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[The Fox and the Hare] Chapter 31 - Promises

Chapter 31 - Promises"I’m in love with your son."For a moment, there was only silence, with neither Kushina nor Mirko saying anything. One was stunned and speechless, while the other was too nervous to break the silence. As for Eri, she was watching the scene in confusion, not understanding what had brought about that strange mood."Naruto, you’re the man!" someone unexpectedly said at that moment, startling Kushina so badly that she let out a small shriek."Minato?! How are you home so early?!""So you don’t want...

[Blue Lock] Chapter 7 - Red Card

Chapter 7 - Red Card"Team Z vs Team W. Kick off!"Seeing as Team W got the ball after the coin toss, Junichi Wanima and Kai Tokita went to the centre circle, as usual.After more than a week at Blue Lock, Wanima and Tokita have become accustomed to each other’s pace, and their 1-2 passes were more fluid and on point than before. To further prove that point, the two of them quickly rushed past Team Z's long-haired centre forward and even left the athletic orange-haired midfielder that tried to tackle them in the dust."I won’t l...

[The Renegade] - Chapter 11: Deadlock

Chapter 11 - DeadlockKonan-dono,We have received your letter. Konoha is interested in exchanging coal for our shinobi’s safety. However, your terms are beyond what the village can afford at the moment, in the aftermath of Akatsuki’s invasion.I believe it is in both of our best interests to meet and talk face-to-face rather than through a letter. I propose Takumi Village in the Land of Rivers as our meeting point. As it is a diplomatic meeting, I will come together with only two aides.As a fellow leader of a Hidden Village, I believe you kno...

[The Fox and the Hare] Chapter 30 - Confession

Chapter 30 - ConfessionWith a population of 1 million and a half, Fukuoka was the largest city on Kyushu Island and one of the top 10 largest in Japan. It was also the main area of operation for Hawks’ Hero Agency, Garuda.Three weeks after being hospitalized, Keigo Takami, also known as the Wing Hero Hawks, finally received his doctor's permission to be discharged."I missed this," he said as he glided over the city and took in a deep breath, filling his lungs with the salty air coming from the sea.He missed spreading his wings; he...

[Blue Lock] Chapter 6 - Visit

Chapter 6 - VisitWhen Team W’s goal celebration was finally over and the VAR whistled for the players to get back to their positions and start the game again, Naruto was stupefied to realize he couldn’t stand up at first. Once the adrenaline rush passed, it was as if his body’s operating system had been shut down. He felt more exhausted than ever, and his injured ankle was pulsating with pain as well.It took all his willpower to force himself to his feet, but when he finally stood up, Ego’s voice was unexpectedly heard from the speakers...

[The Renegade] - Chapter 10: The Contract

Chapter 10 - Contract"Now this is ninjutsu!" Naruto said, his voice giddy with excitement as he watched his five Shadow Clones conjure five Dragons made from five different elements.His Rasengan and Kage Bunshin combo had carried him throughout his career as a shinobi just fine, but seeing himself be able to cast techniques for all five elements simultaneously left him with a special feeling.‘I wish I had learned more techniques aside from Rasengan and Kage Bunshin.’In retrospect, the two sensei that he had before never bothered to ...

[The Fox and the Hare] - Chapter 29: The Fox and the Hare

Chapter 29 - The Fox and the Hare"Is Nii-san leaving forever?" Eri asked, tears threatening to spill from her eyes.Naruto momentarily put down the clothes he was packing and came to her. Kneeling to be at her eye level, he cupped her face and gently brushed away a stray tear falling down her cheek."Don’t cry, Eri-chan. It’s just a training trip with Mirko. It’s only for a few weeks, I think. I’ll be back before you know it!""But I don’t want you to go! I want us to be together!" Eri cried.Hearing Eri’s sobs, ...

[Blue Lock] Chapter 5 - Awakening

Chapter 5 - Awakening"We got this in the bag. Those guys lost 8 to 0 in their first match against Team V.""Isn’t Team V the highest ranking? They've won all their matches so far by a large margin.""It doesn’t matter. If we stick to our strategy, we’ll crush them just the same!"Hearing the rest of his teammates talk confidently like that amongst themselves, Naruto let out a scoff."If someone didn’t know any better, they’d think you were the ones who scored all those goals in the previous match," he s...

[The Renegade] Chapter 9 - After the Battle

Chapter 9 - After the BattleAs the rest of the Amegakure shinobi and kunoichi apprehended the surviving but unconscious Konoha intruders and Konan sealed them with her paper ninjutsu, Naruto looked blankly at the destruction left behind by their battle."I had no choice," he muttered quietly.After Gai opened the 7th Inner Gate, his Sage Mode senses and his survival instincts screamed at him that he would die if Gai completed his attack. It was a kill-or-be-killed situation.Done with sealing the invaders’ chakra, Konan glided through th...

[The Fox and the Hare] Chapter 28 - Demon

Chapter 28 - Demon"Someone cut his clothes… clean cloth and bandages…""...heart rate just spiked…. it asap…"All he could hear were broken fragments of the chatter going around him."I'm cold."When he said those words, he got the vague impression that the people around him started panicking.His sense of touch was dulled, and he could not distinguish the things he saw with his eyes. Even his sense of hearing was muffled. It was as if he was underwater."...first his family and now him… USJ Nomus…"&#34...

[Blue Lock] Chapter 4 - Rival (I)

"In the first selection, all fouls will be called by VAR. Building 5’s second match will be a half-game lasting 45 minutes. Team X versus Team W. Time for kick-off."As the robotic voice rang out, Wanima started the game by passing to his teammate, Tokita."Tokita, one-two as we’ve practised before!""Okay!" Tokita said, and right as the opposite team forward tried to tackle him, he passed the ball back to Wanima, who sprinted ahead.Facing two midfielders, Wanima passed it back to Tokita and advanced through those two w...

[The Renegade] Chapter 8 - The Battle of Amegakure

Chapter 8 - The Battle of AmegakureJust as Tenten was about to stick the sealing tag on Naruto's forehead, a hand shot up abruptly and caught her wrist in a vice-like grip.The girl didn't even have time to react before she was yanked by her arm and thrown straight through the window on the opposite side of the hospital room."Tenten!" Neji cried out and jumped out the window after her to rescue her.Due to Neji's shout, Naruto understood right away who the ones that had attacked him in his sleep were."Neji and Tenten… Ko...

[The Fox and the Hare] Chapter 27 - All For One (II)

"This is bad!" Mandalay shouted as she felt her telepathic link with Professor Eraserhead break. "Ragdoll, can you tell us what happened?""Eraserhead is still alive. He must've only lost consciousness. Kota-kun and Uzumaki Naruto are still alive too," Ragdoll reassured her thanks to her Search quirk.Suddenly, the green-haired girl's face showed an expression of disbelief."This can't be! Kota-kun! I can't sense Kota-kun anymore!"In her panic, Ragdoll broke into a run toward the door, forgetting all...

[Blue Lock] Chapter 3 - Diamond

Chapter 3 - DiamondThe moment the football was released from the ceiling and the lowest-ranking candidate became "It", the room descended into chaos as everyone scattered in all directions to dodge his shots."Damn it!" Naruto cussed when one of the two twins' shots caught him.However, he didn't panic. Instead of rushing to shoot at someone as fast as possible, he stopped the ball dead. There was still plenty of time for him to tag someone else.'There are two things I've always been the best at.'No matter who ...

[The Renegade] Chapter 7 - Vow

Chapter 7 - Vow"Konan, I-... I don’t know-" Naruto said, overwhelmed by the importance of the request she had just made."You're carrying the dreams of both Yahiko and Nagato. You are their legacy. I want you to have Nagato’s Rinnegan. Please," she pleaded, her eyes boring into his soul.Those words made his grip on her hands subconsciously tighten as he looked down, unable to keep eye contact with her anymore."But I’m not the same person I used to be. I-..."His voice shaking, he became silent."I’m sorry, K...

[The Fox and the Hare] Chapter 26 - All For One (I)

Chapter 26 - All For One"Focus, Eri-chan. You keep making mistakes because you're too excited. You need to calm down. There is only one chicken left," Kushina admonished her lightly."Sorry," the little girl said guiltily."Don't worry about it. Just try to calm down and do your best," Kushina said in encouragement, patting her on the head. "Come on, take a deep breath, and then exhale slowly. Yes, just like that. Now do it again."So enthusiastic was she at the prospect of getting a dog that she couldn'...

[Blue Lock] Chapter 2 - Dream (II)

Chapter 2 - Dream (II)When the girl noticed his arrival, she lunged at him with her bloodied umbrella, not wasting a second."Wait!" Naruto said as he jumped back to avoid her swing. "I'm not here to hurt you. Calm down!"But the girl seemed to not hear him as she lunged at him again, this time with a stab."Goddamnit!" he swore. "It was my only good hoodie!"Although he was agile enough to dodge her stab, the side of his hoodie was still caught and ripped apart by the tip of her umbrella."Calm down, you craz...

[The Renegade] Chapter 6 - Konan's plea

Chapter 6 - Konan’s pleaTall towers of concrete and metal, countless power lines, a chaotic system of pipes, a sky covered by heavy grey clouds, and the unending rain pouring down every day - that was Amegakure. It didn’t have the beautiful weather of Konoha, the picturesque appearance of Suna, or the beauty of Kumogakure. However, to Konan, Amegakure was her home.Even as the torrential rain poured from above, Konan revealed a soft smile as she looked at the scenery below: several hundred people were hard at work, pooling their efforts toge...

[Blue Lock] Chapter 1 - Dream (I)

AN: I've recently binge-watched Blue Lock, and due to the guys on Aizen's discord, I thought about trying my hand at writing a fic for it. It's something different than my usual jam, so it's a bit challenging for me.Plot: An orphan living in poverty with a dream to make it big. Football was the only thing he was good at, it was his only hope. To him, football was not just a hobby or a career option. It was his lifeline.Warning: There is no chakra, there are no superpowers. Yes, it's basically an original character with Narut...

[The Fox and the Hare] Chapter 25 - Training Camp

Chapter 25 - Training Camp"What? There are people in Class A taking extra classes? Does that mean you had people who failed the finals?""What? Isn't that weird? Isn't that weird? Even though class A is supposed to be way better than class B?"Just hearing that voice made Naruto want to punch him in the face. Thankfully, he had passed his finals, but it was by the skin of his teeth. Monoma's mockery hit too close to home."How can that beee?" Monoma continued rattling while getting into their faces.But just as N...

[The Fox and the Hare] Chapter 24 - Reveal

AN: new chapter up, enjoy!Chapter 24 - RevealTwo hours passed since the matchups had been announced, and Jiro was pulling at her short hair in despair."We're dead. We're so dead!"Unlike his teammate, Naruto was much calmer than before. After getting over his initial surprise at hearing that he would be pitted against All Might, for some reason, the seemingly insurmountable obstacle in front of him lit a fire in his chest."We can't give up without even trying," Naruto said firmly. "We don't even have to defeat...

[The Renegade] Chapter 5 - S-ranked mission

AN: new chapter up, enjoy!⁂⁂⁂Chapter 5 - S-ranked missionThe Land of Wind shared a border with the Land of Rain, but that did not mean that Naruto's trip from Amegakure to Sunagakure was short. Sunagakure was located deep into the Land of Wind's desert; it was only after nearly four days of arduous travel through the desert that he finally arrived in front of the huge sandstone walls surrounding the Village Hidden in the Desert."Identify yourself and state your reason for entering Sunagakure," one of the chunin guarding th...

[The Fox and the Hare] Chapter 23 - End of the first term

Chapter 23 - End of the first termThe news of yet another UA High freshman student dying shook the entirety of Japan. However, this time around, the blame could not be placed on the school because the victim had been in the middle of his internship with a Hero Agency. Furthermore, it wasn't only Teniya Iida who lost his life; his patrol partner, Pro Hero Manual, was killed by Stain too, and Pro Hero Native lost his life as well.Having already killed 20 people, of whom one was a child, and permanently crippled another 24, Stain's brutal ...

[The Fox and the Hare] Chapter 22 - Hero Killer

AN: new chapter out. Enjoy!⁂⁂⁂Chapter 22 - Hero KillerPrevious chapter"I'm going after the Hero Killer. I'm hunting down this bastard once and for all. Are you coming with me?" Mirko said, her face filled with fury and determination.Naruto replied immediately:"Count me in!"⁂With his face buried in the back of Mirko's neck, Naruto held on for dear life. The landscape became a blur of lights, and the wind pressure was so powerful that he was struggling to breathe. Her speed felt even faster than when she kidnap...

[Caterpillar] Side Story (Part 4)

AN: The last chapter of this Side Story is here.⁂⁂⁂Side Story - Part 4"Yo, Kakashi-sensei. Long time no see," Naruto said and smiled.At the deeper but still familiar sound of his voice, Sakura's courage grew and she stepped forth as well."What happened to you? Why are you so... so old?! Is that one of your stupid henges again? And who is the woman next to you and that little girl? What-""More importantly," Sasuke suddenly cut her off, "What was that power you just used? And what happened to Kaguya? How did ...

[Caterpillar] Side Story (Part 3)

AN: The long-awaited third part of the side story is here, enjoy.⁂⁂⁂Side Story - Part 3"When are we going to take Thea on her first mission?" Naruto asked while taking cover behind a building as the enemy squad they were pursuing fired their ray guns at him crazily.Next to him, Wonder Woman raised her round shield as she prepared to come out from behind the cover and charge at them."We've had this discussion before. I know you grew up as a child soldier but I'd rather not have our daughter fight and kill people when sh...

[The Fox and the Hare] Chapter 21 - Internship (2)

AN: if you decided to support me and read this chapter in advance, thank you! I hope you enjoy it⁂⁂⁂Chapter 21 - Internship (2)Rumi's long rabbit ears were not just for show. The moment that the avalanche of things poured out of the room and buried Naruto underneath, she heard it and rushed out to see what happened. She arrived in the hallway just in time to see Naruto "swim" up to the surface."What the hell is this?!" he said, momentarily feeling dazed from the barrage of strong smells that had assaulted his sensitive...

[The Fox and the Hare] Chapter 20 - Internship (1)

"Is that the fox boy from UA High?" a man asked in surprise when he saw a blond-haired boy with fox ears and three tails coming down from the train with two large suitcases in his hands."Whoa... It's Uzumaki Naruto, in person!" a girl shouted and people from all over the train platform rushed at the wagon from which Naruto came out, crowding the exit and effectively surrounding him from all sides."May I shake your hand?""Could you sign this t-shirt for my son, please?"Not expecting to get mobbed by nearly a h...