This chapter will be a chapter where Naruto takes a break before the next mission. This chapter will also develop the relationship between Naruto and Seekvaira. For Peerage members, only one member will make a mention. I am up for suggestions for ideas for members for Seekvaira's Peerage. The only rule: No Succubus.


The morning after Takumi's death...

The woman with the long light blue hair had entered the medical room Xenovia was staying in to rest and recover.

"Lady Esdeath!?" Xenovia said, sounding surprise. She did not expect one of The Chruch's top exorcists to come pay a visit to her.

"Hello Xenovia, how are you feeling?" asked the woman, now known as Esdeath, as she pulled up a chair and sat on it, crossing her right leg over her left.

"I'm feeling good. No permanent scars. I'll be able to get back on my feet tomorrow," Xenovia replied.

"That's good to know. I want you to know that, while you failed to save Takumi and kill that devil...Firebrand was it?"

"...Yes."

"Right, despite all that, the fact that you showed true bravery and strength facing a Devil that managed to kill Takumi says a lot. Griselda has taught you well. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to since I was on a mission for The Church. We could use someone like you."

"That's nice of you to ask me to join, but I'm going to have to decline. I want to become stronger on my own, and I am fine with working alongside Irina," Xenovia replied, sounding polite about it.

"I admire your choice with sticking with your fellow exorcists Xenovia. If you ever need some extra training, come see me or Wave. Remember, not everyone grows stronger on their own." Xenovia nods in agreement. Getting up, Esdeath directs a smile towards Xenovia before leaving the room. As soon as Esdeath left, Xenovia's facial expression turns serious as she remembers yesterday's events.

"Just you wait..."

Tokyo, Japan
Unnamed Apartment Complex

An unnamed girl with short brown hair flushed her toilet, the girl hunched over it as she heavily breathes to herself. She tells herself she still wasn't strong yet before walking over to the sink to wash her face. Exiting her bathroom, the girl decides to head to Akihabara, putting on some clothes to go out, then putting on a light-grey jacket, a brown striped scarf and a pair of brown shoes. She finishes her look by putting on a pair of half-rimmed glasses with oval-shaped lenses. Now dressed, she takes the memory card out of her AmuSphere, puts it in a plastic case, and puts it in her bag. Locking her apartment door, the girl finally heads out.

"Just how many battles must I go through?" she asked to herself. "How much stronger must I get...to put "it" behind me?"

Kuoh Airlines

40 minutes had passed since Chelsea arrived to pick up her brother. Chelsea had on a jean jacket with rolled up sleeves over a black t-shirt with a white rabbit face at the center. It's also paired with matching skinny jeans with torn holes exposing her knees and a pair of red classic sneakers. The clothing she wore attracted a lot of attention, mostly from teenage boys and men.

Some that had girlfriends had their ears pulled by them. She smirked at this as she sucked on a lollipop while humming to herself. Finally, Naruto had arrived. Chelsea, seeing her brother, finished off her lollipop before tossing the stick away and running towards her brother so she could give him a hug.

"Welcome back Naruto!" she said in a loud voice as she tightened her hug. Naruto noticed a lot of people staring and getting wrong ideas. A few of them had looks of jealousy, mostly from guys that were the same age as the blond.

"Oi Chelsea, you're drawing attention towards us," he said in annoyance.

"I don't care," she replied. Naruto had to gently push her off before telling her he was too old for hugs.

"You're 16, so you're still young. Also, no one's too old for hugs," Chelsea countered. "Well, let's grab your luggage and head home. You must be tired."

"Actually, I need to go somewhere..."

Chelsea's Car

It was a silent drive. This worried Chelsea. Usually, Naruto would ask her how her day was once the car started running. If he didn't ask her the usual question, it meant that there was something going on with him. The older sibling took a quick glance at Naruto, who was riding in the passenger's seat, looking out the window with a sad look on his face, and his arms crossed.

"Did something happen while you were in Italy?" There was no response from Naruto, only silence. Did the task Naruto's new friend asked him to do have something to do with it? She'll have to ask this "Agares girl" what she wanted him to do in Italy.

Agares Mansion

Alivian hears the doorbell ring and walks over to open the door for the mysterious visitor, who turns out to be Naruto, having come back from his mission.

"How'd you get here?" he asked.

"Wow, your friend lives in a very roomy mansion." Alivian has a look of surprise when Chelsea walks in.

"Naruto, who is this...young woman?"

"Oh, where are my manners? Chelsea Namikaze, nice to meet you," replied Naruto's older sister, extending a hand. "Are you going to leave me hanging?" Chelsea asked with a smile. Alivian shakes her hand before asking them to follow him.

Hallway

"So how did Naruto meet your master?"

"Master!?" Did Naruto tell Chelsea that he was a Devil? When Chelsea mentioned him being a butler, he felt relieved. Regaining his composure, Alivian tells Naruto's sister of how Seekvaira and Naruto met.

"Your brother and my master met each other when they were both after a rare fundamental model kit that was sitting at a shelf, ready to be picked. Instead of taking it for himself, Naruto kindly gave it to her instead."

"Rrrreally..." Chelsea said with a playful smile on her face.

"Yes, she and your brother met once again during one of her nightly walks. From there, they had a long chat together, and after that, Seekvaira took a liking to Naruto."

"Well, I'm glad Naruto's found a new friend." Alivian just smiled as they stopped at the door to Seekvaira's room. As soon as Alivian opened the door, they were met with a view of Seekvaira in her black lace brassiere. Naruto turned from being down in the dumps to bright red in the face as he witnessed Seekvaira's body. He even had his mouth opened wide in shock. The King turned her attention towards them as soon as she heard the door open.

"Oh wow, who knew all that was hiding beneath all that clothing?" said Infernus, complimenting Seekvaira's body.

"Welcome back Naruto...Who's the other girl?" Chelsea walks forward and offers a handshake as she prepared to introduce herself.

"Chelsea Namikaze, Naruto's sister," she answered with a smile. Seekvaira smiled as she shook Chelsea's hand.

"Seekvaira Agares, it's a pleasure to meet someone of Naruto's family,"

"It's a pleasure to meet a friend of Naruto's, whose body is...rocking," said Chelsea, who checked out Seekvaira from head to toe. The King took notice of this, as well as the fact that Chelsea was still shaking her hand and was now massaging it with her thumb.

"Ahem." Chelsea realizes what she was doing and lets go of Seekvaira's hand as she decides to leave Naruto alone with her. Alivian closes the door behind him and his King. The Rook currently had his right hand over his eyes in order to not look at Seekvaira, who had yet to dress up.

"Naruto, it's okay if you look. You're a Devil of my peerage instead of someone random perv or stranger. It's not like I'm going to slap you like those tsundere girls you see in anime."

"Are you sure?" Instead of answering, Seekvaira smiles as she gently moves Naruto's hand away from his face.

"See?" Naruto's face goes beet red from as he viewed the partially clothed Seekvaira.

"You'll eventually get used to seeing me in nothing but my bra on during some occasions. Just don't see me with my breasts exposed. I find it embarrassing," she said as she looked for clothes to put on and Naruto looked away, regaining his color.

"Your sister Chelsea, I feel that she has a thing for me."

"W-Well, she IS into girls," Naruto said, awkwardly scratching his cheek with his right pointing finger. "Really?"

"Yeah, but don't worry, she already has a...girlfriend." As Naruto said that, Seekvaira found a pair of brown skinny jeans she liked before putting them on.

"How long have they been dating?"

"More than six years I believe." It was weird for Naruto to talk about Chelsea's love life with someone outside of the family. But for some reason, he felt comfortable talking to her.

"Do they plan on getting married any time soon?"

"As soon as my sister graduates college," he replied. Seekvaira found a pale pink t-shirt with cherry blossom designs on them and decided to put it on before putting on socks and a blue floral scarf.

"What do you think?" Seekvaira asked Naruto. As soon as Naruto turned around, his face turned red once more.

"You look...really fashionable." Seekvaira gave him a warming smile before turning serious.

"Changing the subject...Tell me what happened on your mission." Naruto's eyes widened as she got straight to the point. "Naruto, I can tell you're not okay. I want you to talk to me about these things, not stay silent and brooding like Batman," she adds. Knowing he was backed into a corner, Naruto sighed.

A few minutes later...

The two were sitting on the side of Seekvaira's bed as the Agares girl just listened to Naruto's time in Italy. He had told her about Xenovia and how he became friends with her before immediately falling in love with her within the three days he was there, up until the moment where he had to fight her and stab her for her sake. Hearing what he had lost as a result of completing the mission, a single tear goes down Seekvaira's face, the King quickly wiping it away before Naruto could see it.

"I see...I am sorry that you had to end your friendship with this Xenovia girl, Naruto," she said, sympathizing with her Rook.

"When we meet again, she'll be hell-bent on killing me."

"You really liked her, didn't you?" Naruto only nodded yes, which pained Seekvaira.

"I don't know what I can do to help you Naruto. Was never really one to be good at this sort of stuff."

"You're already helping me Seekvaira. I mean, just talking to you is helping me a lot. Usually, I'd keep stuff like this bottled up inside me until I got over it but...having someone to listen to it feels great once in a while." he replied, smiling.

"...Can I tell you something?" Seekvaira asked.

"What is it?"

"You walking in while I was in nothing but my underwear...was part of my plan." Hearing this coming out of a now-flushed Seekvaira made Naruto's eyes widen in surprise.

"What!?" Naruto shouts as his face turned red from the reveal.

"I knew that if I were to have you see me like that, you'd focus your attention on something else other than what happened on your mission and be a bit more willing to talk to me." Naruto couldn't believe it. She had exposed herself to him, just so she could help him open up to her. It was a strange plan but hey, it worked.

"You have no...idea...how much it took for me to not turn red like a tomato," Seekvaira adds as Naruto chuckled to himself.

"You did all this to cheer me up?... Thank you, Seekvaira." Seeing Naruto's wide smile, she turns away in order to hide her still blushing face.

"I'm your King, it's my duty to make sure that all my peerage members are happy."

"Come to think of it, I've never met any other members of your Peerage other than Alivian. Where are they?" he asked, curious as to why he hasn't seen them.

"Do you know of the 72 Pillars?" Seekvaira answered with a question.

"They're the demon lords that were supposedly commanded by King Solomon in the Ars Goetia," Naruto answered.

"Very detailed...Anywho, the Agares family, which is of course mine, are ranked the second-highest of the remaining 33 clans." Naruto's eyes widened when told he was under the employ of the second strongest clan of the Underworld. Just how strong were the Agares clan members?

"Because of our status, all of my peerage members, with the exception of Alivian and one of my knights, are given several requests from clients all over."

"That explains everything...Who's the knight?" Naruto asked.

"Do you know of Scáthach?" When asked the question, the Rook's eyes widened once more.

"You're serious!?" he shouts, earning a smile from Seekvaira as she readjusted her glasses. "I'm very proud of myself for convincing her to be part of my peerage. She was the second person I invited, and I did it all by myself."

"Where is she right now?" The only answer he got from his King was just one word. "Training."

"When will she be back?"

"No idea, she never picks up my calls," Seekvaira answered as she got up from her bed. "So for now, I am left with just you and Alivian. I'd love to stay and chat with you more, but I must get going Naruto. My father has booked a 3-day vacation to Hawaii for my family and I have been looking forward to it."

"What do I do in the meantime?"

"Anxious for another mission already? Just do what you usually do. Live your life, go connect with your sisters. Do you."

Namikaze Residence

Naruto was in his room working on designs for a new weapon and writing down a list of equipment he'll need, with Infernus telling him he wasn't relaxing, but overworking.

"Take a break."

"Can't, I need to get this weapon done before the next mission. For the fight with Xenovia, I was a bit reliant on my shotgun. Not only did she have twin pistols, those pistols had blades equipped for close combat. With a melee weapon, I'll be a bit more prepared in case a ranged weapon doesn't do the trick. Sure I have by fists and my legs, but having a weapon, especially one for close-ranged combat will help."

"Save it, go out and make plans or some shit. There's a time and a place for this, and now is not the time."

"When did you become a parent all of a sudden?"

"Since now...Besides, you and your sister Akame are the only ones home so..."

"What's with you and your need to have me fuck Akame!?" Naruto shouts.

"She's not really your sister so it's not...you know...At least you'll be doing something other than work."

In her room, Akame was furiously humping a body pillow in the nude. As she was about to climax, she heard a knock on her door, startling her. Akame rolled out of her bed in order to hide the fact that she was naked.

"Akame, are you busy?" asked Naruto.

"I was just...on my phone," Akame answered with a blush on her face as she peeked her head out from her bed. Thank goodness Naruto knocked.

"Do you want to go to the arcade with me? I'm paying." Akame immediately agrees to it, but adds how she needed to take a shower first.

"Okay." As soon as she heard Naruto's footsteps leave, Akame sighed as she looked at her body pillow. She would have to "finish" in the shower.

Akihabara

Akame couldn't help but feel amazed by the many forms of entertainment Akihabara offered to boh her and her brother. Ever since an "anonymous corporation" came out of nowhere and remodeled a few areas and built a brand new arcade at the center of the electric town, Akihabara had an amazing increase in visitors and revenue. Right now, she was dragging Naruto by his hand as the latter told her to slow down before asking her where she was taking him.

"There's this game called U-Fighter at the Club Sega Arcade. It's a game where you and 1 or 3 other players use specialized head seats to enter a battleground, where you can choose a weapon or weapons of your choice and fight until you're the last one standing."

"Back then, I never had shit like these video games to play. From the look of it, video games look like a waste of time."

"Only if you grab a bad one after paying over 6000-yen without checking the reviews."

"Hey, Naruto! Akame!" Looking behind them, they see Moka happily waving at them while approaching them with her sister Kokoa, who glares at Naruto while hiding behind her older sister. Akame was glaring at Moka as she wrapped her arms around her brother's right arm in a possessive manner.

"What brings you to Akihabara?" Naruto asked.

"I just wanted to get out of the house, and I figured I'd bring Kokoa with me. You?" Naruto replied by saying that he wanted to get out of the house as well and figured he'd bring Akame with him. "We're on our way to Club Sega to play some games. Would you and your sister like to join us?" he asked. To Moka, it sounded like a date proposal, making her face run bright red. While she knew that it didn't really count as a date, she didn't mind as long as she was next to her crush. "Kokoa and I would love to join you two." Akame and Kokoa had shocked looks on both their faces after Moka had accepted Naruto's invite. Kokoa, like Akame, was very close to her older sibling. After he was introduced into her sister's life, she couldn't help but feel like he was stealing her away from her. It didn't help that her other sisters, Akua and Kahlua, as well as their mother, Akasha, took a liking to him. Just seeing the two interacting with one another made her jealous.

"Great, let's get going." With that, the four proceed to Club Sega.

Via Cavour, Rome

Daytime

2 hours ago

Xenovia was sparring against a cocky male exorcist who looked like he was all talk and was bragging about how he might be promoted to a higher rank. Having heard this, she challenged the arrogant exorcist to a duel with wooden swords. Whoever got 5 wins was the victor. If he won, she'd have to go out with him. If she won, then he'd have to buy lunch for her, Naoko, and Irina for a whole month. To her surprise, he had some skills with wielding two wooden swords.

Right now she had four wins, with the male exorcist having three wins. While she didn't like his attitude, she had to respect his skills. Truly, he was trained well. In the middle of the match, Xenovia's defense was broken, leaving herself open, with the male exorcist preparing a thrusting attack aimed at her stomach. In the middle of it, her eyes widened as she recalled Naruto stabbing her through her stomach. Instead of getting stabbed once more, she was instead sent falling on her ass.

"You let your guard down, Xenovia." Hearing the male exorcist tell her that with an arrogant smile on his face didn't help either. At that moment, the male exorcist took on the appearance of Firebrand, staring down at her with a devilish smile on his face.

"You? Kill me? Ha! Don't make me laugh! You could've killed me, had you not pitied me and pulled the trigger! But instead, you fell for me and ended up stabbed by me! Had those exorcists not been there, I would've done more to you than just stab you!" he yelled, the twisted vision of the blond licking his lips. Getting up for the final spar, the bluenette, overcome with anger, overwhelmed the male exorcist. Quickly, she disarmed him of his wooden swords before thrusting her wooden sword at his gut, and sweeping him off his feet, making him fall to the ground.

Still seeing the male exorcist as a twisted version of Naruto, Xenovia pressed the blunt end of her wooden sword against his throat, slowly applying pressure on it. She had no idea that she was slowly killing the exorcist, and her friends' pleas to stop were left unheard. Before she could kill him, she is immediately disarmed and restrained by a teen male wearing a priest uniform and a purple scarf. He had brown spiky hair, brown eyes, and tanned skin.

"Xenovia, that's enough." Hearing his voice, she stops. As soon as he was sure that Xenovia calmed down, the male priest checked up on the male exorcist and sighed a breath of relief knowing that the exorcist was just unconscious.

"What was I about to do, Kotomine?"

"I already told you before to call me by my first name, Keito. And second, we need to talk," said the boy known as Keito Kotomine. As the two walked away and Irina and Naoko walked the other way, from afar, Esdeath had seen the whole thing and was impressed by Xenovia's display of anger. Perhaps she should try getting Xenovia to join The Jaegers once more, right after she was done with her talk with Kotomine.

1 hour later

Xenovia's Room

"Are you okay now?" Keito asked Xenovia. Right now, they were in the latter's room. She was sitting on her bed while he had his back against a wall, sporting a stoic expression on his face. Xenovia says nothing.

"Even if you don't tell me, I've already put together a conclusion: You're heartbroken and feel betrayed." Xenovia's eyes widened, having been figured out by her friend.

"How did-"

"I'm your friend Xenovia, I can tell how you feel just by looking at you." At this point, she starts tearing up.

"It hurts, so much Keito...I feel this rage that won't go away...I feel sick inside, knowing I had feelings for a Devil. The times we spent together...The smiles shared between us...It was only for a few days, but they were one of the best days I've ever had in a very long time, where I felt...alive. Happy even. Now...Now..."

"Say no more. I understand the anger Xenovia. The feeling of betrayal and the hard truth behind it all is difficult to grasp and overcome," Keito told the bluenette. "However, you must never let this anger control you and get to your head. If you do, it can change you...consume you. If I can say anything to help you, it's to lay off both the training and the missions." Xenovia's eyes widened when Keito suggested this.

"There are other exorcists who can take the jobs you would be assigned. You need the time to cool off, rest your head. All this pain you have, you have to take time off to get yourself together."

"But I need to get stronger so I can-"

"And you will, but not in the condition you're in. You'll lose if you confront him the way you are now..." Keito interrupts, a frown on his face. "Just...listen to me, and trust me on this. Find a hobby to distract yourself."

"I don't know anything else, only training. I don't have any other hobbies."

"Then find new ones. Ones you can enjoy and calm your rage. I have to go. Do this for me okay? As your friend." Xenovia says nothing as Keito lets himself out. As he's about to exit the room, he noticed Naruto's "Sleep Well?" letter on her desk.

"What's that letter?" he asked.

"A reminder." He didn't ask further, knowing full well it involved the "devil" Xenovia was angry towards. She could've torn it to shreds and throw it away... So why does she still have it? Keito closed the door behind him as he left to go about his day. On his way towards his unknown destination, he sees Esdeath walking across from him, frowning as he saw her.

"Esdeath..."

"Kotomine..." Esdeath said as she tips her hat, a grin on her face. Keito had no respect for Esdeath. While she did do her job, her methods and the people she had in her little group made him uneasy. It also made him angry knowing a few people he knew were a part of her group and had either changed to the point he didn't recognize them at all or had lost their lives serving under her. Knowing that he's giving into his own anger towards Esdeath, he stops in his tracks as he takes a deep breath and exhales, calming himself before he resumed walking forward.

Esdeath had entered Xenovia's room and greeted the bluenette before sitting on the side of her bed. "I saw what you did today Xenovia."

"How much trouble am I in for?"

"Griselda was able to convince the Church to let you off with a warning, but that's not why I'm here. I'm here to recruit you into The Jaegers, to help you get stronger."

"Keito says I need to calm my head. I think I should-"

"Xenovia, we both know that while we're both here talking, this devil, Firebrand, is out loose and doing unspeakable and horrible things to innocent people, AND he grows stronger every day as he continues to kill. You have no time to take a break. Kotomine would rather be passive than take action. I can offer you the training needed to get your revenge, but you must agree to join The Jaegers." To Xenovia, the offer was too good to be true. She was well aware of Esdeath's strength. People she knew, like Kurome, came out stronger thanks to Esdeath.

"To be honest, I see a bit of myself in you. All that strength at such a young age. I read your files Xenovia. Killed your first devil at the age of 8, all to protect a fellow exorcist."

"It was going to devour us, I had to do what I had to do to save us both."

"Maybe so, but I think there was more to it. If I had to guess...you hated being weak, helpless, vulnerable, and decided at that moment to take up that sword and live. Usually people under these conditions would resign themselves to their fate, the fear paralyzing them, but you didn't. "The strong live and the weak die", that was what my late father taught me, and as the strong, we have the power to protect the weak," Esdeath said to her fellow bluenette as she continued. "This will be your only chance Xenovia. After this, I'll no longer ask." From there, Esdeath got off Xenovia's bed and extended her hand to her, who looks up at the blue-haired Ice Queen.

"Get up from that bed and shake my hand, or lay there and resign yourself to the you who couldn't save Takumi and was left at Death's door at the hands of that devil." Esdeath thought that she'd decline the offer after her talk with Keito, but after 30 long seconds of waiting for a response, she forms a smile on her face when Xenovia got out of her bed and shook her hand.

"You chose wisely, Xenovia." Looking into her eyes, Esdeath saw something inside of the young bluenette, there was something extra inside of those eyes, something that motivated the the young girl's heart. Of all the times she saw Xenovia, she never grew tired of seeing the look in her eyes. The look that was more focused on her duties of their roles as exorcists than anything else, and right now, they were the strongest they've ever been since the last time she saw them.

"Those eyes of yours...Oh yes, they truly suit you, Xenovia." Esdeath thought to herself as her smile turned into a smirk. "She's perfect..."

Club Sega
Akihabara
Now

Entering the arcade, Naruto, Akame, Moka, and Kokoa are greeted by a floating robot that looks like a chibi parrot.

"I don't remember Club Sega having this," Naruto comments.

"A mysterious corporation DID remodel a few places around Akihabara." Moka adds.

"Are you Naruto Namikaze?" asked the robotic parrot. Nodding yes, Naruto is immediately scanned and approved by the robot.

"Congratulations, Agares Corp has offered you a Player Card with a lifetime supply of credits. Just put it against the scanners and play to your heart's content. If you need coins, just show the card to the service machines and input the number of coins you need," said the robot as its stomach opened to give him the card, surprising the four.

"So you're behind this, Seekvaira." he thought as he sweat dropped.

"You know someone from the Agares Corporation?" Moka asked, surprised.

"Yeah, Seekvaira. She owns the corporation. You met her while she and I were having ramen."

"That girl owns the corporation?" This troubled Moka, though she would never show it.

"Well, let's go plays some games, girls," Naruto said with a smile as he proceeded onward to play some games, unaware of the girls' inner thoughts. There were many games to play at Club Sega. But out of all the games they played, there was one in particular that Akame was interested in other than U-Fighter. It was called "Fatal Bullet", a VRMMORPG developed and operated by an American company that emphasizes on gun usage. Akame had received it as a birthday gift from Naruto. When she heard that the game was coming to Club Sega for competitive play, she grabbed her memory card before she and Naruto left home.

Akame had managed to separate her brother from Moka and Kokoa before dragging Naruto by his arm as she approached the large gathering of players surrounding the game station. While going through the crowd of players and nerds, she spotted someone familiar on-screen. Someone who was currently wasting the players in a 15-v-1 battle with a sniper and a machine pistol.

"Thin, pale blue swaying hair, indigo-colored eyes, white muffler, armed with an ultra-rare sniper rifle...it's her," Akame whispered to herself. The player Akame was focusing on had just finished off the last player by shooting him through the head when he peeked out of his cover. After the match was set and the female player, announced by the name of Sinon was crowned the winner of the match. Fifteen out of the sixteen players came out angry and "destroyed".

"Who else is ready to challenge this "Cold-Hearted Sniper?" asked the announcer. After what all the players had witnessed, none had the guts, or the balls, to challenge Sinon. After 5 seconds of silence, Akame raises her hand.

"I will challenge her!" she says out loud, surprising Naruto, who couldn't help but notice a fiery aura in her competitive spirit. Like everyone in his family, if a challenge presented itself, they were compelled to take it.

"It looks like Sinon has a challenger!" say the announcer.

"Are you sure you'll be fine Akame?"

"I'll be fine Naruto nii-chan. After all, I can deflect as well as cut bullets with my sword," Akame assures before she walked up to challenge Sinon. After inserting her memory card into the system, she put on the headset and sat comfortably in one of the chairs. In an instant, her consciousness was put into a large sand-covered wasteland, deserted buildings and partially destroyed vehicles surrounding her.

For weapons, Akame barely used a gun in the game. Instead, she used a laser katana alongside a Beretta 87 Target, a semiautomatic pistol. As for her armor, she wore a form-fitting catsuit that, while it had low shielding, it gave her greater mobility and an impressive boost in her agility stats.

"I promise you, I will find you, and I will stab you in the head." Hearing this from Akame, Naruto couldn't help but worry for whoever crossed her path in-game.

"I'll just have to make sure you don't see my bullets coming," said Sinon.

Kuoh Airlines

Seekvaira had been waiting for what felt like forever for her parents. She did everything she could think of to keep herself occupied: Playing "Epic Seven" on her phone, watching funny videos, ordering a mango smoothie, and ignoring stares from perverted males. Now, she was bored. Finally, she received a text from her father.

"Sorry Seekvaira, something business-related came up. We'll have to reschedule the trip. Your mom and I will make it up to you." - Dad

"I guess I should've expected this..." Seekvaira said, saddened by this. "What should I do now..." She had Alivian take a day off, and she didn't feel like going home. After realizing that Naruto was available today, possibly hanging out with his sister, she developed a devilish but playful smirk on her face.

Club Sega
Sega Diner

Following an intense 1v1 match that lasted 15 minutes, Akame took off the arcade-issued AmuSphere, looking defeated as she leaves the stage to be consoled by her brother. Having felt somewhat satisfied with the fight she had won, Sinon, revealed to be the bespectacled brown haired girl, get up from where she was seated and starts looking for Akame as another player takes her spot to play onstage. Spotting Akame, the girl's eyes widen as she looks at Naruto, who was still consoling Akame while Moka and Kokoa watched them.

"She has a boyfriend..."

Five minutes later

"I never saw her coming..." she said to herself.

"But you lasted far longer than the other players, and you managed to deflect a few of her bullets. You even had her waste all of her rifle ammo." Naruto said.

"Yet she used that last bullet to finish me with one shot." She had known of Sinon's title as Fatal Bullet's #1 Sniper, but she never expected that Sinon would incorporate weapons application in close quarters combat that was similar to the combat U.S. Rangers used. "I had underestimated her..."

"It's just a game Akame..."

"Muramasa?" Akame came out of her sulking state as soon as she heard her gamer name being called out. The four focused their attention on the blushing bespectacled girl.

"...Do I know you?" asked Akame.

"It's me...Si-...Sinon."

"Eh...EHHHHHH!?" Naruto, Moka, and Kokoa had to cover their ears as Akame screamed. They weren't expecting Sinon to be a quiet girl like her.

"Yo-Yo-Yo-You're Sinon!?"

"Yes...I just came to tell you...You did amazing in our fight," said Sinon, bowing down to Akame in respect.

"But I didn't even land a hit on you," Akame tells her.

"True, but I've never wasted all my sniper ammo like that before until you challenged me...You mind if I join you?" The bespectacled girl had joined the four at their table, talking to Akame as Naruto ordered an extra round of shakes. 20 minutes had passed and during those minutes, and they got to know more about Sinon. Her real name was Shino Asada, she was going to be a first-year student at Kawahara Academy, and she lived in Tokyo on her own. Compared to her in-game self, who was calm and cool, Shino was polite and a bit timid.

"So how did you get into Fatal Bullet?" asked Akame. Shino almost choked on her shake when asked that question. "It's...very complicated..." Naruto took notice of this after seeing her looking hesitant.

"Complicated? How s-"

"Akame, it seems to be a sensitive topic for her. I don't think you should ask any further," Naruto said to his sister.

"Sorry, Asada-chan," Akame said, apologizing.

"It's fine Akame." After saying that, she focused on Naruto. "You're her boyfriend right?" Akame turned bright red from the question while Naruto and Moka both spat out their shakes.

"I'm actually her brother, not her...boyfriend." Naruto awkwardly replied, his answer surprising Shino and making her heart skip a beat.

"Really!?" Naruto only nodded his head up and down. "I had assumed that you were her boyfriend when you consoled her."

"You saw that!?" Akame says in a loud voice, looking embarrassed as Naruto answered the question.

"Siblings can do that too, so I do understand the misunderstanding."

"Sorry about that." Smiling at her, Naruto assured it was okay, admitting he got that misunderstanding many times he out with Akame.

"So...do you...play Fatal Bullet as well?" asked a blushing Shino.

"No, I've never played that game. I have thought about it, but I've been busy with my studies, building model kits, and looking for a job that I usually don't have the time to play a game like Fatal Bullet," he replied. "I'm also more of a console nerd."

"...If you do decide on playing it, why don't you and your sister form a team with me?" Shino asked, hoping that Naruto would say yes. "I'll even help you on your first day." Akame did not like this one bit. At first, she was considering having Shino become one of her friends, but after figuring out that she had the hots for her brother, she was now considered her love-rival.

"I'm sure that my brother will be too busy to-"

"Sure, I'll buy the game, but I can't promise you that I'll always be online." Shino smiled when Naruto said yes while Akame banged her head on the table from hearing her brother's answer.

"I don't mind. Snipers like myself are patient," Shino adds. Looking at her phone, she abruptly got up from her seat as she looked at the time.

"I have to go, I'm supposed to go visit my mother and my grandparents for dinner. Before I go, can we exchange numbers?" Naruto and a reluctant Akame agreed to share their numbers to Shino. After Naruto asked them, Moka figured she'd also give the girl her number and get the game herself while Kokoa denied her request. After receiving their numbers, Shino bowed her head in respect before leaving.

"...She's an interesting girl." Moka and Akame looked at Naruto in surprise as Kokoa sipped on her drink.

45 minutes later...

Naruto had bought his own copy of Fatal Bullet alongside Moka as they walked with their respective sisters. Moka had asked Naruto if they could join him and his sister for dinner, who had agreed to have the two sisters over, to Akame's displeasure.

"The list of girls gets bigger!" Infernus told Naruto. "You have your adoptive sister, your childhood friend, your King, an angry exorcist, and finally, a gamer girl with glasses!"

"Why are you adding Asada-chan to the mix?" Naruto asked, curious.

"I add whoever looks like could be a freak in bed. I should also note that she kind of reminds me of you." Typical Infernus, always thinking with his spirit dick.

"How so?"

"I've seen you in glasses. You both look like nerds when you wear glasses, you play video games, and you both have nice bods, given that her in-game character's figure is the same as her real-life figure. You two are practically meant for each other."

"I don't think I should start dating after Xenovia," Naruto replied.

"Don't act so emo Naruto, just because you made a girl hate you. Besides, if I recall, you've never asked any girl out for a date. It's always the girl asking you to hang out with them or you asking them to hang out with you."

"Isn't hanging out considered a date?"

"No, dating is when you have a plan to try and get to know somebody well enough to determine if they would be a suitable partner for an actual relationship. Hanging out means that you're out spending time together usually doing social activities. That is NOT considered a date. They are two different things." Infernus corrects him. "Look, just think about it, and maybe before going to bed, call her, and schedule a damn date. It doesn't have to be a romantic one as long as you actually go on a date with a girl, even if it's sudden for the both of you. You need this."

"...I'll consider it," Naruto said.

"That's more like it. And hey, if things work out, maybe she'll have sex with you on the first date. If not, maybe just a blowjob," Infernus replied. And just like that, Naruto lost all respect for the demon.

5 minutes later...

"Chelsea, we're home, and Moka and her sister are joining us for dinner!"

"Oh, Naruto, Akame, you're back! Come in the kitchen, we'll have dinner ready in a few minutes," said Chelsea. As the four took off their shoes, Naruto immediately noticed a pair of stylish boots he wasn't familiar with. Now that he thought about it, Chelsea said "we", which meant she has someone over. If he knew anything, Kagura didn't wear boots like those. So whose boots were they? His question is answered once he sees something he never thought he'd see: The Mega Size Model 1/48 Gundam RX-78-2 Gold Coating model, still in its kit, and left unopened. Immediately, Naruto rushed into the kitchen to see Seekvaira cooking with Chelsea. Focusing on a surprised Naruto, Seekvaira smiled as she greets him. Moka, Kokoa, and Akame peek their heads into the kitchen just in time to see what was going on.

"Wh-What are you doing here?"

"My parents had some business to tend to, so they canceled our trip, and I figured I'd come to visit you so we could work on the gold model kit together," Seekvaira answered with a smile.

"Wow, dinner is going to be interesting tonight," Infernus said before snickering.

TO BE CONTINUED...

Apologies for the wait. I had just picked up Persona 3 FES and got very immersed in its story and gameplay. There's also life but no one wants to know what's going on with your personal life. Also, Mayweather beat McGregor, which was not surprising. I already knew who was going to win.

Back to this, it seems that Xenovia has joined Esdeath, Seekvaira makes a visit to Naruto's, and a new "potential love interest" has presented herself.

Originally, I was hoping to reintroduce Joichi (JoJo) but I couldn't find a better way to do it so that'll be on hold.

Koneko was also supposed to make an appearance, bumping into Naruto, and rudely telling him to watch where he was going, with Infernus calling her an asshole, but it didn't make the cut.

Keito Kotomine, an OC hailing from the Fate series, is a good guy. He may have the same surname as Kirei but he's not evil.

I also planned to use the made-up arcade game called U-Fighter and have Naruto fight Moka but decided against it as it would have exposed Moka's secret. So ultimately, that too was scrapped.

If you must know, Fatal Bullet is basically GGO (Gun Gale Online) and is taken from the upcoming SAO: Fatal Bullet. I didn't want to use GGO because Fatal Bullet had a nice ring to it.

Sinon, or Shino Asada, will be a member of Naruto's peerage in the future. I already have a Sacred Gear in mind for her that will allow her to "expose or create weak points" that will support her sniper skills, and she'll have her own custom-made sniper rifle as well. The reason for Sinon's inclusion was due to fondness. I loved her tragic story, her in-game personality, her real-life personality, everything. There were only 9 English stories with Naruto and Sinon in it that I was very unsatisfied with, so that led to me adding her to Naruto's Peerage. I had to revisit some chapters and episodes of SAO to reintroduce myself to her. I couldn't find a way to add her in until I decided to take this chapter to Akihabara.

I assure everyone, Sinon will be put to good use. After all, who wouldn't want a cool and calm sniper on their team?

You won't be seeing Naruto in Fatal Bullet any time soon. After all, he's got a lot going on in his life. Next chapter, Naruto will be getting a job from Seekvaira, mostly ones that involve fixing or building things.

Right now, there are four love interests now (Moka, Seekvaira, Xenovia, and Shino). Will like to add that they will be used will or will not make an appearance next chapter, and after that, won't appear for quite a while.

I'd also like to point out that dating and hanging out are ACTUALLY two different things. They're not the same. Naruto has never officially dated anyone.

If possible, I'd like to know if you guys think that Naruto should have a date with Sinon/Shino next chapter or a later chapter.