The Formula Of Life

Chapter 2: Formula One

Hildegarde, a member of the Extra Devils clans, hated Devil society. From the start of her life, many in her clan had been trained to serve. Perhaps it was her pride that had refused to bend before anyone. Or simply it was the stage in her childhood that rejected the idea of being tied down by some wrinkly old man. That was why she had ran away from home. Abandoning the surname she had been given, Hildegrade - Hilda for short - had rejected to take the Abaddon name. Though the question as to how far a seven year old Devil could get was left unanswered, Hilda did not care. Running from her home isolated at the edges of Agreas, Hilda had ran straight for the massive floating city. Accumulating stares and strange looks, Hilda ignored them all in favor of running into the city with a excited smile driving her forward. Unbeknownst to the young girl, a number of servants had been tailing her with orders to force bring her home. First time in Agreas had been quite breathtaking. Hilda would have enjoyed the scenery if the crowds of tourists had not drove her deeper into the city.

Moving through the maze of buildings with her excitement still building, Hilda continued to drive herself deeper and deeper into the city. With hundreds of tourists flowing through the streets, Hilda struggled through the masses with annoyance quickly building up inside of her. The time marveling at the city had gone by quickly. In less than an hour, the fascination of a new city vanished leaving behind much to yearn for. Now, with the excitement gone and the adrenaline no longer pumping through their veins, Hilda simply lost her joy and found herself seated at the end of an ally. Sighing, Hilda clutched her growling stomach and unzipped the backpack she moved into her lap. Pulling out a small piece of bread, Hilda sat in the shadow of the building munching on the bread with uncertainty in her eyes. Running away had been a split decision and now the holes in her plan were beginning to catch up to her. With no idea of her destination nor plans for the future, Hilda was stuck between a rock and a hard place.

Her situation could not get worse, right?

Nope, it seemed fate was out to get her that day. Having been resting in the ally for an hour or so, Hilda had recharged and was ready for another trek into the city. The energy was needed, walking right out of the ally, Hilda soon rejoined with the moving crowds. And that was where fate had played it's hand. Moving through the crowd with no destination in mind, Hilda had soon found herself lost and without a clue as to where she was. Walking around without looking exactly where she was going, the blonde girl walked right into someone.

"Look where you're going!" Hilda snapped as she rubbed her head in annoyance.

"Ahaha, sorry about that! Really sorry."

Opening her shut eyes, Hilda glared at the victim with frustration and anger seeping through her gaze. Seated on the cobblestone floor in front of her, was none other than Naruto Astaroth himself. Chuckling sheepishly, Naruto pushed himself off of the ground and brushed the dust off of his clothing. Offering Hilda a hand with a nervous smile in place, Naruto had half expected the girl to accept his offer. Instead, Hilda slapped the hand away and got up on her own. The glare she wore never softened.

"I wasn't looking where I was going, sorry bout' that!" Naruto said as he rubbed the back of his head. "I'm Naruto by the way, nice to meet you!"

"Just watch where you are going next time!" Hilda responded.

Naruto merely chuckled again. Hilda wore an annoyed expression as she frowned at her fellow blonde. The frustration that had been building up within her was in need of release. Naruto who had simply been an unsuspecting victim in the entire situation was the perfect one for Hilda to release her emotions on. No matter how little he deserved it. While Naruto on the other hand was lost beyond belief and bumping into the girl had been enough to initiate a conversation between the two. That way, he could somehow get directions back to the castle.

"Listen, uh-"

"Hilda."

"Umm, yeah, Hilda-san. Do you know the way back to Beelzebub castle?" Naruto asked with cheeks flushed with embarrassment, "I'm sort of lost..."

Hilda merely stared at Naruto for a few seconds before she huffed and folded her arms. Influenced by both her frustration and pride, Hilda refused to answer the question asked by the other blonde. Without knowledge of the town in the first place, Hilda did not want to see what would happen if she too admitted to know nothing about the town.

"Why do you need to go to Beelzebub castle anyway?"

"I live there-"

"Ha! What servant wouldn't know the directions to his own Lord's castle?"

Naruto grumbled at the comment. Being called a servant was one thing and insulting his own sense of direction was another. Having a lifetime of experience on how to deal with people, Naruto did not seem to have been using it.

"Can you give me directions or not?" Naruto asked with a sigh, "Unless you don't know where it is..."

The comment int he end had been more to himself than directed at Hilda as the thought crossed Naruto's mind. The possibility of bumping into a stranger to Agreas was high due to the massive amounts of tourists the city received. Though his comment had been innocent enough, Hilda had taken it as a blow to her pride. Bristling in anger, Hilda shoved Naruto to the side and stomped away. As she ran, Naruto immediately ran after her.

"Wait! Can you please give me directions!"

"No!"

"Please?"

"No!"

"Come on, pretty please?"

"No!"


There were a few things Ajuka feared in his life, and his wife was rated the highest on the list. The man who was praised as one of the strongest Devils to have ever, feared his wife above all else. Losing sight of Naruto was not going to end well for him. Forgetting their anniversary was one thing, losing their son was a completely other situation. Having suffered the consequences of angering his beloved wife, Ajuka did not want to know what horrors awaited him when Kushina found out he had lost Naruto on their trip to Agreas. Frankly, Ajuka would have much rather fight in the civil war again rather than confront his wife without Naruto. God only knew of the pain awaiting him.

"You, have you seen, Naruto?!" Ajuka demanded as his worry-filled eyes locked onto a random servant's.

"Uh... No, m-my Lord! I haven't s-seen Lord Naruto in the p-past hour!"

Groaning, Ajuka clutched his face with both his hands as more possibilities of his punishment came to mind. Though emotionally struggling, Ajuka always had a plan. Regaining his posture after a minute of troubling thoughts, Ajuka turned to the servant once more and spoke in a hurry.

"Gather the servants and look for Naruto immediately!"

"Y-yes, my L-lord!"

Losing Naruto was worse than anything else he had ever done. Though Ajuka worried about the consequences, the Super Devil was far more concerned about his son's safety. Calling Kushina would only throw more chaos into the fray. Kushina had turned the castle upside down when Naruto had supposedly been lost. There was going to be no positive outcome if she knew about Naruto's current condition, for both himself and the city.


Never in her life had Hilda been more annoyed than she was today. Naruto was considerably the most annoying individual she had ever met. Persistent and unwilling to accept the answer no, Hilda had been subjected to an never ending flow of words. Honestly, the young girl did not know how anyone put up with Naruto. The blonde did not seem willing to give up until he got the directions she did not have! Too prideful for her own good, Hilda still spurned to tell him that she did not even know where she was walking. Though she wished to rid herself of the annoyance, Hilda refused to speak another word to the other blonde. The unwillingness to do so was probably the greatest desire she had felt in a while.

"Come on, Hilda-chan, please?" Naruto asked with pleading eyes, "I really need to head home!"

"For the last time, no! Now leave me alone!" Hilda growled.

Stomping away once again, Hilda had lost all hope of losing the blonde. She could not outrun him, she of all people could not outrun a short brat like him. Naruto was far more agile than she had expected. Not only did the inability to outrun Naruto add onto her already growing frustration, but, it did not help in her destination-less journey either. Naruto, who had been following her closely by the side, the questions he had been asking from the past hour had been left unanswered still. Even though Hilda seemed unwilling to answer, Naruto was not giving up just yet. However illogical the idea was, he had never given up one before and he was not going to do so now. Throughout his life, he had never backed down from anything, and god did it cause him problems.

"Well, if you won't tell me where Beelzebub castle is, can you tell me where we are?" Naruto questioned as he looked around their surroundings.

Hilda stopped and turned to Naruto, forcing the blonde to halt just inches away from her. The glare Naruto was receiving could kill, leaving the blonde curious as to why he was receiving another glare. That was before Naruto a thought dawned on the blonde Astaroth.

"You don't know where we are do you?"

"Of course I do! I just don't want to tell you!"

Huffing in annoyance, Hilda flushed in a embarrassment as she turned away from the other blonde. Naruto only groaned as he thought of the possible punishments that would fall upon him. If Kushina was anything like the one he had met, there was going to be hell to pay in order to appease her.

"Hildegarde, how nice of you to drop by..."

The new voice had forced both blondes to stop in their tracks. Standing there garbed in all black, a man with unruly blonde hair and clear green eyes - much like Hilda's very own - smiled arrogantly at the two younger blondes. Hilda clenched her fists as she took a hesitant step backwards. Naruto noticed the sudden change in persona and narrowed his eyes upon seeing it. Whoever this guy was, he most likely knew something he did not about Hilda.

"Why are you here, Abelard..." Hilda asked through clenched teeth.

The newly named Abelard merely chuckled. His humorless laugh resonated throughout the empty streets as the arrogant smile he wore widened. Taking a step closer to the duo, Abelard shifted in the black cloak he wore, showing off the polished blade hidden underneath. Skillfully toying around with it, the man slowly approached them two blondes with intentions obvious. Aiming the dagger at Hildegarde, Abelard chuckled at the sight of the young blonde shake in fear.

"Ah ah ah, Hidegarde, you and your little boyfriend can't escape now... Running from the Abaddon clan, how stupid can you be?" Abelard mused in a vexing tone before turning his attention to Naruto, "And who might that little blonde be, another practice dummy?"

"Psh, like I'm scared of someone like you." Naruto snorted.

"Oho, your boyfriend has quite a mouth on him... But, a mouth won't do you any good..."

Finishing his sentence with a twisted smile, Abelard charged. Brandishing the dagger he held, the man delivered a number of cuts and slashes at Naruto who dodged quite successfully, until an unexpected cut had managed to find its place on his arm. Backing off quickly, Naruto grunted and cursed himself under his breath. It had only been a week since he had been in this new body. Even with a weeks time, he still had not managed to gotten used to it. Vastly different from his aged one he had gone accustomed to, Naruto's lack of familiarity had gotten him cut. At times like these, Naruto hated his big mouth. Even though he was at a clear disadvantage against whoever he was fighting, Naruto still had to pick a fight with him.

"Not so tough now, are you?" Abelard sneered as he twirled the dagger with a smirk placed on his visage. "When I'm done with you, Hildegarde is next!"

Hilda watched the exchange with a shaky step. Standing only meters before her was Abelard, one of the Abaddon clans most feared killers. Now Naruto was going to die because of her. Sure he was annoying, but, it did not mean she wanted him to die. Though she denied it, Hilda had taken a liking to the blonde and his silly antics. Providing her with both companionship and a form of entertainment, Hilda did not want the other blonde to die, especially from the one sent after her. Directing her shaky hands into her bag, Hilda pulled out a black parasol before dropping the small bag. Pulling at the umbrella's handle, a stainless blade freely escaped the sheath. Dropping the sheath, Hilda fought off her fear and charged. Going straight for Abelard, Hilda swung her blade, failing to take off his head as she had intended to.

"How sweet, now you two brats are going to fight together... Saves me time to kill you off one by one..." Abelard said before deflecting Hilda's blade and delivering a small cut against the young maid to be's leg, "I thought they trained you better than that, Hildegarde!"

Forced backwards, Hilda growled under her breathe as she parried and dodged a flurry of slashes and jabs aimed directly for her. Cut after cut, Hilda continued to fight the losing battle as a number of small cuts decorated her body. Naruto had not been standing idle, rushing forward, the former Uzumaki used whatever momentum he had obtained and threw a kick at Abelard, successfully catching the man off guard. Grunting in pain, the man backed away quickly as Hilda slashed at the spot he had once stood.

"You little shit, I thought you would have ran away..."

Hilda too had similar thoughts as she gave Naruto a bewildered glance, "Why are you still here, run!"

"I'm not leaving you alone!" Naruto declared, "I do not leave my friends behind!"

That stopped both the Abaddons in their tracks.

Friend?

"I only met you two hours ago, you idiot!"

If Naruto had heard her, he did not respond. Too busy staring at Abelard. Hilda continued to growl in frustration. Naruto was being impossible once again. Normally, someone willing to fight an assassin for her would have been endearing if she did not think it was stupid. Sure, anyone would have been touched by his declaration, but, to Hilda, it was plains stupid. Fighting for someone he hardly knew and much less a friend was nothing but idiotic. Having been quite clear on their relationship from the start, Hilda could not believe the blonde as willing to fight for her.

"Hahahahaha! You two are a riot!" Abelard laughed as he threw his head back and laughed till his sides hurt, "Man, if I didn't have to kill you, I would probably keep you two as pets. Ne, Hildegarde, your fairy tale did come true! Here's your knight in shining armor!"

Finishing his sentence with more giggles, Abelard continued to laugh without much worry about the two as Naruto sent Hilda a confused glance.

"I'm a member of the Abaddon clan, we are one of the Extra Devil clans. Our members are trained to serve as maids and possibly Peerage members." Hilda explained, "I didn't want to serve anyone so I ran away... And here I am..."

That explained it.

The sheer idiocy of Naruto's comment had seemed to run it's course as Abelard recovered and suppressed his mirth. Removing the grin he wore in favor of a much more sinister smile, Abelard charged again. This time, both Naruto and Hilda were ready for his swift strikes. As Hilda parried his blows, Naruto threw in some of his own when he saw openings. Working together to the best of their ability, both blondes had been able to hold Abelard off somewhat before they were pushed back again. And now, accompanying him was a beam of magic aiming straight for the two. Driven further and further back, Naruto's eyes scanned every little detail Abelard made, calculating and solving each equation he had put in place of the man's movements. Now that was a surprise. Taking a few seconds to recover from the odd action, Naruto's mind began racing.

'This must be what Ajuka er- dad - was talking about... Though I may have the mentality of my old self, this isn't my old body or mind! I am Naruto Astaroth, the son of Ajuka Beelzebub the one sole user of Kankara Formula. Then if he could use formulas and math to use his magic, then I can too! Or at least I hope I can...' Naruto thought with an abnormal amount of positivity.

Channeling the energy dwelling inside of him, Naruto felt the sudden flare of power swarm his body as he called forth his magical power or demonic energy in this matter. In succession with the flow of equations and numbers peeling off of his brain, Naruto felt a sensation of power flow through him as a green circle of magic shimmered into existence. Modifying the bolt of magical energy flying straight for him, Naruto used the calculations to redirect the beam in a new direction. Abelard had been far too surprised to have done anything as he felt the own results of his attack sending him flying backwards and into a street lamp. Naruto felt a sudden drain on his reserves as he grunted in slight pain. Though his success attempt in casting what he would have assumed was the Kankara Formula, Naruto could not say his body could take the sudden strain of it. Sure, he had been through worse, but, this body had never been through this amount of pain before. The magic he had used to cast the spell taken it's toll. Normally, using a complex jutsu he had never done before in his old body would have drained his reserves and dwindled his stamina, but, this body did not fall victim to the easier side effects.

"H-how did you do that?" Hilda asked with wide eyes.

"I don't know..." Naruto grunted as he fought off the burning sensation clutching onto his stomach, "But, it sure hurts!"

Casting Kankara Formula was definitely going to need some more work, if he survived the encounter and all. But then again, Naruto wasn't even sure he had used Ajuka's signature move. Having no demonstration from the green haired man, Naruto honestly only had words to go off of. Then again, it did not really matter. What mattered was the safety of himself and Hilda's. Though he was going to have to figure out just how much math he knew. Naruto would have been quite impressed with himself if he was not fighting a dagger wielding psycho. Normally he hated math, and now he found out his new self was quite good with it, what were the odds?

"Let's get out of here." Hilda said as she gave her shoulder to the thankful blonde, "Abelard will not stay down for long."

And that was when sleeping beauty had decided to awaken. Without even seeing it physically, the sudden pressure hanging in the air signified Abelard's recovery. Barely able to turn his head to steal a glance at the man, Naruto used whatever strength he could muster and shoved Hilda to the side as a flying dagger tore through the air. Narrowly avoiding a fatal blow, Naruto had been gifted with more pain as the dagger lodged itself onto his shoulder.

God why did he always get injured on the shoulder?

"You little shits!" Abelard howled, "I am going to destroy you!"

Tearing apart the distance between himself and Naruto, Abelard pounced on the boy as he began assaulting the boy without mercy. Blinded by his own anger, Abelard neglected to disarm Hilda, leading to more pain on his part. Growling, Abelard glared at Hilda as he felt the cold metal pierce his skin and dig into his muscles. Slapping the girl away, Abelard tore the weapon off of his body, resulting in large amounts of blood seeping from the wound.

"You bitch! I am going to-" Abelard growled before his ears picked up on the strangled voice of another, "Huh?"

"Kankara... Formula One..." Naruto gasped through the choke hold he was placed in.

Just like that, Abelard flew. Blasted right off of Naruto, the cloaked man shot into the air by an invisible force, sending him straight into a building. Gasping for air, Naruto pushed himself off of the ground and ignored his burning joints as he struggled towards Hilda. Physically and mentally exhausted from the fighting, Naruto could feel the toll done to the much younger body. No longer blessed with the healing abilities provided to him by Kurama, Naruto could now see why Sasuke had declared his healing capabilities stupidly annoying. Placed in the body of a child who lacked physical might, Naruto had taken the attacks without without anything to soften them. And boy did he miss self regeneration right now.

"I am going to-"

Abelard's voice ended there. Whatever the psycho was going to say stopped as a new presence entered the fray. With a murderous glare marring his features, Ajuka stood there with a small army of servants behind him. The amount of pressure rolling off of the man was insane, the sheer anger Ajuka was feeling could be felt by everyone. The gentle green eyes Ajuka had always held were replaced with the eyes of a monster hungry for blood. Never in Devil history had Ajuka ever been so anrgy with anyone. The glare he was sending Abelard was enough to stop the merciless killer stone cold.

"Just what do you think you're doing with my son?"

Chapter end

Hope you guys liked this chapter. I rushed this one a bit and I will be coming back to make some revisions. I promised a longer chapter so I double the amount of words from last time. Anyways, as you guys may know, Naruto is in the body of a seven year old so basically he lacks in the physical area as well as the magical. So he wont be going destroying enemies just yet. Oh, as for Hilda, she is a character from Beelzebub, and surprising enough a maid. So, I thought she would be fitting to become a servant for Naruto. I haven't decided on what piece she should be in the Peerag eyet, but I am looking. Hope you guys liked it and I am still looking for members for the peerage/harem.

Note I am going to make the harem small and each character will be introduced with a backstory. As well as each member of the Peerage if I have time. Anyways, expect a much longer chapter next time and yeah, thanks for reading. Leave a review on who you think should be in the Peerage/harem.

King: Naruto Astaroth (Uzumaki)

Queen: ?

Bishop x2: ?

Knight x2: ?

Rook x2: ?

Pawn x8: ?