Laharl: Still not gonna make a Disgaea story, Blu? I guess I'll have to take over this one and become the main character!!
Blu: (Shakes a fist at Laharl) Damn you, Laharl! How did you get back here after I put all those sexy pictures on the door?!
Adell: Um, Blu?
Blu: Yes?
Adell: Seeing as how you're gonna put Laharl in this story later on, am I going to show up?
Blu: Hmmm... I suppose you're right. But this story was supposed to be a NaruxRozie thing. ...But some competition between the two of you would work out perfectly. Okay, you're in!!
Adell: Thank you, Tri-Edge of the Azure Flames!
Blu: Do note that there will be some changes in your character since this an AU.
Adell: Bring it on! I can handle whatever you throw at me!
Rozalin: Wait a minute, isn't this supposed to be a Naruto harem?! Why are you pairing me up with Adell again?!
Blu: What, you don't like being paired up with Adell? But you two are so cute together! Besides, it's no longer a Naruto harem; and lots more Nippon-Ichi and a few more Naruto characters are gonna be seen whether you want them to or not.
Rozalin: But...I'm the Overlord!!
Blu: And I'm the authoress. Whatever I say, goes, sister!
Rozalin: And another thing: why did you choose Laharl to appear first instead of Etna?
Blu: ...Huh? I didn't say I was going to let Laharl into this story so early.
Rozalin: But, he showed up in the preview last chapter.
Blu: ...Damn!! He's found a way into the story!!
Disclaimer: I, Blu Rose, do not own Naruto or Disgaea which both respectfully belong to some very powerful Japanese men. I only own this fan fiction and am using it for entertainment, a boredom outlet, and maybe even cause a new fandom.
(Important Note: I made a mistake: the Three-Leaf Clover symbol is most common on Zenon's vassals and the Four-Leaf Clover is on those who he considers to be closest to him.)
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There is said to be a powerful Overlord that rules an alternate netherworld. He has defeated armies of demons, humans and angels, made the leader of Celestia fall to his knees, and is the one (of the many) who killed the dreaded Lord of Terror Baal. His wicked laugh is known to cause the enemy to either quake in their boots or grind their teeth in annoyance. He is called the Supreme Overlord of Terror (by himself)! He is...!
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::Episode 3::
::Awakening::
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In the Overlord's Castle, all was peaceful. The Prinnies were slacking off as usual, the castle servants were doing their daily chores, the Dimensional Gatekeeper who was constantly confused with her sister was sleeping while standing up, the Overlord's army--which had really grown quite a bit once Rozalin's mana power started to grow and Naruto somehow managed to get Sakura and Sasuke to contribute to the cause--were either relaxing or training for their next battle.
To Naruto and Sasuke, training seemed to be a 24-7 sort of thing. Ever since their reunion (and the initiation of their unwilling servitude to Rozalin) the two young shinobi were constantly fighting each other and taunting each other to the very brink of which Sakura had threaten the two of them to stop acting like genin.
"It's not fair... I feel left out!" Daisuke sobbed underneath a tree in the Castle Courtyard. He was watching Naruto and Sasuke spar with tears welling up comically in his eyes. The Warrior had since then gone up a ranking from the many battles he had been through--and he felt the need to level up after their half-loss to Naruto's teammates. His hair was now a darker shade of brown, his bandana was now orange and his outfit was now blue.
"If you want to fight some, you could fight me." A female voice spoke.
"Hm?" The Warrior looked up and Sakura smiling down at him, holding a large Axe in her hand that had her name written on the reddish-pink handle in kanji. Daisuke immediately started to sweat. He still remembered how she practically mauled the enemies in the Item World the other day. He didn't even think Zombies were capable of crying... If one didn't know better, they'd swear the girl was a demon or something!
"Hey! Are you okay?" The pink-haired kunoichi poked him in the shoulder, jolting him back to reality.
"S-sure! I'm fine, just fine!! Nothing to worry about!" 'And to think: I thought she was cute!' Daisuke sweatdropped as he stared up at Sakura, his eyes reduced to little brown dots.
Ina suddenly appeared in a poof of smoke on the branch above him. "It doesn't look like nothing." As with Daisuke, she had gone up a ranking as well. Her hair was now a dark shade of purple and her eyes were bright green, her shinobi outfit now forest green in color.
"You stay out of this! Go stare at your human crush some more, why don't ya?!" The Warrior shouted as a vein throbbed on his forehead.
Ina hung upside down over him, arms folded across her chest. "I don't have a crush. He's just very interesting for a human. A jonin at his age..."
Daisuke snorted as he leaned against the tree and folded his arms across his chest. "If I knew the differences between ninja ranks, I might give a damn. But I don't. So I won't. So there. Nyah!" He stuck his tongue out at the demon Kunoichi with half-lidded eyes. In a split second, kunai had appeared around him, outlining his figure. "That's not funny, Ina!!"
"Don't look at me."
A Naruto clone appeared in front of them and scratched the back of his head. "Sorry about that. My aim was off." He then poofed out of existence before Daisuke fell flat on his face.
'That was too close for comfort...!' "He couldn't have done that by accident!"
Sakura sweatdropped. "You'd be surprised by what he can do by accident..." This was soon followed by the sound of what appeared to be a thousand angry birds, then an explosion. The sound made the Warrior sit up straight as a board, his eyes widened in fright.
"...Rozalin's not going to like the big hole in the wall, Sasuke!" Naruto told his raven-haired teammate as he wagged a finger at him. He quickly moved his hand away before Sasuke could actually cut the finger off. "Hey!!"
"There wouldn't be a hole in the wall if you hadn't moved at the last minute, stupid..." Sasuke drawled as he got back into a fighting stance.
"Oh, so you're gonna blame this on me?! Like hell, you bastard!!" The blonde shouted as a small vein throbbed on his forehead.
"What are you all yelling about?" The vassals all stopped talking as they saw Rozalin enter the courtyard.
"Ah! Rozalin! Sasuke made a big hole in the wall!!"
The Uchiha glared at the orange-clad ninja, eyes flashing red for a second. ". . ."
"Aren't you gonna punish him?"
The blonde Overlord stared at the wall for a second. "...He made a hole that big? Impressive, Sasuke. I wish I summoned you first instead of Naruto."
Sasuke smirked while Naruto fell backwards from shock. "Hmph!"
"Damn you, Sasuke!!" The blonde ninja shouted as he sat up straight. "Rozalin, punish him instantly!! Give this bastard the shock of his lifetime!!" He ducked in time to avoid having his head chopped off by Sakura's axe. "Sa-sakura?!"
"Don't you dare say that, Naruto!" The pink-haired kunoichi mumbled in a dark tone, causing the young blonde to shake in fear. 'Besides, if he's shocked, I may get shocked too!!'
"Who do you think you are, ordering me around? I own you. Not the other way around." Rozalin suddenly waved off her anger and turned her back on the hole in the wall. "Besides, I could quickly hire a Geomancer or a construction worker to fix this mess. We have important business to take care of at the moment."
"Mm? Important business? You mean another demon wants to fight you?" 'You'd think those guys would get it by now: Rozalin's stronger than anyone here!' Ina thought as she appeared next to Naruto and the other vassals walked over.
"And here I thought we were getting a break..." Daisuke yawned as he stretched his arms into the air.
"I don't mind. It was getting boring around this place when we're not in the Item World," Said Morgan.
Rozalin held out a piece of paper. "This is the first time that anyone's ever sent me a challenge. Usually I'm the one who has to come and demand a fight!"
Naruto started to grin. "Well that's good, isn't it?"
"Right! It means people are finally taking you seriously now, Rozalin!" Sakura added. "They see you as a threat."
Faust snorted as he folded his arms across his chest. "A hindrance, maybe, but not a threat."
The blonde Overlord looked at her vassal and arched an eyebrow. "Excuse me?"
"Uh, no offense, Princess, but you aren't exactly among the Top 10 Most Powerful Overlords in the Multiverse. Against weak demons and pathetic Demon Lords, you're good. But, if you fight another Overlord, chances are that you'd lose."
"...Do you really think so? If I should lose, then I really need for vassals, do I?"
"Huh?"
have no
Rozalin drew her handgun and pointed it at Faust. "I won't need vassals if I'm going to die anyway, right? I think I'll start with you first..."
The other vassals started to sweatdrop and moved slowly away from Faust. "Roz-- Rozalin, you don't really mean that do you...Queen?" Morgan squeaked. "Don't kill my brother, please!! He's just really stupid for a magic-user!"
The other vassals blinked. "You're siblings?" 'But all Skulls and Mages look alike with those outfits on...'
"Hmmm, well I guess I shouldn't kill him," Rozalin put away her handgun. "But perhaps I should just force him to reincarnate into something more useful...like a Prinny."
"No, no! I don't want a stupid Prinny as a brother!!" The Mage started to cry as tears streamed down her cheeks.
"Oh, relax! I was only kidding! You should really lighten up--I wouldn't sacrifice one of the best Skulls in my army." Rozalin folded her arms across her chest. "But, we really must get going. Someone who takes me seriously and wants to challenge me for my title... I cannot wait! We leave for the Wicked Forest in half in hour! There's just too much to do!" She exclaimed as she left the courtyard, leaving her vassals alone.
"...She's really excited about this, isn't she," Said Sasuke with an arched eyebrow.
"I'm glad someone's finally starting to look at Rozalin as the Overlord." Aria started to smile happily. "Pretty soon, people will start charging the castle and break in with the hopes of assassinating her in her sleep!"
"And that's good how, exactly?" Faust muttered.
The Fallen Angel pumped a fist in the air. "When someone tries to assassinate you in your sleep, it usually means they are too afraid to actually fight you!"
"...This may sound weird, but I think she's finally figured out how demons think," Daisuke mumbled as a drop of sweat ran down the back of his head.
"I only wonder what sort of person would feel so confident as to challenge Rozalin right to her face..."
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Meanwhile, in another Overlord's castle, the residing Overlord was laughing maniacally. "HAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!" Yes, that annoying laugh was said Overlord's. Surprisingly, sitting on the Overlord's throne was a young demon in his 1300s. He had blue hair with a pair of long, antennae-like locks that stuck out of his head and dark red eyes. He only wore a long red cape, a pair of short red shorts, red sneakers, and a pair of large gold bracelets that surprisingly stayed in place. He wore no shirt, so you could see bare chest and stomach, as well as the fact that...he was scrawny.
But, you know how they say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover? Well, this went the same way with Laharl. Despite his age and size, he was a powerful and ruthless Overlord! Sure, there are the few poor, stupid souls who only heard of him and laughed when they came to challenge him...but they weren't laughing when he grinded them into dust and threw them to the wind. He was so strong that the Council of Senators in charge of the Dark Senate always approved of his suggestions. In fact, the recent approved suggestion was what had him laughing like a madman. Well, a bigger madman.
"HAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
"Um... Laharl? Don't you think that's enough evil laughter?" Said the Fallen Angel Flonne. Flonne was in her 1500s, with long blonde hair and ruby-red eyes, little red bat wings sticking out of her back and a cute devil tail with a heart-shaped tip coming out from her bottom. She wore a frilly white jacket that was open, allowing all to see the red leotard underneath, and a pair of red heels. A red ribbon stuck out of her head like a pair of rabbit ears and a pair of heart-shaped earrings dangled from her pointed ears.
"Yeah, Prince. I think we've all suffered enough..." Another demoness added. This was Etna, a demoness in her 1400s and vassal to Overlord Laharl. She had dark red hair that was put in two spiky pigtails and dark red eyes. She wore a very...revealing outfit consisting of a dark purple tube-top, a very short purple skirt with slits in the sides, long purple boots and gloves with a pair of dark red bracelets dangling on her wrists, and a pair of skull-shaped earrings. She looked like a flat-chested dominatrix...but don't tell her I said that.
"Quiet, you!! You should all be celebrating with me!" Laharl exclaimed as he pushed himself up from his throne and folded his arms across his chest. His cape then started to blow in the wind. "Today is the day of our victory! We're gonna take over this story!"
Etna arched an eyebrow. "Should we really be trying to take over the story? We're already pushing it by breaking the fourth wall so early on in the story." 'We usually save that for side quests or something.' "Besides, the Authoress won't just let you into the story, y'know. As soon as you do, you'll get the crap beat out of you." She stared to give a cat-like grin as she rubbed her tail "...Actually, you go ahead and do that."
Flonne stepped up to the blue-haired Overlord and pouted. "You really shouldn't be so selfish, Laharl. You said you hated fan fiction! I don't get why you'd try so hard to be the main character in something you don't like!"
Etna pulled the Fallen Angel aside and turned her back on Laharl. "Now, Flonne, you should've realized by now that the Prince is a glory hog. If the spotlight's not on him, he starts to whine and threaten to blow up the planet like a big crybaby."
"I...guess that's right."
"Grrrrr...!" Laharl's hair suddenly stood up straight as his eyes glowed yellow. "It's not fair, dammit!! You can't make a Disgaea fan fiction without me!! It's an utter outrage!"
The red-haired vassal turned around to face him. "Uh, hello? I don't know if you were too busy throwing a hissy fit to remember, but she did say we were going to show up later in the story!"
"We've been reduced to cameo characters again! Like hell I'm gonna wait for us to be shown, then tossed aside like yesterday's garbage!" Laharl calmed down and went back to normal before he gave a smug smirk. "That is why I've figured out a way to get into the story without that damn Authoress knowing."
Flonne blinked before a look of confusion appeared in her eyes. "Um... How?"
"Uh-uh! I'm not saying anything until they stop reading," The blue-haired Overlord pointed at the screen, at the readers, "Or until we skip to another scene."
"Hey, Prince! I'm the one who breaks the fourth wall here, not you!" Etna huffed as she placed her hands on her hips.
"Like I care!"
Flonne sighed as she slowly shook her head. "We're going to get in trouble..."
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Later, the Princess Overlord--as Rozalin's vassals had dubbed her--and her group of servants were walking through the Wicked Forest, where the sky was a dull purple with several small white stars dotting the sky. Or at least, what you could see of the sky. The ancient trees were so tall that their black leaves blocked out almost all of the night sky, only allowing small rays of starlight to shine down.
"Wow, it's so dark out here... I could've sworn it was morning when we left," Said Sakura as they continued to walk down the path of the forest.
"It still is. Certain parts of the netherworld are quite...odd, to say the least. In places like this, it's dark where as in other places it's day," Hatake explained.
"Oh, like how it's night in one half of the world and day in the other half."
"...No. It's dark here all the time."
"They should've called this place the Dark Forest, instead," Ina muttered before glaring at Hatake. "If you knew how dark it was here, why didn't you bring a flashlight?"
"It must be hard for whatever lives here." Aria thought aloud. "Imagine having to live in the total darkness for all your life..."
"Oh, it's not so bad." A young voice replied.
"Hm? Really? Wait: who said that?" The Fallen Angel stopped walking and looked around in curiosity. "Hello! Is anyone there?"
Rozalin folded her arms across her chest. "Whoever you are, come out this instant! It is I, Overlord Rozalin, here for our battle!" She called out proudly.
Naruto and Daisuke turned to each other with half-lidded eyes. "She may not be crazy strong, but she's got the pride of an Overlord..." The Warrior mumbled while the blonde nodded.
"Yup."
"Overlord...who?" The voice asked in curiosity
Rozalin's mouth dropped slightly, eyes wide in shock. "You... You don't know who I am?"
"Nope." The voice replied innocently.
The Princess Overlord bowed her head, bangs hiding her eyes before she started to shake. The vassals thought a step ahead of her and ducked, covering their heads. 'Here she goes again...'
"...Hmph!" A vein started to throb on Rozalin's forehead. She glared off into space, seeing as how she couldn't see the source of the voice. "Well, aren't you the one who challenged me?"
"Challenged? Nope, can't say I did. Did you, Rogue?"
"Not me, Thief! What about Bandit?" A second voice spoke, sounding just as young as the last.
"Nuh-uh! Not me!"
Just then, a trio of girls jumped out from the trees and landed in front of the group. They each had white-blonde hair that was tied into two low ponytails, and wore kitty-eared hats, aqua-colored tube tops, long-sleeved jackets, shorts, paw gloves and a pair shoes. The girl in front had clothes that were mostly red, the girl on her right wearing mostly green while the one on her left wore mostly blue. Each girl had an eye color similar to that of their wardrobe, and appeared to be in their 1200s.
Rozalin relaxed a bit as she observed the girls. "Oh! They're just Thieves."
The only humans in the group got into their fighting stances. "Thieves? You mean we were called out here so we could get robbed?" Naruto asked as he drew his sword.
Sasuke placed a hand on the hilt of his Kusanagi sword. "Like they'll even get the chance to touch us."
The other vassals stared at the Konoha shinobi in confusion. "Um, what are you doing?" Ina asked with an arched eyebrow.
"What are you talking about? We're getting ready to fight!" Sakura exclaimed. She started to stare at the demons in confusion. "Why...aren't you guys...?"
"It's nothing to be worried about. They're only graduates."
"Graduates...?"
"You see: most vassals must train in a certain job class before they can officially be called the name of their profession. That what guilds are usually for. The demons train until they graduate and earn their job class, and obtain the class uniform as a reward." Ina arched an eyebrow. "Haven't you ever wondered why some of the vassals in the castle wear similar outfits?"
Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke sweatdropped. "I always assumed you guys didn't get a lot of clothes to wear in your line of duty..." Naruto muttered. "But what's the deal with Thieves being vassals?"
"Demons think of thievery as a...technical field from ancient times. That's why Thieves are highly praised. Anyone can steal, but only those who're trained to be Thieves can steal special things--things not visible to the human eye."
"Whoa..." 'I wish I chose to make a Thief instead of a Skull!'
"Besides, they're newbies." The demon Kunoichi pointed at the Thief trio. "Their clothes look brand new. That means they're harmless."
"So, who the heck are you?" Said the Thief in red.
Rozalin took a few steps towards the young Thieves. She placed a hand on her chest and held her head up proudly. "I am Rozalin! Overlord Zenon's only daughter and your new Overlord! You may now bow to my greatness and shower me with any gifts you have at the moment, thank you."
'Now she's taking this a bit too far...' Naruto and Sakura both thought as they watched the blonde demoness's back.
"The new...Overlord?" The Thief Trio's eyes suddenly started to sparkle as they gave fond sighs. They then turned their back on the Overlord and formed a huddle, whispering things to each other while giving the occasional glance at Rozalin. They then turned around and hopped into line.
"I'm Thief!" Exclaimed the Thief in red.
"I'm Rogue!" Exclaimed the Thief in blue.
"And I'm Bandit!" Exclaimed the Thief in green.
"And we'll be robbing you tonight!!" The trio exclaimed as they pumped their fists in the air.
"Wh-what?!" Rozalin started to step back. "Didn't you hear me? I. Am. The Overlord! Take me on and you'll surely die!"
Thief drew a broad sword with a red handle and pointed it at Rozalin. "Yeah, but the Overlord is the ruler of the netherworld!"
Rogue drew a staff and pointed the tip at Rozalin as well. "Meaning they have all the money in the netherworld!"
Bandit pulled out a spear with a bright green curved blade and a long dark green handle and pointed it at Rozalin. "And all the rare items, too!"
"We're gonna get rich! We've hit the Jackpot!!" They all giggled as they got into fighting stances.
"Mega Ice!!" The Thief in blue shouted as she raised her staff in the air. Water molecules started to surround Rozalin and in a second, she was encased in a large block of ice.
"Are they still harmless?" Sasuke asked Ina with an arched eyebrow.
"Not anymore, at least," The purple-haired Kunoichi muttered before forming several hand signs. "Shinikaze!!" A sickly green mist surrounded the Thief Trio and caused them to turn slightly green.
"I don't...feel so good..." Bandit swooned as she leaned on her spear and closed her eyes. She opened her eyes in time to see Sasuke swing his sword. She blocked his attack with the handle of her spear and pushed him away. Hatake jumped over the Uchiha and punched the green-clad Thief in the face, sending her stumbling back. In the blink of an eye, Sasuke cut the handle of her spear in half with a swift flick of his sword. "Uh-oh," Was the last thing she said before the demon Ninja kicked her into a tree, knocking her unconscious.
"Let's go!!" Morgan exclaimed as she and Faust raised their staves in the air. "Mega Fire!!" The both exclaimed as they summoned flames to burn Rogue.
"Ow! Ow! Ow!" The blue-clad Thief cried as she hopped from foot to foot, her body slightly charred and smoking.
Aria took aim with her bow and the arrow in her hand began to crackle with electricity. "Raiden Missile!!" She released the arrow and sent it flying towards the blue-clad Thief. As it hit its target, the arrow shocked Rogue intensely before it faded out of existence, leaving her in a sort of daze.
Sakura smirked as she drew her large axe. She jumped into the air and raised it high above her head. "Take...this!!!" She brought the axe down and sliced the Thief in half. The blue-clad demon, still in a daze from Aria's Raiden Missile, began to tip back and forth like she was going to drop any second now. The pink-haired kunoichi knocked her aside with the flat side of her axe, sending the Thief flying into a tree and landing on top of her comrade.
"And then there was one..." Daisuke said cryptically as he drew his sword and got into a fighting stance with Naruto. Thief started to shake slightly in fear as she got into a fighting stance as well.
"Uh... Y-you don't scare me!"
Ina jumped into the air and threw a kunai at the red-clad Thief, then started to make hand signs in mid-air. "Kagenui!" She smirked when she saw the young Thief froze on the spot, eyes wide with fear.
"I...can't move...!" She whined while desperately trying to move her feet.
"That's the whole point, kid!" Daisuke twirled his sword around slowly in the air in a circular motion. For a moment, you'd think that there was a transparent moon in front of Thief before the Warrior sliced it--and her--in with a quick fluid motion. "Moon Slash!!"
"And now: the finale!" Naruto exclaimed as he dashed towards the red-clad Thief, sword in hand. He knocked her high up into the air and quickly made a hand sign, making two shadow clones appeared beside him. The Narutos quickly got into a triangle formation and jumped into the air. "Hyah!!" They knocked Thief back down to ground before landed sword first on top of her. The blondes jumped back and dashed right through her, forming an X. The two clones disappeared in a poof of smoke and Naruto performed a roundhouse kick that made her land on top of her fellow Thieves. The blonde ninja dusted his hands off and grinned. "Ah, that was too easy, right Rozalin? ...Rozalin?" Naruto turned around just as the ice cracked and several large chunks of ice were sent flying.
"RRRRRAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!" The blonde Overlord shouted as her eyes glowed bright red. She pulled out her handgun and it transformed. Only instead of a machine gun, it was now...
"A Gatling gun?!?" Naruto shouted as he stared at the large weapon. 'It's like the stronger she gets, the bigger that thing gets!' He noticed she was glaring at him and turned around to look at the pile of Thieves behind him. "Uh..." He ran out of the way in time just before she shouted her battle cry:
"ROSE THORNS!!!" In a matter of seconds, the poor thieves had a hail of bullets upon them. Over a hundred rounds of lead were pumped into them as Rozalin gritted her teeth in anger. When the attack was done and Rozalin's thirst for revenge had been quenched, the gatling gun changed back into a normal handgun and the Overlord took a deep breath.
"Um... You okay, Rozy?" Morgan squeaked as all the vassals stared at their master.
"Phew... I'm fine. Why do you ask?"
"Um..." She pointed over at the bullet-ridden pile of Thieves whose eyes were now replaced with X's.
"Oh, that." She folded her arms across her chest and looked away from her vassals. "Well, they had it coming to them for trying to steal from their Overlord! It's only right that they be punished."
The Thief Trio suddenly jumped to their feet and started to twitch in pain. "Ow...pain...!" Thief whined as tears ran down her friends' faces. "Meanie! You're not supposed to fight back when we try to steal from you!"
Rozalin glared at the three Thieves. "I don't care! It should be against netherworld law to try to rob the Overlord!"
Naruto arched an eyebrow in confusion. "I didn't think they had laws in this place."
Sakura folded her arms across her chest as a sweatdrop ran down the side of her head. "If they do, I doubt anyone follows them..."
"You leave us with no choice then!" Thief punched her hand in the air and Rogue and Bandit imitated her. "We'll just have to...run away!! Rogue, Flash Bomb!"
"Huh?"
The blue-clad Thief drew a small ball and dropped it on the ground. An incredibly bright light filled the area, causing the Overlord and her vassals to block their eyes. When the light faded, the Thief Trio was gone.
"They...got away." Rozalin mumbled with half-lidded eyes.
"Good riddance to those guys. They were just so easy to beat!" Daisuke exclaimed. "Those guys were so weak...it's a wonder that they challenged you in the first place, Princess."
"I don't think they were the ones who sent her that letter," Said Sasuke as he sheathed his sword.
"What? What're you talking about?"
"He's right. Those girls sounded like they didn't know who Rozalin was. The guy in the letter refers to her by name," Naruto explained.
"So...where is he?" Aria asked no one in particular.
"He's probably deeper in the forest," Faust suggested.
"Well then, what are we standing here for? Let's get going and finish this challenge, 'cuz...I'm getting hungry." In reply to her statement, Morgan's stomach growled.
Rozalin stared at the Mage with half-lidded eyes. "Uh...huh. Like she said, let us go. I'm anxious to see who it is who has challenged me."
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After walking further into the woods, Rozalin and the vassals finally came to the end of the forest and were now in a clearing on top of a cliff. The dark purple sky was dotted with several stars and down beneath the cliff was a valley of jagged rocks.
"It doesn't look like anyone's here," Hatake observed as the vassals started to look around.
Rozalin's eyes widened slightly. "But...there has to be someone here! My challenger--"
"Was probably just a prankster." Sasuke slowly shook his head. "We came out here for nothing."
Naruto scratched the back of his head, eyes narrowed in a fox-like manner. "Um, but I thought no one knew Rozalin existed. Even those three girls back there didn't know who she was. They couldn't have just guessed that Rozalin was her name!"
"...As much as I hate to say this, he's right." The blonde Overlord looked around. "The person was challenging me for my title as Overlord. That I'm sure of!" All the vassals turned to stare at her. "...What?"
"Is that what they exactly said, Rozalin?" Sakura asked with an arched eyebrow.
"...Well, not exactly..."
"Then what did the letter say?"
Rozalin looked away from the group and folded her arms across her chest. "Hmph! Their handwriting was atrocious, but I could barely make out the words 'challenge' 'title' 'fight' and 'Overlord Rozalin'. So, I just assumed..."
"Well, it sounds true. But if he's not here, then it was probably just a trick." Said Daisuke as he folded his arms across his chest and started to nod slowly. "Yup, for all we know, the castle is probably under siege."
Aria shrugged. "It isn't assassination, but I suppose that should be a compliment, Miss Rozalin!"
"I don't want compliments!! I want my challenger!" The Princess Overlord shouted, her face red with anger. "When I find the one who sent that letter, I'll have his head!!"
The sky suddenly darkened and gray clouds began to gather. Thunder and lightning flashed in the air with a frightening boom. The area went dark before a single spotlight shined down on a small figure with blue hair and a red cape.
The entire group stared in surprise at the person standing before them, unable to say a world. Naruto was to first to speak by saying, "Who is...?"
"HAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!!!" The figure laughed a familiar laugh as he folded his arms across his scrawny bare chest. Yes, it was Laharl--the bratty Overlord who somehow managed to slink his way into the storyline too early!! "It's about time you showed up, Overlord! Tch. You don't look very tough for an Overlord!"
Rozalin took a few steps forward. "Are you the one who called me here...?"
The younger Overlord arched an eyebrow in confusion. "Eh? I dunno what you're talking about-- Oh, right. Actually, that was some sexy Demon Lord named Princess or Queen or somethin' who wrote that. But I took care of her before you all showed up! I even had enough time to set up my big appearance!!" He pointed a finger at Rozalin and smirked. "Now, we can do this two ways: 1) You give me your title peacefully, or 2) I beat the crap outta you and take it by force!"
'...You're kidding...' The vassals sweatdropped as they stared at Laharl with half-lidded eyes.
"Ha... Hahahaha!!" Rozalin laughed, hiding her mouth behind the back of her hand. "Little boy, do you honestly believe that you can defeat me? I am the Overlord!"
Laharl's hair stood up straight as his eyes glowed red. "Little boy?! How dare you refer to me as that, you Overlord wannabe?!" A powerful aura began to radiate from him as he gritted his teeth. "I am Laharl--the great and merciless Supreme Overlord of Terror!!"
"Su...Supreme Overlord of Terror?!" The blonde Overlord gasped as she took a few steps back.
"No way!! That little kid's an Overlord?!" Naruto exclaimed as he stared at the young Overlord in shock. 'What power...! I don't think Rozalin's as tough as this guy!'
A cloud of gloom floated over Faust's head as he got slightly blue in the face. "Well, it's official: we're dead."
"Even without the Sharingan...I can see the energy coming from him...!" Sasuke muttered as he placed his hand on the hilt of his Kusanagi.
"Just give up, Princess! We can't win this fight!"
Rozalin stared at the ground for a moment before drawing her handgun. "Never!! I am Overlord Rozalin! I will not hand my title as Overlord over to another on a silver platter! I refuse!!" In a flash of light, the handgun turned into a gatling gun. "Taste my power!! Rose Thorns!!" She pulled the trigger and hundreds of rounds of bullets were shot at Laharl. It continued for quite some time until the blonde finally stopped...and Laharl stood there without a mark on him. "My attack didn't work!"
Laharl snorted as he drew the large broadsword. "Duh! A weak little attack like that can't harm the Supreme Overlord of Terror!!" He jumped into the air and raised his sword in the air. A long, large beam began to surround it. The Princess Overlord and her vassals' mouths dropped as he gave a cry of, "Dimension Slash!!" He started to bring the sword down.
"SCATTER!!!" Daisuke cried as everyone ran away in time to avoid the sword coming down on them. The impact was so intense that light filled the entire area as the attack ripped through the ground. When the light faded, Rozalin and her vassals were seen on the ground...and most of them were lying beside the large, long gash in the ground that had been created by Laharl.
The blue-haired Overlord landed on the ground and leaned his sword against his shoulder. "What the--? Dammit, I missed!! You aren't supposed to move when I use that move!" He shouted at the group.
'How could we not be compelled to move after seeing that...thing?!' Sakura thought from her spot on the ground.
Naruto jumped to his feet and made a familiar hand sign. "Taijuu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!!" A hundred shadow clones appeared in the clearing in a poof of smoke, which made Laharl arch an eyebrow. The Narutos jumped up into the air and made several hand signs quickly. Half of the clones blew out long streams of fire while the other half generated enough wind to amplify the force. "Behold my new move: the Hoka Arashi (Fire Storm)!!!"
"Heh! Stupid human..." Laharl gripped the handle of his sword as he began to channel his energy into it. With a quick wave of his sword, he sent a large crescent arc of energy flying through the attack, dispelling it...and cutting through Naruto and his clones. The blonde chunin's eyes widened as he felt pain course through his body for a split second before falling to the ground, his clones disappearing several poofs of smoke.
"NARUTO!!!" Sakura got to her feet and rushed over the her fallen teammate. She knelt beside him and immediately started to heal him, bright green chakra surrounding her hands.
Rozalin's eyes widened and her mouth hung agape. "He..." She narrowed her eyes and turned to face Laharl, pointing her gun at him. "You...!" The Overlord growled underneath her breath as energy began to gather in her handgun. "I'll make you pay for harming for servant!! Tri-Burst!!" She fired three large energy bullets at the younger Overlord. He yawned and merely deflected them with his sword. Two shots were sent up into the sky, never to be seen again. The third was purposely angled so that it would shoot right past Rozalin's head. The vassals ducked in time to avoid being hit by the bullet and instead it went into the forest. A large explosion soon followed that obliterated half the trees behind them. The Princess Overlord was too shocked to notice, however, as she was staring at Laharl in shock. "He's...too strong for me..." 'If only I had my...'
"HAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA!!!" Laharl laughed evilly as lightning crashed in the background (as yet another cheesy, evil special effect). "About time you realized that! I'm the perfect main character for any Nippon-Ichi fan fiction!!"
"...What is he talking about?" Aria whispered to Morgan. "And what is 'Nippon-Ichi'.
"I dunno," The Mage shrugged. "Sounds crazy, though. Like we're in some sort of story..."
"Naruto... Hang on!" Sakura grunted as she tried to heal his massive injury. Blood was pouring from his wound and growing into a puddle form the unconscious boy...
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"Incredible... You lost to a brat like that?" A voice snorted.
Naruto blinked his eyes open and saw that he was no longer in the battlefield, but rather floating in some sort of dark space. "Huh? Where am I...? The last thing I remember is being hit with that attack and..." His face suddenly gained a slightly tinge of blue. "Dear God... Don't tell me I'm," He gulped, "...Dead...!"
"Do you want more power?"
"Huh? Who said that?"
A human figure that was completely hidden by shadow suddenly appeared before him. The blonde chunin could barely make out his outline but he appeared to be taller than him. "I did."
"Who are you?"
"Who I am is of no importance. What is important is that you want to live. Do you want to live? If you do, then trust me."
Naruto took a few steps back, unaware that he was no longer floating. "Nuh-uh! I may not be a ninja genius, but even a guy like me knows you can't trust someone whose face you've never seen!"
"You trust in that Overlord despite her temper tantrums. Besides, do you want them to get killed off by the Overlord brat? He's dead set on killing them all off--your old friends and your new ones."
". . ."
"So, do we have an agreement?"
"...What are you?"
The figure chuckled darkly as he held out his hand. "I'm your closest friend..." He whispered as he grabbed Nataro's arm. A blood red energy began to surround him and for a split second, Naruto saw something moving behind the stranger.
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Meanwhile, in the real world, an intense energy started to surround Naruto that burned like fire. Sakura pulled her hands away from his body and stared at him in awe as the wound on his body started to heal him. "What is this?!" The flame around him began to grow until Naruto was completely hidden by fire. The pink-haired kunoichi jumped back as everyone stared at the spot Naruto was standing on. The flames soon faded away, and Naruto was seen standing, his head bowed down and hiding his eyes.
"...Naruto?" Sakura spoke as she took a few steps towards the blonde. "You're okay?" 'I know that he heals fast, but I never thought he could heal that fast...!'
"...Where is he...? Where is the one who did this to my container?!" Naruto shouted as he raised his head, revealing blood red eyes with slitted pupils and deeper whisker-like markings on his face. Fangs protruded from his mouth and his fingernails now looked like they were as sharp as claws.
Rozalin stared at him in shock. "Naruto, you..." 'I didn't it could happen, but he managed to tap into it somehow!'
Laharl stared at Naruto in shock as well. "The hell?! You stinking human!! You're supposed to be dead! Do I have to turn you into dust to get my point across?!" He raised his arms into the air and blazing orange orbs of energy appeared in the sky.
"Oh crap...!" Daisuke and Morgan squeaked as they stared up at the orbs. "We're dead..."
"Oh dear..." Aria mumbled, her eyes reduced to little white dots as the other vassals stared up wordlessly at the sky.
"Bite the dust!! Overlord's Wrath!!!" The blue-haired Overlord swung his arms down and the orbs went zooming towards Naruto. The orange-clad chunin merely folded his arms across his chest, ignoring his comrades shouts and cries. To say the impact of the attack was tremendous would be an understatement. At the moment, there was now a large gash in the earth with a crater near the bottom, making it look almost like an exclamation point. It was a miracle that the poor cliff hadn't collapsed from the beating it was getting... Laharl folded his arms across his bare chest and started to laugh evilly again. "Haaaaaaahahahahaha!!! That takes care of the Hero! Now for the Heroine..." He was about to about to take a step towards Rozalin when he something jumped out of the crater and landed in front of him. "YOU?! DON'T YOU FOLLOW THE RULES?!? What do I have to do, blow up the entire netherworld?!"
"Heh..." Naruto smirked as the dark red energy surrounded his entire body. "Sorry, brat. You're not going to be blowing up anything else today." Suddenly, nine tails of chakra shot up from behind him and small little balls of fire appeared on the tip of each tail. "Fox Fire!" The nine fireballs shot from the tail and struck Laharl. The blow actually seemed to harm him and the Supreme Overlord of Terror stood there paralyzed by the attack. "Paralysis, huh? I was hoping that it'd do something worse. But I guess I can do the rest on my own..." He held out a hand and the hand started to glow bright red as a magic circle appeared beneath him. The blonde chunin punched Laharl in the chest forcefully and watched as the kid Overlord burst into flames, the tails behind him whipping about wildly.
After the attack was over and the paralysis had worn off, the burnt-up Laharl jumped away from Naruto. "Ow... That hurt...? It actually hurt?!" His antennae-like locks stood up straight as his eyes glowed yellow. "H-how could I lose?! And to a human of all things!! Flonne must be making me soft!" He pointed a finger at the blonde ninja as he calmed down a bit. "Screw this! I may be going now, but when I come back I'll be stronger!! Then I'll beat you and make you all my vassals for eternity!!" He looked up at the sky and shouted, "Hey, Dimensional Gatekeeper!! Get me out of here!!" At that moment, a circle of magic runes appeared in the sky and shined down on the blue-haired Overlord as he said, "I'll be back! This story's gonna be mine! Haaaaaaaahahahahaha!!" And then he disappeared in a flash of light.
Silence overtook the area until Ina was the first to speak, "Well...that was...interesting."
"And frightening...!" Daisuke gasped as he fell on the ground again. "I thought we were dead! Good thing Naruto beat up that crazy kid before he destroyed the netherworld."
"...Aren't you the least bit curious as to how Naruto was able to do that?" Sasuke asked the Warrior as he stared down at him.
"I'm not going to ask about anything until we're back in the safety of the castle."
"But it's serious, idiot!!" Sakura exclaimed as she smacked Daisuke in the back of his head. "And important!"
"It doesn't mean you can hit meeee...!"
Rozalin stared at Naruto with half-lidded somber-looking eyes as he approached her. "So...you've found a vessel, I see," She spoke in a serious tone as she stared into his eyes.
The blonde gave a toothy grin as he observed Rozalin's body. Then he gave a quick peck on the lips. "It's nice to see you too...Zen--" Before he could finish his sentence he was down on the ground. The blonde Overlord had her smoking gun out as she pointed it at the Konoha chunin. The red aura disappeared from his body and his features returned to normal.
"What the hell?!" Sakura, Daisuke and Morgan all shouted as everyone stared at Rozalin.
"Wh-why did you shoot him?!" The Warrior shouted as he pointed at Naruto's unconscious body.
The Princess Overlord calmly turned around and put her gun away. "We must take Naruto back to the castle immediately. He's in need of medical attention."
"Because you shot him!!"
"I say we go NOW!!!" She shouted loudly, her face red with anger as her eyes glowed red. The vassals sweatdropped and stared at her in shock before Sasuke and Hatake walked over to the unconscious blonde and started to carry him. "Dimensional Gatekeeper!! Bring us home quickly!!" As Rozalin said those words, a circle appeared in the sky and in a flash, she and her vassals were gone.
'When I think hard about it...I was glad that summoned a human instead of the Kyuubi no Kitsune. Because I remembered how much I loathed him...'
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Naruto has committed the felony "Living"!!
Rozalin has committed the felony "Friendly Fire"!! ...Again.
::Episode 3::
::End::
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::NEXT EPISODE!::
Aria: Aria, the Fallen Angel of Truth of Justice here, filling in for Sir Naruto!!
Morgan: Eh? What are you doing, Aria?
Aria: What's that? Rozalin's holding a battle tournament?
Morgan: Tournament?! So early in the story?! Wait, how'd you find out--
Aria: Wow, look at all those people that showed up! Hero from another story, ninjas, a Sentai Super Squad, that Contessa lady, a bunch of Prinnies and...that weird kid Overlord that tried to blow up the planet?!
Blu: Dammit! Don't tell me he's wormed his way in again!
Morgan: This is just...too weird.
Aria: Stay tuned for SiNful Rose, Episode 4: Rozalin's Tournament! It's sure to be fun!
Morgan: Okay, no more anime for you for a while...