The Land of Demons, a land filled with history and one that survived the ravages of time. It was one of the oldest nations in existence along with the Land of Fire and Land of the Setting Sun.
It was not large like others as it only had an area of the size of 17.1 million km square, which was tiny compared to the Big Five. This land was the direct resistance against the demon kind, which was why the living standards of the people living in this nation were very high as the demand for their services was incredible.
They were the ones that possessed chakra, skills and seal along with weapons that just damaged and weakened demon like beings. Making them the best choice for such problems as no one can be sure if any other cultivator/fighter of any level had such skills.
It was not like they could invite Level 6 fighters who held positions of power and prestige. These were the shadows of their Lord who ruled the Land, like the shadow of the Fire Lord, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Among these demon slayers, the Priestess held the strongest powers and the princess was among the best even at such a young age.
Shion had been investigating the city for days but she had not seen any signs and this made her frustrated as it was her first time alone with no follower.
'Why couldn't mother let my maid follow me at least?' Shion thought as she rested on top of a building and watched over the city
The city was bustling like nothing had happened as the people were used to deaths even though this city was not close to the monster infested areas.
'Seeing life disappear so many times has dulled our senses. I wonder how normal people feel like.' Shion wondered as her thoughts went into a random tangent.
Suddenly her sight was attracted towards a direction and she saw a boy of her age with blonde hair.
'What is this feeling? Is he possessed or is it something else? I need to get a closer look.' Shion concluded as she flew towards the boy.
Naruto had been resting for a week and finally decided to visit the city as he was feeling that he needed to visit his friends as they could be worried.
'I feel like big sis is being weird, she has been staring at me too much. I hope she doesn't lock me up inside because she is worried for my safety.' Naruto thought as he had been spending days with only Mana who hadn't left his side until today
'I have increased the difficulty of training and I feel like a snail while wearing this 500 ton seal.' Naruto mused as he walked with heavy and awkward steps as he had just doubled the weight unlike his gradual increase from before.
While he was lost in his thoughts, it doesn't mean he was not aware of his surroundings as he stopped and looked ahead with a vary gaze.
In front of him stood a girl that he had never seen and she felt strong from just a cursory glance, "Can I help you?"
Naruto asked as he could tell she was foreign and hoped she talked on of the languages he knew.
"My name is Shion and yes, you can help me. Will you let me feel your chakra pulse?" Shion asked in a calm manner while her eyes had changed to signify business time
Naruto was suspicious but he couldn't feel any threat from her, 'Should I let her? We are in the middle of the city; there is no way she will do anything suspicious.'
"I am Naruto. I will let you check but be careful." Naruto replied as he extended his arm and let her check
She didn't waste any time and Naruto watched as his golden chakra interacted with her rainbow like chakra.
'What an unusual color but more importantly why is she doing this?'
Shion analyzed the golden chakra that intrigued her but she was no closer to finding her demon. She was sure Naruto was human but he had some signs of demonic energy deep inside his soul.
'Is he connected to one of those demonic cults or did he come across a portal to the Demon world at birth?' Shion questioned as she was unsure and this was not making her happy
"Is there a problem?" Naruto asked seeing her expression
"I can feel a demonic presence in your body but I am not sure, where it is."
'I guess what has been happening to me can be classified under demonic influence.'
"Can you get rid of it?"
"Only if I can locate it so for now I will spend some time with you so I can see if anything happens."
"Okay and thank you for your help. Would you like to my friend?" Naruto asked in a gentle tone as he was touched by her selflessness
Shion was surprised at the offer since people always saw her position and never let children be around her.
"Yes!" Shion muttered in a happy tone as she felt her mind calm down a bit.
"Good, where are you from?" Naruto said as he started walking while Shion followed him
"Land of Demons, I am a priestess."
"That's really incredible; I was taught that you needed to be at a third stage for you to leave the Land of Demons."
"My situation is a bit different so I am not that strong as what you were about to think." Shion replied in a humble tone
"Is that so." Naruto muttered but he was sure she was special and might even be strong as a level 3 ordinary priestess
'Who might she be? Naruto wondered but he didn't ask as it was something she didn't seemed to want to share so he just talked to her about normal things. About training, weapons and good spots.
"Naruto, you are alright. Ryu was so worried that he had been camping at my house." Gon said in a happy tone as he hugged Naruto.
"Thank for your warm words, I had just been injured so I was resting at home." Naruto replied as he knew Gon was worried about him and this made him feel this weird emotion inside his heart.
"It was Gon, who had been crying for you. He is really sensitive so do inform us earlier as we don't know your address." Ryu said as he came down from the stairs
"I will send word next time as you won't be able to enter my home." Naruto replied as he entered the house and gave a hug to Ryu
"Good enough" Ryu said as he separated and led Naruto to the living room
"Hey, who is the girl?" Gon asked as Shion followed behind Naruto
"She is my friend, her name is Shion." Naruto introduced her to the boys and she greeted them
"You are Naruto's friends so consider us the same." Gon said as he shook hands with Shion, whose eyes seemed so unique that he couldn't help but stare
Ryu bumped him as he was being too childish and Gon rubbed the back of his head as he led them to the living room.
"Are your parents not around?" Naruto asked as he couldn't feel their life signature
"They are at the restaurant." Gon replied patiently as he knew Naruto would ask some stupid questions
"Okay, say hi to them."
"I will. Now, would you like a drink or what?" Gon asked them
"I will have Breath of life with a pint of Lunar Dragon tears." Shion said as she sat in a regal manner that she just stood out among the group
"What?" Gon muttered in a confused tone as he heard the alien language
"Just bring us something hot and nice." Naruto ran interference and through her words, she had pretty much confirmed his doubts
'Royalty, her posture and her demands can only lead to her being of the royal family.'
Shion realized her mistake once she heard Gon but she could only they didn't realize anything.
'I need to control myself, things I take as granted are not available to the average person.' Shion thought as she tapped her head
Naruto left Gon's house after 2 hours and headed towards the Mishima mansion.
"Then I will see you tomorrow." Naruto said as he said his Farewell and left
Shion watched him leave and decided to ask Zabuza about him so she flew towards his office.
"How can I help?" Zabuza asked as he put down some documents that he had been checking
"Do you know this boy?" Shion asked as she showed him a visual of Naruto
"Why do you need to know?"
"He has signs of demonic energy deep inside." Shion replied as she was sure Zabuza was aware of the boy
'Should I tell her or not? I remember that haunting moment when Naruto arrived on Level 1 but Mifune said it was just meant to be and there was no problem.' Zabuza thought for a second and decided that he had to share since the lives of many depended on him and Shion was not someone normal
"Naruto Edogawa is his name and he is a special little boy since he is the grandson of Mifune Edogawa. Naruto is quite talented and has grand future but his life is filled with missteps and from what I see, they should be increasing as he grows.
Once he had become Level 1, Naruto lost consciousness and his eyes became pitch black. He was trying to say something but only gurgles came out and Mifune helped him out, and I heard what he said.
Not, was what I heard and I felt the world ending as I fell down and my body seemed to be losing life.
Before I lost consciousness, I saw Naruto bleeding from everywhere as it put high pressure on him.
There was high density of yin energy around him so I do believe there could be a demon hiding inside him." Zabuza explained as he showed the scene of that day
Shion was surprised at the story and Naruto's background as she had heard of Mifune, 'So he is related to the Blood Wolf but this event is truly unusual as I never heard of anything like it.'
A.N Hope you enjoyed and vote for the story you had like to be continued next month.
