The next day, Marmalade brought the Bad Guys to town. They stopped near the parking lot, where the professor began his speech.
— Well, guys, your next practice is to help others. Today you will help the citizens and thus try to gain their trust," he told his plan.
The bad guys looked at him like he was an idiot.
— Are you crazy?! Snake shouted. "After what we've done, they won't even be able to look at us out of fear," the others agreed.
— Yes, it's true now. But if you try, they will stop seeing you as monsters," he tried to comfort them.
The gang imagined this situation.
They knew that they were all feared like monsters. And someone hated them like a curse. The interior of the car was enveloped in silence.
The Fox decided to break this silence.
"Even though they're afraid of us, we have to prove them wrong.
The team agreed.
"If you agree, then we will begin," the professor began. — We will drop you off in the city center, where the main life of the city takes place. You will be accompanied by the police as a security measure.
The team was alarmed at this news, especially the Wolf.
— Is there any way to do without them? Wolf asked.
— Unfortunately, no. The governor has instructed them to keep an eye on you. I tried to dissuade her, but to no avail.
The team sighed. Soon they arrived in the city center. They stopped and got out of the car. The police were looking at them, especially their boss.
And before leaving, the professor said one last thing.
"See you by the end of the day," the limo pulled away, and he drove away.
They followed the car until it disappeared from view. The wolf caught the chief's eye. She went up to him and looked into his eyes: Know that if you are planning to do something, I will personally put you in jail, where you will rot for the rest of your life," the tone of her voice was deadly serious. The wolf swallowed.
Then the chief turned to the Fox.
— It concerns you too. You may have been able to deceive our esteemed governor and Professor Marmalade, but you won't be able to pull it off with me," she threatened him.
The Fox only laughed at this, which put the boss into a stupor.
"If you wanted to threaten me with this, then you didn't succeed," he said, irritating the chief.
The chief told them to follow her. They went to a park where a lot of people were walking. At the sight of the Bad Guys, they screamed and ran away, which caused the fun of the gang. They stopped next to a tree where a cat was stuck and meowed softly.
"Your task is to help the cat get down from the tree and return it to its owner," the chief ordered.
They looked at the cat and tried to come up with a plan to help him.
— I've thought of it! The Snake shouted. He told the others the plan, and they took action.
— Kitty, kitty, kitty! They shouted in unison.
The cat got scared and climbed higher up the tree. At this, the chief looked at them disapprovingly.
—Let me try,— said Piranha and climbed up a tree. He started to approach the cat, but it jumped down from the tree onto the Wolf's face and started scratching him.
— Ah!!! My face! Take it off me! — The wolf was screaming in pain, and the chief was laughing at him. The cat jumped from the Wolf's face to the Fox's arms.
The wolf stood up. His whole face was scratched and his fur was a mess. He glared at the cat lying in the Fox's arms.
— Oh, you're finished! — attacked him and tried to finish him off, but the Fox did not let him do it.
"No, Wolf, I won't let you finish him off.
The wolf wanted to say something, but police officers grabbed him and took him to the hospital.
The fox approached the chief.
— Chief, give me the address of the owner of this cat, I'll take it. And please, without your people.
The chief looked at it skeptically.
— I can't let you go without someone. You might run away.
The fox answered her confidently.
"I'm wearing these bracelets that show you my location. I don't want any problems, so you can hope that nothing will happen," he gave her arguments.
The boss wanted to refuse him, but she knew he was right. She handed him the address of the cat's owner.
— Her name is Sarah Beckerson, she lives nearby, so don't stay too long.
The fox nodded to her and left with the cat.
Scene change.
The wolf was brought to the hospital to treat his wounds. He was waiting for the doctor, but in the meantime he was grumbling.
— Damn cat. I'll pull out all his whiskers! And why did the Fox protect him, huh?
"You're having a terrible day, I guess you guessed it?" — Said a voice.
The wolf turned around and in his opinion saw the most beautiful woman in his life. In front of him stood a she-wolf covered with snow-white fur. Her brown eyes attracted him, and her face seemed to glow like the moon. She was wearing a doctor's medical outfit that showed off her figure.
— Yeah, yeah. It's a bad day," he managed to say.
"In that case, will you let me examine your wounds?" she asked him.
The wolf nodded at her. She went to his face and began to examine the cuts.
— I don't see anything serious. You just need to treat the wounds with antiseptic and that's it.
She started treating him, and he asked her a question.
— And what is your name? - he asked.
— My name is Luna. What's your name? she asked him in response.
The wolf thought that she did not recognize him, and that if he told her about himself, she would get scared and run away. But decided to do it anyway.
"My name is Mr. Wolf of the Bad Guys," and waited for a reaction.
—Nice to meet you, Mr. Wolf," she said with a smile.
The wolf was confused. He hadn't expected this turn of events.
— Aren't you afraid of me? — He was surprised.
Luna was confused: Why should I be afraid of you? she asked him.
— Because I'm the one everyone fears and hates. Why aren't you afraid of me? He didn't understand.
"You may be a criminal, but you don't look like a villain," she replied simply.
The wolf was speechless. For the first time, someone other than his team was not afraid to be alone with him.
—Thank you," he replied.
— For what? Luna didn't understand.
— For not being afraid of me. Usually, everyone who sees me immediately runs away or calls me a monster.
Luna heard his statement.
"But you're not a monster. They just don't understand you. That's where the fear comes from.
The wolf listened to her and processed everything he heard from her.
"I didn't think a beautiful woman would ever say that,— he thanked her.
From what she heard, the wolf blushed a little.
"Thank you for the compliment," she replied softly.
They were silent. No one dared to say anything first.
But suddenly there was a knock on the door. It was a sign that it was time for the Wolf to go.
— I have to go, — said the Wolf and got up from his chair.
"I hope we'll meet again someday," Luna said.
"I hope so too," he replied and left the room.
Luna couldn't stop thinking about him. And the Wolf was thinking about her too.
Scene change.
The fox was walking down the street, looking for the house marked on the address. As he walked, people ran away from him as if from fire. Although he's already used to it.
Meanwhile, the cat was sitting on his arms and comfortably settled down. He doesn't seem to be afraid of him.
The fox got to the right address and saw a small house.
"Is this the house?" the Fox asked himself.
The cat only meowed at this.
— So that's the one. Thank you," he thanked the cat. He went to the door and knocked.
A girl of 12-13 years old came out of there for sure. She looked at the Fox first, and then was delighted to see her cat.
— Mr. Cucumber, you're back! — I grabbed my cat and started hugging him, but he didn't resist.
— Thank you for bringing my cat back. I really missed him," she thanked the Fox.
— Don't mention it, I just did my job. You're Sarah Beckerson, aren't you?
— Yes, it's me, Sarah Beckerson. My parents are still at work, and my brother should be back from school soon. And what is your name? — I decided to ask.
— My name is Mr. Fox. Nice to meet you! He smiled at her.
"Mr. Fox, is he one of the Bad Guys?" — she wanted to clarify.
— Yes, I am the one, — and began to wait for her reaction.
— Wow, this is so cool! She replied simply.
Naruto definitely did not expect this reaction.
— Okay, Sarah, I have to go now. My friends are waiting for me," and started to leave.
At this, the girl smiled broadly and waved goodbye.
Naruto was on his way back when he heard the bell ring. He turned around and saw the children coming out of the school. Apparently, they've already run out of lessons. The fox decided to observe this picture. He watched the children jump into the arms of their parents, who spread their arms wide to catch them.
Naruto looked at it sadly. He never had any parents. He grew up an orphan, and there was no one to take care of him. Wait, though. He remembered one person who replaced his parents. He was drowning in memories.
FlashBack. Japan.
We see little Naruto searching in the trash in search of food. His clothes were tattered and he had no shoes on his feet. He found an old sandwich that smelled like a dead man, but he had no choice but to eat it. The taste was terrible, which made my stomach growl loudly. No, he wasn't afraid of poison. And I didn't remember that I had ever been ill with anything, and not only that. He often received beatings from residents, but always how the wounds healed quickly. And he often ran away from them, and he always managed to break away from them simply because they were tired. He was also strong enough for his age, even though he suffered from malnutrition. With such thoughts, he did not notice how he bumped into someone.
— Oh, I'm sorry, I accidentally, — and started trying to leave.
— Look, it's a demon! — said the drunkard. The other two comrades looked at him with hatred.
— And let's beat him up? The second one asked.
— Come on, it's going to be fun! — supported the first and third.
They were approaching the boy. He backed away from them, but ran into the wall behind him.
— For what? I didn't do anything wrong! He began to cry.
The first one grabbed him by the throat and raised him at eye level.
— There is no place for people like you on this earth! He said with hatred and was about to hit him.
— Don't touch the boy! Someone shouted from behind them. They turned around and saw an old monkey. He was covered with old white wool and was wearing some kind of gray traditional kimono. He held a staff in his hand, and his black eyes, which looked straight into their souls, spoke of discontent.
— Old man, what do you want? Can't you see, we're trying to kill this demon, so don't bother us," the first one said.
The old man looked at him and did not leave.
"You'll have to let this boy go, or else..." they didn't let him finish.
— Or what? Will you spit in our face and throw your old jaw at us? They laughed at him.
"Or I'll make you do it," he said, and got into a fighting pose.
The bandits didn't like his speech. They threw the boy into the trash can, and they themselves began to approach the old man.
(Attention! Next is the fight scene! I don't know how to write such scenes, so don't expect much!).
The first one attacked the old man, but he only dodged and hit him in the arm, which made him pull it back. The second took a knife and attacked him from behind. The old man grabbed his arm, shifted his center of gravity and threw him to the ground. The first and the third ran at him from both sides to hit him in the face. The old man ducked, and they hit each other in the face. He took a staff and hit the third in the ribs, and the first in the joints. The second one got up and ran at him, but he grabbed his fist and pulled his arm at the right angle. There was a nasty crunch and the second one began to scream in agony. The first one grabbed him from behind, but the old man stepped on his foot. The first one let him go, and the old man hit him in the face with his staff, and then hit him in the knee, which knocked out the kneecap. There's only one left. He took the gun, aimed it and was about to shoot. Suddenly, a kunai flies into his hand, which tore into his flesh and shed a lot of blood. The old man took another kunai and wounded him in the face. The bandit screamed in agony, but the old man just hit him in the face, and he passed out.
He looked around and saw how the others got up, took their comrade and limped away.
The old man went up to the tank in which the boy was lying and trembling all over.
— Don't, please! Don't hit me! I didn't do anything! — he shouted in fright.
The old man pulled him out of the tank, knelt down and patted his head comfortingly.
"Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you," he said.
— Really, you're not lying to me? — the boy began to calm down.
"I promise I won't hurt you." What's your name? — He asked the fox cub.
— My name is Naruto. I'm an orphan. I was kicked out of the orphanage, saying that I was a demon. But I'm not a demon and I didn't do anything wrong. I don't know why they're doing this to me," and started crying again.
The old man listened to his story. There was a murderous ki coming from him. He didn't understand how anyone could treat a child like that. He began stroking the man's head in order to calm him down.
Soon the boy stopped crying, and then completely fell asleep in his arms. The old man took the fox cub and carried it to his house.
After a while, Naruto woke up lying on someone's bed. He looked around and saw that he was in an unfamiliar house. The old man who had saved him from the bandits came into the room.
"Oh, Naruto—kun, have you woken up yet?" Let's go have tea," and they went into the kitchen together. While they were eating, the Fox decided to ask him a question.
— And what is your name? I asked the old man.
— My name is Sarutobi Hiruzen. Just call me Hiruzen," he replied.
"Why did you save me?" — I decided to ask the most interesting question.
"I just couldn't pass by when an innocent and small child is being beaten,— he replied.
There was a deathly silence, and the old man decided to interrupt it.
— Naruto, I have a suggestion for you. Do you want to live with me? He asked bluntly.
Naruto almost choked on his tea.
— Are you serious? — he didn't believe him.
— Yes, I am extremely serious. What's wrong with that?
"It's just that everyone hates me and thinks I'm a demon. Am I really a demon? He lowered his head.
— Naruto! Hiruzen hit the table with his fist, making the mugs jump. — Remember one thing: You're not a demon and you never will be. Do you understand me?! — I looked into you eyes.
Naruto got off the chair and ran to hug him. He smiled and hugged him back, too.
— So, are you going to live with me? — the old man decided to clarify.
- Yes! — he answered simply, — But with one condition.
Hiruzen looked at him questioningly.
"May I call you Gigi?" he asked, confused.
The old man agreed. They hugged again. That's how the life of a grandfather and his surrogate grandson began.
End FlashBack.
Naruto was remembering that day. The day he found his first family. He wiped the tears that were rolling down his cheek from his face. He took one last look at the joyful children and moved on.
As he walked, he heard voices coming from the alley.
— Well, four-eyes, what are you hiding there! The youth's voice said.
— Don't, it's my job! Another voice said.
— Didn't you hear what he said?! Well, quickly show me what you have there?! Another voice said.
Naruto thought to pass them by, because it's none of his business. Since when does he save someone? But something stopped him. He couldn't just walk by when someone was being beaten up. He went into the alley and saw such a picture.
Four boys surrounded one bespectacled man, who was being held by a fifth. They are probably 14-15 years old, and Tom is 13-14 years old. They put him up against a wall and threatened him.
— Hey, four-eyes! Show me what you got there, or you're screwed! — the leader of this gang threatened.
— This is my job, which we were assigned at school. Don't touch her! — shouted the bespectacled man.
— You heard him, guys! He told us not to touch her! — they laughed at him.
"Look at what he's got there,— he ordered one of them.
He took the briefcase, opened it and pulled out a makeshift mill. (a direct reference to the movie "Spider-Man").
— What the hell is this?! And you call this a project?! The horror! — and threw the little mill on the ground.
— No! Why are you doing this?! The bespectacled man began to sob.
The leader gagged him and said.
— Because you are trash and there is no place for people like you among us! — he wanted to hit him.
But suddenly he froze. A chill ran down his spine. And not only him. The whole gang began to tremble all over. One bespectacled man seemed to feel nothing, just closed his eyes.
"Nonentity,— a voice said.
They turned around and saw the Fox, who lowered his head so that his eyes could not be seen.
— Who are you and what do you need from us? The leader asked, trembling.
— For me? I'd like to do something," and began to approach them. They were moving away from him, but a wall met them from behind.
The fox came closer to them and looked the leader straight in the eyes. The boy did not see the Fox's lively eyes, which were always with him. No, he saw lifeless blue eyes that looked at him with hatred, and the elongated pupil looked straight into his soul.
— You call other people Nonentity, but who are you? He brought his face closer. — You're nobody!
The boy saw images of a demon that only wanted to devour his soul.
— Listen to me carefully. If I ever find out that you're doing this again, I'll find you, and you'll regret being born," he said in an inhuman voice.
The gang ran away, screaming like girls, and the Fox watched them go. Then he looked at the boy, who was still standing with his eyes closed.
— Hey, are you okay? He asked the bespectacled man.
He opened his eyes and looked in surprise at the situation around him.
— Uh, what happened? Where did they go? — he asked, not seeing those hooligans.
— They're gone. Don't worry, they won't bother you anymore," he reassured the boy. — By the way, what's your name? The fox asked.
—Michael Beckerson,— he replied.
The fox smiled when he recognized the familiar surname.
"Well, Michael, it looks like it belongs to you," and handed him his miniature mill.
— Thank you very much, Mr.…
"Mr. Fox, nice to meet you," he introduced himself.
The boy was surprised to find out who was standing in front of him. But he didn't care.
"Thank you, Mr. Fox, for saving me,— and hugged him.
The fox patted him on the shoulder.
— Well, I have to go home. I promised my sister that I would help her find her cat, Mr. Cucumber, and ran home.
The fox smiled at that. Her sister is very lucky to have such a brother.
He started to leave when he heard someone's voice.
— You helped him well. But you obviously overdid it a little bit with those bullies.
The fox stopped and muttered irritably: Well, what else happened again? It's high time for me to get back to the team.
He turned around and saw someone he clearly didn't want to see anytime soon. Governor Diana Foxington herself stood in front of him.
"Well, judging by your expression, you're not happy to see me," she analyzed his gaze.
"It's not that I'm not happy to see you, but may I ask what you're doing here?" He raised an eyebrow.
— I was just passing by and heard a noise here. I saw how the bullies surrounded the poor boy, and I already wanted to help him. But you beat me to it," she answered his question.
— Well, I couldn't just walk by and decided to help. And now, if you don't mind, it's time for me to go to the boss, or she'll kill me," and began his journey.
— I also just need to go there, so let's go together, — the Fox sighed at this statement.
— Can I ask you a question? When the bully called the boy a jerk, you seemed very angry about it. Why?
The fox stopped and thought about what to say.
— I'll tell you this. I had no parents or friends in my life. No one. My life was more about survival. Many people thought I was worthless. And that was until the people closest to me appeared in mine. But soon I had to leave them. And I was alone again. I didn't know what to do. I couldn't find the meaning of my life. But one day I met Mr. Wolf and Mr. Snake, and together we became the Bad Guys. Then the rest of the team joined in. And it was my best life.
Diana listened attentively to his story. She felt sorry for the Fox for what he had been through. He was the most loyal of the Bad Guys.
Naruto watched as she lowered her head. For some reason, he wanted to cheer her up.
He saw a counter selling Japanese food. An idea came to his head.
"Mrs. Governor, would you like to have lunch with me?" He asked her.
"Are you asking me out on a date or something?" she asked, confused.
—Well, yes, something like that,— he replied, embarrassed.
Diana blushed slightly at the statement, fortunately the wool saved her.
They went into the privolok and sat down at the table. The owner of the establishment approached them.
— Can I cook you something? He asked in Japanese, although he did not expect them to understand him.
"Two pork ramen for us, please," he replied in Japanese. The owner was surprised that someone understood him, and went to cook.
— Do you know Japanese? Diana asked him, seeing how freely she was communicating in it.
—Well, yes, I'm from Japan,— he replied.
"So you weren't lying about being from Japan then?" — she decided to clarify.
—Yes," he replied simply.
— Then maybe your name is ... — before she could finish, the Fox interrupted her.
— No, my name is not Menma Masashi. Only my team knows my name, but no one knows my last name.
Diana realized that it was useless to try to find out anything now, and resigned herself to defeat.
Soon the owner of the establishment brought them orders. Diana looked at the broth, which smelled delicious.
— What is this dish? she asked.
— It's called ramen, a traditional Japanese dish. Try it, you will definitely like it," he said with a smile.
Diana stared at the broth in front of her. She took the chopsticks, grabbed some noodles and tasted them. She chewed to get a better taste. And she felt it. Her eyes widened in surprise at how delicious this dish was. She began to eat it at breakneck speed. Soon there was an empty plate in front of her. She looked at the Fox and saw him staring at her dumbfounded.
"I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself," she said, embarrassed.
— This is... — the Fox could not pronounce.
— It's disgusting and terrible, isn't it? — She asked the Fox.
— This is… It's fantastic! I love ramen too, but I didn't think anyone loved it very much either. It's amazing! — he was in the clouds with happiness.
— Thanks for the compliment. This ramen really turned out to be very tasty," she was lucky.
After that, they paid and moved on. Along the way, they learned a little about each other and became a little closer. Soon they reached the city center, where the police and the Bad Guys were waiting for them. The chief of police ran up to them.
— Mrs. Governor, what a fate. And what is the Fox doing with you?" she asked and pointed at him.
— Don't worry, Chief. I came to check on how things are going here. And Mr. Fox and I met along the way and decided to go together," she replied.
— That's good, but why are you walking hand in hand? She was perplexed.
They looked at the hands and saw how they were holding each other. Quickly pulling their hands back, they turned away, pretending that nothing had happened.
And how did they not notice this?
— In that case, it's time for us to go. Professor Marmalade will be back soon to pick up the Bad Guys," Diana instructed.
— I understand you. Okay, guys, it's time to wrap up," the chief gave instructions to her staff, and they began to pack up.
Diana looked at the Fox.
— Well, I have to go. I'll see you soon," she said to the Fox.
"I hope so,— said the Fox.
"And one more thing," the fox said before getting into the car. — Thanks for the date. I liked it," she blew him a kiss, got into the car and drove away.
Naruto waved goodbye to her. His heart began to beat faster, and his cheeks turned terribly red. He didn't understand what it had just been.
He met with his team. And they looked shabby.
— Hey, guys, how was your day? — he decided to make fun of them.
— It's terrible! The Snake shouted. — I had to keep an eye on the chickens. I wanted to eat them, but these cocks beat my head and I fell into a pile of shit! — he stank.
Then the Tarantula.
— And I had to clean up the cobwebs on the ceiling, which the local spiders were not happy about, and they started biting me and tore my clothes, — she said with displeasure.
Then Piranha.
— It was worse for me! I was forced to clean the toilets, and one of them sucked me down the drain. There I met rats who decided to feast on me. I barely got out of there!
And finally, the Shark.
— Big deal, rats! I had to harness the oxen! Everything was fine until they noticed my red T-shirt. I got my horns in the ass and flew a good ten meters," he said, rubbing the sore spot.
The fox listened to their stories and decided that it would be better not to tease. He sees that they have suffered enough.
Soon the car arrived, and the Wolf got out.
— Hi guys, how are you? He looked at his friends.
"Well, they didn't have the best day, so they're not in the mood right now," the Fox answered for all of them. Is your face okay? — I decided to make fun of him. He expected him to jump on him now, but instead he just smiled.
— It's all right. They just treated my wounds and that's it," he said and turned away.
The fox knew he was hiding something. But the limo arrived, and the professor got out.
— How are you, my... eh?! What happened to you?! He asked them anxiously.
"You don't want to know," the Snake replied simply.
"Get in the car, we'll go to my house, and you'll fix it," he ordered.
The bad Guys didn't resist it and just got in the car. As they drove, everyone was thinking about their own things. Someone about the bathtub, another about giving reports.
And someone was thinking about women.
Scene change.
Michael ran home. He wanted to tell his sister about the person he had met today. He knocked on the door and Sarah answered it.
"Sarah, you won't believe who I met today," he began the dialogue.
"Michael, I also want to tell you about someone I met," she said.
— No, me first! He protested.
— No, I'll do it first! — She began.
They began to argue about who would be the first to tell.
"I met Mr. Fox," they both said. They both looked at each other in surprise.
—Mr. Fox brought my cat, Mr. Cucumber,— Sarah said. Mr. Cucumber came to this statement and began to rub it against his legs.
"And today he saved me from bullies,— Michael said.
— Really?
- Yes! He replied simply.
They started telling each other about how they met him. Soon a car drove up to the
house, and the parents of the children got out.
— Mom! Dad! — they jumped into their arms.
— Children, what happened? Are you okay? The father asked his family.
The children told us about what happened today. The parents were very surprised at this.
"I didn't think any of the Bad Guys would do something like that," his mother said.
—Mom, he's not really like that, he's not evil, but on the contrary, he's very kind," the girl said.
The family went into the house, and the parents had one thought in their minds: "Thank you very much, Mr. Fox!»