~NRK~

Ippan looked up from the side of the structure.

Her role in this situation was to be a 'worker' of the opposing side to Obito's team.

Wearing a thin long-sleeved black top, a pair of black slacks, a thin open white navel-length coat, and a pair of earrings, a series of black tattoos painted on her cheeks and exposed white feet.

She felt so out of place it hurt.

"W-We're the baddies," she realized as Hachika snickered in similar attire. "The bag guys win this movie?" Ippan asked in disbelief.

"Yep," Flare smirked with similar tattoos but far different attire. "Because, sad as it sounds, they only inspired folks, they didn't really win besides taking down the leaders."

Wearing a zipped-up white tracksuit covered in patches, markings, and a large kanji on the back, it sported a black collar, cuffs, and had a flowing black cape over her left shoulder with their white insignia on it.

She gripped her wakizashi with excitement filling her veins. "It's good that the bad guys were so smart, I need to fight that bastard," Flare said with a large grin. "This is going to be another movie down in my books and I'll get to beat the Quirkless Sword!"

"T-This is just a movie," Ippan reminded her.

"Mostly but the final result decides how 'successful' the good guys were."

"What?"

"It's the special 'tint' to Shoda-san's works," Ann declared as she came over. "They're not open-ended but his movies come with the twist of allowing the end result to rely on the actors' efforts during the finales or battles."

Wearing a pair of black tights, white shorts, a tight orange muscle shirt, black boots like Flare, and a similar cape, Ann adjusted a white durag around her head before putting on a pair of black fingerless gloves with metal studs over the knuckles.

"Alright, remember your training, act your best, and make your moves confidently," the short woman reiterated to herself ten times over before tightening her fists that released a powerful white glow. "... You best understand that any damage done to your boyfriend can be fixed," Ann admitted to the surprised Ippan. "We have more than enough medical staff on standby so this is to be done with all our hearts."

"I… I-I guess that it's not him I'm worried about," Ippan admitted, confusing her.

"Overconfidence is dangerous."

"I know, I'm not saying… What I mean is that I'm not really great at acting."

Ann looked surprised by that, eyebrow raised. "I mean, yes, your stature is probably way too much but that's easy to adjust to."

"She means that she's never had that kind of confidence before," Hachika said while patting Ippan's back, the tailless kitsune nodding in agreement. "She's more of a dancer, anyway," she grinned as her friend blushed.

"Dancer? Oh, right, you guys are Creatoria trainees," Flare cupped her chin as she looked up. "God, you are big, no offense. You just stand out WAY more than anyone else here."

Ippan wore an embarrassed smile as Hachika snickered. "I… I've been told to make use of it by a lot of people, Hachi-chan & Obito-kun especially, but I just don't think it's all that great."

"Despite her boyfriend being the biggest supporter of everything about her," the octopus smirked as the kitsune burned bright red, Flare chuckling sheepishly while Ann blushed. "And I do mean everything, that guy's a battle-orientated fanatic and it's scary how smart he is," she said with a smug grin at the flustered women. "Goodness, get your heads out of the gutter, I'm talking normally, ya pervs."

"H-Hey… I mean," Flare shrugged with red cheeks. "I got nothing."

"Q-Quiet, you cur! I am no pervert," Ann scoffed with red cheeks and crossed arms.

"Cur? There's someone who uses that old word these days?"

"There's nothing 'old' about it!"

Ippan fiddled with her fingers as she considered this whole scene. "So, what we're supposed to do is act like troublemakers, right?" She asked for confirmation.

"Yep, you gals, the other actors, and a few guards we're using will be working in the background as extra characters. For example, your job will be to grab the 'miko' in the temple," Flare smirked. "With us leading the charge from the front and you guys going through the other entrances."

~NRK~

"Prepare for the starting pop!" Tsuyoyoi's voice sprouted from a drone that flew above the set, the aerial recorder coming down to look at the four 'Akagumi members' while a familiar quintet arrived behind them. "Are you guys ready?"

"Definitely," Taira grinned with a small twirl.

Wearing white kosode neatly closed over their chests and tucked into red hakama, their feet were covered by white tabii socks and zori sandals.

"It's time to be a damsel," Habami said with a determined nod. "You guys just need to fight, it's nothing problematic," she explained.

"I get that but this just feels weird," Keigo admitted, rubbing the back of his head with one of his wooden swords. "Like, I'm not a crazy fan of these types of weapons," he groaned. 'It reminds me of training,' he thought almost worriedly.

Obito raised a brow at the younger male's look of distaste. 'I wonder what that look is for?' He thought, patting Keigo on the shoulder. "It's part of the role, Keigo-kun, we simply need to follow though. It's not like this is going to be a long stunt."

"It's not, be at ease, Keigo-kun," Ryuuki said while adjusting her glasses. "This is simply one of the scenes you all need to help with. Afterward, though, it is going to be a far more contained group. I've seen the script, what follows this big fight is combat between the main 'antagonist', Akagumi Konji," she looked at Obito. "And one of the two 'heads', which will likely end up being Flare-san considering… Well, everything up to this point."

"I'm seriously concerned about what that's all about," he admitted. "When the hell have I had any kind of title? I've heard nothing about this."

"It's usually an internet thing," Shouta admitted. "You might not go to forums but it's not as surprising after I took a look," he told him.

"Lots of normal folk give us names and stuff when we do crazy things," Takeshita chuckled. "I got a few from children, 'Master B', 'Bamboo Man', 'The Bam'," he nearly lost it. "S-Some of that stuff's funny."

Shouta snorted while Keigo laughed, Obito looking amused.

"That's, ahem, true," Ryuuki said, her tail wagging in amusement that had Nagabiko giggling. "Now, everyone, be prepared. The time is approaching where we shall soon be under siege."

"Actually, about that," Shouta began. "What the hell are we really supposed to do?" He asked. "We're going to be fighting, yes, but what's the full scene? Shoda-san said we'd do our best to 'protect you' but there's gotta be some storyline here."

"There's a point to it all, it depends on how the battle goes," Hosoi explained as she messed with her hakama's waistband. "Your jobs, specifically, are to protect the top of this half-built temple. Especially since there's going to be a special field set up."

There was a flash of soft green before a large cube formed over them.

"Hehe, Asumi-san's feeling good," Taira smirked. "She got asked to personally be here, actually, she's usually called to his sets because of the effects of her quirk. Damage in this place is changed depending on how big the cube is, she just got used to making shapes."

"Wait, she can do other things besides making constructs?" Obito asked. "I'm pained to admit it but her quirk's rather fascinating."

"I can see the downside," Keigo said. "It also makes your attacks the same, right?"

"Bingo. The quirk doesn't have a 'friendly fire: OFF' switch, it's either working or it's not," the weasel said. "So, with this, prepare for a lot of fighting, make-up, and moves."

"Yep," Takeshita messed with his spear, quirk making it bigger, sharper, or longer in specific amounts. "That Kamui Woods guy is pretty good, hard to believe he barely left UA."

"Wait, who?" Obito asked.

"He's the one who made these. Despite everything, you can't have weak equipment with how hard we're all gonna be going at this and he can apparently use wood skills."

'Mokuton?' Well, well, well, Obito was intrigued.

"Alright, guys, time to get into position!" Taira declared as she and her fellow idols hurried into a small square-shaped pagoda atop the wooden platform. "Protect us, knaves!"

Shouta sweatdropped. "She's definitely a strong-minded sort," he said as Keigo chuckled.

"So, we just protect them with our back-ups," he said as others wearing their same attire landed before grouping up around the pagoda. "Alright but that means we're fighting some grunts before Flare, Ann, the Hoshis, and… Well, that lady shows up," the winged boy said nervously. "Oh boy, senpai, she's definitely coming for you."

"I know, I'm waiting for it," Obito said, his wooden sword in hand. "If there's one thing I know, it's that those two will attack me the moment they get up here. You guys might need to mind Ann & the Hoshi, I'm not sure if that Kim woman isn't after me."

"Yeah, about that," Shouta said with a frown. "What was her deal?"

"She called me someone from one of Yoroi Musha's schools and made that personal."

"Are there other martial arts schools?" Keigo offered. "If there are, that has to mean some have bad blood."

"But she seemed so angry about it," Takeshita admitted. "Obito-kun is right, she made that seem personal."

"Sadly we can't know unless we ask, huh?"

"Yep."

"Guys!" Came Oboro's call as he landed behind them in his own Akagumi uniform. "Guess who got a last-minute role?!" He grinned, a wooden staff leaning on his shoulder. "Yo, Obi, dude? So, uh, Asuka & Tsuyoyoi made it very clear that you're allowed to drop the wood and go in metal."

Obito's eyebrow twitched even as he dropped the wooden blade regardless, his left gray wrist brace releasing Butsuri. "Thankfully, Butsuri is a mostly-blunt blade so that should work."

"Wait, what?"

"Yes, he's quite a 'hammer' unless the right amount of control is applied," he said, removing the beautiful weapon from its sheath before allowing its seemingly sharp edge against the floor.

It left no mark.

"T-That thing looks exactly like the other one! How?!" Keigo asked.

"It's because it's the 'shield' to its sibling's 'blade'," the quirkless male said as he held the blade, running his finger across the edge to no wound. "Butsuri is meant to absorb attacks before dishing them out, that's not a 'sword' now, is it?"

"I-It could be."

"It could, that's true, that's why I can still use 'sharp' attacks when the power is built-up. Like now," Obito raised and then chopped into the floor.

A small sheen formed around it before he returned the blade to his sheath.

"Now, he's got options I'll need against Asuka."

"You've completely written off the star of a movie, that's hilarious," Oboro said, amused. "But definitely the right thing to do, my God that woman is terrifying."

"No offense meant to the stars but they're simply not important right now," Obito said. "I'm about to get into conflict with my horrid grandmother and I'm still bothered by her a LOT," he latched on his holster belt before sliding Butsuri into one of the two holsters in it. "Alright, I'm ready-"

There was an explosive 'POP' from above.

"Hey, Shou, they're fighting," a little girl whispered to a large boy as they watched the proceedings from the bushes. "I knew it! The movies in our boonies!" She wiggled in excitement.

"Imai, isn't this dangerous?" The boy, of similar age despite his size, asked quietly. "If your parents find out, we'll be in trouble."

She flinched, looking at him in concern as he rubbed the back of his head.

"It's… Look, we'll stay for a bit and then leave. I'm sure you know the secret way around, it's better that way," he smiled.

Imai's guilt filled her tummy and left her cold.

Watching the mayhem erupt from below was interesting.

Quirks, punches, kicks, and weapons flew around like they had urgent business.

"It's really crazy," Keigo said in disbelief. "We're… W-We're freaking play-fighting," he looked alarmed, the realization hitting him like a sack of bricks.

"Basically," Shouta said as Oboro looked around. "Still, there's a reason we are up here and not down there."

Obito's mind took note of three things.

One, the three charging figures through a ruggedly-formed path in the fighting, Flare's hair erupting a crimson glow, Ann's hand trailing white light, and Asuka's red hair flapping in front of them.

Second, he spied that speedy form strafing the entirety of the construct, Ippan's face hard to miss with all that black.

Third, Kim & Shirou weren't with them… So…

"Kei, Oro," he called as flying cameras began to move through the air, microphones and the like hanging off of them. "You two need to hurry to the south and west! Whatever happens, those two mustn't get close!"

Keigo's eyes widened before one flap had him off his feet and another sent him blurring towards the south of the large platform, curving around the imperial pagoda holding the mikos-

He saw it coming before he threw one of his wooden swords.

Kim's yelp was music to his ears, her hook-like kusarigama losing its grip on the platform edge only for a shadow to snatch her and soar over the edge.

Keigo wore a nervous grin as he turned to find Shirou landing behind him, the man's Young Star put down as he stood.

"Haha, it would seem that you lot are smart," he said in amusement, chin in hand as Kim's eyes locked on Keigo.

The increase in aggression had him brandishing one of his weapons as one of his feathers return his thrown one. "Not a fan?" He asked jokingly even as she brandished the pair of chained scythes on her back, Kim's short form stalking closer as the air around her distorted.

"The student of Yoroi's student will be made an example," she said as he sweatdropped while Shirou facepalmed.

"No, I keep telling her to stop saying that, she's not listening," he told the winged boy with a sheepish grin before he rolled to the side to dodge a downswing of a bo staff.

Oboro grinned as he removed his wooden weapon from that dent in the floor. "You guys seem to be having fun," he said as Shirou recovered with his wooden weapon aimed at the Cloud Man. "Bring it!"

Meanwhile, on the other side, Obito, Takeshita, and Shouta stood at the lip of the platform as those three reached the base of the temple.

The next second, they were scaling it unnaturally.

"Hmm?" Obito raised a brow.

At Flare's glowing footprints and shining hair.

Ann's glowing feet.

And then Asuka's method.

'It's curling around her feet each time,' he thought, feeling annoyingly impressed as the old woman made good use of her quirk, the wooden beam beneath her releasing curling-branch holsters for her feet to wedge in.

The running was likely just her training at work.

"Alright, men," Obito spoke. "Let's set this off right," he said as Takeshita smiled while Shouta huffed.

They stepped over the edge.

"Damn! They're going all-in!" Nemuri said with a cheer. "Get it, boys!"

Meanwhile, Shou & Imai watched it all in all from the bushes, their eyes locked onto the six.

"This is so cool!" Imai whispered excitedly while Shou nodded.

"Movies are so crazy," he observed as she grinned.

Seeing the falling three had Ann stumbling while Flare grinned and Asuka's eyes narrowed.

Obito glared as his feet shot out to let his heels slide against the wooden beam, his body wounding-up with his blade behind him.

With his team righting themselves in the air as they fell past him, Obito released a glowing slash of white that… That they LANDED ON?!

Ann's arm crossed as Shouta hopped off the heavy slash to flip behind her before his hand latched onto her shoulder.

They went flying down to the ground while Takeshita kicked back before allowing his spear to extend.

It elongated out to ten feet in front of Flare while Asuka ran past, her target clear as Obito used his plunged nodachi to stay on the wall.

The moment she came in close, her odachi in hand, the Uchiha pulled his blade out before swinging around the support beam.

Asuka's eyes snapped to his disappearance before she circled opposite him.

They met on one of many large crossing wooden beams, their eyes locked.

Their next breath found their weapons clashing between them, grandmother and grandson's foreheads slamming in the middle above them.

Two-Tomoe Sharingan spun to life, their mirror glaring back at them.

They parted with a flash of white.

Keigo spun one blade to deflect a swinging sickle before stepping around Kim's follow-up slash with the next, the deflecting weapon's steel chain wrangling in Keigo's ear.

He jumped back as she rolled forward with a harsh pull, her second weapon slashing past where his head had been.

'Seriously, what's with her?' Ignoring Kim's hostility, her skill alone was confusing.

Hell, she wasn't the only one.

His eyes caught the spiral of flames and coiling heat that Oboro deflected with spins of his cloud-tipped bo staff, the cumulous seemingly a strong deterrent to elemental attacks.

That still didn't stop his confusion as Kim's form came down from above before the winged teen shot back and around her, her eyes following him the whole way.

'She's too skilled, isn't she?' Or was that not fair?

He shot at her mid-strafe, his weapons locking with hers before he stepped back from the exchange as her second swung down on her first.

The floor cracked beneath her feet before she stepped past it, arms dragging her plunged weapons around in a harsh slash.

The wave of force and wood had him taking flight just above the platform.

'Obito-senpai, no offense, her, Shirou Hoshi, where are all of these people coming from?' It felt like more of these folks were popping out of the ether ever since Obito revealed himself.

And he meant no offense, seriously, to the quirkless man but this felt like the floodgates had opened with his existence.

He shot down at her as Kim stepped back with her sickles held out at her sides, the weapons glowing dark and causing a pull Keigo's eyes narrowed at.

The moment he came in close, his wings glowed while her weapons swung.

Kim's eyes widened at the two long feathers slamming into her weapons while Keigo flew over her shoulder while upside-down.

The agent spun with his wooden blades reared-back as she stumbled.

Kim's head turned as they came for her noggin… Before that, too, glowed a powerful black before contact.

Keigo pushed as best he could, sending her off her feet, but he knew it did little to hurt her.

Landing, he watched her every move as Kim got up.

Her eyes shadowed by her bangs as she crossed her sickles before doing something his eyes widened at.

Her thumbs jut out before stabbing into the sides of her chest, right below her breasts.

Into her ribcage?!

He flinched as they punctured something deep before her body thrummed with that dark aura.

"What the hell did you do?" He asked nervously, stepping back from the dark-eyed woman. 'A body technique? What is this, anim-?!' Keigo began to whine.

Only for a throbbing sound to emanate from behind him, a trail of afterimages left in Kim's wake.

He shot up as fast as he could no matter what happened and hissed at the slash that hit his side but Keigo still got away, the dampening effects of Asumi's quirk clear as day.

That blow would have left someone as light as him unconscious.

"What the hell," Keigo's wings flared out as he looked down at the short woman's powerful glow. "... Ya know what? Bring it," he told her, eyes narrowed.

Flashes of silver and heavy 'CRACKS' rang out within the forest of wood beams.

The Uchiha landed on one before jumping back to dodge the explosive slash.

Asuka landed within the heavy dust before her hair seemed to glow within the haze.

She vanished as Obito landed on the side of a beam before kicking off with all his might.

He bounced around the area at high speeds as Asuka's form appeared behind him.

Her attacks carved into the foundation literal milliseconds after Obito bounced away, each time irritating her more and more.

When she reached the pinnacle of her annoyance, Asuka landed on a beam before holding up her odachi.

Obito's eyes glinted as he bounced around before coming to a single, tense, stop on the side of a beam.

"Good," he whispered as his body throb, spirit at full strength.

He shot off of it like a cannon, his body soaring past ten square frames of foundation with Butsuri pushed out by his thumb.

Asuka's eyes widened as he spun with his swing.

"RAIJIN."

Down below, Shouta knocked aside Ann's fists before taking a headbutt to the noggin.

They parted with the star smirking at him while bouncing on her heels.

"Your training is showing itself well," the Pro Hero said while rolling his left shoulder. "It's good for a civilian," Shouta admitted. 'Crap, how do I end this 'scene'?' Was he supposed to keep fighting?

Then, there was a rush of wind and white light from within the 'temple's' foundation that stunned all near the base of the set.

"Glad to see they're holding back."

"You'll find out how that is with us," Ann smirked. "The Rose Caster will be your undoing," she declared, fist to her palm.

'Oh, right, the Scene Script,' those things that the director came up with in case one of the actors forgot where they were. "We'll see, villain."

Ann charged him.

Keigo kicked away one of Kim's wrists before folding in his wings and landing on all-fours below her pincer slash.

His wings flared out, releasing a powerful flap that had her hair flopping in her face before Keigo shot around her as Kim swung out in a wood-splitting chop.

He tackled her across the floor and over the edge before releasing her with a grin-

The falling 'Star' swung out with her right hand before he found his leg caught by chains, Keigo struggling against her hold before falling with her.

Falling down those ten stories had him looking down at his opponent who crossed her arms with a dark red glow.

'She's gonna make this hurt,' he thought. 'But I'm not unused to odds like these, lady!' Keigo thought as his wings glowed.

Kim's eyes widened as glowing feathers shot off his back like a rain of stones that slammed into her chest, abdomen, thighs, wrists and elbows.

Her grip on her tool came undone and Keigo grinned victoriously as she hit the floor while he didn't.

"Suck it!" The winged teen cheered as the cameras rolled.

"I like his thoughts, it's still a bit too modern but he showed his blade work," Tsuyoyoi said to Sensoji. "All things considered, the only ones who need to 'win' are one of the main three 'heads' of the Rose Brigade Gang."

"It's hard to believe that people were this crazy," the hulking Pro said as Hizashi moved around on a floating, flying, platform to survey the area. "Were they really fighting on shit like this?"

"No, God no, they didn't have the durable bodies of today. The temple of Mustafu back then wasn't this big but recent times, the new rebuilds, and the like make it so people who aren't history buffs don't remember its true height."

"So, using people's memory against 'em."

"Yep."

The fighting continued on with Ann finding herself on the backfoot against Shouta.

Flare matching Takeshita in a surprising display.

And then Obito and Asuka brought their fight throughout the entire scene.

Ippan watched in wait as she looked up at the platform's bottom.

Having snuck into the temple's foundation with Hachika, they'd slowly found themselves right beneath the top platform where they inched their way out of it.

"So, we go up there and swipe them," Hachika said. "Gotta try to get them."

The large kitsune nodded as they snuck out before peeking over the edge, a few flying cameras locking onto them as they did.

The sight of all the fighting was hard to see through, Ippan's eyes locking onto the pagoda before she saw a 'path'.

"Hachi, we can get through but we gotta be fast," she told her friend who squinted her eyes at all the moving bodies in confusion. "Trust me," Ippan held out her hand to the octopus woman.

Taking it without a thought, Hachika blinked as she was under Ippan's arm as the younger woman landed on the platform.

Yet, the moment she did, it was likely the world blurred on by as Ippan ran like the champion she was. The octopus gawked at them slipping between people, fights, and groups with a grace that could only come from the young woman holding her.

The cameras zoomed in as they slid low, real low, beneath a familiar monkey man who gawked at them before he was clocked by a robotic fist.

Reaching the alarmed mikos, Habami snickered as Ippan looked embarrassed while Hachika looked determined.

"Time to steal the priestesses!"

"W-What the heck?!" Taira declared while pointing dramatically at the two arrivals, Ippan looking bashful as they scurried in. "T-This isn't fair!" She whined as she was held underarm alongside Ryuuki.

"Oh dearest me!" Habami shrieked as the fighting slowed down for the fighters to gawk at the two. "I-I'm being apprehended!" The bat cried dramatically.

Hachika snickered, Nagabiko and the currently-acting bat under her arms while Hosoi was wrapped-up in her elongating 'locks', shockingly.

"What the heck? Help?! Help?!" She shrieked with swirls in her eyes. "They're so slimy a-and kraken-y!" The bobcat cried.

Hachika sweatdropped as they ran for it. "Make way, comrades!" She declared as 'their side' pushed back the do-gooders, the protectors struggling to regain their momentum or losing their footing almost completely.

Rushing to the edge of the platform, the cameras were trained on them before a few of the guards broke away from their opponents to form a wall before them.

Ippan considered them for a moment before remembering something key about this scenario.

And so… She kicked.

Ippan Josei's body ducked down before shooting ahead like a bullet and kicking out at a pair of guards in the middle.

The blow sent them flying before her form spun low.

The others were brought off their feet without care as Ippan jumped over with Hachika behind her landing on her back.

"You're crazier than usual, this is good!"

"H-Hachi, not now!"

As they fell, the sight of white flashes shot out from the forest of beams before Obito came flying out with a large number of cuts in his uniform, an enormous number of bruises, and a glare at the space within.

Before bodily hitting Ippan in confusion, his eyes snapping up to find the back of his head against her chest.

"Wait, Ippan-I FORGOT?!" Obito gawked at their fall.

Then, he found a flexible leg locking around his torso as they reached the ground floor, Ippan's single free leg catching them with a heavy crack beneath her heel.

"O-Ow," she whined as Hachika got off of her back while there was a blaring airhorn.

The fighting stopped, the 'villains' gawking at the 'victor'.

"Haa," Obito released a small sigh as he left Ippan's hold before helping her sit after she released her 'maidens'. "All good?" He asked her, kneeling beside the kitsune who smiled.

"Yeah, I've never fallen that far a-and landed," Ippan whined as Obito checked her foot, calves, and then knees, the kitsune coloring as he rolled up her pants legs to check both her legs.

"Alright, well, it seems like you haven't sprained anything. Quite impressively, I think you're fine, your body continues to show its potential, Ippan-chan."

The kitsune burned while Taira whined off to the side, Ryuuki crossing her arms as Obito remained oblivious to Ippan's embarrassment.

"All good over here?" Tsuyoyoi asked as he & Sensoji made it over. "You took quite a jump there, Ippan-kun."

"I-I know but my legs are f-fine, from what Obito-kun tells me," Ippan admitted flusteredly while Obito nodded.

"Good, I'm not sure if fall damage is something Asumi-san's quirk negates or not," the short director grinned. "Got a lot of good footage, a decent bit of non-organized combat, and, no offense young lady, mutant quirks being used against the first wave of 'heroes'."

"I understand, I wish they didn't have to be so violent."

"That's a kind way to view it, Ippan-kun, but the violence against them was also not so great."

Watching things calm down was really cool.

Especially as the two kids learned some things about the giant fox lady and that normal-looking guy.

"T-T-They're dating?!" Imai's gasp was barely held under her breath, her eyes wide alongside Shou's.

"..." He kept on watching those two in surprise, eyes wide at the way they sat beside one another without care or shared their food.

How they talked at length about the production.

Or how that really tall lady nuzzled the embarrassed normal-looking guy, the man's flustered expression telling a thousand stories about how much he enjoyed it.

"Are… A-Are the modern places this different?" Shou wondered in awe and shock. "I-I didn't know city folk were so nice to each other."

Where people like them, one so different from the other, could still be happy, together.

"Alright, next, we'll perform the chase scene," Tsuyoyoi said as they all sat on some bleachers while the short director messed with a large white board that showed a trail.

Tacked on via magnets was a map of the area with a similar trail drawn on it.

"Now, for this, you all need to be good runners," the man said to Obito, Ippan, Flare, and Asuka. "The idea is that Konji is running after the priestesses on his own, he's a hotblooded man who thinks last so he chases the bosses still around on his lonesome."

'That man is worryingly unwise and yet exactly like I was a kid,' Obito thought with a bead of sweat falling down his brow. "He's supposed to lose, isn't he? I'm not surprised."

"That's right, such a situation, for him, was doomed to fail," Shinji said.

"I think that's not the point," Ippan said, confusing them. "Well… If he was just doing the 'smart' thing, he'd never have gone."

That got a smirk out of the producer while Asuka shrugged.

"While I love a fight, that's just not smart," Flare said as Shirou hummed.

"Any fight worth having is one you'd win," he said with a smirk as he shot Obito a raised brow. "For example, your boy wouldn't fight all of us if we kidnapped you-"

"What are you talking about? I'd fold each and every one of you like laundry before you even thought about trying something like that," Obito said without pause, care, and seemingly thought before blinking. "... Ah, this movie suddenly makes far more sense," he realized as Ippan beamed.

"Jeez, lower the 'love' lever," Keigo said with a look of shock. "Senpai, that's not how you usually are."

"You're right, in a way, that makes me a foolish man… But, sadly, there's nothing I can do about it."

Takeshita chuckled as he pat the Uchiha on the back. "Well said," he said.

"Indeed, it's not just about making 'smart' choices but the 'right' ones," Nemuri winked as Ippan fiddled with her fingers embarrassedly. "The PASSIONATE ones!"

"Passion, aye?" Obito considered it. "I suppose that makes sense even if 'passion' isn't a word I really use often."

"It's part of life," Ippan said with a happy expression he muttered at.

"T-That guy's totally head-over-heels, Shou-kun," Imai said with her hands on her cheeks, her eyes wide with wonder at this 'romance'.

"I know, it's pretty cool," Shou smiled as she grinned.

Given an hour to rest, Obito brought over a large cooler full of water, energy drinks, sports drinks, and ice.

Pulling that large table-sized cooler to the middle of the 'refreshment area', he popped it open before the others came forward with food, snacks, or sweets from their trailers.

Ten minutes had them all getting seated.

Eating some jerky, Ippan smiled as Obito sat at her back, the couple seated cross-legged on the ground.

"Hmm," he ate some of his own while drinking some water. "Phew, how did you like it so far?"

"I-I didn't stay in the spotlight, thankfully, and we got to enjoy our parts," she beamed before eating the last of her XL Peppered Jerky. "What about you?"

"It was fine, really, the only thing I did was fight Asuka again. I lost, mind you, but it was something I was completely fine with."

"I guess three days really didn't help."

"Not in the way you think," Obito said as she looked back at him while he leaned back against her with crossed arms, his drink beside him. "The past three days made me aware of some things," he looked back and up, locking eyes with his girlfriend. "One, I am annoyed by all of her actions and that won't change but I should be making use of her."

Ippan waited patiently.

"I understand a bit more of my bloodline now," he told her, surprising Ippan.

"What do you mean?" She asked.

"During the fight, Asuka Dokudami told me something confusing."

"Your Enlightenment is different than I thought-kon," the old woman said as they rebuffed one another.

"What are you talking about?" The quirkless young man uttered. "Enlightenment… You mean the Sharingan?"

"How the hell do you know that old name?"

'Old name?!' Obito's eyes widened. 'What does she mean by that? W-What… How long has the Sharingan been within this world?' That was concerning.

"Hmph, I bet you thought you could hide it. Your granduncle probably told you, yes, that was the old name of these eyes…" The tailed woman flipped her hair over her shoulder as her sword thrummed. "Then, let me impart an old lesson, 'when your eyes truly open to the world'."

The reincarnate realized that he may have gained some problematic family.

"There's a skill you can gain with such a power," she said. "Your bloodline being so focused will grant you a surprising amount of control of your spirit, bah, how annoying."

Listening to his recollection, the two had transitioned to sitting against a tree with their hands intertwined.

"That seems so mystical," Ippan told him honestly as Obito blinked before looking sheepish.

'Right, to me this doesn't seem that odd,' from his old life, such a thing wasn't even considered rare unless it 'evolved' into a cherished bloodline. "I understand that, in a world of quirks this is still odd."

"Yeah. Still, what are you thinking about?"

"I'm going to practice how far this spiritual control goes. Likely, I won't be able to really do it as often over this month but, when we get back, I can dedicate my time to training it. For now, I need to train my body more specifically," Obito told her as Oboro came down from above with Keigo.

"How so, senpai?" The bird boy asked as he ate chicken kabobs. "Mm! Like, what more?"

"The feedback from my sword will destroy my body when used at its full potential, I can't have that happen if I'm supposed to truly use it," Obito said.

"Arentcha pushing too hard, Obi?" Ippan asked as Oboro nodded.

"Remember, ya still have more time to grow up. Maybe pushing it physically might be too much," the cloud man said.

"Even if that's true, I can still do things that help my body like, for example, kicking and punching trees. I train extensively but that's mostly through exercises and movements that simply enhance my muscles and ligaments, I've not done anything for my bones."

"Huh… Well, I guess that's not wrong but when?"

"That answer is likely to be 'during and after school'."

Ippan smiled for him as Obito wore an exasperated one.

"I'll be there every step of the way," she said honestly.

"I'm sure I say it a lot but thank you," he responded.

"Ugh, affection!" Keigo hid in a tree as Obito snorted, Oboro laughed, and Ippan giggled. "Keep that lovey-dovey stuff over there where I can see it!"

~NRK~

She looked out at that large structure, flying above Fukuoka. "Yo, Curator," a winged woman said to a walkie-talkie. "I got vision on the movie set, looks like they're resting."

-This operation needs to go well- 'Curator' said over the line. -Right now, we wait and build the forces we need. Those groupies are so useful, the idols will come down in a week's time to have a three-day-long meet n greet, we'll strike then-

"What about that 'Kenju' guy? Didn't he say he was coming here?"

-He's going to be annoying but he might be capable of separating them for a bit. Keep an eye on things-

She nodded before blinking at a number of vehicles rushing down a bordered path through the city that led to the mountains.

"Oh, this might be interesting."

And then figures, shadows, and more moved into the city.

"Okay, this will definitely be interesting."

~NRK~

Sitting in that clearing still, Obito raised a brow at Tsuyoyoi's arrival. "Shoda-san?"

"You guys doing alright?" The short man asked.

"Yeah, we've got our energy back," Ippan said.

"Good, haha, ahhh… So… We may have gotten news that the groupies are arriving," Tsuyoyoi said with a sheepish smile. "One of them, a real honest fan, is surrounded by a pack of fun-hating folks."

"Sensoji-san informed us of the Black List," Obito said as Keigo nodded, the hero-in-question arriving at that very moment.

"I know he's telling you guys but I'm here to answer any in-depth questions," the large carrot top said.

"Indeed. The 'Big Three', as it were, are one, a flasher," Tsuyoyoi shook his head at Oboro's dropped jaw. "Two, an association of… Less than happy individuals who believe Creatoria is upping degeneracy, don't ask. And third is 'Kenju Arasaka', the ironic part?" He shot Ippan a look-

"Is that he's a kitsune-kon," Asuka answered as she entered the clearing with Nagabiko in tow. "In fact, he's quite a persistent fetishist who really likes mutant-type quirk-users as well… Fox-based quirk-users."

Obito's Sharingan spun to life before the air grew thick with intent.

"Figure yourself out yet, boy?"

"I wish I could ignore you and say 'no' but I'm going to make use of you, Asuka-san."

The redheaded tilted her shades down with a snort. "As if I'm worried-kon," she said without a care. "But, pain me as it does to admit it, you're not repulsive in all aspects. Your grandfather will enjoy that if you can fix yourself and mind those two."

"What?" Ippan blinked in confusion.

"Tsuyoi, heroes, this is your time to leave," Asuka told those ones specifically. "This is a personal matter to be had by my family and their proteges."

Keigo blinked before looking alarmed. 'Wait, she thinks I'm his student!?' The hell, woman?!

But… He couldn't help his curiosity as he dropped down.

"What's this about, Obito-senpai?" The winged teen asked.

Obito raised a brow at his sheepish curiosity before shrugging. "I don't know but…" His eyes narrowed ever so slightly as Asuka frowned. "I have the most painful feeling it's to do with someone who's related to my family. In a not so great way."

Asuka looked annoyed and yet impressed while Sensoji frowned.

"Alright, we'll hit it," he receded as Oboro looked concerned before rubbing the back of his head.

"Obi-dude, be careful, I guess," he warned him as he, Tsuyoyoi, and Sensoji left.

Ippan's ears flagged as Nagabiko's twitched.

"They're ten meters away," the mouse informed them.

"Good," Asuka snapped her fingers.

And a large swirling 'bud' of wood, plants, and leaves formed around them in an instant.

Obito felt a bead of sweat fall down his cheek as Keigo flinched, wings ruffled.

They hadn't even… T-That was TOO fast.

Ippan's nose twitched as her fur buzzed, her eyes going all over them in confusion. "I-I, um… Habami-chan told us you have control over plants and stuff but what about all of that spirit power?" She asked.

"At least that girl makes this easy to explain," Asuka said, tapping one side of this encroachment.

Her hand 'pulled' away a ball of gold spirit energy.

"My quirk allows my spirit to imbue itself into plant life, it's truly a grand skill," she chuckled. "But less about that, no, we're here to talk about the Star School's little assassins-kon."

The four flinched at her words. "W-What?" Nagabiko squeaked.

Keigo's body went cold while Ippan squeaked.

Obito's eyes narrowed. "... That woman, Kim, it was obvious that she had personal input," he began. "But why did she say I'm 'one of Yoroi's school'? What was implied with that statement?"

Asuka crossed her arms. "It means something far different than you think. Not 'schools' but 'bloodlines', those two, I'm sure, followed your trail here and prepared ahead of time," she explained. "While that girl is obvious, I'm not sure what Shirou Hoshi is up to but it's clear you're finally on someone's shit list and that means you need to be aware-kon."

"W-Why not handle them?" Ippan asked, ears flat against her noggin.

"Because I don't need this one," she gestured to Nagabiko. "To be left unguarded. I spoke with your grandfather, not just because I wanted to, but because he wanted to pass along a message of importance to Kowamaru," Asuka declared. "And you."

"W-What the hell is all of this? Who is his gramps that he's got fucking assassins on his ass?" Keigo frowned deeply. "Why not just tell the heroes? Why make this a whole damn 'game'?" He truly didn't understand.

What the hell was this all abou-?

"You don't get it, boy," Asuka told him.

Something around her throbbed and Keigo flinched before Ippan held his shoulder securely.

That 'throb' was met and dispersed, Obito standing in front of the other two. "Leave him alone, obaa-san," he told her.

Asuka's head tilted before she shrugged. "You best mind your student, boy, it's clear they think he's part of your personal 'tribe'. But ignoring that right now, bird boy, you ask 'why'? Why all of this? It's because blood begets blood, this is not just about some villain, this is about families killing families."

The black-haired Uchiha's eyes closed in thought before he reached a rather saddening conclusion. "The Hoshi School killed my parents, didn't they?" Obito asked as the others looked at him, alarmed.

"Y-Yours, too?" Nagabiko asked with a pale face.

"I see, this is truly terrible… But why now?" The quirkless man asked. "Why NOW of all times? I'm 18, surely-"

"That's the reason," Asuka said simply.

Obito blinked at her, once, twice, and then three times. "Excuse me?"

"Because you've finally reached the 'age of conflict', you're involved, it's the same for your cousin, you're both eighteen as of February this year, your involvement has been added. What? Did you think your parents were that old? No, they… They were barely past 21 when they died," Asuka said somberly.

The four teens looked terrified.

"W-Why?!" Ippan asked, holding Obito's hand tightly. "W-Why involve them?! They didn't want to!" She didn't understand.

How could 'family' do this to their own blood?!

"It's sadly a tradition of old families, very old families, that you all couldn't possibly grasp. Sadly, the only way to deal with this is to get strong, all of you," Asuka told them, looking at Ippan specifically. "I've trained the girl and she's good at getting away but you are a different case, you can't 'slip away', you're too noticeable. So, in your case, you need to learn how to FIGHT."

Obito's free hand clenched tightly at that. "This is all my fault," he realized under his breath. "Damn it, Keigo-kun, Ippan-chan, you both shouldn't have been involved in this."

"S-Senpai?" Keigo looked alarmed and concerned. "Look, I'm… I'm an agent-to-be of the PHSC, I can help you."

"If you could, boy, this would be over with," Asuka said. "After all, the previous head of the PHSC was a 'Star' member before his death," Keigo paled. "What? Did you think they aren't trying to hide this? Where else would be the best spot to make sure they didn't get caught, bureaucratically?"

The boy's wings went slack.

"It's good he's dead but that means they have roots in your organization. Right now, your best bet is to not act odd around anyone there and remain discreet," she told him.

"H-How do we make them stop?" Nagabiko pleaded.

"... There is one way," Asuka said. "Two, really. The first is to denounce yourself, remove yourself from the Todou family name with a Rite of Blood."

Obito frowned at that. "And that would work?"

"Hey, this whole thing is tradition, not everyone is trying to break it, ironically-kon. The problem there is that there's always a bastard in for the fun of killing people, the Blade of Rites was broken long ago and the only way to reinstate it is to have the Koma family remake it, that's part of the message I'm to send Kowamaru: 'Reforge the Blade of Rites'."

Nagabiko looked relieved while Keigo frowned. "And that means me and Ippan-san are out of the fire, right?" The agent asked.

"Yes."

He looked unconvinced. "No, no this seems too good," Keigo said. "Senpai, there's no way this thing-"

"Hasn't been attempted before, I know," Obito said. "It's obvious someone is trying to remove my grandfather's bloodline," he informed the other teens. "Which explains why he's having Asuka inform him."

"Indeed," Asuka frowned. "Despite everything, Kowamaru is a friend of ours and seeing his life snuffed out is not what I desire. That said, you understand, that the moment we leave, they'll follow."

"Shit."

Ippan looked horrified. "..."

"That's why we're not waiting," they all looked alarmed as Asuka nodded. "Tomorrow night, we're going to go and see Kowamaru. You will receive smithing texts and I'll give him my message, this way, no one learns of his location nor your efforts."

"Wait, why not have someone else make it?" Keigo whispered. "Why's it gotta be that guy?"

"Because of two reasons, one, his family's quirks allow him the ability to meld together anything. Two? He has the special formula for the Blade of Rites. If anyone could make it, no one would be involved."

"What do we do?" He asked.

"We play it close to our chests," Obito said. "Right now, things are bad. Ignoring that we still have to evade Shirou & Kim if they're intent on following us, we're going to have bad company soon."

"... Right, ugh, those dudes," Keigo groaned as Nagabiko looked down.

"S-So, we just act normal?" Ippan asked, very nervous. "I-I'm not so sure I can do that."

"It's fine," Obito told her. "You have the alibi of being nervous around them attacking your boyfriend, it's a lot more believable when it comes to those two," he frowned. "... What was the other option?" He asked Asuka.

"Boyo, if you could pull that off, you'd be considered a 'god'," Asuka told him while adjusting her shades. "If you can remove the head of the Hoshi School," her eyes gleamed through her black lenses. "This conflict is over."

There was silence as Obito's eyes closed. "... Understood. If it comes down to it, that's an option," he said simply.

Keigo flinched in disbelief.

Nagabiko swallowed nervously.

And Ippan?

Obito released a soft sigh at the hug from behind, his eyes opening to lock eyes with his amused grandmother. "Look, sadly, this is a rather rough option, Ippan-chan," he told her. "For now, the best bet is to get the Blade of Rites in case of emergencies."

"Emergencies?! Senpai!" Keigo couldn't get it.

What the hell did he mean 'in case of emergencies'!? Why not 'as soon as we get it'?!

"Because, in the end, I… I have people I don't wish to just discard for my own safety," Obito admitted as Ippan smiled by his ear. "If I can deal with them, that's fine, too, isn't it? Or did my grandfather also remove himself from our family?"

"He did. Not just for his sake but his brother's and you all. Right now, the balance isn't in our favor in the least, in numbers, but there's a distinct difference in 'quality'."

"I guess that's it then," Obito said with a thoughtful look. "But the first thing to worry about…"

"Is the groupies and that fetishist," Asuka finished. "I'm sure you've felt them. Oh, wait, no you probably don't have such intense senses."

"I can feel the people around me in a 10-meter diameter," he admitted.

"... Really? I thought… Damn it, I have to teach you now."

Obito sweatdropped at the clearly annoyed woman groaning into her hand.

"Don't sound so excited, obaa-san, the last thing you need to do is up your heart rate."

"You little shit."

Keigo wore an unsure smile as Ippan focused inward, Nagabiko looking at the ground in thought.

With their 'bud' unfurling down into the ground, the five turned to the treeline to see their companio-

"Oh my God, GET HIM OUT HERE!" Hosoi shrieked as Sensoji tackled a man in a trench coat.

"Oh thank God," Ippan said with a look of relief as Obito chuckled while Keigo snorted. "We missed the 'Flasher'," she beamed as Asuka laughed while Nagabiko blushed up a storm.

Obito relaxed a bit before widening his sense-Oh?

His eyes went to their side, the shuffle of bushes easy to miss but their signatures weren't.

"What are kids doing here?" Obito wondered aloud, gaining the group's attention as they looked at the flinching bushes. "... You two know we all can figure out you're there in some fashion, right?"

"Maybe we should say 'hi'."

"No! What if they take us back to the village?! I wanna see this!"

Listening to what sounded like a little girl and boy having a debate, Keigo sweatdropped before his wings glowed.

There were two yelps as glowing red feathers carried out a pair of children, one of whom was more surprising than the other.

One a small girl with shoulder-length glossy blonde hair, fair skin, and big pink eyes wearing a long-sleeved yellow top under a pair of denim overalls.

But the boy…

"Are you alright?!" Ippan asked immediately, holding the two up with concern as she looked at the bashful boy in her hold.

Wearing a black tank top and pants, he was just like her.

A mutant and, considering his mouth was covered by bandages, she had to assume some worrying things.

He was tall for his age, easily standing above the girl by a foot and some inches, with pale-caramel skin, black eyes, and short gray hair that was wild in the back around his nape and yet had large angled bangs that came over his face and forehead.

Oh and he had six arms, three on each side.

"What the hell happened?" Keigo asked as Obito's eyes traced the boy's face, the younger male locking gaze with him before he looked away.

The very fact that he did made a sort of slow dread fill his stomach.

"I-Is he alright?" Nagabiko asked, her eyes trailing over his bandages in worry.

"Obito," Ippan looked at him pleadingly.

"You don't need to ask," Obito said softly, his first-aid box already in his hands as the kids looked alarmed.

"Y-You're not scared?" Imai asked worriedly, getting a concerned look from them all sans Asuka. "E-Especially the normal mister."

"... I'd ask why you'd ask that one specifically," the quirkless man said as Ippan sat down with the two in her arms, Obito kneeling to their level. "I have a feeling you two are from the villages around here, aren't you?"

The two kids looked alarmed before looking down, Shou's eyes peeking up at the Uchiha's own.

'They're not like the others…' He was normal, he was what his parents always said was a 'handsome' person.

He was what his village loved to parade around, the 'pinnacle human' with amazingly pure blood.

So, why did he look at him like that?

Shou didn't know how to feel about someone like this looking at someone like him without disdain. Someone who just glanced over his arms like they were nothing more than the 'usual'.

As they looked them over, the quirkless man & fox woman, the kids were confused by how gentle both were.

From Ippan's large yet kind limbs to Obito's un-hateful if not downright nice touches.

Like now, when they gave the kids privacy while tending to Shou's bandages.

Obito was as gentle as he could be as Shou's bodily flinches painted him a 'story' he grew more heated at.

When he got the bandages off… Well…

There was a rolling 'thrum' that seemed to fill the forest, the others looking confused as it rolled past them before coming to an end.

"Probably found something he didn't like," Asuka told Keigo & Nagabiko, apathetic but annoyed for the kids. "If they're from a backwater village… That's not a great combination."

Keigo's eyes snapped to the four hidden in the bushes, Obito's hands applying medical supplies with grace that the multi-armed child seemed almost shocked by.

'Oh that's not good,' the bird boy thought tensely.

Back with the Uchiha, Obito re-wrapped the bandages, mindful of Shou's tender… Mouth.

Not lip, not chin, not teeth, the entire thing.

Ippan had held one of the boy's hands from the first bit of 'evidence' all the way until now as Obito finished dressing the seemingly fresh wounds.

Imai looked guilty, looking down the whole time between the concerned couple.

"My goodness, what happened to you two?" Ippan asked them softly as Obito put his medical supplies away into his left ankle brace. "Young man, your scars aren't… Those are fresh."

Shou touched his fresh bandages, eyes going to Obito as the quirkless man sat down cross-legged.

"Who are you kids? Where are you from?" The Uchiha asked simply, unsuspectingly, and kindly.

The two looked unsure.

Ippan smiled for them, gesturing to herself. "I'm Ippan Josei," she introduced herself as Obito raised a brow as she gestured to him. "This is Obito Uchiha-kun, he's my boyfriend," she beamed with red cheeks.

Obito ruffled his hair with red cheeks of his own as the kids looked at them in awe. "Yes, well… Ippan-chan is right, we're a couple," he told them.

"Y-You're both really dating-dating?" Imai asked.

"Dating-dating? What… What other kind of dating would you know of?"

"T-There are some adults who do that at night…" She said while fiddling with her fingers, Shou suddenly looked very uncomfortable.

"Um, she means those adults who go to the barn houses together even though they're married to other folks," he admitted.

Obito & Ippan's faces went blank as it dawned on them. 'Oh these sweet Summer children,' to think they had even an inkling of what adultery looked like was terrifying.

Locking eyes, they did their best to not let this be known.

~NRK Out~