Original Posted On: June 16, 2021
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PauloPT90: I'll do my best to explain the time travel aspect. As for Kurama's reaction, it all depends on who will arrive first.
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Guest: Thank you, I was just so unhappy with where the story was going, so that is why I redid everything.
Dig Saddler: What? Oh… OH SHIT WE REACHED OVER 1000 REVIEWS! Yes, that is exactly what I based this time travel off of. It's the DBZ version of time travel, Multi-verse theory. As for Kurama not being in the future, you'll see.
Rosaurocunanan16: Thank you for your support, I read each and every one, and I know. Werefox of Bael isn't on the same level of Sage of Legend (And in some ways, Return of the Golden Protector). It is a different kind of story, so that is a factor to remember, but then it is a sort of remake of Ghoul of Gremory, and I might remake this story, but change it again. I mean, Werefox and Ghoul have Naruto as a creature of great power and hidden abilities. Certain ideas were carried over from Ghoul, like Ravel's Grim Familiars. Hell, if I wanted to rewrite Werefox, Naruto could be in Sona's peerage. Sorry about that. Anyway, to answer your questions, you will just have to see what happens chapter by chapter as they come out. But I feel you will like this chapter.
Harem:
Kunou (When she is 16), Koneko, Ravel, Kuroka, Xenovia, Irina, Rossweisse
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 62: Among Us
Kyoto…
Kunou stood with Sengoku as the devils, Azazel, and Lucci waited at the train station.
"You guys didn't need to come with us to wait for Sakazuki." Sengoku told Azazel. "Lucci and I would have been enough protection."
"True, but we need to meet our new comrade eventually, so why wait, right?" Azazel asked cockily.
"Hey, the train is coming now!" Issei called out as he looked down the track.
Indeed, said train appeared, slowing down to a stop before the doors opened.
Sakazuki, AKA Akainu, stepped out, towering over everyone except Sengoku.
"Sengoku." Sakazuki said respectfully with a bow before turning to Kunou. "And Lady Kunou. It is an honor to meet you."
Sakazuki bowed, catching the devils in the corner of his eye.
He stepped between them and Kunou.
"Wait, Sakazuki, they are our allies." Sengoku stated before any fists were thrown.
Lucci felt his instincts going crazy as he looked at Sakazuki as he stood down.
'This guy, the Akainu…' Lucci thought with narrowed eyes. 'He is strong.'
Lucci closed his eyes, spreading his Observation Haki's life sensing power.
"GET DOWN!" Lucci shouted as he jumped into the air, Tempest Kicking an assassin.
Sakazuki turned and grabbed the assassin by his clothing before slamming him to the ground.
"Who sent you?" Akainu demanded, his power flaring. "Why are you here?"
"Fu-ck you…" The assassin gasped as he was bleeding.
Sakazuki didn't hesitate as the hand holding the assassin turned black.
'Haki?' The devils thought while Sengoku and Azazel watched with serious faces, while Sengoku covered Kunou's eyes.
Contrary to what the devils thought the darkening of Sakazuki's arm, the temperature started to get warmer as sweat started to form on Sakazuki… however it was not sweat.
But liquid magma as his shoulder bloomed into the molten stone, deadly gas rising from him.
"HOLD YOUR BREATH!" Sengoku shouted as he pulled Kunou away.
Lucci, the devils, and Azazel backed away as the assassin screamed in pain before he was engulfed entirely in magma, deader than a pile of nails.
"The only way to keep the peace…" Sakazuki stated as he stood up, his arm returning to normal along with the temperature. "Is to impose Absolute Justice."
He glared at the horrified devils, smirking a bit.
"So, when you deal with your enemies, you should keep this in mind." Sakazuki mentioned before he walked off with Sengoku and Kunou, talking about what had happened the last few days.
"That guy is insane…" Saji muttered as he and the rest watched Sakazuki walk away.
"He is someone you never want to cross." Lucci informed as he had a snarl. "He is someone that won't hesitate to kill a comrade if they turn their backs to their enemies. He is Sakazuki, the Red Dog of the Union of Monsters."
"He is a monster." Irina muttered as she collapsed, shaking. "He could kill anyone with a single blow…"
Xenovia put her arms around Irina, helping her stand.
Lucci snorted.
"Due your best to stay out of his way." Lucci warned. "Now, I feel like you need to go back to your class. Don't you need to go see the sights of Kyoto?"
Issei, Asia, Xenovia, Irina, Lee, Kiba, Saji, and the rest of Sona's peerage left, leaving Azazel, Rossweisse, and Lucci to follow Kunou, Sengoku, and Sakazuki.
"… If and when they attack, Lady Kunou," Sakazuki said politely to the young leader. "I would prefer you to flee. We don't want the enemy to get ahold of another member of the royal family."
"No, I will not flee!" Kunou stated sternly as Lucci, Azazel, and Rossweisse got close enough. "I am the head of Kyoto, so I shall not leave while my people fight to protect me!"
Sakazuki didn't show it, but he was irritated with Kunou's decision.
"But, if we are unable to recover Lady Yasaka, then Kyoto will need you to take charge, as you have." Sakazuki tried to explain.
"No." Kunou stated, not fearing the being before her.
"I believe the young lady has made up her mind." Rossweisse stated, making Sakazuki turn to her with a glare.
"I know you. You worked for Odin." He stated as he looked her up and down. "You are a devil now I see, who is your master?"
Rossweisse felt his heated glare dig into her body.
"Yes, I am a devil." Rossweisse answered. "I am in service to Ravel Phenex, youngest to the Phenex family."
Sakazuki returned his attention to Kunou, no longer interested in Rossweisse.
Meanwhile…
"LUCKY SON OF A BITCH!" Issei shouted tearfully as he watched a man scream 'BOOBS' and assault a gorgeous woman, groping her breasts before security tackled him and pulled him away.
Asia pouted and pinched Issei's side, making him wince.
"Now isn't the time to be doing this, Issei." Lee stated as he clenched his fist, a fire in his eyes. "We must train while we wait for the enemy to finish their schemes, so we can foil them!"
"Sounds good to me." Kiba stated as he looked at the rest. "What about you guys?"
"Sounds like an amazing idea." Saji replied as he and the Sitri Peerage separated from the Gremory and Phenex peerages. "As Student Council Members, we need to keep an eye out for everyone else, so we will get as much training in as possible when we can."
"Later." The Gremory and Phenex members said before they found a secluded area.
"Wow." Xenovia mumbled as she drew the new Durandal.
The powerful sensation she felt emitting from the sword as she held it was much more intense than it was before.
Xenovia grunted, nearly collapsing as the tip of her blade nearly hit the ground as it started to glow brightly with Holy Magic.
"XENOVIA!"
Xenovia clenched her teeth as both of her arms were shrunken to the bone up to her shoulders, Durandal sucking the magic from her body.
"HEY, GIVE THAT BACK!" Xenovia shouted as she heaved Durandal up with her boney arms.
Durandal refused, sucking more of her magic into itself, glowing brighter.
"GIVE." Xenovia grunted as she gripped Durandal. "IT." She poured magic and 'grasped' the stolen magic. "BACK!"
Durandal fought against Xenovia's will, but with her grip on magic, Xenovia successfully regained her magic back, her arms returning to normal.
Xenovia gasped as she swayed, nearly falling as Asia ran to her side to check in on her.
'Durandal…' She thought as she looked at her weapon, her partner. 'No… Ex-Durandal… I guess I'll have to master you before anything else. You problem child.'
"Damn, that seemed intense." Issei stated as he summoned his Boosted Gear. "But it won't be as intense as this training will be."
"Right." The Gremory and Phenex peerage said in unison as they started to train in the secluded area.
Hero Faction…
"We have a few days left before the Full Moon, Georg." Cao-Cao said in excitement as he and Georg walked through their current hideout.
"Yes, Cao-Cao." Georg replied as he felt anticipation for the night after next. "And then, when the moon is full, we will summon Great Red, and kill it with our own hands."
Cao-Cao smirked darkly as he gripped True Longinus.
"Yes, and when our goal is achieved, we shall prove that humans can be strong, if not more, than all other races!" Cao-Cao declared.
He stopped as he felt Mihawk, Heracles, Jeanne, and Siegfried approached them.
"And we shall then topple the factions?" Mihawk asked as he kept his hawk-like eyes sharp on Cao-Cao. "If not, then what shall we, the Hero Faction, do after the defeat of Great Red, the Dragon of Dreams?"
"We shall do what we want." Cao-Cao answered before he turned back to Georg. "How is Yasaka doing? Is she prepared to be used in two days?"
"As to be expected, she is not complying, so we had to… force her to eat and bath." Georg mentioned as he got a sharp glare from Mihawk. "Don't worry, she remained uninjured."
Mihawk didn't show any emotions on his face, keeping calm and stoic.
"Don't be like that, Drac." Jeanne said chipperly. "We are your friends, so you can trust us."
Mihawk cracked a smile… creeping out Jeanne as he chuckled.
"What's so funny, Mihawk?" Heracles demanded as he stepped up.
"It's funny you all think I am your comrade." Mihawk stated calmly. "Don't forget, Ophis is the reason why I am even here. Without me, you would have been unable to sneak into Kyoto without detection. Even if we fight on the same side, remember, I am not your friend, nor your savior."
He turned his back and walked to his room.
"That guy is an enigma." Georg stated in irritation. "Always thinking he is better…"
"But that attitude is earned." Cao-Cao chuckled. "He is the best swordsman of his generation, probably better than that fishman Vali keeps around, and that guy's weapon absorbs chakra and magic."
As the Heroes finalized their plans, Yasaka finished healing in her cell, a collar around her neck as she sat in Seiza position.
'Kunou, please, be safe.' She thought repeatedly in her head.
Meanwhile, Kuoh…
"Koneko, calm down." Rias tried to say as Koneko shot across the house, looking for Naruto before turning to the door.
"I have to find him!" Koneko stated before she opened the door, only to be stopped when she ran into Inazuma (Male).
"Inazuma?" Koneko asked as she stepped back as she realized who she ran into.
"You said something about Naruto?" Inazuma asked as he entered, sipping from his wine glass as he strolled to Rias, Akeno, Tsubaki, and Sona. "Nice to meet you, I am Inazuma. I am second in command of Kamabakka Queendom, but that is not why I am here."
He pulled out a flyer.
"I am here to bring you to the Phenex's, because they are in danger." Inazuma stated before explaining what happened.
Underworld…
"Alright," Vergo stated as he and his King, Serafall, stood before Riser, his peerage, Edward Zagan, Pamela, and Groot. "We shall only go and retrieve the Phenex peerages. If the leader, Kurama, is there, do not fight him…"
"Or you will die." Serafall stated as she remembered Kurama's attempt on the Original Satan's lives. "He is not an enemy you can deal with. If he is there, then Vergo and I will deal with him."
"Yes, Lady Leviathan." Riser, Yubelluna, Edward, and Pamela said in unison, Groot and the members of Riser's peerage nodded.
Vergo didn't say anything as he activated a teleportation circle.
Genbu…
"Alright," Nathan asked as the crowd quieted down. "Who's next?"
"I'll go." Matatabi stated as she stepped up into the ring.
Nathan nodded as he turned his head to face the Phenex Peerage.
Ravel looked at her remaining peerage.
'Thankfully, we have the Boa sisters here.' Ravel thought as she looked at the sisters, Sandersonia and Marigold, before looking at Kuroka and Kakashi. 'But who should we send out? Kakashi could go, but without his Sharingan he could be at a disadvantage. Kuroka with her Resshuken could lead to a victory, but we don't know the abilities of this woman.'
"I'll go." Kuroka stated as she looked at Matatabi as she stretched. "We are both cats, so I think it could be fun, nya."
"That's a strange reason for a fight." Sandersonia said in concern. "Why don't you let me or Mari fight, Kuroka. We could…"
"Can you hurry up?" Matatabi said in irritation, wanting to fight and get it over with.
"Hold your horses!" Ravel shouted, not in the mood to be ordered around by the people they were going to be fighting.
Kurama, meanwhile, started to eat some grapes as he noticed Iva take his seats beside him.
"Was wondering where you were, Iva." Kurama said as he popped another grape into his mouth. "Thought you were lost."
"Sorry, I was off keeping an eye on the perimeter of the island." Iva replied as he took a set of grapes for himself. "I wanted to make sure no unwanted guests would get here."
Kurama nodded, munching on grapes as Hancock ate some watermelon in an elegant fashion.
As this happened, the crowd started to get upset.
"COME ON, WE WANT TO SEE A FIGHT!"
"HURRY UP!"
"WE WANT TO SEE BLOOD!"
"DIE YOU SHITTY DEVILS!"
"ROAST THEM ALIVE MATATABI!"
"TORTURE THEM!"
Ravel had to keep herself calm as she accepted the path fate had laid forth them.
Doflamingo chuckled quite loudly as he approached them.
"Make your choice, my dear." Doflamingo stated as he looked down at her, his smirk not breaking as he held up his right hand. "Or else I'll make all of you fight with my Parasite String."
Strings from the Birdcage separated from the pillars of the cage and hovered dangerously close to the Phenex Devil's bodies.
"Of course, the Boa siblings are exempt from this promise." Doflamingo cackled loudly, making the crowd cheer for the promise of a fight.
"Don't worry, nya." Kuroka stated as said nekoshou stepped into the ring. "I am going to fight."
"Kuroka… be safe…" Ravel called out as her voice being drowned out by the cheers of the crowd.
Kuroka gave Ravel a thumbs up as she stood tall and proud before the crowd.
"Let's have a nice match, nya." Kuroka told Matatabi respectfully, though her internal feelings were anything but kind.
Matatabi didn't respond as she and Kuroka entered their fighting stances.
"Alright," Nathan announced. "Both fighters are ready, now… FIGHT!"
Kuroka barely had time to coat her arms in haki before Matatabi was upon her, haki coated claws slashing against her skin.
'Thank you, Iron Body.' Kuroka thought as she deactivated the only Rokushiki power she knew to push Matatabi's arm aside, coating her leg in haki.
Kurama leaned forward, his mouth full of banana and strawberries, eyes widened in interest and recognition.
"Oh, the Resshuken style." Iva said in surprise. "Now that is an old style."
"Impressive for one so young." Orochimaru said in honest surprise.
"Yes, but she is anything but an amateur." Hancock stated as Kuroka's leg connected to Matatabi's side, their haki clashing against each other before Kuroka jumped into the air and delivered a roundhouse kick to Matatabi's head, making her spin into the air.
Through her pain, Matatabi inhaled.
'Mouse Hairball!' Matatabi thought as she spat four mouse shaped saliva, coating it in haki fueled fire, turning it blue.
Kuroka focused on her Observation haki.
'Right.' She thought as she dodged left. 'Right again, above.'
She avoided the second before rolling forward, the first two arching as they returned to follow Kuroka.
Kuroka took off in a run as Matatabi landed on the tiled floor of the ring, grasping her head in pain.
'FUCK!' she thought as she felt blood leaking from a small cut on her head. 'Her haki is a bit stronger than mine, or else that damage would have been more severe.'
Kuroka continued to acrobatically avoid the Hairballs, keeping her focus as she maneuvered through the ring.
'This is getting annoying, nya!' Kuroka thought in irritation as she jumped, landing on her hands, gripping the tile and uprooted it as she rolled, frisbee throwing the tile into one of the Mouse Hairballs.
Upon contact, the Hairball blew up, the debris of the tile shooting in all directions.
'An exploding tracking jutsu…' Kuroka thought, breaking her concentration for a sec. 'What is this, the Super Ghost Kamikaze Attack from Dragon Ball Z, nya?'
Regaining her focus, Kuroka grabbed a second tile as she avoided the remaining three Hairballs.
Matatabi, having regained some sense and stabilized balance.
'Her Mantra ability is strong, but her Ryuo is weak.' Matatabi thought as she shook her head of all fuzziness as Kuroka jumped and destroyed a second Hairball with the tile she held. 'That means I have an advantage and she does too. But it all comes down to speed, in that case…'
Kuroka grabbed a third tile, her eyes widening as she saw herself getting hurt with Observation, jumping from her location as Matatabi attacked, her claws extending as she swiped Kuroka.
'Damn!' Kuroka thought as she winced.
Blood gushed from her sliced open calf on her right leg.
Kuroka summoned her wings, but this left an opening as Matatabi appeared before her, arms crossed.
"FLYING CLAW!" She shouted as she cross-slashed Kuroka's torso, ruining her kimono, leaving her near naked as she hit the ground.
Kuroka gasped in pain, eyes shocked when the remaining two Mouse Hairball landed on her.
"IRON BODY!" Kuroka shouted as she activated it and coated her body in haki as they exploded.
"OH MY GOD!" Nathan screamed into the mic as an explosion occurred, the shockwave nearly blowing him and Matatabi out of the ring, smoke emitting from the scorched portion of the ring. "WHAT AN AMAZING ATTACK! DID SHE JUST KILL KUROKA? WILL WE HAVE OUR NEXT MATCH SO SOON…"
Nathan stopped when he and everyone in the coliseum heard a whizzing sound as Kuroka, now in a pair of panties with her left arm covering her breasts as best as possible, shot out of the smoke.
In her hand was a Rasengan with a second layer of chakra around the sphere keeping the spinning chakra stable while being charged with her Haki.
Kurama went stiff as he stood up, zipping over to the railing of the viewer's box, his chest throbbing in pain as he saw the familiar technique.
'Minato…' Kurama thought in anger as he gripped the railing
"REIKO RASENGAN!" Kuroka shouted as spun around, mid-air, and kicked the Rasengan as hard as she could.
Matatabi, in a fraction of a second, inhaled and fired a massive fireball, expelling a large portion of her chakra.
'This should…' She thought before the Reiko Rasengan burrowed through the flames, dispelling the flames in a spiral fashion before the outer layer of chakra popped, sending the Rasengan into Matatabi's chest.
"DOFFY!" Kurama shouted as he saw Minato handing his Rasengan strike onto him from all those years ago as Matatabi's kimono was shredded open and her flesh started to rend on the cellular level.
Doflamingo flexed his hand, his fingers moving quickly.
Strings of the Birdcage shot out and attached to Matatabi, puppeteering her body to swat the Rasengan away.
Kuroka landed on the ground, a crumpled gasping mess as she could barely hear.
'Damn, that explosion rattled my ear drums…' Kuroka thought weakly as she tried to stay awake. 'What is going on…'
Matatabi stood, thanks to the Parasite String, her kimono front and a single sleeve destroyed as her bangs covered her eyes.
Her flesh smoldered slightly, and on her exposed skin was badly burned, but on a level that could be safely healed to look normal.
Nathan walked up to Matatabi and checked her pulse.
"Matatabi is still alive." Nathan announced as he glanced at Kuroka before addressing the crowd. "But she is knocked out, thus Kuroka is the winner of the match."
The crowd cheered, Kuroka swayed and hit the floor, smiling proudly as the medics took her bellow the arena with Fenrir, Sabo, and Kimimaro.
Kurama shook as he gripped the railing, destroying it in his grip as he gasped for air.
His eyes were wide as he was covered in a cold sweat. His heart beat cold blood through his veins as fear ebbed from it.
'I could have lost her.' Kurama thought as he remembered Matatabi's mother… Matatabi. 'I can't lose her. I can't lose Gaara either.'
"Kurama…" Iva said in concern as Kurama hunched over, hand on his face.
"I'm good, Iva. Thank you." Kurama said dismissively as he accepted a towel from Iva.
Iva and Hancock glanced at each other before watching Kurama dry himself off.
'He truly is an enigma.' They thought as the arena was fixed, due to the damage to the ring from Kuroka uprooting the tiles and Matatabi's jutsu blowing up a chunk of it.
Chapter 62, DONE!
WE REACHED 1000 REVIEWS FOR WEREFOX OF BAEL. NEXT STOP, SAGE OF LEGEND GETTING 1000 REVIEWS! Thank you, all of you, so much for making this goal come true. I'm not crying, I just got dust in my eyes.
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