Yo guys. Dragonblaze9173 is back with the second chapter for the fanfic 'The Supreme Ruler'.

Please enjoy the story.

Disclaimer: Seriously, is this some kind of torture. Fine. I…I…I…IdontownNarutoandCampione.

There. I said it.


Chapter 2: The Miko

It was completely white to the infinite expanse. All that entered his vision was brightness, which had a milky characteristic to it. It was accompanied by occasional wisps of white clouds that wandered around in an undefined direction.

All these were the defining characteristics of the Netherworld.

"I'm here again." Naruto muttered to himself, as he felt his head lying on a soft cushion.

"Yes, you are here again, Naru-chan." A woman's cheerful voice broke Naruto off his concentration from inspecting his surrounding.

Finding the source of the voice above him, he found out that his head was lying on the lap of the woman who had spoken just now. Naruto immediately recognized the woman, who was giving him a lap pillow, as he spoke up. "…Bratty Kaa-chan."

"Muuuu." She immediately pouted childishly at hearing her nickname. "Naru-chan, why can't you properly call me Kaa-chan?!"

Naruto grinned mischievously at hearing her indignation. "That's because while you are Kaa-chan, you are also a brat!"

The woman just continued to pout at him. And Naruto couldn't have been more content to share moments like this with his new adopted mother.

This woman was none other than Pandora, the all giving woman, who was also Naruto's adopted mother. She was a slender young woman in her mid teens, with violet hair and pointed ears.

And it was because of her apparent appearance age that she gained her nickname of 'Bratty Kaa-chan' from Naruto.

Even though these moments were short, temporary reprieve from his thirst for some parental love, they still were enough for him to cherish. Even if he tended to forget about these meetings, when waking up back to real world.

"So," Naruto started, as he stared curiously at his adopted mother. "Why am I here? Normally when I sleep, I only tend to have dreams, not end up here."

Hearing this, Pandora stopped pouting, as she immediately let a smile don her lips. "Ah, about that." She just continued to smile, as she looked at Naruto. "I just wanted to see my son. That, and to warn you."

Naruto furrowed his brows, when he heard this. "Warn me? About what?" He asked, while remaining alert at what he heard.

"That the peace in your life is going to be disturbed." Pandora said in a serious tone.

Hearing this, Naruto immediately gained a deadpan expression, as he looked at her. "When was my life ever peaceful?" He responded in a dry tone.

"Muuuu, take it seriously Naru-chan!" Pandora once again pouted in a childish manner, before coughing into her hands, to regain her serious posture. "Time ahead of you is really turbulent, where you might even have to face your own brethren."

"Face my own brethren." Naruto repeated her words with a frown, as he looked confused at her remark. "What do you mean by that?"

"It means….you will face…battle…"

At hearing her jumbled words, Naruto groaned, as he realized what was happening. He was waking up in the real world, which meant that not only was the current conversation getting mugged up, but he was also going to forget about all this after he would wake up.

Truly unfortunate.

"Careful to…be safe, Naru-chan!"

Those were the last words Naruto heard, before his world went blank.


The following weeks after the battle could have been accounted as quite peaceful. As opposed to Naruto's proposal, the Yondaime Mizukage was not seen in the battlefield again, along with his entire army, as they laid low for the time being.

No thanks to Naruto's involvement, which must have scared the Mizukage's force of the Godslayer's powers.

In that time period, Naruto had spent his time with the rebellion faction, as he had nothing better to do. And of course, his ever devoted Knight, Erica, also stayed with him all the time.

Although, it could have been counted as a testing time for her.

Erica had no problem on spending her time with the man she loved. But, what she did dislike was the attraction from the female side he gained, without even knowing about it in the first place.

Sometimes, she simultaneously cursed and cheered at his blockheadedness in these matters.

The prime example of the female attention would be none other than Mei Terumi, who, for obvious reasons, couldn't keep her eyes off him. The reason for her being enamored by the Devil King being clearly due to his 'Knight in the Shining Armor' act he pulled off, when the rebellion faction leader was on the verge of her peril.

Needless to say, Erica had expressed her displeasure at this to Naruto immediately after entering their personal tent. That night, Naruto had lost the count of times he had make-outs with her. Least of all, it was a miracle that he was still a virgin.

After all that fiasco, the next day, Naruto and Erica happened to stand before an unknown village. This village was miles away from the main rebellion camp, where the entire rebellion currently housed their army. And the reason for staying away from the camp was unclear, even though Naruto had given them his promise to face the Fourth Mizukage.

Which was why, a confused Erica turned to look at her King. "Naruto…Why are we here?"

Naruto never took his eyes off the village, as he responded. "I never told you about the real reason to come to the Bloody Mist, did I Erica?"

"Real reason?" Erica voiced out in an incredulous tone. "Aren't we here to interfere in the civil war?"

Naruto gave a smirk in response to this. "That's just an added bonus, as it covers the real reason for our arrival here." He replied, as his smirk started to vanish from his face, before continuing in a more serious tone. "The real reason we are here is to investigate the presence of a foreign Campione's power in my territory."

His words left Erica in a stunned state, before her mind caught up with the fact she learned right now. "Foreign Campione!" She exclaimed, as she looked a bit concerned at this piece of information. "What could the Campione want in your land?!"

"I don't know." Naruto solemnly replied, as he started to walk towards the village. "Which is why, I want to find out more about it."

As Naruto walked towards the village, Erica wordlessly followed him, in order to solve the current mystery that was plaguing them.


Yuri Mariya, a Hime-Miko, was a woman with delicate and beautiful features, that comprised of Chestnut colored hair and brown pupils. Her attire consisted of traditional Hime-Miko clothing.

Even though it had not been quite some time since she settled in this village that resided in the land of water, she had been able to mix herself quite well with the population here. As such, if anyone were to come hunting for her, then no one might have been able to differentiate her from the rest of the residents here, thinking that she was a normal citizen of this village.

While most would have considered the option of hiding at a closed off area, she had accepted the notion of hiding in the plain sight, as no one would have thought of searching a person in a war torn area.

She had thought that this village would have been the perfect sanctuary for her, considering the fact that this village was of no importance, along with the fact that it was situated in a war torn land.

It was for this reason, that Yuri was stunned and shocked at the sight of the resident Campione, the ruler of the elemental nations, Naruto Uzumaki strolling casually on the streets of the village.

'Why is Uzumaki-sama here?' Yuri thought with a worried expression, as she hid in an alleyway from the main street.

Try as she might, she just couldn't get the image of another terrifying Campione out of her mind, while looking at the blonde Campione.

So lost was she in her thoughts, that she didn't notice two figures standing right behind her.

"So you are the one, from whom I sensed the essense of magic that was present in this village."

Yuri let out a gasp, as she turned around to meet face to face with the blonde Devil King himself. She quickly looked back at the street, to notice that the Campione was no longer there, before snapping her head back to the place where he currently stood with a smirk .

"U-Uzumaki-sama." She stuttered out, as she grew a pale complexion at the close proximity she had with the Campione.

Naruto's smirk remained, as he looked at the priestess. "The name is Naruto Uzumaki. And my companion here," He said, while pointing towards the woman standing beside him. "Is Erica Blandelli. May we know your name, miss?"

"Y-Yuri." Yuri stuttered out, before trying to regain whatever composure she had. "Yuri Mariya."

"Yuri-san." Naruto nodded to himself, as he looked at the Hime-Miko. "We have a lot to about."


"Here's your tea, Uzumaki-sama."

"Thank you, Mariya-san." Naruto replied politely, as he took the cup of tea he was handed. Beside him, Erica was already savoring her own cup of beverage.

As Naruto calmly sipped his tea while sitting with his legs folded, he inspected his current surrounding.

Yuri's home was none other the shrine of the local village, where she worked as a Hime-Miko. She was allowed to have a residence at the shrine by the villagers, as they had needed a Hime-Miko for the temple.

Currently, Yuri was sitting on the floor in Seiza posture, opposite to Naruto and Erica across a small table. She was calmly sipping her own cup of tea, but if one were to observe closely, they would notice that Yuri was trying to calm her nervousness at Naruto's presence.

"Mariya-san," Naruto broke the silence that gripped the room moments ago, as he looked at the Hime-Miko. "Tell me why someone like you, who has magical potential, is here in the elemental subcontinent."

Yuri fidled with the hem of her skirt nervously, as she avoided staring into the Campione's eyes. "I don't know." She said in a meek tone. "I have no special reason for coming here…"

"Is that so?" Erica interjected, as she had a devious smile on her lips. "Then you didn't come here…because of a Campione." She ended her statement, her sly smirk now fully adorning her face.

Hearing those words, Yuri suddenly started to panic at her place. "N-No! I am nothing special to grab a Campione's attention!" She frantically tried to lay down her reason, as her whole body posture screamed nervousness.

"I don't think so." Erica retorted with her ever-present sly smirk. "I could think various uses of your above average control over spiritual powers."

Yuri's breath got caught on her throat, when she realized that her secret was not a secret anymore, as she sat helplessly in front of the blonde Campione, and his faithful Knight.

Naruto stared dryly at his Knight. 'That Erica,' He thought to himself, while suppressing his urge to smile at the blonde woman's deviousness. 'She really is a devil for cornering Mariya-san like this.'

Yuri, now knowing that there was no escape anymore, suddenly stood up from her seat, before she bowed all the way to the waist in front of Naruto.

"U-Uzumaki-sama!" Yuri shouted out in a determined voice, as she maintained her bow to the blonde Campione. "You can inflict as much punishment as you want on me. But please, don't hurt the innocent people of this village!"

"My my," Erica mumbled, as she stared at the scene in front of her with amusement.

Naruto blinked to himself a few times, before he wore an incredulous expression on his face. "What the hell lady?!" He frantically screamed out, as he also stood up from his seat with an indignant expression. "I'm not some cruel tyrant, who preys on innocents!"

"And I tell you, Naruto." Erica calmly intervened, with a seductive smile on her visage. "That you should be a King, who asserts dominance over everyone."

Naruto's eyebrows twitched violently when he heard her remark. "I have no interest in becoming something like that! I'm not an ambitious person!" He yelled at the calmly seated Knight.

"You are."

"Am not!"

"You are."

"Am not!"

Yuri, who looked like she was still dazed off by his previous remark, suddenly spoke up. "Uzumuki-sama, you mean to say that you are actually a kind considerate King." She asked with a hopeful expression, as she looked at the blonde Campione.

"AM NOT!"

As soon as Naruto yelled this out, he quickly froze to himself. After which, he then felt like comically crying, as he knew that he couldn't take back his words anymore. He immediately sulked to himself with a defeated expression.

"I just hate my life sometimes." He wailed to himself depressingly.

Unfortunately, Naruto still didn't have any control over his mouth.


"I'm sorry for the commotion earlier." Yuri apologized with a slight blush on her face. "I just caused a misunderstanding for you."

"Hahaha." Naruto laughed in an awkward manner, as he waved off Yuri's apology. "It's alright. Mistake lies in my part too." He said, while his face adorned an embarrassed flush on the earlier comical situation.

Beside him, Erica was frowning in a disapproving manner at Naruto apologizing to anyone. As a King, he had no need for apology.

Nothing, it seemed, satisfied the Diavolo Rosso, known by the name of Erica Blandelli.

Dispelling the awkward moment, Naruto looked at Yuri with a serious face. "Mariya-san." Naruto addressed her in a gentle tone, trying to make her at as much as ease as he could. "Could I expect an honest answer from you?" He asked in a tender, yet hopeful tone.

Yuri hesitated for a second at the face of Naruto's earnest expression, before she steeled herself. "Yes, Uzumaki-sama. I would answer your questions honestly." She said with a gentle, yet determined smile.

"Thank you." Naruto thanked her with his own smile. "And Mariya-san, please call me by name. This 'Uzumaki-sama' stuff is actually making me feel uncomfortable." He said to Yuri with his bright smile. The ones he always directed towards his friends and precious ones.

Yuri blushed in a meek manner in response to this, but she now adorned a relieved and gentle smile on her face. "You really are different from other frightening Campiones…Naruto-san." She said with her smile, while testing out his name that rolled off her tongue.

And surprisingly, she liked it.

"…"

Naruto immediately froze at his place, as he felt a firm stare boring at the back of his head. He didn't dare to turn around, as he knew that he would come face to face with one of Erica's terrifying expressions. Just what it was that he did to earn her ire, he didn't know.

He had never been able to understand woman up until now.

Coughing to himself, in order to diffuse the uneasiness, Naruto looked at Yuri. "Mariya-san, can you tell me anything about the presence of a foreign Campione's power in my territory."

When he was finished with his question, what Naruto got to see was a slightly frightened Yuri, as his statement fully sunk into her mind.

"Oh no…" Yuri whispered to herself with a terrified expression, as her body started to slightly tremble. "He is searching for me."

Naruto, hearing this, narrowed his eyes. "Who is searching for you?" He asked, while leaning forward in his anxiety to know more.

Yuri looked at Naruto with her concerned expression, before she lowered her eyes. "The Balkan King…" She muttered in a low voice as a response.

"Sasha Dejanstahl Voban!" Erica voiced out in surprise, as she sat up straight at hearing Yuri's response. "What does the Duke Voban wants from you, Yuri-san?"

Naruto looked curiously at the latest development, as he pondered on the name of Voban. He didn't know much about the guy, except for the fact that he is the oldest Campione alive.

"It's as you speculated, Erica-san." Yuri said in a solemn tone, as she gazed down at the floor with a sad expression. "He wants me for my spiritual powers. He wants me as a sacrifice to summon a Heretic God, and gain the God's Authorities."

Hearing this, Naruto clenched his fist, as he felt his rage boiling over at the oldest Campione's casual disregard for this woman's life. "And who the hell does he think he is!" Naruto shouted out in anger, in effect shocking both Erica and Yuri by his outrage. "Not only does he trespass my territory, but he also has the galls to threaten the life of a person, who is under my protection!"

Erica felt her eyes widening in more shock, as she heard all this. "N-Naruto." She stuttered for the first time in a long while, as she looked at her king. "You don't mean…"

Yuri, who heard the entire proclamation from the blonde Campione, felt hers eyes also widening. But, she also had a mild blush staining her cheeks, as she understood the implication of his words. "N-Naruto-san." She said with shy look on her face, though she never took her eyes off Naruto. "Are you saying…"

"All my life, I have learned to appreciate the preciousness of a life with freedom." Naruto said with a serious tone, before he turned to her and smiled at her in a reassuring manner. "Don't worry, Mariya-san. From now on, you are under my protection. For that Voban guy to get to you, he would now have to pass through me!"

His bold declaration of protection, along with the fierce determination in his voice led to Yuri adorning a faint blush on her cheeks, as she looked admiringly at the blonde Campione. He was so different from the other Campiones, as she was now starting to notice, that she couldn't help but admire his personality.

"Thank you, Naruto-san." Yuri said with a shy smile, as she once again looked down at the ground. She looked relieved and happy that there was someone out there, who was willing to protect her.

"Naruto…"

Naruto felt a shiver going down his spine, before he slowly turned towards his blonde Knight, only to come face to face with her dangerous smile that was directed at him.

"Um, yes Erica?" Naruto felt a bit stupid when he said that, as he felt that he should have known what the reason for Erica's ire was. Unfortunately, he was as oblivious as he usually was.

"What have I told you about courting other women, when I said that I was your first and only woman and fiancé."

Hearing her ridiculous remark, Naruto made a baffled and confused expression, as he stared owlishly at her.

"Eh?"


It was with a mighty gust of wind that the trio of Naruto, Erica and Yuri, using the Verethragna's [Gale] Authority, arrived near the rebellion camp. An experience that could never get dull for Erica.

"Ah," Yuri muttered with a dazed expression, as she tried to shake off the lingering effects from travelling through the wind. "I never experienced something like that."

Erica smirked slightly at her companion. "You get used to it, Yuri-san." She said, as she started to follow Naruto, who had already started to tread towards the rebellion camp. "Still, you must admit that it's a privilege to experience the Authority of a God, from whom Naruto usurped it."

Yuri, who also started to follow Naruto in his path, nodded in agreement to Erica. "That's true."

As they walked towards the rebellion camp, they were able to see the sight of many rebellion faction Shinobi standing at the entrance, looking partly relieved at the return of Naruto.

They must have been paranoid at the possibility of Yagura, the Fourth Mizukage, attacking them at the absence of the blonde Campione.

"Your Majesty." Chojuro, who was in lead among the group that was standing at the entrance, said with a relieved expression on his face. "We are glad that you are finally back."

Naruto, who along with Erica and Yuri had finally reached the entrance, raised an eyebrow at them curiously. "Did something happen here in my absence?" He asked the blue haired swordsman.

Chojuro shook his head in negative. "Thankfully nothing. Although," He looked a bit embarrassed at continuing. "Mei-sama looked a bit restless at your prolonged absence."

Hearing this, Naruto shook his head with a mirthful chuckle. "I guess she was concerned of her faction getting attacked by the Mizukage in my absence." He remarked, as he completely misunderstood Mei's behaviour in his absence.

Erica sighed resignedly, as she saw Naruto being his normal thickheaded self.

"Is he normally always like this?" Yuri asked Erica with a curious look, as she first hand witnessed Naruto's denseness.

"Sadly, yes." Erica replied, as she once again sighed in defeat.

"Amazing," Yuri muttered with an impressed look. "I guess he does have some Campione qualities in him, if he exhibits such abnormal behavior on daily basis."

The sad point in all this, for Erica, was that she couldn't even refute on that claim.


It took a few days for Yuri to integrate herself into the rebellion camp. Although, at the start she might have faced some distrust from many rebellion Shinobi, they immediately changed their demeanor towards her the moment they learned that she was under the protection of the Campione of the elemental subcontinent.

After things settled down, Naruto found himself in the main rebellion tent, with Erica standing at his right side. Yuri, who was under his protection, decided stand on the other side of Naruto, making it seem as if he was a lustful tyrant King, who surrounded himself with women.

This scene, in no small amount, gained admiration from the entire male population in the rebellion camp for Naruto.

'I swear.' Naruto thought to himself with his twitching eyebrows. 'I smell Erica's hand in all this.'

Currently, Naruto was sitting on a throne like chair, courtesy of the demand from Erica. Even though the blonde Campione had strongly protested against such a demand, his pleas were ignored, as the rebellion Shinobi faction were all too ready to please him in any manner they could.

In front of him stood all rebellion Shinobi, with their leader, Mei Terumi in the front, as if she was representing the entire faction.

The whole scenario, to a foreign person, would seem as if a King was attending to his subjects.

"Remind me why I'm on a throne like seat, with everyone standing before me." Naruto blankly remarked to the blonde Knight at his side.

In response, Erica merely gave him one of her famous sly smile. "It's because you are a King, Naruto."

Naruto's eyebrows twitched violently in response to that.

"Your Majesty." Mei politely called out to him, effectively gaining his attention. Seeing this, she continued. "Could you tell us why we were all summoned here?"

At Mei's question, Naruto turned serious. "There is a special reason for all this." Naruto declared to them, before he turned his gaze towards the Hime-Miko by his side, making all the people there divert their attention to her.

The said priestess blushed at all the attention she gained.

"I want you to protect her from any harm that could befall on her, in my stead." He said to the entire crowd present there. "I may be absent from this place, due to an urgent work that I have right now, but I would return as quickly as I could try."

His declaration, although leaving many in concern, also relieved many, as he reassured them with his words.

"No need to be worried, Your Majesty." Mei assured him with an ensnaring smile on her face, as she hoped to capture the Devil King's attention. Though, she was left disappointed, when Naruto remained completely unaffected by it. "We will protect her to the best of our abilities."

Hearing this, Naruto felt a small burden lift from his shoulders. "Thank you." Naruto showed his gratitude with a soft smile.

Mei smiled seeing this, as this was one of his qualities that attracted her to him. Even though he was a King, who only needed to order around to get his job done, he still showed his gratitude and humility to others.

"Now," Naruto looked at all the people present in the tent. "Can you all please leave me alone, with the two ladies here." He said, while pointing towards his Knight and the Hime-Miko.

All of them nodded in consent, as all of them went through the exit of the camp.

When only the three of them were left behind in the tent, Yuri turned towards Naruto with a grateful expression on her face.

"Thank you, Naruto-san." She showed her gratitude with an earnest expression. "I'm really grateful for all this."

Naruto grinned at her in response. "No problem, Mariya-san!" He said with cheerful smile. "I'm just glad to help you."

Yuri slightly averted her gaze from the Campione. "But you have no obligation to help me, Naruto-san." She said, as she adopted a shy, yet melancholic expression. "After all, I'm just not worth anything."

"You are wrong."

She was quickly broken out of her melancholic stupor at his sudden response to her remark. As she gazed back at Naruto, she became recipient to his stern and determined face.

"You are not worthless, Yuri-san." Naruto stated firmly, as he looked straight into her eyes. "You are a unique and special woman, Yuri-san. No person in this world is without a special characteristic. That old guy might not appreciate your worth, but I at least appreciate your company." He then raked a hand through his hair, as he let out a sigh. "I consider you to be special to me, because I'm willing to be your friend. No..." He shook his head, "You are my friend." He corrected himself. He then smiled a bit brightly at her, as he continued. "And if there is no one else, then I am willing to be there for you, because..." He then gave her his signature grin, as he continued. "You are now one of my precious people."

Yuri was rendered speechless by all this, as she heard the words she had never received from anyone else before. She felt her eyes grow moist at his words, as she took in his warm, protective words like a sweet nectar. It all felt a bit surreal for her. But above all, she looked at Naruto with a dazed expression, as if his words had struck a chord in her heart.

"...Thank you, Naruto-san." She whispered with a grateful look, to which Naruto merely smiled back at her, as he became satisfied that there was no self-reproach in the tone of the one he was starting to become accustomed to, and even appreciate that one's company.

Forgotten in the moment shared by both Naruto and Yuri, Erica looked sourly at the scene in front of her.

"He did it again." She grumbled with her twitching eyebrows.

Sometimes, she really cursed Naruto's denseness.


Naruto looked at the forest, in front of which he now stood after leaving the rebellion camp. It was the same forest from which he had sensed a Campione's power, or Authority. He knew this, because when another Campione's power intrudes into the territory of a local Campione, then the resident Devil King can feel his magical powers and Authorities automatically activating.

And for Naruto, his powers had been on an uncontrolled spree, as it activated on random times. This meant that a Campione, or its power was present in his territory, as if it had been a Heretic God, then it would have made as much chaos as possible.

As Naruto pondered on this, Erica eyed the forest with a wary look. "So this is where you sensed a Campione's power. Even I could sense huge magic from the forest."

Naruto nodded at Erica's words, as he continued to gaze at the forest. He then decided to take the initiative. "Let's go, Erica." He commanded, as he walked off into the forest.

Erica sighed resignedly when she heard this. "I guess I can't ignore my King and fiancé's order."

Saying that, she also ventured into the forest, while silently walking beside the blonde Campione.

As they tread through the forest for quite some time, they found nothing significant, even though they sensed high magical residue in the atmosphere.

"What a waste." Erica sighed in disappointment, as she looked at the silent and empty forest before her. "Maybe all we are sensing is the residue magic left behind by Duke Voban's Authority."

Naruto remained silent to the remark of the blonde Knight, as he continued to inspect his surroundings. He then turned towards the busty blonde. "Erica, I have been curious. Just what Authority does Marquis Voban possess?" He asked curiously, all the while never stopping in his observation of the area.

"Even I don't possess any knowledge on his Authorities." Erica replied back in a solemn tone, while becoming disappointed at the fact that she didn't have the knowledge required by her King.

After all, his [Warrior] incarnation depended largely on the knowledge on one's enemy.

Naruto sighed to himself at this, but was suddenly forced to become alert, when some rustling sound echoed through the forest surrounding them.

"You heard that, didn't you Erica?"

"Yes, I did."

As both of them inspected their area with alert expression, their attention was suddenly diverted to shadowed figures that were coming out of the forest. As both the King and his Knight remained on high alert, they quickly realized the forms of hunched figures that came out of the shadows into their vision.

"Wolves?"


Yuri remained stationary on a couch inside her assigned tent in the rebellion camp, as she continuously replayed her previous conversation with Naruto, all the while adorning a dazed expression on her visage.

'You are now one of my precious people.'

Naruto Uzumaki was really a contradiction to her. Before her encounter with him, she had always associated Campiones with cruel, merciless tyrants, who would do anything to achieve their goals. But, after her fateful meeting with the blonde Devil King, she could no longer say the same.

And his words, his promises, were something from which she had been deeply moved. As if, they had somehow struck a chord inside her.

Yuri let a small smile tug her lips, with a slight blush dusting her cheeks, as she reminisced Naruto's look, when he promised to be there for her.

She was suddenly brought out of her stupor, when she heard a commotion outside of her tent. Frowning in confusion, she moved towards the exit of the tent, as she stepped out of it. As soon as she did this, she was presented to the sight of utter chaos.

Several tents were burning, as if they had been raided by the bandits. And, most of rebellion Shinobi were engaged in combat with several opposing Shinobi.

"W-What is happening here?" Yuri voiced out her confusion and slight panic that she felt at the sight she saw.

"It's the Mizukage's army." One Shinobi close to her shouted, as he landed near her to protect her from any harmful assault. After all, the Devil King had handed over her safety to them.

Yuri felt her eyes widen when she heard this. "They are attacking us here!" She voiced out with a concerned expression. "But how did they know that Naruto-san is not here?"

"A spy must have informed him, Yuri-san."

Yuri looked around with a concerned expression, as all the Shinobi tried to fend off the Mizukage's force, but were slowly being overwhelmed. 'This is bad.' She thought to herself.'Without Naruto-san here, the Mizukage's Shinobi have gained huge moral boost.'

She was suddenly brought out of her musing, when she heard a large boom echo throughout the whole camp. When she turned towards the source of the sound, she saw a large dust cloud rising up to the sky, obscuring anything that was behind it.

'Such tremendous power.' Yuri thought with a terrified expression, as she knew that whatever was behind the dust cloud must be dangerous.

"I-It can't be." The Shinobi protecting her muttered with a terrified expression.

Yuri turned her concerned gaze towards the one standing near her. "Shinobi-san, please tell me what is behind that dust cloud." She pleaded to him, as she was growing frightened at the turn of events.

"I-I know this pressure." He replied to her, as he gazed at the shadowed figure that could be seen through the dust cloud. "It is…"

A roar echoed throughout the whole camp, as the dust cloud fully dispersed to reveal Sanbi towering above the rebellion faction in all its glory.

And what happened next could have been accounted as a massacre, as the Sanbi, while rolled up into a ball, rolled over the entire camp, crushing and thrashing everything in its path.

"T-This thing is unstoppable!"

"Stop that monster!"

"Somebody save us!"

Yuri watched all this with a horrified expression on her face. The cruelty exuded by Yagura, the Sanbi Jinchuriki, was something that she just couldn't digest.

Before she could think of anything more, her thought process suddenly halted, as she saw the Sanbi changing its direction, as the beast rolled directly in her direction..

Yuri widened her eyes in fright and terror, when she realized that she was in the path of the rolling biju, threatening to get crushed and steam rolled by the incoming beast.

The beast seemed as if it had gained a new altitude in its speed, while rapidly rolling towards the Hime-Miko, as the said priestess stood at her place with a petrified expression.

'I-I'm going to die.' Yuri thought to herself, while remaining paralysed with her fear. She then suddenly remembered one of the last parting words from Naruto, before he ventured off in his hunt with his Knight.

'Yuri-san, whenever you are facing a danger you couldn't handle, or your life is in threat, then shout out my name with all your belief. I promise you, I will be there for you.'

As she watched the rolling Sanbi quickly closing the distance, she made up her mind. "Naruto-san." She whispered to herself in an almost pleading tone, as her face exuded faith in a certain person. "Your friend, your precious one, is in need of you. So please, save me. Please, come to me…" The rolling body closed upon her, threatening to engulf her, as she shouted out with her closed eyes. She gave out one last shout with all her faith and belief. "Naruto!"

Suddenly, a fierce gust of wind hit the rebellion camp, as all the Shinobi from Mizukage's side started to feel the rage of the wind. Clouds started to pick up, as the rebellion Shinobi, miraculously, remained unaffected. Some, unable to hold their ground, were swept into the air and carried off to the distance miles away.

After few moments, when the effects of the strong gust of wind cleared up, everyone got a huge shock, as they saw a certain blonde Campione standing protectively over Yuri, while holding her by her waist with his one arm, while his other hand held off Sanbi, showcasing his mighty strength.

A few feet away, Erica stood calmly at the face of the chaotic situation, as she had also been brought to the battlefield by the blonde Devil King.

Yuri, who felt herself being held by her waist, slowly opened her eyes, to see Naruto smiling down warmly at her. "You came…" She whispered with a slightly tearful, yet happy expression.

"Of course I did." He replied back with his signature grin. "I promised you, didn't I?"

Naruto then turned his attention from the Hime-Miko to the Biju that towered over him. "I guess it's finally time to deal with you." He remarked, as he still held the Biju's rolled up body with one of his own.

And then, showcasing a remarkable and inhuman strength, no thanks to his Authority of [Bull], Naruto pushed his arm that was linked to body of the Biju, resulting in the tailed beast being lifted into the air, and sent sailing to a large distance, before colliding to the ground.

"A-Amazing!"

"So this is the power of a Campione."

"Truly remarkable."

These muttering went throughout the entire rebellion faction, as they seemed awestruck by the abilities showcased by the Campione.

The three tailed Biju, who had unrolled back while recovering from being mishandled by the Campione, quickly towered back over the rebellion camp, as it glared at the blonde haired Devil King with its lone red eye.

Sensing the battle lust that the Biju emmited, Naruto looked at all the rebellion Shinobi,including their leader Mei, with an apologetic look. "Let me apologize to all of you in advance for the destruction that I will cause to your camp."

Mei, who recovered only seconds ago from the surprise assault of the Mizukage's force, shook her head, as if shaking off his apology. "No need for that, Your Highness. You can battle in any way you like." She reassured him.

Naruto nodded his head with a smile, as he turned back towards the towering Biju. He then felt an excited grin crossing his face, as he spoke up. "Shall we start now?"

As if in response, the Sanbi roared with full might, as Naruto felt high amount of chakra build up from the Biju. Then, in an impressive display of power, the biju released an enormous chakra infused water ball, with an added effect of a shockwave originating from its mouth.

'Impressive.' Naruto thought with a smirk, as within seconds, the massive chakra infused water ball was right in front of him. 'But for me…'

"That's not enough."

As soon as Naruto uttered those words, the giant water ball burst up into million water particles. What was more fascinating was that there seemed to a golden shield that protected Naruto and his entire group from anything that threatened to harm them.

"There is one important fact that you need to know Yagura." Naruto said with a carefree smile, as Yagura, in Sanbi form, narrowed his eyes at him. "That magic and chakra can't affect a Campione. Anything short of a God, or another Campione's power is useless against a Campione."

As soon as Naruto informed this particular detail, he got dumbstruck and awed look from all the Shinobi present in the battlefield.

"S-Sugoi. So the rumors of a Campione being invincible among mortals are really true!"

"Campiones are really terrifying."

Conversation immediately went throughout the gathered Shinobi population, as both the rebellion and Mizukage's Shinobi seemed to look at Naruto in an almost reverent manner. The effect of Naruto's declaration was so much that many Shinobi from Mizukage's side seemed intent on surrendering.

"That's it! I'm surrendering! It's one thing to serve the ruling Kage, but it's entirely a different matter if you march towards your own suicide!"

As one of Mizukage's Shinobi declared this, many seemed to agree with him, as all of them visibly lowered any weapon they had, in a sign of peaceful surrender.

Seeing this, Yagura, in Sanbi form, roared out in visible anger, as black chakra started to form around the biju's mouth., as shock waves and tremors started to originate beneath the place, where the chakra was being accumulated.

"So this is the famed Biju-dama." Naruto remarked in a nonchalant voice, as he observed the biju forming the massive black ball around its mouth.

Naruto's concentration was suddenly broken, when he felt a tug on his sleeve. Looking at his side, he saw that Yuri was responsible for this, as she stood beside him with a shy expression on her face.

"Naruto-san," She said in a low voice, as she looked at the forming Biju-dama with a slightly worried expression. "I can sense divine power in that attack."

Naruto's eyes narrowed slightly, when he heard this. He then looked back at the Biju with a slight concentrated look. "Now that you say it, I can actually feel my Campione powers activating on its own." He then let out a low sigh, as he got resigned smile on his face. "I guess it means that I could potentially get hurt by that attack."

Yuri nodded back at him, with a slightly concerned expression, as she showed worry for him.

Seeing this, Naruto smiled reassuringly at her. "Don't worry Yuri-san." He said, as a slightly playful grin dawned on his face. "It would take more than a giant black beach ball to harm me."

He then looked back at the biju just in time, to see the beast launching its Biju-dama at his direction. In response to this, Naruto smirked back, as he opened his mouth to say a chant.

"By the power of the spell words, I sing the hymn to victory!"

At this, dark clouds gathered above in the sky, as it lit up with various lightning that arched across the clouds. Then, just as the Biju-dama had reached half way through its path towards Naruto, several lightning strikes showered from the sky down to the earth, all of them focused on the projectile of Biju-dama.

By the point of reaching the tailed beast ball, all the Lightning bolts had converged into a single super massive lightning, that went on to have a head on collision with the Bijudama.

A massive explosion rung throughout the entire landscape, as the collision resulted in a matched epic showdown. The entire Shinobi population was brought down to their knees, as they covered their heads with theirs arms to protect themselves.

As the cloud resulting from the collision cleared up, both Sanbi and Naruto were seen standing at their respective places, as they stood in a stand off. Though, Sanbi was visibly panting, as some bolts of lightning arched across its body.

Naruto narrowed his eyes, showing slight annoyance at the Bijufied Kage still standing in front of him. He knew that a few bolt of lightning had struck the Biju during all that chaos. But for the beast to still be standing, it sure was stubborn.

"I had enough of this." Naruto declared with a serious face, as he looked at Sanbi with his narrowed eyes. "I'm going to end this charade."

As he said this, he raised his hand above his head, as he said his incantation.

"Come to me, for the victory! Immortal Sun, lend me a quick, shining steed. Fire of the Sun that dispels the dark, may it engulf you!"

As soon as he said the incantation, bright rays of light suddenly penetrated from the clouds hovering in the sky, before visible wisps of fire started to emit from the Sun that suddenly became visible to all the people.

"Come forth, White Stallion!"

And then, in an awe inspiring sight, a bright flaming horse came out of the Sun, as it descended down towards the earth in a majestic fashion, with a godly amount of flame behind it.

As it raced through the atmosphere towards the biju, Yagura, in Sanbi's form, showed fear for the first time since it came to the battlefield.

And that was all the bijufied Yagura was allowed to show, as the flaming White Stallion collided with the biju, resulting in another explosion. Though, this explosion was more powerful and terrifying than the last one.

The whole battlefield remained silent, as the entire Shinobi population watched with baited breath at the end result of the epic showdown. Though, many already had the hairs on the back of their necks raised up, due to the awe inspiring scene they had witnessed seconds ago.

Finally, the clouds cleared up, and all the people were able to see the sight of a heavily injured Yagura laying unconscious on the ground, while having been reverted to his original form.

"T-The Mizukage is defeated…"

"W-We won!"

Instantly, a huge wave of cheers passed over the entire Shinobi population, as all the rebellion Shinobi looked ready to almost cry out of joy. Even some of the Shinobi, who formerly aided the Mizukage, looked delighted, as they had no doubt been pressurized to work for him.

"Well done, Naruto." Erica praised her King with a smile, as she approached him. "You have done a marvelous job in showing your people your unearthly powers."

Naruto merely rubbed the back of his head, with an unabashed smile on his face. He hadn't meant this power show to be this grand, but he had to admit that his showoff personality got the better of him. Even though he was a little embarrassed about it, he just couldn't regret it.

"Though," Suddenly, Erica's face gained a frown as she looked at Naruto, making the said blonde gain a confused expression. "Naruto...Why is Yuri-san suddenly clinging to you so much?"

When her remark was fully digested by all her present company, Yuri immediately tried to dish out her denials at the said action. Though, her spluttering in between her words and the furious blush on her face definitely didn't help her case.

And this was all the proof Erica needed to confirm her suspicions, as she then showed a dangerous smile to the blonde Campione. "Care to explain to me about this?"

In the face of her terrifying smile, Naruto did the best thing he could do, as he blinked confusingly at her.

"Eh?"


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