Naruto: Titan of Defense

A/N: I'm back! Hope you all enjoyed my last chapter! Now, this chapter will hold the Immortality Trials, and a bit of development between Amaterasu and Naruto. I put quite a bit of work into Inari's trial so I hope you all are impressed! As always, if you have any questions or, intelligent, comments, please feel free to leave a review and I will answer as soon as possible! Now, without further ado, I present to you: Naruto: Titan of Defense!

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"A man dies daily, only to be reborn in the morning, bigger, better and wiser." by Emmett Fox

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Trials and a Change!

(Author Akuma style: Flashback no Jutsu! 10 days ago)

Naruto was in a clearing in the Forest of Death. He was practicing drawing the seals for his "Hado"(Way of Destruction or Demon Art) and "Bakudo"(Way of Binding) as he called them. He didn't actually activate them, but simply wanted to get certain seals drawn in less than 5 seconds. He had been practicing for about three hours and it was beginning to get late. Little did he know, several pairs of eyes were stalking him.

Naruto was drawing another seal when he was abruptly interrupted by three large orange and black blurs. Naruto rolled with the blurs as they growled and latched onto him. One set of eyes widened and the owner tensed. Naruto came to a stop with three rather large tiger cubs playfully growling at him as their tails swished in amusement. Naruto chuckled aloud, "Well well, you three have certainly grown." he commented, getting what appeared to be smirks from the cubs. They were easily the size of a small pony, each. One was on his chest, the other two each had a paw next to the center one, again on his chest, and they all seemed to share a look before Naruto found himself in another... well catfight!

A low growling could be heard from the underbrush and a tiger the size of a horse walked into the clearing, seemingly smiling at her cubs playing with Naruto. The hidden goddess relaxed and even smiled as she watched Naruto, whom she considered to be far more mature than most gods, be little more than a kid, even if only for awhile. She knew his childhood, and was glad to see he hadn't lost all of his innocence. She giggled slightly as she watched the elder tiger bat her children away from Naruto and glare at them to stop messing with him.

Naruto chuckled as he stood up, "Now Now, they just wanted to have fun. You could let them play some more couldn't you?" he said to the big animal. Said tiger seemed to give Naruto a 'Hell no!" look as she started herding her cubs onwards. The cubs growled in disappointment but moved away. Naruto shook his head as they looked back at him, "Listen to your Kaa-san now. I'll come play with you some other time." he said. The cubs seemed to brighten at this and they disappeared into the underbrush, heading for home.

Amaterasu smiled and jumped down. "You handled that pretty well, Naruto-kun." she said.

Naruto chuckled, "Yeah, I train here so often that most of the animals just know to either avoid me or befreind me. Those cubs? I was there when their mom birthed them. I've played with them everytime we run into one another and the mother seems to like me." he said smiling softly at remembering the birthing he witnessed.

Amaterasu felt a warm glow in her chest. There was something heartwarming about seeing Naruto happy for once. Sure he was happy around Hikari or Anko, but this was different. This was a happiness HE had found. Not one given to him by those that loved him. She smiled and said, "That is a magnificent thing to witness Naruto-kun. It's wonderful that you can connect with the cubs. I'm glad you have such a good connection to nature. So many humans, ninja even, are out of touch with their instincts and yet, you seem to be closer to nature than even some animals." she commented.

Naruto rubbed his head sheepishly, "Really?" he asked.

Amaterasu nodded, "Yes." she said. A comfortable silence fell around the pair, until Amaterasu decided she would bring up why she was here in the first place. "Naruto-kun?" she asked, getting Naruto's attention. "I wanted to ask you. Why did you accept Hikari-chan's condition of marriage for your bloodline? I mean she told me about the agreement and all, but I don't know any human that would willingly agree so readily to marriage at age 10." she said.

Naruto sighed and sat down on a log nearby, offering her a seat next to him, which she graciously took. "To be honest? First, I was already bonded with her for my life. Why not make it more enjoyable for the both of us? Second, at age 8 I knew I was a Jinchuuriki. Even if a woman agreed to be with me, she would be scorned and hated as a "demon-whore" and I would never subject anyone to that. So, I pretty much resigned myself to never having a family, despite wanting one all my life." Amaterasu cringed at that logic, although it wasn't entirely false. "Finally, (he blushed here) I had seen her body and well... I was attracted to her alright?" he said a little flustered. Amaterasu stared at him before giggling loudly, causing Naruto to blush harder and turn away from her. He whispered quietly, "Besides, I wanted to know what she saw in a worthless human like me." She froze at that and stared at him in shock.

Amaterasu's eyes suddenly became soft, "You have to ask?" she said getting a slightly curious look from Naruto. Hikari had never outright come and told him what she liked in him so he was still curious, although he no longer thought of himself as worthless. "Your loyal to a fault. You detest rapists and see woman as equal, or maybe even slightly higher than, men. You could easily love 10 or more women and still have enough heart to go around. And you survived hell on earth for years without any emotional support. If you aren't husband material, I don't know who is!" she said smiling.

Naruto chuckled, but his eyes shone with unshed tears. "T-Thanks Ammy-chan. I appreciate that. If there's anything I can do for you, let me know OK?" he said.

Amaterasu giggled, "OK." she said smiling.

Suddenly Naruto found his head being pressed into two fleshy globes, "You can take her out on a date. Kami knows she needs to stop being a prude and get laid!" Hikari said from behind Naruto.

Amaterasu flushed bright red and screeched, "HIKARI!"

Naruto was blushing as well but Hikari just giggled and said, "You didn't object so that's a yes!"

Amaterasu started sputtering, and Naruto's grin suddenly outshone Hikari's, "Say, there's a new restaurant opening in two weeks. I'll take you there, say 7 PM?" he asked, getting a shocked look from both females, even as Hikari moved to stand in front of them. One from Hikari because she hadn't expected him to actually join in, and one from Amaterasu because she suddenly had that heartwarming feeling again. So, Amaterasu did the one thing her brain could think to do at the moment, nod her head yes. Naruto smiled brightly, "Great! Dress well, I'll be sure to impress!" he said before disappearing in a shunshin.

Hikari blinked owlishly and Amaterasu just said, "uhhhhhh did I just agree to a date with your fiance?"

Suddenly, Amaterasu had a BAD feeling, she turned to see Hikari with a shit-eating grin on her face. She was suddenly glomped by the happy fox demon as she yelled, "Welcome to the family!"

Amaterasu immediately pushed Hikari away, "L-Look, I don't know about that." she said, gaining a rather sad look from Hikari. "It's not that he isn't attractive or anything, but I just don't like rushing into things Okay?" she said.

Hikari nodded, "Fine, Fine. But," she gained a foxy smirk, "Naruto-kun WILL get you!" she said sing-songily before she disappeared too. Amaterasu just shook her head and sighed before she shunshinned away as well.

(Author Tenshi style: Flashback no Jutsu: KAI!)

Naruto's group stood still as they registered Kami's words. (since I don't wish to explain all the gods forms, I will explain the important ones here: Kami and Yami are twins but Kami has white hair and eyes while Yami has black hair and eyes. Ryuujin is about 5' 11" and has silver hair and black eyes. He's mostly wearing black with a silver Haori. Inari... just think a red headed mischevious person. Susanoo is as tall as Ryuujin and has cloudy grey hair, with electric blue eyes) The girls all snapped out of it as Naruto sighed and shook his head, "Great! Even Ammy-chan is joining in on pranking me now!" he said throwing his hands in the air.

Hikari looked at Naruto and deadpanned, "If this is her idea of a prank, then she's even better than you." she said.

Naruto's shoulders slumped down, "Why can't things ever be easy?" he asked with sad, yet slightly teasing, voice. Amaterasu gave him a guilty look and went to her seat amongst the gods. The rest of the girls quickly took up supportive positions behind him.

Ryuujin chuckled, "Because if things were easy, it wouldn't be so much fun!" he said.

Naruto sighed and looked at Kami, "Okay, so what do you want?" he asked, surprising most of the gods. Most humans would start bowing and begging forgiveness in front of Kami.

Kami chuckled, "Didn't Amaterasu explain? You are here to take the Immortality Trials." she said.

Naruto shook his head, "I knew that, but what do you WANT with me? Because I KNOW that you would not offer immortality to just anyone and I'm guessing there's certain reasons for you to allow me to take these trials." he said, eyeing Kami and Yami warily.

Yami chuckled, "You certainly are a perceptive one. I suppose it would be best to start at the beginning. Hikari-chan has already told you about Orochimaru. What she didn't know is that, the curse marks are actually a bastardized version of the gods' "Avatar Mark" which is granted to certain individuals by a god. This mark allows a god to have a servant on earth, however, there can only be a certain number of Avatars on earth at any given time. Since Orochimaru has been marking people, the gods' marks have disappeared, meaning we have no power on earth." she explained.

Naruto nodded, "Okay, so you have no power on earth. But how does that affect me?" he asked.

Kami stepped in here, "Currently, only Susanoo has an Avatar Mark left to give. Myself and Yami took an oath to never give marks because they could throw the whole world into chaos upon doing so. Normally, as Yami said, Orochimaru's mark would override a god's mark, however, only a god is supposed to be able to remove another Avatar Mark. This makes gods generally immune to marks unless they consciously accept the mark from another." she said. "With me so far?" she asked.

Naruto nodded again, "So Orochimaru, I'm assuming from his time as Ororchi no Yamata, is able to override your marks because he used to be immortal and he is immune to a mark himself." he said.

Kami nodded, "Yes. However, you have done what is impossible for a human. You have removed a mark, even if it is the bastardized version combined with that strange toxin he uses, and this makes you very special. By kami law, you are now considered to be among god status. However, we cannot allow such a thing so we came up with the immortality trials as a way to ensure that you can be allowed to join us." she said.

Evereyone was silent for a moment until Hana spoke up, "So you mean the trials will make him a god?" she asked in a subdued voice.

Kami shook her head, "Not in so many words. If he passes, he will be granted demigod status. This makes him immortal. Upon his death, he, and any of his wives/lovers that he wishes, would ascend to be under the command of the patron god who supports him in life. That is the case normally, however since he can remove the marks, we have decided to make him specifically the demigod in charge of Avatar Marks. Essentially, he will be a lesser god upon his death." she explained.

Anko whistled, "Impressive. I knew you were destined for great things but godhood? Damn I'm glad I'm with you now!" she said smirking at Naruto.

Naruto smirked, "Yeah yeah. However, you still have yet to explain what my job would be while I'm alive." he stated.

Yami chuckled again, "Like I said, very perceptive. Since you can remove Avatar Marks, you will be immune to Orochimaru's ability to remove Avatar Marks. Meaning that you can be an Avatar and your mark will not fade, if Orochimaru attempts to mark another." she explained. "Simply put, your job will be to, eventually, track down and kill Orochimaru. The Avatar Mark will simply be our way of supporting you and giving you both help and, maybe, a few missions of our own." she stated as Naruto nodded his head in acknowledgement. "That is, assuming you pass the trials." she added.

Naruto nodded, "Hmmmm that's fine by me. Planning on killing Oro-teme anyways." he said before turning his gaze to Kami, "So then lets get down to the nitty gritty. What do these trials entail and what will happen should I fail?" he asked.

"Well, there will be a test for your Honor and Courage, by Ryuujin," she said motioning to the silver haired, black eyed man who smirked ferally, "A test for your intelligence and cunning, by Inari," she continued motioning to the red haired and red eyed man with a mischevious smile, "And, a test of your heart to determine if you are worthy of an Avatar Mark, by Susanoo." she finished motioning to the black haired, stormy eyed man next to Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi, who stared at Naruto with piercing eyes. "If you fail, you will probably die. However, if you live, your memory, and every mortal's, will be erased and you will not remember this." she said.

Naruto nodded, "That is reasonable." he said before finding himself on the wrong end of three women's attempts to keep him from attempting the trials. He sighed and glared at them and they fell quiet. "Look, I know you don't want me to risk it... but, come on girls, immortality? How often does one get offered that?" he said, gaining contemplative looks from his loves. He suddenly smirked foxily, "Besides, that would be THE BIGGEST bitch slap to Oro-teme!" he said with a chuckle.

Anko's eyes immediatly brightened and she grabbed him before kissing him deeply, "You better come out alive and immortal or I'll kill you myself." she said smirking.

Naruto nodded dumbly before finding himself on the recieving end of yet another kiss, this time with a canine scent filling his nostrils, "You still owe me some dates before we get married mister." Hana smirked, "Besides, I think I could get used to being with you forever." she said, before looking behind and and suddenly letting go.

Naruto stumbled for a second before he found himself being kissed AGAIN. This time, of course, he noticed the fiery red hair of his demoness. "You become immortal or I'll manipulate your genes until your so horny that it'll take three hours before your flaccid, understood?" she said sweetly. Naruto just nodded nervously, being horny for three hours straight would NOT be a good thing for his health, he was sure of that.

Amaterasu watched with sad eyes. She was actually rather attracted to the blonde boy. She wanted to wish him luck like that too, but she was slightly afraid of Hikari's wrath from choosing him for these trials in the first place. That, and she didn't want him to get hurt either. She decided to simply observe, and not ruin their moment. She only hoped that she could make it up to him, and them, later.

Naruto stepped back and comically shook his head fast before smiling broadly and looking at Ryuujin, "When do we start? I gotta kick your ass first right?" he said.

Ryuujin smirked, "MY ass? Boy, you're gonna be a sore when I'm done with you! As to your question,... now." he said before both beings disappeared in a flash of silver.

Unknown Location: Ryuujin and Naruto.

Naruto and Ryuujin arrived and Naruto immediatley began to take in his surroundings. They were on a large white tiled arena platform that was easily a mile wide. Naruto turned back to Ryuujin who smirked, "Welcome to my personal playground boy. In here, I control everything." he said.

Naruto raised an eyebrow, "How am I supposed to beat you if you control everything?" he asked.

Ryuujin chuckled, "Nobody ever said the test was to beat me. No, the test is set by me and I don't feel like telling you what you have to do to pass." he stated with his arms crossed.

Naruto scowled at this, but thought for a moment before asking, "Ok then, what exactly will we be doing here?" he asked, deciding not to run his mouth and actually use his brain.

Ryuujin smirked, "There's the Naruto I was looking for. Think before you speak or act." he said. He started to pace back and forth in front of Naruto, "Let me explain the rules and stipulations to this test. First off, you're going to be fighting me until I tell you to stop. Secondly, taijutsu or weapons only, no thrown weapons however kunais will be allowed to block my scimitars, if I use them. The last, and most important, rule, I have enabled you to reach the full potential your mind holds." he said, gaining a confused look from his blonde-haired opponent.

"Full potential my mind holds? What the heck does that mean?" Naruto asked, thoroughly confused.

Ryuujin smirked again, "I'll only give you a hint. Mind is more important here than body." he said. Naruto was still confused but decided to just nod and drop into his Uruken (back fist) stance. "Good, you're not wasting any time. Neither will I." he stated before he blurred forward and slammed into Naruto's defenses like a bull.

Naruto was hard pressed to defend against the silver juggernaut and he quickly decided that evading the dragon god's attacks was the best course of action. He was able to somewhat stall Ryuujin by doing this, but he couldn't hit the man to save his life. Unfortunately, his life was on the line and he needed to find a way around the man's insane speed and style or he would be in big trouble.

Kami's Court: Same Time

Kami had made a T.V. like screen that allowed the gods, and guests, to view the fight. Several gods were betting on wins and losses, whilst Naruto's girls cheered him on. Amaterasu sat in her seat next to her sister and brother, Tsukuyomi and Susanoo respectively. She was cheering Naruton on, but quietly because of her involvement in this affair. She knew she should have mentioned the trials before they had happened, but she just hadn't wanted to make Naruto worry about something that he couldn't change. That, and trial contestants weren't supposed to know about their nomination until the trials themselves.

She glanced at Hikari, who was loudly cheering Naruto on, and cringed. She would pay the price for not telling her friend about this. She sighed and went back to silently cheering Naruto on.

Over with the girls, Hana noticed Amaterasu's disposition and frowned. She didn't like Amaterasu's secrecy about this, but she also didn't believe that she meant anything bad by it. She turned to Hikari, "Hikari-chan." she said gaining both Anko's and Hikari's attention, "What should we do about Amaterasu?" she asked.

Hikari frowned, "I don't like her keeping secrets from us like this. I suppose we will have to think of something." she replied.

Anko smirked mean-like, "I say we strap her down and let Naruto-kun have his way with her, after we ride him of course." she said.

Hikari chuckled, "That's a good punishment. However, I was thinking more along the lines of something... permanent." she said with a foxy smirk.

Suddenly Hana gained a grin that no one had seen before, "You girls remember that she has a date set with him huh?" she said getting nods from her fellow Naruto lovers, "Well, how about we find out when their next date is, after that one because it's too soon, and get her all hot and bothered for like a week before the date. Hell, we could totally spike her food and stuff with aphrodesiacs! She will be so horny that she won't have any choice but to jump Naruto-kun's bones. And, since Hikari wanted something permanent, we get her to marry Naruto-kun because she slept with him." she said smirking like Naruto did after a well planned prank.

Hikari's eyes brightened and she quickly squealed and glomped Hana, "Good one! Okay so that's the plan?" she asked, getting nods from her 'partners in torture", "Okay. We will start after Naruto-kun passes these trials." she said. The three schemers smiled and turned back to the screen just in time to see Naruto smirk devilishly.

Time Warp: Before the Amaterasu Plan: With Naruto

Naruto had spent the past 5 minutes trying to not get creamed by Ryuujin. Ryuujin, on the other hand, was getting bored and kept trying to get Naruto to step it up a notch. He threw another punch at Naruto and knocked him back before sighing in disappointment. "What a waste! To think you're supposed to be the 'Chosen of the Anduin'?" he asked. He put a finger to his chin, "Hmmmmm, maybe I should offer to let Hikari be with a real man?" he said.

Naruto immediately rushed forward and tried to strike the dragon god. Ryuujin easily redirected and avoided all of Naruto's strikes. Naruto growled and redoubled his efforts, going slightly faster. Ryuujin smirked seeing this, "COME ON, STOP TRYING TO HIT ME, AND HIT ME!" he half-yelled at Naruto. (yeah I used a matrix reference. Big Whoop. Wanna fight about it?) Ryuujin suddenly found himself on the wrong end of a very fast and vicious assault from the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki and ended up getting struck in the chest and flying back about 10 feet.

Naruto stared in shock at his fist. 'I'm-I'm not that strong!... Wait a minute! He said to reach the full potential my MIND holds, and mind over body? Hmmmm. Let's test it!' he thought before he suddenly felt his foot become 10 times heavier than the rest of his body. Ryuujin smirked and said, "Enough of the kiddie games. It's time to step up or die."

Naruto watched as Ryuujin disappeared and a cloud of dust appeared around him in a circle. (like Lee's fight with Gaara) Suddenly, everyone watched as a line of destruction raged towards Naruto. It was Ryuujin, running so fast he busted up the arena. Naruto smirked devilishly and Ryuujin noticed Naruto's muscles expand and then shrink back down several times. Naruto swiftly threw a punch forward and everyone watched in anticipation as his fist met with Ryuujin's and a crater appeared around the two combatants.

Ryuujin smirked, "Seems you've figured it out. Let's see if you can keep up." he said before disappearing again.

Naruto smirked right back, "Oh. It's on!" he roared as he too disappeared.

Kami's Court: Same Time

Everyone was gaping, well except Kami and Yami. "COOL!" Anko suddenly shouted as she watched Naruto start to fight with the dragon god.

Hikari chuckled, "Damn right! I knew he'd beat Ryuujin's ass!" she said pumping her arm in support of her future mate.

Kami chuckled as well, "Indeed, He is quite the human." she said smiling.

There were several other comments made, mostly positive, although some gods were miffed at losing their bets. Several minutes later, however, Ryuujin and a battered Naruto appeared in the court. Ryuujin smirked and said, "Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze has passed the test of courage and honor."

Naruto looked at Ryuujin with a curious expression. "That didn't really test courage or honor. Why would you pass me without testing me for real?" he asked.

Ryuujin chuckled, "It may not have been a test in your eyes. However, I tested your courage when I told you that I controlled everything. Even though you asked how you could beat me, you never, once, entertained the thought that you would back down or run away. That shows tremendous courage. Your honor was tested with each strike of your fist against mine. I was able to see parts of your past and I know you would never abandon your code of honor for anything less than your death. You passed my test Naruto-san, and I am honored to say so." he said bowing slightly to the young man.

Naruto bowed back, "I enjoyed our fight. Thank you for the hint though." he replied.

Ryuujin smirked, "No problem Naruto." he turned and headed back to his seat, waving his hand in the air behind him, "Pass the rest or I'll resurrect you just to throw you to your future mates." he said over his shoulder, causing Naruto to pale and nod furiously.

Kami chuckled, "I see you already understand just how dangerous a scorned woman can be. With good reason." she said with a smirk. Naruto just gave her a 'do you think I'm a moron' look which caused Kami to laugh. She shook her head as her laughing died down and said, "I believe it is time for Inari's challenge. Assuming Naruto-kun doesn't want to wait?"

Naruto nodded and the mischevious looking redhead suddenly appeared in front of him. "Pleasure to meet ya Naruto! I'va alwayds been a fan of your pranks! Man the looks on your victims' faces, PRICELESS!" he said smiling the whole time.

Naruto smiled broadly, "Really? Well I have this one prank I need to plan..." he said.

Inari's face practically glowed, "HEHE! Tell you what kid, you pass my test and I'll help you with that prank." he said, causing Hikari and Amaterasu to pale.

Amaterasu stepped forward, "No-Now let's not be hasty. Couldn't you just... I don't know, give him some secret only you know?" she said, desperately trying to keep Naruto from getting help from the only person who could possibly outdo the "prank master from hell."

Inari put a finger to his chin, "Hmmm you have a point. Okay, new deal. You can have my help with the prank OR the secret. You pass and I'll even give you a hint to the secret." he said smirking.

Naruto nodded, "Done! When do we start?" he asked.

Inari snapped his fingers and Naruto felt reenergized. "Right now, prank master from hell. Oh and try not to destroy all my playthings will ya?" he said as Naruto disappeared in a white flash.

Unknown Location

Naruto blinked his eyes to rid himself of the spots in his vision and looked around. All behind and to the sides of him was a white plain. In front, a large wall that seemed to go on for miles with a single entrance that split several feet in. Naruto raised an eyebrow, "Welp, guess that's where I gotta go." he said as he walked into the maze. He had only taken about ten steps in when it split to the right and left. Naruto looked down both corridors and noticed they both curved again quite soon. He shrugged and closed his eyes before spinning around three times and walking forward... to the right path.

Naruto walked through many more twists and turns before he came across a large open plain. He was immediately on guard and kept his senses alert as he slowly walked forward and kept his eyes peeled looking through the grass and around the area so he didn't get a nasty surprise. He noticed some movement in the grass and tensed, waiting for something to happen. His eyes watched as the grass kept parting closer and closer until... a small white bunny rabbit hopped out and looked at Naruto cutely.

Naruto sighed, "Hello there little one. You don't know the way out do you?" he asked.

The bunny seemed to giggle, "Of course I do. But that doesn't mean I'm going to tell you!" the bunny said, although Naruto heard it, it was like when he hears Hikari when she's in his head. Naruto tensed and immeidately began to scan his surroundings, noticing no one was around he turned back to the bunny who seemed to be... pouting? "It's not very nice to ignore someone, especially when your the first guest I've had in decades." the bunny said again.

Naruto eyed the bunny warily, "Well then, sorry. It's not everyday you meet a talking bunny." he said.

The bunny seemed to nod, "True enough. So, you are here for the immortality trials? Or is Inari-sama just messing with poor mortals again?" it said.

Naruto shook his head, "Immortality trials." He said. "So... how can I get the way out of here from you?" he asked.

The bunny seemed to chuckled, "I'll tell you, if you can find my weak spot." it said as it started to grow. Naruto's eyes went wide as he watched this cute little rabbit turn into a rabbit the size of Kyuubi!

Naruto quickly backpedelled and noticed a group of very strange knights. They all had different tabards on, but they looked like they were riding horses... without the horses and their squires were clapping coconuts together. Naruto nearly sweatdropped when their apparent leader, and a king by the crown on his head, yelled, "Great Scott! It's the killer rabbit! Run for it boys!" he yelled as they all pretended to run away on their fake horses. Naruto DID sweatdrop when the rabbit slammed it's paw on top of them.

"Okay... that was pathetic." Naruto stated before turning back to the rabbit.

Kami's Court: Same Time

Everyone was deadpanning as they watched the scene, well except for Hikari who was drooling and muttering, "Dinner!"

Kami looked at Inari, "What the hell is that?" she asked.

Inari chuckled, "Why that, my good girl, is a Monty Python and the Holy Grail reference!" he said, causing more sweatdrops among the gods and guests.

Susanoo, however, was nodding sagely, "Uh-huh. Good reference. But why did you make the rabbit so big?" he asked.

Inari chuckled again, "Because it'd make Hikari-chan drool of course!" he said pointing to the nearly comatose Hikari who had a puddle of drool under her mouth.

Amaterasu sighed and walked over before shutting Hikari's mouth, "Control yourself! What would Naruto-kun think?" she asked, snapping Hikari out of her funk.

Hikari chuckled nervously, "Sorry." she said.

Yami chuckled as she watched the fight, "Your mate is very good. He's avoided that rabbit for nearly ten minutes now." she commented, turning everyone's attention back to the screen.

Rabbit Plain: Same Time

Naruto dodged yet another paw strike from the giant rabbit and cursed. 'Damn thing is fast, and it's size makes it's strikes very powerful. So it's legs can't be the weak spot. It's even snapped at me a few times so it's head is also safe to count out.' He thought before he had to dodge the rabbit's teeth again.

"Come On Naruto. If you don't figure out my weak spot, you'll die in here." the rabbit said.

Naruto growled and stepped back before rapidly making a seal and yelling out, "Hado no Sanjusan: Sokatsui!" (Way of Destruction number 33: Blue Fire, Crash Down) A bright yellow beam of fire blasted the rabbit and caused it to dodge to the side but still suffer a burn on its right front leg.

"That hurt you little shit!" the rabbit growled out as it attempted to stand back up.

Naruto took this quick moment to think again, 'This is supposed to be a test of intelligence and cunning. So let's try solving this mentally. It's legs and head are safe, the body is too wide an area. The internal organs are too numerous and, while he is a prankster, he is honorable according to Hikari. Glad I took the time out to ask about all the celestial beings.' Naruto thought happily. He looked back to the rabbit and noticed it's burn mark starting to heal, although it still couldn't move yet. 'Good, so if it's body is safe then... the only spot left is it's tail!' He thought before smirking.

The killer rabbit growled as it finally stood up. "I'm going to get you for that you little bastard!" it said.

Naruto chuckled, "Your weak spot is your tail." he said, gaining a pissed off look from the rabbit.

"DAMMIT!" it mentally yelled at Naruto, "You are correct. Very well, the answer you seek is in the clouds." it said before smirking and disappearing.

Naruto stared in shock, "WHAT THE HELL KIND OF ANSWER IS THAT!" he roared at the nonexistant rabbit. There was no reply and Naruto settled for groaning in frustration and walking toward the other end of the plain, where there was another entrance to the maze, all the while muttering something about bunny soup.

Kami's Court: Same Time

Kami shook her head, "I should have had someone more stable test his intelligence." she said.

Inari smirked, "Now Now Kami-chan, just because I love a good joke doesn't mean I'm unstable!" he said cheerfully.

Yami snorted, "Yeah, and I'm the queen of butterflies and angels." she said.

The god and two goddesses continued to banter back and forth for several minutes, eventually causing many of the other gods to join in as well. However, five people were busy with something more important so they did not join in on the "crazy train."

Hikari sighed as she watched Naruto walk off and turned to Amaterasu, who immediately realized she should have gone back to her seat and prepared herself for the verbal lashing she was about to recieve. Hikari opened her mouth like she was going to yell, "You are going to apologize for keeping this from Naruto when he gets done. When you go on your date, you will dress nicely and you WILL hang on him like a girlfriend would. I won't force you to sleep with him then, but you BETTER show him a good time." she said calmly.

Amaterasu blinked owlishly and Hana stepped up to her, "When your date is over, you are going to make sure that he wants another one. If he doesn't ask, you will. understood?" she said.

Amaterasu slowly nodded and was about to speak when Anko stepped in and gave her a slap across the face, "That was for not telling us. We aren't mad. We are disappointed Amaterasu-san. You will stand with us and you're going to cheer him on. Got it?" she said.

Amaterasu nodded again. She may be a goddess, but these girls were her friends. Despite the rules, she should have given them some warning. "I'm sorry. I'll do as you say." she said softly.

Hikari smiled and hugged her, "Good, then all is forgiven!" she said happily.

Amaterasu looked at her in shock, "You can't be serious!" she said surprised.

Hana quickly joined in the hug, "Yeah, just do as we said and it's all fine!" she said smiling. 'Well, that and we will rig your second date but you don't need to know that.' She thought.

Anko squealed and joined in the hug, "Naruto's cheerleaders! Group Hug!" she yelled causing all the girls to smile and start laughing, Amaterasu smiling more broadly than her friends. They all turned back to the screen just in time to see Naruto contort in ways that shouldn't be possible just to avoid spikes coming out of the wall.

Maze Corridor: Same Time

Naruto sweatdropped as he had dodged the spikes by becoming a living pretzel. "You have GOT to be kidding me." he said as the spikes retracted.

He sighed and relaxed his muscles as he walked around the next bend and found himself in a strange circular room with two openings, one behind him and one right in front of him past the... bed? Yep that was a king sized bed alright. Naruto thought as he walked into the room, keeping himself alert.

All of a sudden his instincts went haywire as something came flying threw the air at him, "Yahoo! Naruto-kun." a female said before all Naruto could see was a yellow sweater. He was suddenly well aware of the fact his head was in between two heavenly pillows that were as firm as they were soft. His hands shot up and began pushing against them but it only resulted in him groping the wonderous breasts that were currently suffocating him.

Naruto suddenly felt four very powerful KI's hit him and realized what would happen if he decided to stick around. He mentally sighed and suddenly the woman was holding a log which she stared at for a moment before saying, "That wasn't very nice Naruto-kun!" she pouted as she turned to the side of the room where Naruto froze in a running pose.

Naruto chuckled nervously, "Uh, who are you?" he asked.

The rather petite woman, with breasts as large as Tsunade's, giggled, "I'm Kurumu!" she said.

Naruto smiled, again nervously as he just KNEW his girls were watching him. "Well, it's nice to meet you Kurumu-san." he said, eyes still darting around nervously.

Kurumu pouted cutely, "You look like you wanna run away!" she half whined.

Naruto winced as he never did like hearing disappointment in a woman's voice. "It's not that, I just need to finish this challenge." he said.

Kurumu slowly walked towards him, making sure to sway her body and let her breasts jiggle with each step as she spoke, "Why's that? Couldn't you just stay here with me? I'm sure we could play some games and have some fun." she said as she reached him and began to lean forward to catch him in a kiss.

Naruto quickly stepped away as he felt the four KI's from earlier resurface and said, "Uh, look, not to be rude, but I don't have time to play with you." he said as he inched his way towards the exit.

Kami's Court: When Naruto entered Kurumu's room

The entirety of the court was quiet as they watched him enter and many of the males in the room silently seethed at seeing the boy get glomped like that. However, four women were VERY pissed and some of their KI was being directed at Inari, who began to sweat nervously. While all four had the similar thought of 'That bitch best back off!', Anko also thought 'Naruto-kun should only be pressed into MY breasts like that!' before giggling perversly at that thought.

Amaterasu turned to Inari and glared, after Naruto seperated himself from Kurumu of course. "Who is that?" she growled out.

Inari chuckled, having regained his bravado, "That, my dear Okami, is a Rasario Vampire reference!" he said happily.

Yami chuckled as she watched Kurumu put the moves on Naruto, "A girl after my own heart." she said smiling.

Inari nodded, "Of course! She is a Succubus after all!" he said.

Kami shook her head, "I knew I should have chosen someone else." she said as he rested her head in her hands before feeling the girls KI again.

When Kurumu tried to kiss Naruto, The girls flared their KI again. They watched as he began to escape and nodded in contentment. No one was getting a move on THEIR man without their permission!

Kurumu's Room: Same Time

Naruto chuckled nervously as he dodged yet another "Kurumu Missle" as he called her jumping attempts to kiss him. He sighed and watched her jump at him again only for him to shunshin behind her and quickly make a Kage Bunshin. He henged into a small rock and watched as the clone got tackled and looked at him over Kurumu's shoulder and mouthed "THANK YOU!" before Naruto quickly ran out of the room.

Naruto was a good fifteen feet down three more turns before he was stopped as his clone dispelled and showed him that Kurumu had been able to kiss him repeatedly, he could swear he felt those KI's again, and nearly got him undressed before it dispersed. He shivered as he really DID feel those KI's and quickly made his way down the hall, so as to assure his future mates didn't kill him and only maimed him horribly.

Naruto sighed as he spent the next three hours dodging strange traps and some gags. He was getting bored when he noticed another room up ahead. He simply steeled himself and walked into the room only to see a table with two chairs and a chess set. Now Naruto was no expert at playing chess, but he could play shogi and go, checkers, chess, and backgammon all rather well.

He looked around until he heard a voice, "So you are my opponent?" came the slightly mechanical voice of one Zero.

Naruto turned back to the chess table only to see a man dressed in a dark blue cape and suit combo, along with a strange helmet. He raised an eyebrow, "Your Opponent?" Naruto asked.

The man nodded, "Yes. My name is Zero. Would you care for a game?" he asked.

Naruto nodded and sat down, "Name's Naruto. And sure, a game sounds fun right about now." Naruto said as he moved his pawn out. Zero made a move and Naruto silently contemplated his next move. He moved out another pawn, "So what do you do?" he asked.

Zero moved another piece, "I'm a leader of a group of fighters who fight against the tyranny of Britania. And you?" he answered and asked.

Naruto moved yet another piece and said, "I'm a ninja for my home village of Konoha." he answered. This sparked off a series of questions and answers among the two.

Kami Court: Same Time

Everyone was silent and Inari was looking around disappointed. Yami finally got annoyed and said, "Okay Inari! Who is this guy?" she asked.

Inari smiled brightly, "That, my dear bad girl, is a Code Geass reference!" he said.

Yami sighed, "Lemme guess, Zero is a genius huh?" she asked.

Inari smiled again, "Yep!" he said cheerfully.

Hikari pulled a giant mallet from... somewhere and smacked Inari over his head, "Quit making all these anime and movie references!" she yelled as Inari was flattened into a pancake on the ground.

Amaterasu shook her head, "Hikari-chan, don't kill Inari-baka. He controls the area Naruto-kun is in after all." she said.

Hikari chuckled sheepishly, "Oops?" she said.

Hana shook her head as well, "Hikari-chan doesn't think before she acts very much does she?" she asked, gaining shakes of their heads from both Amaterasu and Anko. Hikari blushed sheepishly and the rest of the gods just shook their heads. They all turned back to the screen just as Naruto yelled, "HEY LOOK THERE'S THE EMPEROR!"

Zero's Chess Room

The past thirty minutes had been a back and forth question and answer while they played a rather rowsing game of chess. However, Zero was winning and had stated that he would not allow Naruto to continue should he lose the chess match. Naruto glared at Zero as he said, "You lose in ten moves."

Naruto sighed, "Perhaps... HEY LOOK THERE'S THE EMPEROR!" he yelled. Zero immediately turned around and looked around. Behind his back, Naruto quickly turned the chess board around and sat there like nothing was wrong.

Zero turned around and Naruto could feel his glare, "You turned the board around. That was underhanded." he said threateningly.

"I have no idea what you're talking about." Naruto said innocently.

Zero's eye slot opened and he said, "You're not going to make a fool of me!" His eye started to glow with a weird chevron signal, "Lelouch vi Britania commands you: Answer my Question!" he ordered.

Naruto's face suddenly became blank and he answered in monotone, "Yes."

Zero's visible eye twitched, "You're faking!" he stated.

Naruto suddenly chuckled, "Of course I am! I'm Naruto Fucking Uzumaki Namikaze! Nobody commands me, dammit!" he said, before feeling something was wrong and immediately added, "except my future mates." Naruto relaxed as he felt that sense of foreboding disappear.

Zero scowled, "Fine, you win. get out of here!" he half yelled as he sat back and watched as Naruto just shook his head and walked out of the room with a smile on his face.

Naruto, then, spent the next three hours making more twists and turns through the maze before finding himself at a fork in the road. To his right, led to a wide open space. In front of him, led to more twists and turns through the maze. Naruto looked around and shrugged before walking towards the opening. When he reached it... his eye began to twitch and the people watching could see his chakra visibly manifest around him.

"!" he roared as he looked at the plain white area in front of him. He was back to where he started. He immediately began to look around and finally grew few up and said, "FUCK IT!" before pulling out a tri-bladed Kunai.

The girls in Kami's Court all gasped and Susanoo stared intently at the blade. Naruto threw it in the air and disappeared with a shout of "Hiraishin no Jutsu!" (Flying Thunder God technique) Naruto appeared next to the kunai and grabbed it before throwing it again, this time clearing the maze's wall. He disappeared in another flash and landed atop the wall. He looked around and his face immediately twisted into rage.

"That Bastard!" he yelled and he threw the kunai yet again and reappeared halfway through the maze. He grabbed the kunai and threw it again, this time landing in a closed off space, with an open exit right in front of him. (I don't really have an abstract way to say this so... there was no way to get to the exit from inside the maze. You had to climb or walk around the maze to get out)

Suddenly, Naruto was confronted by a lion like animal with the head of a human. "You have reached the end and now must answer my riddle to exit the maze ningen." it said.

Naruto scoffed and held up his hand, "Like hell I do! That bastard owes me for making this stupid maze without an exit! Odama Rasengan!" (Great Ball Spiralling Sphere) he yelled as he slammed it into the sphinx and caused the creature to fly back and be knocked unconscious. Naruto swiftly walked out of the maze and disappeared in a white flash.

Kami's Court: Same Time

The various gods in attendance were very surprised at Inari's action and Yami shook her head, "That was underhanded Inari." she said.

Amaterasu glared at him, "No that was downright cruel!" she said, being backed by her fellow Naruto lovers.

Inari chuckled nervously as he saw Naruto disppear, "Now Now, there's no need to be angry. He did pass after all." he said.

Naruto suddenly appeared and looked around the room before making a beeline for Inari yelling, "YOU!" he quickly grabbed the god and lifted him off the floor, "You better have a damn good explanation or reward. Otherwise you're going to be androgynous when I'm done with you!" he roared. Inari started to sweat and he leaned into Naruto's ear and whispered something that caused Naruto to drop him in shock. Naruto regained his bearings and turned his glare back to Inari before saying, "Tell me or else." Inari quickly nodded and Naruto whipped out a notepad, wrote down a few notes, and quickly sealed it away. "You're damn lucky Inari-san. Next time, I won't be so forgiving." he said glaring again.

Everyone stared at Naruto in shock, "What could he have POSSIBLY said that would make you forgive him like that?" Anko yelled.

Naruto waved his hand dismissively, "I'll tell you later. AFTER I make sure what he told me is true." he stated, no one noticed the slight blush he had.

Kami simply sighed, "That's enough. Naruto has passed the intelligence and cunning portion of the exams. All that is left is the heart. Susanoo if you would." she said motioning to the god.

Susanoo nodded and stepped forward. "I'll be testing you last brat. If I don't deem you worthy, you will die so prepare yourself." he said.

Naruto gained a serious visage, "I'm ready whenever you are, storm god." he said.

Susanoo smirked, "Good." he stated before he touched Naruto's head and time seemed to freeze.

Susanoo's Mindscape

Naruto looked around only to notice he was on a beach with a storm raging out at sea. He felt oddly at peace as he watched the storm rage and the sea move. "Beautiful is it not?" came Susanoo's voice from behind him. Naruto spun around and faced the calm god. "Relax Naruto-kun. You have already passed my test. We are simply here to talk away from prying eyes." he stated.

Naruto looked at him warily, "How did I pass your test so easily?" he asked.

Susanoo laughed, "Easily? You call a childhood of hell easy?" he asked with a raised eyebrow getting a flash of recognition in Naruto's eyes. "I have always watched you Naruto. Your father impressed me greatly. I even gifted him with the idea of theHiraishin although he named is after Raijin and the bastard never lets me forget it." he stated, surprising Naruto.

"You-You watched my childhood?" he asked quietly.

Susanoo nodded and sighed, "I could not interfere. I sincerly wish I could have, but alas, Kami rules forbade it and I had to bide my time to get you here." he said.

Naruto frowned but nodded, Amaterasu had often cursed at Kami rules. "So, what did you wish to talk about?" he asked.

Susanoo smiled, "First of all, I will be marking you. You already have all the necessary elements for storm release so I will leave you with some Jutsu for that. In addition, your affinities will be stronger with my mark and they will mesh easier so the release itself shouldn't take too long to master. I'm sure you're wondering why I'm the only one with a mark left?" he said questioningly, getting a nod from Naruto. "Well, I never found anyone worthy. Your father came close but he didn't have the emotional fortitude you do. Understand?" he said.

Naruto nodded again, "So I'll be getting storm release? Will this affect my children? And what about my Bloodline?" he asked.

Susanoo nodded, "Yes to the first. Yes to the second, as in they will inherit it. And your bloodline will be unaffected." he stated. After a happy nod from Naruto he continued, "Now, second, I will be altering you body to make you a demi-god. You would normally gain traits associated with me, but I do not want that so you will be special and this will tie in to the last thing I want you to do for me." he stated. Naruto looked at him curiously and Susanoo smirked, "I will be making your attributes more... wolf-like." he said.

Naruto stared at him for a moment, "Wolf-like? Okay, but what is this thing you want me to do?" he asked.

Susanoo smirked, "Well, Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu are my sisters you see. Tsukuyomi and I have had lovers in the past but Ammy-chan has had, well, none." he stated. "My third and final thing to talk about, and my request, is to make my sister stop being such a prude." he said, gaining a shocked look from Naruto.

"Wai-wai-wai-wait, back up, rewind. You want me to sleep with Ammy-chan?" he asked incredelously.

Susanoo nodded, "I've seen the way you two interact and I believe you are the one to break her out of being so... well nonimpulsive. She's always considered everything before acting and I think you would be great to break her out of it. Not to mention getting laid would REALLY help her stop being so uptight. Your body change is because she would find it more apppealing, and I know your other lovers will enjoy it as well. Oh did I mention you will also be able to transform into a wolf at will?" he asked.

Naruto smiled, "So, basically, you will give me a whole body makeover and want me to hook up with your sister?" he asked.

Susanoo nodded, "So? What do you say?" he asked.

Naruto thought for a moment before smirking foxily, "Make the fur golden and keep it soft and cuddly for my girls and you got yourself a deal!" he said extending his hand in agreement.

Susanoo smiled and grabbed Naruto's hand. "Good, Oh and I'll be aging you a few years as well! Good Luck!" He stated as they both faded from view.

Kami's Court: 5 seconds after Susanoo touched Naruto's head

Naruto began to shine brightly as his changes took place. He grew to a rather nice height of 5' 11" and his muscles seemed to expand before becoming slightly more compact. The girls all stared in awe as the light died down and they immediately sported blushes as they all took in the new Naruto. While he was muscular before, now it was more compact. His eyes still held that bright blue, but it now had a slit pupil. His hair had grown slightly and two bangs framed his face with a small mane of hair behind his head. His fingers and toes were slightly clawed. They last thing they noticed, and first thing they acted on, was the two golden wolf-like ears on his head and the golden tail swishing around behind him.

The four girls yelled, "KAWAII!" before quickly glomping Naruto as Anko and Hikari each took an ear while Hana and Amaterasu began to pet his tail.

Naruto smiled brightly and began to purr, much to his embarrassment, and said, "While I like the attention girls, maybe we could save this for later?" he asked.

The girls all blushed and stepped away muttering apologies. Kami chuckled, "Good, you have passed the trials Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze. Your primary mission is to track down and kill Orochimaru, but first, get strong enough to do so. Amaterasu shall be your official liason, since she seems so interested in you." she said giving Amaterasu a knowing gaze. Amaterasu simply blushed and caused a ripple of chuckles to go across the room. "May your journey be fruitful and may your steps always be blessed." she said before waving her hand and the group disappeared again.

Kami turned to Ryuujin, who stepped forward, "Ryuujin, I have a job for you." surprising all the gods present. She hadn't set forth a task for Ryuujin in nearly 300 years.

Ryuujin bowed, "What is your command my Lady?" he asked.

Kami's face turned serious. "Find that boy's mother. I have looked into the past and she was sent into a personal demension. You are the most versed in travelling between worlds and I want her found ASAP. Understood?" she said.

Ryuujin nodded and bowed, "I shall start immediately! Good Day!" he said before disppearing in a silver flash.

Kami smiled, "It's good to see someone so ardent about their work." she said happily.

Yamki chuckled at that and looked to Susanoo, who stood near his seat, "So when do you think they will learn about him being 18?" she asked.

Susanoo chuckled and raised his hand, counting down from five. When he reached 0, they could all hear, "NANI!" followed by "SWEET HE'S LEGAL!" causing them all to sweatdrop.

A/N: AND DONE! My longest chapter to date! Now, I hope you all go and check my poll (it is rather important to me as a writer so please check it out) Now Please Read and Review! (Lelouch (Zero) appears) Lelouch vi Britannia commands you, all of you: READ AND REVIEW! (Author scowls) dammit Lelouch quit brainwashing my readers! (Author Kami Style: Nunnally no Jutsu Nunnally, Lelouch's sister appears) Lelouch! The war is over! What have I told you about brainwashing innocent readers? HUH? [But But] No But's mister! You get yourself back home to CC or I'll tell her you've been shirking you fatherly duties again! [Lelouch pales] Right I'll do it! Bye bye! (Nunally and Lelouch disappear) Author Sighs: welp, Please read and review!