Naruto is performing one handed handstand push-ups. Sweat glistens his body. He trains every morning and night to keep his skills in shape. The morning time his training focuses on keeping his body in top physical condition. And at night he works on practicing old and new techniques. Training is one of his few passions. It is a great feeling to push his body to its limits and make it stronger than the day before. He wishes that school focused completely on physical training. There would never be a boring day and he would have a perfect grade in every class. Well, there is the fact that many more delinquents have been challenging him to fights over the past month. Sometimes he gets attacked multiple times in the same day. Usually he would find it annoying to beat up such idiots, but it is making school much more exciting. Exciting is not the correct word, it is making school less boring. He gets to work out his boredom between classes. Who knew delinquents could be so helpful?
An alarm goes off. A grumble comes from the former ninja. It is time to head to school.
Warehouse
"Kisara-sama, what do we do about Takeda?"
Kisara grits her teeth in annoyance. She never expected things to go this way. Shinnosuke Tsuji, Takeda the Puncher, Koga the Kicker, and Ukita the Thrower were all defeated. The members of the Technique Trio were all beat by the same person, Shirahama Kenichi. Shinnosuke Tsuji was defeated by that so called prodigy, Uzumaki Naruto. Those two are becoming a major pain in Ragnarok's side. No matter how many delinquents are sent after the two, those two freshmen continue to beat them all up. To make matters even worse, Takeda the Puncher and Shinnosuke Tsuji left Ragnarok. Shinnosuke disappeared completely with no one hearing a word from him after his loss. It is like he no longer exists. Takeda the Puncher on the other hand is now friends with Shirahama Kenichi and is somehow able to use his left arm again.
'Damn bastards are making me look bad,' scowls Kisara. She could care less about how many members of Ragnarok get their asses kicked. But when it makes her look weak that is when it becomes unacceptable. It looks like she is going to have to handle matters personally.
School
"My whole body hurts. I swear the masters are trying to kill me."
Miu giggles, "everything will be alright. You have really grown strong."
Kenichi wishes he could believe that, but even with all his training and learning new techniques, he is still unable to land a single finger on Miu during their spars. He is not even trying to hit her, just trying to touch her and he never comes close. She kicks his ass every time. The worst part is that the master's say she is holding back. It makes him wonder how strong she truly is. Will he ever get to be that strong?
"Look! It's Nijiima!" Miu waves to the alien. "Morning Nijiima!"
Nijiima looks up from his PDA. An evil smirk lights up his face. "Morning Miu, Kenichi." Kenichi glares refusing to say morning to the alien freak. "I hear you been busy taking on all sorts of delinquents lately. Your power rankings are going through the roof. What do you say the two of us team up and take over the school?"
"I rather jump off the roof," deadpans Kenichi.
"Is that so? And here I had some useful information to give to you," smirks Nijiima.
"Fine, what is it?"
The alien bursts out laughing with a sadistic gleam. "It just so happens that I have gained some information on Ragnarok." Nijiima types away furiously on his PDA. "Takeda the Puncher formerly of the Technique Trio is number one on their hit list." Kenichi and Miu's eyes widen. "No one has ever left Ragnarok without getting a farewell beating. A beating so vicious that all who tried to leave end up in the hospital with multiple injuries and broken bones."
Kenichi's hand clench into fists. "That isn't right! Takeda doesn't want to be a delinquent any longer!"
"You might want to warn him," laughs Nijiima. "Anyway, I have some more information to gather. Later." The alien runs away laughing the entire time.
"We got to warn Takeda," grits Kenichi. Miu nods in agreement.
Boxing Club
Takeda gives a charming smile. "Hey honey." A blush heats Miu's cheeks.
"Focus!" yells Kenichi jumping in front of Miu. "Ragnarok is going to be coming for you!"
A shrug comes from the boxer. "Yeah," Takeda climbs out of the ring. He starts to stretch out his arms preparing to do some more training. "No one has ever left Ragnarok without a farewell beating. Truth is, I have been getting into fights almost every day after school with punks from Ragnarok. It has been great training to get my arm back in shape."
Kenichi reaches into his pocket pulling out a slip of paper. "Here, this is my number. Put it into your phone."
Takeda bursts out laughing. "I feel like we are dating now." Kenichi splutters. The boxer turns to look at Miu giving her a wink. "I much rather get your number." Miu blushes with a pretty smile lighting up her face.
"Just put it in your phone and call me if you get into trouble!"
"Calm down, no need to get bent out of shape."
Break
Niijima hides in the shadows under a bridge. A devious smirk is on his face. It took him several days and lots of sneaking around, but he managed to procure information on Ragnarok's movements. He received word that a huge gang fight is going to go down. Ragnarok is going to face down the Shinigami's Blade. His smirks widen because this will be the perfect opportunity to gather more information on the Seven Fists of Ragnarok.
"Hey! Are you going to come out?"
'Did they find me?' gulps Niijima. He pokes his head out from the shadows. The leader of the Shinigami's Blade is staring right in his direction. The worse comes to mind until the leader yells out one more time. "Odin!" All the gang members in Shinigami's Blade suddenly tense.
A tall, handsome teenager wearing a clean white suit comes out of the darkness. Odin gives an amused smile. "I am here. It is time we settle our issues," says the Ragnarok Leader. "I say we let our newest fist Valkyrie handle this. Loki and Hermit, give her a hand."
Niijima's eyes widen as Kisara Nanjou steps forward. 'She became the Eighth Fist?!'
Laughter erupts from the other gang leader. "I come here with fifty men and you think you can beat us with three? I am getting tired of your damn attitude," glares the gang leader.
Odin chuckles. "Crush them."
The alien boy watches in awe as the three members of Ragnarok's Eight Deadly Fists destroy the fifty members that make up Shinigami's Blade.
Two Days Later
"Naruto-kun!"
Matoko waves to Naruto. Naruto turns around raising his hand to wave to the girl. He wonders why she is always trying to hang around him. It isn't that he doesn't like her, but finds it strange. There has to be a reason for her behavior. "Yo," greets Naruto.
"I wanted to congratulate you personally. I heard that Hanzo-sempai made you the new ace of the club," smiles Matoko.
Naruto scratches the back of his head. Praise is something that he is still not used to. After five years in the ANBU with no praise or recognition, he is used to receiving none. The Kendo Club is far different. Hanzo-sempai and the older students are always praising the younger students when they do something right. Even during spars, members will cheer on their friends. For some reason or another, the other members of the Kendo Club are always cheering and congratulating him. He really enjoys it. It makes him want to smile and leaves him a bit embarrassed at all the attention. "Thank you," says Naruto.
"Hey Naruto-kun, how come you always wear that mask?"
He turns to look ahead and starts to walk towards the exit. "Personal reasons."
"Oh." Matoko bows. "I am sorry, I didn't mean to pry."
"Ah…no need to apologize. It is fine," he reassures. She beams happily.
"Hey, are you Uzumaki Naruto?"
A tall muscular boy with shades hiding his eyes walks towards the two. Matoko instantly recognizes the boy and hides behind Naruto. Naruto turns around to face the boy. "Yes, can I help you?"
"Name is Ukita." Ukita reaches into his pocket and pulls out a slip of paper. He tosses it at Naruto who catches it while at the same time never taking his eyes off Ukita. "It is directions to a meeting place. My boss wants you to meet us there tonight. You have been causing us trouble and she wants to settle things tonight."
"Who is your boss?"
Ukita turns around as he begins to walk away. "Nanjou Kisara, the new Eighth Deadly Fist of Ragnarok."
"Naruto-kun, you need to go to the police. Ragnarok is really dangerous," worries Matoko.
Naruto places the piece of paper in his pocket. "Don't worry so much Matoko, I will be fine. How about I walk you home?" Matoko's eyes widen and a blush heats her cheeks. She nods vigorously. He gestures for her to lead the way. Eagerly, she begins to lead the way to her home. The girl never realizes that the reason he offered to walk her home is to make sure that Ragnarok didn't attack her thinking she is someone close to him. He considers her to be a comrade and is not going to let them hurt her to get to him.
Nighttime
Takeda walks into the park with a bit of anxiety. Laughter comes from the boxer. He must be a complete idiot to walk into this trap. There is no way that Kisara wants to have a talk with him. Ukita even warned him not to come. Man, he really is an idiot.
"Are you Kisara?"
The boxer spins around to find a short blonde hair boy standing behind him. 'What the hell? How long has he been there?!' Takeda tenses ready for a fight. "Kisara is a girl, the name is Takeda. You?"
"Uzumaki Naruto."
"So you are the one who beat Shinnosuke and Tsukuba huh?" Takeda smirks. It seems that he was not the only one called out here. Looks like the blonde is a fellow idiot like him to show up to a trap. At least he won't be going into this fight alone.
Naruto gives a nod. "Takeda the Puncher? I thought you were with Ragnarok."
Takeda sticks a blade of grass between his lips. He starts to chew on the blade. "I left Ragnarok after losing my match to Kenichi-kun." The boxer lifts up his left arm punching the air a few times. "He helped me regain use of my left arm so I can go back to boxing. I made a promise to repay him so I am now his friend and ally."
"So touching."
The two turn around to see a large amount of delinquents walking towards them. Naruto and Takeda turn around to see more coming from behind. Leading the delinquents, is a pretty red head girl with long legs and cat-like emerald green eyes. She is wearing a red t-shirt with an A on the front, blue jean pants with the left leg ripped off revealing large thigh muscles, and brown laced up boots. "Hey Kisara, I heard you became the Eighth Fist of Ragnarok. Congratulations," smiles Takeda.
Kisara smirks, "as talkative as usual Takeda." Her eyes glance over at Naruto. "I have to say that I expected something more from the so called prodigy."
Naruto blinks. "Hmm, you say something?" Takeda starts to laugh.
"Bastard!" grits Kisara. This little blondie is already starting to piss her off. She calms down regarding the two calmly. "Takeda, since you always did good work for me, I will give you this last chance to return to Ragnarok. Uzumaki Naruto, I would hate to take down a prodigy, but if you don't join me I'll have to kick your ass."
Takeda starts to roll his shoulders and gets into a boxing stance. "I decline. I plan on following my dream of becoming a boxer. Anyone that tries to get in my way I will take down with this left hand of mine."
"I have no desire to be a delinquent," replies Naruto. Perhaps the proper reply would be no desire to be a delinquent again. Many in Konoha would consider him to be one of the biggest delinquents with all the pranks and trouble he caused prior to entering the ANBU.
Koga steps forward with a wide smirk. "I have always wanted to kick your ass Takeda. Always looking down on me like I was some kid!"
A large figure comes up behind Koga. Takeda stares at his one-time comrade and friend. "Ukita," whispers the boxer.
"Ah!" Ukita yells as he picks up Koga and spins him around before tossing him into a tree. Koga cries out in pain before slumping to the ground.
Kisara's eyes narrow. "Ukita."
Ukita stands next to Takeda. "I have decided to quit Ragnarok as well. Consider this my resignation!"
"Fool, kill them," orders Kisara coldly.
Takeda strikes first with a barrage of punches. "Thanks."
"Idiot!" Ukita punches a delinquent in the face before picking up another. "I ain't doing this for you. I am going back to being a Judo student."
Kisara hangs back watching as her gang tries to take down three of Ragnarok's enemies. Amusement dances in her eyes as she watches Ukita and Takeda work together in a futile attempt to escape from Ragnarok. Those two idiots are strong, but no one escapes from Ragnarok. Wait, where is Uzumaki? She senses danger and barely gets out of the way in time to avoid an axe kick from above. Naruto strikes the ground with an impressed look. 'She has good reflexes,' he thinks.
"You must really want a beat down to attack me," smirks Kisara.
"When you kill a snake, always aim for the head," replies Naruto.
She gains a tick. "I am not a snake!" Kisara shivers. "I can't stand those slimy things."
Naruto blinks, "ah…that wasn't what I was trying to imply. I was making a point."
"S-shut up!" Kisara crouches into her fighting stance. "I am going to kick your ass!"
He dodges several lightning fast kicks before lashing out with a kick of his own. She sidesteps his kick and goes for a leg sweep. Naruto jumps over the sweep and comes down with an axe kick that she rolls backwards to avoid. The two pause to size each other up. 'I underestimated her. The way she moves and her reflexes are far better than the others I fought. She is at least a genin level fighter,' he thinks.
'This kid is fast, but that won't save him for long!'
Kisara launches a flurry of kicks that forces Naruto on the defensive. He takes a step back and aims a punch straight at her face. She leaps high into the air raising her leg above her head. "Hammer Kick!" A powerful downward kick comes at Naruto's head. Kisara's eyes widen as Naruto vanishes in pure speed and her kick strikes air. She spins around to find him, but a kick comes up from below hitting her in the chin. Blood sprays from her mouth as she is launched into the air. Twisting in mid-air, she raises both arms to block a downward kick from above. The power from the kick sends her crashing to the ground back first. Pain fills the girl. Naruto touches down on the ground. 'She managed to ignore the pain from my initial kick and react fast enough to block my Shadow Dance of the Leaf.' He admits that she is good, but her speed and power are lacking.
Takeda and Ukita watch the fight in awe. The two of them can barely follow the movements of the two fighters. Both knew that Kisara was strong, but had no idea she was this strong. Takeda can't believe he actually thought about fighting her with his own two fists. She would destroy him in a second. Ukita is having similar thoughts. The two former delinquents turn to look at Naruto who doesn't sport a single injury despite battling a martial artist of Kisara's skill level. 'No wonder he is praised as a prodigy. The scary thing is he is not even using a sword,' thinks Takeda.
'Who the hell is this kid?' wonders Ukita.
Shiratori's eyes narrow. 'He fights using a style that focused on high speed movements. It is like he is trying to break her bones with each move.' She looks over at Kisara with worried eyes. At this rate, Kisara-sama is going to lose.
Kisara spits out blood. "You're holding back." Her eyes narrow in anger. "Is it because I am a girl?"
Naruto tilts his head. "A girl?" He scratches the back of his head. "When I fight someone, gender doesn't play a factor." No ninja goes into a fight seeing an enemy as anything other than an enemy. Kunoichi are trained to use their bodies to distract and seduce shinobi. In the ANBU, all shinobi go under intense training even sparring naked to overcome any distractions in battle. He took many beatings before learning to ignore breasts, pussy, and many other feminine traits that a Kunoichi will use in battle. A lot of blood loss in those spars until he learned to better control his emotions and hormones. "I am holding back because I have no desire to kill you. I only kill when it is necessary," finishes Naruto.
A smirk plays on her face. Kisara can tell that he is telling the truth. He doesn't care one single bit that she is a girl. She respects that he is taking her serious despite her being a female, but no way is she going to let him get away with holding back. "You'll regret holding back on me!" Kisara runs forward intent on winning this fight. Naruto ducks lower over a high kick and spins around sweeping her legs out from under her. She gasps as she starts to fall to the side. Using the momentum of the leg sweep, he comes back around slamming both feet into her unprotected chest. "Leaf Whirlwind," says Naruto as Kisara hits the ground rolling several feet. It is honestly a modified version of the Leaf Whirlwind. Instead of starting with a high kick and follow up with a succession of low kicks, he started with a leg sweep and went up into a double middle kick to the chest.
"Kisara-sama!" Shiratori runs over to Kisara. Kisara lies on the ground coughing up blood. Shiratori picks up the injured Kisara. "Everyone retreat!" The few delinquents still able to move, quickly run away in fear.
Takeda sighs in relief. He walks over to Naruto. "I didn't recognize that style. What do you call it?"
"Gouken or Strong Fist," answers Naruto.
"Pretty strong," smirks Takeda.
Ukita walks over to the two looking beat up and barely able to stand. "I can't believe we managed to escape the Ragnarok beat down."
"Wow!"
"They beat Nanjou Kisara!"
"She is the Eighth Fist!"
Naruto, Takeda, and Ukita turn around to see an alien leading a group of people. Takeda and Ukita don't recognize anyone from the group. Naruto on the other hand wonders what Nijiima is doing here. Nijiima comes walking forward with an evil smirk. "Nice work, I knew you could do it Naruto-kun."
"Naruto-kun?"
The former ninja doesn't know why Nijiima is speaking to him so familiarly. The two have only spoke to each other once. He actively avoids Nijiima at school. "You know this freak?" frowns Ukita.
"Not really….no," answers Naruto.
Nijiima throws an arm around Naruto. "Oh come on now, we are best buds. I even brought back up like you wanted."
"I don't remember asking for back up…..ever."
Laughter erupts from Nijiima. "From this day forward, the Shinpaku Alliance will rise up to defeat Ragnarok!" A cheer comes from the students. "I, Nijiima, will be the Supreme Commander and Uzumaki Naruto will be the Battle Commander, my second in command!"
Takeda raises an eyebrow. "You have a strange friend." Naruto sweat drops. He doesn't remember ever considering Nijiima to be a friend. Tonight is turning into a strange night.
"I was thinking of combining our two names together, but it didn't sound as cool. So I combined the kanji from mine and Shirahama's names. He will also be a general in the Shinpaku Alliance," smirks Nijiima.
Naruto shakes his head. "I already told Kisara-san….I have no interest in joining any group." Nijiima goes to chase after Naruto, but the former ninja disappears into the night. The alien smirks widely with an evil gleam. Uzumaki Naruto and Shirahama Kenichi will serve the Shinpaku Alliance whether they want to or not.