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"Nice of you to finally show up again after three years~" Saya purred while floating before him.
"What do you mean by that? I've been trying."
"Obviously not enough." Saya quipped, getting a small tick mark from the red haired teen.
"Look…" He said, exhaling slowly to try and keep calm. "I don't know what you are. I can only guess that your connection to Senjutsu is incredibly high, and even with Kuroka teaching me. Nothing, zilch, nadah." Naruto said, his emotions running on high around the sentient cloud for seemingly no reason.
"Kuroka?" Saya asked before laughing, the cloud bouncing in rhythm "Oh come now my silly little Sage~ Sure she may have a pretty solid handle on broken Senjutsu" His purple eyes narrowed as he caught the wording "But you're a Sage~ You really think your body would let you use such a….pathetic version of me?" Saya's eyes widened as she realized her slip up.
"Me?...no way…" The sentient cloud winced as he pieced it together in mere seconds "That would make you literally the soul of nature, an Elemental." She scoffed and she seemed to darken for a moment.
"Not an Elemental, the Elemental." She replied grouchily.
"Fine, the Elemental, and you've, what, chosen me to be your 'Champion?" He asked in an unimpressed tone.
"Exactly! And since the cats out of the bag, I might as well explain some stuff to you!"
"Not like I'm falling asleep anytime soon" He said grouchily while leaning against a tree.
"I mean…true...anywho! As I was saying earlier. That silly cat was teaching you a method your body will eternally reject. That's why it never worked, and honestly, you seemed so bright when I first met you.." She teased, getting a glare and growl from the teen.
"So? If I'm learning an apparently 'flawed' method. Then what's the proper method?" Naruto asked while cocking his head to the side.
"Ugh! Thinkkkkkkk" She whined to the teen.
He rested his head back against the bark and thought about what he did differently between when meeting Saya and when practicing with Kuroka. At first he comes up blank, his mind scrambling for an discrepancies before managing to find one after many minutes of thought.
"My….movement?"
"Precisely! You can't move while using Sage Senjutsu. It means you can't constantly use me like your kitty cat can~ But the power boost is like 4 times stronger, easily!" Saya said, her personality once again jumping around randomly.
"Right…..So I need to stay still to use 'Sage Senjutsu'?" He asked cautiously.
"Yep!~ Not moving allows your body to filter the Senjutsu and create the purest form possible~ It's why the other supernaturals go insane to my power! I have so much malevolence stored in me I break their minds!~" Naruto cautiously inched away from the energy cloud that seemed so peppy about such a…..unique topic "Though instead of going insane. Sage Senjutsu has a different danger. You could turn into a statue!" He paled drastically, his mind running through scenarios of how that would feel and look like.
"I could turn into a statue? Is-is there any way to undo that?..."
"Nope!Once you fully turn into a statue you're stuck that way!" Saya chirped while swirling in a circle for a moment.
"And I want this power….why?" Naruto asked, seeing the negatives to far outway any possible boosts.
"With perfect control of me, a Low-class Devil could be an Ultimate-class Devil. At least for a few minutes~" Saya giggles while bobbing and ebbing through the mental clearing.
Oh how quickly opinions change. Naruto suddenly found himself leaning forward in interest with wide purple eyes staring directly at the cloud. A fire of determination burning incredibly brightly within the orbs, almost as if a wildfire had been captured and condensed in the twin pools of amethyst.
"I'm listening…"
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"I don't reckon Saeko or Esdeath are going to be talking to you much for a while, nya." Kuroka said while curled around his neck once more.
"I expected that. But did you really have to walk into the kitchen dressed in only one of my shirts?" Naruto asked the currently feline woman.
"Hey! Its not my fault, nya! Ever since, like a week ago, I wake up literally drunk on Nature energy when I sleep with you!" She retorted.
"Which will be cut down, might I remind you." Natsumi said coldly from Naruto's right.
"Oh great, nya. And why are you angry at me?" Kuroka snarked while using her feline flexibility to roll her head back without moving.
"I do not appreciate a member of Naruto-sama's harem so blatantly breaking one of my schedules for as long as you have" Naruto hung his head back against the seat he was currently sitting in.
"Not my fault that a Kitsune like yourself couldn't realize who I am~" The black cat said smugly.
"And what is wrong with being a Kitsune?..." Natsumi asked cautiously.
"Oh, Nothing~ Except everyone knows that us Nekoshou are better in every way~" Kuroka teased while poking one of Natsumi's breasts with a cat paw.
Natsumi placed a strained smile on her face as one of her golden eyes twitched like she had been shocked. Kuroka snickering quietly from around Naruto's neck. The Queen tilted her head up to Naruto with an almost audible creaking sound.
"Naruto-sama, did you know the Chinese have this marvelous dish known as 'Dragon tiger phoenix'(1) that utilizes cat as the main ingredient? I'm certain I could make it for you for lunch, no problem~" Kuroka hissed angrily in response.
Before the two could come to blows, the vehicle slowed to a halt. Well, slowed may have been an understatement. The tires squealed and the three passengers nearly flew out of their seats; Kuroka made an angry cat noise and hissed as she dug her claws into Naruto's jacket to keep herself from flying into a wall.
"Everything alright?" Naruto asked the driver through the speaker situated above his seat.
"Yes sir" A deep voice spoke through the speaker "We have arrived at your destination."
"Lovely, what was with the sudden stop?" Naruto asked while puffing his sleeve and rolling his eyes.
"Forgive me sir. I was merely distracted by your conversation." The voice replied simply.
"You're an AI, Kurama. You don't get distracted." Naruto snarked.
"I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean, sir. For I was very much distracted"
"Barely a week old and already giving me that much snark" Naruto groaned while stepping out of his limousine.
Kuroka nimbly wound herself around his neck with fluid grace as he stood up to his full height, Natsumi following him out while wearing a very snug fitting Yukata. The Yukata itself was dark blue with intricate and beautiful white patterns embroided over the entire piece of clothing. Unlike a usual Yukata though, it only came to between her mid thigh and her knee, a slit going up the side to just above her mid thigh to allow for maximum mobility. She had thigh high black stockings and wore some small high-heels to finish up her Japanese maid ensemble.
Naruto himself just wore a fairly simple black tuxedo but with a vest instead of a jacket, a crimson red tie around his neck.
"I remember when you used to try and hide in every place imaginable to stay out of a tuxedo" Natsumi giggled while flickering her eyes over him.
"Yeah, well. I've sort of had to get used to them over the past few years" He replied with a charming grin "Try to put me in one of those jackets though and I will make your life hell" He warned his Queen who merely smiled politely in response.
"Sir, if you are done with your lovers quarrel I do believe the schedule you created dictated you already being on your way to the reception desk?" Kurama butted in from his phone.
"Of course Kurama." The young genius suavely responded while walking towards the large, European style building.
Natsumi made sure she stood extremely close to Naruto as they walked along the main path, students around them beginning to notice the two of them and go silent in dumbfounded shock. She couldn't help the smug smirk that graced her features at the jealous glares many female students sent her way. Once they reached the doors Naruto easily pushed it open and they walked inside. The lady at the reception desk typing away lazily at a keyboard while her head was buried in her monitor. The two teens walked up to the desk with the lady never even noticing.
Naruto leant on the polished marble for a moment before blinking in surprise when the lady still stared at the screen. He turned to Natsumi with wide and confused eyes, getting a similar look in return as she shrugged. Naruto spun his hand in her direction before finishing with a flourish to leave his hand pointed at the receptionist. Natsumi shook her head and gestured to him with both arms before thrusting them in the direction of the receptionist. With a roll of his eyes and momentarily slumped posture, he turned back to the receptionist. Resting his right elbow on the marble bench he covered his mouth and lightly coughed to catch her attention.
The lady startled and nearly threw her keyboard in the air as she jumped in her comfortable desk chair. Taking a quick moment to compose herself she looked up.
"I'm terribly sorry abouuuuu-" Her voice died out as her brain registered the sight before her eyes "M-M-Mr. U-U-Uzu-Uzumaki" She stammered, both managing to blush and pale as she realized she had just accidentally ignored the CEO of Uzumaki Tech "I-Im so sorry!" She stood up and bowed.
"Oh no, it's fine, truly. I can appreciate someone so dedicated to their work." From behind Naruto, Natsumi internally grinned at how easily Naruto was playing this poor woman.
"Yes...uh, oh, uh, w-what brings you to our school?" She squeaked out, falling back into her chair.
"I'm hoping to talk to Rias Gremory." He reached his left hand down into his pants pocket.
"M-Miss Gremory? Oh! Are you recruiting her?" The woman gasped.
"No~" He chuckled while grabbing his phone out of his pocket "Merely just coming to have a chat with my dear older sister~" He tapped his phone against the top of the lady's monitor.
Almost instantly his phone chimed and Kurama spoke up "Database copied, sir"
Meanwhile the poor lady just sat, slack in her chair and staring in the direction of Naruto with wide, glassy eyes. Kuroka silently snickered at the look on the woman's face, like her entire world view had just been obliterated before her eyes.
"Thank you for your time ma'am~" Naruto said while waving using his phone and walking away.
Spinning the device deftly in his hand he tapped the screen a few times and found what he was looking for.
"Rias Gremory. Let's see…aha. Timetable for a Tuesday? She has a free period right now. Usually spends her time in her club building, ounds about right." He scoffed slightly at the end.
"If I may. Rias does not appear to be the most…social of people"
"You may indeed. And that doesn't surprise me. Even as a child she was very picky with who and what she spent her time with" Naruto replied, Natsumi nodding full-heartedly from next to him.
Eventually they reached the double storied building that Rias' 'Occult Research Club' had claimed as their own. The red haired teen raising an eyebrow.
"It seems her tastes haven't changed since she was ten." Natsumi commented idly while walking up to the door and channeling a small amount of magic into a knuckle as she knocked.
The magic in her knuckle was transferred into the door and revealed the bright red magic circle and rings covering the entirety of the building. Luckily Kuroka had placed an illusion up over them so no one would find out. Looking over the security system, Natsumi hung her head and sighed.
"Neither has her choice in security spells apparently. Really, a three ring, central point circle?" Natsumi commented in disappointment as her palm lit up in an orange seal with a swirl symbol in the center.
The moment her magic circle met the security system the entire thing disappeared into a fizzle of tiny red dust which soon shimmered out of existence.
"Now, let's go ruin dear old Riser's fun." Naruto said with a quiet cackle.
With that said, the three figures walked inside the now defenseless building (Well, technically only two of them walked in). Naruto easily navigated the building from a blueprint on his phone, going up a set of stairs, down the hallway a bit, and turning to the large double doors.
"How should I enter?" Naruto hummed to himself while staring at the door.
They felt a brief wave of heat and the familiar sound of Phenex fire. He grinned predatorily, something which made both Kuroka and Natsumi feel weak and blood rush to their faces. With a flourish he threw the doors open and grinned as they slammed against two heavy bookshelves, catching the entire rooms attention. And before the three members of the Uzumaki clan sat the Peerages of Rias Gremory and Riser Phenex, with Grayfia standing to the side and staring at him with what he could tell was surprise.
"Well, well, I was expecting a party but how nice of Yakitori to invite his harem~" Naruto said while strolling into the room confidently "Adds a few more people y'know? Helps it feel more like a party than a small get together. I'm proud of you Rias, didn't think you'd have it in you."
"Naruto!? What are you-" Rias started before Naruto placed a finger against his lips.
"Shhhhhh, the adults are talking Rias"
"Adults!? You're younge-" He patted her head with his other hand while still holding his finger against his lips.
"Shhhhhhhh"
Rias blushed bright red in embarrassment and began sputtering, not able to get a single word out as she scrunched up her fist and raised her shoulders. Meanwhile Naruto strolled over to one of the couches and nimbly vaulted over the back so that he landed sitting on it. He sat at the corner of the couch with his arm resting along the arm of the couch. He twisted his head back to look at his sputtering sister.
"Oh yeah. I let it slip I'm your brother to the receptionist and broke down your security seal. Hope you don't mind? No? Awesome, thanks sis."
Straightening out his neck to stare directly at Raiser, he saw the lethal glare that the Phenex was levelling at him. And the pure rush of vindictive pleasure that filled his entire being was so strong and so pure that when he smiled, he knew beyond any shadow of a doubt that it was straight villainous.
"So, what were we talking about?~"
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DONZO WASHINGTON!
(1): AN ACTUAL FUCKING MEAL IN SOUTH CHINA UTILISING CAT AS THE MAIN INGREDIENT. I SHIT YOU NOT. THAT IS THE ACTUAL NAME.
I'm done! I'm finished! Now chap 19 can finally be released XD
I hope you guys thought the two week wait was worth it cause if not…..sorry? Well, not really. But I said the magic words at least?
Anywho...I hope you all enjoyed this chap. I actually had a lot of fun with the end (I WoNdEr WhY?) so I hope that showed XD I think 19 chapters of pure Original Content was a bit too much. Now that I have the rope of canon to hold onto things hopefully shouldn't be as hard.
Anyway!
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