A/N: I was supposed to update this chapter last Sunday, but because I have problem with Internet. It was delayed to today. Plus I've just finished updating my High school DxD: Ultimate, so I need to collect my ideas for this chapter.Anyway, now I will start the story.Academy of Mystogan
E601 room
The members of fireteam E601 looked flabbergasted at the two males in this room, well not really Rico was completely calm and staring at her reflection through the mirror.
Misora couldn't believe her ears. Did those two traitors just announced that they will be their instructors? Like hell, she will accept that!
"Don't joke with me! How the heck such perverts as you two become our instructors? I bet you two didn't even check our files" Misora shouted out and pointed at both makes accusingly.
"And do why we need two instructors. Such goddess reincarnated like me should be fine on my own" exclaimed Rico and flicking her hair.
But Kanata has enough of their stupid assumptions and stated rudely. "Shut up, already!"
Lecty only now heard that Misora called both their future instructors traitors. She assumed they were perverts, but traitors?
"A-ano, why are you calling them traitors, Misora-san?" wondered Lecty with her squeaky voice.
"Hah? You don't know?" Misora turned to Lecty incredulously. The later just shook her head in negative. "Listen! These two are famous as the Traitorous Duo. Both were sky wizards of the highest caliber. But during one mission to counter an army of devil beetles, both of them run away from the battlefield. I wonder why they did that if both never ever lost a fight. After that mission, dark pervert avoid or refused any high rank mission, whole golden pervert decided to quit being a sky wizard at all. That's why they are famous as Traitorous Duo"
Both instructors just looked at Misora apathetically. Kanata ignored the still glaring Misora and said.
"Ignoring strawberry jam there, for now. Let's see..." Kanata put his knuckle to his chin and looked mirthfully at the fuming Misora.
"Hora! Why the heck are you ignoring me now?" shouted out Misora irritatedly.
Naruto cleaned his eyes by pocking his pinky there and replied lazily. "Man, strawberry jam sure has a loud voice. Keep it down a little and just let Kanata-san finished what he wanted to say"
Misora was about complain again, but this time Rico interrupt her with her arrogant voice.
"I need to agree with blond pervert there. Because of your loud voice such a goddess reincarnated like look bad at your side" Rico flicking her hair with both hands to show off her beauty.
Naruto's eye brow began to twitch seeing that delusional girl called him pervert again. And he was supposed to snap her from that attitude? Seem unreal to him.
"Rico..." Misora uttered her name slowly and dangerously. But Rico as usual ignored such a commoner as Misora.
Lecty looked panic again as Misora and Rico were about to fight again. But Naruto has enough and slammed his palm to the surface of the table, which immediately gained the attention of both girls.
Kanata coughed to his fist and continued where he started. He glanced at Misora first and began to enlist her data.
"Your name is Misora Whitale. Sky Wizards division, Preparatory Department, second year, age 14. Report card says all the classroom- learning grades are D. Practical training, E. The reviewer even recommends you to leave the school voluntarily"
But Misora immediately retort, which actually didn't convince anyone in this room.
"It's just my true abilities can't be measured by exams!"
"Heh...?" Kanata looked away doubtfully.
"It's true, I am telling you. 100% the truth" Misora didn't like the doubtful gaze in the eyes both instructors.
"Heh...?" This time it was Naruti who looked away in doubt and even pop a bubble.
Misora couldn't take to look at the doubtful gazes of both instructors, so she turned to both her teammates in hope that at least they will trust her.
Lecty casting nervous glanced from left to right. She didn't want to say out loud that she also doubting Misora abilities.
Rico closed one of her eyes while the other looked completely doubtful at Misora. You could see it through her mocking smirk.
"Stop it! Don't cast those doubtful gazes at me!" Misora plead her teammates and when didn't stop she fell to her knees and whined pitifully. "Stop! No...Please!"
To add more salt to the wound, Rico added mockingly with her palm at the side of her face. "Hah, Misora is a scrub, so her grades are no surprise"
Then she decided to introduce herself, but was interrupt by Naruto at the end.
"Just in case, I'll introduce myself. I am-"
"Rico Flamel. The one that stole my pack of chewing gum" continued Naruto and glared a bit at Rico, but he still continued "Also from Sky Wizards division, Preparatory Department second year. Classroom scores are all A... Actually, A- because of the absence of homework "
Then Naruto looked incredulously at the still calm Rico. "Furthermore, you even earn F- on practical exam. E was supposed to be the lowest score. How did you get F-?"
To reply his question, Rico just flicking her hair again and stated. "Ah, on that day I couldn't get my hair in shape and skipped"
"Eh?" Naruto blinked confusedly and thought incredulously to himself. 'This girl is a delusional narcissistic enough to skip the exam because she couldn't get her hair in shape? That's just...'
Naruto was out of words hearing her reason. Kanata simply don't care, so he turned to the last person in the room and enlist her data.
"And finally, you..."
"Y-yes" respond Lecty nervously.
"Lecty Eisenach. Like Misora and Rico, also from Sky Wizards division, Preparatory department, second year.
Your grades are horrible too. Classroom scores rival Misora. Practical exams are unstable. Winning and losing against the same opponent" Kanata enlists Lecty's data.
Hearing her horrible results from days cards, make Lecty felt pitiful and she did something she did very often. That is bowed her head very low and apologized.
"I um... I'm very sorry!" But as Lecty was sitting at the desk, she accidentally slammed her forehead to the surface of the table. She immediately began to rub her forehead to ease the pain while wincing from it.
Kanata and Naruto looked on the sight with blinking eyes at her reaction. Kanata shook his head and stated
"Well, now that the introduction was over. Let's-"
"Hold it!" Misora was the one who interrupt him. "First, you didn't answer our questions. Why are you both were assign as our instructors and why do we need two instructors?"
Both Lecty and Rico also nodded their head in agreement
"Alright, strawberry jam, I will answer your questions. Why were we assign as instructors? That question is not to us, but to the leader of Guardians. Why are this team need two instructors? Isn't that obvious? Because this team is worst of the worst fireteam in history. Therefore the leader of Guardians wanted to do something about that" answered Naruto with a calm piercing gaze at Misora, which unnerve a girl a bit.
Then Naruto turned his gaze at Rico and looked lazily at her while stated. "One more reason that you should know why I am here. It's because that woman specifically gave me a task to snap you out of your delusional personality"
Rico widened her eyes a bit at his statement, but quickly snapped out of it. Why did everybody think of her as delusional she didn't care. She is a true goddess reincarnated. They just didn't know about that yet.
"Either way I won't let the Traitorous Duo train us! You two are too irresponsible for this job" exclaimed Misora and pointed accusingly at both instructors.
Kanata ignored her words and asked Misora the other. "But aren't you feeling ashamed of yourself? Losing a single ranked matches one after another"
"Of course, I am ashamed! I want to be a full-fledged sky wizard so bad, I can't afford to waste my time!" replied Misora heatedly.
"Yes, your comments are ill advised. From quite a young age, I have been lauded as goddess incarnate. My skills are quite adequate" stated Rico as arrogant as usual.
"I...I don't neglect training either" Lecty decided to butt in.
Kanata looked at them with a smirk and started. "You know people used to call me 'Black Swordmaster, Chronos' and Naruto, there, Golden Hurricane, right?"
"Well, I have heard about something like that..." Misora said and looked aside while crossing her hands.
"And now both masters such as us are gonna train you. If you do well, you will be able as strong as us. Or even stronger. Can imagine yourself that? Defeating high-ranked fireteams one after another. Easily slaying devil beetles like they were mere ants..." Kanata tempted them to imagine what kind of future will await for them after they went through his and Naruto trainings.
All three girls began to imagine themselves becoming much stronger and slashing at devil beetles like nothing. In the end, they all stood in very cool and elegant pose. In reality the trio a daydreaming with stars around them.
"So what do you think, hum?" questioned Kanata with an amused smirk.
"Well, if you put it like that then I guess I could try to put up with you" replied Misora and turned her back with a huff.
"I object, though. Misora the Ordinary, yes. But I, the goddess, need to sweat and toil? Why?" object Rico with her ojou-sama attitude.
"Rico! That attitude is what's stopping you from getting results" complained Misora looking at her delusional teammate.
"Hah. Only you and Lecty are the one without results" retort Rico calmly.
"What did you say? Let's take this outside!" Misora shot back in anger.
To reply her challenge, Rico just step half of her foot out of the door and said. "There, I am outside"
Her action made Misora even more pissed off than ever before. She even began to pull at her hair in irritation. But that moment Naruto decided to talk.
"You claimed that you are a goddess right, Rico?"
Rico nodded her head proudly and replied. "That's right, I am goddess reincarnate". Then she flock her hair to show off her beauty again.
Naruto smirked in amusement and retort with a shake of his head. "But that's where you are wrong, Rico! Goddesses are not only beautiful, but also powerful as well as wise. You indeed showed very good results in theory. However you got F- on practical exam. To call yourself goddess with such result? I think you are overestimating yourself. Your ability maybe even worse than strawberry jam over there. Until you could prove me wrong. I won't believe your words"
Rico actually gaped at mockingly shock at his words and stated. "Y-you dare to place goddess beneath this". She is pointing at Misora to imply what she said.
"This?" Misora pointed to herself then looked furiously at Rico.
"Well, you can show us what you are capable off at the training" stated Naruto with a smirk and tossed a cushion of gum in his mouth then began to chew it.
"It can't be help then. I will show you my astounding talents, but once. And after that you must admit that I am goddess and become my servant" stated Rico with close eyes then reopened them and looked at Naruto with a beautiful smirk.
Everyone in the room was surprised at her request. Rico wanted her new instructor to become her servant?
"Deal. However on one condition, if your talents won't be able to impress me than the deal is off. But there is still other way to prove of your status as goddess" replied Naruto and raised his index up like he is lecturing someone.
"And what is that?" wondered Rico with a cock of her head.
"Goddesses normally have unearthly beauty therefore could easily seduce anyone they want" explained Naruto with a smirk then he ponied at himself and stated. "If you manage to seduce me than I will admit that you are a goddess not only that but I will serve you faithfully. But if you can't then you must dropped that delusional narcissistic personality". At the end he looked at her eyes challengingly and smirk. "You are a goddess, so that won't be a problem, right?"
Kanata looked incredulously at Naruto and thought to himself. 'What the heck are you up to Naruto?"
Being proud of her beauty, Rico easily agreed to the challenge and stated confidently. "Ok then. If my talents won't be able to impress you. Then my beauty will. It won't take too long to seduce you due to you already being a pervert"
Naruto face-palmed when she called him a pervert again. Why the heck can't that girl understand that happened accidentally?
"The term is a year. If by other chance either of us lost the bet then the lost side must succumb to the deal" explained Naruto.
"Huh, I agree with that term" stated Rico cockily and flicking her hair again.
While the other two members of E601 looked back and forth while both Naruto and Rico made a deal with each other. Kanata was tapping his fingers impatiently. He understood that Naruto is trying to complete director's request, but right now he need to find out the abilities of this team.
"Did you both finish with your ridiculous arguing? If yes, then prepare to go outside for some training" said Kanata in bore then he turned to Lecty and asked.
"Well, about you Lecty? Are you with us?"
But being a shy person as she is, Lecty began to fidget nervously and stuttered. "I well...um "
"Lecty, I already told you many times. If you are talking someone than looked at the person's eyes and speak clearly" scold Misora at her shy teammate.
"I-I am sorry!" As usual when someone scolds her Lecty began to apologize again. And again slammed her forehead accidentally at the surface of the desk.
"Sorry? You don't want to train with me?" wondered Kanata with a raised eyebrow.
Lecty held her forehead with both hands to ease the pain and protest in panic. "N-no! I mean to apologize to Misora-san, not to you Kanata-san!"
Wanting for Lecty to try to correct her speech, Misora caught her hand and pushed her to face Kanata and stated with a smile.
"Now, try again"
Lecty hesitantly look at Kanata's amused look and said with her squeaky voice. "I-I'll do it! Please let me join your training, Kanata-san!"
"Good, it's settle then" exclaimed Kanata with aside glance at Naruto, who was popping a bubble again.
Misora raised her eyebrow in interest. There are not much things that could gain her interest as she consider herself goddess and have high standards. However she felt Naruto's action of popping the bubble with a gum really interesting. But she won't ask that blond pervert over there, she is higher than commoners like him and won't ever step low enough to actually ask a commoner for something.
Scene change
Meanwhile Chloe and Yuri have a conversation of their own while sitting at the table enjoying the breeze and their drinks. Both girls are very popular because of their status and so attracted much attention from the students around.
"Look! It's Chloe-san and Yuri-san from Special Duty Fireteam!"
"Ah, they look so elegant!"
Some girls even decided to wave at them, they never expected for Chloe to wave back at them with a smile. Both girls squealed in happiness and exclaimed.
"Kyaa! She waved us!"
While still smiling and waving back at them, Chloe turned slightly to Yuri and said. "You could wave back too"
"No... I-I am still not used to being treat like this" replied Yuri while stir her tea in her cup borely.
Chloe looked into her cup and noticed that it was tea, again.
"Ah, tea again?"
Yuri was about to take a sip from her tea, but paused to reply. "Oh...um yes"
"Is coffee still too bitter for you? You haven't change at all" stated Chloe with a light smile.
"Say, um...is Kanata-senpai still being treat as on sick leave?" Yuri decided to ask all of a sudden. But Chloe was not surprised by that.
"Sixth time"
"Huh?"
"This is the sixth time you ask me that question on this week" implied Chloe amusedly.
Yuri felt embarrassed when Chloe implied that.
"Well, he is not ready to go out on real mission yet, but he and Naruto are now the instructors of E-rank fireteam?" informed Chloe to her vice-captain.
"Nani? Even that idiot Naruto became an instructor?" Yuri exclaimed a bit shock at the information.
"Yep, I requested it. Though I don't know why you dislike Naruto-kun that much, but he is far from being idiot, you know" stated Chloe while wonder why Yuri and Naruto never got along.
"I-I don't understand! He didn't assist his fireteam, helping out Logistics and now became an instructor. Not to mention Naruto! Why did he was chosen as instructor when he already quit as sky wizard!" complained Yuri heatedly and confusedly at his former teammates decisions and even stood up to protest. "How do they even get away with being so selfish?"
"Yuri, please don't speak so badly about them" Chloe defended both now instructors and looked down a bit solemnly, which surprised Yuri a bit.
Yuri calm herself down a bit and sit back to her place.
"Look. To defend this peace is the job of us, sky wizards. I am sure both Kanata and Naruto-kun feel the same" Chloe looked aside at the view of Mystogan and claimed. Then she turned back to Yuri and asked. "Seeing as you often fought with Naruto-kun. You didn't know much about him, right?"
Yuri shook her head in negative. She indeed didn't know much about Naruto. All she knew is that he is pretty laid back and very strong for someone his age. No, she should say he is the strongest sky wizards among sky wizards of his age, including her.
"Yes, I didn't know much about Naruto because we didn't get along well. But I wonder how is he this strong when he is only my age" wondered Yuri curiously. She hoped that Chloe will reveal that information for her.
"Naruto-kun is that strong because he is different than other sky wizards. He was originally from the last ninja clan of this world, which was now extinct because of devil beetles" Chloe informed Yuri which cause the later's eyes to widen.
"H-he is from the last ninja clan? But we don't have ninjas anymore? Did that mean..." whispered Yuri with wide eyes in realization.
Chloe looked down a bit and replied solemnly. "Yeah, he is the last ninja of this world. All his skills comes from hard training from early age as a preparation to become a ninja. After he lost his parents, Naruto-kun was overwhelm by hated towards devil beetles and began to train himself as sky wizards. At first he was cold to anyone that approached him. His eyes were like a pair block of ice when you looked at him. He even gained a nickname because of those chilling eyes. Hyoketsume no Majin aka Icy-eyes Demon. But that was when he met Kanata and he was the first one that managed to defeat Naruto-kun and snap him out of his cold personality. The current Naruto-kun is the result of his bonds with Kanata. Both Kanata and Naruto-kun were as close as blood-related brothers. They prepared to die for each other"
Yuri stayed silent for a while to let what she heard sink in her head. Of course, she knew that Naruto is always laid back and carefree. Never in million years, she could imagine him having cold eyes that caused shivers down people's spine. She also didn't know what to say about his tragic past.
"I-I didn't know about that... Seeing how he was always so laid-back with that stupid gum in his mouth, I could never imagine for him to experience something so painful" stated Yuri with a solemn voice. Shaking those depressed thoughts away she turned back to Chloe and asked. "So where are both of them right, now?"
Chloe put a finger under her chin in thought and replied. "Hum, I guess they are up...there right now". Chloe pointed her index to the cloudy sky to imply what she means.
Somewhere far above Mystogan
Naruto, Kanata and fireteam E601 are flying high up above Mystogan for their training. While Naruto and members of E601 used flight magic to move around, Kanata decided to use his flying board.
When Kanata stopped at a certain space, they also stopped.
"Ok, this is high enough" said Kanata and sitting in lotus position on his flying board with crossed hands. He also changed his outfit to a dark blue jacket and black pants. There are some of rectangular straps at both his jacket and pants.
Misora raised her eyebrow in curiosity and decided to ask. "Why are you using that thing?". She is implying to the flying board that he is sitting on.
Kanata raised his eyebrow at first hearing her question, when he understood what she is implying, he respond while touch his board. "Oh, this? I am just used to this"
"It means that he didn't need to waste his magic on your fireteam as it is now" added Naruto floating with both his hands put in his hoody-pockets. He didn't change his outfit and wore the same clothes. And of course, still wearing his hood over his head.
Hearing Naruto said that pissed Misora off greatly. Even Rico felt slightly insult being underestimate like that. Well, Lecty being herself keep silent, but you could see a little frown on her face.
"Alright, what are we gonna do?.." stated Kanata to himself and when an idea popped in his head, he exclaimed. "That's right! We are gonna play tag"
"Tag? That is just for beginners who just learned how to fly!" Misora felt even more insult when Kanata proposed that.
"Huh, you want to test my godly skills using that child game?" complained Rico as she put he hands to her hips.
"Ano... Please train is seriously" added Lecty meekly.
"That's not all, girls" added Naruto and raised his index like he was lecturing them. "You all can use your arcana-alchemical weapons against Kanata-senpai. If you managed to land a hit on him then the exercise will be over. And then it will be my turned to test your skills with my exercise"
Kanata nodded to confirm Naruto's words. "That's right! Go all out if you want". Then he stood up and began to drive his board away. "Begin the training!"
With that Kanata moved away with fairly impressive speed which shocked the girl a bit at the speed of the flying board.
"So fast!" exclaimed Lecty seeing the speed of Kanata's flying board.
"Bah! Whatever we are gonna taking him down!" exclaimed Misora in irritation and began to speed up to catch up with Kanata. Then she rushed ahead impatiently alone.
"Huh? What?... Wait, Misora!" Lecty was too late to stop the redhead. But she decided to follow Misora, so that the temperament girl didn't do anything reckless.
Rico sighed and put her hands on her hips and stated. "How foolish, chasing an escaping target without a plan"
"That's where I agree with you as well, delusional girl" Rico looked up and saw that Naruto is floating upside down looking at her.
"Ah, blond pervert, I thought that you will joined that commoner in testing us as well?" Rico looked up calmly at the second instructor.
Naruto shook his head and replied. "Nope, this is Kanata-senpai's way to test you girls, but I will use other method. Also show me the talents that you, oh, so proud off"
Rico closing her eyes and flicking her hair slightly shaking her head and stated. "Alright, I will give you a demonstration of my godly skills. However don't fall in love with me after that"
With that she began to fly away, but could still heard Naruto's reply. "I'd like to see you do that, delusional girl. Know this in the past, there wasn't even a girl that made me blush or felt uncomfortable about. Besides during my time as sky wizard, I've witnessed lots of capable girls, so the chance of you actually managed to impress in lower than 10%"
Rico huff and continue her way. There is no he could resist her divine beauty. She will prove him that.
With Kanata
Kanata is moving at great speed inside the tunnel of cloud. Not far behind him, an irritated Misora that trying to catch up with him shouted.
"Get back here, coward!"
Kanata looked back and saw that only Misora is chasing him. "Yare, yare, they really do have zero teamwork.". Then Kanata materialized a screen in front of him and looked at Misora's data on it. "Heh, her speed is pretty decent"
"Do you really think you could catch me all alone?" Kanata addresses to the still chasing Misora behind him.
"Of course, I do. That's why I am here after all" replied Misora back confidently. "Don't cry of you get hurt!"
"I will be fine. I won't plan to get hit after all" Kanata replied back at her. After that he began to accelerate and left Misora to dust.
Misora narrowed her eyes and also accelerate to catch up with Kanata. She is doing pretty well, but was still remain behind her instructor.
During the chase, Kanata also noticed that Misora has decent stamina too. And that is good, many sky wizards have decent speed, but become exhaust very fast because of their low stamina.
"I hope you're ready! I don't go easy on traitors!" declared Misora and clutch his fists in determination. With that she activated her ring and a purple pillar of light lit up and in second changes to a big canon sword. "This is my Magical Canon Sword, Radgrid"
And so Misora charged at Kanata with her sword in hands. It was pretty heavy for her and her flight trajectory began to distort slightly. She couldn't hit Kanata, because she seems to have nonexistent skill in using the sword and just swing it like a club.
Kanata calmly dodges her attacks by moving away from her slashes. To taunt the redhead behind him, he said. "Come one, make a clearer strike. This is not a club, you know!"
"You restless..." Misora started and still trying to hit Kanata with her mediocre attacks.
"Can't you make sharper swings instead of just flailing about?" advised Kanata calmly.
Misora is already tired and panting slightly heavy, but still retort. "Shut up! Go down already traitor!"
Kanata has a thought of his own and completely ignored Misora's insult. 'Let's give it a shot'
He began to accelerate again which surprised Misora. Seeing that she taunted. "What? Running away again? Are you scared now?"
Kanata turned to look at her from the corner of his shoulder and analyze her abilities in his head. 'Yeah, her speed and stamina are pretty impressive. But... How are you gonna like this'
Kanata suddenly stopped in mid way for a bit. Seeing her chance, Misora charged at him with a shout. "You're finished!"
However she was shocked when Kanata made a backpedaling somersault behind her and move in the cloud to hide himself away.
"What?' What did he just do?" muttered Misora in shock. "Where did he go?!" Misora shouted out in irritation to no one particular.
Not far from her, Kanata, who was hiding behind a cloud, seating in lotus position with his hand behind his chin and sighed in disappointment, muttered. "Just that simple maneuver already threw her off". But suddenly he startled, feeling a presence at his back. 'She got behind me?'
"Umm...Kanata-san" muttered Lecty softly with twin blades in her hand. She was standing in a fighting stance.
Kanata calmly turned around to face her and stated looking at both of her blades. "Heh, nice weapon there. What is the name?"
"Oh, um... They are called, Amano-Habakiri, desu" replied Lecty with her usual squeaky voice.
'She could've land a hit on me, when my back was turned' Kanata thought analytically while narrowing his eyes a bit. "What's wrong? Don't hesitate!"
Lecty looked aside slightly unnerved. "H-here I come!"
With a battle cry she launched herself at Kanata and began to engage him in a sword fight. She attacked rapidly and swiftly, but Kanata deflected all her attacks skillfully with a short blade of his own. At the last moment, they clashed blades again, but Lecty's serious expression turned to embarrassment seeing Kanata's body so close to hers.
On instinct, she separated herself from him and closed her eyes and swinging her blades randomly in panic at Kanata.
Kanata looked at her strangely and blinked with a thought. 'How can she be so inconsistent?'
"Hey, are you holding back on me?" asked Kanata with a smile.
Lecty panted out with slight red face from embarrassment and refute. "I-I am certainly not!"
And so she charged at Kanata and began to engage in a sword duel with him again. But Kanta like back then still managed to deflect them all without much affords.
'Her movements are refined and her reflects are good too... But she seems constantly lost, I guess she didn't have much confidence in her own abilities' analyzed Kanata while deflecting her strikes.
When they clashed blades again he decided to ask. "Hey, Lecty! Is Eisenach your-"
Again she noticed she was too close to Kanata's space and flew back and began to bows her head rapidly while apologizing. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!"
Kanata blinked and rubbed his head at Lecty's reaction. This girl is apologizing too often.
Far from them, Rico is lock on at Kanata and prepared to snipe at him from her Magical Sniper, Athena. She recharged her sniper and stated. "This Magical Gun, Athena, that share the same as the goddess will smite you"
With that she unleashed the magicall bullet inside by pressing on the trigger and aiming at Kanata's back.
Kanata could felt her killing intent and this know exactly where the bullet will come from. He was about to avoid it, but noticed that there is still Lecty behind him. So he carried her to the waist then charged a bit of his magic to the blade to cut down the bullet.
"He cut down my Magic Bullet?" muttered Rico in slight surprise.
Naruto descent down from the cloud above and stated. "Heh, not a bad shot. You are actually not just all talk. However I've seen better". When he is standing in front of her, he raised his index up to lecture her. "However a too accurate shot can be even easier to avoid. And you are releasing too much of killing intent. Even where Kanata-senpai is now, I am sure he could still felt that"
Rico frowned and put her hands to her hips and glared lightly at Naruto. "You want to say you were not impressed with my talents?"
"That's exactly what I want to say" replied Naruto cheekily. He then turned to Kanata that is approaching them holding Lecty to her waist. The said girl was blushing horribly though.
"By the way, did you two come up with that combination on the fly?" wondered Kanata looking at both girls. He released Lecty and she immediately step away from him.
Lecty looked hesitantly at Rico then replied back. "Y-yes, I was very scared"
Rico looked aside highly and stated. "Hah, unlike Misora the Ordinary, Lecty is really skilled with swords in combat. So obviously the best way is to team up with her"
"If you can calculate that far, then why don't you worry about friendly fire?" wondered Kanata and staring at Rico
Rico looked aside and exclaimed arrogantly. "I am goddess, earthly life doesn't interest me". But she was shocked as well as Lecty when Naruto appeared in front of her and gripped her shoulders tightly.
"Don't ever say that! If you are all in one team then you should care for each other!" shouted Naruto and glared daggers at Rico.
Rico was shocked as this was the first time she saw Naruto angry. She didn't know why but his words really affected her. And strangely she didn't find his presence uncomfortable even he was this close to her. That was so strange.
Naruto lessened his glare then sighed out to calm himself down. He then separated himself from Rico then looked at Lecty and said. "Consider you guys failed to complete this exercise, but Kanata-senpai now knows about you levels. Now it's my turn to test you girls. But first we need to collect strawberry jam first"
Scene change
After collecting Misora, the girls began to gather to hear Naruto's explanation for his exercise. Kanata sitting at his flying board in lotus position and watching how the girls will do against Naruto.
"My exercise is also very simple". Naruto then took out two bells from his pockets and showed them. "All you three just need to each take a bell, whoever can't get it will be punished tomorrow. Got it?"
"But there are only two bells. Does that mean either way one of us will be punish?" wondered Misora incredulously.
"That's right. So one of you must prepare for a punishment tomorrow" Naruto nodded his head and stated.
Kanata finally understood what is Naruto's aim and thought to himself. 'I see, so that is what Naruto want to test. But that will be useless, they won't be able to understand the meaning of this year either way'
"Or before I forget, feel free to use your weapons and even go with intent to kill or rise neither of you will get a bell. Training... start!" proclaimed Naruto
Immediately after Naruto announced that, the girls hid away in clouds. 'Heh, impressive reaction. But hiding will only benefits Rico as she is a sniper. Both Misora and Lecty's weapons are close range. So either they are trying to surprise me or they are planning something else'
Suddenly he heard a battle cry underneath him and saw Misora is swinging her Radgrid like a club again. Naruto managed to dodge easily and kicked her to the stomach which sent the girls flying into the cloud. Sensing the charge of wind in the atmosphere, Naruto turned back to in time to clash blades with Lecty. In his hand is a Hiraishin kunai, which materialized from the ring in his right hand. Naruto is a special case and has two rings on both of his index.
"Not bad, Lecty! Just be more confident in your abilities" encouraged Naruto and began to deflect her attacks much like Kanata did.
"H-hai!" replied Lecty hesitantly and tried to slash at him again.
Far in the distance, Rico is already lock on Naruto and was about to open fire. However she could see that Lecty is engaging him in combat and unlike the first is hesitant to shoot at him. Mainly because of Naruto's earlier words. She didn't know but his words actually mean something to her. However being a smart ad she is, she decided to fire a signal bullet to alert Lecty.
Lecty seeing a bullet that was shot not far from her feet understood what Rico wanted and began to retreat.
Naruto seeing that smirked slightly. 'At least my words mean something to that girl. And her and Lecty's teamwork increasing on the fly'
Rico began to open fire at Naruto. She didn't know why but she felt pretty shock when she saw her bullet hit him. However she sighed in displeasure but relief as well when the Naruto was shot sunk down and turned to smoke. Naruto had used Kumo Bunshin to trick her.
"Konno! How dare you kick me away like that?!" shouted a very angry Misora and began to thrust forward using her canon sword.
Naruto slight turned at her and wait for the attack reach him and jumped on her blade to state lazily. "Man, do you know that are very loud, strawberry jam?"
"Grahh!" His comment irritated Misora even more which caused the girls swung her sword up to shake Naruto off her sword.
Naruto gracefully landed on his feet and suddenly felt Lecty's presence at his right and Rico's killing intent at his left. 'Their teamwork is slowly improving. That's good'.
Naruto caught both Lecty's wrist then tossed her above, which embarrassed and shocked the girls greatly. Much like Kanata, he infused his magic to his Hiraishin kunai and cut fiend the bullet early.
Naruto clapped his head and exclaimed. "The training is over none of you passed. The pointed of this training is to use teamwork to get a better chance to snatch away these bells. But you all did on your own most of the time" Naruto turned to Misora to make her know that he implying to her. "In the end, I still managed to witness some teamwork but it is mediocre. So to sum it up, I will say this. There is still hope to this team as you all are not entirely hopeless. And that is why I and Kanata-senpai are here. To improve this fireteam to be the best fireteam in Mystogan"
Kanata began to clap in agreement with Naruto's words. The girls smiled slightly hearing that.
Time skip
That evening
The fireteam members are in their changing room to change their clothes. But right now they are in their lingerie and have a conversation of their own.
"Why the heck can't we catch that traitor or even managed to get at least one bell? There are three of us there!" complained Misora loudly. She is struggling to strap the her bra
"I-I am sorry because my skills were inadequate" apologized Lecty quietly and bowed down. Seeing Misora can't strap her bra properly, Lecty decided to help her. "Let me help you Misora-san"
"Um, thank you. But it was not actually your fault, Lecty. I didn't look out for you and might have not given instructions" replied Misora kindly.
"As Misora states, she didn't asses the battle adequately. Unlike the beatiful one, me" stated Rico as arrogantly as ever while brushing her hair.
Misora began to piss off, but suddenly recalled something and smirked deviously. "However you failed to impress Naruto and now must seduce him to wi the deal right? Wonder how will do that!"
At the reminder of failing the deal made Rico slightly unnerved. She was sure that she could impressed him with her superb abilities. But she failed and to win the deal, now she must seduce him using her beauty. Strangely enough, she found that entertaining rather than disgusting.
"Hah. So what? I will seduce him in no time. I am goddess after all. My breasts are larger and I am taller than you. It's only a matter of time before that commoner becomes my servant" said Rico with alluring smile.
In the end, Misora couldn't help but felt depressed as when she looked at Lecty's bust and saw that they were larger then hers as well. Breasts size is a very sensitive object to Misora so she felt into deep depression after finding out she has the smallest one amongst them. But Rico continued to put fuel in the fire by mocking that she won't be able to shake her assets like her and Lecty. Finally Misora snapped and launch herself at Rico which was a bit surprise at her reaction. Lecty is trying to her best to separate both of them.
Scene change
Meanwhile both instructors are discussing about the weakness of each members of E601. They are both sitting at the roof top of Mystogan and looking down at the people bellow.
"Misora is a hot head and could easily lost sights of her surroundings. Lecty is very self-conscious, which will give her troubles when facing an enemy..." Stated Kanata, looking down at the two male students, that are running away from an irritated female student.
"Opposite to them, Rico is so arrogant that she put herself above the others and also distancing herself from her teammates as she found they didn't worth her time" finished Naruto with an amused smirking seeing both makes covered themselves in fright in front of the furious female.
"They surely are a oddly shaped puzzles. However if we could fit them together... then it will be a sight to behold" added Kanata with an amused smirk.
Naruto have a thought of his own. Judging from her behavior, he could see that Rico's hidden thirst for acknowledgement. Even if she is acting delusional, she still wants for someone to acknowledge her. Born from a family of high society, Rico was spoiled too much and in result didn't know how to speak with regular people. That's why she is hiding herself behind the facade of ojou-sama that is looking down at others.
Normally a person no matter how skilled he or she is never could read a person just from observing another person's behavior in a day. However Uzumaki Naruto is an exceptional case. From earlier age, he has a gift of reading people's heart and understood their thoughts judging through their actions. Naruto wanted to not only open Rico's closed heart, but also make her facing the reality that she is hiding from. That's the reason he made that deal with her. Well, and because it was a direct order from leader of sky wizards.
A/N: Few, chapter 2 is done. Hope you guys enjoyed it. As for the pairing, maybe you all are already guessed that or not. It's NarutoxRico. About Kanata, nothing is decided for him yet.Just because Naruto has Hiraishin kunai doesn't mean he can use Hiraishin. And yeah, Naruto is the only shinobi alive, there won't be others.Ja ne!