The Ancient Claymore...

Rating: M for gore, blood, language, and death
Author: Soul Teller
A/N: Apparently I'm not well liked anymore... Well I'll still write! Review when your done reading, goddammit!

Holy City
Part Final

A foot touched the smooth stone floor. The foot belonged to a man with jet black, scraggly hair, and scruffy mustache. This man was Father Pario who operated in most of the cathedrals blessings and wedding ceremonies. He turned to see a bald man with a thin yet full beard. "Ah, Father Serene. You too?" He questioned.

"Father Pario... so you were..." Father Serene said, Father Pario scoffed slightly and closed his eye's.

"I was called to the Great Hall, but it's the middle of the night!" He exclaimed.

"I was as well. I just got the news from the guards." Father Serene said quietly.

"But why the Great Hall?"

"Indeed, it's just a big empty room," He said this rather smugly however when the door was opened their smugness would be erased forever. The hall was lined with guards, fully armored, their armor and spears glinting dangerously in the light. "Wha-What in the world!?" What were soldiers doing in here? Why were they armed?

"Father Serene, Father Pario." A balding man with long hair walked forward.

"! Father Rodo!" Father Rodo was one of the higher priests in the church he was next in line to become bishop. He would probably have all the answers.

"What's going on? Why have all the fathers and monks been brought here?" Father Pario questioned however to his disappointment Father Rodo just shook his head.

"I have no idea." He said.

"Forgive the suddenness of my request. For now please do as I say." They all turned to see Father Vincent standing in between 2 guards.

"Father Vincent!" Father Rodo exclaimed, "Is this all your doing? What is going on?" Father Rodo asked.

"We are inspecting for Yoma..."

"Yoma!?" Rodo was shocked. After all why should a Yoma come to this holy sanctuary but then again little did he know that was exactly why it came here! "This is outrageous!! Do you expect me to believe that a monster is among us!?" Father Rod roared.

"Sadly with things the way they are I cannot think other wise." Father Vincent said an edge of sadness in his voice.

"Fa-Father Vincent! Do you...?" Rodo asked the question expressing his fear and worry.

"Obviously you are all aware that the victims were killed late at night, here in this cathedral. We should have done this as soon as it started." Father Vincent said his voice bitter and accusing.

"But who could recognize the Yoma? This monster hunt of yours is just talk! No human can see through a monster once it's disguised itself!" Father Rodo exclaimed. Father Vincent remained silent and turned to see the hooded figure step forward. All eye's turned to the figure, who raised a single delicate hand and lowered the hood. Silver-blond hair, pale skin, and eye's of such silver that they shone, it was... a Claymore.

Raki walked through the baptismal hall the small form of Naruto padding next to him observing him quietly as the youth carred the bag and long package. Raki sighed then he set down his luggage near a coffin and sat on it's edge. "Drat! How did I get so lucky? To be waiting by myself in a place like this?" Raki grumbled. He looked around, "This baptismal room has been giving me the creeps since we got here." he sighed. Naruto watched him.

'Oho? It seems that Raki's senses are better than most humans... Interesting. I wonder...' Naruto thought silently, he had only met 3 other people who got the creeps as soon as they went into a room that had... interesting guests inside it. Naruto then turned his blue eye's to the coffin that Raki was sitting on a fanged smirk coming to his face. 'This will be interesting to watch!'

"Silver eye's!! It's a Silver-Eyed witch!" Father Pario cried.

"Vincent how could you bring us this blood-thirsty creature!?" Father Rodo shouted.

"Are you mad!?" Another priest shouted. Father Vincent however ignored these however.

"I will gladly hear your complaints later." He said calmly, "But given the seriousness of this situation, there's not time to lose." Father Vincent said. The others were about to argue when an aged hoarse voice sounded.

"What is the meaning of this?" All turned to the voice to see an old man with a long beard and bald head being accompanied by Sid and Galk

"Bishop... Bishop Kamuri?" Father Rodo breathed, then he spun to face Vincent anger seizing him. "Father Vincent how could you include the Bishop in your search!? This is inexcusable! Simply inexcusable!" He roared then he took an aggressive step forward. However as soon as he did the men surrounding them all lowered there spears slightly ready to impale them should they need to. The soldiers were prepared to kill the priests in order to bring peace into their city. "Vi... Vincent how could you?" Rodo asked unable to understand why he was doing this.

"I accept full responsibility! Therefore I ask that you please cooperate." Vincent said, he turned to the Claymore and gave a nod. The Claymore stepped forward. A few of the priests backed away slightly, the Claymore walked up to Father Rodo then reached up and brushed his face ever so lightly with her finger tips. Father Rodo flinched slightly as her face came mere inches from his own. The silver eye's locking with his own as if she was looking into his very soul, all watched waiting with bated breath.

"He's fine..." The Claymore said in the soft ghostlike voice.

"Right, next!" A solider said. Rodo walked away shooting a glare of contempt at the Claymore. Father Pario walked forward and the Claymore once again raised her hands and gazed into the mans eye's. Father Vincent sighed.

"Are you all right Father?" Galk asked coming to stand by the priest.

"Yes I'm fine Galk... don't worry." Father Vincent said. He then turned his head to look at the soldier. "How is Raki?"

"He's in the baptismal hall on the first floor, as requested. He'll be safe there if things get out of hand." Galk said, Vincent nodded then he smiled.

"You've been a great help. If your soldiers hadn't cooperated, this wouldn't have been possible." Father Vincent.

"No... We felt we owed it to our fallen comrades... and the captain of the guard agreed." Galk said turning his head back to Clare.

"Still I worry about Clare. She was badly hurt and she woke up just today." Galk turned his head to look at the priest.

"Did she say anything?" Galk asked.

"Just 'Two day's is enough rest'." Galk watched the priest.

"If she said that then I'm sure she's fine. Being part monster I'm sure she heals faster than us humans." Galk said logically.

"Yes... that's true." Father Vincent said quietly, he accepted Galks faith in the woman but still even if she did heal faster than humans to him it looked as though she was forcing herself. He looked at Clare, who was staring deep into the eye's of a young priest who eyed the Claymore fearfully.

"He's fine." Clare declared.

"Next!" A guard called out.

"Tch!" Galk turned to see Sid glaring at the Claymore his face one of disdain.

"What's wrong?" Galk questioned "You seem nervous."

"I can't stand that girl. Who does that half-breed think she is? It's like we're following her orders!" Sid snarled.

"Officially they're Father Vincent's... not hers." Galk said coolly.

"I know that!" Sid said. He was silent then, "Are we really going to... follow her plan?"

"You mean about her holding the Yoma still while we lance them both together?" Galk said, "I think she's serious. The boy and the priest both said she's fine but... look at those wounds. Even if she finds the monster she can't fight like before. That's why she chose the next best way. Like the boy said she'll lay her life down to protect other humans."

"Hmph! She's crazy!" Sid said gritting his teeth.

"He's fine." Clare said.

"Th-Thanks," the priest said walking away.

'That's strange... they all have the scent of Yoma but not the aura and none is missing the right eye I poked out.... could it have grown back in two days?' If it had then it meant that the Yoma was more powerful than what she originally thought. 'Only two left Bishop Kamuri and...'

" If you please... Your excellency." a guard standing next to Bishop Kamuri said. Bishop Kamuri gave a nod and walked forward. The priests glared at Clare. Clare reached up gently touching the side of the old mans head and she stared into his eye's. His murky black eyes staring into her bright silver eyes.

'No it's not him either.'

"Are we done?" Bishop Kamuri asked.

"...Yes..." Clare said.

"Th-Then..." Galk murmured and his eye's turned to Father Vincent. All the soldiers pointed their spears at Father Vincent, he was shocked!

"What is... the meaning of this?" He questioned.

"I'm sorry Father Vincent but your no different from the others... Even if you are the one who sent the request to the organization. I could've examined you many times, but I was hardly in a condition to judge. Allow me..." He said nothing but stared wide eyed as the Claymore slowly but surely walked up to him. Placing her hands on the side of his head she looked deep into his brown eye's. As she stared the tension that hung in the air increased Galk putting a hand on the pommel of his blade. Sid holding up three knives the guards tightening their grip on their spears. She stared deeply into his eye's then her eye's widened. "It's not him!" She cried aghast. The soldiers lowered their weapons looking confused and dismayed. Father Pario took this chance to speak.

"Father Vincent do think you could commit this outrage and get away with it!? Bringing that filthy Silver-Eyed Witch into this holy place you'd better be prepared to meet the consequences!" Father Pario roared. As the soldiers murmured to each other Clare was thinking.

'How can this be? The yoma has to be somewhere inside the cathedral so why can't I find it!? Did I miss something? Think Clare think! It can take any appearance to hid it's true form! Whether it be a woman or a man, a priest or a non-believer, the frailest child or the oldest man!' and that's when it clicked. 'It can even be a dead body!' And she realized where she needed to be. "Raki!" She gasped and she turned and ran boosting herself with Yoki.

Raki looked inside the coffin at the dead body, Naruto watched him wearily from the floor. "What's this doing here." Naruto pretending to be curious got up, stretched, and padded over to the coffin and looked inside. Raki looked at Naruto then he stood and looked at the mummified corpse laying there. "Creepy isn't it?" Raki said to Naruto. Naruto looked up at Raki and gave a yip, Raki smiled slightly. "Kind of gross," He said then he turned his head to look away from the corpse Naruto however still stared at the corpse. "I Wonder what the others are doing. Are they finished yet?" He sighed, "Well as long as Clare is okay." He didn't notice the corpse rising slowly up from it's grave. Naruto gave a growl and Raki turned. He saw the thin corpse turning it's empty sockets to him. He gave a scream and backed quickly back till his back met the pillar. As Raki watched the skin seemed to twitch and bulge till eventually it was whole again, one of the sockets slowly grew a single yellow eye and the teeth grew back in large and jagged. The now fully reformed Yoma took a step forward and gave a deafening roar at Raki. It was about to take another step when Naruto jumped at it and sunk his teeth into it's arm. The creature gave a howl and shook it's arm however Naruto had sunk his teeth in deep there was no way that this monster was gonna get this fox off easily. However the beast looked at the fox on it's arm and raising it's other arm swiped at the fox hitting it on the nose. There was a horrible crunch and the fox let go whining. The Yoma kicked the fox sending it flying. "Naruto!" Raki cried as the fox hit the wall and fell to the ground he was about to run after it when the Yoma punched him. he staggered against the pillar a large red welt forming on his face. The yoma raised it's hand to strike again when something whistled through the air and embedded itself int he yoma's arm. It was a short curved sword, the yoma looked at the blade then he looked down to see Clare crouching, holding her other short sword, she slashed at the yoma. The great being threw up it's hand to block the blade however the blade sunk deep it it's hand. Clare leaped back as it shot the fingers from it's other hand forward.

"Clare!" Raki cried as she landed next to Raki.

"Are you okay? Are you hurt?" Clare asked concern laced in her voice.

"I'm fine but... Naruto!" Clare turned her gaze to the fox it was lying on it's side blood dripping from it's muzzle it was breathing weakly. Clare turned her gaze to back to Raki.

"Grab Naruto and get out of here!" She said standing up holding her blade in front.

"No! Your still hurt!" Raki said grabbing Clare's cloak. "You can't...!" However before Raki was able to finish his sentence finger tendrils shot forward and Clare simultaneously pushed herself and Raki out of the way. Raki fell to the right while Clare rolled to the left. The yoma turned it's single remaining eye on Raki.

"Oh no!" Clare gasped as she rolled. The yoma leaped toward Raki it's claws outstretched. Raki gave a yell, however something swung and collided with the claw. All eye's turned to see Galk holding his sword against the yoma's hand beads of sweat pouring from his face. The yoma looked at him then he sent his tendril like fingers toward Galk however three daggers embedded into the skin of the yoma throwing it's aim off and giving Galk a chance to avoid the attack.

"Run kid!" Sid yelled. Raki looked at him then he stood up and ran toward Naruto. He knelt before the fox as it breathed weakly looking up at him. The yoma tried to swing it's free arm at Raki but Clare was on top of him the short sword held in front of her blocking it. The monster gave a 'tch' of annoyance then it's fingers extended around Galks head. Clare was about to help but.

"STAY BACK! I don't need your help!" He roared and he grabbed his sword and swung it downward slicing off 2 fingers as the yoma stared at it's two missing fingers 3 more daggers embedded themselves into it's head purple blood spilling out. Clare watched wide-eyed, as it pulled all three daggers in it's head out.

"Don't you get it?" Sid said, she turned to him. "You can't protect everyone by yourself. You can barely protect the boy with you injuries." He said smugly. "Whose town do you think this is? The soldiers here are the ones prepared to die for it. Don't even think about dying we won't protect the boy if you do!" Clare stared at him wide-eyed shocked by this announcement.

"You'd better fight for his sake and yours. We'll do everything to stop this beast and protect the town. If we die so be it! We're the one's who will be protecting this holy place!"

"Here we go!" Sid yelled. Galk slashed with his sword the yoma blocked the attacked with it's arm. Then Sid threw three more knives and they buried into the yomas shoulder it gave growl. However from behind came Clare jumping then coming down on the yoma her short blade aimed for it's head it blocked the attack by letting the blade sink into it's free arm.

'Damn it won't reach!' thought angrily as she sunk her blade into it's hand. The yoma gave a roar and threw her off.

"HAH!" Galk swung his sword but this time the yoma struck at him knocking him off his feet and sending his sword clattering on the floor.

"No!" Sid cried and he threw three more daggers but the yoma raised a hand blocking the daggers. Clare attempted to slice off it's arm but was surprised when the blade only sank halfway then stopped. It was then that yoma spoke in a grating, deep voice.

"How pathetically weak! Is that the best you can do you limping half breed!?" using it's feet it flipped Galk's sword into it's hands and swung the sword at Clare who blocked it with her short sword she staggered back from the force of the blow. The wounds in her chest spurted blood as they were reopened by the attack. It was then that the yoma began a furious barrage of attacks. "Ha ha ha! That was fun! Pretending to be the mummy of some holyman and watching those stupid priests run around like chickens! They call themselves Holy but they're only human!" the monster roared as he struck again and again.

"Clare!" Raki cried as he turned his head from Naruto to Clare watching the monster pounding down on her. When he turned back to Naruto he found that the fox was gone. "Naruto?" he quested but then he put it out of his mind he knew what he had to do! He stood up and ran past Sid.

"Hey kid stop!" He shouted reaching for Raki but Raki ignored him and continued running, aiming his sights at the long package by the coffin he had been sitting on.

"Stop!" Galk ordered this time stepping in front of Raki to block his path. "There's nothing you can do! You'll only get yourself killed!" Galk said looking at Raki.

"You're wrong! You've got to get this to Clare!" Raki said holding up the long package. Galk took the package and pulled back the covering to reveal the beautiful statue.

"What's... What good will this do?" Galk said puzzled.

"Just do it!" Raki shouted "Hurry!" Galk looked at the boy then he sighed, he turned just in time to see Clare's short blade shatter into a million pieces from the powerful strike the yoma had delivered.

"Ha ha ha! Your blade's gone! This is the end!" The creature roared.

"Hruagh!" Galk roared as he threw the statue high up in the air. "Here girl!" he roared as settled down rubbing his arms from the rather powerful throw. Clare caught the statue and pulled off the covering.

"What good is a statue! I'll cut you both in half!" The yoma roared swinging the sword to cut both statue and girl in half. However as he cut the statue there was a loud klang! and sword vibrated as it hit something inside the statue. The statue then began to break apart piece by piece then as the face fell a handle appeared where the face had been Clare reached out grabbing the handle and pulling a long and wide sword that was nearly large as her whole body. It was a claymore, the sword that had the power to turn giant monsters into nothing more but mince meat.

"A Claymore..." The monster breathed.

"Now... the monster hunt begins for real..." Clare said softly. Holding the large sword in one hand her other hand held outstretched. The monster snarled then charged.

"Don't push your luck girlie! Just because you have a sword!" It snarled swinging it's own blade down with tremendous force cracking the very ground it struck however Clare was nowhere to be seen. The monster looked at the spot where she had been with confusion then it swung upwards as Clare suddenly appeared behind it swinging her Claymore with all the strength she could muster. The two swords collided in a cascade of sparks the monster growled then swung it's hand forward in an attempt to spear Clare. Clare raised her legs dodging the attack and thrusting her legs forward smacking the yoma in the face and causing her to flip backward. "You!" It growled swinging the sword again however Clare ducked low underneath the sword and swung up, the yoma gave a roar of pain as it's arm was cut off. Galk and Sid stood amazed by Clares astounding swordsmanship.

"Amazing..." Galk breathed. "That's the true power of a Claymore."

"No." Raki said Galk and Sid turned to look at the boy. "Look she's straining. She's fighting beyond her limits!" Raki said. This was true very quietly Clare was panting and her bandages was turning crimson from the blood leaking from the open wounds underneath.

"Heh heh heh. What's wrong girlie... you look pale." The yoma said "I wondered why a Claymore would try so hard to show off. But I see now. You did that to make me panic you could finish me quickly." It said staring at Clare with it's single remaining eye. "You're trying to avoid a long drawn out fight. You missed just now... you weren't aiming for my arm you were aiming for my head!" Clare couldn't respond.

Thwock!

Clare's eye's widened in pain as the yoma stuck an extended finger through her shoulder. "Ooh a hit! This is no time to be daydreaming." The yoma crowed. It then sent another finger through her other shoulder.

"Agh!" Clare growled out as she stumbled backward.

"Too slow! Much too slow! Everything you do is too slow!" The yoma crowed as he began to lift Clare into the air with his extended tendrils. "Like the view? Or are you afraid of heights?"Clare could only grunt as she tried to remove the tendrils from her body. However all attempts were futile. "Well you don't seem to be enjoying it. Relax, I'll let you down right now!" It roared and slammed Clare into the ground.

"Clare!" The yoma retracted it's tendrils then shot them again.

"Now Die!" However two blurs sped past Raki and one of them placed themselves between Clare blocking the deadly tendrils. The blur revealed itself to be Galk. All five fingers spearing him at various points in his body.

"Ugh."

"Galk here!" Sid had grabbed Galks sword and threw it to him. Galk snatched the blade from the air and swung it down chopping off the yoma's fingers. Galk then stodd shakily to his feet.

"You all right? Can you stand?" He quested to Clare. Clare looked up at him as she shakily rose to her feet. "I'm ashamed to say it but no matter how hard we fight it we're no match for it, just like you said." It was then that Galk went quiet for a minute then, "Use our lives however you wish, just make sure you kill that thing!" He said steely. Sid pulled out his short sword and rushed forward ready to swing his blade but the yoma sunk two tendrils into his shoulder burying deep into his flesh.

"Ah! Damn it!" Sid roared.

"Quiet! I shoulder have killed you two from the start!" However charging from it's unprotected side came Galk his sword held high. The yoma removed it's tendrils from Sid and sent them flying at Galk the remaining tendrils burying into his flesh. He gave a cough and blood flew from his mouth to the floor. "Did you think charging at me was enough? Weakling!" The monster grated. Galk double over and gazed steely at the monster.

"NOW, DO IT!" He roared and Clare using his back as a spring to jump high into the air toward the monster.

"Wha? NO!" It tried to remove it's extended fingers from Galk only to find the man holding them tight.

"Not bad for a weakling..." Galk gasped.

"Why... you little..." The monster snarled then Clare came down her sword swinging and dismembering it's other arm. Purple blood spurted from it's new wound. Clare raised her sword and then the monster suddenly charged straight into the raised sword. "Fool! No matter where you slice you'll never hit my weak spot! And don't think you'll get another shot!" It was then that Clare's eye's became slitted yellow her veins bulged from her head and her face became monstrous. Her arm shuddered and pulsed as she forcibily turned the blade in the monsters stomach and slashed upwards.

"Is your head the weak spot?" She quested as the monster was split in two, blood pouring from both sides of it's insides. The body soon fell twtiching, and spurting purple blood. Clare didn't say anything, just stood there panting.

"You did it! Clare you did it!" Raki cried.

"You got 'im" Sid coughed from the floor, "Good job..."

"You Claymores are really something..." Galk said. Clare just stood there breathing, then she looked at her hands. Her blood had stained them red.

'I've lost too much blood...' she thought worriedly. It was then that she felt the pulse, and she slumped forward, droopping her sword sending it clattering away.

"Clare!" Raki cried out and he ran forward, he was followed by Galk. "Clare! Are you okay!"

"Is she all right?" Galk asked. It was then that Raki saw the bulging veins around her arms and head her muscles began to bulge. Her eye's were now a golden slit he backed away worried.

'Oh no! I shouldn't of used so much yoki in my condition! Now I can't stop the flow!' she thought panickly. She saw her hands slowly bulge the fingernails growing longer, sharper. 'It's no good can't turn back.'

"Clare!" Raki said taking a step toward Clare.

"Stay back!" She shouted, she then grabbed her sword, stood up, and held it to her neck. The blade shone in the dim moonlight.

"Wh-What do you think you're doing!?" Raki shouted at Clare agahst at this sudden change in her.

"If we use too much yoki when we're weak it becomes unstoppable."

"What? What?" Raki was confused.

"So while I still have a human conciousness I'm ending my life." Clare said resolutlely.

"No! Clare wait!" Raki cried

"I Told you to stay back!" Clare shouted.

"What do you mean? What are you saying? Clare?" Raki quested, now lost, She looked at him with her twin golden eye's.

"This is goodbye... Raki."

Fwish!

Clare turned her head to see the sword held high. "What?" She saw the veins along her arm bulge and the fingers tighten around the sword handle. The arm swung the sword down toward Raki, only to miss by mere centimeters and she stabbed her sword into the ground.

"Clare! What's?" Raki took a step forward.

"Don't come near me!" Clare roared. "Galk... Help me..." Galk stared down at Clare. He then walked to her side and held his blade up preparing to strike.

"Galk what are you doing? DON'T!" Raki shouted.

"Raki..." Raki turned to Clare. "Sorry I can't stop it... I'm turning into a yoma!" She said. "As I said... The more we use our powers... The closer we are to becoming yomas. It's not always slow. Sometimes it happens all at once. This time I used too much power when I was mentally and physically exhausted. Now the change has started I can't control it." As she spoke her veins began to bulge and pulse with growing speed, she was dangerously close to becoming a yoma. "I asked Father Vincent to take care of you. Sorry but our travels are over. I'm glad we spent some time together. Goodbye." She then closed her eye's resigning herself to her fate but her eye's were soon open again as Raki suddenly hugged her from her side. He was holding tight to her. "Stop it! Get away! I can't control my body for much longer! You'll be killed!" She roared at him. Her hands were gripping the handle of her blade so tightly that they turned white. "G-get away from me Raki. Hurry before I lose control. Go..."

"I... I'm so happy that I got to travel with you Clare... My family got killed, the town shunned me, they then threw me out. Everything I loved... everything I knew was lost... all at once. That's why I'm happy. I'm happy that I could travel with you. To have someone to be with. You always said you weren't kind but you were kinder to me than anyone. That's why I don't want anybody else. I just want to be with you. That's why..." Raki looked up he was smiling, and crying. "...If you die, I'm going with you!" Those words rung in her ears... 'If you die, I'm going with you!' The ground split and cracked as Clare gave a shout, Her body seemed to glow with white energy, blasting Galk back, sending dust into the air and then... it stopped. The dust blowing away to reveal Clare kneeling on the ground looking at Raki her body no longer bulging or twitching. Her sword laid stuck in the ground next to them. Clare then looked at her hands, in awe.

"The power... it stopped." It was then that Raki threw his arms around her neck ang began to cry. His wails echoing in the halls, It was then that a loud rattling was heard and Clare turned to see Galk sitting on the ground his sword buried into the ground.

"Enough I'm tired of standing with me body full." She stared at him surprised. "Don't give me that surprised look, you didn't turn into a yoma, that's all I'm saying." Galk said grimacing slightly. "In the end... you were saved by that boy." Clare turned her eye's to Raki then slowly, she returned the boy's hug.

Naruto rubbed his nose as he sat on the ground out side the church. "That little shit... If it wasn't for Clare killing that thing I would've ripped it to pieces." There was a sharp crack! and a curse then silence.

"Keh keh keh! What's the matter boss? Too much nosing around? Keh keh keh keh keh!" Naruto swiped at Hiruma who leaped back in time to avoid having a large hole in his stomach.

"Hiruma you're jokes are horrible..." Naruto snarled.

"Indeed. I would think you would not waste time saying such unimportant things." A cool voice snapped. Naruto sighed then he turned to look at the black armor-clad man.

"Enough Oswald... Anyways how are things looking?" Oswald gave a nod and handed the liquid back to Naruto.

"Shikamaru said that this chemical is not found anywhere on this island. Which means..." Oswald trailed off.

"The chemicals needed to make Claymores all comes from the 'Outer World' correct?" Naruto finished.

"Yes..." Oswald said quietly. There was silence.

"Okay... I need to go speak with them... All three of them." Naruto said.

"You mean..." Hiruma narrowed his eye's as he looked down at Naruto.

"Yes... Isley, Riful, and Luciela, we've have to get an army ready." Naruto smirked, a dark and wicked smirk.

The Holy City Arc is complete. Now comes the Naruto Flash back... It will be brief as I am aiming for the Slayers Arc. Please Review!