AN: By a vote of 36 yes to 9 no's, Naruto is getting the Rinnegan.
"Eh... she isn't coming? Is Moka-chan taking a break from school today?"
The gang, minus Mizore, who was watching them from a nearby bush, sat together at lunch and everyone noticed that Moka hadn't shown up all day. But out of all of them, Naruto was the one who was most concerned. When he woke up this morning, he found that Moka wasn't with him in his bed, so he assumed that she went back to her dorm. But when he got to class, he was surprised to find that she didn't even arrive to school yet. And now, he was extremely worried. Naruto clenched his fist. If anything happened to her...
"And also without permission?" Kurumu continued. "Eh... that's unusual. For that serious Moka to do something like that..."
"Yeah..." Naruto trailed off. 'Where are you, Moka-chan?'
Tsukune noticed the far off look in the blonde's eyes. "Naruto-san? What's wrong?" he asked.
Naruto snapped out of his thoughts. "Huh? Uh, nothing! Nothing at all!"
"Well, at any rate, this is bothersome~" Kurumu complained. "I had wanted to talk to her about something, but to go so far as not being here..."
"Eh?" Naruto asked.
"You know, about the Outcast Ayashi we talked about yesterday?" Kurumu replied. "Gin-senpai seemed worried so he explained it to us... and then..." Kurumu then scowled and for some reason, she covered her chest. "He said that we shouldn't get involved with them. According to him, the Outcast Ayashi don't like to lose and they're really prideful. Apparently, a bunch of strong Outcasts have gotten together and formed a gang. It looks like even the members of the Public Safety Commission are on the lookout for them. I can see now that Naruto-kun had a good reason for wanting us to be careful and... Naruto-kun?" she asked as the blonde got up from his seat. "Naruto-kun, what's wrong?"
"I have to make sure that Moka-chan is alright," Naruto said as he started walking to the dorms. "If you get into trouble, remember the kunai I gave you."
"What are you talking about?" Tsukune asked.
"I'm not leaving anything to chance," Naruto replied. "It's obvious right now that we are being targeted by the Outcast Ayashi. If even the Public Safety Commission is worried about them then they are dangerous. Since me, Moka, and Tsukune beat up some of their members, we are now their targets. And as long as Moka-chan's Rosario is on, she can't defend herself."
Kurumu and Yukari gasped when they realized that Naruto had a point. The Outcast Ayashi are after the three of them and Moka was practically defenceless since she didn't really like fighting.
Naruto started walking to the dorms.
"I'm coming with you!" Kurumu shouted determinedly.
"Me too!" Yukari proclaimed.
"No," Naruto stated firmly, shocking the three. "I don't know what these Outcast Ayashi might do and I don't want to take any chances," he said before he performed a hand seal. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"
In clouds of smoke, three clones poofed into existence.
"I'll leave these shadow clones here to watch over you while I'm gone," he said.
"Naruto-san..."
"Please," Naruto said. "Don't worry. I'm a shinobi after all. I'll come back as soon as I find Moka-chan."
Kurumu looked at the ground. "Alright," she said sadly before looking up. "I believe in you. I know you'll be back. And you'll beat up any Outcast Ayashi that gets in your way!"
"That's right!" Yukari agreed. "Nobody can stop Naruto-san. Go kick their butts!"
Smiling his trademark foxy grin from their compliments, Naruto nodded before he shunshined towards the dorms.
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In a whirlwind of leaves, Naruto suddenly appeared at the entrance of the boy's dorm when...
"Yo!" a voice called. "Why are you in such hurry, Namikaze Uzumaki Naruto?"
Naruto immediately pulled out a kunai and turned his head to the direction of the voice. Standing there was a guy with short, cropped hair with his jacket flapping loose like some kind of cape. But that wasn't what bothered Naruto. The guy had an earring on his left ear but none on his right. His face had a crooked scar that started from the top of his head and ended at the top of his right eyebrow while another went from under his left eye to his ear.
"Perhaps you're looking for someone?" the guy said. "Hmm?"
Naruto glared at the guy as he turned to face him. Suddenly, more guys came out of nowhere and formed a circle around him. His eyes narrowed. These had to be the Outcast Ayashi.
"If it's her, she's not in the dorms if you search for her there," the scarred guy said. He then tossed something at Naruto's feet. Naruto's eyes widened when he saw that it was Moka's bag. Clenching his fists, he glared up again at the Outcast.
"Where. IS. SHE?" Naruto growled as his features started to become feral. "ANSWER ME!"
"Why you..." said the guy wearing the baseball cap. He was about to charge at Naruto, but the scarred guy stopped him.
"Allow me to introduce myself," the guy said. "I am Midou of the Outcast Ayashi. If I say that then you understand the situation, right? Akashiya Moka is in our care."
Naruto grit his already sharpened teeth. "If any of you hurt her..."he said as he looked at the Outcast Ayashi around him. "I'm gonna make sure that each and every one of you regret it."
Instead of being intimidated by Naruto's threat, Midou simply smirked. "If you want her back, then come with us, Naruto."
Farther away, Mizore watched the scene from behind a tree. Her breath caught in her throat as she watched Naruto walk away with the Outcast Ayashi.
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Naruto was led by the Outcast Ayashi to a strange place that looked like an abandoned school building. Debris and rubble lined every single corner. To put it simply, it was a complete mess.
'An old school building? So is this their gathering spot?' Naruto thought as he looked around.
"Naruto-kun!" a voice cried. It was Moka. "No! You mustn't some here!"
Naruto saw Moka sitting on a nearby couch but her arms were chained to a ladder behind her. "Moka-chan!" he cried. He was about to run towards her when Midou struck him in the mouth. Naruto was thrown backwards and hit some nearby crates.
"Naruto!" Moka cried as she struggled to get the chains free.
"Hey, hey," Midou said as he removed his jacket. "We had loads of trouble taking the girl, so I can't return her that easily. If you want to take her, then do it by force, Namikaze Uzumaki Naruto."
Naruto slowly got back up to his feet and brushed himself off as he glared at Midou. Apparently, Midou had tried to arrange this fight so that it would be in his favour, but Naruto wasn't going to back down. He was going to make sure that he and Moka both walked away from here.
"If that's the case..." Naruto said as he activated his Sharingan. "Then show me what you've got!"
Midou grinned as he started kicking up his youki. Naruto felt the wave of energy wash over him and he had to admit, the Outcast Ayashi did have a high amount of power coming from him.
"I really hate you guys," Midou said as his right arm started twisting and changing. "With your dignity and being well off as purebred brats... and you guys look down at us hybrids!" He then swung his fist at Naruto. "That's why we must prove ourselves! That we are the ones who have a higher worth of existence!"
Moka's eyes went wide as Midou's punch created a huge cloud of smoke. When the smoke cleared, a huge chunk of the building's wall was gone.
'Tch,' Naruto thought. 'He shouldn't be underestimated.'
The smoke cleared as Midou's true form was revealed. His right arm had become huge and claw-like. Strange protrusions stuck out of various parts of his body, or rather... just the right side of his body.
Midou smirked as he walked towards Naruto. "Hey hey... receive it or avoid it..." he said as he lifted his arm up. "The next one I will pull no punches!"
As he brought his arm down, Naruto flipped into the air and tried to deliver a kick but Midou managed to raise his large arm up and block it just in time.
Naruto growled as he landed back on his feet. "How dare you kidnap Moka-chan just so that you can pick a fight with me! I will teach you what it means to lay a hand on one of my precious people!" he then made a hand seal. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"
In multiple clouds of smoke, about thirty Naruto clones suddenly appeared into existence, causing all the members of the Outcast Ayashi to widen their eyes.
"Let's go!" one of the Narutos shouted as the clones charged at Midou.
Midou quickly shook his head and readied himself for the clones attack. A few of the Narutos pulled out shuriken stars and threw them at him, but Midou swatted them away. Others tried to punch him, but he blocked the punches with his arm and swung it around to punch the clones in the side, causing them to disappear in a cloud of smoke. This continued while a clone and the original Naruto stayed back and formed a Rasengan. Once the jutsu was finished, the clone grabbed the original's arm and threw him at Midou.
"Rasengan!" Naruto shouted as he shoved the blue orb into Midou's back. The jutsu sent Midou flying into a nearby wall before he crumpled to the ground. The other Outcast Ayashi looked at Naruto in shock.
"Moka-chan!" Naruto yelled as he ran up to Moka and pulled her Rosario off her choker. Moka then became Inner Moka, who shattered the chains with ease.
"Thank you, dear," Inner Moka thanked as she looked at Naruto before stepping off the couch. Despite the situation, Naruto grinned at her for being called 'dear'. Inner Moka smirked.
"Ow..." Midou winced as he rubbed his head. "That hurt you bastard!" he yelled as he stood back up.
Inner Moka noticed this and looked at Midou with contempt. "You shall pay for laying your hands on me."
Midou snarled as he charged at Inner Moka, but before he could swing a punch, Inner Moka delivered a powerful kick to his left cheek. The blow sent Midou crashing into a pile of rubble.
"Know your place," Inner Moka said before her attention went back to Naruto.
"I see that you have accepted your fate that you are now my mate."
Naruto smiled. "Yeah," he said. "But I have a question. Do vampires just say 'you are my mate' and be done with it?"
"Is that really so wrong?" Inner Moka asked in a soft tone, surprising Naruto. "Is it really so wrong being my mate? I want you and my other side wants you too. She loves you."
Naruto nodded his head. "I know that," he said. "But-"
"You love her, right?" Inner Moka asked, interrupting Naruto. "You even said so yourself. Why? Are you having second thoughts about this?"
"No!" Naruto cried as he waved his hands in front of him. "No, I was just curious! But I have one last question. Do you... care about how I feel...?"
A chuckle emanated from the vampire's throat. "Do not be foolish," Inner Moka said. "I care about how you feel just as much you have cared about how I feel. I can see why you are the right choice for being my mate. You are kind and caring. Plus you are powerful. A jinchūriki like yourself is more than worthy of being a vampire's mate. Immortality and power. What so many others desire."
As the two continued talking, Midou's arm suddenly erupted out of the rubble. Both Naruto and Inner Moka frowned. They had thought that he was finished off.
"You fools!" Midou yelled. "What the hell are you guys talking about in the middle of our territory?"
Midou burst out of the rubble and jumped above Inner Moka. He raised his giant arm. "Hehe... this is thanks for the kick from earlier!"
Inner Moka blocked as Midou tried to punch her in the gut. The vampire cringed. 'What is up with this person's attack...? He has a lot of openings, but he has considerable power! If I took it in the front it'll be dangerous.'
"Moka-chan!" Naruto shouted before he jumped into the air and delivered a kick to Midou's face. But to his shock, the Outcast had a wide smirk on his face.
"What was that?" he mocked as he grabbed Naruto's leg and threw him to the side. Naruto let out a grunt of pain as his back crashed into the wall.
"Naruto!" Inner Moka cried. But she didn't notice that Midou was right beside her until it was too late.
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Back at school, Kurumu paused and looked off into the distance. Yukari noticed. "Huh? What's wrong, Kurumu-san?"
"Just now..." Kurumu said. "Didn't you guys hear the sound of an earthquake?"
"Eh?" Yukari asked.
"I didn't hear anything," Tsukune said.
Kurumu sighed as she looked at her feet. 'Could it be my imagination? I somehow got a bad feeling about this.'
"Hey!" a voice suddenly called. "The big breast girl over there!"
Kurumu felt her blood boil from that comment. She then turned around to see Mizore leaning against a pillar.
"Hey," Tsukune said. "Shirayuki-san, what's up?"
"Naruto-kun's been taken captive by the Outcast Ayashi group," Mizore informed. "Even though I am going to help, please lend me your strength."
"What?" Tsukune, Yukari, and Kurumu all cried. Suddenly, the three Naruto clones disappeared in clouds of smoke.
"S... sorry, but I couldn't have done anything by myself," Mizore explained. "There were too many opponents and they look really dangerous too. Brutal yet cool-headed aura. I have no idea what those guys will do."
"Then we better get going," a voice said. "Before things get out of hand."
The gang turned towards the sound of the voice. "Kakashi-sensei!"
And yes, leaning against a pillar reading his green perverted book, was none other than the Copy Ninja, Hatake Kakashi.
"We better get going," Kakashi repeated. "Knowing Naruto, he would have done something reckless by now," he finished before he turned and walked towards the direction of where Naruto currently was.
The gang looked at each other for a moment before they nodded and followed the jōnin.
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"Moka!" Naruto yelled.
The blow had sent Inner Moka crashing into another wall of the building. She cringed from the pain that she felt on her body.
Naruto glared at Midou as his eyes turned crimson. "You asshole!" he then ran at the Outcast Ayashi.
"No, Naruto!" Inner Moka yelled, causing the jinchūriki to freeze and look at her. Inner Moka slowly got up to her feet. "I appreciate that you care about me, my love. But I am not some little doll that you need to protect all the time. Once I deal with this idiot, we will take out the rest of them together," she got up and pulled out a shard of concrete from her arm before she looked at Midou. "Sorry, but let's end this quickly. I have no time to socialize with you."
Midou looked at her with a calm expression on his face. "This aura... I see... so that's what it is. That's why you're called a true vampire, Akashiya Moka."
Naruto raised an eyebrow. "True vampire?" he asked.
But he got no answer as Inner Moka disappeared in the blink of an eye. Before Midou could do anything, Inner Moka appeared and kicked him in the face, causing blood to pour from his mouth. He tried to counter but the vampire was no longer there. As he stared in shock, Inner Moka appeared behind him. Midou just had enough time to notice her presence when she grabbed him and slammed his body into the ground.
"You took a hostage," she said. "And did a surprise attack from behind our backs. Even though you inferior hybrid monsters had to use dirty underhanded methods in the end, you are nothing compared to me and my mate, Namikaze Uzumaki Naruto. Know your place."
The Outcast Ayashi stared at Inner Moka with awe.
"So strong! Who is this girl?"
"This isn't a fluke! Midou-san was beaten yet again!"
"She is completely overwhelming!"
"Keh," said the one with the baseball cap. "Hey, if it comes down to this, we have no choice but to do 'that'. Let's use that!"
"Eh?" asked one of his teammates. "But is that really going to work?"
"Like I know!" was the reply. "Just follow Midou-san's directions!"
Naruto started walking to Inner Moka when he became aware of a noise. "What is that?" he asked. It seemed to be coming from the ceiling.
"Hehe," Midou chuckled. "So this is a vampire..."
Naruto grimaced. Why couldn't this guy just stay down?
"The ability to convert aura into power," Midou continued. "I see…simple, yet dreadfully powerful. A usual attack like this is though this is a certain kill. But…" he started getting back up. "With only just that, you cannot win against me!"
Inner Moka snarled. "What did you just say?"
Midou smirked. "Vampires may hold the 'strongest power'," he began. "But in exchange are famously known for 'the monsters with the most weaknesses'. Holy crosses, silver bullets... I researched about them."
Just then a low rumbling sound was heard.
"You can't be..." Inner Moka growled as she narrowed her eyes at him.
"Among others is particularly 'this'," Midou continued. "This seems to be your fatal weakness that saps away your vampire aura. Let's see if this is true or not, Akashiya Moka!"
Naruto noticed that the rumbling noise now seemed to be coming from above them. He looked up and saw that the ceiling had a sprinkler system hooked up to it. His eyes widened when he realized what that meant.
"Moka!" he cried. "Get the hell out of here!"
But it was too late as the sprinkler system came on and water started pouring down upon them.
"Aaaaaah!" Inner Moka cried in pain as the water landed on her. Jolts of electricity sparked from her body as her strength was zapping from her. She then collapsed to her knees and trembled in agony.
Naruto snarled at Midou, who was watching the aching Inner Moka with a smug look on his face. "How is it?" he asked. "This shower room? We remodified the fire hydrant just for you. Do you like it?"
Despite her strength leaving her body, Inner Moka struggled to get back up. Smirking, Midou slammed his fist into Inner Moka's face. Blood burst from her forehead and mouth as she skidded back but managed to stay on her feet.
"Moka!" Naruto yelled in outrage. He glared at Midou. "Your sprinkler system might work on vampires, but not on me. I have no weakness for you to use against me. And now…" his tone became cold. "I will show you the true meaning of fear."
He was furious. These Outcast Ayashi were nothing but dirty cowards. And Naruto was going to be true to his word when he said he would show them the true meaning of fear. And he knew exactly how.
Midou, who was about to gloat at Naruto, froze. He became aware that some kind of aura was coming from the blonde. It was like a killing intent... but not quite. It was something else, something else entirely. And it was far worse.
Inner Moka could sense it too. It caught her full attention despite the fact that she was aching in pain from the water drenching her. She knew what was coming.
Naruto howled as his body was suddenly enshrouded by orange flames. Everyone watched as Naruto's blonde hair became spikier and wild, with his canines becoming sharper and his nails becoming more like claws. His whisker marks widened and thickened, becoming more pronounced and vulpine. He looked at Midou and the Outcast's eyes widened when he saw Naruto's eyes, which were now crimson with slitted pupils. Black rings surrounded Naruto's now berserk-looking eyes. The blonde then dropped down on all fours as the flames changed into what looked like red bubbles. It enveloped his body as the bubbles slowly took on the form of a fox before two red tails sprouted from behind the jinchūriki. As the transformation continued, Naruto's aura had drastically increased, causing all the Outcast Ayashi to start sweating.
Midou felt his body trembling. This 'aura' was incredible. It was unlike anything he had ever felt before. He never saw Naruto do this during his fight with Saizou.
Inner Moka felt her own body tremble too. But she noticed that it was not the trembling of fear like she knew the Outcast Ayashi had to be feeling. To her, it felt... pleasurable.
"Midou..." Naruto growled. "For hurting Moka-chan..." he said as he glared at the Outcast Ayashi, some of the weaker willed took a step back from his gaze. "I'll kill you."
And as he said that, a third tail sprouted from the chakra cloak, causing Moka's eyes to widen.
Midou snarled despite his fear. "Let's see about that, Namikaze Uzumaki Naruto!" He then raised his arm and charged at Naruto.
But in an instant, Naruto was right up in his face.
"Get out of my sight!" Naruto shouted as he punched Midou in the chest. The Outcast went flying away from the jinchūriki and crashed into some of his fellow Outcasts. The remaining ones all looked at Midou in horror.
"My... my ribs..." Midou wheezed as he coughed up blood. "He... he broke my ribs."
The Outcast Ayashi all stared in horror as Naruto merely looked at them coldly. The trembling now turned to shaking.
Inner Moka, however, looked at Naruto in awe.
"Naruto!"
Everyone turned to see Kakashi, Kurumu, Mizore, Yukari, and Tsukune looking at the scene before them. As usual, Mizore was looking at Naruto from behind a pillar to the building. Kakashi's one eye widened when he saw the number of tails on the chakra cloak. He had tapped more into the Kyūbi's chakra. Then they noticed the water sprinkling.
"What's going on?" Tsukune asked. "What's with this water?"
"Quick!" Kurumu yelled when she saw Inner Moka in pain. "Water zaps a vampire of their strength. Someone turn off the water!"
"I'll do it!" Tsukune cried. He was about to follow the waterlines to the source when...
SHWACK!
Everyone was quiet as the members of the Newspaper Club stared in shock at the object impaled into Tsukune's body courtesy of the throw from Midou. It was a thin metal rod that was about five feet long and one inch thick. The rod skewered him right where his right lung was located. Midou smirked as he looked at the motionless form of Tsukune, unmoving for his brain still hadn't registered what happened, or because he was stunned at what just occurred. The human's mouth hung open as blood poured from it and he let out a gasp before he collapsed in a heap.
"Tsukune!" cried the members of the Newspaper Club as they dashed towards the fallen human. Naruto, though, stayed put and growled threateningly at Midou.
"Ugh..." Tsukune winced as held onto the rod. He was starting to lose a lot of blood and the throbbing from the bite marks on his neck only made the pain worse.
Inner Moka was the first to get to his side and she held his head with her arm. 'This is bad...!' she thought as she examined the damage that was done to Tsukune. 'His lung is completely useless now because of this!' she then pulled out the rod.
Bad idea Moka.
More blood started to pour out from the wound and Tsukune felt the colour drain from his face.
"Why!" Inner Moka yelled. "Why'd you come here, Tsukune? You weren't needed!"
"M-Moka-san..." Tsukune whispered. "G... give me your blood, Moka-san."
"What?" Inner Moka asked.
Tsukune smiled painfully as blood flowed from his mouth. "I... I wanted to help you... because I don't want to be... useless," he said. "Naruto-san... is always the one who protects you... who fights your battles... while I... did nothing..." he said before he cringed. "To me... even though... I don't know you that well... the current Moka-san... as well as the other Moka-san... are both important to me. That's why... I want the power to protect you."
Moka was stunned. "Wh... What are you saying? Do you really want to know? About your own body...? About how much danger your body is in right now after being injected with my blood so many times? Your body is breaking apart! If I inject my blood into you, you may end up dead! And my other self will never forgive me for that! Right now your body has reached its limit!"
Tsukune's eyes widened. "Wh... what do you mean? 'Breaking apart... that means I... I am dying?"
"Listen to me Tsukune. After I bring you to the school's infirmary, you have to go back to the human world. If you do that, your body will probable recover little by little. But that means leaving this academy as well. That means that you must never again get involved with the monster world."
Tsukune was speechless. Never again get involved with the monster world? But that would mean that he would never get to see them again...
He then spat out more blood.
"Tsukune!" cried the members of the Newspaper Club, who had been quiet up until now.
'He's losing a lot of blood. His temperature is rapidly decreasing. He won't make it to the infirmary...' Inner Moka thought as she examined him one last time. Thinking of no other alternative, as well as damaging her pride. She decided to give him her blood.
"This should be clear to you, right...?" Inner Moka asked Tsukune. "If you remain in this academy with this frail body of yours... you will die. That's why you need to go back to the human world, but since you won't listen, then I have no choice but to do as you ask."
With those words, she then bit into Tsukune's neck and started to inject her blood into him one last time in an attempt to save his life. After a few seconds, however, nothing happened.
'No good... the transformation isn't happening... also my body is about to...' Inner Moka suddenly started to fall backwards.
But a hand caught her just in time.
Inner Moka's eyes widened as she sat up. "Tsu... Tsukune...?"
The group gasped as they saw the changes that occurred to the human, who slowly stood up. Unlike Tsukune's normal vampire transformation, his crimson eyes were now empty, and strange, tattoo-like markings webbed out from the unhealed bite wounds on his neck.
"Tsukune?" Kakashi asked as he looked at the human.
Meanwhile, Midou chuckled. "Well this is interesting, being able to stand there drenched in water yet have all the powers and strength of a vampire yet were as weak as a human just moments ago," he then smirked. "I have no idea what you really are, Aono Tsukune, but this'll be interesting indeed!"
Tsukune growled in response, he was more interested in his new body rather than his surroundings. The wound which the rod had caused slowly started to heal as Midou rushed towards him with a clawed hand raised and the intent to kill.
"Hey, dickhead! Did you forget about me?" a voice called as Midou barely had time to block the incoming kick with his large arm. The Outcast snarled. He forgot about Naruto.
Naruto smirked before he twisted in the air and delivered another kick to the Outcast, which this time, wasn't blocked.
The kick struck Midou in the face and the Outcast roared in pain as he was once again sent flying.
The blonde dusted off his hands before he walked towards Tsukune. "Tsukune! Glad that you're alright! That vampire blood really is handy! For a second there I thought that you we-" he was cut off as Tsukune punched him hard in the gut, sending him hurtling into a wall.
Everyone was shocked.
Naruto winced as he heard something crack, but the fox's chakra quickly fixed that up. "What the fuck was that for?" he demanded as he glared at Tsukune.
"Naruto!" Inner Moka shouted. "Don't provoke him now he's-" she wasn't able to finish as Tsukune let out a feral, unnatural roar that shook the foundations of the building itself before he lunged towards Naruto.
AN: Updates will be slower now because the vacation is over, so expect a new chapter every once a week or so.