Freya glances at Kisara. "I heard you joined the Shinpaku Alliance."
"It is a temporary alliance until everything blows over with Ragnarok." Kisara stares up at the stars above. It is a nice night, but all she wants to do is go to the pet store and play with the kittens. "We had a stupid meeting today. I guess it wasn't so bad. Ukita and Takeda aren't so bad. Even Siegfried seems less annoying than I remember."
"Siegfried?" Freya is surprised at that knowledge. Siegfried is a strong martial artist. In Ragnarok, he was one of the few people that she wanted to fight. His unique style would be an interesting match to her own staff skills. "The Shinpaku Alliance is stronger than I thought."
Kisara shrugs. "Odin better do something quick or he is not going to be able to anything at all."
"I like your confidence, but I assure you that a weak group like that poses no threat to me."
The two girls spin around to find Odin walking through the park towards them. Kisara and Freya stand up narrowing their eyes upon the First Fist. Odin pushes up his glasses. He gives a friendly smile that lacks any warmth. "I see you two are back to being friends."
Freya draws her staff. "I am surprised you didn't send Berserker."
"Come now Freya, you were one of the original three members of Ragnarok. Like me, you are trained by a master." Odin's smile turns wicked. "I want to see your abilities with my own two eyes."
"I have always wanted to kick your ass," glares Kisara. She charges forward aiming a kick at his face, but a blow strikes her across the face. Pain fills the former Eighth Fist. Kisara is knocked backwards hitting the ground hard.
Odin stares down at Kisara. "Granted, you do have potential. You will never be able to pierce my Seikuken with such plain attacks." He raises his hand stopping a staff from striking him in the face. Freya grits before jumping back.
"Kisara we will fight together."
Kisara spits out blood. "Right." The two girls get into their stances. Odin chuckles.
Break
"You like Kisara huh?"
Ukita splutters like a fool. "What!? I…I don't like her. I was just having friendly conversation!" His cheeks are tinted red.
Takeda has a knowing smirk on his face. "Right, just friendly conversation."
"Shut up!"
An object comes down from above. Ukita doesn't even see it coming until a blow hits him in the back smashing him face first into the ground. Takeda barely avoids a punch. The boxer gets into his stance. Takeda's eyes narrow. "It's you! Berserker!"
Berserker chews on his bubblegum without a care in the world. "You are Takeda right?" Takeda tenses and gets into his boxing stance. A groaning sound comes from Ukita. Berserker is standing on top of Ukita not in the least bit concerned for the boy.
"Get off Ukita."
"By the way, you didn't dodge. I missed on purpose."
Takeda speeds forward. "I said get off him!" Berserker watches as Takeda throws several punches. It is like time is moving in slow motion. He easily dodges each punch while thinking about which way he should do and should he attack back. Takeda's eyes widen as Berserker dodges his punches with a look of boredom. 'No way, how is he so fast?'
"Straight Left!"
Blood splatters the ground. Takeda lowers his eyes to see a knee buried into his stomach. The boxer falls to the ground coughing heavily. Berserker is about to finish the boxer when a new voice makes him pause. "Hey! You big muscled idiot!"
Berserker lifts up his head. "Who are you?"
An alien freak is standing on the bridge with a wide smirk. "The name is Haruo Nijiima, leader of the Shinpaku Alliance. I am going to make you pay for destroying my base and minions!"
"Haruo Nijiima?" Berserker kicks Takeda knocking him away. "I got orders to kill you."
Nijiima bursts out laughing. "Kill me huh? First you will have to catch me!" The alien takes off running at high speeds. He needs to get the hell out of here. Ukita and Takeda were taken out in a matter of seconds. Not to mention, when he checked on the base every single person was beaten to a pulp. Berserker took down everyone without getting a single injury. The Second Fist of Ragnarok is far more dangerous than he ever imagined. He needs to lose the brute and think of strategy to counter Ragnarok's sudden attack.
Berserker is impressed. To think that a weakling has the ability to move so fast. He is going to have to reevaluate the alien freak.
Park
Odin stands over the defeated forms of Freya and Kisara. Kisara is unconscious with a couple broken ribs and her right eye swollen over. Freya on the other hand is barely conscious with her staff shattered in two. The First Fist walks away. If the two girls don't receive some medical attention they might die from their injuries. He could care less, the martial arts are meant to kill. It is not his problem that they were too weak.
Freya coughs up blood. 'He…is stronger than I thought.' Grimacing, she reaches into her pocket pulling out a cellphone. She needs to call the Valkyries. The former Third Fist, begins to dial using all her strength and willpower to remain conscious.
City
Naruto pauses at the corner of the street. It is strange, but he suddenly gets a bad feeling. He shakes his head. Strange, he ignores the feeling and continues to walk down the sidewalk. For some reason, he had the sudden urge to walk around the city. His eyes travel down to his empty vest pocket. Ironic, he is starting to miss having Tochumaru around. The mouse disappeared a couple days ago. Miu did say that Tochumaru belonged to a woman named Shigure. Oh well, maybe one day in the future he will meet Tochumaru again.
'I am…missing a mouse.' Naruto smirks.
"Kitty!"
A familiar girl is crouching down in front of the pet store window waving at the kittens. He notices that she is no longer wearing glasses or her hair falls down to her butt. It doesn't surprise him in the least that this whole time she has been putting on a façade to fool people at school. He noticed from the first day that she is not an ordinary student. The way she moves, her acrobatic skills, and how she is the only one at school that ever came close to sensing him were all telltale signs that the girl is highly trained. Furinji Miu is a high level martial artist that may even be on the same level as him. No doubt she has been trained from a young age too. A part of him wants to fight her and test her true capabilities, but she is a friend. Friends do not fight each other. At least, that is what he is told.
The former ninja comes up behind Miu. He masks his presence perfectly. She doesn't even know that he is there. "Miu-san."
Miu spins around aiming a fist at his face. He tilts his head to the side avoiding the punch. "Naruto?" She blinks.
Naruto raises up his hand and waves. "Yo."
"Sorry," Miu blushes with an apologetic smile. Amusement is in his eyes. "Hey! You did that on purpose."
"May…be."
She pouts like a child. "That is not nice!" Naruto smiles behind his mask. It is fun to mess with Miu. Miu turns around to look at the kittens. "I love cats so much. Whenever I am around them I completely zone out."
"Why…the love for cats?" Naruto comes up beside Miu.
"When grandpa and I traveled the world, there were cats everywhere. The cats are always so carefree and lazy. Never a care in the world." Miu smiles warmly. "I wanted to take one home, but since I was traveling I couldn't take care of one."
He tilts his head. "What about now?"
A sheepish smile appears on her face. "No way! A cat would never survive at Ryozanpaku." Mental images of Akisame running a cat through one of his crazy machines, Kensei showing porn to the cat, Sakaki giving the cat beer, and Shigure using the cat as target practice all appear in her head. She sulks in depression.
"I see…" The former ninja hears whispering coming from behind him. His eyes narrow. "I need…to go."
Miu blinks. 'That was strange.'
Naruto throws up a hand giving a wave. "Later Miu-san."
"Bye Naruto," waves Miu. 'He is a bit on the strange side, but he is a really nice guy.'
Break
Nijiima runs at high speeds down the street. "Help me! A pervert is chasing me!" The alien pretends to be a frightened child. Inwardly, he is laughing darkly as Berserker's reputation is being ruined.
"Where are that boy's pants?"
"Cover your eyes!"
Berserker ignores the looks that people are sending at him. His eyes are locked onto the half-naked Nijiima. The alien freak is pretty good at escaping. Every time he managed to lay a hand on the freak, the alien would slip out of that article of clothing like a snake shedding its skin. Not to mention Nijiima is running at impressive speeds. 'This is pretty fun,' smirks Berserker.
The alien turns down an alley and runs all the way towards the fence. Nijiima's eyes widen in terror. He spins around to find Berserker come to a stop at the end of the alley. "Shit. I ran down the wrong alley," gulps Nijiima.
"It looks like you got nowhere to go." Berserker walks forward. Nijiima's eyes glance downward for a second. The Second Fist catches the glance. He pauses noticing that the ground is different. A tap of the right foot causes the ground to collapse revealing a deep hole. "Interesting, but pointless." Berserker leaps over the hole landing in front of Nijiima.
An evil smirk lights up Nijiima's face. The alien reaches out pulling a lever. Berserker gasps in surprise. The ground beneath them opens up revealing a large hole three times as large and deep as the first one. Nijiima grabs onto the fence. Berserker falls down landing in a crouch. "Matsui start pouring in the special cement!" Matsui comes running forward with a barrel filled with wet cement. "Do you want to know why you lost?"
"Go ahead tell me." Berserker stands calmly not in the least bit worried. "It will be the last words that you ever speak."
Dark laughter erupts from Nijiima. "It doesn't matter if you can think two steps ahead. I can see even farther into the future than that." Nijiima points a finger at Berserker. "Now stay at the bottom of the hole where you will spend the rest of your days."
Matsui tips over the wheel barrel. A blur moves at high speeds. Nijiima's eyes widen as a voice comes from above him. "You are an interesting individual. No power, no skill yet I am able to have fun." The alien looks up to see Berserker standing above him. "I will kill you quickly." Berserker throws a punch straight at Nijiima. Nijiima stares in fear. There is no escape for the alien.
A hand catches the fist much to Berserker's surprise. Berserker barely avoids a kick. "Forgive me for being late, my Demon King."
"Siegfried!"
Berserker frowns. "So you really are with the Shinpaku Alliance."
Siegfried spins around. "That punch right there would have struck a killing blow. I will not allow you to harm my Demon King!" He glances back at Nijiima. "Run. I will handle Berserker."
'I am sorry Siegfried!' Nijiima dives into the river. It is time for him to make his escape.
Break
"Apa! Apachai wants to get home to eat!"
Akisame pats the bag of rice. "There is no need to be in a hurry. Once we get home I am sure Miu will make a large dinner." Apachai cheers happily.
The sound of battle causes the group of masters to turn their heads. All the masters notice two boys on top of a fence battling it out. Sakaki pops open a beer. "Not bad. Those kids have lots of energy. It reminds me of Kenichi."
"Someone misses their disciple," smirks Akisame.
"Look…a fish in…the water," Shigure points at the person in the water.
"Apa! It looks like a Kappa!"
Akisame strokes his mustache. "This fight…"
"Yeah, it looks like the one in the hat is ready to die," finishes Sakaki.
The masters watch as Siegfried grabs onto Berserker and leaps high into the air. Both young martial artists are at the peak of the jump. Shigure, Akisame, Apachai, and Sakaki sense it. All four masters spot several flying objects heading towards Berserker and Siegfried.
Siegfried holds on tightly to Berserker. "This is it! Requiem…" A sharp object slices through Siegfried's arm. The musician winces loosening his grip. Berserker instantly takes advantage of the weakness and breaks free. The Second Fist spins around ready to launch an attack, but leans back to avoid a dagger aimed at his shoulder.
A chain wraps around Siegfried's body. The musician gasps as he is yanked towards the sidewalk. He is caught before hitting the ground. Berserker splashes into the water. "Sorry…I couldn't let you…finish that attack." Siegfried falls to his knees. The chain falls harmlessly to the ground. "I still…need a bit work…with this weapon." The savior places the chain back inside his pouch.
"Who are you?" coughs Siegfried.
"Uzumaki Naruto."
Siegfried clutches his side in pain. Uzumaki Naruto, this is the person that defeated his friend Thor. According to the rumors, Naruto also managed to defeat Kisara and Freya. "Why?" The immortal musician coughs. "Why are you helping me?"
Naruto glances backwards. "It is because we made a deal." Nijiima walks forward still in his underwear. The alien is not happy in the least bit. "This whole time I thought I was gathering information on you, but you were gathering it on me."
Nijiima climbs out of the sewer. "Yo." The alien jumps in surprise. He looks up to see a person he never expected to see.
"Naruto-kun!"
Naruto stares down at the alien. "I…heard people talking…about an alien running naked." The former ninja gains a hint of amusement. "You really do anything…to gather information."
"I am not gathering information! I am running for my life!" Nijiima jumps to his feet. "The Second Fist is after my head…" The alien's eyes widen. "You…no way!" It is impossible, this entire time he thought he had one over on Uzumaki was all just an illusion. Naruto's next words cause Nijiima to grit his teeth.
The former ninja smirks behind his mask. "Do you…need help?"
Nijiima can't believe it. This entire time he thought he was following Naruto in secret. In truth, Naruto was letting him sneak around. Naruto was gathering information on him. To think that he was played so well. 'It seems I was wrong, the best one at gathering information is Naruto-kun. This is my total defeat,' chuckles Nijiima.
"I don't understand," says Siegfried struggling to stand up.
"In exchange for his help, I have to agree to stop spying on him," smirks Nijiima. "You are pretty clever Naruto-kun! Now, defeat the Second Fist like promised!"
Berserker steps onto the pavement. Naruto turns to face the Second Fist. The two blonde haired warriors stare each other down.
'He is the one who was watching my fight with Freya.' The former ninja was wondering when he would face this person. People need to learn that it is not possible to spy on him undetected. Nijiima learned that first hand tonight. He purposely let Nijiima follow him around. As the old saying goes, keep your friends close and enemies closer. Even though Miu told him that Nijiima is a friend, he doesn't fully trust the alien. Actually, he doesn't fully trust anyone. Old habits die hard. Anyway, he found the perfect moment to get one over on Nijiima while talking with Miu. A few people were talking about some alien pervert running through the street naked. Only one alien in this entire city, he immediately knew that it had to be Nijiima. Why would Nijiima run around naked? He followed the rumors and found out Nijiima was being chased by some muscular blond young man in a red jacket. Nijiima is the leader of the Shinpaku Alliance so it was easy to deduce that Ragnarok was hunting the alien. Naruto reaches up drawing his sword. It seems that he owes Ragnarok a favor. He managed to strike a deal with the alien. Defeat Ragnarok and in exchange, Nijiima stops following him around. "You couldn't defeat Freya with that sword. I doubt it will be much fun if you use it against me," says Berserker.
"You are…not Freya." Naruto crouches down into a stance.
Nijiima's eyes narrow. 'That is not a Kendo stance. He only has one hand on the hilt. Kendo teaches to use both hands.' The alien pulls out his PDA. A new fighting style, this needs to go down in his information.
Berserker notices the different stance as well. He runs forward throwing a high speed punch. Naruto ducks down low and comes up with an upward slash. Berserker displays high levels of speed by twisting to the side and aiming a kick at Naruto. The former ninja draws a kunai with his left hand and aims to slash the kicking leg, but Berserker draws it back. "Interesting," smirks Berserker.
Naruto tosses the kunai at Berserker forcing him to dodge. Berserker ducks down to avoid a slash from behind. He performs a backflip coming down with a kick that strikes the ground. The Second Fist jumps over three shuriken. Naruto appears above Berserker. Berserker slaps his hands together catching the blade. A kick to the chest sends Berserker rocketing towards the ground, but Berserker twists around landing in a crouch. "Are you like me?" asks Berserker.
"No…we are nothing…alike," replies Naruto.
Break
Tochumaru leaps onto Shigure's shoulder. "Chu!" Shigure stands there not saying a word. Her eyes are completely locked onto Naruto. She follows his every movement as he fights with Berserker.
"Hmm, that is not completely true," states Akisame.
"What are you mumbling about?"
Akisame continues to watch the fight in enjoyment. "The truth is that the two have similar fighting styles. Berserker, I believe he was called, has no true fighting style. He possesses amazing natural talent and no doubt defeated many fighters with that talent. A self taught style that revolves around fooling his opponents with his lack of style."
Understanding appears in Sakaki's eyes. "The problem is that the kid with the sword is using multiple styles."
"So you noticed," smiles Akisame.
"Yeah, the sword wielding kid is using several styles, but the main essence of his style seems to revolve around attacking from blind spots using high speed movements." Sakaki takes a long sip from his beer can. "These two aren't half bad."
Berserker vs. Naruto
Berserker avoids a sword thrust and comes down with an elbow, but Naruto reverses the grip aiming a thrust to Berserker's side. A wince comes from the Second Fist. A small cut opens up on Berserker's side, but he has no time to rest when Naruto appears above. Berserker breaks inside Naruto's guard striking the sword hand. Naruto releases the sword and grabs Berserker's wrist. He comes up with rising knee slamming it into Berserker's face. Kicking Berserker in the chest, Naruto springs backwards flipping in the air and landing in a crouch.
'Incredible,' smirks Nijiima. 'Naruto-kun developed a new style with one hand so that he can attack with his other. He must be a genius on the same level as Berserker to create such a style.'
Naruto glances at his sword that lies on the ground. It took him a long time to learn to use a one handed sword style. He learned the basics of it in the ANBU, but it was with a much shorter and lighter sword. Kendo helped him get used to the weight of a katana and he continued to use it to improve his technique while at the same time adapting it to a one handed style. This is the first time that he is using such a style in a real fight and it is pretty effective. He never intended to become a master at Kendo, but instead used it to develop the style he learned while in the ANBU. Of course, like a true ninja he kept this hidden from prying eyes. Old habits and all that crap.
A wide smile appears on Berserker's face. "Yes. This is the fight I have been longing for." Berserker ignores the strange feeling that he is suddenly getting. He is having too much fun. Nothing is going to get in his way of this fight. "I am finally having fun for the first time!"
The former ninja is caught off guard when Berserker moves even faster than before. He begins to back pedal dodging a barrage of punches. Naruto leans back to avoid a punch. Berserker aims a right kick forcing Naruto to flip backwards. The moment Naruto's hands touch the ground, his eyes widen. It causes him to freeze up and Berserker lands a powerful blow. Ignoring the pain, Naruto manages to land on his feet and slides backwards.
Berserker frowns. "Hey, you need to pay attention. I want to have fun."
'I felt it.' Naruto stays in a crouch with wide eyes. He lowers his eyes to stare at the ground. For the first time in a long time, he feels fear. There is no mistaking what he felt. When it comes to his special ability it is never wrong. It is a talent that he only revealed to two people. Fearfully, he extends a finger and touches the ground. In a split second, he removes his finger and grits his teeth.
"Watch out."
A fist is about to strike Naruto in the face, but he slides around the punch and goes for a leg sweep. Berserker leaps over the leg sweep. Naruto swings his arm tossing six shuriken at the airborne Berserker. Berserker manages to dodge four, but two manage to slice his chest and leg. The other four shuriken head straight at their original target having never been aimed at Berserker. Three of the shuriken are caught and the fourth one is knocked away by a sword.
"Not very nice kid," chuckles Sakaki. "Good aim though."
"You…could use…a little more work," says Shigure.
Akisame hands the shuriken to Shigure. "I thought it was a pretty good tactic. Using his opponent's body to hide the shuriken in order to take us out in one move. Most impressive."
"Apa! Apachai can't eat this!"
Nijiima's eyes widen in surprise. "Kenichi's crazy masters! When did they get here?"
Berserker frowns. 'Why is he attacking them?'
Naruto narrows his eyes. As always, his ability to sense people in a quarter mile radius is never wrong. All it takes is form him to place a single finger on the ground. The old man told him that it is a rare technique that the Second and Fourth Hokage possessed. He was told that he inherited it from his father, but was never given any more information on his father. It is an ability that prevents anyone from sneaking up on him. Many times he used it during missions to find enemy ninja and avoid detection while gathering information. The ability not only allows him to sense others, but give him an assessment of their power. These four people standing at the bridge are four of the most powerful presences he ever felt. Every one of them is on the same level as a Kage. It is like he is facing off against Akatsuki all over again. To make matters worse, old habits rose up before rational thought. ANBU policy, attack first and ask questions later. Now he attacked four powerful opponents and revealed the fact that he knows how strong they are. He saw them earlier but paid them no mind since he couldn't sense any killing intent. This whole time they have been watching him fight.
'This is…not good.' Naruto reaches into his pouch. What does he do now? Does he fight or run away?
