Hello guys I hope you are all doing good.
First of all I want to thanks those who spend their time reviewing my story, it means a lot to me. I tried to answer the questions in the PM and if there is anyone I missed, I'm sorry for that.
Second I want to clear something. Naruto is not going to win his every fight easily and one K.O'ed his opponent. I'm sorry to those who are looking for this but it isn't going to happen. I want to make him strong in his base mode because in that way he will get more powerful with every powerup he uses. I mean what's the point if he goes direct into SPSM and bitch slap everyone?
The one thing I hate in boruto is how Naruto used KCM against everyone.
Like seriously?
Anyway now that out of the way let's continue with the story.Hope you like it.
Chapter 4: The Shinobi Among The Devils
Olivia Gremory formerly known as Olivia Bael, eldest of the Bael siblings and current matriarch of the Gremory House was not pleased to say the least. She was pacing around in her room with a furious look on her face. No one dared to say or did anything in fear that her flames would turn on them. Even Zeoticus Gremory, current Head of his house and huband to the Bael devil remained silent, content with watching her cursing the elders and higher-ups of New Maou Faction. Well he could not blame her there, if anything he totally agrees with his wife and would be doing the same thing if their roles were reversed. It was not like he did not care about Venelana's well-being but even he could not dare to go against someone like Zekram Bael.
Besides even though the Bael Clan chose to side with them, it was clear that it was all a ploy on their part to gain more power and hold more authority over the other clans. He was not blind and as his status demands quite adept in politics. If it wasn't their intention, then why had they refused to join the rebellion earlier and held many other clans back from joining their side but then proclaim their full support out of nowhere?
It was really simple in fact.
They waited and baited their time until the rebellion was desperate for help and then stepped in. It was only to remind others who was on top of the food chain in the underworld.
Their support meant support of a whole army of many other clans and their useful resources. It gave their little rebellion a much needed boost and almost finished the long civil war until the main players from the other side decided to join the fray.
Now if he went out of his way to help his sister-in-law there was a chance that the Bael, accurately Zekram, may consider this as an action against them and that would not end well for him, his clan or in a off chance, the rebellion.
"Zeoticus!" He was brought out of his thoughts by the voice of his wife. "Isn't there anything we can do?" She asked desperately.
The redhead sighed and stood up from his chair. Taking a few steps towards her, he pulled her into a soft hug. Olivia finally let some tears fall from her eyes as she wrapped her own arms around his frame tightly. She wanted to help her sister but the damn old fossils won't let her. Unlike her siblings she was not a fighter and while she learned how to use her 'Power of Destruction', she was not on the level of her siblings. It didn't mean she was weak. She was still a powerful High-class devil.
"Shhh... It's going to be alright dear." He gently rubbed her back. "I know you want Venelana back but we cannot go against the council." He said and sensed her aura flared.
"Are you telling me to give up on her?" She questioned with a clear edge in her voice.
"No dear, I won't ever suggest something as ridiculous as this." He quickly denied her assumption. "All I'm saying is that we wait for Sirzechs' return. I'm sure he will not sit idle when his aunt is in danger."
Olivia knew he was right. Both Sirzechs and Venelana share a deep bond and it was Venelana who taught her son how to wield his 'Power of Destruction', which he inherited from her. The two were nearly inseparable during his childhood.
"I know but he won't be back for some time..." She mumbled sadly and to make it more worse, no one was to inform his group about Venelana.
As if knowing what she was thinking, the Gremory spoke.
"Don't worry. From what my informants told me, Layla-san also disappeared from the Phenex Castle more than a week ago and I have a hunch where she went." He told her making her look up at him. "It is not something that the council can hide from others for long. Disappearance of two Ultimate-class devil princesses is not something so insignificant. The others will caught on soon and demand answers. They won't be able to hide this for long." He smirked.
He might have failed to mention that he already had some of his people mix in and causing unrest among the general population.
Looking down he was mesmerized by his wife's beautiful face. No matter how many times he has seen it, he couldn't help but be surprised by her beauty.
He sure is a lucky man.
"Now in the meantime..." He whispered and started to close the distance between their faces. The woman too closed her eyes. He was this close to claim her lips when their was a knock on their door.
He frowned. Whoever it was on the other side of the door could not have worse timing to disturb them than this.
Olivia giggled at the face he makes.
"Yes?" She replied and the door opened to reveal Zindor, the man in charge of safety of their home and one of Zeoticus' old friend.
"What is it, Zindor?" Zeoticus asked.
He noticed the man looked hesitant for a second. "Sorry to disturb you at this late at night, my Lord but I thought it would be best to inform you about this." Zindor said with a polite tone.
"Inform me what?"
"I have recieved a letter from one of our scouting groups and they have informed me that Lady Venelana and Lady Layla are on their way here with them." He stated.
"Are you sure? They are not hurt, are they? How long till they reach here?" Olivia bombarded him with questions.
"No, my Lady. They are in perfect health albeit a little exhausted and will reach there in couple of hours or so." He answered.
"Excellent. Prepare my ride, I will go and recieve them personally at the gates of the city." Zeoticus commanded.
"My Lord..." The redhead raised a brow at his hesitance. The man was not usually like this. "There is something you should know."
"And that is?"
"They have an unknown blond man with them an-"
"I don't see any problem with that."
"Let me finish first." The black haired man scowled, causing Zeoticus to smirk. He had told him not to address him as such when they are alone but he never listens. "It's not the blond man I am worried about but they also have Clarke Bretholdt and Grayfia Lucifage with them and not as prisoners." He wanted to smirk at the shocked face of his friend and Lord but controlled himself.
"What?!" He exclaimed. Why would they have two top members of the loyalists with them? Only the children of original Satans and Zane held more authority than them in the Loyalists faction.
One Hour Later
Naruto strolled through the creepy looking forest with Clarke on his back, walking behind the scouting group and the devils in his group. The grey haired man was still unconscious from the injuries he sustained from him and Zane. It would take some time for him to wake up as even though he healed the major wounds, he was still injured pretty badly. He could sense that the scouting party was not comfortable with Clarke's presence or even the other silver haired woman, that was the reason he was still carrying the man.
"Uzumaki-sama." He tilted his head to find the silver haired woman beside him. She woke up some time ago but he still didn't know her name. "Phenex-san has told me that it was you who saved me and healed my injuries. I thank you for that, I'm in your debt." She said and ended with a slight bow.
He shook his head. "No need to thank me. I only did what was right and please call me Naruto. Uzumaki-sama makes me feel like some old coot,..." He gave her his famous fox-like grin.
Knowing he was asking for her name, she spoke. "My name is Grayfia Lucifage..., Naruto-sama." She told him and was amused seeing him pout, though she hid it well.
"Don't call me that." He whined in a low voice. "Anyway what is the name of this creepy forest?" He asked, deciding to change the topic.
"This forest is called, Greenwood and falls under the jurisdiction of Gremory Clan. It also acts as a border between Dol'Guldor and Gremory territory." She replied in her montone voice.
"I don't see why this is called Greenwood? All I see are some creepy looking trees." He commented.
"That is because we are yet to fully enter the forest. You will see that it is indeed a forest worthy of this name in some time."
"Okay but why are we going to Gremory Clan? I mean wouldn't it be better if we go to Bael or Phenex Clan?" He questioned.
This get him a raised brow from her. "You really are not from around here. Don't you know that current matriarch of the clan is Venelana-sama's sister?" He shook his head at that making her sigh.
"Oh so that's why the scouts are following her orders."
"Yes." She said before he began to ask her question about the clans and history of devils.
"... and so the Civil war started. Do you have anymore questions, Naruto-sama?" Grayfia ended her brief explanation and looked at him.
"Yes." She gestured towards him to ask away his question.
"Your hair..., are they natural?"
"Yes." She replied instantly.
"Hmmm okay but what..." He sensed that she was nervous and decided to divert her mind elsewhere.
Venelana observed him as he continued to pester Grayfia with questions. Said devil calmly answered his questions to the best of her abilities. She raised a hand to her mouth and giggled slightly, making Layla turn to look at her with a raised brow. She could tell that the silverette despite being acting all calm and collected was starting to lose it. There were cracks starting to appear in her mask and her emotionless facade was breaking. One look at the blue eyed teen and she knew he was doing this on purpose. For what reason? She did not know.
However.
Her eyes stopped when they caught his as she gazed into pools of blue. They were just like she had remembered them. Cerulean blue with such warmth and brightness that you could almost feel yourself bask in them. She would also admit that he grew up into a very handsome man. Now standing way taller than her with a lean yet muscular build with hard and compact muscles. Not only he was powerful, more powerful than many arrogant devils she had the displeasure of knowing, but also a very humble person.
She licked her lips in a sensual manner, to think he placed himself in danger for her? Now that deserves a re-
"Venelana!"
Quickly shaking her head to clear those thoughts from her mind, she turned to face Layla. It was nothing. She reminded herself.
"Are you alright? I've been trying to get your attention for some time now." The blond Phenex complained.
"Sorry I was just distracted." The flexen haired woman apologized.
"We are approaching the camp. From there we can use teleportation to reach the city." She said getting a nod from him.
An Hour Later
"BLOOD!"
"Shut up you damn Tanuki!"
"Stop orde-"
Naruto winced and cut off the mental link between the tailed beasts and him for the time being. Shukaku was at it again, the spirit of sand could be called the most bloodthirsty among his brethren. Kurama along with Isobu were the most laziest, both prefer to spend most of their time taking a nap. Gyukki and Kokuo were the most level headed ones in the group while Matatabi and Son spend their time just running around and some times annoying Isobu and Kurama. Saiken like to spend her time mostly alone but occasionally tells him one or two stories from her time in the shinobi world, which he liked as they were fun to hear. Chomei like to just fly around in his mindscape, muttering about 'Luck' and 'Lucky seven'.
Shaking these thoughts away for now he turned his attention back to the scene in front of him. They were currently at the small settlement the scouting group used as their base of operations inside the forest. It was located in the middle of the forest and apparently they had something there through which they could reach the Gremory Castle in less time. Before he could observe the base some more, there was a flash of red causing him to shield his eyes. When it died down he found Venelana along with Layla and Grayfia standing inside a large red glowing circle and looking at him as if expecting something from him. Was he supposed to do something? He thought and rubbed the back of his head in utter confusion.
Layla recognized the look and sighed. He really should have paid attention when she was telling him about the few basics spells the devils use. She gestured for him to come and stand beside them.
"What is it anyway, Layla-chan? This looks like the circle you devils use your spells through." He asked as he stepped inside the circle.
Venelana smirked seeing her scowl at her fellow blond. It seems that Naruto still did not care enough for formalities.
Layla shot him a glare before taking a deep breath and answered.
"It is a teleportation circle which we are using to teleport to the main base of the Gremory troops. You would have known had you paid attention to what I was saying back then, Naruto-san." She said with her scowl still present on her face.
"I paid attention to what you were saying. It just slips my mind for a second." He grinned, making her scowl even bigger and proceeded to stand beside her.
Venelana shook her head in amusement. He should not anger an already angered Layla. She tends to blow up something whenever that happens.
"Calm down, Layla. The spell is going to activate now." Just as she said this the circle glows brilliantly before before they vanished from the camp.
Xox
"They have arrived."
Naruto blinked in surprise, finding himself surrounded by a lot of devil soldiers. They all had the crest of the Gremory Clan on their uniforms just like those scouts in the forest but the rest of their clothing was completely different from the scouts. For one, they all lacked the long black cloak to cover their body and second unlike the scouts they were wearing proper armour.
"Venelana, I'm glad you have returned to us unharmed." A loud voice caught his attention. Tracing it back he found a man in his early twenties with crimson hair and blue-green eyes walking towards them.
Naruto noticed how the soldiers around them quickly kneeled in front of the man in show of respect and fear.
'So he is someone of high standing there.' He thought.
"Zeoticus-sama, it's good to see you too." Venelana spoke with a short bow.
"Greetings, Lord Gremory." The Phenex also gave him a bow along with Grayfia.
"Ah you don't need to be so formal with me. You are family after all, Venelana. You too Layla-san." He said with a smile.
Lord Gremory? So he is the brother-in-law of Venelana. Figured; he would come himself to welcome her. At least he didn't seems like those other stuck up nobles so far.
"Ah you must be the mysterious blond that Zindor told me about. Welcome to the Gremory Capital, City of Grimes." He spoke and stretched his hand towards the blond.
The blond gave him a firm handshake and said. "Naruto..., Uzumaki Naruto."
Zeoticus nodded his head. "A pleasure to meet you, Uzumaki-san.
"Likewise, Gremory-san."
If the man was trying to be a little formal then he would return the favour, though by the looks of it, the black haired man and soldiers were not pleased by the way he addressed the man.
The redhead nodded his head and told the group to follow him. Sighing he decided to follow the man. He had no doubt that the grey haired man on his back would not be welcomed by the New Maou Faction. He was one of the Generals of the opposing side after all, same would be the case with Grayfia but she was in contact with one of the Generals here prior to her defection and even helped him somehow before. He wanted to leave and continue his travel and explore the underworld but now he had decided to offer Clarke a chance to accompany him if the things really went south for him.
Not to forget that he now needs to step up his game and find a way back home. He just hopes that he found a way soon and his friends were alright.
Xox
Ever since he was little, he always desired to become Hokage. It was his dream that always gave him drive to work hard and prove himself to his village. Yes, it was his dream but there was another dream that for him was even bigger than taking the seat of Hokage and that was to have a family of his own one day. The sight of children playing and being cared for by their parents always made him sad and to a little degree jealous.
His heart always yearned for a parent's love. He wanted to know how it feels to be loved. To know how it feels when a mother held you in her arms, when you get scolded for something you did by your father, to have people who support you on your back, to get surprise presents on your birthday, to hear a bedtime story, to make his parents proud of him, to have a place he can always return to no matter what. He wanted to feel all these things and so much more but never got a chance because of his furry friend in his gut.
He would be lying if he said that he didn't hold some resentment towards his father for sealing Kurama in him and then left him all alone to experience a life full of loneliness and hatred.
At the least he could make sure that he was being taken care of properly. Heck someone should have adopt-
"Naruto..." Kurama interrupted his line of thoughts.
'Sorry Kurama.' He shook his head and gazed at the emotional scene in front of him.
Venelana was currently being hugged by her sister. The black haired woman did not waste any time and as soon as they were inside the castle caught her in a tight hug. The tears of relief flowing from her eyes made him smile. Venelana was really lucky to have a sister that loves her so much. He chuckled slightly seeing her being checked for any injuries, the elder sister was literally fawning over Venelana like a worried mother and said woman was feeling embarrassed if the slight pink that dusted her cheeks was anything to go by.
Still seeing all the care and love, he felt speck of jealousy crept inside of him, but he forced it down.
"You must be Uzumaki Naruto," Olivia stated, "Venelana once told me about you. It's a pleasure to meet you in person. I'm Olivia Gremory, Venelana's elder sister." She said with a bow and polite smile.
"Glad to meet you too, Olivia-san." He was not surprised that Venelana told her about him. The two looked really close so it was understandable that she would know about him.
She nodded her head. "I must thank you for helping my sister. If you need anything feel free to ask."
"I just helped a friend. Besides I also owe her a debt for helping me in the past." He replied with a smile. "But a room for him to rest where I could heal his remaining injuries would be much appreciated." He gestured at the man on his back.
Zeoticus along with Zindor looked a little uneasy at the prospect of having the grey haired man restored to full health inside the castle but Olivia just nodded her head in understanding.
"Of course. You all must be tired." She said and gestured towards a maid in the cornor. "Please follow her. She will show you your room for the night. Rest well, Uzumaki-san."
Grayfia was already gone with another maid. So it was only him and the ladies in the room. Clarke didn't count as he was unconscious.
"Goodnight Naruto." Venelana said with a smile.
"Goodnight Venelana-chan," He was going to left the room when his eyes caught a mop of familiar blond hair and decided to mess with the Phenex princess one last time. "You too, Layla-chan."
Before said woman could reprimand him he hurried out of the room behind the maid, grinning widely.
"Oh it seems I and Lord Phenex don't need to worry about potential suitors coming after you two anymore." Olivia teased.
Venelana averted her eyes away from her sister, especially since the lewd thoughts from earlier came back with a vengeance.
"As if Olivia-sama." Layla scoffed. "A man like him needs to learn proper etiquettes and manners to make me even consider him as a potential suitor." She stated, crossing her arms over her chest.
"So you would consider him if he learns them." She smirked. "No problem, I can arrange that."
"I never said that!" The blond too stormed out of the room making Olivia chuckle heartedly.
"It's so easy to tease her. She's still the same." Olivia commented before turning towards Venelana. "Come Venelana, I'll be staying beside you for the night."
"Yes, Onee-sama."
Next Morning
"That devil is awake."
Naruto opened one of his eyes from his place to find a set of sharp grey eyes on him. The owner of the set was looking at him with a blank expression on his face, showing no emotion whatsoever. He was clearly not happy to find himself in this unknown place and more so with him.
"Where am I?" Clarke questioned, though it seems either Zane let the group go willingly or they managed to get away from him somehow.
"Uhm you're awake that's good," Naruto tried to lighten up the mood but sighed when his eyes hardened at his attempt. "We are in Gremory territory, Gremory Castle to be specific." He answered.
The man nodded his head. "City of Grimes hun, Olivia-sama's home..." He muttered. It was no surprise at all. The Gremory were the closest ally they could find.
"You know Olivia-san?"
"I know almost all important members of Bael Clan and Olivia-sama was once the part of Bael Clan, heiress to be exact but she left the title behind to marry the next Lord Gremory." He responded, surprising him. He was not expecting an answer really from the cold man.
"You are rather talkative." He commented.
"You are no longer my opponent." He said with a shrug.
Before either could continue there talk a knock at the door caught there attention. After a second the door opened and a maid entered inside the room to told that the blond was requested to breakfast with the rest of the family. Naruto nodded his head and tell her to wait outside the room and he will be with her shortly.
"What was that?" The shinobi asked the devil curiosly. "Why was she so hesitant in your presence. She wasn't like that last night."
"I'm quite... famous." Was the reply he got from him. "Besides, I was not conscious last night so that might be the case." He sat up and frowned seeing familiar bands on his wrists.
"Tch. So they sealed my magic." Not that surprising, he was a General in the Old Maou Faction just a couple of days ago.
"Yeah sorry but Zeoticus-san demanded this if I wanted to heal you."
"It's understandable. I am still a potential threat." Clarke said before falling back in his bed. "You should not made them wait. We will continue our conversation once you return." With that he closed his eyes.
Xox
To be honest, Naruto never thought he would see so many redheads gathered in a single place in his life. As soon as he stepped inside the hall he was greeted to the sight of more than 80 people near a very long table, looking at him. Many, in fact, most of them were redheads. He gulped, he was not used to be on the spotlight of so many people at once. Sure he was used to pull pranks and get into every type of trouble to get attention of the Leaf villagers but still it's a bit too much for him.
"Hello." He waved at them with a nervous smile
Layla almost face palmed herself at his greeting while Venelana sweat dropped. Though quickly remembering what he once told her about his past and how he had no one while growing up, she stood up and waved back at him.
"Morning Naruto. I hope you had a good sleep." She greeted with a smile on her face.
"Morning. Yeah I slept well." He replied, a little relieved to find a familiar face.
"Good to hear that. Come your seat is beside me." She said.
In truth, it was meant for some member of the Gremory Clan that wasn't present. She only did it to help his nervous disposition. He would feel better if it was someone he knew sitting beside him.
Naruto walked up to her and silently took the seat to her left. He also find Layla on the other side of the table facing him, he waved at her but she ignored it and chose to greet him properly instead.
"Everyone," Zeoticus started, catching the attention of everyone on the table. "I want you to meet Uzumaki Naruto. He's the one who helped in rescuing Venelana. Treat him well." He finished, causing the heads turned to the blond once again.
"We thank you for helping Olivia-sama's family, Uzumaki-san." A middle aged man said in a firm voice.
"Uh it's no big deal," He waved it off until Venelana elbowed him in the side, not that the others could see, "But you are welcome." He added quickly.
Soon the others started questioning him and he answered what he could while not revealing too much about him. Olivia saw his nervousness and hesitation at being swarmed by her family and coughed loudly to get their attention.
"You can ask him questions later, after we finished breakfast. I'm sure Uzumaki-san is starving." As if on cue his stomach growled loudly in agreement with her.
'Stupid stomach.' Naruto thought while flushing in embarrassment.
"Awww~ he looks so cute like that." One of the ladies cooed making him growl inwardly.
He was not cute dammit. He was a ninja, a strong one at that, and a dangerous mercenary not some cute kid.
Soon the breakfast started and he could not help but look at all the different dishes in front of him. He had not seen this type of food till now. Fortunately for him the person sitting beside him saw this and came to help.
"Don't worry. Just copy me." Venelana whispered lowly.
Naruto nodded his head and began to eat what she was eating while copying her, albeit with a little difficulty.
Lucifer Palace
"You let them take Venelana! What were you thinking?" Rivan yelled furiously while glaring at Zane.
Rizevim who was sitting in his chair with Euclid standing behind him did nothing to stop his son. He wanted to see where this will lead. Besides now was the time to see if his son actually worth his salt.
"I want her back no- ackkh!" The grandson of Lucifer found a big hand around his throat and glowing red eyes staring in his own.
"Don't ever order me again insect." Zane easily lifted him off the the ground and applied some more pressure.
Rivan flared his aura and summoned a machete made from his demonic energy. He tried to stab the older devil but Zane caught his weapon easily before crushing it with his bare hands.
Crunch!
Euclid flinched slightly as he heard the crunching sound of the unfortunate heir's throat being crushed. The silver haired man struggled to break free for some time before going limp.
"Pathetic..." Zane muttered, throwing the body away without a care.
Rizevim laughed like a maniac seeing his son being beaten by the Bael. Zane was the only other devil that he respected. He shared his beliefs, unlike those brats who formed a rebellion against him. Actually he had no interest in ruling the underworld at all. He just wanted to cause as much chaos and mayhem as he could and enjoy the show. The only reason he decided to join the battle was Zane, his friend wished to rule over the underworld and he would help him however he can.
To have a whole army on his back while he cause chaos all over the world sounds appealing after all.
As arrogant as he was, even he knew that he alone could not fight the other factions.
"Euclid-kun please take my dear trash of a son and have his him healed." He ordered his right hand man.
The Lucifage nodded his head and picked up Rivan from the ground.
"As you wish, Lucifer-sama." He said and left the room quietly, leaving Zane and Rizevim alone in the room.
Zane waited until the Lucifage left before speaking. "You don't care for that brat so why did you send him to be healed? You were taking quite a pleasure seeing him in that state, I can tell." Rizevim smirked.
"You know me too well Bael-kun," he said in his ever cheerful voice, "The matter I want to discuss is about Grayfia and well you know she is a sore subject for my dear servant." He finsihed with a chuckle.
Zane nodded his head. He knew about his unhealthy obsession with his sister but unlike her, he was completely loyal to his Master.
"What about her?" He asked, taking a sip from his sake.
"I know you let her go for a reason and I won't judge you on it but she was one of our top Generals, just like Clarke. If she spilled the beans about our secrets it would be difficult to end this war quickly." He said.
"I know but you don't have to worry. I have already assigned a team to oversee the changes I want in the units. Even if she spilled everything it won't mean anything in the end." He responded.
"Excellent!," The other devil exclaimed, "But you didn't answered my question." He said causing a predatory smile to appear on his face.
"Just know that I have found a brat more interesting to me than that Lucifage and Venelana. I will deal with that traitor when the time comes."
"Hoh? So what you plan to do about this 'brat' you speak of?" Rizevim was certainly interested now. It was not everyday that someone caught Zane's attention.
"For now... nothing." Zane answered with his smile still present. "I plan to observe him for now," He said before summoning a magic circle underneath him, "You know how I love to play this game..." these last words he vanished from the room.
'So he plans to break that one. Future is turning out to be quite interesting isn't it hehehe...'
Now he just needs to wait and see how his friend will do it. He laughed insanely once more.
His friend seemed to have found a new hobby. He should also find something to occupy his mind.
Gremory Castle
The breakfast was finally over and Naruto found himself in the company of the first person he came to know a little about in this world, Venelana. Both were taking a walk in the garden after she gave him a tour of the huge castle. He was thankful to her for getting him out of the crowd of very curios Gremory's, especially those women who were trying to make him spill everything about his life.
Both were walking side by side in silence. Not knowing what to talk about.
"Ah thank you for saving me from them." He said in an attempt to start a conversation.
"You are welcome," She gave him a smile, "I could see you were not feeling well with them. What were they asking you about anyway?" She asked.
Xox
"(Sigh) They wanted to know more about me. What I am? Where I came from and the stuff like that you know." He replied.
"Well that's to expected. At first I couldn't even sense your spiritual energy but now I can sense a little and it isn't demonic like us. So it's a dead give away that you are not a devil." She said with him agreeing with her.
Still they shouldn't have pried him for information that he did not wanted to share.
She failed to sense his spirtual energy back then because he was still recovering and now that he has recovered from the injuries she could sense it. His chakra coils were damaged by travelling through that unstable portal. In fact, he only managed to unlock his chakra chains in his small fight against Tiamat because he could not use his more chakra taxing abilities. So it was a blessing that his bloodline awakened when it did. Still he was sure that they won't be able to sense his chakra or attacks properly. Chakra was not common in this world and even the chakra that those youkai possess was far weaker than the chakra his people use in the shinobi world. Tiamat had told him of that fact once.
People here use magic energy to perform different tasks which in reality was their spirtual energy while chakra was mixture of one's physical and spirtual energy. The old man sage had not just given him his 'Yang Chikara' but also the knowledge about chakra and Ninshū.
"Yeah I know. Someone told me it's a good thing. The people here will surely underestimate me because of this. They can't sense my energy completely." He told her.
"And who is that 'someone'?" She asked with a raised brow.
"A friend." He replied slyly.
Knowing he won't be disclosing the name of this friend of his, she decided to continue their conversation.
"So Layla told me about your training in the familiar forest. I must say it was quite clever of you to choose that location. No one would thought to visit that place in middle of a war." She admitted.
"Yeah that was what I thought. Training there was enlightening experience for me and while I'm still far from mastering my powers, I now got a decent grasp on them." He replied.
His training was not easy at all. Dividing time between Taijutsu, Ninjutsu, Fuinjutsū and Shurikenjutsu was very difficult even with the help of his clones. Not to forget about the bijjus and their respected elements. There were times when Tiamat had to carry him back to the cave after his training, when she wasn't present Kurama would take control of his body and drag it back to the cave.
"I see, good to hear that." She said. "Still you left without telling anyone about it. If it was training that you needed, you could have done it in the manor."
He gave her a apologetic smile. "I am not a freeloader you know. I didn't wanted to take advantage of your hospitality and good nature." He told her and before she could refute he continued. "Besides, had I stayed then you would come at odds with your family. I heard how they are not very fond of Low-class devils and it was just a matter of time before information about me leaks out to them. I wanted to lay low." He finished.
She couldn't deny it. Her clan was really dangerous and ruthless, not all of them but some of the key members.
"And what makes you believe that they will not act now? Why did you reveal yourself now?" He gave her a soft smile.
"Your safety is more important to me than my need to stay hidden." He answered her truthfully. Venelana stopped, she did not know why but his words made her really happy for some reason. "I always protect my friends." Besides he could always use hiraishin to avoid the trouble.
Ah the wonders of being able to teleport on a whim.
"You consider me a friend?" She asked in surprise.
"Yeah you are my first friend here." He answered.
"I see." She said and in a bold move take a step closer to him before standing on her tiptoes and giving him a peck on his left cheek. "T-thank you for helping me and considering me as your friend." She cursed herself for stuttering and hurried out of the place, leaving a shocked blond behind.
"What just happened?" He muttered, only to hear the bijju roaring in laughter.
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"He will not agree to this. You have to understand. We can sort all thi-"
"Who do you think you are telling what I can or can't do, Zeoticus Gremory?" A calm voice said with a dangerous edge to it.
"But honorable ancestor Grayfia-san helped my sister and Clarke-san has..." Olivia stopped as the man raised his head.
"The Council has already decided this, Olivia. Lucifage will be arrested and put into custody." Zekram Bael, ancestor of the Bael Clan said with authority.
"And Clarke Bretholdt?" Zeoticus asked, knowing his wife will not like the answer already.
"He will be interrogated and after making sure that Bretholdt clan survives, we will execute him for his crimes." He replied, not sounding a least interested in this.
Layla clenched her fists. It was not fair. Grayfia helped them and now she was going to be treated as a prisoner of war while Clarke will face execution. After refusing to help Venelana to somehow please his son, he was now trying to execute Clarke, who just some time ago was the right hand man of the same son he was trying to get back. Why was he doing that and why he want to make sure that Bretholdt clan sirvives unless...
'That bastard wants to control the child Clarke sire...'She thought bitterly.
"And while we are on the topic I want to meet this Uzumaki Naruto that I have heard about." Everyone tensed at the mention of the blond haired shinobi.
'I should warn him and tell him to leave.' Olivia thought and was formulating a plan when she heard a voice.
"There you are Layla-chan." It seems the luck was on her side. "You have someth..." Naruto stopped seeing the unknown man sitting with them.
"Uzumaki Naruto, I presume."
"Yeah that's me. Who are you?"
"I am Zekram Bael and I would like to speak with you."
Naruto's eyes hardened slightly. He was sensing a lot of evil emotions from the man.
"I'm all ears, Zekram Bael." He replied in a completely serious voice.
~The End~
So Naruto finally encountered Zekram. Let's see how their meeting went in the next chapter and what Naruto is going to do?
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