"Hey! You two! Get your lazy asses off the floor!" A supervisor scolded the construction workers as they quickly went back to work.
"Maah, it's been a long time since we have made a mansion hasn't it? But what's even worse, is the fact that it is the weirdest project. A big mansion with an outdoor yard with a small bridge, a small river with koi fish going underneath the goddamn bridge! Do they think we are some freaking decorators?!" A big and grumpy worker ranted to his friend, he stood there watching him keep ranting with a weary smile.
"Oi! Do you know you talk more than doing your job?" Naruto stood behind him, carrying a big pile of cement. Some of the workers became surprised that he was helping them with the work. Naruto made sure everyone was working before he left, carrying the cements to create the outer levels of the mansion. Lin helped with the designing of the mansion with other people, some confounded by the thought that a student was way better at their job then they were.
Lin seemed to think about something as he drifted off. He remembered the intense match his friend had with Tsuka who surprisingly fitted well within their group. Surprising as the two were weird enough but add one more and it's a straight up worst nightmare for anyone to be talking together with. Naruto and Tsuka seemed to have this sort of competition against one another, Tsuka pretty much beating him in any match unrelated to Japanese cooking. It was surprising at first since Naruto flawlessly finished him off in the match. Personality wise.. He is a bit- no he's a full on mega pervert, calls himself the god of hentai, claiming that he has at least watched over a hundred hentai series of books and dvds.
"Work my slaves, work and work! May you be inspired by my utter beautifulness." Tsuka said, twirling around with stars around his face. He spoke with a very poetic tone, hoping it would inspire them and enlighten them. Sadly it did the opposite as the workers grumbled about their narcissistic son of their boss.
"You would think he would be more serious and less… Of that." Megumi said to herself, Naruto heard her as she was here to bring him some of her cooking. Rice balls and a good tea.
"He sure surprised me. It seems he becomes a carefree narcissistic person for us two, weird." Naruto wondered why, the tea helped brighten his day and the rice ball rejuvenated him to full energy. "Thanks Megumi-chan! If you ever need help, just come to me, I really owe you one for this." Naruto said, he bowed to Megumi who waved her hands to show it was not a problem.
"It's okay Naruto-san, I just wanted to thank you for helping me." She told Naruto, who raised his eyebrow.
"Thank me? For what?" Naruto couldn't remember anything that could deserve a thanks.
Lin and Tsuka seemed to notice the two love birds, they closed in on the two with perverted grins. "Naruto-sama, you have a fine way with ladies." Lin whispered to Naruto as he pushed back his glasses. Tsuka just kept giggling like a schoolgirl and kept watching them with eager.
"Nani? What are you talking about?" Naruto asked Lin as his friend just walked beside Tsuka, joining the mass of spectators. Megumi seemed to wobble to gain her courage back.
"Well.. The reason why is because, you helped me improve my confidence in my cooking! And you also helped me pass by being my partner and for trying to stand up to Erina for me and every other clubs! For those reasons, I lov.. ehhhhh!" Megumi did not know what came out of her mind for her last words, she couldn't believe she was almost going to say that word. Embarrassed as ever, she ran away from the place and straight to the Polar Star dorms.
"Why did she ran away?" Asking to no one as Naruto kept watching the fleeting body of Megumi.
The day went by as it became dusk, the three guys laid down on the ground as they looked at the starry skies. They chatted and chatted with each other until foot noises alerted them.
"Excuse me.. But here are your mails." A mailman said as he gave them three mails that looked the same.
"Thanks!" Naruto said as he ripped the mail open and took a look on what it said.
"Ooh! It seems in the following few days, all first years will be going to a training camp!" Lin told Naruto as the blonde seemed to have a rather impassive face.
"A training camp? The whole thing seems to just say the opposite. A hell camp!" Naruto yelled at him, slightly creeped out by the misleading words.
"I remember it, the training was definitely hard to begin with. I recommend both of you two to get sleep anytime it is possible! Please trust me on this!" Tsuka warned the two first year as the two just blinked in surprise.
Day of the Training camp.
"I… didn't get much sleep." Naruto had bags under his eyes, his whole uniform in a bad state as was his friend and most of the polar star members.
"Ehh? Is that you guys?" A group of students suddenly ran to them. One had a pen and paper at the ready, one looked to be the leader and the others just stared intently at them.
"Hello! We are the news club, My name is Yuki and these are my fellow members." Yuki showed her group, many of them had a very energetic face, as some of them waved their hands to them. "You see, you guys have been the center of of all the commotions. Tell me, how is it like working with the Naruto Uzumaki?" Yuki looked at Lin very keenly.
Lin seemed hesitant, nervous as many eyes watched him. "Well.. Naruto-sama is a person I can deeply respect, so being around him gives me strength." He told Yuki, she squealed in delight as a slight blush appeared. "You guys would make such cute couples!" She yelled as many other girls squealed while the two friends became shocked.
Sadly, for Naruto he was drinking some water but as he them, his shockness lead to him spraying water down on a rather annoyed and angry student. "Eh! Sorry Erina!" He got out a towel from his backpack, lending it to Erina until she pushed his hand away.
"I don't need your help! It was my mistake for standing close to you." She used her pink cloth to dry herself, disgusted by the fact it came out of his mouth.
"Oh yeah.. why did you stay close to me?" Naruto asked, he wondered why the one girl who utterly hates him to death would ever want to be next to him.
"T-that's none of your business!" Erina stuttered on her words, angry over her embarrassment as she soon heard her best friend call her over, leaving the still wondering boy. Of course, she would not tell him why. 'His scent.. it's smells so much like him.'
The bus stop of all the buses was down in the blue roads of all the dorms. They were standing around the Totsuki, center of transportation. Two blue roads and next to the building were all the first years. Tree's lightened the tense feel of the training camp, birds chirping and small ponds with koi were enough distractions for the upcoming hell that was the catalyst for the totsuki to weed out the weak and the strong.
The First Hell and three more years of it to go. Our contenders, Naruto, Erina, Lin and the Polar star Members are now ready to take the first step!
"HEY! YOU FORGOT US ALDINI BROTHERS!"
"It's okay brother, calm down."
Few minutes later
The buses had came, everyone took to the buses that were assigned to them. "I can't believe the luck I'm having! You're Takumi Aldini right!?" Naruto pointed at the blond looking through the window.
"Listen here, Me and my brother will end you and your cooking life forever. I demand a Shokugeki when we get to the camp!" Takumi looked at the blonde with eyes of steel. Naruto seemed taken back by the hostility in his voice.
"Geez, woke up on the wrong side of the bed?" Naruto asked Takumi as the blonde italian did not seem to care what he said.
"The ceremony that was to honor all those who had graduated from totsuki middle school academy.. you had tarnished the highlight of our first year. And I actually felt so cool." Takumi said the last sentence to himself, river of tears dropping down his closed eyes with a pouty face. "Either way, your speech was the most excruciatingly, annoying, and infuriatingly speech I have ever heard. You who believe that I am just a stepping stone.. will now step over you!" Takumi looked to the side again, ignoring the blonde again.
"Say Takumi… I have this little cream here." Naruto had squirted out some lotion and onto his pointer finger. "You know, if you ever get butthurt again. The cream will soothe your pain."
"I'm not butthurt!"
"Oh yes, you are."
"No, I'm not!"
"Yes, you are."
"No!"
"Yes."
Five hundred years later…
"No!"
"Yes, oh come on, just admit it." They had kept doing that since the start of the bus ride and to the end, leaving many students utterly thankful that they didn't have to hear them again.
"What number is your hotel room?" Naruto asked, he sighed as he stretched by letting his arm go the sky. Takumi looked at the small chip card.
"Number 108." Takumi told Naruto, he got out his stuff from the bus. Many of them had already been able to meet up with their friends. One searching for his friend looked desperately for his master.
"Oi! Lin!" Naruto yelled out to him, the one searching looked to see him there waving his hands.
"Naruto-sama! Thank god I found you, my whole bus ride was with this huge student that kept talking about his brother and their restaurant." Lin had a look of horror on his face, remembering that student just keep talking.
"Oh, Takumi!" Lin gasped in horror, his face moving behind him slowly as his fear started to climb into new levels. "Lin! Luck would have it we met again. Naruto, it's nice to meet you, Isami Aldini." Isami introduced himself, he looked at his brother. "Takumi, did you introduce yourself to Naruto, come on brother its proper manner for us." Isami told his annoyed brother.
The older brother was slightly taken back, he indeed forgot his manners. "Sorry, my name is Takumi Aldini. We are the Aldini brother, we came from Italy and worked in our family restaurant." Takumi introduced himself and gave a slight bow.
"All students, please enter the building, Dojima-sama will now like to talk with you all." An employee of the hotel resort yelled out, attracting all the student as they swarmed inside the huge building that never ran out of space for the hundreds of students.
"It's good to meet you all. My name is Dojima Gin, I'll be your representative inside my resort. This camp was created for men and women such as yourself to see who has gotten here by mistake or by their skills. Essentially, half, or maybe even three-fourths of you will be cut down from the rest who stays at Totsuki academy." Dojima got what he expected, fear and some determination.
"Dojima! I demand a shokugeki!" Naruto in the back of the room yelled out, drawing utmost attention from every student. Naruto wondered how it would be fighting a man that has broken the record with the highest score into his graduation.
"Tch, it's that plebeian chef."
"Why the hell is that cheater still in school?"
Many murmuring ran about in the huge room, that was until Dojima raised his voice for silence.
"You, what's your name?" Dojima asked Naruto, as the alumni just wondered why he cared to talk to him.
"Naruto Uzumaki! Soon to be Ramen Club president!" Naruto yelled it out with pride. The whole room just started to chuckle, and then the chuckle turned into full out laughter.
"Haha! Ramen club? Those tasteless noodles with fake spice packaging?" Dojima himself had to laugh, he couldn't believe anyone in totsuki history ever making a club for ramen.
"Naruto-sama.." Lin looked at Naruto, his eyes seemed to never waver from any of the insults that tried to shoot him down.
"Okay.. you just made it personal. Now, I really demand a shokugeki right here and now!" Naruto jumped at such height that he landed on top of the stage. He slammed his hand on the podium, his eyes glowing with a yellow aura.
'His eyes, as expected. The pupil changes into the stars that we could see in the night.' Dojima looked at the angry Naruto with a smirk.
"To expect I would find such a rude, ill mannered person.. whatever your name is, you are expelled from this school." Another man from the alumni walked close to them, Kojirou Shinomiya.
"Wooh! That's Kojiro! Once an elite first, now has a pluspol medal! The first japanese man to ever get one!" Zenji Marui pushed his glasses back.
"Ahem.. Kojiro." Dojima gained his wanted attention, he whispered in his ear. "Naruto is part of the elite ten.. so you can't expel him that easily." Kojiro took a step back, raising his eyebrows so far and his eyes wider than a disc.
"Ah-ha.." Kojirou was slightly embarrassed, his cheeks flushed with redness. Everyone looked at him in wonder, his cool stature was just broken down into a full embarassed man. "Dojima! How the hell is this student even an elite ten!?" Kojirou yelled out across the room, his hands frantically moving everywhere, not able to understand why such a kid was even in Totsuki academy.
Kojirou gave Dojima his ear, the man whispered, "He may be an elite ten, but most of his rights as part of it is gone. He'll only gain full rights as an elite ten by his second year, if he's still around." Kojirou seemed somewhat satisfied.
The pluspol man pointed at Naruto. "You, although you may not be expelled, that does not mean you are free of any other punishment." Kojirou told Naruto, he smirked as he found a great way to deal with him.. even better than expulsion. "Since you violated the code of conduct of being part of totsuki. Page five-hundred and one, section five; students who may have been dismayed of their expulsion can be subdued to other punishment as a result. Do you know what that means?" Kojirou asked of Naruto.
"What?" Naruto narrowed his eyebrows. Every student looked in anticipation, except a few. Nakiri was confused, as being part of the elite ten means you are immune to any punishments from anyone except the director, her grandfather.
"What is going on here?" Nakiri whispered to herself. Her friend, Arato looked in wonder at what was stirring up.
"That means your future is in my hands." Kojirou gave a frightening look, a red aura of death staring upon him. "What letter is your group?" Kojirou asked of him.
"I'm with group B." Naruto showed his card that was given to him and everyone after Roland Chapelle had given his introductions to the courses of the camp.
Kojirou took his card, crushing it with his hand. "No, you're in my group now. Welcome to hell."
Coming up in later chapters..
"We are the Graham Family. Naruto, your father is on his deathbed. You are his only heir to the throne. Leave this mediocre academy and come to the U.S.
Xxxxxx
"Hm, this boy exceeded and went over the top to making this dish!" Natsume Sendera, the curry queen said while biting on her utensil. She looked at the blonde with a bite on her lip.. "I'll have him for the rest of my life."
Xxxxx
"Life isn't fair, sadly you all should know.." He walked to an empty table and sat down. His cruel smile made Erina lurk in her darkest thoughts. "Why don't you make a good meal for your dear father, won't you?" His attempt at breaking down his terrorized daughter was halted as the door was opened with breakneck speed.
"Woo! I made it. Erina, make something amazing! I know you can do it!" Naruto looked dead tired but mustered up strength to give her a thumbs up and a goofy smile.
"Naruto.." She was in the brink of tears, while her father looked at the boy with death and uneasy eyes.
"I trust you Erina. After all, these few months.. I got to know they type of person you are, and that's definitely not someone who is weak, but one who faces everything headstrong, never giving up! Show HIM THAT YOU ARE NOT HIS TOY BUT ERINA NAKIRI, AN ELITE TEN!"
