AN- Hello this the lore keeper here with another chapter of GOSR and I am hoping to improve the quality of my work as I have a beta as well as a co-author who knows Diablo better than me. I thank Reign A.G.E for agreeing to be my beta and Nianque for helping me with Diablo lore. I am also deciding on a summoning contract for naruto and while I first thought of a demon contract I decided to have something more unique and neutral for him. Then when I was going through my ps3 games I saw a game I hadn't played and thought eureka. I decided to have naruto's summons be the folks from the game "Folklore" and since there are 2 unique styles in the game I chose to have him use Keats style of combat. The way the summons will work is they act like normal summons however upon a special universal key phrase they will do their game move and then disappear. If you guys have a better idea then put it down in a review and I will look it over. Now onto the chapter

The God of Shadows Reborn

The Stage is Set for the Beginning of our Tale

Naruto had just left the Hokage's office and was heading home as today he was meeting with Auriel on their special project to combat the effects the Sharingan had on naruto as since the time Diablo forcefully transformed him into a demonic state his body was altered faster than predicted. Since he originally had a human body he was not as vulnerable to the sharingan as much as demons were but since his demonic transformation his body's cells were rapidly changed from human to demon in order for the transformation ability of Diablo to fully work without destroying him from the inside. He was now 2/3 human and 1/3 demon and he was vulnerable to the true enemy. He asked Auriel not long after their first meeting if there was a possible way to gain a resistance to the hypnosis that those eyes could inflict and she said that she would need time to research a possible method. It was 2 months before the academy exam that she finally discovered a possible method to become immune to it but It would require the power of an angel to combat the demonic influence of his body.

He then said, "Please tell me what you think is the best method for this to be done." Naruto was surprised when he saw the blush on her face but internally thought 'this is probably an embarrassing method to for her to say or do'. She then spoke saying, "I have a surefire way to do to accomplish our goal but first I need you to fulfill 2 conditions for before I explain it. The first is that you become a recognized adult in this world as only an adult can do what I have planned. The second is that I want you to make an especially strong vow to me. I knew that you had a crush on me since we met but I need to know that you will truly care for me no matter what happens before I can continue. I want to continue to believe in you and this will make our bond truly special." Naruto then spoke saying, "I promise on my eternal soul's existence in the afterlife, on every single fragment of tathomet's existence and the lives they have lived, and on the Anu, the true god of everything that ever has ever existed in the past, present, and future, that I, Uzumaki Naruto, will never betray and/or abandon you, stay by your side, and forever love and cherish you, Auriel Archangel of Hope, until the day that Anu does break this bond I so swear."

What he didn't realize was that the weight of his oath was so strong that it bound their souls together for all time and that he would forever love her or he would be wiped away from existence to have never existed. Naruto was shocked as that after he swore that oath he saw a unique mark on the base of his neck that had a different script surrounding what appeared to be Auriel's wings wrapping around 2 figures that could be seen as 1 was a demon and another was angel. He then saw that Auriel had removed her hood and he saw the same mark on her neck which surprised him and he asked what the mark was as the last oath he made with her didn't make any mark on his or her body. The next words she said had the same effect on his mind as god descending and saying he wanted to raise him.

Auriel said, "This mark is special as it has only been used once in a way that everyone accepted. This is the physical representation of our union or simply put this is to show we are married and that it have been accepted by god."He was shell-shocked at the fact he was married to Auriel but what he did next surprised the angel. He cried and then hugged her while repeatedly whispering "I won't let you down my love." He was mentally very happy that he was forever bound to this kind and lovely angel. Young he may be he knew that marriage was a powerful bond that made most others seem weak in comparison. He was never given any true love in his childhood and she gave him most of the little that he did receive.

She then moved his head so she could peer into her eyes that held unlimited kindness and compassion and said to him, "I am proud to have met you and I will repay the devotion you have shown me. I will now explain the ritual I have discovered that would aid you in the future. I wanted you to make that promise as what I will offer to you is something that I have never given to another. The ritual entails that we truly become one with each other. You will be my first love just like I will be your first love." Naruto blushed and looked down at what he heard but after a moment he said, "I won't make you do such a thing if you don't want to so are you sure of this? I love you too much to want to rush into this sort of thing." Auriel then whispered to herself, "This is why I love you so much. You truly care for others and would sacrifice it all for those you love. Where others would accept without a second thought you care so much for me you would refuse for my sake." Naruto heard her and was surprised but his heart beat harder than it already was and he was happier than he ever was. His body then acted on auto pilot and he slowly moved his face closer to hers and she knew after a second what he was doing and she did the same. He moved his mouth closer to hers and kissed her on her mouth. She kissed back as they both clumsily kissed each other and confirmed their devotion to each other. After 3 minutes they both separated for air as they both hungrily stared into each other's eyes. Auriel then kissed him lightly and said, "I love you my little shadow. Where you go I follow and we will be together until the end of all things." Naruto then promised to never fail her. She then said, "From now on I will stay with you unless an important matter occurs in the heavenly realm. I am your wife and it is my duty and my honor to be with you." Naruto nodded and they both went to the bed where they slept together with naruto hugging his beautiful tenshi and Auriel hugging her cute akuma.

Konoha Academy (7 days later)

Naruto was sitting in his seat waiting for his team to be announced and he was currently thinking on his possible teammates. He knew that there were many possible choices but he knew that there would be few he could effectively work with in the field. Shikamaru, Ino, and Chouji were out as they were going to be in a team just like their parents were in their youth as they were incredibly effective. That left 5 other people he could work with but that number was also diminishing. Hinata and kiba had skills that seemed to excel in tracking and with Shino who had an entire insect hive within his body they would make one of the better tracking squads with one person having dog-like senses, another with eye sight that saw in a 360% vision radius, and 1 who had insects who could scout and report back to the man they were practically born for the role. The last 2 were Sasuke Uchiha and Haruna Sakura which would more than likely be his teammates. The team would consist of 2 combat experts and 1 wild card as Sakura had no true skills aside from her book smarts. She had great chakra control though so she could become either a medic or an illusion expert. Naruto was then snapped out of his thoughts as Iruka called out the teams and Naruto was no surprised when his team guesses were spot on. The teams sensei's arrived and 1 by 1 they all left until only the newly formed team 7 was left.

Naruto was reading a book on knowledge of the human anatomy so that he could know what the body's weakest points were as well as prepare for the ritual with Auriel. Sakura was constantly asking Sasuke for a date but he was ignoring or saying no to her. Sasuke was currently in one of his revenge based fantasies as that was all he did unless he was training or brooding in the classroom.

It was about 3 hours later when the door opened and a man with gravity defying silver hair poked his head in and looked around to see the three kids. The graduates then saw he had his headband covering his left eye and he said, "This team 7 right?" Naruto then said, "No this is team 11. Team 7 left earlier as they got tired of waiting for their sensei." The man nodded and said to Naruto, "Thanks now I gotta go find them."

The man then left and naruto then made a one handed seal and then a section of the floor where the door was then slightly changed color with a weird symbol on the floor. The man then then came back and opened the door saying with an annoyed face, "Hey there is no team 11 so who-"and then an explosion of yellow colored water erupted like a geyser right under the man and he was soaked in foul smelling water. Then Naruto said, "That my late sensei is a mix of urine and toilet water straight from the toilet and is also your punishment for being late by 3 hours!" The man then gave an extremely ticked off look saying, "I … hate… you… so… much. Meet me in the roof in five minutes." The man disappeared in a puff of smoke and then the group headed out the room and up the stairs reaching the roof. The 3 fresh graduates then arrived on the roof with the man that was to be their sensei already there and he appeared to be dry from Naruto's earlier prank. They sat down on the floor of the roof and the sat there for a moment.

The mystery man decided to start by saying, "Well let's start by telling each other about ourselves. I'll start. My name is Hatake Kakashi, my likes and dislikes are none of your business, I don't really have a dream, and I have lots of hobbies. You're next, blondie."

Naruto simply sighed at the name he was called and said, "My name is Uzumaki Naruto and I have a few likes such as ramen, dreaming, and also a my friends and precious people; I dislike how long it takes for instant ramen to cook, I dislike those who try not to see the larger picture that is life, and those that hurt or take advantage of others for their own gain; I have a few hobbies such as thinking and contemplating the mysteries of the universe; and my dream is to create a world where the only reason to fight is to protect others from those who seek to rule others unjustly."

Kakashi nodded thinking, 'well we have an idealist here. Those don't last long in our cruel world but those that do are a force to be reckoned with.' "You're next pinky."

Sakura glared at Kakashi and said, "My name is Haruno Sakura and my likes are (turns and looks at Sasuke with a blush). My hobies are (she again turns and looks at sasuke with a deeper blush). My dream is (she turns looks at Sasuke with a blood red blush and a small trail of blood flows out of her nose). My dislike is those who would try to stop my goals!"

Kakashi sweatdropped at the introduction thinking, 'Great we have a perverted fangirl for a kunoichi that is gonna hinder this team for a while until someone can break the fangirl out of her.' "Ok your turn, mr. doom and gloom."

Sasuke simply stared at him with a deadpan look and said, "My name is Uchiha Sasuke and I have no likes. My dislikes are many and I have no hobbies. I have only a single goal and that is to restore the Uchiha clan by destroying its traiter and to restore it."

Kakashi deadpanned thinking, 'Great i have a revenged obsessed boy who will sacrifice everything for peace of mind. I have probably the worst team as these people will clash with each other over everything. Well time to see if they can realize what is to come' Kakashi cleared his throat and said, "Well now that we have gotten that out of the way we can begin with our first mission."

Sakura then asked, "So what will our mission be sensei?"

Kakashi replied, "Our mission is going to be a survival test. This teast will decide if you will stay in this squad or go back to the academy."

Sasuke and Sakura were surprised and confused while naruto's mind was in overdrive trying to see what kakshi was trying to get across. Sakura then said in confusion, "Why are we taking a survival test? We did a lot of those in the academy and why will this decide if we stay in the team?"

Kakashi was about to reply when Naruto spoke first saying, "This is to separate the wheat from the chaff. The academy exam was too easy to be a true test as those test only tested our base skills but this test will be the one that tests our ability to work in the field. The whole thing was a 2-part test with the first part in the academy and the second in combat with a foe that will be of a greater caliber than us."

Kakashi was inwardly surprised that Naruto made such an accurate assessment and replied, "You are right Naruto. The hokage knows that the academy test isn't enough to weed out all possible bad ninja candidates so this test is to see if you are able to work well under great pressure and able to accurately think and plan on the fly. The test is unique to each sensei so no two part 2 test is the same. I want you three to meet me at training ground 7 at 7:00 A.M. tomorrow. I also recommend that you don't eat breakfast as it will only cause you to have stomach sickness tomorrow and throw up." Kakashi then did a single hand seal and he disappeared in a puff of smoke. Naruto and Sasuke then looked at each other and nodded in their own way of saying see you tomorrow. Naruto left while Sasuke tried to go home only for Sakura to follow Sasuke trying to get a date from him.

Naruto arrived at his apartment where he ate few rice balls before heading to bed. He was thinking the entire time about the test. He knew the real reason why the team was to be tested before being made official. They needed to know that they could work together effectively. His two teammates were not strong enough to defeat Kakashi on their own. He might have been able to but he needed the element of surprise to do so. His skills were an unknown and thus gave him a key that he would need in the coming test. He fell on his bed already nodding off as he was a deep sleeper. The reason was he slept a lot so that when needed he could store the energy away for a needed moment. He then started to dream of things beyond his world's boundary.

AN- I have cut this chapter short so that I could focus the entire next chapter on the bell test and the subsequent reward. I have had a few ideas for the human pairing but I admit they all seem so overdone. I have come up with a few new things to work with so here is the only one I am willing to share. The first is that I decided for the summoning contract he would summon the folks from the ps3 game "Folklore". I figured I could find a way to make it work as a demon contract would go against Naruto's whole goal of balance. The pairing I have new idea to work with and I am going to think deeper on it. I will give you who want to know a hint. The hint is: It has never been done before in any naruto fan-fiction I have read on this site. It also can't happen in the canon story. The final hint is that the person does indeed have a blood-line limit. If any can guess it I will make it known otherwise it will be under wraps until the right time I can make it work. I have also been thinking on taking a page out of Kyuubi16's book. I may make a naruto crossover series with this story as a base and have Naruto eventually travel throughout different dimensions playing a certain role. I would make it where he would balance those worlds in their struggles. I will try to write the next chapter but expect it to take a while due to college classes.