Yo guys, thanks for the reviews and follows/favs from last chapter! Great response, much happy! I'm glad there's interest in this story.
Before we start though, here's an alert: I'm changing Osiris to Slifer, since I didn't really think before that if I'm using the English card names, it should be Slifer Red rather than Osiris. And of course, changing it to Osiris when I use Crunchyroll subtitles is annoying ha ha (I'll go change it back in chapter one when I'm not sleep deprived). Speaking of, my ad block stopped working on Crunchyroll so I'm actually now paying them to get premium, so I can ignore the adds and write this story.
Never let it be said that I don't take this fanfiction shit seriously XD
Now: ON WITH THE SHOW!
Chapter Two—Roommates? More Like Gloommates!
The boy groaned, lifting his head from the hard gravel to see who was talking to him. A young girl was leaning over him, her large hazel eyes full of worry. Despite his hunger, or the pain all over his body, only one thought came to mind.
"…Pretty…"
The girl's cheeks went red, but it vanished once the boy's eyes started to close again, "Hey, wake up! Hey wa—nii-san! Over here! I think he's hurt!"
He faded out of consciousness, the sounds of her frantic calls for help slowly muting.
Naruto jerked awake as he was bumped in the shoulder by his neighbour. With a grunt he pushed the guy back, wondering why he was getting in his space.
"Hey, stop it! Look, we're here!"
Naruto stopped pushing and followed his line of sight. The sound of whirring helicopter blades suddenly registered as he saw the sky fly past the window. Rapidly approaching was an island that could only be the home of Duel Academia. Naruto was now wide awake as he stared at the campus with a grin.
'Man, it's unfair that Asuka-chan got to come here early!' Going to the academies prep school clearly had its advantages. Not to mention that all the girls apparently got into Obelisk Blue by default, meaning they all went over early regardless. 'She's probably already set up in her dorm. Wonder what mine will be like.' Soon enough, though, his excitement dulled. 'This is the place that Fubuki-nii disappeared…I'll definitely find out what happened!' Eyes blazing with determination, Naruto kept his gaze on the academy as the helicopter came in to land.
After getting changed into the uniforms provided for them—Naruto wearing a red jacket, himself—the new students gathered for the induction speech. Looking around, Naruto couldn't help but wonder why there were Blue students amongst the Reds and Yellows, but he shrugged. Thinking about that would just be too annoying. He also noticed that their numbers had been cut down from over a hundred to about thirty. Naruto gulped; now he was really glad he aced the practical.
Naruto's thoughts came to a halt as the giant screen on the wall before them turned on. A bald man with a beard appeared on screen with a jovial smile.
"Welcome, my duellist elite. You all made it here by opening our narrow gate with your skill."
Naruto yawned, not bothering to hide it, earning an annoyed look from a Blue next to him.
"Please enjoy your studies, and dream of becoming the future King of Duellists."
Naruto smirked, punching his palm and gripping his fist. He fully intended on doing so. Sure, he might only need to become a pro, but why not be the best pro out there if he was going for it anyway.
Soon enough the speech was over, and each student was handed a PDA. They were told that all the information they needed to know while at Duel Academia was on the device, and they were strongly suggested to familiarise themselves with the rules.
Naruto fiddled with his, trying to figure out how to work it. His ability with technology was, in a word, lacking. He could just about get his duel disk to work, never mind this thing. He eventually gave up and just decided to ask Asuka about it later.
Looking up from his PDA, he noticed that he was the only one left in the room. He left, wondering where the hell he was meant to go next. Fortunately, it did not take long to find a familiar face.
"Hey, Daichi!"
Misawa Daichi blinked, not expecting to be addressed by his first name. Most people considered it too boring and called him Misawa instead. Still, he wasn't opposed to it. "Ah, Naruto, good to see you again." Technically he had seen him when they boarded the helicopter, but they had been on opposite sides, and they didn't get much chance to speak between arriving and now. He looked down at his uniform. "I see you're in Slifer Red."
Naruto chuckled, rubbing the back of his head. "Yeah, guess it didn't matter how well I did on the practical if my written score was so bad." The two started walking again without consciously deciding their direction. "Looks like I need to catch up with you." He nodded at Misawa's uniform.
"Yes, I was quite proud to have learned I would be in Ra Yellow. I've heard it's the highest you can get upon enrolling without having connections, attending prep school, or being female." Misawa shook his head. "I don't understand how simply being a girl can get you straight into Obelisk Blue. You would think that Kaiba Seto would have enough money to create multiple female dorms."
"Eh, maybe he's secretly a cheap skate." Naruto folded his arms behind his head. "Still, I'm not really fussed about being in Red. I'll join you in Yellow quick enough, you watch."
"Hm, glad to hear it." Misawa said, giving Naruto a small smirk. "Though you'll have to increase those grades of yours exponentially. That or make a big enough splash that the faculty will decide that you're good enough."
"Probably the second one," Naruto said without shame. "I mean, I know all the stuff, but I just hate being in a classroom. I get all jittery and can't sit still."
"Well, if you ever want any help with studying, you can always ask me. It would be helpful for me to go over the material with someone else."
"Er…I'll think about it." Naruto wasn't going to say it, but if he was going to have private lessons with anyone, it would be Asuka. That thought gave Naruto pause. "Though, if you really wanna help, you can show me how to work this thing." He pulled out his PDA and waved it around. "Ain't got a clue how to work it. I was gonna ask a friend of mine to help me, but I just realised I have no idea where she is."
"She?" Misawa latched onto that first, before putting it aside for now. "Well, I suppose so, here, pass it over."
"Oh, so that opens this."
"Yes. This map should help you find your way around. And this—right there, yes that's it—this is so you can send messages to other devices. Here, I'll put my details in and show you."
The two had reached the entrance to the building and were stood just inside the doors. Since they didn't really have anything to get to anytime soon, Misawa was taking the time to ensure Naruto knew what he was doing.
Hearing Misawa's device respond to the message Misawa sent himself, Naruto let out a drawn out "Oh" in response. "I think I get it now."
"I'm glad. Just be sure to read the file containing the Academia's rules. You don't want to get expelled before you can be promoted."
"Er, yeah, sure." Naruto looked away, stretching his arms out. "I guess I should go check out my dorm, see where I'll be staying at."
Misawa nodded, "Yes, I'll do the same. I need to see just how much space I'll have to work with."
The two left the building, and they heard two familiar voices talking. Naruto grinned at seeing his two other new friends, both of which seemed to be in the same dorm as him.
Naruto paused for a moment, letting Misawa walk on ahead, as he reminisced on meeting the boy sitting with Sho.
Naruto and Shou sat, watching Misawa as he was seemingly backed into a corner during his duel. He only had Vorse Raider out on the field, while the Proctor had two monsters with super high defence points in defence mode. However, Misawa had a face down as well as his monster.
"Wow, look at them go at it!"
Naruto and Shou turned around to see who was yelling. A boy with brown hair was leaning over their heads as he leaned forward to get a better look at the duel. They both looked back as the duel continued.
"No matter how elite you may be," his Proctor said, standing quite confidently behind his wall of monsters, "in the face of my hyper-defence deck, you won't be able to chip away at my life points any further."
Misawa was silent for a moment. Then, "I activate my trap card, Ring of Destruction!"
Naruto grinned as the Proctor gasped in shock. "Nice."
"This trap card destroys one face up monster on the field, dealing damage equal to its attack points to both of us." As Misawa explained it, a ring with grenades poking out of it appeared around Vorse Raider's neck. Vorse raider exploded, brining the Proctor's life points down to zero, while Misawa was left with thirteen-hundred.
"Exam duel complete," the Proctor said, any cockiness or taunting gone now the test was over. "Congratulations, you won."
Misawa gave a respectful bow, "Thank you very much."
"He had a great combo, huh?" The new boy said, folding his arms.
"Of course he did," Shou said, craning his neck around again, earning the boy's attention. "That Examinee #1. In other words, the one who placed highest on the written exam. That's Misawa."
The boy made a noise of realisation. "So that's what the exam numbers mean?"
"They determine who gets in based on written score and your duel. I managed to win my duel, but I'm Examinee #119, so I don't know if they'll let me in or nor…"
Naruto opened his mouth to reassure him again, the other boy beat him to it.
"Don't worry about it," he said, slapping Shou on the back. If you're lucky you'll pass. Look at me. I'm #110."
"You're an examinee too?"
"Yeah."
"Well that ain't good." Naruto said, finally interjecting himself into the conversation. "The 100s have already duelled earlier."
"Eh!?"
"Well, maybe they'll make an exception," Naruto offered, grinning nervously. "I mean, better late than never, right?"
"Well, I did sign in just in time," the boy said, scratching his hair. He shrugged, an easy-going grin forming. "I'm sure it'll work out fine."
As he said this, Misawa finally returned, taking off his duel disk as he sat down.
"Nice duel there, Misawa," Naruto said, punching Misawa on the shoulder. "That guy sure got cocky, ha ha!" He laughed, ignoring his own hyprocisy.
"Yeah, you're really good!" The new boy said, getting Misawa's attention as he rubbed his shoulder.
"Yeah," Misawa said, closing his eyes.
"I'd say you're good enough to be number 2 among this year's examinees."
"Huh?" Three voices harmonised as they looked at the boy.
"Examinee #110, Yuki Judai-kun."
"All right!" Judai said, grinning in excitement. "It's my turn!"
"You…" Misawa said, making Judai pause on his way down. "Why do you think I'm number 2?"
Judai pointed at himself with his thumb. "Because I'm number 1."
Misawa let out a light gasp as Judai carried on.
Naruto huffed, crossing his arms. "Geeze, he says that without even seeing me duel." He pouted, looking rather petulant.
"His written exam score was only nine places above mine," said Shou, quietly. "How can he be so confident?"
"You're too stuck on those numbers, Sho," Naruto said, no longer pouting, but staring at Judai's back. "Sitting in a classroom is a whole different thing to reality. Besides, those questions were about stuff like 'What does this card do', or 'If this card destroyed this face up attack monster, how many life points are lost'. Remembering stuff, doing maths; that stuff is on the cards already, and the duel disk takes care of that crap. Anyone can throw a rock at something, but how many people can figure out what angle it'll be moving at? What does it matter, if the rock still hits the target? You don't need complex thought patterns for that. Knowing theory and stuff is cool and all, but if you choke in the moment and can't do anything with it? That's what's more important; how you deal with what you're facing in the moment."
Naruto could feel the eyes of the other two on him after his sudden monologue, but he kept his own on the duel field.
"I mean, don't get me wrong, knowing stuff is great, it's why we want to get in, to learn how to be better duellists and learn more about the game. I'm just saying, you can't judge someone by their grades all the time. Maybe they just ain't figured out what works best for them. And that Judai guy? I reckon he's long since figure out what works best for him."
Looking back, Naruto was glad the duel started when he did, because he had been talking out of his ass the whole time and was running out of things to say. Not that he didn't believe what he was saying; Judai's undeniable victory against the Academia's overseer of practical training more than proved it, if you asked him. It's just that he was glad his stream of consciousness ended before he stopped making even a little sense.
Even now, he's not sure why he got so passionate over the whole thing. Maybe because of how Shou was writing people off, himself included, based on their scores. The underestimation lit something within Naruto, something that felt familiar, but nothing he could put a name to.
Ultimately, Judai proved that he wasn't someone to take lightly just because he had low grades. Something that Naruto could relate to. But some other part of him was just the slightest bit irritated. Judai got to duel a high-profile member of the staff and proved his skills to everyone present, in a situation where every eye was on him. Naruto couldn't help but feel that his own incredibly victory had been overshadowed.
He was pretty sure that he could have beaten Cronos as well, given the chance.
Regardless, none of that took away from Naruto's respect for the guy, and he couldn't wait to get a chance to duel him. With that in mind, Naruto moved on to join the conversation.
"It's a mystery to me why you're Red." He heard Misawa say.
Judai seemed to get pretty miffed. "I don't think I like the way you said that!"
"Yeah, Daichi, how come you never said that to me!"
"Oh, Naruto-san!" Shou said, the three of them turning to see Naruto join them. "You're in Red too!"
"Oh, so you're here too, Naruto." Judai grinned, forgetting his annoyance.
"You were pretty quick yourself to point out that you would join me soon enough," Misawa reminded him. He then turned to Judai. "Goodbye, number 1." He nodded bye to Naruto and Shou too.
Judai laughed as he left. "Well, same to you. Work hard and don't get too down."
Misawa stopped and looked back over his shoulder. "That's right… Your dorm is over there." He used his thumb to point behind him. He kept on walking, and the three Reds turned to each other.
"Well, I was just on my way to check it out," Naruto said, nodding in the direction that Misawa pointed in. "Wanna go check it out together?"
"Sure, we're dormmates after all." Judai stood up with a grin, Shou right behind him.
"What's up with this place?" Shou said, and Naruto had to agree. "Does the Slifer Red dorm seem kind of run-down to you?"
Run-down was being somewhat polite. The place looked like a dump. Naruto was used to living somewhere a bit nicer than a mouldy looking building. The thought of where and who he used to live made him even more determined to get promoted and work towards his goal.
"You think so?" Judai looked away from his spot at the railing, having been looking at the ocean. "It has a great view, and lots of character, too!"
"That's one word for it," Naruto muttered. He nodded to Judai and Shou as they went to their dorm room and looked for his own.
Quickly finding it, he opened the door and stepped inside. He stared at the interior for a moment, feeling somewhat disheartened. There was barely enough room for one person to move around in, never mind the three that the bunkbed suggested. A long desk with two chairs rested against the opposite wall.
Sitting in said chairs were two other Slifer students, who Naruto assumed were his roommates. One had black hair that spiked at the front, and the other had purple hair with a fringe that hung over his eyes, his eyes peeking through the partings.
The two stopped their conversation to face him. "Hey, I guess you're our roommate," the black haired one said. He had a friendly, if not slightly nervous smile. "I'm Yamaguchi Yasuhiro, nice to meet you."
"Uzumaki Naruto, same," Naruto nodded, his mood rising a bit. If a guy like this was going to be his roommate, maybe things wouldn't be so bad.
Yasuhiro continued to smile, but it faltered when the other boy scoffed.
"Uzumaki, huh?" He was staring at Naruto from his hunched over sitting position. "I remember you from the exam. You beat that Proctor pretty easily, huh?"
Naruto frowned. "Yeah, what about it?"
The boy shrugged, turning his chair away slightly. "Then there's no real point in getting to know you that much. You'll be in Ra Yellow soon enough, and you'll forget all about us."
"Hey, Sumi, there's no need for that," Yasuhiro said, eyes flittering between the two. "I mean, we'll probably join him too, once we get our grades up a bit."
"A bit? Weren't you #128, Yamaguchi?" Sumi raised a brow. Yasuhiro flushed and looked away. "Don't get me wrong, I was only #125, so it's not like I have a leg to stand on. But the two of us barely even managed to win our duels, right? We just about scraped by with effect damage, right? But Uzumaki," he waved a hand at Naruto, who was looking more disgruntled the more Sumi spoke, "he not only won with a direct attack, he still had over half his life points left. He was running circles around that Proctor, countering her moves and the like. If anyone in this room, heck this dorm, is going to go into Ra Yellow, it's Uzumaki or that kid who beat Cronos-sensei. Losers like us don't stand a chance." With his piece said, Sumi fully turned around on his chair and faced the wall.
Yasuhiro's smile was long gone, and he looked at the floor with a forlorn expression. "…I did hear that Slifer was the dorm for losers and drop-outs…"
"Oi, enough of that!" Naruto said, punching his palm. Yasuhiro jumped and looked up, but Sumi stayed glaring at the wall. "You're already giving up, huh? You've barely reached the start line, and you're already throwing in the towel?"
"But, Sumi's right," Yasuhiro bemoaned. "I suck at this game."
"That's why you came to Duel Academia, right? To improve!"
"Yeah, cus they really care about us Slifer's huh?" Sumi looked over his shoulder baleful, one eyed glare. "They haven't even cleaned out the mould in our dorm, forget about helping us improve. I can already tell that we mere Slifer Reds are second class citizens at this place. Why would they even waste their time on us? We're clearly here to make the Ras and Obelisks look better."
Naruto growled, clenching his fists. "You know, Sumi, I really hate guys like you."
"Trust me, the feelings mutual." And with that, Sumi turned back to continue his staring contest with the wall.
"Oi, Yasuhiro, let's ditch this guy and go look around." Naruto looked at Yasuhiro, but he was already walking over to the beds.
"Thanks, but I think I'll just…lie down for a bit." He collapsed on the bottom bunk and turned to face the wall.
Naruto grit his teeth. "Fine; if you guys want to give up, then fine. If neither of you have the guts to even try, then I guess Slifer Red is the perfect dorm for you." He went for his bag, took out his duel disk, and left, slamming the door behind him.
Yasuhiro flinched at the sound, but Sumi just glared at the wall. He clicked his tongue, "Guys like that…I really do hate them."
Yasuhiro said nothing.
"Stupid jackass…doesn't even wanna try…jerk…" Naruto was grumbling as he stormed away from the Slifer Red dorm. The confrontation with Sumi made his brow twitch and his teeth clench just thinking about it.
The thought of just giving up after coming only this far made Naruto glare. Sure, he knew about Slifer Red's reputation for slackers and drop-outs, but he didn't think one would get that attitude on the first day of term.
"We haven't even had a class yet," Naruto said, glaring up at the sky. "Where'd he even get an attitude like that in the first place?"
"Man, Slifer's sure are pathetic, huh?"
"Yeah, totally!"
"Huh?" Naruto stopped, having heard voices from nearby. He finally took in his surroundings and saw that he was near a large body of water, which also happened to be near a fancy looking building. "Ain't this…the girl's dorm?"
Laughter could be heard and turning around Naruto saw two Obelisk Blue girls standing by an Obelisk Blue boy, the three of them laughing. The girls were attractive, one with black hair, the other with orange. The boy had blonde hair and a smug grin as he held the attentions of both girls.
"Seriously, I told those two Slifer's their place here, and did you see the looks on their faces? They looked like they were about to give up then and there!" The boy laughed, throwing his head back.
"Right? Why even apply if you're going to give up right out of the gate?" The orange one said.
"It was a bit harsh though, wasn't it?" The black haired one said, tilting her head.
"If they don't like where they are, Momoe, all they need to do is get better grades," the orange one said, waving her friends question away.
"Hah, like a Slifer slacker could get good grades!" The boy scoffed, grinning nastily. "They'll always be beneath an Obelisk Blue like me!"
Naruto listened to this all with his head hung. He may not be the smartest guy around, but he could put two and two together. He started walking over to the three. The boy was laughing again, though this time the girls were looking at him a bit strangely.
"Oi."
The boy stopped laughing, and all three Obelisks turned to face Naruto as he walked over. "Huh? Another drop-out?" The boy sneered, looking down his nose at Naruto. "What do you want, loser?"
"Those Slifer's you mentioned just now…" Naruto's head was still low, his hair shadowing his eyes.
"Huh? You friends with those losers or something?"
"No, not really," Naruto looked up, intense blue staring at the Obelisk. "But I don't appreciate jackasses like you picking on others. What, does putting other people down get you off, or something?"
The boy scoffed. "Or something. People like you Slifer Reds need to be put in your place. If you were worth anyone's time, then you'd at the very least be in Ra Yellow, minimum."
Naruto's brow twitched.
"What, you don't like to hear the truth?" The Obelisk boy stepped closer, smug smirk getting smugger and smirkier.
"Nah, what I don't like is assholes like you going out of your way to make other people feel like shit." Sumi's bitter glare and Yasuhiro's nervous smile slipping from his face flashed through Naruto's mind. "Just because they're in a different dorm, you decided to ruin their days."
The Obelisk boy scoffed. "If a few words is all it takes to make those losers feel bad, then they deserve to be in Slifer Red."
Naruto flinched as his own words echoed in his mind.
"Fine; if you guys want to give up, then fine. If neither of you have the guts to even try, then I guess Slifer Red is the perfect dorm for you."
'If Sumi ran into this guy, no wonder he's so bitter already.' Naruto pushed down his own sudden guilt. While what he said wasn't necessarily untrue, the words must have been especially hurtful after having met this guy.
"So how about you run along and be the loser you really are."
"Oi, Takada, aren't being a bit too harsh?" the orange girl finally said, looking at him with a raised brow. The other girl, Momoe, nodded silently.
Takada raised his own incredulous brow at them "Seriously?"
"So, Takada, huh?" Naruto said, crossing his arms. "How about you put your money where your mouth is."
"Huh?" Takada blinked.
"You and me, we duel. Now." Naruto held up his duel disk, eyeing the one on Takada's arm.
"What? Me, an Obelisk Blue Elite, duel a Slifer drop-out like you?" Takada laughed. Hard. "Li-Like you're even worth my time!"
"Oh, but Sumi and Yasuhiro were? I was, when you were just running your mouth off? So, it's fine when we don't fight back, but the second we take out our decks, you don't wanna know? What, you scared?"
Takada stopped laughing. His brow started to twitch, and his lip curled. "Me? Scared? Of some Slifer nobody?"
"Oi, you really want to do this?" The orange girl asked, putting her hand on her hip.
"Junko's right," Momoe said. "Takada may be a jerk ("Hey!") but he's still an Obelisk Blue.
Naruto smirked at them. "Don't worry about me. I may suck at schoolwork, but I know how to play the game. So, what do you say, Takada?"
Takada trembled with rage. "…All right, you little shit stain. Let's do this."
The two of them got into position, turning on their duel disks.
"Prepare to be destroyed, Slifer!"
"Bring it on you prick!"
"DU—"
"What's going on here?"
"Wha?"
"Huh?"
"Asuka-san!" Junko said, her and Momoe turning to face the girl who just arrived on the scene.
"Tenjoin?" Takada blushed, staring at her chest more than her face.
"Asuka-chan?" Naruto blinked.
"Asuka-chan!?" Takara roared, tearing his eyes away from Asuka's girls. "Who gave you the right to talk to Tenjoin in that way!?"
"That would be me." Asuka said, firm, as she approached the two. She gave Takada the stink eye. "What's going on here…what was your name again?"
Takada spluttered. "T-Takada! Takada Junjirou!" Her annoyed expression didn't gain any clarity. "We were at prep school together for three years!"
"Huh." She gave it some more thought, before shrugging it off. She looked to Naruto. "Was this guy giving you trouble, Naruto?"
Naruto opened his mouth, but Takada cut in. "Me giving him trouble!? He's the one who came over, shooting his mouth off at me!"
"Only because he's a total jackass!" Naruto said, giving Takada a nasty look. It was returned twofold.
Asuka sighed, pinching the space between her eyebrows. "The first day and you're already picking a fight, Naruto?" She glared at Takada. "What did you do?"
"Why do you assume I did something!?"
"Because Naruto may be a hot-headed idiot ("Hey!"), but he's not the kind of guy to just go picking fights just because." Takada went to complain, but Asuka shouldered through his attempt. "Aside from that, this isn't any time to be duelling. The dorm welcoming parties are going to begin soon."
Takada huffed and turned off his duel disk. "Fine, I'll just teach this slacker a lesson some other time." And with that, Takada stormed away, his mutterings audible but incomprehensible.
"Yeah, well, not if I teach it to you first!" Naruto yelled after him. He even shook his fist.
"Honestly, Naruto," Asuka sighed, shaking her head. "I get that he's a jerk, but—"
"But nothing!" Naruto said, surprising Asuka. "My roommates ran into that jackass earlier, and he totally made them miserable. Made them want to give up before they even try." Naruto glared at the distant image of Takada's back. "I may hate guys who give up, but guys like him are even worse than that."
Asuka sighed again but couldn't hide her slight smile. "Honestly, what am I going to do with you."
Junko and Momoe looked between the two blondes, growing more and more disbelieving as they did so. The two leant into each other to whisper.
"What are you two whispering about?" Asuka sighed, yet again. "Come on, you two need to get ready."
"What about you, Asuka-san?"
"I need to go find Manjoume-kun. He and his friends are the only ones now who aren't aware the welcome party is about to start." She turned to Naruto. "You should head back to the Slifer dorm too; your party is the same time as ours."
Naruto grimaced at the idea of returning to his dorm but nodded anyway. "I guess. See ya later, Asuka-chan."
Asuka nodded with a smile before heading towards the main building, shooing away the again whispering girls, who began to head off as well. Not without sending him curious looks, however.
Naruto huffed, releasing as much of his attention as he could in one breath. After staring at the lake with a moody pout for a moment, he made the trek back to the dorm. 'Maybe I should give Sumi another chance. I can get why he'd be in that kind of mood. Maybe he'll have calmed down by now.'
Naruto entered his dorm room. He saw Sumi, still glaring at the wall, and Yasuhiro, still lying in bed. Taking a deep breath, Naruto raised his hand.
"Hey, Yasuhiro, Sum—"
"What the hell do you want, Uzumaki?"
Naruto's brow twitched. Hard. 'Nope, still can't stand this jackass!'
Chapter end
There we go, hope that was alright. Got a bit of a glimpse at Naruto and Asuka's first meeting, as well as how they interact. Also introducing Yasuhiro, Sumi, and Takada. These guys are kind of OCs, but they're also characters from the first 3 Tag Force games. Not, like, important characters, but they're there. They'll be used as part of Naruto's character development during his time in Slifer Red. And yes, I kinda did tease a bit with that non-duel there, but Takada isn't interesting enough to duel yet.
And I wanna say this now—cus I'm sure there'll be comments about it—Naruto isn't going to hate Judai like he did in GYGOD. There will be some tension building, but I think it'll be more in character. Plus, it's only really in a mini arc that should only take place before episode 5 in the anime. But Naruto isn't going to start ranting about "that damn Kuriboh head" and trying to get him expelled. Just some good old-fashioned Early Part 1 Naruto-esc "oi pay attention to me not him" kinda thing. Back then Naruto really didn't like Sasuke getting all the attention, so it'll be a bit like that, I guess.
Naruto sure did go on a tangent in that flashback, huh? I feel its in character though cus Naruto does have a tendency to randomly talk about some pretty deep stuff every now and then, even if he is pulling it out of his ass.
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and let's all hope chapter 3 doesn't take so long this time, eh?
Ta ta!