AN: I've been reading allot of different version of Seigaku betrays Ryoma and despite all my love for Seigaku, I decided I wanted to try my hand in writing something like it, though I doubt I'd be able to turn the entire team against Ryoma.

Disclaimer: I don't own Prince of Tennis or Naruto, though I own the plot, my OC's and anything else that isn't cannon and that's about it.

Pairing: ItaNaru, ?/Ryoma ... I'm not sure who I'll have with Ryoma, could be someone from Rikkaidai, (Yukimura, Marui or Niou) Hyotei, (Oshitari, Ohtori or Jiroh) someone from Naruto, or even someone completely different. I have someone in mind, but I have yet to find a way to bring him into the story, so until I do, he'll remain a mystery, and yes this guy is cannon.


Three years later
-In Japan-

A training camp was being held and no one knew the reason for it, not even the captains were told. All anyone knew was that seven of Japans top tennis teams were chosen to compete in it, and the winners would form a team, much like the goodwill games, three years prior. Entering the camp, each of the players were ushered towards the meeting place where each of the coaches were waiting.

First to enter was Rikkaidai, National champions for the High School division - two years running, everyone thought it would be a repeat of their middle school years and were just waiting for Seigaku's baby to return and dominate like he had in the past.

Next came Hyotei, led by the flamboyant Atobe heir. Behind them came Seigaku and Shitenhouji, following them were St. Rudolph, led by Mizuki Hajime, who was twirling his hair and smirking at nothing in particular. Bringing up the back was Yamabuki and Jyousei Shounan.

As they came to stand before the coaches, Rikkai made sure to be as far away as they possibly could from Seigaku, but it didn't seem to work for Seigaku decided to make their group right across from them, much to Rikkai's baby displeasure.

Kirihara crossed his arms as he glared at the school in front of him, "Mura-buchou can we go somewhere else, I don't like standing here, especially with them." The baby of Rikkai stuck out his bottom lip, nearly pouting while the blue haired captain smiled, patting the boys unruly hair.

"We have to remain here for a while Akaya-chan." Yukimura stated, soothing, blue eyes narrowed at Seigaku briefly before he turned away from them. the rest of the team, besides Yanagi, Jackal and Sanada found it hard not to scream at the seemingly calm group. When they heard what happened from Akaya, they had been rightly upset by their treatment. "Just a bit longer."

The regulars of Seigaku were confused at the treatment Rikkai had been giving them ever since the National Championships three years ago. At first they assumed they were just bitter at losing the National title, but that was dismissed, after all, who could hold a grudge for something so minor, for three years, no, they figured some thing else had happened to cause Rikkai to hate them, but for the life of them they didn't know what happened.

"I wonder what their problem is, I do." Momo murmured catching the sneer Kirihara had sent at them, "You'd think they'd be over what happened three years ago by now, beside they hold the National title once more for two consecutive years already, this year will make it three, so I don't get it. I don't."

Kaidoh hissed, turning his head away, not bothering to say anything. For three years already there had been a rift between the team, four against four, those who didn't care about Ryoma and those who did. When word reached them that Ryoma left Japan for America due to a family emergency the group had practically cheered and celebrated that they got rid of the 'baggage' without having to raise a finger.

Kaidoh, Inui, Taka and Eiji begged a differ, they knew something had happened and the only thing Inui could gather was that Ryoma and the three Rikkai members that he left with that day had heard what had been said, which would explain Ryoma's disappearance and Rikkai's hatred for their team. Beside all that the teams dynamics, which had once been the envy of all the schools were nearly null and void. The golden pair hardly worked well together anymore, Eiji couldn't forgive Oishi for his reaction towards the one he considered a younger brother, so the only real double pair they still had was Kaidoh and Inui, which severely weakened their team overall.

"It's nice to see so many bright faces here." Kanda-sensei, Hyotei's coach, stated with a small smile, "Now I know majority of you might be wondering why you are here or what this training camp is for." Nods and voiced agreements met that statement, which caused Kanda to raise a hand in order to silence the noise, "As I'm sure you've already figured it out, but this camp will work just like the senbatsu camp allot of you participated in three years ago." Murmurs spread like wild fire which was silence once more, "All of us, as in the coaches, spoke with the Elite tennis team in America, and after several days of discussion and pleading on our part we finally got the okay from the managers to hold a tournament." Unseen by everyone else, shared looks were passed between each Rikkai member.

Kousuke, the coach for Yamabuki, nodded his head, "Some of you, if not most of you, might have heard of them, be on television or magazine or maybe even in passing, but the team we talked with is the prestigious school for the wealthy in America. It's said that the students that attend the school are from families such as the Atobe's, but there is something else that makes this school so popular."

"Their schools tennis team." Yanagi called out, "And I can guarantee, the school all of you spoke to is none other than Herrington Heights Academy. They have two elite tennis teams, that switch off which days they play. It's like first string and second string and they are led by two different captains." the data man of Rikkai stated while the rest of the Rikkai team nodded their heads in amusement at the shock looks being displayed.

Atobe blinked, "Herrington Heights Academy, they hold the number one position for High school tennis, not to mention the people who attend that school can rival those from Hyotei." The rich master nodded his head, it made sense especially after what the Yamabuki coach had said about it. Placing a hand on his face, in his infamous 'insight' pose, the Atobe heir smirked, "Ore-sama believes this will be quite interesting."

"Herrington Heights has two tennis teams?" someone questioned.

Hatsuharu, coach for Seigaku, nodded his head, "They have two teams both equally strong but led by different people as Yanagi-san stated already. The first team are called ANBU, which is actually an acronym for Ansatsu Senjutsu Tokushu Butai, each of these members are hidden behind a specific animal mask and addressed by that animal name. For instance, the captain of the team is Crow, his vice captain is Fox, the others you'll meet when they arrive."

Akazu, coach for Rikkaidai, smiled, "The second team are called, Kichōna hōseki, and like their companions they wear mask as well, the only difference is they don't conceal their faces with an animal mask, instead each of the forehead, the mask that is, has a specific gem embedded and thus that is their nickname, for instance, the captain is named Cat's eye Aquamarine, cat's eye for short, his vice captain is Star Sapphire, nicknamed star or sapphire or even double S, and again you'll learn about the others when they arrive."

Kanda grinned, "When we met these guys, we could tell they would be some thing special, and, they are. You'll notice when you meet that each of them are very close, especially the vice captain of ANBU and the captain of Kichōna hōseki, the members are particularly protective of those two, so I'd watch my step around those two if I were you. Aside from that, each member of ANBU wears a necklace depicting a certain jewel while Kichōna hōseki bore animal pendant necklaces around their necks showing their closeness and the school they represent, so I want you all to be mature when you meet these people."

"When will they be here?" Mizuki called out.

The coaches glanced at each other, "Well, they should be here by the end of the month, so the tournament to determine the sixteen players who'll be matched up against the Herrington Heights tennis team will begin tomorrow, eat dinner and get some rest, you've got long week ahead of you." Taking that as a dismissal, the teams all broke off and headed towards the canteen.

"I can't wait to see the little brat again, you think he'll finally take that revenge he's been waiting for." Kirihara whispered. "Ryoga says his brother is quire excited to get his just desserts." the baby of Rikkaidai smirked at the thought of meeting up with his best friend and his boyfriend. It was going to be a great reunion especially seeing Seigaki's face upon hearing the news of just who is the captain of one of the tennis team.

Yukimura smiled, he couldn't agree with Kirihara more. It had been a long time since they'd visit the center. When they had first gotten the invitation, they were going to turn it down, after all they didn't necessarily have the kind of money to just buy a flight to America, pay for food and board, for however long they'd be staying there, but upon finishing the letter, they were surprise to discover that the trip was paid in full already, which meant the flight to get them to and from America, where they'd be staying had been taken care of along with the food they'll be consuming, with the teams generosity how could they have possibly pass up the chance to train with an elite school who were making it big. The answer; they couldn't.

It had been a big shock to them when they found out just who had been the captain of Herrington Heights Academy tennis teams 'Precious jewels' and that his cousin was not only the vice captain to Herrington Heights Academy tennis teams 'ANBU' but had also been the one to provided his private plane for their usage.

The first thing they found out was that Naruto was allot different from Ryoma, not in a bad way, he got along well with Kirihara, Niou and Marui, the four often caused trouble when they weren't training, suffice to say that when Rikkai left at the end of the month, they left knowing they made new friends and for Kirihara, he got himself a boyfriend.

"I can't wait to see their faces!" Marui murmured, popping his gum, "They deserve it for everything they put that poor brat through, but maybe we should tell him that four of his former team members didn't have anything to do with anything."

Jackal gave a nod of his head, "Hm, I think they deserve a bit of happiness." he glanced at the four, "I never thought I'd say this, but I prefer seeing the bouncy, too happy redhead as opposed to the person he has become." moving his gaze towards the other three, he shook his head, "Kawamura isn't shy, even without his racket. Inui, though still takes his notes, barely threatens blackmail and Kaidoh is hardly, outwardly that is, scary anymore."

Yagyuu pushed his glasses up higher, "And Tezuka barely plays them, I guess that's he's way of punishing them. The only reason he plays Inui and Kaidoh so often is because they are the only double team they have now since Kikumaru refuse to work with Oishi and if force, he won't do anything."

Niou nodded his head, "And Kawamura and Kikumaru are only rotated into the game against teams like Shitenhouji and Hyotei, perhaps even Yamabuki, but that's about it, unless the coach intervenes, though he's completely clueless about the treatment four of his players are given, puri."

Sanada crossed his arms and stared at Seigaku, he couldn't believe how badly those four had played everyone. To everyone Tezuka was a levelheaded, firm but fair captain, Oishi was the kindhearted motherly vice captain, who overreacted over the smallest thing in regards to his teammates, Momo was the goofy, fun-loving rascal while Fuji is more believable being the sadist that he is. "They've perfected their mask. It's going to take something major to rattle them."

"Like Ryoma's return." Yukimura whispered. earning various nods.

One week later
with Herrington Heights Academy
tennis team

-Narita Internation airport=

"Hot!" Naruto fanned himself, slumping against Itachi with a groan. He wasn't the only one complaining about the heat. "Whose picking us up? I bet it's that lazy coach of ours, I swear he really needs to learn how to be on time."

Sasuke furrowed his brows, "The day that lazy pervert is on time, for anything, is the day pigs fly and hell freezes over." the youngest Uchiha retorted, raising his hand in order to block out the sun.

"I resent that statement Sasuke! I have a good excuse, you see, I accidentally hit this woman who was crossing the road while the hand was flashing, so I had to rush her to the hospital for intensive care. After I left the hospital, I nearly got into another accident when a black cat ran across the street, and as they say, black cats are bad luck so I had to turn the bus around and take the long route to get here."

The group of sixteen turned and glared at the speaker, "Your such a liar Kakashi-sensei, have you no shame!" several voices rang out in unison.

"Let's go, we're already running late. The drive to the camp is two hours, so get your bags and let's get to the bus." the silver headed male stated, gaining several glares and curses as the teens did as asked.


-Two hours later-

"Alright, I've requested a private room for all of you, so you can have your privacy and walk around without your mask while your inside the building." Kakashi motioned towards a fairly size building, it appeared to be about two levels. "You might have to double up, I'm sure it won't be too much of a bother." The ANBU coach smiled beneath his clothed mask, "Nine rooms, so each of you find a roommate, each room comes with a bathroom. All the rooms are upstairs, downstairs has the television along with the kitchen, just encase you'd prefer handing out here instead."

The group nodded their heads, "Thank you Kakashi-sensei, this almost makes up for you being late to pick up up." Naruto stated, wrapping an arm around Ryoma's shoulder, "Anyways when are we suppose to meet with the Japanese tennis team?"

"During dinner, so in five hours." Kakashi stated, taking out an orange book and began reading it, "Until then you can do what you want. Unpack your bags, explore the place, if you do that make sure you have your mask on and don't be seen, in fact I'd prefer you not exploring until after your introduced, so the only things you can do until it's time to leave is unpack your stuff, watch Television, take a nap or some thing. I don't care what you do, really, just leave me to my reading."

Ryoma rolled his eyes, "When is Ryoga going to come, or is he already here?"

"He'll be here later tonight." Kakashi replied without moving his face from the book he was currently reading. 'Icha Icha Paradisu: Special yaoi edition'. "Shoo shoo kiddies and let me read in peace." Rolling their eyes, the teens walked away, each pairing up and picking out their room.


Tsuzuku

(To be continued)


Sorry for the delay, works got me busy, I work ten hour shifts on the weekdays, nine on the weekends, one day off and I'm too tired to do anything else, but read or sleep while at home. But, I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Tenma