Chapter 4

The Saiyan's Arrival

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"Well, well, well - it seems like they brought out the welcoming committee for our arrival." Vega sneered, taking a few lofty steps away from her spherical pod as she took in the scene. "What do you say, Nappa. Should we greet them?"

A chuckle left the lips of her larger than life companion, "sounds good to me, Vega. I could use the exercise after being stuck in that pod for a year." Nappa joked, rolling his shoulder to stretch his underused muscles, "let's just hope they don't break as easily as the Arlian,"

"Agreed," and with that, the two made their way towards the group - levitating with ease until they were mere feet apart, Naruto now standing between the newly arrived Saiyans and his team.

"So, you two must be Vega and Nappa, correct?" Naruto asked calmly, a chipper smirk ever present on his features as he addresses the newly arrived threat. "We've been waiting for your arrival. Sorry about your change in landing location, I felt like this would be the best place for our encounter."

"You're right, this isn't exactly the place we were programmed to land." Vega commented, taking in their strange new surroundings, "was that your doing?"

With a nod, Naruto responded, "hai, I'd prefer to keep collateral damage to a minimum if it can be helped."

The bald Saiyan couldn't help but cackle at Naruto's remark, "oh, it looks like we have a bleeding heart here. Worried about the people, are we?"

"T-This is insane, doesn't he feel those power levels?! They're walking monsters but he's talking to them like it's nothing," Krillin shivered as the aura of these two Saiyan's mere presence alone was enough to make a sane man turn and leave.

"Senseless death won't be tolerated as long as I still draw breath," said the blonde, standing firm against the giant ape's scare tactics. "Which also includes the two of you. I will only say this once before we begin, leave this planet. This is your first and last warning if you wish to leave here in one piece,"

"Oh ho! Quite the statement," Vega proclaimed, shielding her laughter with the back of her hand.

"Shut up, shut up!" Krillin thought, her eyes nearly bulging from her skull at Naruto's brazen defiance against the Saiyans.

"You're too soft, Master," Gine commented, taking a stand next to her supposed 'master'. "I wouldn't have given them the option,"

"There you are Raditza, I didn't see you cowering in the back," said Nappa. "But to be fair, I'd hide my sorry face too after being turned into a human's lapdog!"

"Don't talk to me like you're a free man, Nappa!" The former Raditza snapped with fervor, "Vega has always kept you on a short leash,"

"Low class scum like you have no right to-," a vein grew visible on the bald man's massive forehead, preparing himself to take charge against Gine only for his supposed handler to raise her hand in protest.

"Nappa, enough talk - we've come here for a reason. The Dragon Balls, where are they?" Vega asked and though her words seemed to be neutral, her tone was laced with malice for those who were unwilling to answer her.

"B-But...no one knows where they are, we haven't gathered them for a whole year!" Krillin instinctively blurted out only to, in turn, get a harsh slap to the back of the head courtesy of Piccolo.

"A whole year you say?" Vega hummed

"Don't listen to them, Vega. Obviously they can't be trusted to tell the truth," Nappa stepped forward, aiming his bloodshot eyes towards the smallest of the group, Krillin. "Make no mistake, we will find these Dragon Balls. With you alive or with you dead, it's your decision,"

"We're not here to bow down to your demands, got that!" Piccolo proclaimed, "We're here to fight! So go ahead and try and make us, you'll find it much harder than you anticipated."

Vega merely sighed before turning to her armoured cohort, "it would seem like they're not going to tell us about the Dragon Balls willingly,"

"Wanna bet?" Nappa snickered before going for his scouter that rested on his left ear, "now, let's see what we're dealing with." With a press of a button, his scouter sprung to life, cataloging each fighter that stood before him by power level with relative ease. "The Saiyan brat and Raditza are at 1,400, and 2,000" Nappa murmured, hovering over Gohan and Gine before flicking his eye towards the green fellow, "The Namek is at 1,600, the midget is at 1,100 and, get this, blondie's not even picking up on the scouter." The brute had a chuckle at his findings, proclaiming, "you mongrels really think you can be lobing around threats like that with such weak power readings?"

But his partner Vega didn't seem as tickled by the readings as Nappa was, "Nappa," she began, pulling her scouter from the side of her head. "Those figures are most unreliable,"

"What do you mean Vega?" Questioned her second in command, tapping the side of his scouter as if there was some form of malfunction.

Tossing it over her shoulder, Vega began to explain, "these earthlings seemed to have learned to concentrate their power, allowing them to raise and lower it at will. If we follow the scouters we might bite off more than we can chew,"

"Ah, yeah, you're right," he hummed, discarding his scouter alongside Vega. "From the recordings we gained from Raditza's battle, she was fooled by that same simple parlor trick."

"Impressive," Naruto remarked with a slight nod, "you two aren't so easily fooled."

"You've got that right, pal! You're talking to two elite Saiyan warriors, the cream of the crop," Nappa boasted, pointing a jagged, judgemental finger towards their turncoat kin. "Don't you dare compare us to her,"

"T-This is bad, this is really bad! Now our only ace in the hole has been seen through," Krillin began to sweat, inching closer to Piccolo and Gohan before whispering, "H-Hey guys, if these two are stronger than Gine was, Goki isn't here yet and Naruto's decided to become a pacifist all of a sudden, how on earth are we going to win this?!"

"Keep your head, Krillin," Piccolo remarked, his voice still filled with nerves but steadfast in the face of their combatants. "We've trained for a full year for this, if they think we're still as weak as we were before then they're in for a surprise."

"A-Alright, I-I-I guess you're right," Krillin grumbled, shuffling back to her spot before catching a glimpse at Naruto staring at her.

With a confident grin, Naruto proclaimed "don't worry, Krill - no one will die while I'm around."

"Thanks...I guess," she murmured, surprisingly bewitched by his statement.

"I think it's time, Nappa. Let's have a little fun with them before we get those Dragon Balls," Vega hummed before an idea popped into her little head, a twisted grin appearing on her lips. "Better yet, how about we test out those Saibamen, we should have at least 6 left."

"Haha, you're too much, you really do know how to have fun." Nappa sneered before digging behind one of the flaps that dangled from his battle armour before producing a clear capsule that held several seeds and a liquid suspended underneath them. "You're right, there's only six."

"Maybe the Saibamen can persuade them to tell us where the Dragon Balls are, huh, Nappa?" Gine's body tensed as she glared daggers towards the two - seemingly enraged by what these "Saibamen" truly were.

"Hold it," stated the dimensional hopper, causing the duo to halt with a simple raise of his hand. "Now, I'd hate to ruin your nasty plan with your 'Saibamen' but I believe it's time for me to step in."

"Huh?" was all Nappa could muster as he glared dumbfounded at the blonde, did he seriously just tell them to 'hold it'? A human who's power reading came in at a whopping 0 is demanding the two strongest Saiyans alive bend to his will - he truly must be insane.

"For my own personal reasons I've removed myself from the coming fight but that doesn't mean that I'll allow this to divulge into a barbaric brawl!" Naruto began, "so, I've decided to make this into a Tournament!" He proclaimed, clasping his hands together before softly whispering, 'release' allowing a structure to come into view. The scenery around them melted away as the dirt that their feet once rested on gave way to a grid-like ring floor that expanded outwards into a 50 yard (150 feet) circle. No one could really find the words for what just happened, even the Saiyans seemed to be dumbfounded by how such a structure could have been under their feet the whole time, and yet they couldn't even feel a thing.

"The rules are simple. One vs. One combat unless each team agrees on multiple opponents. The contestants battle one another with everything they've got until the opponent yields or is unable to battle. Murder and outside interference is strictly prohibited, if I find either side break these rules I will deal with them personally. Am I understood?"

"W-What?" Krillin asked, still fully disoriented by everything that happened.

"When on earth did you come up with this harebrained idea?!" Piccolo shouted, snagging Naruto by the collar of his cloak. "This isn't a game, damn it! You're playing with our lives,"

"And that's exactly why I'm doing this, Piccolo" Naruto asserted, removing Piccolo's hand effortlessly. "If we did it your way they could easily kill you, but if we do it my way this world has a chance."

"Oh yeah, and how do you reach that conclusion?"

"We can buy enough time for Goki to arrive while whittling down their numbers," Naruto's voice held firm as his gaze pierced Piccolo's seething look. "I'm not sure about Vega but I know, if done correctly, you all can defeat Nappa."

Even with his explanation, Piccolo couldn't see this plan as anything more than a suicide mission. With this fool hardy tournament idea he's drastically cut down their numbers advantage, now they'll have to face off against these brutes one by one with nothing other than Naruto's promise they won't be murdered by these animals. Shooting a glance at Gine, Piccolo shouted, "what about you, Gine?! Do you really think this is our best plan of attack?"

"..." Gine's gaze was still trained on the two Saiyans, her arms folded underneath her chest. "...May I speak freely, master?"

"Of course,"

With his decree, Gine let her true emotions slip as a smile etched its way across her features, "I'm excited,"

"Y-You can't be serious!" Piccolo proclaimed, "how could you be excited after everything you've said over the past year?"

"For the past year, I was doubtful that anyone could defeat these two. I've watched them slaughter whole worlds with a flick of their wrist but now...standing in front of them again with a whole year's training under my belt...I feel like I can actually beat them." Her explanation could be seen as nothing more than ego but to a Saiyan ego and pride are mostly all they have in turns of emotional range. Whether it was an all out brawl or the twisted tournament idea her master had concocted they were going to clash no matter what but now, in a one on one fight she knew she could throw out all the stops. "I have to beat them,"

Piccolo's eyes seemed to lighten at Gine's proclamation as he stifled a chuckle, "of course, you're just like your sister. Hungry for a fight until your last breath," sighing, Piccolo turned to face their opponents. "Fine, you best pray this idea of yours works."

"Thank you, Piccolo."

"Has everyone lost their minds?!" Krillin squealed, seemingly unraveling at the growing acceptance of this challenge. "W-What makes you think those monsters will even agree to this tournament?"

"Don't worry, Krill...they will," Naruto said simply before making his way towards the two Saiyans who, at the time, still seemed a bit shell shocked by the reveal of the ring along with his decree. As he grew closer and closer he began to notice the large size difference between Vega's right hand man and himself; even at 6"2' he was still a foot and a half taller than him - the only one on their team close enough to the man's height was Piccolo.

Along with his size, his build was like something out of a comic book, it must have been his alien biology but his muscular body dwarfed anything Naruto had seen throughout his life...it was unnatural. But even with his size and build Naruto couldn't even muster a shudder of fear as he stood before them, his eyes locking not with the hulking mass of muscles but the true leader, the strongest of the two, Vega. Naruto may not be able to sense this 'ki' that this dimension uses but he can always tell presence, threat level, and pure, unadulterated power, and comparing the two would be like comparing a mouse to a mighty lion. Vega's strength dwarfed her bald friend and nearly everyone here today, which is something that posed a problem with Naruto's pacifist desire.

"Well, it would seem one of them finally worked up the nerve to approach us," Vega sneered, quickly followed by her less articulate friend.

"Yeah, and they sent the weakest of their group too. Maybe they want to thin out their ranks,"

"I'm sorry for the wait, I needed to discuss a few things with my friends," Naruto responded humbly, treating the two Saiyans as if they were simple house guests and not planet hopping murderers. "So, are you ready for the tournament to begin?"

Cocking a brow at his strange behavior Vega fired back with, "I guess you're under the impression that we're actually going to play along with this charade?"

"Yes I am," he nodded emphatically.

Nappa stepped forward, invading Naruto's personal space in the process. "Why's that, small fry?"

"Well, what do you lose if you don't?" He asked with a simple shrug, "you said you desire the dragon balls, yes? Well, if you win I'll retrieve them for you."

"A tempting offer, but…" Vega began as she snapped her fingers, causing Nappa to flex and unleash his powerful energy, sending a shockwave throughout the field that shook all in attendance. "What's stopping us from taking you and your team apart until you tell us?"

"That would be me," Naruto said matter of factly, seemingly unfazed by their attempted threat.

"You think you can stop us, little man?" Nappa laughed, his massive frame hovering over the blonde in some vein attempting to scare the smaller man into submission.

"I don't wish to fight, I learned long ago that fixing the world's problem only makes its people weaker." The "little man" explained, "however, I'll make you a deal."

"Oh yeah, whatcha got?" asked Nappa,

"If I can make you flinch without moving an inch, you'll participate in our tournament." he proposed, catching the attention of the larger than life Saiyan in question. "If I can't, you can rip me to pieces,"

"Hahahaha! You? Make me flinch!? Who knew humans could be so funny," he chuckled before nudging his partner with his elbow. "What do you think, Vega?"

"..." Vega had been analyzing Naruto ever since her threat fell on deaf ears - he had this strange air about him, the way he carried himself with absolute confidence gave her this odd pause - making her rethink her next moves carefully. But her ego soon took over, conceding that there was no way this basic human could possibly pose a threat to either of them, he must be too stupid to realize how much of a threat they could be. Nappa will surely beat that out of him, "fine, have your fun, Nappa."

"Ya hear that, pipsqueak? You've got yourself a deal."

"Wonderful," Naruto proclaimed as the two made their way into the center of the ring. Nappa strolled confidently into the circle ring as he eyed up his competitor, trying his best to think of a reason why someone like this would want to throw their life away. As the competitors took their positions Krillin and Gohan began to shiver at the build up - could this tournament idea be over before it even began? Were they going to see this newcomer splattered across his own ring?

Piccolo and Gine tried their best to hold their composer but even they seemed to sweat at the coming battle. They knew well enough that Naruto had quite a few tricks up his sleeve but could it be enough to back up his challenge? The two, now standing a few feet apart, locked eyes and the world seemed to go silent as each member of the audience became glued to what was about to unfold.

A few moments passed as the two opponents continued to trade looks, Nappa with a hungry gaze, prepared to devour his enemy with a powerful display while Naruto seemed to have a more quizzical look - almost as if he was studying the brute. "Hey, little man! What's the holdup?!" Nappa bellowed, stomping his foot impatiently.

With the brute's stomp, Naruto seemed to snap from his studied gaze and respond with a polite, "apologies."

"Haha, let me guess. You're rethinking your life choices, huh? How on earth did you find yourself where you are now?" Nappa asked, a sneer etched onto his lips.

Surprisingly Naruto started to chuckle alongside his bald adversary, "no, I just had to narrow down my options."

"Really? Well, I hope you picked the right on-," but before Nappa could finish his quip he felt a shift in the atmosphere as the light gravity of earth began to grow heavy and cumbersome across his body. For a moment Nappa took his eyes away from his target to try and compose himself only to look back a second later to see their surroundings had changed once more. However, instead of being greeted by a ring, the world around them seemed inverted, the blue sky along with the white clouds was reversed, the sky now a deep, blood red dotted with black clouds that loomed overhead. The sun that rested at its highest point moments ago was now swapped with a full moon, its craters and crevices seemed to be in crystal clarity for all to see.

Looking at his surroundings, he realized the audience they once had disappeared from sight, leaving him alone in this strange new landscape with none other than Naruto Uzumaki.

Nappa opened his mouth, trying his best to utter a single phrase but found it impossible - "w-w-what the hell?!" he thought as sweat began to build across his brow. "This must b-be...his doing," Nappa deduced, stretching an arm forward in preparation for a ki blast but found even mustering up enough energy to fire was a monumental task. As he glared towards his motionless adversary his skin began to crawl as a strange, crooked smile rested upon his lips, revealing jagged teeth. Along with his unholy smile, his eyes had changed as well, their baby blue hue overtaken by red and his pupils were non-existent, replaced with three rings and a single dot in the center. Those three rings were decorated with strange comma-shaped symbols that were unknown to the brute.

"This can't be real," muttered the burly Saiyan, a shiver striking through him. "None of this is real!" he protested, closing his eyes to the world in hopes that, once he opened them again, he'll be greeted with his own reality. However, as his gaze graced this twisted world again, something had changed but not for the better. Naruto's body had begun to contort, shifting and twisting into horrid ways, as his skin started to protrude as if there was something within him trying to claw its way out. Soon his body gave way to an amorous mass of brown flesh that held a single red eye in the center of its 'body'. It was titanic in size, dwarfing even an Oozaru in scale as it loomed overhead as its full body started to form. Spikes protruded out it's back as it's long arms stretched out towards Nappa, slamming down feet from him. With no sign of hind legs, the creature used its arms to drag itself closer to Nappa until it's body was a foot away, leaving Nappa quivering in his Saiyan boots.

"F-F-Fight back!" Nappa screamed inside but his body refused to listen, remaining limp and feeble as the creature's mouth began to form, revealing a wide maw filled with rows and rows of teeth. "Do something, ANYTHING!" the Saiyan cried, his teeth gritted in fear as the large beast's mouth grew closer and closer, inches from devouring him. "RUN!"

"AAAAAAAAAAH!" Screamed Nappa as he fumbled backward, toppling over his own two feet as he found himself slamming into the ring floor below. His eyes scanned frantically around him, terrified that he'd be greeted once more with that horror but was surprised to find nothing other than the smiling Uzumaki and the audience he thought he'd never see again. Running his hands across his body he couldn't help but be relieved when he felt everything was where it should be, his legs, arms, chest, and head still squarely attached to himself.

"So I suppose that makes me the winner," Naruto remarked with a simple bow, "as per your agreement I believe we-,"

"Wait, wait, wait!" Nappa barked, jumping to his feet, "what in the hell was that, what did you do?!"

"Hmmm? Nothing," Naruto shrugged, "I just...stood here. One second you were standing there, glaring me down and the next you were on your ass."

"No...No that's not what happened!" The raging ape proclaimed, "What the hell did you do to me?! The sky turned red and black! You transformed into some horrid monster! I saw it,"

Naruto cocked a brow to this, " 'Horrid Monster'? Did I do something like that?" He asked, looking to the audience for confirmation. Each face seemed as confused as the last, pondering on what exactly Nappa was talking about. "I feel like they would've remembered me doing something like this."

"DON'T PLAY ME FOR A FOOL, WORM!" Nappa screamed, veins popping from his forehead as he prepared to charge.

"NAPPA!" Vega hollered, halting Nappa's charge. "Quit throwing a tantrum, you're embarrassing yourself."

"B-But...Vega,"

"That's enough," Vega sighed, seemingly ashamed at her partner's temperament. "You lost, get over it."

"...H-Hai, Vega." With a lowered head, Nappa retreated back to his partner's side.

"So, does that mean you'll-," Naruto began, looking to Vega for her answer.

"Yes, yes - we'll play along with your silly little game." She responded curtly before turning her attention back to Nappa. "Unbelievable, how could you have fallen for such a cheap trick,"

He shook his head in confusion, "I-I swear Vega, something happened out there,"

"Of course there was, you idiot. He put you in a trance," she remarked, making sure her voice was soft enough for no one other than them to hear it. "I don't know how but for a split second his eyes turned from blue to red when you looked at him." With that discovery fresh in her mind she couldn't help but think, "whoever he is we shouldn't underestimate him."

"But then why the hell are we agreeing to this fool's plan?" Her apish friend hissed.

"Because there was no rule against it, he worded his deal carefully. Clever bastard," she spoke, venom slipping through her words like a snake through grass. "But it doesn't matter whether we play by his rules or our own, one way or another we're leaving here with the dragon balls."

"Right," The bald ape huffed, he knew he needed to let it go but his saiyan pride wouldn't allow it. How dare this fool use cheap tricks to gain the upperhand, but he knew soon enough he was going to make that meek freak pay for what he did.

"Seeing as everything has been agreed upon I think it's time for our tournament to begin!" Naruto proclaimed joyously, striking a powerful pose to add to his pomp and circumstance. "Contestants, choose your first combatant!"

The Saiyans were quick to respond, pulling out the vial of seeds and goo once more, "I think we'll be starting with our little Saibamen if you don't mind,"

"But of course," Uzumaki smiled, unwilling to escape this strange announcer facade he has placed upon himself. With the man's approval, Nappa made his way about 5 feet from the ring before using his massive index finger to punch an inch deep hole into the soil 6 times before depositing his seeds into them. Once covered he pours the green ooze on top of the 6 piles before taking a step back to allow the creatures to grow. Not a minute passed before the freshly dug soil began to give way to reveal 6 bulbous creatures, the so called "Saibamen", as they clawed their way to the surface to reveal themselves to the world.

Standing about a head shorter than Vega these creatures had large, misshapen heads covered in pulsating veins and a large crack that went from the bridge of their non-existence nose to the back of their skull. Their skin was a sickly yellow except for their abdomen which was a more mossy green and held the texture of armor. Their arms and legs were lanky and about the same length as its body, each digit adorned with sharp claws that looked to be ready to rip through the flesh of its enemies. Now fully formed the group of freshly made Saibamen stood with gleeful smiles, their beady little red eyes scanning their soon to be foes with murderous intent.

"Good lord, what are those things?!" Mumbled Krillin, trying her best to hide the fear oozing from every pore in her body.

"Saibamen," Gine began with her teeth gritted, "biotechnology created by Saiyan hands, perfect for quick extermination of a weak willed planet or, for the stronger Saiyan children, training partners."

"You're telling me that the Saiyan race made...t-those things?" Asked the half-saiyan, noticing a few of these freshly grown creatures eyeing her up with a sinister grin.

"The modern version of them, yes." Gine continued, "they were originally found native to a planet our race conquered. Once we arrived we saw their interesting gestation period and decided to steal their seedlings and genetically alter them. The original Saibamen were ruthless, barbaric creatures that were too stupid to understand the simplest of commands - now their raw power is more controllable and they're are bound by their handlers."

"Glad to know that all Saiyans are monsters, not just these two," Piccolo commented, seemingly agitated by this newly released information.

"Bravo Raditza, I'm impressed," Vega nodded, patronizing the Saiyan's history lesson with a slow, sarcastic clap. "But tell me, how many of these could you defeat during our younger years?"

Gine refrained from answering, allowing Nappa to jump in, "I think the answer you're looking for is zero,"

"I'm not the same Saiyan as I was before," Gine remarked passively, glaring down her once team members with a stare reserved for sworn enemies.

"Once scum, always scum." Vega remarked indifferently before turning to face Naruto, "human, I'm tired of this pageantry. Begin your tournament,"

"Very well," with a simple nod Naruto pointed towards the Saiyan's corner, "the Saiyans have chosen their first combatant," before taking aim towards his own corner. "Have you come to a decision as to your first combatant?"

"You're lookin' at him," A voice called out before as if on cue, a man dropped from on high and landed directly in the center of the ring, his back to Naruto and his wild mane of hair blowing in the breeze. Standing before the orchestrator of this tournament was a nicely built male who wore a bright orange gi very similar to Goki's on the day she left for the other world, even with the matching "Kame" symbol emblazoned on his back. Whipping around to face Naruto he revealed a large 'X' scar across his left cheek and a long scar across his right eye which added to the man's more wild appearance. "Sorry I'm late,"

The area seemed to go silent as everyone stared absently at the new arrival, it was only after a minute of stone cold silence that Naruto responded, "...who the hell are you?" His statement seemed to suck the dramatic aura from the man as everyone could see the color drain from his face.

"O-Oh...they didn't tell you we were coming?" The man asked sheepishly, a complete 180 from how his entrance portrayed him.

"'We'? Whose we?"

"That'd be us," Another spoke up, floating down from above with a partner tagging along for the descent. The newly arrived duo was quite the sight to see, A bald, three eyed human and a chalk white, red cheeked child who seemed to float wherever he went. The tallest of the two wore a simple one shouldered gi while the other wore a black hat that composes most of his head that ended with a red ball at the tip along with a white tank top with green pants and a wrap around his waist to match. "I told you this was a stupid idea,"

"W-What?!" The long haired fellow spun to his left, his eyes buggy - "Don't try to throw me under the bus here, pal! I ran this by you and you said it'd be perfect,"

The triclops could only scoff at the man's wild accusation. "I said do whatever you please. Don't put words in my mouth, Yamcha."

"Then why did you hang back with me, huh? Stop trying to act so cool, Tien!" Yamcha fired back.

"Will you two shut it," this time the floating toddler spoke, trying his best to be the voice of reason in this situation.

Naruto cleared his throat, catching the two's attention. "Excuse me but once again I must ask...who the hell are you people?"

"Hey, Tien, Chiaotsu, Yamcha!" Krillin called from the sideline, "what took you guys so long?"

"Oh, hey there Krillin, didn't see ya there." Yamcha smiled, rushing over to see his long time friend.

Scratching his chin Naruto began, "Tien, Chiaotzu and Yamcha?...wait, you're the other Z-fighters, correct?" He asked, pointing a questioning finger towards Tien.

"Yes, that would be us," Tien replied before granting Naruto a respectful bow. "Apologies for our late arrival. Yamcha thought it'd be 'cool' to make a fashionably late entrance and I let him talk me into going along with it."

"Ohhh, that makes a bit more sense now," Naruto chuckled before extending a hand to greet the newcomers. "it's nice to meet you, my name is-,"

Tien took his hand, "Naruto, right?"

Naruto nodded, "H-Hai...are you a mind reader?"

"Hmm? N-No, no - of course not. Krillin told me a lot about you. Like...a lot, a lot" he said with a light chuckle, "my name's Tien Shinhan and this is my friend Chiaotzu."

"Nice to meet you," Chiaotzu smiled, his smaller hand being engulfed in Naruto's.

"It's a pleasure, little one."

"Enough of this!" Nappa's voice cut through the pleasantries, "It's bad enough I have to play along with this foolish tournament of yours but I won't allow you to stall any longer! Bring us our opponent now!"

"Jeez, who pissed baldly off?" Yamcha chuckled, looking to see if his joke landed only to see the team surprisingly tense at the moment. "Hmmm...tough crowd,"

"He's right though," Naruto remarked, pointing once again towards the Z-Fighters. "Who shall be your combatant?"

"Combatant? Wha-," Yamcha began but was quickly made aware of the situation by Piccolo.

"Naruto's made us compete in a tournament against the Saiyans. They've already picked their fighter, a Saibaman, now we have to pick ours."

"A tournament?" Tien questioned, "why a tournament of all things?"

"We'll talk about it later, right now I don't want to keep pissing off the Saiyans. They might stop playing nicely if we do," Krillin spoke, pulling Tien back a tad behind the Z-warriors.

"Well, if no one else is gonna step up," Yamcha chuckled, stepping into the ring with a cocky strut, "I guess I'll have to."

"Y-Yamcha! Don't be so cocky, you have no idea ho-," Krillin began only for Yamcha to shoot her a thumbs up.

"Stop worrying so much, Krillin. I'm not afraid of some overgrown onions," Yamcha boasted, stretching out the muscles in his arms before sliding comfortably into his stance. "Besides, it's only fair. I made everyone wait so I might as well show them it was worth it." A few of the Z-warriors could be seen rolling their eyes at such a statement but, whether they liked it or not, Yamcha was their first combatant. Quickly scurrying into the ring, the Saibaman squared up against his boastful adversary, each with a determined look in their eyes as they prepared for what was to come.

Raising his arm high, Naruto began, "contestant, are you ready?" With a nod from both, he let his arm drop as he bellowed forth, "Hajime,"

And Fin! Thank you all so much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to give my story a read. Before I head out I will be responding to a question or two I've gotten. Number 1, "Why did you make pretty much every boy in the show a girl?"...idk, cause I can? Honestly, it's something I'm a bit of a fan of in fanfic and I really don't see a problem with it but if you don't enjoy that kind of stuff I understand. And number 2, "Who's in the Harem?"

Naruto x Vega x Goki x Gine x Fem-Krillin and maybe, just maybe a few others in the future.

But other than that I appreciate the support and love this story is getting, thank you all so much. Please leave a review or PM me if you have any questions.