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Sorry for the wait for the chapter… hope you enjoy. It is a slowdown, but still has some good 'fluff'.
Chapter 8 – Proof of rage…
The group arrived just outside of the Inn. Naruto's bleeding had slowed. Jiraiya and the girls moved quickly to get Naruto up and into the bed. Once inside the room the girls quickly pulled off his armor and threw it aside. They watched in fascination as the wound knitted itself closed. Sylvie noticed the red gem on the shield and said, "That doesn't look right."
Naruto replied through gritted teeth, "Yes, the seal on the Kyuubi is loosened and now I have access to a new shield. Called the Rage shield. It takes all my mental strength to keep it in line. I'm sorry."
Sylvie quickly shucked off her armor and was in her undergarments. She laid down beside Naruto and hugged him gently and then her eyes changed to slits. She began to grit her teeth. She then said, "I will take some of this for you, because I love you, Naruto."
He tried to smile and said, "Thanks, Sylvie-chan."
She shifted on top of him and then bent down and kissed him passionately. Jiraiya sighed and said, "As good as this would be in one of my books. I need to do something." The pair became enveloped in an orange chakra cloak. He pulled out two small pieces of paper and placed one on each of their foreheads. They seemed to stop being in pain and the cloaks dissipated. He then looked at the shield which the gem had turned back to green. He sighed and handed the papers to Raphtalia and said, "If they get frisky like that again. I mean turn orange… use those."
Raphtalia nodded and put the pieces of paper in pouch on her belt. She replied, "Yes sir. Are they okay?"
Jiraiya replied, "Yes, it was just Kyuubi chakra getting out and affecting them. I think the shield had something to do with this. I'm going to talk to the king about this and inform him about his little campaign against our little Naruto and that it has to stop or I'm going to stop him."
The girls nodded as the man left the room.
Motoyasu was sitting on a bench as a healer was casting a healing spell on him. He could not believe that Naruto had brought him down to one-third of his hit points with those attacks. Not to mention that the old guy who claimed to be his sensei hit him and took him down to single-digit hit points. These people weren't even his level and they hit harder than he did. His hit only did a quarter of Naruto's hit points, but it was a critical hit. He just couldn't lose. He was the hero. He should be the one to win and the one to free the maiden in distress. Itsuki and Ren had assured him that Myne had interfered with a wind magic spell and what were those fire and water magic spells that Naruto used. They didn't seem to use the rules of this world. He had learned a couple from some crystal balls, but they were not as powerful. What was he also talking about him being an assassin? He wondered.
Myne asked, "Are you okay, Motoyasu-sama?"
Motoyasu coughed and replied, "Yeah, just wondering how Naruto got so strong."
Myne replied angrily under her breath, "He's the devil of the shield."
Motoyasu asked, "What did you say Myne?"
"She called my student, 'The devil of the shield'. Care to explain or do you wish to die now for interfering in a duel?" Naruto's sensei explained, as he just appeared as if out of thin air.
Myne bit her thumbnail and shook her head. Jiraiya pulled out a kunai and spun it into a reverse grip. "You will leave my daughter alone," Aultcray exclaimed.
"I am Jiraiya, Sage of Mount Myōboku, student of the Third Hokage, a member of the Sannin, Sensei of the Fourth Hokage, and of Naruto Uzumaki. Now as I've promised, I'm back. Tell me why your daughter thought it was a wise idea to interfere in a duel? Then we'll get to why she lied about the rape charge against my student. I also swear if she tries to lie, I will end her before your archers can draw a breath," Jiraiya explained.
Aultcray was aghast at the gall of this man. He then exclaimed, "You think that you can come into my kingdom and threaten me and my daughter?"
Myne giggled and smiled. She then said, "That's right papa."
Jiraiya smiled and replied, "Yes because you are just a concubine. While she loves you both. You are pushing this nation into war with other nations and if I get angry, I might pull more from my world into this fight, and then your kingdom is a lost cause. Your wife will be more than angry with you. I gather that she is the type of woman that would kill you both to set an example and then kill herself out of guilt. Look, you have a…" Jiraiya sidestepped and grabbed the spear that would have impaled him. He then used a single hand and tossed Motoyasu into the second floor of the stands. He looked up at the boy and said, "You're too young to fight me. Naruto has a better chance to beat me than you. Heck, from what I've seen his team would wipe the floor of all the other so-called heroes." He then turned back to Aultcray and said angrily, "You do realize that your anger is misplaced. Putting it on Naruto is wrong and it will get you killed. If not by me then either by Siltvelt or Shieldfreeden at the very least. You are this close to war." He held his finger and thumb almost touching.
Aultcray turned his head and said, "You don't understand."
Jiraiya said, "Inform me and don't take your kingdom down and get your family sold into slavery. I hear that this one is close to being sold to Fabry as a slave wife. A fate worse than death I hear. So, talk to me. Or you can die here by my hand and just end it."
Aultcray sighed, as he watched Myne run off to deal with Motoyasu. He began, "It all started…"
Naruto wakes up in the familiar confines of the area of the Kyuubi's seal, but there is another person there, Sylvie. She is lying there unconscious. Naruto glared at the fox and asked, "What do you want?"
The fox chuckled and replied, "I didn't bring you here. That damnable shield of yours did. While it put a harder lock on the seal it did also loosen the seal in a way."
Naruto looked down and said, "The curse series."
The fox laughed and replied, "Yes, the curse series."
Naruto got down, rolled Sylvie onto her back and began to check her out. He asked, "Why is she here?"
The fox replied, "She was injected with a little of my chakra and thus is affected by the shield and me, but I'm not the one you have to worry about."
Naruto wore a look of surprise and heard his own voice behind him say, "We finally meet."
Naruto turned to see a perfect copy of himself, but the pupils of the eyes were red and the Scylla was black. He asked, "Who are you?"
Yami Naruto replied, "Your darker self. That woman helped my power in ways I couldn't imagine and that idiot Spear guy… don't get me started."
"I'll fight you," Naruto declared.
Yami replied with a smile, "Now is not the time and if you let down your guard I will take over. Bye, brother."
Naruto began to fade away. Sylvie sat up when he was gone and looked at Yami and then at the cage. "So, you're his darker half and you're the demon fox?"
Naruto woke up with Sylvie laying on his chest and an ache in his chest. Raphtalia asked, "You're awake. How are you feeling?"
"Like I had a spear pushed into my chest," he replied.
Raphtalia giggled and replied, "You did. Jiraiya told us to keep an eye on the two of you until he returns. You both went a little wild."
Naruto looked a little dejected and murmured, "Kyuubi."
Milly shook her head and replied, "Not only that, but your shield changed."
Naruto sighed and replied, "Curse series…"
Rino asked, "Do you know anything about it?"
Naruto brought up the shield tree and couldn't find it. He then looked into the help menu. No luck there either. He guessed it was locked unless he either used the Kyuubi chakra or was so angry that it was unlocked. He replied, "I can't tell you much. I can't find anything about it. It looks like it is locked and will not be accessible unless I use the Kyuubi chakra or get angry enough to lose control."
Raphtalia replied, "Jiraiya told us to make sure that that doesn't happen. Since it will affect Sylvie too. He left these seals with me to help keep you both in line." She held up two seals.
Naruto looked at the seals and explained, "Demon chakra suppression seals. Good call. I'm guessing that Sylvie being in this state of undress was her doing."
Raphtalia raised an eyebrow and said, "You explained more to us. You don't seem to remember. The shield is called the Rage shield."
Naruto sighed and said, "Thanks for the information, Raphtalia." He looked up the information and then it became available, but seemed locked. He then said, "It looks like it is locked. I need to reach level 35."
Sylvie woke with a start and sat up. She looked down at Naruto and then at the position she was in. She blushed red and it extended down to her chest. She asked tentatively, "Did I take something I shouldn't have?"
Raphtalia giggled and replied, "No, you, rabbit. You were stopped from being like a rabbit." Milly and Rino giggled at this.
Sylvie glared at Raphtalia and said, "Not funny tanuki."
Naruto turned red and said, "Please stop shifting Sylvie-chan."
Sylvie gasped and exclaimed, "Sorry, Naruto-koi." She then laid down on his chest and closed her eyes.
Raphtalia looked on in surprise as Sylvie fell quickly asleep. She said, "That was quick."
Milly replied, "It has been an exciting day for her and Naruto-kun."
Raphtalia nodded as she began to undress and got into a nightgown. She laid down beside Naruto on his left side. Milly and Rino followed suit. Milly pulled the blanket over Naruto and the pair of girls. Jiraiya opened the door just then and looked around the room. He sighed and saw Naruto asleep with Sylvie and Raphtalia. He then explained, "I will be back in the morning to explain what will happen tomorrow afternoon."
Rino nodded and replied, "Yes sir." She closed the door behind him and locked the door and window.
A shadowy figure met with another shadowy figure. The feminine one said, "I dare say that you are moving against the king rather quickly."
"He deserves it," the masculine-voiced one replied.
"Would you like some help? I dare say," the female asked.
The male eyes glowed purple and he replied, "Sure, but keep quiet. We need to make sure that this isn't found out for a few days."
"As you wish. I dare say," the female replied.
The male shook his head and the pair headed deeper into the castle.
Naruto woke up to having each hand grabbing something soft but firm. He squeezed and it produced two separate moans and one swishing tail. He recognized the tail as Raphtalia's. He immediately released the soft mounds and opened his eyes. He looked down to see his hands had grasped an ass cheek of each of the girls'. While he was sure that Sylvie wouldn't mind, he wasn't sure about Raphtalia. Raphtalia's eyes fluttered open and she smiled. She looked into his worried eyes. She asked, "What's wrong?"
He replied, "I'm sorry. I squeezed without thinking."
She reached back and found his hand and found that her gown had rode up during the night. She smiled and kissed him on the cheek. She said, "I'm sure that it was innocent. We can talk about going farther later. I figure that you will have several wives and I more than likely will be one of them. I do like you and am attracted to you, but not at the same level as Sylvie."
Naruto sighed in relief and said, "I was afraid that you were going to hit me."
Raphtalia put her finger on his nose and said, "I knew the possibilities of laying here in bed with you. Groping would be a possibility. It makes me happy that you told me that you did it and am sort of sad that you don't want to do it again."
Naruto looked at the girl on his arm and said, "I don't want you to think that I'm a pervert."
Raphtalia giggled and Naruto thought it was cute. She said, "Some perversion is fine. Just don't take it to the level of Master Jiraiya." She grabbed his hand and pushed it against her bottom.
He gently squeezed and she moaned lightly. He asked, "Like that?"
She nodded and kissed him lightly on the lips. "I really like Naruto-kun. He is gentle and will be a good husband," she said and kissed him again. She then rolled off the bed and said, "Too much will cause my hormones to run wild and we don't want that. Our rabbit just needs to be in bed with you for that to happen."
Sylvie smiled and replied, "Not always. I can enjoy just being in his embrace."
There was a knock on the door and then the lock was unlocked. The door opened and Jiraiya entered the room. He then said, "Good you're up." He looked at Naruto and asked, "Feeling better?" Naruto nodded. Jiraiya continued, "Good. You will get your reward this afternoon and more will be revealed. So, get ready and assemble the whole team. Except for Rino."
Rino asked, "Why not me?"
Jiraiya replied, "I have a job for you. You and my clone are going to cash in the supplies from the wave while the guards are busy at the castle." He then looked hard at Naruto and said, "You had a clone in the castle. Didn't you?"
Naruto scratched the back of his head and replied, "Yeah. How did you know?"
"I helped him, his helper, and their prize out of the city last night. Good job," Jiraiya replied happily. "I would also go back to both the slave traders today and work your way to the village that the wave hit. Then spend a few days there. Then make a 'B' line for the border and if you can make it to Shieldfreeden then do it. If not, then Siltvelt. Rino you are going with them. I want you to get at least one or two more hourglasses on that shield."
Naruto nodded. He then said, "I should also be able to find more types of monsters for my shields."
Jiraiya nodded and explained, "You will also be able to level up and then you can have class upgrades. I would also look into having a secondary job, like a merchant. It will bring in some extra money."
Naruto looked at him in confusion and asked, "Why? We are making enough money right now."
Jiraiya replied, "I'm afraid that soon you will not have the support of this kingdom and no, it isn't because of the king. The church is looking like it might cause a coup. I was able to open the eyes of the king to several things last night that he was overlooking. The other possibility is an actual war with another nation. If he doesn't change his ways."
"What are you going to do Master Jiraiya?" Milly asked.
Jiraiya replied, "The usual. Get information."
Naruto laughed and added, "He will also peek at any naked women that he can."
Jiraiya blushed and whispered loud enough for everyone to hear, "Spoilsport."
The room erupted in laughter. He left the room and the group got dressed. Jiraiya was waiting for them outside the room and they proceeded to breakfast. It was a quiet affair. Jiraiya and Rino went into an alley. Jiraiya left the alley. While Rino and a clone left the alley several minutes later. The rest of the group left for the castle and arrived in the throne room.
Aultcray sat on his throne looking tired, as did several of his assistants. Motoyasu was glaring at Naruto and Jiraiya. Both seemed to not even notice. The girls just stood behind Naruto and Jiraiya. Itsuki and Ren stood in between Motoyasu and Naruto, with their teams behind them. Naruto could feel Myne glaring a hole in the back of his head, but he didn't care. The King then began, "Thanks to the Heroes for protecting us from the Wave. We are here to give them their monthly stipend. I award the Spear Hero 3500 silver pieces. I award the Sword Hero 3400. I award the Bow Hero 3300. I award the Shield Hero 4900. This includes the agreed upon compensation for forcing him into the duel. I would also like to make a couple of apologies to the Shield Hero. First, it has been proven that he didn't attempt to rape the adventurer Myne. Who by the way is my daughter. I would also like to apologize for not agreeing with him that it is true that slavery is a custom of this country. It is mostly carried out upon demi-humans, but also on humans. So, he is within his right to own slaves and should not be looked down upon for owning them. Lastly, I would also like to apologize for carrying my hatred for certain people who worship the Shield Hero and shifting that hatred upon Sir Uzumaki."
Motoyasu angrily exclaimed, "You don't have to apologize! He did try to rape Myne… I mean Malty!"
Jiraiya asked, "Did she sleep with you that night?"
Motoyasu looked at him in confusion and replied, "Yes! What does that have to do with anything?"
Jiraiya replied, "A woman that has just been through the traumatic event of rape wouldn't want to have sex right afterward with the first man available. She would have to have immense trust in you. That takes years to establish and even then, it would be rare. She would be repulsed by the idea for days or weeks."
Motoyasu exclaimed, "You lie."
Jiraiya shook his head, "I have consoled many who have had to deal with this. Even in wartime. Sex is the farthest from their minds. Comfort and understanding are what they want."
Motoyasu continued to yell, "You're from a backwards world!"
Jiraiya looked at the boy and Motoyasu flinched. He then sternly explained, "My world is more advanced than this one but less advanced than yours. So, what do you have to say about that?"
Motoyasu scowled but said nothing.
Myne then exclaimed, "He did rape me!" She then folded at the glare of the pair of seasoned shinobi.
Naruto then explained, "I'm still a virgin." The atmosphere was becoming oppressive.
Aultcray exclaimed, "Enough! This matter is decided! Naruto Uzumaki is innocent of rape! I will hear no more of this subject." He then glared at Malty and said, "Continue this and you push this country into war. Everyone is dismissed."
The room quickly cleared.
Aultcray sighed and cradled his head in his hand. He sighed and said, "This is going to be hard until the next wave."
His advisor replied, "Yes sir, it looks that way."
Outside of the castle Motoyasu and his party was waiting for Naruto and his party. Naruto looked at the Spear Hero and asked, "What do you want, sore loser?"
Itsuki and Ren had held back and were watching this meeting.
Motoyasu angrily exclaimed, "You cheated in the duel! I should have won! I was higher level. Everyone knows that the one with the higher-level wins."
Naruto chuckled and asked, "So, in the game Rock, Paper, Scissors… who wins? The one with the higher level?"
Motoyasu shook his head and replied, "What does that have to do with it?"
Naruto asked, "You are a spearman… I am a shielder and a shinobi… dual-class. Shield cancels spear. Shinobi beats spear. I beat you in speed, strength, and power. I also have you beat in combat experience. You've got how many years of life and death, combat experience? I have over three. You've maybe got a month of light combat experience."
Motoyasu shook his head and said, "Even so, you should have fought fair and square!"
Naruto cocked his head to the side and asked, "Fair and square? What do you mean by that? Just let you win? That isn't a fight or a duel. That is just letting you win and not what a duel is. A duel is a test of our martial prowess. Of which you are lacking. I'm guessing that you've taken the easy way to get experience. I work for what I have."
"I've worked for what I have," Motoyasu exclaimed.
Naruto chuckled and said, "I bet you've had it easy with women and in life."
Motoyasu blushed and then shook his head. He then exclaimed, "You know nothing about me."
Naruto shrugged and nodded. He admitted, "You're right and you know even less about me. I'll give some clues. I've killed doing my job as a shinobi. Your life in your world probably meant that you didn't need to kill other humans to survive."
Motoyasu scowled and said, "You're evil. You killed people."
Jiraiya shook his head and replied, "If he didn't, he would be dead. In our world, it is part of life to kill or be killed. While it is monsters right now. It may change to be people later on. Don't forget that."
Motoyasu laughed and said, "You don't know anything, old man!"
Naruto touched his chest and then said, "You were ready to kill me. Even though you lost to me. Do you understand that losing me will hurt our chances to stop these waves?"
Motoyasu shook his head and exclaimed, "You know nothing!"
Naruto shook his head and said as he walked past the Spear Hero, "I used to hate reading, but you can learn a lot from books. Go read a few books and learn about the history of this country and planet."
Motoyasu got angry and attempted to thrust his spear in Naruto's back. Only for Naruto to turn and catch the tip in between his index and middle fingers. He pulled the spear past himself and punched the man in the face. This sent him back a good twenty yards. Naruto waved to Itsuki and Ren with a smile on his face. Naruto and his party headed into the center of town and Itsuki and Ren lost sight of the group. They looked at the crumpled form of Motoyasu. Ren then said, "I think that Naruto does have a point. We haven't attempted to do much reading or learn about this world."
Itsuki shook his head and walked off while saying, "We will do what we need to do. Motoyasu is just an idiot and should just steer clear of Naruto."
Ren looked at the group of girls fawning over Motoyasu and shook his head. He and his group also left the area.
Naruto and his group entered Beloukas' tent. The man looked as gleeful as ever and exclaimed, "Good to see you good Shield Hero. To what do I owe this visit?"
Naruto replied, "I was looking for another slave."
Beloukas smiled and said, "Well thanks to you my supply is low. What levels are you looking for?"
Naruto replied, "Around mid-thirties."
Beloukas laughed and smiled widely. He then said, "I'm sorry, but my stock in that range is non-existent at the moment."
Naruto sighed and asked, "What do you have?"
Beloukas smiled and replied, "I do have several in the high fifties and the one before at level eighty."
Naruto shook his head and said, "I want them to work their way up with us." He then noticed a box of eggs. He then pointed at the box and asked, "What is that?"
Beloukas laughed and replied, "That my boy is an egg lottery! For 100 silver you can try your luck at getting a monster. If you win the jackpot you can get a dragon and it is worth 20 gold!"
Naruto chuckled and said, "What the heck."
Raphtalia frowned at Naruto and said, "You shouldn't have bought two eggs. It was a waste of money."
Jiraiya shook his head and replied, "You don't know this boy. His luck is either going to be double dragon good or he will get two duds. I am betting on double dragons. I once saw him do a lottery and win the grand prize with a single ticket."
Naruto chuckled and said, "We need to go visit your girlfriend, Erosenin. We then visit the apothecary and then Erhard. After that, we head to Lute. Rino, you can ride on my back."
Rino had just tried to sneak up on Naruto and replied with a sigh, "Okay. How do you do that?"
Naruto chuckled and replied, "Sensor, good hearing, and watching the other's eyes."
The others giggled at the antics of Naruto and Rino. The group headed to the Witch's shop. The witch greeted them as they entered, "Greetings Shield Hero and party. Oh, Hello Jiraiya!"
Jiraiya smiled and said, "Hello, Ezra. We're here to buy some magic books."
Ezra smiled and replied, "I'm impressed that you've read and learned all those spells from the grimoires."
Naruto replied, "As you said. If we work hard, we can learn any spell if we apply ourselves."
Ezra smiles wide and raises her fist. She then exclaims, "You bet young man." She turns to Jiraiya and asks, "Are we on for tonight?"
Jiraiya replies, "Yes, but I do have to leave after tonight and work on getting information for Naruto."
Ezra blushes and says, "Look around and any books you want I will sell you at a discount."
Naruto smiled and replied, "That isn't required. Girls We need level two fire, lightning, healing, illusion, water, light and darkness grimoires."
The girls replied in unison, "Right!" and moved around the shop.
Jiraiya and Naruto made small talk with Ezra while the girls searched for books.
After about forty-five minutes Ezra said, "That will be 3800 silver."
Naruto looked at her and asked, "Are you sure? I was sure it would be more than five thousand."
Ezra nodded and replied, "I'm sure. I know that you'll be back and I'm going to get some more books for you especially. I noticed you got some books on our neighbors. That is a good idea. I wish you luck in their lands."
Naruto handed over a bag of silver and replied, "Here's your silver, and thanks for all the help. We will be back around the next wave and hopefully with some more help."
She smiled warmly and said, "Of that, I have no doubt. Good luck young Naruto and take care of those girls."
Naruto smiled and waved. He and the group left the shop and he replied, "I will."
The next stop was the apothecary. He picked up some new equipment and better tools for making potions. The apothecary was sad to see Naruto and his group leave Melmormarc, but was happy that they would return for the next wave more prepared.
The final stop was at Erhard's shop. The group entered and Erhard asked, "So what can I do for you?"
Naruto replied, "I would like to have you set on retainer for upgrading our weapons and armor when we return. We need some new weapons and some upgrades right now. We also need some repairs."
Erhard looks them over and replies, "Give me a couple hours and I should be done with the repairs. You can take the new stuff out of my stock and we will negotiate when all is said and done."
Naruto nodded and said, "Sounds good. Everyone in civilian clothes."
It took about ten minutes for everyone to change out of their armor and set it on the counter. The group left the shop and they took the eggs to a tavern for lunch.
A/N: Sorry for taking so long and for not much going on in this one, but life has been happening. My mother just went through major surgery and I had to take care of her. My family has also been fairly needy. I'm also working towards buying my first house in the country. Again, sorry for the long wait. I should be working on the next chapter and have it out fairly soon. For those who are wondering about the double eggs. Yes, one is Filo, the other is not a filolial. It does seem similar to another story, but I have my own idea and I am using a certain idea from the Light Novel… it will be explained in the next chapter. So, keep your ideas until then. I'm working on chapter 9 right now and might have it done soon.
I would like to thank my beta reader MajesticStarX-Overs. She's done a great job of beta work on this story.
Here are the affinities of the those in the party:
Naruto= Magic: Support and healing; Chakra: All basic except earth; Lvl: 30
Milly = Magic: fire + light + darkness (illusion); Chakra: fire; Lvl: 35
Raphtalia= Magic: light + darkness (illusion); Chakra: wind; Lvl: 37
Sylvie = Magic: fire + water; Chakra: water; Lvl: 37
Jiraiya = Magic: fire + wind; Chakra: all basic except lightning; Lvl: 33
Rino = Magic: lightning + fire; Chakra: none; Lvl: 32
