Maelstrom EXE.

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"Tailed Beast speech"

[Talking from the PET]

Chapter 3: An Invitation to a Tourney in the Moon

"Have a good trip Lan, and be sure to grab some souvenirs before you get back," said Naruto.

Today was the day when Lan and Megaman were to go on a free trip to Netopia which happened to be the prize for second place in the N1 Grand Prix, so Naruto decided to see him off at the airport as he prepared to board the plane.

"Sure thing Naruto, I'll do that along the way," Lan let out a yawn "man why did I have to wake up this early?"

[It's because we shouldn't be late for our flight, Lan. Now hurry up and get on board before it leaves us behind] said Megaman.

"Okay okay Megaman, no need to rush me. So Megaman and I will see you in a couple weeks' time," said Lan.

"Okay Lan, catch ya later," Naruto held out a fist to which Lan smirked before bumping it with his.

A few minutes later, Naruto stood outside the airport and watched as the plane which Lan is on flew away to Netopia.

"So what now Kit?" asked Kurama.

"Not so sure Kurama, maybe we could check out Higsby's for some info before anything else," said Naruto.

"It's a start,"

Naruto walked along the streets and marveled at the sights for a while before finally arriving at the chip shop before entering the place.

"Welcome to Higsby's…oh hello there Naruto," said Higsby with a smile upon seeing the blond enter his shop.

"Hiya Higsby-san," said Naruto.

"So what brings you here?"

"Well I just saw Lan and Megaman off at the airport, so now I pretty much got nothing to do right now,"

"Well you could always accept a job from the request board,"

That got Naruto's attention as well as piqued his curiosity "Request board, what's that?"

"It is a board where people post asking for help with their problems both in and out of the internet, and you'll be rewarded upon completing them,"

"Hmmmm, sounds like those D-rank missions back at Konoha," thought Naruto "What kind of rewards would one get upon completing jobs?"

"The rewards may vary per person, it could be money, an item, or even a rare battle chip which I hope you wouldn't mind trading," said Higsby.

"I'll think about it, so where can I find the request board?" asked Naruto.

"Most request boards can be found in arcades as well as higher graded chip shops too," said Higsby getting depressed when talking about chip shops.

"Thanks for the info Higsby-san, I'll see you later," Naruto waved him goodbye as he left the shop.

"Would have been nice if he bought a battle chip before he left," Higsby mumbled.

Following the GPS on the PET, Naruto made his way to a building with a large signboard above saying 'Arcade'. He entered the building where he saw kids everywhere with some playing video games while others engaged each other in NetBattles.

"Looks like a fun place, now where is that request board…there it is!" Naruto looked around until setting his eyes on a board hanging on a wall at the other side of the arcade. He walked over to it and read the contents

"It appears that to accept a job, you should input your name and IP address of your PET in order to inform the client of the acceptance, and you can't take on two jobs at once either," said Kurama.

"And they seem to be ranked by stars with more stars representing the difficulty. Let's start things off with the one star requests…ah here's a good one," Naruto tapped a section of the electronic board and a window opened up for him to read.

Request: Virus Deletion
Info: "Please take care of the virus for me! If my teacher finds out, I'm going to be in so much trouble! I'm waiting in class 2-1 in ACDC Elementary School,"

"Sounds like a kid that bit off more than he or she could chew," said Kurama.

"Yeah and I kinda doubt that there are many teachers who are as understanding as Iruka-sensei," Naruto plugged his PET into the board as the request was transferred into it.

Afterwards he made his way towards Lan's school and took note that it was a lot bigger than the ninja academy back in Konoha. He walked down one of the aisle before stopping before one of the classrooms which had the signs written '2-1', he entered the room to see a little brown haired girl wearing a blue dress and black sandals pacing around nervously.

"Excuse me, are you the one who put up the request?" asked Naruto.

The girl looked at the blond before running towards him with hope in her eyes "Yes! And I hope you're the one who answered my request, I wanted to do some virus busting after practice but the viruses were too strong for my NetNavi to delete and I don't to let the viruses damage the computer. Please help me,"

"No problem, I'll help you," said Naruto.

"Thank you very much," the girl was ecstatic.

Naruto plugged his PET into the HoloBrace to transfer into it as the clone took over the Holobody. C-Naruto approached the electronic blackboard as he pulled out the USB cord.

"Jacking in and Powering up!" the clone inserted the cable into the jack-in port as Naruto felt himself transfer through the data until arriving at the cyberspace of the electronic blackboard.

"Now where are those viruses?" Naruto heard some familiar squeaking and looked around to see a group of Mettaur using their pickaxes to make holes around the cyberspace. He noticed that some of them wore a red-orange hard hats and dark blue crosses on them "those guys look different from the ones I know, better get to work then,"

Naruto drew out the chakra blade and charged forward as the Mettaur saw him and attacked, "Cyber shuriken!" Naruto conjured a handful of shuriken and threw them, successfully hitting a few while some others leapt out of the way to evade. The viruses slammed their pickaxes to the ground to launch shockwaves towards him, Naruto kicked the ground hard to launch himself into the air as he evaded the attacks.

"Chakra Blade Boomerang!" Naruto threw the chakra blade as it slashed through several more of the Mettaur but as it drew close to one of the oddly colored ones, it hide in its helmet for the blade to be deflected before returning to Naruto who caught it with a frown.

"Use this boss, Yoyo battle chip in, download!" C-Naruto inserted the battle chip into the slot.

Naruto's left hand transformed into an attachment which opened up to fire a large bladed yoyo with a long rope attached to it to slice through the viruses but the other Mettaur still deflected the attack.

"Those Mettaur can block most attacks with my helmet, let's see them block my Rasengan next," Naruto got ready to summon a shadow clone when an idea came across his mind "Or I could try out that, Hey let's try out those three chips like Lan and Chaud did,"

"Okay boss, here they come. Cyber Sword, Widesword and Longsword battle chip in, download!" c-Naruto slotted the chips in quickly.

Naruto's left arm along with the right transformed into a sword hilt with a glowing blue blade and a blade with a wide hilt respectively before raising both above his head as they merged into a single purple blade "Try blocking this, program advance; Beta Sword!" then he swung it forward to launch a large wave that sliced through the shielded Mettaur and deleted them without a trace.

"That's pretty impressive kit, this program advance will be useful to us in the future," said Kurama.

"I know and I can tell there are more of them, we just have to figure out the right combinations," said Naruto "Since I'm done here, I'll be jacking out," he disappeared in a beam of light before returning to the PET and then the Holobody.

The girl looked at Naruto in awe of the battle she just saw "Wow mister, you're so strong,"

"It was nothing, it was just something I wanted to try out. Anyway the viruses are gone now," said Naruto.

"Thank you very much for the help, take this for your reward," the girl handed out 500 zennys to Naruto who took it "If I have any more requests, I hope you could take them,"

"Sure I'll be happy to, I'll see you around," said Naruto before leaving the classroom.

Afterwards he returned to the arcade to take on more requests from the request board, it was both in good fun as well as training in the cyber world as well. He also managed to rack up some zennys and battle chips along the way, heck he even got himself a skateboard(A Powell Golden Dragon Skateboard) from a surfer dude who wanted to 'surf' through the city but later preferred to stick riding the 'big blues'. At the moment, he's currently riding back to the house and relax for a while.

"Haruka-san, I'm back!" Naruto called out as he entered the living room.

"Welcome back, Naruto-kun, how was your day?" said Haruka from the kitchen.

"It was fine, I took a couple requests from the request board over at the arcade after seeing Lan and Megaman off at the airport. I even managed to get myself a skateboard from one of the clients for deleting viruses that were corrupting the computer in his motorhome,"

"That's nice of you, Lan tends to do the same but only when he's running low on pocket money and wants to purchase battle chips,"

"Sounds like him," Naruto sat on the couch before picking up the remote to turn on the TV and switched channels then stopping on a TV show.

"And here comes Wizard's rider kick!" Naruto watched as the armored hero performed his signature finisher on the enemy and there was a fiery explosion "That was so cool, and he looked good doing it too!"

"Whatever, he's nothing compared to Goku and the others when they performed their techniques," Kurama.

"Come on Kurama, even though it wasn't as destructive you have to admit that it looked cool just like when Kamen Rider Kabuto performed his rider kick when the enemy thought that he dropped his guard only to receive a roundhouse kick from out of nowhere,"

"Can their attacks actually destroy an entire planet? I think not, those are techniques after my own heart that I wouldn't mind trading my Bijuudama for any of them,"

"You like your shows and I like mine," Naruto grumbled.

Suddenly, Naruto's PET begun to beep and he looked at it to send an unread email with an attachment, strange thing was that he couldn't see the name of the sender.

"I wonder who sent this email?" Naruto opened the mailbox and activated the attachment for a window to pop up and a video to start playing, what he saw was a girl with long purple hair with a red bow tied to the side, and she wears a long black coat with a matching skirt and a white shirt with a red bowtie. She also wears a pair of white gloves and black stockings "I wonder who she is,"

"Greetings Naruto Uzumaki, my name is BB" said the girl.

Naruto frowned a bit "How does she know my name? I've only been here for two weeks and my name is yet to appear in any database like Hikari-san told me,"

"I'm sure you're wondering how I knew about you, the truth is that I've been watching you and your NetBattles for a while now and I must say that I'm impressed. It pleases me to invite you to the Moon Cell Holy Grail War where the chosen NetBattlers both with operators and solo NetNavis gather around with only the strongest being granted the privilege to receive the ultimate prize. Know that this tournament is only known by a chosen few so should you decide to participate, you're to arrive at the port where a ship will take you to the venue after showing them the invitation. I look forward to your participation," said BB as the video ended.

"So what do you think Kurama?" asked Naruto.

"Receiving an invite from a stalker to a secret battle tournament where only the strongest fighters gather to compete for unknown but precious prize…sounds like the best thing keep us occupied for a while aside from doing jobs from the request board," said Kurama with a smirk.

"Are you sure about this Kurama? No one knows about the tournament except those invited, doesn't it sound suspicious?" asked Naruto.

"In that case, then you'll just have to destroy whatever plans they have. You've always been good with that if I recall most of your past missions,"

"If you say so Kurama, I just hope that it wouldn't be the case,"

"I pretty much doubt that with your luck," thought Kurama.

"Since we got a week before the tournament, how about working on a seal that could store chakra and release to recharge the HoloBrace while I'm jacked into the arena to avoid being suddenly cut off from using battlechips?" asked Naruto.

"That's a good idea kit, it could help in the long run especially when you wouldn't be able to supply chakra in some situations,"

Then Naruto went to sleep for the night and the next day, he went to the nearest bookshop and purchased a lot of papers and ink brush pens before returning to the house and holed himself up in Lan's room as he began to work on his latest project. With Kurama's help since he's familiar with seals and his sudden talent in them, he started out with prototypes which got better with each one tried until finally getting a seal capable of storing large amounts of chakra capable of recharging the HoloBrace to its maximum ten times before running out. Then it took him the next three days to stock up a quartet of the chakra seals.

On the fourth day, Naruto checked out the current battlechips in hand and went to Higsby for some tips although the chip fanatic was floored when Naruto told him that he managed to perform the program advance and on the last day he got a call from Yai and the others, inviting him to a beach party over at the Jawaiian islands but he politely declined while saying that he has some things to do for a while much to their confusion as he hasn't been in their world for too long.

Soon the time for departure to the tournament had come and Naruto was currently riding on his skateboard while hanging on to a bumper of a truck which they call skitching in other words before letting go to slingshot ahead a high-speed as he performed an Ollie to get on top of a rail and grinded along it before finally getting to the port and stopping at the edge of the docks.

"Well we're here, so where's our ride to our location?" no sooner he said that did Naruto hear the sound of an engine and traced it to see a cabin cruiser heading his way before stopping at the docks.

"Ask and you shall receive, that saying seems to fit this current scenario," said Kurama with Naruto nodding in agreement.

He entered the boat and took notice that there were already passengers onboard it as well as a console sitting in the center of the deck.

The first is a girl with tanned skin and paling pink hair. She wears a sunset multicolored tank top, small blue shorts and a pair of red sandals. She saw Naruto looking at her and gave him a wink as he quickly looked away in order to avoid being called a pervert.

Next is a woman with short magenta hair and a mole just below her left eye, she wears a black two piece suit with a red-violet necktie, and a pair of black shoes. She looked at Naruto and nodded at him in greeting as he returned the same gesture.

The next is a boy with golden hair unlike his sun kissed blond hair, wearing a sleeveless blue vest with yellow lining, a long sleeved hooded shirt over, camo pants reaching up to the shins, and a pair of white sneakers. The boy approached Naruto with a smile on his face.

"Hello there, my name is Gil and it's nice to meet you," said the boy known as Gil.

"The name's Naruto Uzumaki, nice to meet you too," said Naruto with a foxy grin.

"Well since you two are introducing yourselves, I might as well do the same. My name is Chloe von Einzbern, but you can call me Kuro for short," said the girl after walking up to the boys followed by the woman.

"Then I too, I am Bazett Fraga McRemitz," said the woman.

"It's nice to meet you all," said Naruto.

[Hey hey, don't forget about us!] Everyone turned towards the console as it lit up before several holograms appeared for them to see.

The first is a girl with long pink hair tied in pigtails and wearing a revealing sort of blue short kimono, a pair of indigo socks reaching up to her thighs, a pair of black geta. What caught Naruto's attention the most was the fox ears and tails on her.

[Hi there! My name is Tamamo no Mae, but you can simply call me Caster] said the fox girl happily.

"I'm looking at a female version of you kit," said Kurama, Naruto chose to ignore him.

Second is a woman with blond hair tied to a bun at the back and an ahoge at the front. She wears red militarized ball dress with a translucent white portion on the front, exposing her slim legs which were wearing golden sabatons and greaves.

[Since you haven't yet realized the privilege of meeting me, I could grace you with the fact that my name is Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, or you could simply call me Red Saber] said the girl with an arrogant smile.

"Oh okay," said Naruto with a sweatdrop.

"Quite the stuck up isn't she?" whispered Kuro for the blond to nod in agreement.

Next is a girl with magenta hair like Bazett and wears a cyber-goth-loli dress, she has long dragon horns and tail with fangs protruding from her mouth. The girl struck a pose and winked at everyone.

[Hello, this is everyone's favorite idol Elizabeth Bathory! Nice to meet you squirrels and pigs] said the girl.

"Did she just diss us with a smile?" asked Naruto with a tick mark on his head.

"I believe she did," said Bazett being just as angry.

Last is a man with blue hair wearing a deep ultramarine full bodysuits with runic markings and a flame design on his left arm.

[Yo the name's Cu Chulainn but you can simply call me Lancer] said the man with a two fingered salute.

"Hello Lancer," said Gil.

"I guess you all must be the solo NetNavis that were invited to participate in the Moon Cell Holy Grail War right?" asked Naruto.

[Of course, these people obviously know a strong warrior when they see one, unlike those amateurs that participated in that roguish N1 Grand Prix with the exception the two finalists] Nero spoke haughtily.

[I was hanging around the Jawaiian net and doing some cyber fishing when I got the message, then I thought 'Why not?' and decided to join in] said Lancer, shrugging his shoulders.

[I was on a quest so when I received the message, I saw it as a great opportunity for me] said "Caster dreamily.

"What is your quest?" asked Naruto curiously.

Caster placed a finger on her lips [Not gonna tell ya, it's a secret]

[I came along because it will serve as a great source of inspiration for my next songs] said Elizabeth.

"My NetNavi saw this as a chance for conquest when we got ours," said Gil sheepishly.

"I thought that participating in this competition would show us how much we measure up to other NetNavis and their NetOps," said Kuro.

"Guess we all have our reasons for being in this tournament, but that doesn't meant that I'll be holding back when I run into any of you during the tournament," said Naruto with a smirk.

[Me too!] said Caster excitedly.

[Heh, took the words right out of my mouth. I like you kid, hope your NetNavi is the same] said Lancer with a grin.

[Hmph, I would find it insulting if you faced me at only half of your strength] said Nero.

[It would be quite a show if I run into you piggy] said Elizabeth.

A smile appeared on Bazett's face "I'm looking forward to it,"

Naruto thought to look out from the top of the cabin cruiser and saw a tropical forest with a tall mountain in the center, and apparently they're heading towards it.

"That must be where the tournament is taking place, ready for action Kurama?" thought Naruto.

"Heh, the real question is if our opponents are ready for us instead?" said Kurama with a smirk.

"True that,"

On a ledge of the mountain, a black silhouette is watching the boat approach the island with eyes narrowed with mirth.

"It appears that BB has invited another group of competitors into her silly game, and I sense a large amount of energy from amongst them. It feels quite…enticing, perhaps I could acquire it along with the other 'one'. After all, power and wishes makes a wonderful combination and this time she won't be able to stop me from achieving my ambitions," the figure giggled darkly before vanishing without a trace.


This is Hussbek online with the latest chapter, after getting a lifestyle in his new home, Naruto receives an invite to a tournament from an unknown sender but decides to go for it and joins the participants for fun. However there is someone aiming for him and some other power during the tournament, one things for sure, he's definitely going to get involved.

For those wondering who exactly the participants are, here's the list

NetOps and NetNavis

Kuro =EMIYA

Kid Gil =Gilgamesh

Bazett =Saber Lily

C-Naruto =Naruto himself

Solo NetNavis

Nero
Tamamo no Mae
Elizabeth Bathory
Cu Chulainn

More might appear in the tournament, so read and review as always.

This is Hussbek from Ghana

Signing out