The Knight of Mahora Academy
Period 35: Day 1 - Kissing Bonanza
Oh boy, starting off the July marathon update with a doozy!
Expect everything else to come out soon!
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As Asuna gasped for air and tried to contain her blush at the sudden kiss, Takane and Mei stared at Negi and Naruto in shock. While the young redhead gulped and cowered, Takane kept some form of focus and narrowed her eyes at them, "Look at their expressions. They look like lifeless dolls. They've been swayed by the magic of the World Tree!"
"W-What should we do, Onee-sama?"
"Negi-sensei and Naruto-sensei may be capable Mages, but they are still only two people. With no teamwork or cooperative skills between them while they are under the thrall like this!" Takane confidently said, "With our teamwork, we can most certainly prevail against them! Shadows, go out and-"
Naruto's fist blurred forward and the pressure from his punches sailed out and obliterated the shadow soldiers surrounding the two girls.
"Eh?"
Before Takane or Mei could realize what happened, Negi drew out a small wand and pointed in their direction, "Flans Exarmatio!"
"Nooooo!" They screamed as their clothes were shredded to pieces and left in nothing but their socks and undies. Both girls immediately covered their chests and dropped to the ground, their faces red with embarrassment and shame. Mei whimpered and Takane freaked out, "Why would you pull out a spell like that immediately?!"
"Nodoka-San," Negi muttered and turned in the direction he saw her and Setsuna run off, "I have to go after her."
The moment the little Welsh boy jumped away, Takane called out, "Negi-sensei, no!" She watched him disappear into the distance and knew her calling out fell on deaf ears. Clicking her tongue she turned to Mei, "Mei, we have to follow after him! Who knows what horror he might cause while trapped under the thrall of magic like this!"
"R-Right, Onee-sama!" The younger girl nodded, "We'll follow him and…"
"Mei?" Takane noticed her partner's sudden reluctance and looked at her. When she saw the look of confusion and silent terror taking over the younger girl's face, she turned and followed her gaze. And nearly shrieked in horror when she saw the blank-faced Naruto standing over her with that dazed look in his eyes. Takane gulped, "N-Naruto-sensei?! What are you doing here?!" She remembered their current state of undress and tightly covered her chest, "D-Don't look!"
"Must complete wish."
"Wish? W-What wish? What do you have to do?" Naruto knelt in front of Takane and reached up to cup her cheek. The high school student flinched and gasped when he touched her, "W-What are you-"
"Must kiss you," He muttered, "Then Mei-chan," The startled middle schooler gasped as she covered her eyes but peeked through the slits of her fingers to watch, "And then-"
"H-Hold on!" Takane stuttered as Naruto leaned in and tilted his head, "T-This isn't okay! Y-You can't just kiss me! I-I-I-I-"
He drew in closer and Takane resigned herself by shutting her eyes so she didn't see it coming-
"NO WAY!"
Naruto leaned away and avoided the swing of Asuna's fan as it sailed by his head. It pulled back and swung for his chin, forcing him to jump back and away from them as Asuna stood in defense of Takane and Mei, "What do you think you're doing, Whiskers?!" Her face was beet red as she waved her fan around, "Why did you suddenly kiss me like that?! I-I expect crap like that from Negi but not you!"
"Asuna Kagurazaka-San, what is happening?! Why is he trying to kiss us?!"
"I don't know! I don't know why he kissed me either! We were just standing there, stopping Negi from kissing Honya-chan to death, and the next thing I know he's grabbing me a-a-and-" Asuna's face burned brighter, stuttering like mad as she pointed her fan threateningly at Naruto, "What is your problem, Whiskers?!"
"I am doing what you told me to do."
"I-I didn't tell you to do this!"
"Yes, you did." Naruto spoke in the same lifeless cadence, "You said 'Hey, kiss everyone here!' So I will."
"W-W-WHAT?!" Asuna shrieked, "That wasn't even - I-I mean I didn't - I didn't!" She turned to Takane and Mei in a desperate panic, "I didn't, I swear!" Neither girl looked convinced, "I was talking about Negi, and I wasn't even being specific! I just said it to you! I-Is that enough for the magic to take hold?!"
"Apparently."
"That's not fair!"
"Well, I hope you're happy," Takane muttered with a blush, "Now he's not going to stop until he kisses us."
"S-So do we let him?" Asuna and Takane turned and gasped at Mei for her meek and ludicrous proposal. The young girl blushed deeply, "I-I'm not saying I want to, b-but if we let him kiss us, won't he snap out of it? A-And then he'll be back on our side, right?"
"B-But Mei-chan, think about what might happen to you if he kisses you!"
"But it'll be the same kind of kiss he gave you, r-right? T-That didn't seem so bad."
"We don't need to! I just need to land a hit with this fan!"
"But you haven't managed to hit him yet!" Takane grumbled, "So our choices are between that, or letting him kiss us until he wakes up! Ugh, this is so-"
"And everyone else."
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The three girls paused and looked over at Naruto's blank expression, "What was that?"
"I have to kiss you and then everyone else. That was what was asked of me."
Asuna's eyes widened as the color faded from her face. She gulped, "W-Whiskers, who exactly is involved in this 'everyone else' you have to kiss?"
"You, Takane, Mei-chan, Setsuna, Nodoka, and Negi-"
"Y-You're gonna kiss Negi?!"
"O-Oh, dear!"
"-and then everyone else."
All three girls froze in surprise when he added that last part. Asuna gulped, "And 'everyone else' means…people who come up here and you find? O-Or everyone else in the festival? Or everyone else everywhere?"
…
Naruto answered by just licking his lips.
"OH GOD!"
"THIS IS BAD!"
"HE MUST BE STOPPED!"
The three girls decided that Naruto needed to be stopped before he went on a rampage trying to kiss everyone and everything in his path. The mindless kissing machine faced them down before stepping towards them.
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"Ha! Ha! Ha! Hoo, no more running!" Haruna moaned and panted as she slowed to a stop with her hands on her knees. While taking in a few desperate breaths she looked around curiously for their targets. The mangaka sighed, "Man, Nodoka and Negi-kun escaped those other girls super fast. They - they are deceptively quick. Any sign of them?"
Konoka was gently panting and catching her breath. She wiped her cheek and looked around, "No, I don't see them." She knew there wasn't much hope of catching up to Negi with his magically enhanced movement, but she was surprised they couldn't even find Nodoka, Asuna, or Setsuna anywhere. Konoka sighed, "They couldn't have gotten-"
Konoka saw a flash of light from the rooftop of a nearby building and clammed up. She spared Haruna's hunched-over back a quick look before she quietly tip-toed away and then booked it towards the staircase up to the roof.
Haruna's ahoge twitched before she looked back and spotted Konoka's retreating back. The sneaky librarian's glasses were tinted with the light as a devilish smile stretched her face. It seemed like someone was trying to keep a secret.
And what better way was there to have fun than to find out that secret too?
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Setsuna grunted as she knocked Negi's palm strikes away and was forced to step back with each move he made. His blows weren't landing, but he was using the advantage of his footwork to gain ground on her with each move. It was impressive to use a tactic like this, even subconsciously, after only about a month of martial arts training. If this were any other time Setsuna would be admiring him for his fortitude and abilities.
But considering he was using them to bypass her and smooch a panicking Nodoka, she couldn't risk being impressed.
When Negi struck at her with another palm, Setsuna sidestepped it and allowed his arm to run by her chest before her hands settled on his elbow. With a twist of her body, she lifted the ten-year-old Mage off his feet and tossed him through the air and across the rooftop. He quickly corrected his descent and landed on his feet before skidding to a stop.
"S-Setsuna-San, is there anything we can do to stop Negi-sensei?" Nodoka meekly asked while she and Chamo kept their distance from the possessed boy, "We can't leave him like this!"
"I'm not sure!" Setsuna stayed on guard and kept her eyes on every twitch of his muscles as he walked back toward them, "Asuna-San was supposed to knock the magical influence out of him! But if he's here now then he must have slipped by her!"
"Or knocked her out!" Chamo waved his paws around, "This is bad, people! We need help!"
"We'll need to go back!" Setsuna decided, "If Asuna-San was knocked out or incapacitated, we need to get her back up so she can knock him-"
"Setsuna-San!" The girls flinched and looked over as they saw Asuna, Takane, and Mei jumping over the rooftops and in their direction, "We've got trouble!"
"Asuna-San! I'm glad you're here! We need-"
"Help us!"
"He's too scary!"
"I don't want to die to a kiss!"
Setsuna looked at the three panicking girls in confusion as they arrived before a fourth figure suddenly flash-stepped into sight as well. With one look at Naruto, the young swordswoman realized that he had the same vacant eyes as Negi.
"Adeat!" Setsuna immediately said as her scarf appeared around her neck. She grabbed it and tossed it around Nodoka, ordering it to protect the meek librarian as she took a defensive stance against the two possessed young men. She narrowed her eyes-
Before dashing forward and immediately engaging with the possessed Naruto. Her hands blurred forward and he quickly deflected her attacks before she followed up with more, "Asuna-San! Sakura-San! Goodman-San! You need to handle Negi-sensei and wake him up!"
"But what about-"
"Hurry and then help me!" Setsuna's eyes narrowed as she strained to attack faster, only for Naruto's hands to whip out and meet her speedy strikes with equal ferocity. It was taking all she had to match him and try to distract him long enough before he could be swayed by whatever magical thrall he was under, "Sensei, please wake up! Don't let this magic control you!"
"I must do what was asked of me."
"Nodoka-San is already dealing with a rampant Negi-sensei! She doesn't need you coming after her too! Please don't-"
"Nodoka can wait. I should probably kiss you first."
"Yes! You need to - wait what?" Setsuna blanked and blinked with pinhole eyes, "What did you say?"
"You are closer and more accessible. You should be the first kiss before I move on to the others."
"O-Others? K-Kiss me?! W-W-Why would you do that?!"
"Because I need to kiss everyone."
"Why do you need to kiss everyone?!"
"Because Asuna-"
"HE'S LOST HIS MIND, SETSUNA-SAN!" Asuna frantically screamed while trying to swing at Negi as he dodged, "DON'T BELIEVE A WORD HE'S SAYING!"
"SHE SCREWED UP!"
"WE'RE ALL DOOMED BECAUSE OF HER!"
"DAMMIT ANE-SAN, WHAT DID YOU DO?!"
Setsuna blinked and looked up at the taller blond she was faced with. And as she tried to keep focused and tensed for battle, her face started to heat up with the fact that he was going to try and kiss her. It was one thing to fight off a possessed, mindless version of her partner and friend - but now she also had to deal with the fact he wanted to plant one on her?!
L-Like she may have already kissed him once, but that was in a crisis and she barely remembered how it felt! She just remembered being very embarrassed and self-conscious about everything around her at the time!
"I have to kiss you, then the others, and then everyone else."
"T-That's going to cause a lot of problems!" Setsuna was no longer fighting him but keeping some distance as he approached, "I'm almost certain you'll get arrested if you don't stop!"
"Doesn't matter," Naruto monotoned and shrugged, "Gonna kiss."
"C-Can we ask you to stop?!"
"I'll stop when I'm done."
"This magic tree stuff is weird, Setsuna-San!" Asuna grunted as she flipped over Negi's shoulders and hit the ground, "It's stupid and weird!"
Yeah, it seemed like this magic was picking and choosing how to interpret commands and when to follow them. Even if this was difficult, if they could hold out and knock at least one of the boys out of this stupor then that would go a long way to recovering the other one. And as long as-
The door to the roof swung open as Konoka and Haruna burst through and quickly sucked in air, "W-We made it!"
"D-Did we miss anything?"
Setsuna looked over in surprise at her charge's sudden arrival. And that moment of lax focus was the moment Naruto made his move, snaking an arm around Setsuna's back and gently pulling her in before quickly taking her lips.
The Shinmei practitioner let out a small gasp as she felt his lips press to hers in a strong and fervent kiss. The warmth of his lips on hers along with the feel of his chest pressing up against her caused her brain to overheat and blank for a few seconds. And the sudden kiss drew the attention of everyone else on the rooftop that looked on in shock and surprise.
Until Negi tried to slip past and reach Nodoka again. With a shrill gasp from the young librarian, her defense force stepped in to protect her. And Naruto finally finished the kiss, pulling back with a small line of spit between their mouths before Setsuna gasped for air.
Konoka and Haruna blushed after watching the fascinating sight. The bespectacled girl took a deep breath before letting out a shuddering breath, "That was hot."
Naruto's attention turned to them. And before he could take a step towards them, Setsuna pulled herself out of his arms and stood between them, "No!" With a blush, Setsuna started to wipe her mouth before speaking, "Ojou-sama! Saotome-San! Stay away from him! From him and Negi-sensei!"
Konoka quickly recovered as she recognized the tautness in Setsuna's tone, "Um, Secchan, what's going on?"
"Both of them have been affected by the-" Setsuna caught herself when she realized Haruna was there, "S-Some form of hypnosis! And now they are trying to kiss people!"
"Is that why he planted a nice wet one on you?" Setsuna blushed at Haruna's terminology as the librarian giggled, "So they're gonna keep kissing everyone until they're happy? Hey, I offer myself as tribute!" She jokingly said as the others looked at her in shock and disbelief, "Oh come on! It's a kiss from two cute boys! I don't see what the problem is."
"Oh my god!" Asuna squealed as Negi grabbed her wrist and turned. He started spinning the twin-tailed girl around as she screamed in horror before he let go and sent her into the other two Mages, "Ah! Someone catch me!"
"Path cleared." Negi slowly stalked towards the terrified Nodokoa, "Must. Smooch. Nodoka-San."
"KYAAHHH!"
Haruna clicked her teeth as she saw the madness unfold, "Okay, I can see how that's unsettling, but I think I can handle it."
Konoka quickly stepped up to Setsuna's side. She whispered, "Secchan, what is happening? Is there anything we can do to stop them?"
"Asuna-San thinks they'll snap out of it if she can hit them with her fan. But," A powerful roar from Asuna quickly followed by a panicked scream as she was countered punctuated by Setsuna's statement, "We can't hit them."
"Can you ask them to stop?"
"No, we tried that. The most we can get them to do is change their order, and that was only when Nodoka-San accidentally asked Negi-sensei for a deep kiss instead of a regular one."
"Woohoo!" Haruna cheered, "Go Nodoka!" At the pointed looks she got she just shrugged, "What? This was a date between her and Negi-kun - this is still a win as far as I'm concerned."
"You can change the order a little?" Konoka asked, looking between Naruto and then behind him at Negi fighting off the other girls. The young priestess wracked her brain for a second before a terrible and despicable idea to end the madness popped into her head. She seemed to struggle with the choice of what to do before making a move, "Secchan, keep Naruto-kun busy for a second!"
Before her bodyguard had a chance to ask what she was doing, Konoka quickly rushed out from behind her back and ran toward Asuna and the others. Setsuna had to quickly step in and fend off the whiskered blond before Konoka reached a startled and confused Nodoka's side, "Nodoka!"
"K-Konoka? What are you doing over here?"
"I have an idea! I think I know how to stop all this craziness at once!"
"Go for it, Konoka-neechan!" Chamo cheered from the shy girl's shoulder, "I want Aniki to kiss some girls but not if it'll get him in trouble!"
"Right." Konoka solemnly nodded, "Just…I'm sorry for what you're about to see." She stepped forward, "Negi-kun!"
Negi stopped evading the combined efforts of Asuna, Takane, and Mei who were trying to overwhelm him long enough to free him from the tree's control. The little redhead looked her way, "Konoka-San…"
"Negi-kun, you need to kiss Nodoka, right? That's what was asked of you?" With a silent nod from the boy, Konoka faintly blushed, "So what if you had to kiss someone else first?"
"Then I would kiss them before coming back to Nodoka-San."
"O-Okay, then in that case," Konoka blushed, "If you want to kiss Nodoka…" Konoka blushed and pointed her finger…
Across the roof.
"Then you have to kiss Naruto-kun first!"
…
…
…
Everyone who wasn't possessed looked at the young fortuneteller with their jaws hanging slack in disbelief.
As the tree shined for a moment, Negi looked in Naruto's direction, "Very well." Without wasting another moment he rushed across the roof and jumped towards the older boy.
Naruto, following the order he was given by Asuna, faced the oncoming redhead and braced himself.
And everyone watched in shock as Chamo screamed in horror.
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"Guh!" Kyūbi shuddered in disgust and horror in the middle of taking a bite of Takoyaki. A shiver ran up his back before he looked around, "What was that?"
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Kotarou's ears twitched and the young fighter stood ramrod straight as a cold sweat ran down his back. He shivered before rubbing his arms, "What the hell?"
"Kota-kun," Natsumi and Chizuru looked back at their young roommate, "What's wrong?"
"I-I don't know." He looked around in confusion, "But something…something terrible just happened."
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"Hey guys," Sakurako called to everyone in the haunted house, "Did we have a window-breaking gimmick in play for the show?"
"No. Why?"
"Because all the windows just broke."
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"Hmm?"
Kazumi and Sayo looked over at Chao during their secret rendezvous as the super genius got distracted and looked away, "What? What is it?"
"I'm not sure…but I feel like I just missed out on something fun."
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"Oh bother."
Sasuke paused as he passed through the room of Cosmo Entelecheia's headquarters and spotted Fate looking down at the coffee spilled over his uniform, "What happened?"
"My cup's handle suddenly broke and spilled over me." The puppet said with the same lack of emotion or concern as he did everything, "Which is sad. That was my favorite mug."
Sasuke shook his head, "It still baffles me that you love coffee so much."
"It shouldn't. Coffee is a blessing of the gods. You should try it more."
"I did. Remember?" Sasuke narrowed his eyes spitefully, "When I was a kid you kept serving me cups of it."
"Oh, that's right. We had to install a toilet because of that."
"Yes. Yes, you did."
"Fate-sama!" Several rapid footfalls echoed through the hall before the door crashed open and five girls rushed in, "We heard something!"
"Was there an attack?! Did you - your mug!"
"Not your favorite mug! This is unacceptable!"
"You brute! What did you do to Fate-sama's favorite coffee mug?!" Sasuke just stared back in complete silence, "We have to fix it!"
"Can't you turn back time?"
"You know my abilities don't work like that!"
"I'll heat both sides and we can meld them back together!"
"Grab some gold! We'll use Kintsugi to fix it!"
Sasuke and Fate watched the five girls scramble and freak out trying to find a way to fix the broken cup. Destruction and pandemonium ensued with the craziness as Sasuke nodded, "They seem to be on top of everything."
"Indeed."
"Why did your cup suddenly break?"
"I'm not sure…" Fate looked out into the horizon forlornly, "But I feel…as if something truly terrible has happened."
"You do?" Sasuke looked into the distance as well before he took a breath of relief, "I feel like I just dodged a bullet."
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The girls watched the shocking sight in total disbelief. Their eyes were wide as plates and their faces as red as tomatoes. Some girls tried to cover their eyes as others watched the strange but fascinating sight with their entire focus.
Chamo passed out and dropped to the ground in horror.
It was several seconds of watching and listening to the two boys kiss before Konoka gathered enough determination to yell, "Asuna!" Her best friend blinked and looked her way as Konoka swung her hands down like she was holding a bat.
"Oh. Right."
Asuna stepped up and bonked both boys on the head with her fan.
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"Uhhhhhhh," Naruto groaned and rubbed his head, "What happened?"
"Ow," Negi groaned while laying atop the blond, "What did-"
"Negi? NEGI!" Naruto snapped up to a sitting position and grabbed the young redhead's shoulders, "Negi, don't let the tree control you! Wake up! You have to wake up!"
"N-Nii-San, w-what are you doing?!"
"Negi? Negi, ahaha!" He jumped to his feet and embraced the young Mage with a laugh, "You're back! Oh, thank god! Aha, I thought you were gonna be a mindless kissing machine forever!"
"A-A what?"
"Oh man, we've got a lot to talk about." Naruto put the short redhead back on his feet as he caught his breath and rubbed his eyes, "There was so much going on. I'm glad we got some sense back into you." He grinned, "Not sure how but I'm not complaining. Now where's Asuna? She was just…" He paused, and Negi followed his gaze, "Here?"
The two boys were surprised to see Asuna, Setsuna, Konoka, Haruna, Nodoka, Takane, and Mei huddled together staring at them with Chamo unconsciously twitching in Asuna's grasp. And all the girls had beet red faces while staring at the two boys.
Negi gulped and fixed his glasses, "Um, hello everyone. W-What are you doing here? I came up here with Nodoka-San and then…" The little redhead paused and then smacked his lips, "I taste chocolate. Didn't I have candy floss earlier?"
"Thank you," Haruna quietly wept, "Thank you so much!"
The boys were left staring at each other in confusion.
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There was a lot of explaining that had to be done and apologies to be made. Takane and Mei were both pretty miffed, but some quick puppy-dog eyes from Negi took the heat and wind out of their sails. They relented, barked out some quick, angry words, and then made their way out.
Haruna sniffled and wiped her eyes, thanking both boys before skipping away in glee.
Nodoka returned Setsuna's scarf to her and went back to her date with Negi. They climbed the stairs back down to the street so that they could salvage the last bit of their date after the hectic…problems that occurred.
Which left the others to travel around the tree after promising to meet up with Negi again once the date was through.
Naruto smacked his lips, "I've got sugar on my tongue. That chocolate banana was not that sugary." He smacked them a few more times before shrugging, "So Negi knocked me out?"
"Yep!" Asuna tersely nodded, failing to meet his eyes as she blushed, "He swept your leg out from under you and you got knocked out. But that left him open and I-I gave him a good whack! Right girls?" Konoka and Setsuna both had faint blushes but nodded all the same.
It was agreed upon that no one would speak a word of what happened on that rooftop. Most everyone agreed, but only Haruna seemed adamant to speak up and remember every moment of it. It was only once she was on the receiving end of Asuna's blinding fury that the nosy librarian clammed up and agreed.
"It was rough, Aniue." Chamo rubbed his head, "Honestly I can't remember much of what happened at the end. I think we were dodging Aniki and then I saw something-"
"Don't worry about it, Stupid Ermine! We've got more important stuff to deal with!" Asuna bluntly interjected, "Does Negi have a time machine?!"
Setsuna nodded, "Yes he does. We traveled back from late in the day to this morning with the watch he got from Chao-San."
Naruto nodded, "And I met a version of myself from the future. He's the one who told me Negi was in trouble."
"Wow," Konoka marveled with starry eyes, "Time travel is real~. And we're so close to it too!" The young fortuneteller giggled with glee as she looked between her friends, "Can you imagine jumping through time? Where would you want to go if you could do it?"
"Prohibition-era America." Asuna muttered dreamily with flushed cheeks, "So many dandy men."
"The old west." Naruto chuckled, "I wanna see what being a cowboy is like."
"I-I would like to experience the Sengoku era." Setsuna said dreamily before shaking her head, "B-But that's impossible!"
"That's right. The Cassiopeia can only go back within a single day's range." Chamo said between all the teens, "We checked out the specs and lone-range time travel is impossible with this device. As fun as it would be to go way, way back in time, it's impossible."
"Aww man," Asuna pouted and crossed her arms, "Well, I guess traveling through time is still pretty cool. Or whatever."
"Everyone!" The teens looked over as Negi came running back while waving at them, "Sorry I kept you all waiting."
"Negi-sensei, is it alright to be back here so soon? Shouldn't you still be on your date?"
"No, Nodoka-San walked off after we finished. We definitely…" He gently touched his lips with a faint blush. Once he noticed their looks he freaked out, "W-We finished!"
The teens noticed his unsubtle deflection and smiled. Naruto chuckled and got down by his young friend's side, "Did something special happen~?"
"N-Nii-San, stop it."
"C'mon, you can tell me."
"Nodoka-San just said she had a fun date, even with the mishap in the middle, and then she…" He blushed, "W-We-"
"Ohoho, you little ladykiller." Naruto affectionately ruffled his hair as the redhead giggled, "Another kiss to add to the list, huh?"
"Nii-San, please stop."
"No need to be embarrassed kid." Naruto chuckled, "But at this rate, you'll have a whole bunch of new kisses under your belt before you turn 11."
"You're having fun with this, aren't you?"
"I am."
The girls couldn't help but blush as the scene they witnessed on the rooftop played through their heads.
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The group made their way to the top of the academy for the designated party 3-A was holding to celebrate the end of the first day. As they made their way up they started talking with each other.
Asuna whispered, "So after we're done with the party, we're going to travel back in the day?"
"Yes," Negi nodded, "We still have a lot to do on the schedule. And Nii-San said he encountered future versions of himself and me, which means we have to go back again."
"Okay, but should we go to this party?"
"Negi-kun made a lot of appointments to hold on the first day," Konoka smiled, "We can get a good idea of what we were seen doing and what was completed by talking around at the party."
Setsuna looked nervous, "But what if there are other versions of us at this party? Wouldn't that cause a problem?"
"It won't if we promise that this will be the only time we come here during our travels." Naruto said to them all, "We all have to swear that we can't come back here. Interacting with yourself from the future and past isn't going to break time, but trying to explain it will be too much of a pain in the ass."
"Good point." Asuna rubbed her head, "I'm getting a headache trying to follow all of this already."
Negi quickly shushed everyone, "We're here everyone. Don't bring up time travel during the party, okay?" They all nodded before he opened the door, "Hello everyone!"
"HEY! WELCOME TO THE PARTY!"
All the girls greeted the latest arrivals with cheers and drinks. Negi quickly found himself getting surrounded by girls, telling him how impressed they were with how much he helped during the haunted house. Naruto quickly spotted Takamichi, Kotarou, and Kyūbi all bunched together and struck up a conversation.
Konoka and Asuna quickly intercepted Haruna before she could reach the boys and inquired how much of today's events she could adapt for her doujinshi.
As Negi smiled and spoke with everyone, not letting on to the fact he didn't know exactly what they were talking about, he felt someone grab his collar and pull him away. He looked back, "Chisame-San, what are you-"
"Shut up for a second." She grumbled, "Hey! You!" The annoyed girl called out and got Naruto's attention. The whiskered blond blinked and pointed at himself, irritating the girl as she nodded fiercely. He walked over and Chisame pushed Negi over to stand by him, "I want to say thanks. I want to say I appreciate what you both did. But we will never mention it again, okay?"
The boys looked at each other, "What-"
"I'm serious." She growled, "A word gets out about what happened and how I'm involved, and I will gut you both. I swear. Got it?" They nodded under her intense glare before she fixed her glasses and marched away.
As they saw her disappear into the party, Naruto sighed, "I know we have a bunch of weird girls in the class, but that one might be psychotic."
Negi frowned, "Oh, don't say that. Chisame-San is very smart and talented and very responsible for her age."
"I don't know buddy, I've met crazy people. She tallies every mark on the checklist."
"You both are interacting with Hasegawa-kun. That's impressive." They turned as Takamichi walked over to them, "I never got her to open up to me in all the time I was a teacher."
"Takamichi, how was your day during the festival?"
"It was enjoyable. I got to have some fun while I wasn't on patrol." Takamichi smiled, "And Negi-kun, I'm looking forward to tomorrow. I know you'll be great."
Negi tilted his head, "Um, thank you?"
The older teacher smiled and walked off to greet some of his old students. As Negi was still confused by his words, Naruto nudged his side and pointed to the punch bowl Kyūbi was sitting next to, "What do you think that was about?"
"I'm sure you'll find out." Naruto shrugged, "Hey Kyūbi, how's your day been besides gorging yourself on food?"
"Having to run into your various other selves like clockwork throughout the whole damn day." The demon fox groused, "Seriously, I take a break from your bullshit and shenanigans for one day and I get bombarded by a parade of your stupid variants. Unbelievable. I'm surprised we're not being raided by all your stupid selves as we speak."
Negi smiled at the fox, "Don't worry, Kyūbi-San. We all promised that right now would be the only time we come to the party."
"That's right." Naruto nodded while sipping on some juice, "Could you imagine the shit show if our future selves all appeared here and we had to explain it to everyone?"
And then, as if by magic, the door to the roof loudly flew open as it was kicked in.
"HEY, PARTY PEOPLE!" A Naruto with a flushed face and stained green hair cheered as an aged-up Negi nervously chased him up the stairs, "WE'RE HERE TO PARTY!"
Negi dropped his drink while Naruto spat up his mouthful of juice.
Kyūbi sighed, "Yep, that's a shit show."
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Man, crazy to think we've actually made it to the kissing fiasco. Over a year ago I never even imagined I would write this again. But here we are and I'm so glad to be have you here with me!
I had a big laugh writing that kiss that reverberated through the world bit. Just something funny about such an innocuous action have repercussions to people even on a different plane of reality. And I had a chuckle writing that little Sasuke bit too.
So now we're getting into the problems with so many time jumps all at once, and the confusion it can cause. As well trying to make up excuses when your drunk dumbass future self charges into the scene to make an idiot of himself. And you.
Always fun.
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