Hellllooooo!
Welcome to the 'Redeeming hour'! I saved myself from complete failure!
XD
Spider-Man has consumed me. Utterly, and completely.
Though luckily, playing it on the hardest difficulty and general annoyance has allowed me to take a short (like 1 hour) break before bed. So now I'm going to start on the story…hopefully.
Also…. guys. The "best weapon" question about MHW was a personal opinion thing…. Sorry I didn't make that very clear XD
Also, HOLY HAODFIUBVAIUSNDF THE AMOUNT OF REVIEWS! THAT'S INSANE! I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH!
Anyway…. ONTO THE REVIEW REPLIES!
Redpandagod: Oh, I'm sorry. Did you want to see what happens straight away? ~
Zombieman55: Thank you, I'm glad you and so many others enjoyed it~
Eternity456: I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter. Yes, Sirzechs is a dick XD and you'll just have to find out~
DarthMEOWS: You're partially right~
TheBlackEntity: I'm evil, aren't I? ~ And Akatsuki will have dealings with the Khaos Brigade, they just won't join them
HeavenSpire12: Noted
Deathbykitsune: Thank you for your wishes of luck in my addictions! Also, that may happen, it is a viable possibility.
Alpha(guest): No. At least not fully, and not for a LOOOOOONG time
AnimeIsLife0407: I'm very glad that you're a loyal reader~ I enjoyed all your comments and in order: Thank you. Very special surprise~ ikr! Yes, partially, he's just teaching Naruto meditation. I'm glad you enjoyed all the setting up I did last chap.
Insanemaelstorm: Glad you enjoyed Serafall's and Yasaka's portrayal. I wanted to give them a bit more personality and uniqueness than in canon, also Serafall's was to set up something in later chapters :P
Guest: To the guest that sent the review so long I actually couldn't read it on the email alert. I loved it, one of the best reviews I've ever gotten. Ecstatic that you enjoy the Olivia sub-plot. Glad you commented on the Kuoh issue (Which is still somehow neck and neck on the poll) and enjoyed your comments about the Voice of evil doom and random power-ups and Sirzechs/Grayfia
Guest 2: *Whispering* There's actually a character called Kiba!? Man, he must not be very important. Who could ever knock off a character like that?...
Leomitch (Guest): THANK YOU! I wanted my story to avoid that trope because while it can sometimes be entertaining. For the most part I find it monotonous and boring/aggravating. Glad you enjoyed the direction I'm taking my story in~
Hashirama 1710: Thank you so much! That means so much to me! I hope I can keep the standard up!
Torbenefb: Of course, he does. In either this chap or next chap (Having fully decided yet) there will be a fight with Naruto in it.
TheRazgrizDragon: Rossweisse is about a heartbeat away from actually becoming a peerage member. And if anything, Kunou is a younger sister character (Not sure if she should have a prominent…HOLY SHIT! I just had the best idea! Who would enjoy it if I made Millicas x Kunou?)
Pug2130:
-King: Naruto
-Queen: Natsumi
-Knight: Sayuri, Saeko
-Bishop: Tsunade
-Pawn: Esdeath
TravisUmbra: I'm glad you're enjoying the work I'm putting into Naruto's mental state and its development~
And that's it for the review replies! I'm still so amazed at the amount I got (Like around 80 for this one chap)
Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy this newest chap.
Onto "HE FINALLY GREW A BACKBONE!"
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"Hello again….my dear Sage~"
Naruto stared at the cloud in surprise as his mental body refused to move, the cloud seemingly having gained control of the visual representation of his mindscape as well as the mental version of his body.
"Calm down…. I won't hurt you" The echoing voice murmured as the cloud slowly circled around him, leaving a slight wisp of black smoke behind it.
Naruto stayed silent as his eyes tracked the black cloud which seemed to be analysing him.
"Nervous? Of course, you are. I did hijack your mindscape after all" The voice deduced "Perhaps a genderless voice isn't the best idea to calm you down" It spoke, like it knew that the entire time "Is this better?" It asked in a masculine voice "Though knowing you…This sort of voice is much more relaxing" It said, switching to a feminine voice.
Naruto hesitantly watched the cloud as it stopped circling him and stopped dead center in front of him.
"I was right, of course I am. Your muscles have already subconsciously relaxed by 34%" Naruto looked alarmed at this knowledge.
"Who- What. Are you?" He asked carefully.
"Clever boy~ I go by many names. Millions in fact~" The now feminine voice said teasingly before giggling.
"And one of those is?"
"Now what would be the fun if I told you that? ~ Though you can always give me a new name. Saves calling me 'it' or 'cloud'"
Naruto hummed, knowing that the voice was correct. Not to mention that giving it a name gave nothing away but also was harmless in the long run.
"Saya" He said plainly.
The newly named Saya hummed before levitating up and down to signify a nod.
"Such a unique name, its somewhat similar to one of my others, though I prefer this one a bit more~" Saya giggled and Naruto involuntarily felt a shudder travel up his spine.
"You never said what you are" He said plainly.
"You're a smart boy. You can figure it out" Naruto rolled his eyes.
Saya made a 'Tsk' sound as it quickly circled him before once again and stopped in front of him.
"Ah, of course! How could I forget? You don't exactly like getting left out of the loop. Do you?" Saya asked, its voice showing that it knew the information, even if it posed it as a question.
Naruto stayed silent and merely glared at the large gaseous mass. Said mass merely swirled around slowly as the two, glowing red 'eyes' stayed trained on him.
"Not going to reply? Bummer. I was hoping for some of that classic dry wit that so many of you Naruto's are famous for" That simple sentence caught his attention with a ferocity that he hadn't felt in years. (Before any of you crucify me for this, I've read a surprisingly large amount of Naruto fanfic where he has a very dry sense of humour)
"Other Naruto's?" He says with interest, his mind already racing through all the possibilities and arriving at two.
'Either clones made of me, unlikely. Or alternate dimensions, more likely. Though the second one only further increases the need to know who Saya actually is' he thinks while keeping his sharp purple eyes trained on the cloud.
"Ohhhh boy. I shouldn't have said that" Saya mumbled as she watched the hundreds of thoughts suddenly whirl into existence around the two.
"What are you? For you to have that reaction that means that I shouldn't know about other me's. Are they clones? Or are they from alternate dimensions?" He asked.
"Your mind is certainly something to behold" Saya said, ignoring the onslaught of questions "Regardless, I've given you enough clues about my possible identity. Farewell" Saya said, beginning to swirl out of existence.
Naruto growled in anger and annoyance, swiping a hand out as he suddenly had control of his body, only for it to reach nothing as Saya completely disappeared, all vestiges of its presence having disappeared from his mind.
"AAHHHHHHHH!" He screamed in anger, the trees around him being turned into shrapnel, all of his previous anger returning with a vengeance before dissipating after a few minutes.
Leaning against a fallen tree he tilted his head back and stared up at the endless white void that he called his mind.
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Naruto slowly opened his eyes, being met with the happy eyes of the elderly Nekomata and curious eyes of Natsumi and Esdeath. Looking around he noticed that the sun was still up but had moved slightly.
"I was meditating for an hour and a half?" He asked, turning towards the elder Youkai.
"Round about" He said with a happy grin before tensing his legs and flipping out of his seated position and onto his feet.
The elderly man chuckled as he looked down at the three young Devil's.
"Well now. I'll be on ma way" He said jovially.
The Nekomata grinned and cheekily saluted the three, as he saluted though, the sleeve of his yukata drew up, showing a strange tattoo on the underside of his wrist. It appeared to be some sort of goat like creature with two large horns, the points of the horns pointing towards his palm. As quick as Naruto noticed the tattoo it was hidden behind the Nekomata's sleeve again as he hopped away while laughing.
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Naruto's mind continues to revolve around the tattoo for a few moments before grinding back to the real world as Natsumi rests a hand on his shoulder.
"Naruto-sama? Are you okay?" She asked, worried by his sudden zoning out.
The red-haired teen felt a small smile cross his features, the meditation actually having helped calm him a great deal from the malevolent ball of anger and fury he had been an hour and a half ago.
"I'm fine actually, want to go back? I think I may actually be able to act calm around…. him. If I stay focused on Serafall-sama and Yasaka-sama that is" He said, adding a small bit of humour into his voice at the end to reassure them.
Esdeath merely nods obediently while Natsumi lightly bites her lip while slowly nodding.
After seeing the two girls nod he turns on his heel and begins walking back to the conference room, the walk back through the mansion making him wonder how the girls where doing back at the construction site they called their home.
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"Damn! Where did you manage to get all this stuff!?" Sayuri asked in surprise as she looked at the massive amount of materials ranging from metal beams and wooden planks to some sort of weird silvery-brown rocks that had been placed in a separate pile.
Rossweisse meanwhile giggled nervously while scratching her cheek.
"Some people may have uhhhh, owed me a few favours in Asgard" She admitted shyly, not having expected the favours she called in to end up with this much materials.
She had given some friends in Asgard a basic list of all the items they needed to fully build the house they had all planned, what they had received was at least 2 and a half times what they actually needed. Some of the Asgardians surely didn't owe her that much, did they?
'I wonder what this would look like if I called in every favour that I had collected….' She thought idly to herself, quickly shaking her head to rid herself of that thought.
"Must have been some damned large favours" Tsunade said while casually holding a couple ton metal beam over her head.
All of the girls looked at Tsunade in surprise, honestly having forgotten the unnatural levels of physical strength the girl had, especially for a Bishop. Notoriously the physically weakest of all the pieces. Meanwhile said girl walks over and carefully places the metal beam vertically, slowly flying up. Reaching the top of the beam she punches it downwards while using her Super-Strength, the support beam burying into the ground with a thunderous crack and an explosion of dust.
"Despite how unnatural her strength is. It does help speed up construction" Saeko says while carrying over some wooden planks.
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"I'm not moving 53 Youkai out of Kuoh simply so that your sister feels safe in her control of the city!" Yasaka said harshly.
"I can pay for it all. I can even compensate them. But I don't want to have to worry about my little sister being paranoid about her control being taken from her" Sirzechs argued.
"She is joint sharing it with So-tan!" Serafall piped up, only to be ignored.
The Leviathan merely groaned and rolled her eyes while slumping in her chair childishly.
"This is why none of us invite you to things..." She muttered "You always do stuff like this" She laments, already imagining the quite literal PR nightmare it'll be trying to re-negotiate all the terms and clauses that Sirzechs was trying to add.
Sirzechs was a very competent politician when in Devil society. Take him out of that safe-zone in any way and he became an absolute nightmare for any politician or negotiation he was a part of or talking to.
Meanwhile the three teens stared at the absolute political chaos (Because the room was otherwise surprisingly calm) that was occurring in the room.
"I'll be honest, I wasn't expecting this" Naruto said dryly before slowly closing the door and turning back to the two girls "Change of plans. We're going to explore Kyoto"
The two girls couldn't help but giggle and snicker at the completely dry tone he spoke in. Nodding and following after him as he began to walk.
Walking through the halls they suddenly heard a loud commotion and they all turn to see what it was all about. Seeing a small blonde haired Kyuubi no Kitsune in a white and red rimmed kimono running while giggling as, presumably her guards, chase after her.
"Kunou-sama! Please stop running! Yasaka-sama ordered us to keep you safe!" One of them yelled while trying to keep up with the girl.
The child merely laughed merrily while running, seeing the trio ahead of her she runs and hides behind Naruto while giggling. The amused teen sending her a joking smile. The two exhausted guards stumbled over to them, only making Kunou giggle more.
"That…That is our charge. If you could kindly…. pass her over to us…." The guard trailed off, clearly looking for a name.
Naruto made an act of laughing slightly to distract from his eyes wondering around the hallway.
'Name…name…What would be a good-Whirlpool? That doesn't sound too bad to be honest' He thinks while looking at the paintings on the wall.
"Naruto. Naruto Uzumaki" He said professionally before looking back at Kunou "Would you mind going back under their care?"
"Nuh-uh!" The girl shakes her head while pouting adorably, both girls silently cooing at her adorableness "You guys are boring! Mr. Uzumaki looks so much cooler! He has a cool suit and everything!" She says childishly, getting a laugh out of Naruto.
"I'm sorry. My guards and I are on a business trip with Lucifer and Leviathan right now. We were just going to look around Kyoto" He said kindly, dropping the Maou bomb to see the guards' reactions.
As predicted they tensed and their gazes became sharper, no doubt from a hatred of Devils in general. But unlike what he predicted, they didn't pull Kunou away by force, nor did Kunou move away willingly. Instead, the 9-year-old girls eyes lit up and she bounced around to his front.
"I can show you around Mr. Uzumaki! I know all the really cool places!" She says excitedly.
Naruto chuckles while ruffling her hair, making her pout. Meanwhile the guards look at each other nervously before looking at Kunou worriedly.
"Kunou-sama, I really don't think that's such a good idea…" One of them tried to persuade.
"It's a great idea!" She refutes stubbornly.
"You can come too if you aren't comfortable with leaving her alone with us. Actually, how old are you, Kunou?" He asked while kneeling down to her height.
"I'm 9!" She said proudly while puffing her chest out.
"Hey! You're the same age as my nephew, isn't that cool?" He asked with a small grin while closing his eyes.
'Speaking of Millicas, I wonder how he's doing?'
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Millicas stared blankly at the TV screen as Rias sat beside him, squealing and bouncing on the spot.
"I can't believe I've never shown you this show before! It's amazing! You'll love it!" She said excitedly.
"But…. I don't want to watch another anime. That's all we've done since I've gotten here..." He says sadly, pouting and crossing his arms to try and further express his displeasure.
"Why not? You love 'anime-time' with your Aunt Rias~" She said with a confused look which turned into a smile.
"I used to…and I still do. But I don't want to spend all day watching anime like we used to. I want to do something fun with you guys!" He whined, not caring about sounding childish around his Auntie.
"But this is fun Millicas~ What would you rather do?" Rias asked, like the thought that something could be more entertaining than anime had never occurred to her before.
"Go out? Practice magic?" He suggests.
"Practice Magic? You're only 9. What practice do you have to do?" She asked.
"The basic spells. You know, Fireball. Ice spike. Water Shot. Those sorts of things" Millicas said.
"You need to practice those?" Rias asked.
Millicas blinked and spluttered in surprise, actually caught off guard by the sheer genuine confusion in her tone, as if the thought of practicing a spell in general was completely foreign to her.
"Of-Of course I have to practice it. Did you never practice your spells?" He asked.
Rias merely giggled and patted Millicas' head while rocking backwards.
"Of course, I never had to practice. Those are such simple spells" She said, the thinly veiled arrogance in those words nearly making him stumble on the spot.
"But how will you ever Master a spell if you don't practice? Uncle Naruto practices all the time and he still make mistakes!" Millicas tried to rationalize.
At the mention of Naruto, all of Rias' features darkened and an ominous aura began to develop off of her. Coating the room in a thick sense of danger.
"Now Millicas. Don't go believing that monsters lie's. All he is trying to do it get close to you so that he can kill you like an animal" She knelt down and stared him dead in the eye "That thing that you call your Uncle is a cold-blooded monster and you should never even be near him. Understand?" She asked.
Millicas whimpered in fear at the blank look in Rias' eyes and the barely visible black and red aura that was surrounding her and pressing down on him. He had turned as white as paper and was shivering like a leaf in a hurricane, sweat pouring down his face like a waterfall. The poor child felt like he was staring down Great Red himself as he stared into his Aunties eyes, barely staying conscious. He fearfully nodded so fast he actually gave himself a headache.
In an instant the dark and ominous look and aura disappeared as she smiled and stood up.
"I'm glad~ Now let's watch some anime!" She cheered while pulling him onto her extremely large and extremely pink bed.
Millicas allowed himself to be pulled around like a ragdoll, his brain having temporarily shut down from fear, his body subconsciously moving away from Rias. Said action was not very difficult as she was already completely immersed in her show.
'I don't like it here….'
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Naruto looked around as Kunou bounced on his shoulders while excitedly talking and pointing things out. Something that her guards certainly weren't happy about. Though his own 'guards' kept Kunou's at bay with a very unsubtle usage of glares and shows of power. He was distracted from his musings as Kunou lightly tugged on some hair on the right side of his head, letting him know to turn right.
"So, what's down here Kunou-chan?" He asked while turning right.
"A really fun arcade that mum took me to once!" She giggled while bouncing on his shoulders.
Natsumi giggled while looking at the pair, still surprised at how easily Naruto dealt with children. The usually kind but very systematic and scientific boy becoming much easier going and fun when around younger children.
As the group of 6 walked through the streets, the two kitsune both heard a murmur from the rooftops above them. Kunou dismissed it easily, used to being able to hear harmless conversations from far away. Natsumi meanwhile took a moment to listen in, blaming her kitsune curiosity when later asked.
"Even if she has those three extra guards this is still our best chance to attack. Now go." She froze at hearing that and seeing a Youkai swinging from rooftop to rooftop towards them.
The Youkai in question didn't look out of place, not in a particular rush or going to slowly. Nor was he giving any overt signals that he was about to do something very bad/illegal. Though, armed with her new knowledge, that didn't stop Natsumi.
"2 o'clock!" She warned Naruto, knowing that at that speed she wouldn't be able to get between them in time.
Kunou was stuck between a mixture of confusion, wanting to laugh, and wanting to puke as Naruto backflipped backwards while still holding her on his shoulders. The single Youkai shot out of the small dust cloud and straight at Naruto and Kunou.
'He's looking directly at Kunou, he's likely going for her. Most plausible scenario is to blackmail Yasaka or to use her as a ransom. New objective: Keep attackers away from Kunou at all costs' He thought to himself, knowing that telling himself the objective was ultimately useless, but it did help him focus.
Naruto caught the Youkai's attacking wrist, snapping his other hand up to catch the Youkai's other wrist as he tried to punch Naruto in the temple, Naruto stomping down on one of his feet to stop him from attacking with that particular foot. As the two had a power struggle he turned to Kunou.
"Hey Kunou-chan. How about you hop off and stay with your guards. Kay? ~" He said jovially.
Kunou nodded fearfully and quickly hopped off, running over to her guards who moved forward to help Naruto.
"Don't. You two stay and defend Kunou, he's after her" He ordered them before kicking the Youkai in the stomach.
The man yelled and grunted in surprise as he was launched down the street and skidded along the ground. People running and screaming in fear as the Youkai finally rolled to a stop and painfully got to his feet while glaring at the teen who glared right back. His mouth soon formed into a feral grin though as his partners helped him up and surrounded the six Devils and royalty.
"Simply shameful. That so many of you would try to do something so insidious to a mere child" Naruto said, addressing all the attackers while walking towards the first one.
As he walked, a magic circle appeared under his feet, slowly sliding up his body and changing his clothes as it went. The teen closing his eyes as it reached chest level.
"And for that. I will teach you my full might" He circle had just cleared his head and disappeared into thin air.
The teen was now wearing his Akatsuki combat gear (description at the beginning of chap 9 if you're curious). Snapping his eyes open, he glared at the offending party while his magic exploded out of him, ripping up with street and pressing an invisible force down on the attackers which made moving suddenly so much more difficult.
"Surrender" He ordered, his violet eyes flashing with power.
As all the attackers stared at Naruto in fear, Esdeath and Natsumi used the chance to transform into their own battle uniforms. Kunou though, was staring at Naruto with stars in her eyes.
"So cool~" She said, awestruck by his awesomeness.
The spell was suddenly broken as a Youkai to the left of Kunou tried to lunge for her, the female being cut down by Esdeath. The female Youkai was frozen solid and sent flying into another Youkai.
Just like that, chaos broke out in the street as the 25 or so attackers were faced with the three members of Akatsuki. Natsumi and Esdeath fighting and intercepting about 5 each while Naruto took on the lion's share with 15 Youkai.
The red-haired Devil could obviously tell that these Youkai weren't at the top of the food chain. Guessing that they had been trying to gain power or prestige by ransoming Kunou in exchange for money or some weapon or magic of some kind. This was made even more obvious as a monkey Youkai charged him in a rugby tackle. Though this attack never connecting as the twin jumped and twirled in the air, his hand reaching out and grabbing the man's tail. Using his grip on his tail he twirled the man around and slammed him into an attacking dog Youkai. Causing both to slam into the ground violently as he landed.
In his crouched position he could see and hear roughly 5 attackers approaching at the same time while 3 tried to sneak past. With a simple thought, three small magic circles appeared. Grabbing the magic circles like ninja stars (showing that they were actually solid) he spun and threw them. The trajectory of the formulas sent them through the 5 attackers and towards the 3 trying to sneak around to Kunou, actually missing them and landing flat on the ground in front of them. The Youkai were too late to realize the trick to the magic circles though, the formula's growing to be 2m wide each right as they were going to run past them.
Looking up for a brief moment, the teen affirmed that the three formulae had been set to the right coordinates. Reaching a hand into a hidden pouch, he hit a woman in the stomach with a palm strike, the item in his hand attaching to her stomach as she flew back into her teammates, who caught her. Both groups of attackers realized the danger of their situations too late though. The device attached to the woman's stomach sent out a strong electrical current which travelled into her teammates who were trying to steady her, frying all three of them. The three trying to sneak around, however, found that ground underneath the magic formula's to suddenly be missing. Due to their momentum, there was nothing they could do as they fell through the three portals and came out of the three in mid-air.
Seeing three falling through the air, the leader of Akatsuki ran towards the other two charging attackers and jumped up, both legs snapping apart and kicking them both in the head. Bat like wings unfurled like a bolt of lightning, allowing Naruto to flip in mid-air with no prior momentum or movement. His palms resting on their shoulders right before two magic formulas appeared under his hands. The two Youkai screaming in pain as they were flash frozen. Flexing his arms and using his flight he sent himself spiraling upwards and backwards at the same time.
The falling Youkai that took his opening attack, a knee to the temple, was knocked out in an instant and entered an uncontrollable, spiraling free fall away from the other two. Banishing his wings, he began to fall alongside the other two, reaching out and grabbing their shirts. Ignoring their growls of anger. He slammed the two together, disorientating them enough that he could place them under him and slam them into the ground with the force of a speeding bus, knocking them both out.
Looking back, he confirmed that all the Youkai's the girls had been dealing with were unconscious as well. Turning to the 7 remaining Youkai, he felt no regret in the look of fear in their eyes as he stared them down.
"I'm going to give you. One. Last. Chance. Surrender." He growled out in warning.
Was Naruto's ego effected by that battle? Of course not. Was it effected by the shouts of praise he got from Kunou as the remaining 7 surrendered? Yes, absolutely yes. Though he would never admit it to anyone, ever.
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Back in his formal suit, vest and all, Naruto walked down the halls of Yasaka's mansion on the way to her office. He was actually called to return to the conference room by a maid, presumably since it was ending, though his newest fan was something he was sure wasn't a part of the package. The 9-year-old Kyuubi was walking next to him while excitedly retelling his fight against the kidnappers for the 4th time since the fight ended. The fact that he even remembered the count was something that astounded even himself.
"and then! And then you were all like 'haah! 'hooooooh!' and you froze those guys! Then you flew up to those other guys! And it, it was just so COOL!" Kunou fangirled before squealing and giggling.
The girl's excitement and enthusiasm got laughs and giggles out of the four guards and a sort of 'I'm-exasperated-by-you-but-still-like-you' smile from Naruto. Opening the door, he was met by just Yasaka, who started out smiling before the smile faded away as she realized her daughter was with him.
"Kunou? Sweetie, what are you doing with him?" Yasaka asked in confusion, and slight wariness.
"I was showing him around Kyoto. But then these mean men attacked and Naruto-nii and his friends helped me, and they had these really cool uniforms with red clouds and-!" Kunou said before Yasaka giggled and placed a finger on her daughter's lips.
"Okay sweetie~ I'll have to hear your story later. So…. Naruto. A uniform? I've never heard of a peerage with a uniform before" She said, obviously fishing for information.
His mind whirled with possibilities. Answering her question would hopefully keep her happy with the "Kuoh Agreement" and might also gain some of her favour. Not to mention that they might also gain some publicity.
"That's because my peerage has created a…. mercenary group, of sorts. There are certain stipulations and such. But otherwise, like any mercenary group" He said while momentarily flashing into his Akatsuki gear before changing back into his suit.
Yasaka felt her eyebrow raise up in curiosity as her daughter bounced in her arms excitedly.
"A mercenary group? So theoretically I could hire you to do any job?" She said, getting a curious look from Naruto and his two peerage members.
"Yes, though we do have limits and rules that we won't break about the type of 'missions' we will take" He said professionally.
"Such as?" She wondered while bouncing Kunou in her arms.
"we won't kill children, and any assassinations need a reasonable explanation" He clarified "u-um…. Is it fine for Kunou to be here? Sorry!" He apologized to the girl who giggled and nodded.
Yasaka just put her down on a comfy chair.
"Kunou has a bad habit of breaking into important meetings, so unfortunately she's used to talks like this" She said regretfully.
"Those old guys just talk so loud!" Kunou whined.
Yasaka just sighed in exasperation and turned back to Naruto, her features taking a teasing glint as she shifted her weight to her left foot.
"What is the name of your little group?" She asked jovially.
"Akatsuki, Yasaka-sama" He said while bowing briefly as an introduction.
"Akatsuki…interesting name. Would your little group be interested in a job?" She asked, taking great amusement in the girls shocked looks and the speed at which his head snapped up to hers.
"Just like that?" He asked in surprise.
His hopes were dashed however when she began to chortle while looking at him with a teasing glint in her eyes.
"Of course, not~ though…. if anything does come up, that I believe you can handle. And that I trust you to. I will contact you…Do you have a way I can contact you?" She asked, still giggling at the very subtle annoyance on his face.
She did have to give him props for managing to stay professional as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a card. She guessed that he probably always had a few on him. Handing her a card she saw that at first glance the only thing on the pitch-black card was a blood red cloud, just like their uniform. On a closer look though, she could see and feel the sheer number of magic runes packed into the cloud symbol.
"The work on this card is very impressive, I do have to say" She said with a nod towards him, getting an appreciative nod back.
"That is a onetime only card, once you use it to contact me once the card loses all its power and becomes an ordinary card. If you find our services satisfactory, you can always ask or offer something in return for a multi-use card" He said, getting a sly smile from the Youkai leader.
"My, my. What a businessman you are~" She accentuated her curves and grinned as his eyes involuntarily floated over to her "That is certainly an admirable trait~" She said, continuing to accentuate her curves until his Kitsune guard pouted adorably and covered his eyes once more.
The elder Kyuubi laughed and stopped her teasing actions, making the Sanbi pout and glare slightly at her while uncovering his eyes. The slight glare he sent her only making her laugh harder.
"Well. I really must be leaving now, before Leviathan-sama and Lucifer-sama leave without me" He said, only slightly joking.
"It is deplorable what him and your family have done to you. You truly have my condolences" Yasaka said while offering the teen a bow to show her sincerity.
Naruto nodded and felt a small smile growing on his face. Appreciating the gesture, even if she only knew about it because of his blow-up. As he reached the door of the room he looked back and felt a bubble of guilt rise up. Sure, he had saved her daughter from a kidnapping, but that never would have happened if she wasn't showing him around Kyoto. Not to mention Yasaka had been genuinely kind to him the whole time, if a bit teasing. He couldn't just leave without doing something nice, even if it was small, in return.
"Kuroka says 'hi'" He said gently and sincerely, Kuroka having told him that before he went to the Sitri Estate.
Yasaka froze in shock, the revelation that he knew, and was close enough to Kuroka, that she would ask him to relay a message like that was like a blow to the gut. She had thought he was interesting when he had just saved her daughter, she had thought him intriguing when he revealed Akatsuki to her. Now though, now he was worth a full-on investigation.
By the time she broke free of her shock and ran to the door (only three seconds at most, mind you). There was nothing on either side of the hallway, making her click her tongue in annoyance and straighten herself while closing the door. Turning back to her desk she saw Kunou sitting in her chair and smiling at her.
"He's so cool isn't he!? Can I meet him again? Please!" She said, clasping her hands together and staring at her mother.
Yasaka only smiled softly while chuckling and walking over.
"Maybe~ If, you be a good girl and don't run away from your guards. Okay? ~"
"Okie dokie!"
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The tavern was embroiled in full on chaos, loud shouts and cheers going around and people walking around and making wild gestures as they chugged more alcohol down. The figure in question only had one person on their mind though. A lone male sitting in a booth with a bright red blush as he swung his mug of ale around merrily while singing out of tune.
The hooded figure deftly moved through the animated crowd of drunks before arriving at his targets destination. Said target noticing the figure after a scant few moments, leaning towards them and squinting their eyes.
"Who-Whoozit?" Blinking a few times, the man's eyes finally cleared enough for him to recognize the figure "hahaha! Commander! Fancy seeing you in a place like this! Come on! Have a drink!" The man invited merrily.
The Commander's mouth twisted into a grimace as they stared at the sloshing yellow-ish liquid in the mug.
"No. I am only here because you fall under my jurisdiction. I am here to inform you that the mercenary group 'Akatsuki' is now a Lieutenant-level threat. I expect you to perform your duties as expected of a man of your position" The Commander said coldly.
"Got-Gotta give the kids *burp* props thou-though. To become…. become, a Lieutenan…Lieu…. such a high-level threat is surpriiiising~" He bumbled drunkenly, his superior officer now glaring at him.
"Do not sympathize with the enemy! That leads to weakness! Weakness will get you killed!" He snapped harshly at the drunk man who merely rolled his eyes.
"Yeah… yeah *buuurp* I get it, cya Commander~" He said in a sing-song voice while chugging the rest of his mug.
The commander merely snorted and turned on his heel, making his way back out of the tavern. He was stopped though as he felt an arm wrap around his shoulder and pull him to the left.
"Heeeyyyyy~ Why so slum, chum? ~" the drunk Demon said with a stupid smile.
The commander merely turned to look at the Demon and, in a movement, so fast it seemed invisible to those around them. The man's arm was sawn off by a blade of water that extended from the Commanders hand, before swirling away into water vapor as the man fell to his knees while screaming in pain.
"Do not think of even touching me in a similar manner ever again" He warned ominously before turning back towards the exit and resuming his brisk pace.
He never even noticed the crowd parting for him like the red-sea for Moses. Too caught up in his thoughts.
A feminine arm wrapped around his shoulders and pulled his head into her chest.
"I was practicing a spell!" He said indignantly into her large orbs of flesh.
"You've been practicing for 9 hours little bro~ Time to relax" The girl said before pulling him away from the training grounds forcefully.
Even though he was indignant that he was being manhandled away from his training, he couldn't help but smile as he began to run to keep up with the girl.
He shook his head and knocked the door open so hard he nearly broke the hinges. He didn't care though, simply continuing to walk through the nearly empty village.
'I absolutely hate when people try that action' He growled in his mind.
His red eyes glowed as his anger soared once more.
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AAAAAAAND FINITO!
Quite a bit in one chap, don't you think? Even if it is only like 6k words ;P
I personally think this chapter turned out very nicely. It's no masterpiece obviously, but it still turned out better than I expected~
As of writing this it has been 13 days since the last update of the story, and I already have people complaining about me uploading. To them I have to say:
Guys. I understand, I really do. I read fanfiction myself. I actually get in a lot of trouble for it at school. But I'd like to formally request that you at least wait 14 days, 10 at the very least. Before you start complaining about updates. Thanks! ~
Anyway, this chap was a bitch to deal with because I set myself a deadline of this Friday to release it (I sincerely hope I didn't fuck up the quality because of that). The reason I did that is because on Friday I am going on a school camp to America. And I have like a combined total of like 30-40 hours of flights. This means that I wouldn't be able to finish this chap (because it's on my desktop) and you guys would have to wait EVEN LONGER.
Since I finished it now though, I can send it to my Beta's. Get the grammar and shit fixed. Then release it to you guys, hopefully tomorrow!
Also speaking of my flights. There is a chance that I'm just gonna spend a shit-ton of time writing. Which could mean either a bunch of different chaps for a bunch of stories. Or one fuck-off long chap for this one. Depends on my mood while on the plane I guess.
This chaps Question!
I'm going to the Kennedy Space Centre, Orlando (Florida), and San Francisco. In Orlando and San Fran, is there anything I should try to do or check out?
(keep in mind that this is my first time going over to America XD)
Anyway, I hope you guys enjoyed the chap! Imma go and take a shower then mess around for a little bit. See you guys later!
Adios!