Goldshqipe: I don't know yet
Wolf1741: Hokage Naruto was a letdown I agree and his hairstyle is still the same.
Dasgun: Thumbs up!
agar: I know nothing about suits, never liked them, but I'd definitely choose a business suit. Naruto ain't no swordsman(I have never seen him wield a sword in the entire series) and don't all sacred gear return to the heaven system if their current user meets their end to be passed onto the next person? I think Naruto's presence In DxD can't create enough ripple to cancel out the red dragon emperor and why do most fanfic readers hate Issei? Surely, he's a massive perv and his quirks are questionable sometimes but is he worse than scum?
Guest: He doesn't want to draw any attention to himself. I don't know why He's so lame it comes to Kuroka. Are you sure He's lame when it comes to Kuroka?"
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu" for magic spells and Jutsu
"The fat lady sings" normal dialogue.
'are those things real?' for human thoughts
"Insignificant human" Bijū, gods, summons, and dragons
'Puny humans' for Bijū, gods, summons, and dragon thoughts
Chapter 8
The soft morning breeze swayed his hair gently as he sat Indian style with extreme focus as he drew in nature's energy. If he had his eyes open, he would see tiny light particles around him moving haphazardly as they lighted the space around him.
A little brown-feathered bird perched itself on Naruto's head and stretched its wings as it chirped happily, and Naruto was never one to be bothered by birds that came to rest on his head while in sage mode.
"Clear all thoughts," he repeated Fukasaku's words mentally when he was in Mt. Myōboku.
"Draw in natural energy and balance it with your chakra. Become one with nature."
His mind's eye could see the tiny green toad hitting him on the head with a stick.
Naruto was privileged to learn senjutsu, a rare art even for Ninjas and he loved it, not only because of the massive boost in chakra, endurance, speed, strength, and sensory abilities it granted but also for its non-combat uses.
It also helped his sanity in so many ways as it helped calm his nerves and wash out any negative energy he had accumulated.
The moment he dived deep into meditation was his favorite because he would forget about everything and empty his mind. He had what he highly sought; peace, inner peace.
He frowned when he suddenly picked up something.
"What's this feeling? It's like my peaceful, anonymous days are numbered," he said.
Clang!
Naruto's face contorted with extreme focus. He tried to ignore the sound coming from somewhere in the park.
Clank!
Both hands clasped together and the veins on his temples bulged all to stay focused.
Skrrrrt, Clank!
Naruto let out a low glow, eyes bloodshot grinding his teeth with rising exasperation.
Who dares disturb his meditation session with sword practice?! Whoever it was, he was going to shove a Gudodama so deep into his ass he would lose the ability to excrete forever!
Clang, Boom!
"All right that's it! I'm gonna go kill whoever's making those sounds."
The little bird flew away when Naruto stood up lightning-fast and dispelled the nature chakra he had gathered. What he didn't see in that split second was the disappearing little lights around him because of the wave of chakra he released.
Having a feel of the environment with his enhanced senses, he immediately confirmed the nature of the source of his ire.
"A bat? I should have known!" he said with contempt as he pumped chakra into his legs and took a massive leap towards east from where he was.
While in the air, he watched as the trees blurred by, and after a few leaps, He landed hard on the floor with a frown and flooded the area with killer intent.
His eyes scanned the area furiously as fountains, benches, and trees blurred around him before his eyes went past a blurred blonde, white and black, humanoid figure. He shifted his gaze back and the blurred figure cleared and his eyes and brain processed every detail carefully.
"Yuuto?" he asked incredulously.
Kiba was drenched in sweat, shivering as the sword in his hands clattered violently in a sloppy stance. Their eyes met and Naruto suddenly remembered he had to keep his Killer intent at bay.
"You're disturbing me brat. Go find somewhere else to play with your swords," he said, canceling his KI as he turned around.
Kiba fell on all fours, breathing hard as the pressure on him suddenly disappeared. The knight of Rias Gremory raised his face and stared at Naruto's back. He felt so weak in front of his teacher like he was nothing but a fly. He wished he had power, power to avenge his fallen comrades, and the power to destroy all the Excaliburs.
Naruto could give him the kind of power he desperately needed.
"Naruto-sensei!" He called desperately when he heard Naruto's footsteps gradually decrease.
"Please, teach me," he asked with a bow.
Naruto groaned and facepalm several times. He wasn't ready to babysit a devil right now. He's been frustrated recently and he came here to release it all, not add onto it.
The Shinobi turned around and stared at the devil. He had his head on the floor shaking like a wet puppy.
"Look, kid, why did you think I told Issei not to tell anyone I trained him?" he started with a sigh.
"..."
"It's because I wanted to remain anonymous. I just want to live, grow old, and die... Alone."
Kiba gritted his teeth as he felt his only chance slipping and pressed on, "Please, I'm begging you. I need your power to avenge my wronged comrades."
Kiba had tears cascading down his face at this point. He was emotionally and physically unstable, covered in dirt and bruises making him look miserable.
The frown on Naruto's face disappeared as he had a mini-flashback of how Team 7 died when they faced Kaguya and the mad rage he felt.
"Rise," he commanded.
Kiba wiped his face and obeyed.
"What is your goal?" he questioned.
"To destroy all Excalibur," he said without a second thought.
"After that? What do you want to do next after you have achieved that."
"I-I-I want to serve Buchou as a worthy Knight and protect my fellow peerage members with my life," he began with uncertainty and ended with conviction.
"But you already are."
"What do you mean?" he asked, a bit confused at Naruto's words.
"I saw you, Yuuto. The way you were on guard when I was around that cow-tit brat and your friends. You were ready to draw your sword at my slightest movement." Kiba blushed at his praise.
"You would have died if you did." He pegged down Kiba with a straight face.
"He doesn't hold back any punches." Kiba faceplant.
"I wish I could help you but I'm no swordmaster. I only know how to use these babies." Two kunais poof into his hands.
"A Kunai? Are you a Ninja or something?" he quipped.
Oh, the prince of Kuoh didn't know how right he was. He was in front of Naruto fucking Uzumaki, the greatest Ninja on Earth, The Hero of Konoha, The apprentice of the Toad Sage, The future Hokage... Well, that one was out of his reach for now.
"You speak as if Ninjas aren't real," he scoffed.
The watered-down version of Ninjas on this planet was an eyesore for Naruto. All black, Ninja stars, and what's with those poor hand signs? All they know is Smoke bombs and climbing trees etc. A Genin could do all that and many more with their eyes closed.
"They're not," Kiba said casually.
"Really? A bat, A bat! Telling me Ninjas aren't real?" he asked with a face and folded his arms on his chest
Kiba had two thoughts about the existence of Ninjas now.
"I wish I could help but swordplay isn't my thing. I'm sure I've never used one in my life," he stated.
Kiba looked crestfallen to hear that. This was his only chance to gain more power. Naruto had to think of something to help him.
"Can't you think of something for me?" He asked with gradual wane of hope.
Naruto put his hand to his chin and asked, "What are your pros?"
"As a knight, I have increased speed..." Whatever he was about to say was interrupted when a literal lit bulb appeared above Naruto's head.
"I could help you increase your speed," he offered. On the outside he was calm but on the inside, he was thinking about how to torment Issei's life with the idea Kiba had unintentionally provided.
"How?" he asked.
Naruto motioned for him to come closer and he obliged. Naruto placed a hand on his shoulder as he neared him. Kiba grunted as his weight tripled and he fell to his knees.
"For your first task, you have to follow me in your current condition," Naruto said. "Or is it too much?" he asked as he craned his neck.
"No, sensei. I'll manage." Kiba struggled to get up and the fatigue didn't help at all.
Naruto turned back and placed both hands on his back. He didn't even turn back to check on Kiba as he moved at high speed ahead.
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"I think I'm going to—" He tried to say in between pants before he fell face-first on Naruto's floor.
The time read 6:30 am when the blonde knight managed to enter the shinobi's house and Naruto had just exited the Bathroom.
"Oh? You arrived faster than I had expected. Good job, Yuuto," Naruto complimented.
Kiba, who was still on the floor somehow, nodded his head in appreciation. Dirt riddled his clothes and a twig was stuck in his hair and he looked like hell.
Naruto told him to take a bath as he walked into the kitchen and opened one of the wall cabins. The cabin was full of ramen but today he wanted to cook something else so he opened another cabin and all he could find was ramen. He turned on the stove with a shrug and searched for his favorite pot.
Kiba who had used magic to summon a spare uniform was sitting patiently in deep thought as he accessed the quirk teacher. What did he know about him? He had no friends, no relatives, and no goals. His train of thought was interrupted when Naruto placed a bowl of ramen on the table.
"Eat up. I'm going out." Naruto now dressed in a black blazer on top of a dark gold singlet and matching skinny jeans fastened an orange wristwatch to his wrist. The blonde still couldn't do without orange.
Kiba ate with speed worthy of his title and soon he was watching Naruto do some crazy hand gesture and a faint glow appeared around the house. Naruto and Kiba both ran back to school and they hadn't gone too far when Kiba stopped suddenly.
"Sensei, Can you add more weight?"
Naruto raised an eyebrow for a second before he grasped what he meant and handed him a seal.
"With this paper, you can release the effect of the technique or increase it anytime you want." Kiba collected the seal with a bow.
"Thank you. I owe you my life," he added.
"You owe me nothing, bat."
Kiba smiled when Naruto used the rude nickname he had for devils.
"Have a safe trip!" he screamed with a bow and Naruto waved him off.
(Scene change: Somewhere in Kuoh)
Irina Shidou, a female holy exorcist with violet orbs and chestnut hair in buns was having a hard time fighting Freed Sellzen, a rogue priest who had the stolen Excaliburs. If Xenovia was here they would have finished him off by now but here she was held up inside a barrier designed to cut off help from the outside, fighting for her life without her friend beside her.
Her Excalibur Mimic obeyed her mental order and transformed itself into a chained blade as she swung it at the incoming Freed. Said guy had a crazy look on his face with his tongue sticking out of his mouth as he charged at her. He dodged to the side and the sword changed shape instantly to a Katana for close-range combat.
Freed, undeterred, raised his sword trying to cleave her in two. Irina saw his exposed gut as an incentive and went for a diagonal slash and Freed, using the speed granted by Excalibur Rapid, parried her slash and punched her in the stomach which made the grip she had on her sword loosen as he slapped her hands upward.
Freed grabbed Excalibur Mimic, now taking the form of a katana, in the air and kicked her in the stomach.
"Got you now, Bitch!"
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Naruto loved to visit the park because of the trees and the people and the serene environment it provided. It was the closest thing to nature he could find in the city. It reminded him of the trees back at home in Konoha.
On the other hand, he hated visiting the park because bad things happened there.
For example, the Hyoudou kid died in a park because fallen angels attacked him in the park and that black-haired Nekomata attacked him in a park too, what's next? He would have his first kiss in a park? And a moment later, lo and behold, he turned his head sideways and saw a barrier was in the distance with negative emotions brimming in it.
The Shinobi wanted nothing to do with it but the fact that there was another holy signature emitting despair and his Hero complex, something he thought he had suppressed, was what drove him as he ran towards the barrier.
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"Looks like this is the end of the line for you, bitch," Freed said as he grabbed her throat and impaled the sword deep in the tree she was pinned on. Irina grunted when her back impacted the tree harshly, its bark scratching at her back.
"Maybe you could still prove useful before I kill you," he sneered as he licked her face.
Irina, disgusted by this, summoned enough power to kick him where the sun doesn't shine. Freed's face went white as he grabbed his family jewels frantically, feeling out if his balls were still in contact only to let out a sigh of relief.
Safe.
The female Exorcist tried to capitalize on her surprise attack but Freed recovered more quickly than expected and slammed her back into the tree roughly.
"I'm gonna fucking kill you, bitch!" he roared as he gripped his sword and took aim at her forehead.
Irina saw her life flash before her eyes as the sword neared, she then realized one thing, she was so young and she wanted to do so much with her friend Xenovia. As a last-ditch effort, she closed her eyes and prayed to God for a savior.
She squeezed her eyes shut expecting the sickening squelch of a sword digging into living flesh and the shower of blood that followed only to feel nothing.
"You're all right, Chestnut Twin-Tails?" an unfamiliar voice asked her.
Irina thought she was in heaven and a messenger angel had come to welcome her to heaven but when she opened her eyes, she saw a blonde man holding the bladed sides of Excalibur Rapid and a struggling Freed.
"Who the heck are you?!" Freed asked in a threatening manner.
The rogue priest raised an eyebrow at the newcomer. A stupid human no doubt trying to be a hero but unfortunately, Freed wasn't your average villain and amidst all that, Freed managed to overlook the fact that the stranger was holding the blade of his sword with his bare hand.
"Hehe, a knight in shining armor for me to kill has appe—" Freed's dialogue was stopped by an elbow to the face, courtesy of Naruto, which he managed to block but the force behind the elbow reeled him back a few feet.
He skidded to a halt and brought his sword to his side. Ignoring the throwing pain in his wrist, he sized up Naruto with caution.
"And you are?" he asked before the stench of a devil assaulted his nose which made a scowl grace his face "Devil lovers like you should know their place," he sneered and took off towards Naruto.
The ninja had his eyes on Irina while he was completely disregarding Freed when the psychotic, white-haired dude called him a demon lover. He didn't like that one bit so he grabbed the sword lodged beside Irina's face and flicked it at Freed with his back still turned to him.
For Naruto, it was a mere flick, but for Freed, it was as fast as a speeding bullet shot from a gun. Thanks to the stolen Excalibur's passive ability, he was able to bring up his sword in time to parry the incoming, flying sword to the side.
Irina, who still has her back to the tree, stared at Naruto's uninterested blue orbs and how he was fending off Freed effortlessly. She felt lightheaded due to a particularly nasty kick to her temple a while ago and her vision was starting to get blurry. The fear of death was the only thing fuelling her and now that this stranger was here, she felt safe.
However, that feeling was going down the drain when she saw Freed charging at them again with intense speed. She willed her body to move, to push him out of harm's way but, unfortunately, her body didn't move an inch.
The female exorcist's eyes widened when Naruto pointed his index and middle finger at the incoming Freed and called forth a huge bullet of water.
"What in the world?" Were her thoughts before her legs became wobbly and her eyelids heavy.
Naruto screamed at her not to fall unconscious. He wasn't about to carry another unconscious woman, a half-naked one, to his house, and leaving her here alone like this would surely attract perverts.
With a loud groan, he hefted her unconscious body and disappeared into thin air.
(Scene change: Kuoh Academy)
The Gremory group was in front of a magic barrier that surrounded the entire school, getting ready for the battle of their lives.
Kokabiel, a cadre class fallen angel (or should I say a cadre crow) who fought in the great war wasn't satisfied with the cease-fire going on, ergo, he wanted to kill Sirzechs's little sister and spark another war! He wanted to hear the screams of devils and angels as he cut through them like a lawnmower and he would do anything to start another war so, here he was, sitting on a floating chair inside a barrier constructed around Kuoh waiting patiently for his prey and there was that saying... The patient crow pecks the fattest bone or whatever.
Sona and her peerage helped construct the barrier to protect the rest of Kuoh but if they failed to defeat Kokabiel, he would destroy Kuoh. The bespectacled Sitri knew they couldn't handle this on their own so they had to hold out till reinforcements arrived.
With their strategies planned out and their spirits high, they entered their beloved school ready for battle. Rias had hopes because she had Kiba and Xenovia with them who wanted to know the whereabouts of Irina.
(Scene change: Uzumaki Mansion)
Naruto had a tick mark on his head as he paced around his living room with an unconscious Irina laying on the couch sleeping comfortably.
The number of dark energies clashing together and a huge burst of holy energy plus all the negative emotions he was sensing were irritating, to say the least.
Can't a ninja have a day without any trouble? Was it too much to ask?
Speaking of trouble, the chestnut lady was jerking around in her sleep muttering something about fusing Excaliburs and blowing to kingdom come. He couldn't make heads or tails of what she was saying in her sleep before she woke up screaming all of a sudden.
"Whoa, you alright?" he asked as he eased her back onto the sofa.
"Where am I? Who are you? How did I get here? Where's my sword?" The chestnut-haired girl bombarded Naruto with questions as she scanned the unfamiliar room and winced a bit when she tilted her head.
"You're at my place." He answered the only question he registered.
She stared at her hands riddled with bruises, and slash marks on her clothes and the first thing that came to mind was maybe this guy had done something perverted to her. The memory of what happened then hit her when she was about to scream "Hentai".
All she learned when she fought Freed and their plan all came back to her.
"I have to find Xenovia," she said as he bolted right up.
"Who?"
"He's going to kill them all. I don't want Issei to die."
Naruto grimaced at that. That boy was always in the center of it all. A magnet for trouble. He watched as she paced around the room looking for something.
"Where's my sword?" Irina questioned impatiently.
"The other guy escaped with it," he answered.
"Damn it! I have to go," she hastily made way towards the door."
Naruto wondered if she didn't realize her state of dressing or if she was that zealot about saving her friends. He turned towards her and watched as her half-exposed ass bounced with a certain jiggle only Supernatural women have. He picked a baggy, white shirt and threw it at her skull.
Irina stopped and grabbed the clothes and gave him a look of appreciation and wore the long shirt which was acting like a gown. She reached for the knob and opened it halfway before she stopped and turned her head.
Naruto inhaled sharply and remembered he had a side project was going to embark on, a self-given project about something. What was it again? He couldn't remember.
"I'd suggest you evacuate. Just in case they failed to stop Kokabiel," she said and flung the door open.
"Evacuate?" he pondered. What was going on in there? What was that sudden burst of holy energy? He could sense another burst of holy and demonic energy together.
"What do you mean?" His question halted her again.
"Kokabiel wants to destroy all of Kuoh."
The blonde teacher's eyes widened a bit at that information. He had decided not to interfere with the battle going on but an entire city hanged in the balance of this one. Should he sit this one out? What would he gain if he joined the fray? He did a mental check on the pros and concluded.
The cons far outweigh the pros.
A huge red eye with h black slit snapped open and Naruto found himself in his mindscape in front of Kurama who had his head on his paws and his tails swaying around.
"What are you going to do?" Kurama asked.
"Nothing," he replied, folding his arms on his chest. "It's devil business."
A huge furred paw slammed beside him and sent a burst of wind and water around.
Naruto stuck to the unstable water surface using chakra and shielded his eyes from the violent winds.
"Naruto! What are you becoming!" the nine-tailed fox barked at his face. A bark might be for the mountain-sized fox but for Naruto, it was something else.
"Oi! What do you mean?" he retorted.
"You've changed so much, Uzumaki, and I'm ashamed of the man you've become," Kurama said with disdain. Naruto narrowed his eyes at him. "For a second there, Madara's image overlapped yours."
"Don't compare me to that man!"
"There are people's lives at stake here. Granted, you don't even know them but what about the Hyoudou kid? His mom? Those devils? Your students? Hmm?" Kyūbi no Kitsune asked and whatever Naruto wanted to say died in his throat.
"Come on Naruto, you're The Uzumaki Naruto! Where Is the boy I respected? The boy who would never give up when all the odds stack up? The boy that gave a damn about people in danger?"
"I'm doing this to maintain our anonymity. Quillpoth is onto us and you know how dangerous they are!" he defended.
"You're using that as an excuse! Our anonymity isn't what's at stake here and if Quillpoth comes, You have our full support."
"Go, Naruto. Show me the ninja I once believed in. I know he's in there, he's just suppressed, sleeping, down for a while and when he wakes up, I pity those who come after him and his loved ones."
Naruto pondered on Kurama's word, staring hard at the water like it would all dry up if he stared hard enough.
Who knew that baka Kitsune could be a good motivator like this.
"You know," he started with a chuckle, "You'd make a good speech motivator if you put your mind to it," he finished with a laugh. Kurama scoffed and slapped Naruto away with one of his tails.
(Scene change: Kuoh Academy)
"Is this the might of the head of the Gremory clan?" Kokabiel began as he slowly descended with a huge light spear in hand, all ten black wings out.
He gazed at all of them on the floor, beaten and exhausted. Rias and her peerage with The Exorcist working together couldn't defeat him and that was a letdown. The Red Dragon Emperor was the only challenge he had but the boy's Sacred Gear at its current state wasn't enough to put him down.
He was impressed, though, the boy was still standing after all that. He had expected a thrilling battle and all he got were weaklings.
On the upside, he got to see a balance breaker with the ability to fuse holy and demonic energies and The Red Dragon Over boost.
Freed laid on the floor defeated and the fused Excaliburs broken, he had killed off Valiper Galilei himself when he was about to reveal something he shouldn't have. The man was intelligent but his intelligence caused his downfall. Oh well, it wouldn't hurt to let them know about it anyway. He was going to kill them in the end.
"You foolish exorcist, you fight with all your might but here you are fighting for a lost cause without a master." Xenovia could feel his gaze on her.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"In the last war, God and the original devil died in battle," he said like he was stating an everyday fact.
Xenovia and Asia's minds were numb while all the devils were silent at that.
"T-that's a lie!" Xenovia tried to refute and tried to keep her mind from collapsing at the same time.
"I speak the candid truth," he said as he flapped his wings and took to the air.
"The big three decided not to reveal this to maintain order in the world," he finished as he raised his hands and charged up a huge spear of light.
Issei, who was beside Asia holding her up from falling, winced a bit when the light spear became much bigger and sharper. He had a hard time dealing with this guy and he wondered why he still had a straight mind after what Kokabiel revealed. The reinforcement wouldn't arrive on time and he had to do something about it or else they would all die.
"Ddraig, boost me," he commanded mentally.
"Sorry partner but with all the transfers and over boost you did, you are at your limit," Ddraig replied solemnly.
"Isn't there something I can do? To at least delay him? I'd sacrifice my arm!" he asked with rising anger and despair.
Rias herself wasn't fairing well. They had managed to stop the destruction spell he placed on Kuoh but what could stop him from destroying it himself.
"This is it, Gremory. Rejoice, for your death will jump-start another war. Feel honored," Kokabiel said with the light spear now ready, he reared back his arm and threw the huge-ass light spear at them.
Issei stood in front of them hoping that, somehow, the spear would only pierce him. The sound of the rushing spear drowned out the screams of Rias and the rest. He closed his eyes and the image of his mom and dad flashed before his eyes before he heard a shattering sound and thought it was the sound of a devil having been killed by the light spear.
"Tsk tsk, Troublesome kids." a familiar voice reverberated. "I can't let you kill my students like that, Elf-eared Crow,"
The Red Dragon Emperor opened his eyes and waved his hands to push away the dust that had accumulated in the air and when it all cleared, a familiar unruly-haired blonde and a black blazer greeted his sight. Never had he been so overjoyed to see Naruto.
"S-sensei?!"
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Sona and her peerage were pushed back violently when the barrier broke all of a sudden. She scanned all her members and was relieved to find all of them still on the magic circles in the air.
"What was that?!" Saji asked the question on everyone's mind.
"I don't know, Saji, let's go check it out," she said. For a moment there, she saw a black blur hit the barrier before they experienced that push.
Was it reinforcements or hostiles? Whatever it wanted, she was hoping it could save them all.
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Irina, who was moving towards the barrier in the distance, halted when the barrier shattered.
"Did they win?" she asked and doubled her speed.
(Back in Kuoh Academy)
Kokabiel knew his attack wasn't successful and he speculated on who the intruder might be. Was it the guy Freed fought when he returned? He had to wait till the dust cleared if he wanted to know.
"It's the second time today. My dynamic entry. I should kiss my anonymity and peaceful days on this planet goodbye," Naruto noted dully.
Rias, the red-Haired devil, and her peerage were relieved to hear Naruto's voice but their guard was still up. He was just human, after all, but right now, they have to use all the help they could get.
"As a teacher of this school, I am tasked to protect the buildings from collateral damage but when you try to kill my students... I will retaliate," he stated with a cool demeanor.
Everyone including Kokabiel's eyes widened to impossible proportions when the dust cleared to reveal a calm Naruto with one hand in his pocket and his other holding the light spear as his blazer blew in the air dramatically.
"Ho-how? That's Impossible," Kokabiel, who was having a hard time understanding the fact that he was seeing his light spear in Naruto's hands, stuttered.
Only Angels and Fallen Angels can touch light-based creations. It was deemed impossible for other races to touch a light spear without repercussions.
Naruto looked around and thought that maybe he had done something impossible if what was written on their faces was any indication.
Well, it wasn't the first time he did something impossible, so why not add more to the list? He twirled the huge spear and threw it up, finding it surprisingly light.
"Now, elf-eared Crow, why do you wanna kill my students so badly? To be honest, it makes you look like a villain. A sore one at that," he said as he brought the spear to his side in a vertical hold and removed his other hand from his pocket.
Kokabiel narrowed his eyes at Naruto "What are you?" he asked.
"Me? I'm just a teacher trying to protect his students."
"Did Azazel send you?"
"Who? Azalea? Who's that?"
"Is this guy mocking me?" Kokabiel thought, staring at Naruto.
"Look, I'm gonna give you a chance to run," he said as he hit the end of the spear on the floor and flooded the Cadre Fallen angel with KI.
Kokabiel staggered in the air and, for a second, he saw a huge, nine-tailed fox open its eyes. He shrugged off the mental assault, composed himself, and replied, "When I'm done with you, you'd regret coming here."
Kokabiel proceeded to create another light spear and disappeared.
Naruto's danger senses came online and he ducked under a slash that would have surely cut off his head. He placed a hand on the floor and tried to swipe Kokabiel off his feet which the Fallen Angel avoided by raising his leg.
He quickly joined both hands together to block another follow kick from the human. Naruto used Kokabiel's hands like a board and bounced off to create distance between them and threw the light spear back at its owner. It missed its target as the fallen angel took to the sky. Naruto placed two fingers on his wrist and two Kunai poofed out of them. He built up momentum and took a massive leap towards Kokabiel with the Kunai in a reverse grip.
Both man and angel clashed in the air with light spears and Kunai before they started blurring around and sparks went off everywhere they went.
Issei always knew Naruto was in a different league entirely even though he hadn't seen a fraction of what the Shinobi could do. Ddraig, a heavenly dragon, was wary of him and Issei wasn't that dumb... OK, he's dumb but his guy almost killed him effortlessly. So he was a bit afraid of the Uzumaki.
Rias on the other hand wasn't as freaked out as the rest were. She hadn't seen enough of his power to gauge him but she was slightly impressed.
"Rias, are you okay?" A voice snapped them out of their trance.
"Souna, can you guys erect another barrier," she pleaded, and, in response, different magic circles surrounded them and created another red barrier.
"Who's that?" she asked, referring to the blur fighting Kokabiel.
They all watched as both blurs created little tremors as they landed on the school ground in a deadlock.
"Not bad, for a human," Kokabiel complimented Naruto's skills while making sure to insult them as well with a remark on his species.
"You haven't seen anything yet, Crow," Naruto said as he performed a successful spinning heel kick. What he didn't expect were the several light spears that rained on him. He flexibly dodged and slapped away the spears until he grabbed one and parried the rest away.
He clicked his tongue and took a lax stance and pointed his open wide fingers at Kokabiel. Sand started swelling around Naruto as Shukaku's curse mark appeared on his arms. The sands stilled and charged at the fallen Angel in the sky like a snake would its prey.
Kokabiel maneuvered over the tendrils of sand and cut the ones that came too close. Naruto willed the sands to a stop as they retreated to his back and Kokabiel, who was still in the air, decided to give a bad guy monologue of sorts.
"Hmm, high speed, excellent hand-to-hand combat, and control over sand. Is that all you've got?" he tried to taunt.
Naruto gazed at Kokabiel in the eye with a bored expression still on his face before he directed his gaze behind the hovering enemy.
A clone of Naruto on a floating sand platform delivered a palm thrust to Kokabiel's back and another clone, created by the first one, kicked him in the jaw with tremendous force. Four clones poofed out and they all continued the assault rapidly when they got to the desired height, all four clones propelled him downwards as he hit the floor hard and created a mini-crater.
Issei pumped his chest and cheered loudly as Kokabiel was being beaten by the clones. Rias and co were having a hard time dealing with the fact that four Narutos just poofed into existence.
Rias tried to think of a logical explanation for what she just saw and couldn't find one. Naruto Uzumaki just created solid clones of himself.
Souna and Rias's devil minds started analyzing the usefulness of the unique ability their eccentric teacher possessed while Akeno was still stupefied at the battle going on.
"Whoa? Is that Naruto-sensei?" Saji couldn't believe what he was witnessing.
Kokabiel didn't even have enough time to think before a huge wave of sand flooded him. Naruto slowly raised his hands and the sand followed his gestures until it was in the air swirling around chaotically, then, Naruto channeled wind chakra into the technique he was about to use which made it more deadly as wind blades slashed at anyone trapped inside the sand. He balled up his fist tightly and the sands contracted tightly into a ball then he spread out his fingers, with his palms facing the floor and the ball contracted further.
The muffled screams of Kokabiel reached everyone's ears as Naruto sent the ball down to the ground and the sand scattered upon impact sending wind blades and sand around with a huge shockwave.
"Futon: Sabaku Soso," he finished by calling out the name of the technique as the winds ruffled his hair. Naruto created this technique in honor of his friend, Gaara. He created this using the same principle Rasengan was made of.
"Did he get him?" Issei asked.
Souna narrowed her eyes on Naruto. He was too bored for a fight like this. Was he that strong or was it arrogance and underestimation on his side?
"No, it would take more than that to defeat him," Rias replied.
Kokabiel stood up, wobbly with blood dripping from different slash wounds and his wings were twisted in ways they were not meant to be. His face contorted with extreme rage as he flexed all his wings and many popping sounds went off as the bones rearranged themselves.
He screamed to the sky as a massive amount of holy energy, which sent the devils to their knees, seeped out of his body, and, with it, he created a huge bow and a light spear covered in runes.
"I had fun fighting you, Human. Now it is time to destroy you and all those devils once and for all," he said as he aimed at Naruto and the devils behind him.
The devils, even Rias and Souna, hadn't ever seen a humongous spear of light like that and they were quite frightened of it.
"Naru—" Kiba started before Naruto turned his head to the side and spoke.
"Don't worry, I've got this," he said as Kokabiel drew the bow to its limit and released the Spear of Doom.
The air itself split apart for the fearsome technique as it continued its descent towards its target. The spear was a few inches away from Naruto before both he and the spear disappeared all of a sudden. A huge explosion of light went off in the stratosphere, an explosion Kokabiel recognized. He had felt too many times to forget about it.
"He sent my attack above? How?"
(Scene change: Unknown location)
Azazel was in his office, being his eccentric self while minding his own business. He was examining an interesting robot he created while Vali was being his smug self with his hands folded on his chest while he leaned on a wall. He was looking forward to meeting the Red Dragon Emperor, his eternal rival, and how glorious their battle would be.
"Bring him back alive and don't engage the Red dragon," Azazel ordered.
Both of them suddenly snapped their heads upward as they felt a huge light energy-based explosion in the air. Azazel leveled his eyes with Vali and they both unfurled their wings and took off towards Kuoh.
(Back in Kuoh Academy)
"The spear!" Xenovia started.
"It disappeared!" Asia ended.
"Where did it go?" Issei voiced their thoughts.
Souna adjusted her glasses as she wondered where the light spear went off.
Kokabiel was still trying to grasp how his spear disappeared all of a sudden before he sensed it above. If the barrier wasn't there, they would have all seen a light explosion up above the clouds. Then the fallen angel felt a cold chill down his spine when he realized he had made a huge mistake; he had lost sight of his opponent. As he turned his head around searching for Naruto, his entire body screamed at him to run and never look back but his big ego wouldn't allow that.
"Come out, human! Face me like the man you are," he challenged with increasing paranoia. Silence filled the air as everyone held their breath waiting for the climax of the battle.
"Where are you?!"
"You're too noisy," the voice of Naruto rang from above him. Kokabiel tilted his neck upwards and, verily, Naruto was there with a ball of blue energy and other small balls surrounding it. It looked like a miniature solar system but, instead of huge planets with different colors, this one was small and blue
Kokabiel watched helplessly as the balls neared his face and when they did, he felt unholy pain as the balls drilled into his face and exploded with extreme force and he was sent to the ground at a lightning-fast speed.
Naruto landed with a soft thud and scanned Kokabiel's body. The Wakusei Rasengan did more damage than he had expected. The guy's face was destroyed beyond repair and, honestly, he didn't give a damn.
"Plastic surgery could correct that... right?" he asked himself.
"Sensei!" He shifted his gaze from the downed Kokabiel and quickly braced himself for impact as Issei slammed into him with anime tears streaming down his face.
"Oh, sensei, I thought we were toast. Thank you so much!" the Red Dragon Emperor wailed like a new baby.
"He took a fallen angel out?" Xenovia, who was using Durandal as support, questioned.
"Without a scratch." Sona noticed there was no scratch on him. He didn't even look winded at all.
"That's Sensei for you." Kiba didn't know a lot about Naruto but he knew the blonde teacher was worthy of his respect. Asia beamed and clasped her hands together, happy that this was over, and the Sitri released the barrier.
"Hm, what a man." A huge blush stained Akeno's cheeks.
Rias just kept on staring at Naruto who was struggling with Issei and letting loose a string of curses at him.
"Get off me, you shitty brat!" he raged under Issei.
"That's enough, Issei," Rias ordered her pawn as she neared them.
"Thank you for coming to our rescue," she bowed.
"Um, I have a question." He pointed at Rias and Akeno. "Why do they jiggle every time you walk?" he questioned them like it was a normal thing to ask.
Rias covered her exposed titties with a blush while Akeno giggled.
"I-I can't believe it."
"Sensei," Asia gasped and covered her mouth.
"Sensei's a pervert!" Issei whooped loudly which made Naruto chop him on the head.
"Who are you calling a pervert? I'm just curious," he defended himself.
"Hentai!" Rias pointed a finger at Naruto.
"You're not going to answer? Too bad, I'll ask another person then," he told her as he turned his back to them and lowered his center of mass, and hightail out of there, leaving a gust of wind.
"So, are we just going to ignore the fact that he just controlled sand and created that ball thingy?" Saji's words attracted different kinds of stares from the remaining devils.
"What?" he shrugged.
"He's here, partner. The White One," Ddraig warned.
"Looks like I was late to the party," Vali said in his balance breaker as he landed and took a glance at Kokabiel's body.
"Who would have thought you weaklings could bring down a cadre-level fallen angel," he said with his attention on Issei.
"Hey! Who are you calling weaklings," he protested.
"The victory isn't ours. It belongs to our teacher," Rias said. "White Dragon Emperor, what are you doing in my territory?"
"I'm here on official business, Gremory. I am here on the Governor of the fallen angels' orders," Vali said. "Become strong, Red One, I'm looking forward to the day we battle." He took off to the sky.
Azazel, who was perched on a rooftop nearby, recorded all this and he was troubled. A teacher of Kuoh that outclassed Kokabiel was worthy of his attention but now, he had pressing matters on hand.
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Naruto walked at a leisure pace, admiring the glowing moon as he reflected on the decision he made today.
Was it true? What he said to Kokabiel, would he protect his students even though they were devils? His mind's eye could see a certain scarecrow eye-smiling at him in foggy weather, telling him he would always protect his little students.
Back then, they were just a bunch of talentless Genin-level ninjas, he wouldn't admit that he was the only one who had the least talent back then. Though Kakashi was a lousy teacher, he was a great Shinobi and friend. He would be happy to see him now as a teacher protecting his students and that was enough for him.
"Right, Kakashi-sensei?" He closed his eyes and smiled till he reached his front door and his smile disappeared instantly. The doorknob was unlocked and he was hundred percent sure he had locked it.
Magic couldn't get past his defensive seal, the only thing that could work was brute force or explosives, and there wasn't a dent or burn on the door. He gently twisted the knob and summoned four shurikens, which were placed in-between his fingers. The scent of ramen hit his nose as he opened the door to peer inside.
"Who the...?"
"Come on in, Naruto-chan," a female voice from the kitchen cut Naruto abruptly.
"I thought you said you were an only child," another female voice, this one familiar, said.
"Kuroka,"
He swung the door open and walked in heading straight for the kitchen. A woman with long silky beige gray hair was mixing something on his counter with her back turned to him and Kuroka was on one of the chairs sitting in a lax manner.
"What are..."
"Take a seat," again the stranger cut him off.
"Why didn't you tell me you have an older sister?" Kuroka questioned.
Naruto squinted at the stranger, there was something off about her; her presence itself screamed beauty and power but it all felt suppressed. He tried to enter Sage Mode to get a feel of what she was but when potent Nature energy flooded his system, his eyes widened to epic proportions when he finally recognized who it was.
Kuroka sat upright when she saw the changes in Naruto's eyes and kept her guard up. His eyes change when he draws Nature's energy. Whoever this person was, she might be dangerous. With her analysis done, she appeared beside Naruto and created a magic circle.
"I made your favorite," she said as she turned around.
"G-Gaia! What are you doing here!?" he exclaimed.
"Hora, Don't you like me anymore?" She asked with feigned sadness
"That's not the case, I'm just surprised to see you. In the flesh," he replied as he tried to placate her.
"It's good to meet you too. In the flesh," she eye-smiled.
Kuroka watched them both with a raised eyebrow.
"What's going on here?"
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After she was finished with her business, she summoned a magic circle which brought her to Naruto's front door.
Expecting to see the blonde man, she found his door wide open with no sign of Naruto. At first, she was sad, she looked forward to annoying him to no end but in her wallow, a noise coming from his room caught her attention. Like a curious cat, she entered the room thinking maybe it was a burglar but found something worse, A naked woman searching for one of Naruto's shirts from his wardrobe. Thinking the worst, The black-haired beauty almost blew a gasket before the woman assured her it wasn't what she thought it was. She, the woman, explained who she was and Kuroka was skeptical at first but she later calmed down. She decided to stay until Naruto came home to verify who she was and now, she had no doubts anymore.
"How did you get here?" Naruto asked as he sat on one of the chairs.
"I'll tell you about that later but first.." She dropped a steaming bowl of ramen and chopsticks on the table.
"And you too, Kuroka." She dropped another.
Naruto inhaled the aroma and gave a nod of satisfaction. He split his chopsticks apart and stirred the broth
"I didn't know you had a girlfriend." The Shinobi choked on his spit and beat his chest.
"Girlfriend? More like a Menace," he stated and swallowed a mouthful of ramen.
"You blonde bastard!" Naruto ignored her jab and kept on slurping ramen.
"That wasn't nice, Naruto-chan," Kuroka agreed with Gaia by gritting her teeth.
"Would it kill you to say 'how have you been' or 'I missed you', hm?" Kuroka asked with rising exasperation.
"Miss you? Did hell freeze over?" he asked her.
"Naruto! That's.."
"Is it that time of the month?"
"What time?"
"That time when you guys have mood swings and..." He did a circular motion with chopsticks in the air.
"You're going to die today." The Nekoshou didn't have a clue about what he meant but when she finally grasped what he meant, she was furious.
Kuroka pointed her hands at Naruto and a purple magic circle hovered over her palms. Naruto beat her to it though.
"Ninpo: Genjutsu!" Kuroka slumped back to the chair, unconscious. Gaia shrugged her shoulders and started a conversation with Naruto.
"I've always wanted to do this."
"Do what?"
"Help you somehow."
"You've helped me plenty." His lips curved up a bit.
"How did you get out?" he asked the burning question.
"I'm still not fully out, this is just the lowest form I could take without letting my grandchildren know about my escape."
"Oh."
"What did you do to her?"
"I put her under an illusion," he explained while staring at Kuroka who was out cold on the Floor, and released a tiny burst of chakra. The black-haired beauty released a groan as the effect of the Jutsu wore off. She yawned like a cat and sat back in her seat.
"Are you gonna eat that?" he pointed at her ramen.
"Yes!"
"Here's another bowl for you, Naruto-chan." Naruto eagerly accepted the bowl and blew raspberries at her.
Naruto kept on making fun of Kuroka with Gaia observing and throwing her two cents from time to time. For the first, the house was bubbling with noise as a Nekoshou turned devil and a Goddess and a displaced ninja conversed into the night and Naruto liked it if the smirk on his face as he teased Kuroka was something to go by. The Uzumaki Mansion would never remain the same and Naruto loved it like that.
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(Flashback)
"How do I do this?" Naruto asked himself.
It's been a month since Naruto landed in this strange world and he was about to make a huge leap that could affect himself and the strange world he was currently in.
The blondie was in front of a barrier with both eyes scanning the blockade furiously.
He had finally found Kyoto with the help of Gaia although it took him a while and a lot of effort. He walked forward as he mentally analyzed the situation he was in.
First, he could make his way into Kyoto, a strange land filled with strange beings, using brute force and attract attention to himself and attracting the risk of capture and potential execution or
Two, he could sneak in like the Shinobi he was and carry out reconnaissance operations.
The thirteen-year-old Naruto would have favored option one but Option two was the best strategy for the current Naruto stranded in DxD. With his mind made up, he walked forward and placed a hand on the barrier. It was white and its opacity was top-notch. The Shinobi activated the Rinnegan and traced the barrier upwards with it and noticed it was curving inwards like a dome. He walked forward and placed both hands on the barrier as two black rods came out of his hands and lodged themselves into the barrier. He kept on stabbing black rods on the barrier until he mapped out a square shape big enough for him to fit in.
Satisfied, he did a one-handed tiger seal. The black rods lit an eerie purple as a black kanji for release appeared in his hand. He placed said hand on the barrier and a Jutsu Shiki ran across the surface of the blockade. Naruto slapped his other hand on the barrier and watched as it rippled like an elastic skin. A smile graced his features as his left hand passed through the barrier. He could feel the wind on the other side and forced his whole body in.
The Shinobi expected some ground on the other side but what his feet made contact with was nothing. He was falling at a fast rate and the forest became larger as he dreaded the distance between them. Being a Ninja, he landed on a tree branch safely and perched on it.
He scanned the entire area for threats and heard a twig snap behind him. Alarmed, he spun around and started a chain of hand seals until his gaze landed on a squirrel. He let out a sigh of relief and turned his attention back to the guards. Getting past them was child's play for the Uzumaki as he skillfully maneuvered his way through the trees above. He jumped over the gate and sped through the woods until indistinct chatters reached his ears.
The air of Kyoto itself was amazing as he could feel strong chakra around him and he couldn't wait to explore more. He burst out of the thick vegetation and an entire city of different beings greeted his sight. He was so overjoyed he whooped and jumped up, He was one step closer to awakening Kurama and the others and finding a way back home. He had his mouth open as he stared at the different types of Youkai around him and their unique building structure. He quickly sidestepped when a group of Armored Youkai—no, not armored youkai, they were soldiers—marched around and one of them barked orders at the rest. He couldn't hear them clearly but his advanced hearing could pick some words.
Words like "Missing", Arrest", and "Suspicious". Naruto was the only one wearing a black cloak there. "I knew I should have gone for orange!" he cursed his attire as he covered his head with the hood and disappeared.
"Man! I'm hungry!" he said as he lagged heavily with a hand on his stomach. Running from those guys was a pain and, now, his stomach demanded food. His eyes turned to stars and his mouth watered as he ran towards a ramen shop in the distance.
"Ojii-san! Four bowls of Ramen!" he ordered with glee.
"Coming right up," the youkai answered from the kitchen. Naruto was jumping around on a stool waiting for ramen and scanning the area when his eyes landed on a little girl sitting beside him staring at the cold ramen in front of her. His negative emotion-sensing ability could pick sorrow, regret, and self-loathing around her.
"Here's your order, stranger-san."
He took the chopstick hastily and as he was about to wolf down his food, he remembered he didn't have money. He dropped the chopstick and visibly deflated. He thought maybe the little girl had money unlike him.
"Excuse me?" he said, trying to gain her attention.
"Hello." He tried again. He poked her shoulder with a finger and this time, she turned her head towards him and he could see her golden orbs, she had blonde hair and fox-like ears.
"Um, can you lend me money?" Naruto rubbed the back of his head "I'm broke right now but I promise I'd do anything to pay you back," he finished with an eye smile.
Kunou dropped Youkai currency on the table and paid for hers and Naruto's food. The ninja thanked the logs as he ate his favorite food and Kunou found the sight both fascinating and repulsive.
"Ah, that hit the spot." He slouched and took a deep breath in. The scent of forest and fox hit his nose which made him remember why he was here.
"What's your name?" He tried to start a conversation.
"Kunou. What's yours?"
"Naruto."
"Naruto? Like ramen topping?"
"It's Maelstrom!"
"Oh, I'm sorry."
"Don't apologize. You did nothing wrong."
"So, why are you here? What about your parents?" He turned to face her. Her mood dampened a bit when Naruto asked about her parents. She never knew her father and her mother was...
"I don't have a father and my mother..."
"Kunou-chan." A hot, busty, blonde woman, who looked like Little Kunou entered the shop and Naruto was starstruck. Not because of her beauty or bust but the resemblance they had.
"Whoa, you guys look alike," he said, gaining the attention of Kunou's mother.
"Oh my, I see you have made a friend," she said with an eye smile.
"Haha-ue, he's just a Stranger!" Kunou exclaimed.
"Hello, I'm Kunou's Mom, Yasaka," she introduced herself.
"Hey, I'm Uzumaki Naruto. Nice to meet you."
"Yasaka-sama!" A tengu-like youkai came barging into the shop breathing heavily.
Yasaka turned around and waited till the tengu youkai composed himself. She then excused herself as she and the tengu-like youkai created distance between her child and the blonde stranger. The Youkai told her about a breach in their defense system. An intruder was in Kyoto.
"Impossible!" she yelled incredulously. The alarms would have alerted them of intruders so, how did they not know of it? The Tengu Youkai, as if knowing the question she had in mind, told her that a squirrel on patrol told the Guards about the breach.
"What do we know about this Intruder?" Yasaka asked impatiently. She values the safety of her people the most and a person skilled enough to enter Kyoto without raising any alarms was detrimental to the Youkai.
"Not much, all we know is that he was wearing a black robe and he had a hood on," the tengu-like Youkai, Ryujin answered.
Yasaka turned her head and her gaze fell on Naruto who was conversing with her daughter who was listening with rapt attention. She had this gut feeling that Naruto could be the one but if he was, he wouldn't have made contact with her, she was, after all, as strong as an ultimate-class devil and not to mention she had home advantage. Trying to get close to her would be stupid and suicidal. For now, she would keep an eye on him. Maybe her gut feeling was just wrong or maybe it was the haze she had been in ever since she entered the noodle shop.
"Keep this under wraps and comb the surrounding areas around where he was located last. He couldn't have gone far."
"Yasaka-sama, do you think it's Genryu?" Ryujin asked. Genryu, a general monkey youkai in her army, hated her with a burning passion. The Youkai was a warmonger as he always proposed they attack the Northern Faction forcefully and kill Nuraitenhon. He had always hated the fact that a woman was ruling Kyoto and Yasaka wouldn't put this stunt below him. For now, she would wait and investigate before making her next move.
"Keep an eye on him," she ordered and Ryujin left to carry out his orders. Now, it was time to ascertain Naruto Uzumaki.
"So, Naruto Uzumaki, what youkai are you?" She threw a question at Naruto as she took a seat beside her daughter.
Caught off guard, Naruto didn't know what to say. He pondered until Yasaka's golden orbs made contact with his blue ones.
"What do you mean?" He replied.,
"Every Youkai has a characteristic or two to show what type they belong to," she said as she increased her glare's intensity.
Naruto thought hard as he looked around the shop. Everyone had a unique look to them that made them look mystic. Some had tails, elongated ears, etc. But what did he have to make him look like one of them?.
"Um, I'm a whisker Youkai," he said pointing at his whiskers.
Everyone squinted their eyes at him except Kunou who had a look of fascination all over her face.
"What's a whisker Youkai, Haha-ue," the only child in the shop asked.
Naruto saw they weren't buying his lies and took to plan B. He did a sealess Henge and with a poof of smoke from his butt emerged Nine orange fox tails and two long fox ears. Yasaka, Kunou, and other Youkai in the shop gasped out in pure astonishment. A male fox Youkai, a Kyuubi, was once among them once again. The Shinobi didn't know he just created massive trouble for himself, a trouble even his vast powers couldn't handle.
"Haha-ue..." Kunou, staring at her mother with wide eyes pointed at the seated Shinobi.
"Where have you been all this while, Kyuubi." Yasaka snarled.
Naruto flinched back a bit thinking he had caused trouble.
"I won't accept you! I will never accept you as my mate!" The only mother roared furiously. Naruto got up from his chair and raised both hands in surrender.
"Whoa, slow down, I've been..."
The implication of Yasaka's words hit him like a bullet train as his mouth went wide open and his pupils dilated
"What do you mean Mate!?" he yelled back.
Different people started whispering as they gathered to witness the commotion going on in the shop. The news traveled at insane speed around the town of a Male Kyuubi.
"Doesn't he know?"
"Is he perhaps an outsider?"
An outsider is a Youkai born outside Kyoto and subsequently, they do not know about their rules and tradition.
"What sort of trickery is this!"
"Don't point at me, woman!"
"I'll never marry you, fiend."
"You take that back."
"Shut up!"
"Grr..."
Everyone watched as Naruto and Yasaka argued back and forth until the sound of marching soldiers reached their ears.
"Yasaka, what is this I hear about a male Kyuubi in Kyoto?" Genryu walked inside the shop and he immediately spotted the male Kyuubi everyone was talking about. Said female Kyuubi sent a glare at Genryu and immediately he knew what that glare meant.
"I will never marry a young, Inexperienced Kyuubi like him." She pointed at Naruto, whose ears were twitching badly. "I won't have a weakling be my mate."
"Who's she calling weak?" Naruto folded his arms and pouted. Kunou, who had been silent, laughed out loud when she saw Naruto pout.
"Yasaka-sama, it's a tradition passed from eons and we will uphold and enforce it." A group of super old Youkai came in and reminded Yasaka about their tradition.
The only mother gritted her teeth not liking the situation she was in. She was fine being a single parent and having a mate would send ripples she couldn't control around. The presence of a new Kyuubi would affect Kunou the most as she would be treated like an outcast as this was territorial behavior exhibited by all male Kyuubis. Her precious daughter's life and overall wellness was threatened by this strange whiskered Kyuubi.
"Excuse me, don't I have a say in this?" Naruto voiced out. "I'd rather not have another Nadeshiko incident," he added as an afterthought.
"You don't, Kyuubi," Genryu replied.
"I have a name!" He was uncomfortable with people calling his partner's name.
"The unification ceremony will take place in a week. Get to know each other before then," the elders told them both.
"Unification! Is anybody not seeing the point here? I'm nobody's fucking mate!" He cursed out in frustration which earned him a slap from Yasaka. Naruto, boiling with fury, turned around and prepared to let loose a string of curses before he calmed down when he saw his assailant's hands covering Kunou's ears.
"You vulgar trash," she sneered.
Naruto's bangs covered his eyes.
"Hey, I don't want any part of this as much as you do but this hostility you're throwing at me is too much, no?" The Yasaka he just met for the first time was a far cry from the one he was staring at.
"As a request from a mother, I'm begging you to leave this place."
"I'm sorry but I can't. I have my priorities too."
"Priorities?" Yasaka pondered what he meant by priorities.
Naruto made his way out of the shop with his head down. All he wanted was a bowl or ten to fill his stomach and continue his journey but life was shitty sometimes.
"Yasaka-chan, looks like you've bagged a hot one for yourself." A blonde Nekomata who was a childhood friend of Yasaka joined the party which made Naruto sigh.
"Aha, what are you doing here?"
"I heard about your new mate and I rushed here to see for myself."
"He's not my mate."
"Oh, Yasaka, always the righteous one? If you want him gone so badly why don't you challenge him to a fight and kill him."
The whole shop went silent. Even Naruto.
"By mistake," she added.
"What an abominable woman! No way, I don't want another Shizuka!" Her name reminded him of home.
"Look here, I don't want to fight anyone. I just want to explore and get the hell out of here as soon as possible."
"Kyuubi-sama, please stay with us for a week, It'll work itself out. The connection between a male and female Kyuubi is stronger than you think," an elder proposed.
"My name is Naruto!"
"Stay with us, Naruto-sama!" everyone shouted.
"We need a male Kyuubi!" someone added in the background.
Genryu observed silently and so did Kunou. Kunou had different thoughts about the situation. Yasaka wanted Naruto gone and Naruto wanted...
(Flashback end)
"Are you ready?" Naruto asked Gaia as he stretched his fist at her. They were both sitting Indian-style in Naruto's bed as she gave a positive nod and bumped her fist with his.
They both blacked out and woke up in Naruto's mind.
"Welcome to my mindscape," he said as he grabbed her hand and pulled her up.
"This is your mind? It looks gloomy," she stated.
"Ouch." Naruto felt his self-esteem decrease and held his heart in fake hurt.
"No offense."
"None taken."
"I've lived inside a sewer for Eighteen years." Kurama's voice reached their ears as he and his brethren rose from the waters.
Gaia was astonished to see enormous nine different monsters circling them. Some of them had the likeness of an animal while others had the combination of other animals. They all had a huge amount of power that she could sense from them. Some were near Dragon Kings in level and others were near Heavenly Dragons in strength.
"Meet the Bijū. The relics of my homeworld."
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