~Tipping the Scales~
Rixxell Stryfe in no way owns Naruto or Highschool DxD. Said property is not yet up for sale from Masashi Kishimoto and Ichiei Ishibumi/Miyama-Zero. I may have to sell my soul to a Ginger Twintail goddess to force their hands to sell my way before Disney comes around...
Chapter 2: For Devils and Rabbits, a Fox awaits?
- Somewhere in the Dimensional Gap-
Kaguya Ootsutsuki frowned as she looked upon this person whom she believed was supposed to be that brat who called itself Infinity. However she knew without question this filthy devil was in no way the Ouroboros Dragon she was coming to put in its place for attempting to watch over her actions. No matter, Infinite or not, she would get her comeuppance with time now that she was back. What was more important was why this devil was literally bathed in the power that belonged to the dragon in question and what purpose he had in watching over Naruto, as it was clear he had no means to track herself despite his apparent desire to.
In the end, he mattered little to the Rabbit Goddess. Her sole purpose here was watching over Naruto in his journey and dealing with two personal issues completely unrelated to him. This man, whomever he may be and whatever he may desire, was of no challenge to her and almost certainly just the thing Naruto needed for his unknown quest under her guidance. At best she might take efforts to keep tabs on his actions for the time being, but he is Naruto's problem to solve. When he learns of it that is, because one cannot become an Infinite without being All-knowing after all.
'Just what are you after?', she thought while making note of his distinct energy pattern for future purpose. She was then gone without a trace and the man being clueless to her watching over him.
-Unknown Location-
Rizevim Lucifer was currently frustrated. Years of planning and plotting to leave this disgusting world were now at risk in ways he couldn't even have known would be a risk. The death of the Red Dragon Emperor, regrettable yes, but well within his forecasts. No the problem he was facing were the two unknown factors that he knew came from beyond the Dimensional Gap. Both were easily holding power at or above the level of Super Devils or other God-class beings which in itself could be worked around with proper observation and further planning.
However the boy was without question a human and he showed absolutely no signs of holding a Sacred Gear. That power he cloaked himself with was Chakra, he knew that much even if he had never felt anyone who had ever had so much. The boy also was a Senjutsu user from what he could tell. His eyes were also disturbing for some reason he couldn't explain. Just the first 2 factors were extremely frightening when combined with the fact that he obviously held ideals that would not make him join the Khaos Brigade. That much was certain at seeing the boy's reaction to the body of the Red Dragon Emperor and his subsequent attack on Riser Phenex.
And as if that wasn't bad enough, the boy said the word Bijuu. Rizevim hadn't heard that word in a very, very long time, but if he was right then all his plans were going to need to be rewritten. If that boy was a Jinchuuriki as he alluded to when he said the word Bijuu, in addition to him being a Senjutsu user, his sheer power alone was enough to allow him to stand tall with even the strongest of God Class beings.
Yet none of that even hinted at what the woman who he was with could do. The same woman who he wasn't even aware was present until the boy made notice of. A woman that could freely open the Dimensional Gap. A woman who could negate Sirzechs magic power. A woman who like him, knew the value in keeping everything hidden, if her less then open dialog and body actions/messages were anything to hint at.
This was completely unacceptable! Matters are made worse when it became apparent to him that he had no means to track her movements. This woman was likely on the same level as Great Red and Ophis if his assumptions were correct. At the moment the best he could do was keep track of the boy, this Naruto Uzumaki, and hope that he could manipulate actions with the factions in order to get the world to alienate the woman and boy both while still pushing towards his plan in releasing Trihexa.
First things first however. He needed someone to get close to Uzumaki. The Stray Cat might be the best option, best even then held his doubts. However she was one of Ophis' pets and would never follow his directions. The question was how he could get Ophis to send only Kuroka to this boy Naruto without it coming back to him?
-Gremory Estate-
Naruto looked around the giant office in the castle he was currently sitting in while waiting for everyone to gather. This seemed like a big hassle to him personally, but he knew just how important it was that everyone was on the same page in this political mess he landed himself in. Seriously, how does he always get himself wrapped up in shit like this! Sure he knew appearing out of nowhere was going to bring up questions. But landing in the middle of an arranged wedding procession that had some kind of duel taking place? Yeah that was new, but it did get him a chance to talk with a big shot in this world. Maybe several big shots if the power levels he is feeling that are drawing closer is any hint.
Just then the Kaguya appeared from one of her dimensional portals. She looked at him for a second before turning to the door and nodded to the group of devils entering the room.
"How did you enter the premises without my being aware! That is impossible." Lord Gremory said, shocked at seeing Kaguya in the office of his manor when the magic barrier didn't pick up any intrusions on the premises.
"I told you I would arrive momentarily. Now can we begin? Naruto has things that must be done and despite meeting with men of your political standing in the world, your motives, whatever they may be, cannot push past the strength of will that Naruto has. I recommend that you stick to just a basic friendly meet and greet before agendas begin to seep through." Kaguya said to everyone, knowing that agendas would come forth regardless.
"Granny Rabbit, leave it alone. Whether they have agendas or not means dick. We both know that I need information about this world and chances are good that they need something that can't be gained through conventional means. Whether they admit it or not. We need each other for the time being." Naruto said and promptly had an anvil dropped on his head from Log only knows where, "Dammit Granny!"
"Anyway Naruto-kun, thank you for your actions in leaving Riser-kun alive to face punishment. As a civilized society, we cannot forgive the actions of a man that would kill another over something as basic as an arranged wedding not going through. However I must say I cannot approve of the condition you left him." Sirzechs started before looking down at a paper.
"I've honestly never seen an injury list like this for a single person that wasn't outright killed nor paralyzed. Granted Riser is a member of the Phenex Clan, but his Regeneration Factor doesn't seem to be helping in some some cases. Six fractured vertebrae, eight fractured ribs, and three more ribs bruised on top of a fractured sternum that punctured a lung! Beyond that the clavicle, scapula, and humerus of his left arm all suffered compound fractures that raise the question of whether he will ever be able use his arm again, both of his hip bones are fractured and fragmented, a fractured left femur, and lastly his right leg was amputated at the knee. That is just skeletal injuries mind you. I have no doubt that his muscular and psychological injuries will be if not as bad, then worse." Sirzechs listed off, shocking Naruto at just how much damage was done.
"Well regardless of how bad it is Big Red, excuse me if I say fuck the boy. I just fought in a war on my world for over 36 straight hours with no sleep, saw people I cared about die, was forced to fight someone who was not only my rival, but also one of the few people who understood the full breadth of my life's pain before seeing him too die. I was forced to take his eyes for my own in order to free my world from slavery in the form of an endless dream. Nothing in the last two days has been normal for me, so after all that do you expect me to come here, see a beautiful girl balling her eyes out while holding the mutilated body of who I'm assuming was her boyfriend, and NOT want to kill a man?! Yeah, excuse me for leaving him alive to suffer, but I don't believe in killing for revenge. My master's death at the hands of my sibling disciple wasn't enough to make me want revenge, so what is maiming some self righteous nobleman's kid to send a message to this world that I won't stand for seeing kids die young? Do I need to mention that today is supposed to be my seventeenth birthday!" Naruto finished as his entire being began flooding the room with Killing Intent.
The room was shocked silent at Naruto's rant. It was enough that even the three members of the Phenex Clan present had no means to try and argue for anything as the killing intent was mostly directed at the elders, whereas Ravel was shocked at how the boy went through so much and still looked to be in peak physical condition. Rias and Akeno stunned that someone as old as they were had not only dealt with such things yet still managed to be so caring for the lives of people he had never met. Kaguya simply smirked at how easily Naruto turned this room in his favor. As the silence persisted, people gradually found seats to discuss things further.
Sirzechs continued what he was planning to say, "However Naruto-kun I can't help but think it's not enough of a price to pay in respect to the loss of young Issei Hyoudou and how we have no choice but to remove the memories his parents had of him to protect them. I can of course reimburse my dear sisters Peerage at the cost of Riser's own thanks to the help of Akuja Beelzebub here, but I doubt you have any knowledge on what a Peerage actually is. We can explain more about that as we discuss things. Now then, Lord Phenex, I would like to discuss the current state of my sisters' Peerage."
Lady Phenex started without missing a step, "Before we begin Sirzechs, I would like it to be known that considering Riser will likely be losing his Peerage and my daughter Ravel here is currently one of his Bishops, I would ask of you and Lord Akuja could remove the Bishop from her in favor of my final 3 Pawns, which I will then trade with young Rias. It's the least we can do given what has happened and I have already discussed this with daughter, who feels much the same."
"I see no problems with such an idea. Rias, any issues?"
"Yes, Onii-sama. I do have an issue with the fact that you are taking this too fast. Ravel is no doubt a wonderful girl and a pureblood Phenex would make a fine addition to nearly any Devil's Peerage, but beyond that I just don't want to deal with this right now. Please just let me have my pieces back empty so that I can choose for myself whom will become my family. I'm only here out of the fact that I owe my freedom to Naruto-kun and wish to express my gratitude in his help with Riser. If you would allow me to stay regardless, I would appreciate it though, as I distinctly remember Naruto saying that he was looking for the Sister of the Devil and that can only be myself or Sona-chan." Rias said, showing remarkable foresight in the selection of a Peerage and also diplomatic involvement in regards to the knowledge of Naruto's request and how it affected either herself or her closest friend.
"Yes of course Rias, I agree. You also did well to remind me of that. Naruto, just why are you looking for my the sister of the Devil, and also why are you looking for an Angel? What is your purpose in looking for the Angel's System of Miracles? I should inform you that you will never be able to lay your eyes on that, as either human or an Angel. Even if the Three Factions were to somehow bring peace to the world, the Angels would never allow anyone near the Biblical God's greatest creation next to humankind..." Sirzechs said, drawing a frown from Naruto, a raised eyebrow from Kaguya, and an icicle between the legs of Naruto from Serafall.
"Ne ne Naru-tan, why would you want some crusty old Angel that can't even get you up when you can have a lovely Magical Girl in Miracle Levia-tan? I'm more then sure I can rock your world and get you anything you need." Serafall practically purred out while making it hard for him to move give how trapped his arm was in her chest.
It was very plain to Naruto that this woman was going to drive him up the walls, so why not make it easy. "Sera-chan, you said I could call you that right? I see you're attracted to me and while I definitely, definitely approve, can we make a time and place for this that isn't surrounded by world leaders, parents, siblings, and others? Business first, then we can have mountains of pleasure..." Naruto said this and wordlessly filled the room with four Shadow Clones each at the side of every seemingly available woman in the room. The room was promptly filled with the blood of every female present. All the clones then performed a Transformation and every male present likewise had sudden bouts bloody noses at the sudden appearance of female Naruto clones.
"Naruto-kun, I thought we were having a meeting, not an attempted mass assassination?" Kaguya asked, making Naruto laugh at just how easily his first original jutsu can defeat people of all ranks and social standings.
"Don't you worry Granny, I got you covered as well. You know you can't live without me..." Naruto said to suddenly find himself falling through the floor, down what looked to be a cliff easily over 5,000 meters in height. Naruto's sudden answer to escape was an attempt at Toad summoning which promptly failed, before he followed through with his goto jutsu in such extreme situations, a Shadow Clone stepladder and Bijuu Mode super speed to get himself to a safe area, noticing that Kaguya left the dimensional portal open for to allow him the chance to escape. Yes sir, progress was clearly evident and that shows just how much the world works!
"What Azazel would give to get his hands on you, Naruto-kun..." Sirzechs said wiping the trail of blood from his nose and noticing everyone else stirring from the fainting spell Naruto forcibly induced.
"Sorry, I'm not into that whole Mad Scientist thing. Long story, mostly involving old men and young boys with special eyes... Eyes that I now have have! Granny Rabbit, I'll kill you if I ever start seeing images of Orochimaru forcing Sasuke to suck his little snake dick. Old Man Sage won't even be able to protect you from my wrath!" Naruto trailed off, plotting as the horrid visions started to invade his mind, unaware whether or not Sasuke and Orochimaru ever had such a relationship, but given what Karin had said about how Sasuke acted when she was a member of the Sound village, he would not be surprised if it might have happened at least once.
"Excuse me Naruto-kun, but can we get back on track?" Akuja asked knowing that this conversation would go well into the night.
"Yeah, let's do that." Naruto said.
"Naruto, I was told by Sirzechs that you said something very out of place when you fought Riser. From the video feed it goes: 'With the Bijuu that my father gave me screaming in my head so clearly'. Are we to assume that the yellow Chakra that cloaked your body is that very Bijuu and that you are in fact a Jinchuuriki?" Akuja asked, the scientist in himself eager to meet a jinchuuriki as the tales of the Sage of Six Paths from the time before the Three Faction War were scarce, but yet made him out as the Biblical Gods' equal in all aspects. A peace loving Sage who wielded an Element of Darkness so pure it not only created Life, but also Light. The idea was almost like a fairy tail, Darkness creating Life? Ridiculous. Darkness creating Light? Beyond absurd, but yet those tales might actually be true if Naruto was any hint.
"I see no reason to deny the truth Akuja-sama. Yes I am a jinchuuriki. I won't go into details, but all you truly need to be aware of is that I have been the host to the Bijuu of the Nine Tailed Fox, Kurama from an hour after my birth. We were even roommates of a sort when he was sealed inside my mother while she was pregnant with me. My girlfriends back home have been known to joke about the fact that I'm the closest thing to a living god our world will ever get considering my clan lineage descends directly from Granny Rabbit over there, who was the Progenitor... Ahh! Dammit Granny what the fuck!" Naruto trailed off having been hit in the head by a piece of bone.
"Naruto enough. You're getting distracted and you need to mind your words." Kaguya said, seemingly letting off another batch of physically manifesting Negative Emotions on the entire room at her displeasure in what Naruto was discussing.
'Kit, the old lady there is worried about something besides the fact that you are freely giving away secrets a shinobi knows not to give. You really need to learn what to say where and when. I get the feeling the even saying things in this place privately to one of these Heaven-sent Devil Goddesses, especially that black haired one that is begging to ride you, would not be private in any means it is supposed to be.' Kurama said, idly noting through Naruto's vision that when he said Heaven-sent Devil Goddesses, every single female in the room grabbed their heads while wincing in pain. That would be good know...
'Dammit thinking like a ninja is hard! Gimme a break Fuzzball, but still thanks for the heads up on both points. I'll talk with Granny soon about that and deal with the other thing here and now.'
"Naruto-kun... Naruto-kun? Well I guess since you're so entranced by my beauty..." Serafall said right in Naruto's face before suddenly beginning to make out with Naruto in front of the entire room, grabbing his hand and bringing it up to her breast and letting out a fierce moan as Naruto unconsciously squeezed her and bit her lip.
Serafall was going through quite an emotional high brought on by the physical contact before she was suddenly assaulted by the only other female present who she knew could do such a thing to her, Grayfia Lucifuge. Grayfia of course knew exactly what she was doing when she wrapped her fingers around Serafall's neck and then threw her face first into the brick and mortar that made up the wall of the room. Crude, but nonetheless effective in knocking the woman out so the meeting could continue.
"Uh, maid-san, not that I'm extremely ungrateful for the save during inappropriate sexy time, but can you possibly refrain from physical injuries on people that may be connected to me? I may need to resort to mindfucking and pranking to ensure your compliance and obedience... Believe me when I say that you will not win in any means of pranking, mindfucking you will lead to extreme public embarrassment and or extensive blackmail material for further public embarrassment, and judging from your power levels you are only slightly weaker than the woman you just threw, so your chances in a mostly blind fight against myself are even further dwindled... Do yourself and Big Red over there a favor, get some sun to melt that ice cold heart." Naruto said, a smirk forming as he contemplated a perfect idea on the spot involving sawdust, rose vases, and lawn gnomes.
"Grayfia stand down please, this is not a formal meeting, so let Sera-chan have her fun. Besides, I get the feeling that this may help Rias in regards to Sona..." Sirzechs stated while getting some papers from the desk he was currently sitting at.
"Naruto-kun, I have an offer for you. You are right when you said we would likely be best helping each other and given the recent loss of my sister's potential strongest servant, I would like you to watch over her while you get acquainted with the new world you find yourself in. If you accept my offer, you can also help alleviate the issue of Issei Hyoudou's parents having their memories of their son completely removed, as I will ask you to live in his home, not as a stand in, but as a 'visiting' sibling to one of Rias' Peerage members who currently lives in their home. I will make Asia, Rias' servant an adopted child by the Hyoudou family after the death of their son Issei at an early age. This will give you a home, but also Rias' school had an opening not long ago. What say you?" Sirzechs stated with a grin that only someone with ulterior motives could ever pull off.
"Sure, sign me up!" Naruto said enthusiastically.
'Kit, you are such an idiot!' Kurama growled out, which went completely ignored by the Uzumaki.
-Kuoh Academy grounds, 1 week later-
'Kurama. What the fuck did I just sign up for?'
'Kit, I stand corrected. You have, without a shadow of a doubt, the best and the worst luck in the history of the Multiverse! Can't you see it? These girls, all of them would kill for a chance to rock your world! And you have the best excuse ever to get close... That devil, truly the man is a Saint blessed by the great Log!'
Naruto suddenly thought he heard Sirzechs screaming in agony. Something along the lines of 'What did I ever do to get such a migraine!' was heard, but Naruto chalked it off as the wind playing tricks on his ears.
'Fuzzball, I don't need more girlfriends. And I sure as fuck am not going to abuse my new position as a teacher to get laid... I don't even care if the School Headmaster was a dick and just happened to mention the fact the the class I now teach is filled with kids a year younger than I am!'
'You don't get it do you Kit? Sirzechs just made you a Physical Education teacher! For a 17 year old male, there is no greater dream than the Girls Locker room, whether you have 3 girlfriends and a Bijuu Clone/Daughter that wants to jump your bones back home or not. YOU! STRUCK! GOLD! You are not only obligated to take advantage of such good fortune. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE!'
Kurama was shouting as Naruto was forced to cut his voice out when suddenly another Bijuu decided to pick up the slack, 'Naruto-kun, excuse me when I say this, but all of us agree with Kurama and you are in a rather unique position. Why not find yourself a sexy kitten to take under your wing and help her build a sweat she'll never forget? I'm not saying to go overboard and make every single female in this school your playthings despite the fact that you are more than able to. I'm saying you have a natural presence that draws people to you and female demons or devils will likely find such a thing to be a drug considering they are drawn to power. You already experienced this with Serafall when she actually raped you after that meeting last week. Although I found it funny how willingly you played it as a sub before you turned the tables and she ended up begging to be your slave...' Matatabi interjected.
'I'm telling you Naruto, let me live in her! She will worship you and me both after I finish training her...' Gyuki managed to get out, with many perverted giggles along the way.
'Enough Gyuki! For the last time, she loved my chains sure. I highly doubt she is into the tentacles of a 50' high bijuu raping her.' Naruto trying to make the Bijuu see reason.
And thus reason prevailed for the Bijuu when he countered Naruto's argument, 'Naruto, she's a big time actress in the Underworld as a Magical Girl who fights demons or other forms of Supernatural beings and acts the part in her daily life! There are not any bigger clues in the world that she is a sexual freak! Did it not strike you as odd when she asked you to use your Chakra Chains AND Shadow Clones to fill every orifice on her and bathe her in your body fluids? The three of us were made to be together Naruto, don't you dare deny it!'
We'll talk later, right now I'm about to have class. I can only hope Granny Rabbit is having an easier time with her job. How she got to be the School Nurse, I don't want to know.' Naruto said mentally before cutting off the connection as he stood in the middle of a grass field.
Just as quickly he found it had started raining, directed only around himself. When his clothes started burning from the rain, he let out a laugh before looking at the sky and saying, "Acid rain Granny? Even I gotta admit that that is good pranking."
The rain finished leaving Naruto with minor burns on his skin, his clothes in tatters, and two girls coming up to him. One of the two was his current roommate and supposed sibling, Asia Argento. They got along famously despite the girl being extremely hurt at the death of her first friend, Issei. She had told him that she was falling in love with the boy and learning of his death was probably an even worse pain to her than being exiled from the Church for healing a Devil's wounds with her Sacred Gear.
Asia was walking with her friend by the name of Kiryuu Aika. Naruto didn't know much about the girl, but he definitely felt something Supernatural from her. She was a complete human from what his various sensing skills were able to tell after having experienced many different species from the Supernatural realm, but she held some power within herself and Naruto could tell she was aware of it even if she showed no signs of being a part of any faction.
The two girls were wearing gym clothes at the moment, consisting of white shortsleeve V-neck sweaters with the Kuoh Academy emblem on the breast, black bloomers, knee-high black socks, and white low top athletic shoes. Kiryuu was wearing a pair glasses that would obviously get in the way of normal physical education activities, let alone the torture he was intending to put his class through in the attempt to bolster the skills of those supernaturally inclined students at this school.
As the two girls were chatting while walking to where the class would meet, Asia suddenly looked his way and a surprised expression came on her face. She knew he would be doing something at the school starting today, but was like him unaware of what role he would play in the campus. Kiryuu meanwhile looked at him and her face took on a familiar grin that one would only know could come from a pervert. Her hand suddenly moved up to her face in order to touch her glasses, but before she could finish the motion, a dodgeball suddenly smacked her in the back of the head sending her rolling forward across the grass in a tumbling action that left her on the ground at Naruto's feet, unconscious and without glasses which were on the ground beside her broken, as two boys whom Naruto also recognized as students to be in his class came running up whilst sweating profusely.
Naruto, despite the sudden action could not help but feel a strange sense of relief as the girl's glasses were broken and the two boys came up, as it was certainly clear the attention was off of himself for a moment. It was almost as if the girl had directed some form of intent at him, but yet it was neither hostile nor good. The girl was a pervert yes, but how many perverts even with some supernatural help could get such a feeling out of him? This world was all sorts of fucked!
"Oh shit Matusda! Why did you throw the ball at Kiryuu? Do you know the kinds of things she'll make us do this time. I still haven't grown back that hair from her punishment last time... And we never even touched her before! I'm too young to die a virgin." A boy by the name of Motohama squeaked out as he looked at the body of Kiryuu before continuing, "You know, when Kiryuu isn't speaking or moving, I can't help but find her extremely cute Matsuda. Maybe your idea has some merit after all?"
"I told you man, I was throwing the ball in this direction, I didn't actually expect it to hit anybody, least of all Kiryuu. And yes, she is lovely despite what she does to us. We should totally shoot the moon tonight..." The other boy, Matsuda said as Naruto could feel lustful intent rising off of the boys.
Why did his evening tonight have so many plans already? Well at least this is the kind of things Shadow Clones are good for. Perverts filled his life in the past and he did need a new purpose... Maybe being a teacher would be good for this world after all?
-Kuoh streets, later that day-
"I'm telling you Irina, we should not interfere! I know he was your friend and someone you have many times professed your undying love for, but he was a Devil! Worse still he recently died in the Underworld if our information is correct. You know as well as I that Devils remove the memories of people related to their human servants if the worst happens, just like the Fallen do. It is a despicable, deplorable action, but we have no control over such evil beings. We do need to meet with the Gremory Peerage, but going to your friend's house is bad news!" Xenovia Quarta told her partner Irina Shidou after listening to the same argument from the girl for so many hours while they were stuck on the plane to Japan for their current mission.
It wasn't like Xenovia didn't understand where Irina was coming from in this regard. Irina was very concerned about the memories that the Devils placed on her friends' parents in regards to what happened to the boy. However it was this very reason that Irina needed to stay away. Without any proper outside surveillance on the family, they would have no way of knowing to just what extent their memories were altered to and the mission they were currently assigned could not and would not allow such minor distractions. Church property was being stolen and they needed to focus on that, even if there was a strong chance this mission was one way.
When they were first briefed last week of the situation, Irina had gone on and on about once again seeing her childhood friend who was recently reincarnated as a Devil. Then 3 days ago, just before they were originally scheduled to leave, Headquarters called them back in for a briefing on new information pertaining to their current mission. Apparently the Underworld had an event happen during the Wedding party between one Riser Phenex and Rias Gremory. According to the knowledge gathered, a member of Rias Gremory's Peerage, the Red Dragon Emperor Issei Hyuodou, was killed during a duel which was meant to challenge the right to marry the Gremory Clan Heiress.
This in itself wasn't what worried HQ however. The issue was that after this event not only had the Longinus-level Sacred Gear, the Boosted Gear disappeared from God's system of Reincarnation in a way that had never been seen before, but a Human had appeared in the Underworld bearing a strange energy cloak in the form of a Kyuubi and maimed Riser Phenex. The details were still sketchy, but the devil apparently was still in a coma with his Phenex healing ability working too slow under normal conditions.
The reason this became important was that this human apparently came back to Kuoh with the Gremory Peerage and HQ ordered them to find, make contact, and determine the possible allegiance of this human. Irina of course wanted to meet the man who had fought with the person who killed her friend for separate, unknown reasons, but Xenovia was both wary of the idea and also interested if their was a potential chance that he could help them in their mission as they had no other backup or reinforcements.
"Xenovia, what do you expect us to do in the meantime? We can't begin our mission until our contact meets with us and we have no hotel accommodations. We can't even go looking into the secondary objective since our informants didn't have much to go on at the time. Oh Dear Lord, please help your faithful servants along in the right direction so that we may serve you as faithfully as possible!" Irina Shidou said while walking at Xenovia's side, finishing off with a prayer in which she stopped in front of a ramen stand to perform.
Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on the perspective, the young strawberry blonde haired girl in pigtails unknowingly had her prayer answered when a blonde haired man wearing a pair of black cargo shorts, an orange tanktop shirt, sandals, and a black bandana with a metal plate around his right arm turned his head to look at the currently praying girl who was being overly dramatic while talking of a mission and informants.
Of course, the ditzy girl was standing with her eyes closed while praying and her partner was continuing to walk down the sidewalk. This of course made the girl an easy mark for a nearby pickpocket who had been walking down the same sidewalk trying to search for his next score. The pickpocket swiftly moved into position to take advantage of the girl who left herself exposed. The pickpocket made his move, thinking that his skill in sleight of hand action would allow him to get through the girl's cloak to grab her purse, mistaking the fact that the girl wore an oversized cloak as a means hiding it and other items of value instead of the actual purpose in hiding her battle garb that she was taught to wear at all times when on a mission.
So naturally when the pickpocket went was completely dedicated in the action he was caught off guard by the girl grabbing his arm, flipping him over her shoulder, and directly into the blonde sitting at the ramen stand. The pickpockets' body promptly broke through the the counter, but the man not only rescued his bowl of ramen from becoming a new fashion statement on himself with his left arm, he had also managed to stop the girl from further damaging the ramen stand as she was attempting to whip the man in punishment thanks to a weapon she pulled from her own armband as it morphed into the shape whilst she tugged it from her arm after she threw him.
In her action of grabbing tossing the pickpocket and grabbing her own weapon, she had managed to remove her cloak revealing a shapely body that entertainers and models would be envious of. The girl was wearing a skintight bodysuit which stopped at the thighs on her legs in a booty-shorts style, a diamond-ish shaped opening on her lower back, and left her shoulders open. She was also wearing gloves that went halfway on her upper arms, stopping roughly around the area of her biceps. Her armband weapon seemed to be situated at the top of her left glove, which easily told him the girl's dominant hand and thus enabled him a better understanding on her fighting style since she was attempting to use a whip at the moment.
The girl also had black combat boots and stockings extending above the knees, yet stopping just below her mid-thigh and leaving a three inch gap of skin between where the bodysuit stopped and the stockings topped off. All along her bodysuit, stockings, and gloves had seemingly unnecessary belts or straps. She also proudly wore a necklace of the Christian Cross on her chest displaying her steadfast religious affiliation. All in all, it seemed as if whoever designed this girl's uniform was going out of their way to make it eye-pleasing to the opposite sex while still maintaining an excellent degree of potential combat performance.
The spiky haired blonde's action in stopping the girl and saving his meal wasn't the last of his performance though, as he had managed to maneuver his leg into dealing a punishing stomp on the chest of the pickpocket in order to knock the wind out of the man to end the fighting as abruptly as possible. The middle-aged stand owner came bursting out of the kitchen to see the mess and looked at the blonde holding a bowl of ramen whom he recognized as a customer who had eaten there for every meal of every single day for nearly the past week, a girl with her right arm raised with whip in hand being held by the blonde, and a man in the remains of his former bartop, also held in place by the blonde.
"Naruto, what happened here?" the stand owner suddenly asked, bewilderment at the way Naruto was standing and the current state of his place of business.
"Well Kazuhiro-san, I was casually eating my dinner when I heard this delightful girl's exuberant prayer, which drew my ears at how someone could make a Christian prayer sound so good in Italian despite having the hint of a Japanese accent still present. Looking to the girl I was struck by her beauty, as I can see the Japanese descent in her despite having very uncommon strawberry blonde hair."
As Naruto said this, Xenovia approached the stand having an annoyed, yet confused look on her face at how the blonde managed to subdue Irina while she was actively wielding one of the fragments of the legendary sword Excalibur, Excalibur Mimic.
"Anyway, to make a long story short, she was almost pickpocketed by this man at my feet, where she reacted in self defense and flipped him onto your bartop unintentionally, before pulling the whip in attempt to punish him, which I assume she keeps on her person as a pervert deterrent, at which point I stopped her and knocked him out. If you could please call the police in regards to the man, I will gladly deal with the girl in a manner that ensures you get reimbursed for damages and she does not get arrested for carrying a concealed weapon."
"...If you say so Naruto, although I would appreciate it if they do not leave without speaking to me first." Kazuhiro said, casting a skeptical look at the girl in Naruto's grip and wondering just how he would conduct business for the time being with damage being apparent to his stand. Thankfully Naruto's recent patronage had brought his stand a sudden influx of profit, but regardless such an action of closing down for a few days to make repairs brought with it unneeded expenditures that canceled it out. As he went into the kitchen again to make the phone call, he shook his head at the unfairness in the world and how hard it was to catch a break.
"Eheheh... Well if you'll excuse me Naruto-kun, but can you please let go of me now? I'm starting to lose blood flow in my arm from how strong your grip is and at it being held above my head. On the word of God and my profession as an Exorcist, I will not leave without first settling accounts. Besides it's not often I meet someone who can perform an action of physically disabling an exorcist, a civilian, and holding onto a bowl of ramen without spilling in a matter of seconds when a fight suddenly breaks out." Irina said, her bubbly personality brightening the atmosphere of the destroyed ramen stand.
"Yes, I too am interested in how you did that Naruto-san. Such an action speaks of training in some form of combat. My name is Xenovia Quarta, and you've met my partner Irina Shidou." Xenovia said, a discerning look in her eyes as she looked at Naruto's body language trying to spot any hint that could show her something as to where he was trained, what his loyalties in the world were, or even something as simple as nationality given that his blonde hair, facial features, and style of dress made him out as someone from the western world, yet his mannerisms showed him as someone who was a leader of something and as such, someone that could have a personal agenda that may clash with their mission. Given she could not sense anything that might lead her to suspect him as an Angel, Fallen, Devil, or Demon, nor could she sense anything that might remotely be supernatural in origin from him, she had no choice but to follow along and play the game in order to determine his motivations in preventing the police from taking Irina.
"Well, allow me formally introduce myself. I am Naruto Uzumaki, the new teacher at the nearby Kuoh Academy. I apologize for laying my hands on you Irina-chan. However, no matter what this man did, he didn't deserve to be whipped like a dog without the blessed Savior Log to offer his salvation..."
As Naruto finished saying that he received sweatdrops from both girls who were raised in the Christian faith and as such never before heard of the 'Log' as a deity on the same level as the Biblical God they worshipped.
It was at this point Kazuhiro returned from the kitchen and sirens of police began to be heard. "Well Naruto, I don't know what is more unheard of. A pickpocket on the streets of Japan or a boy who calls a piece of a tree as a deity. You sure are a strange one..."
At that, the sirens from the local police finally arrived at the ramen stand, causing the next half hour of group's time to be spent filling out a police report that Naruto managed to keep out little factors that would have caused Irina minor troubles, even if a whip was a completely different type of concealed weapon from that of a gun, which is illegal for civilians to carry in most any form. Naruto also took note of the large package on Xenovia's back, which was obviously some form of two-handed blade, slightly smaller than a Greatsword, yet large enough that it would normally be something that would raise questions. He had taken use of his Rinnegan to cast a small scale genjutsu over everyone present to avoid asking questions that he wanted avoided. His actions however had drawn Granny Rabbit to his location, which meant that he needed to get these girls back home now for 20 questions…
-Hyoudou Residence-
"Wait a minute Naruto-kun! Why do you live here?" Irina asked as they walked up to the doorstep of her childhood friend, surprised that it had been modified to look like an apartment complex of sorts.
Xenovia on the other was concerned at the fact that she was catching the presence of at least 3 different Devils inside the building. Adding on the comment that Irina just said about this house belonging to her former friend, Xenovia was getting a bad feeling. She could only hope that this was not some setup, as the powers she was feeling suggested powerful Devils on top of a familiar presence.
"Irina-chan, all will be explained in time. Xenovia, I promise this isn't a trap, so you have no need to feel nervous. I ask that you follow my lead for the moment, as I myself am still new to this. And Granny Rabbit, you don't need to hide anymore..." When Naruto finished, Kaguya suddenly made herself visible right behind Xenovia and made to smack Naruto in the back of the head hard enough to send him through the door, breaking it in the process, and into the couch in the front room beyond the foyer, leaving it a pile of firewood.
Xenovia meanwhile was shocked at the fact a woman was invisible behind her for who knows how long and this woman had just sent the boy she had previously thought a full human unaware of the Supernatural World through a door and couch, but could stand less than a moment later without showing any signs of harm that one might expect from breaking furniture with their body. And did the woman have horns?
At the sound of the broken door, Rias Gremory and Asia Argento came running to the front saw Naruto standing in a pile that was the couch before looking to the front door and Rias suddenly got in a defensive stance at seeing the two exorcists standing in front of Kaguya.
"Stand down Rias! They are not at fault and I brought them here on purpose to discuss why they are here in Kuoh."
"Naruto-kun, why would you bring exorcists here? You are a guest here, please don't make such decisions without consulting me first." Rias said, trying to push forth some idea that she could control him.
Big mistake…
"Rias, before you make a complete and utter ass out of yourself, please let us do some math. First, this isn't your house either. Your brother may have done some remodelling since you were going to live here in memory of Issei, but that does not mean you are always going to be told things. Maybe the day you can hit me in training we can discuss such ideas. Second, this girl here, Irina-chan, was Issei's childhood friend. That means that she at least deserves the chance to come here and find out what happened to him, let alone discuss what she is doing returning to her hometown as a member of the Church. And finally, these girls have some business with myself if what I overheard them talking about was any hint, and given what your brother and Serafall had to do in regards to my entry at your wedding tells me, I will be dealing with many meet and greets among various factions in the coming weeks. The least I can do is be civil while working on my own goals. Or do you need to run a few. More. Laps?"
As Naruto finished the girls cringed in fear, thereby securing Naruto's verbal smackdown. Never let it be denied that where logic fails, torture always wins.
"Naruto-kun, we can enter right? It is starting to get cold out here." Irina said, her cloak having been torn beyond repair earlier when she got in that scuffle with the pickpocket and her combat suit doing little to withstand the cold biting wind that seemed to be picking up this evening.
Irina had barely finished when Kaguya pushed both exorcists inside the house and said, "Naruto, it's time for your own training. Step to it and get my cake while you're at it. I am starting to get annoyed with all these little things..."
"Dammit Granny! I'm not some fucking slave, go make your own carrot cake!"
Cue mass sweatdrop from all present in the room...
"Naruto-kun, how can you call such a beautiful woman a Granny?" Irina asked.
'She really does look like a rabbit...' Xenovia thought before she was suddenly assaulted by a large pink monster who looked like a giant hairball...
"Just what I always wanted. My own pretty little kitty. I will name her Sakura, and I will hug her, and pet her, and squeeze her and give her pink hair to match my own..."
As the monster kept talking Naruto couldn't help but feel sick. When it said that it would name Xenovia Sakura, Naruto felt bad. When it said it would hug and squeeze her, Naruto couldn't help but pity the girl. When it said it would give Xenovia pink hair on top of being named Sakura, the line was crossed. He rushed to the monster with speed only Kaguya could follow and proceed to use Wind Chakra and a Kunai to literally shave the hair off the monster leaving only a slim body frame with two long arms and two extremely short legs on a tall body that easily stood over six and a half feet tall.
The sight of the now hairless monster left many in the room concerned as to where it came from, as the shape of the monsters' body made it look very much like demon straight out of the 9 Circles of Hell, yet the way it acted made it seem like something which was not of this world and as such an Unknown. Ever since Naruto's arrival in the the various factions have been issuing orders to be increasingly wary of potential Unknowns, as the power felt from Naruto's arrival has coincided with increased terrorist actions throughout the world without any reason, pattern, or stated allegiances. Different factions were playing host to different attacks, probing weaknesses, and directly removing key defenses whether ot was realized or not. This was a concerning factor to the world's various factions, as these terrorists were extremely capable in ability, often getting whatever goal they had in mind done with extreme casualties and property damage, yet maintaining a low level of witnesses to their actual skills to get some clue as to how to identify the terrorists, either through their powers or through their actual identities. Politics and the use of the unexplained, going hand in hand to make Warmongering possible for 10,000 years...
"Rias-sama, your bath is ready." a girl's voice suddenly said from around the corner as footsteps were heard coming into the front room. A young blonde haired girl with her hair tied in almost drill style ponytails came into the room. The girl was wearing a maid outfit of sorts, but maintained a rather 'holier-than-thou' demeanor showing she was new to the servant girl work she was apparently doing.
Ravel Phenex looked into the room to see the guests as well as her new King, the man who nearly killed her brother, and the woman who scared her more than anything she ever could think of.
"Oh Naruto-sama, Kaguya-sama, you've returned. Is there anything you require assistance with?" Ravel asked, making certain to be extremely cautious in how she spoke, lest Kaguya-sama make her fight off the Pig monsters again. Or Satan help her, spending another day as a Dodo bird running around another History Museum exhibit...
The Phenex clan member shuddered violently at the thought, of which Kaguya took note and cast a triumphant smirk. Kaguya then directed her attention to the girl, "Why yes my little game hen, I do need something. Since my pet fox is busy trying to get wood...", cue logs dropping from out of nowhere on Naruto's head and screaming of "Grow your own damn wood wench, you broke the door!"
"As I was saying, I need my cake. Since you are the most fitting and capable pet to handle kitchen duty, I require my meal now. And so help me, if you dare try to put nuts in it again, I will make you fight the Pig monsters while running around the museum as a Dodo..." Kaguya said as a miasma like cloud formed around her entire being, causing everyone but Naruto and surprisingly Irina to be forced to their knees in a choking manner as they struggled against the pure malicious intent directed around the entire room.
Before the sounds of two thumps were heard from the second floor of the building, the malicious intent disappeared leaving the entire room barring Naruto, Irina, and Xenovia running around like headless chickens in order to avoid Kaguya lashing out at them in some twisted, yet insanely assuming from another's perspective, fashion of torture that made surprisingly excellent training techniques that Naruto was always taking tips from.
Asia rushed upstairs to resuscitate Issei's and now her own parents unconscious states, Rias made her way behind Asia to her bath before Kaguya found something to make her do, Naruto had a Shadow Clone start focusing on Mokuton training to grow a new door, muttering all the while about stupid it was trying to artificially learn how to create Sub-Elements without the proper bloodline, before promptly being dispelled when a torrent of Rose bushes grew up from the hardwood floor and left the original Naruto recognizing the Wood Release: Advent of a World of Flowering Trees jutsu as the source of his clones perfectly timed demise. He didn't even sense that coming! Naruto simply replaced his clone since the jutsu only seemed to be focused on targeting him and was about to go back to talking with his Exorcist guests when Kaguya did something he wasn't about to ignore.
Ravel, the poor girl, was unfortunately stuck as the Rabbit Goddess' present torture victim. She was so shocked from Kaguya's intent that she didn't move upon the sudden release of the intent and when the subsequent poisoning via plant life happened, she giggled in an almost adorable manner that one would typically see on only the worst of sadists. Kaguya did not take action for the amusement of others nor did she expect such actions out of one who was in her service. She was not going to let this girl claim the high status that came when one claimed immortality. Lowly devils were beneath those on an Infinite level and there were very few who could ever hope to be Infinite. True immortality is something only an Infinite can have and there were only 4 Infinite power levels in the Multiverse that was connected to the Dimensional Gap.
Naruto was important for a specific reason related to this very fact. Only Infinite can be Creators and there can only ever be 5 Infinite at any time. But the Multiverse was missing an Infinite and fractures created by the gap in power were tearing Existence apart. She was sealed away for who knows how long and in that time, one Infinite had disappeared without the replacement appearing. Given that one of the 3 remaining Infinite was also sealed and she knew it was Trihexa, who could have only be beaten by Him, her first true love and yet the one she hated more than any other for rejecting the idea of love can only be between 2 beings, the very idea of which lead to a mass birth of different types of beings all across various universes. In the end, their competition ended in something truly unintended. Not only did she give birth to her children and started the family line that spread to all others in the Elemental Nations and yet only Naruto himself truly stood out as one with the potential to recreate the balance of 5.
As to how this related to Ravel Phenex, well that was twofold. The immortality issue aside, the girl bothered her. The prissy nature, the 'No wrong can be done' thoughts that Kaguya always felt running through the girl's head, and the way the girl hid her sadistic nature so perfectly all were traits she herself had. This was not acceptable, because she was not handing her own Infinite title until she was the oldest Infinite and long past that.
The other issue was something of a test of Naruto's nature. An Infinite will show traits of those they are bound to replace. Naruto, should he truly have the potential it will show in not only his response to her next action, but he may even be able to prevent it. She knew he had it in him though, no matter how imperfect the possibility of discovering future Infinite candidates was. Naruto was practically an Infinite from conception after all...
So as Ravel giggled ever so innocently at Clone Naruto getting a taste of chemical warfare from the flower bush, she was not expecting the force of wind coming from the original Naruto appearing directly in front of her, his hand holding an outstretched arm from Kaguya meant to hit her across the face, and then slammed his foot on the ground which sent ripples of power surging forth, causing a convenient byproduct of the Mokuton door he was working on to grow picture perfect right next to him, before falling on the floor at their side.
"Never do that again, Kaguya. Never. I don't care who you are or what you are; if you ever try to harm anyone I care about, I will not relent in sealing you away for good. I will erase your very existence if needed, but these people are under my protection." Naruto stated with his Rinnegan eyes circling in a Hypnotic manner, the Cross-Slit of his pupils when he took his Bijuu Sage Mode only made it look more effective, as a very real threat was in those words he just spoke.
Exactly as she suspected he would react, but far more impressive at the same time. There was something about Naruto that held back his full potential at all times. He was far more developed then he consciously knew, but yet his body was being held from using his unconscious ability at any given time. Somehow, sure was certain it was related to his Empathic ability that was the underlying focal point to his own Infinite potential. She never knew how He developed, as he was the oldest Infinite before Red and Oroboros emerged at the same time when their predecessors fought to the death. Because of this, she was unable to know if this trait is something common in Naruto's development. Thus, she was left to observe and once again, admit that this boy, her own blood, was her better. Why did that simple fact cause her to feel happy though?
"Are you alright Ravel-chan?" Naruto asked before turning to her and looking directly into her eyes. He saw the fear going through her as she momentarily looked over to Kaguya.
When she looked back she obviously regained her composure before say, "Yes Naruto-sama, I'm fine. I have some things that I must help Rias-sama with after her bath and I can't keep Kaguya-sama waiting too long. Please don't mind me when you have guests of your own."
"Yeah, I'm almost certain that Rina and Novia are enjoying the show. Can't you see how Novia looks as she has been trying to watch every move made to determine who is the biggest threat. Seriously, with each action she is moving her arm closer to grabbing her sword, but yet she looks like a deer in the headlights as she realizes with each action she could die at least twice before she could even grip her blade. And that is just what she can see..."
"And pretty Rina, isn't it odd how there is so much malevolence in this building yet she is the only person other than myself unaffected? Hell she looks like she's having more fun now then she has in years. Dragons really are awesome. I almost wish I could have talked with him more, but Ddraig was so deadset that she was the one and he had to go immediately. That she would become the next Red Dragon Empress because he owed it to Issei." Naruto finished causing Irina Shidou to drop unconscious in his arms as she fainted.
-Chapter 2 end-
Yosa! Sorry for the 2 month delay on my story, but Tipping the Scales returns! Still the lack of a computer haunts my ideal update schedule, but I bring you this late New Year's gift from my phone. Although if you really want answers on why exactly today, thank PSN being down.
Anyway, this chapter brings background on Kaguya and open the idea of the Infinite. Highschool DxD functions off of so many religious systems all in the same world that I needed something beyond that of typical God-class characters, especially since it already contains 3 characters fitting these circumstances.
Anyway, this chapter also addresses concerns about what happened with Issei. Naruto is in no way going to replace him in the typical sense. I'm still new to this writing solo gig, so just have some faith and review to let me know what I do to fix things.
Thanks again SoulEmbrace2010 for Beta
Release: 1/4/16
