The Demon Brat and The Priestess

WARNING this story is based off the ending of the Naruto Shippuden Movie. There will be many spoilers. Do not read if you have not seen the movie and are not even a third into shippuden. Also since Shion trys to seal a demon in the movie I will be going with the assumption that she can work with fuinjutsu like ninjas to a certain extent.

Prologue

Naruto and company were standing on a cliff with varying reactions to Shion's inquiry. Naruto being oblivious, as usual, simply promises "to do whatever it takes." Kakashi quickly pulls him aside.

"Naruto, do you know what you have agreed to?" Kakashi inquired his voice level though its restraint audible.

"Yes, I agreed to help her with the next generation of priestesses. Are you feeling okay Kakashi sensei because that was a stupid question." Naruto replied.

Kakashi sighed and then began to lecture. "Naruto she was asking you to make love with her and sire a child. This is very important and you need to set her straight." Naruto's eyes met Kakashi's and hardened. This hardness didn't come from stubbornness but a culmination of life experiences.

"Kakashi sensei, I agree I don't know her well enough to do that yet. But, that doesn't mean I'm not interested. I care for her and I wouldn't mind seeing where this goes. You know as well as I that I will not find love in Konoha. I have a shot to be truly happy. Why shouldn't I take it." Naruto finished his explanation with a stern look.

Kakashi's eyes tensed a bit and his entire demeanor took on a more thoughtful posture. He finally gave another sigh before responding, "I guess I should have known even you would give up. One can only take so much hate before they break. If you're serious I won't stop you." Naruto muttered a quick thanks before walking to Shion.

He then takes her to another cliff for a private conversation. "Shion I am not quite ready to do what you ask but I would not mind finding out what this is between us."

Shion smiles before responding. "I would like that very much. I didn't think we would be able to make a relationship work considering our occupations but if you are willing to try then so am I." I assume that you would to stay with me in Demon Country for a while?" Naruto smiles and accepts the gesture with a simple yes.

Naruto hops over to the group with Shion still on his back. "Guys, I'm going to stay with Shion and court her. Kakashi and Guy had a melancholy yet cheerful expression on their faces while the younger leaf-nin looked appalled.

Sakura looked the most stricken and in a voice much weaker than was normal for her addressed Naruto. "But what about being Hokage? What about team 7 we still need you." Sakura then let tears roll down her face.

Naruto tried to calm her as best he could. "Sakura I'm not cutting ties with Konoha. You know what's inside me from our missions. The thing inside me continues to make my life miserable in Konoha; the hate keeps getting worse. I'm tired of acting and now I have a chance to get away from all that. I'll still be a ninja and I'll still visit; I'll just live elsewhere. Like I told Kakashi there is no love for me in Konoha and now that I have a chance to find happiness why shouldn't I take it."

Naruto and Shion then bid farewell to the group before heading off to Demon Country together. They decide to camp in a cave along the way where they have their first major talk. "Shion there are some things about me you should know..."

Shion interrupts Naruto, "There is an easier way to handle this. Besides sealing and combating demons priestesses also serve as a spiritual guide for the people and as such we have developed ways to relive and view someone's memories, with their permission of course. I can do the reverse also. I would to do it this way so that there are no secrets between us." Naruto nodded and Shion looked at him with her entrancing eyes and then he saw it, his entire life flashing by. When Shion was done her eyes shed more tears than Naruto had seen her shed before even in the face of deaths. Her voice wavered and she asked, "How do you still still smile and care so much? I have seen much sadness but nothing matches the horrors that reside in your memories. The beatings, the isolation, the daily struggle with that demon your life is one struggle after the other." Shion then commanded, "Take off your shirt; I can help you manage your demon. We will take of that seal's problems immediately."

Shion examined the seal closely and then her face became angered. "How dare they? I was wondering how you could be so brilliant and stupid at the same time. Now I know. They put a repression seal on you and hid it on the demon's seal. They were afraid of their demon brat getting to strong and ruined your life. The process of getting rid of this seal is going to be long and hard. It would be next to impossible for a ninja to remove but for a priestess, like me, this is just a trivial matter."

Shion sighed and began to speak again, "With that seal in the way we're going to have to wait dealing with your demon problem but now you can get to know me." He looked into her entrancing eyes once again and memories began to flash by.

End Chapter