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Naruto smiled in his fox-style, his "I am about to do something bad" face was clearly showing. "That so sounds like what Dee would want. I think I will try and find Kogaku. I really don't want him anywhere near those decorations. If he wants to help, then I will assign him things he can do. Okay?"

In his mind he was thinking, "Finding that dirt on Terry was real fun. Maybe there are other treasures here that could be used as blackmail. And that Kogaku is so good at finding things...he and I could be like an exploration team and at the same time keep him out of everybody's way."

It did not take long to find Kogaku. Naruto waved through the window of the training room. Vegeta acknowleged Naruto's presence and let him in. Smirking, Vegeta asked, "Come to join us for a little workout, Naruto?"

Naruto could hardly believe his ears! This was a chance in a lifetime! "You bet! What an honor!"

Vegeta's smirk seemed to get bigger, though it could not physically get any larger than it was. He said, "There is a condition though to this...a contest. If you manage to beat Kogaku in a little one on one sparring match at the gravity training level he and I have been training at, you may do whatever you like with Violet, no questions asked. This training level is...a saiyan's adult level so its not as easy as it sounds. If you can manage to beat Kogaku, then you are worthy enough. However...if you cannot, you must ask me to do whatever you want to do with my daughter. Either way, you get to train with us and maybe...just maybe get a little stronger. A knockout is the only way to win this match and...Naruto...try to last longer than 2 minutes."

Naruto nodded thinking, "What?! Last longer than 2 minutes?! How tough is this training anyhow?!"

Vegeta walked over to the gravity training simulation and had the background change to as if they were going to fight in the leaf village's tournament arena. Then he said, "In 10 seconds, the gravity will change. Be prepared to battle. Kogaku, make me proud, son."

The computer made the countdown as the gravity level had been in the process of changing. This was going to be an interesting match.

Kogaku barked once and then, before Naruto's very eyes transformed into his perfect form. He had both a wolf's tail and the saiyan tail. His eyes glowed an eerie sea-green, the type you'd see in those anime horror flicks. His teeth bore razor sharp fangs that were clearly meant to rip through anything they clamped onto. His hands became claws. His feet, however, did not change.

As soon as the opportunity arose, Kogaku used his speed to create a vortex to hopefully trap Naruto inside.

(I am remembering the time Naruto farted by accident and won a fight. Think of this match as Kiba vs Naruto. The match would be similar to the one where Naruto had to fart to win)

Vegeta chuckled thinking, "Oh, I sure hope Naruto isn't planning on using his bodily functions to beat Kogaku. Heh, then again, I could see Dee doing that. I kinda wish Terry were here to see his son in battle. Yeah, right, as if Terry would be the least bit interested in what his own offspring did."

Unawares to Vegeta, however, Terry was watching the fight from outside the gravity chamber. He made sure to keep his power level low enough not to be detected. In his mind, Terry thought, "Get out from behind him, Kogaku. That's how Kiba lost. Use your knowledge of history to save yourself."

Kogaku sensed Terry's presence and just before Naruto could move, the cub bit Naruto on the butt! Naruto did fart, but it was too late. "Yeowy!" Naruto kept shouting as he finally got used to the gravity and then threw his rasengan at the pup.

Kogaku yelped before passing out. Terry unlocked the gravity chamber to scoop up his son. "You did well, Kogaku," Terry said, comforting the youngster. Then glaring at Vegeta, Terry said, "You are damned lucky that Kogaku's still alive, Vegeta! How dare you put him at that much risk at his age!"

Terry left the room with his son leaving Naruto and Vegeta stunned at Terry's words.

Meanwhile... Having returned back home from his reunion with empress dee Yugi Mutou resumed his work at his grandfather's shop. On the counter where the register is was a photo of Star with Yugi smiling beside her.

Looking at this picture reminded Yugi of how special Seto had been to Dee and began wondering what happened between those two. He knew that Seto had been undergoing some rough times lately, but he couldn't just leave the shop without warning or without someone to temporarily watch the place. In his mind he asked, "What should I do now, Star? Guide me...like you have always done."

At the mansion, the girls were having a laugh for a change over some of the memories when they were younger and in some sort of contest over which one of them did the stupidest of things. Violet was going to tell the biggest story yet when she caught sight of Naruto.

Yugi smiled, his eyes closed. Then as he slowly opened his eyes, he thanked the boy for the information and sure enough, Star had returned. "It would seem that the heart of the cards had heard my prayer, Star," he said, giving her a gentle hug, "Have you heard what Seto Kaiba recently had to go through?"

Yugi turned toward a rather large list that was framed and hanging in the back, but was viewable to the customers. He pointed to the list, "On that list is Dee's kings. Its a fresh copy and every king of hers has one so they do not forget the law of hers. Seto, unfortunately, as he is also on this list because Dee tends to be a bit too busy, is suffering due to that. Also, unfortunate is the fact that Seto isn't the type to make new friends easily and he has a high code of the one-man per woman ideal. Since Dee chose Seto, Seto refuses to be with anyone else, even if its just on the side or to take advantage of her multiple spouses law."

Sighing Yugi then turned to Star, "Seto's life hangs in the balance because he refuses to do what he must to stay alive. I was hoping that you might have an answer for this. Your return must have something to do with Fate or Destiny because when I said a prayer, there you were."