Hey guys, how's everyone doing today? Sorry for the long wait, i was going through a period of writer block because i wasn't sure the direction of how i wanted this chapter to go. College also has started back up for me so the updates are going to be somewhat slower. . I don't have much to say today, so let's just jump straight into the chapter
Disclaimer: I do not own either Naruto or Rosario Vampire
Saber was currently sitting at her desk, drinking hot chocolate while she organized herself and thought over today's events so far. It was rather relaxing for the young woman, she wasn't one to mind being conversed with or in the company of others, far from it even. She just enjoyed herself most when it was peaceful and quiet, a time for where she could sit back and relax in simple thought.
Saber was a rather brand new addition to the school, at least she herself considered so. She had only been here for about a few months, but she genuinely loved most of everything about it. The staff had their silly little antics or quirks, but most of them she got along with relatively well. She met and helped students find their path along in life, and more than anything she felt she could be herself around her students and staff members. She still couldn't thank the headmaster enough, as without his help she would still be wandering around without a purpose in life...a purpose that had been stripped from her….
She shook her head to remove such thoughts from the temples of her mind. She had long put the past behind her, regardless of how painful it had been and wouldn't let it catch hold of her. Not again. This was a new life for her, a second chance even and she would do anything and everything to protect it. She took another sip out of her hot chocolate, as she thought over today's events so far.
It was more or less a normal day at yokai academy for her thus far. She got to meet new and returning future aspects of the academy, as well as go over what was to be expected out of her class and went over the school rules with minimal to no complaints. So many new faces surprised her, a specific blonde haired individual had especially caught her attention as well.
Naruto Uzumaki.
The name sounded so familiar yet so foreign to the girl, but from what she had evaluated from the young boy he was a good kid. He was well mannered, surprisingly disciplined and seemed like a fast learner. She has a feeling if he ever decided to attend yokai, he'd make a wonderful student. However, there was one thing she found rather uncanny about the boy.
His overall presence felt...off to say the least.
Saber was no sensory professional mind you, but she was relatively skilled at reading most people out. It was damning that she had a hard time getting a sense of Naruto. She couldn't quite put her finger on it, but Naruto's presence, it was something that felt so human yet monsterous to her...she would find out more about this at a later date however, as it was far too early for her to make any huge assumptions of the boy.
Saber took in the remains of the hot chocolate in further bliss, at least until she nearly spit it out due to an unpleasant surprise. "Ohhhh Saber! There you are, I've been looking for you everywhere." A woman exclaimed.
Saber nearly choked herself to death, as she coughed and coughed repeatedly trying to find her voice, before turning her head to the carefree and outgoing voice that had interrupted her pleasant time. "Nekonome...what have i told you about suddenly bursting in on my alone time like this?" Saber asked with mild irritation in her somewhat raspy voice.
The woman in question only crooked her head slightly with a finger next to her lips as if she was in deep thought, before deciding to answer the question. "To always knock first because not only is it common courtesy, but it startles you?"
Saber nodded her head, but the only thing that came out of her mouth was a sigh. "Correct Nekonome." She muttered. Shizune Nekonome was an interesting individual, as well as one of few people here Saber felt was the closest thing to a friend, although she often wondered about the girl due to her rather upbeat and outgoing nature. "In any case, what is it? What did you need to see me for?"
Shizune frowned slightly, before walking over to Saber with a small pout on her face. "Oh come on, do I need something to visit you?"
Saber merely raised an eyebrow, clearly not buying what Shizune was selling. Shizune pouted before smiling knowingly. "Oh fine, I did have something important to talk to you about but i really just wanted to see how you're holding up. Has everything been alright? Have you been adjusting well?" She asked sincerely.
Saber smiled softly before a smile chuckle left her lips. She appreciated the concern the woman had for her. "Yes Nekonome, I'm fine. I appreciate the concern but honestly I'm doing fine now. Class went surprisingly well, little to no issues overall and there's some interesting new faces I'm rather excited to see grow."
The woman smiled, satisfied with the answer. "I'm glad to hear that, speaking of new faces there's a certain individual I find interesting myself. Seems like a good kid, but he is rather nervous I must say. Perhaps it was one of those first day concerns?"
Saber merely raised her shoulders before getting up from her desk. "Possibly, have you tried talking with him?" Saber asked.
One of Shizuka's ears twitched before she replied. "Well yeah, but he said he was fine." Saber shook her head before another light smile made its way on her face. "Well give it time i suppose, i'm sure he'll come around eventually." Shizune nodded happily in agreement. Saber had remembered something just then. "Also, you said you had something important to discuss with me?"
Shizuka frowned slightly as she had remembered herself. "Yes, about that. The info has been thrown around most of the staff, but there's been talks about a potential fight breaking out soon among students, who's the culprit is still unknown.
Saber almost dropped her papers from the drop of such sudden news. As new as she was she was no stranger to school fights or the nature of hotshot bullies picking on new kids, however she was rather surprised to hear a possible one happening this soon, on the first day no less. She looked at Shizuka with a more serious look. "This soon? When did this pop up?"
"Not too long ago really, maybe 40 minutes ago? That's when I was told about it." The Neko informed.
Saber put a finger towards her tomb as she huffed in disappointment. "Honestly, even on the first day there can't be a moment of peace. Well, I'll keep a look out then, thank you Nekonome." She had a couple of people who she could think of that would pull something like this. It would just amount to a waiting game of when they would act.
Shizuka, nodded before she started to make her way to the door before stopping and turning around to face saber with a soft yet somewhat hesitant expression. "Also Saber, I thought we agreed to cut the formalities. I told you to just call me Shizuka."
Saber breathed out a sigh before looking at the woman, remembering that agreement of theirs. It was something the Neko had been adamant about when they had first met, only problem was for Saber it was something she considered rather hard because while she was grateful and thankful for the neko, she didn't exactly consider her a friend, or someone close enough to call directly by her first name. However, she would make an effort to do so if it really meant that much to the woman. She owed her that much she figured. "Right...S-sorry Shizuka, I'll see you later." Saber corrected. The effect it had on Shizuka was surprising, as a rather bright smile creeped on her face. It was a step in the right direction.
merely nodded. "Yeah, of course." She walked gently out of the room. Saber looked at the time, noticing she had 10 minutes before lunch period started. She figured being a little late wouldn't hurt anything.
It was currently Lunch, Naruto was sitting at a table alone, clearly in thought. He had received some weird stares from quite a few. It didn't bother him much, mainly because the boy had grown used to such stares. So long as nobody bothered him, he really didn't care how people looked at him or what they thought of him.
He had tried thinking about his overall situation, but found it rather pointless at this point. He didn't know much regarding this world, and unless he did some research and figured out more about this world it would stay that way. So for now, he figured applying here and living out his days as a student would be the best thing to do assuming he would be accepted. Now it was simply a matter of how to approach this "headmaster" when he got the chance. "Damnit...Some situation i've gotten myself into." He spoke to himself.
Moka walks up in front of the tables with what looked to be two lunch trays before asking him. "Is something troubling you?" The white haired girl asked
Naruto shook his head before looking up at the pure vampire. He wasn't entirely sure of much, but for now he would keep his identity as a half breed a secret, at least until he was sure he could trust Moka, or anyone else here for that matter. "No, it's nothing." He says as he notices the girl currently holding two bowls of udon and meatballs with a red substance. "Although, you didn't need to do that for me, I don't really have much of an appetite."
Moka slides Naruto a bowl regardless of his protest, and sits down before. "Well, I figured you would be hungry all things considered. Just consider this an act of kindness, a welcome gift if you will." Moka stated before she grabbed some chopsticks before taking a bite out of her meal, which consisted of bloody meatballs.
Naruto simply glances at his bowl, before picking it up slightly and steadily taking a bite out of it. It wasn't perfect and it wasn't ideal, but it was a lot better than most of the food he saw being served, how'd he pass this he wondered. " "Mmmm, it's not bad. Thanks uh...Maka?"
Moka's eye twitched at the mispronunciation of her name, but she otherwise held herself back from retorting and simply corrected the blonde boy. "It's Moka." She corrected.
Naruto could only kick himself slightly, but he apologized. "Right, sorry about that...Moka." Moka looked slightly surprised with the apology, but otherwise kept her straight face and kept eating at her bloody meatballs. The two simply ate in silence for a select few moments. However, unlike the last time this silence wasn't awkward.
Moka soon enough broke the silence, wanting to ask something that had been in her mind. "So, tell me. What do you think of the school thus far?" She asked with mild curiosity in her voice.
Naruto gathered his overall thoughts on what he had seen of the school this far before finally answering. "Well, I must admit that the classes overall do remind me a bit of how boring school life could be, however, it was everything I could have hoped for. Who knows? Maybe I'll become less bored with the classes as time goes on." Naruto stated.
Moka was satisfied with his response before taking a few more bites of her bloody meatballs. It was then she caught on to something the halfling had said, which grabbed Moka's attention as she raised her eyebrows slightly. "Less bored as time goes on? I assume that means you've decided to enroll?" She asked with a hint of curiosity in her voice.
Naruto nodded confirming her conclusion. "Yes, even if it's not a guarantee that I'm even to be accepted to this school, it wouldn't hurt to try. Plus, staying here and living out my life as a student would undoubtedly be better than being out on the streets." Naruto said earnestly. The pros of staying here far outweighs the cons, and until he could find a way back, he was stuck here. He would need to find out more information, especially regarding the differences between the monster world and the human world.
"Fair enough point, well i do hope for your sake you get in. I can't imagine being out there homeless by yourself. After all, Humans can be such disgusting creatures." Moka spat off.
Naruto silently agreed to the statement, before putting his bowl down once more. "So...about these clubs of yours...what are they like?" He asked.
Moka closed her eyes, familiar and used to the blond's questioning before explaining further. "Well, there's quite a lot of them, but I can think of a few. There's a couple of sports clubs, the drama club, the enchanted potions club, the cooking club, and of course...the swimming club." She said as she made sure to spit out the last club with as much venom as she could muster.
Naruto in return looked at the vampire girl with his own look of intrigument. The amount of hatred in her voice was almost unsettling and even surprising to him. "Do you have something against the swimming club?"
Moka looked slightly to the side, deciding rather or not she wanted to humor the boys question, answered brushingly. "It's a more personal matter than that."
Naruto sat back in his seat in a rather relaxed position, taking the hint more than well. "Well, whatever it is, I won't question you about it. I can see you don't wanna talk about it." He said before taking the last few bites of his udon before sipping the juice down and setting the bowl down.
Moka stared down at the boy in front of her, before asking something that had been on her mind for a while. "Well, speaking of which I noticed a few things rather strange about you.
Naruto raised an eyebrow in response, curious about her claim. "Oh, and what would that be?" He asked.
Moka looked at the boy with a rather solemn expression on her face. "One of the main things I find rather interesting about you is your smell…" She paused with a faint lustful look in her blood slit eyes.
Naruto froze for a second, before taking a good look at Moka, wondering what sparked such a question. He could have even sworn he saw what he thought was a faint far away look of lust in her eyes. Nevertheless, he regained his cool before speaking up. "...Care to elaborate?" He questioned.
Moka added on further to what she was trying to say. "Your scent, I must admit it's rather...intoxicating. It's something I could find myself getting lost in If I had no sense of self control, you smell rather...good. I dare say It's almost human. Why is that?" She finished.
Naruto continued to wear a rather blank and unreadable expression, but he knew what the girl was hinting at and figured he had to think of something. "Well, as a kid i was around a lot of humans growing up with little to no interaction with monsters, so perhaps that's why. I never really knew my parents growing up, so I spent a lot of time growing up in an orphanage before I was adopted." Naruto said.
Moka seemed satisfied with the answer, before setting aside her own bowl and closing her eyes. "I see." she said.
Naruto figured while they were on the topic, he'd fire back with something that's been on his mind as well. "There's also something i've been meaning to ask you my-
Naruto was interrupted, as he felt a sudden hand grip his jacket, before throwing out of his chair and into a nearby wall with enough force to leave a sizable dent in it. The impact alone was enough to silence the cafeteria, as all talking had ceased. Naruto groaned slightly and rubbed his neck, before opening his eyes to see who the culprit behind the sneak attack was.
It was none other than Saizo, and he looked pissed. He smirked before shouting out "Serves ya right you little piss ant!" He retorted with
Moka got up from her seat, looking at Naruto who was slowly getting up before looking at Saizo with a strict glare in her eyes. He was beginning to get on her nerves with his persistence. "What the hell is the meaning of this?!" She demanded.
Saizo merely smirked at her with a rather cocky and twisted look before deciding to humor her question. "Oh don't worry babe, once i'm finished here you're going to give me exactly what i want."
Naruto, who was now back to feet glared darkly at the punk in question. "Answer the damn question asshole. What IS the meaning of this?" Naruto asked with clear anger in his voice.
Saizo turned back to Naruto, with a rather dark expression now covering his face. It was clear to anyone who knew the man that he was pissed, probably the most pissed anyone has ever seen him. "Very well...bluntly put, you are going to be bleeding internally, completely broken and rolling on the ground sobbing for mercy. Spoiler though, you won't get any for ruining my moment to bed with Moka Akashiya."
Moka was not only pissed at the claim, but she was also appalled. She wore a look of disgust before making her clear dislike known. "You disgusting pig! If you honestly think you would ever have a chance with me, let alone have your way with me then you've got another thing coming."
Saizo merely laughed at the proclaimed threat before smiling perversely at Moka. " The only thing that will be coming is...you know what, the audience doesn't need to hear me say it. All you need to know is it doesn't matter how much or how long you reject me, you are going to give me everything I want for you." He wickedly licked his lips.
Naruto got up and started walking towards Saizo slowly, with a dark red aura surrounding his body. "You know, me knocking your ass out earlier was just my way of showing mercy…" His pupils started to slit and his eyes began turning red for a brief moment before turning back to their normal blue. He closed his eyes before opening them back up, showing his blue colored eyes with his pupils still slit and the red aura still covering his form. "However, I suggest you walk away now before things get ugly. You've already royally pissed me off as it is." Naruto threatened, giving the punk one last chance.
Saizo cracked his neck, as he looked at Naruto with a rather dark expression on his face. "Funny, you think you actually stand a chance against me. The ignorance, the only reason you even knocked me out like that was because my back was turned. I'm not scared of some cowardly pussy who relies on cheap tactics like that"
Naruto almost laughed at that, before spitting back with a retort of his own. "It's quite funny coming from you, considering YOU attacked me from behind just now." He takes a stance to ready himself. "However, if you really think you can beat me in a straight head to head fight...you're more than welcome to try. At least try to make me sweat will ya?" The blond taunted.
Saizo's body began transforming, growing bigger in size as well as more muscular, with his body also hardening. His hair began to grow longer, with his shirt beginning to rip off as a result of his body growing in size. "You'll do more than just sweat once I'm done with you cocky bastard." As soon as his transformation was complete, he wasted no time rushing towards the blood before bringing his left hand down in what seemed to be an attempt to squish the halfling shinobi.
Naruto dodged to the side rather effortlessly before spinning in a 180 degree turn to dodge a right hook that was meant for him. Naruto taking this chance, dove in close before double palm striking the Saizo in the chest before following it up with a roundhouse kick which sent him crashing a couple feet to the ground away from him.
Saizo, fighting through the pain in his abdomen, quickly got up and jumped to Naruto before delivering a double punch to the boy and smiled, as it made contact and sent several chairs and tables flying. His smirk soon left his face before he realized the young boy blocked the double fist and was holding him back with little signs of struggle. "Ya know...this is getting stale rather quickly, so how about i end this quickly before you embarrass yourself any further." He pushed the man back gaining some distance between them before shouting out "Kage Bunshin No Jutsu!" creating a clone.
Naruto didn't even give Saizo a chance to react, as both Naruto and the clone double kicked the man in the air, before the clone jumped into the air and delivered a swift right elbow to the gut sending Saizo flying back to the ground. Saizo never made it to the ground however, as he felt the air leave him momentarily as he was hammer fisted in his back by Naruto, which stopped his landing.
Naruto then threw Saizo on the ground, before looking at his rather injured form with his eyes fully changed. Now dark red with slit eyes that showed bloodlust, he stared down Saizo who was staggering in his attempt to get up. "I suggest you stay down if you know what's good for you. Unless, you would care to make an even bigger fool out of yourself that is." This warning only served to fuel Saizo's anger further. No way would he lose to this punk, whatever the hell kind of monster he was.
Saizo was fuming at this point, he got up and glared at Naruto with a look that could kill. "Shut the hell up you bastard!" He yelled out, before charging at Naruto once more. Naruto in return readied himself, and was about to start taking this seriously at least until both individuals were pushed back by a shockwave of energy as Saber revealed herself. "Enough!" She shouted out. The entire lunch room went quiet by her presence, and the silence that followed was a deadly one.
Naruto could only look at the woman in front of him, simply stunned at the turn of events. "When did she get here? I never even sensed her presence…" he thought before he caught the look of fury leaving her eyes as she formed a softer expression at the blond.
"Naruto, I understand that you are a guest here and you're probably not familiar with how things are run around here, but I suggest not getting into anymore fights for the remainder of the day if you can help it." Saber spoke out.
Naruto was slightly confused at this, and went on to defend himself. "To be fair Ms. Saber, he was the one who decided to attack me. I only decided to act in self-defense, so I'm pretty sure it was necessary to defend myself given the situation.
Saber merely sighed, as she expected he would say something like this. She even agreed with the blonds logic, but he wasn't seeing the full picture. "I guess I should explain further. What i mean is for your sake, it would be wise to not indulge yourself in any more fighting regardless of the reason. During school hours, it's the staff's job to deal with any misconduct or issues that arise with the students. You're not a student, so parents or staff could potentially see this as an assault on one of their students, regardless of the reason you had to defend yourself. This fight was neither yours to start nor finish." She explained.
Naruto merely stared at the woman, with a slight confused and appalled expression on his face.
Saber saw the look of confusion in his eyes before trying to reassure him, that she at least wouldn't judge him for this. "Listen, I understand your intentions and that you wanted to not only stand up for yourself, but Moka Akashiya as well. Just next time, be more careful and try to avoid getting into any more fights for today, because us staff have a job to do and I wouldn't want you to get in anymore trouble. You seem like a good enough kid."
Naruto took a deep breath before nodding. He hated it, but he saw where the woman was coming from, he just hated he could potentially get into trouble for defending himself from some asshole, all because he wasn't a student. "Yes ma'am, I understand." A small smile crept onto Saber's face in response to his response.
It didn't last long however, as she switched back to her strict yet disappointed expression as she looked back to Saizo. "And as for YOU! I suggest you get your act together soon Mr. Komiya, because your attitude and shenanigans will not be tolerated at this school whatsoever. I'll be sure to inform the headmaster of this little stunt of yours." A rather strong aura of energy riled up around her, as she took a couple steps closer to Saizo. "And I'll have him PERSONALLY decide what is to be done with you."
The spectating students all backed away in fear due to the intimidating presence Saber gave off, even Saizo was trembling. Unfortunately, he wasn't one to back down easily, as he took a step forward and tried regaining his posture, even if he failed to do so. "O-oh yeah? A-and who do you think you are, acting like you're superior? You've got some nerve you-" He was unable to finish his sentence, as Saber grabbed him by his head and slammed him down into the ground, leaving a rather decently sized crater with Saizo left unconscious.
Saber merely grabbed him and started dragging him out of the cafeteria, with many students making way for her to leave the door. "You're lucky my job as a teacher comes first, otherwise I would personally teach you your place." She muttered in irritation, before finally leaving with the doors closing behind her.
Soon enough, the cafeteria lit up with conversation, all surprised yet excited with the events that had taken place. Soon enough everything had started going back to normal, or as normal as it could have been. Students started setting chairs and tables back up, and chatter had once again filled the room up. Naruto shook his head at this, but soon enough followed suit, grabbing a nearby table and setting it up before sitting back down. He caught sight of Moka who had a small smirk on her lips, before she sat down and looked at the boy with mild interest.
Naruto decided to speak up first. "Well, at least that situation seems handled now. I have to say, you seem in a rather good mood. I'm surprised you're not mad I stole your thunder like earlier." He commented.
She decided to speak up, and voice her interest. "Well, normally I would be but you put up a rather entertaining show, so I'll let it slide for today. I must say...for someone who comes from a village of poverty, you're rather skilled in hand to hand combat, not to mention pretty strong given you didn't show your true form. However, I've seen better fights than that so don't count me too impressed with your abilities." She commented rather confidently.
"Well I'd be shocked if you were honestly speaking. I wasn't even really trying against him, you'd probably have a heart attack if you saw what I could really do." The blonde thought before leaning back in his chair.
Before the two individuals could further relax and pick off where they left off, the bell had rang signaling that class had begun. Both had gotten up to grab their trash before throwing away their bags and walking out the cafeteria, getting past all the wreckage made. Naruto deadpanned wondering who was gonna fix the mess, but quickly brushed it aside seeing it wasn't necessarily his problem.
Both Naruto and Moka were heading back to class, with Naruto forcing some small talk with the girl. Naruto had found out a rather interesting fact about the girl, being that she used to attend human schools before she came to Yokai academy. It got the blonde wondering what could have happened that made her despise humans. He tried asking her but she would just dodge the question, making it apparent it wasn't up for discussion. Which might have been for the best, but a small part of Naruto was slightly disappointed with it due to the fact he wanted to know more about the girl since she was the only person he was even acquaintanced with right now.
He however ultimately let the topic go, as he knew further pushing it would result in probably getting on her bad side, which Naruto wasn't really big on. Not that he was scared of her mind you, he simply didn't feel like dealing with an angry or tempered Moka. He didn't have the time nor energy to deal with anymore petty scrabbles.
Not wanting the rest of the walk to carry on in silence, he opted for another train of conversation. "Well, out of curiosity...are you in a club?" The look he received was less than pleasant from the vampire, as it looked like she tried to fight a look of boredom at the mention of the word `club".
The White haired girl answered the question nonetheless. "No, I've never been associated in any kind of club in my life."
Naruto couldn't say he was necessarily surprised by this. "Well, have you ever at least considered it? Found something of interest?" He questioned further.
Moka shook her head slightly in response. "Absolutely not. I can't waste any of my time with some ridiculous activity that has no benefit towards my goals. Besides, there are no clubs that neither interest nor appeal to me."
"Well then, have you thought about creating your own?" Naruto asked, it didn't sound like something that was out of the impossible.
For the first time since they started walking, the girl sent a gaze towards Naruto. "I tried it once before, but I wasn't allowed to start it because i was told by the headmaster that my idea for a club was too brutal and not to mention, inappropriate" She said the last part mockingly.
This is what piqued the blondes interest. What could have been so bad of an idea for a club that the idea wasn't even considered? "Really? Well kind of club did you have in mind?"
"I wanted to put together a hunting club." Moka answered with slight excitement in her voice.
That's it? Well he failed to see what was so inappropriate about that. "Seriously? What's wrong with that?" Naruto asked, hoping for more clarity.
"The hunting club would be for those who sneak around the school grounds at night, they prey on their chosen targets, and when the target is spotted the hunter has to bite the targets neck and drink it's blood." Moka explained as if it was the most obvious thing.
"...oh…" Was the only thing Naruto could bring himself to say. Naruto was not only taken back, he was genuinely somewhat concerned about the girl walking beside him. The club sounded like something straight out of a horror tale. He barely had any words to describe how out there the idea of the club sounded to him. Now it made sense why the headmaster shot the idea down. "Well, I can see why it wasn't allowed."
Moka simply rolled her eyes in response. "Whatever. That one club would have been the only one I would have enjoyed being a part of, but since it got shot down, I figured I might as well just be a normal student that does her work."
Naruto could somewhat understand that, no point stepping out of the ordinary if something doesn't catch your interest. "I guess i can understand that, still though. You never know if-
Naruto was caught off, as he heard the bell ring signaling that an announcement was underway. "Naruto Uzumaki, please report to the headmaster's office. I repeat: Naruto please report to the headmasters office."
Naruto stopped walking, as he looked slightly confused with the announcement. "The hell? What does the headmaster want with me? I'm not even a student here so how does he..."
Moka simply laughed. "Isn't obvious, stupid? You're in trouble, looks like the Headmaster caught news of your little fight with Saizo earlier."
Naruto's whole body shook up quickly, and his bangs started to cover his face. There goes that word again...how he hated that word more than anything. It brought back memories of a certain pink haired individual, one he had wished he could kill let alone forget. The one who had broken his heart after everything he had done…
Naruto breathed out in an attempt to calm himself before speaking up. "I suggest you don't call me that." He simply stated.
Moka, oblivious to the blonds rising anger responded with something. "And does it look like I give a damn?"
Naruto turned around and flinched at Moka, with his face taking a somewhat noticeable change. His eyes turned dark red with slits that looked almost inhuman. His whiskers had taken a more wild and feral tone as well, with his teeth having grown sharper and more defined. The sudden change surprised Moka, as well as the small amount of bloodlust she had sensed from the boy.
However, as quickly as it has happened, the bloodlust as well as change in Naruto's facial features had started vanishing, before he started walking away. Moka looked in slight interest as the boy in question had walked away into he was out of sight. "What was that just now...?" She asked out loud before she started heading to class shortly afterwards.
Naruto was heading towards the headmaster's office, trying to cool off so he could at least look somewhat presentable in front of the big boss of the academy. He hated being called stupid, it was trigger word for the young boy. It was one of the few things that could just set him off like a time bomb, because it would remind him of not Just Sakura, but of his time at that cursed village...
After a few minutes of walking, he ends up in front of the designated room, and knocks hoping for a response. Moment's later, he heard a soft voice behind it calling for him to come in, before he opened the door and walked inside and came face to face with a rather young looking man.
The man looked at him with a confident yet soft smile on his face before deciding to address him. "Ah, judging from your unfamiliar face, I assume you're the guest known as Naruto Uzumaki. "
Naruto was slightly taken back, not because the man knew him. It would make sense he would have heard of him, especially after the incident in the cafeteria. He was more so surprised by the headmasters' appearance. If his appearance was anything to go by, he looked to be a man in his early to mid 20s. He had brown curved hair with purple eyes that looked like surprising calming. He had firm facial features, with the most obvious feature being the scar on his face under his left eye. He wore a slick business suit with a white shirt underneath with a purple tie to boot, with pants to compliment his black suit.
Naruto having recovered from his initial shock finally spoke up. " So you're the headmaster of this school?"
The man nodded his head in response. "Indeed I am. That wouldn't be a problem would it?"
"No, not at all sir. I just wasn't well...expecting you to be so young." Naruto said, although he momentarily regretted his comment, as the headmaster had dropped his soft smile and took on a more serious expression.
"I am over two centuries old Mr. Uzumaki. Do not mistake my age from my appearance." He stated.
Naruto flinched slightly in response. "Sorry sir, I didn't mean to offend you." The headmaster sighed and calmed down before readjusting his gaze towards Naruto. "No one ever does." He muttered.
Naruto thought about questioning him regarding his admission to the school, but decided to ask something else. "Anyway, what was it that you wanted to see me for?"
The headmaster stood up straight and crossed his hands. "Right, just 15 minutes ago, Ms. Saber came into my office with another student. She had informed me that the two of you had gotten into a fist fight earlier today in the cafeteria." He stated.
Naruto had a feeling he knew where this was going and thought to explain himself. "Sir, if you could just allow me to explain-" He was however, cut off as the headmaster held up a hand, signaling to the halfling to seize.
The headmaster had a small smile on his face before continuing. "There's no need to explain anything. Ms. Saber has already told me that you were merely reacting to violence in order to protect yourself."
The blonde was somewhat grateful to the young woman, before another thought crossed his mind. "Wait, but speaking of which is, where exactly is Saizo right now?"
"He's currently being watched by the student council. By the end of this week, he'll be sent home for a two week suspension. He's always been a bit of a troublemaker, so it's our fault for not keeping him under watch." The headmaster bowed his head. " I severely apologize for the inconvenience you've gone through today."
Naruto was slightly losing his patience, as much as he appreciated the apology that surely couldn't have been all the man had needed to see him for right? "So is that is? Is that all you wanted to talk to me about? Just to apologize for what happened?"
The headmaster shook his head. "No, of course not. I just wanted you to know that I was aware that you were present." He clarified.
Naruto rolled his eyes, he didn't buy it. "And you didn't already make that clear when you announced me to come to your office over the announcement?" Naruto asked sarcastically.
The headmaster sighed, knowing that the boy wasn't dumb. He decided it was time to get down to the bottom of things. "What I really want to know is what exactly is a complete stranger like you doing on my campus? What is your relationship with Moka? And What is your purpose? "
Naruto had a feeling something like this would pop off, but what surprised him was how intimidated he felt from the man. There was just something about him that just gave off this intimidating vibe that demanded respect, as if he was being trialed. He refused to give any indication of such though. "Of course." The question had also caught him off guard. He could just come out and tell him the truth, but he honestly wasn't sure if that would bid well with him or if he would even believe him.
Naruto took a deep breath and breathed out. "Well...you see, I wanted to enroll in your academy." He stated, as the headmaster's gaze continued to stare down at the boy, as if to detective in notion of a lie.
"Is that so? Why is it you want to be enrolled then? And why bring it up so late?" The headmaster asked.
Naruto expected him to ask something like this though. He had to be careful with what he said though, considering he wasn't sure how different this world was from his. "I come from a very far away village that one might call not a very ideal place to live. Everyone in the village barely has any food, it's nearly impossible to get any water, we are unable to warm up or cool down our, and worst of all? Those that get sick don't always make it due to the limited medical care." Naruto couldn't tell him the truth, although he could tell him bits of it and improvise along the way.
The headmaster nodded, signaling the boy to continue. "One day, my parents had both gotten a bad disease. I was told to stay over at my grandpa's house in an effort to make sure I didn't catch what they had. Five days had passed, and my grandpa had come back from checking on my parents and speaking with the medics, he had told me they had gone to sleep. I wasn't sure what he meant at first, but i had learned later down the road they were dead. Somewhere down the road i had met Moka, and we had become decent enough friends although i had to eventually move away due to the constant moving my grandparents did in an effort to find new jobs"
The headmaster having taken in the information nodded, giving the signal for Naruto to continue. "Years later, my grandparents told me about the academy. They told me if i attended, i could get much better food, healthy, a better environment and proper education. I knew that they didn't want me to end up like my parents and that they only wanted what was in my best interest. So I traveled all the way out here and found myself at this academy."
The headmaster having processed all this, finally opened his eyes and looked at Naruto. "I'm sorry for the hardships you must have endured. It couldn't have been easy, especially at such a young age. So, you are basically looking for a better life than what you had back at your home village?"
Naruto nodded. "Yes, that's basically it.
The headmaster got up from his desk and started walking towards a window behind him and stared out the window. He looked to be in deep thought from what the blonde could tell.
"I can easily tell he isn't being honest with me. I don't know how much of what he told me was a lie, but It's obvious that he doesn't come from a poor village, and the story about his parents dying of disease before his grandparents, that's a dead give away." He turns back slightly to look at the boy who wore a rather absent look in his eyes. "Then again...he may have been lying about his home and his parents, but he clearly isn't lying about needing a better lifestyle. No child should have gone through such a thing, and with a look like that on his face, it's clear that something must have happened to him in the past."
Akuto has seen and lived through a lot throughout his lifetime, and he's seen such a look on many men who had lost everything they had loved. To see it on a child no less, was something that was rare even for him. It made him curious about what the boy had been through before he arrived here.
He turned around and walked away from the window, towards Naruto before voicing his thoughts. "Well...registrations have already passed, and I've never been one to accept late registrations."
Naruto's balled his fist and looked down. He figured it wouldn't be that easy, although he could at least say he tried. Now what was he gonna do? "Oh...I understand sir." He simply said, as he was about to get up before the headmaster continued on.
"However, after hearing your story I might be willing to make an exception." The headmaster said, which in turn caused Naruto to show the first genuine expression he had seen from the boy. He was utterly shocked.
And shocked he was, Naruto almost couldn't believe it. He was sure the headmaster would have turned him down. "S-seriously?"
The headmaster let out a chuckle in response. He had to admit seeing the boy show some expression was refreshing. He much preferred it over his stoic attitude from earlier. "Of course, Why wouldn't I be serious about this? However...I cannot just enroll you knowing that you are most likely broke on cash, and that textbooks and notebooks are meant to be paid for." He stated.
Naruto managed to calm down. He figured there would still be something, although he couldn't really fault the man. "Right, so what does that mean?"
"It means that since you have no money, if you want to enroll you'll need to perform special services towards the school."
Naruto nodded, this sounded like something within reasonable range. "Alright, but what kind of special services did you have in mind?"
Headmaster sat back down in his chair. "Well, I have a couple in mind but I'll start you off with something rather straightforward. You will be placed into the newspaper club that'll be opening up within the next few weeks."
Naruto was confused with the exclaim, not exactly what he expected either. "The newspaper club?"
"Yes, the newspaper club is a relatively new club that was added last year. You will be tasked with being given the responsibility to report any important or spicy information going on inside or outside the campus. Who knows, you might just find it fun."
It sounded simple enough to the blonde, but there's just one thing he needed to ask. "Well, not to sound like i dislike the idea sir, but why the newspaper club?"
"The newspaper club is very short on members this year because only one member from last year hasn't graduated yet. So, it's rather important that the newspaper club recruit as many members as possible, otherwise I'll be forced to cut funding's to the club and shut it down." The headmaster said.
"Well i suppose that explains why you want me to take part in the club." Naruto said.
"Yes, and I assume there aren't any issues with that?" He asked.
Naruto closed his eyes before slightly shaking his head. "No sir, if that's what i have to do as payment I'm more than willing to make due."
"Excellent, well just sign these admission papers and you'll be an official student of Yokai Academy."
Naruto wasted no time in filling out the admission papers, filling out what he could of the files. It took around 5 to 10 minutes, but the boy had made quick work and finished, handling the papers back to the headmaster.
The headmaster had looked over everything, before settling that everything had looked acceptable. "Good, and now as headmaster it'll be my pleasure to welcome you to the Academy Naruto Uzumaki." He pulls out what looks to be a swipe card. "This is the key to your dorm room on the east wing of the campus, be sure you're in there before student curfew. You'll receive both your schedule and school uniform tomorrow morning."
Naruto took the key from the man before bowing his head. For the first time since 2 years ago, he had felt thankful. "Thank you sir. I appreciate this, I won't let you regret this."
"I know you won't, also if you would i prefer you call me headmaster Akuto or headmaster for short. Addressing me as sir just makes me feel old." Akuto had complained.
Naruto merely nodded, before getting out of his seat. "Right, Apologies Headmaster. I'll see you around then" He started walking towards the door before he heard Akuto speak out.
"And Naruto, good luck out there. I hope you can find a place here at Yokai Academy." The headmaster said, with Naruto merely nodding in response before walking out and closing the door behind him.
The day had gone by rather fast for Naruto. After checking in with the headmaster he had gone back to class with Moka and carried on inspecting the class, but before he knew anything he had heard the bell ring once more, signaling that class was over. Saber had yelled something about everyone studying and being prepared for the next session before everyone had started packing their things. He had gotten up from his spot, and was about to go converse with Moka until he realized she was already gone. He didn't think much of it, she probably was just in a hurry to get out of class. He had gotten up and decided to take a stroll around the campus before he headed to the dorm. He left the class and put his hands in his pockets as he walked around campus taking in all the sights and buildings. He couldn't help but find it somewhat humorous that such a prestigious looking school was surrounded in what he thought looked like a haunted and isolated forest. He had spent a few hours merely walking around, just thinking about what his life had been like up until now. He wouldn't need to fight for his life or scavenge for food anymore, starting tomorrow he could start living more normally….
The sweet smell of irony, he was going to start living more normally at a school full of monsters than he did back at home, in his own world.
Naruto was currently wandering down the front of campus, thinking of the events that had just taken place. His meeting with headmaster Akuto had gone a lot better than he had imagined it going. So starting tomorrow he would officially start his days out as a student, a very small part of him was slightly intrigued, maybe even excited for the events that were soon to come. Although, he was also cautious, because he wasn't even sure he would fully like it here. Maybe his small optimism was just a honeymoon phase.
He decided that he had done enough thinking, and started heading towards his dorm. It was getting late, and well past student curfew. He didn't need to deal with anymore unneeded trouble after all.
However, on his way to the dorm he had run into Ms. Saber, who was walking out of a nearby office and caught sight of him. She looked surprised to see him out this late, judging by the bag she was carrying she looked like she was heading out. "Naruto? What are you doing roaming around campus at this hour? It's almost well past curfew."
Naruto looked to the side. "I'm aware of that Ms. Saber, I was just out going for a walk to think over some things. I was just on my way down to the dorms to call it a night."
Saber's expression softened once more in response to his explanation. "Oh, you're heading to the dorms? So the headmaster's decided to enroll you?" She asked, and Naruto confirmed her conclusion by nodding. She smiled, excited at not only having another potential prospect to teach, but because the headmaster had heeded her regards. "I see, well then welcome to the academy, Naruto. I hope that you have a good first year here."
Naruto however didn't share her enthusiasm, and responded in a rather stoic and unenthusiastic tone with a far away look in his eyes. "Yeah...me too."
Saber caught his rather downcast tone and decided to address it. "Naruto, is something the matter?"
Naruto has brought his full attention to her. "Huh? What was that?"
"You had a rather lost look for a minute. Is something troubling you? Hopefully this isn't about my outburst in the cafeteria..." She asked. She didn't expect him to answer her.
"What? No, that has nothing to do with anything. I know you were just doing your job." Naruto said. He looked down, thinking about rather or not to answer her before speaking once more. "It's just...a lot of bad things have happened in my life and getting accepted here with open arms...it feels almost too good to be true. Hell, I should be happy with this, all things considered but...I'm not. It's like...after everything I've been through, I've forgotten how to feel happy about anything."
Saber was quiet for a few moments, having understood how the young boy was feeling. Not too long ago herself, she herself was dealing with the same thing. "...I've had some bad things happen to me too, but do you know what helped me look beyond all of those tough times?"
Naruto looked back up at Saber. "What would that be?" He asked.
The moment I found this academy. Ever since I met the headmaster and became a teacher, I've been able to connect with people when I thought I could never connect again. It made me happy to help students move up in the world. If this academy could help me with my dark moments, I'm sure it can do the same for you."
Naruto looked to the side, not finding much reassurance with her confession. "That's some nice sentiment...but I don't know." Was all the blonde said before walking past Saber, off to his dorm.
Saber looked at Naruto's form somberly as he walked away. "That poor kid...I wonder what kind of hell he must have been through that made him feel so empty. Wait a minute.." Saber continued looking on as she couldn't help but feel a brief feeling of Deja vu...as if she had seen this before. She kept staring until Naruto's form had disappeared. "Naruto...Why do you look so familiar?" Saber asked herself, before coming back to her senses and walking off.
And that's the end of this chapter. I want to apologize for the long wait, i didn't expect to take so long with getting this chapter out honestly, but with school back and the writers block i had experienced with this chapter, i was just stuck lol also i know the fight scene is rather short, but it's my first time writing one and this one was meant to showcase a very small portion of Naruto's capabilities. Come next chapter I should have this down a lot better. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the read, and hopefully the next chapter will be out much sooner ^^ Chapter 6 will be covering Naruto's first day at Yokai, and we'll also have a familiar face joining us as well.
Until then, Chris signing out