Apologies for the very long wait, I had to focus on real-life stuff but I have here a new chapter! First, I want to say Merry Christmas to everyone!

imargam

Q: Pensé que harías esto un harem, pienso que quedaría mejor así porque me parece que hay demasiados intereses en medio y sinceramante casi nadie quiere que una historia tenga tantas opciones y solo se quede con 1 ya que siempre tarda mucho para llegar con la elegida. Pero solo es una sugerencia

A: I meant Naruto Uzumaki of Universe-458, not Naruto Namikaze of the FIREBRANDverse (Universe-333). Sorry for not putting more detail into it.

Fox-king-666

Q: Lol I love how sona has a dark side that only naruto knows now

A: Naruto's fault she discovered her sexual attraction towards him.

Stratos263

Q: Whoa is naruto finally going to get his v card punched

A: What? He got it punched last chapter.


Maki's Promise List

1. Go camping (Done)

2. Try out a bikini (Done)

3. Go to an amusement park (Done)

4. Go to space

5. Go sing karaoke

6. Meet Kaito's family

7. Order the Royal Sovereign Burger at Burger Queen (Done)

8. Go to a beach

9. Learn how to dance (In progress)

10. Visit a zoo

11. Hike in the mountains

12. Scuba diving

13. Seeing the Milky Way in a clear night sky (Done)

14. Wing-suit flying

15. Spelunking

Need 5 more for the list. Do this for Maki!


Still need suggestions for missions Naruto did for Sirzechs that involve assassination, elimination, preventing something big from happening, bodyguard duty, rescuing an important target, and more. This all happens during the six weeks before Oolacile and the end of Chapter 11 before post-credits. These missions will also show up after Issei crashed the wedding so suggestions, please.

I'll also take suggestions for contracts Naruto has to do. Ones I have in mind are:

1. Bartender

2. Tutor

3. Hunting buddy

4. Teacher's assistant

5. Ajuka's assistant

6. A mascot for a birthday party

7. Pianist


Last thing: I made a poll for Naruto of the 458th Universe, NOT FIREBRAND. This is VERY important. Mainly it's whether Naruto gets it on with a few before settling down for one (main) girl or the same thing without the getting it on part. As teens/men, we tend to either fool around with other girls like a bachelor or stay single and finally find that one special person.

For Naruto of the 458th Universe, he will have girls interested in him so it's very important I get these votes, mainly so he does not look like that fuck Makoto from School Days. We all know about fuck Makoto and what happened to him so yeah.

Overall, it's about whether he plays the bachelor and gets it on before deciding to stop and be responsible or a reserved person who saves himself for that one special person. This is very important and every vote counts. You'll find the poll on my profile page.


OP2: ViViD DESiRE by Eri Kitamura

Sunday (5/1)

5 Days until Rias' Rating Game

Parting lips with Seekvaira, Naruto saw Archduke Agares sport an amused look on his face as the man in red gave him the stink eye.

"Hmmm...A rather handsome boy you have here Seekvaira. What is your name?" asked Mr. Agares. (JP: Ryōtarō Okiayu)(US: Patrick Seitz)

"Naruto Namikaze, Mr. Agares sir. I'm her Rook. It's nice to finally meet you."

"I wasn't aware my daughter was already seeing someone...behind my back," he told him, turning to face Seekvaira. "And a Rook of her own Peerage to add to that..."

"I wanted him to be a surprise, but...you were always so busy." Hearing her answer, Mr. Agares apologized to her.

"This...boy...This Rook? He's supposed to be your lover? You sure have a bad taste in men Seekvaira," the man in red told her.

"Who's the guy wearing red?" asked Naruto. Seekvaira introduced her Rook, Maki, and Kotomi to Hazama Berith, the one she was supposed to be engaged to, meaning he was her fiancé. Seekvaira then says she wouldn't have to marry him since she already has her "darling" in her arms, wrapping her arms around Naruto's left arm and lovingly resting her head on his shoulder.

"I'm sorry to tell you this, but you must break up with him. You're engaged TO ME, not that low-class commoner trash," said Hazama, pointing at Naruto. Looking at the Archduke, Hazama asks him, "Would you really let Seekvaira date someone like him? Surely you haven't been disciplining her and talking to her about who to and not to date."

"Watch your tongue," Mr. Agares told Berith, narrowing his eyes at him. "In my presence, you better choose your words carefully, especially when you speak ill of my role as a father."

"You're right, I'm sorry." Turning back to Seekvaira and Naruto, he asked the latter what he could possibly offer Seekvaira that he, Hazama Berith, couldn't.

"Hmmm...If there's one thing I could offer her, it's my life," said Naruto.

"Is that all you have to offer her?"

"I'm sure there's more, but I'm not willing to share more than that with some stranger I barely know," Naruto adds.

"Let's continue this conversation in my studies. Why don't you join us? It involves you, my daughter, and...her fiance." Naruto tells Mr. Agares that he needs some time with Seekvaira alone, with the Archduke allowing it as he, Hazama, Maki, and Kotomi leave them alone.

"I hate that guy," said Infernus as Naruto ignores him and turns his attention to his King.

"Fiancé?"

"Hazama Berith. He's the successor to the House of Berith. He's strong, maybe stronger than Riser Phenex. He's not someone to take likely, and I should know," she told him. "I...in the spur of the moment, told my father I was seeing you for several weeks."

"That explains why you came all the way here to give me a kiss." Seekvaira turned red, telling him she had to make it convincing, complimenting her Rook on how well he adjusted to the situation after before asking him if he was looking to be an actor. "Seekvaira..."

"...Right, back to the topic, I don't see myself having a happy life with him. He's spoiled, prideful, and worst of all, he is a liar."

"Why not suggest a Rating Game to annul it?" asked Naruto. Seekvaira tells him she wanted to, but given how he only has one member on his peerage, a fight with him would count as being unfair, despite their strength in quality over quantity. "A Rating Game, at best, must have at least 6-7 pieces, including the King, to play against someone with a full set."

"So that's why..."

"For now, please go along with this okay?" Naruto nods his head yes in response. After thanking him, Seekvaira tells her Rook, "We should go talk with my father. Come..." As they made their way to the study room, Seekvaira, asked Naruto how the kiss felt.

"Yes Naruto, how did it feel?"

"...It was nice," Naruto responds, red in the face.

"Is that all?" asked Seekvaira, wanting to know how he truly felt about it. She wanted him to be as detailed as possible.

"...If you want the long answer, since I wasn't drunk this time, your lips are very soft and gave me a pleasant and electrifying sensation throughout my body," he adds, Seekvaira a bit speechless as steam comes out of her head. "Th-That's all..."

"You also left out the part where you say, "It was very addicting, and I wouldn't mind having another one." Naruto tells Infernus to fuck off in his mind.

Study Room

"As you know, my daughter's to be married to Hazama Berith and, while I hold no ill feelings towards you Namikaze, you must break up with her," Mr. Agares told Naruto as the blond finished a cup of honey lemon tea.

"Is it because I'm not of royalty or because I'm a low-class Rook?" Naruto asked. "Usually those are the reasons why."

"It's both," Hazama responds. "You are a nobody who was lucky enough to catch the attention of Seekvaira, become her Rook, and woo her with your "charm". Sorry, but your luck runs out now." Naruto raised a brow when the Berith heir called him a nobody. If only he knew who he was talking shit to.

"Don't talk to Naruto like that, Hazama," Seekvaira told her fiance, an angry look on her face.

"Sorry dear, I was-"

"And don't call me dear. I have no intention of marrying you," Seekvaira interrupts. "I'd rather wash my mouth with dirty water than kiss you at the altar."

"Please, you're lips are already dirty from kissing that fool. Just give up. Your father has already got everything ready for our wedding and I'm not going to let my future wife go off with some mongrel."

"Getting very close to wanting to fuck him up."

"You and me both Infernus..."

"Devils like us, Seekvaira, must marry devils of equal power and class, something your boyfriend lacks. He offers you his life, but how much is it worth exactly?" Seekvaira tells Hazama it may be worth more than his. "I doubt that. You're either blind or a fool to fall for him Seekvaira. You kiss him in front of me and your father to receive a reaction from me, letting me know I wouldn't be the first kiss. To add insult to injury, you date him for several weeks despite being engaged to me. I'm willing to bet that you're not dating him at all and you're making it up in a desperate attempt to not marry me."

"Watch it Hazama. You're lucky my father is here, or you'd be at a hospital for three months," Seekvaira told her fiance, clenching her fists underneath the table.

"If you marry him, your kids will suffer. They would be weak with his blood running through their veins, and you'll be left regretting not-"

"Hey, Hazama, shut your mouth or I'll sear it shut," Naruto interrupts, surprising Seekvaira and her father. "Talking bad about me, I can tolerate it. But Seekvaira, insulting her and her non-existing kids, right in front of her father, is the worst mistake of your life."

"You're not in the position to-" In that instant, Naruto blast him out of the dining room with a fireball, both surprising and angering Hazama, since he didn't see him move. "You DARE attack someone of the Berith fam-"

"I don't give two shits about who you are. You're nothing but a spoiled, rich, bastard," Naruto interrupts, surprising Mr. Agares. "Believe what you want Berith, but as her "lover", and her Rook, I will make you regret saying those things to her," Naruto told Hazama. Getting up, Hazama was about to attack him when Mr. Agares stops him. "And how exactly do you plan to make him regret them, Namikaze?"

"I will fight him, 1-on-1. If I win, the marriage is annulled and she gets to choose whoever she wants to marry." When asked what was in it for him, Naruto tells him, "If he wins...I'll leave her peerage and serve him as his butler."

"No...No no no, a simple butler won't be enough..." said an angered Hazama. "If I win, Namikaze becomes my pet. Leash and everything."

"Hazama, you-" Before she could say anything, Naruto agrees to it. "But-"

"Don't worry Seekvaira. I won't lose...Not to someone, or anyone, like him." Impressed by Naruto's loyalty and willingness to fight for his daughter, despite what would happen, should he lose, Mr. Agares allows it.

"Starting today, you have 5 days to train for the fight, which will be held the same day as Rias Gremory's Rating Game." Hazama comments on how useless it'd be for Naruto to train and be able to match up to him after 5 days and that he should start licking his shoes before getting up from the floor and leaving.

"That was quite an outburst Namikaze."

"He deserved it..." Naruto responds before asking him why he'd let someone like Hazama be engaged to Seekvaira. Mr. Agares tells him it was out of poor judgment in his part, and his hands were tied. At that time, he was only thinking about recovering the numbers of the Devils and not how his daughter felt. He was so occupied with his work he never made time to hear her out before apologizing to her.

"It couldn't be helped..." Seekvaira told her father. "After all, you and mother are always booked." Mr. Agares sweats a bit when she told him that.

"Look on the bright side, your Rook's going to fight him to stop it..." Mr. Agares felt tense when Seekvaira gave her father the Agares scowl. Seeing this, Naruto wondered, "This is Seekvaira's father? He was scary earlier..."

"Every tough guy has his quirks. His happens to be his daughter. Makes you wonder if the mother is the more dominating of the two parents..." Naruto became tense once Mr. Agares focused on him.

"Namikaze, I had reserved 3 seats to Kobe Beef Kaiseki 511. Usually, it closes on Sundays but I bought the whole place and had it open for just tonight. It was to try and clear some animosity between Seekvaira and Hazama and to spend some time with my daughter of course. But since Hazama has left, would you like to come with, since you're her boyfriend?"

"Sure, I don't mind. Should I wear a suit?"

Training Room

2 hours ago

"Yeah, that's why I can't play Fatal Bullet tonight. I'll be out until 11."

"Okay, maybe we'll try "that" next time we log in." After saying goodbye to Shino and hanging up, Naruto resumes his training for his fight with Hazama when Seekvaira comes in.

"Seekvaira? What brings you in here?" The Agares King tells her Rook, "Can't I come in and watch you train, maybe help out?"

"Oh, that reminds me, Infernus is back."

"He's back!?" asked a now-surprised Seekvaira. Naruto tells her he was about to teach him some new tricks. "Like what?"

"Well, he said I can burn an individual's overall strength until they either pass out or die," Naruto replies.

"Burning someone's power? That's possible?" Naruto goes on to tell her he'd have to be touching his opponent to do it. Seekvaira comments on how overpowered it sounds before telling him an ability like that could prove useful for his fight with Hazama. "Do you need help?

"Sure. I was going to ask Kotomi, but she had some homework to complete and Maki's helping her. I also wanted to use a flame clone."

"You can clone yourself now?"

"Sure, I mean I can form another me using my flames to create a solid person. Of course, I can create one without using my flames but I wanted variety. Why?"

"Nothing! Nothing you should know!" Seekvaira replied, sounding defensive as a blush formed on her face. "So what do I need to do?"

"Just stand in front of me, and I'll try to drain your energy." Walking in front of him, Seekvaira tells him she was ready. "Alright, here I go." Putting his hands on her shoulder, Naruto's hands are enveloped by yellow flames as he attempts to burn away Seekvaira's energy. It works, but it was a very slow process. Naruto tries it five more times, but it was always the same results, and Seekvaira hasn't shown any signs of being tired.

"Maybe you should move on to something else...For now, you know you're capable of it, but it'd be a waste if you continue trying to master this within the five days you have to train. Are there any other tricks or techniques you want to try?"

"Yes, in fact, I have several new techniques I've been compiling," said Naruto, Seekvaira's eyes widening in surprise. Just how creative was he? "I also finished the basic and advanced-level magic books you lent me." Now they were close to popping out.

"Your development speed is something to fear I swear. Hmmm...Why not try these new moves out in a fight, now that Infernus is back and you've improved your body?" Naruto tells her he was hoping to have another go at her. "Oh no, you're not fighting me. If you're going to use destructive techniques, it'd be for the best if you fought someone who can provide a better challenge. Someone with far more experience."

"Who would that be?" Taking out her phone, she texted her father, asking if he could spar with her Rook. "Who did you just text?"

Courtyard

"I look forward to seeing what Seekvaira finds interesting about you, Namikaze," said Mr. Agares as he got into a battle stance.

"Thank you for being my sparring partner, sir."

"I must warn you, I don't know how to hold back." Once the battle begins, Mr. Agares uses Time Magic to accelerate his movement speed, appearing in front of Naruto before punching him in the face and sending him flying back. The Rook quickly recovers in time to block several of the Archduke's punches and kicking him in the gut, stunning him briefly before kicking the Archduke the second time to knock him back. He then concentrates his energy into a condensed sphere of blue flames, calling the technique Prominence before firing it in the form of an oval-shaped blast surrounded by three blue rings. Recovering, Mr. Agares traps the attack in a field of time magic that slows it down. The attack missed as it blows up a large part of the courtyard, surprising Seekvaira.

Going for another attack, Mr. Agares goes for an elbow strike to the Rook's stomach, only to have the strike blocked by Naruto. The Archduke moves away to avoid a kick from the Rook before going in for a strong punch to his chest. Naruto avoids it, only to be hit in the face when Mr. Agares quickly spins his body and performs an elbow strike, knocking him to the ground.

"I'm impressed, a few have managed to last this long against my Bajiquan." Getting up, Naruto readied himself, as Mr. Agares tells him he admires his spirit to continue fighting before going for another strike. With a smirk, Naruto puts his hands forward as a ring of red energy forms in front of him. Releasing it, the ring envelops Mr. Agares in the red energy, stopping him in place (God Bind, Goku's new technique from DB Super: Broly. Really want to see that movie!). Cocking his left fist back, it catches on fire as Naruto yells, "Phoenix Cannon!" Throwing the punch, his fist makes contact with Mr. Agares' chest, a flaming image of a phoenix exiting through the back of the Archduke. The power of the attack sends Seekvaira's father flying back. Breaking free from Naruto's binding move, Mr. Agares plants his feet on the ground, skidding back before coming to a halt. Looking at him, Naruto noticed his opponent had no scratches on him.

"I put everything into my attack, and it didn't even scratch you. You're definitely Seekvaira's father." With a smile, Mr. Agares told him, "I do admit, I did feel the power of your punch. However, it only served to tickle me. What else you got?" Naruto tells Mr. Agares he was going to say the same thing. Naruto performs a dashing right punch, using his flames to propel himself forward and boost his speed and power. Mr. Agares lunges forward and grapples Naruto's right arm and flips over him, landing behind him. Stopping himself, Naruto spins counter-clockwise and performs an elbow strike.

Using Time Magic, Mr. Agares increased his reaction time, ducking the Rook's elbow strike before performing a simple but devastating two-handed pushing motion palm strike aimed for Naruto's stomach. To his surprise, he's sent flying backward. Naruto had applied a layer of heat underneath his clothes, which, if hit, would absorb the impact and send it back at the Archduke (Counter Burst). The Rook had managed to knock Seekvaira's father to the ground.

"Hey Seekvaira, what's going on?" Turning around, Seekvaira saw Maki and Kotomi approach her. Seekvaira tells them Naruto was trying out some new moves against her father.

"He's added some new offensive, defensive, and supportive moves to his arsenal," she told them. Looking at her master, Kotomi was surprised when she saw Naruto in a battle for the first time.

"How is Naruto not tired?" asked Kotomi. Maki concludes that, since the sun was up, Naruto was constantly being supplied with solar energy, allowing him to keep going, the perks of being the host of a powerful flame demon.

"This is the first time I've actually seen him fight during the day. I must say, he's never shown this much energy fighting," Maki adds.

"Very good Namikaze! Very good! I needed this rush after several months of sitting at my desk doing paperwork!" Mr. Agares uses time magic to send a large fireball back at Naruto by reversing it. Naruto sidesteps it before stomping the ground, sending a torrent of erupting flames at him.

"I've got more up my sleeve!" As Mr. Agares produced a mandala made of his devil energy to block the flames, Naruto forms his left hand into a circle and places it on his right palm before shooting a focused blast of flame that flew through the torrent of flames and broke through Mr. Agares' defense, hitting him in the chest and destroying the front part of his business suit, revealing his perfect abdomen.

"I actually felt that!" yelled Mr. Agares, sounding excited as he tears off his suit and prepares to fight shirtless.

"We should go." When Kotomi asked why, Seekvaira told her and Maki, "My father's going to fight a bit more seriously." At the same time, Naruto felt the Archduke's energy skyrocket as he sweats a bit.

"What is this uneasiness I'm feeling?"

"Naruto, just a heads up, this is the energy equal to or stronger than Seekvaira fighting you when you exposed her breasts." Naruto's eyes widened when Infernus informed him of that.

"I'm sure I can handle it this ti- OH SHIT!" Naruto immediately gets knocked back with a punch to the stomach. However, Mr. Agare quickly grabs him by his right wrist and pulls him back before hitting him with a knee to the stomach, followed by two left elbow strikes, the first one to stun him, with the second one knocking him down. (Shura Ha'ou Koukazan).

"Should we stop your father?" asked Maki.

"No, we should leave him be. Besides, I think my father is taking a liking to Naruto."

"You're like a freight train!" Naruto yelled as he narrowly avoids Mr. Agare's fist.

"I'm sure they'll be fine. I mean, Naruto has Infernus again, who can instantly heal him, plus this fight will help him prepare for Hazama."

4 hours later

5:30 pm

Living Room

Naruto lies on Seekvaira's couch as Kotomi asked if he was okay. The Rook tells his familiar Mr. Agares had him fighting for his life for four hours and that he was on another level than him. Mr. Agares apologizes, telling him he had gotten carried away as he puts on a new suit and tie.

"I will say this: I like you, Namikaze. You kept going despite being at a huge disadvantage." Naruto told him he didn't want to run away and be seen as a coward. "Very well said. I can see why my daughter likes you."

"Y-Yeah..." Her father still assumed they were dating. Should he tell him they weren't dating? No, it was too risky. For now, he had to keep playing along.

"...If I recall, you told Hazama if there was one thing you could offer her, it would be your life. Did you mean it?"

"I meant every word. Your daughter saved my life after all, and for that, I owe her everything. It was a "surprise" when she told me she liked me, after a month serving under her. She...is an extraordinary girl, and you're a lucky father."

"Trying to get on my good side?" When asked if it was working, he told him, "A little." Entering the room, Seekvaira asked how the fight was.

"Let's not talk about it," Naruto told her. Getting up, he tells his King he had to go get a suit ready for tonight. "Kotomi, let's go. I plan to buy you some clothes while we're at it."

With Moka

Kiryu Apparel

"These will look nice on Archer, I'm sure of it," Moka told herself, satisfied with the clothes she picked for her Servant. "Perhaps I should get Kokoa something." Putting the clothes in her shopping bag, she decides to go get herself some new jeans. As she made her way to the girls' pants section, she heard Hazama yelling at an employee for not completing a task he gave her.

"I'm sorry, but your order...I didn't have enough time to have the materials shipped to our store," she told him, sounding scared.

"A typical answer. Perhaps I should have a talk with your manager and have you fired."

"Please, I need this job to pay for my university," she pleads. Hazama tells the employee he doesn't care about her personal life. Angry about this, Moka yelled, "Leave her alone you jerk!"

"Who dares yell at the son of..." Hazama stops when he turns to see Moka. An interested smile forms on his face as he forgets about his order and makes a move on the vampire girl. "Well, hello there beautiful." Walking towards her, he asked for her name.

"I'm not giving you my name. I don't know you, nor do I want to."

"Sounds fair, perhaps I should introduce myself. My name is-"

"Getting the hell away from her" is your name." Turning to their left, they see an angry Naruto approach them, with Kotomi watching from behind, wondering what was going to happen.

"Oh, you know her? I take it she's available since you're dating Seekvaira. Perhaps I should call off the marriage and-"

"Get out...NOW!"

"...I'll be seeing you later gorgeous...Here's my card, just in case," he told Moka as he offers her his gold business card. However, Naruto takes it out of his hand and tells him to leave once more, annoying him.

"Such a killjoy." Hazama walks out of the store as Naruto throws away the card.

"Thanks."

"No problem."

"...What did he mean when he said you were dating Seekvaira?" asked a curious Moka. Naruto tells her he had to pose as her boyfriend, and that he was going to fight him in a few days so Seekvaira wouldn't marry him. "Your job is...very demanding and weird."

"You're working a job that has you keeping secrets from your loved ones, of course it's demanding and weird," said Infernus.

"It is." When asked what brought him here, Naruto told her he was buying a suit for tonight, as well as some clothes for Kotomi. When asked if she could help him pick a suit for him, Naruto smiled at her and said, "Sure, you always had a good eye for fashion Moka."

"Miss?" Turning to the female employee, Moka is thanked for standing up for her. Moka tells her Hazama was a bully and he didn't have the right to have her fired over a suit that wasn't finished. "Now, how can I help you today?" For a whole hour, Naruto was Moka's model, the girl having him try on several suits, stopping with a combination of an orange shirt, a dark blue suit, and a red tie. For Kotomi, the girl had a blast having the familiar try on several dresses and casual wear. After making their purchase(s), Naruto dropped off Kotomi before walking his friend home.

"...It's been a while since we've walked like this."

"Yeah..."

"How was camping?" Turning red, he told her it was fun and that everyone had a good time. "Why is your face red?"

"What? My face isn't red."

"Naruto, come on, don't deny it. It makes you ridiculous." Sighing, he figured it was okay to tell his best friend about it.

"If you want to know...Shino and I..."

"You and Shino what?" After a few seconds of silence, she realized what they did, her eyes widening. "Really? You and her...I mean...You two had..." Moka's face turned cherry red as Naruto simply nods.

"I'm glad that you and Shino took a step further in your relationship," she told him, clenching her bags tight.

"Thanks, Moka..."

With Archer

Akashiya Residence

Hearing the doorbell ring, Archer closed her book and got up from the couch before opening the front door for Moka. She looked surprised to see Naruto.

"Hello, Krista." The Servant says hello back before asking him why he was with Moka. "She helped me pick a suit for tonight. I also wanted to make sure she came home safe."

"Thank you for doing just that...Would you like to stay for a bit? Have a drink?" asked Archer.

"I have to-"

"Are you sure?" asked a sad Moka. Seeing her face, Naruto, not willing to leave after seeing her expression, tells the Servant, "Sure, I have some time to spare before 7:00." In the kitchen, Archer made 3 cups of warm mint hot cocoa, setting them on the table as Moka told Naruto she was going to put away her new clothes, leaving him and the Servant alone.

"...How have you been Krista? After-"

"I passed out, with you taking me to a hospital? I've been doing okay. No fevers whatsoever after that." Naruto voiced how glad he was knowing she was doing okay. "Thanks." Taking a sip from his cups, Naruto's eyes widen. The cocoa was delicious! Setting his cup down, he told her it was one of the best cocoas he's ever had. "Thank you, it's an original recipe of mine."

"Moka's lucky to have someone like you cooking for her. Me? I can't cook at all. I tend to set burn or things on fire." Archer laughs at this, telling Naruto of the many stories Moka told her about his horrible cooking skills. "It's not funny. I mean it is a bit funny, but if I were to be in charge of cooking for kids, I would make all of them cry."

"I bet you would..." Looking at Archer, Naruto asked her if she was sure they've never met before. "Pretty sure. The time we bumped into each other at the academy was the first time."

"Apologies for bringing up that question."

"It's fine. There are over 7-8 billion people in the world. I'm sure there's some who are bound to have the same face as me," she told him with a smile.

"I'm back. Sorry it took long. I had to rearrange my closet a bit. What were you two talking about?" Krita tells her she was just talking about his horrible cooking skills. "Naruto is horrible at cooking, isn't he?"

"Now you two are just messing with me."

With Naruto

Kobe Beef Kaiseki 511

7:00 pm

Hearing the door open, Mr. Agares welcomes Naruto before forming a questionable look on his face when he noticed Fujino, who was wearing a Blue Draped Asymmetric Pencil Dress, standing beside him.

"I wasn't expecting you to bring another person," said Mr. Agares.

"Oh, this is Fujino Asagami. She's my Bishop. I wanted to spend some time with her. Is that okay?"

"Sure, the more the...I thought you were a Rook." Naruto tells him he's a Pseudo-King as well, adding how it was complicated. "Hmmm...She has a lot of magic stored in her eyes...They must be the rare Mystic Eyes I've read about. Never thought I'd see a user until now," he adds, sounding impressed.

"Ni...Nice to meet you," said Fujino, who was currently hiding behind Naruto. With a smile, the Agares Rook told her it was okay and that the Archduke was a nice guy.

"Where's Seekvaira?"

"She told me to leave without her. She wanted to try some dresses out before coming here. Oh, there she is now." Turning around, Naruto was breathless. Seekvaira had changed her hairstyle, having it tied in a long braid running down from the back of her head. She was dressed in a Red Ruffle Cold Shoulder Layered Hem Dress and black high heels.

"What do you think?" asked a now-blushing Seekvaira.

"Simple words can't describe how great you look..." Naruto responds, turning red as he said it.

"Geez, you are a natural at this."

"I can't help it, she's...she's looking really nice right now!"

"Shall we go have a seat?" asked Seekvaira.

"Yes...Let's do that," said Naruto. With all four of them seated, Mr. Agares told them to order whatever they wanted, saying it was on him.

48 minutes later

"The wagyu beef here is so juicy. It's almost a crime to eat something as amazing as this..." said Fujino.

"The way they prepare the beef here is definitely mouthwatering good, though the wagyu beef Akame prepares for her sandwiches are the best."

"Who is this Akame?" asked Mr. Agares, the Rook telling him about his sister and her cooking. "I think I want to try this sandwich of hers someday. You make it sound good."

"Oh they're the best," Naruto assures the Archduke. "Maybe you can try it one day."

"I would very much like that..." Turning to his daughter, he asked her, "Where did you find him?"

"I was at an otaku merchandise store, where I came across a rare Gundam model kit. Naruto happened to be after it as well. To my surprise, he gave it to me out of kindness. Next thing you know, I get called on by him, through a seal I gave him. From there, I made him my Rook and had him do several tasks for me and the rest...You know the rest."

"An interesting love story...Let me ask you, Naruto Namikaze...What do you think is the best Gundam model of all time?" asked Mr. Agares, narrowing his eyes as he wondered what the Rook's answer was going to be.

"Hmmm...The XXXG-00W0 Wing Gundam Zero." Forming a smile on his face, the Archduke told Naruto he chose wisely. "Usually, people would go for the classic RX-78-2 Gundam from the original series or the Shining Gundam from G Gundam when I asked that question."

"I grew up watching Gundam Wing. Was the first model I ever bought."

"My first model was the XXXG-01H Gundam Heavyarms. The mobile suit was a war machine I tell you. The first time I saw it in action, it was...wow." As the Naruto talked with the Archduke, Seekvaira thought, "This is going better than expected..."

"So tell me, what Gundam model was it? The one that brought you two together?"

"The Mega Size 1/48 RX-78-2 with Gold Coating," Naruto replied.

"THAT ONE!? ARE YOU SERIOUS!? YOU GAVE HER THAT ONE!?" yelled a now-excited Mr. Agares. "I've been looking for that model as well! To think, it was that one! I have all the other gold models except for that!"

"Really!?" asked a surprised Naruto. "You have the other gold models!?"

"Of course. Seekvaira and I have a personal storage house at our family mansion in the Underworld that houses all the models we've collected. She would finish them and send them to me to put them in storage. So where is it? Did you finish it?" Naruto tells him it was at the Agares Mansion, and that it was finished. Seekvaira forgot to send it to him due to her own busy schedule occupying her. "Really? To think it was there the whole time! We must finish eating and head back right away so I can see it for myself!" As Mr. Agares sped up the movement of his chopsticks, Naruto wondered, "I was right, Seekvaira's fondness for mechas came from him..."

With Hazama

Berith Mansion

Study Room

"Chitose?" (Iya na Kao sare nagara Opantsu Misete Moraitai) Hearing Hazama call for her, the maid stops cleaning the table. The girl had cyan eyes, brown, shoulder-length hair, and fair skin. She had on an annoyed look on her face as she asked what he needed of her. "I have a job for you, my dear Rook."

"I don't serve you, I serve your father," she told him.

"True, but he did give you to me in order to start my own Peerage."

"Which you've neglected to form...What's this job of yours?"

"I need you to hurt someone. Very...very...bad." Hazama tells her she needed to hurt Naruto Namikaze since he made the choice of humiliating him by blasting him with a fireball before challenging him.

"Sounds to me like you deserved it." Hazama directs a look of annoyance towards Chitose. "Besides, aren't the Beriths supposed to be honorable Devils?"

"Like I give a damn about that. I'll do whatever I have to in order to assure victory. Forget about your sense of honor for once and help me with this one pest, Chitose-chan. Don't forget, I was the one who found you for Father. You would've bled to death had I not found you."

"Makes me wish I was found by someone else," she told him.

"You know I've never asked anything from you. I could've asked you to do anything for me, like show me your underwear or undress, but I didn't. All to preserve your beauty."

"The only reason you haven't done those things is because you know I can kill you if I wanted to."

"Just do this one thing for me and make sure Naruto Namikaze is unable to fight or make it to the battle five days from now. You owe me this much." After thinking about it, Chitose sighs, resting her arms under her bust.

"You're a piece of work...I'll see if I can do it tomorrow tonight."

With Naruto

Agares Mansion

Study Room

11:00 pm

After showing Mr. Agares the golden model, he showed Naruto and Seekvaira a Gundam model he requested to be made, calling it the Barbatos Unicorn Gundam, an amalgam between the Unicorn Gundam and Gundam Barbatos. It was the only one of its kind and he wanted them to help him build it. Fujino sat and observed them quietly for a full hour. Finally, they finished it, Naruto commenting on how cool it looked before asking how he managed to have a unique model kit of it made.

"I have my ways..." he told the Rook, wanting to keep it to himself. Seeing Seekvaira yawn, Naruto tells her to go rest.

"Alright...Good night, darling." After kissing him on the cheek, Seekvaira immediately left the room.

"You've done pretty well in acting your part for her," said Mr. Agares.

"I'm not sure what you me-"

"I know you're not dating her," he interrupts. When asked how long he knew about the lie, he told Naruto he was fully aware of it from the start but decided to act like he didn't know to see how far the Rook could take it. "You're quite a convincing person if you've managed to fool Hazama."

"You think so?"

"Absolutely...Earlier, when you agreed to Hazama's terms, you assured my daughter you wouldn't lose to him. Do you swear you'll attain victory for her?"

"...Yes, I swear." Mr. Agares smiled once the Rook gave him his answer.

"You better win."

"I will...Since we're alone...can I ask you something?"

"Sure, what is it?" Naruto comes clean and tells Mr. Agares about the time he drunk kissed Seekvaira and made a move on her, how he made out with Sona, and about the pent-up lust he had for a while.

"First of all, I should be angry at you for drunk kissing my daughter, however, I'll let it slide since you interest me. Second, you hold back on yourself too much, especially when it's not always necessary. To be frank, all that holding back makes you a huge pussy." The last part surprised Naruto.

"Oh fuck he called you a huge pussy."

"Not always...necessary?"

"Have you not been told of the problems with denying your Devil side?" Naruto looks away as he recalls the talk he had with Pekoyama and Seekvaira before continuing to listen to what the Archduke had to say. "You are a nice person at heart, Namikaze, and that's not a bad thing. However, that makes the side of you that's good and the side of you that's bad imbalanced. Take it from me when I tell you to embrace the Devil. That moment when you gave in to Sona Sitri's kiss, how did you feel about it? Don't hold out on me."

"I...I wanted to do more. I wanted to push her down, rip open her shirt and pants, and fuck her. I wanted to do it so badly. When I came to my senses, I felt very bad about having those thoughts."

"And why should you feel guilty about it?"

"Because I have a human girlfriend and-"

"Oh? A human girlfriend huh? It's worse than I thought. Well, throw all that faithful stuff into the trash Namikaze because you shouldn't feel bad about it. Something like that shouldn't prevent you from acting upon your devilish nature. Better to let the Devil loose than locked in a cage. You need a balance between the you who is good, and the you who thinks and acts like a Devil in your life."

"A...balance?"

"From what I've concluded, from the things you've told me, all this happens after school, and at night. My advice to you would be to bring it out more in the day. Don't just keep the Devil in the dark. Bring it out to the light more often." Getting up, he tells Naruto he should be getting back to the Underworld before thanking him for giving him a good fight and for handing him the golden Gundam model he finished. As soon as Mr. Agares teleports away, the Rook thinks about what he told him.

Kuoh Town

Night

Naruto, wearing the Firebrand Suit Shirabi made for him, perched himself on top of a large building's antenna. Looking at his new appearance, he comments on how well it fits him and that Shirabi outdid herself. He figured his night activities as Firebrand would help with his training. He also wanted to try something different, wanting to fight injustice without having to wear a hood over his head. Concentrating, Naruto formed a make-shift domino mask out of his flames as he transformed.

"The flame mask makes it so much better."

"That we can agree on. Hood is great, but gets in the way a bit," said Naruto as he pulls up the mask to cover his mouth before hearing a girl screaming. Immediately, he goes off towards the direction it came from. When he got there, he's surprised to find Moka, in her vigilante attire, absorbing blood from a female Stray Devil, through her fingertips, as a scared high school student cowers in fear.

"It's you..." Dropping the bloodless corpse of the stray devil, Moka turns to see Naruto looking at her with a surprised expression on his face.

"Oh, hey Firebrand...It's been a while. Dig the new look." Looking at the scared high school girl, he asked Moka what happened. "That stray devil wanted to cut her face up for being too pretty before I stopped her. Sucked her blood until she became a dead prune." Naruto sighed as he went over to the scared girl and calmed her down, telling her to go home to her family after. Thanking Firebrand, she hugs him before leaving.

"I did the saving you know..." Moka says out loud. "So...you're out here saving people like me?"

"Helps clear my head when I'm out here," he told her.

"Yeah, I know that feeling...Didn't see you for a few days. Where'd you go?" Naruto tells her he's not willing to share his personal life with someone he's met only twice. "Oh right, we're still...complete strangers...I'm...Darkstalker?" Hearing her vigilante name, Naruto bursts out laughing as he points out how it reminds him of the Darkstalkers video game since it's known in Japan as Vampire. Red in the face, Moka pouts at him in a cute manner.

"Well I'm sorry I don't have a cool name like yours Firebrand!" she yelled as she angrily waved her arms up and down.

"I'm sorry it's just...I can't take you seriously with that name," he told her after he stopped laughing. When asked what name he'd suggest for her, he said, "Simple...Huntress."

"Huntress?"

"You go protecting the people of Japan by hunting down and feeding on the blood of those who do evil." Hearing his answer, she admits she likes the simple name.

"Then I am Huntress. Anywho, I have been looking for you Firebrand."

"Me? Why?"

"Isn't it obvious? I want to team up."

"...What?"

"This is the perfect opportunity to establish a working relationship between us vigilantes," said Moka.

"I don't know...With the exception of your vigilante name, I don't know anything about you."

"It didn't stop you from working with me to kill that one giant monster in that freaky prison. Look, if we fight together, we can double the number of people we save and prevent double the amount of stray devils that arrive from killing and/or eating people in this country. What do you say?"

"...Very well then, let's work together," he told her. "However, I'm not giving you my secret identity."

"A fair compromise. You have people to protect. So do I," said Moka as she prepared to follow Naruto in his business. Well, their business. At a parking garage, the two stopped three stray devils from killing a college girl. After that, they killed a small group of cultists from killing a family of four in their own home, which ended with the family's house looking like a war zone. After killing a stray devil for attempted mutilation of an old man, they decided to take a little break. As they took their time, Moka asked how Naruto knew of these crimes. He told her he knew "a detective" who provided him with information on local crimes in the city that could be supernatural or something she couldn't handle or look into while doing another case.

"Like Batman and Gordon?"

"Yes, except I'm a more violent Batman," Naruto replies. "She tells me a partnership with me was doomed from the start, yet she becomes my informant...Talk about risky business..."

"So how am I?" asked Moka.

"You want me to evaluate you on your performance?" Moka nods. "Seriously?"

"I want to know, am I good enough to be your vigilante buddy?" Thinking about it, after seeing her in action, he told her never to use the term vigilante buddy before telling her she was (probably) better than the person he usually works with (Ange) in terms of combat. "That's something..."

"It's...good to know I'm not the only one watching the city at night."

"Likewise." Moka yawns a bit before checking the time. It was 2:43 am. "I should go. You?" Naruto tells Moka he was going to continue a bit longer, thanking her for helping and telling her he looked forward to working with the vampire girl again.

Monday (5/2)

Morning

On the way to Kuoh Academy

4 Days until Rias' Rating Game

Naruto yawned, Moka and Shino taking notice as they walked with Akame and Kotomi.

"You okay Naruto?" asked the Asada girl. He told her he was fine, but didn't get much sleep because he was "working on a late-night project for Seekvaira" at his part-time job. "I'll be fine, don't worry."

"Just in case..." Moka pulls out a thermos and hands it to him. "Try it, it contains lemon and honey in it."

"What is it?"

"Just a Shuzen Family Recipe I made last night. It helps whenever I get tired." Opening it, Naruto takes a sip from it. His eyes widened as he felt the tiredness and fatigue in his body disappear.

"Wow, this stuff is really good Moka. My slight fatigue is gone," he told her as he closed the thermos and hands it back to the grateful girl. Kotomi butts in and asks for the recipe, wanting to provide her Master with the best care she could. The familiar pouts when Moka tells her she doesn't share family recipes.

School Gate

Once they arrive at the academy, to Moka and Akame's unease, several of the students start looking at them as if they were a pair of goddesses. After Rias and her peerage left for their training, the void was filled by Moka and Akame, who were considered "The Second Coming of Kuoh Academy's Two Great Ladies." It was ridiculous, to say the least. Thanks to his closeness with both girls, Naruto got jealous looks from several guys, all of them wondering how a bookworm nerd was capable of walking beside them. The Rook sighed as he recalled junior high. How he hated remembering junior high. To make it worse, Fujino and Kotomi's appearance at the school made others wonder how and why a guy like him and Issei got all the nice girls, especially the new ones. In typical Naruto fashion, he ignored them as he and the others entered the school.

"To think that attention would go to us as soon as that Rias and Akeno girl left for a while..." said Moka.

"Just hold it in for 5 more days Moka, Akame." Looking at the time, Akame told her brother she was going to head to class early before leaving. Kotomi went off to go meet up with Fujino. This left Naruto and Moka alone, making things a bit awkward for them, seeing as how they haven't had much alone time together, and Naruto was usually with either Shino, Maki, Joichi, Sona, or Momo.

"We have about an hour until classes huh?" Moka nods in response.

"...Well, I should go to my mine. I'll see you-"

"Moka...Want to get a drink before you...you go to your class? It's on me." Surprised, Moka agrees to his offer.

Vending Machine Area

How are your parents?" asked Naruto as he hands her a Mountain Dew while he has orange juice.

"They're good. Busy, but good," she told him. "Why did you want to hang out before class?"

"Can't I spend some time with my best friend?" Moka smiles when he calls her his best friend. At least that hasn't changed. "Also, I wanted to ask you something..."

"Me?"

"Yeah..."

"I'll try my best to answer you," Moka assured the Rook, asking what question he needed answered right after.

"What are your thoughts on being someone you've never shown others? Like the true you?" Moka tells him to be more accurate.

"Have you ever felt that you've been going through life as you, but not you at the same time? No, that's not it. Dammit, this is hard. What I'm trying to say is-"

[Music Start]

[FATE/STAY NIGHT [HEAVEN'S FEEL] I. PRESAGE FLOWER OST - song of a tiny flower]

"You're asking about revealing the side of you you don't show just anyone or everyone. You're asking me if it's okay to let out the part of you you'd rather keep inside." Naruto, looking surprised, nods his head yes. Moka smiles as she looks down at her drink. "It's never easy to show others the half of you you'd rather keep hidden."

"Yeah..."

"Whether this side of you is good or bad, it's part of you. You should be asking, "Can you accept it?" I have had times where I couldn't accept the part of me I've kept hidden. Parts of me that was scared I wouldn't have friends, that people only liked me for my appearances, or that being different would make me feel separated from the world around me."

"You DO have a very exotic appearance Moka." The vampire girl smiled at this comment. "When I met you, you treated me like a regular person, not some popular queen of some school, or heck, a goddess. I felt that...you were the one who would help me accept myself, to accept that it was okay to be different, and you made it possible for me to make friends like Akame, Chelsea, Maki, and Shino...With every day I spent with you all, I felt the me I've usually kept hidden slowly come out and..." At this point, Moka turned red in the face before gulping down her drink to calm down. "I'm still...working on it myself, and you should start unraveling yourself. Not all of it, just little by little. If you don't, you wouldn't be you. You'd be incomplete."

"Incomplete huh...Bring the Devil out to the light huh..."

"Did you say something Naruto?" Realizing he whispered to himself out loud, Naruto told her it was nothing as he turned red and chugged his drink. "I'll think about it more. Thanks, Moka, you're the best." Without warning, Naruto hugged his friend. Taken by surprise Moka's face turned cherry red as steam came out of her head.

"No...No problem Naruto."

[Music End]

"Namikaze?" The two froze in place as they turned to see Momo looking at them, red in the face. "I-I'm sorry! Am I interrupting something!?" Naruto lets go of his friend as he and Moka told her nothing was happening between them.

"Okay...Namikaze, I need some help delivering some documents to Sona's," said Momo.

"Alright, I'm coming." Turning to Moka, he told he'll see her at lunch before following Momo. As she watched them walk away, Moka held her hands over her chest. "Yeah...still working on it myself..."

Student Council Room

"Are we still good to go out and watch "that movie" today after school?" Naruto tells her they were still good for after school. "I'm glad to hear it." Noticing the door open, Sona looks up and abruptly gets up, shocked by Naruto's arrival as her face turns red, as does Naruto's.

"Naruto!? What...What brings you here?" she asked.

"You know, the usual."

"Oh, umm...Momo, you can head to class. I need to talk to Naruto alone." Nodding, Momo tells the Rook she'll be waiting at the front gate after school before walking out.

"...You made plans with Momo after school?"

"Yeah, Hanakai-senpai wants to go see a horror movie," he told the Sitri King as he walks over to her desk and sets the documents down on it.

"That so...Listen...Since we have 40 minutes before you need to get to class...Can we...Let's talk about what happened last Tuesday." The two turned red when they remembered the kiss between them. "I want to apologize to you for...forcing my lips upon yours." Naruto tells her he was in the wrong as well since he gave into it instead of stopping her.

"I have to admit, it wasn't unpleasant, Souna." Sona's eyes widened in surprise when he said that. "What made you do that?"

"You don't need me to answer that question, Naruto...However, I want to know...What happens from here? Do we act as if it didn't happen and continue on with our usual working relationship, or...Where do we go from here?"

"I'd suggest saying, "We should fuck and figure it out after." There's a desk between the two of you to fuck on. This girl clearly wants it. Don't be a pussy Naruto."

"Hard to say..."

"Oh goddammit, Naruto..." Sona admits she doesn't know either, looking unsure. Thinking about the talk he had with Jiraiya and Infernus, the kiss he had with Seekvaira, the lust he held inside before the camping trip, and his talk with his King's father and Moka, Naruto walks over to Sona, who looks up at him, wondering what he was going to do as he took off his glasses.

"Little by little, huh..."

"What are you-" Before she and Infernus knew it, Naruto pressed his lips against Sona's. Parting lips, Sona was about to ask what he was thinking when she saw Naruto's eyes turned red. That's when she realized it.

"You're-" Naruto shuts her up by kissing her again, massaging the Student Council President's tongue with his. Giving in to her own desires, Sona wraps her legs around his waist and arms around his neck as the two continue for a full minute before the two Devils part lips, Sona heavily panting.

"Yes! Yes! Yes! Finally, you're getting it Naruto! You're truly accepting that side of you!" Putting on his glasses, Naruto's eyes return to normal.

"You're a devil? Like me?"

"Yes. The reason why I haven't told you or anyone else is because my King told me to keep my identity a secret from other Devils in the school, all to not raise suspicion. I went with it so I could have a somewhat normal school life, but as you already know, us Devils can't always have that," Naruto explains.

"O...Okay..." said a dazed Sona. Regaining her senses, she fixed her hair as she tells him "I mean, I had my suspicions about you being a Devil after the dodgeball tournament with Rias when you scared her, but that was overshadowed by your kind personality and your willingness to help the council. To think I was right...Now that I know you're a Devil, I'm curious as to who your King is...Why tell me you're a Devil?"

"If I told you I trust you with keeping my secret, from your peerage and other peerages, and that I like you a bit, would you believe me?"

"Lucky for you, I can keep it for you since you've helped me a lot ever since the semester started. However...what do I get in return for keeping your secret from my peerage and from the other Devils who attend this academy?" asked a curious Sona.

"Whatever you want I guess."

Lime

"Whatever I want, huh," said Sona, who quickly forms a smile before telling Naruto to drop his pants and sit on her chair. Getting down on her knees, Sona wrapped her hands around the Rook's shaft as she slowly strokes him. Hearing him grunt a bit, she turned red.

"To think I'd be doing something so shameless within school grounds...I blame you for making me feel this way," she told Naruto, swirling her tongue around the tip of the Rook's cock. Moving her hand away, Sona opened her mouth wide as she took his girth in, his tip hitting her throat, and started sucking him off. The Rook groaned in pleasure, helping her by furiously bouncing her head up and down. Sona felt Naruto's cock twitch in her mouth, letting her know he was close to his release. The blond held it together for another 20 seconds before shooting his load into her mouth. Unable to swallow the whole load, Sona removed her mouth from the Rook's cock as the last spurts of cum hit her face and glasses, yelping a bit.

"S-Sorry..." said Naruto, scratching the back of his head as he did it.

"It tastes bitter..." she told him, as she wiped Naruto's cum off her face. "That aside, it's your turn to make me feel good."

"Very well, just lay down on the desk and spread your legs, Sona." The Student Council turned red when Naruto called her by her real name. Laying on her own desk, Sona watched as Naruto stared at her panties.

"Blue huh?" Removing her panties, Naruto wasted no time as he teased her clit with his tongue to get a cute reaction out of her.

"Stop teasing, Naruto. Just hurry and make me feel-" Before she could finish, Sona is interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Sona, may I come in?" It was Tsubaki, her Queen.

"Just a minute Tsubaki!" Naruto had to hide under Sona's desk as she got up to sit back down in her chair and told her Queen she could come in. Sona made herself look busy with unfinished paperwork as Tsubaki enters.

"I'm here with the club requests you asked me to gather."

"Good work as usual," she told Tsubaki. Noticing the redness on Sona's face, she asked if she was okay. "Yes, yes I'm fi-hahhh!"

"Sona, are you okay?" asked a worried Tsubaki. Sona told her she just had a small headache. In truth, Naruto had decided to lick her pussy right then and there, his tongue rubbing her vaginal walls and going deeper as he used his right thumb to massage her clit.

"Do you need some medicine?" asked Tsubaki.

"No, I'm fine, but thanks for asking."

"Okay...Well, I should hand you these and-"

"How about you read the requests for me? It'll make things easier for me," said the blushing Sona, who was trying her damnedest not to moan. She didn't want Tsubaki walking over since Naruto's pants were still on the floor next to her, and the blond was under her desk.

"Very well. I'll start with the tennis club. The club members want to purchase new rackets to replace the old ones that broke yesterday." Sona approves of it as Naruto continues to pleasure her nether regions.

"Next, we have the photography club. Matsuda, a member of it, wants to do a swimming club photoshoot for-"

"Oh fuck!" Tsubaki's eyes widened in surprise when Sona yelled it out loud. Naruto had just grabbed the Student Council President's ass and pulled her towards him, bringing his tongue in deeper, managing to hit her g-spot. "No, disapprove!"

"O...Okay..." As she wrote down on her notepad, Tsubaki wonders if Sona was truly okay.

"Keep going, please," Sona insists as she hid her face from her Queen.

"Next, the Kendo Club wants to add in an electric fence to prevent Issei from-" Tsubaki is immediately interrupted by a gasp from the Student Council President. Sona heavily panted as her release became imminent. "Sona!?"

"I think I'm developing a bit of a fever Tsubaki..." Sona tells her. "You think you can go to the Nurse's Office and grab some medicine for me?"

"Su-Sure Sona. But are you sure you don't want to head home for today? It could be-"

"Definitely sure, now please pick up the medicine at the Nurse's Office!" Tsubaki wasted no time as she rushed out the door to grab Sona her medicine. As soon as the door closed in front of her, Sona pants heavily for 20 seconds before finally screaming at the top of her lungs to a satisfying orgasm, laying on her desk after to wait it out.

Lime End

"You really are a Devil, Naruto Namikaze." The Rook gave her a devilish smirk before getting up to put his pants back on and Sona pulling her panties back up. "You almost got us caught."

"I know, but I couldn't help it." Red in the face, Sona admits it was very thrilling, telling him not to do it again after. "No promises," he told her with a small smile. "What made you decide to do this, Naruto?"

"I guess I was sick of keeping the side of me that was a devil in the dark," he told her.

"Is that right?... As promised, your secret is safe with me, at least until you no longer need to hide it from others." At the same time, Tsubaki came back with the medicine.

"Oh, Namikaze, what brings you here?" Naruto tells her he was simply dropping something off for Sona in person. "I see...You seem to be better now, Sona," Tsubaki told her with a smile before telling her she'll need to take some medicine just in case she felt under the weather again.

"Of course Tsubaki." Naruto took it as his cue to leave.

"So do you plan to tell Glasses you told Sona about you being a Devil?"

"Yeah."

"Make sure you add the part where Sona promised to keep your secret in return for sexual favors." With a smile, he told the demon to shut it. "Heh heh heh..."

Classroom

"You seem to be in a good mood Naruto." When Joichi asked what happened that made him smile, he told his friend, "It's one of those days where you simply feel amazing for no reason."

"Oh, I get those sometimes. Speaking of amazing days, we got the okay to have an area around academy grounds to practice parkour made. It'll be ready in a week."

"That's great! Can't wait until it's finished," he told Joichi. "Well, time to make use of this good feeling before it's gone."

[Music Start]

[FATE/STAY NIGHT [HEAVEN'S FEEL] I. PRESAGE FLOWER OST [DISC 1] - calm and quiet days]

"Took the words right out of my mouth." As the school day slowly came to an end, Naruto had lunch with his friends, helped the kendo club clean up, completed a satisfying workout, prevented Matsuda and Motohama from peeking at girls in the changing rooms, and made sure Kotomi got into the Student Council as one of Sona's secretaries. After school, as promised, Naruto accompanied Momo to go see "Hereditary", the Sitri Bishop holding his arm for the rest of the movie. Right after, he and Momo had a bite to eat before they went their separate way, Naruto making his way to Agares Mansion to train with Scáthach, who noticed how fast he was developing, the blond reminding her of her student, Cú Chulainn.

"You seem different, Naruto. Something happen?"

"You can say that, Master." Scáthach smirked as she told him if he had this good feeling every day, his training would be a breeze.

[Music End]

Agares Mansion

7:50 pm

Dining Room

At this point, Naruto's good feeling ended, since now, he was in the presence of Seekvaira, They weren't the only ones in the room. Maki, Eu, Fujino, and Alivian were also present at the dinner table.

"How's your training Naruto?" asked Seekvaira.

"It's going pretty well. I have yet to get in a scratch on Scáthach, but I am getting there, little by little."

"Excellent to hear."

"...Seekvaira?" Looking up from her chicken bisque, she wondered what Naruto needed. "...Sona knows I'm a Devil." Everyone goes silent when Naruto tells her.

"...It was only a matter of time until she found out." Seekvaira's reply surprised Naruto and the others. "Knowing her, Sona is good at realizing something with just the smallest of details."

"She doesn't know I'm Firebrand and that I work for you," Naruto adds, telling her she promised to keep his secret.

"Also a bonus. Sona's very trustworthy. I once ate Rias' favorite chocolates and blamed it on a dragon when we were kids. I told Sona about it, and she has since kept that secret to this day."

"Is that so...Did she ever ask for anything in return?" Seekvaira tells him she never told her she needed to give her anything in return, nor do anything, asking him why.

"Let's say there was a..."What do I get in return?" part."

"Well, that's unlike her. What did she ask of you?" Wondering why Naruto's face turned red, Seekvaira's eyes widened. "She...You..." The others thought this was a good time to leave the two alone as they picked up their plates and went to the other room.

"Sona...and you..."

"We didn't have sex! We just...played with each other..."

"Is that so..." said Seekvaira, sounding jealous. "How was she?"

"She was fantastic," Naruto responds. "While it was her first time doing things like that, she was-"

"Naruto..." Seekvaira gives her Rook a happy smile, her eyes closed, as Naruto wondered what was going on in her head. Next thing he knew, he was sent flying out of the room with a blast of devil energy, Maki and the others looking at him before looking up at Seekvaira.

"I'll see you tomorrow Naruto." Finished with dinner, Seekvaira heads to her studies. Oh no, she wasn't jealous of the Sitri King for going further with him than her...

"Why did she do that?" asked Naruto.

"You REALLY don't understand girls sometimes, Naruto," said Maki, sipping her cup of tea after.

("You've done it now...")

"Fujino?" Turning to his Bishop, he's surprised to see her ignoring him as she focused on eating. When he turned to Alivian, he gave the Rook an awkward but sympathetic smile and told him, "A girl's heart is truly mysterious..."

With Seekvaira

Study Room

"Dammit Sona, I wanted to be the first to do that with Naruto! I didn't think you'd have a thing for him and ask him for sexual pleasure!" Seekvaira yelled to herself, a blush on her face as she thought about the many things Sona and Naruto did together. "How did it happen? When did your feelings start developing? How far did you take him in your mouth!?"

"Uhhh Seekvaira-"

"Not now!" yelled Seekvaira as she turned to see a woman looking at her, a surprised expression on her face. The woman had long silver hair and red eyes and wore a burgundy blouse with a brooch, a white skirt, thigh-high white boots, and black tights. Knowing who she was, Seekvaira turned red.

"Oh...Irisviel...What...What brings you here?" she asked the woman, pretending her perverted outburst never happened.

"...Are you having relationship troubles?"

"No, none at all eheheheh...How's Ange?" Irisviel tells her the Pawn had made a full recovery and was out on a mission at the moment. "She could have at least let me know."

"...Regarding my visit, my husband Kiritsugu found a certain book during a mission in Scotland. A book that might help understand this Infernus you're researching." Seekvaira had a look of surprise before turning serious. "Thank you Iri. I appreciate you taking the time to do this for me."

"It's no trouble at all. For now, the language is something I can't read, but my husband is looking for a means to translate it for us. Otherwise, maybe there's something in the Agares Family Library back in the Underworld that will help."

"It's worth a shot to check there. You think you can do it for me?"

"Of course, Seekvaira." After being thanked by her King, Irisviel leaves for the Underworld as Seekvaira looks over the contents of the book. One of the pages unsettles her, one showing a being made of skeletal remains and shadows.

With Naruto

"I've gone and done it now..." Naruto told himself before sighing. Other than Seekvaira blasting him, today wasn't all that bad. Smiling, he said to himself, "I'm sure she'll be fine tomorrow. Though I should probably get her something. For now, I should head home. After all, I promised Shino that..." The Rook stays silent when he noticed he was being followed. The energy he was sensing came from above. Whoever it was, he or she was finding the right opportunity to strike.

"Makes me wonder who it is. Probably someone related to one of the people you killed for Sirzechs."

"Should be impossible since they wouldn't know who I was. Meaning one thing."

"Hazama hired someone to attack you?"

"That's the only explanation..." As Naruto made his way home, Chitose puts on an oni mask to cover face and her energy as she continued to follow the Rook. The maid had on a skin-tight black and green armor that showed off her amazing figure that came with bronze shoulder pads. In her mind, she comments on how good-looking the Rook was and that it was a shame she had to beat the crap out of him for Hazama.

Once Naruto made it to his neighborhood, Chitose jumped down from one of the street lights she was perched on and infused her left pointing and middle fingers with her energy before preparing to strike, aiming to hit one of his pressure points as soon as he turned around at the last minute. Before Naruto could attempt a counter-attack, he's surprised to see Moka, in her vigilante attire, jump in between them and catch the maid's arm before Chitose's attack could connect.

Moka was visibly pissed off. A devil was about to kill her best friend, possibly for the thrill of it or for food. Before she could break Chitose's arm, the girl envelops herself in lightning, Moka letting go to avoid being electrocuted. Sensing Moka's power, Chitose's eyes widened. It was simply too much for her to handle. If she fights her here and now, no victory will be gained, only death. Without saying anything, she teleports away in a small burst of lightning.

Turning around, Moka sees Naruto staring at her, still surprised by her appearance. He was hoping to fight Chitose. With a smile, Moka told her friend he was safe and that she scared his would-be killer off.

"O...Okay, thanks...Who are you?" Smiling, Moka told him her name was Huntress. "Thanks for saving me, Huntress."

"All in a night's work! Just make sure you get home safely okay?" she told him before leaping away.

With Chitose

Berith Mansion

"You failed!?" yelled an annoyed Hazama as he slammed his right fist on the dining table. "Since when do you fail a simple task like that?"

"I was interrupted by a vigilante."

"Firebrand?"

"No, it was someone else. It was a she, and if I had fought her, I would have ended up dead." After hearing her reason, Hazama wondered who this vigilante was, and how good Naruto's luck was. "Try again tomorrow. I doubt he'll have back up the second time. While you're at it, see who he associates himself with. After seeing that sexy friend of his, I want to know if he has more. I also need you to procure a certain item before the fight." After telling her what the item was, Chitose's eyes widened.

"You're not serious, are you?"

"I'll do what I have to in order to win. I won't let low-class trash like him off that easy." Chitose tells Hazama she won't get the item for him, telling him how using something like "that" was beyond her. "But you will. After all, my family's the reason your clan and the Sagiri Clan don't know you're alive, after a rogue Sagiri ninja killed your older brother, forcing you to become a runaway and avenge him. I COULD inform them of your survival and-"

"No!" yelled Chitose, sounding scared.

"So you'll do it?" Chitose clenched her teeth in anger as she found herself at his mercy. How she hated the young Berith.

"...Yes."

Tuesday (5/3)

Morning

Kuoh Academy

Hallways

3 Days until Rias' Rating Game

"Hazama sent someone to attack you last night?" asked Maki.

"Yeah. Whoever it was, she had on this oni mask that covered her face."

"I don't know anyone from Hazama's who wears an oni mask, meaning this was recent, in order to make sure you couldn't identify her with us and make his plot known. The House of Berith has many servants that are ranked mid-to-high class, each with a different set of skills, so it'll be difficult to know who it is."

"I get the feeling he's going to keep doing this until the day our fight's supposed to happen."

"Whoever it is, I don't think they'd be able to handle you. But, just in case..."

"What?"

"Nothing, I'll see you later." As Maki walked off, Naruto wondered what she was planning.

Classroom

"Naruto, I forgot my book at Seekvaira's." Naruto smiles as he lets Fujino borrow his book before class started. As the Rook hands his Bishop his book, Chitose observes him through the window, through the eyes of a lightning mouse summon. Throughout the day, Chitose's lightning mouse kept watch of Naruto's activities, from working out at the Body Improvement Club, to helping the student council (No sexual stuff happened), to having lunch with Akame and their friends on the roof.

After school ended for Naruto and his friends, she followed them as they met up with Shino and Shirabi at their academy to hang out. However, Naruto declined, wanting to go train for his match with Hazama, with Fujino deciding to tag along in order to have more time with her Master. He promised them he'll make it up to them before going off to Agares Mansion. Remembering yesterday, when Seekvaira got angry with him, Naruto decides to get her a Shiny Totodile plushie (A reference to Agares in the Lesser Key of Solomon) for her, also buying a small purple bear for his Bishop after she was caught staring at it, patting her on the head. Seeing their interaction, she felt the top of her own head before sighing. As if Hazama was nice enough to do that.

Agares Mansion

Study Room

"You think an adorable Pokémon plushie will make me forgive you?" Seekvaira asked her Rook, raising a brow.

"It was the best I could come up with. I thought something huge and expensive wouldn't do the trick so I thought, the little things matter too..." Looking at it, Seekvaira smiles as she gently takes the plushie from him and told him he was lucky her favorite Pokemon was Totodile, secretly naming the plushie Narudile in her head.

"Well, I should go train for-"

"Naruto?" Turning around, he saw his King looking out the window from her chair as she asked him who was more beautiful, her or Sona.

"You are, Seekvaira, and I'm not saying it because you're my King. I'm saying it because, between you and her, your beauty, to me is..." Naruto turned red in the face as he scratched the back of his head.

"Is what?"

"...Indefinable." Seekvaira's cheeks turned red as she happily smiles to herself.

"Is that so...You may go now." Nodding, Naruto left. As soon as she was sure he was far away, she looked down at her plushie and said, "You hear that Narudile? I'm so beautiful, it's indefinable to him." From outside, Chitose was red in the face. She heard what Naruto said to his King. If it was any other girl, he'd surely get them without even trying.

"So you're the assailant?" Chitose quickly takes out her tanto and strikes from behind. To her surprise, it was Pekoyama, who effortlessly blocks the strike with her shinai before repelling her with a short burst of her devil energy. Chitose performs a backflip as she gracefully lands on her own two feet. "Maki would be the one fighting you, however, she's busy practicing the art of dance so she asked me to keep an eye out for our Rook. You picked the wrong night to try it again..."

"I don't have a choice..." said Chitose as she holds her tanto in a reverse grip before appearing behind Pekoyama in a bolt of lightning and performed a thrusting motion.

"Too slow!" yelled Pekoyama as she blocked the attack with her wooden sword and brings it down on her masked opponent. Chitose avoids it by jumping back as she forms three kunais made of lightning and throws them at the Knight. One of them manages to cut her shirt, revealing her pink bra. Imitating iai style, Pekoyama lunged towards the masked Rook as she quickly delivers a non-fatal horizontal slash and appears behind her. After a couple of seconds, Chitose feels the hit as clenched her stomach in pain.

"You must have a strong body if you could resist that..." said Pekoyama. "However, were I to use an actual sword...You wouldn't survive...You definitely have a lot of potential. I've faced several with potential like yours, all of them I had to kill because they made the wrong choice. Like every opponent I've ever faced, I will give you a simple choice. Leave now and live, or stay and face your destiny. What will it be..." Turning around, Chitose prepared to face off against Pekoyama again.

"If that's your decision, then so be it..." Chitose said nothing as she's enveloped in white lightning before facing off against Pekoyama once more. To Pekoyama's surprise, Chitose was catching up, managing to cut her a few times. She also started to avoid more of her attacks. The Berith Rook forms a lightning windmill shuriken and hurls it at the Agares Knight who narrowly avoids it before stabbing her shinai into the windmill shuriken's hole and sending it back at Chitose.

Putting away her blade, Chitose concentrates lightning into her left hand before charging forward, cutting through the lightning windmill shuriken, surprising the Agares Knight. Before she knew it, Chitose appeared behind her, and she found herself with a large wound on her left side. Pekoyama falls to her knees as Chitose told her she should've killed her when she had the opportunity to instead of giving her a choice.

"Since you gave me mercy, I won't kill you. After all, I'm after-" Before she knew it, Chitose was sent flying to the ground by a punch to the face that cracked her mask. Looking up, the masked Rook found herself up against a girl with white hair, and intense violet eyes. She wore a white dress with a caramel jacket and high heel boots as well as a pair of white and gold gauntlets. "Who-" The mysterious girl starts assaulting her with a barrage of punches. Chitose blocks them all, though the weight of the blows bruised her arms a bit.

"Her blows...If I didn't have my lightning armor up, my head would've been-" The girl prepares to fight again until Chitose decides to retreat. Exiting battle stance, the girl goes over to Pekoyama and helps her up.

"Rinne? What-"

"Seekvaira told me of an engagement party coming up so I decided to come back and take a break from my training...It's unlike you to get wounded." Pekoyama lets out a chuckle before wincing in pain. "Will you be okay?"

"With pain like this, I can manage until we get inside so Seekvaira can heal me."

An hour later...

Living Room

Seekvaira used time magic to reverse the damage on Pekoyama as Rinne watched. Healed, the Knight thanked her King as Alivian hands her a cup of tea, Seekvaira welcoming Rinne back before asking her how long she was planning to stay.

"Permanently. I plan to attend school in person instead of online starting tomorrow," said Rinne.

"Oh, that's good! What school?" asked Seekvaira.

"Kawahara Academy."

"Not Kuoh?"

"It's overpopulated with Devils there as it is."

"Can't argue with what..." Hearing the door open, everyone turns to see Naruto enter. "Naruto, are you done for tonight?"

"Yes, I..." Naruto stops as he noticed the new face in the room. "Who is that?" he asked, pointing at Rinne, who introduces herself, extending her hand as Naruto shakes it.

"I am a Rook like you."

"Oh? I guess this makes you my senpai huh?" Rinne nods her head yes to the blond. "Nice to meet you."

"Likewise. Seekvaira told me about you and your upcoming fight with Hazama. Make sure you don't lose." Naruto tells her he has no plans on losing the fight. "You better keep your word."

"Every single person in our peerage will be attending your match," Seekvaira adds, Naruto telling himself he had a lot to prove.

Berith Mansion

"So you failed again...Makes me wonder what I or my father saw in you..." Chitose tensed up when he said that. "However, I should commend you for obtaining "this" for me at least." Hazama holds out a vial of mysterious liquid as he smirked. "With this, I will surely be victorious."

"If I may...Hazama. Perhaps you should-"

"Train? Don't be silly. Hazama Berith has no need to sweat like an animal. My power is already strong as it is. Training is not needed, Chitose." As Hazama relaxed at the comfort of his own home, Naruto continued training hard for the fight for the next two days. Rinne also taught him a few boxing moves she knew to help him. He also completed advanced training with Alivian, who decided to teach him some master-level martial arts. Finally, Naruto felt ready to fight Hazama. With one day left, Seekvaira decided to give him a day off, having earned it by working hard.

Thursday (5/5)

12:57 pm

Johjima Residence

1 Day until Rias' Rating Game

"Thanks so much for coming to help clean my grandfather's junk in the attic, Naruto."

"It's no trouble at all, especially since we don't have any classes until Saturday, due to a teacher's seminar." Joichi had asked Naruto, Shino, Fujino, Shirabi, Moka, and Kotomi to help him, and they were all willing to lend a hand. Checking out the junk, Naruto comments on how expensive they were. "My grandfather tends to collect old historical junk. Honestly, why didn't he ask some professionals to do it?"

"On the bright side, it'll help give us a bit of a workout."

"You may be right..." Looking at Fujino, he's surprised to see her carrying two large boxes by herself. "Wow Fujino, you're strong!" In truth, Fujino was using her innate telekinesis to make it look like she could lift it without effort. Seeing Kotomi struggle with carrying a box, Moka helps her, the familiar thanking the vampire girl as they moved it down the stairs before coming back up to grab more boxes to take down.

"What does your grandfather do?" asked Shino, curious as she stored some books into a box. He told them he was a researcher, and that he was out in England doing business. "Does he like his job?" she asked as she gave the box to Naruto so he could bring it down.

"Yes, he has a passion for it."

"Must be nice."

"Shino do you have another box?" asked Shirabi as she walks up into the attic.

"Hold on, I'll-"

"Hrrrmmm!" Turning to Kotomi, Shino saw her struggling with a box before asking if she needed help. "Don't worry, I can handle-" Before she could say more, she saw a mouse and screamed as her back hits the wall. The stuff on the shelf above her falls down. Reacting quickly, Joichi used his body to shield the familiar from the stuff that was falling. Rushing to the attic, Naruto asked if Kotomi was okay. Joichi tells him she was fine before wincing in pain. There was an arrow embedded in his back.

"JoJo, there's an arrow..." Joichi tells him he knows, telling the others to look for the mouse. Hearing the mention of a mouse scares the girls, with the exception of Fujino. The girls, not wanting to touch it, run out of the attic as the guys and Fujino look on.

"Fujino, do you think you can get rid of the mouse for us?" Fujino nods as Naruto helps Joichi down the stairs. Finding the mouse, she used her Mystic Eyes to kill it before using her telekinesis to put it in a bag and throw it away.

Ramen Ichiraku

5:30 pm

"In return for helping me, all the ramen you order is on me." Naruto, Shino, Fujino, Shirabi, Moka, and Kotomi thank Joichi as they dug into their orders.

"Are you okay now JoJo? That arrow wound was pretty deep." Joichi assured Naruto he was fine since it was out of him, and Kotomi nursed his wound. "So any plans for tomorrow?"

"I'm going to a party tomorrow tonight with Seekvaira. She gave invitations to Fujino and Kotomi." When asked if they could come, Naruto told them it was invite-only.

"Maybe next time?" asked Shino. Naruto smiled as he assured her he'll ask Seekvaira the next time she had a party.

Namikaze Residence

7:45 pm

"And that's how you get your answer," said Chelsea. Akame thanks her sister as she writes her answer down. Getting a call from Kagura, Chelsea tells Akame to continue her homework as she goes to her room to talk to her girlfriend. Nodding, Akame continued doing her homework. After finishing a question, she heard the doorbell ring.

"That must be Naruto nii-chan..." Getting up she goes over to open the door. "Welcome home Na-..." Akame stops when she sees Hazama in front of her. "You're not my brother..."

"No, I am not. Mmmm?" Looking at Akame, he comments on how beautiful she was.

"Who are you?" asked Akame.

"Just someone who knows your brother well." Akame tells him her brother isn't home before closing the door. However, Hazama uses his foot to stop it from closing. "He leaves a nice sister like you at home? What a shame..."

"Get your foot out of the way, now..." said Akame, who was now clenching her fist, ready to punch Hazama. He doesn't seem intimidated as he comments on how brave Akame was. "Perhaps I can come in and keep you company until he comes back."

"I said-" Before she could finish, she saw Naruto grab Hazama by the collar and threw him to the ground behind him.

"First you go after my best friend, now my sister!?" said an angry Naruto as Kotomi watched from behind.

"You...Why you-"

"You better leave my home right now, or I'll send you back home in a coffin!" Naruto interrupts, seething with anger.

"You think I'll let you get away with touching me!? Hazama Berith!?" he yelled as he got up from the ground. I think I should teach you a little respect before-"

"Naruto, what's going on?" asked Chelsea, having finished her phone call.

"Nothing, he was just about to leave."

"Tch, once more you've put me in a bad mood, Namikaze. I'll make sure you pay for this tomorrow in full force," said Hazama as he turned around and left.

"Who the hell was that?" asked Chelsea, Naruto telling her he was a jerk he knew from work. "Will he be a problem for you?"

"No...he won't."

Akame's Room

"I'm sorry you had to see a guy like him Akame." Akame tells her brother it was okay since he managed to come at the right time and save her.

"Besides, if you didn't show up, I would've knocked his teeth out." Naruto admits he would've loved to see that, and that he knew Akame was strong for a girl her age.

"...Naruto nii-chan...Can you sleep in my room tonight?" Wondering why, Naruto figured she was shaken a bit by Hazama's appearance when, in reality, she simply wanted to sleep with him. She would feel annoyed a few minutes later, when Kotomi decides to join them.

Johjima Residence

In his room, Joichi's head felt hot as he heavily pants to himself in his sleep.

Friday (5/6)

Agares Mansion

Rias' Rating Game Begins

One by one, Seekvaira's Peerage members gather, with Naruto and Kotomi being the last to arrive.

"Wow, the whole peerage is here," said Naruto. Irisviel walks over to the Rook and shakes his hand as she introduced herself. "It's nice to meet you Einzbern-san."

"Please, just call me Irisviel."

"Okay, Irisviel." Turning to Ange, he said hello to her before asking her if she was doing okay.

"Yes, thank you for asking Naruto. You had better win this."

"I don't plan on losing." Noticing a little girl that looked like Irisviel, he asked who she was. Irisviel tells her she was her daughter, Illyasviel, or Illya for short. "Hey there, I'm Naruto. Nice to meet you, Illya."

"You're going to be the one to beat that meanie?" Naruto answers with a yes. "Make sure he wished he never met you, but first, make sure you break him," said a smiling Illya. Everyone's eyes, with the exception of Irisviel's, widened in surprise.

"Irisviel, what have you been teaching your daughter?"

"Oh, a little this and that..." Right after she said that, Mr. Agares arrived with Hazama, Chitose, and Mr. Berith. The leader of the House of Berith looked exactly like his son, but older, with a mustache and gray sideburns.

"Naruto Namikaze I presume?" asked Mr. Berith.

"Yeah."

"Nice to meet you, young lad." Naruto was visibly surprised by Mr. Berith's personality as the head of the Berith family offered a handshake. He thought he'd be an asshole like his son, but this wasn't the case. "I look forward to this fight. Win or lose, fight with honor for your King."

"I will, Mr. Berith." Turning to Chitose, he introduced himself to her. When he offered his hand to shake, she simply looked away in shame. This served to confuse the Agares Rook.

"I guess she's the shy type..." Naruto thought to himself.

"Let's get this over with. The sooner the better," said Hazama, Mr. Berith telling him to not rush things.

"Oh yeah, he's definitely not like his old man," said Infernus. "I canNOT wait to see you fuck him up!"

Game Field

Dimensional Gap

Appearing at the game field, Naruto noticed the field he was to fight Hazama on was at the backyard of a mansion surrounded by gold.

"Gold flowers, gold paths, 65% of this place is gold."

"This place isn't as dazzling as the real deal. As soon as I beat you, I'll have you lick theese gold floors clean."

"I don't plan on losing to you," Naruto told him as he produced a fireball and fired it at Hazama. The gold handkerchief in his front pocket flies out and forms itself into a circular shield of gold. He forms it into a golden spear and has it fly towards Naruto. The Rook quickly avoids it, making it fly past him. Smirking, Hazama bends and redirects the golden spear so it attacks him from behind. Naruto teleports out of the way and appears in front of Hazama. Naruto tries to land a punch/kick at him, only to have his attacks blocked by his gold.

Agares Mansion

"The Berith family's gold manipulation is fairly formidable," said Mr. Agares. "With just a thought, Hazama can form it into anything he thinks of, be it shields, swords, even animal parts.

Game Field

Dimensional Gap

Hazama takes some of the gold from the field and forms it around his hands into a pair of praying mantis arms as well as a scorpion tail before rushing at Naruto. Seeing as how Hazama was simply swiping wildly, he dodged left and right at a constant but cautious pace, catching the golden scorpion tail when it comes close to stabbing him in the neck. Sensing a trick up Hazama's sleeve, Naruto moves away as the scorpion tail fired a spray of unknown purple liquid that burns a small part of the golden road.

"An acid?" Hazama extends the scorpion tail in hopes of hitting Naruto with it, who ducks under the attack as he rushed at Hazama and threw a glowing punch at him. Hazama's praying mantis arms form into a pair of armored gauntlets as he puts them in front of him, blocking the punch. Smirking, the Agares Rook watched as his attack goes through his defense and hits him in the face, sending the Berith heir flying into the fountain, destroying it. Getting up, Hazame looks down at his reflection in the water as he noticed his nose dripping with blood.

"Been wanting to do that!" said a smirking Naruto.

"You...You damn mongrel!" Hazama yelled as he creates spikes from the golden pathways. Naruto takes to the sky by constantly producing flames from the soles of his feet. Hazama forms a large, golden fist and sends it flying at Naruto, the Rook catching it before infusing his flames into it, forming an explosive golden ball and throwing it back at the Berith heir.

Hazama forms a dome of gold around him to protect himself. He then forms gold around to make a large cannon, firing a large golden ball at him. Naruto propels himself forward and punches it with all his strength, shattering it into pieces as he prepared his left fist for another punch. The Rook's fist connects to the Berith heir's face. However, Hazama turns out to be a gold statue. He had used the large golden ball to block his field of vision while he created a golden clone of himself. Following this, the real Hazama shapes the clone to trap the Agares Rook's left hand in gold, holding him in place. Forming a golden scorpion tail, Hazama extends it, hoping to hit Naruto with it once more. Quickly, Naruto frees himself and avoids the stinger, only getting a minor scratch that heals as he prepares to fight once more.

"Got you..."

Agares Mansion

"For a Rook, he moves very quickly. If he wanted to, he could be a Knight," said Mr. Berith.

"Naruto's fighting fits his role as a Rook. Powerful strength, accompanied by his creative manipulation of flame..." Seekvaira smiled as Naruto prepared to engage his opponent once more. However, her smile quickly fades as Naruto clutched his chest in pain.

Game Field

Dimensional Gap

"What...What the fuck is-" Naruto coughed blood as he fell to his knees. "My vision's getting blurry-" Immediately Hazama kicks him in the face with a gold-covered boot.

"Naruto, I am detecting an unknown compound in your bloodstream that's slowly killing you. It must've gone inside of you when he scratched you with his stinger."

"Do you like it? It's a powerful curse poison from the Dragon Killer, Samael. I heard it's very deadly to dragons, as well as gods. I had hoped it'd kill you by now, but your stubbornness must be slowing the process. Though I find this the perfect opportunity to get some payback."

"Hazama, you...fucking cheat..." Naruto avoids a golden spike from the ground, though it cuts his leg.

"Infernus, can't you do something about this poison?"

"Trying to, but I can't seem to do anything due to the 10% limit you can only use." Naruto tries to form a heat shield to protect himself. However, the pain from Samael's poison prevents him from forming the shield as five golden knives hit him in the chest before the blades extend and exit through his back. Hazama laughs out loud as he asks Naruto how it feels to be at the mercy of him.

"You're full of shit Hazama." Ticked off, he punched Naruto with a gold-encased fist.

Agares Mansion

"Samael's Poison?" Seekvaira, now worried, turned to Mr. Berith and asked him if they could stop the game since Hazama resorted to using an illegal item. "But-"

"I'm sorry, but if we were to call off the game, Naruto automatically loses. As long as the Rating Game is active, should you stop it, Naruto loses. Only your Rook can say when to call it quits."

"But he's dying!" yelled a now teary-eyed Seekvaira.

"This is all my fault..." said Chitose, getting everyone's attention. "I obtained the poison to him and..."

"Chitose..." Mr. Berith had a look of disappointment in the Berith Rook as she looked down in shame.

Game Field

Dimensional Gap

"Just forfeit the fight. You know you're dying." Naruto's face was very beaten and bruised, the Rook unable to fight back due to the poison's effects. His heart felt like it was being crushed, his blood was boiling, and his limbs ached. Hazama, now wearing a medieval armor of gold, cracked his knuckles before uppercutting the Agares Rook.

"I was hoping to keep you as a pet. But for all who are infected with Samael's Poison, they fall." As Naruto struggles to get up, Hazama starts relentlessly beating down on him. "After I am done with you, I'll be sure to help Seekvaira cope with your loss...IN MY BED! Then, I'll make a visit to your house and comfort your sister, and then I'll find your best friend and make her mine as well!"

"How humiliating! To die this early from some gold-controlling fuckface!" Infernus yelled. Using all of his strength, Naruto caught one of his fists before headbutting Hazama in the face, breaking his nose even further as the Berith heir reels back in pain. Naruto gave his opponent a defiant smirk, angering him.

[The God of High School OST - God's Arrival Theme]

"Dammit, just give up already!" yelled Hazama as he lunged at Naruto and punched him in the face, knocking him down once more. However, he slowly gets back up. "Why? Why won't you fall!?"

"I am a proud Rook of the House of Agares, and as Seekvaira's Rook, I intend to keep my promise of victory to her, even if my life ends once more. That's why I won't fall, even against a golden fuck like you, who cares for no one but yourself and your desires!"

Elsewhere

The bright white-haired girl detects a change in Naruto and smiles to herself.

"Further brighter you burn..."

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As Naruto finished his vows, his body is enveloped in a pillar of blue flames. Following this, Samael's Curse Poison burns away from inside the Agares Rook as his wounds heal, shocking Hazama.

"You're...But that's impossible! Nothing can get rid of Samael's poison! And regeneration like that is beyond that of a Phoenix Tear!"

"Your power...Our power...Naruto...it's at...20%!" yelled Infernus.

Agares Mansion

"Seekvaira? Are you sure he's a Rook?" asked a dumbfounded Mr. Agares. "This is unlike anything I've ever seen!"

"He...burned Samael's Curse Poison from his system!?" said a surprised Mr. Berith. Seekvaira and her peerage stood up from their seats as they witness this new change in their fellow peerage member.

"Naruto..." With tears of happiness, Seekvaira said to herself, "You...You always know when to make a surprise comeback!"

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"You sure had your fun beating me like a pinata..." said Naruto as he breathes blue flames out the sides of his mouth, his eyes now red and slitted. Appearing in front of Hazama, Naruto performs a 1-inch punch, hitting him square in the chest and knocking some of the wind out of him as the gold-user flies backward. "I would beat you down as you did me, but I have a better idea. Allow me to show you what I'm truly capable of." Getting up as he clutched his chest, Hazama summons all the gold around him and constantly fires golden bullets at him. However, the bullets are unable to hit him as they melt into nothingness.

"Why...Why aren't my attacks reaching to him.!?"

"I was hoping to save this for a certain Fallen Angel (Hoshikari), but after everything you told me, your intentions, take this as a warning, should you ever go after my friends and family! Asterius!" Behind Naruto, a mechanical bull's head, upper torso, and arms rise up from the ground, bound by chains, blue flames being produced from its mouth and horns.

"What...WHAT IS THAT THING!?"

Agares Mansion

In the mansion, everyone had shocked looks on their faces. Asterius was known to be a master-level technique. Naruto had the time to learn a technique like that!? Mr. Agares even sweats a little. If Naruto had used that in their fight...

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"TITANOMACHIA!" Naruto has Asterius bring three rising pillars of blue flames to come up from the ground in front of Hazama to intimidate him, successfully doing so as Hazama drops to his knees, now aware of the large gap he couldn't hope to close. "I held back a bit, since using Titanomachia at full power would devastate the whole field and kill you."

"This mongrel...This Rook...He's a monster! I...I can't beat him." As fear enveloped him, Hazama, his hair now snow-white, starts pissing himself as Asterius returns to the ground. Slowly walking towards him, Naruto picks him up by his hair and threatens him.

"Listen, and listen well. If I ever see you anywhere near my friends and family, I will kill you. Remember this warning, knowing you lost to a low-class devil. Now, will you surrender? Or do I have to start wailing on you until you call it quits?" After Naruto throws him down to the ground, Hazama cowered in fear of the Agares Rook's presence as he told his father he had enough and to keep him away from the "bad monster".

[Music End]

Agares Mansion

"Since my son gave up, Naruto is declared the winner," said Mr. Berith. As soon as Naruto returned, he is immediately put into a hug by Seekvaira, who voiced how glad she was that he was okay.

"Are you hurt anywhere? Are you still poisoned?" she asked as she checked her Rook for any injuries or signs of sickness, resting her forehead against his. Backing away, the blushing Rook tells her he's fine, and there was nothing wrong with him.

"Young Rook." Turning to Mr. Berith, he is surprised to see him bow his head. "Allow me to apologize to you for my son. I will be sure to give him the harshest punishment for using something as illegal as Samael's Curse Poison."

"I hope you give him the harshest," said Seekvaira.

"He wasn't working alone, of course. To my shame, my former Rook helped him obtain the poison." Everyone turned to Chitose as she looked down in shame once more.

"It's my fault Hazama almost killed you. Please, do what you want with me, for I have been kicked out of the Berith household for my dishonorable actions and am at your mercy."

"To think you'd go with my son's selfish plan to win. I should-"

"Wait..." Everyone turns their attention towards Naruto, curious to what he has to say. "You obviously feel bad for it, and it's obvious you had a reason for obtaining that poison for Hazama. That said, since you told me I can do whatever I want with you...you can start atoning by serving me as my first Rook." This serves to surprise everyone once more, including Chitose.

"You...want me as-"

"This is the punishment I give you, Chitose."

"A-Are you sure Naruto?" asked Seekvaira. Naruto tells her he was definitely sure, telling his King how Chitose wasn't an evil person.

"What do you say? Want to be part of the House of Agares?" With tears streaming down her face, Chitose tells Naruto, "I don't deserve this mercy...but...thank you."

"Now that I've won, I want to know, where IS Hazama?" Mr. Berith tells him he sent Hazama home since his son shamefully soiled himself and became traumatized by Naruto's power. "I must go home now and punish my son." With that, Mr. Berith teleports away, though not before congratulating Naruto for his victory and for keeping his promise to his King.

"With Naruto's victory, my daughter's engagement to Hazama has been annulled." At the same time, everyone started raising their fists up in the air in victory. As everyone talked about the match, Naruto found Illya in a bit of a bad mood.

"Hey Illya, what's with the face?" he asked her.

"When I said break him, I meant his bones."

"At least I made him wish he never met me. And you never mentioned bones, so I kept the promise." After thinking about it, Illya smiles before telling him she found it hilarious when Hazama pissed himself. As Naruto talked with Illya, Mr. Agares approached Seekvaira and told her she found a very strong Rook.

"If you make the decision to date him, even marry him, I will allow it." Seekvaira turned red when her father gave her permission to go after Naruto.

"Now that our problem is over, let's-"

"Seekvaira..." Turning to Ange, she asked her what she needed. "Rias Gremory...She...She lost against Riser Phenex." Everyone fell silent as Naruto's eyes widened from hearing of the Gremory King's defeat.

TO BE CONTINUED...

ED2.5: Weak and Brave by 鈴木 このみ (Konomi Suzuki)


Finally got this done!

While Naruto's upcoming battle with Hazama is an important focus, I wanted to tie up a small loose end and have Naruto finally accept that he was a Devil, and what better way to do it than have him and Sona confront each other, after the steamy kiss they had. To think it took Mr. Agares and Moka to finally set him straight. The idea came from Shoto accepting his (full) quirk as his own, and the reality where people in life tend to not show people who they truly are or express more of who they are. Like, for example, one person can be a regular genius, but on the inside, hides the fact that they're fans of anime. Imagine being a devil and getting away with being a womanizer? Naruto definitely needed this.

I felt that having Moka helping Naruto accept the devil side of him as a way to show them they're still close and that Naruto still relies on her from time to time. Moka and Naruto's working relationship as vigilantes may come up in future chapters. I also wanted to take time away from Shino so Naruto could focus on Seekvaira and it served to give Moka some time to shine. I wanted to have Moka find out about Naruto being a Devil, but I figured it was too early for her to find out. Should I perhaps...have her find out in the Excalibur Arc?

I wanted to add Xenovia to the chapter, but I decided not to since she has a chapter or two focused on her, which will (hopefully) be executed well.

For the fight with Hazama, the idea for Hazama using gold manipulation is a reference to Berith,who appears as a soldier dressed in red, and is often known as the demon of the alchemists for his avidity to change metals into gold. As for Samael's poison, we all know Naruto was stronger than Berith. However, how could I make it so Naruto was left in the mercy of his opponent? Use something that's fatal to every being and have him overcome it.

For what Hazama's punishment will be? Let's say he won't be let off that easy. If people want to have Naruto take his time beating Hazama before using Asterius, let me know, I'll be glad to extend it.

Since Chitose Itou from Iya na Kao sare nagara Opantsu Misete Moraitai only appears in one episode of the short anime, I figured, add her in since we barely know anything about her. When a character shows his/herself and has no backstory, use it as an opportunity to make them interesting. For her, she will be busy as a maid helping out Seekvaira and Naruto, mainly the latter since she'll be a good teacher. The surname Sagiri should give hints to a future chapter or two.

Yes, Naruto's power is at 20% now. Power scaling is weird that way but roll with it.

The thing with Joichi will be revealed in the next chapter, seeing as how the next one completes the Riser Phenex Arc. I also like to point out that next chapter may be short since all that's left is for Issei to rescue his King and for Naruto to attend the engagement party with the others, while wearing a domino mask and a black-haired wig.


Naruto's New Attack(s):

Prominence: Concentrating his energy to form it into a condensed sphere of blue flames, Naruto fires it as an oval-shaped beam surrounded by three blue rings. It has potential penetration power and, if used in conjunction with acceleration seals, it can be five times as powerful as a rail gun.

Unnamed burning technique: Once Naruto has a hold on his opponent, he can burn away their power/energy until they pass out or die.

Unnamed cage technique: After storing enough energy in his body, Naruto puts his hands forward as a ring of red energy forms in front of him. Releasing it, the ring envelops his opponent in red energy, stopping them in place

Phoenix Cannon: Cocking his fist back, Naruto's left fist catches on fire as he throws the punch. Once it connects, a flaming image of a phoenix exits from the back of the opponent.

Counter Burst: Applying a thin layer of heat underneath on certain areas of his body, the area, if hit, will absorb the impact and send it back at the opponent.

Asterius: Naruto summons a mechanical bull's head, upper torso, and arms, which rise up from the ground, bound by chains, that helps him fight.

Titanomachia: If Asterius is out, Naruto can have him bring three rising pillars of flame to come up from the ground. It has the potential to destroy 3 football stadiums.