Here you go. This took a different path than I meant for it too so I hope you guys like it. I could have had this out over a week ago but still I think I got it out in a decent time. I haven't read over most of this so if their are any issues please review or pm me as soon as possible so I can fix it. This didn't cover as much as I wanted because it took a different path so instead of 1 more chapter to finish wave it will be 2 more.

Anyway This isn't dead I'm just getting started!

O-O-O-On with the SHHHOOOOWWWWWWWW!

"Okay" – regular speech

"YAHHH BITCH" – unnecessary yelling

Blackout – Technique, power, etc.

"Did you just say no to me?" - Power added to voice, demons, gods, supernatural beings, when using dominance

*Cough*or *FLASHBACK* - actions or scene changes

"Fatality" – Feedback Cybernetic, or double-layered voices.

'Reality Level 40%' – Thoughts of the imaginary AI voice or internal HUD Display

'My butt itches' - thoughts

Chapter 19: Breaking Habit

'...It hurts...'

Naruto laid there unmoving as he tried to regain his bearings. Is body was racked with pain and it made it hard to move. It felt like someone had run a bunch of stakes though his body and left them there... oh wait someone already did that before. Correction it felt like someone ran stakes through his body again. But then why was it taking so long for him to recover. He should have been used to this. How did this happen in the first place...

"Grh!" Naruto clenched his head as his memories came back. He had been in a fight apparently. He could remember getting knocked around more than he would have liked. But why was that? Why didn't he do better? Why did he do so poor, by his standards against the mist nin? No matter how hard he tried he couldn't remember how it ended.

He opened his eyes to see Zraiarz standing over him and he looked a lot more serios than he usually did.

Naruto shakily tried to pick himself off the ground but his limbs strength was failing him.

"Zrai what happen-"

*Slam!*

"Cah!" Naruto had the air knocked out of him as Zraiarz grabbed him by the next and slammed him into a wall. He was about to shout out but Zraiarz tone made him think it wasn't a good idea at the moment.

"How disappointing... But I guess it can't be helped." He stabbed his other hand straight into Naruto chest causing him to scream out as he roughly pulled something out of him. The light left Naruto's eyes as he passed out. Zraiarz let go of him and as Naruto fell he uttered one last thing. "Remember who you are." That was the last Naruto heard before he lost consciousness.

*Gasp*

Naruto took in a sharp intake of air as he woke up. Was that a dream or his mindscape or the InVerse? He looked around and saw that he was in a pretty normal room. He tried to get up but felt kind of heavy. Looking down he saw both Jibril and Kukamu resting on his chest in almost a protective way. He eased himself out from under them to get off the bed. Standing straight he stretched while walking to the window. Looking out he saw that the home he was in was apparently about 2 stories and overlooked a small pier on a lake or body of water of some sort. He ran his hand through his hair wondering how he got there...wait.

He panicked for a split second as he touched his ears and felt his headphones gone. He looked himself over and saw he was just in his pants. His body was still mostly bandaged up to his neck and his scarf was off. Apparently someone had removed the bandages covering the lower part of his face exposing his features and stripes, but he couldn't bring himself to care at the moment as he calmed down. His vambraces were off and was over on a counter with the rest of his clothes. He saw that there were splotches of blood stains on the bandages across his body. He felt pretty bare right now, even his socks were missing, and normally he would have felt paranoid but right now, something just felt different. He clenched his left hand repeatedly as it tingled and felt sensitive before rubbing his stomach for the same reason. He let out a breath as he heard stirring in the bed behind him.

"N-Naruto-sama?!" He felt two objects tackle him from behind as the hugged on to him and buried the faces into his neck. Feeling kinda awkward at the moment he didn't know how to respond so just stood their.

"I guess I worried you two a lot?"

They just nodded their heads into him as Kukamu spoke. "H-hai, you were out for two days?"

'Two days? Why?!' "What happened while I was out?" They let go of him and sat on the bed as Jibril told him everything that happened.

"...So after I went berserk I basically electrocuted both Zabuza and Kakashi to the point that both passed out which is saying something considering how much water the charge had to go through. Afterwards a Hunter Nin came and took Zabuza's body but you all have reason to believe that the nin was likely Zabuza's accomplice because he didn't dispose of the body or some shit. The house we are in is Tazuna's and I was in some kind of coma for 2 days with the metal spikes being immovable and being reabsorbed into my body after a few hours but the wounds remained for a time that was abnormal for me. Is that basically it?" The girls nodded and Naruto looked them over. They had clearly been stressed as they looked worn and their eyes were red though it was less noticeable on Jibril. He signed as he ran a hand through his hair.

"I'm sorry..."

Kukamu's ears twitched at this. "What?"

"I said I'm sor-."

"No I heard that I want to know why does it feel like you are apologizing for more than just worrying us." He flinched as he looked out the window which Kukamu caught instantly.

"Naruto why haven't you been able to look me in the eye since you woke up?"

"I-I don't know what you're talking about."

"Look at me."

He jumped for a second as he turned to her and saw that she was inches away. He leaned back as she smirked. Her normally gold eyes were glowing red. "Do you think I have some reason to be disappointed in you or that I will look poorly upon you?" He felt a phantom stabbed through the chest at that. She read that too well.

"Do you feel embarrassed and feel like a failure? Well you shouldn't. You are Naruto Uzumaki. You were top of your class, fooled an entire village, killed many people by yourself at a young age all at once, beat Jonin ranked shinobi in a fight, and... subdued me years ago. You almost lost but still brought your match with Zabuza to a tie. So you boasted more than you needed too. You can learn from that and become better from it. A genin of your strength, its expected that you would feel inflated. Question is what are you going to do about this. Are you going to pity yourself or are you going to use this as a learning experience and prove to me just how strong you can become?" The whole time Naruto couldn't break eye contact as if they were anchored there. She kept her smirk as she grabbed his head to keep it in place as he stared at him. His eyes seemed different. Like they were both lacking in motivation and life yet feeling stronger than before as they looked dull compared to their normal brightness.

"But I feel like I will get my answer very soon Naruto-kun. I'm not worried about how strong you will be. I'm worried about you. Whatever happened doesn't matter right now and thats all their is to it." Her eyes turned gold again and she gave a warm smile that made him feel lighter again. She leaned forward and gave him a soft reassuring kiss for a few seconds. She giggled when she pulled back though as Naruto still had issues making eye contact though it was for a different reason now.

"Though I have to say this shy and vulnerable Naruto is an interesting change of pace." She licked her lips as her eyes flashed red for a second causing Naruto to shiver. She blushed a little as she took in his face as it wasn't often that they got to see him revealed in the open light. It was usually only at night. She let go of him and stepped back.

"But this isn't the time for that. I think its time you got out of this room and got some air.

*Downstairs*

Naruto reset his bandages to get rid of the bloodstains and put on his socks but otherwise left the rest of his clothes other than his pants in the room upstairs. Kukamu apparently was tired so he left her up their to sleep. Jibril followed closely behind him. As soon as he entered the living room all went quiet as he felt all eyes on him but ignored it for the most part. As everyone was taking in his appearance he walked towards the door to leave the house. Right when he got to the door knob he felt an alto voice behind him.

"Ano Gomenasai Naruto-san." Naruto turned around to see the owner. She was a beautiful woman in her late twenties with long dark blue hair. She had a soft appearance and stood a few inches shorter than Naruto.

'Not bad,' he thought as he looked her over. "So you must be Tsunami-san?"

The now named Tsunami was also looking him over and blushed lightly at his handsome features and how the bandages stuck to the developing toned muscles on his slim frame. The 3 sets of stripes on his cheeks and sharp canines she saw when he talked gave him that extra feral exotic quality.

"Tsunami-san?" She snapped out of her daze with a blush as she realize she had been staring and you can guess who noticed it. She hurriedly bowed as she recovered her embarrassment.

"*cough* Ah arigatou Naruto-san. My tou-san told me how much of a help you were at bring him back safely." At this Naruto rose an eyebrow and glanced over at Tazuna who was drinking over on the counter who nodded at him in appreciation.

"Hmph, yeah well don't worry about it. I would have fought those shinobi regardless. Tazuna was just there." She looked at him curiously as he shrugged it off looking at him closely. After a pause she warmly eye-smiled at him.

"Forgive me for saying so Naruto-san but I think you're lying to yourself."

At that Naruto's eye's went wide and a sharp presence could be felt that darkened the room for a second before it went away. Everyone was instantly on guard and Jibril appeared in front of Tsunami, arms out in a protective manner. Her eyes were closed as if expecting something. They reopened when she heard the door open and saw Naruto heading out. He looked over his shoulder back at them.

"If you say so maybe I am. Jibril you help her out I'm gonna be out for a bit." Jibril gave him a small wave as he closed the door. An awkward silence fill the room for a moment before Tsunami broke it.

"Ah did I do something wrong?" She asked worriedly hoping that she didn't cause a problem for their guests.

Jibril looked over at her with a confused expression, "I'm not sure..."

*With Naruto*

He continued on his way as he walked through the woods towards the town. He had a lot to think about. 'Remember who you are.'

Those words kept echoing through his head.

'Remember what you can do.'

'Remember what you want to do.'

'Remember all that you are.'

They kept branching and splitting but he was sure he was already getting point. It was good that he was getting it so quick because he couldn't reach Zraiarz for some reason and he didn't know why.

Naruto looked down at his regrown hand and clenched it into a fist. It still tingled as if a phantom reminder that it ha been cut off.

'What's wrong with me? This feeling, I feel weak and I'm knocked down to Gear 3, but yet I feel...I don't know what the right word is. Is it awakened? Is it enlightened, free, unhindered, loose, light, heavy, strong, weak, anxious...?' As his mind kept going on that trend his eyes slowly shifted to violet and green and his hair became whiter as Azazel was invoked.

'Naruto-kun?' A concerned feminine voice rang out in his head.

'Kaa-san?'

'Are you feeling okay?'

'I...don't know.'

'Well just remember Sochi-kun that if you ever need help I am apart of who you are as well.' She left it at that with her hint being clear hoping that it would help him figure out his problem a little more.

*In Town*

Naruto made his walk through the town taking in the sights and getting a read on things. He attracted a little attention because of his appearance but otherwise was ignored. The town gave off a sober, gray aura. As if there was little hope left and everyone had given up. He saw orphaned children trying to scavenge for food. There frail, starved bodies hoping to gain some kind of nourishment if nothing else. Some laid against the walls of buildings, a dead looked in their eyes, having given up on everything. As he walked by he looked with his usual bored expression but it was to hide the phantoms of pain he felt in his chest and the emotions he couldn't control. Seeing kids no older than 5, diving into garbage, trying to find whatever scraps they could find like they were stray dogs. Having rags as clothes that barely covered their skinny frames where the outlines of bones and ribs were visible, all the while covered in grime and filth. It reminded him too much of his childhood and those were memories he preferred to keep buried. Bringing them back up to the surface was a feeling that he didn't like. The surroundings began to make his nerves bad though he did good to hide it.

It appeared that adults did there best to ignore everything even the children. Naruto couldn't really blame them at this point they were hardly getting by themselves. They probably had their own families and lives to take care off and with the financial stress of this area they couldn't afford to feed every kid. Though Naruto guessed that they tried to get food out here and their every now and then for some of these kids to last this long.

*Hour later*

Naruto could be seen sitting on the roof of one of the buildings in the town watching as everyone went about their merger lives. It was like he was researching now as he watched everything. He saw thugs push the citizens around and intimidate them every now and then but it was nothing to serious just yet. He chewed on the side of his finger from restlessness while his eyes shifted from person to person.

"Kyaa!" His ears twitched at the sound of a feminine shriek. Hearing the distressed tone he jumped across several roofs behind him to find the origin over the scream.

Looking down from the building he arrived at the scene.

"No! Please let me go!"

"You bitch you're nothing but a toy for us now. What you want doesn't matter girlie!"

Several men grabbed a girl who ran out of a building and dragged her by her feet back in. She looked disheveled with torn clothes and bruises as she tried to claw away at the ground to escape. Her tear filled eyes locked with Naruto's and in that second he could see all the fear that she had and the sliver of hope that she might be saved.

As the door was shut behind her her screams could be heard for a few more moments before the sound of something hitting flesh was heard and it went silent. Everyone in the streets did their best to ignore what just happened but it was clear that some struggled to do nothing. That meant that this was a regular thing and they weren't happy with it.

Naruto stood there on the ledge for a second longer before taking a hand out of his pocket and cracking his neck before jumping down.

His eyes narrowed as they gleamed with a seriousness they hadn't shown in a long time.

*Inside Brothel*

Yes it was a brothel. There was no doubt about that. There was loud music blaring as men talked loudly as they over indulged themselves on alcoholic beverages. The stench was heavy in the air and the place wasn't to clean either. There were many men holding on to various women who were in states of undress, many who looked uncomfortable or unhappy to be there but hide it well.

There were several woman who were being forced on by groups of men as they raped them without mercy, some having their minds already broken, having retreated into a vegetable like protective state into their subconscious.

"Hohoho! I tell ya Kota that girl certainly put up a good fight but she will be broken in soon just like the rest." A grizzly man sitting at the bar exclaimed holding a mug of beer in his hand while talking to an equally grizzly yet hairier man named Kota.

"Khoho thats fer sure but it woulda been best if she came quietly." The too chatted more and continued to laugh without a care as Naruto entered unnoticed. Now standing in the middle of the bar he was still unnoticed as he looked at his surroundings.

'Hmmm... there is around 30 or so males here. I'm quite a bit weaker than I was but Gear 3 should still be enough to handle a bunch of people who aren't much better than civilians. I still have my body, my chakra, and my talents. Lets see how far that gets me.' Naruto took a deep breath, filling his lungs with air before letting loose a high pitched screech.

"Eeeeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!" Everyone was caught off guard as they grabbed their ears in pain and several glasses here and their shatter. After a few seconds it stopped and Naruto had everyone's attention.

"K-kid what the hell... and what are you even doing in here?"

Naruto rubbed his throat for a few seconds before he spoke.

"*Cough* Now that I got your attention. I'm here to shutdown this establishment. So I believe it would be in everyone's best interest if you left the building." Naruto said in a voice that while it still lacked enthusiasm it still held strong. The men in the room stared at him for a few seconds before the burst into fits of laughter.

A large man got up and walked over to Naruto before putting his hand on his shoulder. "Okay kid you had your fun now why don't you run on home to mommy before someone gets hu-"

*Slam* The man blinked as in the next second he found himself upside down and on the ground with a bruise on the arm that he used to touch Naruto. Everyone took Naruto More seriously now as he walked around a table.

"Now I get it. You all are grown men. You have things you want to do and you enjoy that freedom of being able to do what you want to do, when you want to do it. Many of you probably were either too ugly and distasteful to get a woman or you didn't have the patients, discipline, or even skill to try, or you were just a disgusting individual regardless. You've been given a little bit of strength over the lives of others but are not truly strong and so have overstepped your boundaries. Because if there is one thing that disgusts me, its those who think they are strong just because they have a few numbers or a little bit of power and don't understand the the values behind it. Only the strong have the right to rule over the weak and in this game called life, it is the monsters who always win."

The man who had been knocked to the ground got up and charged Naruto in anger. "Why you brat! I don't know what yer tryin' pull but-." Naruto without looking kicked up a chair into his hand and swung it around into the man face breaking his jaw and destroying the chair into wooden stakes. As the man fell to the ground Naruto grabbed one of these stakes and threw it down at the mans chest before bring his foot down over it at the same time, driving it through and impaling him into the floor. The man screamed out as blood gushed into he went silent a few seconds later. The action caused people to scream out as Naruto stepped back off the body as if nothing happened and turned his attention back to his audience.

"Now I will say this one more time leave this building or die."

It was silent until Kota regained his voice. "Kill him!" At that shout the brothel erupted into chaos as a mass brawl took place with Naruto being the prime target. As the closed in on Naruto he smirked. This was the answer he was hoping for.

It was over in half an hour and that area of the town would take quite a bit of effort to clean up after the mess Naruto made. Though rumors would spread as scores of women were freed from their forced prostitution to return back to their friends and families.

*Hour later*

Naruto was walking through the woods on his way back to Tazuna. He was covered in blood but most of it was not his own. He did get a few cuts here and then from when he was overwhelmed but those were still only superficial. He held his left arm as it felt numb and limp. Though the cause of it was his fault. Apparently while he could still use chakra he he didn't have enough control in Gear 3 to use too much Bass Chakra without it imploding on him from lack of control. Good thing he only used it on one arm and not both or he might have been in serious trouble in that fight.

But that help him blow some steam and think. Why was it in certain moments he fought better than he did at other times regardless of what abilities he had at the time or not. He was basically at the strength of a normal teenage genin with somewhat above average speed and strength but nothing that would be overwhelming for a chunin but the way he fought though in that brothel was extremely creative and adaptive and... his mind...how was his mind during that? He couldn't remember what it was or rather he couldn't find the word to describe it. He snapped out of his thoughts when he felt an overwhelming presence.

Looking up at a tree branch he saw Kukamu in all the glory of her human form looking down on him critically with her arms cross.

"Kamu-chan?"

"What were you doing?"

"Um training and getting some air?" He sounded unsure of himself when he spoke as his eyes changed back from violet and green to just violet. He felt like a kid who was in trouble.

"And what did it just happen to be raining blood where you were training?" Naruto thought back to what he had been doing and could help but gain a small grin.

"Yes, yes it was." Her eye twitched at what she felt was a smart response.

"And the giant bruise on you face?" Naruto felt his cheek and felt a large mark.

"Oh well thats probably from when I got hit." No point in skating around it anymore.

"Hit by what?"

"A table..."

"A table?!"

"Yes."

"..."

"..."

She gained a tick mark at this. "Are you going to tell me what happened or do I need to hurt you for doing something reckless when you are still recovering?"

"Yare yare fine then." As he told Kukamu all that happened in the village and the brothel she relaxed after deeming it not that much of an issue. Though she was kinda happy for what he did to the brothel. She stared at him for a few seconds before smirking to herself. 'Whatever happened helped you but you are still lacking your dominating aura.'

"Well lets get you cleaned up." She turned back into a fox and lead the way back to the house.

*END*

AN: Well thats that. Didn't cover as much as I wanted. Next chapter I will have to decide whether or not to have a lemon and to decide how big to make it because I want to get wave done with. Anyway I'm pretty tired lately. Havent been sleeping well and I have work to do so...the DXD Naruto story I will try to have the first pilot chapter for that sometime in the next week or 2. Hell if Im lucky I might get it out in the next few days since it would just be an introduction of a few thousand words at a minimum it wouldnt take me that long once I actually start it.

Also I watched the rest of Index II and the entire Railgun series. I want more. I still have the OVAs and movies to watch so I will get to that at some point. I have also started Medaka box and in 2 days finshed the first season. In fact I think I will be done with the whole anime by today or tommorow. After that I will try to watch the DxD anime unless someone gives me a suggestion to something else.

I didn't get many reviews last chapter but I did get alot of views with over 800 in the first week with it capping out around an even 1000 now. Not bad considering i was inactive for over 2 months. I got a couple PMs too which was good. I want more this time though.

So now my views have passed 100K and this puts my story at over 100K words!