Chapter 16


His ears twitched and Naruto perked up when a sound he came to recognize as Kunou crying reached him. He made to stand up and check up on her when Yasaka's voice rang through their home.

''Naruto! You mind checking up on Kunou?''

''Of course!'' He responded loud enough so she'd hear him as he made haste to their bedroom where their daughter lay in her crib. Her eyes were squeezed shut and was wiggling around while wailing. He quickly leaned down and reached into the crib, taking her in his arms and lifting her up with care before bringing her close.

Her cries seemed to subside a bit as if knowing he was there for her as he looked her over, not noticing any foul smell and her diaper had no signs of haven been used. So ruling that out he began to softly rock her in his arms, humming a soft tune he had heard from Yasaka that usually worked to calm her when she was crying.

Naruto was glad it was working when he did it as well as her cries slowly died down and he moved up a thumb to wipe away the tears that stained her face and giving her a small smile. ''Already awake huh, little one. Were you crying because you wanted your papa to hold you?'' He could swear she made something akin to a nod while her lips curved into a smile even if just for a second or less.

But it was gone before he could be sure of it and was now staring up at his face while making noises without an actual meaning.

With her in his arms he made his way back to the living room, sitting down and holding her firmly against him as she stopped making sounds. Her behaviour was quite interesting, it was as if she already recognized who he was to her with how quickly Kunou quieted when in his arms.

He leaned his head down and began making weird faces at her, trying for some reaction which he got. Though not the one he wanted as the necklace that hung around his neck slipped out of his shirt, Kunou's golden orbs immediately moving to the gleaming gem that was now dangling from left to right, her small arms reaching out for it.

Deciding to humor her, Naruto brought his arms up and undid the necklace before placing it in her grabby arms. Her eyes were twinkling as she held the green gem. ''Ah Kunou! No, that's not what it's for!'' He said with a soft laugh as he watched her bring the jewel to her mouth and bite on it with her gums. She even managed to look smug while doing so.

''C'mon Kunou~'' He gave the cord a gentle tug. ''If you let go I'll bring you to mama since I think you're hungry.'' As if they were some magic words she obeyed and let him retrieve his necklace, securing it around his neck before getting to his feet and beginning to search for Yasaka.

''Oooh Yasakaaa~!'' Naruto said in a singsong as together with Kunou he walked through their home. While he was now used to its large size and he prided himself in knowing what each room served for, it didn't mean he knew where Yasaka was at given that she hadn't told him.

He knew she was, well, somewhere inside but that didn't really mean a whole lot..

Continuing on he walked past a door that silently opened, unheard by him. It wasn't until he froze for a second or two when he felt two soft mounds press into his back followed by a pair of slender arms that wrapped around him from behind.

''Got you~!'' She whispered playfully from behind before he turned around and leaned down slightly to peck her on her lips.

''You did.. And your reward is to feed Kunou.'' He nodded in satisfaction while ignoring the deadpanned look she sent him. Nonetheless she rolled her golden orbs before they landed on the small bundle in his arms which she gently took from him.

Kunou kicked for a bit after being taken from her father but quickly stopped when Naruto kissed her on the forehead which made Yasaka pout. ''Mou~! How do you do that?!''

He shrugged for he honestly had no idea either. ''...Uhm, dunno?'' Instead of responding to him, Yasaka loosed her haori a bit, she didn't bother wearing anything underneath with how often she had to feed Kunou and her nipples were rather sensitive to be confined to a bra. She moved her daughter closer to her teat who quickly took it in her mouth and began to suckle, she herself leaning slightly against Naruto who supported her by massaging her shoulders while looking down at Kunou from behind.

''She must be really hungry.'' Yasaka felt his warm breath graze her ears which twitched at the sensation. She hummed a response though as Kunou continued to suckle.

''She does. I kind of expected her to be done by now.'' Just then Kunou let her nipple go and Naruto was quick to take their daughter from her arms and allow her to secure her haori. He held her close and made her bounce lightly for her to burp which had the parents snicker a bit.

''Cute~.'' He cooed as he nuzzled his face against her. He smiled as she reached out and one of her small hands grabbed his nose and squeezed it. He gently shook his head free only to quickly realize that was a mistake as Kunou immediately burst into tears, making his eyes widen and look at Yasaka to see her eyes sparkling with amusement. ''A-Ah! Kunou sweety, don't cry please?'' He held her close and swayed a bit on his feet.

Her wails continued however and he did his best not to let any panic set in. ''E- Erm.. How do I.. What about.. Er, Kunou if you stop crying we'll go outside?''

That seemed to do it as her wails came to a slow stop, he blinked a few times in bewilderment and turned to Yasaka to see her with one of her delicate eyebrows raised. ''Well then…'' Not quite having expected that. ''You in for a walk to the park?''

''Sure.'' She answered with a small but amused smile on her face.


''Lord Michael, they've woken up.'' Came a frail sounding voice belonging to a hooded figure. It was distinctly male and there was a slight pause with each word, revealing the speaker's age and gender to be of an older man.

''Have they now?'' Answered a handsome looking man with long blond hair and deep green eyes that shone with kindness and compassion. ''Have they shown any signs as to trying to break free?''

A shake of his head was his answer.

''They have not my Lord. They're more confused than anything. Though, it may be of notice that they seem to be speaking Japanese, though with a strange dialect.'' That piqued his interest.

''Japanese? Maybe the Shinto have something to do with this… I'll discuss this later. I'll be visiting them later as well. Make sure that as long as they're behaving to treat them well.''

''Of course my Lord.'' The priest bowed like he was thinking of doing anything but.

''Thank you for your information, Father August.'' Michael bid the aged priest farewell. Once he had left a bright light originated from the Archangel who teleported out.

He reappeared in a white room that seemed to go on forever and inside where his brother and sisters, the Seraphs were present.

''Something the matter, brother Michael?''

''Not at the moment, no. I have been informed the.. captives, have started to wake.'' That earned him their full attention.

''Oh? Have they said who they are and where they're from?''

''No, I have not yet spoken to them. I'm planning to once I'm done informing you all. Interesting of note is that a priest in charge conveyed to me that they're speaking Japanese thought with an strange dialect.''

''Japanese? You think the Shinto may have something to do with their sudden appearance?''

Michael shook his head. ''I can't say at the moment though I doubt it. There's no reason for them to do so. Relations between our factions are close to non existent, same for the other factions barring the Youkai that reside in Kyoto.''

''I guess there's no reason to presume anything until we get a better idea of who we are dealing with.''

''I second that, brother. I'll be visiting them then, I trust you four to keep The System up and working.'' With a small smile, a glow once more surrounded the Archangel as he left.


The facility the prisoners or 'guests' were being held was an underground base located beneath the Vatican. Michael never liked the place but when dealing with people or beings that held an animosity to his own people and belief, even they had to get their hands dirty.

Of course it didn't mean it still had the same use as it once did centuries ago during the Three Faction War.

He walked past two guards that were making sure no one unauthorized got in or out. Opening the door upon seeing him.

Immediately upon entering he saw that their attention was on him. The argument that they appeared to have come to a halt as he eyed them just as they did to him.

''Greeting, I hope you've been treated well?'' He spoke to them. They understood him just as he would be able to understand him for much like Devils, they too had an ability to speak and understand any language. Well, as long as they weren't speaking actual gibberish, that is.

''..Yes, we've been taken care off well.'' His green eyes swiveled over to the right where a silver haired man sat up against the headboard of the bed he had been placed in. ''Erm, excuse me for asking but, are we all that you found?''

''I'm glad to hear that and yes, we found you passed out in a field not far from here. How so? Are there more of you then?''

''Correct uhm..''

''Oh.'' The Archangel blinked before giving an apologetic smile. ''My apologies, Michael is what you may call me.''

''Alright, Michael, I'm asking since we're missing a few of us. We were wondering if they're kept in another room. I am Hatake Kakashi. or Kakashi, by the way.''

''Well then Kakashi..-san,'' Michael was a bit unsure about using the suffix but seeing no protest he continued. ''We found you lot passed out four days ago and brought you in. You likely noticed you're confined since we couldn't take any risk with your sudden appearance. Especially with our relationship with the Shinto aren't favorable and we remain unsure about which faction or pantheon you are aligned with.''

''Understandable.'' Kakashi admitted, not saying a word about the strange terms such as faction, pantheon and 'Shinto' that were used and Michael noticed how no one else talked but the silver haired male. Though he was also the oldest looking one in the room and seemed to hold authority above the rest.

''Also, we were able to sense you all hold some sort of energy within you. It has similarities to the one used by Youkai but we can tell it has some noticeable differences.''

Here Kakashi narrowed his visible eye. ''Youkai? What's that?''

''You don't know about Youkai?'' Michael looked rather surprised. ''They're a faction that resides in Japan. They're capable of using chakra and have ties to the Shinto which is why we've taken these precautions with you since we assumed you had some ties to them.''

''I can honestly say I've never heard of them before. We don't have them where we're from.''

''And where is that then? Since your sudden appearance has raised our interest. We even took some blood samples and ran it through a database but we hit nothing with any of you.''

''Ah, well…'' Here Kakashi scratched the back of his head while giving an awkward look at the blond man. ''I'm not sure if I should tell you even if you'd believe me but we're not from this world...


A soft smile played on Naruto's face as he gazed down at Yasaka with half lidded eyes as she sat on his lap and cuddling with Kunou.

They were in a park, his back resting against a tree where they took refuge in the shade as the sun was out in full. This was heaven.

...Well, not literally given that there was an actual heaven but to Naruto, it came as close as possible. There was no doubt in his mind there were few if any situations that could be better than the one he currently was enjoying.

So it came as no surprise that with the relative silence and the presence of the woman that held his heart and their daughter that he ended up dozing off. Eyes fluttering to stay open but in the end he was still defeated.

''...to? Naruto?''

His eyes slowly opened as Yasaka's voice reached his ears. He blinked a few times to push away the somewhat blurry image and was met with Yasaka's face that was mere centimeters away from his.

''Hwa?'' He mumbled unintelligible before shaking his head lightly. ''What's the matter Yasaka-chan? Something with Kunou?'' His eyes flickered over to the infant she held securely and from the looks of it was enjoying a nap as well.

''No Naru, they're asking if we can come along as they've got someone suspicion held captive.''

''Eh?'' He looked at her confused before spotting a guard standing not too far from them. ''Alright but why do we need to to be there in person since that's nothing out of the ordinary?''

''I'm not sure either but the captive mentioned your name. It wouldn't hurt to check, we can leave after.''

''Of course, I'm just wondering. Hope we're done soon as I am hungry.'' At that moment his stomach made itself heard with a growl that caused a light blush to form on his cheeks.

''I'll prepare us something once we're back home.''

''You're the best Yasaka-chan!'' He leaned in and took her lips with his own before standing up and lifting her with him and letting her stand on her own two feet. He turned to a guard who was waiting not too far away. ''Lead the way~!''

The guard gave a nod as Naruto followed with an arm around Yasaka who carried their child. The couple followed him to a building not too far out. It wasn't anything standing out too much, looking like just another old building from the outside.

Though on the inside was a whole different story. This facility wasn't for human prisoners but supernatural, Youkai that commited crimes being the main focus as it was heavily reinforced. Not to mention that everything took place one floor down as they walked down the stairs to meet blank walls around them.

''Erm, why is he held here, if I may ask?'' Naruto inquired of the guard.

''We sensed he had a lot of power within him, similar to yours Naruto-dono. He complied without issues, though.'' They entered another room after a long hallway, this one having a large, one sided window through which they could see the captive and Naruto released a gasp.

''Something wrong?'' Yasaka turned to him, looking curious as to see why he reacted like he did.

''Yes…'' He was rather quiet as his eyes didn't leave the person held in the room next to theirs. ''He's from the same place I'm from,'' Yasaka's eyes widened. ''He's also the one that caused that one scar I have.'' He rubbed his chest and her golden orbs quickly lost their warmth as she sent him a narrow eyed stare. ''How's he here though?''

''I guess that's what we're going to find out?''

''True.'' He nodded before pausing as her words hit him. ''We?''

''Yes, we.'' Yasaka gave him a look that dared him to argue. When she saw he wasn't going to, she smirked in triumph. ''Now let's go. You mind giving us some privacy?'' She turned to the guard who quickly understood and made his leave.


Sasuke stared idly ahead of him. His fingers were tapping atop of the cold metal table in front of his seated form.

How long were they going to keep him here?

They said they were bringing in someone with more authority but it was taking quite some time and let them all know that he was not a man of much patience. He could just get up and leave, whatever they had put on him, some sort of restraining seal didn't work. While he had felt his chakra being sealed off for a moment before it was gone.

He initially assumed it was working as intended but since he was able to activate his sharingan it proved it hadn't.

Still, the only reason he allowed himself to be taken in was due to him having no clue where he exactly was. He had only woken up a day ago with a massive headache as he had found himself in an empty field. Not to mention all alone.

He did know he wasn't in the Elemental Nations anymore.. Unless people with animal features were common and he somehow had never seen one. Yeah, he was definitely not going with the latter.

When Sasuke finally heard the door being opened, he slowly turned his head only for his eyes to widen to the point he thought they'd fall out of their sockets. ''N-Na-Naruto?'' The name left his lips in a shocked whisper as he watched the blond walking over. There was no doubt about it. The hair, that shade of blond and not to mention those whisker marks he had on his cheeks, even if it was much more faint. The chakra he sensed from the blond all but confirmed so.

He looked so different but he was also the same. Older, more mature, heh, Sasuke never thought he'd use the latter to describe the blond. His eyes held a certain edge to them that was new.

His onyx orbs moved to the woman that entered with him. She was beautiful, even he'd admit so. Otherworldly even as no woman he had seen before held a candle to her. Her face held delicate features and exotic orbs of molten gold. Long blond hair held in a loose ponytail and curling downwards almost to her feet.

She had a voluptuous figure he wasn't sure was attainable by an actual human and her outfit, a kimono that revealed a lot of cleavage with a chest that was the biggest he'd seen, surpassing even those of the Fifth Hokage.

He was tempted to activate his sharingan and ingrain the image in his mind but something told him that would not be wise. It was also then that he took note of the small bundle she was holding while standing close to Naruto.

''Hello.. Sasuke.'' Came his greeting as the blond stood opposite from him. Didn't expect you, well, here.''

''Naruto…'' Once more his name left the raven haired young man's mouth as he was still lost for words.

''Mhm. That's me. I really wonder how you ended up here as I've admittedly not tried finding a way back since I wouldn't even know where to begin… Oh,'' He perked up which earned Sasuke's attention who watched as the blond wrapped an arm around the beautiful blonde and to his shock kissed her on the lips and seeing her reciprocate. ''This is Yasaka, you can say that she's my.. partner? Girlfriend? And the bundle in her arms is my, our daughter, Kunou.''

At that information, time seemed to stop for Sasuke as his brain melted at the information. Naruto, the loud, idiotic, orange wearing and overly happy blond was here. In front of him. And not just that, but somehow he matured and landed himself a woman Sasuke wanted to say was way out of his league, even his own and every man he could think of. And to finish it all off, the blond had even beaten him and was already a father!

With all of that Sasuke was left with no other option as he passed out, his head thumping onto the table as a moment of silence followed, one which was eventually broken by Naruto's laughter as he watched his old teammate pass out like that.

''..Naruto.'' Came Yasaka's first and only warning as she gave him a light smack to his head.

''Yes-ouch!'' He yelped as he rubbed the back of his head while sending her a teary-eyed look. She rolled her eyes.

''Stop overreacting Naru.'' Yasaka said and he quickly complied. ''What are you going to do about him?'' She nudged her head towards the unconscious form of Sasuke.

''Eh, not sure.'' Naruto scratched his cheek. ''Guess wait for him to wake up. I wonder if he's here that means others are as well.''

''Well, no reason to mull over the possibilities when we can wait and ask him ourselves. I'm going to see if I can get an extra chair in here.''

''There's no need.'' He stopped her as he sat down and patted his lap. ''You can sit right here.''

Looking at him for a handful of seconds, Yasaka lightly shook her head but complied with a small, almost unseen smile as she leaned back into him. His arms wrapping around her from behind as he nuzzled her.


Sasuke blinked his eyes open as he slowly regained consciousness. The gears in his mind working as for a moment he was unsure where he was until he remembered the events leading up to his current state.

He shot up in his seat, mouth open to say something only for no noise to leave him when opposite of him was Naruto, the blond woman in his lap as they were playing with the bundle in her arms.

For a moment he swore he saw nine tails, golden and bushy like those of a fox surround her but it was gone when he blinked.

''What happened?'' He asked of them, earning their attention.

''You passed out.'' Naruto stated bluntly.

Sasuke sent him a dry stare. ''I know but-'' He paused himself when the information came rushing back. Everything up to the moment his vision had turned black. ''...Nevermind.''

A tense silence followed.

''I still don't know how this…'' He gestured over the woman in his lap, Yasaka, he recalled Naruto calling her and their.. daughter. God was that weird to think about. Weren't they the same age? Not even 18 but already the blond had managed to land himself a beautiful woman and has a daughter with her.

''I mean, there's not much to say. I arrived here and they took me in. She allowed me to reside with her after telling her about myself and it just happened? I guess you could say it wasn't love at first sight but there definitely was some spark of sorts, no?'' Yasaka nodded in agreement. ''And, well, she was the one that came onto me first and how could I refuse? She's beautiful, kind, gentle, powerful and very sought after. I was honored that she liked me and thankful as well as she's given me the family I always wanted.'' Naruto pressed his lips to Yasaka's cheek causing her to blush and both the gesture and his kind words.

''I see.. And I assume it's also why you didn't bother finding a way back?''

He hummed. ''Yeah, after Yasaka and I became a couple I didn't even bother. Why would I want to go back? A place where I'm hunted for something I hold that I had no say in? After being here I have come to realize that I looked at Konoha with rose tinted glasses. I had no one, I was considered nothing but a joke, a jester. The girl I used to like hit me for the littlest things, my so called 'friends' which knew little about me aside from my name and aspirations, the latter only because I was a dumbass and screamed it out to the world at any occasion I could get. One of them even ran a lighting covered fist into my chest.. It's peaceful here. I don't need to fear for my well being due to a group of criminals after me, nor risk my life for an ungrateful village and a broken system. It was just me and Yasaka, Kunou now as well.'' He finished his rant with a deep sigh and feeling like a weight had been removed off his chest.

Sasuke wasn't sure what to say after that. It came as a surprise to hear the blond's words. He never knew the go happy blond was a mere mask for he was actually hurting. Sure, he knew a tad bit about him, not much more than anyone else.

He was an orphan, someone who never knew his parents and the love they provide. Sasuke hadn't missed the looks that were sent the blond's way back when they were genin either. Yet, he never spoke to the blond about it for he wasn't even sure how to.

''So.. what now?'' He then asked as he motioned to himself.

A moment of silence followed by a sigh as Naruto shook his head. ''I'm not sure to be honest. There's a lot I can do. I have thought about this scenario more than once, though not exactly as it is now-Oww, Yasaka!'' He yelped, cutting off his own sentence when he felt her pinch his leg.

''Behave Naru.'' She simply said and felt him nod.

''I was going to! You had to let me finish..'' Naruto whined childishly before controlling himself. ''Where was I.. Ah yes.. I guess you're free to go?'' He looked and saw Yasaka nod. ''There's no reason to keep you here. You can do your own thing, whatever it may be. Oh, just wondering but are you the only one here?''

Sasuke was quick to understand his question and shook his head. ''No, there are a few others. It's how I ended up here in the first place though I was all by myself.''

''Mhm. I see. Perhaps they'll show up soon as well. At least I can get that over with then.'' Naruto gave Yasaka a gentle tap on her thigh as she got the message and stood up. ''I'll have someone come by and write some stuff and afterwards you're free to leave.''

''Wait! Are there more people around like these ones with animal features?''

''Yeah. There are angels, fallen angels, devils, dragons even actual Gods are around. You only need to worry about the first three though and even then the former should ignore you. I guess I'll have them drop you some books you can read up on as well, it's the least I can do..'' He made to leave with Yasaka and Kunou after that.

''Naruto,'' The mention of his name had him pause. ''Thank you.''

The blond could see genuine gratitude reflecting in his eyes and gave a light nod.

''No problem. We had some memories I cherish and I while we also have some issues with another, I wouldn't like seeing you as a Devil the next time we meet.'' Having said his piece he held open the door for Yasaka and left after her.

All by himself, Sasuke made himself as comfortable as he could as he was hit with regret as despite what he had done to Naruto, the blond still helped him out even if he didn't deserve it. He was also thinking about how the blond now had it all and a part of couldn't help but feel jealous as the three had looked like a perfect little family.

He shook his head to clear himself of those thoughts. He was now just waiting. He was already planning on looking around for any others.


End Chapter.