"Talking"

'Thinking'

'Flashbacks'

[Typing]

《Robotic impression》

『Skills, dramatic impression』

Dramatic impressions


Do you know the difference between an artist and a sniper—?

Wait, no. I'm not supposed to be making references right now…

Anyway,

Do you know the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath?

"Sociopath" is a mental disorder characterized by disregard for other people.

"Psychopaths" on the other hand, are products of a genetic predisposition.

Unlike sociopaths who have voices inside their heads, telling them what to do…

A psychopath could kill anyone without a slight glint of remorse.

But still… Neither of them is good news.

Which is why I'm telling you right now…

It's a bad idea for them to meet the Mr. "I'll-give-you-3-wishes" after they died.

I know that clearly.

Why?

Because I am that psycho, and the all-mighty Random Omnipotent Being is right in front of me after I killed myself.

"This is a surprise, so gods do exist."

While sitting on the grassy ground, I stated that seemingly with a smile on my face.

The shiny man without a face in front of me was the one who greeted me once I woke up.

"As you can see, yes."

The shiny man stated thus.

"Then I'll introduce myself first, Keitarou Yamada. A pleasure to make your acquaintance."

Then the shiny being responded with:

"I know. You can call me God."

I expected that much.

"Well, did the devil himself reject my admission into the underworld? I was pretty sure Hell has a perfect place for me"

Fufu, since he said he's a God then…

"After all…"

I want to see his reaction a bit.

"I am someone who killed his own classmates."

I stated thus.

He didn't wince, that's expected at least.

But then he voiced out his thoughts, completely ignoring my remarks:

"You will be reincarnated into another world, and I shall give you three wishes."

Even though he has no face, the calm voice ringed in my ears.

The voice came out flatly, almost emotionless.

It's like to him…

All beings are equal.

How—

"How boring…"

I muttered those words unconsciously.

I was wondering what kind of face would a "God" make when they're angry.

Ignoring me, AGAIN, he speaks:

"State your wishes."

Hah… I really like fun things.

This god… is really boring.

I mean, I didn't really kill my classmates.

But they did kill each other just from my words.

It was quite fun.

"If you're not going to state your wishes, then I will pick them up for you."

Huh… my grin has gone long ago, and currently, I rest my head on my hand, seemingly bored out.

"Are you really a god? or are you just tasked to do these kinds of stuff?"

While resting on my palm with a bored face, I asked.

His calm demeanor is quite indifferent to someone who calls himself a "God" or R.O.B who seeks entertainment.

To which, in reply: "First wish, your soul will be reincarnated into a world of my choosing"

He ignores me again.

Him not having a face makes it very hard for me to know what's inside his head.

And somehow…

It ticks me off.

"Second wish— "

Just before he finished his words, I interrupt: "Second wish, any kind of question I made will be answered whenever I felt like it"

I was… angry? No, annoyed, is the best way to describe this feeling.

Humans tend to fear the unexplained.

But that doesn't seem to be the case for me, I am always curious with passion.

What actions will people do when I told them a half-baked truth?

What kind of face would they make when they lost something important to them?

Man feared death, yet they draw near to death the more they follow the concept of "Living".

So, what do I feel after killing myself and meeting "God" like this?

One word, Disappointment.

Why?

Because…

"Do every soul end up like this; meeting a god of some sort when they die? Are you a God, or a product of mortal's evolution? And what are your true intentions?"

Thus, with an annoyed face, I asked.

To which…

"Answer: only selected individuals can be gifted by wishes upon their reincarnation. "

How lame.

"Answer: I am a synergistic and self-regulating, system that helps to maintain and perpetuate the conditions for life and deaths inside your previous world."

What a letdown…

"Answer: I intent to hold an event to change the timeline of the world you'd be transmigrating in."

How disappointing.

So, this is what they call a "god"?

"Do heaven or hell even exist?"

"Answer: In another dimension, Yes. In the world I currently governed, No."

"So, anyone who died will enter the cycle?"

"Answer: Yes. Unless their soul were annihilated completely, they won't be able to reincarnate or transmigrate."

So we're just going to keep living on till our soul lost its ability to reincarnate.

Doesn't that mean…

Life itself has no meaning?

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I sit straight, no longer resting my head on my hand.

And then, I state my third wish.

"Third wish… Obliterate my soul, don't allow me to reincarnate. Ever again."

Hm.

However…

"Wishes are to be granted immediately. Your wishes have been recorded. Your third wish contradicts your first wish. Adjustments will be added."

The next line he was going to say was not what I expect.

"Adjustment has been made, Your soul will be annihilated and reconstructed before reincarnation. Memories will be faded in the process. Good luck with your next life."

And with that, my body glows.

When I brought my hand to my view, it cracks and finally shattered.

Reconstructed before reincarnation, huh…

Heh…

So the thing that old man said was a lie…

There was never a "true death" after all.

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20 years after reincarnation.

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This is a weird world.

There is no such thing as Shinobi or shinobi villages.

It was a city with skyscrapers lining in a row.

The air is filled with carbon dioxide, yet a figure of a boy passed out on the ground near a bridge, away from the rowdy places full of vehicles.

The sun is setting down, and the dark shadows quickly take over the city.

"Miso Chashu Pork ramen"

That voice was muttered by the unknown boy.

The boy has blond, spiky hair and blue eyes.

His clothes seemed tattered, and his current situation doesn't look great at all.

But the most notable thing about him is his whisker-like birthmark on his cheeks.

Currently, he laid down on the ground before a riverbank, lamenting what he has done in life to punish him like this.

"The broth is light, yet rich, but not too heavy."

"The noodles have to possess the perfect thickness and flexibility as it will make you want to slurp it down all at once just by its texture alone."

"And then… five slices of Chashu, a handful of chopped green onions, some slices of fishcake, bamboo shoots, and one half of a soft boiled egg."

While stating those words, the boy's eyes grow distant.

With a pathetic face, he thought of these words:

'Ah… how tasty it was. The cup noodles I sneaked out from the orphanage's kitchen, even though it was nowhere near Ichiraku's level of tastiness...'

'But now… I'm so hungry I could die.'

'My name is Naruto Uzumaki… and due to a certain circumstance, I'm currently just a few steps away from the death's door."

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Naruto Uzumaki is NOT having a grand time in his life.

A month ago… he was in a world where Shinobis exist.

At that time Iruka shouted at him to go back to the academy but shrugged it off saying no one would ever care for him.

After shaking Iruka-sensei out of his tail, he goes back to looking for a "corpse" as what the bully Hibachi told him to.


Author's note: Hibachi picked on Naruto Uzumaki when he failed to perform the Clone Technique but was stopped by Iruka, saying not to bother with a kid like him. Later, he and his friends refused to let Naruto go with them to perform a test of courage in the Konoha Cemetery. As a payback, Naruto scared him, wearing a mask and cloak pretending to be a fox demon. Humiliated, Hibachi decided to get revenge on Naruto and tells him that he could join their group if he went to the hills where his father had just returned from a mission, find a corpse, and bring one of its belongings as a test of courage. Overjoyed with the possibility of finally making friends, Naruto agreed. However, the whole bet was a trick, as Hibachi's father had told him that there might still be enemy ninjas in the hills. When Iruka asked if anyone had seen Naruto, Hibachi lied and claimed that he didn't. Fortunately, Shikamaru Nara heard the whole thing and informed Iruka, claiming that Hibachi's tricks were annoying.

Appearance:

Hibachi has a short crop of light brown hair and stone-colored eyes.

Huh? What? Me? Adding useless author's notes to increase word counts? Pshhh naaaaw I wouldn't do something like that am I rite? :D

Btw, that's some long-ass author's note...


Then he encountered some ninjas with an unfamiliar symbol on their headbands, but the next thing he knew it...

He is somewhere else when he opened his eyes.

"WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING DATTEBAYO!"

And that is currently the situation for him.

He brought no money, nowhere to go, and no idea what kind of world he is currently living.

He was taken in by an orphanage again at some point, but…

'We have no place for your ilk! The world would be a better place if you would just die in a ditch somewhere!'

Those memories played themselves again inside Naruto's mind.

Yes, he was thrown out. AGAIN.

In just a few weeks no less…

Sure, he has been treated a little bit better here instead of the usual "DEMON FOX!" or "MONSTER!" reactions by the villagers from his previous world.

The foods are better, and he made a

few friends with the other kids too.

But it doesn't change the fact he almost died out of starvation after being thrown out.

Naruto thinks to himself: 'Kicked out of the orphanage, no food, no shelter, and stealing is definitely no good… Not to mention, everything about this world is just so confusing…'

A vehicle that moves magically and is completely made out of metal?

Those "shining rectangles" people always carry everywhere they go?

And finally… it only took a shot of those small metal lumps called "guns" to kill other people easily.

A day after he was thrown out, a group of men in black chased him through the city's alleys.

And they're not the only ones either, there are also people with bird wings chasing him… or humans with a cross in their hand.

Sometimes, monsters with bat wings chased him once he passes the alleyway.

Sure he shakes them off of his tail, but he's still starving after all of this.

"However, If I wish to live then I have no choice-ttebayo… I'll rush the first person who passes by, and rob everything they've got!"

With determination in his eyes, he turns his attention to the silent road seemingly waiting for someone to pass by.

However,

VROOM*

…A car just drove passed through him in just a second.

"Um… I mean, I can't catch that car with an empty stomach so… NEXT!"

Just as he gives his determination to the next prey…

"One, two! One, two! One, two!"

A marching group of the military police passes the road, it seemed to be the time for their training routine.

"Uh… I doubted the military police brought their wallets during training… But the next one…! The next one, I would surely…"

Now he feels like he's just making excuses.

After he make sure no military police members can be seen out of sight, he heard a noise.

"Uwa! SPLASH*"

A shrieking voice accompanied by the splashing noise of the river's water ring to Naruto's ears.

And it got his attention quickly as he turns around his body 180° in the sound's direction.

"There!— huh!?"

He was bewildered by what he is gaping at…

A body is floating on the water's surface.

Even though the figure moved his body a little, he doesn't seem like they wanted to swim to the sore.

"Well... I can't possibly count him…" (Naruto)

It's like he's drowning.

"Y-yeah, I-I'd like to pass this one please…" (Naruto)

His body keeps streaming down the river as Naruto watches in both horror and dumbfound.

"I—I'll passss- DAMNIT!" (Naruto)

Without thinking he dives into the water.

He had resolved himself to commit some crimes, but somehow…

In the end… he saved a life instead?

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"Haa… Haa… Haa…"

Naruto panted on the ground next to the soaked figure beside him.

The previously drowned man beside him is of slender stature, warped bandages over his forehead, and wore a pullover hoodie inside his soaking black trench coat.

Before he could do anything, the eyes of the man bulge open in almost a scary way.

"WHOA-!" (Naruto)

A bit surprised by the man's action, Naruto came up with a question.

"Y-you were swept away by the current dattebayo. Are you… Okay?"

And slowly he lifted his body and then mutters: "I'm saved…?"

Right after he muttered that,

"Tch."

"T-tch!?"

Did- did he just click his tongue?

"Was it you who interrupted my asphyxiation?"

"'INTERRUPTED'? I WAS TRYING TO HELP YOU-ttebayo! As- Asphyxi- what!?"

"Apologies. You are unfamiliar with the term? Let's call it 'submersion' instead."

"Submersion… that's— Huh!?"

"You still don't know what does that mean? Submersion… I meant to say I was trying to attempt suicide"

"Su- Suicide!?"

Naruto was bewildered.

There he was 2 minutes ago lamenting about life and yet still determined to stay alive.

But now he saved a man who tries to kill himself.

"That's right! I was trying to kill myself, and you just had to get in my way—"

Somehow that last part of his sentence was voiced out with great irritation.

'Wait, is he perhaps scolding me for saving him right now…?' Naruto asked no one in particular, why… is he being lectured?

Suddenly the man says: "Ah, well... My priority was to pursue a clean, pure suicide one that imposed on no one. And yet, you were nonetheless entangled. I must offer some sort of recompense for this awful imposi—"

GROWL*

Just as the man started to mumble, Naruto's stomach roared loudly.

It gained the man's attention as he change the topic of their "conversation", can it even be called conversation though…?

"Are you hungry, lad?"

Asks the man.

Naruto responded with: "Um… actually, I haven't eaten anything in several days since I arrived in Kuoh-ttebayo..."

GROWL*

Somehow, the growling sound also came out from the man's stomach.

"What a coincidence, I'm also hungry."

That remark caught Naruto's attention.

"T-then-!"

But then his hope and dreams are crumbled within seconds.

"By the way, seems like the river has taken my wallet away."

The man stated thus whilst showing out his empty pockets.

"Y-you've got to be kidding me…"

Suddenly, a new voice arises.

"SO THIS IS WHERE YOU'VE BEEN YOU, BLOCKHEAD!"

That voice was shouted from the other side of the river.

There stood a tall and slim handsome young man with black hair that has an ahoge that splits in two, black eyes that are described as unpleasant sometimes, and a muscular build.

His face showed anger radiating clearly at the suicidal man Naruto just saved.

In response to his outburst, "Seishuu-kun~ Nice work~!"

"Don't 'nice work' me! You're the one who caused all this work you, suicidal maniac! I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF YOU DISRUPTING MY SCHEDULE—!"

The two new characters were just having a "nice" conversation with each other until the suicidal man calls out to Naruto, completely disregarding the other angry man's rants across the river.

"Oh right! I have a great idea, that guy's one of my work colleagues. Let's have him treat you to a meal or two, shall we?"

"LISTEN TO ME, BASTARD!"

The angry man across the river shouted to no avail of the suicidal man's actions.

"You, what's your name?"

Calmly, the suicidal man asked Naruto.

Naruto answered: "My name is, Naruto… Uzumaki-ttebayo…"

Again, completely ignoring the man named "Seishuu-kun", the suicidal man started to move while gesturing for Naruto to follow.

"Well, naruto-kun, follow me. What do ya want to eat?"

"Well, if it's not too much trouble…"

"Oh! There's no need to hold back, okay?"

"Then… I'd like to eat some Ramen-dattebayo!"

To this, the man in a black trench coat laughs.

"Fufufu… fuhahaha... Hahahahaha! So, a boy on the brink of starvation wants to eat Ramen? Very well, let's have Seishuu-kun treat you to thirty or so bowls if you want it!"

"OI! DON'T GET ALL GENEROUS WITH MY MONEY, MAKOTO!"

That last part caught Naruto's attention.

"Makoto?"

He repeated the angry man's words.

In response: "Yeah, that's my name…"

Naruto stared at the weird suicidal man in the redness of the sunset before hearing the man continuing his sentence.

"The name's Makoto, Makoto Yakushi."

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7:00 AM

SLURP* SLURP* SLURP* CHEW* CHEW* CHEW* GULP*

Inside a ramen shop, a blond kid can be seen slurping down Ramen and drinking the ramen broth at full speed.

Beside him is 30—40 bowls of ramen while the two adults in front of him watch in a bit of fascination.

Even though the two seem to be having a conversation despite the noisy blonde kid.

"You're unbelievable… Seriously, what kind of fool says 'oh, what a fine river' and dives in headlong during work hours!?"

The angry man named "Seishuu" shouted before continuing his rants.

"You do love your schedules, don't you, Sei-kun?" (Makoto)

Seishuu slammed the table as he showed a green book in his hand.

"IT'S NOT A SCHEDULE! THESE ARE MY FUTURE! THE PRECEPTS THAT GUIDE MY ENTIRE LIFE! AND NOWHERE DOES IT ADVISE PARTNERING WITH A SUICIDE-OBSESSED MANIAC!"

"Even though I was the one who gave it to you in the first place…"

Seishuu decided to ignore Makoto's low muttering afterward.

With a mouth still actively chewing and full of ramen, Naruto voiced out his thoughts.

Well, "Voiced" is an overstatement.

"Mmhh-nffm-mnrgian- frnmm?" (Naruto)

"Shut up! Nowhere on my projected expenses page will you find written that I will buy a million bowls of Ramen for a snot-nosed whiskered brat either!" (Seishuu)

"Smm-ymmnn-dmmnan?" (Naruto)

"As I said, it's a job!" (Seishuu)

"Wamnn-caimno-Jmmonb? (Naruto)

"Huh? Our job today? Well, it involves the military." (Seishuu)

"… How are you guys communicating, actually?" (Makoto)

""Huh?""

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At some point, the topic of conversation changed.

"Ah~ You guys are a lifesaver-dattebayo… ever since kicked out of the orphanage and arrived at Kuoh, all I've been doing is running away and being starved all days and night. I was so scared I thought I was going to die soon-ttebayo!" (Naruto)

"Huh? You're from an orphanage?" (Makoto)

"At some point… but they kicked me out-dattebayo, it was something about the lack of funding or something like that…" (Naruto)

"Hm… Sounds rather like a cruel orphanage." (Makoto)

To which then Seishuu responded to his remark.

"Makoto, we're not some philanthropist going around helping brats down on their luck, you understand that? Let's go back to our job at hand."

Naruto then says: "What is your job anyway?"

"Oh, that? We're detectives."

Of course, that received a blank face from Naruto himself.

'Is he joking' is what he thought.

But then Seishuu says: "and when he says that, he doesn't mean we hunt down lost cats or wayward spouses."

That caught Naruto's attention.

"Our domain is in the realm of more… dangerous work. Have you heard of the 'D-siege', home to those with supernatural abilities?"

"Eh?"

Naruto has heard of that name.

D-siege, they're a group of individuals specializing in objectives that cannot be entrusted to the likes of the police or the military of this world, a twilight armed force positioned between the world of night and day.

'So this guys should be powerful huh…?'

Naruto thought to himself.

Well, that high expectations were shot down quickly.

"Ooooooh~✨"

Makoto was musing as he looks at something above Naruto.

It turns out, he's looking at a beam of wood hanging up inside the store.

"Check out that nice beam up there~!✨"

Seishuu responded with: "Don't analyze whether you can hang yourself in a random Diner we just stumbled into!"

"Hey don't get me wrong, We're talking the hanging health method." (Makoto)

"Ha? what the hell's that?" (Seishuu)

"Eh~!? you don't know?! It's good for shoulder cramps you know!" (Makoto)

"What!? S-such thing exists!?" (Seishuu)

"That's right. come on, Write it down! write it down!" (Makoto)

Scribble* scribble* scribble

In his book, Seishuu managed to write a whole paragraph about the "Hanging Health Method".

Of course, Makoto had a good laugh soon afterward.

"I was messing with you though"

SNAP*

The pen in Seishuu's hand snapped into two.

"YOU—!"

And thus, they continue to bicker.

'...Are these two really from the Desīji-thing?' is what Naruto's thinking right now.

Now that he has his fill, he could probably create some clones for his own sake.

And he should have enough 'Chatra' as he calls it, to boost his fleeing after he had his fill.

"Ano sa, Ano sa! Do you need anything I could help with? I'm also pretty strong y'know!"


Author's note: "ano sa" and "ano ne" are two variations of "ano" that can be translated as "You know what", "Guess what", "Hey", or "Listen". They are usually used at the beginning of a sentence to get someone's attention or when you have some surprising, exciting, or shocking news to tell.


"No need for that, we'll just leave you in the pol—"

Just as the Seishuu guy wanted to answer, Makoto but in.

"Well if you say so, then We'll gladly use your help! ✨"

"Makoto, you—!"

And Naruto seems to be excited.

"Then! Then! What are you guys investigating right now!?"

"Well you see, we were trying to catch a bear-sized Fox you see?"

RATTLE*

"Um? what's up, Naruto-kun?"

"I... I knew that fox dattebayo"

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"That Fox wrecked my last orphanage. It destroyed our fields, tore our storehouse to shreds... No one died, sure. But then our orphanage became very poor and they kicked me and soon after. Well, it's nothing compared to my last orphanage."

"Your 'last' orphanage?" (Seishuu)

"Hm. Everyone there was already mean to me from the start-ttebayo." (Naruto)

Makoto stares at Naruto for a while before saying: "Naruto-kun, did you perhaps meet that 'Fox' again after you arrived at this town?"

"Hm? yeah... I did, but at that time I was so hungry I can't even remember how did I escaped dattebayo... Though, I remember trying to escape from flying peoples..." (Naruto)

"Flying...?" (Seishuu)

For a second, Makoto's face stern up and shifted to Sei who almost came to a realization.

But he tries to divert the conversation to hold Sei's curiosity.

"When exactly did you see it?" Makoto stated thus.

"Well... I got kicked out two weeks ago, I saw it by the Myōshoji river about four days ago." (Naruto)

In response to that, the suicidal man smiled.

"Are you free right now, Naruto-kun? "

It makes Naruto jolted a bit.

He did offer some help, but hearing that from the suicidal man almost makes him uneasy.

'I have a bad feeling about this...' Naruto thought to himself.

"It sounds to me that the Fox is pursuing you, It's perfect!" (Makoto)

And finally, the suicidal detective dropped the bomb.

"Would you like to aid our fox hunt?"

"WAI- AREN'T YOU JUST GOING TO MAKE ME A BAIT DATTEBAYO!?"

"We'll offer some rewards."

His next statement silenced Naruto immediately.

There, Makoto scribbled some notes on a paper and fold them. He then gave it to Seishuu.

"Seishuu-kun, please deliver this to the boss back at the office."

"Ha!? Oi... are you going to hunt it down now? First, we'd have to verify his intel—"

"It's fine"

He then turns back at Naruto.

"Well then, don't you want some money rewards?"

Well, currently Naruto is broke so...

"You're not gonna tempt me with that! B-but just for reference... how much would the reward be...?"

"About this much"

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Naruto sat on a crate box inside a warehouse.

Yes, he ends up coming with him.

He looks at the suicidal man beside him reading a book called "Complete guide to suicide II" in the darkness.

"Will— Will it really appear here, Makoto-san...?"

"It will"

Naruto's anxious right now, it was written clearly on his face.

"There's nothing to worry about, when it does appear it will be outclassed. I am still a member of D-siege after all."

The suicidal man stated thus.

"You sure are confident.

At the orphanage, people always stay away from me.

Here they called me worthless, while back in my village they called me a monster-dattebayo...

The other kids were told by their parents to not play with me, or sometimes stores would kick me out.

Sure the villagers in my place do not exist here... but still.

No one would care if I died in the street. I might as well just let that beast eat me and be done with it..."

Makoto looked at Naruto for a bit from his book, after that...

"This 'village' of yours... what's its name?"

"The village name's Konoha! And! And if I could go back then, I would want to become the Hokage-dattebayo!"

Unbeknownst to him, Makoto's eyes widened.

But suddenly,

CLANK*

Something was moving inside the warehouse.

"What... was that noise just now?" (Naruto)

"What indeed..." (Makoto)

"It—It has to be the Fox-ttebayo, Makoto-san!"

"Hardly. Just the wind, I imagine." (Makoto)

"It, it should be the fox! Didn't you say it came after me dattebayo!?" (Naruto)

"Do sit down, Naruto-kun. No Fox will appear from here on out." (Makoto)

"How can you be so sure...?" (Naruto)

"Do you not find it weird, lad?" (Makoto)

Thud*

Suddenly, Makoto closed the book he was reading.

"Just because their finances went south, why would an orphanage banish a child?

It's not some farming village from a bygone era. Banishing one or two mouths to feed would hardly put a dent in their deficit.

It'd make more sense to downsize by transferring half of the kids to another orphanage."

"Makoto-san What— what are you talking about-dattebayo...?

As Naruto asked that question, he looks over to the warehouse's window.

The moon has risen and the night has come, but for a split second Naruto saw the moon turn redder along with his stomachache coming back.

"You came to this city two weeks ago... The fox also appeared in this town two weeks ago. You were in the Myōshoji area four days ago. Remember what Sei-kun said? The D-siege is comprised of individuals with supernatural powers."

As he stated those words, Makoto stand up from the crate box he was sitting in and shove his hands inside his trenchcoat's pockets.

Throb*

Naruto's eyes turned red.

"UUUUHK—UAAAHHKKKK!"

Symbols came out from Naruto's stomach, Naruto holds his stomach like as if something hurting it so much that he screamed loudly.

But ignoring that, Makoto continues his deduction: "Actually, that was a lie."

"To the outside world, 'D-siege' is known as a regular detective agency.

The rumors of us having 'supernatural powers' should only be known to the other supernaturals.

We will immediately cast a mind-altering seal on the normal pedestrians while keeping the rumors minimally even though it was actually true.

But anyway—"

"UUUUHGGAAAAHHHHH!"

Makoto calmly explains as Naruto clenched his stomach and roared loudly.

"In reality, we are just 'strays from another world'. That's right, just like how you are transported here two weeks— no, a month ago. We're the same as you are, Naruto-kun..."

As he finished his sentences, Naruto... begin to transform.

Black characters of Kanjis spread throughout his whole body from his stomach.

Ever since he arrived in this unknown world, Naruto looked at a mirror when he was still in the orphanage.

The "birthmark" previously swirling around on his stomach was changed into a completely different shape.

It took him some time to realize the swirl and symbols around his tummy were replaced by a Hexagon full of black characters as much to his confusion.

But that doesn't matter right now.

A crimson tail sprouted from his waist and slowly, he grows fangs along with claws.

His whole body shredded her clothes and red fur stuck out from anywhere the leftover fabric doesn't cover.

"I'm guessing the orphanage knew who the 'fox' was, but declined to enlighten you. Either your past orphanage or your last one... you remain ignorant..."

"ROAAAAAR"

"You are an Otherworlder just like us, Naruto-kun."

Ending his speech, Makoto moved at high-speed, swiftly dodging the majestic looking fox under the night's moonlight with a calm and collected demeanor.

BLARR*

"This is impressive..."

BLARR*

"You could easily, kill someone like this."

SREEEEET*

"Oopsie..."

At some point, he reaches the end of the warehouse's walls, and he finally stopped as he takes out his hands from his pocket.

"Death at the claws of a mad beast does possess a certain appeal... but sadly, you can't kill me."

Slowly, he reaches to the fox's forehead and black lights enveloped the man and the fox.

Juinjutsu: Unauthorized Anulment

"The seal I planted on myself when I was little, allows me to nullify any supernatural energies of others by a simple touch."

The suicidal man muttered those words as the unconscious Naruto morphed back into his normal state.

And naruto falls into his hands soon after.

"Should've known about this sooner by the time I saw his face, if both me and 'he' are transported here unwillingly, that doesn't mean the legacy of the fourth Hokage wouldn't..."

The man muttered lowly once more.

Makoto slowly put Naruto on the ground and lifted his shirt to see the seal on his stomach.

"Haah... not to mention, the space-time rift also 'messed' with his seal... this is going to be troublesome..."

Just as he stands back and shoves his hands back inside his pockets, a new voice arises.

"Makoto!"

That voice belongs to Seishuu.

Seems like he has brought some reinforcement.

"You're late, Sei-kun. I've caught our Fox" (Makoto)

"This kid... I see. At least tell me beforehand. I was rather alarmed, you know." (Seishuu)

Of course, he'd be alarmed, the letter Makoto gave them was: "The Fox will appear in the western warehouse in district 10. Build a perimeter to ensure it cannot escape."

A short and vague message like that would surely cause a bit of panic.

"I even scared up some off-duty staff for backup, treat them to some drinks later on."

Four figures came inside the warehouse through a hole previously made by the fox.

"What's this, you're done already? I expected some more of the renowned werefox."

A white-haired teen with an eye patch commented, he wore a black coat with crimson-colored lining, coupled with a gray blazer and a white shirt underneath it, along with a cravat tied around his neck.

(Hajime Nagumo, Main Ability: 『Transmutation』)

"Good job as always, Makoto-san."

Followed by a teen in a blue blazer and a red bow tie.

(Kudo Shinichi, Main Ability: 『Thought Acceleration』)

"Ah! I never expected the Werefox to be younger than me..."

Followed by a girl with long, dark blue hair that reaches down to her waist, with two bangs framing her face which reaches down to her chest alongside her brown eyes.

(Wendy Marvell, Main Ability: 『Sky Dragon Slayer Magic』)

"But what are we going to do with him? he knew nothing about this, right?"

A blonde teen asked with frowns on her face, her hair was fashioned into a braid around her head, and she has large blue eyes. Her primary outfit is her Witch's garments.

(Azusa Aizawa, Main Ability: 『Immortality of the witch』)

Then it came back to Makoto's partner.

"Well, what'll we do, Makoto? The city has already labeled him a dangerous beast."

(Seishuu Handa, Main Ability: 『Fuinjutsu

To which then Makoto answered with: "Fufu, don't worry about that. I have already decided the matter."

(Makoto Yakushi, Main Ability: 『Juinjutsu: Unauthorized Anulment

Makoto took a glance at the passed-out boy's whiskered face for a while.

In his mind, he remembered something that the boy said:

'No one would care if I died in the street. I might as well just let that beast eat me and be done with it...'

'And if I could go back then, I would want to become the Hokage-dattebayo!'

Makoto closed his eyes for a second...

And when it bulge open, with the usual carefree and laid back smile—

"We'll make him one of us!"

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To be continued.