Original Posted On: Mar. 13, 2020

Beta Read by: Heckelman88, Crowfeast, Tachyon99, xhope14x, Neostardustdragon101

Review Response:

Calderoneric: I haven't put much thought into Naruto's dad, he is just a human who she loved very much, and he died before Naruto was born.

Spacecore94: Hopefully, you aren't disappointed in this chapter.

Autobot-Wolfsketch: Yeah, I was originally going to use Jiraiya, but decided to use Minato last minute. Writing the scene for Irina and Naruto was fun as I did that with my ex-girlfriend when we started dating. Ravel is a strategist; thus, she needs to know what her pieces can do so she can best utilize them.

AxeMan18: Yeah, Irina is developing feelings for Naruto.

Darklight-Dragon21: Yeah, Naruto's dad is not going to be relevant.

Emn93: Eh…. I might actually disappoint you. Sorry in advance.

Guest: His dad was a human who died before he was born. He isn't relevant to the story.

Guest: Minato isn't Naruto's dad. Yeah, Naruto and Irina is cute.

Yahiko XD: I might have him sleep with Xenovia next, just depends on the poll.

Youngdrgn: Thank you.

Harem:

Kunou (When she is 16), Koneko, Ravel, Kuroka, Xenovia, Irina

OKAY, LETS READ THIS SHIT! I DON'T OWN NARUTO, ONE PIECE, OR HIGHSCHOOL DXD!

"Hey" = Speaking

'Hey' = Thinking

'Hey' = Memory

"Hey"= Sacred Gear/ Communication link

Chapter 22: Last Laugh

Khaos Brigade HQ…

"Kisame, please help…" Le Fay begged as she grabbed the fishman's hand. "Kuroka hasn't left her room for over two days."

Kisame, who was eating Cheetos, licked his webbed fingers clean as he dropped the bag off with Samehada on his back.

"And why should I help?" Kisame asked as he looked down at the small witch. "The Cat is probably doing this for attention."

"But… This isn't normal for her." Le Fay informed Kisame. "She has gone missing for a few days, but she never barricaded herself in her room."

Kisame ground and pushed La Fey out of his way and made his way to Kuroka's door.

"Okay, Cat, get out here now." Kisame said before knocking on her door, getting a nasty shock.

Kisame looked at his burned hand, sparks of electricity jumping from his hand.

"YOU FUCKING DIDN'T!" Kisame shouted as he grabbed Samehada, slamming it into Kuroka's door.

Samehada shaved all chakra surrounding the door and broke it off its hinges, allowing the fishman and witch to enter.

Kuroka, barely covered, looked up.

Her usually well-kept hair was oily and let down, draping her bare shoulders. She had heavy bags under her eyes which were red and puffy from crying, evident to the tear stains on her cheeks.

"Kuroka… what's going on?" La Fey asked as she knelt next to Kuroka, who didn't move at all.

"I…" Kuroka stuttered, gripping her hair as she pulled her legs in closer. "I did something… horrible."

"What happened?" Kisame asked sarcastically, shoving La fey to the side and pulled Kuroka up. "You chase a mouse in public?"

Kuroka looked away, not caring the manhandling she was being given.

"I hurt the one I love, in the worse possible way." Kuroka said in a dead tone.

Kisame was taken back, showing confusion, before shaking his head.

He grabbed Kuroka's wrist and dragged her out of her room, out of her room and out of the base.

"Come on, Cat." Kisame said as he threw Kuroka in front of him, making her stumble to stand. "Let's fight this out, BITCH!"

Kuroka grew a tick mark.

"WHAT WAS THAT!" Kuroka shouted as she lunged at Kisame.

Skip…

Kuroka landed on her back, gasping for air from exhaustion.

"You feeling better?" Kisame asked as he started wrapping up his sword, the bandages having been torn off during their fight.

"Yeah, nya." Kuroka gasped. "I feel much better."

"What made you feel down, anyway?" Kisame asked as he looked down at Kuroka, who looked back at him.

"I slept with Naruto, and he was angry that I took advantage of him, nya. He was in a lustful state."

Kisame dropped to the ground, laughing hard.

Samehada even chuckled as it's fin like edges clicked and clacked against themselves.

"I'm serious, nya."

Kisame howled louder.

Kuroka pouted and got up.

"Sorry, it's just funny." Kisame said as he regained his breathe.

Kuroka didn't smile, or smirk.

Kuoh…

Issei took a deep breath as he and Asia walked to the grocery store.

Having his parent's, himself, Asia, and Rias living at his house meant they went through food much faster than before.

"What do you want to make for dinner tonight, Issei?" Asia asked as she held his hand, feeling giddy with a light blush.

"I was thinking katsudon tonight." Issei replied as he was still in deep thought. "Irina liked it a lot as a kid, so when she gets back from Kyoto tonight, I will invite her over."

Asia squeezed his hand.

"You still worried about her, aren't you?" Asia asked with worry, as she remembered that afternoon when she, Issei, Ravel, and Koneko found Irina bleeding out.

"I know she is taking meds and is seeing a therapist, but I want to help her more." Issei stated sadly.

Asia smiled and hugged his arm, giving him as much comfort she could.

"I know she will enjoy the dinner tonight." Asia said with a smile.

Issei smiled in return.

"You're right." He said as they entered the store.

With Ravel's Peerage…

"I didn't want to use my absolute favorite puppet. He is my last resort due to how strong he is, you see." Sasori said as said he moved said puppet into battle, it drawing a tri-pronged kunai from its waist pouch. "It has been a while since I last used him, so, I guess you will do as some practice."

It was hunched over as it was summoned.

Its build was slightly taller than average, thin, covered in a dusty brown cloak with a fur inline, blonde spiky hair peeking out.

As it lifted its head, the hood fell off, revealing the puppets face.

It was wood like, yet held the once human color of tan skin in its wood like structure. Its eyes were cerulean blue with bar pupils, and had yellow rings around the eyes. It had a headband with a blank metal plate on it, like Kakashi's.

While human looking, it had multiple warts covering its exposed skin.

"Y…YOU BASTARD!" Kakashi shouted angrily.

Standing before him, Ravel, Lee, and Irina was Kakashi's mentor, the second Toad Sage: Minato Namikaze, now a puppet of Sasori the Puppeteer, armed with his signature kunai and senjutsu being pulled into the puppet.

Sasori chuckled at Kakashi's yelling before he moved his arms, his fingers strategically moving, the strands of magic connecting to his fingertips to the puppet forcing it to move forward, charging towards Kakashi.

"MOVE!" Ravel shouted, snapping Kakashi out of his anger induced haze, narrowly dodging the tri-pronged kunai aimed for his stomach.

"Ha-ha, I forgot how strong the Hero of Kyoto was." Sasori chuckled as he maneuvered his puppet's arm to point at Kakashi and Lee, its forearm opening to reveal four collapsible strips, inside were magic sealed. "Die."

Dozens of puppet hands shot out of the puppets arm plates, each one with a blade as they shot towards Kakashi, who abandoned Kubikiribocho and charged a Chidori.

"KAKASHI WAIT!" Lee shouted as he watched Kakashi charged towards Sasori, blinded with anger.

"HOW DARE YOU DO THIS!" Kakashi shouted as he sidestepped the upcoming arms, slashing through half of them with Chidori easily.

Sasori didn't bat an eye.

"I saw a perfect specimen for my Corpse Party," Sasori said as the puppet abandon the arms, the plates closing. "And what a specimen he was."

The puppet threw its kunai at Kakashi, easily dodged.

"Pathetic." Kakashi said before his eyes widened when the puppet appeared behind him, chakra spinning in his hand.

Sasori grinned evilly.

"Rasengan." Sasori said as he made the puppet slam said jutsu into Kakashi's side.

Kakashi felt like his flesh was microscopically ripping itself apart as the spiraling sphere was pushed into him, sending him skidding across the ground into the wall, his Chidori fading away.

"KAKASHI!" Lee shouted as he saw the puppet throw its kunai. "FIFTH GATE: OPEN!"

More power than before spewed from Lee's body, his horn now three inches in length.

"Lee." Ravel said as she and Irina peeked out from behind Hiramekarei.

"LEAVE KAKASHI ALONE!" Lee shouted as he ran across the room, his foot steps leaving indentions from the steps he took.

"So, he is an Oni." Sasori said with intrigue as Minato dodged Lee's attack and kicked him in the face.

Irina and Ravel watched this.

"Ravel, now is our chance." Irina said as she picked up her sword, undoing the shield form of it, feeling slightly drained. "We need to get Naruto."

"You do that, I'll help Lee and Kakashi." Ravel said before taking off, leaving Irina alone.

Lee skidded across the ground a few times before positioning himself on his feet, lunging back at the puppet.

"How is this puppet so strong, and able to use jutsu?" Kakashi asked as he freed himself from the wall, bleeding out.

"Hm, Living Flesh Puppets, made from the corpses of the living, retain the power and abilities they naturally had in life." Sasori explained as Minato dodged Lee's barrage of attacks.

Kakashi's eyes widened in horror as he witnessed Lee's foot get grabbed, a Rasengan forming in the puppet's free hand.

Sasori made to kill Lee, but a pillar of fire erupted before the Rasengan, causing a warping fire vortex to explode, pushing Lee and the puppet away from each other.

"So, you decided to join in after all." Sasori said dully, not impressed as Ravel stood before her Peerage, healing their wounds as Lee stopped using the gates.

Her blue flames healed Lee and Kakashi while Sasori pulled Minato back.

"Hm, you are a Phenex with external healing abilities outside of your tears." Sasori noted. "You would be a great addition to my collection."

"Ravel, Lee, you have to run." Kakashi said as he was being healed. "Minato-sensei is to strong for you guys."

"No." Lee said as he stood up, reactivating the gates. "I am a proud Oni, and I will stand strong, even if I must die to protect you."

Lee once again took off, this time, accompanied by Ravel, having Ameyuri fuse with her giving her heightened abilities once again.

Kakashi leaned against the wall as he watched Lee and Ravel close in.

"Hm, you guys must want to die." Sasori said cockily as he made Minato go still.

"GUYS STOP, IT'S A TRAP!" Kakashi shouted as he realized what Sasori was trying to do.

Ravel and Lee didn't realize what happened.

The Minato Puppet suddenly threw multiple kunai, landing all of the walls, floor, and ceiling.

Sasori flicked his fingers and his arms lowered before Minato vanished, appearing behind Lee.

"GILGA!" Ravel said, having used her enhanced sense of smell to locate the puppet.

Said grim leaped from her shadow, in full size and pounced the puppet, only for it to vanish again.

"You have some interesting Familiars, I guess I'll make use of them too, and have the three of you be a set." Sasori said as Minato stabbed Ravel in the stomach. "Sadly, I felt respectful towards the toad and didn't add poison to his kunai."

Ravel gasped in pain as the kunai was violently ripped from her body, flames bursting as it ripped through her to heal the damage.

"RAVEL!" Lee shouted as he turned towards Sasori. 'I can't beat the puppet, but if I take him out, then it won't matter.'

Lee pushed himself to his limits, running as fast as he could.

"SASORI!" Lee shouted as he tripped the puppet master, who was shocked.

However, that shock became dulled.

Lee saw a kunai drop, and gasped as one dug into his shoulder blade, ending his Gates.

"That was close." Sasori said as he stood up. "If I hadn't kept a few of those on me, I would have been a goner."

Lee struggled to get up, but Minato grappled him, placing the kunai to his throat.

Irina, meanwhile, had made it to Naruto and was slowly moving him out of the room.

"Irina…" Naruto said as he watched Ravel, Kakashi and Lee get taken out.

"Sh…" Irina said urgently.

Sasori turned and saw the two of them.

"Hm, I actually did forget about the two of you for a moment." Sasori said before Minato released Lee and teleported with his kunai before Irina and Naruto. "But I won't allow you to take him."

Irina grabbed Hiramekarei.

"HIRAMEKAREI: RELEASE!" Irina shouted as she once again formed a shield of magic and successfully blocked the kunai.

"Hm, then a little senjutsu." Sasori said as Minato pulled back his arm, and a massive Rasengan, the size of a giant boulder appeared.

Irina grit her teeth as this slammed into her shield.

'Irina…' Naruto thought as he channeled chakra through her, and thus, Hiramekarei.

Before contact, the Big Ball Rasengan started to warp and vanished along with Minato's right hand.

Sasori pulled the puppet back.

"WHAT DID YOU DO?" Sasori shouted as he felt panic rush through his body.

Irina, whose purple eyes were now red-purple with slit pupils, noticed she felt stronger, but didn't dwell on it as she recalled her mixed magic and started to run, despite wanting to fight.

"TELL ME, WHAT DID YOU DO?" Sasori shouted once again as Minato charged Irina, this time his hand uncovering a large set of scythe-like claws.

Kakashi appeared, a Black Chidori chirping, and split the arm in two before he grabbed the puppet by the face and looked at it.

"KAMUI!" Kakashi shouted as a spiral warp appeared before Kakashi, and soon the puppet was consumed, its strings cut.

Sasori felt anger fill his being.

"It was you…" Sasori stated angrily as Kakashi tearfully looked at him.

His sharingan was not the same as it was before, which Ravel noted as she and Lee moved away with Gilga returning to Ravel's shadow.

It looked more like a pinwheel.

"Yes." Kakashi said exhaustedly as he glared at Sasori, all there noticing the slight wobble he had.

Sasori took a deep breath and exhaled.

"It seems like I am at an impasse." Sasori stated before he stripped himself of his cloak. "I guess I'll have to finish you myself."

Irina, Kakashi, Lee, and Ravel quirked an eyebrow as Sasori put his hands together, his index fingers pointing upward.

"Balance Breaker…" He said confidently, as a pillar of brilliant blue power enveloped him.

Their eyes widened as the light faded and Sasori stood there.

"Balance Breaker: Self-Puppet: Red Scorpion." Sasori said as he presented his balance breaker.

His body was no longer flesh and blood.

In its stead was a body that of a puppet. It had three visible compartments. One on its stomach, showing a length of metal coil. Two on his chest, with one being a simple hidden compartment and the other being a strange white circle with the kanji for 'Core' on it.

On his back came propeller like contraptions.

"What the hell are you?" Irina asked, scared at what stood before her.

"I am Living Art." Sasori said before the coil in his stomach area launched out at Irina. "Now, give back the boy."

Irina batted the coil away, dropping Naruto to protect herself.

"Sorry." Irina said quickly as she batted the coil again.

Sasori saw Kakashi and Lee running towards him with Ravel.

Sasori pushed his arms forward, two nozzles appearing on his palms.

"Burn." He said before fire jetted out of the nozzles at Kakashi and Lee.

Kakashi and Lee avoided the fire easily and Ravel ran through it, wincing at how strong it was, but paid no mind.

Irina hit the coil away, causing it to retract as the fire ended and Ravel lunged at Sasori.

He smirked and had his coil's stinger to impale Ravel from the back.

Ravel was hooked and then slammed into the ground.

"Now, stay there like a good girl, I don't want to hurt you more if you are going to be in my collection." Sasori stated as he took flight with the protrusions on his back starting to spin.

He shot towards Lee, grabbing the yokai's neck, and his blades slicing into his leg.

"GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!" Lee screamed as he felt the propeller start to go through his leg.

"KAMUI!" Kakashi shouted, his jutsu sending Lee away to Kyoto, specifically the hospital.

Kakashi started to feel dizzy.

'Fuck…' Kakashi thought as he saw the coil pull itself out of Ravel. 'I could probably use Kamui safely once more, anymore and I'll end up hospitalized again.'

Irina, propped Naruto against the wall, next to the exit.

"Irina…" Naruto said as he looked at her, she was smiling.

"It's going to be fine, Naruto." Irina said as she patted his head before leaving him. "We will win."

Irina stepped forward, Hiramekarei storing as much of her magic as she could.

"Oh, so you stand against me know?" Sasori asked, his head turning to face her as he landed. "With that dingy sword, I don't believe you can."

Irina released the magic within Hiramekarei, taking the form of a long sword, shocking her and Sasori with how big it was compared to earlier.

"HYAAAA!" Irina shouted as she swung Hiramekarei, slicing through Sasori's coil stinger and taking off his arm and leg.

Sasori wasn't impressed as the extended chakra blade was recalled into Hiramekarei, Irina still holding it as she took heavy breathes.

'I am not use to fighting like this.' Irina thought as she felt nauseous.

Sasori recalled his limbs.

"Is that all you got, girl?" Sasori asked coldly.

He appeared before Irina and back handed her into the wall.

"IRINA!" Kakashi shouted as he went to catch her but was grabbed by Sasori, and forced into the ground, his blades digging into Kakashi's torso.

Naruto, all the while, witnessed this.

Unable to do anything.

The outer edges of his eyes and lips started to darken as his eyes started to turn red.

His breathing was heavy and labored as he helplessly witnessed everything.

Lee's leg getting torn open.

Ravel getting impaled.

Irina getting hit.

Kakashi's current pinning to the ground while being stabbed.

'They are suffering… because of me.' Naruto thought before his eyes widened at a memory.

"And to think a woman of her caliber would have a child, that is probably why she sustained such a horrible back injury. So, you are the reason why she died."

Kokabiel's words echoed in his mind as he realized history was repeating itself.

His breathing started to pick up as he watched Sasori stand up, remove his blades from Kakashi and start to walk towards Ravel, who was still healing.

The tip of Naruto's tail started to split.

"It's going to be alright, Naruto." Someone said as their hand ran itself in Naruto's blonde hair, grazing his ears and thus calming him down, his tail returning to normal with the black vanishing from his eyes and lips.

"Master Lucci… Kaku… Jabra…" Naruto asked tiredly, before he felt a weight on his shoulder. "Hattori…"

Hattori hooted and pressed into Naruto's cheek.

Kaku and Jabra gave Naruto a comforting look as Lucci stood up, glaring at Sasori.

'Kakashi, and the Phenex girl, plus one other.' He thought as he looked around, observing what happened. 'And Gai's apprentice too, from the scent and blood at least.'

"Hm, this is annoying." Sasori said in disdain as he summoned a new scroll. 'I only have forty minutes left before they come for the brat, so I have to go all out if I am to win.'

Sasori opened the scroll, half a dozen of sealing seals on it, and out of them, one hundred Living Flesh Puppets of various factions appeared.

Sasori opened his chest cabinet, one hundred magi strings bursting from him and connecting to the puppets.

"Performance of a Hundred Puppets." Sasori said as he manipulated them to attack the three werebeast's.

"Hm, this is going to be fun." Jabra laughed as he, Kaku, and Lucci entered their Hybrid forms.

Kaku had a long neck, square snout due to his natural square shaped nose, and ears and tail sprouting from under his hat and pants.

Jabra grew claws as his face contorted into a wolf snout. His large tail swaying as he cackled with glee.

Lucci grew claws and fangs, his snout very small and his nose that of a leopard's. His tail was long and spotted.

All three of them were much taller now, Kaku being the tallest.

Their legs were three-jointed like Naruto's, but Kaku had hooves.

Sasori didn't show any emotion as he set his puppets on them.

Kaku summoned two long-katanas and jumped into the fray.

"FOUR SWORD STYLE!" Kaku shouted as he slashed with his two swords and his Tempest Kicks making up the other two swords. This was his specialty.

"IRON BODY KENPO!" Jabra shouted as his body became as hard as iron, deflecting any attack that landed on him. His specialty being free movement while in Iron Body, which Naruto was trying to currently replicate in his training.

Lucci was able to weave through the puppets, not getting hit once as he used Finger Pistol and Tempest kick to mow down the ones who targeted him.

Ravel, having finished healing, had Ameyuri and Gilga drag her over to Kakashi, using her blue flames to start healing him.

Kakashi, who was still aware of what was going on, watched as his former teammates decimated the puppets.

'I am a trained CP9 member, yet I failed against a single puppet.' Kakashi thought disheartened.

"Go grab Irina." Ravel asked Gilga and Ameyuri, who sunk into the shadows and made their way over to the down Knight and her weapon.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…" Jabra laughed as he tore open another puppet with his hands. "THIS IS TOO EASY!"

Kaku nodded in agreement.

They had only been fighting for a few minutes, and they had destroyed over half of the hundred puppets.

Lucci dispatched another and then blocked one, bunching at its joints, breaking them.

"We didn't even need to transform." Lucci said in disappointment. "However, safety is key."

Sasori was delving further and further into himself as his puppets were flung around like nothing.

'Master…' He thought as he tried a sneak attack on Lucci, who was able to dodge the hidden weapons of his puppets.

He glared at Lucci.

Sasori lunged at Lucci, the nozzles on his hands narrowing to high pressure nozzles.

Lucci felt Sasori's magic move with observation, and was able to evade highly pressurized water jets, allowing it to slice through seven of the remaining puppets.

"This is one reason why I hate yokai." Sasori said as he and two other puppets, armed with weapons, attacked him, both water nozzles whipping water around, cutting his base and other puppets. "You are to damn good at dodging all thanks to that Observation senjutsu."

Lucci was able to get close to Sasori.

"You have no reason to hate us," Lucci said as he broke Sasori's arms, catching Sasori with his tail, wrapping it around him to keep him still. "Because you Hero's hunted us from the beginning, Sasori."

Lucci placed his fists next to Sasori's chest, an inch away. His left hand above his right, knuckles up, while his right hands knuckles were down.

"Sai Dai Rin: ROKUOGAN!" Lucci shouted as a condensed, internal shockwave of power shot through Sasori and his 'core'.

Sasori, with his balance breaker puppet body, couldn't feel pain.

However, if struck in his 'core' hard enough, he would revert back to human body.

Thus, Sai Dai Rin: Rokuogan shattered Sasori's balance breaker, and ruptured his organs.

With his balance breaker broken, Sasori's puppets dropped to the ground, not moving anymore.

Sasori collapsed to the ground, his torso nearly much from his organs and bones being attacked as he gasped for air, not a single sound of pain leaving his lips.

Lucci, having used his strongest technique, was gasping as he returned to human form, his tail and leopard ears remaining as he is a wereleopard.

"Ha… ha…" Sasori chuckled as he started to lose his hearing. "I guess this is it for me…"

Kaku and Jabra, who was pissed Lucci took the kill, helped Kakashi, and Irina stand up as Lucci stood above Sasori.

Ravel was being carried by Ameyuri and Gilga picked up Naruto.

"It is." Lucci said as he stared at his former opponent, kneeling down, preparing to finish Sasori if necessary. "Any last words?"

Sasori chuckled weakly, having barely heard Lucci.

"My employer is…" Sasori gasped, coughing blood from his mouth. "He is going to kill me… however, my master will avenge me… despite not caring about me personally… Master Doffy will kill you… don't… go… looking…"

Sasori died, his heart failing due to hemorrhaging and it being unable to pump blood to his organs.

Lucci stood up and looked sadly at Sasori's corpse.

"Come on. Let's go." Kaku said as he helped Irina while Jabra helped Kakashi get out while the Grim carried Ravel and Naruto.

Lucci stayed silent as he was left alone, Hattori perching on his shoulder.

He kicked the ground, causing a deep groove being cut into the dirt from his Tempest Kick.

Lucci picked up Sasori's body and put him in the grave before burying him.

Hidden location…

A tall man sat in his chair, tapping his armrest in distress.

'Sasori.' He thought as he stood up, no longer wanting to sit. 'You may have been a simple human whom I kept alive, but you were still a valuable being to me.'

"Your subordinate has failed me." A gruff voice said from a magic circle appearing near this man's ear.

"I know." The man replied in a huff.

"Don't cop an attitude with me, boy."

The man didn't respond.

"You got balls kid."

"I have been told."

"Since you failed to acquire the boy, I should kill you. But you are valuable, and the position you hold makes you even more valuable."

"I know."

"But remember this, fail me once more, and I will kill you, Doflamingo."

The caller ended the call.

Donquixote Doflamingo walked out of his house, his glasses reflecting the afternoon's sun as the wind gently pushed against his feather-like pink overcoat.

'Sasori, I will avenge you.' Doflamingo thought as he made a call. 'Even though you thought otherwise, I did care for you.'

"Yes, Doffy?"

"Vergo, Sasori has been killed."

Kyoto Hospital…

Kakashi felt anger towards himself as he lay on the hospital bed before Yasaka and Lucci.

"So, an old Hero some how stayed alive for hundreds of years, and was the reason why Minato vanished." Yasaka said sadly as she looked at the Minato puppet, which Kakashi had brought back with him.

"Yeah, I… I failed to stop him due to my lack of emotional control." Kakashi admitted with shame. "I should have been able to stop Sasori with my Kamui, but I became laser focused on stopping the puppet."

"Don't beat yourself up, Kakashi." Lucci said as he looked at his kneeling teammate. "Yes, you got to emotional, but you did stop Minato from being used for evil. He would be proud of you."

Kakashi felt some of his burden lighten, but still hated the fact that he had put Lee, Ravel, Irina and Naruto in danger.

"How is Lee?" Kakashi asked as he looked up.

"Lee's leg was healed, but had gotten poisoned so he is in surgery currently." Yasaka informed Kakashi. "He and the others will be able to leave in a few hours."

Ravel, Irina, and Naruto were currently hospitalized, for different reasons.

Irina needed simple healing while Ravel needed lightly more despite her natural immortality.

Naruto had to have a poison purged from his body and he had to stay awake while they painfully expunged the substance from him.

Rin Uchiha being the head of this specific surgery.

Kakashi exhaled.

"We will bury Minato properly." Yasaka said sadly, looking at her home's hero.

Kakashi nodded.

"Kakashi, you also didn't use your observation as much." Lucci said as he pointed out the new scars on Kakashi's body.

"Yeah, I know. But I am more of an Armament user over Observation. Unlike you." Kakashi retorted.

Lucci smirked before he and Hattori turned to leave.

"Well, I guess this will be the last time we see each other for a while, good luck in training Naruto." Lucci said as he opened the door. "Heads up, he is very stubborn, but can be a quick learner."

Yasaka and Kakashi smiled softly as they watched the door close.

"He really does care." Kakashi stated as he laid down.

"Yeah, in his own way." Yasaka replied as she looked at the Mink. "I must be going myself."

Other Room…

"This seems like overkill." Ravel said as she pat Ameyuri and Gilga on their heads while she and Irina sat on hospital beds.

"You both received injuries, and since you are close to Naruto," A yokai nurse said as she healed Irina's last injury. "It isn't a shock that we would want to make absolutely sure you are okay."

Ravel and Irina chuckled nervously.

"Well, I do…" Ravel said before stopping, remembering where she was.

The nurse, who was a horse Mink, pulled her hands from Irina and wrote something on her clip board.

"Alright, both of you are free to go, however, we do recommend no fighting for a few days." The nurse said as she left to give her paperwork to the appropriate person in filing.

Ravel and Irina started to change, jumping a bit when they heard Lee scream.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"

"Ouch…" Irina said as she looked nervously at Ravel, who was pulling up her panties.

"Yeah…" Ravel said in agreement as she picked up her bra. "Sorry for dragging you into this, Irina."

"No, it was something I wanted to do." Irina said as she put her own underwear on. "Naruto has done so much for me, so I was repaying… the favor."

Irina's heart pounded enough to be noticed by its owner.

'Why am I… feeling this way?' Irina questioned as she slipped her pants on. 'Issei is the one I like, so…'

Irina blushed as she thought of Naruto and her bickering earlier.

"Irina, you feeling alright?" Ravel asked as she put on her dress.

"Yeah." Irina answered far to quickly, her short hair pushing up from the heat her red face let off.

Ravel blinked, head tilting in confusion before shrugging it off.

"Okay, lets go check in on Lee." Ravel said as she zipped her dress up and slipped her shoes on.

"Okay." Irina said as she finished pulling her shirt on, slipping her jacket on as she moved.

The two, with the Grim returning to Ravel's shadow since they didn't want to cause a panic, walked down the hall and found Lee's room.

The door slammed open, Lee, perfectly healed, trying to run away.

"COME ON LEE!" one of the doctors shouted as he and a few nurses tried to keep Lee from running. "WE NEED TO GIVE YOU SOME SHOTS AND DO AN X-RAY JUST TO BE SURE YOU SHOULD BE WALKING!"

"NO NEEDLES!" Lee shouted before he activated three of his inner gates, his horn becoming an inch and a half long, his skin once again red as he over powered the doctor and nurses and running down the hall, running past his King and Irina.

The two women blinked before turning to see Lee turning the corner.

"LEE GET BACK HERE!" The doctor shouted before he and the nurses chased after him.

"Well, that happened…" Ravel said before she walked up to a nurse. "Excuse me, where is Naruto Bael at the moment?"

The nurse, Rin Uchiha, looked at Ravel.

"Ms. Phenex and Ms. Shidou, right?" Rin asked as she looked at them, getting a nod. "Naruto is out of surgery now, the poison has been removed and we healed him, so he is fine. He left a while ago."

"He left?" Irina asked, full of concern. "Do you know where he went?"

"Hm…" Rin hummed as she put her finger on her lip in thought. "I believe there is one place he might be."

Naruto…

Naruto pulled back after lighting the incense next to the lilacs he bought and placed at Jiraiya's Grave.

Kunou sat in his lap as he clapped his hands together, Kunou following suit.

They said a small prayer for Jiraiya.

'Master Jiraiya,' Naruto thought as he opened his eyes and looked at the grave, a very sad smile on his face. 'Once again, thank you for everything.'

"Naruto, you feeling alright?" Kunou asked after they stopped praying, cuddling up to her fiancé.

"Yeah, I am feeling better." Naruto replied as he hugged Kunou, running his hand through her hair, scratching her ear to get her purring.

"I love you, Naruto…" Kunou purred.

Naruto smiled as he continued to scratch Kunou's ear.

His ear twitched and he turned to see Ravel, Irina, and Rin, each one holding small violets.

"Naruto." Ravel said as she and the others got closer.

"Yeah, we just…" Naruto said as he took a deep inhale, his head on top of Kunou's, who was looking at the girls like a predator. "Wanted to visit."

Rin, Ravel, and Irina put their violets next to the lilacs, saying a small prayer.

Naruto chuckled a bit.

"Something funny?" Rin asked as she stood next to Naruto and Kunou.

"Yeah, a little." Naruto said as he looked at Ravel. "Just thinking of what he would say."

Rin chuckled a bit.

Naruto smiled, whispering into Kunou's ear, making her smile before they were covered in smoke.

Ravel and Irina took a step back as they saw Naruto had transformed into a large man with a mane of long white hair, a kabuki style clothing, a head band with the Kanji for 'Oil' on it.

Kunou had transformed into a younger Naruto.

"Naruto, I, Jiraiya the Toad Sage, am jealous!" Naruto said, imitating Jiraiya's way of exaggerating speech. "Jealous you have a beautiful girl like Phenex wanting to be with you."

"But Master Jiraiya, how could you be jealous if no woman would ever be with you?" Kunou asked, imitating Naruto's voice perfectly.

Rin busted a lung laughing as Naruto and Kunou collapsed, dropping their transformations, laughing as well.

Irina and Ravel were so out of the loop their brains temporarily short circuited.

All the while, Lee was running away from the doctor and nurses.

Chapter 22, DONE!

Okay, so, Kakashi and Lee seem to have been weakened, but they weren't. Yes, Lee is a very strong fighter, but Sasori wouldn't let him get in close. Kakashi was fighting his master's corpse, so he was attacked mentally and didn't want to destroy Minato's puppet, thus he used Kamui so he could bring it back.

I know the fight was weak, it isn't my best, but it was a slight subversion of a trope. Most of the time, newly introduced teammates are instantly the best, but this showed their weaknesses, and so the next time they are in a fight, it will be a better time to shine.

Some of you may have noticed I added Irina to the harem list, and that is because I am adding her to Naruto's harem, and will have some, steamy interactions with her harem sisters.

Well, that is actually all I wanted to say, so please, leave a review for the chapter, even if you hated it.

Oh, here is a small segment I forgot to add to the last chapter.

OMAKE…

Sasori's Torture…

Meanwhile…

"Here." Sasori said as he forced a glass of liquid down Naruto's throat. "This will allow you to talk."

Naruto, having no choice or drown, drank the liquid and after several moments he felt the muscles in his face stop hurting and relax.

"Why are you doing this?" Naruto demanded, trying to stay calm before he felt terror when a large scorpion like tail embedded itself into the wall next to his head.

"I don't think you understand your position." Sasori said as he pulled his tail back. "But if it is any conciliation, you won't be killed."

Sasori looked up and down Naruto, analyzing him.

"But, to pass the time, why don't you tell me about your… friends." Sasori said with a hint of cruelty and sick enjoyment.

Naruto stayed silent.

"Oh, don't be like that, werefox." Sasori goaded. "I know all about your life with the devils, but your friends, Rias, Sona, and Ravel… what about them? Tell me about their peerages and what can they do?"

"Why would I ever tell you that?" Naruto demanded.

Sasori ignored the aggression and laughed.

"Why? Well, I want to expand my art." He said as his wooden hand snapped its fingers and lights lit up, revealing all the excessive puppet parts and few completed puppets. "I am Sasori, and I wield the Sacred Gear known as: Corpse Party."

"Never heard of that type of gear." Naruto stated with spite.

"It isn't a common type." Sasori stated as he sat down… well, stopped moving. "It isn't an overly powered type either, but what it allowed me to do, that is where the terror of my gear is revealed."

Sasori pointed at his Hiruko puppet, which he was residing in.

"This body you see, it itself is a puppet that was created from the corpse of a human."

Naruto's eyes widened.

"I see you understand what that means." Sasori continued. "Most of these puppets you see around you are wood and metal, while this one, and my true master pieces, are made out of humans or yokai of extrodinary power. I call them: Living Flesh Puppets."

"You are sick." Naruto muttered.

"Art is beauty, which is in the eye of the beholder." Sasori countered. "Now, tell me about the peerages, I have been feeling like making new puppets from your friends."

Naruto felt anger grill into his body as his captor looked at him serious in his words.

"I'm not saying anything about them to you." Naruto declared.

"Hm, too bad." Sasori said as he moved over, turning his back to the young werefox.

A boombox appeared and Sasori stepped out of Hiruko, pressing a button.

(Insert Jojo Part 5: Torture Dance Music and Dance Moves)

Sasori started dancing, much to Naruto's confusion.

Hiruko turned his head, manipulated by Sasori, and he started moving in time with Sasori, both side stepping and then leaning backwards.

One of the incomplete puppets was pulled off the shelf, and it joined in, all three mimicking Each other as they continued to dance.

"REALLY!" Naruto shouted, looking at Bratja Rasa, nearby at his computer, jumping at the sudden shouting. "A MOTHER FUCKING JOJO REFERENCE!"

"Uhm… yeah?" Bratja said nervously.

Sasori, getting control of himself, realized what he had been doing and growled at Bratja.

"You have three seconds." Sasori said as Hiruko's tail started to move.

"FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!" Bratja shouted as he bolted from the table, dodging Hiruko's tail.

"KAMEHAMEHA!" Bratja shouted, blasting Hiruko's tail and sending Sasori into the wall.

"DRAGON BALL Z?" Naruto shouted in angered confusion.

"FUCK YOU NARUTO YOU ARE RUINING MY FUN!" Bratja shouted as he punched the werefox.

*CHOMP*

"OW, YOU FUCKING BIT ME!"