Chapter 3: Dojo

Darkness has almost taken over the dimly lit laboratory if not for the bright computer screens at the end of the room and the glowing containers of experimented specimens where there sat a man clad in a black suit. He had sharp eyes with glasses overlapping them, black hair that had a slight green tint with his bangs covering his right eye.

He was once a world renowned scientist that was now forgotten by the world as he operated from the shadows to complete his work of 'evolution'.

Dr. Genus

"Kakuzu was defeated?" Genus asked to himself as he gains access to the security footage of the bank where his subordinate was defeated. On the footage was a blonde young adult clad in a black and orange tracksuit and was wielding glowing blue orbs which he slams onto Kakuzu.

"Well it's not really a surprise that Kakuzu was defeated. He's still a prototype at the time," Genus said with a smirk but focuses on the blonde that defeated the bounty hunter.

"This blonde boy...while his choice of wardrobe is rather strange, the power he displays are very fascinating," he said to himself whole adjusting his glasses.

The scientist then grinned darkly. "He'll make an excellent specimen..I'll explore you from the inside out! But first.."

He taps onto his screen to contact his cyborg. "Tiger! I have an objective for you: I want you to break Kakuzu out of prison so that I may give him a little 'upgrade'," Genus said while still smiling darkly.

As the sun's ever bright rays shines through the silk curtains of her room Fubuki groaned and rolled on the other side of the bed and pulled the comforter over her head as she tried to go back to sleep.

It was unsuccessful.

Thanks to the stubborn rays of the sun, Fubuki's emerald orbs fluttered open with her long lashes as she slowly rose and yawned softly and stretched her arms out.

"Another day, another shenanigan," Fubuki said to herself with a light smirk as she grabs her phone to see what time it was and finds it was 7:30

But on her notifications there was one that stood out on her infinite Candy Crush notifications.

"A friend request on my Facepage.." It was really no surprise for her. Fubuki was always bombarded with friend requests, while she does find it irritating sometimes, she was still thankful for it as it at least increases her list of friends, despite not meeting them in person.

When Fubuki opens the app to find out who sent her the request, she couldn't help but let out a wholehearted smile.

Friend Request: Naruto Uzumaki

This also allowed Fubuki to get a good look at Naruto's picture: he had his usual grin while doing a thumbs up and the overall goofiness just made her laugh a bit. As Fubuki accepts the request she imprints the picture of the smiling blonde in her mind.

"Now..what shall I have for breakfast?" The noirette wondered as she looks outside her window, admiring the clouds that were bathed in morning sunshine.

Outside a dojo (a few hours later)

"Heh, is that all Atomic Samurai? at this rate I'm starting to think that age has caught up to you" Madara taunted his sparing partner as he tightened his grip on his gunbai. The said "Samurai" had black hair that was tied in a messy ponytail along with a thin goatee.

Like his namesake, the samurai was wearing traditional samurai robes.

"I'm only 37 you bastard!" Samurai yelled with annoyance present in his features as he dashes towards the Uchiha.

"Heh..never gets old," Madara chuckled to himself as he easily blocks Samurai's blade with his gunbai. Thanks to his sharingan, Madara was able to keep up with he samurai's speed as the fellow heroes clash their weapons at breakneck speeds.

The two then takes a good distance from each other as Samurai points his blade at the Uchiha. "Don't get cocky just because you're five years younger than me Madara," Atomic Samurai said to the Uchiha.

"Hmph...whatever you say old man," Madara said nonchalantly while dusting off his armour but smirked when he spots a large tic mark pop out of Samurai's head.

A moment of silence flows by as Madara's hair gently sways with the passing wind as the fellow heroes exchange glares.

Atomic Samurai was the first one to make a move as he instantly appears infront of the Uchiha about to swing his sword.

As Madara block the blade with his gunbai the samurai jumps and instantly goes for a kick to the face but the Uchiha narrowly evades the swinging leg and uses the distraction to whip his gunbai against the samurai's torso which pushes him back a few feet away from him but then disappears in a blur.

Caught off guard, Madara spots Samurai behind him and slashes his gunbai but the samurai evades the attack and sends a punch on the Uchiha's cheek which sends him a few feet away.

"Looks like you still do have your strength," Madara said before he jumps in the air promoting the samurai to backflip out of the way as Madara unleashes a powerful stomp that cracked the ground.

"Heh," The Uchiha then makes another leap to the air and tightly holds on to his gunbai and with high-speeds he spins around like a buzz saw but Atomic Samurai blocks the attack with equal force as both men push each other back.

"To this day I still have no idea how Madara's gunbai is so durable.." Atomic Samurai was sure that if it was just a regular gunbai he would've been able too slice it apart during their very first sparing session.

The two then dashes forward as they clash their weapons that actually left a small shockwave. Atomic Samurai then looks into Madara's blood red eye before backfliping away.

"Hey Madara, remember when you used that freaky eye of yours to immobilize me?" Atomic Samurai asked.

"Of course, I still remember that shocked look on your face when you suddenly can't swing your sword at me as I walked past you," Madara said with a smirk

"But I still escaped it because that technique of yours is only for people with weak willpower," Samurai stated as her grips on his sword.

"And that was the day where I found out that you're not as weak as I thought," Madara said as the two clashed again.

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Naruto tried his best to stifle his groan due to the constant clanking of weapons outside the dojo.

"Oi Silver-gramps, Is this really the really "cool technique" you wanted to show me?" Naruto asked the old man in a bored tone while cupping his cheek in his palm as he was lying on his belly down the floor.

The said old man was wearing a long sleeved, black turtleneck with grey pants and black shoes.

He was Silver Fang with his real name being "Bang": Rank 4 of the S-class heroes while Atomic Samurai was rank 5, a factor that Madara also uses when taunting the warrior.

"Fist of flowing water, crushed rock." Bang was currently in a fighting stance while gently swaying his hands though the air, Naruto was certain that he briefly saw blue streaks coming from the geezer's fingertips.

"And it goes something like that," Bang said, ignoring the blondes complaint."Why don't you try it out Naruto? You look like a fast learner,"

"A-are you sure that move is for self defense, because you're kinda just doing those green belt karate demonstrations," Naruto stated as he tilts his head.

"Oi! Master's techniques are powerful and legendary!" Charanko, who is Bang's remaining disciple, defended with his features mixed with anger and passion.

Though Naruto's reply was only a yawn which actually made Bang chuckle. "I know it may look silly, but trust me it's not Naruto-kun,"

"Hmm, that so?" Naruto questioned and tilts his head to the other side.

"By the way Naruto, you said something about someone else coming over to the dojo right?" the geezer asked.

The blonde nodded. "Mn! her name is Fubuki!"

"Oh, you mean the B-class hero Fubuki?" Silver Fang asked to which the blonde nods again. "I see you have befriended the esper,"

"Yeah! I actually had a chat with her this morning." Naruto said as he recalls his chat with the noirette..

(Flashback)

When Naruto was notified the Fubuki accepted his friend request he smiled as he immediately begins typing down his message. "Hey Fubuki?"

Fubuki: "What?"

Naruto paused for a bit trying to think on how he should type his next message.

"Me and Madara are going to Silver Fang's dojo tomorrow morning at 9:00 you should come! I only agreed to come because Silver-gramps said that he's gonna show me something really cool! :D"

A brief silence went by which made the Naruto a bit nervous, was it too straight forward? but when Fubuki replied the blonde lest out a sigh of relief as he reads the message.

Fubuki: "A-are you sure about letting me be part of that?"

"Yeah of course I'm sure! and besides, we'll might learn a thing or two from Silver-gramps! and plus we can get to know each other a lot more better!"

Silence once again passes by as Naruto anxiously waits for the woman's reply.

Fubuki: "..Okay I'm in. I trust you on this Naruto :)"

Naruto's smile widened even further, not noticing the slight warmth that was building up in his cheeks. "I'll won't let you down Fubuki, believe it!"

After hearing the blonde's story Bang nods his head. "I see,"

"Though me and Madara did came here pretty early but I think Fubuki should be arriving soon," Naruto said as he looks at the clock showing that it's now exactly nine o'clock.

"Um..Naruto?" The elegant voice of the noirette called out as Naruto instantly turned his head to the entrance.

Naruto then lets out a big smile. "Fubuki! you're here!" he exclaimed as he sat up. The noirette had a white fur coat draped on her shoulders and by her side was probably the tallest man that Naruto has ever met.

"Am I late?" Fubuki asked since she realized that Naruto arrived before her but Naruto shook his head. "You're actually just right on time!"

This made Fubuki let out a sigh of relief. "That's good, I don't like being late," She said with a sheepish smile, in terms of attendance Fubuki was not the type to get late at anything.

"Thank you for driving me here Ape. I'll be fine from here," Fubuki said to her loyal friend with a reassuring smile.

"Hai, Miss Blizzard!" Mountain Ape said as he takes the esper's coat and walks down the stone stairs of the dojo.

Naruto then quickly got up and rushed towards his friend to the point where his face was several inches away from Fubuki. "I'm so glad that you've made it Fubuki!" The blonde said with a smile.

Due to how close their faces were, Fubuki's cheeks flushed a little but managed to put up a sheepish smile. "Of course I would make it, I never get late." She said proudly while crossing her arms under her chest.

Naruto chuckled as he grabbed the esper's hand. "Let's go Fubuki," he said cheerfully as he runs towards the old geezer with the noirette silent for a moment as she was caught of guard when Naruto grabbed her hand.

For a moment time seemed to slow down for Fubuki as she felt Naruto's hand on her own.

His palm were a bit calloused from what Fubuki could assume was from his training, but despite on how rough they were, it felt perfect against her soft and delicate palm as she smiled a bit at the sensation.

"It's nice to meet you in person Fubuki also known as the 'Bizzard of Hell'," Silver Fang said with a cheerful look.

"It's a pleasure to meet you as well Silver Fang," Fubuki greeted with a bow.

After bowing back, Silver Fang cleats his throat. "Well Fubuki, I hope that you'll be a lot more interested in my self defense moves than Naruto did," He said as he sends the blonde an annoyed glare.

"Ehehehe..." All that Naruto could do was laugh awkwardly as Fubuki also sends him a glare for disrespecting an S-class hero.

Naruto then sat down crossed-legged on the floor while Fubuki sat in a much more proper position. "But I'm a bit surprised that you're friends with Madara, Naruto." The noirette said.

"Sorry if it's a bit weird for ya," Naruto said while scratching his hair but Fubuki shook her head. "I actually find it quite intriguing that an unofficial hero like you are friends with a full fledged S-class hero like Madara,"

"Well I'm full of surprises- dattebayo," Naruto said with a grin as Fubuki giggled in amusement.

As the two continue their talk, Bang clears his throat to get their attention. "Now then, since that Fubuki-san has just arrived I once again demonstrate my way of fighting."

As the two then focus on the geezer, he takes a deep breath before entering his fighting stance again and held out his hands. Bang then begins to gently sway them in different direction as Naruto and Fubuki briefly spots the flowing blue streaks manifested from his fingertips and unlike earlier, they were much more visible.

"Woah.." Naruto and Fubuki said a bit dazed.

"I upped the ante on that one unlike the previous demonstration." Bang explained.

Another reason why Fubuki was in her trance was because of how easily she accepted Naruto's request to go to the dojo. Normally she would press on the subject further but no, in this one she immediately accepted it.

"Maybe it's because of how kind and trustworthy Naruto is.. He does seem like that type of guy to have that kind of effect on other people," Fubuki said to herself, there was just something about the blonde that make you wanna trust him so easily.

"Yosh! let's try it out!" Naruto declared as he stood up from the floor to finally give it a shot. He tries to imitate the technique but he doesn't gently swing his arms but rather just wildly swinging them in random directions and ends it in a different stance.

While there weren't colored streaks, in did unleashed a small gust of wind. Though because of how inaccurate his performance was, Fubuki and Bang just sighed in disbelief.

"I was wrong about him being a fast learner," Bang deadpaned internaly.

"N-Naruto, were you even paying attention?" Fubuki asked with a sweatdrop, she knew that the blonde was an idiot but this was just a whole new level.

"Hey! why don't you try Fubuki!" Naruto said cheerfully, seemingly not noticing the noirette's question.

At first Fubuki blinked but managed a smirk as she stood up. "Sure thing," As she walked forward and stood infront of the two she took a deep breath.

"I just need to remember how Silver Fang moved..." The esper holds out her hands and gently sways them as she spun around while still swaying her hands, overall it was very accurate minus the colored streaks

After a few seconds she ended her demonstration. "Was it accurate Silver Fang?"

The geezer nodded his head. "Yes very precise, unlike someone else here.." Bang muttered as he gave the blonde a comicall glare.

"S-sorry.." Naruto said in mock depression as a rain cloud manifests above his head, which made everyone in the room sweat drop, just where did that rain cloud come from?

"This is why you should always pay attention Naruto.." Fubuki said as she helped Naruto up.

BOOOOMM!

There was suddenly a wide explosion from the back of the dojo.

"W-What the heck..." Naruto and Fubuki muttered in unsion as a Silver Fang sighed with a facepalm. "Those two seriously..."

"I'm gonna go and break up Madara's fight with Samurai before it can destroys my dojo," Silver Fang deadpanned as he opens the door which caused a cloud of smoke enter inside as he leaves with Charanko following.

As the sliding door closed, Naruto and Fubuki realized they were now alone. Though Naruto suddenly began chuckling. "Naruto?" Fubuki called out in confusion.

"Don't ya find it weird that Silver-gramp's way of fighting is actually slowly swaying your arms around?" Naruto asked between his snickering.

"I think that's because he was simply holding back," Fubuki replied to the blonde.

"Mmm..that does make a lot of sense.." Naruto mumbled as he stood up and walked towards the nearby table. Fubuki looked at Naruto's direction and spotted two large bowls of ramen that sat there.

"Here Fubuki, eat it before it gets cold." Naruto said as he handed her a bowl. "Thanks" Fubuki replied as she takes the bowl.

After letting out a sheepish laugh, Naruto uses his free hand to grab Fubuki's arm. "Let's go take a look at what's going on outside Fubuki!" Naruto suggested with a big smile.

"Sure, let's check it out," Fubuki agreed as Naruto tightens his grip on her arm as he helps her up and leads her to the door.

As Naruto slides open the door a trail of smoke and dust streams past their feet as they walked out and what they saw was rather amusing in a sense.

Silver Fang was getting crushed between Madara and Samurai as the geezer continues to get sandwiched by his fellow heroes.

"Get over here! Old man I'll tear you apart!" Madara shouted comically as he stretches out his arm and roughly grips on Samurai's face.

"What did ya say eyebags?!" Atomic Samurai was also gripping the Uchiha's face as the gritted their teeth. "AHHHHH! MY BACK! MY RIBS!" Silver Fang could practically hear his bones crack under pressure.

Fubuki was a bit surprised that Atomic Samurai was present at the dojo as she sat next to Naruto as the blonde chuckles.

"Sorry Fubuki,"

The apology made the noirette raise her brow. "For what?"

"For dragging you into this. I thought that there was gonna be something cool happening in this place but it turns out to be just super boring.." Naruto explained with a sad smile.

"It's okay Naruto." Fubuki assured. "It's not really boring with what's going on over there," she said as she gestured at the shenanigan with the S-class heroes.

But Fubuki does have to admit that at first things were quite boring for her but that feeling was dissipating due to the laughs she was getting from Naruto and the heroes over there.

"Hey Fubuki your ramen is getting cold ya know," Naruto said as he took his chopsticks and proceeds to vacuum his ramen at a fast pace.

Fubuki who was belweirded by Naruto's way of eating, breaks her trance. "O-oh right!" She exclaimed as she took her chopsticks and ate her ramen but at a much slower pace, though she would steal glances at Naruto as she watched him wildly gulp down his ramen.

After a few moments of watching the heroes bickering, Naruto opened his mouth. "Hey Fubuki?"

The raven-haired woman glanced at him. "What?"

"How was your life when you git you're powers" Naruto asked but a part of him wanted to take back the question as it might cause some bad memories to return to haunt her.

And when he saw her eyes widen a bit he quickly raised his hands in defense with an embarrassed smile. "I-It's okay if ya don't wanna talk about it if it's too personal for you-"

"I-it's okay Naruto, I-I don't really mind telling you a little bit," Fubuki assured the blonde.

But Fubuki would be lying if she said that she wasn't surprised at Naruto's question since she never really told anyone about her story.

"A-Are you sure Fubuki?" Naruto asked as he shifted his gaze directly at her as he waits for the woman's confirmation.

Fubuki gave her friend a reassuring nod. "Yes, I'm sure...now where do I begin?"