Disclaimer: I do not own Rosario+Vampire or Naruto. Those rights belong to Akihisa Ikeda and Masashi Kishimoto respectively. I also don't own any other anime or its characters that might appear in this story. So without any delay. Sit back, relax and enjoy the story.
A/N: So a lot of you wanted the Rasengan and there were a few who talked about adding the Hiraishin as well, so I say why not.
People speaking: "I'm a Vampire."
People thinking: 'I want to suck your blood.'
Youkai speaking: "Know your place!"
Youkai thinking: 'Blood is better than tomato juice.'
Chapter 3 – A Promise Made in the Snow
"Okay class," Nekonome-sensei said cheerfully as she closed her book after hearing the bell ring. "We'll continue the lesson on Monday. Remember we will have short classes that day because of the school event happening after class!"
"Hai!" As soon as the teacher left everyone quickly got out of their seats and started moving around, glad that the school day was finished.
"Finally, it's the weekend," Naruto said in his seat as he stretched his arms out and let out a small grunt. It had been almost two weeks since Kurumu and Haku joined the group and school life for them had gotten back to a normal level, whatever that was. "I can't wait to relax tomorrow."
"So you finished with everything then?" Moka asked from her seat, making Naruto turn his seat a little to look back. Getting a nod from the blonde, Moka flashed him a smile. "That's great, maybe we could do something this weekend. we can even invite the others as well!"
Naruto was quite for a second before returning a smile, "Sure, sounds like fun!" The two seemed to stare at each other, lost in their own world. Moka started to lean in a little, "Moka-chan?"
"Sorry but can I just…have a little?" She started to ask as her mouth drifted to Naruto's neck. The Hanyou released a sigh before nodding his head, making the girl smile before sinking her fangs into his neck and began to drink.
"You really love drinking Naruto's blood, don't you Moka?" A voice said making Moka jerked back a little. Naruto flinched a little from the sudden motion. The two looked to the side to see Kurumu and Tsukune standing next to Naruto's desk, Kurumu had a grin on her face. "Don't let us stop your little moment."
Naruto and Moka blushed a little at that. Tsukune let out a nervous chuckle before speaking, "Kurumu-chan, you shouldn't say stuff like that."
"Oh come on Tsukune-kun, these two definitely have something going on between them!" Kurumu replied, turning to her destined one. "You think so too, right?"
"W-Well I-"
"Is it true Naruto-sama?" They turned to see Haku kneeling right next to Naruto's seat, causing the four students to jump a little from the man's sudden appearance. "Are you romantically involved with Akashiya Moka-san?"
"It's not like that!" The two in question immediately responded in a comical fashion, drawing a few of their classmates' attentions. After a few more minutes of teasing, laughing, questioning, and other entertaining moments. the group soon left the classroom.
"Anyway, what are you guys planning to do for the weekend?" Naruto asked as they walked down the stairs, "Moka and I were thinking of doing something, you guys interested?"
"Sure, sounds like fun!" Tsukune replied cheerfully before turning his head to look at Naruto and Moka, "So did you guys have anything in mind?"
The Hanyou and Vampire looked at each other for a moment before Naruto shrugged his shoulders. "No idea, we just thought about it…maybe we could walk around Mononoke Arcade before getting something to eat."
"Yahoo-hoo, that actually sounds like fun!" Kurumu replied.
"It would be interesting to go." Moka agreed with a small smile.
"Mononoke Arcade?" Tsukune questioned, "You're talking about that shopping area, right?"
The group was walking down the hallway, ignoring the jealous looks they were getting from the other students. "Yeah, though it has more than stores, it also has movie theaters and stuff." Naruto nodded his head before looking at Haku. "So how about you Haku, you want to come as well?"
"Of course, I will go anywhere you do Naruto-sama." The effeminate looking teen noticed Naruto giving him a hard look, "I mean…I would enjoy that very much Naruto-sama."
Naruto released his stare as he let out a large sigh, "I guess that's better, but you need to stop with the –sama. Friends don't need to address each other like that."
"I know that Naruto-sama, but I respect you too much to call you by anything else." Haku replied with a smile.
"Just…promise you will at least try." Naruto said.
Haku was silent for a moment before nodding, "…I will try Naruto-sam-" Haku paused when he saw the Hanyou's eyes narrowed a little, "Hai Naruto…san."
The others laughed a little at the scene just as they made it toward the exit. After they went to their shoe lockers, the group walked out with Moka and Kurumu in the lead and the guys were chatting a few feet behind them. As they drew closer to the dorms, Kurumu looked back to see Naruto and Tsukune talking while Haku was listening in. the succubus turned her gaze back to Moka.
"Hey Moka," She whispered to her fellow female student, making her look at the succubus. "Did you ever find out what Naruto's true form was?"
The girl was silent before shaking her head, "Unfortunately no…I wasn't able to get him to tell me…He's so secretive about it."
"That's a little disappointing, I wanted to know what he was," Kurumu pouted before a slight shiver went up her spine. "Remembering that battle, I'm really curious on what he is…Now that I think about it, I don't know what Tsukune is either."
Moka's eyes widened a bit at that before speaking quickly, "W-Well whatever their true forms are, they will tell us when they're ready."
"I guess…" Kurumu replied as she moved her hands behind her head as her eyes drifted up a little to look at the sky. "It's just so mysterious and unknown. the curiosity is getting to me!"
"I know what you mean, but that's what makes mysteries so fun to solve!" Moka said with a smile, making Kurumu smile as well and let out a giggle.
"Uh-huh!"
The guys looked at the girls with raised eyebrows as they watch them giggle about something.
"At least they're getting along now." Tsukune commented with a smile.
Naruto nodded in agreement, "It's hard to believe Kurumu hated Moka so much not even a full two week ago. But now it's like they're best friends."
"I believe this is part of what my father meant by girls can be the most confusing monsters" Haku said, Naruto and Tsukune were quiet for a moment before nodding and speaking.
"Yup/Got that right." The rest of the walk was peaceful as they arrived at the dorms. just before they separated someone spoke out.
"So, everyone can meet up tomorrow?" Everyone nodded their heads at Moka's question, making the Vampire girl smile. "Alright, we should meet up in front of the dorms around 10, does that sound good?"
"That's alright with me." Naruto said, the others nodded their heads in agreement. The group soon split up and went to their individual rooms.
(Later that night)
"I'm so excited!" Moka was sitting in front of her mirror, brushing her hair with a smile on her face as she thought about all the fun she and her friends were going to have tomorrow. "I can't wait to have fun with Naruto-kun and the others."
"You really are too relaxed around him." A voice spoke out. making Moka pause from her brushing and looked down to her rosary to see it was glowing again.
"The other me…?" Moka remembered what the voice had just said. "What do you mean too relaxed?"
"Naruto's true form is very puzzling…" The rosary seemed to sense Moka's confusion and continued, "His strength and abilities are much higher than what a usual Hanyou's would be…and from what he said his power was seal as well so it is unknown how high his power goes. And there is still something that has been troubling me since the incident with the succubus."
"Troubling, what's troubling?" Moka asked, "Did Naruto-kun do something weird?"
"More like he did something that shouldn't be possible, it was when I was warning you about the succubus and her Charm."The rosary explained, getting a nod from her other self, "Remember, I said that I'm using this rosary a medium as a way to communicate with you, so only YOU should be able to hear me. Understand now?"
"But…Naruto-kun was able to hear you…What does that mean?" Moka questioned, a little scared at what the answer could be.
"I am unsure at the moment, but if I recall he was still holding on to you correct?" Moka gave a nod, remembering that while Naruto had released her from the comforting hug, he was still holding onto her arms. "Then it's possible that he was able somehow connect to us mentally via physical contact. Though this should really only happen when the two people are connected through a link of some kind. Which leads to the question, just who is Naruto Namikaze?"
Moka sat in silence as she thought about her other self's words, wondering what her "friend's" true form was to be able to connect them like that. She gentle shook her head to dismiss the thoughts. "I may not know what Naruto-kun is…but I do know he is my friend and right now, that's enough for me."
"Hmph…Are you sure that's all he is to you?"The rosary replied, but Moka did not answer, "…Whatever…even if you trust him, I will keep my eye on him until I am sure he is not a threat." With that said the rosary went silent, leaving Moka alone to her thoughts before shaking her head a little.
'…Naruto-kun is not a threat…I know it.' Moka thought as she started walking to her bed. She got under the covers and drifted off to sleep, dreaming of the fun she would have with her friends and more importantly, a certain blonde Hanyou.
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The next morning, Naruto got out of his bed with a stretch before getting ready for the new day. After putting on some casual clothes. A navy-blue shirt with an orange vest over it and dark pants, and making sure he had everything he would need, the blonde made his way out of his room. As he locked the door Naruto glanced at his wristband as the seal shined a little from the sun's beams hitting it.
Shaking his head, a little Naruto thought to himself, 'I'll tell them soon, but for now let's just have fun.' With that thought in mind, the Hanyou walked to the mess hall for some breakfast. As he made it inside the room, the Hanyou saw that there were other students there as well, his eyes focused on Tsukune, who was already eating. "Yo Tsukune!" Naruto greeted as he walked to his friend's table, the blonde looked around to see where his other male friend was sitting, Tsukune was wearing a blue-green open button-shirt over a white t-shirt and khaki pants. "I guess Haku wasn't shown up yet."
The human swallowed the food in his mouth before answering, "Hey Naruto! Yeah, Haku hasn't showed up yet."
"…Oh well, we still have time before we meet up with the girls. I'm going to get something to eat too." Naruto shrugged before walking to the cooks to get some breakfast. As he received his food, the blonde thanked the smiling cook and made his way back to the table. After Naruto sat down in a seat across from Tsukune, a voice spoke out from the side.
"Good morning Naruto-sama, Tsukune-san!" The two looked back to see Haku walking towards them. He was wearing a grey-blue shirt and dark green pants. "How are you two this morning?"
"Ahh, I'm fine Haku-san." Tsukune replied with a smile.
Naruto's eyebrow was twitching a little, "Haku…" The teen flinched at Naruto's tone, "What did I say before?"
"M-My apologies Naruto-san!" Haku said before turning around, "I am going to get something to eat now, bye!"
"Why are you so against him calling you –sama?" Tsukune asked as he watched Haku hurry to the cooks before turning to Naruto, who released a sigh. "Does it bother you that much?"
"I just don't like it when he calls me that." Naruto answered as he broke his chopsticks apart, "Haku is my friend and I don't like it when my friends are so…formal with me."
"I guess that true, I wouldn't like my friends to do it either." Tsukune commented as Naruto nodded his head. "…But didn't you guys say his clan were loyal to you family for generations? It should be expected that he calls you that."
"Just because his clan is loyal to ours doesn't mean they're our servants." Naruto said as he pointed his chopsticks at Tsukune. "They are more like our comrades in battle. Each generation of Haku's clan is paired up with the same generation from my family. His father was my father's familiar since they were kids themselves."
"Wow, so you and Haku already knew each other before you were chosen to fight together." Getting a nod from his Hanyou friend, Tsukune continued, "That sounds pretty cool."
"Yo Naruto!"
The two looked to see Haiji walking up to them with a raised hand in greeting, which Naruto responded with a small wave. "Hey Haiji, good morning!" As the older student walked up to them, Naruto saw that Tsukune confused look on his face. "Oh right, you haven't met him yet. Tsukune, this is Haiji Miyamoto, he's a 2nd year student. Haiji, this is my friend Tsukune Aono."
"Nice to meet you." Tsukune said from his seat.
"Yeah same here." Haiji responded with a smile before turning to Naruto, "So you got any plans for today Naruto? I was thinkin we could have a rematch later."
"Sorry Haiji, some of my friends and I were going to hang out today. Maybe next time." Naruto replied with an apologetic look, which Haiji waved off.
"No prob, I understand. So where were you guys going?" Haiji asked.
"We were thinking about going over to Mononoke Arcade," Naruto responded. Haiji's eyes narrowed very slightly but it still caught Naruto's attention. "Is something wrong?"
"…It's just a rumor that has been going around and I only just heard about it from a…friend of mine. He had told me that there was a violent group hanging out there, more like a gang." Haiji explained, making Tsukune shiver a little of the thought of seeing a monster gang. "But it isn't really proven yet, so there is no guarantee that the rumors are true or not."
"Well, I guess we're gonna have to be careful while we're there then. Right Haku?" Naruto turned to said person as he made his way back to the table.
"Hai Naruto-sama!" Haku replied as he sat down.
"I've told you before that you don't have to…you know what, forget it…" Naruto said with a huff as he turned to Haiji. "Thanks for the warning Haiji, we'll be careful."
"Alright, I'll be seeing ya." The man nodded his head as he said that, "Just make sure you and your friends stay safe," Haiji turned around and started walking away. "It'd be a shame to lose a strong sparring partner."
"Such an interesting person." Haku commented as they watched Haiji walk out of the room.
"Yeah, Haiji is a pretty cool guy and he's really strong too." Naruto said before a sweatdrop grew behind his head as he's face scrunched up a little, "But his taste in women is really creepy."
"Huh?" Tsukune raised an eyebrow at that, "What do you mean?"
"Haiji…likes women who are more…younger looking, a lot younger." The other two shuddered a little after Naruto said that.
"You mean he's a-" Tsukune started.
"Yup." Naruto answered quickly.
"And he likes-" Haku was a little green as he said that.
"Uh-huh."
"Wow, never would have thought." Tsukune said before they all shuddered a little. They were quiet for a while as they ate in silence, but after they finished their food and placed their trays on the clean up table Tsukune spoke.
"So do you guys think we should tell the girls about the rumor?"
"I think we should, even if it might just be a rumor, it is better for them to at least be aware of the possible threat." Haku answered as the three headed out the door towards the meeting point.
"I agree that they should know, but we'll just have to make sure we are careful when we get there." Naruto added. The three soon made it to the meeting point to see that Moka and Kurumu were just arriving themselves. Moka gave the three a smile and wave while Kurumu gave Tsukune her own special greeting.
"Good morning Tsukune!" Kurumu exclaimed as she leaped forward and wrapped her arms and legs around Tsukune, who barely managed to balance himself with the sudden addition in weight. Kurumu was wearing a white button down shirt and a red checkered skirt. "I'm so happy to see you!"
Tsukune waved his arms a little as his face was covered by Kurumu's giant assets and his breathing was being blocked.
"Um Kurumu, I don't think Tsukune can breathe." Moka said as she walked next to Naruto. She was wearing a light yellow sundress with a white jacket over it. Moka shook her head a little as Kurumu continued to smother Tsukune with her affection before turning to look at Naruto and Haku with a smile. "Good morning Naruto-kun! Good morning Haku-san!"
"Morning Moka-chan!" Naruto smiled back at her.
"Yes, good morning Moka-san." Haku greeted as he bowed his head a little. "Are you ready for today?"
"Hai, this is going to be a lot of fun!" Moka said with an excited look. Staring at her happy expression made Naruto almost hesitate to tell her about the rumor that he and the others heard earlier.
"Y-Yeah, I agree." Naruto said while returning a smile, "But we're going to have to be careful when we get there."
"What do you mean?" The Vampire girl asked as Kurumu, who finally let go of Tsukune, joined Moka in giving him a curious look.
"It's only a rumor so it's probably nothing, but we heard about a rumor about a group that likes to cause trouble around the Mononoke Arcade area." Naruto answered before he placed a hand on Haku's shoulder. "Besides, even if there is something then you can count on us to protect you guys."
Kurumu wrapped her arms around Tsukune's neck, "I know Tsukune will be there to protect me!" Said human chuckled nervously at the blunette's words.
"...Right." Moka started to say. She quickly grabbed Naruto's arm and pulled a little. "Anyway, let's go!"
(A while later)
"Wow!"
As the group walked along Mononoke Arcade, they looked around and were amazed at how lively it was. All around them there were students walking in and out of stores and walking along the path.
"I deidn't know this place was so popular!" Kurumu said in awe as she eyes looked all over. She felt Tsukune pull her arm a little and her body moved out of the way as a few people on bicycles pass by them.
"This place definitely has a lot of attractions doesn't it. I believe they have a few movie theaters here as well." Haku commented as the group started to move.
As they walked Naruto noticed Moka's face had a look of awe and amazement, but he could see a small bit of nervousness in her eyes. 'I guess she must be a little nervous about what was said earlier.' He reached out and placed a hand on her shoulder to get her attention. "Moka…Are you alright?"
"Hmm? Oh I'm fine!" Moka answered with a smile. "This place is so much livelier than I thought it was." She waved her arms comically as she said that.
Naruto nodded his head in agreement, "Yeah I guess you're right. Hopefully we won't have any trouble while we're here." The two continued to talk as the group continued on, they were so caught up in their conversation that Moka didn't notice in time as she bumped into someone.
"Oh I'm sorry." She said as she turned to look at the person she bumped into.
The man had a rough face and was wearing what seemed to be a Chinese Martial Arts outfit turned to her with narrow eyes, widening a little as he saw her before responding, "Just watch yourself next time." He continued walking on with a huff.
"…Well that was rude." Kurumu muttered as they watched the man walk away. "He could have at least apologized too!"
"It doesn't matter, let's just enjoy ourselves." Moka said as she pulled Naruto and Kurumu along by their arms, Tsukune and Haku following right after them.
(Meanwhile)
The man from earlier moved into an alleyway and took out a cell phone. He quickly dialed a number and waited for someone to answer.
"Chuga, what is it?"A deep voice answered on the other side of the line.
"Sir, just a few minutes ago I saw a girl here, a Vampire." The man answered.
"And? Why is that so important?"
"Because sir…her scent is like hers."
"Her!? You mean-"
"Yes sir, she's somehow related to The Black Devil." Chuga said as he looked around the corner to see Moka and the others walk into a store. "So what do you want to do sir?"
"If she really is related to that woman, then erase her. But make sure you do it without getting caught." The voice ordered, making the man nod his head before ending the call.
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"Look Tsukune!" Kurumu exclaimed as she showed Tsukune a sexy blue dress. The group had been walking around for a while and had started to browse through a clothing store, much to the guys' dismays.
"It looks very nice Kurumu-chan." Tsukune's words seemed to make the succubus very happy as her tail appeared and started wagging behind her.
Haku and Naruto stood in the background and watched in amusement as Kurumu continued to show Tsukune several different dresses, each one more risqué then the last.
"It looks like Tsukune-san is having a hard time." Haku commented as Kurumu seemed to whisper something into Tsukune's ear, making the human blush like crazy.
"Yeah…poor bastard." Naruto said, smirking as he shook his head. "He really needs to pull himself together when Kurumu is like that."
"Hey Naruto-kun," The blonde turned his head to see Moka holding a red dress in front of her. "How does this look?"
"It looks great Moka-chan!" Naruto answered before a thought came to mind. 'I wonder if the each Moka-chan has different tastes than one another when it comes to stuff like this...'
"Naruto-kun?" He snapped out of his thoughts to see Moka had a look of embarrassment on her face. "You're staring at me too hard."
"Ah, sorry." Naruto apologized as he let out an awkward laugh and rubbed the back of his head. "Anyway, do you guys wanna get lunch?"
"Actually I'm starting to get a little hungry." Moka admitted as she placed the dress back.
"I am as well." Haku agreed.
"How about you guys?" He turned his head and saw that Kurumu and Tsukune were nowhere to be seen. "…Great, Kurumu must've taken Tsukune somewhere." Releasing a sigh he looked back at Moka and Haku, "I'm going to go find them quickly and then we can go eat, okay?"
"Right, we'll meet you at the front!" Moka watched Naruto walk off before turning to Haku, "I'm done looking at clothes, was there anything you wanted to look at?"
"Not really, I don't really need any clothes." Haku replied as he placed his hands in his pockets. The two were quiet as they made their way to the entrance. Moka looked like she wanted to speak but was hesitant. "Did you want to ask something Moka-san?"
"…Actually there is something…You've known Naruto-kun since you were children, right?" Haku nodded his head at Moka's question. "Well I was wondering, if you don't mind, telling me what made you so loyal to him."
"…I…It's not really one of my best moments, but guess I wouldn't mind telling you, if you want to know." Haku said as they walked out the doors and stopped a few feet away. Seeing Moka stare at him, Haku began to speak, "I guess I should start by saying that there was a short time that I wanted nothing to do with Naruto-sama."
"R-Really?"
"Yes, you see everyone of my clan is loyal to Naruto-sama's family, each generation from both families is paired together." Haku explained "My father, Kurama Kageyuki, was Minato Namikaze's, Naruto's father, familiar and battle partner, so the two of us met when we were children…"
Flashback
An eight year old Haku, wearing a blue kimono, was walking with his parents towards a large house. His mother was beautiful, with her golden eyes and pale as snow skin and long mixed hair of black, blue and white, with two wavy black horizontal lines. She was wearing a snowflake designed furisode and a scarf with a growth-ring pattern. His father was a tall, handsome man with long, wild, red-orange hair with black tips, and red eyes. He was wearing a larger black version of Haku's kimono with a crimson cloak over it.
"Father," Haku called out to the older man, who looked down to his son, "We're going to see your old friend right?"
"That's right. It's his son's birthday today so we're going to see them." Kurama said with a small smile, "His son is the same age as you. Which means it is more than likely you will become his familiar."
"Dear, isn't it a little early for Haku to think about such things? I mean he hasn't even met the boy yet." Haku's mother questioned, though her husband shook his head at that.
"Nonsense, Minato and I met when we were children as well. this way the boys can meet at the very least, and who knows…" As they arrived at the doors, Haku watched as his father ring the doorbell. "They might become best friends like us as well."
'I doubt it.' Haku thought as he stood there, 'There's no way I'm going to ally myself to anyone or become friends, all they would do is betray you at the end.' His parents were two separate monsters whose elements were complete opposites, and because of that Haku was treated harshly by a few members on both sides. His father's side bullied him because of who his mother was and his mother's side ignored his existence because of who his father was.
Hearing the sound of footsteps coming closer to the entrance, Kurama backed up a little to stand next to his wife and son. The doorknob clicked as a turning sound was heard before the door opened to reveal a smiling platinum-blonde man.
"Kurama, glad you could make it!" The man said.
"Good to see ya too Minato…" Kurama replied before he let out a little smirk, "You look like crap."
Haku studied the man and saw that his clothes were a little ruffled and what looked like paint marks, he also had a few streamers in his hair. Was this man really the same person his father had told him about in his stories of their adventures together?
"Thanks a lot, ya bastard."After Minato said that, he gestured for the family to come inside.
"So what the hell happened to you?"Kurama asked as the family entered the house and started following Minato to the family room, his wife lightly slapped the back of his head for cursing in front of their son.
"A few weeks ago, Kushina started to show Naruto how to pull pranks saying "it's a good way to learn how to set up traps."Minato let out a sigh as he recalled what happened earlier, "Let's just say that Naruto has got a knack for it."
As they made their way to the family room, Haku could hear laughing coming from inside. When he entered the room he saw a beautiful woman with long red hair sitting in a chair giggling at a picture, next to her was a laughing child around his age with blonde hair with silver streak. The woman looked up from the picture and noticed Minato has come back with their guests.
"Oh Kurama, Setsura-chan!"The woman quickly got up and wrapped Setsura in a hug, which the pale mother returned. "It's great to see you guys."
"Nice to see you as well Kushina." Kurama said as he and Minato watch their wives hug.
"It's been a while, hasn't it?"Setsura commented as she and Kushina separated. Setsura looked back to the couch to see the blonde boy was looking at them with confusion. "So this must be the birthday boy."
"Hello." The boy hoped off his seat and walked up to them, stopping next to Kushina's legs as he gave them a smile. "I'm Naruto!"
"Naruto, huh? Well it's very nice to meet you Naruto-chan, I'm Setsura." Setsura introduced herself as she knelt down. "Happy Birthday!"
"Thank you Setsura-obasan!" Naruto replied before noticing Kurama, and gave his leg a hug. "Kurama-ojisan!
"Hey there gaki! How're you doing?" Kurama patted Naruto on the head, "I saw what you did to your old man, nice work."
"Oh shut up." Minato said with a twitching eyebrow. Kushina and Setsura were giggling at Minato's attitude. Setsura noticed that Haku was silent.
"Naruto," The boy looked at Setsura, who moved behind Haku and lightly nudged her son forward, "This is my son Haku, he's the same age as you."
Naruto went up to Haku and stuck a hand out. "Nice to meet'cha!"
Haku just stared at the hand before looking up at the blonde's smiling face. With a huff, the raven-haired boy turned his head away. "Whatever."
Naruto just blinked his eyes in confusion.
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"I didn't want to get to know Naruto-sama, I just thought he was someone that would only cause trouble for me in the future." Haku finished.
"But you get along so well. What changed all that?" Moka asked with curiosity apparent in her voice.
"…A certain incident." Haku answered as his eyes closed.
"A…incident." Moka repeated.
"Yes, it happened a year after Naruto-sama and I met. It was during the Winter time and our families went together to visit my mother's old friend for a vacation." Haku explained as he recalled the day. "I had gotten into a dangerous situation and Naruto-sama saved me that day."
"Haku-san…" Moka whispered as she saw a look of melancholy appeared on his face.
"…Even when I was such a horrible person to him, he just continued to smile and treat me like I was a close friend." Haku and Moka went silent after he said that, waiting quietly for Naruto and the others. "Moka-san…" The Vampire looked towards Haku, "If there comes a time…when you discover what Naruto-sama really is…please, don't shun him or do anything to hurt him."
"Huh? What do you mean?" Moka asked as she felt confusion at Haku's words. Neither knew it but the other Moka had been listening in on the conversation since Haku started his story.
"It's Naruto-sama's secret to tell, however…" Haku's eyes widened as he felt something thin pierce his leg. Looking down he saw an arm sticking out of a shadow with a syringe in its hand, injecting a blue liquid into his leg. Haku suddenly felt his body convulse and lose strength fast. A muffling sound made him look up and saw Moka being held by the man from before with his arm wrapped around her neck and a hand over her mouth. "M-Moka-s-san…!" The teen felt something hard hit the back of his head and sent him collapsing into the ground.
Moka used what strength she could to remove the hand from her mouth, and shouted as she watched Haku fall to the floor. "Haku-san!"
"Don't worry. He's only knocked out. We're only after you after all, relative of the Black Devil." The man whispered into her ear. His words made Moka tense up as the name seemed very familiar. "So answer this question, what are your relations to Akua Shuzen?"
"…Akua…neesan?" The words just slipped out of Moka's mouth before she knew she said them.
An evil smirk appeared on the man's face, "So you're her sister. Ha-ha-ha-ha! This is perfect!" He laughed as a few other men came up to them. "We'll just take our revenge on her little sister. You're coming with us."
Moka had a scared look on her face as the men made her start to walk. She looked back to see Haku was still knocked out, but he had been moved to lean against the wall. Turning her head forward again, Moka had only one thing going through her mind as she and the men disappeared into the crowd.
'Help me…Naruto-kun!'
(Fifteen Minutes Later)
"...ku…wa…p…" Haku could hear a voice calling out as someone shook his body. "Haku…up…Wake up!" Haku's eyes shot open as he recognized the voice. He saw Naruto, with Kurumu and Tsukune behind him, giving him a worried look. "Thank god, Haku. Are you okay?"
"Hai…Naruto…sama…!" Haku started slowly. Suddenly memories of what happened before appeared in his mind. "Naruto-sama, we've got trouble!"
"I figured that when I saw you knocked out, what happened?" Naruto questioned with slightly hard eyes, "Where's Moka-chan?"
"It was that man from before! He and a few others drugged me and took her!" Haku watched as Naruto's eye narrowed.
"…He must've been a part of that gang we heard about." Naruto deduced, making Tsukune's eyes widen and Kurumu let out a gasp. "Were you able to get anything on where they were taking her?"
"Unfortunately, I wasn't able to. they knocked me out before I could do anything." Haku lowered his head to look at the ground at the thought of his failure. "I'm sorry Naruto-sama."
Naruto let out an annoyed grunt before standing up. He looked back and forth at the two possible directions they could have taken her. Looking back at the others he spoke, "We're going to split up, Haku and I will take the path on the right and you guys will take the one on the left. If you two find where they took her, come find me immediately." Naruto ordered with a tone in his voice that surprised Tsukune a little. in the time that he's known Naruto, he's never talked like this before. "Haku, can you stand?"
"Y-Yes Naruto-sama!" Haku slowly got to his feet, before he felt his legs lose a little strength and he fell forward a little, but Naruto caught him and helped him stand up straight.
"Don't push yourself Haku." Naruto said as he turned to Kurumu and Tsukune, "Be careful you both." With that Naruto and Haku started off on their path.
Kurumu watched the Hanyou and his friend disappear into the crowd and let out a sigh, "That guy…he's so dedicated to her and they're not even dating."
"That's just how Naruto is." Tsukune commented as he and Kurmu started down their path as well. "But I understand why he's so worried, who knows what they are planning to do with Moka."
"…Right, let's hurry then!" Kurumu exclaimed as she started to run, with Tsukune following right after her.
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Naruto and Haku, who recovered after a few minutes, were rushing through the crowd, trying to find any clue of where the men had taken Moka.
"Damn it! Where could they be!?" Naruto exclaimed as his eyes studied through the crowd.
Haku turned to Naruto with an apologetic look, "I'm sorry Naruto-sama, if only I had stopped them from taking her. Then none of this would have-"
"Don't blame yourself, Haku," Naruto said while turning his head to look at his familiar. "Those guys got the drop on you, that's all there is to it."
"I-I know that, but still…" Haku paused as he remembered how easily they caught him off guard.
Naruto let out a sigh, "If you really feel guilty about it, then help me save Moka-chan. Does that sound good enough for you?"
"…Hai Naruto-sama!" Haku responded with a look of determination on his face.
"Good." Naruto turned from Haku and began to think to himself, 'Moka-chan, where are you?'
(Meanwhile)
"Now you just wait here until our boss gets here." A gang member said as he roughly threw Moka into the room, "And then we're gonna think of the perfect way to get rid you and get our revenge." He said before shutting the door and locking it behind him.
"Why? Why is this happening?" Moka mumbled as she curled up against the wall.
"Pull yourself together!" Moka looked down at her glowing rosary. "This isn't the time to lose yourself."
"B-But…" Moka tried to say, but the rosary quickly cut her off.
"If those men were really after us because of Akua, then they must want to plan the perfect way for revenge and that will take some time."Moka said to her Outer self,"In that time, both Naruto Namikaze should be able to discover that trail I had you make and reach here just in time. For now just wait for them to arrive." Just before the glow died down Moka muttered one last thing. "If only we could take the rosary off ourselves then we wouldn't be in this situation."
Moka was silent after her inner self stopped talking, knowing she was right. One of her hands drifted to her hair as she remembered the trail she left. Her hand paused as it reached a point in her hair where, if you looked closely, a few strands had been pulled off.
'Naruto-kun, please hurry.'
(Back to Naruto and Haku)
Naruto's eyes continued to scan through the crowd, trying to find any clues that could help. Looking back towards Haku, the Hanyou noticed that his familiar had recovered a bit from being drugged and knocked out. The bicolor-haired man looked back at Naruto and shook his head in a negative manner, making Naruto grit his teeth.
'Damn it…Moka-chan...' Naruto's head dropped a little, 'Did you even come this way…?' His thoughts were halted as he noticed something on the ground as a person's shadow went over it. He quickly went up to the stingy object and picked it up. taking a good look at it, Naruto saw it was a bunch of long hair, pink hair. 'This is Moka-chan's hair, did she leave this here for us to find?'
"Naruto-sama?" Naruto turned to see Haku was giving him a confused look and showed him the hair. "Is that?"
"Moka's hair, which means we're going the right way." Naruto said as he glanced towards the path.
"Yes, but it still doesn't point to where this guys are." Haku pointed out.
'He's right about that…Moka was kidnapped by a gang of monsters, possible kil…That's it!' Naruto smirked as he clenched the hand holding the hair. "Haku…" He said, catching his friend's attention, "These guys are more than likely killers, which not only means they have the scent of blood on them, but they are also filled with negative emotions and killer intent."
"That is correct Naruto-sama," Haku started, "But what does that have…to…Oh!" The familiar realized what Naruto was getting at. "Then you should be able to detect them and track them down!" The blonde Hanyou nodded his head, but Haku grew a concerned look. "But Naruto-sama, even if you could sense their killer intent, there is no way you could pin point their exact locations."
"…That may be true if I focus on just that, but I have this too." Naruto lifted up the hand holding Moka's hair, "Any piece of the body of a monster that comes off still has a very, very faint amount of the body's power within it. So I'll try to use whatever is still in Moka's hair to help narrow it down."
"But Naruto-sama," Haku interjected, "That would require a lot of focus and power."
Naruto was silent for a moment before nodding his head in agreement, "You're right, let go somewhere quieter." After he said that, the two hurried over to a quiet area next to a large fountain. Naruto looked around and saw that they were the only two there surprisingly. "Okay, this place should be good…Haku!"
Haku stood straighter at Naruto's voice. "Y-Yes!"
"I will find Moka-chan and those other guys, but first I need to do something…" Naruto raised his arms up as he brought his left hand to the leather bracelet on his wrist.
"Naruto-sama! Are you really going to release your seal!?" Haku asked in surprise, "But didn't Minato-sama say that you were not to release your power unless you had no choice?"
"Yeah, and I know he just wants me to be safe…but I can't hide in the shadows when the people I care about are in danger!" Haku just stared at Naruto for a moment as his fingers started to wrap around the rosary.
"Just answer this," Naruto's gaze never left his seal as he nodded, waiting for Haku to ask his question. "Is Moka-san real worth it? Even with the possibility that she may want nothing to do with you after she learns your true form."
'Is Moka worth it?' Naruto didn't even need a second to answer, "Of course she is!" With a pull, the rosary on his bracelet came off with a snap...Then the area was covered in demonic power.
(With Kurumu and Tsukune)
The two were running down the path, trying to find any signs of Moka. Suddenly Kurumu came to a halt as a large wave of demonic energy passed over her.
Tsukune, noticing Kurumu stopping, asked with concern. "Are you alright Kurumu-chan?"
"Tsukune…Are you telling me you don't sense that?" Her answer was a look of confusion. "…This huge amount of power…can only belong to one of the legendary monsters."
(Headmaster's room)
The headmaster, Tenmei Mikogami, was sitting in his office as he felt Naruto's power."Hehehe, so Minato's son has unsealed himself." Mikogami rose out of his seat and walked to his office window, "I wonder…Just how far that boy will go."
(Gangster Hideout)
"What the hell!?"
Alarmed by the sound, Moka raised her head and turned to the door. She could hear the people outside going crazy and moving all over the place.
"Where is this power coming from!?"
"Is it a Vampire?"
"Can't be, there was no word of any of them being here!"
"Looks like something caused quite a stir."Moka commented to her outer self, who nodded in agreement, "From what I sense, whatever is creating this energy seems to be powerful."
Moka looked down in thought, a certain blonde flashed in her mind. "…Is this because of you, Naruto?" The girl went silent as she thought about the demonic energy she was feeling.
(A few minutes later)
"So, this is their hideout, huh?" A male voice said as he and his companion walked towards the gang's hideout, which was an old, abandoned warehouse. "…Kinda cliché don't you think?"
"It does seem like a pretty common type of place for a gang to be." His companion agreed as they stopped walking. "So Naruto-sama, how should we proceed?"
Naruto's appearance had changed a bit with his seal released, his hair had grew a little making the spikes reach his shoulders and it's blonde and silver colors merged and turned more platinum like his father's. His eyes were blood red with slits in them and his body build grew a little as well.
"Let me just check on Moka-chan's condition first."
The Hanyou closed his eyes as he tried to sense Moka. After a second or two he found her on the second floor with several men outside her door. Naruto opened his eyes as he detected more signatures coming towards them.
"Moka-chan seems to be fine, but it looks like they're sending down a welcoming committee."
"Well then Naruto-sama," Haku started as they watched the doors burst open and a bunch of men came rushing out, "Since they've been so nice as to greet us, it would be a shame to do the same."
"Yes, yes it would." Naruto replied with a smirk.
"Who are you?" One of the men questioned as he step forward. "What are you doing on our turf?!"
'Huh…judging by their accent, these guys are Chinese…' Naruto thought before speaking, "Hey! You guys kidnapped a girl earlier so we came to get her back!"
"You're talking about that Vampire girl, right?" The man questioned, "The sister of The Black Devil."
"What!?"
"No way in hell!"
"These guys must be out of their minds!"
Naruto raised an eyebrow, "…The Black Devil...?" He turned to Haku, who just shrugged his shoulders. "Well anyways, I don't care what problems you have with Moka's sister," Naruto's eyes narrowed. "But if you guys want to live, I suggest you give her back."
"Rinen-san," A bald man with facial tatto's called out to the man. "That's the one who was releasing all that power earlier! And his eyes…they are red!"
Another man looked at Naruto's eyes and took a step back in shock. "Blood-red eyes and a huge amount of demonic power, he's gotta be a…a…"
"...a Vampire…!" Rinen muttered, a smirk grew on his face before he released a chuckle which soon grew in a dark laugh, "Ha-ha-ha, this is amusing. To think another Vampire would appear in front of us, well I know the perfect way to deal with you!"
Naruto gave Rinen a cocky smirk, "Oh really? Then let's see what you've got…"
"Gladly!" Rinen's body started to change, his arms turned a scaly yellow-green and his hands had webbing between his fingers. A big white plate grew over his head and started to resemble what looked like a hat, inside the plate a hole formed and water appeared inside. On Rinen's back a shell appeared. "Behold my true form, a kappa!"
"Interesting, however…that form is not something to be boast about. From the looks of it, you're one of the lower-class kappa." Naruto commented as he crossed his arms.
"Shut up!" A bunch of tick marks grew on Rinen's head, "I might not be one of the kappas of the higher class, but like the rest of my kind I can control water!" With a swing of his arms, a giant wave of water appeared around Rinen as he gave Naruto a cruel smile. "This is your last chance Vampire, surrender!"
Naruto used his hand to motion for Haku to take a few steps away,"You made two mistakes. The first was thinking that I would surrender to a low class weakling like you. The second…!"
"ENOUGH!" Rinen shouted as he released the water at high speeds towards Naruto, who not only stayed completely still as the attack rushed at him, but also kept a confident smirk on his face as it made contact. "Serves that asshole right!" The other men were laughing and cheering.
"That bastard must be in such pain right now!"
"He's deserves it for acting so cocky, did he really think he could beat us?"
Rinen kept his eyes on his water as it started to disappear, revealing a completely soaked Naruto standing there. "You see why I said I would be perfect to fight you?" Rinen asked as he walked closer to Naruto. Haku was silent as he watched the kappa continue to talk, "All Vampires are weak against water, and kappa can make and control water. The moment you fought me was the moment you lost." When he finished talking, Rinen was about five feet away from Naruto, who hadn't moved a muscle.
"…Like I was saying," Rinen was shocked to suddenly find himself being held in the air by his throat, Naruto giving him a hard stare. "You second mistake was calling me a Vampire." Naruto released his grip on Rinen and drew his hand back, creating a fist surrounded by swirling demonic energy. "Know your place!" The fist was sent into the kappa's stomach, the energy spiraling deep into his gut before exiting out of Rinen's shell, creating a giant hole through his body.
"Urgh…you…what…are…you?" Rinen gasped out as blood exited his mouth, trying to look at Naruto with shocked eyes.
"I may have Vampire blood coursing through my veins, but that doesn't mean I have the weakness's that come with it." Naruto explained as he withdrew his fist, "I am half Vampire/half human, a dhampir."
"A…half-breed…I lost to…a half-breed!?" Rinen was shocked as he fell to the ground, "D-Damn it!"
"Stop talking, the more you speak, the more painful it will be for you." Naruto said as he turned to the others, "So…does anyone else want to suffer the same fate as him?"
"L-Like hell!" One of them replied, making another nod their head in agreement and soon others started to shout their agreements as well.
Two of them charged forward and their hands transformed into a giant blades, "You have no right to try and act superior to us you filthy half-breed!" The two didn't even get ten feet from where they started before one was engulfed by flames while the other was pierced by several dagger shaped icicles. The rest of the men looked to the side to see Haku standing with his arms stretched out in front of him with a ball of flames in his right and a fog of ice covering his left.
"I won't let any of you harm Naruto-sama!" Haku said with venom in his voice. His eyes shifted to Naruto for a second before looking at the remaining numbers. "Naruto-sama, I shall deal with these guys! You go on a head and get Moka-san!"
Naruto turned to Haku, "Are you sure?" The dhampir didn't get a vocal answer as his familiar stared at the gang members. After a few seconds Naruto nodded his head, "All right, I'm going on a head, but Haku…"
The raven-haired teen answered this time, "Yes Naruto-sama?"
"…You need to stop with the –sama." With that Naruto disappeared and reappeared behind the crowd before running into the warehouse.
"Shit, how did he-" Before anyone could run in after him, a wall of ice blocked the entrance.
"My apologize Naruto-sama, but that is something that I cannot do…" Haku said out loud before starting to walk forward, but as he made that first step Rinen called out to him.
"Why?" Haku stopped and turned to the dying monster, "Why…are you…so loyal…to him? Why serve…that filthy half-breed?"
Haku was silent as he stared at the man before turning around, "Because…he saved my life…"
Flashback
Haku was seen running from something in a snowy, dark forest, holding onto his frozen arm which he did to stop the bleeding coming from his shoulder. A shadowy figure was quickly following after him, cutting through several trees as it passed them. Haku quickly spun and unleashed a freezing breath at the figure, freezing the area. But before Haku could relax something slammed into him.
"Ugh!" Haku grunted as he was sent flying into a tree. He struggled to get up as a giant spider-like man, a tsuchigumo, drew closer to him. "You…basta-" He was interrupted as the tsuchigumo slammed several of its fists against Haku's body, making the tree crack a little from impact.
"Now now, boys your age shouldn't talk like that." The spider said as he lifted Haku a bit. "The only reason I haven't ripped out your tongue already is because I wanted to hear you scream. But it seems that won't be happening anytime soon…and here I was hired to make the son of Kurama suffer before killing him."
"H-Hired?" Haku questioned at what he heard.
"That right." The tsuchigumo replied with a grin, "I was hired by certain individuals from your father's clan to kill you."
"But why…why kill me?"
"Isn't it obvious, to bring despair." Seeing the look on Haku's face, the spider monster continued, "Your father and mother are traitors to their own kinds, falling in love with each other. And what's worse is they gave birth to you, a child of both fire and ice." The tsuchigumo reach back and pulled out a bunch of knifes, licking one of the blades before his face turned more spider-like. "So of a member from the council hired me to kill you. Doing this would send Kurama into a pit of despair and rage and make him unfit as leader of the clan."
'So it was someone who hates my parents and I…Who doesn't want me to live...' Haku thought as he watched the assassin get closer, '…Why?...Why?...Why?' Tears formed in Haku's eyes before falling down his face, 'Why can't I be allowed to exist?'
"Ah…is the poor baby gonna cry, don't worry I'll end this qui-"
"RASENGAN!" The tsuchigumo was interrupted as a small figure appeared between him and Haku, slamming a spiraling red orb into his stomach and sending him spinning through several trees. The light seemed to break through the trees to reveal the figure was a panting Naruto, wearing a jacket and scarf. "Take that you stupid spider!"
"Y-You…" Haku muttered in surprise.
Naruto glanced back at him and smiled before running up to him, "Haku, are you alright? Ah man, that wound looks pretty bad. We need to get you to the house so we can get someone to heal you."
"Never mind that!" Haku exclaimed, making Naruto recoil a little at the sudden shout. "How did you find me? Why did you even save me?"
"Well…to answer the first one, I tried to use that Vampire tracking thingy my dad has been teaching me, but after that didn't work I just followed the cold temperature." Naruto replied with a sheepish look on his face. "And why wouldn't I save you?"
"Because I'm something that no one wants." Haku answered as he looked at the ground with sadness, before he got hit in the back of the head. "OW! What was that for!"
"For say something so stupid!" Naruto shouted as he grabbed Haku's shirt collar, "Who are you to say you're not wanted, huh!?"
"It's the truth!" Haku looked away, "All my life, people have said that I wasn't suppose to exist, that I was the horrible result of two people of two different species falling in love. What reason could I be alive for?!"
"YOU LITTLE BRATS!" The boys turned to see the assassin was back on his feet, the injury Naruto dealt earlier still smoking, and he was glaring at them. "I'M GOING TO KILL YOU BOTH!"
As they saw the tsuchiguro rush towards them, Naruto let go of Haku moved in front of him. "Listen Haku," The boy watched as the dhampir's power began to build up around him, his appearance changing. "I don't what to say that can help, but I know your mom and dad would be sad if you didn't exist…and so would I." Naruto turned his head a bit, his red eyes meeting Haku's golden ones. "So until you find your reason for existing, I'm going to make sure you stay alive!"
After Naruto said that he charged forward and leaped at the spider with a leg pulled back, leaving an awe-struck Haku staring at his back. It was a few minutes later that Minato and Kurama arrived to find an injured Haku and roughed up Naruto resting against a tree, a distance away from a beaten and bloody spider creature. Naruto and Haku were leaning against the tree, Haku's body was closer to Naruto and there was a small smile on his face.
Flashback End
"…Naruto-sama didn't know it then, but he helped me find a purpose, a reason to live. So I made a promise that day, a vow." Haku rushed towards the gang members with his ice and flames surrounding him. "No matter what happens, I will stand by Naruto-sama's side until the very end!"
(Inside the Hideout)
Naruto made his way up the stair to the second floor, knocking away any gangster that tried to attack him. He soon made it to a door with two huge men standing outside it.
"Move aside." Naruto said as he stopped right in front of them.
"You've got a lot of guts, coming in here and demanding things from us." One of the guards said as veins grew all over his body.
"Listen…I don't want to kill you guys, but if you don't get out of my way you'll regret it." Naruto threatened as his power built up a bit.
"Heh, I'd like to see you try!" The second guard shouted as he took out a spiky mace and swung at Naruto, who grabbed it with ease and gave the guards a smirk.
"Truthfully…I was hoping you'd say that." Naruto's eyes flashed.
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A/N: I hope you all have enjoyed reading the third chapter. Let me know what you guys think and review; all flames and insults will be ignored, so don't bother writing them. Thank you all for reading and I hope see you soon.
This arc is split into two parts, so the next chapter will be the conclusion - Chapter 4 – The Dhampir and a Vampire