De-Raz: Hey there, sorry for taking so long, trust me there were several reasons why it took so long.
1) A bit of writer's block.
2) English projects
3) Some story ideas I couldn't get off my mind until I wrote some of it, brainstorming my next story at least.
Then again, none of you prob give a shit about my reasons. Anyway, here's the next chapter of Ninja and Senshi Clash, a special Easter Treat.
HAVE AN AWESOME SPRING BREAK EVERYBODY!
Note: I do not own Naruto, otherwise I might've made Jiraiya 5th Hokage: can anybody say mandatory Kunoichi uniforms (winks with 2 thumbs up)?
"Now you'll see why you shouldn't harm my friends!"
"For your interference, you will die" Neshik replied to the cloaked teen. After a few seconds they both detach from the other, jumping back a few feet before charging again.
They ran circles around the other, trading blow for blow, cut for cut, going at speeds the still conscious Senshi were having a hard time following. Neshik's armor blocked against Meitsuki's blows, but the cloaked teen was definitely faster, landing all of his strikes before dodging the youma's.
Neshik blocked another of Naruto's slashes then brought both of his swords in a downward slash Naruto was able to block them with his own sword, but left open to a solid kick in the stomach, sending him back a few feet before flipping onto his feet. Nobody could see his face, but his red eyes communicated his frustration clear enough.
"It is going to take more than that if you plan to win" Neshik replied bringing his swords up again.
"Hehehe…yea you're right" Naruto said, getting a curious look from the bystanders. "But then again, I do have some tricks up my sleeve."
Jadeite had been watching the entire battle from one of the rooftops, and was ecstatic at how easily the Senshi were being defeated. But now, the blonde Shitennou was livid, because this new guy had to come in and ruin everything. First, he puts Fenrir in a position to be defeated by the Outer Senshi, and he could tell that this Meitsuki was going to have no problem defeating Neshik.
"I have to report this to Queen Beryl immediately. That boy…is powerful…but there is something in him, something of much greater power." Jadeite thought to himself as he disappeared back to his queen to report the cloaked enigma.
Naruto felt the presence of the man on the rooftop disappear, and was wondering just who that was. He's probably the guy in charge of this guy or something, either way at least he's gone now. I only have to worry about this youma now.
Meitsuki charged towards Neshik again, but the samurai noticed that there was something different about his sword now. It was faint and almost unnoticeable however, so the samurai chose to ignore it. Of course, that was a fatal error.
As the pair locked swords, the youma felt confident that this was going to turn out the same as last time, so imagine his shock at seeing Meitsuki's swords cutting through his. The samurai youma couldn't react in time to save his swords from being cut in half, but was able to only get a slight scratch on his armor.
Looking at the broken pair of swords, Neshik asked shocked "What did you do to my swords!"
The cloaked teen chuckled in amusement before answering "It is just a special power of mine. A regular sword can easily be blocked. But, once I sharpen it with my wind natured chakra it can cut through just about anything, even steel. It really comes in handy, don't you think?"
All the Senshi and Tuxedo Mask, who were all healed with the help of Sailor Moon and Saturn, were watching the match between Meitsuki and Neshik with more than a little awe. Mars couldn't help but think about what the guy said to her before.
"I told you I'll be there to protect you and your friends."
Mars blushed faintly at the memory, his words felt so familiar, like they triggered something in her mind. The way Meitsuki had said it too, the fire using Senshi didn't doubt that he was completely truthful. She felt she could trust him easily for some reason.
"What d you think he means by wind nature chakra? Anyone know what that is?" Usagi asked the group, which they all replied with a negative.
"I don't know" Ami replied "Sailor Uranus uses the power of the wind, doesn't she?"
"I do! There's no way that bastard is able to use it!" Uranus replied angrily. The other girls noted she was probably still pissed about the jibes Meitsuki made.
However what Meitsuki did next shocked them all.
"Okay, I think it's time for this to end!" Meitsuki said as he made a few hand movements the Senshi didn't recognize, before placing a hand to his lips.
"Let's see how you deal with this, samurai guy! Katon: Goukakyu no Jutsu!" From his mouth appeared a giant fireball, but it didn't seem to hurt the cloaked boy at all. Nishek wasn't too worried though.
Idiot, showing it off in front of me like that. I can easily dodge and land a surprise attack. Even without my swords I can beat him if this is his best!
Using his speed, the youma jumped to the right dodging to large fireball, but because of Meitsuki's hood didn't notice the smirk on the disguised teen's face.
"Sorry man, but it looks like you lost."
Neshik had a bad feeling telling him to move, but couldn't act on it when a pair of hands shot up from the concrete, grabbing his ankles and dragging him down into the dirt, leaving only his armored head above ground. The youma tried to escape, but it was in vain. He did notice a copy of the cloaked figure appear from the ground before disappearing into smoke, while the original walked up towards the youma, brandishing his katana for the final strike.
"How did you - when did you…?"
"Oh, that's just another jutsu of mine" Meistuki said, his demonic red eyes were lit up with amusement. "I just made it while you were looking at your broken swords and hid it underground."
The youma recognized his folly, and hung his head in defeat. "Sigh, I guess I have lost then."
Meitsuki nodded. "Yea, but it's not much your fault, I've fought much tougher opponents than you. Plus, I would have lost in a regular sword fight."
"Anyways, not that this wasn't fun, but I'm gonna have to end this now, so no hard feelings?" Meitsuki asked, and the Senshi just looked at him strangely: how could he take this so casually, like it was just some game?
He then brought his sword down on the armored youma's head, splitting it in two before it disappeared into dust.
All eleven onlookers were still shocked by his display of skill, and his jutsus.
It was Makoto who thought out loud, "How can he use wind and fire? What is he?"
"I'm a shinobi, but I'm pretty sure you guys figured that out by now."
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
The sudden appearance of the guy did behind them made them all jump back in fear, as the guy started rolling on the ground laughing his ass off. When they looked at where he was originally, they saw a copy of him disappear in a cloud of smoke.
"HAHAHAHA! You all (hahaha) should have seen (hahahaha) your faces! (Hahahahahaha!) That was just way too good to pass up!"
"What the hell are you doing scaring us like that!" Mars yelled at the cloaked figure, as the others around him glared too. He got up while trying to tone down his amusement.
"Sorry about that, but it was too good to pass up. You all looked totally freaked out."
"Umm…excuse me Meitsuki?" Mercury asked shyly, which he responded by turning his hidden face towards her. "How did…how did you use those attacks of yours?"
"Ah that, I was trained as a shinobi to be able to do it" the hooded figure responded simply.
"I've never heard of ninjas being able to use the elements. Can they do that Mercury?" Venus asked the blue haired girl, getting a 'no' from her.
"Well…I suppose I'm special that way" he replied playfully. On the inside though…
What the hell do they mean by that! What kind of shinobi couldn't use jutsu!
"What about the freaky spandex duo?"
Got me there he thought, unconsciously shivering as an image of Lee and Gai doing their patented Good Guy Pose came to mind.
Uranus was becoming very frustrated at this guy's careless and playful attitude, talking with the enemy like old pals. She expressed it by lifting him up by the collar off the ground.
"What is with you, acting like this is some kind of game?"
"Sailor Uranus put him down-"
"Don't worry about it Sailor Neptune" Meitsuki assured her, not the least intimidated by the glare Uranus was sending his way. "You want to know why I act the way I act, do you Uranus?" he asked, suddenly much more serious. She didn't answer, so he just took it as a sign to continue. "I can assure you, I take these fights as seriously as I need to: the fact that it seems like I'm playing means just that. Not that these fights haven't been entertaining, but I can assure you that so far I haven't seen anything very threatening to warrant taking this too seriously. I doubt you know, but I've been training as a warrior since I was eight, even if I was mostly a prankster the first four years; my skills and experience in killing far exceeds yours" he added, his red eyes glaring into Uranus' teal orbs, and for those few seconds really looked like they belonged on a demon. That was before lighting in happiness again. He could see her barely concealed nervousness from his glare, he had to applaud her mentally for being able to hide it as much as she did.
"Anyways, if you would be so kind to let go of me, I'd appreciate that" Meitsuki asked Uranus cheerfully as if nothing had just occurred. She complied easily enough.
"Well, if that's all that needed to be said, I suppose it's time I take my leave." He turned around to leave when he heard somebody shout a 'Wait!' As he turned his head to look at them, he saw Mars step out from the others, she seemed to be composed, but he could see she was a little nervous, if not embarrassed for what she was about to say.
"I just…wanted to say… thanks for…well, you know…saving us…since it's not like you had too."
Though the Senshi couldn't see it, they had a feeling he was grinning at their teammate. "You are wrong about that" he answered, getting confused looks from them all. "I promised to protect you and your friends, and I always keep my promises; it's my nindo, my ninja way. Though, there is another reason or two I'm helping" he added mischievously.
Mars blinked once, then asked confused "What is that?"
They could see his demonic eyes flickered mischievously, and knew that something was going to happen. "Oh, I don't know…it could be a number of things. Maybe I'm secretly related to one of you or something…but I doubt it" he finished, making them sweat drop. "Or I might just be looking to be thanked by beautiful damsels in distress" he looked pointedly at Mars this time, making her blush in embarrassment, but looked at all the other girls too, making Saturn, Venus, Mercury, and Jupiter do the same. This time, just Tuxedo Kamen, Pluto and Neptune sweat dropped, and Uranus glared fiercer. "Or...maybe…I'm looking to find out if she is really a girl or boy" he finished theatrically, pointing dramatically at the only girl glaring at him, making everybody face fault, including her.
"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN!" Uranus yelled at the blonde brat, while the others were getting back up from the pavement. Neptune seemed to be restraining her a little to keep her friend from trying to pound Meitsuki.
Meitsuki went into a thinking position as he listed off "Well, when you're wearing that, it's more than obvious you're a girl, if you're figure is anything to prove" cue furious eyes of death, "but when you're not wearing that, you're wearing guy's clothes, and you really just look more like a feminine guy. It's really quite confusing. I mean, I suppose you could be both, but that doesn't sound very plausible to me. Then again, can never really tell with these things, can you?"
Not a second later, the cloaked teen in front of them was pounded into the street by an deathly furious Sailor Uranus, but only to disappear into smoke.
They all looked around worriedly for the strange man, only to find him standing next Sailor Mars, an arm wrapped around her shoulders, and they could see her blushing furiously, probably at whatever he was whispering into her ear.
"Well, I think I've been done just about all I needed to here; beat the youma, save the day, mess with the girls" Mamoru glares at him "oh, and Tuxedo Kamen, gomen. I can't be sticking around for too long after all" he said, removing himself from the black haired Senshi. "Ja ne!" he waved goodbye, disappearing in a swirl of leaves that seemed to magically appear.
All eleven of the people standing there in an awkward silence, not sure of what to do before Venus spoke. "Man Mars, you sure picked a strange guy to crush on."
"I DO NOT HAVE A CRUSH ON HIM!"
For almost three months it went on that way, a steady balance of going to school, hanging out together with all the girls, and fighting the youma's as the Sailor Senshi and Meitsuki, with the subsequent teasing and mental torture of said girls.
At school Naruto was always dealing with hordes of fangirls, it was weird to him seeing as how it was always Sasuke who had to deal with them. Kyuubi's favorite activity was seeing Naruto get stuck in plenty of situations where girls were ready to fight over his attention, and the fact he always hung out with Usagi, Ami, Makoto, and Minako during classes wasn't a great help either. After school, Minako would always talk about them 'trying to take Rei's crush' in front of the girl, which the raven haired girl deny to heatedly.
Since Naruto had started going to school, there had also been a severe prank streak running rampant, and students could always count on a prank almost everyday. It didn't matter who you were; teacher, custodian, student, principal, if you were the guy's target it was going to be an embarrassing day for you. The funniest part is that nobody could ever figure out who did it, though suspicions shifted to the new blonde kid, but there was never any solid proof.
It was common occurrence to see the six of them hanging out after school and on the weekends and was usually joined by Mamoru and Chibiusa, as the little pink haired girl had taken quite a liking to the blonde shinobi, going so far as to call him 'Naru-nii-san'. A lot of the time they were at the Crown Game Center, and the blonde had taking a liking to video games as bad as Usagi.
It really felt nice…hanging out with them gave him more acceptance and friendship than ever in Konoha.
After Naruto's second encounter with the Senshi as Meitsuki, the blonde was forced to acknowledge that he was probably going to be here for a while till he found a way home. With that in mind, Naruto had committed hundreds of Kage Bunshin to a 'little project' of his out in the woods, which had only just finished last weekend. Naruto told Rei that she and her grandfather didn't have to accommodate him anymore at their shrine, and when she asked why, he just decided it'd be more fun to show her along with the others.
When Ami, Makoto, Usagi, and Minako had arrived, he led them all through the woods, ignoring their questions. When all six of them had arrived at their destination, the Guardian Senshis were shocked to see a fairly decent sized house out here in the middle of the forest.
What they didn't know was that Naruto had modeled it after his father, Namikaze Minato's, house that the blonde had inherited upon learning his identity. Its colors on the outside gave it the impression of being in harmony with the nature around it, and the house all around gave a comfortable homey atmosphere. The ground floor was actually more like an ancient Japanese dojo, the center of which was decorated with a large, red Uzumaki swirl. It was then Makoto and the others discovered Naruto's talent in martial arts, and the brown haired tomboy requested to spar in at one point, which he had accepted cheerfully. Along with the dojo, the ground floor had a decent sized kitchen, a bit empty though since the boy hadn't gotten any food for it yet nor kitchenware. The living room next to it was a little bare as well, but had a large comfy couch, room for maybe four or five people, along with a small table and two other comfy chairs.
The upper floors contained the bedrooms and bathrooms, with a large master bedroom. Nothing was decorated very extravagantly since growing up with nothing Naruto didn't feel the need for it. Though, Naruto did wish he had his old possessions to adorn the rooms with, but realized that he'd have to go back home anyway, making it a pointless endeavor. He had been able to decorate with some pictures of him with the Senshi gang, either at the mall or the Crown Game Center.
Even though he wasn't going to be living with Rei at the shrine anymore, the blonde had still asked to keep working there, which the black haired girl agreed to happily, a little happier than Naruto would have thought she would. It had been no challenge to get her grandfather to agree, but the blonde could have sworn he saw the man's eyes gleam with something; it looked like dollar signs for a second. It kind of reminded him of Ero-sennin when he saw a bathhouse, though different.
As Meitsuki he had helped the Sailor Senshi destroy plenty of youma who had attacked the city, and the Senshi have not gotten any the wiser about his real identity. He had also been thinking of teaching them some techniques to go with their elements, but wasn't sure if they could even do it. But hey, they won't know until they try right?
After the fights, he did stick around for a few minutes, usually to anger and/or embarrass some of them (Haruka and Rei were favorites). Haruka was always a violent reaction, something that reminded him of Sakura and Tsunade-baa-chan. As for Rei, it was fun to see the girl usually so composed blush like she was related to Hinata.
Finally, there was Kyuubi's training, which had kept him and hundreds of Kage Bunshins more than a little busy. However, having a sensei that was focused on teaching him had produced greater results than he would have thought. In just three months, his chakra control had increased exponentially due to the exercises Kyuubi had proposed, and his skill with elemental manipulation was also improving. One of the fox demon's goals was to train Naruto to gain all five affinities, a feat that only some of the greatest ninja could claim. Old Man Hokage was just one of the more famous figures who had succeeded. However, some Kage Bunshins were still saved to continue improving his wind manipulation. Kyuubi said that you could always improve on something no matter how good it already is.
Not only that, but the fox had also taught him a greater repertoire of jutsu, a few from every element, especially futon, suiton, and doton jutsu. Apparently, the stories about what creating tsunami's and destroy mountains with a wave of his tail was from him being more intone with suiton and doton instead of katon like others would believe.
Right now though, Naruto could be found sitting and eating lunch with Usagi, Makoto, and Ami, waiting for Minako to arrive. It was almost time for Winter Break, and the whole school was anxious for it to start. Naruto had heard some people talking about something called 'Christmas', and was intrigued about what that was. So far all he knew is that it had something to do with gifts and some fat guy called 'Santa Claus'. The blonde figured he'd just ask the girls later. His thoughts were interrupted when Minako finally joined them, and was looking at some paper like it had the meaning of life written on it.
"Hey Minako, what are you reading?" Naruto asked.
"Oh, it's a paper about the school dance for Christmas that's coming up soon. I can't wait for it!"
"Christmas dance? What is that?" Naruto asked, hoping it might give him insight on what this 'Christmas' holiday was. At that question Minako looked at him like he grew a second head.
"It's a school dance to celebrate Christmas silly, haven't you ever been to one before?"
Naruto thought for a second, more for appearance's sake, before shaking his head in the negative. All his friends looked at him strangely, and it was starting to unnerve him.
"How have you never been to a dance before?" Minako asked as if he was spouting blasphemy. "Okay, now you can't say no to coming to this, got that?"
"But what is it?"
Makoto was the one to answer that. "Well Naruto, a dance is just like a party that the school is throwing. A guy asks a girl to go with them, and there's food and drinks for everybody, and of course plenty of dancing. Everyone does it, it's plenty of fun!"
"That sounds a bit like a…date, asking another person to go with you, doesn't it?" The blonde shinobi couldn't completely disguise his nervousness.
"Hm, well I guess it does. Don't worry about it Naruto, I'm sure you wouldn't have a problem getting one. There are plenty of girls here that'd want to go with you."
That wasn't really what I was worried about Naruto thought mentally.
"What, scared about some date just 'cause you've never been on one? Pretty cowardly if you ask me."
That's why I didn't ask you furball.
"Try all of them" Minako retorted "and even then, this paper says you're allowed to bring somebody who doesn't go to this school as a guest."
"Really? Then I'll have to bring Mamo-chan along for sure!" Usagi said excitedly.
"Yep! Seeing as how you've never been to one Naruto, you are not getting out of it, got it?" the bow wearing girl finished threateningly, wearing that warning glare all girls seemed to know instinctively.
"Uh, sure Minako" Naruto replied even more nervous than before. Angry girls, no matter how kind usually, would always be scare the shit out of him; guess he could say Sakura, Tsunade and Ino basically scarred him for life in that way.
Sigh. Great, no way am I getting out of this. Who the fuck am I going to ask to this thing?
"You're definitely going to have a problem there, kit."
What's that supposed to mean?
"I'm sure you'll figure it out on your own" Kyuubi finished, laughing as his presence retreated back into Naruto's mind.
Baka kitsune. What the hell is that supposed to mean-oh, wait a sec…SHIT?
Usagi, Minako, Makoto, and Ami were looking at Naruto strangely as he appeared to zone out. His face was passive, and they were beginning to worry when all of a sudden he became frantic.
"SorrygirlsbutIneedtogetoutofhererightnowseeyoulater!" he yelled indecipherably as he rushed away, almost leaving a trail of smoke behind him. The others just looked at the spot he was a second ago, blinking once in confusion.
"Um, does anybody know what happened to him?" Usagi asked, the others shaking their heads no. They were just as confused as the bun-head, until of course a fairly large group of girls came over, holding their own copies of the paper Minako had.
"Hey, do you four know where Naruto-kun left to?" one of the girls in front asked.
"Nope, sorry…but he did run that way" Makoto replied, pointing in the direction Naruto had went in five seconds prior.
"Thanks, come on girls!"
They four Senshi still sitting at the table sweat dropped at the sight of the crowd of girls following Naruto's trail. Makoto was smirking not unlike a certain blonde in the middle of a prank.
"That was just evil Makoto" Minako scolded, but inwardly pleased.
"Well, that'll teach him to forget letting me use his dojo."
"I think I figured out why he left" Usagi stated randomly, the others sweat dropping more at her obliviousness.
For the next week, Naruto had to dodge several fangirls' attempts for getting him to go with them to this dance. Really, it was as Shikimaru would say, 'troublesome'. It didn't help matters at all when they figured out he was working at Rei's grandfather's shrine.
FLASHBACK:
Right now, Naruto was going around the shrine selling charms to the people that were visiting. He wasn't sure why, but the old man almost always gave him this job for at least most of the day. Though he couldn't complain much; there always seemed to be plenty of buyers, and he got to keep a small percent of the profits.
The blonde was a bit unnerved with how his eyes would appear almost like money signs as he gave him the profits each time, though. Not to mention the increase of female visitors. Of course, today would be much worse than most days.
Right now the blonde was walking to a group of teen girls that were talking, and as they saw him approach they instantly went by to greet him.
"Hello Naruto-kun, is there something you needed help with?"
"O, well I was just coming by to see if any of you would like to buy some charms."
"I'll buy one if you go to the dance with me" one of them offered.
"We'll, I'll buy two if you go with me" another said.
"I'll buy three."
"I'll buy five!"
And somehow it seemed to escalate as more girls from his school overheard and began to get in on it. It wasn't very long before there was a huge crowd of girls all around Naruto, willing to buy who knows how many charms for Naruto to go with them.
Rei, who was sweeping the temple grounds, was watching the whole thing in barely controlled anger and jealousy.
Rei's grandfather on the other hand was looking at the whole thing in glee. This young man was going to make him a goldmine! Not to mention attract all these pretty ladies…
The black haired girl looked to see her grandfather in his glee and knew immediately what he was thinking about. And it was that which put her over the edge.
Her Grandfather, on the other hand was having a great day. 'But hey, it was always great when Naruto sold the charms; it meant a lot of money!' The old man thought gleefully. He felt a sudden chill go up his spine, however, and couldn't stop thinking of some impending doom was about to befall him. Too bad those senses were usually right..
"Grandfather, you have been using Naruto to attract more women to this shrine." He turned around to see his granddaughter, wearing a glare only a woman could don, and righteous flames of fury burned behind her.
Needless to say, Naruto was in charge of sweeping the grounds a lot more after that day.
FLASHBACK KAI:
Right now though, Naruto was in the middle of a spar against an army of Kage Bunshins in his dojo, getting used to the 14x gravity Kyuubi had upped it to that morning. That crazy fox upped his weights by such a ridiculous amount; it was a miracle his muscles didn't completely break down. He was just finishing off the last clone with a well laid punch to the face, making it disappear in a plume of smoke. Fighting against the Kage Bunshins were great for finding his defensive flaws, both from getting hit and watching himself from their memories. Not only that, but it was definitely good for actually developing some technique into his unpredictable style.
Pant, pant…okay Kyuubi-sensei, pant…what's next?
"Take a break first kit, then I think it's time I started teaching you how to actually use that sword with style."
Alright! Naruto cheered mentally before taking a seat by the dojo wall. Man, beating up these copies of myself helps take out my frustration. Now I can see why Sasuke hated his fangirls, I have no idea how I'm gonna get rid of them.
"Just take one of those friends of yours, maybe that one that lives at the shrine."
I want to get out of going to this thing, not get a date Kyuubi!
"And why is that, I didn't think my container could be such a coward when it came to a date." Kyuubi replied, knowing it'd get a rise out of the boy. It was entertaining to see him angry after all.
You don't seem to get it Kyuubi! Just this dance might lead to more dates, which will lead to us liking each other! And then what do you think will happen when I finally return home, huh! I'll be hurting somebody I care about; damn it I'm already going to hurt Usagi, Makoto, Minako, Ami, Rei and Chibiusa! Why add more! Naruto asked angrily. Now the Kyuubi got him.
"Then don't leave." The demon said it with such finality, Naruto was sure he had heard it wrong.
Wait…what did you say? He thought, blinking in confusion.
"Why leave this place kit? I know how you think, and don't try to say you don't like being here. Don't try saying you don't like those Senshi either, that'd be an even bigger lie." Really, the Kyuubi had been waiting for a good time to say this.
Naruto stayed silent to that. What could he say…Kyuubi was right…he would be lying by saying he didn't like it here, not that he would admit it out loud. But still…
What about Konoha, all my friends, Baa-chan and Ero-sennin? I can't just leave them too
Naruto could hear his tenant sigh exasperated before talking. "Gaki, I already know you don't give a shit about Konoha seeing as the Council would never let you be Hokage, you never gave a shit about it in the first place, except as your friends' home. And besides, you're friends might not hate you for holding me, but they do fear you, and even if you told them I'm not some bloodthirsty maniac anymore they wouldn't believe you. As for your 'Baa-chan' and 'Ero-sennin', it's not like they'd hate you for finding happiness. Yes, they probably would be sad, but you already know they'd want you to be happy. I wrecked your life in Konoha, so I'm not letting you ruin this chance yourself. This is a chance for a new life, if you can tell those girls the truth and they still care for you, why ruin it for that ungrateful village?"
Man…that was a long rant you just pulled off Naruto thought to his tenant.
"Don't change the subject! As for the dance, you're seriously overreacting; you might as well enjoy this time before Akatsuki shows up. Just choose one of those girls you're friends with so it doesn't seem so much like a date." Apparently finished, the Kyuubi told him to take the day off as he went to sleep inside the blonde's mind.
Naruto just sat there for what felt like hours thinking about what the fox said. He kept trying to come up with some kind of refute, but no reason he could think of felt as solid in front of Kyuubi's little speech. In the end, he decided to quit thinking about it now, but there was something else he was going to ask the fox later.
I'm not going to be able to get any training done today now. Plus, despite how I hate to admit it, that fox does have a point about the Akatsuki. I think I know just who to ask…I just wonder if she'd say yes. She doesn't seem to have as much interest in this kind of stuff as the other girls.
At that time all five of the girls were hanging around Rei's shrine again, although this time it was for something a little more serious.
"So Rei, what was so important that you had to call us here?" Makoto asked.
"Yea, I still haven't found clothes to wear to the dance with Mamo-chan yet!" Usagi said.
"Stop whining Meatball-head, this is important" Rei replied, earning a raspberry from their supposed 'leader'. The others just sweat dropped at her immaturity.
"Anyways, the news you wanted to tell us was…" Minako started, getting Rei's attention before another fight started.
"I had another vision again" Rei said simply, but it surprised the Senshi. She didn't get actual visions too often, but they always came true and usually were not about good events.
"What happened in it Rei?" Minako asked.
Rei looked thoughtful for a few moments. "Let's see…the vision began…"
REI'S DREAM VISION:
The sun was high in the sky, making it hard for the dreaming Senshi to discern anything, so was relieved to see some clouds covering it up. What worried her though was that the clouds were red, as if made from blood instead of water. Being able to see again, she saw several people, though she couldn't make out any details, all of them were wearing baggy cloaks with the same red clouds.
FLASH
All around the girl was crimson, as if she was bathing in the blood, however, in front of her she could see three black shapes like comma circle around a black circle, but then they seemed to fuse together, the entire time radiating a malicious intent that took her breath away.
FLASH
The sound of flapping birds, and the sound similar to a maelstrom or tornado were blocking out any other sound she might have heard, accompanied with a flash of intense light and a wave of power washed over her. A dark orb appears in front of her, before dissipating slowly to reveal two figures, one standing over the other.
FLASH
It was a person, but the glow coming off him made Rei unable to discern his looks, but could see two feathered wings flapping behind him; giving him the appearance of some kind of angel. The glow died down a little, but only enough to see the man draw a very long but thin weapon.
FLASH
The fire Senshi saw an image appear in front of her, and could compare it to the times the Senshis' planet's symbols show on their forehead. This one, however, was different than any other one she's seen before. There was Sailor Moon's golden crescent, which was the symbol of the moon family, but it was upside down and glowing silver. Not only that, but right below it was a circle that was glowing gold; the design made it look like the golden circle was covering the rest of the moon.
FLASH
Rei's vision contained only crimson, and for a second was worried whatever had happened before was occurring again. It seemed to zoom out, though, and now she could only wish it had been that. In front of her was some kind of monster fox, bathed in a orange-red glow that radiated power that was drenched in a myriad of emotions; hate, rage, pain. Upon closer observation, the fire Senshi realized the fur of the monstrous fox did not appear to be fur at all, swirling around in the same energy that made it glow, but was more black and red. Looking at its feral face, it was twisted in a snarl or growl, but Rei couldn't help but feel something familiar in it. Four tails swirled and twirled behind it, seemingly relaxed but she could tell they were poised to strike at any living thing.
FLASH
It was Naruto, Rei could tell that much from the golden spiked hair, but he was lying still on the ground. She wasn't too worried though until she saw the blood beginning to pool on the ground around him, and she knew then something was wrong, seriously wrong. Looking at his face just confirmed her suspicions; his face was paler than it should be, and she could see his once vibrant blue eyes beginning to dull and fog up before closing.
REI'S DREAM KAI:
All of the girls just sat there for a little while, trying to find some explanation for anything that Rei might have just described.
"I haven't come up with anything yet, what about you guys?" Makoto asked the others.
"Umm, well…maybe that fox might be a very powerful youma" Ami contributed.
"Maybe…but then there were the people and the red clouds, maybe they might be responsible for that fox monster. I just wonder who they are?" Minako added.
"I doubt there good people that's for sure. You know, Meitsuki might have an idea who they were, he is wearing a cloak like them, even if his doesn't have red clouds." Makoto answered. "We'll just have to ask him the next time we see him."
"Usagi, is there anything you could think of?" Rei asked the Odango-hairstyle blonde. All the girls suddenly noticed how anxious she looked, and wondered what her thoughts were about.
Usagi took a deep breath to calm down a little before answering her friend. "Well, at the end…the way you described Naruto, it seemed like he…he was…" she couldn't finish, but all of them knew what she wanted to say. To be honest, they were trying to not think about that at all, he was their friend after all.
Rei was the one who answered, "I'm not totally sure Usagi, but I can't think of anything else it could have been."
"What are we going to do about it, tell him?" Minako asked, getting a derisive snort from Rei.
"Yea Minako, that'll work real well: 'Hey Naruto, I had a vision that you were going to die sometime soon'…him thinking I was just going crazy would be the best case scenario."
"I'm just thinking out loud Rei!" the blonde retorted angrily.
"Calm down you guys. I think we just need to watch over him more carefully" Usagi retorted enthusiastically, "we can find some way to prevent it."
"Yes, but that would be very difficult, and most likely ineffective" Ami informed her blonde friend. "We don't know anything about whom, when, or how it's going to happen; it could be anything."
"What could be anything?"
All the girls fought the urge to scream in surprise as they turned to look at Naruto leaning against the door frame, his foxy face scrunched in confusion. "Well?"
Usagi was the first to recover, leaving her with the task to come up with some lie. "Just talking about when and how you'd die."
Yep, sometimes honesty was the best way to lie…at least, that was the meatball headed blonde's logic at the time.
All the other girls, and even Luna and Artemis, who had been lying around the room, gave her a mix of horrified stares and a look that said 'what the fuck is wrong with you girl!'
Naruto didn't make any moves at all, except for blinking once in surprise. Usagi must be making a bad excuse for covering up Senshi business again. It's kind of creepy how truthful she sounded though, as if she really believed it.
"I'm pretty sure she was telling the truth kit."
No way Kyuu-sensei. I mean, they wouldn't talk about something like that. Right?
Getting no answer from the fox except for some innocent whistling did nothing to ease his fears, and decided to change the subject…now. This was not helping with his already rattled nerves.
"Okaaaaay" he drawled out unbelievingly. "If you don't want to tell me, you could just say so."
Everyone else in the room just looked at their princess in shock, absolute shock. They just kept blinking with wide eyes, too stunned that Usagi's cover up actually worked to make any kind of retort, even Rei. Not that they could with Naruto still standing there anyways.
Getting a little fed up with all the gay babies being born, the blonde young man coughed to grab the Senshi's attention again. "Well anways…Rei, do you think I could talk to you about something?"
Rei looked surprised for a second before composing herself again, though he could see her obsidian eyes shine with curiosity. "Sure, what did you need Naruto?"
"Oh, well, um…could I talk to you alone" at the word 'alone', the blonde gave a pointed look to all the other occupants.
Minako seemed to arrive at some conclusion, because she was the one who answered. "Of course you can talk to her alone Naruto! Come on everybody; let's leave the pair alone for a second." Before any of the girls could make any form of protest, the long haired blonde was already pushing them out of the doorway, smirking devilishly the whole way before shutting it closed. That look really set the blonde shinobi off…it was too much like Ino's when she came upon good gossip: nothing good would come out of it, for him at least.
"Minako, what was that for!" Usagi yelled, not liking getting shoved out of the room like that.
"Be quiet, I'm trying to listen" Minako hushed her fellow blonde, already leaning against the door, confusing her friends.
"Ano, but why?" Ami asked a little quietly.
"If you just listen you'll find out, it should be good" Minako replied sticking her ear to the door. Makoto and Ami had some idea, but Usagi was totally clueless about it. Nevertheless, the trio decided to join in with Minako's eavesdropping.
Back in the room, Naruto was shifting nervously while Rei looked on at him, her black eyes expressing mild curiosity. "Well, what is it Naruto?"
"Well, you know about the dance that's happening our school, right?"
"Yea, Minako told me about that; and all the girls that keep asking you" Rei added the last part mentally. Though she wouldn't admit it, the black haired girl was just a teeny bit jealous.
Just a teeny bit jealous. The same way Orochimaru is only a teeny bit snake-like and pedophilic.
Naruto, hearing Rei's reply continued. "Well, I was just wondering if…if you'd…you…well..." God fucking dammit, suck it up! You've fought Akatsuki members, Orochimaru, and all sorts of other ninjas, you can do this! Just focus!
Taking a deep breath, he let it out. "Iwaswonderingifyou'dliketogowithmetothedance!" In a way she could not understand in a million years.
"Umm, come again Naruto?" Rei asked.
Taking a deep breath to calm himself, the blonde repeated more slowly. "I was wondering if...you'd like to go with me to the dance. As friends of course!"he added, seeing her astonished face.
Rei was astonished. Minako was always talking about Naruto's popularity with the school; he probably could have gone with anyone he wanted. Why would he want to go with her? There were probably plenty of girls at that school who were prettier or smarter than her he could go with. Not only that, but more than once she was thought of as a bit freaky, having the psychic powers she had.
She repeated her inner question out loud to herself, not thinking the blonde had heard her, even though in reality he had. Narutolooked at her carefully,her raven hair fell over her shoulders as she looked down at her lap. It reminded him a bit of Hinata, but nowhere near as extreme. He was definitely not going to let it continue to fester, however.
Rei felt something warm grab her chin lightly before pulling her face up, where her black eeys met with dazzling oceanic orbs. The fire using Senshi couldn't help but blush at the close proximity of their faces, heck she could feel his breath against her skin. She absent-mindedly wondered if she had accidentally set herself on fire.
"Rei, you are a smart and beautiful girl, and a great friend. I would be honored if you wanted to go with me." He said it with such conviction and honesty that she couldn't find it in herself to say no. She couldn't even speak; just nod her head lightly, bringing a foxy grin on the blonde's face.
Naruto let go of her chin, and already she was missing the feeling. He started off towards the door, yelling "Awesome, then I'll pick you up Friday at 7:00, ja nee!" Naruto sped out of there, heading back to his forest home; the dance was this Friday, he only had so much time to get ready.
From around the corner of the hall, four heads poked out revealing to be Minako, Usagi, Makoto and Ami.
Makoto sighed in relief. "That was close, he almost caught us spying on them."
"Yea, but he didn't" Minako added. "I just can't believe he asked Rei, this is great!"
"What makes you think that Minako?" Usagi asked.
"Because, this means Rei will have to come shopping with us to get a dress! Can you girls say 'Shopping Spree'?" They all had to smile at that.
Over the next week at school, Naruto still had to deal with the problems of fangirls trying to ask him out. When the group asked him why he didn't say he was already taken, he just said it'd be so much more hilarious to make it a surprise. The blonde didn't get why, but he always loved surprising people; he figured it came from his old days as a prankster. Of course, the blonde was always stuck with training after school with the fox,
The girls in the meantime were getting ready for the dance themselves. Seeing as Rei was going with Naruto and Usagi with Mamoru, Makoto, Ami and Minako just planned to go as a trio of friends. The girls definitely had a fun time getting Rei to go shopping with them for dresses, and whenever Naruto asked what they were wearing they retorted with 'It's gonna be a surprise'.
Friday evening had finally arrived, and if anybody was on the shrine grounds they would have seen a blonde haired boy with dazzling blue eyes heading up to the door of the shrine. His state of dress, however, was what could really catch a person's attention.
Instead of a regular tuxedo, he was wearing two kimono overcoats, the first layer was a plain white, but the top layer was a dark orange, and both layers were kept open (think Shunsui from Bleach, but orange not pink). The undershirt was a black kimono top instead of the classic white button shirt, with the classic red Uzumaki Swirl on the front. His pants were the most regular accessory, but even then were decorated by orange stripes going up both legs. Unable to do much with his unruly spikes, they hung down to nearly reach his eyes, unsupported by a forehead protector, though his hairdo was more like his father's. The only thing from Konoha he had on at the time was the green gem the blonde won from Tsunade, although now it hung out proudly over the red swirl instead of under his clothes.
Naruto walked up to the wooden door before knocking, holding onto the bouquet of roses he had bought for Rei, thorns cut of course; just another lesson from Ero-Sennin. Although you couldn't tell from his appearance, he was a bundle of jumbled nerves on the inside. The only sign outside the body was the occasional fidgeting.
Really, sometimes I wonder what kind of apprentice Ero-sennin was looking for, a shinobi or playboy Naruto thought to himself, although it wasn't calming him down.
"Kit you better calm down or I'll make you, note I will give you a serious headache to do that, maybe give you another Gravity trip" Kyuubi growled, annoyed at his container's fidgeting.
How can I just calm down baka-kitsune! I mean, what if I say something that upsets her, or I mess up dancing, or what if-
"Be quiet gaki!" Kyuubi yelled out, giving Naruto a not so small headache. Taking some deep breaths, he replied a little more gently "Just take some deep breaths; your mate isn't going to be pleased dating some twitchy wreak" he added tauntingly.
Not my mate you asshole.
Before either one could come up with any more comebacks, Naruto heard the door open. So, the blonde set himself into a charming pose (which Jiraiya described was needed whenever picking up a date. Of course, Naruto had refused to do learn it until bribed with more training and more than a small beating), which utterly failed because of the look on his face at who was at the door.
It was Rei, nothing surprising about that, but her outfit was what got him hook, line, and sinker.
The black haired girl was dressed in a very elegant looking dress as black as midnight, which fit her black hair and eyes perfectly. Not only that, but it hugged her curvy figure a fair amount without revealing much to the imagination, but split on the left side showing off a smooth, elegant leg. Rei didn't wear much makeup, only enough to accentuate her lovely features, and her hair stayed much the same as usual, though it seemed to shine that much more. She positively glowed in the dimming sunlight, and Naruto was left to wonder if he was taking an angel as his date as he practically burned the image into his mind.
"Nice thought there Romeo, but you better say something before she thinks your some kind of pervert" Kyuubi said, laughing at his stupefied container.
What's a Romeo? The blonde asked, getting an exasperated sigh from his fox sensei.
"Nothing important." Can't believe I'm teaching this idiot.
Rei had been looking at Naruto stare at her nearly slack jawed for almost a full minute now, and though she had to admit she liked how he was noticing her, it was getting a bit embarrassing. She could already feel her cheeks flaming red because of it. Of course, that could have been because she realized she had been drinking up his image with her eyes for almost just as long. Rei had never seen the boy wear anything formal, and with his wild hair, slanted eyes and whiskered face, he gave off an animalistic air, but maintained a regal façade at the same time. Though the main color was orange, and it was a far cry from normal, the black haired girl thought he actually made it look good. She knew he liked to attract as much attention as possible and hated being normal; at least he balanced it with plenty of black, and it wasn't some neon shade. She also noticed the green stone hanging around his neck, and stored it into the back of her mind to ask him about later.
Naruto said excitedly, "Wow, Rei, you look incredible tonight!" while offering her the rose bouquet, causing her blush to grow even more noticeable at his thoughtfulness.
"T-thank you, Naruto, you look handsome as well. And thank you for the flowers, they're lovely" she replied, taking the flowers to go put them in a vase. What she didn't see was him take one of them out, so was genuinely surprised when she returned, just for him to place it behind her ear and into her hair. He was standing so close to her as he did it, she could look up slightly and be right in his face.
"There, it matches perfectly and still gives you some coloring" he answered her unasked question. If he saw her discomfort at the close proximity between them he didn't take notice. "Now, I believe we have a dance to go to."
"How are we getting there?" Rei asked curious. All she got from the blonde was a smile with a mischievous glint in his eyes. She didn't know why though until they left the shrine grounds, where the black haired girl saw a fairly large, black limousine waiting for the pair. Even more surprising was the windows opening to see all the Senshi except Chibiusa in their civilian forms, even the Outer Senshi.
As the pair got inside, Rei saw the comfy leather interior and took a seat next to Naruto, to her embarrassment after seeing her friends' knowing grins. However, she couldn't help but be curious to how they all got the limousine, pretty soon voicing the question out loud.
"Actually, it was Naruto who was able to buy this limousine for all of us" Minako answered the black haired girl.
"And how were you able to rent a limousine Naruto?" Rei asked shocked.
Naruto just smiled in an 'I know something you don't know' way. "Do you realize how much money I got from selling those charms your shrine sells? Even if I only get 15, that much was more than enough." It was mostly true, while he did earn more than enough money to rent a limousine if he wanted too, planting subtle suggestions in the clerk's mind to cut the price in half using genjutsu worked incredibly well.
"But why a limousine?" Rei asked.
A group of sweat drops occurred all around with the blonde's answer. "I like to make a big, flashy entrance. Can't get much better than a limousine, right?"
Naruto did have a point, it was a big entrance, seeing as how everyone was looking at them enviously as they all got out in front of the school. Of course, most of those could have been from the girls when they saw Naruto walking with Rei arm in arm, to her mild embarrassment. Despite Naruto smiling on the outside though, inside he couldn't help but get a feeling something bad was going to happen.
Up on a nearby rooftop, two figures looked down at the school as all the students began to head inside the gym for a dance. One of the figures was standing right on the edge, his short blonde hair moved gently in the light breeze, and his face was set in silent contemplation.
"When should we begin General?" asked the second figure. Though any details of it were hidden in the shadows, it was more than obvious it wasn't human.
After a few seconds he answered. "Once all the students are inside, make sure there is no escape. After that, I believe a little party crashing is in order. Teens make so much energy, and so many of them will make plenty of energy for the Queen. Remember to make sure none of them can escape."
It was then Jadeite noticed a person dressed in…was that coat orange? Taking a closer look, the Shitennou noticed the boy's golden hair, blue eyes that were slanted slightly, and whisker marks on his cheeks.
Wait…blonde hair, blue eyes, whisker cheeks…that's the boy those cloaked bastards wanted! If I can capture him, I'm sure to be rewarded greatly from Queen Beryl.
"I have a second assignment for you as well."
"Jadeite-sama?" the hidden figure asked.
"Bring me that blonde haired brat, but make sure he stays alive."
"Yes, sir" the youma replied as it disappeared. The young Shitennou's face, once completely stoic, now twisted into a vicious smirk at the development of his plan.
This will be perfect; the death of the Senshi and capturing that boy…this will be a wonderful night indeed.
De-Raz: Well, there's your treat for Spring Break. The good news is that I might be able to post the next chapter in a day or two if it all goes to plan.
Bad news is if I don't, you won't get to see it till after break.
MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
By the way, if anybody wants to volunteer to be a beta-reader, let me know. I'll probably check any possible beta-readers' stories to make sure they could do a good job, and if they are knowledgeable in doing Crossovers, that'll be a bonus. That person is gonna be stuck having to teach me how that works, unfortunately.
Haruka: Hey you! What the hell are you doing, making fun of me so much?
De-Raz: Well…umm…you see…it's a running gag, you know…laughs and all…hehehe
Haruka: I'LL SHOW YOU SOMETHING TO LAUGH AT! (Stomps over)
De-Raz: No, plz, wait… AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
(View shifts to see Naruto standing to the side)
Naruto: Sorry but any physical description of this will be too graphic for a T-rated story…or maybe an M-rated one at that.
(In the background) NO PLZ, THAT DOESN'T BELONG UP THERE, NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Naruto: (Winces) Anyways…plz read and review…before the author dies would be good.