Nonaka Yuki was a well trained hero.
That was a belief that many in the Hero Tribe held in good authority, at least in terms of her generation.
But not only was she considered a well trained hero, but she was also a well motivated hero, something that many in the Hero Tribe felt was, perhaps, more admirable.
That being said, there were some who worried that she was just a tad too...zealous in her attitude.
A sentiment that the female teenager didn't even entertain as being remotely true whatsoever.
To her; the Hero Tribe was a vital organization that was meant to prevent the supernatural from thoroughly abusing their human counterparts, and protecting it was absolutely paramount above all else.
From any threat, from without...or within.
Her fervent need to defend her faction, as well as her drive to push herself beyond her limits, was based on a simple 'goal' per-say, one that very much became the cornerstone of her beliefs.
The want, no, need to became a 'true hero'.
She wanted to reach that stage where, no matter who she fought, she would emerge victorious against whatever antagonist stood against her.
Like in the legends of old, where great heroes would smash and break through every obstacle that stood before them, no matter who or what they were.
In the past, she wanted to reach that goal so desperately that she would consistently train herself until she could no longer move and her instructors were forced to order her to stop, lest she hurt herself.
Practically none of the other aspiring hero children would understood why Yuki would go through such lengths to become a 'true hero', very much as confused as the adults were.
To them, they would become heroes as soon as they received their weapons and capes.
To them, that was their end goal.
So it befuddled them; why would this girl want to go even further?
To them, the girl was an oddity.
They couldn't understand, none of them could.
The origin of her ambition, which had brought her into conflict with a certain blond teenager, stemmed from a certain incident that has left a scar on the Hero Tribe to the present day.
Unfortunately, this incident has left an even bigger scar on a select few from the upcoming generation, changing their outlooks and beliefs irrevocably.
This 'incident' revolved around former heroes that were looked up to as role models by many around her, though she only knew of one personally.
They were the heroes that would change the world for the betterment of humanity, and one in particular was widely thought as the future leader of their faction, such was his skill and talent.
That prodigy was everything that she wanted to aspire to back then, a beacon to aim for with the rest of the hero children.
Those that came before couldn't understand the sting of betrayal that ran deep, and those that came after wouldn't understand that pain of loss.
She was Nonaka Yuki, and she was a hero that would never let an incident like that happen ever again.
From within or without.
Not from him.
And not from the blond boy that had the gall to act innocent in front of her.
The hero made the first move by raising her sword; Sakuya, up high, before slashing downwards in her enemy's direction, seemingly for no reason.
At least at first it seemed so, as the maneuver was made while she was nowhere near Naruto for her steel to make contact, but the green wave that coalesced from that movement spoke differently.
Moving out from the razor-edge of her katana, a green sickle-like wave sped towards him, made up of some unknown energy.
It was new to him.
But it wasn't a problem for him anyway, so no worries.
Naruto easily side-stepped the wave, the energy close enough for him to feel it's heat as it passed, before moving to walk towards his opponent with hardened eyes.
Yuki narrowed her own eyes at the blond, clenching the hilt of her blade a bit tighter.
He was not taking this seriously.
She would make him regret that decision shortly.
Twisting her arm, the hero viciously swung her sword, making several more slashes while charging at him to engage him in close quarters combat, aware that that's where they both excelled in.
But she also knew that she had an advantage due to her knowledge about his abilities, compared to his lack of knowledge.
Since he wasn't taking this seriously...she would use this chance to remove what she believed was his one true advantage; that speed of his, by keeping him in close quarters.
Little did she know that Naruto was more interested in watching how she fought compared to actually fighting, as he figured by this point that conflict with the Hero Tribe was a likely possibility by this point.
One of their members was attacking him right now after all.
So, in case Naruto had to face an even tougher opponent than Nonaka, it would be nice to see how these 'heroes' fought.
So far he wasn't really impressed, yeah, she had a strong sword, no doubt about it, but that was pretty much all she had so far.
Then again, he also knew that she was still holding back a little for whatever reason. The real fight would begin soon.
Naruto ended his musings by twisting his body around to dodge the incoming green waves that would have hit him if he hadn't moved, immediately bringing a kunai out from under his right cuff to defend himself as he moved.
Enhancing it with wind chakra so that he could block the slash that was aimed at his hips from Nonaka Yuki's Sakuya, catching it before it made contact.
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