HOLY CRAP! Is this what pride feels like!? Its…..its…GLORIOUS!

But seriously thanks so much! In the one hour since I posted the story and had dinner my phone has been buzzing almost non-stop with favourites, follows and reviews. I'm so happy that the story is doing well and it actually makes me want to write more.

This is my first published story and I was really nervous that it wouldn't do well but seeing so many people enjoying it has made me super happy! I don't want to sound arrogant because I truly am thankful but even as I write this my phone is buzzing with favourites, follows and 2 reviews.

So now without further delay I will reply to some reviews, I'm hoping to be able to reply to every review, at least until it becomes too much to handle XD

YuukiAsuna-Chan: First of all I very much enjoyed your name appearing on my phone XD but while there will be canon events it wont follow them constantly and do have my own plot and arcs planned, this story has been rattling around in my head for months. The hard part on my end is going to be creating the story and arcs based on the images that my mind creates randomly. Also no, Naruto's motivations won't be that cliché…I hope.

dfriel1996: Thank you so much! Seeing stuff like this helps me find the motivation to write despite my nervousness.

MidnightRE: After reading it back I did realise that and thank you for the review but don't worry. Naruto is still the MC its just that following Natsumi while Grayfia was teaching was a good way to do some exposition and give a little insight into their characters. I will be honest and admit that I also did that because while I do have plans for the "Prologue Arc" I guess revolving Naruto none of them could be fitted into this chapter so I had nothing much for him to do. I also used the teaching scene to explain what I think is a difference from the Manga/Anime in the power scaling of the peerage increase and decrease revolving the Queen piece because if I remember correctly the anime states they gain the same boosts as any of the individual pieces and I thought that was a slight bit broken, forgive me if im wrong its been a while since ive seen any episode where they explain this stuff.

moops: I'm sorry if I offend you but your name made me giggle for some reason. Thank you and hopefully it goes in a good direction

Ejammer: It won't. The closest it should get to bashing is characters making fun of each other. I personally won't try bashing unless its like an uber-assholish character because out of the many, many fanfics ive read the ones that can balance the bashing properly are very few and far inbetween and I don't think I have the skill to walk that tightrope.

asingh123: First off. Hello! And thank you. Request granted. Of course he is smart so he does have that along with what you listed as well (Resources and Support) and while I will give him some unique abilities they wont be something that only he can do and he will spend a very long time to learn anything beyond basic spells using these unique abilities. And don't worry dear sir/madam! Your good feeling is well placed!

Guest Reviewer: I hope you do as well XD

Guest Reviewer 2: That is true but I think it's stated somewhere that Zeoticus is a massive Japan Fan and that's where Rias got her love of Japan from, so if that's the case than it isn't super farfetched for him to have a son with a Japanese name like Naruto

Morregen: Don't worry Morregen, I hate those fics as well and will try my hardest to not do what others do. But I will need motivation from you guys so keep it up!

trex0428: Yep! And many (hopefully) more to come!

And now let us continue on your scheduled program with Chapter 2!

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Naruto sighed lowly as he scratched out a small paragraph he had written in his notebook, a new one as Natsumi was still holed up in the library after four hours. As he looked down at his desk and the sparking medallion that he had tried to research, the eye of Horus that on the medallion now had multiple cracks, even though the medallion itself was undamaged. The red haired boy sighed in annoyance as he threw the medallion in a small trashcan next to his desk and angrily ruffled his own hair before snapping the notebook shut and placing it on his desk and standing up.

"I can't believe I broke it. An eye of Horus medallion" Naruto grumbled to himself as he walked out of his room, not having any particular location in mind as he walked through the halls "It took forever to get that medallion, I wanted to see if I could analyse it some more" He griped to himself.

As he walked down the marble halls of his families estate he heard a quiet curse and quirked an eyebrow as he walked towards the room he became even more intrigued as he realised it was his fathers office and that it was his father himself who cursed. Trying to peek into the office he cursed as he accidentally knocked it and froze in unexplainable fear as his father swung the door open with an annoyed expression before it softened as he noticed it was his son. Looking down he felt a twinge of guilt, not only at the slightly fearful expression his son was sporting, the one a child wore when they were caught snooping where they shouldn't, but also because he realised that he had spent so much time as 'Lord Gremory' that he had forgotten to be 'Zeoticus Gremory' around his kids. With a heavy sigh he smiled down at Naruto and inwardly groaned in relief as Naruto's fearful expression melted away as he awkwardly shuffled into the large office which he could only remember clearly being in once and could vaguely remember a few other occasions when he was younger. Looking around subtly, for a ten year old, he sat in the chair and fidgeted nervously, having not been around his father privately for well over two years at this point.

With a sigh Zeoticus spoke up "I assume you heard my…outburst" He began formally.

"I did" Naruto spoke softly as he tried not to stutter in front of his father.

"I assume you would like to know why?" upon receiving a nod the older man breathed out "I just realised that the lands we had been building warehouses on to store supplies are too close to the border of our territory for my liking and now I have to fund building new warehouses and the moving of all the supplies closer to the 'capital' of our territory, so to speak" He explained to his son who took a few more moments to process what his father had been saying before trying to look at the map from his sitting position.

Zeoticus couldn't help it and let a few chuckles escape before clicking his fingers and using a simple spell to make the map levitate besides him so that Naruto could see it. Naruto meanwhile was amazed at the ease that his father used the spell, granted it was a simple one that even he could do quickly but his father activated it instantly!

Staring at the map for a few moments after snapping out of his thoughts he suddenly cocked his head to the side as a thought popped into his mind.

"What's happening to the old warehouses?" he asked innocently.

"They'll have to be abandoned unfortunately, luckily these weren't the heavy duty warehouses we have by our house. Those cost a small fortune" The older man griped.

"C-could I use them" Upon realising that he had stuttered in front of his father, during one of the very few times he had actually spent quality time with him as well, he sat ramrod straight and somehow managed to both pale and turn as red as his hair.

"What would you use them for?" He asked his son sharply, wanting to know what his son had in mind but at the flinch he caused in his son he realised he had said it a tad too sharply.

"i-I don't know. I-I just didn't want it t-to go to waste" He stuttered as he tried to keep his composure in front of his family, the voices of some of his old teachers ringing in his head that the Gremory's were a very influential family and had to be composed at all times.

Zeoticus' eyes softened and he felt his heart tug as he watched his son struggle to keep his composure. Standing up and walking over to Naruto he went to ruffle his hair comfortingly before freezing and drawing his hand back as a hitch in Naruto's breathing sent a pang of guilt through his system.

"I'll let you use them. Do you promise not to do anything bad?" He asked in a somewhat jovial tone, trying to lighten the mood but his face fell when he realised that Naruto thought he was being completely serious.

"I-I promise I won't." He stuttered as he slowly began to gather his composure back.

"Okay, I'll talk to you later about it alright? I think Rias has Sona over for a playdate, why don't you go say hi?" He suggested, his smile straining as Naruto rushed out of the room as fast as he could while trying to act formal.

As the door closed Zeoticus dropped into the chair Naruto had just been sitting in and sighed loudly while placing a hand over his face and looking at the ceiling.

'Father of the century' He mentally drawled and as his gaze levelled back to his desk he glared at his work like it had personally destroyed everything he cared for.

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In front of Rias' room Naruto stood, having used the trek over from his fathers office to calm down and calmly knocked on the fancy wooden door. After a second Rias opened the door and upon realising it was him standing before her, looked at him in confusion. For his credit Naruto withstood Rias' scrutiny without any visible effect but what got to him was the glint in Akeno's eye that even having only known her for four months still sent shivers down his spine.

"Naruto? What are you doing here? Aren't you usually holed up in your room?" She asked/teased and at Naruto's grumbling and indignant glare giggled.

"I stopped by to see you, Father suggested it would be a good idea" None of the three girls noticed the hitch as he spoke about their father.

Rias scowled and tapped her foot angrily "Well be careful, Father has horrible judgement about what is and isn't good" Having seen the tantrum that went with this line of thought Naruto wisely stayed silent though unfortunately Sona didn't get the memo.

"Even if Raiser is deplorable it is still a very important marriage" She commented and the speed that Rias rounded on her made Akeno and Sona jump.

"Says you! You and Naruto managed to get out of yours because you beat him at a chess game! I don't have that lucky break!" She yelled.

"Rias try to calm down" Sona said calmly, a drop of sweat trailing down her cheek as a red aura started surrounding Rias.

"Calm down!? I have to marry that pig and unlike you Miss 'My-parents-care-about-my-feelings' mine don't! I'll be stuck in a stupid loveless marriage and lose my position as clan heir!" She screamed as her aura started to slowly eat away at everything around her.

Naruto slowly stepped back so he was well clear of her red aura and upon hearing Akeno warn Rias that she was about to destroy her favourite teddy followed by the sound of tearing and an angry scream he ducked for cover behind a nearby corner right before a red explosion lit up the hallway and Rias' room. Peaking his head from around the corner he looked on in amazement at the destruction Rias caused with her emotional outburst. Rias' room was now only sporting three walls and half a ceiling while the doorway had been expanded greatly, all three girls that were in the room were covered in soot and destroyed items. As Akeno and Sona comforted Rias, Naruto watched a dozen or so maids and butlers run over and marvel at the destruction Rias caused.

"The Power of Destruction is amazing! Look at the damage Rias-sama can already do with it" One maid commented dryly as the one next to her laughed nervously.

At the sound of grinding Naruto realised that he had gritted his teeth so much that he had begun to grind them against each other. Sparing one last glance at the remnants of Rias' room he turned on his heel and left. The maids comment having brought back a slight anger he had towards the PoD. Okay, it was more than slight, he loathed the Bael clans familial ability due to the fact that even having it instantly put a devil at high-class due to the fact that it destroys something to the atomic level. By no means did he hate the people who used it, he knew for a fact that his older brother had trained himself to the point that his own PoD could deconstruct other PoD by the time he was thirty and he could respect that.

Opening the door to his room and quickly closing it behind him, he grabbed the Eye of Horus medallion from the bin again and sat at his desk. Placing it on the table he opened his notebook and began writing down notes before grabbing some safety glasses and placing them on before making sure he had memorised the symbol of Horus. Stretching his arms out in front of him he placed his hands together and started channelling his magic into them, as he did so he began slowly opening them to show a sandy yellow magic circle with the Eye of Horus in the middle instead of the Gremory clan sigil. Grinning a little to himself he kept going before his eyes widened as the magic circle seemed to glitch before fizzling away, the action burning his palms. Hissing in pain he sat back at his table and opened his notebook, writing down in big bold letters.

STUDY MAGIC CIRCLES BEFORE TRYING TO MAKE A NEW ONE

Hissing in pain and dropping his pencil as he straightened out his palms he heard a knock on his door. Standing up he walked over and took great pain to only use his fingers to open the door. Standing before him was a beaming Natsumi, moving to the side of the doorway and allowing her in he closed the door behind her and sat at his desk chair.

"Naruto-sama. I found some species I believe would be best for certain roles. I-I hope you find the information u-useful" She said, starting out confidently before becoming more meek and bashfully handing the notebook she was holding back to him.

Wincing in pain, as to move the pages he had to bend his palms, he flicked to the last pages with writing on them to see where she had taken notes and what she had written down.

"This is very well written" He murmured though Natsumi with her enhanced hearing heard and beamed once again "I'll see if we can go after one of these species soon but first" he said closing the notebook and placing it on his desk before showing her his burnt palms which had now swollen slightly and her an angry, pulsing red "Do you happen to know any healing magic?"

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Aaaaaaaand that's the end of the second chapter, I hope you guys enjoy and hopefully I can get the next chapter out soon. I seriously hope you guys like this one, I was so excited that I've stayed up well past when I was supposed to, to finish this.

I'd like to thank 'Lucian Naruto' for his suggestions and tips in PM as well! You're a legend! :D