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"Naruto, my son, do you know why I have called you here today?" A very beautiful woman asked with a polite tone of voice. She wore the same clothes as any other nun, with her hood up and a hat on covering her hair. She had fair skin and bright blue eyes that radiated kindness. Her hair length was hidden, and her bangs were being pulled up into her hat with only the sides escaping out. She looked to be in her late twenties to early thirties, she even had a calm serene feeling around her that one would expect from a nun.

This was none other than Griselda Quarta, one of the top five strongest female excorists in the entire world, somebody that was not to be messed with. She was a member of the Catholic Church just like Xenovia and Naruto, heck, this was the very woman that had trained the two of them in the arts of the sword. She had pretty much raised the two of them since they were kids, being their actual legal guardian. This woman could be described as the closest thing that Naruto had to a mother in his life, and might ever have. The two even shared somewhat similar looks that they had been thought of as mother and son by others before.

She also scared the shit out of Naruto.

This woman had turned him from a child that failed at even swinging a stick around with grace, into a teenager that was proficient in well over a dozen different types of weapons, with being a swordsmaster as his top skill. She was the strongest exorcist that Naruto looked up to, and without a doubt the one that was the scariest when you made her mad... or she was on her period... or when asked her what her age was... the scariest being that one time she saw a stupid devil ask her what her age was while she was mad and on her period. Naruto had fear of God put into him that day when he saw her slay that devil in ways that even he had to pity the devil.

Now, if only she would stop pulling on his whiskered cheeks so that he could ask her why she had called him here, then all would be good, because right now she had a firm grip on his head with her hands, her thumbs pushed his cheeks out, revealing sharp canines. Naruto really couldn't explain why his canines were a big larger than average, but it wasn't unheard of, sometimes people just had larger teeth than others. She let go of his cheeks when she saw that he was sweating nervously, honestly, he was sure that today he would be punished for the theft of Rapidly. Naruto was the 'Father' that was placed in charge of defending the area when the others weren't around. That incident happened two weeks ago, and Griselda had just come back from one of her own missions in dealing with an S-Class Stray Devil, the tracking of which took most of the time that she was away.

"Is it about Rapidly Mother?" Naruto asked, using mother as the term for a nun and not the term given to an actual mother. He may look up to her like a Mom, and be scared of her like she was his mom, but he was not stupid enough to call him his mom.

"Yes and no, you are being sent on an important, possibly long term, mission. Our spies have confirmed that the Fallen Angels of the Grigori are indeed in possession of the Excalibur Rapidly, you are being sent to a location that has a high chance of running into the sword so that you can retrieve it." Griselda said as she pulled a stack of paper out of her sleeve and placed it on the table next to them, Naruto blinked in confusion, before he picked up the papers and his eyes widened when he saw what was on it.

"You... you can't be serious!? Me and Xenovia have never been seperated for more than a week or two at most, but this-!" Naruto said, before he was flicked in the nose, stopping him from talking and ranting before he could go beyong the point of return.

"You are the only one that can do this, Xenovia can't speak Japanese very well, and Irina would give herself away too quickly. The two of them will be of more use here. If the Fallen Angels have the Excalibur, then they had a REASON for wanting it. The spy we have confirmed that Azazel has taken an interest in this boy, it is possible he might be a natural Holy Sword wielder or Sacred Gear holder." Griselda said sternly, while Naruto looked at the mission details. His mission was to watch and study a boy named Issei Hyoudou under the guise of a new student to Kuoh Academy, and if he proved to be a threat to the Church take him out after extracting a possible Sacred Gear. Should he prove to be a natural Holy Sword user, then Naruto was to bring him back to the Church after a period of two monthes.

"Isn't Kuoh Academy the territory of the Gremory though, one of the remaining families from the 72 Pillar families, with the heir of the Sitri family attending as well? The current Lucifer and Leviathan both came from the Gremory and Sitri families respectivally." Naruto asked, memorizing the territories that belonged to the devils was something that was important to the exorcists, because when they went into devil territory for a mission, the truce demanded that they alert the devils to their presence.

"This is a very top secret mission Naruto, as in not following normal protocol. If it got out that we lost of the Excalibur fragments, then the devils will think they had the advantage. You are going to pose under the guise of a normal foreign exchange student, we have already had false paperwork and trascripts made up for you... if either the Gremory girl or the Sitri girl get in the way of your mission... wipe them out completely, and leave no trace that it was you that did it. Erase the memory of every person that came in contact with you and come back quickly." Griselda explained clearly, with Naruto gulping lightly. Taking out two High-Class devils with peerages, while not unheard of, made him nervous since he wouldn't have his trusted partner with him for the experience. This wouldn't be the first time that Naruto had killed a High-Class devil from one of the pillar families, and got away with it, but this time the stakes were much higher. He was being sent on a mission, that if failed, could spark a war between the three factions.

"What makes you think this... Issei Hyoudou, is the key to getting back Rapidly though?" Naruto asked, and Griselda wondered what to tell him for a moment.

"Well, if the boy caught the eyes of one of the leaders of the Fallen Angels, then it is possible they stole the Holy Sword because he is a natural wielder, and having one of those on their side would be a boon, the fact that they are interested in him shows he is special in someway." Griselda explained, and Naruto nodded lightly. He had never gone on such a high risk mission before, and he felt nervous leaving Xenovia behing with Irina to watch her back. Normally they always had each other watching each other's asses, or were within running distance of each other. This would be his first major mission without her, normally they only took missions outside of the city together.

"What about any Stray Devils, if I run into them while there? You know me, if I get to close to a Stray Devil I have to kill it. I can't just see one and not kill it." Naruto questioned, and she leaned back against the wall and sighed for a moment.

"Wear your robe and keep your hood up, while using Mimic in one of the forms you don't use very often. I know you well enough to know you would just charge into battle no matter what I say, you just want to hear me give you permission to do it." Griselda said kindly, with Naruto sighing in relief. He would rather not get in trouble for ridding the world of Stray Devils, and then Naruto blinked when he realized something.

"What if Issei is reincarnated as a Devil under the Sitri or Gremory?" Naruto asked, needing to know this before he messed up.

"I leave that up to you, if you want to kill him, then you have my permission. The devils have been growing in power with their Evil Piece system in place, and the Fallen Angels can are able to breed with humans and make Heavenly Angels fall from grace. Should another war break out, then we would have the worst odds, anything you do, within reason, to even those odds will not be looked down on." Griselda answered, and Naruto took it as her saying as long as the only things he killed were Fallen Angels and Devils, then all was good. He could understand that point as well, since Devils and Fallen Angels both had more than one way of increasing their numbers, while the Angels didn't have a way to icnrease their numbers for some reason.

The stalemate was only a stalemate because the Angels controlled light, a weakness to devils, and had other holy abilities that could wipe out a lot of devils with realative ease. They also had access to the exorcists and holy swords.

"How long will the mission last?" Naruto asked nervously, not wanting to break the news to Xenovia that he would be going away for who knows how long.

"Hopefully three weeks at the soonest, realistically, a year or two before a move needs to be made. You will be regularly sent updates on the state of the remaining Excaliburs, and should you retrieve Excalbur Rapidly then the mission will be over, a success." Griselda said with a smile at the very thought of a successful mission of this magnitude. She also hoped that Naruto wouldn't have to get his hands dirty with the blood of those High-Class devils, but she knew that it was possible that they could attack Naruto first, and if that happened he would have to defend himself from them, lethal force would be the prefered method in her opinion.

Naruto nodded and he looked over the profile that had been made for him, knowing that he would have to have it memorized anyway so that he could keep his story straight.

Naruto Quarta - 17 years old - Male - Birthday: October Tenth - Nation of Origin: Europe, Italy
Parents: Griselda Quarta, unknown father - City of Birth: Rome, Italy

"It says here I am your son, why?" Naruto asked with a raised eyebrow, and Griselda nodded.

"I can answer more questions about you, and it would look strange if you had no parents or last name. Single mothers aren't very uncommon sadly, so it would just make the entire thing more believable. I know you, and it isn't impossible that you could be mistaken for my son. If they do a background check on you, and call the Church, then I can come up with a story to answer any questions." Griselda explained her reasoning. She was ranked as one of the five strongest female exocists, but her name wasn't known by very many devils, since she mostly targetted stray devils, vampires, zombies, and other kinds of creatures that made themselves known as a threat.

"Oh... that makes sense." Naruto said after a moment, but he felt... something at how she said that. Naruto continued to look over the information, before he saw that it said he was a straight C student... and he was a little bit ticked about that.

"If you are able to get your hands on Rapidly, then immediantly call for help and hide as soon as possible. Honor means nothing, so don't be afraid to run from a fight. You have to get that blade back at all costs." Griselda warned, with Naruto nodding with a chill going down his spine at the way she said that. As if he wasn't already nervous enough as it is, but now she was saying stuff to make him even more nervous that he was before.

"When do I start?" Naruto asked with a grimace, hoping that it wasn't anytime soon.

"In a week, giving you enough time to get used to the city, and scount out any good locations. You will be staying at the Church there, though I heard it is a bit run down so part of that week will be used to fix it up." Griselda told him, to which he nodded. Standing up, he grabbed the papers and started to walk away now that he got what he needed to know from her. She coughed into her hand, getting his attention, before she decided to add something. "Of course, if you can gte her agree to not leave the Church without you, then Xenovia may go with you. You will be attending the school, but since she isn't very fluent in Japanese she won't be going to school. Since I am in the city, I can help protect the Excalibur swords remaining, but she will have to return if I have to leave." Griselda said with a smile, brightening up Naruto's face now that he learned he won't have to gfo to a new place without anybody to watch his back.

With that in mind, Naruto ran out with a slight smile on his face. The second he ran out of the door though, he slammed right into both Irina and Xenovia. The three of them yelped as they rolled across the ground, before Naruto groaned when Xenovia landed on top of him, sitting on his chest, while Irina landed with her back pressed against his knees, and her foot in his face. Xenovia's arm's waved around, before she slipped and fell back, kicking Irina in the face hard enough to make her roll off of Naruto, before she slammed the back of her head against the ground, with her ass pressing against Naruto's cheek, squishing against his face before she rolled off of him. The three of them were all holding some part of their heads in pain, before they started to stand up.

"Ow..." The three of them moaned in unison, before they blinked and looked at each other. Irina seemed confused about what just happened, while Xenovia looked at the paper sticking out of the front of Naruto's pants with a raised eyebrow.

"Irina, could you come in now, and close the door behind you?" Griselda called out, so the twin tailed girl eeped and ran into the room, closing the foor behind her. Naruto and Xenovia shared looks, before they both shook their heads in amusement at the girl's behavior.

"So, do we have a new mission or are we staying here to guard the remaining fragments?" Xenovia asked seriously, with Naruto grabbing her by the hand as he looked at the door, before he rushed the two of them over to the confessional where they would have a bit more privacy incase somebody randomly walked in the room. He closed the door behind them, before he realized how cramped it was inside of the small box, but shrugged it off. That mission to Egypt had ended up with them being far more cramped together than this box.

"Okay, this is going to be a very important long term mission. I have to watch this guy-" Naruto started, showing her the picture of an average looking brown haired boy with hazel eyes, "-and we might get closer to finding the stolen fragment. Azazel has shown interest in him, but we don't know why. It could be because he was a natural Holy Sword user, or a Sacred Gear holder. The location is in the Gremory territory that the Gremory and Sitri heirs go to, but we can't let them know who we are... or that you even exist in the first place." Naruto explained quietly, with Xenovia nodding lightly, not really understanding what was so important about a average looking boy that it would catch the attention of the leader of the Fallen Angels.

"I see... and the boy himself?" Xenovia asked, and at this part Naruto grimaced a little.

"If he is a natural wielder, recruitment, if he is a Sacred Gear holder, recruitment. If he is a threat though or is turned into a devil, death, or Sacred Gear extraction and death. If he is turned devil, then it is up to me what to do with him though." Naruto answered, and Xenovia could understand the grimace now that she had that explaination. Extracting a Sacred Gear was a hard and long process, which resulted in the death of the one possessing the Sacred Gear. Normally the only times they believed it was okay to take away a Sacred Gear was against people that had proven to be traitors, or those with extremely dangerous Sacred Gears.

"I see... and I take it that we aren't to make contact with the boy?" Xenovia asked, while Naruto sighed in relief. She wasn't questioning things, which made it easier for him.

"I would rather watch from a distance, he is pretty much Fallen Angels bait right now. We will intervene if his life is in danger, stop a problem before it becomes a problem, and try and steer him away from the devils." Naruto said with a shrug, he didn't know this guy personally, and he had nothing against him, but orders were orders. If the higher ups believed he could be a threat in the future, then Naruto was more likely to believe them than not to. He had never been steered wrong by the Church before, well at least not to his knowledge. The two of them got out of the booth when they realized they were done talking about this, before the two of them made their way out of the church to go prepare. Naruto would explain to her the exact details of what they were suppose to do, then they were suppose to do it.

They were going to have to pack... then they realized they had almost nothing to pack. They had almost no worldy possessions besides what they always carried on them. Naruto preoccupied himself with looking over the information gathered on the Gremory girl and her peerage, the known members at least.

Rias Gremory - Age 17 - Red hair and Green eyes - Pure-Blood Devil - Heir to the Gremory - possesses Bale families Power of Destruction - related to current Lucifer - Medium Level Threat
Akeno Himejima - Age 17 - Black hair and violet eyes - Reincarnated Devil/Fallen Angel - daughter to Baraqiel - possible use of Light magic or Lightning magic - Medium Level Threat
Yuuto Kiba - Age 16 - Blond hair and blue eyes - Failiure of the Holy Sword Project - no special relationships - Sword Birth as Sacred Gear - Reincarnated Devil - more than likely sword based skills - Low Level Threat
Koneko Toujou - Age 15 - white hair and yellow eyes - Reincarnated Devil - family relations unknown - skills unknown, possible Super Strength - Low Level Threat

'I am so underwhelmed right now, none of them seem very strong from these pictures.' Naruto thought in disappointment when he looked at the pictures of the first two girls Rias and Akeno, both being very large breastes girls with chests even bigger than Akeno's, while the third guy was somebody that Naruto already knew of. He had been a boy that had been apart of the project to create and modify people so that they could use Holy Swords like himself and Xenovia could naturally, but the project had been inhuman, treating the subjects like garbage and throwing their lives away without a care, the project had been cancelled, but not without claiming many young lives. The final girl though, this Koneko, was rather petite and cute, not what he would expect from somebody with possible super strength. Of course, she was ranked as a Low Threat, so he could take care of her should the need arise easily.

These were devils, and they Exorcists with extremely powerful Holy Swords and years of fighting against stray devils under their belts. They had fought super strong, super fast, and even super smart opponents before and defeated them. None of these people ranked very high on the threat list, and the spies were rarely wrong about how they ranked people... of course the se ranking were adjusted to the skill level of the exorcist that would be dealing with them. When the spy was writing this report, he had been informed that Naruto was going to be the one comparing them to, so the levels were adjusted to fit him. To HIM these devils were medium and low threat levels, but to others they may be very high on the threat level.

"A Red haired princess, a cold looking White haired girl, a Black haired mix breed girl, and a Yellow haired surviver... I can't say I like them, but I hope they don't get the in the way. They seem to be more trouble than they are worth." Xenovia said after looking at the pictures from over his shoulder, while Naruto rolled his eyes and started to look through the files again. He could see that it recorded that the Gremory girl was a distance fighter, so close range would be her weakness, and the Power of Destruction was not a perfect move. It could be blocked or cut by a stronger energy, or by a Holy object. All you needed was to hit it with an attack of equal or greater power, and this girl's biggest weapon was gone. The boy would be a bit harder, being a close range fighter with possible sword mastery he would be a more fitting match. This Akeno girl, she would be hard to figure out, but she seemed to favor long distance over close, but wasn't completely weak in hand to hand. Finally, the most mysterous of the group showed no real specialties besides being super strong, even if she had a Rook's defence, a holy sword would pierce through her tough skin.

The two of them together could easily wipe these devils out without to much trouble. Call it arrogance, but Naruto was sure that either of them could take out this Rias girl and her peerage alone if needed. They both had two holy swords, one of which were one of the four greater ones each, and an Excalibur fragment. Naruto carried holy water with him, and they both wore silver crosses. They also had training to be better than human, able to fight on par with devils. They had reflexes that could combat super speed, and were durable enough to take a fair beating from the super strength of a rook. They might not be naturally as strong as the rook, or as fast as the knight, but they had great relfexes... well, Naruto could use his chakra to give himself heightened speed, senses, strength, and use his chakra as a weapon in hand to hand combat.

Seriously, you don't learn to hold a giant blade with one hand without being far stronger and faster than a normal human. He had SEEN Xenovia jump a full grown man out with a single hit the the gut, and he had done it himself.

Anyway, they wouldn't actually go seeking a fight if they could help it. They would only fight these people if they got in the way of their mission, or attacked them first, then all bets were off. So long as they were attacked first, then anything was fair game. He both wanted to fight them, and didn't want to fight them at the same time... if they got in his way all he really had to do was beat them down till they were out of his way, that way nobody could start a war over their deaths. Still, it would be best to hope that they stayed out of the way completely.

Oh well, what happens will happen, no use worrying about it just yet.

The most important thing was Excalibur Rapidly, not picking fights.

This was going to be a LONG mission.

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