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AN: The Rosario 'verse is really skewed about Youkai strength and classes. The kraken is one such example, it doesn't match up at all with kraken legend. As such, I have tried to keep some semblance of continuity by giving a class of Youkai only one or two attributes that are at a particular level. S Class doesn't mean you can automatically trounce all lower classes. It just means, for my story, a yokai has one or two abilities that allows them to surpass almost all others in that area. For those who have discussed their irritability about Gin beating up Naruto, (even though it was chapters ago) and to some extent Naruto getting beat in the last chapter; I will say this: in the anime, Gin, with his non-fullmoon enhanced speed, manages to hold Kuyou in place for a finishing blow. That is when he is in his ultimate battle form. In the Manga he lands a rather powerful hit on Kuyou in his human form. Against an unsuspecting Naruto in human form, powered by the full moon, it would be no contest. Ruby was able to ensnare Inner Moka for a time as well. The other witch was arguably more experienced and stronger, in some ways, than Ruby. Arguably she could land a devastating hit on Naruto. It is feasible, in my brain at least, that a lower class Youkai would be able to capitalize on an opponents mistake and put them on a more even footing, mitigating their S class ability. As for those with the issue of a cytotoxin being bad for yoko, all I have to say is this: Superman has to have Kryptonite for a good story.
On the trip back to school, Naruto became increasingly ill. Miss Nekonome stopped the other students from worrying too much, "His parents said it would get worse before it got better. He is to be confined to his room until this passes."
Mizore quickly volunteered to stay at Naruto's side while he convalesced. Any jokes from Kurumu about naughty nurses were filed away for future perusal and inspiration for the Yuki Onna.
Tsukune turned to Gin, who had been sitting quietly on the bus. The werewolf's eyes seemed to have witnessed too much pain and torment in a rather short time. "Gin? Gin? You ok?"
Shaking his head, Gin replied, "Yeah Tsukune, just been thinking. Maybe being a raging prevent isn't the best thing for me to do. I get hurt. A lot. And it's not exactly…"
He was cut off by Yukari, "Gin I got the book from the Toad Sage that you wanted. Are you sure you haven't read this one yet?"
The little book disappeared from the witch's hand and Gin was giggling slightly.
Jiraiya was feeding Ageha chocolate when he paused. "All is right in the world. Another pervert has solidified his commitment."
Any further commentary was cut off by Ageha demanding the attention of her Destined One.
After a brief tussle between Gin and Yukari, in which Gin paid three times the cost of the book, conversation resumed once Gin hid the book to prevent Miss Nekonome from confiscating it. Having regained his cocky attitude, Gin spoke up. "So guys, any news that we can print for the first issue back?" He then noticed Ruby, "Well hello there beautiful, I'm Ginei Morika, you can call me Gin."
"I'm Ruby and I belong to Naruto."
At this, Gin's face fell. "Another one for the blonde." was muttered just above hearing range.
Yukari spoke up, "About that, Ruby, I have never heard of a Vow changing subjects before, and the ritual wasn't done. Are you sure that is what happened?"
Ruby shook her head. "I don't know. There is something linking the two of us. It could be that his Youkai energy is helping me heal from the after affects of the spell. That is the most feasible explanation given the particular nature of the spell. Or it could be something else entirely." Her voice dropped to a whisper, "I only mentioned the idea of a Vow as a way to get your teacher to take me with you. It is a good thing I did. This morning before the bus arrived, I decided to see how far I can get from Naruto. It is only about a little over a kilometer and a half. (just around a mile) Once I reached that point, I was nauseous, tired, and couldn't do anything. Once I headed back, I started to feel well again." Ruby held up a backpack. "I have my parents' library and all of the books that we had at the Knoll. I should be able to find something." She paused, "Naruto seems like a nice guy; but after being chained to the other witch, and being forced to do so much I didn't want to, I really don't like the idea of being able to be ordered around by someone else again." Ruby sighed. "Something happened. What, I don't know." Ruby looked a little lost. "I hope I can figure it out soon. I had just been freed and am chained again."
Yukari decided to change the subject and piped up, "You have an expanded backpack?!" She then hesitated, "Ruby, what about a wand? We had to destroy yours to end the spell."
Ruby chuckled and pulled a metal case out of the backpack. Opening it showed that it held multiple focus stones. Some were even larger than the one she had in her old wand. "I made that wand I was using. I was commanded to make it strong, but not strong enough to overrule the grimoire of my previous Mistress. These are my parents' collection of some of the more interesting focus stones they had found in their travels. I should be able to make another that suits me better. I overpowered my old wand more than a few times."
Yukari just shook her head. She really needed to master seals before Ruby remembered that Naruto could teach them to her. A witch that powerful would have her Enclave begging her to come. If she learned seals as well, Yukari's importance could be overshadowed. Best to encourage Ruby to stay with Naruto even if it turned out the link between them was minor.
Ruby looked down, "Once he gets better, could Naruto show me how to make seals?"
Inwardly Yukari cursed. Then she cursed outwardly. Her illusion had re-established itself as they went through the portal to return to Youkai Academy. She was back in her pre-pubescent form.
Mizore, Ruby, Moka, and Kurmu all helped to take Naruto back to the dorms. For some reason he was heavier than before. Needless to say, the quartet of estrogen started a whole new batch of rumors about the blonde. More than a few male Youkai were jealous already of his imagined prowess with members of the opposite gender. The new development of the addition of Ruby would make things even worse. Some of his dorm-mates praised him, others begged him to share his secrets and there was an underlying current of jealousy among the rest.
The Newspaper Club only had a few days to put together an issue to welcome students back from the break. Mizore refused to leave Naruto's side during this time. His door was barred to all except Kurumu. Mizore had his form released so he could heal quicker. Apparently the metabolites of some of the toxins of the Garigarious were nasty. Any other Youkai likely would have been in a coma. Naruto, even though he insisted he was feeling better, was confined to the bed by a combination of his parents' orders and more than one person's ire. Miss Nekonome even stopped in to see how he was doing.
It was during her visit that the Public Safety Committee was having a meeting.
Kuyou stood before his underlings. He radiated power. "We have gathered sufficient evidence to determine that Tsukune Aono is indeed human."
This statement was met with a cacophony of noise. All of it was tinged with anger.
Kuyou laughed, "Not even the Headmaster will be able to stop us. We only need one reason to 'officially' investigate this scum. And as a bonus, we will be able to stop the Newspaper Club and appropriately punish its members. They have, after all, published stories that might insinuate that we aren't doing our job."
Silenced reigned for a moment before Kuyou continued. "I brought all of you into this organization because you have power, and in our world, the strong rule the weak. So let's show them who truly rules this school." A booming laugh rang out and was soon echoed by all of the black-clad occupants of the room.
Yukari and Kurumu were happily handing out newspapers when a contingent of black-clad students made their way through the sea of students. Once they saw who was passing through, they got out of the way of the group.
Kuyou spoke when they got to the table. "Well hello. I am here to inspect the Newspaper Club for compliance in regards to the school rules." He picked up one of the papers and leafed through it. He crumpled up the paper and threw it over his shoulder when it burst into flame. He then kicked over the table, causing the boxes to fly off and papers to flutter down. "I have not approved of these stories."
Gin, turned the corner of the school, saw what was happening, and then stepped in front of the younger members of the Club. "Kuyou, they are all first years."
Kuyou grabbed a handful of Gin's shirt. He pulled Gin close and growled low, "I want all of this trash burned in under an hour, wolf. It is like you are trying to prove that we haven't been doing our job." Kuyou smirked, "We wouldn't want the Public Safety Committee to be shown in a negative way now would we Ginei? I'll tell you what. If you don't do as I have instructed you, the results will be as unpleasant as what happened last year. If you do what you are told, I just might forgive this little incident." Kuyou snapped and the group walked away from the scattered papers and upturned table. All of the parting students kicked the boxes, further scattering the papers.
Kurumu went to confront the group when a girl with violet hair spat in her direction. Kurumu stopped when she saw her right arm covered and held in place by a series of thick white bands.
The girl then spoke, just loud enough for the succubus to hear, "Back off little girl. You have more boobs than brains apparently. You are too weak." With this, she walked away smirking.
Kurumu's inspection of the fibers that made up the bands was stopped by Gin issuing an order.
"Gather up this issue and we need to get rid of them."
Yukari was the first to recover from the shock. "What do you mean Gin? We worked hard on this issue."
Gin looked at the ground and turned away from the club. "There are some battles that you can't win no matter what you do. Get rid of the papers." With this the wolf walked away, his whole being radiated defeat.
This shocked the members of the club again. This time they gathered the papers into boxes and they were given to Yukari, Kurumu, and Tsukune. Their walk to the incinerator station was slow and deliberate. Finally Tsukune spoke up. "Why are we listening to Gin about this? Those students were all acting like bullies."
Yukari and Kurumu nodded their assent to the question. "Gin is obviously afraid of that upperclassman in black." Moka said. "Gin is strong. Maybe he just doesn't want any trouble."
Kurumu spoke up, "So what?! Just because Gin is afraid of him doesn't mean that we should be." She held up a paper. "We wrote theses stories. We put lots of time and effort into them. Saying that they should be destroyed is like saying that our efforts are worthless. I don't think so. They are good enough to be shared. I think our efforts were worthwhile." She waved the paper over her head and took a deep breath to continue.
Anything else was cut off as a white strand affixed itself to the paper and pulled it from the succubus' grasp.
"My my, what a little rebellious group we have here." The girl with the violet hair was standing on a thick rope of the white fibers strung between two trees on either side of the path. "It sounds like you aren't going to listen to your betters." At this she flung out a hand and more white ropes hit the boxes of papers. The girl pulled them to her and hung them in one of the trees. "I guess I get the fun of crushing you like the bugs you are." She then jumped to the ground in front of the group.
Yukai spoke first, "What did the Club do that was against the rules anyway?"
The girl laughed. "You didn't obey. That is enough." With this she tossed another white rope to the boxes and pulled them like a slingshot and let them fly. The boxes landed in the incinerator shaft and smoke began belching out of the chimney. "That takes care of the trash." She smiled. "Now time to squash some bugs." The girl then spat out more ropes, that wrapped around the arms of Tsukune and Moka. The pair was then thrown into a tree that lined the path. Yukari and Kurumu stood against the girl, who now, had many jointed legs growing from her chest.
"You poor little insects. It is time for you to see what true power is." She then spat more threads at Yukari and Kurumu. "The name of your executioner is Keito." She continued to transform into the gigantic spider that was a jorougumo. Venom was dripping from her mandibles as she approached the two girls.
Yukari and Kurumu flinched at the sight that approached them. Both girls had to fight down the inner desire hard-wired into their nature to scream and run away from anything with eight multi-jointed legs that may or may not be headed in their direction.
Keito continued. "You are about to see why we are the ones who are in charge of the order of this school. You see, we are the only ones who can use our Youkai abilities whenever we want."
Yukari's knuckles whitened around her wand. "Think we can take her Kurumu?"
The succubus scoffed. "Not really a problem. Just make sure to cut any of her threads. And set to work conjuring up a giant shoe and we'll be good."
Yukari had to fight back a chuckle. She summoned her cards to form a perimeter defense around her, and Kurumu partially caused her nails to grow and her wings to sprout from her back.
Keito laughed. "Not only are the bugs breaking another rule, but you think you can actually win?"
Yukari responded, "It is completely within the school rules to use our abilities to defend ourselves."
Keito's eyes narrowed, "The only rules that matter are those the Public Safety Committee has put forth."
Keito jumped towards the pair and spat out webbing to ensnare the rotating cards. She was only partially successful, as the free ones cut the webbing, allowing them to act as a defense yet again.
Kurumu took to the air and used her agility to dodge the webbing that was shot at her. She used her nails to cut any that caught her wings. Seeing Yukari preparing a spell, Kurumu decided to buy the witch time. "Hey ugly! You may be a spider but let's face it. The boys here would rather have me than you. In your Youkai form, all you show is you have more legs than brains. You didn't have anything attractive before, now you have even less."
This caused a hiss from Keito. She focused solely on the succubus, causing Kurumu to dodge much more, and Keito jumped into the trees in an effort for her webbing to reach the more mobile girl. Keito got in a lucky shot which bound the succubus' arms and wings, causing her to crash into the ground.
"Like I said," the jorougumo hissed, "You are just prey." Keito jumped from the tree and scuttled over to Kurumu's bound form. "Any last words?"
Kurumu smirked despite being bound, "You are just a bug that needs to be squished."
Keito didn't have time to react before a shoe materialized above her and crushed the spider before she could move.
Kurumu used her thumbnail to cut the silk that held her bound. She stood, brushing off the sticky ropes. She then shook her head at Yukari. "You know, I was joking about the whole conjuring up a shoe thing."
Yukari pinked slightly. "I couldn't think of anything else okay!" She huffed, "It worked, didn't it?"
Kurumu chuckled, and cut the threads holding Tsukune and Moka. "Yes Yukari, yes it did. Do you mind if I freak out in a few minutes about the whole large spider thing?"
Yukari shuddered, "I will be joining you."
The group finished cleaning off the webbing that had been spat at them. They then proceeded to go to the Newspaper Club room.
Unnoticed by the group, two figures dressed in black jumped out the trees, lifted the shoe off of the now flatter member of their group and rushed her to the infirmary. Once Keiko had been given to the nurse, they hurried back to headquarters. They had to report that their superior had been defeated.
Gin was waiting for them in the Club room. "Please tell me that the papers are taken care of. We really don't need any more difficulties with the Public Safety Committee."
Tsukune shrugged. "The papers are all in the incinerator."
Gin let out a large sigh. "Good, because…" Gin's voice trailed off as he saw remnants of the spider silk on Moka's back. "Did you fight one of them?"
Yukari shrugged, "Yes, but that" she was unable to finish her sentence.
Gin exploded, "What were you thinking?!" He started pacing. "These guys are the definition the phrase 'power corrupts'. All of them are thugs! Kuyou, their leader, is crazy strong. He can put me down for the count. What possessed you to do something as stupid as to fight a member of the Committee?! I told you! Destroy the papers and they leave us alone." Gin ran a hand through his hair, "Look, just make yourselves scarce for the next few days. Let them focus on someone else. Keep your heads down. You don't want to think about what will happen otherwise. We need to get moving." With that, Gin opened the door, and walked out, the other four members of the Newspaper Club followed. They all stopped as they saw Kuyou and a group of members from the Public Safety Committee.
"Ginei. The newspapers are taken care of. When I heard that I was happy that I didn't have to punish the club." Kuyou's fake smile fell. "Then I found out that one of my officers was attacked by a member of your club while she was ensuring that my orders were followed." Kuyou shook his head dramatically. "Ginei, I had hoped to avoid that, however, since one of mine was attacked, I must take Yukari Sendo into custody." Kuyou's grin was rather sinister.
Kurumu spoke up. "That girl attacked us first! It was self defense."
Kuyou towered over the succubus. "I believe my subordinates before I would take the word of a reprobate such as you. Do you want to join your little friend? We are going to have such a lovely time together after all." Two of the thugs put a hand on Yukari's shoulder to escort her to the holding cells. Kuyou snapped his fingers. Three more stood around Tsukune. "I almost forgot. We need to investigate one more thing." Kuyou stood over Tsukune. "It seems this one is under suspicion of being human." Tsukune broke out in a cold sweat. "We need to investigate those claims. After all, what kind of Youkai would want to transfer out of the Academy?" Tsukune was held rather painfully and escorted in the same direction as Yukari. Kuyou turned to Kurumu, "You need to pick your battles girl." Kurumu then felt a rather oppressive Youkai energy. Something about it seemed similar to something she had felt before. Moka looked about ready to attack the blonde that was staring at Kurumu. Gin noticed this, and stood in front of her. Kuyou turned and walked away. "Ginei. If he is indeed a human you know what that will mean for all of you."
Yukari's mind was racing. Tsukune had told her that he was really a human and that only her, Naruto, and Mizore knew. How had the Public Safety Committee figured it out?
(Back in the Club room)
Gin was pacing. "Do any of you know what kind of Youkai Tsukune is?"
Moka tilted her head. "I think he is a Shinobi. It is a type of Boundary being."
Gin looked slightly relieved. "Can he prove it?"
Moka shook her head. "Not really no. He was working with Naruto on it, since Naruto knows some of their tricks, but Tsukune is not very good. It isn't reliable."
Gin groaned. "Great. Just great."
Any further conversation was cut off by the arrival of another contingent of students from the Public Safety Committee. "Kuyou wants all of you to be questioned. You will come quietly or else."
All three in the room were escorted down the hall. Miss Nekonome watched the proceedings from the corner. She took off to the male dorms. Naruto needed to be warned. He was still not doing very well.
(With Tsukune and Yukari)
Tsukune was being marched down a long hallway lined with barred cells. He could see the interior only due to a small shaft of light that ran down the middle of the hall. Inside the cells were students, all looked beaten and discouraged.
Kuyou spoke, "Take the witch to an interrogation room." Yukari was silent as she disappeared down the hall, flanked by two members of the Committee. "Now what to do with you?" mused Kuyou as he turned to face Tsukune. "You see it will be very easy for you to demonstrate that the charges are false." Behind Kuyou, a giant green hand loomed, claws dripping with what had to be venom of some kind. Just before it would hit the tall Youkai, Kuyou shot out his arm and a cone of fire enveloped the Youkai who wanted to attack him. Kuyou pointed to the now burned and smoking figure as it moaned in pain. "Transform. Just like that weakling. Do so and you will go free." Seeing Tsukune's hesitance, Kuyou smirked, "I'll tell you what. I'll even let the little witch go free. No harm done. Just transform."
When there was no action from the teen in front of him, Kuyou smiled evilly. "You know, I thought that there had been tales about you doing different feats, even beating up a weakling lizardman. I guess that was just an illusion made by your, if rumor is to be believed, girlfriend. Tell me human." The venom in his voice at the one word almost was equivalent of a curse. "Does the witch know you are human?"
Tsukune was silent, but he was visibly shaking.
Kuyou smiled again. "I can smell the fear rolling off of you." He sighed theatrically. "Sadly, you will have to die before she will. After all, Humans are killed before the traitors who hid them. Sadly, without a confession on your part, we have to interrogate people. The best part is, that you will hear the words that they say, but will be unable to do anything. Your friends' words will condemn you. Won't that be fun?"
At Tsukune's continued silence, Kuyou laughed.
Miss Nekonome made it to Naruto's door and knocked. After a few moments, Mizore came to the door. "Miss Nekonome, I'm sorry I was napping. Is everything okay?"
The teacher entered the room. She shook her head. "No. The Public Safety Committee thinks that Tsukune is human!"
Mizore looked shocked. "Is there anything you can do about it? You are a teacher. Can't you stop this?"
Miss Nekonome frowned. "Sadly no, even if I did state my status as a teacher, it is a serious charge to be accused of being a human. Once an investigation is started, it cannot be stopped, whether it was started by a student or a teacher. The only way I could stop it is if Tsukune showed some ability that is definitely not human. Or one that most Youkai would consider outside the abilities of a human. Even if I were to stand up for him to try to bargain for time, I am not a strong Youkai. The Public Safety Committee is made up of high class Youkai. I just don't have the abilities to go against them." Her head fell. "But you do. You, Kurumu, Moka, Yukari, Gin, and if he was better, Naruto. All of you are strong. You might be able to do something to stall the process long enough that it can be brought to the Headmaster. The Public Safety Committee will only do enough to make sure they get the results they want. I watched them take away all of the Club members just because they associated with Tsukune." Miss Nekonome was in tears. "I don't want to lose any more of my students."
Mizore stood. "I will do what I can, but you need to stay with Naruto. Ruby will be back soon with a potion that should help. He is doing better, but he really needs to rest. If I can find a way to get them out, I will." With this. Mizore left the room, and left Miss Nekonome to watch over Naruto.
Mizore knew where the Public Safety Committee's office was. She slipped in through the air ducts and landed softly in the hallway of cells. She masked her presence as best she could, but keeping watch on Naruto had tired her. A sharp pair of eyes saw her land and pressed a black button, setting off a silent alarm. Guards would be here soon.
Mizore slipped quietly down the halls and paused at a door where she thought she heard Yukari screaming before it was cut off.
She was about to find a way into the room when a shadow appeared, causing the girl to freeze. "Well now, who do we have here?" said a gruff voice, "If it isn't one of the Newspaper Club's missing members. I don't think we need you, but Kuyou will be glad that you showed up." With this, she was kicked headlong into the room, instead of her friends, there was a metal chair. She was shoved into the chair, tied in place, and the temperature in the room began to rise. She tried to cool herself with her powers, but flames leapt up around the room, causing Mizore to sweat, and her ice to melt. "So, a Yuki-Onna. Kuyou will want to question you personally." Mizore felt the sweat dripping from her forehead, her vision was going hazy. This wasn't good.
Tsukune sat watching a monitor as his friends were questioned again and again about Tsukune's abilities. Yukari was asked if his 'abilities' could have been Kurumu making illusions, and Kurumu was asked the same thing, just with Yukari's name in place of hers. Tsukune watched as fear and defeat settled in his gut.
Kuyou smirked. "You see? All it takes is for you to change. Show me, your inquisitor, that you are not some weak, pathetic, worthless human scum." Even as Moka was sprayed with water, a new screen appeared, Mizore bound to a chair. "Someone came to help you. This one I will see to personally."
Tsukune was left to watch as Yukari was smacked and beat for being an abomination. Kurumu was questioned and degraded. Gin was just downtrodden, The wolf was just answering yes or no to the questions he was asked. When that ended, another screen illuminated, showing recorded interviews of his teachers and also of Saizou and a handful of other students, highlighting his lack of physical prowess, his human-like scent that vanished one day, and his inability to defend himself. Tsukune shed tears as they all unknowingly condemned him. The worst was when Yukari mentioned that he was a boundary being that no-one really knew anything about, but whose abilities weren't always reliable.
At this Tsukune was dragged from the room. A nameless student said, "I think that is enough to convict you. The student body will be there to watch you die for invading this school." Tsukune had no power against those who drug him away. As he was led off, the screens disappeared, save one, and Tsukune saw all of the other students were in the same room as he was, just had been unable to hear each other or him. They all heard the declaration of the officer who was dragging Tsukune away. The rest of the club was then thrown into dingy cells. Heads hung low as they heard an announcement for all students to gather in the courtyard for a disciplinary council.
Kuyou stepped through the illusion he had woven to see a girl with long purple hair tied to a chair sweating profusely. He had been told that there was a Yuki-Onna who tried to interfere. One of their spies in the cells had seen her come in. He smiled. A Yuki-Onna's weakness was his strength. He dimmed the fires slightly. After all, it wouldn't do to have the girl incoherent, now would it? "Why were you breaking into the Public Safety Committee's offices?"
Silence was his only response. Mizore just glared at him. The heat had affected her more than she had let on.
Kuyou nodded his head. "Mizore Shirayuki. Member of the Newspaper Club. Girlfriend to Naruto Namikaze. Yuki-Onna. I know all I need to know to make you suffer. It really is in your best interest to talk. I will ask this one more time. What were you doing snooping around?"
Mizore replied, softly, but sarcastically, "Snooping around."
Kuyou smirked dangerously. Before, he could say anything; an officer poked his head in and said, "The students are gathered sir.
Kuyou sneered, "I don't have much time, so I'm going to leave you with something to remember me by until I am done destroying the human. You will answer my questions after that." With this he picked up a loose rock from the ground, only a little larger than a marble. Flames sprung up in his hand, heating the rock until it glowed. He placed on her thigh, between her skirt and her tights, burning her bare skin. Mizore's screams echoed around the room.
Kuyou laughed as he left.
Blue eyes sprang open mere minutes away.
Naruto woke up, only feeling a little queasy. But he knew something was wrong. Mizore's presence was not in the room. Miss Nekonome sat at his desk wringing her hands. Naruto quickly sat up and threw on his uniform coat. Miss Nekonome stood, "Naruto you can't..."
Naruto cut her off. "Something is wrong. You wouldn't be here if everything was okay. Tell me what is going on."
Even though Naruto as a student Miss Nekonome was compelled to tell Naruto what had happened. She told him about the fight she had heard, the Newspaper Club being rounded up for questioning, and her pleading with Mizore to go and see if she could help the other members who had been taken by the Public safety Committee.
Just as she finished, she noticed that Ruby was in the room. "Naruto, this should help you. Oh, hello Miss Nekonome."
Naruto's reply was curt. "Hello Ruby. I will drink whatever concoction you have for me on one condition."
Ruby looked at Naruto suspiciously. "What condition?"
"Transform into a raven, and go get the club members out of the holding cells."
Ruby nodded, "After hearing what had happened, I should. Particularly given your condition. Miss Nekonome, please make sure Naruto doesn't leave the room." She sat down a large Erlenmeyer flask. The liquid inside was shifting in color from dark purple to blood red.
Naruto, picked up the flask and downed it, gagging at the taste. "I did my part of the bargain."
Ruby nodded and left.
Miss Nekonome stood in front of the door. "I won't let you leave Naruto."
Naruto nodded. "I know." He turned away from his teacher, doing after hand signs, he whispered, "Temple of Nirvana Technique."
Miss Nekonome barely heard a few words before she saw falling white feathers. She slumped to the ground and Naruto caught her. "But I never said I would stay in the room." Naruto carefully put her on his bed and left his room. While he was not back to full strength, it would be enough to fight lower classes of Youkai. When he arrived at the offices, he took the time to unlock all of the cells, freeing the students who had been captured. Unfortunately, he unknowingly also freed the spies that were planted in among the other prisoners.
Ruby, having transformed fully into a raven, flew into the holding cells where the Newspaper Club was held. She transformed back, and with a wave of her newest wand, unlocked the doors. "Where is Mizore? Did you see her come down here?"
All the club members shook their heads. Ruby muttered under her breath, and waved her wand a few more times over each person, healing their wounds. She cast a spell, summoning Yukari's wand. Handing it to the younger witch, she said, "Let's go save your boyfriend."
Gin merely said, "What if he really is a human? You know what the rules state."
All the girls shrugged, "He is still our friend, and if Naruto was here, he would want us to go help him." With this, they left, hoping to be able to do something to help the boy.
Gin was left standing in the darkness.
Naruto took a deep whiff of the air and found a lingering scent of frost and cold wind. He opened the door it led to and found a strong illusion up, partitioning off some of the room. He walked through it and was enraged by what he saw. Mizore was tied to a chair, fires burning around her. Naruto went and cut the wires that help her captive. He helped her up and took control of the flames and caused them to stop.
Mizore opened her eyes blearily. "Naruto?"
Naruto's eyes were blood red now. "What did they do to you?" He was working a healing technique for burns as he spoke.
"I was caught. One of them controls fire Naruto. It was too hot for me to do anything." With the disappearance of the heat, Mizore was returning to normal. This was evident by her curt, "Naruto what are you doing out of bed?"
Naruto looked at his girlfriend and smiled, "I knew you were in trouble and had to help. Miss Nekonome told me about the rest of the club."
Mizore nodded. She led Naruto to an office, pushed him in, then locked the door. She yelled through the door, "The door is reinforced to keep people in. I'll be back for you. Stay safe." She just hoped it would hold him long enough for any fights to have stated already. With this, she ran off, joining up with the rest of the club as they ran out of the holding area.
Kurumu was shocked, "Mizore?! What are you doing here?"
Mizore replied, after placing a new sucker in her mouth, "I got caught. Naruto snuck out to rescue me. He isn't doing too well."
Kurumu nodded. "We need to get to the courtyard fast." They then burst through a door that led outside, in a throng of people. All the girls were running, and pushing others out of their way. There was a pyre set up at the edge. Oddly, no one was near it.
Kuyou wanted to further break the human's spirit, and as such, he led him on a long patch through the gathering students. It had been spread that a human had been found, and would be executed for defiling the school with his presence. Seeing Tsukune led by the Committee, many of the students insulted and yelled at the boy, many even spitting and throwing whatever was on hand at him.
Kuyou smirked internally at this. Tsukune's behavior was simply further proof that the humans embodied weakness. His eyebrows scrunched together as he saw one of the spies that were in the cells come to his side. "The prisoners have been freed sir. They are on their way to the courtyard."
Kuyou snarled, and started walking faster. Who had freed them? It was no matter, after the execution he would question his spy. Now he needed to make a statement. The pyre was in sight, but he saw the pink hair of the vampire, the blue of the succubus, and the purple hair of the Yuki-Onna. Someone would pay dearly for this.
Naruto tried the door and it was indeed fortified. Inspiration hit as he sat on the desk, knocking a cover off of a meal. He used an earth technique to open a hole in the wall. He hesitated before leaving, briefly picking up two things off the tray. He was hungry after all. He quickly ate the breakfast burrito as he ran through the hall, following Mizore's scent. He emerged from the building, seeing Tsukune led to the center. He saw the Newspaper Club barring the path of the Public Safety Committee. Naruto used a Henge, then a shushin to stand with the group around Tsukune. He held Tsukune as the group lined up opposite the Club. With all the attention on the Club, no one noticed as he pinched Tsukune's nose and forced him to drink a carafe that he picked up from the desk. He passed it to Tsukune's hand, then shushined away. He had seals to deactivate before he could join the battle, if he was needed at all. Naruto felt pain rip through his body and leaned against a wall. Maybe he could let this play out for a moment.
Kuyou spoke, "So the traitors are here after all? I guess this will be the end of your little group. He waved forward select people, who lined up opposite Moka, Mizore, and Kurumu. Ruby and Yukari had flown above the group in an effort to get to Tsukune and heal him. Yukari smirked when she saw Tsukune start to bob and weave.
"Ruby? See what you can do to keep Kuyou from noticing Tsukune." I'm going to heal some of his injuries."
Ruby nodded and used a mild invisibility spell linked to the area around Tsukune to keep Kuyou from noticing what was going on.
(Tsukune)
Tsukune felt himself being gripped from behind. He then felt a liquid being poured down his throat. Reflexively, he swallowed. The world quickly slid out of focus. This, time it was different. Amidst the blurs, there were figures in black that radiated anger. They were the ones who had captured him. They were the ones that needed to be defeated.
His body seemed to flow, dodging a massive fist headed his way. He then bent over at the knees, dodging a sword one student produced from his arm. He jumped high, landing on the shoulder of a transformed student. His form was a large grotesque gorilla. Tsukune thrust his fingers deep into the creature's eye sockets. As it stumbled, he flipped, then proceeded to throw heavy kicks, unconsciously channeling chakra for the first time in months, knocking his opponent back. He then sprang forward, landed on his hands, pushed himself up into a somersault jumping above the ape, thereby causing another student to accidentally deliver a critical blow. One down, Tsukune turned to face the sword wielder, who was now holding a spiked club. He picked up the now unconscious ape student, and threw him high in the air. He took five steps quickly backwards. Two students, one with spikes on his head, the other with the club strode forward to where Tsukune had been standing. Before they could launch a charge, the ape crashed to the ground, knocking the other two unconscious.
Tsukune took another swig of the juice in his hand. He then picked up the club that the other student had dropped. The other five students that had been in the group looked at Tsukune and the back of Kuyou, debating if they should ask help against the supposed weak human. One went to ask for help from their leader, Tsukune threw the club, effectively cutting that Youkai from speaking. The sword in that Youkai's hand went flying. He took a deep breath and lowered his hands palm down. Raising his hands at the now four who stood against him gestured with a wave, "Bring it." There was no slur in his voice, merely determination.
Yukari, from her vantage point was shocked at what Tsukune was capable of. Against the four, he flowed like water. The previously unassuming boy had become a powerhouse. If she wasn't so worried for him, she would be really turned on. The final enemy was kicked high in the air. Tsukune then jumped high, mirroring the arc his target had taken. He wrapped his shredded jacket around the purple skinned teen. He then wrenched his body into a spin. Tsukune then let go at the last instant and pushed himself even higher in the air, effectively throwing his opponent into the ground. Tsukune stood, weaving slightly and drained the last of the orange juice and threw the bottle down. This unfortunately caught the attention of Kuyou.
Kuyou stared. The cannon fodder that he had brought with him lay insensate and beaten around a swaying Tsukune Aono. He shook his head, deciding the werewolf, with his speed decided to take out enemies, and give the human the credit. Kuyou snarled and threw a fireball and was astonished at the human as he twisted at an unnatural angle out of the way. This was repeated until Kuyou, in frustration, launched threw a dozen fire spears. One finally hit the human, throwing him to the ground. A shriek rang from above, and the younger witch stood over the prone form in front of him. Kuyou went to take a step forward to finish the job. Surprisingly, he was thrown to the side as a block of ice hit him. This pushed him into a set of vines that held him in place long enough to be at the receiving end of the kick of a grey-haired vampire.
(Kurumu)
Kurumu stared at the hulking brute who had lined up against her. She unsheathed her nails, and then popped out her wings and tail.
The hulk in front of her smirked and morphed into an ever larger rock golem. It's poisonous yellow eyes boring into her. "You really think that your little nails can hurt stone? You are weak."
Kurumu kept her distance. One hit from his massive fists would render her unable to fight. Since her physical fighting would not be able to beat this brute, she would have to go with the mental. Kurumu had been working on her illusions with Mizore, even if the Yuki-Onna didn't know about it. Keeping the true level of culinary-related destruction from her friend was regular practice for the succubus of in-depth, multi-sensory illusions. She wove an illusion of her springing into the air and dividing into multiple copies of herself. Her mother had given her more than a few lessons about reality-warping illusions. She would have to at least try. She kept up the illusion of multiple opponents, getting into the golem's blind spot. Once she was behind him, she dropped the illusion, focusing on tapping into the golem's thought processes. Luckily, like the rock he was made up of, his brain worked slowly. She wove an illusion through her connection that she had landed in front of the golem. She then sent feelings of being pushed back and pain radiating from his chin.
The golem faced the illusionary Kurumu and said, "I didn't think you would have it in you to actually hurt me. You have to get lucky the entire fight. I don't need luck when I have power."
He then threw a punch and the illusion dodged. He then dug his hands deep into the ground, grabbed a large chunk of the concrete courtyard and threw it in the air at the now aloft spectre. Suddenly, massive steel cables wrapped around his arms; pulling his arms apart and backwards. The golem was unused to pain, but the force of the cables was enough to feel like they were being ripped from his body. He roared in agony at the feeling. He saw the concrete desceding, redirected by the fake succubus, and welcomed the oblivion it would bring. Anything would be better than this pain. The last thing he saw before the concrete he had thrown connected, was a pair of malicious purple eyes. In his head he screamed at the pain.
Kurumu moved out of the way as the golem toppled. Her illusion was still in place, but there was no damage to the courtyard. Everything that had occurred was merely in the mind of the golem. Kuyou turned to her, unleashing his fearsome presence in her direction. Glass shattering behind him caught his attention. Kurumu saw Moka and Mizore finish their fights and wove another illusion as Mizore threw a block of ice at Kuyou's head. It held him just long enough for Moka to land a kick that launched Kuyou into the pyre that had been set up for Tsukune.
(Moka)
Moka looked at the smaller girl that held a staff across her shoulders. She didn't look to tough, not like the tall boys, but looks were deceiving.
"You really are a weakling aren't you? Didn't even bring a weapon. Pity this will be over soon." The girl whipped out a piece of paper, throwing it on her forehead. The ofuda transformed her clothes into a rich Kimono and her staff into a much heavier weapon, this was evident by the giant metal teardrops on each end of the staff.
She twirled it like it was feather-light. "Everyone says you are a vampire. All I see is a weak, worthless girl who can't hold her own in a fight."
Moka frowned, removing the seal that was in the inside pocket of her uniform coat. Affixing it to Rosay, she underwent her own transformation. Inner Moka took control. Outer didn't think she would be of any use. Her appearance had changed. Her silver hair practically glowed like starlight. Her formerly red eyes were a shifting, pulsating miasma of black and red. Her muscles were slightly more defined. Sparring with Naruto had gotten the girl better definition, not that the vampire needed it, but it was nice to have. A vampire has to look good after all.
"Listen whelp. It is you who will need every advantage that you can get in this fight." Moka settled into a fighting stance.
Deshi settled into her own stance and used the staff to redirect the vampire's blows.
Moka smirked as each punch and kick was redirected, showing the vampire that the zombie in front of her knew what she was doing and the weapon was definitely not for show. Using a burst of speed, she stepped inside the guard of the girl and landed a kick on her midsection. The force of the blow threw the girl into a column of the covered walkway behind her.
Laughter echoed. "Oh goodie. I had hoped this would be an interesting fight. I'm not an S class like you, but I can take hit." A blow that would normally have any other Youkai was shrugged off. Deshi put on her own burst of speed and landed her own blow against the vampire. She frowned slightly as the vampire dusted that off, only being pushed back a foot or two. Pulling out another ofuda, and attaching it to her staff, caused the ends to develop spikes. Moka picked up the sword that had embedded itself in the ground at her feet, having been thrown by the battle that Tsukune was embroiled in, now the two faced each other, both having a weapon. Moka figured it would be best to save her strength. There were others to fight after all.
"You know," Moka mused, testing the weapon in her hand, and finding it acceptable, "the last time I used a weapon was in a fight against my sister. Hopefully you are more of a challenge."
Deshi did not rise to the bait, but did start to spin her staff towards the vampire. One of the spikes did not hold up against the sword wielded by the vampire. She frowned, if the vampire landed a blow, her staff would be worthless. She hadn't brought a back up weapon.
Moka frowned slightly. The sword would only hold up against more blows from the staff. She could feel the cracks that were now not visible, but would soon start to affect the sword. If it was bad enough, the weapon would break.
Both fighters circled each other, testing the defense of their opponent. It was a fast, deadly dance. However, with each jab, block or slash, both weapons took damage. At unseen signal, both clashed again. The last spiked end was cut through, the large teardrop flying off out of their battlefield. This signaled the end of the sword and two-thirds was broken off in that attack. The sharpened metal falling useless to the ground. Moka glanced at the hilt and shortened blade in her hand and changed her grip.
The zombie adjusted the grip on her staff as well. Having only one end of the staff, she held it like a spear. One spike had escaped the vampire's assault. It now served as a point, turning it into a spear.
Moka smirked, now that she had seen the girl's moves, this should be easier. Using the sword like a dagger, jumping over the thrust, she ran up the length of the zombie's weapon, and slashed at the girl. Deshi dropped her staff and twisted the wrist that held the knife, causing Moka to drop it.
Moka smirked, "Now that I have stripped you of your weapon, let's let the real fun begin." Jumping at the girl, a powerful axe kick was thrown, but dodged at the last second, the smaller girl was truly on her last legs.
Deshi threw a punch that was caught. She shrieked in pain as the cold eyes of the vampire bored into her. "You are the weak one. I have humored you up until now. You said that you have power." Moka caught the other fist thrown at her. "I only see a pretentious little girl who won a few fights and thinks she can handle the big leagues." She smiled darkly, "Learn your place!"
Moka lashed out with her forehead, sending the redhead flying backward where she landed in a heap and didn't get up. Moka heard the smash of a bottle and she turned. She walked closer to the fire-flinging Kuyou, not wanting to draw attention to her approach. Her opening revealed itself as Kuyou was flung closer to her and then held by vines that materialized suddenly. She threw her strongest kick, causing the blonde to go flying. He hit the upright stake of the pyre and slid to the ground.
(Mizore)
Mizore sized up the grey-haired, glasses-wearing student in front of her.
The officer spoke, his voice deepening as he shifted, his shirt ripping in the process. "I have been given an order by the Leader. You will pay for standing against us." The voice cut into a growl as a dog that would make a bull mastiff look small stood before her. It had three heads, all with teeth bared and hateful red eyes staring at her. It inhaled and unleashed a torrent of flames towards her.
Mizore threw up a wall of ice in front of her. She dodged trying to flank the beast. One head noticed her and the stream of fire stopped as the dog charged. Mizore jumped over it, landing in a crouch. She created a brace of ice knives, throwing them at the cerberus. Only one got through to pierce the joint between two heads. This caused the dog to grow angrier. Moer knives followed, some finding their marks, others causing the dog to dodge.
Mizore managed to dodge the next gout of flame, twisting as she did so, and managed to slice the rear flank.
Mizore jumped again, this time creating spears that she threw at the back of the dog. One appeared to be on target when a white-hot wave of flame appeared and melted the spear. Mizore went to jump again when she felt strong jaws lock around her ankle, dragging her to the ground. Her skirt was pinned by one of the legs of the Cerberus, as was her arm.
Seeing it had Mizore pinned, the middle head growled out, "I will kill you, then your mate." Flames licked the dog's muzzle as it prepared its attack.
Mizore's eyes flashed white and a sudden, powerful gust of wind blew the dog off of her. She looked down and her clothes shifted to an elegant kimono, the colors shifted between white and icy blue, the constantly shifting pattern was that of a mountain snowstorm.
Miniature blizzards wrapped around her hands. As a blast of flame headed to her, her head snapped up, eyes a blinding white. Bringing her hands up with open palms, an icy wind blew from her hands, turning the fire back to the source. Suddenly, a pair of two bladed swords, identical to those used against the witch, appeared in her hands. Mizore threw them at the surprised dog. With the icy wind behind them, they were too fast for the large beast to dodge. One sliced between two heads, causing the area around them to freeze. The other, sliced deeply into the muscles of the side of the dog. After carving a deep furrow into the skin and fur of the dog, ice began to spread.
With a hand gesture, the blades reformed in her hands. Mizore hung them on the sash of the Kimono, she then brought her hands up to form an x at her wrists. Her eyes closed briefly in concentration. The snow spinning around her hands now was followed by a white-blue lightning. Pulling her hands apart, Mizore ran towards the now injured dog. Once she was only a few feet from it, she thrust her hands forward. As ice crept up the legs of the dog, fear showed itself in its eyes. The ice continued to creep up, once it reached the chest, the dog stopped struggling. It's heads slumped until it was completely encased in ice. A large teardrop of metal suddenly flew through the air. When it hit the ice around the dog, it caused it to shatter, but the three headed dog was still immobile, sheets of frost emanating from its frozen form.
She turned to a flare of heat. She saw Kuyou hit Tsukune with what looked to be a javelin of fire. A negligent flick of her wrist hit the blonde who tortured her with a block of ice, throwing him to the side. She saw vines materialize and Moka kick Kuyou into the pyre he had erected to kill Tsukune.
All three girls walked over to where Yukari was healing Tsukune. Ruby had landed and her wand was glowing with power should any try to approach their downed comrade.
Naruto breathed a sigh of relief. It looks like he wasn't needed. He went to turn back to the dorms when a wave of bloodlust and Youkai energy washed over him. Worse still was he knew the feel of that particular type of energy. Naruto watched as a massive wheel of fire flew at the unprotected backs of the girls that were now focused on Tsukune. A blast echoed across the ground as a grey and green blur took the hit.
Gin yelled as his fur, clothes, and skin were burned. He collapsed in pain. He managed to spit out, "Get out of here."
A flaming figure stood surrounded by the now burning timbers of the pyre. The massive fox, with four tails of flame stood, the imposing presence caused all to turn to face the figure. Yoko bloodlust radiated through the courtyard, causing many to freeze and look for a way out. Others just ran in fear.
Blood fled from the faces of Mizore and Kurumu. Moka growled. Ruby blanched. Yukari picked up Tsukune to get him out the area.
Kuyou's demonic voice echoed around the silent courtyard. "You think you could defeat me? Vampires are feared for their strength, werewolves for speed, but for sheer brute force and elemental power, I am the epitome of that power. And you will pay for your insolence."
Another wheel of fire, this one much larger, flew towards the group, but this time another blonde intercepted it and instead of burning him, it absorbed into his skin. Black smoke poured from his highlighted form.
Kuyou was shocked, absorbing a yoko attack to two things, skill and power. He narrowed his eyes, only another yoko could do that.
Naruto turned to the girls, looking tired. "This foe is beyond any of you. You might be able to win, but a statement needs to be made. That and I can at least wear him down for you." Naruto took a green crystal from his shirt, slid the cord over his head and handed it to Mizore. "I don't want to make another one take care of it. He has four tails. I should be able to handle him. By the way, you look great like that."
Mizore kissed Naruto as she took the crystal. "Be safe." Once the crystal was out of Naruto's possession, his ears lengthened slightly and his human features looked more feral.
Moka was about to interject that she could handle Kuyou when Naruto's own form rippled. A fox slightly larger than Kuyou now stood in Naruto's place, five tails quickly lighting up in answer to Kuyou's four. Even Inner Moka was silent, confused at what had just transpired. Naruto was nothing like what she had heard about how yoko acted.
Kuyou growled. "The fire clan sent no other Yoko here. This was to be a test for me. Who are you?"
Naruto growled in response. "One who is outside the clan. You have hurt my friends, tortured my girlfriend, and tried to kill one under my protection. I am your destroyer."
Kuyou laughed. "But I have a secret that will be the death of you." Two more tails joined the four that were shown, now bringing showing six tails of fire. "Let's see you handle this."
The tails spun again, this time creating a massive pulsating fire ball. This was then thrown at Naruto.
Naruto used his tails to hit it up in the air where it burst into a giant conflagration of fire. "Fire bomb. Nice touch. Try mine." Naruto now lit up a sixth tail in response, now equaling Kuyou, generated, a larger and more rapidly pulsating ball.
Just before it was launched towards Kuyou, Mizore turned to Ruby. "Shield the students!"
Ruby threw up a wide shield to protect the backs of the now panicking and fleeing student body. Two very powerful Youkai were fighting, and no one wanted to get in their way. However, that didn't stop them from heading to areas where they wouldn't be able to see the fight.
The shield held only for a brief second against the second detonation. Ruby collapsed, but her scarlet eyes now held a cat-like pupil that quickly shifted to normal as she lost consciousness.
Kuyou growled. "If you aren't from the clans you won't know this move." His tails condensed into one and threw a large arc of flame that, upon reaching the other yoko exploded outwards. This pushed Naruto back.
"Incineration. One of the higher moves of the second level of techniques. Here is one you have never seen."
Naruto's tails formed a sequence of shapes. From them issued a massive oriental dragon. It's body was multiple colors of flame. Inside of the dragon's maw was bright white. It hit Kuyou, the dragon ripping skin and fur from the yoko's back. It was regrown quickly.
Naruto convulsed in pain. Absorbing the attack had helped burn out the last of the Garigarious venom, but it seemed something else was wrong with him.
Kuyou laughed. "Let's see if you can handle battle form."
Kuyou shifted into a Yoko battle form, his knees reversing, and white fur wreathed in blue flame.
Naruto stood, shifting as well, but his fur was red.
Kuyou threw fireballs at Naruto, followed by fire lances and even a firewheel generated from his tails.
Naruto dodged or deflected most of them. He got hit by the last one when he realized something. Now might be time for a little psychological warfare.
Naruto revealed his seventh tail, causing Kuyou to gasp. "You are an albino. I bet everyone thinks you are just a spy for the water clan don't they?"
Naruto created a set of hook swords made entirely of white-hot flame. They were used to redirect Kuyou's attacks. Kuyou looked shocked as they cut him. He was burned by their flames. Kuyou retorted, "What would you know about the clan?"
Naruto stepped in and gave the other yoko a massive uppercut with a flame wreathed hand. Once Kuyou had landed, he launched a counterattack. The pair of fire yoko after only a few moments of fighting had set fire to most of the surrounding trees. The grass was burned to a crisp and the concrete cracked from the heat of the fight. The buildings, made of stone had survived minus a few black marks. Some of the stones had cracked and were glowing from the intense heat. The Newspaper club crouched behind a shield of ice held by Mizore. Ruby had woken and seemed to be trying to help as well. Moka noticed that Naruto used some combinations that she used on him.
Having knocked Kuyou down, Naruto spared a glance at Mizore. Her white kimono was flickering in and out, and the strain of the barrier was getting to her.
Kuyou looked down at the group as he pulled himself from the side of the school. "You may be a third-level, but I can still hurt you." Kuyou turned and launched a massive fire bomb at the group behind the ice shield. Naruto's eyes widened, he reached out and threw out a loop of flame that caught the bomb and pulled. This was then thrown into Kuyou who was blown into the front of the club building. Naruto shifted back to his yoko form, with seven tails waving behind him, Kuyou was barely awake. Naruto decided to get rid of the other yoko with style. He then repressed his fire nature and brought out his water nature, his fur shifting to white. Naruto spun his tails and a massive rainstorm started, putting out the fires that had been started. The concrete of the courtyard actually steamed for quite a few minutes. He then created a water wheel and used it to send to other yoko into oblivion.
Kuyou heard one thing as he lost consciousness. "You do not hurt those precious to me without paying the price."
Naruto shifted back to his human form as the other yoko was neutralized. The student body was shocked by what they saw. It wasn't often that two S class Youkai had a public duel. Even rarer still, one that was so destructive.
Naruto walked painfully towards Mizore. When he reached her, she slipped the pendant back over his head. His features returned to normal. The Newspaper Club, minus Mizore and Kurumu, took an involuntary step back from Naruto as he stumbled.
"Mizore can you get me back to my room? I hurt." Naruto gasped out. "If I fall over, in view of the school, it will not bode well if there is anyone who can handle Kuyou."
Mizore nodded and vanished in a flurry of snowflakes.
Kurumu looked at the shocked faces of the Newspaper Club. Seeing the disbelief in Gin's face, astonishment on Ruby's and Yukari's faces, the fear in Tsukune's, and the look of betrayal on Moka's; the succubus blurted out, "This is exactly why he didn't tell you! He didn't want you to be afraid of him like everyone was of Kuyou. Look, let's go to his room. He can answer your questions there. They are not my secrets to share! If you can't tell, he was still sick when he fought Kuyou. He let go of his secret to protect us! I don't know about you, but I'm going to make sure he is okay."
Moka quietly answered, shifting back to her pink-haired form, "I agree with Kurumu, in fact…"
Miss Nekonome loudly interrupted, "After seeing Tsukune do acts that I feel no human could accomplish, I declare the tribunal and investigation of the claim of him being human over. No one may re-issue the investigation. He is a student in good standing with Youkai Academy." She leaned down to the Club, "That should make things official. I think everyone is too shocked at the fight to say otherwise."
Kurumu smiled, "Thanks. I need to see how Naruto is doing." She strode off towards the dorms, the students moving out of her way. The rest of the Newspaper Club followed. They then entered Naruto's dorm room and after they garnered several venomous glares from Mizore, Naruto weakly asked one question in response to the unasked questions of the group. "Can we talk tomorrow? Kurumu, tell them about my parents. That should help matters." Mizore shut the door forcefully after they left.
The closest room for any of the club members was Tsukune's dorm. Kurumu sat on the desk, Tsukune lay on the bed and Yukari spooned next to him. Moka sat in a chair and Gin stood by the door. Ruby was quietly sitting in the corner.
Kurumu sighed. "Naruto isn't your typical yoko."
Gin snorted, "You can say that again." He was cut off from saying anything else by the glares of everyone else. "What?! He isn't a bloodthirsty cruel piece of garbage like Kuyou. I'm surprised he let me clean his clock that one night."
Moka piped up, "He fights me in sparring, and Inner me usually wins."
Yukari put it together. "That Crystal?! It must suppress his powers."
Kurumu nodded. "I am pretty sure it does."
Moka then wondered aloud, "Can we beat him otherwise?"
Kurumu shook her head. "If you got the edge on him, yes. He is still Naruto. Gin, you beat him that night because of the full moon and you were able to outmaneuver him and get hits in on him before he could transform. Moka, if you landed a kick or hit on him, it would still affect him. Like Kuyou said, they are S class because of their elemental abilities. You still outstrip him in terms of physical strength and speed. But you have to contend with his healing factor. It is better than yours."
Gin went to speak again, but was interrupted by Ruby. "I am still waiting to hear what the story is behind his parents, can you not interrupt Ginei?"
Gin shut up and looked at Kurumu.
Kurumu started, "What you need to understand is that the Fire and water Clans are at war. Right now they have a very uneasy truce between the two of them. Naruto's Mom is the daughter of the Clan Head of Fire and his dad is the youngest son of the Head of the Water Clan. As you can imagine, this did not make their families happy. Until Naruto was born, they both had bounties on their heads ordered by their clans. When he was proven to be a yoko, the councils upheld clan laws. The law is that a yoko pairing cannot be dissolved if it produces yoko offspring. Kushina said it was a military reason. Naruto was keeping his secret to keep his family safe. There have been rumors that his grandparents still want to kill them. I could easily guess that he also didn't tell us because he didn't want us to be afraid of him." Kurumu looked pointedly at each member. "Especially since he knows we spread information around as a club activity." Kurumu sighed and yawned. "Look he can tell you more tomorrow. Right now, I need to rest. But first I am going to check on Mizore."
Kurumu left Tsukune's room while the others debated their reaction to this new information. She opened the door and saw Mizore wrapped in Naruto's tails. Pushing down the envious feelings of such a comfortable bed, she turned off the light and closed the door. With the click of the door, Naruto gave a silent cry as one of each type of his tails split into two.
AN: Omake 1, the original idea is not mine, but I didn't write down who I got it from. So kudos to whoever suggested it. Omake 2 was the first fight scene with Tsukune, but both my beta and I like the orange juice based fight more. I may recycle this idea before Tsukune leaves Youkai Academy. (Thanks milkman) If not, I wanted to share it. Omake 3 was an idea from Iamthemilkman that I ended up tweaking. It falls some time after Omake 2. Hope you like it.
Omake 1
Kasashi sighed as he opened his mission scroll. Deep cover as a teacher?! "Lady Hokage, may I ask why I was given this assignment?"
Tsunade, having coming back to the village gave Kakashi an evil eye. "Two members of your team are on their honeymoon. I thought you were complaining about not going on any missions Kakashi."
Kakshi muttered, "I still swear I didn't know Sakura had it in her to be that sneaky."
"That is irrelevant Kakashi. A high paying customer has requested a mission. It is easily A rank and it needs to be a solo mission. Add in the fact it requires an adult. You are the only Jonin who is qualified who is not assigned to another mission." 'And the only one I am angry at enough to torture.' Was left unsaid.
Kakashi sighed. The next day he waited and a strange yellow contraction was waiting for him at the gates. Dread settled in the pit of Kakashi's stomach when he pulled up to a high school. The smoking bus driver handed him a packet of teacher guidelines. Number one was don't kill the students. 'This does not bode well.' thought Kakashi. As he scanned the list, there was one in bold, capitalized, and underlined. NO PERUSAL OF ANY ITEM THAT MAY HAVE ILLICET MATERIAL DURING SCHOOL TIME. Kakashi dug through his pack. His Icha Icha had disappeared. He growled. Those had been the latest issues the Toad Sage had written. Iwa always released the books late to Konoha. The Hokage really must have been angry at him.
Kakashi grumbled as he followed the directions in his packet to his office. He hung the whistle around his neck and walked dejectedly off to the field. He led the students through the basic calisthenics. A young girl walked by him after lunch and a bright orange book fell from her pack. Kakashi did a double take. An Icha Icha he hadn't read. Before he could pick it up, the girl, who looked too young to be at this school, came back and picked up the book, then ran off again.
Kakshi went to the campus store. Sure enough there was a section behind the typical door containing the works of the Toad Sage. Suddenly this assignment didn't seem so bad.
Kakashi quickly paid for the books and then took them to his room. There were easily a dozen that he hadn't read and another entire collection for those with weird fetishes. The stack was easily half his height.
The next morning, out of habit, Kakashi pulled one of the books out and began reading it on the way to his office.
When he got to the field, he was easily halfway through the book. He ignored the class in favor of reading his precious book.
This was stopped when a man dressed in a white robe tapped him on the shoulder. "Mr. Hatake. You have violated the school rules."
Before he knew it, Kakashi was in the contraption that brought him to the land of Icha Icha. He grinned happily as he thought that it was worth the cost of a failed mission. He reached into his bag and found nothing. Not a single one of the books he had purchased was in his luggage. An inarticulate scream ripped from his throat.
The bus driver left a crying, whimpering Kakashi at the village gate with a note taped to him about the failed mission.
Inoichi was ordered to wipe the mission from Kakshi's memory on the third try of the cycloptic ninja to leave the village to his land of Icha Icha.
Omake 2
Naruto took the dropper from his pocket and squirted the red liquid down the back of Tsukune's throat. Naruto quickly backed off as the red concoction took effect.
Tsukune laughed coldly. A few hand signs and the area was covered in a thick mist. He took a sword from one of the guards. Tsukune laughed. They wouldn't last five seconds against someone of his skills. He created a dozen water clones. That way he could take them all out in a second. Once the mist was sufficiently thick enough each of his clones muttered out the same phrase.
"Eight spots…"
"The larynx. The spine. The lungs. The liver. The jugular, The subclavian veins. The kidney. The heart."
"Now then, which vulnerable spot will be the best?"
"Why not all of them?"
Even with their enhanced senses, the guards of the Committee could not tell where the boy was. As one, they all fell to the ground like puppets with strings cut. While the wounds didn't kill them, it was enough to incapacitate them for a while. The Youkai who received the attack to the heart was just lucky he had two. As Tsukune went to sneak up on Kuyou, he was backhanded. "Do not waste my time human."
Omake 3
Ruby was quietly reading under a tree when Tsukune came up to her. He was not in a normal school uniform. He had blue pants, with the cuffs wrapped in white strips of fabric. He had a blue case attached to his right thigh with more of the white fabric. He had a blue bandanna over his head. He had his hair up in a large ponytail, and a wide line in what appeared to be marker over his nose and cheeks.
"Miss Toujo. Why are you not in class? You have a final today."
Ruby looked confused. "I don't even go to school here…"
Any further conversation was cut off as Tsukune's head grew to a ridiculous size. "Get in the classroom!"
Ruby jumped up and ran towards the building Tsukune was pointing at.
Around twenty students looked confused as Tsukune entered after Ruby.
"Since Ruby here didn't deem class today worthy of her time, everyone here will be re-tested on Transformations." Tsukune went on for a few minutes about the importance of having a realistic transformation.
Ruby leaned over to a bandanna wearing girl "What is going on?"
The girl shook her head. "He did this earlier this year. Just go with it. Transform into your Youkai form and back then get out of here. You don't want his crazy to be contagious."
Ruby nodded her head. She was a witch. She didn't have a Youkai form. How would she transform?
After a few students it was now Ruby's turn. The only Transformation that she might be able to do was something out of one of Yukari's books. It might be her only was to escape whatever was happening with Tsukune.
When it was her turn, Ruby focused her magic, creating a whirling blue-green sphere that covered her body. When it disappeared, she seemed to be naked with the receding smoke covering any areas that would take it out of the range of a T rated fanfic.
Tsukune then got a nosebleed that blew him back against the wall. All of the students took the opportunity to escape.
Yukari entered the room mere moments after everyone left. "There you are Tsukune. Naruto wanted to make sure you didn't have any ill effects from the fight."
Tsukune was not coherent. The only words that escaped his mouth "Naked…Witch…"
Yukari grinned salaciously. "All you had to do was ask Tsukune." She reached for the buttons on her shirt.
Tsukune seemed to fully regain consciousness. "Yukari? Where are we? Isn't it lunchtime?"
Yukari frowned and grumbled about boys being distracted by their stomachs.