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Freedom.

'He's enjoying himself... the wind is nice.' Shizuku clung to Naruto, the wind whipping the hair out of her face. The moon was high in the sky, the air was brisk, and there was even a small mist around them. They had been riding for hours now, and had crossed a large amount of Japan to the point they were outside of the cities. It would be awhile before they got back to Kuoh, and she didn't know where Naruto was intending on going.

Was riding the motorcycle calling out to Naruto's need to experience the wind, or was it just something he enjoyed. The smile on his face was wide and genuine, attractive even since it seemed like the most real smile that he had. He wasn't picking a fight, or having a good dream, he was just enjoying himself regardless of who he was with or what they were doing.

They started to slow down, and they came to a stop when Naruto pulled into the parking lot of a closed down beach.

It was a beautiful beach with waters that had beautiful, large jagged formations coming out of it, with a gorgeous white pebble beach. The water was unbelievably calm, considering the large rocks in the water. There wasn't a single soul on the beach other than them, too late in the night for most people to want to go swimming.

"... This is Jodogahama beach, though I bet you've been here before." Naruto didn't doubt that Shizuku had been here, in her long life. She actually shook her head, and glanced at him.

"Beaches are packed with humans, not a suitable place for Ayakashi ya know." Forest lakes were perfect for her, but these populated areas that see a lot of human activity were usually out. The more humans, the more likely she would become the target of a Demon Slayer taking a vacation. For them, going into human territory was dangerous without disguises that allowed them to blend in.

Naruto took his shoes and socks off, before he walked on the pebbles.

"I've wanted to come back here, my parents took me here when I was a kid... when I was riding with you, I started to think about them... and I wanted to come here." Naruto couldn't help himself but speak. "Apparently, my family was killed by Ayakashi... I don't remember it." Naruto admitted to that, and Shizuku showed no outward reaction to his words.

Knowing that your parents killer was not human, and he had the power to kill them, mirrored her own situation. Her family was killed by humans, but now that she had the power to do something, she wasn't able to do it. His parents killer was no doubt long gone and dead as well, a violent Ayakashi like that would have been killed by the pro Demon Slayers years ago.

"Go on... ya know." Shizuku encouraged him slightly.

She wanted to see where this was going.

"That is it... I miss my family, so I wanted to come here... it is really different at night." Naruto spoke with his voice a little more gruff. Knowing that Ayakashi existed, and that his parents died to them... that was recent knowledge. He couldn't talk about this to Kuroka, since apparently she was the one to seal his memories of the event. He had good and bad memories of his parents, and now that he had a bike, he could go to the places where he had good memories. "I guess, it is a little... different knowing that... I'm not normal... but if an Ayakashi attacks me... I can't defend myself... I can't imagine how scared my parents were. They didn't even know what was going on." Naruto couldn't even begin to understand what his parents went through.

They were killed by a monster, after years of the family not having powers, and suddenly they were... face to face with the demons of the family past. Forced to take part in a world they were not apart of anymore, because of their DNA.

They must have been so scared.

"Do you want revenge ya know?"

"No... my goal was to become the Souban of Japan, not kill Ayakashi. That hasn't changed... but now I have to get stronger. I can't achieve my dreams if I'm killed." Naruto started to tense up his body, and the air around him started to get more dense. Shizuku could feel a breeze start to stir up, a salty breeze from the ocean... increased in strength by Naruto.

His powers were based on his willpower, the stronger his willpower, the greater his control over the wind. His powers were also emotionally based, meaning the stronger or calmer his emotions, the more power to his wind.

"I can train you ya know." Shizuku offered, she had years of experience and she had seen the original Hiiragi family use their powers before. She knew a little bit more about Demon Slayers than the average Ayakashi, though still not a ton. "At least, I can teach you how to defend yourself... not how to kill Ayakashi ya know." Shizuku was not going to teach him the ways to kill her kind, that would go against her own wishes.

She would be honest with him.

"Let me guess... in exchange, I have to bang you or something?" Naruto could tell that the little snake was going to ask for something like that in return.

She glanced at him.

"If you want to pay me with your body, you can, I won't say no... but I would prefer you swearing to only use your power against Ayakashi in self-defense ya know." Shizuku didn't care if Naruto killed other supernatural creatures, so long as he never hunted down Ayakashi. If he so happened to kill one in self-defense, she would be displeased... but she wouldn't hold that against him.

If he hunted them down for sport, that was when she would hold it against him, and attack him again in earnest.

"Really?" Naruto questioned in genuine surprise.

"Like I said, if you want to pay with your body, I'll accept that to... I can teach you other things as well ya know." Shizuku would accept that as payment as well. "Your powers will mature over time, but training can speed that up a little ya know." Shizuku could see that Naruto was going to be powerful if he mastered his power.

Willpower.

Resisting temptation was something that required willpower, not being to chicken to follow your desires, but knowing of your desires and denying yourself them. Training to control the wind didn't train his powers, since they were willpower based. All that would do was help him gain easier control of the wind. To produce a more powerful wind, he needed to be faced with temptation and overcome them. He needed to take his willpower, and harden it.

"I want to become strong... I'm going to live my life for my parents. So, how do I train my powers?" Naruto asked her, seeing as she was agreeing to help him.

...

"I'll have to think about it ya know."

"Well, well, well... that blond hair, those whisker marks, and that black headband with a red spiral... if it isn't the Uzumaki Gang-Crusher."

Naruto and Shizuku turned around to see several... dozen punks were getting out of cars and walking towards them. They were all wearing black uniforms that were scrapped and patched up. Naruto didn't recognize any of them personally, but they were more than likely just somebody that he had fought before.

"Who are you?" Naruto asked, hands going to his pockets, standing in front of Shizuku.

"Heard from my boy, who saw your familiar mug driving to this place... so I could't resist the urge to get my crew, and give you a hello." The Gang Leader spoke as he took a pocket knife out, and flipped it around his fingers. The other gang members were carrying baseball bats.

Naruto stepped forward.

"You said hello... not get going, this isn't a fight you're going to win." Naruto's response got a roar of laughter.

Shizuku watched Naruto reach into his pocket.

He pulled out a yo-yo, an orange and black yo-yo with a red swirl on it, and N.U. etched onto it with a black marker. When she saw the yo-yo, she watched as the less confident of the gang members flinched back when they saw it. She raised an eyebrow at that reaction, thought she knew Naruto was a delinquent, she was unaware of his fame as one.

"I've got a knife, what is your little toy-" The second the Gang Leader held up the knife, Naruto's yo-yo was tossed it at, wrapping around it and yanking it out of his grasp. Naruto caught the knife with his free hand, before he flipped it back into a safe position, and put it in his pocket.

"Leave." Naruto glared at the gang.

"Oh shit, he's going to kill us, boss lost his weapon!" Half of the gang rushed to get back to their cars, and after starting them up, they drove off as fast as they could. Shizuku eyed Naruto's use of a yo-yo, which she remembered was something he used against her as well. "He's got the knife!" The other half of the gang realized that Naruto now had his yo-yo, and a knife.

Just like that, with one move, the entire gang was reduced to only their boss... who was realizing that his gang had abandoned him.

"You must feel like a big man, taking my weapon away!"

"... Boo!" Naruto jerked forward, and just like that, even the leader went running scared of Naruto, getting into his car and driving off. Naruto put his yo-yo back away, and he looked at Shizuku. "Pretty cool, right?" He asked with a self-impressed tone.

Every time he went to a new school, the local gangs usually picked a fight with him, and he always made a point of beating them down.

"... Why are you a delinquent ya know?" Shizuku had been wondering why for awhile now. Sure, he was rough around the edges, but he was still a kind person. His temper aside, he was pretty patient with people that earned his respect. He allowed Koneko to push him around quite a bit, while anyone else who tried got a face full of his annoyance with them.

Naruto shrugged.

"Look at me, I'm a blond Japanese boy, with blue eyes, peach skin... everyone is always going to assume that I'm one, and gangs are always picking fights with me. If everyone is going to put this label on me, then I'm going to own it. Fuck, I'm not just going to own it, I'm going achieve success as a delinquent... show them not to push labels onto people." Naruto grumbled out, bitterness in his tone. In all honesty, he was telling the truth... but at the same time, he had no choice either. Everywhere he went, people picked fights with him, and because of his looks, and his willingness to defend himself, put that label on him for life.

Shizuku nodded.

Naruto had more in common with Ayakashi then he did with Demon Slayers it would seem, from the way people who thought they were above him, put labels on him... to the fact that he just wanted to live his life the way he wanted without restrictions.

"Why a yo-yo ya know?" Shizuku had never seen somebody use a yo-yo as a weapon before him.

It was unique.

"It hurts, but it won't kill by accident. It is completely legal to carry around, so I won't get shit for it... and as my legend spreads among the gangs, they will make fun of me... and then that happens when they realize the rumors of my weapon are true." Naruto had chosen his weapon for it's silliness, and the fact that as his infamy grew, so would the fear that people would feel when they realized all the stories about him might be true.

Shizuku glanced at him.

How did he not have a gang of his own by now?

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