Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or High School DxD, unfortunately. Those rights belong to Masashi Kishimoto and Ichiei Ishibumi respectively. I also don't own any other anime or video games, its characters, names, or abilities that might appear in this story. And so, without delay… Sit back, relax and enjoy the story.

A/N: While characters from the Sekirei Universe might appear later on in the story, it will not be excessive and only a few times within the story. I will also not be putting any of the Sekireis in the Peerage, in case of few of you were wondering.

People speaking: "A true king stands with their men."

People thinking: 'I will live in the now, not the past.'

Creatures/Weapons speaking: "With this blood/I vow to win."

Creatures/Weapons thinking: 'To fight is to live/And to live is to fight'

Techniques: "Shatter to pieces!"

Chapter 14 – The Quest Begins

"I am happy to finally meet the fiancé of Naruto-kun, though I wish I would've known you all were coming sooner." Miya said with a smile as she placed teacups in front of everyone. "It is almost dinner time and I was just about to finish cooking."

Rias returned a smile of her own as she started to speak, "You don't have to worry about us Miya-san. We are just here to show Issei and Asia-chan on how Naruto-kun handles his job requests. Once he finishes up we'll be leaving."

"But I insist, you all are guests and friends of Naruto-kun and Mito-chan."

"Like I said, we-" The redhead instantly froze mid-speech as a familiar pressure began to build and several large hanya masks surrounding her and Miya.

"I insist." Miya's innocent face contradicted the dark aura emanating from her. Everyone, besides Naruto and Takehito… and surprisingly Akeno, watched with fearful expressions as the masks pressing closer and closer to Rias, who began to sweat a little.

"I-I see… then I suppose it would be rude for me to decline such a generous invitation." Rias said as she finally relented. As soon as she said those words the tension dropped and the masks vanished.

"I'm glad to see you agree," Miya said before turning to the blond Lucifer. "Now then Naruto-kun, why don't you help me get the food step up and bring them to the table."

'She was able to make Buchou change her mind with a simple glance, I guess that's expected of the one who taught Naruto-sempai how to do it.' Issei thought to himself while wiping the sweat from his forehead, '… But besides his beautiful, yet scary, teacher, I don't see how I could die.'

Naruto nodded his head with a sigh, standing up quickly as he began to walk out with Miya to the kitchen. "Sure, why not. This will be your request for the summon Miya-sensei."

"Ara ara, I don't know what you're talking about. I don't remember saying anything about requesting you, all I am doing is taking advantage of my only disciple being here to help around the house." Miya replied as she and Naruto disappeared walked out of the room, leaving Takehito and the others behind in the dining room.

"So Takehito-san, are there other people who live here?" Asia asked as she and the others turned to look at Takehito, who was rubbing the back of his head.

"That's right, this is actually a boarding house that my wife and I own. We have almost a dozen people living here, though a few of them are currently out at the moment." Takenhito explained before picking up his cup of tea and took a sip, "Naruto-kun had made contracts with almost all of the residents here."

"So many contracts from a single home, I guess that's to be expected of Naruto-sempai." Issei commented with a smile with Mito and Koneko nodding their heads in agreement.

Kiba was oddly silent as he looked at his cup of tea, after a few minutes of listening to Takehito chat with the others he decided to speak up. "Takehito-san, if you don't mind me asking… What exactly did Miya-san used to do before she started living here?"

"… Why would you be curious about that?" Takehito asked with a cautious look, wondering what was going through the younger man's mind.

"I was just curious about where she learned to fight with a sword, I had sparred with Naruto-sempai a few times and his sword-style is incredible." Kiba replied with a small smile. No one noticed Rias secretly giving Kiba a side glance as she drank her tea. "If he had really learned his style from Miya-san, then she must've had an interesting past."

"An interesting past… that's a mild way to put it… I can remember what she was like when we first met." Takehito closed his eyes as he seemed to be recalling the past, he could feel a small shiver go down his spine from just remembering it. "Miya was part of a group of… bodyguards/mercenaries you could say, she was their leader and a powerful one at that. The first time I had seen her in battle, she was graceful, amazing and deadly. One swing of her sword could destroy a battleship with ease-"

"SHE DESTROYED A BATTLESHIP IN ONE ATTACK?!" Issei shouted in shock while the others were in silent awe.

"That's right, it was due to her unequaled abilities and the powerful sword she held in her hands. There was no one in our world that could have match her back then," Takehito explained but one thing he said caught the attention of a few of the Devils.

"What kind of powerful sword are you talking about?" Kiba asked while silently clenching one of his hands into a fist. "Does she still have it now?"

"She had discarded the sword before we had gotten married, sealing it away forever thanks to Kushina and her mother." Takehito answered while placing the empty cup on the table, "… The sword she used to possess was one of the Holy Swords known as Totsuka no Tsurugi, the variant of the Kusanagi no Tsurugi." Kiba instantly froze up at the older man's words.

"Holy Swords?" Mito repeated in a confused tone.

"They are powerful weapons of light that are extremely dangerous against Devils, it only takes a single touch of its blade to burn a Devil. Depending on the type of the Holy Sword, it could mean instant death for any Devil it cuts." Akeno explained as she turned to look at Issei, "You've only seen the first type that had been used by the Stray Exorcist that you had fought at the church, the second type are the true Holy Swords that were wielded by legendary heroes. It is the second type that are the most dangerous weapons that belong to wielders of Light."

"Sounds like a fearsome weapon to go up against." Issei said as he thought about it, a single strike was all that it took to deal a finishing blow to a Devil.

Rias was the next one to speak up, "While that is true the Holy Swords have a major weakness in the amount of people that can actually use one. The number of people that can naturally use a Holy Sword is extremely limited, so it is surprising to hear that Miya-san can actually use a Holy Sword without any problems."

Takehito scratched his cheek as he looked at Rias, "Well she doesn't have any intentions of returning to the battlefield anytime soon, there were a lot of people that wanted to-"

"Is Bro here?" A voice called out from the sliding door, making the group turn to see the shadows two feminine figures standing at the door before it slid open. Issei instantly got a perverted look on his face as he stared at one of the two girls, who had long brown hair and was wearing a frilly pink shirt and panties with a large pair of breast that rivaled Rias and Akeno.

"Uzume-chan, you should put on proper clothes before seeing Naruto-san." The second girl said as she lightly scolded the taller, well-endowed girl. She was certainly on same level of cuteness as Asia and Koneko, she had dirty-blond hair that reached to her lower back and was wearing a long white sundress.

"Oh come on Chiho, at least I'm wearing panties this time. Besides, you know Bro doesn't let something like this bother him."

Uzume's reply caused Issei to gain a powerful nosebleed as he thought to himself, 'This is amazing! Does this mean Naruto-sempai has seen this happen before?! I am so jealous!'

"Uzume-san…" The female brunette froze as she turned to look at Takehito, one of his eyebrows twitching as he motioned to the others at the table. "As you can see we have guest, why don't you see if you could find something more appropriate to wear." A dark aura grew around Takehito and a hanya mask with long flowing hair appeared behind him, making several people freak.

"I-I'm sorry! I'll go back up stairs and change!" Uzume exclaimed as hightailed it out of the room, to which the hanya mask disappeared and everyone relaxed.

"S-S-So you can do it too, huh Uncle Takehito?" Mito spoke up after a few minutes had passed.

"Oh, you are taking about the mask technique right?" Takehito gave the group an amused look before continuing, "It is a special technique that I had developed and taught to Miya, who in turn taught it to Naruto."

Chiho walked into the room and bowed her head, "I apologize for Uzume's interruption, she is not usually that bad."

"No, she's usually a lot worse." A male voice was heard as a feminine looking man with silver hair walked into the room wearing a long-sleeved white shirt and black pants. "I've told her a lot of times that she shouldn't leave her room like that. Honestly I thought she'd change that habit after you moved in Chiho."

"Oh Homura, I take it you're not working today?" Takehito asked as the newly named Homura walked up to the large table and sat down.

"I've been taking a lot of shifts recently so I was told to take a few days off." Homura answered before noticing the extra faces in the room. "I didn't know we were expecting guests."

"They just arrived a little while ago, apparently a few of them are here to observe Naruto handle his requests." The kimono wearing man explained making Homura perk his head up as he turned to the man.

"So Naruto is here? I'm guessing he's with Miya right now… So who was the one to summon him?" Homura asked while shifting his gaze to look at Chiho, who had moved closer to the door and was poking her head out to keep an eye out for Uzume. "Did you need him to help you with your paperwork again? Since it's late for any sparring it must not be anything too physical."

"…Paperwork?" Issei repeated in a curious tone. He could understand the sparring if there were fighters living here, but was paperwork that really one of the requests Naruto gets while he was here.

Takehito rubbed the back of his head with a sheepish grin, "The paperwork is actually some of my notes from my experiments and scientific research. I was Chief-Scientist for a certain project a few years back and while I am no longer a part of it I like to keep notes together involving it, just to be safe. I have Naruto assist me with my research from time to time."

"It was actually thanks to some of that research that I am here now." Chiho spoke up with a smile while moving to sit down at the table, all the Devils turned to look at her with confused looks. "Not too long ago, I was severely ill thanks to an aggressive, incurable virus… The doctors at the hospital I had gone to had given me medicine to slow down the virus but even then they had predicted that I wasn't going make it to the end of the year."

"But if it really was incurable, how were you able to stop it?" Rias asked even though she had an idea of what it was.

"As you know, the artifact that Saber is a part of gives Naruto his Light magic, well he now has his own but that it beside the point." Takehito said with a more scientific tone of voice, "Naruto's Holy Artifact actually has another ability, something I'm sure you are all aware of. The power of instant regeneration and healing, any illness or injury would almost immediately vanish as long as it hadn't destroyed the wielder's brain or contain a curse inside it."

"We were able to use that power to help my Chiho get rid of her illness!" Uzume said happily as she appeared behind Chiho and hugged the girl with her head resting against the taller girl's cleavage. Uzume was now wearing a pink and violet belly-top with a gold star in the center front while on the back was the number ten, and she was also wearing capri jeans that reached her knees. "Its all thanks to Naruto and Saber that I can be with Chiho for as long as I want."

"Uzume-chan!?" Chiho exclaimed as she was caught by surprise as the brunette easily picked the girl up and move their position so she was now sitting on Uzume's lap. The poor girl's was now red as she looked at Uzume. "You shouldn't do that… you startled me."

"Oh, I'm sorry Chiho." Uzume apologized while playfully bopping herself on the head and sticking her tongue out. Almost a second later her face was a few inches from Chiho's. "How about an apology kiss to make it better?"

Chiho had an embarrassed look on her face as her gaze went between the girl that was holding her and the people that were watching them, before gently trying to push herself back… Only for the taller girl to put a little more force and plant a kiss on her lips. "S-Stop U-Uzume-chan, people are watching."

"So what, we're married so it's normal for us. It's not like we're doing anything worse things than kissing." Uzume replied before rubbing her cheek against Chiho's.

'Two girls about to make out in front of me…THIS IS SO AWESOME!' Issei mentally exclaimed as he watched the two with a nosebleed, thoughts and images about all the possible naughty things the two did together were going through his mind. Though that was cut short as cut short as he felt something connect against the back of his head and slammed him on the surface of the table.

"I told you to control yourself Issei." Naruto said from his spot right behind Issei, two large disks of energy holding multiple plates of food. He had one foot raised in a slight kicking motion, showing that he was the one that hit Issei. Looking up from the brunette toward Uzume, "Looks like you're the same as always Uzume."

"You know me Bro, great to see you by the way." Uzume replied with a wave with one hand while the other was still wrapped around Chiho. "I'm glad you were able to accept the requests that Takehito and I had made."

"Well Uncle Takehito's request is pretty easy, so I will have it done within an hour after we eat. Then the two of us will give Chiho an examination to make sure everything is going smoothly." Naruto placed the disks on the table and quickly manipulated the plates to be spread out to everyone. Once that had been completed Naruto turned to Asia, "Actually Asia-chan, do you think you could come with us when we have the examination. Your Twilight Healing is very powerful, so seeing Saber's healing powers could help you get a good idea on any future injures or issues that you will need to heal."

"Hai Naruto-oniisan." The former nun replied happily.

"This all looks very good." Arcueid commented as she took in the delicious scent coming from the food in front of her, "Miya-san must be a very good cook."

"Ara ara, thank you for the compliment." Miya said as she walked into the room with a few plates in hand, followed by a much smaller girl with long spiky yellow hair and wearing a white dress. "I actually learned how to cook from Kushina after I started living here."

"… And I continue to thank her for it." Takehito muttered to himself as he remembered the multiple times he had suffered from food poisoning or worse when he had forced himself to eat his wife's food, which at the time could have been a weapon of its own. But of course, being the loving husband he was, he had eaten every bite with a smile on his face… and each time didn't end well for him.

"What was that Takehito-san?" Miya asked after putting down the plate in her hands.

"Oh nothing, just ignore me." The man waved his hands in front of him while letting out a nervous chuckle, which made Miya tilt her head in confusion.

Naruto just shook his head at the scientist before looking down at the young girl who was now staring up at him, "Hey there Ku-chan, how are you doing?"

The girl smiled up at Naruto and gave one of his legs a hug, "Ku's been very good. She's been helping out Miya and Onii-chan and Mu-chan, and Uzume-chan taught me a new card game today!"

"Who is this Naruto-kun?" Rias asked as she stared at the little girl. Mito was staring at the girl with a look of confusion and jealousy as she held onto her older brother.

"This is Kusano, the youngest residence here. She was recently adopted by Uncle Takehito and Miya-sensei." Naruto answered as he patted the young girl on the head, his words seemed to calm his his youngest sibling as her gaze shifted to one of curiosity. "Ku-chan these are my friends and my sisters, Mito-chan and Asia-chan."

"Well enough about that now, let's all get seated and eat." Miya said while motioning everyone to start eating.

(A Little While Later)

"Okay Chiho, I want you to take a few deep breaths." Takehito directed as he looked at the younger woman with a stethoscope around his neck, placing the flat end on one side of Chiho's chest. The girl nodded her head once before closing her eyes as she started to take in deeper breaths. After the group had finished eating, Naruto had disappeared with Takehito to finish his request quickly before they moved on to Uzume's. While the two were gone, Akeno had asked Miya to teach her how to use the hanya technique, much to the dismay of Rias and her Peerage. Issei had notice that Kiba had seemed a little strange as he looked at Miya, but before he could ask the Knight what was wrong Kiba had talked to Rias about leaving early. The redhead had a worried look on her face but agreed to his request, reminding him to be at the meeting the next day since they had been contacted about a Stray Devil in the area. The blond swordsman nodded stiffly before teleporting away. Takehito and Naruto returned to the group a few hours later, signaling that they were ready for Chiho's examination.

"Once Uncle Takehito finishes his tests, I'll check to see if the small piece of healing magic I gave to you." Naruto said from his spot next to Takehito while Asia was a few feet away, the female blonde watching the examination with a look of wonder. Next to her was Issei and Uzume, who was leaning against a wall with her hands behind her back.

"… This seems more like a doctor's appointment than a Devil request." Issei commented as he watched Takehito nod his head to himself before moving the piece to the other side of Chiho's chest.

"Okay, so far everything seems to be in order. Akitsu, could you get me my scanner?" The doctor turned to another woman with light brown hair in the room, sitting against the wall with a blank look on her face. She was wearing a white kimono with the addition of a black sash along with chains wrapped around her cleavage holding her clothes together, Issei couldn't help but drool a little when he looked at her. Akitsu had entered the house just before the small group of six had gone upstairs, and had followed them up the stairs to watch the examination.

"Ah… yes Takehito-san…" Akitsu stood up from her seat and went over to the desk on the other side of the room, reaching into one of the drawers and pulled out a strange gray device with a green screen. She walked back to Takehito and handed him the handheld scanner. "… Here you go."

"Thank you." Takehito said with a smile before turning back to Chiho, "Now let's get a good look at your blood pressure."

"It may seem like it because this is actually a follow-up. Bro had worked on helping Chiho a month ago, and back then she was so weak she couldn't even stand up." Uzume explained with a sad smile as she bitterly remembered how things were before Chiho had been brought to Maison Izumo and healed. "It had taken a few hours but Naruto had managed to exterminate the entire virus, but he had left some residual magic inside her to help her body recover faster since she had been weak from not using it as much as she wanted to. By his request I've called him a few times to check and see if there were no side effects left inside her, and today he is going to remove the magic if everything is alright."

Issei blinked a few times as he looked back at Naruto with an awe-filled expression, watching the older blond as he stared at Chiho with a calculated look. "So he left some of his magic within her so she would be happy and healthy… I think I understand what he meant about being loyal to the people we make contracts with."

"Huh?" Uzume turned her head a bit to send Issei a confused look.

"Okay Naruto-kun, I finished up. It's your turn now." Takehito said as he moved away from Chiho, to which Naruto nodded his head before sitting down in front of the girl.

Naruto raised one of his hands and placed it Chiho's head while closing his eyes, "This will be just like last time Chiho. I am going to synch my power with the magic I left inside you… and since your body is okay now I will remove it from your body completely. Once I do you may feel a bit weak, but get plenty to eat tomorrow and continue the exercises that Uncle Takehito had set up for you."

"Alright Naruto-san." Chiho replied as she closed her own eyes, relaxing as Naruto placed his other hand just above her chest and focused his Light magic in each hand. The girl's body began to give off a light glow as Saber's magic reacted from within her. Naruto slowly opened his eyes as he sensed Saber's magic fragment, over a month ago Saber had started showing him how to use her healing power on others and had Naruto use some of what he learned with helping Chiho. It had been a long process, taking several hours but he had managed to use the healing attributes of Avalon to heal Chiho and rid her of her illness.

Now all that was left was for Naruto to pull the remaining magic out of her so she could recover properly. Slowly pulling his hands away from the human girl's body, the golden magic followed Naruto's movements and transferred from her body to Naruto's. A few seconds later Naruto finished pulling the magic out of Chiho, who started to feel very weak once the process had completely finished. The dirty-blond girl started to sway before falling to the ground, but thanks to his position Naruto was able to catch her just in time. He picked her up bridal style and flashed her a smile, "The extraction was a success, and all you need to do now is rest Chiho."

Chiho slowly nodded her head while returning a small smile of her own, before exhaustion got the best of her and she quickly dozed off. Uzume immediately went to Naruto side and was checking her wife's body as much as she could with a worried look on her face. "Is she going to be okay Bro?"

"Yeah, just get her to bed quickly and make her get plenty of rest. The magic within her was helping her keep her body in good condition and weaning itself bit by bit as she continued to eat healthy and exercise plenty, so just keep doing what you're doing and she will be fine." Naruto answered before gently handing over the sleeping Chiho into Uzume's arms. The brunette held her precious person close to her as she gave Naruto a bright, teary smile before making her way out of the room, leaving the others inside the room.

"… She was crying…" Issei muttered as he stared at the doorway.

"Uzume may have not looked like it, but she had been suffering until recently." Takehito explained as he crossed his arms with a melancholy look, not paying attention to Issei and Asia's looks of confusion and surprise. "It's hard to imagine it… being right next to the person you love more than anything, unable to do anything as people said that that person was going to die and no one could help… She always tried to put on a brave face and smile so Chiho would be happy, she even bought a whole bunch of costume to wear just to make Chiho laugh."

"That's so amazing." Asia said as tears built up in her eyes.

Naruto patted the girl on the head, "We Devils are creatures of Darkness and we tend to be evil sometimes, but that doesn't mean that the requests we do or the actions we take have to always be evil and murderous. And we're not miracle workers like the people of the church like you used to be Asia, we have selfish desires or certain beliefs that make us who we are. I believe that if we can at least make our client happy then we did great work no matter what anyone says. So while you and Issei may not get requests that seem as important as Rias-chan's and I, the jobs you both take in the future are important to the client. So take things one step at a time like Rias-chan said, but also try to do your best to satisfy the client as well."

"… I think I understand." Issei replied while rubbing the back of his head. Asia nodded her head as well to show she understood.

"Okay, as long as you get it." Naruto replied before turning to Takehito, "If that is everything we're going downstairs to meet up with the others and head out. Just summon me again when anyone here needs me."

"Will do Naruto-kun, take care of yourself." The doctor said with a wave. "Don't be a stranger, Miya misses having you guys around. And the same goes for you Asia and Issei, you and the others are as much family to us now as Mito-chan and Naruto-kun."

"Thank you Takehito-san." Asia bowed her head a little as she said that.

"Yeah, I appreciate that." Issei agreed as he smiled at the older man.

"Let's go you two, everyone else is still down stairs with Miya-sensei." Naruto said as he started to make his way out of the room, stopping after a few feet before turning his head to look at the other occupant in the room. "See you later Akitsu."

The light haired brunette perked up at the blond Devil's words before replying, "Ah… Goodbye Naruto-san."

With a nod of his head Naruto and his two companions left the room… only for Naruto to poke his head in a second later, "And maybe next time you'll be wearing panties." After saying his piece, Naruto's head went back into the hallway where a blushing Asia and a pervy-faced Issei were standing in waiting.

Back inside the room, Takehito turned his head to look at the chain-wearing woman, "So you're not wearing panties… again."

"Ah…" Akitsu had a small, barely noticeable blush on her face as her gaze went to the floor, "… I forgot."

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"And finally done…" Naruto let out a breath as he finished up some paperwork that his grandmother had given him, it was one of the 'perks' being the heir of a clan which meant he had to shoulder a lot of responsibility with issues involving the clan. Leaning back in his chair, his gaze went up to the sky where a lot of clouds were starting to form. "I wonder how Rias-chan and the others are doing, those orders to deal with that Stray seemed pretty urgent."

"I'm sure they are fine Naruto," Saber was sitting on the desk in a seiza position with a small plate of cookies in front of her. "It's not like they are weaklings, Asia and the others can handle themselves."

"I know that Saber," Naruto replied as he stood up from his seat and moved closer to the window, gazing up at the moon. "But you have to admit that Kiba was acting strange today, he kept losing focus throughout the day. The others could get hurt if he gets distracted while fighting the Stray." Naruto had noticed that Rias' Knight seemed to be deep in thought almost the entire time they had been at the Occult Clubroom, it bothered him a little on how quickly Kiba had changed from yesterday.

"Yes… finding out about Miya-san once being a Holy Sword wielder has really affected him…" Saber went silent as she looked down at the floor with a dejected look. "If only I could have…"

Naruto turned to look at the tiny spirit, "Don't even think about it Saber. While what happened to Kiba and the other victims of the Holy Sword Project was terrible, you are not responsible for what happened to them. You were sealed up in that cave for centuries. Even Lady Vivian had no control over what those people were planning."

"I am well of that Naruto-sama." Saber replied as she turned to face him, her thoughts going back to when Rias had told them about Kiba's past. "But the fact remains that Excalibur was being used for such a horrible purpose is unforgivable. I may not have been able to do anything then but now that you and I have been assigned to reunite Excalibur it is a different story."

"... Do you think I'll truly be capably of wielding Excalibur once it's been reunited?" Naruto asked, summoning Excalibur Ruler and held it front of him. Saber watched him as he swung the sword a few times before placing the blade on his open palm. "I can already feel the incredible power this blade has, and this is only one of seven."

"You won't have any problems, I know this without any doubt." Saber said as she floated of the table and landed on Naruto's shoulder. "Even though he was human, King Arthur had managed to not only use me, but he also held two of the most powerful Holy Swords in the world, Caliburn and Excalibur. You may be a Pureblood Devil now, but you started off with human blood in your veins, and one thing I've learned throughout the years is that human have the resolve to never give up. And there is no doubt in my mind that you have that resolve as well."

Naruto shook his head with a smile, "One thing I've learned is that resolve comes to everyone, not just humans… Never mind about that now, worrying about what might happen won't do us any good… Hmm?" Naruto turned to look back out the window and towards the town, he could feel something coming. "Saber, do you feel that? I'm getting a weird feeling coming from the town."

"… Yes, I noticed it a while ago…" Saber commented while narrowing her eyes, whatever it was definitely had a sense of familiarity to it. "The strange thing is that it's coming from two different locations, one seems to be a distance away the warehouse were Rias-san and the others were confronting the Stray Devil and the other is heading towards the church. Though the one near the church is a much larger source of whatever it is."

"What do you say we check out it out? The one near the church is the closer to our location and I can count on Rias-chan and Akeno-chan to keep an eye out on their group while I go investigate whatever the source of this feeling is." Naruto said as he resealed Excalibur Ruler and threw his jacket on. "I can send a message to Aruceid to meet me on the way their so in case it has to do with something dangerous I have some back up… that's what you were about to say right?"

Saber shook her head at Naruto's knowing look, "I am not going to stop you, but be careful. I think I have an idea on what this feeling might be… it might be them."

"I was just thinking the same thing. Okay, I'm also leaving a message for Rias-chan when she gets back." Naruto created two messaging magical circles, both automatically being sent to Arcueid and Rias after a few seconds. Turning back to Saber he flashed the tiny spirit a smirk, "Time to head out Saber, we're going to church."

(Outside the Church)

"So what exactly was this feeling you said you were getting?" Arcueid asked as she sat next to Naruto on one of the rooftops several blocks away from the church. She had arrived a few minutes ago with Len by her side, before plopping herself next to Naruto after he told her that they would be waiting for people to show up.

"It's hard to describe… it was like I was getting a sense of something calling out to me, something familiar." Naruto replied as he stared at the broken down church, memories of when he and the others fought the Fallen Angels flashing through his mind. "This is just a guess, but I think I was sensing pieces of Excalibur."

"Pieces of Excalibur?!" Arcueid and Len turned their heads to look at Naruto, one with a look of surprise while the expression of the other was blank. "But aren't they being kept within the Vatican and those other two places."

"Exactly, so why am I getting that feeling." Naruto's gaze shifted to the side as Saber appeared by their side, "Did someone show up Saber?"

"Yes, there are three cloaked figures heading towards the church. From what I can tell by the shape of their figures, two of them are female while the third is male." Saber explained while landing on the tiles. "And each of them was wielding a sword."

"Three swords… and I definitely sensed another sword coming from that second location before it disappeared." Naruto muttered while shifting into a thinking position, 'Lady Vivian had said that the True Excalibur would be reunited but I didn't think it would be this soon. And why are all these swords here now… is it because of me and Saber?" The male blond was pulled from his thoughts as Arcueid shook his shoulder lightly.

"It looks like they're here," Arcueid motioned towards the ground below where three people were standing a few feet away from the church doors. Naruto and Saber stared at the group with cool expressions, their gazes focused on the sensation they were getting. One had a sword wrapped in bandages on their back, another had a sheathed blade on his waist, and while the final figure was almost completely covered in their cloak, Naruto could sense the energy coming from within the cloak. "So what do you want to do? Confront them?"

Naruto stared down at the three for a few minutes before shaking his head, "No, it wouldn't be wise to just attack them now. It could cause trouble latter down the road, let's just see how things play out for now and if we come in contact with them later then I will figure something out." The former Vampire slowly nodded her head in agreement as she and Naruto turned away from the church, getting information was a lot better than being reckless and charging in. "For right now, we should get some distance from the church or else we might cause a battle between us and that group."

"Right, and that is the last thing we need." Saber said as she floated on to Naruto's shoulder. Arcueid and Len leaped onto the next roof as they started to make their way from the area, while Naruto took one last glance at the church… before narrowing his eyes. One of the cloaked figures had started to turn their head to look in his direction, but Naruto quickly leaped away before he was spotted.

"What's wrong Gawain-sempai?" One of the cloaked figures turned to look at the third figure, pulling their hood off to reveal a girl with orange-brown hair with twin ponytails.

Gawain lowered his hood to reveal a male teenager with curly blond hair, who shook his head as he turned to face the girl. "I thought that I had sense something but I guess it was nothing. But never mind that now, it looks like this place had took quite the beating."

"I heard it was caused by the battles between a few Devils and Fallen Angels." The ponytailed girl said as she looked around the interior of the church.

"Was this really the place where we were supposed to meet him Irina?" The final cloaked figure with the sword on their back was the last to lower their hood, and revealed a blue-haired girl with a green fringe. "He's awfully late."

"Of course I am!" Irina replied with a bright smile as she face the blunette, lifting a hand up to show a photo between her fingers. It was a picture of two children playing in front of a fireplace, and resting in the corner behind them was a Holy Sword. One of the children looked like a younger tomboyish version of the girl holding the photo, while the other was a boy with spiky brown hair. "I used to live around here when I was younger after all."

"We'll worry about meeting him later Xenovia, for now we need to find a better place in here to rest and set up camp. There is a storm coming later tonight and we should get ready." Gawain said as he looked up at the rooftop were several holes were located, showing that there were openings for rain to enter the building. "Tomorrow we will meet up with the Devils in charge of this region, so we don't create any problems with us being here."

"…The sooner we tell those Devils to stay out of the way, the sooner we can continue on with our mission." With that said, Xenovia turned around and started walking away from the two. Gawain shook his head a few times before letting out a sigh as he walked away in a different direction, leaving Irina to look at Gawain with a confused expression.

(Meanwhile)

"While I do agree that it was smart not to confront them, you might have to in the future." Arcueid commented as she and Naruto sat on one of the rooftops. They were currently staring up at the stars with Len and Saber on either side, all of them staring up at the stars in the sky.

"I have no doubt in my mind that we will be seeing them again." Naruto replied, never taking his eyes off the stars and moon above them. "When Saber and I had met with the Lady of the Lake, she had told us that the other Excalibur swords would all be together in one place. This will be the perfect chance for me to do it, but I need to think before I act."

"If the heir of the Lucifer Clan were to just show up in church and ask for the other six swords of Excalibur it would most likely cause some chaos between whoever was sent here with the pieces." Saber made her way to her feet before crossing her arms, "But the thing that I don't get is why I was sensing another sword in a different location, if whoever had that sword wasn't with those three…"

"Then there must be a much bigger scenario going on and we are going to be in the middle of it." Naruto finished with narrow eyes. After a few seconds Naruto finally turned away from the sky to the side. "What do you think?"

"Naruto-sama?" Saber and the other girls turned towards the direction was looking and saw a familiar black-haired woman land on the roof. Her cat ears twitched as she placed a hand on her hips and she had an amused grin on her face.

"So you were able to sense me again. If I didn't know who you were, I would have thought that I had been getting sloppy nya." The Nekomata said as she started to take a few steps forward. "To be able to detect my presence even when I am hiding it so well, as expected of the heir to the Lucifer Clan. It sure was mean of you to hide that from me when we last met."

Naruto let out an amused chuckle as he continued to watch the playfully pouting Yokai, "Well it's not like you introduced yourself to me either... Stray Devil Kuroka."

"Oh, so you did find out who I was." Kuroka's pout quickly changed to a playful tease, "You must have really wanted that reward I had mention before leaving nya."

"Reward?" Arcueid repeated before looking at Naruto with a raised eyebrow. "Something I should know? When exactly did you cross paths with this woman, who is a SS-class Stray Devil by the way."

"It was a while back, when you were gone during that time we were getting familiars. I had detected someone entering my barrier during the match between Rias' Peerage and Sona's Peerage, but I didn't sense anyone's presence." Naruto explained as he created a small magical circle above his open hand. "But now I know its because Kuroka can use Senjutsu to change her ki flow to mask her presence."

"Wow, you really went out when it came to researching me." Kuroka's smile seemed to turn a little darker as her clothes flapped in the breeze, her gaze focusing on the blond and the magic circle in his hand. "… Were you hoping to have a rematch?"

Shaking his head with a smile on his face, "Not really…" The seal in his hand glowed brightly as an object emerged from the circle, though Kuroka didn't want to wait to find out what it was as she dashed forward. She ran passed Len and Arcueid, who narrowed her eyes as she channeled her energy into her claws as she spun around to strike Kuroka before she attacked Naruto. Both girls stopped however as Naruto lifted the object in front of Kuroka's face as soon as she was three feet from him, the object turned out to be a sake jug. "How about we talk instead? This is some Silver-Vine Sake that my grandmother had made for a Nekomata friend of hers a century ago, it should still be good since she sealed it away until now."

"S-Silver Vine Sake?!" Kuroka repeated as she started at the bottle with a surprised look. Her mother had told her about that sake before she died, it was supposed to be very rare and one of the best drinks for Feline Yokai. "So what, is this some kind of peace offering?"

"Something like that, it's also an apology for attacking you before… So what do you say?" Naruto smiled at Kuroka while lifting up the jug a little higher, "How about we just forget about before and make-up?"

Arcueid lowered her hand a little, before letting out a soft sigh. 'You really are something Naruto. Offering something like that just to talk to a wanted criminal… then again I'm not really one to talk about being abnormal.'

Kuroka blinked a few times as her gaze shifted between the Lucifer heir and the jug in his hand, Saber was watching the scene with narrow eyes. 'There's no way this dangerous Stray would let herself be bribed by something as simple as sake."

(A Few Minutes Later)

"NNNYYYYAAAAA~" Kuroka shivered as she finished gulped down more of the sake, her tails completely straight as the burning sensation in her throat spread throughout her body. "This is the best sake I've ever had!"

"I'm glad you like it, here's some more." Naruto grinned as he lifted the sake jar.

"…I can't believe this…" That was all Saber could say with a deadpanned look as she watched Naruto, Saber and Kuroka laughing and chatting as they, mostly Kuroka and Arcueid, drank from their cups. Naruto was refilling Kuroka's cup while the Nekomata's body was still shivering from the pleasant sensation. Saber was sitting on Len's head a few feet away from the three, the tiny girl she was sitting on had a small cup in her hands. "How exactly do situations like these happen?"

Len only shrugged her shoulders before taking a sip from her sake cup, her cheeks going a little red with each sip she took.

"I never thought Silver-Vine Sake could actually take so good for people who aren't cats, but I guess Kaguya had a lot of years to find the perfect version for everyone." Arcueid commented as she swirled her cup before gulping it down in an instant. "It puts a nice burn down your throat."

"Mm-hmm, now I can see why this drink is considered to be so famous in the Nekomata books…" Naruto said in amusement, but his face soon drew serious before he lowered the cup down on one of the roof tiles. "Kuroka, there's something I've been wanting to ask you."

"What? Did you want to know my three sizes?" Kuroka's cheeks were a little flushed as she took another drink of sake, letting out a satisfied "Unfortunately you'll need more than drinks to find that out nya!"

Naruto shook his head, "It's not that… what I want to know is about when you killed your former master. From what I read in the reports my grandmother gave me and from the history books, you had killed your master because you had gotten drunk with power."

"… What about it?" The black-haired woman's tone and expression instantly became sober and Naruto could see a lot of sadness in her eyes. "That is information that everyone knows."

"But is it really true? Because I really doubt that was the case." His words made everyone turn to him with confused and shocked looks, Naruto ignored this as he closed his eyes and continued speaking. "While you are powerful, you don't show any of the characteristics of a person gone mad with power, this was proven several times during the time we had met and tonight."

"So what exactly is it you want to know?" Kuroka asked as she lowered her cup onto the tiles next to Naruto's.

The blond Lucifer opened his eyes, his red meeting her hazel. "What I want to know… is if the real reason you killed him was because of Koneko-chan."

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There was a powerful scent in the air, one that was completely new to Naruto and yet it was familiar at the same time. He was standing in the middle of a field… a field with dead bodies, blood, and weapon scattered as far as the eye could see. And he finally figured out what that scent was, it was the smell of death. He didn't know why the scene seemed familiar, but he roughly shook his head several times before taking his first step forward.

"Where am I?" Naruto questioned as he walked along the battlefield, more and more corpses were seen as he continued on. "… This must've been a large battle," Look around one last time he called out for his tiny companion. "Saber, do you know what this place is?" A few seconds passed with no reply from the girl, and those seconds turned into minutes. "Saber? Saber… I guess she's not here, this is very weird."

Looking up at the sky Naruto could see it was covered with clouds, adding to the depressing scene around him. A sound on a rock clanking against armor could be heard coming from a distance away from him, making Naruto turn to see a large hill several yards away. There was a large concentration of bodies and swords surrounding the hill, and a lone figure was standing at the top of it. Narrowing his eyes at this, Naruto quickly made his way to the hill to get some answers.

After a long run, Naruto finally made it to the foot of the hill and stared up at the figure. It was an older man who had his back to Naruto, he had slightly wild blond hair and he was wearing armor that was similar to the ones he wore in his Guardian Mode. The man had navy blue clothing with heavy, hard silver-white and azure armor over it including gauntlets, greaves, and a breastplate. Before Naruto could say anything the man spoke up.

"You are wondering where you are, correct?"

Naruto silently wondered who the man was, but nodded his head at the man's question. "That's right… what is this place?"

"This is the results of a large battle between my kingdom and enemies that wanted to overthrow me, people who disagreed with my ideals and dreams." Naruto noticed the man seemed to scan the battlefield with a defeated posture. "After seeing my people and this land suffer so much, I sacrifice my life to them and my dream. I had wanted to create a Utopia where people would live in peace as equals… maybe such ideals seemed to childish for a king."

"That's not childish at all!" Naruto exclaimed as he started making his way up the hill, "For someone to desire peace, they are not wrong for wanting that! Such a dream is a perfectly natural dream for a king!" Something seemed to stop Naruto from taking a step forward, making him stop several feet away from the man. "And you should never give up on your dreams just because something goes wrong!"

The man only chuckled as he slowly turned to face Naruto, showing his face to the young Devil. The knight looked young, around his mid to late twenties, and his eyes were a familiar blue-green. "I have never once took a step back during my time as King, always pushing forward no matter what happened around me. This place you see around us is my Soulscape, a battlefield imprinted into my soul just before I died."

"What does that mean?" Naruto questioned.

"This is the result of my final battle, I didn't die here but it did deal me a fatal blow. Thanks to one of my knights I was able to get away from this place and die peacefully, dreaming of the Utopia that I had always sought." The man turned away from Naruto and looked up at the clouds, "The name of that place, it was the same name both Lady Vivian and I had given to my sheath after it was given to me, along with my second sword."

"Lady Vivian?! Then you're talking about Sab-Avalon!" Naruto stared at the man in shock as he realized who exactly was standing in front of him. "This is the Battle of Camlann… T-Then you must be…"

"That's correct, I am your predecessor. The king of Britain Arthur Pendragon, and the wielder of the two strongest Holy Swords Caliburn and Excalibur." As the King of Knights introduced himself, the clouds seemed to part and let golden light shine through, "I don't know why you are here Naruto Uzumaki Lucifer, but it is too early for us to meet just yet."

"What are you talking about? When am I supposed to do that?" The light grew even brighter and forced Naruto to cover his eyes, the image of Arthur was fading within the light.

As the King of Britain started to disappear, he flashed Naruto a kind smile. "You will see me again, the two of us are connected to each other… I will give you one last piece of advice, just like you do with Avalon, put your trust in Excalibur and fight together with it."

"Fight together… with Excalibur?" Naruto repeated with confusion in his voice, but Arthur was unable to answer as the light shined brightly and covered the entire area.

The next thing Naruto knew he was rising from his bed with a sharp breath. He placed a hand on his forehead as he slowly breathed in and out, recalling the dream he just had. Feeling a familiar weight next to him, he looked down to see a peacefully sleeping Rias pressing against his side. A couple of days had already passed since his confrontation of Kuroka and the discovery of the Excalibur blades being in the ton. Earlier today Sona had talked to Rias about three individuals wanting to talk to her and Naruto… the very same individuals that Naruto and Arcueid had seen the day before, and they had apparently asked Sona questions about Naruto which didn't surprise any of them because of his ability to use Light magic. They also had apparently paid Issei's family a visit because one of them had been a childhood friend of his. Shaking his head a few times with a small smile, Naruto moved the hand down and closed his eyes, the smile fading as he began to thinking about his dream. "What kind of dream was that anyway, it was so strange…? Could that really have been him?"

"Is there something wrong Naruto-sama?" The Lucifer heir turned to see Saber inches away from his face, "It looked like you were having a bad dream. Who were you talking about?"

"… Saber, do you know what happened to King Arthur after his final battle?" Naruto asked in a low voice as he averted his gaze to Rias, who was smiling in her sleep.

Saber blinked a few times before closing her eyes, "Unfortunately I was in the cave around that time so I have no idea what exactly happened. The only information I was able to find out was during the years after you had released me, and that has branched out into multiple versions… Why do you ask?"

"I think… I just met him." Naruto answered causing Saber to look at him in shock, "I don't know why I saw him, but he was saying something about us being connected and that we would meet again in the future."

"I see..." Saber closed her eyes for a few seconds before nodding her head with a serious expression. "Then we will just have to wait for that time to come."

"I'm surprised Saber, I would have thought that you'd jump at the chance to see him again." Naruto raised an eyebrow as he watched the tiny girl's body start to fade away. "Don't tell me you feel guilty about what happened. I seriously doubt he blames you for what happened to him."

'It is not that at all… I am happy that there is a chance for me to see my old friend again, but I also know that I need to be patient.' Saber's voice spoke up in his mind, 'I am your partner now and we need to focus on the Excalibur swords right now, those three will be meeting us at the Occult Clubroom tomorrow.'

Naruto nodded before he lowered his head back to the pillows, to which Rias unconsciously wrapped her arms around his and pressed herself close, 'Your right, I will need to be ready in case they say anything that could involve you or Excalibur.'

'Correct, we will need to be on guard if it turns out there is something foul going on… Good night Naruto-sama.'

Naruto slowly closed his eyes as he began to fall asleep, 'Good night Saber.'

(The Next Day)

The room was tense as Naruto and Rias sat across from their 'guests' from the Church with the other Devils standing behind them minus Kiba, who hadn't shown up to school, and Mito, who was at home for training. Two of them had their hoods pulled back to reveal that they were girls, while the final person was sitting behind the girls with their hood still up. Issei was looking back and forth between the group of three and Naruto and Rias, wondering what was going to happen.

"Thank you both for seeing us." The blue-haired girl said with a cool gaze as she stared at the Devils across from her. "I'm Xenovia."

"And I'm Irina Shido." The girl with twin pony-tails was the opposite as she smiled at the group, though Naruto could tell that it was mostly focused on Issei.

Naruto turned to the remaining cloaked individual, whose head was turned and looking at Asia, "What about you? What is your name, and why are you staring at my sister like that?"

The cloaked figure seemed to snap out of whatever daze they were in and turned to look at Naruto, bowing their head before speaking with a male voice. "My apologies, it's just been a long time since I've seen Asia, you see she was actually a childhood friend of mine. I had heard the rumors but I didn't think she had actually became a Devil," The former nun was caught off guard by the man's word, her eyes widening as he pulled his hood back to reveal he had curly blonde hair and green eyes. "… It's great to see you again Asia."

"G-Gawain…I-Is that really you?" Tears started to build up in Asia's eyes as she started at the male teenager in front of her.

Gawain nodded his head with a smile, "Yes it is, it's been a long time, seven years."

"Sorry to interrupt, but you can have your reunion later." Naruto spoke up, making many heads turn to look at him. The blond Devil was giving the three a hard look as he crossed his arms, "Right now, you can tell me why there are several Excalibur Swords in this town… And why you have three of them with you."

"Three Excaliburs?!" Issei repeated in shock.

Xenovia stared at Naruto for a few seconds, "… You are… Naruto Uzumaki Lucifer. The Devil that is immune to Light and other holy objects, you've been the talk of many churches… There are quite a number of people that think you are an abomination that needs to be erased before other Devils can obtain your immunity."

"I'd like to see you try, keep in mind that we are peacefully inviting you here to listen to what you have to say… and threatening me is not something you should do." Pressure began to build as he unleashed his power on the girl, making her sweat as she stared into his red eyes. "I am not affected by your Holy Swords either, so be careful about what you say."

The pressure quickly disappeared and Xenovia took a deep breath, making Irina look at her with concern. While that was happening Gawain chose to speak, "We didn't mean that as a threat. The higher ups of the church have decreed that you are not to be attacked or harmed." That caught many by surprise, they would have figured that Heaven would be all for the destruction of the Heir of Lucifer, especially because of his abilities. "The reason we are in this town is exactly because of the Excalibur pieces."

"What do you mean?" Rias questioned as she kept herself calm.

Irina was the next one to speak, "When Excalibur had been shattered and then remade into seven different swords with the name Excalibur, and one had gone missing after it had been created. The other six were placed under tight security in three different branches… and three of them had been stolen by Fallen Angels."

"Stolen?! By Fallen Angels?!"

"The remaining three we have are these three." Xenovia explained while holding up her bandaged-wrapped sword, "This is Holy Sword of Destruction, Excalibur Destruction."

Irina held up her arm to reveal an armband with a large ribbon on the end, "Mine is known as the Holy Sword of Mimicry, Excalibur Mimic.

"And this is the final sword, Excalibur Blessing, the Holy Sword of Blessing." Gawain opened his cloak to reveal a sword resting on his waist. "The three of us have been assigned to retrieve the three swords that have been stolen."

"So what exactly do you want from us then?" Rias asked as her gaze went from the swords to the three that were holding them. These three swords that have ties with one of her Peerage members and her fiancé, many thoughts were going through her mind as she stared at the members of the Church.

Gawain quickly spoke up before Xenovia could say anything, "We would like for your group to not get involved with these matters. This is happening between the Church and the Fallen Angels, and if for some reason we have to be dealing with Devils things might get out of hand. As a sister of Satan and the grandson of Lucifer, you both should realize why we are asking you to pledge non-intervention in this ordeal."

Rias let out a small huff as a cold smile appeared on her face, "I understand completely and let me just tell you now that I would never do anything to humiliate the Satans, this I swear under the name of Gremory."

"Thank you for understanding," Gawain bowed his head with a smile before turning to Naruto.

Everyone stared at Naruto as he was silent, not moving an inch as he closed his eyes. He could understand perfectly well the issues that could unfold, but at the same time he had made a promise to Lady Vivian. With that thought in mind Naruto opened his eyes and said seven words that shocked a few people in the room, "Sorry, but I can't make that pledge."

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Chapter Fourteen is complete, now onto Chapter Fifteen. I know there wasn't a lot of action in these last two, but the chapters to follow will make up for it. So like always be sure to leave some nice reviews, but remember that all flames and insults will be IGNORED, so don't bother writing them. I hope you enjoyed reading the chapter and I hope to see you again.

Until Next Time!