I had to study Japanese infrastructure and geography for this Chapter, hope you appreciate that, oh and sorry for all of the scene changes but smooth transitions in the city were a pain, maybe a minor scene change thing should be added
OH and remember that this is just good fun nothing serious in almost any aspect, in fact it's mostly fluff so if I go off the rails, yeah it's basically an intermission between big stuff but stuff like this is gonna go far in the grand scheme of things and I still have that follow up Next Chapter
Normal Speech: "With each change, I changed too"
Flashbacks and thoughts: "my thoughts, my personality, how I saw right and wrong
Biju/Fox/Summoning/Inner Moka/Mikogami: "War changed me"
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A slim Pink-haired teenage girl collapsed on the ground just outside of Konoha's walls as she tried to catch her breath
"Come on, Sakura-chan, we only need a couple more laps to go!" a green spandex wearing Shinobi shouted as he offered her a hand
"We've...been running for three hours without stopping ...I...need a breather, Lee" Sakura huffed out, Rock Lee's mouth formed a line
"This training is about pushing yourself, Sakura-chan! if you can't push past your limit how are you going to catch up to Naruto-kun and Sasuke-san?" Lee said as soon as those words left his mouth Sakura caught her breath and stood up, wordlessly she began to sprint ahead of Lee.
"Yosh! Her new resolve is fanning the flames of her Youth!" Rock Lee shouted before running up ahead to catch up
"Remember Sakura-chan! After this, we have to impress Gai-sensei and do five hundre- no! Six Hundred push-ups! After that, we'll have a spar! And then we'll work on getting you to learn th..." Sakura cringed internally as she toned out Rock lee's ramblings but still, she continued to sprint
"I can't believe I ever thought Lady Tsunade was a slave driver, this training is insane!" Sakura thought, she felt her body ache and scream at her to take a break but she pushed on, determined to catch up to her old genin teammates wherever they were
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"So your enemy outnumbers you completely and is tracking you and your Shinobis down, what would you do?"
"I'd...try to regroup as fast as I can and take them head-on" Naruto answered, Yūgao grabbed a plastic toy and flicked it straight at Naruto's forehead
"No, Naruto, the enemy outnumbers you completely, you always need superior numbers if you're attacking an opposing force, Naruto," Yūgao said as Naruto rubbed his forehead and looked down at the board in front of him there were some things labeled like trees and mountains, the plastic soldiers were used to represent the Shinobis in a battlefield
"These aren't Shadow Clones that can be replaced down the line, these are living breathing Shinobis, you're gambling with lives here" She added
"I wish I had a shogi board but this will have to do...I wonder if they even sell them here in this world..." Yūgao mused
"A Leader needs to think outside of the box here, Naruto"
Naruto continued to stare at the board until he narrowed his eyes and grabbed one of the plastic soldiers that were painted orange and moved it into the woods
"I'd regroup as fast as I can, I shouldn't attack them head-on as you said and if I have to it's best to do it on my own terms…" Naruto muttered, Yūgao grinned slightly, her blond student was slow but there was no doubt in her mind that he was getting better at this
"I would avoid direct confrontation then, the woods there would be great cover if I can retreat there" Naruto finished, the Purple-haired Anbu nodded
"That's good, you understand why it would be a bad idea to directly attack them with inferior numbers and you understood terrain is a huge factor in deciding the outcome of a battle," Yūgao said before pointing to the trees
"As you just learned it's important to choose your battles, a Forest is ideal for a more unorthodox approach." Yūgao continued, she took the orange toy soldier where it previously was
"I would have left a rearguard to hold off the enemy as long as they can while we withdraw deeper into the woods, laying traps to delay them, my main objective is to link up with whatever high command there is and go from there" Yūgao finished as her blond student bit his lower lip
"Could the rear guard really give their lives up like that? To just cover a retreat?" Naruto asked Yūgao gave him a slow nod
"It's their job, Naruto, if they didn't stay behind to tie down the enemy then the enemy just has a better chance to catch up with the rest of the troops and then what?" Yūgao pointed out, Naruto put the pieces together in his head and sighed, she was right, if there wasn't any organized resistance to hold off an advance even if just for an hour, they could all be picked off in the confusion.
"So the best course of action you can take is to just leave those Shinobis there and retreat?" Naruto said as the Anbu nodded
"Yes, that's the general rule of order, however, there are always exceptions, you have to think on the fly and adapt to the changing conditions on the battlefield, you want to be Hokage right?" Yūgao asked Naruto gave her an eager nod
"Of course!" Naruto replied as the Purple-haired Anbu closed her eyes for a second
"Well, I'm not trying to discourage you in the slightest but a Hokage always needs to make important decisions like this, especially in wartime...just keep that in mind going forward," Yūgao said a brief frown found itself on to Naruto's face before Yūgao went on with her lesson
"Everything on the battlefield is important but for now I'll focus on terrain and weather…The best example I give on how important weather can be in a battle is with a little brief history" Yūgao took a deep breath as Naruto looked up at her
"During the Second Shinobi world war, there was a detachment of a newly raised Anbu unit sent to the eastern side of Ame, if you know anything about Ame at all it's that it's obviously always raining there, those Anbu all had a Fire affinity so when they were eventually ambushed and attempted to retaliate. the Heavy rain affected every Fire Ninjutsu the Anbu tried to put out...and to make matters worse the Ame Shinobi that were there had several Shinbois with a Water affinity" Yūgao started, Naruto frowned even more at this
"So then what happened?" he asked, Yūgao put on a blank look and stared down her student
"Out of the thirty Anbu that went out there only nine came back alive, the censored report of the skirmish that was given to the public said those Anbu heroically faced wave after wave of Ame Shinobi." Yūgao paused for a second before continuing
"The reality was the Ame attackers were only around fifty Chunins and an estimate of twenty Jounins, they were ill-equipped but were experienced and more invigorated due to fighting on their own territory, it was a bitter and bloody lesson but one Konoha really needed, ever since that defeat, Konoha makes sure they're sending a unit with a more diverse arsenal and not just a group with a single Nature affinity and though that might seem obvious now, it wasn't back then due to some old traditions with the Sarutobi Clan and others... so as I said, weather can play a big factor into things" Yūgao finished
Naruto tried to process everything in his head and eventually managed to do so as he turned over to his purple-haired Sensei
"How do you know this story, anyway?" Naruto asked as Yūgao shrugged
"The Public only knows the censored version while the Anbu passes down this story to each other as a lesson to not think of yourself as so mighty because of your rank. Remember that even a group of poorly equipped and starving Genins can take out a well equipped and experienced Anbu if he doesn't have his guard up, you just need one Kunai" Yūgao replied, flashing said weapon, Naruto briefly thought back to his time in the Land of Waves and his first confrontation with Zabuza and gave her a dumbfounded nod
*Knock*
*Knock*
Naruto perked up at the sound while Yūgao motioned for him to get the door, the blond quickly checked the peephole and to his surprise it was Tsukune
The Uzumaki unlocked the front door and twisted the doorknob, Tsukune stood outside with a sheepish grin
"H-Hey, Man? How've you been?" Tsukune awkwardly greeted as the Whiskered blond grinned, he couldn't believe he had nearly forgotten
"We're going to the city, right?" Naruto said, whatever worries Tsukune had disappeared
"Yeah, you said you wanted to see the place, are you ready?" Tsukune asked as Naruto nodded
"Yep, let me just get my wallet," Naruto said before looking down at this plain white t-shirt
"And let me just put something on" Naruto finished as he jogged over to his room, Yūgao raised an eyebrow at the interaction but quickly picked up the cardboard game and tossed it on the couch after doing so Yūgao and Tsukune went into a staring contest, the latter starting to get more and more uncomfortable as this went on.
"Ms. Uzuki...right?" Tsukune greeted, breaking the stiff silence, Yūgao nodded but said nothing thankfully for Tsukune, Naruto came right back with an orange and black tracksuit and a black headband with an odd symbol on it.
"I'm back! Let's get out of here" Naruto proclaimed and the two walked out of the apartment, Yūgao blinked for a second before rushing over to the door and peeked her head out
"Don't stay out too late! And try not to get lost!" Yūgao shouted Naruto nodded as he and Tsukune walked down the stairs
"I got it, I got it" Naruto waved off in a dismissive tone, Yūgao watched the two slowly walk out of the front gate and shook her head, she leaned on the door and sighed
"I'm not getting attached to this brat, right?" Yūgao muttered to no one in particular before shaking her head, it was best to find something else to occupy her mind for the time being
"So what's there really to do in a city?" Naruto asked Tsukune took a deep breath trying to think a couple of things, he did want to show his friend around this world
"Well...we could go to an arcade, maybe we could go see a movie...it would be nice if I could call up my friends from my old school" Tsukune trailed off Naruto frowned as he turned to him
"Why don't you call them up?" Naruto questioned, Tsukune scratched his cheek in slight embarrassment
"Ah, they got into a prestigious school after we graduated while I failed my entrance exam, I haven't spoken to them since so it would kind of be awkward if I just suddenly invited them like that with no heads up" Tsukune answered truthfully and Naruto shrugged, he wasn't going to press Tsukune on it, eventually something crossed Naruto's mind and he opened his mouth
"did you get my section of the newspaper?" Naruto asked as Tsukune grinned
"Yeah, sent it to Gin too so he could look it over" Tsukune answered, the Human ran his fingers through his hair while Naruto scoffed
"It's about time he does something for the Newspaper that isn't just giving us a topic and leaving" Naruto finished and Tsukune nodded in agreement.
"When we get back to the Academy we should probably double-check, it's a big story...I wonder how Ruby is gonna take it" Tsukune commented
Just as the two were about to cross the street to a train station, The Sound of something vibrating caught Tsukune's attention while Naruto looked around to see what the noise was.
The brown-haired Human dug in his pocket and took out a pink cellphone, Naruto looked on in interest as a confused Tsukune tapped a button to answer the call
"Kaa-san? Is something wrong?" Tsukune asked he could hear his mother hyperventilating over the phone
"T-Tsukune-kun there is a drop-dead gorgeous looking girl here asking about you! Come home quickly" his mother called out, Naruto tilted his head in slight confusion as he heard bits and pieces of the conversation before his eyes widened
"Wait do you think it cou-" Naruto was cut off as Tsukune put his phone away and jogged back to his home with Naruto following behind him
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"S-So could I get you anything?" Kasumi asked Moka gave her a half-hearted laugh
"Tea would be fine, again, I apologize for dropping by like this unannounced I was positive, Tsukune-kun would have been home" Moka spoke while Tsukune's mother took out turned on the stove
"It's fine, I just can't believe how much my little Tsukune has matured in such a short amount of time…" Kasumi trailed off, Moka placed her tea on the coaster
"It's only been a couple of months, Ms. Aono" Moka commented with a fanged smile, The brown-haired Woman gave Moka a warm smile
"It just feels like it's been forever since he's been home, I know that all boys have to leave their home someday, I just didn't expect it to be this fast" Kasumi said as Moka took a sip of her tea, a few seconds of a comfortable silence went by until Kasumi spoke again
"How did you and my little Tsukune start dating?" Kasumi abruptly questioned, Moka nearly spat her tea out, thankfully for the pink-haired Vampiress, a door flung open and Tsukune walked right in with Naruto behind him, Kasumi smiled as she saw her son and her new blond neighbor.
"M-Moka-chan!" Tsukune said in surprise while Naruto stood behind Tsukune and waved his hand at her
"Hi, Moka!" Naruto greeted, the Vampiress waved back as Tsukune could compose himself
"What are y-you doing here?"
Moka set her teacup down and gave him a warm smile
"I came to see you, Tsukune-kun! Our trip was great and all but we didn't really get any time to ourselves, I was hoping we could change that today and finally get some peace and quiet…" Moka answered with a light blush
"Peace and Quiet? This is exactly what the News was warning me about when they said Teen pregnancy was on the rise all over the world! What do I do? I don't want to be a grandmother yet but I can't tear these two apart! Who knows if Tsukune will even be able to land a girl like this again!" Kasumi's cheeks heated up as her mind raced on
"I'm up for Moka joining us!" Naruto proclaimed before another voice cut in
"Aren't you gonna be uncomfortable being the third wheel?" Naruto turned to face an Older girl staring him down
"Kyō?" Tsukune muttered as the black-haired girl walked over to Naruto and slung her arm over his shoulder.
"Listen, on the off chance, you're that dense, Moka and Tsukune are trying to get on a date" Kyōko whispered over to Naruto who looked even more confused
"A date?" Naruto said while the Older girl rolled her eyes and let go of him, Kyōko smiled at her aunt and Tsukune
"To think you already got yourself a girlfriend so soon! I'm sure your dad is gonna be happy to hear about this!" as soon as those words left Kyōko's mouth Moka turned cherry red while Tsukune's blush was a little harder to see but it was still there
"Though I think you broke Auntie," Kyōko said, Kasumi started to laugh uncontrollably which only worried Kyōko more
"hAhah! No no! It's okay, it is!" Kasumi started before turning over to Moka and Tsukune
"J-Just remember to be safe when doing it, okay?" Kasumi said the Tenison was starting to become so awkward even the normally dense Naruto was starting to feel it
"So...I think we should head out" Naruto brought up breaking the tense silence and a still blushing Moka stood up, She used her hands to cover her blushing face and eagerly nodded
"I think we should!" Moka said before walking towards the door with Tsukune and Naruto behind her, Kasumi stood in silence at the kitchen table as she heard the door close and finally managed to calm herself down
"I need to talk to someone about this" Kasumi said as she went to her room for the house phone, Kyōko shrugged as she watched her aunt walk upstairs before stretching out her body
"I guess now's a good time for a bubble bath"
Moka, Tsukune, and Naruto all walked out of the House's fence door but the tension was still in the air as Naruto tried to think of anything to break the ice but to everyone's surprise, a familiar blue blur crashed into Tsukune
"Tsukune-kun! It's been so long since our trip, I missed you so much!" the silhouette shouted, Tsukune head was spinning from the impact but slowly the Human collected himself and his eyes widened
"K-Kurumu-chan?! You're here too?!" Tsukune shouted as the Succubus pulled away from her destined one
"Of course I am! we just got dropped off! I wanted to spend the day with my destined one after all!" Kurumu exclaimed the earlier events were temporary forgotten, Tsukune tilted his head in slight confusion
"We?" Tsukune questioned before another voice cut in
"Yeah, we got dropped off together" the three glanced over to see Mizore walking over to him with a purple umbrella
"What's up with the umbrella?" Naruto pointed at the Object as Mizore turned over to him
"The umbrella keeps me cool, I don't like this heat" Mizore answered, Kurumu finally let go of Tsukune and turned over to Moka
"I asked Yukari if she wanted to come along like you told me to but she just said she was busy with some potion research...whatever that really means," Kurumu said, Moka gave her a downcasted look before she looked up at her friends with a new smile on her face
"Well at least most of us are here" Moka stated Tsukune nodded in agreement as Naruto pumped his fist in the air
"Oh man, this is gonna be so much fun!" Naruto shouted, before turning over to Tsukune
"So where are we going?" Naruto asked and Tsukune scratched his chin
"We could go check out the mall...maybe see a movie…" Tsukune pondered before shaking his head, he was already getting way ahead of himself
"Well, before anything else, I think we should go catch a train!" Tsukune stated as he began to jog to the nearest train station, Naruto quickly caught up to him with the rest of the girls behind him
It didn't take long for the group to finally make their way to the nearest train station and as they waited for their train, the five began to plan out where exactly they should go
"We're going to Osaka?" Moka said Tsukune nodded as Mizore and Naruto looked over the Map together
"Yeah, it's a port city one of the biggest in all of Japan, that's not a problem...is it?" Tsukune asked and Moka shook her head
"I was a little bit worried about everything coming over to the Human City and all of that...but like you said all I have to do is not talk about Yokai or...my identity and I'll blend in" Moka whispered truthfully, Tsukune grinned at her, he was honestly glad that Moka was getting more comfort around Humanity it gave him an odd sense of hope
Tsukune then stole a glance over to Naruto
"...I think we should also let Naruto soak it all in and do our best to explain it all to him" Tsukune answered as Moka hummed and placed a finger under her chin
"I wonder how Naruto-kun is gonna take all of it in," Moka said aloud while Kurumu wrapped her arms behind Tsukune
"What about Naruto?" Kurumu cut in as she looked over the Human's Shoulder
"A-Ah, Nothing! Kurumu-chan!" Tsukune responded, not too far from the three, Mizore and Naruto were trying to mark down some good spots to check out
"A public hot spring?" Naruto muttered, Mizore shuddered when she heard this
"Too hot for me, I might even accidentally freeze the water" Mizore shot down and Naruto gave her a slow understanding nod
"Good point," he said before looking back at the map, something finally caught his eye and the Shinobi pointed to it
"What about a shopping street?" Naruto offered as Mizore thought about for a brief second
"Doesn't sound so bad" Mizore accepted before the Uzumaki walked back over to his friends with Mizore behind him
"A Shopping street?" Moka questioned and Kurumu gasped
"Perfect!" Kurumu commented, Tsukune smiled as the train finally came through the dark tunnel
"Let's hurry then!"
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Naruto's eyes were wide as saucers plates as he scanned his surroundings, exiting the train station it was all completely different to him, he didn't even notice the crowds of people passing by him.
There was no way Konoha could compare to this, the Hokage Tower was arguably the tallest building in the Village but these Giants of buildings completely dwarfed it, he wasn't even sure there was a building in the entire Land of Fire maybe even the elemental nations that could compare to this.
Tsukune chuckled slightly at his friend's reaction before patting him on the back
"Never seen anything like it, huh?" Tsukune commented as Naruto was still too stunned to respond
"This...is Osaka?" Naruto asked still taking in the new environment, Moka nodded as she dug through her bag to make sure she had everything
"Yeah! This is the second-largest city in Japan!" Moka answered while Naruto blinked at that
"S-Second largest?" the blond stuttered and Tsukune shot him a grin
"Yeah, the biggest one is the Capital, Tokyo, I think one of these days we should take a trip there too" Tsukune spoke before Mizore finally came back with a cold water bottle in her hand and her umbrella
"I thought it would have been a little warmer but I'm not really complaining" She casually stated as Kurumu stretched her arms out
"So that Shopping Street shouldn't be too far, right? Let's go check it out!" Kurumu said the five teens all began to walk there with Naruto still taking notice of things like the digital billboards, the huge buses, and the endless stream of cars. he remembered being on a road similar to this during his little factory mission but to see the street so packed full of cars was new to him.
The Shinobi was too mesmerized by everything, he didn't notice Kurumu behind him, taking out a camera from her bag and smiling.
"Hey, Naruto!" The Succubus called out as Naruto turned over to her, Kurumu quickly snapped a photo of him.
"Why did you just take a photo of me?" Naruto blinked for a couple of seconds as Kurumu plucked off the Photo from its small printer and waved it in the air so it could develop
"Well, I want to remember this trip for a long time...That's not a problem is it?" Kurumu said before Naruto shook his head
"It's fine but let me see the Photo, I wanna see how it came out," said Naruto as he approached her
Kurumu shrugged and handed him the Photo, the Shinobi glared at it before it suddenly turned into a smile and he handed it back to her
"I thought you would have gotten my bad side but I look good!" Naruto spoke, Kurumu rolled her eyes at him but before she could say anything Tsukune lightly tapped Naruto on his shoulder
"Kurumu-chan, you can take more pictures later, we're almost there," Tsukune stated as the Succubus nodded and continued their journey through the street, finally after another fifteen minutes, the group finally entered the shopping street
"Okay! First thing's first! I really want to go buy a new scarf why don't we start there?" Kurumu spoke up, Mizore raised an eyebrow at that
"A scarf? But It's the middle of summer…" Mizore pointed out and Kurumu turned over to her
"Warm clothes are cheaper this time of year, they get more expensive the closer you get to Winter" Kurumu informed, Moka looked a bit excited when she heard this
"I think some shopping right now would be excellent!" Moka gleefully said Tsukune and Naruto glanced at each other.
"Do you think they have clothes with more orange here?" Naruto whispered over, Tsukune gave him a weird look
"...Orange?" Tsukune repeated
"Yeah, I don't have a lot of Orange clothes, I only have this one and it's killing me, man!" Naruto shouted holding up his tracksuit, Kurumu scoffed at that and went up to him
"Naruto...Orange is easily one of the worst colors you can wear, It doesn't compliment a lot of colors." The Succubus said as Naruto shot her a small glare
"Orange goes with black" Naruto retorted and pointed towards his tracksuit
"Black goes with everything even Orange" Kurumu gave him a dismissive wave before the group finally came up to a small clothing store, the Succubus turned back to Naruto with a smirk
"Why don't you try some new color?" Kurumu urged and Naruto shook his head in defiance
"No way, I've been wearing Orange since I was a kid" the Shinobi stated as he folded his arms, Mizore was putting away her purple umbrella and looked over to her crush
"You could at least try a new outfit, I've never seen someone wear a tracksuit, especially in this heat" Mizore said, Moka nodded with her
"It is a little bit odd, isn't it…" She trailed off as the Vampiress scanned Naruto's outfit, the Uzumaki began to feel slightly annoyed at the constant jabs while Tsukune watched from a distance in amusement
"But if I like it there shouldn't be anything wrong with that" Naruto stubbornly said and Kurumu took a deep breath
"And there's no harm in trying something new, if you don't like it, you could just pick up whatever you want and you won't hear a word from me" Kurumu spoke, Naruto blinked when he heard this despite being completely set on sticking with orange there was something that Kurumu said that stayed in his mind for a brief second
"Try something new" the Whiskered Shinobi frowned, Kurumu was right about how it couldn't harm him to try something new and Tsunade did say to experience new things here...maybe this was one of those things
"Fine, I'll try it but if I don't like it, I'm going with Orange," Naruto said, the Blue-haired teen froze and turned back with a huge smile and stars in her eye as she could barely contain herself from jumping, it wasn't every day someone accepted her help for something like this.
"Alright! Alright! Let's start with the shirts then we'll find something for your lower body...maybe jeans? ha, no way, so we'll go with accessories then…" Naruto was able to tone out Kurumu's rambling as she pushed him into the Men's section of the store with the rest of the group following right behind her
"I think I made a mistake" Naruto grimly thought, Kurumu bit her lower lip as she scanned a blue t-shirt, the Succubus stole a glance at Naruto then back to the shirt
"Mizore-chan, help me out with this" Kurumu said as the Yuki-onna went over to her and stared at the Shirt then at her crush
"It does go with his eyes…" Mizore commented Kurumu nodded at that before setting down the shirt
"That's true but it's still a bit too casual for what I'm trying to go for...maybe we could try a more...mature look" Kurumu muttered while Mizore put her hands in her sweater's pockets and shrugged at her friend
"his Tracksuit looks kind of...tacky but the color scheme isn't bad, it's just the fact it's a tracksuit! who wears a tracksuit as their casual outfit!" Kurumu ranted before Mizore picked up a dark orange t-shirt
"Why not just let him have the Orange then? We could pair it up with a dark jacket so it's not a complete eye-sore" Mizore offered and Kurumu pondered at the proposal
"I'd actually like that..." Naruto said while Kurumu stared at her blond friend before she took the Dark Orange T-shirt and tossed it to him
"You're getting that, now we need to look for something to compliment that shade of Orange" Kurumu stated as Naruto grinned slightly when he caught the Orange shirt
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"Did I really need to try on seven jackets before getting this one?"
Kurumu nodded as she walked out of the store with the shopping bag holding her new scarf
"Yes" She simply said but Naruto only checked over his new outfit again
"But we just ended up getting the first one I tried on" Naruto pointed out and Kurumu shrugged
"Look, I believe that if you think you look good, you'll feel good, you don't want to regret what you buy, so that's why we were checking everything " Kurumu stated while Naruto began to mentally count how much money he had left, the Shinobi still had more than enough for lunch, he was still loaded from his past mission too but just next to Naruto, Tsukune noticed Naruto's actions before he opened his phone to check the time
"It's still a little early…" Tsukune thought before looking over to Naruto
"Why don't we all get lunch?" the Human asked as Naruto took a sharp breath and a crazed look briefly flash on Naruto's face, he always wanted to try new Human world Ramen
"It has to be Ramen" Naruto stated, Tsukune blinked at that but this was Naruto, Tsukune knew his blond friend had some...quirks.
"Sure, we can get Ramen, I think there should be a place here..." Tsukune said as his eyes looked around through the crowds of people, eventually, just in the distance, Tsukune could make out a small restaurant
"Why don't we try Yamato's Kitchen?" Tsukune offered, Moka perked up and followed Tsukune's gaze
"Does it have to be ramen?" Mizore asked as Naruto turned over to her with a passionate look, grabbing on to the stunned Yuki-onna's shoulders Naruto stared into her eyes
"It has to be Ramen, I've gone without it for too long, it's been nothing but exotic food, Snakes, Eels, I think I've even had a pufferfish at one point! It's just so weird! I haven't had anything normal since break started!" Naruto said while Mizore pulled her sucker out
"Yeah...but I don't really like Ramen…it's too hot" Mizore responded, Naruto was about to reply when he realized that it could probably hurt Mizore if she drank hot like Ramen, The Shinobi wasn't exactly sure how Yuki-onna biology worked but it was something to take into account
"They probably have more than just Ramen there...you could get something else" Naruto spoke as Mizore tilted her head
"Do you like Ramen?" Mizore asked, Naruto gave her his trademark grin and nodded
"It's the best! There's nothing else that can even come close I could eat fifteen! No...twenty bowls! I used to eat it all the time back home!" Naruto answered, Mizore returned his grin with one of her own, Naruto was weird she knew that from the very beginning but there was something endearing about that and that's what she liked about him. The group was near the ramen stand when
"Hey, Naruto, where are you from?" Kurumu asked
"W-Where am I from?" Naruto repeated as he began to lightly sweat and Kurumu nodded
"Yeah, you said 'back home' I know Tsukune-kun said he lived here for a while before enrolling at the Academy but we don't really know much about you outside of school," Kurumu said as Mizore looked a bit intrigued
"She's right, you've never really told us much about yourself" Mizore added, Naruto considered dismissing it now that they were nearing the Ramen stand but the Shinobi realized it was inevitable that he'd have to tell them at some point but that doesn't mean he was going to tell them everything.
"Just filter the more sensitive parts…" Naruto reminded himself, Mizore tapped him on the shoulder
"Naruto...you're spacing on out on us" Mizore gave him a look of slight concern, Naruto blinked at her before opening the door to the restaurant
"Sorry, let's just order first and I'll tell you about it," Naruto said, Tsukune and Moka were able to overhear the conversation but stayed silent.
"Hello! Welcome to Yamato's kitchen!" a cheerful teenage girl around their age greeted.
The girls decided to take a seat while Tsukune and Naruto scanned through the menu
"Are you actually going to tell them about that?" Tsukune whispered over while Naruto nodded
"Yeah, don't worry too much about it" Naruto stated while the teenage girl flashed them a grin
"So are you two ready to order?" The girl asked and Naruto blinked at her
"Let's just start with six bowls of Miso Ramen with extra pork" Naruto casually answered, Tsukune looked over to his blond friend as if he grew a second head
"S-six?" Tsukune stuttered out and Naruto smiled at him
"Yep"
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"..."
"..."
"S-so what about you, what can I get for you?" the girl asked Tsukune, breaking the stiff awkward silence
"Oh, I, well" Tsukune began to stammer before Naruto used the back of his hand to tap Tsukune's chest and pointed over to the Japanese meatballs on the Menu
"Why don't you get some Tsukunes, Tsukune?" Naruto said with an amused grin, Tsukune's face went flat as he turned over to his friend
"That was a bad joke and you know it" Tsukune sighed before looking back at the menu
"But I think I'll actually take some of those Tsukunes…." Tsukune finished, the girl wrote down Tsukune's order and nodded. Once again Naruto tapped Tsukune's shoulder with his palm and whispered over
"I'm gonna head back…" Naruto briefly said and Tsukune nodded, he watched Naruto go back to the table and finished up the rest of the group's order
"Alright, Naruto, let's hear it," Kurumu said, the blond took a deep breath as he watched Tsukune return. he mentally went over what he was gonna say once more and after a few seconds opened his mouth
"you're right, I'm not from here, I only moved to Japan when I entered the Academy" Naruto started, Kurumu raised an eyebrow at that as she intertwined her fingers
"Really? Your Japanese is actually pretty good" Kurumu commented while Mizore took a sip of her cold water.
"It's not uncommon for Yokai to get transfers from other countries" Mizore added, Naruto scratched his cheek
"Y-Yeah, so I was born in a very secluded village, nothing like Osaka or anything else like I've seen here...I went to school, graduated, made some friends, and eventually came here" Naruto finished.
Despite the information being very vague it was enough information to satisfy Mizore for the moment, while she wanted to press on and ask more about where he was from and even what kind of Monster he was.
Mizore knew that there was a time and place for those types of questions and a restaurant in a Human city wasn't one of those places
"What about your family?" Kurumu asked Naruto flinched when he heard that
"M-My family?" he repeated
"Yeah, There was that weird Purple-haired lady that showed up during our trip, she said she was your distant cousin, she kept glaring at me too," Kurumu said, Naruto suppressed a frown, instead he gave her a grin and dismissively waved it off
"Ah, she always has that look when she meets new people but she's been keeping an eye on me for a couple of months now" Naruto responded as Mizore took another sip of her drink and stared at her blond friend
"What about your parents?" Mizore asked this time Naruto wasn't able to suppress a frown and stared at the Purple-haired teen
"What is this? An Interrogation?" Naruto thought before he opened his mouth
"They're...on a Business trip" the Shinobi softly answered, Mizore caught the frown on his face and decided to stop asking anything else for now. Naruto was clearly getting more uncomfortable with the encroachment of his personal life.
"S-Sorry for the long wait!" the brown-haired waitress said, Mizore, Kurumu, and Moka's eyes widened as they saw the bowls of Ramen while Naruto mentally cheered
"This was a pretty big order," She said, she began to hand Naruto all six bowls of ramen.
"That's a lot of Ramen for one person" Moka commented, the Waitress set down everyone else's food
The group watched in horror and even slight fascination as Naruto devoured bowl after bowl of Ramen, Six bowls turned into Nine, then eleven, and eventually Naruto finally stopped on his sixteenth bowl but the group hadn't even touched their own food
"That's not healthy, that can't be healthy" Kurumu added as she looked at all of the empty bowls, Mizore silently took out a notebook and scribbled away at it before quickly putting it in her pocket.
"But where does it all go?" Tsukune passively wondered, Naruto wiped his mouth with a napkin before noticing all of the stares he was getting by his friends and even some other customers were staring at him
"What?" Naruto said, something suddenly crossed Tsukune's mind as he froze
"Wait how are we gonna pay for this?" The Human thought
reluctantly the group ate their own food and as the bill finally came, Tsukune began to get worried and reached for it only for Naruto to grab it, Tsukune watched as Naruto got up and went over to the front
"Is he really gonna foot the bill?" Kurumu said
Tsukune quickly got up from the counter just as Naruto finished up paying, the first thing Tsukune noticed was a green pouch Naruto was carrying around, it was shaped into a frog.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Tsukune asked Naruto glanced over to him with a toothpick in his mouth as the Shinobi put away the frog pouch
"Paying the bill" Naruto answered, Tsukune gave him a deadpanned look before taking out his wallet,
"Look, I appreciate it but we all agreed we were going to pay our own lunches...here," Tsukune said as Naruto held up his hand
"It's fine, it didn't cost that much" the blond dismissed before throwing away the used toothpick in the trash can
"You invited me out and I'm really enjoying myself, everyone else being here was a surprise too... I think this is the least I could do" Naruto softly said with a grin, Tsukune still heard him clearly but before he could say anything the girls soon joined Tsukune and Naruto. The blond let out a yawn before putting his hands behind his head and smiling
"So where are we going now?" he asked, trying to drop the subject, Tsukune briefly ignored him
"Still feels like I should have paid up back there or something" Tsukune thought as they all walked out of the ramen shop, the rest of the group had similar feelings but kept it to themselves
The Newspaper Club spent the rest of their time going through various stores, some that intrigued Naruto like an electronics store while others like another clothing store completely bored the Shinobi.
Tsukune looked up at the sky, the Sun was starting to go down, the brown-haired Human knew the trains would be packed with people that were getting off work and that was something he knew would make his friends, more specifically, Moka, uncomfortable.
"We should finally get going" Tsukune spoke up after some internal debate and Kurumu turned over to him
"Already, Tsukune-kun? But it's still a bit early..." Kurumu commented but Tsukune shook his head
"If we start heading back now we'll get back at the train station just in time for rush hour to be over" Tsukune replied
"But there's still so much more we could do, we didn't even get to see a movie" Naruto resorted with a frown, Tsukune gave him a weak grin
"Yeah, I know, if it makes you feel better there aren't any good Movies worth seeing right now, we'll go some other time," Tsukune said, Mizore hummed to herself as she put away the umbrella, the sun was already setting so there was no point in having it out like that, Moka still looked on with some worry, she gave the group a half-hearted smile
"I-I think we could still see a movie though!" Moka piped up causing the whole group to pause, Tsukune blinked at the Pink-haired girl, he stole a glance at Naruto who shrugged
"Y-you sure?"
Moka only nodded at her human crush
"Oh of course!"
Naruto then looked a bit excited
"I'm up for that!"
Tsukune grin slightly looking at the blond
"Movie it is then"
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"life's end...isn't it beautiful? it's almost tragic..." a blond woman on the screen lay in a field of flowers as the Newspaper Club laid their eyes on the cinema screen, Mizore raised an eyebrow at the corny line wondering why Naruto and Tsukune even picked this film.
"Jack...or should I say...Snake...you're a wonderful man"
"Kill me...kill me now...do it!" She urged on, the one-eyed man hesitated to pull the trigger.
"There's only room for one boss...and one snake" She muttered Kurumu was bored through the entire movie and fell asleep while Moka seemed a little sad she couldn't see the Romantic comedy film but this actually wasn't so bad with its corny romantic subplot. Tsukune was just into the movie casually eating his popcorn and ignoring the world around him.
He and Naruto wanted to see a spy action film and they were frankly getting it.
Naruto sniffed, his ocean blue eyes watering, towards the end of the film.
"History...will never know what she did, no one will ever learn the truth, her story...her debriefing, will enduring only in your heart"
the Shinobi was practically moved to tears
"This is the best movie I've ever seen." He choked up
"She was a real hero, she was a true...patriot..."
the film screen finally turned pitch black as the lights of the cinema turned on
"It was okay..." Mizore commented as Naruto turned over to her in disbelief
"It was great, what do you mean?! I mean he didn't e-"
Kurumu managed to ignore Naruto's ranting and noticed people leaving the cinema.
"Oh, shit we're leaving?" Kurumu yawned as she stood up and stretched
"Blue Valentine is gonna start soon..." Moka muttered over to Tsukune who blushed slightly, the thought of watching a film like that with Moka seemed nice, in fact, Tsukune had half a mind to actually go buy the tickets but...
"We still have to get back to the Bus stop before we miss it, Moka-chan" Kurumu casually nudged the Pinkette's shoulder, Moka sighed and nodded before standing up with her friends and following them out of the cinema
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"That was an interesting trip back…" Mizore passively stated while stretching her arms out and glancing over to Naruto
"It took almost two hours just to get into a train" Kurumu complained, Tsukune said nothing as he kept his eyes on Moka who appeared to be mostly fine
"Ah, Moka-chan, how are you feeling?" Tsukune asked as the Pink-haired teen stopped walking she turned over to her Human friend with a grin
"I'm fine, Tsukune-kun" Moka answered, Tsukune let out a sigh of relief, but unfortunately for the Human, Kurumu wrapped her arms around him from behind
"Aren't you going to ask me how I'm feeling too, Tsukune-kun?" Kurumu purred, Tsukune lightly blushed and found it hard to walk with Kurumu holding him the way she was
"Y-Yeah, how are you feeling, Kurumu-chan?" Tsukune questioned and Kurumu's seductive stare disappeared as she gave him a warm smile
"I always feel great when I'm with you, Tsukune-kun" Kurumu replied, the Human shook his head as he removed Kurumu's arms from his waist, the group was finally nearing Tsukune's neighborhood.
"Wait, how are you guys going to get home?" Tsukune brought up
"The Bus, how else did we get here?" Mizore stated as she took out another sucker and Moka nodded
"We'll to be picked up in another hour or so" Moka added, Naruto narrowed his eyes as he looked up at the sky and searched his pockets
"I...brought the key with me right?" Naruto thought, he nearly felt his heart stop when the two front pockets didn't have the key, searching the back pocket Naruto felt the familiar steel key and let out a relieved sigh.
The group approached Tsukune's house and the Human opened the front gate
"You guys want to come in?" the Human offered, Moka and Kurumu immediately nodded the latter feeling giddy about being in her destined one's home but Naruto shook his head
"I think I'm gonna head in early" Naruto rejected, Tsukune blinked at his blond friend before shrugging, Naruto felt a tug on his tracksuit and turned over to Mizore who was still holding on to his tracksuit
"I know this is a bit sudden but do you mind if I talk to you, Privately?" Mizore asked, Naruto was a bit taken aback by this but nodded and waved goodbye to the rest of the group.
Naruto slowly opened the front door and entered the apartment with Mizore behind him, the Yuki-onna took in the setting and noticed just how clean it was.
"Eh...could you take off your shoes? I'm sorry, it's just Yūgao is a huge clean freak and she'd never let it go" Naruto said, Mizore blinked at that before nodding and leaving her shoes next to Naruto's
"I wonder where sensei is...did she go out? She would have left a note if she was" Naruto mused before perking up and turning over to Mizore
"Oh! Right! Come on, take a seat! I'm supposed to be a good host...so could I get you anything?" Naruto offered in a polite tone, though never having experience with being well mannered, Yūgao proved to be more than just a Shinobi teacher and managed drilled basic manners into Naruto's head.
"It's...still pretty hot here, just some cold water would be fine" Mizore answered, Naruto gave her a nod before heading to the Kitchen, the Purple-haired teen took a seat on the table as she watched Naruto pour her a glass
"So, what did you want to talk about?" Naruto said as Mizore bit her lower lip
"Do you remember when we were at the pond back at Yokai?" Mizore asked, Naruto nodded and took a seat in front of her
"Of course I do, we were skipping rocks that day, what about it?" Naruto stated, he intentionally made sure to avoid bringing up the events that occurred after that
"My feelings for you never changed," Mizore said, for a brief second Naruto seemed confused but as he thought back to that day, Naruto was able to slowly put the pieces together.
"What do you mean?" Naruto asked and the Yuki-onna repressed the urge to roll her eyes
"I love you, Naruto, I want to be more than friends and I want to know what you think" Mizore bluntly answered, Naruto paused and tried to process what he had just heard, the brief silence was dragged out as the Whiskered teen tried to form coherent thoughts in his head
A Relationship was an alien concept to Naruto, sure he had a crush on Sakura but that was just it... a crush. The blond's thoughts wandered off to Konoha and the whole reason he was in this world but he couldn't just shoot Mizore down just like that either.
Why...Why me?" Naruto finally said as Mizore sighed, she glanced at her cup of water and spoke
"A Yuki-onna's fertility is short, only a couple of years if we don't find a suitable mate we'll be married off, I'd rather be with someone I can trust and feel comfortable with than some stranger I've never met...I think I do love you, Naruto, even after I gave up on myself, you still came back for me, you saved me from Mr. Kotsubo and you saved me from myself" Mizore added with a light blush, after a short pause, Mizore spoke once again
"What do you say?" She said with a grin, Naruto turned away with an unreadable expression.
"I...it's not that simple" Naruto answered, Mizore's grin flashed into a frown and she somewhat pulled away.
"So you're rejecting me?" Mizore asked, Naruto nearly jumped and shook his head
"No! It's just…" the Uzumaki trailed off and a look of hope found itself on Mizore's face
"It's not that simple" Naruto repeated as he placed his hands on the table, for a brief second an image of Naruto's friends in Konoha flashed in his head, followed by Sasuke and the Akatsuki.
"If you knew more about who I am, I don't think you would want to be with me," Naruto said.
Mizore glanced down and noticed Naruto's hands on the table, The Yuki-onna boldly grabbed the Shinobi's hands and stared that them
"I know you're different and a very secretive person. I've known that for a long time but can I at least know why it's not that simple" Mizore asked as she tilted her head and Naruto took a deep breath
"Would you even believe me?" Naruto softly replied
"You haven't given me a reason not to believe you" Mizore shot back, Naruto grinned at that before taking a deep breath, he had technically already broken protocol with telling Moka and Tsukune at this point Mizore wouldn't hurt.
"Well, I'll start by saying that I'm not from here" Naruto started
"I know you said that back when we were at the ramen shop" Mizore abruptly said, Naruto shook his head
"No I mean I'm not from this world...I'm from one where monsters don't exist, well not in the way this place has them…I guess" Naruto started, another moment of silence briefly set in as Mizore blinked
"I don't understand"
Naruto scratched his whiskered cheek and pondered on how to go about this.
Naruto briefly thought back to when he told Tsukune and Moka about Konoha, given what had happened that day Naruto was straightforward about his identity due to the fact of Tsukune's own humanity, it was a mutual understanding between the three that they'd keep it a secret.
With Mizore it was different, he almost couldn't keep his head straight given everything he had just heard. the Shinobi decided it was best to be as blunt as possible, it worked with Tsukune and Moka, it should work here too
"I'm not from this world or reality or dimension, whatever you want to call it, I'm Human but not a Human from here" Naruto took a deep breath as he watched Mizore process everything
"You're Human?" Mizore whispered though Naruto could still hear her and nodded
"By my world's standards, yeah but I don't think I'm anything like the Humans here" Naruto replied, hearing this caused Mizore to look up at him with even more confusion
it took her a few seconds to recall Naruto's abilities and she blinked at him
"I've never heard of a Human who could clone himself like that" Mizore stated and Naruto grinned as he extended his hand, a spirling blue sphere slowly formed on his palm while Mizore's eyes moved away from the blond and on to the Rasengan
"Humans in my world have this energy called Chakra, I don't really know how it works, I would always fall asleep during those lessons, but Chakra is what lets me do all the things I do" Naruto shamelessly said before dispelling the Rasengan
"Why didn't you tell me before?" the Yuki-onna asked, it was still overwhelming but she did her best to process it while Naruto frowned.
"It's not that I didn't trust you, I do but if word of this got out…I don't know what would happen, I'd probably be put to death…" Naruto trailed off and shuddered at the thought before glancing at Mizore
"I don't know...what could I say? I'm a Ninja from another world? you guys could be a target because I'm still human too the risk is still there..." Naruto finished, Mizore looked at her glass of water and noticed the ice was melting into the water, she gripped it with her palm and more ice was quick to form
"Does anyone else know about this?" Mizore questioned and Naruto nodded
"Tsukune and Moka" he answered, Mizore said nothing and the silence that set in was beginning to make Naruto anxious
"I don't really care," Mizore abruptly said as Naruto repressed the urge to perk up
"What?" was all he could say and Mizore stared straight at him
"I don't really care, whether you are Monster or Human or that you're from some faraway world it doesn't really make a difference to me you're still the same Naruto that I met back at gym class" Mizore stated, Naruto felt relieved, for a brief second he thought Mizore would hate him.
"But how did you end up here?" Mizore asked, Naruto leaned back on the chair and debated on how to go about this
"I have some...bad people after me, so I got sent here but my Village leader for my own safety, I don't know when I'll get the chance to go home again, they said a couple of years but that it could change depending on what happens" Naruto answered, Mizore looked to be lost in her thoughts before she opened her mouth
"So you're reluctant to accept my confession because you don't know when you'll be leaving" Mizore muttered before she took a sip of her water
"I still want to give the two of us a chance" Mizore added, Naruto looked up at her before shaking his head
"Can I have some time to think about it?" Naruto spoke and Mizore bit her lower lip
"I don't have a lot of time before I come of age but I can give you three months" Mizore offered, Naruto nodded
"That's fine" the blond stated, another silence set in but unlike last time this one was more comfortable.
"So what's your home like?" Mizore asked and Naruto smiled
"It's called Konoha, It's nothing like this place, Konoha was more rural and had a lot of green everywhere…"
Naruto rambled on to the Yuki-onna about his life in Konoha, of course, he kept the more sensitive memories to himself, but he told her stories of his time in the Academy, running away from Iruka-sensei, how he came to love Ramen by meeting Teuchi and his daughter Ayame. The Shinobi even went as far as to tell her bits and pieces of Team seven from his Genin days.
"A house Cat? That's what gave you and your team trouble?" Mizore said in disbelief and mild amusement
"No, No, Mizore-chan, you don't understand, I'm pretty sure this Cat is really smart, she got better at hiding every time we caught her. One time She even faked us out when we all thought we had her cornered" Naruto replied, Mizore nearly giggled at the idea that a house cat could get away from someone like Naruto so easily, the Yuki-onna glanced at the clock on the kitchen counter and mentally swore
"I have to get going, the Bus is gonna come by in a couple of minutes and I have to meet up with Moka and Kurumu" Mizore stated, Naruto nodded and stood up, the Uzumaki walked to the front door and leaned out
"Naruto-kun, I know you're still confused about everything but I really hope you can give us a chance later on," Mizore spoke softly as Naruto nodded
"I...promise I'll have an answer then," the blond said with a light blush, to his surprise Mizore gave him a warm smile and softly waved. Naruto waved back before slowly heading back into the Apartment, he closed the door and plopped down on the couch
The Shinobi ended up being lost in his own thoughts he didn't notice Yūgao slip into the living room through an open window
"Uzumaki" Yūgao greeted, Naruto jumped in shock
"Sensei!" Naruto shouted while Yūgao glared at him
"Keep it down, the last thing we need is another damn noise complaint" Yūgao casually said, Naruto quickly piped up as he fell back on the couch.
"Where were you?" Naruto asked Yūgao shrugged
"Well, after you left I got a call from our new neighbor who kept sobbing about how her son was growing up so fast and how she didn't want to be a grandmother yet, I finally got her to calm down and then did some chores, finally got around to trying out this 'yoga' thing Ms. Aono was recommending and went back to check up on her before coming home," Yūgao stated while Naruto looked utterly confused before sighing
"How much did you hear?" Naruto asked as Yūgao folded her arms
"Most of it" She answered, Naruto glanced over to her with a downcasted look
"Sensei...what should I do?"
Yūgao raised an eyebrow at her student
"What? Are you asking me for advice?" Yūgao said and Naruto nodded, Yūgao frowned before sitting down next to him, she was a damn Anbu, not a therapist, still, she did have some words for him.
"Well, officially as a fellow Konoha Shinobi, I have to be against you forming any kind of romantic relationship as it could complicate the mission" Yūgao started, Naruto glanced over to her
"And unofficially?" Naruto asked as Yūgao met his eyes, the Anbu woman gave him a genuine smile
"Do what you'd like, Naruto but I'd say at least give it a chance, at your age being in a relationship like that is a nice thing and not a lot of Shinobis really get the chance to take it slow, most of us got to get married young or not at all because...well you know" Yūgao face turned grim as she finished her sentence and Naruto caught on to what she was saying.
"Most of us can die pretty young..." Naruto finished with a distant look, Yūgao sighed and nodded
"It's just our line of work" She softly replied, trying not to think about Hayate's passing.
*Knock*
*Knock*
Both Naruto and Yūgao looked over to the door, the latter walked over to check who it was, the Anbu frowned she opened the front door to a familiar man with glowing eyes
"It's been a while, Uzuki" The Bus driver greeted as he walked in and Yūgao rolled her eyes
"It hasn't really been that long" Yūgao replied but the Bus driver wasn't alone this time around, just behind the Large man's figure was a woman only slightly older than Naruto, she peered over from the front door and followed the Bus driver
"Ruby?" Naruto asked as the Witch gave him a small wave, Nurari's face briefly turned serious
"About that second mission…" He started, Yūgao blinked at him
"Is it time?" Yūgao spoke and the Bus driver nodded
"Yes, this one is going to be especially difficult, you'll be dealing with real Monsters now" Nurari stated
"And is she supposed to be here?" Yūgao asked, pointing to Ruby who awkwardly looked away
"Headmaster's orders, she's actually here to give us something that'll make our mission a lot easier and just stay still, it'll make her job a lot easier" He stated
Ruby stepped forward and felt up Yūgao and Naruto's neck with her glowing hands, Naruto was slightly creeped out and wanted her to pull away while Yūgao seemed more suspicious but for once decided to trust the Bus driver.
"This might sting a little but please just bear with it," Ruby said, the two completely froze in utter shock as they felt an intense burning sensation. Ruby's right hand that was holding Naruto began to glow pink while her left hand holding on to Yūgao began to glow blue.
It only took a few seconds before Ruby retracted her fingers and she stepped away from the two Shinobis who finally came to their senses, Naruto immediately grabbed on to his neck and glared at Ruby
"What the hell was that?!" Naruto shouted while Yūgao took out a hidden Kunai from her sleeve and pointed it at Ruby
"What did you do?" Yūgao demanded and the Bus driver's short chuckle turned into full-blown laughter, still trying to hold back more laughter, he turned over to Ruby with a grin
"Ha, You can go back to the Bus, Ruby" Nurari said and the Witch nodded before casually walking down the stairs, he turned back to see Yūgao still glaring at him while Naruto was pacing around the living room still holding on to his neck and trying not to curse out loud.
"Take it easy, Uzuki, it was just a harmless spell" The Bus driver spoke as he closed the door behind him
"What's the spell for?" Yūgao questioned as she narrowed her eyes though she did lower the Kunai even if only slightly
"To start, I hope you two really like parties" Nurari started, the Purple-haired Anbu blinked
"What?" was all she could say and the Bus driver adjusted his hat
"This Next mission ain't gonna be like the last one, the three of us will be at an important party in the Monster world, we're representing the Headmaster and our job is nothing too crazy, we'll mingle with the guests, share a laugh with some powerful Monster families and poison the drink of a Chief executive of a company that's been pouring billions into a certain organization...you know...the usual stuff" He finished with an eerie smirk that Yūgao knew all too well but the Anbu finally did put away the Kunai
"You want us to kill someone?" Yūgao said as Naruto finally got over his neck pain and stood next to her with a look of slight discomfort, the Bus driver took out a photo of a short pudgy man with the same glowing eyes as the bus driver except with an even more sinister look.
"Masatane Kanda, He's the type to have absolute control of his company and so paranoid he doesn't even let anyone see a transaction receipt, doesn't even have an heir to take over the company just in case he croaks...so if you kill him, the rest of the Company will go crazy trying to pick up the pieces, most likely they'll go under if they can't pull themselves together, the organization will start to feel the lack of funding from their biggest investors soon after" the Bus driver explained as he handed the photo to Yūgao even Naruto peeked over her shoulder to see the target's face
"You said they'll be some important Monsters there so I doubt it'll be that easy" Yūgao pointed out and the Bus driver nodded
"It won't, among the Important Monsters there would be the Shuzen family, a powerful family of Vampires, avoid them specifically if you can...I believe even agents of that organization will be there, though we won't know exactly who they are, it's something to consider." He paused for a second before continuing.
"that leads me back to the spell, what Ruby did was partly cast a communication spell, I won't bore you with the details but we can't have wireless earpieces there, that'll raise suspicion so instead this spell will allow us to mentally communicate while we're at that party, we'll activate the rest of the spell before we reach the party," Nurari informed, Naruto quietly took the photo from Yūgao's fingers, he still wasn't comfortable with the idea of killing someone even after his first mission.
"What...kind of Monster is he? Can he be killed like a normal human or is there gonna be some weird way we have to do it?" Naruto softly asked Yūgao raised an eyebrow, that was something she was about to ask herself.
"Death worm" The Bus driver took a deep breath to continue "The Headmaster and I will give you the tools to get the job done without anyone finding out, if all goes well, you shouldn't need to deal with his Monster form... as I said before if you pull this off the money you got from the factory mission will be nothing compared to this pay but we'll discuss this more in-depth on the way there, I'll be here next week, so be ready by Six" Nurari finished
The Bus driver turned around to open the door just as he stepped out, the Bus driver saw Kurumu running up the stairs with a Camera in hand
"Ah...Hi!" Kurumu greeted as she held up her hand to greet them, Naruto and Yūgao stepped out of the apartment, the former slightly confused while the latter simply indifferent
"Kurumu?" Naruto spoke, the Succubus stepped forward and cleared her throat
"I want to get a group photo of the club before we go home, could you come down with us?" Kurumu asked as Naruto gave her a grin
"Yeah, let's go!" the blond exclaimed and the two quickly went down to rejoin the others
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I'm dead, seriously this Chapter took way longer than it should have because of writer's block and the fact my Internet kept going down for a couple of days because AT is shit
Sorry but I needed to get this Chapter out to continue the momentum, I want to say it's up to par with the last few Chapters but I think there's a couple of glaring issues with it I can't see, just call me out on it if you see one and I'll get to fixing it at some point, I'm trying to pick up the pace with one Chapter per Month
Now for the quick reviews
Guestbro, Yeah, I have read RV back in 2015 but I'm changing a couple of things to accommodate Naruto being there when I write a Chapter going off the Manga, I quite literally read it page by page to freshen up and also get some writing done while also changing a couple of things, RV doesn't go into detail with minor things sometimes so when I'm changing something, I go digging around forums and wikis to look for more lore or go through the relevant Chapters to see if there's anything I missed that might clash what I'm about to change, I do the same with Naruto but not too much since right now at least I'm really focused on the RV side of things
notice how by this point, Mizore shouldn't even be in the story and Kuyo should have happened already like I said I want to change that up for extra character development on the Newspaper Club's part before that stuff starts happening
Going off that I'm fully aware of Yukari and how Witches feel towards Human cities, given how she wasn't in this Chapter I feel like I'm neglecting her a bit which I'm looking to change very soon.
This was the first kind of Laidback Chapter I did so if it's a bit messy I apologize I'm still trying to integrate Naruto in the Human world and get him accustomed to things
Now the Mizore stuff it's still coming together, it's another couple of Chapters till that gets answered I already got stuff planned out and I tried to make sure I didn't have Naruto spill everything out just the things Tsukune and Moka already know, still, expect some fluff on the way there and even a bit of Drama once the more serious stuff gets out
Konoha's side of things is still being set up, I'd like to change up Sakura a bit so that's why I'm having her train with Gai and Lee while also learning Medical Ninjutsu and all the stuff in canon, Sasuke, on the other hand, is gonna be another thing entirely I'm gonna change that's gonna come around actually very soon once Danzo is dealt with
basically, this Chapter boils down to 'There was an attempt' but still thanks to anyone who liked this Chapter and to those who didn't, thanks for giving it a chance, I don't know I feel like I'm gonna get burned to hell for this Chapter
Hotfix1: today I learn that it's a common misconception that Naruto wears a jumpsuit, it's actually a tracksuit, you learn something new every day