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Thought: Kyuubi
Speaking: Kyuubi
Radio/Phone Etc: Kyuubi
Jutsu/Deity: Kyuubi
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As Naruto continued his trek around the school grounds it wasn't long before he came upon a P.E class in the yard doing stretches with some familiar faces in it. He watched as Rias and Akeno, both wearing the schools skimpy gym uniforms, were doing their warm-ups.
They were the only ones really focusing on them, since the rest of the class had their attention on the two girls. "What's the point of those uniforms? It's like they were designed by perverts." Thought the blond to himself.
He was about to just walk off, but he had caught the attention of the two girls. Akeno, seeing him leaving, decided to try and talk to him. She didn't like the way he treated Rias, nor how he thought that she was a bad person.
With that she got up and quickly ran to try and catch the blond. This action caught the attention of the entire class since it wasn't everyday you see one of the Two Great Ladies of Kuoh chasing after some guy.
"Hey, who's that?"
"Is he new here?"
"Why is she talking to him?"
"He's pretty hot. Those two look great together."
These were just some of the statements that Rias was overhearing from her classmates. She would've went and followed Akeno, but based on their last meeting she didn't want to aggravate Naruto any more than she already had.
"What does Ms. Himejima think she's doing walking out of class like that?" Asked their teacher, a woman by the name of Ms. Kimiko.
"She's just catching up with an old friend that she hasn't seen in a while, she'll be back soon." Was Rias response. She was lying, of course, but she wanted to give her [Queen] a chance to try and smooth things out with the blond.
"Fine, but she better hurry up so she doesn't lose any grades." Replied Ms. Kimiko. If Akeno wasn't one of the best students in the school then she wouldn't have been so lenient. Being one of the teacher's favorites had its perks.
Rias gave the woman a grateful smile. She just hoped that Akeno could get Naruto to see that she wasn't the bad guy in this situation. "Good luck, Akeno." Thought the redhead to herself. She knew that if there was anyone who would be able to show she was a good person, it would be Akeno.
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Back with Akeno she had quickly caught up to the blond, who didn't even acknowledge her presence, which caused her to pout cutely. She never really had a problem catching someone's attention, so to be blatantly ignored annoyed her a little.
"Are you just going to pretend that I don't exist?" Asked the young girl with a frown on her face.
"I have no interest in what your master sent you to say." Replied Naruto, which caused the frown on Akeno's face to deepen.
"I wasn't sent by the President, I'm here on my own behalf." Spoke Akeno, which finally got Naruto to look at her. She was glad that she was making some progress with him, since he really didn't seem to like them, or at least not like Rias.
"What is it exactly that you want then?" Asked Naruto who was still walking.
"I only wish for the same chance you gave to Ms. Sona and her Peerage. A chance to talk and show you that the President isn't as bad as you might think. Just give me one chance, then you can make up your mind." He could hear the pleading tone in her voice.
He really didn't want to risk it, but he could tell that Akeno wasn't lying to him. "Is that really what you believe, or what you've been forced to believe?" Asked the blond. This caused Akeno to become angry.
"Look! I don't care what you say about me, but I won't allow you to talk bad about the President when you don't even want to get to see the real her." Spoke Akeno with some venom in her voice.
As she was talking she had walked up to Naruto and began poking him in the chest with some lightning sparking off of her hands. Realizing what she was doing she quickly backed up with a shocked look on her face.
She had thought that she might've just made things worse, but she was a little confused when she saw the smile on Naruto's face. "So you're willing to risk angering me just to make your point. I guess you really do believe in Rias, so I'll give you, and only you, one chance to prove me wrong.".
Akeno smiled happily and quickly hugged the blond, which caused him to tense. "Thank you so much. Don't worry, I'll be sure to show you how much of a wonderful person the President is so you'll change your mind."
Naruto just continued to stand there with a nervous look on his face. He didn't really know what to do in this situation, and he could also feel the eyes of several students on them.
Thankfully Akeno finally let him go, but noticed his nervous expression. "Oh my. Did I embarrass the big, strong man? Don't worry I like that expression on your face." Spoke Akeno in a sultry tone reverting back a bit to her normal personality.
Before Naruto could respond he was interrupted by his partner. "Hey, Naruto, I just sensed a large amount of negative emotions appear on the edge of town." Spoke Kurama.
Hearing this Naruto looked away from Akeno and closed his eyes, instantly entering Sage Mode. It took him only a few seconds to find the source of the emotions since they all had weird energies, though four of them matched the energy in the girl before him.
Akeno, seeing the serious expression on Naruto's face all of a sudden, thought that she might've went too far and caused problems between them. That thought was erased as Naruto, now out of Sage Mode, looked at her with a curious expression.
"What exactly are you?" He asked, gaining a confused look from her.
"What do you mean? You already know I'm a devil." Replied Akeno who was truly confused by the weird question. She knew that Naruto had been spying on them for the last three months, and that he knew she was a devil, so what was with the question.
"I mean besides a devil. I can sense another energy in you, one that no one else in either devil group has." Said Naruto. This time it was Akeno who tensed. There was no way he could be talking about that, right.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Stated Akeno, though the tension in her voice could be heard a mile away. She just really hoped that he would drop the subject so she wouldn't have to remember that part of her.
She tried to give him a smile to help him believe that she didn't know what he meant, but it was so forced that you could literally see her face twitching from where she was forcing herself to keep the smile on her face.
She could tell by his own expression he wasn't buying it. "I can tell that you don't like this topic, but this information might be important." Naruto could feel her hate start to rise ever since he had brought up her strange energy, but it wasn't aimed at him.
For whatever reason her hate was aimed at herself, letting him know that she hated whatever that part of her was, but he needed to know. With the amount of negative emotions he had felt from that group he knew they were trouble.
It wouldn't be smart to approach potential hostiles with no information on who or what they were, but since there was someone who was just like them before him, he would use her to get whatever answers he could.
"I get the feeling that you don't like that part of you for some reason, but I need to know what that part of you is." Spoke Naruto, hoping that she would give him something.
"Why the hell does it even matter to you anyway?" Growled Akeno. Naruto contemplated if he should tell her or not. Seeing that if she knew why she might be willing to give him more info he decided to tell her.
"I just sensed four individuals with that same energy appear at the outskirts of town, so I'd like to know exactly what they are since they appear to be threats." Said Naruto. This caused Akeno to widen her eyes in shock, which quickly turned to anger.
"Are you sure they have energy similar to what you sense from me?" She asked. She really hoped he was making a mistake, but she doubted it. She had a sinking suspicion that his sensing capabilities were extraordinary, how else would he be able to identify every supernatural being in town if it wasn't.
"I'm pretty sure. I also can tell that they're not here for anything good, though I don't really know what their goal is." With this statement Akeno began biting her lip nervously.
"I've got to inform the President about this. Will you be willing to come with me so you can give us the location of these new threats?" She hoped he would come, but she knew she couldn't force him.
"You know if you want my help, then I want some honesty. What are they, and why would they be here?" Asked Naruto. Akeno didn't want to answer that first question. While she did want his trust, she didn't want people to know what she was.
Then she actually thought about it. Even if she didn't tell him he would figure it out eventually. Either from Sona and her Peerage, or just by going and investigating himself, which she knew from experience he was pretty good at.
With a sigh she decided to take the plunge. "They are fallen angels, one of the natural enemies of devils. I'm also a half fallen by birth though, as you've noticed, I don't like that part of me or any fallen for that matter."
Naruto nodded at her explanation. He wouldn't force her to tell him why she hated the fallen so much since neither of them really trusted each other, but he was at least grateful for the knowledge he had just gained.
"So that's how a fallen angel feels to my senses. I was truly curious about your energy from I first saw you since I had never met a fallen." Akeno was glad that he wasn't pushing her for more details, but there was still something she had to do.
"So, will you accompany me to talk with the President?" She asked. Naruto just shook his head negatively.
"No! You go and inform her of what's going on, I'll go and see what our fallen guest are up to. Can you also tell Sona that something came up if I'm not back by the time school is out." Akeno wanted to try and dissuade him, but she knew that there was nothing she could do.
"Alright, but be careful. We still have to have a conversation, and I can't do that if you're not around." She tried to give him a smile, but it was still forced. Naruto just looked at her and nodded.
She was doing a lot to try and get him on Rias' side, but he wouldn't be that easy to manipulate. He did want to get the full story though, so he would let her say her peace and make an informed decision then.
With that Naruto turned around and quickly ran toward the school gates to leave, though he made sure to keep his speed at normal human levels. As he made it to someplace where no one else was around he disappeared in a blur.
Seeing him leaving Akeno turned around and went back to class. Luckily their whole conversation had only taken a few minutes, so she hadn't really missed much. Seeing her returning Ms. Kimiko was the first to speak.
"How nice of you to join us, Ms. Himejima." She said while giving the girl a pointed look.
"I apologize for my rude departure, Ms. Kimiko, it won't happen again. I just really needed to talk to him while I had the chance" Replied Akeno with an apologetic tone in her voice and giving a slight bow to her teacher.
"Yes, well don't let it happen again. Luckily you didn't take long, so there isn't anything you missed."
"Of course, and thank you for understanding." Spoke Akeno putting as much gratitude as she could in her speech. She then looked towards Rias as everyone else began focusing back on class.
"So how did it go?" Asked Rias.
"I got him to agree to give me a chance to speak on your behalf, but we have a problem." This caused Rias to narrow her eyes as she thought that Naruto might've gotten more offended by something Akeno said or something.
"What's the matter?" She asked nervously. She really didn't want to get even deeper on the blonds bad side. "Did he get angry at something you said or something?" She really needed to find a way to fix the situation.
"No, we haven't had a chance to talk yet. The problem is that we have four fallen that just entered town and, according to Naruto, they're not here for anything good." Spoke Akeno with quite a bit of hatred in her voice, which Rias understood why.
This caused Rias to gain a contemplative look. "So where is Naruto?" She asked. She had seen him run off, but now she knew why.
"He went to check them out himself, and said to inform Ms. Sona about it in case he's not back by the time school's out." Rias thought about what she had just heard. She knew that Naruto had a good chance of figuring out what the fallen wanted, but should she allow him to.
This was her and Sona's territory after all, and they couldn't just allow anyone to go about doing as they pleased since any problem caused would be blamed on the two of them. Then she remembered that Naruto was pretty good at sneaking around.
"Fine! We'll let him do his snooping and hopefully find out the information from him when he returns." Spoke Rias. Even if he didn't want to talk to her she would still get the info from Sona when she found out since the territory was both of theirs.
"Are you sure that it's a wise choice. We wouldn't want him to do something that might cause problems later on." Stated Akeno, which was a good point.
"For now we have no real choice but to trust him and hope that things turn out okay, and if not then we'll handle said problems when they arise. Also get the word out to everyone, including Sona, that I wish to have a meeting on the situation after school." Spoke Rias.
Akeno nodded at her orders as she would have to wait until class was over to use her phone to contact everyone. She really hoped that this situation wouldn't end badly, though for who she didn't know.
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Naruto had easily tracked the four signatures he had sensed to the old abandoned church. He had been keeping track of how much people were in the building, which was a lot. He could sense at least fifty other presences had appeared in the church in the last sixty minutes, besides the four fallen.
This made him wonder even more what they could possibly be up to. This was an invasion force at least with the number of devils he knew of in the area, which wasn't good news for anyone.
He could also sense the barrier that they had put up, which he noticed dulled them from his senses a bit. The only reason he hadn't tried to get any closer was because he didn't know what all the barrier was capable of, and he wasn't trying to fight with over fifty combatants with unknown abilities.
So for now he would just observe and try and get more info from Sona once he returned to the school. Seeing as there wasn't anything else he could do at the moment he created a simple clone to continue observing.
He then blurred away once more, this time heading towards the school. He had arrived after the school bell had rung to signal the end of the day, so he had to walk through a few of the departing students that were giving him mixed looks.
He quickly began to make his way towards the Student Council room, but stopped when he sensed that Sona and her group were with Rias in the old building. He sighed as he changed his directions.
He would put up with Rias for now if he had to, but any sign of her trying anything and he'd leave. It wasn't long before he reached the old building and entered. He walked inside and headed towards Rias office where everyone was.
As he reached the door he knocked, not wanting to just barge in, and waited for a response. It was a few seconds before Kiba came and peeked out the door, with his eyes widening in surprise when he saw who it was.
He quickly stepped back and opened the door to allow the other blond entrance. As Naruto stepped inside he noticed that he was getting a few odd looks from everyone. "Welcome back to our clubroom, Naruto, though I didn't expect you to come here." Spoke Rias.
Naruto just shrugged before responding. "Since Sona and her Peerage were already here I figured it would've been a waste to go all the way back to the Student Council's office, so I just came here instead."
"Well welcome back. Did you manage to get any information on our intruders?" Asked Sona. She was glad that Naruto had come here, since she really did want him and Rias to mend things between them.
"I managed to get a basic number of people, but I didn't get to see them since they have a barrier up and have been teleporting directly into the old church." Both devil leaders nodded at this.
They now knew where the fallen were staying and a bit about their defenses. "How much potential enemies are we talking about here?" Asked Rias, curiously. Naruto just looked at her and for a second everyone thought he wasn't going to answer her.
Before Sona could ask him he spoke. "When I left there were fifty unknown combatants with weird energies that I don't know, not including the four fallen angels." This caused all of the devil's eyes to widen.
What the hell did the fallen need with that many people, and why did they come to a territory owned by devils. This whole situation was looking worse and worse as more time passed.
"Do you have any idea on what they might be here for?" Asked Rias again. Naruto just sighed as he thought about all of the info he knew so far.
"If you want my opinion, then I think that they've come here for an invasion. They are amassing a small army while trying to keep themselves hidden, and add in that none of them have any good intentions, then I'd prepare for an attack on either you all or the humans in town."
Both Rias and Sona frowned deeper at this. If anything happened in this territory then it fell on them. They couldn't allow the fallen to attack anyone, or it would look bad for the both of them.
Add in the fact that they were both heiresses and the younger sisters of two of the Four Great Satans, and it was clear to see a war breaking out according to what they or the fallen did.
They would have to play this smart. Not only to protect their respective Peerages, but also to avoid the chance of war breaking out. As Sona and Rias began discussing with each other what they should do, Naruto was once again approached by Akeno.
"Would you like some refreshment? I wouldn't mind making something for you for all the work you've done for us." She asked. Naruto was about to decline, but decided against it.
He hadn't eaten anything yet, and he was going to go and continue studying once he left the ORC clubroom and went back to Sona's office. "Sure, I could use some snacks." Said Naruto. This caused Akeno to give him a beaming smile.
"Wonderful! Just give me a few minutes and I'll have something prepared." Spoke the half fallen girl. With that she quickly exited the room and Naruto decided to take a seat to wait for Sona to finish up.
He took a seat next to Momo, who immediately began blushing a bit. "I'm almost finished translating a few of the spell books so that you'll be able to read them on your own." Said Momo.
Naruto looked at her and gave her one of his beaming smiles. "Thanks a lot, Momo. You're a real lifesaver. If there's something I can do to repay you then just let me know." Momo smiled at this and tried to think of what she could ask for. She quickly came to a decision.
"Would you tell me a bit about yourself sometime. All you've been doing is learning about us, but we don't know anything about you. I'd like to get to know you better." Naruto could tell that she wasn't lying. She actually wanted to know a bit about him.
"Okay. Pick a date and we'll have a private talk where I'll tell you a bit about me." Said Naruto. He would only give her some basic info, nothing on his abilities or anything like that. While he had just meant that the two of them would talk, Momo had decided to try and turn it into a date.
She didn't know why, but she just found the blond interesting. Add in the fact that he was quite good looking and powerful and it was no wonder she was slightly attracted to him, though she was sure it wasn't love.
So she would use this new opportunity to plan something so she could try and find out what kind of guy he was. She liked guys that were hard working, and she doubted he got that strong without working for it.
She had also seen how hard he was studying, even though it was only one session. There was one thing she needed to know for this. "Do you have a favorite food, or something you like to do?" She asked the blond.
This information would help with the date since she could make sure they had or did something he liked, which would hopefully make him more comfortable. All the devils could tell that Naruto didn't really trust them, after all.
"Well I like ramen, and something I like to do is training I guess." Momo was happy with this information. She would have to make sure ramen was present, since she really doubted Naruto would train with her around.
It was obvious he was keeping his abilities secret, once more showing his lack of trust in them. Momo didn't mind though. Trust was something that had to be earned, and with the horrible impression he had of devils she knew it would take time to earn his.
That's not to say that the devils trusted Naruto either, though. He was still a powerful unknown that had been gathering data on all of them without their knowledge, and could very well be here to cause harm to them.
This entire situation all came down to an old saying; keep your friends close, and your enemies closer, and that was what both sides were obviously doing. Both sides were just waiting to see if the other side was a friend, or an enemy.
Before anything else could be said Akeno reentered the room pushing a trolley, the same one she had used the last time he was here. As she entered she immediately began pouring tea and handing out snacks to everyone.
As she passed Naruto his share he looked at them curiously. "You didn't put anything in these, did you?" He wasn't dumb enough to just trust the people he was surrounded by. Akeno just gave him an amused look.
"Don't worry nothing was done to any of the refreshments. I'm trying to earn your trust, not your anger." Replied Akeno, smile still on her face. Naruto sensed no deceit and decided to just go for it.
He was actually quite surprised when he tasted the treats. They were actually quite good, and the tea was blended perfectly. "Wow, Akeno, if you keep cooking like this you'll make a great wife to someone someday." This caused a slight blush to appear on Akeno's cheeks.
"Oh my, are you offering?" Asked Akeno, teasingly. Naruto just shook his head in amusement as he already knew about Akeno's flirtatious and teasing attitude from observing her.
This also caused a bit of anger from Momo, though it did give her an idea to better improve their upcoming time together. She would have to go and do some studying for what she wanted.
With that everyone continued making some small talk as Rias and Sona continued planning and Saji gave Naruto and Kiba angry looks from time to time, Kiba because of who he was in school, and Naruto because of the attention he was getting.
"Naruto, can we ask you for a favor?" Asked Sona, who was finally finished speaking with Rias. Her statement had gotten everyone's attention on her.
"What type of favor?" Asked the blond. He wasn't just going to say yes without knowing what it was they wanted.
"Me and Rias wish for you to continue to observe the fallen and their comrades since you have shown great skill in doing so. We both will also owe you a favor of your choice, and are trusting you to use it respectfully and wisely." Spoke Sona.
They had discussed this deal at length, and had agreed to try it so that they could try and gain some more of the blonds trust. They also left the favor open for whatever he decided to see what he would try to do.
If he requested something that they didn't agree with then they just wouldn't do it, consequences be damned. This was also to get a better reading on his character.
"So let me get this straight. I spy on the fallen in town for the both of you, and I get a favor in return from you two. What's the catch?" Asked Naruto. He knew that this had to be some type of test or something.
"There is no catch. You're doing a favor for us, so it's only right that we do a favor for you." Spoke Rias. She was glad that she could actually have a decent conversation with the blond. Maybe she would be able to get him to like her.
Naruto thought about the offer for a second. It was a bit too good to be true, but he didn't really have anything to lose. He was watching the fallen anyway, which was why he had left a clone to observe them.
He might as well get something for all of his work, and he didn't know if or when he would need something from the devils in the future. "Sure, I accept." He said which caused the two girls to smile gratefully.
Naruto had better espionage skills than anyone in either Peerage, so to get his help was a huge win for them. "Thank you." Said Rias with a beatific smile aimed at the blond, which caused him to begin scratching the back of his head as he gave her a nod.
"Since this matter is now being handled I think that this meeting is over." Spoke Sona. With that everyone started saying their goodbyes. Sona quickly left followed by her Peerage.
As Naruto was about to leave Rias spoke once more. "Naruto, I just want you to know that you're welcome back here at any time. I also hope that I can show you that I'm really not as bad as you might think."
Naruto just looked at her for a few seconds before he also left, causing Rias to sigh. "Do you think that we'll be able to change his mind?" Asked Kiba.
"I don't know. We can only hope that Akeno is able to get through to him and show him that we're all just a part of a system that has been in place for centuries." Said Rias, tiredly.
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Sona, her Peerage and Naruto quickly exited the building and began heading back towards their office. "So are you going to continue your observations today, or are you coming to finish studying?" Asked Sona.
"Don't worry I've got eyes on our targets already, so I'll be returning with you to finish studying." This statement caught the attention of all the devils. It probably had to do with his still unknown abilities.
"That seems to be quite convenient for us. Are you perhaps using a familiar, or do you have others that you are working with?" Asked Sona casually while trying to get any info she could.
"None of the above." This was the only response she got from the blond as he continued to walk forward. This caused Sona to frown a bit before she smirked. She loved a great brain teaser.
She would just have to work a bit harder to get the knowledge she desired, without angering or offending her target of course. They continued to walk in silence from there. It wasn't long before they had finally reached their office.
As they entered everyone returned to their respective desks with Naruto once more taking the seat he had previously occupied. This time Sona didn't sit next to him as the two went over what they had already studied.
They would all spend the next two hours there, Naruto studying and everyone else finishing up their work for the council and school. Soon it was time for everyone to return to their respective homes.
"Naruto, here's the books I've translated so far." Spoke Momo as she handed him a few books. Naruto just smiled at her and thanked her once more, which also caused her to blush once more.
Then Tsubaki made a teleportation circle to send everyone home. "I would've liked for you to be able to be teleported home as well, but the circles only works for those who come under the owners family or Peerage." Spoke Sona.
This was new info for Naruto. That meant that only Sona, her family and her Peerage could use her teleportation circle. "Is it the same for every one?" He asked.
"Yes. You can make it specific for a family or group, which will stop anybody else from being able to use it." Naruto was glad at this since it meant only him would be able to use his own once he figured out how to make it.
"Thanks for the explanation. I guess I'll be seeing you all tomorrow. I'll also try and keep you informed with anything I might find out" Spoke Naruto as he got up and left the room, leaving only Sona and Tsubaki left inside.
"He really is an interesting character." Said Tsubaki.
"Yes, he is. Now it's only a matter of time before I find out just how interesting he really is." Replied Sona, getting a giggle from her [Queen]. With that the two girls disappeared like the rest of the council to their home.
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Over the next few days Naruto kept a close watch on the fallen using clones while he studied. He had noticed that they seemed to be observing a boy by the name of Issei, who also happened to be one of the perverts that Naruto had pranked, and it seemed that Rias was doing the same thing. He still had no idea what they wanted from the pervert, but today his luck pulled through as one of the fallen had left the church.
The clone had followed the young looking girl who wore a school uniform that Naruto recognized as one from another school in the area. It consisted of a dark red jacket with the letter P embroidered on it in gold, a white undershirt, a red bow and a green skirt with a thin white strip around the lower end of it.
He silently wondered to himself what she was up to, but he soon got his answer. He watched as she finally approached Issei and introduced herself as Yuuma Amano. He then watched as she asked Issei if he'd go out with her.
Issei, being the pervert Naruto knew he was, accepted her proposal immediately. He never even questioned how a girl from a completely different school that he had never interacted with knew about him, or why she wanted to date him.
He just took her bullshit story to heart and went with it, clearly thinking more with his lower head. Naruto just sighed as he overheard the two making plans to go out during the weekend.
He wasn't sure why the fallen was interested in Issei, but he had a suspicion. Issei was one of the few humans he could feel something in, though what it was he didn't know. He really had to wonder to himself how much weird things and beings were in this world.
With a sigh the clone created another clone and then had it disperse itself to transfer the knowledge back to the original. With that task done he went and continued following Yuuma.
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In the student council room the original Naruto looked up from the book he was studying. "I can now say for sure that the fallen are targeting Issei, though I'm not completely sure why." He said catching the attention of the other occupants in the room.
He then went on to explain to everyone what he had seen and heard from the meeting. He watched as Sona went over what he had just told her, probably coming up with a plan on what to do and how to use the situation to her advantage.
"I see. So that means Rias might be right about her suspicion of him. Now all that's left is to see what she'll do about everything." Spoke Sona. Issei was Rias' interest, so she would let her handle the situation.
Naruto just nodded as he went back to studying, though he did wonder what Rias had planned for the boy. He didn't really care what she did as long as she didn't try to manipulate Issei or force him into her peerage.
With a sigh he closed the book before him as he had learned everything he could from it thanks to Momo translating everything and the wonder that was Shadow Clones. Over the past few days he had learned quite a lot, and he felt that he was almost ready to try and make a transportation circle.
"I'm done with these beginner books." Said Naruto, getting shocked looks from everyone.
"Really now. That's quite impressive since Saji started learning before you, yet you have far surpassed him in his studies." Said Sona, which earned a frown from Saji.
"Hey I'm doing my best. I'm just learning about all this supernatural stuff. A month ago I didn't even know anything about this stuff, so I'd say I'm doing pretty good." Was Saji's reply, which gained him amused smirks from the rest of the council.
"I guess that is true, but I'm sure that you wont let Naruto best you for long." Said Sona while giving Saji a smile. Instantly a blush appeared on his face. It was no secret to anyone there that he had a crush on Sona, which she had no problem using to motivate him.
"Yes, President." Was Saji's reply as he whipped out his own copies of the spell books. No way in hell would he let Naruto get all of Sona's attention. He would master everything he could quickly so she would praise him also.
Naruto just watched the scene in amusement. While he knew that Sona was manipulating Saji, she wasn't doing it in a bad way. It was the same way that Pervy-sage used to use teaching him a new jutsu as encouragement to get him to do what he wanted.
"So, do you have any plans for the weekend?" Asked Sona towards Naruto. This caused him to raise an eyebrow at her question.
"Not really, why?" He asked in response.
"I just think that it's time that start teaching you more about devils, so I want to do it on Saturday when I have no distractions from school." Naruto nodded at this since he did also agree to let her teach him more about devils.
Sona and her Peerage had already gone above and beyond in trying to teach him about magic, so he guessed that it was about time to let her teach him about devils so he could get a better picture.
"Sure, that's fine. Do you want me to come here, or did you have someplace else to talk in mind?" Asked Naruto.
"You can just meet me at the front of the school on Saturday." Naruto once more nodded in acceptance at her proposal.
"Sure, I'll be there." This gained a small smile from Sona which Naruto knew was very rare since she was the always serious type. She mainly smiled at Saji to motivate him along with the rare smile at her other Peerage members every one in a while.
"Good. Meet me here at 8am and well go from there, if that's not too early for you."
"That time's good since I don't really have anything else to do." Sona nodded at this, glad that she'd be able to teach him a bit more about her kind and hopefully change his mind. It was at this time that Momo walked up to Naruto.
"I've finished translating a few more books, though I wasn't expecting you to need them this soon." Said the white haired girl as she handed him a few more books.
"Wow, you really are amazing." Said Naruto. He didn't know that he had just deepened the crush she had on him in the last few days.
"Thank you for the compliment, but it's my pleasure to help you." This got the girl a smile from Naruto, and amused looks from the rest of the council except Saji who was too busy in his books trying to study.
Momo, with a blush on her face after noticing the looks she was getting from everyone, just nodded and quickly returned to her desk. She knew the other girls wouldn't let her live this down, and would no doubt tease her a lot in the coming days.
As Naruto began studying his new books, Sona was busy observing him. She had thought long and hard on the best way to teach Naruto about devils. She knew that if she went with the history books he might not like it, so she had came up with another way.
She had been planning this since they had made their deal, and had made sure that she finished all of her work so she could have the whole day free. She just hoped that everything would work out in the end for everyone.
With a sigh Naruto got up and began packing them away in a bag that Sona had given him. "I'm going to head out early today, so I guess I'll see you all tomorrow." Said Naruto.
With everyone giving him a farewell he quickly left the office, and soon the school. He wanted to hurry up and get through these new books, and to do that he needed privacy so he could use his clones.
There was also another reason that he wanted to leave early. It was due to his clone deciding to try and do things on his own, which caused Naruto to now have a certain package waiting for him at his base of operations as he liked to call it.
Once again school was already out so he didn't have to worry about running into anyone, though thanks to his study sessions with Sona he had become a regular sight around the school.
He had also caused a few rumors to spread, such as him being in relationships or even controlling or threatening members of the ORC and Student Council due to some of the times he had been seen with them because some people thought he was a delinquent.
With a groan of annoyance Naruto disappeared in a blur. It didn't take him long to reach back to his base, while making sure to take all of his precautions. As the ramp lowered and Naruto walked down it he came upon two figures.
The first one was obviously his clone who he sent an annoyed look to. The second one was the hogtied and unconscious form of Yuuma Amano. "Why the hell did you kidnap her? Sona and Rias were supposed to handle the fallen problem, we're only suppose to gather the information." He asked his clone.
"That's true, but you know we probably can't trust them. Add in the fact that Rias is also watching Issei doesn't make me feel too secure with how they might handle things." Replied the clone.
Naruto just sighed since he couldn't really get mad at the clone. He would've literally done the same thing, the clone was him after all. "At least I can get some information about what exactly it is they want from her. Hopefully she's willing to talk."
The clone nodded and quickly dispelled himself. He was the clone of the clone that had captured Yuuma, the original clone was still watching the church and keeping tabs on the rest of the fallen and their allies.
After Naruto sorted through the new memories he found at least one silver lining. His clone had caught Yuuma off guard, so she had no idea who had captured her. He could use this to his advantage since he didn't want her to be able to recognize him.
With that he began putting his plan in motion. He would have to play this right since he didn't want the devils to be implicated in anything. The only reason for this was because Sona had explained how certain things could start a war between the Three Biblical Factions when he asked why they didn't just confront the fallen.
Naruto really didn't want that, since humans would most likely be the main casualties in this war, so he would have to act as an independent party that just happened to come upon the fallen angel and wanted to satisfy his own curiosity.
After making sure he had a good plan he simply waited for the girl to wake up. It didn't take long before Yuuma began to stir, which Naruto was ready for. He had already used the Transformation Jutsu to change his form to that of Tsunade Senju.
The reason for this was because him and Tsunade were complete opposites in gender, age, characteristics and a lot more. He needed to be someone that could in no way be linked to him. And the chance of Tsunade coming to this world was extremely low, so he didn't have to worry about making problems for the previous Hokage.
The only problem he might have with this plan was if Yuuma had enhanced sensing capabilities where she could remember his energy, or an enhanced sense of smell since he couldn't change how he smelt.
As Yuuma finally began to come to her senses Naruto spoke. "Well it's about time that you woke up. I almost thought that I had hit you too hard." He, now she, said in a calm voice.
As Naruto spoke Yuuma began recalling what had happened, with her getting knocked unconscious. Yuuma's eyes darted around the torch lit cavern, though she could see everything clearly thanks to her night-vision.
Yuuma quickly focused on where the voice had come from to see her captor. "Who are you, and what do you want?" The girl growled. She was quick to notice that she was tied up, but these ropes wouldn't be a problem for her to escape from.
That just left her with a few other problem. Who the hell was this bitch that had knocked her out, and what was it that she wanted. She also needed to try and get a read on this bitch's strength, so she would act like a good captive for now.
"Who I am is of no concern to you, I just need to know who you are, Ms. Fallen, and why you've been stalking around town the last few days and have a small army hidden in the church." Asked the transformed Naruto. This caused Yuuma's eyes to narrow.
It was clear to Yuuma that this woman, whoever she was, was aware of her being in town, as well as what she was and the fact that there were others with her. That made this situation even more dangerous, but if she knew she was a fallen, then she also should've known that ropes wouldn't be able to hold her.
That either meant that she was very confident in her abilities, or very stupid about the power a fallen angel held. She decided to try and find out which one it was.
Yuuma easily snapped the ropes tying her down and stood up while revealing her wings and releasing a bit of her power. The blond before her didn't show any type of reaction to what she did, showing that she didn't see Yuuma as a threat.
Naruto just observed Yuuma's form, instantly noticing the difference in wing designs. While the devils had wings that reminded Naruto of bats, the fallen seemed to have wings that reminded Naruto of crows, which also brought up some memories of Itachi for Naruto.
Yuuma didn't like that the woman before her didn't seem phased, so she decided to go a little further. She quickly formed an almost ten foot long light spear, using way more power than she normally would, and threw it at her captor with all the force she could muster.
Yuuma smirked cruelly as her attack rocketed towards the blond bitch, but that smile instantly disappeared when her light spear was caught casually in the woman's hand. The lack of any type of reaction from the contact also served to prove that she wasn't a devil.
"This is an interesting technique, quite strong also." Said the disguised Naruto as he looked over the spear he still held in his hand. He truly did find the technique interesting.
"How the hell did you catch my attack so easily? That shouldn't be possible for you based on the amount of power I can sense from you." Inquired Yuuma, truly a bit worried now.
"You're basing your assumption of how strong I am on what you can sense of my power, but did you ever stop to think about what you couldn't sense." Inquired Naruto with an amused tone.
It was at this moment Naruto released a bit of his power, which caused the room they were in to begin shaking. She also noticed weird markings, seals, appearing along all the walls, ceiling, and floor.
Yuuma could literally feel her legs shaking at this point. This woman before her was clearly far more powerful than she let on, and could possibly end her faster than she could react.
It was at this moment that Yuuma decided to play nice and potentially save her life. "My name is Raynare." This caused Naruto to look at her in curiosity.
"I'm sorry?" Asked Naruto, slightly confused since he wasn't really listening at the moment and had been busy inspecting the spear that was still in his hand.
"My real name is Raynare, and I believe you asked me what I was in town for?"
Naruto just proceeded to crush the light spear before looking at the now named Raynare. "Yes, I did. Would you like to tell me now?" He asked, voice still calm. Raynare just nodded yes.
She then went on to tell him about her mission of observing Issei to see if he had a powerful Sacred Gear, which Naruto had no clue what it was but had to act like he did. She also began explaining some of the other things they were doing, like apparently waiting for a nun, though she refused to say why.
After Naruto had gotten all of the info he could from Raynare, while making sure she wasn't lying, he decided to ask one more question. "You said your mission was to observe Issei, but I could feel the killing intent from you. Were you planning to go against your orders?"
This caused Raynare to begin sweating a bit. She had hoped to be done with this whole thing, but it appeared her captor was more observant than she thought. She was considering if she should lie, but decided against it just in case.
"I was going to kill him, whether he had a strong Sacred Gear or not." Replied Raynare honestly. The frown that appeared on the other woman's face showed her that it was the wrong answer.
"So you were going to kill him for no reason, that's too bad." Spoke Naruto as he got up and began approaching Raynare.
"Why do you care so much if I kill one pervert or not?" Asked Raynare while taking precautionary steps away from the still approaching blond.
"It's not Issei himself that I care about, but the senseless killing of any being. I'm someone who believes that everyone should be allowed to live, which is the only reason you're still breathing. I will have to request that you don't hurt anybody who doesn't deserve it anymore, though."
This statement finally brought Raynare to her boiling point. "Who the hell do you think you are to try and tell me what to do? If I wish to kill one, or a thousand of these measly humans then I will."
She felt secure in her actions as she believed that the woman before her was some type of pacifist, but she was wrong. "I don't care if you believe yourself above humans, I won't let you go around doing as you please." Replied Naruto with an edge to his voice.
Raynare had finally had enough. She wouldn't be talked down to or controlled by anyone, especially some bitch that had to sneak attack her. With that she charged up two new light spears, one in each hand, and rushed her opponent.
Just as she was upon Naruto he dodged. The right hook he threw in retaliation caught Raynare in the cheek, and caused her world to explode. She went flying into one of the walls which now had an indent in her shape.
As the pain started to subside a bit, Raynare couldn't believe what had just happened. With one punch she was taken down. She knew that she had passed out for a second, but the pain had woken her right back up.
Her head was also screaming in protest of the pain that had been inflicted upon it, and she could now feel blood coming from out of every orifice on it. She looked at her captor in shock and fear as she once more began walking in her direction.
"You seem to think from my earlier statement that I wouldn't kill you, but you're mistaken. Anyone who is a danger to the life of others I have no problem dealing with." This once more caused the fear in Raynare to increase.
Was this how she was going to die, would this be the end of her? How pathetic. She hadn't even achieved anything in her life, and it seemed that she never would. As Raynare looked up at the woman who was about to end her life she couldn't help but chuckle.
"Just get it over with already." This caused Naruto to stop.
"Are you going to try and kill anyone?" He asked. Raynare's eyes widened at this as she knew that she was being offered a second chance, but she wondered what she should do.
She knew that most of this plan was for him and his goals, and she feared what he would do to her if she failed, let alone just gave up without trying. "I have to do this." Stated Raynare.
"Why? It doesn't really seem to me like you do." Replied Naruto, to which Raynare began to frown.
"You don't get it. If I fail then even I don't know what's going to happen to me, but I know it won't be good." This caused Naruto to frown as he could sense Raynare's fear rising.
"Is someone forcing you to do this?" He asked, sounding concerned.
"No, I was doing this of my own accord, but now since I know that you'll probably kill me if I try makes me not want to do it anymore. Sadly not everyone is going to agree with this, and he will most likely come after me."
"Who is he? If you think that he'll try and force you to do what he wants then let me help you." Spoke Naruto, sincerely. He could feel the actual fear that Raynare held for whoever this mysterious man was, and couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
Raynare seemed to contemplate the offer, before shaking it off. "No, there's nothing you can do to him even if you knew who he was. He's stronger than you think, and wants nothing more than bloodshed. He's a warmonger who will kill anyone who opposes him." Naruto silently wondered who it was that Raynare was talking about.
Then why don't you just leave, go somewhere that whoever this guy is won't find you?"
"I'm not sure that there's anyplace he wouldn't be able to find me, and no one who can protect me." Replied Raynare with a defeated tone. No matter what choice she made it would end badly for her.
"So are you saying that you wish for me to just kill you, or are you going to take your chance to survive?" Asked Naruto as he continued his walk towards Raynare, who was still imbedded in the wall.
Raynare decided to actually think about her choices. One was sure death, while the other was a life on the run and constant hiding, but she would still live a bit longer. She also considered just lying and finishing her mission anyway, but she doubted that would work.
"No, I'm not. If you let me go then I'll leave, and never come back." Replied Raynare, truthfully. The pervert wasn't worth her life, and neither was the nun. While her plans with her would've been beneficial, it wasn't worth dying over.
Naruto, seeing she was being honest, came up with a new plan. Since she seemed to be scared of someone who was an apparent warmonger he would help her. "Why don't you stick around since there's some information that I'll need from you." Replied Naruto. Akeno had said that the fallen was one of the devil's natural enemies.
If this man was also a fallen and all of this was his planning then he could very well be trying to start a war, which was the reason for the large number of intruders in the area. He had to keep an eye out for this guy, and what better bait than someone he might want.
He also wanted to find out more about the Fallen Angel species, and would rather learn from an actual fallen than those that hated them. Raynare thought about the offer for a second. She knew that if she went back to the Grigori she'd have to face him again, and she didn't really want that.
"Fine, I'll stick around for a bit." Hopefully this woman would be strong enough to protect her if and when the time came. With that Naruto gave her a smile.
"One more thing, about the nun. What was your plan for her?"
"My plan was to take her Sacred Gear, but I'm not going to do that anymore."
"Why were you bringing her here? Did you take her from her family or something?"
"No, she was coming on her own will, though she didn't know what we had planned for her. She also doesn't have anyone who actually cares what happens to her, since she was excommunicated from the church." This caused Naruto to frown once more.
"So when is she supposed to reach here?"
"She'll be here within the next week, I was supposed to be the one to get her from the station." Replied Raynare.
"Then that's what were going to do. When she reaches the both of us will go and get her, no exceptions." Naruto knew what it meant to be excommunicated. He didn't know who this nun was, but if she had nobody he would try and help her.
"Fine, but I'm going to have to let my comrades know that the plan is off." Naruto nodded at this as he had thought of that also.
"That's fine, I was going to release you anyway. After your friends clear out I'll meet you at the church, How long will you need to get rid of them?"
"I can have them gone by tomorrow, though it might be harder to convince a few of them." Naruto just nodded at this.
"Fine, but if you try and betray me I'll wipe every one of you out." Spoke Naruto in the same calm voice while raising his power more than he had before. Raynare gave him a shaky nod as she was reminded that the person before her was not to be taken lightly.
It was a few seconds later after being removed from the wall that Raynare had another realization. "How the hell do I get out of here?" She asked since she couldn't see any exits.
"Yeah, sorry about this." Replied Naruto. Before Raynare could ponder the statement Naruto had chopped her in the back of the neck, instantly knocking her out again. With that he finally allowed his transformation to dispel.
He quickly made a clone that picked Raynare up and left to drop her off by the church. He wasn't just going to let her know the location of his base, after all. He wasn't that dumb to trust her, but he would give her a chance.
"Don't you think that you're getting pretty deep into this supernatural world?" Asked the voice of Kurama.
"Yeah, but I can't just sit back while innocent people are in possible danger. I wouldn't be me if I didn't try and help others who need it, even if they don't know it." Kurama could only nod in agreement at this.
Naruto was always the type that went out of his way to save people, no matter the cost. What he was trying to do now was not just save Issei, but stop any chance of a war breaking out before it could even start.
"Just be careful and keep your guard up. We still don't know the full capabilities of all of these people, so we shouldn't take them lightly." Naruto agreed fully with his partner.
"Of course I will, and hopefully Raynare doesn't try to do something stupid and make problems for anyone." Naruto was willing to give her a chance, but he would deal with her if he had to.
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It wasn't long before Raynare awoke to find herself near the church. "Damn it did that bitch have to knock me out?" She grumbled as she made her way towards the church. Luckily her head wasn't hurting anymore, so that was one problem out of the way.
As she entered the church she was immediately greeted by her three other fallen siblings. They were Dohnaseek, Kalawarner, and Mittlet. "Hey, Raynare, where the hell have you been?" Asked Kalawarner.
Raynare just sighed as she began to tell the others about what had happened, getting shocked looks from the others. They all knew that among the four of them Raynare was the strongest, so to find out she was easily beaten came as a bit of a shock to them.
"Are we really cancelling all of our plans because some woman threatened you?" Asked Donasheek.
"None of you were there to feel her power. It was terrifying, and it was obvious that she could probably end all of us without even trying. If we were to fight her, then we'd probably not survive." Was her reply.
She could see that they were beginning to accept what was happening, which was good. She was also glad that none of the others were in league with him, which meant they wouldn't have to worry about his retaliation.
"So I guess we should go and let everyone else know of the change in plans." Said Mittlet, who was quite annoyed by this whole situation, though she did understand. None of them wanted to die, after all.
"Yeah, let's go." Replied Raynare. With that the four fallen proceeded to the stairs for the underground cavern under the church to speak with all of the rogue exorcists they had brought along with them and explain the change of plans.
As they came out at the bottom of the stairs a voice was immediately heard. "Hey, when the fuck do I get to kill some shitty devils?" Asked the white haired exorcist, which caused the fallen to sigh in annoyance. They could already feel their headaches growing from this conversation that hadn't even started yet
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Alright that's the end of this chapter. I hope that you guys can see some of the changes that are being done, and know that there's many more to come. Also for those wondering the last girl is Yasaka.
I had really thought that I had put her on the list when I wrote it, but clearly I didn't. Also you can see from this chapter that Naruto had 'dates' with three of the girls on the list, but only one of them is interested in him which is Momo.
The other two are trying to get him to see that not all devils are bad, or in Akeno's case that Rias isn't bad. They have no romantic interest in him at the time, nor does he have any for them. Once more please read, review, and enjoy.