Naruto's suit is something of an original design, while I am bad at drawing, I put some work into it. The suit is mentioned in Naruto x High School DxD: OMEN. He also wields a pair of gauntlets that Ayane designed for him, which will be revealed in Naruto x BLEACH: HEROES UNITED, which has yet to be finished, to my dismay. They're based on the Assassin Gauntlet that Jacob Frye uses in Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, hidden blade and all.
Pacific Ocean
Future Foundations Stealth Carrier
Naruto loads an MMR Carbine w/ Pistol Grip and Suppressor as he sat with 8 soldiers, who were all wearing the newest ablative combat armor, courtesy of the Future Foundation. Looking at him, one soldier asked him if someone as strong as he needed a gun.
"Yes, I do. Until my powers return, I'm a mere human being who can heal a bit faster than you guys with those auto-repair installations in your armors," Naruto responds, getting up to inform the squad of their mission.
"Alright Erebus Squad, listen up. Two hours ago, one of our spies within Talon informed Kirigiri that a shipment of UltraTech arms was on its way to Japan, right before he was caught and put in the brig for interrogation. Our mission is to destroy these arms before they reach their destination. The ship is manned by Talon mercenaries, led in person by Akinjide Adeyemi, also known as Doomfist. He's our second target. We are to bring him in alive." The soldiers felt tense when the blond mentioned Doomfist.
"We're up against that guy!?" yelled one of the soldiers. "Why isn't Overwatch dealing with this? I mean-"
"Don't worry about Doomfist, this is why Naruto's in charge of us for this mission. He'll handle the big guy while we deal with those mercenaries. He'll make sure that everyone makes it back safely." Naruto was surprised when one of the soldiers calmed his fellow man down. He was a young American man in his 20s with wavy grey hair and yellow eyes.
"Uhhh thanks...What's your name?" The soldier introduced himself as Trent Masterson. "Trent huh, well thanks for telling him what I was going to say...Anywho, even if we wanted their help, Overwatch is occupied with another disaster to spare any agents, and they just got reinstated after being disbanded after so long. Just remember all the missions you've all survived up till now. I assure you, by the end of this, no man will be lost."
"We're nearing the UltraTech Ship," the pilot informed them. Opening the hangar doors, Naruto and his squad jump out. As they neared the back of the ship, they activate their parachutes. Seeing a couple of Talon mercenaries stationed on the second level, Naruto fires a single shot at both targets, the bullets penetrating their helmets as they go through their skulls. The blond and Erebus Squad quietly land before Naruto activates a holographic display of the ship on his left gauntlet.
"Alright, Trent and I will go rescue our spy, all of you split up and set the charges in these locations. If you come across any mercenaries, take them down immediately but quietly. They will not show any mercy, and neither should we. If you see Doomfist, do not engage, no matter what." Erebus Squad nods before they split up, Trent following Naruto, covering his six. Naruto shoots the Talon mercenary guarding the entrance to the lower levels of the ship before he and the young Erebus Squad member quietly go down the stairs.
Hearing a couple of feet moving towards them from behind, Trent turns around and shoots a surprised Talon mercenary, his body falling back onto the polished hardwood floor. Reaching the second floor, Naruto disarms and kills another Talon mercenary, using his hidden blade as Trent deals with the one on the right with a Ka-bar knife.
"The path splits two ways," said Trent.
"Alright, I take left, you go right." Trent nods as he and the blond split up. As they advanced, they took down a few more Talon mercenaries along the way as they got closer and closer to the brig, hearing the sound of fists being thrown, and laughter.
"Is that it? Out of steam already? Hours of nonstop roughhousing and you still get nothing out of me. You should probably hire a new bad cop Doomfist." In the brig, a bruised and bloodied man spat out blood before letting out a chuckle. He was in his 60s and had black hair that was greying on the sides, he wore a grey t-shirt that had some of his blood on it and a pair of Talon combat pants. In front of him was a stoic Doomfist, standing next to a tired Talon Mercenary.
"You're pathetic, so are you Doomie. Why let these "girls" handle an interrogation like this?"
"Hmph, you've been through a lot in your tenure if you can survive injuries like those and move your mouth at your age," Doomfist told the man. "For that, I shall end you personally."
"Naruto, he's going to-"
"I know, I won't let him."
"Boss, the charges have been set." Before Doomfist could kill the man, Naruto told Erebus Squad to light up the charges. Following it, explosions rocked the ship as Doomfist looked up and wondered what was going on. Quickly, Naruto rolls out of cover and kills the Talon mercenary next to Doomfist before unloading the entire clip at the Talon Leader himself, who simply blocks the bullets with his gauntlet. With Doomfist distracted, Trent quickly frees the man, who asks him, "What the hell took you?"
"Hey, just be glad we stopped him from turning your face into squash," said Trent as he helped him out of the room as Naruto runs out of bullets.
"Naruto Uzumaki..."
"Oh, you heard of me? Should I be happy that a man like you knows me?"
"The Hero of the Fourth Great Ninja War. Talon has been keeping tabs on you. Like me, you've gotten stronger from the many conflicts you've fought in and survived till now. Why fight for peace? Why fight for something that makes humanity weak? That makes you weak?"
"I'm fine as I am. Besides, someone has to defend those who can't fight. You have gifts that can help save lives, yet you use it to create conflicts that take them," Naruto spoke, narrowing his eyes at him. "I don't agree with your ideals, which is why I'm bringing you in."
"You can try..." Doomfist fires a short-range burst from the knuckles of his fist. The blond's gun gets destroyed, disarming him as he performs a dodge roll to avoid the second shot before kicking himself off the floor, launching himself towards the Talon leader, performing a forward somersault with his legs outstretched, kicking Doomfist in the chest. However, he doesn't flinch from the attack, though a small trickle of blood flows down the Talon Leader's mouth from the force of the kick. Naruto's eyes widen at that moment, knowing he fucked up.
"Oh no..." Doomfist grabs Naruto's head with his left hand before kneeing him in the stomach.
"OOF!" Doomfist throws him up in the air before performing a rising uppercut, Naruto crashing through the ceiling. The two land on the front of the ship's deck, in the middle of a gunfight between Erebus Squad and Talon mercenaries.
"I was looking to fight you, Naruto Uzumaki. I heard you were strong. Was the information I got wrong?"
"Please, the fight just started. I simply didn't put my back into that attack is all..." said Naruto, a smirk on his face. "I do admit, you are strong. You might give Bass Armstrong a run for his money..." Doomfist lunges forward with a rocket punch, only to miss when Naruto moves out of the way. The blond then turns around counterclockwise before kicking Doomfist in the face. This time it was stronger, to the Talon Leader's surprise. Recovering, Doomfist punched the ground to stop himself from falling back.
"Told you, ya know..." The Talon leader fires three shots at the blond with his hand cannon, only to have them miss as Naruto ran at him at near-superhuman speeds. Observing Naruto's movements, Doomfist puts his right arm forward to block his left punch before bringing his left fist down on him. Naruto jumped back a bit, reacting fast enough to catch his opponent's right punch and throw him over his shoulder, slamming him onto the floor.
Doomfist rolls out of the way to avoid Naruto's left stomp, sweeping him off his feet with a kick and performing a seismic slam. Naruto puts his arms forward in a cross block as Doomfist's attack connects, sending them crashing into the second floor as they fall, Naruto and Doomfist exchange a few punches before the former caught his right fist in his left hand and threw his right fist forward, punching him in the face. Naruto then used the Talon leader as a cushion for the fall. Before Naruto could throw his left punch, Doomfist sent him flying off him with his right fist. The blond lands safely on his feet as he prepared to fight his opponent.
Slowly walking at first, the two pick up speed as they ran at each other. Doomfist throws his right fist forward, the blond putting his arms forward to block it, repelling the Talon leader and punching him with his right fist and blocking Doomfist's right kick with his left arm before jumping up and kneeing him in the chin and kicking him back with both feet, performing a backflip and landing as his opponent falls on his back, getting back up after.
Doomfist performs another rocket punch, Naruto rolling out of the way to avoid the attack. He then activates the hidden blade in his left gauntlet and thrusts it forward. However, the Talon leader catches him by the wrist and applies some force into it, breaking the ninja's arm.
"AHHH!"
Letting go of Naruto's wrist, Doomfist then punched him hard in the face with his right fist, knocking him down. Naruto struggles to get up as Doomfist approach the blond.
"It's over...you've lost..."
"It's over...once I make it so!" Naruto throws a shuriken at the Talon leader, who simply catches it in between his left pointing and middle fingers. The shuriken opens, revealing light panels that flash in front of the surprised Doomfist, blinding him. Getting up, Naruto lands a right uppercut on him before punching him with his left fist, ignoring the pain. He then grabs Doomfist's head and headbutts him, knocking him down. Quickly, Naruto starts punching at him repeatedly in the face with his right fist until it starts getting bruised, with minor scratches. With one last punch, Naruto knocked him out. Getting up, the blond pants, having used up his energy on the last-minute assault.
"Naruto, this is Trent. All Talon mercenaries have been eliminated. What about you?"
"All done here. I just finished knocking the hell out of Doomfist," Naruto informed Trent, who voiced how surprised he was that the shinobi was able to beat him without any enhancements. "The guy's jaw is very tough. Think I have a hairline fracture in my right hand...Prepare the containment cell in the carrier, and send some of the guys down to pick up Doomfist."
2 hours later
Tokyo, Japan
Future Foundation Headquarters
As Erebus Squad celebrates their mission's success, Naruto and Kirigiri watched as Doomfist was about to be taken away by Overwatch soldiers. Naruto's left cheek was bandaged, and his left hand was put in a cast.
"I will get out. I assure you, no prison can keep me contained for long," Doomfist spoke to Naruto.
"Maybe, but I'll be ready to send you back if you ever set foot in Japan." The Talon leader looked amused when the blond said that to him, saying nothing as he entered the carrier jet that would take him to America to face his crimes.
"This is a huge victory. You managed to not only capture the leader of Talon, but you were successfully able to destroy one of the shipments," Kirigiri said.
"One of them?" Kirigiri tells Naruto how another shipment of UltraTech weapons managed to slip under their noses. "That doesn't make me feel better."
"Maybe, but at least half of the shipment didn't make it to its destination. We're still trying to locate it. It may take some time, bs soon as we have a lead, we'll let you know."
"Thanks..." he told Kirigiri before turning around and heading towards the mess hall to meet up with Erebus Squad. Entering, he sees the team celebrating out loud as they drink large mugs of beer.
"Whoa, what's the occasion?" Trent goes over to Naruto and tells him the man they rescued, who was their leader, was retiring. "Retiring?"
"Yes, retiring." said the man as he finished his beer and walked towards him. "Ray Peters, nice to meet you," he said, offering a handshake. Naruto lightly smiles and shakes the man's hand. "I've been leading this team for 28 years. Tonight was my last mission...Thank you, for the rescue, and for making sure these men came back alive."
"No problem Ray...So with you retiring, who'll be leading the squad?" Ray tells Naruto his successor was standing next to them before the latter turns to Trent.
"You?"
"Yeah..."
"Believe it or not, Trent is one of the most capable and reliable soldiers I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. Perfect scores, fast track record, and tough as nails. If you need anything, Trent's your guy. He works part-time as a policeman at Kamurocho."
"Kamurocho, huh...Well, Trent, I look forward to working with you...When you need me of course."
"Same here. If you need anything, I'd be glad to help. Now if you'll excuse me, this mug needs filling," Trent responds before going for another beer.
"So...What do you have in mind? Plan-wise...For your retirement." Ray tells Naruto he planned to spend more time with his wife and kids, adding the part where their anniversary was in a few days, with plans to go to Europe. "I see...Your wife will be glad to hear that."
"What about you? Do you have a girl waiting for you at home?" asked Ray.
"Yeah, she's...my niece."
"What, no girlfriend?" Naruto tensed a bit when Ray said, girlfriend.
"Girlfriend...None...Don't think I'm allowed to have those." His answer surprised Ray as Naruto formed a sad look on his face.
"A good-looking kid like you? Wow, thought I'd seen it all. By now most of your friends have someone," Ray adds, Naruto not denying it. "Is there a girl you have in mind at least?" Naruto immediately thinks of Ayane after hearing the question.
"There is one girl, but...she doesn't want to see me," he told Ray.
"Wow, you must've done something very wrong to her to make her feel that way." Putting a hand on Naruto's shoulder, he told him, "Whoever she is, she must be something if you're acting like this."
"She is...but she doesn't know..." he told the now-retired Erebus soldier.
"Well, as a man, you have the responsibility to find her, and make amends."
"If I CAN find her..."
"You will...You're not one to give up. I can tell just by looking at your sad mug." Naruto tells Ray he wasn't wrong there before the latter offered him a beer. "Oh, I can't drink."
Sainan Town
Yuuki Residence
Ringing the doorbell, Naruto waits for a bit until Rito opens, surprised to see the blond all bandaged up.
"Naruto? What happened?" Naruto smiles a bit, telling his cousin he beat up a bully a few hours ago, and that he was tougher than expected. "I see...Are you here to pick up Hinami?"
"Yeah..."
"Sorry Naruto, but she's asleep." Rito tells him Lala and Momo helped her with her homework, and that as soon as they finished, Hinami fell asleep on the couch.
"I see...Do you mind if I crash here? I'm not...used to sleeping in a house alone." Rito tells him it was okay for him to sleepover, telling him he was family. "Thanks..." Naruto and Rito walk over to the living room to see Hinami resting, a blue blanket over her.
"Thanks for looking over her whenever I'm out. It's asking for a lot but-"
"It's fine. I'm okay with helping you out... Hinami's a very good person to have around..."
"Ayane-san..." Naruto's eyes widen when Hinami muttered the girl's name in her sleep. This made Naruto sad, something Rito noticed.
"Are you okay, Naruto?" Rito asked.
"...I'd be lying if I said I was... I just got a lot on my plate as it is, that's all. I'll stay with Hinami, you can go head to bed."
"Okay...Goodnight, Naruto." Before Rito goes up, he tells Naruto he was coming to Hinami's birthday, along with Mikan, Lala, Momo, Nana, and Celine.
"Thanks for letting me know." As Rito heads upstairs to his room, Naruto walks over to Hinami and holds her hand before falling asleep.
Five-Story Tower
"What do you mean half the shipment didn't make it!?" yelled Kouta, slamming his fist down on his desk drawer beside his bed.
"As I said, the Talon mercenaries UltraTech hired to deliver the shipment was attacked by the Future Foundation."
"What if they trace the equipment here!? My revenge against the Tojo Clan is coming up, and I can't assault them with only half a shipment!" Kouta adds.
"Calm down, if that happened, we wouldn't be having this phone call. In fact, I should be the one who's upset, having wasted money on half a shipment that was lost for your selfish desires of revenge." Kouta tensed when his benefactor told him that, sounding angry. "Be grateful that the Yomei Alliance doesn't give you up to the Tojo Clan."
Yuuki Residence
Naruto was in the middle of making breakfast for everyone in the Yuuki household as they come downstairs, one by one. Finished with the omelets, he plates them before focusing on the breakfast sausages and toast.
"You didn't have to make breakfast for us Naruto."
"It's the least I can do for letting Hinami stay over," Naruto told Rito as the latter and the girls sat down at the table and thanked the blond for the food. When Mikan asked if he needed to get home to focus on his new novel, Naruto told her he was far ahead, and that he'll work on it when he can. He was having trouble writing the last three chapters of the book. After Ayane left, Naruto found himself having writer's block. The deadline was a month from now, a day before Hinami's birthday, so he had time to try and figure things out...hopefully.
"Hopefully..."
On the way to Hinami's school
Hinami looked at Naruto as he walked her to school. She felt a bit nervous, wondering if she should ask him about the Hajinmon kunoichi. Taking notice, Naruto asked her if something was troubling her.
"...No..."
"It's okay Hinami, I won't be mad..."
"...Do you...miss Ayane-san?" Though silent at first, Naruto answered with a yes. He then asked Hinami why she was afraid to ask him. "You made it look like you didn't want to talk about her."
"That doesn't mean I don't want to talk about her..." He told his niece, sounding calm.
"...I miss her too."
"I know..." When asked if he thought Ayane missed her, putting on an assuring smile, Naruto told her he thinks Ayane missed her too. This makes Hinami happy, who tells her nephew she liked her. "I know..."
After dropping Hinami off, Naruto took a train to Shibuya to grab some new supplies for the Icha Icha manga series he was adapting based on Jiraiya's novels. Looking through the bag to make sure everything was there, Naruto had a small satisfied look on his face.
"What's next..."
"Naruto?" Turning to his left, Naruto's eyes widen when he sees Haru looking at him, who was equally surprised to see him. Recalling their steamy one-night stand a month ago, the night after The Phantom Thieves, The Investigation Team, and S.E.E.S. finally put a stop to Erebus and saved Makoto Yuki (METAVERSE), the two turned bright red in the face. Naruto still remembered how hot she was when she wore the virgin killer sweater for that occasion.
"Oh, Haru...It's been a while."
"Y-Yeah it has...How's your sex- I mean, how have you been?"
"I've been pretty busy with writing lately...Right now I'm running errands for today. You?" A bit nervous, she told him they should continue the talk over coffee.
Reissue (That's an actual coffee place)
"How's your second year in college?" asked Naruto, the waitress setting down their respective cups of coffee before leaving.
"It's going well. I've kept my grades up as usual, being in the top 10, and the professors like me." Naruto tells her to make sure they're not doing so in order to get something in return. "That you don't have to worry about. Makoto takes some courses with me so she keeps an eye on me." Turning red, Haru thanks Naruto for helping with investing money for her cafe.
"It's the least I could do...Your father would be proud of you for making your own choices." The Okumura girl smiled as she and her former crush sipped their cups of coffee. "How's Morgana? Now that he found out how to change into a Human at will."
"Oh, he's doing really well as a first-year at Shujin." Naruto voiced how surprised he was that Morgana turned out handsome, and his voice wasn't so childish in the form. "He's really enjoying being human...But enough about me. What about you? Have you reconciled with that Ayane girl you told me about?"
"...No...She's masked her energy from me, and she hasn't returned any of my calls." Naruto looked unhappy, even miserable to Haru, despite putting up a strong front as they spoke.
"Mind talking to me about it?"
"...Haru...Do you think I'm deserving of a girlfriend?" Haru looked surprised by his question. "Ayane...I'm in love with her...but I feel...too undeserving of her," he told the Okumura heiress. "She doesn't need someone like me, no matter how I feel about her, and no matter how much I want her."
"Don't say that Naruto. You deserve someone special just like other people," Haru assured the blond.
"Me? A guy like me? Who has already had sex with several girls (Hinata, Moka, Mizore, Xenovia, Hisui E. Fiore, Airi (Queen's Blade), Alleyne (Queen's Blade), Haru, Tsugumi, Yumi), deserves someone special like other people?" Haru reminds him that she wanted him and that she didn't mind. "That's what they all say..."
"You're being too hard on yourself when it's not necessary. I know you enough to tell whether you're lying or not, and you're not one to lie unless it's for a good reason," Looking up at Haru, he thanks her for making him feel a little bit better. "Don't beat yourself up, okay?"
"For you, I will try."
"When you find her, and IF you and Ayane do get together, you think I can meet her?" Naruto tells her she'd be the second person to see her, after Hinami.
"I look forward to it...Oh!" Haru exclaimed, a smile on her face. Naruto wondered what Haru was up to as she took a pair of tickets out of her pocket. "A friend of my father's gave me three tickets to watch some cars racing at the Fuji Speedway tonight. Why not come with me? You can bring Hinami with."
"Thanks, I'll pick her up and meet up with you after a visit to the car shop in Kamurocho." When asked what for, he told her it was a secret.
Kamurocho
Sal and Lorenzo's
Naruto walks into the garage as an American tanned, muscular man in his 50s greets him. He was 2 cm taller than him, had black frizzy hair that connected with his small beard, and wore a red t-shirt that was dirty with grease under his overalls.
"Hey, Sal."
"Naruto!" The man known as Sal shooks the blond's hand with his greasy right hand, though Naruto didn't mind the grease. "You here to-"
"Yeah, I'm here to see "her"...Where's Lorenzo?" A lean young American man in his 20s, who wore the same thing Sal wore, comes out from under a white Honda Civic Type R he just finished repairing. "Hey!"
"Hey Naruto, you here for "her?" Naruto nods before asking them if it's finished. "Almost..." Following the two, Naruto waits as they pull out the covers to show him a customized purple Ferrari 250 GTO. Naruto lets out a whistle as he looked at it.
"She looks great," said a smiling Naruto.
"I was wondering what was underneath that sheet." Turning around, Naruto is surprised to see a young Japanese man who looked to be the same age as Lorenzo. He had short spiky dyed blue hair and green eyes. His attire consisted of a grey t-shirt over a red leather jacket with black and white stripes going down the right side of its sleeve, along with a pair of long black jeans and brown shoes. "That beaut must be yours."
"No, it's-...I mean I paid these guys a lot of money to have it made since they do requests for building cars out of scratch. It's for someone else." When asked if it was for a girl, the blond asked how he knew. "Purple doesn't look good on you, no offense."
"None taken...Who are you?" Sal and Lorenzo had shocked expressions on their faces when Naruto asked the man.
"You don't know Aiko Nakumura!?" the two mechanics yelled.
"No, I don't." Sal tells Naruto that Aiko, the man in front of them, was a professional race car driver. "He is? What brings him here?"
"Just checking out my car for tonight. Have a big race to win." When Naruto asked if it was at the Fuji Speedway, he responds with a yes before Sal asked him how he knew.
"A friend of mine gave me a couple of tickets to go."
"Will it be your first time going to one?" asked Aiko.
"Yeah..." Sal and Lorenzo jump into the conversation, telling the blond they were a part of his pit crew. "Oh, I can see why," Naruto told them, looking at all the repaired cars in the oversized garage. Some of them he remembered were in bad shape before Sal and Lorenzo worked on them. "Since I'm here, how about you show me this race car of yours?"
"Right this way. It's out in the back," said Sal as Lorenzo, Naruto, and Aiko followed behind. As they approached, they noticed 3 unnamed men in black suits sabotaging it.
"Hey! What the hell are you three doing!?" yelled Sal. Being caught in the act, the three run off to their black car as Sal, Lorenzo, and Aiko check on the damage. As the three men made their getaway, Naruto feels some of his power returning.
"They won't go far." With a single step, he quickly appears in front of the car the three men were making their getaway in and stops it by bringing his now-healed left fist down, destroying the front of their car and his cast, and activating the airbags. Ripping the car doors open, Naruto throws the three out one by one and used the destroyed car's bumper to wrap them up before bringing them back to the shop, surprising Sal, Lorenzo, and Aiko.
"Whoa...I never thought that you, of all people, had a Quirk, Naruto." The blond tells Lorenzo he doesn't have a Quirk, and that it was complicated before focusing on the three men in suits, who were scared for their lives.
"Why did you vandalize Aiko's car?" Naruto asked, an expression on his face that told the men if they didn't respond, he was going to hurt them in ways they've never been hurt before, pulling out a flathead screwdriver and threatening to remove their nails with it, Sal noting how dark he was.
"We...We were paid to do it!" When Aiko asked who paid them, one of the men said, "Your brother." Aiko looked shocked, then angry as he slammed his fist on the ruined race car, Naruto, Sal, and Lorenzo looking at him.
"Your brother?" Sal informs the blond that Aiko's younger brother, Yuno, was the head of Nakumura Shipping International, a company specializing in the importing and exporting of goods. "Why would he do this?" Thinking about it, Aiko looked at the calendar.
"Of course...Every year he does shit like this!"
"I don't follow," said Naruto. Turning to Sal and Lorenzo, he asked them if they could repair the car before the race, the two telling them it was possible if they got started now." As Aiko drives off to handle some family business, Naruto decides to call the police to pick up the three men in suits. Before he could make the call, he gets a call from Kirigiri. Picking up, Naruto responds with a simple, "Hello?"
"Naruto, are you in Kamurocho?"
"Yeah, why?" Kirigiri tells him of a lead on the UltraTech shipment.
"One of our men overheard someone named Hayashi talking to his men about a shipment that came last night that would help eliminate rivals. I need you to get answers from him." Naruto sighed before telling Kirigiri of his plans for tonight. "If you want, I can have Mukuro-"
"No, it's fine. I can go find this Hayashi guy, though I'll have to ask someone to take my spot for tonight."
"I'll make it up to you once this matter is dealt with."
Sainan Town
Hinami's School
"Hello, Hinami," said Yui Kotegawa, waving at the girl as she approached her, Hinami asking where Naruto was. "Naruto had to go work at the last second." This made the girl sad when the Sainan High girl told her the reason the blond wasn't here to pick her up.
"I understand, I just wished he told me..."
"...Hey, do you like to see fast cars?" Yui asked with a smile, Hinami looking up at her as the former pulled out two tickets. "Naruto gave us two tickets to go watch some racing. Let's go together, okay Hinami?"
"Okay..." Hinami responds, still sounding sad as Yui sweats a bit, unsure of whether she'd be able to make sure the girl was in high spirits.
Kyushu Ichiban Boshi Ramen Shop
"A large bowl of Pork Rib Ramen please." The chef tells Ayane he'll get started on her order before she thanked him and waited for her meal to be served.
"Ayane!?" Turning to her left, she sees Hotaruko approaching her. "What a surprise! I was just wondering when I'd see you again!"
"Oh great..." said Ayane as she facepalmed herself. Sitting on the seat on Ayane's left, the girl orders the same thing Ayane was having before telling her how it was the shop's specialty. "I don't care."
"Come on Ayane, you can't tell me that you're not the least bit interested in what it tastes like." Hearing this, Ayane remembers the time she and Naruto had ramen together the night Sasuke decided to leave the village.
5 years ago
Konohagakure
Ramen Ichiraku
"Ayane!?" Turning around, the kunoichi's face turned red, having been caught by Naruto as she prepared to order the ramen Old Man Teuchi perfected, after returning from his "food journey", that he only served at night.
"So you're here to try his new ramen huh?" asked Naruto, Ayane telling him she didn't know what he was talking about. "Come on Ayane, you were there when I was reporting for Grandma Tsunade. You can't tell me that you don't know, or that you're not the least bit interested in what it tastes like."
"...Okay, I was going to order it. It sounded interesting when you said he only served it at night."
"It's strange, though. Old Man Teuchi said he was going to only serve it to me, yet here you are, being allowed to eat it." Ayane looked away when she told him the old man recognized her as the girl his daughter, Ayame, told him about. "That explains it. Mind if I sit with you?"
"Do whatever you want," she told him, sounding annoyed as the blond smiled at her and took a seat on her right. As Naruto sat down, Ayane's heart pounded.
"Ramen like the one we're about to have tastes better when you eat it with someone, especially during a time like this when I need to keep my spirits up." When Ayane asked what happened, he told her about his fight at the hospital between him and Sasuke, a fight that had Naruto completely dominating the Uchiha, hurting his teammate's pride.
"...If you don't mind...I can listen to what you have to say while we eat." Naruto thanked Ayane before she said, in a shy manner, "N-No problem..."
Kyushu Ichiban Boshi Ramen Shop
"Fine, I was actually interested in trying the ramen this shop's so proud of," Ayane admits, earning a smile from Hotaruko.
"I can vouch for the shop and say that the Pork Rib Ramen is to die for, not literally, of course," she joked as Ayane simply said nothing. "Oh, while I'm here..." Reaching into her purse, she showed the Hajinmon kunoichi the tickets her father got from his job to go check out the races at the Fuji Speedway tonight. "I heard that Bass Armstrong's daughter Tina will be one of the racers." Ayane facepalmed when she heard Tina's name.
"A pro wrestler, a model, an actress, and a rock star. Now she's a race car driver?" When asked why she wasn't going with her father, Hotaruko told her he had to work late, and that her mom was out with some friends.
"Please..."
"...It'd be a shame to have that ticket go to waste." The girl formed a happy smile on her face as Ayane agreed to watch the car racing with her. "Oh, it'll be so fun! I also hear that Aiko Nakumura is going to be in it too. From what my friends have told me, he is really hot."
"Oh, so you've reconciled with them?" Hotaruko happily nods as their bowls of pork rib ramen are set down in front of them. As they dug in, Naruto unknowingly walked past the restaurant the girls were in, having finished dropping off the three men in suits.
Unnamed Alley
A man in his 40s slams a gangster's head into a vending machine before stopping to see all the men he fought lying on the ground, wearing slimmed-down shoulder pads, gauntlets, armored boots and chest plates that were based on the designs of the Fulgore II Units. The man had pulled-back black hair and wore a light-grey blazer and pants with a maroon shirt (Kazuma Kiryu). Hearing a pair of footsteps, he turns around to see Naruto standing in front of him.
"Who the hell are you?" Naruto and the man asked at the same time.
Next chapter will focus on Naruto and Kazuma's efforts in finding Hayashi. Trent and Ellis will also have a small focus, along with Aiko and Yuno, and Hinami and Ayane.
Ayane and Hotaruko will continue to be acquainted with one another as the story continues. Hotaruko's role is very important, mainly involving Ayane's capture, though it's vulnerable to changes.
This may have a total of 7 or 10 chapters by the end of it, along with some extras involving several epilogues. There will also be a separate chapter after Vulnerable Butterfly.
Yes, Naruto has fought Doomfist. I figured an organization like Talon would be perfect for setting up Naruto's involvement with finding Kouta.
Regarding what UltraTech has that makes their weapons dangerous, stuff happened in Journey to Now Part II, involving UltraTech, a machine named Proto-Fulgore, and lots of ninja data gathering, along with vampire data, and more. This allowed UltraTech to invent ways to fight ninjas. They also had some help with remnants of the Red Ribbon Army, though that's a story for another time.
For Haru, this takes place after Persona 5 The Royal, Persona 5 Scramble, and METAVERSE. Haru's on her second year at college, along with one Makoto Nijima. Noir, as you know, also had a fling with Naruto, though it was for one night, and that she initiated it.
With Naruto's sex life, I felt that him having these flings with other girls was mainly due to the thought that he was undeserving of Ayane and undeserving of any relationship, whether it's Moka, Tsugumi, or Haru.
Reason for Yui being in the story, she and Ayane got along pretty well, having bonded over talking about cats. She also understands Ayane's feelings, being in the same pinch as her, since she (Yui) is in love with Rito.
There was a scene where Naruto walked home with Yui and they had a talk about Ayane, but I scrapped that since I felt the next chapter may benefit her appearance to the story.
There was also a scene where Naruto was going to ask Hinami why she liked Ayane, the girl telling him how Ayane would visit her whenever he wasn't home, surprising him. It would be based on Piccolo and Gohan's relationship, which I found fits so well with the small dynamics between Hinami and Ayane.