Hibiki grunts in annoyance. "I told you brat, I don't let people walk around without buying something."

"I already bought...several items."

"A previous order doesn't count!"

Naruto ignores the grumpy store owner. He begins to examine weapons that he laid eyes upon in the past. Along with the fifty kunai and shuriken, he bought two swords. It is always good to buy a second in case the first weapon breaks. Plus, the second one is a concealed type sword that resembles a bokken making it easier to carry around without gaining any suspicion. No one at the Pit suspects that he carried a real sword until he unsheathed it. The reason he is back at the store is to find another weapon to learn to use. Weapons are one of the few things that he enjoyed learning beside taijutsu. Of course, all the taijutsu and weapon techniques that he knows, he got from spying on others. He would spy on chuunin and jounin during spars. Sometimes he would hide in the shadows to observe fights going on during his travels. Sure he stepped in if his comrade was in trouble, but otherwise he would hide in the shadows hoping to learn some new moves.

The old man placed him in the ANBU and gave strict orders for him to be treated equally. Villagers were also told to praise him as a hero and never speak of the demon that used to reside in him. It goes without saying that just because an order is given doesn't mean it is followed. He was taught the bare minimum by his teachers and punished severely whenever he made a mistake. To avoid the punishments, he dedicated his full training to learning and mastering even the most basic of techniques. Naruto was determined to become strong even if it was with the weakest of techniques. All he needed to do is work hard to turn the weakest of techniques into strong techniques. And since ninja specialize in stealing and gathering information, he found no harm in spying on his fellow comrades in order to learn new techniques. One of the main rules that ninja are taught is adaptation. Turning a weakness into a strength. Since no one would teach him, he learned to teach himself.

"I thought you wanted to learn how to wield a sword," yawns Hibiki.

"I do…but I wouldn't mind learning how to use other weapons as well."

Hibiki shakes his head. "Learn one discipline at a time." Naruto continues to walk around the store much to Hibiki's annoyance. The brat is almost as bad as those other assholes.

Break

"Naruto-kun! My main man!" Nijiima comes up behind Naruto. "I wanted to invite you to come to the Shinpaku Alliance meeting."

"No."

Nijiima continues to smile not in the least bit deterred. "Come on, it is a meeting of friends. Kenichi is going to be there."

"No."

The alien watches as Naruto walks away. Nijiima never loses the evil smirk. Naruto will join the Shinpaku Alliance in due time. He is not going to give up. Once he has Naruto and Kenichi, the Shinpaku Alliance will be unbeatable! Ragnarok will have nowhere to hide. Laughter erupts from the alien. The other students get away from the freak.

Ryozanpaku

"You were right Akisame, all I needed to do is speak with Naruto. It turns out he is a really nice guy," smiles Miu.

Akisame takes a sip from his tea. He is calmly watching as Kenichi is getting beat up by Apachai. "Words can be as powerful as any fist." The jujitsu master smiles as he feels the warm liquid runs down his throat in a refreshing manner. "What did you learn?"

Miu taps her chin cutely. "Well, he reminds me a lot of Shigure." A certain mouse pauses wanting to hear more. "He behaves like her and underwent intense training to learn to avoid being detected by others. Kenichi is his first friend too so we share that In common! And he loves to learn about new weapons." The mouse gains a certain gleam. "Oh! We became friends too!"

'A child that behaves like Shigure,' Akisame strokes his mustache. Shigure did not have the most normal of childhoods. It might be interesting to meet this boy to find out what type of childhood he had to turn out the way he has. He gets the feeling that anyone that goes under intense training to avoid the senses of others was raised in a manner that was most likely not healthy. Those that undergo such training usually turn out to work in assassination and espionage. The jujitsu master hopes he is wrong this one time.

Docks

Kisara falls to her back. A blade hovers an inch from her neck. "You…are distracted." She rolls away from the blade and jumps to her feet. Naruto stares at her curiously. He sheathes the sword on his back and stares at her curiously. "What is wrong?"

"Just shut up and spar," grits Kisara. She runs forward to attack only to have her kick blocked by his arm. With ease he grabs her ankle tossing her into a crate.

He turns around and begins to walk away. "I am hungry."

"Don't walk away from me!" Kisara chases him down. "The whole reason we meet up is to spar!"

Naruto continues to walk. "I can't spar…with someone who is focusing on other matters." Kisara stuffs her hands into her pockets. How does he know? Is he able to read her mind? She refuses to acknowledge that he is right. The truth is, since that last meeting she has been on edge. Her eyes soften, she is worried about him. Freya-nee is after him now. One of the original three members and her former mentor is out to get him. He doesn't know it, but his life is in extreme danger.

The past two months that she has been sparring with Naruto, she knows that he is a strong opponent. In all this time she never once won a single spar. He keeps getting faster and more skilled each day. She is growing stronger alongside him, but it is annoying that he is still above her. Naruto is good with a sword but he doesn't stand a chance against an expert like Freya-nee. Freya-nee has been training under her grandfather since she was a little girl and she never witnessed the older girl lose a fight. Being a former member of the Valkyries, she sparred against Freya-nee many times and never came close to landing a blow. It would take a miracle for Naruto to match up against Freya-nee.

He discreetly glances at Kisara. For some reason, he is worried about her recent behavior. She is stressing over something. It is causing her great distress and making her lose focus in their spars. He doesn't like seeing her act like this.

The former ninja lift his head up sniffing the air. "Did you just sniff the air?" frowns Kisara.

"I…did," he answers. Perhaps the people spying on them are the ones causing Kisara distress. He will have to look into the matter.

Break

A phone begins to ring. Freya puts down her weight and picks up the phone. "Hello?"

"Freya-sama, we followed Valkyrie and found out that she is hanging out with Uzumaki. It seems the two are friends."

Freya frowns, "keep watching them. Do not reveal your presence until I tell you too."

"Yes Freya-sama."

The line goes dead. Freya puts down the phone. It doesn't make any sense. Kisara left the Valkyries to grow strong with her own style. As much as it hurt to have her best student leave, she was proud that Kisara wanted to find her own path. Now Kisara is betraying Ragnarok to be friends with some boy. Freya doesn't understand it at all. 'What is going on? Everyone that comes into contact with the Shinpaku Alliance is being changed,' thinks Freya.

Siegfried and Thor have disappeared after their defeats. Kisara is becoming friends with enemy. How is the Shinpaku Alliance able to do this? Ragnarok is supposed to be the strongest group of martial artists in the city. What is happening to them?

Break

'What am I doing here?'

Kenichi slams his head down upon the table. All week he has been refusing to come to Nijiima's stupid Shinpaku Alliance meeting. So how come he is sitting at this table with Nijiima across from him? That damn alien used some alien mind trick to get him into coming. "Hey, long time no see Kenichi-kun." Takeda enters the room with a charming smile.

"Yeah, you look stronger," smirks Ukita.

"Huh? What are you two doing here?" Kenichi stares at the two in surprise. He never expected these two to show up. They are supposed to hate Nijiima as much as him.

Takeda blinks. "To be honest, I don't really know." The boxer runs a hand through his hair. "I remember telling Nijiima I wanted no part in this meeting, but then things start to get a little fuzzy."

Ukita nods. "Yeah, same thing happened to me."

Kenichi points an angry finger at Nijiima. "You brainwashed them!"

"I did no such thing," laughs Nijiima. Kenichi resists the urge to punch Nijiima in the face. Nijiima stands up and walks over to a desk with a computer. "You three talk about ways to make the Shinpaku Alliance more powerful. I need to do some work."

"Whoa! Is that a computer?!"

Nijiima smirks. "I managed to put it together using some junk parts I found." Ukita runs over to the computer with wide eyes. "If we are going to expand our empire we have to get into the new age."

"I heard you can meet girls from all over the world using a computer. Is it true?"

"I suppose so, but like with everything else in life you have to be diligent."

"I see."

Takeda and Kenichi sweat drop. "This is our new website." Nijiima smiles proudly. A webpage is brought up with the Shinpaku Alliance in big letters. "I have basic information and pictures of each of you on it. There is Captain Takeda, Captain Ukita, Commander Kenichi, and Weapons Expert Naruto." In an instant, all three boys start to beat up Nijiima.

"Bastard! Who gave you permission to use my name?"

"Now everyone is going to think I am a delinquent!"

"I'll kill you!"

A binging sound causes the three boys to pause. Nijiima slithers into the chair the evil smile never leaving his face even after the beating. "Look, someone sent us a message. It is from Loki." Nijiima smiles not recognizing the name at first. Neither do the other three boys in the room. "Dear Haruo Nijiima, I am Loki the Fourth Fist of Ragnarok…It's Loki from Ragnarok!"

Ukita grits his teeth. "What does that bastard want?"

Nijiima's eyes narrow. "He wants Shirahama Kenichi to meet with him at the old abandoned church. Here is the address." The alien notices a file attachment. "There is a file attached." Opening the attached file, an image is shown that makes Kenichi's blood run cold. It shows Loki holding a cute little girl that bears a strong resemblance to Kenichi.

"Honoka!"

"I have your sister, if you don't want her to get hurt come and get her," reads Nijiima.

"Kenichi…" Takeda turns around to find Kenichi already running from the room.

Kenichi races down the hallway at full speed. 'Why do those bastards have Honoka!? She doesn't have anything to do with this!'

Break

Matoko gains a determined look. Today is the day that she is going to ask out Naruto. On the way home, she is going to ask him to go out on a date tomorrow. There is nothing that can ruin her plan. It is going to happen. Naruto-kun will become her boyfriend after today! "Matoko-chan!"

"Huh? Sora-sempai?"

A red tint heats Sora's cheeks. "Naruto wanted me to tell you that he will be unable to walk you home." Sora smiles happily. "If you don't mind, I can walk you home."

"What!? Why not?"

Sora shrugs, "I don't know. He never told me the reason. I guess something came out."

Matoko's world shatters. Her dreams burn up in flames. Today was supposed to be the day. Sora watches as Matoko walks away with a gloomy cloud above her head.

Park

Naruto comes to a stop. This is a good spot. No one is around to get in the way. "You can come out now. I know…you are there." A silence greets him. He waits patiently. There is no mistaking the scent. The people that have been following him around the past few days are definitely here. After a minute, the bushes rustle, and out walk a girl in a red sailor girl uniform. He turns his head and six other girls in the same uniform soon surround him. Each one of them is wielding a different weapon.

The one in the red sailor girl uniform points a tonfa at him. "Uzumaki Naruto, on the others of the Third Fist, we are to punish you for crimes against Ragnarok."

He has been attacked and jumped by many different people. This feels more like a bad erotic hentai dream where a bunch of cute girls in sailor uniforms with weapons want to beat him up. "Third Fist…is that the one called Freya?"

"That is Freya-sama to you!" The girls glare at him for the disrespectful tone. "We are her Valkyries and we carry out her will! Get him!"

Two girls charge forward. One wields a katana and the other a pair of sai. Naruto dodges both attacks with ease. He slams his knee into the gut of one while at the same time his fist buries into the face of the other. Both girls are sent flying in opposite directions. "He knocked them out in one hit!" All the Valkyries become more wary of their prey.

Naruto places down his bag. He reaches onto his back drawing the bokken. "Please…attack me. This will be…good practice."

Docks

"Where is that bastard?"

Kisara doesn't like this one bit. He is never late. Heck, he beats her here most of the time and she doesn't even go to school anymore. Sure she wasn't on the top of her game in the last few spars, but he wouldn't just abandon her. Right?

A voice that Kisara knows very well calls out to her. "Are you waiting for someone, Kisara?" Kisara spins around to see Freya walking towards her. Freya comes to a stop a few feet from Kisara. "You seem surprised to see me."

"Freya-nee," grits Kisara. "What are you doing here?"

Freya regards Kisara in a calm manner. "You have betrayed Ragnarok. I know about you spending time with Uzumaki Naruto." Kisara's eyes widen. "I never thought that my most loyal student would betray me twice."

"I never betrayed you! I wanted to find my own path!"

"It seems your path lies with an enemy."

The two girls stare deep into each other's eyes. Kisara crouches down into her fighting stance. "I guess there is no more point in talking." A smirk appears on the Eighth Fist's face. To be honest, she is excited that things turned out this way. This is finally a chance to test her skills in a real fight. Freya-nee is someone she always wanted to be like. No, she wanted to be stronger than Freya-nee. Now it is time to put all that training and sparring to the test. "I'll show you the path I have chosen!"

Freya barely draws her staff in time to block a high speed kick. The power behind the kick sends Freya skidding backwards a couple feet. The Third Fist feels her arms shaking from the powerful blow. 'Her speed and the power of that kick, when did Kisara get this strong?'

"Come on Freya-nee, I want to see what you got!"

"I won't hold back!"

Staff and boot collide against each other. The two break apart evenly matched. Freya twirls around her staff getting into her own fighting stance. Kisara charges forward unleashing a barrage of kicks. Like flowing water, Freya uses her staff to block every single kick. The staff breaks inside Kisara's guard delivering a punishing blow to the chest. Kisara twists around in mid-air landing light on her feet. "Do you really think you can defeat me? As long as I have my staff, I can attack and defend at any time," states Freya.

'Damn, she adapted to my moves in an instant.' Kisara takes a moment to think about her attack, but Freya doesn't give her that moment. Freya presses her attack using her staff to attack from multiple angles. Dodging, Kisara manages to stay a step ahead of each attack. She spins around an attack and launches a kick that strikes Freya in the back. The older girl is about to fall forward, but plants her staff in the ground and flips around. "Huh?" Freya's eyes widen upon noticing that Kisara is gone. A shadow comes down from above.

"Hammer Kick!"

Kisara's kick slams into the ground missing Freya by inches. 'I almost had her.'

'What is with this speed? When did Kisara become so fast?' Freya narrows her eyes. "Kisara, I will give you one more chance to stop this and return to Ragnarok. I don't want to destroy you."

The red head girl gives a smirk that resembles a cat that caught the canary. She reaches into her pocket and tosses a pair of gloves on the ground. Freya's eyes narrow. "Sorry, but I don't need Ragnarok to grow stronger. My gang is no longer with Ragnarok," smirks Kisara.

Naruto vs. Valkyries

A gasp comes from the team leader of the Valkyries. She falls to her knees coughing up blood. A hand grabs her by the back of the shirt and picks her up. A blush heats her cheeks as he carries her over to the tree where the other knocked out members of the Valkyries lie. Gently, he places her down with her back against the tree. "I wouldn't recommend moving…just rest for a bit," suggests Naruto.

'Who is this guy? He took us all down and we couldn't lay a single finger on him.'

She glares at him. "You may have beat us, but Freya-sama will defeat you."

Naruto looks down at the girl. "I…would like to fight this Freya." He looks around. "Where is she?"

"Taking care of that traitor Kisara."

His eyes harden. Freya is fighting against Kisara? In a blur, the former ninja vanishes in pure speed. The Valkyries gasps in surprise. Where the hell did he go?

A mouse sits in the trees. It watched the entire fight.

Freya vs. Kisara

"Kugatachi Style Second Ultimate Technique: No Sight!"

Pain fills Kisara. Freya violently spins her staff striking everything within her reach. Blood escapes Kisara's lips. She hits the ground coughing heavily. "It is over. You always looked down upon those that used weapons, but my weapon is my fist." Freya stands over Kisara.

Kisara coughs up blood. "I didn't look down upon you. I just wanted to fight in my own way!" Freya leaps over a leg sweep. The staff user's eyes widen as Kisara vanishes in pure speed. She senses someone from behind. "Shadow Dance of the Leaf!" Kisara appears in Freya's shadow and delivers a powerful kick to Freya's side.

Both girls fall to the ground, managing to land on their feet. Kisara falls to a knee. 'Shit, I managed to use his stupid move, but it wasn't enough.'

Freya stands up wincing. 'What was that? Her style changed in that instant.' A hint of pride is on Freya's face. It seems that Kisara's immense ability to learn is still there. Kisara always did have amazing potential. That is one of the main reasons that she recruited Kisara into the Valkyries. "You fought well, but it is over. Kugatachi Style First Ultimate Technique: Thunder Clap!" Freya lifts her staff above her head and brings it down at Kisara's head.

'I don't have the strength to dodge.'

Kisara waits for the attack to hit. It seems like she is still unable to beat Freya-nee. For some reason, it doesn't bother her all that much. She smiles waiting for the blow to connect.

"Dynamic Entry!"

A high speed spinning kick strikes Freya in the face knocking her backwards. Kisara's eyes widen in surprise. "Naruto?"

Naruto stands in front of Kisara. "Yo."

Kisara gains a tick. "Don't just say yo, you showed up late!"

"There were these…girls." Naruto notices that his comment seems to make Kisara angry.

"You were late to spend time with some girls?"

He gets the feeling that Kisara wants to pound his face in. It is strange because he knows that he is stronger than her, but his instincts are telling him to run away.

"So you managed to defeat my Valkyries." Freya rubs her cheek. "I should have expected as much from someone able to defeat Kisara and Thor."

Kisara calms down realizing what Naruto means now. He was attacked by the Valkyries which is an all-female fighting group in Ragnarok under the command of Freya. A group that she used to belong to. Freya-nee is stupid to think that any of them had a chance at beating Naruto.

Freya points her staff at Naruto. "Anyone that challenges Ragnarok must be defeated."

Naruto unsheathes his katana. "I have…been wanting to challenge you." Freya smiles sharing that sentiment. Neither fighter makes a move. Both are evaluating the other.

'Naruto, don't underestimate her,' grits Kisara.

A silent alarm goes off and the two fighters spring towards the other. Freya is caught off guard at the amazing speed. He launches a flurry of slashes coming at her from a dozen angles. Taking a step back, she begins to deflect and parry the slashes. Kisara watches in awe as a battle of weapons takes place. Naruto and Freya spin around each other. Wood and metal clash against each other.

"Your fast, but speed alone is not enough," states Freya.

Naruto takes a blow to the shoulder but manages to get a cut across Freya's cheek. 'Kisara-san was right. Freya's skill…is incredible.' The staff gives her better range than his sword allowing her to counter his speed. Every time he gets in close she is able to counter his movements. He only managed to get that cut across her cheek by taking a direct blow. Those hits of hers pack power behind them, no way he can keep fighting long by taking too many of those attacks.

Freya raises an eyebrow as he sheathes the sword on his back. "Giving up?"

"Give…up?" Amusement dances in his eyes. "A different strategy…is all." Naruto reaches back into his pouch. His arms swing forward launching several shuriken. Freya spins around her staff deflecting the shuriken. The shuriken are a distraction with Naruto getting behind Freya. She thrusts her staff backwards. He knocks it downward with a kunai in his right hand. A foot comes up hitting her in the face. It dazes her for a moment, but she manages to come up with her staff forcing Naruto to flip backwards. He springs off his hands landing a short distance away.

"Shuriken and kunai, very few master such weapons," smiles Freya. She spits out blood.

"Those…are the first weapons I learned to use," replies Naruto.

Naruto tosses three kunai at Freya. She knocks away the first two and lets the third one imbed in her staff. Freya spins around swinging her staff at the side launching the kunai at Naruto. He puts his finger through the ring and twirls it around raising the knife above his head to block a downward blow. Stepping forward, she aims a barrage of thrusts at him. The former ninja draws a second kunai and parries all the thrusts. He tosses both kunai at her feet forcing Freya to dodge backwards. A barrage of shuriken fly at Freya. "That won't work." Freya knocks away all the shuriken. Her eyes widen as six more shuriken hidden in the shadow of the first come at her. She manages to knock away two, but the other four slice up her legs and arms.

"Shadow Shuriken."

"What the hell happened?" exclaims Kisara.

Freya winces in pain. Blood pours from her wounds. "You hid the second batch of shuriken in the shadow of the first ones. I didn't even see you toss those six shuriken."

"Bastard!" Kisara stands up pointing an angry finger at Naruto. "You have been holding back against me!"

The former ninja feels his instincts telling him to run away. Something about the female's wraith is making his instincts scream at him to run away. "I wasn't holding back…I merely wanted to increase my abilities in kenjutsu."

A chuckle comes from Freya. Kisara's eyes widen. She never heard Freya-nee laugh. "He wasn't holding back Kisara. When it came to kenjutsu he went all out, but my skills with my staff are above his with a sword." Freya gets into her stance. "You would lose with sword alone."

"It is…possible." Naruto crouches down into his stance. "The fight isn't over…yet."

"I will end it now. Enemies of Ragnarok must be dealt with," says Freya. A strong aura surrounds the older girl. Naruto reaches deep down touching a power he hasn't been forced to use in a couple years. It is a power that he still has trouble molding since arriving in this new world, but he should be able to mold enough to win this fight. He speeds forward. Freya locks onto his movements and comes in with an attack. Naruto sees the attack and goes to dodge. A smile appears on her face as he bites on her feint. "Kugatachi Style Third Ultimate Technique: Yamizuki!" Her staff moves in at high speeds towards his chest. "It is over."

Naruto channels chakra through his legs increasing his speed. Freya's eyes widen as her staff strikes air. She looks down to see Naruto break inside her guard. He thrusts his elbow into her gut using his other arm as support. "Leaf Rock-Destroying Rise!" Pain fills Freya. The staff slips from her fingers as she flies backwards crashing into a surprised Kisara. Both girls roll a couple feet before coming to a stop.

"Freya-nee!"

Kisara watches in worry while Freya coughs up blood. "Naruto, what the hell?! That was too much!"

Freya gives a weak smile. "I think I finally get it." Kisara gains a confused look. "I understand why you left now. Kisara, you really grew strong. I could see it when we fought."

"Freya-nee." Kisara reaches up wiping her eyes.

Naruto takes a seat next to Kisara. He needs to rest. Channeling chakra puts a strain on his body. Ironically, he used to have the chakra reserves of a Kage. Now he barely has enough chakra to channel through his body to increase his physical capabilities. Oh well, a ninja is all about adapting. He is going to grow strong with or without chakra. Besides, he is not a ninja anymore so there is no need to rely on chakra. There seems to be plenty of strong people in this world who don't use chakra. "You two…are weird friends."

Kisara gains a tick. "Shut up! I don't remember asking for your opinion. And why the hell did you hit her at me?!"

'Why is she so mad?' wonders Naruto. He turns to look at Freya. "Was she…always this angry?"

A smile lights up Freya's face. "Yes, Kisara has a very short fuse."

"Freya-nee! Don't side with him!"

"It is the truth."

"You want to fight!"

"Eager to be beat again?"

"I'll kick your ass!"

Naruto feels his eyes grow heavy. He had to use chakra to increase his speed to get here in time to help Kisara. Chakra exhaustion is starting to settle in. It sucks having such small chakra reserves. It looks like he needs to start training in the basics of chakra control…again. A light snoring sounds make both girl turns their heads. Freya and Kisara turn to see Naruto sleeping. "Idiot, he didn't have to rush over here after fighting the Valkyries," blushes Kisara.

Freya stares at Naruto. "He is an interesting individual." She looks up at the clouds. "When we fought, I felt a thrill I have not experienced in a long time. I had fun." A smile is on her face.

Kisara smirks, "yeah, I guess that is why sparring with him is always so much fun." She glances at Freya. "I am not returning to Ragnarok. I am going to keep walking my own path."

"I understand." Freya finally understands. Thor, Siegfried, and Kisara all left Ragnarok to regain their martial art spirits. Ragnarok has become nothing more than a delinquent gang. It wasn't until now that she realized how much of her own martial arts spirit was drowning.

Standing on the crates a good distance away is the Second Fist of Ragnarok. Berserker chews on his gum. He is staring at the sleeping former ninja. Berserker feels his blood boiling. Finally, a fighter that might be able to relieve his boredom.