Original Posted On: May 4, 2020
Beta Read by: Heckelman88, Crowfeast, Tachyon99, xhope14x, Neostardustdragon101
Review Response:
AscendedHumanity: I fully agree. I have seen this happen so much in the lives around me. We aren't the same as we were as children, and the same applies for Naruto, who has lived for a very long time, two lives in fact. So, after all that, he changed for the best and worst.
Giblenator: Hm, that sounds a bit extreme.
Redlox2: Yes, I have plans for Irina.
Calderoneric758: It actually was a nod to Werefox of Bael, but I do have an idea for the 'new universe' as remember, time flows differently for each one. AVALANCHE TIME MOTHER FUCKER! Yeah, Rias's rude awakening/shattering of her pride will result in something drastic like that.
Guest: Well, he is talking to one of the strongest beings, specifically about his wives, so if he went to far, Issei would be six feet under.
Guest: I will show this through out the story, because why spoil the surprise if Xenovia gets with Irina, right?
XenoBlaze: Oh, and when this bomb goes off, someone is going to get hurt.
Spark681: Yeah, Kokabiel's reckoning will be soon.
E. Hero Caliber: Well, the only piece Rias has left is her Rook piece, so I could do that if I decide to. Allows me to free up Rossweisse.
Darkmaster10000000: 1: I say a 20 for how bad Rias's pride is shattered. 2: Yes, there is a pecking order. And people have been suggesting Popo jokes ever sense I had posted the last chapter.
Guest: Yes, there is a reason for Ddraig to be afraid of Naruto. The baby was Great Red's baby dragon. I didn't explain it correctly.
Guest: Yeah, me too. That was my favorite part of the last chapter to write.
BigBoySpartan: Same here, actually. But this chapter is another fluff one, but for sure, hopefully, next chapter shit will go down.
BioWind: Can I be frank with you? I actually am very angry with Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Why? The ending. I expected the whole game. What I got… WAS THE GOD DAMN MIDGAR PORTION! I WANTED THE WHOLE GAME, NOT A FRAGMENT! I FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN CHEATED OUT OF A GREAT GAME EXPERIENCE AND MY MONEY! IF ANYONE HAS AN EXPLAINATION TO WHY THEY DID THIS, PLEASE TELL ME BECAUSE I ALMOST DESTROYED MY TV WHEN I REALIZED THE GAME WAS OVER WHEN SHIT WAS GETTING GOOD! (Deep breathes, Deep breathes) Okay… sorry. I am just so pissed. It hurts. Why? Why cut the game in half like this?
Kragh50: Naruto, disguised as Menma Namikaze, wrote the Naruto Light Novels, which his editor found Kishimoto and he drew the manga, which was than adapted into an anime. So the Light Novels are almost finished, with Naruto just about to complete his final fight against Sasuke, obviously changing it to the point where he doesn't get drawn into the DXD universe.
Crywolfseven: Thanks, this chapter is more fluff, I can't keep away from adding shit before I get to the point. Does that make me a bad author? Hm, something to think about.
Lilhuesos: Thank you.
Darth56: Yeah, I had a lot of fun with the Great Red scene, and it is set up for a future mini arc. Yeah, Sona's peerage will be stronger than Rias for a while.
AxeMan18: You were the first to get the Werefox Reference, thank you. It is also a Light Novel Series too, written by Naruto himself under the disguise of Menma Namikaze.
Chronosign: I like the prank for Odin. For Kokabiel, I think what I have planned is much worse… much worse.
Juan Antonio Dircio Quezada: The universe Naruto created is the Werefox of Bael Universe, a current ongoing story of mine. I believe, if I do it right, Rias will change after the Kokabiel arc. Thank you.
Demiwizard202: Here is the next chapter.
Nickclause: Thank you.
WindCitySlayer1: Thank you.
Zuyiko Wolf: Yes what?
NaruAi2018: Thanks, I'm glad I was able to portray Sona and Rias as two different characters. One who sees past the fiction and accepts it. The other one who sees past the fiction and refuses to accept it. Hm, you make a good point with the new Universe, it is a hassle, but that isn't always the case, cause remember, this Naruto basically is the ten tails jinchuriki with Kaguya's powers on top of that, so the limitations on his powers are different. For Rias, yes, their will be a confrontation with them later, but it won't be as simple as 'Hey, you see what you did wrong, train under me'. No, Rias fucked up, thus she won't receive training from Naruto specifically. For Basara, that all depends on if he learns God is dead.
MonokumaFan002: Thanks, I like Basara too. Yes, his SG is basically Brynhildr still, everything is the same, however, his heritage is going to be different and most of his 'forms' are going to be tied to his SG.
Primarx: Thanks, yeah, I did, very easily in fact. The drinking scene was my favorite part.
TheB: Yes, he did. Not just any Universe, but my Werefox of Bael universe.
Dlowe265: Thank you.
Walbar37: Yeah, and the fight was short because of how different Canon Xenovia is to Irina. When she cut Issei, she felt bad, but knew it was to prove a point and didn't take it to far. This Irina knew that she didn't want to fuel a fire more with excessive force, so she fought smart and used her sword's ability in a pretty genius way I feel.
Current Harem:
Zest, Gabriel, Lucoa, Serafall, Penemue
OKAY, LETS READ THIS SHIT! I DON'T OWN NARUTO OR HIGHSCHOOL DXD!
"Hey" = Speaking
'Hey' = Thinking
'Hey' = Memory
"Hey"= Sacred Gear/ Communication link/ Tailed Beast
Chapter 41: Price for Freedom
Sona watched in disbelief as Irina and Xenovia hugged each other.
"I missed you, how have you been?" Xenovia asked as she held her friend, whom she hasn't seen in a very long time. "Man, you have changed so much since I last saw you."
Irina blushed at this.
"Same to you, you aren't the scrawny girl from the Vatican anymore." Irina replied.
"Hey, that's rude." Xenovia said as she pouted.
Irina laughed and then pointed to Basara.
"This is my teammate, Basara Toujo." Irina introduced. "We are on a mission…"
"Is it an exorcist mission?" Xenovia asked, taking in the cloaks and gear they wore.
"Yep." Basara replied. "It's nice to meet you, Irina talked about you a lot when we started working together."
Xenovia smiled.
"Okay, I think we should get home." Zest interrupted as the night sky started to become dark. "You two have a place to stay?"
"No…" Basara said, realizing that they needed to find lodging for the night.
"You can stay with us." Xenovia said excitedly.
"Sure, but we have to meet someone important, Naruto Uzumaki." Irina replied.
"Oh…" Zest said as she looked at Sona, who looked like her brain was short circuiting. "You can come with us. Naruto should be awake by now anyway."
"Wait, you know him?" Irina asked.
"Of course, I do, he is my husband." Zest said with a smirk as she showed her ring.
Irina and Basara were in shock.
'He has more than Lady Leviathan and Lady Gabriel?' They thought.
"YES, SLUMBER PARTY!" Xenovia shouted as she hugged Irina again.
"Sona, you okay?" Zest asked worried.
"Isobu said she passed out, so I think we should take her back with us to the house, Zest." Son replied.
Zest sighed and picked Sona up, placing her on her back before she led Xenovia and the Exorcists to the Uzumaki home.
Meanwhile…
Kiba ran through the woods before he stopped.
Jack, being hidden with her magic, kept up with him and made sure he wouldn't do anything stupid.
Kiba eventually stopped, taking deep panting breathes before he summoned a sword and swung it.
"OW!"
Kiba blinked when he noticed that the person who he slashed was Naruto, whose hand had blocked the sword, which was imbedded in his hand.
"Damn, kid." Naruto said tiredly, recovering from his hang over. "That stings."
Kiba recalled his weapon while Naruto sat down and healed his hand.
"You are pretty pissed off," Naruto stated as his hand started to close. "Want to talk about it?"
"No, sir. I don't want to." Kiba said with angry politeness.
He turned to leave.
"Revenge is nothing but a dead end if it is your only goal." Naruto said wisely, stopping Kiba in his tracks. "You are being consumed by this desire. You seek your own destruction, Yuuto Kiba."
"WHAT WOULD YOU KNOW!" Kiba shouted, turning and glaring at Naruto. "YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ME, NOR THE STRUGGLES I HAVE BEEN THROUGH. SEEING MY FRIENDS GET KILLED TO FURTHER THE RESEARCH OF AN INSANE MAN LOOKING TO HARNESS EXCALIBUR!"
Naruto wasn't phased by this outburst.
"I joined Rias with the goal of destroying those swords, and over time, I seemed to forget that. Now that Excalibur is being targeted, I can find them and get rid of them for sure." Kiba vented, feeling a bit better on letting out his feelings. "Nothing will stop me from avenging my friends who died to let me escape."
Naruto looked at Kiba with pity.
"I have a friend who was like you once." Naruto stated as he tapped the ground next to him, prompting Kiba to sit, which the young man did. "He was full of hate towards his brother, who slaughtered his whole family, leaving him alive. He festered this hatred for years, and when someone offered him great power, he betrayed me and our home. When he eventually killed his brother, he learned the truth, that our village leader took the necessary evil to protect out village: He ordered my friend's brother to kill his family."
Naruto looked at Kiba, who looked back, hanging onto every word Naruto said.
"My friend could barely accept that truth, and in retaliation, he planned on attacking our home. The home who betrayed his family." Naruto said melancholically. "I had to fight him, and during that battle, we both lost."
Flashback…
Naruto, in Six Path's Ashura Kurama mode, glared at Sasuke, who stood across from him in his Perfect Susano.
"SASUKE!"
"NARUTO!"
The two giant's lunged, large scale attacks in their hands as they clashed.
The two avatars vanished, leaving Naruto and Sasuke, flying towards each other, Chidori in Sasuke's left hand with a Rasenshuriken powered by all the tailed beasts, making the core black, in Naruto's right hand.
Right as they were ten feet apart, Naruto thrust his hand forward, extending his chakra arm and slamming the Rasenshuriken into Sasuke's Chidori.
Wind beats Lightning.
Thus, the Rasenshuriken sliced through the Chidori, cut Sasuke's left arm off before hitting him and detonating, the millions of small wind blades cutting Sasuke's chakra network to nothing.
Naruto felt tired as he lost the ability to fly when he fell out of Six Path's Sage mode, falling into the water with Sasuke's left arm.
End Flashback…
"What happened after that?" Kiba asked.
"My friend found love and had a family." Naruto explained. "After so many years of hate, wandering around in the darkness, he found a light to hold onto. His wife and daughter."
Kiba nodded.
"Do you have something like that, a light that can disperse the darkness in your heart?" Naruto asked.
Kiba looked at the ground.
Images of the peerage and Tsubaki Shinra from Sona's peerage flashed through his mind.
"Yes… I do." Kiba answered.
Naruto pulled Kiba into a one-armed hug.
"It's okay to ask for help, it isn't a weakness. It's a strength." Naruto said as he released Kiba and pulled a blue crystal from his pocket. "As you know, I have been around for a long time, and because of that, I have seen many horrible things. The Holy Sword project was something Michael would have never allowed, and after they stormed the place, they found this, and the souls in this crystal were begging to find a boy of your description."
Naruto handed the crystal to Kiba, who looked at it and started to tear up.
Kiba gripped the crystal tightly.
'My job here is done.' Naruto thought as he stood up, while the spirits of Kiba's friends appeared.
"Thank you, for helping us." They said to Naruto, who smiled as he waved good bye as the spirits turned to Kiba.
"Sensei."
Naruto blinked and saw Jack appear beside him, turning off her cloaking magic.
"Hey, Jack, you saw that?" Naruto asked.
"I saw all of that." Jack said with a cheeky smirk.
Naruto smiled and patted his daughter on the head.
"You been eating well, and doing your school work?" Naruto asked as the two of them walked away from Kiba, leaving him with his friends.
Both feeling the new power growing within Kiba.
"Yes, I am eating well, and the school work…" Jack said, her visible eye looking away. "I've been doing it."
Naruto looked at Jack and laughed.
"Just like me, I didn't like studying either growing up back home." Naruto chuckled as he picked Jack up and put her on his shoulders. "Let's go home and eat, Zest should be making something good tonight if Kuroka hasn't blown up the kitchen again."
Meanwhile…
"Kala, do you think we made the right choice?" Mittelt asked as she and Kalawarner, in casual wear, walked home from the grocery store.
"In what, food?" Kalawarner asked.
"No, in joining Rias's peerage." Mittelt asked solemnly. "I have enjoyed it, I thought I would hate it, but I am actually having fun. But…"
"A part of you doesn't like the fact of being turned into a devil." Kalawarner finished, getting a nod from her fallen sister. "I agree. While it has been fun, I don't like the fact that I have become my sworn enemy. I guess, with time, we will learn to accept our new lineage."
"Well, I could help you get out of this predicament."
Both women turned and saw none other than Valper Galilei.
"Valper?" Mittelt asked, having known about him from Kokabiel's inner circle.
"Hm, indeed I am." Valper replied calmly. "I am here with a mission from Lord Kokabiel."
"What mission?" Kalawarner asked, before shaking her head. "Sorry, but we can't obey…"
"If this mission is carried out, then Lord Kokabiel shall help restore you to your original forms, without the power and weaknesses of a devil defiling your bodies." Valper interrupted, making both Mittelt and Kalawarner listen. "Your mission is quite simple. "Steal Excalibur Mimic and kill the two exorcists that brought it here. When you do, go to the old church in the town to the west of Kuoh, where we are stationed. Only then, will we purge that fiendish devil power out of you and return you to your normal state."
Valper walked past them.
"If you decide to decline, then a painful death awaits you. Have a good day." He stated before he vanished down the street.
The two fallen/devils didn't move.
'A way… to return to how we were before?' they thought.
"Kala, what… what should we do?" Mittelt asked, fear evident in her tone. "I mean, we can become full fallen again, but we would be branded as traitors by the devils. Or we decline and be hunted down by the fallen, branded as traitors."
Kalawarner put a comforting arm around Mittelt.
"It's going to be okay." Kalawarner said comfortingly. "We will make it through this, together."
Mittelt gripped Kalawarner and hugged her tightly.
It was not an easy decision to make for them.
Uzumaki House…
"Wow, you look much cooler in person." Basara said as he shook Naruto's hand.
"Thanks, I do try to look cool." Naruto said with a cocky smirk. 'Like Sasuke, but a better personality.'
"I can't believe you didn't tell me you were related to the Golden Protector." Irina said in annoyance as she shook Xenovia, whose eyes were now spiraling.
"It didn't come up before…" Xenovia said before she was dropped.
"It's nice to see you again, Irina." Naruto said as he greeted the young lady.
"It is, Naruto." Irina replied, shaking his hand.
"Gabriel called me a while ago, and she informed me that you want my help dealing with Kokabiel." Naruto said, the tone of the scene becoming serious.
"Yes, we know that he is most likely coming for Mimic, so it would be best if we stayed here." Basara said, hoping to stay here.
"Weakling." Diego stated as he passed out some coffee for everyone.
"What was that?" Basara asked, not liking Diego's tone.
"I called you a weakling." Diego replied as he and Ravel grouped together. "You having to come here and beg for help just proves to us that you are weak."
"Hey Pot, names Kettle." Shirone interrupted. "Have we met?"
"OOOOH, BURN." Kuroka stated loudly before the two sisters laughed at the glare Diego gave them.
"I see, you are one of those arrogant assholes." Basara stated as he stood up, dropping his cloak to reveal a similar outfit that Irina had. However, it was not a unitard, but a pair of tight pants, a T-shirt cropped to show his abs, elbow length fingerless gloves, and combat boots
Besides that, the over all design was the same as Irina's.
"You want to try me out, human?" Diego asked, feeling threatened by this mere human's tone.
"Okay, that's enough of that." Zest said, exuding her chakra and pressing down on the two boys. "We have a sleeping guest, so if there is noise, she will wake up."
"Who is the guest?" Jack asked.
"Sona. She was leading us here, but when we bumped into Zest and Xenovia, her brain must have been overwhelmed and she passed out." Irina said as the chakra pressure was undone and the two boys sat down.
Ravel laughed at Diego, who sent her a betrayed look.
"Sorry." Ravel said as she kissed his cheek.
"Aw, Birdbrain is in love~" Shirone joked.
Ravel blew a raspberry at Shirone.
"Okay, so, Sona is here. That works for me." Naruto said as he stretched. "I need to talk to her about training anyways, but yes, we will gladly help you with this mission of yours. And you guys can stay here."
"Okay, but won't it be… crowded?" Irina asked, having taken notice that this home housed six people normally, with her, Basara, Sona and Naruto it was at ten people.
"Oh, don't worry about that." Kuroka purred. "This house has been enchanted with magic and chakra to expand to house as many people as necessary."
"Really?" Basara asked, having never heard of that type of power.
"Yeah, it is." Naruto replied. "With magic and chakra, anything is possible… even reviving the long deceased."
Zest noticed Naruto's tone and body language become sad.
"Alright, since we have ten people here," Zest clapped. "We should start making dinner. Who is up for hot pot?"
"ME!" the teens said, even Diego and Ravel.
As the teens scrambled to get the tables together, set and the food ingredients with the hot pot, Zest and Naruto went upstairs and sat down.
"Naruto, you okay?" Zest asked, worried about her husband.
"Yeah, just…" Naruto sighed, his hand on his forehead. "Just thinking about what I could have done."
Zest pulled Naruto into a hug with his face pressed against her breasts.
"It's okay to be sad, because the past is always going to have should haves. But it shouldn't dictate out current actions." Zest said comfortingly, running her hand through Naruto's hair.
"I know." Naruto hummed. "It is something we all learn as we get older."
Zest placed her head on his.
"You aren't alone, Naruto." She reminded him. "You have us."
Naruto smiled and snuggled into his wife.
"Thank you." He said before the smell of cooking hot pot started to fill the house via the air ducts for the ventilation system.
"Seems like dinner is getting made," Naruto muttered as he stood up. "And my hang over still isn't fully gone."
Zest laughed a bit, but knew Naruto was still troubled.
"Alright, let's get going." Zest said before she kissed him and took his hand in hers.
Naruto smiled as the two of them made their way down stairs.
They saw the teens sitting at two long tables pushed together with a very large hot pot in the center.
"Hey, what took you guys so long?" Kuroka asked as she sat next to the head of the tables, blue flames courtesy of Kuroka and Matatabi cooking the food at the best temperature as a form of training in flame control. "The food is nearly done."
"I bet it is." Naruto replied as he took his seat.
Zest took her seat next to Jack.
"Hey, who is looking after the children?" Shirone asked, taking notice none of Naruto's younger kids were there.
"Lucoa and Penemue took them on a small field trip to Indonesia." Naruto said as the food was done, he summoned nine small chakra hands, each armed with a pair of chop sticks and when the blue flames dimmed to signal it was going to keep the food warm as it was fully cooked, Naruto used these hands to snag all the beef.
"HEY, THAT'S CHEATING! THIS ISN'T GINTAMA, NARUTO!" Xenovia, Shirone, and Kuroka shouted.
Naruto bellowed with laughter as he divided the beef up among everyone and then the rest.
Zest laughed at his antics along with everyone.
The world seemed to dim, focused on this happy moment of their lives.
Skip, that night…
Irina slept like a baby, huddled next to Xenovia while Basara slept in the room next to them.
Next to him was Ravel and Diego's shared room.
Across from them were the rooms of Shirone, Kuroka, and Xenovia.
At the end of the Hall, was Naruto and Zest's room.
The house was quiet, filled with subtle breathing and snores, and the rooms filled with the full moons lunar glow.
Slowly, the window to Xenovia's room unlocked and was carefully opened.
A small, cloaked individual slipped in and carefully looked over the room, spotting Mimic still attached to Irina's arm.
'With this…' They thought as they reached out for the sword. 'With this… I'll finally be free. Right, that's what you said… you said I would be free from this servitude, Lord Kokabiel.'
Their hand touched the holy weapon, forced to be pulled back.
'Damn, that holy aura hurts…' they thought, not making a sound as they controlled their body to its max. 'But I have to endure. For my freedom, I'd give up anything, even my own body or dooming the world.'
This person grabbed the sword and it undid itself from Irina's arm, not waking her up.
Pain shot through their arm before they wrapped the cloth-shape shifting weapon in a cloth that subdued its presence and aura, now no longer hurting them.
'Yes…. My freedom is all but secured now.' This person thought, smiling under their cloak, eyes watering.
Before they could get to lost in their celebrations, they made their way to the window and exited, closing it, locking it.
All were at rest, in the Uzumaki house.
Chapter 41, DONE!
Well, this chapter is again, more fluff. But it is necessary, as I feel that the next chapter will have the Kokabiel confrontation.
However, don't get your hopes up. I can end up just setting it up more if something pops into my mind.
Also, the fight might make it a long chapter with how many characters I have and with what I plan on doing.
I actually have a hopefully pretty unique idea for the Kokabiel arc that I don't think anyone will see coming, like at all.
Anyway, what did you guys think of this chapter?
Did I make a good set up?
Who was that person who took Mimic? Did Mittelt or Kalawarner betray Rias for freedom?
As usual, please send a review, even if you hated it, because it helps me avoid trouble and situations for this story and its future arcs.