Chapter 7


''Man that was really boring.'' Naruto first spoke up the moment they exited the meeting room. His choice of words got him a light slap against his arm by Tamamo who gave a playful glare making him cower and take a step closer to Amaterasu and Inari who giggled at the sight of the powerful Devil being bossed around.

''Tamamo~'' Naruto whined quite pitifully as the Kitsune Youkai huffed in return. A sly smirk suddenly graced his face before he wrapped her in his arms, catching her off-guard as she was unable to move.

Tamamo wiggled in an attempt to escape, her protests muffled due to her face being buried in his clothing. Feeling her cease to resist after a moment he pulled her back enough to look down and see a pout gracing her pretty face. Her ears twitching lightly as a faint blush dusted her cheeks.

Surprising her, he reached down before scooping her up in his arms, eliciting a surprised squeal from Tamamo as she found herself being carried like a princess. It was Naruto who was surprised this time as instead of attempting to break free she snuggled into him, relishing in the warmth he gave off.

As they walked like that towards the Inn, Naruto, carrying Tamamo with Inari and Amaterasu on each of his sides he spoke up. ''Say Amaterasu, Inari… Can you tell me a bit more about Kurama?''

Both Goddesses looked at each other before at him with a single eyebrow raised. ''Oh? Did something catch your attention?''

To their surprise he nodded his head and spoke with a serious tone that caught them off-guard. ''Yes i did. Hanging behind him on the wall was a symbol, a purple circle with black rings going through it. The exact same as the eyes belonging to that man in my dreams. That's not even mentioning the aura he was releasing. It felt just way too evil to belong to a Youkai you know? Like, even Devils would be hard-pressed to release a similar aura like Kurama had. Tamamo here has a completely opposite aura that's so welcoming and calming with an underline of power that's such a contrast compared to his.''

''Well,'' Amaterasu began. ''All that's known is that he's been Kyoto's leader for over a century. Nobody knows exactly how old he is as he usually just gives a vague answer if one would ask… Aside from that Inari told me that one day he just suddenly arrived in Kyoto. Of course he was immediately accepted after all, he's a Kyuubi which are known as the strongest and like you said he had this aura around him that pretty much demands respect from others around him. Apparently but i don't know if this is true the previous leader had groomed him for leadership shortly after his arrival and is the only one who knows more about him.''

''Unfortunately though the previous leader had perished when defending a group of Nekomata's when a large group of Fallen Angels ambushed them. He was old though, easily several centuries and as a result was no longer at his prime which led to his demise though that was after he managed to get every one of the Nekomata's to safety. His actions are one of the main reasons Nekomata's have settled in Kyoto even to this day.''

''And while the previous leader is still praised for his actions to this day for bringing in many clans, none of the other Youkai can deny that having Kurama as their leader has been the best thing that has happened to Kyoto as a whole. He's as strong as High Ultimate-Class Devils, easily capable of destroying entire cities with his unique Bijuudama which he had revealed is a compressed ball of pure chakra, a attack unique to only himself. He's capable of fighting off opponents as high as ten winged Angels and Fallen and even minor Gods such as Ares will have a tough time fighting him.''

''Interesting, so the aura isn't just intimidation factor huh.'' Naruto mumbled mainly to himself though it wasn't missed by either women.

''Well it is… It's just much more effective against Youkai who are able to sense his chakra. It helps with keeping challengers away you know? After all, who wants to fight against a Kyuubi who reeks of blood and holds an aura that promises death?''

''I wouldn't be opposed to it. Though if he's not even near Serafall in strength i don't see it worth my time to be honest.'' He said with a casual shrug of his shoulders before noticing that they had already arrived back at the Inn they were staying at.

Entering the Inn he turned to Inari and Amaterasu. ''Tamamo and I will be in our room doing stuff. We'll be out in time to get some dinner so you two can look over the contract once more.'' He said before wishing them goodbye as he made his way to their shared room.

''Okay, that's fine, Don't make too much noise though, there are other people staying here!'' Inari called out to him, taking pleasure in seeing him falter in his steps. Tamamo buried her face into his clothing in an attempt to hide herself from the looks sent their way courtesy of the Fox Goddess.

Regaining his footing he increased the pace before quickly entering their room and gently placing Tamamo on their bed. Turning around he made sure to lock the door before looking through some papers were Tamamo had put silencing seals she had made yesterday.

Finding it he grabbed it before placing it on the door and then activating it using a small amount of Demonic Energy.

Satisfied that he could no longer hear any sounds coming from outside he turned around to see Tamamo removing her coat she wore over her regular outfit and began undoing his own robes before throwing them on the chair nearby before he made his way over to where she was lying on her stomach, her tail wagging back and forth.

As he was just a feet away from her he pounced at her though careful enough not to hurt her tail as the two rolled around in bed, their lips locked together as their hands were busy roaming over the other's body.

Naruto groaned softly as his tongue met hers while his hands tenderly rubbed her sides as he was laying on his back with Tamamo straddling him. Her hands were resting on his shoulders as she broke the kiss for a brief moment to catch her breath as she quickly lowered her head back towards his, all while purring excitingly at the feel of his hands which were now massaging her bare thighs. stopping just at her blue stockings before moving back up.

Shifting himself so he was now sitting on the bed with Tamamo still in his lap, his hands traveled upwards before they began tugging on the obi that kept her top secure in an attempt to remove it.

Breaking the liplock and leaving Tamamo panting heavily he trailed down a trail of kisses to her neck before sucking and biting on a certain sensitive spot he knew she had, all while growling in slight annoyance as her obi didn't want to come loose. Tamamo didn't notice his annoyance as she enjoyed what he was doing to her as she ran her fingers through his blond locks which felt like feathers to her touch.

Feeling his canines slightly enter her skin she whimpered as she was pulled out of her daze and could feel him tugging on her obi. Placing her hands back on his shoulders she pushed him back earning a confused look from the blond which she returned with a seductive smirk as she reached behind her and much to his annoyance loosened her obi with a single flick of her wrist.

Naruto propped himself up using his elbows, eyes watching intently as she removed her chest piece revealing her naked skin with the exception of her breast which were covered by bandages.

Ah, he remembered the first time he saw her like this. He was honestly surprised with just big her breast were as her outfit kept them secured quite well. The chest wrappings giving the illusion they were much smaller than they actually were.

Undoing her bandages with a small blush as she noticed his intense stare which was focused on her face instead of her breast she let them free though quickly covered them with her arm as she threw the bindings to the side.

Naruto leaned up, tasting her supple lips once more as one of his hands grabbed the one covering her breast before pulling it to the side. He broke the kiss as blue eyes stared into amber ones, their foreheads resting against the other as both were breathing heavily.

''Beautiful as ever…'' He breathed out as he quickly pecked her lips making her pout cutely as she was unable to savor his lips. His words were true as he just stared at her, his hand came up and cupped her cheek. She was perfect. He loved everything about her and was not afraid to tell her that. From the moment he laid his eyes on her he knew… He knew that they were perfect for another. Like yin and yang they completed each other.

''I love you Tamamo, now and forever.'' He smiled softly as he saw a single tear trickle down from her eye. A tear that signified her happiness at hearing his words.

Unable to hold in her emotions, Tamamo smashed her lips against his. Naruto fell back, caught off-guard by the amount of emotions he could feel in the kiss. Tamamo fell on top of him as he felt her tongue explore his mouth.

As lust overtook both of them, the rest of their clothes joined the ground as they lost themselves in the pleasure the other provided.


Naruto hummed softly he was laying on the bed, naked as the day he was born. Laying on top of him was the sweaty form of Tamamo clad in only her blue stockings. She wore a content smile as she purred softly from his hands which were combing through her tail.

''Hey Tamamo…''

The fox girl hummed softly upon hearing her same, her head tilting slightly upwards prompting him to continue.

''I'm thinking about visiting the Underworld sometime soon.'' His words made her perk up, a questioning expression on her face as she wondered where that came from. She knew he didn't want to go back there as he had stated several times during conversations they had.

''Why?''

''Well, i have this feeling you know? Like something bad is going to happen, i'm not sure how to explain it to be honest. It's just this nagging feeling i have in the back of my head and i just need to make sure the Underworld won't do anything if something were to happen. I'm still too valuable of an person for the Underworld to lose and i don't want them to accuse any other factions if something were to happen.''

''I understand… Are you going alone?''

Naruto glanced down at her before shaking his head. ''No, you will be going with me. In fact i want you to go with me so i can laugh in the face of the Elders if we run into them.'' He chuckled lightly as he could already envision how that would play out.

''Won't they try anything?'' She mumbled concerned.

Naruto scoffed and growled. ''I'll dare them to try. With me there with you there's nothing to worry about. They're mostly talk anyway and you should just ignore whatever they say like i do.'' He laughed and she joined in with her own giggles.

''Okay! When will we be leaving?'' Her question successfully stopped his laughter.

''Uhm…'' He removed his hands from her tail and began rubbing her back as he was busy thinking, not really hearing the soft moans she released. ''Not sure really.'' He rolled her over so she was now laying on her side facing him. ''I guess as soon as we're done here? Or do you want to go somewhere beforehand?''

Tamamo shook her head before leaning into him and he pulled her into an embrace. ''I'm fine with leaving when you want Naruto-kun.'' Naruto smiled and nodded.

''That's good… For now let's just lay like this for a while okay? We should have a couple of hours before meeting Amaterasu and Inari for dinner.'' Tamamo didn't reply though he felt her rest her head against his chest and her hands placed against his stomach. He leaned his head down slightly and kissed her ears as they twitched in response.

Sighing softly as he felt her breathing slower he proceeded to shut his eyes as well, just for a little while.


Twitch.

Twitch, twitch.

...

''Can't you stop it already?'' He asked finally after minutes of enduring their stares and large smiles which made both him and Tamamo uncomfortable.

''Mah, are you embarrassed Naru-chan?'' Inari asked with a shiteating grin on her face.

His eye twitched once more, though this time much more violent at how she addressed him.

Naru-chan?

Heh, she's lucky he enjoyed her company or else he would've walked off by now.

Instead he settled for sighing deeply as his head impacted the table they were sitting at. The sound earned them a few curious looks from other guests -more than they already did- that were there though nobody said a thing.

Tamamo merely patted his shoulder as a sign of support.

''Thank you Tamamo, i see you understand my pain.''

He sat back up and leaned over, sharing a quick kiss with the vixen who whimpered softly as he broke off though he let her rest her head on his shoulder. From the corner of his eyes he noticed a few of the men watching them send a glare in his direction. No doubt part of the Youkai who held the belief their race should not mingle with those not their own. Devils especially.

He wondered if they knew just who he was how quickly they would sing another tune but meh. He cared less for them than they did for him and he would let them. As long as they wouldn't bother Tamamo he couldn't be less interested in what their opinion on him was.

''Anyway,'' He looked at both Amaterasu and Inari. ''Once we're done here Tamamo and I will be heading to the Underworld to take care of some business.'' His words earned two shocked looks from the woman sitting opposite of him and Tamamo.

''The Underworld? I thought you were going to stay away from there for as long as you could.''

Naruto nodded his head at Inari's words. ''You are correct but these past few days i've been getting this feeling that something big is going to happen. I don't know what or when but i can safely say that something will happen. Us going to the Underworld is mostly to make sure that should anything indeed happen, the Underworld isn't going around accusing other Factions of doing something they don't. It wouldn't do anybody any good if another war broke out due to false allegations.''

''I see you thought this over.'' Amaterasu butt in, receiving a nod from him in return.

''Yep, it took a while to admit it to myself but i eventually settled on it being the wisest choice of the ones available that favored both myself and Tamamo.'' He stopped speaking as he noticed Tamamo and Inari sniff the air before the former straightened herself.

He rose and eyebrow but didn't say anything for soon his nose was assaulted by the smell of food, no doubt the reason for Tamamo's sudden movement.

Glancing to the source he saw a young woman walking around, carrying several plates with food which she put down in front of the hungry customers. He smirked lightly as he spotted her narrowed her eyes at a single customer who was a bit more hands-on than required.

Eventually she made her way to their table and served them their food. Amaterasu's face held a small smirk as she saw Tamamo send the young woman a narrow eyed glare having caught her staring a bit too long at Naruto for her liking.

''Hey, can i ask something else?'' Naruto spoke between bites.

Seeing he was looking at her Amaterasu nodded her head, indicating he could speak.

''When we were walking to Kurama's office earlier today i noticed a young girl spying on us. Any idea who she is? She had blonde hair much like my own though a few shades darker and eyes much like Tamamo's. Aside from that i saw she had fox ears and several tails behind her. How much i don't know but i managed to make out at least three of them.''

Amaterasu hummed a bit as she swallowed a mouth full of food before speaking. ''This girl… did she look any older than twelve, thirteen?'' Seeing him shake his head negatively she nodded herself. ''Ah her. She's a young Kitsune Youkai called Yasaka. Not a whole lot is known as Kurama keeps her protected but what i can tell you is that her parents both died early in her life and is now raised by Kurama.''

''Interesting.'' He mused satisfied by the information she provided.

They finished the rest of their dinner in mostly silence. The only exception being the small chatter that happened when Inari brought up certain topics about him which he answered with ease.


Today was the day.

Today he and Tamamo would go to the Underworld for the first time in over a decade.

They had spend a couple more days here just enjoying Kyoto in general. Honestly, it would be a nice place to live for a while if it wasn't for the blatant racism shown by the Youkai that lived here.

Even with Kurama around, who had insisted on getting to know them better did little to stop their words. And while he wasn't really bothered by their words, he couldn't say the same for Tamamo. He had seen the hurt flash across her eyes whenever they would call her names. When they called her a betrayer of their race for being intimate with a Devil of all beings.

It had taken a lot of self control and Tamamo telling him to ignore them to not hurt them. While he conceded with her pleading it didn't meant he did not give Kurama the same treatment.

Oh no, not at all.

He and the Kyoto leader had exchanged several words, most of them were him telling him to make sure to keep a leash on his people. His words weren't received well though as Kurama had responded by flaring his aura. Had he been a High-Class Devil or some other Youkai he would probably be shivering upon the feeling of danger the nine tailed Youkai radiated.

But he was not.

He was Naruto Bael, a Devil of unparalleled power capable of reducing Kyoto to ashes with a mere flick of his fingers. He had fought the Heavenly Dragons themselves and no Youkai, Kyuubi or not would intimidate him, ever.

So when Kurama tried using his power in an attempt to intimidate him he had quickly let him know what he thought of that by showing him a glimpse of his true power as he had teleported the two to an abandoned valley surrounded by mountains. Or used to at least as with a casual snap of his fingers he had conjured up a magic seal big enough to fit the mountain inside before it fired down a thick beam of his clan's famous power.

A single, large explosion later accompanied by an earthquake and gone was the mountain along with the surrounding area which was at least several miles in diameter.

The casual display of power that was capable of wiping a village of the map was enough to let Kurama know that this new version of Naruto was not one he could mess with. It was quite ironic in a certain way though as he wondered what were to happen were he to ever regain his memories.

Gone was the young loudmouthed and cocky boy he could instill fear in with just his aura alone. The roles were reversed this time around much to his slight annoyance yet there was also a part of happiness in him seeing Naruto again.

He had felt bad for the boy during the time he had been sealed inside of him. While he didn't show it he knew firsthand the boy's life was harder than it should've been. It was just that his past interactions with humans or at least a certain Uchiha had made him hate everyone of them and he was not going to play nice just to see if this one was any different.

Though having said that even he was silently impressed with how the boy had never given up to the point that it had cost him his life regardless of the attempts he made to heal the boy back up. Perhaps… perhaps it would've been different had he succeeded in keeping the boy alive.

But it was just a possibility however, it wasn't set in stone and he could've turned out like the rest of them. A power hungry fool who only sees him as a mindless beast and not the intelligent being he truly was.

Though Kurama couldn't say he wasn't pleased with how it had turned out.

When he had reformed he immediately knew something was wrong. That something being that no longer was he a massive orange furred nine tailed fox. No, instead he was a human or at least so in appearance with nine tails and fox ears on his head. He was pleased to find out his strength hadn't diminished a single bit regardless of the new form he had.

No longer was he a being filled with hatred conjured up from several centuries of being subjected to the words and actions of humans to his kind. While he still had the aura that radiated malevolence and death to his enemies and demanded respect to those serving under him, it wasn't an unconscious thing anymore.

In his place was the new him who was a leader, a being of hope and power to his own species. Youkai off all kinds looked up to him, wanted to be him. He understood now. He understood why Naruto wanted to be Hokage despite the hatred he endured. His current position even lessened the hatred he felt for the boy's father, or previous father at least when the man had sacrificed himself in order to seal him away so he could stop the destruction he had caused.

The reason he hadn't completely forgiven the man was due to him taking half of his power into the Shinigami when he had summoned the deity.

But aside from that and after all that he has done and experienced as Kyoto's Youkai leader he would do the same thing as Minato had done to secure the village's safety. Even up to the point of sacrificing himself to make sure they were safe.

For Naruto being near Kurama in general made his brain hurt even if only a little. It was like he had met the man before but he knew hundred percent sure the meeting they had during their stay was the first time he had seen the man. It didn't stop the stinging feeling he felt in the back of his head every now and then.

What was worse though was that Kurama did in fact seem to know him at least that is what he could come up with seeing the Youkai's body language. During their first meeting with Amaterasu and Inari he could sense the man felt relieved upon seeing him yet shocked at the same time.

Like they were old friends who heard the other had died only to show up weeks later looking better than ever.

At the time he didn't think much of it, writing it off as being mistaken for somebody else but when Kurama had insisted on getting to know both himself and Tamamo better the feeling returned.

Despite that he still acted like his usual self or at least tried to as Tamamo could tell something was bothering him and confronted him about it later that day. Tamamo was also the reason Naruto acted more guarded than usual around him.

Kurama had shown a lot if interest in his kitsune companion. While most questions weren't out of the ordinary such as where and how they met or if they were really a couple, some other questions were a bit more personal to ask to someone you hadn't met for longer than a day.

He was pleased though when Tamamo had politely told the Kyuubi she didn't feel comfortable answering such questions for the short time they knew each other and Kurama seemed to accept that.

The Kyuubi could see how much they cared for another and felt happy for both of them. This new Naruto wasn't anywhere as dense when it came to the opposite sex as his other self.

He wondered what was happening with those girls back in Konoha, if they were still alive that is. While he had been alive for over a century here in this world and so had Naruto from knowing just who he was, he didn't know if time past here at the same rate as it did where he came from. For all he knows only a week could've passed in the Elemental Nations.

That Hyuuga girl that had shown an unhealthy amount of interest in his former jailor was the first that came to mind. While she wasn't a bad choice and had Naruto survived that day and he was still inside of him he wouldn't mind seeing the two get together. Even if the girl was a bit too meek for his liking, Naruto not used to female interactions had no such thoughts.

Though, he still didn't quite see where the girl's infatuation with Naruto came from as he couldn't recall even a single conversation Naruto had with the Hyuuga girl. What did the Hyuuga girl expect to happen? That she would profess her love for him and he would immediately return it despite having spoken no more than a couple words here and there?

Bah, perhaps if this was one of those bad love stories it might gone that way.

Then there was that pink haired girl, Sakura. God may know what his former jailor saw in that girl. He did wonder if he had a thing for pink as Tamamo too had pink hair though hers was more peach pink where's Sakura's was bright pink to the point it was almost an eyesore. That's not even mentioning that she seemed to love punching the boy for no apparent reason whatsoever, only to come crying in the end when the Uchiha had deserted the village. Bah, bunch of weaklings.

Yeah, the old Naruto's track record with girls definitely wasn't something to be proud about. Which why he was surprised to see him with someone like Tamamo who appeared to be completely adored with him. Though hearing that he had saved her from death by killing several thousand men could do that to a girl.

Kurama also asked him how he ended up as a bodyguard of someone like Amaterasu of all people. Naruto explained how she, on Tamamo's insistence had saved him after a scuffle with the two Heavenly Dragons during the last period of the Great War. The fact that he mentioned that and was still alive was just another testament to Naruto's power which have surpassed his own by bounds.

It did make him somewhat curious though what it was that Naruto, Sirzechs and Ajuka had that differentiated them from the rest. Each of the three was just over a century old yet have all achieved a level of power not seen before by any Devil.

Even the original Satans didn't come close the the power the three held.

Naruto had merely replied with a shrug as he didn't know either nor that he really cared. He knew Kurama wasn't the only one who was wondering about that. Knowing Azazel after the trashing he gave him during the war he had little doubt the man was using his blood to see what made him stand out above the dozen other Devils born.

He wouldn't put it past the Elders to attempt something either. They were probably testing 24/7 to see if they can manually inject someone with one of their blood in hopes of creating a Devil of their power that actually listens to what they have to say.

Somewhat of a frightening thought should it somehow work out.

But enough of that. It's time to return to the main story.


Kurama stood at the gate separating Kyoto from the rest of Japan. Flanking his sides were several guards each armed to the teeth. Not that it mattered much though as if a fight broke out it wouldn't do much aside from slow them down.

Standing opposite of them were Amaterasu and Inari with Naruto and Tamamo holding hands as it was time to leave.

Amaterasu with the help of Inari had finally finalised the arrangements that satisfied both the Shinto Faction and Kyoto equally. Neither Goddess had said it out loud by they did imply that Kurama was quite the negotiator.

''Once more i thank you for coming by, it's been a pleasure seeing both of you again.'' He gave a light bow before turning to Naruto and Tamamo. ''Same goes for both of you as well. Despite the less than pleasant comments thrown your way i'm thankful nothing bad happened.''

The two reciprocated his gesture with a bow of their own. ''Thank you, we might return once people are less…'' He trailed off but Kurama understood what he was implying and nodded his head. The blatant racism Youkai showed was something he was going to work on soon.

Clapping his hands together he addressed the group. ''Very well, it's been nice seeing each of you and i wish you a pleasant day and i look forward to seeing you again.''

''Oh!'' Naruto suddenly exclaimed getting everyone's attention. He looked back at Kurama as his expression shifted into a serious one. ''You never told me what your connection is to that symbol you have in your office.''

Kurama just smiled. ''Maybe i'll tell you next time you come by. I doubt you have time to listen to me speak for awhile.'' He threw a jab in there much to his own amusement.

Rolling his eyes he nodded his head nonetheless as he felt Tamamo increase the hold she had on his hand and looked at his girlfriend. ''Yes i know, it's time.'' Releasing a deep sigh the couple waved Amaterasu and Inari goodbye as a teleportation circle belonging to the Bael's clan formed beneath their feet.

''Don't forget to see us when you two are done!'' Inari could be heard as the magic circle glowed brightly before the glow dissipated and they were done.

Gazing at the spot the two previously were Amaterasu breathed softly before sparing Kurama one last look as they too disappeared.


Chapter End.

Sorry for the late update everyone but shortly after i posted the first chapter of my other fic i got sick AF. Fortunately it seems to slowly go away and i managed to finish this chapter.

Aside from that the reception on my last fic i uploaded was quite well so expect a second chapter somewhere in the next days.