Disclaimer: First Chapter
Story Start!
"So... outside of this cube, time moves... differently?"
"Yes, while inside of the Sealed Zone time moves faster than it does on the outside. The Uzumaki had very long lives, and were quite powerful for humans. They had immense magic they could not physically use thanks to their bodies having a genetic defiency... so they created Sealing Techniques to make up for their weakness." Lancer spoke as she gestured to the barrier that they were inside of.
It was a large purple cube.
Lancer apparently knew quite a bit about Uzumaki techniques that even he didn't know about, simply because he had no Uzumaki teacher to show him. There were no actual documents about the techniques themselves, because apparently it was Uzumaki clan tradition to pass the techniques on by word of mouth. Parents were expected to pass their family techniques onto their children.
"How much of a difference?" Naruto asked Lancer.
She hummed.
"The easiest way to say it is that 1 hour outside of the Sealed Zone is equal to 10.5 hours inside of the Zone. It's not a perfectly even ratio, because the Uzumaki only usually use this to punish another Uzu-"
"I can use this to train even harder than before." Naruto gained a glint in his eye. He had summoned Lancer because out of what he had summoned so far, she seemed to be the most experienced and powerful. She gave off the aura of a fellow King, as well as an aura that comforted him for some reason. "So how does it work?" Naruto asked Lancer.
He knew that he had to write the paper tags in his blood, but other than that he had no clue how this was suppose to work or how the time separation worked. He just used his blood like how Lancer told him to.
Lancer paused.
"I don't know, the Uzumaki who showed me didn't know how it worked either, she only used it 3 times in her life. When she punished a pervert, when she learned it, when she surrounded the Uzumaki island in a temporary barrier when the Devils attacked the island... the battle raged for several weeks and she was a glorious warrior as she fought tooth and nail." Lancer explained, while also praising Kushina who showed her how the barrier was performed.
Uzumaki techniques could ONLY be used by those with Uzumaki in their blood, so even teaching it to other people was okay because they could never use the arts themselves.
"Well... thanks I guess?" Naruto raised an eyebrow at her, before he shook his head. Naruto nodded to Lancer and she vanished from existence, before Naruto looked ahead of him with a grin.
"I Summon Thee Archer!"
"Hello Master, you have summoned the great and honorable I, Nobunaga Oda to serve you! Let me just say that I have been waiting for this chance say that the way you plan to conquer Japan brings a tear to my eye!" A shorter woman shouted as she appeared in front of Naruto. Long black hair and blood red eyes, and wearing a military uniform.
Nobunaga Oda.
One of Japan's most famous generals... and apparently a woman as well? Naruto couldn't help but palm his face at that revelation, since he had always respected Nobunaga for 'his' general skills and amazing tactical prowess.
"A... a woman?" Naruto asked her.
She grinned.
"I spread the lies of my being a man myself, because nobody would expect a woman on the battlefield! Yes, when they saw me arrive, by the time they realized the truth it would already been too late. I managed to conquer Japan, but as expected I was betrayed and killed... do you wish to conquer Japan for yourself, or for the the nation herself?" Nobunaga asked Naruto with a spreading grin. She was curious about his reasoning.
Naruto paused and grinned as well.
"I will unite Japan under my banner, and then conquer the world... Japan is just the first step to uniting this entire world under the Uzumaki symbol. My reason for conquering is simple-" Naruto took a breath, before he looked at Nobunaga and gave her a thumbs up. "-because I want the entire world to recognize my strength, and see me as somebody they will look up to and praise." Naruto had no other reason other than that.
Becoming King of the world was his goal, but it was his goal simply because that was the best way he could think of for him to achieve his desires.
"... and now you wish to conquer the Underworld as well?" Nobunaga asked him with all her teeth showing in a smile.
Naruto nodded.
"Of course, if I'm a Devil now, I will conquer the Underworld as well... and then Heaven. I will unite Heaven, Hell, and Earth all under my banner." Naruto stated that to the only person who would truly understand what he wanted.
They bumped fists together.
"Then, I know what you want from me."
"We have seven hours before school ends for the day, meaning that we have about 73 hours in this Sealed Zone... show me what you can do... don't hold back, unleash your Noble Phantasm on me. Time for me to see your legend in person." Naruto stated as he took up a battle stance.
Nobunaga's grin changed into an evil one.
She snapped her fingers.
3000 floating rifles appeared in the air around them, all pointed towards Naruto and ready to fire at him. Naruto just gripped his fists in excitement, since this was a Servant that was worthy of being called an Army-Killer.
"Each fires a single shot, but I don't think I would need all 3000 shots for most opponents to go down. Of course, they can reload too... lets do some training then Master." Nobunaga spoke as she pointed her hand at Naruto.
-Later (8 Hours / 84 Hours)-
'Ow, those bullets pack a hell of a punch... still, I'm glad that my Archer is a powerhouse. Still, the fact she is a woman is starting to get under my skin. Well, I like her well enough, so it's fine.' Naruto thought to himself as he looked at his bandaged arm. Even with his Rook defense, she was able to deal damage to him. Still, he lasted through the entire 73 hours and they accidentally went for another real world hour on top of all of that.
He was late.
The Occult Research Club met after school, and while he didn't care if he was late for that or not, apparently something pretty important was happening today. Naruto didn't mind being late though since he had gotten the training of his life, and he was going to enjoy using the Sealed Zone again.
Punishment, more like the best method to train ever!
Naruto walked into the clubroom.
Issei was on the floor, out of breath and in visible pain, and there was a girl holding a bo staff out as if she had been the one who had attacked him. Naruto raised an eyebrow for a moment, before he glanced around the room and saw a smirking man surrounding by an entire peerage of women.
"Ah, so my Dear Rias' other Rook shows himself, not a very timely fellow, are you? Now Rias-"
"Hey Bitch, how do you want to die for attacking Issei?" Naruto asked as he stepped over Issei and he looked at the girl in the eyes, a narrowed gaze on her. Naruto ignored the new man in the room in favor of glaring down the girl.
"Naruto... don't... she's really strong." Issei stated to Naruto.
Naruto glanced at him.
"... Oh right, kick her ass... kick it hard."
"No need, it was a fair Pawn vs Pawn fight and Issei lost it, and he started the fight this time. Surely you can understand?" Rias asked Naruto in an attempt to be stern. Naruto looked around the room, before he shrugged his shoulders.
The room was very tense.
"A Servant should be on time when their Master says something is important." Grayfia spoke as she looked towards Naruto in an actual stern tone.
Naruto ignored her.
"I was training."
"This is Riser Phenex and his peerage... we will be having a Rating Game to decide on a disagreement we have, if you want the short of it." Rias knew that Naruto didn't care for long explanations, and she didn't care to give them. She gave a passively angry look towards Riser, and Naruto shrugged his shoulders.
Naruto pointed at the woman who beat Issei.
"I'm coming for you, and I'm going to rip your head off-"
"Now, that doesn't do this justice my dear. The arranged marraige our parents set up for us was decided for the betterment of our race, surely it deserves more credit than just a disagreement." Riser smirked as he looked at Rias, knowing that it pissed her off that he kept mentioning their future marraige.
Naruto raised an eyebrow.
No wonder the others in the room were silent, this was a meeting between 2 High Class devils, and they knew their places.
"Yes, but with my peerage as it is, I know we will win-"
"Well, the others might fight, but I'm not fighting for your side Rias. I'm going to be staying out of this, you have a duty to your people to do this. You have a duty to your people, and I will not help you get out of a contract." Naruto stated to Rias.
Her eyes widened.
Even Riser's eyes widened in shock, and he was fighting for the agreement. He would have thought that all of Rias' peerage would be more than on her side. The fact that her entire peerage was shocked and staring at Naruto meant that they had expected him to help.
"You OWE her, you need-"
"Stay SILENT Akeno Himejima, unless you think you can defeat me in a fight, you won't talk to me like that! Just stay silent and hatefully glare at me like you usually do. I will NOT have a girl who can't even be honest about her own blood act like she is my better!" Naruto glared Akeno into shocked silence before she could demand anything from him.
Black hair, purple eyes, seductive body, light skin, and her voice all reminded him of a Fallen Angel, and Jack had been able to confirm her scent was the same as a Fallen Angel. The girl was lying to herself and others, and he would not allow her to talk to him the way she was.
"I see, a member of Rias' peerage I can get along with. Bravo, I see one of you has sense, and you're of a good breed as well. The Uzumaki clan being brought into the Devils, a great boon for us, I'm sure you will rise through the ranks and bring back your clan." Riser praised Naruto. He had not expected anyone with Rias to be able to understand the point of the marraige.
"Na... Naruto..."
"... Wait, brother... He's wearing a cross!" A younger, and quite pretty, girl shouted out as she pointed at Naruto's chest where he wore his cross.
That turned heads.
"So? Uzumaki blood flows through my veins, you think something like a cross would hurt me, regardless of what I am?" Naruto asked the room, expecting anyone to answer.
Asia stepped to Naruto and she grabbed his sleave.
"... You really won't help... she won't be able to marry for love. If she marries Riser, she'll have a loveless marraige." Asia wanted to get the point to Naruto. "Please?" Asia asked Naruto.
Rias sighed in relief.
If Asia asked-
"No, not even if you ask me. This isn't even about Rias claiming to be a King, this is about her being royalty. Those of noble and royal blood must do whatever it is they must to help their people. Before I became a Devil, I knew as the Last Uzumaki I would be in the same situation as her... a true King will do their best to do the best for their people, end of story... even if it hurts them." Naruto spoke to Asia more gently, but he remained firm with his words.
Riser stood up and walked over to Naruto, and extended his hand.
"Well then, I will welcome you." Riser stated.
Rias was trembling at this point.
Her 100% victory had came crashing, she knew if Naruto fought with her, she would win, but it would seem that the fact thie marraige for for the good of her race rang with Naruto in a way that she didn't expect it to. She didn't expect, or rather she forgot, that as the Last Uzumaki who planned to conquer Japan, that he might not have planned to marry for love either.
Naruto had no sympathy towards her, because he had no sympathy for somebody in the same situation as himself.
"I won't shake your hand either, I won't help Rias, but I can't stand when people look down on me either. Just remember this Riser Phenex, one day I will conquer the Underworld itself and ALL devils will serve under the Uzumaki name." Naruto stated to Riser as well.
Riser blinked, before he took his hand back when he noticed a slight tremble in it.
'Those words... he said them with absolute faith in himself. Not to mention, he came from the Uzumaki clan... they were so dangerous that a rogue faction had to wipe them out. For a second, I felt like he could actually do it.' Riser would never, in his life, say what he was thinking out loud. When he was standing in front of Naruto, and stared into those unwavering blue eyes, it was like he was standing before a king.
He was no used to feeling uncomfortable around a person of lower status.
"I see... I mean... Riser will be happy to crush you if you are so unlucky as to fight Riser in combat." Riser returned to sounding arrogant, though it was slightly forced.
The girl who spoke up earlier heard it.
That slight anxiety that was in her brother's voice.
"Ravel Phenex, and the pleasure to meet me is all yours Naruto Uzumaki. Since you and I will not be fighting in the Rating Game, I would like to extend an offer for you to come visit Phenex castle. I believe it would be lovely to speak with somebody of good background, and exchange viewpoints with such an interesting man." Ravel Phenex introduced herself to Naruto. She extended her hand towards him.
She smiled gracefully at Naruto.
"Uzumaki-san, please remember that you are a Rook in the service of the Gremory. You must fight if she asks you to." Grayfia spoke as she stepped forward, stopping Naruto from speaking with Ravel.
Ravel looked towards Grayfia with surprise that she spoke up again.
'He... refuses to help her?' Kiba finally registered it, and he glared at Naruto.
Even Koneko was upset with Naruto, though she understood that he wasn't actually being hateful to Rias. She also knew better than anyone that Rias had manipulated Naruto using Asia to get him into her peerage.
This was Rias' punishment for manipulating him.
Naruto ignored Grayfia and actually turned towards Ravel and grabbed her hand.
Just to SPITE Grayfia.
"That sounds good, I haven't been to the Underworld yet. Though, I do need to ask your brother something real fast... Riser Phenex... what do you plan to do with Rias' peerage if you marry her?" Naruto asked Riser.
He shrugged his shoulders.
"Riser has no plans to do anything with Rias' peerage, they will still belong to Rias, so Riser has no say in what happens to them, even after the marraige." Riser confirmed for Naruto.
Naruto looked at Rias.
'See Rias, this is your problem, this doesn't involve anyone in your peerage. You are making people fight to solve your problems for you.' Naruto's eyes spoke his message to her. She looked away from him, unable to make eye contact with him.
His eyes hurt her more than the words behind them.
"Great! What kind of drink and cake do you prefer?" Ravel asked Naruto with a smile.
"Cafe ah Lait with honey, no preference on cake." Naruto's smile was slightly forced.
He did feel bad that he had to refuse Asia though.
Chapter End!
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