The Avenger of Chaos

by Azure King and Azure Queen

Naruto was chosen to be Avenger, losing his friends, his home, and even his first love he had. A hero he wished to be, but before he can enjoy his selfish desires. The young man will hunt down the ones who ruined his life, as the one who was bestowed the powers that even Gods can't fully use. For Avengers power is mean to ends and he has an infinite amount of that. Naruto x Harem

2. Chapter 2

Azure King: Thanks for liking the starting chapter guys I hope you like this one.

First off Angra Mainyu appearance wasn't based on Fate series but from secret spirit, agents hope that helps. Anyway, another thing is that not ALL Naruto characters died some survived. But now we see what has happen in all the time has passed for our little Naruto!

CHAPTER START!

In a dark cave, dozens of monsters were soon dying one by one as a black blur went by each one and beheaded them with ease! "They just keep coming all at once!" The person said as he lifted his head to show it was Naruto, wearing a black robe over his body. "I haven't gotten a chance to rest since I've got here." He sighed to himself. "Geez, and here I thought it would be easy. It always never is."

Crack~

The young man looked at his oddly made blades and tucked them on his back, "They're breaking down, I can't keep this up." He announced as the young man saw more monsters than before. "I gotta retreat!"

The avenger quickly rushed out as he focuses on his path when entering the dungeon, "Damn, my head is getting foggy." He complained, as no matter how hard he tried the memories won't come to him. "Dammit Anri, of all the things you have forgotten to teach me why it had to be remembering where I went!" He cried out having a perfect image of Anri sticking out her tongue cutely with a sign that said 'Whoopsies~'. The young man blushed at his mind thinking about her, before shaking his head to get his mind off of her. "Gah, whatever! I hate being older and having these weird ideas on my Anri~!" He said, before continuing on his way.

"WHY DID I HAVE TO BE CHASED TODAY!?"

"RIGHT!?" Naruto shouted… before realizing it he just responded to-

WHAM~!

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AN HOUR AGO

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A young woman with long pink hair and eyes of the same color. Wearing a red and pink top, a red skirt, and red and pink socks under her reddish pink boots. "I think… I got lost… sigh again~" She cried softly as always happens when she ventures alone, then again this the ninth time she came here. It has to be ten times before she can return without any help. Of all times, why does fate have to be cruel to her? It's not fair! She didn't deserve this!

"Ah… I found you…"

The girl turned her head to see a very pale looking individual walking towards her, wearing a black robe with red triangles at the sleeves and bottom of the clothing, "You are… Emma correct?"

The girl took a step back, immediately reaching for her twin swords on her back, "Yes and you are?"

The man shrugged as he gave a very single wide eye and dark grin, "No one, but I implore you to come with me."

"W-Why?" The girl named Emma, stuttered, as her body started trembling in fear. This couldn't get any worse, can it?

"...Can't move right?" He deduced, as his prey couldn't move despite holding onto her weapon. "Better then I gave you credit, he will have no problem giving you a gift when you arrive."

"G-Gift?" Emma managed to say. "What would that be?"

"If you want to know, then come with me," The man said. "You want to live, right?"

"-ideas on my Anri~!"

"The hell was that?" The pale man said before realizing he lost focus, "Damn don't-" He started until the pink-clad woman dashed away from him. "Ugh…" he started to move until he remembered what had just happened. "Hmmm…"

Well, this was an unexpected development. Maybe he could use this to his advantage.

As the man thought this the girl screamed out when finally have the chance to move her body, "WHY DID I HAVE TO BE CHASED TODAY!?"

"RIGHT!?" A voice called back… making Emma realized it someone just responded to-

WHAM~!

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PRESENT TIME

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Naruto and Emma both tumbled to the ground before eventually coming to a stop, skidding several feet. "OWWWW~!" The duo cried when their heads were pulsing in pain from their collision.

"Ow, what the hell…?" Naruto groaned as he looked to see the girl who had hit him. "Watch where you're going, next time…!"

"Sorry I don't know where…" Emma stop when her eyes glazed over to the young man who was sitting next to her, she blushed a bright red when his cloak fell from his body showing his handsome face to her. "Ahhhh…"

"What's wrong with you?" Naruto raised an eyebrow.

She shook her head, as the young lady didn't want to be seen as strange, "Nothing I-"

"GRRRR…"

The two eyes widen as the beasts that were chasing Naruto finally caught up and surrounded them, causing the young man to click his tongue in anger, "Great, and they seem to double in numbers too…" he noticed as some creatures weren't with the first ones that gave chase. "Don't suppose you have friends coming?" Naruto questions the girl as they stood up together.

"N-No…"

"Then..." He sighed before brandishing his weapon, "Alright… get behind me." He orders. Then he slits his wrist as dark crimson liquid gush from it. "I'm going to do something stupid." He announced tilting his injured hand to allow the blood to pool into his now cupped hand.

"Y-Yes sir…" Emma squeaked.

"Just stay close and you won't die," Naruto added.

As the blood still spill on the floor Naruto flick some to the monsters as the human's back away from them and to the nearest wall. Slowly Naruto nearly splatter each one with his red fluids as he looked at Emma, "My eyes are getting blurry, are most of them in my blood? It doesn't have too much but I can't tell." He asked as even with his failing vision, he could tell that the monsters were getting ready to attack, and hope it wasn't before either the preparation was finished or he fainted from blood loss.

"I think only a few aren't. About three at least," she estimated as the red substance was easy on their bodies.

"Perfect, I might not need a chant but it at least makes it more powerful." Naruto smirked as he raised his injured arm, "I banished my Hope's and fall to despair as my enemies follow suit." He started as the beasts charged in, "Thus the blood that was split must be ignited with my curse!"

"What the-" Emma got out, looking at Naruto's blood doing something.

"Dark… FIRAGA..." His hand held a dark orb of black flames as it shot out towards the only few monsters that weren't in his blood quickly cried in pain before simultaneous all the others did as well!

Emma could only look on in shock. Her eyes were so wide, it felt like they could pop out at any moment, just from the sheer amount of damage Naruto did. What is he? "What… did you do?"

"Hold on…" He said before snapping his fingers, "Blood Explosion!" The blonde stated as the creatures imploded one after the other as the remaining creatures were soon caught in the flames or were flung to the walls so hard bones were snapping. "Now… we can…" He slowly draws out the words before realizing his time was up, "Sorry… An… ri…"

*THUD~!*

"H-Hey!" Emma cried out, running to the unconscious boy. "Are you okay!? Wake up!"

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?

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"Angra… you wish to go to the world below us?" A dark-skinned man covered in white tattoos asked in slight amazement. "I thought you hated the mortals?"

"Damn right I do…" A younger looking Anri/Angra Mainyu declared with a smile, "I haven't allow myself to stoop to being a dumb God or Goddess that wants to be with them. But what I want is to see the little one again."

"What? That small mortal you've grown yourself attached to?" The dark-skinned man asked smiling kindly as he patted her head. "And here I thought you were always such a prick all the time."

"..." The woman looked away, "I will never become attached to one… not after what they did to me…" she clutched her arm with her hand. "The disgusting acts they've done to me to make them feel better about themselves. Saying I was the whore who caused all hatred and sins…"

The man's eyes became sad as he nodded, "I know...while I basked in the light… treasured as a holy object. Forgive me, my dear sister, if I can't reverse the roles our father bestows us."

"You idiot, how the hell is it your fault? That prick we call Father was the one who did this to us!"

"An, you have to understand. While I wish to take your role, it might be a reason for that pain." He said taking a knee to meet her eye level, "You might find someone who might find the same pain but being with that one person can make it all worth it."

Anri shook her head before stiffening to look behind her as if she saw someone, "Who...are you?"

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REALITY

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"Anri!" Naruto shouted reaching out to what he saw in his dream! He looked around to see that he wasn't in the dungeon. He was in a different place. And there was no one at the moment. Naruto sighed as he fell back, his eyes staring at the ceiling. "Damn… what did I just see?" He wheezed in exhaustion.

CRASH~!

"I WON'T KICK HIM OUT UNTIL HE WAKES UP, MY LADY!" Naruto nearly leaps from his bed… bed? He looked down to see a bed frame from stone with a soft bed underneath him. Not to mention there was a window that was carved out from the stone. "Ruins?"

Getting up from his bed, he looked out to see outside and saw that there were platforms connected by several narrow walkways. There was the centermost platform and the outer platforms hold various equipment shops. Several platforms were outside of the main structure, giving these ruins additional defense. "Where… am I?" He wondered, although… it was kinda amazing to see old ruins from the centuries where God's first descended to their world. He looked down and saw his wrist that he cut was bandaged up. "Hmm… Status…" Naruto said lifting his uninjured arm to show a small sphere of light that Anri taught him.

Status magic was something Gods can do, but thanks to his unique nature, he was able to use it with light changes. Only able to see his health and other basic info sadly, "Hmm seems I am more okay than I was… wait how long have I've been out?" He wondered as he felt a bit sluggish. Before noticing on a nearby stone table was his clothes, save for his undergarments, "Better get dressed," He muttered to see a cloak he had was no longer able to be used given on there was only half of it. "Damn actually like this one." The blonde sighed as he folded it and felt anger coursing his veins as black flames appear and began to burn the fabric. "Thanks for your service…" He said softly as the last piece of it turn into ash.

"Hello? Are you awake?" A familiar voice called out as Emma came into the room. "Oh, you are awake."

"Oh it's you," Naruto stated softly as to himself rather to the girl, "I suppose you are the one who saved my life?" He asked as the girl nodded and bowed her head.

"Yes. My name is Emma Flores. " Emma nodded. "But… I should be thanking you for saving me."

"It's fine. I am Naruto Uzumaki." He stated before looking at his clothes, then turn to Emma. "Where's my armor? I only see my clothes here."

"Oh, they're being repaired," Emma answered. "It'll take some time but they'll be good as new."

"...Where am I?" He asked as the darkness user said pointing a thumb from outside, "Cause I never been out here before."

"Oh, you're in Lady Artemis's domain."

"Artemis?" He whispered… why does that sound familiar?

"She's trying to force me to kick you out, but I won't. You're hurt and need to be all better." Emma said determinedly. "So I'll be taking care of you."

"Why would… Ahh…" Naruto's eyes lit up in realization as a memory came into his mind like a track in an old music player.

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"If there's one Goddess I like to hang out, it was Artie." Angra Mainyu said as she was standing in a waterfall with Naruto meditating next to her like she ordered him to. "One of the few Goddess I talk to when I can back in Heaven."

"Hmm?" Naruto hummed out looking at the woman with closed eyes. "Who's that?"

"Hey, I'll tell you, but focus on that. If you're not going to use hate when you need it then keep up your mental fortitude until you can." She scolded him before nodding, "Right, Artie or Artemis to everyone else is a Virgin Goddess. Also the goddess of hunting, moon, wild animals, yada, yada, yada." She listed off.

"..."

"Oh right sorry." The woman replied feeling Naruto's annoyance for not answering him. "If the one thing Artie I'd like about is that she is like she hates humans or at least…!"

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"Ahh… fuck me sideways~!" Naruto paled as he remember the tales of how Artemis and Anri nearly killed the male deities when they bathed together… mmh~ Anri nude as the- "Hold up." Naruto lift a finger to Emma before smashinghis head against the wall, as he pulls out with a bleeding forehead. "All better!" He gave a shaky smile.

"Ahhhhhh! Why did you do that!?" Emma panicked.

"Some… unholy thoughts were in my head." Naruto said softly slightly ashamed for thinking of his dear friend like that but that's because of his powers… easier to fall if you spent in darkness for years.

"You didn't have to hit your head though…" Emma pouted.

"I did… I had to…" Naruto stated before looking at Emma, "I would like to talk to your Goddess if you would allow me to." He announced hoping the girl would allow him to do.

"I… I'm not sure." Emma hesitated.

"Why not?" He stated, "I have no weapons nor the full strength to fight. Even if it was the case, I can tell a lot of strong people here will kill me before or after I hurt her." The young man stated the facts as Emma still seem worried. "...Or are you worry she might kill me before I get to speak?"

"..." Emma was silent when he said that last part. "...Yes…"

"I won't die trust me…"

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"I stand corrected." Naruto calmly stated as he was pinned to the wall when dozens of arrows were stabbing his clothes. Oddly, all the arrows made the outline of his body. "This is a special treatment or you do this for all guys?"

"L-Lady Artemis! Please he is still recovering." Emma begged the goddess standing before her.

She had green eyes and long blue hair with two long bangs, two strands on the sides, and a partly braided tail in the back. She wore a white and pale blue outfit, long brown boots with a light brown design, a belt which she kept a piece of white cloth and a dagger in, gold bracelets, and various gold hair accessories. But the image was slightly ruined when her enraged eyes glared at Naruto. "Silence!"

"Eeeek!" Emma squealed in fear.

"What happened to talk things out?" Naruto deadpanned. "I thought you were more civil than this. Given what Anri said… but she was seriously underestimating your hate for men."

"Silence!" Artemis hissed raising her bow and arrow at Naruto, who now started to look alarmed. "I will not hear what you have to say. Because of… Anri?" She lowered her arms with a raised eyebrow. "Who is that?"

Naruto lowered his head as he shook his head, "I… will not say." He simply stated, as the Avenger couldn't let a dear friend of Anri know about her death. While the Gods of this world due return in centuries, for most deities it was a long wait while humans they won't be able to see them again. "But what I can say is that your friend had a high opinion of you even with your distrust with males."

"What of it?" Artemis glared slowly bringing her weapon again.

"Nothing, it must be nice to have a friend to stay with you faults and all." He honestly stated as the woman lowered her weapon and looked at her child.

"Emma, how long will this one stay?" The goddess asked her friend as the pink clad woman looked flustered for a moment at the acquisition.

"Until he's better. I don't know."

"He'll stay, but sleeps in the lookout tower at night from now on." She ordered before looking at the only male in the room. "Your honesty will be repaid in my good deed. Don't overstay your welcome or I will hunt you down like I did with Hermes." Artemis declared as she walked away from the two.

"Wahh… we survived~!" Emma slump to her knees at the dodge from death's scythe.

"Noted…" Naruto said. At least they're off on a somewhat good foot, he turned to the girl scratching the back of his head, "Sorry for that, but uh… any food?"

The girl looked stunned at the young man, "Weren't you scared of Lady Artemis?" How could he be asking for food when facing an enraged goddess?

"Why should I?" Naruto raised an eyebrow. "I've faced things worse than her." He mumbled the last sentence knowing him, the bastard that murdered his friend and first… shaking his head, he dismissed those thoughts. "Anyways, might I have something to eat even before we meet I was already on my second day of no food."

Emma just smiled wearily at him, oh well it was at least honesty from him. She nodded as the girl pointed to the stone doorway into the bright light.

PLAY: .HACK/OUTBREAK: Server Aerial City Fort Ouph

Naruto eyes nearly were blinded by the intensity of the light before he adjust them to see ruins all around him, almost like a fortress of some kind, as it all was made of stone.

"This… is Artemis's domain?" He asked in slight awe.

"Yeah! Amazing right? Artemis said that this place was found by an old friend of hers," she pointed to the platforms around them, "Right here at the center is where our goddess is located." She said before gesturing the hill they were currently on then to were just a few feet lower to the earth and away from them were stone bridges connected to smaller platforms. "Those platforms are where we live, each one has an underground facility." She said with an earnest smile on her face. "It took time to figure each one out, but it seems they are made for living for a long time. There's fourteen in total with seven connected to each other, on the other side over there-" she pointed to a small lake that was in sight as was the furthest platform. But Naruto could see another set of connected platforms, "Are the other seven are."

"Right." Naruto nodded, scanning the area. "What about there?" He asked, pointing left side where they were, the Center platform.

"That's Platform S, where all the extra gems or monster drops we get are stored there when we do a monthly deposit. Then welcome back for the food and supplies we need for the next few months, and any money left over will be stored here in another room." She said pulling Naruto see a large and locked door given the golden lock latched into metal part to keep the door from opening. "Only Artemis has the key and will allow the captain of her familia go with two others to deposit the magic shards for money."

"Make sense." Naruto stated knowing the greediness of humans. "And there?" The Avenger pointed to the one where it was left side when they left the Storage building.

"That's platform H, for healing chambers." She started pulling Naruto to where she was going, "It's where you woke up. Whenever people are hurt we take them to that area, it seems to reduce the time needed to heal." She said entering the stone building to show a staircase. "It had the least amount of rooms, where its only five not counting the emergency room for our healers to use."

"Right, right." He nodded. He turned to see two more platforms, but the real surprise was he saw other females chatting in the nearest one. "Who are they?"

"Oh, my fellow familia members!" Emma stated happily waving towards them, "Hey girls~! Come on I'll introduce you to them!" The pink clad girl said pulling Naruto to the nearest platform. Quickly they arrived at the smallest platform with a blue spinning circle as the two girls noticed Emma with a male they never seen before. "Hey Karen, Oriana, you guys finished you're run to the dungeon?"

"Yes…" The first girl has black eyes and long black hair with part of it braided. Wearing a dark and light purple outfit consisting of a top, skirt, gloves, breastplate, leggings, and shoes. She keeps her rapier in a purple sheath on the left side of her waist. "We were worried for you Emma, you left without someone to help you get your way back."

The girl standing next to her nodded vigorously, this female had blue eyes and long golden yellow hair that she ties in a ponytail. She wears a white top with blue edge, a blue skirt with light yellow lines, a brown belt, white socks, a blue cape, and several pieces of armor. On her back was a large silver colored trident with a gem on the in the metal spear tip. "You're not going off on your own again, you hear us?"

"Right, sorry~" She sighed before pointing Naruto behind her who was currently touching the spinning circle/portal, as his finger slowly vanished into the blue liquid before retracting back. "This here is the person who helped, I got… attacked and he saved my life."

"Yo. Name's Naruto." He waved casually.

"A man?" The blonde spear user said in a hushed tone, "You better get him outta here! If Lady Artemis-"

Karen simply places a hand on the taller woman's breastplate, "Lady Artemis is letting him stay here… until he gets better."

"What?" They said in surprise.

"I just went to tell her about that…" Karen said as the blonde girl lost her surprised look for a serious one.

Emma noticed this as she spoke, "Something wrong?"

"Quite." Karen started as she looked at Naruto, "You might want to listen too if you are going to leave eventually." She said in cool tone neither hostile or kind, just neutral.

"Hmm?" Naruto turn to them as he was retouching the odd item nearby.

"We came out the newest dungeon we explored but the odd thing it was filled with ores and magic stones filled for the taking." The blonde knight stated with her arms crossed in front of her. "The strangest part? The remaining monsters look almost dead like all the blood sucked out of them."

"You don't say…" Naruto muttered.

"Do you know something about that?" Karen asked, with a frown.

"When I was in Orario a while ago, I heard something like a vampire was entering dungeons. But I wasn't interested as I didn't stay to hear about it." Naruto honestly explain as the dark haired girl nodded.

"Well, I said my piece, we'll go to the other side and rest up." Karen said before moving back and suddenly sprint towards the spinning portal and vanished as her body when into the blue energy.

"Wha…"

"See ya, you're welcome to eat with us kid~!" Oriana chuckled before also running and vanished when her body made contact with the blue portal.

"How did she…?" Naruto raises his hand, as he looks confused Emma giggled.

"It's nothing to worry about." Emma shook her head. "That portal works as a way to side us to the other side of the lake."

"It can send you to the other side?" The Avenger said before squinting his eyes to see small figures from the lake, barely, to see it was indeed Karen and Oriana there. "Damn, that's impressive." He said staring into it.

"Yeah, well wanna meet the rest of the girls? The rest of the place here is just supplies, armory, and other stuff." She states, as Naruto should meet with the girls before force to head for the lookout tower to sleep.

"Are… you sure?" Naruto asked uncertainly. "I won't be intruding?"

"Most of us don't really mind males. Artemis just enforces the no male thing herself… ehehe…" She weakly chuckled, as she understands if Naruto was a bit worried about it. "So come on, my sister is on duty cooking~! She makes the best meals…"

"Well, I did say I could use some food." Naruto mused. "Alright then, lead the way."

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SPLASH~!

"Ugh…" Naruto and Emma both appeared from the blue portal, this time from the other side of the lake. But for some reason, Naruto felt very ill given his green face that was apparent on his face, "That was…less pleasant than I thought it was."

"It's not that bad. You'll get used to it." Emma said.

"I'm not holding my breath on that." Naruto groaned. "So? Where are they?'"

"The center Platform, the others are for rooms or mundane things," Emma said walking to the straight bridge to head for the food that was served. Entering the building and after a long flight of stairs, what seemed like forever, they saw a large room filled with several women at the tables. "Hey, sis~!" Emma waved, towards what Naruto saw what was a kitchen all made from the stony material that the underground building came from.

Naruto's eyes widened as he saw the oldest female, who noticed them and smiled. When reaching them, Naruto slightly was in awe at her beauty. If Emma was the light and sweet beauty than her sister, would be the dark and mature one instead. She had waist-long hair that was done in twin tails with each being held by silver rings to keep them in place. Wearing light leather armor, all in dark purple-colored, on her chest was a blue crystal connected to her clothes. She wore dark lavender shorts held up a string tied up to her waist. Her calm and stoic face made her beauty more enticing with her stern amber eyes. "I'll be right back," She said to another member as she went towards her sister. "There you are, Emma. I've been worried sick when I heard you went on your own."

"Sorry… things happened." Emma apologized, "I didn't think I- EEP~!" She squeaked when her sister pulled her into a tight hug. "Sis...can't breathe~!"

"Don't ever go off on your own, okay?" The older sister said, not realizing she was killing her sister in her hug.

"Sis… I'm choking~ need air~!" She wheezed. "Hey look a boy~! Hug him~!"

"Okay…" The woman airily said before seeing Naruto walked towards him with open arms, "Come here…"

"Whoa, whoa, hands to yourself." Naruto said back away from the woman who started to chase him around the room. "Help~! Stranger Danger~!"

"Give me a hug!" She said loudly, although it was hard to notice, as she still follows Naruto.

"NEVER~!" Naruto cried out comically as he was still being chased around.

While the rest of the girls were whispering about the only male entering their home or laughing at the scene of the older girl chasing the teen. Soon after some of the girls cut off Naruto's only escape paths was captured, turning blue as the girl tightly hold him and shaking him slowly like trying to calm a baby down.

"Let… go… or… Anri… I'm coming~" Naruto smiled as his life was finally ending- "Ow~!" he cried when the girl let him fall to the floor. "What the-"

"You said to let go..." The girl asked leaning down and patting his head. "There… there…"

"How… wha…" Naruto said dumbfounded. "You… never mind." He deflated. There was an awkward silence between the two of them before he decided to talk again. "So uh… you're Emma's sister?"

"Yes, her older sister. Sophia Flores." She said smiling softly as Sophia help Naruto up, "Are you joining us?"

"Huh? Joining?" Naruto blinked.

"Are you joining our Familia?" The purple haired woman asked dreamily as she was still asleep.

"ABSOLUTELY NOT!" Artemis's voice shouted from afar.

"GAH~!" Both Emma and Sophia jump onto Naruto's arms, Scooby-doo style as the teen somehow grabbed both with each arm along a deadpan stare at them.

"How the hell did she hear that?" Naruto muttered… before dropping both girls to the floor. "Look, I am not staying." He announces to the familia as he pointed to his injured arm, "Until this is healed up."

"Good…" The blue-haired Goddess declared before leaving… as did Naruto…

"STOP FOLLOWING ME!" The familia members sweatdropped at Artemis voice at most likely Naruto.

"THERE'S ONLY ONE STAIRCASE TO LEAVE!"

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A FEW DAYS LATER

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The lookout tower that the Hunting Goddess told Naruto to live, it was a large wooden tower that was painted and camouflage into the forest it was in. The placing of it was a rather well thought out idea, Naruto, when he had the chance saw the whole area. There were four major factors in this area, the first is that the forest around him was miles long and dense as there was a small passageway that was the only way to get into it. Meaning that entering the forest was foolish if you didn't have an expert tracker or someone who knows this area well like he and the Artemis familia do.

The second is that while the forest is huge, the lake after you get out from the dense woodlands, is so wide that Naruto estimated that it around 110 km from a rough estimate with each end having the ruins that familia is at. Add to the fact, that when you arrive, you are directly in the middle of the lake, meaning it's a ten to fifteen-minute run to get to either ruin. So if there were any intruders that the lookout tower missed they would be easily spotted by the familia watching from afar for unknown intruders.

The third is that there's from the other side of the lake to the opposite was rocky mountain which gives them a good place to defend and limits the options of enemies escaping and coming.

Lastly was the lookout tower Naruto was in, while it was well hidden the real purpose was to alert the others by either smoke signal or other means of getting attention if possible discreetly so the intruders can be a sneak attack to learn their lesson.

The young man was watching in the window from his lookout tower provided as he lazily whittled a small block of wood, carving it oh so slowly. He was bored out of his mind.

"Hey, I got you some pies that Sis made." Naruto turned to see Karen, Emma and Oriana walking to him from the nearby stairs. "How are you feeling?" she asked the same usual question whenever she saw him each day.

"Bored…" Naruto sighed. "But it looks like my last day is here..." He said waving his once bandaged arm to them, noticing their sad looks. "What's wrong?"

"You're leaving…" Karen pouted.

"We'll never see you again…" Oriana added.

"Forever…" Emma finished.

"Yeah, I am. I wasn't going to stay forever," He said softly, "I mean I promise Artemis that I would leave when I got better."

The girls nodded as they all knew Naruto's personality, and it was odd. He acted in many ways what Artemis hated in men, lazy, easily anger, lustful (although it was just playful flirting), envious, and the fact he can out-eat her in terms of food made her also hate him for that. But he had just an odd contradiction, as he always did the opposite for them. When they needed help he would be the first to come instead of hiding.

When there was an argument between familia members, he would be the calm one to quell the anger on each side before he got them to talk civilly.

He was the one who even agrees with Artemis to be wary of men, the only few times they actually didn't get on each other's nerves.

When girls started to get jealous of a rare item or cute clothing, he would find one or make the same design to stop it.

It was almost like he was acting bad to hide his true kindness.

"Not even a visit?" Karen hoped.

"Sorry, I can't." Naruto shook his head. "I want to… but you're Goddess won't let it. Unless you want me to be full of arrow holes"

"No…" The girls said defeated from the most likely scenario that would happen.

Naruto chuckled as he looked down, he was going to miss being with so many nice people… but he didn't want their goddess to be angry with them for his selfish request. After all, unlike him, they still had their own goddess to protect.

"Well then, I'll be going." Naruto waved, as he turned around to leave.

"Wait… please, we can try to talk to Lady Artemis… let us try at least." Emma begged, as she didn't want to lose her new friend. But she watched as Naruto already sitting on the ledge of the lookout window, before falling down. "Naru-...to." She deadpan to see him a yard down smiling at her wearing his now completed armor outfit.

He was wearing a long-sleeved black t-shirt with gunmetal grey torso armor that was segmented over it, and over that was a gunmetal grey shoulder cape and over that was a red shoulder cape. To finish he wore black pants with gunmetal grey greaves and red tailcoat that covered the back of his legs.

"Goodbye…" He said softly before running off to where he last was at before, "I'm going to find that red eye bastard!"

"I'm going to miss him…" Emma said longingly, as she still felt indebted to Naruto for saving her.

"You wanna go with him?"

"And leave you all with my sister?" She joked as the girls began to giggle at the small jab at Sophia before Karen glared and gripped her sword. "Problem… we got a stranger coming."

"That's…" Emma whispered as dread filled her being. She turns to her friends with a scared look, "We gotta let everyone know we got someone dangerous coming!" The pink-clad member said before starting a small fire and burn some dried leaves that a nearby metal urn before also putting in a mixture of red powder and water, before nodding as it made a crimson color smoke.

It was for an intruder, red being the most dangerous level.

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Naruto sighed as he walked towards the dungeon where he met Emma, "I'm really going to miss them." He barely remembered the last time he had to stay in one spot since leaving on this blood soak path. The teen shook his head in refusal, "I can't let them be burdened by my task." He admitted putting his hands into his pockets… but something was off. His right hand pull out of it to show it grabbed a ribbon? "Wait that color is…" He noticed that it was pink, "Crap she must use this on my hand when we first met, no wonder I didn't bleed out. I gotta go back."

Turning back, he quickly strides down to meet the girls, hopefully, Artemis would allow him to give Emma back her ribbon. "I really hate this conflicting nature of mine." Naruto mused as he has to act bad to use his darkness well enough, but his noble heart also combats this on how he tries to rectify it.

A heart is full of justice with a power that craves for injustice to unleash its power.

RUMBLE~!

"Whoa!" Naruto shouted as he fell to his knees when a sudden quake nearly made him fall down. "What was that?" He wondered, looking around. He hoped that it wasn't for the worst.

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"Damn… didn't think I had to use that." a male voice said as it was soft and trying to catch his breath. Artemis, Sophia, and Emma can barely stand as the last attack from this monster nearly did them in, but behind them was the unconscious bodies of their comrades. There before them was a single man wearing a black robe, and white mask with odd red symbol on his face, "Hmph, no matter, where is Naruto…?" He demanded softly as he placed a hand on his mask and pulled away to show it was the same man that attacked Emma many days ago.

"W-What's he to you?" Emma demanded back.

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"Why… he's the one who will kill all the Gods who caged humanity under their grip." The man smiled widely, to the point it was also horrifying to look at. "Like we did to Angra Mainyu and so many others."

"You what…?" Artemis gasped out in shock.

"Oh? What's this? You didn't know?" The man asked. "Hahahahahahaha…! NOW THIS IS RICH! To think you were completely clueless as to what's really going on! Oh this is going to be FUN~!" He said lifting his arm covered his robe sleeve, as small shiny objects shot towards the Goddess!

"My lady!" Emma said about to dash until her sister push away and took the attack instead! "Onee-san!" The pink clad woman watched as her sister complexion turn paler and paler as little orbs were on her skin or clothes as they were slowly filling with...blood!

"R-Run…" Sophia said falling to her knees from the blood flowing away from her body. "This man...no matter what we do. He won't fall…" She whispered as Emma rushed to her and pulled into her arms.

"Onee-san!" Emma cried out.

"What are you…?" Artemis said as she saw one of the orbs return to the man who pulls out the needle where it sucks out the liquid, to place it to his lips. "Ugh…" She gave a disgusted look as the man gently partook of her captain of her familia blood like it was fine wine.

"What am I, you ask?" the unmasked man chuckled. "I am simply Peta…" before once more taking a small sip of the blood, "Mmh… Type A… not my favorite but a good blend."

"Emma, I want you to go to the magic building and cast a retreat spell and get everyone the hell out of here. I'll buy you some time…" The goddess started drawing her bow once more, prepare to die right here and now to end this man… or meet hers...

"But-"

"There's no time! Go!"

"I won't let- gurk…" Peta looked down as saw three black like fang stabbing his chest, turning his head to see… "Naruto, you're alive…" He smiled before the teen pulls away from his weapon and shoves the man to the side.

"Are you guys alright?!" Naruto yelled rushing towards them but stop when Artemis still had her weapon at Naruto. "Hey, I just helped!"

"No… this is for him." She started letting go of the arrow as it whizzed past Naruto to-

SHING~!

"You know that kinda hurt..." The blonde shakily turned his head to see Peta pulling an arrow out of his eye...with the object in the arrowhead. Before another one from in his empty socket, and pulled the new one out too. "Geez, this is a sight for sore eyes."

"How the hell…?" Naruto said jumping back as Artemis looked at him.

"That's the problem, most of the girls here had killed more than thirty times. However… he just keeps getting back up." She declared as Peta squeezed out his regenerative eyeball as the new appear. "And just takes his time draining the girl's blood."

"To be honest, going all out wasn't my way, to begin with like Lord Phantom." Peta chuckled moving an arm to wave it to show his uncaring attitude. "Much like when we set fire to that orphanage of yours."

Naruto eyes flared up as he minds remember that event, "You're with that bastard Thomas?" He questioned as the girls looked at him oddly.

"Thomas…? Ah right, that was the name Phantom used when he was trying to adopt you. Yes, I am an ally of Lord Phantom." The pale man said before pointing at Emma then Naruto. "And you two have the honor of joining us."

"Like hell!" The pinked clad girl said as she glared at the blood drinker.

Peta pulled back the orbs that were still on Sophia as he suddenly summoned more all filled with precious liquid that all human body needed. "Come and I'll let them survive… assuming they haven't died from losing this much blood already."

"You bastard…" Naruto growled, clenching his weapon tightly. "What guarantee do we have that they'll survive? In fact, don't even answer that, cause I'll answer it for you: None! Cause you'll kill them either way!"

"Good point...might as well drag you myself!" Peta said as more blood orbs towards Naruto.

"Ahh…" The blonde breathes out as he moves out the way barely getting hit by them. Peta raised an eyebrow before move flew at Naruto but his eyesight shows him that blonde using minimum movement and timing.

"Hyūga Noh Dancing…" Peta stated as he retreated the orbs that missed Naruto. "Lord Hyūga and Lady Hyūga were had for Phantom and the others to kill due to their odd rhythmic footwork." He mused softly, "Why do you know it?"

"Because they taught me," Naruto retorted. "Old man Hyūga wanted a boy to do the dance every winter and I got saddled with it." He joked as the real reason was for something else.

"Well, that explains it." Peta mused. "Partly."

"What?"

"I don't think you're completely telling me the truth." Peta clarified.

"On what?" Naruto said before he vanished from the man's sight. Before reappearing behind him again! "Die!"

"!?" Peta looked shocked as he was turned around, but the moment he did-

*THWACK~!*

Naruto rolled to the floor when he was flung back, he turned his head to where Peta was and looked in slight fear when the man held a dangerous-looking scythe.

"If there's one thing I hate, it's being attacked from behind. Really pathetic, if you ask me." Peta said, cracking his neck from side-to-side. "But it was sneaky using Namikaze clan running at me." Peta started with a nod on Naruto's tactics nonetheless.

"!" Naruto gasped as he picked himself up.

"Ahh, you wished to know how I know that? I fought a man who used it as well. Using… what was it called again? Oh yes, the Lightning Running." The man stated as both hands were on his weapon watching Naruto almost fading in and out as he restarted his movements. "Both of those techniques."

The young just move forward leaving images of himself as Peta charged on as well, as scythe crashed into Naruto's blade breakers barely able to absorb the heavy blow from. The pale robed man swung the bottom part of his weapon to hit Naruto's side only for the young man to bend back using one leg to keep himself balance until the attack miss, as he kicked off the ground to graze the men's eye as he growled in pain from losing it. The pale man twirled his blade to the back to stop Naruto from appearing from behind. The blonde vanished to Peta's sides repeatedly as he took a deep breath, "I see…" Peta announced when watching Naruto speed increasing, "You have an odd breathing pattern that can keep you doing that odd dance."

"..." Naruto didn't reply as he jumped and began to lift his leg for a kick.

"...He can't hear me?" Peta said as he saw Naruto's eyes… they were dead almost unaware of his enemy. The man twirled his arms to increase the force of his swing as his scythe, however, Naruto's body shifted as the back of his foot caught onto the scythe then pull himself forward! "He's-" Peta frowns as he saw Naruto right arm slashing his chest, before using the left to cut his neck. "Gah…" Pushing his own weapon and with it Naruto, Peta neck started to heal first. "Damn, okay, I'll give you that one."

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"He's… not even listening…" Artemis said as her eyes watched as Naruto speed just increase, before noticing something the night was slowly coming. He had to end this or less his- "No way…" The blue-haired goddess, watched as lightning started to gather around the boy's feet, fire came out from his mouth with each exhale breath, water whenever his arms flew wildly with each step.

"Beautiful…" Emma whispered as the young man was bathed in elements that only the most dedicated magic users could ever do all at once. "His magic is so vast."

The goddess near her didn't think so, as she shook her head. "No, that's his will. His body is going beyond any limit...but at the same time... it just keeps getting stronger." Artemis wonders aloud watching Naruto skillfully dodge and cut Peta once more, the man was nearly covered in his own blood, as the young man just keep moving about. Like he was controlling the man's own motions.

"You mean he's going to-"

"No, I doubt he will die. But how can he do this?" She wondered as darkness continue to drape the area.

'No wonder Phantom wants him, just like his parents. This kid is almost like a monster!' The robed man smiled eerily as his arms were spread forward! "Blood Web!" His fingernails suddenly shot out, as thin trails of blood became small strands of red strings, but when they touch some of the ground or grass nearby, it burns it away. "I know Lord Phantom would be displeased for letting Naruto-kun come as damaged goods. But what's a few months of healing and waiting to give him the blessing?" He pondered to himself as Naruto dodged the attack, as the web started to weave around him, barely to escape which attempt after him.

"Naruto won't last if this keeps up!" Emma shouted as she saw the real purpose of the attack, to force Naruto to limit his space of movement for the webs to capture him. Grabbing her weapon she was about to go.

"Don't...let him," Artemis stated an odd look in her eyes; Emma stared at her Goddess to see something that was only for women in the familia...trust. She trusted this man who she just met fighting for his life.

``I'm at the end of my rope, even if I can keep going the moment I have to stop for a moment, all these combining techniques will cause me to blackout!' Naruto thought to himself knowing the time was now as the shine of the crescent moon was above him! The time was to unleash the power that Anri gave him! Jumping into the air, this will be the only chance to catch his breath. As he flew above, the teen clenches his teeth as the air was forcibly sucked into his lungs. "Uzumaki Rapid Respire, Nine Folds!" He screamed in his mind as his lungs gather an ungodly amount of oxygen as he closed his mouth, as he reached for the moon. "Now…" He breathed out as his body started to glow, but not from the light of the moon. It was almost the darkness was glowing around his very being, something so dark that it shined even when it was nighttime!

"What in-" Peta gasped.

"What's… going on?" Emma slightly shook. "It's as if he's-"

"Dance...of the Goddess of Duality!" Naruto shouted rushing forward towards the blood drinker as he let go of his blade breakers, lifting his right arm as the Dark Shine started to create a large rectangular-like blade!

"More," Peta whispered as the number of blood webs doubled, then tripled, and then quadrupled! As they all flooded at the teen, "Time for you to come with us Naruto!" He roared as his eyes stare in awe as the teen clothes were caught on fire when they came into contact with Peta's Blood Webs! "You're willing to sacrifice everything for strangers?!" Peta asked in fear moving back as he flexed his fingers in hopes to circle behind Naruto and grab him there!

"No!" The teen replied, slashing the webs in front of him while running even fasted to the point that he was practically gliding across to reach Peta.

The man started to look more and more scared as the young man cut the burning blood weapons like they were simple strands of thread. "Try this!" He yelled as dozens of his red-colored strings were coming at Naruto from both his side!

"He won't reach him at this rate!" Emma screams as it was the end of this battle.

"Artie… can you hear me?"

The beautiful woman looked around to find the voice of her friend, Angra Mainyu, "Angra…?" She barely whispered. "Is… that you?"

"No, I'm gone… but I need to tell you… save him. Just this once, don't let him… my Naruto die so young." The voice said softly filled with silent desperation.

"What…?" Artemis gasped.

"Please… for me."

"Dammit…" The goddess took aim and shed a tear, "You promised me you wouldn't die… idiot…" She whispered before letting go. "And this one is for me you bastard…" The blue-haired woman declared shooting another couple more after the first one in rapid succession.

"I won't be able to cut them all down, but he left himself defenseless!" Naruto thought in his mind dashing forward to escape the flood of red strings, as Peta smiled pushing his arm forward as a few strings were-

SHING~!

"...!" As his arm was pushed to the side along with his strings when an arrow was shot into the wrist, a smile came into his mind when Naruto's body exploded with the dark light around him. 'Phantom… sorry…'

"I won't let you bastards take my friends a second time!" Naruto cried out, reaching him moving his right arm that held the weapon far back, as he swung with all his might at the man's side left side! "I will protect them this time around!" He vowed now his left hand touching the handle of the mystical weapon and push hard, bisecting the man into two! Watching the upper part fly into the lake with a loud splash!

Emma fell to her knees at the sight that was almost legendary to witness, "He did…he did it..." She turned to see the pale girls slowly regain color and soon open their eyes. But quickly turn to see her sister struggling to pick herself up, but it didn't matter to Emma as she tackled her older sister in a hug.

"Ow… Emma… what…" Sophia groan when her younger sister made her crash on the floor back first.

"You're okay… you're okay…" Emma sobbed, choking up in her tears.

"What about him?" Artemis said to the still-standing Naruto who hasn't moved at all… before suddenly falling to his side. "Oh no…" She dashed forward to check on the boy...and gasped in horror. "H-He's not breathing!" She looked back at the girls who rushed to her. "Breathe!" She cried outputting Naruto on his back, as she pushed on his chest. "Someone help me!" The goddess ordered, watching Emma pressing her lips to Naruto's own and blew breaths of life into him! "Breathe… just breathe…" She repeated hoping he would hear her. "Please… breathe…"

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"Hey, breathe!" Anri said patting Naruto's back softly, "You shouldn't have done that… weird dance like that!" She scolded watching Naruto, a young child before her, showing her a beautiful yet odd dance with her sword breakers. "You okay?" The goddess said as the young boy finally could breathe normally again.

"Y-Yeah, sorry, I wanted to show you my okaa-san and otou-san's skills that Lord Hiashi show me." He said looking at his left ankle that was red when he sprain.

"Well, it was stupid of you to do that," Anri huffed. "You almost died!"

"Sniff…"

The Chaotic being bit her tongue when she saw tears in her favorite human's eyes, before gently rubbing his head, "It's beautiful, but promise me something. Don't do that again when your life is at stake… wait, only do that for the people you care about. Never anything below that should be allowed for it to appear… so just… breathe!"

"Anri? I did!" Naruto responds quickly before she said it again…

"BREATHE!"

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IN ARTEMIS' HOME

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"I AM!" Naruto shouted comically sat up with a scared look. "Stop yell…ing?" The Avenger slows his words when he saw Artemis in front of his bed holding a tray of food. "..." He looked at the woman before the events from what happens due to his passing out. "I-Is everyone okay-?" He stopped when the woman/goddess set the tray on his lap when she nodded.

"Yes, stop and eat. You've been out for almost all last night," She gently deemed as Naruto did, looking at a bowl of oatmeal with small amounts of raspberries. "Angra Mainyu died...didn't she?"

Naruto stops his spoon from entering his mouth, "Yeah…"

"Who-"

"A man who called himself Thomas, but going with what that Peta guy said, it seems Phantom is his real name."

"I see…"

"That bastard… killed a lot of my friends." Naruto clenched his spoon tight. "And he's going to pay…"

Artemis didn't say anything, as the information of her dear friend passing was head for her to take. "As a favor to her, and what you have done… I shall allow you to stay with my familia."

The teen looked at the goddess who blushed as she looked away, "I… admit you have saved their lives and offer you a place to live might be the best way for both you and your new friends that you have quickly befriend."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. I owe you that much. And… I'm sorry for how horribly I've treated you…" She bowed in apology before her eyes gave a stern look. "But this does not mean you are joining us, you are only living with us. But I shall help you get registered in the guild in Orario first thing when you are feeling better." She said standing up, smiling at him softly. "I don't feel like abandoning Anri's only human friend from being a hero."

Naruto blushed as he remembers that old oath, "How-?"

"You tend to talk in your sleep." She said looking back before resuming, just, as she was about to leave… Artemis stopped in her tracks.

"Thank you… for saving my precious Familia…"

Naruto watched her leave him and feels a gentle warmth in his chest from the simple words. "I really want to be that hero, but Phantom needs to die first." He promised but… he can at least be a little selfish right?

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OUTSIDE OF ORARIO

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"Peta…" The man who ended the life of Anri, and burned down Naruto's home, softly cried as he smiled. "Your death shall not be in vain, old friend." He stares towards the hundreds of people he had recruited into his home. Years of not having Naruto made him search for the missing boy to only fill the void by collecting subpar people. "You have given me my hope again, oh little Naruto…" He chuckled as his head gently sat on his fist when he allowed it to hold it up. "I shall let you stay with those girls until we meet once more."

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A young woman wearing a single purple halter-top, which was connected to a rose ornament, that also attached to a golden necklace on her neck, that was see-through… on her stomach and not her chest. She wore a purple arm and leg warmers and had ribbons covering her shoulders and arms. On her shoulders were dark shiny transparent robe/sleeves adorning her body. "Fufufu, I finally found you, my dear Onii-sama…" She smiled softly using a small orb that held the sight of Naruto cutting Peta's body. "Ahh~ you only look more handsome since we last met… ufufu…" She, however, glared when she saw women all coming towards him when he fell down, and nearly crushed the orb when Emma kiss her beloved Onii-sama! "That bitch…he's mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine, mine!"

"My lady?" A bewitching blue-haired maiden walks toward the young woman. "Are the plans ready?"

The woman lost her glare before moving to the woman, touching her cheek to watch the woman's eyes glazed over, "Yes, Konan, remind me to thank my friend Freya for helping me see how to get my Onii-sama back to me…" She whispered as a blush came to her cheeks, thinking on how he takes her...and so many others she had ready to please her sweet...sweet...lovely…

"O~NII~SAMA~! "

CHAPTER END

Azure King: Hello all now canon starts in next chapter, AND Naruto is living with Artemis. To repeat he is living with them not joining, maybe he will join another but one thing is for sure...he's a lucky bastard ahaha. And before you ask yes Artemis familia's home is based on the Root Town from Dot Hack I thought it would be cool and something amazing to use if you guys know about the Dot Hack mythology for that Fort Ouph. Well I hope you like the first fic of this month~!

Azure Queen: And Greetings, to you all, been a while but I was getting annoyed with all of jerks making fun of me for awhile, but I am here to help out King to get more of these chapters and new stories like Naruto x Harry Pot- (Kings places a hand over Queen's mouth).

Azure King: Ignore that...its nothing, anyway please leave reviews and enjoy~!