Original Posted On: March 24, 1019
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Hey everyone, I'm back.
This chapter was a, phew, a good work out. Ask any of the guys who helped. Every time we would finish a part I would find something wrong and we had to go fix it. The hardest was trying to keep the ages of some important people in the correct place and thankfully I corrected something that would have been disastrous if I didn't find it.
Warning, Kuroka haters may drop the story now. If you ignore this then you can take your bitching elsewhere.
I have some big changes this chapter. Because a lot of you, in Reviews and in PM'S, that Naruto hasn't had any major affects on the story and I was going to do it next chapter, but merged it with this chapters story.
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OKAY, LETS READ THIS SHIT! I DON'T OWN NARUTO, SEVEN DEADLY SINS OR ANY OTHER ANIME/MANGA REFERENCES I MAY USE!
"Hey" = Speaking
'Hey' = Thinking
'Hey' = Memory
"Hey" = Magic
Chapter 10: She who Bears her Fangs
Next Morning…
"You kept it on for THIRTEEN DAYS?" Merlin yelled angrily as she looked over Naruto's eyes.
"I didn't want to starve." Naruto stated as he felt her hands on his head.
Everyone of the household was eating breakfast together. Naruto had asked Merlin to check his eyes and this is what happened.
"You deserve to be blind for abusing a spell that I created for use in battle not for self-punishment." Merlin stated as she walked to her seat.
"You created this spell?" Khaos asked, having used it himself in the past.
"Of course I did." Merlin stated as she drank some water.
"Then can you heal my eyes?"
"Not until I think you deserve them to have them back, so deal with being partially blind." Merlin stated.
"Makes sense." Naruto agreed.
"Naruto, don't just agree." Xenovia whined.
"She is right. I abused the spell and so I'll deal with them as they are until I prove I am sorry."
Karasuba laughed evilly as she ate.
"Bastard deserves more than partial blindness don't you agree Kuroka? Kuroka?"
Karasuba saw that the usual up beat and carefree cat demon eating her food in silence.
Karasuba could feel her emotions. They were all over and whenever she saw Kuroka watch any interaction between Naruto and Xenovia, it would spike aggressively.
Karasuba had a foul smile on her face as she placed her face into her hand as she leaned on the table.
'I can use this.' Karasuba thought.
Time Skip, 474 years….
Naruto was running as fast as he could.
He and Khaos had been hunting some animals when something came up on Naruto's senses something that he had not felt in almost 3000 years and took off to find the person after telling Khaos to return home.
He broke through the trees of the forest he was in Naruto saw a group if people surrounded by monsters, several bodies, and few men fighting back.
Drawing Ankhseram, Naruto dashed forward and slashed a monster that tried to get to the group of non fighters.
Several minutes passed and the monsters were killed by Naruto and two remaining fighters.
"Thank you for coming." One of the citizens said as Naruto sheathed Ankhseram.
"It was no problem." Naruto said with a smile.
"STAY AWAY!"
Naruto was about to draw his sword again, thinking another monster appeared, but he saw a man with orange brown hair and bulking muscles try to talk to the people but they were afraid of him.
Naruto felt an intense heat in this person's magic and realized what it was.
'Sunshine… it's here and here in this human.' Naruto thought as the man had a sad expression on his face and then one filled with anger before it became arrogant.
"You should be afraid of me. I am the one who stands above all humans as the peak of human power. I am Lord Escanor." Escanor stated in a prideful tone.
*Loud laugh*
"You really think with that puny amount of power can be the peak of human power. That isn't even piss compared to me."
Escanor turned with a slightly agitated look.
"And who would you be?" He asked calmly, despite having been insulted.
"My apologies, my name is Naruto, and I am the one who is going to be your teacher." Naruto stated in a matter of fact tone.
Escanor let out a hearty laugh as he faced Naruto while the citizens decided to continue moving.
"You are quite the comedian." Escanor said with a smile. "But you are too weak to be a teacher to me."
His eyes widened when he felt a blade gently touch his throat.
"Pride is the worst of all sins Escanor." Naruto stated seriously.
"I guess I missed judged you, but that speed is pitiful. If I had wanted I could have dodged that strike easily." Escanor retorted as Naruto sheathed Ankhseram.
Naruto smirked and then took ten steps away.
"Then I propose a challenge." He said. "We have a fight and if I beat you, you become my student no questions asked. If I lose then we part ways."
"I agree, but I will take that sword of yours as a spoil if I win." Escanor agreed.
Naruto agreed to the stipulation.
Escanor got ready to fight as Naruto stood still.
"On three?" Escanor asked.
Naruto nodded.
"One, two, three!" Escanor counted down and took off towards Naruto before he saw Naruto simply raise his hand to the skies.
Escanor felt his body lose power when the sky went from blue to complete darkness.
Naruto watched as a small, thin child of about 14 years of age collapse to the ground.
"I'm sorry." He said timidly as he stood up. "I didn't mean to do that good sir. Please forgive me."
Naruto blinked when he saw how drastic his attitude had changed from a few seconds ago.
"I wish I was never born."
Escanor was about to continue but felt a hand on his shoulder.
"Don't worry Escanor." Naruto stated. "You are strong. But you should never wish you weren't born."
"But I am cursed." Escanor stated.
"That curse is a divine gift." Naruto stated as he recalled the darkness and the sky returned to normal and Escanor regained power and grew again. "It's called Sunshine. You get stronger the higher the sun rises and get weaker when the sun sets. Your body simply augments itself to show that power is working."
"So my curse is called Sunshine." Escanor said proudly. "If it was a divine gift, then why do I have it? Shouldn't one of the angels of legends have a power like this?"
"One did. His name was Mael, and he was my master. He died during the war." Naruto stated. "And now I'll train you to use his power."
Escanor blinked and then laughed.
"You are very funny Naruto." He stated. "Saying than an Angel from a mere myth was your master."
Escanor stopped when Naruto dropped his illusion and flared his power.
"What are you?" Escanor asked curiously.
"I am a Demon and Angel." Naruto answered as he powered down and reapplied his illusion. "But you can say I am a Nephilim."
Merlin had decided on using that term to describe Naruto's unique body in one word.
"So this is where you were Naruto."
Naruto turned and saw Merlin.
"Yeah, found Master Mael's successor." Naruto replied as he stepped aside for Escanor to see Merlin and be awestruck.
'Rosa.' Escanor thought with a blush on his face as the memory of Rosa surfaced in his mind.
Edward's Home…
"I expected your base to be bigger." Escanor stated as he Merlin and Naruto teleported to the house.
"Don't be like that. It's going to be your home now too." Merlin told Naruto's soon to be pupil.
Escanor bashfully nodded when he followed her into the large house in the mountain.
"What was that all about?" Khoas asked Naruto.
"I felt something happen and found a group of people being attacked. After that I found a student to train." Naruto stated as he presented Escanor to Khaos, Karasuba, Kuroka, and Xenovia.
"Name's Escanor." He stated rudely.
Khaos sized up Escanor.
"Is it me, or is he emanating a power similar to Mael's Sunshine." He asked Naruto who was kissing Xenovia's cheek.
"Yeah, he has Sunshine."
Escanor felt pride swell within his body, which had thinned and gotten shorter the last few minutes as the sun had started to go down.
"Doesn't look much to me." Karasuba stated. "I think I'll believe you after I fight him."
"Tomorrow when he is near his peak." Naruto stated when he stepped in front of Escanor.
Karasuba shrugged.
"Alright, I can wait."
"My name is Xenovia and it's nice to meet you." Xenovia said as she greeted Escanor.
"I am Khaos."
"Name's Kuroka."
"Karasuba."
Escanor greeted them politely as he could and soon was blushing when his stomach growled.
"Are you hungry?" Xenovia asked like a mother would.
Escanor looked away.
*GROWL*
Xenovia took his hand and lead him to the kitchen to make him something to eat.
"He is going to fit in just right." Naruto mentioned to Merlin as she stood next to him, arms crossed.
"Why did you decide to take him in? Was it guilt for turning your master into a demon?" Merlin asked Naruto.
Naruto chuckled as he shook his head.
"No, I'm doing this so I can do what my master did for me when I was his age." Naruto said in melancholically. "I'm giving Escanor the chance to be better than me. I'm doing this so I can say for sure I made the right choice in the decisions I have made."
Naruto felt a hand touch his head and his vision started to clear after almost five centuries of partial blindness.
"Merlin?"
"You showed me that you deserve your eyes at their best for that selfless choice." Merlin stated with a smile before she removed her hand and walked to her room.
Naruto smirked.
'In your weird way, you are a caring woman Merlin.' He thought as he went to his now shared room with Xenovia and decided to take a nap to get ready for the next day.
Skip, 10 years…
Naruto and Escanor, age 24 and now wearing glasses and in night form during the day, were at the head of a wagon with everyone, minus Merlin who had left for the Kingdom of Liones a month back, in the wagon.
"So Escanor, when are you going to confess to Merlin?" Naruto asked his student.
Escanor sputtered and almost fell off the seat.
"Am I that translucent?" He asked timidly.
"Well I have trained you for twelve years, so I was bound to figure out how to read you." Naruto stated as he kept the horses steady.
Escanor blushed and scratched his head.
"I don't know. Miss Merlin is like the sun, so bright and elegant. She would probably not even find me worthy of her." Escanor stated gloomily.
Naruto ran his hand through Escanor's hair and laughed.
"Don't worry Escanor. I believe you can do it."
Escanor chuckled nervously.
"And I believe Merlin would like to hear one of those poems you have written for her." Xenovia interrupted as she, in her child form, appeared and sat in Naruto's lap.
"Mom…" Escanor said embarrassed. "I thought you would keep that secret."
Xenovia giggled.
"I am."
"But now we know." Khaos stated as he looked at Karasuba.
"I find it cute one of the biggest men in the world is nothing but a poet wanting his poems read by the woman he likes." Karasuba pointed rudely.
Kuroka laughed lightly but could not muster any more energy to laugh as she saw Naruto hold Xenovia in his lap.
'If only she wasn't here.' Kuroka tiredly thought as she watched Naruto's arm snake around Xenovia's waist.
Kuroka felt the wheels hit a sharp bump and rushed to the back of the wagon and started to vomit.
One of her greatest weaknesses is she gets motion sick from her cat enhanced senses.
Naruto looked up and saw that it was getting late and pulled the wagon over and he and Escanor set up a few tents.
Khaos and Karasuba go hunting and Kuroka and Xenovia set up the fire and eating area and grab some supplies.
Kuroka walked off to get firewood and when she returned she only sense Naruto and Xenovia nearby.
She placed the wood down and walked to where the two were and saw them making out against a tree.
Kuroka had heard them have sex before, but seeing it in person was another. Seeing the man she loved kissing and groping the body of another woman was jarring to Kuroka and she left crying and bumped into Karasuba.
Karasuba was shocked when Kuroka, who had tears in her eyes, hugged her as she started crying.
Twenty minutes passed and Karasuba was petting Kuroka's head as she sniffled.
"This is really getting to you isn't it?" Karasuba asked Kuroka, who nodded into Karasuba's lap.
"Every time I see them, my heart shatters." Kuroka sputtered. "That fairy came into his life and stole my dream away from me."
"Dream?"
"Having a family with Naruto." Kuroka cried. "The last twelve years they have been taking care of Escanor like he was their own son. So I feel like she took my man and my dream."
"Why did you leave him?" Karasuba asked curiously.
"What…?"
"Why did you leave him all those years ago?"
Kuroka thought really hard. She gripped her head, flattening her ears.
"I… I don't know, nya. All I remember is that we were trying to escape the sealing and Naruto let go of Shirone, and after that, I don't know. I can't remember, nya." Kuroka stated starting to feel panicked.
"Then you know what you can do to get your dream back."
Kuroka looked up at her friend/teammate.
"You get rid of them." Karasuba said sweetly. "Xenovia and Escanor, the two in the way of your dream and your beloved. You do that and you'll have your man all to yourself."
Kuroka felt her heart rate increase.
"I can't, nya. I would hurt him."
"But he has hurt you. He deserves a little pain, but from it love with once again blossom."
Kuroka shook her head and looked away.
Karasuba had an agitated frown.
"Kuroka…"
"Nya?"
Kuroka saw a flash of white when a pain shot through her neck.
Twilight…
Naruto, Escanor, and Khaos started a fire and were roasting some of the turkey that had been hunted earlier.
"I wonder when Ms. Merlin will return." Escanor mumbled as he helped season the poultry.
"She will return when she does so don't worry about it. She is strong." Khaos stated as he puffed his cigarette.
Escanor nodded.
"Speaking of women, were are the others?" Khaos asked.
"Karasuba and Kuroka I don't know, but Xenovia and I found a small hot spring nearby and decided to let her bathe alone as I wanted to surprise her with some delicious food." Naruto stated as he peeled some potatoes for the stew.
Khaos and Escanor nodded.
'Even though she is strong, I still worry for Ms. Merlin.' Escanor thought as he turned the turkey.
Nearby Hot Spring…
Xenovia sighed in relief as she scrubbed her naked body, adult form, with a special cleansing leaf.
'This feels nice.' She thought before she once again sat in the hot water, soaking her skin again. 'Should have let Naruto stay, he would have enjoyed this too.'
Several minutes passed before Xenovia decided to get out. As she slipped on her dress, Xenovia stopped when she heard some bushes rustle.
A predatorily growl echoed through the clearing around the hot spring and Xenovia was on edge, Durandal's flower form in her hand.
The rustling and growling got louder in a focal point.
"Seventh Configuration: Luminosity." Xenovia stated as the orange flower became a cannon ball sized pale blue sphere that floated up and lit up the area.
Hazel eyes shined from within the bushes, thin black slit pupils focused directly on the Fairy.
"Fifth Configuration: Increase!" Xenovia stated.
Durandal transformed into hundreds of daggers and flew through the bushes forcing the creature out.
Xenovia tensed when Kuroka landed in front of her.
At camp…
Naruto was laughing at a joke before abruptly stopping and looking into the woods area.
'What are Xenovia and Kuroka doing?' He thought.
"Naruto…."
Naruto turned and was pushed off his log when Karasuba, swaying like a drunk, lunged into him.
"Karasuba?"
"Oh don't be like that Naruto." She said giggling.
Naruto inhaled and covered his nose.
'OH God how much did she drink?' he thought as the silver haired vampire continued to sit on him, much to his displeasure and worry.
Xenovia and Kuroka…
'Oh, it's just Kuroka.' Xenovia thought as she turned to finish dressing and recalled Durandal.
She did not get far when she was pushed to the ground on her side.
"Kuroka what the Hell?"
Xenovia looked up and saw Kuroka's eyes had a look of murder in them and her usually brushed and smooth fur on her ears and her hair looked disheveled and rough making her look feral.
"I'm going to kill you, nya." She stated roughly.
"Yeah right." Xenovia stated when Durandal floated up.
"Second Configuration: Guardian."
Kuroka, while holding onto Xenovia, was unable to dodge the massive panther's swipe and sent the two of them rolling, which allowed Xenovia to kick Kuroka off of her.
Durandal appeared before Xenovia between where Kuroka was standing.
'What is up with her?' Xenovia thought as she saw Kuroka stand up bleeding.
Xenovia took a step back and felt a wall. She turned to see a Perfect Cube had been set up.
Camp…
"Come back… Naruto…" Karasuba whined drunkenly as Naruto ran.
'I could Durandal's presence being awakened for combat, but it suddenly disappeared.' Naruto thought as he headed towards the hot spring that Xenovia and he found that day.
He stopped when Merlin appeared before him.
"Merlin?"
Merlin said nothing. All she did was snap her fingers and a Perfect Cube formed around Naruto.
Xenovia…
Xenovia was breathing hard.
Her dress was covered in dirt and has a slash in it on her hip from Kuroka's claws. A large, bleeding cut on her cheek, and a dislocated shoulder.
Durandal was still in Guardian form and had slashes letting its stuffing bulge out of them.
Kuroka also was taking deep breathes.
Her kimono was dirtied also and she had bruises covering various parts of her body.
Xenovia clenched her fist and recalled Guardian Durandal.
'This is dangerous, but I have no choice.' She thought as she gripped Guardian Durandal and it started to change.
"Fourth Configuration: Rose Garden."
The Perfect Cube was filled with orange roses as Durandal took the form of the same dagger in Fifth Configuration: Increase, but only one dagger.
Kuroka was weary of the flowers, but ultimately ignored them as Xenovia ran forward and slashed at Kuroka.
Naruto and Merlin…
"What the fuck Merlin? Let me out!" Naruto shouted.
Merlin could not actually hear Naruto due to the Cube, but she could tell what he was saying by reading his magic fluctuation.
"Sorry Naruto, but I cannot do that." Merlin stated, Naruto read her lips.
"AND WHY NOT?"
Merlin glared at him.
"Because it isn't your battle to interfere in." Merlin stated, which angered Naruto as he drew Ankhseram.
"Merlin, if you won't let me out, then I'll smash the Cube." Naruto stated as his magic flared and entered his blade.
"It won't work, but you are willing to try." Merlin stated as she teleported to Xenovia and Kuroka's position.
When she appeared at the second Cube, she saw it filled with flowers and Kuroka side stepping a stab from Xenovia.
"Why are you doing this?" Xenovia asked tiredly as she stumbled. "I haven't done anything to you."
"YOU TOOK HIM FROM ME!" Kuroka shouted as she slashed Xenovia's dislocated arm, causing blood to splatter the roses.
'That's right, keep moving.' Xenovia thought as she grimaced in pain while getting her footing back before switching her dagger into reverse grip and slashed upward to be dodged by Kuroka.
However, unlike all the times before, Kuroka was nicked by the blade.
'Good, it's working.' Xenovia thought as she switched to normal grip again and lunged, stabbing Kuroka in the hip and pushed her to the ground.
Kuroka hit the ground with Xenovia on top of her.
"I did not take Naruto from you!" Xenovia shouted. "You threw him away when he let you down!"
"I did no such thing, nya!" Kuroka screamed as she plucked the blade out of her hip and punched Xenovia in the face and wrestled her to the ground, with extreme difficulty. "After we escaped from the sealing he was gone, nya."
"What are you talking about? You attacked him because he couldn't save you sister! His chest is scarred because you lashed out!" Xenovia retorted. "He tried to kill himself all because you said he was cursed! He was already down and you rubbed salt into a festering wound!"
Kuroka's breath hitched and a pain shot through her head like a migraine.
Flashback…
"WHY DID YOU LET GO?" I shouted into Naruto's shocked face, my spit hitting his face. "YOU REALLY ARE A FAILURE! YOU COULD NOT STOP LUDOCIEL FROM STEALING YOUR WINGS. YOU COULD NOT SAVE YOUR SISTER. YOU COULD NOT SAVE SHIRONE. AND NOW YOU HAVE LOST ME! I HOPE YOU DIE!"
I bared my claws and attacked him.
Five lines of claw marks covered in Hellblaze on his chest, but he did nothing to stop it.
"What are you doing Kuroka?" Khaos demanded as he tackled me, stopping me from attacking again.
I continued to cry as I forced Khaos off of me. I stood up and looked at the injured blonde.
"I hate you Naruto." I growled as I started to walk away. "You can't protect anyone you care for. Everyone you love is doomed to die, so I'm leaving before I die too. Enjoy your life of failure and loss."
With that I vanished.
Flashback End…
Kuroka's eyes widened as her pupils thinned even further.
"NO, I… I'd never do that…" Kuroka shouted as her head started to hurt more. More so her body felt weaker. Her muscles started to hurt and she felt out of breathe, forcing herself to take more breathes.
'Good, the pollen is doing its job.' Xenovia thought as she used Kuroka's confusion and got out from under her before Kuroka had collapsed.
-Durandal: Fourth Configuration: Rose Garden: Summons a field of Orange Roses that releases pollen that seeps into the skin of the targeted opponent(s) and weakens their body's muscles to the point they can't left their legs or arms. Dagger is a distraction for how long the pollen takes to set it. Time Pollen takes to affect them depends on the area of the area used for the flowers. Less flowers, the faster it works.-
"STOP MESSING WITH ME!" Kuroka shouted at Xenovia who jumped back from the intensity. "HE WOULD HAVE NEVER LEFT ME IF YOU WEREN'T AROUND HIM!"
Merlin watched this and hand her hand on her chin.
'Strange. From what I could gather, Kuroka had indeed attacked Naruto and left him broken.' Merlin thought deep in thought. 'But from how she is acting, she doesn't remember.'
An idea struck Merlin and she focused some magic into her finger and flicked it at Kuroka, bypassing the Cube and striking her.
All of Kuroka's memories flashed before Merlin's eyes, causing her to smile.
"Agh, I see now." Merlin said relaxed.
Kuroka gripped her head as her brain felt like something was trying to push its way out and now something grabbed that and forced it out.
Memories of that day and the time after that flooded her head.
Storming off and leaving Naruto hurt.
Days passing before realizing what she had done.
Months and years searching for him, her guilt eating away at her mind before she broke and unconsciously pushed the emotions and memories deep within her subconscious.
Her mind rewriting her memory to keep herself sane was something she did not even know.
'I… remember everything…' Kuroka thought as she started to tear up. 'I ruined it. I ruined my relationship with Naruto, nya.'
Xenovia watched as Kuroka started crying, the murderous intent she felt from the cat demon completely gone.
Kuroka continued crying as she felt her body start to feel better and stop hurting as Xenovia recalled Durandal.
"Xenovia, I'm sorry, nya." Kuroka babbled as she started crying. "I was just so angry that I held it in and it got too much, nya. Now you are going to hate me like Naruto does, nya."
Xenovia stumbled, her hip hurting immensely from her wound and her dislocated shoulder hurting as it swayed, and knelt in front of Kuroka.
"Don't worry Kuroka." Xenovia calmly said. "It's fine. I understand where you are coming from."
"What?" Kuroka hiccupped.
"When I met Naruto, he was a cold and distant person. He did not want me to get close. It wasn't until… an unfortunate accident that he started letting me in." Xenovia stated. "He did not want me close as he was afraid I could potentially hurt him. I was frustrated. I wanted him to return my feelings, and he didn't because of what you did."
A comforting smile formed on Xenovia's face.
"I actually got my wish. After 2500 years, I was able to form a relationship with the man I loved all because you returned into his life, leaving him open for me." Xenovia said before the smile vanished. "And all this time I thought you were a cruel bitch who was out to hurt him, but after all this I can't think like that anymore."
Merlin smiled and took a deep breath as she undid the Perfect Cube around the two girls.
'At least that is resolved.' Merlin thought before she felt a large sense of dread and turned to the Cube Naruto was in had a ever so small crack in it.
'Impossible.' Merlin thought as she felt Naruto's magic leaking from the small crack and it threatened to get bigger as she saw him slam Ankhseram against the same spot, Black Lightning and White Wind running haphazardly across its edges and exploding into the Cubes wall upon contact.
"RAAAGH!" Naruto roared as he slammed his weapon repeatedly against the wall, increasing the crack with each successful strike.
'One more time!' Naruto thought as he gripped his sword before collapsing halfway through his swing, making Ankhseram bounce off of a safe part of the wall.
Blood splashed from his mouth and hands as the Lighting and Wind had back lashed onto his body from his reckless use of his powers, as he was unaware of his blade being a conduit for his Arc and Demon Magic.
The cube faded away due to Merlin dispelling it and Naruto blinked and looked up to see Merlin floating amongst the redwood tree tops and saw her look down.
Taking note of this, Naruto ran in that direction with Ankhseram in hand.
Xenovia and Kuroka jumped when Naruto burst into the clearing, seeing them beaten, bruised, and bloodied.
"Naruto…" Kuroka whispered.
"Look we can explain…"
Xenovia felt a painful stinging in her injured cheek.
Kuroka felt the same on her right cheek.
Naruto had smacked them.
They touched their pained cheeks and looked shocked at Naruto.
"Do you have any idea how worried I was?" He said aggressively.
They could feel his magic all over the place as he was heaving his breathes.
Their eyes widened however when they felt him pull them into a hug.
Xenovia felt his lips on hers and kissed him back.
He pulled back and turned to Kuroka and shocking the two girls, he kissed her cheek and pulled them back into a hug.
"Thank gods you are both alright." He stumbled out as his eyes watered. "I don't know what would have happened if either of you died."
Xenovia winced as he touched her dislocated limb and Naruto took notice.
"Sorry Xenovia, please forgive me?" He begged.
"It's fine Naruto." Xenovia said as she tried to keep him calm.
"Here let me fix it." Naruto said as he put his hand on her back and the other on the limb before pushing it back in place, making Xenovia cry in pain.
"Naruto, nya."
Naruto, who was apologizing to Xenovia again, looked at Kuroka.
"Please, forgive me, nya." Kuroka begged as she bowed, getting on her hands and knees, her forehead touching the dirt. "All these years, I had thought you were taken from me, nya. When in actuality you were probably trying to stay away from me for what I had said and did that day, nya. Then I find you and hurt you more without trying to, nya. And then I am near you for years and not even once did I try asking why you were so distant. I was so caught up in my thoughts of you being taken from me… that I almost… I tried to…"
Kuroka was choking on her words as she cried.
Naruto turned his head enough to glance at Xenovia, who looked at him. Her eyes holding nothing but comfort and support.
Skip, Next Morning…
Naruto woke up to feel Xenovia, in child form, snoozing and drooling on him again.
He smiled and looked up to the brightening morning sky.
His head turned to his left and saw Kuroka a few feet away snoring softly. Her right hand stretched out towards him and he noticed his hand was out towards hers, their fingers grazing each other.
Naruto moved his hand and gently placed it fully in Kuroka's hand, to have it be gently grasped.
Naruto's smile got bigger as he looked at the sky again.
'I guess that old fear isn't going to bother me much anymore.' Naruto thought.
Naruto took a deep breath enjoying the serenity of Nature.
'Peace.' He thought as he closed his eyes. 'Such a beautiful feeling. I certainly can't get enough of it. And we have a few days left before we make it to Danafor.'
Chapter 10, DONE!
THERE I HAD NARUTO DO SOMETHING STORY BREAKING BY HAVING HIM FIND ESCANOR FIRST!
Okay, I can feel the hatred seething from you Kuroka haters who ignored my earlier statement. If you seriously take this as an insult, well then don't read the rest of the story.
Reason I had Naruto react so extremely is because it's how I reacted when my first girlfriend dumped me. She made me feel horrible, verbally and mentally bullied me AFTER the relationship, and I almost killed myself. Quite recently, she saw me with my friends and called me out, acting all nice and crap and I freaked out because despite all the happiness she was showing, all she did was bring up an intense fear from a bully.
So that is why Naruto fled in such a way, because it felt the same way.
Anyway for those who are just reading for a story, I have good news.
I'll have one more chapter and then The Seven Deadly Sins story will start. Meaning Elizabeth, the third princess of Liones, will be meeting Meliodas.
So there is something for you to look forward too.