Note: Sorry for the late updates. I really have no inspiration for this story. It takes a long struggle to finish writing this chapter.

-X-
(2 years later…)

Kanu Unchou practiced swings with her Green Dragon Crescent Blade but her gaits were clumsy. She was anxious, thinking about a certain blonde that seemed to aggravate her to no end. Kanu paused in her workouts, scanning her vicinity, hoping inwardly to find that annoying shrimp. Naruto was an enigma. He was irritating, cute but still a very irritating idiot. Kanu thrusts her guan-dao forward and retracted it, shifting her momentum and adjusted her weight. Listening to the blonde's advice, she followed Naruto's teaching and cleaved the pillar in halves.

It had been two years since Naruto visited him at the abandoned temple. He came occasionally but his visits were diminished to seldom and then for no reason, he vanished. Like a maelstrom, he came in strong and left without a word. No goodbyes, no farewells. Just a basket of buns that he was often seen nibbling on resting on a rock, that was the last gift presented to Kanu. There was not even a card to state his departure.

Truthfully, Kanu missed the knucklehead; life was dull without him.

Kanu sat on a bench and sighed. Unfurling the plastic wrap from her packed lunch, the brunette took a delicate bite off her bun. "Stupid blonde. Baka, baka, baka!"

-X-

Chou'un Shiryuu shut her eyes, allowing serenity to flood her mind. The breezes were soothing and the fallen leaves were swept down from the trees. Abruptly, Chou'un opened her cerulean pair of eyes and unsheathed her blade adroitly. In a flash, the leaves that had fallen before her were all sliced into halves. Chou'un heaved a sigh as she sheathed her sword and sat on a chair, wiping her sweats with a towel and took a sip from her warm cup of tea.

Gazing at the empyrean blue sky, the silver haired girl closed her eyes. "Naruto-san, it has been two years since we last met. Where have you been? Are you okay?"

"What's wrong, Chou'un?" Chou'un jolted up in fright and snapped her attention at the elderly abbot standing behind her. The girl stood up and bowed politely. "Master."

"Chou'un, are you still thinking about that rascal?"

"He's not a rascal, master."

The abbot sat beside Chou'un and smiled. "Love is more than a noun. It is more than just a simple verb. It is more than just a feeling. It gives you compassion and sympathy. It makes you care for others unconditionally. However, it also makes you hate, makes you jealous. It gives you all notion of negativity. Love is a dangerous tool. It has no barriers and can penetrate through all sorts of defences. That's why we monks and nuns don't embrace ourselves on such notion, lest we fall prey onto emotions such as love."

"A-Are you suggesting me to… forget about him?" Chou'un queried timidly. "Naruto-san is a very strange boy, but I know he is kind-hearted."

"I never ask you to forget about him. I want you to put that memory aside." The abbot sighed as he stroked the girl's hair. "You are my most talented pupil, Chou'un. You must not let this trivial thing get in your way. Concentrate on what's important now and become stronger. You are born for greatness, just like the Chou'un Shiryuu 1800 years ago."

"I understand." Chou'un watched as the abbot walked away. In all honesty, if she could choose, she would not want to become the Chou'un Shiryuu. She just wanted to live an ordinary life and felt the taste of being an ordinary girl; the grand task of ensuring the safety of the world was too heavy for her to shoulder it. "Naruto-san, if you are here, what will you say to me? Please… tell me. My prayers are unheard. I need some… guidance."

-X-

Since two years ago, Ukitsu would often be accompanied by a lackadaisical blonde at the waterfall. She would train relentless and he would fish at a fishless spot for hours; she believed Naruto was a lost cost, but she had no right to say that to him. In fact, she was starting to grow fond of the blonde, until the boy mysteriously vanished into almost nothingness. She had tried searching for the blonde in town, but nobody had seen the boy before.

Hell, he was like a ghost, like a nonexistence that was not supposed to exist in the world.

Ukitsu shoved away her turbulent thoughts and punched the rock beside her. Within seconds, it had shattered into bits. The tanned girl sat on the ground and examined her fist. "I'm putting too much emotion on that punch. Stupid Naruto. Stupid boys. Always leaving without saying anything."

-X-

A sole figure stood on the top of a building, staring curiously at the crowds beneath him. "Heh! Naruto is back! I wonder how's Kan-chan doing? Or how about Yun-chan? Su-chan? Bi-chan? Oh! Yes, Fu-chan as well. They're all living here. I'm gonna give Mou-chan a surprise first. Off to downtown village!"

In a mirage of a static blur, the blonde vanished.

-X-

Ryomou Shimei was scrubbing the ground panels of her house with a soapy towel and exhaled a tired breath. Twisting and draining water from the cloth into a bucket, Ryomou wiped the beads of sweats away from her temples. Seating idly on the cleaned floor, the blue haired girl leaned against the edge of the door and stared at the trees from her little garden located at her backyard. Her mother was knitting sweaters, planning to sell them when she had collected a pile.

Ryomou's heart ached after Naruto's sudden disappearance; she didn't have the chance to blurt an apology at the blonde. She hated the boy for not even sparing her the chance to do so. Strangely, after the blonde's departure, Ryomou and her mother would receive vast amount of money every month.

The blue haired girl had tried to check the source of that money, but the sender was classified as unknown. Amongst the midst of her thoughts, she knew that the money might have come from Naruto. Was the boy a rich heir who might be the child of a powerful tycoon? Could he be a boy who was trapped in a mansion, unable to see and feel what life was like in the outside world? Was he a trap bird trying to understand the principle of life? She was clueless.

She knew nothing about the boy and for some reason, she missed him deeply.

"R-Ryomou…"

Swirling her sights at her mother, Ryomou stood up and walked towards her mother. "What is it?"

"Could you get me the needle on that table?" It wasn't much of a question.

Ryomou approached the counter beside their small television and seized the needle, only to prick her finger accidentally. "Ouch!"

Her mother widened her eyes in shock. "W-What's wrong? Ryomou?"

"Oh! It's nothing." Hiding her bleeding finger, Ryomou chuckled nervously. "Wait a minute. I'll go to the kitchen to grab something."

Hastily, the blue haired girl entered the kitchen, only to be startled by a certain blonde who was leaning on the refrigerator while sipping a cold glass of milk. Naruto winked at Ryomou and sighed contently at his beverage. "Nice milk. It has been ages since I last drink milk. Nice, little comfy house by the way."

"N-Naru… Naru …" Ryomou staggered.

"Almost forgot. The last time you see me, you don't seem to like me. Sorry about the milk." Naruto smirked before sliding the window open.

"W-Wait!"

The blonde twirled around with a fervent smile plastered on his face. "Yeah?"

"Tell me… are you the one who gave me those money in those envelopes?" Ryomou queried timidly. "It's you, isn't it."

"Doesn't matter." Naruto waved a goodbye. "Have a good life, Mou-chan."

"Why?"

The blonde paused.

"Why are you helping me?"

"Why should I not?"

"I won't accept it." The blue haired girl took a can out from the kitchen counter and handed forcefully to the quizzical blonde. "All the money that you've given to me and my family, I have not used it. Take it!"

Naruto shrugged. "Nah, I came here empty handed. I intend to go empty handed as well. Put that pride aside and accept it. It'll lessen your mother's work. She's ill recently, isn't she? Take the money and go see a doctor. Don't do it for your pride's sake. Do it for her sake."

The blonde grinned fervently and stepped onto the railings. "It's nice seeing you again, Mou-chan. Good day."

In a flash, Naruto disappeared. Ryomou's head sunk in defeat as she was disappointed by the outcome. "How should I find you if I need you, Naruto-kun?"

-X-

It was late afternoon and the sun was setting. It was nostalgic to Chou'un; she spent most of her time appreciating sunsets while chatting joyfully with Naruto. Now that he had disappeared, she was alone once more. After finishing her practice session with her katana, she sheathed her blade with grace and sighed. "I guess this is it for today."

A few claps were heard and the girl twirled around. Much to her surprise, Naruto was leaning against a tree, smirking cheerfully at the silver haired girl. "You're getting very good with the sword, Yun-chan."

Chou'un did something unanticipated that Naruto wouldn't believe; she ran towards the blonde and hugged him. "Where have you been for all these years, Naruto-san?"

The blonde smiled and patted her back with assurance. "There's something urgent overseas that I need to attend. I have to leave Japan for a while. Now that I'm back… wanna catch some ramen while we're at it?"

The girl shook her head. "I cannot leave the temple, Naruto-san. The last time you drag me out, I got punish for a month."

"Aww, then I need to repay the debt." Naruto's eyes flashed an impish glow.

"Nope." Chou'un sat on the bench and the blonde settled down beside her. "But we can have some buns."

Unfurling the paper bag, the silver haired girl took out two buns and handed one to Naruto. The blonde accepted it appreciatively and smirked. "Thanks."

"I have heard rumours that there are other girls looking for you all over town." Chou'un took a delicate bite on her bun and sighed. "And all of them are just like me. They're all fighters in the future."

Naruto's façade shattered momentarily before he replaced his hesitation with a joyous grin. "So… you know their names?

Chou'un nodded vividly. "Yes. Kanu Unchou, Shiba'I Chuutatsu, Ukitsu and Ryomou Shimei. They also say that Ryofu Housen is looking for you as well. Since when did you know all of them? I heard all of them are girls too."

The blonde scratched his head sheepishly. "I didn't know I make them worry."

"I met Kanu-san."

Naruto blinked.

"She's a nice person. We spar occasionally. She's really good with her pole-arm." Chou'un smiled. "She told me your favourite food is bun. I believe it's ramen. We debated for a while and decided to visit the local ramen store to have some ramen. Ramen tastes very good."

"Of course it does. Come, I'll treat you twenty bowls!"

"I can't…"

"Alright!" Naruto stood up. "If you can't go to the ramen store, then I'll just have to bring the ramen store to you. Wait here."

"W-What?"

The blonde sped off to the distant land, leaving a perplexed Chou'un behind.

A few minutes later, Naruto returned while pushing a ramen cart towards the silver haired girl. Confounded by the blonde's effort, Chou'un avoided Naruto's gazes. "I'm in a temple. It's strict rules that I cannot indulge myself… myself…"

Naruto purposely swayed a bowl of pork ramen in front of the girl, smirking deviously as Chou'un smelled the aroma of her favourite ramen flavour. Licking her lips and swallowing her nervous lump in her throat, the silver haired girl grabbed the bowl and stared at it with wide eyes. "Go on, Yun-chan. Eat it. You know you want to."

Unable to resist her temptations any longer, the girl devoured her ramen indignantly.

-X-
(The next morning…)

Kanu was training diligently at the abandoned temple and was exhausted. Recovering her breathes, the purple haired girl sat on the bench and meditated. The wind was rustling at an unusual tempo. Smoothly, Kanu seized her Green Dragon Crescent Blade and pointed to her right. An entity materialised in static blur beside her and was threatened by the sharp edge of Kanu's pole-arm. "What do you want, jerk?"

"Miss me much, Kan-chan?"

Without hesitation, Kanu roared angrily at the blonde and swung her blade. Naruto sidestepped the assault and was marvelled when the ground was split into halves. The blonde averted his cerulean pair of eyes at his left and kicked the Green Dragon Crescent Blade away before performing a few acrobatic flips to retreat from Kanu's wrath. The girl was unrelenting and proceeded to jump into the sky with her weapon hoisted up high. "I miss killing you, Naruto-baka!"

Naruto grinned. "Still the same old Kan-chan. Come here, I'll show you how it's done."

In a flash, literally, the blonde charged throughout the temple, leaving dozens of afterimages scattered across the battleground. Kanu gritted her teeth before she landed onto the ground and brought her Green Dragon Crescent Blade into a descent brutally. A shockwave erupted, repulsing anything away from Kanu's frame as she channelled her chi into her weapon, augmenting the explosion to tremendous folds. Naruto was awed by Kanu's sudden strength. "Since when did she become this strong? Heh, Kan-chan, you've grown more awesome each day."

"I know you know martial arts, Naruto-baka. I know it the first time we spar. You dodge all my attacks without even sweating. Tell me, who exactly are you? What do you want from me?"

Naruto tilted her head in confusion and tapped his chin. "That's not your question, is it?"

Kanu looked onto the cracked ground and narrowed her eyes. "That doesn't matter anymore… I'll punch the answers out of you."

"Didn't I say? Violence isn't the best solution- Whoa!" Naruto ducked from Kanu's kick and snatched her assaulting leg. "Hey, that might kill me, woman!"

"Release me!"

"Nope! Unless you apologi-" The blonde leaped away, dodging another slash from Kanu's Green Dragon Crescent Blade. "Okay, this is it. No more games!"

"Have I riled you up? You're finally on the offensive. Have you acknowledged my strength? Huh?" The purple haired girl darted towards Naruto and raised her weapon. "You will pay for leaving me behind!"

Before the pole-arm managed to stab the blonde, Naruto had swiftly evaded the reckless attack and grabbed Kanu's wrist before halting the girl's momentum. Kanu tried to struggle her way out of Naruto's grip but to no avail was she able to pry off her restrains. "Are you done yet?"

"Shut up!"

What transpired next was totally unexpected; Naruto landed a sultry kiss on Kanu's lips, effectively silencing the girl's rant. After a moment of passion had passed, the blonde pushed the girl away and smiled jubilantly at Kanu. "Have you calmed down now? I guess so. Let's go have some ramen now!"

The girl was dragged away while she remained in a daze mood. "M-My first kiss…"

Kanu blushed as she stared at Naruto's backview.

-X-

"S-Stay away from me!" Ryofu screamed while she ran into her bedroom and locked the door with chains. Scurrying into a dark corner, Ryofu hugged her knees and trembled as her tormentor slammed onto the door. "Ryofu-san! Come out of your room this instance! You won't like it if I barge into your room, you bitch! Let me in!"

Ryofu gritted her teeth. "Oh no… the chain is rusty. It's not going to stay like that forever. I… I have to do something."

An idea struck her and the girl stood up promptly before pushing her desk towards the door. Unfortunately, her attempts failed when the chain gave in to the pressure and the door was kicked open. Ryofu gasped and tried to run, only to be snatched by the new landlord of the orphanage and she was thrown onto her bed. The landlord grinned wickedly with perverse intent as he seized the girl's gown and ripped it off. "Ryofu-san, you shouldn't hide those curves from me, you bitch!"

"H-Help! Help me!" Ryofu struggled to push her tormentor away, but her strength was debilitated when the landlord pinned her hands above her head.

"Stop whining, bitch! It'll end soon!"

The green haired girl shut his eyes and screamed. "H-Help… someone… Naru-kun!"

The landlord suddenly stopped his immoral acts. Ryofu opened her eyes and was petrified when the landlord was convulsing vigorously and his head subsequently exploded into a gruesome mess. His beheaded corpses fell beside the green haired girl and Ryofu yelped. She didn't know what was happening but she knew she was saved. Staring at the door of her bedroom, she saw a silhouette wrapped by darkness, due to the blinding light that shined from the outside.

"You call me, Fu-chan?"

"N-Naru-kun?"

"I'm here to get you out of here." Naruto was startled when Ryofu jumped at him and embraced the blonde tightly. She was sobbing into his chest. "W-Where were you? I was finding you… How can you just disappear without even leaving a goodbye? "

"I need to attend to something. I hope that dick didn't take away your virginity."

Ryofu blushed and shook her head in denial.

Naruto chuckled and grabbed her hand. "Let's go. We'll leave this godforsaken place."

"To where? I'm born in the orphanage. I have nowhere to go."

"You can live with me."

"With you?" Ryofu arched a brow. "You have a home?"

"Hey! What do you mean by that?"

The green haired girl giggled. "You dress like a street urchin. It's only normal for me to think that way."

Naruto pouted. "We got no time. Come!"

Ryofu was led by the blonde away from the orphanage. She looked back and sighed sadly before they reached to the exit. The green haired girl was dismayed and flabbergasted by the sight before her. There was a red carpet laid before her and it caused a passage for her to cross to a luxurious black limousine. There were armoured trucks parked behind the grand limo. Guards who were wearing black suits were standing in two parallel formations beside the red carpet, welcoming their master as they yelled in unison. "You've returned, Naruto-sama."

The green haired girl gawked. "A-Am I hearing things?"

"Nope. Ryofu Housen, will you come with me and stay by my side?" Naruto grasped the girl's hand and smiled.

The girl didn't know what to say.

She nodded her head.

-X-

Naruto skipped cheerfully through the streets. Ryofu had fitted in to his household and it was a bliss that she was still smiling. The blonde had overheard that Shiba'i was actually adopted from an orphanage when she was an infant. However, her real parents had found her and brought her back to their wealthy family. It was fortunate that Shiba'i now lived, along with her eight sisters, in a palace directly beside his mansion.

Upon reaching the pink haired girl's house, Naruto pressed the button on the gate and waited impatiently. A voice sounded from the speaker. "Who's this?"

"I have an appointment with Bai-chan! I'm Naruto!"

"Oh! Naruto-dono. Please come in."

The blonde skipped through the gap of the opening gate and greeted the household's butler joyously. "Naruto-dono, Shiba'i-sama is waiting for you in her room. It's upstairs. I'll bring you-"

"Don't worry. I think I know where her room is."

"Oh?" The butler arched a brow. "Have you been here before?"

"Nope. But I don't need to be here to know where she chooses her room. It's most likely on the third floor… and it's located at the far end of the corridor?"

"H-How?"

"Heh." Naruto ambled towards her destination. Ascending the stairs, the blonde examined the infrastructure of the castle and smirked. "Heh, she's one lucky girl."

Approaching the room, Naruto knocked onto the door and chirped. "Bai-chan, you're in this room, right?"

A monotonous voice emerged within the chamber. "Come in."

Naruto twirled open the doorknob and barged into the room indignantly. "Hello!"

Shiba'i, dressed in a black shirt and a casual grey skirt, was lying on her king-size bed, with a book underneath her chin while she stared emotionlessly at the blonde. "What do you need of me? I hope you have something important to discuss with me, Naruto."

"Oh? What are you now? A zombie?"

The pink haired girl narrowed her eyes. "If you have nothing to say to me, get out."

"Oh?" Naruto sat beside Shiba'i's comfortably on the bed and smirked. "What's with you today? I know that's not what you want to say to me."

"You're smart. What do you think I want to say?" Shiba'i eyed the blonde suspiciously. She sat up upright and glared at Naruto. "Speak up."

"You want to ask why I suddenly… left, right?"

"I don't want to know." The pink haired girl climbed out of her bed and slid the book back into the shelf.

Naruto's grin widened. "That's a lie."

"Get on with it then. Stop wasting time. Time is precious."

The blonde switched his attention around the room and saw a dusty old guitar leaning against the wall. "You still keep it, huh?"

Shiba'i followed her visions at Naruto's directed attention and averted her eyes. "Yes. It holds memories."

"Sentimental, huh?" The blonde sighed. "I went overseas to attend something."

Walking towards the pink haired girl, Naruto grasped the girl's shoulders and smiled. However, the girl was awfully quiet. Shiba'i's eyes were blazing a furious golden as her nails were elongating. Naruto was horrified when the pink haired girl's canines were growing fangs. Wrapping both arms around the girl's waist protectively, Naruto shook Shiba'i violently. "Bai-chan! Bai-chan! What's wrong? Tell me! What's happening to you?"

"K-Kill… blood… must… d-destroy… Sousou… Moutoku… kill…"

Naruto snapped his attentions at Shiba'i's pale, shaking hands. Black tattoos were carved slowly by an invisible force onto the girl's skin and her hands were bleeding immensely. Naruto ripped his sleeves and wrapped it hastily around her slender arms, but the bleeding wouldn't stop. The tattoos automatically designed themselves into dragon tribal. Naruto was perturbed when the pink haired girl was growling akin to a mindless beast.

In a spur of moment, Shiba'i's hand shot towards the blonde's neck and strangled Naruto in a chokehold. "This body… this heart… is in love… with you… must destroy… this emotion… rule… the world… kill… Sousou…"

The blonde gasped for breathes and smirked weakly at the pink haired girl. "Bai-chan… I-I know you're hearing me… I know you're inside… Bai-chan… I won't blame you if you kill me… here… I just need… to tell you… I love… you."

Shiba'i stopped agitating and stared emotionlessly at Naruto. Her eyes had stopped illuminating a sinister yellow and her nails returned its original forms. "Love…?"

A shockwave erupted and sent ripples of air waves scattered throughout their vicinity, blasting off furniture away from their spot. Shiba'i's maniacal form was reverted and she roared blaringly before seizing Naruto's arms. "Kill… you…"

"No choice! You force me to do this!" The blonde placed a palm on Shiba'i chest and channelled chi into his hand, pumping the energy into her heart. The girl was agitated initially but her body gradually stopped shifting and her body regained her humanly features. "Bai-chan… are you alright?"

The girl was panting tediously. "W-What… happen?"

"You pull an exorcism at me! What's with the tattoos on your arm?" Shiba'i stared at her arm and was flabbergasted by the exotic dragon marking engraved on her hands. "What's this?"

"You're like possessed by some demon or something. You turn lunatic out of no reason." Naruto wiped the sweats from the girl's forehead with his sleeve and sighed. "What's with you?"

Shiba'i deadpanned. "What's with you?"

The girl stared at her chest and the blonde followed suit. Naruto widened his eyes in horror when he realised he was touching Shiba'i's breast. Retracting his offending arm away, Naruto blushed heatedly; the pink haired girl was suppressing her urge to blush as well.

"D-Do you want to stay over for dinner?" Shiba'i asked timidly. "We can get to know each other better. Update about our lives… you know?"

"S-Sure!"

-X-

"Stop bullying him!" A young Sonsaku stood bravely before the bullies in the playground. "If you mess with Koukin, you mess with me!"

Shuuyu Koukin sobbed and hid behind his cousin's back.

"Aww, getting a girl to protect you? How pathetic!" The bullies attacked Sonsaku, smashing her lithe frame onto the ground and brutally kicked her. Koukin was frightened and didn't know what to do to save his cousin.

It was then a boy with raven black hair appeared behind the mob's back. "Oh? Ganging up on a defenceless girl? Do you call yourself men?"

The leader of the bullies, a tall, bulky child swirled his sight at the stranger and walked forward. "Who're you?"

"Uchiha. Uchiha Sasuke." The boy crossed his arms and smirked. "Get lost and die or get beaten by me and die. Choose your fate."

"I choose…" The bully sent a punch at Sasuke abruptly. "Your death!"

Sonsaku coughed as she watched her saviour, standing motionlessly and awaiting for the assault to hit him. "G-Get away! You'll die!"

Koukin shut his eyes; he didn't want to watch the inevitable.

Sasuke raised a finger and blocked the incoming fist effortlessly, much to the dismay of the audiences. "Is that all you got? You call that a punch? Well, I guess a lowlife who picks on little girls and boys can't amount much, can he? Now, I'll show you what an Uchiha is made of."

In split second, Sasuke delivered a swift punch into the boy's stomach and his assault was augmented with electricity. The bully collapsed into a twitching mess. The others accomplices ran away in terror when the dark haired boy glared at them. Sasuke sighed and strolled casually towards Sonsaku. "Are you okay?"

The girl grinned and nodded. "T-Thanks! I'm Sonsaku Hakufu! Nice to meet you!"

"S-Shuuyu Koukin…"

Sasuke deadpanned. "I see you're very manly yourself, Koukin-san.'

Koukin blinked. "R-Really?"

"Yeah, you let a girl fight for you. That's spectacular."

The boy was mocked and tears started to form in his eyes. Sonsaku growled and stood face to face before Sasuke. "Hey! Stop that! You're making Koukin cry!"

"If a man cries at trivial matters then he will amount to nothing."

"He's my friend!" Sonsaku protested

"Then he better grows up and learns how to fight for himself." Sasuke tucked his fists into his pockets and twirled around. "Good day."

Sonsaku pouted and watched the mysterious boy walked away.

-X-

Lee was exploring the foreign environment with an unreal enthusiasm. He was dressed in his trademark green spandex and was strolling proudly in the busy streets. Something caught his eyes and he decided to make a sharp turn into a dark alley and somewhat journeyed into a forest. "I swear I saw a cat here. Where did it go? Yosh! If I can't find the cat by midnight, I will run the entire city with my hands!"

"Oh, I find a prey, dumbass."

"Who's there?" Lee turned around and saw nothing. "Is it you, Tenten?"

"I'm not Tenten, dumbass."

"Who are you then?" Lee arched his thick brows and smiled. "It is not youthful to hide from your opponent! Please show yourself and embrace the love of the springtime of youth!"

"What a dumbass, dumbass." A tanned girl with spiky red hair dropped onto the ground from a tree and smirked as she toyed with her weapons playfully. "You seem strong, dumbass. Are you not Rock Lee?"

"I am. Have you heard of me?"

"Dumbass, you're the strongest junior champion in China. I have heard how you defeated boys twice the size of you. My informer told me that you've returned back to Japan. That's why…" The girl grinned and seized her combat ring with a heated vigour. "I'm gonna kick your ass! That's right, dumbass! I'm the one who lead you here! I am Mokaku and I'm gonna become the leader of the entire Kanto region, dumbass! Prepare to die, dumbass"

"I see." Lee grinned and readied his fighting stance. "Then let see what you got, Mokaku-san. May the springtime of youth empower me!"

-X-

"It's a great day, isn't it, Fu-chan?" Naruto was sitting on a bench in a lively park with Ryofu, licking ice-creams and appreciating the serenity of nature itself. "I hope everyday could be peaceful like this."

The green haired girl nodded. "Yeah, but it's not going to be like that though."

"We all can hope." The blonde grinned.

Meanwhile, Kanu and Chou'un were strolling in the same park coincidentally. They were discussing about the importance of training and balancing diets when the dark haired girl spotted Naruto. Initially, she was enthusiastic but when she saw the girl sitting beside him, stealing a lick from his ice-cream, an unexplained rage surged within her heart. Chou'un noticed Kanu's abnormal silence and followed the girl's gaze, only to see a certain blonde.

Angrily, Kanu stormed towards the couple and yelled. "What are you doing here, Naru-baka?"

"Oh, it's you, Kan-chan. Wanna eat some ice-cream?" Naruto smiled.

"Why are you hanging out with this girl? She's Ryofu Housen!"

Ryofu was irked. "So? I am Ryofu Housen. What of it? You want a piece of me, huh?"

"I'm gonna strangle you!" Kanu exclaimed.

"Whoa! Whoa! Calm down ladies." Naruto stood in between the girls and cocked a brow of confusion. "What's going on here?"

"Idiot! Don't you get it? She's Ryofu Housen! She's evil!"

Chou'un ambled towards the commotion and sighed. "Hello, Naruto-san."

"Oh! It's you, Yun-chan!"

"Yun-chan?" Kanu and Ryofu arched a brow and stared cynically at an oblivious Chou'un. "Since when are you… Yun-chan?"

"Since the start!" Naruto smirked. "We're good friends, aren't we, Yun-chan?"

The silver haired girl blushed and nodded.

"W-Whatever! Naru-baka, you shouldn't hang out with this menace."

"Menace?" Ryofu growled. "I'll show you menace, you menace!"

"Alright, shut up!" Naruto looked at Kanu and waged his fingers disapprovingly. "You shouldn't act like that to Fu-chan. Ryofu Housen, 1800 years ago, might be evil but the Fu-chan I know is not. And the Kanu Unchou, 1800 years ago, might be egotistic or bloodthirsty but you… wait, you're no different from the you 1800 years ago… so…"

"Are you saying I'm a brute?" Kanu gritted her teeth in frustration.

Ryofu giggled mockingly. "That's exactly what Naru-kun is saying. And when we grow up, Naru-kun promise to marry me and make me his woman."

"W-What? Marriage? Woman?" The black haired woman's cheeks were a shade of pink. Chou'un was flustered as well.

Naruto stroked his chin and mused. "Did I say that?"

"Oh, you're so dead, Naru-baka!" Kanu raised her Green Dragon Crescent Blade and yelled. "Prepare to die, Naru-ba-"

"Well, well, well, what do we have here?"

Naruto recognised the familiar voice and deadpanned. "Sasuke. What do you want?"

The raven haired boy strolled towards the blonde with a haughty demeanour and smirked. "It's a shame. You're about to get killed by a girl."

The blonde huffed and retorted. "At least there's a girl trying to kill me. Unlike someone else, a loner and forever is."

Sonsaku ran towards the group and smiled brightly. "Sasuke-chan, you're here! Come join us!"

"Sasuke-chan?" Naruto chuckled. "You know her?"

"I saved her cousin." Sasuke sighed. "She's Sonsaku Hakufu."

"Hello! Nice to meet you." The ditzy girl beamed.

"Sonsaku?" Ryofu, Kanu and Chou'un said in unison, clearly disbelief by Sonsaku's existence.

"Oh, nice to meet you, Son-chan. I'm Uzumaki Naruto. I am bastard's good friend."

"Bastard? Are you calling Sasuke-chan a bastard? He's no bastard! If you mess with him, you mess with me!" The girl roared, shaking her fist maliciously at the startled blonde.

Naruto was apathetic. "You sure have one nasty mood-swing. Anyway, this is Ryofu, and this grumpy-lady is Kanu and this cute one is Chou'un."

Ryofu waved her hand and smiled uneasily at the orange haired girl. "Hello."

Kanu sighed. "I am Kanu Unchou."

Chou'un allowed a soft smile to adorn her face as she greeted politely. "I'm Chou'un Shiryuu."

Abruptly, Sasuke appeared before Naruto and delivered a punch at the blonde's face, sending him tumbling onto the ground. Kanu and Ryofu immediately went onto a fighting stance; Chou'un's sword was already unsheathed. Sasuke simply chuckled darkly. "You suck, Naruto. You always suck. That's payback for calling me a bastard."

The blonde stood up on his feet and kicked the air, sending energised blades at Sasuke. The girls retreated and watched as the raven haired boy ducked the assault with ease before his fingers sparkled with electricity. "Oh? Not using your God Speed? Too afraid to show your friends what you got?"

"It's too dangerous to use it here." Naruto diverted his eyes frostily at Kanu. "Don't watch. Stay the hell away from Sasuke and me. We'll level this park soon. If you're busy watching, why not take the time to evacuate the people. Make sure nobody is here. Fu-chan, go home. Yun-chan, help Kan-chan. Son-chan, if your bring friends, get them out of here."

The girls nodded dumbly and did what they're told, except an unwilling Kanu.

Whatever that was going to happen next, it would be big.

-X-

Pairings:
1.)NarutoXKanu
2.)NarutoXRyofu
3.)NarutoXShiryuu
4.)NarutoXRyomou
5.)NarutoXUkitsu
6.)NarutoXShiba'i
7.)NarutoXBunken

a.)SasukeXSonsaku
b.)SasukeXGentoku
c.)SasukeXMoyu
d.)SasukeXChubo
e.)SasukeXBunken

I.)LeeXMokaku
II.)LeeXUkitsu
III.)LeeXBashoku

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