Disclaimer: I own nothing even remotely related to the characters, plot, or storylines of Naruto or Rosario. But I have to admit, it sure is fun to play in the sandbox.
AN: A few people have mentioned they find the whole 28 tailed Naruto odd, overpowered, or just plain confusing. I realized that I never fully explained something. Naruto is NOT overly powerful just yet. He can't use all of the various natures simultaneously. (Chapter 2 in Mizore's letter) This is why he had to learn to separate his various energies. Currently he is at the level of a 7 tailed yoko. Granted he can use any of the four basic yoko technique types I have created, but that doesn't mean that use them all at the same time. For example his fire and water energies cancel each other out, unless he concentrates REALLY hard and then he can use steam attacks. At this point combining the natures is not easy for Naruto. It may become so at a later date, but I haven't decided that as of yet. So, in the Naruto verse terms think of him as a 7 tails at this time. I have put a limit on tails of 10 of any one kind, but the strongest of the current yoko only have 9. 10 is viewed as a rather extreme anomaly. That is why Naruto rarely ever lets all of his tails out at the same time. Granted it may look interesting, but he can't really use his Youkai abilities very well, if at all. Although Mizore really likes the cuddle factor of the 28 tailed Naruto. While he is rather powerful; more so than his parents, he can still be taken down by a higher level yoko. Hopefully this clears a few things up.
"I don't believe you. That is a not a funny joke Namikaze!" with this, Tsukune stood then marched off.
Naruto mused, 'I'll give him ten minutes tops once he's in the classroom.'
Gently shaking his girlfriend's shoulder, Naruto woke her up. "Mizore, we're here. Are you ready for this?"
"No." She then held up the stick of her sucker, in her sleep it had been dissolved. She then glared at the disobedience of the confection, how dare it dissolve before she had a chance to truly enjoy the flavor. Unwrapping another, she popped it into her mouth, "Naruto, we should get going."
The pair stepped off the bus and away from the truly creepy gaze of the glowing eyes of the bus driver.
They held hands as they walked through the woods. It was a distinct change from the fresh air of the mountains. The air was stale, and felt slightly oppressive. There wasn't even a breeze moving through the trees. The crows in the branches gave the woods the air of an Alfred Hitchcock film. Their red eyes followed the movements of the pair. Fed up with it, Naruto flared both his Chakra and Youkai. The crows took off and the oppressing feeling lifted. Naruto grumbled something about cheap theatrics.
As they were headed around a turn, they heard a scream. Both Naruto and Mizore broke into a run. Just about a hundred yards off, they saw Tsukune grabbing his neck and running in circles. Naruto recognized the pink haired figure sitting on the ground next to a bicycle.
Coming up on the pair, "Moka." Naruto began sternly. "Did you already forget what I said about asking first?"
The pink haired vampire rose to her feet. "Naruto! You actually are here!" with this she leapt towards the blond boy.
Dodging the glomp attack by the enthusiastic vampire, he continued, sighing, "You did, didn't you?"
Moka looked mollified. Dodging the question, she said "I'm sorry I couldn't write. Kokoa, my sister, had ripped up the paper when it fell out of my pocket later that day. I'm glad I found you here."
Naruto, seeing the girl was actually apologetic over not having written him, he rested one hand on her shoulder. "That's okay. Let me introduce you to my girlfriend Mizore."
Because he had turned away from Moka, Naruto missed the pout from the pinkette and then the merest flash of a slightly vicious smirk. She wasn't going to let such a tasty blood supply out of her clutches. The mere memory of the event left her taste buds tingling.
"Um, Naruto, I am still a bit hungry, may I?"
"Much better Moka. Apologize to Tsukune and I will consider it."
Moka, turning to the nervous boy bowed her head and said, "I am sorry Tsukune. I shouldn't have just bitten you, even if your blood is tasty."
Naruto turned to Mizore, "Are you okay if she drinks a little bit? You know I heal really fast. I don't think Tsukune could sustain her."
Mizore fixed a calculating gaze on the girl.
Moka suddenly felt extremely cold, like ice had crystallized in her veins, but stuttered out, "I'm just hungry and anemic."
Mizore turned back to her boyfriend and pulled him down in a rather deep kiss which left three of the small group blushing. "Understand vampire that he is mine! You may be strong, but that doesn't matter to me. You may feed only if he allows you to do so." Mizore then threw an ice kunai cutting off a stray lock of pink hair. "I will stop you if you try to do so without his permission." After a repeat of her osculatory performance, she motioned for the girl to go ahead.
Mizore sidled up to Tsukune. "You are rather skittish aren't you?"
Tsukune jumped, clearly nervous about the ice wielding girl. He huffed then walked away.
Seeing the pink haired girl stop her feeding, Mizore noticed a dazed look on Moka's face. Mizore filed this little tidbit of information away for future reference.
Naruto picked his backpack up then refastened his shirt and tie. "We'll let's get going. If we don't hurry we will be late to class." The three students then started to jog towards the building in the distance. When they came up to it, Tsukune had stopped and was staring.
"This is a school?" he blurted out.
"One of the best and most dangerous; keep on your toes." Naruto replied.
The four stayed together as the first day progressed, although Tsukune was starting to become more than slightly detached. After the welcoming ceremony, they fortuitously met up during lunch. After comparing schedules, they discovered that all four had the same homeroom class. Naruto noticed Tsukune had taken a seat by the wall. Mizore sat in front of Tsukune and Moka behind him. Naruto then wove a subtle illusion, changing the perceived scent around Tsukune's desk. It wouldn't be able to move with him, but it might help during class. He might be able to make something more permanent, but that would be a project for another time. If the human decided to stay that is.
Naruto's musings were cut short as a pair of arms went around his neck from behind and he felt a pair of much softer pieces of anatomy pressed into the back and sides of his head. Mizore looked ready to turn someone into a life-size ice sculpture.
"Yahoo! We are in the same class Naruto!" was whispered huskily into his ear.
"Kurumu. How are you?" Naruto replied calmly, blatantly ignoring all of the males in class had only one thing on their minds: jealousy directed towards the blonde boy.
"How come you and Jiraiya didn't come back for a visit?" the blue haired succubus asked, this time her breathy voice was directed towards his opposite ear.
"Training. Why else?"
"And here I thought you liked visiting my house Naruto." the succubus simpered as she sat herself in Naruto's lap.
"Kurumu, could you stop before my girlfriend turns you into a blue topped snow cone?"
"Hm?" Then seeing the glare from the purple haired figure and the frost creep across the window, she pulled back from Naruto and stood up. After laughing, "Naruto you are more than enough for the both of us anyway." Kurumu stopped from continuing as she saw Mizore's necklace flash in the light. She then walked over to her leaned down and whispered, "So you're the very special friend he bought that for huh? May the best girl win."
Fighting back her anger, Mizore replied with finality, "Don't worry I will."
Kurumu laughed, "I think we'll get along fine." Then returning to her seat behind the blonde, she asked a simple question. "Naruto, I haven't gotten a letter from you in weeks, I thought you had forgotten me."
"Kurumu I told you that once I was home, I would be spending some time with my family, besides we both knew I would see you here."
Kurumu's reply was cut off by the entrance of a woman with hair styled like a pair of ears was coming off of her head.
"Hello everyone. My Name is Miss Nekonome. I am your homeroom teacher." The class was now quiet. "Welcome to Youkai Academy. Now as you all know this is a school for all types of Youkai. The purpose of the school is to aid Youkai in understanding, coexisting with, and learning to blend in while in the human world."
Naruto noted out of the corner of his eye that Tsukune had broken out in a sweat. Obviously it was sinking in that it wasn't just a prank that a few people were playing on him.
The teacher continued, "As such, one must remain in their human forms at all times. It is forbidden to ask someone's true nature. As practice for when you venture into the human world, you must keep your true form hidden from others. If any of you knew each other before school, then obviously you already know, but otherwise, you must work to keep it a secret."
A gruff voice interrupted the teacher. "I don't understand why we just can't eat them. They are only puny humans after all. Of course we'd have to wait until after having our way with any of the good looking ones."
The student who had said this was sitting next to Naruto. Miss Nekonome looked extremely uncomfortable with this question. Naruto decided to step in. It wasn't like he couldn't handle himself, after all. Besides he stood as tall as this guy did anyway.
"You are a real idiot you know that? Do you really not understand what she just said? The humans control the world. I have seen some of what they are capable of. If you did that, they could send legions of humans armed with weapons that could kill you regardless of your monster form. They could drop a bomb on you that would vaporize you and everything around you. No matter how fast a Youkai can heal, vaporization is instantaneous. You would be dead either way. Like she said, peacefully coexisting with humans is really the only option for survival. As a general rule humans fear what they do not understand. If you showed your true form around a large group of them, you would likely be hunted down then captured or killed for study. Why do you think most Youkai have areas where they can be themselves with no humans around? Besides, depending on the type of Youkai you are, if you reveal your presence to the humans, it could warrant death from your leaders. Your death as well as the humans who saw you. So I will say it again: You really are an idiot aren't you?"
The class looked stunned at Naruto's words. Even Miss Nekonome looked at a loss for any coherent response. The tall pierced boy, who had spoken, looked furious.
Before Saizou could say anything, Naruto continued, "What? I have spent most of my life near humans. I have visited such Youkai enclaves that are places that are intentionally hidden from the human world. If I was facing off against only a few humans, there is no contest. But a few can quickly become many. To borrow a phrase, if it is quantity versus quality, you can't forget that quantity has a quality all of its own. Humans are a very ingenious race. No matter your abilities, give them enough time, they will find a counter to whatever you can send their way." Naruto, realizing he was now the center of attention for the class, he decided to shift it elsewhere. "Miss Nekonome, I apologize for interrupting your class. That was disrespectful of me and I will accept any punishment you should deem necessary."
The teacher, taking the opening replied, "Thank you Naruto, while you have summed up what many fail to understand, you did interrupt. Please stay after class to discuss your punishment." She then addressed the class once more. "Now, while here at Youkai Academy, all staff and students are Youkai, there are no real, full humans here. The grounds for the school are shielded from the human world. Many consider this sacred ground and as such no human is allowed to set foot in the academy. The punishment is death."
The rest of the class continued without any further interruptions. Naruto remained after all the students had left the classroom. Mizore had told him quietly that she would be waiting outside the classroom.
"Naruto. I actually am not going to punish you for speaking out like you did." Miss Nekonome started.
Naruto nodded, knowing the punishment could have been severe.
She continued, "In fact I agree with you. I have made a good study of the human world. Many Youkai would consider that beneath them."
"If I may comment about that, those that do so, do so simply at their own peril." Naruto replied.
"I wanted to actually say thank you. This is my first year teaching, and as such, I still have not formulated good responses to common thoughts and questions, like your classmate Saizou's. I may use part of your little speech later."
"No problem. I think you did well." Naruto hesitated, "May I ask you a question?"
"Of course."
"What should we do if your tail pops out like it did earlier? You had thrown a book at the student who mentioned it. I prefer reading a book, rather than introducing it to my brain via my skull."
"Please don't mention it. Because of my true form, which you have likely guessed, I get distracted rather easily and it comes out. It is rather embarrassing."
"I had a similar problem when I was younger, so I completely understand. If you want to further your studies in the human world, I can write my father, he found a way to keep my true form under wraps until I could control it better. He might be able to adapt it to help you."
"Naruto that is very considerate of you, I will think about it, but I do not want to keep you from those girls who are following you around."
Naruto blushed at the teacher's words. "Thank you. See you later." Naruto then stepped out into the hall. Mizore and Kurumu were both waiting outside of the room. The three of them made their way down the hallway. At the base of the stairs leading to the second level, they saw Tsukune lifted off the floor by Saizou. Moka was behind the larger boy. Naruto hurried toward the pair.
Saizou turned and leered at Moka, "Someone like me is far superior to…" his voice cut off with a grunt of pain.
Naruto had come up, twisting Saizou's right hand painfully. "Now, then I'll ask you again. You really aren't that bright are you?" With this Naruto squeezed harder, slightly dislocating the bones in the boy's wrist, causing him to drop Tsukune. While he was as tall as Saizou, Naruto twisted the arm to where Saizou's head was easily below his shoulder. "I will only say this once. If you are going to pick on friends of mine, you had better be able to back it up. And you just proved you can't so back off!" Naruto growled in the closest ear.
Nartuo then pushed the pierced boy away. "Tsukune, are you ok?" At the other boy's nod, he continued, "Let's go. Trash in the hallway shouldn't make us late for lunch."
The group made their way to lunch where Naruto took several steadying breaths.
Mizore whispered, "Naruto. That was dangerous. You promised that you wouldn't take risks."
"I know. But from what I gathered he only respects strength. I just showed I could take him out."
Kurumu added her two cents, "Or you issued him a challenge. Without knowing his form, you can't really say. That and according to the rumors he is only here because he is being forced to attend."
At this Naruto nodded. "Well, as long as he isn't mid to high S-class I can take him."
This caused both Moka's and Kurumu's eyes to widen. Tsukune just looked confused.
"Well enough of that, I'm hungry. Tsukune, what did you think of your first day at Youkai?"
The lone human in the group chose his words carefully, "It is interesting."
Since it was only the first day, the group had decided to explore the campus a bit. Kurumu left early on saying she had a project that she wanted to get a head start on. This confused the others since it was only the first day of school. Eventually they made it to their dormitory. Moka was gushing about how they had character and history. Naruto had to agree with Tsukune. They looked like rather dubious. The pictures of the old hotel that his parents had torn down then rebuilt showed that it was better looking than the dorms. Their luggage had been put in the assigned rooms. Naruto was across the hallway from Tsukune. As Tsukune sat down, Naruto let himself into the human's room.
"Like I said, everything I said on the bus is true. Let me let you in on a little secret. If the wrong type of Youkai is present in the school, I am in as much danger as you are. So, I will see if I can cobble something together to help you hide your scent." Holding up a hand to stop the obvious question, "No, I'm not going to tell you what kind I am. But I was serious. If you stay for just a little bit, then you might get a chance to transfer to another high school. Let me tell you something about myself. What I said in the classroom is true. My parents own a hotel. Mizore's mom runs a ski resort. Both of us have been around humans for a long time. Neither of us have anything against them. Youkai that think like Saizou are present here, but there are three general categories of Youkai: Those who hate humans, those who believe they are inferior, and those who have no ill will towards the race. Some of the third class even respect them."
"I take it you are part of the third group?" Tsukune asked the blonde.
"My parents would have adjusted my attitude if I wasn't. My mother's way of doing that involves fireballs and explosions."
Tsukune started to laugh, then realized his new friend was serious. At this realization, he paled.
Naruto continued, heedless of Tsukune's discomfort. "There is a way you could stay and even hold your own against some of the lower level Youkai you know."
Tsukune looked shocked. "What do you mean?"
"There is a class of boundary beings called Shinobi. In truth, they are merely humans that have mastered manipulating their internal energies. They are a rather mercenary bunch, oftentimes staying in their own little corner of the world, but nice in general. They don't know about Youkai Academy, but they do know about various types of Youkai. Their abilities can be replicated by normal humans with enough practice. If you were able to do so, you could stay. You did say that nowhere else had accepted you. This will also give you an option of either holding your own, or holding one off until help arrives."
Tsukune looked doubtful. "What would I need to do?"
Nartuo shrugged. "Lots of hard work mostly. But for starters catch." At this, Naruto tossed a red vial to Tsukune. "That is an elixir; that while it is an extremely weak hallucinogen, and you likely will be rather confused at things you see, it is necessary to do this at your age. Don't worry, at worst you will only see a mirage or two. You are almost too old to learn to use the shinobi abilities. It will allow you to also visualize your Chakra pathways, and then allow you to access them, I haven't read of it doing anything other than that. Once done, in essence, you'll get to stay. Don't worry about the elixir, it is weaker than any medication that would temporarily make you lose touch with reality. It only works for a few minutes at most. It is really similar to thinking you saw something that really wasn't there."
"What if I don't want to stay?"
"Well, since I don't want to kill you, there is another option." At this Naruto dug in his pocket and produced a similar vial, but with a dark blue liquid in it. "This will modify your memories, causing you to forget Youkai Academy and return home with the knowledge that your application was rejected but no letter had been sent out. And you could leave this whole mess behind you."
"It quite frankly is your choice, but this is an example of what you could do." Naruto then proceeded to walk up the wall and stand on the ceiling. Dropping to the floor, Naruto then turned, "Goodnight Tsukune. See you in the morning. If you decide to take the red one, I need the blue one back."
Naruto crept into his bed after putting a locking seal on his door. No sense in being too trusting after all.
Meanwhile
"That makes a solid three hundred observation spots. A good start if I do say so myself. Mom's notes from when she was here at school were certainly helpful. I need to get up to easily seven hundred with the size of the school" Mizore mused as she put away her detailed map. Mizore then made her way to outside the boy's dorms with a spotting scope. Having already obtained Naruto's room number by hacking the school computers, she looked at the dormitory map then located where Naruto's room should be on the second floor. She then saw Naruto enter his room and shrug out of his blazer. As he pulled off his shirt, she begged that it would stay off, but he slipped into his pajama top. She then blushed heavily as Naruto looked out the window and then waved while looking right at her. She was caught! She slunk off to her room to get her climbing gear. That location was obviously no good.
The next morning Naruto awoke to a flash of purple hair disappearing from his slightly open window. The blankets next to him were rather cold. 'Mizore found my room already? I was just guessing last night at which spot she might be watching from. Oh well.' he thought then lightly chuckled. As he prepared for the day, he made a few shadow clones to practice a few jutsu that he had been working on. These left via the window to find a place where they could set up some privacy and barrier seals. It would not be good to be caught by any of the teachers while training. Shrugging into the green monstrosity that was his uniform, he went and knocked on Tsukune's door.
"You awake yet Tsukune?" At no response, Naruto used his hearing to determine that no one was in the room. He couldn't hear any breathing. So he made his way towards the dining area of campus. He saw a commotion on his way, and could see Saizou's head over the rest of the students. Pushing his way through the crowd, he saw Saizou punch the wall just above Tsukune's head. Naruto ran over and grabbed Saizou's enlarged arm and twisted it into a painful hold.
"Saizou, why are you already ignoring the advice I gave you? I haven't even shifted out of my human form yet, and here you are incapacitated. Face it, you can't win. So, either you stop or I stop you." At this Naruto twisted harder, doing so pushed the half-transformed boy away from his friend. "Now, I will only tell you one more time, if you can't back up your claims, then back off." At this Naruto pushed Saizou away and reached over to offer Tsukune a hand up. "You ok?"
Tsukune was definitely shaken up. "Yeah. I didn't expect it to be this dangerous."
Naruto continued their conversation once they had distanced themselves from the crowd that gathered. "Well, if you associate with people who show their strength, then the weaker ones should back off, assuming you are strong as well. The stronger ones usually will ignore you and go for the main threat."
"So you are volunteering to take that role?"
"Meh, I was kinda forced into it with my personality and the idiot's words and actions. Besides, like I said, you would have to be a mid to high S class to beat me. Those are few and far between. By the way, are you thinking of withdrawing?" Naruto asked, pointing to the letter.
"I haven't decided yet, but wanted to keep my options open." Tsukune replied.
A pink haired form loomed behind the pair. Before either could do anything, it pounced. "Tsukune, Naruto, I have been looking everywhere for you."
"Hungry again Moka?" Naruto asked.
Before she could reply, her stomach rumbled. She continued regardless, "A little, since we are on blood sucking terms, could I have a little sip?"
Naruto replied, "Thanks for asking, and go ahead. Tsukune is a little shaken up from earlier. Saizou decided to be an idiot again." Tsukune looked gratefully towards Naruto; he was still rather uncomfortable with the vampire.
Moka missed the last part as she lunged for the blonde's neck. After a few moments an ice kunai lodged itself in Moka's forehead, knocking her off.
A voice drifted over, along with a few snowflakes. "That is enough Moka. I prefer my boyfriend to be able to walk away from your feedings."
Naruto turned toward the voice. "Mizore, there you are. Did you sleep well?" Naruto asked this question with a raised eyebrow and a slight leer in his voice. It had the desired effect.
Mizore blushed spectacularly she stuttered out a "Fine. Thank you."
Tsukune and Moka both looked on in confusion. After deciding that they likely didn't want to know, they continued towards breakfast. Tsukune was silent. The conversation between the others was small, since it was early and only Naruto seemed to be a morning person.
After breakfast, there was still time before class and the quartet separated.
"Something on your mind Tsukune?" Moka asked.
"Huh? Not really. Just wondering if this was really the right school for me. I don't think I will fit in very well."
"It is better than any human school." Moka replied. "When I was there, I was different from everyone else and no one really would talk to me. It seemed like no one even tried to understand me. Here I have you and Naruto. Even Mizore will speak to me. Are you really thinking of withdrawing?"
"Yes."
Moka looked shocked. "Why? Is it really so bad to be around other Youkai? Do you have human friends?"
"Not really, just family."
"Do they not want you here?" Moka was rather confused.
"Actually, my parents were ecstatic that I was able to get accepted."
"Then why would you want to go back? You have friends here."
Tsukune weighed the benefits of revealing his secret, but decided against it. He thought, 'If she knew I was human, then she would probably drain all of my blood to kill me like Miss Nekonome said would happen.' He sighed then simply said, "I don't think I will really fit in here." Unbeknownst to the pair they were being followed.
"Here at Youkai, is the first place that I haven't felt alone. With you and Naruto…"
Her sentence was cut short by a new arrival. "So what are the two of you doing out here all alone? Why you could get into trouble."
"Saizou!" Moka cried, "What are you doing out here?"
Tsukune who had stood in front of Moka was backhanded away by the now transforming Saizou. "Moka. I am really going to enjoy this. You are much better looking than… Hurk!"
The blonde who had his fist embedded in the large Youkai's gut said, "Saizou. You have had your last warning. You will now be punished." He then launched into spin kick pushing the brute backwards. When he was down, he turned, "Look this is not the real me. He is on his way." The now identified clone turned back to the fight.
Unnoticed by either combatant, Tsukune had picked himself up and had staggered over to Moka. While Saizou had become a punching bag, after a few moments he managed to land a hit, dispelling the clone.
The heavily bruised Saizou yelled triumphantly. "Now that the flea is gone, I can have some fun."
At this Tsukune slipped and the cross that normally adorned the pinkette's chest came off in his hand.
(A few minutes earlier)
Naruto and Mizore were relaxing under a tree, waiting for the warning bell to ring. Suddenly Naruto stood and jumped away. Mizore stood and followed, then felt a wave of Youkai energy nearby and it wasn't Naruto's. She ran faster. She arrived to see a silver haired girl kick a transformed Saizou through a tree. Naruto was in a nearby tree watching the situation.
"So I am assuming you are Moka's vampire side?" asked Naruto as he jumped down from the branch.
Inner Moka smiled at the arrival of her outer side's most delicious food source. "He needed to learn his place. So do you." she said as she lunged toward the neck of the blonde. She only had the memories of Outer Moka's experiences drinking his blood. She wanted to taste it for herself.
Naruto sidestepped the vampire's lunge. "The same rules apply Moka. Ask first."
The silver-haired vampire laughed. "I can drink from you whenever I want. You need to know your place." She yelled as she launched a kick at Naruto.
Naruto ducked under the kick and swept the vampire's other leg out from under her. "I don't go down easy Moka." Naruto held up his hand at Mizore's attempt to step in. "Change back and we will talk."
Inner Moka and flipped and landed on all fours. "Hmph. Not likely." In a burst of speed, Inner Moka tackled Naruto into a tree and latched onto his neck. With her vampire nature fully released, the blood now flowing down her throat was even better than the memories. It seemed like her entire body was on fire. Her veins were singing and her mind just shut down. Inner Moka was so caught up in drinking the blonde's blood she ignored the ice creeping over her. Naruto was able to lift the vampire's head and pull away while Inner Moka was dazed. Naruto grabbed the cross from Tsukune's hand and put it back on the chain that dangled from her neck. The grey hair color receded and pink took its place. Only Moka's upper torso and head were free of the ice. Her head slumped down and soft breathing could be heard. Mizore was about to start berating her when Naruto stepped in and stopped her.
"Mizore, she is out cold. You can have a chat with her about this when she is awake to remember it. Let's take her to the infirmary and then head to class. We don't have any classes tomorrow and we can work this all out then."
"I really don't want to…but you are right. If that is her true nature, she needs to keep it under better control."
"That is her true nature?" Tsukune asked. The sole human on campus was now very glad about his decision to not tell the pink vampire that he was a human.
Naruto created a clone that carried Moka back to school after Mizore shattered the ice around her. Naruto would have his clone leave a little note on the nurse's desk about Saizou. In a few hours. He knew that the boy would not die any time soon, but he didn't mind a little suffering directed at him. His injuries would keep him down for a few days, even for a Youkai. The fact that the nurse might have to re-break his bones to set them was just an added bonus. Naruto felt that he had given Saizou enough warnings. Here at Youkai, one really couldn't back down once a threat was made. That should send the message to Saizou to back off. With a note from the nurse, Naruto, Miszore and Tsukune all made their way to class.
Tsukune was thinking the whole time. He had decided that he would do as Naruto had suggested, He would be taking the red vial on the weekend. After all, Naruto and Moka had taken Saizou down rather easily. His decision made, he stood a little taller.
Naruto noticed the change in his friend. "Red or blue vial? Have you decided to stay?"
Tsukune nodded. "For at least one term. Then I'll see about transferring out."
Naruto replied, "Good. Training starts as soon as you take that vial. Keep your grades up and we just might get you out of this alive and able to finish school somewhere else. Let me take care of that for you." Naruto snapped his fingers and the withdrawal letter ignited. Once Tsukune dropped it, the flames flared and the ash blew away in the breeze. "Like I said, I'll need the blue one back." Naruto reminded the boy as they finished walking to class.