Apologies for the long wait. I have had a crazy time. I got nominated for a video I directed, edited, and wrote a script for, and I recently graduated from college with a 3.9 GPA and high honors. Have a lot to think about but I'm still here and I don't plan on stopping with writing fics till I die, literally.

Anyways, this chapter extends upon the ending of the Excalibur Arc, making it Part II Chapter 4.5. That's what it would've said if FF allowed me to put periods in between numbers.

I also like to reveal that Hoshikari's character design is based on the character from the anime "K Project", specifically Kuroh Yatogami. There's rarely any male OC characters with long hair, so when I decided to put in Hoshikari, Kuroh came into mind.

Also, I went back to ALMOST every chapter and edited them a bit, removing spelling errors and adding minor details to some subject. I also removed things that I felt didn't sound good, mainly Seekvaira finding Infernus' name to be familiar. I felt that it killed the mystery of Infernus and that the reveal of her knowing who he was would get in the way of things. I'm still editing the chapters for spelling errors so yeah.


Sunday (6/12)

Morning

Villa D'Este

Naruto places a bouquet on the edge of the Neptune Fountain before both he, Xenovia, Keito, Mary, and Ayano each tossed a quarter into it. As they finish, Kotomi calls out their names, telling them they should hurry to the plane while Sif happily barks at them.

"Let's go, Xenovia." The bluenette smiled at him as she walks beside him, hand in hand, signifying their status as a couple.

Naruto's Private Plane

Mary sighed as everyone looked at her, wondering what she was sighing about.

"Is something wrong Mary?" asked Keito.

"Of course there's something wrong. The legal age to marry in Japan for males is 18-20!" yelled Mary. "And I was hoping to get married as soon as possible..." Keito smiles as he pats his Servant lover on the head and told her patience was important, and that the wait would be worth it in the end.

"Just bear with it for about two, maybe three years, Mary." Mary puts her assassin mask on and pouts in a cute manner as she crossed her arms.

"So what do the two of you plan on doing once we arrive in Japan?" asked Xenovia. Keito tells her he planned on staying over at Caren's place before searching for a place with Mary.

"What about you, Xenovia?" Turning red, she voiced how she planned to stay with Naruto, the blond blushing as well.

"If that's the case..." Turning to Naruto, he told him Xenovia could be a handful, given her large appetite and her occasional lack of modesty. "Make sure you take great care of her."

"You don't have to worry about that. My sisters are the same. They eat like animals, and they tend to go around the house in only their underwear." Everyone, excluding Kotomi, had surprised looks on their faces as they wondered how a guy like him finds that normal.

"How shameless," said Mary.

"I uh...I do it too," said Kotomi. "It's very liberating."

"Really...Tell me more, Kotomi," said Xenovia, sounding interested as Ayano decided to join in on the conversation. As the three girls talked together, Naruto, Keito, and Mary looked on.

Japan

Kuoh Town

Afternoon

"This is where we part ways, for now, Naruto. Thanks for the plane ride." Naruto, Xenovia, Kotomi, and Ayano waved goodbye to Keito and Mary as they took a taxi to Caren's apartment.

"If we're parting ways, then I best be going too," said Ayano, taking her luggage and walking away. "Oh, before I go..." Going over to Naruto, Ayano surprised him and the girls by kissing the Rook on the lips. Infernus was forced to watch as his mouth opened wide in shock.

"A...Ayano! What are you doing to my boyfriend!?" asked the blushing bluenette as Ayano parts lips with the blond. Licking her lips as if she just tasted something delicious, Ayano smiles.

"So that was kissing...Feels nice. Infernus always told me if someone kisses you on the lips, they have to take responsibility. Now that your boyfriend touched lips with me, he has to take responsibility for me..."

"Hawawawa..." Kotomi had steam coming out of her ears as she processed what just happened.

"Ayano Kagami, get back here right now!" Infernus yelled as Ayano walked away.

"Naruto..." Not wanting to be outdone by her, Xenovia pulls Naruto in for a kiss, adding more passion to it as Kotomi and Sif watched. As this was going on, Naruto wondered how hectic his life as a Devil was going to be now.

Caren's Apartment

"So that's why we're here, Caren."

"To think they kicked you out of the Church. What were you thinking, getting yourself excommunicated just because you couldn't handle the truth? Well, nothing you can change now," Caren told them, apathetic as usual. "Now here you are, asking your beautiful older sister to stay here until you and Mary find a new place."

"...Is that a yes?"

"It's better than living on the top floor of a restaurant and smelling like Chinese-"

"Caren, we don't just serve-"

"Don't interrupt while I'm talking, little brother." Keito looked scared when Caren told him to shut up. Realizing what she did, Caren had a sadistic smile on her face as she notes how obedient he was when it involves her serious side. "Continuing from where I was interrupted, I'd be glad to help out my little brother and his beautiful Servant."

"Thank you, Caren onee-chan!" said a grateful Mary.

"Hmph...You two must be tired from the flight. I'll go make something for us so sit tight."

Namikaze Residence

Naruto, Xenovia, and Kotomi had wide-eyed expressions on their faces as they looked at the mansion that was now the Namikaze Residence.

"Seekvaira really went above and beyond..." Opening the front door, Naruto and co. were greeted by Shizune, who, after noticing Xenovia and Sif, asked Naruto if she was staying for the night again.

"Actually, she and her pet are staying here...indefinitely," said Naruto.

"Indefinitely huh. Given how much space we've been given, I don't mind."

"Also...we're dating." Shizune's eyes widened in surprise when Naruto added that bombshell.

"So soon. I thought it would take a month before you were ready to..." Stopping herself, Shizune decides not to open the wound before asking Naruto, "...Did something happen while the two of you were in Rome?" Turning red, Naruto spoke for himself and for Xenovia, telling the curious woman it was a secret.

"A secret huh...Very well. As for her stay, I'd be glad to have more company around the house." Inspecting Xenovia, Shizune tells her she was cute, embarrassing the bluenette. "Let me give you a personal tour of the house. Naruto, Kotomi, why don't you two get a little rest until dinner's ready?"

"Sure..." Xenovia follows a happily humming Shizune with Sif as Kotomi turned to her master and told him she enjoyed the trip to Italy, and to take her to another place some time before leaving to go take a shower. "Sure...Hmm, if Shizune's giving Xenovia a tour, is Akame making din-"

Kitchen

"-nah!?" Naruto's surprise went to a whole other level when he saw Hoshikari and Fujino cooking together. Noticing the blond, Fujino welcomed him home.

"Did you two become best buddies while I was gone?" The two deny it in unison, exasperated expressions on their faces. "O...Okay...Where's Akame?" The fallen angel tells him Akame was still at her friend's and that she wouldn't be back until dinner.

"So Akame's hasn't seen the new house yet...I'm surprised to see that Hoshikari can cook."

"Only when there's a how-to book in front of him," Fujino adds, embarrassing the fallen angel. "When Shizune-san and I went to eat okonomiyaki with him, he made it with the eggshells."

"Shut up...Next time we go there, I'll have the skills necessary to perfect it." Looking at him, Fujino and Naruto had looks that said, "One can only hope...I think..."

"Well, I'll leave you two to it. I'm going to go train. Seekvaira told me she had a whole training room installed in the basement." Hearing this, Hoshikari tries to leave the kitchen to train, but Fujino closed the kitchen door to keep him inside, telling him, "You're not going anywhere..."

With Xenovia

"And since you're dating my son, I take it you want the room next to his, am I right?" Xenovia tells her she'd love to take the room next to his. "Great, and with the tour out of the way, you can now make yourself at home. Tonight you're a guest, tomorrow, you're officially a resident here. I feel that things are going to get even livelier here."

"Thank you, Ms. Kato, I look forward to living with you," Xenovia told the woman before she and Sif bow to her in respect. Once Shizune leaves, Xenovia enters her new room with Sif, taking in the large space she has now. "Alright Sif, let's unpack our things before we go down. Sound good?" Xenovia looked annoyed when Sif barked at her.

"What do you mean you're tired?" Sif says nothing as he walks into the middle of the bedroom, circles around, and sleeps. With a smile, she goes over to pat his fur before proceeding to unpack all her stuff and arrange the room to suit her.

With Naruto

Training Room

2 hours later

"The first level is a regular basement, the hidden second level is a training/simulation room, and the hidden third level is a magic and tech room. Seekvaira went all out on this," Naruto said to himself as he practiced with a martial arts wooden dummy, wearing nothing but a pair of training shorts.

"So this is where you were, Master." Naruto stops to turn around, meeting face to face with a blushing Chitose.

"Chitose?"

"I just got back from spelunking with Maki and getting groceries for tonight...Was I interrupting your training?" Naruto tells her she wasn't before asking her why she was here.

"Ah, Naruto nii-chan!" To Naruto's surprise, Illya entered the room and hugged him.

"Illya?"

"I also had to meet up with Illya at Seekvaira's. Starting tonight, she and her maids will be living here since her parents are out overseas. Didn't you get Seekvaira's e-mail?"

"I didn't have the time to check it. Let's see," Naruto checks his phone's mail app, his eyes widening when he read the recent message Seekvaira sent her. Illya, Maki, Ange, Eu, and Chitose were going to live at his place. "Them too!?"

"Yes," Chitose responds. "Iri would've had her loyal maids take care of her while they were away, but Illya insisted she come here since her "big brother" was here." Naruto could only sigh as the female to male ratio increased as of now.

With Xenovia

"Phew, I'm done!" said Xenovia, wiping the sweat off her forehead as she finished unpacking everything. Hearing a stomach growl, the bluenette turns to Sif, who gets up and barks at her. "Come on Sif, let's go join the others for-" As she exits the room, she bumps into Naruto, who was on his way to shower in his room. "Naruto!"

"Hey Xenovia, just going to shower quickly. Are you on the way to the dining room?" Xenovia said nothing as she focused on Naruto's shirtless figure. Noticing this, the Rook snapped his fingers to get her attention. "Eyes up here."

"Of course, Sif and I were just on the way there." Naruto tells the bluenette he won't be in the shower long and that he would join them soon. "Great..." After giving her a smile, Naruto entered his room before closing the door. Looking at Sif, she saw a grin on the wolf's face, turning red. "It couldn't be avoided." Making her way to the dining room, Xenovia and Sif noticed the doorbell ringing. Wondering who it was, she decides to go over to and open it. To both her shock and surprise, it was Akame.

"Akame..."

"Did I come to the wrong house or..." Checking the house number to make sure it was the right one. "No, it's the right one." Walking down the stairs, Shizune noticed Akame at the front door, welcoming her as Xenovia continued to stare at her. Looking over the bluenette's shoulder, she asked Shizune who Xenovia was.

"This is Xenovia. She's Naruto's new girlfriend." Focusing her attention back at the bluenette, Akame narrows her eyes at her, surprising the former.

"Is that so..." Now it was Akame's turn to look surprised when Shizune adds the part where she was going to live with them. "Here!?"

"She's not the only one who's moving in." Turning around, Akame's eyes looked like they were going to pop out when Maki, Eu, and Ange approached her.

"Good evening, Shizune-san," said Ange, introducing herself before thanking her for allowing them to live at the Namikaze household.

Dining Room

"Mmmmm this is so good!" said Kotomi, stuffing her mouth with food as Xenovia, Maki, Eu, and Sif scarfed down everything on their plates and went for extras, grabbing plate after plate of food as Hoshikari watched them, wondering out loud if they've ever heard of etiquette.

"Master?" Turning to his Rook, he wondered what Chitose was going to ask. "How's the mussel fettuccini I prepared?" Putting down his fork, Naruto pats her on the head, telling her it was delicious." Akame pouts when she sees how much affection Chitose was getting from her brother. Noticing this, Naruto asked her if something was wrong.

"No...I just wished you and Shizune informed me that we were having people move in here before I got home. Especially since your...girlfriend immediately picked the room that was next to yours. I wanted that one." Xenovia tensed as Akame focused her attention on her.

"Sorry, Akame, I wanted it to be a surprise," said Shizune, putting her hands together in an apologetic manner. Akame told her it was okay before she resumed eating. Looking at Xenovia, Akame noticed she was looking at her. Frowning, she asked the bluenette what she wanted. Saying nothing, Xenovia went back to eating.

After Dinner

After dinner, the bluenette and Akame volunteered to wash the dishes as Chitose and the other maids focused on laundry, Naruto offering to help with the load that was in the dryer. As she scrubbed a plate clean, Xenovia wondered what to say to the girl as she snuck glances at her.

"...I know you've been looking at me strangely since I got home. What is it?" she asked her, turning to look her in the eye.

"...You don't remember me, do you?"

"Am I supposed to?"

"I guess not. After all, I barely approached you, back in Italy. When I did gather the courage to speak to you, I would only say, "Good Job," back when we were only 7 years old, and I had yet to handle a wooden sword. I would sometimes watch you train as I passed by."

"Wooden sword? I don't remember doing anything like that. I never did anything like that until I got into kendo," Akame told the bluenette. "You must have mistaken me for another person who may look like me."

"I...guess so." Xenovia responds, deciding not to go further on telling Akame more about her sword training. "...A lot of people missed you when you left, including-" Xenovia stopped herself before she mentioned Kurome's name, recalling how the youngest sister wanted to kill Akame.

"Including who?" Xenovia forced a smile before telling Akame, "Including me. I'm glad you're alright."

"Of course I'm alright, why wouldn't I be?" Red in the face, Xenovia told her it was nothing, Akame raising a brow.

With Naruto

Naruto's Workroom

In his personal workroom, Naruto silently worked on upgrading Igneox, recalling how Xenovia destroyed one of the energy emitters on it and deciding to use a stronger metal for it to prevent the same problem from happening again. Noticing the sound of the doorknob turning, Naruto quickly pressed a button under the workbench, putting Igneox away. Turning to see who it was, he's surprised to see Xenovia enter.

"Could've knocked, ya know?" Xenovia apologized before Naruto told her it was okay, given this was her first night here. Getting back to working on his weapon, he asked her if she needed a question answered.

"No, I just came here to see your work." Looking at Igneox, she goes over to put her left hand on it. Naruto tells her to not touch the exposed emitters, adding how it was for her own safety. "Sorry...I talked to Akame. She was a bit scary when I talked to her. Had to put up a bit of a strong front."

"She tends to be that way when she's around people she just met. It was the same for me and my parents."

"...I wanted to tell her about her sister. About Kurome, but...I couldn't bring myself to tell her," she told him.

"You're not the only one, Xenovia. I'm aware of Kurome's intentions. And while it's cruel to keep Akame in the dark, until we can do something about Kurome, our hands are tied."

"...Naruto?" Looking at the bluenette, he asked her what was on her mind. "Do you think I can be a part of your peerage?"

"I was about to ask you about it when it was time for bed. I don't mind making you a Devil after I'm done working on Igneox. Sound good?"

"Of course."

"...Another thing I wanted to ask. Akame...Back when she was still an orphan, has she ever...killed before? Is she aware of the supernatural?"

"If I remember, I heard one of the kids talk about how she and her sister were able to evade and kill wolves at the age of 5 or 6 when she and Kurome got lost in a forest for three days." Naruto looked surprised when she said that. "Yes, it's crazy but true. After that, one of the Church's strongest exorcists, Gozuki, decided to take her under his wing, training her in using a sword."

"What about Kurome?"

"Kurome was trained by someone else entirely. Don't know who, though I know it was a female exorcist. She...There were a lot of kids who were afraid of her."

"Afraid?"

"To be 7, even 8-years old and able to wield a katana with masterful skill," said Xenovia. "She would use her skills to beat up those who would try to bully her or her sister, usually leaving them half-dead."

"Half-Dead huh...So she has never killed an actual being, whether they were a Human or a Devil?" asked Naruto. Xenovia fell silent when Naruto asked her that. "What?"

"She came close to killing one...Once her training was finished, Gozuki gave her a mission to kill her first Devil. However, the Devil she was supposed to kill was a woman named Martha, who owned an eatery she frequented. She and Akame were good friends, and Martha was well-loved by her and the other orphans. To kill someone who was her friend...She wounded Martha to the point where she couldn't fight anymore. However, that's all she could ever muster, unwilling to finish the job, even when her blade was to Martha's neck. Instead, Kurome killed Martha, beheading her. While she did it to help Akame complete her mission, she didn't take it well and fought her own sister. The two were never the same after that mission." Naruto had a look of sadness as he heard Akame's story from the bluenette.

"After that night, Akame refused to go on any missions, deciding to practice her swordsmanship and train kids in using a sword. A few months following that night, Gozuki died on a mission involving the Devil peerage known as Night Raid. And Kurome...she was listed as killed on a mission."

"Killed?"

"She was working for a squad of Esdeath's, fighting Devils in Scotland, getting lost behind enemy lines, with no means of contacting the Church. We all thought she perished, even Akame. But as you know, she's very much alive. Akame was very distressed by the news of her supposed death, thinking she lost her only family. The day after that, her memories of Kurome, along with her training as an exorcist were repressed, due to losing Gozuki and Kurome, her mind becoming that of an innocent and quiet girl. Everything she knew about what the Church really does, locked away."

"Locked away?"

"Yes..."

"She lost a father-figure, and she thought Kurome dead...Kurome must've felt that Akame abandoned her...Thanks for telling me this Xenovia. I appreciate it." Xenovia smiled before asking Naruto, "What was it like to have Akame live with you?"

"It was a lot of work for the first 5 days. She would just lock herself in her own room. We had to put her meals in front of her door and communicate through written notes or by text. She didn't even talk to me until the sixth day. After that, she learned how to cook with my Mom, she started eating meals with us, Dad enrolled her into school, where she became popular with everyone, and she started smiling more."

"You mind telling me more about her experiences?" Naruto smiled before telling Xenovia, "I don't mind. We've got some time."

2 hours later

Bedtime

As Naruto walks to his room, he sees Akame on her way to her room across from his.

"Akame, you heading to bed?" Turning to her brother, she answers with a yes. Remembering what Xenovia told him, he tells Akame to come sleep in his room tonight.

"I-In your room!?" asked a blushing Akame.

"I just...want some brother-sister time is all, even if all we do is just sleep," he told her.

"Sounds good...Let me just brush my teeth..."

Naruto's Room

"Naruto nii-chan, do you remember what today is?" Naruto tells her he doesn't know as they lie in bed. "This was the day I came to live here."

"That slipped my mind...Thanks for reminding me. Compared to back then, you're a very different girl than before." Akame turned red as she agreed with her brother. "I remember always telling Mom how I wanted a young sibling to look after." Akame turned even redder when Naruto hugged her. "I'm glad you came into our lives."

"I-I'm glad that I'm a part of yours and Chelsea's..."

Monday (6/13)

Morning

Slowly opening her eyes, Akame was met with a sleeping Xenovia, wearing a back tank top and green shorts, hugging her. Her eyes widening, Akame screamed at the top of her lungs as Xenovia wakes up, saying good morning to her.

"What are you doing here!?" Waking up, Naruto looked surprised to see the bluenette in bed with them, asking her what she was doing in his room. Blushing, Xenovia told them she couldn't resist wanting to sleep in the same bed as him for her first night in the Namikaze Residence, gushing about it.

"I wasn't expecting to see Akame in your room, but seeing her sleeping so peacefully, I couldn't help but hug her like a stuffed animal." As Naruto told Xenovia how she should've asked him first, Akame mentally noted how the bluenette was posing a "problem" for her.

25 minutes later

As the girls prepare for school, Naruto picks up his glasses. However, with Rias and Sona, along with their respective peerages, being aware of his affiliation to Seekvaira, he decides to stop wearing them as Kotomi told him it was time to go down for breakfast.

"On my way!"

On the way to school

"How's the uniform?" asked Naruto as he walked with Xenovia and the others to school.

"It feels good," said Xenovia, though she voiced how it was a bit tight around the chest. "Perhaps I should ask for a new uniform from the school."

"She looks hot as fuck! School Uniforms never fail to show off!" Infernus adds. As they made their way to school, Naruto turns his head to the left to look at Kawahara Academy, stopping in place as he watched Shino meet up with Shirabi before the two girls walked through the gate, smiles on their faces. Taking notice, Kotomi asked if he was okay. Turning back to them, she told his familiar he was fine and telling them they should hurry to school.

Kuoh Academy

School Gate

"Who is that!?"

"He's handsome!"

"Could he be Kiba-kun's brother? Maybe his cousin!?" It felt weird for Naruto to hear the girls of the academy voice their interest in him, never having the experience he was having now back then. It also bugged him how the guys started making him public enemy number two, Yuuto Kiba obviously being public enemy number one. Matsuda and Motohama voiced how their kouhai was getting more attention from girls than them.

"This is not the attention I want," Naruto silently said to himself. "Perhaps I should have kept wearing my glasses..."

Hallways

As Naruto made his way to his classroom, all eyes were focused on him, girls complimenting him and asking him out, boys putting him on their shit list and asking him if they could go outside and settle things like men. Alongside him was Issei, who notes how he's become just as popular as Kiba.

"I'm so jealous of you! To think my kouhai has become "The Conqueror of Women!" Naruto looked at him with annoyance as he told him he hated that title. "Naruto Namikaze, Conqueror of Women!"

"Call me that again and I'll punch you in the throat." Issei stopped as soon as Naruto said that.

With Moka

Moka's Classroom

"Moka hey! We have the same classroom!" said Xenovia, Moka looking surprised that she was here.

"Xenovia, you're here..." Moka said, surprised, with a tint of disbelief in her voice that went unnoticed as she formed a smile on her face. "You're...I take it something happened in Rome?"

"Well...I... formed a relationship with Naruto," Xenovia whispered in Moka's ear, looking away in embarrassment after. Moka was silent for three seconds before she said, "I see...Good for you," she told the bluenette. Moka's eyes widened when she said she was also Naruto's Knight. "You mean-"

"Yes, I'm a Devil Knight of Naruto's. Also..." Turning red, Xenovia told the vampire girl she was living with the Agares Rook.

"Really...Greaaaat...You're taking very huge steps for yourself," Moka told her, hiding a bit of jealousy from the bluenette. However, she lets it slide once she remembers she's Naruto's Queen, meaning she upped the bluenette when it came to what Evil Piece they were. "I look forward to working with you, both in and outside of school."

"Likewise. Listen, it's my first day here, so I'm not familiar with the place. You think you can show me around during break time?" The vampire girl told Xenovia she was happy to help her get around the school. "Great! We're going to get along just fine, Moka!"

"Archer, your younger self is quite a girl..."

With Naruto

Classroom

"There's a lot of aggro directed to you, Naruto." The blond tells Joichi he was well-aware as the boys directed glares at the former while girls had hearts in their eyes.

"Perhaps I should've kept them on if I had known this was going to happen..." Joichi tells him there was nothing he could do now, and that it was a new day for him, adding, "It's great to try new things and take different approaches after all." Noticing Koneko enter, Naruto says hello to her, who does the same before asking her fellow Rook how his Rome trip went.

"There were some questions that were answered, most of them very hard to grasp, but it was worth it in the end, thanks for asking." When asked how the trip was worth it, Naruto told her Xenovia was now his Knight and whispering in her ear how the two were dating.

"Didn't take you long to find another one." Inside, Koneko wanted to be the one he went for after his break-up, but the bluenette beat her to it.

"You look angry, why?" The Gremory Rook simply pulled at his cheeks as she told the blond, "Am I? What gave it away?"

"Geez, just kiss him already," Joichi quietly told the Gremory Rook, who simply goes for a jab to his shoulder. Quickly, Joichi dodged as Naruto wondered why Koneko tried to swing at Joichi. "Not this time!" Before Koneko could go for a throat punch, the bell rings.

"Saved by the bell, thank goodness," said Joichi, just as their new teacher comes in. The teacher was a woman with a small but secure build. She has shaggy, cheek length, platinum blonde hair, and silver-colored eyes and wore a small framed pair of glasses.

"Good morning class. My name is Rico Brzenska, and I'll be your new homeroom and history teacher. Immediately, the males of the classroom started falling for her foreign beauty, forming blushes on their faces as one of them calls her a "four-eyed vixen".

"Excuse me? Would you like to get up in front of the class and repeat that?" she asked the student, her eyes narrowing as she sets her gaze on the male student.

"I'm...I'm not sure if-"

"No, come up and tell the class what you said. I insist," said the teacher, the male student having no choice but to get up in front of the class. "Tell the class what you said."

"I...I said...This new t-t-teacher is the ho-hottest four-eyed..." Ms. Brzenska tells the student to keep going until he was finished. "vi-...vixen I've ever...seen."

"...Go out to the halls and sit in the seiza position until the end of this class. I will speak to you after."

"Ye-...Yes, ma'am!" said the male student, who left the room soon after.

"Now, does anyone else have anything to say?" Everyone's silent after what happened. "Alright, now shall we start class?" As Ms. Brzenska starts her lecture, the large majority of the classroom consider her to be a scary teacher, and that their old teacher was better.

After Class

After students went out for their break time, Ms. Brzenska finished talking to the male student who waited outside, telling him to keep things to himself and to never objectify women before preparing for the next lesson before break ends. As she prepares, she noticed Naruto helping her out.

"...Oh, sorry, it's...Our old homeroom teacher would have me help her set up for the next class. I'd do it even when she didn't tell me to," he told her.

"Really," said Ms. Brzenska. "How nice of you..."

"Naruto Namikaze."

"Right..."

"...That was something...What was that?"

"You mean when I had that student come up?" Naruto nods as he neatly stacked the papers. "Prior to this job, I served in the Polish Special Forces." This response surprised the blond. "The superior in charge of us would have us speak up in front of everyone if we started getting out of line. It seems I've become like my superior."

"Seems so," Naruto told her, just as he finished helping her get ready for the class. "What made you decide to teach here?"

"I came all the way from Poland to teach in Japan simply because there was a position open and I had the requirements needed for the job. Also, my mother was a teacher, who inspired me to work hard to become one myself. The whole special forces job was to help pay for my school."

"I could tell right away. This may be a bit late, but welcome to our class, Brzenska-sensei," Naruto told her with a smile, the teacher blushing as the blond offered a handshake. Taking this as her not wanting a handshake, Naruto tells her he'll go on break. "Okay, just don't be late for the next class."

Lunch

"After that student walked out of the classroom, all the other students just fell silent," Kotomi said, having finished talking about the new teacher.

"She sounds like my guardian," Xenovia comments before she took a bite out of her katsu sandwich.

"She's strict, but she does her job well," Joichi adds, telling them the students in their class were quick to not like her as he chewed his food.

"Either they get used to it or not come to school at all," said Koneko, Maki agreeing with her. Turning to Xenovia, the Agares Pawn asked her what sort of club she'd be joining.

"Club?" Naruto tells the bluenette that students need to pick a club to join. "What club are you guys in?"

Naruto (Body Fitness), Joichi (Body Fitness), Moka (Tennis), Koneko (Occult Research), Akame (Kendo), Maki (Kendo), Kotomi (Student Council), Fujino (Calligraphy)

"Hmmm...I'll have to check with the teacher about it after school."

"Clubs aside, how are your classes?" asked Naruto. Xenovia tells her boyfriend she was fitting in well with the students and that Moka was helping her out whenever she needed something.

"That's good to hear. Moka's a great person to ask if you need anything." Moka turned red as soon as Naruto said it.

"I'll be sure to rely on her," Xenovia tells the Agares Rook. "Ah, Naruto, I made this for you." To his surprise, she made him a small bag of swiss chocolate balls. Trying one, Naruto lights up, commenting on the texture of the chocolate shell and the smoothness of the chocolate core. Seeing how happy Xenovia was that Naruto enjoyed her chocolates, Moka presents Naruto with some jaffa cakes she made last night. Trying them, Naruto compliments Moka on them as Xenovia looks at her, a competitive expression on her face.

"I'd like to try-" Moka swats Xenovia's hand away as Naruto enjoyed another jaffa cake. Moka mouths, "Those cakes aren't for you..."

"Hmm? Did you want to try one Xenovia?" The bluenette told him she'd love one as the blond gave her a jaffa cake, Moka looking annoyed as Xenovia tried something only meant for Naruto.

"I'd like to try her chocolates," said Moka, Naruto giving his Queen a chocolate ball. As the girls tried each other's snacks, they thought to themselves, "This is good!"

"Anyone else want any?" Immediately, the others raised their hands, Koneko drooling a bit.

With Hoshikari

Kuoh General Hospital

"Me, enroll at Kuoh Academy?" said Hoshikari.

"Yes," Ayumi responds before sipping her coffee. "It's for the best that you go there and get yourself a proper education like everyone else."

"What would I apply this education towards?"

"Getting a career in something you like and are passionate about. Also to stick it in someone's face if they really deserve it," Ayumi told the fallen angel. "You can also apply what you learn to important situations and tasks. I'm sure you're familiar with the weapon Naruto uses. His development of it required a clear understanding of circuitries, metals, and energy flow. What he's learned, he incorporates it in a battle. Relying on power and skills alone won't get you far, Take it from someone who knows, with a grain of salt. I started off just like you, but here I am, saving lives with the knowledge I have gained from years of learning, and more."

"More?"

"That...is a question best solved at a later time," said Ayumi, Hoshikari curious about the nurse as Shizune enters and tells her they have a patient in need of assistance, Ayumi tells the fallen angel, "Thank you for coming over to help. You can go home now."

After School

Maki's Luxury Roof Apartment

Entering the empty apartment, Maki asked Keito and Mary what they thought of it as Naruto enters.

"It's perfect! Just look at all this spaaaace!" yelled Mary, rushing out to the balcony to see the view, a huge smile on her face as the wind gently blew her hair to the right. "Keito, come see the view!" Walking to meet with his girlfriend, Keito finds himself marveling at the view before turning his head towards Maki and telling her, "We'll take it." After signing papers, Keito had Naruto and Maki help out with unpacking.

"How's Xenovia?"

"She's doing good for herself. Shizune has taken a liking to her almost immediately. School, well, I find the whole new girl arrives and becomes a hit with the boys and girls gimmick to be tiring. Left and right, there's always a compliment directed towards her."

"She is beautiful, though not as beautiful as Mary."

"Don't make this a contest," Naruto told Keito as they bring in a long blue couch. "Right now she's checking out the clubs with Moka."

"I'm curious to what club will tickle her fancy. Anything else I should know?"

"I made her my Knight. She also talked to Akame." Setting down the couch, Keito asked Naruto what Xenovia told Akame. "Nothing much other than how she got into swordsmanship because of her, how some people back in Italy missed her, and that Akame's memories of her sister, along with her training as an exorcist have been repressed."

"So you know about it now, huh?" When asked if the bluenette told Akame about Kurome, the Rook told him she kept it a secret.

"Do you think it's possible to save Kurome?" Keito admits that he wasn't so sure about it. "Kurome's taken so many lives, it's hard to tell if she CAN be saved. We can only hope that there's still some light inside her left. Otherwise..."

"I think it's possible," Maki tells them. "I mean if I can change for the better, she can. As long as Kurome doesn't kill Akame, I believe she can be saved." The two boys looked at Maki, surprised by her point of view to the point that their mouths were wide open. Blushing, Maki told them, "I mean, that's just my opinion..."

"...I'm glad you're here, Harumaki," Naruto told the Agares Pawn, smiling at her after. Maki has steam coming out of her head as she turns around to go help Mary unpack a box full of books and put them on the shelves.

"I'm curious. If the memories Akame repressed do come back..."

"I'll figure that out if it does happen..." Naruto tells him, assured that the memories Akame repressed won't affect their relationship.

"Of course..."

"So what's your plan after we unpack?" asked Naruto. Keito tells him of his plan to open a Mapomine's in Kuoh Town. "If you want to start as soon as possible, I can talk to Seekvaira about it after this and she can do the rest."

"You can do that?"

"Of course."

"I would very much like that. Also...Do you think you can help Mary be able to touch things?" Keito explains how everything Mary touched dies and how she can only touch him without killing him. "You think you can do that?"

"That is quite a request you're asking, Keito. I'll need to have some of her blood to study along with a piece of her skin." Mary yelled, "WHAT!?" from the second floor as Naruto tells her what he told Keito.

"What do you think, Mary?" After thinking about the chance to feel things without the need to wear gloves and long-sleeved clothes, she tells Naruto, "If it means I can touch things like everyone else...I can give them to you after this." Naruto thanks Mary for understanding before helping Keito bring in the TV.

"...There's also one last thing..."

"One last thing?" Naruto's eyes widened when Keito voiced his intentions to be a Devil of his peerage. "We've put a lot of thought into it, Mary and me. As you're well-aware, the Church is not what it used to be. The goodness of the Church is compromised, those with power are abusing their statuses, and...I'll always be a proud Christian, but not within a system where half of the people use it for their sinful indulgences. I am aware of the risks that come with praying as a Devil, but it's a price I'm willing to take."

"...And Moka tells me I say too much," Naruto adds. "I'd be happy to have you in my peerage."

"First male in your peerage. That's a step up for you, Naruto," Maki jokes as she brings a lamp Mary bought today, the two boys looking at her pass by.

Ramen Ichiraku

"Another bowl, please!" said Xenovia, the cook sweating a bit as he looked like the 15 bowls she finished, Moka asking for another bowl after downing her 15th bowl as well.

"S-Sure..." he told them before boiling more noodles.

"Thanks for showing me around, Moka, and for guiding me to the many clubs."

"I'm happy to help, though I can't help but wonder why you decided on the archery club. I would've thought you'd go for the kendo club. Did you decide on it because-..." Xenovia smiled at her as she told her it wasn't because of Archer.

"I just remember wanting to be just like someone. Back before I decided on taking up swords. There's just something very satisfying about letting an arrow fly towards its intended target, and the sound the arrow makes as it cuts through the wind is cool."

"It does sound cool, doesn't it?... Xenovia?"

"Hmmm?"

"I never got to ask this before the truth came out, but what it's like for you to know that Archer is you as a Heroic Spirit?" Xenovia tells Moka she was still trying to process it while asking herself how many times Heroic Spirit XENOVIA was summoned to fight.

"But, while she may be me, that doesn't mean I am fated to become her. Archer's Archer, and I am me."

"That's a very interesting take, Xenovia." The bluenette thanks Moka as their new order of ramen arrives.

"Before I forget, do you think you can ask Archer if she can train me in mastering my circuits and projection magic?"

"When she gets back, I'll ask her," Moka said. When the bluenette where Archer was, Moka told her how Akasha needed to borrow Archer and use her as a model for a runway show in New York. "Ehhh?"

Namikaze Residence

After Momo left after a two-hour study session with her, Naruto helped his Rook out with the laundry, carrying a basket full of his clothes alongside her.

"You don't need to help me with folding the laundry every time, Master. I can handle it," Chitose insisted.

"First off, you can just call me Naruto. Second, I don't mind, Chitose. I can't let my Rook do all of the chores herself, what with Sella and Liz tending to Illya. What sort of King would I be?" Hearing Naruto ask that question made Chitose happy inside as they stop at the former's bedroom. "I'll be putting my clothes away now."

"Alright, I'll continue with the basket I have in my hands," Chitose told him as she prepared to walk away.

"Chitose..." Turning around, the Namikaze Rook turned red when Naruto pats her on the head a gentle smile on his face. "After you're done, take a break, okay?"

"O...Okay, Mas-...Naruto..." After Chitose left, Naruto is about to enter the room when he sees Sif staring at him intently.

"Hey, Sif...What can I help you with?" Sif barks at him, though the Agares Rook couldn't understand.

"He wants you to play fetch with him in the backyard." Surprised, Naruto told the wolf he didn't have a stick to throw for him. Sif looked angry as he barked at him again. "He said "Xenovia would trace a boomerang and use it for fetch. Can't you do the same?"

"I'm not Xenovia. I can't use projection magic." Sif barks again.

"He says, "If you can't project a stick, and if you don't have a stick, use your weapon."

"Igneox is not something you'd use for fetch." Infernus snickers when Sif barks for the fourth time.

"Some man's best friend you are." Naruto's eyes widened in surprise once Infernus translated for him, just as Xenovia arrived.

"Oh, it looks like you and Sif are getting along."

"Yeah, getting along...Sure..." Turning to his owner, Sif lets out a happy bark.

"You want to go play fetch? Of course we can play fetch," Xenovia happily told Sif, the wolf wagging his tail back and forth in a happy manner. Looking at Sif, Naruto wonders what he can do to get the wolf to like him, considering making him a wooden boomerang to play fetch with for starters.

Downtown Tokyo

Shibuya Ward

A Yakuza member gets kicked out of a window and sent plummeting to his death, landing on top of a salaryman's car as his comrades focus their fire at an unknown assailant. Screams echo throughout the building as the assailant cuts them down one by one while knocking some of them out of the windows to their deaths. In a large office, a bald and obese Yakuza boss in his 40s, armed with a Howa Type 89 Assault Rifle, grows impatient as the 12 men in his room, armed with handguns, aim at the door. Quickly rushing in, the assailant, revealed to be a masked Ayano, holds her two swords at an angle against each other and rotates them rapidly, deflecting their bullets and redirecting them at one another until only the Yakuza boss remained. Jumping over him, Ayano sliced the back on his legs, forcing him to plop on his desk, before stabbing her Frayed Blade into his hands, keeping him in place as she prepares to finish him with Darkdrift.

"待って (Wait)!" Ayano stops as she wonders what the Yakuza boss was going to tell her. "あなたが私を手放すなら、私はあなたにあなたが望む何でも与えます!お金!名声!なんでも!名前を付けて (If you let me go, I will give you anything you desire! Money! Fame! Anything! Name it!)!"

"あなたは、私があなたのささいな申し出に振り回さことができると思うし、ばかです。 特にあなたが私に与えることができるので、私はあなたの哀れな人生と共に単純に力で取ることができます。" (You're a fool to think I can be swayed by your petty offers. Especially since what you can give me, I can simply take by force, along with your pathetic life.) With one swing, Ayano cuts off the man's head before swinging her blade fast enough to get rid of the blood on it and pulling out her Frayed Blade from the corpse's hands. After cutting open the safe with Darkdrift, Ayano puts her swords away before grabbing all the money in it and leaving.

20 minutes later...

"Is it just me or is this world slowly becoming a comic book?" Shikaku asked Kirigiri, sounding annoyed by the appearance of another vigilante taking the law into their own hands. "Firebrand, Huntress, now...some crazy swordsman who's targeting the Yakuza?"

"Swordswoman," Kirigiri corrects him, telling him of the only footprints on the floor belonging to a female. "Looking at all the footprints on the floor, this vigilante was working alone, since all the Yakuza members here are wearing the same brand of shoes."

"The vault's been cut open. From the looks of it, the weapon used to do so was a sword, a katana to be exact," Shikaku adds. As to why she fought through all these Yakuza for money, my instinct tells me this is how she gets by. Otherwise, she's doing this for someone she owes money to."

"It's possible, though we'll have to gather more information so we can paint a clearer picture, should this swordswoman slip up and give us any proof she's working for someone." Feeling hungry, Kirigiri tells Shikaku they should leave the rest to the cops and, suggesting they should go grab some dinner and call it a night.

Ayano's Apartment

Ayano, wearing the female Kuoh Academy uniform, checks herself out in the mirror. Not liking the shoulder cape, she removes it, checking herself out once more.

"Much better," she told herself.

3 hours later

Namikaze Residence

Naruto's Room

"Ahhhh, we're done!" said a satisfied Xenovia, resting her back on the bedroom floor as Naruto looks over her homework.

"Tired?"

"Yeah..." Smiling, Naruto tells her she can rest a bit before going back to her room. "Or I can sleep in here."

"Just make sure you go to your room and brush your teeth."

"Got it..." As soon as Naruto entered his bathroom, a thought came to Xenovia's mind as gets up and unbuttons her uniform.

Bathroom

Lime Start

Washing his arms, Naruto stops as he hears the door slide open, turning around to see a naked Xenovia close the door behind them.

"Xenovia!?"

"GodDAMN!" Infernus yelled, finally seeing the bluenette in her birthday suit.

"Mind if I join you?" Naruto shyly told her he didn't. "I'll wash your back for you." Naruto nods as she goes over to him and grabs a sponge, slathering it with soap before gently scrubbing her boyfriend's back.

"Mmmm, that feels good," Naruto said, letting out a sigh of relief after. Lathering soap on his chest from behind, Xenovia pressed her breasts against his back, surprising the blond, the orbs slightly rubbing up and down as she continued lathering soap all over his chest.

"I figured I help wash your front as well. Is that okay?" Again, Naruto said yes to her. Moving her right hand down, she reached his fully erect cock, her face now flushed as she got a hold of it.

"Xenovia..."

"Y-Yeah?"

"That area is pretty dirty. You think you can give it some attention and clean it with your hands?" asked a now-blushing Naruto.

"Sure..." Wrapping her right hand around it, Xenovia starts slowly stroking the shaft, earning a small gasp from the Agares Rook. "Am I doing it right?"

"Oh...yeah..." he told her in between pants. "You think you can do it faster?" Without answering, Xenovia's right hand started stroking Naruto's cock at a faster speed. "Yeah, that's it Xenovia. Just like that." The bluenette started panting a bit as she jerked him off, the area between her legs getting wet, aching even. The blond felt even more pleasure when Xenovia used both her hands to stroke him.

Naruto wrapped his arm around the bluenette's neck as he turned to her and kissed her passionately on the lips, rubbing her tongue with his as he neared his orgasm. In 20 seconds, Naruto moaned in Xenovia's mouth as he came, his cum covering the latter's hands. Parting lips, Naruto and Xenovia lustfully stared into each other's eyes before the former had the blunette lying on her back.

Naruto rests Xenovia's legs on his shoulders before inserting his tongue into her vagina, licking her folds. Xenovia's hips bucked as she lets out a huge gasp.

"Ahhh...Ahhh..." Wanting his tongue to go deeper, Xenovia grabs Naruto by his hair and shoves his head closer to her pussy. "Oh, yes! Right there! Right there!" she told him, bucking her hips forward as his tongue repeatedly hits her g-spot, her breasts heaving as she nears her release.

"Naruto nii-chan, are you-"

"AHHHHHHHHHH!" Akame looked on in shock as Xenovia orgasmed, a blissful smile on her face that quickly turned to that of shock as soon as she noticed Akame, Naruto looking up at his sister, mouth wide open.

Lime End

"A...Akame..." Akame's face slowly turned red before she apologized and ran out of the room. Xenovia lets out a sigh, telling Naruto, "And I was going to do more with you after..." Following the interruption, they decided to finish up cleaning themselves, heading straight to bed right after.

Tuesday (6/14)

"Hoshikari Kato?" The fallen angel, wearing his Kuoh Academy uniform, turned red when Naruto said it out loud, Shizune noting how it had a nice ring to it. "It suits you."

"I don't need you to tell me that," he told Naruto, Shizune telling Hoshikari to simply thank Naruto for the compliment. "...Thanks."

Kuoh Academy

"First, Namikaze ditched the glasses, now we have a new student! AND HE'S ALSO A HIT WITH THE LADIES!?" yelled Motohama as Naruto, Hoshikari, and the others walked towards the school.

"Yo, this ain't right!" Matsuda adds as girls fall head over heels for the fallen angel.

"This is how high school life is?" Naruto tells Hoshikari he'll be having girls and guys acting like this almost every day, the fallen angel looking annoyed just thinking about it.

"HEY, WHO IS THAT!?" yelled one of the male students, pointing at the school gate. Turning around, Naruto's eyes widened when Ayano appeared.

"WHAT THE FUCK!?" yelled Infernus. Noticing his eyes on her, Ayano smiles as she runs to him and wraps her arms around his left arm, surprising the girls with Naruto.

"Good morning, Naruto!" she said in a happy and cheery manner. "Starting today I'm a first-year here! Isn't this exciting!?"

"It wasn't enough that he has a sexy sister and all those other girls surrounding him!?" yelled a second-year male student. "The fuck World!?"

Classroom

(Naruto, Joichi, Koneko, Fujino, Kotomi, Hoshikari, and Ayano)

"Oh good, Hoshikari decided to enroll. About time we had a male student transfer here," said Joichi. "What made him decide to come here?"

"From what the doctor tells me, I am in need of an education," said the fallen angel.

"So you're an idiot when you're outside of war?" asked Koneko, Hoshikari coming close to summoning his sword, deciding not to when Naruto looks at him with an expression on his face that told him, "Don't even think about it."

"What's Ayano's story?" Joichi asked, everyone turning to her to see what she has to say.

"I have a duty to stay close to Naruto," said Ayano. "Not that you can't defend yourself."

"So you're just here to fuck with Infernus?" The girl nods her head yes as Infernus grunts in annoyance.

"In all seriousness, while I don't doubt your skills, I will keep my eye on you and ears open, providing some support as your retainer, emphasis on some." Naruto tells her he looked forward to working with her before she told him she was going to say the exact same thing.

10 minutes later

"Alright, now, can someone tell me what the beginning of "Gakumon no Susume" is a reference to?" asked Ms. Brzenska. Scanning the students, she decides to ask Hoshikari to answer the question.

"What?"

"Care to tell us what the beginning of "Gakumon no Susume" is a reference to, Kato?" Hoshikari had no idea how to answer the question, yet he didn't want to leave it to someone else to answer it. This was a question he was asked to answer.

"Do you have the answer or not? If not, then I could ask another-"

"No, I will answer this. This question is my responsibility to answer, Sensei." The teacher told Hoshikari it was okay if he didn't have the answer. "No, I must answer this, for the sake of my educ-"

"Uchida, do you have the answer?"

"The U.S. Declaration of Independence," Kotomi responds. This shocked the fallen angel, who didn't expect a familiar to answer the question.

"Very good." Some of the male students start talking ill of Hoshikari, only to stop when Ms. Brzenska tells them to see her after class. "I won't tolerate students making fun of others for not having the answer."

"...You really are an idiot outside of war." Hearing Koneko quietly tell him that, Hoshikari once again holds back the urge to summon his sword and attack her.

Student Council Room

"Hoshikari Kato, and Ayano Kagami. You attract some interesting people around you, Naruto," Sona said with interest as she and the Agares Rook played chess, Kotomi arranging books on a shelf. "It's also a surprise you haven't made them members of your peerage."

"By choice."

"Of course...How's Seekvaira?" Naruto tells Sona he hasn't had a chance to see her after he returned from Italy. "Alivian tells me she's off on a business trip with her mother and that she wouldn't be back until Wednesday night."

"It's sad. She has a peerage, yet she can't find the time to spend time with all of them unless it's something involving her. What's also sad is that most of the members are either here or out on a mission." Naruto couldn't help but agree with her as he took one of her Knights. "Make sure you spend more time with Seekvaira when she has time to spare on her schedule, okay?"

"I can do that, Sona-kaichou." Noticing Sona yawning, Naruto asked her if she stayed up late finishing student council work.

"An hour more than usual." Naruto tells Sona she was in need of a break. "I'm fine-"

"Those bags under your eyes say otherwise," he interrupts. "Xenovia and I are going out with the others to sing karaoke a bit, hang out at the arcade and then eat out after. Why don't you join us after school?"

"Eh? Are you sure you want me to come?" she asked him.

"Of course, there's nothing wrong with the Student Council President hanging out with other students besides her fellow council members, is there?"

"...I guess I could use a break from council duties and my peerage. Probably put Tsubaki in charge for a bit...Checkmate." Naruto looked surprised as he looks down and sees his King taken.

"You've adapted your style." Sona tells Naruto she was going to catch up to him eventually and that Student Council work wasn't the only thing she stayed up doing. "Let's go another round, shall we?"

Roof

(Xenovia, Moka, Koneko, Kotomi, Ayano, Joichi, Fujino, and Hoshikari)

Hoshikari's head nodded a bit as he listened to "Boy with Luv by BTS" on Fujino's phone (on speaker mode) as Xenovia, Moka, Koneko, Kotomi, Ayano, Joichi, and Fujino lip-synced to the song, telling them, "So this is the music you're all interested in these days? I might like this."

"You think so?" asked Joichi, the others noting how the fallen angel's head nodded a bit.

"If we can get tickets, we should all go to their concert next month," Moka suggests. "Not only are they coming here, but µ's is opening for them."

"Is this the cousin whose name she shares with the Agares Pawn?"

"Yes, also here name's Maki," said Naruto, having just arrived, bento in hand. "Did I miss anything?" Hoshikari turned red when Koneko tells her fellow Rook the fallen angel has become a fan of BTS. "Really, who would've thought."

"Akame and Harumaki aren't with you?" asked Fujino. Naruto informs them that the two were hanging out with Pekoyama for lunch as he sat down and opened his lunch at the same time as the others.

As they silently ate, everyone noticed the lunch Hoshikari brought to eat, noting how delicious it looked. Noticing this, Hoshikari tells them he wasn't sharing his lunch with them. After he said that, everyone decides to share their lunches with one another, each of them giving the fallen angel some of their lunch to try, confusing him.

"What are you all doing?" he asked them, Kotomi telling him they were offering him some of their lunch for him to try out.

"It's what we do whenever we have lunch up here, MOST of the time," Joichi adds. "As the saying goes, "Sharing is caring." Seeing how happy everyone looked as they tried one another's food, Hoshikari decides to share some of his lunch with them, telling them, "Just this once."

"You say that now, but you're going to end up doing this a lot my one-winged friend," said Joichi.

After Lunch

As the other went back down for class, Moka asked Naruto if she could talk to him for a bit.

Sure, what's on your mind?"

"My parents. They know you've made me a part of your peerage." When asked how they found out, she told him they could tell by scent and that her aura felt both monstrous and demonic to them. "My father wanted to come over to your house and kick your ass. Apparently being reincarnated as your Queen is the equivalent of giving my body and soul to you." The two turned red following this. "Mother managed to calm him down so he's good with it."

"Oh thank goodness..."

"Though..." Turning red, Moka told her friend they want him to take responsibility for her since she belonged to him now. "Responsibility huh. It is my fault you ended up dying."

"Ironic isn't it?"

"What is?" asked Naruto, raising a brow.

"You end up dying because of me, and I end up dying because of you," Moka responds with a smile.

"Pretty sure I ended up dying because I wanted to protect Maki, though I'm sure that man would've pointed the knife at you after so...yeah."

"I also want to talk about your confession." Recalling the moment they had where he admitted his love for her, Naruto turned a very bright shade of red.

"I was wondering when I should talk to you about it, but you beat me to it," said the embarrassed Naruto. "I honestly wished I said it under better circumstances."

"Likewise. So what happens now? Where do we go from here?" asked Moka, unsure of what their complicated relationship should be like now.

"Not sure...But..." Putting his hands on her cheeks, Naruto pulls the surprised girl in for a kiss. Moka closed her eyes as she enjoys the feel of the Agares Rook's lips on hers. Parting them, he tells her, "Let's start with that and see where it goes from here." Moka smiles in response, nodding her head in approval.

"Let's head back down to class, yeah?" Naruto agrees as he and Moka walk towards the door.

After School

(Naruto, Moka, Xenovia, Koneko, Kotomi, Ayano, Joichi, Fujino, Akame, Maki, Hoshikari, and Sona)

"This is quite the entourage you have here, Naruto," said Sona, having just arrived at the front of the school gate to meet with him and the others. "Thanks for allowing me to come, everyone."

"We're happy to have you, Ms. Student Council President," said Joichi. Sona tells him he could call her Sona outside of the school.

"Now that everyone's here, let's go have a good time, shall we?" Hoshikari looked on as everyone pumped their fists in the air and yelled, "Yeah!" Noticing the fallen angel not doing the same, they turned to him, their fists in the air.

"...Yeah..." said a reluctant Hoshkari, awkwardly pumping his right fist in the air as his left eye twitched.

"You're going to need to work on that, Hoshikari," Naruto told him as everyone lowered their fists.

Unnamed Karaoke Bar

Hoshikari watched as Xenovia and Moka sang "arcadia † paroniria by Eri Kitamura" as the others watched as well, enjoying refreshments. As soon as they finished, they applauded the two girls.

"Alright, who wants to go next?" asked Xenovia. Turning to Sona, Moka offers the mic to her.

"Me?" asked Sona, pointing to herself, everyone looking at her in anticipation. Red in the face, Sona agrees to go up and sing as Joichi takes the mic from Xenovia before he and Sona scroll through the song list.

"Those two girls sing very well," said Hoshikari.

"They do, don't they?" said Naruto. Curious, the fallen angel asked the Agares Rook if he sings just as good as them. "Of course. I know, why don't we sing a song together?"

"Eh? I have to sing too?" Akame tells Hoshikari they all had to sing, telling him it made the whole gathering all the more meaningful.

"...Fine, but everyone has to sing with us." Everyone looked surprised when Hoshikari suggested they sing a song as a large group. "I can't guarantee that I can sing well."

"In that case, why don't we do it now?" asked Joichi, shocking Hoshikari.

"Now!?" But I need time to find a song within the list to-"

"I already pick the song!" yelled an excited Naruto, pointing at it as everyone looks at the song choice.

"...It's perfect, we're doing this one," said Moka, Xenovia agreeing with her, telling them, "I was just about to suggest that."

"I change my mind. I don't want to-" Fujino interrupts Hoshikari, telling him there were no take-backs.

"Alright, let's do this!" yelled an excited Kotomi. They students ended up singing "脱獄 (Jailbreak) by Neru" together, with Hoshikari proving himself to be good, with a few minor blunders Sona took notice of.

"That was so good!" said Moka. "Should we do another one?"

"We should do another one after 5 more songs," Ayano adds. Turning to Hoshikari, Sona voiced how well he sang, though she also tells him he sounded a bit nervous to the point he was a bit louder than the others.

"Yes, I've noticed that as well," said Fujino. Red in the face, he tells them, "Alright, I sang, now I-"

"Oh no, I'm not letting you off that easy, Hoshikari," said Naruto, telling him he wanted to do a song with him. "We're both singing the next one."

"No way!"

"Yes way."

After Karaoke

"I'm not coming karaoke ever again," said Hoshikari as he and the others walked out of the karaoke bar. "I'm more of a listener than a singer."

"Whatever you say," said Joichi.

"Where should we eat?" asked Moka, Xenovia suggesting a barbecue restaurant before listing other places on her list of places she wanted to eat at. Kotomi suggests they go to Joichi's work and engorge themselves in sweets, Sona telling her it was a bad idea, though Koneko was all for it. As the others talked, Naruto gets a call from Tobio and picks up.

"Hello?"

"Hey Naruto, it's Tobio. Listen, one of the bartenders couldn't come to work today. You think you can come over?" Putting him on hold, Naruto tells the others he had an idea.

Black Dog BAR

The girls went red in the face as Naruto walked out of the employee room in bartender clothes.

"I should start coming here whenever Naruto is asked to come into work," said Sona, the girls nodding in agreement as the blond told them Tobio was working on their orders and got to work on drinks, mainly the non-alcoholic ones.

"It's a surprise that Naruto can make something without somehow setting it on fi-" Moka stops as Naruto sets the drinks on fire with a blowtorch. "Okay, now I am skeptical."

"Alright guys here's a prototype non-alcoholic I cooked up," he told them, setting each flaming drink down for his friends.

"He's treating these drinks like science experiments," Everyone thought to themselves.

"Uhhh Naruto nii-chan, what do you call this drink?" asked Akame.

"I call it Dragon's Paradise." When asked if they were supposed to blow out the flames before drinking, he told them, "Oh no, you're downing those with the flames." Their eyes widened when Naruto said that. Looking at one another, they decide to try it, unless they want to hurt Naruto's pride as a bartender.

"Well, bottoms up," said Sona as she and the others gulped down their drinks. To their astonishment, it didn't kill them, and it was passable. The taste need work, but it was enough to put it on the drinks menu.

"It's good, yeah?"

"It's wonderful. I think it'd be a nice addition to the men-" Before Fujino could say anything, Kotomi belched, spewing yellow flames from her mouth, to everyone's surprise.

"That's new," said Naruto. Curious, Xenovia inhaled a bit before exhaling, spewing blue flames. Joining in, Akame spews red flames as the others fool around and spewed flames of different colors. Even Hoshikari decided to jump in, thinking it was a challenge to see who could spew the largest stream of flames from their mouths, just as Tobio arrived with their orders.

"Naruto, did you serve them one of your new drinks?" asked Tobio.

"Yeah..."

"They're spewing flames."

"Yeah..."

"...I'm not putting that on the menu," he told Naruto as he served his friends, telling him the drink was a fire hazard and the bar just got new chairs and curtains today. Naruto looked a bit disappointed as Tobio left to cook more orders.

"When I thought you couldn't be more interesting, I find out you know Slash Dog," said Hoshikari.

"Slash Dog?" Akame looked confused by the name before asking Naruto about it. Everyone except Hoshikari tensed up a bit.

"Hoshikari you idiot!" Koneko thought to herself as Naruto told Akame it was Tobio's gamer name, fabricating a story of how he played a lot of sword-based games, Akame buying the lie.

"I should play him online...What days is he online?" Naruto couldn't answer Akame. He wasn't really sure if Tobio even played video games. He was saved from answering it when a woman asked him to make her a drink and to have Tobio make her some kimchi fries after seeing Xenovia's order.

20 minutes later

Hoshikari washes his hands and dries them before exiting the bathroom.

"Let go!"

"I just want a moment of your time is all!" Hoshikari turns to his right and sees a bespectacled girl being grabbed by her left wrist by a rude biker wearing a black vest and ripped jeans. The yellow-eyed, fair-skinned girl had long, straight green hair that was decorated with a black ribbon who wore the standard Black Dog BAR female work clothes.

"It's your job as a waitress to serve people, and I need-" Before he could finish, the man gets knocked down by the fallen angel, who gets in front of the girl in a protective manner.

"She said to let go. Are you deaf?"

"What was that!?" asked the biker, sounding angry as he gets up.

"Truly you must be deaf if I have to repeat myself."

"Just get out of my way and go back to doing whatever. This doesn't concern you!" Hoshikari refused before the biker pulls out a bowie knife, holding it in his right hand, and swings at him. Hoshikari quickly caught the biker's wrist before breaking his arm over his knee. The man screamed in pain as he falls on his back and grabbed his injured arm.

"YOU BASTARD! YOU BROKE MY GODDAMN ARM!" The biker pulls a gun out from his left holster and aims it at Hoshikari, who dares him to pull the trigger. However, Naruto arrives and kicks the young man's arm so the bullet hits a wall.

"What-" Naruto immediately disarms him before slamming his head onto the hardwood floor, knocking him out.

"There'll be no fighting or killing in this establishment..." Turning to the girl, introduced as Elise, he asked her if she was okay.

"Y-Yes...This customer protected me," she told the blond. Turning to Hoshikari, she thanked him for protecting her, blushing as she did it.

"Watch yourself better, especially with people like them," he told her before going back to the others.

"Hoshikari, "You're welcome," would've been better, ya know?" Naruto said to himself as Elise looked at Hoshikari with a curious expression on her face. "Let's get back to work, shall we?" Turning to her, the Agares Rook noticed she was still looking at Hoshikari. Looking at him and back at her, Naruto had an amused look on his face. "So he's your type, huh?" The girl turned red as Naruto puts an assuring hand on her shoulder and told her, "He's single, ya know?"

30 minutes later

"Enjoying the food?" asked Tobio, everyone nodding in approval, with the exception of Hoshikari, who keeps to himself. Following this, Tobio serves him Ojiya-Style Pacific Saury Takikomi Gohan.

"I did not order this," he told him.

"Elise made it for you as thanks for earlier," said Tobio. Looking at it with caution, the fallen angel takes his chopsticks and digs in. His eyes open wide after the first bite.

"Mild and creamy..." Slowly but gradually he finished the meal as they watched him, setting down his bowl before letting out a satisfied sigh. "It's delicious. I think I'd like to order it again." Tobio happily nods before leaving. Opening his eyes, he noticed everyone looking at him with well-pleased expressions on their faces.

"What?"

"Enjoying yourself now?" asked Joichi. Hoshikari said nothing as Tobio comes back with the same order.

2 hours later

Naruto and the others get ready to leave as the former thanked Tobio for letting them hang out at the bar.

"Not a problem, Naruto." As they all left, Elise asked Hoshikari if he planned to come to the bar sometime. Naruto and the others, hearing this, turned around to see what he was going to say.

"I don't know," he told her.

"I see..." said Elise, looking down at the floor.

"But...If I do come here, make me that dish again." The girl's heart fluttered as she looked up at Hoshikari. "See you later, Elise."

On the way home

"I enjoyed hanging out with you all," said a grateful Sona. We should do this again sometime."

"Let's," said Naruto, Sona smiling at him before going the opposite way home. Ayano, Joichi, Moka, and Koneko say goodnight to them as well before leaving. Making their way home, Hoshikari told them he didn't enjoy how they hung out.

"However...it wasn't all that terrible," he adds, surprising them. "Next time we hang out, let's not go karaoke."

"We'll see," said Naruto, earning a small smile from the fallen angel.

"Asshole..." As they made their way home, Naruto receives a text. Taking out his phone, he's surprised to see it's from Shino, asking him to help her move tomorrow after school.

Wednesday (6/15)

After School

"Naruto, do you have time to help me with my list now?" asked Maki. Naruto told the Agares Pawn that he couldn't since he was going to go help Shino pack. "Oh, so she's moving?"

"Yeah..." When asked if he needed her or anyone to come with him, Naruto told her, "No, it's fine. I can go alone."

"Will you be home for dinner?" Naruto answered with a yes, assuring her he'll help her with her list some other time. "Okay...Oh, Ange is going to be coming back from her mission so she'll be joining us as well."

"Sounds good. Having more people at the table is good."

Shino's Residence

Arriving at Shino's, Naruto finds her packing her stuff with three friends. One was a bald man of African heritage with a massive and bulky build, a brown goatee and brown eyes. He also had two silver earrings on his left ear. What made his eyes widen was the man's height. He was like a giant to the Agares Rook.

Next was a boy who was the same age as him. He had slightly long but neat black hair and black eyes. What Naruto immediately noticed was his black attire, recalling the time Shino told him of a friend who wore all-black in-game and in real life. Finally, there was a girl with short black hair and dark grey eyes with large breasts. Noticing Naruto, Shino smiles as she says hello to him.

"Hey, Shino..." Stopping, Shino's three friends walk towards Naruto, wanting to take a good look at the blond.

"He's the boy you broke up with?" asked the girl. Leaning forward to get a better look at him, she unknowingly allowed the Rook to have a nice view of her cleavage.

"Nice..."

"Yes Suguha, he's my ex."

"...He's cute," said the girl known as Suguha, who moves back and extends her hand to him. "I'm Suguha Kirigaya, but everyone I know calls me Sugu. Nice to meet you." Naruto introduced himself as he shook the girl's hand.

"Nice to meet you too," he said, letting go of her hand and turning his attention towards the boy.

"I'm Kazuto Kirigaya, but you can call me-"

"Kirito, I know," said Naruto. "Shino told me about you. Is it okay if I call you Kazuto?" Kazuto didn't mind as he smiled and told him, "Fine with me," before introducing him to the tall man, now known as Andrew Gilbert Mills.

"Kirito, I can introduce myself, thank you," said the man, sounding polite as he informed Kazuto. "You can call me Agil."

"Of course," said Naruto. As Suguha helped Shino pack her clothes and Agil carried furniture, Naruto and Kazuto packed plates, glasses, and utensils, as well as books.

"Namikaze?"

"You can call me Naruto."

"If you don't mind me asking, what sort of jobs do you do?" asked Kazuto as he and Naruto tape their boxes shut and move on to the next set. "From your talk with Shino, it sounded serious."

"Oh, that? I invent as a job. I also help fix machinery, which tends to be very dangerous and prone to exploding, or worse. There are days where a specific job is safe and days where a job could very well kill me if I make a mistake. I had an accident not too long ago regarding a flight suit and...it scared her, enough for Shino to tell me to stop."

"But you couldn't," said Kazuto. "If anyone else were to handle it, they'd either die on the job or..."

"Yeah...Because of that, we broke up..." Naruto finished before handing Kazuto a few plates for him to put in his box. "How was she after that?"

"Shino was very hurt after you guys broke up that night. She stayed over at my place for a bit-"

"She stayed over at your place!?" said Naruto, Kazuto telling him nothing happened between them and that he already had a girlfriend. "Oh..."

"Back where I left off, she stayed at my place that night and the next day. We also had a small gathering at Agil's cafe in order to cheer her up. Shirabi was also there as well. Since then, she's been doing good." Naruto smiles and thanks Kazuto for being there for her.

"She's my friend, I'm always happy to help her."

"I like you Kazuto. You're a good guy." Kazuto thanked him for the compliment as they finish packing the dishes and the utensils.

"You're a good guy as well, Naruto. Come on, let's finish packing up for her."

5:50 pm

"We're done!" said Suguha, sounding tired but happy as Agil and Kazuto made sure all the boxes were labeled and safe. Shino and Naruto took this time to talk privately.

"So you're going to live next to Shirabi?" asked Naruto, Shino confirming it. "That's good."

"It is...That blue-haired girl you're seeing...she's nice, and I should know. She saved me from that fallen angel who's living at your house. Is he behaving?"

"He is, though he can be an ass sometimes. Shizune usually sorts him out."

"Shizune, huh...Naruto?" Turning to Shino, he wondered what she wanted to tell him. "If you never became a Devil, and we met sooner, would you have still loved me? Stayed with me?" Naruto looked surprised when Shino asked him that.

"...I think it's time I told you of my past." Hearing this coming out of her, Naruto knew this talk would be serious. Understanding, he told her he was ready to hear it.

"When I was 11...I was involved in an attempted robbery at a post office, with my mother...The robber was armed with a gun and had demanded money for drugs. He shot one of the employees...and then he aimed his gun at my mother. As you know, I'm protective of her. When he aimed it at her, I immediately rushed towards him and bit his hand, making him drop his gun. I quickly grabbed it away from him in order to keep him from killing anyone, but he tried to take it from me. That was when..." Seeing her a bit hesitant, Naruto could already tell what was going to happen next but decided to let her finish her story.

"I accidentally pulled the trigger, hitting him in the chest. When he tried to take it from me again, I got scared and pulled the trigger again, hitting him in the stomach. Finally, I shot him in the head...I killed him...His blood was on me and my mother looked at me...like she didn't recognize me...Ever since that day I..." Shino tears up as she tries to finish her sentence.

Music Start

[Tokyo Ghoul: JACK OST - 06. Nine]

"Shino..."

"I was constantly afraid. Afraid that, if you found out, you wouldn't love me anymore. I want to know...Had we met sooner, before we started high school...Would you have still loved me? Stayed with me? Even if I had killed someone?"

"It must have been hard for you to make friends, let alone form any sort of relationship, fearing that they would see you as a killer...To answer you...If I had known about you sooner, I wouldn't have let you suffer any of that..." Shino's eyes widened when Naruto gave her his answer.

"You mean you'd still love me if-"

"Yeah," Naruto tells her, a gentle smile on his face. Tears still flowing, Shino showed the blond a thankful smile on her face.

"Thank you..." Wiping her tears away, she hugs Naruto, who hugs her back.

"There you guys are! We...Are you two making up or-"

Naruto interrupts Kazuto, telling him they just had a little talk before it was time for Shino to go.

"I see, well the truck is ready."

"Right, thanks Kazuto." Facing Naruto, Shino said goodbye to him before heading towards the truck.

"Well, it was nice-"

"Kazuto?" Turning to Naruto the black-haired boy wondered what he was going to say. "I need you to promise me that you and your friends will take good care of Shino. While I may not be dating her anymore, I still care for her. Can you do that for me?" Seeing how much Shino meant to him in his eyes, Kazuto gave him a smile.

"I promise. You can count on me."

"Thank you." Putting his right hand forward, Naruto smiles as Kazuto shakes it, the former telling Kazuto he will hold him to that promise before letting him leave. As the moving truck left, Naruto looked on, a smile on his face as he turned and walked across the silent street to his house. Entering the dining room, Shizune welcomes him as everyone finished setting up the table for dinner.

"I'm home, everyone."

[Music End]


Next: Part II Chapter 6

There's the extended ending to Part II Chapter 4. There were things I wanted to put in but I had to replace it with something else or get rid of it completely.

1. Aika groping Xenovia

2. Hoshikari coming in to Naruto's Room unannounced and catching him receiving head from Xenovia after the hangout

3. Naruto x Sona Lemon

4. Maki going spelunking with Ayano

5. More Ayano moments

6. Naruto and his entourage singing Boy with Luv (Replaced)

7. Hot Springs Scene (Too Soon)

8. Xenovia sneaking in to Naruto's bed

9. Akame catching Naruto receiving head from Xenovia

10. Naruto accidentally getting cum on Akame's face when Xenovia jerked him to his release as soon as she came in

Hoshikari seems to have won the heart of a girl. Wonder how that'll be explored. Fun fact, Hoshikari's favorite food dishes involve fish.

Regarding Akame not figuring out Naruto is a Devil, given her life before meeting Naruto, the idea of her having repressed memories was based on Berserk, where Casca's mind was repressed, making her act like a child as a result. I also got it from Spider-Man 3, without the head banging. I also felt that this approach would help make the eventual meeting between the sisters all the more painful, seeing as how Akame does not remember her or is aware that she had a sister, only that she lived in Italy as an orphan.