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Secret Meeting in Progress

"So... what do you think is going on in there?" Issei asked Koneko, the two arrived at the club room from different places, but there was a note on the outside warning them not to enter for the moment. Koneko ignored him when she saw Yuuto walking towards them, though he seemed like he was looking for somebody.

"Hey Issei, have you seen Naruto... I wanted to ask for some tips on something."

"Nope... Naruto said he was going for a walk, and I haven't seen him since then... that was about... 5 hours ago." Yuuto had actually been searching for Naruto, since he had a technique that he wanted to develop.

Koneko stared at Issei with a raised eyebrow.

"Hey, maybe instead of you training me on Sacred Gear stuff, maybe SHE can train me instead?"

'This guy... Yuuto literally just called Naruto a boy, and Issei has willfully ignored it... is he being dense or just not paying attention?' Koneko couldn't believe that Naruto had yet to correct that mistake. She wasn't going to do it, because she found the entire situation hilarious. She had to wonder why Naruto hadn't done it though. "Apparently, Rias wanted to talk with Asia and Akeno about... something..." Koneko pointed out to Yuuto, when he saw the message on the door.

"Ah... well... I will just go and try to find Naruto."

"I will too."

"I guess I'll join."

-With Naruto-

"Gasper... I swear, you are just the girliest person I know... not even my wife was as girly as you are." Naruto was amused when he looked at the parfait in front of him. Every single thing about Gasper was small and girly, and even as a shadow he oozed with feminine charm. The boy was more girly than even the more feminine of girls.

"I'm a boy too though."

"Oh, I'm not angry, parfaits are delicious... honestly, I'm having more fun in this life than my last one... not a lot of fun." Naruto explained as he just weighed the pros and cons of the lives he had lived down. He was living a pretty stress free life now, much better compared to the life he had lived before. "... I'm going to take the good with the bad."

"... and what is so bad?"

"I'm way weaker, my stamina sucks, my magical reserves can't even compare to my chakra reserves... for starters... I'm physically weaker than literally everyone around me... though I found a way around that one kind of." Naruto started to eat fruit from the parfait.

"Oh."

"No matter how hard I train, my muscles don't grow because of your body. That is a real problem... your vampire biology and our regeneration make it near impossible to put on muscle... your desire for all things cute and frilly... I feel a constant craving for blood." Naruto listed off another downside.

"... I'm sorry for-"

"Don't apologize for it, it isn't your fault... like I said, I'm honestly having a blast. I'm experiencing things I've never gotten the chance to experience... and yeah, there are downsides to having your body... but I wouldn't change it... because we're friends, and this is our body." Naruto tapped his shadow a few times with his foot. "We can always just get strong together, even if we are on the weaker side... and yeah, I can't do anything about looking girly... because it is kind of hot."

"Kind of hot?"

"Yeah, you looking so much like a girl is more convenient... since I don't think I would ever want to get a boner in another manly man's body... the good with the bad." Naruto was fine with Gasper having a body that could be barely described as a man.

"Oh..."

"I wish you could eat more though... I've barely eaten anything, but I feel pretty full." Naruto enjoyed being able to eat new foods, but the fact his stomach was so tiny was just shocking.

"Good with the bad?"

"Good with the bad... now you're getting it. The bad... you are barely taller than I was when I was 12 years old... but the good side is that I'm perfect height for some boob action... the good with the bad... you have to be a miserable person to only see the bad, and never the good." Naruto wanted a world with smiles, and because of that he tried to always be an optimist about as many things as he could. It was just better that way.

"... the good with the bad!" Gasper agreed with Naruto.

He felt so much better now.

"Anyway... the waitress is a real cutie." Naruto winked at the waitress when she passed by him.

"Aren't you trying to avoid a harem?"

"Yeah, and I'm just flirting a little... and see... she isn't taking me seriously, because she can't tell I'm a guy." Naruto was just harmlessly flirting with a normal woman. No other reason than because she was an attractive 20-something year old.

"Uzumaki Naruto."

"Sup." Naruto saw siblings enter the cafe, foriegners at that. Blond haired, blue eyed, beautiful people who wore fancy clothes. One had a sword at his hip, he had two swords with him though, but one of them was sealed away. "Ah... are you here for a fight, because I just want to relax... been training harder than usual, and saved the country a few times... can you come back later." Naruto sensed the aura of somebody who wanted to fight.

He didn't want to fight.

"I am Arthur Pendragon, and this is my sister-"

"Ley Fay Pendragon... it is a pleasure to meet you. You have been making a name for yourself amongst magicians... many wish to form a contract with you." Le Fay introduced herself instead of letting her brother do all of the work. The siblings sat down across from Naruto, who just sighed and leaned forward.

"I will not fight."

"Not even in a simple sparring match... I purely want to test the sword skills of a promising warrior... and possibly see-"

"No... I have no reason to fight you, and this is my day off from school, training, and my harem... do you know how hard it is to find a day when I don't have to do anything... so not happening." Naruto had no intention, desire, or reason to fight somebody he just met. "Also... I have no sword." Naruto gave another reason.

Though that one was a lie, since he could just create one out of shadows.

"... You have experience... real experience... your eyes, they are the eyes of a many who has witnessed and survived every battle fate has thrown at him. I have a strong desire to fight you... even if it is only a spar... though you are right, there is nothing in it for you." Arthur didn't argue that he was asking a lot. He took his sword off his waist and passed it towards Naruto. "... if you manage to win the spar... then this sword belongs to you. That is Excalibur Ruler, the strongest of the fragments."

Naruto just looked at the sheathed sword with a raised eyebrow.

"... not interested?" Naruto still didn't see how this would make him want to do it.

"... Your soul radiates with light... you should wield a proper weapon to fight... surely this would be such a weapon. A reason to fight me." Arthur was being very polite and diplomatic about his desire. It was almost refreshing to see somebody who loved battle, that was willing to negotiate instead of just throwing punches.

Naruto sighed.

-Later-

"Fine... I guess I can show you a thing or two about the sword... just come at me when you're ready." Naruto tapped his foot against his shadow, and Gasper launched a sword made of shadows straight up into the air. He caught it, and he saw Arthur bow to him, take several steps back, before he placed his hand on the hilt of his sword.

"I am ready." Arthur started to draw his sword.

Nope.

Arthur reacted when Naruto was in front of him, and placed his hand on the sword, preventing him from even drawing his sword. His first instinct was to jump back, create distance, draw his weapon and push forward. That was his instinct, but he rejected it and stood perfectly still. He noticed that Naruto wasn't holding his sword, and he felt the tip of a floating shadow sword hovering behind him. Naruto held his free hand up, showing that he was controlling the sword to prevent it from skewering his neck.

A second.

'I see... I can't draw my sword because his hand is blocking my draw, and I can't create distance-' Arthur flung the sheath of the sword backwards, ripping it from his belt to do so. He had his sword drawn and destroyed the shadow sword behind his neck before it could pierce him. He spun around and swung at Naruto.

Naruto stopped it.

He clapped both of his hands around the side of the blade, managing to not cut himself on the sword at all. Arthur saw his second move was stopped by an unarmed opponent, so he swung at Naruto with his foot, trying to sweep his legs out from under him.

Naruto hopped up.

He wrapped his legs around Arthur's arm and yanked it back, causing the sword to leave his hand. Arthur twisted himself and caught his sword with his other hand, holding Naruto up in the air. Naruto just let go of his arm and landed on his hands and feet, crouched down where he could be stabbed.

'Gotcha.'

"You got him!"

"NNNG!?" Arthur stopped his close range stab, inches away from Naruto's shoulder when he felt something dangerous. A gut feeling that told him to do something else instead, he quickled turned around and saw several shadow swords were flyng towards him. He destroyed two and dodged a third one, before he felt a sword piece his flesh. He dodged it the best he could, but he saw a shadow blade passing by his face and cutting his cheek.

From behind, where Naruto was, and Naruto was holding another sword that he had out in a stabbing position.

"That was close, you have sharp instincts, and you're insanely fast... and you know how to use your speed... but in a close range sword battle, your speed means very little." Naruto knew that speed was only used when you were getting the initial surprise, or when you wanted to create distance. In super close range, a swordsman was severely limited in their speed. It became purely a battle of whoever was more skilled at that point. "The downside, you suffer from blind spots thanks to your impaired vision... the glasses you use to see better, impair you to subtle surprises." Naruto stepped back from Arthur by several steps.

Arthur turned around, and walked back from Naruto by a few steps.

'... I'm faster and stronger than he is, and more sword is better... so how is he treating... ah... I see... our physical differences... he is just that more skilled than I am.' Arthur realized the vast difference between them. He was facing a man who had fought many sword users before, and had experience with many weapons.

This was real experience, not just training.

He was a worthy rival.

"Yes... this is not a fight to be done with Excalibur Ruler... you are an opponent truly worthy of Caliburn... but I am not ready to fight you yet." Arthur sheathed his as he picked the sheath up. He touched his wounded cheek, while Naruto's swords vanished into shadows. They both knew that the fight was over. "We aren't fighting at the same level... no matter how much I outspeed you, you know every move I'm going to make before I make it. I have much training to do before I battle you for real." Arthur felt no humiliation or shame in admitting that he had lost.

Naruto was genuinely surprised by it.

"Oh... uh... not going to throw a fit?"

"No, it would be disrespectful to a worthy opponent. Yes, if you have been using a real sword, then this fight would have been over much faster... I need a lot of training and experience... this fight is not worthy of our battle." Arthur handed Naruto his sheathed sword, gifting it to him. "... this belongs to you... I know... I just know the sword of victory belongs to one who has lived his life in victory. Once I am stronger, let us do battle for real... Excalibur against Caliburn."

"Uh thanks?"

"Get stronger, because once I catch up to you in skill, I expect you to be even stronger than you are now... I want a battle truly worthy of the strongest holy sword." Arthur extended his hand for Naruto to shake.

Naruto just extended his fist and pushed it against Arthur's fingers, forcing him to bump fists with Naruto instead of shaking hands.

"Next time... maybe wear pants... you might want to clash swords with me... because I don't think we should clash those blades."

"Huh... but... heh." Arthur didn't know when, but at some point Naruto had cut open his belt and pants, allowing them to fall down. He saw they were just on the ground with his underwear, and had never even noticed when it happened. "... yes... I do agree, it was shameful for me to not notice. Do forgive me."

"Wow... I expected anger... I kind of want to prank you more now."

"Please don't."

"Want to get a drink... you seem old enough to drink, and it might be fun to see how much it takes for a vampire to get drunk." Naruto invited Arthur to get a drink. He hadn't had any booze in over 100 years at this point, and NEVER during his death or the later years of his life.

"Wh... what?"

"I've been surrounded by nothing but teenagers, and even my body is a teenage body, and being a teenager again makes me want to re-experience adult life... also... I haven't had a beer in over 100 years... drinking is better with a partner."

"I want to see him drunk." Gasper chimed in, since he so wanted to see what he would look like drunk.

It sounded like a fun show to him.

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