Hello everyone, I hope you like this newest reboot/remake chapter.
Chapter 4: Reboot
*Yawn*
Was the single sound that came in the night, originating from one blonde who's pair of eyes open up to be greeted by the ceiling, seeing it's still night time, moving his eyes across the room that had a red glow, what he saw through the window was a red moon. Upon seeing it, he leaves his bed to make his way to the window, stopping as he stared at it in wonder.
"This is..." As he thought about it, his eyes slowly narrowed.
"Naruto..." As his name was called, shuffling was heard from his bed, gaining his attention. "Come back to bed." Spoke none other than Akane who was in her underwear, staring at the guy in bed.
"Ok."
With that response, he heads back to bed, entering it as he snuggles up with her.
"Gotta say Akame, I can get used to this."
yet in an instant, everything changes as the scene changes to day time and with a single blonde having landed on his head.
"OW!"
As he shouted, he came to realize he has fallen out of bed but his eyes widen not from falling out of bed in the morning but from Akame who was fully dressed and staring at him.
"It's time to prepare breakfast," As she spoke, she removes her hand from her waist with the same passive expression on her face. "also did you say my—." In an instant, she was cut off by Naruto sitting up as his cheeks were red.
"N-NO, I didn't say anything!" As he quickly said it, his eyes widen as his denial was pathetic, more so her eyes fixated on the fact that something seems about ready to burst from his boxers and judging from the size it was bigger than average.
"What's that?"
Almost immediately his eyes widen and slowly his gaze shifts down to his underwear and quickly he turns around, concealing it fast.
"I-It's nothing," His voice was shaky. "give me a couple of minutes and I'll be ready!"
After this was said, she just stares at his boxers with Naruto's embarrassment increasing until she said it.
"Do you need to beat yourself off?"
"DAMMIT AKAME!"
In the end, minutes went by of the awkward conversation and she left Naruto by himself which he was already getting immediately dressed yet as he finished, for a split second he could have sworn he saw someone in the mirror, another man yet when he looked at it, he was gone.
The blonde places down his silverware, having finished his food next to the others.
"Thanks for the food!" Shouted the fellow blonde who proceeded to give Naruto a flirtatious smile, causing him to look away as he takes a drink of his water before he blinks with a little surprise.
"Huh? Mine and Sheele aren't awake yet?"
"Yeah, but its always that way."
With that reply from Akame, the girl began reaching out for the food but was grabbed by Naruto.
"Don't even think about it Akame," As he spoke, the gaze Naruto gave her was a serious one. "you already had your share."
His words gained a small laugh from Leone.
"Any excuse to hold her hand huh?" Leone said, causing Naruto to blush as he lets go which Akame proceeds to grab the first bowl, eating it all fast but Naruto grabbed the second one, taking it away from Akame who stares at Naruto.
"No more food for you, you have had enough—" Naruto was stopped as Akame gives him a smile like she did when she took his shirt off glad he didn't get hurt.
"Never mind..." As not rescinds his words, he hands her back the bowl which she proceeds to gobble it down the wipes her mouth with a napkin.
"I don't get it, do you have a high metabolism or something?"
"Naruto, we're serving ramen bowls for lunch."
That was her response to his words as she stood up, gaining a sigh from Naruto whole Sheele enters the room, completely out of it and makes her way around the table which Naruto scoots out, looking at her as he spoke.
"Sorry Sheele, but Akame-wait, what are—" Naruto stops as he became dumbfounded, Sheele without realizing it had sat her herself upon Naruto's lap, giving the blonde a good feel of her yet due to the morning, a certain part of him wasn't asleep yet as Sheele blinks in surprise as she starts wiggling her butt before placing a hand on her chin.
"Odd, why do I feel like I'm sitting on something hard, and it's twitching?"
As that was asked, Leone was having trouble not bursting out laughing while Naruto was unable to speak due to the fact she kept wiggling her butt against his crotch, somehow having yet noticed Naruto was there.
"WHY DOES THIS HAPPEN TO ME?!"
"This time, our target is the slasher we keep hearing about in the capital. He appears late at night and takes people's heads indiscriminately. It's uncertain his many he's killed." Was what Najenda informed them of, all gathered in the meeting room.
"Zank the Executioner?" As Naruto muttered that, he was looking at his picture.
"From how you sound, it's obvious you've never heard of him? You must have really lived in the sticks." Upon hearing that accusation, Naruto spoke up without even looking at her.
"And there goes the pink banshee."
"PERVERT!"
As she shouted that, Naruto raised an eyebrow.
"Aren't you the one who walked in on me naked?" As he asked that, she burst into a red blush, recalling how the blonde/Man-Meat was changing as she charged in, demanding why he wasn't ready yet for there mission...only to be greeted by quite the sight and a full-body look of a man. The memory had resulted in her turning into not a blushing mess, glaring at Naruto with anger while the blonde looks at the paper.
"I'll be the one to find and stop him." Just after saying that, Bulat suddenly pats his head.
"Well, wait a sec, Naruto."
"Huh?"
"Zank stole the warden's Imperial Arms and started his random attacks. We should travel in pairs, or you'll be in danger." Upon hearing that advice, the blonde just stares at Bulat before looking away.
"Hey, boss... Did we ever find out what imperial arms Zank has?" Pinky's question had immediately earned a response.
"Sadly, we're still looking into that."
"Then he won't reveal things so easily... That's troublesome." The lioness muttered just as Naruto thought of something.
"Can you tell me more about this subject of imperial arms since I'm from—" He was suddenly cut off as Akame's sword is next to Naruto.
"Something like this." When he heard that, Naruto proceeded to take out his own weapon.
"This is a good opportunity. Let's explain it to Naruto." When he heard that, his attention was drawn.
"Around a thousand years ago, the Emperor who founded the empire was deep in thought. He wanted to protect his kingdom forever but he knew someday he would die. However he thought of weapons and armor that he can pass down into the future to make the kingdom everlasting, so he ordered that weapons of utmost intelligence be created. Materials from legendary super-leveled danger beasts. And rare metals like orichalcum. The best of the best were summoned from around the world. The first Emperor's power and assets produced forty-eight weapons that could not be reproduced today, and they were called Imperial Arms. Imperial Arms are all-powerful. And among then are said to be some that have the power of a thousand men. The retainers that revived the Imperial Arms were able to achieve even greater military gains. However, due to the great civil war five hundred tears ago, about half those weapons disappeared throughout the land. And that's that." With all that said, Naruto looks between the two Tengu.
"Ichizan Hissatsu: Murasame. If you are cut by this enchanted sword, cursed poison enters the wound, leading to death. There is no antidote for the poison. Hundred Beast King Transformation: Lionel. An Imperial Arms shaped like a belt. Users turn themselves into a beast, increasing their physical ability's. sense of smell is also heightened, enabling them to track enemies. Adventurous Spirit Battery: Pumpkin. An Imperial Arms that takes spiritual energy and expels it as chock wave. The more the user is in a pinch, the more destructive its powers. Demon Binding: Incursio. An Imperial Arms armor with impregnable defense. Because the bearer is at great risk wearing this, normal people die if they try to do it. Infinite Variety: Cross Tail. An Imperial Arms consisting of strings. He can spread them, creating a barrier that can find traps and enemies. It also has the ability to bind and sever. It lives up to the name "Infinite Variety." Creation Bisector: Extase. Imperial Arms in the form of giant scissors. It possesses the power to bisect anything in the world. Because of its hardness, it can also be used for defense. There are also Imperial Arms that have trump cards. Incursio can take advantage of the materials it was constructed of and make itself invisible for a short while. Because the Imperial Arms have such potential, invoking such trunk cards, one rule has been inviolable through the ages. Using these weapons with murderous intent, with the exception, will ultimately resist in a victim. Meaning, if Imperial Arms wielded were to fight one another, one is guaranteed to die... The target, Zank, is an Imperial Arms user. Even if the battle ends in a draw, both work fees cannot live." Once that was said, confusion appeared on Naruto's face.
"What about mine?"
"That is hard to explain."
"How?"
As there exchanged happened, the others listened in closely.
"That imperial arms was never said to have been made, it appeared 500 years ago during the Great War, it has multiple abilities which have been forgotten except for one, which is that those who have a wicked heart that was cut by the blade will get there soul pulled out and sealed within the sword itself to be tortured forever in a nightmare realm. That imperial arms is by far the most dangerous since it has more abilities that are unpredictable as well as... It has a soul within it." The moment he heard that Naruto's eyes widen.
"The imperial arms is alive, it has a wicked personality and can only be wielded by those with anger and hatred in their hearts. It is known to take over its users which makes it even more dangerous." As she explained, the others just stare at the Blade.
"No wonder why it chooses me... After all I'm—" He stops the moment he noticed that the others just were staring at Naruto, knowing everything from what Najenda told them.
"That's all I have to say, go hunt down the prey that the heavens cannot judge."
"We're in charge of this section." the Raven-haired girl said to her partner, one spiky-blonde, both in the capital at night.
"Their so scared of the slasher that there staying inside—" Naruto stops as he grabs Akame before she would him, pulling her close behind a wall just as a group of soldiers.
"The imperial capital guards, huh..." As he muttered that, his eyes widen as he looks down to see his chest against Akame's, her breasts pushed against his chest and all she does was look up at Naruto.
"..."
No words were said from her, nor her gaze was telling him her thoughts as he stumbled back
"Let's go, man-meat."
"...dammit...I'm becoming a pervert without even trying."
The two were looking around as they were located outside a shop for food, Naruto finally standing up.
"You're going to the bathroom?" It was with that question, he nodded and walks away, going to a dark alleyway which he proceeded to go to the bathroom before he zips his pants up, having finished Yet freezes, due to the fact he was watched by someone and turns fast yet he freezes, what he found was a woman with long red-hair and facial features close to his own.
"Mom?"
It was with that word, she ran with him following After in a hurry.
As minutes went by, the gas stopped in an opening at the top of a structure with Naruto taking deep breaths.
"Mom, how are you alive, both you and dad were killed by the slavers?" His demand for a question earned suspicion as she just smiles.
"Even seeing the dead, those eyes..."
The moment he heard that his eyes widen at see that her form changes to reveal a large man.
"Looks like I showed you something rather special. Good evening." As he spoke, Naruto had already deduced who he was, glaring at the man while he takes out his sword while the other two blades.
"You can call me, Zank the Executioner." As he introduced himself, the man just smiles happily and was just about to speak when Naruto suddenly charges, swinging his sword but Zank dodges it easily.
"This is splendid! You thought if you attacked while I was talking, something would come of it? Impossible... Impossible. I can see everything in your heart!" His words only angered him.
"You'll take a huge step, then swing from above..."
"Then strike up."
"Which was a fake then you win for my throat!"
Each thing he said had happened and each time it was canceled, resulting in Naruto just continuing at slashing yet he keeps missing and receives more slashes on his body.
"Come on is that all you got tho I'm guessing what you saw must've hit a nail on its head?" As he spoke, Naruto continued to attack yet something he said next stopped him.
"Is that all? Yet it seems that you lost your parents at a young age from slavers, I can tell just by looking at you. I remember hearing something about that inside of the imperial palace." This caused him to stop on his tracks.
"What?"
A laugh was earned when he heard that.
"That entire camp was supposed to break the kids down until they were nothing then build them back up and mold them into assassins for the empire, you didn't know that?" When he heard that, his eyes only widen as Zank laughs more.
"So... Everyone I cared about... My mom and dad... My friends... It really was because of the Empire itself...?" His words and hair covering his eyes caused Zank to smile more.
"Yes, I also was in love with executing the children when beating them didn't break them, killing children in front of children did just the—" Zank stopped as that smile slowly disappeared at seeing something while Naruto finally realized what's caused him to get this anger, recalling six years ago, was Zank killing children when they didn't listen. By the time he came back to reality, Zank looked terrified at what he saw then more so as Naruto's face contorted and twisted into a sinister smile as darkness poured out of the sword.
"GuEsS I mIsSeD oNe!" With that said, the darkness covered him as he began changing, growing taller while his face is covered by the mask, this caused Zank to take a step back upon seeing Wicked Jester and his everlasting smile.
"Eheheheheheheheh AHAHAHAH! GUESS I BETTER CLEAN UP THE REST OF THE MESS I MADE, AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!" As he laughs loudly like a psychopath, he swirls that weapon that once again becomes a long Katana.
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"Now I'll show you what death is, and be grateful I won't take your soul... I'm already full of all those slaves I killed!" With that said, he charges much to Zank's terror as it was already on top of him with laughter at its arms extended and closed in.
By the time Akame had arrived in minutes, what she found was Naruto with his back turned to her as he had returned to normal, yet he was completely covered in bloody standing in a pool of it as well. In front of him laid the massacred body of Zank, his body parts such as his arms and legs yet he was somehow still alive, if by a few seconds.
"You can't hear it anymore can you, the screams of the people and children you've killed...your free now, from your own suffering." As Naruto said that, he saw Zank's earphones shatter, while he stares at the sky with tears appearing in his eyes.
"The voices... Have stopped. S-Splendid... Splendid... Only a monster can kill a monster, thank you, Naruto..." With those words, a stray tear fell from his eyes as his head falls to the side. Once over, Naruto turns to Akame who had wide eyes, staring at the lifeless body while he just walks past her, sheathing his sword.
"I'm going home...",
"I lost control again guys... Sorry..." Was the apology he gave in front of their grave, back at headquarters yet his attention was drawn towards another upon an apron falling on his head, causing him to lift it a little as turns to Akame.
"What are you doing? It's time to prepare dinner. Even wounded, there are things you can do."
All he did was stand, not really caring at all.
"Why do we kill... Why do people hurt others?...why is this world hell..." As he asked himself these question, he looks far away at the view.
"Akame... I'll tell you something but swear not to tell anyone..." His sudden words have confused her, not expecting to hear that
"What?"
Was the simple word she asked while Naruto turns to face her, approaching the girl so he could walk past her.
"After I send the Prime Minister's soul into Wicked Jester's world and give my village the money it needs...I'll kill myself..." Those very words had horrified her, only able to stare at his back while he was walking away.
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