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"Talking"

'Thinking'

"Spellcasting"

"Monster or Demon Speaking"

'Monster or Demon thinking'

"Monster or Demon Spellcasting"

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Naruto walked along streets of Orario, a grumpy frown firmly set upon his face. He trudged the hood of his cloak pulled up as he held a blanket. Over paper bags filled with fresh produce. Next to him was Syr with a wide smile on her face being able to easily hold up her rain coat. Naruto however had to constantly wipe his face from the constant barrage of rain pelting his face.

"You know I'm winning next round right?" he stated as Syr just smiled.

"I'm sure you will. Though it is twenty to eighteen. Currently in my favor." She said happily as they turned the corner. Syr had just recently won their latest round of poker that they occasionally played at times. Naruto had some form of beyond god like luck that people were sure that he had some rare skill for it. When it was revealed that he didn't have any such skill people began a rumor that his luck was so great that it couldn't be contained within a skill.

Syr was pure skill, reading her opponents like an open book. Besides Naruto she has never lost a single match of poker.

Shaking his head, they continued on their way to Mia's pub. That was until they ran into a fallen elf. She was dressed in a red scarf pulled to make a mask around her face. Along with a plain white shirt covered in scuffs and dirt and soggy from the rain and simple brown pants. Though she did have a katana sword caked in dried blood lying next to her. Syr acted instantly and rushed forward to the fallen elf's side raising her up. The elf cracked open her eyes seeing the worried faces peering down at her.

"are you okay?" Syr asked with a gentle smile. The went to speak but all that came out was a hoarse gasp as she fell into a coughing fit and Naruto saw why. What was left of an arrow was sticking out of her rib cage. It wasn't too deep but it most likely grazed her lung. Dropping the items, he held he scooped her up.

"Naruto!?" Syr asked alarmed by his sudden actions.

"She's hurt, we need to get her somewhere safe." He said quickly dashing off Syr barley trailing behind her. Naruto moved swiftly but as gently as he could as to not aggravate the wound and any others she might have had. He ran straight for the Hostess of Fertility seeing as it was the closest and based on the fact that she was wounded with an adventurer's arrow he could guess she probably didn't want to be in the spot light right now.

Reaching the entrance, he blasted through the door sending them flying off their hinges and slightly splintering in two directions.

"Oi! What in the hell do you think your doing!?" Mama Mia asked as she angrily crushed the tankard she was holding. Her anger waned slightly. Seeing the wounded elf girl in his arms. The dwarf woman recognized the golden hair having caught sight of this particular elf before. Pushing that aside she came out from behind her bar.

"bring her upstairs!" she ordered and the blonde Renard obeyed rushing upstairs Syr entering the pub having caught up with Naruto.

"Come on Syr, He's going to need all the help he can get." She said and Syr followed with a nod. Just then Arnya came up from the basement with a box of bottled wine and paled once she saw the state of the pubs entrance.

"Nyaa! What happened here!" she wailed.

Meanwhile Naruto kicked open the nearest door to a bed room and laid the elf down.

"Your going to pay for this you know!" Mia yelled seeing her cracked door as she entered with Syr.

"What do you need?" the silver haired waitress asked.

"Water, clean cloth, any potions or medicines, fuck it get some herbs too while you're at it!" he ordered taking the scarf from the elf and ripping her shirt off. Her chest was thankfully bound by cloth bandages, so Naruto was able to push the blood from his face to his head where it was useful.

Examining the arrow, he cursed under his breath seeing as bringing her here pushed it deeper. It definitely pierced her lung now. Scanning her body, he saw another arrow shaft on her leg broken like the first and a stab wound on her lower torso just above where her pelvis would be so there is a good chance it didn't hit anything vital.

"Right the other wounds aren't too bad this arrow is going to be the toughest." He said refereeing to the chest arrow. He hated sitting through Tsunade's medical training and really only Sakura took a shine to it. He could really use her help right about now.

Syr came back a pale of fresh clean water in one hand and a basket of clean clothes and some kitchen utensils that she thought would be helpful incase an impromptu surgery had to take place.

"Potions?" he aske and she shook her head.

"none, but we do have these." She said setting both items down and reaching into her apron pocket bringing out green herbs with bright blue stems and veins. He took them and examined them. They weren't the best, but it was all he had.

"right Syr take a cloth and place it on the wound near her hip keep pressure on it. Mia." The dwarf nodded.

"I know!" she said taking the herbs downstairs in a rush to finder her mortar and pestle. After less than a minute she returned the herbs already being chewed in her mouth as she scooped up some water to moisten her pestle. Spitting out the now mushy herbs she began to smash them further into a paste. Naruto headed for the basket and retrieved a knife and what he assumed was some sort of needle thermometer. Taking both he held a hand over them.

"Fox fire" He chanted, and a burst of blue flames erupted over the utensils before vanishing in a flush. He returned to the elf and examined arrow wound.

"Right, Mia put that paste on the stab wound for now then once that's done Syr place a new rag over it and hold it there." he instructed. God, he wished Sakura or even Ino were here. The two women followed his instructions Mia already having some medical knowledge from her adventuring days. Applying the paste both in and on the wound, she saw how the flesh began to slowly mend. Though not nearly as fast nor as well as a potion it would work for now.

Naruto took his knife and very carefully cut the arrow wound open more this caused the unconscious elf to groan in pain.

"I'm sorry." He mumbled as he continued and made the wound just big enough for the needle to be inserted. Being as steady as he could he felt around until he caught the arrow tip. Adjusting it he could feel his heart beating in his chest as his eyes momentarily flashed crimson and his pace calmed and his hands steadied. Guiding the arrow with the needle so that pulling it out caused the least amount of damage possible he nodded to Mia who got the paste ready.

Once the arrow was out she immediately applied the paste to the wound and just like before the angry agitated red skin around it began to softer as the herb did its thing. They repeated this process for the leg but the something was wrong and Mia placed her ear onto the elf.

"What are you doing?" Syr asked her hands slightly stained with blood as she placed a new rage over the leg wound.

"Old trick I learned during my adventuring days." She said slightly tapping on the elf's body.

"she's bleeding, on the inside." Mia told them as Naruto growled.

"Dammit!"

"Syr, come with me! If we move fast we can get to Miach's shop, it's not far from here." The dwarf ordered as Syr followed her but looked back at the blonde duo one last time. Naruto sat there angry, he couldn't do anything but wait. The one thing he hated above all else, is being useless.

"Dammit!" He growled again punching the floor boards cracking them.

THUMP

"We can save her." Naruto's eyes opened wide as he found himself in the black void he knew all to well with the writhing mass of crimson energy shaped like a fox stood in front of him.

"what do you mean we can save her."

"Just that, Fleshbag, our blood can save her. Here and now." The demon fox growled out as Naruto stood.

"How? How is our blood going to save her?"

"Our blood is not normal. It contains my power, my essence enhanced through our bond. Give her our blood and she will heal."

"at what cost?" Naruto asked. He had come to terms with his inner demon a long time ago, but he knew that this beast inside of him was dangerous. He trusted him with his life, but not the life of others.

"She will be changed, no longer a mortal, yet not immortal. Not elf but something else. Though know this, by giving her our blood she will become stronger, faster and gain the healing abilities you already possess. But she will not be the same and it will be painful. So, if you give it to her, do not give too much. Or else it will burn her from the inside out."

Naruto was at a crossroads. He could save her right here a now with full confidence. But was he willing to do that. To alter someone against their will, to change them into a monster like him. He was strong and he used that strength for great things, but there were times where his power became uncontrollable.

Looking towards the elf whose face had contorted and she unconsciously gripped her chest in pain Naruto made his choice.

Taking the blade he sliced wrist his natural healing not activating as the blood dripped slowly down his fingers.

"She will be better." The demon spoke almost as if he was hovering over Naruto's shoulder. With a hesitant thrust he held his hand over the elf's mouth as his dark crimson liquid dripped into her mouth. After three drops he withdrew his hand and he could already see the changes. Red pulsing veins of energy began to glow under her skin as if tracing her blood vessels. It was beautiful for a moment until the glow reached her brain and heart.

Her eyes snapped open and a scream that seemed to claw and tear at the very air erupted from her throat as the elf girl kicked and thrashed on the bed. Not knowing what to do Naruto rushed forward and cradled the girl in his arms.

In response the elf clawed, gripped, and even bit him anything to make the pain go away. Her eyes were wide as the sclera slowly bled into red and her once clear blue irises became black with red pupils. Then before the color could take over fully, they receded from one eye and seemed to flow into the opposite one. Leaving one eye normal but filled with pain.

The girl continued to scream until her voice broke and the all that came out was strangled gasps, the girls mouth opened but no sound escaped.

For three agonizing minutes Naruto held the girl and took her physical abuse as eventually the crimson energy began to fade, and her left eye returned to its normal color. The elf girl breathed heavily her lungs trying to reclaim the expelled oxygen during her episode. He reached up and gripped onto one of Naruto's arms with a vice like grip as tears began to stream down her eyes.

"I'm so sorry." He whispered out and held the girl as the phantom pains began to leave her and her breathing became slow.

"We saved her, but she will be changed. Just be there." The demon instructed as his presence faded to the back of Naruto's mind and the fatigue of the whole ordeal came rushing up his psyche. His eyes falling heavy he drifted off into sleep the girl still cradled in his arms.

XxxxpresentdayxxxX

Naruto's eyes fluttered open as his vision adjusted. Based on the crisp air he could tell that it was early morning. Seeing the surrounding tent and the slight orange glow the walls held he knew the sun was on the rise. Going to rise he felt a weight on his chest and rolled his eyes in reaction. Looking down he fully expected to see Ino, but his eyes nearly bulged out of his head at who he saw. Ino was there next to him he back pressed to him. She must have tolled over in her sleep. The same with Ryuzetsu, who was now sleeping on his chest.

He could feel his pulse begin to quicken and blood rush to his cheeks.

'I'm screwed.' He concluded as he looked for anyway to get out of this position. Unfortunately, his moving stirred Ryuzetsu from her sleep. Blinking she looked down seeming confused until she trailed her eyes up and her gaze met Naruto's. In her groggy state she hadn't fully realized just where she was located as she reached up and began to caress Naruto's face.

"Youb not my piwwow." She stated in an almost drunken manner.

'oh god I'm so dead.' This was when Naruto felt Ino begin to stir.

'Very dead.'

"Naruto?" Ino asked sitting up and turning. After she rubbed her eyes she turned, and her eyes widened much like Naruto's at the sight of Ryuzetsu with her hands feeling Naruto's face.

"What they hell are you doing!?" she yelled out snapping Ryuzetsu out of her half-asleep state as she saw just who she was caressing. Eye's widening, she gripped his face and used it to push herself off him.

"What's going on?" She demanded as Naruto looked towards Ino as she raised her hand.

'Goodbye world.' He thought as a resounding slap ripped through the morning silence of the forest.

After about an hour the team had begun their long trek towards the coast. Forcing to leave behind the wagon due to the rocky terrain the trio set out on foot.

Naruto walked a few feet behind the two girls seeing as Ino was still in a foul mood and Ryuzetsu was just trying to get her mind off of the event.

"So, what are you expecting to find?" Ryuzetsu asked as Ino shrugged.

"Beats me, the details were scribbled on the back of the map we were given. Apparently the ruins are unreachable by the scholars. There are also reports that the area is invested by strange monsters." This caught Ryuzetsu's attention.

"Strange how?" she asked as Ino looked at her but understood what she was worried about.

"It's not like with your village, the monsters in the area are acting like guards. They attack but only to drive people off. Though if push comes to shove they have been known to kill if necessary." The Blonde informed the newest addition to out team.

"You know you don't have to come with us, no offence but you're not…"

"An adventurer? I know but I'm not completely helpless you know. My village prided itself on having strong warriors. That's why it was really shocking to see Muku demolish us so easily." She spoke shivering as she remembered the flames and screams. "That's why I need to do this, I need to become stronger, if only a little. I need to be strong enough to kill the bastard that mutated Muku and set him loose against my village."

"Good goal just doesn't lose yourself to that anger. It can be a powerful tool but also a great hindsight." Naruto spoke up for the first time since they began their trek. At the sound of his voice Ino huffed and continued on. Naruto shrunk down with a depressed cloud hanging over him. Ryuzetsu looked between the two and couldn't help feeling slightly guilty. More about the fact that she had actually enjoyed using Naruto as a pillow. Picking up her walk she caught up to Ino who had a grumpy frown firmly in place.

"You know it was just an accident. We must have shifted in the middle of the night or something." Ryuzetsu said trying to placate the angry platinum blonde. Ino sighed in response.

"Yeah, I know, it's just so frustrating. He knows how I feel, he's far from stupid but for some reason he's being stubborn. At first, he was just another person at the guild, but slowly we became closer. When we were younger, I was much more interested in flowers rather than training. A few of the members in my Familia would call me weak for it. Out of all the legacies I was the weakest. But Naruto, he never thought that he would always stick up for me when I was being picked on and held me up when I felt down. Needless to say I gained a bit of a crush on him, I would even sneak into the baths with him just to spend time with him, plus his face was just so funny." She said laughing at the memory and Naruto was blushing up a storm seeing as his fox ears were able to easily pick up on the girl's conversation.

However, he couldn't answer her feelings as much as he wanted to, he couldn't. He had fallen in love with both her and another woman he couldn't answer her feelings without hurting the other. Also, he was afraid.

Ino knew about his unique skill though she had no idea where it actually came from. She knew about his blood rage but had no idea what truly caused it. He remembered how he was beaten in his old village, hunted like an animal through the streets. If it wasn't for Jiraiya he would've been undoubtedly dead by now. He wouldn't be able to handle that, if Ino discovered his secret and suddenly turned on him. If her face became filled with hate and loathing for him, he would rather die than be forced to experience that. Looking at Ino's back he smiled sadly as she suddenly perked up and caught him staring and smiled back.

"He is that water?" Ryuzetsu asked as her pace quickened. The two blondes matched her place as the they came upon the cliff side of the coast were the oceans blue radiance shined with the light of the sun that made it seem to dance and sparkle in a way. Ryuzetsu's eyes widened as she took in the seemingly endless blue horizon and the dancing lights of the sea. Ino came next to her and took notice of her awe-struck expression.

"First time?" she asked as the dark elf nodded

"I always wanted to see the ocean, but I was always to busy training. To think it would take the destruction of my village to get me here." She said as Naruto sighed.

"It was nice for a moment there." he mumbled as Ino leveled a slight glare at him.

Ryuzetsu just chuckled.

"Sorry, to be honest I'm quite glad to be gone." This got Naruto's attention. "My village was always so focused on creating strong warriors. You see before adventurers came along my village produced warriors of legends. When the gods descended and began to grant their Falna to adventurers the demand for our warriors became less and less. Until the time came we had all been forgotten." She explained as the group made there way across the cliff's edge.

"But I wanted to get out. I wanted to become an adventurer, a dream that wasn't very well received as you can imagine. I was outcasted and I ended up hating that place, except for the one who never laughed at me and actually wanted me to follow my dream. Muku, he always supported me. I may have held no strong love for my home I didn't want to see it burn and its people slaughtered." She said as they continued on and Naruto nodded at her story.

"I understand." He said and Ryuzetsu looked towards him and he smiled.

"You do?" she asked not convinced.

"before I joined my Familia I lived in a Rural village to the far north. I don't know why but everyone hated me there, I was an outcast as well." Ryuzetsu felt a little surprised seeing as she had assumed, he had lived in the big city with his Familia his whole life.

"Hey, I think this it!" Ino suddenly called out in front of them as Naruto looked around but saw the same jagged rocks that made up the cliff side and the surrounding border of the forest trees.

"Um, well I know their ruins, but I did expect to see something, maybe a door possibly a building."

"Ugh, not right here, smartass. I mean in this area." Ino said pulling out the map from her satchel bag.

"Yeah it says that the entrance would be next to the dragon skull rock." She said as she read the instructions scribbled on the back.

"Um I don't see a rock like that." Ryuzetsu said and Ino just waved the two forward. Coming up next to her they then saw what she was talking about. A formation of rocks was shaped into the skull of a dragon but shaped in such a way that you wouldn't see it unless you stood just in front of it.

"I'm sorry I doubted you." Naruto said as Ino grinned.

"Well, if you promise to bathe with me when we get home, I might forgive you." she said a slight blush spreading across Naruto's face.

"Forgiveness is overrated." He claimed and Ino pouted.

"Okay, that's all the help we're getting. All this map tells us is that the entrance to the ruins are near this location. Other than that, we got nothing." Ino said putting the map back in her bag.

"Lovely." Naruto mumbled "right well Ino, you and Ryuzetsu look left and I'll look right we'll go around in a circle and meet up. If you find anything shout." He said as the girls nodded and they turned to take their path. Naruto went to go to his but taking a last look at the dragon skull he froze. He felt something coming from the skull. Something like a whisper, hushed voices bombarded his mind.

'Seek us when the dragon blazes bright and blue.' Naruto looked around in alarm seeing as the voices suddenly became louder. 'when stars shine, and the moon rises, the fox must gift the dragon the mystic flames. Let not its smoldering maw grow cold lest the fox loose its way home.' Were these instructions? Naruto thought turning back to the skull as its mouth seemed to be held open when it was closed before.

'Stars and the moon?' he thought looking up seeing the noon sun still blazing bright in the sky.

"do we have to wait for dark?" he knelt down in front of the dragons mouth looking inside of it. "Blazes bright and blue… looks wet and dark." He mumbled to himself placing a hand on the tip of the skulls snout and his vision was flooded with that familiar blackness he had gotten used to.

"Your foxfire, that is the demand here as for the darkness of night I can cover that." Naruto didn't have to turn to know who was talking.

"but it requires the Stars and the moon, doesn't it?"

"Not necessarily, the voices said when the stars shine, and the moon rises. They did not say with the stars and the moon. I think the darkness of night is what is necessary here not the moon and stars."

"Right so what's the plan?" Naruto had an idea, but he just wanted to make sure he was right.

"I will flood the Sky with our power and block out the sun and drench this area in darkness. You use our foxfire and ignite the skull of the dragon."

"Yeah I thought so." Naruto said but the demon behind him caught on to his worried tone.

"is there a flaw in our plan?" the demon asked as Naruto shook his head and an image of Ino appeared in his mind. The demon saw this as well and sighed.

"I do not understand why you do not bed her and the other vixens in your life. They are obviously lusting after you. If I was in your position, I would've had them all and then some." The demon proclaimed laughing boisterously.

"and that's why I'm glad I have control over the body. I'm just scared, she says she doesn't care and will be by my side. But what if that changes, she's never seen me go full rampage before." Naruto didn't have anyone to talk about these worries with right now and the Demon knew him better than anyone.

"I remember a time a long ago, a man much like you was in the same predicament. He held a power feared by those around him and was outcasted just like you. He fell in love with two women but like you he was indecisive." Naruto flinched but knew it was true. "He revealed his powers to the women and they were afraid of him." Naruto finally turned to see the Fox demon sitting on its hind legs looking down at the blonde Renard.

"That's supposed to encourage me?" He asked incredulously. Instead of answering the beast continued his story.

"the man ran in sadness and despair. He fled to the tallest canyon he could find and flung himself from the top. However, before he could even fall a foot he was caught. The two loves of his life had come to his side and rescued him. They then proceeded to reprimand him for running away and beat him for trying to kill himself, quite amusing." The demon chuckled at the memory. "so, you see if the man had simply had faith in his mates, he would've avoided much unwarranted heartache."

"But they were afraid of him."

"yes, at first, it is a natural reaction to something frightening. Though they loved him all the same. Now are you going to continue to mope?" The demon asked as Naruto smiled.

"Guess not, besides moping for too long is bothersome."

"That's the way! Now, when we get back, I expect you to spread both those vixen's legs and plow them until…"

"OKAY THAT'S ENOUGH OF THAT!" he suddenly yelled finding himself back in front of the skull Ino and Ryuzetsu looking at him oddly.

"Enough of what?" Ino asked bending down and Naruto blushed at the thought.

"Nothing!" he exclaimed and slapped his cheeks. Calming his beating heart and once his tail stopped wagging stupidly behind him, he turned. "I have an idea but I'm going to need some space." He said his eyes becoming crimson along with his hair, ears and tail. Ino's eyes widened as she rushed toward Ryuzetsu and easily picked up the girl as she rushed away.

"Kay, lets do this." Naruto said his voice becoming layered and he slapped his hands together and angry crimson power began to form and pulse around him. Feeling the familiar anger rising up in his chest he pushed it down. He wouldn't lose control.

Opening his eyes his sclera became black and with a roar the crimson power gathered around him shot into the sky. Unlike the azure tower spell this energy did not pierce the sky but enveloped it. Like an angry red miasma, the red energy spread across the sky blanketing the earth below in shadows. The sudden expelling of this energy caused every manner of beast and bird to flee the area. However, the monsters surrounding the area all turned towards the power. They were different though calm and eyes instead of being red were deep blue. Unlike the normal beasts the monsters ran towards the source of the power.

When the last of Naruto's power was expelled, he summoned his blue flames to his hands.

"Fox Fire!" He called out shooting a blast of azure fire into the maw of the Dragons skull and its maw shot tongues of fire leaking out between the teeth as the eyes and nostrils flared with blue light. For a moment nothing happened, then the cracks between the rocks began glow and glow towards the cliffs edge. Following the lines, he was led to the edge of the cliff and motioned for the girls to follow him.

They did so and stopped just at the cliffs edge and saw the lines of blue energy trace down the cliff side. The lines then disappeared underneath the crashing waved and a large pulse of blue light was seen pulsing under the water and seemed to rise with every pulse. Within a few moments a large circular platform with the Uzumaki clan symbol at the center.

With a mighty shake of the earth a stone pillar shot out from the platform and the trio jumped back as it impacted the cliff side and with another shudder pieces of the pillar fell off to form a sort of stair case. Looking back down Naruto saw that the circle in the center began to fall to form stairs themselves. In all this time the sky began to slowly clear and the light began to return. As it returned Naruto's ears flicked as he hearts a twig snap in the forest behind them. Turning he saw a pack of Hellhounds emerge from the surrounding forest.

Naruto could tell something was off with this pack as they were definitely stronger than what they should've been on the surface. There eyes were off too. They were blue and the way they moved showed heightened intelligence. As more of the sky began to clear he then heard a cracking sound and looked back at the stairs and could see that a section being touched by light began to crumble.

"Okay we got to move! Get down to the platform quick!" he said as he unhooked the book from his waist and held it open as the pages were flipped by an invisible force. It then stopped on a picture of a hellhound though it was larger and had white fur with silver spikes coming from its shoulders and silver horns. It was a white Dire Hellhound enhanced by the power of the summoning book.

"Come forth!" he called the picture and book glowing as a large magic circle mixed with blue and golden symbols and lines appeared in front of him. It then formed a swirl and from that swirl the large creature leapt out. Its form towered over the hellhounds as it raised its head and easily stood as large or even larger than a house. Its white fur shined in the few rays of light that began to pierce through his Miasma. Its horns and spikes dazzling dangerously in the suns light.

"go! Hold them back!" He ordered, and the Dire hound roared and charged. Taking his chance, he turned and began to follow the girls down the stairs. As more and more light began to filter through the miasma the stairs began to crumble more and more. Nearly falling three times he finally just jumped straight into the air and over the last stretch onto the platform. Looking back up he saw the Dire hound easily fight off the hellhounds around it but their numbers were increasing. Holding his summoning book up the same circle appeared in front of it.

"Forced closure!" he yelled as the Dire hound took one last bite out of a hell hound before transforming into a silver bolt of energy and returning to the book the blank pages now being refilled with the picture and information of the monster. Taking one last look up he saw the light had completely returned and with it the blue glow in the cliff began to fade as the sun shined down on it.

"Well, now that needing darkness part makes sense."

"told, you Fleshbag." Naruto ignored the demon and turned to the girls, Ryuzetsu was huffing and puffing while Ino only seemed lightly winded. Looking back up he finally realized just how long that stair case must have been.

"heck of a run." He said walking toward the girls.

"Do you guys do this all the time?" Ryuzetsu asked greedily gasping in air. Ino laughed as she shrugged.

"No, mainly on the weekends, and Wednesdays." She answered as she slapped Ryuzetsu on the back sending the shaky girl the ground.

"Right, lets head in." Naruto said walking toward the spiral stairs.

"How are we getting back?" Ryuzetsu asked wobbly following the two adventurers.

"I'm sure there some instructions inside or something." Naruto said descending down into the darkness.

"are you serious!?" she exclaimed as Ino waved her off.

"Just roll with it and watch your step." The dark elf stood their staring at the fading forms of the two adventurers incredulously. She just sighed and followed the two.

The trio walked down a decent flight of stairs and the farther they went down the darker it got. But Naruto saw something, the rock began to almost fade as it became a transparent smooth gem like surface that you could see through. That's when a huge animal passed by the wall in the water outside. Ino and Ryuzetsu pressed themselves on the opposite wall but Naruto go closer to the creature as it passed lazily through the water. He pressed his forehead against the smooth surface and his fox ears could pick up on the soft ringing calls the animal sent out.

"It's a whale. My mom talked about them in her Journals."

"is it a type of water monster?" Ino asked and he shook his head with a smile.

"No just a really big, beautiful animal." He said as the whale twisted in the water before disappearing into the blue haze of the water. The trio continued down and as they did they began to come up on the sea floor covered by gorgeous colorful plant like protrusions and the schools of equally color fish that swam around.

"What is this?" Ryuzetsu asked.

"wait I know this one. A reef, right?" Ino said as Naruto nodded.

"a coral reef though its hard to find one this brilliant anywhere near the surface." He said as the stair case ended at a tunnel made out of the same clear surface as the stairs. As they walked down all manner of fish and other aquatic species.

"Hey what's that?" Ryuzetsu asked as a kite shaped creature swam above them.

"That is a sting ray, I think my mom called that one a spotted eagle ray." He said as two more of the same species of rays swam over them almost flying through the water.

"How does your mom know about this stuff?" Ryuzetsu asked.

"She was taught by her Grandmother, its just the basic Uzumaki knowledge. Apparently my clan used to live in a village on an island so they spent a lot of time learning about the marine life living with them."

"You belong to a clan?"

"Yup, the proud clan of the Uzumaki, world class battle mages!" he proclaimed.

"So, what's your mom like?" Ryuzetsu and Naruto faltered ever so slightly. Ino saw this and places a hand on his shoulder giving it a reassuring squeeze.

"I don't know. She left me Journals to pass on the Uzumaki knowledge. Pretty much the only books I liked to read were her journals." He said with a sad smile.

"I-I'm sorry."

"It's fine. I made my peace with it. Besides it's not like I don't have anything of hers." He told her as the tunnel ended and opened up into a large cavern held up by large crystal pillars. Looking up Naruto was slightly disappointed at not seeing more of the ocean. Turning his attention down he walked towards the large pair of twin doors at the end.

The trio walked down the cavern and as they passed the pillars they suddenly lit up each time they passed one.

"Okay that's pretty cool." Ino said as another pillar lit up as they passed it. Now that they were right in front of the doors Naruto could make out more details. The door itself was made of some dark practically black glass like crystal. Along the door were silver engravings like streams fire mixed with leaves and vines. On the door were also carved symbols that formed lines and circles on the door. In the middle were two silver Foxes circling each other and seemed like they were keeping the doors shut.

"Alright how do we get in?" Ino asked as they stopped in front of the door and Naruto inspected the markings on the door.

"I don't know." Naruto said. The symbols looked familiar.

'Let those who wield the Mystic fire pass through these doors and know that they are home, present your flame. Honestly fleshbag, your making us look bad.'

'Wait you can read this?' Naruto thought as he heard the demon in his head.

'of course, I can, I was around when this language was being developed! Now present your fire the guardians should recognize the flames and allow you passage.'

"kay, I think I have an idea." Naruto said approaching the doors. Holding out his hand he summoned some flickers of blue fire appeared on his palm.

"Fox fire." He chanted, and an orb of flames appeared over his palm. As the blue glow reached the door the symbols began to glow, and the foxes began to move shocking the two girls. With a metallic creak the foxes seemed to melt from the door and stared at Naruto eyes flashing red for a moment as they focused on his flame. Then the eyes flashed blue and the two foxes moved from their position and onto opposite doors the silver flames and vines moving to accommodate them.

"Welcome home Brother Uzumaki." A voice called out echoing across the cavern as the doors began to open and the trio was blinded by the light.

"you know when you tell your mate's about me I better get credit for all times I've helped you!" Naruto put his request to the back of his mind as he walked forward into whatever waited beyond that door.

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And here is number six. Not much action in this one but I got the back story for Ryuu in and I'm also starting to develop the Kyuubi into the story as well. I think I'm just going to call him Kyuubi but I am open to other suggestions if you guys got em. Any way let me know what you think in the reviews and get your votes in for the harem poll.

Speaking of which

Freya 35

Kurama 23

Ryuu 17

Ryuzetsu 16

Tiona 13

Hinata 10

Chloe 7

Tayuya 2

Shion 2

So it seems we have pretty big lead for our top four girls though there is still four more chapters until I close the poll. Also, I know I said you can vote in the review but please don't be snobby about it. So, don't keep on posting the same votes but just keep putting different numbers at the end. You're not going to fool me, fanfiction gives us a reply line of sorts. It allows us writers to respond to reviewers and if the review is coming from the same source it's the same reply line so just stop please. Other than that, feel free to leave legitime votes or suggestions on the review board or the poll, preferably the poll.

For the Character sheet we got Shikamaru as requested by Treant Balewood, thanks for reading!

Name: Shikamaru

LVL: 6

Alias: The Tactician

Skills:

[Minds Eye] allows user to perfectly keep track of all individuals and enemies on the battle field and be able to perfectly assess there fighting potential at that moment.

[Shadow stalk] allows user to melt into any shadow near him and appear out of another one within thirty feet of the shadow he entered.

[Rapid fire Planning] allows the user to be able to formulate a plan for any given situation in seconds however it is only effective if the user is already a quick thinker.

[Total Recall] allows the user to recall any memory they posses with perfect clarity and detail.

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Development abilities:

[Hunter] – E Improves abilities against monsters that the user has fought before and gained exilia from. It can only be obtained at Level 2 and requires the user to have killed many monsters in a short period of time, making it difficult to obtain

[abnormal resistance] G - Negates the effect of abnormalities such as poison. At Rank G, it can negate almost everything. It is easily obtainable early on by being exposed to the Purple Moth's

[Mixing] F - improves quality when creating medicine such as potions

[Wire Master] E – Increases the ability to use, manipulate, and control any wire-based weapons.

[Spearmen] H – improves the ability to wield spear weapons and use spear techniques.

[Initiative] G – improves the ability to act quickly in any situation and formulate a plan.

[Mystery] F – Allows the user to activate a miracle and create magic items.

[Swordsman] H – Improves the ability to wield swords and use sword techniques.

Magic: None

Base abilities:

Power: S – 920

Endurance: E – 468

Dexterity: S – 994

Agility: A – 878

Magic: I – 0

Equipment:

[Shinigami] a pair of magic gauntlet gloves that can produce and retract ultra-thin metal wires sharp enough to cut through stone if necessary. The gloves can produce up to forty feet of wire but it becomes near impossible to control at that length.

Alright that's it for this time, let me know what you think. I know that Shikamaru seems OP with all the Development abilities but he is a genius so its not that hard to believe he learned and developed his abilities. Hope you enjoyed and until next time this has been you Average, ordinary, everyday fallen angel!