While Naruto's fight started, the other three also got into their fights. Rika was calm and collected as she walked into the forest region wearing the armor along with the support weapons and a gun in her hand.
She couldn't see the enemy but knew it was a rookie digimon. The test always used a rookie digimon for normal and advanced humans.
Rookie digimon were stronger than normal beasts but humans with equipment could beat them in most cases.
There were certain digimon that were stronger than Mega level digimon in their rookie states but no human had those digimon and none would use them for a test.
The test utilized different types of rookie digimon and adjusted their power level according to the candidate.
The test only required for them to defeat the average rookie digimon since it would be the most common thing for new tamers but for the heroes, it had been adjusted to higher levels as requested.
The kids had asked for strong rookie digimon to understand their true level of power.
Rika's mind was focused on the task and her senses were on high alert. She didn't think about anything else but her target.
Rika was an advanced human, meaning she was super strong and she also had other abilities. She had strong senses and a danger sense.
She could also manipulate items and harden them.
Using the gun, she could manipulate the bullets to ignore the normal course of action.
Boom
Rika rolled to the side as a metal ball hit the tree behind her, causing a hole through the trunk. Rika locked on to the position of her target and felt the vibrations from the ground.
There was a purple flash and she shot without stop while moving. The bullets came to life as they headed for the target.
The purple creature was fast as it zig-zagged through the trees while turning around and shooting metal balls at Rika.
Rika managed to dodge all the attacks but lost the creature as it had caused the trees to explode into a mess, blocking her vision.
It was a silent hunter and she couldn't feel its sound.
Rika stopped as she released a flash and smoke bomb in to the region. When the smoke and light exploded, the metal wire on her body started moving to create a maze to capture her target.
With her visor she could see through the smoke and was saved from the flash. She saw the creature fall from above as it was disoriented by the light.
It fell on the wires and with a command those wires coiled around her target, Dorumon.
Rika was about to finish the target when she felt the danger sense and quickly jumped back as an energy wave exploded around the beast, breaking the metallic wires.
Dorumon growled aggressively and released a barrage of metal balls towards Rika.
Dorumon was a beast-like Digimon with purple fur on most of its body. It had two large legs and two arms, each of which had three black claws, as well as a large, vulpine tail. The fur on its chest, paws, snout, and the end of its tail was white. It had two pointed ears with black stripes and two very small black wings. On its brow was a triangular red gem.
Rika ran to the side while changing her pistol to a shot-gun and released powerful explosive shots that curved around the beast or just went through the barrage of iron balls.
Boom boom
Continuous explosions ended and her target was down for the count. Rika rushed forth without hesitation and slashed the downed beast with her short sword, cutting its neck open.
The test ended with that move.
Takato walked over the sand as he appeared on the beach. He was also wearing the standard armor provided by the association but chose his colors, red and blue.
Among the group of friends he was from a weak family but Takato never felt anything negative about it. He loved his family and loved his friends. He never felt jealousy. He only felt the desire to improve and compete.
He was extremely passionate about Digimon and always played around with them at his house or other places. His parents had a Greymon and Golemmon, though both digimon stayed in their rookie states most of the time as they were too big and it would cause trouble with the authorities.
Takato loved the bond tamers had with their partners and wanted to experience it personally. He was also a fan of the Royal Knights, they were so cool.
He wanted to meet them and talk to them. He wanted to draw them from up close.
That was his dream and for that he would have to work hard since Royal Knights don't meet with weaklings.
Takato was determined to get there and by getting there, he would have become a very important figure in the world so there would be no worries about life for him.
Regardless, his parents were doing well since his friends helped them out with the business and now his family owned few branches around the city.
Takato owed them a great favor so he vowed to help them out even if it out his life in danger.
"Let's see what we have here." Takato muttered as he walked around casually, showing absolutely no respect to his opponent.
With a casual gait, he walked on the beach while looking around for his hidden foe.
In his hand was an electric baton and pistol in the other. Takato specialized in close combat and had the offensive power beside Naruto in the group while Rika was speed and traps, and Henry got the expert mind.
Takato whistled as he aimed the gun and shot wildly. The sudden noise broke the serenity and caused the hidden enemy to act.
Takato was almost hit by three water bullets but he expertly dodged them. His ability was a barrier standing 2 meters around him, so he could feel anything that touched and his body would react accordingly without any conscious commands.
It was the fruit of his labor as he had to train a lot for his body to remember such things.
Dodging the attacks, Takato found his target.
It was Gomamon and it wasn't coming out of the water.
Gomamon was a white, furry sea lion (Zalophus californianus) with no nose and long ears, purple markings, an orange-red mane, large claws, a short tail like a Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), and a W-shaped smile with two pointed teeth popping out.
Giving a voice command to his armor, Takato shot out an electric bomb that went towards the water near the foe.
But, the Gomamon fighting him was an experienced warrior and not some newbie. It was a strong rookie and it could tell that Takato intended something bad for it.
With a swing of its tail, the water rose and a large wave crashed on to the beach. It carried Takato's bomb which exploded when coming in contact with the water.
Takato easily avoided the large move and took some distance while thinking and humming. His foe had the field advantage but in the end it was just a rookie.
"Should I play with you the hard way or the easy way?" Takato muttered with a smile and thought about jumping into the water and fighting it up close or attacking it from far.
Takato put away the gun and threw a flash bomb but the beast dived into the water.
Raising an eyebrow, Takato smiled at its action. This wasn't the real digimon, just a program created for them to fight.
Or he doubted a Gomamon would fight him, it was a peaceful type of creature.
Placing the hand on his leg, Takato caught hold of the grenades and like an expert baseball player he threw them at the target.
Boom
Continuous explosions rang out and the sea was disturbed by his audacious act. Once it stopped, Takato jumped close to the water and walked closer still.
His baton spun in his hand and he got closer without stop, intending to go deep into the water for his foe while small balls slipped out of his armor.
Takato felt it and jumped as a sea creature tried to drag him into water, it was a large octopus. Gomamon had survived with minimum damage using its water barrier and commanded a sea creature.
On command one of the balls exploded and Takato dived into the sea in the confusion. Locking onto his target, Takato unleashed a hook that caught Gomamon and reeled it back.
Without hesitation, Takato hit the beast in the head with the baton. Takato had dodged all the attacks instead of blocking them with his barrier and even taken his own attacks, the force build up and was released by his attack.
There was no chance for survival as the hit cracked its head.
Henry walked into a factory where he could hear the machines roaring and the smell of oil around him. It was a very noisy place and one of the areas where machine digimon would be found.
Henry was calm and serious as he analyzed his location. He wore the standard armor and carried a spear in one hand.
His specialized in martial arts because of his background but his talent lay in technology. His mutant ability was super perception and digital manipulation.
He was tailor made for creating new digital weapons and such. He was the scientist of the group while Rika was the assassin and Takato was the defense and offence of the group. Naruto was their leader and specialized in all their fields except Henry's.
Naruto was the strongest and all three of them combined couldn't make him serious. They were happy to stay under him and saw a bright future as a team with him. He was an excellent leader and even the adults praised him for his skills.
Henry and the others felt the desire to work harder to catch up to him. It was not nice being carried.
Among the group members, Henry preferred research and exploration. He didn't like fighting much. His dream was to become the beast creator of digital equipment in the world or at least become one of them.
His field utilized the data from the digital world and programmed it to something they wanted. It was a complex and dangerous process. It had caused dangerous events when not done properly.
Regardless, Henry loved it and it was his passion.
Looking around, activated the sonar and found his target as it launched an attack in retaliation. Lightning struck the spear tip as Henry caught the attack and charged his weapon while observing his target.
It was a Kokuwamon.
It was a robotic Digimon with four arms with hand clamp-like chela at the end of the first pair and plugs at the end of the second pair. Its head was shaped like a taser and it has plugs in its shoulders. It had a pair of metal wings on its back. It had red on the brachium of its first pair of arms and its thighs.
He had already expected a metal type and wasn't surprised.
Without delay, Henry used his powers to change the setting of his equipment since lightning attacks would only help the foe.
Flame attribute was added and Henry activated his super perception. He didn't have much time and didn't want to waste it.
The foe moved by flying towards him with its head aimed for his chest. Its speed was exceptional and most people would have trouble with it.
It almost broke the sound barrier but his eyes still kept up and Henry easily prepared for the attack.
Placing his spear in the right position and releasing floating bombs in another direction.
Henry leaned down and hit the foe with his spear on the chest, causing a flame explosion that sent it into the air where the bombs waited.
Kokuwamon unleashed a lightning discharge but was covered in the explosions and Henry caught it using a whip.
Dragging it down with force, he slammed it into the ground and closed the distance as he took out a bomb and placed it on the chest of the disoriented target.
Jumping back, Henry held the shield in front of him that he had been carrying on his back and activated the bomb.
With that the battle was over. In the digital world Henry could be a worse foe than Rika and Takato. All three of them were exceptional in their way and the battle could go either way among them.
Naruto walked out of the room and was greeted by Yoo Sook Yeong. They had known each other for 3 years now since she started working in the Digimon Association of Japan and she got assigned with him.
Just like other employees she also took care of many tamers, so Naruto wasn't the only one but she treated him as a friend.
He was younger than her by 8 years but she couldn't treat him as a teenager because of his personality and presence.
Yeong was a beautiful woman with long brown hair, brown eyes and an attractive form that was very athletic. She wore a red and brown official dress.
Her personality was very kind and supportive. She was humble and came from a normal background. She was liked and many people pursued her for different reason, mainly her looks.
It was nice having someone like Naruto and he had helped her out when she had been new, the first friend in this new region.
"You have improved again." Yeong said with a happy smile as she was excited for him.
"I got excited about the journey and pushed harder. How was the result?" Naruto smiled as he walked over to the seat and sat down while taking the juice offered to him.
He hadn't lost much energy but it would be rude to decline.
"You got upgraded to C-rank!" Yeong exclaimed with a joy as she hugged him. Naruto didn't really care about such childish matters but he got infected by Yeong's excitement.
He felt a grin on his face and enjoyed the hug.
He was at the final step now and with better ranking he had more freedom.
'Maybe I will check back home once I get a powerful digimon with dimensional travel or I could ask one of them.' Naruto thought as his mind wandered there. He was chill but sometimes he felt the desire to see what happened to his world after he died.
Yeong snapped out of her trance and found herself in his arms. Naruto was lost in thought and she felt very comfortable.
'No, I shouldn't do this.' Yeong felt the desire to just stay there but felt that was unprofessional.
"Um, Naruto." Yeong called out as she was unable to move. She was a tamer as well but her strength wasn't that high for her to compete with Naruto without her digimon.
Her partner was a strong champion and she would need to summon him, activate their bond to break out of Naruto's grasp.
Hearing her voice, Naruto snapped out of his thoughts.
"Sorry, got lost in thought for a moment." Naruto let go and apologized.
"I can understand." Yeong muttered as she corrected herself and stood before him.
"Now what, will Mr. Mitsuo talk with me or something?" Naruto asked as he was unsure of what the next step could be for his situation.
Yeong looked at his calm demeanor and felt relaxed by it. He was always so relaxed, not matter the situation that other people also followed up.
She had just been with the leaders and the decision was postponed until the final step.
Naruto was already on the list as a valued asset for the Association and they wouldn't allow harm to him. USA and other nations had powerful New Types but finally Japan broke their records with Naruto.
The human rivalry aside, peace was just an illusion and they always needed powerful tamers to keep things in place.
The world was in the hands of the Ancients, just them alone while forces of evil were aplenty. It would be disastrous if any of the ten warriors died, so humanity had been working hard to produce support for the warriors.
The New Type had the most potential on their own but Tamer wise everyone had the chance.
"He will talk to you after the final step. Are you ready?" Yeong answered and even she felt the anticipation. She wanted to know what the system brought out for her friend.
What was the potential of his partner?
"I see, let's go." Naruto understood without explanation and stood up. He also wanted to know how this was going to end.
Just like always, she felt like the younger one in the situation.
"Follow me" Yeong gave a nod and started walking.
She led him through turns and passed through many secure areas before arriving at their destination.
"You will need to go alone." Yeong said as she stood to the side.
Naruto gave a nod and walked inside.
It was a room filled with machinery and blue lines of pulsating light.
Naruto could tell it was a dangerous place, he could feel it. Any stupid action would lead to his death by something.
There was no talking to be done as the system analyzed his body. Lights shone over him, moving up and down. Scanning his whole structure and going through all reports before the process moved towards the end.
Naruto witnessed his digimon coming to life using data from the digital world collected by the association.
Usually digimon would start at a very low level where it would be very squishy. The system allowed tamers to skip that stage and gave them rookie level digimon.
The association wanted warriors so it wasn't going to deliberately waste time of their tamers. Tamers could find baby digimon in the wild.
The rookie digimon by the system wasn't very knowledgeable unlike the wild one as it had been given only certain information by the system.
Tamers would have to teach them as the digimon would only know the language and have the maturity level of a teenager. It would only know how to use its attack in a simple manner, to allow the Tamer to teach it better methods and build a bond.
Lights continued to shine in front of him, moving about as a shape took form and finally Naruto saw his partner.
It dropped to the floor and looked at him.
Candlemon
It was a digimon that looked like a candle. It was 1 meter tall. Its lower body was on a golden container. It had two red eyes and large mouth along with two arms made of wax.
Flames were burning on the head, flames that were alive and with eyes along with a mouth.
The flame was the real body while the candle form was a decoy.
Naruto didn't say anything and looked at the screen at the front where it showed the potential of his digimon.
The system had gone through countless upgrades and was equipped with the best tech in the world. It had never been wrong.
Gankoomon
Gankoomon was a muscular, humanoid Digimon who embodied masculinity, particularly the harsh discipline of a father. It wore a jacket over its shoulders like a banchÅ, reflecting its more down-to-earth design and demeanor as opposed to the more knight-like and distant members of Royal Knights. Hinukamuy rose from its body and hovered above it, akin to a battle aura.
Naruto nodded at the sight, he hadn't expected anything less from his partner. He was too powerful to have a weak partner. It would have been illogical since the system utilized his powers and data to form this digimon.
It reminded him of his original form with Kurama by his side.
Gankoomon was a Holy Knight Digimon. It acceded to the "Royal Knights" because of its persistence. Although it is said to have taken up residence in the southwest edges of the Digital World, it rarely stayed in the same place, so it journeys across the Digital World while going around and putting a stop to unusual phenomena and signs of chaos, which it learns from Sistermon Ciel's reports, taking along the next-generation Hackmon as its companion.
Gankoomon had encountered Hackmon and seen in it the makings of the thirteenth Royal Knight, deciding to temper the Rookie Digimon with frequent, rigorous trials. Unlike the other Royal Knights who rarely show their faces, it actually steps down and acts, it is admired by many Digimon and there are many Digimon it counts as bosom friends.
For example, a long time ago, it saved the Sistermon sisters just as they were going to collapse from exhaustion from being out on the streets. In order to pass on its title as a Royal Knight to Hackmon, it assigns it rigorous trials, and entrusts Hackmon's training to the Sistermon sisters who are accompanying it on the journey; in order to repay Gankoomon for saving them, Sistermon Blanc puts all of its effort into being a chaperone for Hackmon. Due to its stubborn personality, its frequently stern visage and dealing with Hackmon in a severe manner was a cruel sort of kindness of wanting it to keep up with the other Royal Knights and become independent.
Gankoomon was very well-known digimon and one of the kindest especially since it was a Royal Knight. Most of the Royal Knights were arrogant psychopaths that would cut down all their brethren if Drasil commanded them.
Regardless, Naruto would need to get Gankoomon's acknowledgement for the evolution to take place. He wasn't the first person to get a royal knight digimon in the making but most of them never even passed the final stage.
The Digimon Task Force Commander was one of the rare tamers to get a pass and his partner was a royal knight, though weaker than the original.
"Master, what is my name?" Candlemon asked him as he looked at the image of Gankoomon and remembered it.
He knew that was what he could become and how big of a figure that Gankoomon was. There was no personality yet since it was born, so he didn't show any strong reaction.
He knew Naruto's name so there was no need to ask. He was born with basic information installed.
Naruto's eyes landed on his partner and he walked up to him.
"I will name you Asura. Do you like it?" Naruto asked as he felt the bond between them, it was weak now but it will go grow with time.
"Thank you for the name, Master." Asura had no opinion about the name and just thanked him. The system had taken Naruto's current personality in mind or Asura could have been more childish instead of this calm creature.
Naruto didn't mind as he was looking forward to taking care of another child. He actually liked training people.
Patting his head, Naruto didn't feel the flames as Asura could control them.
With that over, Naruto walked forward according to the instructions and picked up his Digi-vice.
The digivice was an important item that couldn't be ignored. It was needed by all tamers or they couldn't do anything.
It could scan and analyze all digital beings. It allowed the user to transmit data to their Digimon, from various medicinal herbs and food to even nonverbal commands.
It allowed the user to monitor the emotional state of the partners. It helped in forming a bond with digimon.
It helped in healing digimon. It helped in storing digimon and data. It had a sonar system to identify evil and good digimon.
It could help in finding gates to the digital world and the human world.
It was the central pillar of the bond of the partners and even allowed users to channel their emotional energy to cause a temporary evolution.
It provided a link between partners and gave the tamer protection. With this device, the Tamer got upgrades to his body safely through the bond and was protected by a barrier during combat.
It could produce a destructive light to push away enemies and restrain them.
It could create weapons to fight digimon and tame them.
It allowed the usage of digital cards to modify the partner digimon. Cards were made by researchers and it gave humans the advantage in this cruel world.
With the cards even rookie digimon could fight against champion digimon.
Finally, it allowed the usage of DNA Digivolution. This is the process of two or more digimon mixing together to form a new and powerful digimon.
The leaders of the Ancients combined several digimon to form their Super Ultimate Digimon that treated even Mega level digimon as fodder.
It was a treasure beyond any doubt and it had been granted by the Digital Sovereigns and the Celestial Digimon, two factions that found value in the human side and supported them.
"Let's go and meet your new friends." Naruto took the golden and black digivice that was shaped like a phone with an opening on the side to slide the cards.
It was similar to an IPhone and on the back, it had the Uzumaki spiral.
A.N Hope you enjoyed and comment
Digimon vs digimon fight will happen most of the time after this but humans will intervene in different ways.
How is it? What do you guys think of this setting as a whole from the first chapter to now?