Disclaimer: Some of Naruto's cards will be using the effect from the anime. Those cards will be denoted with a * when they first appear in the chapter. Characters from the ZEXAL anime will be using anime effects by default.
Tsukumo Akari pounded on Yuma's door as soon as she heard him screaming.
Although the redheaded journalist frequently got into arguments with her younger brother, she still cared for her little brother a great amount.
She was just about to slam her knuckles onto the door again when it suddenly flipped open and a disheveled Tsukumo Yuma came wobbling out like an abrasive drunk.
"Yuma?" Akari called out to him in surprise. She quickly folded her arms and took on a nonchalant attitude. "Hmph. It's about time that you came out! Grandma has been so worried about you that it's affecting my work! Do you know how many scoops I had to–"
She stopped her rant as she saw that her little brother had completely ignored her and walked out of the house. "I'm heading out." He said, without even glancing back at her.
Akari puffed her cheeks in annoyance as she watched him leave. "What's with him?"
Yuma continued to wobble towards his destination. A sinister, dark aura wrapped tightly about his limbs, molding to his every movement.
Then, abruptly, he stopped his pace and stared blankly at the duo standing in front of him. "Kotori… Tetsuo?"
The green-haired girl seemed to be overjoyed at the sight of him as she rushed to him with tears in her eyes. "Yuma!" She opened her arms, to catch him in an embrace.
Yuma raised his hand, and shortly after, a loud sound of flesh hitting flesh rang through the neighborhood. A flock of birds quickly fled into the sky at the loud commotion.
"Yuma…" Tetsuo mumbled in disbelief. He couldn't believe what he had just seen.
Kotori was on the ground, a hand clasping her burning cheek. Her eyes were wide with shock. Just like Tetsuo, Kotori also couldn't comprehend what just transpired.
Did Yuma just hit me?
"Don't get in my way!" Yuma stated coldly as he peered down on the fallen Kotori as if he was staring at a mere bug.
Tetsuo was the first of the duo to recover. His blood boiled as he rushed to his best friend and jerked him off the ground by the collar of his shirt. "Yuma!" He roared. "Do you have any idea of what you did! Do you know how much Kotori—"
"Put me down, fatass," Yuma spoke again, his voice carrying a condescending nonchalance. The boy's face showed no regrets, rather he looked…bored.
"Yuma…You!" Tetsuo reared a fist backward, to punch the blank apathetic look off his friend's face. He stopped as he felt a pair of slender arms wrap around his own. He looked over and saw Kotori in tears.
"Don't, Tetsuo." She pleaded.
"Kotori…" Tetsuo lowered his arm.
Yuma took the chance to free himself from Tetsuo's grip.
"Don't get in my way, you two. I'm going to get my revenge on Naruto."
"Get revenge on Naruto?" Kotori asked as she wiped her eyes.
"Yeah… I'm going to defeat him and kill him."
"What are you saying, Yuma? This isn't like you, Yuma!" Kotori cried. Her outburst seemed to not have budged Yuma's heart even a little bit.
"Did that loss really change you this much, Yuma?" Tetsuo despaired. "I never thought you were this small of a man, Yuma. To think you will even stoop so low to strike Kotori…"
"Whatever, you say fatso." Yuma tried to walk past them but was stopped when he felt Tetsuo's firm, hands clasped around his wrist like a vice. "Duel me, Yuma!"
A devious smirk cursed Yuma's face. "A duel? Very well." He grabbed his D-Pad and slid in his deck. "This will be a good warm-up before the main event."
"What are you fighting for?"
"Huh?" Naruto was surprised by his opponent's sudden philosophical mood. "Don't tell me you sensed that you're about to lose so you are now trying to appeal to my emotional side?"
"Just take it as a sign of respect." Kaito shrugged nonchalantly, there was still a smug smile on his face. "I have a younger brother that I want to save. That's why I can't lose here no matter what."
"..."
Kaito's sudden vulnerability had left Naruto speechless. The jaded side of him couldn't help but suspect that this was all a part of some sort of elaborate mind game.
"...I have someone that I wanted to save to." Naruto shared with some reluctance. His mind flashed to the comatose Rio at the hospital. "Someone who is irreplaceable to me. That's why I also can't lose this duel."
"Ha." Kaito let out a light laugh. "Now it all makes sense! There's no way that someone with a half-assed conviction can keep up with me! But as strong as your desire is, mine is even stronger! And I will prove it to you now!"
"My turn…" Kaito placed his fingers on his deck. "Draw!" He drew so hard that he practically spun on his heels. He quickly inspected his hands.
His opponent had a knack for supporting weak monsters with a variety of Trap Cards. But now that he caught on to the strategy, he planned on putting an end to it.
"Unfortunately for you, it seems like this turn is the turn that your dream ends…" Kaito grinned at the cards in his hand.
T5 Kaito H:2-3 LP: 3800
"I will activate Card of Adversity! If my opponent controls a Special Summoned monster, I can draw 2 cards!" Kaito ripped two cards off the top of his deck. "Then I summon Photon Cerberus from my hand!"
A luminous three-headed hound bounded its way onto the field. Its heads, chest, and rear were all covered with zagged crimson armor. Immediately upon its appearance, chains materialized from thin air and wrapped themselves around Naruto's two facedown cards.
Photon Cerberus LIGHT LEVEL 3 Beast/Effect ATK: 1300
"During the turn that Photon Cerberus is Summoned, neither player can activate Trap Cards!"
"What!?" Luna's composure shattered at that announcement. Having dueled Naruto in the past, she knew that Trap Cards were his bread and butter.
Upon seeing Naruto scowl, Kaito's confidence grew. "You have left a 100 Attack Points monster on the field and set two cards face-down. Did you honestly expect me to not suspect a trap?"
"His intuition is sharp too!" Luna noted.
"Then I activate Galaxy Feast!" A spell card popped into view, depicting a luminous dragon staring at two Galaxy Soldier.
Just seconds after, Naruto could see two ghostly apparitions of Photon Sabre Tiger emerge in of Kaito. The Uzumaki boy narrowed his eyes in suspicion at what Kaito could be planning.
From behind the two Tigers, a pair of disembodied arms reached out and crushed both of the beasts in their hands. The arms were bright with a blue, luminous hue. The fingertips of the hands were lined with sharp, black nails — giving it a bestial appearance.
"By the effect of Galaxy Feast, I will banish two monsters with 2000 or more Attack Points to Special Summon one Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon from my Graveyard, ignoring its Summoning Conditions! I will banish the two copies of Photon Sabre Tiger!"
Naruto's brows furrowed as the writing on the wall became clear. "He's resurrecting the monster that he discarded the turn before!"
A strange, long, cross-shaped crest appeared in Kaito's right hand, which he then tossed into the air. Greedily, the crest started sucking up the surrounding light as the vague silhouette of a draconian behemoth started to take shape.
"The galaxy that lurks in the darkness. Become the light of hope and my very servant. The embodiment of light, now descend! Appear now, Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon!"
From within the light, a beast with eyes that reflected the stars of a galaxy emerged. It flexed its blue, muscular, incandescent arms as pieces of obsidian scale covered its chest, tail, and knees. The creature's tail, armored and tapered off into a crimson trident, beat against the air as he enjoyed the fresh air outside the grimly underworld.
Finally, the majestic beast roared, loud enough to shatter the nearby windows of the virtual reality — as he did, his segmented wings shone with a luster brighter than the ray of the sun.
"Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon…" Luna's voice trailed off into an awed whisper. She had never seen a monster quite like this in her life before.
Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon LIGHT LV 8 Dragon/Effect ATK: 3000
"If the 3000 Attack Points Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon destroys the 100 Attack Points Raidraptor - Rise Falcon, then it will surely cause big damage…" Kaito pointed at the pesky falcon in the air, his face warped with twisted zeal. "Right?"
"Tsk…" Naruto's scowled.
"Go, Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon! Attack with Photon Stream of Destruction!"
The luminous dragon opened up its mouth and let out a silvery lustrous beam that barreled straight towards Raidraptor - Rise Falcon.
"As expected from Kaito-sama!" Orbital 7 gushed by the sidelines. "His dueling genius is unparalleled!"
Naruto flicked a button on his D-Pad. "I activate Quick-Play Spell: Overlay Burst Armor!" At that instant, the chains that shackled Naruto's face-down cards shattered.
"A Quick-Play Spell?!" Kaito's eyes widened in surprise. It wasn't a Trap card that he set down?
"By detaching all of Raidraptor - Rise Falcon's Xyz Materials, my monster can't be destroyed by this battle! Also, I won't be taking any battle damage!"
Just as Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon's burst stream was about to reach Rise Falcon, the last remaining sphere of darkness that circled Rise Falcon surged forward and met the blast head-on. The two colliding objects disappeared in a shower of scattered light.
Kaito turned angrily towards his one remaining monster on the field.
"Don't forget I still have one more attack!" Kaito barked. "Go Photon Cerberus!"
The tri-headed canine charged toward Raidraptor- Rise Falcon, leaped on the bird's body, and cinched its teeth around Rise Falcon's wings. With one forceful wrench, Photon Cerberus plucked the wings right off their metallic hinge.
Sparks of malfunction overflowed Rise Falcon's body. Soon after, the mechanical falcon exploded into pieces.
(Naruto's LP: 2900-1700)
"Way to go Kaito-sama!" Orbital 7 celebrated obnoxiously from the sidelines. "His annoying bird is finally off the field!"
"Hmph," Kaito grunted and grabbed a card from his hand and slotted it into his D-Pad. "I will put this card in the Spell and Trap Zone and end— "
"I activate the Quick-Play Spell Rank-Up-Magic Raptor's Force!" Naruto cut in and waved his arm, flipping up the only set card remaining on his Field.
A hologram of the Quick-Play Spell flipped over on the field, depicting the red double "R" insignia of Raidraptor.
"Rank-Up-Magic?!" For the second time this turn, Kaito was caught entirely off guard.
"I Special Summon one Raidraptor Xyz Monster destroyed by battle this turn, and use it as Material to Summon a Raidraptor Xyz Monster that's one Rank higher!"
A dark portal opened up in the ground, and the previously destroyed Raidraptor- Rise Falcon came flying out. Its return was short-lived, however, as it quickly melted into a sphere of amorphous darkness and became absorbed by the thundercloud that had gathered above Naruto.
"The unseen bold falcon. Reveal your wings' unknown power here and now!" Naruto pumped his fist to the sky. "Rank Up Xyz Change! Come forth! Rank 5! Raidraptor - Etranger Falcon!"
Raidraptor - Etranger Falcon DARK R5 Winged-Beast/Xyz/Effect ATK:2000 Xyz Material: 1
"He brought back his destroyed monster and evolved it?!" That was the only thing that Orbital 7's robot mind could think of.
Bolts and screws turned into place as a shaded mechanical bird spread its round, circular wings. As its system loaded, a cylindrical protrusion poked out of its chest, accompanied by a swift flash of crimson nerves. A second later, its twin violet eyes burst to life in a quick, ephemeral flash.
As the darkness of the thundercloud petered away, a mechanical creature with a skeletal central body came flying out. Two tiny cannons made of solid steel poked out from above its shoulders, with their aim directed straight at Kaito's monsters.
Kaito grounded his teeth in fury as an uncomfortable realization seeped into his mind. Can it be? I'm losing control over this duel?
The Photon duelist shook the thought out of his head and put on a forced smile of composure. "Hmph! Whatever you're planning, bring it on! My Galaxy-Eyes will simply destroy it with his pure strength!"
"Don't mind if I do! Draw!" Naruto whipped a card off the top of his deck.
Despite his latest Rank-Up, even Naruto was aware of the increasing Life Points discrepancy between him and Kaito. To wipe out Kaito this turn, he needed to inflict huge damage.
At the moment, the only play that he could think of was to summon No. 60 Dugaress the Timeless and double Etranger Falcon's Attack Points.
Thanks to Luna's Astral World technology, even he, a mere mortal could harness the power of Numbers without any risks.
Naruto glanced at what he drew. It wasn't the card that he hoped for. But, he knew he couldn't show any signs of weakness.
T8 Naruto H:0-1 LP: 1700
"Raidraptor-Etranger Falcon's effect activates! By detaching 1 Xyz Material, I can destroy Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon and inflict its original Attack Points as damage to you!"
The shoulder cannons of Etranger Falcon fired off two beams of energy that lanced straight through the opposing dragon's heart. With one final cry of agony, Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon exploded into a whirlwind of light.
Kaito braced himself as he was pushed back by a strong wind. Unable to support himself any longer, he fell to his knees in weakness. (Kaito's LP: 3800-800)
"Kaito-sama!" Orbital 7 cried out in distress. He had never seen his master being pushed so close to the brink of defeat like this before.
"Then I will attack Photon Cerberus with Raidraptor - Etranger Falcon!"
Raidraptor - Etranger Falcon flexed its wings together as a large glowing sphere of darkness expanded at their tips. Once the attack was thoroughly charged, the falcon launched the darkness forward in the form of a destructive column. The attack ripped straight into Photon Cerberus and sent the hellhound back into oblivion.
The residual shockwave of Etranger Falcon's attack knocked Kaito onto his back. (Kaito's LP: 800- 100)
Naruto stared long and hard at the only card left in his hand until he finally decided to set it. "I will set one card and end my turn!"
Kaito huffed and puffed as he pulled himself back onto his feet. It had truly been a long while since the last time he was backed into a corner like this.
"As I thought, you're exceptional…Uzumaki Naruto!" Kaito shouted in jubilation, his eyes glazing over the card that he had set during his previous turn. "But this set card will be the one to seal this duel!"
T9 Kaito H:1-2 LP: 100
The Photon duelist whipped a Spell Card into his D-Pad. "I will Special Summon 2 Photon Tokens to the field with Photon Sanctuary!"
Two sets of photon molecules appeared on the field.
Photon Token LIGHT LEVEL 4 Thunder ATK: 2000
"Then I will tribute both of them to summon Photon Caesar*!"
Photon Caesar* LIGHT LV 8 Warrior/Effect ATK: 2000
Kaito had called forth a humanoid caesar with blue, luminous skin. It was an armored king whose blue cape flickered wildly in the nonexistent wind. In one hand he wielded a large, silver sword. In another hand, he held a large, blue and gold shield.
"When Photon Caesar is used for an Xyz Summon, it can be treated as two monsters!"
Right before their eyes, Photon Caesar split into two.
Kaito closed his eyes as he thought about his younger brother, Haruto. The rampage that he went on to collect Numbers. The number of lives that he ruined.
To lose at this point would reduce all of his efforts to naught.
Kaito's eyes snapped open with wild determination, having reached the exit of the trip down memory lane.
"With the two Level 8 Photon Caesar, I will build the overlay network!" Kaito threw up his hands as his two monsters transformed into two beams of golden light. A strange-looking tattoo in the shape of the number "90" etched itself on the man's face.
Naruto felt his body tense. He could recognize those markings anywhere. After all, he himself once worn one. "I see it's coming… Kaito's Number…"
"Lord of the Galaxy-Eyes, answer to my brotherly love and unending affection, and serve as the enforcer of my hope! Xyz Summon! Appear Number 90 Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord!"
From the galaxy-like portal, a robust, armored arm latched onto the earth. Gradually, the thing pulled itself out from the portal, until its full body was out in the open.
To Naruto's surprise, the monster looked surprisingly regal. It was a light blue humanoid clad in fancy, medieval armor. Large, oversized, pauldrons sat at the creature's shoulders, both of them deposited with a luminous, golden jewel. It quickly materialized a large, ethereal blue blade with a gold ornamental handle in his right hand. In his left hand, he held a strange, segmented shield that resembled the neck of a dragon — a large crimson 90 was printed at the top of the shield.
One sphere of light repeatedly spun around the monster, symbolizing the monster's might.
In a way, it was almost like the physical embodiment of both a protector and a destroyer.
No. 90 Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord LIGHT R8 Dragon/Xyz/Effect ATK: 2500 Xyz Material: 1
"So this is Kaito's Numbers… The Number that represents his devotion to his little brother…" Naruto realized.
"I will now activate the Trap Card that will end this duel! I activate Miracle Lotus*! This card allows Number 90 Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord to attack twice this turn, but in return, you get to draw 1 card!"
"Twice this turn?!" Luna exclaimed. There was no need for her to do any calculation to know that Naruto's current Life Points wouldn't be able to sustain such an assault.
"Hehe… And after you lose. Kaito-sama will take all of your Numbers as well as your soul!" Orbital chuckled excitedly.
"Orbital!" Kaito growled, clearly not pleased with his subordinate for intimidating an opponent he had grown to respect.
Orbital quickly scampered away under the intensity of Kaito's eyes. "I'm sorry, Kaito-sama!"
"Wait!" A drop of sweat rolled down Luna's face at Orbital's newest revelation. "What did he mean by Naruto will lose his soul?"
"I extract Numbers with my Photon Hand." Kaito explained. "Unfortunately, Numbers are too ingrained in their holder's soul for it to be a clean process. As a result, when I forcibly extract Numbers from someone, I will inadvertently rip out their soul as well."
Naruto glared. "And just how many people have you done this to?"
"Way too many for me to count," Kaito admitted with a sigh. "But it's all for the sake of my brother! As long as my brother's sickness can be cured, I will dirty my hands many times over!"
Kaito steeled his gaze and pointed a finger at Naruto, clearly done with the brief detour that this duel had taken. "Come now, Naruto! Draw your card!"
Naruto scowled but drew as Miracle Lotus mandated.
"Battle!" Kaito roared. "I will attack Raidraptor - Etranger Falcon with No. 90 Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord! And per Miracle Lotus' other effect, Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord's attack points will increase by 1000 during the Damage Step only!"
No. 90 Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord LIGHT R8 Dragon/Xyz/Effect ATK: 2500-3500
The monster unleashed a beam of light that ripped straight through Naruto's bird-beast. A fiery shower of flames rained down upon Naruto as his Life Points took a sharp nose dive. Naruto raised an arm as he braced himself against the torrent of falling embers. (Naruto's LP: 1700-200)
"When Raidraptor - Etranger Falcon is destroyed by battle, I can revive one Raidraptor Xyz Monster in my Graveyard and equip Etranger Falcon to it as Xyz Material!"
A dark portal opened up on the ground.
"Cheap tricks won't work in front of Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord!" Kaito declared. "By detaching 1 Xyz Material, I can negate Etranger Falcon's effect!"
Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord brandished its sword, unleashing a crescent-shaped projectile into the portal and forcing it close.
"Tch…" Naruto tutted his tongue in annoyance. His attempt to draw out a quick shield to protect his Life Points had been effectively shut down.
"This is the end, Naruto!" Kaito declared emphatically. "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord will now attack you directly! Then per Miracle Lotus' effect, Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord will gain 1000 Attack Points during the Damage Step!"
"Heh…" Naruto chortled. "Don't forget, when you played Miracle Lotus, you allowed me to draw a card."
"What?!"
"I activate the Trap Card: High-Speed Aria and send Rank-Up-Magic Soul Shave Force from my hand to the Graveyard! High-Speed Aria's effect now becomes the activated effect of Rank-Up-Magic Soul Shave Force! This allows me to revive Rise Falcon and use it as Xyz Material to summon an Xyz Monster that's two Ranks higher!"
"T-Two Ranks?!"
Naruto thought back to his time with Rio. The incident that took her away from him. Her unending sleep. His own downward spiral in life. That day, when Rio got in that accident, his life came to a stop. But he planned on putting it all to an end.
He was going to ascend, along with the power of his Rank-Up-Magic.
Bathe in a womb of flames, a new power started to form. Clicks of metallic joints sounded throughout the air as the apex avian spread its magnificent wings. His eyes, staring straight at its opposition, gleamed with lights as radiant as the sun's halo.
"Come, my rebellion against the wretched fate! Rank Up Xyz Change! Appear, Rank 6, Raidraptor - Revolution Falcon - Airraid!"
Revolution Falcon - Airraid was an avian beast with a rhombus-shaped body. Its wings were black, metallic, and lined with thick rod-like feathers that were secured in place with round yellow bolts. A set of tri-tipped crowns sat at each side of the bird's head.
Circling around its body, was the embodiment of its soul, an Xyz Material with a violet hue.
Raidraptor - Revolution Falcon - Airraid R6 ATK: 2000 Xyz Material:1
"I-I can't believe it! He evolved his Falcon again!" Orbital 7 stuttered.
"If Raidraptor - Revolution Falcon - Airraid is Xyz Summoned successfully, I can target one monster you control, destroy it and inflict the destroyed monster's Attack Points to you as damage! Go, Revolutional Air Raid!"
Raidraptor - Revolution Falcon - Airraid soared into the sky. The octagonal flap in his wings clicked open as they rained down a torrent of bombshells. Within seconds, the ground beneath was covered in an ocean of flames.
"Oh no!" Orbital 7 panicked. "How could this happen?! If Kaito-sama hadn't played Miracle Lotus then that two-bit street punk wouldn't have drawn Rank-Up-Magic Soul Shave Force!"
"And High-Speed Aria would have been a mere bluff—a dud," Luna added. "But because Kaito was in a hurry to finish Naruto off, he inadvertently allowed Naruto to draw the card that he needed to win the Duel."
"Ahhh!" Orbital screamed. "This is the worst-case scenario!"
"Be quiet!" Kaito shouted, silencing his minion. He focused his attention back on Naruto.
"I told you that cheap tricks won't work on Photon Lord already. As long as Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord has a Galaxy monster as Xyz Material, it can't be destroyed by –" Kaito paused as he caught sight of Photon Lord and noticed that there was no longer a sphere of light rotating around it.
Then, he remembered he had already spent Photon Lord's only Xyz Material to negate Etranger Falcon's effect.
"It can't be…" Kaito muttered in disbelief.
The virtual reality around him continued to be razed into the ground as Revolution Falcon's assault continued, buildings toppled over one another like bowling pins and the trees, and surrounding florals were set aflame. Even Galaxy-Eyes Photon Lord was eventually struck by Revolution Falcon's bombs, and when it was, it perished with a loud cry of agony.
It didn't make sense to Kaito how he of all people could be losing here. He made sacrifices and stole the souls of countless people. Yet, at the end of all of his efforts, all he found was an immutable defeat. He looked at Naruto one more time through the veil of flames and smoke and ground his molars as he realized that his conviction had fallen to Naruto.
Seconds later, the flames swept Kaito up in the air and tossed him away. "Aghhhhhhhhhhhh!" He screamed as his Life Points dropped to 0. At his defeat, his Photon Mode canceled, and his coat returned to its original, pitch-black coloration.
Kaito's LP: 100-0 - LOSE!
Naruto's LP: 200 - WIN!
The sound of Luna's footsteps broke the calm that had filled the air. The girl stepped forward and thrust out her hand.
"Now that we've won, it's only fair that we take your Numbers. Don't you agree, Kaito?"
Kaito could only glare at the girl, unable to offer any rebuttal. In the next instant, the man's chest lit up with a bright hue as several luminous cards came flying out towards Luna's hand.
Luna smiled as she examined her latest harvest. "Oho? It looks like you have been working yourself to the bone to collect these Numbers. But it all belongs to us now~~"
"Why you!" Orbital formed a fist with its mechanical hands. "Well, I ought to teach you a lesson—"
"Orbital, stop!" Kaito demanded as he got back on his feet. "It's time for us to leave."
Orbital quickly put his hand up in an obedient salute. "Yes, Kaito-sama!" The little robot proceeded to transform into a mechanical glider and latched itself onto its master's back.
"I may have lost this time, but mark my words, I will return!" Kaito said to Naruto before he took off into the sky.
"Wheew…" Luna exclaimed as she saw the duo disappear into the distance. "For a moment there, I thought I would have to dismantle a robot. I bet that thing cost a pretty penny."
Naruto took off his D-Gazer and shoved it down his pants pocket. "How many Numbers have we collected so far, Luna?"
Luna counted the cards in her possession. "With our most recent additions, we have 20."
"I see…" Naruto nodded. Although he didn't show it, he was relieved that they were making progress in obtaining the Numeron Code. If he kept up this pace, then it wouldn't be long before he could bring Rio back.
"Still, I'm impressed that you have been able to defeat Kaito without summoning a Number of your own."
Naruto gave a nonchalant shrug as he walked away. "Once you grasp the trick to dealing with them, they're not that big of a deal."
"Oh? How cool~" Luna pretended to swoon. But she really was impressed by how much Naruto had grown from the day that she met her. Perhaps, with his strength, he could even help overturn some of her own problems.
She caught up to Naruto with a light jog and placed a hand on his shoulder. "But… you really have gotten stronger, Naruto."
Naruto stared blankly at her hand. "Why are you touching me?"
"N-Nothing." Luna quickly moved to change the topic. "Let's go find Anna. She should be around here somewhere!"
A/N: I had Kaito bring out the Galaxy-Eyes Number that never appeared in the anime. As for Kaito playing Polymerization, he played it in the ZEXAL anime as well so I didn't think it was a big deal. Do you guys think Naruto should get his own falcon ace? The new Blackwing cards do look kind of nice.
Gonna do some relationship building in the incoming chapters.
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