Hello once again all! This is actually one of my favorite stories to be honest (might have something to do with it being non 40k related) But yeah I like this story and plan to go far with it. (Mostly due to my recent obsession with Mahou Sensei Negima) Well here you go and I hope you enjoy it!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or Mahou Sensei Negima!........Damn that's a buzz-kill.
Ninja Magi Naruto
Chapter 2
Naruto strode calmly down the sidewalk on the far side of campus. The classes had ended for the day and students were hurrying around to various after-school activities or whatever they did.
It had been a week since Naruto had first arrived at Mahora Academy. It had been rather uneventful. Wake up, help Negi out with various assignments, do it all over the next day. Truth be told Naruto was beginning to get very impatient with it all.
'I haven't even been able to get any more information on Konoe.' He thought sourly. He waved cheerfully to a couple of passing students, with a smile on his face, but inside he was scowling. 'Every time I even look at Konoka that damned samurai gives me a look.'
Naruto had come to the conclusion that Setsuna had to be Konoka's swordsman bodyguard. Why? Well maybe it was the giant freaking katana she carried around with her. Naruto briefly wondered if anyone actually ever thought WHY there was a sword wielding student, but with all the weird things that Naruto had seen so far, he supposed it didn't really matter.
Naruto decided to head to the World Tree, as he had come to learn its name. As he walked, his thoughts drifted back to the young swordsman and his problem. He could easily take her out, but that would arouse suspicion. Naruto was new to the academy and if a student were to disappear, eyes would likely turn towards him. Sure, he was a minor, but he wanted to keep as low a profile as possible.
Ultimately, even if Naruto was discovered, he could simply fight his way through but that would eventually draw attention to the Elemental Countries and Konoha. Above all else, Naruto wanted to keep Konoha hidden from the danger. Besides, there was something….off about the class he was in. Naruto's carefully honed ANBU senses went crazy whenever he was around some of the students.
And Negi.
Naruto narrowed his eyes. There was something odd about the young teacher. First and foremost being the fact that a ten year old was a teacher. Then again, he shrugged, he didn't have room to talk. An ANBU since age ten. But still Negi, was hiding something.
Naruto noticed how he interacted with some of the girls, more than simply teacher and student. There was something going on and Naruto's danger senses went off everytime he saw them. Naruto thought for a moment.
'Nodoka-san, Asuna-san, Yue-san, Kaede-san, Ku fei-san, Konoka-san, Setsuna-san. Those girls seemed to be involved with Negi in some way. I suppose it doesn't matter all that much, but it may be a possible threat in the future.' The young blond thought. As he rounded the corner of a building, the World Tree came into full view. 'Damn, I still can't believe how big this thing is.' He thought while starring at the tree.
His ears perked up as a sound reached his ears. There was the sound of two people breathing hard and flesh hitting flesh. Naruto walked further down the sidewalk until he saw the reason for the noise.
'Negi and Ku Fei?' he thought. Indeed the two were underneath the giant tree doing what appeared to be practicing martial arts. Naruto's senses tensed a slight bit. Years in ANBU had caused Naruto to be automatically cautious of any form of attack, even when not directed at him.
Naruto watched as Negi unleashed a flurry of punches at Ku Fei, only for the girl to jump back and block. The girl followed up by lunging to the left and driving her elbow at the red haired teacher. Negi brought up his arms and blocked, only to be knocked down when Ku Fei used her momentum to sweep her leg into Negi's. 'She is quite good.' Naruto thought, watching the girl move.
They both paused for a moment, panting. Then Negi got back up and they both relaxed.
"You are getting better Negi-bozu." Ku Fei said happily. Negi nodded, smiling between pants.
"Yes, but not nearly as good as you are. How did you get so good at this Ku Fei-sensei?" asked. Ku Fei smiled and opened her mouth to answer but was promptly cut off.
"From years of practice, I would imagine." Naruto said, finally making himself know. Negi and Ku Fei spun around.
"Oh, Naruto-san, I didn't see you there! What are you doing here?" Negi asked in a startled voice. Naruto yawned lazily.
"Oh not much. I was just walking around when I saw you two sparring. I never imagined you as the combatant type Negi. Why the martial arts?" he asked casually. Negi began to sweat slightly.
"Um well no reason actually. It is just for a…contest that I'm doing with some of the students in a few days." He said nervously. Ku Fei sighed.
'Negi-bozu really sucks at lying, aru.' She thought.
Naruto narrowed his eyes. He could tell when someone was lying, and Negi certainly was. Negi squirmed under his gaze.
'It really isn't any of my business…..but Negi does seem to associate with Konoka a lot so getting involved here might...' Naruto thought it over in his head.
"Well you have a lot of practicing to do if it is in a few days." He said finally. Negi gave a silent sigh of relief and then raised an eyebrow.
"Really? I thought I was coming along rather nicely." He said. Naruto chuckled.
"Well, you have a lot of the basics down, which is a good thing. I don't recognize that style, but you have a very sloppy stance and your punches leave you too open." He said with practiced ease. Negi blinked, and Ku Fei's eyebrows shot up.
"You know martial arts, Naruto-sensei, aru?" she asked in slight disbelief. Naruto nodded.
"I do. I am quite proficient in unarmed combat actually." He said. An odd gleam entered the dark-skinned girl's eyes. Of all the people that she had fought at Mahora, none of them could compete with her and frankly, she wished for a challenge.
"Neh, how's about a spar then sesei, aru." She said. Naruto blinked. He really didn't want to give himself away, but….
"Okay sure." He said with a shrug. Negi sighed and moved to sit on the railing of the sidewalk.
"I'm going to take a quick breather then. Good luck Naruto-san but be careful. Ku Fei-sensei has a mean kick." He warned, rubbing his leg. Naruto smiled back at him before turning back to the waiting Ku Fei.
"Well, you ready?" he asked, slipping into a taijutsu stance. The girl raised an eyebrow at his stance but slid into the Pa Kua Zhang stance.
"You bet, aru!" she yelled excitedly. Naruto smirked and the disappeared suddenly. Ku Fei's eyes widened briefly before she sprung into action. She barely managed to twist away before Naruto's fist zoomed by her head. She quickly brought her arms up and blocked as Naruto appeared in front of her, launching a barrage of punches.
'He hits pretty hard, aru.' Ku Fei thought as the punches impacted with her arms. Quickly she twisted her body around and followed up with a lighting fast punch aimed for his face.
Her eyes widened slightly when Naruto caught her fist. He caught her wrist and swung her around to knock her off balance. Ku Fei was barely able to recover before Naruto launched into another swarm of punches.
Both combatants jumped apart and stood there panting.
"You are pretty good, aru." Ku Fei complimented. Naruto smiled.
"Why thank you. You aren't too bad yourself. Want to continue?" he asked with a playful smirk. Ku Fei adopted a similar one.
"Bring it!"
Negi sighed as he leaned against the railing. This was going to take a while.
Two hours later-
Naruto and Ku Fei stood opposite of each other, breathing heavily. Both looked worse for wear, though Ku Fei more so than Naruto.
"Wow, Naruto-sensei. It has been a long time since I had that much fun, aru." Ku Fei said happily. Naruto returned the smile.
"Yeah, it was fun. I haven't had a decent sparring partner in ages." He turned to where Negi was resting and then sweatdropped when he saw that the boy was asleep.
"NEGI. WAKE THE HELL UP!" Naruto screamed at the red-haired teacher. Negi shot up with a startled yelp. After getting his bearings he began to apologize.
"Ah, I'm terribly sorry! Please forgive me." He blubbered sheepishly. Ku Fei snickered and Naruto just rolled his eyes.
"Chill out, dude. We did get a little carried away." He said. Ku Fei nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, sorry Negi-bozu. I guess we will have to continue our lesson another time, aru." She smiled apologetically. Negi gave a weak smile.
"Don't worry sensei. We still have some time." He said. Once again Naruto was wondering what exactly Negi was planning. He shrugged.
"Well, whatever. I'll see you guys back-"
"Hey! Negi-sensei!" Naruto was cut off by a loud shout. All three turned to see Asuna, Konoka, Setsuna, Nodoka, Kaede and Yue walking towards them. Naruto smiled cheerily.
"Ah, hello girls." He said. Asuna frown slightly as they walked up.
"Naruto-sensei? What are you doing here?" she asked. Konoka elbowed her in the ribs.
"Don't be rude Asuna." She said sternly. Naruto laughed.
"Aw don't worry about it. I was just having a little spar with Ku Fei here." He said. Kaede raised an eyebrow.
"Really? I hope you didn't get hurt too bad, de gozaru." she asked. Ku Fei gave a weak smile.
"Actually, Naruto-sensei here beat me, aru."
The girls stared at Naruto wide eyed. Naruto shifted uncomfortably under their gazes.
"How the hell did you do that?" Asuna asked loudly. "Ku Fei is like, the best martial artist at this school!" Naruto shrugged.
"I just practice. A lot." He said modestly. Asuna snorted in disbelief. It was then that Nodoka spoke up.
"A-actually, w-we were wondering if you guy wanted to j-join us for some l-lunch." She said timidly. Naruto raised an eyebrow at this. He knew that Nodoka was a shy girl, but damn. It was like talking to Hinata. Negi smiled.
"Of course, girls. We would be happy to." He said. Ku Fei shrugged.
"Sure, aru." Naruto saw them all looking at him expectantly. He sighed.
"Yeah, okay sure." He said. Konoka cheered and grabbed hold of his arm, dragging the blond off.
"C'mon Naruto-sensei! I know the best place to eat." She said, all joy. Asuna and the others trailed after her.
They ended up at a small Chinese restaurant near the Academy, still technically on the school grounds. Naruto was amazed at how extensive the campus was. It was more like a small city than an academy. Naruto glanced around the eatery as they walked in. The smell of cooked rice and meat hit him like a wave. There were others around, seated at the bar and other tables, enjoying rather delicious looking meals.
"Nice place." He said offhandedly. Konoka beamed at him.
"Told you so." She smiled. Naruto couldn't help but give a small smile at the girl's cheer. It was quickly gone however.
'She is the target. Never get emotionally involved with the target.' He reminded himself. They all picked a table and sat around, choosing what to eat. Then another familiar face walked over to their table.
"Hey, guys. What can I get you?" Chao asked happily. Naruto cocked his head curiously.
"You work here, Chao-san?" he asked. She nodded.
"Yep. Well actually I own the place." She explained, still smiling. Naruto was mildly surprised, but waved it off. Theyall placed their orders. As she was about to head back, Chao turned to Ku Fei.
"Hey, Ku. Think you can help me cook some more meat buns real quick?' she asked. Ku Fei nodded.
"Sure, aru." She agreed and got up, following Chao to the kitchen. The girl stopped and turned back to the group, smiling sheepishly. "Sorry, I won't be long aru." She said, and disappeared behind the door. Naruto turned his attention to the girls and Negi, who were chatting away.
"So…Ku Fei works here too?" he inquired. Kaede nodded.
"That's right. She, Chao and Satsuki all work here after school, De gozaru." Asuna gave a wry smile.
"Why do you care Naruto-sensei? Taken an interest to Ku Fei?" she asked teasingly, leaning closer. Naruto turned slightly red, but shook his head.
"No, no. I was just curious." He said quickly. Maybe a little too quickly. Time for a subject change. Thankfully Negi jumped in to save him.
"So, Naruto-san, I was wondering if you could tell us a little bit more about yourself." He said. Asuna nodded.
"Yeah, it's not every day we just get two teachers younger than us." She said. The girls nodded. Naruto hesitated for a moment.
"Eh sure. What would you like to know?" he asked.
"Well, how did you get to be a teacher at Mahora?" Yue asked. "Having young teachers is almost unheard of."
Naruto shrugged. "Actually, I just showed up at Mahora looking for any work. To be honest I had expected janitorial work or something. Old man Konoe just asked me if I could speak English and stuck me with you." He explained. Everyone stared at him, slightly shocked.
"So…you just randomly got a teaching job?" Yue asked incredulously. Naruto cocked his head.
"Well, technically I'm just a teaching assistant. I guess Konoe just saw potential in me. After all I AM awesome." He finished with a big grin. Asuna just groaned while Konoka and Nodoka giggle. Yue nodded, clearly ignoring the last comment.
"Okay. I have a question. Where do you come from? Those whisker marks on your face are pretty abnormal." She pointed out. The others nodded. Naruto frowned slightly.
"Well, I'm not from Japan. All I can say is that it is pretty far south." He said. Everyone looked up as Ku Fei returned, carrying a tray of food with her.
"Sorry about that, aru." She grinned sheepishly. She grabbed a seat next to Naruto, and they all began to dig in as they conversed. A few questions were raised as to how Naruto got to Japan or where he got money from, to which Naruto answered guardedly.
Kaede raised a finger.
"But wait, aren't you a little young to be off on your own around here, de gozaru?" She asked. Nodoka nodded.
"Y-yeah sensei. D-do your parents let you wander around by yourself?" she asked. Silence filled the table as they stared at Naruto. The smile was gone from his face and replaced with a small frown.
"No, not really." He began, his voice now subdued. "I don't actually have any parents. I never knew them."
The girls and Negi all looked down shamefully. Nodoka spoke quietly.
"Ah, I-I'm sorry sensei. I didn't know." Negi nodded. He sort of knew how that was, never really seeing his parents. All he ever had was his nee-chan.
"It's okay. I got over it a long time ago." Naruto said, trying to cheer up the now somber atmosphere. Suddenly Konoka stood up and engulfed Naruto in a hug, sobbing and nearly knocking Ku Fei out of her chair.
"WHAH! That's terrible! Never knowing your parents. You must be lonely. I'm sorry Naruto-sensei I'll make it all better." She cried, unaware that she was choking the poor blond. Asuna couldn't help but snicker quietly. Naruto just sat limply in the girl's arms, unsure how to react. On the one hand, he never had wanted pity from anyone. On the other…nobody besides the Hokage had ever cared that much about him.
"Er…i-it's okay Konoka-san. I'm fine really." He said, trying to calm the girl. "I have always been alone and I'm used to it. I don't want anyone's pity. I've never needed anyone's help." He said with a small frown. Konoka released him and gave him a warm smile.
"Neh, sensei. It's okay to rely on others once and a while." She said. Naruto could only stare at her in confusion. Asuna nodded.
"Yeah, Teach'. You're part of the family now." She said with a smile. Naruto looked around at the others in surprise. They all nodded.
"Of course." Negi said. Ku Fei punched him in the arm lightly.
"We are there for you, aru."
Naruto took a moment to remember how to speak. "Thanks everyone. I-I'm not really sure what to say." He managed. Asuna snorted.
"Then shut up and eat."
Everyone laughed, the good mood seeming to affect even the air around them. Naruto looked at the faces of his students and partner and was filled with a strange warm feeling of acceptance. The group talked and ate for a while, joking with each other and getting to know Naruto better.
Naruto glanced back at Konoka. "Thank you Konoka-san." He said softly. She gave him an odd look for a moment then smiled brightly.
"No problem sensei."
Naruto stared at the girl's warm smile. She really was a nice girl. A cold feeling of dread rushed through him suddenly, making the boy unable to meet Konoka's eyes.
'Never get involved with your target.'
The words came back to him. No matter what happened, Konoe Konoka was still his target. She would be dead. No matter how Naruto felt about it.
The pleasant mood of the evening was ruined and Naruto quickly stood up.
"Well guys, it has been fun. I have to get ready for my second day. Goodnight all." He said, trying to get away as quickly as possible. He got to the exit when Konoka called to him.
"Naruto-sensei, wait a sec!" The boy cringed mentally and turned around. Konoka ran up to him and gave him another hug.
"Remember, sensei. You can rely on others to help you out." She said softly. Naruto could barely stand the feeling inside of him as Konoka left back to the group, giving a final wave goodbye. He rushed back across campus quickly, trying to block out his conscience.
He had killed plenty of people in the past, with cold brutal efficiency. But somehow….
'Never get involved with the target...damn it!'
AN:) well…I guess I'll end this here. This chapter was kinda hard to scrape out since not much goes on. The story will pick up more next chapter with secrets discovered, plans formed and much more.
Well I guess that is all! Remember to review folks! Reviews make me motivated which makes the updates faster!
-TheHiddenAssassin