Naruto © Shueisha/Shonen Jump and Masashi Kishimoto
Senran Kagura © Marvelous and Kenichiro Takagi
Shinobi Matsuri – Scroll 1: The Golden Boy from the Leaves
The sun rose over the train as it made its way to the station, its latest shuttle making its stop at Amakusa. The passengers exit the train to go about their ways; one in particular had decided to put away his volume of the My Hero Academia manga, showing his face. His blonde spikey hair stood out along with the whisker like birthmarks on his cheeks, and his ocean blue eyes took in the sight of the city as he wore an orange t-shirt, black long sleeve undershirt, blue jeans, and some sneakers. Another stood by him. He was clearly far older than the boy, with his long, unkempt white hair and red markings down his cheeks making him almost look like a kabuki theatre character.
"Quite a sight, eh, kid?" He commented to his younger ward.
"A little. The buildings here do look thicker and brighter than the ones back at home. You sure we'll be able to find the place we're supposed to be in all this, Pervy Sage?"
"You just worry about getting your bearings of this place. You're gonna be here a while, so you might as well familiarize yourself with every nook and cranny packed in here. Also, what have I told you about calling me that in public?! You want me to put a cast back on that arm of yours?!"
"Alright, alright, I'll ease up. Not worth missing out on a new ramen sight just to bicker. See ya soon." And, like that, the blonde boy was on the move to explore his new environment. The old man, in the meantime, merely chuckled at his exuberance.
"Just don't get yourself hurt, Naruto…you'll need to be in tip top shape for what's to come."
-Elsewhere-
A prestigious institution stood out in this city. Hanzo National Academy; a prep school with around one hundred years of history to it. Thousands of students have enrolled in this school to prepare for entering college. However, there is a certain class unlike the others.
Among the students on the ground, five walked beside each other out of the gate, unnoticed by their peers. Compared to the physiques of their oblivious peers, their bodies would be considered the envy of models everywhere, with round bottoms and breasts bigger and healthier than the average woman. They all wore their standard academy uniforms, white short-sleeved shirts, complimented by navy blue ties and miniskirts…some more modest than others. They treaded down the road, one of them, a third year, leading the group.
"Hehehehehehe! Ramen coupon! Ramen coupon! Ramen coupon!" The girl chimed, her blonde hair flowing as her head ribbon stayed tied and her barely covered chest, the largest compared to the others, bounced with each skip.
"Katsuragi, that's enough!" Ordered the girl with a long princess cut hair style, obviously in the same year as the blonde. Her bust was the second largest next to the now named Katsuragi's. "You're attracting too much attention to us. I know we said we'd accompany you, but you should show some restraint as a third year."
"Yeah, yeah. I know that, Ikaruga, but I just can't help myself. I finally have coupons to treat you guys to Ramen Saboru! Just thinking about how you're gonna love it is getting me all giddy!"
"Mmm. Hibari doesn't think she can handle the salt," A pink-haired first year girl whined in third person. She had the smallest chest in the group, but it was still far more developed than the other female students'.
Another first year, one with white hair done in a twin-tailed, and a chest five centimeters larger than Hibari's, placed a hand on her shoulder, looking at her with reassurance in her eye that wasn't covered by a katana hilt eye-patch. "Don't fetter, Hibari. I'll be here to take the salt for you."
Hibari perked back up at those words. "Mhmm! I know I can count on you, Yagyu!"
The final one spoke; a second year with brown hair in a ponytail and a red scarf around her neck. Her chest was the middle ground in size between the five. "I mean, I'd rather have futomaki, but I guess I need to try new things."
"Aw. Nervous about trying new things, are we, Asuka? Well, don't worry…" The blonde senior remarked…before sneaking around behind the girl now known as Asuka. "I can easily dispel that anxiety!"
"Kyah!" Asuka squealed from the groping of her breasts by the perverse and mischievous Katsuragi. "K-Katsu~! This is hardly the kind of help I need!"
Her complaints went ignored as Katsuragi fondled her bountiful chest while giggling perversely.
Ikaruga sighed and rubbed her temple. "Do you have to do that in public?"
"It's to be expected at this point," Yagyu commented, unfazed by the sight.
"MMM…STOP IT ALREADY!" Having had enough, Asuka broke free out of Katsuragi's hold, and in one motion, grabbed her by the arm and catapulted her through the air.
"Uh…" Hibari was stunned by her friend's action. "Hibari thinks you put too much into that."
"Oops…" Asuka had no rebuttal for that.
-Meanwhile-
Back with the blonde boy, Naruto, he was currently rummaging through his backpack.
"Let's see…toothbrush, straw dummy, illegal firework, bikini magazine…ah, there you are, Gama-chan!" He pulled out a frog-shaped handbag stuffed with cash before rubbing his whiskered cheek next to it in glee. Afterward, he noticed a shop right across from him – Ramen Saburou – and put "Gama-chan" in his pocket before he started to walk towards it. "Perfect timing, too. Let's go shave the fat off your belly and fill mine."
Unbeknownst to him, a certain blonde-haired girl was falling through the air right towards him.
"Ah! Get out of the way!" Katsuragi screamed as she saw him.
"Huh?" Naruto had no time to process the sight plummeting towards him when-
CRASH
The other four girls could not make it in time to prevent the mishap that laid before them. Almost as if karma deemed it, the perverted blonde girl was sprawled flat on the ground…on top of someone.
"Katsuragi, are you alright?!" Ikaruga asked in worry.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Asuka was clearly feeling regret for her reaction.
Katsuragi's groans were all the confirmation the four needed to let them know she was okay as she raised her head.
"Uh…Didn't think you could throw me this far, Asuka," She nursed her cranium as she saw that her go-to ramen stop was right in her sight. "But, I guess all's well that ends well. Though, what's this weird feeling between my-?"
Looking down, she saw blonde hair between her cleavage. She immediately sat up to hug her chest.
"Hey! Careful of a woman's chest you per-!"
Katsuragi halted herself when she saw it was the blonde boy she tried to warn; now knocked out cold under her. Any hostility she felt was immediately replaced with concern.
"Oh, jeez!" In a panic, Katsuragi sat him up and started shaking him by the shoulders. "Hey, are you alright?! I'm so sorry! I tried to warn you! Do not die on me here!"
"Katsuragi, stop! You're more likely to make it worse!" Ikaruga warned.
"Well, do you guys have any idea how to jolt him back up?!"
Hibari tried to give an answer. "Uh…CPR?"
"No, he's definitely breathing…anything else?"
"Smack him awake," This time, Yagyu was the one to voice an option. "Maybe that will give him an actual jolt."
"Really? …Ah, hell."
SMACK
"GAH!" Naruto immediately jolted awake as soon as he felt swift contact on his cheek, steadying his breathing in the process. He looked to see five girls looking at him with concern, especially the blonde one. "Oh, uh…hey…did something happen?"
He didn't seem to notice the blonde girl whisper "oh, thank God, he woke up".
"You were caught in an accident and knocked unconscious," Asuka informed him. "Fortunately, you don't appear damaged."
"Yeah, and I don't know what hit me either," Naruto began pondering. "Did a pillow truck crash or something? I remember feeling something big and soft smacking me in the face.
Katsuragi blushed up a storm and sought to change the subject. "Y-yeah! Someone was moving a fancy mattress on top of a roof, and they dropped it. It was a wacky coincidence."
Hibari looked confused. "Huh? But, Katsu, you-"
"Saw the whole thing from a mile away!" She interrupted quickly, hoping her underclasswoman would take a hint. "We couldn't make it in time, but luckily, you're alright."
Naruto found it strange how the other blonde was laughing so nervously, but he decided to let that go.
"Ah well, no use wrapping my head around it now," he picked himself up and dusts himself off. "It's nothing a good bowl of ramen can't fix."
"Well, the kid's got the right idea," came a voice from inside the ramen shop belonging to a man with a scruffy beard. "How about you all take a seat and I'll get some grub ready."
"It's like you've been reading my mind, Mr. Urameshi!" Katsuragi cheered as she stood up. When she took out her coupons, though, she noticed something. "Oh, uh…hey, do you guys notice a coupon around here?"
"Are you missing one?" Ikaruga asked.
"I must've let one slip when Asuka threw me." The blonde girl groaned in sadness.
"I'm sorry to be that person," Yagyu began, "but this is probably karma for not keeping your hands to yourself."
"Hey, come on! I was trying to do something nice for you guys! Remember?!"
Seeing the girls little spat, Naruto went over to the ramen counter. "Hey…Mr. Urameshi, right?"
"That's what the girl calls me."
Not bothering to respond to his sarcasm, the blonde boy pulled out Gama-chan. "How much for two bowls?"
-Lunch Time-
Katsuragi squealed and her eyes sparkled at the sight of the ramen that the boy ordered for her, while he sat to the side smiling at her delight.
All six customers clapped their hands together.
"Thank you for the food!" With the etiquette done, they took their chopsticks apart and slurped in their noodles at their own paces. The two blondes in particular moaned at the savoriness.
"Sorry for having you pay for me," Katsuragi apologized to the boy. "I don't really mind paying with my own money."
"Hey, don't worry about it. You were clearly planning something special, and I couldn't just let some mishap ruin your day," Naruto reassured the girl before taking another slurp. "Besides, I get how much it sucks to lose a ramen coupon, ya know."
"We don't 'know'," Yagyu replied in a deadpan tone while helping Hibari cool down her serving. "We just met you."
"R…right," Naruto was a little put off by her blunt tone. "Sorry. I don't usually have this much company when I eat at ramen stands back home."
"It's quite alright," Ikaruga said. "We've never eaten with a male our age before either, Mr…"
"Hm? Oh, right. I never told you girls my name," The boy flashed a wink and cheeky grin while giving a thumbs up. "Name's Naruto. Naruto Uzumaki. Pleasure to meet ya."
"…You mean like the fishcakes in ramen?" Asuka questioned. "That's very unusual."
"I think it's neat," Katsuragi commented, taking another slurp.
"See? She gets it," Naruto chuckled.
"Um, you said 'back home'. Does that mean you're from out of town, Naruto?" Hibari asked in curiosity.
Naruto nodded in response. "Mhmm. Just got here, too."
"You're awfully careless if that's the case," Yagyu criticized. "Most people wouldn't give their names to people they just met in an unfamiliar place."
"Eh. I don't think it makes much of a difference. Besides, I'm gonna be here for a while. Might as well get acquainted with the locals."
"Oh?" Ikaruga was curious. "What are you here for?"
"A training trip. I don't know how long it's gonna take, but I hope it'll be worth it."
That got the girls even more curious, especially Asuka. "What kind of training trip, exactly?"
"Honestly, I'm not so sure myself. Pervy Sage never went into the specifics."
"Pervy Sage?" Katsuragi raised an eyebrow. "…Are you training to be a gigolo or something?"
"What?! No! EW!" Naruto balked at the accusation. "It's nothing like that! My teacher just likes to peep in the bathhouses! That's all!"
"How does that sound any better?!" Ikaruga was clearly appalled.
"Well, better than me being a prostitute, right?!" The boy realized how he worded it and held his face in exasperation and embarrassment.
The awkward silence followed, but Katsuragi managed to break the ice with a chuckle and a pat on the back.
"Well, it's fine if you don't wanna give away too much. That's your business. Since we're gonna be neighbors for a while, I guess we should introduce ourselves, too. I go by Katsuragi."
"…I suppose it is courtesy," Ikaruga spoke next. "My name is Ikaruga."
"I'm Asuka."
"Hibari is Hibari!"
"…Yagyu, if you're so inclined."
"…I take it she doesn't socialize much," He asked his fellow blonde, but she merely waved her hand.
"Don't mind her. Yagyu just takes some time to warm up to others. All she just needs is a little push. But…" In an instant, Katsuragi was behind the twin tailed girl and shamelessly groping her. "Don't do this, though."
Naruto immediately started to nosebleed at the sight. "Like I even can!"
"Good. 'Cause only I'm allowed to do this."
"Not in the least!" Asuka chided.
"Aw, is little Asuka jealous she's not getting her fair share?"
"What?! No! I-! Kyaa~!" Once again, the pony tailed girl found herself at the mercy of her energetic upperclassman.
"Seriously, Katsuragi, didn't you learn your lesson from this morning?!" Ikaruga scolded.
'This morning?! You mean this happened before?!' Naruto thought while fighting back a nosebleed at the sight of this show. From the few minutes he shared with these girls, he could tell they were a bit of an eccentric group. Heck, that Katsuragi girl seemed fun, if not a trouble magnet…but, then again, who is he to judge? Risking being labeled as a pervert isn't even the first thing on his list.
'I should still try to take my eyes off for my own sake,' Wiping his nose, he looked back into Gama-ken…and found his stash had shrunken considerably. Looking back up, he noticed a considerable stack of ramen bowls. "Oh…"
"Something wrong, Kid?" The owner of the Ramen Shop, Mr. Urameshi, spoke.
"Uh- hehehehehe…Nah, everything's good. Just go prepare my next bowl," Naruto got up from his seat. "I'll be right back ladies."
He hurried off around the corner, leaving the others.
"Hm. Probably too excited to contain himself," Katsuragi remarked before Asuka finally got out of her clutches.
"Nah. He's definitely low on funds," Mr. Urameshi commented as he picked up the bowls before heading back. "Give me a few minutes. I'll have some more ready for you all."
With the chef in the back, the girls were left to themselves.
"Ya know? He was actually pretty good company," Katsuragi spoke first.
Asuka followed suit. "Yeah. It felt nice to meet someone new outside of our group."
"I wouldn't recommend making a habit of it."
"Huh? But, Yagyu, he's not a bad guy."
"All the more reason we shouldn't associate with him too much, Hibari. He's a civilian. He'll only be put in more danger the longer he's near us."
"Yagyu has a point," Ikaruga agreed. "It'd be irresponsible of our profession if we got civilians involved."
"Ah, relax," The blonde girl reassured everyone. "We're not so inept that we'd get in-"
As if on cue, an ominous force came around them. Turning their sights, they could see something of an energy force, blocking off anything that could enter or escape. Even Ramen Saburou was blocked off from them. No one else could be seen from within, nor could they be seen from without.
"It's…a barrier," Hibari deduced.
"Which means…" Asuka turned her head around, allowing her to spot a woman with short black hair and a revealing ninja garb, smirking at them all.
"Ninja," Ikaruga confirmed for all of them.
"Indeed," their enemy spoke, summoning minions to her side. "I am Yura of the Hair Shinobi Group. It's a pleasure to finally meet the students of Hanzo Academy's Elite Ninja Course."
That was no lie. It was what separated them from most of the other students: the girls were ninjas…and they had been tailed.
-Meanwhile-
Naruto continued his way down the street, looking through Gama-chan.
"Man, I really spent a lot of cash this time. The ramen was good, but nothing like Ichiraku's…must've been distracted by the company. Those girls may have been weird, but they were fun to talk to. Maybe if I- Gah!"
The boy was knocked out of his ramblings as he bumped into something. Looking forward, he saw nobody in front of him…but the atmosphere looked abnormal to him. He reached out his hand and felt some sort of force field on his fingertips.
"Is this…?" Naruto swiftly turned his head around, witnessing the gathering of ninja garb wearing goons gathering around the place he left the girls. "Oh no."
-Back with the others-
The girls were surrounded by enemies from all sides, but they felt very little threat…well, except for Hibari.
"Uh…Yagyu…"
"Don't worry. I'm right by your side."
"What have you come here for?" Ikaruga questioned the now named Yura. "Who are you taking orders from?"
"Me? Oh, no one," she nonchalantly denied. "I was merely studying up on potential rivals in the shinobi world…and I really came to love your hair."
"Oh, that's…nice," Asuka was concerned.
"Oh, indeed. I loved your hair so much…" Yura shifted her face into a sinister smirk. "…I knew I just had to have them for myself."
A wave of unease went down the girls' spines, but Katsuragi merely grinned and flicked her nose.
"So, you wanna have our pretty locks you yourself, huh? Well, you're welcome to try, but the most you'll get is our boots up your sweet supple ass. Yo, girls, you all ready?"
The girls nodded with conviction before Asuka took charge. "Let's do this!"
"Shinobi Transformation!"
As if on command to their words, an energy flowed through them, stripping them bare naked before replacing their uniforms.
Katsuragi's change was simplistic. Her uniform top and tie were still there, but the shirt was unbuttoned, leaving most of her chest exposed, while still covering the delicate parts. The more notable changes were a blue plaid skirt, long socks, and uniquely styled black and gold metal boots with small blue tassels on the side.
Ikaruga was far more professional in her transformation. She was now adorned in a white gold-trimmed six-button jacket and a skirt, giving her some kind of aura of high status, complete with black tights and similar white boots. A long katana rested in the sheath in her left hand.
Asuka was decked out in a yellow vest over a white shirt, a green plaid skirt, thigh high stockings and brown loafers. Her arms were adorned in guards with bandages underneath them, and her waste had two short swords strapped to them.
Yagyu covered her white school shirt with a pale brown jacket, wore a red tie and plaid skirt, calf-high socks, and brown loafers. Her most distinguishing addition was the black mantle with a triangle design at the trim adorned around her neck, not counting the Japanese style umbrella she branded.
Hibari was dressed as if she was ready for gym, sporting a pink jacket with her school's insignia and dark blue biker shorts, while her legs were covered in white socks with a black trim, and a pair of red and white sneakers adorned her feet. A large pink rabbit creature appeared by her side.
The quintet was ready, and their assailant Yuna merely smirked in response.
"My, my. Transforming already? I must be quite a threat. Hmhmhmhmhmhm…guess, we can play, now."
With a flick of her wrist, her minions went on the prowl, aiming to swarm and overwhelm the girls. That was of little consequence.
Katsuragi accepted any opponent that came her way. She may not have range or speed, but she definitely had power, which she proved with every wave she sent flying with her kicks, accompanied by bursts of wind, all while reveling in the thrill of the fight.
The blade wielders were of a different breed of combatant. Asuka was nimble on her feet, allowing her to move around her enemies' guards and deliver, while Ikaruga used her superior speed to avoid attacks while punishing them with rapid fast slashes from her long sword.
Hibari tried to hit her enemies with her flailing fists, but that usually failed, so she had to rely more on evasion and her rabbit companion to stun her enemies. She barely had to worry about getting hit thanks to Yagyuu, who used her hard umbrella to deflect any attacks their way and retaliated with hard smacks and, apparently, blasts of ink.
Their power and skill were on tremendous display, and their enemies stood little if not no chance at all…but they were large in numbers, and it appeared that the ones they had already defeated got back up after some time. It was not their skills being put to the test, but their stamina.
Asuka panted a little. "Where did she get all these guys?"
"What? Don't tell me you're tired already little Asuka!" Katsuragi boasted as she kicked away another one.
"No, she has a point," Ikaruga slashed at another. "It's almost as if they don't tire out at all, and no matter what we do, they don't seem to stay down. It's like they're on some kind of drug."
"That, or some kind of ninjutsu," Yagyu deduced while guarding against a trio. "We have to decipher it if we wish to make it out of this."
Hibari points to something from behind Yagyu. "Wait! Does it have something to do with the threads attached to them?!"
The others looked at what Hibari was talking about. Indeed, there were threads attached to the enemy shinobi, and from what they followed, they could see that Yura was the origin of it.
"Oh my," Yura haughtily feigned surprise. "You have good eyes for one so timid. You found out my jutsu in an instant."
"Of course. It all makes sense," Ikaruga put the pieces together. "Using your hair as a conduit, you turn other people into your puppets. You ninja of the Hair Clan live up to your filthy reputation."
"Well, now that's just rude. We put too much effort into managing my hair for anyone to slander us as 'flithy'."
"And yet you waste that effort on cheap crap like puppetry," Katsuragi goaded, the twitch in the hair shinobi's eye proving that it was working.
"Cheap, is it? How's this for cheap?"
Before they even knew it, strands of hair shot out from the ground, wrapping themselves around the girls' limbs and immobilizing them.
"What the-?!" Katsuragi gasped, trying to muster enough strength to break free. "Damn it! She must've set these up while we were busy with her goons!"
"It's adorable that you think that'll be enough. The hair of my clan is far stronger than average. Only highly sharp material can cut it…but we all know that doesn't help much."
With a flick of her wrist, she sent her minions on them once more. With no way out and a horde coming at them, the five ninja girls prepared for the worse…it never came.
As if a divine spirit had intervened, the minions were intercepted by unconscious bodies of their comrades flying at them, saving the girls.
"What?!" Yura had no time to process what had happened, as a foot had kicked her at the side of the head, knocking her flat on the ground.
The disturbance of the hair ninja's focus was enough to wane her technique long enough for the girls to break free from the hair bindings. Katsuragi was the first one to make it to their savior.
"Whoever you are, we owe you one for the save…Naruto?!"
"Yeah. You were expecting someone else?" Sure enough, it was Naruto. He stood there with a cheeky grin, and based on the evidence presented to them, he had been fighting these minions without their notice.
"That was pretty amazing how you all held them off like that…what's up with the get ups, though?"
"Never mind that! What are you doing in here?!" Asuka questioned.
"Apparently because of that girl, just like you guys. So, what do you think we should do with-? !" The blonde boy's eyes widened when he saw that the enemy was no longer where she had collapsed. Sensing danger, he turned his head.
"Watch out!" He immediately pushed Katsuragi away, saving her from the strands of hair that had ensnared him and pulled him toward Yura, who wrapped her fingers around his shoulder.
"Well, this certainly is a surprise," Her haughty voice now holding a hint of sadism in it. "To think a little stowaway would up in my barrier. That little kick of yours did a number on my skin. I should teach you a good lesson for that…but it'd be more fun for them to pay the price."
"Naruto!" The girls tried to rush to save him, but they were immediately swarmed by the minions, who were back under Yura's control.
"Now, let's see…" Yura held Naruto's head up to make him look. "What would you rather have me do? Depending on your answer, I'll decide. Of course, if you get smart with me, I'll slit your throat."
"Don't!" Ikaruga yelled as she struggled against the weight of the minions. "Even you wouldn't stoop so low as to harm a civilian!"
At those words, Hibari had an epiphany. "Wait…if Naruto's a civilian, what's he doing in a shinobi barrier?"
Yagyu's eye widened at the pinkette's question.
"You're in no position to make demands of me, princess," Yura scolded before pulling out her wakizashi and held it to her captive's neck. "Now, all of you be good girls and stay still while I have my fun. You don't want me to slit this straw doll's neck, do you?"
The hair ninja grinned smugly as she flaunted her position of power…but she immediately dropped it when she realized what she had just said.
"Wait. What?" Sure enough, it was no longer a blonde boy she held in captive, but a straw doll taking his place, complete with a drawn face giving her a raspberry. Her eyes widened in shock. "A substitution jutsu?!"
Yura was so surprised at the sudden turn of events, she didn't even sense a lit firework coming at her from behind.
BOOM
Fire had engulfed her hair once contact was made, causing the once haughty girl to scream in panic and anguish as she tried to put it out. With all her attention placed on that, her ninjutsu was undone, and the minions collapsed over the five girls.
"My hair! My beautiful hair is ruined!" The flames may have died down, but Yura's fury burned like the sun, as she set her sights to finding the boy who did this. "I'll peel your flesh, you vile son of a-!"
She never got to finish her declaration, as Naruto's right fist collided with her face and sent her flying, with blood spurting out of her broken nose, and some of her teeth missing. Before she could even land on the ground, she felt something kick her back into the air while grunting.
"Na!" She was kicked even higher on the side with the boy's voice speaking.
"Ru!" A fist socked her in the right side of her face.
"To!" Another had sent her flying higher with an uppercut to the chin.
Throwing the minions off them, the girls managed to catch sight of their assailant in the air…and the boy about to meet her with an ax kick.
"Uzumaki Barrage!" Naruto dropped his heel hard into the woman's gut. The force, combined with the gravitational pull, sent Yura plummeting down on a collision course with the surface. The girls winced at the sound of the assailant's body crashing with the concrete; especially Hibari.
Yura's unconscious and battered body lay in the crater while the barrier around them finally began to dissipate.
"Teach you to interrupt my ramen time," the boy tried to say coolly. He turned his attention to the girls, all of them having some kind of stupefied look on their face…well, Yagyu just glared at him. "What? Was the line to cheesy or something?"
"No…it's just…" Asuka began to say something when…
"Hey! Hold it right there!"
Their attention turned to the sight of a police officer running towards them.
"You've got some explaining to do for this incident!"
This did not look good for any of them.
"Talk about this some other time?"
The girls nodded to his question before they all sped off in opposite directions.
"Hey! Get back here!" The officer commanded as he kept up with the chase. The scene looked like something out of an anime for whatever civilian passed by.
"Well, kid, I hope you got enough-" Mr. Urameshi came out of the back of his shop with his bowl of ramen, not expecting to see the mess in front. "…How long was I back there?"
-Later-
The girls effortlessly lost the officer before regrouping to a spot out of public sight, already back into their uniforms after ending their transformations.
Katsuragi was the first to break the silence. "Well, I'd say that was an event."
"We almost got caught by public authorities after fending off the hair clan. An 'event' is an understatement."
"Yeah, but we DIDN'T get caught."
"She's right, Ikaruga-senpai," Asuka agreed. "The only one who will be punished is Yura for letting herself and the hair clan get exposed out in the open like that. Let's just take solace in the fact that we managed to get away."
Four out of the five girls nodded their heads in agreement. Yagyu, however, had a different opinion.
"Aren't you all forgetting something?"
"Huh? What are ya talking about?"
"You know what I'm talking about, Katsuragi. Naruto. He wound up in the shinobi barrier AND defeated Yura. That proves quite well that he's a ninja."
"Feeling a bit miffed that you mislabeled him as a civilian?" Katsuragi lightly jabbed.
"This isn't the time for taunts! If he's a ninja, then we have another potential enemy in this town to look out for."
"But, Yagyu, he went out of his way to help us against Yura," The pinkette defended. "He wouldn't have done so if he was an enemy."
"I always value your optimism, Hibari, but we cannot rule out the possibility that it was a ruse to get us to trust him."
"I see your point," Ikaruga interjected, "but he was unaware of our transformations when he saw us, so either he was a really good actor, or he just had different training. As far as I'm concerned, this was all mere coincidence."
The air thickened around them in accordance with the tension, as three of them pondered what to make of this.
"Look, it doesn't matter," Asuka said. "If he's truly an ally, there's nothing to worry about. If he is an enemy, then all we must do is prepare just in case."
Katsurgi smacked her knuckle's into her palm in agreement. "Yeah, she's got the right idea. All we have to do is get strong enough in case we have to smack down with him. Honestly, I'm kind of looking forward to that."
Ikaruga and Hibari smiled and nodded in affirmation. Yagyu, meanwhile, held on to her skepticism.
"Fine," Yagyu relented aloofly. "Just don't be surprised if he catches us off guard.
-Meanwhile-
Naruto had managed to lose the trail of the cop and sneak away into a café. He was fortunate enough to meet his master here.
"Jeez, kid," The kabuki clad man commented. "Not even a day in this town and you're already catching trouble."
"It's not like I expected to get wrapped up in a ninja battle so early," Naruto retorted. "Anyway, where were you the whole day, Pervy Sage?"
"Meeting an old friend," The "Pervy Sage" explained. "I needed his help to enroll you into his academy for your training."
"…Come again?"
"You heard me the first time, kid. Soon, you'll have the prestige of joining the elite ninja class of Hanzo Academy."
"What?! No! No no no no! I will not! No! I came here for some serious training! No way am I starting academy training all over again! And what's with that sinister sounding name?!"
"Hey, give the old man a break. And tone it down. You're attracting unwanted attention," The kabuki garbed man lectured.
Naruto looked around to see people giving him either dirty or just disapproving looks. He laughed nervously as he waved them off and sat back down. "Sorry. I'm just a little irritated that I have to start basics all over again."
"Heh. It's adorable that you think this will be basic."
"Huh?"
Almost as if he had prepared for this, the pervy sage pulled out a scroll and began his special little lecture. "Our home, the Village Hidden in the Leaves, has had a strong relationship with this school for over a century now. Hanzo National Academy's ninja course is known for taking in promising shinobi and helping them reach greater heights that government agencies recognize their value. Since the time of the First Hokage, our village has collaborated with Hanzo in joint missions for common goals. Hell, every now and then, we would exchange shinobi to take part in their training programs. Sometimes we would send jonin as teachers, others, they would take in our promising young shinobi to help realize their potential."
"Really? That's pretty rad," Naruto admitted, but still held on to some skeptism. "But, I came to this place in order to catch up to him. What makes you think this school will help me realize that?"
The pervy sage smirked. "Because one of those promising young shinobi that was sent over…was none other than the Fourth Hokage."
The blond boy's eyes lit up. "Really…? Really?!"
"You bet. And if my hunch is correct, in addition to me and the founder being acquaintances, his fellow classmate is now teaching the class. Since he's already had first-hand experience interacting with leaf ninja, he'll figure out how to get your butt in gear in no time."
"I hope so. I'm running out of time pretty fast," Naruto commented, jumbling all the thoughts in his head. Now that he's calmed down (as calm as he can get, anyway), he smirked in anticipation. "But, if this is really the school that made the fourth into a living legend, then who am I to turn this opportunity down? Never thought I'd say this, but let's go hit the books!"
"Ha! Now, that's the spirit!" The old man praised before pulling out a folded set of clothing and tossing it to his protégé. "Here. You'll need a uniform for when you first attend. Mandatory."
"Uniform? Aw, come on! You just got me excited for this!" The boy complained. "Is it even necessary?"
"Different customs here, kid. Get used to it." The pervy sage stood up and straightened himself out and started walking off. "Anyway, I'll see ya back at the apartment. I gotta work out some things with my friend for your duration here. Try to stay out of trouble until then."
Before Naruto could retort anything, the pervy sage was already out of reach. He figured he could catch up, but he already had it kinda rough with that crazy hair lady, so he figured it was enough for today and decided to walk off.
"Ah, well. Guess I'll have to adjust to this. This outfit looks kinda basic, though. Maybe I could find something around here more my style. Pervy Sage didn't say it had to be this specific uniform, right?" Naruto said to himself as he held up his uniform. When he took a closer look, he noticed the design: a white shirt and navy-blue pants and tie. "Wait…this almost looks like the same design those girls wore…"
He looked up, wondering if he missed something.
"…Ah, well. Probably just a coincidence."
With that, Naruto headed off into town. Blissfully unaware of how wrong he was…or how drastically his life will change.
Author's Note
I've been wanting to write this kind of story for a long time. There's not enough crossovers of Naruto and Senran Kagura despite having so much potential.
This first chapter will hopefully give a feeling of what the general story will be like.
Also, in case you're wondering, Yura is basically an SK version of the one-off villain from Inuyasha. I needed a proper enemy that fit the atmosphere of this kind of crossover, and set the stage for the destinies of Naruto and the girls to intertwine, and it was either her or Yaiba from Ninja Gaiden Z.
Read, Review, and I hope you enjoy. Feel free to ask some questions as well.