“Now what happened here?†Naruto muttered to himself.
Eyes scanned the area of the park in front of him, searching for some visual indicators. He could still feel lingering power from both Rias Gremory, and Not-Akeno. Most of Rias’s energy seemed concentrated to one particular area near the fountain, while Not-Akeno’s seemed spread across the whole park. A barrier of some kind maybe?
He groaned, this really wasn’t his area of expertise. He didn’t have anywhere near the amount of information he needed.
‘Then perhaps it would be a good idea to get that information.’ Kurama chimed in lazily, trying to push his partner to action.
‘Really,’ The Biju thought to itself, ‘All this sneaking around is unlike him.’
While The Titanic fox had originally agreed with the wait and see approach of his host, he hadn’t thought it would go on for as long as it had. They had regained enough strength to be able to defeat both Gremory’s group, as well as the Student Council a few days after arriving.
‘I’d rather not tip our hand to Rias or Kaichou just yet… Oh! What about that weird tennis girl? The one with those strange pets?’
‘And why would she have any clue as to what happened here? Face it, it’s time to stop skulking around in the shadows.’ The fox grinned, dashing the Uzumaki’s hopes was always an enjoyment.
But just to seal the deal…
‘Unless you’re scared of a couple of girls…’
He was being baited. Logically, Naruto knew this. However, Naruto was never very good at logical thinking.
‘I’ll show you who’s scared of a couple of girls!’ Naruto yelled back at his partner. He was Uzumaki Naruto! He wasn’t scared of anything!
…Except maybe ghosts.
“Looking pretty lost in thought there, Onii-Chan!†A mocking voice from behind said, startling him out of his thoughts. Snapping around so fast he almost gave himself whiplash, he found himself face to face with a young girl who could have passed as his sister.
‘How the hell did she sneak up on me!? I should have sensed her…’ It was fairly obvious to him that she wasn’t human and that should have sent alarm bells off in his head. Her energy levels weren’t particularly high though, had he just dismissed her as not a threat? That was sloppy.
“Now that’s certainly not something I’ve been accused of before.†He commented, flashing a grin. He hadn’t thought to bring any Kunai with him for this little investigation, and he wasn’t sure if he should be regretting that choice or not.
“So, Imouto-Chan,†He questioned, following up on her ‘Onii-Chan’ comment causing her to frown.
“Were you involved in whatever it was that happened here?†Well, he already knew the answer to that question. Her energy signature wasn’t present, but the odds were good she was involved with whoever had been here.
Her eyes widened, and she took a step back at the question.
“Because I can sense the same type of energy you possess covering this park.â€
“Hoh? So you have that kind of ability?†The fake innocent look melted off her face, easily replaced by a sadistic smirk as a pair of wings appeared from her back, the black feathers reminding him of a raven.
“I’m afraid that means you have to die tonight O-Nii-Chan.†Her sadistic grin contrasting with the cutesy tone she used for her “Onii-Chan†comment. A bright pink light erupted from her hand, forming into a strangely solid looking spear.
Naruto grinned.
As far as he was concerned, it was pretty adorable that she thought she could kill him. Well, she could kill him, if she could land a fatal hit, he wasn’t arrogant enough to assume her powers would be worthless against him. But in a one on one fight, Naruto was fairly certain he could defeat her without transforming.
But where was the fun in that?
For the most part, he had kept his Chakra suppressed since he wanted to avoid drawing attention for a change. Playing at being what passed for a ‘Normal’ human, was a little aggravating at first, since even without chakra enhancement, he was far superior physically then other humans.
Grinning, he released his hold on his power, allowing it to briefly explode outwards, shocking his foe.
“W-What the hell!?†She had never even heard of a human with this kind of power before! The closest she could link it to, was the one time she had seen Kokabiel. The Elder Fallen’s power was wild, angry, and ready to burst at a moment’s notice with barely contained bloodlust. That this human child had power to match one of the most powerful of her race… It didn’t say anything good about her chances of surviving.
Then she lost sight of him, before a fist materialised inches from her face, air pressure blasting past her.
“Eep!†Her eyes rolled up into the back of her head, as she collapsed unconscious.
“Huh…â€
‘Well that happened.’ Kurama commented in surprise.
“Yeah, never seen someone just faint like that before.†The Shinobi agreed, before sighing as he bent over and scooped the unconscious girl up into his arms.
‘Uh… What are you doing?’
“Isn’t it obvious? I’m taking her home so we can get some answers.â€
-X-
That scene took far too long to actually write, and I'm still not really happy with it, but it's acceptable I guess.
Eyes scanned the area of the park in front of him, searching for some visual indicators. He could still feel lingering power from both Rias Gremory, and Not-Akeno. Most of Rias’s energy seemed concentrated to one particular area near the fountain, while Not-Akeno’s seemed spread across the whole park. A barrier of some kind maybe?
He groaned, this really wasn’t his area of expertise. He didn’t have anywhere near the amount of information he needed.
‘Then perhaps it would be a good idea to get that information.’ Kurama chimed in lazily, trying to push his partner to action.
‘Really,’ The Biju thought to itself, ‘All this sneaking around is unlike him.’
While The Titanic fox had originally agreed with the wait and see approach of his host, he hadn’t thought it would go on for as long as it had. They had regained enough strength to be able to defeat both Gremory’s group, as well as the Student Council a few days after arriving.
‘I’d rather not tip our hand to Rias or Kaichou just yet… Oh! What about that weird tennis girl? The one with those strange pets?’
‘And why would she have any clue as to what happened here? Face it, it’s time to stop skulking around in the shadows.’ The fox grinned, dashing the Uzumaki’s hopes was always an enjoyment.
But just to seal the deal…
‘Unless you’re scared of a couple of girls…’
He was being baited. Logically, Naruto knew this. However, Naruto was never very good at logical thinking.
‘I’ll show you who’s scared of a couple of girls!’ Naruto yelled back at his partner. He was Uzumaki Naruto! He wasn’t scared of anything!
…Except maybe ghosts.
“Looking pretty lost in thought there, Onii-Chan!†A mocking voice from behind said, startling him out of his thoughts. Snapping around so fast he almost gave himself whiplash, he found himself face to face with a young girl who could have passed as his sister.
‘How the hell did she sneak up on me!? I should have sensed her…’ It was fairly obvious to him that she wasn’t human and that should have sent alarm bells off in his head. Her energy levels weren’t particularly high though, had he just dismissed her as not a threat? That was sloppy.
“Now that’s certainly not something I’ve been accused of before.†He commented, flashing a grin. He hadn’t thought to bring any Kunai with him for this little investigation, and he wasn’t sure if he should be regretting that choice or not.
“So, Imouto-Chan,†He questioned, following up on her ‘Onii-Chan’ comment causing her to frown.
“Were you involved in whatever it was that happened here?†Well, he already knew the answer to that question. Her energy signature wasn’t present, but the odds were good she was involved with whoever had been here.
Her eyes widened, and she took a step back at the question.
“Because I can sense the same type of energy you possess covering this park.â€
“Hoh? So you have that kind of ability?†The fake innocent look melted off her face, easily replaced by a sadistic smirk as a pair of wings appeared from her back, the black feathers reminding him of a raven.
“I’m afraid that means you have to die tonight O-Nii-Chan.†Her sadistic grin contrasting with the cutesy tone she used for her “Onii-Chan†comment. A bright pink light erupted from her hand, forming into a strangely solid looking spear.
Naruto grinned.
As far as he was concerned, it was pretty adorable that she thought she could kill him. Well, she could kill him, if she could land a fatal hit, he wasn’t arrogant enough to assume her powers would be worthless against him. But in a one on one fight, Naruto was fairly certain he could defeat her without transforming.
But where was the fun in that?
For the most part, he had kept his Chakra suppressed since he wanted to avoid drawing attention for a change. Playing at being what passed for a ‘Normal’ human, was a little aggravating at first, since even without chakra enhancement, he was far superior physically then other humans.
Grinning, he released his hold on his power, allowing it to briefly explode outwards, shocking his foe.
“W-What the hell!?†She had never even heard of a human with this kind of power before! The closest she could link it to, was the one time she had seen Kokabiel. The Elder Fallen’s power was wild, angry, and ready to burst at a moment’s notice with barely contained bloodlust. That this human child had power to match one of the most powerful of her race… It didn’t say anything good about her chances of surviving.
Then she lost sight of him, before a fist materialised inches from her face, air pressure blasting past her.
“Eep!†Her eyes rolled up into the back of her head, as she collapsed unconscious.
“Huh…â€
‘Well that happened.’ Kurama commented in surprise.
“Yeah, never seen someone just faint like that before.†The Shinobi agreed, before sighing as he bent over and scooped the unconscious girl up into his arms.
‘Uh… What are you doing?’
“Isn’t it obvious? I’m taking her home so we can get some answers.â€
-X-
That scene took far too long to actually write, and I'm still not really happy with it, but it's acceptable I guess.