This is going to be an experimental story. The chapters are going to be shorter to see if they work better. If they do, I'll possibly do them for the rest of my stories.
"Well damn!" A male voice called out to a white void that seemed to never end. The voice belonged to a man in his early thirties. He had orange hair that was flattened by a black bowler hat with a red band with a feather tucked into the band. The orange hair was covering one of his slanted green eyes that were traced with black eyeliner. He was garbed in a white red-lined suit with a grey scarf wrapped around his neck with black gloves, pants, and shoes.
Roman patted down himself for his cigars and lighter. He sighed as he couldn't find them. "That won't do!" He told himself. He was kinda pissed off that he got killed off by Grimm. 'All because of Red and her pet mongrel.' He thought to himself before raising his eye. "What the hell happened to shorty!" He asked out loud as he began to search for his partner.
He jumped when he felt someone tapping on his back. He swiveled his body to see a smirking Neopolitian with a pink right eye and a brown left eye. "Ah! There you are Neo!" He exclaimed while patting her shoulder.
The short criminal tilted her head as she motioned at their surroundings. "That is a good question. I have no clue." He admitted when he heard laughing from somewhere. The criminal partners turned around to see a figure sitting on a throne that seemed to have risen from the ground.
The figure had his head in his hand which was propped up by the armrest of the throne. The figure was dressed in a grey vest, black dress shirt, slacks, and dress shoes. He had pale skin with pitch black eyes partially covered by lengthy black hair. His entire being seemed to shiver and waver.
"This is going to be fun!" The being exclaimed while raising his head from his hand. "Now who are you?" Roman asked in a professional tone, with Neo standing by his side.
The figure just smirked at them while saying, "Me? Hmmmmm, you may call me...The Boredom."
Roman raised his eyebrow at the man's name. "Very well." He decided. It really didn't matter to him really, he just wanted to know where the hell he was. "Do you mind telling me and my associate here where we are?"
"I suppose." The Boredom told them before snapping his fingers. The criminals felt themselves suddenly closer to the throne and seated in two chairs.
"Now, I am a being beyond your comprehension. There are many like me but this isn't about them but you two. I plucked you from the afterlife and decided to entertain myself by inserting you into another world."
"Oh, and you're some sort of God? Sure." Roman said with a roll of his eyes. His eyes widened as he felt a cigar suddenly in his mouth.
Boredom smirked while holding a lit match. "Need a light?" He asked rhetorically while lighting the cigar. Roman took a deep drag of the cigar and blew a ring of smoke.
"All right, I guess we're your plaything." He admitted with a sigh, gaining a frown from Neo. She hated being under Cinder's thumb. The only reason she still worked with them when Roman was captured was under fear of death since Cinder and her lackeys could overpower her and kill.
"Now you're getting it! Now, you two are going be insert into a world of my choosing. Besides that, I may give you random gifts or blights to spice it up a little." The diety said with his smirk ever present. "But for now, let's spin the wheel for the setting of this grand adventure!" He snapped his fingers once more and a game show wheel showed up and began spinning.
It started to slow down and landed on Naruto, making Bored pout childishly. "Hmmm, slightly overdone but you two should be able to spice it up a little. "I'll let you two say goodbye before I send you on your way."
Roman sighed before turning to Neo, "Well, let's not mince our words, eh?" Neo nodded at this as her eyes changed color once more this time both to white. "I shall see you once more, regardless of what it will take." He gained and a sad smile. "And I'm sorry for failing to be there for you."
His partner gained a somber smile and nodded at her father figure. "All right time to go!" Boredom announced in a bored tone and snapped his fingers, instantly transporting the two away to their destinations.
The diety's face gained a sadistic smile. 'This will keep me entertained for a while.' He thought while planning out several things he could do to keep it interesting.
Roman groaned as he felt himself in knee-high water in what appeared to be a sewer. "Of course! My suit gets ruined!" He complained to himself as he shivered at his now wet clothes. "Where is this precisely?" He asked himself as he began to walk around.
He eventually stumbled upon a large gate with a piece of paper attached to it. "My how odd." He commented while walking up closer. He stopped when a huge open hand slammed down on him, barely missing by a few inches.
"Damn, so close to killing you." A demonic voice grumbled out as it retracted his hand. The gate's darkness revealed two slitted, red eyes with a mouth of glistening teeth. "Hmm, you're not the one I was expecting." The voice told Roman.
He was expecting his jailer, not some well-dressed man that seemed to exude charisma.
Roman just smirked at the mysterious creature before him while saying, "What a wonderful smile you have. How often do you floss?"
"Who are you?" The creature asked with narrowed eyes.
"I'm just a person who's looking to figure where he is and what's happening. Do you mind answering some?"
"Fine." It answered in a bored tone. This was probably the most entertainment he would get in a while since he was locked in a dank sewer. "You may call me the Kyuubi, the Nine-Tailed Beast!" He finished with pride evident in his voice.
"Well, Mr. Kyuubi, where is this oh so wonderful sewer located?" the mastermind asked the chakra beast.
"You are located in the mind of my jailer: Naruto Uzumaki," Kyuubi told him with a sneer and hatred in his voice.
"Oh? I'm guessing you don't like him."
"No, he is extremely naive and too trusting: Constantly shouts about being the Hokage: the leader of Konohagakure and appeasing to a bunch of villagers who hate him."
"That's why I hate children. Always trying to be the hero and living in a fantasy." Roman agreed with the Tailed Beast. "Though the thought of being stuck in a mind of a fool doesn't suit me. So how do I get out of here."
His questions were answered when a box hammered him into the head, causing him to swear at the pain, gaining a raised eyebrow from Kyuubi. He got control of his anger and grabbed the box from the dirty water and opened it up.
He saw a note and a seal tag. Roman read the note, "I guess I should have told you this: You're stuck as a spirit in the mind of an orphaned brat! You'll find I gifted you a way to take over the body as your own since your trapped by the seal holding the furry at bay! Just get the brat to trust you for a little while and you'll be able to slam the Soul Takeover Seal on him and take control. I recommend a long con so you can learn his mannerisms and replace him. Your best buddy, Boredom!"
Roman grabbed the seal tag and turned to around in his hand, "Well this is really interesting." He commented.
"What's is so interesting human?"
"Oh, a way to get me a new body. Would you like to make a... partnership?" Roman asked, looking up to the eyes of the Kyuubi.
"What would you gain from helping me?" The beast asked. He was bound by the seal and he could only provide chakra to his host, which he frankly did not want.
"you must be bored right? So why not strike up a deal with me: You help me get a body, and I'll give you some entertainment." Roman proposed.
'This one seems much more interesting than the brat.' Kyuubi thought while placing his head in his hand. 'I'm stuck here, so I might as well keep myself entertained.'
"Very well. I shall help you. Give me a moment. I shall retrieve the brat." Kyuubi told the criminal gaining a smile from him.
The tailed beast got up on all fours released a pulse of chakra as he roared. The mindscape shook slightly as a red wave crawled around the wall. "Well, that's quite dramatic. What did that do?" Roman asked his new partner.
"Give it a moment," Kyuubi grumbled out. Several moments passed before they began to hear the sloshing of water behind them.
Roman turned around to see a kid with blonde hair, blue eyes, and whisker marks? He disregarded the fact and noticed the kid was wearing ratty clothes.
"Uhm, where am I?" The boy said with a subdued tone. "And who are you?"
Roman pursed his lips as his mind began plotting. 'What better way to befriend an orphan than to act as his father?" He dawned a surprised face when he faced Naruto. "Is that you, Naruto?" He asked while moving closer to the blonde.
"How do you know my name?" Naruto asked, slightly scared while Roman knelt down and grasped his shoulders. "Oh, I am so sorry that I wasn't there to be there for you... My son."
"You're my dad?" Naruto asked cautiously. "Of course I am, my boy. I had to sacrifice myself as a way to keep the big fluffy thing at bay." He motioned to the eyes and grin of the Kyuubi.
'But the Forth killed him! That's what Gramps said!"
"He must have lied. But I am glad to see you here. I'll now guide you in the family business." Roman held out his arms. "Now come and give papa a huge!"
Naruto sniffed but jumped into his arms, wrapping his arms around the criminal. The blonde was so starved for attention and was trusting as he was five years old so he would trust anyone who would give him a sliver of kindness.
Roman patted him on the back while he grinned sinisterly behind Naruto's back. "There, there son." He commented while Naruto buried his face into his coat.
While Roman was scheming for the long term, Neo was already settling into her body. In the Hyuga Residence, she awakened with a sharp intake of air. They then grinned sadistically as one their eyes turned to a pink color.
It's obvious that Roman's going to be taking over Naruto. Who is Neo? Don't really know! It may be Hanabi because she's younger and would fit better in Roman and Neo's father-daughter dynamic. If it is Hanabi, I may mess with her age or something.
It could also be Hinata because that was my original idea but I'm unsure on it.
Regardless, Neo will still have her Semblance and Roman will have his aura since it's linked to the soul and they still have Remnant native souls. Though they will also have chakra.