HELLO, so I'm going to build up this story until maybe the fifth or seventh chapter before I get back to my Gundam fic. I also have quite some time now, so I can work on chapters quite fast. So this is the third chapter, enjoy. Btw, expect a few timeskips for this and the next chapter too.

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A few years later, Kirito and the girls were now 13. Kayaba was very impressed, in just a few years, Kirito was almost on par with him in terms of forging weapons. In terms of fighting, the boy could take on high chuunin to low jounin level opponents.

To Kirito's cooking skills, to the joy of the four girls, he could cook like a pro, especially ramen and Hikari had never been so happy.

Speaking of the girls, the four of them were the top four students in the class. Like how Sasuke had a horde of fangirls, the four of them had a horde of fanboys each.

Now, it was recess and Kirito was in his class drawing a sketch of the swords he planned to forge while waiting for the girls. As he continued to sketch, a group of five boys walked to him.

Kirito stopped drawing and asked, "May I help you?"

The first boy spoke, "Yeah, we want you to stay away from Asuna and the girls."

Kirito stared at the boy straight in the eye. He could easily guess the group of boys were from one of the shinobi classes. The boy stood up and spoke, "Sorry, but I think not. Besides, its their choice."

One of the other boys growled, "You little!"

He reached to grab Kirito but the boy just leaned to a side and dodged it. The first boy growled, "You're just a civilian, you can't even use chakra."

Kirito smirked and walked out of his seat, "Really? Then let me show you, the difference in our strength."

The first boy lunged at Kirito but he just ducked and gave him a punch to the gut so hard that he spat saliva out. The second boy threw a punch at Kirito, which to him seemed like slow-motion. Kirito grabbed the boy's wrist and easily stopped the punch. The boy smirked and gave him a punch to the face that sent him to the floor.

Kirito looked at the third boy who tried to throw a punch. The boy blocked the punch easily and hooked his legs, tripping the third boy.

The black-haired boy then looked at the fourth and fifth boy who backed away. Kirito smirked as the five boys stumbled away.

One of his classmates, a boy named Sousuke said, "Holy shit man! You trashed those suckers!"

Kirito chuckled, "It was nothing."

Sousuke laughed, "Nothing?! Dude, they are from the shinobi classes and you beat them!"

Kirito packed his stuff and started to leave to look for the girls, "Well, I just learned some martial arts. So yeah, see you later."

As Kirito reached the door, Sousuke called out, "Hey, you always eat with Sinon-san right? Can you introduce me sometime?"

Kirito smirked and turned to look at the boy, "Maybe not."

With that he just left and the class laughed at Sousuke who just grumbled.

With Kirito, he walked to a table where Asuna, Sinon, Suguha and Hikari were sitting. The four girls smiled and waved at him once they saw him. The boy grinned and quickly sat down, taking put a container.

Hikari stared at the boy eagerly as Kirito chuckled, "Alright, here."

The boy passed a bowl of ramen to the girl who quickly dug into it. Kirito then took out the other containers before he passed them to the other three girls who also quickly dug into the food.

Kirito chuckled and started to eat as well. As they ate, Hikari asked, "So Kirito-kun, do you have anything to do later?"

Kirito blinked, "Umm, I don't think so, why?"

Sinon looked at him, "Well, we're having a training session later, with Hinata-chan and the others, you wanna join?"

Kirito shrugged, "I'm okay with anything, but won't I be a bother?"

Suguha giggled, "No you won't."

Asuna nodded as she swallowed a mouthful of food. Kirito sighed, "Fine. I suppose I can get Teuchi-ojisan to let me off one night."

The girls beamed at the boy as he sighed. After class, the boy headed for Teuchi's stand and said, "Teuchi-ojisan, sorry but can I have the day off?"

Teuchi looked at the boy and said, "The girls, am I right?"

Kirito nodded. The old chef nodded and grinned, "Okay, I'll just cut off a day's worth of salary from you."

Kirito nodded, "Sure, go ahead."

Teuchi blinked, "You serious? I was joking actually."

Kirito nodded before Ayame hit her dad's head with a clean fry pan, "Otou-san!"

Teuchi rubbed his head, "Okay fine, I won't. Have fun, kid."

Kirito nodded, "Thank you, Teuchi-jisan, you too, Ayame-neesan."

The girl smiled, "Sure, have fun!"

Kirito merely waved as he walked away for the training fields where the others were waiting.

Upon arriving, he saw the four girls, a boy with a hoodie and a small puppy, a blonde girl with a pony tail, a boy with sunglasses, a boy with a pineapple head, a chubby boy and a dark violet haired girl wearing a jacket.

Asuna waved, "Kirito-kun!"

Kirito waved back and walked to them. The blonde pony-tailed girl smiled, "So this the mysterious boy that's living with our four princesses."

Kirito nodded and bowed slightly, "Konnichiwa, I'm Kirito."

The blonde pony-tailed girl grinned, "I'm Ino, nice to meet you."

The boy with the puppy spoke, "Name's Kiba, this is Akamaru."

Kirito nodded as Kiba continued, "This is Hinata, that's Shino, the pineapple is Shikamaru and that's Chouji."

Kirito nodded, "So, what are you guys doing?"

Hinata stuttered, "Well, we were planning to train."

Shikamaru sighed, "Troublesome, you guys go ahead. I just want to sit down and watch the clouds."

Kirito blinked before he yelled, "Finally! Someone understands!"

Shikamaru looked at the boy and smirked, "I think we're gonna get along quite well. "

Kirito smirked, "Yeah, you're a Nara, right?"

Shikamaru nodded as Kirito asked, "Shogi?"

The Nara's smirk widened, "Oh you're on."

The others deadpanned as Shikamaru took out a board and they sat down, starting to play.

After half an hour, everyone had their jaws open. Kirito grinned, "And that's checkmate."

Shikamaru gaped, he had believed that he had the upper hand the entire game but Kirito had actually led him into a trap.

Kiba grabbed his head in shock, "Holy shit! Shikamaru actually lost!"

Kirito chuckled, "Well, I actually thought I was gonna lose at some point."

Ino, Asuna, Hikari, Sinon and Suguha were still in shock that Kirito won. Hinata smiled, "Well, at least they didn't take too long."

Kirito stood up, "So, when are you gonna start training?"

That shook them out of the surprise as they started to do warmups. Kirito commented, "So you're going to train by sparring?"

Sinon nodded, "Yup, though my Taijutsu isn't that good compared to the others. Kiba and Hinata are the best among us for now."

Kirito nodded as they started to spar. As he watched them, he noticed that only Hinata had a proper style while the others had not so refined styles.

He also noticed that Kiba and Hinata were indeed the best among the group. Kirito thought, 'Maybe it wouldn't hurt to show off a bit? I mean Kayaba-sensei didn't say I couldn't.'

He stood up and said, "Hey, would you guys mind if I try?"

The ninja in training all blinked, "Eh?"

Kirito grinned, "Yeah, I wanna try sparring with Kiba."

Suguha said worriedly, "But Kiba isn't a push over, you sure?"

Kiba looked at Kirito who was grinning, "Why not? I won't beat him up so much."

Hikari shook her head, "No. Absolutely not!"

Kirito whined, "Aw come on, Hikari-chan."

Hikari glared slightly at him, "This is not a joke, Kirito-kun."

Kirito's look turned serious, "And who says I was joking?"

Sinon sighed, "Just let him try."

Asuna and Suguha nodded. Kiba let out a breath and turned to Kirito, "Okay, no regrets man."

Kirito nodded. Asuna stood beside them and said, "I'll tell you when to start then."

The two boys nodded. The auburn haired girl raised her arm, "Ready?"

The two boys took their stances, Kiba in his clan style with the wild look while Kirito bent his legs slightly with his right fist at his waist and left hand in front.

Asuna swung her hand down, "Begin!"

Kirito immediately charged forward with a speed that surprised everyone since they knew he was a civilian. Kiba got over his surprise and charged forward as well.

The two met as Kiba threw a fist.

Kirito grinned and leaned to the left and threw a punch, doing a cross-counter that sent Kiba flying into the ground.

The fact that the attack hit surprised the others as Kiba stood up and rubbed his bruised cheek, "Not bad, but that was a lucky shot."

Kirito smirked retook his stance, "Maybe, maybe not, wanna try again?"

Kiba smirked and charged. The two then started to exchange a series of punches and kicks. For every kick or punch Kiba sent, Kirito blocked them and countered with his own.

The fact that Kirito was actually keeping up with Kiba surprised all of them before Kiba was sent flying by a kick from Kirito again.

Hikari blinked, "I didn't know Kirito-kun knew how to fight."

Asuna, Suguha and Sinon nodded. Ino looked at them surprised, "Are you serious?"

The four girls nodded. Kiba got up and charged again, before he leaped up and started to spin, "Tsuga!"

Suguha yelled, "Kiba! That's going too far! Kirito-kun!"

Kiba didn't stop and Kirito just stood there firm in his stance. Asuna, Hikari, Suguha and Sinon were about to step in when Kirito spun and gave Kiba a kick.

The kick actually hit Kiba in the head and sent him crashing into a tree groaning. Everyone could just gaped as Kirito ran to Kiba.

The boy asked, "Hey Kiba, you okay?"

The Inuzuka groaned, "Oh my god, are you sure you're a civilian student?"

Kirito pulled the dog boy up, "Yeah, but who said I couldn't learn martial arts?"

Kiba sighed, "Point taken."

And after that, Kirito would hang out with the group when he wasn't working at Kayaba's blacksmith or Teuchi's stand.

A few days later, Kirito was working on a katana. Out in the shop, Kayaba was at the cashier, grateful that Kirito could make swords decent enough to be sold.

As he counted the money, four girls entered the shop and Kayaba immediately recognized one of them. Asuna asked, "Umm, excuse me, is Kirito-kun here?"

Kayaba nodded and yelled, "Kirito! There are four girls here for you!"

The boy yelled, "I'm working on a katana! Tell them to wait a bit!"

Kayaba chuckled, "You heard him girls, why don't you look around."

The girls nodded as they looked around the store. Kayaba thought, 'Man, if Minato or Kushina were here, they'd be proud.'

Kayaba decided to ask, "So, the four of you live with him?"

Hikari nodded, "Yes, we live in an apartment."

Kayaba grinned, "So, a boy lives with four girls. He didn't tell me that."

Sinon nodded as she traced her fingers across a bow, "Yeah, we don't talk about that much."

Kayaba nodded and asked, "So, Uzumaki Hikari, are you interested in learning kenjutsu?"

Hikari blinked, "How do you know my name?"

Kayaba grinned, "Who doesn't? You're the last Uzumaki and the famous 'demon'. And just so we're clear, I don't care."

Hikari blinked and nodded, "Okaayyy... and why kenjutsu?"

Kayaba grinned, "Oh you don't know? The Uzumaki clan was famous for their kenjutsu and seals. I thought they'd cover that in the academy by now."

The girls blinked, they knew nothing of the Uzumaki clan. Kayaba sighed and thought, 'Danzo no doubt.'

The blacksmith nodded, "Well, I guess you should read up on them."

Hikari nodded, "Thank you for telling me."

Kayaba chuckled, "Don't sweat it, your parents would be proud. Now, I believe Kirito is done."

As if on cue, Kirito walked out as he took off his apron and stuff. The boy looked at the girls, "So, shall we go?"

The girls nodded and the five of them left. As they left, Kayaba thought, 'I'm gonna have to tell Kirito about the girl's parents and her lineage sometime. Maybe even have him get a mission to go to the ruins of Uzu no Kuni.'

As the five walked, Hikari realized what Kayaba had said and thought, 'He knows my parents?'

The girl decided to file it off for later and went home with the four others.

Later that night, Kirito and Asuna cooked dinner. Kirito asked, "So anything interesting today?"

Hikari sighed, "Sasuke kept asking me for a date. I just don't want to, I want someone like Kirito-kun. And Sakura and those fangirls almost ruptured my ears."

Suguha giggled, "Maybe he actually likes you."

Sinon looked at Suguha with a deadpanned face, "We all know that he just has a massive ego and a pole up his ass and wants Hikari-chan because she is, in his words, fit to be matriarch of the Uchiha clan."

Hikari sighed, "Its times like this I wish that fanclub would actually help me instead of bother Kirito-kun."

Kirito chuckled as he placed the food onto the table, "Isn't Uchiha Sasuke the best student?"

Asuna nodded as she wiped her hands, "For now, yes, he used to be a nice guy, but after the Uchiha clan got wiped out, he became a cold bastard."

Kirito nodded, "Well, if Asuna-chan says that, I guess he really is a bastard."

Hikari nodded, "But if Sasuke comes for me, you'll protect me right, Kirito-kun?"

The boy chuckled, "Of course, but I don't know if I will survive." 'Of course I will, he won't touch any of you.'

The next day, Kirito, Asuna, Sinon, Suguha and Hikari were having lunch under a tree unlike the usual table. The girls wanted some peace and quiet and the boy was more than happy for a change.

As they ate, Hikari sighed, "Ugh, here comes Sasuke."

The last Uchiha looked at the last Uzumaki, "Hikari, would you join me for dinner later?"

Hikari stared at the Uchiha, she didn't fail to notice the death glare Sakura, Ino and the bunch of fangirls were giving her. The Uzumaki sighed, "For the hundredth time, no. I already have plans, with Asuna-chan, Suguha-chan, Sinon-chan and Kirito-kun."

Sasuke nodded, "Maybe you could reconsider?"

Hikari stopped eating and sighed, "Please, just stop. I don't have any interest in you, and you're disturbing us."

One of Sasuke's fangirls growled, "How dare you speak to Sasuke-kun like that?!"

The Uchiha glared at the girl who shut her mouth before turning back to Hikari, "Surely you could reconsider?"

Hikari shook her head and had enough, "No, besides, I prefer Kirito-kun. He's also cooking ramen tonight."

The others had stopped eating and was looking at the little drama. Sasuke frowned and stared at the boy, "Him? What does he have that an Uchiha doesn't? A civilian who can't even use chakra."

Hikari placed her food down and stood up, glaring at the Uchiha, "To answer your question, he is simply better. You have all these fangirls, can you leave us?"

Asuna nodded, also standing up, fed up with how Sasuke insulted Kirito and bothered them, "Yes, you've bothered us long enough."

Sinon and Suguha said nothing, but their expressions said everything. As for Kirito, he just stared at Sasuke, ready to act at a moment's notice.

Sasuke growled and walked to Kirito, "Stand up."

Kirito places his food aside and stood up to Sasuke's level, "Do you need anything? I'm sure the girls have made it clear."

Sasuke ignored him and said, "Tell me, what do you have that I don't?"

Kirito shrugged, "No idea, but Hikari-chan just said that, didn't she?"

Sasuke stared at the boy, he knew Kirito could fight, he had eyes similar to his, Sasuke saw them everytime he looked into the mirror, a drive to grow stronger.

The last Uchiha knew he would look very bad if he was wrong, but he was, in his opinion, never wrong. Sasuke said, "Fight me."

Kirito raised an eyebrow while everyone else gasped, including the small crowd that had gathered once Kirito stood up to Sasuke's level.

Kirito glanced around, seeing the worried faces of the four girls, along with Ino, Kiba, Hinata and Chouji. Sakura said, "Umm, Sasuke-kun, surely you don't mean that? He's a civilian student."

The Uchiha ignored her and looked at Kirito, "Well?"

Kiba said, "Kirito, I know you can fight, but even if you don't, we won't think any less of you."

The boy smirked, "Very well, I'll play."

Sasuke smirked, "Good."

The Uchiha turned and put some distance between them, "Anyone, we need a proctor."

The Uchiha glanced at the crowd before one of his fangirls walked out. The girl looked at both boys and said, "Are both sides ready?"

Sasuke nodded while Kirito grinned and cracked his neck, "Yeah."

The girl swung her hand down and yelled, "Begin!"

Sasuke shot forward at speeds that shocked everyone. To Kirito who could fight on jounin level however, Sasuke was moving at slow-motion. The boy decided to humor the Uchiha a bit and clashed punches with him.

The Uchiha's eyes widened as he felt as if he had punched a metal wall and pulled back holding his hand, "What the fuck?"

Kirito stood there with his fist out and grinned, "I've been forging weapons since I joined the academy, saying that I have hands of steel wouldn't be too far fetched."

Sasuke grunted, "But, it still won't help you face an elite like me!"

Kirito smirked and charged the Uchiha. His speed surprised many around them since they knew Kirito was a student in the civilian course. Kirito closed the gap between him and Sasuke before he threw two fingers at the Uchiha's eyes.

Being a doujutsu user, or at least a born one, since he hadn't activated his Sharingan, Sasuke flinched and closed his eyes. Kirito grinned and swept him off his feet onto the ground and punched the Uchiha in the chest lightly.

Sasuke opened his eyes to see Kirito's arm stretched out. Kirito grinned, "Nice fight, man."

Sasuke looked around and noticed he was on the ground. He growled and slapped Kirito's arm away before standing up, "This is not over."

He walked away through the crowd as everyone stood there dumbfounded before Iruka's voice came, "What are you all doing?"

Everyone quickly moved away as recess was almost over. Kirito sighed and went back to his spot and continued eating.

Then he noticed the four most important girls in his life staring at him. Suguha asked, "Who are you? What have you done to Kirito-kun?"

Sinon nodded with a stern gaze while Asuna and Hikari just looked curious. Kirito chuckled nervously, "Erm, maybe at night?"

Later after class, Kirito was in Kayaba's shop. The boy sighed, "I messed up. I fought Sasuke and won. Now I have to tell the girls."

Kayaba chuckled, "That's what happens when you show off too much. I don't mind, just make sure you don't show off your real skills before they graduate."

Kirito nodded, "Yeah. By the way, Kayaba-sensei, I'm gonna start forging my swords."

Kayaba raised an eyebrow, "Oh? So you've completed planning?"

Kirito nodded, "Yeah, you want to look at the blueprints?"

Kayaba shook his head, "Nah, keep it, I'll just look at the end product."

Kirito nodded, "I'll start tomorrow."

The master nodded before he asked his student, "By the way, who are you going to choose?"

Kirito blinked, "Choose?"

The man nodded, "Yeah, you swore to protect all four of them. But you can only choose one as your girlfriend you know?"

Kirito blushed before he looked down, "I don't know. I care for all of them, hell, I'd die for them if they asked me to. But, I just don't know."

Kayaba chuckled, "Ah, youth. By the way, there's something I want to tell you. Its about Hikari."

Kirito raised an eyebrow, "What about her?"

Kayaba put down the katana he was cleaning and walked to the 'portal' door, "Its not something we can talk here."

Kirito nodded and followed him. Once they entered the field, Kayaba said, "Kirito, you know about the Uzumaki clan, right?"

The boy nodded, "Yeah, you made me learn about every clan in history. I know Hikari-chan is one."

Kayaba nodded, "Someone has removed it from the academy syllabus. No one in your generation knows about them."

Kirito's eyes widened, "What? Why?"

Kayaba shrugged, "Who knows? But what I'm about to tell you is a double S-ranked secret. You cannot tell any of the girls."

Kirito nodded, "Okay."

The master blacksmith continued, "Hikari is the Jinchurikii of the Kyuubi no Kitsune."

Kirito's eyes widened in shock, "What?!"

The man nodded, "Yes, she does not know that yet. You cannot tell her, only the Hokage can. And there's more, its about her lineage."

Kirito nodded as Kayaba said, "Her parents, are Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina."

Kirito's eyes widened before he said, "Wait, her birthday is on the 10th of October, the day the Kyuubi attacked. I thought everyone hated her because of her whiskers and her birthday. But if we put the conditions of being a full-fledged Jinchurikii into consideration, it fits."

Kayaba nodded, "And Minato wouldn't choose anyone else to be the Jinchurikii, or at least if he could choose. I don't know the details, but someone brought the Kyuubi into the village when Hikari was born, and being the only newborn, she was the only one who could survive having something as huge as the Kyuubi sealed into her."

Kirito looked down, "And Hokage-sama has been keeping this from her?"

Kayaba gripped his apprentice's shoulders, "I know you love her, all of the girls, but its for her safety. The Hokage is convinced that if word gets out she is the Jinchurikii and the daughter of the Fourth Hokage, other enemies would target her."

Kirito clenched his fists, "That's not fair!"

His master nodded, "It isn't. But life isn't fair. I am not the Hokage, so I can't do anything. But when they graduate, you can request a mission to go to Uzu no Kuni. There are rare chakra metals there, use that as an excuse to find anything related to Hikari, especially the Uzumaki clan tree scroll."

Kirito nodded as his master continued, "I will tell you more. But for now, forge your swords."

The boy nodded as they exited the field.

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Done. So like I said, I have some free time. So maybe expect the next chapter in the next two days. Kirito will forge his swords in the next chapter. Graduations and stuff in the next chapter too. Review please.