Chapter 1: The Fox and the Squirrel

In the 15th Hierarchical City of Torifune, students who wish to enlist in the NOL (Novus Orbis LIbrarium) are having a hissy fit as another beastkin arrived to their school. Beastkins are half human, half animal beings created by man to help defeat the black beast plaguing the world at the time. However, being created by man, beastkin were subjugated to racial discrimination. They could tolerate one annoying, hyperactive, tricky beastkin, but not another one. The new beastkin to join the Military Academy, Makoto Nanaya, was excited to be able to attend a prestigious school. However, she was picked on as a beastkin, and for the reason they can't get revenge on the other. Right now, such event is happening to the innocent squirrel.

-Somewhere in the School-

"Hey! Quit it will ya?" Cried the squirrel student. She braced herself to protect herself from the beatings the snobby bullies are giving to her. She couldn't, or rather wouldn't fight back because she'll prove the aggressors right.

"Why should we listen to a thing?" Asked one of the students. "You're not even considered a person. Why you're here is beyond me. They only want you here because of your freakish strength."

Unknown to all of them, the second beastkin heard the insults and verbal torture given to the fellow beastkin. He considered two options: Fight and defend, or leave and prank them later. Due to his rising rage, the hiding beastkin chose the first option. He came out of the corner he was in and allowed his presence to be known. When he showed himself, the students shook in panic. The student they couldn't get their hands on is right in front of them. The Fox beastkin, Naruto Uzumaki, is standing with an aura of death hidden by a smile. He was lean and tall. He hass spiky blonde hair contained red tips, and his eyes a deep ocean blue. But despite his features, the most striking feature he has was his whisker-like birthmarks; three on each side. That was his human qualities. His beastkin features were his red fox ears, and behind him, nine lively red fox tails. His uniform wasn't a regular blue, but red out of request. Many thought of him as a delinquent with a heart (Mostly girls), while others thought of him as an animal (The boys.)

"Hi guys!" He said in fake happiness. "What're you doing to her? As sempais, you should lead by example, right? Is this how sempais treat their kouhais?" He asked with hidden vemon in his words. One of the students became unnerved by his words, and retaliated with his words.

"Stay out of this Uzumaki! This is none of your business. So leave your sempais to their business." Naruto lifted both his hands in front of him and close to him as if to say 'Don't shoot me!'

"But sempaiii~ you made it my business by turning the topic of choice into RACISM." He spat the last word with vemon, and his ocean blue eyes turned blood red. "Now leave. Or would you like the patented Uzumaki treatment?" The boys shivered at the thought. Much like his fox like features, his pranks were tricky, and unpredictable. The same individual who wanted Naruto out of the conversation thought he could beat the fox, and he started to attack with a punch.

"I don't take orders from you, animal!" He yelled as the pathetic excuse of a punch tried to reach him. Naruto rears back to charge his strike, and when he feels the it's at full power, he releases the punch while saying "Impact." An aura of red covers his right arm, and when the punch connects, a strong smack could be heard. The student flies from the punch and is forced into the wall at the end of the hall (20ft away.)

"A-ars Magus? You had it equipped?" One of the bullies asked in fear. Naruto turned to him and flashed a not-so-innocent smile.

"Hmm…I wouldn't say 'equipped,' but more like I wear it as a fashion statement. I mean this Ars Magus, Crimson Breaker, without the use of seithr looks like regular fingerless gloves. Now sempais, please leave the premises while I take the blame. It would do well for the sons of several rich families to be clear of troubles." Naruto says. The bullies take their fallen friend and leave the premises. Shocked by his words, Makoto stands up and yells at the blond beastkin.

"Why are ya letting them off the hook?"

"Because despite the idiot throwing the first punch I broke some of the strictly enforced rules. And the rules I broke are some of the ones that can throw me to a month suspension." Naruto explains.

"And those are?" Makoto tilts her head in curiosity. Naruto sighs and takes out a handbook from one of his pockets. He turns the page to find the most important rules.

"Do not have an Ars Magus on you unless it's gym class. Do not harm other students. Do not destroy school property. Blah…blahblah you know the rest. Other than the Ars Magus rule, the rules are basic rules we follow if we are in a regular school." Naruto say nonchalantly.

"How are you so calm? And for being a delinquent, you follow the rules and accept punishment if you break it. That's not how a delinquent is." Makoto asks in fury.

"I've been in the same situation many times. The school knows what I do to my victims. And at the moment they heard another beastkin would attend this school, the Student Council made an unofficial decree for me to be a part of the disciplinary committee. And the school appreciates my punishments. Many of my punishments come in pranks, but rarely physical. With that said I'd be off the hook because it's my duty to discipline. So don't worry erm…N-…Nanaya-san." Naruto smiles at the currently pouting squirrel. Then after a while, both heard the footsteps of the Student Council President, Jin Kisaragi. His blonde hair was in a mess after hearing Naruto's punishment to the students.

"Oh! My 'punishment' is here. Hey Ice-king Jin. How's the Council working out for ya?" Called a grinning Naruto. Jin grabs Naruto's right shoulder and starts gripping tightly. So tight that it's stronger than a T-rex's bite. Yet despite the force, the blonde beastkin does not flinch.

"Naruto…you know that breaking a wall costs money right?" Jin asks knowing what comes after his question.

"Of course, and its money out of my pocket. Take all you need from my job. I mean cooking for the school here has a better salary than cooking in public schools." Naruto says. Makoto was shocked, but Naruto follows right after.

Jin looks at Naruto intensely, and Naruto gets creeped out to the max. To counter the awkward intense stare the Ice-king was giving, Naruto jokes about Jin's sexuality. In quote "Whoa there Jin, I know you're forward with things, but I didn't know you were also forward with swinging that way." Which gave Naruto a deserving smack to his cranium, and gave both beastkins a good laugh.

"Naruto…after taking the blame for the months you've been here, the Council has decided that you shall no longer take the blame for the actions created by others. The video feed from the camera behind me proves that you defended a fellow student and beastkin from bullying and discrimination. Your…disciplinary actions, though destructive and a pain to clean up, are what is needed to force students to comply with the rules. You shall no longer hide yourself as part of disciplinary committee." Naruto's mood lightened.

"I appreciate the offer, I do. But imagine the school prankster, me, being part of the disciplinary committee. It doesn't fit at all. I'll keep my title as a delinquent, but those responsible pay."

"Okay. I understand your view. It wouldn't do well for the Student Council as well to allow a delinquent to be part of the disciplinary committee. But despite your duty, do limit the destruction of the school. I fear the whole city will fall by the time I've graduated." Jin jokes. Naruto notices this and he proceeds to taunt the fellow blonde. However, the teasing stops when Jin looks at the time.

"It's about time for you to go is it not?" He asks while pointing to the clock. The blonde beastkin rapidly looks at his watch and pales when he sees the time.

"Oh god! I'm almost late for the lunch preparation. Sorry Jin, Nanaya-san, but I gotta split. Jin, I take that you'll give me the notes?" Naruto pleads.

"Use your clones to do it. And take Nanaya with you. I don't want her in the battlefield so soon." Jin responds annoyed by the fact that Naruto asks every time.

"Roger that Major Kisaragi!" Naruto mocks Jin probable rank, but he would make the biggest guess in his life. "Nanaya-san, follow close to me." The fox beastkin runs at a speed a man in green spandex would be jealous at. Why a green spandex, he'll never know. "If I go full throttle, I might make it with time to spare…" Naruto mumbles. "Nanaya-san I'm going a bit faster, can you keep up?" All he got was a nod. Naruto then changes his stance to the form of a quadruped form of sprinting. This is easily the fastest way he could go top speed. And to his surprise, Makoto keeps up pretty nicely. A few turns and jumping down two floors of the main staircase, the rushing duo arrived at the large cafeteria. Well…large is an understatement. Massive is close. Colossal is where he would put it. The cafeteria itself was the size of a sporting arena. And since the school is the city itself, most of the citizens are students.

"So…cooking. How are ya managing that, fox boy?" Naruto did a strange hand sign and several solid copies of Naruto appeared. All of them smirked at the shocked squirrel.

"This is how, squirrel girl." The copies all say in unison, and then they split into different parts of the kitchen. The staff in the kitchen sighed in relief as their breather finally arrived. The original Naruto stood at the counter and gave a small speech. Many, including Makoto, were listening.

"Alright people, we've got 30 minutes before the battle starts. Remember, if we fail, anarchy will occur. That should not happen. In 30 minutes, the suckers will succumb to hunger, and all must bow before the food we create. We shall win this battle if all students satisfied their hunger. Now to your stations now!"

If you listen intently and ignore your lectures, it is said that, you could hear the shouts of determination coming from the cafeteria. From Makoto's perspective, it really was a battle, and she couldn't help but giggle at the chaos going on. And with the chaos came the aroma of mouth-watering dishes fit for a king. Her along with many others will fall victim to a common enemy: hunger. And it grew the longer she stared at the dishes placed at the trays for everyone to grab. It was then and there that Naruto took a break and gave Makoto a parfait; a Chestnut flavored one at that.

"Oh thank you Uzumaki-san, you gave me my favorite food. Lucky guess?" She asked. Her company nodded and proceeded to chow down on his food: Ramen. And seven bowls of it. No words were spoken, but they let their stomachs do the talking. And so do all the arriving students ready to satisfy their hunger.

-30 Minutes later-

"Ahhh…that was heaven in a bite. Your cooking is outstanding, Uzumaki-san." Makoto praises with glee. Naruto blushes at the praise, and tries to be modest. Keyword being 'tries', because, Makoto became persistent in making the blonde accept a compliment. This went for a couple of minutes until the bell rang for free time.

"So Nanaya-s…"

"Makoto." Makoto interrupts. "Call me Makoto, Naruto. In a day you've shown me kindness in one day than many people try to accomplish in three months. So from now on we're in a first name basis." She stated happily.

"Well then Mako-chan, since I'm your caretaker at the moment, what do you want to do?" Naruto asks with his trademark foxy smile. Makoto blushes at the name, but immediately dismisses it to think of what to do at free time. But before she could think of anything, several boys walked up to the duo requesting the 'Uzumaki challenge.' The Uzumaki challenge is a battle where if the challenger wins, he can either have a month of free lunch made by Naruto's talented skills, or get Naruto to prank someone for three months. And so they leave the cafeteria and head to the gymnasium.

-Gym-

"Wow…a lot of people showed up to see the challenge huh, Naruto?" Makoto asks in surprise. The stands were filled to see the local challenge once more, and the best part (for the girls) is that they see his sculpted physique, or (for the boys) they see a great ass kicking by the blonde.

Now we look at the field where the blonde and the five challengers will fight. It is a regular hard wood floor, but when spars happen, the field changes to suit the battle happening. Now it looks like a large cage match. And all the challengers became worried.

"You issued the challenge, you can't back out. So come at me with the intent to kill, or you won't land a hit on me." Naruto mocked. The bell rings to start the match, and all the challengers charge with their Ars Magus. To which Naruto remedied with his own and used 'Impact' once more. They all fly back and hit the cage full force, but the cage does not make a dent. One recovers quickly and slashes with his sword, but Naruto dodges with a simple tilt of the head. He attacker is then grabbed by one of Naruto's tails and is bombarded with strikes by the tails, and it's followed up by a devastating uppercut. But it wasn't over for him, he was hit with an even stronger uppercut called 'Crimson Upper' and the boy is launched higher than the cage. And when he falls, time seemed o slow down for Naruto as he charges his 'Meteor Dive' and knock the boy out of the ring.

"Cool!" Makoto was entranced in the fight, never has she seen such skill in fighting. Naruto was beating them without breaking a sweat. At this point two others were punched out the ring by an aerial 'Impact.' When the beastkin falls to the ground, he was forced back from combination strikes caused by the challengers. When there was adequate space, Naruto and one charged with his sword in hand, the challenger fails to see a charging feint. With no time to react, the boy flies to the cage from a 'Shooting Star.'

Then the final challenger rushes in with his glove Ars Magus to even out the odds in fighting style. But he was outclassed. His moves were predictable, and all of them were countered heavily. The boy flies several times, but refuses to give up. He was silenced along with many others when they see a swirling mass of seithr collect in Naruto's hand. The boy braces from impact because he knows he can't reach in time. The fox rushes in and forces the condensed seithr in the gap of the boy's guard. Naruto's signature move, Rasengan, was in contact of a colliding body, and now the boy is helplessly pushed to the cage and punches a hole in its seemingly impenetrable wall.

All the challengers were defeated, and all groaned in pain. The challenge was a challenge rightly so. No one has successfully won the challenge, not even Jin and his Yukianesa could beat the challenge. Not a scratch was on the blonde's uniform, and not a single bead of sweat fall from his sculpted face. Several school nurses put the boys on stretchers and left the gym. Then screams of joy and laughter echoed in the gym. Naruto became modest once more, but is given a smack at the back of the head by Jin.

-5 Minutes later-

"Come on it was their fault. I didn't do anything wrong." Naruto whines to defend his position. "And you know my tendencies, so you should expect it."

"Yes, but not this fast. To be honest I was expecting something to happen two days from now." Jin sighs while his right palm covers his face.

"Now that's wishful thinking, Jin. And you know it." The Student Council President's sigh grew larger. He was truly hopeful nothing bad would happen for a while, but he didn't know why.

"Hey Jin. Where's Makoto here going to sleep at?" Asked Naruto. Jin remembered. There was another reason being here other than lecturing Naruto again. For days, Makoto was forced to sleep in a reserved room for important guests. But they had no idea where to put her, without anyone possibly hurting her. The solution? Naruto.

"To be honest we want her to be your roommate, Naruto." The answer gave both beastkins a shock, and Naruto was the more verbal of the two.

"But isn't the dorms separated by gender? Are you really Jin? Jin never breaks the rules."

"I'm doing this because it's for her own safety. I don't want her to be verbally abused by the girls because verbal abuse is a girl's forte." Jin explains. When Naruto hears this, his respect to Jin rose significantly because he's willing to break the rules for a student in need.

"Are you okay with this, Mako-chan?" Naruto asks. He may be a delinquent, but he has the brain to ask the other if she is okay with the placement. Makoto just smiles and nods because she'll be a roommate with a fellow beastkin, and a handsome one at that. The squirrel then feels blood rushing to her cheeks, and Naruto calls her out on it.

"You sick, Mako-chan? If you are, I can send you to the nurse's office." Makoto shook her head before hiding the blush refusing to subside. The awkward romance is destroyed by Jin's interruption by ordering the two to go to their respective classes.

"Mako-chan, at the end of the day, meet me at the cafeteria. Kay? See ya!" Naruto shouts as he runs off in the other direction.

-Afterschool-

It was normal for the rest of the day. No one picked a fight with either beastkins, and Naruto made sure of that because the look on his face registered death for anyone willing to hurt either of them. So Makoto was worry-free for the rest of the day, but Naruto stressed about her like a father sending her to another guy. Naruto's worry would end at the end of the day.

The fox arrived first and waited for her companion to arrive, but he never expected for her to make a friend so quickly. And thankfully, he knew the person. With a big smile on his face, he waved at both of them.

"Hi Mako-chan, Noel-chan. How's your day?"

"Great Fishcake! I made a new friend." Makoto says gleefully. Naruto however, scowled at the comment. It meant 'Maelstrom', not 'Fishcake.' But irony hits hard because his name is an ingredient in his favorite food. He turned to the apologizing Noel, and couldn't help but not get mad at her. She was innocent. He let her off hook. Then Makoto explains that Noel clumsily let the secret out to the whole class. Okay that he won't let by idly.

"Vermilion-san, what'd I tell you 'bout telling the meaning off my name?" Naruto growled at the cowering blonde. Naruto only used the last name if he's pissed off, or if he's trying to be respectful. And sadly for the 'Red Christmas', she was in the mercy of Naruto's rage.

"To not to. But I couldn't help it. She wanted to know more about you, but I'm in the same situation as her. The only thing I know about you is your personality and race. I only stumbled on the secret when I read it in a book. So sorry!" Noel pleaded while kneeling to beg for forgiveness.

"Alright…stop it. I don't need a pretty girl bawling her eyes out in forgiveness." Naruto compliments nonchalantly. "We must be going, see ya tomorrow, Noel." The girl smiles and gives a wave to the leaving duo.

-Naruto's room-

"Well…here's home until you graduate. Sorry if it's messy." Naruto scratched the back of his head. It wasn't really that messy, but messy enough to give a small cleaning session. Makoto disregarded the mess because she was messier than him, but she knew how to clean up.

"It's fine. We can clean it up. And I call dibs on shower first." She says leaving him and heading to the shower. "No peeking."

"…"

After minutes of waiting on his bed, Makoto emerges from the bathroom in a large, white towel hugging her enticing body. Naruto willed his body to not react to the sudden view of an hourglass figure invading his eyes.

"Erm…got any sleepwear on you?" Naruto asked while looking away.

"Yeah. Jin said my stuff was in your room already. I'm just grabbing something from my bag." For a few moments the sound of rummaging through a bag could be heard, then…the flop of a towel. Naruto's imagination ran wild, and it conjured several erotic scenes that could make any man get an erection, but he managed to keep it at bay.

"I'm done. Did you have fun, Foxy?" She teased. He didn't respond, and he rushed to the bathroom, towel in hand.

"Note to self: leave the room when she's in the showers." Naruto mumbled.

-10 p.m.-

"Say Naruto. Where'd you learn how to fight? You're really skilled for a person our age. Naruto stared at the ceiling.

"My parents, and for a month, I was trained by the strongest being in existence: Jubei." He replied. Makoto was awed at the answer. No wonder he was strong. All that fighting without breaking a sweat is admirable.

"So…can you teach me? You seem to know a lot about your fighting style. I want to learn it." She asks he fellow beastkin to which she only heard silence. Naruto was thinking hard about this, and after was seemed like half an hour, he said 'Sure.'

"But we'll be training at four in the morning." He says in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Why's that?"

"Gotta make breakfast for…thousands. Does that answer your question?"

"Uhuh. Well goodnight, Naruto-kun."

"Night, Mako-chan."

Naruto is mostly similar in fighting style in this fic. The main difference will be the distortion drives. Naruto is Makoto's teacher, which is the reason why the style is similar.

Naruto's Distortion drives: Rasengan (Delayable) Lvl 1: Regular Rasengan, Lvl 2: Rasenshuriken, Lvl 3:Planetary Rasengan.

Rushing Claw: A running charge. If successful, a barrage of slashes appear out of nowhere.

Astral Heat: Bijudama (Tailed Beast Bomb) : All nine tails lash out at the screen. When successful, the tails hold on to the opponent, and Naruto collects an colossal amount of seithr an condense it into a small candy-sized ball. He'll put it in his mouth, and spits it at his opponent. It will release a beam of destruction. (Look at the Four tails Naruto vs Orochimaru as reference.)

Well…please review to your hearts content.