Hey this is manticore just wanted to get a "fore word" in to say that this is my first attempt at doing this kind of thing (other than mandatory school and college bullshit) so just thought I would say that I hope you like it ….and sorry its short.

DISCLAIMER I do not own nor make any money off of naruto or highschool DxD and am doing this entirely for the giggles.(warning this is my first attempt so could very well be incredibly shit)

Key

speech "hello"

thoughts 'hello'

shouting/enraged immortal/demon"hello"

jutsu/technique name "hello"

Chapter 1

The plan begins

Tranquillity... the one word that she would use to describe her existence. Tranquillity.

Although she loved the peace and quite of her ….'secluded' home she had to admit that every now and then she would crave the carnal pleasure of all dragons, destruction.

So to sate her apatite she decided to 'observe' a war torn dimension.

As she observed she almost destroyed the dimension straight away as she saw some fool playing with dimensional magic as if it was a every day occurrence, but she decided to let it play as it play out as it might be ...entertaining... not as if she cant solve the problem later.

As the years passed...or was it days ...she couldn't remember, time has always passed in a rather strange way for her as there was no way for her to keep track( or a need to) events in the dimension progressed rather slowly but with one little group catching her eye. Their potential far above the rest of their kind. One was a boy who was born to "nobility" and treated others as dirt because of such this didn't bother her at all, his unrelenting refusal of help did though. Even she the ouroboros dragon new when to ask for help …..not that that day would ever come...but if it did she would.

The second was a pink haired thing … okay that was harsh of her but she did not understand the girls motivations or thoughts first she abandons her friend for a boy who seems to be asexual but when others show her any sign of affection she gets violent.

Completely baffling

The last one of the group was the most interesting for her the boy was literally a sacrificial lamb of the village. He had a kitsuni sealed within him slowly poisoning him. Even with his families enhanced age he wouldn't live past 40 if he used its power. There was just something about the boy that rang accord with her so she decided to observe him specifically.

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time skip 4th shinobi war

(ophis perspective)

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It has been seven years since she has started watching this dimension and to say that she was bored would be a bare faced lie. Her decision to watch naru-chan (when did she start calling him that ...hmm it doesn't matter) was a good one the boy was certainly entertaining.

She had to admit though she did feel a kinship with him the sense of loneliness and the simple wish ..oh such a simple wish. At the moment the boy and his 'allies' are fighting a self proclaimed deity called kaguya. As she watches she notes that this kaguya is the source of the dimension hoping and if the boys don't stop her she will. As the fight get close to the end both sides are showing signs of fatigue,but she notes that naruto has moved toward his little traitor ally and is speaking in hushed tones. Although she couldn't hear what was said she could see the looks passed between the two and considering narutos track record for doing the unexpected this will be worth the watch.

It was at this point as she watch that she couldn't help but giggle at his ingenuity of using a persons weakness against them because as she watched she saw a literal harem of naked men appear around 'kaguya' making her blush and loose focus thus allowing the boys the time they needed to get close enough to seal her in the oversized (but effective) prison of the moon. (AN1)

It was at this point once the seal was cast and completed that everyone finally breathed easy but both boys froze as if suddenly loosing conciousness. Intrigued she reached out with her mind and touched narutos conciousness to see what was happening and to say she was shocked was an understatement...

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naruto/sasuke shared mind-scape

general POV

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"welcome back boys and might I say a job well done!"said hagaromo with a rather large smile on his face as he just floated there in his usual cross legged position. "thanks oji-san" shouts naruto causing a light tick of exasperation to appear on the back of the old sages head and causing a slight quirk at the corner of ophis mouth as her lips start threatening to turn into a smile. "now boys I have a few things to discuss with you. The first being what do you wish to do with kurama and the rest of my children?" asked the sage neutrally. Naruto was the first to respond by saying " I wish to offer my friends their freedom especially after today they above everyone else deserve it!" at this the sage just turned his head to sasuke who just responded with "hnn" as if it was not his problem and he didn't care.

"Okay now the second question I want to ask is wether or not you have changed your goals because of the battle you have just fought?"asked hagaromo. Again naruto practically jumped at the question "sorry oji-san but not only is it my nindo... my ninja way but its my way of remembering and honoring an old friend by protecting all those that are precious to me!" once he was finished a small smile appeared on the old mans face but he continued on. "and you?" "you need to ask?" replied sasuke with so much aragance it could melt a whole In the floor.

Although his response wasn't exactly unexpected it was still upsetting considering what they had both been through.'i guess I am going to need to implament my contingency then' thought hagaromo to himself completely unaware that someone else was listening in. Hearing the old mans thoughts became curious and also had a slight constricting feeling which she promptly dismissed and decided to 'add her two cents' as the saying goes so she used her power to freeze all but the old man so she could have a chat...of sorts.

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naru/sasuke mind-scape

hagaromo POV

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"….Did you need to ask?" was sasukes reply it was not the exact wording but it was what he had feared the boy was so entrenched in hatred there was no turning back without drastic measures.

Now running plan after plan through his head something truly unexpected happened they both froze! Which considering naruto is no small feat! He looked around to find the cause and out of the shadows walked a small girl in a black dress with long black hair and sharp elfin ears. There also seemed to be the barest almost indestinguishable hint of a smile on her face when she looked at naruto but it was to quick to be sure. "Hello and might I ask who you are? And how you come to be here?" he asked out of curiosity knowing full well it is no mean feat to enter anothers mind-scape

"Well I have may names" the girl replied. "but for now I think I shall go by Ophis and I have come to help with your …..problem" He couldn't help but stare at this little girl as if she had just claimed to be a dragon!(AN2(don't look at this note till after you read the story)) Which of course is impossible because they are extinct. "And how per chance could you do that?" "well I know that you have a contingency I place for traitor boy over there but did you know that naruto only has 5 year left of life due to the use of 'kuramas' I think you called its power?"replied the girl. This was news to the sage ….and stated mentally berrating himself for forgetting to check for chakra poisoning. "but that is a non issue as I can repair his body easily I will allow you to continue your plan if you agree to my plan" she said. This interested him greatly so he asked "and what might your plan be?" the girl just responded "nothing dangerous, I but before I let you consider your options let me tell you this whether you accept my help or not my plan will happen." That statement it was not as if she was saying she was going to do something it implied that it has already happened he just didn't know it yet.

"i will ask you one question." said the sage "will things turn out better for everyone if I agree right now?" "most likley" was the only reply he got. So weighing up the odds of the damage to narutos body his plan would do he would probably only have 3 years..if that without this strangers help so he did the one thing he could for his great grandson and made the choice for him to live!..

AN: 1 I am only leaving in the "important" bits from the characters POV so in this case although ophis would find the fight interesting (being a dragon) she is more interested in the tactical thoughts and technical aspects ...being a god and all she has a better grasp of her primal BLOW SHIT UP urges

AN:2 this is just a lil un intended joke think of it as when you say imagine what it would be like if this happens and then it does. So in this instance (although he doesn't know it) hagaromo has just stated that the kid (ophis) has just said/done something so outlandish its as if she has proclaimed herself a mythical creature! irony first class. Also there is no dragons mentioned in canon naruto but with all the styleized jutsu we can assume that either there was or there are myths somewhere of them so I took a liberty.

AN: ok this note is from me to thank all the reviewers and readers. I am going to say originally I wasnt sure about whether or not I was going to run with this story but fuck it ive had some good positive feedback and am glad to say the show will go on... ohh feel free to "PM me ideas" and what not id rather a flood than a draught if I select an idea ill ofcourse mention you in the AN either at the top or bottom any way till the next chapter (and another headache from thinking to hard) seeya later.