Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Devil May Cry, or any other anime, video games, or its characters mentioned.

Hestic: So I'm obviously writing a new fan-fic. The beginning is actually a re-do of a fan-fic I was going to post a little while ago. However due to various reasons I have lost a few chapters and find it easier and more efficient to both eliminate and combine what I had to create this introduction chapter. Many of you know I either write too long or too short of chapters, this will be no different. Deal with it. By the way, yes I know this is actually the second chapter.

Mission 1: An Unforgettable Memory

She opened her deep and hurt blue eyes. They widened in fear as she sat up and huddled into the corner of the plush and warm bed she found herself in. Her eyes settled on the man hunched over sleeping in a chair at the end of the bed.

Naruto's fear turned to an overwhelming warm feeling she never felt before; love. Slowly and hesitantly she crawled over to her savior. She reached out to wake him up and to thank him, and did so by filling both of her little fists with his long silver hair and pulling it to her face to smell.

Dante's eyes snapped open and whipped his head up. Naruto, still clutched on, flew over as well and landed on his back. Thus for making the cutest and most pathetic backpack ever. As soon as he realized this (as it took a minute of confusion to find the small girl) Dante pulled her very gently on to his lap.

"Good morning to you too." He gruffed as he rubbed the almost bald spots.

Naruto just looked at him.

"Not much of a talker, huh? Well, luckily for you everyone else will do so much of it you won't even get the chance to get a word out."

Still, Naruto looked at him, a thousand questions showed on her face, but she voiced none. A loud knock came from the front door in the main room. Dante stood with a sigh and propped Naruto on his shoulder, but before he left the bedroom a loud crash informed him the door no longer resided on its hinges.

Dante looked painfully at his front door, which now rested against his desk. Then in stormed a woman with mitch-match red and blue eyes. Under one arm she held an old chest with bits and pieced of clothes hanging out. Under her other arm she held a boy who appeared a year or so older then Naruto.

"You loli-con pervert!" Lady shouted as she spot the young girl on his shoulder.

"WHAT?"

"This is going directly onto your tab!"

"Haven't you heard of charity you aging meiser hag? CHARITY!"

"Who the hell's the ageing hag around here you perverted loli-con pervert? I'm gona start charging you interest!"

While the two argued little Nero rubbed the sleep from his eyes and looked to the girl on Dante's shoulder. Their eyes met, he flushed red in embarrassment, and she ducked behind Dante in fear.

This action slipped neither of the bickering adults.

"You keep your loli-con away from my baby Nero!"

"Well don't you even think of letting that Spawn of Vergil near my Daughter!"

"Daughter? Oh please! Does she even have a name?"

Dante thought about this for a while before speaking up. "I heard some old lady of an orphanage matron call her 'Naruto', but I think 'Narumi' suites he better. Sounds…more girlish."

"Well, from what I remember, 'Narumi' means 'growing' or 'radiant' beauty." Lady said.

Dante smirked and lifted the now named Narumi in the air, "Growing Beauty, hu? Well I'll just have to teach you to defend yourself from all those men who'll want you!"

For the first time in her life Narumi smiled and clapped her hands.

"I think she should learn how to properly talk, read, and write first idiot."

"Oh whatever, let's just see these dazzling articles of clothing you brought." Dante challenged.

Minutes later Narumi walked out of the back room. Originally the dress was pink, poufy, and glittery…very princess like. Now, however, it was torn and hung at odd angles off of her small body.

"Um…Naru…what happened to the dress?" Lady asked with a red face.

In a small voice Narumi replied, "I'm unworthy of wearing something so pretty, so I saved you the trouble of tearing it up."

The room fell silent in muted horror. Dante painfully remembered their encounter the previous night and shuttered to think of her everyday life. He knelt before her.

"Narumi, you have nothing to fear while you're here. I- we will all protect you. You are so much more precious then you know. Never degrade yourself like this again, do you understand?"

Narumi stood in shock for a full minute before a genuine smile spread on her face, "Hai, Papa!"

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Hestic: Long? Yes, but so worth it.

Chibi-chan: Whatever, just hurry up and type more so you can post the next installment.

Hestic: OMG big word!