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People speaking: "Just who the hell…"

People thinking: 'Do you think we are!?'

Senketsu/Life Fiber speaking: "YOU VILE HELLHOUND!"

Senketsu/Life Fiber thinking: 'I love being ironed!'

Special Attacks: "SEN'I SŌSHITSU!"

Chapter 4 – Commuting and Fragments of the Past!

"… Hey… Ryūko…"

"… Yeah?"

Blinking once with a blank expression on his face, Naruto turned his head to look at his childhood friend. "… I officially hate commuting to this school."

"You're saying that as if this is my fault." Ryūko replied as she closed her eyes, one of her eyebrows twitching as she crossed her arms, "Don't forget that the circumstances aren't in my favor compared to you. It wasn't my choice to wear my pajamas to school, now was it?"

"Could be worse. At least we aren't getting distracted by some stupid drama that would result in more embarrassment, right?" Naruto pointed out as he moved his body to the side to avoid a giant pendulum from cutting him in two. "Honestly, I feel bad for Senketsu since he was getting beaten pretty hard back there."

"Ugh. Don't remind me. Why did Mako's mom decide to clean and wash Senketsu today of all days?!" Ryūko questioned with a grumble as she leaped over a trapping pit that opened up just before she fell in. "It wasn't exactly comfortable to be standing in front of all those students, especially that Elite Four member. Speaking of which, is it a requirement or something for those higher-up idiots to make such stupid, dramatic entrances?"

"I wouldn't say they were so bad, though I wonder if the Elite Four gets billed for all the destruction they cause." Naruto wondered as he moved his hands behind his head, "That toad guy seemed like the reliable type, even though he destroyed a lot of those buildings."

"You're just saying that because you like toads and his name starts with Gama," Letting out a huff as she glanced up at incoming checkpoint and saw that they were three-fourths of the way there, Ryūko turned her head back to look at the hundreds of traps that they had managed to successfully pass. "That guy has to be a sadist to set all of this up."

"Actually, Gamagōri is most honorable member of the Elite Four. He doesn't turn a blind eye to law breakers or that kind of thing, but at the same time he does his best to bring out the best in the other students! It is because of this that he can be seen as the most dangerous member!" Mako called out from her place on Naruto's back, being tied securely to the blonde with a few sturdy wrappings in order not to fall into any of the traps while Naruto and Ryūko maneuvered around them.

"I'm more surprised that he acknowledged you and let Ryūko get away with wearing her pajamas since your mom was washing Senketsu." Naruto muttered as he thought about the weird standoff that happened between Mako and the large Elite Four member… though he could've gone without learning about Gamagōri preferring to sleep in the nude. Even in a crazy place like Honnō City and its academy, there was such a thing as revealing too much information.

Upon waking up to the sound of a loud siren that could most likely be heard throughout all Honnō City around 4 am, long before the sun came out, both Naruto and Ryūko were greeted by the sound of a panicking Mako struggle to change into her uniform while eating breakfast at the same time, she had a lot of crumbs to shake of when she was done. Another thing to greet them was the painful shouts coming from Senketsu as the two found him being washed and cleaned by Sukuyo, who was not gentle in the least as she twisted the sentient outfit several times before smacking it dry as it was hanging from a stick… Though he did seem to enjoy being ironed… Anyway, the three departed with Barazō and Matarō promising to drop off her uniform as soon as it finished drying, and were greeted by a river of No-Star Students heading towards Honnōji Academy. Apparently, today was No-Late Day, which was a day where No-Star Students could not be late to class for any reason, or they risk expulsion from the academy. One of the members of the Elite Four and the Disciplinary Committee Chair, Ira Gamagōri, had shown up on a platform, destroying several homes in the process, and explained how No-Late Day was an event that happens once a semester. To make it to the school, all the No-Star Students must survive through 999 obstacles that the Disciplinary Committee had created to stand in their way, including numerous varieties of traps, which only the most determined students could overcome to make it to school before the first period bell rings. The man had tried to talk down to Ryūko because she was still in her pajamas, only for Mako to somehow appear on the platform next to Gamagōri before countering his lecture and stumping the man into silence. Deciding to let the issue slide due to him acknowledging Mako's words, Gamagōri questioned if Ryūko can make it without her Kamui.

"At least we didn't have to worry about that little sneak, Maiko Ogure, getting in our way." Ryūko said as she thought back to the glasses-wearing student that pretended to be an injured student, when in reality, the girl was a secret member of the Disciplinary Committee that was trying to prevent them from making it on time. At first, they had believed the girl to be truly injured and brought her along, only for Naruto to reveal her true colors after making it passed several obstacles. "If you weren't around, I might've fallen completely for her acting until it was too late."

"Well, it wasn't as if her actions and motives were impossible to read, especially when she kept pulling down you pants whenever Barazō and Matarō got close." Naruto commented with a sigh and a small blush appearing on his face. "Only an idiot would repeatedly do the same thing repeatedly and think that it wouldn't get noticed."

Thinking back to when Maiko would fake being in pain or pretend to be weak and cause problem for Ryūko, like getting her stuck in a trap or revealing her underwear to the world causing the Mankanshoku men and their dog to get nosebleeds and crash into things. Eventually Naruto confronted Maiko and sent her packing when she revealed her true intentions of taking Senketsu for herself and overthrowing the academy… Not really the smartest thing to do when one hand was bandaged up too much and facing someone who was not only stronger than any of the Two-Star Goku Uniforms without any sort of aid, but was just as loyal to Ryūko as the Elite Four where to Satsuki. It didn't even take Naruto and Ryūko ten seconds to send the girl flying and crashing into one of the obstacles that looked like a roulette table, sending her spinning down a street path that led to the bottom of Honnō City.

Crossing her arms with a small smirk on her face, "In any case, at least we know that Ms. Lightbulb's followers aren't as loyal as she would like."

"Whether they are or not doesn't mean a thing with the powerful supporters that she has, not to mention the power of her Kamui. It's a good thing that we have Senketsu on our side or you'd be in trouble." Naruto said making the girl next to him nod her head in agreement.

"I just hope that someone manages to get Senketsu to me before we reach the school. How much time do we have left Mako?" The pajama-wearing girl asked as she looked at her still tied-up friend, who lifted her watch closer to her face before a panicked expression formed.

"We have just over thirty minutes left before the bell rings!" Mako exclaimed causing Naruto and Ryūko's eyes to widen before they turned to each other with shocked looks.

Shaking her head a few times, Ryūko turned her head to look up at the remaining obstacles with Mako and Naruto mirroring her actions, though it was slightly harder for the former since her back was pressed against Naruto's. "We managed to make a lot of time thanks to that One-Star armored bus, but I guess we can't afford to slow down."

"Right, though I could've gone without flying through the air thanks to missile explosions… I guess it can't be helped." Naruto muttered as he turned back Ryūko, who noticed the blonde as he was getting closer to her with a serious look.

"Eh? What are yo-" Ryūko was cut off as she was picked up bridal-style while her guitar case was looped over Naruto's shoulder. "H-Hey! What's the big idea picking me up like this?"

"Isn't it obvious? I'm going to get us to the academy as quickly as possible, and to do that you guys need to hold on tight." The blonde pointed out as he turned his head slightly to glance at Mako, who tilted her head a bit as she tried to look at her two friends without breaking her neck. "Mako, things are about to get a little bumpy, so try and bear with it."

"R-Roger that! I'm gonna stick to you like my dad does when he finds a wealthy target to get more money." Mako replied with a salute, her words making Naruto and Ryūko look at the girl in disbelief and uneasiness.

"… Your dad is freakin' scary." Ryūko muttered while Naruto nodded his head in silence.

With a powerful leap from their spot on a water-tank, Naruto and his two companions went soaring high into the air as the blonde headed towards one of the taller buildings and landed on the cement wall of balcony belonging to one of the apartments. One of residents, a woman who was nursing her baby near the window, stared at Naruto with a shocked expression at his sudden appearance on the thirtieth floor of the building. But the blonde transfer student paid the woman no mind as he kept his gaze focused upwards and leaped once again towards a higher destination, the power behind his leap destroying the railing and a good portion of the balcony leaving the screaming mother behind as the window in front of her cracked heavily.

"Sorry!" Naruto's voice echoed from the higher floors.

The shaken woman couldn't find any words to come out of her mouth as the strength in her legs vanished and her trembling body fell to the floor, her wide eyes staring at the destroy balcony before lifting an army walkie-talkie to her ear. "T-Three No-Star Students are t-trailing up the building and s-skipping all the traps… And they destroyed my balcony completely!"

"What?! Give a description of the students!"

"One of them appeared to be a normal No-Star, while another was wearing pajamas with bunnies on them. The final student had blonde hair and was dressed like a delinquent, he was the one carrying the other two and jumping around!" The woman informed as she poked her head out of the destroyed balcony to see Naruto avoiding the barrage of bullets being fired at him and his female companions. "There's no way he's Human!"

"Roger that. The other two must be the transfer students. Thank you for the info, please keep an eye on the remaining No-Star Students!"

"Never mind that! Who's going to pay to fix all of the damages?!"

"My apologies, but that is something you'll have to take up with a different department."

"…"

"…"

"… You can't be serious. I was told that-"

"We're sorry. This call has been disconnected or is no longer in service. Please hang up and try again later."

"… Are you fucking kidding me?!"

(Meanwhile)

"Are preparations for the final trap proceeding on schedule?"

Gamagōri voice echoed as he entered the surveillance room of the Trap Department, a subdivision of the Student Council's Disciplinary Committee and the ones that are charge of developing traps for the No-Late Day. It was thanks to the collaboration of this subdivision and Gamagōri's Disciplinary Committee that No-Late Day produced such amazing results.

Walking up to many computer screens that overlooked all the obstacles, Gamagōri raised an eyebrow as he noticed that there was no one sitting in any of the seats. "Is there no one here" Glancing around with a frown, the dark-skinned man turned his attention to the large model of Honnō City and noticed a holographic image spinning down the highway leading to the bottom of the city… but his attention was more focused on a certain figurine that was located at the very top of the model. "… I see."

(Near the Honnōji Academy Gate)

"This is amazing Naruto! It's like we're flying through the air~!" Mako cheered with wide eyes as she got a view of all the obstacle that they were avoiding… until she was greet by an incoming crow that was flying in the air before it smacks itself into her face. "Blah! I got feathers and a weird taste in my mouth!"

"Are you okay Mako?" Ryūko called out as she used Scissor Blade to knock away an incoming boulder that was being launched from a catapult. It seemed that the ones working with the Trap Department did not appreciate the three avoiding the obstacles entirely.

"I'm okay. At least it wasn't bird dookie!"

"Hopefully." Naruto mumbled to himself as he finally managed to reach one of the mansion platforms on the Two-Star level of Honnō City, landing on a shiny limousine that was currently being washed by an older man wearing a yellowish tracksuit. The impact from the blonde's feet landing on car causing the roof to complete bend and form a large cave in while all the windows of the limousine cracked and shattered.

The old man washed the limousine took a step back in surprise at the sudden appearance of the three before an enraged look appeared on his face. "Fucking No-Stars! Do you have any idea how much that limo cost-"

"Shut up." Naruto and Ryūko interrupted at the same time with darkened expressions and their weapons pointed at him, Ryūko with her Scissor Blade while Naruto had shifted Ryūko's body around a bit to pull out his Bakuya, causing the old man to freeze completely as his heart skipped a few beats and a wet spot to form on his pants before he fell back with foam coming out of his mouth. Staring at the results of their killer intent for a few seconds, the two transfer students put their weapons away before Naruto shifted his body's position to make sure that his female friends were secure enough for him to continue jumping towards the Academy.

"… See Ryūko, I told you learning how to do that would be helpful." Naruto said with a grin before once again continuing his journey of leaping onto each Mansion platform, leaving the unconscious man behind as more servants rushed out of the mansion to see what the commotion was.

"Maybe, but its not like it works on everyone… Hey, look! There's the entrance!" Ryūko pointed out as the three got closer to the gate, Naruto taking one final leap before entering through the gates and landed in the courtyard in front of the school. Almost immediately, Ryūko leaped out of Naruto's arms before stretching her arms into the air. "We made it!"

"This is awesome! If we hurry than we'll make it to class before the first bell!" Mako called out as she detached herself from Naruto's back, several of the wrappings tightened around her arms and legs causing them to be bend at awkward angles. The brunette was looking up at her watched which was curled over her head with a ropes pressing her palm back… needless to say, it was amazing that the girl wasn't struggling with how painful her position looked.

'Something doesn't seem right, but I don't know what it is.' Naruto thought to himself as he stared off at the Academy in the distance, only to blink as he heard barking sounds coming from behind the three making the blonde turn around to see Guts running towards them with Senketsu on his back, the Kamui riding the dog as if he was a horse. "Huh?"

"Ryūko! I finally made it! You won't believe what I've been through!" Senketsu shouted with a relieve look on his... was it considered a face?... as he held tightly onto Gut's hoodie.

"Look, Ryūko! Guts is bringing you your uniform!" Mako pointed towards her family pet with an excited grin before waving at the hoodie-wearing pug. "Hey, Guts! We're over here!"

"Guts!" The dog ruffed back as it got closer to the three.

"That's something you don't see every day… I kinda want to try that!" Naruto said with an excited grin and his fists pumped in front of his chest.

"You'd crush him before he could take his first step." Ryūko pointed out with a deadpanned expression before letting out a sigh at her friend's childish stupidity, which liked to rear its head occasionally and give her a migraine. Naruto may be intelligent and very reliable when it comes to having her back, but sometimes he lacked the common sense that normal people would have, though that bar of normalcy was greatly lowered after arriving at Honnō City.

"Don't underestimate Guts!" Taking a similar position to Naruto, Mako spoke up with a look of determination on her face. "He might be small, but he makes up for it with GUSTO! In fact, there are a lot of times when we use him to pull bodies several times his size out into the back while Dad and Matarō clean up the infirmary!"

"That's awesome!"

A large sweatdrop formed on the back of Ryūko's head as she stared at the two, "… Pretty sure that a strange combination of animal abuse and murder cover-ups. Geez, why is your dad making Guts the one to bring it?" Raising an eyebrow in disbelief, Ryūko placed a hand on her hip as she looked from Mako to the incoming animal "More importantly, how did he manage to catch up to us when we were so far ahead?"

Blinking a few times at the question that came out of the girl's mouth, Naruto turned his head back towards the Academy building as stared at it a few times before narrowing his eyes. The blonde teenager bent down and picked up one of the small stones at their feet and tossed it into the air a few times before catching it in a tight grip, pulling his arm back enough for Ryūko and Mako to notice his actions and watched as Naruto threw the stone at the large building in the distance… only for a hole to form a few feet in front of them followed by a large tear that revealed the school to be an optical illusion with the image over a wall.

"W-What the–?" Ryūko managed to get out before the wall started to fall over followed by the walls around them, revealing that the group was standing on a platform on the highway leading up to the school with the actual school gates visible not so far away. "What the hell is going on?"

"HAHAHA! MORONS! YOU'VE FALLEN INTO MY TRAP!" A familiar voice called out from around them before a metal slab emerged from the ground in front of the running Guts and caused the small dog and Senketsu to smash into it. The impact caused Guts to fly back a bit only for a foot to slam down on him, with the shoe belonging to a grinning Maiko.

"Maiko?! Damn it, how the hell did you catch up to us?" Naruto questioned as he clearly remembered watching the glasses-wearing girl being launched towards the bottom of the city.

Snatching Senketsu from Gut's back, the girl let out an eerie chuckle as she lifted it up high for the three to see the Kamui in her uninjured hand. "Don't tell me you forgot, Naruto Uzumaki, Ryūko Matoi. I am the Disciplinary Committee Head of Trap Development! It is basic knowledge to know all the routes and quickest ways to reach any spot in the city without running into my own traps! I've been waiting here for you all to arrive with this Kamui thanks the surveillance cameras watching over the No-Late Day obstacle courses, and thanks to all of you lowering your guards, I've finally have it in my grasps!"

"Of all the crap to happen to us now, we have to deal with a shameless power-hungry bitch as well." Ryūko muttered as she clenched one of her hands into a tight fist. "I thought you would've learned your lesson after that beating we gave you!"

"Ah, but there is now way I would give up so easily when victory was so close. Not when I have the chance to steal your Kamui, a Goku Uniform that had such amazing power that it allows the user to face Lady Satsuki on equal terms." Maiko continued to chuckle as she thought back to all her plans to rise to the top, surpassing even Satsuki Kiryūin herself. "This Kamui will make me even more powerful than any Two-Star– No, the Elite Four– No, with this Kamui I can take Lady Satsuki's throne for myself!"

"Yeah, yeah, you already stated this crap earlie-" Ryūko was cut off as Naruto raised up a hand in front of her before discreetly pointing upwards towards something, making the girl quietly follow his finger before catching sight of what he was pointing at before a small smirk appeared on her face. Nodding at each other with grins on their faces, the two turned to see that the monologuing girl had finished her speech and pulled out their weapons. "Well Maiko, it sounds like you had almost everyone fooled."

HALLELUJAH!

"Seriously, how does she do that?" Naruto asked as Mako appeared between them and Maiko with her hands crossed over her head with another spotlight shining down on her. "There is no way that that can be normal."

"We're in a school being led by a crazy bitch who is only a year older than us, and uses threads called Life Fibers to gives insane powers to the students while I have a talking outfit that we found in my dad's secret basement that drinks our blood." Ryūko pointed out with a deadpanned look, "We've gone through all that, and a chorus and light-show is weird to you?"

"… You've got a point… But are we sure Mako is normal?"

Ryūko looked as if she was about to say something before coming pausing and silently closed her mouth. It was obvious that Mako wasn't one of Satsuki's lackeys, and she definitely didn't know anything about the Life Fibers except for the existence of Goku Uniforms. But there were things that she and her family did that seemed to ridiculous to be true. Not to mention her crazy ability to heal injuries in a cartoonish manner… and that went for the rest of her family as well…

"Maiko! Return that uniform to Ryūko right this instant!" Not paying attention to the conversing duo behind her, Mako once again began to move around in a crazy manner that left her friends stunned as they listened to her speech. "When she puts on that uniform! Yes, that uniform! She transforms into a powerful exhibitionist with nearly everything out for the world to see! It's her only joy in life!"

"Just what kind of image does she have of you?" Naruto whispered to Ryūko with a weirded-out expression, with a similar look on the girl's face.

"I'm kind of afraid to find out."

A look of realization appeared Maiko's face as she lifted Senketsu up to her face with a crooked grin "Oh, yes! The transformation! I believe it was "Life Fiber Synchronize", correct? I have to try that out right away!" Grabbing her No-Star disguise uniform, Maiko ripped it off her body with a sharp tug before sliding Senketsu on. "Off with the old! On with the new! Now I just need to… wait… WHERE'S THE GLOVE?!"

"Hey Maiko! Looking for this?"

Turning her head at the sound of Naruto's voice, the glasses wearing girl's eyes widen at the sight of the red glove that was in the blonde's hand as he waved it in the air. A knowing smirk on both his and Ryūko's faces while the later was cracking her knuckles as she walked closer to Maiko.

"EH!? Why do you-?"

"You can thank Naruto for that. He suggested that we keep the glove separate from the uniform when I'm not wearing Senketsu, just in case something like this happens. Now then…" Ryūko's smirk grew as she grabbed Senketsu's collar to bring Maiko close. "I think you have something that belongs to me!"

"W-Wait! Please, stop! Let's not be hasty now!" Maiko exclaimed fearfully as she could see the bloodlust coming off of Ryūko's body as the transfer student glared at her. "I'm so sorry I tricked you!"

"What's the matter? You were talking all the big shit before. Maybe the next time you think about who you're dealing with BEFORE YOU MAKE SUCH STUPID PLANS!" Slamming her fist into Maiko's face, Ryūko was rewarded with a satisfying snapping sound followed by cracking as she continued to put more force into the punch and sent the brunette crashing into the platform floor.

Several cracks formed in the platform upon impact as Maiko laid motionless, giving Ryūko plenty of time to pull Senketsu off of the unconscious girl before quickly replacing her pajamas with the Kamui. Naruto stared down at Maiko, who was now only dressed in her undergarments as she was still face-first in the ground, before taking notice to her uniform that was a few feet away and something sticking out of one of the skirt's pockets.

"There, that much better." Ryūko said to herself as she patted the shoulders of her outfit. It was a little stiff from the starch from the cleaning, but not something for her to really worry about.

"I'll say, I could tell that girl's blood would've been vile. Thank god you both stopped her from forcing me to drink it." Senketsu replied as it blinked its one eye with a look of relief, which was kinda weird to see on an outfit.

"Never mind that! We've got less than ten minutes before the first bell rings, or else we'll be expelled for No-Late Day!" Mako interrupted as she held up her watch for everyone to see. "We need to hurry! I don't want to be late and expelled!"

"But we still have one-fourth of the obstacle course left! Even if I transform, we still won't make it!" Ryūko stated with grit teeth as she thought about how much time was wasted thanks to Maiko.

"Actually, I think we can make this work. Look at what I found in our sneaky bitch of a Trap Committee member." Naruto called out as he walked up to the two girls with a remote in his hand, one that had two buttons with one saying up and the other saying down. "We're going to ride this thing to the very top. Ryūko, get ready to transform."

"Eh?" The girl blinked a few times at that before a look of realization appeared on her face followed by a confident smirk and crossing her arms. "Oh, I see. We're going to "Flip the Table"?"

"Exactly!" Naruto replied with a large grin, both he and his childhood friend ignoring the looks of confusion they were getting from Mako, Guts, and Senketsu. "Let's go!"

Pressing the up button, the three students braced themselves as they felt the platform under them start to move as it slowly went up the ramp while picking up speed. Not even a second later, Ryūko pulled up the pin of her glove and transformed into her Life Fiber Synchronized Form. Positioning themselves on opposite sides of the platform with Ryūko being the one facing the academy while Naruto was standing on the other side, the Matoi girl raised her Scissor Blade over her head before slamming the blunt side against the platform causing the side where Naruto was standing to rise into the air. After making sure that Ryūko had secured herself and Mako by stabbing the red scissor half into the platform, the former tossed a long thread from her Kamui towards Naruto who caught it before jumping behind the raised half of the platform. Putting a lot of his strength into his swing, Naruto slammed his two swords into the large concrete and caused it to fly off the ramp, flipping through the air as it headed towards the Honnōji Academy gate. With a powerful jerk on the thread still connected to her Kamui, Ryūko pulled Naruto towards her and Mako as the platform was quickly reaching the gates before crashing into it. The force of the collision caused the three, plus Guts and the unconscious Maiko to sail through the large openings onto the courtyard in front of the school.

"That was awesome!" Naruto cheered as he instantly rose to his feet with an excited look on his face, while Ryūko and Mako were a little green in the cheeks. "We've got to do that again!"

"… Now I remember why I hate "Flip the Table"… I'm gonna puke." Ryūko groaned as she brought a gloved hand to her mouth while Mako had swirls for eyes.

"It appears that you three have made it one time… Mako Mankanshoku, Naruto Uzumaki, and finally, Ryūko Matoi." Standing to the side with a clipboard in one hand and a pen in the other was Ira Gamagōri, who was actually wearing reading glasses as he stared at the list in his hand before checking off their names. "All three of you managed to make it through the obstacles and officially completed No-Late Day! Congratulations! Though while I am a little surprised you all managed to do without the assistance of that Kamui until the very end, I had a feeling that you would make it."

"Just goes to show that you shouldn't underestimate us!" Naruto responded with a large grin.

"Exactly! But even so… What the hell kind of school is this where you all would not care if students died?!" Ryūko shouted in anger as she angrily pointed a finger at the surprisingly calm Gamagōri, who removed his glasses as he continued to listen to Ryūko's rant. "Aren't you supposed to be part of the Student Council? Even if the rest of the No-Stars are insects compared to you Three-Stars, there's no reason to put them through obstacles that can nearly kill them!"

"Don't be ridiculous! While it is true that Lady Satsuki and the rest look down on the No-Stars, they are still students in my eyes!" Gamagōri's form seemed to grow bigger as he shouted at the transfer students, his large image seemingly towering over them with each word. "I am the Disciplinary Committee Chair! I WOULD NOT ASK ANY STUDENT OF ANY RANK TO DO SOMETHING THAT I WOULDN'T DO MYSELF! THAT IS WHY I PERSONALLY GO THROUGH EACH OBSTACLE MYSELF TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS PERFECTLY CAPABLE FOR THE NO-STARS!"

"Easy for you to say with your Goku Uniform!" Ryūko retorted.

"Hah! Don't make me laugh! Obviously I wouldn't wear my Three-Star uniform," The dark-skin man crossed his arms over his chest with a small smirk on his face. "I go through each obstacle bare and use only the abilities that I can perform myself. Granted, those of the Elite Four are physically and mentally superior than any of the other students at this academy, but even so! When it comes to bringing order to the chaos and following the rules, I, Ira Gamagōri, do not put myself above those rules!"

"See, I told you so." Mako said while she waved her arms in the air, looking at her two friends with a smile.

Looking at slightly dumb-folded Ryūko with an amused expression after hearing Gamagōri's speech, Naruto nudged the black-haired girl's side. "Admit it. He just earned a bit of your respect." His words seemed to snap Ryūko out of her thoughts as she turned to look at the grinning Naruto with an annoyed look.

But before she could say anything, a groan could be heard coming from behind them, making everyone turn their heads to see Maiko regaining consciousness as she slowly lifted herself off the ground. "Huh? Where am I?"

"It's about time you joined us, Maiko Ogure!" Gamagōri's voice called out causing the glasses-wearing girl to freeze before lifting her head up in a slow, robotic manner… only to let out a terrified squeak when she saw the man towering over her with glowing red eyes.

"M-Master Gamagōri!"

"I saw your little model back in the control room, not to mention the recordings of your confession through the surveillance cameras."

"Huh?!"

"It's almost sad how you forgot about the cameras, even though you mentioned to us that it was how you managed to track us." Naruto spoke up with Ryūko crossing her arms over her semi-revealed chest. "While you were ambitious, your planning skills suck completely."

"Quite. Now then, Mankanshoku, Matoi, and Uzumaki," Gamagōri turned his head towards them. "The three of you may be on-time, but you need to still be in your classroom before attendance if finished being called."

"Yes sir, Gamagōri! Have a nice day!" Mako saluted as she pulled Naruto and Ryūko's arms, leading them into the school, "Come on, Ryūko, Naruto! We need to hurry!"

"Calm down Mako, stop pulling us." Ryūko's voice could be heard as the three disappeared into the building.

Gamagōri was silent as he stared at the entrance to the building before turning to face the shivering girl, and it wasn't because of the fact she was just in her undergarments. "As for you… Planning to steal Matoi's Kamui and overthrowing Lady Satsuki, eh? That's far beyond the likes of you!"

"P-Please! F-Forgive me…" Maiko tried to speak up, only for one of Gamagōri's whips to emerge from his sleeve and struck the ground in front of her, making her let out a fearful shout.

"Never! You don't deserve to attend this academy! YOU ARE OFFICIALLY EXPELLED!" The large man exclaimed as he turned to face the glasses-wearing girl with a fearsome aura surrounding him, "GET OUT OF MY SIGHT THIS INSTANT!"

(Meanwhile in Homeroom)

"Let's see, next up is… Matoi. Ryūko Matoi." Mikisugi called out as he read from the attendance book in his hands. As soon as the words left his lips, the classroom door opened to reveal Mako, who had Guts on top of her head, Naruto, and a normal looking Ryūko walking into the room with disheveled appearances.

The room was silent as everyone watched them walk to their seats, the three making it to their seats. As Naruto's head slammed into the desk and Mako and Guts instantly fell asleep, Ryūko slowly raised her hand into the air with a tired look on her face. "… Right here."

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Almost two weeks had passed since Naruto and Ryūko went through the trials of No-Late Day, and the two had gotten used to their routine. They'd get up and ate breakfast with the Mankanshoku family, head to school with Mako while going through some drama involving a Two-Star student that either Naruto or Ryūko would deal with; depending on who won their quick game of Janken/Rock-Paper-Scissors. After that, the two would attend their classes, which still surprised them on how much the Honnōji Academy stayed true to the academics despite the messed-up system that the school had. There were random times that more Two-Stars would try and attack them, to which the person who lost the game earlier that morning would deal with the afternoon opponent. Once school was done for the day, the three would head back to their home where they were greeted by the rest of the Mankanshoku family before eating dinner together. When it came to bedtime and baths, Naruto showed no mercy in preventing Barazō and Matarō, and sometimes Guts, from peeking in on Ryūko as she was changing or in the restroom… Naruto still wondered where Sukuyo managed to acquire a spiked baseball bat, not to mention, a little fearful of the woman when he saw her punish her misbehaving son with a smile on her face.

At the moment, they were currently attending one of their classes with Mikisugi teaching them history. For an undercover spy with a nudity fetish, the man certainly had the credentials and knowledge to be a teacher. As Mako was sleeping at her desk with a large, noticeable snot-bubble coming out of her nose, both Naruto and Ryūko had bored looks on their faces as they listened to the history lesson involving the conclusion of World War II. Neither transfer student could tell that they were being watched, not by Satsuki or the Elite Four, but rather, it was a mysterious man who was sitting on the rooftop of the school's gates. He was staring at the two of them through the scope of the rifle in his hands, his attention focusing on Ryūko for several minutes before shifting his gaze to Naruto, the man's eyes narrowing slightly as he watched the blonde teen yawn.

"… What do you want?" The man called out as he pulled away from the scope, revealing himself to be a tall, muscular man in his twenties. Most of his hair was cut short and black with the exception of his bright red mohawk. He has thick eyebrows, two earrings in his left ear and a bandage on his nose. Turning his head slightly to see a group of students standing not too far behind him with the Two-Star in front of them wearing gardening equipment that was enhanced by his Goku Uniform.

Letting out a little snicker, the Two-Star student spoke up as his sunglasses glinted. This teen was the manager of the Gardening Club Terrance, Kusanosuke Yaguruma. "I see that you've been looking after our flowers for us!" Glancing down at the flowerbed between the man and the students, a clear path of footprints could be seen cutting diagonally through them and destroying many of the flowers in the process. "We thought we would offer a little thank-you, Mohawk man!"

"Hmph." The man said nothing as he placed a cigarette in his mouth before lighting it with a flick of his uncapped lighter.

"Hey, this is a nonsmoking area!" Kusanosuke shouted as he pointed one of his glowing tools at the man.

Letting a puff of smoke escape his lips, the Mohawk man adjusted the cigarette in his mouth as he finally spoke up. "People like you, who rely on Life Fibers, aren't entitled to complain."

"Bastard! How do you know about those?!"

"… I don't need to answer that, either." The man replied as he finally turned to completely face the group, pulling his cigarette from his mouth before tossing it away, directly in the middle of the flowerbed.

This caused many of the One-Star students surrounding the Gardening Manager to freak out at the sight, some of the smoke escaping out of the flowers. "H-H-He threw a c-cigarette butt into the s-sacred flowerbed!" Each word seemed to piss off Kusanosuke even more as he signaled to One-Star students, who immediately crowded around the large, glowing red flowerpot hanging off of the Two-Star's back and started filling it with water. Seconds later, the plants inside the pot started growing to gigantic proportions and mutating into monstrous creatures with mouth, the sounds of the Kusanosuke's laughter could be heard as the monstrous plants lunged at the man.

Meanwhile, back in the classroom, Naruto's head perked up as he heard the sounds of explosions echoing outside. The blonde glanced outside to see a large cloud of dirt coming from the rooftop of the gates. 'What the hell is that?' As the blonde continued to stare at the smoke, a strange plant-like monster emerged with a roar before seemingly attacking something, only for it to shrivel up and die seconds later. This caused Naruto's eyes to narrow at the sight, before suddenly raising one of his hands to catch a piece of chalk that was being thrown at him.

"Mister Uzumaki, if you have time to daydream, you have enough time to pay attention to my lesson." Mikisugi called out as he continued to write something down on the board.

Grumbling a little at the blue-haired man's words, Naruto turned his head back to face the front. Shaking his head as he struggled with his next few words, "Sorry about that… Sensei."

Back on top of the rooftop, the Mohawk man could be seen standing over all of the unconscious One-Stars and destroyed plants as he walked closer to Two-Star student, who was on his knees with all the energy drained out of him. "I-Impossible! M-My power is completely drained… What did you do to me?"

The Mohawk man pointed his weapon at the student, which looked like a sewing machine that had been modified into a gun. "Let me tell you two important pieces of info. One: I smoke whenever and wherever I damn well please."

The now scared Two-Star wearer couldn't stop shaking as the situation seemed to worsen by the second with the weapon pointed at his head. "Please! I'll do whatever you want, just spar–"

"And two." Shoving the weapon closer to the teen's face until the needle sticking out of the weapon was less than inch away from his face, the Mohawk man continued to speak with narrow eyes and a pissed-off look. "If there is one thing I hate besides than Life Fibers… it's being interrupted!"

(A Little While Later)

"Were the hell did Naruto disappear to?" Ryūko grumbled to herself as the Scissor Blade in her hand shrunk down to the size of normal scissors. She had just taken down the Biology Club and its members after they kidnapped Mako and tried to dissect the girl… It wasn't even a challenge for her while she was using her Kamui. "Disappearing after class ended out of nowhere like that."

"Whoa! I didn't know you could change the size of your scissors now, too!" Mako said in amazement as she and Ryūko sat on a set of gigantic chains that were connected behind the school.

"Pretty much. I learned how to do it the other day." A soft-smiling Ryūko replied as she placed the tiny Scissor Blades in a special compartment in her uniform, one that she discovered after learning her weapon could shrink. "It's not really a big deal."

As the two girls sat on the giant chains, Senketsu let out a noise before lifting his lone eye to look up at his wearer. "Your blood has been pretty salty lately, Ryūko." His words surprised the girl a little before she met the Kamui's gaze with confusion. "Don't you think you're getting a little cocky?"

"You can really tell something like that from how my blood tastes?" Ryūko questioned with a raised eyebrow, an obvious tone of disbelief in her voice.

"I can immediately spot any and all changes that occur in your physiology." Senketsu casually answered, "Everything from your weight to your BMI, to how your heartbeat speeds up whenever you are around Na-"

The Kamui was quickly interrupted as Ryūko pulled on the bottom of her top, the girl's cheeks becoming a decent shade of red. "H-Hey! Don't go butting into stuff like that! There is such a thing as privacy, ya know!"

"I am simply telling you the necessary info for things you need to work on so we can continue fighting at optimum efficiency," Senketsu didn't seem to acknowledge was Ryūko was saying as he continued, "Speaking of which, you've been eating too many of those croquettes, Ryūko."

"There's such a thing as butting out where you're not wanted!" Ryūko shouted angrily as she glared down at her talking outfit, "I can't waste time on chumps like these guys! That's why me and Naruto are going to destroy anyone in our way until we knock that bitch, Satsuki Kiryūin, off that pedestal of hers!"

"You need to calm yourself." Semketsu retorted as it blinked slowly, "Impatience is bad for you both mentally and physically… Speaking of which, greasy foods will ruin your health and mess up your movements both in and out of battle."

"Give it a rest, damn it!" Ryūko swung a fist into the air as she continued to argue with the Kamui. "And wipe that smug look!"

"You and I both know that I am incapable of making a "smug face", as you call it."

"Quit nitpicking every little thing I say!"

The sound of clapping caught the attention of the two and made them turn their heads to see that it was Mako, who had an amazed look on her face. "Wow Ryūko, that's amazing! You're doing a comedy act all by yourself! Usually you do it with Naruto, but it really works with just you!"

"Eh?" A confused look formed on the black-haired teen's face as she stared at the female brunette.

"Oh, you were talking to Senketsu, weren't you?" Mako let out a soft giggle. Ryūko blinked at the brunette's words, before she remembered that for some reason, the only ones that could hear Senketsu was both her and Naruto. As she lowered her arms, the girl watched as Mako reached in her shirt and pulled out a large bento in a yellow cloth that lifted up her shirt high enough to expose her bra. "Still, that was a close call earlier! If they had sliced open my belly, then my lunch would've spilled out. I'd have to eat it all over again if that happened!"

"I think your life is more important to worry about than your lunch. If you get fatally wounded, so that means no more food at all." Letting out a sigh as she turned away from the strange girl as the later had starry eyes while staring down at her food, Ryūko couldn't but think about her only other friend at Honnōji Academy. 'Seriously, where the hell did that idiot go? Did he head off to gather more clues or something… maybe he got into a fight? Not that they would stand a chance against him.'

"Itadakima-"

Ryūko snapped out of her thoughts at the sound of Mako's voice suddenly cutting off and turned to face the girl, only for her eyes to widen as she saw what looked like a sewing needle stabbed directly between the girl's eyebrows. Before Ryūko could do anything, dozens of similar needles came out of nowhere and stabbed various points in Mako's body, which fell off the giant chains and hit the floor below.

"MAKO!" Ryūko shouted as she leapt down next to the girl and shook her shoulder, "Hey, Mako! Say something! Please be alright!"

"You don't need to worry. I only got her out the way so she wouldn't interrupt." A male voice called out, to which Ryūko snapped her head back to see an older man in his twenties walking towards them. "She is unharmed. In fact, thanks to the needles and the points I hit, she'll wake up without any of the fatigue she had before, any form of sickness will be cured, and her body will be full of energy."

While she was confused at the fact that Mako was suddenly attack and turned into a human pincushion, Ryūko was relieved that she was going to alright, or better than alright if what the man said was true. "Ah… thank you… I guess?"

"The same can't be said for that uniform of yours!" The man shouted as he raised his custom rifle and pointed at Ryūko, "I will show no mercy to such an abomination!"

"Ryūko, get ready to run! He's coming!" Senketsu warned as not even a few seconds later, the man started opening fire at the two.

Jumping out of the way as a barrage of needles cam soaring at her, Ryūko sprinted away from the paralyzed Mako while pulling out her Scissor Blade and returned the weapon to its true size. "Seriously! What kind of weapon fires needles like this?!" The female transfer student wasn't prepared for the several needles that pierced the soles of her shoe and halted her in place. "Ugh! Damn it!"

Glancing back at the man, Ryūko was caught off guard when she saw that he was already a few feet away from her with an arm stretched out, grabbing her arm before tossing her to the ground. Slamming her into the floor, the man pinned her right arm with his foot making her release her Scissor Blade before pointing his sewing gun at her torso.

"Bastard, what club are you from anyways?" Ryūko questioned, only for the man to move the weapon closer to her face.

"Take off your clothes." That was the only thing the man said as he glared down at the teenager under him.

"Huh? What the hell are you asking?!" Ryūko glared back up at the man as she finished processing what he told her to do. "I know, you're a member of the Pervert Club, aren't you? The way you're built and dressed, you've GOT to be in the Pervert Clu-."

"Let me tell you two useful pieces of information." The man interrupted with an emotionless face. "First of all, I'm not a pervert."

"Keep telling yourself that, pervert!" Ryūko retorted as she moved her glove to her face and started biting down on the pin that was sticking out, only for the man to knock her arm away and pin it to the ground with a fork-like object.

Moving his left arm back to its previous position, smoke coming out of the launcher in his bracelet, the man continued to speak. "The second thing you should know is that I will not allow you to transform in front of me. If I fire at this range, you'll die. So take off your clothes or else."

Ryūko said nothing as she glared up at the Mohawk man.

"… You leave me no choice, then…!?" The man's eye darted to the side before leaping back as two blades nearly cut his head off.

"If you want Ryūko, you'll have to go through me first!" Naruto's voice called out as the blonde appeared over Ryūko, both of his swords in his hands as he sliced the air where the Mohawk man was originally positioned before kicking off the object that was pinning Ryūko's arm down and landing in front of the girl. "I don't know who you are Mohawk man, but anyone who attacks Ryūko and Mako will not receive mercy from me!" Naruto shouted while letting out a growl as he glared at the Mohawk man, whose eyes widened at Naruto's sudden appearance.

Though she was slightly surprised at Naruto landing in front of her, a look of annoyance appeared on Ryūko's face as she glared at his back. "And where the hell did you disappear to? Mako and I were looking for you for almost ten minutes before she got kidnapped by the Biology Club! They were trying to dissect her!"

"I was ambushed by one of those Clubs while I was in the bathroom and had to fight them off. Believe it or not, it was a Go Club." Naruto replied making Ryūko gain a look of disbelief before the annoyed look returned.

"Oh, come on! What the hell could they've done that was so bad?! Toss those little stones things at you?" Ryūko shouted as one of her eyebrows twitched, though this was mirrored by Naruto as he spun around and glared back at the transformed girl.

"Yes, they did! And they were not little at all, they were the size of basketballs and came at me like a tidal wave! Not to mention those weird table things were falling from the ceiling! Do you know how annoying it was to dodge all of that stuff with my pants down!" Naruto exclaimed as his face pressed against Ryūko's, not caring as the girl gained a look of disgust at his comment. "I mean, I finished. But what kind of shit is that! What kind of person attacks a man while he's doing his business!"

"Gross! I don't need to hear that!" Ryūko snapped as she turned her head away from Naruto, her eyes scrunched closed as she shook her head several times to prevent her mind from wandering. Letting out a heavy sigh, the Kamui-dressed girl turned her attention towards the man standing not to far away from them, seemingly frozen in a mildly-surprised expression as he kept his weapon pointed at them. "First this guy attacks us and threatens me to strip. Now he's frozen. What's his deal?"

Naruto shrugged his shoulders at that, "Who knows…? Wait. He was trying to strip you down and made Mako into a pincushion?!"

"Well, I don't think Mako is in danger. He said he was getting her out of the way, and something about her being healthier and livelier."

"… As if we needed more of that. Well, as long as she's okay. But as for this guys, we can take him easily with the two of us." Naruto replied as he shifted his gaze back towards the man, who shocked the two as he lowered his arm. "There's something off about him and I don't think you should face him alone."

"As much as I hate to admit it, you might have a point. He was able to catch me off guard so quickly. Almost as if he knew what I was going to do with Senketsu."

"Oi… Those twin swords and markings on your face… You are Naruto, aren't you?" The man spoke up with his expression returning to his hardened battle gaze as his eyes focused on Naruto alone instead of Ryūko.

"How do you know my name?" Naruto narrowed his eyes as that while Ryūko was holding her Scissor Blade in front of her as she moved closer to Naruto's back.

The man stared at Naruto's determined face, noting the unwavering look in his eyes as he stood in front of Ryūko. It was seconds later that the man lowered his strange gun-like weapon, "… You really are just like your mother. Down to that look in your eye."

"Y-You know my mother?!" Naruto questioned as the man's words processed through his brain, before a desperate look formed on the blonde's face. "Who is she?! More importantly, who are you?"

"… I don't see any reason to answer your questions." The man answered as he raised his weapon back up and pointed it at the two, "It doesn't matter who stands in my way, I'll just take both of you dow-" Pausing in midsentence as he felt something pierce the back of his hand, the man looked down discreetly and saw an acupuncture needle with a paper tied to it. The man let out a grunt as he glanced to the side before lowering his weapon and turned around, surprising the two teens as they watched him walk away.

"Where the hell are you goin-" Ryūko didn't get a chance to finish her sentence as the man spun around quickly and fired another firing pin at her, which was knocked away by Naruto before it reached her.

"Don't be in such a hurry," The Mohawk man said with smoke coming out of his gauntlet. "I'll be back tomorrow… to tear those cloths off you."

"You're not going anywhere! Not until you answer my questions!" Naruto shouted as he gripped the handles of his sword tightly and was about to rush at him when two grenade-like object fell to the ground. The two devices detonated at the same time, one of them being a smoke bomb while the other was a flash grenade. The blonde teen covered his eyes quickly as he continued to run forward and swung his blades to blow away the smoke… only to find that he, Ryūko, and the paralyzed Mako were the only ones still in the area. Falling to his knees as he let go of his swords, Naruto gritted his teeth as he raised a fist into the air before slamming it into the ground causing cracks to form around him. "Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! DAMN IT! DAMN IT!"

Ryūko watched in silence as Naruto continued to punch the ground, the impacts of his fists creating a crater around him that kept getting larger and deeper with each punch. Clenching one of hands into a tight fist, Ryūko started walking closer to the deep crater while shrinking her Scissor Blade down before putting it away. Walking to the edge of the crater, which was already over two meters deep, the girl made her way down until she was standing behind Naruto, who had raised his fist one more time but was interrupted as he felt a pair of arms wrap around his torso and Ryūko's head rest against his back.

"… It's alright, Naruto."

"… Ryūko…" Naruto spoke up as he let his arm drop.

"… Save those punches for tomorrow. We'll need them to get answers out of that bastard." Ryūko replied, not moving from her spot behind Naruto.

The topic of Naruto's mother had always been tough for the blonde ever since they were kids. Sure, Ryūko didn't have her mother either since she died when she was young, but when it came to Naruto's parents, Isshin Matoi was secretive about it. The only thing that he had ever told Naruto was that he had been put under Dr. Matoi's care after his mother died when he was one years old, since it was unknown who his father was. But that never stopped Naruto from trying to find out himself, and Ryūko always helped out as much as she could, except neither of them had found out anything about her. Not her name or even a photograph… the only thing he did have from her was a red scarf that she had apparently made for him, though he lost it in the fire that killed Isshin. Today had been the first time they came across anyone besides Ryūko's father that knew who she was.

Reaching a hand up to grab Ryūko's gloved hand, a small smile formed on Naruto's face as he gave it a gentle squeeze. "… Thanks Ryūko."

"No problem. Honestly, I'm looking forward to taking down that guerrilla pervert." Ryūko pulled away with a small grin, though it diminished as she looked back. "Though for now I think we should go check on Mako. Those were a lot of needles in her."

"Right. It sounded like he used acupuncture to take her out. Not an easy thing to do with sewing needles and a rifle like that…?" Pausing as he made it to his feet, a thought went through Naruto's mind as he took on a thinking pose. "Wait a minute… acupuncture?"

"What is it?" A curious look appeared on the female teen's face as she noticed the look on her friend's face.

"A thought just occurred to me, but first we need to check those needles to see if I'm right."

(Later that night)

Inside one of the many bars that were located in the lowest district of Honnō City, Aikurō Mikisugi was sitting in the corner, not in disguise as he drank his cup of sake in silence amongst the crowd around him. Opening his eyes lightly and pulling the cup from his lips, he saw one of his needles floating in the sake.

"… Don't get involved with me business again. Is that what you wanted to say to me, Tsumugu?" Mikisugi commented as he pulled the cup from his lips before taking the needle out. "You're lucky I noticed this in time."

Standing next to the man with his hands in his pockets and leaning against the table, the Mohawk man, otherwise known as Tsumugu Kinagase, had an amused look as he dismissed the teacher's joke. "Why did you call me here?"

"You don't need to be so tense, pull up a seat! The Kiryūins and their subordinates don't have eyes down here." Mikisugi said as he motioned to the seat next to him.

"Why did you call me?" Tsumugu repeated with a sharper tone.

Letting out a heavy sigh at the man's response, the blue-haired man decided to be blunt with his next statement. "Leave Ryūko Matoi alone. This is a critical moment where we need both her and Naruto's support. Those two are practically joined at the hip, so neither will work with us if one of them is against it."

"I can't do that." Tsumugu denied quickly as he closed his eyes.

"Satsuki Kiryūin's national school conquest is almost finished, all that remains is Kansai." Mikisugi explained as Tsumugu started walking away, only to pause at his next statement, "You remember the goal of both Dr. Matoi and what we of Nudist Beach have agreed upon, right? The only way to thwart the Kiryūins and their ambitions is by using the Kamui. You're actions are interfering with that."

Lighting a cigarette as he listened to the seated man speak, Tsumugu let out a puff of smoke while Mikisugi placed an empty cup next to him. "That uniform is too dangerous. The Life Fibers are too dangerous."

"What if Ryūko proves herself to be a powerful ally?" Mikisugi countered as he was about to pour some sake into the extra cup, only for Tsumugu to cover it with his hand to prevent him from pouring.

"If she's consumed by that thing, it'll create a threat even greater than the Kiryūins. That's why I'm going to terminate it now, before it becomes a threat." The Mohawk man said with a determined look in his eye. "That girl could be consumed by that uniform and turn into a monster."

"Are you just saying that out of concern for her, or for Naruto as well?" Mikisugi questioned, the mention of the blonde causing Tsumugu's hand to twitch. "You certainly were cold to him, and that mention of his mother was like putting salt on an open wound for the kid. He's not a bad kid, and he's definitely loyal to Ryūko, so you'll have your hands full if you face the two of them."

"Hmph…"

"I took a glance into his records, well, the stuff that Dr. Matoi allowed the public to see anyways. Despite his appearance and incredible physical abilities, the boy certainly possesses his mother's intellect. Did you know that he was one of his classes' top students in just about every school that he and Ryūko attended?" Mikisugi smirked as he brought his cup to his lips and took a sip of the drink, enjoying the burning sensation going down his throat. Hearing the man next to him let out another grunt, the blue-haired man glanced over at Tsumugu with a raised eyebrow. "I would've thought you'd be happy to hear that about him. As his uncle, you are his last living relative."

"I don't have any right to be that boy's uncle, not when I couldn't do anything while Kinue died right in front of me. I'm not going to stop until all the Life Fibers and outfits created with them are destroyed." Tsumugu replied as he crushed the cigarette in his gloved hand.

"Wasn't it Kinue herself who said that, "People and clothing are not enemies." Mikisugi pointed, only for the sound of Tsumugu crushing the empty cup under his hand to be his response. The smile on the spy's face replacing itself with a frown as he knew that he touched a nerve.

"Mikisugi, I owe you a debt. If it were anything else, I would do it. But when it comes to a Kamui, I draw the line." Lifting his hand from the shattered cup, the guerilla man started making his way out of the bar.

Taking another sip of his sake, a small smile formed on Mikisugi's face again before he called out to the retreating man. "… You know that if HQ were to find out, they'd confiscate all that Life Fiber countering gear of yours."

"So what if they do?" Tsumugu countered as he stopped at the exit, "That's not going to stop me from going after the Kamui. I just take keep fighting as a naked Nudist."

Silently watching the Mohawk man leave the bar, Mikisugi let out one final sigh before drinking the rest of his sake. Staying like that and drinking for another hour, the man finally decided to leave the bar and return home. Making his way through the district, the man ruffled up his hair and put on his glasses to resume his disguise once he reached a certain point. There wasn't much that he could do when it comes to the situation with Tsumugu, though part of him had a feeling that things were going to be interested tomorrow. Finally arriving at his apartment and making his way inside, the man discreetly disabled all of the traps that he had set up in case any unwelcomed guests showed up. It never hurt when you were in the spy business.

After making his way to his bedroom and placing his glasses on the counter, the man brought a hand up to his hair and brushed it off his face as he sat on his bed.'… Maybe I should keep watch tomorrow, jus-!?'

Suddenly Mikisugi's eyes widened as he felt a large amount of killer intent flooding his room before the image of a blade cutting him down flashed through his mind. The man felt something that felt like rope wrap around both of his wrists and tied them together behind his back, before the tip of a blade pressed lightly against the back of his head.

"Don't make a sound, or I'll kill you..." A familiar voice called out menacingly behind him, making Mikisugi's eyes widen as he glanced towards the mirror a good distant away from his bed and saw that Naruto was standing behind him with a sharp expression. "Move even a finger, and I'll kill you. If you understand, slowly close your eyes."

Seeing no way to escape his bindings, Mikisugi did his best to maintain a calm expression as he slowly closed his eyes.

"Good, now open them slowly." Seeing the teacher follow his directions once again, Naruto tightened the grip on his Bakuya, "I know that the Mohawk man that attacked Ryūko earlier is an associate of yours. Not only did I notice the needle you used to stop him with the note attached, but I got a better look at those needles he used as ammo. They look like sewing needles, but in actuality, they were also acupuncture needles designed to look like they were sewing needles. Not a lot of people know this about clothing, but certain outfits out there have areas that are similar to pressure points in the Human body and striking this points with the right material and force can cause the problems for the outfit… Blink slowly if I am right in guessing it is the same for outfits that have Life Fibers in them and those needles of his are specifically made to do something to the connection between people and the uniforms."

Once again, Mikisugi followed directions and blinked slowly.

"You are going to answer a few questions for me, blink once for yes and twice for no, and don't you dare lie to me or else." Naruto warned as he waited for the blue-haired man to process what he said. "We'll start off with something that I've been curious about for a while. Do the words Nudist Beach have anything to do with you and your friend?" Seeing Mikisugi's eyes widen slightly at the question, Naruto let out a cold chuckle. "You didn't blink, but I've got my answer. Before the old man died, he told me to keep an eye out for people from Nudist Beach. At first I thought it a weird thing to say so I didn't mention it to Ryūko, but now I am starting to think otherwise. Now for my next question. Is the Mohawk Man a threat to Ryūko and Senketsu?"

This time Mikisugi was a little more hesitant as he glanced to the side, only for Naruto to push his swords tip a little more into the back of his head. Letting out a sigh, Mikisugi blinked twice before pausing and blinking one more time.

Naruto stared with a raised eyebrow at the reflection for a few moments before speaking once again, "Does that mean he's only after one of them… Judging by what he said earlier, he must be after Senketsu. But I thought he was created by the old man, who you said was an ally of yours. So, does that mean you lot are going to betray us?"

Two immediate blinks was his answer.

"Then Mohawk man's actions are separate from what you want, at least, for now. I have two final questions for you. First, what is the man's name? You can speak for this one."

Letting out a small sigh as he knew that there was no use hiding it, Mikisugi ignored the blade pointed at his head as he glanced back at Naruto. "Since you are probably going to find out anyway, his name is Tsumugu Kinagase-"

"Good, now turn back around." Naruto ordered, this time he was glaring down at his teacher as the man stared back at him for a few seconds before complying. "Here is my final question… The man mentioned my mother, does that mean that he, or both of you, know who she is? If so, who is she?"

"… Yes, she was the assistant of Dr. Matoi that I told you and Ryūko about. Her name was Kinue. That was the reason that Dr. Matoi took you in, as he felt that he should look after you, or at least that is what he told me. Other than that, it isn't my place to say the connection between Kinue and Tsumugu." Mikisugi stated as he looked forward with a serious expression, not seeing the look of shock on Naruto's face. "You'll have to ask him when you see him tomorrow, if he feels like answering you."

"You're pretty confident for someone who is tied up and at sword point." Naruto said as he regained his composure quickly.

"I am a spy after all, I knew the risks of coming to this academy to get information on the Kiryūins. And I know how to keep secrets from my enemies. Until I know for sure that I can trust both you and Ryūko, there is a limit to what I will tell you both."

Letting out a sigh as he briefly closed his eyes, Naruto lowered his sword. "Alright, I'm done for now. Just know that I will tell Ryūko what I've learned. Now then, close your eyes."

Following the blonde's direction and slowly closing his eyes, Mikisugi was greeted by silence as he felt the rope binding his arms come undone followed by the disappearance of the killer intents filling the room. Snapping his eyes open before spinning around, the man searched the room and the rest of his apartment only to find that Naruto had completely vanished. Letting out a heavy sigh, Mikisugi slumped against the wall as sweat fell down the side of his face. 'The more I am around that kid, the more incredible and impossible he appears. To somehow break in without me knowing and generate that kind of killer intent… Dr. Matoi… Kinue… Just what kind of monster did you both leave behind?'

(A Little While Later)

Ryūko let out a soft hum as she stood outside of the Mankanshoku Residence in her pajamas, waiting for Naruto to return. After having her argument with Senketsu, who failed in trying to convince her to not wear him tomorrow, the girl had left the room as Mako and her family went to bed without her. True to the Mohawk man's words, Mako had woken up feeling even better than she ever had. In fact she had felt so great that she was starving and went to several stores to buy ingredients for dinner… after placing the large bill on her father's tab much to his horror. Dinner had been great, except that Naruto wasn't there. After pulling out all of the needles that had struck Mako, the two got a proper look at them and saw that they were acupuncture needles customized to look like sewing needles. Once they had deduced that the needles would work more than likely on Life Fibers, Naruto pointed out that Mikisugi might know something since he had caught sight of his needle piercing the guerilla man's hand, and had gone alone to get answers. As much as Ryūko tried to go with him, one look from him told her that he was going to do it alone, something that she had seen in the past when it came to finding out answers about his mother. She still remembered the few arguments the two had when they were children, every time the blonde tried to get answers out of her father. Ryūko to mention was happened to the red scarf that the woman had left Naruto.

The sounds of footsteps made her look up to see Naruto walking towards her with his hands in his pockets, "So, did you managed to get anything out of him?"

"A few things, I had to control myself because of how I interrogated him. I've been wanting to do something like that after seeing Killua do it in that one episode of HunterXHunter." A small grin formed on Naruto's face as he pumped his fist, "You should've seen it! I was awesome!"

Despite letting out an exasperated sigh and face-palming at her friend's semi-obsession with anime and manga, a small smile formed on Ryūko's face. At least he was back to normal. "So what did you find out?"

"A few things actually. We were right about the guy being in league with Mikisugi, but it turns out that he has something against anything to do with Life Fibers, which means he'll be after Senketsu for sure." Naruto explained as he moved next to Ryūko and leaned against the wall like her, "It is just him that we have to deal with, but that doesn't mean we can take it easy on him. We'll need a plan tomorrow."

"Right. There's no way we can lose if we go at him together." Ryūko punched her palm with a grin.

Naruto shook head at Ryūko's words causing the girl to look at him with a raised eyebrow. "As much as I hate to say it, we can go in this overconfidently."

"You're sounding just like Senketsu…" Glancing away from Naruto briefly, the girl took in a breath as she thought about her next question. "… So what did find out about your mother?"

"… Well, apparently this Tsumugu Kinagase does know something about her. Like you said earlier, we'll just have to beat the truth out of him." Naruto grinned as he looked up at the starry night sky over their heads, "I did learn something about her though."

"Huh?"

"Her name was Kinue and she was the old man's assistant."

Ryūko blinked a few times at that, before a smile formed on her face. "So she helped my dad with his research before she… died… I guess that's why you ended up living with us, huh?"

"Yeah. I'm still made about the old man not telling me anything, but there's nothing I can do about it now." Naruto said held up a fist to Ryūko, who pounded her fist against his. "We'll need to come up with a plan for tomorrow, just in case the Elite Four or Satsuki Kiryūin try something… But for now, let's get some rest." Naruto said before opening the door, allowing Ryūko to walk in first. "By the way, is there any food left?"

"Just half a bowl of rice and the head of a fish."

"What?! But what about all that food Mako bought earlier? She went to three stores and got enough to feed three families for a week!"

"Four stores. She and everyone ate it all." Ryūko shrugged with an amused grin, "Should've waited till after dinner before running off on your own."

Bringing up a hand to his stomach as he felt it rumble, Naruto had anime tears falling down his face. "Goddamn it… I knew I should've stopped for some ramen…"

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A/N: With that, chapter four is complete. I was really on the fence about the fourth episode since it was a little weird in my opinion. The next chapter will have the conclusion of the collision between Ryūko and Naruto against Kinagase, aka the Mohawk Man. I will be including episode 6, though there will be some differences than what happened in the anime. I can already tell that some of you would think that Ryūko may have acted a little OOC in how she reacted with Naruto, but don't forget that the two grew up together so they could act differently. Anyways, be sure to review and no flames. I WILL IGNORE them.

A/N 2: The next story for update will be Guardian of the World Tree, the second story in Clannad: Maelstrom Chapters, and finally my new NarutoXSeven Deadly Sins

A/N 3: Ryūko and Naruto have crossed paths with Tsumugu Kinagase, who turned out to be Naruto's uncle. How with Naruto react to this news? How will he and Ryūko beat the armed guerilla, who is specialized in fighting Life Fibers? And apparently someone from the Elite Four has issued Naruto a challenge for a one on one fight! Who is he going to fight? Did he really just disappear in the middle of the fight or is that pure speed?! We shall see in the next chapter – Roar! Resolve Within My Blade!