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Val Love

The actions where romance between lovers is graded and the level of a valkyrie is increased based on the amount of romance and how much the love in her heart is increased, the more love that is experienced and the stronger the bond, the more exp points that are gained through the Val Love. The source of a valkyrie's power is love.

"Come on Lover, show me your gym's martial arts." Ichika stated as she approached Naruto.

She wasn't alone.

"Eh?"

"There is a Val Love for practicing martial arts together, and you look like you know some martial arts... Captain wants to see what you have." Natsuki stated as she looked at her eldest sister, who had her ahoge on her head twitching in anticipation for the spar that was to come. "I think this would be a fun Val Love, you might find interesting. It's been a few weeks... and we haven't really done any Val Loves." Natsuki stated as she thought about her level.

The ONLY Val Love she had gone during the few weeks she had been living on Midgard was where she massaged Naruto's shoulders after school one day, and while he had big shoulders thanks to his larger body, her level didn't increase that much.

Shino spent all of her time in the library, and Mutsumi had gotten a job as a model, so she wasn't home as much to get Val Loves done. At the moment the only people who could really fight were Ichika, Futaba, Misa, and her, the rest of them were still level 1 at the moment, except Kururi who was level 7, since she gained experience easier and Naruto was able to complete Val Loves with her without him needing to feel any real romance.

"I mean, is the Dojo even clean enough... and I don't think we have a uniform in Ichika's size."

"I can use my clothes-"

"No, when you spar in a dojo, you use the proper uniform, I'm not disrespecting my dad's dojo by teaching anyone anything out of uniform." Naruto was happy to do these tasks when they asked him to do them, but the fact was that he didn't do the ones that would go against something he believed in. He had done a few Val Loves already, but so far the easiest one was where he held hands with Kururi and just went shopping with her. Since she was just a kid that one wasn't weird, and didn't even look weird in public.

Ichika - Level 3
Futaba - Level 5
Misa - Level 4
Itsuyo - Level 1
Mutsumi - Level 1
Natsuki - Level 2
Yakumo - Level 1
Kururi - Level 7

"Well, find me a uniform to use. What does this dojo teach anyway?" Ichika asked, and Naruto thought about where he could find uniforms.

Futaba walked in with a duster, cleaning up dust from the tops of some of the paintings lining the walls.

Naruto sighed.

-2 Hours Later-

"THIS is the uniform... I like it." Ichika looked at the uniform she was wearing. It was a basic training gi with the sleeves removed, and instead of long pants, they were short, only down to her knees. They were very easy to move in, light, and durable, but most of all it was very comfortable. She looked at Naruto as he put a red cloak on over his own gi. "Why do you get that cool coat?" Ichika asked with a raised eyebrow.

Everyone who was watching was wearing gis.

Natsuki, Misa, Yakumo, and Futaba were all going to be doing the Val Love this time, while the others were all busy with prior engagements, or just weren't really interested in doing this particular bonding activity. They all saw Naruto finish sliding his red coat over his shoulders, short sleeved with black flames at the bottom of it.

"Because, the teacher wears this here. My Dad wore this, and you're wearing my old uniform... please don't ruin it." Naruto pleaded with her. He didn't want his old gi to be ruined. Naruto pat his new gi down, even though it was new to him, it wasn't new. The gi he was wearing belonged to his father, and other than the torso being tight on him due to him being more bulky than his super lean father, it fit him just fine overall.

Ichika lowered her stance.

She was ready to spar.

"Okay, come at me whenever you want." Ichika stated as she widened her stance, and readied herself for his attack.

Naruto just sat down.

"This is my father's martial arts, the first step to learning it is to calm your mind. So sit with me and put your hands in mine." Naruto just raised an eyebrow.

Did she REALLY think he was just going to show her his family martial arts, without teaching her all of the disciplines that came first. Ichika raised an eyebrow, and frowned when she saw him offering his hands to her. She just moved towards him, sat down, and scooted her butt across the floor a little bit as she grabbed his hand. Naruto placed his other hand on her wrist, and he motioned for her to do the same.

She shivered when his skin touched her skin.

"What kind of training is this?" Natsuki asked Futaba, who was one of the most experienced girls of their sister group.

"It must be a form of discpline training to keep calm."

"It's not a discipline training exactly, it teaches the basic discpline of the fighting style. This fighting style isn't about attacking people or defending yourself, it's about understanding your opponent, and using your understanding of your opponent to figure out their weakness." Naruto answered in the negative, and the vibrations from his voice went through his body and travelled into Ichika's body.

She shivered again as her cheeks started to turn red, and she shifted slightly in how she was sitting.

"This must be hard for Ichika, with her-"

"Ssssshhh, this is funny." Yakumo whispered to Natsuki as she enjoyed her sister's visible reaction to how her skin was reacting to being touched. She watched with more interest as her oldest sister was put in a troublesome situation.

A situation that was only troublesome because of who she was.

'I can feel his pulse, it's strong, and steady. He's calm... still... the way his body's life signs travel into me, it just...'

"... Ichika is nervous, she's having trouble focusing. Her pulse is speeding up, and she's getting physically and mentally flustered. If she were to go into a fight right now, she would only be able to fight at 80% of her full power." Naruto stated as he showed the discpline. "Your heart is wavering, and because you aren't calm, you can't activate your body to full strength." Naruto stated as he grinned at Ichika.

Ichika blinked.

"What... you can tell that much by just feeling my pulse?"

"Not just your pulse, I'm paying attention to your. Your cheeks are flushed because of your heart pumping faster, and your mind isn't focusing. Since your mind isn't focused, in this condition you just can't fight to your full potential. This martial art is about reading your opponent, figuring out their weakness, and then unleashing a counter attack that takes advantage of their weakness. If you master this martial art, you can activate your body to bring out your full strength." Naruto explained with a cocky grin on his face.

"Oh... show me." Ichika stated as she jumped up and got into a combat stance.

Naruto raised a hand.

"I can't do it in battle, my dad died before I could master it. I can only do it outside of battle right now, if I COULD do it in battle, I would have killed that demon Natsuki killed." Naruto deadpanned as he stood up. He gestured to the boulder that was in the dojo, and he walked towards it. "You have to keep everything completely calm and steady, control every part of your body at once. Gain a completely control over everything..." Naruto pulled his fist back slightly.

He took a slow and controled breath.

The boulder shattered before anyone except for Ichika or Futaba could see, only they could watch it in real time as Naruto punched the boulder and shattered it. Naruto's knuckles started to bleed from the strike, and he showed off his damaged fist.

"See, I can do it, but I can't use it in battle. I can't activate my body while under stress, and the moment my fist connects I lose focus. I'm not really able to teach the Frog Kata to anyone yet." Naruto apologized as he scratched the back of his head.

Val Love: Completed
Exp for a Level Up Gained

Ichika's eyes sparkled with interest as she looked at a human shatter a boulder, and even if Naruto just said that he couldn't do what he did in a fight, the fact was that he had the potential to be able to do it one day. He took his training experience, and wanted to gain strength that exceeded what a normal human could compete with.

"So... what do we do about the boulder?"

"Part of the training is to get a new boulder when the old one gets broken, and tie it to your body so you can drag it here. I'm going to go get a replacement boulder later." Naruto answered Misa's question, since the boulder in the middle of the dojo had been destroyed. "If I had mastered the Frog Kata, I wouldn't have broken my fist like that." Naruto laughed in pain as his blood dripped on the floor.

"So your father could do this?" Futaba was starting to realize why the dojo was such a big part of the house.

Naruto grinned proudly.

"Do this? No, my Dad was a real master. He could keep the Frog Kata up for 3 whole minutes at a time before his body was exhausted. He could draw out 100% of his full potential. Usually, people experience exhaustion after 10 seconds, and their bodies start to break down when they go beyond that limit." Naruto bragged with a wide smile on his cheeks.

"Impressive, drawing out 100% of your power... we should do this training again."

"Just 3 minutes... that is barely anything." Natsuki pouted as she heard about the amount of time that a "Real Master" of the martial art was able to use it. Only 3 minutes didn't sound like very much time at all.

"Well, the flow of a battle only takes 1 second to change. So having that level of advantage for 3 whole minutes would feel like an eternity in a fight." Misa disagreed with Natsuki. It sounded like once you started to use this "Frog Kata", the fight was pretty much over. Even using it for 10 seconds would give you a massive advantage over an opponent, who usually wouldn't be able to deal with such a shocking increase in attack and speed.

"Why do you need to be calm?" Futaba asked Naruto with a curious glance, opening one of her eyes slightly.

"Because if you activate your body, and you experience a surge of anger, or a rush of anything... your body just can't handle it. It's kind of like... becoming one with nature, you have to give up your attachment to being a person to control the power. A calm heart and cool head is needed, you have to control every single part of your body, and you can't do that if you aren't 100% calm and in control." Naruto knew all of the basics, he just didn't know how to do it with his body. He had never mastered the final level before his father had died, so he was missing the most important part of how to use it.

He to keep his heart calm in battle.

No excitement, no fear, no enjoyment, and no desire. How to battle while 100% calm and collected, with no emotions and no attachments to the world. His godfather had never mastered the final lesson either, and he just didn't have a teacher who was capable of helping him figure it out.

He was stuck with nobody to help him master it, so he was stuck being unable to use it.

"... This training can give a person full control of their body." Ichika spoke to herself, under her breath as she thought about her unique situation. She looked at Naruto, who didn't seem to even be bothered by his bleeding fist, though the blood had stopped. She blinked when she saw that he was already healing. She didn't mention it out loud though, and just stared at Naruto with a raisied eyebrow.

"I'm next." Misa stated with a smile as she stepped forward.

"I bet my beloved sister will do even better than I did." Ichika was knocked out of her thoughts as she stepped aside to allow her sister to try her hand at the Val Love as well.

"Okay, so the point is remaining perfectly calm." Misa sat down with Naruto.

He took up the stance.

She smiled, before she looked at how intimately their hands were locked together. She felt a slight nervousness, but kept a smile on her face. She felt her heart speeding up, she could feel her own pulse through the way Naruto was touching her wrist.

"I don't think you're suited for this." Naruto deadpanned to her.

"I don't think I am either." Misa agreed with a nervous laugh.

It counted though, she still gained experience since the point of the Val Love was not to actually do the martial arts, but to have an interest in them and have Naruto show them. Since her heart sped up and she got flustered, she got enough points to level up as well, but she gained less exp points than Ichika, due to the different in how flustered they got.

The Val Love continued until each girl got a chance.

"Hey, there is a package for Naruto from overseas." Itsuyo came into the room, before she raised an eyebrow when she saw everyone in training uniforms. "... You did a Val Love without me... again!?" Itsuyo was shocked when she realized that she had been excluded from yet another situation where she could raise her level.

"Don't worry, Father's preditions said a demon should appear in a 3 days, and we have a little less than a year before the really strong demons start showing up." Ichika stated as she pat her beloved sister on the shoulder. They had some time before anything really bad happened and the unreasonably strong demons began to show up.

"I can't wait to fight alongside you girls." Naruto gripped his fist in pride.

"Oh, you aren't going to be fighting, demons are just too strong. Leave that to us." Futaba stated as she placed a gentle hand on Naruto's shoulder.

"Eh?"

He wasn't going to be fighting!?

"See, this is how a man should be, willing to fight alongside us. It's all about guts, and this guy has the spirit of what a real man should be." Ichika tapped her spear against Naruto as she passed by him. This was the kind of brave man she approved of as a lover candidate for her sisters, and herself by extension.

Naruto was just stunned.

He wasn't going to be fighting!?

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