Author's Note: Good day guys! I posted a new Chapter as early as possible because I feel the need to post a new one. I felt the last Chapter is a bit slow so I posted a new Chapter as fast as possible. Tee~hee.

For newtonian: Thank you for the reviews. By the way, no need to worry for Naruto's catchphrase since I rarely use it on the next chapters.

And as for some justu names with Namikaze or Uzumaki, thank you for pointing that one out. However, Namikaze means Wind Wave and Uzumaki means Whirlpool. He maybe revealing his surnames, but since Naruto is using Japanese terms for his attacks the entire time, the attacks with his surname's included can be intended like that.

And yes, Naruto can detect negative emotions, but in this fic, he can only detect it, but not read through it directly. Anger, rage, hate, jealousy, killing intent and such are all covered within negative emotions sensing…. But Naruto cannot detect what specific negative emotion that a person has. That's how I want it to be in this fic.

For willowskeith and FreshNerd: Yeah… That's what I actually intend to do in the future Chapters once the plot has already required them to do so. Haha.

For Strife666: Haha. That would be nice! But Naruto is not on Jiraiya's level of perverseness…yet. Haha. And I don't want him to be like that in this fic.

For StrongGuy159: Yeah. That's what I always intend to… but Skuld will always be the main heroine of this fic. Haha.

For bankai777: And that will be soon… and you'll agree with me after reading this Chapter.

For HAVOC-BlackLotus: Yeah. I know the feel. That's the same feeling that I have after writing the last Chapter, but I can't help it if it turns out like that. Haha. Even if I am not that good with it, I want character development for this story for proper set-up of what other things that might happen for the plot. And I believe Whis is the current strongest character in DBZverse. The story will progress along with them… And since I have mentioned from the past Chapters that I love power-ups, please expect one in the future. Haha. Thanks for the honest review!

For Badgedbadger: Those are awesome calculations and it matches what I have in mind for Naruto in this fic! Haha. Thank you for going out of your way for this calculation. I like it very much!

For ShinobiLegendGod: Thank you for appreciating this fic! Your simple comment really made me happy.

For coolguyanime1234: That's one awesome question! Now that I think about it, I guess that the Opening Song that will fit for this is Tsukiakari no Michishirube (The Moonlight's Signpost) by Stereophony from Darker than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini. The translated English lyrics of this song really fit on my story and I like the beat of the song for the opening. And since we're at it, the Ending Song will be Reason by Nami Tamaki from Gundam Seed Destiny. The lyrics also fits on this fics story and also the intro can be used as a background song before the 'episode' ends, just like on how it does on the Gundam Seed Destiny.

Thank you for the reviews guys! Here comes Chapter 11. I hope you guys enjoy this one as well.

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Naruto Chronicles Chapter 11

Multiple shockwaves and explosion echoed above the Sacred Planet of the Kai's atmosphere as the two gods continues to exchange attacks with using their godly powers. The vibrations created by the shockwaves can be felt even on few planets near the Sacred Planet of the Kais. Gohan, Goten and Trunks now have also powered up to their Super Saiyan form so they can somehow withstand the effects of the battling gods while Whis continues to protect the Kais without exerting any effort at all with the special barrier created from his staff.

Due to the massive growth on Vegetta's strength, including the Super Saiyan 4 as his maximum power output, he can now fight on par with Bills even if the Hakaishin is now using his 100% full power as a Super Saiyan God. Bills, on the other hand, is now enjoying a fight after several hundred years of seeking the right opponent whom he can actually fight with his full power. The two continues to exchange blows, attacks, and godly ki blasts, each of those can decimate an entire Canada-sized country in a single instance.

Bills attacks with a right straight and Vegetta also do the same. Their fists clashes mid-way simultaneously, and even if they are already outside of the Planet's atmosphere, the shockwave of the impact creates a Russia-sized crater on the Sacred Planet. Bills and Vegetta aims to knee the stomach of each other and once again clashes mid-way, creating another powerful shockwave that deepens the gigantic crater. The two gods moves away from each other. Vegetta then charges a random but powerful godly ki blast that has enough power to destroy an entire planet towards Bills. The Hakaishin just tilts his head to dodge the ki blast. The ki blast landed on a planet-sized asteroid that is several millions of kilometers away from their current location and it explode like a star that is going supernova.

"It looks like the Super Saiyan God form has been able to finally reach the destructive level of the God of Destruction." Bills said seriously as he dashes once again towards Vegetta.

"I believe so." Vegetta smirked. "Whis once said that the power of the God of Destruction can decimate galaxies in an instant. And to think that the Hakaishin himself said that our power could rival that of your powers already, I believe it is safe to assume that Kakarotto and I can do galaxy-busting if we want to." He continues as he repels Bills attack and attacks on his own.

"With your current level of power, I believe you can, too. However, only the God of Destruction has the right to do so." Bills replied while blocking Vegetta's attack. "But Super Saiyan God has one major flaw, as far as I remember. You can only maintain that transformation for a very short duration. Do both you and Son Goku has been able to do something about it?" He said after punching Vegetta's gut. Vegetta is sent flying and being pinned on the nearest asteroid but recovers himself quickly.

"That really is the major flaw of this form." Vegetta said as he dashes towards Bills and punches the god's face, only to be block by Bills' right arm. "However, due to training, we were now able retain this form for up to 30 minutes. So all we need to do is to finish the opponent before the time runs out."

"Interesting." Bills replied as the two gives distance to each other. "However, you have already known that I am the strongest here in our Universe as the Hakaishin. Do you think that you will encounter someone that has enough power to push you in transforming to Super Saiyan God form again?"

However, they sensed someone approaching them from the Planet of the Kais. A familiar presence that both of them knew. It is Son Goku, who is now also on his Super Saiyan God form, still grinning like an idiot as always as he approaches them.

"You have something amazing after our battle, Bills-sama." Goku said as he is now floating in space, a few meters away from Vegetta. "You said that I am the 2nd strongest opponent that you have faced here in our Universe. And you have also implied that Whis is your master and he is actually the strongest here in our Universe. And there are also total of 12 Universes, each probably has gods who is as strong as or possibly even stronger than you and Whis. I told Vegetta about it so we realize that we need to master the power of the Super Saiyan God just in case we happen to encounter such powerful beings…"

'Just as I thought. Son Goku has been able to also use the Super Saiyan God form on his own will as well.' Bills thought with amused expression. "I understand your point. You two really are exceptional Saiyans. To think that the two of you as a Super Saiyan God can actually rival the power of the God of Destruction…"

"And we will not stop from here." Vegetta said with firm resolution. "We Saiyans are the strongest in the Universe! We should be! That's why we will continue to train to become stronger so we can surpass you and any other gods that we may encounter!"

Bills is quite taken aback and smirked after a few seconds. These Saiyans really has immeasurable potential. They didn't want just to gain power to beat him. They want to become strong to prove the power of their Saiyan race. And that is what makes them dangerous. After all, even with the power that they currently have, they are still aiming to become much stronger… that they may actually surpass him or even Whis at this rate.

But it is only logical for these Saiyans to crave power and strength. It is their nature after all. At least they are not like those evil Saiyans that he has encountered more than hundred years ago. And this Universe needs powerful beings like them just in case that something actually went wrong that might cause threat to the balance of the Universes, including the 12 Universe included within this reality.

Bills then remembered a certain human kid from the Earth of the 9th Universe from his dream once again. The kid with blue eyes and whiskered marks on his cheeks… with incredible potential that is somewhat similar to that of the Saiyans in front of him… The kid that came from another Universe outside the rift of the 12 Universe of this reality…The kid that might affect the balance of everything…

"Bills-sama?" Goku said while looking worried towards Bills. "You look troubled."

"Something just crosses my mind." Bills replied. "It is the very reason why I want to meet you Saiyans and the Kais. I need to discuss something important to all of you."

"Something important… that even makes Bills-sama went out of his way just to tell us about it?" Vegetta muttered.

"It must be something big, isn't it?" Goku said with a serious expression.

"Yes, it is something big." Bills confirmed. "Very well, Vegetta, I believe I have already seen the full potential of your powers for now. As much as I want to continue, I guess we should decide this battle as a draw for now. Don't you think so?"

Vegetta nods. "As long as Bills-sama has already acknowledged my strength, it will be fine."

"Next time, I'll be the one who will fight Bills-sama!" Goku said towards Vegetta.

"Any of you two will do." Bills said in amusement. "After all, only the two of you can reach the power level of a god… Let's get back to the surface… we will need to discuss something…" Bills said to the two Super Saiyan Gods. And with their godly speed, the god trio simply disappears on the line of sight.

"It looks like the battle ends in a draw." Whis said to the Kais and the Saiyan siblings as he sensed the gods approaching them. 'It seems that it is the time to discuss your dream about the human kid from the 9th Universe to these important beings on our Universe… Bills-sama.' He thought…

-Scene Change-

After the series of unexpected events that happened while he is spending time with Kanon Nakagawa and Yui Goido, Naruto is now once again walking at the Shopping District. After looking for a gift that he can give to Skuld, he picks up his bicycle that he left in the bicycle parking lot of the Shopping District and starts pedaling towards the school. He wants to go home directly but after learning that his book, The Shinobi's Legacy, is a best-seller, he decided to pay Shiori Shiomiya. After all, the publisher of his novel is the company owned by Shiori's father, the Shiomiya Publishing, so Shiori volunteers to be the one to manage the publishing of the book.

Ever since the first time that they met, Naruto has always been keeping in touch with Shiori even if the classes are still suspended due to the Alien Invasion a few weeks ago. After all, Shiori has taken an interest on reading the continuation of Naruto's novel so she technically but subconsciously volunteered to read the continuation of the story. And while at it, Shiori points out what things does Naruto need to adjust, change and such while writing the story.

And since then, Naruto decides to visit Shiori every 3 days after writing 20-30 pages of the story so Shiori could comment or edit each chapter of the story. They often meet in the school's library since even if the classes are suspended, Shiori still chooses to stay in the library. The librarian girl somehow has a weird obsession in reading books and she also likes being surrounded by books. But that is the reason itself why Naruto wants to talk with Shiori about his novel.

During their first meeting, Naruto understood why Shiori always hide behind her books. It is not just she really likes to read. It is just that she is afraid of talking with other people, afraid that others might find her weird and misunderstood her feelings. So she uses her books to hide from the world, and creates a world of her own within her books. But after talking and spending time with her, Shiori became a little more open-minded and she is now talking with other people, even for a little, despite her fear of conversations along with her usual meek and shy attitude. And Naruto is glad since Shiori somehow chooses to change for the better.

Naruto stops his bicycle after the traffic light hits the red light on one of the intersection. He looks around, and saw the appliance shop where multiple TV's are broadcasting international news. And as usual, it is about Superman. However, something different caught Naruto's attention, along with the other passerby's.

"Superman and Batman along with the other heroes involved in fighting against the Alien Invaders… in a press conference?" Naruto muttered. "They really do like to discuss everything with the press people."

-TV-

Superman is now standing in front of Metropolis Press with Wonder Woman, Batman, Green Lantern, The Flash, Hawkgirl and the Martian. The Press continues to shower them with random questions and camera shots. However, Superman just smiled professionally like he normally used to towards the Press as he raises his hands as a sign for give him a chance to speak. The reporters then quickly cease their questions and allow the Man of Steel to speak.

"Good day, everyone." Superman spoke. "After the recent events that happened during the Alien Invasion, I, along with my fellow heroes behind me, realized that there are many things that we cannot do on our own. If we didn't fight together as a team during the Invasion, we might not have been able to emerge triumphantly against them. We have discussed this along ourselves and all of us come into a single conclusion…"

"…We have concluded that if we stick together as a team, we might be able to something for greater good, and we could protect the world in a much better way. So we decided to create this team to continuously fight for peace and justice, the American way. And now, here we are, in front of you, announcing the foundation of our team… the Justice League."

The Press became quiet after the announcement, seemingly surprised after knowing that these known superheroes will be sticking together in a single team. After a few seconds, multiple camera flashes erupts along with multiple random questions from random reporters filled the silence.

"Is it just me or they are treating us as a group of entertainers?" Wonder Woman spoke silently towards Batman.

"Not really. This is the most logical reaction that I expect from them." Batman said without looking towards Wonder Woman.

"Actually, they are just surprised after seeing us heroes creating a Dream Team." The Flash commented with comical expression.

"Shut up for now, Flash!" Green Lantern commented in an annoyed tone.

In the midst of the noisy press, Lois Lane forces herself on the microphone and asks a question.

"Superman, now that you, along with the other heroes, will be included in one team, what will happen to the respective cities that you used to protect on your own?" Lois said, not just for her reporter duty, but also for concern. After all, Metropolis also has a lot of super-powered criminals that may take advantage of Superman's absence while the latter is with his duty on the Justice League.

"Don't worry Ms. Lane." Superman smiled towards the female reporter. "Nothing will change. In fact, instead of just me, we will automatically respond each time a crisis happens anywhere in the world, as a team. So instead of me protecting the Metropolis alone, it will be us protecting the planet."

"Understood. But what about the Shinobi kid? Why is he not included in the Justice League?" Lois Lane asks. After all, the world saw how the Shinobi fight with these heroes during the Alien Invasion. And seeing him not included in this Justice League somehow makes her curious why the Shinobi is not part of them.

"Actually, we haven't consulted him about this yet." Superman responds. "And we are trying to reach him so we can discuss this with him." Superman look towards Batman and the Dark Knight just nods. Believe it or not, Batman is actually the one who comes with the idea of this press conference for the sole reason of getting the Shinobi's attention. If this plan works, then they will no longer need to look for the Shinobi. The Shinobi will be the one who will approach them himself.

"…And given the opportunity, I just want to take advantage of this situation to say 'Thank you' for fighting with us against the Alien Invaders, Shinobi. Your skills and powers give us the upper hand fighting the Aliens. Since then, I always believe that someone like you will definitely help us to protect the world. And I also believe that your ideals also compliment the Justice League's vision. So we, the Justice League, would like to meet you and discuss our circumstances and also, for us to personally invite you to join our team. You can approach anyone of us anytime you prefer to. I hope that this statement could reach you, Shinobi. …"

-TV-

"Yeah… it reaches me…" Naruto muttered to himself. The stoplight turned green so he starts pedaling away from the appliance store even if the press conference is not over yet. After all, he believes that he has already heard the entire reason why the newly founded team called Justice League went out of their way just to hold a press conference. Aside from fighting with them for protecting the world, Naruto knows that these heroes also want to keep an eye on him and his powers. He knows that Superman's words for him are sincere. But he has already looked underneath the underneath.

"Look underneath the underneath, just like a true Shinobi should be eh?" Juubi Kurama spoke on his head.

"Yeah. Don't get me wrong. The Justice League is a promising team. Even I am surprised that they actually formed a team for greater good." Naruto replied to the near-omnipotent-powered beast within him. "It is just that if I join them, I'll be risking the Goddesses and my friends' safety since I'll be more vulnerable for them to find out my real identity aside from them knowing what the true nature of my power. These heroes are also targeted by some powerful villains with mind-reading capability. If one of them has information regarding my true self and my friends, and they encounter such villains that could mess with their mind, it will leave the Goddesses and friends vulnerable. And I don't want that to happen…"

"So you choose not to protect everyone, but only those who are important for you." The Juubi Fox concluded.

"You could say that's right." Naruto replied. "But don't misunderstand me. I am still willing to step out and fight to protect this world with everything that I can. It is just that I don't want to join the Superman's team since my priority is to protect Skuld, Bell-neechan, Keiichi and Urd-neechan along with my new friends in this world. I don't want them to be in danger because of me…"

"Well explained." Kurama mused as he shuts his eyes. "It is good to see that tiny bit of selfishness still existing within you. It's been a while since I see it. Ever since during the 4th Shinobi World War until you arrive in this new world, you are always fighting to protect everyone, even sacrificing yourself regardless for the outcome. I thought that war has already removed all the selfishness within you and it really annoys me. So it is quite refreshing after seeing that selfish side of yours again."

"Well, yeah. That's quite selfish of me." Naruto replied. "Is it wrong for me to think that way?"

"Not really." The beast replied with uninterested tone. "Selfishness is a natural part of human nature. So being selfish is not bad every once in a while." The beast lays down on his usual sleeping manner. "I'm going to sleep. Wake me up if something interesting happen."

"Yeah. Thank you Kurama, as always." Naruto said to his giant friend. The fox simply replied with a grunt. "And besides, I am a Shinobi before I became a hero. A Shinobi shouldn't become a hero who lives along with the light that gives hope for everyone. A Shinobi should be someone who always endures protects what's important to him within the shadows… ne, Otou-san, Kaa-chan…" He said to himself while thinking about his parents, Minato and Kushina.

-Scene Change-

Amanda Waller watches the Justice League's press conference through her private screen. The superheroes now create a team of their own, and this will simply mean trouble for her and their plan. After all, she views anyone with special powers as meta-humans who could run amok anytime they wished to, similar to Superman during the time that he is controlled by Darkseid. And now that Superman is now in a team with each member having considerable abilities, this will cause a lot problem for them. But one of Superman's statement actually caught Amanda Waller's attention.

"It seems like Superman and Batman still haven't been able to determine the true identity of the Shinobi kid." Amanda spoke in interest. After all, their team has already created a separate division to research the true identities of each hero. And everything is going well. However, the only one among those heroes that they were not able to determine the true identity is the Shinobi kid himself. And up until now, there were no progress whatsoever even if they have already used all the possible resources for determining the true identity of the kid and also the nature of his powers.

"For that kid to give someone like me and Batman trouble, he really is something." The leader of Project Cadmus spoke. But he cannot just stop researching about the Shinobi kid. The kid really is a true mystery, an enigma. The Shinobi kid's power is something that they have never seen and encountered before, and his abilities and destructive power really is something to be reckoned with. So she will need to determine the true nature of his identity and his power no matter what the cost… so she can protect the world from the likes of him, Superman, and other meta-humans, regardless if they are heroes or villains…

-Scene Change-

Campus Library… (Shiori Shiomiya's POV)

"I'm almost done for today." I said to myself with a happy sigh. Another fulfilling day of spending time with my library is about to pass by… "I have finished reading 5 books overall today." I said as I start cleaning the corners of the library. I'll do my best to remove every speck of dust in this library… the home of my books… the world of knowledge created from the wisdom of people and history… the fortress of paper that keeps the noise from the outside world out.

I guess it is pretty obvious that I really do love the library. Because I love reading books within the library. Each time I read any book, I could feel that the books put me at peace… I feel free while reading a book… Because every book creates a different world… and every shelf creates a universe… And while being with my books, I can learn everything that I'll ever need to know in silence…

I guess that's it… That's it! I can live out my life in this world of books… without trying to communicate with anyone… I am fine being like this…

…or so I thought…

The truth is… I'm not good with speaking to other people. I am bad communicating with others. When I was small, I was well known as a person with a slow tempo… It seems that other people always think that I don't have anything to say… But the truth is, my head is just thinking at full speed so I can't say the right things in every specific situation. My mouth is too small to become the faucet of my heart. I always felt that I am being rushed while talking to anyone due to many things that I actually want to tell… In the end, I always resort on writing my feelings on a thousand sheet of paper… more than enough to create my own book created from random mundane things about myself and my feelings…

This loneliness of mine allows mo to focus on something… something that made me feel at peace… something that can accept my silent self… And I found it… my books… reading books. And since then, I spent most of my time reading random books… and sooner, I came to love and treasure them on my own…

Books don't make me feel that I am being rushed. Inside a book, I feel like an omnipotent person knowing all kinds of words and being able to use them freely on my own choice… I feel like I am living in a world that I created on my own… A world of boundless imagination. I feel like I can go anywhere with my books… I can be anyone whom I wish to… I can do anything on my own… Books are ensembles of human creation, like a magical spell that can transcend knowledge through time… I kept on thinking like this while reading books… I created solitude within me by reading books… and before I knew it, I became farther and farther to the real world that I used to live in…

…and I became alone before I even knew it…

…and all of this happened, is because I am afraid to communicate with other people… I'm afraid to be misunderstood… I looked for something that could make me feel comfortable… but in the end… I ended up being alone…

I just realized these within me just now… a few days ago… after meeting him… Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze…

I take a peek at the library's window, as if anticipating him to come and visit me again. I have wonderful news for him about his novel. In just a few weeks, it became a best-seller! Even I can say that this novel of his is actually one of my favorite novels… and this is coming from me, a person who has read thousands of thousands of novels here in the library. Because his novel has characters that I could really relate to… even if it is some kind of fantasy, I can tell that his story is Naruto's alternate reality, a world that exists within him…

It's been a few weeks since Naruto and I first met here in the library… he is quite a unique person who is always smiling at me even if that is the first time that we have met… I thought that he is just making fun of me. But while talking with him, I realized that it his true nature, not just the surface of his personality. I guess that is the reason why… I started accepting that person… as my friend…

We had a short conversation during our first meeting… He consults me about his novel and I subconsciously read his story. My mind is blown away after reading such story coming from guy of my own age. Out of curiosity from the story that he wrote, we started talking and had a proper conversation… and before I knew it, I found myself actually enjoying the conversation with him… That is the first time that felt great while talking with other people aside from my family.

'Maybe he is just good-natured person, that's why I felt comfortable while talking with him.' That's what I thought that time. During that time, I realized what I actually missed for myself during the entire time that I am afraid talking with other people. It is the value of expressing yourself with other people. The feeling of being able to speak what is within your mind. The anticipation on what the person talking to you would say based on what you say to him… The feeling… of being an actual… living person…

Even if I am having trouble communicating with him, Naruto still talks to me sincerely and listen to my words and feelings. He didn't creep out even after finding out how I love reading books, and even going far by saying that I shouldn't be shy my love from books. To top it all, he said that we are already friends… And that really made me happy since I will have a friend that I can really talk and express my feelings with. And since I enjoy reading his novel and also enjoy having a conversation with him, I subconsciously said to him that I want to read the continuation of his novel…

Since then, he will visit me every three days for me to give some opinion and changes for his story. And before I knew it, I became Naruto's official novel editor. But I don't have any problems with it at all since his novel will become the bond that connects us together… as close friends. There is something within him that always makes me want to listen when he talks and even makes me giggle with his random jokes. But most importantly, he is the one who made me realize what is actually missing within me…

…Naruto gives me the courage that I need to express myself thru my tiny voice…

And before I knew it… I am always looking forward to meet him again, to talk with him again, to see his smile again, and to give the best smile that I have for him….

"Wha… I just spoke like a lovestruck little girl!" I jolted out while covering my mouth with my two hands. I know very well that I am blushing red right now… And this seems to be the drawback of expressing myself freely… I can't control my mouth anymore… I tap my head to scold myself while sighing exaggeratedly… 'Don't talk like that in front of Naruto.'

I have finished up cleaning the shelves and prepare to go home. I am actually dragging my feet now literally because I am a bit disappointed since I didn't get to see Naruto today. After all, after spending time with him, I have also realized that Naruto is quite naïve and insensitive especially when it comes to girls. "That dummy. I guess he didn't bother to think and visit me today even if I have some good news for him. Maybe it's also my fault. I don't have the courage to ask for his email. Baka Shiori." I scold myself once again.

Before I reach the library's exit door, I look back to the bookshelves once again.

"I'll be back tomorrow, everyone." I smiled sadly towards the books. However, I heard a weird sound coming from the shelf nearest the entrance. I approach it, and then, I saw that little girl again, hiding behind one of the bookshelves, holding one of the library's biggest and thickest books that don't suit her small frame. "Ah! That child again! I wonder where she enters the library each time I see her…"

Actually, ever since Naruto visits me the 2nd time, that little girl will appear on random locations here in the library. She is quite mysterious since our school doesn't allow elementary students to enter the school library without any guardian to accompany them. And each time I see her, she is reading a different book with difficult story or topic. And each time I look or chase for her after seeing her, she will just disappear after turning into a corner.

It frightens me at first since that child might actually be a ghost or something that is living here in the library. And maybe I have done something wrong so she is terrorizing me or something. But seeing that child's innocent face, I came to realize that she maybe the cute guardian of this library who is watching over me. And by no means, her appearance actually resembles myself as a child albeit she has light blue-colored hair and longer hair than mine. She is wearing the same school uniform as of mine, but the size of the uniform is too large for her, making her look like an actual miniature version of my current self.

"Uhm…" I tried to approach her slowly while making my movements as kind as possible so she won't get afraid of me. After all, I also like to speak with her even if she is a ghost or a guardian or anything since I can also see that she loves books like me. Actually, I am thinking that she is actually the other half of me due to our appearance and love for books. However, she got surprised and trembled after seeing that I am approaching her. She ran again behind the bookshelf. I quickly followed her, but she is already gone, suddenly disappeared without any trace…

"My name… is Minerva…" I silent voice echoed on my desolated library. Her voice is somewhat sweet and angelic that even sooths my heart and mind…

"Minerva? Is it the child's name? But more importantly, she disappeared again… is she really a ghost?" I thought with slight fear. After all, I am all alone in this library… and I might possibly have been spending my entire time with that little girl's ghost. It can't be! I don't want to be afraid while spending time with the library! This is my favorite place! This is mine and Naruto's special place!

Then, I heard the sliding door of the library open. I am surprised since there shouldn't be anyone entering the library during this time. I shiver in fear. There must really be a ghost staying over this library and it is currently making fun of her!

I hug my bag and I shut my eyes in fear. Then, I heard footsteps approaching me… closer and closer… I trembled in fear as my legs lose their strength to stand up, making myself fall on the ground… The footsteps stop, and now I can feel that someone is standing right in front of me. I want to yell my heart out, but I know that no one can hear me. Classes are still suspended after all, so no one is around.

'Please… someone… help… me…' I thought desperately. I don't want to open my eyes. It is better to lose consciousness without seeing the ghost who will hurt me… 'Naruto…'

"Shiori-chan? Why are you acting like that?" A familiar voice echoed through my head.

"Shiori…chan?" I muttered as I quickly opened my eyes. My trembling immediately stops. There is only one person who will call me like that aside from my mother and father…

"Is there something wrong?" The person said as I am observing him. I cannot help but have my mouth opened in surprise while I am blushing in embarrassment.

"Naruto…?" I said, since I can't believe that he is actually standing in front of me and not some random ghost.

"Yeah. It's me! The great Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze!" He said while grinning widely, pointing his right thumb on his chest with confidence.

In that moment, I felt like all of my blood rushes into my head as my line of sight went immediately turns black…

-Scene Change-

Normal POV

"Hey Shiori-chan! Wake up!" Naruto lightly shakes the librarian's shoulder, enough for the girl to wake up while clumsily rubbing her eyes.

"Na…Naruto?" Shiori's eyes immediately widened as she quickly get up. But since she moved quite fast, her head hits Naruto's forehead comically, making the two tap their heads in pain.

"That hurts." Naruto commented. "You're strong, Shiori-chan. That's quite a good headbutt."

"Don't… make fun of me…" Shiori said as she is still rubbing her forehead.

"By the way, why are you trembling when I saw you earlier? Is there anything wrong?" Naruto asked with concern on his voice.

Shiori blushes in embarrassment. "Well, I… thought you were a ghost or something."

"A ghost?" Naruto tilted his head in curiosity. 'Is it a coincidence? Because before I enter the library, I just sensed a Goddess-like presence within Shiori as well… just like Tenri's and the others…' Naruto thought.

"Don't worry about it… I guess… it is just my imagination…" Shiori smiled weakly. She realizes that she needs to change the topic before she further embarrasses herself. "By the way, congratulations, Naruto! You're… you're novel is the current best seller right now!" Shiori smiled cheerfully as she presents the profit report sheet of Naruto's novel. The Shinobi look at it and he is also surprised.

"Wow… it really is the best-seller right now." Naruto said with a big smile on his face. "That's great!"

"Yes. I am glad for you, Naruto. I know that your novel will become popular ever since the first time that I have read it…" Shiori said with a sincere smile.

"Actually, I am not expecting it to be like this… I just want to write the novel because it really has something to do with my past." Naruto smiled sadly, remembering his friends from the Shinobi World. "But on the bright side, I believe that this novel will not become a best-seller if not because of you, Shiori-chan! Your suggestions and input makes this novel became more engaging than I expected!"

"Not… really…" Shiori lowers her head. "I haven't done anything. I just want to help you with your novel since it is interesting…"

"And that's more than enough!" Naruto grins. "The help that you always give to me each and every time for my novel has done a lot, more so than you could ever imagine. That is why this is not my novel. This is our novel. No excuses!"

"I see. Thank you." Shiori said with a heart-felt smile.

Naruto assists Shiori in checking the library and its surroundings once again before locking it. He then insists to Shiori to take her home with his bike. Shiori, with her usual shy self, blushes in embarrassment. As much as she tries to reject the offer, she already knew that Naruto is a stubborn person who will always insist on doing something that he believes that is alright. And besides, it is not that she doesn't want to be with him on a bike. It is just that it is the first time that a guy will send her home, and she will be riding on the back ride of that guy's back to top it all.

"Hang tight! This will be a blast!" Naruto grins before starting to pedal his bike. Shiori just nods while blushing hard as she hesitantly snakes her right arm to Naruto's waist as she grips his shirt. Naruto pedals away while Shiori is looking around frantically. They pass through a window glass pane and Shiori saw that the two of them just looks like a regular couple who are enjoying themselves while taking a stroll with a bike.

Shiori just smile for herself. Naruto really can express his feelings anytime he used to while she is always looking for excuses for expressing herself. She realizes that despite how close the two of them really are right now, there really is a big difference that acts as an invisible wall between them from each other.

"Shiori-chan, what's wrong?" Naruto notices that Shiori smiling sadly thru the side mirror of the bike.

"Nothing… I just realize how different the two of us really is…" Shiori said while looking down while the mild wind from the speed of the bike blows her pitch black hair and pink ribbons…

"Difference?" Naruto sensed some turmoil within Shiori's feelings thru the passive empathic tracking ability that he learned from Juubi Kurama. He thought about something so after reaching a certain intersection, Naruto turns and pedals towards the location that he has on his mind.

"Na…Naruto! The direction of my house is on the other side…" Shiori pointed out.

"Don't worry! I just want to show something to you." Naruto grins to the shy librarian. After a few minutes, they reached the very same shrine where Yui Goido brought him and Kanon Nakagawa during the incident with the Goido's earlier. After parking the bicycle on a secure location, Naruto drags Shiori until they reach the backyard of the shrine, which is a cliff where you can see the landscape of the entire town.

"Amazing... It's so beautiful…" Shiori muttered while looking towards the mind-blowing view from the cliff.

"I just discovered this place earlier along with my friends." Naruto grins. "Do you like it?"

"Yes. I do like this. I guess I'll be also visiting this place every once in a while as well. I think this is a good place where you can read books…" Shiori said while smiling.

The two stand side by side to each other while viewing the setting sun on the mountains of the horizon. The birds are chirping happily while flying along with the clouds. It is such a beautiful view that was being shared by the two of them.

'This… is like from one of the books that I have read… The scenery, the place, the atmosphere, it's just a little too romantic for me…' Shiori thought with tomato-colored face.

"Ne, Shiori-chan" Naruto said without looking towards Shiori. "Both of us are writing on the same novel, studying on the same school, learning on the same library, and now both of us are standing on the same place, viewing the same scenery and appreciating everything that happened. Why do you think that we have such difference if we were able to experience and feel the same like this?"

"Naruto?" Shiori muttered, realizing that Naruto takes what she has said earlier seriously. However, that is what she actually feels right now. There's a mountain of difference between the two of them, as if both of them are exactly the opposite of each other. She is a shy bookworm who detaches herself from reality. While Naruto is a hyperactive person who can always express his own feelings to anyone. It feels like even if the two of them are spending time together, it feels like they are living from separate worlds from each other.

"Naruto, how can you freely express yourself? Are you not afraid that you might say something bad and people might avoid you or make fun of you?"

'I guess that's the reason why she spends most of her time within the library and also why she muttered something like that earlier.' Naruto thought. Then he just chuckles on his own while Shiori looks at him with questioning stare.

"Well... I actually am like this so I could get attention. When I was a kid, almost everyone from the village where I came from became wary of me because of something that happened that is out of my control. So I want them to acknowledge me even get at least the tiniest part of their attention. So I started doing pranks to random villagers, making them believe that I have become a problem child. But at the very least, they do acknowledge me even if it is not that good of a reputation."

Shiori is silent for a moment, and then giggles cutely. "You are treated as a problem child? Just what pranks have you done for you to be treated as a problem child, Naruto?"

"Ahahaha. You better not know." Naruto laughed as he scratches the back of his head. "During that time, everyone acted as if they are angry or afraid of me with me not knowing anything about it. They almost treat me as a non-existent person. In the end, I was never to express my true feelings for anyone properly. That's why I resulted on doing pranks for expressing myself and my feelings. That way, other people will get mad at me, but at least they notice me and what I truly feel, even a tiny bit of it." He said with a sad tone.

"Those might not be good memories, but still, it is a part of me. It is during those times that I learn to express myself towards other people. Even if they are wary of me, I believe that they will acknowledge my feelings sooner or later. And I am glad they do consider me now somewhat as an important person for the village..."

This is the first time that Shiori heard Naruto say something about his past to her. And it seems like it is not really a good memory to reminisce, but Naruto is still smiling regardless of it.

"You're a strong person, Uzumaki-kun. I wish I am more like you..." Shiori muttered.

"Huh? You want to do some pranks as well? I'll teach you!" Naruto said with comical enthusiasm.

"No! No! Not like that!" Shiori violently shakes her head. Then she covers her mouth with one of her books before she speak. "I mean... I wish I have enough courage like yours so I can express myself freely with other people. I am always afraid... to speak for myself... I am afraid... to be hated and be misunderstood... That's why… I immersed myself in reading books... since books can understand the feelings within my heart."

"What's wrong with other people hating you as long as you can freely express yourself? You don't need to think what other people will think about you as long as you can be true to yourself. If you are afraid to express yourself, then you are denying your very self." Naruto replied seriously.

"It's easy for you to say that... but what about me? I almost lived my entire life within the library... And I don't know what to say to other people who want to talk with me."

"But you don't have any problems expressing your feelings talking to me like this." Naruto grins again. "Right now, you are expressing the very feelings that you have hidden deep within you towards me. It's easy right?"

"Now...now that you say it... that's right... How come... I never realized..." Shiori blushes shyly covering her face with her book.

"It is because you are willing to express your feelings to me. It is just that simple. Just be true to yourself and speak with others with the way you speak with me. Of course, you should choose the best people that whom you can talk to, people with the same interest as of you or people whom you believe who will listen to you."

Shiori looks at the setting sun once again as she let those words sink within her heart. She just realized that there really isn't much of a difference between them. The one who is trying to make a difference, is herself. She has created a wall for herself, and that's what makes her different.

"And besides, like what I always say to you, we are friends. You can talk to me anytime!" Naruto said with understanding smile. "You know, we can only be our true self once we do what we believe that we can do. That's the best way of expressing ourselves. That's why I will never hold back and I will always express what I feel whenever I need to. Because if I do not express myself, I am afraid that I will lose my true self."

Shiori nods while smiling as she is still looking towards the setting sun. Naruto walks away from the railing to let Shiori by herself. Shiori looks towards him but Naruto just shakes his head.

"You know, the moment that I came to this place, I feel like this is the best place where I can be myself every once in a while. You can feel it too right?" Naruto said while smiling. "That's why feel free to express yourself here. If you have worries on your mind, you just need to shout them out here."

Shiori just look towards Naruto with bewildered expression. 'Is this the reason why Naruto brought me to this place?'

"Give it your best shot, Shiori-chan." Naruto said with Nice Guy pose.

Shiori cannot help but smile. She doesn't know what she should feel about this, but in the end, she just realizes one thing. This guy behind him is a kind of person who is willing to go out of his way for his friends. He will help them with the best possible way that he can think of. That is enough for her to realize that this is the reason why she starts liking this blonde guy named Naruto.

Shiori faces the horizon again, and inhales as deep as she can. Thinking about her true, inner most feelings… she decided to release it thru her voice with all her might...

"I LOVE BOOKS!" She shouted with all her might, surprising Naruto. The librarian yelled to the horizon using her tiny frail voice. Shiori look towards Naruto, and their eyes meet each other. Shiori wants to say something, but Naruto just use his usual grin. The girl blushes bashfully and looks away. She retreats herself in one of the bench near the cliff and sat in silence.

Naruto joins her and the two sat in side by side. Shiori's heart is beating fast right now. And she knows this feeling very well. She has read a lot of books after all, including romance novels and stories. She then takes a side glance towards Naruto, and she saw him looking at the sky with mild wind blowing his blonde, unruly hair. Beneath his childlike attitude is a wisdom of a mature person. She closed her eyes and then think about all of her encounters with the blonde person beside her.

They only met a few times, too few to mention actually. But Naruto's influence within her starts to change her own point of view. She never thought that she will feel like this while talking with someone. That's why she can't help but feel like this just by looking at him. But she accepts it wholeheartedly. Because this person is someone who can understand her feelings even without expressing it herself. And that's what she likes about him.

-Scene Change-

Makai World… one of the worlds existing in conjunction with the Spirit World… the world of monsters and creatures… with some of these creatures has the powers that could possibly rival that of the Demons and Gods…

This world used to be the epitome of chaos, greed, violence and war next to Nifheim's. However, this world started to change 50 years ago. A certain Spirit Detective in the name of Yusuke Yurameshi has been able to create a system that literally changes this world into its current peaceful state… It is quite a feat considering that there are a lot more powerful beings existing during that time and he was able to make them dance on his flow as well…

Yusuke is a human, and still is a human. However, due to the Avatism of the Mazoku, he acquires the powers of his ancestor that allows him to reach S-Class level of power that allows him to rival the current Three Kings of the Makai World during that time. After all, his ancestor that gives him that power is none other than Toushin Raizen, one of the current Three Kings during that time. And using the influence and power of his ancestor, Yusuke succeeded Raizen as the King of the latter's country after his death.

Knowing that he himself is an experienced person for ruling his ancestor's country, Yusuke created a battle royale tournament. And whoever wins the tournament will become the sole King of the Makai for 3 years. The other current kings during that time, Yomi and Mukuro, also got interested and join the battle royale along with Yusuke's comrades, Yoko Kurama and Hiei. During the battles, most denizens of the Makai World including the current kings have been able to reconcile and believes that they could change the government of this world thru this tournament.

In the end, one of Raizen's former comrades, Enki, wins the tournament and temporarily rules over Makai for 3 years. That is when the change starts for this world… Aside from building forces for wars and destruction, the ruler of the Makai World starts negotiating with the Spirit World and Nifheim for peace terms… And the succeeding kings of the Makai continue the legacy of their very first King, Enki.

This peace happened because of the seemingly idiot, battle-loving Yusuke Yurameshi… He has done a feat that no other Spirit Detective could do… stabilizing the relationship between Makai, Reikai and Ningenkai… And thus he became respected within those 3 worlds, albeit there are only few within the Ningenkai who acknowledge this since after all, the Ningenkai or Human world is a normal, regular world and the existence of other worlds like Makai is out of their knowledge.

After that tournament, Yusuke resigned as a Spirit Detective and returns to the Human World and marries Keiko. Years passed by, as Keiko passed away due to old age. Yusuke, however, didn't age at all after acquiring the power of his ancestor, Raizen. Realizing that he no longer have any reason to stay on Ningenkai just to be branded as a freak due to his youthful looks despite his age, he decided to spend the rest of his life in Makai.

And now, he is the current leader of Raizen's country and his advisors are none other than Raizen's former comrades, including Enki. Yoko Kurama also succeeded Yomi on ruling their country, and same goes for Hiei who somehow manages to marry Mukuro, so both of them is currently ruling their country.

With Yusuke, Yoko Kurama and Hiei who has direct connections with the Spirit World and its current King, Koenma, the Makai and Reikai's political relationship became as smooth as possible. And due to this Koenma uses a special power to remove the Spiritual Awareness of all humans in Ningenkai, since there is no point for them to look for another Spirit Detective if their worlds are already on good terms. Both worlds assist each other or will work together each time Human World is in danger within the shadows… until the Earth's new protectors, Superman and the other superheroes, emerge on the limelight. With this, Makai and Reikai only monitored the world within the shadows and only let those superheroes to protect the world.

That's why after learning that a human, or they technically called the Shinobi kid for now, who has the same powers as that of Spiritual Energy or Reiki appeared on Earth, both worlds are somewhat surprised. Especially the Spirit World since they still have a bad record regarding the incident with Sensui Shinobu, a human Spirit Detective who acquires S-Class level power, creates a problem that almost became the reason of extinction of the Human Race. So they are now trying to monitor the new human with special power as much as possible…

And sure though, they have only seen the Shinobi kid fight in two occasions: against the Alien Invaders and against a Demon from Nifheim… and even Koenma concluded that the Shinobi kid's powers and fighting prowess is comparable to an S-Class being… And with this information in hand, they need to know who the Shinobi kid really is… that's why Koenma decided to request for an emergency meeting with the current Three Kings of Makai… Yusuke Yurameshi, Hiei and Yoko Kurama…

This emergency meeting of the King of the Reikai and the Makai Council is held on the Makai realm. The deities involved in this discussion are now sitting in a round table with their right hand person standing behind them.

"It's been a while, you three…" Koenma on his teenage form greeted the current Three Kings of Makai: Yusuke Yurameshi, Yoko Kurama on his Yoko form and Hiei with his third eye open. He has his right hand person, Botan, standing behind him. "I can feel that every one of you has become a lot stronger since the last time that we met."

"Of course we are!" Yusuke greeted his former boss with a confident grin. "And you have also changed quite a lot! You no longer have a pacifier on your mouth! That's a change!" Yusuke jokingly mocks the current King of the Reikai. Standing behind Yusuke is the first champion of the Makai Tournament and former king of the Makai World, one of Raizen's former comrades who is now accompanying Yusuke as his right hand person, Enki (from Yu Yu Hakusho).

"That's a bit rude Yusuke!" Botan commented back while pouting. But she smiles to her former partner. "Despite all these years, you still really haven't matured one bit, you dork!"

"Heh. There is no hope in changing that idiot's personality." Hiei said with his usual evil but friendly smirk. Standing right behind him is one of the former Kings of Makai, his right hand person and also his wife… Mukuro (from Yu Yu Hakusho). After going through some medication, the android half of Mukuro's body has already been healed by the technology from Reikai. So she technically looks like an ordinary human without any traces of her mechanical features from the past, but she still is an S-Class level being of the Makai World.

"What did you say you three-eyed bastard!?" Yusuke gives a comical glare towards Hiei. However, Enki grabs Yusuke's head and 'lightly' slams his head to the table.

"Your manners, Yusuke." Enki said. However, he is smiling to the descendant of his former friend. "It looks like I have trained you so much on fighting but I have neglected training your manners."

"It seems so." Yoko Kurama said with his eyes shut, but amused with his friend's antics. He also has a powerful right hand person standing right behind him in the name of Yomi (from Yu Yu Hakusho), another former king of Makai with S-Class level power. "But I guess it is okay that he is like that. After all, that character of his is the reason why we are talking like this in harmony right now."

"Agreed." Mukuro spoke with a tiny hint of smile on her lips. This new era peace in Makai somehow removes her rage and even more so after spending time with Hiei. "There is nothing wrong with an idiot if his idiotic deeds are for greater good."

"But to think that us, the former kings of the Makai world will just become the right hand person and advisor of the new generation… that is something that I actually didn't expect from us." Yomi spoke in a neutral tone.

"I also can't believe it." Koenma replied. "But these current Three Kings has changed the Reikai and Makai World, allowing our worlds to live in harmony. I believe it is also our responsibility to protect this peace on our own hands."

"So it looks like we are already heading to the main topic here, isn't it?" Hiei said seriously.

"Not just a topic. There are two topics that we need to discuss… am I right, Koenma?" Yoko Kurama said also with serious expression.

"Indeed. After 50 years of peace within Makai, Reikai and Ningenkai, there come 2 factors that emerge that might affect the harmony between our worlds and the Ningenkai. I believe that we should already skip formalities and get on with this…" Koenma spoke. He then look towards Botan and the blue-head quickly moves and starts playing a video in the monitor about the Weiss that appeared recently on the Ningenkai… Lullaby.

"The legendary demon Lullaby…" Enki said seriously while Yusuke is also watching it seriously along with everyone else within the council meeting. They have seen the level of power that the demon can produce that it easily levels an entire town in a single instance... and it is enough for them to treat the Demon as a low S-Class level demon.

"As you can see… a Weiss from Nifheim, Lullaby, suddenly appears from the Ningenkai… something that shouldn't be happening without the Reikai and the Makai knowing. That simply means that something is happening within Nifheim without us even knowing, and the Government of Nifheim and the Daimakaicho isn't contacting us regarding this yet." Koenma explained.

"So basically, it is either Nifheim's Government is the one who causes the crisis, or a certain faction within Nifheim is doing something that the Government of Nifheim didn't know until now." Yomi said.

"Or it could even be possible that Nifheim just is trying to hide this crisis with the best that they can since they don't want us to be involved on it." Mokuro also explained her opinion.

"All of that information might be possibilities." Yoko Kurama spoke as he presents some information on the screen as well. "I have also gathered some information using my own sources and it seems like a great war has happened within Nifheim without us knowing anything about it… The historic war called Almage Machina… the war between the Demons or Weiss, technically the bad guys against the Devils, or the good guys. And it seems like the Devils somehow wins that war and uses some kind of special power to seal the Demons and Weiss for good, creating a New Government, a New Hell."

"Heh, but regardless, Devils and Demons are of the same race." Yusuke replied, seemingly uninterested with the current topic.

"They maybe of the same race, but they have different point of views. It seems like the Weiss and Demons are plotting something big and the Devils cannot help but step up and stop the plan, triggering the war. But I guess it is logical for the Devils to stop the Demons' plan… because if they haven't been able to, the peace that we are currently experiencing will only become history."

"What do you mean?" Hiei replied with a serious tone.

"The Demons and Weiss are planning to engage the Makai and Reikai in an all out war… to unify all souls in Hell. It seems like they plan to… destroy Reikai, Makai and Heavens, or what we know as Valhala… and turn Ningenkai and the entire reality into a wicked soul farm… thus allowing them to dominate reality..." Yoko Kurama said.

"Hmm?" Yusuke thought. "Then why do those Devils didn't approach us during the war to help them in fighting those Demons? After all, it's been a while since we fought seriously outside of the tournament."

"You really don't know anything except fighting aren't you, Yusuke?" Botan pointed her index finger to Yusuke. "Nifheim is not just a single world like Reikai and Makai. It exists in the reality comparable to the universe where Ningenkai exists! Or for you to easily understand, Nifheim is a separate universe and not just a temporal one like ours!"

"That's right kid." Enki pats Yusuke's head. "Nifheim is a separate universe that exists within the fabric of each reality. That Lullaby on screen is an S-Class level creature already… but from what I can see, it is nothing that a tiny pawn for more powerful Demons and Weiss that is existing within Nifheim. Just imagine if we got caught in a war of creatures with such magnitude of power kid."

Yusuke gulps exaggeratedly. Nifheim is a reality where powerful creatures that could easily be far stronger than S-Class beings exist… He can't help but wonder about something…

"Well, in that case, the New Devils has been able to defeat those powerful Weiss right?" Yusuke said. "If that is so, then the New Devils has enough power to defeat them. So that might be the reason why they didn't approach us for our aide during that Almage Machina War."

"That is what I also thought at first but…" Koenma uses slow motion on the monitor to show how the New Devils failed to seal Lullaby several times. "…after watching this battle, it is clear enough that the New Devils don't have enough power to seal the Demons and Weiss. If you will think about it, what we can conclude is that they use a different kind of power to weaken and seal the Weiss to end that war." Koenma explains his theory.

"But what is that power?" Hiei look towards Yoko Kurama.

"I still don't know until now. It seems like the new government of Nifheim is also hiding some important information even until now." Yoko Kurama replied. "But with a Weiss appearing in Human World right now simply indicates that something happened on the seal that keeps the Weiss in check, allowing them to escape directly to the Human World and they are now feeding on the negative energies of humans to restore their lost powers. The Nifheim's Government dispatches a group to recapture those escaped Weiss without informing us, indicating that they want to handle this matter on their own. However, the New Devils lack power to recapture and reseal them once again…"

"…and since we don't know what really happened on that Almage Machina war, we don't know how many Weiss are sealed during the war and how many of them managed to escape that seal and takes refuge to the Ningenkai to restore their powers…" Hiei pointed out.

"…and it requires beings with S-Class level power to fight and seal them to protect the Human World against those powerful Weiss…" Yomi continued as the screen starts showing Naruto fighting against Lullaby.

"Yes. And that is the 2nd topic that we need to discuss…" Koenma said while the group is watching how the Shinobi easily overwhelms the powerful Demon.

"Yeah! That's the topic that I've been waiting for!" Yusuke said excitedly. "I want to meet and fight that kid!"

"It's not about just that Yusuke." Koenma said seriously. "As every one of you can see, this kid has enough power to fight and easily defeat Lullaby. And you can also feel that he has the same unique kind of energy just like every one of us here in Makai and Reikai had. And for him to easily defeat a Weiss that strong, he could easily be considered as an S-Class human on the same level as that of Sensui's level."

"And it is also clear that he is holding back so much power…" Mokuro said. "I believe that he can even fight against us former and current Three Kings in terms of raw power on equal grounds."

"That's the point exactly." Koenma replied. "We have already sealed the spiritual powers of mankind so a person with ability to use that kind of power, an S-Class level to top that, should no longer be existing in the Ningenkai… That's why I am wondering where this kid came from for him to use such power…"

"Let me guess, Koenma. You have also concluded that this kid came from another world… a world outside of the rift of this reality, isn't it?" Yoko Kurama inquired. "Because that is what I am thinking about him right after I saw the kind of power that he has while fighting against those Aliens who tries to invade Earth. After all, if humans shouldn't have the ability to access their Spiritual powers anymore, and someone appeared who has capability of doing so, that just technically mean that this someone already has this power before he arrived on Ningenkai. Technically, that will make us conclude that he came from another world, a separate reality."

Koenma nods while the other individuals, except Yusuke, understood what it meant.

"And what do you think about this newcomer, kid?" Enki asked not anyone in particular.

"I believe he is someone that we can trust." Yusuke replied. "After all, he has already protected the world before we could even step up. And he is not like those superheroes who lives in the limelight, but someone who protects the world from the shadows, just like us!"

"Same here." Hiei replied. "Like what I have said to Yoko Kurama and Yusuke before, that kid's skills and powers are something that he trained hard to reach for, just like us. Unlike those superheroes who didn't try to improve themselves after acquiring random powers. And you can only strive to be strong because you have important reason or person that you want to protect." Hiei said while thinking about her sister Yukina.

"I also agree." Yoko Kurama also said. "You can clearly see it in kid's eyes that he is fighting for a reason. So Koenma, if you're thinking that he might possibly become like Sensui, that's already out of the option. Sensui learned his powers and became a Spirit Detective without a reason why he is fighting. That corrupted him for fighting against us instead. That kid who defeated Lullaby is not like that."

"Alright. I knew you guys would say that." Koenma smiled. "I actually am glad that someone like him is on the Ningenkai to protect it against that Weiss since the superheroes don't have capability on battling such creature. However, the question is, if he really came from another world, what is he doing in this reality?"

"That's also an important question." Yomi agreed to Koenma. "For a human who posses such kind of power suddenly appeared out of nowhere, regardless if his intentions, we need to determine the reason of his existence here in our plane of reality. He might be fighting on the same side with us, but we don't know what his true intentions are."

"Indeed." Mokuro follows Yomi's statement.

As the council continues to speak with each other regarding the Shinobi kid, Yusuke's eyes is just glued on the monitor, watching the Shinobi's fighting prowess. He really can't help but feel excited while thinking of meeting and fighting the Shinobi kid. Since he also has a gut feeling that the two of them could get along really well… Until his ancestor, Toushin Raizen, spoke within his consciousness…

'Yusuke.'

'What is it old man?'

'It seems that my hunch is right. I need to speak with this stupid council. I need to tell them something important.'

'What hunch? Something important? Is it about the kid over there?'

'Yes. Just listen to what I am about to say kid… This is something really important…'

'Alright.'

Then, everyone within the council room felt a sudden drop in temperature. All of them look towards Yusuke after sensing that his signature Reiki just changed. However, for Enki, Yomi and Mokuro, this is one familiar powerful Reiki that they have grown accustomed to.

"It's been a while, stupid kings." The most powerful Makai being in existence spoke thru Yusuke's body, one of the former Three Kings, Yusuke's ancestor… Toushin Raizen…

"Raizen…" Enki spoke in surprise. This is actually the first time that he has seen Raizen spoke thru Yusuke. "You're supposed to be dead, you bastard. How can you speak within your descendant's body?" He said while smiling.

"Hey little Enki. Watch your mouth. I maybe am dead, but I can still kick your butt a thousand times per minute." Raizen greeted his former comrade. "My descendant, Yusuke, has enough power to sustain my will since he inherited my powers and will. Speaking within this kid like this is just a child's play for me."

Yomi and Mukuro are also surprised. However, Yoko Kurama and Hiei already knew this but this is the first time that they actually heard Raizen spoke through Yusuke. Botan is sweating due to the immense power that Yusuke's body is emitting while Koenma is dumbfounded.

'To think that there is someone who can actually bypass the laws of Spirit World just by free will… he really is your ancestor, Yusuke.'

"I don't want to waste my time by explaining anything trivial so I will get straight to the point." Raizen spoke in a yakuza boss like tone. "Like what my descendant here has mentioned, that kid with more or less similar powers like us is someone that we may possibly trust. That is also what I think about during the first time that I saw him fight. However… I just come to realize that we should also be wary about that kid…"

'What are you saying old man!?' Yusuke spoke within his consciousness.

'Just shut up and listen to me!' Raizen shouted at his descendant.

"We should be wary against the kid?" Koenma spoke in all seriousness.

"Yes. It is true that the kid is protecting the world right now, and I can sense that he doesn't have any personal or ill intentions on doing it. The kid is someone who can stand side by side with our ideals… However… there is something different within his power… and his fight against that Lullaby weakling, I have come to realize what that power is…"

"What do you mean?" Mokuro replied. She can also sense a different feel in the kid's power, but it seems like Raizen is the one who actually has information and connection to it.

"Listen to me very well kids…" Raizen spoke seriously. "You might not yet notice it, even me who has direct connection with that kind power almost failed to notice it… but that kid's power is something similar to the kind of power that I and your ancestors fought against… a few millennia ago…"

"You and our ancestors fought against… a few millennia ago?" Yomi narrows his eyebrows.

"Indeed… That ningen kid… has traces of the very evil that we fought before… making me realize that he might be the descendant… of Kaguya's power…"

"…descendant of Kaguya's power… you mean that god… Kaguya Ootsutsuki (from Naruto)?" Koenma muttered in surprise and somehow fear on his face, making Botan even worried for him.

"Kaguya Ootsutsuki…!?" Enki said with surprise also painted on his face.

"Who is this Kaguya?" Hiei look towards Mokuro in all curiousness. And much to his surprise, Mokuro is also quite surprised from Raizen's statement.

"Kaguya Ootsutsuki… is a powerful god that existed here in Makai a few millennia ago… she possesses a very powerful and unique ability to enslave the entire Makai… and uses this power to engage a war against the Reikai… thus the battle and conflict between this two world has began…" Mokuro explained.

"She ruled over for several hundreds of years until a group of powerful Makai denizens decided to fight her. But her power is so great that anyone who fought her, even S-Class beings, are annihilated in an instant…" Yomi said.

"But after a long war, we have created a specific one-time-use power that allows us to banish Kaguya into a dimension rift in the hopes of never seeing her again… But during the process of her banishment, she said something that is engraved within ourselves who fought against her..."

"I will return… I will definitely return! And all of you shall learn the true meaning of despair!"

"…she was never seen since then… but the Makai and Reikai has already been in huge wars and conflicts. Kaguya's power changes the flow of history within the two worlds… Until I sense the kind of power that the kid in the screen has been using… he doesn't know it… but he has traces of Kaguya's power within him…" Raizen finishes his tale.

'Just how powerful is this Kaguya, old man.' Yusuke spoke within his consciousness.

'Her power…. Is at least comparable to that of mine during my prime… that's just how powerful she is…' Raizen said seriously.

"Just one thing." Yoko Kurama looks towards Raizen. "Every one of us here is using Spiritual Energy or Reiki or Demonic Energy or Youki, including everyone from the Makai and Reikai. And that kid is using a different kind but somehow similar to Reiki (since Naruto is using chakra)… Does it mean that Kaguya has the same nature of power as that of the kid?"

"No. Kaguya is also using the same Reiki and Youki. However, she can combine it to create a new powerful energy… the Seikouki or Sacred Energy, just like the Sensui brat. That's why even if both of us are on the same level of power, the potency and density of her power is somehow greater than that of mine. However, since she might have been thrown in a dimension rift and acquire a new kind of power, that might be possible to change the property of her power. That's possibly is the reason why the kid has traces of Kaguya's power… because her power, the Seikouki, has melded into an entirely new kind of power…" Raizen explained.

"I see. So the kid might possibly become a threat if he is actually Kaguya's descendant?" Enki asked Raizen.

"That is a possibility." Raizen spoke in a resolute tone. "But one thing is for sure… I will not let Kaguya's history repeat itself."

'But what if you are wrong?' Yusuke spoke within his consciousness, acquiring Raizen's attention. 'That kid has protected the world not just once, but twice already! What makes you so sure that we will need to treat him as a threat!?'

'You're too naïve, Yusuke.' Raizen said to his descendant. "Do you remember what happened during your fight against that Sensui brat? Out of nowhere, I just take control of your body as easy as child's play! And with Kaguya's power and will, he can easily do it against that kid. That kid might be a good person like you. But it doesn't change the fact that he is someone possessing a power that could change the world!"

'Yeah, I know that very well old man.' Yusuke said. 'But what if you are wrong? We haven't even actually verified if that bitch Kaguya's power is actually within that kid anyway! So what? We will fight and restrain him just like that? What if the kid has been controlling Kaguya's power properly and we suddenly do something against him that might lead to the actual rebirth of that Kaguya?!'

Raizen understood Yusuke's point and reconsiders it. This idiot of a descendant of his might be right. After fighting with Kaguya for several hundreds of years in the past, Raizen knew somehow Kaguya thinks. But it seems like her has overlooked the possibility that Yusuke just said.

'Alright. What is your suggestion then kid?' Raizen asked.

'I guess it will be best to meet and fight the kid to see if he really has Kaguya's power and also see if he really can control it. That will also be a great opportunity to know the reason why he suddenly appeared in Ningenkai ad also knows the true motives why he is fighting.'

'So it all comes down to that eh?' Raizen muttered. 'You really are my descendant. Both of us are idiots.'

Raizen then explains the current conversation that he just had with Yusuke to the others present in the council. And much to his surprise, everyone trusts Yusuke's idiotic decision. After all, his idiotic reasoning is the one that made this world acquire the peace that they had right now…

'I'll leave everything to you then…' Raizen spoke to Yusuke until his consciousness within Yusuke fades… for now.

"So guys, since it is my proposal, I should be the one to greet this Shinobi kid." Yusuke said with pride. "Enki, I'll leave the country to you for now."

"Alright. I'll take care of it. But expect a mountain of paper works when you return." Enki said jokingly to his friend's descendant.

"That seems to be a reckless proposal Yusuke. I hope you know who we are dealing with." Yomi said calmly.

"Of course! We are dealing with the Shinobi kid, not some legend that you called Kaguya." Yusuke grinned. "And since he has also dealt with this Weiss, we might get some information from him regarding the current affairs from Nifheim."

"And besides, I also am coming with him, Yomi." Yoku Kurama transforms into his human form. "I believe that Yusuke's plan might actually work. Aside from determining the true nature of the Shinobi's power if he really is Kaguya's descendant, we will also need to determine why do the Weiss from Nifheim are appearing on Ningenkai. And if that Lullaby is not the only Weiss that escaped the seal created during the Almage Machina, then it will also possible that we will be dealing with S-Class level Weiss if we happen to encounter one. And also, Yusuke needs someone who will hit the breaks for him." Yomi just shakes his head with a small smile on his face.

"I'm also interested on how the current state of the Human World as well." Hiei said towards Mukuro. "We'll be back as soon as possible."

"No problem." Mokuro replied with a kind smile. "Say hi to Yukina for me."

"Alright. I'll immediately send the Special Defense Force to create a small passage for you three…" Koenma stood up. "But I can't believe it… the current Three Kings of the Makai will be visiting the Ningenkai at the same time, as a team…"

"For old time's sake, I'm coming with you guys!" Botan cheerfully said without asking Koenma's permission, not that Koenma will disagree with it.

"I'll request to the S.D.F. to open the passage from Makai to Ningenkai as soon as possible. I will notify you immediately once it is completed. We will be leaving everything in your capable hands, Yusuke, Kurama, Hiei…." Koenma said, once again acting as the boss of Yusuke's Spirit Detective Squad.

"Yeah!" Yusuke pumps his fists forward. The deities return to their respective worlds and countries to start preparing for an inevitable encounter in the Human World… preparing for an unknown future that they may change the entire world… with the Reikai and Makai's fate lying on their backs…

-Scene Change-

"Just what is that Naruto thinking?!" Haqua Du Lot Herminium thought as she is currently walking in one of the hallways of the New Hell's Government office with Elsie beside her. She can't help but be offended after her discussion with Naruto about the possible darkness within the New Hell's government. First of all, she cannot accept it since Nifheim has already changed after the Almage Machina War. There is no way that the New Hell's government will hide something important to them, the Runaway Spirit Squad. After all, she studied and trained so hard just to become one of the elite members of the Spirit Hunters. So there is no way that she can accept Naruto's reasoning about the Squad that she always feel proud of.

"Haqua… those are just Naruto's assumption based on the information that he had." Elsie said to her best friend. "But he doesn't mean anything about it. I guess we should just show him how different we are from the Demons and Weiss so his opinion regarding the New Hell's government might change."

"What's the point? Everyone is entitled to have their own opinion." Haqua said with furious eyes while stomping her feet on the ground. However, she cannot just shrug off the words that the Shinobi has told her. Even if she doesn't want to admit it, there is an actual point why Naruto told her about the possible darkness within New Hell…

"…This is just my hunch, however, based on this information, I think something wrong is really happening in what you call New Hell right now… I mean, they are hiding some very important information to you guys. And you guys are also not trained properly on how to handle powerful Demons. It actually makes me feels like you guys are being sent in a suicide mission…"

Those words from Naruto continue to echo through her head. Due to those words, she felt some doubt on this new Government of Hell. Why does the Government isn't providing some very important information like what or who is responsible for the weakening of the seal that binds the Weiss, and also why does their training doesn't actually match the skills needed to seal powerful Weiss? After realizing question, she felt like she is walking in a dangerous path without knowing the actual direction where she needs to go…

"Haqua…" Elsie looked at her friend with a concerned expression. However, someone spoke behind them that caught their attention…

"Haqua Du Lot Herminium from District 32." The person from behind said. She is wearing pure white transparent clothing covering their face. "We are from the Public Safety Department. The higher-ups request your presence regarding something that happened in a specific matter. That's why our task is to have you accompany us."

"Public Safety Department?" Haqua flinched in surprise. "I didn't do anything!"

"This isn't an arrest. Our objective is to acquire some important information from you… about some truth that you know. So please relax." The member of the Public Safety Department spoke in military tone.

"…acquire some important information?" Haqua said in surprise but she agreed and escorted to the office of the higher-ups, leaving Elsie watching the retreating back of her friend…

After a few minutes of walk… Haqua arrived on the Chief of Runaway Spirit Squad's office, much to her surprise. After all, she already knew that the Chief of the Spirit Hunters has good reputation, and the testament for it is the chief being one of the heroes of the Almage Machina War. And she is actually one of Haqua's inspirations for joining the Runaway Spirit Squad… one of the very people that she actually looks up upon…

"Haqua Du Lot Herminium… so you came…" the Chief spoke to her with her usual greeting.

"Hai, Lune-sama." Haqua bows her head to the chief with utmost respect. Standing behind the chief is her right hand person named Fiore.

"You don't need to be so formal Haqua. We are the only ones around here." Lune replied while smiling. "Actually, I summoned you here to get some information regarding the battle against Lullaby. I tried to get reports from Nora but from what I heard from her, you're the person who is more deeply involved in sealing Lullaby… Is that right?"

'Is it about my connection with Naruto?' Haqua thought. "Not… Not really, Lune-sama. I actually didn't do anything on my own… It is actually due to everyone's effort…"

Lune narrows her eyes. She has already watched how the Lullaby is defeated by the human kid who is called as Shinobi several times now and it is clear that Haqua is acquainted to the human kid. With further investigation of her right hand person Fiore, they also knew that one of Haqua's Weiss capture aside from Lullaby is also thru the help of the Shinobi. With that information on hand, they knew that Haqua is hiding some information regarding the Shinobi. And unless that they pin-point something about it, they cannot juice out the information from this genius devil in front of them.

"Yes. It is everyone's effort." Lune said while trying to hide her irritation. "But Lullaby is actually sealed because of the human kid with special power to deal with Lullaby right? The one that they call… Shinobi?"

'So this really is about Naruto.' Haqua concluded. "Yes. He is a human with special power that can see, attack and seal Weiss… I just met him a few weeks ago Lune-sama."

"I see. That human really seems special…" Lune grinned with slight evil expression shadowing her face, but Haqua didn't notice it. "Can you tell your superior about this Shinobi kid? About his true identity and his powers?"

Haqua nods. There is no point hiding it. After all, the chief has already acquired the information about Naruto and she cannot see anything wrong about telling who Naruto is to her chief.

"Hai. The Shinobi's real name is Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze. He has a special power called Chakra and that is the power that he used to fight and seal Lullaby. However, that is everything that I know about him and his powers since the fight with Lullaby is only the 2nd time that we met. So I don't have information about the true nature of this Chakra's power."

"I see." Lune flicks her fingers, instructing Fiore to use her powerful database to search for the record of this Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze's existence to see his family background that might possibly provide information how Naruto acquires that power called Chakra. The database has all the records of existence of every humans currently existing and existed within Ningenkai. After a few seconds, the database was not able to find any information about the Shinobi within the database.

"Haqua, is Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze really is his true name?" Lune said with a hint of annoyance on her voice.

"Hai." Haqua said with straight face. She can't help but wonder why Naruto's name isn't appearing on the database. After all, she felt that Naruto is not lying when he introduces himself to her. Meanwhile, Fiore tries to use the database once again to search for this Naruto person. And there actually has no result about the identity of the person.

"Lune-sama. There really are no results about the identity of this Naruto guy." Fiore spoke with neutral expression.

'There is no actual reason why Haqua should lie about the name of that human. That simply means that this Shinobi didn't tell Haqua his true name.' Lune thought. However…

"Lune-sama, may I ask if that database can only be used for searching the existence of humans that originally exists on Ningenkai?" Haqua asked.

"Indeed." Fiore is the one who replied to Haqua's question. "Why did you ask Haqua-san?"

"Well, I just remember something about Naruto." Haqua said. "The reason why he has special power called Chakra is that he already has this power since birth. Originally, humans don't have such kind of power. But he has this kind of power because his parents also have this power called Chakra. And he came from a world where this kind of power is just a norm…"

Lune visibly changes her expression from annoyed to surprised after hearing Haqua's statement even until before it is finished. Haqua continues her statement…

"…so technically, he is not originally existing from the Ningenkai, but from another reality that allows humans to have such kind of power. He came… from another world outside of this reality's dimension rift."

Deafening silence echoed within the Chief's office. After a few seconds…

"Impossible… it couldn't be…" Lune said, still with surprised expression painted on her face while gripping her fists.

"What's the problem, Lune-sama?" Fiore asked the Chief of the Runaway Spirit Squad.

"The Chosen Child… has now appeared on us…" Lune spoke with a low tone that only Fiore could hear.

"The… Chosen Child?" Fiore asked in worry. This is the first time that she saw Lune reacting like this after the Almage Machina War.

"Lune-sama? Are you alright?" Haqua asked with concerned tone to her Chief.

"Haqua!" Lune said while glaring towards Haqua, surprising the genius devil. "He is a threat! That Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze… is a threat against us!"

"A threat?" Haqua muttered, surprised after seeing the sudden outburst of her Chief. "But he helped us defeating and sealing Lullaby! He has the power that could help New Hell against Weiss with that kind of power that might appear on Ningenkai!"

"That's the reason itself why he is a threat!" Lune shouted towards Haqua. "He shall be eliminated as soon as possible!"

Fiore, after seeing that Lune is being blinded by her rage after hearing the existence of this Naruto, or technically, the Chosen Child, yelled towards Haqua.

"Haqua-san! I am sorry for this but please get out of the office now! The Chief seems to have problems with the new information you have reported. We'll contact you again if needed. Thank you for your cooperation…" Fiore said to Haqua. Haqua quickly nods and bows to the Chief and makes her way outside of the office as fast as possible.

After confirming that Haqua is no longer outside, Lune glares towards Fiore. "You treat me like a good-for-nothing crazy devil while chasing that Haqua out of my office, Fiore!"

"I am sorry, Lune-sama. But I can't help it. Your rage might even blow-up what we are actually planning against for this New Hell of theirs." Fiore said calmly.

"I see. Very well, good job." Lune visibly calms down after hearing Fiore's explanation. She starts to digest the information that she has just acquired from Haqua… about this Naruto… the Chosen Child…

"By the way, Lune-sama… why did you suddenly react like that after knowing that this Naruto came from another world?" Fiore asked.

"You really don't know anything, don't you?" Lune said while glaring towards Fiore. She then uses her Celestial Robe to manipulate the database. "Take a look at this…"

Fiore nods and starts reading an ancient forbidden writing carved in a golden stone that was used by Valhala and Nifheim to negotiate with each other during the ancient times…

…With ancient battles comes to close…

…A greater threat that can destroy the equilibrium will rose…

…And such will become the reason why thy worlds will become one in chaos…

…But it can be halted before the chaos even bloom…

…By the hope who will arrive from another world…

…The hope who will gather the fallen gods to revive them in their former glory…

…As thou person is the one blessed by the Valhala of the Heavens…

…And prophesized by the Nifheim of Hell…

…The one who will be called…

…As the Chosen Child…

"This is the… legendary prophecy… of Valhala and Nifheim!" Fiore said in surprise. "…The chaos can be halted by the hope from another world… So this hope… might be the Shinobi kid?"

"And the chaos written in the prophecy… is actually our plan… for this idiotic New Hell…" Lune gritted her teeth.

"But what made you so sure about this Lune-sama? This prophecy might be created for another era or age…"

"Wrong… the Almage Machine War… the escape of powerful Weiss in Ningenkai… the appearance of this powerful human kid from another world with capability to defeat those powerful Weiss… and our grand plan… it perfectly matches this prophecy in more ways than one…" Lune replied seriously as she sat on her office's chair.

"I see. That's the reason why you reacted like that earlier, and realizes that we should eliminate this Naruto as soon as possible." Fiore said while gripping her fist.

"Indeed. With the foolish Runaway Spirit Squad serving under our feet, while Makai and Reikai having their hands tied behind their backs since they don't want to meddle into Nifheim's affairs that may affect their relationship with the Daimakaicho…this Naruto kid is the only threat to our plans… After all the trouble that we have for using that power as an 'act' to weaken and seal all of our Weiss and Demon comrades during the Almage Machina, creating this fake New Hell that is believable for those peace-loving stupid Devils like that Haqua, and destroying the seal that binds our comrades and sending them to Ningenkai, I thought that everything is already within our grasp after we created the idiotic Spirit Hunter Squad. But with the meddling from the Chosen Child and possibly from the Norse Goddesses, capturing our real targetsand executing our plan will definitely take a lot of hard work and precautions for us to succeed…"

"…but on the other hand… I guess it might also be good to monitor this Naruto kid before we finish him off… since he will be the one who will gather our real targets that is needed for our plan to succeed. But for precaution, we must eliminate this Naruto as soon as possible to throw this useless prophecy out of the window."

"Hai… Lune-sama. No matter what happens, we must execute the revival of true Hell… and eliminate anyone who will stand against our way… for them to see the true glory of Nifheim… Vintage cannot be stopped!" Fiore nods while glaring towards Naruto on-screen.

"Fiore… use every resource that we have to locate and eliminate the Chosen Child as soon as possible… You have my permission to use the matured Weiss within those humans and even our Colossus if those are what it takes to kill the Shinobi from another world…"

"Hai…" Fiore nods in respect and eagerness as she started using the resources provided to her to locate and eliminate her target… Naruto…

And thus… the supposedly New Hell's peaceful government… is actually clouded with the darkness of the shadows… the shadows who is now starting to lurk further within Nifheim… and these shadows will extend their darkness within Ningenkai…

-Scene Change-

Evening…

After spending some time with Shiori on the cliff, Naruto takes Shiori home with his bicycle and now also heads back to the temple. He parked his bike beside Keiichi's motorcycle and heads directly towards Skuld's room while carrying something on his right hand. He is still thinking of the things that he needs to say to Skuld but can't come out with proper statement. Regardless, he is ready for what might happen. All that he needs is to talk and apologize to Skuld, and clarify any possible mistakes and misunderstandings that she had for him. And this time, he will do everything that he can to understand her partner's feelings… because Skuld is a very important person, no, she is a very important girl for him…

However, Naruto is greeted by the Goddess of the Present, Belldandy in the middle of the hallway, as if she is already waiting and expecting for him to come. Belldandy gives her usual beautiful smile towards the Shinobi, while the Shinobi smiles in return.

"Hello Bell-neechan!" Naruto greeted the Goddess.

"Hi Naruto. How's your day?" Belldandy asked while smiling.

"Well… many things happened… but everything is okay." Naruto said while scratching the back of his head.

"That's good." Belldandy nods. "Do you have a minute? I just have some things that I want to say…"

"Uhm… yeah… but… I want to talk with Skuld as soon as possible. I know that she is angry at me. So I guess I need to apologize to her."

"You really are a kind person…" Belldandy walks past him. "Let's go outside."

"Al…Alright." Naruto just nods. 'Bell-neechan can really be a pushy type of person if she wants to…' Naruto thought.

Naruto and Belldandy are now sitting in front of the temple under the sakura tree. The beautiful pink petals of sakura tree slowly falls while being swayed by the mild wind… making Naruto feel relaxed after a whole day of fun and adventure…

"It feels great here, isn't it, Naruto?" Belldandy said with her sister-like smile.

"Yeah. I like the feel of the wind touching my skin… it's relaxing…" Naruto nods.

"You're right. I always like spending time here under this sakura tree…" Belldandy said. "Do you mind if I ask you a question?"

"Sure, Bell-neechan!" Naruto grins.

"Thank you." Belldandy nods. "Hmmm… During the entire time that you are living with us, may I ask what do you think me, as Belldandy?"

"What's with that sudden question?!" Naruto lightly blushes after hearing Belldandy's inquiry. "Well, you're a very beautiful Goddess with very kind personality and a very good sister, not just for me, but also for Skuld and Urd-neechan." Naruto answered while scratching the back of his head.

"That's good to hear." Belldandy smiled. "But what about Skuld? What do you think about her?"

"Hmm…" Naruto looks down to the ground. "Well, she also is a very beautiful Goddess but she has quite different personality that yours… She easily gets angry at me for random reasons… somewhat emotional… and even bratty at times. However… Skuld is also a very kind person like you, Nee-chan. I always have fun spending time with her… But, it seems like I haven't been able to express it to her because I only am thinking of myself lately."

"It's good that you have been able to realize it by yourself… Naruto." Belldandy said while looking at the sky. "You know, Skuld follows me here on Earth a few months after granting Keiichi's wish. She said that she just wants to be with me but the truth is that, she is just lonely being left alone. Skuld is not as strong as Urd… so she always turns to me and always expresses her love for me on her own way. Now that she already is a teenager, I know that she has already realized that it cannot be always like that… And that makes her a lot lonelier than she currently used to…"

"…I want to take care of her as much as possible… but I cannot always do that… since I also need to take care of Keiichi above anyone else… that's why she is always doing everything that she can to separate the two of us… and even creates some random machines and robots just to compensate for the sadness that is welling up within her… until she met you… Naruto."

Naruto blushes after hearing Belldandy's narration about her sister…

"…This might not mean that much, Naruto, but ever since the two of you met, Skuld starts change slowly, and I start seeing different sides of her that I have never seen before as her sister… This is actually the first time that she is having so much fun spending time with someone other than us, her sisters… My sister, Skuld, really likes spending time with you… and I believe that she feels the same as what you have said to me regarding your feelings for her…"

"…my sister is now changing for the better, because of you, Naruto. That's why I believe that you really are someone who could make my beloved sister happy… you're an amazing person since you were able to change her this way…"

"Maa, maa… Bell-neechan. Don't think of me like that. If Skuld really has changed from before I met her, then Skuld is the one who chooses to change herself… and not me… So you shouldn't think of me like that." Naruto said while smiling sadly. "I don't think it was necessarily me. Skuld decides to change herself and I am just by her side to see her through it."

"That's it." Belldandy look towards Naruto with a smile. "That's all you have ever done, but is more than Skuld could ever wish for." Belldandy then stands up and walk in front of Naruto. "More than anything else, I am thankful that you came for her and change my sister. So I just want to take advantage of this opportunity to thank you. I might not be able to be with her as her sister all the time. But I am glad and relieved that you will be with her to protect her…."

"Please take good care of my beloved sister, Naruto…" Belldandy smiles gracefully under the shining moonlight. "…I hope I was able to state myself properly to you."

"Sure. I'll take care of Skuld no matter what!" Naruto grins. Belldandy is entrusting Skuld to him because she believes in him. And in every passing minute that he is not with her, Skuld might feel lonelier than she used to… But she is a stubborn girl. She will not admit that she is lonely by herself. That's why all that he needs to do is to spend time with her… This is the very reason why Belldandy talks to him for her sister…

"Well, I believe you have something else that you need to do, Naruto." Belldandy said. Naruto nods and ran towards the temple, leaving the Goddess of Present behind while smiling at his retreating back.

-Scene Change-

Naruto quickly opens Skuld's room's tatami door, only to see Skuld creating a miniature humanoid robot with blonde hair, blue-colored eyes and whisker marks on the cheek part.

'Wait a sec… That robot just looks like me…' But before he realizes it, a pink hammer landed violently on his face comically.

"Knock before you enter! Baka Shinobi!" Skuld yelled, her voice could be heard throughout the entire temple…

After a few seconds, Naruto is now lying on the floor while scratching his head. "What happened? What did I just saw? I can't remember…"

"That's good. You didn't see anything! Got it!' Skuld pointed at him with comical rage.

"Hai…" Naruto reluctantly agrees. He knows that he saw something funny but he just can't remember what it is.

Skuld on the other hand is quite relieved to see Naruto after spending his time outside the temple the entire day. She then remembers her conversation with Belldandy earlier this morning, and realizes that this is a perfect chance to apologize to Naruto about her behavior before Urd appears and tease her. However, she saw the package on Naruto's left hand that makes her curious about it.

"What is that package?" Skuld asked with innocent expression.

As if remembering something, pounds his right hand on his left palm and said…"Skuld… please close your eyes and promise me that you won't get angry at me on what I am about to do." Naruto said seriously.

"Hn?" Skuld got curious almost instantly so she closes her eyes. "As long as you will not do something funny against me… Kyaaahhh!"

Naruto quickly lifts Skuld in bridal style and uses Shunshin and in a split second, they arrived on some unfamiliar place for Skuld. Without opening her eyes, she knew that they are somewhere outside the temple due to the feeling of the wind that is hitting her skin is quite colder than inside the temple.

"Where did you take me Naruto!?" Skuld yelled towards Naruto, but still, her eyes still are closed. Even if Naruto is an idiot, Skuld trusts her with all her heart. So she won't open her eyes until the Shinobi instructs her to do so. She heard some weird noises from random moving person until she heard something…

"Alright guys! Good work!" Naruto said and suddenly Skuld heard a few puffs of smoke.

'That sound… it must be the dispelled Kage Bunshins.' Skuld thought. Then she felt that her back is being carefully laid down on a soft futon. With her eyes still closed and now her lying with her back, she felt Naruto also lays his back a few centimeters away from her. This makes her blush a little however, she knows that this stupid Shinobi will never do such thing since she already knew that Naruto is a very dense person.

"You can now open your eyes, Skuld." Naruto said kindly.

Skuld slowly opens her eyes without expecting anything… However, what she saw immediately makes her eyes open as big as she can be…

"The stars… The uncountable stars… amazing…" Is all that she could mutter after seeing the view that she is looking at. They are currently on the rooftop of the temple with their back lying on the soft futon arranged by the Kage Bunshins before they arrived. And both of them are now staring in the clear night sky with seemingly infinite number of stars that are glistening and twinkling over them like Christmas lights. The view is so breath-taking for Skuld that she has almost forgotten that Naruto is beside her.

"How is it… Skuld?" Naruto said with a hint of pride on his voice. The Sage is somehow amused after seeing Skuld's reaction while watching the stars glimmering above them.

"It's amazing, Naruto…" Skuld said, still cannot take her eyes of the beautiful stars.

"That's also what I think after seeing those stars for the first time." Naruto said. "During my first night after arriving in this new world, I feel like I just can't sleep properly because my memories from my home world always flood my mind… So after looking around in the middle of the night, I found out this place and since then, this became my favorite place."

"I never thought that there is such a place like this in the temple even if I am already staying here for a few years…" Skuld said as she looks towards Naruto while smiling. "You can clearly see all those special constellations… Deneb, Altair and Vega… the famous Summer Triangle…" Skuld said while pointing towards the stars with her right index finger. "From there, look at the other side and you will see an area called Ophiuchus, or literally called "Snake-holder".

Naruto nods. The information that Belldandy gives to him about this world during the first time that he arrived on Earth also includes information regarding constellations. So he also pointed out his right index finger to the stars.

"That remarkable bright one over there is Spica… so you can call that are as Virgo." Naruto said while smiling. "Over there is the once called Cancer, err… I guess it's a little too hard to see."

Skuld giggles after seeing Naruto having trouble pointing out constellations, but still trying his best, as if saying that 'I won't lose to you on this!'. She can't help but smile… he really is that kind of person… a very simple-minded one to top that…

"Well… that's everything…" Naruto suddenly said out of nowhere, getting Skuld's attention.

"Hn?" Skuld looks sideways to see Naruto's face. She saw Naruto's face smiling gently while still looking towards the starry sky. "What do you mean?"

"That's everything that I had… All of it." Naruto muttered, still not looking towards her. "The opportunity to be by your side and spend time with you, and my promise to protect you and your sisters no matter what…along with this precious place and view that I really like… Those are the only things that I have in this world… The only things I can give you, Skuld, are things like these… This is everything that I had right now…"

Skuld is somehow stunned after hearing Naruto's melancholic words all of a sudden, but she somehow managed to give a warm smile to the blonde beside her. She don't know if she can be happy or sad after hearing those words, so all that she could manage is to smile… He really is a very simple, stupid man… but he still willing to show and give everything that he had for her… and she like everything that he has shown him… a lot… just like how much she like the blonde guy beside her…

"That's why… I want to apologize to you, Skuld…" Naruto look towards Skuld with sincere, serious eyes. "I don't know the reason why you got upset or angry at me… but I want to apologize for whatever the reason is. I don't want you to get angry at me, even Bell-neechan and Urd-neechan… because above these things that I have… you guys are the most precious for me, including my new friends here in this new world… I maybe am an insensitive person… and maybe I can't change that part of me, but please bear with it… and please always told me if I did something wrong. Please don't suddenly runaway from me like what you did earlier… Skuld."

"Naruto…" Skuld cannot help but give a weak smile. She really has lost it this time. She wants to apologize first for leaving Naruto behind earlier, but it ended up the other way around... with him apologizing to her. He may not know the reason why he needs to apologize, but the thought of going out of his way just to show her his favorite place to please her and apologize on his own way, is enough for her to realize that this guy really treats her as a special person for him…

Naruto sat on the futon. "Skuld… here's something… as a token for my apology." He said as he hands the package that he had to Skuld. Skuld reluctantly opens it and saw the latest model of toolbox complete with some new types of wrench, nuts, and other items needed for assembling gadgets, or mechas for Skuld. The youngest Goddess also sat on the futon…and then…

"Woooowwww…" Skuld cups her cheeks while her eyes glittering after seeing the package from Naruto. She always dreamt of buying this set of wrench and this kind of toolbox but she cannot use her godly powers for her to get items like this. But during this one time that Naruto and Skuld went to the Shopping District, Naruto saw how Skuld likes the set, as she literally can't take her eyes of it. That's why he is saving money for him to be able to buy it for her even before the incident this morning. And after getting the huge profit from his book, he was able to buy it in time for Skuld.

"You didn't have to buy something like this to me… you big dummy." Skuld said with sincere eyes towards the Shinobi.

"But I always want to buy that thing for you." The Hokage just grins.

"You really are an idiot." Skuld said while smiling, somewhat similar on how Belldandy usually smiles towards Keiichi. As if something crosses her mind, she blushes bashfully as she look towards Naruto with narrowed eyes. "Hey, Naruto… it's my turn… clo…close your eyes…"

"What's this all of a sudden?" Naruto look towards Skuld with jokingly untrusting eyes.

"Just do it!" Skuld yelled as she blushes harder.

"Fine. Fine." Naruto sighs with his usual stupid expression. "Just don't play any weird tricks or hit me all of a sudden ne?" And then he closes his eyes reluctantly.

Skuld smiles affectionately as he is now looking towards the blonde guy beside her. She nods to herself and starts closing the distance between the two of them. And the moment that she reached her desired distance, she closes her eyes and gives something that Naruto will never forget…

Naruto felt that Skuld is inching closer and closer to him but he didn't bother opening his eyes. Then he felt that Skuld's movement just stops midway. Then, he felt something soft pressing his cheeks that make him tilt his head. He slowly opens his eyes, and saw Skuld's lips being pressed on his cheeks… Technically, Skuld is kissing him on his cheeks, right on his whisker marks…

The youngest Goddess slowly moves away and opens her eyes, only to see Naruto blushing madly while rubbing the cheek that she has just kissed. Skuld find it cute to see Naruto behaving like that. She even forgot that she is also blushing like a tomato in front of the Shinobi. However, seeing that Naruto is still stunned due to her kiss, and her still having the courage to speak herself…

"Arigato, Naruto… and also, I'm sorry for not expressing myself clearly to you this morning." Skuld said while still blushing. "It is just that… I just got upset… with the thought of… not spending time with you today… That's why… I am sorry…" She said while bowing her head.

"I see…" Naruto muttered. He is right. Skuld got upset to him because he is spending less and less time with her lately. Thus making her feels lonely and alone again, just like what Belldandy told him earlier…

"You don't need to apologize. It's my fault anyway." Naruto grins, trying to rub out the kiss out of his memory. But he can't. "I'll do my best so we can spend more time together. And also, I will introduce you to my other friends! I know everyone of you could get along!"

Skuld nods. "I'm looking forward to it!" She then playfully pushes Naruto down to the futon again and she also lays her back on the futon with the two of them has few inches in distance from each other. "Let's continue our star-gazing, baka Shinobi." She said with a big smile.

"Baka Shinobi?" Naruto yelled back. "Why are you still calling me like that -dattebayo?!"

"Because I already am used to it!" Skuld replied while letting her tongue out playfully.

"What the!? In that case, I'll call you Aho Megami (Aho = moron; Megami = Goddess)!" Naruto shot back.

"Hey Naruto!" Skuld yelled back as she draws out her debugging mallet. "If you say that again, I'll beat you to pulp!"

"I can't. I'm already used to it." Naruto grinned while glaring comically towards Skuld.

"Why you…!?" Skuld and Naruto both stands up and the youngest Goddess chases Naruto on the roof comically.

On the other hand… below them… is Belldandy, Keiichi and Urd who is drinking sipping a cup of tea at the same time. They are listening to Naruto and Skuld's conversation the entire time.

"My, my… They're at it again…" Belldandy just smiled.

"Yeah… The storm of youth…" Keiichi gives an awkward smile.

"You guys say that, but that two youngsters above the roof are progressing in a much better phase than you two in terms of relationship." Urd teases the two beside her, making Belldandy blush lightly while Keiichi comically retorts back to Urd.

-Scene Change-

The Hokage Sennin of Konoha, Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze, is now training within his mindscape along with the Juubi Kurama to continue getting stronger while also mastering all the current powers that he have. Juubi Kurama still wonders why does he still feel a lot of sleeping chakra within Naruto even if the Shinobi himself is already far stronger than the Rikudo Sennin himself. That's why he is still continuing to unlock those sleeping potential within Naruto thru his training regimes.

Kurama is currently controlling one of Naruto's Kage Bunshin while battling the original Naruto in pure Taijutsu and Bukijutsu exercises, both are currently using Jounin-level fighting style. And as far as it seems, the battle of the two is in a stalemate. The two are exchanging sharply thrown shurikens to each other but they also deflect it with their own shuriken (similar to Sasuke and Itachi's shuriken exchange on Chapter 387 of the Manga). After the exchange, the two draws out regular kunais and starts attacking and parrying each other while attacking with Taijutsu.

After a few seconds, the two jumps away from each other. The Kurama controlled Kage Bunshin disperses and its memories and experience returns to the original Naruto.

"Kurama! Why do I need to train fighting in Jounin-level? I have already mastered fighting as a Jounin right?" Naruto said.

"Idiot. Fighting as a Jounin level without using chakra allows you to maximize your Taijutsu and Bukijutsu skills. That way, you won't be revealing your Chakra to other people in this world, especially to those superheroes and villains. You should only use Chakra if you really need to, as a trump card if you are fighting someone strong that forces you to do so. And besides, your Bukijutsu alone is enough to defeat Kage-Level Shinobis, even the likes of Hashirama Senju who is also a Bukijutsu Master." Juubi Kurama replied.

"Hmm… You're right. But even if I am using chakra, you know that I am holding back a lot right?"

"Yes. Because if you use Chakra, it might stress this world since that kind of power is foreign for it."

"Chakra huh? So that is the kind of power that you have… young one…" Suddenly, another voice echoed within Naruto's mindscape.

"Who are you!?" Naruto got surprised as he quickly looks around while Juubi Kurama tries sensing the mindscape's surroundings. Naruto also uses his physical body in the real world to sense if someone is attacking him, but they didn't feel anyone…

"Trying to sense me will not work. I no longer exist as a living being." The voice spoke. "And I can only do this just this one time… Just to verify if you really are her descendant… and it seems like I am right… If I were able to speak with you like this… it simply means that you have connection with her…"

"What are you talking about!? Show yourself!" Naruto yelled while still looking around his mindscape.

"I don't need to show myself to you, Kaguya's descendant…" The voice mentioned some person that makes Juubi Kurama narrow his eyes. "I don't know what your intentions are for arriving in this world… But I will always watch over you and I will definitely kill you if you really have inherited Kaguya's power and will…"

"…this is not a threat… this is a promise…for I, Toushin Raizen, will personally obliterate you, Kaguya's descendant…"

"Toushin… Raizen… and Kaguya…" Naruto muttered as the voice disappears within his mindscape. "Just what happened? Who is that Raizen and that Kaguya!?" Naruto gritted his teeth.

"It seems like he didn't notice me existing within you since he only spoke within your mind… but he still sensed the kind of power that you have…" Juubi Kurama muttered. "I also don't know what is happening… and who this Kaguya person is that this Raizen person is talking about. There is only one person I knew from the past with the same name as that of Kaguya that Raizen has mentioned… It is the old man's mother, Kaguya Otsutsuki. But if that Raizen believes that you are the descendant of the Kaguya that he knew, then you should prepare… Because even if I haven't been able to sense his presence, I believe that he is a very powerful being…"

"I know, that's what I can feel just by listening within his voice." Naruto narrows his eyes. "Kaguya… is it really just a coincidence that Rikudo Sennin's mother and the being this Raizen is looking for have the same name…?" An inevitable battle is about to come. And he will need to be prepared for it no matter what…

The Hakaishin and the Saiyans from the 7th Universe… The Makai and Reikai deities… The Vintage of Nifheim… The Justice League… and the other factions who is also involved within the shadows… Each of them is now making up their resolution for the unknown future in their own respective ways… And their aim… is the Shinobi… the Chosen Child… Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze…

Author's Note:

1. Continuity:

a. Vegetta and Bill's battle continuation from Chapter 10.

b. Justice League press con follows the founding of their team from Chapter 9.

c. Shiori Shiomiya's story continuation from Chapter 4 and Chapter 10.

d. Yusuke, Yoko Kurama and Hiei from Makai first appeared from Chapter 6. Koenma and Botan first appeared from Chapter 8. Their council conversation this Chapter is a follow-up from their appearances from those two Chapters.

e. Lune and Fiore of Vintage are characters from TWGOK. They first appeared from Chapter 8.

f. Naruto and Skuld's story is a follow-up from Chapter 9 and Chapter 10.

g. The Chosen Child Prophecy is hinted at the end of Chapter 8 by Daimakaicho Hild and mentioned by Nikaido at Chapter 9.

2. I guess I have somehow explained the current state of YYHverse in this fic through this Chapter. Just in case that there are questions regarding it, please feel free to ask it through reviews of PM me.

3. On this fic, Dokuro is not the Chief of the Runaway Spirit Squad. I replace Dokurou with Lune for some reasons, and also, for the plot of this fic.

4. I believe I didn't explain the current state of Nifheim clearly this Chapter. It will be further explained on the following Chapters depending on the flow of the story.

5. Writing in Shiori's point of view is quite hard. Haha.

Then, it's done. Now that everything is set, I will be picking up the plot from here. I'll do my best to execute the plot that I have in mind from here. And for questions, kindly send it through reviews. Thank you!