Hello again my readers, I'm sorry for the late update, last week was super busy for me. Well that, and I got distracted a little which result a one-shot bleach fic, oh, and another Naruto and Rosario+Vampire cross over. I'm sure you've already read it, if you haven't, then you can find it on my profile.
Don't worry, I won't ever give up this story. I already planned far ahead for this fic, far enough until capu2 anyway. :)
This chapter was beta read by: Jennarous
Without any further comments, I present you the sixth chapter of Live at Youkai Academy. It's almost 9k words, my longest chapter ever, so I hope that it's worth the wait.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto and Rosario+Vampire, both belong to their respective owners.
Naruto had just woken up from a good night's sleep. Today was his third day as a high school student. He quickly took a bath and prepared himself for the day.
After he had finished all of his preparations, he walked out of his room and saw that Tsukune was currently walking towards him. Naruto observed that Tsukune had some bandages wrapped around his body to cover injury he received from Inner Moka's kick yesterday.
"Good morning, Naruto," Tsukune greeted the blond boy.
"Hi Tsukune, you seem happy today," Naruto said before continuing, "Any particular reason?" he asked Tsukune as he joined the human boy.
"Ah, I just happy that we made a new friend yesterday," the brown-haired boy explained to Naruto.
"Oh right, I almost forgot about her," Naruto sheepishly scratched the back of his head, making his human friend sweat drop.
"Come on, let's go, Naruto," Tsukune said, "It's still early, how about we have breakfast before going to class?" he suggested.
The blond boy didn't need to be told twice, a second after his brain processed his friend's invitation, Naruto had already grabbed Tsukune's wrist and dragged him across the dorm rooms towards the cafeteria.
When they finally arrived, Naruto and Tsukune looked around the cafeteria. It seemed as if most of the other students were having breakfast as well. They could see a large boy was eating like crazy in one of the cafeteria's corner. On other seats, they sighted a short boy with glasses eating weird, slime-like soup - they immediately looked away in disgust.
Naruto and Tsukune walked through the cafeteria for a moment, it was almost full because a lot of students were having breakfast now. After looking for an empty seat, finally they spotted one. There was an empty table in the corner of the cafeteria, some girls just finished their breakfast and left the table empty. Naruto and Tsukune quickly took that table before anyone could ever think to take it away from them. They were lucky to get the table.
Just a few second after the two got their seat, Naruto and Tsukne hear a familiar voice came from behind them, "Good morning Naruto, Tsukune. Mind if we join you?"
"Oh! Good morning Moka-san, Kurumu-chan." Tsukune greeted the two girls, "Of course not, just come and take a seat. It would be nice to have a breakfast together." Tsukune answered the pink-haired girl's question.
"Yahoo! Good morning Tsukune." The blue-haired girl greeted the human boy as she began suffocating him by pressing his face into her huge breast.
Naruto and Moka only sweat dropped at the sight before them. They could see the human boy's entire face become redder and redder as the time goes by. They didn't really know if Tsukune's face was red due to his embarrassment, perversion, or lack of oxygen. But one thing they did know for sure though, it wouldn't take too long before he passed out due to blood lost, or lack of oxygen, or both.
Being a kind and caring girl she was, Moka decided to save her human friend from his torture, or fortune, depends on how you look at it.
After trying, and failing to separate the human boy from Kurumu's grasp, Moka was finally able to separate them with some help from Naruto.
"Uh… don't do that again Kurumu-chan," Tsukune said, getting a nod from the blue-haired succubus.
"Okay Tsukune, I won't do that again...for now," she muttered the last part under her breath so no one could hear it.
"Hey guys, can we start order our breakfast now? I'm hungry," Naruto whined. His stomach supported his complaint by letting out a growl, making the boy blush in embarrassment.
"I think I will just order a bowl of rice and miso soup for today," Tsukune said before continuing, "What do you want, Kurumu-chan?" he asked his new blue-haired friend.
"I will order the same thing as you, Tsukune." Kurumu smiled happily as she answered the human boy's question. She looked at Moka with questioning glance before asking the vampire girl what she wanted for breakfast.
However, the pink-haired girl just pressed her index fingers together and looked down at the floor, as if something interesting was happening down there.
Naruto sighed, "You want some blood for breakfast, right?" he asked the vampire girl beside him.
Moka nodded timidly, "Y-yes, but I can't..." she said, getting a curious look from the blond boy.
"Why not? Care to explain?" Naruto asked her, but she didn't give him an answer. He decided to push her a little more, "Come on, Moka, this isn't like you. Just tell us already. We are your friends, right?"
Moka's eyes widened slightly at the last part of Naruto's words, and after a moment of hesitation, she finally answered the blond's question.
"It's because... I hurt you yesterday. All of you," she looked down as she told her friends the reason, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you, I just..." she was stopped by Naruto who placed his fingers on her lips.
"Shh, calm down, Moka, It wasn't your fault," Naruto said reassuringly, "We know it was the other Moka that was in control of your body yesterday. It was partially my fault too, since I was the one who released her from the seal," Naruto smiled at the pink-haired girl, making her feeling more comfortable.
"So there is no need for you to feel sorry at all, since it wasn't you that happened to kick us like a kick-boxing champion yesterday," Naruto chuckled at his own joke. No one knew where he got the kick-boxing part from; maybe he had heard it from other students or watched the sport on TV.
Moka's face lit up a little. She looked at her friends one by one, noticing that everyone was smiling at her; they didn't seem angry at all. She was lucky that she had understanding friends like them. She hoped this moment would last forever. She had friends now, even though one of them was a human, but he wasn't anything like those despicable "friends" she had in human world.
"It's true Moka, we aren't angry at you," Kurumu stated before continuing, "It's me who really needs to apologize to all of you. If I didn't start the fight yesterday, it would have never happened."
"Don't say something like that, Kurumu-chan," Tsukune joined the conversation, "It's all right now. If you didn't show up yesterday, we would never become friends like we are now," he said, getting nods from all of them.
"Yahoo! Tsukune, you are the best! I knew it!" Kurumu said, before readying herself to suffocate Tsukune in her huge breasts again. However, her plan wasn't successful, as Moka and Naruto stopped her before she could go any farther.
"Mou, you're so mean," Kurumu pouted, eliciting few chuckle from everybody present.
Naruto called the waitress and ordered, "I would like to order two bowls of rice and miso soup for my friends over there," Naruto said, getting a nod from the waitress. "For me, I would like a bowl of each of the following: pork ramen, shrimp ramen, miso butter ramen, roast beef ramen, teriyaki chicken ramen, mushroom ramen, smoked ham ramen, oriental ramen…" he paused for a moment and frowned, "I think that's enough for now, I will call you again if we need anything else."
The waitress, Moka, Kurumu, and Tsukune's faces were all priceless. Their eyes were wide open and they were gawking at the blond's order. They had never met someone with such a monstrous appetite towards ramen. Was he really that hungry?
"Hey, come on, don't give me that look," Naruto moped, "I only ordered half of the amount of ramen that I usually order in my home village," he continued, making the others gape at him with even more disbelief.
The waitress eventually overcame her surprise and walked away from their table to get their orders ready.
A few minutes later, she came back with the food they had ordered and placed it on the table. Immediately after the food was served, the blond-haired boy began eating his breakfast with alacrity, slurping the eight bowls of different flavors with incredible speed.
"Ah, the ramen is great here! I will definitely come here again to have some for lunch and dinner," Naruto exclaimed, "Oh, and maybe for a midnight snack too," he finished.
"Naruto, is that okay for you to eat ramen for every meal?" Tsukune curiously asked his friend.
Naruto nodded sagely, "Why of course, Tsukune! Ramen is the food of the gods. Don't ever doubt the power of ramen!" Naruto deadpanned. However, his other friend didn't share the same belief as him.
"Naruto! That's not healthy at all! You shouldn't eat ramen for every meal," Moka scolded her blond-haired friend, "You should be eating healthier foods! It's for your own good!"
"Oh come on, Moka, I'm fine, really," Naruto defended himself, "It's not like you eat healthy foods either, for as long as I've known you, you've only consumed blood and tomato juice. What kind of healthy food is that?" he queried, making the vampire girl blush in embarrassment.
"B-But I'm a vampire! It's in my nature to drink blood and tomato juice," Moka tried to defend herself from Naruto's statement, "And I eat other food too, sometimes."
"Yeah, sure, you're a vampire and I'm ramen lover," Naruto said, "Just as you said about yourself, it's in our nature. You drink blood and I eat ramen," Naruto stated before continuing, "How about this, I will eat something else later with you, but you must try ramen then, my treat. Sound good?"
Moka, Tsukune and Kurumu had the same thought on their mind, "Did Naruto just ask me/Moka-san/her out?"
The expressions on their faces showed evidence of the question on their minds. Moka's face was as red as a tomato, Tsukune had an unrecognizable look on his face, the young succubus had a sly smile on her face, and Naruto looked confused.
"Did I say something wrong?" Naruto thought to himself, "Why do I suddenly have this uneasy feeling? Usually when I feel like this, something bad happens to me," he shuddered a little.
"Ohhh, you're such a naughty boy, Naruto," Kurumu said loudly so everybody present in the cafeteria could hear her voice. She continued on, a sly smile on her face, "You're asking Youkai Academy's most cute and beautiful girl, second only to me," she paused for a moment to add a dramatic effect to her little speech before continuing, "You ask Akashiya Moka to go on a date with you, and you succeed in making her blush this red?" she pointed at the pink-haired girl.
"WHAATTT!?" Naruto and all the other males present there, except Tsukune and most of Kurumu's fans, jumped out of their seat and shouted together in disbelief.
The pink-haired vampire looked down at her hands on her lap, squeezing her skirt tightly. Some hair covered her face, but not enough to conceal her blush from the curious observers. She didn't say anything, though. To be more precise, she couldn't say anything at this moment. She just wanted the world to stop so she could run away to hide her embarrassment. She didn't even know why she felt this way. Did she have a crush on Naruto? No, it couldn't be. He is a human and she still couldn't completely trust him, even though he had already saved her twice. To top it off, she has only known him for three days, so that couldn't be the reason, right?
However, her thoughts were cut off by a laughing voice nearby, "Hahaha look at your face! I should have brought a camera with me to capture this moment."
"Come on Kurumu-chan, don't be like that," Tsukune reprimanded the girl, receiving an annoyed look from Kurumu, similar to that of a child when their toy was taken away.
"I mean, look at Moka-san," he gestured towards the pink-haired vampire, "She almost fainted because of the embarrassment that you've put her through."
Kurumu felt a little bad, she had only wanted to tease the two a little. She didn't think Moka's reaction would be this severe. She thought that Moka would defend herself by denying it or something like that, but it seems that her prediction was wrong after all.
On the other hand, being the succubus that she is, Kurumu knew almost everything about love; her mother had taught her well. She could tell from the girl's expression that Moka had taken a liking towards a certain blond, but said blond didn't seem to have a clue about the entire situation.
"Well, I think it would be better if I stay out of this for now," Kurumu thought, "But if one of them needs a little push to admit their feeling towards each other later, I will gladly help them."
"Uh, okay Tsukune, I understand," Kurumu said. She turned to the crowd and shouted once again, making everybody look at her, "Enough staring! Go back to your own business already!"
Her shout made all the onlookers go back to their previous activities.
Naruto got back into his seat and asked, "What was that for, Kurumu?"
"Oh, I just want to tease you two a bit, but it seems like I overdid it a little," Kurumu explained, "I'm sorry, Naruto, Moka."
"Ah, okay I guess," Naruto responded, "I don't think it's that bad, I always pranked people in my village when I was a little kid."
"You're so mean, Kurumu," Moka pouted cutely. In the inside, however, she was still mulling over her previous thoughts.
"I'm sorry, okay?" Kurumu said, "I won't do it again, I promise. Well… if you just admit your feelings it won't have to come to this, you know?"
"Kurumuuuu-" Moka, Naruto and Tsukune said together.
"Okay, okay, geez just chill already," Kurumu said, "I'm sorry, okay? Let's just drop the topic and move onto something else, shall we?"
"Yes, I agree with Kurumu-chan," Tsukune said, "We should talk about something else."
Everyone nodded at Tsukune's suggestion, especially Moka, for obvious reasons. They dropped the previous topic and started talking about other topics, like school, some new gossip and whatnot.
After a few minutes of talking and laughing together, a certain pink-haired girl started another topic of conversation.
"Um, actually I have a question," Moka started, "I was wondering, how do you have power that a normal human shouldn't have, Naruto?"
"Because I'm awesome like that?" Naruto deflected with another question, hoping his friends would drop the topic. Unfortunately for him, his friends didn't want to drop the topic, as they were also curious about his power.
"Yes, I'm curious about it too, Naruto," Tsukune said, "If it's possible, can you teach me so I can defend myself and help you in fight if needed?"
Kurumu and Moka nodded and looked at the blond, waiting for an answer. It really was good idea if Naruto could teach Tsukune to use his power because he would be able to defend himself should the situation call for it. They weren't sure if they could always be there to help him, so the idea of Naruto telling them about his power and teaching the human boy how to use them sounded really appealing to the group.
However the blond had his own personal thoughts. He wasn't sure if he should tell them about his power or not. On one hand, he didn't want to tell them. He wanted to keep his power a secret for a little longer.
"I don't know if I can keep this secret any longer, should I tell them?" he asked himself, "But we haven't even known each other for three days. Can I really trust them enough to keep this from the others?"
On the other hand, they're his friends. He shouldn't lie to them.
"What am I going to say?" he thought, "Ah yes maybe that will work... I'll just tell them some of my secrets. It won't hurt since they have already seen me in action."
After Naruto figured out what he should say to his friends, he finally looked at them and smiled.
"Hey, the first class is about to begin," he paused for a moment, "I don't know about you, but I don't want to come late to Ririko-sensei's class. She is scary," Naruto said as he started to walk away from the cafeteria towards the academy building.
Moka, Tsukune, and Kurumu sweat dropped. They thought Naruto would answer their question, but they were proven wrong. He didn't even wait for them before walking away. How could he?
"Narutooo!" the three shouted, quickly running to catch up with him. Tsukune grabbed the blond's body and Moka and Kurumu both held one of his arms.
"You won't get away so easily, Naruto," Kurumu said sternly to her blond classmate.
"Yeah, Kurumu-chan is right, you will tell us, Naruto," Tsukune told his fellow human friend.
"Come on, we'll be late to Ririko-sensei's class. She promised to punish me severely if I made another mistake in her class," Naruto tried to defend himself. However he still had one more friend who was waiting for her turn to question him.
"Why did you just drop our question and leave us like that, Naruto?" Moka asked him, looking straight into his eyes.
Naruto gulped when he saw her bright green puppy eyes. He cursed his luck inwardly, "Damn, she has a puppy eyes no jutsu, how can I get out from this?" he thought. However no answer came to him. The puppy eyes no jutsu was really effective.
Naruto made a mental note to himself: when he found a way home and became the next Hokage, the first thing he would do is immediately label it as an S-rank forbidden jutsu.
"Alright, alright," he finally said, "I will tell you all after the school finished."
His friends' faces brightened immediately after he said those words. They couldn't wait until the school over. The four then proceeded to walk together towards their classroom.
Today's lessons weren't that much different from yesterday's lessons. Once again, the students had to endure a boring day.
The first lesson was math. A certain brown-haired teacher with round glasses drilled them once again on solving geometric problems. Ririko-sensei seemed as energetic as ever when teaching.
The only one who was giving her attention to the lesson from Naruto's group was Moka. She seemed interested enough in the lesson. She was writing notes in her note-book as she listened to the female teacher's explanation.
Tsukune also appeared to be paying attention to the explanation Ririko-sensei was giving, but he didn't look as interested as the pink-haired vampire. The young human boy had yawned several times already since the class had started fifteen minutes ago.
A certain blond was pretending to listen to the hot teacher's explanation, but in reality, he wasn't listening to her at all. At the moment, his mind was occupied with an internal debate.
Naruto knew his friends would ask him about his power sooner or later. Due to his encounter with Saizou two days ago, he already knew about the possibility of being discovered. He had used Kagebunshin and Rasengan in his fight. He cursed himself for not holding himself back when he fought against the orc. Was it his anger towards Saizou, who nearly raped his Moka-chan, that clouded his mind?
Wait... What did he just say? His Moka? His Moka-chan? Since when did he address her like that?
"It must be because of Kurumu and her teasing this morning that made me think that way," Naruto thought. While he couldn't deny the fact that his pink-haired, vampire friend was attractive and had caught his attention, Naruto still didn't want to have a relationship with anyone now. He couldn't.
Naruto couldn't let himself get attached to this world, or any single individual. He still had his responsibility as a shinobi of Konoha, no matter where he was. He still needed to find a way to get back to his home village. He didn't want to get too attached to his new friends, so if somehow he could find a way to get back into his home village, he wouldn't feel any pain for leaving his friends here and his friends wouldn't be sad for his leaving either.
So, with that thought in his mind, he decided that he shouldn't get any closer to his new friends than he was now.
Now, that Naruto had one problem settled, he focused his attention to his other problem. He didn't think his friends would ask him about his power this soon. He still needed some time to determine if he trusted his new friends enough to keep his secrets.
He was worried about what would happen if his secret about the Juubi being sealed inside his body was leaked to the youkai community. What would happen then? What was the worst possible scenario that could happen if people from the youkai world knew about him and his tenant?
"Damn that arrogant silver-haired vampire. Why couldn't she keep her mouth shut? Why, out of all things, did she have to tell them there is a demon sealed inside me?!" Naruto sneered at the sudden thought that crossed his mind.
While he had no doubt the Juubi was the most powerful entity in his world, he wasn't sure if it was the same case here in youkai world.
If it was the same here, then he could think of some possible outcomes that could happen if his secret was leaked. First, most of them would fear and avoid him; it was a rule set by nature itself. The weak would always fear those stronger than them. He absolutely didn't want something like that to happen in the future. While he didn't mind if people feared him, the idea of people avoiding him only brought back bitter memories from his childhood.
The second possibility was, the stronger creatures out there wouldn't believe him. They would come and try to take him down in hope that they could finish him off and take the pride in killing the Juubi. Naruto didn't want something like this to happen either. He wouldn't mind sparring with these monsters a couple times, but the thought of having to fight against them every single day for the rest of his life wasn't a pleasant one.
The third possibility was that some weird organization or mad scientist would try to get their hands at him. They would try to capture him, experiment on him, make him into a breeding machine, or other terrible things he couldn't imagine. He absolutely didn't want something like this to happen to him.
None of the three possible scenarios he thought of seemed to be any good to him. He was to be feared, avoided, or hunted for the rest of his life in this world. This sudden thought made him even more unsure about telling his friends about his secret.
"Should I tell them about this or not?" Naruto asked himself. Even though he had already planned to tell his friends about his secrets before, he couldn't help but feel uneasy about the whole situation.
Another fact that he couldn't deny was that he had already promised to tell his friends about his power after school. Although he hadn't promised them to tell about the Juubi, he was sure that they would ask him about it too if he explained his power.
"Well, I'm left with no choice but to tell them about this," Naruto continued his thoughts, "I hope nothing bad happens after I tell them."
While our favorite blond was having his own internal debate, a certain blue haired succubus was looking around her class. She wasn't paying attention to the lesson in the slightest. Kurumu eventually looked at her two new male friends. She had different thoughts about them. For Naruto, she really interested in him, mostly because of Inner Moka's words yesterday. Inner Moka had said that Naruto was a human with a strong demon sealed inside him, causing Kurumu to be curious about that fact. She had never heard of a demon being sealed inside someone. Maybe she could use it as blackmail later, or maybe she could use it as a hot gossip story.
Kurumu giggled a little at her little thought, eliciting an angry glare from Ririko-sensei. Not wanting to make the math teacher mad at her, she instantly shut her mouth tightly and pretended to make a note in her book. She let out a relieved sigh when Ririko-sensei waved her interruption off and continued her lesson.
She had always thought human race was the worst race that ever existed. She had bad memories about them, but she quickly tried to forget the bitter memories. She didn't want to think about her past now, so she began to observe her new brown-haired friend.
Kurumu still didn't understand this human at all. She hurt him in many different ways, but he didn't even get angry at her. He had his right to be angry at her, mad at her, or even take revenge if he wanted. But he didn't. This human refused to become angry at her violent actions. He had already forgotten and forgiven her for her wrongdoings. The hardest thing for Kurumu to fathom was his reason for forgiving her. What kind of reason did he give her? He wanted to be her friend? Weird.
He, who was a mere human, stood before her to defend her from an S-class vampire. Did he lose his mind somewhere? Why was he protecting a stranger that tried to hurt him? His courage, however, did open her eyes.
"Maybe, not all humans are as bad as I had thought," Kurumu thought.
"Could I put my trust into him?" she asked herself, "Could he be my destined one?"
Just like the rest her race, the blue-haired succubus had someone out there who was her destined one. That had been established since she was brought into this world. Her sole mission was to find him. That was the reason that she had tried to get as much attention as she could. She hoped that one of the males she enthralled with her charm was her destined one.
Even if Kurumu wasn't the smartest, she wasn't stupid. She wouldn't declare Tsukune as her destined one because he had saved her once. Even if she didn't deny the fact that Tsukune was a good-looking boy, she wouldn't rush things. Well, suffocating her friend with her huge bosom didn't fall into the "too quickly" category in her mind.
"I will look into it later," Kurumu thought, "For now, I can't wait the lesson to finished, I'm curious to find out about Naruto," She almost let out a giggle again, but she quickly restrained herself before the math teacher could scold her again.
The rest of today's lessons weren't too different from usual. They learned economics, history, English language, and even some basic knowledge about human's world.
Just like the first lesson, Moka was the only one who seemed to be giving her full attention towards the teachers. Tsukune and Kurumu just listened to their teachers' lecture, but without really paying attention. Naruto didn't even bother to listen. His friends had caught him looking out the window with a blank look on multiple occasions. His friends were slightly worried about him, but they decided to ask him later about it.
Eventually, today's lessons were finished. Most of the students had left the academy building already. However, Naruto and his little group weren't "most students." They decided to go the rooftop, like they did yesterday. They had agreed that it was the best place to get some privacy, and that was just what they needed.
When they finally arrived at the rooftop, the four friends sat down, forming a small circle. Moka was sitting near the wall, with Naruto on her right, and on Naruto's right was Tsukune, followed by Kurumu.
They sat there in silence for a few moments, no one seems as eager to hear about Naruto's power like they were this morning. However, that didn't mean that they would drop the topic. It was hard enough to convince Naruto to agree with them and tell them about himself, so they wouldn't waste this opportunity.
Strangely, Naruto was the one who started the conversation, "So, what do you want to know?" he started, "I'll answer your questions, so don't be shy and ask away," Naruto said jokingly, not wanting his friends to be too serious about the matter. By joking, Naruto hoped that he could make them feel more comfortable and let some things remain unasked. If they were dead serious, there was no doubt that they would ask dangerous questions that he wasn't ready to answer.
"If I may ask first," Moka spoke, "I want to ask about the techniques you used against Saizou and... my other self," she questioned, lowering her voice on last part. It seemed that she still hadn't gotten over the fight and was still rather ashamed for what her other self did yesterday.
"Sure Moka. You should really get over what your other self did yesterday. It's not your fault, okay? Naruto said, getting nods from Tsukune and Kurumu. Naruto then continued, "First, those clones you saw before were called Kagebunshin, and this spiralling sphere..." he made a rasengan in his hand and showed them, watching as his friends examined the blue energy ball in Naruto's hand with curious eyes, "...is called a Rasengan."
"How did you create those, Naruto? You had said that you're a human like me," Tsukune asked him, he was curious about it. If Naruto could do it, maybe he could do it too with enough practice he thought.
"I did those techniques using chakra," Naruto simply answered.
"What's chakra, Naruto? I've never heard about it before," Kurumu asked the blond boy.
"I knew you'd ask," Naruto chuckled, "Well, to make it easier for you to understand, it is basically the moulding of the physical energy and spiritual energy in every human's body."
"Can you teach your techniques to Tsukune, Naruto?" Moka asked curiously, getting an eager look from the brown-haired human.
Tsukune looked at his fellow human, he had never heard about chakra, but if Naruto said it was in every human's body, he could use it too.
"No," Naruto bluntly answered Moka's question. The one word had a big impact on Tsukune. The human boy felt his hopes get crushed by the one word. He had hoped that if Naruto could teach him about chakra, he could become strong enough to defend himself and help his friends, should they need it. But there seemed no way for his hope to become a reality.
"It's okay Tsukune, don't be sad," Kurumu tried to console Tsukune, she didn't know why she was trying, but she felt it was a right thing to do right now.
"Yes, Kurumu is right, Tsukune, you shouldn't feel bad about it," the pink-haired vampire added.
However, Tsukune didn't hear the consoling words that his friends offered him; he was crying anime tears right now and an imaginary dark cloud could be seen above his head.
"Well, I can't teach Tsukune how to use the techniques I explained before because he doesn't have the amount of chakra required for those techniques," Naruto paused for a moment before continuing, "However, I think I can teach him how to use chakra for a simple task like enhancing speed or strength, but..." he couldn't continue his explanation because he was tackled by his fellow human friend.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you..." the overjoyed Tsukune muttered while hugging the blond shinobi on the floor.
The young succubus couldn't resist the urge to tease her friends, "I thought you liked Moka, Naruto, but it seems like you're enjoying your current position," Kurumu giggled a little.
However, Kurumu's words got different reactions from the three. Moka was blushing red again. Moka didn't know why, but it just happened. The thought about Naruto liking her made her get a strange feeling in her chest. She had never felt something like this before. Why did she become like this because of some simple words her friend teased her with?
"D-Do I?" Moka asked herself, "Do I like Naruto?" Moka's face reddened even more at the own thought. Was it true? She didn't know for sure - she had read some human's novel during her time in human world, and if she remembered, the girl's reaction when they were near the person they liked was just quite similar to what she was feeling now.
Her blush deepened, "NO! It can't be." She wasn't like the fictional characters in the novels. Her mind must be playing with her now. She wasn't falling for him, she couldn't be. There were too many reasons as to why she couldn't feel that way towards him.
First, he is a human, even now she knew that not all human were bad, but still she shouldn't feel this way about someone of the race she hated so much. Just a few months ago, she was duped by one of her friends which ended with her nearly getting raped by a dozen old men. She wouldn't forget about that incident so easily.
Her second reason was very different from her first reason. She is a vampire. Vampires were supposed to find mates from his/her own kind, it was one of the many unwritten rules in the vampire society. She must follow these rules whether she liked it or not. If she defied that rule, she was a disgrace to the vampire race. She had never agreed with the rules, but what could she say? The rules were established long before she was born.
Third reason was her other self. She didn't know why she had another personality, but it seemed that her other self was opposite from her. She didn't even know why she wore her Rosario at the first place. No one on her family wore something like this, and as far as she knew, no other vampire used one either. So why did she have to wear one? Her family had only told her that it was her mother's last gift to her and that it was for her own good.
She didn't know for sure, but she would guess that her other self would definitely try to kill her blond friend the next time she came out. Moka clutched her rosary tightly. She didn't want something like that to happen. She didn't know why, but she was aware of what her other self did yesterday. She could see through her eyes. She could felt her body move. She could feel the blows her other self received. However, she couldn't control her body.
However, it appeared as if her and her other self's feelings were somehow linked. When her other self was about to kick Tsukune when he stood in front of Kurumu, she knew Tsukune wouldn't be able to survive the Youki enhanced kick from her other self, so she screamed at the top of her lungs right before her other self kicked him. No one outside could hear her of course, but it seemed that her other self heard it, or felt it. No matter how insignificant it was, it was enough to disrupt her other self's concentration. It was powered down enough so that her human friend didn't die because of the heavy blow. Moka felt relieved because she knew that she wouldn't take her new friend's death easily if it had come to that, even if they were only friends for three days.
She had other reasons as to why she shouldn't feel whatever she was towards a certain blond, but her other reason wasn't as important compared to the other three. Her other reason was quite simple actually, but it could be avoided. Her father, Issa Shuzen, would definitely kill the blond the second he saw him, so as long as her father didn't see him, he would be fine, right?
So with those thoughts in mind, she steeled herself. She should be grateful that she had friends like Naruto, Tsukune and Kurumu. She didn't want to ruin her friendships because of her feelings.
Naruto's reaction when he heard Kurumu's teasing was precious. His eyes widened in shock for a second, and a moment later, his face drastically changed from being calm to being horrified. He struggled under the brown-haired boy's grip and tried, in vain, to escape from the boy's arms. He wondered how Tsukune could hold him in place despite being a simple human. Eventually he was able escape from Tsukune's grip by using a simple Kawarimi, substituting himself with a log that seemed to appear out of nowhere.
Tsukune's reaction was the easiest to predict. He was feeling happy because his hopes weren't completely crushed. He wouldn't be a weak boy who couldn't defend himself anymore. His feeling of happiness drove him to hug his blond friend.
Tsukune frowned, why did his friend's body suddenly become stiff? He opened his eyes and was surprised beyond words. Naruto wasn't there anymore; instead there was a random log. Tsukune didn't even care though, he was happy now.
Kurumu was extremely amused. She didn't think the whole scenario would be this funny. She would definitely have to do this again in the future.
"Well, as amusing as that was, we should continue our discussion," Kurumu said before continuing, "Is that true you can help Tsukune, Naruto?"
"I was about to say more about that before Tsukune tackled me down," Naruto glared at his human friend, getting a sheepish look from the boy.
Naruto let out a sigh and began his explanation, "As I was saying before, I can teach you Tsukune. Well train you is a better way to put it," Naruto corrected himself, "So, I will train you, but I must warn you now. It won't be easy, it will be hard. No no, hard is an understatement here. It will be incredibly difficult. I honestly don't think you can survive, and if I killed you during our training I'm afraid that I'll be hunted down by these two lovely girls before us, Tsukune," Naruto gulped at the sudden thought, feeling a shiver run down his spine.
"At the moment you only have enough chakra to live, and if you use it, even just a little bit, your life will be put on line. Therefore, you must increase it by training your body and mind, since chakra is a combination of physical and spiritual energy, as I said before," Naruto explained, getting several nods from the excited boy he was talking to.
"However, I don't know if you can increase your chakra reserves or not," Naruto said, getting questioning look from his three friends.
He sighed before saying, "Let me tell you something. Not everybody was born with the ability to increase his or her chakra reserves. For some people, no matter how hard they trained, they only had enough chakra to live. Their chakra wouldn't increase at all," he continued, "Some were able to increase their reserve with intense training, but it's different for each person. Some people were able to increase their reserves quickly, but some were not," Naruto looked at his friend.
"I don't know which category you fall into, Tsukune. You shouldn't be happy with this information," Naruto frowned, "You should be prepared to accept the worst case scenario if it comes down to it later," Naruto warned his friend, he didn't want to say these things to his friend, but it was necessary.
His friend was a normal human without any fighting experience. He was weak, weaker than a new academy student in his home village. He would have much to do if he wanted to become stronger. He would have to do a lot to be able to defend his self in the world of monsters.
No matter what, he didn't want to become too attached to his new friends in this world, but Naruto couldn't let his human friend stand on his own in this dangerous environment. He couldn't always be there to haul his friend's ass out of danger.
"Whether he will be able to use chakra or not is not up to me, but he should train his body to the point where he is able to escape from danger," Naruto thought.
"Yes, I will do whatever it takes," Tsukune nodded with determined look on his face. No matter what results he ended up with, he must take this opportunity. He wouldn't let himself be put down just because of the small risks it takes.
"I'm glad, Tsukune," Moka chirped happily, before she was pushed away by the blue-haired succubus.
"Yahoo! Tsukune is going to be stronger and manlier," Kurumu exclaimed as she punched her fist upwards in excitement. She rushed towards Tsukune, making him blushed in embarrassment.
Naruto chuckled and said, "You shouldn't accept it this early. Think about it carefully, and tell me your decision later."
"Well, I think that's all you want to ask me, right? Now I'm going to the cafeteria and get some ramen for lunch. Anyone coming with me?" he asked his friends as he began walking towards the rooftop's exit.
However, his effort wasn't a successful one. Right after his third step towards the exit, Naruto felt a tug at his collar as he was dragged back by his friends.
"Oh, not so fast Naruto," Kurumu gave her an evil smile, "You still need to answer one more question from us." She said.
Naruto cursed his luck inwardly. He had thought that this moment was the perfect opportunity to leave them so he could avoid any further questions. But no, he wasn't that lucky! He couldn't escape without making his friends angry at him later.
So here he was, facing his friends, waiting for them to ask the question he had already predicted.
"Naruto, was what Moka's other self said yesterday true?" Kurumu asked, if what Inner Moka had said was true, this would definitely become a hot gossip topic among youkai community.
"Can I choose to pass this question? Next question, please," Naruto said, intending to avoid the question.
"Come on Naruto, we are your friends, right? Why keep this a secret from us?" Moka asked him, once again directing her big puppy eyes towards the blond.
"Damn, that puppy eyes no jutsu again, why does every woman seem know it?" Naruto thought about the scariest jutsu ever created.
"Well I want to answer that question but all of you must give me your word that what I am about to say will never be repeated," Naruto said, a serious expression on his face.
"Of course Naruto, I will keep it as secret," Moka and Tsukune said simultaneously.
"Um, not even a word?" Kurumu asked, getting glares from Naruto, Moka, and Tsukune. "O-Okay then," Kurumu said, feeling disappointed that she couldn't tell anyone about this.
"Good!" Naruto chirped, "The answer to your question is, yes. I have a demon, well... kind of, sealed inside of me," Before any of them could ask him any further he quickly added, "And no, I won't tell you how I got it, what is it, or any other questions related to it. I'm sorry it's rather personal," he said, getting understanding nods from his friends.
Moka, Tsukune, and Kurumu knew better than to question him any further. They knew when it was a good time to stop. It was common knowledge that no one wanted to reveal their personal problems to others, especially when they weren't too close. However, they still hoped that their blond friend would tell them about it some day.
"It seems you understand me, I'm glad," Naruto smiled at his friends, "I promise I will definitely tell you someday, okay?" he promised his friends, getting several nods from them before continuing, "It's ramen time, then!" his mood changed drastically, making his friends face-faulted at their blond friend's attitude.
"What? More ramen? I thought you had eight bowls this morning, Naruto?" Tsukune asked his blond friend in disbelief. He had no idea how someone could eat so much ramen and not feel sick afterwards.
"Why of course. It's the food of gods," Naruto chuckled as he walked towards the exit with his friends.
"Narutooo, I already said that eating ramen is not good for you, you should try other foods," Moka scolded him once again about his ramen addiction.
"And I already told you that you should try eating ramen instead of drinking blood, and that it was okay for me to eat as much ramen as I want, Vampire-chan," Naruto said those words with a mocking tone towards the pink-haired vampire. However, he didn't realize what effect these words would have on his friend, since no one had called her that ever before. It looked like she liked it though, but she wouldn't tell him about it. Even in her sealed form, she still had her pride as a proud vampire.
Kurumu decided to join the conversation as she asked them about one topic she loved the most, "Hey guys, have you heard about the latest gossip in this school?"
"Um, what gossip is that, Kurumu-chan?" Tsukune asked his blue-haired friend. While he was not into gossiping, he still wanted to know the latest information that was going on around him."
Moka and Naruto gave her questioning look as well. They seem rather interested; So Kurumu decided to tell them about it.
"Well, the rumor is that there's a young witch terrorizing her classmate with pranks and magic, her name is Yukari, if I remember correctly," Kurumu informed her friends.
"Why would someone do that to their own classmates?" Moka asked. She didn't understand it at all. She had bad memories during her time in human world, but never once did she think to take revenge to her classmates by pranking them. She really was too nice for her own good.
Naruto's ears perked up a bit when he heard "prank." In his childhood he was regarded as the village's prank master. In reality though, he only pulled pranks to get the attention he was deprived from. Could this little girl Kurumu had mentioned before be in same shoes with him? He really needed to look into this later.
"Well, as long as she didn't mean any harm towards her classmates, I guess it's okay," Tsukune gave his opinion on the matter.
"Yes, I think so," Kurumu said, "Well here's another rumor going around the students. I heard that there was this odd girl that was about to taken out of school due to her behavior."
"What kind of behavior is that, Kurumu?" Naruto asked, quite curious about this matter.
"I don't know, how about we investigate these two cases?" Kurumu suggested, "We could think it as playing detective game, you know?" she giggled a little.
"Well I did want to be a detective when I was a little," Tsukune said, getting surprised look from all of his friends, which he waved it off, "So I'm in."
"I will help you too, I'm sure it will be interesting," Moka said happily. She was cheerful because this was one of the opportunities she had to solidify their friendship, as they would have to go out together more often because of this little "detective game" Kurumu had suggested.
"I won't take part in this game," Naruto said. He immediately got surprised looks from all of his friends. They didn't know why he would turn Kurumu's suggestion down, since they thought he wasn't that kind of person. "I was kidding, I'm in. I'm curious about the cases too," Naruto quickly added.
"Well it has been decided then! Prepare yourself guy! Our first mission is to make an investigation about the two," Kurumu said, "And we start tomorrow!"
"Sure Kurumu-chan," "Okay Kurumu," "It's ramen time now!" She got different answers from her three friends.
A/N: My longest chapter ever. I know it looks like filler chapter, but I think it's needed for the characters' development I planned, and I don't want to rush things.
So what do you think? Don't hesitate to tell me about your opinion.
Anyway, I will go sleep now, writing a long chapter straightly was never a good thing to do for your health.
See you next chapter!
MalZ