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"Character speaking"
'Character thinking'
"Flashback"
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Chapter 16: The Beginning of Reunions... Or is it?
An old man sitting behind a nice desk. On top of it lay an ornate bracelet. The bracelet is glowing with bluish aura that flickering like a flame. The old man stroke his gray beard and tapping his finger on the desk. His mind is lost in deep thought.
Behind him, small drizzle of rain dripping on the windows. The already dark room become gloomier with the light rain at the outside of Clock Tower.
Suddenly Zelretch stand up from his position and take the bracelet from the desk. He turns around and looks outside at the night sky.
"What a gift indeed." He muttered slowly.
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Naruto look up and notice a big bird that didn't come from this region. That particular bird was supposed to live on the other side of the world. He stopped walking earning a look from his two companions.
"Naruto-dono, why are you stopping?" Sei asked him.
Naruto reached out his hand, and as he expected, the big eagle comes down to his extended arm. Naruto saw a small backpack on it. He opened it and took out the small paper inside.
Sei and Shuri walk to him and look at what written on the small paper. The handwriting is very neat and very tiny. Both of them have to squint their eyes to see the words.
"Es...esthung? Or is it Echstung? What language is this?" Sei asked.
Naruto give her the small paper, "It's German. The message came from Zelretch. We need to take a detour. I think there's a village at the east."
Sei nodded, "Is it Shiroi-fudo?"
Naruto shock his head, "Perhaps. The message says that an informant is waiting for me in the village. But I can't think any other reason besides Shiroi-fudo that old man wants to talk about."
"Well, then let's move out. The sun is setting. We should be able to reach the village before dark." Sei said.
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"I told you that we're going this way!"
"And I told you that your fortune telling has no basic whatsoever!"
"That was uncalled for!"
"It is! The last time we follow your fortune telling, we lost Sei and there's a huge pillar come from nowhere! It was total disaster!"
In the middle of the road of nowhere, two girls are arguing each other. Both of them are no other than Kan'u or Aisha and Chouhi or Lin-lin.
The reason of their argument?
Picking a road in a fork in the road.
Lin-lin insisted of her so-called 'fortune-telling' which actually only go to the way where her spear fall. While Aisha wants to take the other way because the last time they follow Lin-lin's fortune telling, disaster happens.
"But the fortune-telling says that way!" Lin-lin says, still stubborn with her choice.
"That's why we have to go to the other way!"
At this point, both of them has head butted and glare each other. Eventually, they turn away with a pout on their face.
Lin-lin starts to walk away, "Anyway, I'm going this way, according to the fortune-telling."
Aisha has lost her patience, "Fine! Do as you please!"
"I will!"
And with that, they part away with each other.
Still fuming with anger and annoyance, Lin-lin stomping her foot to the path she choose. Soon enough, her eyes widened as her smile, "It's a city! My fortune-telling was right after all!"
A moderate big village can be seen from the cliff where Lin-lin stands. She immediately rushed towards the city, "Serves her right!"
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"Here, find some food for you and Shuri-chan. This should be enough." Naruto give Sei a bag full of money.
"Thank you, but I really curious about where you got the money from."
Naruto waved his arm, "That's not important. Stay out of trouble and keep it low. I'll be back before sunset, find an inn if you want to. There's a tournament being held today, go ahead if you want to watch."
"Yes, I know. I can take care of myself." Sei said with a little pout. She didn't like when people think she's weak.
Naruto ignored her, "You know that's not what I meant. Anyway, take care of Shuri and keep her safe."
"You really sound like an old man. But then again, that's just how you are."
Naruto grumbled, "I just worried about you two."
"Aw, isn't that sweet of you?"
"Enough teasing, don't worry about me. I'll-"
"You will find us when you done talking with whomever the informant is. I know, we know. Relax a little will you?" interrupted Sei.
Naruto look about to retort but closed his mouth. Instead, he smiled.
"Very well, I'll go know."
And just like that, he disappears in a swirl of leaves.
Sei sighed at his abrupt leave, "And there he goes. Oh well, Koumei-dono, let's find some restaurant!"
Shuri, who stay silent since a while nodded, "Yes. But what about Naruto-san?"
"He'll be okay. It's not the first time he leaves like that."
"Oh, okay."
Sei look at the slightly downcast Shuri and smiled, "Don't worry about Naruto-dono. It'll take more than an army to take him down. Trust him."
Koumei get a little flushed, "Hawawa! Th-that's not it... I just..."
"Just what?"
Shuri fidgeting a little, "I feel... safe with him around."
Sei looked a little shocked, but her smile becomes warmer, "So do I, Koumei-dono. So do I."
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Naruto slowly walk to the place where he supposed to meet the informant. The message says that he'll wait in a 'certain' restaurant. The message didn't say anything about the restaurant's name. But knowing Zelretch, what Naruto have to do is just find the most ridiculous restaurant in the village and that will be 100% the place that the message says.
Speaking of which, Naruto has found one and he's looking at it.
The restaurant is very bright and colourfuls. Unlike any other restaurant, which is built on a building, this one looks like a hut. A big hut.
The door was ornate with lots of coconut leaves, giving it a tropical look. The wall of the hut is decorated with a blinding light of red and yellow. In front of the door, there's a logo that Naruto swear it doesn't belong to this place, 'Pizza Hut'.
"Did you know that Pizza Hut is originated from China?"
Naruto sighed, "No. And I'm sure that information just know is completely untrue."
"It is true! Well, several of them. There's this universe where it was built in Africa, and there's several where it first built in Turki."
"Let me guess, this one was originated from China?" Naruto asked sarcastically.
"Yes!"
"Oh. Don't know, don't care."
"I see, that's too bad."
Naruto turned and face the embodiment of 'pain in the ass' in the parallel universe, "What the fuck are you doing here, you damn old bloodsuckers?!"
"Meeting you of course, what else?" Zelretch answered with a carefree smile.
"No one said about you coming here."
"As I never said about I'm not coming here."
Naruto clicked his tongue, "Fine. So what makes you come here? I thought you can't come here with all those balancing the universe."
"Ah, but you see, that's exactly why I want to test this thing out." Zelretch shows Naruto the same bracelet that Naruto got from Gilgamesh. He had sent it to Zelretch to examine it.
Naruto narrowed his eyes, "Since you're wearing it, I supposed you already found out what does it do, don't you?"
Zelretch nodded, "Yes, and I have to say that whoever that makes this bracelet, he or she got my applause. Because, it's very... fascinating."
"The bracelet?"
"What else?"
Naruto sighed, "So, let's get inside. Standing in front of a restaurant like this will get a strange look. Especially with your getup." Naruto pointed at Zelretch out of place outfit. He wears a floral pattern shirt in Hawaiian design. Brown shorts and white sneakers. Add with his big black sunglasses, he will stand out among people.
"Nah, don't worry about that. I already put a barrier around this place so that only you and I that can come here. Anyone else will just walk away. Think of it like a Reality Marble, but on a much more small scale on power. Besides, this restaurant is just a fraud. There's nothing inside."
"Then why do you bring me here? You can just erect your magic everywhere."
"But that would be boring."
Naruto's eyebrow twitched in annoyance, "When all of this shit is over, I swear I'll bring you hell."
"Please don't, the rest of Clock Tower's occupant will not appreciate it."
"I don't give a fuck, the more trouble you get, the happier I be."
Zelretch laughed, "I'm going to look for it. Anyway, as much as I want to bother you more, business has to go."
Naruto's expression become more serious, "Let's hear it."
Zelretch shake the bracelet in his hand, "This bracelet, it has a function of freezing the balance and immunising the wearer to the world's balance."
"I don't get it. You said that world's balance is a delicate thing."
"It is. Let me give you a little lecture about parallel worlds. Parallel worlds come from many reason. 'Fate' of each world is already decided. Each person, each animal, even plants have their own fate. Their fate has been decided by 'Destiny' since a long time ago. However, Fate and Destiny is not an absolute order. Everyone can change their fate and destiny. By changing their fate or destiny, they bring their world into a new world. But there will be an... afterimage of their original world. The kind of world that will be if they didn't change their fate. All of that is what makes a new world, a parallel world.
"Each world has its own balance. Even if, let's say, evil take over the world, it won't destroyed. Because there's still a balance. Evil can't exist if there's no good. The balance that we're talking is not the balance INSIDE the world. But balance that comes from OUTER world. For example, Waver, me, Shiroi-fudo, and you that comes to this world. Do you get it so far?"
Naruto nodded, "Yes, it's the same with what you tell me when I met you. But what does it do with the bracelet?"
"Everything. This bracelet is maybe the sole reason why this world hasn't destroyed. The magic in this bracelet is very complex yet incredible. It will surround you with the world's entity and therefore makes you part of it."
Naruto scratching his head, "I don't get it."
"Very well, let me put it in this way. Do you know the reason why the world destroyed?"
"Because someone from another dimension hopping into that world and make a chaos." Naruto answered immediately.
"Yes. But what if that chaos is made by someone that originally is from that world?"
Naruto pondered for a moment. Then realization comes hit him like a train in full speed, "Are you going to tell me-"
"Yes. This bracelet will make this world think that you're originally comes from this world. It will let you rampaging as much as you want, it will let you interrupting the world's order as much as you can, but the world won't come to fell apart."
Naruto eyed the bracelet warily, "That's sounds so... unreal. Even if magic involved. I mean, to make that big effect, it has to be much more... I don't know, grandiose?"
"I think so too, but trust me. I have tested this bracelet by myself. The world hasn't collapsed and I can feel, that this bracelet is the one that masking my presence."
Naruto growled, "And Shiroi-fudo has this thing. No wonder the world hasn't collapsed after what they do. But that reminds me, if they have this bracelet, why they move so secretly and so slowly?"
For the first time, Zelretch didn't answer him immediately. Instead, he looks up at the sky for a whole minute, "I think it's because of us."
"What do you mean?"
"This is just a simply my thought, but I think that Shiroi-fudo knows about us. They know that we won't stay silent. They didn't move slowly or secretly. They move cautiously. Caution of us. I think they're preparing for whatever we come out with. Not that we know their true objective though."
Naruto nodded his head. That does make sense. Well, at least one question is answered. Albeit the more question popped up in his head.
"Anyway, that's all I want to say to you. Now, before I go to a vacation in Hawaii, I want you to have this."
Zelretch takes off the bracelet in his hand and give it to Naruto, "That bracelet will do more good to you. You won't need to worry about those girls. You don't need to avoid Aisha-chan and anyone else like an emo gay. But becarefull, that bracelet is not durable. If give enough pressure, physical contact, it will broken. If that happens, the magic will also wear off. So be careful."
Naruto glanced at the bracelet for a while. Nothing has changed at all since it sent to Zelretch. That means, Zelretch has mark this thing as a perfect item, as perfect as it can be. He may be an asshole sometimes, but Naruto know Zelretch very well. He won't give it to Naruto if it's dangerous.
Naruto look up, "Do you thi-"
Whatever Naruto want to say to Zelretch, it's all died down as he saw Zelretch has gone. There's no trace of him at all. Including the restaurant. Sounds of crowds began to fill the sullenness that was caused by Zelretch's magic.
Naruto sighed loudly, but in his lips, smile has appeared.
"Very well you damn vampire, I'll wear it."
Naruto put on the bracelet on his wrist. Immediately, a chill sensation like cold water creeping up from the bracelet covering his entire body. It feels odd, but not unpleasant. The sensation is gone as quickly as it comes.
Naruto checking his body, take a note if there's anything that change. With a satisfied nod, he began to walk away from that place.
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"I'm hungry. But Aisha has the wallet, so I can't get anything to eat." Lin-lin grumbled while holding her stomach. Sounds of loud rumbling echoed from her stomach.
Hungry is an understatement to describe her condition. In her hurry to get away as far as she can from Aisha, she forgot that Aisha is the one who handle the money. Here, in a city full of restaurant, you can't eat without money. What a cruel reality.
She noticed a crowded nearby. They all look at the wooden noticed. Lin-lin stopped and look at it, "What does this say?"
Unfortunately, Lin-lin is not someone who you call smart. In short, she can't read.
Okay, she can read... a little... probably.
"Even though there aren't a lot of complicated words, I can't read it after all." Lin-lin muttered quietly.
"The Big Eating Tournament is going to be held today. All are welcome."
Lin-lin's eyes are widened. She knew the voice very well.
"The winner will receive prize money and additional luxurious rewards."
"Bachou!"
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"Now, now, now, the annual Big Eating Tournament is finally coming to a close. Let me introduce the three heroines who fought their ways to the finals." The same girl commentator that shows in fighting tournament is shouting at the crowd. Same outfit, same glasses, same hair.
Among the crowds, Sei and Shuri are watching the tournament with a different expression. For Shuri, she watched with happy and excited. However, the same can't be says to Sei. She watched the tournament with a constant twitch at her eyebrow. The reason? She knew damn well two of the three finals contestant.
"First up is competitor Bachou, from far-western Seiryou!" The commentator girl continued her speech.
"Next up is the competitor whose tiger hair ornament is not just for decoration! The way she eats would even surprise a fierce tiger! Here's Chouhi!"
Shuri who finally noticed Sei's constant twitch asked, "Chouun-dono, is there anything wrong?"
Sei gives her dry smile, "No, it's just that I knew those two well."
Shuri look back at the stage and gasped, "Ah, is those two the one you and Naruto-san talking about?"
"The small one, yes. But the other one, the one with brown hair, is someone else. Although, both of us know her too."
Shuri look at them with awe, "Those two must be strong then!"
Sei nodded, "Yeah, you can say that. Although, if Lin-lin is here, then Kan'U-dono must be here too."
Her musing is cut by commentator's speech, "Last up is competitor Kyocho, whose amazing appetite you won't be able to believe, given her tiny body!"
A girl with bright pink hair tied in short twin tail stand next to Lin-lin and Bachou. Her hair is tied with blue ribbon. She wore a purple spaulders on her left shoulders. She wore a white shirt and pink shorts. Several segment of armour attached on her body.
"Well then, the final battle will be decided by how many Juumnakin buns, which taste just okay, each of them can eat."
Far from the crowd, Naruto has sensed Sei and Shuri's presence along with many other people. He guessed that they must have seen the tournament. What he didn't expect is to see Lin-lin and Bachou as the competitor.
Move out of instinct, he hides behind a building. He peers out from a hole to see Lin-lin and Bachou. He thought that Bachou will be at her home, organizing whatever her father left. Perhaps, she's out to train or something like that. But Lin-lin, if she's here, then Aisha must be nearby.
Suddenly, realization hit him. Why he must hide?
He already has the bracelet. His interaction with them won't bring the world into oblivion. So why did he hide?
"Maybe it's because you're afraid?"
Naruto blinked, "Kurama? Wait, what do you mean I'm afraid?"
"Exactly as I said. You're afraid of meeting her, that's why you hide here."
Naruto shook his head, "That's silly. I'm not afraid with that."
"Then maybe you're afraid of putting them in danger?"
Naruto stunned as another voice from his soul come out, "Kid, I may not know you as long as Kurama did, but I knew you long enough that you hate putting people in danger. It's already on your blood. Being a hero."
"Son Goku? That's foolish. If that's the reason, then I won't bring Sei or Shuri in my journey."
Son Goku scoffed, "Say what you want, kid. But listen to your heart. Tell me, how do you really feel?"
Naruto stay silent. He put his hand on his heart and feels its beating fast. It's beating so fast that he thought he will have a heart attack any moment.
A feminine voice come out, "Naruto, you care about them very much. That's why you're afraid of losing them. I'm not saying that you didn't care about Chouun-san or Koumei-san. But those two are different. Those two are already involved into this matter too deep to come out. The same can't be said with Bachou-san, Chouhi-san, and Kan'U-san. They are still safe for now."
Naruto sighed, "You may be right, Matatabi. Maybe I am afraid."
A deep voice come out, "Many people think that being afraid is the sign of weakness. But for this reason, your reason of afraid is something noble."
Naruto smiled, "Thanks Gyuuki, I need that. But I... will think about it more. I'm still not sure about what should I do."
As soon as he said that, a loud voice come behind him, "What are you saying?"
Naruto sensed a lot of negative emotion at the source of the voice. He stealthy come to the alley and watch a kid, about as old as Lin-lin, surrounded by three people. The weird thing is that Naruto has seen them. The three of them are very similar with the bandits he met when he met Aisha, as did as the one that attack Yue. He also saw a similar face when he raids the bandit's hideout long ago, when he first met Sei.
But that shouldn't be possible right? After all, he killed those guys. So, either they are a different people which just share a similar face, or they are an immortal.
But immortal shouldn't be that weak. It must be the former.
"By now, we should've already paid back the money we borrowed." The kid said with an angry look.
"Kiddo, debt comes with interest." The small guy said mockingly.
"Look, as written in the contract." The tall man pulls out an envelope from his coat.
The small kid gritted his teeth in anger. He leaps forward and tries to take the envelope, "Give it to me!"
Unfortunately, the big and fat man pull his collar and held him in the air, "That was close."
"Hey, give him a hard time." The small man said.
"How if I give YOU hard time?"
Before the small man can react to the voice, Naruto run past him and snatch away the kid like he's just a bag of coin from the grip of the fat man, 'And his grip is very loose. Definitely not professional.'
Naruto put down the boy and throw him his cloak, blinding his view for a moment.
"Don't look." He whispered quietly.
"He-" The tall man open his mouth. But his next words are dead, as do as his soul. Naruto slices his neck with a kunai until his head fall to the ground. His head-less body soon follow the head.
Naruto didn't waste any movement at all. Pulling another kunai, Naruto coat it with wind chakra, and then he slices the other two apart from their shoulder into their hips. Literally slicing them apart.
Naruto noticed that the boy about to take off the cloak. He quickly grasps the boy and jumped out from the alley.
The boy struggle in his hold. Finally, he manages to take off the cloak and he regrets it a little. His eyes widened in fear as he saw that he's up in the air and moving really fast.
"Ahhh! I'm dying! I'm going to heaven!" He shouted panicky.
"Shut up, kid. You're not dead yet."
The boy looks up at Naruto and start hitting his body, "Let me go! Let me go!"
Naruto clicked his tongue in annoyance, "As you wish."
Naruto let go the boy, which, of course, make the boy fall down to the ground.
"Ahhh! I'm falling! Catch me!"
Naruto catch the boy at his legs. Letting him hanging in the air like a doll, "Do you want me to let you or catch you? Stop being such an indecisive brat."
The kid looks at Naruto and gulped nervously, "Who are you?"
"Someone who badass enough to save you from those thugs. Now tell me, why they want a money from a brat like you?"
The kid look at him warily, he's still wary with Naruto. A random guy appears from nowhere and safe him, or maybe 'kidnapping' will more appropriate, from the thugs. While he was glad with his 'saviour', he also learnt that he can't trust any people easily.
Naruto can see the doubt in kid's eyes. He sighed, "Fine. Look, I meant no harm. If you're uncomfortable with it, you don't have to tell me."
Naruto yank the kid and jumped over the roof he's standing. He let the kid off the ground and pats his head, "Take care."
Naruto began to walk away, but the kid stopped him, "If I tell you, will you help me?"
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"Lin-lin, Bachou, it's been a while." Sei greets the two fallen competitor.
Lin-lin and Bachou look up and surprised to see Sei walks up to them. They also didn't fail to notice the small little girl that following them.
"Chouun-san! What are you doing here?" Lin-lin exclaimed. Then she looks at the shy little girl who hides her face with her hat, "And who is she?"
"Well, it's been a long story since we part away." Sei smiled, "Oh, I still mad about you eating my bamboo shoot."
Lin-lin smiled nervously, "W-well, c-come on, it's been a while right?"
Sei sighed, "Never mind, where Kan'u-dono is? Is she working at the restaurant?"
Lin-lin looks down and sad hearing her mentions Aisha. This didn't escape Sei's sharp intuition.
"What happened?" is the only question that Sei needed to make Lin-lin tell the story.
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In the silent forest, a girl looks at the fire with a sad face. The air is cold and empty.
Aisha felt weak and have no spirit to continue her journey.
It's been a while since Aisha travelling alone. She's customised with Lin-lin's constant bantering. Maybe a little chats with Sei. There's Bachou who energetic. But her first companion is Naruto.
Aisha grips her knees more forcefully. She always misses Naruto. She still remembers the day she met Naruto. How he safe her from the thugs, how he get her and Lin-lin away from Lin-lin's blazing house. How he helped she and Sei attack the bandits' hideout.
How he left them.
Aisha felt something that comes to her heart missing since his disappearance. When they met again in Sousou's camp, she felt happy. She felt relieved. But that's only a moment. He left her again.
After that, one by one, her companions left her. First is Bachou, she can understand her reason. She needs to go back to her village. Then she lost Sei because of some silly mistake. Finally, she lost Lin-lin.
She lost her only companion. Her sister.
Aisha felt something dripping on her cheeks. She lifts her fingers and surprised to feel that she's crying.
The small trickle becomes faster and before she knows, she already sobbing and shacking.
She felt lonely. Her memories when her brother left her come back. Then realization hit her.
She felt lonely. Once she has a family. When her brother has gone away, she's alone. Then she met Naruto, Lin-lin, and the others. She gets what she has lost. A companion.
Now, she lost it again.
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"Those guys are really cunning. We already paid back the money we borrowed, but they made a weird contract without our knowledge, and said there's still interest left."
Naruto listened to the boy's story. The sky has begun to change its colour into bright orange.
"They said if we don't pay back the interest, they'd take my older sister as collateral for the debt."
Naruto walked the kid to his home. Who knows if the thugs have some ally and decided to give the kid a 'payback'.
The kid lives at the outskirt of the village. Several rice field surrounding the house. The house looks a little rundown but still decent to live by.
"Nee-chan, I'm home!" The kid shouted as he entered the house. Naruto following him behind.
"Welcome back- Who is this man?"
If Naruto shocked, he didn't show it. However, inside his soul, he almost screaming when he saw the kid's elder sister. She looks almost identical with Aisha. Her long hair, her eyes, and her tall yet lean figure. Everything is the same.
The thought of meeting Aisha again make his chest twisted in pain. His mind is clouded with her vision. He didn't even realize that he's already sat down and let the kid tell his sister what happened.
He jerked when he noticed that the girl is talking to him, "Thank you very much for saving my younger brother from danger."
"It's fine. I just am passing by. "
"So you're a traveller? Do you want to stay a night here?" She offers gently.
Naruto shocked his head, "No. That won't be necessary. My companion will be worried about me if I don't get back."
"I see." The girl gives him a sad smile.
Now Naruto really hate himself. Seeing the girl who looks like Aisha give him a sad smile like that. It's just too much.
However, he feels several presences outside. From the massive negative feelings that are pouring from them, it didn't take a long guess to know who they are and what they want.
"I'm really sorry, but I need you two to hide." Naruto stand up, "There are several people outside and I guess they came from the same group that lend you money. I don't need to explain what they want, do I?"
The kid and the older girl also stand up. Terrified look appear on their face. Naruto give them a reassuring look, "Don't worry, I'll be fine. Just hide yourself."
After making sure that they leave the room, Naruto step out to the yard. As he expected, about a dozen peoples surrounding the house. However, Naruto focused at one person who leaked the most prominent power among others. Not that she could give him a treat, but for a normal people, she definitely dangerous.
A tall man comes forward, "Hmph, you came here like I expected."
Naruto look at the man and tilted his head, "Didn't I already kill you?"
"K-kill me? What do you mean?!" The tall man asked confused.
Naruto waved his arm, "Never mind. Perhaps fate is just a little drunk when you were made. I'll just kill you again."
"Wait, we're not your opponents today." The man step aside and the woman that Naruto felt since he still in the house come forward, "Sensei, please."
The woman has a medium length purple hair that was tied in the back in a spiky manner. Her chest was bandaged to cover her breast. She wears a light blue cloak with white linings. She also wears a black trouser.
She's chugging down a gourd of wine on her left hand. Her green eyes are sharp. She look at Naruto and turns into the tall man.
"What? I took the job as your bodyguard for so little money because you said you'd been beaten by a really strong guy. But he's just a kid."
Naruto who already gripped his hidden kunai sighed. He slid off the kunai back. It seems that he didn't need that for this battle, "So, you're going to face me alone? I don't mind if all of you attack me once, though."
The woman laughed, "You're an interesting kid." She takes a dip from her gourd and give it to a fat man who Naruto also believed that he was already killed the man, "Hey, I'm leaving this with you. There's still wine left in it, so don't drop it."
Then, she stepped forward. Her wooden geta make a loud noise in the silent night, "My name is Chouryou. I was a wandering warrior until this afternoon. Right now I'm a bodyguard, earning a daily cash wage. I don't have a grudge against you, but this is my job, so I'm going to give you a hard time."
Naruto smirked, "Good for you. My name is Uzumaki Naruto, unlike you, I don't have daily wage. I have a long list of jobs history, but now I'm working as a hero wannabe and I'm giving you a final warning. Back down, my grudge is not to you, but to these guys. If you stand in my way, I'm going to kill you."
Chouryou smiled, "Nice spirit. Otherwise it wouldn't be interesting."
Naruto raised his hand and make a come gesture, "Then come forward."
"Don't get cocky kid!" Chouryou shouted as she brings her spears down to Naruto's head.
Naruto noticed that her spear is very similar to Aisha's Guan Dao. Remembering that only makes Naruto's heart became more painful. He let the spear comes down close enough before backhanding the spear with his left arm.
The spear breaks like it was made from a glass. Chouryou look at it with wide eyes, "W-wha... What the hell?"
Naruto punched her stomach as gentle as he can. For a normal people, it would look like Naruto just pushing her stomach like a nudge. But after his fist came in contact, Chouryou's body fly away and hit the nearby rock boulders.
"I already warn you. But you don't listen, now you pay the price." Naruto said coldly.
Suddenly, a scream comes from the house. Naruto turn around and look at five people came out and brings out the kid and his sister as hostages.
"The fight's over." Said the tall man.
Naruto look at him with eyes full of hatred. The man look at the eyes nervously took a step back. He only gives the orders in case if Chouryou failed to finish the man. The part where Naruto break her spear with such easy didn't occur on his mind at all. But he was glad that he made the preparations.
Although, now looking at Naruto's eyes make him rethinking his actions. Somehow, he feels that he has made a huge mistake.
The man who holds the kid's sister takes out a small sword and put it on her necks. It nipped her skin small enough to draw a trickle of blood, "Hey, kneel down, or else this woman's gonna get it."
"Wait a second. What are you thinking?"
Naruto surprised a little when he heard the voice. He turns back and saw Chouryou get back at her feet. He knows that his punch was not fatal, but it should have made her unconcious.
Naruto look down and saw that her feet are shacking. It seems that his punch is strong enough, but she's just that damn durable.
"'What are you thinking?'" The tall man asked idiotically.
"You threw a wet blanket over our fight, just as it was about to get interesting. That's why I'm asking you what you're thinking."
"Sensei, sorry about that, but we have our own ways of doing things. Besides, your weapon is broken and you lost that easily. What can you do?"
Chouryou gritted her teeth in anger.
"That's enough, Chouryou."
Chouryou look at Naruto who held his arm up to his side, "He's right. This fight is over. As did as their life."
Naruto brought down his arm. As he did that, the kid and his sister' body puffed in a smoke. The smokes quickly dissipate and show that their body has been replaced by logs.
Everyone shocked and confused by what just happened. Naruto used their confused to swipe down two kunai and coated it in wind chakra. He wiped the kunais in a horizontal ways. Leaving Chouryou's part untouchable.
For a moment, nothing happens. But when Naruto put back his kunais, all of the thugs' body start to fall. Their body are split two in a very clean cut.
Chouryou looks around with a confused look. She didn't know what happens. All she knows is just the hostages are turn into a log then Naruto swipe two kunai at the air, hitting nothing. Then, everyone except herself and Naruto are dead. Like some unseen blade cut their body apart.
"Wh-who are you?" She asked Naruto with a shacking voice.
Naruto turn back and face Chouryou at her eyes. His blue eyes glowing in the dark night menacingly, "Naruto Uzumaki. But you may know me as Whirlpool. That name has become more popular in this country."
Chouryou gasped in shock. Of course she knew that name well. Among travelling warrior, the name 'Whirlpool' has spread. Some rumours are sounds unbelievable. Like how he destroyed part of a city with one punch. Or how he slays a certain ghost that terrorized a village. But now, after what she saw, she didn't doubt any of those rumours.
After all, not every day you meet someone who backhanded a sharp blade and didn't hurt at all. Furthermore, he shattered the blade like it was nothing!
Naruto take away his gaze from Chouryou who gaped at him like a fish. He looks around the bloody bodies. He can't let this mess just like that. Bring his second and middle finger to his mouth. Naruto spewed some fireball to the bodies, burning them.
The air soon fills with a sickening smell of burning body. Naruto dissipate the fire before it goes uncontrollable. Then he turns back and starts to walk away, "The kid and his sister are safe. I sent them to the rice field nearby."
Chouryou shock her head and get her sense back, "H-hey! Where are you going?"
"To the village."
"Are you going to leave me behind just like this?! You broke my spear!"
Naruto stopped and look back, "Yes. Just like this. Sorry about your spear, but that's the price of our fight. Find something more durable."
With that, Naruto disappear leaving Chouryou alone with some smoky bodies. Just when Chouryou think she's alone, the kid and his sister run towards her from the rice field. Chouryou look at them and back to the mess. She groaned, "How the fuck am I supposed to explain this?"
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Naruto arrived at the centre of the village. The street is empty with the night goes down. He looks down and sees his hand, especially at the bracelet. He has mixed feelings about this bracelet. Before he got the bracelet, he really cautions with his actions, he put a limiter to his strength so that he didn't accidentally bring Armageddon to the world.
Now however, he can take off his limiter and go out as strong as he can. True, there's that incident at the tournament and all those bandits that he killed. But that's a different matter. When he do that, the world's balance has already go to chaos. Some 'small' action like that won't make a huge different. But even with that, he always holds back and thinks very carefully with his actions.
Now, with this bracelet, he has a freedom to do this mission with his own way. The feelings just feel... strange.
Before Naruto can go deeper with his mussing, a girl voice calls him from behind.
"Naruto-san?"
Naruto felt all his blood has gone freezing. He cursed any deity that resides in this world. How come he let his guard drop?
With a slow turn, Naruto face the girl he really hope he didn't met, "Good evening, Aisha-chan."
A.N: Done. I give you all a longer chapter. I really want to end episodes 7 in one chapter. But after I write, I think it'll end up longer than I plan to be. So I have to give you the usual cliff hanger and ended this chapter here.
If you don't like cliff hanger, then please by all means. STOP READING THIS STORY! No one force you to.
This is a fan fiction. Not a real life novel. I don't need a reader to continue writing. In real life, if your novel doesn't sell, forget about publishing it. The editor won't let it published. But this is a fucking fan fiction, no matter how good you write a story, no one pay you and you get nothing! So fuck you all who said that a story needs a reader. This is a FANFICTION!
Screw you all!
Sorry, I think I drink red bull too much.
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