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Chapter 3
NEXT DAY, WITHIN THE FOREST OF WHITE DREAMS
"Lady Elizabeth, stay close to me. We've been in here for a few hours, whoever lived here must already know we are here." Spoke the red-head who was walking with the group. He was still wearing civilian clothes since his own were too small but had a belt around his waist to hold the sword he got from the village. He was walking next to Elizabeth who was looking around with Hawk ahead of them while Meliodas was behind the group.
"Jeez, way to make me feel ok edge Tomato." Complained the Pig who felt uneasy.
"Sir Meliodas, is one of the Seven Deadly Sins really hiding in this forest?" The Princess questions the leader of the Sins who was the only one walking unlike the other three that had stopped.
"Probably." Hearing that, a tic mark appears on Naruto forehead with Hawk being the one too voice his anger.
"WE CAME HERE WITHOUT ANY HARD EVIDENCE?! You know, rumors say that there's a terrifying monster lurking in this forest-" He was cut off by hearing an uncomfortable sound escape the Princess's lips, immediately gaining Naruto's attention who turns to her.
"What is the matter?!" He questions her in haste, worrying about what has upset her but showed a pissed off expression instead.
"S-Something is touching me from behind!" She said, not realizing that Meliodas was touching her butt until he midget was sent into a tree.
"DAMMIT PERVY MIDGET, WTF IS WRONG WITH YOU?! AT A TIME LIKE THIS?!" Shouted the red-head who was raising his fist at the blonde that just stood up unhurt.
"Now back to our current situation." Spoke the Sin who was changing the subject, gaining sweat drops from Hawk and Naruto as he continued speaking.
"I think I have evidence why a Sin would be here. Traveling through the Forest of White Dreams on horseback is more difficult then you think. It's so hard to get your bearings that even experienced travels go around." Hearing that, Naruto was surprised and looks around all the while the Princess just realized that something was missing from under her skirt. Her realization gained the attention of the others but she waved off there confusion at why she stopped before they continue onwards.
"Now come on slow pokes, let's get a move on would ya'?!" Shouted the angry Hawk at the group.
"Don't be in such a rush. Nobody likes high-string piglets." Meliodas stood there in surprise just like Naruto who was rubbing his eyes, before them stood a group of Hawk's who realized there were more then one of them.
"There a herd of Hawks!" The original shouted with the others agreeing, making things worse in picking out the original.
"This is the monster of the forest?" Spoke the surprised Elizabeth while showed annoyance at these duplicate creatures.
"Meliodas! Get it straight, in the real one!"
"Says you, you fake!"
"Shut up, piggy!"
Shouted the herd of Pigs charging for them, immediately Naruto grabs Elizabeth bridal style and jumps back to gain some distance while Meliodas on the other hand attacks them all. Leaving them all on the ground in pain and voicing there shock at his cruelty.
"We should stay some distance away from them Lady-...huh?" Naruto stops there when his hand unconsciously starts squeezing something soft, causing Elizabeth too make a small cry and that was when it dawned on Naruto who looked down on the blushing Elizabeth who was trying to avoid eye contact.
"OH GOD, YOU'RE NOT WEARING PANTIES AND I'M-" Naruto was silenced after Elizabeth makes a small scream and bitch slaps Naruto across the face, causing him to take a step back before letting down the madly blushing Princess since she can't take having two guys grabbing her butt on the same day.
"Wow, that didn't go as expected." Spoke the surprised Meliodas who was spinning around her panties before tossing them over to Elizabeth who catches them.
"YOU STOLE MY UNDERWEAR?!"
"DAMMIT YOU PERVY MIDGET, WHY DO YOU KEEP DOING THIS?!"
While they shout that, Naruto was chasing after the carefree Sin in anger to hit him unlike Elizabeth who was trying too keep up with them with Hawk wondering what the fuck was happening. All that anger was put away when they noticed a girl in the distance.
"Holy shit..." Swore the red-head right after they got close enough too realize that she's a giant. The giant had medium length brown hair which is tied up into large twin tails. She has a particularly well-developed and curvaceous body. Her symbol, which is of the Serpent, is located on her left outer thigh. She wore a short-sleeved one-piece orange suit, boots with five crossed laces that extend almost up to her knees, and two finger-less gauntlets of a blue-grey leathery material covered in shiny steel stud. The creatures that had arrived before them started caking the giant Diane while they tried waking her up with there voices and even calling them Holy Knights. Immediately her purple eyes open wide and she sat up in a hurry with Naruto getting in front of the Princess with one hand on the sword.
"Wait a minute, is she the same giant..." Hearing that, Naruto also realized who exactly she was when he saw her tattoo.
"Did you say Holy Knights?" She demanded with anger in the tone of her voice, Hawk being the one too voice his fear of the giant.
"We are not-" He stopped cold at her instantly grabbing Meliodas, causing a bead of sweat to fall from his face since she could clearly kill him if he pissed her off. He just watches her stare at Meliodas.
"You're in trouble Holy Knight." She told him before looking down at the others when she heard the Pif accusing her of eating Meliodas.
"Let go of Sir Meliodas!" Requests the Princess which Diane looks closer at the Sin.
"Yo Diane! What's it been, 10 years?" Once he said that, moments later her eyes turn into stars as she shouted "CAPTAIN!" with joy in her heart, simply rubbing her face and finger against the doll.
"Ok, guess we aren't gonna die today." Spoke the relieved Naruto who sighs thankfully.
"Hang on, don't tell me this big chick is one of the Seven Deadly Sins, Diane the Serpents Sin of Envy?!" Spoke the shocked Hawk who gained her attention and she just smiled with joy.
"Captain, you shouldn't have! You remembered how much I loved roasted whole hog!" Hearing that, Naruto got in front of Hawk with his hands raised.
"Wait, he's not for food!" Naruto shouted, trying to avoid imagining Hawk being devoured by this giant and it worked but her gaze focuses back on Elizabeth.
"Okay, but who are those two?" Once asked, Elizabeth introduced herself and Naruto as well.
"H-How so you do, Lady Diane! I'm Elizabeth and this is Naruto." She said to the giant who looked over the girl all the while she continued speaking at how there traveling with them. Naruto decided too walk in front of Elizabeth while he spoke yet not realizing why that was a bad move.
"It's an honor to meet you Lady-" He was silenced by the giant becoming pissed off before throwing Meliodas straight down into the wide eyed Naruto, causing a massive dust cloud that left the poor red-head in a crater with swirls for his eyes, all the while the blonde skipped across the area with the words "You filthy womanizer!" being shouted at him.
"Naruto!" Shouted the worried Princess who runs to his side, but all he could do was say "Why?" in utter pain at having been hit by something similar too a ballistic missile. While this went on, Meliodas got out of the crater he was inside and unhurt while Elizabeth helped Naruto sit up to watch Diane fall to her knees, completely depressed and crying.
"I thought I'd finally been reunited with the man I love, but he's with another women!" Shouted the crying Sin, not realizing if it weren't for the fact she one-shot Naruto, he would've shouted "BULLSHIT!" but right now he's, not too good.
"You've shatters my delicate little heart! But if you have an explanation, tell me now." She said tearfully and before she was given one, the hot-tempered Giant unleashed a massive barrage of punches on the Sin all the while they all watched dumbfounded at the Sin.
"Nothing is more scary then a woman's wrath." Muttered the red-head, with the agreement of Hawk. By the time it ended, Meliodas had explained to the Sin what had happened.
"Oh, I didn't know...I'm always jumping to conclusions. Forgive me for throwing Meliodas into you Naruto." Once she said that, Naruto just scratches the back of his head but noticed her narrowed eyes with the Sin suddenly crouching down to look directly into Elizabeth's eyes.
"You really aren't in that kind of relationship with the Captain?" When she asked that, the Giant watched Naruto stand in front of the Princess.
"She has nothing like that with the Pervy Midget." Assured the red-head who was in fact insulting Meliodas who said he didn't have that kind of relationship with Diane either, which makes her depressed again.
"Anyway, I'm working with Elizabeth and Naruto to gather the Seven Deadly Sins since I want too find them, too." He told the giant who then agrees too go on along with them while she stood up.
"You have the help of the Seven Deadly Sins, Serpent Sin of Envy; The Giant Diane!" Declared the Sin of Envy.
"Does that mean you won't go ape shit crazy on us again like a Giant Crybaby?" When he asked that, he immediately regret it when faced with the terrifying glare of Diane. Immediately Naruto lifts Hawk upwards, towards the Giant.
"I offer Hawk as a sacrifice too quell your anger!" Naruto shouted, in total disagreement with the pig who had started struggling.
"WHO EVER SAID I WAS IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS YOU TOMATO!" Shouted the struggling pig which Elizabeth just smiled with sweat dripping down her face.
"But lets get one thing straight! The only reason I'm helping you is because the Captain's with you." She told the uncomfortable Princess while Naruto let Hawk down.
"Th-Thank goodness! We can finally live in peace again!" One of the creatures said from behind a few rocks.
"She's been threatening us for years, saying she'd go ok a rampage if we didn't shelter her!" Hearing that, Naruto proceeded too hit his right fist into his left palm.
"Oh, so like Meliodas being a Pervy Midget the Sin of Envy is a Giant Crybaby...get it cause-" He was cut off by the giant suddenly grabbing the idiot Tomato and lifting him up to her face all the while he's sweating at why the fuck he keeps trying too get his ass kicked.
"Do you want to die?" She questions the red-head who simply shakes his head.
"One more comment like that and I'm going to crush you." With that said, she let's go of the red-head who lands on his feet with a sigh following that but that was when he felt it just like Meliodas and Diane, too just as they heard a birds "caw" sound being made right before lightning fell from the cloudy sky on them. What happened next was lightning bindings on them all.
"What's up with this?" Spoke the confused Meliodas at what was happening.
"My body's gone completely numb!" Elizabeth said, feelings paralyzed by the lightning.
"I can't move an inch!" Hawk said with agreement while the creatures were also binded. Immediately they all heard metal footsteps and turns to spot a single Holy Knight.
"And you are?" Questions the Sin of Wrath to the knight. He stood in front of them all was a relatively tall young man with slightly curled, short salmon-colored hair. He has thin eyebrows and a pair of blue eyes. What he was wearing was a dark-colored full body knight armor without a helmet and wields a single hand sword. The upper body armor is carved with several crosses and the symbol of the Holy Knights. He also has a leather waist belt fastened on top of his armor.
"We meet at last...you Deadly Sins..." He said to the group who were staring at him with lightning coming from his sword.
"No doubt about it, you're a Holy Knight, aren't you?" While he asked that, Naruto knew who he was as well as could tell that he was indeed the one to throw the sword into the ground.
"Gilthunder... Gilthunder, is that you?!" Questions the shocked Princess yet he didn't reply with the same emotion.
"Why are you doing this? Why would you-" She was cut off by the pissed Naruto.
"So, you were indeed the one to have tried to not only destroy the village financially but also physically!" Spoke the angry red-head which the Princess couldn't believe it.
"Naruto, we've known Gilthunder for years and he would never-" She was silenced by the expression he was showing on his face, causing her too take a step back.
"You guys know him?" Questions the Sin of Wrath who received an answer that they've been friends since they were kids.
"Wait a minute, you're little Gil!" Said the realized Meliodas who surprised the two with the Princess asking how he knows him.
"Sure, I gave him lessons a few times when I was at the royal palace! Wow, you sure have grown! No surprise, it had been 10 years since I've seen ya'!" Spoke the carefree Sin of Wrath.
"If you have the time to prattle on like this, it might be better spent escaping those bonds." He told the group.
"Ever since we've been kids, just like my father you had started too change." Naruto said with his eyes becoming narrowed, glaring at his superior.
"We meet again failure of an Apprentice." Hearing that, Naruto met the gaze of Gilthunder.
"Why did the King trust you the most amongst all the Holy Knights, that I will never know but it doesn't change anything." Once that was said, he was already behind Meliodas with his sword drawn at his neck.
"Do you know why the Holy Knights are after the Seven Deadly Sins?" Once he asked that, he received a casual answer if not caring.
"Half of them want revenge for the eradication of the revel order that plotted to overthrow the Kingdom. The other half want to do battle against the former legends and vanquish them in order to prove their own." He told the Sin who only asked which one was he.
"Both...no, I want more. To avenge the death of my father Zaratras, Grand Master of the Holy Knights and to show that I am greater then he, the most powerful Holy Knight ever known. Killing you will prove that." He told the Sin of Wrath who still remained calm.
"So you're under the impression that I'm the one who killed your father?" While he heard that, Naruto was about to hear what actually happened all those years ago.
"Are you saying you're not?" He questions with not a hint of curiosity.
"Beats me. I don't really remember what happened that day." Hearing that, Naruto was confused like the others.
"The last thing I remember is all of us on the outskirts of the capital. I was hoping to get in on the drinks too celebrate the founding of the Kingdom. We were supposed to meet the Grand Master in the tower where the meeting was held, but...when we hit there we found him impaled by many spikes that seem to be coming from the very walls and floors of the building. It was then we noticed individuals walking through a portal on the other side of the room, wearing cloaks. I didn't get any clear looks on who they were but the one I did see wore a mask, it looked rather yellowish with black flame designs and two eye holes. Right after they entered through the portal it had closed, leaving us with the sudden ambush of Holy Knights. When we went to split up, I was knocked unconscious. I soon woke up in some cellar somewhere...that's when I met Hawk." Hearing that, Gilthunder didn't show any shock.
"I knew it, then it really wasn't you all who killed the Grand Master!" Spoke the Princess but it didn't matter when Gilthunder voiced the words of not caring about that at all much to there surprise.
"Rebels and traitors who plotted to overthrow the Kingdom, that's all you people are. That's all you people are." When he heard that, Naruto glares more in anger at Gilthunder.
"Enough, you must stop this! Didn't you hear what he just told you?! They aren't the ones who murdered him, don't you understand?!" Shouted the Princess who received the gaze of Gilthunder.
"Elizabeth...the Kingdom's given top priority to taking you into protective custody and that includes the capture of the traitor. But, I haven't the slightest interest in that." Once he said that, he points the sword at the Princess now.
"Alive or dead, it's all the same. To me you are no more than a grain of sand on the road we are traveling on-" Gilthunder was cut off by Naruto delivering a strong lunch right to his face, having broken free from the lightning but the Holy Knight merely looks at Naruto.
"Seems you have indeed gotten much stronger then before." With that said, Naruto pulls his arm back and grabs the hilt of the sword just like Gilthunder, both starting intently at the other while Elizabeth could only stand there in shock as she was about too watch her childhood friends fight.
"I won't allow you too lay even a hand on the Princess." He told the Holy Knight of Lightning, both releasing there respective magic affinity on there swords.
"You do realize there's is a very high chance you will die by my hand, either way I do not care. I'll be sure to drag you back barely alive with the Princess in tow." Hearing that, Naruto replies to his words spoken.
"Then I'll knock the sense of good and evil back into ya'!" He told the Holy Knight who placed both hands on his sword, just like Naruto did as they both stepped forward with there right foot.
"It won't end like it did last time, I'm much stronger then I was before." He told the Holy Knight who replies.
"I'll make things quick, I want too conserve as much stamina as possible." With those words he lifts his shed higher just as a bolt of lightning hit it and swung down too cause an explosion of lightning but was surprised to see that he had jumped back pretty fast in order to avoid the damage but not even a second later the Holy Knight got behind the wide-eyed red-head.
"You never listen." Was all he said before slashing at Naruto who used the sours too block it but was sent into a tree. After hitting it he ducks in order too dodge the next swing that severed the tree, followed by more lightning strikes with Naruto moving backwards since he was currently put at a disadvantage, stopping only when he found his back up against a boulder.
"You may have gotten faster but you're still nothing compared to me. Even the spells you tried too create were nothing but wastes of time." Hearing that, Naruto showed actual surprise when he heard that and watched Gil dash right for who jumped out of the way to watch him destroy the large boulder.
"I can sense it, you're starting to get worried." Once that was said he points his sword towards the sky.
"PURSUIT OF THE LIGHTNING BEAST!" Once he shouts that, three lightning bolts in the form of rabid beasts are summoned from the sky to strike down on Naruto. The first hits Naruto from the first which sent him skidding back before the second strikes his back, gaining a shout of pain right before the third strikes down on top of him. As soon as it dispersed, Gilthunder was already behind poitnkngbhsi sword towards the sky again.
"IRON HAMMER OF THE THUNDER EMPEROR!" Gilthunder shouted right as Naruto turns fast and swings his sword, just as a colossal lightning bolt strikes down on Naruto with tremendous force but it was met with wins.
"WIND WALL!" Shouted the teen who had a swirling stream of wind, encasing him and repelling incoming attacks. The moment it dispersed he was met with a violent kick to his stomach, sending him flying into a tree where he coughs out blood but got back to again. While this battle waged on, Elizabeth was running with the others too see what was happening, finding Naruto who was covered in injuries unlike Gilthunder who didn't look all too hurt. Naruto was breathing hard hard from the constant strong attack unleashed on him and the inability too not keep up.
"This isn't good and using my clones will waste more magic not too mention he can use a wide range attack too hit all directions...if I can just grab his sword arm and keep it that, I can use everything I have in one last attack. But...how do I get a hold of him?" Thought the teen who was reaching his limit and that was when he felt it, a slight feeling of pain from his chest. Slowly, a small smile appears on his face at knowing how he can get a hold of Gilthunder but it was a very stupid idea that could end up killing him.
"I'll be sure to put you in a difficult condition, one that will prevent you from trying too flee." Gilthunder said while he crouches a little with the Princess watching with worry at once again seeing her protector in a difficult situation, immediately she turns too face both Meliodas and Diane.
"Can't you two stop this fight?!" She questions the two yet Meliodas shakes his head.
"This is his fight, not too mention...I can see it in his eyes, he's planning something." Hearing that, she just looks back at the battle with wide eyes and thought Naruto was gonna lose or worse if he sustains an even more serious injury. Tears start too appear in her eyes at what she was seeing.
"THUNDER SCREAM STRIKE!" Shouted the lightning engulfed Gilthunder who leaped right for Naruto, thrusting his blade directly through Naruto, much to the horror of the Princess who could only watch as her childhood friend just killed another one of her friends.
"I know he's not dead yet, I made sure too avoid any vital areas. Once I make sure he's unconscious, I'll heal him." Gilthunder thought, remembering the direct order he and the other Holy Knights were given when it came to bringing Naruto back alive tho it was confusing since Naruto's priority was far higher then Elizabeth's. While this went on, the Princess just stares at the unmoving red-head who was barely standing with a sword through him all the while blood coming from his mouth.
"NARUTO!" A crying Elizabeth screamed in worry just before a small smile appeared on the face of the teen, confusing Gilthunder just before Naruto's left arm shot up and grabs his own, holding it in place and not allowing it too move all the whine his fingers were bending and denying the armor too further his grip.
"I...until the Kingdom is freed from the shackles of the Holy Knights, there's no way I'll die!" Naruto said with a clear smile that told him he had one more trick up his sleeve and next to him appears a clone just like one behind Gilthunder that held him in place. Seeing this, the Holy Knight was about to make his move when Naruto's left foot stomps on top of his right, resulting in more cracks that surprised the Holy Knight at the sudden rise of his strength that kept him in place, now curious what he's about too do; that was until he outstretched his right hand to his clone who started moving both hands wildly around it with a light blue aura appearing. Seeing it, Gilthunder's eyes widen in realization that the technique was something that was invented by Naruto awhile back but it was incomplete it since it couldn't hold itself together. What he was seeing was the clone gathering up his magic while the original compresses it. The moment the clones dispersed was the moment the Holy Knight snapped back into reality and pulls his left arm back that was covered in lightning.
"LET'S SEE WHO'S ATTACK IS STRONGER!" Naruto shouted while he thrusted his arm right at Gilthunder who does the same with the orb of swirling blue magic, meeting the lightning covered fist. The moment they met, a shockwave was created as the two attacks collided against each other yet the orb started breaking the armor surrounding Gilthunder's hand which shocks him.
"WHY DON'T YOU FUCK OFF!" Naruto screamed as the orb not only shatters the armor surrounding his hand but also breaks his wrist before it slams into his chest.
"TAKE THIS, RASENGAN!" Naruto screamed as he twisted the orb, end result was it exposing outwards into a vortex like motion that had sent Gilthunder flying through the air spinning away from them all. Naruto just smiled victoriously at what he's accomplished. Slowly he turns to Elizabeth where he gives her a bright smile with a thumbs up.
"Don't ever doubt me Lady Elizabeth, I will protect you no matter what-" He was cut off by blood vomiting out of his mouth, leading to him falling backwards on the ground with blood leaking out from the wound. Seeing this, the Princess was horrified and moved to his side, trying to have him stay awake but his eyes were already closing from his exhaustion. The last thing he saw was Meliodas lifting him over his shoulder.
WITHIN THE DREAM REALM OF NARUTO'S
Naruto's eyes slowly open, finding himself in a very large sewer system that he's never been in.
"Where the fuck am I-" He stops there when he felt two immensely strong aura's pressing against him but he direction he does not know.
xxxxxCHAPTER ENDxxxxx
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