Student Council room, 2:50 pm
"Naruto your sword sir," said Iori as he presented a 41-inch rapier with a 4-inch crossbar and a knuckle guard extending towards the pommel. The handle had a double helix engraved into for a better grip, the crossbar, and guard with plated with gold but was darkened to reduce shine.
"That you Irori," said Naruto as he took the blade, "what do you think of my decision?"
"What?" asked Irori as he was caught off guard.
"My decision to accept Ryuko's challenged," said Naruto as he secured his blade, "do you think it was wise?"
"Yes, I believe you made a wise decision by challenging Matoi. In my opinion, she is a fool," said Iori, "She is letting her rage control her."
"Well said," said Naruto as he looked at the clock, "I should be going, my opponent awaits."
As Naruto was walking away, Iori remembered his first encounter with the vice-president many years ago.
Flashback, three years ago
Lady Satsuki was leading Iori to the Sewing Club and his base of operations.
"As you can see we have the latest sewing machines and material to work with." said Satsuki, "do you have a question?"
"Yes, you said I would be the vice-president," said Iori, "who is the president?"
"That would be me." said as he walked down the stairs connecting the upper platform to the floor, "My name is Naruto Uzumaki."
Iori looked Naruto over, inspection his overall posture and how he presented himself.
"So, he's the secret weapon you were talking about?" asked Iori
"Yes, but don't let his appearance fool you," said Satsuki, "he can easily defeat me."
"What!" shouted Iori, "but you're a master swordsman! You should
have been able to beat his."
"As am I," said Naruto, "but I am more than just a simple swordsman, I hold abilities that would help you in the long-run. If you don't believe me, then I can demonstrate for you."
"No need," said Iori, "I trust Lady Satsuki's judgment if you are as strong as she says then I'll follow you."
"Good," said Naruto as he turned around and headed back to the upper platform, "Follow me, we can discuss designs for the Goku uniforms."
"Yes, Master Naruto" replied Iori as he followed Naruto
Satsuki also turned around, happy that the meeting went off without a hitch.
Sudden Death Run-off Arena, 3:00 pm
Ryuko was tapping her leg as she waited for Naruto to arrive.
'Where is that punk?' thought an angry Ryuko, 'he should be here by now.'
'This is a bad idea.' said Senketsu
'You've already said that' thought Ryuko as she looked for Naruto,
'you're just overreacting.'
'You didn't sense the power he processes' said Senketsu
'What power?' thought Ryuko
'He may not wear a Goku-uniform, but he I can sense his hidden power.' thought Senketsu, 'I was overwhelmed the second I felt it.'
'We'll just think of something and beat him,' thought Ryuko, 'we always do.'
'I think this time we've bitten off more than we can chew.' said
Senketsu
Ryuko couldn't reply as the sounds of footsteps were coming closer;
"I hope I didn't keep you waiting for too long," said Naruto
Naruto had changed his outfit and was now wearing a white vest with a blue outline, under it was a white pressed dress shirt that was tucked into his pants. His pants were white with a blue belt, and his sword was secured to his left hip. His finished his attire with a pair of white dress shoes and white fingerless gloves.
"You did!" yelled Ryuko was she transformed.
"Well, then I apologize for the inconvenience. You know, I really hate that uniform," sneered Naruto, "It's an insult to my craft."
"Something against life-fibers?" said Ryuko as the two circled one another.
"Life-fibers no, I have a problem with the design," said Naruto, "it's too open and presents the wearer as a stripper."
"Well I didn't design it!" yelled an embarrassed Ryuko, "and what about Satsuki, her design is just as bad!"
"I am well aware of that and plan to fix it in the future," said Naruto,
"clothes were made to protect the wear, not to make them more vulnerable."
"Well it works for me, and I can't really change it," said Ryuko as the two stopped circling each other
"I guess the time for talking is over," said Naruto as he grabbed his rapier, "So I hope you're ready to lose."
'Ryuko, move!' yelled Senketsu as he made Ryuko jump to the side
"What!" yelled Ryuko
"So, your Kamui can make you move," said Naruto as he unsheathed his sword, "Interesting."
'Senketsu! Why did you move me? Thought Ryuko as she stood back up.
'You were almost run-through!' said Senketsu
'But, he didn't move' replied Ryuko, 'and he only revealed his weapon now.'
'He did though, you just didn't see it.' thought Senketsu, 'He can move incredibly fast, and he was aiming for your lungs.'
"I hope you're not ignoring me," taunted Naruto as began a slow walk towards Ryuko, "That would be rather rude."
'Even if he's fast but we can still beat him.' thought Ryuko as she got ready to attack.
Ryuko screamed as she tried to slash as Naruto, keyword tried as Naruto effortlessly dodged all of her strikes.
"You're going to have to try harder," said Naruto as he dodged her strikes and taunted Ryuko.
Ryuko growled as she tried to throw in a few punches and kicks to throw Naruto off guard, but he dodged those and even retaliated be kicking the leg Ryuko was standing on and then sent her towards the lip of the arena. She coughed and tried to regain her breath as some of her ribs were cracked or bruised.
"You know I thought you would put up more of a fight, here I'm holding back ninety percent of my power, and you can barely hit me." said Naruto, "so unless you have a solid plan to attack then this match will be boring."
'He's holding back!' thought a surprised Ryuko, 'I felt like I was hit by a semi-truck!'
Once Ryuko got back on her feet she charged at Naruto again hoping to hit him, but instead of dodging her strikes he blocked her sword and even attacked back. The various nicks that were on Ryuko's body didn't bleed much but were placed in a way to maximize pain, and by the look on her face, sweat covered and out of breath, told Naruto that exhaustion was starting to take effect.
"Something wrong Ryuko? you seem tired," asked Naruto in a mocking tone, "maybe you should just quit and save yourself some blood."
"NO! I am going to get the answers I am looking for!" yelled Ryuko as her strikes became more forceful and less precise.
Naruto took advantage of her rage and nicked her on the thighs, then turning on the ball of his foot to kick her in the back.
"The answers you are looking for aren't pleasant," said Naruto as he faced her, "I may not have known your father, but I do know he was part of something bigger."
"What!" yelled Ryuko as she got up and faced Naruto, "Then tell me who killed him!"
"I would, but unfortunately you're not strong enough to face her," said Naruto as got into a fencer stance, "but I can tell you this, you're going after the wrong person."
Ryuko growled as she charged at Naruto and furiously swung her sword at him.
"Then who!" Yelled Ryuko as she was swinging
'Ryuko calm down!' said Senketsu, 'your blood is getting too hot!'
'NO! he has the answers I want, and I am going to beat it out of him!' thought a furious Ryuko
As Ryuko was attacking the expression on Naruto's face remained unchanged.
'On further inspection, Ryuko only seems to relay on her instincts and outlasting her opponents.' thought Naruto
He parried Ryuko's blade and launched her towards the edge of the ring. She charged at him, aiming to pierce or at least move him towards the edge of the ring, but Naruto saw right through her and jumped over her.
"I grow bored of this fight, so I plan to end it," said Naruto as he began to walk away.
"Get Back Here!" shouted Ryuko
'Five steps should be enough' thought Naruto as she sheathed his sword.
"Five Stitch Finish" shouted as the sword crossbar and sheath met and made a loud click that resonated across the arena.
A charging Ryuko suddenly stops and a red line appeared from her left shoulder to her right hip. Blood began to drip from the large wound and brought Ryuko to her knees.
'She needs to grow stronger.' thought Naruto as he began to walk to the stair
"Hold it right there," said a beaten and tired Ryuko as she got back up,
"I'm not done yet."
"You can barely stand and your relying on your scissor blade, you should stop before you die," said Naruto as he stopped and slowly turned around
"Shut up!" yelled Ryuko as she began to stand up, "I'll get my answers one way or another."
"(Exhale) I do admire your willpower and resolve but your body is starting is exhausted." said Naruto, "The tournament is over for you."
"NO!" yelled Ryuko as she finally stood up, "now stop talking and fight!"
"Alright if that is what you want, then fine," said Naruto as he took out his rapier and got into his stance.
Ryuko did her usual charge attack but tried to her footwork began to become unstable, and it looked like she was about to fall over. If this was a ploy or not Naruto was ready and waited for Ryuko to get into range and when she did her first swing went toward his right-hand side, her blade slid across Naruto's sword, but the unexpected came when Ryuko used her remaining energy to do a cartwheel kick aiming for Naruto face. It took Naruto only a second for Naruto to block the kick and do a shoulder bump into Ryuko's midsection. Ryuko skidded across the arena and almost fell off the edge, but she managed to stop herself with her scissor blade. Naruto came closer to inspect and saw that Ryuko was out cold but was still holding onto her blade.
"Call the Match!" yelled Naruto as he walked towards the stairs again,
"and get the medic on the field."
"NO!" Shouted Ryuko as she stood back up, still bloody and battered.
Naruto noticed some steam coming off of her body, and her bloody began to simmer.
'Ryuko you need to calm down!' Shouted Senketsu, 'your blood is beginning to boil!'
'SHUT UP!' Replied an angry Ryuko.
Ryuko's blood got so hot that Senketsu started to get dizzy and the spiraling in his eye showed it. The surprising part came when Senketsu grew and devour Ryuko, what came out was monstrous as her skin turned green and her body became disorientate as the left side was more significant than the right. Her eyes were white, and he had a giant pointed tooth protruding from her mouth. Naruto looked her over and spotted that the blade was wielding was fused to her right arm.
"Satsuki, do you want to take this or should I just continue?" Asked Naruto
"No need," answered Satsuki, "I have been waiting for the chance to fight Matoi, besides if we let her run loose, then she would destroy the whole school."
"She's all yours then," said Naruto as he jumped towards the balcony.
Relatively safe from the fight that was going on Naruto looked around the arena and spotted the two nudist agents.
'What will you do now? Shoot the girl and destroy her uniform or are you going to let Satsuki handle the situation.' Thought Naruto as he watched the two. He could see the hesitation in Mr. Mikisugi's as he aimed the rifle towards Ryuko.
The fight was defiantly destructive as the arena was reduced to rubble and several students were sent flying after each explosion. It was towards the end that one of the students for some reason was riding on an ambulance, or minivan, towards the fender of the chaos.
'What is she crazy,' thought Naruto as he watched van got closer to Ryuko, 'Hopefully she has a plan.'
Ryuko and Satsuki clashed and a sea of black sparkles blanketed the area, forcing Mato to swim through it to get her best friend and save her. Once she got her, he threw an upward palm thrust to Ryuko's chin, forcing her head back and making a resonating crack ring throughout the area. Naruto saw that Ryuko was starting to become normal as Mato continued to slap her.
'I can't believe that worked.' Thought Naruto, 'although I think Ryuko might have some new phycological issues to overcome.'
"That was a close call." Said Naruto as he walked towards Satsuki,
"If she died then you would lose a rival."
"It matters not," said Satsuki as she transformed back to her default form and began to walk away, "make sure the other students are taken care of."
"As you wish" answered Naruto as he too began to walk away
'Hopefully, Ragyo will make her move soon, or else things will get boring.' Thought Naruto
Down in the lower sections of Honnoji among, the lower classes stood a female standing about 5' and was wearing a folic Lolita outfit, only instead for having dark Colors it main colors were pink and white. She was standing in the back watching the store tv with the rest of the crowd, surveying her target. She was disappointed when she saw Ryuko was defeated but was curious when she saw Naruto. Her name was Nui Harime and the assistant to Satsuki's mother.
'Hmm, that's new,' thought Nui, 'I didn't know Satsuki had an assistant of her own, and he looks powerful, Lady Ragyo would want to know about him when she comes for the festival.'
Nui turned around and began to walk into further into the city.
'Hopefully, he will put up a good fight before he becomes food for the life food for the life fibers.' Thought Nui as she skipped.
