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Naruto woke up with a startle, quickly realizing that he had his ass up in the air as he hugged his pillow, his futon a complete mess. He sat up and rubbed the sleep out of the corners of his eyes, a yawn escaping his lips as he turned away from his bed to examine the rest of his room, since he never paid much attention to it last night.
Looking around his new, so still spartan room, since he had nothing to decorate the room with, he hummed in thought.
All things considered; the Shimazu Dorm is a somewhat traditional style building with some modern conveniences added into it... I do like the fact that despite being modernized that the rooms still have Tatami covered floors...
Standing up, he stretched his arms outwards, trying to get them to pop, before moving on to his back. Feeling his shoulders and back pop, he decided to get dressed. Opening the closet, he quickly found several copies of the uniform that was given to him the day before, already hanging up. With a blank look on his face, he grabbed one. Still need to get a tighter undershirt... Feels weird having it so loose... He tossed the pants aside, and dressed himself for the day.
Several minutes later, after he was ready to go, his ninja equipment expertly hidden on his person, he started for the kitchen. He ended up pausing when the room next to his erupted into loud noises as someone yelled.
"MIYAKO! GET OUT!"
Naruto scratched his cheek in slight confusion as he watched the door to the next room over, Yamato's room to be exact, open and out stepped someone whom he hadn't already met. It was a girl with light blur hair and a pair of enchanting purple eyes, something that he quite like about her, dressed in the Kawakami Academy uniform.
Naruto placed a hand underneath his chin as he examined her. Not bad... Not bad at all... She's got quite the figure... And those eyes...
Naruto was snapped out of his thoughts as the girl, I think her name was Miyako? Stood in front of him, a curious expression on her face. He rubbed the back of his head in a somewhat sheepish way, slightly embarrassed to be caught off guard like that.
"Ah..." He started before bowing to her. "I don't believe we've met yet. My name is Uzukaze Naruto, though, could you please just call me Naruto?" said Naruto, trying to make a new friend.
Miyako blinked and before returning the gesture. "It's nice to meet you. Just call me Miyako."
Standing up from his bow, they heard his stomach growl. With a small chuckle, he patted his stomach before throwing a thumb over his shoulder, in the direction of the kitchen. "Heh, sorry about that. I must be hungrier than I thought. Wanna go grab some breakfast?" he asked.
Miyako nodded, her face falling back into her neutral expression, although she did have a small smile on her face.
With that, they both traveled the few feet to the kitchen, making small talk along the way.
Naruto was especially sneaky with this new conversation partner, subtly drawing out information from Miyako about her group of friends, this so called 'Kazama Family.'
First off was the leader of said group, Kazama Souichi, better known as his nickname of Capt. According to Miyako, Capt. Was the leader of the Kazama Family. Even with the supposed power of Momoyo? Impressive... And he has shown his ability to be a great leader. She especially noted that he's able to diffuse problems and tricky situations that may arise within their group of friends, indicating that something similar had happened in the past. Miyako commented that even though Capt. Usually let Yamato and the others do their own thing while he's away, as the leader, he still had the last say in the decisions that are made and is also in charge of finding and accepting the jobs that they do.
Naruto hummed in thought. Kazama seems to be very caring towards the members of this 'Kazama Family' and from what I could gather from Miyako, he won't hesitate to step in and fight for them if necessary. He also seems like the kind of person who will fight anyone that tries to hurt or bully his family or their friends outside of it. Because of this, and the fact that he's kind to almost everybody, a lot of people outside their little group also seem to like him. Hmmm... I just know, he must be really dense when it comes to girls... Like I used to be...
Following Capt., Miyako talked quite a bit about Naoe Yamato, someone whom he had just met and befriended yesterday. Naruto had to sift through all the praise that Miyako heaped upon the brown-haired boy, making it obvious that she had some serious feelings for him. Despite Miyako's best efforts in raising Yamato onto a pedestal, Naruto found out a few things about his new friend he didn't know yet.
Things such as Yamato being described as having a sly personality, something that he could personally attest to, having seen him admitting to rigging the betting from yesterday witch Chris.
Despite this, Miyako swore that Yamato was benevolent and kind towards others, which earned him both their friendship and affection. She let slip that Yamato has an extreme love for his hermit crabs, both named Yadon and Karin. That sounds a little weird... He gets extremely upset when people even joke about disturbing them to the point that he often scares those around him. Yup... Very weird... And, apparently, he also tends to take things easy, and usually progresses at his own pace, something that Naruto could empathize with. But when he becomes serious, he is capable of achieving great feats and allows little if anything to get in his way to succeed. Miyako also admitted that Yamato is very kind and talkative, and because of this, he can use his kind charisma to get along well with other people, which grants him access to having a large social network on his phone.
Really need to learn some stuff soon...
Naruto nodded along politely, his attention somewhere else entirely, because at some point he decided to tune Miyako out since she seemed to have a lot of things to talk about when it comes to Yamato. It went like this, Yamato did this and Yamato did that, rinse and repeat. Honestly, she was giving off some real creepy stalker vibes...
My deepest condolences, Yamato. I had no idea you were going through this kind of torture... And on a daily basis... Well, hang in there...
After Yamato, Miyako had a few words to say about the others, herself included. Kawakami Momoyo was apparently the surrogate big sister of Yamato, which explained why he knew so much about her, and because of that connection, she became fast friends with the rest of the Kazama Family during their childhood. According to Miyako, Momoyo had a tomboyish, tough going, and confident personality. She hardly blushed and rarely stuttered. She was completely up front with people, often making her somewhat brash in her decision making. This, along with her powerful strength, her love of fighting, and her straight up honesty, has made her the most wonderful and admirable woman to her fan girls. Yet, on the opposite side of gender appreciation, it has also made her the most beautiful but intimidating woman to her male fans which causes them to become too scared to talk to her.
Naruto could feel a bead of sweat roll down the back of his neck as he learned more and more about Momoyo. Shit... This girl apparently loves to fight, hasn't lost a single match in her entire fighting career, and now she's going to completely focus on me because of one accident... This might be fun... I need to make sure I can still fight like I used to...
Naruto and Miyako were the first to enter the kitchen, finding their spots at the table, the food already set out before them. Naruto gave it a quick glace and found white rice, fermented soybeans, dried seaweed, salmon, miso soup with a wide variety of ingredients mixed in, pickles, and boiled spinach prepared before them. Quickly, the both of them dug in and resumed their conversation, or in Naruto's case, information gathering. Seems like a lot of the food is similar to back home...
The next person why Miyako talked about was Kawakami Kazuko, or as she was better known to her group, Wanko. Kawakami Kazuko, the adopted sister of Momoyo, was a person whom he realized he had already met. Naruto hummed in thought as Miyako described her as being known for her cheerful demeanor, never-give-up attitude, and surprisingly quite sensitive. It was an apparent contrast compared to Momoyo, Kazuko being naturally competitive and bearing an attitude to never-give-up at anything, to the point where she is often called the 'Genius of Hard Work,' something that Naruto found he could relate to with her.
So, the redhead from yesterday was Kawakami Kazuko... She was really cute...
Once again, Naruto was reminded that he was somewhat sexually attracted to those girls with red hair.
Ugh, this is all mom and dad's fault... Then again... I certainly can't complain, she is cute...
Shaking his head, he pulled away from those kinds of thoughts and refocused his attention back onto Miyako as she went into another explanation, this time about some guy named Tadakatsu Minamoto. Apparently said guy had a very mean look, but was a nice guy. In fact, he would bet good money that this guy had some kind of trouble expressing his feelings. He knew a lot of people who were like that... Getting back on track, Miyako mentioned that Tadakatsu was considered to have a tsundere personality as he often helped people while claiming he did so just so he wouldn't be annoyed anymore. Miyako swore up and down that he was also a skilled chef, praising his food.
They had to pause from their conversation when said topic of their discussion, one Tadakatsu Minamoto, walked into the kitchen with a blonde-haired girl following in after him. Of course, the blonde-haired girl was Chris, who paused to give Naruto a meaningful look. What the... Why is she giving me that look...? Did I do anything to her...?
Tadakatsu went straight to preparing several plates, obviously used to taking care of his friends, though the scowl on his face made it seem like he hated his job as their babysitter. Naruto raised an eyebrow towards his back, seeing first hand his tsundere attitude.
"You weren't kidding, huh." muttered Naruto quietly to Miyako.
She nodded before dumping the contents of an entire bottle of hot sauce onto her breakfast, apparently really liking her food spicy. …Did her food just smoke... Taking a bite, and with her mouth full, she pointed her chopsticks in the direction of Naruto. "I told you so." she said, her mouth still half full.
Naruto gave her an eye smile, unrepentantly copying one of Kakashi's patented techniques. "Well, thanks for the info dump. Is there anyone else I should be aware about?"
Miyako brought her chopsticks up in thought, swirling them around as she muttered aloud so he could hear her thoughts.
"Well, there is Gakuto. He's a shameless pervert who for the life of himself can't score a girlfriend." So, a much younger version of Jiraiya... I wonder if he peeks... "Then there is Moro, who is just like Gakuto, since they're both best friends... And just between you and me, I'm pretty sure that they're gay for each other." She murmured; the last part whispered as Gakuto walked in just in time to hear her saying it.
Gakuto walked over to Miyako and lightly smacked the back of her head, causing her to almost choke on her food.
"Shut up Miyako! It's too early for you to be slandering my name." Said Gakuto, before he gave Naruto a smile that reminded him of Might Guy. Oh, dear Kami... Is he some sort of unholy cross between Jiraiya's perverseness and Might Guys's youthfulness... "Don't listen to her, she's full of crap and just upset that Yamato won't notice her. Isn't that right, Miyako?" he said.
Naruto turned to ask Miyako what Gakuto was talking about, but was left speechless as Miyako cried streams of tears into her food, muttering something about being 'dumped.' In fact, Naruto could feel another bead sweat drop roll down the back of his head, finding the whole situation to be a bit odd.
These people have a few screws loose, don't they... Well... Whatever... At least they're fun...
Yukie was the next to walk into the kitchen and Naruto gave her a foxy grin and a small wave, motioning her over to the seat next to him. Several uncertain emotions passed across her face before she settled on determination.
Well seeing what she's like... I don't think that'll help much...
As soon as Yukie sat down next to Naruto, she suddenly became aware as to how close she was to her first new friend, and then she promptly passed out with a red face. Naruto stopped eating his breakfast to check her temperature, only to find nothing wrong with her. He scratched his cheek in thought, oddly being reminded of Hyuuga Hinata.
Well... Slightly different, she didn't poke her fingers together before passing out...
The door to the kitchen opened once more and this time it was Yamato who walked in, somewhat awake... barely, and wearing his uniform. Though, from the expression on his face, Naruto assumed that he would have rather continued to be asleep.
Yamato gave them all a short wave, his arm moving in an obviously sluggish manner. "Good morning." he said, his voice still laced with drowsiness.
Naruto was the first to respond, giving him a blindingly bright smile and a "Good morning" as everyone else greeted the boy. Yukie also woke up, just in time to give her greetings as well, no longer freaking out about sitting so close to Naruto.
Tadakatsu gave Yamato a look of disgust that didn't quite reach his eyes. "Meh!" he started, "You sure took your time getting up."
Yamato ignored the look of faux disgust and sat down on the other side of Naruto, his eyes searching the food before him. Although, he did respond to Tadakatsu, so he wasn't completely ignoring the man. "Morning, Gen-san." started Yamato, referring to Tadakatsu by his nickname. "You're energetic as usual."
Naruto watched on, with an amused expression on his face as Tadakatsu, also now known as Gen-san, scowled and went back to work on preparing several other plates of breakfast.
Yamato gasped, which drew the attention of everyone else to him as he legit almost squealed. "Sweet! Reiko-sans pickles!" he exclaimed, picking up one with his chopsticks and then eating said pickle. "I love these!"
Miyako, who had finally recovered from her 'depression', offered up one of her own, the slice of pickle completely drenched in hot sauce. "Then I'll give you my share." she offered, "Affection point up?" she asked, making a video game reference, with her finger pointing up.
Yamato cringed at her offer, finding the spicy pickle to be too much. "Uhh... I can't eat your Miyako customized Ultra-Spicy food." he said, rejecting her offer and sending her into another spiral of self-depression. Naruto watched, his amusement steadily growing as Miyako clutched her head and muttered "Rejected once again..."
This is too funny...
Yamato glanced around the tables, searching for pickles that hadn't already been eaten. He found some on Tadakatsu's plate and turned to plead with him. "Hey." he started, "Gen-san, can I have some of yours?"
Tadakatsu gave him a look from hell, his eyes set into a sharp stare as he pointed at Yamato with his chopsticks. "You've got to be kidding me." He said, his tone never once changing. "Why the hell should I give you anything?" He finished with a classic tsundere sneer on his face, the corner of his lips slightly upturned.
Miyako, once again having recovered, watched on apathetically. Chris and Yukie, on the other hand, seemed offended and terrified respectively of Tadakatsu.
"Hey!" Started Chris, "Are you trying to start a fight this early in the morning? How detestable." She said, even finishing with a small 'tsk,' indicating that she did not approve of such actions.
Yukie was much more terrified, her eyes wide as she trembled beside Naruto. "How scary..." she whispered. Naruto gave her a small comforting pat on her head, as if she were a small pet and he the owner.
Scowling, Tadakatsu gave in and sat down, resting his chin on the palm of his left hand. "Fine," he started, "I'll give you some of mine." Yamato smiled and waved his arms around in the air, his tone over exaggerating as he thanked Tadakatsu. "Yay! Thanks Gen-san." With that, Yamato started to dig into his food, while Tadakatsu once again sneered, though it was a tad bit softer. "Don't get he wrong idea. It's because it's annoying if you keep begging me." finished Tadkatsu, as he too started to eat his breakfast.
A thought suddenly struck Naruto as he looked down to his own untouched pickles, and with a smile, he offered them up to Yamato. "Here, have mine as well. I'm not really the biggest fan of pickles to be honest." he said, trying to score some friendship points with the tactician of the group. After all, it never hurts to have somebody watching your back... Especially when they're a strategist...
Yamato smiled and gratefully accepted the offered pickles. "Thanks Naruto." said Yamato, right before his eyes lit up with a new thought. "Say, if you're no busy later today, I could show you around town some more? Like, to some of the popular hangout spots and such?" Offered Yamato, clearly trying to bring Naruto closer into his group of friends, finding him to be a pretty chill dude.
Naruto hummed to himself, faking his current expression since he already knew his answer to that question. He gave Yamato a grateful smile all the while completely ignoring the stupefied expression on Chris' face. "I believe that I'll take you up on that offer." he started, "Since I can't seem to remember much, do you think that you could show me to the local library? Reading something might re-jog my memory." explained Naruto as he watched Yamato nod, the younger boy finding wisdom in his words.
Yamato swallowed a portion of his food as he addressed Naruto's plan. "That's not a bad plan at all." Started Yamato. "If nothing happens later today, let's do that."
Chris, who watched the event go down blinked her eyes, a dazed expression on her face. "Huh?" she said, her mind having shut down. In fact, the only thing that rebooted her mind was the fact that a mechanical robot's voice echoed throughout the dorm, everyone pausing to listen in.
"Hey! Master! You'll be late if you don't wake up soon!" said the mechanical voice as Capt. Replied in a sleepy tone.
"Uhh... I still want to deepen the friendship I have with my bed!"
The mechanical voice didn't seem to like that response. "I can zap that sleepiness away if you'd prefer!" half offered half threatened the mechanical voice.
Just then, Capt. Burst into the kitchen with a big bulky, purple robot chasing after him, a taser deployed from its hand. Capt. Waved his hands, tears in his eyes as he quickly hid behind Yamato. "alright! I'm up! Please, that's enough! Cried Capt., his tears quickly drying.
What an interesting object... I wonder how it works...? What can it do...? Why was it made...? Oh, I should log back in before everyone thinks I'm weird...
Naruto watched the scene with a critical eye, finding the purple robot to be fascinating. What an advanced piece of technology... Yamato gave the robot and Capt. A small wave, a smile etched onto his face. "Good morning Capt., Cookie."
Capt. Grumbled before getting his own food while the robot, nicknamed Cookie, responded to Yamato. "Morning Yamato!"
Said Cookie, before its eyes turned red. "Yamato!" It yelled, causing said boy to jump in fright. "I just checked your room. Why is your futon messed up? Fold it before you go to breakfast." Then the robot turned on a swivel, facing Naruto. "You too! Make sure to clean up before breakfast!" Naruto nodded, still absent mindedly checking out the advanced piece of technology.
Damn... It would be odd to mention that I didn't know about folding a bed... I mean, c'mon... Who the hell folds their bed... Naruto grumbled in his head.
Yamato muttered from his spot, loud enough so that Cookie could hear him. "Geh! Getting scolded this early in the morning... What an annoying robot!" said Yamato, giving Cookie the stink eye.
The robot raised its mechanical arms at that, its voice getting high pitched. "Annoying!?" it asked, "What do you mean annoying! I'm doing this because I care about you!" Suddenly, its body started to transform, becoming less bulky and more human like, developing human features as its voice deepened, likely an imitation of a man's voice. "I'll cut you to pieces if you talk to me like that!" threatened Cookie, an electrical blade appearing in one hand.
That looks a lot like the Raijin no Ken... I wonder how they made it... Can I turn it into a chakra manipulation technique...?
Yamato sweat dropped, as did everyone else at the table. "I understand," said Yamato, trying to calm down the robot. "So please don't transform..."
While this was all happening, Capt. Turned to ask Chris a question. "So, Chris, what do you think of the Shimazu Dorm? I imagine you'd like the Japanese style garden and Tatami floored rooms." he asked before diving into his bowl of rice, trying to get his fill.
Chris hummed in thought before answering. "Ahh, indeed. I believe it is a wonderful dorm." She turned away slightly, her face darkening. "Although there do seem to be perverts present."
Naruto watched as Yamato did a spit take, his amusement at an all-time high. When was the last time I had this much fun? I can't remember... It's always been completing this mission or travel to this country...
Capt. Tilted his head in thought, trying to think of a pervert he knew. "Huh?" he started, "Do you mean Gakuto?" he asked
Chris shook her head no. "No, Shimazu-dono has not wronged me..."
Since he had a vague idea of who she was talking about, Naruto decided to earn some more friendship points with Yamato. With that in mind, Naruto took the blame. With a sheepish smith on his face, he threw himself into the ongoing conversation, gathering everyone's attention. "Ah, my bad. "I'll do a better job not leaving my books out in the open from now on. Even though I would like to get rid of them... They hold a lot of sentimental value to me, ya' see?" Said Naruto, ending with an apologetic blow. Yamato being the only one who seemed to understand what Naruto was doing, and sent Naruto another grateful look, since he was taking the heat for something he didn't do.
Capt. Blinked. "Books?" he asked.
Naruto nodded and pulled out and orange covered book out of his shuriken pouch. To everyone else, it seemed like he had just pulled it out of thin air, his deception has become that good. "Yeah, these books. I have a few of them in my possession, and while I think I should toss them... I just can't bring myself to throw them away." He passes the book over to Capt., so he could read a bit of it.
"Let's see here," said Capt., reading the front cover of the book. "Make-out Make-out Paradise? The Gallant Jiraiya? What an interesting title and authur..."
Naruto and the rest of the crew watched as Capt., who was as sexually aware as a rock, turned into a sputtering mess. His face turned red and he cast wild eyes towards the rest of them before planting his nose back in the book, holding it very close.
Naruto just rubbed the back of his head. "Uh... You can borrow it if you'd like." Offered Naruto, unsure of how this was going to go down. "Just make sure you return it back to me." Capt. Snapped back a salute, an actual military salute, and went straight back to reading, his sexual revelation having finally hit him. That day, a new pervert was born.
By that point, Yamato and Chris, after whispering back and forth a few times, the action going unnoticed because of Naruto's interference, finally came to an agreement just as Gakuto stood up, having been quite for the entirety of breakfast, a smile on his face. "Yo, it's time!" he stated, trying to act all cool. Capt. barely looked up from his borrowed book, though he did ask, "Is it that time already?"
Gakuto nodded and everyone besides Yukie stood up... Gakuto pumped an arm, feeling excited for the day... "All right!" he started, "Let's go!"
Yukie stood up after them, a lost expression on her face. "Ah!" she quietly exclaimed... She steeled her resolve, unwilling to back down, not with such a perfect opportunity right in front of her. "E-Excuse me!" she said, causing everyone to stop and face her. Naruto watched on with faint interest, wondering if she had the guts to try and make friends will them...
Yukie's face scrunched up, a dark forced expression on her face... "Ah... Um..." she started "Is that so... Then... I..." She began to waver, "I shall also go..."
Yamato had a weird expression on his face as Capt. And Miyako watched on with blank expressions... "Uh, what's up?" asked Capt., trying to be friendly, the orange book no longer in his hands.
Yukie started to break down. "Ah... Um... That is..." Suddenly breaking out into a sprint, trying to flee from the room... "Actually, it's nothing! I am most terribly sorry!" The key word to take note of was that she was trying to flee. She stopped trying to run away when she realized that someone had caught the back of her school uniform, leaving her to run in place, getting nowhere in the process. "Huh?" she said, as she craned her neck back, only to find out that Naruto was the one holding her back, a gentle smile on his face.
Naruto faced his new-found friends, Yukie still being held by him, and was straight up with them about the problem. "Ah, not to be a bother or anything, but I think Yuki-tan wanted to walk with us to school. She's wearing the same school uniform after all, so wouldn't it be cool if we all worked together?" he asked, trying to help out Yukie. In fact, Yukie had stopped trying to escape and was giving Naruto a surprised look, her green eyes wide.
Capt. Rubbed his nose in thought. "Ah, a shy one huh? I've noticed that you always act like that." He turned to give Yamato a shit eating grim. "I always thought she was upset at you, since you have a bad habit of peeping?" he said, accusing Yamato.
Yamato felt a tick mark started forming on his forehead as he growled at Capt. "I've never done such a thing! Stop slandering my name!" he said.
Capt. Laughed and waved Yamato off, an easy-going smile on his face as he turned to face Yukie. "So, you want to walk with us to school? That's cool with me. We have to get moving though, if we don't want to be late." Yukie numbly nodded, completely taken by surprise at this turn of events.
Gakuto nodded his head towards the door. "Hey, if we don't leave now, we're going to be late for class." As everyone started to filter out the door, Naruto threw his arm around Yukie's shoulder and gave her a smile. "Isn't this great Yuki-tan?"
Yukie hesitantly nodded, a beautiful smile forming on her face. "Thank you, Naruto." she said.
Naruto laughed, happy to help.
"Always happy to help a friend!"
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Turns out, they were going to be late to school no matter what, all because of Momoyo. How they were going to be late was simple since she stood in front of the school gates, blocking their path forward.
Let's just keep cool here... Try to act like I belong... Don't draw her attention...
Naruto, who was trailing near the back of the group with Yukie walking along-side him, felt slightly out of place as Momoyo narrowed her eyes at her group of friends. Together, Naruto and Yukie shared a glace, Naruto's slightly nervous and Yukie's awkward, as Momoyo held out her arms, her red eyes literally sparkling as she seemed to radiate happiness, her previous look gone.
"Yamato!" she cried out in joy. "My most beloved brother!"
It seemed as time had just stopped, everything going silent for a moment as Yamato and Capt. Shared a look, the two leading at the front as they walked to school. Together as one, they spun on their heels and made a break for it, serious expressions on their faces. Naruto and Yukie with a bewildered look on their faces.
Why are they running from her...? Aren't they great friends with Momoyo...?
Momoyo started stomping her feet, a shocked expression on her face. "Ah! HEY!" she cried out.
With speed unrivaled by even the most elite. She's pretty quick... Naruto had to admit. She closed the distance and grabbed the back of both of their uniforms, an angry expression on her face. "Why are you running?" she demanded.
Yamato squirming within her grasp, began denying her accusation. "We're not running!" he said.
Unfortunately for him, Capt. was far too afraid of her to try and lie to her face. "Whenever you're like that, you ask for money!" admitted Capt. As he kept trying to free himself from her grasp.
Momoyo's face turned from anger into desperation. "I'm sorry, you guys!" she cried out, pulling them both into a large group hug.
Capt., from his spot within the hug, noticed a large gathering of female students near the school gates, obviously waiting for one of them, or all of them. Hell, he didn't know, okay? Cut the dude some slack. "Hmm?" he hummed in thought, "What's with all of those people?" he questioned. "They seem different from your usual crowd of followers..."
Momoyo let go of Capt. And slowly focused solely on Yamato, trying to butter him up for something. "You're looking as cute as ever, bro." she said, patting his head like a parent would do to a small child.
Yamato scratched his cheek before pointing at the crowd of girls standing behind his big sis. "I don't understand your reasons." he started, "Might it have something to do with that crowd behind you?" he asked.
Momoyo looked away, a somewhat sheepish look on her face. "Yeah, I borrowed money from them..." she admitted. "It wasn't much, but they're unhappy because I won't pay them back." she said, revealing the fact that she was broke.
Naruto silently whistled to himself as the girls behind Momoyo glowered. Man, this school has a few loan sharks swimming within its halls... One girl, who seemed to be the usual princess type, complete with a petite body, stepped forward. "Because of the fact that the Kawakami family is a noble lineage, I loaned her money without worrying too much!" she declared.
Naruto had to clean out his ear with his pinky, trying to regain his hearing after her screeching. Damn... I bet she's a real screamer in bed...
Another female student, with straight black hair and glasses giving off a total librarian vibe stepped forward and spoke up. "And then, she failed to pay us back when the deadline passed."
Naruto checked her out a bit, before he shook his head. Nah... she's cute... But still a little too plain for me...
Finally, a third... Student? Maid? Whatever her status was, she too added her own two cents. "As you can see, I am the head maid of the Kuki family! Here to punctually collect the dept!" she said, flashing a peace sign.
Naruto couldn't help but begin giggling in a way that was very similar to Jiraiya's. Maids usually have the kinkiest fetishes... Hehehe, that's what makes them so great...
Momoyo pointed her thumb backwards towards them, a worried look on her face. "Look. Don't they remind you of zombies hungry for money?" she asked.
Yamato cupped in chin in thought, closing his eyes. "quite terrible indeed..." he said before quickly turning on his big sis. "You're terrible Nee-san! How many people did you borrow money from?" he accused as Momoyo turned her head away, and once again Yamato blinked, she had switched spots with him, pushing him towards the crowd.
"Anyways, because I'm a frail..." started Momoyo. Naruto heard Gakuto cough underneath his breath, calling bullshit against her claims. "Beautiful maiden, I'll hide behind your back. I feel safer already!" she claimed, a mischievous smile on her face.
Yamato sputtered, "What! You're leaving this to me!? Why are you shirking away!?" he sked/demanded.
I really want to help him out here... But I can't... It will bring too much attention to myself... Sorry Yamato, you're on your own here...
Within the Kazama Family, the outsider Chris turned to face Gakuto. "Dept?" she said/asked. "Momo-senpai is surprisingly careless..." she started to trail off, leaving Gakuto to pick up the rest of the conversation.
"Well..." he started, "Her only redeeming feature is her strength." Stated Gakuto, a blank look on his face.
Naruto gave him a flat stare. Really? Her only redeeming feature is her strength? I beg to differ... I can see two other redeeming features from right here... Hehehe, two huge... Fantastic redeeming qualities...
Gakuto continued onwards, lecturing Chris. "At times like these, we usually just leave everything to Yamato. His intelligence stat is 95, so he's the most competent one in the family." said Gakuto, his pride in Yamato consistently rising as he placed his friend on a pedestal.
Naruto watched in interest, as Yamato took a deep breath and held out his hands, the universal sign of peace. "Very well. I understand the situation." he said, suddenly smirking. "Nee-san's debt..." he stepped forward and tugged at his sweatshirt underneath his blazer, "I shall pay for it with my body." Declared Yamato, Naruto's eyes losing some light. That was not the right thing to say in this situation, Yamato... Thought Naruto. After speaking Yamato stepped backwards and chuckled. "Well, that's enough joking around for now. Now we can... Huh?"
The rest of the light left Naruto's eyes as he watched Yamato finish speaking. Yeah... From what I can tell... I don't think that was the best time for that kind of joke, man...
The three girls from before, the loan sharks of Kawakami Academy as Naruto would now call them, stepped forward with vicious grins on their faces. Yup... Totally called it...
"Well now... I think that's a wonderful idea. Get over here." Said/Demanded the maid of the group.
The princess nodded with a smug expression on her face. "Because you're just a commoner, it means we can do as we like!"
The final member, the one with the glasses, proceeded to take of said glasses. "I apologize for my senior... So, shall we begin the punishment?" She said, a sadistic grin slowly forming on her lips.
Yamato gulped and turned to his big sis for help. "Hahaha, just look at how excited everyone is Nee-sa..." He was left gaping as note, explaining that she was leaving, floated in her place. "You're just gonna leave me here as some sacrifice!?"
Naruto continued watching with interest as the loan sharks of Kawakami Academy started to lay into his new friend, deciding against lending any sort of effort to help him out of this situation. You reap what you sow, Yamato... Even Ero-sennin knew this...
Chris gave Gakuto a flat look. "He has 95 intelligence?" she asked, doubting Gakuto's earlier statement.
Gakuto just shrugged. "Supposedly... By the way, I have 95 strength." he said.
They all watched as Yamato, who was quickly reaching his breaking point, pull out a dog whistle and blew into it, trying to call for aid. Naruto was surprised that it actually worked when that redhead from yesterday, Kawakami Kazuko, suddenly appeared, an imaginary set of dog ears and a dog tail on her body. "You called?" she asked, ready for a fight.
Naruto rubbed his eyes and was surprised to see her features were still there. Did that old man seriously feed me drugs...? No, could this be some sort of illusion...?
Gakuto, seeing the look he was getting from both Naruto and Chris, decided to explain. "No matter where she is, if Wanko hears a dog whistle, she'll come running! We've trained her to be the Kazama Family's pet ~ Yamato." He then proceeded to pocket the note card that he had just read off, acting as if nothing was wrong with that.
Naruto just stared at him. These guys are crazy... Crazy fun, heh, I think I'll enjoy sticking around with them...
Just as Wanko had appeared, the loan sharks were satisfied with the beating they had just given Yamato, leaving him to suffer his fate. Wanko seemed surprised at his battered form. "Eh? Huh? What happened? Did you just call for me?" she asked, concerned for her friend.
Yamato tried to stand and talk at the same time. "I did... But... It's fine now..." he said with a shaky voice.
Naruto crossed his arms behind the back of his head and looked up towards the sky, finding the clouds to be an interesting subject to watch as his mind began to wander.
Thank Kami that Momoyo chick seemed to forget about me... I really don't want to have to deal with her right now...
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-With Momoyo-
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The first bell had already rung and Momoyo was sitting at her desk in class 3-F, looking very smug at her accomplishment today.
Heh, getting Yamato to deal with those loan sharks will always be a blast. He usually leaves himself wide open...
She closed her eyes and ignored the lecture that the teacher was busy giving, losing herself to her own thoughts.
Ah, what a delightful day. Yesterday I got to fight gramps, even if we had to hold back, and today I played Yamato as if he were a fool.
She smiled to herself.
Ah, the only thing that could put me in a better mood is a good old fashioned, all out brawl...
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Opening her eyes wide, she quickly shot out of her seat and smashed her fist through her desk, snapping it into two pieces with her extreme strength.
"SHIT! I totally forgot that Uzukaze was going to be with Yamato this morning! Argh! How could I be so stupid!" she exclaimed, holding her head in both of her hands, acting as if she was in intense pain.
In a way, she really was in pain...
The pain of being stupid. In fact, she could already see the scenario, one set up like it were a Pokémon battle.
The trainer has selected to use Momoyo. The opposing trainer has sent out Stupid Momoyo.
Momoyo vs. Stupid Momoyo, a duel that only she, herself could achieve.
Stupid Momoyo used confuse ray. It connects, leaving Momoyo confused as she spins with stars in her eyes.
Momoyo now confused, tried to knock the lights out of Stupid Momoyo in one blow.
Instead, she wings wild and misses, her punch coming back around to knock herself out.
It's a Critical Hit!
Momoyo has forgotten to challenge Uzukaze Naruto to a duel this morning. Objective failed! Reputation points lost!
A new quest has been given!
Challenge Uzukaze Naruto during the lunch break! Failure to do so will result in a loss of Reputation points, as well as the title of being the strongest.
That was the end-game scene of the scenario as it suddenly turned real, she could see it now, everyone pointing at her, whispering behind her back, calling her an idiot and accusing her of being weak. Trash talking about how she was knocked out by a complete accident...
Why, she was going to teach everyone who mocked her a lesson in humility...
"MOMOYO!"
Momoyo blinked, finding her teacher standing right before her, his hand waving in front of her face. He gave her a concerned smile? "Miss Kawakami, are you feeling alright? You haven't broken your desk in a while..."
Momoyo blinked and looked down. What do you know, I did break my desk... Shit, gramps is going to make me pay for this... Momoyo huffed and sat back down in her chair, her eyes gaining a sharp look as they suddenly locked onto the clock, watching the time tick away.
"Nothing's wrong. I'm completely fine." she said, ignoring her teacher.
He suddenly backed away, sensing the landmine that he was about to step on. He stuttered. "A-Ah, O-okay then..."
Momoyo ignored the rest of the day's lesson, not that she was going to pay attention in the first place, now eager for her match against Uzukaze Naruto.
She was completely unaware of the pink eyes watching her...
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-Lunch Break-
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Naruto had effectively melded well into class 2-F, making friends with most of the odd ball class.
For lunch, Yamato and Capt. Had pushed their desks up to his own, forming a little circle where they discussed, surprise surprise, the girls in class 2-F. It seemed that the awakening of Capt.'s sexual drive had finally gotten him to notice some of the girls hitting on him, which in turn caused him to panic since he didn't know a damn thing about girls. He wanted to start using his borrowed book for reference, right before Naruto and Yamato shot that idea down, leading him away from that path.
Now, here they were, spending their lunch time quietly together passing the time, with the occasional whisper heard as they forged a new bond of brotherhood between themselves.
Capt. Sighed and leaned back into his seat, slouching over. "Man, girls are exciting yet scary. What am I going to do about this?" he asked, looking to his friends for help.
Naruto gave him a teasing grin. "Well... You could always become a Eunuch." he suggested.
Both Yamato and Capt. Gave him surprised looks that quickly turned into anger. Capt. shot out of his chair, pointing his index finger straight at Naruto. "THE HELL I WILL!" he declared.
Yamato nodding along, giving Capt. The backup that he needed right now. "That is an insult we just cannot ignore." he said, his eye serious.
Naruto just shrugged. "Geez... It was just a joke." he said.
Suddenly, a shiver struck all three of the boys, as an ominous aura settled in the classroom of 2-F.
"What is this?" asked Capt. As he rubbed his arms trying to get warm.
Naruto, unaffected but still aware of the aura, just shrugged. "Who knows..."
Yamato gaped; his mouth wide open before he whirled to face his new blonde friend. "Naruto! You have to hide! I know what's about to happen." said Yamato, trying to warn his new friend about the bringer of his impending death sentence.
Naruto and Capt. Gave him weird looks. "What do you mean?" asked Capt.
Yamato started to look a little mad, as if he were going crazy. "You don't understand! If you continue to sit around, she..." he started to say.
Just then, the door to class 2-F blasted open, breaking off its hinges, and sailed through the air before hitting Capt. Square in the face, knocking him out.
Naruto blinked before glancing down at the unconscious Capt. Poking him a little with his foot. "What the hell?" he asked.
A female voice called out to him from the doorway. "Uzukaze..." she said.
Naruto turned his attention to the doorway, finding one pissed off Kawakami Momoyo standing there, and in her hand, she held what he recognized as a Kawakami badge.
OH SHIT! I completely forgot about her for a while...
She threw her badge at Naruto, which seemed to just disappear from out of the air as Momoyo had already began issuing her challenge. "Uzukaze Naruto, I Kawakami Momoyo, challenge you to an all-out-brawl!" she declared, ending her sentence while placing her hands on her hips, as if she were daring him to refuse her challenge.
Naruto looked between her and the badge he held within his hand. With a sigh, he nodded, resigning himself to his fate.
"Yeah, sure, whatever..." said Naruto, ignoring the vicious grin that spread across Momoyo's face. "Can I at least finish my lunch first? Reiko-san was nice enough to make one for me, and I'd hate for it to go to waste." he asked, gesturing down to his half-eaten lunch.
Momoyo adopted an annoyed expression, her eyebrow twitching as her red eyes began to narrow. "Fine... Just hurry up, will you."
Naruto once again sighed and numbly picked up his chopsticks. As he quietly finished his lunch, he had one thought about his upcoming match against the so called strongest.
What have I just gotten myself into...?
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-Kawakami Courtyard-
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After the break was over, classes were canceled as everyone gathered for what would soon be a brawl between two powerhouses.
The challenge itself was approved by the faculty, although a few of them were worried that Momoyo might destroy the school in the process. They were slightly appeased when the headmaster, Kawakami Tesshin, assured them all that if it came down to it, he would stop her.
The courtyard was packed with every student and professor trying to find an open spot so they could watch, all of them standing a fair bit of distance away.
Naruto allowed a low whistle to escape his mouth as he watched the entire school gather, picket signs appearing from the crowd as they proclaimed that Momoyo was the best, how she was number one, and a few of them even had proposals, asking her out on a date. Naruto scratched his head once he noticed that it was mainly the female students carrying these signs with most of the male students being oddly quiet.
Just as the sun reached its peak in the sky, Momoyo finally stood across from Naruto, and decided to exchange in some banter before the fight. She first crossed her arms underneath her magnificent breasts. It was a fact; she was how and she knew it. She soon scowled when he obviously didn't fall for her little taunt, his eyes still scanning the crowds, looking for familiar faces. Momoyo coughed into her hand, which finally got his attention as he turned to face her. "First off," she started, "Thank you for accepting my challenge. Many would have fainted at the mere thought of fighting me."
Naruto shrugged at her words looking rather bored, not really caring how she felt since they were about to duke it out. "Meh, it's whatever. If I hadn't accepted your challenge today, I had the feeling you would have just kept asking me every day afterwards." said Naruto before he scratched his nose in thought. "Though, I do have to wonder why you challenged me specifically?" he asked. Naruto already knowing the answer to his own question, but at this point, he was just trying to get a rise out of her.
Momoyo just gave him a grin. "I think it's pretty obvious as to why." she started, "What I don't get, is for some reason, the mere thought of fighting you really gets me going. I feel like I can go all out against you, and that excites me." She explained as she stretched out one of her arms, as if she was rolling a kink out of her shoulder. "So, please, don't disappoint me." he finished, a serene smile on her face as she closed her eyes. Unknown to her, Naruto was captivated by her face. She seems so peaceful going into this fight...
On the sidelines, the Kazama Family plus one Chris and one Yukie were all gathered together, although few words were being exchanged. "Do you think Naruto even has a chance to last more than five seconds?" asked Capt., his focus on Yamato.
Yamato immediately shook his head no. "Come on Capt., this is Nee-san we're talking about. She doesn't know the meaning of restraint." Capt. Rubbed the back of head, feeling bad for his new friend that he immediately got singled out by whom many consider the strongest person on the planet.
The rest of their friends stayed silent, their attention solely focused on Naruto and Momoyo as they exchanged words, though their eye too showed concern for their new friend.
Naruto sighed and cranked his head from side to side, rubbing his neck. "Are we going to fight or what? I'm getting bored just standing here and talking." he asked, ignoring how everyone in the crowd looking at him like he was crazy.
Momoyo opened her eyes, the smile never leaving her face. "Very well." she said as Tesshin walked out into the courtyard for the upcoming match, ready to go as the proctor. Giving them both a serious look, he nodded towards them. Not a second later, he raised his hand, eyed both Naruto and Momoyo once more, and then brought his hand down, signaling the start of the match. "Hajime!" he shouted before jumping backwards, trying to get out of the way of their fight.
Whatever Naruto had been expecting, it certainly was not Momoyo, who in a burst of god-like speed, basically appeared right in front of his face. Still having a bored look on his face, Momoyo launched a devastating right hook into his face, sending his 'body' flying backwards as it crashed into the school, destroying the wall that 'he' had hit in the process as it crashed down onto 'his' prone form. "Kawakami Style: Musou Seikenzuki." muttered Momoyo, proclaiming the technique that she had just used, before frowning.
Momoyo continued to frown. Why does it feel like I just hit something solid...? Sensing something was off even though the crowd had broken out into whispers about how quickly she had won, assuming that was the end of the fight right there. Someone tapped her on the shoulder, and as she spun around to face them, her eyes widening, she felt a foot dig into her mid-section. As she seemingly folded in on herself, some spit flying out of her mouth with the forced output of air, she was quickly sent flying backwards, obliterating another wall of the school in the process, causing it to crumble sown on her.
The crowd stood there in stunned silence as Naruto, who was both unharmed and looked on in boredom, retracting his leg from the air. Little did they know that he used had used the Substitution Jutsu to escape. All praise to the log...
He began rubbing the back of his head when Momoyo failed to get back up right away. "Did I hit her too hard?" murmured Naruto as he started to the situation. Why did that feel so different... It was just a chakra enhanced kick... It shouldn't have tired me out that much... Also, I didn't think a simple chakra enhanced kick would do that much damage to her. Sure, her body seems to be weaker than my own due to the lack of chakra, but I really thought she would be strong enough to withstand something as simple as an overpowered kick...
His thoughts were proven correct when Momoyo burst out from the rubble, her body slightly bruised and battered. In fact, she seemed okay besides her clothes being somewhat ruined. Momoyo grimaced as she held a hand to her abdomen, feeling a giant bruise forming there do to his overpowered kick. "Instant Recovery" she whispered, focusing her KI to speed up her metabolism, which in turn forced her cells to regenerate at extreme speed. Immediately, she felt the effects of her technique. The big bruise on her stomach and the smaller bruises and scratches she had gained from slamming into the wall faded away, leaving her with relief.
Naruto frowned as she recovered, then he adapted a neutral expression on his face. So, she can instantly recover from her wounds... I wonder, can she recover from anything? "Nice technique you've got there." Said Naruto, his posture relaxed as he slouched a bit. "Though, if you think that's all you need to beat me, you've got another thing coming." taunted Naruto, enjoying the anger in his opponent's eyes.
Momoyo clenched her fists, a bloodthirsty grin on her face. "Yes..." She whispered.
Naruto raised an eyebrow at her response. "What?" he asked..
Momoyo didn't seem to hear him, lost in her own little world. "Yes... This is what I wanted." She looked Naruto straight in the eyes, red meeting sapphire. An unstoppable force meeting an immovable object, a clash between two titans, both forces of nature in their own right. "This is what I've BEEN WAITING FOR!" she cried out, her energy output soon reaching maximum output, her majestic form enshrouding itself within her oppressive red KI.
Naruto twitched a little as she continued to gather more power. Damn, this might end up being a tough fight... Something is up with my chakra... It's taking way too much out of me to use simple techniques... This is going to become really troublesome...
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…DAMN IT! WHY DID YOU DO THIS TO ME SHIKAMARU!
With one step, Momoyo launched herself towards Naruto with speed that only a select few could match. Naruto bringing both arms up in defense, his bored expression turning serious as he took a defensive stance, not wanting the problems with his chakra to lead to an early loss.
The fight of the century has only just begun!
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-END-
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