Heya fans and friends! I gotta say, that fight last chapter got a little attention didn't it? Like that did you? Good! Sadly, that was the best master fight I could do for now... Thankfully, there are more later on! So be patient!

This Chapter does not follow the anime or manga, and will not be giving Naruto much air time... instead, I will give the under-rated characters of the story more air-time, especially since compared to their roles later on they haven't gotten much at all...

So, allow me to start and let us get down to it shall we? Trust me, even without Naruto, you will enjoy this chapter.

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"I... Need to train, damn it, let me up!" Naruto was currently struggling Kensei's acupuncture and Akisame's strength to hold him down on the bed. Bad idea, especially since he wasn't fully healed yet, and these two were his masters, how the hell was he going to get up when they wanting him down?

Akisame sighed a little, one hand on Naruto's chest and a finger on his forehead. "You aren't in any condition for training, if you take on Apachai's training today, you'll only worsen your condition, and probably knock on deaths door like you did last night."

Kensei was impressed Naruto was able to reduce the Acupuncture effects by combining his Sei and Dou Ki's effects through rapid changes. From Sei to Dou and back again rapidly, he was able to charge his body's electrical impulses to fight the effects of the needle trying to put him to sleep. It was actually a very smart move to combat his acupuncture.

Elder came in and licked his lollipop. "Naruto, we have been over this before. You have to rest the body and heal it back to conditions fit for training to the maximum. Just rest for the day, you'll feel much better and then, you can start training again. We'll halt the calender for now and just let you rest."

Naruto grumbled... He sighed afterwords and just rested back. "Fine. The second I get better, you wake me up and give me all you got, promise? I'll stay in bed until I am completely better if you agree."

Kensei came up, smiling more. "I wouldn't have it any other way. You held your own against my Brother, and saved my daughter, giving you the training you wish for is a way to say thank you. But first, to get ready for that training, you will need to rest and be one hundred percent."

Naruto just lad there, silently agreeing to that. Akisame and the Elder left, and Kensei stayed, seeing Miu and Renka glaring at each other over him. He sighed. "Renka, Miu, a word?"

Renka turned to her dad. "What's wrong daddy?"

Kensei looked at her seriously. "I need to talk with you both, if that is not too much trouble." "If I do this right, then maybe, just maybe, they will both go to Naruto with each other, instead of both trying to take Naruto by each others throats."

Kensei's plan was very simple, but one flaw in it would make it a disaster train further on ahead. Sadly, it was the only idea he had to get them both to stop radiating bad vibes at each other over Naruto, whom was recovering and needed to get in better health, which was not good.

He turned and walked back to the Dojo, the two girls following behind him. Miu looked back to the clinic, worried about Naruto, and tuned back to Kensei. "I need to keep an eye on Naruto, he's still not well."

Renka stamped a foot on the ground and narrowed her eyes on Miu. "Like hell you're going back there alone with him, I am going to keep watch on Naruto too, mainly so you don't hurt him anymore."

Miu growled, getting into fighting stance. "Me hurt him? Look who's talking, your little impression idea is the reason he's even hurt as bad as he is! I am the one who has been helping him, do you realize how focused he is on training? He barely wants to do anything else, and if he does it's to make me happy rather then him."

Renka got into her own fighting stance. "Right, I may have had a horrible idea and tried to impress Naruto, but at least I know how focused he is, I was training with him every weekend when we were kids, you dumb bimbo! Oh, and let's not forget his caring nature, he always helps others, so saying that's a flaw is just stupid."

Kensei got between them. "You two are bickering more then you realize. You both care for him, he cares for you both. Deal with it, and be friends. It's not like you two will just leave him alone, and that's exactly why I brought you away from him."

Renka and Miu looked at him with confusion. Renka was first to realize, as she let go of her stance and looked down sadly. "I see... Guess we were giving his condition a stunt with our anger at each other. Still, this bimbo doesn't understand him at all!"

Miu frowned at Renka. "You haven't been with him for years, but I have, so of course I know him and understand him, even better then you do no matter how long you two knew each other in the past. I won him an expensive Necklace!"

Renka pouted. "Yeah, I saw that thing, it was impressive, but I bet I could get him one better! Just give me a week and he'll be showing his joy more then you ever seen before! You won't beat me, you bimbo! Naruto will be mine!"

Miu scoffed, looking dangerously at Renka. Kensei frowned, seeing them get even angrier at each other. It was going to be hell to get these two to work together... "The competitive side will soon damage him again, and that will make them realize their rivalry is only hurting him more then either can imagine, and Renka will accept Miu to help Naruto, but Miu has always been scatterbrained and stubborn, she may try to stay with the thought only she can help Naruto. This is a dangerous gamble, but it's better then what was going on so far."

Kensei looked to Miu. "Miu, shouldn't you get lunch ready? Naruto may need some of your special cooking to recover his strength. Renka, Hakubi should be worried about you by now, go and help him out, you know the way here now, you can return when you are free to do so." "At least with them off him and doing something else, they won't wake him and reduce his recovery rate."

Miu and Renka stared angrily at each other for a few moments, before walking back to the clinic. Kensei sighed and waited. It wasn't very long until Miu exploded. "HEY THAT'S JUST UNFAIR! GET AWAY FROM HIM YOU HUSSY!"

Kensei sighed heavily as he heard his daughter refute her. "NOT LIKE YOU WERE GOING TO SHOW HIM ANY CARE! YOU RIGID BIMBO!"

It was a few more yells before they both walked out and went their separate ways. Renka going out and returning to the Gekirin, whilst Miu went inside to start cooking. Kensei sweat dropped. "I think I took the most idiotic gamble in my life... This is going to ruin him before it gets better..."

Elder was with him instantly. "We can only hope. I do not believe I could have done any better myself. The Ma family love secrets, huh? You are risking a lot using them..."

Kensei nodded, but smiled. "A risk that I am comfortable making to help all three of them. Renka will see her attitude is a little over the top, Naruto will witness his need to train more often then not as a curse, and Miu, although stubborn, isn't stupid, she'll find being selfish with Naruto as something that will hurt him, and in turn her as well. We can only hope."

The two went to relax for the day, seeing as Naruto was in the clinic to rest, Renka was off again, and Miu was making lunch. Nothing they could do for the time being, until later and after lunch anyway because that would be training time after that.

Sakaki was currently off on a job he got the other day, and Apachai was playing Othello with Akisame, who was winning, but having a rough time. Apachai was getting very good, it was nearly unbelievable. Elder and Kensei just went and rested, Elder to his Lollipop, and Kensei reading his Erotic magazines... which were upside down. He was still in deep though.

Shigure though, was hidden. She was in the ceiling and sneaking around like a Ninja as she unhooked the roof paneling and looked through the hole, watching Naruto sleeping soundly. She was watching intently, thinking of how he was glowing. He took on a master just to help Kensei's daughter, and was intent on his training to keep watching, even when he was on deaths door.

She hummed, feeling her heart beating faster. She still didn't understand this feeling, even though she read on it and all the training with the Kosaka clan for socializing with others. She wasn't familiar with the feeling itself, and that was making her want to run off or go down and poke him and examine him, seeing what about him was making her so unsettled.

Tochimaru, her mouse, leap from her hair to the other side of the hole, and saluted. She nodded, pointing to Naruto. "You keep... him.. safe. Make... sure no one... inter... rupts..." Tochimaru nodded and pulled a spear out, a very small, but a real and sharp one his size, and he went down, settling at the edge of the bed and standing like a royal guard.

She covered the hole and snuck back to her room, falling to the floor silently and undressing. She knew Naruto would, usually, be out and about during the day, but he couldn't do anything. She would keep his friends safe secretly.

She grabbed a chain-mail vest, sliding it on snugly. She opened her drawers, and pulled various weapons, Shuriken, Kunai, Kama, Tanto, short poles, and a chain sickle, sliding them into pockets or holsters she had wrapped around her legs arms and chest.

She then slide on a skirt that reached below her knees, but flexible and wide around, a shirt with the back open, and wrapped her tan over-coat around herself, sliding her Katana and sheath into a wrap and wrapping it up. She could not conceal this kind of weapon, it would cause much trouble if she did, but she could get to it easier this way then having to conceal it. She'd have to take her jacket off and pull the thing from a pocket in her jacket. Not very easy to do if she ran into her enemies once more.

She snuck out of Ryozanpaku, and went to check on a few things in town. She really didn't know his friends very well, she only knew two to begin with that wasn't normally coming to the Dojo, Takeda and Niijima, and Niijima was suspicious to her. He was proving himself though.

She remembered when he came by, and when he seen Naruto in the shape he was in, he only wished him well and went off. She overheard him saying how 'Naruto being hurt would ruin his plans', so she was very wary of him. Still, like she said, he was proving himself. He didn't draw Naruto into anything BECAUSE of his injuries, and that was reason enough to trust him as Naruto's friend.

She was heading to the school, forgetting that it was Saturday and the schools were closed, when she was walking an alley and suddenly five men surrounded her. She recognized the masks... These guys were part of the team sent to take her sword from her and her father years ago. "Get out... of... my way... now."

The leader chuckled. "Last time we came for you, you had that guy protecting you. We've only sharpened our skills, as well as our blades, since then. You don't have a shot... Give us the Secret of Steel, and we'll think about letting you live."

Shigure narrowed her eyes at them. Her last memento of her father, and these were the first people to try at it. She also polished her blade and enhanced her skills beyond what these guys could imagine, and with her friends and family, the masters of Ryozanpaku, Miu, and Naruto as well.

They all came at her with their swords, eagerly attempting to take her down and take her sword by force. She pulled her Katana form her sheath and slashed once, just a single lash all around her, and she cut all their swords into pieces and their masks cut open, but none of them hurt. She stood still, holding her Katana up and horizontally with her eyes.

Each of them were shaking, seeing the intent to kill within her eyes, coldly staring them down as if they were just another target she had to kill. The leader growled and rushed in with his broken sword. "YOU'RE THROUGH! GIVE US THE SECRET OF STEEL OR DIE!"

Shigure slashed hard, and with the back of her sword since she was part of the Katsujinken, forcing him to fly off and drop into the nearby river. She put her sword up again. "Next..." The others just shook in fear. After a second or two they just ran off, and Shigure kept still, waiting for their presence to clear the area.

After she felt they were gone, she put her sword back in it's sheath, closing the bag, and walked down the alley back to the main street again. She took the detour because of them, and now that it was over, she could return to her main route to search for Naruto's friend Takeda.

She didn't find him in a conventional setting or place, and then again how can you call Fighting to Shigure not conventional? She found him across the street she was walking in a restaurant, fighting everyone attacking him. She jumped over the cars of the street and onto the roof of the building, then ran behind and to the back.

She watched through the back door what was going on, and had to admit, Takeda grew in skill since he got his arm back, and was impressed with the Judo shown by Ukita, but seen Niijima staying back to watch. She knew he had no skills at fighting, and needed their help, so she would just have to accept that.

She watched them fight the whole diner until Takeda and Ukita were facing the guy with weird goggles and wearing a trench coat. He called himself Loki, and said he was pissed off. It was a bit, and he actually didn't have any martial arts, just tricks and being an idiot, which Takeda and Ukita beat with little trouble.

She smiled, seeing she wasn't truly needed. She left and walked back to Ryozanpaku, her thoughts being calm. "He has... strong friends. They.. can take care... of... themselves. No need to... worry."

Shigure wasn't very social, always hid to witness in secret thanks to her training with the Kosaka clan, and was naturally very easygoing when she wasn't feeling an enemy presence. She would disregard her dressing sometimes, not notice she was being very lax with her state of mind and her bodies movements.

She was also one of the best, a weapons prodigy and could easily go head to head with anyone with her weapons, can use anything AS a weapon, and was generally cold and use an intent to kill to subdue her opponents. She used her Ki as if she really was going to kill, which made her unique from the other masters. Her will to kill, but her heart to stay true to the Katsujinken, it made her very formidable to face.

Although her weapon skills were hard to match up to, she trained Naruto to face her with weapons, and he was progressing nicely. A little more training and she would feel confident he could surpass her in a few more years.

She was about to turn the next block and go straight back, but suddenly, she saw something... A lot of young women with a lot of weapons. They looked like they were trying to tail someone, as if to do major harm. She would have to watch this carefully...

XxX With Kisara XxX

Kisara sighed as she was walking through the streets. It wasn't easy to find someone she needed to find when they weren't where you knew they should be. The other night she chose to quit Ragnarok, but she wasn't about to quit before she got some help. She was stronger, but to face against all the eight fists alone? Especially the Three of cards... It was suicide.

She wouldn't risk it without some kind of contingency plan. So, she would find Naruto and Miu. Sure, she didn't exactly like the blonde girl who was so close to Naruto, especially the stunt of playing romance with Hermit when Naruto and her were thinking of being an item.

She did hear the play went well, and after a little digging she found that the play went the 'knife suicide' route instead of the poison kiss scene, and there wasn't a single inch of closeness between the two sets of lips on stage. She would forgive that, but still...

She didn't know where they lived though, the address to the Dojo wasn't very public information to other students. Only the teachers knew the address, and even then the files she could get would only show some things here and there. She did know one way, and only one way, to find the place.

She knew Takeda was there once, he spoke of how his boxing career was saved thanks to one of the masters Naruto trains under in the Dojo he lives at, so if Takeda knew one of those masters, he knew the address of the Dojo. Made sense, after all, to start there and work up to a better lead if he didn't know.

A few problems though; One, Takeda usually hangs out at the Boxing Dojo's and exercise gyms to work on his punches, or is generally found walking around the parks. He wasn't anywhere she could search for him. Two, she knew Takeda joined the Shinka, being because Naruto was a part of it to help the weak and protect them in their time of need, and tried searching for Niijima or one of the fools she saw with him, hell even Ukita was with them, and she tried finding him too, but he was away as well. Lastly, since she was going to Quit Ragnarok, she didn't pay any attention to any plans the fists made, so she didn't know the Shinka was facing off with Loki's henchmen.

She also knew this, she was being tailed. She knew for awhile, ever since her battle with Naruto she's been having people tail her. She also know who was tailing her to begin with... the group under her former mentor, and the one woman she looked up to, Freya's Valkyrie squad.

She had to keep cool, keep moving, but also keeping a low profile with anyone deemed to be enemies of Ragnarok. She didn't think it was a good idea to bring Freya on her just because she wanted to visit Naruto. She wished for something, anything, to distract them enough to escape their sight and search the next part of town. She was bound to find Takeda, Ukita, Niijima, hell even Naruto, sometime if she kept searching in the general areas they were found.

She looked behind her, seeing two of the Valkyrie shifting behind corners. "Persistent bunch. I haven't done anything but ask about Takeda the Puncher, and they still follow me. I wish they would just give up, it's not like I am going against probation yet. I am to not go against the Shinka, but all I am doing is trying to have a chat with Takeda. Nothing wrong with that."

Truthfully, she wasn't wearing her Ragnarok gloves, but she did have them in her pockets. She wasn't about to put them on, but she wasn't about to look like a traitor to them, otherwise everything was going to be ruined.

She stopped as she was getting close to her hideout. She sighed. "Damn it... I circled myself. If I keep searching I will be able to find him, but right now, I got them on my tail. What to do now..."

She narrowed her vision as she thought of an idea... She walked back to her hideout, and into it, noticing the girls were not following her inside. She knew they were surrounding the place, seeing as she kept looking back they must have known she knew of their presence.

She got to the roof and looked down to the forest ahead of her. She knew this was the only way to lose them... She just hoped she didn't miss. She got ready to run, when suddenly someone got in front of her. She cursed, seeing a woman with a trench coat and a sword in a bag in front of her, blue hair and long ponytail with cold emotionless eyes.

Shigure had noticed Kisara as the others were tailing her, and was about to take one of the girls tailing, when she saw Kisara on the roof and looking ready to jump, so she decided to intervene. "No... Don't jump. Why would... you... jump?"

Kisara cursed. "Because you people keep following me! Why are you following me? Did Freya put you up to this?" She then noticed Shigure's body... and slumped in disbelief. "Seriously... What is this, like a breast requirement to the country? You don't look like a student, so who are you?"

Shigure stood normally. "I do... not know any.. Freya's. I did not... follow... you. I followed the... others who... were.. tailing. I am Shigure Kosaka... A Master of.. Ryozanpaku. Why were... you going... to.. jump?"

Kisara blinked... she smiled a little, then a lot, and soon she started to lightly giggle. It didn't last long until the giggle turned into a chuckle, and so on and building until she was laughing with abandon. "Oh that's rich! You're telling me you are a master of the same Dojo Naruto stays at? Master of what?"

Shigure blinked in confusion... but soon she held up her sword. "Weapons... Naruto knows.. how to... use... weapons... thanks to... me." It was true, she was only telling the truth about this.

Kisara looked with surprise. She didn't really understand that at the moment. She had to ask though. "Naruto's only been using his fists for all I know, so how come he knows how to use weapons?"

Shigure looked a little confused by the question, but understood Kisara's confusion. "He wants to.. be... a master of all... martial arts... but to do... so.. he needs to learn.. with... weapons.. as well."

Kisara frowned a little. "So he used both? And why would he need to learn to use weapons if he wants to be a master? Can;t be be a master with only his fists?"

Shigure narrowed her eyes. "You do.. not... like weapons? Naruto.. knows it is.. not... the weapon, but.. the user. Only when.. you master.. your.. body, can you.. master a... weapon. He wants.. to learn all the... most honorable.. Martial Arts.. of Ryozanpaku. That also.. includes.. weapons."

Kisara hummed in though, but smiled softly. "I'll see for myself and ask him... Thing is, I can't find him. I never got the address for your Dojo, you realize how hard you guys are to find? Will you take me to the Dojo so I can see Naruto? I want to tell him something..."

Shigure hummed in thought about this. She wondered if she should. Was this girl a friend, or foe? Was she going to be peaceful or was she being tailed because of something bad? She didn't know, but she was going to at least find out. "What do you want.. with... Naruto."

Kisara sighed. "I guess because you never saw me and I never saw you, you are suspicious of me. So was that big breasted blonde, Miu. Naruto is a friend, a really good friend. I just want to tell him my choice... I was part of Ragnarok, but I chose between him and the gang... I chose him. Enough said."

Shigure thought about that. If she wanted to be friends with Naruto, and Miu accepted it even after suspicion, then why not? She would help Naruto's friends. "I will.. help... you. I'll distract those... girls with... my.. skills. You will... escape... and we meet up... after I am done... I will find... you..."

Kisara thought about that... and decided it was the best course of action. As long as those Valkyrie weren't following her, she could easily get to Naruto and tell him, and even ask for help, she would need it after all. She nodded. "Fine. I'll wait until they are clear, and then I will run off."

Shigure nodded and Kisara got back in the hideout. She went to the front door and waited. Shigure went down and rushed them all, knocking them all out swiftly and quietly, using her bagged sword to do so. It was so quick she even opened the front door, seeing Kisara looking surprised. "They're... asleep."

Kisara blinked in confusion before walking out and seeing them knocked out. She chuckled nervously. "Guess you are a master... That's impressive. Lead the way then." "Yeah, I really don't like girls with big breasts, and I don't like weapons, but I cannot deny the skills. Guess I am glad she is on my side here."

Kisara kept an eye on the way they were going, making sure of landmarks or ways to get to the Dojo again if she needed to. Not everyone could go by street names alone, so keeping an eye on such things until it was second nature and no need for landmarks, it was just a natural way to keep track of where you were going.

Soon enough though she seen the Dojo. She was pretty impressed by it;s front gate. "This is a very intimidating gate..."

Shigure stopped and looked to Kisara. Kisara looked a little puzzled, but Shigure nodded to the gate. Kisara shrugged, thinking why not. She put a hand to the gate and tried pushing it open... no success. She started pushing harder with both hands, but it wouldn't budge at all. She used her whole body to force it open, but not a single inch of moving.

She sighed. She only had a single way left to try it. "Alright, if this don't work, then it's barred from the other side, I swear." She got into stance and looked hardened. She yelled as she threw a fierce side kick into the gate, and this time, it creaked open a few inches, giving a small crack to see in from.

Shigure clapped. "You are... strong... enough to.. open the gate... Not many your.. level can.. do... that."

Kisara frowned. "My level? What is this gate made of, steel?" She did feel her foot irritating from the harshness the solid wooden gate gave her when she kicked it.

Shigure put her chest out, huffing in pride. "It's a... heavy gate. Only skilled.. fighters can.. open it to... challenge us."

Kisara was about to ask her what she meant, when the gate opened up and she looked to see a man with black hair and a mustache, in jujitsu uniform. He smiled at her. "Well, I see we have a guest. So, how hard did you have to try to open the gate the amount you did?"

Kisara bowed out of respect. "My name is Kisara Nanjo, I am a friend of Naruto's. May I come in? Oh, and um... I had to give it all I got with my kicking strength, my greatest asset."

Akisame smiled, bowing back. "Very polite of you. And I see, you use kicks and leg strength? Just by managing to budge the gate, it says you are a skilled martial artist, but still only a low leveled fighter. In the world of true martial arts, I would say you are the third belt upwards. But I see you will get even stronger."

Kisara frowned a bit, pouting. "Hey, I take pride in my marital arts skill. I was part of the eight deadly fists of Ragnarok before I chose to quit."

Akisame narrowed his eyes at her. "I see... part of the gang after Naruto are you? You say you quit? Shigure, is she really telling the truth?"

Shigure nodded. "I seen... no.. lies in her.. eyes. She cares.. for... Naruto a lot. I can.. tell."

Akisame nodded and turned. "Well, you are welcome to come in, I will take you to him, but he will be resting, he was badly hurt the other night."

Kisara looked surprised. "Badly hut? Why? What happened?"

Akisame hummed. "He fought a true master level fighter, which was a stupid idea. He saved someone in danger though, a friend of his and daughter of one of the masters here, so whilst stupid to take on a master level fighter at his current level, his intent and means were pure and correct. We cannot fault him for it, but we do want him better, so he will be resting. He is in no danger though, so do not fret."

Kisara was still worried about him, wondering why Naruto even tried just to save someone. "Why wasn't someone nearby to help him and that friend of his?" She said out loud what she was thinking, which made her slap a hand over her mouth.

Akisame smiled. "The reason he is still alive should tell you someone helped him. The father of that girl he saved, one of our friends and fellow masters here, he saved them both after finally getting to them. It wasn't like they traveled together, Kensei was only trying to keep them away, but they managed to find the master level fighter first, thus why they were hurt in the first place."

Kisara nodded. She guess that would be something Naruto would do, try to make sure everything was alright. She was being led to a Clinic in the back and Miu was starting to come out of the building. She blinked as she saw Kisara. "Kisara? What are you doing here? After your fight with Naruto during my play, I would have thought you would go into hiding."

Kisara smiled. "Sorry, but no. I thought about everything going on, and chose the path I wanted to take. I am going to quit Ragnarok, and be friends with Naruto fully. That ok with you, you dairy cow?"

Miu pouted. "Hey, it's not nice to be calling me names like that, and my boobs may be big, but I never asked for them to grow this big. Besides, I have a perfectly good name, it's Miu Fuurinji." She was getting more defensive about it as she started talking, the comment hitting her more and more as her brain processed it.

Akisame stopped her though with a raised hand. "Miu, please, no negativity whilst Naruto is resting. Is he eating right now?"

Miu stopped, and pouted... but sighed, letting it go. "Yeah, he is. He's looking bored though, I thought I would keep him some company, but I need to go shopping today. You want a watermelon right?"

Akisame smiled, nodding. "That would be delightful, thank you Miu. I understand, but do not worry, you can always come back when you get back, and talk with him then. Till then, this lovely young lady will be keeping him company until she needs to get back to wherever she needs to go."

Miu nodded and turned to Kisara. "Don't try anything funny now, you hear me? I get enough attempts to screw things up with Renka. See you later Kisara, and if you are truly Naruto's friend, then you will be mine too."

Kisara smiled, waving Miu off. "Big breasts or not, I guess I can live with a friend of Naruto's being my friend as well." She was lead in and Akisame let her be alone with Naruto. Shigure was watching silently from the shadows though.

Shigure had only a single thought about this. "Can she also... love... Naruto? I see something.. similar... to Renka and... Miu. The same.. eyes... towards him and.. the same... body movements." She was trying to determine love from the others to base her own feelings from, to possibly figure out if what she was feeling was true.. she slightly hoped so, but she didn't understand it so she wanted it to also go away. It was so different to her...

Kisara sat down next to Naruto, who saw her come in and smiled. "Well, look what the cat dragged in. What do I owe the pleasure? Finally decide? Sorry I can't do much, they forbid me from training or any physical activity until I am fully healed... bothersome..."

Kisara chuckled a little, smiling at him. "Well, you do have to get better. It's only natural you would get severely hurt form the fight with a master level. I would ask what you were thinking, but it;s your way to help protect people. So I understand. Anyway, yes I decided."

Naruto was currently starting to slurp the home made ramen Miu made for him to get better, enjoying the taste. After gulping down the first bite he sighed, wiping his mouth with the napkin and turning to her. "And what did you decide? Going to stay with the gang, or quit?"

Kisara stood up, smiling as she got closer. "I chose to be friends with you. But you know, after the fight we had, I saw the man inside you, felt your feelings even, and that hit home... I hope to be more then friends, if you will let me try, and if time allows it."

Naruto blushed at that. "Wait.. you mean, after I kicked your ass, you are saying you love me? Just because you told from the fight what kind of person I really am? That's crazy..."

Kisara chuckled lightly, nodding. "I did. And I do. I think I like you a whole lot. But only time will tell, right? I can be content with being friends for now. I haven;t quit Ragnarok yet, but I also came here not only because I chose to quit, but because I need help to quit as well... The fists, the three of cards.. Freya, they will be after me. I need help to quit without being totally done in..."

Naruto sat up, grunting as he did so seeing as his ribs were still healing a bit. "I see. That is a dilemma. Well, you know you got my support. I will come by your hide out everyday to help you when I am better. Until then, try to lay low. Ok?"

Kisara nodded, smiling brightly. "Thank you, Naruto. Oh, by the way, that girl, Shigure was it? She told me she taught you to use weapons... this true?"

Naruto nodded, chuckling nervously. "Yeah. I wanted to learn all about the Martial Arts, and be a TRUE master, and that included weapons. Because all Martial Arts use ways to incorporate weapon movements into their fist attacks, so I wanted to learn how to use actual weapons to help my fists be stronger, as well as learning a noble Martial art with weapons as well."

Kisara nodded, and smiled a little. "I see. Well, I won't fault you for it. Weapons take skill and they are ways to improve your martial arts, but I won't ever use them. No matter what, even though Freya tried to force me to."

Naruto nodded, smiling more now. "I know, you told me, but thank you for not thinking I am weak or dishonorable for it." He started eating a little more of his Ramen, and Kisara just came in, giving him a quick peck to the whiskered cheek of his and starting to walk off all calm and cool.

Kisara smiled, looking back at him. "See you around then, Naruto. Get well soon." She left the Clinic so he could get better and finish eating. She passed by Akisame and Shigure again, bowing to each of them and walking out, content, sighing in relief. "I am glad I got that off my chest. As well as getting a little prize for that kind of choice... I hope he liked it too." Oh and he did. He was blushing furiously in his bed because of it.

Naruto then had a strange thought... he blinked as he realized. "I have three girls who love me... Oh no, what am I going to do? I don;t want to break ANY of their hearts, but I doubt they will want me to keep them all, they would want me to choose. Ugh, this won;t be good..."

Little did he know, though, Shigure was number four, who loved him as well, even is she didn't truly know it, or acknowledged it. And little did he know on how things would progress in his life.. the bad times and good, will all come together, and his destiny would unfold...

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Ugh, I stayed up a whole hour to end this... do you have any idea how hard it is to give spotlight to a character I haven't given enough spotlight to and keep the flow? As well as having writers block and being late? It isn't fun.. not one bit.

I'm pulling your leg though, I ain't mad, and I don't care if I stay up later then normal doing this for you guys, I love giving you all something to read and something to enjoy, I enjoy making you all happy! Se please enjoy, and have a brilliant day!