Yo everyone, Agurra here with the latest chapter. First off sorry this has taken so long, but had to finish my finals and then when I came home everything was a bit hectic for a time and left me little time to gather myself, but I will try to make up for it. Also If I offended anyone with my previous comment about OCs and people who reject them I apologize for that but it was something I felt I needed to address but if someone was offended I apologize. Well with that out of the way lets kick it.

Disclaimer- Agurra of the Darkness does not own Naruto or Kenichi the Mightiest Disciple in any way. Not that I don't want to, if I did I would make the series more about Capoeria and give the style the respect it deserves but I guess I will have to wait.

*Ninth Fist Start*

(Location Warehouse)

It was currently the middle of the night. Most of the area was silent all buildings being cleared out. However, one particular building was currently inhabited by a group who was less than thrilled of recent events.

The building itself was lit by several empty oil drums currently serving as lamps and a makeshift ring. Several of the lower ranked Ragnarok flunkies were currently fighting amongst themselves, trying to either boost their egos or to show off their skills in hopes of catching the eyes of one of the Nine Deadly Fists.

Sadly said individuals had other more pressing concerns on their minds.

"Unbelievable, not only did Siegfried get laid out by the rotten punk Shirahama, but I can't even get into contact with Fenrir now. Just perfect." Loki was currently in one of his rare frustrated moments and being rather vocal about it. Of course that didn't mean that the other Fists didn't share his sentiments.

Naturally it didn't take long for word to reach Odin about Loki's little plan and even less for them to learn that Siegfried had been beaten by Kenichi Shirahama. Though as it currently stood, they had yet to receive any sort of word on Fenrir and the outcome of his fight, which had put several of the Fists on edge.

"Well Loki, perhaps you should have put some more thought into that little plan of yours before sending Siegfried and Fenrir out to do your dirty work." Loki could only sneer at Odin's comment and refused to make eye contact.

"Odin's right Loki, you took a serious risk with that little stunt of yours and now as a result we have one Fist out of commission and two others currently unaccounted for." Freya spoke calmly, but she was somewhat worried. True, she didn't know Fenrir too well yet she still thought of him as a very vital member. Both for his loyalty and dedication he was someone that Freya at least felt she could put some trust in, opposed to people like Loki or Berserker.

Of course she wasn't the only one to think like this. "Come on, what are you guys worrying about? Fenrir already proved that he can handle that punk Kenichi with ease. Odds are he'll show up soon enough." Some eyes narrowed at the comment made by Valkyrie as she had never been known for her sympathy or caring of anyone, unless it had whiskers and said meow.

Despite her reassuring words Loki still didn't look too convinced. "That's easy for you to say Valkyrie, if it was just Shirahama then I wouldn't be worried in the slightest." Some of the Fists redirected their attention to Loki while Valkyrie actually stood up with her eyes narrowing. "And just what exactly do you mean by that?"

Loki's normally cheerful and creepy face hardened slightly, indicating that he was obviously not enjoying to spill the details. "Unfortunately someone else was with Shirahama at the docks, someone I believe you're familiar with." He paused for a moment and his mouth twitched slightly at his next words. "I believe you refer to her as Dairy Cow, aka Miu Furinji?"

It took a good deal of Valkyrie's willpower not to either explode in anger at the mention of her mortal enemy or to show signs of worry at the knowledge of Fenrir's possible opponent. "Oh man, that's not good. As much as I hate to admit it, that Big Breasted Bimbo is a lot tougher than anyone I've ever fought before. And knowing her she probably got in Fenrir's way. The fact that Fenrir hasn't contacted us yet doesn't bode well, I just hope that idiot managed to save himself, things were a lot more interesting with him around."

Though she would never say it out loud like Freya and Siegfried, Valkyrie had developed an interest in Fenrir. Even though he proved himself to be a tough and at times ruthless fighter, he still held a deep sense of allegiance and camaraderie that she had never seen before. He was simply different from the people she was used to and as a result wanted to get to know him better, or at least fight him to see just how good he was. Though right now things were not looking good.

Strangely enough Odin seemed perfectly calm, which was strange considering the circumstances. "It would appear that Kenichi and his Shinpaku friends will prove to be more of a nuisance than I originally expected. Though with Siegefried out and Hermit missing things will be a bit shakier around here."

As all the Fists contemplated their next move the fighting below continued, a pair of nameless thugs just finishing up their fight. It wasn't much to look at as it was a completely one-sided battle. One of the two was a boy of average height with brown hair and eyes, lean build, wearing a maroon shirt and jeans with black shoes. His opponent was a much larger individual with a thicker build, green shirt and black jeans along with a shaved head and scar over his left eye. He also held a very cocky grin on his face, showing that he was a rather arrogant individual.

All the Fists' eyes shifted to the ring as they watched the two combatants. The smaller one of the two was currently on the offensive, attacking his opponent with a series of well-placed punches and kicks. It was obvious he had some skill, unfortunately there didn't seem to be a lot of power behind the strikes as the larger fighter merely shrugged them off.

Naturally the Fists quickly lost interest as the smaller fighter tried one more attempt to win and lashed out with his right fist. This time the larger fighter quickly grabbed his opponent's wrist before throwing him around the room and out of the ring with ease.

His arrogant grin still present the fighter turned to the Fists who were sitting in the shadows. "Well, what do you think? Are you gonna make me one of the Fists? I could just replace one of those idiots Hermit or Fenrir." As he insulted the two Fists, Valkyrie, Freya and surprisingly Thor all tensed up, preparing to retaliate at the comment.

"Oh, so you think you can replace me as one of the Fists, do you?"

The fighter suddenly felt a chill go down his spine along with the feeling of an oppressive presence behind him. Slowly he turned around to find none other than Fenrir standing no more than ten feet away from him.

Seeing their comrade present again the other Fists quickly calmed down and some of them released a breath they didn't know they had been holding. Loki looked especially happy, glad to see that his little "pet project" was still in one piece.

The group stayed silent however, watching Fenrir deal with the overconfident fighter who had now broken into a cold sweat, all his confidence gone.

Fenrir merely stood there, glaring at the fighter with his ice-cold eyes, further frightening the fighter. "If you want to take my position, then feel free to go ahead and try to take it."

However, the once arrogant fighter merely stood there as if glue to the spot. Thus he stayed rooted while Fenrir merely shook his head in disappointment. "Well, if you aren't going to fight me, then… GET LOST!"

His last words were spoken with such intensity that all those present could literally feel the level of fury present in them. Thus it wasn't too surprising, at least to the other Fists, to watch the fighter be blown backwards.

Unnoticed by all, Odin's eyes widened slightly at the exchange. "Impressive, so he knows how to properly channel his KI and use it against his opponent. Though he still needs practice with it, to know such an advanced technique says a great deal about Fenrir. I better keep a closer eye on him from now on."

Fenrir took one last look at the downed flunky. "Unless you plan to stand by what you say, you shouldn't run your mouth like that. Keep that in mind the next time you decide to speak out of your ass."

The hooded Fist then made his way over to his comrades as Odin rose to his feet to greet him. "Good to see you're alright Fenrir, we were starting to get worried about you."

Fenrir slowly kneeled in front of the others as a sign of respect. "Sorry about that, but unfortunately I hit a bit of a roadblock during the mission and needed a little time to get back on my feet."

Before Odin could reply Thor quickly stood up. "How's Siegfried, is he okay?" Fenrir turned to the large sumo warrior. "His injuries were a surprisingly severe but I was able to get him to the hospital fairly quickly and the doctors told me that he should be fine after a few days." Thor quickly broke out into a large smile. "That's good to hear."

This response actually got a small hidden smile out of Fenrir as well. Even though he had been with Ragnarock for some time now he still hadn't managed to learn very much about most of the individual Fists. For the most part they all acted like you typical thugs who enjoyed either flaunting their power or using it to knock people they didn't like senseless. With the exceptions of Siegfried, Freya and Valkyrie to an extent, he naturally held no feelings for the other Fists. So he was glad to see that Thor genuinely cared about his comrades.

In a way the sumo reminded Naruto of Choji. Besides the obvious similarity in size both fighters cared deeply about their friends and had rather big hearts to boot. This sense of familiarity brought the blonde a sense of comfort.

"Not that we aren't happy about those news Fenrir, but I believe we're all dying to know about what exactly happened at the docks." Loki quickly posed the question all the other Fists had also on their minds.

To that Fenrir merely looked at Loki and the other Fists. "Not much to say. I arrived at the scene not long after you and I last met Loki. I quickly headed to the docks to give Sieg some support but when I got there he was already engaged in combat with Kenichi Shirahama." The Ninth Fist paused briefly, the other Fists noticing how he was now clutching his hands in anger.

"I prepared to aid Siegfried but Shirahama managed to finish him off with some kind of strange punching technique I had never seen before." As expected several of the Fists gained curious and interested looks on their faces at the mention of such a technique.

"A strange kind of punch… I don't suppose you could be a bit more specific?" Odin asked, showing Fenrir that he had his full attention. The leader of Ragnarok wanted to know every detail about this technique.

Fenrir could only sigh. "Its' not exactly easy to describe, I was not very close to them. Furthermore it happened pretty quickly. However, what I do remember was that he got right up to Sieg, placed his fist on his chest and then seemed to almost unleash sort of a barrage of super fast punches."

"It must be a very powerful technique for it to defeat Siegfried so easily. We better keep our eyes open for it should we ever fight Shirahama ourselves." All the other Fists nodded at Freya's statement before waiting for Fenrir to continue his report.

"After I saw Shirahama take down Siegfried I quickly charged him. Unfortunately, Miu Furinji got in my way." Now everyone was hanging onto his words, even Berserker's attention was focused on Fenrir. Although the Fists knew little about Miu Furinji it was apparent that she was skilled from what they knew about her and could be considered a major threat. Thus they were interested to see exactly how well Fenrir had managed to fare against the girl.

Naturally Fenrir was quick to respond. "I clashed with Miu Furinji in a rather difficult battle. She proved to be a much more formidable opponent than I originally expected."

Valkyrie quickly got right into the hooded fighter's face, desiring to get the answer to the question that plagued her. "Cut the crap already Fenrir, did the Dairy Cow lay you out flat or what?" Loki, Freya and Odin all seemed to share her curiosity, just without as many words.

Fenrir of course was somewhat confused about the Dairy Cow comment but quietly shook it off as he spoke. "I was successful in defeating Miu Furinji. While I suffered some injuries from her attacks I managed to take her down."

At that instant it was completely silent in the room as the group tried to digest the information they had just received. True, they all knew that Fenrir was an extremely capable fighter and worthy of his position as a Fist. Yet no one had expected him to defeat said girl. It proved to be especially shocking for Valkyrie, whose enthusiasm had now been replaced with frustration as she grabbed Fenrir's jacket with a serious look on her face.

"How?"

Once again Fenrir was somewhat confused at the question, though he didn't have a chance to speak as Valkyrie asked again, with greater intensity this time.

"How did you beat her? I fought that blonde bimbo with everything I had and I couldn't even manage to land one hit on her! So tell me, how the hell did you do it?"

Naruto naturally didn't say anything at first as he quickly understood the actual question. "I get it, she wants to know how I beat Furinji so she can do the same thing the next time the two meet." Another sense of nostalgia welled up in Fenrir as he saw traces of his former teammate Sakura in Valkyrie. Both were hotheaded at times and extremely aggressive, but thankfully that was matched by an equally strong desire to improve. It made the normally cold Fist smirk somewhat at the many similarities several of the people around him had to his old friends. Still, this wasn't the right time for nostalgia. Naruto redirected his focus to the girl in front of him again.

Valkyrie continued to look at the hooded Fist with a sense of urgency, awaiting his response. She was hoping to finally get an edge over her rival. Instead Fenrir softly pushed her arms away from him before slowly walking forward. The red haired fighter simply stood there before adopting a look of pure anger, preparing to rip her esteemed comrade a new one.

"I'll tell you later, Valkyrie."

Her fury suddenly halted as she turned to Fenrir with a somewhat shocked look. She was even more surprised when the normally cold fighter looked at her with a kind look in his eyes. "If you want I'll teach you a few ways to deal with her, just not right now. Is that alright with you?"

The normally violent Taekwondo fighter found herself unable to respond. Since she had quit being Freya's student, no one in Ragnarock had ever offered to teach her anything. Mostly because of her conviction to follow her own way, but still, this didn't mean she wouldn't like a little helpful advice here and there. So it was pretty shocking to hear that exact thing from Fenrir.

Though still shell shocked she noticed the others staring at her, so she quickly shook it off before making her way forward. However, once she was a few feet ahead of Fenrir she spoke up. "Alright, I'll hold you to that little promise." She then turned to him with a small but tough looking smile on her face. "But if you don't deliver… Then I'm gonna have to kick your ass into the pavement pal."

Fenrir actually chuckled at her attempt to appear cool. "I'll keep that in mind." He then quickly lost his humorous tone as he looked back to Odin. "Now that Miu Furinji has been incapacitated at least for now, what will our next move be?"

"I figure it's quite obvious what we should do now." Eyes quickly turned to Loki who was now grinning and chuckling like normal. His expression showed that he had something evil running through his mind. "Thanks to Fenrir here we have not only shown that we can handle Shirahama, but also his little blond attack dog as well. That alone will make those Shinpaku fools hesitant to attack us. Plus with one of their strongest members taken care of it's the perfect chance to hit them where it hurts." Freya, Odin and Fenrir all nodded, though Thor seemed a little lost.

"If that's the case then what should we do? Those Shinpaku guys have already shown they won't give in to fear or intimidation tactics. Plus beating them up doesn't seem to help either. What options does that leave us with?" Loki quickly gained a dangerous gleam in his eyes at the sumo's question.

"It's obvious! We need to take Shirahama down, and I'm not just talking about beating him up. I mean putting him down hard." The Fourth Fist chuckled at his idea, even though he didn't expose many details.

After a moment Loki decided to reveal his plan. "The other Shinpaku fools view him and that alien freak Niijima as their pillars of strength and support. Once we take them down for good the whole organization will fall along with them." All other Fists present absorbed the information as Loki continued. "The best way to take Shirahama down is to lure him out and get him to fight us one on one."

Freya quickly spoke up. "Forgive me Loki, but this is what we have been doing from the beginning and it hasn't yielded any positive results so far."

Valykrie snorted at the remembrance of her last encounter with Shirahama. "Plus the odds are that the punk will most likely spend more time trying to run away rather than fighting. We'd just be wasting our time and energy."

"Not if we give him a reason to stay."

Odin's eyes narrowed behind his glasses. "What exactly do you have in mind?"

Loki's grin soon became sinister as all those around almost cringed at the sight of it. "Shirahama is as predictable as a cheap Saturday morning cartoon. When there's nothing to be gained or lost in a fight he runs 100 miles in the opposite direction. However, as we have seen at our most recent encounter, the instant someone he knows is in danger he arrives in a heartbeat, ready to fight. All we have to do is find someone who could lure him into the open and then crush him mercilessly." Loki proceeded to smash his fist into a nearby crate, shattering it for emphasis.

The other Fists didn't respond immediately to the plan as they mused over the options. Thor and Valkyrie didn't seem too wild about the idea since they weren't exactly crazy about the whole concept of kidnapping. Freya seemed impartial; at least that was how she appeared. Berserker, as expected, didn't seem to care one way or the other while Odin just sat there, waiting for the others' input.

"I don't think we should resort to such a tactic." Loki's eyes shot up from behind his glasses and his head darted towards the absolute last person he had expected to reject his plan. "Fenrir, what the hell are you talking about? I figured out of all of us you'd be the most willing to go along with this plan if it meant taking Shirahama down for good. Plus, how is this any different from your plan at the docks?" Loki quickly took a step back when he saw the cold look in Fenrir's eyes when he mentioned his last plan.

The cold eyes slowly softened though they still held a look of disgust. "I admit that I was willing to resort to such tactics at first, but now I realize how foolish it was. Don't misunderstand me; I want to take Shirahama down, but not this way."

Now it was Valkyrie's turn to be curious. Although she still didn't know much about Fenrir, she knew he was behaving differently than his usual ice cold self. "I don't get it. I mean, I'm not crazy about the idea of kidnapping someone either but why are you so against it suddenly?"

Fenrir was hesitant to speak as he turned his back slightly to the Fists. "I admit that I wanted Shirahama to be brought down but I didn't fully consider the possible consequences. Because of that Siegfried almost got killed." He spoke with guilt in his voice meriting looks of sympathy from Thor and Valkyrie while the others remained impartial.

"Truthfully I didn't expect Shirahama to show up. I mainly set that stunt up as a means to prove once and for all that he was what I believed him to be: a spineless coward who would rather abandon his friends than fight. Instead he not only proved me wrong but as a result Siegfried suffered for my ignorance. We can't simply use these cheap tactics against him or else they will backfire in our faces. If we intent to take Shirahama down for good we must be smart about it and consider all outcomes and options." He spoke the last words with utmost seriousness, indicating how strongly he felt towards this notion.

As expected the remaining Fists seemed divided on the idea. Fenrir mentally measured his chance for success. "Valkyrie and I aren't on the best of terms but I figure she'll stand by me. Then there's Thor who seems like a pretty stand up guy, plus he looked really down about what happened to Siegfried. As for Freya, I still can't really tell where she stands, though I already know how Loki, Odin and Berserkers will answer."

Loki however didn't seem patient enough to wait for a collective response. "Well, that's all fine and dandy Fenrir, but I don't think you understand the gravity of the situation." Fenrir's eyes narrowed at the Fourth Fist's words. "This can't be good." Truth was that while Fenrir was still thankful to Loki for getting him into Ragnarok; that was about where his loyalty to him stopped. Since joining he had always had his suspicions about the Fourth Fist, knowing he wasn't the kind of person you could easily trust. Plus what he had heard about said Fist didn't help much. So he could already tell Loki intended to say something to convince the Fists to support his side.

"Unfortunately Fenrir, we don't have the time to be patient or calculating about this. While you may have defeated Shirahama's big-breasted bodyguard, he still defeated Siegfried. Knowing that alien freak Niijima, he'll probably spread word about how his stupid alliance's commander managed to beat another one of the Fists all across the town. It won't be long before the names of the Nine Deadly Fists of Ragnarok are dragged through the mud and we're seen as nothing more than a bunch of pathetic weaklings." With those last words Loki managed to gain a small grin on his face as he caught a glance of the other Fists. "That should help throw some wood into the fire."

As expected all the Fists save Fenrir gained looks of frustration, anger and retribution on their faces. Most of them had worked exceedingly hard for their skills and enjoyed being both respected and feared for them. So the idea that they would be underestimated and even mocked as a result of the Shinpaku Alliance obviously wasn't going to sit well with them. Fenrir could only shake his head in disappointment. "You guys really can't tell me you're going to ignore all I've just said and attack Shirahama blindly just because your egos might get bruised, are you?"

Loki could only smirk as the Fists glared slightly at Fenrir. "Hate to break it to you Fenrir, but in Ragnarok one of our most important jobs is to keep our image intact. If people don't respect us for our skills we become nothing more than dead weight. However, if you want to run away like a coward like Hermit did, then fine." Fenrir growled in response, preparing to counter when a voice halted them.

"Who are you calling a coward, Loki?"

The room suddenly became eerily quiet as all eyes darted to a familiar hooded individual standing in the doorway of the warehouse. Loki quickly lost his grin and started to sweat slightly while Fenrir actually gained a slight grin on his face. Natsu Tanimoto aka Hermit, the Sixth Fist of Ragnrok had returned.

(Scene Change, Ryozanpaku Night Time)

It was rather silent in Ryozanpaku as Kenichi sat quietly on the floor, watching Miu as she recovered from the battle with Fenrir. Even though Akisame had told him that she would be fine the young disciple couldn't help but stay at her side. The peaceful expression on the girl's face helped to ease some of the tension he had been feeling. Yet even so he was still somewhat on edge.

His mind focused on Fenrir's last words before he had disappeared. "Unless you want to see more of your friends end up like blondie here I suggest you start taking your training seriously or watch everyone you care about get hurt protecting your sorry ass."

"I know that Fenrir said that I need to get stronger, but how can I even hope to stand against someone like him? He's already beaten me once and now Miu, what chance do I even have?" He thought back to his words he had spoken to his masters, to his vow to get stronger to defeat Ragnrok.

This caused him to let out a depressed sigh. "Man, I must seem pretty pathetic right now. Here I was saying all that stuff about getting stronger even though I probably don't have a chance in hell of winning. And now I sitting here, drowning in self pity." The boy slowly clutched his head in frustration, trying to think of a solution for his mental conflict.

"Something on your mind Kenichi?" The boy's eyes quickly shot up as he turned around to find the Elder standing in the doorway.

"Oh Elder, I didn't see you there. I take it you're here to see Miu?" The Elder however slowly shook his head in response. "To an extent yes, but I'm also here to see you Kenichi."

"Me? What for, I'm doing just fine." Kenichi said though it was obvious by his tone that he was lying, which the wise elder easily recognized. "You should know better than to lie to an old man Kenichi. We have a tendency to know when something is bothering someone and I can tell you still have something on your mind."

Kenchi wasn't quick to respond as first, slowly looking at the floor which caused the Elder's eyes to narrow. "Is this about that Fenrir boy Kenichi?" Kenichi was slow to respond, showing that he had hit the nail on the head.

"Elder, have you ever fought against someone who seemed so much stronger than you that you could never hope to catch up to him no matter how hard you tried?" The old master's brows furrowed as he pondered the question before he slowly took a seat in front of his disciple.

"Well Kenichi, that's not an easy question to answer. I'm sure you are aware that there are plenty of people out there who will seem vastly stronger than you at first. But you can't let that discourage your progress. After all, one of the most important things in learning Martial Arts is to keep practicing to improve." Kenichi however didn't seem satisfied with the answer.

"I know that Elder, I do. It's just, well, one of my goals when I started training here at Ryozanpaku was to become strong enough to match my skills to Miu's." His eyes softened as he mentioned the girl he secretly cared for. "When I saw her fight for the first time I was amazed at how strong and graceful she was. Since then I've been training, I've tried hard to catch up to her and never gotten even remotely close." Slowly the boy's eyes hardened again, causing the Elder to gain a saddened look.

"Yet Fenrir managed to do what I couldn't, he managed to beat Miu after fighting her just once. Miu practically went all out against him and look what happened!" It soon became harder for the boy to continue speaking as he clutched the fabric of his pants in frustration. "I know I said I would train harder so I could beat him and Ragnarok, but how can I ever hope to when even Miu couldn't defeat him?"

At the end of his tirade Kenichi felt a soft hand on his shoulder and opened his eyes, only to see the Elder's face with a kind smile on it. "I understand your frustration Kenichi, and it's nothing to be ashamed of. After all, there are plenty of fighters out there who are much stronger than Miu or Fenrir are, but they've had decades of more training and experience. However, if you continue to work hard and improve then the gap between you and them will grow smaller with each passing day. Just remember, in Martial Arts you only ever truly lose a fight when you either quit or die."

The words seemed to work as the once distraught boy seemed to calm down slightly. "Thanks for the advice Elder, I feel much better now." He slowly got up. He had stayed at Miu's side for a while and was in need of some rest himself. As he made his way to the door he took one last look at Miu before disappearing into the confines of Ryozanpaku.

"Heh, that boy needs to have more confidence in himself. I have no doubt that with proper training and time Kenichi will become an excellent master." However, the smile slowly left his face as his eyes turned to his injured and bedridden granddaughter, more precisely the burn wound still present on her abdomen.

The Elder's face slowly became serious as he mused over the connection he had made the previous night, concerning Fenrir's teacher. "Still, I fear that Kenichi will need more than confidence if he wants to defeat this opponent, if he was really trained by the man I'm thinking of." At that the Elder once again let his mind drift back to a time long ago when he had first encountered said individual.

"After all this time, I never imagined he would appear again. Whatever the case is, one thing is for sure: things are going to get extremely rough in the following weeks."

(Scene change, Ragnarok's Warehouse)

It was completely silent when all eyes focused on the once absent Sixth Fist who was now standing before them. The lower ranked members quickly backed away out of fear of the Fist's wrath while the other Fists stayed silent and cool headed.

Hermit stood silently for a moment before proceeding towards the group at a slow pace. "I have to say, I'm surprised. From what I heard you managed to screw up big time, Loki." The Fourth Fist twitched slightly as he tried to maintain his composure at the remark while adopting a cocky look on his face. "Pretty big talk for someone who turned tail and ran away after losing a fight. From my point of view Hermit you're in no position to criticize anyone."

The cold-hearted kempo fighter slowly started to radiate anger towards the blue haired trickster, showing he was ready to fight. However, his attention slowly turned to his houseguest who was now approaching him rather quickly. Before anyone could say anything, Fenrir quickly spun to the left, lowering himself almost to the ground and unleashing a fierce high kick. Hermit however used his speed to block the attack with an upside-down knife hand.

The Sixth Fist's cold eyes peered into the darkness that hid Fenrir's face before he gained a cold smirk. "Careful how you treat your landlord pal, otherwise I might just be inclined to evict your sorry ass." Fenrir merely wordlessly pushed himself back up before lowering his leg and turning his back to his opponent. "That was for stealing all my food and leaving me to starve, you jackass."

The comment actually caused a few chuckles from some of the people present while Hermit merely drew back his own hand, "Quit your complaining, all the food was in my fridge and if I want to take it, I will. Besides, you're still alive, aren't you?" His comment managed to rouse a little anger in the Capoeira fighter, showing that he was eager to continue their little bout.

Odin however quickly stood up from his seat before waving his hand. "That's enough. all of you. Remember, there is to be no fighting among us, understood?" The two Fists slowly backed away from each other whilst Loki slowly turned his back to the group. "Well, this has been fun and all but I've got a plan to put together, see you around." As he made his way to the door he paused for a moment before turning his head to the other two Fists. "Hermit, I'd be careful about shooting your mouth off around here, you don't want to piss the wrong person off." With a chuckle the Fourth Fist left the group in silence.

The First Fist slowly turned his back to the group. "Well, I believe that everything has been said that needed to be discussed. Hermit, due to what happened I'm willing to ignore your absence up to this point, just don't try it again." He slowly walked down the pile of crates, slowly walking past Fenrir. "One more thing, Fenrir. I recommend you keep that temper of yours in check, we can't have you and Hermit fighting each other at this point." The First Fist took another step before turning around once more, looking at Fenrir with a pair of extremely cold eyes. "Remember to keep that self-righteous attitude to yourself, it has no place here in Ragnarok and will only hold you back as a Martial Artist. Keep that in mind."

It took a great deal of the Ninth Fist's willpower to not lash out against the First Fist. Of all the Fists Odin was the one he trusted the least, even less than Loki. The purple haired teen reminded him greatly of Orochimaru, namely a person willing to do anything for power, a person who didn't care how many people he had to step over to get it. Even though he was technically his superior the Ninth Fist had never seen him in that way, and that little comment only served to further his distrust.

His anger was quickly calmed however when he sensed a rather large individual behind him. Quickly turning around he was surprised to find the large and imposing Thor in front of him. Naruto didn't know too much about the sumo fighter other than that he was extremely dedicated to his fighting style and seemed to value honor to an extent. Still, he had never actually spoken with him before, thus he was confused what he could possibly want from him.

"Something I can help you with, Thor?" The brown haired sumo didn't react at first, but slowly a grateful smile spread over his face. "I just wanted to say thanks for helping out Siegfried." His tone was kind and honest which the blonde found comforting. "Siegfried's been my friend for a long time and probably the only person I can really trust in this gang." His smile quickly grew into a full-blown grin. "Now I know I can trust you too pal. So if you need any help with something, just give me a call and I'll be there for you!"

Fenrir started to wave his hands in front of himself, slightly embarrassed at the praise. "It was nothing, really Thor. Siegfried is my friend too and helping him was naturally what any friend would have done in this situation. You don't owe me anything." Unfortunately the sumo refused to listen, his eyes now glowing with flames of passion. "I cannot do that, a sumo never breaks a promise to anyone, and I'll stand by that oath no matter what!"

Fenrir could only shake his head in defeat. "Guess there's no point in arguing with the eager. Well, at least it's nice to know there's someone else in this place I can actually call a friend." His expression grew sour again as he shot a glance at Hermit. "Too bad I can't say the same about captain stick-up-his-ass. I swear, it's like being with Sasuke all over again. Hell, I think I'd rather deal with the current Sasuke than this guy."

Though he wished it, the sad fact was that Fenrir had no place to go and Hermit's house was the only place available. So even though it killed him a little on the inside the hooded fist slowly made his way back to the house with his landlord walking silently next to him.

"Just when I was starting to enjoy the silence in that place..."

(Scene Change, Three Days later at Ryozanpaku)

A new day had begun at the dojo and it seemed to regain some of its original fire with it. Granted, Miu was still recovering from her battle but Kenichi had started to act upon his previous conviction to train both harder and more seriously. However….

"Keep your guard up and make sure to block with your right arm; otherwise your opponent can slip right past it…LIKE THIS!"

A loud crash echoed throughout the area.

"AAAAAHHHHH!"

The young disciple yelled in both fear and pain as he once again flew against the wall before falling onto the hard floor. His karate master Sakakai, dressed in his Gi, stood not too far away, rubbing the back of his head in frustration. "Geez kid, what did I tell you about blocking just now?" Kenichi could only groan in response as he slowly stood back up.

The pair had been practicing to improve Kenichi's blocking technique in order to better combat Fenrir's fast moving attacks. As such Sakaki had decided to teach him how to block attacks from a more powerful opponent, which in translation meant he used Kenichi as a punching bag. Yet oddly enough the boy hadn't even complained, he had simply stood in front of his master with a firey look of determination in his eyes, saying he was ready for anything. Now he was paying for it.

Sakaki sighed. "Alright Kenichi, let's take a break, I don't want to bang you up too bad." The karate master slowly turned around to find himself a can of beer. But his disciple apparently wasn't ready to quit yet.

"Master Sakaki, wait please! Can't we continue?" Sakaki looked back to see Kenichi standing again, albeit breathing somewhat harder, meriting a look of pity from the normally boisterous master. "Sorry kid, if we train you too hard then you won't have enough energy for later. Save your energy for now and we'll continue in a bit." He then proceeded to leave the room.

Kenichi slowly leaned himself against the wall of the dojo, trying to catch his breath. "Well, it's not like I thought this would be easy. Still, I need to keep training and get stronger. I just hope I can get strong fast enough before someone else gets hurt..."

As the martial artist in training mused to himself he failed to notice a small shadow gradually making its way over to him. It wasn't long before he was covered by the shadow of said mysterious individual. Kenichi was barely able to turn to face the person before his face met a red mallet.

Even though it was a toy it still hurt a bit. With a tired groan Kenichi addressed his assailant. "Ow, damnit Honoka, what did I tell you about coming here when I'm training?" His brown eyes focused on a very young girl of about thirteen years of age. She had brown hair which was done in the same peculiar style as Kenichi and light purple eyes, garbed in a simple pink shirt and purple skirt. She was Kenichi's younger and often annoying little sister Honoka, who unfortunately had a nasty little habit of clinging to him like a tick.

As Kenichi continued to lightly glare at his sister, the young girl merely pulled back her little toy mallet before flashing a bright smile at him. "Come on Kenichi, scar face said you could take a break, so why don't we have some fun, huh?" Her smile however slowly dropped as she heard her brother sigh. "I'm sorry Honoka, but I just don't have the time to play with you right now. I'm busy with my Martial Arts training."

The small girl's face quickly turned sour as she pouted. "You always say that! Come on, it won't kill you to go out and have some fun, will it?" Kenichi however merely stood up before turning his back to the girl. "Honoka, please just go away for now, I'm busy." He then walked away to get some water, leaving the small girl alone, though it hurt him on the inside to leave his sister like this. "Sorry Honoka, the truth is I wouldn't mind having some fun right now. However, I don't have the luxury of time, I need to get stronger so I'll be ready for the next time Ragnarok shows up. I hope you can forgive me at some point."

"That seemed a little harsh, don't you think Kenichi?" The boy's eyes quickly widened as he turned around to find his Judo master standing not too far away, looking at him with a look of sorrow. "You've been taking your training much more seriously as of late and I'm glad for that. Still, you shouldn't try and push yourself too hard. After all, you're still a teen and should have fun once in a while. Especially if it is with your family."

The young disciple smiled somewhat in agreement but was obviously still a little conflicted about it. It was apparent to the Jujitsu master that he was still thinking about Miu's injuries, even though she was recovering quickly. "Look Kenichi, why don't you spend some time with your sister and we'll train some more when you get back, alright?"

Kenichi had paused for a moment before nodding in response. "Alright master, but just for a little while, then it's right back to training." The young boy slowly turned around and looked for his sister. "Hey Honoka, listen, if you still want to we can…." But he found only an empty room, no girl present.

Now of course Kenichi was a bit worried but Honoka knew the neighborhood better than him and had been coming back and forth from the dojo without him following her, so she'd probably be okay.

Though disheartened he decided to head back to training. And yet he couldn't help but to feel slightly uneasiness for some reason. "I hope Honoka will make it back home alright."

(Scene change, the middle of the city, where Kenichi lives)

"Stupid Kenichi, spending all his time training and not even giving me the time of day…" The young girl muttered to herself, kicking a rock on the sidewalk away as she made her way through town. The crowds of people took notice of the young girl by herself but didn't pay it too much mind as she seemed preoccupied with her own thoughts.

The young girl however seemed to have tuned out of the rest of the world as she simply looked up at the sun, musing back to the time when she and Kenichi were practically attached at the hip. "Now that big brother's gotten all serious and stuff, who am I supposed to hang out with? Appachi and Shigure are fun to be around, but still…" Her words seemed to go unanswered until a rather loud and angry voice rang out in the distance.

"Remind me again… Why the hell you're following me through town?"

Several eyes tuned to a rather interesting and somewhat violent conversation being made, including Honoka's whose curiosity had been peaked. She quickened her pace before her eyes landed on a pair of teenage boys around Kenichi's age.

One of them was a pretty boy with a very handsome face that most girls would kill themselves over. He was dressed in a brown colored jacket, black shirt, blue pants and brown shoes. His hair was a light blond color and neatly combed over his head. His eyes however were light purple and held a very cold look that most would find intimidating. Honoka however merely thought. "Wow, talk about a pretty boy. Though he certaining looks kind of funny with his face like that." She then turned her attention to the second boy who the first boy seemed to be arguing with.

"I told you why already, do you really need a reminder? You still owe me for the food you jacked so you could go brood in the forest for a week. I'm gonna make sure you pay me back by refilling the fridge and cupboards so I don't have to eat that crap you stomach everyday."

The second boy was somewhat similar to the first, at least in terms of height and build. His face was narrower however, just not as defined as the face of the other boy. He wore a simple white jacket with a black shirt, jeans and black shoes. Like the other he had blond hair as well but at a much darker shade in a spiked style that almost looked like the sun itself. The most interesting things about him however were his eyes which were deep blue in color. While not cold like the other boy's they seemed to contain many other emotions the young girl couldn't decipher. The other interesting thing about him were the three whisker like marks he had on each cheek, almost making him look like a cat in a way.

Honoka found herself intrigued by the pair's constant bickering, watching them exchange insults with each other and the occasional banter.

"For the last time, I never brood you asshole, I was training! Unlike you I actually work towards improving my skills." The purple eyed blonde spoke with a cold and agitated tone which only merited an angry response from the other teen.

"First off, I train just as hard as you do pal, probably even a lot harder. Second, you do brood, you're doing it right now. Hell, I'm surprised you don't have a little cloud hanging over your head, you're such a negative jerk!" His words merited a somewhat quick response as the light blond haired teen jumped back, his hands raised in knife position. Naturally the other took a step back and lowered himself, placing one arm in front and the other behind his back along with one of his legs.

The purpled eyed teen glared at him. "You've been getting on my nerves a lot lately, what do you say, shall we settle this right here and now?"

The darker haired blonde seemed to share the sentiment. "That's the wisest thing you've said today, though I think we should refrain from doing this here, especially in front of so many people."

Both teens continued to stare at each other silently as they continued to move forward. Unfortunately their attention was so focused on each other that the lighter haired teen failed to notice a trio of individuals walking by him till he brushed up against one of them.

As if it was a reflex the one who was bumped into quickly turned around with an angry look on his face. "Hey, why don't you watch where you're going you punk?" His words caused Natsu to stop before looking at the man with a cynical look. "Sorry, you say something?"

The teen quickly developed a vein of anger as he walked up to the cynical blonde before grabbing him by the collar of his jacket. "Look here boys, we got are selves a little wiseass. Didn't anyone ever teach you it isn't polite to just bump into people without apologizing?"

Normally Hermit would have just brushed these guys off or led them to an alley to beat the crap out of them. Unfortunately his conversation with his roommate had shortened his fuse considerably and was now ready to blow. Naruto of course could tell what was going to happen and prepared to intervene.

"Don't you bully the pretty boy you punks!"

The thug quickly loosened his grip and turned around to determine the source of this shout. "What the hellOOOOH." He found himself unable to continue speaking as a small red toy hammer smacked him square in the face.

Those present watched the scene in shock. Not only at the interaction but also at the new assailant, who was surprisingly the little girl who had been previously watching the bickering blondes. Most people were shocked and awed, Naruto was actually amused and Natsu was plain shocked.

The teen that had been punished quickly shook himself out of his daze before glaring hatefully at the girl. "You little brat, this ain't none of your business!"

Honoka however stood her ground, her hammer defiantly in hand. "Says you! If you plan to fight someone it should be fair, one on one and you shouldn't fight unless it's absolutely necessary. You're not playing fair pal!" Honoka recited some of what she remembered the masters telling her. The thug and his goons however didn't look too convinced as the leader slowly made his way over to her.

"Oh really, thanks for the input but I don't play by the rules. That includes not hitting a little girl." The goon quickly struck forward with his knee, intending to strike the girl only for her to leap up using his leg for support and quickly landed on the ground. Sadly she lost her balance as she landed and fell on her knee.

"Now you're mine!" The thug took the opening and unleashed a punch right at the girl who could only sit and watch.

*Grab*

"Huh? What the hell?" The thug suddenly found himself in the vice like grip of Natsu who had an especially irritated look on his face. Before the assailant even had a chance to react a quick chop to the neck caused him to black out.

Naturally the other two tried to jump in but both quickly found themselves blocked by the spiky haired blonde, looking at them with cold eyes. "I would advise you pick up you friend and leave, or else you'll end up like him." Sadly the two didn't heed the warning and charged him.

Before the two even had the chance the teen flipped forward landed on both hands before spinning on his palm, delivering a roundhouse kick right into their faces. After the kick he gracefully used his remaining spin to jump and land on his feet again before the two thugs unconsciously fell to the ground.

All those watching were awestruck by the display, some whispering to each other, taking pictures or just standing there. Naruto simply turned his back to the thugs.

"You done showing off already?" Naruto quickly developed a frown on his face before he looked at Natsu who simply returned the expression. "I swear to god, this guy is a bigger buzz kill than old Sasuke, Neji and Shikamaru all rolled into one!"

Still keeping his cool he merely replied. "Just shut up and keep walking."

The pair slowly walked away but weren't able to get far. "Hey wait a miunte!"

Both fighters slowly turned to the girl who was still sitting on the ground, looking at them with big puppy dog eyes and obvious fake tears coming down her cheeks. "You aren't just gonna leave an injured girl like me here, are you?"

Their eyes quickly focused on the 'injury' in question, which was nothing more than a little scrap on the knee. Was it painful, for a little girl? Yes. Life threatening? No way. Now of course neither teen was really in the most cheerful of moods but they really couldn't leave the girl alone like this.

"Guess we've got to take her back to the house." The two thought simultaneously.

Naturally Naruto wanted to approach the girl first since he knew Hermit wasn't big on being nice to anyone. But he took notice of something in the normally cold fighter's eyes, a faint trace of sadness and longing he had never seen on his face before.

It was strange to say the least and it seemed to remain as the boy slowly picked the little girl up before walking in the direction of the house. Naruto however could only look on with interest.

"That's different, I figured he'd want to leave the girl and then have me step in to tell him otherwise. I wonder what's up with him…"

The Ninth Fist however didn't have the time to question himself as Hermit practically ordered him to get a move on, the two heading towards the house with their new temporary charge in tow.

(Scene Change, Tanimoto Mansion)

"Well this is certainly an interesting turn of events. Never thought I'd see this." Naruto quietly mused to himself as he watched the normally cold and cruel Hermit disinfecting the girl's injury before placing a bandage on it. "The only way this could get any weirder was if he kissed it too."

Hermit seemed oddly different around the girl. True, he still wore his normal facial expression that read "Get the F%#! Away from me", yet he didn't seem as cold as usual, which intrigued his blond companion. It was also apparent that Hermit was somewhat uneasy about something as he quickly finished the treatment.

"There, your knee should be fine now, right?" The girl's eyes quickly darted to the small bandage on her leg. Slowly she swung her leg back and forth to test it out before dropping off the couch and walking, a smile on her face. "That's amazing; my leg doesn't hurt at all! Thanks a lot!"

Unfortunately Hermit ignored the comment as he put the first aid kit away. "Good, now get out already." However, much to Naruto's amusement the kempo fighter's words fell on deaf ears as she instead began to poke and pradle around the house with amazement over its size.

"Wow, this house is huge, you guys must be really rich to live in a house like this." The girl slowly paused for a moment as she turned to the pair, her eyes darting back and forth between the two with a calculating gaze. It made the two feel strangely uncomfortable for some reason. "Are you two brothers?"

Natsu palmed in his face in response while Naruto actually chuckled at the comment. "Listen brat, this idiot is my cousin who I'm unfortunately stuck living with for a while." Naruto chose to play along with the charade. "It's not like living with you is a picnic either."

The Sixth Fist could only pinch the bridge of his nose before he redirected his attention to the girl, who was now touching every valuable thing in the room much to his annoyance. "Listen brat, would you just leave already?" Instead she simply continued to move around, ignoring every word from the boy's mouth.

The whole scene was actually making Naruto laugh a little on the inside as he thought back to a similar series of interaction between him and Iruka. The thought made him feel a little sad actually. "It's funny, no matter where I go, there's always something that reminds me of life back in Konoha. Guess there are just some things in life you can't ever escape from." He mentally paused as he watched how the girl whom Hermit had long since given up on reasoning with noticed a picture frame lying on one of the tables near the fire place.

That merited a curious look from the spiky haired blonde who had seen the frame before but never expressed much interest in it. She slowly picked the frame up and took note of the people it held. "Wow, is this a picture of your family?" In an instance Hermit's face hardened as he gave the girl a harsh glare. "Put that down NOW!"

The frame left the girls grasp in an instant. Naruto's eyebrow quirked at the reaction before his own face hardened somewhat. "Just calm down Natsu, no need to bite the kid's head off."

As expected he was met with another cold glare from the boy who responded with a voice laced with venom. "Don't tell me what to do buddy or I won't hesitate to kick your sorry ass to the curb."

Naruto's and Natsu's face each held a hardened expression as they continued to stare each other down. The atmosphere was extremely tense and the girl was obviously uncomfortable. Yet oddly enough she was quick to bounce back. "Hey come on, you guys shouldn't fight. Oh, I know, I'll go make us some tea, that ought to lighten things up."

She left the room quickly while the two simply stood there like frozen, though it was apparent that Naruto had something he wanted to voice. "What's you problem Natsu? Even for you that was pretty harsh. I know the kid's a little annoying but her heart's in the right place. Why are you acting like she's the enemy or something?"

The silent Sixth Fist simply turned his back to the blonde. "You wouldn't understand even if I explained it to. Just do me a favor and stay they hell out of my business." Obviously the boy wanted to be left alone and Naruto was prepared to continue the issue when his phone started to ring.

With some hesitantion he picked up the phone. "Hello?"

"Well, you gonna tell me know or what?" A familiar and violent voice rang from the phone, a voice Naruto recognized immediately.

"Kisara, is that you?" The response was given almost immediately. "Who else, or did you forget earlier already? You promised you'd teach me how to handle that damn Dairy Cow the same way you did."

The gears in the blonde's head started to turn as he slowly recalled said words. "Oh right, sorry about that. I'm not so….!" He paused for a moment before redirecting his focus to Hermit who had placed himself on the couch. At first glance he seemed to be simply brooding, but upon closer inspection it was apparent that his eyes and ears were focused on the little girl currently having her way with the kitchen.

Even through his stone like face Naruto could easily see that the boy was actually interested in what the girl was doing and to an extent anxious. It was obvious that there was something about that girl that was bringing out a different side of the normally cold fighter, a side he had never seen before.

"Hey, Fenrir you still there or what? If you punk out on me I'll use my foot to pave the road with your ass!"

Chuckling slightly at the comment he straightened himself. "Don't worry Kisara, I'll show you what I did." He paused briefly. "Though we may need Thor's help for this. Don't ask why, just meet me at his ring in half an hour."

"Alright, but you'd better be there or else..." The line went slight as Naruto put his phone away before heading upstairs to get his Fenrir garb. Once he gathered his things he made his way to the door.

"Hey, where are you going?" Naruto paused to see the girl looking at Naruto with her big purple eyes. His attention now on them Naruto was met with quite an interesting sight. Due to the incident at the market the pair hadn't been able to stock up on new supplies, which included tea. So they were for now left with what little food Hermit had managed to bring back with him. Now it had been all cooked together into a pile of orange rice with bits of fish and meat sticking out in various directions.

The sight of it made the Ninth Fist cringe, and yet what he found more surprising was that Hermit was actually eating it. "What the hell? I'm upstairs for maybe two minutes and this happens? Geez, this just keeps getting weirder and weirder." Shaking himself out of his thoughts he reached for the door.

"Sorry, I have to go take care of some things with my friends, I can't stay for the food. Nice meeting you though." He quickly made his way out of the door towards his destination.

"Hopefully leaving him alone with that girl will help loosen him up a bit, who knows?"

-Ninth Fist End-

Well there you go. I know its not nearly as exciting as my previous chapters but things have been a real pain in the ass for me these last few weeks. Long Story short, my parents bought a house and I had to help out a lot along with working at my mom's place of business which is less than satisfactory. On a more positive Note I have finally Started taking Capoeria Classes and learning the style myself. It's a load of fun and I know it will help provide me with some more inspiritaiton.

Now for a little bad news, I will be taking some time off from Ninth Fist to help catch up with Oracion Eight which has been severally neglected. I think after I write two, maybe three chapters I will work on this some more.

Stuff to Address (Some things I know people will ask about and need to explain)

Naruto becoming closer to Thor and Valykrie: This is a rather simple thing to explain. Of the Eight fists I felt that Thor, Valkyrie and Siegfried would be the easiest to connect to as unlike the others, they aren't crazy obsessed with perfection or the gang. They respect things like loyalty, friendship for the most part and I felt that would be the quickest to warm up to Naruto, though they still need some development they will become good allies for Naruto.

Naruto's Distrust of Loki and Odin: In a sense Naruto as a result of all his training as both a ninja and his master has good skill at reading people. Namely who they are in terms of personality and behavior for the most part anyway. Even though he doesn't know them well, he can tell that Odin and Loki aren't the kind of people who are big of protecting their allies and would sooner throw them under a bus for power. His loyalty to Odin is only based on the fact said fist is the leader and Loki's is mainly from his gradtitude for Loki giving him people to be with. It's a thin line of loyalty that can be easily broken.

Naruto and Hermit: This is pretty straightforward but a little complicated. Naruto sees a lot of Sasuke in Hermit, almost like a reflection. However, unlike Sasuke who was more focused on Revenge, Hermit overall believes simply in being strong and never trusting anyone. As a result he is much harsher to Naruto then Sasuke used to be and this makes Naruto much tenser when he is around the guy. He doesn't hate him, if anything he actually would like to get to know him better but the guy won't let him. However, seeing Honoka bring out his softer side shows Naruto that Hermit is still capable of opening up to people. Something I intend to develop over time.

Naruto's Guilt: Okay now some people would probably wonder why Naruto would suggest said plan from the previous chapter. Well it was mainly one Naruto thought up while he was a bit angry. See Naruto is a Dou type fighter and can at times let his anger control him and cloud his thoughts. He wanted to prove that Kenichi was a wimp once and for all which was the main goal of the plan. He didn't actually believe Kenichi would even show up to begin with and as a result partially blames himself for Siegfrieds injuries. Thus he is less likely to jump for plans that involve such underhanded tactics at the risk of a repeat with one of the other fists.

Naruto/Fenrir confusion: Okay one guy had some problems with this issue so I'll settle it here. As you can see I will often refer to Fenrir or Naruto's Alter ego as if he were a different character and Naruto as a result will behave differently as well. As to why well its simply because Naruto chooses to. I felt that to go with his new rank and identity among Ragnarock he would have to act more cold and hardcore so the others would take him seriously. Its also because Naruto still doesn't fully trust them as a result of what happened in Konoha and does so to close himself off from the group to an extent. When he isn't with the group and is Naruto he behaves more like his usual self so people outside of the gang don't know he is Fenrir and simply because he doesn't see the point in behaving that way when he isn't Fenrir. Its kind of like how Bruce Wayne acts like a billionaire playboy during the day but turns into a hard edged detective and hero when he is Batman. Its pretty much the same principle.

Kenichi's Harshness to Honoka: This is a result of his new declaration to become stronger. In the series Kenichi mainly trained so he wouldn't get his ass kicked and only started worrying about protecting people after Honoka was kidnapped. However, even before that he still took his training serious enough to tell Honoka to leave him be. This time around, Kenichi is more concerned about becoming stronger so he can protect Honoka and the others. As a result he is more dedicated to his training and even less happy about interruptions. Think of it as tough love, he was only harsh with her so that he would be able to protect her in the future.

Omake: Wrong Impression

The pair arrived at Natsu's house and the two martial artists put the girl on a nearby couch. "Hey idiot, get the first aid kit." Natsu spoke with a voice so full of contempt that it pissed the other blonde off immediately.

"Oh, of course your Majesty. Would you like me to fluff your pillow while I'm at it?" The mocking tone only angered Natsu the same way his little comment had done to Naruto.

"Every single time… can't you just once do what I say without making some dumbass comment?" As the pair bickered Honoka watched them with interesting. "I feel like I've seen something like this before… but where?"

As she thought about the matter the shouting match continued. "Maybe if you weren't such a lazy ass and did things for yourself once in a while we wouldn't have these arguments!" Naruto nearly shouted his voice laced with ice while Natsu remained unfazed. "Screw that, this is my house pal. As far as I'm concerned you should be down on your knees doing what I say like the dog you are!"

Naruto's eyes slowly hardened as he prepared to respond. Hermit geared himself up for the onslaught as his housemate was about to unleash his tirade.

"YAOI!"

The room became completely silent. The two blondes slowly turned their heads towards the girl, their necks making a sound similar to a rusty crane turning. Both guys were wearing horror stricken looks on their faces. The girl on the other hand had somehow managed to stand up despite her injury and was pointing at the pair with an odd smile on her face.

Naruto managed to muster up enough strength for the effort of choking something out. "What did you just say?" The girl merely looked at him. "That's what you guys are, right? Yaoi. You act just like the characters in a bunch of stories I read online."

No one said anything for a moment. Then in a motion so fast that his form blurred, Naruto dashed for the nearest potted plant and let loose everything he had eaten for the last two days. Hermit responded in a similar manner, only he had the grace to use the bathroom.

All the while Honoka merely looked at the pair with a confused face. "Huh, guess they must be sick."

I figured this would be something Honoka might think upon seeing the way these two interact. Well that's all for now, see you next time with Oracion Eight. Till then, Agurra out.