Well, well, well~! Here we're ladies and gentlemen! And here I am again to show you all a new chapter for this story!
However, before we can start I would like to say a few things regarding my other stories. For those who had been sending PMs, I'll say those stories will be updates soon and you don't have to worry about me forgetting about them. That's not my style, and even if I do that I would inform you beforehand… And things are not going well for me this month.
Besides there is the whole Covid-19 issue affecting the world and making our lives more complicated than they already are. People can't go to their jobs like they normally would, children can't go to school in some cases, and the aged persons have to be extremely cautious with their lives more than ever.
So don't forget! Always use your gloves and facemask; stay clean and do NOT try to go outside unless you have complete confident on your health and have the necessary countermeasures to fight the propagation. Oh, and please wash your sandals, shoes, etc., recent news states that the virus can stick in the ground/floor/earth where we walk.
Anyway, now that I cleared things with you, we can start with this new chapter now! Enjoy!
Chapter 2: Clubs and Fights
A new day has come to the city, another day for our protagonist… And what's a better way to start the morning than beating the ever-loving crap out of people as a daily basis~!
THOOOOM!
"Join a club? Why should we do that?" Naruto asked his friend/packmate/boss(?) with mild interest as he stomped the face of a bear with the pavement before catapulting lion to the wall by punching his gut.
"Because that way we could gather more members for our pack of course!" The pinkette said cheerfully, completely unfazed by the ruckus around her.
"Hmm… Well, the old man said I should socialize more…" The blond human began with a thoughtful expression, tilting his head to avoid a diagonal slash from a male tiger and use a head-butt to knocking him out, and threw his teeth in the process. "I don't know which kind of club should we looking for though. Personally, I would love to be in fighting club but I don't think these guys and gals can take one punch at least" Naruto finished with a sigh of disappointment, gesturing at the fallen enemies he beat so far.
There were a bunch of delinquents stamped in the walls, another 5 with their heads buried in the ground, a few where in the roof of a building and some of the delinquents were currently sleeping in the trash cans. The species of these enemies ranged from mighty elephants to common tugs like hyenas, and all of them fell by the hands of the blond.
6 Male Bears
3 Male Elephants
11 Female Hyenas
14 Male Hyenas
2 Male Giraffes
8 Lionesses
Total number of enemies defeated: 34… and counting
BAM!
"Agh!" A poor hyena (M) grunted as his face was buried on the wall.
…
For those who are confused by this development, we can explain.
In the last days of the week Naruto received a few calls from the gangs of the cities. Each one of them have their own motives for their meetings but all of them show special interest in Naruto and wanted to recruit him and use his help to increase their authority over the city, whatever by force or using diplomatic tactics… And those also led to fights most times.
Naruto's reaction?
"Like I care who you are or how many you are! Even if I have to face the whole country, I'll beat the crap out of anyone who is dumb enough to try to control me!"
That was his respond before proceeding todeliver cathartic beatdown on every gang he met so far. Today he faced the number 6 in the week.
"Jeez! These guys don't learn their lesson even though I defeat them a few days ago!" Naruto commented with a grimace as he took his briefcase out of the ground and walked beside Lanka to the school. Since the meetings couldn't be done in a highschool for obvious reasons, they usually have to leave the school grounds.
"Doesn't matter, Naruto-san! Even if you face a whole army, there is no way you can't win! You're my most reliable second in command for a reason!" The wolf girl stated as she walked beside her friend/mate(?), staring at him with starry eyes and a slight blush on her cheeks.
"Of course I would win! Those losers are cannon fodder!" Naruto boasted with pride. "And for the last time! I. AM. NOT. ANYONE. SECOND!"
"Ah, we have to look for possible clubs so I can recruit members for the pack! Ufufu! I'll make them shiver with my strength!" Ignoring the human's snap, Lanka laughed like a maniac as she began a crazy fantasy on her own world.
"You mean I will make them shiver with my strength, right?" Naruto deadpanned at the petite girl with a sweat-drop.
Ever since the whiskered human became part of Lanka's "pack" she was pestering him with her stubborn mindset of him being the second in command while she was the boss, much to Naruto's annoyance.
Still, Naruto finds the girl's innate cheerfulness a bit amusing. Sure, she can be quite the air head sometimes but he can tell she's a good person, it helps that she was so stubborn in being with a delinquent like him.
"Hey, Naruto-san?"
"Hmm?"
"Which part you like of a female's body?"
"Pfff!" That question made the whiskered teen cough and he stared at Lanka with a red face. "You are asking that?! Seriously?!" He couldn't help but ask.
"Did I say something wrong?" The petite wolf girl tilted her head in confusion.
"You can't ask that kind of question to a guy out of blue, dattebayo!" Naruto snapped with sharp teeth and blank eyes.
"Mou~… But I want to know what does Naruto-san likes!" Lanka pouted cutely.
"YEAH. I CAN TELL!"
Yup, this was a normal talk between them. Thankfully, Naruto was sure that this wouldn't scale further than this… Oh boy, how wrong he was!
Several Minutes Later— At the School
It was a nice day at Seton Academy, a school where all sort of animals formed herds and packs, and study together in relative harmony. In this very place, a certain unusual couple had become a topic of conversation due to their uncommon association.
"Ok, here we are. Now what's the plan?" Naruto asked his friend with a raised eyebrow. They were at the main building looking for possible clubs that could accept them. The variety of the club ranged from Track and Field, Archery, Newspaper, Cooking, Gardening, etc., but so far neither of them catches Naruto's attention.
"Let's try the sewing club!" The petite wolf said, showing the blond human a small poster.
"… Why do I let you decide?" The whiskered human deadpanned at his canine friend.
Well, you already know what will happens, time for a good failure montage!
Sewing Club
"I don't get it!" Naruto shouted in frustration as he tried to sew a simple sock… But what he made was anything but a sock.
"Now, now, Uzumaki-san. It's fine if you can't do it now" The Club President, a Sheep girl assured him with a kind and patience smile. "Besides, sewing isn't mean for everyone. It takes a lot of patience and concentration"
"I'M CONCENTRATING GODDAMMIT!" He snapped furiously.
"Really, because your aura is a bit agitated. Maybe you should try to be more like Lanka-san" The Sheep girl gestured at the pinkette, who was doing a surprisingly good job at sewing.
"Look, Naruto-san! I made fingerless glove for you!" The wolf girl said cheerfully while showing him a pair of dark-colored fingerless gloves with metal knuckles.
Those things were good designed and its style appalled him but the fact the she beat him so ruthlessly by the petite girl was a huge blow to his male pride.
"…" Needless to say, this experiment at the sewing club ended after the first 10 minutes.
Wrestling Club
"GAAAK! UNCLE! UNCLE! UNCLE!" A Large silverback gorilla pleaded at his right arm was being held by a nonchalant Naruto, who was standing in front of him with a blank stare while his other hand was on his pocket.
When Naruto and Lanka entered the clubroom, they were instantly mocked by the club members due their size and species… Something that irritated Naruto to no end so he challenged the Club President to allow them to be part of his club.
The match was pretty simple, the winner will be decided when the other was thrown out of the circle three times in a row. Many spectator were expecting the gorilla to win easily against a mere human since by logic that would be the result.
Animal Facts: I general, gorillas are 4 to 9 times stronger than the average male human being. According to the Guinness Book of Records, a silverback gorilla can lift up to 815 kg (1800 lbs) of dead weight. In comparison, a well-trained human being can lift a maximum of 410 kg (900 lbs).
The dream-crushing reality was indeed cruel but that was the true. In a strength match there was no way a gorilla would lose to a human… Right?
"I surrender! I surrender!" The gorilla cried in pain, hoping to escape from this torture.
Well, it seems like Mother Nature didn't get the memo when she made Naruto, since the blond human's strength was classified as superhuman. He was strong enough to bent steel bars, break concrete floor, beat a bunch of gangs with a great diversity of animals; comparing his strength with a gorilla's if anything was a joke.
This kind development was to be expected when you face someone like that... You could say the match was unfair.
"Really, I expected more, dattebayo" Naruto muttered before knocking the gorilla out of the circle with a head-butt.
"Hey! That's against the rules! You can't use your fists in a wrestling match!" The referee shouted.
"I know, that's why I used my head instead" The whiskered human retorted with a dismissive shrug.
"THAT'S AGAINST THE RULES TOO!"
Track and Field Club
Now, at the schoolyard, Lanka and Naruto decided to take a look of the Track and Field club since its activities were something the two of them could do without much troubles.
As a wolf, Lanka wouldn't have issues at running thanks to their stamina at chasing their prey. Naruto, being a human, was a member of the only species who are known by running for fun… And that's without considering his superhuman attributes, not only he was strong, he was fast too.
Surely, the captain would've no problems in recruiting such promising candidates for the club.
"Not gonna happen, we don't accept carnivorous here" The Club President, a male impala, spat with disdain.
"Aw~! But why?!" Lanka pouted with depression.
"Oi, I get you don't like carnivorous species but isn't this a bit too much?" Naruto replied with a raised eyebrow.
"I don't think so!"
"You realize you have omnivorous guys here, right? Isn't that the same thing?" The blond human questioned as he gestured some members of the club, which were from omnivorous species.
"No. I stay firm at my words! Go away, human!"
The club president's rude attitude was starting to irritate Naruto to no end. Seriously, these persons can be quite the xenophobic sometimes. And sadly, as the club president usually holds more authority thanks to the law of the Survival of the Fittest, there was nothing he can do about it.
Sighing in defeat, Naruto walked to the exit door with Lanka following closely.
"Just go away with your shitty mate, you disgusting human"
However, the moment that idiot opened his mouth, it was low so no one else could heard him but Naruto happens to has a good sense of hearing. The room temperature fell to the ground making everyone shiver in fear. When they sniffed the air, they all paled as the presence of an enraged predator appeared.
"Hey… What did you say?" And that presence belonged to Naruto, who right now was pissed!
"I-I say go away!"
"No no… What did you said about her?" The whiskered human gestured the petite girl, who was oblivious of the situation and just stared at the two males with confusion.
"I-I… I say she was a shitty mat—ARGH!"
BAM!
The poor idiot wasn't able to finish his speech when a lightning fast hook impacted his face, making him fly to the other side of the campus.
"Next time, don't insult my friend, asshole!" Naruto growled.
[C-CAPTAIN!]
The crowd of student ran to nurse their fallen leader, who was seeing stars right now. All because he was fool enough to insult Naruto's friend.
"Yare yare daze… Those jerks are what I hate the most" The blond human muttered with a tired sigh. "Hey, Lanka are you alri—GUACH! Let my face go dammit!" His worries quickly became annoyance when the wolf girl jumped at his face to try to (forcefully) kiss him (and lick his face).
Gardening Club—I mean, School's Hallway
"No" Naruto, now wearing the gloves Lanka made, simply remained tall and motionless, limiting himself to shake his head.
"Why?"
"Just think about it… Do you even know a thing about gardening?" He asked at the petite wolf but the second she was about to refute, he interrupted her. "And before you try to reply… Look at me… Do you really think I know anything about gardening?"
"…"
"…"
"… Good point"
As the day passed, the duo had tried to sign for other clubs. Failure after failure. Every club they went so far didn't meet their expectations, whatever it was for exclusivity matters or for their activities themselves.
"Umm… Maybe we could try the Boxing Club!" Lanka suggested with a cheerful smile, not really bothered by the fact that their list was now very short.
"You mean the one who only accept Kangaroos?" Naruto replied back with a deadpan tone. "DO you realize they won't accept anyone who is not a roo, right?" And with that, he made a valid point while crushing the girl's suggestion.
"Mou~! But I want to try the boxing club with Naruto-san!" The wolf girl whined and made a childish pout.
"What are you? Six years-old?" The blonde human asked with a sweat-drop. He then sighed tiredly, knowing Lanka was a stubborn female who doesn't take a "no" lightly this argument will have no end. "Ok, we will try it" He reluctantly accepted her suggestion.
"Yay~!"
"—But I ain't gonna sign for it if they are assholes with us, dattebayo" He added quickly with a dark glare. "The moment they piss me off I'll beat the crap out of them, got it?"
"Hai, hai" The petite wolf girl was unfazed by the frightening aura of her friend as she led the way, completely oblivious of the beast she unchained.
"Hehe… This should be good" The whiskered human said with a bloodthirsty grin.
Later— Boxing Clubroom
BAM!
"GYAAAHHH!"
THOOM!
"Ugh…!"
THUD!
"So… Strong…!"
Just like everybody in the audience expected, the roos didn't stand a chance to beat the blond (super)human as the vast majority of the boxing club members (M) were defeated in a brutal and spectacular way. Even if some of them were more skilled in the technique department, Naruto's raw strength was simply too much for them.
"Well, that's a freebie…" Naruto muttered in disappointment as he left the ring and took off his gloves, leaving a mountain of beaten opponent on the ring.
"Yosh! We beat them all! Now they have no choice but accept us and then kneel before my Apex presence!" Lanka cheered with a wide smile and she celebrated "her" victory over the kangaroos.
"I did all the work, ya' know?" Naruto retorted with a twitching eyebrow before staring at state of the clubroom, and he couldn't help but sweat-drop. "I could've hold back a bit though" He muttered, scratching his cheek with embarrassment.
The clubroom was on the best state possible when they entered but the moment Naruto used his inhuman strength everything fell apart like a paper castle. The ring was wrecked and with great fissures on its surface along with a rhino-sized crater on its center, the strings were ripped and the very ground beneath the platform was damaged as well.
On the other hand, the members of the club were in no better conditions. Some of them were lying motionlessly on the ground, others were attached in kangaroo-shaped craters, etc.
To say the school was gonna have one hell of a time repairing this was an understatement.
"Please! Just go away! We didn't want to upset you!" The Club President, a wallaby was shivering in fear when Naruto fixed his gaze at him. He just saw how much of a beast he was… And he does not want to felt Naruto's stone-breaking punches.
At first everything went smoothly because the captain seemed like an okay guy in Naruto's book, he was willing to accept Lanka as well… But things quickly went to the south the moment two Kangaroos started to make fun of Naruto due his whiskers and made the fatal mistake to confuse him with a female.
Blinded by his rage, Naruto's rampage swallowed anyone dumb enough to stop him. The rest is history. Thankfully, not all the members were present today so the casualties were low… But the damage was already done.
"… Umm… Maybe I shouldn't give you permission to fight…" Lanka, seeing how frightened the club members were, was a bit saddened. She didn't want to recruit pack members based on fear.
Her companion shared her feelings.
"… Sometimes I forget that most people can't take one of my punches without having damaged organs and bones" Naruto said with shame on himself and some grief, he may be a battle-maniac at heart but that doesn't mean he likes to cause harm to others. "I'm deeply sorry! It wasn't my intention to taint your honor!" To empathize how bad he felt, Naruto bowed at his fallen enemies, slamming his face on the concrete floor.
"Naruto-san…" Lanka muttered at her friend with concern and shock, and she wasn't the only one taken aback by the rude guy's actions.
Blinking in confusion, Club President couldn't help but stare at the frighteningly strong human with surprise and confusion. "W-Wait, didn't you say you wanted to kick our asses? I thought you're talking seriously" The Red Kangaroo may be frightened by the blond human but he was still able to discern a genuine apologize.
"Well, I indeed meant everything I said… But that's not an excuse to humiliate my opponents if they don't deserve such a treatment. I mean, it wasn't my intention to drag your friends in an unnecessary beating" Naruto began made his way to the exit. "Fights don't always mean unnecessary violence… It's about surpassing our limits and growing as persons and individuals, forging bonds with our rivals and helping each others to reach new heights… At least that's what I think so don't feel bad because you loss a fight. If anything, you shouldn't be ashamed of losing a fight and instead stride to be better persons" He said with faint smirk. "Let's go Lanka"
"Ah, r-right!" The pinkette followed Naruto quickly after hearing his speech.
With that said they left the clubroom, leaving all the club members stunned by his philosophy. Sure, the guy gave them the most savage beating in their lives but after witness how he apologized to them and making such a speech, they couldn't help but feel respect of him.
"What a male…" And some females were enraptured by him, along with a few males too.
On The Hallway
[…]
After the boxing club fiasco, the unlike duo made their way to outside, neither of them wanting to talk about their most recent failure. But Lanka decided to break the silence.
"Naruto-san… Do you hate being my pack mate?"
"Huh?" The blue-eyed human stared at the petite pinkette with surprise. "What made you say that?"
Lanka furrowed her eyebrows. "It's just that… So far we couldn't enter to any club and most of the times were for me being a wolf. And not just that, every time I try to pick a club, one way or another you always seem troubled. I feel like I'm causing you many troubles with my presence alone and—!"
"You are really dumb aren't ya', dattebayo?"
"Eh?" The wolf girl blinked in surprise at the sudden interruption.
"Look Lanka, while I would love to be in a club like the next guy, that doesn't mean I would let a friend to suffer a lonely experience" Naruto explained with a soft smile. "Besides, if those guys can't accept the two of us then we have no business with them. As you said, we're packmate and we watch our backs" He assured with a gentle pat, making the girl blush slightly.
"I-I see…" Lanka said with a sheepish look.
She knew that Naruto could easily enter to any club he wanted no matter the difficulties. As most clubs were based on physical activities, any club president would want a person with Naruto's unnatural strength. She on the other hand wasn't so lucky and she knew it too, but as long as her packmate was happy them she would be happy too.
That is why Naruto explanation made her heart flutter more. To think that some one that incredible, a person that literally could face anyone and win, would be so willing to stick with her… That was heartwarming.
"Anyway—!" Naruto began, putting both his arms behind his head. "There is a last club we didn't try… I think it's the Cooking Club" He said with a nonchalantly grin. "Wanna try it?" The blond human asked her.
"Y-Yeah! Of course!" The petite girl snapped out of her world and nodded with her usual cheerfulness.
"Yosh! Then let's go!"
And then, the duo made their way to the Cooking practice room to see if they could at least sign for one club. With some luck, the Club Prez wouldn't be a xenophobic person but a sweetheart.
In any case, Lanka would be fine as long as Naruto was on her side.
A Few Minutes Later— Cooking Clubroom
"Hi! Nice to meet you again, Naruto-kun, Lanka-san!" Hino Hitomi, one of the only two humans at the school beside Naruto himself, greeted the duo with a heartwarming smile.
"Wow… I didn't think you were the prez here, Hitomi-chan" The blond human mussed with a light chuckled as he greeted the human girl with a polite smile.
The blond human was fine with this, even if he didn't know Hitomi that much he was willing to bet she was a nice person at heart. That was more than enough in Naruto's opinion because that meant they wouldn't have many worries in club activities if they president was such a kind girl.
Lanka didn't share his thoughts.
"MALE STEALER!" She shouted as she prepared to attack the confused— and rightfully frightened— human girl.
"Kyah!"
Let's just said, the first meeting between the club members went disastrously smooth and Naruto had to intervene to stop the wolf girl from attacking the poor human girl by flicking the wolf forehead, sending her to a wall.
"Seriously Lanka? What the fuck?" Naruto sighed tiredly as he sat on one of the tables, looking at the petite girl with a frown.
"She is a male stealer, Naruto-san! The moment I left my guard down, she will use those meatbags to take away from me~!" Lanka accused Hitomi with an enraged look, gesturing at the developed chest of the girl, much to her and Naruto's embarrassment.
"Ano… I would never do that!" Hitomi protested with a red face, trying to clear any misunderstanding.
"Yeah, as if I would believe that!" Lanka objected with a fierce glare. "I know you had set your gaze at Naruto-san but don't dare to think I will hand him to you without a fight! He is mine, I own him!" The girl then hopped up onto the table, getting on all fours and growling at Hitomi.
'What am I? A pet?' Naruto thought with a twitching eyebrow, completely annoyed by the wolf girl's statement.
"I'm telling you, Lanka-san, you got it wrong!" The brown-eyed human girl protested fervently, raising her hands in surrender. "A-Also, don't you think you're being rude at not taking in consideration Naruto-kun feelings. You can't say you own a person"
"Hey, shouldn't we focus on the club activities?" The blond male suggested in a futile(!) attempt to mend things between the females but was rudely ignored.
"Haha! That's where you're wrong!" The pinkette proclaimed as she stood tall on the table with a smug grin. "Naruto-san had submitted to me and become my mate, and as the Boss I can say whatever I want!" She boasted with pride, twisting the events to her whims.
"In what moment I did that?!" Naruto asked with annoyance, feeling more and more irritated as the discussion continued.
"See?! He agreed with me!" Ignoring Naruto's protests (again), Lanka pushed the issue further earing a small glare from Hitomi.
"No, I sure that's not what happened" The brown-haired human girl replied with a frown.
"Huh?! What did you said, you male—?!" What Lanka wanted to say was interrupted because Naruto's patience reaches its limits.
"WILL YOU TWO SHUT THE FUCK UP!?" The blond human snapped at them with a very intimidating and manly glare á la Jotaro Kujo, making them shut their traps at once. "We're gonna sign for this club so behave yourself Lanka, and Hitomi-chan please try to ignore her fantasies, you're just making it worst! Now, shut your mouths and be friendly with each other, got it?!" He commanded with a scold.
BUMP-BUMP!
[… H-Hai]
The two girls developed a blush and nodded in unison.
"Yare yare daze…" Naruto sighed as he adjusted his jacket, wondering if his school life was going to turn even worse than it already was.
Oh boy, he has no idea what was gonna happen the next day~!
← To be continued
Aaaaannnnd Cut! That's all for today folks!
In this chapter we saw just how problematic school life can be for some as eccentric as Lanka and a person with herculean strength like Naruto. Both of them have their own grieves and faults, in the whiskered guy case was his Blood Knight tendencies while Lanka fault was letting her pride out of check just because her subordinate(?) is so inhumanly strong.
Not only they caused a ruckus in every club they went but also caused a lot of misunderstanding with some of them, leaving colorful first impressions with a few captains too. Most problems were Naruto fault if anything though, but his Berserk Buttons— insulting a friend and confusing him with a female— were pressed so he at least has an excuse.
Now, they finally have a club! The Cooking Club, led by the human President, Hino Hitomi~!
However, is in this moment that things will scale into more exciting matters.
Anyway, taking this moment, I would love to send my gratitude to those readers who took some time and see my fic. I appreciate it deeply, and please send some good review because those are what fuel and inspire a writer to keep working.
Without anything else to add, I bid you farewell~!