling liquid.

"Oh, you're so silly Mako! Don't listen to her Ryūko, I only use non-poisonous ingredients." Sukuyo said with a smile, though that didn't stop Ryūko and Naruto from worrying about the food.

They watched as the Mankanshoku Family started to devour the food at a fast pace and seemed to enjoy it. Glancing at each other, Ryūko saw Naruto took a deep breath before he took the chopsticks in front of him and slowly grabbed one of the wiggling croquettes. The blonde swallow hard as he hesitantly brought the fried food to his open mouth before taking a good bite of the food, pausing slightly in mid chew as he stared down at the food. "Hey, it's not bad at all."

"Really?!" Ryūko replied with a shocked expression as she looked down at the meal and copied Naruto's actions, her eyes widening at the delicious taste hitting her tongue. "Holy crap, it doesn't look it but I've never tasted something this good before!"

"That's because my mom's the best cook in the world!" Naruto and Ryūko looked over to see Mako was smiling at them with a large portion of food already making her cheeks puff out like a chipmunks.

"Hey little lady, you were anemic not too long ago and were hemorrhaging pretty badly. The best thing for your body to recuperate is to eat as much as you can and get plenty of rest." Barazō said to Ryūko, showing that his profession as a doctor wasn't for show. The man grabbed several croquettes with his chopsticks and popped them into his mouth before he continued speaking, "You all have school in the morning, so you need to be at your best, understand?"

"Yes sir." Ryūko nodded her head as she and Naruto started to join the family in eating their meal, "Thank you for the food."

"Guts!" Naruto blinked as he heard what sounded like a cross between a bark and someone saying the word guts before turning his head to see the door slide open to reveal a small pug wearing a small light blue hoodie that covered his ears. The dog stared at him and Ryūko for a few seconds before leaping at Ryūko's plate of food while shouting, "Guts!" Ryūko didn't know what she should do as she watched the strange small animal attack the food on her plate, luckily Mako knew exactly how to deal with the dog.

"Bad Guts, down! Your meals outside!" Mako shouted as she grabbed the hooded dog by its head and threw it through the open window that Barazō had quickly opened for her to throw the dog through the window without breaking it. Once the dog passed through the window, Barazō simply slid the window shut and the family continued eating their meal.

The moment didn't last long as the other side of the window slid open and the dog leaped into the room once again, though this time Naruto's plate was the target. The blonde simply grabbed the hood of the dog's hoodie and head it a distance away from his food. "Not gonna happen."

"What the…?" Ryūko started as she started at the dog in Naruto's hands as its touch tried to extend itself as far as it could to reach Naruto's plate.

"That's our dog, Guts. We call him that because he eats with a lot of "gusto"" Matarō explained with a grin as he watched Naruto threw the dog into the corner only for it to charge back towards the table and situate itself between Mako and her father before he started to eat. "See what I mean."

Ryūko laughed weakly at the sight and was about to start eating again, but apparently her actions were too slow as Mako started shoving food into her mouth. Naruto started to laugh himself at his friend's expression from the dozen of croquettes being shoved into her mouth as she tried to chew on them. Despite the chaos earlier that day followed by the craziness of the Mankanshoku family, the two newcomers managed end the day peacefully before they went to bed.

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That was a delicious breakfast your mom made for us Mako." Ryūko said as she, Naruto and Mako rushed toward the trolley as it was getting ready to head towards the school. Luckily for them, it was almost completely empty which made it easier for them to get inside instead of repeating Mako's actions from the other day. "I just wish we could've had more time to enjoy it more."

"Yeah, sorry about that. But I already got in trouble for being late in the past, so if I'm late one more time then I'll get expelled for sure." Mako replied while rubbing the back of her head with a smile. As the three relaxed in the trolley, Ryūko glanced outside to the different levels that could be seen as they continued to escalate closer to the school.

"I'm amazed you're brushing off what they did yesterday so easily. They did hold you hostage and threaten to put you in a deep fryer after all." Naruto commented with a frown as he crossed his arms. "I'd be raising hell about it if it were me, especially since you didn't have anything to do with us besides that one conversation we had."

"Oh don't worry about it, like I said stuff like that happens all the time at the academy. I just wish I had known that it was going to happen, that way I could've worn my sexy panties yesterday instead of my plain whites." The brunette's comment made her companions look at her bewildered, but Mako didn't seem to pay attention to this as she smiled at them with closed eyes. "Besides, you both saved me in the end so everything turned out fine."

'It's hard to tell if she's being brave or just crazy…' Naruto thought before a sweatdrop fell on the back of his head when he noticed Mako had fallen asleep while standing up with a snot bubble inflating and deflating. Glancing back at his other female friend, Naruto noticed Ryūko was leaning on her guitar case and looking at the buildings outside.

"… You can really see it, huh?" Ryūko finally said making Naruto blink in confusion at her words until he looked outside himself and caught a glimpse at the large and very nice look condo buildings that stretched across the second floor above the level that Mako and her family lived in. Even at a quick glance from this distance it was obvious on how much cleaner and proper the second level was in comparison to the lower levels. The next level was even nicer as the two to three story houses/mansions were divided by walls on each side, and from the looks of it they even had their own yards as well. "When it comes to the distinct gaps between the rich and the poor, it's ridiculous how big it really is."

"That how Lady Satsuki rules the city, with the top-tier students living the more ritzy areas while the lower-tier live in the slums." Mako explained after her snot bubble popped and she moved her arms behind her back. "It's a pretty straightforward method that keeps things in balance."

Ryūko blinked in surprised as she turned to look back at Mako, "So your living status depends on your position at the school?"

"But a system like that to be judged by one person, that's just crazy. From how things looked yesterday, everyone seems to follow Satsuki's command with no issue at all." Naruto said as he thought back to how quickly the group of One Stars and the members of the Elite Four moved to blood that splash of blood from hitting Satsuki and their reactions after. "You said that Satsuki Kiryūin is at the top as Student Council President with the Elite Four being just under her, but what about the Vice-President? Who holds that position?"

"No one does actually." Mako answered with a shake of her head as the trolley finally arrived in front of the school gates, "Lady Satsuki is the one who assigns those kinds of positions and from what I've hear, she's never made or thought about anyone becoming the Vice-President."

"So she doesn't want or consider anyone to be on her level? Great, so she's a bitch with an ego." Ryūko said as she shifted the case onto her shoulder and stepped out of the carrier with a sigh. "Oh well. That's going to make things all the more sweeter when I knock her off her pedestal and force her to tell me everything."

Naruto raised arms and placed his hands behind his head as he watched Ryūko clench her fist with a large grin, "We still have to do a lot of stuff before we can do anything Ryūko. Like a place to live, not to mention making sure we are financially secure and have a way to get food. Not to mention…" Naruto paused as he looked up at sky with a look of longing, "I need to find a place that serves ramen soon."

"… Seriously?" Ryūko gave her friend a dry look. "You had ramen four days ago."

"That's four days too long!" Naruto retorted with wide eyes with a tightened fist posed dramatically in front of him, "Ramen is the food of the gods, to be deprived of such a delicacy is unforgivable!"

"You really like your ramen, huh Naruto?" With a large determined smile on her face, Mako gave the blonde a thumbs up. "I understand completely what you're saying. After school I show you a place that makes great ramen, and it's pretty cheap too."

"Really Mako, that's awesome!" Naruto cheered making Ryūko let out a sigh.

The brunette continued to smile as she continued walking with her two friends towards the school, coming to a halt at the made it to the halfway point towards the school. "And you guys don't have to worry about finding a place to stay." Naruto and Ryūko both raised their eyebrows at her comment as they stopped to look at her, the former standing a few feet ahead of her while the other was standing next to her. "My mom said that if you guys need someplace to…"

Naruto's head perked up as the sound of something small rushing through the air towards them and turned his head only to see a yellow object fly by over his shoulder and hit Mako in the face. "What the hell?!" Looking down at the ground, he noticed a yellow ball innocently rolled along the ground and blinked, "I-Is that a tennis ball?"

Ryūko could only watched with a gaping mouth as a steaming lump that formed on Mako's face while the girl was still talking, "If you guys need a place to stay!" Suddenly a large group of tennis balls flew passed Naruto's body and managed to hit Mako's face, "You can stay-!" Naruto tilted his head to the side as another volley flew by and hit Mako in the face again, though that didn't stop the girl from continuing what she was saying. "With us-!" A third barrage came at them again and once again Naruto dodged them with a frown as they hit Mako's face, which was bruised and smoking badly from all the hits. "As long as you want! She's already in the process of filling out the paperwork. "

"Okay, that's it!" Naruto exclaimed as he saw another volley heading towards them and reached behind his back, the blonde quickly pulled out his swords slicing all of the tennis balls in half before resting Bakuya on his shoulder. His gaze focused on the row of girls that stood in front of the school with tennis rackets in their hands, and from what he could see all of them had single stars on their uniforms except for a single female that stood at the center of the group.

Knowing that Naruto had everything handled at the moment, Ryūko stared in shock and worry at the injuries on Mako's smoking face that was barely visible due to the swelling, "I think we've got bigger problems right now, Mako. Are you ok?"

"Uh-huh." Mako replied with a groan before shaking her head at a fast pace, shocking Ryūko when the brunette came to a stop to show that the injuries were gone, though steam was still coming off her face. "I'm pretty durable so you don't have to worry about me!"

"… I'm still worried, but for a completely different reason." Ryūko replied with wide eyes at the girl's action before dismissing her thoughts on the crazy girl and turning her attention to where Naruto was looking.

"What's the big idea?!" Naruto exclaimed as he glared at the girl and her lackeys, focusing on the leader with the very long blonde hair that was tied up in pigtails with a tennis hat that had two stars on it. Her outfit was similar to the girls behind her except for the interchangeable multipurpose lenses over her right eye and the numerous tennis balls that were under her skirt.

"Hmph, you both are the transfer students that were rude to Lady Satsuki the other day." The blonde girl replied, revealing her shark-like teeth as she spoke, and held up her large dark-red tennis that was as large as her body and had spikes decorating the edges. "I will only say this once, stay out of the way. I'm the President of the Girls' Tennis Club, Hakodate Hakodate. That girl next to you, club member Mako Mankanshoku has failed to fulfill her club obligations."

"Obligations?" Naruto repeated with narrow eyes, "And what exactly did she do wrong?"

"She skipped club practice yesterday and as a result she is being purged from the club." Hakodate explained with a sneer making Naruto and Ryūko move slightly in front of their friend to shield her from her attacker. "As per the rules of the club, anyone who fails to come to practice will suffer the 110 Million Cannonball Serves." Lifting her large racket from behind her, Hakodate pointed it at Naruto who had tightened his grip on his swords. "Outsiders like the two of you have no right to complain about internal club policies."

"Of course Mako missed practice yesterday, she was being forced to be a freaking hostage by the Boxing Club!" Ryūko shouted as she raised a fist up in front of her, "It's not like she was trying to miss practice because she wanted to!"

Hakodate simply shrugged her shoulders nonchalantly at Ryūko's words, "Well, she needed permission from me to be taken hostage… Begin the punishment." At the club president's orders, several One Star tennis members tossed up their tennis balls and spiked them at amazing speeds at the trio.

"… Are you fucking kidding me!?" Naruto shouted as the ball got closer to them and brought one of his swords across his chest before slashing the air in front of him, surprising many of the Tennis Club as the balls flying at them were all cut in half. They didn't have time to process what had happened as Naruto took a step forward, staring at all of them with a glare. "It is not Mako's fault that she was kidnapped, if anyone needed to get your 'permission' it should have been that boxing midget or the Student Council member that was in charge of the whole thing! Don't blame Mako for your school's messed up issues!"

"How dare you-!" Hakodate said through gritted teeth as her body trembled from anger, "A transfer student thinks he can tell ME what to do? I won't let you get away with that."

"Enough Naruto." Ryūko interrupted as she bopped the back of Naruto's head with her guitar case, "You go ahead with Mako, she'll be expelled if she's late, remember? I can count on you to watch out for any problems so she can get to class in time."

"Oh yeah!" Mako's voice called out before Naruto could respond and the brunette grabbed the back of her male friend's coat, pulling him along easily through the air as she ran around the Tennis Club and through the school gates. Naruto could only blink his eyes in a cartoonish manner as he look back at Ryūko. "Thanks a bunch Ryūko! We'll see you later, 'kay?"

"Yup!" Ryūko replied with a smug grin as she heard Naruto's shouts in the distance.

"H-Hey Mako, let me go! I wasn't finished! Damn it Ryūko!"

Hakodate and her Tennis Club members looked at where Mako and Naruto's silhouettes disappeared into the school before the leader turned her head to look back at Ryūko, "So, you're saying that you will take us all on? Without your friend's help?"

"I owed Mako for the meal last night and letting me and Naruto stay at her place last night. As for Naruto," Ryūko only grinned confidently as she raised her guitar case up to open it. "If he had stayed then things would've ended too quickly and very badly for you guys, so I did you all a favor there."

"How amusing. Don't get too full of yourself just because you defeated the Boxing Club's Fukuroda." Hakodate said with a smirk, the lenses on her eye shrinking and growing with her laughter.

"Heh, I'm gonna tear those Goku Uniforms right off your bodies!" Ryūko exclaimed as she pointed a finger to the sky, before lowering it as she took a stance. "Let's go Senketsu!"

(Later That Day)

"… Where the hell is she?" Naruto muttered to himself as he walked down the hallway outside his classroom, looking around with a frown as he tried to search for Ryūko. At first he had simply brushed of her not making homeroom since she was going against the Tennis Club, but after she didn't show up for the next three classes Naruto started to worry and decided to look for her during the break. He had told Mako that he would see her later once he had found Ryūko, to which the girl had no problem with in her usual crazy manner.

"You really care about Ryūko…!? Are you guys dating? Are you two are doing it? You both need to be careful and think about your futures!"

The blonde shook his head with a groan as he remembered Mako's rambling and mentally cheered at his lucky escape when the girl wasn't looking. Crossing his arms as he continued to walk, Naruto closed his eyes while deep in thought, somehow managing to maneuver around incoming students with ease. 'Alright, so if Ryūko didn't show up to class then something must've happened this morning against Shark-girl… Could it be that she was having trouble with Senketsu? He was pretty quiet last night after he turned back to normal.'

"Well well, look who it is? I didn't think we would run into each other so soon like this."

Naruto let out a hum as he continued his thoughts, 'I'd better find her before anything crazy happens to her like being found unconscious by a pervert or something even worse, like a nudist!'

"Hey! Are you listening to me?"

"… Ha, as if something like that would happen." Naruto dismissed while he shook his head with a chuckle, before his body came to a halt and his eyes snapped open. "But what if something like that did happen?! I need to find her before the pervert tries to undress her and do all sorts of stuff! Ryūko could really kill the guy!"

"What the hell are you talking about?" Blinking at the male voice, Naruto turned his body around to see the green haired teen from yesterday was staring at him with a raised eyebrow.

"Oh, it's you… How long have you been standing there?" Naruto questioned with a tilt of his head. Looking around briefly, the headband wearing teen noticed that the hallway was completely empty except for the two of them which was weird since he was sure that there were plenty of students around not even a few seconds ago.

A twitching vein could be seen on the teen's forehead before he shouted at the blonde, "I've been here the whole time! You just walked passed me as I was talking to you!"

"Really? Sorry about that… who are you again?"

"We saw each other yesterday and even fought! How do you not know who I am?!" Sanageyama questioned as he stared down the blank faced teen.

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"… Why are you looking at me like that?"

"We only met once, and that was when you and I were standing at opposite sides of the ring while Ryūko was fighting that boxing midget… Even when you tried to hit me, you never introduced yourself."

"Oh… I guess I didn't." Sanageyama blinked as he realized the new student was right and calmed himself, grinning now as he placed his hands into his pockets. "Well, be sure to remember my name from now on. I'm a member of the Elite Four and the Student Council Athletic Committee Chair, Uzu Sanageyama."

"Alright, my names Naruto Uzumaki." Naruto introduced himself before turning around to start walking away, "It was nice meeting you but I need to get going."

"Those were some impressive moves you showed yesterday, except for a select few I've never seen someone move like that without a Goku Uniform before." Sanageyama stated suddenly which caused Naruto to stop walking at his words, the grin on Sanageyama's face grew as he continued to speak. "There has only been one person that has ever beaten these eyes of mine, and that was because they were a lot stronger and faster than I was. But seeing you in action was something else."

"I don't know what you mean, all I did was dodge and jump." Naruto replied with a shrug, "Maybe those eyes of yours aren't as great as you think they are."

"Then how about a match between just the two of us?" Sanageyama offered as he kept his gaze on Naruto's form, studying his body for any signs of motion. The green haired man wouldn't hesitate to admit that out of the Elite Four he was the one that enjoyed fighting the most and had no issue with also admitting that he could be very prideful as well. But if there was one thing that he was confident about more than his fighting abilities, it was his ability to identify a worthy opponent. Staring at Naruto's open back, he could tell even without his eyes that Naruto was not letting down his guard at all… and getting the chance to fight someone that strong was a very tempting urge.

Naruto was quiet for a few seconds before he turned his head slightly to look back at Sanageyama, "… Sorry, but I have more important things to deal with right now. Maybe another time." Turning his head back around, Naruto started to walk again only to stop after a few steps. "Oh, there was one more thing I wanted to mention."

"Oh really? What's that?"

"If you're in charge of the Athletic Department than you control all of the clubs such as the Tennis Club, right?" Naruto didn't give Sanageyama time to respond as he continued, "You had let Boxerboy take Mako hostage since she only talked to us once, not to mention he was threatening to cook her in oil. Taking and threatening an innocent student was pathetic enough, but what happened earlier this morning with the Tennis Club was even more annoying."

"This morning?" Sanageyama repeated with a raised eyebrow.

"Apparently Mako needed "permission" to be held hostage and now the club wants to punish her for something that wasn't even her fault. I don't know how things are done here and to be honest I don't give a damn." Naruto raised his right hand, and to Sanageyama's shock, opened it to reveal his necklace was resting in Naruto's palm before the blond tilted his hand to let the necklace fall to the ground. "Targeting someone innocent and punishing them is unforgivable in my book, and since Mako is my friend that makes it worse for them. So tell the Tennis Club this… If I see, hear, or even get the suspicion that they did something to Mako. I will make sure that they are not capable of even moving a finger by the time I am through with them."

Sanageyama could only watch as Naruto once again started walking away, this time disappearing from his sight after a few feet leaving the Elite Four member by himself. The green haired teen brought a hand to his shocked face as he stared down at his necklace on the floor, 'Incredible… I didn't see his body make any subtle movements or anything. But was it because he was really that fast… or is it something else?'

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"You understand now, right?"

"Understand? What are you talking about?!" Ryūko asked as she stared at the man in front of her with an uneasy look.

A little while ago she had woken up from the beating she had received from the Tennis Club to find herself resting on a couch in a small apartment with a blanket wrapped around her… and that was the only thing on her body. She had discovered that it had been her homeroom teacher, Aikurō Mikisugi, who had found her and brought her to his place to help her heal, not to mention he was the one that had undressed her. To her surprise the man was not as harmless as he looked as he quickly stopped her from attacking him with just three anesthetic acupuncture needles, before taking some of her and squirted some of it onto Senketsu who was on a hanger next to them. The sailor uniform had finally reawakened with the desire for more blood much to Ryūko's annoyance.

"This Kamui is awakened by your blood." Mikisugi explained as he brought a hand up to remove his glasses and change his hairstyle in one movement, and at the same time the room started to glow purple.

"Hold on, what's a Kamui? Are you talking about this sailor uniform?" Ryūko felt some sweatdrops fall down the side of her face at the weird situation before noticing the older man was starting to remove his tie.

"That's right. It's a uniform constructed by your father, Isshin Matoi." Mikisugi replied as his shirt's buttons undid themselves and the zipper on his pants lowered by itself, and without any care in the world posed in several different positions. "It's power is so great that it surpasses that of the Goku Uniforms."

Ryūko could only look away awkwardly at the man's actions, 'This is really messed up. If I knew I was going to end up like this I would've just let Naruto fight off that blonde bitch.'

"Only someone who can master wearing a Kamui can fight against Satsuki Kiryūin." Mikisugi continued with no idea on what Ryūko was thinking.

"Just who the hell are you?" Ryūko asked as the purple lights seemed to grow brighter around the blue haired teacher, who went into another pose before speaking.

"Prove to me that you are someone who deserves an answer," Mikisugi stated as he brought a hand to his hair for another pose. "I can't give answers to someone that's not worthy."

"Come again?"

"The first order of business is the Tennis Club President, Hakodate Hakodate." As he was speaking, the rest of his shirt was already reaching his elbows. Ryūko quickly realized however that his clothes weren't the only thing falling as she felt the blanket wrapped around her start to fall, though due to the needles in her back she was unable to stop it. "If you can't master this Kamui and defeat her, then you will stand no chance against Satsuki Kiryūi-"

Mikisugi was cut off as the sound of his door slamming open caught their attentions and they turned their heads, or as far as Ryūko could in her current state, to see a glaring Naruto was standing at the doorway with a leg raised in a kicking position while the "married swords" were in each hand. "Alright! All you perverts keep your hands where I can see them!"

"Naruto!?" Ryūko called out in relief once she heard her best friend's voice.

"Whoa boy, wasn't expecting him to get here this soon." Mikisugi muttered to himself as he let out a sigh.

"Ryūko! Are you alrigh…?!" Naruto couldn't finish his sentence as he took in the seen before him with a nearly naked Ryūko standing in front of an undressing man who looked very similar to their homeroom teacher. A small dust of red appeared on Naruto's face as he noticed the blanket wrapped around Ryūko was starting to fall off. "It was only a passing thought… seriously!? WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!"

"Stop gawking and help me, idiot! This guy stuck some needles in my back and now my body won't move!" Ryūko explained making Naruto snap out of his thoughts before he quickly got closer to Ryūko.

"Acupuncture, huh? Don't worry, if I just take the needles out then you should go back to normal." Naruto said as he stared at three needles going down Ryūko's back.

'This is not how I wanted things to go for a first meeting, but I guess I have no choice.' Mikisugi thought to himself as he silently reached into his pocket to take out some more acupuncture needles, only for a spinning Kanshou to suddenly appear in front of his face before stabbing into the wall next to his head.

The blue haired man froze as he noticed the cold glare Naruto was sending his way. "Don't even think about it." Seeing that the man was not going to move, Naruto returned his attention back to Ryūko and pulled out the needles as gently as he could. But just as he pulled out the final needle, Naruto found himself face to face with Ryūko's shapely ass due to the loose blanket deciding at that moment to fall to the floor. The girl let out a squeak as her face turned red before she quickly knelt down and wrapped the blanket around her body once again. Looking away from Ryūko with a blush of his own, Naruto turned his attention towards Mikisugi. "Alright buddy, just what do you think you were doing?"

"Don't worry, I wasn't going to do anything." Mikisugi raised his hands in a surrendering motion, but before Naruto could say anything else a loud horn could be heard throughout the area. The blue haired man glanced out his window for a second and redressed himself back into his earlier appearance, turning back to look at Naruto and Ryūko, who was putting Senketsu inside the bathroom so neither male could see her naked. "You both better get a move on, afternoon classes are starting."

"Now hold on a minute! You think I'm just going to let you walk away like nothing happen?" Naruto was about to say more, but a fully dressed Ryūko raised a hand in front of his causing him to look at her in confusion.

"I'll explain what happened later Naruto, right now we have something more important to take care of." Ryūko said while keeping her gaze on Mikisugi, "So will you keep your word on telling us everything once we beat that tennis bitch?"

"Of course, do that and I promise to tell you more about the Kamui," Mikisugi replied with a grin.

"Alright fine, we'll take care of her. But if you try anything I won't hold Naruto back next time." Ryūko warned making Naruto nod his head a large grin while the adult in the room had some sweat fall down his face.

"Don't worry, don't worry. Oh, and I have one last thing for you Ryūko." Mikisugi went to the nearest cabinet and pulled out a red glove fingerless glove "Use this Seki Tekko from now on. It will make it easier to supply your Kamui here with blood, all you have to do is pull this pin and it will handle the rest."

"What the hell is a Kamui?" Naruto questioned as he watched Ryūko put on the Seki Tekko and Senketsu's sleeve attaching itself to the glove.

Ryūko looked over at Naruto after hearing his question, neither of them noticing Mikisugi had walked over to the wall where Kanshou was rooted into and was trying in vain to pull the white sword out. "Apparently that's what Senketsu is."

"Is that right? And we'll find out more about it after we defeat that Tennis Club President, right?" Naruto closed his eyes in thought as he let out a hum before walking over to Kanshou and a panting Mikisugi, pulling out the blade with ease before resting it on his shoulder with a grin. "Then what are we waiting for?"

(Academy Courtyard)

"Very impressive, Hakodate." Sanageyama said as he walked up behind the Girl's Tennis Club President as he looked at the destruction created by her Goku Uniform. "It looks like your handling the Tennis-Spec Two Star Goku Uniform well."

"Thank you. It is all thanks to Lady Satsuki for blessing me with this wonderful gift." Hakodate replied with a wide toothy grin as she gleefully stared at the rubble remains from her target practice. "With this, our victory over Hokkaido is assured."

"Very good, but there is something I wanted to talk to you about." Sanageyama said as he glance down at the blonde girl.

"Of course." Hakodate stood up straight as she turned her attention to the green haired man and was surprised by the serious expression on his face instead of his usual laidback. "Is there something wrong sir?"

"Just something that happened earlier that could get in the way of our match against Hokkaido. It has something to do with a member of your club, one that from what I've heard is currently being purged." Sanageyama started causing his subordinate to blink in confusion.

"You are talking about our unmotivated club member, Mako Mankanshoku." Hakodate deduced quickly making the Elite Four member nod his head, "We are currently purging her as we speak."

Sanageyama narrowed his eyes at that, turning his head as he heard the sounds of something being hit, or to be more specific someone. He could see Mako was tied to a post in the center of a ring of One Star members and was currently being pelted by a barrage of tennis ball from every angle. While he would not usually care about such things and simply shrug them off, Naruto's earlier threat on what he would do to the Tennis Team was still fresh in Sanageyama's mind. It wasn't fear as Sanageyama had very little he was afraid of, but one issue that he could face was what Satsuki would do if she found out. The last thing they needed was someone like Naruto or the other transfer student, Ryūko Matoi, to get involved and ruin their plans to subjugate Hokkaido.

"Hakodate," Sanageyama spoke up catching the girl's attention. "I want you to let untie the girl and leave her alone for now, taking down Hokkaido is your top priority and I don't want any-"

The sounds of something impacting against metal repeatedly could be heard throughout the area and both Sanageyama and Hakodate were surprised to see a large guitar case positioned between Mako and the Girl's Tennis Club members. The guitar case was held firmly in Ryūko's hands as she blocked the tennis balls from hitting Mako.

"Not so fast, people!"

Mako quickly recovered in time to see the girl that saved her once again, "Ryūko! What are you doing here?"

The girls surrounding the two didn't have time to move or prepare themselves as a blur sped passed them and weaved around all of the girls, black and white swords glinting from the sunlight as they slashed through all of their uniforms leaving the girls lying on the floor in only their undergarments. The blur came to a stop on the ground in front of Mako to reveal that it was Naruto, who had a deep frown on his face.

"So they both showed up." Sanageyama muttered with an amused smile. While it was exactly what he was trying to prevent, part of him was very interested in seeing what the two were capable of.

Hakodate walked forward from out of the group as several more One Stars appeared and surrounded the three of them. "Have you come for another beating, Transfer Student?"

"As if! This time it's your asses that are gonna get beaten down!" Ryūko shouted back before bringing her right hand to now gloved left hand and clasped tightly onto the pin. "Let's do this, Senketsu!" Pulling the pin on the side of her glove with a powerful yank, Ryūko didn't have to wait long as a small flash of red light covered her body followed by Senketsu clothed form growing to a monstrous size with a large mouth of teeth that chomped down on Ryūko before turning into its stronger, more revealing form.

Hakodate rolled her eyes at the sight of Ryūko's panting form, "That looks both painful and embarrassing, you masochistic exhibitionist!"

"Bite me bitch! I ain't no exhibitionist!" Ryūko exclaimed as Naruto helped Mako down, cutting the ropes that were restraining her movements.

"Quit complaining. Let's get started! 110 Million Serves!" Hakodate shouted as she and several of her One-Star lackeys tossed their tennis balls into the air and spiked them at the three with a lot of power and speed fueling the yellow balls. Ryūko pulled her guitar case off her back and took out her Scissor Blade out. As soon as the tennis balls were close enough, she slashed through them repeatedly. One by one, each tennis ball hit the ground and split into six quarters before exploding into fiber fragments. Hakodate's body with anger, her eye twitching and her free hand slowly squeezing down on the tennis ball in her hand.

"Fault! You're disqualified, transfer student!" Sanageyama interrupted making Ryūko blink at his words.

"Huh!?"

Crossing his arms with a large smirk on his face, Sanageyama continued. "I'll admit you did very well in evading Hakodate's attack. But slicing away at balls is against the rules in a match. To put it simply, you've won the fight but lost the match!" Now Naruto was joining Ryūko in looking confused at Sanageyama's words as question marks hovered over their heads. "Listen up! Right now, you two are standing on a tennis court! Which means that you can't say you've won if you didn't win according to the rules of tennis itself!"

Looking down at the ground, Ryūko saw that she was indeed standing in a tennis court before gritting her teeth as she looked at the green haired man. "Hey, wait just a minute! Why the hell are you getting picky about rules when we are in the middle of a fight! What about all that crap you pulled yesterday?!"

"Yesterday was yesterday! It has nothing to do with today."

"That's just crazy! When we were boxing, I-"

"It doesn't matter, you're disqualified!" Sanageyama interrupted.

"Don't give me that crap," Naruto said as he took a step forward before pointing his blade at Sanageyama. "A sore loser like you has no right to talk about rules, so if you think that you'll win like that then you're fucking wrong!"

"A sore loser… well, it doesn't matter what you say. You break the rules, you lose. End of story!" Sanageyama exclaimed while crossing his arms again with a nod of his head as if what he had said made sense, only to hear Naruto let out a chuckle.

"Then it's a good thing that I'm not disqualified, isn't it?" Naruto said with a smirk causing Sanageyama and Hakodate to blink in confusion, "If you want to poke holes and get picky then you can see that I wasn't in the court when Ryūko was having her "match", which means I'm still in. Not to mention the fact that you are disqualified as well do to interference. Or do you not see where your foot is?" Naruto pointed down at Sanageyama's feet, making several heads look down to see that the front tip of his toe was inside the tennis court. "The match itself was between Ryūko and the Tennis Club, which means you are an outsider like me. So by stepping into the court, you disqualified yourself!"

"W-What the hell!" Sanageyama was surprised that his words were being used against him.

"So how about this? We have one last match between the two people that weren't 'disqualified'," Naruto stated as he turned his attention to Hakodate, who was resting her tennis racket on her shoulders. "How does that sound?

"So you're saying that you want to face me, Tennis Club President Hakodate Hakodate, in a tennis match?" Hakodate smirked in amusement as her lenses changed from green to red. "Even if you try, there's no chance in hell you can beat me. Not with my Tennis-Spec Two Star Goku Uniform."

"No, he'll win for sure!" Everyone stopped, as they turned to look at the source of the voice...who was now standing right in the middle of them all. Mako stared at Sanageyama and Hakodate puffed cheeks before crossing her hands above her head, followed by a spotlight coming out of nowhere that shined down on her.

HALLELUJAH!

"What the hell was that?" Naruto looked around in confusion to find out where that chorus had come from, turning his head to look at Ryūko. "I'm not the only one who heard that, right?"

Ryūko didn't get a chance to reply as Mako started to speak. "Naruto will win! Just like Ryūko won!"

"What?" Sanageyama was dumb-folded at the girl's words while he and Hakodate stared in confusion.

"Naruto and Ryūko rescued me! Ryūko may have lost the match, but she won with friendship! Winning with friendship means winning at life!" Mako shouted comically as she started to move around in an animated fashion and doing random things such as jumping into Ryūko's arms, pretending to be dead, and somehow donned a coat that looked similar to Naruto's while having spiky hair.

"Uhh...Mako… Listen." Ryūko tried to interrupt the girl, but a normal looking Mako held strong as she pointed her index finger directly at Sanageyama's face.

"If you're going to be like that, you leave him no choice!" Mako exclaimed before holding a tennis racket out for Naruto to take, "Naruto will win! Even in Tennis! Even in Tennis! EVEN IN TENNIS! HE'LL WIN FOR SURE!" As soon as Mako finished her tangent, the spotlight on her vanished leaving Ryūko, Naruto, and Sanageyama to stare at the brunette in stunned silence while they tried to process the strange logic going through Mako's mind.

"Okay, seriously… does anybody know where the lights and music came from?" Naruto wondered out loud, only for Mako to appear next to him while still holding out the tennis racket for him to take from her. "Huh?"

"Here, Naruto. Do your best out there!"

"… Heh, well I did talk a big game just now. All right! Bring it on!" Naruto grinned as he took the tennis racket from Mako making the girl cheer while Ryūko grinned.

(Honnōji Academy' Tennis Court)

It didn't take long for a large crowd to gather around one of the tennis court that was used specifically for matches between schools, as unlike the previous ones all four wall surrounding the tennis court had stone spikes covering every single inch of them. Sanageyama was standing on top of a large seat that allowed him to oversee the match while a massive scoreboard was held up behind him. "Special Rules! The match is one game, no two or three point leads! Decide who serves first!"

Ryūko and Mako were located on Naruto's side of the court, Mako cheering loudly from on top of one of the spikes while Ryūko was talking to Naruto as he was pulling lightly on the stings of his racket. Resting on Ryūko's shoulders were the straps holding onto Naruto's swords since he couldn't use them during the match, "Are you sure you're okay playing Naruto? I can take over if you want."

"No way Ryūko, you're not taking this from me this time." Naruto replied as he let go of the string and started swinging his racket a few times. "You had your fun beating that other guy, now it's my turn to have fun!"

"But you've never played tennis before! You don't even know all the rules!" Ryūko said only for the blonde to shrug his shoulders.

"All I have to do is hit is the ball into the other side and make sure the ball doesn't bounce twice on mine… Oh, and not to touch the ball with anything except the racket. See? I know enough." The grin on Naruto's face only made the girl shake her head with a heavy sigh as she knew that despite her best friend not knowing the rules he was going to be fine. Any time someone bet against Naruto or challenged him to a game, even if Naruto had no ideas on the rules, his devil's luck always seemed to come out on top. It's the man reason she never made a bet or played against him at anything… especially after the last time.

Ryūko couldn't help but shiver as she remembered the penalty game she had to play when she lost a race against Naruto when they were kids, she could never look at tomatoes the same way ever since. "Just… Just don't do too much damage."

"Oh come on Ryūko, this is me we're talkin about. When was the last time I took things too far?" Naruto questioned only to receive a deadpanned look in response.

"… Nara, Kyoto." That was all Ryūko said making Naruto's eyebrow twitch.

"Those assholes were asking for it! They were harassing the deer and was going to hurt them."

"But you didn't have to beat them and hang them upside down on the streetlamps by their shoelaces! I'm not even sure how you did that anyways." Ryūko took in a deep breath after that and looked at the tennis racket in Naruto's hand, "Just be careful with those rackets, I doubt they are made to deal with the intensity of both your strength and against a Goku Uniform."

"Don't worry, if things get bad then I have an idea in mind that might help me later," Naruto said before glancing down at Senketsu, who was still transformed and looking up at him with it's lone eye. "So how are you doing with Senketsu?"

Nodding her head, Ryūko looked down at her revealing outfit. "So far I'm doing fine with being in this form, I wonder if that glove is responsible for this. It's not like yesterday."

"The Seki Tekko is helping, but the main reason you are fine is because the blood you are giving me is not as much since you're not fighting." Senketsu explained while Ryūko lifted one of her gloved hands up, "It is thanks your blood that allows me to access my power, but make sure to not drain yourself in the process."

"What an annoying outfit you are." Ryūko said with a sigh before looking at Naruto with a serious expression, "Good luck Naruto."

"Right," Naruto nodded his head before turning to face the waiting Hakodate. 'Senketsu's power, the power of the Kamui, can be used once it is given blood…So since it also absorbed my blood yesterday…'

"Since he's the rookie here," Hakodate's voice called out from the other side of the court making him focus on her to see that she was looking at him with a smirk. "I'll give him the first serve."

Naruto could help but return the smirk as he caught the tennis ball that was tossed at him and bounced it a few times. "Thank you for your generosity," With a single toss, the tennis ball rose high into the air before coming down towards the crouching Naruto. "I'll be sure not to hold back on you!"

The ball sailed straight the space right in front of Hakodate, the shark-teethed girl licked her lips as a large grin before she brought her racket back. "PATHETIC!" Though the strings of the large racket easily managed to intercept the ball, the pressure of the collision caught the girl by surprise as she was forced to take a step back. Hakodate narrowed her eyes before she sent the ball soaring back at the corner away from Naruto, only to blink in surprise as he appeared behind the tennis ball after its first bounce and smacked the ball back at Hakodate's side. 'Not only is he strong, he's a lot faster than I thought. If he wasn't an enemy I would be impressed. But even so!'

"Here it comes," Naruto muttered to himself as he watched Hakodate spike the ball back towards him, this time it bounced a few feet from the net before taking off high into the air. The blonde male moved quickly and raised his racket as high as he could and was able to reach the tennis ball before it got to far… only to feel it dig into the strings despite his attempt to send it back, before breaking through the mesh of strings and speared itself through one of the spikes lining the walls. "Not bad."

"LOVE-FIFTEEN!" Sanageyama's voice called out while Ryūko looked over at the destroyed spike before turning to Naruto, who was studied his the hole in his racket for a few seconds until a grin grew on his face and tossed in their direction.

"Now that is a Goku Uniform with some power, it's a lot different from that boxer," Naruto said as he was handed a new racket and ball, his gaze focused on the girl across from him. "You really know how to make things interesting!"

"Oh really? I'm flattered but to be honest I'm just getting warmed up here!" Hakodate replied with a sneer as she and Naruto sized each other up. "Soon you'll see might of the Tennis-Spec Athleticism-Augmenting Two Star Goku Uniform that I received from Lady Satsuki!"

Naruto couldn't help but laugh as he bounced the ball, "Alright then, time to change up my style then!" Spiking the ball at Hakodate once again, Naruto grinned as he dashed forward as he watched Hakodate intercept and return the ball at ferocious speeds. The blonde reached the net just as the ball was finishing going over and hit the ball with the edge of his racket, halting its movements briefly before twisting his racket upwards as it actually started to head towards his face.

"I anticipated that was what you had in mind, so I put a unique spin on it…?!"Instead the ball hitting Naruto's face like she planned, she was shocked to see Naruto continue to twist his racket as the spinning ball moved and directed it back to land back on Hakodate's side where it hit the ground with such intensity that it left a small crater behind as it flew high into the air before it spiraled into the crowd to Hakodate's left causing students to retreat from the now destroyed area. "B-But how did you-?!"

"I may not be a professional like you, but there plenty of things that I am good at. One of them is fighting while another is being unpredictable." Naruto grinned widely before turning his head to look at the stunned Sanageyama. "Hey! I believe that's my point, right?"

Sanageyama quickly shook his head and reluctantly held his hand up in Naruto's direction. "FI… FIFTEEN ALL!"

"All right! That's how it's done!" Ryūko cheered before pointing at the angered Tennis Club President, "How do you like that, cocky bitch!"

"GO NARUTO!" Mako shouted in glee as others around her looked on in shock.

"Heh heh," Naruto flashed Mako and Ryūko a grin as he made a peace sign. "One point down, three more to go!"

Hakodate's shark-like teeth grinded against each other as she glared at her opponent, "Don't get cocky! That was only a lucky shot, and luck can only do so much for you."

"We'll see about that." Naruto said as he served another ball at Hakodate, who lost the smirk on her face as she smacked the ball back towards Naruto's side heading in the other direction. Naruto quickly moved and knocked the ball back towards Hakodate, though he noticed that there was a crack on his racket. 'Damn, these things aren't as sturdy at all!'

"Take this!" Hakodate exclaimed as she spiked the ball at the area next to Naruto, a malicious grin on her face as she watched it bounce.

As he turned towards the ball, Naruto was surprised when it suddenly changed course and headed straight towards him, giving him barely enough time to raise his racket in order to block it as it dug into the mesh. But unlike before, Naruto felt the racket in his hands continue to crack as he tried to push the tennis ball back. The two opposing forces was too much for the tennis racket and to the surprise of many, it broke into fragments and the ball nailed Naruto in the stomach that sent him spinning into the spiked wall. His body's collision into the spikes caused debris to fly all over the place while Naruto's body was covered in a dust cloud.

"Naruto!" Mako exclaimed as she stared at the smoke for any signs of movement, only to see an almost completely ripped tennis ball fell from the smoke and landed with a light bounce.

"FIFTEEN-THIRTY!" Sanageyama shouted as he glanced the smoke before turning to look at Hakodate with a small grin, "Nice one."

Hakodate shook her head as she placed her free hand on her hip, "There's no way that he survived that. This match is over, too bad~"

"Shut it bitch!" The glare Ryūko was sending Hakodate was so intense that steam could be seen escaping her revealing outfit.

"Calm down Ryūko, if you get worked up than your blood will just run out quicker." Senketsu warned as he felt Ryūko's blood start to warm up from her anger building.

Before Ryūko had a chance to reply, a voice called out from the dissipating smoke. "Ah man! That was close. But look what you did to my coat!" Everyone snapped their heads to see Naruto was sitting on top of one of the spikes with his coat in his hands, several large rips taking up most of the back. They quickly noticed that it wasn't just his coat that was ripped as his shirt had several tears in it as well. "I mean look at this thing! Do you have any idea how long it will take me to fix this?!"

"How are you still alive? You should be pierced through!" Hakodate shouted as she, Sanageyama and most of the student body stared at the blonde teen in shock.

"Oh that was an easy dodge," Naruto shrugged as he jumped off the spike and landed with ease before he walked over to where Ryūko was standing. "Sorry to worry you."

"I wasn't worried, it would take a lot more than that to do you in." Ryūko smirked as she pulled lightly on a large hole on the shirt, "Though I guess that's what you get for showing off."

"Hmph… Whatever." Turning his head away after his retort, Naruto let out a sigh as he started pulling off his ruined shirt. "With how damaged this thing is, I can't play and wear it at the same time." Everyone watched as Naruto removed his shirt to reveal his surprisingly lean form that still had a surprisingly decent amount of muscles and a modest six-pack over his abs. A lot of the female students couldn't help but blush as they took in his sinewy body, some of them starting to drool as they saw him begin to do some stretches. "Alright I guess it is time to end this I guess."

"Yeah, the sooner we get this over and done with the better." As she said this, Ryūko was glaring at the masses of students that were looking at her childhood friend like he was a piece of meat. Turning her attention back to Naruto as he finished up his stretches, Ryūko found herself watching as a bead of sweat fell from his neck down his chest before she turned away with a red face. "But what about a racket, you don't exactly have another one that they'll just give you."

"I know… That's why I'm gonna need you and Senketsu to help me out for a second." Naruto dismissed the curious looks that he was getting from Ryūko and her outfit as he looked over at Sanageyama. "Time-out for a second, alright?"

The green haired man cocked an eyebrow at that before frowning at Naruto, "You can't call for a time-out unless there is an emergency. You have thirty seconds to prepa-" Sanageyama was cut off as a bright light shined from the towers making a few students cover their eyes.

"It's alright. I will allow it…" Satsuki's voice echoed making some look up at her in shock. "Hakodate, show him the power of your Two Star uniform and win."

"Yes, milady." Hakodate replied with a deep bow.

"Milady!" Sanageyama only bowed as he complied with her wishes and granted Naruto his time-out.

"She's just the same as before, standing up there acting like a Queen while ordering your slaves down below. It's sickening!" Ryūko growled out as she glared up at Satsuki despite Naruto holding an arm out in front of her. "Why are you even here?!"

"Originally I was here to watch your battle to see you Kamui in action, but being able to observe your comrade is just as interesting." Satsuki turned her attention to Naruto and even from the distance they had, both locked gazes and silently stared at each other.

Ryūko didn't wait long to speak up as she instantly picked up what Satsuki had just said, "You bitch, how the hell do you know this thing is called a Kamui?!"

"We'll worry about that later Ryūko. Right now we need to deal with this opponent." Naruto interrupted as he motioned his head towards Hakodate before he started pulling Ryūko towards the benches, grabbing the meshless racket as they made it to the opposite side, under a blocked area where Sanageyama and the others could them. "Alright, I've got a plan and I'm gonna need Senketsu's help for a second."

"Huh?"

"My help?"

It was a few minutes later that Naruto and Ryūko emerged from the covered area with Naruto holding the white racket in his hands, only this time there was a new black mesh instead of it's previously destroyed one, though the string seemed to be too long as it wrapped around the edge of the racket and the handle itself. Going back to his previous position, Naruto positioned himself at the serving area of the tennis court while holding a hand out to receive a ball. "Okay, I'm ready!"

"Resume the game!" Sanageyama shouted as an aid tossed Naruto a tennis ball.

Hakodate only smirked as she slammed her racket into the ground, kicking up some dirty as she was ready to challenge her. "I'll use you as a target practice for the away matches against Hokkaido

"Let's just see about that!" Naruto grinned as he tossed the ball up into the air and spiked the ball at Hakodate, surprising the girl as the ball moved even faster than before and was barely able to intercept the ball in time before sending it back. But this time Naruto was ready as he appeared behind the ball and whipped the racket into the ball, causing it to spin from the movement and head back over the net.

"Ugh! I don't understand, he's hits are so much stronger now!" Hakodate exclaimed as she used both hands to hold the racket to hit the tennis ball back, but to Sanageyama's surprise he could see Hakodate's body skidded back almost six feet before she sent the ball back at Naruto. "A new mesh of string couldn't have done anything. What did you do?!"

"Heh, you shouldn't be so shocked. This is my real strength, NOT HOLDING ANYTHING BACK IN MY SWINGS!" Naruto shouted as he appeared in front of the ball again with his racket already intercepting the tennis ball.

Sanageyama could only watch with wide eyes as he watched Naruto's movement… before his eyes focused on something else, something on the hand Naruto was using to hold the racket, something red. "Is that… blood?!"

"Naruto used my thread as the strings for the racket and purposely used one that was longer to wrap around the racket itself, thus giving it a stronger durability to handle the pressures of his swings." Senketsu said to Ryūko as they watched Naruto spike the ball at Hakodate once again making the girl panic as the ball actually landed right between her legs before passing under her skirt. "Naruto realized that with his abnormal strength, he was at a disadvantage against that girl since the rackets are not suitable for the power that you and he possess. Under normal circumstances, just having my thread wrap around the tennis racket and tied like that would not do anything if the object is not sturdy itself. But that's where Naruto's blood comes in, he used his swords to cut his own palm so the blood would get onto the thread and in turn enhance the racket."

"Right, that guy did say that I needed to give blood in order to activate your power. So Naruto's blood should work," Ryūko nodded her head before glancing down at Senketsu, "…It's funny that you don't remember anything about what you are and yet you are still so knowledgeable on how you work."

"THIRTY ALL!" Sanageyama shouted as the scoreboard changed to show that both Naruto and Hakodate had thirty points each.

"What's a matter? I thought that I was going to be target practice." The large grin on Naruto's face only enraged Hakodate more as he held up a tennis ball, "Too bad for you, I'm ending this now!" Tossing up the ball into the air, the eyes of a very select few widened greatly when they saw Naruto's hand and his tennis racket start to glow as glittering stars surrounded them before he sent the ball crashing into Hakodate's side of the court.

The tennis player moved quickly to intercept and gritted her teeth as she did her best to not lose her footing, "I've trained for years, I've done everything I could to get this far, and after so long I finally got my Two Star Goku Uniform! I can't lose… to someone like you!" Putting all of her strength into her swing, Hakodate sent the tennis ball soaring back with a satisfying grin… only for a shocked expression to replace it as she saw Naruto's azure eyes staring her down from his place right in front of the net, his racket prepared to spike the ball. Hakodate took a step back with fear evident on her face as her mental perception of Naruto changed, his intimating figure growing much larger than her.

"It doesn't matter how long you've trained!" Naruto roared as his racket collided with the ball, sending it spiraling at Hakodate who brought her racket up in front of her face in a last ditch effort to protect herself. "You lost the moment you hurt my friends and pissed me off!" Hakodate could only feel pain coming from her face as the tennis ball hit her racket so hard that it slammed her own racket into her face, the force of both slingshot the girl back into the spike wall behind her. The impact from her crash sent debris flying towards Naruto, who tossed away his racket. "Ryūko!"

"Right!" The dual-color haired girl shouted as she tossed Bakuya and Kanshou at Naruto.

Catching both of the blades without looking, Naruto began to swat away all of the incoming rubble without any issues before turning his attention to the cries belonging to the airborne Tennis Club President, who was flying towards her from the explosion created from some of the debris. With a twist of his body, Naruto spun the two swords they were both in a reverse grip and swung the blades at Hakodate before appearing behind her in a post-strike position.

"SEN'I SŌSHITSU!"

For a second, Hakodate simply spun around in the air before her entire outfit exploded into ribbons and threads leaving her completely naked as she landed on the top of a large spike unconscious, her naked form laid bare for everyone near her to see… and get her nude pictures taken by the cellphones belonging to the male students. Everyone was distracted by the excitement of the match and the 'conclusion' that they didn't noticed a single red thread floated close to Ryūko before entering Senketsu's body. Naruto and Ryūko looked back at Hakodate for a second before the former quickly moved over to his coat and grabbed it, returning to the spiked wall and tossed his coat onto Hakodate's unconscious form. Though the large hole revealed a large portion of her abdomen and the very bottom of her breasts, the black coat managed to cover a great deal of her body.

Ryūko couldn't help but cracked a smirk, "Well, since she's unable to continue it looks like the match is yours."

"I guess so… Heh, maybe I should look into playing tennis-Hmm?" The two transfer students turned their heads to see Sanageyama with over a dozen One Star students standing behind him, the man himself looking at them in anger.

"Don't get too full of yourselves, you-"

"He is the victor of this match, Sanageyama. Restrain yourself." Sanageyama and the other students quickly bowed their heads and moved out of the way as Satsuki finished walking down the stairs leading to the tower, Naruto narrowing his eyes as he took notice to the sheathed sword in Satsuki's hand.

Ryūko glared at the girl before them. "Well, are you going to tell me? Are you the one who had the other half of the Scissor Blade that night?"

The next thing Ryūko knew, a black blur was coming towards her shoulder and was halfway deep into one of the shoulder vest near her neck before something white stopped it. The girl could feel a bead of sweat fall down to her chin when she saw that Naruto was using Kanshou to block Satsuki's weapon, a pure black katana with a white hilt that had two bars protruding from the guard. Satsuki locked gazes with Naruto briefly, impressed with how well he was holding her off, and turned her attention to Ryūko. "If you wish to know the truth, then ask your questions with your blades instead of your words… This is my sword Bakuzan, a blade that is so powerful and with an edge so keen that it can cut a Kamui easily."

Ryūko narrowed her eyes at the sword before she reached for her Scissor Blade, "Fine then, I'll just beat the answers outta you!"

"Ryūko" The girl looked down at Senketsu, who stared wearily at the black katana the Student Council President wielded. "If you're going to fight, you'll have to win within the next two minutes. Otherwise, you're going to pass out like last time."

"Then maybe you shouldn't drink so much of it!?" Ryūko whispered harshly until she felt a heavy pressure coming from in front of her making her look up to see Satsuki coming at her with her Bakuzan raised above her head. The intent surrounding Satsuki so great that for a brief moment, Ryūko wasn't sure what she should do…

"Ryūko, block now!" Senketsu's voice snapped her out of it and Ryūko raised her Scissor Blade in time to block her blade from striking her down. To her surprise, the force behind Satsuki's attack made the ground behind Ryūko crack and blasted away several of the No Stars and One Stars that surrounded them. The only ones that were not sent flying by the blast were both Sanageyama and Naruto, who raised his blades in preparation to intervene.

Ryūko couldn't help but sweat as she realized that Satsuki Kiryūin wasn't just in charge for show, she was a lot stronger than anybody that Ryūko fought before now. Even the Two Star that she fought yesterday and the one today were chumps compared to her, never mind the One Stars. There was no doubt about it, if Ryūko were to fight the Student Council President now… beating her within two minutes would be impossible. Even with Naruto's help that would also mean dealing with all the other students ranging from One Star all the way to the Three Star that was standing behind the long haired woman.

As much as she hated to admit it, there was only one option left. Satsuki narrowed her eyes as she noticed Ryūko was struggling under the pressure of her sword, but even so the girl was managing to push back on her blade. Suddenly steam started to escape the vents on Ryūko's outfit, releasing a large amount until the two of them were blinded from view, and then Satsuki felt something collide with the back of Ryūko's blade which pushed her Bakuzan back. When the steam dissipated, Ryūko stood several feet away with her Scissor Blade held in front of her while Naruto was next to her with Bakuya and Kanshou at the ready. "Next time we're going to finish this once and for all Satsuki Kiryūin! Let's go, Naruto, Mako!"

"Sure!"

"Right behind you."

Satsuki watched as Ryūko picked Mako up like a block of wood, carrying her under her armpit while Naruto was following after the skimpy clothed girl. The Student Council President watched Ryūko's back at the girl retreated before focusing her gaze on Naruto's bare back.

"Forgive me, Lady Satsuki. I underestimated the transfer student." Sanageyama apologized as he bowed his head at his leader, who kept her gaze on Naruto's form as he and Ryūko disappeared beyond the gates.

"Hakodate is demoted to a No Star. As for Hokkaido, set up an interleague match with the sumo club." Satsuki ordered as she spun around and began walking up the stairs leading to the tower.

Sanageyama nodded his head before he turned to his One Star lackeys, "Alright, I want you all to start cleaning this up immediately!"

"As expected, a Kamui is most formidable. To think it could give her power capable of standing against my blade… I got to see more of what her companion is capable of. I never thought I would see someone with his abilities without the use of the Life Fibers, not to mention I got to see something very interesting as well." An amused smirk appeared on Satsuki's face as she started to sheath her sword, the image of the glittering glow surrounding Naruto's hand still fresh in her mind. "I'll remember this day, Ryuko Matoi… and Naruto Uzumaki."

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A/N: That chapter… was probably one of the longest chapters I have ever wrote for one of my stories! As you can see I am keeping some things similar to the Canon but at the same time I am doing a lot of different things. So don't assume to know how things are going to turn out. Be sure to review and no flames. I WILL IGNORE them. Some of you might be confused about the whole scene with Naruto using Senketsu's thread to make the tennis racket much sturdier. But before you do anything let me say this… HE WAS NOT USING THE LIFE FIBER ON HIMSELF, ONLY ON THE RACKET! Let's not forget that the Goku Uniforms are basically a bunch of threads that are only a small part of the actual outfits, it is merely the student's using the power of the Life Fibers to give it a proper form. So Naruto using a single, long thread from a Kamui would have no trouble boosting the durability of the racket.

A/N 2: The next story for update will be Fairy Flame Dragon and then TEAM RYBWN

Another Two Star student has been defeated by the Transfer Students, Naruto and Ryūko. Satsuki seems to know that Ryūko has a Kamui and what is it exactly. What will happen in the days to come at Honnōji Academy? What will Naruto and Ryūko learn from they're mysterious, stripper of a teacher? What is this strange sensation that Naruto and Senketsu are feeling? Find out in the next chapter – Battle of the Kamui - Get Naked Ryūko!