Yui: So this is the next chapter eh? (Notices Steve grumbling about something) Huh? What's with him?
Hinata: Steve-san is upset with how many Evil!Kushina stories there are on Fanfiction.
Yui: Evil Kushina? Now what are you talking about?
Pen-pen: War wark… Waarrkk warrk Waaarkk waaarrrkk Waarrk wa waarrkk warrrkk warrkkk war waaarrk ar ark war Waarr war warrk wa wark war.(You know… Stories where Kushina abandoned Naruto on purpose usually because she thought he was the Kyubi and tried to kill him.)
Hinata: And then if she has any other children she usually trains them to kill Naruto-kun in order to "Free" his soul.
Yui: That… is fucked up. How many of those stories are there?
Steve: Popping up beside her) WAY too many. I've counted around twenty of them in the last six months. If the numbers where less then ten then I wouldn't have a big problem with them, but lately more and more stories that have a surviving Kushina have her doing something like that. Though I got to admit that the Missing Hokage story "Renegade" has an interesting twist in that it's not her fault really.
Yui: You going to do something about it?
Steve: I'm… thinking about it. Maybe as a side project as a challenge, but nothing else. Anyways, enough of my bitching, time for the disclaimer!
Pen-Pen: (Wark Wa WAAK arrk waark)
Hinata: Translation is "The author doesn't own Harry Potter or Naruto". He just owns this story, the plot and his insane plot-bunnies.
Why me?Shinigami/Demon/Inner-Sakura
'Who?' Thoughts
-YO!- Animal speech
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We open to the sight of Team Seven chasing after Idate. Gritting his teeth, Naruto glares at Idate. "You fucking baka! What the hell are you doing!? The ocean's that way you fucking baka! Turn around right fucking now!" Idate just looks back at him and snorts.
"I'm not going back and you can't make me baka!" Idate just keeps running. "Hold on Oyabun…" He then flashes back to when he originally met Jirocho when he tried to steal his money from him. After giving him a apple and his pocket knife, Jirocho invited him to come along back with him and join the Wasabi clan. 'Have faith in me Oyabun… I promise I'll win this for you…' Behind him, Team Seven is catching up to him. Catching sight of him from time to time, Naruto nods to himself.
"We're nearly caught up! Won't be long now… Wonder what the hell he was thinking when he pulled that stunt." Sakura just shakes her head in disbelief before sighing.
"It doesn't matter even if he turns around right now, he's lost too much time and he'll never win the race." Harry just glances at her before leaping over a tree branch.
"I don't think that he's doing this if there was a chance he could lose the race Sakura-nee-chan. He doesn't seem the type not to mention how loyal he is to Jirocho-Oyabun. I think that he had this all planned from the beginning. Think about it, he doesn't like the fact that we're here and I'm pretty sure that he had all this planned out since it doesn't seem a spur of the moment type of thing." Beside him, Sakura nods in agreement.
"You're right about that… You think he's trying to lose us so that we can't follow him?" Harry just nods as Sakuralooks ahead thoughtfully. "It… makes sense I guess from a certain perspective that is… But… Why go through all this trouble for nothing?" Naruto just shrugs in reply as he keeps track of Idate.
"He has his reasons for not liking ninja and Konohaninja in particular Sakura-chan, despite how wrong they may be they make sense to him." Sasuke then looks at him with narrow eyes.
'The dobe must know more then he's letting on… his name is the same as the Procter from the first portion of the Chunin exam…Are they related?' Behind the team, three "Civilians" who had been following them as well as taking orders from a man named Aoi transform into the Ame team who had participated in the Chunin exams. The leader starts chuckling as he watches Team Seven moving through the trees.
"How lucky for us…" His team mate beside him nods with a malicious gleam in his eyes.
"Yeah… I never would have thought that those guys would be the ones escorting him…" The leader just nods as he clinches his fist.
"Heh! Seems that we'll be getting our payback for what they did to us in the Chunin exam sooner then we thought… this will be good…" He then looks at the other two. "I want you two to run head on ahead. I got other business to attend to… I'll keep them tied up here." The other two nod before they vanish.
"Hai!" A few seconds later, Naruto finally catches up to Idate and starts shouting at him.
"Hey! I finally caught up to you!" Running alongside of Idate, Naruto narrows his eyes at him in aggravation. "What was the big deal with coming all this way? Makes no sense if you ask me." Idate just scowls as he turns and looks at Naruto, not even slowing down any.
"None of your kusobusiness gaki! Now make like a tree and leaf!" Naruto just rolls his eyes at the bad pun as he continues to match Idate stride for stride.
"Like hell I'm going to leaveyou asshole! My job is to protect you!" Neither of them notice that they're running on a narrow ledge abovea large gorge with pieces breaking off under their feet. Above them, Sakura and Sasukeare looking around with a attentive looks. Scowling, Sasuke looks down at the two of them.
"They don't even notice it those bakas… this is a genjutsu! And Naruto's too busy being pissed off right now to notice it!" He then notices that Harry's building up a large amount of chakra as a blue aura springs into being around him before slowly being drawn in. 'Now what is he doing…?' Down below Idate keeps running.
'Kuso ninjas… can't leaveme alone… wait a second!?' He stops near a tree and looks around. "Wait a kuso second… I've already ran past this tree before…" Now Naruto stops and looks around before cursing.
"FUCK! We're trapped in a fucking genjutsu…" HE then activates the final level 0f his eyes and raises an eyebrow in surprise. 'Wait… How can I see…' Shaking his head, he glares at the surroundings. "Careful Idate, we're on a cliff. One wrong move and we'll fall to our deaths." Idate's eyes widen as he looks around, he uses the release before taking off towards a patch of light. Naruto curses and is about to run after him when he hears Sakura yelling at him.
"HEY! DON'T GO THAT WAY!" Naruto just scowls as he takes off.
'Fucking baka…' Idate keeps running until he leaves the genjutsu with a bunch of bamboo around him.
"Yes! Woo hoo! I'm out!" His enthusiasm doesn't last very long as he suddenly runs right off the cliff edge! "Wha… Whoa… Gahhhhh!" His fall is thankfully stopped by a floating Harry who looks down at him with a raised eyebrow.
"Now what have I told you about watching where you step? It's not that hard to do you know. And besides… if you hadn't have kept running you wouldn't be in this mess right now." He just glares at Harry as Sasuke looks around.
"Someone layered one genjutsu on top of another. That's not an easy thing for someone to do." Row just nods as she watches as Harry and Idate slowly float back up to where they're be level with the top of the cliff.
"You're right. Who ever it was that did this must specialize in genjutsu." Seeing the questioning looks, Row just sheepishly shrugs. "You guys forget, Kurenai-sensei currently lives in the Uzumaki-Potter compound at the moment. You don't live in the same place as a Genjutsu mistress and not learn a thing or two about genjutsu. Or haveyou forgotten about the book she put in the compound library that contains tips and advice about genjutsu?" They all just shake their heads as they turn back to see Harry and Idate hauled back on top of the cliff by Hedwig. Now back on solid ground, Idate looks over at the groups and scowls.
"I didn't you need you guy's help you know. I can manage well enough on my own without any so-called help." Naruto just snarls as he tries to lunge only to be held back by Harry and Sakura.
"What the hell did you just say teme?! How about you THANK us for saving your kusohide eh?! Without us, you would be nothing more then a bloody smear on the ground below!" Idate just sneers at him.
"Thank you?! Why should I? You only saved me because you have a contract with Jirocho-Oyabun! And that's it! So don't be telling me that I have to thank you gaki's for doing what your paid for." Naruto just snarls at him.
"I don't fucking believe you! And-" Sasuke chooses this time to interrupt Naruto before he can get going again.
"And he's absolutely right dobe. We didn't haveto save him except for the fact that it's currently our job to do so." Harry just snorts at this while rolling his eyes at the Uchiha.
"Be that as it may, I would have saved him anyways because it was the right thing to do. To just let someone die like that when I could have saved them goes against all my personal morals and more. So I did it for that, not because it's my job." He shakes his head as Idate snorts in derision.
"Wow… What a surprise, a ninja with morals!" Harry just rolls his eyes at that as Naruto asks where they're going bringing a smirk from Idate. "Forget about Port Nagarashi, we're heading due north." Sakura blinks at this as a thoughtful look comes over her's and everyone else's faces.
'Due north? What's due north of the port?' Shaking her head, she cocks it to the side. "I take it that going due north is a lot quicker then going through the port?" Idate slowly turns with a smirk on his face as he nods.
"That is exactly right Sakura." Naruto just scoffs and asks how they could trust him making Idate growl. "Maybe because I'm not a ninja?" Snorting, he turns back to Sakura. "Anyways, at this time of year there are some pretty strong seasonal winds blowing between the islands. And at the port I noticed the clouds blowing towards us. Also, there's a current that runs towards the port before turning north along the coastline and heading back across the strait. But there's another, smaller port on the north end that we can use to get across to Nagi Island. From there we can head overland to the shrine." Harry just nods and despite himself is quite impressed with it.
"I see… You're using your knowledge of the local weather patterns and currents to your advantage. Even though it looks like you're going to lose, in fact you'll get across quicker then you would have otherwise since both the wind and currents will be with you. Correct?" Idate blinks in surprise before smirking.
"Not bad… for a ninja that is. Good to see a ninja using their head for something more then banging it off stuff." A little later finds them all heading towards the northern port with Harry Looking up every once in a while. He nods as Hedwig contacts him mentally.
'You're not too far away from the ocean now Harry. You got about ten minutes before you reach the port at your speed.' She then looks around and sighs. 'Looks like Idate was right, there's a nasty storm brewing to the south and you guys would have been caught in it if you had left the port when you were supposed to.' Harry just nods as he spares Idate a glance.
'Thanks for the update Hedwig. Seems that the incident a few years ago has made Idate more cautious then he was.' He then looks around before narrowing his eyes. 'Any sign of who set the genjutsu? If I'm correct it was the Ame-nin from the exam since I smelt them in the area. If Idate hadn't broken the Genjutsu though I would have using a chakra pulse.' Hedwig takes another look around before shaking her head as does Row.
'Sorry Harry, I can't see them anywhere. Though if they're hiding in the trees I wouldn't anyways… Want me to take a quick look?' Harry thinks it over before shaking his head in the negative.
'No, That won't be necessary I don't want to take any unnecessary risks if there's no need to. I need you here, not gallivanting off on a possible wild goose chase… or hurt.' Hedwig just nods as they reach the port and her and Row continue their aerial surveillance. Reaching the port, Sakura lays a hand across her brow before pointing out to something in the water.
"Hey! What's that out there Idate?" Idate looks at it before smiling himself.
"That's the half way point between here and Modoroki shrine." Looking across the water he nods as his smile grows. "If we start out now we can make it in no longer then an hour or so if... Wait a sec!" With that he rushes over to a nearby shack before knocking on the door. "Hey Ojii-san! It's me, Idate of the Wasabi clan." An old man opens the door before greeting Idate.
"Ah, Idate. Good to see you boy." Idate just smiles at the old timer before chuckling and stating that he needs to borrow his boat to which the old man nods. "You got it. I already got everything all set up and ready for you." He then points to one on the beach. "You can use that one over there. There isn't a faster one in the area." Idate just thanks him and the old man just waves him off. "Don't worry about it, Jirocho has done a lot of things for me over the years so I don't mind doing this for him. Just don't let those Wagarashi's beat you, I've just about had it with them and how they rule this land." Idate just smiles and nods.
"I may be the underdog, but you're looking at the right hand man for the Wasabi's and I promise that I won't let you down." Naruto just rolls his eyes from where he is and places his hands behind his head.
"Yeah… whatever." He then glances at Harry with a raised eyebrow. "By the way… What's going on with the other runner? Got anything from Sal yet on him?" Harry just nods and sighs as he points southward.
"He turned south to avoid the storm. Apparently he thinks that there's no way for Idate to manage to beat him since according to him, he is 'The Fastest Man in the World'" Both Harry and Naruto share a snort at this before Harry sighs. "Also, he has someone on board that's at least mid-Jounin in strength." Naruto nods and is about to say something when Idate interrupts him.
"Huh? I know that you're a ninja and all but…" He then scratches his head in confusion before blinking at him. "But how the hell would you know that?" Harry just grins as he taps the side of his head with a finger.
"It's because I share a deep connection with my familiars. I can hear their thoughts if they let me so that's how I know." Idate's eyes bug out and he is about to say something when Harry jerks his thumb at the nearby boats. "Anyways… Shouldn't we get a move on already? We ARE in race after all." Idate blinks before shaking his head and grinning as makes his way over to a boat.
"Right!" He then (with the help of Team Seven) they get the boat into the water. Idate stands at the bow of the boat as Team Seven finishes up the boat… Well, except for Harry who's walking around drunkenly with dread knots and a pirate outfit while complaining about how all the rum's gone. Of course, as is usual, everyone just ignores him and his weird behaviour. Standing up, Sakura watches Idate who has his hand on the bow as he looks ahead. 'We should be seeing the port on Nagi Island soon… Hopefully we'll get there before Fukusuke…' He then reaches into his pouch and pulls out the pocket knife that Jirocho had given him on that bridge where they met so long ago. Walking over to Naruto, Sakura bends down.
"Psst! Naruto!" Naruto looks up and asks what the matter is. "What… What do you think about Idate?" She then glances back at him before continuing. "I mean, he's not just some ordinary guy and all… The level of his speed is extraordinary. He's likely received some kind of special training to go that fast." Naruto just nods as he gets up and shakes some sand off of his pants.
"I'm not going to tell you much right now Sakura-chan, but it wouldn't be too surprising if he did have some sort of special training. He wasn't always a civilian after all you know." Sakura blinks while she looks at her boyfriend before her eyes widen as she understands the words he hasn't said.
'Idate… was a ninja?!' Looking back at him, her eyes narrow as she notices that he has a active chakra system. 'I see… now I have to wonder which village he's from…' Hearing a snort, her eyes widen as Inner-Sakura makes an appearance.
'You mean to tell me you can't figure that out? I already did.' Sakura blinks at this.
'You do? So which village is it smarty-pants?' Inner-Sakura just grins as she holds up a mental finger with her tongue sticking out.
'The clue is his last name.' Thinking it over for a few moments, Sakura's eyes widen as she figures it out. Inner-Sakura just nods at her. 'That's right, he's an ex-Konoha nin. He must be related to that guy who was Proctoring the first part of the exam. What was his name again? Ah! Marino Ibiki.' Sakura looks Idate over for a bit before nodding.
'Yeah… there's a definite family resemblance there… Maybe a son? Or a Otouto?' Inner-Sakura just shrugs her shoulders in answer, not knowing an answer. She then looks over at Naruto. "I see… he must have been a ninja then right?" Naruto just nods before saying that he's way better then him since he made it to the finals of the Chunin exam and passed. Idate's head whips around at this point as his jaw drops and his eyes actually bug out as he points at Naruto.
"NANI! YOU MADE IT TO THE FINALS OF THE CHUNIN EXAM!" Seeing Team Seven looking at him with grins, he turns away with a huff while shaking his head. "Man, whoever was your proctor must have went easy on you since there should have been no way for you to ever have made it to the finals…" He trails off as he realizes what he just said before waving his hands around. "Not as if I would know of course… he he he he…" The others just raise an eyebrow making him sweatdrop. Sasuke just smirks from where he is at the tiller.
"Ah… now I remember, Marino Idate…" Sakura just nods as she watches to see how Idate's reacting.
"That's right! Our first proctor was that Marino Ibiki guy…" They all flash back to the beginning of the first exam. Idate on the other hand is in a state of shock as he steps forwards.
"Ibiki… Marino Ibiki! My nii-san is alive!" Naruto just nods and smiles.
"Of course he's still alive baka. Otherwise he wouldn't have been our proctor for the exam. I mean really, why wouldn't he be alive? He almost threw me though with that tenth question of his." Idate just smiles as his eyes light up.
"Really! He's really alive then!?" He doesn't get any farther though as a senbon nearly hits him. Naruto just scowls.
"Kuso! Why the hell can't we ever get a fucking break when it comes to being attacked or ambushed!" Harry (now in his clothes) just glances to the side as his eyes narrow.
"Well, looks like we got company guys… familiar company at that." He then smirks. "And here I forgot to put out some tea and crumpets." Ignoring the stares, Harry watches as the Ame nin on the boat that's approaching them uses a summoning scroll to summon the leader of his team. They then glance over at Team Seven's boat as the leader turns to the one who was originally there.
"How are we doing? Any change?" The one in the blindfold looks over at him before pointing at the boat they're rapidly closing with.
"See for yourself." The leader just smirks behind his face mask as he nods to the other genin.
"Good. Let's get started then." With another nod, the one without the blindfold picks up a crossbow and fires a volley of bolts at them. Both Harry and Naruto watch with boredom before raising their hands.
"Boring…" With a wave of their hands the bolts stop in mid-air and with another they all burst into flames and burn into ash. "I mean really… Is that the best you baka's can actually do?" The Ame nin all gain tick marks at that as they fire another volley… that meets much the same fate as the last. Sasuke just snorts as he leaps back in front of the group.
"Sakura, you protect Idate along with Row and Hedwig. Me and the two dobes can take care of these clowns on our own." Sakura is about to say something as are Row and Hedwig before Harry and Naruto shake their heads telling them that now isn't the time. They just sigh as they take positions. Meanwhile, both Harry and Naruto continue to either burn, banish, or vanish the various arrows and bolts heading their way with a minimum of effort. Harry just looks at Naruto while sending out a strong banishing charm with a yawn.
"This is so bloody boring nii-san… I mean really!" He just shakes his head in disbelief. "You would think that after the first few volleys that they would figure out that it's not working. All they're doing is wasting arrows on us." Naruto just sighs and shrugs before vaporizing another bunch of bolts.
"What can I say nii-san? They're bakas. They proved that in the Forest of Death and they're proving it now. No wonder they aren't chunin if this is how they react all the time." The Ame nin's tick marks grow as the leader leans over the bow of their boat.
"You baka's! The only reason that we failed was because you fucking cheated!" Team Seven just sweatdrops at this before the Ame nin manage to get some boarding lines into the hull and start to pull along side. Sasuke just scowls as he looks at Naruto and Harry.
"You two take care of this! I'll cover you!" The two just roll their eyes at this and sigh before slicing the ropes with a cutting spell causing Sasuke to blink. "Um… I guess that works too…" Naruto just snorts as he watches the Ame nin.
"Simpler is better." He then glares at Sasuke. "And don't forget that we're Chunin, Genin Sasuke." Sasuke growls at the rebuke as Harry just shakes his head.
'That fool's arrogance will be the death of us, I'm sure of it.' He then narrows his eyes as he watches the Ame nin getting ready to board the ship. 'Do they really think that they can take us as they are? Oh well… Let the fun begin!' Just as he thinks that a bunch of clones appear from various places on the ship. Harry just snorts and narrows his eyes. Naruto looks over at Sakura and nods.
"Don't worry Sakura-chan! They're just a bunch of bushin! Only the real one can actually hurt us." Sasuke then activates his Sharingan and gasps.
"Guys. Not all of them are normal bushin. One of them seems to be real!" Naruto just nods as Sakura brings out her sword.
"Just give us the word Sasuke." She then looks over her shoulder at Idate. "Idate, you stay behind me, stay close and cover me, okay?" Idate just snorts at her with a scowl.
"I don't need the help of a bunch of ninja. SO mind your own business." Harry just scowls as he looks at him.
"Kuso Idate! Shut the fuck up and listen to us! If you want to finish this fucking race alive you'll need us!" Idate just looks away with a scowl on his face. At that moment a Ame nin drops on top of Naruto and stabs him, only for him to dispel in a puff of smoke.
"A… Bushin?" Hearing something, he looks up to see four more Naruto's dropping towards him along with three Harry's. "Oh Shit!" Naruto just grins at that before punching the guy.
"It's Bushin for Bushin!" A few moments later finds the Ame nin leaping into the water to escape Team Seven. Rushing to the rail, Naruto scowls as he looks into the water. "Fuck! The real one escaped!" Sakura just smiles at him and tells him good job. On the boat following them the leader of the Ame genin scowls.
"That Kage Bushin kid is a real handful." He then shrugs as the one who jumped into ocean reappears beside him. "Whatever. Looks like we go to that plan then Kagari." The one beside him just nods.
"Yeah, kill everyone on board." He then goes through several handsigns before calling out his jutsu as a black aura gathers around him. "Suiton: Kuro Ame no jutsu!" On the boat Team Seven is finding themselves in a fight as the as a mass of clones attack them. Naruto just starts growling.
"Kuso! Guys, they're all Mizu Bushin now!" Beside him, Harry ducks a swipe from one before taking it out along with two more with a swing of his knives as he scowls something fierce.
"Now I know how all those guys we've swarmed with Kage Bushin must feel… Kuso! This is our stick!" Growling, he dispels another bushin before Hedwig freezes several with her axe. At that point something begins falling on the ship with a drop hitting Sakura. Blinking, she reaches up and touches it before bringing her finger to her face.
"What the… rain?" Soon after her eyes widen as she realizes that there's something wrong. 'Wait a second… rain's not black…' She then takes a sniff and jerks back. 'It smells like…' She then jerks. "Shit! This is oil!" Hearing her, Harry jerks as well as a short distance away, Sasuke starts going through handsigns as the few drops become a downpour.
'I'll finish them all in a single blow…' Spotting the Handsigns, Harry's eyes widen as he pales.
"SASUKE YOU FUCKING BAKA! DON'T YOU FUCKING DARE USE A FUCKING FIRE JUTSU WHEN THE SHIP IS COVERED IN OIL YOU DIPSHIT!" Harry rushes up and then smacks him in the back of the head causing Sasuke to stumble before he realizes what could have happened. On the enemy boat, the Ame nin using the jutsu brings his hands out of the handsigns and scowls.
"Kuso… We nearly had those pricks too…" The leader just growls deep in his throat before ordering the other one to fire an arrow which is on fire. It lands on the deck setting it ablaze causing Harry to swear.
"BLOODY FUCKING SHIT!" He then growls as he starts shooting fire extinguishing charms as does Naruto and the Familiars. Off to the side Idate freezes as he's pulled back to a day several years in the past. Suddenly he starts as he's brought back to reality.
"Nii-san!" Breathing hard, he looks around and notices that while the magic using members are fighting the flames, it's still not enough since even the hull had gotten soaked in oil. It's at this point that Sasuke points out that they need to abandon ship and swim causing Sakura to turn to Idate.
"Idate, I need to know, can you swim?" He nods and answers in the positive, coughing a little, Sakura nods as she straps her sword on her back. 'It's going to be a real bitch to swim with this but… I really have no choice but to do so.' Looking back at Idate, she jerks her head towards the sea. "You go first then I'll cover you, got it? With all of this smoke here, we shouldn't have any problems getting away unnoticed." Idate just growls at her.
"Forget it! You guys likely just want to use me for a decoy so that you can get away yourselves!" Naruto just stares at him and tells him that he's out of his mind for even thinking that. "I told you to forget it! I don't trust ninja! Especially Konoha nin!" Harry just starts to grind his teeth before looking at Hedwig while cutting down another water clone.
'Fucking prick… Hedwig, if he doesn't get into the fucking water take him and get to shore, got it?' Hedwig is about to reply when Harry grins at her. 'Don't worry about little ol' me. I'll make it to shore one way or another.' She simply sighs and nods before hitting a clone with a crossbow bolt and freezing it solid before shattering it with a punch.
'You better keep that promise Harry. I'll be holding you to it.' Harry just nods at her as she moves towards Idate. During this, Sakura keeps arguing with him before she finally has it and walks over to the mast and grabs it.
"Okay then… GAAAAHHHHH!" With a mighty heave she yanks it from the deck before telling Idate to duck and swiping all of the Mizu Bushin left on deck out of existence. She then spots another crawling up before it throws a kunai at Idate. Sakura of course doesn't even think before placing her self in the way and taking the hit. Seeing this, Idate's eyes widen as he grabs her by the shoulder.
"Sakura! Are you ok?" Sakura just chuckles before ripping it out.
"Yeah. Don't worry about me at all Idate. Now get into the water. I promise that we'll be right behind you." Idate just nods before leaping into the water as the boat starts sinking. On the Ame nin's boat, one asks if it's time to cut out only for the leader to chuckle.
"Cut out? Now why would we do something like that? We haven't even reached the best part yet. As Team Seven leaps into the water, Idate keeps swimming away and soon reaches the nearby shore. Climbing out of the water, he's met by his former Jounin teacher Aoi. Smirking, he looks down on his former student.
"Still the baka like always I see. What have I taught you about trusting people?" He starts laughing as he reaches up and grabs his umbrella. "Looks like I still need to teach you a lesson!" He whips it off his shoulder with the intent of hitting him only for it to be caught in a feminine hand. "What?!" Holding the umbrella is none other then Sal, who looks up at the shocked Aoi with a large smirk before winking.
"Well then… Looks like I need to teach you a few things myself…"
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Steve: And there you go!
Hinata: Wow! So Sal is going to fight Aoi? She's going to be alright, right?
Steve: You'll just have to read the next chapter to find out, now don't you?
Hinata: (Grumbles) Always with the secrets…
Steve: Of course! Anyways… time for the next chapter!
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