One Hundred Reviews! Milestone reached, so a chapter WILL be coming up on Wednesday as well as next Saturday! So two chapters in one week! Thanks for one-hundred reviews everyone!
Next Milestone is two-hundred and fifty reviews, so I think I have a lot of time before that happens.
Harem Update:
So, from what I got this would be the Harem at the moment: Rias, Akeno, Koneko, Kuroka, Xenovia (or/and Irina).
Grayfia is Sirzech's wife; I have no clue how I would get around that enough to allow her to be in the Harem without breaking the believability.
I'm still deciding on Serafall. It was predetermined by me she despised Naruto because of an incident in the war, but I'm debating myself on whether or not I should stick with it.
Anyways, enjoy this chapter!
The Second God
Naruto took note from many teachers and records, that Rias Gremory had never once failed a test, quiz and especially not an exam. She got high marks in all of her essays and she gave her all in everything she did.
With this knowledge in mind he looked over her test repeatedly. Over and over he got the same result, absolute failure. As if joking with him she even wrote the date wrong, it was a miracle she didn't spell her name incorrectly.
Naruto sighed and placed the paper away from the others. So far she was the only one who failed, even the class idiot Cana got a better mark than Rias, passing by half a mark. He pulled another paper out of the pile, and continued marking.
One after the other, they had either lewd messages on the back or perverted pictures. Some with their numbers and some even had the courage to put their address. If he wasn't a teacher, he wouldn't have been hesitant to partake. Akeno even had a mini sex-dungeon drawing; he would call her artistic if she didn't have him chained in there.
He never would have guessed his glasses and new hairstyle would attract so many women. One particular group of strands repeatedly annoyed him by falling over his eyes; the girls in his classes loved it, but he despised the defiant curl.
After he was done marking all the papers, he piled them into a neat stack and shoved them inside a messy folder. Rias was the only girl who had failed his test, and Naruto was willing to bet it was on purpose. The girl schemed as much as Azazel at times.
The night was kind to him and sleep came easily. He remembered no dreams in the morning, unlike almost every night. No little boy jumping between buildings and no snake man; nothing but sweet rest and peace, something so scarce in life.
He was never a good cook; he never learned to make himself any other food but ramen and its alterations. While he loved ramen, after brushing his teeth and bathing he never felt the urge to eat it. So all he ever did was eat cereal for breakfast, it was a food which made him feel stale and old – as odd as that would sound.
He clothed and set off to work. Teaching was nothing but a way to watch the little devils. They had some inert ability to attract trouble, especially when regarding the fallen angels. All he had to do was be patient, and he'd catch Azazel's followers without even searching.
He slipped into the school and entered the staff room. It was a cozy place with sofas, fridges, cupboards and even a television mounted onto the wall. Many of the staff hung out there at lunch, as the school regularly filled the fridge with odd goods.
"Ah," A fellow teacher he knew too well came and brushed her hand against his back. She was Ai Kaya, a brunette teacher, obviously of Japanese ethnicity. She had a tight blue top which left her midriff uncovered and yoga pants which hugged her legs. Most physical education teachers shared that trait; they never bothered with any professional wear. "There you are Mr. Uzumaki."
In her hands were identical strawberry-kiwi smoothies, filling to the brim of a see-through bottle. She reached out and placed it in his hand with a smile, "I made it just for you." Naruto shared a smile with her to which she obviously flushed.
"You're quite the Devil." Kurama gave a lively laugh at his own joke, which Naruto couldn't even classify as a joke.
The bell rang suddenly, and Naruto could already feel the collective angst coming his way. Naruto suddenly felt a hand whip his ass before Ai sauntered off. "Thanks for the smoothie, Kaya!" She gave a wave before disappearing into the waves of students.
Naruto grabbed his unorganized duffel bag and shoved it between his arm and torso, sipping his smoothie in his other hand. He quickly made his way out the staff room and towards his classroom.
It was a struggle enough to make it through the compacted hallways. There was no privacy in the hallways; everyone hugged up against each other inadvertently. Naruto felt more uncomfortable there than he could any other place in the world, hands brushed against every part of his body, but the most unnerving part was he didn't know whose hands it belonged – be it male or female.
He suddenly felt someone smash against his elbow, causing his drink to spill over his shoulder and over a group below him. Naruto felt his face distort and his fingers twitch of electricity, staring coldly at the man who dared.
Issei had his hands up and Naruto could see the wavering of his eyes. He didn't want to do anything in front of a crowd, but in the back of his mind he noted that he'd have to pay Issei back for his negligence to his surroundings. "You're fucked, Issei." Naruto said, lower and colder as if driving his point home.
Issei could only nod and apologize, then nod again.
Rias gave a giggle as she watched Naruto stumble through the door to his classroom with half of a smoothie in his cup, the other half coming down his shoulder. He grumbled and Rias couldn't help but see the resemblance to a tired pug. In his hands was a multitude of crumpled paper towels covered with pink, they were not doing a good job of absorbing the thick liquid.
A blur of white and suddenly Rias felt a throbbing pain in her head. Rias glared at the suspect, obviously Naruto. It was his unique way of punishment to his students for anything he didn't like – flicking erasers at the speed of bullets, sometimes Rias believed a bullet would hurt less.
The lesson quickly went under way, with the occasional eraser flick at noisy students, or the sporadic teen here or there trying to flirt with the secret God. Rias didn't pay any attention; her thoughts were filled with feathers and schemes.
With the sound of a whip, another eraser found its way bruising her forehead. Her tears welled as she clutched her forehead. She looked up through the blur of her moist eyes and saw the annoyed angel. "See me after class, Ms. Gremory." Naruto's word was law in his class. Any rebels had their foreheads painted purple with bruises, and devils got twice the power behind his flicks – Rias had never been punished like she had in that classroom.
Rias couldn't argue and paid attention for the duration of the class. She needed to know why he was dwelling in their territory. Any devil could have taken it as an excuse for war and attacked, if only they were so stupid.
Rias had regular shifts for people to watch over him, but they all told her how he did nothing but regular teacher work. He never went out for odd strolls or even gave a hint of his powers, he completely blended in. He was completely in role, a perfect actor – Rias couldn't help but giggle thinking of him teaching drama.
The bell rang and noise erupted in the school once again. People grabbed their bags and notes, walking off. But Rias stayed back, packing her stuff but waiting for her teacher to call on her.
He eyed her with his gaze, but spoke nothing. Rias felt choked up every time he stared at her, it was the only times she could say she was unconfident. His gaze was that of a judge in court, he fit the God description quite well. "What are you waiting for, Rias?" He asked, in his hand a twirling pen.
"Sorry, sorry!" She grabbed her stuff and quickly made her way to his desk. It was an unorganized mess of papers and pens, books and random items. A small sculpture of a ramen bowl caught her attention; even though it looked masterfully sculpted it seemed like a waste of money to buy it. "You needed me?"
He sighed and took off his fake glasses; just the way he took it off showed his inexperience with it. "You failed your test," He said, but she wasn't surprised. "Was it on purpose?" Rias scratched the edge of her ear, but she said nothing. Either answer she would have been screwed. If she lied he would catch her and if she didn't he wouldn't help her.
"I need you to tutor me." Rias said. His eyes narrowed, but Rias could still feel those eyes peering straight through her, judging every movement. She subconsciously fiddled with the end of her school uniform, rubbing it and twisting it.
He suddenly sighed and closed his eyes, when he reopened them the blue wonders didn't scrutinize. His eyes were no longer narrowed and now stared at her in acceptance. "I accept only if you promise to come to me the second you see a black feather." Rias smiled and straightened up. "I'll see you at break Naruto!" She left that classroom with a smile on her face, clutching her books close to her chest.
"You sense it too, don't you?" Kurama asked. He was growling the entire day, and Naruto understood why. The air was rich with the scent of one particular person. Naruto didn't know who, but the man or woman had danger oozing out of their body.
"It's getting closer…" Naruto had not felt fear for decades. The last time he remembered the taste of fear was when he felt his father's existence suddenly disappear. But he tasted it once more, the person inched further every second. Every step it made he trembled more.
There were only two people that could exude such a dense aura, The Great Red and the Ouroborus Dragon were the only two that could come to mind. Naruto didn't know exactly how powerful they were compared to him, but it was a foolish idea to test such a thing.
He sensed it at first period; it was like a few droplets of water from a nearby splash. Second period was when Naruto began feeling the air dance up his spine and back down, making his hair stand on end. Third was when he could smell and taste it, its power alone taking a physical form. Fourth had just started, but he could imagine it was like a snake slithering towards an unsuspecting target.
"Be prepared to fight, Naruto. If it faces us while we're going to the house we might not be able to escape. We might need to speed up our sync process." Kurama was right. If it was either of the two, their speed ousted his, escape was impossible.
"We can't sync, Kurama. Our gear isn't ready yet, we risk malfunctions."
"I doubt it would be stalking you if it didn't want something from you. Even if you teleport, confrontation is inevitable, and you will not win without me." Naruto knew it was true. But the Gear he made was not ready for any type of use. It was still in its beta stage, and had yet to be even tested.
"I'll do what I have to." Naruto sighed at his predicament. There were few in the world that could match Naruto in a fair fight, and fewer that could beat him. It was just his luck he would find himself stalked by one of them. He heard Kurama growling barely at the back of his mind, he would not stop.
"You don't look so good, Naruto." Rias had suddenly appeared before him, in his empty classroom. Maybe she was right, if Naruto could imagine himself it would be that of a vampire – pale complexion and dead eyes, nothing like he was under normal circumstances.
Naruto forced his lips to form a smile, heating his body as to force his complexion to return to normal. "Rias, you took your time." Naruto had said. Rias tilted her head to the side, one eye narrowing. "It's only been a minute since the bell rang, Naruto."
"Nice one, genius."
Naruto laughed it off. "It was just a bit of sarcasm." He was good at lying. He didn't used to be, he always tried lying to his big brother Lucifer but he said that every time Naruto tried lying he would scratch the nape of his neck and avoid eye contact. Lucy always knew how to lie, he was a professional player. After the war, he took a lot after his deceased brother.
Rias seemed to believe it. She had a pile of notebooks in her hands, but Naruto had a feeling she wouldn't be using them. "If you just took notes in class we wouldn't need to waste both our time." Naruto said with a bit of frustration littered through his voice.
Rias dragged a seat to his desk and sat down. "I don't think it's a waste of time." She said. Naruto just shook his head, arguing such a trivial matter was more of a waste of time than the current tutoring session.
Naruto grabbed a huge textbook from beneath his desk labelled: 'Grade Eleven, Japanese World History'. It was a hefty book with over a thousand pages patted with rich information of history. Naruto knew every detail of every historical moment, Nature watched as wars and political assassinations disrupted his home, unfortunately he had no authority to intervene. But he kept it in the back of his mind, left to rot.
Before he could flip the book open, a hand grasped his wrist. It was smooth and lightly rubbed into his skin, over his small hairs and rubbing into his wrist crease. It was as milky white as Grayfia's was. "How about we just talk first?"
Naruto felt his eyelids fall. "I thought you wanted tutoring, Rias?"
She nodded. "I do," She said. "But I want to know more about you first." Naruto expected this. She never needed tutoring; she failed the test purposefully to dig into his brain. She was a manipulative woman who knew how to get things she wanted. She was a lot like his ex-sister-in-law Lilith. At least, this is what he could gather from her actions towards him.
"The deal was tutoring for information, not a date." Naruto said making sure he was as plain as possible. He never liked beating around the bush; it was a waste of time, which was the most valuable thing in the world.
Rias shrugged. "I said 'I need you to tutor me', not what exactly I needed tutoring of." Naruto tried staring at her with the blankest look he could muster. It was such an idiotic excuse for interrogation that Naruto himself didn't know how exactly he needed to respond.
Naruto just rolled his eyes. "Fine, what do you want?" He could see her smile brighten and he fought back the urge to smash all four drawers filled with erasers on her forehead. Hopefully it would cause her to forget the entire encounter.
She leaned in closer to him, she was too comfortable. She folded her arms on his desk and put her chin on it. "Issei told me you run a ramen shop. Why?"
Naruto shrugged, the question was easy to avoid. "Why not?" He could see her smile disappear. He wasn't going to let her get information too easily, what kind of leader would he be?
Suddenly she pouted, she looked like a child. She never had any reason to grow up, no intense conflict and no loss. She was completely pure, as much as a Devil could be.
"What's your dream in life?" The questions went from shallow to deep within seconds. The transition caught Naruto off guard, but he understood the question. He wanted one thing in life more than anything, "Peace"
"Nothing, I have no need for any dreams." Naruto said, expertly lying. He felt the urge to itch his neck, but made sure his hands stayed on his table. He kept eye contact with her, and chuckled at her twitching eyelids.
Then he felt his face petrify.
"You need to leave, now." Kurama's growling got fiercer. Whatever the source of the power was, it was getting closer – fast. The closer he felt it the more his brain told him to retreat.
Naruto smiled at Rias, weakly. "I have to go, maybe we'll talk tomorrow." He got up quickly and began making his way to the door. He could feel his hands trembling slightly; when he swallowed he feared an elephant had gone through his throat.
"Wait, what's wrong!?" He heard her yell. But he did not answer, he had no time. If the being really was getting closer, there was a risk of it trying to confront him in the school. Unnecessary casualties would no doubt be a backlash from such a battle.
He flicked a phone out of his pocket and quickly dialled a number. He heard it ring once before it picked up. "I'm not feeling well; I'm going home for the day." Naruto hurriedly said before quickly ending the call.
The students looked at him strangely as he near sprinted towards the exit. He didn't bring his papers and left his bag, he was just a teacher running. When he emerged from the entrance, the aura became unbearably thick. No students had felt it, as if calling out to him only.
He ran to the nearby park, but he could not escape it. The thick aura followed him, getting denser and denser the further he got. Naruto was afraid if he turned around, he would be face to face with a wall of death.
"Why are you running?" It was a chillingly childish voice. She was a little girl, like one in those horror movies, creepy black hair and small stature. It was behind him, but it made him freeze in place.
"It was a good life."
"Are you seriously joking around, don't you realize I might actually die here!?"
"What makes you think I'm joking?"
Naruto turned to face her. He immediately let his twenty wings fly from his back and summoned his holy blade, Father. He hadn't used it in decades, not since the war. She stared at him with eyes like ice. It was impossible to decipher what was going on in her mind; it was like an encrypted wall of text.
"What do you want, Ouroborus Dragon?" Naruto asked. His grip on Father caused the hilt to cut into his skin, as it began to be enveloped in a holy golden glow. Lighting began cackling in the skies, clouds beginning to cover the sun. Winds began picking up in the area, blowing the leaves off trees, Nature was getting antsy.
Her eyes stared into his. It was the last thing he wanted in the world, it made him freeze.
"I want you."
Naruto's fear of Ophis is very understandable once you realize how powerful she actually is. Naruto isn't even his father's level yet, and she was known to make him wary.
This chapter was actually around 3000 words, I got carried away…
I don't have a most listened to track mainly because I listened to a compilation throughout most of my writing.
