AN- This is the first chapter of the story so here are a few things to note for this story: 1) the first is that the naruto of this story is going to be overpowered bordering on godlike as Diablo won't accept someone weak as his host and will make him strong to prove that point. 2) the pairings is gonna be 4 girls at most for naruto and maybe a pairing for other characters, you will see the reason why I chose 4 for him in this chapter. 3) there will be bashing in this story mainly civilian council, After all what naruto fanfic has no civilian council bashing?, and slight team 7 bashing until they shape up. 4) I will try for those that are eager for more to try and work on this when I can but I will try for one update a week. 5) I am also looking for a beta for both a review before release and also for ideas on how to write some dialogue and fight scenes. Last 6) the final thing is that this story will probably have lemons but I will need time to make figure out my own style for doing them as I have read plenty of them but reading them is not the same as writing them. For those lawyers out there:

Disclaimer- I own neither Naruto nor Diablo. If I did then Naruto would have angels as his summons and Diablo as the Juubi.

The God of Shadows Reborn

Chapter 1- a shadow is formed

Konohagakure, 12 years after Kyuubi attack-

The morning has come but not everyone is ready for the day to begin. One example is Naruto Uzumaki who is trying to get some extra sleep since he is still tired from the whole week. That plan is scrapped after he rolled out of the bed and landed on his floor in a heap of sheets and clothes. He then groggily got up and did his morning routine of washing his body, which if one was to look at it looked like the perfect figure with a body filled with muscles and no fat at all, and then eating breakfast, which consisted of French toast as well as scrambled eggs with cheese mixed within the eggs as well as several strips of bacon(AN-my second favorite breakfast), and finally getting dressed, wearing an orange jumpsuit with a sunset colored sweat pants with ninja sandals (AN-only wears these to hide his physique), and headed to the ninja academy for his class. Naruto was tired as all week he was dealing with business that his tenet had to deal with. He knew of the kyuubi or rather Diablo within his body as he found out at the tender age of five years old after a rather hectic event.

Flashback no Jutsu-

It was 5 years ago on his birthday that while walking home from visiting his surrogate grandfather the Sandaime Hokage that he found a mob was forming up behind him and started to chase him. He ran as fast as he could and used his knowledge of the village to avoid them but it wasn't enough as while running a man that hated him tripped him in the middle of the street and the mob pounced on him and started beating him with anything they had such as swords, tools, even broken bottles of sake all for the sake of what they considered justice. The boy heard shouts of : "Die Demon!", "This is for my family you bastard!", and also" We will finish what the Yondaime started by killing you monster!". They were filled with hatred after what happened due to the attack 5 years ago and that hatred only grew and started to fester until they could take it no more and decided to attack what they considered was the fox hiding in human form. The beating was brutal and no-one nearby would lift a hand to help the poor boy. The mob would soon learn.

Meanwhile in the seal on the boy-

Diablo was currently sleeping when he felt a great force on the seal and he woke up in a hurry as he knew something was wrong. He saw through his hosts sight that he was being beaten by a mob of what appeared to be a mix of civilians and shinobi and he was ticked. The ignorant fools claimed the boy was a demon and yet they would attack an innocent child. Even demons had standards they wouldn't kill children as they could grow to be either a threat or a boon to them. That was before he was changed and know he saw things differently. He actually found the innocence of children to be refreshing to his mind. He then saw his host had lost consciousness and he was in his mindscape (AN- which looked like a castle from sanctuary) and knew he needed to act fast. His seal was ironically a crown on his head that limited his power in this body unless a deal was made. The demon lord then picked up the boy and whispered to him," do you want it to stop? The pain and suffering you are going through right now? I can end it but you must give me permission to end it as I will need your body to do it." The boy weakly nodded and said in a barely audible voice saying," I beg you please make it stop. It hurts too much please save me." He then fell asleep as Diablo started to work his mojo through his host and quickly as time was against him in his rush to save him.

Outside the boy moment of unconsciousness-

The moment the mob beat the boy into being knocked out a red energy started leaking out of the boy's stomach. The mob once they saw it thought the demon was about to break so they increased their efforts to kill the boy before the demon escaped. The result however was far from what they expected however as his body changed as his skin became a blood red color and what appeared to be spikes started to appear at certain places all over his body. The final change was that his body hardened into a natural armor and a long tail erupted from his back at the base of his spine. His appearance made many afraid and then he stood up and looked at the mob. He then spoke in a voice that one would find in their darkest nightmares saying, "You all claim that I am a demon yet you would kill an innocent child in your rage and hate. Then I shall show you why I am known as the Lord of Terror. I will subject you all to a fate that is both terrible and ironic." He then raised his hands out of which a beam of red demonic energy then formed then split to hit the entire mob changing their very bodies and souls for all eternity. They all turned into a being that resembled a statue comprised of magma and stone and had no legs (AN- rage demon from dragon age). The newly formed demons stood shocked at their sudden birth and all saw the figure in front of them. Their instincts told them that he was higher up in the demon hierarchy than them and they submitted to him he created them. He then ordered them to return to the Burning Plains to prepare as he knew that a war would eventually arise that he may fight in and as such he would have an army prepared for that day. He then warped himself to the boys home and let his transformation regress until he was human once more and he fell on his bed in a deep sleep."

Flashback no Jutsu Kai-

That in naruto's dreams he met Diablo and learned of his parents and what happened the night of his birth which included the events that led to Diablo being forced to attack the leaf village and the plan which was formed between Sarutobi Hiruzen, Minato Namikaze, and Diablo which was made to plan in case the same man who manipulated everyone would come back and try to obtain revenge. Naruto though young was pretty smart and knew that the devil wasn't lying thus agreed with his plan with a few exceptions which included to wipe his mind of the plan to prevent it from being learned by others. He decided that from then on he would grow stronger to not only defeat that man who had named himself Madara Uchiha but he would try to protect not only his home and friends but also his world. The boy asked Diablo to train him in all things he could which included fighting, magic, demonic arts, the art of transformation, leadership, tactics, and last of all the beings beyond humanity. When naruto learned of the angels and their eternal war with the demons he asked why they fought and learned that they entire existence is one entire battle between good and evil. He then brought up how neither angels nor demons were the embodiment of god or evil as both had the potential for both from his lessons on the fallen angel and how Lilith fought for her children. With that point made he also made a goal to try to end the war between the two races and swore on whatever gods existed to do so. That single promise changed everything as it wasn't long before an angel appeared in the village seeking him due to the surge of demonic energy that occurred when Diablo manifested to save his life. The angel that appeared before him while he was training was Auriel, the archangel of hope, and she was sent by the angelic council to find the source of the demonic surge of power only to find naruto training while Diablo gave him instructions through their mindlink. Naruto still remembers that day as if it was yesterday as he saw what he considered one of the most beautiful women in existence.

Flashback no Jutsu

Naruto was training while Diablo was giving him advice on how to control demonic power as it could corrupt and destroy his soul but it was being held in check by the combined strength of his will and that of all of the good in his soul. However Diablo suddenly stopped talking as a bright light nearly blinded naruto as a being in white armor with a white cloth in between its armor descended from the sky. There were tendrils of bright purple energy that appeared to serve as wings coming out of its body which one could tell was a female as there were curves in the body that no male had. Her face was covered by a hood but 2 lights could be seen where her eyes would be. At her side was what appeared to be a whip made from the same energy that her wings were made from and it emitted both an aura of hope and an aura of conflict. The being descended with the grace of a goddess and her spectral beauty stunned the boy as he found himself unable to speak. Diablo was surprised that the angels sent someone of her caliber to meet his host but he knew he was lucky since as far as angels were concerned she was one of the kindest and most likely to listen to reason. After all it was her idea to let the demon lords or bijuu stay on the mortal plane and give nephilim the power to repel the bijuu aka diablo's fragments. The only flaw to her plan was that the humans captured those demons and sought in their greed to find a way to harness their power for their own to wage war with.

When the angel descended she saw a child but the runes on his stomach told her that he bore the burden of being diablo's host. She was kind to the boy as she asked of his life and she listened with intent trying to find what had happened recently. She couldn't help but notice the blush on his face as he looked at her and she found it cute that he found her attractive. When he spoke of what happened a few days ago with the mob she had mixed feelings of the results of the plan she had made many years ago. The boy had a moment of internal dialogue and decided to tell Auriel of everything that occurred the night of his birth and the look of sorrow on her face when she discovered that one of the humans she had blessed had used that power she gave to manipulate the demon lord to kill the village was almost too much for the boy to bear. The boy remembered the promise he made to end the war between angels and demons and decided to take the first step. His next words were a surprise to both Diablo and Auriel as he said, "Please don't be sad for us as it wasn't your intention for this to happen to us. I have a plan to end this cycle of manipulation and hopefully to end the eternal war between the Shining Heavens and the Burning Plains." That alone shocked both the angel and the demon there into silence.

Diablo knew that there almost no chance to stop that war unless either one side was completely dead or both sides decided to stop fighting. Auriel had almost the exact same thoughts but she saw the look of determination on his face and thought that not only were humans not bound by fate they had the potential to be even more foul than demons and the potential to be even greater light than angels. She decided to test the boy by seeing how far he would go for this goal she then spoke with her serene yet melodious voice saying, "Are you willing to make a promise to accomplish that goal child?" He looked at the angel and said one sentence that changed everything and it was, "I am willing to make any promise to prove that I am being sincere and sacrifice myself for that goal." Auriel simply nodded and then said, "I will make a deal with you. If you make what is known as the oath of eternity then I will assist you in any way I can in making that wish of yours a reality. That oath will be bound into both your soul and mine and as the oath goes if you break it then your soul is forfeit to an eternity of torment but if you succeed then the one you made an oath with will be honor bound to grant you one thing within their power. Do you accept this responsibility young nephilim?" the boy didn't even take a minute and said, "I, Uzumaki Naruto, will accept this oath, Tenshi Sama. I will swear to all of existence to end the war between angels and demons and if I fail I will suffer eternal torment." Auriel then replied, "I ,Auriel Archangel of Hope, do so promise to watch over you to make sure the promise is kept and will aid you in fulfilling that very promise. If you so succeed then I will grant you one wish that is within my power." Then a chain of energy formed between them both originating from their hands and thus the oath was formed. Auriel then asked, "I would like to know what you would want should you succeed, young Naruto." The boy then made a gesture of thought then surprisingly he blushed so deep that his face was a light pink color and Auriel was confused until he said in a manner that would have made any human scream "KAWAII!" , "I want a chance to fall in love with you, Auriel Sama." That statement froze the minds of both Auriel and Diablo and it took almost an entire minute for their thoughts to come back to them and while Diablo laughed immensely, Auriel behind her hood blushed almost as much as naruto did almost unable to believe that the little boy was falling for her and decided that for a boy that kind of request was actually kind of nice. She smiled then moved her hands to her head and removed her hood to show Naruto her face and when he saw it he almost thought that he had died as her face was even more beautiful than that of a goddess. Her face was a pale white with white hair that went down her back covered by the cloak and hood; her eyes were white with purple iris that seemed to match with her wings and her lips had no makeup but it didn't need it as would have detracted from her natural beauty. She was so beautiful that naruto unknowingly said, "Perfect." To him she was the perfect woman strong of body, mind, and soul and only a goddess could truly trump her. She blushed as she heard him call her perfect and was happy to hear such a thing. She then knelt and hugged the boy which he returned almost a second later and she whispered, "I will visit every so often to check up on you. I hope you succeed and will try to gain help from my fellow angels for you. Good luck and may the gods aid you on this path young one." She then kissed his cheek and giggled as he was stunned and he watched as she left.

Diablo was watching the entire time and had two thoughts on the whole meeting. The first was "Lucky son of a bitch. Only someone blessed by the god of luck could have pulled that off." The second was "Well maybe his dream isn't hopeless after all if she is willing to help him accomplish it. Lucky he sticks by his promise no matter what otherwise he would be out of luck". The demon then talked to naruto about the possible reprecusions of his actions and saying if he fell for an angel then that might hinder his goal and naruto said," If falling in love with an angel may make me biased then I will love all races angel, demon, nephilim, and even gods." That statement made the devil blink a few times and he thought, 'that kid may be able to make one of all four races fall for him but making it work is gonna be a pain in the ass.'

Flashback no Jutsu Kai-

From that day on Naruto would push his body and mind farther than anyone else to not only make his father figure proud but to also make his goal a reality. It was almost a month later when Auriel appeared again and then he asked to learn from her. She happily obliged as she promised to help in his goal to bring peace and if being a teacher could help then she would do so gladly. The boy was walking toward the ninja academy and while walking he remembered his years of training with Diablo and Auriel. He had held nothing back in his pursuit of strength to protect his home and world and that impressed them both. Auriel even went so far as to grant naruto an angelic weapon to wield as he proved himself worthy through his actions and his spirit. His weapon was unique as it was a chain blade that had 3 forms which were a whip, a bladed whip, and a sword at will. The weapon was similar to tyraels weapon as it would only hurt those whose souls were filled with evil intent and that was the only reason he would wield it as he didn't want to stain his hands with the blood of the innocent. The three forms all had special abilities such as the whip could sap the energy of those it had trapped similar to Auriel's whip, the bladed whip also could also break into pieces he could control with his thoughts and could reform (Ivy special from sc), and the blade could take any form of a sword even split to form 2 swords (Mana Khemia 2 guy hero's special sword). He arrived at the ninja academy and sat down in an empty seat in the back and awaited the coming test to become a ninja.

Chapter end

Next chapter- the first test and the battle of politics

AN- The story has begun and the next chapter will focus on the gennin exams and dealing with past and present politics including council bashing. The pairings are 4 girls which are made of 1 human, 1 demon, 1 angel, and 1 goddess. The only known pairing is Auriel as of now but the demon and goddess is yet to be decided. Send me a review for ideas on how to improve the story. I am also seeking a beta reader so if you have experience then please send me a pm and I will accept.