[author—my head hurts so this chapter probably isn't so good.
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For Nejire Hado, it's been a normal day. Although she was almost late to Ryuko's hero office this morning, everything went as usual as the other day's she's been here.
Basically working for the Dragon Hero Ryukyu, the periwinkle haired girl would help around, and give any aid to the best of her abilities. Being the usual overly kind person she was, Nejire had no problem with it.
This would go on till at least early afternoon. Around that time, Nejire, alongside Ryuko, would go out and patrol around the area. Sometimes they would venture further out to other towns and cities, but that didn't happen today.
Nothing noteworthy happened during their patrol, since they were only walking nearby the agency. Due to this fact, the crime rate would naturally be lower. Any villain who attacked the area or did something bad near a Pro Heroes office, they were probably not in the right state in mind, or just very confident in their abilities.
It was like asking to be captured and arrested. Being a Pro Hero in the Top 10, villains who were weak and cowardly would of course hesitate or downright refuse to do any crime near Ryuko's hero office.
After about three or more hours of patrolling and making sure the streets were safe, Ryuko and Nejire arrived back to the agency. This would be the time where the pro hero would send the teenage girl home, and that's where we are right now.
Currently inside a decent sized room that looked somewhat professional, Ryuko stood in front of Nejire, exchanging some words with her, and making light conversation before the girl would leave.
"Nejire, you're in your last year for hero training, what do you plan to do after you graduate? Do you have any plans? Or perhaps have anyone you would like to be a sidekick for? If you ever decided on that, I'll be more than happy to have you as one."
The blonde haired woman said with a gentle smile while she crossed her arms, something that she's always done when talking with others.
"Hehe, time certainly flies by very fast. It feels like it was just yesterday that I was starting my first year. If I were to be honest, I kind of forgot that I was graduating so soon.
And yes, I'm more than happy to work as a sidekick for you afterwards. I honestly don't see myself working for any other hero.
But of course, I'm not sure for how long I would actually be a sidekick. It honestly depends on future events."
Nejire told the older woman with a big smile, but she became unsure of her words when she was saying the later parts. Of course Ryuko was the obvious choice to work for, but she had other plans for her hero career.
Looking at the young girls facial expressions, Ryuko felt as if she had just pressured her into saying all this so soon. So with a reassuring smile, she spoke up and said
"You don't have to decide on this right now Nejire. Although, if you ever choose to become a sidekick, you could always do something else later on. For example, joining a team and working with other Pro Heroes, or even creating your own agency."
Yes, those were common things heroes would do, but it wasn't so easy. For creating a team, you would need other pros who were actually willing and would work well together with. And for creating an agency, you would need actual sidekicks and people who work under you, as well as some sort of popularity.
For Ryuko, she honestly couldn't see Nejire as the type to run a hero office, but that's only because of the vibes the young girl gives off.
Filled with curiosity and innocence, a cute girl who is genuinely kind and gentle.
If only the Dragon Hero knew just how wrong she was in thinking Nejire as 'innocent'...
'That could all change later on though. Who knows, she could possibly create the best agency in the future.' Ryuko joked to herself with a small laugh, not realizing that what she thought would sort of come true.
"Well you're right. After being a sidekick, I plan to be on a team with Madara and Momo. It's something that the three of us sometimes talked about, and there's no doubt that it will happen."
Nejire said with a smile, thinking of how enjoyable it would be to work on a team with the man she loves and her sister. She could honestly say that the future looked bright.
Yeah, being a hero is a great experience and something that Nejire liked to do, but she was sure that it would be 10 times more enjoyable with the people that were close to her.
"Are you sure this is something that you want to do? I don't want you to feel obligated to follow Madara in the future just because he's your boyfriend."
Ryuko said in a slightly worried tone. Of course the woman wasn't objecting to this decision of the young girl, but she just hoped that she was completely sure of this.
But judging by the expression Nejire was making right now, Ryuko was 100 percent sure that she had no need to worry whatsoever.
The absolute determination and devoted love that Ryuko saw in Nejire's eyes stunned her. This young girl who was always so bubbly, suddenly gaining a serious expression on her face that somewhat looked out of place on a person like her.
'What was this?' Ryuko wondered.
Her mind raced, coming up with possible answers, until she quickly figured out the only one that made sense.
This was a girl in love.
"There's no place I would rather be than with Madara. I would choose being with him in the future, over anything else...There's no doubt that wherever he goes, whatever path he chooses to take, I'll follow him and be right by his side. So yes, I'm sure this is something I want to do." Nejire explained in one breath.
Seconds later, her usual bright royal blue eyes shown once again with innocence, almost as if her earlier expression wasn't a thing. This certainly confused Ryuko.
Rubbing the back of her head, Nejire sheepishly smiled and said with a small laugh
"Oops, it looks like I got carried away..."
Ryuko only lightly smiled in response, but inside her head was a different matter.
'There's no doubt now that her strange relationship with Madara will last a very long time. I have to be honest, I had my doubts at first, but definitely not anymore.
Her love and loyalty for Madara is pretty cute, but it's also scary...'
The blonde haired woman thought to herself with a sigh. She obviously found the way Nejire acted earlier quite strange, but she wasn't going to think too much about it. Nejire was just a girl who deeply loved her boyfriend.
How deep was that love? Ryuko didn't know, but it's not like this type of information was important to her, and that was exactly why she wasn't going to think too much about it.
As Ryuko was just about to respond back to the teenager, the temperature in the room suddenly increased, greatly alarming her. Looking around, she couldn't find anything that would cause this, but she easily figured it out when Nejire suddenly shouted.
"Madara!" The young girl said with a big smile, confusing the older woman because said boy wasn't anywhere to be found in the room.
That was until it happened.
The sound of sparks sounded out, causing Ryuko to look behind Nejire; who looked completely unconcerned, almost as if she was oblivious to what was happening around her.
Seconds later, bright flames of fire formed out of nowhere, swirling upwards until a figure appeared.
'Oh...now I understand, but why the hell did he have to be so dramatic with his entrance. And didn't I tell him not to do this again?" Ryuko thought to herself with a sigh.
The moment he appeared, Nejire was already on him, kissing his lips like her life depended on it, not caring that her sensei was right there looking at her.
"Nejire, it's good to see you too." Madara said after they separated, with the girl still holding on to him while floating a little.
"I asked you to come by later on, but I didn't really expect you to do so. I was just about to leave here." Nejire said, genuinely glad that he came.
Before the Uchiha could respond, a voice sounded out, which obviously came from the only other person that was in the room with the two teenagers.
"So, I thought I told you to be careful when doing something like that? You know I was just about to transform, thinking a villain was attacking." Ryuko spoke up, but got no reaction out of the long haired young man.
If she didn't know any better, she would've thought that Madara didn't care for what she had just said. She hoped she was wrong though.
Maybe Ryuko should've expected this since Madara arrived here last time in a swirl of flames just like today, but the whole thing with the heat never happened. This could almost confirm her questions about wether he did it on purpose or not, just to be dramatic!
"Well anyways, I just came from Rumi's house, and thought I would stop by and pick Nejire up. I hope you don't mind." Madara said, basically ignoring what the older woman had said earlier.
"How's Mirko doing? It looks like she lets you get out earlier than most. Sometimes by late afternoon, pro heroes would be out patrolling with their interns. You must be lucky for getting to go home so early." Ryuko spoke out, getting Nejire to agree with her.
"Yes that's true, I am lucky for that. Also, Rumi is doing fine lately. She's been a tad bit more social, interacting with others more." Madara told her.
"And how's your internsh.i.p.s going with her? It seems to me like you guys rarely ever go patrolling. When browsing the comments of the video that showed you at the bank, I came across some people mentioning how you were never sighted around that area again." Ryuko questioned him curiously.
"Well, we don't exactly go patrolling that often. Actually, that day was the only time Rumi and I went out. We usually stay at her house and spar with each other. She's a difficult opponent, so it greatly helped me improve my abilities." Madara spoke out, with Ryuko 100 percent believing him.
The Uchiha didn't bother telling the dragon hero about how he constantly defeats Rumi in spars. She would obviously deny it and wouldn't believe him. So he just chose to not say anything at all.
Before Ryuko could respond, Nejire who was still in Madara's arms, spoke up and said
"Speaking of spars, why don't you two have one? Ryuko has always talked about wanting to defeat you." The girl said with a smile, looking back and forth at the two.
"I'm not sure. I know that Madara's quirk is pretty destructive, and fighting may cause a lot of damage to the room. We could find a place outside, but I feel as if that's too late." Ryuko said. She actually didn't expect for her and Madara to spar so soon, so she didn't plan ahead.
She knew the capabilities the young man had and fighting him would for sure greatly damage the small training room that was basically the bas.e.m.e.nt.
"Don't worry about that. My quirk would allow me to fix the damage." Madara told her, getting a nod and sigh in return.
"Ok, if that's true then follow me." Ryuko said as she walked out of the room to go to where the training room was, with Nejire and Madara following behind.
It didn't take long for them to get there since the building wasn't too big. Once Ryuko looked back, she was slightly confused on why Madara and Nejire weren't standing so close like they always do. Almost as if they weren't even a couple.
"Well, I hope you're ready Madara." The dragon hero said with a small smirk, looking forward to this small match.
Once Ryuko walked inside, Nejire turned to 'Madara' and asked "Can you go easy on her? I know how you get sometimes during spars or when fighting with other people..."
Letting out a small chuckle, Madara walked inside the training room, and left Nejire, but not before saying
"Don't worry, I've been holding back my whole life. Another time won't make any difference."
The moment Madara appeared across from Ryuko, he looked around the room to see just what kind of jutsus and techniques he could utilize. The training room wasn't small, but it wasn't U.A. type of big either.
Madara could make the assumption that the room was at least two or three times bigger than Class 1-A's classroom. Which means that it was more than enough space for the two to fight it out.
This also meant that he couldn't use his overly flashy destructive moves on the Pro Hero; not that he'd need to use such a thing anyways. He couldn't use his more powerful wide spread attacks either, or else he'd risk destroying the whole place.
Sitting on a table near the corner of the room while dangling her legs, Nejire had an excited smile on her face, looking forward to seeing how her sensei would lose. Feeling an arm wrap around her waist, she looked to her right, just to see Madara there.
"You seem a little too excited for this." The young man said, pulling Nejire closer.
"Even if she's fighting a clone, it would still be interesting to watch. Also, I want to see the look on her face when she loses to you. Every time I tell her that you would be the one to win in a spar, she never believed me.
Not letting Madara respond back, the periwinkle haired girl suddenly shouted out
"Ok ready! Start!"
Neither Ryuko or Madara moved a muscle. For Madara, it was because he knew the match would be over if he made the first move, which is something he wouldn't enjoy.
For Ryuko, it was because the moment Nejire said start, she noticed just how different the Uchiha seemed to be. His whole demeanor changed, becoming indifferent and looking at her like he was daring for her to take a step forward.
It honestly gave her an uncomfortable feeling being stared at like that, but she ignored it and instantly made her move. It didn't take long for the previously humanoid Ryuko to turn into a dragon!
Dragon. The exact name of Ryuko's quirk that gave her the ability to turn into a large western dragon with white and gray scales and even gave her wings.
"Get ready Madara!" Ryuko said, her voice sounding a little deeper in her dragon form.
'What an interesting quirk. This fight will truly be kind of strange for me. Of course not difficult, but strange...I have never fought a person with a transformation type of quirk like this before.' He thought so himself.
Ryuko suddenly launched forward towards him, making her move with her dragon hands intending to hit Madara.
'Just because I haven't fought someone like this, it doesn't mean I won't still easily defeat her. Let's go with Jutsu only for this fight.' The young man thought to himself as he brought his hands together.
Before the older woman had a chance to attack Madara, a ring of fire suddenly appeared around him, causing her to instantly react by backing away.
"Oh? That's an interesting trick. It looks like you have great control over your flames. Unfortunately for you, my dragon form gives me great durability. You better hope it actually does damage." Ryuko said out loud, preparing to either fly over it, or just go right through the fire, which wouldn't really damage her.
But as soon as she got close, the flames would stretch out and attack her, almost as if it was like a whip. When it would land on her, Ryuko didn't expect to actually feel it, since she thought only Endeavor's flames could actually do damage to her.
"What's wrong? You seem so hesitant on attacking now. Don't tell me that small attack of mine already made you want to quit fighting me." Madara voice sounded out from inside the ring of fire.
"Hmm, if this made me quit, how could I have ever call myself a Pro Hero?" Ryuko responded back, attacking once again in the process.
Unfortunately, she wasn't able to come close to the Uchiha. Every time she would come near him, his hot fire would attack her, and the ring would even stretch out forwards and upwards, becoming bigger and bigger.
It went on like this for a couple minutes, with Ryuko questioning what she was actually doing wrong, and Madara growing bored. To make it more interesting, he decided to use a move he hasn't used before.
Although it won't be the same size, the power would still be enough to stop the dragon known as Ryuko Tatsuma.
'It's like he has the perfect set of moves to defeat me. If on my I could get close to him. A good hit on him and the match would already be over. Judging by the fire that's constantly keeping me back, it's like he already knew this.' The older woman thought to herself, thinking of ways on how to proceed with this.
Unfortunately for her, she didn't have time to do that, because something had formed in front of her that was made out of wood, and about the same size as her dragon form.
'A golem with a dragon around it?! What the...Does he have the ability to summon things? It's as if it has a mind of its own by the way it's looking at me...' Ryuko thought to herself in shock as she stared at the humanoid creature that had an oni like face.
Of course she didn't let her shock affect her. Being confident in her strength, she instantly chose to attack and bring it down herself. That was the plan, but unfortunately it didn't go that way at all.
The wooden golem easily overpowered the Pro Hero. With just one punch, she was already on the ground groaning in pain. Despite her immense durability, she was still unable to contend against the creature. No, against Madara.
Even if it was the Uchiha's first time fighting with this Jutsu, he was still able to easily control it.
'Man, this is actually pretty fun Jutsu to use. Like my own puppet to use against others. Makes me wonder if I should just start making wood structures that look like titans from 'Attack on Titan'.' Madara thought to himself, while also deciding that it was best to just end this when he saw Ryuko struggling on the ground.
Controlling the dragon that was wrapped around the golem's torso, Madara had it wrap around the woman, easily securing her in place.
'W-Why....Why do I feel like my quirk is getting weaker and weaker when wrapped around this wood dragon...It's not a big change, but it's still concerning.
How frightening this ability is. It seems like his wood element isn't exactly normal.'
Ryuko thought to herself in shock. Of course Madara had no idea about this ability of his, but he would find out later on.
Transforming back, Ryuko panted and laid on the ground, with slight pain, but nothing too serious. Madara had made the golem and fire disappear, and walked towards the woman with his hand out.
"It was a good spar. One of the most difficult fights I've had in a while." Madara said with a straight face.
Taking his hand and getting up, Ryuko sighed and said "I can't tell if you're being serious or not, but congratulations. Watching you fight from a screen and actually being against you is very different. I'll always remember that. Your abilities are also amazing, there's no doubt that you'd be able to easily capture any villain that crosses your path."
Letting out a small smile, Madara thanked her. Instead of being a sore loser and complaining about being defeated by a student, she had actually praised him for his abilities.
"I look forward to seeing your accomplishments in the future, Madara Uchiha." Ryuko said with another smile.
With a nod of his head, 'Madara' walked towards the now alone Nejire, and said
"Well, it looks like I won't have to fix anything. We didn't really cause any damage. Also, I think it would be best for the two of us to leave now. I might just fall over and take a nap anytime now."
Thinking that Madara was exhausted, Ryuko of course let them leave, not before saying goodbye to Nejire of course.
Now outside on top of the building, 'Madara' dispelled, obviously being a clone the whole time. While that happened, the original appeared and carried Nejire while running towards the Yaoyorozu mansion.
"Now I have defeated two of the pro heroes that are in the top 10. Only eight more to go." Madara said with a grin, thinking of All Might, Endeavor and the others.
"Haha, Madara you're so mean. I wonder how Ryuko would feel if she ever knew that she was fighting a clone the whole time." Nejire suddenly spoke up, getting Madara to shake his head.
"There's no doubt that she would start questioning her own abilities and curse herself for losing that badly."
"Hmm, I don't think so. She isn't really the type to do such a thing. I imagine that she would still accept her defeat, like she did today." Nejire responded back.
"I'm not too sure about that. Anyone would feel insignificant and question their own strength if they ever lost that badly. Just imagine you being defeated by some 10 year old, and you found out that he was barely trying and used less than 50 percent of his strength." Madara said, getting the periwinkle haired girl to cringe when imagining that scenario.
"Yes, I can understand what you mean now."
Madara continued running with Nejire in his arms in comfortable silence, that was until the girl started speaking once again, asking Madara a sudden question.
"So I was talking to Ryuko earlier, and she asked me what I wanted to do in the future. Of course I wanted to be her sidekick, but I also said I want to be on a team with you and Momo, since we've always talked about this long before.
What do you think about it? Do you still plan on doing that once you graduate?"
Madara didn't expect this since he hasn't really been thinking about it that much. He still had a couple years left, so he didn't need to worry about things like that, but he realized that Nejire was actually in her last year.
"Of course I still plan for that to happen, but not just a team. We can make a whole agency called 'Uchiha Clan'. Wouldn't that be fascinating?" Madara questioned her with a smile as he looked down at her.
"And why Uchiha? Why not——" Nejire didn't get a chance to finish what she was saying since her boyfriend had interrupted her.
Knowing that the periwinkle haired girl wasn't good with naming at all, Madara chose to intervene.
"Well that's because by the time we actually form this agency, all the members are going to be my wives. You, Momo and hopefully Midnight and Rumi as well. I know the two older woman haven't been with me for so long, but dating them means that I don't plan to ever separate from them."
Blushing at the fact that Madara had just said he was going to marry her in the future, Nejire nodded her head with a smile and didn't say anything else. She was way too happy and looking forward to the future with Madara, that was going to be filled with nothing but happiness for them.
And so the two continued their journey towards the Yaoyorozu mansion, not realizing that the news of Madara defeating Muscular was currently airing.
[author—my head hurts so this chapter probably isn't so good.
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For Nejire Hado, it's been a normal day. Although she was almost late to Ryuko's hero office this morning, everything went as usual as the other day's she's been here.
Basically working for the Dragon Hero Ryukyu, the periwinkle haired girl would help around, and give any aid to the best of her abilities. Being the usual overly kind person she was, Nejire had no problem with it.
This would go on till at least early afternoon. Around that time, Nejire, alongside Ryuko, would go out and patrol around the area. Sometimes they would venture further out to other towns and cities, but that didn't happen today.
Nothing noteworthy happened during their patrol, since they were only walking nearby the agency. Due to this fact, the crime rate would naturally be lower. Any villain who attacked the area or did something bad near a Pro Heroes office, they were probably not in the right state in mind, or just very confident in their abilities.
It was like asking to be captured and arrested. Being a Pro Hero in the Top 10, villains who were weak and cowardly would of course hesitate or downright refuse to do any crime near Ryuko's hero office.
After about three or more hours of patrolling and making sure the streets were safe, Ryuko and Nejire arrived back to the agency. This would be the time where the pro hero would send the teenage girl home, and that's where we are right now.
Currently inside a decent sized room that looked somewhat professional, Ryuko stood in front of Nejire, exchanging some words with her, and making light conversation before the girl would leave.
"Nejire, you're in your last year for hero training, what do you plan to do after you graduate? Do you have any plans? Or perhaps have anyone you would like to be a sidekick for? If you ever decided on that, I'll be more than happy to have you as one."
The blonde haired woman said with a gentle smile while she crossed her arms, something that she's always done when talking with others.
"Hehe, time certainly flies by very fast. It feels like it was just yesterday that I was starting my first year. If I were to be honest, I kind of forgot that I was graduating so soon.
And yes, I'm more than happy to work as a sidekick for you afterwards. I honestly don't see myself working for any other hero.
But of course, I'm not sure for how long I would actually be a sidekick. It honestly depends on future events."
Nejire told the older woman with a big smile, but she became unsure of her words when she was saying the later parts. Of course Ryuko was the obvious choice to work for, but she had other plans for her hero career.
Looking at the young girls facial expressions, Ryuko felt as if she had just pressured her into saying all this so soon. So with a reassuring smile, she spoke up and said
"You don't have to decide on this right now Nejire. Although, if you ever choose to become a sidekick, you could always do something else later on. For example, joining a team and working with other Pro Heroes, or even creating your own agency."
Yes, those were common things heroes would do, but it wasn't so easy. For creating a team, you would need other pros who were actually willing and would work well together with. And for creating an agency, you would need actual sidekicks and people who work under you, as well as some sort of popularity.
For Ryuko, she honestly couldn't see Nejire as the type to run a hero office, but that's only because of the vibes the young girl gives off.
Filled with curiosity and innocence, a cute girl who is genuinely kind and gentle.
If only the Dragon Hero knew just how wrong she was in thinking Nejire as 'innocent'...
'That could all change later on though. Who knows, she could possibly create the best agency in the future.' Ryuko joked to herself with a small laugh, not realizing that what she thought would sort of come true.
"Well you're right. After being a sidekick, I plan to be on a team with Madara and Momo. It's something that the three of us sometimes talked about, and there's no doubt that it will happen."
Nejire said with a smile, thinking of how enjoyable it would be to work on a team with the man she loves and her sister. She could honestly say that the future looked bright.
Yeah, being a hero is a great experience and something that Nejire liked to do, but she was sure that it would be 10 times more enjoyable with the people that were close to her.
"Are you sure this is something that you want to do? I don't want you to feel obligated to follow Madara in the future just because he's your boyfriend."
Ryuko said in a slightly worried tone. Of course the woman wasn't objecting to this decision of the young girl, but she just hoped that she was completely sure of this.
But judging by the expression Nejire was making right now, Ryuko was 100 percent sure that she had no need to worry whatsoever.
The absolute determination and devoted love that Ryuko saw in Nejire's eyes stunned her. This young girl who was always so bubbly, suddenly gaining a serious expression on her face that somewhat looked out of place on a person like her.
'What was this?' Ryuko wondered.
Her mind raced, coming up with possible answers, until she quickly figured out the only one that made sense.
This was a girl in love.
"There's no place I would rather be than with Madara. I would choose being with him in the future, over anything else...There's no doubt that wherever he goes, whatever path he chooses to take, I'll follow him and be right by his side. So yes, I'm sure this is something I want to do." Nejire explained in one breath.
Seconds later, her usual bright royal blue eyes shown once again with innocence, almost as if her earlier expression wasn't a thing. This certainly confused Ryuko.
Rubbing the back of her head, Nejire sheepishly smiled and said with a small laugh
"Oops, it looks like I got carried away..."
Ryuko only lightly smiled in response, but inside her head was a different matter.
'There's no doubt now that her strange relationship with Madara will last a very long time. I have to be honest, I had my doubts at first, but definitely not anymore.
Her love and loyalty for Madara is pretty cute, but it's also scary...'
The blonde haired woman thought to herself with a sigh. She obviously found the way Nejire acted earlier quite strange, but she wasn't going to think too much about it. Nejire was just a girl who deeply loved her boyfriend.
How deep was that love? Ryuko didn't know, but it's not like this type of information was important to her, and that was exactly why she wasn't going to think too much about it.
As Ryuko was just about to respond back to the teenager, the temperature in the room suddenly increased, greatly alarming her. Looking around, she couldn't find anything that would cause this, but she easily figured it out when Nejire suddenly shouted.
"Madara!" The young girl said with a big smile, confusing the older woman because said boy wasn't anywhere to be found in the room.
That was until it happened.
The sound of sparks sounded out, causing Ryuko to look behind Nejire; who looked completely unconcerned, almost as if she was oblivious to what was happening around her.
Seconds later, bright flames of fire formed out of nowhere, swirling upwards until a figure appeared.
'Oh...now I understand, but why the hell did he have to be so dramatic with his entrance. And didn't I tell him not to do this again?" Ryuko thought to herself with a sigh.
The moment he appeared, Nejire was already on him, kissing his lips like her life depended on it, not caring that her sensei was right there looking at her.
"Nejire, it's good to see you too." Madara said after they separated, with the girl still holding on to him while floating a little.
"I asked you to come by later on, but I didn't really expect you to do so. I was just about to leave here." Nejire said, genuinely glad that he came.
Before the Uchiha could respond, a voice sounded out, which obviously came from the only other person that was in the room with the two teenagers.
"So, I thought I told you to be careful when doing something like that? You know I was just about to transform, thinking a villain was attacking." Ryuko spoke up, but got no reaction out of the long haired young man.
If she didn't know any better, she would've thought that Madara didn't care for what she had just said. She hoped she was wrong though.
Maybe Ryuko should've expected this since Madara arrived here last time in a swirl of flames just like today, but the whole thing with the heat never happened. This could almost confirm her questions about wether he did it on purpose or not, just to be dramatic!
"Well anyways, I just came from Rumi's house, and thought I would stop by and pick Nejire up. I hope you don't mind." Madara said, basically ignoring what the older woman had said earlier.
"How's Mirko doing? It looks like she lets you get out earlier than most. Sometimes by late afternoon, pro heroes would be out patrolling with their interns. You must be lucky for getting to go home so early." Ryuko spoke out, getting Nejire to agree with her.
"Yes that's true, I am lucky for that. Also, Rumi is doing fine lately. She's been a tad bit more social, interacting with others more." Madara told her.
"And how's your internsh.i.p.s going with her? It seems to me like you guys rarely ever go patrolling. When browsing the comments of the video that showed you at the bank, I came across some people mentioning how you were never sighted around that area again." Ryuko questioned him curiously.
"Well, we don't exactly go patrolling that often. Actually, that day was the only time Rumi and I went out. We usually stay at her house and spar with each other. She's a difficult opponent, so it greatly helped me improve my abilities." Madara spoke out, with Ryuko 100 percent believing him.
The Uchiha didn't bother telling the dragon hero about how he constantly defeats Rumi in spars. She would obviously deny it and wouldn't believe him. So he just chose to not say anything at all.
Before Ryuko could respond, Nejire who was still in Madara's arms, spoke up and said
"Speaking of spars, why don't you two have one? Ryuko has always talked about wanting to defeat you." The girl said with a smile, looking back and forth at the two.
"I'm not sure. I know that Madara's quirk is pretty destructive, and fighting may cause a lot of damage to the room. We could find a place outside, but I feel as if that's too late." Ryuko said. She actually didn't expect for her and Madara to spar so soon, so she didn't plan ahead.
She knew the capabilities the young man had and fighting him would for sure greatly damage the small training room that was basically the bas.e.m.e.nt.
"Don't worry about that. My quirk would allow me to fix the damage." Madara told her, getting a nod and sigh in return.
"Ok, if that's true then follow me." Ryuko said as she walked out of the room to go to where the training room was, with Nejire and Madara following behind.
It didn't take long for them to get there since the building wasn't too big. Once Ryuko looked back, she was slightly confused on why Madara and Nejire weren't standing so close like they always do. Almost as if they weren't even a couple.
"Well, I hope you're ready Madara." The dragon hero said with a small smirk, looking forward to this small match.
Once Ryuko walked inside, Nejire turned to 'Madara' and asked "Can you go easy on her? I know how you get sometimes during spars or when fighting with other people..."
Letting out a small chuckle, Madara walked inside the training room, and left Nejire, but not before saying
"Don't worry, I've been holding back my whole life. Another time won't make any difference."
The moment Madara appeared across from Ryuko, he looked around the room to see just what kind of jutsus and techniques he could utilize. The training room wasn't small, but it wasn't U.A. type of big either.
Madara could make the assumption that the room was at least two or three times bigger than Class 1-A's classroom. Which means that it was more than enough space for the two to fight it out.
This also meant that he couldn't use his overly flashy destructive moves on the Pro Hero; not that he'd need to use such a thing anyways. He couldn't use his more powerful wide spread attacks either, or else he'd risk destroying the whole place.
Sitting on a table near the corner of the room while dangling her legs, Nejire had an excited smile on her face, looking forward to seeing how her sensei would lose. Feeling an arm wrap around her waist, she looked to her right, just to see Madara there.
"You seem a little too excited for this." The young man said, pulling Nejire closer.
"Even if she's fighting a clone, it would still be interesting to watch. Also, I want to see the look on her face when she loses to you. Every time I tell her that you would be the one to win in a spar, she never believed me.
Not letting Madara respond back, the periwinkle haired girl suddenly shouted out
"Ok ready! Start!"
Neither Ryuko or Madara moved a muscle. For Madara, it was because he knew the match would be over if he made the first move, which is something he wouldn't enjoy.
For Ryuko, it was because the moment Nejire said start, she noticed just how different the Uchiha seemed to be. His whole demeanor changed, becoming indifferent and looking at her like he was daring for her to take a step forward.
It honestly gave her an uncomfortable feeling being stared at like that, but she ignored it and instantly made her move. It didn't take long for the previously humanoid Ryuko to turn into a dragon!
Dragon. The exact name of Ryuko's quirk that gave her the ability to turn into a large western dragon with white and gray scales and even gave her wings.
"Get ready Madara!" Ryuko said, her voice sounding a little deeper in her dragon form.
'What an interesting quirk. This fight will truly be kind of strange for me. Of course not difficult, but strange...I have never fought a person with a transformation type of quirk like this before.' He thought so himself.
Ryuko suddenly launched forward towards him, making her move with her dragon hands intending to hit Madara.
'Just because I haven't fought someone like this, it doesn't mean I won't still easily defeat her. Let's go with Jutsu only for this fight.' The young man thought to himself as he brought his hands together.
Before the older woman had a chance to attack Madara, a ring of fire suddenly appeared around him, causing her to instantly react by backing away.
"Oh? That's an interesting trick. It looks like you have great control over your flames. Unfortunately for you, my dragon form gives me great durability. You better hope it actually does damage." Ryuko said out loud, preparing to either fly over it, or just go right through the fire, which wouldn't really damage her.
But as soon as she got close, the flames would stretch out and attack her, almost as if it was like a whip. When it would land on her, Ryuko didn't expect to actually feel it, since she thought only Endeavor's flames could actually do damage to her.
"What's wrong? You seem so hesitant on attacking now. Don't tell me that small attack of mine already made you want to quit fighting me." Madara voice sounded out from inside the ring of fire.
"Hmm, if this made me quit, how could I have ever call myself a Pro Hero?" Ryuko responded back, attacking once again in the process.
Unfortunately, she wasn't able to come close to the Uchiha. Every time she would come near him, his hot fire would attack her, and the ring would even stretch out forwards and upwards, becoming bigger and bigger.
It went on like this for a couple minutes, with Ryuko questioning what she was actually doing wrong, and Madara growing bored. To make it more interesting, he decided to use a move he hasn't used before.
Although it won't be the same size, the power would still be enough to stop the dragon known as Ryuko Tatsuma.
'It's like he has the perfect set of moves to defeat me. If on my I could get close to him. A good hit on him and the match would already be over. Judging by the fire that's constantly keeping me back, it's like he already knew this.' The older woman thought to herself, thinking of ways on how to proceed with this.
Unfortunately for her, she didn't have time to do that, because something had formed in front of her that was made out of wood, and about the same size as her dragon form.
'A golem with a dragon around it?! What the...Does he have the ability to summon things? It's as if it has a mind of its own by the way it's looking at me...' Ryuko thought to herself in shock as she stared at the humanoid creature that had an oni like face.
Of course she didn't let her shock affect her. Being confident in her strength, she instantly chose to attack and bring it down herself. That was the plan, but unfortunately it didn't go that way at all.
The wooden golem easily overpowered the Pro Hero. With just one punch, she was already on the ground groaning in pain. Despite her immense durability, she was still unable to contend against the creature. No, against Madara.
Even if it was the Uchiha's first time fighting with this Jutsu, he was still able to easily control it.
'Man, this is actually pretty fun Jutsu to use. Like my own puppet to use against others. Makes me wonder if I should just start making wood structures that look like titans from 'Attack on Titan'.' Madara thought to himself, while also deciding that it was best to just end this when he saw Ryuko struggling on the ground.
Controlling the dragon that was wrapped around the golem's torso, Madara had it wrap around the woman, easily securing her in place.
'W-Why....Why do I feel like my quirk is getting weaker and weaker when wrapped around this wood dragon...It's not a big change, but it's still concerning.
How frightening this ability is. It seems like his wood element isn't exactly normal.'
Ryuko thought to herself in shock. Of course Madara had no idea about this ability of his, but he would find out later on.
Transforming back, Ryuko panted and laid on the ground, with slight pain, but nothing too serious. Madara had made the golem and fire disappear, and walked towards the woman with his hand out.
"It was a good spar. One of the most difficult fights I've had in a while." Madara said with a straight face.
Taking his hand and getting up, Ryuko sighed and said "I can't tell if you're being serious or not, but congratulations. Watching you fight from a screen and actually being against you is very different. I'll always remember that. Your abilities are also amazing, there's no doubt that you'd be able to easily capture any villain that crosses your path."
Letting out a small smile, Madara thanked her. Instead of being a sore loser and complaining about being defeated by a student, she had actually praised him for his abilities.
"I look forward to seeing your accomplishments in the future, Madara Uchiha." Ryuko said with another smile.
With a nod of his head, 'Madara' walked towards the now alone Nejire, and said
"Well, it looks like I won't have to fix anything. We didn't really cause any damage. Also, I think it would be best for the two of us to leave now. I might just fall over and take a nap anytime now."
Thinking that Madara was exhausted, Ryuko of course let them leave, not before saying goodbye to Nejire of course.
Now outside on top of the building, 'Madara' dispelled, obviously being a clone the whole time. While that happened, the original appeared and carried Nejire while running towards the Yaoyorozu mansion.
"Now I have defeated two of the pro heroes that are in the top 10. Only eight more to go." Madara said with a grin, thinking of All Might, Endeavor and the others.
"Haha, Madara you're so mean. I wonder how Ryuko would feel if she ever knew that she was fighting a clone the whole time." Nejire suddenly spoke up, getting Madara to shake his head.
"There's no doubt that she would start questioning her own abilities and curse herself for losing that badly."
"Hmm, I don't think so. She isn't really the type to do such a thing. I imagine that she would still accept her defeat, like she did today." Nejire responded back.
"I'm not too sure about that. Anyone would feel insignificant and question their own strength if they ever lost that badly. Just imagine you being defeated by some 10 year old, and you found out that he was barely trying and used less than 50 percent of his strength." Madara said, getting the periwinkle haired girl to cringe when imagining that scenario.
"Yes, I can understand what you mean now."
Madara continued running with Nejire in his arms in comfortable silence, that was until the girl started speaking once again, asking Madara a sudden question.
"So I was talking to Ryuko earlier, and she asked me what I wanted to do in the future. Of course I wanted to be her sidekick, but I also said I want to be on a team with you and Momo, since we've always talked about this long before.
What do you think about it? Do you still plan on doing that once you graduate?"
Madara didn't expect this since he hasn't really been thinking about it that much. He still had a couple years left, so he didn't need to worry about things like that, but he realized that Nejire was actually in her last year.
"Of course I still plan for that to happen, but not just a team. We can make a whole agency called 'Uchiha Clan'. Wouldn't that be fascinating?" Madara questioned her with a smile as he looked down at her.
"And why Uchiha? Why not——" Nejire didn't get a chance to finish what she was saying since her boyfriend had interrupted her.
Knowing that the periwinkle haired girl wasn't good with naming at all, Madara chose to intervene.
"Well that's because by the time we actually form this agency, all the members are going to be my wives. You, Momo and hopefully Midnight and Rumi as well. I know the two older woman haven't been with me for so long, but dating them means that I don't plan to ever separate from them."
Blushing at the fact that Madara had just said he was going to marry her in the future, Nejire nodded her head with a smile and didn't say anything else. She was way too happy and looking forward to the future with Madara, that was going to be filled with nothing but happiness for them.
And so the two continued their journey towards the Yaoyorozu mansion, not realizing that the news of Madara defeating Muscular was currently airing.
